2010 UC Davis Cross Country Media Guide

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DATE

OPPONENT

SITE

9/4/10

AGGIE OPEN

DAVIS

9/11/10

Hornet Jamboree

Sacramento, Calif.

9/25/10

Stanford Invitational

Stanford, Calif.

10/16/10

Bronco Invitational

Santa Clara, Calif.

10/30/10

Big West Conference Championships

Riverside, Calif.

11/6/010

DOC ADAMS OPEN

DAVIS

11/13/10

NCAA West Region Championships

Eugene, Ore.

11/22/10

NCAA Championships

Terre Haute, Ind.

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Small town. Big school. UC Davis is ranked 16th among public universities nationwide by the National Research Council, is listed 11th among public universities nationwide by U.S. News & World Report; and is 10th in research funding among all U.S. ranked public universities by the National Science Foundation. The campus is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, one of just 62 institutions of higher learning to be admitted to this distinguished group. Founded in 1908 as the University Farm amid the fertile fields of the state’s Central Valley, UC Davis embarks on a centennial celebration during the 2008-09 academic year. The campus encompasses the colleges of Letters and Science, Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and professional schools in Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Education. It also operates the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, one of the leading teaching and research hospitals in the nation. In 2007, the campus announced a $100 million in founding support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to launch the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. This is a period of growth and change for UC Davis. The campus has seen growth in student, faculty and staff populations and is in the midst of more than $1 billion in new construction. New facilities do or will include new laboratories, new classrooms and new student sports and recreation facilities. Thanks to the generosity of one of the world’s most renowned winemakers,

groundbreaking took place in 2005 on the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.  The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2002 and is a showcase part of the campus. UC Davis has enjoyed a distinguished history in athletics as it continues a new era in NCAA Division I. The Aggies are official members in most sports in the Big West Conference which includes fellow UC campuses Irvine, Riverside and Santa Barbara. The transition to Division I brought to an end a successful Division II era in which UC Davis captured six Directors’ Cups in eight years, awarded annually to the most successful athletics program in the country. UC Davis also twice received recognition from Sports Illustrated for Women as the top Div. II school for women while Sports Illustrated has also previously honored the institution. In addition to 26 varsity sports (14 for women and 12 for men), the campus offers nearly 40 student-organized club sports. Women's field hockey will become the 27th varsity sport when it begins competition in 2009. And each year, more than 19,000 students participate in intramural sports. All students can enjoy abundant on- and off-campus recreational facilities for tennis, softball, basketball, volleyball and golf. Given the area’s Mediterranean climate, outdoor recreation continues year round. The program is also among the nation’s leaders in NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients and has had three winners of the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year Award, tied for the most among all schools in the country.


Guide Contents GENERAL INFO Quick Facts........................................................................................1 Head Coach Drew Wartenburg...........................................................2 Assistant Coach Kim Conley...............................................................2 Program Director Byron Talley............................................................3 Volunteer Assistant Sam Ahlbeck........................................................3 Alphabetical Rosters.........................................................................11 Course Information..........................................................................17 WOMEN’S PROFILES Caitlin Fitzgerald, Kristin Arkin..........................................................4 Krista Drechsler, Abbey Gallaher........................................................5 Samantha Kearney, Chelsea Mumby...................................................6 Anna Smidebush, Kristina Taylor.......................................................7 Katie Nast, Sarah Sumpter, Sarah Tusting...........................................8 Alycia Cridebring, Courtney Crosta, Shannon Harcus, Kristine Lozoya....9 Sallie Privett, Hayley Scott, Hilary Teaford........................................10

MEN’S PROFILES Fed Martinez, Matthew Sartori.........................................................12 Jonathan Sees, Calvin Thigpen.........................................................13 Gregor Lloyd-Smith, Jonathan Peterson............................................14 Axel Stanovsky, Christopher Cordova, Drew Petersen, Corey Coates..... 15 Simon Graves, Kevin Griffith, Grayson Hough, Toshi Kellogg..........16 Nathan Strum, Alexander Summers.................................................17 RECAP & RECORDS 2009 Meet-by-Meet Results........................................................ 18-19 2009 Big West Conference Championships................................ 20-21 Program History......................................................................... 22-23 CAMPUS SECTION This is UC Davis.............................................................................. i-ii About UC Davis Athletics..............................................................iii-iv Facilities Overview.........................................................................v-vi Transition to Division I.....................................................................vii

Guide Contents School Address Established/Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors National Affiliation Conference Home Course Chancellor Director of Athletics Senior Associate A.D. Compliance, Eligibility & Sports Med.. Ext. Affairs & Resource Dev.: Executive Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D.s Media Relations: Football Ops & Event Mgmt: Marketing & Promotions: Compliance: Development: Faculty Athletic Rep. Head Athletic Trainer Director of Academic Services

University of California, Davis (UC Davis) One Shields Avenue / Davis, CA 95616 1905/1908 32,153 Aggies Yale Blue & Gold NCAA Division I Big West Conference Putah Creek Reserve Dr. Linda Katehi (Athens Polytechnic ’77) Greg Warzecka (California ’73) Nona Richardson (Michigan State ’83) Cindy Spiro (Pacific ’76) Mike Bazemore (Sam Houston State ’82) Mike Robles (Cal Poly ’88) Josh Flushman (UC Davis ’00) Scott Brayton (UC Davis ‘94) Jennifer Cardone (Adelphi ‘90) Mike Angius (UC Davis ‘77) Dr. Catherine VandeVoort (Iowa State ’72) Jeff Hogan (UC Davis ’81) Michelle Roppeau (Carleton)

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Head Coach: Email:

Drew Wartenburg (Wesleyan ’92) dwartenburg@ucdavis.edu

Assistant Coach: Email:

Kim Conley (UC Davis ’09) kfconley@ucdavis.edu

Office: Phone:

1 Hickey Annex One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 979-7017

Media Relations Contact: Media Relations Office: E-Mail: Media Relations FAX: Official Website:

Amanda Piechowski (San Diego ’06) (530) 752-2663 ajpiechowski@ucdavis.edu (530) 754-5674 http://www.ucdavisaggies.com

2009 Women’s Finish: 2009 Men’s Finish:

2nd at Big West Conference Championships 3rd at Big West Conference Championships


Coaching Staff

DREW WARTENBURG

KIM CONLEY

Head Coach 3rd Year Wesleyan University ‘92

Assistant Coach 2nd Year UC Davis ’09

Since taking over as head men’s and women’s cross country coach in the summer of 2008, Drew Wartenburg has achieved new heights with the Aggies and continues to lead both teams through Division I competition. Wartenburg also works with the distance runners as an assistant coach with the Aggie track and field teams. The 2009 season, Wartenburg’s second as head coach, saw Sarah Sumpter win UC Davis’ first Big West Conference individual championship in its Division I history as the women’s team finished in a programbest second place at the conference meet. Sumpter was named the conference’s Women’s Athlete of the Year, another first for the program. Her individual championship and the postseason honor marked just the second occasion that a freshman has taken both accolades in a season. The program success translated to the classroom as well as Scott Himmelberger and Kaitlin Gregg each earned CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII honors while Himmelberger would go on to earn Academic All-America accolades. During his first season at the helm of the cross country program, the Aggies finished a program-best second at the Big West Conference Championships and women’s runners Kim Conley and Kaitlin Gregg became the first Aggies to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships during the university’s D-I era. Conley and Gregg earned the first D-I all-region honors for the Aggies. In addition, Conley, Gregg and men’s runner K.C. Cody earned all-conference accolades. His first-year success carried over to the track as well. Conley and Lorin Scott each earned a spot into the regional meet in the 1,500 and 5,000 while Russell Pfaff qualified in the steeplechase after winning the Big West Conference individual title in the event. Wartenburg spent the 2007-08 season as an assistant coach for Oregon State’s women’s track and field and cross country teams. In only their third year since reinstating the programs for the 2004-05 season, the Beavers finished 13th at the NCAA West Regional during the cross country season and qualified their lone track and field athlete for the regional meet in the steeplechase - an event Wartenburg helped coach. Additionally, he mentored two Pac-10 Conference finalists in the 1,500 and the sixth-place finisher at the 2008 USATF Junior Nationals in that event. Prior to arriving at Oregon State, Wartenburg coached many successful teams and individuals at the prep level. He gained his first head coaching experience during a six-year stint as the head coach at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Wash and led the cross country teams to a combined three league titles, three district titles and three Washington State titles at the 1A level. He served two years as the Dean of Students as well as a tenure as athletics director. Wartenburg graduated from Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college in Middlestown, Conn. in 1992, where he lettered in soccer.

Former UC Davis standout Kim Conley joins the cross country and track and field coaching staffs as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant for the 2009 season. In 2009, Conley lent her expertise as a distance runner to help the women’s side achieve new milestones. Under her shared guidance, Sarah Sumpter won UC Davis cross country’s first Big West Conference individual championship and Women’s Athlete of the Year award while seven Aggies runners participated at the NCAA West Regional. Prior to her selection to the Aggie staff, Conley completed a four-year cross country and track and field career at UC Davis that still stands amongst the best in Aggie history. In 2008, Conley and teammate Kaitlin Gregg made program history by becoming the first Aggies to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championship. She earned All-West Region with her 12th-place showing at the regional, earning her the berth at the national meet. During the fall seasons, Conley earned all-conference or equivalent honors three times. She was the Division I Independent champion as a freshman in 2004, then added her second All-Div. I Independent honor by placing seventh the following year. In 2008, Conley captured All-Big West Conference accolades with a seventh-place showing. Conley’s time of 16:17.51 set at the 2008 NCAA Track and Field West Regional in the 5,000 meters stands as a school record and her mark of 4:22.17 in the 1,500 meters currently ranks her No. 2 on UC Davis’ all-time ledger. Additionally she is ninth in the outdoor 800 (2:10.73) and the outdoor 3,000 (9:45.85) and owns the indoor 3,000 record with a time of 9:19.16. The Santa Rosa, Calif. native has continued her impressive running career as a member of the Asics Aggies Running Club. Her achievements with the club are highlighted by a 14th-place finish in the 10,000 meter event at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and she posted career bests of 15:51.57 for the 5k and 33:22.28 in the 10k during the 2010 outdoor season. Conley also finished 18th overall at the 2010 USA Winter Cross Country Championships and was runner up at the 2009 USA Club Cross Country Championships. Prior to enrolling at UC Davis, Conley was a three-time CIF state cross country championship qualifier for Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa. She also finished second and third as a senior and junior, respectively, in the North Coast Section mile as a track athlete.

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Coaching Staff

BYRON TALLEY

SAM AHLBECK

Interim Director, Track & Field/Cross Country 7th Year UC Davis ’02

Volunteer Assistant 1st Year Washington State ’10

An outdoor All-American who set two UC Davis hurdles records, Byron Talley returned to his collegiate alma mater to serve as Jon and Deanne Vochatzer’s top assistant in 2005. In the spring of 2010, after the Vochatzers announced their retirement from coaching, Talley took the helm as an interim director for the Aggie track & field and cross country programs. As an assistant, Talley worked primarily with the hurdlers. Under his watch, his hurdling corps has already achieved distinction at the NCAA Division I level. Two high hurdlers – Jazz Trice and Polly Gnepa – occupy the top two spots on the program’s all-time list while both qualifying for the 2009 NCAA Division I Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Trice set a school-record time of 13.73 seconds while Gnepa ranks second at 13.99. A year later, Gnepa made a return trip to the NCAA meet while another hurdler, Alex Wilright, earned a berth to the USA Outdoor Championships. On the women’s side, standout Sirena Williams consistently lowered her school-record time in the 100 hurdles during 2009, culminating with an impressive time of 13.50 during the preliminaries of the West Regionals. A year later, she bettered her time to 13.43 at the Big West Championships, were she posted her second straight runner-up finish. In his two-year Aggie career, Talley set a school outdoor mark in the 110 hurdles and an indoor record in the 55 hurdles. As a senior in 2002, he captured the California Collegiate Athletic Association title, posting a 14.19 time in the prelimaries. Less than two weeks later, Talley placed eighth at the Div. II Championships, advancing to the finals with a UC Davis-record 14.02 in the prelims. That performance broke Daryl Hill’s previous mark of 14.04, set nearly two decades prior. Coincidentally, Hill and Talley remain as the program’s last two AllAmericans in the 110 hurdles. In 2001, Talley’s first year with the Aggies, he recorded a 7.67 in the 55-meter hurdles at Nevada’s annual Wolf Pack Invitational. Entering the 2005 season, that mark still stands as the program’s all-time best. Talley transferred to UC Davis in 2000 after an exemplary career at nearby Yuba College. He was the Northern California community college champion in the decathlon, setting a Yuba record with 6,535 points. Additionally, he won Scholar-Athlete honors for compiling his team’s highest grade-point average.

Sam Ahlbeck joins the men’s and women’s cross country programs for his first year as a volunteer assistant coach with UC Davis. He graduated from Washington State in 2010 where he competed in cross country and track and field all four years. Ahlbeck emerged as a scoring runner for the WSU cross country team from the start, finishing 74th overall and seventh on the team at the Pac10 Conference Championships in his freshman season. After redshirting the 2006 season, Ahlbeck returned in 2007 to finish 49th at the Pac-10 Championships and competed at the NCAA West Regional where he was the team’s fifth-highest scorer. In his junior campaign, Ahlbeck showed even more improvement with a 37th-place finish at the conference meet. As a senior, Ahlbeck served as team captain for the cross country team and finished 26th overall at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships as WSU’s second-highest finisher. Ahlbeck was a standout track and field athlete for Washington State as well, mainly competing in the 3000m steeplechase. He advanced to the 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships for the first time in his Cougar career, clocking in at 8:49.88 to finish 17th overall. He placed in the top-10 at the Pac-10 Championships in the 3000m steeplechase three straight years and was a top-20 finisher in the event at the NCAA West Regional meet three consecutive years. Prior to his arrival at Washington State, Ahlbeck earned three varsity letters at Lindbergh High School in both cross country and track and field and was the state cross country champion as a senior. Ahlbeck graduated with a degree in general humanities. He is originally from Renton, Wash.

Aggie Coaching History Although “Doc” Seawright fielded the first UC Davis cross country team back in 1920, the program did not become a “permanent” sport on campus until 1957, when the Far Western Conference voted cross country as a second fall sport. The women’s program started as an Women’s Athletic Association offering as early as 1971. However, longtime coach Sue Williams is credited with establishing the women’s team from its roots as a “running club” later in that decade. Coach Dean Ryan Herbert Stone Ed Bernauer Bob Hamilton Bill Adams John Pappa Scott Steinmaus

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Years 1960 (M) 1961 (M) 1962 (M) 1963-66 (M) 1967-76 (M) 1977-85, 1987-89 (M) 1986 (M)

Coach Jim Hunt Sue Williams Jason Jaques Deanne Vochatzer Chris Puppione Drew Wartenburg

Years 1990-92 (M) 1973-03 (W) 1990-03 (M) 2004-05 (M&W) 2006-07 (W) 2006-07 (M) 2008-Present (M&W)


Aggie Profiles

CAITLIN FITZGERALD

KRISTIN ARKIN

5-2 • Senior Palmdale, Calif. Highland HS ’07

5-6 • Junior Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Trabuco Hills HS ‘08

2009: Just missed All-Big West Conference honors, placing 14th at championship meet... Also crossed among Aggie scorers at Stanford Invitational (25th), ISU Pre-Nationals (89th) and NCAA West Regional (31st)... Team’s No. 2 runner at Stanford, behind only Sarah Sumpter. 2008: Raced in six meets, including Big West Conference and West Region championships... Tied for 20th (with teammate Krista Drechsler) at conference at 21:22.30... Also finished fifth among Aggie scorers (152nd overall) at ISU Pre-Nationals. 2007: Competed in four meets, including Big West Conference (42nd) and NCAA West Regional (137th)... Was team’s No. 6 runner in each postseason meet, earning displacement points. TRACK & FIELD: NCAA West Regional qualifier in 2010, placing 42nd in steeplecase (11:08.39)... Improved as No. 2 performer in school history, posting 10:39.30 time at Payton Cardinal Invite... Went on to finish 3rd (10:42.82) at Big West Conference meet... Emerged as Aggies’ top steeplechase runner in 2009, placing 6th at conference (10:52.78)... Had season-best 10:51.0 hand time during Causeway Dual... Also among team leaders in 1,500 (4:44.38 at Mondo Invite) and 5,000 (17:45.80 at Brutus Hamilton)... Saw most action in 5,000 as a freshman, plus occasions of 1,500 and 3,000... Best 5K time was 18:13.35, set during Woody Wilson Classic. HIGHLAND HS ’07: Qualified for state meet as a junior, finishing 18th in Division I... Twice named as cross country MVP... Also a two-year MVP in track & field, capturing Golden League titles in 1,600 (5:29.28) and 3,200 (11:54.24) as a senior... Selected as class valedictorian... Posted 4.0 grade-point average all four years. PERSONAL: Born in Santa Ana, Calif.... Majoring in biotechnology... Parents are Paul & Druanne Fitzgerald... Proudest achievement was qualifying for the state cross country meet in 2005... Claims two historical events she wishes she could have witnessed: the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the race between War Admiral and Seabiscuit.

2009: Late arrival to lineup, finishing 31st at Big West Conference Championships for season debut... Also among seven-person squad at NCAA West Regional placing 91st overall. 2008: Competed in six meets as a true freshman, including Big West Conference and NCAA West Region championships... Finished 32nd overall, seventh among UC Davis runners, at conference meet... Ranked among team’s scoring finishers at Washington Sundodger Invitational (19th overall) and Stanford Invite (65th). TRACK & FIELD: Competed in 1,500 in five meets in 2010... Best mark was 4:34.20, good for 2nd in Aggie Open... Also ranked among team leaders in steeplechase (9:58.57)... Redshirted 2009 season. TRABUCO HILLS HS ‘08: Led team to Orange County Championships as a senior... Finished 3rd at that meet and during the Sea View League (SVL) Championships... Named All-Orange County and All-SVL... Placed 12th at Division I State Championships to earn second-team all-state accolades... Member of back-to-back league championship teams in cross country and track and field.... Track and field team finished third at the state championships in 2007... Holds school record in the mile with a time of 5:09. PERSONAL: Born in Anaheim, Calif.... Majoring in clinical nutrition... Parents are Henry & Beth Arkin... Becomes the first Trabuco Hills female cross country runner to earn athletic scholarship... Older sister Michelle attends Long Beach State.

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Aggie Profiles

KRISTA DRECHSLER

ABBEY GALLAHER

5-5 • Junior Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara HS ’08

5-3 • Junior Temecula, Calif. Great Oak HS ‘08

2009: Competed in four meets for UC Davis, including Big West Conference Championship (40th) and ISU Pre-Nationals... Finished 10th overall at Hornet Jamboree Sept. 12 with a time of 18:07... Placed 41st in 6K race at Stanford Invitational... Big West Academic All-Conference honoree. 2008: Finished among UC Davis scorers in seven meets, including Big West Conference Championship (T20th) and West Regional (54th)... Placed 85th overall, 3rd among Aggies, at NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/18)... Opened season with 5th-place showing at Aggie Open (9/6). TRACK & FIELD: Finished 5th in 10,000 (36:02.44), 8th in 5,000 (17:27.34) at Big West Conference Championships as a sophomore in 2010... Competed twice in 5,000 as a freshman, posting season-best 17:45.80 at Cal’s Brutus Hamilton Invite... Placed 6th (36:44.90) in 10K at conference in 2009. SANTA BARBARA HS ’08: Won Channel League and Santa Barbara County championships as a senior... Finished 8th at state championships to earn all-state honors... Named team MVP for her efforts... Voted team captain during her final two seasons... Placed 6th (11:12.72) in Southern Section finals, advancing by virtue of PR 11:06.88 in prelims... Named team MVP of the track and field team as a junior... Two-year captain of the track team. PERSONAL: Born in Berkeley, Calif.... Majoring in chemical engineering... Parents are Jennifer and Bill Drechsler... Proudest personal accomplishment was breaking 18-minute barrier at Mt. SAC course and earning All-CIF in cross country.

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2009: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE, placing 7th at championship meet... Aggies’ top finisher at Hornet Jamboree (2nd overall) and No. 2 scorer at ISU Pre-Nationals (70th), Big West and NCAA West Regional (29th)... Also scored team points at Stanford Invite (26th)... Named to Big West Academic All-Conference roll. 2008: Competed in six meets as a true freshman, scoring team points in five... Placed third on team (49th overall) at NCAA West Regional... Previously took 31st at Big West Conference meet... Opened season with No. 4 finish at Aggie Open... UC Davis’ No. 3 finisher three times (Aggie Open, Stanford Invite, NCAA West Regional), No. 4 scorer twice (Sundodger Invitational, NCAA Pre-Nationals). TRACK & FIELD: Competed mostly in 1,500 in 2010, finishing 6th (4:36.77) at Big West Conference Championships... Won Sac State Open with season-best 4:35.82... Big West Conference All-Academic honoree... Redshirted 2009 season. GREAT OAK HS ’08: Earned first-team All-Southwestern League honors during her senior cross country season... Helped team finish 2nd in league and earn a spot at the state championships... Garnered second-team All-Southern Section accolades... Placed 24th overall at the state championships with a school-record time of 17:38... Was named team MVP for the second straight season for her efforts... Helped track and field team to its third straight league title last season... Holds school record in 1,600 (5:08)... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Majoring in animal science... Parents are David & Valerie Gallaher... Has a twin sister and two older brothers... Lists making cross country finals at CIF meet as her career highlight... Stated she’s wanted to attend UC Davis since 7th grade due to the university’s animal science program.


Aggie Profiles

SAMANTHA KEARNEY

CHELSEA MUMBY

5-8 • Junior San Leandro, Calif. Arroyo HS ’08

5-8 • Junior San Diego, Calif. Westview HS ’08

2009: Competed four times, including Big West Conference and NCAA West Regional... Placed 13th overall, 5th among Aggies at Hornet Jamboree... Top UC Davis finisher at Santa Clara’s Bronco Invitational, crossing in 35th... Earned Big West Conference All-Academic distinction. 2008: Appeared in four meets, finishing among Aggie scorers in all three team events... Crossed as team’s No. 2 runner at Doc Adams Open (19th overall) and Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (95th). TRACK & FIELD: Made spring debut in 2010, mostly in steeplechase... Placed 7th at Big West Conference meet with season-best 11:01.19... Made Academic All-Conference squad. ARROYO HS ’08: Lettered in cross country, track & field and soccer... Earned first-team All-Hayward Area Athletic League cross country honors as a junior and senior.... Finished 3rd at both HAAL and North Coast Section meets as a senior, qualifying for CIF state meet... Placed 2nd in 3,200 at NCS Bayshore Area meet in track season, earning trip to NCS Meet of Champions... Earned first-team All-HAAL honors as a soccer midfielder in 2006... Attended Moreau Catholic HS as a freshman before switching to Arroyo. PERSONAL: Born in Redwood City, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Lisa Benson and Richard Kearney... Youngest of four siblings... Oldest sibling, Michael, is 20 years her elder... Lists her mother as her non-sports hero and Michael Jordan as her sports hero... Participated in ballet and gymnastics as a child... Career highlights were qualifying for CIF cross country championships and finishing 2nd in the 3,200 at the NCS Bayshore meet.

2009: Saw action at Stanford Invitational (77th) and Bronco Invitational (72nd)... Selected to Big West Academic All-Conference squad. 2008: Competed in five meets... Crossed as Aggies’ top finisher at Doc Adams Open (16th overall) and Santa Clara Bronco Invite (83rd)... Also competed at Big West Conference Championship, placing 62nd as an individual entrant. TRACK & FIELD: Lone 2010 appearance was 4th in 3,000 in Aggie Open home opener... Appeared in four meets in 2009... Twice ran 1,500, hitting season-best 4:53.57 at Mondo Invitational. WESTVIEW HS ’08: Finished 10th at San Diego Section championship as a senior, helping her finish second... Two-time qualifier for CIF state meet... Member of the CIF-SDS championship team as a freshman in 2004... Twice selected to San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team. PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif.... Majoring in civil engineering... Parents are Stephen & Christina Mumby... Proudest accomplishment was making Dean’s List as a freshman at UC Davis... Says few know she’s the first member of her family to be born outside of England.

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Aggie Profiles

ANNA SMIDEBUSH

KRISTINA TAYLOR

5-6 • Junior Concord, Calif. Concord HS ’08

5-6 • Junior Long Beach, Calif. Vista Murrieta HS ‘08

2009: Lone appearance was good for 16th place and displacement points at Hornet Jamboree. 2008: Competed in five meets, including Big West Conference Championship... Placed 64th at conference as individual entrant... Touched finish line as team’s No. 3 scorer at Hornet Jamboree (39th overall) and Santa Clara Bronco Invite (97th). TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete in 2010... Placed 8th (36:50.57) in 10,000 at Big West Conference Championship as a freshman... Twice competed in 1,500 and 5,000, posting respective season-best marks of 4:53.65 (at Mondo Invite) and 17:50.87 (Brutus Hamilton Invitational). CONCORD HS ’08: Named cross country team MVP three consecutive seasons... Qualified for CIF state championship twice... Owns school record in the 3,200... Placed 12th in the 3,200 at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions... Named class valedictorian and captured a scholarship award as selected by panel of teachers and students. PERSONAL: Born in Oakland, Calif.... Majoring in organizational studies... Parents are Michael & Robannie Smidebush, both Aggie alumni... Older brother, Matthew, also attends UC Davis.

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2009: Among scoring finishers at Big West Conference (24th) and NCAA West Region (72nd) championships... Top team finisher at USF Invitational (10th) and Doc Adams (3rd). 2008: Competed four times, including ISU Pre-Nationals... First Aggie to finish at Hornet Jamboree, placing 11th overall. VISTA MURRIETA HS ’08: Earned All-Southwestern League selection in cross country... Finished 27th at league championship (21:12)... Served as team captain as a senior... Set track & field records in 1,600 (4:59.69) and 3,200 (10:57.86), earning All-SWL honors in each... Became sixth girl in Riverside County history to break fiveminute barrier in 1,600, 10th to eclipse 11-minute mark... Won league titles in both events as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles, Calif.... Majoring in psychology... Parents are Suzette & Bruce Taylor... Older sister, Jackie, graduated from Long Beach State... Lists MHS coach Karen Candaele as her sports hero.


Aggie Profiles

KATIE NAST 5-8 • Sophomore Saratoga, Calif. Saratoga HS ’09

2009: Raced in four meets, finishing as team’s No. 2 runner at Doc Adams Open (7th overall) and Bronco Invitational (53rd). TRACK & FIELD: Placed 6th (10:41.22) in 3,000 at Aggie Open home meet in only 2010 competition. SARATOGA HS ’09: Three-time state meet qualifier in cross country... Finished 7th at Central Coast Section championship as a senior, 9th as a junior... Selected as team’s Runner of the Year each season... Won three Santa Clara Valley Athletic League titles in 3,200... Graduated with honors. PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Rob & Liz Nast, both of whom were student-athletes (cross country/track and lacrosse, respectively) at Cal Poly... Proudest personal accomplishment was finally becoming a faster runner than her father... Owns a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do.

SARAH SUMPTER 5-1 • Sophomore Cloverdale, Calif. Healdsburg HS ‘08

2009: BIG WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR... BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPION, crossing in 20:34.0 – 1.4 seconds ahead of runner-up Kayleigh Tyerman of Cal Poly... Became UC Davis cross country’s first conference champion in the Big West era... Aggies’ top finisher at Stanford Invitational (17th overall), ISU Pre-Nationals (34th) and NCAA West Regional (22nd)... Placed 3rd overall behind teammate Abbey Gallaher for collegiate debut at Hornet Jamboree. 2008: Redshirted. TRACK & FIELD: Led Aggies in 10,000 at Big West Conference Championships in both freshman and sophomore seasons, placing 4th (36:35.03) and 3rd (34:28.84) in those respective years... Mark in 10K ranks 3rd in school history, while 5K time of 16:52.85 moves her into 8th... Other personal bests: 4:41.53 in 1,500 and 9:49.10 in 3,000, both during 2010 season. HEALDSBURG HS ’08: Won the Division IV state championship at Stanford as a senior with a meet-record time of 17:26... Won Sonoma County League and North Coast Section titles with meet-record times en route to the state title... Earned All-America status with a top 25

finish at the Foot Locker Nationals... Named Santa Rosa Press Democrat Student-Athlete of the year... Voted team MVP the past two years... Finished 10th in 3,200 at NCS Meet of Champions... Advanced to sectional by virtue of 5th-place showing at Redwood Empire area meet. PERSONAL: Born in Healdsburg, Calif.... Majoring in psychology... Parents are Brian & Shawn Sumpter... Among the events in history she would have liked to have winessed: the first woman runner in the Olympic Games... Claims to be addicted to crossword puzzles and broccoli.

SARAH TUSTING 5-9 • Sophomore Benicia, Calif. Benicia HS ’09

2009: Competed in three meets, including Big West Conference Championship (30th)... Finished 5th among Aggie runners (130th overall) at ISU Pre-National meet. TRACK & FIELD: Redshirted 2010 season. BENICIA HS ’09: Three-time state meet qualifier in cross country, including 15th-place showing (18:19) as a senior... Placed 2nd at SacJoaquin Section meet to advance... Previous state finishes were 57th (2006) and 104th (2005)... Also advanced to CIF state track championships in 3,200, placing 22nd (11:00.33)... Won CIF-SJS Masters Meet (11:04.43) to earn ticket to state meet... Hit two-mile PR of 10:56.55 at Arcadia Invitational... Four-year Honor Roll member and winner of Principal’s Scholar award... Earned All-America honors (15th place) at 2007 Junior Olympics for Buffalo Babes club. PERSONAL: Born in Oakland, Calif.... Majoring in chemical engineering... Parents are John & Karen Tusting... Career highlight was winning a section title in 3,200 as a high school senior.

Leading The League In 2009, Sarah Sumpter became the first UC Davis cross country runner to capture a conference title during the program’s Big West Conference era. What follows is a list of previous women’s champions, dating back to Patti Gray’s title in the women’s only Golden State Conference in 1981. 2009 2004 2001 2000 1998 1997 1996 1992 1991

Sarah Sumpter Kim Conley Heather Gibson Yvonne Liebig Sarah Shuler Sarah Shuler Sarah Dickerman Patti Smith Chris Lindstrom

1990 1989 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981

Carolyn Crawford Susie Lehmkuhl Jenn Thatcher Nancy Riedel Jill Perry Patti Gray Patti Gray Patti Gray

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ALYCIA CRIDEBRING

SHANNON HARCUS

5-5 • Freshman Pleasant Hill, Calif. College Park HS ’10

5-7 • Freshman Auburn, Calif. Placer HS ’10

COLLEGE PARK HS ’10: Finished 26th at CIF state cross country meet as a senior, advancing by virtue of 3rd-place showing (17:18) at North Coast Section meet a month before... Captured North Coast Section and Diablo Foothill Athletic League titles as a freshman... Twotime state championships qualifier in 1,600 during track & field season, placing 9th and 6th as a junior and senior, respectively... Selected as school’s Athlete of the Year... Also lettered in soccer, earning secondteam All-DFAL honors as a junior... Played club ball for Heritage Strikers (Pleasant Hill) for 11 years. PERSONAL: Born in Concord, Calif.... Has yet to declare a major... Parents are Patrick Cridebring and Diane Croteau... Proudest personal accomplishment was breaking the five-minute mile.

COURTNEY CROSTA

PLACER HS ’10: Qualified for CIF state meet as a junior and senior, placing 12th among Division III field in 2009... Advanced to state after finishing 2nd at Sac-Joaquin Section championship in each of final two seasons... Earned nod on Sacramento River Cats All-City squad... Won 3,200 and finished 1,600 at CIF-SJS D-III meet that spring... Class valedictorian... Selected as school’s top female student-athlete in 2009. PERSONAL: Born in Auburn, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are David & Eva Harcus... Career highlight was breaking 11-minute barrier (10:58.05) in 3,200 at Arcadia Invitational.

KRISTINE LOZOYA 5-2 • Freshman Antelope, Calif. Oakmont HS ’10

5-4 • Freshman Roseville, Calif. Woodcreek HS ’10

WOODCREEK HS ’10: Advanced to CIF state cross country championship meet, placing 17th in Div. II (52nd overall)... Placed 3rd at Sac-Joaquin Section meet, helping team edge St. Francis for team banner... Previous state finishes were 44th (2008) and 55th (2007)... Selected to Sacramento River Cats All-City team in 2009-10... Placed 6th in 3,200 at section Div. II track meet, 5th at CIF-SJS Masters... Won section title and finished 3rd in two-mile at Masters as a junior... Won state mountain biking title in 2009. PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Kim & Chris Crosta... Has performed in musical theater productions since she was six years old.

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OAKMONT HS ’10: Two-year qualifier for CIF state championships, placing 82nd in 2009, 71st in 2008... Finished 4th at Sac-Joaquin Section meet as a senior to earn state berth... Three-time team MVP in cross country, plus winner of Jason Davidson Award... Advanced to CIF-SJS 3,200 finals as a sophomore and senior, placing 3rd on the latter occasion... Hit PR of 11:06.41 at section Masters meet in 2010... Garnered U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete nod... Also competed in gymnastics for Byers Roseville, qualifying for Level 10 regional in 2007. PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Randy & Louise Lozoya... Career highlight was placing 5th at Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet as a senior... Favorite facility in which she has competed was a gymnastics venue in Cancun.


Aggie Profiles

SALLIE PRIVETT

HILARY TEAFORD

5-10 • Freshman Coronado, Calif. Coronado HS ’10

5-4 • Freshman Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’10

CORONADO HS ’10: Qualified for CIF state championship in each of final two seasons, placing 30th in 2009, 23rd in 2008 among Div. IV field... Finished 4th at San Diego Section as a senior, helping Islanders score dominating team title... Won CIF-SDS individual title as a junior... Three-time team MVP... Won Central League track titles in both 1,600 and 3,200 for three straight years... Qualified for section meet in both events plus 800... Garnered San Diego Union-Tribune AllAcademic honors. PERSONAL: Born in Glendale, Calif.... Majoring in animal science... Parents are Mike & Robin Privett... Older brother, David, also attends UC Davis... If she won $1 million, she would use it to rescue animals... As is, hopes for career as an animal trainer or wildlife conservationalist.

DAVIS HS ’10: Advanced to 2009 CIF state championship after placing 15th at Sac-Joaquin Division I meet... Placed 7th overall at sections as a junior... Won Delta Valley Conference frosh/soph title in 2008, earning team’s Rookie of the Year honors... Three-year CIF-SJS Masters Meet qualifier in 3,200 during track season... Finished 6th, 6th and 7th in that event at section Div. I meet during her career. PERSONAL: Born in Portland, Ore.... Majoring in nutrition science... Parents are Paul & Amy Teaford... Career highlight was being a member of two section-champion cross country teams (2007 and 2008)... Among her proudest personal accomplishments was completing her Girl Scout Gold Award.

An Inside Peek HAYLEY SCOTT

Back by popular demand, the Aggie men’s and women’s cross country teams will document their seasons on the official UC Davis Athletics website.

5-7 • Freshman El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS ’10

The men’s team will update the “Cross Country Chronicles” while the women will provide their insights in the “Distance Diaries” on a weekly basis through the year. The 2009 editions of these blogs are also available. This feature, in addition to the usual rosters, news, schedules and meet information, can be found at:

OAK RIDGE HS ’10: Won Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title as a senior, helping Trojans upset perennial champion Davis High for team title... Went on to finish 23rd at 2009 CIF state cross country championship... Captured Sacramento River Cats All-City nod in 2009-10... Placed 8th at sections, 31st at state meet as a junior... Finished 2nd and 31st at those respective meets in 2007... Named to Sacramento Bee All-Metro squads for both cross country and track... Won CIF-SJS track title in 1,600 as a junior (earning berth at state meet), then finished 3rd in that event in 2010... Graduated among top four percent of her class... PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif.... Majoring in biochemistry & molecular biology... Parents are Steve & Darcy Scott... Steve lettered in track & field at Utah... Career highlight was winning section cross country title as a senior.

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2010 Rosters AGGIE WOMEN Name

Ht

Yr

Hometown

School(s)

Major

Kristin ARKIN**

5-6

Jr.

Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

Trabuco Hills HS ‘08

Psychology

Alycia CRIDEBRING

5-5

Fr.

Pleasant Hill, Calif.

College Park HS ’10

Undeclared

Courtney CROSTA

5-4

Fr.

Roseville, Calif.

Woodcreek HS ’10

Exercise Biology

Krista DRECHSLER**

5-5

Jr.

Santa Barbara, Calif.

Santa Barbara HS ‘08

Chemical Engineering

Caitlin FITZGERALD***

5-2

Sr.

Palmdale, Calif.

Highland HS ’07

Biotechnology

Abigail GALLAHER**

5-3

Jr.

Temecula, Calif.

Great Oak HS ‘08

Animal Science

Shannon HARCUS

5-7

Fr.

Auburn, Calif.

Placer HS ’10

Exercise Biology

Sam KEARNEY**

5-8

Jr.

San Leandro, Calif.

Arroyo HS ’08

Exercise Biology

Kristine LOZOYA

5-2

Fr.

Antelope, Calif.

Oakmont HS ’10

Exercise Biology

Chelsea MUMBY**

5-8

Jr.

San Diego, Calif.

Westview HS ’08

Civil Engineering

Katie NAST*

5-8

So.

Saratoga, Calif.

Saratoga HS ’09

Exercise Biology

Sallie PRIVETT

5-10

Fr.

Coronado, Calif.

Coronado HS ’10

Animal Science

Hayley SCOTT

5-7

Fr.

El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Oak Ridge HS ’10

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Anna SMIDEBUSH**

5-6

Jr.

Concord, Calif.

Concord HS ’08

Organizational Studies

Sarah SUMPTER*

5-1

So.

Cloverdale, Calif.

Healdsburg ‘08

Psychology

Kristina TAYLOR**

5-6

Jr.

Long Beach, Calif.

Murrieta HS ‘08

Psychology

Hilary TEAFORD

5-4

Fr.

Davis, Calif.

Davis HS ’10

Nutrition Science

Sarah TUSTING*

5-9

So.

Benicia, Calif.

Benicia HS ’09

Chemical Engineering

Ht 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-6 6-0 5-6 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1

Wt 186 135 145 155 135 144 125 159 120 145 123 150 167 135 155 150

Yr Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

AGGIE MEN Name Corey COATES Christopher CORDOVA Simon GRAVES Kevin GRIFFITH Grayson HOUGH Toshi KELLOGG Gregor LLOYD-SMITH** Fed MARTINEZ** Drew PETERSEN* Jonathan PETERSON** Matthew SARTORI* Jonathan SEES Axel STANOVSKY* Nathan STRUM Alexander SUMMERS Calvin THIGPEN***

Hometown Woodland, Calif. San Bernardino, Calif. Alamo, Calif. Danville, Calif. Davis, Calif. Lafayette, Calif. Carlsbad, Calif. Azusa, Calif. Davis, Calif. Clovis, Calif. Mentone, Calif. Newark, Calif. Everett, Wash. San Jose, Calif. Livermore, Calif. Santa Rosa, Calif.

School(s) Davis HS ’10 San Bernardino Valley College/ Cajon HS ’07 San Ramon Valley HS ’10 San Ramon Valley HS ’10 Davis HS ’10 Acalanes HS ’10 Torrey Pines HS ’08 Covina HS ’06 Davis HS ’09 Clovis HS ’07 San Bernardino Valley College/ Redlands East Valley HS ’07 Newark Memorial HS ’06 William & Mary/Everett HS ’07 Pioneer HS ’10 Granada HS ’10 Maria Carrillo HS ’07

Major Exploratory Chemistry Undeclared Civil Engineering Computer Science Exploratory Philosophy Economics Biological Sciences Human Development Economics Economics Civil Engineering Exploratory Biomedical Engineering Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity

* - denotes years lettered at UC Davis Drew WARTENBURG Kim CONLEY Sam AHLBECK

Head Coach, 3rd Year (Wesleyan University ‘92) Assistant Coach, 2nd Year (UC Davis ’09) Volunteer Assistant Coach, 1st Year (Washington State ’10)

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Aggie Profiles

FED MARTINEZ

MATTHEW SARTORI

5-11 • 159 • Senior Azusa, Calif. Covina HS ’06

5-6 • 123 • Senior Mentone, Calif. San Bernardino Valley College/ Redlands East Valley HS ’07

2009: Raced in three meets, crossing as Aggies’ No. 3 scorer at USF Invitational (41st overall) and Bronco Invitational (84th). 2008: Appeared in four meets, finishing among UC Davis scorers at Hornet Jamboree (13th) and Doc Adams Open (21st). 2007: Did not compete. TRACK & FIELD: Appeared in two meets in 2010, competing in 1,500 (3:56.77) at Sac State Open and 5,000 (16:01.53) in Woody Wilson Classic home meet. COVINA HS ’07: Lettered in three sports (wrestling, cross country and track)... Named All-San Antonio League (SAL) and All-Southern Section in track and field as a senior... Earned All-SAL honors in cross country as well... Competed at 140 lbs. for the wrestling team. PERSONAL: Born in West Covina, Calif... Majoring in economics... Parents are Jose Martinez & Susanna OroscoMartinez... Jose, whom Fed lists as his sports hero, was a twotime All-American wrestler for the Aggies in the early 1980s... Younger sister, Daniela, is a sophomore at UC Davis.

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2009: Appeared in five meets, including Big West Conference (21st) and NCAA West Region (144th) championships... Made Aggie debut with 5th-placing showing at Hornet Jamboree... Also counted among UC Davis scoring finishers at Stanford Invitational (26th) and ISU PreNationals (178th). TRACK & FIELD: Ran 5,000 twice, 3,000 once during 2010 season... Best 5K was 15:33.28 at Johnny Mathis Invitational... Top 3K time was 8:40.87 at Stanford. SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (2007-09): Competed in cross country and track both years, earning All-America honors in each sport... Placed 5th at COA state cross country championship as a sophomore, leading team to third straight title... Placed 2nd in 10,000 (31:32.51), 5th in 5,000 (15:28.69) that spring at state track meet. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY HS ’07: All-Citrus Belt League honoree in cross country as a sophomore and senior... Wildcats captured CBL team titles in 2004 and 2005. PERSONAL: Born in Redlands, Calif.... Majoring in economics... Parents are Larry & June Sartori... Lists Chuck Norris as his sports hero, Chuck Yeager as his non-sports hero... Career highlight was helping SBVC win state championship.

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JONATHAN SEES

CALVIN THIGPEN

5-10 • 150 • Senior Newark, Calif. Newark Memorial HS ’06

6-1 • 150 • Senior Santa Rosa, Calif. Maria Carrillo HS ’07

2009: Missed All-Big West Conference honors by just two spots (and 9.0 seconds), placing 12th at conference meet... Participated in five total meets, always among UC Davis scorers... Finished 2nd (47th overall) among Aggies at NCAA West Regional... Made Aggie collegiate debut with 8th place at Hornet Jamboree. TRACK & FIELD: Qualified for NCAA West Regional in 1,500... Hit season-best 3:47.70 at Peyton Cardinal Invite, good for 4th in school history... Also among team’s top season performers in 3,000 (8:24.71) and 5,000 (14:40.95)... Placed 4th in 1,500 (3:52.11), 16th in 5K (15:23.46) at Big West Conference... Redshirted in 2008... Placed 6th in 1,500 (3:57.34) at 2007 Div. I Independent Championships... Best mark was 3:52.53, good for second-place points in Causeway Dual. NEWARK MEMORIAL HS ’06: Three-sport star, lettering two years each in track & field, football and soccer... Qualified for CIF state track championships in mile (22nd)... Finished 2nd at North Coast Section Meet of Champions in mile, shaving seven seconds from prelim time to 4:16.32... Won Mission Valley Athletic League and Bay Shore Area meets in 2006... Set school mile record at 4:14.04... Placed 4th at CIF-NCS Championships as a junior (4:22.74) to earn first trip to state meet... Earned All-MVAL honorable mention in soccer as a defender... Led football team in receptions. PERSONAL: Born in Del Rio, Texas.... Majoring in mechanical engineering... Parents are Robert and Rebecca Sees... Among his career highlights are a hard-fought NCS playoff battle between NMHS and San Ramon Valley and winning back-toback league mile titles.

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2009: Placed 3rd at Doc Adams Open home meet, then made Aggie lineup for Big West Conference (30th) and NCAA West Region (87th) championships... Earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors. 2008: Competed in six meets, scoring team points in each... Finished 21st at Big West Conference meet, then was team’s No. 3 runner (65th overall) at NCAA West Regional... Other strong finishes were 8th at Aggie Open and 48th (among 28 teams) at Stanford Invite. 2007: Raced in three meets as a true freshman, placing 37th in season opener at Chico State. UC DAVIS TRACK & FIELD: Placed 6th in 3,000 steeplechase (9:19.97) at 2008 Big West Conference meet as a freshman... Had team’s top three times in that event, including 9:15.87 at UC Irvine’s Steve Scott Invitational... Also ran open 3K (8:29.97) and 5K (15:39.02). MARIA CARRILLO HS ’07: Placed 22nd (16:12) at CIF state cross country meet as a senior... Finished as North Coast Section runner-up as a senior (15:26)... Team won section titles in each of his junior and senior seasons... Won North Bay League and NCS Redwood Empire titles in 3,200 during track season... Set PR times of 9:25 in 3,200; 4:31 in 1,600... Graduated summa cum laude, with 4.5 grade-point average. PERSONAL: Born in Santa Rosa, Calif.... Majoring in evolution, ecology & biodiversity... Parents are Greg & Kristin Thigpen... Career highlight was running the eighth-fastest time at Santa Rosa’s Spring Lake Park... Chose UC Davis for its strength in sciences.

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GREGOR LLOYD-SMITH

JONATHAN PETERSON

5-8 • 125 • Junior Carlsbad, Calif. Torrey Pines HS ’08

6-0 • 145 • Junior Clovis, Calif. Clovis HS ’07

2009: Led off season with 26th place – No. 1 among Aggie finishers – at USF Invitational... Also raced at Hornet Jamboree, crossing among team displacers in 23rd. 2008: Competed in four races, including both home events (Aggie Open and Doc Adams Open)... Highest team finish was as a displacement scorer (7th on team, 28th overall) at Doc Adams. TRACK & FIELD: Appeared in three meets in 2010, running 1,500 at Johnny Mathis Invite and Aggie Open, plus 5,000 in Woody Wilson Classic... Best times were 4:06.74 and 15:23.27, respectively... Redshirted in 2009. TORREY PINES HS ’08: Claimed first-team All-Palomar League cross country honors as a junior... Finished 10th at the 2006 San Diego Section cross country championship... Member of SDS-champion squad in 2004... Won league titles in 1,600 as a junior and senior... Earned All-North County distinction as a junior. PERSONAL: Born in Geneva, Switzerland... Majoring in exercise biology... Parents are Malcolm & Lyn Lloyd-Smith... Hopes to one day compete in the British Olympic Trials... Would like to have seen the Colosseum in its prime.

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2009: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE, placing 7th at league championship meet... Aggies’ top finisher in four meets: Hornet Jamboree (1st overall), ISU Pre-Nationals (68th), Big West Conference and NCAA West Regional (17th)... Also finished 9th at Stanford Invite, just behind teammate Russ Pfaff. 2008: Redshirted. 2007: Raced in four meets, including Big West Conference (23rd) and NCAA West Region (43rd) championships... Was team’s top finisher at regional and Santa Clara Invitational (15th). UC DAVIS TRACK & FIELD: Qualified for NCAA West Regional in 2010, placing 22nd in 5,000 (14:28.83)... Shattered school 5K record at Stanford Invite, then broke it again at Payton Cardinal Invitational (14:03.25)... Ran mile of 4:03.89 at Brutus Hamilton Invitational, which converts to 3:45.85 over 1,500, good for 2nd in school history... Also had team’s season-best 3K of 8:16.50, also 2nd all-time... Placed 3rd in 1,500 (3:51.17), 4th in 5,000 (14:45.55) at Big West Conference Championships... Broke own indoor 3,000 record with 8:11.52 at UW Invitational... Finished 7th in 1,500 (3:50.52), 9th in 5,000 (14:38.93) at Big West meet as a sophomore... Hit season-best 5K time of 14:38.93 at Brutus Hamilton Invite... Posted Aggies’ season-best times in 1,500 (3:50.37) and 3,000 (8:20.80) in 2008, both at Causeway Dual... Also placed 5th at Cal-Nevada state meet in 1,500 (3:54.76)... Won 3K at All-Cal Challenge at 8:24.11. CLOVIS HS ’07: Placed 6th (15:27) at state cross country championships as a senior, earning all-state honors... Also made state meet as a junior, finishing 28th overall (16:27)... Garnered All-Tri-River Athletic Conference three times, All-Central Section twice in cross country... Captured 1,600 title (4:15.92) at Central Section masters meet in 2007... Placed 3rd in 1,600, 5th in 3,200 at section championships as a junior... Two-year state meet qualifier in track. PERSONAL: Born in Colorado... Majoring in human development... Parents are Mark & Sally Peterson... Hopes to one day break the four-minute barrier in the mile.

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AXEL STANOVSKY

DREW PETERSEN

6-3 • 167 • Junior Everett, Wash. William & Mary/Everett HS ’07

5-6 • 120 • Sophomore Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’09

2009: Did not compete. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ran track & field at William & Mary as a freshman in 2008... Posted best times of 4:04.17 in 1,500, 9:58.12 in 3,000 steeplechase... Also attended Washington as a sophomore, but did not participate in athletics. EVERETT HS ’07: Three-sport letterwinner in cross country (four years), track (four years) and basketball (once)... Won Northwest District title as a senior in cross country... Two-time team captain and team MVP... Also a district champion in 1,600 and 3,200 during track & field season... Member of Torch Honor Society from 2005-07. PERSONAL: Born in Belleveue, Wash.... Majoring in environmental science & management... Majoring in Clint & Elaine Stanovsky... Despite his 6-foot-3 stature, claims to be the shortest adult male in five generations of his family.

CHRISTOPHER CORDOVA

2009: Competed in four meets, crossing as Aggies’ No. 4 finisher at USF Invitational (53rd overall), Doc Adams Open (13th) and Bronco Invitational (118th). DAVIS HS ’09: Placed 7th individually at Sac-Joaquin Section cross country meet as a senior, helping Blue Devils capture yet another team title.. Two-time All-Delta Valley Conference honoree... Advanced to CIFSJS Masters Meet in 3,200 as a senior, placing 14th (9:48.59). PERSONAL: Born in Little Rock, Ark.... Majoring in biological sciences... Parents are Mick & Pam Petersen... Twin brother Matt is a distance runner at California.

COREY COATES 6-2 • 186 • Fr. Woodland, Calif. Davis HS ’10

5-9 • 135 • Junior San Bernardino, Calif. San Bernardino Valley College/ Cajon HS ’07

SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE: Teammate of fellow Aggie Matthew Sartori for state powerhouse... Earned Principal’s Award from 2007 to 2010... Won Biology Department Scholarship as outstanding student of the year. CAJON HS ’07: Starred in cross country, soccer and track... Won San Andreas League cross country title as a senior... Also captured SAL 3,200 championship during track season, advancing to Southern Section meet... Named team MVP in both cross country and soccer... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Born in San Bernardino, Calif.... Majoring in chemistry... Parents are Charlie & Cynthia Cordova... Lists SBVC cross country coach Wes Ashford as his sports hero.

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DAVIS HS ’10: Won Delta Valley League championship and placed 3rd at Sac-Joaquin Section meet as a senior, helping Blue Devils capture team banners... Went on to finish 41st at state championship, improving more than 100 places from his 2008 showing... Won Delta Valley Conference 800 and 1,600 titles as a junior... Went on to finish 2nd in 800 (1:57.37) in CIF-SJS finals, 5th (1:55.77) at Masters meet. PERSONAL: Born in Woodland, Calif.... Has not declared a major... Parents are Ted Coates and Linda Peterson... Career highlight was finishing 3rd in 1,500 at AAU Junior Olympics.

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SIMON GRAVES

GRAYSON HOUGH

5-11 • 145 • Freshman Alamo, Calif. San Ramon Valley HS ’10

5-10 • 135 • Freshman Davis, Calif. Davis HS ’10

SAN RAMON VALLEY HS ’10: Placed 6th at North Coast Section Division I meet, helping Wolves capture narrow team title over Castro Valley HS... Placed 6th in 1,600 at Tri-Valley meet, then 9th at NCS Meet of Champions during track season. PERSONAL: Born in Santa Maria, Calif.... Has not declared a major... Parents are Jeremy & Risa Graves... Proudest personal achievement was being part of NCS cross country champions in 2009.

KEVIN GRIFFITH 6-1 • 155 • Freshman Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley HS ’10

DAVIS HS ’10: Placed 19th overall at 2009 CIF state cross country championship, helping Blue Devils finish 4th in team standings... Previously took 5th at Sac-Joaquin Section meet, 6th at subsections, 3rd at Delta Valley Conference championship... Advanced to state track championship in 3,200, placing 18th (9:18.79)... Placed 2nd at sections (9:31.16), 3rd at CIF-SJS Masters (9:13.51) to earn state berth... Also took 5th in 1,600 (4:24.52) at section Div. I meet as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Woodland, Calif.... Computer science major... Parents are Devlin Hough and Caryn Holmes... Proudest personal accomplishment was qualifying for CIF state meet in 3,200 meters.

TOSHI KELLOGG 5-9 • 144 • Freshman Lafayette, Calif. Acalanes HS ’10

SAN RAMON VALLEY HS ’10: Middle distance standout, who ran just one year of cross country... Helped team edge Castro Valley for North Coast Section team title, placing 3rd individually... Placed 44th overall at CIF state championship, tops among Wolves finishers... Won six East Bay Athletic League track & field titles, including three straight in 800... Went on to capture CIF-NCS championship in 800 as a senior after two runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009... Placed 7th in 800 (1:54.04) at state meet as a junior, then improved to 5th place (1:51.31) as a senior... Twice named team’s Most Outstanding Runner in track... Set school records in 800, 1,600 and 4x400 relay... Also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, twice earning All-EBAL as a defender... Played club ball for Mustang Soccer, helping Ajax squad win 2009 State Cup U-17 title... Selected as SRV Senior Athlete of the Year for 2009-10... CIF-NCS Scholar-Athlete during all eight semesters. PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Majoring in civil engineering... Parents are Doug & Maura Griffith... Career highlight was the 800 final at the 2010 CIF state championships.

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ACALANES HS ’10: Voted as team’s Most Outstanding Runner as a senior, placing 14th at North Coast Section meet... Advanced to state meet (71st) as a junior after posting 12th-place showing at CIF-NCS meet... Earned second-team All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League honors in 2009... Also finished 4th in 800 at NCS Meet of Champions that spring... Selected as team’s Most Valuable for running events in his junior and senior seasons. PERSONAL: Born in Millbrae, Calif.... Has not declared a major... Parents are Mark & Kyoko Kellogg... Full name is Damian Toshiya Kellogg, but prefers “Toshi.”

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NATHAN STRUM 5-11 • 135 • Fr. San Jose, Calif. Pioneer HS ’10

A New Home In 2008, UC Davis cross country moved to a new home course. The site, located on the southwest corner of the campus boundaries near the Putah Creek Cold Water Facility off County Road 98, will host two meets in its first season. The Aggies previously held home meets at an on-campus course that meandered through the university’s Arboretum/Shields Grove area. The program later moved the Aggie Open to the nearby Wildhorse Golf Course in 2005 and 2006. The coaching staff hopes the new location can serve as a host site for years to come.

PIONEER HS ’10: Qualified for CIF state championship as a junior, placing 47th among Division III field... Improved to 17th as a senior, having placed 6th at Central Coast Section meet to advance... Finished 3rd in 800 at state track meet in 2010, posting winning 1:51.62 in prelim then setting PR of 1:50.43 in final... Narrowly missed that record with 4th-place 1:50.45 at New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C.... Won CCS 800 title (1:53.00), added 3rd-place showing in 1,600 (4:19.30). PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Has not declared a major... Parents are Michael & Wendy Strum... Twin brother, Weston, runs cross country and track at Loyola Marymount... Career highlight was placing 3rd in 800 at 2010 CIF state meet.

DIRECTIONS 1. Exit Highway 113 (Woodland) 2. Exit west on Hutchison Road (first exit), away from the main campus core. Hutchison winds to the right, then back to the left, before ending at County Road 98. 3. Turn left on County Road 98. 4. The course is located approximately one half-mile south of the Primate Research Center and Center for Comparative Medicine, on the right side of the road. Parking for cross country meets will be visibly marked just a short walk from the start/finish area.

ALEXANDER SUMMERS

To campus/Highway 113 Primate Center

6-1 • 135 • Fr. Livermore, Calif. Granada HS ’10

Comparative Medicine

County Road 98

GRANADA HS ’10: Placed 3rd at 2008 North Coast Section meet to earn trip to state championship, where he finished 52nd... Improved from 8th-placing showing at sections in 2007... Two-time team MVP in cross country... Three-year qualifier for NCS Meet of Champions in track, twice in 3,200 (placing 7th in 2008, 10th in 2009); once in 1,600 (6th in 2010)... Earned team’s Distance MVP award all three years. PERSONAL: Born in Pleasanton, Calif.... Majoring in biomedical engineering... Parents are James & Cecily Summers... Among the feats he’d like to accomplish by the time he’s 30 years old: climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Hutchison Road

PUTAH CREEK RESERVE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE Putah Creek Cold Water Facility

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2009 Women’s Meet-by-Meet Results 9/5 USF Invitational (3rd of 8) Place 10 16 20 22 23 32 44 50

Name Kristina Taylor Chelsea Mumby Sam Kearney Katie Nast Jenna Gailey Brittny Escamilla Stacey Haack Gina Dettmer

10/17 Pre-Nationals Blue Race (15th of 37) Time 18:51.30 19:21.80 19:28.70 19:32.50 19:34.90 19:54.70 20:33.50 20:50.30

Name Abbey Gallaher Sarah Sumpter Ali Stoakley Krista Drechsler Samantha Kearney Anna Smidebush Caitlin Fitzgerald Chelsea Mumby Jenna Gailey Gina Dettmer Katie Nast Brittny Escamilla Stacey Haack Shelby Little

Time 17:36 17:50 17:59 18:07 18:17 18:22 18:33 18:34 18:51 19:14 19:16 19:20 19:51 20:32

9/26 Stanford Invitational Open 6K (4th of 22) Place 17 25 26 36 41 44 77

Name Sarah Sumpter Caitlin Fitzgerald Abbey Gallaher Alison Stoakley Krista Drechsler Sarah Tusting Chelsea Mumby

Time 21:24 21:46 21:47 22:02 22:10 22:14 23:08

10/3 DOC ADAMS OPEN (no team points) Place 3 7 10 13

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Name Kristina Taylor Katie Nast Brittny Escamilla Gina Dettmer

Name Sarah Sumpter Abbey Gallaher Caitlin Fitzgerald Alison Stoakley Sarah Tusting Krista Drechsler Kristina Taylor

Time 21:21.9 21:52.0 21:59.2 22:12.6 22:46.4 22:55.2 24:05.9

10/17 Bronco Invitational (11th of 17)

9/12 Hornet Jamboree (1st of 9) Place 2 3 6 10 13 16 18 20 29 37 39 42 54 67

Place 34 70 89 115 160 174 232

Time 22:04.6 22:22.7 22:41.0 23:05.3

Place 35 53 60 72 77 96 123

Name Samantha Kearney Katie Nast Jenna Gailey Chelsea Mumby Brittny Escamilla Gina Dettmer Alicia Ivanhoe

Time 18:09 18:32 18:39 18:47 18:49 19:06 19:30

10/31 Big West Conference Championship (2nd of 8) Place 1 7 14 15 24 30 31 40 49

Name Sarah Sumpter Abbey Gallaher Caitlin Fitzgerald Allison Stoakley Kristina Taylor Sarah Tusting Kristin Arkin Krista Drechsler Samantha Kearney

Time 20:34.0 21:00.9 21:17.2 21:18.9 21:43.0 21:56.6 21:58.7 22:17.8 22:48.8

11/14 NCAA West Regional (Oregon) (7th of 25) Place 22 29 31 72 85 91 104

Name Sarah Sumpter Abbey Gallaher Caitlin Fitzgerald Kristina Taylor Alison Stoakley Kristin Arkin Samantha Kearney

Time 21:32.79 21:52.32 21:53.36 22:36.84 22:47.57 22:52.19 23:00.45

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2009 Men’s Meet-by-Meet Results 9/5 USF Invitational (6th of 8) Place 26 29 41 53 54 68

Name Gregor Lloyd-Smith Tyler Rattray Fed Martinez Drew Petersen Andrew Deck Jesse Arellano

10/17 Pre-Nationals White Race (30th of 35) Time 26:20.60 26:25.00 26:39.20 27:15.80 27:18.00 27:54.90

9/12 Hornet Jamboree (1st of 8) Place 1 2 5 7 8 9 23 25 29 35 40 48 52 57 68

Name Jonathan Peterson Russ Pfaff Matt Sartori Kindu Ejigu Jon Sees Scott Himmelberger Gregor Lloyd-Smith Tyler Rattray Ben Deland Nick Pradel Fed Martinez Kyle Suarez Drew Peterson Jesse Arellano Andrew Deck

Name Russ Pfaff Jonathan Peterson Kindu Ejigu Matt Sartori Jon Sees Scott Himmelberger Ben DeLand

Time 19:34 19:42 19:57 20:08 20:12 20:14 20:46 20:49 20:52 21:01 21:04 21:18 21:29 21:41 22:00

Time 24:25 24:25 25:00 25:01 25:16 25:26 25:42

10/3 DOC ADAMS OPEN (1st of 5) Place 2 3 10 13 25

Name Kyle Suarez Calvin Thigpen Jesse Arellano Drew Peterson Andrew Deck

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Name Jonathan Peterson Kindu Ejigu Scott Himmelberger Matt Sartori Jonathan Sees Ben DeLand

Time 24:44.5 25:32.7 25:46.7 26:02.1 26:05.7 26:48.2

10/17 Bronco Invitational (12th of 15)

9/26 Stanford Invitational Open 8K (3rd of 18) Place 8 9 24 26 35 44 55

Place 68 135 157 178 183 218

Time 25:24.8 25:28.4 26:14.8 26:29.8 27:09.1

Place 35 67 84 118 122 136

Name Calvin Thigpen Nico Pradel Fed Martinez Drew Petersen Jesse Arellano Andrew Deck

Time 25:22 25:52 26:06 26:49 26:58 27:31

10/31 Big West Conference Championships (3rd of 8) Place 7 12 19 21 25 26 30 39 44

Name Jonathan Peterson Jonathan Sees Russ Pfaff Matt Sartori Kindu Ejigu Scott Himmelberger Calvin Thigpen Ben DeLand Nick Pradel

Time 24:09.6 24.33.6 24:50.5 24:59.7 25:05.0 25:08.3 25:20.9 25:31.3 25:50.1

11/14 NCAA West Regional (Oregon) (11th of 26) Place 17 47 69 72 87 90 144

Name Jonathan Peterson Jonathan Sees Russell Pfaff Kindu Ejigu Calvin Thigpen Scott Himmelberger Matthew Sartori

Time 31:11.74 31:58.57 32:27.39 32:29.45 32:54.73 32:56.91 34:21.00

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2009 Big West Conference Championship WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES Pl

Name

Scorers

Displacers

Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. UC Santa Barbara 50 2. UC DAVIS 61 3. Cal Poly 74 4. Long Beach State 100 5. UC Riverside 112 6. Cal State Fullerton 153 7. Cal State Northridge 189 8. UC Irvine 204 9. Pacific 288 Site: UCR Agricultural Operations Course (Riverside, Calif.) Date: October 31, 2009

4 1 2 8 5 11 3 28 50

6 7 12 13 19 16 37 38 58

9 14 17 18 25 39 42 40 59

10 15 20 26 29 43 52 47 60

21 24 23 35 34 44 55 51 61

22 30 32 36 41 45 56 53 62

27 31 33 49 48 46 57 54 63

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS Pl

Name

Team

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

SARAH SUMPTER Kayleigh Tyerman Lilyana Morejon Crystal Reed Katy Daly Amanda Moreno ABBEY GALLAHER Missy Barclay Breanne Strenkowski Katie Voigtlander Yomaira Hernandez Vanessa Hancock Annie Randall CAITLIN FITZGERALD ALISON STOAKLEY Carolyn Ellis Brienna Morris Alisia Barajas Damajeria Dubose Lauren Matthews Liza Hitchner Andrea Jacobs Rebecca Paddack KRISTINA TAYLOR Jenessia Navarro Jennifer Rodriguez Megan Petkovic Melissa Mead Margaret Sitker SARAH TUSTING KRISTIN ARKIN Bridie McCarey Courtney Kostriken Sarah Vitug Ashleigh Pratt Hillary Zator Elizabeth Ramos Zitlalic Ley Shelby Pock

UC DAVIS Cal Poly CS Northridge UC Santa Barbara UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UC DAVIS Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton Cal Poly Long Beach State UC DAVIS UC DAVIS CS Fullerton Cal Poly Long Beach State UC Riverside Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly UC DAVIS UC Riverside Long Beach State UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine UC Riverside UC DAVIS UC DAVIS Cal Poly Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara UC Riverside Long Beach State Long Beach State CS Northridge UC Irvine

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Time 20:34.0 20:35.4 20:36.3 20:43.5 20:43.9 20:48.9 21:00.9 21:01.8 21:06.9 21:07.7 21:11.6 21:14.2 21:15.1 21:17.2 21:18.9 21:19.7 21:20.7 21:21.0 21:25.8 21:29.2 21:31.4 21:38.4 21:40.4 21:43.0 21:45.2 21:46.7 21:47.2 21:48.4 21:52.8 21:56.6 21:58.7 22:00.3 22:03.5 22:05.9 22:08.4 22:08.8 22:10.3 22:13.0 22:14.1

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Name

Team

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77.

KRISTA DRECHSLER Gail Munoz Noelle Garcia Chloe Fata Jackie Juarez Nanci Velarde Jana Stokes Lauren Jacobs Meredith Robie SAMANTHA KEARNEY Gabriela Ponce Nicole Mendoza Natalie Aceves Ashley Beechan Brittany Reimer Jenny Bergren Prism Garcia Kristina Hammarstrom Katherine Nielson Mallory Day Jessica Barnard Carlotta Pham Erin Griffith Camila Alvarez Shelly Foerster Andrea Aguilar Sandra Velarde Ana Rosales Maggie Newton-Neal Marissa Crook Jazmin Quiroz Ariana Gomez Jessica Vaughan Devon Blount Lia Genovese Kirstin Kita Hilary King Gillian Flagg

UC DAVIS CS Fullerton Cal Poly UC Irvine UC Riverside CS Northridge CS Fullerton CS Fullerton CS Fullerton UC DAVIS CS Fullerton UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UC Riverside Cal Poly Long Beach State Pacific UC Irvine CS Northridge Long Beach State UC Irvine CS Fullerton UC Riverside UC Irvine CS Fullerton CS Northridge CS Northridge UC Irvine CS Northridge Pacific CS Northridge UC Irvine Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific

Time 22:17.8 22:19.7 22:23.1 22:25.0 22:25.6 22:39.7 22:42.1 22:42.4 22:45.7 22:48.8 22:49.5 22:50.7 22:51.3 22:57.2 23:02.6 23:08.9 23:09.3 23:12.8 23:15.0 23:18.8 23:23.3 23:28.5 23:34.2 23:37.6 23:41.8 23:47.8 23:57.8 24:24.1 24:28.3 24:33.2 25:27.5 25:39.7 26:08.0 28:11.6 28:46.9 29:30.0 29:47.3 30:13.2

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2009 Big West Conference Championship WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES Pl

Name

Scorers

Displacers

Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Cal Poly 28 2. UC Santa Barbara 67 3. UC DAVIS 81 4. UC Riverside 86 5. Long Beach State 117 6. UC Irvine 143 7. Cal State Fullerton 182 8. Cal State Northridge 249 Site: UCR Agricultural Operations Course (Riverside, Calif.) Date: October 31, 2009

1 2 7 4 11 22 29 39

3 5 12 9 16 26 33 51

6 13 19 21 17 30 35 52

8 15 20 25 36 31 40 53

10 32 23 27 37 34 45 54

14 44 24 42 49 38 47 55

18 46 28 43 50 41 48 56

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS Pl

Name

Team

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

Joe Gatel Julian deRubira Evan Anderson Chad Hall Scott Smith Carl Dargitz JONATHAN PETERSON Andy Wright Emmanuel Ngula Leif Anderson Travis Kuhlman JONATHAN SEES Waleed Totari Luis Dorantes Juan Paredes Matthew Maldonado Dylan Jaedtke Michael Johnson RUSS PFAFF Nathan Huerta MATT SARTORI Derek Thomas Steven Crum Sam Hyams KINDU EJIGU SCOTT HIMMELBERGER Jose Melena Rex Nelson Daniel Lindstrom CALVIN THIGPEN Tyler Reed Brett Matajka Austin Williams Doug Whichard John Carrell Victor Bonilla Joey Divizia Mark Thomas BEN DeLAND

Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly UC DAVIS Cal Poly UC Riverside Cal Poly Long Beach State UC DAVIS UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara Long Beach State Long Beach State Cal Poly UC DAVIS Cal Poly UC DAVIS Cal Poly UC Riverside UC Irvine UC DAVIS UC DAVIS UC Riverside UC Irvine UC Riverside UC DAVIS CS Fullerton UC Irvine UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton UC Irvine CS Fullerton Long Beach State UC DAVIS

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Time 23:36.8 23:40.3 23:41.6 23:44.4 24:00.5 24:03.9 24:09.6 24:13.9 24:24.3 24:24.6 24:32.2 24:33.6 24:37.7 24:40.7 24:40.8 24:44.7 24:47.5 24:48.1 24:50.5 24:58.9 24:59.7 25:01.1 25:01.7 25:02.0 25:05.0 25:08.3 25:10.8 25:14.0 25:15.2 25:20.9 25:22.0 25:22.4 25:22.6 25:24.6 25:26.8 25:29.1 25:30.1 25:30.7 25:31.3

Pl

Name

Team

40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 77.

Raul Arcos Barrett Tilley Juan Olea Erik Estrada NICK PRADEL Andy Burich Brett Valencia Talal Khan Erik Aardal Jose Gutierrez Bhavik Kanzaria Corey Bullock Michael Wysocki Ren Jones Steven Decastro Brett Schmitt Jeff Campbell Eddie Perez Jake Ainsworth Eric Hansen Josh Ruff Brian Aleman Jared Long Carlos Sanchez Gustavo Hernandez Steve Gonzales Juan Hernandez Jose Sanchez Hunter Hays Danny Garcia Masis Hagebian Gillian Flagg

Long Beach State UC Irvine CS Northridge CS Fullerton UC DAVIS UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton Long Beach State UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara CS Fullerton Long Beach State UC Irvine Long Beach State CS Fullerton Long Beach State UC Riverside CS Northridge CS Northridge CS Northridge UC Riverside CS Northridge CS Northridge CS Northridge Pacific

Time 25:32.5 25:36.5 25:42.7 25:47.7 25:50.1 25:50.9 25:51.4 25:52.6 25:52.7 25:55.0 26:01.3 26:05.9 26:09.1 26:25.5 26:26.8 26:35.8 26:41.5 26:56.6 27:13.3 27:18.0 27:23.3 27:34.7 27:42.7 27:59.3 28:03.3 28:09.8 28:34.4 28:35.9 28:38.9 29:20.1 29:35.3 30:13.2

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Women’s Program History NCAA DIV. II ALL-AMERICANS 2001 Yvonne Liebig.................................................................. 11th Jessica Neu..................................................................... 15th Heather Gibson............................................................... 25th

1985 Sally Carlson................................................................... 20th Nancy Riedel..................................................................23rd 1984 Nancy Riedel.................................................................. 20th

2000 Yvonne Liebig.................................................................... 5th Heather Gibson............................................................... 20th

1983 Patti Gray........................................................................ 2nd

1999 Ann Glenn...................................................................... 30th

1982 Patti Gray........................................................................ 2nd Linda Somers

1998 Sarah Shuler..................................................................... 5th Yvonne Liebig.................................................................. 19th 1997 Sarah Shuler................................................................... 17th 1996 Kirstin Kabo.................................................................... 19th 1995 Sarah Dickerman............................................................. 28th 1994 Suzy Jones........................................................................3rd Sarah Dickerman.............................................................23rd 1993 Suzy Jones........................................................................3rd 1992 Patti Smith....................................................................... 24th 1991 Chris Lindstrom.................................................................. 6th Jenn Feller....................................................................... 18th Janet Roller...................................................................... 25th Teresa Clark.................................................................... 26th

1981 Patti Gray......................................................................... 6th Linda Somers................................................................... 17th

AGGIES AT THE NCAA DIV. II CHAMPIONSHIP With a 10th-place finish in 2002, UC Davis women’s cross country ended its NCAA Division II Championships era with 22 straight national appearances and 21 top-10 finishes, both of which stand as D-II records. 2002.......................... 10th 2001............................3rd 2000............................3rd 1999.......................... 13th 1998............................ 4th 1997............................ 8th 1996............................ 9th 1995.......................... 10th 1994............................3rd 1993............................ 6th 1992............................ 7th

1991........................... 2nd 1990............................ 6th 1989.......................... 10th 1988............................3rd 1987............................ 7th 1986............................ 7th 1985............................ 4th 1984............................ 8th 1983............................ 5th 1982............................3rd 1981............................ 4th

1990 Stacey Wainwright........................................................... 18th 1989 Pam Bragg..................................................................... 22nd 1988 Stacey Wainwright........................................................... 12th Susie Lehmkuhl................................................................ 15th 1987 Jenn Thatcher.................................................................... 8th Pam Bragg..................................................................... 22nd 1986 Jenn Thatcher..................................................................23rd Susie Lehmkuhl................................................................ 25th

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Suzy Jones posted consecutive third-place national finishes to finish her outstanding career. In 1994-95, she won All-American honors in each of the fall (cross country), winter (indoor track) and spring (outdoor track) seasons.

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Men’s Program History NCAA DIV. II ALL-AMERICANS 2002 Steve Laurie..................................................................... 27th 2001 Ryan Miller...................................................................... 25th Steve Laurie..................................................................... 37th Nate Bristow...................................................................43rd 2000 Jeff Kaiser....................................................................... 15th Adrian DeWald...............................................................23rd Ryan Miller...................................................................... 31st 1997 Nate Bowen.................................................................... 17th 1996 Mark McManus............................................................... 13th 1992 Scott Metzger.................................................................. 26th 1991 Parker Kelly..................................................................... 15th Bret Kimple..................................................................... 24th

AGGIES AT THE NCAA DIV. II CHAMPIONSHIP The fourth-place finish by the Aggie men in 1991, combined with the second-place finish by the women that same year, earned UC Davis cross country the title of “Program of the Year,” as selected by Cross Country Journal. The Aggies concluded its NCAA Division II Championships era by placing in the top 10 in each of the last four years and among the national “Sweet Sixteen” in 10 of the past 12 years. 2002............................ 8th 2001...........................T5th 2000............................ 5th 1999.......................... 10th 1998.........................T11th 1997.......................... 14th 1995.......................... 14th 1993.......................... 15th 1992.......................... 12th 1991............................ 4th 1985.......................... 14th

1984.......................... 10th 1976.......................... 11th 1975............................ 5th 1974.......................... 14th 1972............................ 8th 1971.......................... 14th 1970............................3rd 1969............................ 7th 1968............................ 5th 1967.......................... 16th

Note: UC Davis began its four-year transition to NCAA Division I status in 2003-04, competing in its first year at that level in 2007-08.

1985 Stephen Overgaard.......................................................... 31st 1984 John Barrett..................................................................... 24th 1976 Angel Martinez................................................................ 25th 1975 Matthew Yeo................................................................... 17th John Leeper..................................................................... 28th 1974 Matthew Yeo................................................................... 29th 1973 John Sheehan.................................................................. 21st Angel Martinez................................................................ 26th 1972 John Sheehan.................................................................... 7th 1970 Bill Hansen........................................................................ 6th Byron Spradlin................................................................. 10th 1968 Marc Tomlinson............................................................... 17th 1967 David Furst...................................................................... 26th

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John Sheehan (center) was UC Davis’ first two-time All-American, starting with his seventh-place finish in 1972.

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UC Davis offers more than 100 undergraduate majors – the widest variety of any University of California campus. Aeronautical Science and Engineering African American & African Studies Agricultural Systems and Environment American Studies Animal Biology Animal Science Animal Science & Management Anthropology Applied Physics Art History Art Studio Asian American Studies Atmospheric Science Avian Sciences Biochemical Engineering Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biological Science Biological Systems Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Cell Biology Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering/Material Science Engineering Chemistry Chicana/Chicano Studies Chinese Civil Engineering Classical Civilization Clinical Nutrition Communication Community & Regional Development Comparative Literature Computational Applied Science Computer Engineering Computer Science Computer Science & Engineering Crop Science & Management Design Dramatic Art East Asian Studies Economics Electrical Engineering English Entomology Environmental & Resource Sciences Environmental Biology & Management Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning Environmental Toxicology Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity Exercise Biology Fiber & Polymer Science Film Studies Food Science French Genetics Geology German History Human Development Hydrology International Agricultural Development International Relations Italian Japanese Landscape Architecture Linguistics Managerial Economics Materials Science & Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medieval Studies Microbiology Music Native American Studies Natural Sciences Nature & Culture Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior Nutrition Science Optical Science & Engineering Philosophy Physics Plant Biology Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Russian Sociology Soil & Water Science Spanish Statistics Textiles & Clothing Viticulture & Enology Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology Women and Gender Studies

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ACADEMICS

UC Davis comprises three colleges (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Letters & Science), five professional schools (Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine) plus the Division of Biological Sciences. With 103 undergraduate majors and 80 graduate programs, the university offers the most expansive and diverse range of academics among any of the University of California campuses. Additionally, students also have the opportunity to combine majors or customize their field of study by creating an individual major. For those interested in graduate degrees – whether it be a master’s degree or a doctorate – UC Davis offers advising services to help students craft their education toward those goals. An estimated 86 percent of UC Davis students applying to graduate schools earn acceptance to either their first or second choices.

COMMUNITY

With a population of approximately 60 thousand, Davis is widely known for being a safe, active and socially innovative community. The downtown area boasts a multitude of specialty shops, restaurants, theaters and art galleries; while the city’s numerous parks offer recreational opportunities for active students.

ACTIVITIES

On campus, UC Davis students can rally around the highly successful athletics department by joining the Aggie Pack spirit organization, or enjoy a first-class performance at the Robert & Magrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

The university also offers hundreds of student clubs and organizations, including cultural clubs, fraternities and sororities, faith-based organizations and the Associated Students of UC Davis student government. For the active Aggie, students may participate in the diverse intramural sports program or join one of the 30-plus sports clubs. In 2004, the Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) opened its doors, providing the campus with its own state-of-the-art fitness venue. In April, UC Davis hosts Picnic Day, an annual student-run open house. The popular event showcases all that the campus has to offer, attracting students, staff, faculty, parents, alumni and members of the surrounding communities.

GETTING AROUND

Nestled just southwest of Sacramento, the city of Davis rests just 15 minutes from an international airport, and contains a downtown station serviced by Greyhound and Amtrak. Centrally located in the Sacramento Valley, the town sits equally close to both the finest ski resorts and the Pacific Ocean’s top beaches. Within Davis and its neighboring towns, both Yolobus and the student-operated Unitrans bus systems offer free transportation to registered undergraduates. The town boasts more bicycles per capita than any other city in the nation. More than 50 miles of bike paths make the entire town conducive to both riders and pedestrians.

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CAMPUS LEADERSHIP LINDA KATEHI Linda Katehi became the sixth chancellor of the University of California, Davis, on August 17, 2009. As chief executive officer, she oversees all aspects of the university’s teaching, research and public service mission. Chancellor Katehi (kah-TAY-hee) also holds UC Davis faculty appointments in electrical and computer engineering and in women and gender studies. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, she chairs the President’s Committee for the National Medal of Science and is chair of the Secretary of Commerce’s committee for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. She is a fellow and board member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of many other national boards and committees. Previously, Chancellor Katehi served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University; and associate dean for academic affairs and graduate education in the College of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering and

FRED WOOD Fred Wood assumed the role of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs on August 1, 2007. Dr. Wood oversees programs and services that enhance the academic and personal development of students, including intercollegiate athletics. He also provides administrative leadership to a Division of over 50 student support programs and to a team of over 800 staff members. In addition, he manages a budget of over 30 million dollars. He advises the Chancellor on matters relating to students, enrollment, access, retention, and campus climate. Wood earned his bachelor’s and Ph.D. from UC Davis in Chemistry in 1980 and 1984. Soon after graduating, he began his faculty appointment in Chemistry and also served the College of Letters and Science as the Associate Dean, a position he held for 13 years. Most recently he served as the Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies and Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies. He is a 2003 graduate of the Harvard University Executive Leadership and Management Institute, and also a graduate of the University of California Management Institute. Dr. Wood is a member of several professional organizations including American College Personnel Association, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the National Association of College and University Busi-

UC Davis Chancellor computer science at the University of Michigan. Since her early years as a faculty member, Chancellor Katehi has focused on expanding research opportunities for undergraduates and improving the education and professional experience of graduate students, with an emphasis on underrepresented groups. She has mentored more than 70 postdoctoral fellows, doctoral and master’s students in electrical and computer engineering. Twenty-one of the 42 doctoral students who graduated under her supervision have become faculty members in research universities in the United States and abroad. Her work in electronic circuit design has led to numerous national and international awards both as a technical leader and educator, 16 U.S. patents, and an additional six U.S. patent applications. She is the author or co-author of 10 book chapters and about 600 refereed publications in journals and symposia proceedings. She earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 1977, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from UCLA in 1981 and 1984, respectively.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs ness Officers. He also serves on the Council of Deans and Vice Chancellors at UC Davis, as well as over twenty different committees and councils on and off campus. Several priorities he is focusing on in Student Affairs include building bridges within Student Affairs and with academic affairs; increasing the diversity of our student population by reaching out to students who are disadvantaged and underrepresented; recruitment and admissions; increasing the number of students transferring to UC Davis from community colleges and helping with their transition; develop an inclusive community for all of our students; work to help new students effectively navigate the university; improve retention and graduation; improve accountability and transparency; improve student health; increase fundraising efforts to help support our units and their needs; maintaining affordability for students to attend college; and keeping up with the latest technology to provide our staff, faculty and students with the most up to date and accurate information. Dr. Wood continues to teach undergraduate students while serving in his administrative role and maintaining a focus on continually improving the services available to undergraduate and graduate students.

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UC DAVIS ATHLETICS GREG WARZECKA

Director of Athletics

On August 1, 1995, Greg Warzecka became the 11th director of athletics at UC Davis. In the decade-plus since, the Aggie athletics program has enjoyed unprecedented success under his guidance. Warzecka’s penchant for progress began from his first year as director when he was charged with the task of fully engaging the campus in dicussions regarding whether or not UC Davis would offer athletics-related financial aid. One year later, the campus announced the launch of its first-ever grant-in-aid program. Warzecka has also overseen UC Davis’ transition into two conferences in his short tenure. In 1998, the Aggies moved from the now-defunct Northern California Athletic Conference to the powerful California Collegiate Athletic Association. Then in 2003, the UC Davis program announced that it would join the Big West Conference and thus reclassify from NCAA Division II to Division I status. Under Warzecka’s guidance, the Aggie athletics program increased its grant-inaid allocation nearly tenfold to approximately $5 million. During this period, he also engineered a substantial upgrade in athletics facilities, most notably the Schaal Aquatics Center (2004), the Marya Welch Tennis Center (2005) and the multi-use Aggie Stadium (2007).

NONA RICHARDSON

Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administator

Nona Richardson was named Senior Associate Athletics Director at UC Davis in March 2007. She brings extensive experience to her role at UC Davis which includes overseeing compliance, student services and sports medicine programs, as well as sport supervision. Richardson has experienced intercollegiate athletics from a variety of roles, most recently during her tenure at Ball State, where she served as the senior woman administrator. There she oversaw daily operations for sports medicine, and strength and conditioning while also supervising seven sports, including women’s basketball and women’s volleyball.Her contributions at Ball State also included studentathlete services, community outreach programming, career development education, student-athlete awards, and other related areas while also serving as a Title IX and gender equity resource. Prior to Ball State, Richardson was Associate Director of Athletics and SWA at Valparaiso University for seven years, where she served in similar capacities while also serving as Compliance Coordinator for the 18-sport athletics program. Her duties also involved student-athlete eligibility, event management and other key administrative responsibilities. Richardson has served on numerous committees throughout her distinguished career, including the NCAA

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During Warzecka’s tenure, UC Davis captured six NACDA Division II Directors’ Cups as the most outstanding overall program in the country. For his part, NACDA selected Warzecka as its A.D. of the year for the D-II West Region in 2001-02. Furthermore, the editors of Sports Illustrated magazine lauded the Aggie program on three different occasions. In 1999 and 2000, Sports Illustrated For Women named UC Davis as the top Division II school for women athletics. One year later, SI selected UC Davis as its top D-II school for the 2001-02 year. Before turning to administration, Warzecka had been a successful baseball coach, first as an assistant at his alma mater, California. He then served as head coach at San Francisco State, then at the University of Chicago, where he also served his first post as men’s athletics director. Warzecka returned to California in 1989 to become the A.D. at the University of Redlands, where he remained until he joined the Aggie athletics staff. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Cal in 1975 and his Master of Science with an emphasis in athletic administration from Cal State Hayward in 1983.

Division I Volleyball Committee (2000-02) and Volleyball Officials Sub-Committee (2001-02). She has also been a member of committees for the Mid-Continent Conference and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the latter for which she also served as a board member. Richardson has presented at several national conferences, is a member of NACWAA and the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports, and has won several awards including NACWAA’s Dr. Nell Jackson Award (2000). Her athletics administrative tenure was preceded by a volleyball coaching career that was highlighted by head coaching positions at Eastern Michigan (1987-95) and Valparaiso (1996-99) and an assistant coaching assignment at Kentucky (1984-87). Richardson was also an assistant coach at the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival in 1991. Richardson was a standout volleyball player at Michigan State (1978-81) where she was a team co-captain, MVP and a member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) All-State team. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Michigan State in 1983 and her Master of Arts and Liberal Studies in Human Behavior and Society from Valparaiso University in 1999.


UC DAVIS HEAD COACHES

Bob Biggs Football

Vianney Campos Field Hockey

Steve Doten Men’s Water Polo

Jamie Holmes Women’s Volleyball

Barbara Jahn Women’s Swimming

John Lavallee Women’s Gymnastics

Daryl Lee Men’s Tennis

Bill Maze Women’s Tennis

Rex Peters Baseball

MaryClaire Robinson Women’s Soccer

Dwayne Shaffer Men’s Soccer

Sandy Simpson Women’s Basketball

Gary Stewart Men’s Basketball

Byron Talley Track & Field (interim)

Anne Walker Women’s Golf

Drew Wartenburg M/W Cross Country

Cy Williams Men’s Golf

Jamey Wright Women’s Water Polo

Karen Yoder Softball

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HOME OF THE AGGIES The palatial Activites & Recreation Center (ARC) offers a wide array of fitness areas, including fullsize basketball courts, a multi-use activity center for indoor soccer or hockey, a running/jogging track, weight rooms, aerobics facilities, squash and racquetball courts, and a rock-climbing wall. Additional amenities include a wellness center, student lounges and opportunities for conferences and special events.

ACTIVITIES & RECREATION CENTER

THE PAVILION

HICKEY GYMNASTICS CENTER

The Pavilion, formerly known as Recreation Hall, serves as home court for UC Davis basketball, volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics, as well as concerts and special events. With a seating capacity of nearly 8,000, the Pavilion ranks as one of the largest on-campus arenas in Northern California.

The former Lower Hickey Gym, the first home of women’s athletics in the post-Title IX era, was converted to a first-class practice facility for the Aggie gymnastics team in 2005.

LA RUE FIELD Recognized in 1999 as “Softball Field of the Year” by the Sports Turf Managers Association, La Rue Field hosted five NCAA West Region Softball Championships in the past decade. Recent additions include batting cages, covered dugouts and improved press areas.

SCHAAL AQUATICS CENTER The Ted & Rand Schaal Aquatics Center hosted its first event in January of 2004. The complex features an Olympic-sized pool, locker rooms, team rooms, office space and permanent seating for approximately 500 spectators. The aquatics center will allow UC Davis to host championship events, including the 2006 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships.

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AGGIE SOCCER STADIUM

Both Aggie Stadium (left), the home of soccer, and the James & Ann Dobbins Baseball Complex (below) were the result of volunteer efforts dating back to the mid-1980s.

TOOMEY FIELD & WOODY WILSON TRACK Built in the late 1940s, Toomey Field has hosted numerous championship events for football, track & field and lacrosse. During the 2000 Olympic Trials, standouts Marion Jones and Michael Johnson used the Woody Wilson Track as a practice facility.

Dobbins boasts one of the finest playing surfaces in Northern California. In 2002, the stadium was enhanced to include a press box, a renovated entrance and permanent concession/restroom facilities.

DOBBINS BASEBALL COMPLEX

MARYA WELCH TENNIS CENTER Dedicated in April 2005, the Marya Welch Tennis Center represents an expansion of the former Hickey Tennis Courts. Recent additions include grandstands and canopied benches for the north courts.

AGGIE STADIUM

TOOMEY WEIGHT ROOM UC Davis student-athletes welcomed the expanded weight room, located inside Toomey Field. In addition to nearly tripling in size the previous facility, the upgrade also included all new equipment, restrooms and office space.

Aggie Stadium serves as the home facility for the football, women’s lacrosse and women’s field hockey teams. The multiuse venue features an all-weather Sportexe playing surface, a first-class press box, full locker rooms, restrooms and concessions. The initial design has seating for 11,000 to 15,000 spectators, with an eventual build-out to as many as 30,000.

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SERVING THE UC DAVIS STUDENT-ATHLETE STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES 204/208 Hickey Gym • (530) 752-3259

Michelle Roppeau Director of Athletic Academic Advising

UC Davis ranks among the leaders in NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Awards and Academic AllDistrict/America honorees, and has claimed a record three winners of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Student-Athlete Academic Services deserves much of the credit for these accomplishments. The office started in 1988 with a single staff member serving as a centralized resource for academic advising, eligiblity information and campus referrals. The office has since expanded to include additional academic advisors, an athletic aid coordinator, an assistant eligibility coordinator and an administrative assistant. It is headed by Nona Richardson, senior associate director of athletics. The Student-Athlete Academic Services office provides a range of services to student-athletes on all 26 intercollegiate athletics teams, including assistance with course and major selection as well as interpretation and clarification of eligibility rules and issues.

UC Davis student-athletes typically have a minimum of three academic advisors: an athletic academic advisor assigned by sport, a college advisor, and a major advisor (if the student has a declared major). Although appointments with the athletic academic advisors are not mandatory at UC Davis, student-athletes might choose to see their athletic academic advisor for issues including: • General education (GE) requirements • Dropping/adding courses • Time management/study skills • Assistance completing the mandatory Academic Plan Form • Study hall for student-athletes • Personal issues that affect academic performance • Choosing a major/career • Declaring or changing a major • Exploration of opportunities beyond athletics • Preparation for graduate programs • Preparation and application for NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and other national awards

ATHLETIC TRAINING / SPORTS MEDICINE

Dick Lewis Training Room (115 Hickey Gym) • (530) 752-0647 The Pavilion Training Room • (530) 752-7515

Jeff Hogan Head Athletic Trainer

Known collectively as “The Healer of Champions”, the UC Davis athletic training staff comprises five full-time certified athletic trainers, a full-time physical therapist/certified athletic trainer and approximately 24 student athletic trainers. Together, they are responsible for providing medical care to the 800-plus student-athletes that compose UC Davis’ 26 varsity teams. The student athletic trainers serve two to three years with the program, logging in more than 1,500

hours and gaining valuable clinical education in a hands-on environment. The internship is ideal for any student interested in a graduate program in athletic training, as well as any medical or allied medical profession. The ARC Pavilion training room contains extensive resources and equipment for the rehabilitation of injured athletes. The staff physical therapist is headquartered there as well.

OTHER RESOURCES Cowell Student Health Center........................................ 752-2300 Peer Counselors In Athletics (PCA)............................... 754-7103 Internship & Career Center............................................ 752-2855 Learning Skills Center................................................... 752-2013 Student Employment Center.......................................... 752-0520 Counseling Center........................................................ 752-0871 The House (Peer Counseling)......................................... 752-2790 Cross Cultural Center.................................................... 752-4287 Education Abroad Center............................................... 752-3014

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Student Disability Center............................................... 752-3184 International House..................................................... 753-5007 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center....... 752-2452 Women’s Resource & Research Center............................. 752-3372 FINANCIAL SUPPORT Undergraduate Scholarship Office................................... 752-2804 Financial Aid Office...................................................... 752-2390 Dean Witter Fund Residential Services............................. 752-2033


Small town. Big school. UC Davis is ranked 16th among public universities nationwide by the National Research Council, is listed 11th among public universities nationwide by U.S. News & World Report; and is 10th in research funding among all U.S. ranked public universities by the National Science Foundation. The campus is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, one of just 62 institutions of higher learning to be admitted to this distinguished group. Founded in 1908 as the University Farm amid the fertile fields of the state’s Central Valley, UC Davis embarks on a centennial celebration during the 2008-09 academic year. The campus encompasses the colleges of Letters and Science, Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and professional schools in Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Education. It also operates the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, one of the leading teaching and research hospitals in the nation. In 2007, the campus announced a $100 million in founding support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to launch the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. This is a period of growth and change for UC Davis. The campus has seen growth in student, faculty and staff populations and is in the midst of more than $1 billion in new construction. New facilities do or will include new laboratories, new classrooms and new student sports and recreation facilities. Thanks to the generosity of one of the world’s most renowned winemakers,

groundbreaking took place in 2005 on the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.  The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2002 and is a showcase part of the campus. UC Davis has enjoyed a distinguished history in athletics as it continues a new era in NCAA Division I. The Aggies are official members in most sports in the Big West Conference which includes fellow UC campuses Irvine, Riverside and Santa Barbara. The transition to Division I brought to an end a successful Division II era in which UC Davis captured six Directors’ Cups in eight years, awarded annually to the most successful athletics program in the country. UC Davis also twice received recognition from Sports Illustrated for Women as the top Div. II school for women while Sports Illustrated has also previously honored the institution. In addition to 26 varsity sports (14 for women and 12 for men), the campus offers nearly 40 student-organized club sports. Women's field hockey will become the 27th varsity sport when it begins competition in 2009. And each year, more than 19,000 students participate in intramural sports. All students can enjoy abundant on- and off-campus recreational facilities for tennis, softball, basketball, volleyball and golf. Given the area’s Mediterranean climate, outdoor recreation continues year round. The program is also among the nation’s leaders in NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients and has had three winners of the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year Award, tied for the most among all schools in the country.


DATE

OPPONENT

SITE

9/4/10

AGGIE OPEN

DAVIS

9/11/10

Hornet Jamboree

Sacramento, Calif.

9/25/10

Stanford Invitational

Stanford, Calif.

10/16/10

Bronco Invitational

Santa Clara, Calif.

10/30/10

Big West Conference Championships

Riverside, Calif.

11/6/010

DOC ADAMS OPEN

DAVIS

11/13/10

NCAA West Region Championships

Eugene, Ore.

11/22/10

NCAA Championships

Terre Haute, Ind.

All times PACIFIC • HOME MEETS IN BOLD | Dates & times subject to change

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