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When Don Walters took over the UE cross country program team locker room and no home course. That has quickly signed and built the UE Cross Country Course in 2002 an meets over the last ten years, including the 2005 State F

Walters has also helped renovate UE’s National Guard Arm an on-campus home. Located directly adjacent to the UE facilities for both the men’s and women’s programs, coac sonal workout area for both plyometric work and core stab


Cross Country

m in 2000, the Purple Aces literally had no home, no changed during Walters’ tenure. Walters personally dend the course has hosted various college and high school Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

mory Building to provide the cross country program with E Athletics Complex, the building now includes locker hes offices, a team lounge and meeting area and a perbility.


The City of

The right size. The right location. And sity. That’s Evansville! Evansville is Ind population of 280,000. It is located w ville, Indianapolis, Louisville and Cincin

There is lots to see and do with venues tre, The Entertainment District and the fall of 2011. Evansville is a strong bus for UE students and many career opport


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such as the Victory Theater, The Cennew Ford Center, which opened in the siness community that offers internships tunities after graduation.


The Univer

With the addition of the new Ridgway eder Family School of Business Admi of Evansville campus has never looke vides plenty of room for the approxim ates at UE. With more than 160 offic areas of study, UE gives its students a a faculty-student ratio of 13-1, UE st number.


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Coach W Don Walters Head Coach 16th Season


Walters The dean of the University of Evansville coaching staff, Don Walters enters his 16th year as head coach of the Purple Aces in 2015. Walters inherited a UE cross country program which barely had enough members to compete when he took over the program in the summer of 2000. Since that time though, Walters has built the cross country program’s numbers to record levels, and success and stability have followed, both on and off the course. His work work cross country in the community and at the school culminated in him being honored with the Ray Rayl Award. Given out each year by the Greater Evansville Runners/Walkers Club, it is given in recognition of dedication to cross country in the Evansville community. He played a large role in opening up the new Angel Mounds Cross Country Course in 2014. Evansville hosted the UE Invitational in October of that year and got off to a great start as the women took the team championship. His honor came on the heeels of another great season in 2013. For the second year in a row, he directed Kelby Jenkins to All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. She won four events in her senior campaign while setting the program mark in the 5K. In October’s UE Invitational, Jenkins ran a time of 17:27.27 to break the record. With an extremely young squad on the men’s side, he directed them to a win at the Fleet Foot Invitational. Josh Genet was the top finisher in each event. In 2012, Walters led his squads to one of the best seasons in program history as both teams earned wins while the individuals performed at an even higher level. Josh Genet and Cody Stein each earned individual wins for the men while Kelby Jenkins posted four victories for the women. Jenkins also broke the UE 6K record in the NCAA’s while running the second-highest time in the 5K of the MVC Championships. His teams complemented their efforts on the course with an even better effort in the classroom as both teams earned the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award. For the women, it was the 13th season in a row that they have done so while the men were recognized for the sixth time in eight seasons. UE has posted its highest team and individual finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference under Walters, while also rewriting over 80 percent of the UE record book. The Purple Aces have also taken home nine team titles, including winning at least one team title in five of the last six seasons. Walters has also provided the Purple Aces with a home course, as he personally designed and built the UE Cross Country Course, which is getting set to enter its 12t year of existence in 2013. Success has also followed off of the course for the Purple Aces under Walters’ direction, as UE has garnered 18 Academic All-America team awards. The NCAA has also honored Walters’ cross country programs each of the last three years for producing an Academic Progress Rate which ranked among the nation’s top 10 percent for cross country programs at the Division I level. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance. Walters came to UE after 11 successful years at nearby Tecumseh High School. At Tecumseh, Walters fashioned a .780 winning percentage, and helped lead the Braves to 10 regional, seven semi-state, and five state finals appearances. His long list of accomplishments includes a 1994 sectional championship at Tecumseh, and a string of nine straight years of coaching a state finals participant in either cross country or track. Walters is so well respected for his knowledge of running, that he has been asked to assist with both the USA track and field and USA cross country teams’ preparations for world class events, including the 1996 Olympics. Walters was a four-sport standout at Tecumseh, where he lettered in track, cross country, baseball, and basketball. He went on to play basketball collegiately at Sam’s Technical Institute. Away from the course, Walters is a successful businessman in the Tri-State area, who owns and operates D.W. Construction and Supply Company. An avid golfer, Walters is very active in local community youth sports programs in the Tri-State area, as well as the Evansville running community. Don and his wife, Jill, have two adult children, Ryan and Paulette.


The Aces

Sophie

Etienne

Elizabeth

Ashley

Kingshott Torres

Wolfe

Katherine

Anna

Michelle

Kaylee

Beaber

Ashton

Loef

Bosler

Karp

Sienna

Crews

Hayley

Elliott

Laurel

Bettag


s Women 2015 UE Women’s Roster Katherine Beaber

Jr.

New Hudson, Mich. / South Lyon

Kaylee Bettag

Fr.

Evansville, Ind. / Evansville North

Ashton Bosler

Fr.

Depauw, Ind. / North Harrison

Sienna Crews

Fr.

Hayley Elliott

Fr.

New Salisbury, Ind. / North Harrison

Sophie Etienne

Sr.

Santa Claus, Ind. / Heritage Hills

Bailey George

Jr.

Aviston, Ill. / Mater Dei

Michelle Karp

So.

Elizabeth Kingshott

Sr.

Brighton, Mich. / Brighton High School

Anna Loef

Jr.

Kenosha, Wisc. / St. Joseph Catholic Academy

Ashley Torres

Sr.

Frankfort, Ind. / Frankfort

Laurel Wolfe

Sr.

Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North


The Aces

Jon

James

Ashby

Paul

Benjamin

Andrew

Woolems Barrett

Ross

Frondorf

Jordan

Carpenter

Matthew

Spencer

Daniel

Zoufal


s Men 2015 UE Men’s Roster NAME

YEAR

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

Jon Ashby

Sr.

Andrew Barrett

Fr.

Jordan Carpenter

Fr.

Ross Frondorf

Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills

James Paul

Sr.

Louisville, Ky. / Saint Xavier

Paul Schwartz

So.

Matthew Spencer

Jr.

Fort Collins, Colo. / Loveland

Benjamin Woolems

Jr.

Lincoln City, Ind. / Heritage Hills

Daniel Zoufal

Fr.

Gainesville, Fla. / Richmond Hill

Sebree, Ky. / Webster County


2014 Re 53 58 69 76 77 78 79 81 84 87

Belmont Invitational

Eastern Illinois Invitational

Aug. 29, 2014 - Nashville, Tenn.

Sept. 5, 2014 - Charleston, Ill.

Josh Genet Matt Hamilton Ben Woolems Matt Spencer Ross Frondorf James Paul John Rodrick Isaiah Frey Ben Johnson Billy McNicholas

16:45.35 16:59.33 17:36.18 18:30.23 18:38.81 18:42.07 18:42.38 18:57.33 19:46.48 20:52.08

Men finished 7/11 All times for 5K 92 runners competed

60 61 70 75 77 94 102 103 105 106 108 112 115 116

Elizabeth Kingshott 19:51.72

Alyssa Moran Kirsten Perrey Loren Oboikovitz Laurel Wolfe Sophie Etienne Katie Prosser Anna Loef Morgan Downs Katie Beaber Adria Mehringer Ashley Torres Brittney Stockman Bailey George

19:53.19 20:21.56 20:32.09 20:36.91 22:01.54 23:14.34 23:20.03 23:29.32 23:49.91 24:26.63 26:50.64 28:23.68 31:39.57

Women finished 10/14 All times for 5K 116 runners competed

12 31 51 62 65 70 85 89 93 95 107

Josh Genet Matt Hamilton Ben Woolems Ross Frondorf John Rodrich James Paul Jon Ashby Matt Spencer Ben Johnson Isaiah Frey Billy McNicholas

27:04.40 28:22.60 29:28.20 30:30.10 30:40.30 30:56.70 32:17.00 32:37.60 33:02.20 33:12.95 35:06.10

Men finished 4/5 All times for 8K 131 runners competed

18 23 30 32 49 70 71 72 79 92 93 112 117 119 127

Alyssa Moran Laurel Wolfe

19:35.42 19:46.50 Elizabeth Kingshott 20:04.59 Kirsten Perrey 20:16.08 Loren Oboikovitz 20:47.09 Anna Loef 22:11.20 Sophie Etienne 22:17.02 Michelle Karp 22:25.93 Morgan Downs 22:46.12 Katie Prosser 23:25.84 Adria Mehringer 23:27.71 Brittney Stockman 26:28.09 Ashley Torres 27:35.76 Katie Beaber 27:50.70 Bailey George 31:18.88 Women finished 4/6 All times for 5K 132 runners competed


esults 32 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Indiana Intercollegiate

Greater Louisville Classic

Sept. 19, 2014 - West Lafayette, Ind.

Oct. 4, 2014 - Louisville, Ky.

Josh Genet Matt Hamilton Ben Woolems Ross Frondorf Jon Ashby Ben Johnson Matt Spencer Billy McNicholas Isaiah Frey

26:54.7 28:03.5 28:40.4 30:01.8 30:40.4 31:23.4 31:30.2 32:00.1 32:56.9

Men finished 5/5 All times for 8K 45 runners competed

26 Laurel Wolfe 28 Alyssa Moran 37 Loren Oboikovitz 38 Kirsten Perrey 40 Elizabeth Kingshott 48 Sophie Etienne 49 Anna Loef 50 Michelle Karp 63* Katie Prosser 82* Morgan Downs 84* Adria Mehringer 111* Katie Beaber 116* Brittney Stockman * - open

18:42.9 18:48.2 19:35.9 19:37.1 19:40.0 20:40.9 21:03.3 21:15.6 21:23.6 22:14.5 22:28.2 24:59.4 28:44.6

Women finished 6/6 All times for 3 miles 50 runners competed

135 232 252 275 313 324 345 347

Josh Genet Matt Hamilton Ben Woolems Ross Frondorf Jon Ashby Matt Spencer Ben Johnson Isaiah Frey

26:28.01 27:25.50 27:43.10 28:03.18 28:45.62 29:30.73 31:14.79 31:20.01

Men finished 42/42 all times for 8K 356 runners competed

22 83 94 155 236 275 278 302 325 321 342 346

Laurel Wolfe Kirsten Perrey

18:35.76 19:12.04 Elizabeth Kingshott 19:16.71 Loren Oboikovitz 19:42.52 Sophie Etienne 20:27.97 Michelle Karp 20:57.01 Anna Loef 20:58.91 Katie Prosser 21:24.79 Adria Mehringer 22:19.81 Morgan Downs 22:13.75 Katie Beaber 23:35.68 Brittney Stockman 24:10.37 Women finished 22/38 All times for 5K 352 runners competed


2014 Re 6 15 28 41 47 50

UE Invitational

MVC Championships

Oct. 18, 2014 - Evansville, Ind.

Nov. 1, 2014 - Carbondale, Ill.

Josh Genet Ben Woolems Ross Frondorf Jon Ashby Ben Johnson Isaiah Frey

26:20.0 27:12.9 28:05.4 29:35.5 30:35.8 31:01.6

Men finished 5/5 All times for 8K 53 runners competed

3 4 6 9 13 19 24 25 27 33 40 46 51

Kirsten Perrey Laurel Wolfe Elizabeth Kingshott Loren Oboikovitz Alyssa Moran Anna Loef Sophie Etienne Katie Prosser Michelle Karp Morgan Downs Adria Mehringer Katie Beaber Brittney Stockman

18:36.5 19:00.6 19:13.4 19:41.6 20:02.8 20:24.5 20:45.0 20:48.8 20:58.9 21:39.4 22:15.9 23:15.1 24:19.8

Women finished 1/6 All times for 5K 58 runners competed

56 61 63 66 67 68 69

Josh Genet Ross Frondorf Matt Hamilton Jon Ashby Ben Woolems Ben Johnson Isaiah Frey

26:29.25 27:23.08 27:42.55 29:20.48 29:47.73 30:51.49 30:59.46

Men finished 9/9 All times for 8K 69 runners competed

50 58 60 70 71 75 77 78

Laurel Wolfe Kirsten Perrey

18:44.09 19:02.03 Elizabeth Kingshott 19:03.06 Alyssa Moran 19:34.76 Loren Oboikovitz 19:34.89 Sophie Etienne 20:12.30 Anna Loef 20:27.38 Michelle Karp 20:28.26 Women finished 9/10 All times for 5K 79 runners competed


esults NCAA District Championship Nov. 14, 2014 - Madison, Wis. 177 198 205 206 207

Josh Genet Ross Frondorf Jon Ashby Ben Johnson Isaiah Frey

33:52 35:31 37:50 39:20 40:00

Men finished 30/30 All times for 10K 207 runners competed

163 172 181 191 212 215

Kirsten Perrey Elizabeth Kingshott Laurel Wolfe Loren Oboikovitz Anna Loef Michelle Karp

23:10 23:27 23:36 23:57 24:56 25:17

Women finished 31/32 All times for 6K 219 runners competed


Top Times

Men’s 8,000 Meter Top 15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

David Denny (‘82) Tom Goldsby (‘91) Nick Waninger (‘06) David Denny (‘81) David Denny (‘80) Nick Waninger (‘05) David Denny (‘82) Nick Waninger (‘06) Nick Waninger (‘05) Josh Genet (‘12) Nick Waninger (‘06) Nick Waninger (‘03) Nick Waninger (‘04) Nick Waninger (‘03) Josh Genet (‘13)

24:23 24:26 24:27 24:35 24:35 24:37 24:38 24:47 24:52 24:58 25:00 25:06 25:10 25:11 25:13

Men’s 10,000 Meter Top 15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Josh Genet (‘11) 32:10.7 Nick Waninger (‘04) 32:10.8 Andrew Barrett (‘11) 32:25 Josh Genet (‘13) 32:24 Josh Genet (‘12) 32:33 Nick Waninger (‘06) 32:36 Nick Waninger (‘03) 32:43 Ryan Witters (‘10) 32:43 Brian Denny (‘11) 32:43 David Denny (‘82) 32:47 Greg Pulscher (‘07) 32:55 Chris Hollinden (‘03) 32:59 Geoffrey Bush (‘03) 33:01 Nick Waninger (‘05) 33:01 Ryan Witters (‘09) 33:04

Women’s 5,000 Meter Women’s 6,000 Meter Top 15 Top 15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Andrea Sonnenschein (‘07)

Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Andrea Sonnenschein (‘05)

Kelby Jenkins (‘12) Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Kelby Jenkins (‘12) Kelby Jenkins (‘13) Kelby Jenkins (‘12) Kelby Jenkins (‘12) Andrea Sonnenschein (‘07)

Becky Tirrell (‘02) Crystal Stock (‘01)

17:27.27 17:30 17:33.91 17:35 17:37.28 17:38 17:38 17:39.95 17:48.09 17:52.3 17:54.26 17:56.00 18:05 18:09 18:10

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15.

Kelby Jenkins (‘12)

21:11 22:02 Andrea Sonnenschein (‘07) 22:07 Kelby Jenkins (‘13) 22:21 Andrea Sonnenschein (‘04) 22:25 Crystal Stock (‘03) 22:28 Kelby Jenkins (‘11) 22:28 Crystal Stock (‘02) 22:44 Nicole Kreuzman (‘13) 22:50 Andrea Sonnenschein (‘06) 22:56 Kelby Jenkins (‘10) 23:00 Becky Tirrell (‘02) 23:02 Laurel Wolfe (‘13) 23:02 Crystal Stock (‘03) 23:03 Lauren Zeabart (‘12) 23:05 Andrea Sonnenschein (‘04)


UE Records Conference 1986 1982 1981

Champions Kim Horvath--MCC David Denny--HCC David Denny--HCC

All-Conference 2013 Kelby Jenkins--MVC 2012 Kelby Jenkins--MVC 2006 Nick Waninger--MVC 2005 Nick Waninger--MVC 2004 Nick Waninger--MVC 1982 David Denny--HCC 1981 David Denny--MCC David Denny--HCC Conference Coach of the Year 1980 Jeff Korb--HCC MVC All-Centennial Team Nick Waninger (2003-2006 XC) CoSIDA Academic All-America/All-District 2009 Brian Joyce (All-America 1st Team) 2008 Brian Joyce (All-America 2nd Team) 1986 Kim Horvath (All-District V) MVC Scholar-Athlete Team 2013 Kelby Jenkins 2012 Kelby Jenkins 2007 Greg Pulscher Andrea Sonnenschein 2006 Nick Waninger 2005 Nick Waninger 2004 Nick Waninger Cross Country-ONLY Schools All-America 2004 Nick Waninger (champion) Andrea Sonnenschein 2003 Chris Hollinden Crystal Stock Nick Waninger 2002 Chris Hollinden Crystal Stock Becky Tirrell 2001 Crystal Stock Indiana “Big State” Champion 2006 Nick Waninger Indiana “Little State” Champion 1992 Jillian Grams MVC “Runner of the Week” 2013 Kelby Jenkins (9/3, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22) 2012 Cody Stein (9/4) 2006 Nick Waninger (9/5, 9/19 and 10/17) 2005 Geoffrey Bush (9/27) 2004 Nick Waninger (9/9 and 9/28) 2003 Nick Waninger (10/14) 2002 Becky Tirrell (10/15)

2001

Chris Hollinden & Crystal Stock (10/22)

Academic All-America (Teams) Men--2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Women--1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Most Valuable Runners (since 2000) 2014 Josh Genet, Kirsten Perrey, Laurel Wolfe 2013 Josh Genet and Kelby Jenkins 2012 Josh Genet and Kelby Jenkins 2011 Josh Genet and Kelby Jenkins 2010 Ryan Witters and Lauren Zeabart 2009 Ryan Witters & Lauren Zeabart 2008 Greg Pulscher & Franny Enzler 2007 Greg Pulscher, Andrea Sonnenschein & Andrea Hoy 2006 Nick Waninger & Andrea Sonnenschein 2005 Nick Waninger & Andrea Sonnenschein 2004 Nick Waninger & Andrea Sonnenschein 2003 Nick Waninger & Crystal Stock 2002 Chris Hollinden & Becky Tirrell 2001 Chris Hollinden & Crystal Stock 2000 Adam Nonte & Crystal Stock “110 Percent”/Captain’s Award (since 2001) 2014 Ben Johnson 2012 Lauren Zeabart and Cody Stein 2011 Brian Denny and Melissa Truex 2010 Max Cordier and Melissa Truex 2009 Michael Romine (110%), Brian Joyce (C), Courtney Heller (C), Matthew Kaufman (C) & Shelby Cron (C) 2008 Brian Denny & Courtney Heller 2006 Andy Eheart 2005 Geoffrey Bush & Andrea Hoy 2004 Andy Eheart & Kelly Chinn 2003 Chris Hollinden & Julie Hotz 2002 David Adamkiewicz & Crystal Stock 2001 John Metelko & Amanda Nelson Most Improved Award (since 2002) 2014 Loren Oboikovitz 2013 Laurel Wolfe 2012 Brady Hall and Maria Lynn 2011 Andrew Barrett and Lauren Zeabart 2010 Brian Denny and Shelby Cron 2009 Max Cordier, Chris Kipchirchir & Arrena Svoboda 2008 Brian Joyce & Megan Bowlds 2007 Ben Kennard & Katelyn Sandy 2006 Matthew Kaufman & Kim Libertino 2005 Shane Camp & Melissa Dietz 2004 Jeremy Kemper & Amy Lochmondy 2003 John Metelko & Natalie Gilbert 2002 Tim Jacobs & Kelly Chinn

Outstanding Freshman Award (since 2003) 2013 Ross Frondorf and Anna Loef 2012 Jon Ashby and Elizabeth Kingshott 2011 Josh Genet and Morgan Downs 2010 Andrew Barrett and Kelby Jenkins 2009 Cody Stein 2008 Daniel Caruana & Lauren Schaftlein 2007 Ryan Witters & Melissa Truex 2006 Greg Pulscher & Arrena Svoboda 2003 Geoffrey Bush Most Consistent Runner 2014 Elizabeth Kingshott 2013 Kirsten Perrey 2011 Cody Stein and Jacqueline Carlson Most Outstanding Service 2013 Jake Schwartz William V. Slyker Award Given to UE’s top male student-athlete 2007 Nick Waninger 2005 Nick Waninger 1983 David Denny 1982 David Denny Ida Stieler Award Given to UE’s top female student-athlete 2014 Kelby Jenkins 2013 Kelby Jenkins 1989 Kim Horvath Lois Patton Award Given to UE’s top female senior scholar-athlete 2014 Kelby Jenkins Ralph H. Coleman Award Given to UE’s top male scholar-athlete 2010 Brian Joyce 2007 Nick Waninger James A. Byers Athletic Student Scholarship 2007 Nick Waninger 2003 Chris Hollinden MVC’s Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award 2003 Chris Hollinden Meg Dettwiler Memorial Scholarship 2009 Courtney Heller 2006 Natalie Gilbert Greg Bordfeld Spirit of the Aces Award 2009 Brady Hall & Lauren Schaftlein 2008 Brian Denny & Shelby Cron 2007 Ryan Witters & Katelyn Sandy 2006 Nick Waninger & Jaclyn Kern


Top Times


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