2009 UDM Cross Country Yearbook by P.J. Gradowski

QUICK FACTS Phone: ............................................................................ 313-585-0982 Assistant SID: .............................................................. Maggie Walsh Sports Information Assistant: ........................Scott Kretzmann Sports Info. Office Phone: ..................................... 313-993-1745 Sports Info. Office Fax:............................................ 313-993-1765 Website: ......................................................www.DetroitTitans.com TITAN CROSS COUNTRY STAFF Head Coach: ............................................ Guy Murray (Detroit ‘89) Years at UDM: ................................................................. 17th Season Email: ..................................................... guy.murray@udmercy.edu Office Phone:............................................................... 313-993-1724 Assistant Coach:.............Emili Jackson (Central Michigan ‘03) Years at UDM: ................................................................ Third Season Email: ..................................................emili.jackson@udmercy.edu Office Phone:............................................................... 313-578-0396

The new DetroitTitans.com. SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: .......................................................................Detroit, Mich. Founded: ....................................................................................... 1877 Enrollment:.................................................................................. 5,700 Nickname: ................................................................................... Titans Colors:............................................................... Red, White and Blue Home Courses: ..........Cass Benton State Park, Northville, MI, ................................................ Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI Affiliation: ................................................................NCAA Division I Conference: ............................................................ Horizon League President:.......................................Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Athletic Director: ......................................................... Keri Gaither Senior Associate AD: ................................. Daron Montgomery Assistant AD/Business/SWA:..................................Teri Kromrei Assistant AD for NCAA Compliance: ................ Steve Corder Assistant AD for Facilities: ......................................Glenn Knott Director of Ticket Operations/Sales: ...............Greg Haapala Dir. of Marketing & Promotions: .........Brandon Longmeier Director of Sports Medicine:....................................Mike Miller Director of Strength & Conditioning: ....................Joe Tofferi Athletic Equipment Manager: ..........................Harvey Theeck Assistant Business and Ticket Manager: .............Phuong Le Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities: ............... Craig Yust Faculty Athletic Representative:..........................Erick Barnes Office Phone/Fax: .......................313-993-1700/313-993-2449 Mailing Address: ..................................... 4001 W. McNichols Rd. .................................................................................. Detroit, MI 48221 SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD for Sports Information: ....................Mark Engel Asst. SID (Men’s & Women’s XC Contact): ....... P.J. Gradowski Email: .........................................................gradowpj@udmercy.edu

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TEAM INFORMATION MEN Harriers Returning: ......................................................................... 14 Lost: ...........................................................................................................3 Newcomers: ...........................................................................................1 HL Championships Finish: ......................................................... 5th NCAA Great Lakes Regional Finish: .....................................19th WOMEN Harriers Returning: ............................................................................9 Lost: ...........................................................................................................3 Newcomers: ...........................................................................................5 HL Championships Finish: ......................................................... 9th NCAA Great Lakes Regional Finish: ....................................32nd YEARBOOK CONTENTS Head Coach Guy Murray: .................................................................2 Assistant Coach Emili Jackson: .....................................................3 2009 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Roster: .................4 Men’s Season Preview: .....................................................................5 Titan Harriers: .......................................................................................6 UDM Men’s Cross Country History:.......................................... 13 Women’s Season Preview:............................................................ 16 Titan Harriers: .................................................................................... 17 UDM Women’s Cross Country History: ................................... 23 Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational: ...........28-29 The Horizon League:.................................................................30-31 Facilities: .............................................................................................. 32 2009 Schedule: .................................................................................. 33 Yearbook Credits The 2009 Detroit Titans Cross Country Yearbook is a production of the UDM Sports Information Office. The guide was written, designed and edited by Assitant SID P.J. Gradowski. Editorial assistance provided by the UDM Sports Information office and head coach Guy Murray. Photos by Runmichigan. com, Dave McPhail, UDM Sports Information and the Horizon League. Cover/poster designed by Jeff Mitchell.

Head Coach Guy Murray Guy Murray enters his 17th season at the University of Detroit Mercy where he serves as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country for both the men and women. A Titan fan from his day as a standout runner, Murray has already accounted for nine conference championships in the Titan trophy case. In the last two years, Murray has once again put the cross country teams back into title considerations with the women running their first full scoring squad since 2004 at last year’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The men posted their first top 20 appearance since 1998 as well as its sixth best team score in a regional in school history in the same event, led by junior Pat Liederbach, who was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team after finishing eighth at the HL Championships, becoming just the fifth Titan in school history to receive multiple conference honors in their career. A four-year letter winner on the Titans cross country and track teams from 1985-89, Murray graduated Magna Cum Laude from Detroit with a bachelor of science degree in computer science in May of 1989. At Detroit, he won the Dominick Taddonio Cross Country MVP award in 1988 and the University of Detroit’s President’s Award, the athletic department’s highest honor, for top senior student-athlete in 1989. He was named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) Cross Country Team in 1986 and the AllMCC Track and Field Team in 1989. He was an Olympic Trial Qualifier in the marathon in 1999 after he finished 19th at the Grandma’s Marathon with a personal best time of 2:21.18. At the Olympic Trials in 2000, Murray placed 57th, with a mark of 2:35.16. Following graduation he joined the coaching staff of Earl Clark and Kevin Donner as an assistant before being elevated to his current title in 1993. For the next two years, he was the head coach for the men’s and women’s track and field program and the women’s cross country team, while overseeing the men’s unit until Detroit Hall-of-Fame coach Earl Clark stepped down in 1995. As an assistant coach, he was responsible for coaching five MCC individual track and field event champions as well as two MCC track and field Most Outstanding Performers, all while completing his master’s degree in sports administration at nearby Wayne State University. As a head coach, his teams have accrued many honors and championships, The men’s and women’s teams swept the 1996 indoor MCC titles. The women’s indoor squad also won back to back crowns in 1998 and ‘99, and took home the outdoor titles in 1999 and 2000. The men’s team took home a share of the indoor title in 2000, with the women bringing home another indoor crown in 2002 and the men’s success in 2003 winning the outdoor title. In 2005, the Titan women were Horizon League runners-up. Teams that have been coached by Murray also excel in the classroom as the men’s squad was honored in 2004 by

the USTFCCCA as it brought home the highest combined grade point average in the country. The trend continued in 2008 as the men were honored for the seventh straight year after ending the season with a 3.44 GPA, a mark that was the highest of all four Horizon League teams on the academic team. The Titans also had the highest GPA of any Division I team in the state of Michigan that was honored as well as the 12th highest GPA in the country. The women received the distinction in 2008 after recording a 3.155 GPA. It was the first time since 2004 that the women have earned the accolade. UDM was also one of four conference teams as well as programs from the state of Michigan to receive the accolade Individually, eight different Titans have been selected Academic All-America by the USTFCCCA: Kim Hemstreet (2002), Kim Jess (1995), Andrea Karpala (2003, 2004, 2005), Ryan Byrne (2005, 2008), Krista Switzer (2006), Sinisa Simic (2007) and Amanda Smith (2008). Two Murray-coached athletes have qualified for the NCAA National Championships in Hemstreet (2002, cross country) and Paul Caraballo (1997, Track and Field). Caraballo was named an NCAA All-American in 1997 after he placed seventh in the high jump. In all, four athletes have provisionally qualified for NCAA championship. Since its inception in 2003, the Titans have had a qualifier for the outdoor regional championship each year. In addition to his team’s successes, Murray has been named league Coach of the Year for women’s outdoor track twice (1999, 2000), men’s outdoor once (2003) and seven times for his indoor success (women’s in 1994, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99 and 2002 and men’s in ‘96 and 2000). Murray and his wife Patricia live in Redford with their eight-year-old daughter Kaitlin Renee and two-year son Colin.

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Asst. Coach Emili Jackson Emili Jackson is in her third year as an assistant coach for track and field and cross country at Detroit. At UDM, Jackson works primarily with the women’s distance runners in track as well as the women’s cross country team. In her two years with the Titan women’s cross country program, Jackson has helped the women’s team tremendously, as the Titans’ capped off the 2008 season with five runners in the Great Lakes Regional 6k race, the first full scoring squad on the women’s side since 2004. She has helped form a strong building block for the future with the addition of nine runners in the last two years, including 2008 Titan Cross Country Rookie of the Year Kristina Arko. She began her coaching career in strength and conditioning at Wayne State in 2004. She then added two years (2005-07) of track and field/cross country coaching experience at Salesian High School in Richmond, CA. There, she coached two state meet qualifiers, including one state champion. In July of 2007, she was certified as a USA Track & Field Level Two coach. She continues to run in her off time recently helping a team comprised mostly off UDM Alumni, staff and current Titans to take ninth at the Great Lakes Relay. Jackson graduated from Central Michigan in 2003 after running both cross country and track for the Chippewas. She currently resides with her husband, Matthew, in Royal Oak.

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2009 Titans/Schedule Men’s Cross Country Roster Name Marcus Acuna * Ryan Ayala ** Edwin Gay Alex Gould * Brian Greenhoe * Alex Harris ** Derek Hoerman Patrick Liederbach ** Matt Mahler * Robert Radlich Gregg Saldutti Kevin Smalley ** Alex Vanias * Erik Westbrook Kevin Wozniak ** Women’s Cross Country Roster Name Kristina Arko * Crissy Bieling *** Jennifer DeFauw *** Kristie Ferrans ** Beata Gorzynska *** Rachel Hall Tressanique Hampton Sarah Martinez Megan Miller Kirstin Mooney * Katrina Oberski Stephanie Rossman * Alexandria Vintevoghel Katie Weishaar *=Letters Earned

Year Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Sr.

Hometown/High School Indianapolis,IN/Perry Meridian Coopersville, MI/Coopersville Grosse Pointe, MI/GP South Comstock Park, MI/Comstock Park Sand Lake, MI/Grant Huntington Woods, MI/Shrine Canton,MI/Canton Petoskey, MI/Petoskey Thorold, ON/Denis Morris Catholic Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill Waterford, MI/Our Lady Of The Lakes Gladwin, MI/Gladwin Leroy, MI/Pine River Fremont, MI/Fremont Dearborn, MI/Edsel Ford

Year So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

Hometown/High School (Last School) Euclid, OH/Euclid Dryden, MI/Dryden Harper Woods, MI/Grosse Pointe North (Calvin) Carleton, MI/Monroe Ilawa, Poland/Mazurski of Olsztynie Hesperia, MI/Hesperia Flint, MI/Flint/Southwestern Academy Grand Blanc, MI/Flint Powers Zanesville, OH/Zanesville Stirling ON/St. Theresa Catholic Clyde, MI/Pt. Huron Caledonia, MI/Caledonia Casco, MI/Marine City Plymouth, MI/Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Host of the 2009 Horizon League Cross Country Championships 2009 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Schedule Date Event Sept. 5 at Golden Grizzly Open Sept. 12 23rd Annual Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite Sept. 18 at National Catholic Championship Oct. 3 at Greater Louisville Classic Oct. 9 at Michigan Intercollegiate (host Calvin College) Oct. 17 at Falcon Invitational Oct. 31 Horizon League Championships (host UDM) Nov. 14 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (host Indiana) Nov. 23 NCAA Championships (host Indiana State)

Location Rochester, MI Northville, MI South Bend, IN Louisville, KY Grand Rapids, MI Bowling Green, OH Milford, MI Bloomington, IN Terre Haute, IN

Course Time/Result OU Campus 9:30 a.m. Cass Benton Park 11:15 a.m. Notre Dame Burke Golf Course 4:15 p.m. EP “Tom” Sawyer Park TBA Calvin Cross Country Course 3:30 p.m. Forrest Creason Golf Course 10:45 a.m. Kensington Metroparks 11:00 a.m. IU Championship CC Course 11:00 a.m. LaVern Gibson Championship Course TBA

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Men’s Season Preview Thanks to a standout junior class, Detroit returns 14 harriers from a squad that had its first top 20 finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals in 10 years. “We are very excited about this season,” said head coach Guy Murray. “On paper, we have five guys capable of running under 26:00, with three already in Liederbach, Vanias and Harris, and if we can perform what our stats and training says we should, the ultimate challenge in any sport, then we could have the best season in Titan history.” The seven-member junior class is comprised of two-time All-Horizon League honoree Patrick Liederbach, Marcus Acuna, Ryan Ayala, Brian Greenhoe, Alex Harris, Matt Mahler and Kevin Smalley. “The junior class is the heart and soul of this team and they all go out there train hard and push each other to their limits,” Murray said. “It’s a group that I have been pushing really hard because they have the talent and this group has the attitude that they want to be the best Titan team ever.” Liederbach earned his second straight Dominick Taddonio team MVP award after taking eighth in the conference championships and 93rd at the NCAA Regional. He is just the fifth Titan to have two top 100 finishes at the regionals and became just the third runner in school history to break 25 minutes with his 24:54 effort at Louisville. “Pat is definitely our leader and he gives us a real presence as our front runner,” said Murray. “You need that guy out in front capable of giving you a low number. Pat usually starts a little slow, but hopefully this year he will pick it up a little faster, because the next step for him to become an elite runner is even harder and we need him to get that extra step to help the team.” Acuna redshirted last year, but finished fifth on the squad in the conference and regional championships as a freshman. Ayala dropped his PR by over a minute last season, while Greenhoe has continued to make significant strides. “Both Marcus and Brian have shown flashes of being able to make a positive contribution,” said Murray. “Ryan has done a good job developing and now its time to put it together and really shine and be a key ingredient on this team.” Harris set career bests twice last season, including getting under 26:00 with a 25:40 at Louisville. Smalley continued to make progress in his second year, resulting in improvements by over a minute on every course, while Mahler returns from battling the injury bug in his first two seasons. “Alex has the talent to be in our top five, but he just needs to stay healthy,” said Murray. “Smalley is the hardest working guy on the team. He is the type of kid that earns everything he gets and he sets the bar in practice with everybody that he is always ready, while Matt will look to rebound from two injury-plagued seasons.” Alex Gould and Kevin Wozniak are two seniors who have had their moments. Gould was named the Most Improved runner after improving his 8k PR by over two minutes, while Wozniak ran a career best in four races last season. “Alex just quietly puts in the time and effort every day and had really turned himself from an 800m track runner to

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someone who will be a threat to the varsity squad this year,” commented Murray. “Kevin is a team guy who works hard and is another runner who needs to stay healthy in order to really give us his full impact.” Alex Vanias will look to pick up right where he left off as the reigning Titan Rookie of the Year. He was the Titans’ top finisher at the NCAA Regional taking 79th, the third best ever finish by a Kevin Smalley rookie Titan runner as well as the tenth best finish in school history. He also became just the 14th UDM harrier to place in the top 100. “We knew that Alex would be a top five guy for us as a freshman, but he was even more consistent than I would have thought throughout the year, actually finishing as our top runner at the regionals,” commented Murray. Four other talented sophomores, Derek Hoerman, Rob Radlich, Gregg Saldutti and Erik Westbrook, all return to add depth and competition to the varsity seven. “Westbrook had a rough rookie year, but he really worked hard this summer and was the top guy in our pre-season trials,” said Murray. “Sometimes, the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores so Erik along with Derek, Rob and Gregg all have a year under their belt and are healthy and ready to go out there and compete.” The lone newcomer to the squad is freshman Edwin Gay, an All-State performer in high school who placed fourth in the state championship as a senior. “He is an impact guy who projects to be a 26-flat runner so that will really help fill out our lineup,” said Murray. Detroit will look to get back atop the HL standings, but with the usual crowd of Butler and Loyola, UDM will look for that extra momentum with its home crowd behind them at the conference championships hosted by the Titans in Kensington Metropark. “We would really like to break into that top three in the Horizon League and make all those guys work even harder to stay there,” said Murray. “As far as the regionals go, the best Titan finish is 16th and we placed 19th last season and as we look ahead, we have our work cut out for us but we have the talent, so its our goal to get into the top 15 and have the best finish ever for the Titans.”

Titan Harriers Senior Alex Gould Comstock Park, MI Comstock Park

Senior Kevin Wozniak Dearborn, MI Edsel Ford

Career Best: XC 8k 27:35

Career Best: XC 8k 27:09

2008: Won Team’s Most Improved Award…Improved 8k by over two minutes…Ran 28:32 at National Catholics and then lowered his career best to 27:35 at Louisville… 78th place at Horizon League Championship running 28:20. 2007: Redshirt 2006: Four-mile PR of 23:35 at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite...8k PR of 30:12 at National Catholics. High School: A 2006 Michigan Division 2 800 meters state qualifier...2005 Michigan Division 2 800 meters seventh place. Personal: Full name is Alex Thomas Gould...Born on February 19, 1988...Son of Tom and Kathy Gould... Majoring in biochemistry with a current GPA of 3.679.

2008: Ran a career best in four of six races…Lowered his PR to 27:09 at Horizon League Championship for 41st and top five Titan finish…27:15 at Louisville was his first sub-28 8k. 2007: Redshirt. 2006: 8k PR of 28:44 at muddy HL Championships. High School: 2006 Michigan Division I state qualifier 4x800m. Personal: Full name is Kevin Wozniak...Born on April 9, 1988...Son of Tom and Lisa Wozniak...Majoring in education with a 3.04 GPA

Race History 2008 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 34th 92nd 144th 251st open race 60th 78th ---

Time 21:47 23:19 28:32 27:35 28:56 27:38 28:20 DNR

2006 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 43rd 49th 41st 89th 151st 78th ---

Time 23:41 23:35 30:12 28:21 30:57 30:41 DNR

Place --82nd 134th 227th --54th 41st ---

Time DNR 22:54 28:27 27:15 DNF 27:20 27:09 DNR

2006 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 36th 47th 158th 73rd 132nd 62nd ---

Time 23:13 23:21 29:15 27:28 29:00 28:44 DNR

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Titan Harriers Junior Patrick Liederbach Petoskey, MI Petoskey

Horizon League All-Academic - 2008 All-Horizon League: First Team - 2007 All-Horizon League: Second Team - 2008 Career Best: XC 8k 24:54 2008: Won his second Dominick Taddonio Most Valuable Award…Made season debut running 25:45 for 14th at National Catholics, just missing his career best…Became just the third Titan to break 25 minutes with his 24:54 effort at Louisville…Runner-up at Falcon Invitational… All-Horizon League Second Team finishing eighth at conference championship running 25:38…93rd place finish at NCAA Regional covering the muddy 10k in 33:39. 2007: Honored with the Dominick Taddonio MVP award... Top Titan finisher in all races after the season opener...AllHorizon League First-Team after finishing seventh running a 26:24...Became the first Titan All-HL first-team performer since 2001 and the first rookie named to the squad since 1997...Debut at Cass-Benton of 21:08 for eighth at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite ranks him as the top Titan rookie showing and #4 Titan overall performance...Placed 74th at the NCAA regional with a 32:49, which ranks #2 as a rookie as well as #6 overall in Titan history...8k PR of 25:42 at Louisville, first Titan rookie sub-26 since ‘97. High School: 2007 Michigan Division 2 800m runnerup...Finished fourth in 800m as a junior and eighth as a sophomore...Represented Michigan at Midwest Meet of Champions...Also placed 10th as a junior and ninth as a senior in Michigan Division 2 cross country championships. Personal: Full name is Patrick Hunt Liederbach...Born on March 12, 1989...Son of Fred and Kathy Liederbach... Education major with a 3.343 GPA.

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Place ----14th 41st Seventh Second Eighth 93rd

Time DNR DNR 25:45 24:54 25:59 25:00 25:38 33:39

2007 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place Fifth Eighth 35th 91st Seventh 16th Seventh 74th

Time 21:13 21:08 26:14 25:42 26:52 25:50 26:24 32:49

Titan Harriers Junior Marcus Acuna Indianapolis,IN Perry Meridian

Junior Ryan Ayala Coopersville, MI Coopersville

Career Best: XC 8k 27:29

Career Best: XC 8k 26:34

2008 Cross Country: Redshirt...Ran unattached with a 28:30 at the Michigan Intercollegiate open race. 2007 Cross Country: Made steady progress during season and ran as team #5 scorer in the Horizon League and NCAA regional finishing 44th in 28:02 and 197th in 36:56(10k) respectively… …8k PR of 27:29 at Falcon Invitational. High School: Indiana Sectional scorer in 3200m in ‘07, ‘06 and ‘05. Personal: Full name is Marcus Salvador Acuna…Born on February 3, 1989…Son of Dawn Jobe and Salvador Acuna…A social studies major.

2008: Dropped 8k PR by over one minute at Louisville running 26:34…Fifth man on 19th place NCAA regional team with his 169th-place 35:54 10k run… 63rd place at Horizon League Championship. 2007: Competed in all varsity races...Season best was NCAA Regional finishing 166th running 35:00 for 10k...8k PR of 27:48 at Falcon Invitational. High School: A Michigan Division 2 cross country state qualifier in 2006 and track state qualifier in 3200m in 2006 and ‘07. Personal: Full name is Ryan Emilio Ayala...Born on August 11, 1989...Son of Lewis and Lori Ayala...Education major with a 3.597 GPA.

Race History 2007 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 27th-open 49th 153rd 275th 68th 73rd 44th 197th

Time 22:48 23:33 28:41 28:17 29:17 27:29 28:02 36:56

Place 23rd 59th --183rd 68th 47th 63rd 169th

Time 20:46 22:00 DNR 26:34 27:59 26:50 27:41 35:54

Place 35th 27th 106th 263rd 58th 88th 61st 166th

Time 23:48 22:27 27:51 27:52 28:51 27:48 28:49 35:00

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Titan Harriers Junior Brian Greenhoe Sand Lake, MI Grant

Junior Alex Harris Huntington Woods, MI Shrine

Career Best: XC 8k 28:09

Career Best: XC 8k 25:40

2008: 8k debut at Michigan Intercollegiates running a 28:25…Short course at Falcon Invite would have put PR in the 27-flat range…28:09 for career-best at Horizon League Championship finishing 73rd. 2007: Redshirt. High School: Finished eighth in the 4x800m and was a 4x400m qualifier in Michigan D3 in 2007. Personal: Full name is Brian Merle Greenhoe...Born on November 26, 1988...Son of Bill and Cathy Greenhoe... Holds a 3.574 GPA in Bio-Chemistry.

2008: Back to back 8k personal records running 26:36 at National Catholics and then 25:40 at Louisville…44th at Horizon League meet. 2007: Top Titan in his collegiate debut taking fourth at the Golden Grizzly Open running a 21:00 for 4 miles...8k PR of 26:40 at National Catholics...30th place at the HL championship. High School: Placed second in cross country in Michigan Division 4...Also finished fourth in 2005 and was a 2004 qualifier. Personal: Full name is Alexander Harris...Born on October 15, 1987...Son of Todd and Anita Harris... His father Todd was a 1986 All-MCC performer and was a teammate of current head coach Guy Murray on a Titan squad that was MCC runner-up...Education major with a 3.25 GPA.

Place 43rd 100th ----unattached 42nd 73rd ---

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Time 22:37 23:46 DNR DNR 28:25 26:37 28:09 DNR

Place Eighth-Open --43rd 99th 56th 31st 44th ---

Time 19:40 DNR 26:36 25:40 27:40 26:15 27:10 DNF

Place Fourth 11th 49th 190th 29th 52nd 30th ---

Time 21:00 21:21 26:40 26:43 27:50 27:06 27:27 DNR

Titan Harriers Junior Matt Mahler Thorold, ON Denis Morris Catholic

Junior Kevin Smalley Gladwin, MI Gladwin

Career Best: XC 8k 27:35

Career Best: XC 8k 26:57

2008: Redshirt. 2007: Injury shortened a promising rookie season...8k PR of 27:35 at National Catholics. High School: At the 2007 Ontario HS Championships, was fifth in 800m and 11th in 1500m...Placed fifth in Canadian Junior Nationals in 800m...Ran a 3:53.64 for 1500m PR at summer open meet in London, ON. Personal: Full name is Matthew Joseph Mahler...Born on December 6, 1988...Son of Daryl and Theresa Mahler...A business major with a 3.256 GPA.

2008: Won the squad’s Student-Athlete Award after a summer of big miles that resulted in improvements by at least one minute per course over 2007…27:38 at National Catholics for personal record then broke 27 at Louisville at 26:57, a two minute improvement over 2007 run…50th at Horizon League Championship…10k PR of 36:51 for 183rd at the muddy NCAA regional. 2007: Rookie of the Year in cross country...Earned a varsity letter running in all races in his first ever season of cross country...8k PR of 28:14 at Falcon Invite...202nd place at NCAA regional running a 37:31 for 10k. High School: Was a Michigan Division 2 state qualifier in 4x800m, 800m and 4x400m...Finished ninth at the states in the 800m as a junior. Personal: Full name is Kevin Andrew Smalley...Born on May 30, 1989...Son of Jerome and Marlene Smalley... A 3.841 GPA student in Bio-Chemistry.

Place 20th 25th 94th 258th --77th -----

Time 22:18 22:23 27:35 27:46 DNR 27:36 DNF DNR

Place 22nd 60th 87th 205th 85th n/a 50th 183rd

Time 20:45 22:06 27:38 26:57 28:26 DNR 27:23 36:51

Place 33rd 41st Open 281st 82nd 101st 76th 202nd

Time 23:30 23:07 28:58 28:57 29:36 28:14 29:54 37:31

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Titan Harriers Sophomore Alex Vanias Leroy, MI Pine River

Sophomore Derek Hoerman Canton,MI Canton

Career Best: XC 8k 25:51 2008: Titan Rookie of Year…79th at NCAA regional, the third best UDM rookie finish, running the muddy 10k in 33:14…21:11 4-miler at Cass-Benton, the third best rookie time…25:51 for 8k PR at Louisville…22nd at Horizon League championship. High School: A two-time state qualifier in the 3200m, finishing eighth as a senior, as well as taking 10th in the Michigan Division 3 cross country championships. Personal: Born on October 25, 1990…Son of Terri and Polychronis Vanias…Majoring in engineering. Race History 2008 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place Seventh 26th 34th 115th 25th 12th 22nd 79th

Time 19:27 21:11 26:28 25:51 26:45 25:36 26:29 33:14

2008: Redshirt...Ran unattached for a time of 30:10 in 8k at Michigan Intercollegiate Open. High School: A Michigan Division 1 cross country qualifier in 2007. Personal: Full name is Derek Michael Hoerman...Born on October 4, 1989…Son of Cindy and Stewart Hoerman… An engineering major with a 3.607 GPA.

Sophomore Robert Radlich Cheektowaga, NY Cleveland Hill

2008: Redshirt...Ran unattached 28:58 8k at Michigan Intercollegiate Open. High School: Twice placed in the top five in the New York Section 6 Division 2 800m championships with a runner-up mark as a junior and a third-place tally as a senior. Personal: Full name is Robert Jordan Radlich...Born on August 17, 1990...Son of Michele and David Radlich...A business major j with a 3.00 GPA.

Sophomore Gregg Saldutti Waterford, MI Our Lady Of The Lakes

2008 Cross Country: Redshirt…Ran unattached 29:29 8k at Michigan Intercollegiate Open. High School: Claimed the Catholic League C-D Division 800 and 1600m championship as a senior. Personal: Full name is Gregg Saldutti…Born on May 2, 1990…Son of Pam and Gregg Saldutti…An English major.

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Titan Harriers Sophomore Erik Westbrook Fremont, MI Fremont

2008: Redshirt. High School: A three-time all-state performer and a four-time Michigan Division 2 state cross country qualifier…Also led his 4x800m relay team to a fourthplace finish and was a 3200m qualifier. Personal: Full name is Erik Westbrook…Born on June 9, 1990…Son of Denise and Jeff Westbrook...Holds a 3.56 GPA in business.

Freshman Edwin Gay Grosse Pointe, MI GP South

High School: Named All-State in cross country as a sophomore and senior...Placed fourth in the state championship with a career-best time of 15:23 as a senior. Personal: Full name is Edwin Andrew Gay…Born on December 1, 1991…Son of AnnMarie and Richard Gay...A pre-med major.

Botton Row: (R-L) - Ryan Ayala, Erik Westbrook, Edwin Gay, Gregg Saldutti, Rob Radlich, Alex Vanias, Derek Hoerman, Alex Harris Top Row: (R-L) - Pat Liederbach, Kevin Smalley, Matt Mahler, Brian Greenhoe, Alex Gould, Marcus Acuna, Kevin Wozniak, Head Coach Guy Murray.

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Titan History Full Season Results (No conference championships) Year 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Record 2-8 4-5 3-7 2-10 3-6 5-6 3-6 5-5 3-7 6-10 8-7 5-7 4-3 2-5 2-6

Top Individual Rick Doherty Jack Moran John Henry James Carethers James Carethers Tom Long n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Head Coach Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Dominick Taddonio Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark

Horizon League Championships History Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Horizon League Champ. Second Third Third Fourth Fifth Second Second Third T-Fourth Fifth Fifth Fifth Sixth Sixth Sixth Fourth Fifth Fifth Third Sixth Sixth Fifth Seventh Seventh Eighth Sixth Sixth Fourth Fifth

Score 57 84 102 119 111 71 39 61 126 155 138 133 186 170 186 118 128 106 100 138 148 141 182 192 192 182 148 111 127

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Titan Hall of Fame coach Earl Clark led the Titans for 23 years, guiding Detroit to three runner-up efforts at the MCC Championships.

Top Individual Gary Servais Steve Crutchfield Lawrence Swift Steve Crutchfield Ken Dubois Ken Dubois Ken Dubois Ken Dubois Guy Murray Matt Dow Matt Dow Mike Astalos Mike Astalos Jerry Vogt Mike Astalos Brian Mockeridge Jeff Doyle Chris McPhee Chris McPhee Chris McPhee Jaymi Dumper Chris McPhee Mead Goedert Ciaran Carter Andrew Lindsay Mead Goedert Dan Zinser Patrick Liederbach Patrick Liederbach

Place Fourth Fifth 11th 20th Ninth Sixth Fourth Second 12th 19th 19th 25th 27th 36th 27th 18th 19th Seventh Eighth Fourth 17th Fourth 31st 34th 38th 14th 27th Seventh Eighth

Time 24:17 24:25 24:01 26:40 26:30 25:59 26:11 25:02 25:47 26:19 26:54 27:49 26:17 27:30 26:34 27:30 26:26 25:40 25:22 26:55 26:37 24:59 26:20 27:11 27:27 25:12 27:27 26:24 25:38

Head Coach Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Earl Clark Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray

Titan History NCAA Regional Championships (Known as District IV from 1972-97 and Great Lakes Regional from 1998-present)

Mead Goedert took home All-Horizon League honors in 2005, while also placing 73rd at the NCAA Regionals.

All-League Titans Year 1980 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1997 1998 1999 2001 2005 2007 2008

Player Gary Servais, Steve Crutchfield, Paul DeFauw Gary Servais, Steve Crutchfield, Lawrence Swift Lawrence Swift Ken Dubois Ken Dubois, Guy Murray, Todd Harris Ken Dubois Chris McPhee, Jim Furkis Chris McPhee Chris McPhee Chris McPhee Mead Goedert - Second Team Patrick Liederbach - First Team Sinisa Simic - Second Team Patrick Liederbach - Second Team

Bold = returning letterwinner Note: The All-League team consisted of the top six finishers in the Horizon League Championships in 1987, the top 10 from 1988-2001, and the top 14 broken up into a first (1-7) and second team (8-14) since 2002.

Year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Place DNF DNF

1985

16th

1986

17th

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

DNF 21st DNF 25th 31st 28th DNF 27th 27th 29th 18th

1998

18th

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

24th 29th 27th 26th 29th 25th 26th 30th 22nd

2008

19th

DNF 18th DNF DNF DNF DNF

Score Top Performances --77-Don Law--31:58 --90-Rick Stathakis--34:11 Did not compete --122-Paul DeFauw--37:24 488 78-Gary Servais--32:12 --76-Steve Crutchfield--32:16 --130-Brian Fitzgerald--33:52 --126-Tom Zakrzewski--34:03 --85-Todd Harris--32:18, 89-Ken Dubois--32:28 413 23-Ken Dubois--32:52, 96-Tom Zakrzewski--34:40 447 38-Ken DuBois--31:03, 98-Guy Murray--32:34 --31-Ken Dubois--31:26 629 68-Guy Murray--33:23 --138-Matt Dow--33:58 744 133-Matt Dow--34:14 881 148-Mike Astalos--34:22 844 135-Mike Astalos--34:44 --153-Jeff Doyle--36:13 754 124-Mike Astalos--33:33 807 146-Jeff Keith--34:23 851 127-Jim Furkis--33:11 463 49-Chris McPhee 33:17, 55-Jim Furkis--33:25 487 63 Chris McPhee 32:57, 65-Jim Furkis--32:59 643 26-Chris McPhee--31:40 841 128-Lee Travis--34:20 716 57-Chris McPhee--32:17 786 127-Mead Goedert--33:38 896 142-Mead Goedert--33:38 728 124-Sinisa Simic- 33:30 731 73- Mead Goedert- 33:17 849 151-Dan Zinser- 34:44 657 74- Pat Liederbach- 32:49, 100- Andrew Hayner- 33:21 578 79- Alex Vanias- 33:14, 93- Pat Liederbach- 33:39

Bold = returning letterwinner

CoSIDA Academic All-America Selections Year 1987 1988 2008

Player Ken Dubois - Third Team Ken Dubois - Second Team Andrew Hayner - Second Team

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Titan History Top 7 Titan Regional Teams Year Place Score 1985 16th 413 1986 17th 447 1997 18th 463 1998 18th 487 1980 18th 488 2008 19th 578 1988 21st 629 Multiple sub-100 Finishes 4- Ken Dubois 1984,1985,1986,1987 Chris McPhee 1997,1998,1999, 2001 2- Jim Furkis 1997,1998 Guy Murray 1986,1988 Pat Liederbach 2007,2008

James Furkisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 55th-place effort at the 1998 NCAA Regionals ranks seventh all-time in UDM history.

Best place by Team Position #1- 23 Ken Dubois 1985 #2- 55 James Furkis 1997 #3- 102 Corey Stedman 1997 #4- 111 Todd Harris 1986 #5- 119 Matt Grimaldi 1985 #6- 126 Scott Morell 1986 #7- 128 Tom Gibson 1986 Top 100 Finishes 23- Ken Dubois 26- Chris McPhee 31- Ken Dubois 38- Ken Dubois 49- Chris McPhee 51- Chris McPhee 55- James Furkis 63- Chris McPhee 65- James Furkis 68- Guy Murray 73- Mead Goedert 74- Patrick Liederbach 76- Steve Crutchfield 77- Don Law 78- Gary Servais 79- Alex Vanias 85- Todd Harris 89- Ken Dubois 90- Rick Stathakis 93- Patrick Liederbach 96- Tom Zakrzewski 98- Guy Murray 100- Andrew Hayner

32:52 31:40 31:26 31:03 33:17 32:17 33:25 32:57 32:59 33:23 33:17 32:49 32:16 31:58 32:12 33:14 32:18 32:28 34:11 33:39 34:30 32:34 33:21

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1985 1999 1987 1986 1997 2001 1997 1998 1998 1988 2005 2007 1981 1976 1980 2008 1984 1984 1977 2008 1985 1986 2007

4-Year Regional Competitors Runner Year (place) Ken Dubois 1984( 86), 1985 (23), 1986 (38), 1987 (31) Guy Murray 1985 (114), 1986 (98), 1987 (139), 1988 (68) Jerry Vogt 1990 (187), 1991 (199), 1992 (195), 1993 (172) Mike Astalos 1990 (173), 1991 (148), 1992 (135), 1994 (124) Jeff Keith 1994 (176), 1995 (146), 1996 (204), 1997 (161) Corey Stedman 1994 (195), 1995 (dnf), 1996 (175), 1997 (102) Tom Jacobs 1994 (194), 1995 (180), 1997 (130), 1998 (124) James Furkis 1995 (149), 1996 (127), 1997 (55), 1998 (65) Bryon Betts 1995 (177), 1996 (161), 1997 (131), 1998 (118) Chris McPhee 1997 (49), 1998 (63), 1999 (26), 2001 (51) Mead Goedert 2002 (127), 2003 (142), 2004 (138), 2005 (73) Nick Zerweck 2001 (187), 2002 (129),2003 (172), 2005 (156) Scott Douglas 2002 (203), 2003 (173), 2004 (176), 2006 (191) Zack Bolton 2003 (212), 2004 (193), 2005 (182), 2006 (205) Sinisa Simic 2003 (197), 2004 (124), 2006 (160), 2007 (125) Andrew Hayner 2005 (189), 2006 (179),2007 (100), 2008 (125) Top 10 Freshman Finishes 49- Chris McPhee 74- Patrick Liederbach 79- Alex Vanias 89- Ken Dubois 106- Lawrence Swift 111- Steve Crutchfield 114- Guy Murray 120- Jim Partridge 121- John Rodriguez 126- Tom Zakrzewski

33:17 32:49 33:14 32:28 33:07 33:34 35:16 34:16 34:16 34:03

1997 2007 2008 1984 1981 1980 1985 1980 1980 1983

Women’s Season Preview An air of optimism surrounds the women’s team after the Titans ran their first full-scoring squad at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships since 2004 last season. Nine runners return from that squad and with the addition of five freshmen, UDM is looking to continue its way up the Horizon League standings. “I think the team is ready to make the improvements that we have been trying to make the last few years,” said head coach Guy Murray. “We have a nice group of veterans returning and we have a number of freshmen that we believe can make an instant impact giving us a solid top five.” One of the veteran runners returning is Kristie Ferrans, a junior who was named the Titans’ Rookie of the Year as a freshman and then the team’s MVP last season. She led the Titans in four races last season, earning her 5k personal record with a 19:26 time at the Greater Louisville Classic. “Kristie is definitely the team leader for us,” said Murray. “She is a true runner who would be out there running even if she wasn’t on the team. She trains hard and sets the tempo for everybody to follow.” Tressanique Hampton, Sarah Martinez, Katrina Oberski, Alexandria Vintevoghel and Katie Weishaar are the five rookies who will look to crack the Detroit line-up. Hampton and Weishaar are both coming off superb prep careers as distance runners in high school track, while Martinez, Oberski and Vintevoghel were all state cross country qualifiers in high school. “One of the biggest differences with the team this year is that we have a lot of true cross country runners, especially our freshmen, so having that really gives us a boost,” said Murray. “Right now Tressanique and Katie are battling some injuries so we need to get them healthy, but I feel that Sarah, Katrina and Alexandria should really be in our top 7, if not our top 5 this season.” The four-member sophomore class is another reason Detroit believes it will climb up the conference standings. Kristina Arko was named the Titans Rookie of the Year after posting the team’s best time for a newcomer with a 19:50 performance in her collegiate debut at the National Catholic Championships. Stephanie Rossman was a top five scorer in every race last season, while Kirstin Mooney was steady throughout the season. Rachel Hall is also back after redshirting as a freshman. “Stephanie was pretty much our number two runner all last season,” said Murray. “Keeping Kristina healthy is the key for her as she started out great, but struggled at the end, while Kirstin has the potential to score for us and really showed a lot in her first season with us.” Four seniors will also vie to stay in the line-up, but most importantly, the quartet will help guide the Titans’ underclassmen. Chrissy Bieling, Jennifer DeFauw, Betea Gorzynska and Megan Miller have all been with Titans’ cross country and track program for three years so their leadership will be their most important asset. In particular, DeFauw has been the most accomplished

runner since joining the team two years ago in what was her first career attempt in competing in cross country. Last season, she took home the Coaches Award after posting three career best performances during the season, including finishing as the top team runner on two occasions. “Jen really came on strong in the middle of the Jennifer DeFauw season and I look for her to continue that upward trend and give us a good year,” said Murray. “She has come so far from a half-miler basketball player all the way to a cross country runner.” Bieling earned a PR last season when she nearly ran under the 20:00 mark with a 20:04 at the Greater Louisville Classic, while Gorzynski has been a steady performer throughout her career. Miller has yet to run on the varsity seven in cross country, but she has scored for the Titans in the conference indoor and outdoor track and field championships. While coach Murray serves as the Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, he has really left the women’s team under the guidance of third-year coach Emili Jackson, a move that he says is paying off everyday. “Emili has done a great job with the women since she has come aboard,” said Murray. “She has done a great job of making it a team atmosphere and environment, and now she has a number of athletes she recruited and the veterans are used to her system so I think it will all pay off with a great year.” On the docket for 2009 are the challenges at the National Catholic and Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, but one of the real highlights will be the Horizon League Championships hosted by Detroit in Kensington Metropark on Halloween. With that said, expectations for the year will also be raised. “Well with hosting the Horizon League Championship, I would love to really finish in the top three in front of our fans and alumni and move on to a great Regional finish,” said Murray. “One of our benchmarks is breaking 20:00 and last year we had four runners do that, just never in the same race. On paper we have five, six runners who can do that so if we can pull that off, regardless of where we finish in the race, we will have a great day and a successful year.”

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Titan Harriers 2006 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational EMU Classic Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Senior Crissy Bieling Dryden, MI Dryden

Place 20th 24th 226th 117th 145th 35th 47th 205th

Time 22:42 22:05 23:44 17:12 21:33 21:49 21:36 26:59

Career Best: XC 5k 20:04 2008: PR of 20:04 at Louisville finishing as the fourth Titan…63rd place finish at the Horizon League Championship. 2007: PR of 20:37 at Louisville...45th in Horizon League Championship running her second fastest time of 20:54... Just missed a PR with her best at Cass-Benton running 21:34 for 22nd at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite. 2006: Won the team’s Coach’s Award in her lifetime first season of cross country...5k PR of 21:33 at the Falcon Invite...Just missed a PR on a muddy Horizon League Championship course finishing 47th with a time of 21:36. High School: 2005 Michigan Division 4 4x400m seventhplace finisher...2004 Michigan Division 4 400m fourthplace finisher. Personal: Full name is Cristina A. Bieling...Born on February 6, 1987...Daughter of Al and Criss Bieling... Majoring in nursing. Race History 2008 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 30th 109th Open 175th --93rd 63rd ---

Time 25:04 23:08 21:07 20:04 DNR 27:01 21:10 DNR

Place 20th 22nd 256th 23rd 90th 137th 45th ---

Time 22:51 21:34 22:28 20:37 17:45 21:33 20:54 DNR

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Titan Harriers Senior Jennifer DeFauw Harper Woods, MI Grosse Pointe North

Career Best: XC 5k 19:40 Academic All-Horizon League - 2008 2008: Won the team’s Coach’s Award, as she ran three PR’s and was top Titan finisher on two occasions…Voted to the Academic All-Horizon League team following the season...20:23 5k career best at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite, which she lowered to 19:40 at Louisville…Top Titan on back to back weeks running 20:09 at the Michigan Intercollegiate and then at Bowling Green with a 6k PR of 24:00…Placed 52nd at Horizon League Championship. 2007: Season best time of 20:56 at National Catholics... Finished 63rd at Horizon League championships. 2006: Won team’s Kevin Donner MVP in her lifetime first season of cross country...5k PR of 20:29 for ninth at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite...35th place in Horizon League championship running a 20:59 on the muddy course...6k debut time os 26:08 for 198th at the NCAA regional. Prior to Detroit: A member of the fourth-place NCAA Division III 4x400m at Calvin College. High School: 2005 Michigan Division 1 400m state qualifier...2004 Michigan Division 1 4x800 state finals placing seventh place as well as a 400m qualifier. Personal: Full name is Jennifer Marie DeFauw...Born on January 11, 1987... Daughter of Paul and Marie DeFauw... father ran cross country for UDM from 1977-1980... Majoring in mathematics with teacher education and psychology minor with a 3.886 GPA. Race History 2008 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 13th 61st 164th 139th 31st 36th 52nd 207th

Place 18th 32nd 164th 50th 86th 127th 63rd ---

Time 21:49 22:22 20:56 21:29 17:30 21:02 21:18 DNR

2006 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational EMU Classic Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 14th Ninth 191st 88th 112th 32nd 35th 198th

Time 21:03 20:29 22:44 16:28 20:55 21:21 20:59 26:08

Time 20:31 20:23 20:56 19:40 20:09 24:00 20:44 26:07

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Titan Harriers Senior Beata Gorzynska Ilawa, Poland Mazurski of Olsztynie

Junior Kristie Ferrans Carleton, MI Monroe

Career Best: XC 5k 20:33

Career Best: XC 5k 19:26

2008: Season best of 21:12 at Golden Grizzly Open. 2007: Received the Student-Athlete honor...Top Titan finisher on two occasions...First time at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite running a 20:37 for 16th place...Then at Louisville, ran a season best 20:33 for 21st place...53rd place at Horizon League championship...Finished 204th at NCAA Regional running a 25:55 for 6k. Prior to Detroit: Transfered from the University Warminsko-Mazurski of Olsztynie in Poland. High School: Finished eighth in the 5000 meters (18:10.5) at the 2005 Polish Junior Championships. Personal: Full name is Beata Gorzynska...Born on July 15, 1986... Daughter of Jerzy and Jolanta Gorzyncy... Majoring in education with a 3.356 GPA.

2008: Won the Kevin Donner Most Valuable Award…Led team on four occasions…Opened season proving injury issues were behind her with a collegiate best 19:58 for eighth at the Golden Grizzly Open…19:42 for her Cass-Benton personal record at the RunningFit Detroit Titan Invite…19:26 PR at Louisville…54th at HL Championship…6k career mark of 24:25 on a muddy NCAA regional course leading the team at 163rd place. 2007: Named Team Rookie of the Year...Returned from a high school injury to finish in varsity seven in all races... Season best of 21:04 at Horizon League course to finish 56th...200th in 6k debut at NCAA regional running a 25:44. High School: Michigan Division 1 cross country state qualifier in 2004 and 2006 and a 4x800m qualifier in 2007. Personal: Full name is Kristie Lynn Ferrans...Born on April 8, 1989...Daughter of Craig Ferrans and Dolores Grove... Majoring in mathematics with a 3.871 GPA.

Place 19th --178th 234th 89th --77th ---

Time 21:12 DNR 21:37 21:15 21:47 DNR 21:33 DNR

Place Eighth 41st 106th 123rd 72nd --54th 163rd

Time 19:58 19:42 20:23 19:26 21:12 DNR 20:51 24:25

Place 17th 16th 166th 21st 74th --53rd 204th

Time 21:18 20:37 20:57 20:33 17:03 DNF 21:03 25:55

Place --36th 199th 48th 78th 131st 56th 200th

Time DNR 22:38 21:18 21:20 17:10 21:11 21:04 25:44

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Titan Harriers Sophomore Kristina Arko Euclid, OH Euclid

Sophomore Kirstin Mooney Stirling, ON St. Theresa Catholic

Career Best: XC 5k 19:50

Career Best: XC 5k 20:45

2008: Named the Titan Rookie of the Year... Led the Titans in her debut running 19:50 at the National Catholics…6k debut of 24:11 at the Falcon Invite…62nd place at the Horizon League Championship. High School: A 2008 Ohio Division 1 3200m regional scorer taking seventh as well as part of the runner-up Ohio Division 1 4x800m in 2007. Personal: Full name is Kristina Rose Arko…Born: June 9, 1990…Daughter of Cindy and David Arko…A nursing major.

2008: 20:45 season best 5k at Louisville…Debut 6k of 24:54 at Falcon Invite…60th place finish at Horizon League Championship…206th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional. High School: 2007 Ontario 400mH qualifier and cross country qualifier...11th at Canadian Junior National 400mH. Personal: Full name is Kirstin Marleau Mooney...Born on February 19, 1989...Daughter of Gilbert and Donna Mooney...Holds a 3.416 GPA in criminal justice.

Place 14th-Open Open 77th 199th 44th 38th 62nd ---

Place --79th 132nd 218th 96th 61st 60th 206th

Time DNR 21:10 20:49 20:45 22:02 24:54 21:05 25:58

Time 20:47 20:08 19:50 20:20 20:35 24:11 21:07 DNR

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Titan Harriers Sophomore Stephanie Rossman Caledonia, MI Caledonia

Career Best: XC 5k 19:56 2008: Won the Student-Athlete Award...Top five scorer in all races…Season best of 19:56 at Louisville…6k debut and best of 24:03 at the Falcon Invite…43rd place at the Horizon League Championship…189th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional. High School: A 2006 Michigan Division 2 state qualifier in cross country as well as a Division 2 3200m state qualifier in track and field. Personal: Full name is Stephanie Lynne Rossman… Born on January 24, 1990…Daughter of Mary and Craig Rossman…Enrolled in the physician assistant’s program and currently holds a 3.60 GPA. Race History 2008 Event Golden Grizzly Open Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite National Catholic Championship Greater Louisville Classic Michigan Intercollegiate Falcon Invitational Horizon League Championship NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Place 17th 66th 100th 164th 49th 37th 43rd 189th

Time 21:05 20:37 20:13 19:56 20:42 24:03 20:18 24:58

Senior Megan Miller Zanesville, OH Zanesville

2008: Redshirt...Ran unattached at National Catholics finishing with a time of 25:54. 2007: Did not compete. 2006: Did not compete. High School: 2006 Ohio Division 1 800m regional scorer...2005 Ohio Division 1 800m district champion. Personal: Full name is Megan Rene Miller...Born on March 15, 1988...Daughter of Kent and Brenda Miller...Majoring in nursing with a 3.055 GPA.

Sophomore Rachel Hall Hesperia, MI Hesperia

2008: Redshirt...Ran unattached at Michigan Intercollegiate finishing in 27:33. High School: Earned four letters in cross country as well as Academic All-State honors in 2007. Personal: Full name is Rachel Lynn Hall…Born on January 1, 1990…Daughter of Vonda and Ray Hall…A nursing major with a 3.82 GPA.

Freshman Tressanique Hampton Flint, MI Southwestern Academy High School: Earned two regional championships in the 800m and the 4x400m in 2009, while helping the 4x400m take fourth at the Michigan Division 1 championships two years in a row. Personal: Full name is Tressanique Hampton…Born on April 4, 1991…Daughter of Romonica Hampton… Majoring in human services.

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Titan Harriers Freshman Sarah Martinez Grand Blanc, MI Flint Powers

High School: Ended her career as a two-time Division 2 cross country state qualifier as well as taking sixth in the 800m as a junior and ninth as a sophomore. Personal: Full name is Sarah Ashley Martinez…Born on July 20, 1991…Daughter of Cindy and Trinidad Martinez…Enrolled in the physician’s assistant program.

Freshman Alexandria Vintevoghel Casco, MI Marine City

High School: A four-time Division 2 cross country state qualifier, as well as a two-time 3200m state qualifier, who garnered All-State accolades in 2007. Personal: Full name is Alexandria Vintevoghel… Born on April 19, 1991…Daughter of Kathy and Paul Vintevoghel…A biology/pre-med major.

Freshman Katrina Oberski Clyde, MI Port Huron

High School: A 2007 Michigan Division 1 state cross country qualifier. Personal: Full name is Katrina Oberski…Born on February 20, 1991…Daughter of Judith and Michael Oberski…A nursing major.

Freshman Katie Weishaar Plymouth, MI Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard High School: Ran for 2008 Michigan Division 3 state champion Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard competing on the runner-up 4x400 and the 4x800-meter relay squads...In 2007, she helped her team to a runner-up effort in the state running on the first-place 4x400m. Personal: Full name is Kathleen Weishaar…Born on September 19, 1991…Daughter of Jean and Joe Weishaar…A physician’s assistant major.

Botton Row: (R-L) - Katie Weishaar, Alexandria Vintevoghel, Tressanique Hampton, Sarah Martinez, Katrina Oberski Top Row: (R-L) - Assistant Coach Emili Jackson, Kristie Ferrans, Kirstin Mooney, Jennifer DeFauw, Kristina Arko, Stephanie Rossman, Head Coach Guy Murray. (not pictured, Crissy Bieling, Beata Gorzynska, Rachel Hall, Megan Miller)

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Titan History Horizon League Championships History Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Horizon League Champ. Second Third First First Third Third Third Third Fourth Fourth T-Third Third Eighth T-Second Third Third Fourth Fourth Seventh Eighth Fifth Fifth Ninth Sixth Ninth

Score 62 93 20 23 92 84 98 69 104 104 103 68 189 68 72 75 93 112 167 222 132 156 228 196 221

Top Individual Bonnie Fitzpatrick Bonnie Fitzpatrick Nancy Mandziara Bonnie Fitzpatrick Karen Kantor Deanna McVicar Jill Rothert Athalee Norman Carrie Vanisacker Jeanette Schmitt Jill Myrand Stacey Lenard Andrea Hutchins Angie Lefere Angie Lefere Angie Lefere Angie Lefere Kim Hemstreet Kim Hemstreet Andrea Karl Andrea Karl Andrea Karl Jennifer Defauw Kayleigh Toombs Kayleigh Toombs

Place Seventh Eighth Second First Eighth Sixth 10th Third 15th Ninth 17th Fourth 32nd First Fourth Third Sixth Third First 35th 13th Fourth 35th 31st 38th

Time 19:25 18:50 18:52 18:41 19:24 18:40 19:03 19:12 19:00 18:16 18:59 19:14 19:52 18:25 18:12 18:33 18:35 17:46 17:33 20:46 19:15 17:58 20:59 20:24 20:09

Head Coach Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Kevin Donner Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray Guy Murray

Four-year NCAA Regional competitor Jeanette Schmitt was Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top runner with a ninthplace effort at the 1993 conference championships.

Andrea Karl was ended her Titan career taking fourth in the HL Championships and 77th in the NCAA Regionals in 2005.

Andrea Hutchins led the Titans in 1996 finishing first on the team at the MCC Championships and NCAA Regionals.

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Titan History All-League Titans Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005

Player Bonnie Fitzpatrick Bonnie Fitzpatrick Nancy Mandziara, Renee DeChambeau, Michelle Vogt, Louise Shaheen, Bonnie Fitzpatrick Bonnie Fitzpatrick, Nancy Mandziara, Nancy Calder Karen Kantor Deanna McVicar, Nicole Robertson Jill Rothert Athalee Norman, Jill Rothert Jeanette Schmitt Stacey Lenard, Jeanette Schmitt Angie Lefere Angie Lefere Angie Lefere Angie Lefere, Kim Hemstreet, Ruthie Cook Kim Hemstreet, Ruthie Cook Kim Hemstreet - First Team Andrea Karl - Second Team Andrea Karl - First Team

Note: The All-League team consisted of the top six finishers in the Horizon League Championships in 1987, the top 10 from 1988-2001, and the top 14 broken up into a first (1-7) and second (8-14) team since 2002.

NCAA Regional Championships (Known as District IV from 1972-97 and Great Lakes Regional from 1998-present) Year 1984 1985 1986 1987

Place 20th 23rd 21st 17th

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

DNF 25th 23rd DNF 22nd 19th

1994 1995 1996 1997

20th 22nd 30th 16th

1998

21st

1999

23rd

2000

21st

2001

DNF

2002 2003 2004

DNF 30th 26th

2005 2006 2007 2008

DNF DNF DNF 32nd

Horizon League Champion 1987 1997 2002

Bonnie Fitzpatrick Angie Lefere Kim Hemstreet

Horizon League Runner-Up 1986 1987

Nancy Mandziara Nancy Mandziara

Horizon League Coach of the Year 1986 1987

Kevin Donner Kevin Donner

Score Top Titan 580 92-Bonnie Fitzpatrick--18:49 678 134-Lisa Bagdady--21:27 561 108-Renee DeChambeau--19:06 469 64-Bonnie Fitzpatrick--18:27 95-Michelle Vogt--18:56 --107-Deanna McVicar--19:55 663 113-Nicole Robertson--19:47 625 79-Jill Rothert--19:22 --87-Jill Rothert--19:12 648 106-Carrie Vanisacker--19:39 490 57-Carrie Vanisacker--19:43 77-Jeanette Schmitt--20:01 85-Heidi Wise--20:06 540 81-Carrie Vanisacker--19:02 617 76-Stacey Lenard--19:23 815 127-Andrea Hutchins--19:18 445 40-Angie Lefere--19:04 85-Stacey Lenard--19:41 86-Laura Pilon--19:42 554 72-Andrea Hutchins--19:04 80-Angie Lefere--19:12 613 72-Angie Lefere--18:40 80-Laura Pilon--18:46 479 52-Angie Lefere--22:22(6k) 59-Kim Hemstreet--22:40 92-Laura Pilon--22:55 95-Ruthie Cook--22:58 --26-Ruthie Cook--21:50 47-Kim Hemstreet--22:15 --12-Kim Hemstreet--21:45 914 156-Andrea Karl--23:54 691 73-Andrea Karl--21:49 100-LeAnn Sarka--22:18 --77-Andrea Karl- 23:06 --198-Jennifer DeFauw-26:08 --185- Terricita Thomas- 24:58 995 163- Kristie Ferrans - 24:25

Horizon League Athlete of the Year 2002

Kim Hemstreet

Bold = returning letterwinner

Horizon League Newcomer of the Year 1995 1997

Stacey Lenard Angie Lefere

USTFCCA All-Academic 2002

Kim Hemstreet

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Titan History Top 7 Titan Regional Teams Year Place Score 1997 16th 445 1987 17th 469 1993 19th 490 1994 20th 540 1984 20th 580 2000 21st 479 1998 21st 554 Multiple sub-100 Finishes 4- Angie Lefere 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 3- Laura Pilon 1997, 1999, 2000 Kim Hemstreet 2000, 2001, 2002 2- Bonnie Fitzpatrick 1984, 1987 Jill Rothert 1990, 1991 Carrie Vanisacker 1993, 1994 Stacey Lenard 1995, 1997 Andrea Karl 2004, 2005

Laura Pilon is one of just three Titan runners to have three top 100 finishes at the NCAA Regional.

Best place by Team Position #1 -12 Kim Hemstreet 2002 #2 -47 Kim Hemstreet 2001 #3 -85 Heidi Wise 1993 #4 -95 Ruthie Cook 2000 #5 –124 Andrea Hutchins 1997 #6 –136 Melanie Kaczur 1994 #7 –154 Louise Shaheen 1987 Top 100 Finishes 12- Kim Hemstreet 26- Ruthie Cook 40- Angie Lefere 47- Kim Hemstreet 52- Angie Lefere 57- Carrie Vanisacker 64- Bonnie Fitzpatrick 69- Kim Hemstreet 72- Andrea Hutchins 72- Angie Lefere 73- Andrea Karl 76- Stacey Lenard 77- Jeanette Schmitt 77- Andrea Karl 79- Jill Rothert 80- Laura Pilon 80- Angie Lefere 81- Carrie Vanisacker 85- Stacey Lenard 85- Heidi Wise 86- Laura Pilon 87- Jill Rothert

21:45 21:50 19:03 22:15 22:22 19:43 18:27 22:40 19:04 18:40 21:49 19:23 20:01 23:06 19:22 18:46 19:11 19:02 19:40 20:06 19:41 19:12

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92- Bonnie Fitzpatrick 92- Laura Pilon 95- Michelle Vogt 95- Ruthie Cook 100- LeAnn Sarka

2002 2001 1997 2001 2000 1993 1987 2000 1998 1999 2004 1995 1993 2005 1990 1999 1998 1994 1997 1993 1997 1991

18:49 22:55 18:56 22:58 22:18

1984 2000 1987 2000 2004

4-Year Regional Competitors Runner Year (place) Bonnie Fitzpatrick 1984 (92), 1985 (64), 1986 (64), 1987 (64) Michelle Vogt 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (95) Brigitte Dery 1990 (132), 1991 (172), 1992 (128), 1993 (152) Colleen Danes 1991 (159), 1992 (174), 1993 (139), 1994 (164) Jeanette Schmitt 1992 (122), 1993 (77), 1994 (120), 1995 (125) Andrea Hutchins 1996 (127), 1997 (124), 1998 (72), 1999 (dnf) Angie Lefere 1997 (40), 1998 (79), 1999 (72), 2000 (52) Laura Pilon 1997 (86),1998 (104),1999 (80), 2000 (92) Ruthie Cook 1998 (148),1999 (126),2000 (95), 2001 (26) Andrea Karl 2002 (147), 2003 (156), 2004 (73), 2005 (77) Top 10 Freshman Finishes 40- Angie Lefere 76- Stacey Lenard 85- Heidi Wise 92- Bonnie Fitzpatrick 100- LeAnn Sarka 118- Karissa Vawter 122- Jeanette Schmitt 127- Tina Schwab 129- Michelle Vogt 133- Nancy Calder

19:03 19:23 20:06 18:49 22:18 19:23 19:54 20:09 20:18 19:39

1997 1995 1993 1984 2004 1994 1992 1984 1984 1987

Titan Legends Kim Hemstreet 2002 NCAA Cross C Country C t Qualifi Q lifier Kim Hemstreet graduated from UDM in 2002, but her legacy lives on as she still remains the only women’s cross country or track and field athlete to compete at the NCAA Division I Championships. Her decorated career included three All-Horizon League accolades, as well as the magical 2002 season that saw her win the Horizon League Championship in 17:33, taking home HL Athlete of the Year honors. She moved onto the NCAA Great Lakes Regional finishing 12th in 21:45 and then earned a top 100 finish at the NCAA Division I Championships with a time of 21:13. She capped off that season showing her true Titan student-athlete character by being named to the USTFCCA All-Academic team.

Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood 2007 Titan Hall of Inductee In 2007, Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood became the first female cross country and track and field star to be inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame. Wood, whose husband Bill is a former Titan basketball player, was the most decorated individual on UDM’s first women’s cross country and track teams. Between 1984 and ‘87, she earned All-Conference recognition in cross country in all four of her varsity seasons. She led U-D to the MCC Championship in 1986 and again a year later a senior. She also won the conference individual championship in 1987.

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All-Time Letterwinners Listed Alphabetically Student-Athlete Years Hometown Kristina Arko 2008-present Euclid, OH Lisa Bagdady 1984-86 Livonia, MI Kelly Bernath 2001 Portland, MI Crissy Bieling 2006-present Dryden, MI Nicole Braem 1988 Warren, MI Nancy Calder 1987 Etobicoke, ON Jessica Clayson 2002 Aurora, ON Emily Cole 2005 Cement City, MI Ruthie Cook* 1998-2001 Lansing, MI Renee DeChambeau 1986-87 Utica, MI Stacee DeWys* 1997-2000 Branch, MI Colleen Danes* 1991-94 Dearborn, MI Jennifer DeFauw 2006-present Harper Woods, MI Brigitte Dery* 1990-93 Farmington Hills, MI Marsha Diamond 1989 Sterling Heights, MI Nancy Drolshagen 1984 Grosse Pointe, MI Jessica Eichen 2007 Warren, MI Kristie Ferrans 2007-present Carleton, MI Bonnie Fitzpatrick* 1984-87 Sterling Heights, MI Lisa Forner 1985-87 Jackson, MI Laura Frankila 1989-90 Jackson, MI Jamie Freeland 1990 Fostoria, MI Destini Fronek 2003-04 Wooster, OH Amy Garbacz 1999-2000 Lincoln Park, MI Ashley Gibbs 2003-05 Canton, OH Laura Gignac 2001 La Salle, ON Beata Gorzynska 2007-present Ilawa, Poland Joanna Grandas 2002-03 Dearborn, MI Katie Gross 2003-04 Marine City MI Kim Hemstreet 2000-02 Mooretown, ON Jennifer Hitzges 1989 Casselberry, FL Marcie Holda 1990 Jackson, MI Lauren Hood 1990-92 Detroit, MI Michelle Hoskin 1989 Marine City, MI Kandyce Houser* 2001-04 Hudson, MI Andrea Hutchins* 1996-99 Watervliet, MI Jennifer Jacobs 1996-98 Ferndale, MI Melanie Kaczur* 1992-96 Southgate, MI Karen Kantor 1988 Livonia, MI Andrea Karl* 2002-05 Casco, MI Kristen Kroon 2001 Grand Rapids, MI Angie Lefere* 1997-2000 Jackson, MI Stacey Lenard* 1995-99 Byron Center, MI Silvina Lopes 1988-89 Aveiro, Portugal Nancy Mandziara 1987-88 Sterling Heights, MI Andi McAllister 2004-05 Hillard, OH Chanteenel McClendon* 2005-08 Maple Heights, OH Deanna McVicar 1987-89 Royal Oak, MI Linda Mento 1989-91 Woodhaven, MI Mary Mick 1991 Holly, MI

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Kim Moffatt 1986 Rochester, MI Kirstin Mooney 2008-present Stirling, ON Kathy Morandini 1989-90 Grosse Pointe, MI Maura Mulcahy 2003-04 Canton, MI Shantelle Murff 2006 Detroit, MI Jim Myrand 1993-95 New Boston, MI Athalee Norman 1990-91 Detroit, MI Kelly Olmstead 2006 Coldwater, MI TaraGay Perry 1994-96 Monroe, MI Krista Peters 2001 Ortonville, MI Wendy Petz 1993 Warren, MI Laura Pilon* 1997-2000 Livonia, MI AnnMarie Pinarski 1985 Hammond, IN Christene Richter* 1995-98 Ann Arbor, MI Nicole Robertson 1988-89 Detroit, MI Elizabeth Robinson 1993-95 Troy, MI Katie Roersma* 2001-04 Grand Rapids, MI Michelle Roller* 1989-92 Gibraltar, MI Jill Rothert 1990-91 Dearborn, MI Stephanie Rossman 2008-present Caledonia, MI Lisa Salyers 1984 Marlette, MI Natalie Sanders 1994 DeWitt, MI LeAnn Sarka 2004-05 Fort Wayne, IN Jamie Saylor 1993-96 Connersville, IN Tina Schwab 1984 Marysville, MI Louise Shaheen 1984-87 Detroit, MI Tracy Sheridan 1990-92 Detroit, MI Jeanette Schmitt* 1992-95 Taylor, MI Kristin Smith 2001-03 Harrison Township, MI Amy Sperry 1991-92 Sterling Heights, MI Sarah Swab 2005-06 Lowell, MI Terricita Thomas* 2005-08 Maple Heights, OH Kayleigh Toombs 2007-08 Byron Center, MI Jessica Torrez 1995-96 Caro, MI Carrie Vanisacker* 1991-94 Monroe, MI Karissa Vawter* 1994-97 Tipton, IN Michelle Vogt* 1984-87 Jackson, MI Jessica Yagelski* 1999-2003 Michigan City, IN JoAnne Warren 1985-88 Pontiac, MI Stephanie White 1993 Detroit, MI Heidi Wise 1993-94 Grosse Pointe, MI Elizabeth Wilber 1988-89 Bronson, MI Susan Willey 1985 Redford, MI Jean Wyckoff 1985-87 Gladwin, MI Bold = current team members *= 4-Year letterwinners Note - menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time letterwinners are still being compiled.

Cross Country Invitational 23rd Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Cross Country Invitational One of the fine traditions of the UDM cross country program is the Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational. This year marks the 23rd straight year of the event, held in a beautiful setting at Cass Benton State Park in Northville. The course provides a challenge for all runners as Cass Benton is one of the oldest and hilliest areas of Hines Park. Established in the 1920’s, the park was gifted to the Park Trustees by Cassius Benton, a former Wayne County Road Commissioner. Besides the men’s and women’s college race, the RFDT also has two open races for men and women as well as a special Tommy Titan Future Legends Kid’s Race , which allow kids the opportunity to race the happy UDM mascot up the final hill of the course.

September 12th, 2009 Cass-Benton Park – Northville, Michigan Schedule of Events 9:45 a.m. – 5,000 Meter Open Race – Women 10:25 a.m. – 5,000 Meter Open Race – Men 11:00 a.m. – Tommy Titan Future Legends Kid’s Race- kids 9 and under run the final hill versus Tommy Titan 11:10 a.m. – 5,000 Meter Women’s Collegiate Invitational 11:45 a.m. – 4 Mile Men’s Collegiate Invitational 12:45 p.m. – Awards for Invitational Races

Top Men At Cass Benton Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Runner Chris McPhee Mead Goedert Andrew Hayner James Furkis Pat Liederbach Alex Vanias Alex Harris Mike Astalos Corey Stedman Tom Horling Matt Dow Jeff Doyle Andy Brazee Ciaran Carter Sinsia Simic

Year 1999 2005 2008 1998 2007 2008 2007 1994 1995 1993 1990 1994 1992 2003 2004

Top Women At Cass Benton Time 20:04 20:39 20:46 20:53 21:08 21:11 21:21 21:27 21:28 21:29 21:34 21:39 21:39 21:41 21:45

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Runner Angie Lefere Kim Hemstreet Ruthie Cook Andrea Karl Stacey Lenard Carrie Vanisacker Laura Pilon Jill Rothert Andrea Hutchins Bonnie Fitzpatrick Jeanette Schmitt Colleen Danes Jill Myrand Jessica Clayson Athalee Norman

Year 1999 2001 2001 2005 1995 1994 1999 MCC 1990 MCC 1999 MCC 1987 1994 1994 1993 2002 1991

Time 18:18 18:21 18:32 18:41 18:47 18:49 18:54 19:03 19:04 19:14 19:21 19:25 19:28 19:31 1931

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Cross Country Invitational Yearly Champions Women (All races 5k) Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Team Winner Notre Dame Hillsdale Miami-Ohio Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Hillsdale Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Hillsdale Michigan State Eastern Michigan Hillsdale Hillsdale Michigan Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Wayne State Wayne State Michigan

Score 25 28 44 42 22 35 43 27 33 35 35 29 55 60 72 32 37 37 24 30 26 27

Individual Winner Teresa Rice Andrea Bowman Julie Watson Becky Duda Adele Rankin Adele Rankin Adele Rankin Adele Rankin Beth Shroyer Missy McCleary Angie Lefere Jen Denkins Domtila Mwei Carrie Gould Kristie Kiefer Brianna Shook Kristie Kiefer Melissa Moncion Leanna Nastase Rachelle Malette Rachelle Malette Nicole Edwards

Team Notre Dame unattached Eastern Michigan Saginaw Valley Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Windsor Detroit Michigan State Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Oakland Toledo Oakland Wayne State Bucknell Wayne State Wayne State Michigan

Time 18.49 18.56 18.23 18.25 18.17 18.11 18.17 17.30 18.01 17.28 18.50 18.11 18.04 18.02 18.14 17.36 18.03 18.33 18.28 18.31 17.57 17.19

Angie Lefere is still the only Detroit women harrier in school history to win the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational.

Men (All races 4 miles, except 1988’s 5-mile race) Year Team Winner 1987 no race held 1988 Saginaw Valley 1989 Saginaw Valley 1990 Eastern Michigan 1991 Eastern Michigan 1992 Eastern Michigan 1993 Canisius 1994 Eastern Michigan 1995 Eastern Michigan 1996 Eastern Michigan 1997 Eastern Michigan 1998 Eastern Michigan 1999 Eastern Michigan 2000 Hanson’s ODP 2001 Eastern Michigan 2002 Oakland 2003 Eastern Michigan 2004 Front Line Racing 2005 Wayne State 2006 Wayne State 2007 Wayne State Alumni 2008 Bucknell

Score Individual Winner Team 19 28 23 15 24 33 32 37 38 33 20 30 24 52 58 28 47 24 26 41 56

Shaun Butler Jeff Boks Dominic Middleton Clive Bonelle Clive Bonelle Ron Donacik Paul Aufdemberge Jason Boothroyd Paul Aufdemberge Ian Forsyth Aaron Bartee Chris McPhee Chad Johnson Chris McPhee Sergio Reyes Nick Allen Matt Edwards Justin Kessler Nick Allen Nick Allen Zack Jones

Time

Saginaw Valley 26.37 Saginaw Valley 21.23 Eastern Michigan 20.37 Eastern Michigan 20.31 Eastern Michigan 20.01 Canisius 20.06 Running Fit 20.21 Eastern Michigan 20.17 Running Fit 20:10 Running Fit 20.17 Eastern Michigan 20.14 Detroit 20.04 Hanson’s 19.45 Detroit 20.28 Cedarville 20.14 Wayne State 19.51 Front Line 20.23 Wayne State 20.07 Wayne State Alum 19.51 Wayne State Alum 19.57 Oakland 19.59

Chris McPhee’s great career includes two individual titles in the Titans’ annual home event.

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Horizon League Entering its 31st season of operation in the 2009-10 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance studentathletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, and for the first time in League history, women’s golf. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national office.

A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University. Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joining in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007. On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions. ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteen appearances (Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and nine wins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past seven seasons. In other sports, League teams have won at least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last seven seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee 200205, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years

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Horizon League earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last five seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Green Bay’s women’s basketball team added to that résumé with a victory in the 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 600 for the last four semesters. Twenty-five student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2008-09, while eight earned Academic All-America honors. COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting. In addition, several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship. On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more. SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by studentathletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events. DEMOGRAPHICS Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top

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35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience. GOVERNANCE The Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors Commissioner Jon LeCrone comprised of 18th Season the ten member institutions’ chief executive officers. Dr. David Sweet, President of Youngstown State, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2010. Ron Strollo, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Youngstown State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Christine Moeller, Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Cleveland State, is the Vice Chair and Sheila Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives. LEADERSHIP Jonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 18th year as Commissioner of the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fifthlongest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80). LeCrone is in the second year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a fiveyear term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. VISIBILITY The Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a number of initiatives. The League is in a five-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events. In addition, the Horizon League has partnered with CBS College Sports to provide the official web site at www. horizonleague.org, which offers the most comprehensive coverage of Horizon League teams on the net.

Facilities The Titans condition and train in the Larry Bleach Fitness Center, located in Calihan Hall. All UDM student-athletes are trained under the supervision of two full-time certified strength and conditioning coaches, as well as two intern assistants. Every member of the Titan strength and conditioning staff is assigned a team, which allows daily interaction between the athletes and the coaches. Such interaction is a tremendous asset when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team. In the past two years, the fitness center expanded by over 400 square feet. Four new Olympic style platforms, three squat racks and other auxiliary speed equipment have also been added, all designed and implemented to improve the Titans’ speed and power. The center also features the ONS Performance nutritional shake, which is designed to help every athlete recover from training and conditioning with a supplement increase in their protein and carbohydrate intake. The Titan strength and conditioning staff has also hosted the Motor City Strength & Conditioning Clinic the last two years. The clinic helped to educate and provide further awareness in the field of strength and conditioning. The speakers have included Javair Gillett, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator of the Detroit Tigers, Jason Arapoff, Director of Physical Development for the Detroit Lion’s and Tom Palumbo, Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach at Ohio State University to name a few. The UDM strength and conditioning staff has not only helped the Titan student-athletes, but professional athletes as well. UDM graduate and current Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities during the offseason, and before the Tigers hit Florida for

spring training in 2009, starting pitcher Nate Robertson visited Calihan Hall to train with the staff. The Titans have a number of training courses available to them as they pursue the Horizon League Championship. UDM has two main cross country courses that they run on throughout the year, and will host an event on each course in 2009. One course is Cass Benton State Park in Northville, the site for the Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational, located just off I-96 and a short drive from campus. The course provides an extensive challenge as it is one of the oldest and hilliest areas of Hines Park. The beautiful park was established in the 1920’s and was a gift to the Park Trustees by Cassius Benton, a former Wayne County Road Commissioner. Detroit also utilizes Kensington Metro Park in Milford, where UDM will host the 2009 Horizon League Championship. Kensington is 4,481 acres featuring a wooded hilly terrain that surrounds beautiful Kent Lake. Each year more then two and a half million visitors will make their way to Kensington

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