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sTATeMenT oF nonDisCRiMinATionSaint FranciS uniVerSity, inspired by its Franciscan and Catholic identity, values equality of opportunity,

human dignity, racial, cultural and ethnic diversity, both as an educational institution and as an employer.

Accordingly, the University prohibits and does not engage in discrimination or harassment on the basis of

race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a veteran or disabled

veteran or any other protected class. The University is committed to this policy based upon its values and in

compliance with federal and state laws.

This policy applies to all programs and activities of the University, including, but not limited to, admission and

employment practices, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic or other University-

sponsored programs. Inquiries or complaints may be addressed to the University’s Director of Human

Resources/Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA 15940 (814) 472-

3264. For other University information, call (814) 472-3000.

TAble oF ConTenTsQuick Facts / Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Remembering Father Bede Hines, T.O.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

This Is Saint Francis University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

2010 C ross Country Season Wrap-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

2010-11 Track & Field Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Northeast Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Track & Field: The Northeast Conference Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Red Flash Record Book: All-Time Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

The Stokes Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

QuiCK FACTsaBout Saint FranciS

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loretto, Pa.

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1847

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Gabriel Zeis, T.O.R.

VP/Student Development . . . .Dr. Frank Montecalvo

NCAA Faculty Representative . . . . . . .Brent Ottaway

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red Flash

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cardinal (PMS 200) & White

University Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.francis.edu

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

Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Krimmel

Sr. Associate AD / SWA . . . . . . . . . . . .Erika Renwick

Asst. AD / Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucy Wess

Asst. AD / Marketing, Promotions & Communications . . . .Jim Brazill

Director of Sports Medicine . . .Terry Bennett, A.T.C.

Director of Student-Athlete Development . . . .John Krimmel

Head Strenght & Conditioning Coach . . .Jesse Webber

Men’S croSS country and track & Field

hoMe coMpetitionS

Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . .Immergrun Golf Course

Track & Field . . . . .DeGol Field/Father Bede Hines Track

Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,500

coaching StaFF

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon Thomson

Alma Mater . . . .B.S. Florida ‘82; M.S. Florida ‘87

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814-472-3345

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . .gthomson@francis.edu

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . .Tamara Burns (Virginia Tech ‘07)

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rondell Ruff (Michigan ‘06)

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . .Jorden Davis (Saint Francis ‘09)

Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrick Gildea (Tennessee ‘03)

Assistant Coach . . .Carl Keifer (Indiana University of Pennsylvania ‘81)

2010 teaM inForMation

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northeast

2009 Cross Country Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd

2009-10 Indoor Track & Field Finish . . . . . . . . . . .7th

2010 Outdoor Track & Field Finish . . . . . . . . . . . .8th

Letterwinners Returning / Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/5

Scorers & All-NEC (XC) Returning / Lost . . . . . .10-2

Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Captains . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Behre, Everette Farmer

Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brother Shamus McGrenra

Sean FaganAssistant Director/Men’s Cross Country/

Track & Field Contact

AThleTiC CoMMuniCATions

contact inForMation

Bob Volkert director

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .814-472-3128

Email . . . . . . . .rvolkert@francis.edu

Ben Mitchell aSSociate director

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .814-472-3916

Email . . . . . . .bmitchell@francis.edu

Sean Fagan aSSiStant director

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .814-472-3912

Email . . . . . . . . .sfagan@francis.edu

Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814-472-3196

Web . . . . . . .www.SFUathletics.com

Saint Francis University Athletics

145 Stokes Athletics Center

Loretto, PA 15940

creditS

The 2010 Saint Francis Men’s Cross Country

and Track & Field Yearbook was compiled,

written and edited by Saint Francis University

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Sean Fagan with assistance from Director

of Athletic Communications BoB Volkert,

Ben Mitchell, and the Men’S croSS

country and track & Field coaching

StaFF.

Photos by

track & Field . . . . . . . . . . . .J. d. caVrich

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .chriS coyer

croSS country . . . . . . . .John haSSett

2010 Red Flash Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field

On December 1, 2010, Saint Francis University lost one of itsgreatest benefactors and friends. Father Bede Hines, T.O.R. passedaway at Saint Francis Friary at the age of 92, and will always be re-membered as one of Saint Francis’s most recognizable and loved indi-viduals.

Father Bede first came to serve on the faculty at Saint FrancisUniversity in 1947 before stints at Saint Francis Seminary and SaintThomas More High School. He returned to Loretto In 1955 andtaught there until his retirement in 1982. Along the way, Father Bedetouched the lives of countless students, faculty, and fellow clergymenwith his humility, grace, and good humor.

Those that knew him best also know that Father Bede was a pro-ponent of physical fitness throughout his entire life. Seeking to live hisfavorite motto of “Excelsior” (aim higher, or to strive for greater excel-lence), Father Bede was an avid runner, skier, cyclist, and swimmer. In2000, Father Bede earned three gold medals in the masters swim-ming division at the Keystone Games at the age of 82; in 1977, heclimbed Mount Whitney in California at the age of 79, the oldest per-son to achieve that feat. Despite being confined to a wheelchair late inlife, Father Bede could still be seen lifting weights and exercising.

One other group that has felt the indelible touch of Father Bede isthe Saint Francis track & field and cross country program, teams thatFather Bede coached for 34 years. For the entirety of his career, Fa-ther Bede’s teams never had a home track to call their own; he would

be seen taking the teams to practice at local high schools, perfectingtheir craft.

When DeGol Field was constructed early in the decade, and plansto build an all-weather track surrounding the field were announced, itwas agreed that the man who worked so tirelessly to build the track &field program at Saint Francis should be honored. On July 29, 2006,the Father Bede Hines Track was dedicated in a special ceremony,with Father Bede and a large gathering there to commemorate the oc-casion.

Father Bede Hines’ name will continue to live on at Saint FrancisUniversity not just in the track that bears his name, nor simply in theannual cross country and track and field events hosted by the track &field and cross country teams. No, Father Bede’s memory will live onand thrive in the example he set not just to his Fransiscan brothers,but the entire University community.

WordS For Father Bede

“Being a runner and a cross country/track & field coach - when ithink of Saint Francis university - i think of Father Bede and how heepitomized Saint Francis university, it's mission and ideals.”

- Debbie (White) Utesch, MBA Saint Francis ‘00Head Women’s Cross Country Coach - Lehigh

"don't say it; do it." one of my favorite quotes from my oldcoach/professor.

- Greg Heroux '78

“rest in peace Fr. Bede. My experiences of running track under hisguidance for just one year are among my most vivid and treasuredmemories of my years at Saint Francis.”

- Larry Woda '66

“heaven has a new track coach. i was fortunate to know Fr. Bede asa member of the SFc track club in the early seventies. although wewere only a club team, he entered us in some very prestigiousmeets. one time we competed at the pitt relays. he entered me inthe 35lb weight throw even though i had only thrown it a few times.i found myself competing against some of the best in the countrybut Fr. Bede just said, "do your best." he was a true inspiration.

- Joe Jacobi ‘74

“i believe all of his track and cross country runners loved the man.there is no need to exaggerate any Fr. Bede stories as they are alloriginal legends. Who could ever forget having to run backwards, orbeing called upon to recite a poem while following him across cam-pus?” - Bob Weet ‘66

Portions of this biography are taken from the obituary of Father BedeHines written by former University President Father Christian Oravec,T.O.R.

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Father Bede Hines, T.O.R.“Basically, stay as close to God as fish are to water. Treat each person as you want tobe treated and accept your crosses as challenges, and remain dedicated to your ideals.”

-Father Bede Hines

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Gordon Thomson enters his 23rd year as a head coach in 2010-11, his secondas the head coach of the Saint Francis Red Flash men’s and women’s cross countryand track & field teams. The veteran coach returns an experienced squad of athletesfor the upcoming seasons; all told, Thomson loses just seven women from the 2009-10 squad (four of whom competed in both cross country and track & field) and threemen (one of whom competed in both cross country and track & field).

In 2009, the Red Flash women’s cross country team took fourth in the NEC CrossCountry Championships, where a symbolic passing of the torch occurred when soph-omore Sarah Grossi earned her first career All-NEC honor by finishing 10th. At thesame time, decorated senior Anna Hoffman earned her fourth and final All-NEC honor,leaving Saint Francis as one of its finest cross country competitors.

Thomson’s women’s track & field squads took fifth in both the NEC Indoor and Out-door Track & Field championships on the strength of perhaps the best thrower in theconference. Christin Bridge continued her ascension in not just the conference but theNCAA by winning three individual conference championships (Indoor & Outdoor ShotPut, Discus). Bridge competed at the 2010 NCAA Championships - First Round inGreensboro, N.C. and is expected to compete near the top of the NEC again in 2010-11. Grossi would put her mark on the track & field season as well, winning her first in-dividual championship with a victory in the 3000m Steeplechase at the 2010 NECOutdoor Championships.

Thomson came to Loretto with extensive experience coaching on the national andinternational levels, after spending three seasons as an assistant coach with the Clem-son University men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs. He hadspent the previous seven years as head coach of the DePaul men’s and women’s pro-grams, and 15 seasons as head coach at Loyola-Chicago.

“Gordon Thomson brings an outstanding background as a coach, teacher andleader in cross country and track & field,” Krimmel said. “Coach Thomson has made apositive impact on the students and universities he has served during his coaching ca-reer. Our student-athletes and staff are excited to welcome Gordon to the Saint Fran-cis family, and look forward to his dynamic leadership as our coach.”

While at Clemson, Thomson worked exclusively with the women’s distance pro-gram for his first two years. During his third season, he was in charge of coaching allphases of the Tiger cross country program for both the men and women.

Thomson coached both of Clemson’s cross country teams to Top-10 finishes atNCAA Southeast Regionals in 2008, while both teams earned All-Academic honors.Thomson also recruited and coached Jenna Baker to All-Atlantic Coast Conferenceand All-Region honors. She became the first Tiger runner to earn All-Region honorssince 1998.

Prior to becoming an assistant at Clemson, Thomson’s tenure at DePaul produced18 student-athletes who won Conference USA Championships, and four student-ath-letes who earned NCAA All-America honors. In 2002, he coached Erin Moffett to thefirst-ever women’s cross country All-America honor at DePaul. She went on to earn All-Region honors in 2001. Thomson also coached three-time All-American Carey Ryanin the men’s hammer throw. Ryan finished third at NCAA’s in the hammer throw.

During 15 seasons as head coach at Loyola-Chicago, Thomson was in charge ofboth the men’s and women’s programs. He was a 10-time Midwestern Collegiate Con-ference (now the Horizon League) Coach-of-the-Year, while his men’s distance athletesearned nine All-America awards. He coached the school’s first female All-American in1992 in the outdoor 10,000 meter run.

G o r d o n T h o m s o nh e A D C o A C h | s e C o n D s e A s o n

alma Mater . . . .B.S. Florida ‘82; M.S. Florida ‘87

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During his tenure at Loyola-Chicago, Thomson coached two members of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in Eddie Slowikowskiand Jim Westphal. Slowikowski was a three-time NCAA All-American and broke the four-minute mark in the mile run. He was atwo-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500m. Westphal was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2006 after a highly dec-orated career under Thomson’s guidance. He earned four All-America honors and holds seven school records. Westphal wenton to become a three-time member of the World Cross Country Championships team, and he was also a U.S. Olympic Trials qual-ifier in 1996.

Thomson coached Marc Burns, who was an All-American in 1989 and 1990 and holds school records in the 4x800m relay(indoor) and distance medley relay, 4x1500m relay, and 4x1600m relay (outdoor). Burns went on to coach the Loyola-Chicagoprogram and is now the head track & field and cross country coach at Bradley.

Prior to his head coach experience, Thomson served a total of three years as an assistant coach with the Northwestern Uni-versity and University of Florda women’s track and field programs.

In one season at Northwestern, he coached sprints, hurdles and throwing events, as well as sprints and relays for the Wild-cat football athletes. Several athletes scored at the Big Ten Championships.

Before joining Northwestern, Thomson oversaw recruiting and coaching for all distance events in two years at Florida. Heoversaw an NCAA-record performance in the 10,000m by Beth Farmer in 32 minutes, 49.1 seconds. Florida finished seventhat the 1981 AIAW Cross Country Championship. While coaching for the Gators, Thomson coached 1988 Olympian Shelly Steely,and present Villanova head coach Gina Proccacio.

Thomson has significant experience coaching with USA Track & Field. He spent one week in late July of 2009 in Chula Vista,Calif., where he was the lead instructor for the Emerging Elites Coaching Summit, sponsored by USA Track & Field, at the U.S.Olympic Training Center.

In July of 2004, he was a USA men’s assistant coach (distance events) at the IAAF World Junior Championships, in Gros-seto, Italy. In March 2006, he was the USA men’s assistant coach (distance events) at the IAAF World Indoor Championships inMoscow, Russia. From 1997-2005, Thomson served as USA Track and Field’s men’s Olympic Development Chairman for the3,000m steeplechase. He was then promoted to Olympic Development Chairman for all distance events from 2005 until step-ping down in 2009.

Additionally, Thomson was appointed as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships,which were held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was at those championships that Thomson displayed his coaching versatility. In oversee-ing the throwers, he coached four athletes to gold medal performances.

Thomson also served as President of the United States Cross Country Coaches Assocation from 1998-2000. He earneda bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Florida in 1982. He also obtained his master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Sci-ences from Florida in 1987. Thomson wrote his thesis on “Hurdling versus Stepping the Steeplechase Waterjump.” He residesin nearby Ebensburg.

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Ruff is set to enter his second season as an assistant coach with the Red Flashcross country and track & field teams, bringing passion and leadership to the Red Flashsquad. Ruff’s diverse array of knowledge has allowed him to work equally well with ath-letes competing in distance, long sprints, and jumps.

Under Ruff, Chris Behre added two more NEC championships to the mantle, takinghome wins in the 1500m and the Mile. Sarah Grossi reached a pair of firsts in her ca-reer, getting named to the All-NEC cross country team in the fall and winning her first NECchampionship in the 3000m Steeplechase in the spring. Also of note was freshmanAlexis Hurd, who took sixth in the indoor 200m and came in eighth in the outdoor 100mat the NEC Championships.

Ruff is a 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelorof Science degree from the College of Language, Science & Arts. Ruff was also a deco-rated member of the Wolverine track and field team, capturing both First-Team All-BigTen honors and All-American honors. Ruff was a member of the national champion Dis-tance Medley Relay team, and was a team captain for both the track and field and crosscountry teams. While a student Ruff also worked with the University of Michigan trackcamps.

After the end of his athletic career, Ruff worked as a treatment specialist for trou-bled youths in Ann Arbor, acting as a care provider for 12-17 year olds. After one year,he returned to the track game, this time as a head cross country coach, at Henry FordHigh School in Detroit.

Ruff would spend one year at Henry Ford before making his way back to the Univer-sity of Michigan as an volunteer assistant coach for the track and field team. While anassistant coach Ruff worked mainly with the 600- and 800-meter runners.

R o n d e l l R u f fA s s i s T A n T C o A C h | s e C o n D s e A s o n

alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Michigan ‘06

Throws coach Tamara Burns is currently in her third season with the Red Flash, ar-

riving in Loretto upon completing a stellar four-year career at Virginia Tech. Despite her

short tenure thus far at Saint Francis, Burns’s athletes have been perhaps the top per-

formers the Red Flash have put out in the field over the last several seasons. Under

burns, Christin Bridge has won five individual Northeast Conference championships, in-

cluding two straight outdoor Shot Put and Discus titles; she is the only Red Flash woman

since 1999 to win consecutive championships in two separate events.

Burns coached shot putter Lisa Morse to a first-place finish at the 2008 Indoor

Championship and Kayla Herron to a win in the weight throw at the same event. More

recently, she guided Karl DeWayngaert to victory in the weight throw, helping the men’s

team win the 2009 Northeast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship. In two

years, Burns has led field athletes to 47 top-ten finishes at the NEC Championships.

While competing for the Hokies, Burns earned both All-American and All-Atlantic

Coast Conference Honors for her performances in the weight and hammer throws in

2005 and 2006. In 2006, she claimed the weight throw title at the ACC Indoor Cham-

pionships and went on to win the hammer throw at the 2007 ACC Outdoor champi-

onships. Burns’ performances helped the Hokies to capture the 2007 Indoor and

Outdoor ACC Championships.

T a m a r a b u r n sA s s i s T A n T C o A C h | T h i R D s e A s o n

alma Mater . . . . .Virginia Tech ‘07

A s s i s t a n t C o a c h i n g s t a f f

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Davis enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Red Flash after com-pleting a stellar four-year career as a sprinter on the track & field team. His time as aRed Flash student-athlete gives him a unique perspective and will allow him a special abil-ity to relate to his student athletes.

Davis worked primarily with the Red Flash sprinters, trying to develop the young corpsinto a challenger in the talented Northeast Conference. Under Davis in 2010, Will Velezrebounded from a serious knee injury in 2009 to post the third-fastest 100m time inSaint Francis history, qualifying for the IC4A championships with a 10.84 that rankedsixth at the 2010 NEC Outdoor Track & Field championship. Also, Alexis Hurd scored inthe indoor 200m and 400m at the 2009-10 NEC Indoor championships, as well as theoutdoor 100m at the 2010 NEC Outdoor championships, and Christy Staily took fifth inthe 400m Hurdles at the 2010 NEC Outdoor championships.

Davis was an outstanding competitor while a member of the track and field team, set-ting seven team records in his time as a student athlete. Davis holds records in threeindoor events (200m, 300m and 400m) and ranks second in Saint Francis history inthe outdoor 200m and 400m. Davis was also a member of the school-record breakingindoor 4x400m relay team. Davis was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Aca-demic All-District Team, and won the 2008-09 Northeast Conference Winter Scholar-Athlete Award for Indoor Track. He was a three-time regional qualifier as well as athree-time All-East Coast selection. In 2009, Davis was also presented with the Eugeneand Rosemary Turano Athletic Award, given annually to the school’s outstanding seniormale athlete.

Davis graduated from Saint Francis in December 2009 with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Accounting and Marketing. He is currently working towards his MBA at SaintFrancis. He is a native of Mississauga, Ontario, but currently makes his home in Loretto.

J o r d e n D a v i sA s s i s T A n T C o A C h | s e C o n D s e A s o n

alma Mater . . . . .Saint Francis ‘09

Patrick Gildea enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Red Flash crosscountry and track & field teams after spending time as a volunteer assistant coach withthe University of Tennessee cross country program. Gildea brings with him an extensivebackground in the realm of fitness and running as a result of his years in the field.

After his time at Tennesee, Gildea was a co-owner, trainer, and consultant at Opti-mal Performance, Inc., which specialized in sports-oriented and corporate wellness ini-tiatives. While at Optimal Performance, Gildea traveled throughout the communityconducting health symposiums and lectures.

Before that, Gildea served as a personal trainer for four years, first as part of Cus-tom Built Personal Training and later with National Fitness Center after the two compa-nies merged. As a personal trainer, Gildea was responsible for creating workoutprograms that centered on the strengths and goals of his clients.

Gildea was a professional athlete for the New York Athletic Club from January 2003until January 2008, competing on both a national and global scale. He competed in andqualified for three United States Track & Field championships, and was selected for boththe 2006 World Cross Country Championships and the 2008 World Half MarathonChampionships.

Gildea is certified as a personal trainer by the International Sports Sciences Asso-ciation and also as a Nautilus Indoor Cycling trainer. He earned his Bachelor of Arts inPsychology from Tennessee in 2003. He is working towards his Masters in Education.

P a t r i c k G i l d e aA s s i s T A n T C o A C h | F i R s T s e A s o n

alma Mater . . . . . . .Tennessee ‘03

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Carl Keifer enters his sixth year as an assistant track and field coach at Saint Fran-cis University and offers a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. Keifer hashelped both men’s and women’s teams at Saint Francis win two Northeast Conferencechampionships and take second place in the conference three other times.

Keifer has been in charge of an array of events since coming to Saint Francis, as-sisting with the sprint, hurdle, and jumping events. A versatile coach, Keifer is able tocoach all 18 track and field events, with his specialties being sprints, mid-distance, hur-dles and relays.

Before working at Saint Francis, Keifer served as an assistant coach of the boys’track team at Conemaugh Twp. Area H.S. in 2004. Before that, he was named the headcoach of the boys’ track and field team at Somerset Area H.S. after having worked as avolunteer sprint coach from 1997-98. Keifer was head coach from 1999-2002 andfielded six conference championship teams and recorded a sparkling 48-1-1 record.

Keifer’s coaching career began in 1983, where was an assistant at the Universityof Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He moved on to the first of two stints at Westmont HilltopHigh School, where he acted as an assistant in 1984 and 1990, and as head coach in1985. The period between 1985 and 1990 saw Keifer take the reigns as head coachof Shade High School’s track and field team (1986-1989). After his second stint atWestmont Hilltop, Keifer started his first tour of duty at Conemaugh Twp. Area, wherehe was an assistant.

Keifer graduted from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1981 with a degree inHealth and Physical Education. He currently resides in Johnstown with his wfie Francineand his sons Jerry and Carl III.

C a r l K e i f e rA s s i s T A n T C o A C h | s i X T h s e A s o n

alma Mater

. .Indiana University of Pennsylvania ‘81

behRe Gibson DiGioRGio FReiDhoFF

A s s i s t a n t C o a c h i n g s t a f f

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2 0 1 0 R o s t e rAlphabetical Roster

name event. yr. hometown/high School

Matthew Almendarez Throws Sophomore Hagerstown, Md. / South Hagerstown

Christopher Behre Distance Senior Flanders, N.J. / Mount Olive

Terry Bookhamer Throws Junior Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area

Andrew Brown Distance Senior Ebensburg, Pa. / Northern Cambria

Wesley Buehler Distance Junior Fredonia, N.Y. / Fredonia

Zachary Burns Distance Junior Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley

Issa Connell Sprints Sophomore Hampstead, Md./North Carroll

Chris DeLaney Distance Sophomore Leeper, Pa. / Venango Catholic

Brent DiGiorgio Distance Senior Armagh, Pa. / United

Daniel Drozdowsky Sprints Freshman Toronto, Ontario / Michael Powers

Ryan DuBois Distance Junior Wayne, N.J. / DePaul Catholic

Ryan Eckenrode Distance Sophomore Gallitzin, Pa. / Penn Cambria

Everette Farmer Sprints/Jumps Junior Baltimore, Md. / Loyola Blakefield

Christopher Fischer Distance Freshman Altoona, Pa. / Altoona

Shaun Foley Distance Sophomore Hamilton, N.J. / Notre Dame

Cedric Forbes Sprints/Jumps Freshman Corning, N.Y. / Corning

Lloyd Foster Distance Junior Bowie, Md. / DeMatha Catholic

Chris Freidhoff Jumps Junior Armagh, Pa. / United

Kyle Gibson Distance Junior Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon McMillan

Nicholas Gibson Distance Freshman Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon McMillan

Matthew Giza Sprints Freshman Las Vegas, Nev. / Centennial

Patrick Himes Distance Junior Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle

Brian Kealey Distance Junior Southampton, Pa. / Archbishop Wood

Sean Kirby Distance Sophomore Clarksville, Md. / River Hill

Andrew McKee Distance Senior Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shaler

Adam Mengel Distance Junior Monaca, Pa. / Center

Christopher Mills Distance Junior Pikesville, Md. / Western Tech

Tayler Moore Distance Junior Jamestown, N.Y. / Maple Grove

Nicholas Peterson Throws Senior Canyon, Calif. / Harry Welch

Jacob Portock Distance Freshman Souderton, Pa. / Souderton

Anthony Rusonis Sprints Junior York, Pa. / West York Area

Bryan Sill Throws R. Senior Bedford, Pa. / Bedford

Timothy Wertner Distance Senior Chambersburg, Pa. / Greencastle-Antrim

Logan Zimmerman Sprints Freshman Woodbury, Pa. / Northern Bedford

RosTeR bReAKDoWn

SFu By claSS

Seniors (6) - Behre,

Brown, DiGiorgio, McKee,

Peterson, Wertner

Juniors (14) - Bookhamer,

Buehler, Burns, DuBois,

Farmer, Foster, Freidhoff,

K. Gibson, Himes, Kealey,

Mengel, Mills, Moore, Ru-

sonis

Sophomores (5) - Almen-

darez, Connell, DeLaney, Foley,

Kirby

Freshmen (7) - Droz-

dowsky, Fischer, Forbes,

N. Gibson, Giza, Portock,

Zimmerman

SFu By State/proVince

pennsylvania (16) -

Bookhamer, Brown,

Burns, DeLaney, DiGiorgio,

Fischer, Freidhoff, K. Gib-

son, N. Gibson, Himes,

Kealey, McKee, Mengel,

Portock, Rusonis, Wert-

ner, Zimmerman

Maryland (6) - Almen-

darez, Connell, Farmer,

Foster, Kirby, Mills

new Jersey (3) - Behre,

DuBois, Foley

new york (3) - Buehler,

Forbes, Moore

california (1) - Peterson

nevada (1) - Giza

ontario (1) - Drozdowsky

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The 2010 Saint Francis men’s crosscountry team entered the season with aconsiderable amount of attention, as theveteran-laden squad was picked to finishsecond in the conference in the preseasonand received a pair of first-place votes inthe process. Facing a challenging pre-championship schedule that included tripsto Chicago and Delaware, the Red Flashmen hoped to live up to the hype.

The result was a second place finishat the 2010 NEC Championship, wherethe Flash finished behind just the host in-stitution Central Connecticut State BlueDevils. While disappointed that his teamwas not able to bring home the gold, SaintFrancis head coach Gordon Thomson saidhis team’s performance was still com-mendable, recording their highest placingsince the 2005 season.

“"They should be proud of themselves,"said Thomson. "They ran to win a teamchampionship. As a whole, this is a bigstep forward for the University. It showsour team is heading in the right direction."

Making his final appearance in aNortheast Conference championship wassenior tim Wertner, who earned his thirdconsecutive All-NEC honor by taking sev-enth overall at the meet. Directly behindWertner was chris Mills, who finished onespot out of All-NEC consideration in 2009but jumped out to eighth overall in 2010.Mills, a three-time Northeast Conferencechampion in the distance events in Out-door Track & Field, finally broke through in

cross country and willbe one of Thomson’stop harriers in 2011.

New to the partyfor the Flash were apair of sophomores;Shaun Foley andSean kirby were thethird and fourth All-NEC runners for theFlash in 2010, givingSaint Francis its mostAl l -NEC select ionssince their 2005 con-ference champi-onships. Foley madewhat was describedas a “quantum leap”by Thomson, andKirby’s successcomes on the heels of a surprise second-place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase atthe 2010 NEC Outdoor Track & Fieldchampionships.

While the Red Flash took second atthe meet, they still managed to bring homesome additional hardware from NewBritain. Freshman chris Fischer, a two-time NEC Rookie of the Week over thecourse of the season, finished 16th overalland earned NEC Freshman of the Year asthe top first-year finisher at the meet.

Beyond just the 2010 NEC champi-onships, the season saw the Red Flashearn numerous accolades as both a teamand as individuals. After competing at thenationally renowned Sean Earl Lakefront In-vitational (hosted by Loyola-Chicago, whereThomson spent the first 15 years of hishead coaching career), the Flash crackedthe United States Track & Field and CrossCountry Coaches’ Association (USTFC-CCA) Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings at#15. Saint Francis defeated severalteams that week that were included in theUSTFCCCA’s Midwest Regional rankings.

Two weeks later, the Flash jumped upto #13 in the region on the heels of astrong performance at the Delaware Blue& Gold Meet; Saint Francis came in sec-ond to just the hosting Delaware BlueHens, who ranked 11th in the Mid-AtlanticRegion. Finally, after their second placeperformance at the NEC Championships,the Flash ended up #11th in the region.

From an individual standpoint, SaintFrancis featured the most accolades for

any team in theNortheast Confer-ence. The Red Flashcombined for fiveNEC Athlete orRookie of the Weekawards, somethingthat no other schoolcould match. All told,the Flash earnedthree Rookie awards,two for Chris Fischerand one for Jakeportock, and Athleteof the Week awardsfor both Chris Millsand Tim Wertner.

With 2010 inthe rearview mirror,Thomson and the

Red Flash will now set their sights on the2010-11 track & field season, but notwithout keeping their sights on the 2011cross country season. Featuring seniorslike Mills, kyle gibson, adam Mengel, andZach Burns, the Red Flash hope that theveterans of the squad will combine withthe improved youth to bring the Red andWhite back to the top of the podium in theNortheast Conference.

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K. Gibson

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Mills

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Saint Francis men’s track & fieldcoach Gordon Thomson enters the 2010-11 track and field seasons with the hopethat an experienced crop of upperclass-men can mentor his talented newcomersand help the Red Flash return to the top ofthe Northeast Conference.

“We brought in five men this seasonthat can help us right away in the distanceand sprints events,” said Thomson. “In ad-dition [head football coach] Chris Villarrialis very pro-track and field. We hope topartner with him to bring in well-roundedathletes that wish to compete in both foot-ball and track & field.”

DisTAnCe

The most experienced third of the ros-ter is the distance corps, which returns itsentire squad from the 2009-10 season. Agroup heavy with upperclassmen, Thom-son will turn to a pair of multiple-timeNortheast Conference champions as hisdistance horses for the season. Graduatestudent chris Behre and junior chris Millshave a combined nine NEC individual titlesbetween the two of them, and will be chal-lengers for more in both middle- and long-distance events, respectively.

“Behre’s maturitylevel is very high; he gothis bachelor’s degree injust three years and willhave his master’s degreeby season’s end,” saidThomson. “With his ma-turity and experience,we’re looking for him tostep up and perform well,all the way to the IC4A’sand NCAA First Round.”

Thomson said thatMills is a true “trackracer,” with an innate abil-ity to set his pace andmaintain rhythm over aflat surface that makeshim difficult to beat in longraces.

“Mills did a marvelous job improving incross country this past season, gettingused to uphills, downhills, turns, and otherthings that break rhythm,” said Thomson.

“That will only help his track career. Heloves a flat, even surface and really thriveson it.”

According to Thomson, other return-ing runners to watch include Sean kirby,who as a freshman in 2009-10 took sec-ond in the NEC in the 3000m Steeple-chase; tim Wertner, a senior who is amultiple-time All-NECperformer in crosscountry and whomThomson feels is anathlete “most capableof translating that totrack success;” ShaunFoley, whom Thomsonsaid “made a quantumleap” in cross countrycompetition in 2010;kyle gibson, whoscored at the 2010NEC Outdoor Champi-onships in the 1500mand “has range fromthe Mile on up,” ac-cording to Thomson;and Brent digiorgio,who scored at the2009-10 NEC IndoorChampionships in the unseeded heat ofthe 3000m.

Two freshman expected to make animmediate impact arechris Fischer and nickgibson (brother of Kyle).Fischer earned NECRookie of the Year statusin the 2010 cross coun-try season, and Nick Gib-son expects to step rightin as one of the RedFlash’s dangerous mid-distance runners.

sPRinTs

The sprint squad will bedominated in 2010-11by youth, as no seniorcompetitors remainafter the graduation ofconverted jumper WillVelez in 2010. Thomson

will rely heavily on junior everette Farmerand sophomore issa connell to improvethis season to give the Red Flash a boostin the sprints.

“Those two men have been our breadand butter on the short sprints and re-lays,” said Thomson. “They’ve come intothis season with a great sense of workethic that is going to pay off.”

Connell is a naturally-gifter tall sprinterthat holds the sixth-best performance inschool history in the 100m with an 11.00

in 2010, as well asthe sixth-best per-formance in schoolhistory in the 60mwith a 7.07.Farmer was besetby injuries late inthe 2010 outdoorseason, but re-mained a key mem-ber of the shortsprint relays.

In terms offreshman, Thom-son hopes that fournewcomers will beable to step up andbecome productivequickly. In particu-lar, daniel droz-dowsky scored at

the Ontario Federation of School AthleticAssociations (OFSAA) meet in the 400m,and cedric Forbes qualified for the NewYork state championship meet in the hur-dles as a student at Corning H.S. Thom-son also indicated that Matt giza andlogan Zimmerman would be in the mix inthe sprints.

FielD

The returning crop in the field will bevery thin for the Red Flash, with just localproduct terry Bookhamer as a returningscorer. Bookhamer scored in the WeightThrow at the 2009-10 NEC Indoor Cham-pionships and just missed out on scoringin the Hammer Throw at the 2010 NECOutdoor Championships.

“Terry has been training well in the off-season, and we expect him to improve inthe coming seasons,” said Thomson.

Thomson also hopes that severalmembers of the Saint Francis footballteam will be able to step in and providedepth in the throws.

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A t h l e t e P r o f i l e s

ChristopherBehre

Senior | distanceWayne, n.J. | Mount olive

Junior (09-10): Named the 2010 Northeast Conference

Scholar Athlete of the Year for track & field... Won his sec-

ond consecutive NEC championship in the 1500m, notching

a time of 4:00.24 in the finals at the NEC Outdoor Champi-

onships (5/1/10)... member of the 4x400m relay team

that took third at the NEC Outdoor Championships

(5/2/10)... also a member of the 4x800m relay team that

finished third at the NEC Outdoor Championships

(5/2/10)... member of the outdoor 4x1500m Relay team

that took fifth overall at the Raleigh Relays, with their time of

16:10.88 also setting a new school record (3/26/10)...

took home in the gold in the Mile at the NEC Indoor Cham-

pionships, setting a new PR of 4:19.95 (2/21/10)... took

fifth in the 800m at the NEC Indoor Championships with a

PR of 1:55.32 (2/21/10)... Finished 32nd out of a field of

102 (27:42) at the 2009 NEC Championship, his only com-

petition of the season (10/31/09).

SophoMore (08-09): Claimed the NEC Most Valuable

Performer award and the NEC Most Outstanding Track Per-

former accolade at the 2009 NEC Indoor Championships,

leading Saint Francis to the team championship... won the

800-meter run (1:59.95) and the mile run (4:25.79) to help

lead the Red Flash to the team title... was also a member of

the men’s distance medley relay team that won gold at

2009 NEC Indoors with a time of 10:32.90... claimed the

individual title in the 1,500-meter run (4:01.58), and took

third-place in the 800-meter run (1:55.61) at the 2009 NEC

Outdoor Championships... took 24th in the 800m (1:52.12)

at the 2009 ECAC/IC4A Track & Field Championships… fin-

ished 33rd in the 1,500-meter run (3:58.07) at the 2009

NCAA East Regional.

FreShMan (07-08) Placed seventh in the mile run

(4:24.92) at the 2008 NEC Indoor Championships... won

gold in the 1,500-meter run (3:56.75), and took fifth in the

800-meter run (1:55.57) at the 2008 NEC Outdoors...fin-

ished 33rd (27:43.3) at the 2007 NEC XC Championships,

and took 51st (27:10) at the IC4A Championship.

perSonal: Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and Spring

2007, 2009, 2010 SFU Academic Honor Roll student...

Computer Science/General Concentration major...coached

by Dave Sulley in high school...son of Nadine and Michael

Behre.

BrentDiGiorgio

Senior | distancearmagh, pa. | united

Junior (09-10): DiGiorgio set a new PR in the outdoor5000m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/10/10) with atime of 15:09.64…member of the outdoor 4x1500mRelay team that took fifth overall at the Raleigh Relayswith a time of 16:10.88, setting a new school record inthe process (3/26/10)...Recorded a PR in the Mile atthe Bison O&M (1/30/10) with a time of4:26.22...Placed 42nd in the 5K at the Mount SaintMary's 5k Duals with a time of 17:06 (9/4/09)...fin-ished 32nd out of 108 (27:04) at the Buffalo StampedeInvite (9/19/09)...placed 19th out of 102 with a time of27:24 at the 2009 NEC Championships (10/31/09).SophoMore (08-09): Crossed the line in 11th in the1,500m run (4:12.07) at the 2009 NEC Outdoor Cham-pionships, where he also took 10th in the 5k (15:31.71).FreShMan (07-08): Placed 36th at the 2007 NECChampionships (27:59.8).perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete Mentors(SAMS) in 2009-10… Fall 2007, 2008, 2009 andSpring 2008, 2009, 2010 SFU Academic Honor Rollstudent… Biology/Pre-Professional major...coached byBernie Dixon in high school... son of Laura and Richard Di-Giorgio.

AndrewBrown

Senior | distanceebensburg, pa. | northern cambria

Junior (09-10): Set a PR of 9:20.83 in the outdoor

3000m at the Eric Kloiber Invitational (4/17/10)... Finished

26th in the 5K at the Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals with a

time of 16:32 (9/4/09)...placed 27th out of 108 (26:49)

at the Buffalo Stampede (9/19/09)...finished 58th out of

332 (26:11) at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2/09).

SophoMore (08-09): Brown sat out much of his fresh-

man season with an injury, but bounced back to place 25th

in the 5k (16:41.52) at the 2009 NEC Indoor Champi-

onships.

perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete Mentors

(SAMS) in 2008-09… Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, and Spring

2008, 2009, 2010 SFU Academic Honor Roll student…

History major...coached by Denise Carpinello in high

school...son of Sandra and Tim Brown.

ReD FlAsh FACTThe Saint Francis men’s cross country team won s ix NortheastConference championships in seven years in the previous decade,and f in ished lower than th ird just three t imes in 12 years.

indoor outdoor800m - 1:55.32 800m - 1:51.40

1000m - 2:27.63 1500m - 3:56.75

Mile - 4:19.95

indoor outdoorMile - 4:30 3000m - 9:20.83

5000m - 16:41.52 5000m - 16:3510,000m - 34:34.86

indoor outdoorMile - 4:24 5000m - 15:09.64

3000m - 8:51.13 10,000m - 34:52.805000m - 15:58.90

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NicholasPeterson

Senior | throwscanyon, calif. | canyon county

Junior (09-10): Peterson threw the second best

performance of the year in the outdoor Shot Put with

a put of 13.55m at the Father Bede Invite

(4/24/10)

SophoMore (08-09): Placed 14th in the shot put

(13.17m) at the 2009 NEC Indoor Championships…

finished 15th in the hammer throw (37.83m), and

16th in the shot put (13.04m), at the 2009 NEC Out-

doors

FreShMan (07-08): Took eighth in the shot put

(14.03m) at the 2008 NEC Indoors… finished 11th in

the shot put (14.51m) at the 2008 NEC Outdoors.

perSonal: Also member of Red Flash football

team...Management major.

AndrewMcKee

Senior | distancepittsburgh, pa. | Shaler

Junior (09-10): McKee set a PR in the outdoor

1500m at the Colonial Relays with a time of 4:07.60

(4/2/10) … set a personal record in the indoor mile

at the PSU Northeast (1/16/10) with a time of

4:27.52… was the third best performer in the indoor

3000m in 2009-10, while setting a PR at the NEC In-

door Championships with a time of 8:47.58

(2/20/10)...Finished 47th (27:48) at the Buffalo

Stampede Invite (9/19/09)...placed 65th (28:33) at

the 2009 NEC Championships (10/31/09).

SophoMore (08-09): Has had good showings at

Northeast Conference championships, including a fifth-

place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase (9:52.50) and

a 13th-place showing in the 5k (15:42.39) at the

2009 outdoors... took 10th in the Mile Run (4:36.87),

and ninth in the 3k (9:01.56), at the 2009 NEC In-

doors.

perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete Mentors

(SAMS) in 2009-10… Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, and

spring 2008, 2009, 2010 SFU Academic Honor Roll

student… Fall 2008, Winter 2009, and Spring 2008,

2009 NEC Academic Honor Roll… History/Secondary

Education major...coached by Mike Dusch in high

school... son of Rose and Robert McKee.

indoor outdoorMile - 4:24 3000m Steeple - 9:52.50

3000m - 8:51.135000m - 15:58.90

indoor outdoorShot Put - 14.03m Hammer Throw - 40.09m

Shot Put - 13.55m

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BryanSill

Senior | throwsBedford, pa. | Bedford

Junior (09-10): Set PR’s across the board in the

2009-10 season, his first with the Red Flash... had

his best performance in the Outdoor Shot Put at the

Father Bede Hines Invitational, putting the implment

12.76m (4/24)... had SFU’s second-best Javelin toss

of the season, tossing the javelin 36.58 at the Father

Bede Hines Invitational (4/24)..posted a personal-

best 12.07m in the Indoor Shot Put at the PSU Re-

lays (1/9).

high School: three-sport athlete from Bedford H.S

who competed in football, wrestling and track... an ac-

compllished thrower who compete in shot put, discus

and javelin in high school... high school All-Conference

selection in wrestling.

perSonal: Son of Fred and Linda SIll.

indoor outdoorShot Put - 12.07m Javelin - 36.58m

Shot Put - 12.76mDiscus - 33.34m

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A t h l e t e P r o f i l e s

WesleyBuehler

Junior | distanceFredonia, n.y. | Fredonia

SophoMore (09-10): Recorded a career best in

the outdoor 1500m with a time of 4:27.96 at the Fa-

ther Bede Invite…set a personal best in the indoor

3000m at the Bucknell Heptagonal (1/23/10) with

a time of 9:49.70...Finished 57th at the Buffalo Stam-

pede Invite with a time of 28:14 in the 8K (9/19/09).

FreShMan (08-09): Crossed the line in 21st in the

10k (35:12.18) at the 2009 NEC Outdoor Champi-

onships… took 43rd (22:13.39) in first-ever collegiate

event at the Bucknell Bison Cross Country Opener.

perSonal: Spring 2009 SFU Academic Honor Roll

student… Management major.

TerryBookhamer

Junior | throwsaltoona, pa. | altoona

SophoMore (09-10): Bookhamer set new career

highs in the Javelin (40.95m), the Shot Put (13.58m),

and the Discus (40.42m) at the Father Bede Invite

(4/24/10)… recorded a personal best in the Ham-

mer Throw with a distance of 46.10mat the Bennie

Benson Memorial (4/11/10) …set a PR in the

weight throw with a distance of 16.11m/52-10.25

at the NEC Indoor Championships

(2/21/10)…Recorded a PR in the indoor shot put

with a distance of 13.37m/43-10.50 at the Bison

Opener (12/5/10).

FreShMan (08-09): Took 10th in the weight throw

(15.12m) at the 2009 NEC Indoor Championships…

finished 11th in the discus throw (37.66m) and ham-

mer throw (40.56m), and 19th in the shot put

(12.60m), at the 2009 NEC Outdoors…

perSonal: Attended nearby Altoona High School…

Sociology/Criminal Justice major...Fall 2009 Athlet-

ics Honor Roll.

indoor outdoorWeight Throw - 16.11m Discus - 35.48m

Shot Put - 13.37m Hammer Throw - 46.10mShot Put - 13.58mJavelin - 40.95m

indoor outdoor3000m - 9:49.70 1500m - 4:27.96

10,000m - 35:12.18

TimothyWertner

Senior | distancechambersburg, pa. | greencastle-antrim

Junior (09-10): Won the 2009 NEC Scholar Ath-

lete of the Year award for Cross Country... set a PR

in the outdoor 10,000m at the Colonial Relays,

recording a time of 31:56.09 (4/2/10)…set a per-

sonal best in the indoor 5000m with a time of

15:40.60 at the NEC Indoor Championships which

was the second best performance of the year for that

event (2/21/10)..Was the first SFU cross country

runner to cross the line in every race he ran in

2009... won the Northeast Conference Scholar-Ath-

lete of the Year for Cross Country in 2009...earned

his second straight All-NEC distinction when he took

3rd out of 102 (26:22) at the 2009 NEC Champi-

onships (10/31/09)...placed 7th out of 108 (25:09)

at the Buffalo Stampede Invite (9/19/09)...finished

3rd out of 332 (24:55) at the Paul Short Invitational,

the first Northeast Conference harrier to finish at the

race (10/2/09)...finished 47th out of 197 (33:33)

at the 2009 NCAA Mid Atlantic Region (11/15/09).

SophoMore (08-09): Wertner finished fifth in the

5k (15:18.79) at the 2009 NEC Indoor Champi-

onships... finished first overall at the Father Bede

Hines Invitational (9/13/08) with a time of

16:47.00… took fifth in the 5k (15:19.32) and 10k

(32:03.73) at the 2009 NEC Outdoor Champi-

onships...Secured a seventh-place showing at the

2008 NEC Cross Country Championship with a time

of 27:09, and finished 73rd (27:09) at the IC4A

Championships.

FreShMan (07-08): Placed second in the 5k with a

time of 15:28.84, and 10th in the 10k (34:48.05), at

the 2008 NEC Outdoors...Three-time NEC Cross

Country Rookie-of-the-Week during freshman season

in 2007... took 37th at 2007 NEC XC Championships

(28:00.9), and finished 53rd (27:11) at the IC4A

Championships.

perSonal: Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, and Spring

2008, 2009, 2010 SFU Academic Honor Roll stu-

dent…Physical Therapy major...coached by Richard

Secrest in high school... son of Pamela and John

Wertner.

indoor outdoor5000m - 15:40.60 1500m - 4:12.25

5000m - 15:17.4910,000m - 31:56.09

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RyanDuBois

Junior | distanceWayne, n.J. | depaul catholic

SophoMore (09-10): DuBois set a personal best in

the outdoor 1500m with a time of 4:18.64 at the

Bison Outdoor Classic (4/10/10)…member of the

outdoor 4x800m Relay Team that recorded the best

performance of the year, a 7:44.42 at the Colonial

Relays (4/3/10)... part of the indoor 4x400m Relay

that recorded a time of 3:28.70 at the Bucknell Win-

ter (2/12/10), the indoor 4x800m Relay that set a

time of 8:00.06 at the PSU Northeast (1/16/10)

and the indoor Distance Medley Relay that recorded

a time of 10:23.35 at the NEC’s Final (2/21/10).

FreShMan (08-09): took 47th (22:20.49) in first-

ever collegiate event at the Bucknell Bison Cross

Country Opener.

perSonal: Fall 2008 and spring 2009 SFU Aca-

demic Honor Roll student… spring 2009 NEC Aca-

demic Honor Roll student… Occupational Therapy

major.

ZacharyBurns

Junior | distanceMilford, pa. | delware Valley

SophoMore (09-10): Burns set two new career highs

in 2010, recording a time of 4:51.97 in the Mile at the

Bison Opener (12/5/10) and a time of 9:41.21 in the in-

door 3000m at the Bucknell Heptagonal (1/23/10)...Fin-

ished 43rd in the 5K with a time of 17:07 at the Mount

Saint Mary's 5k Duals (9/4/09).

FreShMan (08-09): crossed the line in 18th in the 5k

(15:51.36) at the 2009 NEC Outdoors… finished 15th in

the 5k (15:56.94), and 17th in the 3k (9:19.94), at the

2009 NEC Indoor Championships... took 32nd (21:30.48)

in first-ever collegiate event at the Bucknell Bison Cross

Country Opener.

perSonal: Fall 2008 and spring 2009 SFU Academic

Honor Roll student… fall 2008, winter 2009 and spring

2009 NEC Academic Honor Roll… English/Secondary Ed-

ucation major.

indoor outdoor3000m - 9:41.21 1500m - 4:18.75

5000m - 15:56.94 3000m - 9:33.985000m - 15:51.36

indoor outdoor500m - 1:09.45 800m - 1:58.05600m - 1:25.46 1500m - 4:18.64800m - 1:59.20

EveretteFarmer

Junior | Jumps/SprintsBaltimore, Md. | loyola Blakefield

SophoMore (09-10): Ran a personal best in the

outdoor 200m with a time of 22.81 at the Bennie

Benson Memorial (4/11/10)…. posted the year's

top performance in the outdoor 400m, running a

49.94 at the Colonial Relays (4/2/10)...member of

the 4x100m Relay team that recorded the year's top

performance, running a 42.55 at the Colonial Relays

(4/2/10)…recorded the top performance for three

indoor events in 2010, setting the standard in the

200m with a time of 23.16 at the Bucknell Heptag-

onal (1/23/10), the indoor 400m with a time of

51.15 at the NEC Indoor Championships

(2/20/10), and in the indoor 500m with a time of

1:07.36 at the Bison Opener (12/5/09).

FreShMan (08-09): Farmer scored points at the

NEC Championships during his freshman season, and

will compete in sprints and jumps in 2009-10… was

a member of the 4x400 relay squad that finished fifth

(3:21.84) at the 2009 NEC Outdoors…

perSonal: Management Information Systems

major...Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Athletics Honor

Roll.

indoor outdoor200m - 23.16 200m - 22.81400m - 51.15 400m - 49.94

500m - 1:07.36

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A t h l e t e P r o f i l e s

LloydFoster

Junior | distanceBowie, Md. | deMatha catholic

SophoMore (09-10): A key part of the Red Flash re-

lays, Foster was a member of the 4x400m Relay

Team that recorded a time of 3:24.26 in the NEC Out-

door Championships (5/2/10)…recorded a PR in the

indoor 800m at the Bison O&M with a time of 1:56.80

(1/30/10) …part of the indoor 4x400m Relay team

notched the season's best performance with a time of

3:28.70 at the Bucknell Winter (2/12/10)… mem-

ber of the indoor 4x800m Relay team that recorded

the season's best performance with a time of 8:00.06

at the PSU Northeast Challenge (1/16/10).

FreShMan (08-09): Foster was a member of the

men’s distance medley relay team that won gold at

2009 NEC Indoors with a time of 10:32.90, helping

lead the Red Flash to the team title... member of the

4x800m relay team that finished third with an ECAC-

qualifying time of 7:49.72 at the 2009 NEC Outdoors...

took 61st (24:10.28) in first-ever collegiate event at

the Bucknell Bison Cross Country Opener.

perSonal: Served on SFU Leadership Council in

2008-09… Management Information Systems major.

KyleGibson

Junior | distancecanonsburg, pa. | canon McMillan

SophoMore (09-10): Gibson ran the outdoor

1500m at the NEC Outdoor Championships, setting

a PR with a time of 4:01.04 (5/2/10) …Ran the

5000m at the Bison Outdoor Classic, setting a per-

sonal record of 15:07.56, which was the best per-

formance of the year in that outdoor event

(4/10/10)…member of the 4x1500m Relay team

that set a new school record at the Raleigh Relays,

taking fifth overall with a time of 16:10.88

(3/26/10)…recorded the best performance of the

year in the indoor 1000m, at the Bucknell Heptag-

onal with a time of 2:31.88…Set a PR of 1:59.48 at

the Bucknell Winter (2/12/10) in the indoor

800m...Was the first SFU runner to finish at the

Mount Saint Mary's 5k Duals, placing 20th out of

67 in the 5K with a time of 16:23

(9/4/09)...placed 21st out of 108 (26:44) at the

Buffalo Stampede Invite (9/19/09)...finished 49th

out of 102 (28:05) at the 2009 NEC Champi-

onships (10/31/09).

FreShMan (08-09): Gibson crossed the tape in

15th (20:53.08) at his first-ever collegiate event, at

the Bucknell Bison Opener... was the first Red Flash

runner to finish, taking fourth overall (26:37), lead-

ing SFU to a third-place finish at the Cal (Pa.) Invita-

tional (9/6/08)... was named NEC

Rookie-of-the-Week on Sept. 16, 2008, after be-

coming the first freshman to cross the tape for the

Red Flash at the Father Bede Hines Invitational, fin-

ishing second on the 5k course in 16:48... first Red

Flash finisher at George Mason Cross Country In-

vite, taking 50th in 26:41 (10/5/08).

perSonal: Computer Science major.

indoor outdoor600m - 1:21.79 800m - 1:56.24800m - 1:56.80

1000m - 2:38.48

indoor outdoor800m - 1:59.48 1500m - 4:01.04

1000m - 2:31.88 5000m - 15:07.56Mile - 4:21.72

3000m - 8:55.50

ChristopherFreidhoff

Junior | Sprints/Jumpsarmagh, pa. | united

SophoMore (09-10): Set a new PR in the outdoor

Long Jump with a distance of 6.32m, along with a

personal best in the outdoor Triple Jump (12.40m),

at the Father Bede Invite (4/24/10)…Set a PR in the

indoor 60m at the Bucknell Heptagonal (1/23/10)

with a time of 7.27…also at the Bucknell Heptagonal,

he set a career high in the indoor 200m with a time

of 24.12…Had the top performances of the year in

both the indoor Long Jump and the indoor Triple

Jump.

FreShMan (08-09): Freidhoff had a solid freshman

campaign, and will look to move up the NEC place-fin-

ishers in 2009-10… placed 11th in the triple jump

(12.78m) at the 2009 NEC Indoor Championships…

took 15th in the triple jump (12.59m), and 24th in

the long jump (5.58m), at the 2009 NEC Outdoors.

perSonal: Biology/Secondary Education major.

indoor outdoor60m - 7.27 Long Jump - 6.32m

200m - 24.12 Triple Jump - 12.40mTriple Jump - 13.23m

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PatrickHimes

Junior | distancealtoona, pa. | Bishop guilfoyle

SophoMore (09-10): Himes ran the outdoor

5000m at the Eric Kloiber Invitational, setting a per-

sonal record with a time of 9:46.92 (4/17/10)…Set a

PR in the Mile at the Bison Opener (12/5/09) with a

time of 4:55.44… Was a member of the indoor 4x1

Mile Relay team that recorded a second best per-

formance of the year with a time of 19:24.78 at the

PSU Relays (1/9/10)...Took 78th (28:56) at the Buf-

falo Stampede Invite (9/19/09).

FreShMan (08-09): Himes placed 25th in the 10k

(36:22.41) at the 2009 NEC Outdoor Championships.

perSonal: Fall 2008 SFU Academic Honor Roll… En-

gineering major.

BrianKealey

Junior | distanceSouthampton, pa. | archbishop Wood

SophoMore (09-10): Kealey ran the outdoor 800m at

the Father Bede Invite, setting a PR and posting the best

performance of the year in that event with a time of

1:56.10 (4/24/10)…ran the outdoor 1500m at the NEC

Outdoor Championships (5/1/10) with a time of 4:03.28,

a new personal best…member of the 4x400m Relay team

at the NEC Outdoor Championships that ran a time of

3:24.26 (5/2/10)…recorded a PR in the indoor 800m

at the Bucknell Heptagonal with a time of 1:57.58

(1/23/10.

FreShMan (08-09): Kealey captured an eighth-place fin-

ish in the mile run (4:30.95) at the 2009 NEC Indoor

Championships... member of the 4x800m relay team that

finished third with an ECAC-qualifying time of 7:49.72 at

the 2009 NEC Outdoors.

perSonal: Served on SFU Leadership Council in 2008-

09… fall 2008 and spring 2009 SFU Academic Honor Roll

student… fall 2008, winter 2009 and spring 2009 NEC

Academic Honor Roll… Business Administration major.

AdamMengel

Junior | distanceMonaca, pa. | center

SophoMore (09-10): Mengel set a PR in the outdoor

5000m with a time of 15:45.91 at the Colonial Relays

(4/2/10)… ran a personal best in the outdoor 3000m

Steeplechase at the Bison Outdoor Classic, recording

a time of 10:08.3 (4/10/10)…authored the third best

performance of the year in the indoor 5000m with a

time of 15:46.74 at the NEC Indoor Championships

(2/21/10) …set a PR of 4:25.49 in the indoor Mile at

the Bucknell Winter (2/12/10)...Took 30th in the 5K

run with a time of 16:36 at the Mount Saint Mary's 5k

Duals (9/4/09)...placed 42nd (27:39) at the Buffalo

Stampede Invite (9/19/09)...finished in 26:45 at the

Paul Short Invitational (10/2/09)...finished 31st out of

102 (27:41) at the 2009 NEC Championships

(10/31/09).

FreShMan (08-09): placed 16th in the 3k (9:18.07)

at the 2009 NEC Indoors… took 15th in the 3k stee-

plechase (10:36.23) at the 2009 NEC Outdoors.Took

38th (21:52.57) in first-ever collegiate event at the

Bucknell Bison Cross Country Opener... placed 49th

(28:41) at the 2008 NEC Cross Country Champi-

onship.

perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete Mentors

(SAMS) in 2009-10… spring 2009 SFU Academic

Honor Roll student… Biology/Environmental Science

major.

indoor outdoorMile - 4:55.44 1500m - 4:28.36

3000m - 9:46.9210,000m - 36:22.41

indoor outdoor500m - 1:08.77 800m - 1:56.10800m - 1:57.58 1500m - 4:03.28

Mile - 4:27

indoor outdoorMile - 4:25.49 3000m Steeple - 9:38.4

3000m - 9:07.71 5000m - 15:45.915000m - 15:46.74

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ChristopherMills

Junior | distancepikesville, Md. | Western tech

SophoMore (09-10): Mills won his third indi-vidual Northeast Conference championship in2010, winning his second consecutive 5000mtitle at the NEC Outdoor Championships with atime of 15:10.79 (5/2/10)... took second in the10,000m at the NEC Outdoor Championships,dealing with unfavorable heat and humidity topost a time of 31:07.25 (5/1/10)... gutted outa strong performance in the 10,000m at theBison Outdoor Classic, running a time of30:42.88 in unseasonably wintry conditions andqualifying for the IC4A Championships(4/10/10)…was a member of the outdoor4x1500m Relay team that took fifth overall atthe Raleigh Relays with a time of 16:10.88, alsosetting a new school record(3/26/10)…recorded two personal bests at theNEC Indoor Championships, finishing in secondplace in the 5000m with a time of 15:10.53 andin third in the indoor 3000m with a time of8:38.71 (2/20/10)... both times were the bestperformances of the year in each event...Placed15th out of 102 (27:15) at the 2009 NECChampionships, missing out on All-NEC consid-eration by one place (10/31/ 09)... Took 12thout of 108 (26:23) at the Buffalo Stampede In-vite (9/19/09)...finished 9th out of 332 (25:24)at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2/09).FreShMan (08-09): Mills wrapped up hisfreshman season as a two-time NEC Champion…won gold in the 5k (15:02.75) and 10k(31:27.42) races at the 2009 NEC OutdoorChampionships... named NEC Rookie-of-the-Week(4/14/09) after qualifying for the IC4A Cham-pionships with a time of 30:53.73 in the 10k, atthe Bison Outdoor... crossed the line in 20th inthe 10k (31:46.97) at the 2009 ECAC/IC4ATrack & Field Championships… finished 31st inthe 5k (15:35.93) at the 2009 NCAA East Re-gional… had a fifth-place showing in the 3k(8:51.12), and a seventh-place finish in the 5k(15:24.10), at the 2009 NEC Indoor Champi-onships... crossed the tape in 16th (20:56.45)at his first-ever collegiate event, at the BucknellBison Opener... took 26th as a freshman at the2008 NEC Cross Country Championship, finish-ing with a time of 27:58, and continued with a39th-place effort at the IC4A University racewith a time of 26:40... placed seventh at the Fa-ther Bede Hines Invitational (9/13/08) with atime of 17:33…Crossed the tape in 16th(20:56.45) at his first-ever collegiate event, atthe Bucknell Bison Opener... took 26th as afreshman at the 2008 NEC Cross CountryChampionship, finishing with a time of 27:58,and continued with a 39th-place effort at theIC4A University race with a time of 26:40...placed seventh at the Father Bede Hines Invita-tional (9/13/08) with a time of 17:33.perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete Ad-visory Committee in 2009-10… fall 2008 andspring 2009 SFU Academic Honor Roll student…Fall 2008, Winter 2009 and Spring 2009 NECAcademic Honor Roll… Economics and Financemajor.

indoor outdoor3000m - 8:51.12 5000m - 15:02.75

5000m - 15:10.53 10,000m - 30:42.88

TaylerMoore

Junior | distanceJamestown, n.y. | Maple grove

SophoMore (09-10): Moore set a PR in the 3000m

Steeplechase with a time of 9:58.56 at the Colonial Re-

lays (4/2/10) …ran a personal best in the outdoor

1500m with a time of 4:10.92 at the Bison Outdoor

Classic (4/10/10)… recorded a 4:38.13 in theMile at

the Bucknell Winter (2/12/10)... set a new PR of

9:35.00 in the indoor 3000m at the Bison Opener

(12/5/09).

FreShMan (08-09): Did not compete during the 08-

09 season

perSonal: Biology/Secondary Education major.

indoor outdoor1000m - 2:47.76 800m - 2:00

1500m - 4:10.923000m Steeple - 9:58.56

AnthonyRusonis

Junior | Sprintsyork, pa. | West york

SophoMore (09-10): Rusonis set a PR in the out-door 200m with a time of 22.99 at the Eric KloiberInvitational (4/17/10) …set a PR in the outdoor400m recording a time of 50.03 at the NEC OutdoorChampionships (5/1/10)…was a member of the out-door 4x400m Relay Team that issued the best per-formance of the year with a time of 3:24.26 at theNEC Outdoor Championships (5/2/10)…had thethird best performance of the year in the indoor200m, recording a time of 23.94 at the BucknellHeptagonal (1/23/10)…set a PR at the BisonOpener (12/5/09) in the indoor 400m with a timeof 51.92…set a personal best in the indoor 500m atthe PSU Northeast (1/16/10) with a time of1:09.36….was a member of the indoor 4x400 Relayteam at the Bucknell Winter (2/12/10) that set atime of 3:28.70.FreShMan (08-09): Member of the 4x400 relayteam that finished fifth (3:24.94) at the 2009 NECIndoor Championships… was also a member of the4x400 relay squad that finished fifth (3:21.84) at the2009 NEC Outdoors…perSonal: Served on SFU Student-Athlete AdvisoryCommittee in 2009-10… winter 2009 and spring2009 NEC Academic Honor Roll… Public Adminis-tration/Social Science Concentration major.

indoor outdoor200m - 23.94 200m - 23.46400m - 51.94 400m - 50.03

500m - 1:09.36

A t h l e t e P r o f i l e s

FosTeR Rusonis

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MatthewAlmendarez

Sophomore | throwshagerstown, Md. | South hagerstown

FreShMan (09-10): Recorded PR's in the out-

door Shot Put (11.85m), Discus (40.42m), and

Hammer Throw (32.92m) at the Father Bede In-

vite (4/24/10).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete from South

Hagerstown H.S.... member of couty champnion-

ship team in high school... was named an All-Con-

ference athlete in high school... three-year

letterwinner in track, and also won a pair each in

basketball and football.

perSonal: Intends to major in Exercise Physiol-

ogy...Son of Laureen Donovan and Alfredo Almen-

darez

IssaConnell

Sophomore | Sprintshampstead, Md. | north carroll

FreShMan (09-10): Set a personal record in the

outdoor 100m at the Father Bede Invite (4/24/10)

with a time of 11.00… part of the 4x100m Relay that

had its best performance of the year, running a

42.55 at the Colonial Relays (4/3/10)...recorded

the best Red Flash performance in the 60m in 2010,

running a 7.07 (12/5/09).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of North Carroll H.S. that

will be an immediate contributor in the sprints...

three-year letterwinner in track at North Carroll... for-

mer Athlete of the Year in high school... holds five

school sprint records, including the 55m, 100m,

200m, 400m, and 300m.

perSonal: Fall 2009 Athletics Honor Roll...son of

Kim and Barry Connell.

ChristopherDeLaney

Sophomore | distanceleeper, pa. | Venango catholic

FreShMan (09-10): DeLaney set new PR in the

outdoor 1500m with a time of 4:12.11 at the Ben-

nie Benson Memorial (4/11/10) …Set a PR in the

outdoor 10,000m of 34:18.24 at the NEC Outdoor

Championships (5/1/10)... finished 54 28:10) at

the Buffalo Stampede Invite (9/19/09).

high School: Distance runner from Venango

Catholic H.S. will compete in cross country and

track... second-highest scorer on track team senior

year... three-time team MVP in cross country.

perSonal: Son of Patti and Scott DeLaney.

indoor outdoorShot Put - 11.56m Shot Put - 11.85m

Weight Throw - 11.67m Discus - 33.77mHammer Throw - 32.92m

indoor outdoor60m - 7.07 100m - 11.00

200m - 23.30

indoor outdoor3000m - 9:36.38 1500m - 4:12.11

5000m - 16:09.51 3000m - 9:05.055000m - 16:24.83

10,000m - 34:18.24

RyanEckenrode

Sophomore | distancehometown | high School

FreShMan (2009): Ran a season-best 19:18 at

the Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals (9/4).

HIGH SCHOOL: Middle-distance runner from

nearby Penn Cambria H.S.... earned letters in both

cross country and track & field... named to the

both the All-Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference

and All-Region teams... named Outstanding Run-

ner of the Year.

perSonal: Psychology major... son of Dawn and

Faber Eckenrode.

indoor outdoor3000m - 9:58.51

KeAleY Dubois

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SeanKirby

Sophomore | distanceclarksville, Md. | river hill

FreShMan (09-10):At the NEC Outdoor Championships,

Kirby battled his way through the heat and tough field to take

second in the 3000m Steeplechase with a PR of 9:46.36,

passing the 2009 champion in the process (5/2/10)...set

a personal best in the outdoor 1500m with a time of

4:14.33 at the Colonial Relays (4/2/10)...Placed 31st out

of 108 (27:04) at the Buffalo Stampede Invite (9/19/09).

high School: Enters Saint Francis University after out-

standing junior and senior seasons at River Hill High School

in Clarksville, Md… received First Team All-County honors in

2007 and 2008… First Team All-Metro in 2008… Third

Team All-State in 2007… Second Team All-State in 2008…

named team MVP in 2006 and 2008… ran the fastest

three-mile time (15:58)… helped River Hill win Cross Coun-

try States in 2007… placed second as an individual in the

state in 2008… also received letters in wrestling and out-

door track… qualified for states in wrestling in 2008… recip-

ient of the Scholar-Athlete Award from 2005-2009…

member of the Athletic Leadership Council and NHS…

perSonal: Physician Assistant major.

indoor outdoor1500m - 4:14.33

3000m Steeple - 9:46.36

A t h l e t e P r o f i l e s

DanielDrozdowsky

Freshman | Sprintstoronto, ontario | Michael power - St. Joseph’s

high School: Freshman from Michael Power – St.

Joseph’s that competed in events between the

100m and 400m… part of three Toronto District Col-

lege Athletic Association (TDCAA) championship

teams between 2007 and 2009… ranked third in On-

tario in the 400m in 2008 and fourth in the Cana-

dian Youth Championships in the 400m in 2009…

four-year member of the honor roll.

perSonal: Son of Nadia and Nurij Drozdowsky.

indoor outdoor100m - 11.13200m - 22.47400m - 49.67

bRoWn MooRe FoleY

ShaunFoley

Sophomore | distancehamilton, n.J. | notre dame

FreShMan (09-10): Set a new PR in the outdoor

5000m with a time of 15:34.39 at the Raleigh Relays

(3/26/10) …achieved a PR in the Mile at the NEC In-

door Championships, recording a time of 4:30.42

(2/20/10)...Finished 25th out of 108 at the Buffalo

Stampede Invite with a time of 26:48 (9/19/09)

...placed 125th (26:44) at the Paul Short Invitational

(10/2/09)...placed 61st (28:27) at the 2009 NEC

Championships (10/31/09).

high School: A model student-athlete out of Notre

Dame High School in Hamilton, New Jersey… earned

10 varsity letters in indoor track, outdoor track, and

cross country… named the MVP for cross country in

his senior season… Second Team All-County and All-

Area from his sophomore to senior year… member of

National Honor Society and Notre Dame’s Honor Roll…

chairman of Student Government.

perSonal: Physician Assistant major.indoor outdoor

800m - 2:01.80 3000m Steeple - 10:01.893000m - 9:03.78 5000m - 15:34.39

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ChristopherFischer

Freshman | distancealtoona, pa. | altoona

high School: Local middle-distance product from

Altoona that lettered all four years of high school in

cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field…

First-Team All-State in cross country in 2009… two-

time Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week… won a Dis-

trict VI championship in the 3200m in 2008, and

was member of the 4x800m Relay that won a Dis-

trict VI championship… won the 2009 Gioisa Award

as top cross country runner… National Junior Honor

Society.

perSonal: Eagle Scout… intends to major in Physi-

cal Therapy… son of Linda and David Fischer.

indoor outdoor800m - 1:59

1600m - 4:31.973200m - 9:49.73

2000m Steeple - 6:11.07

NicholasGibson

Freshman | distancecanonsburg, pa. | canon McMillan

high School: Freshman middle distance runner

from Canon McMillan that was part of two Western

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL)

championships… earned varsity letters in cross coun-

try, indoor & outdoor track & field, and basketball…

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Athlete of the Week hon-

oree… Washington Observer-Reporter Athlete of the

Week honoree… Almanac Track Athlete of the Year…

Boys’ MVP at the Washington County Track & Field

Championships… high honor roll… member of Ger-

man Honor Society.

perSonal: Intends to major in education… younger

brother of former Red Flash athlete Taryn Gibson ’07

and current track & field athlete Kyle Gibson, as well

as Saint Francis alumnus Jonathan Gibson ’09…

mother Diane Gibson earned M. Ed. in 2007… son of

Diane and Jeff Gibson.

indoor outdoorMile - 4:15.85 800m - 1:55.96

1600m - 4:16.703200m - 9:46.93

CedricForbes

Freshman | Sprints/Jumps/hurdlescorning, n.y. | corning

high School: Three-sport athlete at Corning East

that earned letters in cross country and indoor & out-

door track and field… part of Trojans teams that

earned five indoor track & field sectional champi-

onships and one state outdoor track & field champi-

onship… 2008 First-Team All-Conference in cross

country.

perSonal: Intends to major in International Busi-

ness… son of Mae Ree and Felix Forbes.

indoor outdoor110m Hurdles - 14.90400m Hurdles - 56.39

High Jump - 1.93mLong Jump - 6.01m

indoor outdoor800m - 1:57.10

JacobPortock

Freshman | distanceSouderton, pa. | Souderton

high School: Middle-distance runner from Soud-

erton that lettered in cross country and indoor and

outdoor track & field... competed on the 12th-fastest

4x800m team in the nation in high school, recording

a 7:43.69... named Second-Team All-League in 2010,

Third-Team in 2009, and Honorable Mention in

2008... AP Scholar.

perSonal: Intends to major in Chemistry... son of

Jessica and John Portock, Jr.indoor outdoor

High Jump - 1.93m110m Hurdles - 16.17

MatthewGiza

Freshman | Sprintslas Vegas, nev. | centennial

high School: Three-sport athlete at Centennial

that earned varsity letters in basketball (one), cross

country (two), and track & field (four)… competed in

sprints, hurdles, and jumps for the Bulldogs… All-State

Academic team member.

perSonal: Intendsd to major in Engineering… son

of Tracy and Theodore Giza.

indoor outdoor100m - 11.40200m - 22.69400m - 51.41

LoganZimmerman

Freshman | SprintsWoodbury, pa. | northern Bedford

high School: Two-sport athlete at Northern Bed-

ford that earned letters in football (three) and track &

field (four)… sprinter on the Black Panthers team that

won the District V track & field championship in

2010… holds school records in the 200m (22.69)

and 400m (50.8).

perSonal: Intends to major in Exercise Physiology…

son of Bonnie and David Zimmerman.

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T h e n o r t h e a s t C o n f e r e n c e

When the Northeast Conference (NEC) was first

established as the ECAC-Metro Conference

back in 1981, the league’s founders had one

goal in mind: to create a competitive NCAA Division I

men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on

the Eastern seaboard. A single-sport entity at its

inception, the NEC has grown far beyond expectations

over the past three decades, having transformed itself

into a burgeoning 12-member, 23-sport conference. To

mark the NEC’s 30th Anniversary season in 2010-11, the

Conference will proudly celebrate its heritage as its builds

toward a promising future.

The NEC and its member institutions are committed to

providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve

their fullest potential both in athletic competition and in

the classroom. Likewise, the Conference continually

strives to be an NCAA Division I leader for athletic

success, academic achievement and integrity,

sportsmanship, equity and diversity, community

partnership and national engagement.

The remarkable success story of the conference began

to unfold in 1985, when the league began sponsoring

additional sports. Three years later, a change of name

was in order and the Northeast Conference as we know

it today was born. With membership and sport sponsorship

continuing to grow over the next 25 years, the NEC now

enjoys qualification or play-in access to 14 different NCAA

Championships (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball,

field hockey, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s

lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and

women’s tennis and women’s volleyball).

Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since

its inception, charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, Long

Island, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), Saint Francis (PA)

and Wagner remain part of the current 12-school

alignment. They are joined by Monmouth (admitted in

1985), Mount St. Mary’s (1989), Central Connecticut

State (1997), Quinnipiac (1998) and Sacred Heart

(1999). NEC expansion continues with the addition of

Bryant University in 2012 as the league’s 12th member,

which will give the league a six-state geographic footprint

with access to such major media markets as New York

City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Providence.

NEC member institutions now compete in 23 championship

sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s

bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey,

football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s

indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s

and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s

soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s

tennis, and women’s volleyball.

2009-10 brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cupoverall standings

1. Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221.96

2. Monmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.57

3. Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179.15

4. Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . .166.61

5. Saint Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . .165.95

6. Central Connecticut State . .163.21

7. Mount St. Mary’s . . . . . . . . . .156.55

8. Quinnipiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156.32

9. Fairleigh Dickinson . . . . . . . . .128.09

10. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.70

11. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102.64

12. St. Francis College . . . . . . . . .86.68

2009-10 neC Commissioner’s CupMen’s standings

1. Monmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89.96

2. Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89.01

3. Central Connecticut State . . .82.36

4. Mount St. Mary’s . . . . . . . . . . . .74.08

5. Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68.90

6. Saint Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.32

7. Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59.23

8. Quinnipiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.05

9. Fairleigh Dickinson . . . . . . . . . .55.05

10. St. Francis College . . . . . . . . .48.69

11. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.55

12. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.42

2009-10 Joan Martin Commissioner’s CupWomen’s standings

1. Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132.95

2. Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119.92

3. Monmouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110.61

4. Saint Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.63

5. Quinnipiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98.27

6. Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97.71

7. Mount St. Mary’s . . . . . . . . . . . .82.47

8. Central Connecticut State . . .80.85

9. Fairleigh Dickinson . . . . . . . . . .73.04

10. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68.28

11. Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55.09

12. St. Francis College . . . . . . . . .37.99

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Track & Field: northeast Conference Champions

2010Mile - chris Behre

2009400M - Jorden davis800M - chris BehreMile - chris Behre

triple Jump - denis eradiriWeight throw -karl dewayngaert

distance Medley relay

2008Mile - John Balouris

2007Mile - John Balouris

Weight throw - karl dewayngaerttriple Jump - Mikko aronpaa

2006

800M - John Balouris

5000M - patrick Quinn

triple Jump - denis eradiri

2005

Mile - a.J. Suravicz

800M - andrew Maloney

3000M - ryan Sheehan

5000M - ryan Sheehan

20043000M - ryan Sheehan

Weight throw - tom careyMile - a.J. Suravicz

5000M - ryan Sheehandistance Medley relay

2003

Weight throw - tom carey

5000M - ryan Sheehan

800M - a.J. Suravicz

2002

3000M - andrew catton

5000M - ryan Sheehan

500M - liam Smith

4x400 Meter relay

2001

400M - keith dellinger

2000

800M - Matt hartman

Mile - Matt hartman

3000M - Brian Sell

5000M - Brian Sell

distance Medley relay

1999

3000M - Brian Sell

5000M - Brian Sell

20101500M - chris Behre5000M - chris Mills

20091500M - chris Behre5000M - chris Mills

10000M - chris Millslong Jump - denis eradiritriple Jump - denis eradiri

2008100M - James Bush1500M - chris Behre

2007400M - Jorden davis

4x400M relay

2006800M - John Balouris1500M - a.J. Suravicz

5000M - patrick Quinn10000M - patrick Quinnlong Jump - tavon Moss

4x800 relay

2005800M - andrew Maloney1500M - Michael tilger5000M - ryan Sheehan

3000M Steeplechase - Bret Burns10000M - ryan Sheehan

4x800 relay

2004800M - andrew Maloney

1500M - a.J. Suravicz5000M - ryan Sheehan

3000M Steeplechase - lawrence Quinntriple Jump - dustin Sherry

discus - tom carey10000M - ryan Sheehan

hammer throw - tom carey4x800 relay

2003Javelin - p.J. alouise

hammer throw - tom carey800M - andrew Maloney5000M - ryan Sheehan

2002Javelin - p.J. alouisediscus - tom carey

3000M Steeplechase - andrew catton5000M - kevin doyle

2001Javelin - p.J. alouise

800M - Matt hartman1500M - Matt hartman

5000M - Brian Sell10000M - Brian Sell

3000M Steeplechase - Brian Sell

2000Javelin - p.J. alouise

3000M Steeplechase - terry ditmars

19993000M Steeplechase - terry ditmars

800M - Matt hartman4x800 relay

the northeast conference championships

The Men’s Track and Field program has over the past ten years has consistently

produced not just outstanding individual athletes, but excellent team efforts as well.

The indoor and outdoor teams have combined for eight conference championships

since 2001, and before the 2009-10 season, neither team had finished below third

place since 2000.

2009 indoor chaMpionS 2003 outdoor chaMpionS

2004 indoor chaMpionS 2002 outdoor chaMpionS

2003 indoor chaMpionS 2001 outdoor chaMpionS

2002 indoor chaMpionS

2001 indoor chaMpionS

(left): Chris Behre won two individual cham-pionships for the Red Flash in 2010, takinghome the gold in the indoor Mile and theoutdoor 1500m.(below): Chris Mills earned his third individ-ual NEC championship in just his secondyear, winning his second consecutive out-door 5000m crown.

inDooR ouTDooR

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Cross Country: All-northeast Conference honors

2010Tim Wertner - 7th

Chris Mills - 8thShaun Foley - 12thSean Kirby - 13th

2009Tim Wertner - 3rd

2008Tim Wertner - 7th

2007John Balouris - 6th

2005Ryan Sheehan - 1stPatrick Quinn - 2nd

Alphonsus Suravicz - 3rdKyle Ridington - 6th

Nicholas Brousse - 11thDavid Holliday - 14th

2004Chad Hartzell - 3rdPatrick Quinn - 5thMichael Tilger - 7thKyle Ridington - 9th

2003Ryan Sheehan - 1stBen McCulloch - 7thChad Hartzell - 8th

Michael Murray - 10th

Craig Gnan - 12thChris Leverette - 14th

2002Ryan Sheehan - 1st

Bret Burns - 9thBen McCulloch - 10th14th - James Kawalek

2001Kevin Doyle - 1st

Michael Murray - 2ndAndrew Catton - 3rdRyan Sheehan - 5th

2000Brian Sell - 2nd

Terry Ditmars - 3rdKevin Doyle - 4th

Andrew Catton - 5thMichael Murray - 12th

1999Brian Sell - 2nd

Terry Ditmars - 4thKevin Doyle - 5th

Andrew Catton - 9thMichael Murray - 10thStephan Moxey - 12th

1998Brian Sell - 5th

Terry Ditmars - 6thKevin Doyle - 9th

the red FlaSh

northeaSt conFerence dynaSty

like the track & Field team, the Men’s cross country team at

Saint Francis has been an imposing presence in the northeast

conference over the past ten years. in the early part of the

decade, the red Flash were at their strongest; between 1998

and 2005, they won six nec championshps and finished sec-

ond twice.

2010 - 2nd

2009 - 3rd

2008 - 6th

2007 - 5th

2006 - 6th

2005 croSS country chaMpionS

2004 - 2nd

2003 croSS country chaMpionS

2002 croSS country chaMpionS

2001 croSS country chaMpionS

2000 croSS country chaMpionS

1999 croSS country chaMpionS

1998 - 2nd

olyMpian Brian Sell

Perhaps the most accomplished ath-lete in Saint Francis cross country his-tory, Brian Sell ‘00 holds thedistinction of being one of just five All-Americans in Red Flash history. Aftera succesful career in Loretto, Sellwent on to train with the Hanson-Brooks Distance Project, competingin races across the country. In 2008,Sell finished third in the USA OlympicTeam Trials Marathon in CentralPark, which qualified him for a spot onthe 2008 USA Olympic Team in Bei-jing, finishing 22nd in the Marathon.

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Left: Tim Wertner earned three consecutive All-NEC honors over

the course of his career, never finishing lower than seventh at the

championship race after his sophomore year.

Right: Freshman Christopher Fischer ltook 16th at the 2010

Northeast Conference Cross Country championships, earning

NEC Rookie of the Year Honors. He was twice named NEC Rookie

of the Week during the season.

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60 Meters

1. 6.92© Bush, James 2008

2. 6.97 Eradiri, Denis 2006

3. 6.98 Velez, William 2008

4. 7.03 Dellinger, Keith 2000

5. 7.06 Plowman, George 2001

7.06 Chiappini, Nick 2003

6. 7.07 Connell, Issa 2009

7. 7.08 Coley, Alonzo 2004

8. 7.10 Moss, Tavon 2006

7.10 Aronopaa, Mikko 2007

60 Meter hurdles

1. 8.31© Librizzi, Jacob 2008

2. 8.35 © Warren, Michael 1998

3. 8.40 © Clemons, Wes 2000

4. 8.47 Kulp, Tyler 2004

5. 8.50 © Ephraim, Preston 2000

6. 8.54 © Lee, Peter 1996

7. 8.58 © Hoyne, Thomas 2000

8. 8.60 Hicks, Kenyon 2006

9. 8.86 Machulcz, Sam 2010

10. 8.92 Onto, Keith 2006

200 Meters

1. 21.66 Davis, Jorden 2008

2. 21.89 Bush, James 2008

3. 21.93 Coley, Alonzo 2004

4. 22.00 Dellinger, Keith 2003

5. 22.21 Plowman, George 2001

6. 22.50 Butcher, Ian 2005

7. 22.54 Smith, Liam 2002

8. 22.79 Velez, William 2008

9. 22.86 Sales, Maurice 2004

300 Meters

1. 34.44 Davis, Jorden 2009

2. 35.42 Coley, Alonzo 2004

3. 37.78 O’Brien, Tom 2004

400 Meters

1. 47.47 Davis, Jorden 2008

2. 48.49 Dellinger, Keith 2003

4. 48.84 Butcher, Ian 2005

5. 48.97 Semanick, Mark 2000

6. 49.15 Smith, Liam 2005

7. 49.69 Bush, James 2007

8. 50.22 Doers, Devon 1999

9. 50.25 Coley, Alonzo 2004

10. 50.33 Williams, Paul 2005

500 Meters

1. 1:04.16 Maloney, Andrew 2005

2. 1:04.43 Smith, Liam 2004

3. 1:04.73 Butcher, Ian 2006

4. 1:05.24 Hartman, Matthew 2000

5. 1:05.39 Kelly, John 2002

6. 1:05.46 Doers, Devon 1999

7. 1:06.28 O’Brien, Tom 2005

8. 1:06.99 Dellinger, Keith 2001

9. 1:07.14 Petrosky, Steve 1999

10. 1:07.29 Semanick, Mark 2000

800 Meters

1. 1:49.64 Maloney, Andrew 2005

2. 1:50.04 Hartman, Matthew 2000

3. 1:51.75 Suravicz, A.J. 2005

4. 1:52.94 Petrosky, Steve 2000

5. 1:53.30 Quinn, Patrick 2004

6. 1:53.48 Smith, Liam 2004

7. 1:54.01 Leverette, Chris 2004

8. 1:54.83 Balouris, John 2005

9. 1:55.09 Behre, Chris 2008

10. 1:55.31 Ditmars, Terry 2000

1000 Meters

1. 2:25.8 Maloney, Andrew 2005

2. 2:26.29 Hartman, Matthew 2000

3. 2:26.38 Suravicz, A.J. 2004

4. 2:27.59 Behre, Chris 2009

5. 2:27.64 Quinn, Pat 2005

6. 2:28.04 Tice, Jeremy 2009

7. 2:29.45 Leverette, Chris 2004

8. 2:30.03 Tilger, Mike 2005

Mile

1. 4:00.14 Suravicz, A.J. 2005

2. 4:07.71 Maloney, Andrew 2005

3. 4:08.75 Doyle, Kevin 2001

4. 4:09.34 Quinn, Pat 2005

5. 4:10.25 Ditmars, Terry 2001

6. 4:12.08 Hartman, Matthew 2000

7. 4:12.24 Sheehan, Ryan 2004

8. 4:13.40 Balouris, John 2007

9. 4:13.83 Catton, Andrew 2002

3000 Meters

1. 8:09.37 Sheehan, Ryan 2005

2. 8:13.15 Doyle, Kevin 2002

3. 8:15.70 Catton, Andrew 2002

4. 8:19.99 Sell, Brian 2000

5. 8:20.36 Falvey, Thomas 2006

6. 8:23.34 Suravicz, A.J. 2004

7. 8:30.95 Ditmars, Terry 2001

8. 8:31.62 Quinn, Pat 2005

9. 8:34.28 McCulloch, Ben 2003

10. 8:36.18 Ridington, Kyle 2005

A.J. Suravicz (above) is one of only six All-Americans

in Saint Francis athletics history; coincidentally, three

of those six men (Suravicz, Ryan Sheehan, and Brian

Sell) competed on the track & field team. However,

Sell was an All-American in cross country, not track

& field.

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5000 Meters

1. 14:00.47 Sheehan, Ryan 2004

2. 14:13.57 Doyle, Kevin 2002

3. 14:16.91 Catton, Andrew 2002

4. 14:31.11 Sell, Brian 1999

5. 14:46.39 Quinn, Lawrence 2004

6. 14:46.45 Hartzell, Chad 2004

7. 14:47.36 Murray, Michael 2002

8. 14:49.99 Ridington, Kyle 2005

9. 14:51.10 Quinn, Pat 2005

10. 14:53.10 Falvey, Thomas 2005

4x400 Meter relay

1. 3:16.45 Davis, Butcher, 2007

Bush, Johnson

2. 3:17.50 Dellinger, Kelly, 2002

Coley, Smith

3. 3:19.20 Maloney, Smith, 200?

O’Brien, Coley

4. 3:19.37 Maloney, O’Brien, 2005

Williams, Butcher

5. 3:20.06 Dellinger, Semanick, 2001

Kelly, Plowman

6. 3:20.10 Bush, Davis, 2006

Butcher, O’Brien

7. 3:21.02 Kelly, Smith, 2003

Dellinger, ?

8. 3:21.10 Dellinger, Kelly, 2002

Maloney, Coley

9. 3:22.80 Dellinger, Semanick, 2000

Adams, Hartman

10. 3:23.32 Kelly, Smith, 2002

Maloney, Bailey

4x800 Meter relay

1. 7:34.36 P. Quinn, Maloney, 2003

Smith, Suravicz

2. 7:41.65 Kawalek, Levrette, 2004

Smith, Suravicz

3. 7:44.05 P. Quinn, Maloney, 2003

Smith, Suravicz

4. 7:46.13 Hartman, Catton, 1999

Doers, Ditmars

5. 7:46.15 Petrosky, Catton, 2000

Hummel, Ditmars

6. 7:46.85 Moxey, Ditmars, 1999

Hartman, Petrosky

7. 7:48.41 Tilger, Balouris, 2005

Smith, Isgan

8. 7:51.02 C. Fritz, J. Fritz, 2006

Balouris, Isgan

9. 7:55.07 Smith, Suravicz, 2003

P. Quinn, Maloney

10. 7:56.01 Ditmars, Petrosky, 1998

Moxey, Hartman

distance Medley relay

1. 9:45.57 Suravicz, Smith, 2005

Maloney, Quinn

2. 9:58.47 Ditmars, Semanick, 2000

Petrosky, Hartman

3. 9:58.53 Doyle, Semanick, 2001

Hartman, Ditmars

4. 10:03.76 Moxey, Semanick, 1999

Petrosky, Doyle

5. 10:03.89 Balouris, Butcher, 2005

O’Brien, Quinn

6. 10:05.81 Catton, Dellinger, 2002

Suravicz, Doyle

7. 10:08.87 Moxey, Semanick, 1999

Petrosky, Ditmars

8. 10:13.04 Balouris, Smith, 2005

Tilger, P. Quinn

9. 10:17.44 Petrosky, Doers, 1998

Hartman, Moxey

10. 10:20.53 Maloney, Dellinger, 2003

Smith, P. Quinn

Sprint Medley

1. 3:28.03 Bush, Davis, 2007

Butcher, Balouris

2. 3:40.09 Butcher, Williams, 2005

O’Brien, Robinson

long Jump

1. 24’0.25”/7.32m Aronopaa, Mikko 2007

2. 23’11.5”/7.30m Velez, William 2009

3. 23’4.75”/7.13m Eradiri, Denis 2009

4. 23’3.25”/7.09m Moss, Tavon 2006

6. 23’1.25”/7.04m Sherry, Dustin 2001l

7. 22’5”/6.83m Francis, Ardell 2005

8. 21’9.5”/6.64m Arthur, Chris 1996

9. 21’4.5”/6.51m Dellinger, Keith 2000

10. 21’4”/6.50m Thomas, Ben 1997

triple Jump

1. 50’0.5”/15.25m Eradiri, Denis 2009

2. 48’11.5”/14.92m Aronopaa, Mikko 2007

3. 47’7”/14.50m Sherry, Dustin 2003

4. 46’4.5”/14.13m Thomas, Ben 1997

5. 44’10”/13.66mArthur, Chris 1995

6. 44’3.75”/13.50mFrancis, Ardell 2006

7. 43’8.50”/13.23mFreidhoff, Chris 2010

8. 42’11”/13.08mWarren, Michael 1997

9. 42’7”/12.97m Farrell, David 1997

high Jump

1. 6’11.5”/2.12m Velez, William 2009

2. 6’9”/2.05m Patterson, Ryan 2001

6’9”/2.05m Sherry, Dustin 2002

6’9”/2.05m Moss, Tavon 2006

5. 6’7”/2.00m Velez, William 2006

6. 6’3.25”/1.91m Lee, Peter 1996

7. 6’1.75”/1.87m Farrell, David 1997

8. 6’1.25”/1.86m Onto, Keith 2006

9. 6’1”/1.85m Herring, Terrence 2004

10. 6’0”/1.82m Francis, Ardell 2004

pole Vault

1. 14’10”/4.52m Mitchell, Adam 2004

2. 14’9”/4.49m Paronish, Jarod 2001

14’9”/4.49m Siple, Zach 2004

4. 14’3.25”/4.35m Bagacki, Michael 2001

14’3.25”/4.35m Steffenino, Mike 2009

6. 13’0”/3.96m Neidlinger, Justin 1999

7. 12’9”/3.88m Krumholz, Sean 2004

8. 12’6”/3.81m Erickson, Matt 1999

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1. 68’4.75”/20.84m Carey, Thomas 2004

2. 63’3.25”/19.28mDewayngaert, Dylan 2007

3. 61’2.25”/18.65mDewayngaert, Karl 2009

4. 60’5.75”/18.43mMaderia, Ben 2009

6. 54’0.75”/16.47mMack, Gerald 2004

7. 53’11.25”/16.44mHess, Jordan 2005

8. 52’10.25”/16.11mBookhamer, Terry 2010

8. 50’9.75”/15.48mHazen, Josh 2006

9. 50’9.5”/15.47m Broach, Chris 2005

Shot Put

1. 54’2.75”/16.52mHazen, Josh 2007

2. 54’1”/16.48m Hess, Jordan 2008

3. 54’/16.45m Maderia, Ben 2007

4. 51’10.5”/15.81m Carey, Thomas 2004

5. 50’3.5”/15.32m Dewayngaert, Karl 2007

6. 50’3.25”/15.31m Mack, Gerald 2002

heptathalon

1. 4567 Onto, Keith 2006

outdoor

100 Meters

1. 10.59 Bush, James 2008

2. 10.74(c) Dellinger, Keith 2001

3. 10.84 Velez, William 2010

4. 10.91 Eradiri, Denis 2006

5. 10.95 Armstead, Tony 2009

6. 11.00 Connell, Issa 2010

7. 11.01 Davis, Jorden 2008

8. 11.04 Chiappini, Nick 2000

11.04 Kelly, John 2003

11.04(c) Plowman, George 2001

200 Meters

1. 21.14(c) Dellinger, Keith 2001

2. 21.37 Davis, Jorden 2008

3. 21.54(c) Kelly, John 2001

4. 21.68 Bush, James 2008

5. 21.90 Coley, Alonzo 2003

6. 22.09 Smith, Liam 2002

7. 22.11 Velez, Will 2008

8. 22.17 Butcher, Ian 2007

400 Meters

1. 47.15 Dellinger, Keith 2002

2. 47.20 Davis, Jorden 2008

3. 48.37 Butcher, Ian 2006

4. 48.54(c) Kelly, John 2001

5. 48.68 Smith, Liam 2004

6. 48.93 Semanick, Mark 2000

800 Meters

1. 1:49.29 Maloney, Andrew 2005

2. 1:51.17 Hartman, Matthew 2000

3. 1:51.53 Behre, Chris 2009

4. 1:52. 03 Smith, Liam 2005

5. 1:52.54 Suravicz, AJ 2006

6. 1:52.69 Balouris, John 2006

7. 1:53.83 Petrosky, Steve 1998

9. 1:54.73 Tice, Jeremy 2009

1500 Meters

1. 3:46.15 Suravicz, AJ 2006

2. 3:49.12 Balouris, John 2006

3. 3:49.25 Sheehan, Ryan 2005

4. 3:49.26 Maloney, Andrew 2005

5. 3:49. 97 Hartman, Matthew 2001

6. 3:50.24 Doyle, Kevin 2001

7. 3:52.88 Catton, Andrew 2002

8. 3:53.01 Ditmars, Terry 1999

9. 3:53.60 Quinn, Patrick 2004

3000 Meters

1. 8:24.21 Sell, Brian 1999

2. 8:43.40 Quinn, Patrick 2005

3. 8:44.82 Tilger, Michael 2005

4. 8:50.08 Maloney, Andrew 2005

5. 8:55.67 Ridington, Kyle 2005

6. 8:57.50 Burns, Brett 2005

7. 9:01.28 Balouris, John 2005

8. 9:04.98 Hartzell, Chad 2005

9. 9:05.05 DeLaney, Chris 2010

10. 9:09.43 Cicero, Craig 2010

5000 Meters

1. 13:55.29 Doyle, Kevin 2002

2. 14:03.17 Sell, Brian 2001

3. 14:08.92 Sheehan, Ryan 2004

4. 14:10.82 Catton, Andrew 2002

5. 14:16.62 Quinn, Patrick 2005

6. 14:34.14 Ditmars, Terry 2001

7. 14:43.39 Hartzell, Chad 2004

8. 14:48.70 McCulloch, Ben 2003

9. 14:51.53 Quinn, Brian 2000

10. 14:53.10 Murray, Michael 2001

10,000 Meters

1. 28:48.89 Sheehan, Ryan 2005

2. 28:58.18 Sell, Brian 2001

3. 30:42.81 Catton, Andrew 2002

4. 30:42.88 Mills, Chris 2010

5. 30:56.73 Quinn, Lawrence 2004

6. 31:11:00 Ridington, Kyle 2005

7. 31:40.71 Kawalek, James 2003

8. 31:54.94 Murray, Michael 2001

9. 31:56.09 Wertner, Tim 2010

10. 31:58.19 Hartzell, Chad 2004

3000 Meter Steeplechase

1. 9:00.24(c) Sell, Brian 2001

2. 9:02.08 Ditmars, Terry 2001

3. 9:07.72 Catton, Andrew 2001

4. 9:09.50 Burns, Brett 2005

Ryan Sheehan (above) is one of two All-Americans

the track & field program has produced, and one of

only six total in Saint Francis history; he broke Brian

Sell’s school record in the 10,000m by 10 seconds

in 2005.

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5. 9:18.58 Quinn, Lawrence 2004

6. 9:23.14 Hartzell, Chad 2003

7. 9:33.46 Supsic, John 1997

8. 9:35.30 Holliday, David 2006

9. 9:36.65 Quinn, Brian 1999

10 9:38.40 Mengel, Adam 2010

110 Meters - high hurdles

1. 14.94(c) Warren, Michael 1998

2. 14.96 Ephraim, Preston 2001

3. 15.24(c) Lee, Porter 1998

4. 15.47 Clemons, Wes 2000

5. 15.48 Onto, Keith 2007

6. 15.49 Hicks, Kenyan 2007

7. 15.59 Hoyne, Thomas 1998

8. 15.72 Peacock, Ben 2008

400 Meters - intermediate hurdles

1. 53.63 Hicks, Kenyan 2007

2. 54.88 Onto, Keith 2007

3. 55.77 Murray, Shaun 1999

4. 56.71 Peacock, Ben 2008

5. 56.64 Durrett, Derek 1993

6. 56.88 Matthews, Tom 1997

7. 57.02 Lee, Peters 1997

8. 57.44 O’Brien, Thomas 2007

9. 57.67 Clemons, Wes 2000

4x100 Meter relay

1. 41.44(c) Ephraim, Dellinger, 2001

Plowman, Kelly

2. 41.75 Plowman, Dellinger, 2002

Chiappini, Coley

3. 41.78 SFU 2009

4. 41.88 Plowman, Dellinger, 2002

Kelly, Coley

5. 42.13 SFU 2008

6. 42.21 Plowman, Coley, 2003

Kelly, Chiappini

7. 42.24(c) Plowman, Dellinger, 2001

Chiappini, Kelly

8. 42.28 Ephraim, Dellinger, 2001

Chiappini, Kelly

9. 42.34 Plowman, Dellinger, 2000

Chiappini, Semanick

10. 42.55 Armstead, Velez, 2010

Farmer, Connell

4x200 Meter relay

1. 1:26.79 Dellinger, Smith, 2002

Plowman, Kelly

2. 1:30.34 SFU 2010

3. 1:30.67 Velez, Rusonis, 2010

Connell, Farmer

4x400 Meter relay

1. 3:12.46 Kelly, Smith, 2002

Coley, Dellinger

2. 3:12.88 Bush, Butcher 2007

Hicks, Davis

3. 3:15.10 Maloney, Williams, 2005

Coley, Smith

4. 3:15.17 Dellinger, Semanick, 2001

Kelly, Hartman

5. 3:15.39 Maloney, Smith, 2003

Coley, Dellinger

6. 3:16.14 Smith, Coley, 2002

Dellinger, Suravicz

7. 3:16.78 Balouris, Davis, 2006

Butcher, Suravicz

8. 3:16.89 Butcher, Bush 2008

Behre, Davis

9. 3:17.44 Suravicz, O’Brien, 2004

Maloney, Coley

10. 3:19.05 Rusonis, Behre, 2009

Tice, Davis

4x800 Meter relay

1. 7:28.37 P. Quinn, Suravicz, 2004

Smith, Maloney

2. 7:32.40 P. Quinn, Maloney, 2004

Kawalek, Suravicz

3. 7:33.57 Ditmars, Petrosky, 1998

Doers, Hartman

4. 7:36.87 Balouris, Tilger, 2005

Maloney, Smith

5. 7:40.46 Tilger, Balouris, 2006

Falvey, Suravicz

6. 7:44.42 Behre, Kealey, 2010

Foster, DuBois

6. 7:47.25 SFU 2008

4x1500 Meter relay

1. 16:23.33 Suravicz, Hartzell, 2003

Sheehan, Maloney

Sprint Medley (200, 200, 400, 800)

1. 3:23.37 Dellinger, Chiappini, 2000

Semanick, Hartman

distance Medley relay (1200, 400, 800, 1600)

1. 9:48 Falvey, Butcher, 2006

Balouris, Suravicz

2. 9:54.68 Hartman, Dellinger, 2000

Petrosky, Catton

3. 9:55.22 Maloney, Kelly, 2002

Smith, Doyle

high Jump

1. 6’10.75”/2.10mVelez, William 2008

3. 6’9”/2.05m Sherry, Dustin 2002

4. 6’8.25”/2.03mMoss, Tavon 2006

5. 6’8”/2.02m Patterson, Ryan 2001

6. 6’6”/1.98m Lee, Peter 1995

7. 6’2”/1.87m Allan 1971

8. 6’0.5”/1.84m Herring, Terrence 2004

6’0.5”/1.84m Onto, Keith 2007

long Jump

1. 24’9”/7.54m Eradiri, Denis 2009

2. 23’10.50”/7.27m Sherry, Dustin 2004

3. 23’8.25”/7.21mMoss, Tavon 2006

4. 23’2”/7.06m Melvin, Scott 1997

5. 23’0.75”/7.02mAronpaa, Mikko 2007

6. 22’8.75”/6.92mFrancis, Ardell 2005

7. 22’5.75”/6.85mArthur, Chris 1995

8. 22’3”/6.78m Mitchell, Adam 2003

triple Jump

1. 49’8.5”/15.15mEradiri, Denis 2009

2. 49’5”/15.06m Sherry, Dustin 2004

3. 48’8.75”/14.85m Aronpaa, Mikko 2007

4. 46’6.75”/14.19m Scott, Melvin 1997

5. 45’5.75”/13.86mArthur, Chris 1993

8. 45’2.5”/13.77mFrancis, Ardell 2007

10. 44’9”/13.63m Thomas, BJ 1997

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1. 15’0”/4.57m Paronish, Jarod 2000

2. 14’6”/4.41m Mitchell, Adam 2000

3. 14’1.25”/4.29mBogacki, Michael 2001

4. 14’1”/4.29m Siple, Zach 2004

5. 13’9.25”/4.19mNeidlinger, Justin 2001

6. 13’5.75”/4.10mSteffenino, Michael 2009

7. 12’9”/3.88m Fuchell, Thomas 2002

8. 11’3”/3.42m Eversic 1971

Shot put

1. 53’1.5”/16.19mHazen, Josh 2009

2. 53’0.75”/16.17m Maderia, Ben 2007

3. 52’1.25”/15.88m Hess, Jordan 2007

4. 50’10.25”/15.50mDewayngaert, Karl 2007

5. 50’9.5”/15.48mCarey, Thomas 2003

discus

1. 176’4”/53.74m Carey, Thomas 2003

2. 169’1/51.53m Maderia, Ben 2009

3. 154’8”/47.14m Mack, Gerald 2003

4. 149’/45.51m Hess, Jordan 2007

5. 145’5”/44.32m Dewayngaert, Karl 2007

6. 144’5”/44.01m Broach, Chris 2003

7. 142’5”/43.40m Fabanich, Sean 2001

Javelin

1. 226’2.75”/68.95m Alouise, Peter 2003

2. 219’3”/66.82m Stewart, Michael 2003

3. 198’5”/60.47m Mack, Gerald 2002

4. 183’1”/55.80m Swords, Jeremy 1998

5. 176’3”/53.72m Hazen, Josh 2009

6. 173’8”/52.93m Staurch, Kevin 2004

7. 170’6”/51.96m Ramey, Lanny 1999

8. 164’9”/50.21m Broach, Chris 2003

hammer

1. 191’8”/58.42m Carey, Thomas 2003

2. 183’10”/56.03m Maderia, Ben 2008

3. 179’7”/54.73m Dewayngaert, Karl 2007

4. 171’7”/52.29m Hess, Jordan 2007

5. 165’10”/50.54m Mack, Gerald 2004

6. 165’3”/50.36m Broach, Chris 2004

7. 164’3”/50.06m Dewayngaert, Dylan 2006

A picture of the most recent Red Flash track & field championship, when the men’s team won the

2008-09 NEC Indoor title.

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Give a Gift, Build a Legacy...Alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty and staff are among those whohave generously supported the Saint Francis University Stokes Club.

The Stokes club is an organization which provides assistance and support to student-athletes participating in our 21-sport Division I Athletics Program. Our student-athletes and coaches work hard to represent Saint Francis University, and you, in a positive manner year-round.

With your recent contributions, Saint Francis Athletics has enjoyed improvements at DeGol Field, which also includes Fr. Bede Hines Track,and the Stokes Softball Field. Contributions have also helped to improvedevery day working conditions within the athletic department.

We are extremely proud of our past athletic and academic accomplishments. However, with your help we can move forward andtake our programs to even greater success in the classroom, in the community and in our competition. The future of Red Flash Athleticsis very bright because you care about our student-athletes.

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