2011-12 UConn Women's Track and Field Media Guide

Ilva Bikanova

All-American High Jump

Brigitte Mania All-American DMR

Heather Wilson All-American 800/DMR

Celina Emerson All-American DMR

Victoria Flowers

Three-Time All-American Weight Throw

L-R Front Row: Kewanna Donaldson, Cassandra Goutos, Chantal Scott, Danielle Lyte, Cornietta Anderson, Danika Ham, Courtney Dinnan, Christine Vogel, Whitney Holder, Terra Briody

L-R Middle Row: Allison Cooper, Allison Lasnicki, Lindsay Crevoiserat, Maureen Stringham, Tiffany Daley, Lauren Sara, Ana Groff, Shauna McNiff, Imani Sudlow, Jeanne Theleen, Stephanie Ellis, Cassondra Hunter, Kimberly Moran, Brianna Allen

L-R Back Row: Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge, Volunteer Coach Latasha Wallace, Assistant Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough, Megan Chapman, Madalayne Smith, Shavon Briscoe, Stephanie Bohannon, Heather Wilson, Brigitte Mania, Ilva Bikanova, Victoria Flowers, Natasha McLaren, Celina Emerson, Jasmine Cribb, Meghan Cunningham, Brittany Power, Nyanka Joseph, Kodi Udeh, Volunteer Assistant Coach April Garner, Head Coach Bill Morgan

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Track & Field

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Table of Contents

2011-12 Schedules.................................................................................. 1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents.................................................... 1 2011-12 Season Outlook......................................................................2-3 Head Coach Bill Morgan.......................................................................4-5 Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge/Sprints & Hurdles . ................. 6 Assistant Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough/Distance............................ 7 Cross Country.......................................................................................... 7 Volunteer Assistant Coaches April Garner,Troy McDonough& Latosha Wallace....... 8 Student-Athlete Profiles.......................................................................9-22 2010-11 Season Review/Making History By The Numbers..............23-24 The Student in Student-Athlete.............................................................. 25 Vision Award.......................................................................................... 26 Individual Honors...............................................................................27-28 Relay Honors.......................................................................................... 29 School Records...................................................................................... 30 Top Performers...................................................................................... 31 Facility Records...................................................................................... 32 The University of Connecticut...........................................................33-37 Support Staff.......................................................................................... 38

University Quick Facts

Location..................................................................................Storrs, Conn.

Enrollment........................................................................................30,034 Founded..............................................................................................1881 Nickname.......................................................................... Huskies, UConn Colors................................................... National Flag Blue (Navy) & White Conference................................................................................. BIG EAST Affiliation.............................................................................NCAA Division I President..........................................................................Dr. Susan Herbst Interim Director of Athletics.............................................. Paul Pendergast Associate AD/Senior Women’s Administrator..........................Pat Babcock Senior Associate Director of Athletics.........................................Neal Eskin Division of Athletics Phone................................................. (860) 486-2725 Associate Director of Athletics/Communications................ Michael Enright Assistant Director/Athletic Communications.............................Phil Chardis Assistant Director/Athletic Communications.....................Patrick McKenna Athletic Communications Assistants....................................... Sagan Byrne .............................................................................................Brendan Flynn ......................................................................................................Matt Lee Athletic Communications Secretary..................................Luanne Dunstan Athletic Communications Phone........................................ (860) 486-3531 Athletic Communications Fax............................................. (860) 486-5085 Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Contact..................... Sagan Byrne Email...................................................................sagan.byrne@uconn.edu Web Page Address...................................................... UConnHuskies.com

Tr a ck & Field /Cross Co untry Quick Facts

Head Coach...............................................................................Bill Morgan Office Phone........................................................................ (860) 486-4840 Fax...................................................................................... (860) 486-6701 Morgan’s E-mail...............................................william.morgan@uconn.edu Associate Head Coach...................................................... Clive Terrelonge Office Phone........................................................................ (860) 486-3405 Terrelonge’s E-mail......................................... clive.terrelonge@uconn.edu Assistant Coach/Cross Country Head Coach...Andrea Grove-McDonough Office Phone........................................................................ (860) 486-3405 Grove-McDonough E-mail.............. andrea.grove-mcdonough@uconn.edu

Credits:

The 2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country media guide was written, designed and edited by Athletic Communications Assistant Sagan Byrne. Special thanks to Luanne Dunstan, Bill Morgan, Clive Terrelonge, Andrea Grove-McDonough and Myles Udland for their assistance. Photography by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell. Also, thanks to Mathieu Gentès from Athletics Canada for additional photos. Covers designed by Summit Athletic Media, Charlotte, N.C.

2011-12 Schedules Cross Country Schedule September 2 at CCSU Blue Devil Invite (New Britain, Conn.)

10 at Bryant Invitational (Smithfield, R.I.) 24 at Roy Griak Invitational (Minneapolis, Minn.)

at Ted Owen Invitational (New Britain, Conn.)

OCTOBER 8 at New England Championship (Boston, Mass.)

14 at Penn State National Invitational (State College, Pa.) 21 at CCSU Mini-Meet (New Britain, Conn.)

29 at BIG EAST Championship (Louisville, Ky.) NOVEMBER 12 at NCAA Northeast Regional (Buffalo, N.Y.) 21 at NCAA Championship (Terre Haute, Ind.)

Track and Field Schedules INDOOR JANUARY 14 at Armory Invite (New York, N.Y.) 20 at Great Dane Classic (New York, N.Y.) 27-28 at Penn State National (University Park, Pa.) 28 at Boston University (Boston, Mass.)

FebruaRY 3-4 at New Balance Invitational (New York, N.Y.) 4 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.)

10 at Valentine Invite (Boston, Mass.)

18-19 at BIG EAST Championships (New York, N.Y.) 24-25 at New England Championships (Boston, Mass.)

25-26 at USATF Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) MARCH 3-4 at ECAC Championships (Boston, Mass.)

9-10 at NCAA Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.) OUTDOOR MARCH 24 at UVA Swashbuckler (Charlottesville, Va.) 30-31 at Raleigh Relays (Raleigh, N.C.) 31 All-Connecticut Meet (Storrs, Conn.)

APRIL 7 UConn All-Region Invitational (Storrs, Conn.)

13-14 Sea Ray Relays (Knoxville, Tenn.)

21 Princeton Invite (Princeton, N.J.) 26-28 Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.) 29 Brown Invite (Providence, R.I.) MAY 4-6 BIG EAST Championships (Tampa. Fla.) 11-13 ECAC Championships (Princeton, N.J.) 24-26 NCAA East Regional (Jacksonville, Fla.) JUNE 6-9 NCAA Championships (Des Moines, Iowa) Home meets in BOLD

The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, students, coaches and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors.

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University 2011-12 Season Outlook of Connecticut 2011 Indoor ECAC Champions

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2011 Indoor New England Championships

CROSS COUNTRY Review

The 2011 Cross Country campaign saw the Huskies reach unprecedented heights while still leaving the squad wanting more in the years to come.

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Huskies. Mania also ran on the school-record distance medley relay and ran 2:05.84 for 800m outdoors.

The Huskies had a strong start to their season at the Blue Devil Invitational at CCSU, claiming the first 7 overall spots and 9 of the top 10.

Senior Meghan Cunningham qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3000mST, running a 10:11.57 to qualify. Cunningham also captured the BIG EAST title in the 3000mST, and recorded a personal best of 4:22.42 in the 1500m.

The Huskies then finished 9th at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota, besting nationally ranked teams BYU and NC State. This result propelled the Huskies to a 6th place ranking in the Northeast Region and earned them votes in the national coaches poll.

Sophomore Lauren Sara, an NCAA Qualifier and school-record holder at 10,000m (33:51.21) will look to build on a stellar freshman campaign that saw her compete at the NCAA Championships as the lone freshman in the 10,000m.

At the Penn State National Invitational, the Huskies were again led by Lauren Sara (3rd, 20:55). Lindsay Crevoiserat (10th, 21:40), Shauna McNiff (15th, 21:52), and Heather Wilson (18th, 22:01) each earned top-20 finishes. The Huskies earned a second place team finish ahead of nationally ranked squads in host Penn State (20th) and Duke (26th). Following this result, the Huskies earned a national ranking of 28th, the first national ranking in program history.

Junior Shauna McNiff will look to score team points at the BIG EAST Championships this year, finishing 9th in the 3000m a year ago. McNiff also ran a personal best of 16:40.26 for 5000m to qualify for the NCAA East Regional Championships.

The BIG EAST championships in Louisville, KY played host to the most competitive women’s cross country meet in the nation, with the 28th-ranked Huskies entering as one of seven nationally ranked squads. Sara (8th, 20:16) earned all-BIG EAST honors, while Crevoiserat (35th, 21:17) was the 6th freshman across the line. As a team, the Huskies matched their result from a year ago with a 7th place finish in a meet that saw Villanova defend their title and eventual national champions Georgetown finishing third.

The NCAA Northeast Regional meet in Buffalo, NY saw the Huskies improve six places from a year ago to grab 7th place as a team.

Sara’s (6th, 20:54) finish earned her a spot at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, IN, while Crevoiserat (22nd, 21:26) also earned All-Region honors. Sara took 53rd at the NCAA Championships, her first finish outside of a top-10 all season, capping a sensational sophomore season that saw her finish as the Huskies top runner in each of her races. Sara was only the fourth runner in Husky history to make it to the NCAA Championships.

The Huskies will lose just one scorer from this year’s squad, Heather Wilson, as they look to build on their success in 2012.

TRACK AND FIELD ON THE TRACK...

Distance/Middle Distance Senior two-time All-American Heather Wilson will lead the 2012 Huskies distance squad.

Wilson, the 800m BIG EAST Champion a year ago, finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, running a school-record 2:05.17.

Wilson also anchored the distance medley relay team that qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in another school-record time of 10:59.98.

Junior Anna Groff ECAC Champion, BIG EAST Runnerup, and New England Record Holder (500m)

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Junior All-American Brigitte Mania, an NCAA Championship qualifier during the outdoor season and a scorer at the BIG EAST Championships indoors and outdoors, will join Wilson to lead the mid-distance group for the

Freshman Lindsay Crevoiserat enters UConn as one of the most decorated girls high school runners in the country. Crevoiserat holds personal bests of 4:46 for one mile, 9:40 for 3000m, and 16:50 for 5000m. After earning All-Region honors in cross country, Crevoiserat will look to contribute to the Huskies on the track.

The Huskies distance squad will also be relied upon to provide team points in the distance medley relay during the indoor season, as well as the 4x800m relay indoors and outdoors. Sophomore Allison Lasnicki and junior Allison Cooper, a BIG EAST qualifier at 1500m, will look to improve and add depth to the Huskies distance core.

Sprints and Hurdles With the graduation of All-American Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, the most decorated athlete in UConn track history, Coach Terrelonge and the Huskies will look to a talented group of young sprinters.

Leading the way will be Celina Emerson (Newark, DE), who was an All-American on the record setting Indoor Distance Medley and will look to elevate her teammates to the national level.

Short Sprints With the graduation of 16-time BIG EAST Champion Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, the Huskies will turn to a young and relatively inexperienced group in the short sprints. Danielle Lyte (Burlington, ON), 2009 BIG EAST and ECAC finalist, will provide veteran leadership and championship experience, while looking to earn All-BIG EAST honors. Junior Kewanna Donaldson (Enfield, CT), a BIG EAST qualifier, will also provide veteran leadership for the short sprints group.

Madalayne Smith (Saratoga, Springs, NY), Chantal Scott (Raleigh, N.C.), and Shavon Briscoe (Brandywine, MD) will compete in the 100m and 400m hurdles, the most technical event of the short sprints.

Smith, a two-time BIG EAST finalist, will look to be at the top of the conference while making progress towards the national level in 2012.

Scott will look to join Smith at the top of the BIG EAST. Long Sprints Emerson returns not only as an All-American, but was also the New England Indoor Champion at 400m, and recorded the 3rd-fastest 400m time among BIG EAST athletes. Emerson will look to capitalize on her early success and lead a deep group of long sprinters to the next level. Junior Ana Groff (Orlando, FL), an ECAC Champion, Big East Runner-Up, and New England Record Holder in the 500m, turns her focus towards the top of the BIG EAST podium, as well as the challenge of the 800m. The 4x400m relay team that set a program record while taking 2nd at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships a year ago. Tiffany Daley (Northborough, Mass.), who ran the anchor leg on the record-setting 4x400m relay team, finished second behind Emerson in the 400m at the New England Indoor Championships.

Daley will look for podium finishes at the BIG EAST and ECAC

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University of Connecticut 2011-12 Season outlook 2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field tion to fulfill her potential as a nationally elite competitor. At the indoor New England Championships a year ago, Flowers shattered the meet records in both the shot put and weight throw with performances of 53’ 5” and 68’ 9” respectively. This spring, Flowers will take aim at titles in the shot put and hammer throw at the conference, regional, and national levels.

Joining Flowers will be freshman Megan Chapman, a Connecticut state and New England champion in the discus, and freshman Kodi Udeh, a Connecticut class champion in the shot put.

In the javelin, BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier Danika Ham will look to improve in her final season with the Huskies, while aiming for a trip to the NCAA East Regional Championships.

Senior Heather Wilson NCAA All-American New England Champion ECAC Champion

Championships in 2012. Briscoe is the team’s long hurdle specialist who will look to improve her individual performance while continuing to provide valuable depth on relays. Two newcomers with impressive high school resumes should have immediate impact for the Huskies this year. Nyanka Joseph (Brooklyn, N.Y) comes to UConn from one of the nations top prep sprint programs at Medgar Evers College Preparatory, and will look to make an immediate impact at the BIG EAST level. Connecticut high school star Brianna Allen (Windsor, CT) will provide depth to an already strong long sprint group in her first year in Storrs.

ON THE FIELD...

Success in the women’s track and field program has been predicated on outstanding performances in event areas across the board.

From sprints and hurdles, to middle and long distance, athletes have turned in top performances on both the regional and national levels.

Anchoring those performances has long been the tradition of field event athletes, an area of long-standing excellence for the program.

Horizontal Jumps A year ago, junior long jumpers Kristen Brown and Whitney Holder scored points for the Huskies at each of the teams major championship meets. Brown won the long jump at both ECAC and New England Indoor Championships, while Holder finished in the top-3 at both competitions. Brown will take a redshirt year in 2012, and the Huskies will look to Holder to continue to progress. As a top-3 finisher in Big East competition, Holder’s consistency and confidence should allow her to break through during 2012. Holder will aim to challenge the indoor school record of 20’ 6 ¼” (6.25m) held by Husky great Cheryl Brantle, a 1992 All-American, and the outdoor record of 21’ 2 ¼” (6.46m) held by Carol Galloway – the program’s first All-American in 1985.

Junior captain Brittany Power, will provide added depth in both the long and triple jumps. Power’s pre-season progress continues to point towards the goal of scoring at the BIG EAST, New England, and ECAC Championships.

Vertical Jumps There have been 13 All-America honors in the high jump at UConn.

This group is anchored by five-time All-American Deirdre Mullen, a USA Pan American Team member; Tamika Toppin, 4-time All-American; and recent graduate and three-time All-American Carin Knight.

In 2012, another trio of high jumpers will look to join this particular sorority. The 2012 group will be led by junior Ilva Bikanova, an outdoor All-American and ECAC champion. Junior classmate Jasmine Cribb, a former Penn Relay College Division champion and record holder clearing 5’ 11 ¼”, and sophomore Natasha McLaren will be the most recent Huskies to follow in the proud tradition of UConn high jumping.

In the pole vault, junior Angelica Gilsenan has shown great improvement and will look to qualify for post-season meets.

Throws The Huskies will turn to 3-time All-American Victoria Flowers to lead the throws in 2012. Following the graduation of NCAA qualifier and BIG EAST, ECAC, and New England champion Tynisha McMillian, Flowers will be on her own to lead the Huskies. Flowers will, however, redshirt the 2012 indoor season in preparation for a run at this year’s Olympic Trials, but will retain a full year of NCAA eligibility for the 2012-13 school year. Flowers, a runner-up at the 2010 Indoor NCAA Championships in the weight throw, earned All-American honors last year, throwing 72’ 11 ½” in the weight throw, is in posi-

Brittany Power

Tri-Captain New England/BIG EAST Qualifier

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University of Connecticut head coach bill morgan Bill Morgan

2011 Indoor ECAC Champions

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Head Coach - Eighth Season 31st Overall at UConn Northeast Region Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year 2010-11 NCAA All-Academic Cross Country and Track and Field Team

2010-11 TEAM ACCOLADES #23 National Team Ranking ECAC Indoor Champions (4th Consecutive) New England Indoor Champions (6th Consecutive) BIG EAST Indoor Runner-Up BIG EAST Outdoor Third Place #1 Indoor Regional Ranking

Bill Morgan is in his 31st year of coaching at the University of Connecticut and is in his eighth season as head coach of the UConn women’s cross country/track and field programs, after serving as an assistant coach for 22 years and as interim head coach in 2003-04.

Morgan has been a part of all 41 track and field championships at UConn. He specializes in coaching field events and multi-events, for which he has gained a national reputation for excellence after guiding numerous UConn athletes to collegiate, national and Olympic Trials successes. His total of 200 conference champions includes the programs two NCAA Regional Champions, 41 ECAC, 83 New England, 55 BIG EAST titles and 36 All-American titles. Morgan’s programs have earned numerous team titles, highlighted by the recent outdoor ECAC Championship three-peat from 2008 to 2010, and four-straight indoor ECAC titles from 2007-2011 (UConn did not enter the 2009 competition). The team has earned BIG EAST Championship titles in 1986, 1995 and 2008.

The Huskies have been the BIG EAST Championship runner-up a total of 10 times, five in indoor and five in outdoor competition.

The past five seasons have garnered the most recognition and accomplishments in program history, as Morgan led the Huskies to numerous team records and championships. The program has consistently outpaced itself, year after year over the past few seasons.

The 2010-11 season was another successful season as Morgan led the team to its fourth consecutive ECAC Indoor Championship en route to completing the year with eight All-Americans. Under Morgan, who was named the Northeast Region Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year for the fifth-straight year, the Huskies broke 19 school records, set a new team record with 11 NCAA East Qualifiers and nine NCAA Finals Qualifiers, and captured both the ECAC Championship and New England Indoor titles. Morgan coached Victoria Flowers to her third All-American title in the weight throw and the title of Northeast Region Athlete of the Year. Additionally, Morgan guided Ilva Bikanova to her first All-American in the outdoor high jump for UConn’s 13th overall high jump All-American nod. The Huskies had their highest ranking of the season at No. 18 as they concluded the indoor campaign ranked No. 22 in the nation.

In 2009-10 Morgan led the squad to its third-straight ECAC outdoor and indoor titles. UConn dominated the New England Indoor Championships for the fifth-straight year (29th overall) and the squad placed second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. The program celebrated eight individual BIG EAST Titles and 10 individual ECAC Titles. In honor of the incredible season, Morgan was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the fourth-straight season after leading sophomore Victoria Flowers and junior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne to AllAmerica status in the weight throw and the 100m dash, respectively.

Hawthorne, coached by Clive Terrelonge, had a seventh-place finish in the outdoor 100m at the NCAA Championships garnering UConn’s first-ever NCAA Outdoor All-American. Morgan and his staff guided seven student-athletes to NCAA Qualifying marks. Coach Morgan also helped lead Hawthorne to a silver-medal finish in the 4x100m relay with Jamaica at the 2010 NACAC U-23 Championships.

In 2008-09, UConn recorded its second consecutive BIG EAST Indoor title as well as the ECAC Outdoor Championship crown and its 28th New England Indoor title. In combination with an outdoor BIG EAST Runner-Up trophy, the team recorded another superlative season. Rec-

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2011-12 Coaching Staff:

L-R: Volunteer Coach Latasha Wallace, Head Coach Bill Morgan, Assistant Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough, Assocaite Head Coach Clive Terrelonge, Volunteer Coach April Garner

ognized with a No. 13 indoor National ranking and its seventh place showing at the NCAA East Regional, the program placed an exclamation point to its year. Within the team context, Morgan coached Carin Knight to two more All-American titles adding to her remarkable career along with freshman Victoria Flowers, who earned her first AllAmerican title as the top freshman in the country. In addition, eight athletes were named to the All-East Regional Team for finishing in the top five at the East Regional. Morgan was honored as the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the year In 2007-08, UConn recorded three consecutive team titles, winning the BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Indoor Championships in a two week period. The BIG EAST title was the team’s first ever indoor crown after registering four runner-up trophies as a program. Morgan’s charges then captured the New England title as he was honored as the New England Indoor Coach of the Year along with freshman phenom, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, who won the Athlete of the Meet honors.

Morgan’s team continued its surge and was spectacular in winning the ECAC Indoor crown to defend their title from the previous season, becoming only the ninth program to win in the 30-year meet history.

Morgan was further acknowledged by being named the year’s NCAA Division I Northeast Region Women’s Coach of the Year.

Morgan led former triple jumper, Tamara Highsmith, and high jumper, Carin Knight, to national level performances as Highsmith beat Miami’s Tabia Charles’ record at the BIG EAST Championship with a jump of 44’ 1.25”, dominated the ECAC competition and concluded with a seventh place finish at the national championship to become an AllAmerican. Knight joined her with BIG EAST and New England titles while earning the All-American status with a sixth place finish in the high jump.

UConn followed the indoor season with their first ECAC Outdoor title, displaying the magnitude of such a dominating year. With nine athletes continuing to the NCAA Regionals, four made the All-Regional Team and went on to the national championship where Highsmith mirrored her indoor performance with another All-American title. The team was not finished as Knight, Highsmith and alumni Deirdre

New England Champs/Record Holders Weight Throw, 500m, 4x400 Relay

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Team Titles...

BIG EAST Championship

ECAC Championship

New England Championship At Conference Meets...

BIG EAST Champions

ECAC Champions

Regional Champions

New England Champions

Junior National Champion At NCAAs...

All-American Titles

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NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region

2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region

2011, 2010, 2009 Women’s Indoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year

2009, 2008 Women’s Outdoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year

1995, 1986 New England Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year

2007 AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year - Distinguished Service

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Mullen (five-time All-American), Bethany Hart (two-time All-American) and current volunteer coach, April Garner, participated in the teams’ fifth consecutive Olympic Trials. Mullen climaxed a stellar season by finishing fourth (6-3.25) and positioning herself for the 2012 Trials. The brilliant season was capped with members making their respective national teams as Highsmith made the USA Under-23 team and Hawthorne made the Jamaica Junior National team, while Phylicia George made the Under-23 Canadian team.

In 2007, Morgan’s program produced its first NCAA Regional Champion in freshman high jumper Carin Knight along with four BIG EAST Champions. His team placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships, their best outdoor finish in 12 years. The program produced 11 NCAA Regional qualifiers along with two ECAC Athletes of the Week in Amanda Martin and Jillian Sullivan. Again, Morgan’s team made history, marking seven new program records in their outdoor performances.

Jillian Sullivan became UConn’s first ever All-American for the women’s cross country, as she picked up Academic All-American status as well. Both cross country and track and field earned All Academic teams honors after both the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

During his tenure at Connecticut, Morgan has coached athletes to 27 All-American titles, the most recent being Knight and Flowers in 2009 and Flowers and Hawthorne in 2010. Morgan also coached Tamara Highsmith, Deirdre Mullen, Nicole Toney and Tamika Toppin to the All American status. He coached Toppin in the high jump (1998 and 1999), Bethany Hart (1999 and 2000) and Wendy Berutto (1997) in the hammer throw, long jumpers Carol Galloway (1985) and Cheryl Brantle (1992), Terry Roy in 1992, 1993 and 1995, and high jumper Ronna Deffer, an NCAA National Outdoor Championship finalist in 1992.

In July of 2000, he accompanied Hart and Toppin to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento where Hart was the top collegian in the competition. The two were his fourth and fifth student-athletes to qualify for the trials. He also coached Roy, Brantle and Berutto to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta in June of 1996, Roy to the 1992 trials in New Orleans and Mullen to the trials in Sacramento, Calif. in 2004.

Coach Morgan with three-time All-American (Weight Throw) Victoria Flowers.

In 2004, Mullen became his second national team member as she earned a bronze medal at the NACAC Under-23 Championship in Sherbrooke, Canada. One of Morgan’s former athletes, three time All-American Terry Roy, also became the Junior National Champion in the heptathlon and participated in the World Junior Championship in Korea.

Morgan continued the team’s progress toward national recognition as he coached Mullen to a conference record-breaking performance in the high jump. Mullen cleared 1.83m (6’) to capture first in the high jump and set a BIG EAST Championship record while following that performance with a 1.88 (6-2.00) jump at the regional championship. As impressive has been alumnus Hart who became UConn’s first Winter Olympian during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy – 3 months after competing on our USA World Team as the country’s second ranked hammer thrower in Helsinki, Finland.

As interim head coach in 2003-2004, Morgan’s cross country team placed 4th of 41 teams at the New England Championship for its best finish in nine years. His indoor squad captured the New England Championship while placing sixth out of 44 teams at the ECAC Championships. Morgan coached Garner to the New England and ECAC Championship in the hurdles as the season concluded with six individual conference champions, two school records and an All-American.

Morgan has taken part in the USA Track and Field Women’s Junior Elite Throws Camp in San Diego as well as the USA Track and Field Women’s Elite Heptathlon Summit in Tucson, Arizona. He has also written published articles on topics related to imagery in sport.

In 2002, Morgan was acknowledged as an AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year for distinguished service at the University of Connecticut.

Morgan has been a part of many memorable program highlights since taking the helm of the women’s track and field program – none more significant than his team’s status as an All-Academic Team. Continuing the decorated academic success at Connecticut, the 2009 cross country team was named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the seventh year in a row. The track team was also honored in 2010 as an All-Academic Team. Phylicia George (’10) and Sara Leslie (’10) were both honored as BIG EAST Scholar Athlete’s of the Year.

Morgan presently resides in Coventry. He retired after 30 years of public school teaching; 29 of those in the Columbia School District as a physical education instructor. Morgan was an undefeated track and field coach at Porter for five years, going 51-0 in dual meets. Among the many age-group athletes he has coached, Morgan developed three national champions in the shot put, discus and pentathlon.

Morgan received his Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1972 and his master’s degree from SCSU in the same field of study in 1973. In 1986, he received an advanced degree in sport biomechanics from UConn.

The 2012 seniors with the 2011 trophies: ECAC Indoor Title & Outdoor (Runnerup), New England Title, BIG EAST Indoor (Runner-Up) & Outdoor (3rd Place) 2011-12 UConn women’s cross country/track and field

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University of Terrelonge Connecticut aSSOCIATE HEAD coach Clive 2011 Indoor ECAC Champions

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Sprints/Hurdles Specialist Eighth Season 2008, 2009, 2010 NCAA Northeast Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year 2008, 2009 NCAA Northeast Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year Two-Time Olympian & World Champion for Jamaica 19-Time DIII All-American NCAA DIII Track and Field Hall of Fame Clive Terrelonge enters his eighth year with the University of Connecticut Huskies, and his third as Associate Head Coach. Coach Terrelonge has been recognized three years in a row for his effort in creating one of the dominate programs in the region. Terrelonge has been named USTFCCA Northeast Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year for three straight seasons and the Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009. He has completed seven successful years as the Huskies’ sprints/hurdles coach, leading his athletes to BIG EAST and ECAC Championship titles, as well as NCAA Regional and National Championship appearances. During his short tenure, he has coached his athletes to new school records in seventeen events. The Huskies were also named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for their excellence in the classroom.

Terrelonge has been at the forefront of developing 2011 graduate Trisha-Ann Hawthorne into the most decorated sprinter in the history of UConn track and field. Hawthorne has dominated the sprint events in the BIG EAST, winning an unprecedented 4 straight outdoor titles in the 100m and 200m. She also owns the BIG EAST record for 3 straight indoor victories in the 60m and 200m, tallying an impressive 17 individual titles. She is also the first track athlete to earn NCAA Outdoor All-American honors as she placed seventh in the 100m at the NCAA Championships. As a freshman in 2008, Hawthorne represented Jamaica in the 200m at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

She earned a silver medal with Jamaica in the 4x100 at the NACAC U-23 National Championships in 2010.

Terrelonge also helped guide 2010 graduates Phylicia George and Mandela Grave-Fulgham to success both regionally and nationally. George competed at the 2009 Canadian World Championship Trials, and the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100 hurdles and 200m. In 2009, she qualified for the NCAA National Championships as a part of the 4x100 relay team. During the indoor season, George set a personal best in the 60 hurdles placing her name on the record books by tying the school record. Off the track, George has received NCAA Academic All-America, and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors. She was also honored with the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Award and at the NCAA Championship, she finished tied for 10th in the 60m hurdles with a new school record.

Graves-Fulgham was one of the most consistent performers for UConn over her four years. Her accolades include multiple BIG EAST, ECAC, and New England titles in her specialty, the 400m. She claimed three BIG EAST Indoor titles in the 400m from 2007-2009.

Graves-Fulgham competed at the NCAA Championship in both the indoor and outdoor 400m as she holds the program record in both seasons. The UConn sprinters have been extraordinary since Terrelonge’s addition to the program. Since 2005, the title of BIG EAST Champion in the 60m and 100m has been in the sole possession of UConn sprinters Jessi Foreman and Hawthorne.

In 2010, Terrelonge was honored as the indoor and outdoor Northeast Region Coach of the Year. The Huskies claimed both the indoor and outdoor ECAC Championships as well as the New England Championships. UConn also placed third in the BIG EAST Indoors while finishing second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.

Hawthorne claimed seven titles overall, including four BIG EAST Championships.

Hawthorne continued her success finishing as an NCAA Outdoor All-American in the 100m. She was crowned Athlete of the Meet at both ECAC Championships as well as the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. The Huskies saw three sprinters qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Hawthorne joined Graves-Fulgham, George and freshman Kristen Brown to compile the NCAA Qualifying 4x100m relay team. In total, UConn saw nine All-American Trisha-Ann Hawthorne and Coach sprinting records broken on the season.

Terrelonge with her 2011 BIG EAST and ECAC During the 2009 season, Terrelonge led Athlete of the Meet awards

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Coach Terrelonge with Volunteer Coaches Latasha Wallace (left) and April Garner (right)

four of his athletes to qualify for the Outdoor NCAAs in their individual events. At the Regional meet with Terrelonge coaching five of the ten total athletes representing UConn, the program recorded its best finish in school history. Earlier that season, the Huskies won their second consecutive ECAC Championship title.

Hawthorne was named ECAC Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet, while just two weeks earlier she had been dubbed BIG EAST Outdoor Championship Track Performer of the Meet. At the historic Penn Relays, the 4x200 team recorded a season-best time which eventually earned them a ninth-place national ranking. The 4x100 team also met success as they became the first in program history to make the “Championship of America” final.

During the indoor campaign, UConn defended its title as BIG EAST Champions as Hawthorne won both the 60m and 200m, while Graves-Fulgham broke her own school record to claim the 400m title. In the process, both gained a berth to the NCAAs. With two champions in three events, and four athletes in the finals of the 60m dash, Terrelonge’s sprinters amassed over 50-percent of the team’s total BIG EAST points.

Terrelonge and the Huskies had an outstanding year in 2008. En route to the Huskies’ first ECAC Outdoor Championship title, his sprints led the way, accounting for nearly half the Huskies’ points. At the conclusion of the season, four new school records were set. The 2008 indoor season proved to be historic as UConn pulled off the “triple crown” in the championship season, winning the New England, BIG EAST and ECAC Championship titles. It was the team’s first ever BIG EAST Indoor title, their second consecutive ECAC crown and their thirdstraight New England Championship. At the conclusion of that season, the program was recognized by the USTFCCA with Northeast Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Field Athlete of the Year honors in Bill Morgan, Clive Terrelonge, and Tamara Highsmith, respectively.

Terrelonge and the Huskies performed well during the outdoor campaign in 2007, where five of the Husky sprinters competed in the NCAA Regionals. The 2006-07 squad captured two titles during the indoor season; the ECAC and the New England Championship titles.

The Huskies were third at the BIG EAST Championship, which was the highest finish in school history before the UConn victory in 2008. In recognition of his achievements, Terrelonge was named one of the United States Emerging Elite Coaches and was selected to participate in the United States Track and Field (USATF) Elite Men’s and Women’s event camps, which were held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. July 14-19, 2007.

In 2006, Terrelonge coached fourteen athletes to New England Championship titles, and ten athletes to All-BIG EAST status. He finished the season with four athletes competing at the USA Jr. Championship most notably Graves-Fulgham who finished as a finalist in the 400m.

During Terrelonge’s first year with UConn, he wasted no time in making an impact. In 2005, he led current volunteer coach, April Garner, to new and presently unbroken school records in the high hurdle events. That year she was the BIG EAST runner up in the 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles, following her ECAC indoor hurdle title from the previous year. She continues to train and compete on an international level under the leadership of Terrelonge. He coached her to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 2006 and 2007 US Indoor National Championship, 60 hurdle finals, as well as multiple international competitions.

Prior to coming to UConn, Terrelonge worked at Brown University and his alma mater, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. While at Brown, he helped guide the team to a second place finish in the Ivy League in 2004. Over the two years he served at Brown, his sprinters broke two school records that stood for over ten years in the 100, and the 110 hurdles.

In 2004, Brown had its first women’s Ivy League 100m champion over six years. At Lincoln, Terrelonge helped lead the women’s squad to a NCAA Division III Championship and produced eight All-American sprinters/hurdlers that year. During his time as an assistant coach, the men captured six NCAA indoor and outdoor titles and two runner-up trophies.

The men’s sprinters also set five NCAA records and earned over sixty All-America honors.

As a collegiate competing for Lincoln University, Terrelonge earned 19 Division III AllAmerica honors in the 400m, 800m and 4x400 relay. He is a former NCAA two-time 400m champion, three-time 800m champion and still holds the 800m NCAA Division III outdoor record. He was also a World Champion and two-time Olympian for Jamaica.

Terrelonge was inducted into the NCAA Division III Track and Field Hall of Fame at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in Waverly, Iowa on Wednesday, May 25, 2005.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Lincoln in 1994. Terrelonge currently resides in Storrs, Conn.

University of ANDREA Connecticut assistant coach GROVE-MCDONOUGH 2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Andrea Grove-McDonough

Distance Coach - Third Season Cross Country Head Coach- First Season Led Huskies to first ever Nat’l ranking.

Division I All-American - 1,500 (Outdoor) No. 1 Ranked 10k Runner for Canada in 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials Champion - 10k Andrea Grove-McDonough begins her fourth year as assistant women’s track & field and concluded her first year as the Head Coach of cross country after working with the team for three seasons. Responsible for cross country and the middle distance/distance events on the track, Grove-McDonough has rapidly improved the cross country program and distance corps at Connecticut.

In 2011, the cross country team was nationally ranked for the first time in program history.

Grove-McDonough has also helped to continue the high standards of academic success at UConn. The 2009 and 2010 cross country team was honored as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as 15 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for achieving cumulative grade point averages above 3.0.

2010 graduate Sara Leslie was honored with the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award. The award is given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Student-athletes who attained junior academic standing and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 are eligible. The winners are chosen by the BIG EAST Faculty Athletics Representative Council.

After making great strides in the 2009-10/2010-11 cross country seasons, Grove-McDonough led the Huskies to several program milestones in the 201112 campaign. The Huskies were nationally ranked (No. 28) for the first time in program history and sophomore Lauren Sara became only the fourth UConn runner to advance to the NCAA Championships as an individual. Sara had a stellar year as the top finisher in every Husky race she competed in, including taking home the 53rd overall seat at the Championships. The Huskies greatly improved at the Penn State Invitational where they captured a second place finish coming ahead of nationally ranked teams, a common occurrence in the 2011 season.

Under Grove-McDonough’s guidance, the distance runners have continued to set new school records and earn All-America status. In 2010-11, the Huskies broke the 800m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 5,000m, 3,000m Steeplechase, 10,000m and the 4x800m school records. Heather Wilson and Brigitte Mania were named Indoor

All-Americans, while Megan Cunningham, Brigitte Mania and Lauren Sara earned Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America.

Before beginning her coaching career at UConn, Grove-McDonough enjoyed a highly successful professional career in which she won two National Titles and competed internationally in every event from the 800m to the 10,000m. In 2008 Grove-McDonough won the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 10,000m and posted the seventh fastest time in Canadian history in the event. During her twelve years as a professional athlete, Grove-McDonough was a seven time National Team Member, a finalist in the 1,500m at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and was selected to represent Canada at the 2008 Chiba Ekiden relay in Japan. She also finished ninth at the 2007 Canadian World Cross Country Trials.

Grove-McDonough has garnered an impressive record of six top-three finishes at the Canadian National Championships. She was ranked second in Canada in the 5,000m in 2002, 2006 and 2007 as well as being the No. 1-ranked 10,000m runner in 2008. She holds personal bests of 2:07.12 for 800m, 4:11.04 for 1,500m, 15:31.29 for 5,000m and 32:29.86 in the 10,000m.

Grove-McDonough was also a standout performer throughout her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota, culminating with a fifth place finish in the 1,500m at the 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she earned All-American status. She also represented the University of Minnesota in the mile at the 1995 Indoor NCAA Championships. Grove-McDonough was a captain for the Gophers from 1994-1996 and an All-Big Ten Academic Selection. She holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in Human Resource Management.

Grove-McDonough returned to the collegiate scene in 2007 when she helped coach the men’s and women’s cross country squads at the University of Montana. She began coaching and managing elite-level athletes in the middle and long distance events beginning in 2006, including coaching an athlete that represented Canada at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships in Ireland.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Grove-McDonough lived in Missoula, Montana for twelve years and now resides in Mansfield, Conn. with her husband, former All-American decathlete, Troy McDonough.

2011 Women’s Cross Country Bottom Row (L-R): Allison Lasnicki, Jeanne Theleen, Shelby Donahue, Lindsay Crevoiserat, Lauren Sara, Terra Briody Middle Row (L-R): Maureen Stringham, Cassondra Hunter, Allison Cooper, Kim Moran, Stephanie Ellis, Christine Vogel, Cassandra Goutos Top Row (L-R): Meghan Cunningham, Heather Wilson, Steph Bohannon, Brigette Mania, Shauna McNiff, Courtney Dinnan

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University of Connecticut Volunteer coaches 2011 Indoor ECAC Champions

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April Garner

Volunteer Coach - Seventh Season UConn (‘05) 2008 Olympic Trials Four-Time New England/ECAC Champion

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Troy McDonough Volunteer Coach - Fourth Season Pole Vault Specialist Montana (‘99) All-American - Decathlon

USA Indoor Championship Finalist - 60m Hurdles April Garner returns to the University of Connecticut women’s track and field coaching staff for her seventh season. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former UConn athlete, and has been an integral part of the recent success of the Connecticut program. She works intimately with the sprint and hurdle group and was a key factor in elevating the 4x100 and 4x200 teams to national prominence in 2009.

In 2010, Garner helped with the development of four-time NCAA Qualifier and sprint/ hurdlers Phylicia George, Mandela Graves-Fulgham and Trisha-Ann Hawthorne.

As a collegiate competing for Connecticut, Garner compiled a long list of accolades, including four individual New England Championship titles, an ECAC championship title, and NCAA regional and national standards. She reigns as the school record holder in the 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles, and 100 hurdles. Garner also excelled academically, being named to the dean’s list eight times, and receiving NCAA All-Academic honors in 2005.

Garner is currently pursuing a professional career in the sprint hurdles. In 2009, she competed on the international scene, including meets in Switzerland, France, and Italy. She competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR, and has been a two-time finalist in the U.S. Indoor National Championship 60 hurdles.

Garner graduated with her B.S. in Allied Health, May of 2005, and completed her M.S. in Physical Therapy, May of 2006. She currently resides in Middletown, Conn., where she also works as a Physical Therapist.

Latosha Wallace Volunteer Coach - First Season Arizona State (‘07) Five-Time NJCAA All-American Two-Time NCAA All-American 2010 Finish Challenge Event Champion- 400m Hurdles

Latosha Wallace comes to the University of Connecticut women’s track and field coaching staff for her first season with the Huskies. A five-time All-American at Barton Community College in the NJCAA earning two titles for cross country, two in indoor and one in outdoor. At BCC, Wallace led the team to two consecutive NJCAA team indoor championships in 2003 and 2004. Wallace concluded her time at Barton by claiming the crown of NJCAA hurdles champion in the outdoor season.

Wallace transferred to Arizona State where she continued her great success by winning the NACAC 400m hurdles, the 4x400m relay and was a Pac-10 Conference Champion in the 4x400m in the outdoor season. Also was the 2010 Finish Challenge event Champion in the 400m hurdles.

The Baltimore, Maryland native will work directly with sprints/hurdles.

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Troy McDonough is in his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach with the women’s track and field team. McDonough brings a high-level competitive and coaching background in the pole vault.

McDonough competed as a multi-event athlete for the University of Montana, earning All-American honors in the decathlon, setting the Big Sky Conference Championship record and University of Montana records in the decathlon and indoor pentathlon.

During his career at Montana, McDonough was a fourth-place finisher at the 1999 NCAA Division I Championship, a 1998 Conference Champion in the decathlon, a three-time All-Conference performer in the decathlon and high hurdles and a Big Sky Conference Championship qualifier in an astounding eleven different track and field events, while he scored in seven. Prior to graduating with honors in Health and Human Performance, with an emphasis in Exercise Science, McDonough was an NCAA Academic All-American and an eight time Big Sky Academic All-Conference selection.

McDonough earned a spot on the United States Bobsled Team in 2006-07 as a PushAthlete and represented the USA on the Americas Cup and European Cup teams, and finished third in the overall points standing in the two-man bobsled on the Americas Cup Circuit before suffering a career ending injury.

McDonough returned to the University of Montana for four years, two as a volunteer assistant and two as a graduate assistant coach in the multi-events, pole-vault, jumps and throws.

After earning his Masters Degree in Physical Therapy, McDonough worked full time as a physical therapist specializing in Sports Therapy. Between 2006 and 2008 he also served as the Team Physical Therapist and Strength & Speed Coach for the Mountain West Track Club, a professional middle and long distance running club. Those athletes included five National Champions, several Olympic and World Championship Team members and two National record holders.

McDonough also works as a Physical Therapist in South Windsor, Conn. for ECHN and is married to UConn Distance Coach, Andrea Grove-McDonough. McDonough and his wife currently reside in Storrs, Conn.

University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Victoria Flowers Sr. • Throws Providence, R.I. (Classical High) 3 Time All-American

NCAA All-American New England Record Holder Indoor: Weight Throw 2009, 2010, Shot Put: 53’5 2011

Weight Throw: 68.9 UConn Record Holder ECAC Champion Indoor: Weight Throw (22.24m (72-11.75)) Indoor: Weight Throw - 2010,

2011 New England Champion Indoor: Weight Throw - 2009, 2010 Shot Put - 2011

Shot Put - 2011

2010-2011: Indoor: NCAA All-American… ECAC Champion for Shot Put (15.94m) and Weight Throw (19.90m)… New England Champion for Shot Put (16.28m (53’ - 4 9/10)) which is a New England Championship record and Weight Throw (20.95m (68’ - 8 8/10)) which is also a New England Championship record… Took 4th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships (22.24m) which is a new program record… Finished 1st in the weight throw at the New Balance Invite (19.54m)… Placed 1st at the Penn State Nationals for the weight throw (20.59m)… Took 1st place in the weight throw at the URI Invite (20.19m) and the Armory (20.18m)… Finished 1st in the shot put at the URI Invite (15.37m) and the Armory (15.77m).

Outdoor: Redshirt Season.

2009-2010: Indoor: NCAA All-American in the weight throw... Finished second at the NCAA Championships and set a new UConn record in the weight throw (21.44m (70’ - 4 1/10))... Placed third in the weight throw (19.84m (65’ - 1 1/10)) and eighth (14.54 (47’ - 8 4/10)) in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships… Placed first in the weight throw (18.63m (61’ 1 5/10)) and third in the shot put (14.69m (48’ - 2 3/10)) at the New England Championships... Placed second in the shot put at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (14.72)… Placed second in the shot put (14.47) and first in the weight throw (17.75) at the Armory… Placed first in the weight throw at the Nike Indoor Invitational (20.20m) and fourth in the shot put (14.58m).

Outdoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and NCAA Qualifier... Placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championships with a season-best in the shot put (15.13m (49’ - 7 7/10))... Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Championships (53.42m (175’ - 3 1/10))... Placed fourth at the ECAC Championships in the shot put (14.49m) and third in the hammer throw (56.19m).

2008-09: Indoor: NCAA All-American in the weight throw…broke the UConn weight throw record and New England record with a 20.74 meter (68’0.50”) throw at the New England Championship… took first place at Army (19.12m), the BU Terrier Invitational (20.30m) and the New Balance Invitational (18.53m)… came in second place at the BIG EAST Championship (20.28m)… was the only freshman that competed at the NCAA Championship and took seventh place. Outdoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and NCAA Qualifier...took second place in the hammer at the ECAC Championship (59.37m)… first place finisher at the Brown Springtime Invitational in the hammer (58.86m), at the Sea Ray Relays (59.55m) and the UConn Invitational (54.08m)… first place in the shot put at the UConn Alumni Invitational (14.11m)… finished in third at the Penn Relays in the hammer.

High School: Attended Classical High School... National record holder for high school indoor weight throw at 62-02.00... has a mark of 179-10.00 in the hammer, for fourth in the nation... holds the Rhode Island State record in the shot put at 46-03.75... holds three National Titles in the weight throw... a six-time All-American in the shot put, weight throw and hammer... 10 All-State honors... a two-time URI Rhody Classic Female Field Performer MVP... three-time State Meet MVP... holds personal records of 62-02.00 in the weight throw, 179-10.00 in the hammer, 130-11.00 in the discuss and 46-03.00 in the shot put... National Society of High School Scholars member for three years... Academic All-State selection.

Personal: Victoria Idaline Flowers...born Jan. 17, 1990... a pre-teaching major.

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Meghan Cunningham GS • Distance Simsbury, Conn.

(Simsbury High)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 4x800 Relay (8:41.38) Outdoor: Steeplechase (10:11.57)

4x800 Relay (8:33.94) Outdoor: 1500m (4:28.61)

4x800 Relay (8:41.78) New England Champion Indoor: 1000m - 2010

2010-11: Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier, ECAC Qualifier and BIG EAST Champion for 3000m steeplechase (10:14.07)…Finished 19th in the NCAA Finals for the 3000m steeplechase (10:26.18)… Set a new program record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of (10:11.57) at the NCAA East Preliminary… Took 3rd in the ECAC Championships in the 1500m (4:22.42), a season best and second all-time in school history…Part of 4x800m relay which finished 2nd at BIG EAST Championships (8:40.77) and 5th at Penn Relays (8:33.94) which is a new school record…Placed 4th at the Larry Ellis Invite in the 800m (2:10.66)…Took 1st place at UConn Invite in the 3000m steeplechase (10:14.07)… Finished 1st in the 1500m (4:30.71) and 2nd in the 800m (2:11.64) at the Yellow Jacket Invite.

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... Indoor: Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed third at the URI Invitational (3:55.43)…Placed first in the 1,000m at the Penn State National (2:53.20)… Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)… Part of the 4x800m relay team which placed second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.38)… Placed first in the 1,000m at the New England Championships (2:49.65)…

Part of the 4x800m relay team which took first at the New England Championships (9:03.32)… Finished fifth in the 1,000m at the ECAC Championships (2:52.14).

Outdoor: Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Placed 13th in the 1,500m at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (4:28.61)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took first at the ECAC Championships (8:44.95)… Placed first in the 1,500m at the UConn Invitational (4:32.29).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member… Indoor: BIG EAST & New England Qualifier...first place at Army in the 800m… fourth in the 1,000m at Yale with UConn’s fifth fastest time in program history of 2:53.07… part of the 4x800 relay that broke the UConn record with a time of 8:58.40. Outdoor: BIG EAST & ECAC Qualifier...part of UConn’s 4x800 that broke the school record (8:48.93) in UConn’s second place finish at the BIG EAST Championship… qualified for the NCAA Regional while placing eighth in the steeplechase at the BIG EAST Championship with the second fastest time in school history (10:39.9)…won the steeplechase at the UConn Select Invite.

2007-08: Indoor: ECAC and New England Qualifier...second in the mile at the Crowell Invite... first in the 1,000m at Yale. Outdoor: Fourth place at the UConn Invite in the 800m. High School: Attended Simsbury High...named the 2006 High School Track Runner of the Year by the New England Runner Magazine…the 2006 New England Champion in the 1,600m...state champion in the 800m, 1,600m and steeplechase... named an All-American in the 4xmile relay in 2005.

Personal: Meghan O’Connor Cunningham... a marketing major... born March 2, 1989.... also played four years and was a captain of the women’s soccer team.

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NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: Steeplechase 2011

NCAA All-American Outdoor: Honorable Mention, 2011

University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Heather Wilson Sr. • Mid-Distance Homer, N.Y. (Homer High)

Two-Time All-American

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 800m (2:05.18)

1000m (2:46.97

Mile (4:46.36)

DMR (10:59.99) Indoor/Outdoor: 4x800 Outdoor: DMR (11:35.38) ECAC Champion Outdoor: 4x800, 2010

New England Champion Indoor: 4x800, 2010

800m, 2010

Mile, 2011

1000m, 2011 NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: 800m, 2011

NCAA All-American Indoor: 800m/DMR, 2011

2010-11: Cross Country: Placed 9th at the Army Open (19:26)… Ran 19:29 to place 10th at the BIG EAST Preview… Placed 56th at the New England Championship (18:52)… Placed 51st at the BIG EAST Championship (22:59)… Finished the NCAA Northeast Regional in 21:57. Indoor: NCCA All-American… BIG EAST Champion in the 800m (2:08.18)…New England Champion in the 1000m (2:48.86) and the mile (4:46.36)… Took 4th place at the NCAA Championships in the 800m (2:05.18), a new school record…Part of 4x800m relay that finished 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships (8:42.94)… Took 1st at the New Balance Invite in the 800m (2:05.68)… Won the 1000m at the URI Invite with a program record time of (2:46.97)… Part of 4x800m relay that finished 1st at the Penn State Nationals (8:52.35)… Finished 1st in the 800 m (2:11.72) and 2nd in the mile (4:53.90) at the Armory… Finished 3rd in the Penn State Nationals in the 800m (2:06.53)… Anchored the DMR that ran (10:59.99), at the time was only the seventh team in NCAA history to go under eleven minutes.Outdoor: NCAA, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Part of 4x800m relay which finished 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships (8:40.77)…Finished 7th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 800m (2:09.89)… Part of 4x800m relay that took 5th place at the Penn Relays (8:33.94), which is the fastest time in school history… Finished 6th at the Mt. Sac Invite in the 800m (2:06.76)…Took 3rd place at the UConn Invite in the 1500m (4:28.93).

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… ECAC and New England 4x800 Champion... BIG EAST Qualifier... Cross Country: Placed 89th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:41)… Placed 13th at the Bryant Invitational (20:19)... Indoor: Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)…

Placed sixth in the 800m at the BIG EAST Championships (2:11.53)… Part of the 4x800 team that set a new UConn record and placed second at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)…Placed first in the 800m at the New England Championships and set a UConn record (2:10)… Part of the 4x800m relay team which took first at the New England Championships (9:03.32)… Outdoor: Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took first at the ECAC Championships (8:44.95).

2008-09: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: UConn’s fourth finisher at the New England Championship... Indoor: Qualified for the finals at the BIG EAST Championship... part of the 4x800 relay that broke the UConn record with a time of 8:58.40...first in the 1,000m at Army. Outdoor: Part of UConn’s 4x800 that broke the school record (8:48.93) in UConn’s second place finish at the BIG EAST Championship.

High School: Attended Homer High... a First Team All-CNY selection in track and field... a Third Team All-State selection in cross country... earned titles in the 400m, 800m, 4x800 relay and the 4x400 relay... was a Division II NYSPHAA State Champion in the 800m... in the National Honor Society and was Class Historian.

Personal: Heather Ann Wilson... a pre-kinesiology major...born June 13, 1990.

Returning All-Americans Victoria Flowers and Heather Wilson with trophies.

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NCAA All-American Outdoor: High Jump, 2011

2010-2011: Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 2nd in the high jump at the New England Championships (1.75m)…

Placed 6th in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (1.69m)…Finished 3rd at the BIG EAST Championships for high jump (1.75m)…

ECAC Champion Jr. • High Jump Placed 3rd in the high jump at the Penn State Outdoor: High Jump, 2011 National Invitational (1.75m)… Placed 4th in Madonas, Lativa the high jump at the URI Invite (1.70m)… Finished 6th at the New Balance Invitational in the (Murjani Sport Gymnasium) high jump (1.75m).Outdoor: Second Team AllAll-American American in the high jump…BIG EAST and NCAA Qualifier… ECAC Champion with a season best (1.81m)… Finished 1st at the ECAC Championship for high jump (1.81m)… Reached the NCAA Finals with a 1.78m high jump in the semifinals… Placed 14th in the NCAA Final (1.76m)… Finished 3rd in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (1.78m)… Finished 1st in the high jump at the UConn Invite (1.75m)… Placed 3rd in the high jump at the Mt. Sac Invitational (1.75m) and the Larry Ellis Invitational (1.65m)… Placed 2nd at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the high jump (1.70m).

Ilva Bikanova

High School: Attended Murjani Sport Gymnasium...National Youth Champion in the high jump, long jump and 4x100 relay... National Junior Champion in the high jump... fourth place at the IAAF Youth Championship in the high jump... sixth place at the World Youth Championship in the high jump.

Personal: Ilva Bikanova.... a biology major... born Dec. 12, 1990.

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 4x800 Relay

DMR (10:59.99) Outdoor: 800m (2:05.84)

4x800 Relay (8:33.94) NCAA All-American Indoor: DMR, 2011 NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: 800m

2010-11: Cross Country: Did not compete. Indoor: NCAA and BIG EAST Qualifier…New England Champion in 800m (2:07.56)… Part of distance medley that placed 12th in the NCAA Tournament (11:28.43)… Took 2nd at the BIG EAST Tournament in the 800m (2:08.70)… Part of 4x800m relay which finished 2nd at the BIG EAST Tournament Jr. • Distance (8:42.94)… Took 1st place at the New Balance Invite in the 800m (2:08.24)… Part of distance medFlemington, N.J. ley which finished 5th at the New Balance Invite (11:11.93)… Part of 4x800m relay that took 2nd (Hunterdon Central) at the URI Invite (3:54.11)… Placed 3rd at the ArAll-American mory in the 1000m (2:56.20). Outdoor: NCAA, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 20th in the 800m at the NCAA Final Prelim (2:07.27)…Finished 5th at the ECAC 800m (2:05.94)… Part of 4x800m relay that placed 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships (8:40.77)…Took 4th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 800m (2:07.77)… Part of the 4x800m relay that placed 5th at the Penn Relays (8:33.94)…Took 1st at the UConn Invite in the 1500m (4:26.12).

Brigitte Mania

2009-2010: Cross Country: Placed 30th at the Bryant Invitational (21:05).. Indoor: New England Champion 4x800m (9:03.32)... Placed first in the 1,000m at the Alden Invitational… Placed first in the 800m at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (1:16.80)… Placed second in the 500m at the URI Invitational (1:16.20)… Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)… Part of the 4x800 team that set a new UConn record and placed second at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)… Placed third in the 800m at the New England Championships (2:10.08)… Placed sixth in the 500m at the ECAC Championships (2:11.48)… Outdoor: ECAC Champion 4x800 (8:44.95)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Part of the distance medley relay which took second at the Sea Ray Relays (11:39.27)… Placed second in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invitational (2:12.08).

High School: Attended Hunterdon Central Regional...three-time First Team Skyland Conference (800m)... First Team All-Hunterdon/Warren (2008)... 2008 Sectional Champion in the 800m...was a 2009 Penn Relays Heat Champions in the 4x800... Earned Second Team All-Area honors in the 4x400 (2007)... was also an honor roll student and was part of the Talented and Gifted Art Program.

Personal: Brigitte M. Mania... a biology major... born August 17,

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University of Connecticut

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2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field 2010-2011: Indoor: NCAA and BIG EAST Qualifier… 400m New England Champion (55.50)… Second Team All-American Indoor (DMR)… A member of the DMR team that set a new school record (10:59.99) which was one of seven teams in NCAA history to run under 11 minutes in DMR… Part of distance medley So. • Sprints which placed 12th at the NCAA Tournament (11:28.43)… Part of the 4x400m relay that Newark, Del. placed 6th at the BIG EAST Championships (Delcastle High) (3:46.07)… Finished 5th in the 400m at the BIG EAST Championships (24.79)… Placed All-American 5th at the New England Championships in the 200m (24.79)… Part of the 4x400m relay which placed 1st at the URI Invite… Part of the 4x400m relay that placed 5th at the Penn State Nationals (3:46.41)… Finished 2nd at the Armory for the 400m (56.63)… Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 2nd at the New Balance Collegiate Invite. Outdoor: NCAA, ECAC and BIG Qualifier… Part of 4x400m relay that placed 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships (3:40.84) which is a new school record… Finished 3rd at the BIG EAST Championships in the 400m (54.01) which is a season best… Part of 4x400m which finished 5th at the Penn Relays (3:41.84)… Finished 3rd in the 400m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (55.92)… Placed 2nd at the UTech Invite in the 400m (54.93) and a part of the 4x400m relay team that finished second at UTech in Kingston, Jamaica… Placed 5th in the 400m at the ECAC Championships (54.91)… Part of 4x400m relay which finished 5th at the ECAC Championships (3:43.14).

Celina Emerson

UConn Record Holder Indoor: DMR (10:59.99) Outdoor: 4x400 (3:40.84) New England Champion Indoor: 400m, 2011 NCAA All-American Indoor: DMR, 2011 NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: 400m

High School: Attended Delcastle High School…Earned All-State honors in the 200m, 400m, 4x400, 4x200 and 4x100 from 2007-2010…Was State MVP in 2010 while helping lead her indoor and outdoor track teams to State Championships…State record holder in the 4x100 and 4x200 as well as the 400m.

Personal: Celina D. Emerson…a kinesiology major…born February 13, 1992.

Lauren Sara

NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: 10k (2011) Cross Country (2011)

So. • Distance Stratford, Conn.

(Bunnell High) 2010-11: Cross Country: Placed 13th at the BIG EAST Preview (19:42)… Finished the Roy Griak Invitational in 22:43 to place 86th… Placed 18th at the New England Championships in 18:08… UConn’s top finisher at the BIG EAST Championships, placing 30th in 22:06…

Top finisher placing 41st at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (21:19). Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 3rd at the ECAC Championships in the 3000m (9:32.28) which is a new school record… Placed 5th in the New England Championships for the 1 mile (4.52.53)… Finished 7th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m (16:35.02), also a school record… Finished 1st at the Penn State Nationals in the 5000m (16:50.81).

Outdoor: NCAA, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Placed 22nd at the NCAA Finals for the 10000m (36:01.52)… Finished 5th at the ECAC Championships in the 3000m (9:33.13) while setting a new program record… Finished 7th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m (16:37.34) which is another program record… Took 1st at the UConn Invite in the 3000m (9:35.58)… Ran (33:51.21) at the NCAA East to advance to the finals at Drake Stadium in Iowa… That time gave her a new program record.

High School: Attended Bunnell High… Named All-State and All-Conference in cross country in 2007, 2008 and 2009… All-New England in 2008 and 2009… 2009 New Haven and Connecticut Post MVP… Captained the cross country team in 2008 and 2009… In track, named All-New England and All-American in the indoor 5,000 meters… All-State indoor selection in 2010… Captained the indoor track team in 2008 and 2009… Named to the All-Conference Academic Team in cross country (2009), indoor track (2010) and outdoor track (2010).

Personal: Lauren Elizabeth Sara is the daughter of Wayne and Maureen Sara… an exploratory major… born March 31, 1992.

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Maureen Stringham

Cornieta Anderson

GS • Distance Hockessin, Del. (St. Mark’s High)

Sr. • Sprints Waterbury, Conn.

(John F. Kennedy High)

2010-11 Outdoor: Finished 19th at the UConn Invite in the 3000m with a time of 11:02.20.

At Arizona State University: 2009 Outdoor: Raced in the 1500m event five times on the season... ran a personal-best of 4:58.34 at the Sun Angel Track Classic.... selected for Second Team Academic All-Pac-10 honors... 2009 Indoor: Did not compete... 2008 Cross Country: Ran in three races for the Sun Devils and was the top finisher twice... led the way at the Joe Uff/ASU Invitational (15th place) and the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational (12th)... selected to the Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 team.

2008 Track: Redshirted... 2007 Cross Country: Redshirted... ran in a pair of races unattached to Arizona State... placed 26th in her collegiate debut at the Dave Murray Invitational... finished 45th at the ASU Invitational.

High School: A 2007 graduate of St. Mark’s High School... Cross country team won the state title during her senior season... Second-team all-state honors four times in cross country... Member of the National Honor Society and was a commended National Merit Scholar.

Personal: Maureen Anne is the daughter of Rodger and Kelly Stringham... currently working on her Philosophy PhD...born April 26, 1989.

2010-11 Captain New England Qualifier

2010-2011: Outdoor: New England Qualifier… Placed 3rd in the 200m (25.44) and 6th in the 400 m (59.69) at the Larry Ellis Invitational… Finished 5th in the 400m at the Dick Shea Invitational…

Placed 7th in the 200m at the UConn all-competition.

2009-10: Named Captain for the 2010-11 season... Outdoor: Competed in a pair of meets in 2010... Placed 12th in the 400m and ninth in the 200m at the UConn Select Invite.

2008-09: Indoor: New England Qualifier…Competed in the 200m at the New England Championship. Outdoor: Competed in four meets in the 200m and 400m… recorded a third place finish in the 200m at the Brown Invitational.

High School: Attended John F. Kennedy High School...All-City in the 200m and 4x100m relay...All-NVL in the 200m...holds high school’s record in the 100m (12.47) and 200m (26.50)... a honor roll student... National Honor Society member...was selected for the Who’s Who Among High School Students.

Personal: Cornieta Aliesha Anderson... a nursing major... born April 4, 1989.

Stephanie Bohannon

Courtney Dinnan

Sr. • Distance West Hartford, Conn.

(Hall High)

Sr. • Distance Hamden, Conn.

(Hamden High)

2010-11: Cross Country: Did not compete in 2010.

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team…Cross Country: Placed 45th at the Fairfield Invitational (20:58).

High School: Attended Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn.... was a Connecticut State Open Finalist in cross country... holds school records (outdoor) in the 1,600, mile and DMR... owns the school records (indoor) in the 1,600, mile, DMR, 4x800 and 4xmile... sixth place finisher at the State Open (outdoor, 1,600 meter)... recipient of the CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award in 2008... member of the National Spanish Honor Society and the National Honor Society.

Personal: Stephanie Jean Bohannon... a political science major with a minor in psychology and criminology... born July 11, 1990.

2010-2011: Cross Country: Placed 12th at the BIG EAST Preview, running 19:40… Ran 18:26 to place 32nd at the New England Championships…Ran 22:15 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. Indoor: BIG EAST and New England Qualifier… Finished third in the mile at the New England Championships (4:50.82)…

Placed 3rd at the New Balance Invite in the 5000M (17:20.33)…

Finished 4th at the Penn State Nationals in the 3000m (10:01.05)…

Placed 7th at the BIG EAST Championships as part of the Distance Medley (11:49.15). Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 1st at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1500m (4:31.18)… Finished 1st at the Dick Shea Invite in the 1500m (4:41.11).

2009-10: Cross Country: Top finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 26th (22:49)…Placed first at the Fairfield Invitational (18:49). Indoor: Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:09.87). Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:09.87).

2008-09: Cross Country: UConn’s top finisher at the Ted Owens Invitational with a time of 18:34... took first place at the 5k race at Quinnipiac with a winning time of 18:55.5... was UConn’s second finisher at the BIG EAST Championship. Outdoor: Finished in first place in the 5,000m run (18:02.05) at the UConn Select Invitational.

High School: Attended Hamden High School... was a three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection for cross country... two-time All-State... two-time All-SCC... earned All-State honors twice for track... Holds school records in the 1,000m, 3,000m, 1,600m and 3,200m.

Personal: Courtney Y. Dinnan... born Sept. 1, 1990... a teaching major.

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University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Shelby Donahue

Danika Ham

Sr. • Mid-Distance Griswold, Conn.

(Griswold High)

Sr. • Javelin Somersworth, N.H. (Somersworth High)

Coastal Carolina: Helped win several Big South Team Championships…Earned All-Big South honors in cross country, the 1500m, and the distance medley relay.

High School: Attended Griswold High School… Was two-time Eastern Connecticut Conference Cross Country Champion…Captained cross country team as a senior…Outdoor state champion in the 800 meters as a junior…Two-time team MVP…Selected to Norwich Bulletin and The Day All-Area Teams throughout scholastic career.

Personal: Shelby Lynn Donahue is the daughter of Wayne and Kelley Donahue… a biological sciencecs major...born November 18, 1989.

2010-2011: Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 10th in the javelin at the BIG EAST Championships (39.28m)…

Placed 18th in the ECAC Championships (38.24m)… Placed 2nd at the Bryant Invite (41.73) and also 2nd at the Brown Springtime Open (40.40)… Placed 4th at Yellow Jacket Invitational in the javelin (38.35m)… Finished 13th in the javelin at the Larry Ellis Invitational.

2009-10: Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier... BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the javelin... Placed ninth in the javelin at the ECAC Championships (40.20m)… Placed eighth at the BIG EAST Championships in the javelin (42.72m)… Placed third in the javelin at the UConn Select Invite (37.88m)… Placed third in the javelin at the Hurricane Invitational (39.51m).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member…Outdoor: Took second at the UConn Select Invite with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark…Second at the UConn Alumni Invite (39.33m) & the Hurricane Invite (41.33).

High School: Attended Somersworth High School...holds the New England, New Hampshire and school record with a mark of 149-07.00... eighth at Nationals twice...two time Foster’s Player of the Year...Gatorade Athlete of the Year... earned high honors.

Personal: Danika Rae Ham... born on March 23, 2990... an exploratory major.

Danielle Lyte

Christine Vogel

Sr. • Sprints Burlington, Ontario (R. Bateman High)

Sr. • Distance Glastonbury, Conn.

(Glastonbury High)

2008-09: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Qualifier... fourth in the 55m and fifth in the 200m dash at the New England Championship... at her first indoor meet placed second in the 300m dash at the Alden Invitational. Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier... finalist in the 200m dash at the ECAC Championship (24.31)... ran the third leg on the school record breaking 4x200m relay team that competed at the Penn Relays (1:34.90)... ran on the 4x200m relay that took first at the Sea Ray Relays... third in the 200m dash at the UConn Select with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time (24.57).

High School: Attended R. Bateman High School...2005 Midget Girls’ OFSAA Champion...third place in the 200m and 100m in OFSAA competition... 100m and 200m South Region Champion... holds the record for indoor midget girls under 15 in the 300m at 43.33 from 2004... was a honor roll student.

Personal: Danielle Brendisha Lyte... born Oct. 21, 1990... a prekinesiology major.

2010-11: Cross Country: Ran the Army Open in 20:11 to place 14th… Ran 18:51 to place 26th at the Rothenberg Invitational. Indoor: Part of 4x800m that placed 5th at the Armory (9:41.74)… Finished 7th in the mile at the Penn State Nationals (5:13.51)… Finished 4th at the Armory in the mile (5:01.42). Outdoor: Finished 8th at the Dick Shea Invite in the 1500m (4:53.62).

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 57th at the BIG EAST Championships (23:29)… Top finisher at the Penn State National, placing 36th (22:00). Indoor: Placed first in the mile at the Penn State National (4:56.78)… Placed 12th in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships (5:06.06)… Placed seventh in the 1,000m at the New England Championships (2:55.94). Outdoor: Placed 17th in the 1,500m at the BIG EAST Championships (4:31.96).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member… Indoor: Ran a personal best of 2:54.30 to qualify for the finals at the New England Championship...took first place in the 1,000m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 2:59.52. Outdoor: Second in the 1,500m at the Hurricane Invitational.

High School: Attended Glastonbury High School... was an All-Conference, All-State, All-New England and All-American in the 4x800m relay in 2008 and 2007, the distance medley relay and the 4xmile in 2007... was a New England Indoor 4x800m relay champion in 2007 and 2008... led her team to the 2007 state championship title.

Personal: Christine Anna Vogel... a material science and engineering major... born June 26, 1990.

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Allison Cooper

Jasmine Cribb

Jr. • Distance Portland, Conn.

(Portland High)

Jr. • Jumps Naugatuck, Conn.

(Naugatuck High)

2010-11: Cross Country: Placed 23rd in her first collegiate race, running 20:39 at the Army Open… Finished the CCSU Invitational in 19:37… Placed 22nd as UConn’s sixth finisher at the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational in 19:16… Placed 27th at the Rotherberg Invitational in 18:52… Placed 11th as UConn’s third finisher running 10:30 at the CCSU Mini Meet. Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier… Finished 2nd in the 1500m at the Dick Shea Invite (4:44.22)…

Placed 5th at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1500m (4:37.92).

2009-2010: Cross Country: Placed 75th at the BIG EAST Championships (24:22)… Placed seventh at the Bryant Invitational (20:05)… Indoor: Placed 14th in the mile at the URI Invitational (5:06.90)… Placed ninth in the 1000m at the New England Championships (2:57.80).

High School: Attended Portland High...was a three-time All-State selection and a four-time All-Conference team member... led her team to three Class S State titles as well as two Shoreline Conference titles... was the Shoreline Runner of the Year in the Shoreline Conference Championship in 2008... a two-time state champion in the 800m...a three-time All-Conference Team member earned All-Conference honors in the 4x800, mile and 800m.

Personal: Allison (Allie) Jeanne Cooper... an exploratory major... born January 13, 1991.

2010-2011: Indoor: BIG EAST and New England Qualifier… Placed 7th in the BIG EAST Championships for the high jump (1.70m)…

Placed 2nd in the New England Championships for the high jump (1.70m)… Finished 3rd in the high jump at the URI Invite (1.70m)…

Placed 5th at the Armory in the high jump (1.70m).

2009-2010: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Qualifier in the high jump... Placed fifth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (1.70m)… Placed seventh in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (1.65m)... Placed second in the high jump at the New England Championships (1.75m)… Placed third in the high jump at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (1.70m)… Placed second in the high jump at the URI Invitational (1.70m)… Outdoor: NCAA East Region, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the high jump... Placed fourth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships… Placed second in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (1.78m)… Placed second in the high jump at the UConn Select Invite (1.65m).

High School: Attended Naugatuck High... was a three-time AllNaugatuck Valley League Champion... a four-time Class LL All-State selection in the high jump for both indoor and outdoor competition...a three-time New England selection... was an honor roll student.

Personal: Jasmine Theresa Cribb... a journalism major... born March 28, 1991.

Kewanna Donaldson Jr. • Multi-Events Enfield, Conn.

(Enfield High) 2010-2011: Indoor: New England Qualifier… Placed 4th in the 60m at the New England Championships (7.84)… Placed 3rd at the URI Invite in the 200m… Placed 4th in the URI Invite in the 55m. Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier… Finished 1st at the Dick Shea Invite in the 100m (12.22)… Placed 6th at the UConn Invite in the 100m…

Placed 8th in the 200m at the UConn Invite (25:65).

2009-2010: Indoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 60m... Placed first in the 55m at the Alden Invitational (7.27)…

Placed fourth at the URI Invitational in the 55m and 4th in the 200m... Finished fourth in the 55m at the New England Championships (7.21)... Outdoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 100m... Placed first at the Brown Springtime Invitational and qualified for the BIG EAST Championships (12.26).

High School: Attended Enfield High School... was a two-time AllConference selection for indoor track and a three-time pick for outdoor... was named an All-Area selection for outdoor track her senior year... qualified for Nationals as a senior for indoor competition... holds her high school record in both the 55-meter and 4x200 meter relay.

Personal: Kewanna F. Donaldson... a sports management major... born February 1, 1991.

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Junior Whitney Holder See page 17.

University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Ana Groff Jr. • Mid-Distance Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park High)

ECAC Champion (500m) New England Champion (500m) 2010-2011: Indoor: BIG EAST Qualifier… ECAC Champion in 500m (1:13.12) which is 2nd fastest in program history… New England Champion in the 500m (1:13.35) which is a new England Championship record… Part of the 4x400m relay which placed 1st at the New England Championships (3:43.21) which is a New England Championship record… Finished 2nd in the 500m in the BIG EAST Championships (1:13.18)… Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 2nd in the ECAC Championships (3:43.67)… Part of 4x400m which finished 2nd at the New Balance Invite (3:45.57)… Part of the 4x400m that took place in the URI Invite and also won the 500m. Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Part of the 4x400m relay that finished 2nd at the BIG EAST with a new school record (3:40.84)… Part of 4x400m relay that placed 5th at the ECAC Championships (3:43.14)… Part of 4x400m that placed 5th at the Penn Relays (3:41.84)… Finished 3rd in the 800m at the Larry Ellis Invite (2:12.57)… Part of the 4x400m relay which finished 2nd at the UTech Invite (3:44.54)…

Took 3rd at the UConn Invite in the 800m (2:11.67)… Placed 4th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 800m (2:14.70).

Whitney Holder Jr. • Jumps Middletown, Conn.

(Middletown High) BIG EAST Champion (Long Jump)

2010-2011: Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Placed 6th at the ECAC Championships for the long jump (5.70m)… At the BIG EAST Championships finished 3rd in the long jump (5.96m) and 9th in the triple jump (11.89m)… Placed 2nd at the New England Championships in the long jump (5.94m)… Took 1st place in the long jump at the Armory (5.98m)… Finished 2nd in the long jump (5.61m) and 3rd in the triple jump at the URI Invite. Outdoor: NCAA Regional, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 2nd at the ECAC Championships in the long jump (6.06m)… Placed 5th at the BIG EAST Championships in the long jump (5.92m)…

Took 3rd at the Larry Ellis Invite in the long jump (5.56m)… Finished 1st at the UConn Invite in the long jump with a season best (6.26m). Won the Brown Springtime open with (6.11).

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier... New England Champion DMR (11:54.13), 4x400 (3:48.03), 500m (1:13.58)... Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed third at the BIG EAST Championships (3:44.22)… Placed seventh in the 500m at the ECAC Championships... Part of the 4x400m relay team which took first at the URI Invitational… Placed fifth in the 500m at the New Balance Invitational… Outdoor: Part of the 4x400m relay team which took second at the Georgia Tech Invitational (3:44.71).

2009-2010: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Qualifier... Placed 10th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships (5.70m)… Placed first in the long jump at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (5.70m)… Placed second in the long jump at the URI Invitational (5.54m)… Part of the 4x200 team which took fifth place at the New Balance Invitational and set a new UConn record (1:39.46)… Placed fourth in the long jump at the New Balance Invitational (5.86m)... Placed third in the long jump at the New England Championships (5.74m)… Outdoor: BIG EAST Champion in the long jump (6.11m)... NCAA East Region, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the long jump... Placed first at the BIG EAST Championships in the long jump (6.11m) which qualified her for the NCAA East prelims in Greensboro, N.C... Placed ninth in the long jump at the ECAC Championships (5.79m)… Placed second in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational (5.73m).

High School: Attended Winter Park High... a three-time Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 4A State runner-up in the 800m...a three-time All-State selection...holds three school records (800m, 4x800, 4x400)... a three-time All-State selection (4x800, 4x400)... a 2006 FCA Central Florida Student-Athlete of the Year... was her school’s Valedictorian... was a National Hispanic Scholar.

High School: Attended Middletown High School... All-State in 2006-08 for indoor and outdoor competition... Holds her high school record in the 300m (40.91)... New England Champion in 2009... Currently holds her high school record in the 200m (25.08) and long jump 18’11.5”... State Champion in the 200m and long jump... All-State in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100... Earned high honors four years.

Personal: Ana Cecilia Groff... a biomedical engineering major... born July 16, 1991.

Personal: Whitney Mariah Michele Holder... an exploratory major... born May 19, 1991.

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Shauna McNiff Jr. • Distance Hingham, Mass.

(Hingham High) New England Champion (DMR)

2010-11: Cross Country: Placed fourth as UConn’s top finisher at the BIG EAST Preview (19:17)… Placed 68th as UConn’s second finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational (22:24)… Placed 19th at the New England Championships (18:10)… Placed 36th as UConn’s second finisher at the BIG EAST Championships (22:33)… Placed 57th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (21:33). Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 4th at the ECAC Championships in the 1 mile (4:52.04)…Finished 10th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 3000m (9:33.90)… Took 1st at the New Balance Invite in the 3000m (9:44.76)… Part of 4x800m relay which finished first at the Penn State Nationals (8:52.35)… Placed 3rd at the Penn State Nationals in the 1 mile (4:55.88). Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 11th at the ECAC Championships in the 5000m (16:51.22)… Placed 9th at the BIG EAST Championships (16:46.44).

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Top finisher at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship, placing 64th… Placed 60th at the BIG EAST Championships (23:31)… Placed 66th at the Penn State National (22:52). Indoor: New England Champion Distance Medley Relay (11:54.13)... Placed eighth in the mile at the New England Championships (4:58.55)… Outdoor: Placed first in the 5,000m at the UConn Invitational (17:44.34).

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Kim Moran Jr. • Distance Brightwaters, N.Y. (Bay Shore High) 2010-11: Cross Country: Placed fourth at the Army Open (19:02)…

Finished the BIG EAST Preview in 19:50, placing 18th… Placed 37th at the New England Championships (18:35)… Placed 50th at the BIG EAST Championship (22:56)… Ran the NCAA Northeast Regionals in 22:04. Indoor: Finished 13th at the Yale Collegiate invite in the 3000m (10:35.10)… Placed 12th in the 3000m(10:28.82) at the Armory. Outdoor: Finished 4th at the Larry Ellis Invite in the 1500m (4:54.04)… Placed 16th at the UConn Invite in the 1500m (4:52.67).

2009-10: Cross Country: Placed 66th at the BIG EAST Championships (23:44)… Placed 67th at the Penn State National (22:36)…

Placed 157th at the New England Championships (19:57)…Placed 60th at the Roy Griak Invitational (23:54). Indoor: Placed 18th in the mile at the URI Invitational (5:17.62)... Outdoor: Placed second in the 5,000m at Monmouth (17:55.27)…Placed third in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (17:43.34).

High School: Attended Hingham High...three-time DIII 1,000m champion..undefeated career... set school records in the 1,000m (12:59), mile (5:06.9), two mile, 4x800 and DMR... two-time cross country Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic team member.

High School: Attended Bay Shore...All-State selection in cross country... earned the County title her senior year... led team to the County Championship... finished the 5K at Sunken Meadow at 19:21... best time in the 3,000m was 10:27 as a senior...ran the 1,500m in 4:57... was a scholar athlete in high school.

Personal: Shauna Katherine McNiff... a psychology major... born October 19, 1990.

Personal: Kimberly Susan Moran... an exploratory major... born July 3, 1991.

Brittany Power Jr. • Jumps Warwick, R.I. (LaSalle Academy) 2010-11: Indoor: New England Qualifier… Placed 3rd at the New England Championships in the triple jump (11.87m)…Finished 11th at the New Balance Invite in the triple jump (11.80m)… Finished 19th at the Penn State Nationals in the triple jump. Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier… Finished 11th in the triple jump (11.98m) and competed in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships…

Placed 4th in the triple jump (11.57m) and 14th in the long jump at the Larry Ellis Invite… Finished 4th in the triple jump (11.87m) and 5th in the long jump (5.75m) at the UConn Invite.

2009-2010: Indoor: Competed in two meets during the indoor season... Placed first in the long jump at the Alden Invitational (5.05m) Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier in the triple jump... Placed fourth in the triple jump at the UConn Invitational (11.37m)... Placed second in the triple jump at the UConn Select Invitational (11.17m).

High School: Attended LaSalle Academy in Providence...earned All-Class and All-Division honors in the long and triple jump... two-time All-State in the long and triple jump... led her team to the State title for three straight years...held the state record in the triple jump as a junior and holds school records in the triple and long jump...earned All-State honors in gymnastics.

Personal: Brittany Erin Power...an exercise science major...born Feb. 18, 1991.

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Jeanne Theleen Jr. • Distance Southbury, Conn.

(Pomperaug High) 2010-11: Cross Country: Placed 13th at the Army Open (19:55)…

Finished 19th at the CCSU Invitational (18:45)… Ran the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational in 19:01 to place 16th… Placed 29th at the Rothenberg Invitational in 18:54… Placed 16th at the CCSU Mini Meet (19:40). Outdoor: Finished 3rd at the Dick Shea Invitational in the 5000m (18:33.01)… Placed 13th at the Larry Ellis Invite in the 3000m (10:34.39).

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 36th at the Bryant Invitational (21:22)... Indoor: Placed eighth in the 3,000m at the URI Invitational (10:36.30)...

Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 5,000m at Monmouth (18:03.24)…

Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:02.70).

High School: Attended Pomperaug High School...a three-time Connecticut All-State selection, first in school history... a fourtime All-Conference selection and two-time Conference champion... holds the Pomperaug home course record... a four-time qualifier for the Connecticut State Open (3,200m)...Conference Champion (3,200m-2006)...given the 2005 Western Connecticut Superintendent of Schools Award... Honor Roll student... named to the Waterbury-Republican All-Academic team for cross country and track.

Personal: Jeanne Barbara Theleen... an exploratory major... born March 26, 1991.

University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

Shavon Briscoe

Tiffany Daley

So. • Sprints/Hurdles Brandywine, Md. (North Point High)

So. • Sprints Northborough, Mass.

(Algonquin High)

2010-2011: Indoor: New England and BIG EAST Qualifier…

Placed 15th at the BIG EAST Championships in 60m hurdles…

Finished 12th in the 60m hurdles in the semifinals at the New England Championships… Part of 4x400 that finished 2nd at the New Balance Invitational (3:45.57)… Finished 3rd at the Armory in the 60m hurdles… Finished 2nd at the URI Invite in the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.17. Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Placed 8th at the BIG EAST Championships for the 100m hurdles (14.57)… Ran season best in BIG EAST Prelims with a time of (14.02)… At the Larry Ellis Invitational finished 1st in the 200m and 5th in the 100m hurdles (14.90)… Placed 4th in the 100m hurdles at the UConn Invite (14.64).

High School: Attended North Point High School…Two-time letter-winner in both basketball and cross country…Captain and MVP of her track team while earning All-State Honors…Won seven State Championships and earned All-Metro Honors twice…an Honor Roll member for four years.

Personal: Shavon Lataye Briscoe…an engineering major…born June 6, 1992.

2010-2011 Indoor: New England 4x400m Relay Champion… BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Part of 4x400m relay at the New England Championships which took 1st place (3:43.21) which set a New England Championship record… Placed 2nd at the New England Championships in the 400m (55.99)… Part of the 4x400m relay that finished 2nd at the ECAC Championships (3:43.67)…

Placed 9th at the ECAC Championships in the 400m (57.69)… Part of the 4x400m relay that finished 6th at the BIG EAST Championships (3:46.07). Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Part of the 4x400m relay that finished 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships (3:40.84) which is a new school record… Part of 4x400m relay which took 5th place at the Penn Relays (3:41.84)… Part of the 4x400m that placed 4th at the ECAC Championships (3:43.14)…

Finished 4th in the 400m and a part of the 4x400m relay that finished 2nd at the UTECH Classic in Kingston, Jamaica.

High School: Attended Algonquin Regional High School…Was a two-time varsity letter winner in cross country and team captain in 2010…Was a League All-Star and District All-Star while helping lead her team to both the League and District Championships…Finished 8th in New England in the 400m and 7th in the 300m.

Personal: Tiffany Racheal Daley…an actuarial science major… born October 18, 1992.

Stephanie Ellis

Cassandra Goutos

So. • Distance Gardner, Mass.

(Gardner High)

So. • Sprints Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs High)

2010-2011: Cross Country: Placed 22nd in her first collegiate race, running 20:40 at the Army Open… UConn’s fourth finisher at the CCSU Invitational, placing 22nd in 18:59… Ran 19:31 at the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational. Indoor: Placed 11th at the Yale Collegiate Invitational in the mile (5:20.61).

2010-11: Cross Country: Did not compete in 2010. Indoor: Placed 22nd in the 1000m at the Armory (3:17.47)… Finished 41st at the Yale Collegiate Invitational in the 800m (2:25.29). Outdoor: Took 10th place at the Dick Shea Invite in the 1500m (5:02.18)… Placed 11th at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1500m (4:56.50).

High School: Attended Gardner High… Captained the cross country team in 2008 and 2009… League Champion in 2009… Runnerup in 2006, 2007 and 2008… League, Gardner News and Worcester Telegram Daily News all-star all-four years… In track, 2009 and 2010 League mile and 1000 meters Champion… 2009 mile District Champion… National Scholastic Indoor Championships participant in 2007… Three-time National qualifier… Nike Outdoor Nationals participant in 2009… A member of the National Honors Society…

Earned the Outstanding Achievement in Math Award as a senior.

High School: Attended Saratoga Springs High School… was a four-time All-American… was ranked 19th in the country in the 1,500m in 2010… a Suburban Council All-Star… Captained both the track and cross country teams… a five-time cross country AllAmerican… New York State First-Team All-Star.

Personal: Cassandra Zoe Goutos is the daughter of Peter Goutos and Cheryl Smith… Has three siblings… an exploratory major… born May 26, 1992.

Personal: Stephanie Marie Ellis is the daughter of Michael and Lisa Ellis… A nursing major… born July 15, 1992.

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Cassondra Hunter

Allison Lasnicki

So. • Distance Preston, Conn.

(Norwich Free Academy)

So. • Distance Canastota N.Y. (Canastota High)

2010-11: Cross Country: Placed 10th at the Army Open in 19:28…

UConn’s second finisher at the CCSU Invitational, running 18:36 to place 15th… Ran the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational in 20:08…

Placed 12th at the CCSU mini Meet (10:30). Indoor: BIG EAST Qualifier… Part of distance medley at the BIG EAST Tournament that took 7th (11:49.15)…Finished 11th in the 1000m at the Yale Collegiate Invite (3:00.19). Outdoor: Placed 13th in the 1500m (5:00.29) in the Larry Ellis Invite… Finished 5th at the Dick Shea Invite in the 1500m (4:54.96).

High School: Attended Norwich Free Academy… A five-time All-State selection… Named All-New England three times… 2008 Cross Country Champion… 2009 Conference, Class and State Champion in the indoor 1,000 meters… Placed third in New England in the indoor 1,000 meters… 2009 Conference and Class LL Champion in outdoor 1,600 meters… Class LL record holder in 1,600 meters (5:04)… School record holder in 1,600, 1,000 (2:56), 4x800, 4x1, 600, distance medley and the sprint medley relay…

Earned High Honors six times at Norwich… Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society…

Earned the Connecticut Scholar Athlete Award as a senior.

2010-11: Cross Country: Placed first in her first collegiate meet, running 18:55 at the Army Open… UConn’s second finisher at the BIG EAST Preview, placing eighth (19:26)… UConn’s top finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 65th (22:22)… Top finisher for the Huskies at the New England Championships, running 18:02 and placing 14th… Placed 45th at the BIG EAST Championship in 22:47… Ran 22:13 at the NCAA Northeast Regionals. Indoor: Finished 5th at the Penn State Nationals in the 3000m (10:01.45)…

Placed 8th at the New Balance Invite in the 3000m (9:59.00).

High School: Attended Canastota High… Cross country team captain in 2008 and 2009… 2007 and 2009 Section III Champion…

First Team All-State in 2007 and 2009… 2009 New York Class C State Champion… Section III Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior… In track and field, 10-time Section III Champion… Team captain in 2008 and 2009… 2010 Valedictorian at Canastota High…

Vice President of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Allison Leigh Lasnicki is the daughter of Joseph Lasnicki and Lisa Dolan… a biology major… born September 2, 1992.

Personal: Cassondra Emily Hunter is the daughter of Scott and Stephanie Hunter… an allied health major… born January 12, 1992.

Natasha McLaren So. • Jumps Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg High) 2010-11: Indoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier… Finished 5th in the high jump at the ECAC (1.73m)… Placed 10th at the New England Championships in the triple jump (11.34m)… Finished 2nd in the high jump (1.79m) and 8th in the triple jump (11.96m) at the BIG EAST Championships…Placed 4th at the Penn State Nationals in the high jump (1.75m)… Took 1st place at the URI Invite in the high jump (1.80m)…Finished 1st in the triple jump (12.09m) and 2nd in the high jump (1.78m) at the Armory.

High School: Attended Stroudsburg High School…Was a captain and three-time letter winner in volleyball and a two-time letter winner in basketball…Was a state runner-up in the high jump and 2nd state runner up in the triple jump…MVP of the Mountain Valley Track & Field Conference…Was an All-American in the high jump and the triple jump…Holds the District II triple jump record…was a member of the High Honor Roll.

Personal: Natasha Yvonnea McLaren…a Biology major…born August 21, 1992.

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Chantal Scott So. • Sprints Raleigh. N.C. (Wakefield High) 2010-11: Indoor: BIG EAST and New England Qualifier… Finished 12th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 60m hurdles…

Placed 3rd in the 200m and 8th in the 60m hurdles at the Armory… Took 3rd at the URI Invite in the 55m hurdles (8.32). Outdoor: Finished 1st at the Larry Ellis Invite in the 200m and 8th in the 100m hurdles… finished 2nd in 100m hurdles at the Dick Shea Invite.

High School: Attended Wakefield High School…Was a two-year team captain and helped her team win the 2010 Outdoor State Championship….Was an outdoor All-American in the 4x100 and 4x200…Runner-up in the 2010 indoor 55m hurdles…Was on the Honor Roll as well as earning Academic All-Conference Honors.

Personal: Chantal A. Scott…an allied health major…born May 22, 1992.

University of Connecticut

student-athlete profiles

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Madalayne Smith So. • Sprints/Hurdles Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs High) 2010-11: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Qualifier…

Finished 6th in the 60m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (8.69)… Competed at the New England and ECAC Championships… Ran an 8.68 at the New Balance Invite in the 60 meter hurdles. Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier…Finished 6th in the BIG EAST Championships in the 100m hurdles (14.03)…

Ran (13.82) to advance to the BIG EAST Finals in the 100 meter hurdles… Part of the 4x100 relay team that finished 2nd at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica… Placed 2nd in the 100m hurdles (14.52) at the Larry Ellis Invite… part of 4x10mm relay which finished 1st at the Larry Ellis Invite and the UConn Invite (57.14)… Finished 1st at the UConn Invite in the 100m hurdles (14.12).

High School: Attended Saratoga Springs High School…was a four-year letter winner in track and field and a team captain… won two State Championships in the 55m dash and five in the 100m hurdles…was a two-time All-American in the 60m hurdles and an All-American in the 100m hurdles.

Personal: Madalayne L. Smith…an exploratory major…born June 12, 1992.

Sophomore Tiffany Daley See page 19.

The Class of 2015

Left to right: Lindsay Crevoiserat, Kodi Udeh, Megan Chapman, Nyanka Joseph, Brianna Allen, Terra Briody.

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Brianna Allen

Terra Briody

Fr. • Sprints Windsor, Conn.

(Windsor High)

Fr. • Distance Ridgefield, Conn.

(Ridgefield High)

High School: Attended Windsor High School… Was four-time letter winner in track and captained the team her senior year…

Earned All-American, All-New England, and All-State honors…

Helped lead indoor and outdoor track to Class L State Championships in 2010 and 2011…Also was a member of the volleyball team earning 3 letters.

Personal: Brianna Nijhan Allen is the daughter of Wayne and Michelle Allen…a psychology major...born November 19, 1993.

High School: Attended Ridgefield High School...Was awarded 8 total letters between track and cross country and captained the track team her senior year…Earned All-State and All-Conference honors…Four-time Coaches Award winner…Also earned one letter in both basketball and track, respectively.

Personal: Terra Lynne Briody is the daughter of Kevin and Lynne Briody… An English major…born on March 20, 1993.

Megan Chapman

Lindsay Crevoiserat

Fr. • Throws Stonington, Conn.

(Stonington High)

Fr. • Distance Glastonbury, Conn.

(Glastonbury High)

High School: Attended Stonington High School… was a four-time letter winner and school record holder in discus, shot put, and hammer…Was a two-time All-State and All-New England recipient…Was a three-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference award winner…Also captained the basketball team earning three letters and was a two-time letter winner in field hockey.

High School: Attended Glastonbury High School...Was awarded 12 total letters between cross country and track…Earned All-American, All-New England, All-State, and All-Conference honors…

Was the 2009 National Champion in the mile…Was the 2010 National Champion in the 5k and two-mile… Also earned a letter in lacrosse.

Personal: Megan Rose Kimble Chapman is the daughter of Richard and Caroline Chapman …a pre-kinesology major...born February 1, 1993.

Personal: Lindsay Elisabeth Crevoiserat is the daughter of Frederick Crevoiserat and Blakeley Brown…A sports management major…born on February 9, 1993.

Nyanka Joseph

Kodi Udeh

Fr. • Sprints Brooklyn, N.Y. (Medgar Evers College Prep)

Fr. • Throws West Hartford, Conn.

(Hall High)

High School: Attended Medgar Evers College Prep… Captained both indoor and outdoor track and field teams…Earned AllAmerica honors in indoor and outdoor in 2011…anchored the New York State record 4x200m relay team with a time of 1:37.73.

Personal: Nyanka Joseph is the daughter of Patrick Joseph and Mary Robinson… a an allied health major...born June 8, 1993.

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High School: Attended Hall High School…was four-time letter winner and captained the team her senior year…Earned AllConference and All-Academic Awards…Finished 3rd in states…

Also was a four-year letter winner in competition cheerleading and captained the team her junior and senior years.

Personal: Kodilichi VJ Udeh is the daughter of Steven and Elizabeth Udeh…a psychology and neurobiology major...born January 21, 1994.

University of Connecticut

2010-11 Season review

2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

2010 Cross Country

The 2010 UConn Cross Country season was a major step forward for the program. In a sign of good things to come, the underclassmen led the way in seven of 10 races this season.

The signs of a strong season began with a victory at the Army Invite in the first meet of the year and a second-place showing at the BIG EAST Preview in Syracuse, N.Y. The Huskies placed second overall, besting national powerhouse West Virginia in the process. Sophomore Shauna McNiff led the way, placing fourth overall. The very young team made some noise early in the championship season with a second-place finish at the New England Championships, the highest finish ever by a UConn squad.

Freshman Allison Lasnicki finished first for UConn, placing 14th overall.

The team followed with another historical finish at the BIG EAST Championships. The BIG EAST Conference proved once again it was the top conference in the nation as the league placed four teams (No. 1 Villanova, No. 4 Georgetown, No. 9 Providence, No. 10 Syracuse) in the top-10 at the 2010 NCAA Championships. Running in the most dominant conference in the country, the Huskies placed seventh to set the top mark in the history of UConn Cross Country.

The team was led by one of the hottest freshman in the conference, Lauren Sara, who finished among the top-five freshmen in the BIG EAST. Hot on her heels were two underclassmen, sophomore Shauna McNiff and freshman Allison Lasnicki. The top-five runners for UConn were consistently over five minutes faster as a group than the team from 2009.

The Northeast Regionals saw similar results as Lauren Sara ran the top mark for UConn, finishing 41st overall and as one of the top-six freshmen in the Northeast Region. All of UConn’s top seven ran personal bests at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (Lauren Sara 21:19, Shuana McNiff 21:33, Leah Andrianos 21:49, Heather Wilson 21:57, Kimberly Moran 22:04, Allison Lasnicki 22:13, and Courtney Dinnan 22:15).

2010-11 Track & Field

The 2011 season was an historic one for the UConn women’s track and field team. While the Huskies excelled in competition, they were most importantly recognized as a Division I All-Academic for maintaining a team GPA over 3.0. And this academic success laid the groundwork for a year that saw 19 school records fall.

In 2011, the Huskies sent 11 athletes to the NCAA Championships and earned 8 All-American awards. At the indoor NCAA Championships, Victoria Flowers (Weight Throw), Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (60m dash), and Heather Wilson (800m) earned individual All-American honors. Wilson, along with Mania, Andrianos, and Emerson earned All-American status as members of the distance medley relay. At the outdoor NCAA Championships, Ilva Bikanova earned All-American honors in the high jump, while Meghan Cunningham (3000m ST), Brigitte Mania (800m), and Lauren Sara (10,000m) earned NCAA Honorable Mention status.

As a team, the Huskies collected indoor titles at the New England Championships and the ECAC Championships. The New England title was the Huskies sixth straight, while their ECAC Championships marked the programs second consecutive, and fourth title in the past five seasons. At the indoor BIG EAST meet, the Huskies finished 2nd, a mere 1.5 points behind Louisville, though they collected three individual titles. Outdoors, the Huskies failed to claim a team championship, finishing 3rd at the BIG EAST Championships and 2nd at the ECAC Championships. The runner-up finish at the ECAC Championships snapped a streak of three straight outdoor ECAC titles. At the BIG EAST meet, the Huskies claimed three individual titles and extended their streak of top-4 team finishes at BIG EAST Championships to ten consecutive meets.

Indoor

Following victories at both the New England and ECAC Championships, Head Coach Bill Morgan was named Northeast Region Coach

of the Year for the fourth-straight season. Victoria Flowers also earned region-wide recognition as she was named Northeast Region Field Athlete of the Year. Trisha-Ann Hawthorne collected wins in the 60m and 200m dashes at the BIG EAST Championships for the thirdstraight year. Hawthorne set a meet record in the 60m dash (7.26s) and was named the meet’s MVP.

During the indoor campaign, the Huskies set 8 school records. Hawthorne’s 7.26 clocking at the BIG EAST meet established a new school record in the 60m dash. Heather Wilson set school records at 800m (2:05.18), 1000m (2:46.97), and one mile (4:46.38). Freshman Lauren Sara set school records at both 3000m (9:32.28) and 5000m (16:35.02).

In the weight throw, Flowers recorded a throw of 22.24m to break her own school record set in 2010. The Huskies also took down the school record in the distance medley relay running 10:59.99. In addition to these school records, the Huskies also recorded 19 top-5 all-time performances across 11 events.

At the BIG EAST Championships, the Huskies finished second as a team, with Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (60m, 200m) and Wilson each claiming individual titles.

At the New England Championships, the Huskies claimed a team title and won ten individual or relay events, setting meet records in four of these. Flowers threw a meet record of 20.94m in the weight throw, and 16.28m in the shot put. In the 500m, Ana Groff ran 1:13.35, and the 4x400m relay team of Groff, Tiffany Daley, Coleen Hepburn, and Celina Emerson ran 3:43.21. Heather Wilson’s 4:46.36 clocking in winning the mile established a new school record.

The ECAC Championships again saw the Huskies take the team title, while five Huskies earned individual titles. Flowers was again a double winner, claiming both the shot put and weight throw crowns.

Ana Groff (500m), Kristen Brown (long jump), and Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (200m) also claimed individual titles. Sara also ran a school record time of 9:32.28 while taking third in the 3000m.

The Huskies sent six athletes to the NCAA Championships. Flowers took 4th in the weight throw with a school-record throw of 22.24m.

Wilson took 4th in the 800m, running a school record of 2:05.18.

Hawthorne bowed out of the 60m competition in the preliminary round, but her 16th place finish was enough to earn her second team All-America status. The distance medley relay team of Wilson, Mania, Andrianos, and Emerson took 12th.

Outdoor

The 2011 outdoor season again saw the Huskies again set numerous school records, though they endured some disappointing team results. The Huskies took third at the BIG EAST Championships, and finished 2nd behind Duke at the ECAC Championships. Coach Bill Morgan, however, again earned region-wide recognition, as he was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year, an award he also earned during the indoor season.

As they had done during the indoor season, the Huskies continued to rewrite the school record books, establishing 11 top marks. TrishaAnn Hawthorne capped her remarkable career by matching her own school record in the 100m running 11.31, and establishing a new school record in the 200m at 23.22. Hawthorne also captured the BIG EAST title at both 100m and 200m for the fourth year in a row, making her the first athlete in conference history to win four consecutive titles in two different events.

In addition to Hawthorne’s two titles, Meghan Cunningham also took home a BIG EAST title in winning the 3000m steeplechase. Cunningham followed her BIG EAST victory by running a school-record time of 10:11.57 at the NCAA East Regional, qualifying her for the NCAA Championships. Cunningham capped her season with a 19th place finish at NCAAs. Brigitte Mania, Leah Andrianos, and Lauren Sara joined Cunningham 2011-12 UConn women’s cross country/track and field

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in establishing new school-records at every distance between 800m and 10,000m. Mania established her record time of 2:05.84 at the ECAC Championships, and followed this performance with a 2:05.94 clocking at the NCAA East Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. Andrianos set the 1500m record in a time of 4:22.14 in the preliminary round of the NCAA East Regional, also punching a ticket to the national meet. Sara set school records in three events: 3000m (9:33.13), 5000m (16:37.34), and 10,000m (33:51.21). Sara’s 10,000m record run earned her a trip to the NCAA Championship meet.

Tynisha McMillan also established a school-record in the shot put, throwing 15.86m to take the win at the ECAC Championships. The Huskies also established school records in the 4x400m, and 4x800m relays. The team of Emerson, Groff, Daley, and Imani Sudlow ran their record time of 3:40.84 while taking 2nd at the BIG EAST Championships. The 4x800m team of Andrianos, Mania, Cunningham, and Wilson recorded a time of 8:33.94 to take 5th at the Penn Relays. In addition to establishing 11 new records, the Huskies also recorded 12 top-5 all-time performances across nine events during the season.

At the ECAC Championships, freshman Ilva Bikanova took home the high jump title, clearing 1.81m to set a personal best.

Bikanova went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships, where she finished 14th, earning second team All-American honors. Bikanova’s clear of 1.81m placed her 5th on UConn’s all-time list.

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Making History by the Numbers ONE NCAA D-1 All Academic Team (Team Cum GPA over 3.0!!)

NCAA National Indoor Track & Field Ranking (#22) NCAA National Cross Country Ranking (#28) Outdoor All – American Ilva Bikanova BIG EAST Championships Indoor Meet Record Trisha-Ann Hawthorne - 60m Dash (7.26) BIG EAST Team Second Place Finish – Indoor BIG EAST Championships MVP Athlete of the Meet Trisha-Ann Hawthorne – Indoor ECAC Team First Place Finish – Indoor ECAC Championships MVP Athlete of the Meet Victoria Flowers – Indoor BIG EAST Team Third Place Finish – Outdoor TWO Consecutive Indoor Team Titles (ECAC) Northeast Region Field Athlete of the Year Awards Victoria Flowers – Indoor/Outdoor THREE NCAA Outdoor Honorable Mention All- American Meghan Cunningham, Brigitte Mania, Lauren Sara BIG EAST Athlete of the Week Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Victoria Flowers & Heather Wilson FOUR Indoor New England Championships Meet Records Victoria Flowers (Weight Throw & Shot Put) Ana Groff (500m), Tiffany Daley, Ana Groff, Coleen Hepburn, Celina Emerson (4 x 400m) FIVE Consecutive Head Coaches of the Year Honor Bill Morgan - Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor SIX Indoor All-Americans Heather Wilson, Victoria Flowers, Brigitte Mania, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Leah Andrianos, Celina Emerson EIGHT New England Champions Victoria Flowers, Heather Wilson, Ana Groff, Brigitte Mania,Kristen Brown, Celina Emerson, Tiffany Daley, Coleen Hepburn NINE NCAA Finals Qualifiers Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Heather Wilson, Victoria Flowers, Leah Andrianos, Celina Emerson, Brigitte Mania, Ilva Bikanova, Meghan Cunningham, Lauren Sara ELEVEN NCAA East Qualifiers Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Meghan Cunningham, Whitney Holder, Brigitte Mania, Ilva Bikanova, Leah Andrianos, Celina Emerson, Lauren Sara, Heather Wilson, Tynisha McMillian, Shauna McNiff

Tynisha McMillian, 2011 graduate, winner of 2011 Outdoor BIG ECAC Shot Put and Discus Title.

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NINETEEN School Records Broken 60m Dash, 100m dash, Outdoor 200m, Indoor & Outdoor 800m run, 1000m, 1500m, Mile, Indoor/Outdoor 3000m,Indoor/Outdoor 5000m, 3000m Steeplechase, 10000m, Weight Throw, Outdoor Shot Put, Outdoor 4 x 400m, Outdoor 4 x 800m, Indoor DMR

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2011-12 University of Connecticut Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field

In The Classroom

The University of Connecticut women’s track and field and cross country teams have been a success not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. The cross country team has been named an NCAA Division I All-Academic team for the past six years, while the track team has earned that distinction for the past five. The main criteria for the award is that the cumulative grade point average for all studentathletes for indoor and/or outdoor track and cross country must be 3.00 or higher. In 2010, Phylicia George and Sara Leslie were named BIG EAST Scholar-Ahlete Sport Excellence Award winners. The awards are given to one studentathlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. The Huskies had 31 team members acknowledged on the BIG EAST All-Academic team for achieving a 3.0 or higher for the 2010-11 academic year.

In 2008, George was one of 10 individuals chosen for Senior Heather Wilson, junior Ilva Bikanova and redthe ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team. shirt senior Meghan Cunningham were named to the In 2007 former UConn distance standout, Jillian Sullivan, 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic team. earned Third Team Academic All-America honors by ESPN The Magazine as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA).

The program attributes its success to its work ethic and support staff. The team devised a plan to help enhance academic performance and promote team unity through organized learning groups. The plan is flexible, low-impact and positive. All historical feedback from programs like this have indicated it is successful at achieving the objective set forth. Also helping to achieve the team’s objective are its support staff, including now retired John Miceli of the Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes. The Huskies welcome a new support staff with Lindsay Darcy who has taken over the women’s track and field program. CPIA is a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs with the primary goal of assisting student-athletes in reaching their educational goals while they compete in intercollegiate athletics. As academic affairs officers, CPIA counselors function as liaisons between the athletic and academic communities. Counselors work closely with coaches, faculty and a variety of campus resources in order to help facilitate students’ successful transition into college life by instituting academic and social support programs, including, but not limited to, Counseling, Pre-Advising, Tutorial and Life Skills Programs.

In The Community The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics believes that the responsibilities of student-athletes reach beyond classrooms, libraries, fields and courts. Community service is an integral part of the UConn experience, as Husky student-athletes contribute countless hours each year to a number of worthy causes.

The women’s track team has also started a charitable initiative on the team since the 2009-10 season, “Team Hand-Off”. Each month, student-athletes from the program can give a presentation to their coaches and teammates for a specific charity that has affected their lives. Each month, the staff and program donate $50 to a pair of charities chosen by the student-athletes. Some organizations that have been chosen include, Chituka Village Project, UConn student-athletes and SAAC Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, Sail to Prevail, Samaritan Purse, Teen Challenge held a toy drive in December 2011- and Malawi Desk Program.

Women’s track and field members The women’s track and field/cross country teams have been active in several comJasmine Cribb (SAAC Secretary) and munity service activities, including working a drive in conjunction with the American Ilva Bikanova (team rep) participated. Red Cross that raised a total of $30,000 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The team has also been individually recognized for its efforts as Leah Williams, a 2006 graduate and former UConn volunteeer coach, was chosen to represent UConn at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference. Each school is permitted to send one representative to the event. Williams now works with HuskySport at UConn, working with student-athletes in the local Hartford communities.

The NCAA Leadership Conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communities, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The leadership conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The five-day conference consists of daily exercises and activities to help the student-athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to a group. The conference is an outreach of the NCAA’s highly-successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.

Criteria for selection include the student-athletes’ demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the studentathletes’ potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing, and must have athletic eligibility remaining for the following academic year.

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The Vision Award Embodying the highest ideals of character, leadership and athleticism April Garner

- 2008 Olympic Trials - Four-time New England Champion - BIG EAST Champion

Deirdre Mullen

- 2008 & 2004 Olympic Trials - Five-time All American - USATF U-23 Team member

Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

-Two-Time All American -UConn Record Holder -16-Time BIG EAST Champion

Bethany Hart

- 2006 Olympian - USA Bobsled Team (Turin, Italy) - USATF National Team Member (Helsinki, Finland) - 2000 & 2004 Olympic Trials - Two-time All American

Jillian Sullivan

- First Cross Country All American - BIG EAST Steeplechase Champion

Amy Parkosewich

- BIG EAST Champion - NCAA Qualifier - Discus

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Athlete Event Leah Andrianos DMR (Indoor) Wendy Berutto Hammer Ilva Bikanova High Jump (Outdoor) Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Indoor) Celina Emerson DMR (Indoor) Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) Carol Galloway Long Jump (Outdoor) Bethany Hart Hammer Trisha-Ann Hawthrone 100m (Outdoor)

60m (Indoor) Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor)

Triple Jump (Indoor) Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor)

High Jump (Outdoor) Brigitte Mania DMR (Indoor) Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor)

High Jump (Outdoor) Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight Terry Roy Heptathlon Jillian Sullivan Cross Country Nicole Toney Triple Jump (Outdoor) Tamika Toppin High Jump (Outdoor)

High Jump (Indoor) Heather Wilson 800/DMR (Indoor)

Year 2011 1997 2011 1992 2011 2009, 2010, 2011 1985 1999, 2000 2010 2011 2008 2008 2008, 2009 2009 2011 2002, 2003, 2004 2004, 2005 2002 1992, 1993, 1995 2006 2001 1998, 2001 1999, 2001 2011

Bethany Hart - Hammer Throw - Two-time All-American; - 2006 Olympian USA Bobsled Team Torino, Italy - 2006 USA National T&F Team Member Helsinki, Finland

EC AC Cha mpions Athlete Event Tara Achane High Jump (Indoor) Leah Andrianos 1,000m (Indoor) Ilva Bikanova High Jump (Outdoor) Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Outdoor)

200 Meter (Outdoor) Kristen Brown Long Jump (Indoor) Angela Corson Pentathlon Emma Crowcroft Javelin (Outdoor) Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor)

Shot Put (Indoor) Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor)

Long Jump (Outdoor) April Garner 60 Meter Hurdles Phylicia George 60 Meter Hurdles Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400m (Indoor)

400m (Outdoor) Ana Groff 500m (Indoor) Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) Bethany Hart Weight

Hammer Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m (Outdoor)

200m (Outdoor)

200m (Indoor) Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor)

Triple Jump (Outdoor) Carin Knight High Jump (Outdoor) Amanda Martin Javelin (Outdoor) Tynisha McMillian Discus (Outdoor)

Shot Put (Outdoor)

Shot Put (Indoor) Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor)

High Jump (Outdoor) Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight Amy Parkosewich Discus Terry Roy Pentathlon

Heptathlon

Shot Put (Indoor) Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) Nichole Tremblay 1,000 Meter (Indoor) Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor)

Year 1990 2010 2011 1991 1991 2010, 2011 1990 2010 1989 2010, 2011 2011 1985 1985, 1986 2004 2010 2008 2010 2011 1989 2000 2000 2008, 2009, 2010 2008, 2009, 2010 2009, 2010, 2011 2008 2008 2009 2008 2011 2008, 2011 2010 2002, 2003, 2004 2004, 2005 2002 2003 1992, 1993 1992, 1995 1995 1999, 2001 2001 1998

u . S . olympic sports fe sti v al Athlete Event Terry Roy Heptathlon Bronze Medalist Terry Roy Heptathlon Gold Medalist

Year 1994 1993

BIG EAST Ch a mp i o n s Athlete Event Year Wendy Berutto Weight 1997

Hammer 1997 Cheryle Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991

100 Meter 1989, 1991, 1992

Long Jump (Outdoor) 1992

Long Jump (Indoor) 1992 Angela Corson High Jump (Outdoor) 1988 Meghan Cunningham 3,000m Steeplechase (Outdoor) 2011 Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) 1988, 1989

High Jump (Indoor) 1989 Alyssa Evering 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2007 Jessica Foreman 60 Meter (Indoor) 2006, 2007

100 Meter (Outdoor) 2006, 2007 Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985

Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1984 Carol Galloway 100 Meter 1985 Tina Goettel 5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1986 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400 Meter (Indoor) 2007, 2008, 2009

400 Meter (Outdoor) 2010 Bethany Hart Shot Put (Indoor) 1998

Hammer 1999, 2000 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 60m (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011

200m (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011

100m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

200m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006, 2008

Triple Jump (Indoor) 2007, 2008 Whitney Holder Long Jump (Outdoor) 2010 Barbara Jackson Shot Put (Outdoor) 1986 Frederica Jones Long Jump (Indoor) 1983

Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985 Mary Kennen Javelin 1984, 1985

High Jump (Outdoor) 1985

High Jump (Indoor) 1986 Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010

High Jump (Outdoor) 2009, 2010 Amanda Martin Javelin 2007 Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009 Karen Moreau Javelin 1983 Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Outdoor) 2002, 2005

High Jump (Indoor) 2003, 2004 Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2000, 2001, 2002 Amy Parkosewich Discus 2004 Terry Roy Pentathlon 1991, 1992

Javelin 1992

Shot Put (Indoor) 1993

Shot Put (Outdoor) 1993

Javelin 1993 Barb Sykes Hammer 1994 Jillian Sullivan 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 2007 Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2000

High Jump (Outdoor) 2001 Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1988, 1989 Shari Zembek Discus 1993, 1995 CURRENT ATHLETES IN BOLD

The Tradition Continues 2012 seniors handing 2010-11 hardware to the class of 2015.

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new eng lan d ch am p i o n s Athlete Event Year Sharmaine Abrams 200 Meter (Indoor) 2002 Tara Achane High Jump (Indoor) 1990, 1992 Kristin Adams 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1995 Louise Agoston 400 Meter Hurdles 2000 500 Meter 2001

400 Meter Hurdles 2001 Leah Andrianos 800 Meter (Indoor) 2009

Mile (Indoor) 2010 Julie Arnold High Jump (Indoor) 1995 Trisha Bailey 500 Meter 1998 LeAndrea Banks 600 Yard 1991 Wendy Berutto Hammer 1997 Caitlyn Brady Triple Jump (Indoor) 2004 Cheryl Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991

Long Jump (Indoor) 1991

Long Jump (Outdoor) 1991, 1993

100 Meter (Outdoor) 1991, 1992, 1993

200 Meter (Indoor) 1992 Kristen Brown 55 Meter 2010

50 Meter 2011

Long Jump 2011 Kara Budd 200 Meter (Outdoor) 2006 Antonia Cadore 55 Meter 2003 Edwina Clark Long Jump (Indoor) 2005 Angela Corson Pentathlon 1990 Amanda Crichlow 400 Meter Hurdles 2002 Meghan Cunningham 1,000 Meter (Indoor) 2010 Lhayana Dallas 500 Meter 2009 Ronna Deffer High Jump (Indoor) 1989 Lisa Deskis Javelin 2001 Joanne Durant 55 Meter 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998

200 Meter (Indoor) 1996, 1998

100 Meter 1997

200 Meter (Outdoor) 1997 Celina Emerson 400 Meter (Indoor) 2011 Alyssa Evering 200 Meter (Indoor) 2007 Gillian Flemmings 100 Meter Hurdles 2002 Victoria Flowers Weight (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011

Shot Put (Indoor) 2011 Jessica Foreman 55 Meter 2006, 2007, 2009

100 Meter 2006 Heather Francis High Jump (Indoor) 1997

High Jump (Outdoor) 1997 Karen Francis 400 Meter (Indoor) 1995 Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985 Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor) 1985

55 Meter 1985 April Garner 55 Meter Hurdles 2002, 2004, 2005

200 Meter 2005 Phylicia George 55 Meter Hurdles 2010 Kim Grabarz 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2000

Mile (Indoor) 2001 Talisha Graves 100 Meter 1996, 1998

200 Meter (Outdoor) 1996

100 Meter 1998 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 200 Meter (Indoor) 2009

400 Meter (Outdoor) 2006

400 Meter (Indoor) 2008 Sandy Green Pentathlon 1983 Ana Groff 500 Meter (Indoor) 2010, 2011 Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) 1988 Bethany Hart Hammer 1999

Shot Put (Indoor) 2000

Hammer 2000 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 55 Meter (Indoor) 2008

200 Meter (Indoor) 2008, 2010 Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor) 2005

Pentathlon 2006, 2007

Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006

100 Meter Hurdles 2006

400 Meter Hurdles 2006 Nicola Hines 500 Meter 2004 Melissa Houston Weight 2000 Lana Howard 55 Meter Hurdles 1989, 1990, 1991

200 Meter (Indoor) 1991

400 Meter (Indoor) 1992

400 Meter (Outdoor) 1992

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Event Long Jump (Indoor) High Jump (Indoor) Pentathlon

Year 1983, 1986 1984, 1986 1985

Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 Tracy Langley 400 Meter Hurdles 1992 Tammy Lanier 200 Meter (Indoor) 1982 Stephanie Littlejohn 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1997 Chantal Lorent Pentathlon 1979 Brigitte Mania 800 Meter (Indoor) 2011 Sheila McCabe 55 Meter 1982

100 Meter 1982

200 Meter (Outdoor) 1982 Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009, 2010 Caroline Mitchell 800 Meter (Indoor) 1983 Sharon Morris Long Jump (Indoor) 1979 Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2004

High Jump (Outdoor) 2002 Lavinia Muncy Cross Country 1979 Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2001, 2002

Discus 2001

Hammer 2001 Katie O’Toole 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1993, 1994

3000 Meter (Indoor) 1994

3000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994 Amy Parkosewich Discus 2002 Tammy Peeples Triple Jump (Indoor) 1994, 1997

Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1996 Audra Price 800 Meter (Outdoor) 2000 Andrea Robinson High Jump (Indoor) 1994 Jennifer Rogers Long Jump (Outdoor) 2006

Long Jump (Indoor) 2007 Jen Rosman 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994 Terry Roy Heptathlon 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995

Shot Put (Indoor) 1991, 1992

Pentathlon 1992, 1993

Shot Put (Outdoor) 1992, 1995

Javelin 1993

High Jump (Outdoor) 1995 Keli Savage 1000 Yard (Indoor) 1991, 1992 Jillian Sullivan Steeplechase 2006 Chanell Smith 500 Meter 2008 Amy Spafford 500 Meter 1996 Tara Thornton 100 Meter 1994 Torrea Thornton 100 Meter 1995

200 Meter (Outdoor) 1995 Nicole Toney Pentathlon 2001

Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001 Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2001

High Jump (Outdoor) 1999, 2000

100 Meter Hurdles 2001 Nichole Tremblay 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2001, 2002 Daisy VanRavenswaay Shot Put (Indoor) 2005

Weight 2005 Lisa Wakem 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1988, 1989 Leniecia Ward 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1994

400 Meter (Indoor) 1995 Heather Wilson 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2011

Mile (Indoor) 2011 Danyelle Wood 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1998

5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1998 Shari Zembeck Discus 1992, 1993, 1995

Back Photo: Two-Time All-BIG EAST and New England Champion (2006, 2007) Jennifer Rogers (Long Jump; 19-11.5, Triple Jump; 41-3.75)

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new England relay Champions Event 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Yard Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Yard Relay (Indoor) 4X880 Yard Relay (Indoor) 4X800 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X800 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor)

Athletes Ellen Kelly, Linda Foreman, Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier, Deanna Michaels, Vicki Little Sheila McCabe, Deanna Michaels, Vicki Little, Frederica Jones Sheila McCabe, Vicki Little, Wendy Crink, Frederica Jones Peggy Holdash, Julie Maloney, Maria Fahy, Caroline Mitchell Allison Mondi, Kim Hawkes, Caroline Mitchell, Denise Barrett Kim Hawkes, Denise Barrett, Tina Goettel, Caroline Mitchell Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard, Keli Savage, Cheryl Brantle Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, Darlene Andrews, Cheryl Brantle Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard Tracy Langley, Leniecia Ward, Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard Leniecia Ward, Torrea Thornton, Lana Howard, Cheryl Brantle Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard Tara Thornton, Terry Roy, Lori Waldorf, Torrea Thornton Tara Thornton, Leniecia Ward, Torrea Thornton, Terry Roy Tara Thornton, Lori Waldorf, Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle Amy Henderson, Leniecia Ward, LeAndrea Banks, Keli Savage

Year 1981 1982 1983 1983 1983 1985 1986 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992

4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X800 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) Distance Medley Relay

4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4x400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4x400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4x400 Meter Relay (Indoor) Distance Medley (Indoor) 4x400 Meter Relay (Indoor)

Stephanie Littlejohn, Talisha Graves, Rhea Moore, Joanne Durant Talisha Graves, Kathy Holloman, Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant Trisha Bailey, Talisha Graves, June Moore, Joanne Durant Kimberly Grabarz, Kristen Fosdick, Nichole Tremblay, Audra Price Kafi Davis, Louise Agoston, Amanda Crichlow, Heidi Hough Louise Agoston, Kafi Davis, Andrea Gourdine, Nicola Hines Gillian Flemmings, April Garner, Antonia Cadore, Sharmaine Abrams Nichole Tremblay, Michelle Carter, Kiley Margolis, Sarah Casilli Gillian Flemmings, Antonia Cadore, April Garner, Sharmaine Abrams Alyssa Evering, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Tamara Highsmith, Jennifer Rogers Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Alyssa Evering Chanel Smith, Tamara Highsmith Channell Smith, Ana Groff Phylicia George, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne Leah Andrianos, Ana Groff Rosemary Crean, Shanua McNiff Tiffany Daley, Ana Groff Coleen Hepburn, Imani Sudlow

1997 1998 1998 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2002

2006 2007 2010 2010 2011

1992 1993 1993 1993 1993

2010 Graduate Phylicia George

BIG EAST Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award Winner Outdoor 100m Hurdles Record Holder - Indoor 60m Hurdles Record Holder Member of Canadian National Team

bi g eas t r elay C h am p io ns Event Athletes 4X800 Meter Relay Karen Motyka, Allison Mondi, (Indoor) Maria Fahy, Caroline Mitchell 4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Tara Thornton, (Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X100 Meter Relay Danielle Lyte, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

Kristen Brown, Mandela Graves Fulgham

2011 Returning Conference Champions 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X800 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Outdoor) 4X400 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X200 Meter Relay (Indoor) 4X100 Meter Relay (Outdoor)

Tara Thornton, Laura Quigg, Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton LeAndrea Banks, Rhea Moore, Shelby McKnight, Kristin Leahy Leniecia Ward, Tara Thornton, Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant Torrea Thornton, Karen Francis, Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward Karen Francis, Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward Tara Thornton, Kathy Holloman, Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton Tina Baldwin, Audra Price, Davina Mitchell, Talisha Graves Tina Baldwin, Talisha Graves, Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant

Year 1984 1995 2009 2010

1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1997 1997

b i g e a s t Athlete of the meet Athlete Events (Outstanding Performance) Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Outstanding Performance) (Indoor) Cheryl Brantle 100m, 200m (Outdoor) Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m (Outdoor) Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m (Outdoor) Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 60m, 200m

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uc onn indoo r t r ac k an d f i eld r ec o r ds Event 55 Meter Dash 55 Meter Hurdles 60 Meter Dash 60 Meter Hurdles 200 Meter Dash 300 Meter Dash 400 Meter Dash 500 Meter 600 Yard Run 600 Meter 800 Meter 1000 Yard 1000 Meter 1500 Meter 3000 Meter 5000 Meter Mile High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put 20 lb. Weight Pole Vault Pentathlon 4x200 Yard Relay 4x200 Meter Relay Mile Relay 4x400 Meter Relay 4x800 Meter Relay Two Mile Relay Distance Medley

Performance 6.87 7.69 7.26 8.24 23.55 39.41 53.57 1:11.13 1:23.31 1:36.8 2:05.18 2:34.91 2:46.97 4:33.78 9:32.28 16:35.02 4:46.36 1.86 (6-1.25) 6.25 (20-6.25) 13.38 (43-10.75) 16.69 (54-9.25) 22.24 (72-11.75) 3.60 4090 points 1:32.89 1:39.46 3:58.89 3:41.72 8:41.38 9:20.36 10:59.99

Name Trisha-Ann Hawthorne Phylicia George Trisha-Ann Hawthorne Phylicia George Trisha-Ann Hawthorne Mandela Graves-Fulgham Mandela Graves-Fulgham LeAndrea Banks LeAndrea Banks Ann Marie Kostelak Heather Wilson Keli Savage Heather Wilson Maria Fahy Lauren Sara Lauren Sara Heather Wilson Deirdre Mullen Cheryl Brantle Tamara Highsmith Tynisha McMillian Victoria Flowers Leah Williams Terry Roy McCabe/Jones/Michaels/Little Lyte/Holder/Smith/George McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones Graves-Fulgham/Evering/Smith/Highsmith Mania/Andrianos/Cunningham/Wilson Holdash/Maloney/Fahy/Mitchell Wilson/Emerson/Mania/Andrianos

Year 2009 2010 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 1994 1991 1982 2011 1992 2011 1983 2011 2011 2011 2003 1992 2008 2009 2011 2006 1995 1983 2010 1983 2007 2010 1983 2011

uconn outdoo r t r ac k an d f i eld r ec o r ds Event 100 Meter Dash 100 Meter Hurdles 200 Meter Dash 400 Meter Dash 400 Meter Hurdles 800 Meter 1500 Meter 3000 Meter 3000 Meter Steeple 5000 Meter 10,000 Meter High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Discus Hammer Javelin Shot Put Pole Vault Heptathlon 4x100 Meter Relay 4x200 Meter Relay Mile Relay 800 Meter Sprint Medley 4x400 Meter Relay 4x800 Meter Relay

Performance Name 11.31 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 13.39 Phylicia George 23.22 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 53.05 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 1:00.37 Tamara Highsmith 2:05.84 Brigitte Mania 4:22.14 Leah Andrianos 9:33.13 Lauren Sara 10:11.57 Meghan Cunningham 16:37.34 Lauren Sara 33:51.21 Lauren Sara 1.88 (6-2.00) Deirdre Mullen 6.46 (21-2.25) Carol Galloway 13.44 (44-01.25) Tamara Highsmith 52.86 (173-5.00) Amy Parkosewich 63.09 (207-0.00) Bethany Hart 50.94 (167-1.00) Amanda Martin 15.86 (52-0.05) Tynisha McMillian 3.51 Leah Williams, Lisa Kachmarsky 5790 points Terry Roy 44.42 Hodges/Hawthorne/George/Foreman 1:34.90 Foreman/Hawthorne/Graves-Fulgham/Lyte 3:58.89 McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones 31:48.96 Lanier/Foreman/Kostelak/Little 3:40.84 Sudlow/Emerson/Groff/Daley 8:33.94 Andrianos/Cunningham/Mania/Wilson

bold face indicateS CURRENT Team Members

Year 2011 2010 2011 2010 2006 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2004 1985 2008 2004 2000 2009 2011 2006 1995 2009 2009 1983 1982 2011 2011

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t op performers-outdo o r 100 Meter Dash 11.31 2011 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 11.37 2008 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 11.49 2007 Jessi Foreman 11.53 1993 Cheryl Brantle 11.66 2007 Monique Hodges 100 Meter Hurdles 13.39 2010 Phylicia George 13.60 2004 April Garner 13.62 2008 Phylicia George 13.82 2011 Madalayne Smith 13.84 1989 April Davis 200 Meter Dash 23.30 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 23.33 2008 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 23.67 2010 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 23.72 2008 Phylicia George 23.84 2003 Antonia Cadore 23.93 1997 Joanne Durant 23.94 1992 Cheryl Brantle 400 Meter Dash 53.05 2010 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 53.99 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 54.01 2011 Celina Emerson 54.22 2007 Alyssa Evering 54.42 1998 Joanne Durant 55.05 1991 Darlene Andrews 400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.37 2006 Tamara Highsmith 1:00.66 2001 Louise Agoston 1:00.96 2006 Marlene Priest 1:01.64 2008 Kaitlyn Whitlock 1:01.90 1992 Tracy Langley 800 Meter Run 2:08.56 2000 Audra Price 2:06.76 2011 Heather Wilson 2:08.57 2011 Leah Andrianos 2:08.74 2010 Leah Andrianos 2:09.81 2010 Heather Wilson 1,500 Meter 4:23.66 2011 Meg Cunningham 4:28.61 2010 Meg Cunningham 4:29.63 2001 Kim Grabarz 4:30.14 2010 Christine Vogel 4:30.2 1982 Maria Fahy 3,000 Meter 9:44.7 1986 Kim Hawkes 9:46.79 2003 Kristen Meyer 9:46.94 2011 Brittany Heninger 9:48.83 2011 Shauna McNiff 9:49.2 1996 Leslie Almeida 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 10:13.45 2007 Jillian Sullivan 10:38.74 2010 Meg Cunningham 10:39.90 2009 Meg Cunningham 10:46.53 2006 Orlaith Cunningham 11:08.35 2010 Meghan Jacoby 2 Mile Run 11:00.0 1981 Sue Connolly 12.13 1977 Andrea Fortin 5,000 Meter 16.40.26 2011 Shauna McNiff 16:55.3 1989 Lisa Wakem 17:00.61 1998 Danyelle Wood 17:05.62 1998 Allison Ciosek 17:13.09 2005 Niamh Cunningham 10,000 Meter 34:09.49 1997 Danyelle Wood 34:48.20 1998 Allison Ciosek 34:56.1 1988 Lisa Wakem 35:19.10 1994 Katie O’Toole 36:27.80 1985 Kathy Hawkes 4x100 Meter 44.42 2009 44:42 2010 44.95 2009 45.03 2008 45.36 2007

4x200 Meter 1:34.90 2009 1:35.05 2010 1:35.22 2008 1:36.14 2007 1:36.23 2006 1:37.66 1994 4x400 Meter 3:42.59 1992 3:43.05 2008 3:43.45 2010 3:43.52 2006 3:44.36 2002 4x800 Meter 8:41.68 2010 8:48.93 2009 8:54.82 1991 9:05.57 1989 9:08.43 1995 Sprint Medley 1:48.96 1982 Mile Relay 3:58.00 1990 3:58.89 1983 4:20.9 1979 4:21.7 1977 High Jump 6-2.00 2004 Deirdre Mullen 6-1.25 2000 Tamika Toppin 6-0.50 2009 Carin Knight 6-0.25 1989 Ronna Deffer 5-11.25 2011 Ilva Bikanova Long Jump 21-2.25 1985 Carol Galloway 20-10.75 1991 Cheryl Brantle 20-6.50 2011 Whitney Holder 20-.05 2010 Whitney Holder 19-11.50 2007 Jennifer Rogers Triple Jump 44-1.25 2008 Tamara Highsmith 42-9.00 2001 Nicole Toney 41-3.75 2007 Jennifer Rogers 40-6.25 2003 Andrea Gourdine 40-2.00 1996 Tammy Peeples Shot Put 51-4.25 2008 Tynisha McMillian 49-7.75 2010 Victoria Flowers 48-0.75 1995 Terry Roy 47-4.25 2009 Victoria Flowers 47-1.50 1998 Typhanie Bates Hammer Throw 207-0.00 2000 Bethany Hart 195-4.05 2009 Victoria Flowers 192-7.00 2000 Melissa Houston 189-5.00 1997 Wendy Berutto 185-10.00 2001 Wadudah Nurul-Islam 185.4.00 2004 Amy Parkosewich Javelin 167-1.00 2009 Amanda Martin 158-.25 2010 Emma Crowcroft 152-1.00 2009 Danika Ham 153-4.00 2002 Lisa Deskis 147-9.00 1996 Cyndi DeRoehn Discus 173-5.00 2004 Amy Parkosewich 168-10.00 2005 Daisy VanRavenswaay 162-7.00 2008 Tynisha McMillian 162-0.00 1993 Shari Zembek 161-3 2011 Tynisha McMillian Pole Vault 11-6.25 2006 Leah Williams 11-6.25 2006 Lisa Kachmarsk1y 11-6.00 2001 Tali Griner 11-1.75 2004 Michelle Beamon 10-10.00 2000 Joanelle Bailey-Chandler Heptathlon 5790 1995 Terry Roy 4675 1989 Angela Corson 4593 1985 Dionne Laffond

Back Photo: Triple Jump (44-01.25) Two-Time All-American Tamara Highsmith

t o p p er f o r m er s -i n d o o r 55 Meter Dash 6.87 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 6.91 2007 Jessi Foreman 6.92 2009 Monique Hodges 6.92 1992 Cheryl Brantle 6.97 2010 Phylicia George 7.00 2010 Kristen Brown 55 Meter Hurdles 7.69 2010 Phylicia George 7.85 2005 April Garner 7.93 2009 Phylicia George 7.97 2008 Tamara Highsmith 7.98 2001 Tamika Toppin 60 Meter Dash 7.26 2011 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 7.30 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 7.31 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 7.41 2007 Jessi Foreman 7.43 2009 Monique Hodges 60 Meter Hurdles 8.24 2010 Phylicia George 8.33 2009 Phylicia George 8.33 2005 April Garner 8.67 2008 Tamara Highsmith 8.67 2002 Gillian Flemmings 200 Meter Dash 23.55 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 23.72 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 23.97 2007 Alyssa Evering 24.04 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 24.10 1998 Talisha Graves 400 Meter Dash 53.57 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 54.81 2007 Alyssa Evering 55.50 2011 Celina Emerson 55.59 1992 Lana Howard 55.99 2011 Tiffany Daley 500 Meter 1:11.13 1994 LeAndrea Banks 1:13.12 2011 Ana Groff 1:13.47 2011 Imani Sudlow 1:13.58 2010 Ana Groff 1:13.69 2009 Lhayana Dallas 800 Meter Run 2:05.18 2011 Heather Wilson 2:07.56 2011 Brigitte Mania 2:09.79 2011 Leah Andrianos 2:10.00 2010 Heather Wilson 2:10.08 2010 Brigitte Mania 1,000 Yard 2:34.91 1992 Keli Savage 2:37.69 1990 Debbie Allex 2:38.61 1986 Caroline Mitchell 2:39.13 1985 Denise Barrett 1,000 Meter 2:46.97 2011 Heather Wilson 2:47.25 2011 Leah Andrianos 2:47.41 2010 Leah Andrianos 2:49.65 2010 Meg Cunningham 2:50.17 2009 Leah Andrianos 1,500 Meter Run 4:33.78 1983 Maria Fahy 4:37.48 1986 Denise Barrett 4:40.96 1986 Kim Hawkes 4:43.33 1986 Tina Goettel 4:46.20 1990 Carolyn Verdon 3,000 Meter Run 9:32.28 2011 Lauren Sara 9:33.90 2011 Shauna McNiff 9:42.02 2007 Jillian Sullivan 9:48.31 2003 Kristen Meyer 9:49.73 1997 Danyelle Wood 5,000 Meter Run 16:35.02 2011 Lauren Sara 16:36.93 1997 Danyelle Wood 16:46.43 1988 Lisa Wakem 16:49.06 1995 Katie O’Toole 16:53.59 1998 Allison Ciosek

Mile Run 4:46.36 2011 Heather Wilson 4:49.96 2010 Leah Andrianos 4:50.82 2011 Courtney Dinnan 4:52.04 2011 Shauna McNiff 4:52.53 2011 Lauren Sara 4x200 Meter Relay 1:39.46 2010 1:39.84 2002 1:39.95 2003 1:39.99 1998 1:40.31 1994 4x400 Meter Relay 3:41.72 2007 3:42.44 2008 3:43.16 2009 3:43.21 2011 3:43.75 2010 4x800 Meter Relay 8:41.38 2010 8:42.94 2011 8:55.40 2009 9:01.88 2008 9:03.59 2009 Mile Relay 3:58.89 1983 3:59.66 1990 3:59.84 1984 4:05.0 1982 4:14.3 1982 Distance Medley 10:59.99 2011 11:35.38 2010 11:41.73 1985 11:43.07 2008 11:46.28 2009 High Jump 6-1.25 2004 Deirdre Mullen 6-0.00 1999 Tamika Toppin 6-0.00 2008 Carin Knight 5-10.75 1990 Tara Achane 5-10.75 2011 Natasha McLaren Long Jump 20-6.25 1992 Cheryl Brantle 20-0.50 1986 Carol Galloway 19-8.75 2006 Edwina Clark 19-8.25 2011 Kristen Brown 19-7.50 2011 Whitney Holder Triple Jump 43-10.75 2008 Tamara Highsmith 42-1.50 2001 Nicole Toney 41-7.75 2006 Tamara Highsmith 41-5.00 1997 Tammy Peeples 41-2.25 2003 Andrea Gourdine Shot Put 54-9.25 2009 Tynisha McMillian 53-5 2011 Victoria Flowers 48-6.75 1995 Terry Roy 48-6.00 2009 Victoria Flowers 48-4.50 2005 Daisy VanRavenswaay 48-3.00 2010 Victoria Flowers 20Lb. Weight 72-11.75 2011 Victoria Flowers 70-0.34 2010 Victoria Flowers 68-0.50 2009 Victoria Flowers 64-11.25 2002 Wadudah Nurul-Islam 62-1.25 2009 Tynisha McMillian Pole Vault 11-9.75 2006 Leah Williams 11-9.75 2001 Tali Griner 11-3.75 2004 Michelle Beamon 11-3.75 2011 Jessica Banning 11-3.75 2006 Lisa Kachmarsky Pentathlon 4090 1995 Terry Roy 4019 2007 Tamara Highsmith 3888 1990 Angela Corson 3710 1984 Deanna Michaels 3647 2001 Nicole Toney

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Event 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 400 Meter Dash 800 Meter Run 1,500 Meter Run 3,000 Meter Run 5,000 Meter Run 10,000 Meter Run 100 Meter Hurdles 400 Meter Hurdles 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 4x100 Meter Relay 4x400 Meter Relay 4x800 Meter Relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Javelin

Performance 11.40 23.18 52.05 2:05.86 4:18.57 9:46.91 15:58.51 35:04.84 13.36 57.57 9:58.26 44.58 3:33.38 8:42.06 1.85 (6-0.75) 3.95 (12-11.50) 6.61 (21-8.25) 13.64 (44-9.00) 18.16 (59-7.25) 50.05 (164-2.00) 60.46 (198-4.00) 53.08 (174-2.00)

Athlete (School), Date Lauryn Williams (Miami), 5/5/02 Charlette Greggs (Miami), 5/4/03 Liz Grow (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 Tyrona Heath (Georgetown), 5/5/02 Treniere Clement (Georgetown), 5/4/03 Claire Shearman (Providence), 4/7/00 Molly Huddle (Notre Dame), 5/4/03 Marni Kruppa (Georgetown), 5/4/02 Sharianne Lawson (Miami), 5/3/03 Elizabeth Bayne (Pittsburgh), 5/4/03 Roisin McGettigan (Providence), 5/3/03 Miami, 5/4/03 Miami, 5/4/03 Georgetown, 5/5/02 Tamika Toppin (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Erin Nett (West Virginia), 5/4/02 Tamiesha King (Notre Dame), 5/3/03 Tahari James (Boston Univ.), 5/19/08 Amber Knighten (Boston), 4/21/00 Sarah Thornton (Rhode Island), 5/19/08 Bethany Hart (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Denise O’Connell (Virginia Tech), 5/4/02

- Carol Galloway UConn’s First All-American Long Jump (21-2.25)

2010 ECAC Champions

2009 BIG EAST Champions

- Carin Knight Three-Time All-American High Jump (6-0.00)

- Deirdre Mullen Five-Time All-American High Jump (6-3.25) - Tamika Toppin Four-Time All-American High Jump Record Holder (6-0.75) Personal Record - 6-1.25

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CONNECTICUT Distinctions • For 12 years running, UConn has been rated by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 public university in New England – and also ranks among the top 30 public universities in the nation.

• UConn is the only public university in New England with its own schools of law, medicine, dental medicine, and social work.

• Founded in 1881, UConn is the only public university in Connecticut to be designated a Carnegie Foundation Research University, lauded for breadth and range of research.

• The American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education ranks the Neag School of Education’s doctoral program in kinesiology No. 1 in the nation.

• Forbes ranks UConn’s School of Business MBA program 13th among public universities nationwide.

• The University has been elected to membership in Universitas 21, a preeminent international network of leading research-intensive universities in 15 countries.

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Location • Main campus is located in Storrs, about 30 minutes from Hartford, the state’s capital city, and within driving distance of Boston, New York City, and Providence.

• Campuses are situated in ideal locations at Avery Point, Waterbury, West Hartford, Stamford, and Torrington.

• UConn Health Center in Farmington and Schools of Law and Social Work in the greater Hartford area complete the University’s high-quality programs available statewide.

acaDemic BreaDth • UConn has 14 schools and colleges.

• The University grants 7 undergraduate degrees and offers more than 100 majors.

• The University grants 17 graduate degrees in more than 85 fields of study, and provides graduate professional programs in business, dental medicine, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.

impressive FacuLty • UConn’s faculty members are world-renowned. Many are recognized as leaders in education, research, and scholarship.

• UConn faculty research in regenerative biology produced America’s first cloned calf using non-reproductive cells, creating an international scientific and media sensation.

• UConn faculty provided pivotal leadership for the historic UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

• Faculty initiative created an unprecedented opportunity for UConn students to study at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

• UConn’s Neag School of Education is home to the renowned National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, the Accelerated Schools Project, and is one of 11 schools nationwide selected for the Carnegie Corporation’s prestigious Teachers for a New Era initiative.

• UConn faculty collaborating across campuses, including at the Health Center, are conducting breakthrough research in such cutting-edge areas as nanotechnology, stem cell research, and fuel cell technology.

• Faculty members are dedicated to their roles as teachers, student advisors, and mentors.

UConn’s undergraduate summer research program offers students the opportunity to participate in original research or receive a grant to work under the direction of our renowned professors.

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For the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and among the top 30 public universities in the nation. The Fiske Guide to Colleges declares, “Quality teaching is the trademark of a UConn education.” Bolstered by this national recognition and academic prestige, the value of a UConn degree continues to soar.

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Now is a tremendously exciting time to attend UConn. A $2.8 billion landmark building program is dramatically transforming the places where students live, learn, and enjoy life. Through new construction and renovation, UConn offers the latest innovations nationally in university housing and dining and extensive recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories are being built at a remarkable rate, placing our facilities at the forefront of public higher education and propelling UConn to a position of national prominence.

From writers and scientists to human rights activists and historians, our more than 1,300 full-time faculty members are committed to classroom teaching.

Fostering a dynamic learning environment, they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergraduates. Our faculty include English professor Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally published columns. Amii Omara-Otunnu, holder of the first and only UNESCO chair in human rights in the United States, provides pivotal leadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

With a student/faculty ratio of 18:1, 21,881 undergraduate students receive personal attention and tailored academic advising. UConn also offers the opportunities of a premier research university, such as hands-on experience working in labs with professors who not only teach our courses, but who also are on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

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Yoga. UConn Student Television. Fraternities and sororities. Film. Marching Band. Finance Society.

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Choosing from more than 500 clubs and volunteer organizations, UConn students actively participate in campus and community life. Our students make governing decisions, plan events, organize intramural teams, host their own radio shows – and so much more.

UConn has the highest percentage of students living on campus of any major public university in the country. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as well as many social and cultural opportunities. We offer new students a range of dining options and accommodations, while offering upper-division students the latest in suitestyle and apartment living. Fully wired residence halls come complete with study rooms, computer labs, and lounge areas.

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Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UConn in the top 35 for best value in public colleges. Whether students’ long-range goals are preparing for a career, pursuing a graduate degree, or attending medical or law school, “students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of debt,” Kiplinger’s noted. UConn has a variety of programs to help many students financially, ranging from merit scholarship opportunities to need-based financial aid packages, all designed to support a large number of qualified students. The University also has many part-time campus jobs with flexible hours that help students earn extra spending money or build their résumé with hands-on work experience.

With our main campus in Storrs, we’re a major academic institution that values its small-town roots.

Students enjoy the familiarity of an intimate academic institution, while being just a short drive from major cities. UConn’s regional campuses are strategically placed across the state in Avery Point, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford, offering a quality education to meet our students’ distinct needs.

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7 more than 100 majors Choices abound. Whether it’s education, engineering, English, or environmental science, UConn has something for everyone. Students select an established major or design an individualized plan of study to meet their specific needs. UConn takes pride in offering all students, including those enrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, the opportunity to pursue a major in any of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition to academic advisers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers career counseling workshops, Study Abroad programs, and internships that offer valuable experience. The University of Connecticut offers many academic choices, yet remains committed to providing students with the support needed to help them achieve their goals.

10 huskymania Division I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania, sports at UConn include baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Since 1995, UConn athletic teams have captured 11 NCAA national championships, including unprecedented dual men’s and women’s basketball championships in 2004 – the first University to do so in NCAA Division I history.

UConn’s standard of athletic excellence extends to the gridiron, where the Huskies, who have played in four-straight bowl games, play for sellout crowds of 40,000 roaring football fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler Field.

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Rentschler Field

XL Center

Home of UConn football

Home of men’s and women’s basketball

Mark R. Shenkman Training Center

The Burton Family Football Complex

Home of men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

J.O. Christian Field

Home of men’s and women’s ice hockey

George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex

Home of men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, field hockey and women’s lacrosse

Wolff-Zackin Natatorium

Home of men’s and women’s swimming and diving

Home of baseball

Joseph J. Morrone Stadium

Home of men’s and women’s soccer

Coventry Lake

Home of rowing

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

The Burrill Family Field At The Connecticut Softball Stadium Home of softball

Hugh Greer Field House

Home of men’s and women’s indoor track

UConn Tennis Courts

Home of men’s and women’s tennis

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Established in 1986, the Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes (CPIA) provides comprehensive academic support to all UConn student-athletes.

In her first year working with the women’s track and field program is Lindsay Darcy. Darcy recently joined the UConn staff from Manhattan College. Darcy earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse in 2005. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Orange field hockey team, and earned BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete selection all four years. In 2001, she earned All-America honors and at the conclusion of her final season with the Orange, Darcy was selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Darcy monitors student-athlete academic performance, counsels individuals regarding major and career options, facilitates registration in courses that accommodate practice times while ensuring progress toward a degree, coordinator tutor support and assists studentathletes in the developing of learning and time management skills. The University of Connecticut women’s track and field team takes great pride in the academic and leadership accomplishments of its team members.

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SPORTS MEDICINE

The department of Sports Medicine in the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics works as an integrated multidisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide the optimal, safe environment for the track student-athletes to train and participate in their sport. The staff takes great pride in the individual attention paid to each student-athlete. They are devoted to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury, and maximizing athletic performance.

The disciplines of athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, orthopaedic sports medicine, optometry, nutrition, exercise physiology, and psychology work in concert to provide comprehensive care for the student-athlete.

Physician coverage is provided by Jeffrey Anderson, M.D., the Director of Sports Medicine and Team Physician Thomas Trojian, M.D. The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Specialists for the team include Edward Collins, M.D. of the Connecticut Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Willimantic, Dr. Michael Joyce of the Orthopedic Sports Specialists in Glastonbury, Barry Messinger, M.D. of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery in Manchester and Robert Arciero, M.D. of the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthopaedics in Farmington.

Behind the scences are two individuals who regularly contribute to the success of the women’s track and field and cross country teams as Patti Kula is the primary athletic trainer program, while Rory Deer is the team’s massage therapist. Deer, a UConn graduate, is in his fifth season with the program as he brings the necessary Dr. Jeff techniques to the team for their preparation of training for the major national championships.

The Department of Sports Medicine works intimately with the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences on the University of Connecticut Anderson, M.D. campus. This affords the student-athletes with the input of several nationally recognized exercise scientists. This cooperation also keeps the sports medicine staff at the cutting edge of developments in the fields of human performance and sports nutrition. Members of the sports medicine staff are actively engaged in research that directly benefits the care of all student-athletes. The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut plays a critical role in assuring that all UConn student-athletes have 24-hour access to the finest medical support and quality health care possible. Through patient care and ongoing research and education, the department continues to provide Husky teams a competitive edge from the medical perspective.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

The strength and conditioning program for University of Connecticut is under the supervision of UConn Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jerry Martin. The Strength and Conditioning staff services all 24 of Connecticut’s intercollegiate teams. UConn track members have the use of two different weight rooms in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the newly remodeled Hugh S. Greer Field House. In all, there are over 8,000 square feet of weight training facilities available for all UConn student-athletes.

The weight room in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a free weight facility and supplies the Husky student-athletes areas in which to perform their power and Olympic lifts. The facility in the Greer Field House is fitted with more free weights in which the UConn track athletes can incorporate circuit training, speed training and heavy negative workouts into their total strength-training program.

Maureen Butler has been the strength and conditioning coach for the women’s track and field program for the past five seasons. Butler graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. She continued her studies and attended UConn again this time graduating with a master’s degree in exercise physiology. Butler is a certified strength and conditioning specialist as well as a certified level one coach for United States weightlifting and track and field. She spreads her time around while at the university working with men’s and women’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country. Butler also spends her free time working with the USA Hockey under-18 women’s national team.

Maureen Butler EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Mackenzie Rivers is entering her seventh year with the University of Connecticut in the equipment services area as well as her fifth year with the women’s track and field program. Mackenzie handles all day-to-day needs for the squad, including equipment and apparel. She also works with companies such as NIKE to properly outfit the prorgam.

Prior to coming to the University of Connecticut, Rivers served as Assistant Equipment Manager at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y. She also served as an equipment intern with the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. A native of Torrington, Conn., Rivers is a 1999 graduate of Western Connecticut State University. She is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association and currently resides in Coventry, Conn.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Sagan Byrne is in her first year with the University of Connecticut athletic communications office and is the primary media contact for the women’s track and field/cross country program. She also serves as the primary media contact for women’s soccer, men’s track and field/cross country and softball, while being the top assistant for the prominent women’s basketball program. Byrne, a native of Rocky River, OH, graduated from Towson University (MD) in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Mary Ryan is in her 28th year of working in the UConn Division of Athletics as she oversees and helps with the day to day operations of the women’s track and field/cross country program.

In her tenure at Connecticut, Ryan has worked for a variety of UConn’s other successful athletic programs, including baseball, volleyball, football, field hockey, ice hockey, men’s track and men’s and women’s swimming.Before joining the athletic department, Ryan worked for three years in the College of Agriculture at Connecticut.

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UCONN HUSKIES IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Joanne Durant 2000 Olympian Barbados

Bethany Hart UConn’s First Winter Olympian 2006 BobSled Torino Olympian 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials 2005 World Championships; Helsinki, Finland

IN THE OLYMPIC TRIALS Phylicia George 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials

Deirde Mullen 2004 and 2008 Olympic Trials

Tamara Highsmith 2008 Olympic Trials

April Garner 2008 Olympic Trials

Carin KnighT 2008 Olympic Trials

Cheryl Brantle Wendy Berutto 1996 Olympic Trials

1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials

Tamika Toppin

Terry Roy

2000 Olympic Trials

1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials

UCONN’S ALL-AMERICANS Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Outdoor) 2005 High Jump (Outdoor) 2004 High Jump (Indoor) 2004 High Jump (Indoor) 2003 High Jump (Indoor) 2002

Nicole Toney

Ilva Bikanova

Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001

High Jump 2011

Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2008 Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008

Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008 High Jump (Indoor) 2009 High Jump (Outdoor) 2009

Victoria Flowers Weight Throw 2009 Weight Throw 2010 Weight Throw 2011

Bethany Hart

Heather Wilson

Hammer Throw 2000 Hammer Throw 1999

800/DMR 2011

Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight Throw 2002

Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Indoor) 1992

Carol Galloway Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985

Wendy Berutto Hammer Throw 1997

Leah Andrianos DMR 2011

Jillian Sullivan Cross Country 2006

Tamika Toppin High Jump (Outdoor) 2001 High Jump (Indoor) 2001 High Jump (Indoor) 1999 High Jump (Outdoor) 1998

Celina Emerson DMR 2011

Terry Roy Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

Brigitte Mania

100m 2010 60m 2011

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Heptathlon 1995 Heptathlon 1993 Heptathlon 1992