SUU 2010 XC Media Guide

Cross Country 2010 Media Guide

SUU Cross Country 19-Time Conference Champion 14 Individual Champions

CONTENTS Media Guide Credits: CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES INSIDE COVERS COACHING STAFF Coach Houle 2 Assistant Coaches 3 Past Championships 4 MEET THE THUNDERBIRDS Men’s Roster/Bios 6-9 Women’s Roster/Bios 10-13 HISTORY & RECORDS Course Records 15 2009 Recap 16-17 2010 Season Preview 18 Jess Baumgartner, All-American 19 The Summit League 20 SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY PAGES 21-30

The SUU Cross Country/Track & Field Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Kyle Cottam with assistance by the Sports Information staff at Southern Utah University. Pictures were provided

by Rohn Solomon, Dr. Greg Stauffer, Dr. Deborah Hill, The Summit League and courtesy of the Cedar City/Iron County Visitor’s Bureau.

Credentials: Press credentials are not required for admission to Eccles Coliseum or Cross Country meets during the season. However, media representatives, especially photographers, are aksed to contact the SUU Sports Information Office (435-586-7752) prior to any home meet so we may assist you in your needs and make arrangements for you.

Media Services: Phone lines are typically not available during races.

However, workspace will be provided for media members. Final times/marks will be distributed and fax/email services will be provided.

Southern Utah University Quick Facts Interview Policies: During the week: to arrange an interview with a player and/or coach, please contact the SUU Sports Information Office at (435) 586-7752 and a time convenient to both parties will be arranged. No player interviews will be granted on game day prior to the game.

University

Coaching Staff

Name of School: .................. Southern Utah University

Head Coach: ..................................................... Eric Houle

City/Zip: ..................................... Cedar City, Utah 84720

Alma Mater,Year: . ......................... Southern Utah, 1981

Founded: .......................................................................1897

Men’s Conference Titles: ............................................. Ten

Enrollment: ..................................................................8,066

Women’s Conference Titles: .................................. Nine

Nickname: .....................................................Thunderbirds

Houle’s Office Number: ...........................435-559-3147

Colors: ..................................................Scarlet and White

Assistant Coaches: .Jerahmie Murray, Dutch Workman

Affiliation: ............................................... NCAA Division I

...............................................Nathan Ott, Mike Tornifolio

Game day: SUU Head Coach Eric Houle will be available following a meet, following a 10-15 minute break to allow athlete-coach interaction.

Conference: ...............................................Summit League

Administration

Men’s 2009 XC Finish/Pts: ............................. Second/64

SUU players may be interviewed at their option after the period as they leave the facility or a member of SUU’s SID staff can arrange post-meet interviews with a specific player upon request.

President: ........................................Dr. Michael T. Benson

Women’s 2009 XC Finish/Pts: .......................... First/32

Athletic Director: ...........................................Ken Beazer

Men’s 2010 IN Finish/ Pts:............................. Third/105.5

Assoc. A.D./SWA: ............................... Kristen Whittaker

Women’s 2010 IN Finish/Pts: ......................... Third/128

Assoc. A.D./Sports Medicine: . .................Ricky Mendini

Men’s 2010 OUT Finish/Pts: ....................... Second/136

Asst. A.D./Compliance: . .............................. Todd Brown

Women;s 2010 OUT Finish/Pts: ............. Second/192.5

Requests for interview with opposing players must be arranged through that school’s SID office, according to that school’s interview policies.

2009 Conference Summary

Asst. A.D./Media Relations: .......................Neil Gardner Asst. Media Relations Director: ................ Kyle Cottam Address: .............................................. 203 Harris Center ........................................................ 351 W. University Blvd Office Phone: ..............................................435-586-7752 Fax: ................................................................435-865-8037 Cell Phone: ..................................................435-817-7702

COACHING STAFF

eric HOULE

Head Coach • 19th Season • Southern Utah, 1981 Thirty-three time conference and 1999 NCAA Mountain Regional Coach of the Year Eric Houle is in his 18th season as head track and field and cross country coach at Southern Utah University. Since his arrival at SUU in 1992, the Thunderbirds have won 36 conference championships, including four Summit League titles, 31 Mid-Con titles combined in track and cross country, an American West title and one NCAA Mountain Regional cross country championship.

In addition, Houle has coached 621 all-conference athletes, 243 individual conference champions, 23 conference athletes of the year, 26 conference newcomers of the year, 25 NCAA national qualifiers, 85 NCAA West regional qualifiers and two NCAA AllAmericans.

In 2007-08, Southern Utah cross country swept the inaugural Summit League cross country titles, marking the tenth time the men have capture the conference title and the eighth time for the women. The men followed up the feat the very next year for their third consecutive cross country title during the 2008-09 season. The men also added an outdoor championship trophy to the case last year as well.

In 2006-07, Coach Houle led the Thunderbirds to four conference titles, including a “Triple Crown” season for the Southern Utah men. SUU’s men captured the Mid-Continent cross country title by finishing first through fifth to set a new scoring record and finishing a perfect race. The men then went on to finish first in the indoor and outdoor track and field championships for the complete sweep on the year. The women joined the men on the top step of the podium during the outdoor season.

For his efforst, Houle was named the Mid-Con Coach of the Year for men’s cross country, men’s indoor/outdoor track an field and women’s outdoor track and field.

In 2003-04, Houle led the Thunderbirds to a dual Mid-Continent Conference “Triple Crown” sweep as both programs won the cross country, indoor and outdoor track titles, marking the first time in conference history that a program had won all six championships in one season. The cross country sweep was the fifth Mid-Con sweep six years, with the SUU women taking home their sixth-straight Mid-Con crown overall, while the T-Bird men won for the sixth time in seven tries.

Meanwhile, the women repeated as indoor and outdoor track champions to claim their second straight “Triple Crown” and their third in four years, while the men tasted victory in the indoor season for the first time in program history and notched their second outdoor title overall in the sweep.

In 1999, Coach Houle led the Thunderbird men to their first-ever NCAA Mountain Division Cross Country Championship, stopping a streak of six-straight titles won by nationally-ranked Colorado, as well as knocking off four other nationally-ranked teams, a feat no other collegiate team in Utah has accomplished to date. The win put the Thunderbirds into the national rankings for the first time ever (#11 overall) and earned them their first-ever berth to the NCAA Championships, where SUU placed 21st overall.

Houle’s efforts garnered him NCAA Regional Coach of the Year honors.

On the track, the Thunderbirds have been just as dominant, winning 17 conference championships while finishing second in 19 other conference meets and third six times. In June of 1999, Natalie Gibson became SUU’s first-ever track NCAA All-American, competing in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Boise, Idaho. In addition, school records have been set or re-set almost 300 times over the past 10 years, including 11 records this past season.

Overall, SUU has won 33 of 66 conference championships competed for since joining the league in 1997-98, while placing second in 22 meets and third in eight others.

In addition, Houle’s athletes have done it in the classroom as 15 Thunderbird athletes have garnered CoSIDA(College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic all-District VIII honors, with nine of those athletes having gone on to earn Academic All-America accolades, over the past five seasons. SUU’s men’s cross country program has also won two academic national championships in 1997-98 and 2004-05, while the women’s program was academic national runner-up in 2002-03.

Houle graduated with two bachelor’s degrees from SUU – in physical education and communication – in 1981, and added a Master’s degree in secondary education in 1998. Houle began his head coaching career in 1982 at Salt Lake City’s Judge Memorial High School. In eight seasons at JMHS, Houle’s cross country teams won 10 region and three state championships and had five runner-up finishes.

Houle and his wife Diane are the parents of two grown sons, Deric and Nick, and reside in Cedar City. In 2004, Coach Houle was inducted into the Utah Summer Games Hall of Honor in recognition of his career coaching accomplishments.

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COACHING STAFF

jeramie MURRAY

Sprint Coach • 14th Season • Southern Utah, 1998 Jeramie Murray is in his 14th season as assistant coach in the Southern Utah cross country and track program, though this is his fifth season as a full-time assistant. Murray will assist with the cross country teams and will oversee the sprint, hurdle and relay events.

A former Thunderbird sprinter, four-year letter winner and all-conference honoree, Murray graduated from SUU in 1998 with a degree in physical education. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree from SUU in education in 2000 and is currently pursuing a second graduate degree in Sports conditioning and performance.

During his tenure at SUU, Coach Murray has mentored 61 all-conference athletes, 47 individual conference champions and one NCAA all-American, as well as assisting in 36 Summit League team titles, including the 2003-04 dual “Triple

nathan OTT

Throws Coach • 4th Season • Southern Utah, 2008 Nathan Ott will begin his third season overall and second season as a full-time assistant coach after serving as a volunteer coach during the 2007-08 season. Ott joined the staff after a stellar fouryear career with the Thunderbirds.

Ott finished his career at Southern Utah, holding the school’s all-time mark in the hammer with a distance of 201 feet five inches. He also finished his career as an NCAA regional qualifier and the Mid-Continent Conference champion in the hammer throw at the 2007 outdoor championships.

In 2009, SUU throwers had one of the most record-breaking seasons in school history as four school records were broken during the indoor and outdoor season. Under Ott’s tutelage, Southern Utah student-athletes recorded 25 marks that rank in the top ten in school history in various events. In addition, five student-athletes advanced to the NCAA West Regionals, including Kristi Koplin who qualified in multiple events (hammer, discus).

Crown” team champions.

Murray, a USATF Level II certified coach, and his wife, Heather, currently reside in Cedar City.

dr. darin “dutch” WORKMAN Medical Advisor • Season • Southern Utah

During his first year of coaching, his record was broken as he coached Greg Watson to a record-breaking mark of 216 feet six inches in the hammer throw at the SUU Invitational. Watson later qualified for the NCAA national competition.

Ott is a native of Cedar City, Utah and will work with the throwers in addition to other duties as assigned.

Dr. Darin “Dutch” Workman will enter his second season as an assistant coach with Southern Utah University, serving as a medical advisor for the team.

Workman is currently teaching in the Biology department at Southern Utah University after having attended SUU as a student. He then went on to medical school and began working as a Chiropractor in the Houston, Texas area for more than 20 years.

During his time in Houston, Workman worked with various high schools in the area, particularly Kingwood High School and saw the team win three national championships as a perennial powerhouse in high school cross country.

Workman has also worked with the U.S. Olympic team, overseeing the care of the U.S. diving team during the 2004 Summer Games.

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PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS 1997 XC Results Men (8k) 1. SUU 26 2. UMKC 47 3. YSU 117 4. Buffalo 120 5. Valpo 141 6. WIU 156 7. ORU 189 8. NIU 229 9. Chicago St. 232 Women (5k) 1. YSU 2. SUU 3. Buffalo 4. UMKC 5. Valpo 6. WIU 7. ORU 8. Chicago St. 9. NIU

39 55 61 84 120 156 211 254 259

1998 XC Results

Men 1. SUU 2. YSU 3. UMKC 4. Valpo 5. ORU 6. WIU 7. IUPUI 8. Chicago St.

38 46 54 131 136 166 186 229

Women 1. SUU 2. UMKC 3. YSU 4. Valpo 5. WIU 6. IUPUI 7. ORU 8. Chicago St.

21 63 92 104 106 160 197 241

1999 XC Results

Men 1. SUU 2. UMKC 3. YSU 4. Valpo 5. Oakland 6. ORU 7. WIU 8. IUPUI 9. Chicago St.

29 60 91 104 130 131 165 228 275

Women 1. SUU 2. UMKC 3. YSU 4. Valpo 5. ORU 6. Oakland 7. WIU 8. IUPUI 9. Chicago St.

48 51 78 114 118 128 167 204 285

2000 XC Results Men 1. SUU 22 2. UMKC 68 3. YSU 92 4. Valpo 117 5. Oakland 117 6. WIU 175 7. IUPUI 177 8. ORU 190 9. Chicago St. 219

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Women 1. SUU 2. Oakland 3. WIU T4. Valpo T4. ORU 6. YSU 7. UMKC 8. IUPUI 9. Chicago St.

45 78 95 107 107 139 142 156 270

2001 XC Results Men 1. SUU 35 2. Oakland 60 3. IUPUI 102 4. UMKC 113 5. Valpo 126 6. ORU 127 7. WIU 141 8. Chicago St. 193 Women 1. SUU 2. Oakland 3. IUPUI 4. Valpo 5. ORU 6. WIU 7. UMKC 8. Chicago St.

22 85 94 106 111 134 158 245

2002 XC Results Men 1. Oakland 34 2. SUU 42 3. UMKC 90 4. WIU 110 5. IUPUI 123 6. Valpo 145 7. Chicago St. 176 8. ORU 194 Women 1. SUU 2. WIU 3. ORU T4. Oakland T4. Valpo 6. IUPUI 7. UMKC 8. Chicago St.

37 86 94 97 97 105 158 236

2003 XC Results

Men 1. SUU 2. Oakland 3. WIU 4. Valpo 5. IUPUI 6. UMKC 7. Chicago St. 8. ORU 9. Centenary

21 40 105 127 129 159 177 210 272

Women 1. SUU 26 2. Oakland 65 3. Valpo 68 4. WIU 93 5. IUPUI 130 6. UMKC 165 7. ORU 181 8. Chicago St. 220 9. Centenary NTS

2004 XC Results Men 1. SUU 18 2. IUPUI 56 3. WIU 76 4. Oakland 130 5. Oral Roberts 142 6. Valpo 145 7. UMKC 169 8. Chicago St. 226 9. Centenary 246 Women 1. Southern Utah 2. WIU 3. Valpo 4. Oral Roberts 5. UMKC 6. Oakland 7. IUPUI 8. Chicago State 9. Centenary

58 69 78 98 114 116 155 255 258

2005 XC Results Men 1. Oakland 38 2. Southern Utah 42 3. Oral Roberts 73 4. IUPUI 95 5. Western Illinois 101 6. Valpo 170 7. Centenary 196 8. UMKC 233 9. Chicago State 264 Women 1. Oral Roberts 2. Southern Utah 3. Valpo 4. Oakland 5. UMKC 6. Western Illinois 7. IUPUI 8. Chicago State 9. Centenary

51 62 74 94 97 125 161 249 266

2006 XC Results Men 1. SUU 15 2. Oakland 75 3. Oral Roberts 97 4. Valpo 107 5. IUPUI 109 6. Western Illinois 133 7. UMKC 160 8. Centenary 241 Women 1. Oral Roberts 2. Valpo 3. Oakland 4. Southern Utah 5. UMKC 6. Western Illinois 7. IUPUI 8. Centenary

42 45 85 97 114 129 156 235

2007 XC Results Men 1. Southern Utah 40 2. Oakland 82 3. IUPUI 97 4. S. Dakota St. 100 5. Oral Roberts 129 6. Western Illinois 146 7. N. Dakota St. 156 8. UMKC 217 9. IPFW 221 10. Centenary 272

Women T1. Southern Utah T1. IPFW 3. S. Dakota St. 4. Oral Roberts 5. N. Dakota St. 6. Oakland 7. Western Illinois 8. IUPUI 9. UMKC 10. Centenary

67 67 68 118 119 144 148 204 214 297

2008 XC Results Men 1. Southern Utah 51 2. Oakland 57 3. Oral Roberts 104 4. N. Dakota St. 120 5. S. Dakota St. 125 6. IUPUI 127 7. Western Illinois 143 8. UMKC 185 9. IPFW 256 10. Centenary 287 Women 1. S. Dakota St. 2. IPFW 3. Southern Utah 4. N. Dakota St. 5. Oakland 6. Oral Roberts T7. IUPUI T7. Western Illinois 9. UMKC 10. Centenary

60 63 75 80 126 177 182 182 225 300

2009 XC RESULTS Men 1. S. Ddakota St. 59 2. Southern Utah 64 3. Oakland 72 4. IUPUI 115 5. Oral Roberts 132 6. N. Dakota St. 140 7. Western Illinois 185 8 UMKC 189 9. IPFW 225 10. Centenary 292 Women 1. Southern Utah 2. N. Dakota St. 3. Oral Roberts 4. Oakland 5. S. Dakota St. 6. IUPUI 7. IPFW 8. UMKC 9. Western Illinois 10. Centenary

32 96 115 121 124 125 159 163 218 309

Meet the Thunderbirds

MEN’S ROSTER Name

Year

Devan Antczak So. Shay Asay Jr. Ryan Barrus RSo. Andrew Cesal Jr. Graham Cheever RSr. Dallas Eborn RJr. Al Galan Fr. John Hart RFr. Robby Lee Fr. Cameron Levins Sr. Adam McDonald Jr. Travis McDonough Fr. Shinano Miyazawa Fr. Jonny Oliver So. Royce Orme Jr. Kevin Robison RJr. Elijah Rono So. Eric Sandall Fr. Kevin Sandall Sr. Nigel Sharp So. Kyle Winward Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Tooele, Utah (Tooele HS) South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Spokane, Wash. (Spokane CC) (Central Valley HS) Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Montpelier, Idaho (Bear Lake HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Liberty HS) Cedar City, Utah (Cedar HS) American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) British Columbia, Canada Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Orem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) Nephi, Utah (Juab HS) Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Fairview, Utah Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) Saskatchewan, Canada (Campbell Collegiate) Enoch, Utah (Canyon View HS)

ATHLETES devan ANTCZAK So. • Distance • South Jordan, Utah • Bingham HS OUT 2007: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the outdoor conference championships.

IN 2007: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... scored points for the T-Birds with 6th-place finishes in the 3,000 and 5,000 at the indoor conference championships. XC 2006: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... member of the team that helped the T-Birds capture the Mid-Continent Conference title.

Prep: Earned a combined six letters in track and cross country for the Miners ... competed in the 800 (2:00), mile (4:26) and two-mile (9:45).

Personal: Parents are James and Dawni Antczak ... is a psychology major.

shay ASAY Jr. • Distance • Tooele, Utah • Tooele HS OUT 2007: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... tallied points for the T-Birds at the outdoor conference championships, finishing 8th in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:03.75).

IN 2007: Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile and 3,000 during the year ... recorded season-best times of 4:32.97 (mile) and 9:44.09 (3,000m).

Prep: Earned a combined five varsity letters in track and cross country ... was named to the all-region cross country team as a senior ... competed in the 800

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(2:00); 1,600 (4:32) and 5,000 (15:37) on the track ... graduated with honors.

Personal: Parents are Rory and Marilee Asay ... majoring in engineering.

ryan BARRUS RSo. • Distance • South Jordan, Utah • Bingham HS OUT 2008: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... competed in the steeplechase; 3,000; 5,000 and 10,000 during the year ... ran in the 5k and 10k at the oudoor conference championships.

IN 2008: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... competed in the 3,000-meters and mile during the year, tallying a season-best time of 8:55.19 in the 3,000 during the first meet of the season.

XC 2007: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... record his best finish at Idaho State, finishing seventh in the first meet of the year ... helped the T-Birds to a conference championships, finishing 13th at the Summit League meet ... recorded a season-best time of 25:39 on an 8k course at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet.

Prep: Five-time letter winner in track and cross country at Bingham HS ... twoyear letter winner in tennis for the Miners.

Personal: Parents are Steve and Elaine Barrus ... majoring in finance.

ATHLETES

graham CHEEVER

robby LEE

RSr. • Distance • Orem, Utah • Mountain View HS

Fr. • Distance • American Fork, Utah • American Fork HS

OUT 2010: Did not compete ... was named to the 2010 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic allLeague Team ... was named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence. OUT 2009: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season ... scored points for the TBirds at the Summit League Conference Outdoor Championships, placing sixth in the men’s 10k and helping them to a first place finish. IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... was a member of the team that placed third at the 2010 Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships. IN 2009: Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... member of the distance medley relay team at the indoor conference championships.

XC 2009: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... was a member of the team that took second place at the 2009 Summit League cross country championships ... was named to the 2009 Summit League Fall Academic all-League Team ... was named to the 2009-2010 Commissioner’s List of Aca-

Prep: Two-time all-state performer in cross country at American Fork HS ... school record holder in the steeplechase ... eight-time all-Region selection in cross country and track.

Personal: Parents are Cathy and Larry Michaels ... undecided on a major course of study.

demic Excellence for Cross Country. XC 2008: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... helped the Thunderbirds to the team title at the 2008 Summit League cross country championships.

Personal: Parents are David and Susan Cheever ... majoring in economics.

conference championships ... competed in a total of eight meets during the outdoor season ... Summit League Athlete of the Week (4/28). OUT 2008: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000 meters ... finished fourth at the outdoor conference championships in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters. IN 2010: NCAA Nationals qualifier in the mile ... competed in six meets during the year ... Summit League champion in the mile (4:20.99) and 3,000 (8:31.25) ... ran Southern Utah’s first sub-four minute mile at the University of Washington (3:59.80) ... was named to the Summit League Indoor Track and Field all- League Team. IN 2009: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... two-time all-conference selection at the indoor championships after a second-place finish in the men’s 3,000-meters and thirdplace finish in the men’s mile. IN 2008: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 meters.

XC 2009: Competed in all seven meets during the cross country season ... garnered four Conference Athlete of the Week honors throughout the season ... was named the Summit League Conference MVP and first-team all-conference after a first place finish at the conference cross country championship, helping the team to an overall second place finish. XC 2008: Competed in all seven meets during the cross country season ... earned first-team all-conference accolades after a runner-up finish at the conference championships ... top finisher for the Thunderbirds in every meet during the year. XC 2007: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... Summit League Newcomer of the Year ... first- team all- conference after a third-place finish at the Summit League Championships.

Prep: 2007 Senior Athlete of the Year at GPVHS ...Vancouver Island champion in the 1,500- and 3,000-meters ... 2006 Vancouver Island cross country champion ... also participated in basketball with the Towhees.

Personal: Parents are Gus and Barb Levins ... majoring in excercise science ... two-time gold medalist at the Canadian Junior Nationals.

dallas EBORN RJr. • Distance • Montpelier, Idaho • Bear Lake HS OUT 2010: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season with season bests in the Steeplechase (9:20.20) and the 1,500m (3:55.44) ... scored points for the Thunderbirds in the 1500m (8th) and the Steeplechase (2nd) at the 2010 Summit League Outdoor championships, helping the team to a third place finish.

IN 2010: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... helped the Thunderbirds to a third place finish at the 2010 Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championship, scoring points in the Mile (7th- 4:26) and the Distance Medley Relay (4th).

XC 2009: Competed in seven meets in the cross country season ... was a member of the team that took second at the 2009 Summit League cross country championship.

Prep: Four-year letter winner in both track and cross country at Bear Lake HS ... Idaho state cross country individual champion as a junior and senior ... twotime state champion in the 1,600 and 3,200-meters, also claiming an 800-meter title in 2005.

Personal: Parents are Larry and Linda Eborn ... majoring in sports medicine ... sister Kate also competed for the Thunderbirds.

al GALAN

cameron LEVINS Sr. • Distance • British Columbia, Canada OUT 2010: Did not compete. OUT 2009: NCAA West Region qualifier in the men’s 1,500-meters ...

Summit League champion in the men’s 1,500-meters and all-conference performer after finishing third in the 5,000-meters ... also tallied points for the T-Birds with a fifth-place finish in the men’s 800-meter run at the outdoor

Fr. • Distance • Las Vegas, Nevada • Liberty HS Prep: Helped Liberty HS to a pair of cross country regional championships in 2008 and 2009 ... finished his career with personal best times of 4:28.72 (1,600m), 9:12 (3,000m) and 15:10 in the 5,000-meters.

Personal: Parents are Melissa Crawford and Alredo Galan ... majoring in English education.

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ATHLETES

adam McDONALD Jr. • Distance • Orem, Utah • Mountain View HS OUT 2007: Did not compete. IN 2007: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... tallied points for the T-Birds at the indoor conference championships by finishing third in the 5,000 (15:25.72) and mile (4:19.50) and fourth in the 3,000 (8:37.46).

XC 2006: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... finished fifth at the conference cross country championships at the T-Birds finished first through fifth to capture the Mid-Continent Conference trophy.

Prep: Three-year letter winner in track and cross country at Canyon (Calif.)

HS and CIF finalist in each sport ... also lettered in soccer ... competed his senior year for Mountain View (Utah) HS, helping the Bruins to the 4A state cross country title along with finishing first in the race ... MVHS finished the year ranked fifth in the nation in cross country ... also competed in the 800; 1,600; 3,200 and medley relay for the Bruins.

Personal: Mother is Victoria McDonald ... undecided on a major course of study.

travis McDONOUGH Fr. • Distance • Las Vegas, Nevada • Centennial Hs Prep: Nevada state record holder as a member of Centennial HS 4x800-meter relay team (7:53.94) ... team went on to capture a Great Southwest title in the event (7:49.11) ... Sunset region champion in the 800-meters.

Personal: Parents are David and Ann McDonough ... undecided on a major course of study.

shinano MIYAZAWA Fr. • Distance • Orem, Utah • Moutain View HS Prep: Recipient of top distance runner award at Mountain View HS ... also awarded the Bruin Pride award for school spirit ... recorded personal-best times of 2:01 (800m), 4:23 (1,600m) and 9:38 in the 3,200-meters.

Personal: Parent is Lore Schulthesis ... plans to major in industrial design.

Jr. • Middle Distance • Nephi, Utah • Juab HS OUT 2010: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season ... raced a season best of 1:55.43 at the Mount SAC relays IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... helped the Thunderbirds to a third place finish at the 2010 Summit League Indoor Championships by scoring points in the Distance Medley Relay (10:22.51, 4th) ... was named to the Summit League Indoor Track and Field allLeague team. XC 2009: Did not compete

kevin ROBISON RJr. • Distance • Orem, Utah • Mountain View HS OUT 2010: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 10k at the Summit League outdoor track and field championships ... also ran in the 1,500; 3,000 and 5,000 during the year.

IN 2010: Competed in two meets during the year ... recorded a time of 9:15.76 at Idaho State, finishing 10th ... recorded his best finish in the mile at Northern Arizona (2/13), finishing third with a time of 4:32.01.

XC 2009: Competed in four meets during the cross country season ... member of the team that finished second at the Summit League cross country championships.

elijah RONO So. • Distance • Fairview, Utah OUT 2010: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season ... competed in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters ... was named to the 2010 Summit League Academic all- League Team for Track and Field.

IN 2010: Competed in four meets during the indoor season running season bests of 4:36.59 in the mile and 9:11.91 in the 3,000 meter.

eric SANDALL Fr. • Distance • Elko, Nevada • Elko HS

jonny OLIVER So. • Distance • Orem, Utah • Timpanogos HS OUT 2007: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season ... recorded a season-best time of 1:56.92 at the outdoor conference championships, finishing ninth. IN 2007: Did not compete.

Prep: Earned six letters in track and four in cross country for the Timpanogos HS ... was a state champion in the 4x400-meter relay in 2006 and a region relay winner in 2005 ... also competed in the 400 (50.7) and 800 (2:02).

Personal: Parents are Scott and Barbara Oliver ... majoring in education.

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royce ORME

Prep: Three-time state champion at Elko HS, capturing the 800-meter title as a senior and 4x800-meter relay and 1,600-meter title as a junior ... four-time academic all-state honoree ... recorded personal-best times of 1:54 (800m), 4:14.8 (1,600m), 9:30 (3,200m) and 16:21 (5k).

Personal: Parents are Jeff and Laurie Sandall ... older brother Kevin is also a member of the SUU track & field team.

ATHLETES

kevin SANDALL

nigel SHARP

Sr. • Distance • Elko, Nevada • Elko HS

So. • Distance • Saskatchewan, Canada •Campbell Collegiate

OUT 2010: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season, running in the 800m, 1,500m 3,000m and steeplechase ... earned points for the T-Birds by finishing in third-place in the steeplechase at the conference championships ... named all-Summit League athlete ... also honored on Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

OUT 2009: NCAA West Region qualifier in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase ... captured the Summit League title in the steeplechase after finishing the race in 9:10.52 ... also scored points at the outdoor championship with a fifth-place finish in the men’s 1,500-meters and sixth-place finish in the men’s 5,000-meters ... competed in a total of nine meets during the outdoor season.

IN 2010: Competed in four meets during the indoor season, running in the 800m, 3,000m, 5,000m, mile and on the distance medley team ... finished in seventh place at the indoor conference championships ... was named to the Summit League Indoor Track and Field all- league team. IN 2009: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... finished fifth at the indoor conference

OUT 2010: Did not compete. OUT 2009: NCAA West Region qualifier in the men’s 5,000-meters ... Summit League champion in the 5,000-meters at the outdoor conference championships ... also recorded points for SUU at the championships with a fifth-place finish in the men’s 10,000-meters ... competed in a total of five meets during the outdoor season. IN 2010: Did not compete. IN 2009:

championships in the men’s distance medley relay.

XC 2009: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... finished as the fourth runner for the Thunderbirds at the 2008 NCAA Mountain Region meet.

Personal: Parents are Jeff and Laurie Sandall ... majoring in construction management.

kyle WINWARD Fr. • Distance • Enoch, Utah • Canyon View HS Prep: Lettered in basketball, cross country and track at Canyon View HS ... two-time all-state honoree in cross country ... named an SUU Distinguished Scholar.

Personal: Parents are Dean and Wendy Winward ... majoring in exercise science ... brother-in-law Kevin Robison also competes for the Thunderbirds.

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WOMEN’S ROSTER Name

Year

Hometown (Previous School)

Armarose Bailey Sylvia Bedford

Kiersten Blauer

Kirsten Bradford

Kaylee Coates

Whitney Curtis

Kindal Erickson

Jo Gullo

Emily Hills

Lindsay Holmes Madalyn Jones

Diana Medina

Steffi Minson

Kristen Nielson

Shelli Richardson

Jamie Smith

Dayna VanArsdol Danielle West

Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. RJr. Sr. So. So. So. Fr.

Spokane, Wash. (Spokane CC) (Mead HS) Fairview, Utah (North Sanpete HS) Parowan, Utah (Parowan HS) Salem, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) Aurora, Utah (North Sevier HS) Mt. Sterling, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Cedar City, Utah (Cedar HS) Plain City, Utah (Fremont HS) West Jordan, Utah (West Jordan HS) Cedar City, Utah (Canyon View HS) Heber, Utah (Wasatch HS) Hurricane, Utah (Hurricane HS) Salem, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) New Harmony, Utah (Cedar HS) Fillmore, Utah (Millard HS) Lehi, Utah (Lehi HS) Moab, Utah (Grand County HS) American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS)

ATHLETES armarose BAILEY Jr. • Distance • Spokane, Washington • Spokane CC Before SUU: Garnered all-American honors with a third-place finish at the NWAACC track championships in 2009 ... named most improved cross country athlete in 2008 and 2009 ... named most inspirational for the cross country team during the 2009 season ... scholar athlete of the month in October of 2009.

Prep: Named most inspirational during her senior seasons of cross country and track at Mead HS ... helped MHS to a WIAA academic state championships ... recorded personal-best times of 12:13 (3,200m); 5:43.5 (1,600m) and 2:35.4 in the 800-meters.

Personal: Parents are Beverly Bailey and the late Dominic Bailey ... majoring in nursing ... name is a combination of her grandmothers, Rose and Arma.

sylvia BEDFORD Jr. • Distance • Fairview, Utah • North Sanpete HS OUT 2010: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... competed in the 1,500m; 3,000m; steeplechase; 5,000m and 10,000-meter races ... ran in both the 5k and 10k at the Summit League outdoor championships ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... scored points for the Thunderbirds in the women’s 10,000-meters, finishing fifth. IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile; 3,000m and 5,000-meter races ... ran in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meters at the Summit League indoor championships, finishing fourth in the 5,000m. IN 2009: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... recorded her best times of the season at the indoor track and field conference championships in the 3,000m (10:30.39) and 5,000 (18:09.14).

XC 2009: Competed in each of the Thunderbirds’ meets during the season ... was a member of the team that helped the T-Birds capture the 2010 Summit

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League cross country championship ... recorded her best finish of the season at Idaho State, finishing in fourth place ... academic all-Summit League. XC 2008: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... recorded her best finish at Idaho State, crossing the finish line in 15th place.

Prep: Helped NSHS to region championships in 2005 and 2007 ... all-state honors in cross country and captain of the basketball and volleyball teams as a senior ... NSHS 2008 Outstanding Female Athlete.

Personal: Parents are Bill and Cindy Bedford ... majoring in exercise science.

kiersten BLAUER So. • Distance • Parowan, Utah • Parowan HS OUT 2010: Competed in one meet during the year, running 5:20.62 in the women’s 1,500-meters at the SUU Invitational ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Did not compete. IN 2010: Did not compete.

IN 2009: Ran in one meet during the indoor season ... competed in mile and 3,000m at the Idaho State Invitational.

XC 2009: Did not compete. XC 2008: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... finished as SUU’s top runner at the Idaho State Invitational to begin the season ... finished as the second athlete for the Thunderbirds at the 2008 Mountain Region meet.

Prep: Lettered in cross country, basketball, softball and track at Parowan HS ... two-time state champion in the 1,600m, in addition to state titles in the 3,200m and 4x400m relay ... named all-state and academic all-state in cross country, basketball, softball and track ... region MVP on the softball diamond.

Personal: Parents are Robert and Stephanie Blauer ... majoring in chemistry ...

Sterling Scholar in math for Parowan HS ... graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A.

ATHLETES

kirsten BRADFORD

whitney CURTIS

Jr. • Distance • Salem, UT • Spanish Fork HS

So. • Distance • Mt. Sterling, Utah • Mountain Crest HS

OUT 2010: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... competed in the 800m; 1,500m; 3,000m and 5,000-meter races during the year ... ran in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the Summit League outdoor track and field championships. OUT 2009: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the women’s 5,000 and 10,00-meters at the outdoor conference championships ... recorded season best times of 17:36.85 in the 5,000-meters and 4:44.62 in the 1,500-meters. IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800m; mile; 3,000m; 5,000m and distance medley relay during the year ... competed in the mile; 5,000m and DMR at the Summit League indoor track and field championships. IN 2009: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... recorded points for the T-Birds at the indoor conference championships, finishing fifth in the women’s 3,000-meters ... also ran in the mile and 5,000-meters at the indoor championships.

XC 2009: Competed in five meets during the cross country season ... recorded her best finish at Idaho State, crossing the finish line in 14th place. XC 2008:

OUT 2010: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 800m; 1,500m; 3,000m; 5,000m and 10,000-meter races during the year ... competed in both the 5k and 10k at the outdoor conference championships ... academic all-Summit League.

IN 2010: Compted in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800m; mile; 3,000m; 5,000m and distance medley relay during the year ... compted in the 800m and 3,000m during the indoor conference championships.

XC 2009: Summit League Freshman of the Year ... competed in each of Southern Utah’s seven meets during the season ... recorded her best finish at the Summit League cross country championships, finishing 11th to help the T-Birds to the conference championship ... academic all-Summit League.

Prep: Finished in eighth place at the state championships, finishing in 18:49 ... earned all-state cross country honors ... also garnered academic all-state honors for track & field and cross country.

Personal: Parents are Gene and Sandy Curtis ... majoring in nursing ...Valedictorian of Mountain Crest HS.

Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... finished as the second or third runner for SUU in all but one meet.

Prep: Two-time academic excellence award recipient in cross country ... threetime academic excellence award recipient in track and field ... all-state in cross country.

Personal: Parents are Liz and Jeff Sly ... undecided on a major course of study ... married Trevor Bradford prior to the 2010-11 academic year.

kaylee COATES Jr. • Distance • Aurora, Utah • North Sevier HS OUT 2010: Competed at the UNLV Invitational in her only action during the outdoor season, recording a time of 1:01.46 in the women’s 400-meters ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season ... named first-team allsummit league after a third-place finish in the 800-meters at the outdoor conference championships ... competed in the 400, 800 and 1,500-meters during the year. IN 2010: Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800, 4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay.

IN 2009: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... member of the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the indoor conference championships.

XC 2009: Competed in six meets during the cross country season ... member of the team that captured the Summit League cross country championship ... recorded her best finish at Idaho State where she finished 16th. XC 2008: Did not compete.

Prep: Eight-time state champion in the 400m and 800m ... first-place finish in the 200m at state as a freshman ... helped North Sevier HS to three track and field state titles and two state titles in cross country.

Personal: Parents are Brent and Joan Coates ... undecided on a major course of study.

kindal ERICKSON Sr. • Distance • Cedar City, Utah • Cedar HS OUT 2010: Competed in two meets during the outdoor season ... recorded a time of 11:15.52 in the women’s 3,000-meters at the SUU Invitational ... recorded a time of 5:11.85 in the women’s 1,500-meters at UNLV ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Did not compete. OUT 2008: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the women’s 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters at the outdoor conference championships. IN 2010: Competed in two meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile and 3,000-meters at the Idaho State meet in January and the 5,000-meters at the Idaho State meet in February. IN 2009: Competed in only one meet during the indoor season, running in the women’s 3,000-meters at the Idaho State Invitational. IN 2008: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... recorded season-best times of 5:31.73 in the mile and 10:53.31 in the 3,000-meters.

XC 2009: Competed in three meets during the cross country season ... member of the team that captured the Summit League cross country championship ... recorded her best finish of the season at the championship meet, finishing 20th ... academic all-Summit League. XC 2008: Competed at the Idaho State Invitational during the cross country season. XC 2007: Did not compete.

Prep: Four-time letter winner and all-region honoree in cross country and track & field at Cedar HS ... helped the Redmen to four consecutive region cross country titles from 2004-07 ... also a member of the 2006 & 2007 track region champions ... three-time team runner-up at the state level.

Personal: Parents are Reed and Nola Erickson ... majoring in graphic design with a minor in music ... named the English Sterling Scholar at Cedar High School

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ATHLETES

jo GULLO So. • Distance • West Jordan, Utah • West Jordan HS OUT 2010: Did not compete ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Did not compete.

IN 2010: Competed in two meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800-meters with finishing times of 2:29.61 and 2:29.37 at a pair of meets at Northern Arizona.

IN 2009: Did not compete.

XC 2009: Competed in two meets during the cross country season ... ran at Idaho State and at the Color Country Invitational, recording her best finish (18th) at Idaho State ... academic all-Summit League. XC 2008: Competed at the Idaho State meet, finishing 11th in her only action of the season.

Prep: Three-time varsity letter winner at Fremont HS ... member of the 4x400-meter relay team that capture a region title while also garnering an individual region title in the 800-meters ... named academic all-state ... member of the cross country all-region team ... graduated in the top ten percent of her class.

Personal: Parents are John and Jeri Gullo ... majoring in physical education and exercise science.

emily HILLS Fr. • Distance • West Jordan, Utah • West Jordan HS Prep: Finished first at the Soldier Hollow Invitational while running for West Jordan HS ... finished 12th in the state at the Utah 5A state cross country championships ... finished in seventh place at state as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team.

Personal: Parents are Alan and Ellen Hills ... majoring in nursing.

lindsay HOLMES Sr. • Middle Distance • Cedar City, Utah • Canyon View HS OUT 2010: Ran in the women’s 800-meters at the SUU Invitational, finishing with a time of 2:29.96 ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Competed in three meets during the outdoor season ... recorded a season-best time of 2:30.71 in the women’s 800-meters.

IN 2010: Did not compete. IN 2009: Did not compete.

XC 2009: Competed in two meets during the cross country season ... ran for the T-Birds at the Idaho State Invitational and at the Color Country Invitational.

XC 2008: Did not compete.

Prep: Academic all-region in soccer and track & field at Canyon View HS ... served as track captain in 2007 ... member of the Canyon View HS cheer team that finished eighth in the nation in 2005, third in the nation in 2006 and sixth in the nation in 2007 ... CVHS Sterling Scholar in social science.

Personal: Parents are David and Julie Holmes ... majoring in social science.

madalyn JONES RJr. • Distance • Heber, Utah • Wasatch HS OUT 2010: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... competed in the 1,500m; 3,000m; 5,000m and 10,000-meter races ... ran in the 5k and 10k at the Summit League Outdoor Track & Field championships. OUT 2009: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... scored points for the T-Birds at the outdoor conference championships, finishing eighth in the women’s 10,000-meters ...

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also ran in the 5,000-meters at the outdoor conference championships. OUT 2008: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 1,500m and 5,000m. IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile; 3,000m and 5,000m during the year ... scored points for the T-Birds at the conference indoor championships, finishing seventh in the 3k and sixth in the 5k. IN 2009: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the women’s 3,000-meters at the indoor conference championships. IN 2008: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... ran in the mile and 3,000m.

XC 2009: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... earned first-team all-Summit League honors, finishing fifth at the conference championships ... member of the team that helped the T-Birds to the conference cross country title ... academic all-Summit League. XC 2008: Competed in only one meet during the cross country season ... recorded a 22nd-place finish at the Idaho State Invitational to open the year. XC 2007: Competed in five meets during the cross country season ... No. 4 finisher for the T-Birds at the conference cross country championships ... helped SUU to a Summit League title.

Prep: Seven-time letter winner in track and cross country at Wasatch HS ... competed in the 3,200- and 1,600-meter races in addition to the steeplechase ... graduated in the top 10-percent of her class.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Dawn Olpin ... majoring in nursing ... married former SUU track and field athlete, Cam Jones, July, 2010.

diana MEDINA Sr. • Distance • Hurricane, Utah • Hurricane HS OUT 2010: Did not compete ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: NCAA West Region qualifier in the women’s 5,000-meters ... captured the outdoor conference title in the 5,000-meters, earning first-team all-conference honors in the process ... competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... scored for the T-Birds at the outdoor championships in the 5k and in the women’s 1,500-meters (2nd).

OUT 2008: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... SUU’s top finisher in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the outdoor conference championships.

IN 2010: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... ran in the women’s 3k, 5k and mile at the indoor conference championships ... won an indoor conference title in the 5k and was named an all-Summit League athlete ... also finished second in the 3k and fourth in the mile at conference championships. IN 2009: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the women’s 3,000 and 5,000-meters at the indoor conference championships. IN 2008: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... finished tenth in the 3,000m and mile at the indoor conference championships.

XC 2009: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... finished second at the Summit League cross country championships ... first-team all-Summit League performer, helping the T-Birds to the conference championship. XC 2008: Competed in five meets during the cross country season ... recorded her best finish as the second runner for SUU at the Idaho State Invitational. XC 2007: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... SUU’s third finisher at the NCAA regionals ... fifth finisher for the T-Birds at The Summit League cross country chapionships, helping the team to the conference title.

Prep: Seven-time letter winner in cross country and track at Hurricane and Serrano (Calif.) HS ... finished third in the region in cross country as a senior ... finished second in the 3,200- and 1,600-meters at region as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Victor and Teresa Medina ... majoring in math education with a spanish minor.

ATHLETES

steffi MINSON

shelli RICHARDSON

RJr. • Distance • Salem, Utah • Spanish Fork HS

So. • Distance • Fillmore, Utah • Millard HS

OUT 2010: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season, running in the 800m, 1,500m and Steeple ... competed in the 1,500m and steeplechase at the outdoor Summit League Championships ... academic all-Summit League. OUT 2009: Did not compete. OUT 2008: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... finished fifth in the 1,000m at the outdoor conference championships.

IN 2010: Competed in five meets during the indoor season, running in the 800m, 3k and mile ... part of the distance medley relay team that took third at the conference championship, also earning first team all-Summit League honors.

IN 2009: Did not compete. IN 2008: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... ran the 800m, mile and 3,000m.

XC 2009: Did not compete. XC 2008: Competed in each of the Thunderbirds’ seven meets during the cross country season ... finished as the second or third runner for SUU in four meets during the year. XC 2007: Summit League newcomer of the year ... competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... second-team all conference after an 11th-place finish at The Summit

OUT 2010: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 1,500m; 3,000m and 5,000m ... ran season-best times of 4:55.80 (1,500m), 10:49.77 (3,000m) and 18:22.71 (5,000m) ... academic all-Summit League. IN 2010: Competed at the Idaho State Invitational, running in the mile (5:25.13) and 3,000-meters (10:49.27).

XC 2009: Competed in four meets during the cross country season ... fifth runner on the T-Bird squad that captured the Summit League cross country title, crossing the finish line in 13th-place ... second-team all-Summit League ... academic all-Summit League.

Prep: Four-time cross country all-state honoree at Millard HS ... also earned academic all-state honors in cross country and track & field ... state champion in the 3,200-meters in 2005.

Personal: Parents are George and Shelli Richardson ... majoring in biology and chemistry ...Valedictorian at MHS.

League cross country championships ... top freshman finisher at the conference championships.

Prep: Four-time letter winner in track and cross country at Spanish Fork HS ... three-year team captain for both teams ... helped the Dons to two region cross country titles, three region track titles and two state track titles.

Personal: Parents are D. Mark and Keri Minson ... majoring in nursing.

kristen NIELSON Sr. • Distance • New Harmony, Utah • Cedar HS OUT 2010: Competed in three meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 400m, 800m and 4x400meter relay ... recorded season-best times of 1:00.76 (400m) and 2:23.84 (800m). OUT 2009: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 400m, 800m and 4x400-meter relay ... record season-best times of 2:22.34 (800m) and 1:03.56 (400m). OUT 2008: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 800-meters and 4x400-meter relay at the outdoor conference championships ... scored points for the T-Birds with an 8th-place finish in the 800m.

IN 2010: Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800-meters in each meet ... recorded a season-best time of 2:24.13 at Northern Arizona in the second meet of the season. IN 2009: Competed in six meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800-meters and 4x400-meter relay ... recorded a season-best time of 2:23.98 in the 800-meters. IN 2008: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800m; 3,000m and distance medley relay during the year ... competed in the 800-meters at the indoor conference championships.

XC 2009: Did not compete. XC 2008: Competed at the Idaho State Invitational, finishing 27th with a time of 12:22.76. XC 2007: Competed in four meets during the cross country season ... recorded her best finish at the Idaho State Invitational, finishing 12th with a time of 12:08.

Prep: Four-year letter winner in soccer, cross country and track & field at Cedar HS ... member of the 3A state championship 4x100-meter relay team ...

Foreign Language Sterling Scholar for CHS ... region champion for CHS in the 800-meters, while finishing second at the region meet int he 200-meters and 400-meters.

Personal: Parents are Ken and Leann Lundgren ... majoring in nursing ... married to Wade Nielson, also a member of the SUU Track and Field team.

jamie SMITH So. • Distance • Lehi, Utah • Lehi HS OUT 2010: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season ... ran in the 800m; 1,500m and 3,000m during the year ... recorded season-best times of 2:25.53 (800m), 4:54.54 (1,500m) and 10:54.37 in the 5,000-meters. OUT 2009: Did not compete. IN 2010: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... ran in the 800m; mile and 3,000m during the year. IN 2009: Competed in four meets during the indoor season ... recorded season-best times of 10:35.81 (3,000m), 5:12.70 (mile) and 2:21.06 (800m).

XC 2009: Did not compete. XC 2008: Competed in seven meets during the cross country season ... was the top finisher for the Thunderbirds in all but one meet during the year ... named first-team all-Summit League for a fifth-place finish at the Summit League championships.

Prep: Finished sixth in the state in the 800m and third in the distance medley relay, running the 800-meter leg ... academic all-region IV ... graduated in the top 15 of her class.

Personal: Parents are Suzanne and Craig Smith ... majoring in nursing.

dayna VanARSDOL So. • Distance • Moab, Utah • Grand County HS OUT 2010: Did not compete. IN 2010: Did not compete. XC 2009: Did not compete.

Prep: Two-time cross country 2A state champion ... 2A state champion in the 3,200-meters in 2007 ... academic all-state honoree in cross country in 2008 ... KUTV Athlete of the Week in 2008 during the cross country season.

Personal: Parents are Keith and Dianne VanArsdol ... majoring in secondary education ... older brother, Kelly, is also on the SUU T&F team.

danielle WEST Fr. • Distance • American Fork, Utah • American Fork HS Prep: Competed at American Fork HS, helping the Cavemen to the Utah state cross country championship ... earned all-state honors in the 800- and 1,600-meters ... broke a 17-year-old school record in the 800-meters ... four-time academic all-region honoree.

Personal: Parents are Terry and Susan West ... biology major.

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History & Records

COURSE RECORDS Men Idaho State Invitational 6k Pocatello, ID 1. Kevin Sandall 18:45.27 2009 2. Cameron Levins 18:51.6 2008 3. Mark Currell 19:09. 2007 4. Hayden Hawks 19:16.09 2009 5. Nate Jewkes 19:16.4 2008 6. Rex Shields 19:22. 2006 7. Dallas Eborn 19:23.51 2009 8. Dave Sheeran 19:38. 2006 9. Adam McDonald 19:42 2010 10. Graham Cheever 19:43.32 2009

Color Country Invitational 8k Cedar City, UT 1. Cameron Levins 24:48 2009 2. Kevin Sandall 25:26.7 2009 3. Hayden Hawks 25:39.4 2009 4. Dallas Eborn 25:50.7 2010 5. Eric Sandall 26:20.0 2010 6. Robby Lee 26:26.2 2010 7. Skylar Riggs 26:26.9 2009 8. Kevin Robison 26:37.6 2010 9. Graham Cheever 26:38.2 2009 10. Kyle Winward 26:49.0 2010

UNM North Golf Course Albuquerque, NM 1. Jess Baumgartner 30:23.8 2. Cameron Levins 31:06.4 3. Rex Shields 31:32.4 4. J.D. Nielson 31:50 5. Mark Currell 31:53.3 6. Kevin Sandall 31:56.2 7. David Sheeran 31:56.3 8. Adam McDonald 32:02.3 9. Hayden Hawks 32:25.3 10. Sean McLachlan 32:57

UC Riverside Invitational Riverside, CA 1. Cameron Levins 23:48.6 2. Mark Currell 24:07.2 3. Jess Baumgartner 24:29.

4. Kevin Sandall 24:46.8 5. Rex Shields 24:54.8 6. Adam McDonald 24:59.5 7. Dallas Eborn 25:10.9 8. Dave Sheeran 25:12.9 9. Brad Parker 25:20.8 10. John Hart 25:27.8

NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, IN 1. Mark Currell 24:14.0 2. Jess Baumgartner 24:17 3. Cameron Levins 24:22.4 4. Rex Shields 24:46.6 5. Nate Jewkes 24:57.7 6. Kevin Sandall 25:11.6 7. Nigel Sharp 25:21.1 8. Dallas Eborn 25:36.5 9. Graham Cheever 25:42.3 10. Dave Sheeran 25:53.0

WSU Riverside Golf Course 10k Ogden, UT 1. Curtis Moore 31.02.3 2000 2. Mark Currell 31:33.2 2007 3. Jody Benson 31:49.9 1997 4. Zak James 31:52.9 2000 5. Phil Whoolston 32:05.7 1997 6. Ted Hanson 32:19.2 1997 7. Cameron Levins 32:30.4 2007 8. Mark Wright 32:31.4 2000 9. Sean McLachlan 32:34.3 2003 10. Chris Merkeley 32:36.2 1997

UC Collindale Golf Course Fort Collins. CO 1. Cameron Levins 30:17.8 2. Curtis Moore 30:22.7 3. Jess Baumgartner 30:23.1 4. Jody Benson 30:25.1 5. Nate Jewkes 30:33.0 6. Zak James 31:01.2 7. Dave Sheeran 31:09.0 8. Chad Sanada 31:15.4 9. Mark Wright 31:22.3 10. Kevin Sandall 31:49.3

U of U Rose Park Golf Course 6k Salt Lake City, UT 1. Sylvia Bedford 21:57.1 2010 2. Kirsten Bradford 21:57.9 2010 3. Whitney Curtis 22:14.0 2010 4. Steffi Minson 22:14.4 2010 5. Jamie Smith 22:32.7 2010 6. Madalyn Jones 23:16.2 2010 7. Danielle West 23:44.6 2010

BYU East Bay Golf Course Provo, UT 1. Tawny Parks 22:45.9 2. Jandee Anderson 22:58.7 3. Natalie Quilter 23:12.0 4. Megan Shcmutz 23:23.8 5. Amey Gouchnour 23:28.0 6. Heidi Houle 23:38.6 7. Jodi Welcker 23:44.9 8. Sharla Manuele 24:51.9 9. Madison Syndergaard 24:56.6

Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, IN 1. Cameron Levins 24.11 2. Nate Jewkes 24:39 3. Hayden Hawks 24:48 4. Cody Moat 25:10 5. Nigel Sharp 25:17 6. Kevin Sandall 25:22 7. Dallas Eborn 25:34 8. Majeed Abudu 25:49 9. Brad Parker 25:50 10. Charles Degnan 25:56

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BYU East Bay Golf Course Provo, UT 1. Zak James 31:57.1 2. Shaun Vernon 32:38.6 3. Cody Moat 32:39.9 4. Dallas Eborn 32:50.5 5. Chad Sanada 32:52.4 6. Mark Wright 33:01.0 7. Majeed Abudu 33:10.5 8. J.D. Nielson 33:16.6 9. Justin Leavitt 33:21.0 10. Cory Jeffers 33:31.4

10k 1998 2005 2001 2005 2005 1998 2001 2001 2005 2001 10k 2008 1999 2004 1999 2008 1999 2008 2004 1999 2004

U of U Rose Park Golf Course 10k Salt Lake City, UT 1. Dallas Eborn 31:58.4 2010 2. Kevin Robison 33:33.3 2010 3. Robby Lee 33:38..4 2010

Women Idaho State Invitational 3k Pocatello, ID 1. Sharla Manuele 10:17.7 2009 2. Sylvia Bedford 10:27. 2010 3. Jamie Smith 10:51. 2010 4. Diana Medina 10:52.15 2009 5. Madalyn Olpin 10:59.01 2009 6. Whitney Curtis 11:04.64 2009 7. Danielle West 11:06. 2010 8. Kate Call 11:06.2 2009 9. Kirsten Bradford 11:08. 2010 10. Kiersten Blauer 11:11 2008 UC Riverside Invitational Riverside, CA 1. Sharla Manuele 17:09.5 2. Sylvia Bedford 17:18.0 3. Alisha Bezanson 17:31.3 4. Danielle West 17:35.3 5. Diana Medina 17:36.8 6. Jamie Smith 17:39.9 7. Kirsten Bradford 17:45.2 8. Madalyn Olpin 17:48.0 9. Kirsten Sly 17:49.4 10. Whitney Curtis 17:56.1 Notre Dame Invitational South Bend, IN 1. Sharla Manuele 17:24 2. Diana Medina 17:42 3. Jamie Smith 17:58 4. Sylvia Bedford 18:08 5. Kirsten Bradford 18:13 6. Alisha Bezanson 18:14 7. Madalyn Olpin 18:22 8. Steffi Minson 18:28 9. Lynzee Baxter 18:39 10. Megan Shmutz 18:46 Whitney Curtis 18:46

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Color Country Invitational 5k Cedar City, UT 1. Sylvia Bedford 18:31.1 2010 2. Kirsten Bradford 18:55.6 2010 3. Jamie Smith 19:12.4 2010 4. Danielle West 19:19.6 2010 5. Shelli Richardson 19:26.0 2010 6. Steffi Minson 19:33.1 2010 7. Whitney Curtis 19:39.7 2010 8. Madalyn Jones 20:06.5 2010 9. Kaylee Coates 20:21.4 2010 10. Dayna VanArsdol 20:39.3 2010 6k 1. Sharla Manuele 21:50.0 2009 2. Diana Medina 22:09.5 2009 3. Madalyn Olpin 22:38.7 2009 4. Sylvia Bedford 23:00.3 2009 5. Whitney Curtis 23:05.4 2009 6. Shelli Richardson 23:12.6 2009 7. Kirsten Sly 23:16.6 2009 8. Kate Call 23:36.1 2009 9. Kindal Erickson 23:51.9 2009 10. Kaylee Coates 24:17.5 2009

NCAA Pre-Nationals 6k Terre Haute, IN 1. Sharla Manuele 21:16.5 2009 2. Diana Medina 21:43.9 2009 3. Jamie Smith 21:49.6 2010 4. Sylvia Bedford 21:55.4 2010 5. Kirsten Sly 22:13 2008 6. Steffi Minson 22:18 2008 7. Madalyn Olpin 22:30.6 2009 8. Danielle West 22:52.1 2010 9. Whitney Curtis 22:59.9 2009 10. Lynzee Baxter 23:00 2008

UNM North Golf Course Albuquerque, NM 1. Sharla Manuele 21:36.3 2. Diana Medina 21:56.7 3. Madalyn Olpin 22:30.0 4. Alisha Bezanson 22:35 5. Natalie Quilter 22:41 6. Megan Schmutz 22:53 7. Sylvia Bedford 22:55.5 8. Whitney Curtis 22:56.0 9. Shelli Richardson 22:56.3 10. Stephanie Hart 23:26

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WSU Riverside Golf Course 6k Ogden, UT 1. Sharla Manuele 21:27.5 2007 2. Alisha Bezanson 22:01.2 2003 3. Natalie Quilter 22:47.1 2003 4. Joanna Crowther 22:48.0 2007 5. Diana Medina 22:56.5 2007 6. Carma Barnett 23:01.7 2003 7. Stephanie Hart 23:15.2 2003 8. Madalyn Olpin 23:19.7 2007 9. Kate Call 23:21.4 2007 10. Jandee Anderson 23:23.2 2000

UC Collindale Golf Course Fort Collins. CO 1. Jamie Smith 21:21.5 2. Alisha Bezanson 21:58.6 3. Tawny Parks 22:26 4. Kiersten Blauer 22:31.9 5. Kirsten Sly 22:35.1 6. Amy Gochnour 22:44.8 7. Diana Medina 22:49.4 8. Lynzee Baxter 22:52.4 9. Kate Call 23:40.6 10. Steffi Minson 24:02.1

6k 2005 2001 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 6k 2008 2004 2004 2008 2008 2004 2008 2008 2008 2008

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2009 RECAP Southern Utah cross country enjoyed a wealth of success in 2009, including a pair of Summit League champions, a team title for the women, a coach of the year honor and newcomer of the year award.

The year began at the Idaho State Invitational where the women raced to a second-place finish with the men running to a first-place finish. Thunderbirds swept the individual titles as Sharla Manuele finished the 3k course in 10:17.79 while Kevin Sandall ran the men's 6k course in 18:45.27.

The teams then competed at the UC Riverside Invitational with the women finishing sixth and the men finishing in third place. Cameron Levins was only seven seconds off a first-place finish, crossing the line in second place with a time of 23:48.6. Levins' time marked a new school record on the course as Manuele's seventh-place finish on the women's side also set a new course record for the T-Birds with a time of 17:09.5.

Following a two week break, Southern Utah appeared on a national stage as the team participated in the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. Levins and Manuele again paced the Thunderbirds with top finishes and SUU course-record times. Levins finished the slow, boggy course in 24:11 with Manuele running to a time of 17:24.

The T-Birds defended their home turf the next weekend as SUU hosted the Color Country Invitational. Levins and Manuele continued their record-breaking seasons, finishing first in the men's and women's races and setting new course records in the process.

However, they were not the only runners to finish in the top ten as Diana Medina (3rd), Sylvia Bedford (6th) and Madalyn Olpin (8th) each turned in strong performances on the women's side. For the men, Sandall and freshman Hayden Hawks helped the Thunderbirds capture three of the top four spots as the duo finishing

third and fourth, respectively.

Southern Utah was, once again, in the national spotlight the next week as the team competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Indiana. Manuele and Levins were the top finishers for the Thunderbirds with Medina (21:43) also turning in an SUU course record during the race. Levins finished with a time of 24:25 with Manuele recording a time of 21:16.

SUU was back at home, following a break, as the team hosted the 2009 Summit League Cross Country Championships. The women dominated the race, capturing every conference award, including Summit League MVP honors for Manuele and Newcomer of the Year for SUU freshman Whitney Curtis. Medina was just behind Manuele in second place as the Thunderbird women finished more than 60 ahead of the second place team.

Despite Levins' first-place finish on the men's side, Southern Utah was just five points off a conference title, finishing second to South Dakota State. Levins finished the race with a time of 24:48 and was joined in the top four by Sandall, who finished in fourth place with a time of 25:26.70.

Along with the team title for the women, SUU head coach Eric Houle was honored as the Summit League Coach of the Year.

The teams went on to compete at the NCAA Mountain Regional in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the women finishing 10th and the men finishing 11th. Levins and Manuele were the story again for the Thunderbirds turning in the top finishes as each crossed the line in 22nd place.

Manuele's time of 21:36.2 broke the previous SUU course record by almost one minute to cap her career in Cedar City.

Cameron Levins

Sharla Manuele

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2009 RESULTS Idaho State Invitational • Pocatello, Idaho • Sept. 12, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (2) 1. Southern Utah, 23 2. Idaho State, 42

Women’s Team Scores (2) 1. Idaho State, 27 2. Southern Utah, 28

Men (6k, 36 runners) 1.

Kevin Sandall, 18:45.27 2.

Cameron Levins, 18:51.91 5.

Hayden Hawks, 19:16.09 7. Dallas Eborn, 19:23.51 8.

Graham Cheever, 19:43.52 14. Skylar Riggs, 20:10.42 16. Nate Houle, 20:28.87 19. Kevin Robison, 20:46.90 22. Gary Hatch, 21:05.92

Women (3k, 22 runners) 1. Sharla Manuele, 10:17.79 4. Sylvia Bedford, 10:43.11 7. Diana Medina, 10:52.15 10. Madalyn Olpin, 10:59.01 12. Whitney Curtis, 11:04.64 13. Kate Call, 11:06.20 14. Kristen Sly, 11:11.81 15. Shelli Richardson, 11:13.61 16. Kaylee Coates, 11:20.64 17. Lynzee Baxter, 11:20.89 18. Jo Gullo, 11:40.36 19. Kindal Erickson, 11:49.59 22. Lindsey Holmes, 12:03.82

UC Riverside Invitational • Riverside, Cal. • Sept. 19, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (30) 1.

Brigham Young, 23 2. UC Riverside, 73 3.

Southern Utah, 131

Women’s Team Scores (27) 1. UC Riverside, 89 2.

Brigham Young, 98 3.

Azusa Pacific, 106 6. Southern Utah, 125

Men (8k, 343 runners) 2.

Cameron Levins, 23:48.6 19. Kevin Sandall, 24:46.8 32. Graham Cheever, 25:11.0 50. Dallas Eborn, 25:30.9 59. Hayden Hawks, 25:41.9 80. Skylar Riggs, 25:53.9 143. Kevin Robison, 26:54.3 198. Erik Peterson, 27:41.1 271. Gary Hatch, 29:04.0

Women (5k, 217 runners) 6. Sharla Manuele, 17:09.5 17. Diana Medina, 17:36.8 28. Madalyn Olpin, 17:48.0 33. Kirsten Sly, 17:49.4 43. Whitney Curtis, 17:56.1 56. Sylvia Bedford, 18:07.5 73. Kaylee Coates, 18:19.0 81. Kate Call, 18:26.7 106. Kindal Erickson, 18:49.7

Notre Dame Invitational • South Bend, Ind. • Oct. 2, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (23) 1.

Washington, 113 2.

Providence College, 119 3. New Mexico, 151 19. Southern Utah, 425

Men (8k, 179 runners) 14. Cameron Levins, 24:11 54. Hayden Hawks, 24:48 103. Kevin Sandall, 25:22 114. Dallas Eborn, 25:32 154. Skylar Riggs, 26:18 156. Graham Cheever, 26:21 172. Nate Houle, 27:00

NCAA Pre-Nationals • Terre Haute, Ind. • Oct. 17, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (35) 1. Stanford, 47 2.

Colorado, 130 3.

Brigham Young, 163 28. Southern Utah, 28

Women’s Team Scores (37) 1.

Colorado, 94 2.

Florida State, 135 3. Oregon, 169 17. Southern Utah, 483

Men (8k, 237 runners) 42. Cameron Levins, 25:25.9 106. Kevin Sandall, 25:11.6 166. Dallas Eborn, 25:54.8 188. Hayden Hawks, 26:10.0 192. Skylar Riggs, 26:13.7 207. Graham Cheever, 26:35.6 231. Nate Houle, 17:01.4

Women (6k, 249 runners) 28. Sharla Manuele, 21:16.5 58. Diana Medina, 21:43.9 113. Sylvia Bedford, 22:12.4 138. Madalyn Olpin, 22:30.6 146. Kirsten Sly, 22:35.1 179. Whitney Curtis, 22:59.9 228. Kaylee Coates, 23:55.7

Summit League Championships • Cedar City, Utah • Oct. 31, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (10) 1. South Dakota State, 59 2. Southern Utah, 64 3. Oakland, 72

Women’s Team Scores (10) 1. Southern Utah, 32 2. North Dakota State, 96 3. Oral Roberts, 115

Men (8k, 71 runners) 1.

Cameron Levins, 24:48.0 4.

Kevin Sandall, 25:26.7 13. Hayden Hawks, 26:10.9 22. Skylar Riggs, 26:26.9 24. Graham Cheever, 26:38.2 30. Dallas Eborn, 26:58.8 39. Kevin Robison, 27:36.8

Women (6k, 70 runners) 1. Sharla Manuele, 21:50.0 2. Diana Medina, 22:09.5 5.

Madalyn Olpin, 22:38.7 11. Whitney Curtis, 23:05.4 13. Shelli Richardson, 23:12.6 15. Sylvia Bedford, 23:24.1 17. Kate Call, 23:36.1 20. Kindal Erickson, 23:51.9

NCAA Mountain Regional • Albuquerque, N.M. • Nov. 14, 2009

Women’s Team Scores (22) 1.

Washington, 33 2.

Princeton, 68 3.

Florida, 104 14. Southern Utah, 422

Men’s Team Scores (17) 1.

Brigham Young, 54 2.

Colorado, 55 3. New Mexico, 77 11. Southern Utah, 320

Women’s Team Scores (20) 1.

Colorado, 48 2. Texas Tech, 53 3.

Brigham Young, 114 10. Southern Utah, 266

Women (5k, 178 runners) 34. Sharla Manuele, 17:24 67. Diana Medina, 17:42 103. Sylvia Bedford, 18:13 114. Madalyn Olpin, 18:22 123. Kirsten Sly, 18:27 144. Whitney Curtis, 18:46 163. Kaylee Coates, 19:04 168. Kate Call, 19:24 171. Kindal Erickson, 19:34

Men (10k, 118 runners) 22. Cameron Levins, 31:06.4 45. Kevin Sandall, 31:56.2 65. Hayden Hawks, 32:25.3 93. Skylar Riggs, 33:19.7 95. Dallas Eborn, 33:25.2 103. Graham Cheever, 33:43.2 117. Kevin Robison, 35:06.2

Women (6k, runners) 22. Sharla Manuele, 21:36.2 31. Diana Medina, 21:56.7 58. Madalyn Olpin, 22:30.0 77. Sylvia Bedford, 22:55.5 78. Whitney Curtis, 22:56.0 79. Shelli Richardson, 22:56.3 116. Kate Call, 24:00.5

Color Country Invitational • Cedar City, Utah • Oct. 10, 2009 Men’s Team Scores (3) 1. Utah Valley, 19 2. Southern Utah, 39 3. Dixie State College, 85 Men (8k, 44 runners) 4.

Kevin Sandall, 25:32.9 7. Dallas Eborn, 25:50.7 11. Eric Sandall, 26:20.0 12. Robby Lee, 26:26.2 14. Kevin Robison, 26:37.6 16. Kyle Winward, 26:49.0 20. Shinano Miyazawa, 27:02.6 24. Nigel Sharp, 27:53.4 26. Al Galan, 28:02.4

Women’s Team Scores (3) 1. Utah Valley, 23 2. Southern Utah, 34 3. Dixie State College, 85 Women (5k, 45 runners) 2. Sylvia Bedford, 18:31.1 5.

Kirsten Bradford, 18:55.6 9.

Jamie Smith, 19:12.4 12. Shelli Richardson, 19:26.0 14. Steffi Minson, 19:33.1 15. Whitney Curtis, 19:39.7 20. Madalyn Jones, 20:06.5 21. Kaylee Coates, 20:21.4 22. Dayna VanArsdol, 20:39.3 25. Kindal Erickson, 20:51.1

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2010 PREVIEW Southern Utah’s cross country team will enter the 2010 season with high expectations after the successes of 2009. The women’s team has been chosen as a favorite in the annual Summit League preseason coaches poll after taking home the title in 2009. The men garnered a second-place vote by the coaches after finishing only five points behind first-place team South Dakota State.

The women’s team will lose one of its top distance runners after 2009 MVP and Athlete of the Year Sharla Manuele’s 2010 graduation. Manuele will remain involved in the cross country program, however, as she stays on as an assistant coach.

Returning to the women’s team will be reigning Newcomer of the Year Whitney Curtis as well as first team all-Summit finisher Madalyn Olpin and second-team finisher Shelli Richardson.

Sylvia Bedford rounds out the scored returning women as second-place runner Diana Medina is anticipated to take a redshirt season. sylvia Bedford Freshmen Danielle West (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) and Emily Hills (West Jordan, Utah/ West Jordan HS) will join the women’s team in the 2010 season. West came out of her high school track career with all-state and academic all-region honors.

Hills also competed on the state level in cross country, finishing in twelfth place at the state 5A championship.

Madalyn Jones The men will also be competing without one of their top runners as Summit League MVP and Athlete of the Year Cameron Levins takes a redshirt season to focus on personal training and improvement.

Kevin Sandall will be the highest scoring runner for the men’s team, after his fourth place finish earned him first-team all-Summit honors at the 2009 conference championships. Graham Cheever will be the only other returning member of the scoring team.

Several new freshmen will be joining the men’s team including Robby Lee (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS), Eric Sandall (Elko, Nevada/Elko HS), Kyle Winward (Enoch, Utah/Canyon View HS), Al Galan (Las Vegas, Nevada/ Liberty HS), Travis McDonough (Las Vegas, Nevada/Centennial HS), Shinano Miyazawa (Orem, Utah/Mountain View HS), and Travis McDonough (Las Vegas, Nevada/Centennial HS).

Lee comes from a two-time all-state and eight-time all-region high school career in cross country. Sandall, younger brother of Kevin Sandall, also comes from a successful high school career, competing on the state level and earning multiple academic all-state recognition.

Winward is also an all-state honoree.

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Kevin Sandall

NOTEWORTHY ALUMNUS

2006 ALL-AMERICAN Jess Baumgartner NCAA Nationals- 3rd Place 10k- 30:53.2

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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE As The Summit League concludes its third decade as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the ascending level of performance among the 10 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 championship sports continues.

Now in its 29th year, The Summit League is in the midst of a renaissance, both on the playing eld and in the classroom. During the 2009-10 academic year, the League produced a national champion, 11 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and 33 IUPUI ’s Chen Ni became The Summit Academic All-District honorees.

League ’s rst NCAA female national IUPUI ’s Chen Ni made history champion, winning the women ’s platform at the NCAA Swimming & Diving dive at the 2010 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships and highlighted Championships. the individual accomplishments in 2009-10. The sophomore became The Summit League ’s rst female national champion, and fth NCAA titlist overall, when she nished rst in the platform dive.

Also garnering national recognition was Oakland men ’s basketball player Keith Benson, who received The Summit League ’s rst national individual award for basketball performance when he was named the Lou Henson Award winner as the nation ’s Mid-Major Player of the Year.

The level of performance in men ’s basketball continued to rise as The Summit League was one of just six leagues outside of the “power six ” conferences to have both of its championship game participants compete with RPI ratings in the top 85. The Summit League had two teams post 25-win seasons, making it one of seven leagues outside of the “power six ” and one of 12 overall in Division I to make that claim. Summit League champion Oakland set new standards for season League victories (17), winning percentage (.944) and tied the mark for consecutive League wins (16).

The Summit League ’s Basketball Championship extended its visibility in 2010, as for the rst time in history all 14 men ’s and women ’s tournament games were televised, including all seven men ’s contests with a national reach via an ESPN platform. Overall attendance in Sioux Falls, S.D., was the second-highest on record and a new women ’s quarternal session mark was set with 5,384 spectators.

Several other sports also saw records fall during the 2009-10 campaign. In volleyball, North Dakota State set a new mark with its 37th consecutive League win en route to its second straight undefeated season. Additionally, the League set standards for postseason participation in both track & eld, where an all-time best 50 athletes qualied for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Rounds, and women ’s basketball, where three teams advanced to postseason play.

Academically, six Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams that have a Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. IPFW led with three teams on the list, including men ’s cross country, women ’s golf and volleyball, while another trio of teams, UMKC volleyball, North Dakota State women ’s golf and Oakland women ’s golf, also received accolades.

The national reach of The Summit League continues to expand with member institutions selected as hosts for NCAA Championship events, beginning with UMKC serving as a co-host for the 2010 NCAA Volleyball Championship. IUPUI will serve as a co-host for the 2011 Women ’s Final Four and the 2015 Men ’s Final Four and be the host for both the 2013 and 2017 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. League members were selected for several NCAA preliminary competitions with Oakland hosting the 2010 Cross Country Great Lakes Regional and 2013 Men ’s Basketball First and

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Second Rounds and IUPUI serving as co-host for one of the four 2013 Men ’s Basketball Regionals.

Originally formed in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fourth year of a rebranding that followed its 25th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes. Included in the plan was the league ’s new name, the creation of a new image and the addition of three member institutions.

The Summit League has a combined enrollment of over 125,000 at 10 member institutions: Centenary College of Louisiana, IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University.

In April 2009, the University of South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the league with full membership beginning in 201112 and currently serves as an associate member for swimming and diving. The League has one additional associate member in Eastern Illinois University, which currently competes in swimming and diving and will join in men ’s soccer in 2011.

These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes.

Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League has had several transcendent moments on the national stage. In 1986, Cleveland State upset third-seeded Indiana in the rst round of the NCAA Men ’s Basketball Tournament on its way to a berth in the Sweet 16. A decade later, Valparaiso captured the nation ’s attention when Bryce Drew hit “the shot ” to defeat No. 4 seed Mississippi in an NCAA rst-round game and spark its Sweet 16 run.

More recently, Oral Roberts ’ baseball program nished the 2004 campaign with a national-ranking and became the rst Summit League school to reach an NCAA Super Regional in 2006. Three years later, North Dakota State ’s 2009 softball team became the rst League member to win an NCAA regional and advance to the Super Regional round. During the 2008-09 basketball season, South Dakota State ’s women ’s team was nationally-ranked throughout the year and capped its season with an NCAA Tournament rst round victory.

The League has produced ve NCAA champions, four Olympic athletes and several All-Americans in the sports of track and eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Numerous professionals and several draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball rst round picks, a pair of NBA rst rounders and one WNBA selection. Former Summit Leaguers Kevin Duckworth (NBA) and Kevin Seitzer (MLB) each were two-time all-stars during their professional careers.

Recent and historical success coupled with an increased growth among its membership base gives The Summit League a promising future on the landscape of college athletics.

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

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Tom Douple Commissioner

Commissioner .................................................................Tom Douple Associate Commissioner .....................................Myndee Kay Larsen Assistant Commissioner ..................................................Greg Walter Director of Communications .......................................... David Brauer Director of Marketing ..............................................Vanessa Quimpo Associate Director of Communications ............................ Greg Mette Assistant Director of Compliance & Administration ....Matthew Boyer Ofce Manager ............................................................ Brenda Hilton Communications Assistant .............................. Stephanie Sabaduquia

This is SUU

SUU ATHLETIC MISSION SUU Athletic Department Mission Statement

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Southern Utah University’s Athletic Department is dedicated to providing quality programs that assist in complimenting and fulfilling the University’s educational objectives and mission.

The athletic program adheres to the policies and procedures of the NCAA and the rules of any conference, league or association of which it is a member.

The Athletic Department is committed to excellence in academics as well as athletics and focuses on fielding competitive teams at the Division I level. Participation in intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the student’s overall educational experience.

The University strives to reach the highest possible graduation rate for all of its student-athletes while focusing on their social, cultural and intellectual development.

The Athletic Department recognizes the importance of equity in all of its programs

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and promotes diversity in both student-athletes and staff. Student-athletes, coaches and all others associated with intercollegiate athletics are expected to embrace the principles of sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

SUU Athletic Success

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Southern Utah University has an outstanding athletic tradition. The majority of

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SUU’s sports are affiliated with the Summit League, with the exception of gymnastics (which competes in the Western Athletic Conference) and football, a charter member of the Great West Football Conference.

SUU’s teams regularly compete for conference championships. This past year SUU women captured the Summit League cross country title while the gymnastics team took home the Western Athletic Conference trophy. Several teams on campus David Palmer

advanced to the conference tournament in their respective sports with a collection of individual athletes garnering all-tournament and all-conference honors.

The SUU gymnastics team has been represented in NCAA post-season competition every year since 1991. This past season, Southern Utah was represented at the NCAA National Championships in gymnastics as well as indoor and outdoor track

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& field.

Southern Utah football has claimed three FCS rushing titles over the past decade.

Pictured Nick Freitas - Two-time all-Summit League peformer and 2009 draft pick of the Minnesota Twins Nick Miller - Led the nation in all-purpose yards in 2008. Currently plays for the

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Challis Pascucci - 2010 all-Summit League honoree Jess Baumgartner - 2007 Cross Country NCAA All-American (Third Place) Marci Pratt - Two-time Summit League Player of the Year Kristi Koplin - 2010 NCAA National Championship Qualifier Nate Page

Elise Wheeler - Three-time All-American, 2009 Regional and WAC Gymnast of the Year Fred House - Mid-Continent Conference MVP Nate Page - 2009 NCAA National Championship Qualifier Ksusha Nazarova - Two-time all-Summit League performer Analaine Pelaez - 2010 Summit League Freshman of the Year Kristen Fronk

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David Palmer - Named Japan Basketball League MVP Kristen Fronk - Two-time all-Summit League honoree

Ken Beazer

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

SUU Athletic Director

Ken Beazer was named Southern Utah’s Athletic Director on Dec. 21, 2005 and took the reins of the program Jan. 2, 2006.

Beazer came to Southern Utah from Utah

Bobby Alworth Media Relations

Debby Baker Head Volleyball Coach

Marlene Barth Academic Coordinator

Scott Bauman Head Gymnastics Coach

Dan Bennion Strength & Conditioning

Todd Brown Assoc. AD/Compliance

Richard Church Head Golf Coach

Kyle Cottam Media Relations

David Eldredge Head Baseball Coach

Neil Gardner Asst. AD/Media Relations

Dr. Deborah Hill Faculty Athletic Rep.

Eric Houle Head XC/T&F Coach

Kit Janes Eligibility Specialist

Ed Lamb Head Football Coach

Lenny Lee Head Tennis Coach

Kyle Magnusson Head Softball Coach

Ricky Mendini Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine

JR Payne Head WBB Coach

Roger Reid Head MBB Coach

Suzie Rowley KP Sports Marketing

Shon Spevak Ticket Manager

Brian Stock Head Soccer Coach

Kristen Whittaker Asst. AD/Business/SWA

Teshia Williams Administrative Asst.

State University, where he has served as director of athletic development for the past fourplus years. While at USU, Beazer developed and initiated the largest capital campaign in the history of the school’s athletic department, including fund-raising for a planned $25 million renovation of Romney Stadium.

Prior to his time at Utah State, Beazer spent nine years at Snow College, the first three as defensive coordinator on the football coaching staff and the final six – from 1995 to 2001 – as the school’s director of athletics. As a coach his teams ranked among the NJCAA’s top five defenses two of his three seasons, while as AD at Snow he implemented the college’s first Athletic Foundation Board as well as an annual giving program. He also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant football coach at Washington State University.

Beazer is a 1989 graduate of Weber State University with a degree in broadcast communication. He also holds a master of arts degree in communication from Washington State, as well as an associate of arts in the same field from Snow College.

Beazer and his wife, Cidnee, are the parents of four children: Rhett, Adrienne, Jadon and Harrison.

Ken Beazer on SUU Athletics: Southern Utah University is truly a place where academics come first. The strong academic commitment of the staff and coaches is manifest in the overall academic accomplishments our teams achieve on an annual basis. The University’s strong academic emphasis, coupled with the dedicated efforts of the student athletes, allows the Athletics Department to continually post high marks in the classroom.

The academic climate offered at SUU enables the institution to attract and retain high quality student athletes with sound character and a clear understanding of personal responsibility. Thunderbird Athletics was recently rewarded by its fellow institutions with an unprecedented, fourth consecutive Mid-Continent Conference Sportsmanship Award, setting a new standard by which all institutions are now measured.

Southern Utah is fortunate to have a great relationship with the community, bringing new meaning to the term, “campus community.” Cedar City residents are hospitable, friendly and eager to serve, creating an ideal setting for personal growth. Thunderbird student athletes readily accept their responsibility of role models and spent countless hours in the local schools mentoring children.

Southern Utah University’s commitment to athletics is manifest in its first class athletic facilities, providing the necessary amenities for a student athlete to achieve his/her athletic goals and compete at higher levels.

Southern Utah University is an ideal place to achieve academic and athletic excellence and reach the high expectations we all have. Southern Utah University is one of the best locations to experience a true college atmosphere.

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Dr. Michael T. Benson

Southern Utah University President

Michael T. Benson was appointed the 15th president of Southern Utah University on November 10, 2006, by the Utah State Board of Regents.

Dr. Benson came to SUU from Snow College where he served as president for five years. Prior to his tenure in Ephraim, Dr. Benson was special assistant to the president and secretary to the University of Utah, a cabinet-level position on that campus. During his presidency at Snow, athletic teams excelled, winning several conference championships and finishing near the top of national rankings. He was instrumental in establishing America’s premier junior college football bowl game, the Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl, played each December in Salt Lake City. Dr. Benson currently serves as Chair of the Presidents’ Council for the Summit League.

President Benson is the father of four children, Emma, Samuel, Truman Taft, and Tatum Anne. He and his wife Debi, along with the kids, are regularly seen around campus and at all types of sporting events.

An accomplished athlete, Dr. Benson was captain of the East High School basketball team and one of four sophomores on the team that won the 1981 Utah State championship. He turned down track scholarships as a senior at East to enroll at Brigham Young University on a leadership scholarship, eventually earning a bachelor’s degree in political science, English, and history while playing on the junior varsity basketball team.

He has also competed in the worlds oldest rivalry, serving as a player/coach in leading Oxford University over Cambridge in the 1994 Varsity Basketball Match.

President Benson has completed several marathons with his best time (2:41) winning his age division at the St. George Marathon. In 1984, Michael was one of only 19 teenagers to compete in the Boston Marathon, with his finishing time of 2:52 placing him in the top 15% of all registered runners. While President of Snow College, he ran the St. George Marathon again, this time raising over $50,000 for the athletic department. He currently maintains a seven handicap in his favorite sport, golf.

Dr. Benson holds a doctorate in modern Middle Eastern History from Oxford University. His criticallyacclaimed book, Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel has led to many lecturing and consulting opportunities. Michael regularly leads tour groups to the Middle East where he is eager to share his love for and knowledge of the region. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in non-profit administration at the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame.

The Bensons are delighted to be at Southern Utah University and look forward to supporting Thunderbird student-athletes for many years to come.

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SUU ADMINISTRATION Dear Thunderbird Fans and Supporters: One of America’s great coaches once said, “The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.” All of us at Southern Utah University are committed to helping our student-athletes as they prepare to win on their respective fields and courts of competition. But more importantly, we are committed to helping them acquire those tools, experiences, and skills that will help them succeed in life and their life’s work. I thank you for your continued commitment to SUU and its many outstanding athletic programs which now number 17 – the second highest number of Division I sports programs offered in the entire State of Utah.

For all those who enjoy a football Saturday on a beautiful fall day in the shadow of Cedar Mountain, the benefits of Division I athletics in our community are innumerable. From the dollars spent by visiting teams and fans in our local places of business to the positive media coverage generated by our studentathletes, the University is the beneficiary of these and other positive by-products of the substantial investment in our athletic program. Donors and alumni are even more proud of their association with the University when they see a return on their donated dollars in the form of success on the field and in the classroom.

Excellence in athletics will continue to be an investment we are willing to make at Southern Utah University. In addition to those student-athletes who learn invaluable lessons in both the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” athletics provide excellent participation opportunities for students in bands, cheer squads, dance teams, trainers, marketing interns, and many more. Our student athletes also represent a large percentage of the geographic, socioeconomic, ethnic, and religious diversity on campus which, I believe, enhances and enriches the academic and social experience of ALL our students.

I heartily commend our athletic director, Ken Beazer, and his able and committed staff for their superb stewardship of the funds directed toward athletics. I also wish to thank all the academic and support staff who regularly monitor the progress of our student-athletes to ensure their commitment to “prepare to win” while at SUU and well beyond.

Thank you for your support of Southern Utah University and the proud Thunderbird tradition.

Yours sincerely, President Michael Benson

Back Row (L to R): Dorian Page,Vice President of Finances; Michael Carter, Assistant Attorney General; Dean O’Driscoll,Vice President for University Relations; Dialea Adams, President’s Office Administrative Assistant; Stuart Jones,Vice President for Advancement Front Row (L to R): Donna Eddleman,Vice President of Student Services; Dr. Bradley Cook, Provost; Dr. Michael T. Benson, SUU President; Ken Beazer, SUU Athletic Director; Wesley Curtis,Vice Presiden for Government Relations and Regional Services

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SUU ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Southern Utah’s training facilities include an expanded training room in Eccles Coliseum as well as three fully-equipped medical and training facilities located elsewhere on campus. SUU’s training facilities also include an olympic-sized pool. With a fully-certified staff as well as a student training program SUU is prepared to handle all the training needs of its 17 sports’ student athletes.

Six doctors serve SUU student-athletes’ needs, including orthopedic specialist Dr. Robert Nakken, podiatrist Dr. Russ Olsen, pain specialist Dr. Dale Stott, general practitioner Dr. C. J. Thinnes and dentists Dr. James Sorenson and Dr. Brian Tavoian.

The Student-Athlete Academic Center was recently renovated in 2010 with a brand new lounge area, providing student-athletes a place to relax and a comfortable area to study.

The Center features both individual and group work spaces and is centrally located on campus in the multi-purpose building. Marlene Barth, the Athletic Academic Coordinator, is also located in the center and is available to answer questions and help student-athletes achieve their academic goals.

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THIS IS CEDAR CITY Located in the heart of southern Utah’s Color Country, Cedar City has received numerous “Best Places To Live In The USA” awards over the years. A vital, growing mountain community with four distinct seasons, Cedar City boasts 310 clear days a year.

Cedar City has a population of 22,000 while surrounding Iron County has 35,000 residents.

The home of Southern Utah University, Cedar City is also home to the American Folk Ballet and the Utah Shakespearean Festival (both affiliated with the University), as well as the Iron Mission State Park, Cedar Ridge Golf Course and a variety of recreational facilities including four city parks, two baseball/softball complexes and a bicycle/walking path, all within minutes of the SUU campus.

Within an easy day’s drive are five national parks – Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Great Basin and Capitol Reef – several state parks and recreation areas and a host of hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities, including Brian Head Ski Resort, just a 45-minute drive from campus.

Cedar City is also one of the safest places in the country, as Utah is consistently rated as one of the nation’s safest states and Iron County is perennially one of the state’s safest counties.

Cedar City is located in the heart of southwest Utah. Located along Interstate 15, Cedar City and Iron County are accessible to 38 million people within an eight hour drive.

Reno 385 Miles

San Francisco 556 Miles

Los Angeles 446 Miles

Salt Lake City 253 Miles

Las Vegas 172 Miles

Cedar City

Denver 596 Miles

Phoenix 398 Miles

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THIS IS SUU Southern Utah University is a comprehensive institution offering programs for students with many interests and goals. The University provides undergraduate liberal education in the arts, humanities and sciences; authorized professional work in teacher education, business and technology; and specialized training in vocational teacher education.

SUU has been accorded a host of outstanding academic honors in recent years. Consumer Reports named the University among its Top Ten in its list of quality and value in colleges and universities in America for the second time in three years this past summer. The Princeton Review tabbed SUU as a Best Value Institution last spring, while U.S. News and World Report listed the University as one of America’s Best Colleges in 2007. The Princeton Review has also named SUU as one of its “Best In The West,” and Southern Utah’s website was named a top-10 site by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions.

SUU students select their courses from departments and programs in the School of Business; College of Computing, Integrated Engineering and Technology; School of Continuing and Professional Studies; Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education and Human Development; College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Library; College of Performing and Visual Arts; College of Science; and College of Graduate Studies. More than 600 faculty and staff members serve SUU’s 7,516 undergraduate and graduate students.

Academic programs in business, teacher education, industrial education and theatre arts have received wide acclaim for their excellence. Affiliated with the university are a number of cultural arts and performing groups which support the mission of SUU. SUU is also home to the Utah Shakespearean Festival with its Adams Memorial Theatre, based upon the original Globe Theatre; and the Randall Jones Theatre, one of the finest indoor theatres in the West. Southern Utah facilities are also used extensively during the month in June as home for the Utah Summer Games.

Campus facilities range from the ivy-covered Old Main and Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, built in 1898 and 1899; to the Dixie Leavitt Business Building; to the Sharwan Smith Center, a multi-purpose facility which houses the Centrum Arena – SUU’s basketball and gymnastics venue – as well as classrooms, the university’s student union, bookstore and various offices.

The university opened a state-of-the-art library in 1996, while the Eccles Coliseum, the University’s football and track stadium, has undergone a complete renovation in the recent past, including new grandstands, office areas, a new press box and a new track.

Another exciting development was the physical education complex, which serves the entire studentbody with state-of-the art athletic and recreational facilities. The newest additions on campus include the Emma Eccles Jones Teacher Education Building and the Carter Carillon Tower.

The university also owns and operates a 1,000-acre farm in western Cedar Valley and a 3,700-acre ranch

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Because of their proximity and grandeur and formal educational alliance with Southern Utah University, Zion National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument are claimed by SUU students as part of their campus.

Geology, life science and a variety of academic fields plan trips to take advantage of these national treasures in addition to Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Capitol Reef and Great Basin National Parks, which are also close by.

The University’s skiing classroom is at 11,300-foot Brian Head Ski Resort, less than an hour away, while the recreational opportunities offered by Lake Powell are less than two hours away.

SUU has a history unique in the annals of American higher education. In 1897, the entire population of Cedar City, then a small pioneer town, engaged in the building of Old Main, the first building of the University. Beginning the project in mid-winter because of a harsh deadline imposed the the legislature, the men and women of the community donated materials, money and labor to complete the building on time.

Today the university campus has grown to comprise 133 acres, landscaped with fountains, tall spruce and pine trees, plazas, statuary, latticed walkways and expansive lawns.

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SUU ACADEMICS Athletics is an important part of your life right now. But what will you do when your playing days are over? Southern Utah University can help you prepare for a successful career in a variety of fields. SUU offers four master’s programs and over 120 bachelor’s programs in its six schools and colleges, as well as a range of certificates, associate’s and pre-professional degrees a wide variety of disciplines.

School of Applied Science and Technology The SUU School of Applied Science and Technology offers 20 major courses of study as well as minors and pre-professional degrees in 26 additional areas. The Southern Utah Crime Laboratory is housed here and the State Criminologist teaches in the Criminal Justice Program. SUU’s technology education degree is the only program in the western United States with a career technical emphasis.

School of Business In addition to master’s degrees in accountancy and business administration, the SUU School of Business offers bachelor’s degrees in nine majors with an additional 11 areas of specialization. SUU’s undergraduates consistently score in or above the 80th percentile on the ETS national field exam, including outstanding marks in the 90th and 96th percentile in finance and economics, respectively.

SUU also offers a Military Science program through Army ROTC College of Education The SUU College of Education offers a master’s degree as well as four primary majors with 15 areas of specialization. The SUU physical education department – known as “The Coaching Factory” because of the success of its graduates – is housed in the newest and most modern facility in Utah. One of the finest facilities of its type in the west, the Sorenson Physical Education Building houses an Olympic-sized swimming pool, three basketball courts, five racquetball courts, state-of-th-art kinesiology and exercise laboratories as well as technology-equipped classrooms.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences SUU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers 20 major areas of study. Graduates of the College can boast an acceptance rate above 90 percent in acceptance to accredited law schools over the past dozen years. SUU’s campus newspaper, The University Journal, has won more awards over the past 12 years than any university newspaper in 14 western states and the departments of english and foreign language have an award-winning faculty, including Utah’s Poet Laureate of Utah, department head David Lee. College of Performing and Visual Arts SUU’s College of Performing and Visual Arts offers an MFA in arts administration as well as bachelor’s degrees in 15 areas of specialization. Professional affiliations include the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival, the American Folk Ballet and the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery. The MFA program is the only one of its kind in the western USA. College of Science Home to 27 major areas of study, the SUU College of Science has seen 88 percent of its graduates who applied to professional pharmacy schools and 72 percent of its graduates applying to medical schools accepted. The national acceptance rate for pharmacy schools is 25 percent while the national rate for medical schools is 38 percent.

“Student-Athletes are held to a high standard of academic achievement which includes NCAA eligibility requirements. SUU is proud of the advisement and support services provided by our department and the University.

This support is intended to insure academic success and progress towards graduation. Thunderbird Athletes have access to their own academic center and specialty advisors in each college. Advisement is designed to assist student-athletes with the transition into college and with continuing progress towards academic goals.”

• Todd Brown, Assoc. Athletic Director for

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Compliance

Southern Utah Scenery

2010 Schedule September 4 Idaho State

Pocatello, Idaho

September 18 UC Riverside Riverside, California October 1 Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana October 9

Color country Invitational

Cedar City, Utah

October 16 NCAA Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Indiana October 30 Summit League Championships

Carmel, Indiana

November 13 NCAA Mountain Regionals Salt Lake City, Utah November 22 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Indiana