2013 Cal U Track & Field Guide

2013 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TRACK & FIELD GUIDE 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Last year, Monique Sims qualified for theNCAA Championships in the 100-meter dash.

The mission of intercollegiate athletics at

California University of Pennsylvania is to provide student-athletes

opportunities to participate in a comprehensive program of athletic

competition.

COACHING INFORMATIONDirector of Track & Field/XC ...............Roger KingdomAlma Mater .............................................Pittsburgh, 2002Office Phone .................................................724.938.5885E-mail ..................................................kingdom@calu.eduHead XC/Ast. T&F Coach .....................Daniel CaulfieldAlma Mater ...........................Adams State (Colo.), 1995Office Phone .................................................724.938.5684E-mail ...................................................caulfield@calu.edu Assistant Coach ........................................Mihaela TriponAlma Mater .................. Babes-Bolyai (Romania), 1996E-mail ........................................................tripon@calu.eduAssistant Coach ............... Jackie (Pacentrilli) CaulfieldAlma Mater ...........................Adams State (Colo.), 2003E-mail ............................................... [email protected]

FAST FACTS ABOUT CAL ULocation .........................................................California, Pa.Founded .........................................................................1852Enrollment ....................................................................9,017Nickname ................................................................. VulcansColors ................................................................. Black & RedInterim President .............................Geraldine M. JonesInterim V.P./Student Dev. ................. Dr. Nancy PinardiAssoc. V.P./Athletic Development ........... Frank BauerInterim Ath. Dir./SWA ..........................Dr. Karen HjerpeFaculty Athletic Rep. ................Dr. William BiddingtonHead Athletic Trainer ............................Dr. Jamie WearySports Information Director ................. Matthew KiferAthletic Admin. Assistant .......................Carolyn TarddDir. Ath. Facilities/Services ............................ Ed WhitedFacility ....................Adamson Stadium/Roadman ParkAffiliations ............................................... NCAA Division II

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)Athletic Fax ...................................................724.938.5849Website .......................................... www.calvulcans.com

PROGRAM HISTORYIndoor PSAC Champions ................................................13Indoor NCAA All-Americans ............................................ 8Outdoor PSAC Champions .............................................57Outdoor NCAA National Champions ........................... 3Outdoor NCAA All-Americans.......................................21

2012 TEAM INFORMATIONMen’s PSAC Indoor Championships .........9th (26 pts)Men’s PSAC Outdoor Championships ......8th (41 pts)Women’s PSAC Indoor Championships ..5th (53.5 pts)Women’s PSAC Outdoor Championships .. 4th (87 pts)

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director ...................Matthew KiferOffice Phone ..................................................724.938.4552 E-mail ............................................................ [email protected] Assistant ..........................................Rob ChristeFacebook ................................facebook.com/calvulcansTwitter ............................................................... @calvulcans

KEY PHONE NUMBERSPresident’s Office .........................................724.938.4400Admissions .....................................................724.938.4404Alumni Relations .........................................724.938.4418Athletic Office ...............................................724.938.4351Bookstore .......................................................724.938.4324Equipment Manager ..................................724.938.5927Financial Aid ..................................................724.938.4415Track & Field Office......................................724.938.5828Sports Information ......................................724.938.4552

TABLE OF CONTENTSAt A Glance ............................................................................2Season Preview ....................................................................3Head Coach ...........................................................................4Assistant Coaches ...............................................................5Men’s Roster ..........................................................................6Women’s Roster ....................................................................7Senior Profiles .......................................................................8Returners ............................................................................. 14Newcomers ......................................................................... 17Athletic Success ................................................................ 18Academic Success ............................................................ 19Season Review ................................................................... 20PSAC ...................................................................................... 20Honors & Awards .............................................................. 21Indoor Records .................................................................. 22Outdoor Records .............................................................. 23Indoor Standards .............................................................. 24Outdoor Standards .......................................................... 25History .................................................................................. 26Interim President .............................................................. 27University & Athletic Administration ......................... 28University Profile ............................................................... 29

CREDITSCal U’s 2013 Track & Field Media Guide is the result of work and research of current sports information personnel and those who have come before. This publication was created with the purpose of educating and informing the media and general public.

The 2013 media guide has been written and edited by Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director to assist in covering California University of Pennsylvania track & field in the 2013 season. Design and layout by Beth Ann Conway. Photos by ADM Photography, Tim Cotter, Ryno Production and WCS Photography. Contents of this guide are subject to change and will be supplemented during the season by the Sports Information Office. All requests for additional information, including photographs and meet accommodations, should be forwarded to the Sports Information Office.

Last season, the Vulcans featured three Capital One Academic All-Americans andthe women’s program earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the fourth times in the last five years.

2013 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TRACK & FIELD GUIDE

AT A GLANCE

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NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENTCalifornia University of Pennsylvania is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of justice, fairness and equal opportunity for all. In compliance with federal and state laws, the University is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. The University will not tolerate racial, ethnic or sexual discrimination. Sexual harassment is considered by law to be a form of sexual discrimination and is, therefore, unacceptable. Direct equal opportunity and affirmative action inquiries or complaints to the Special Assistant to the President for EEEO/University Ombudsperson, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724.938.4014. Direct inquiries regarding services or facilities accessibility to the ADA/504 Compliance Officer, Office of Student Development and Services, Residence Building B, 724-938-4076. Direct Title IX inquiries to the Senior Woman Administrator/Title IX Coordinator, Department of Athletics, Hamer Hall 248, 724.938.4351.

CAL U HEAD COACHESBaseball ................................................................Mike ConteMen’s Basketball .................................................. Bill BrownWomen’s Basketball .......................................... Jess StromCheerleading/Dance .....................................Marcia BoydM/W Cross Country .................................Daniel CaulfieldFootball ................................................................ Mike KellarMen’s Golf .....................................................Peter CoughlinWomen’s Golf .............................................MerriLyn GibbsMen’s Soccer .................................................Dennis LaskeyWomen’s Soccer ...............................................Gene SmithSoftball ........................................................ Rick BertagnolliSwimming .............................................................. Ed DennyTennis ............................................................Pablo MontanaM/W Track & Field ....................................Roger Kingdom Volleyball .................................................Peter Letourneau

CAL U ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFFDr. William Biddington ..................Faculty Athletic Rep.Chelsey Burk .........................Athletic Business ManagerKelly Collins........................................... Academic AdvisorBeth Ann Conway ...............Coord. for Ath. OperationsTravis Eisentrout ............... Athletic Events CoordinatorBen Hilborn ...................................... Equipment ManagerMatthew Kifer ................... Sports Information DirectorMatt Luckhardt ..........Director of Athletic FundraisingAnnie Malkowiak ......... Manager of Athletic RelationsRon Sealy ...............Facilities Manager - Roadman ParkBob Sepesy .................Strength & Conditioning CoachCarolyn Tardd ............ Administrative Ast. for AthleticsRoss Vecchio ...............Director of Athletic FundraisingDr. Jamie Weary ................ Director of Athletic TrainingEd Whited .........................Director of Facilities & Events

Mailing Address:250 University AvenueCalifornia, Pa. 15419

www.calu.eduwww.calvulcans.com

The 2013 Cal U Track & field media guide is a multi-purpose publication for use by the news media, as well as fans and alumni of California University of Pennsylvania. Additional information is available to the media upon request from the Sports Information Office.

CredentialsRequests for working press and photo credentials should be made as early as possible to Sports Information Director Matthew Kifer. Credentials should be used for professional use only and individuals who abuse the use of their credential may be removed from the facility and will lose their future privileges.

Interview PolicyAll student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be made through Sports Information Director Matthew Kifer at least one day in advance. Student-athletes and coaches are not available for pre-meet interviews. Interviews may be conducted after the meet, following a 10-minute “cooling off” period. Every effort will be made to accommodate your requests, but student-athletes will not be asked to miss class, study hall, practices or medical treatment to conduct interviews. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be released.

Vulcan WebsiteThe Cal U athletics website (calvulcans.com) features a video component, photo galleries, SMS alerts and online media guides, in addition to player and coach biographies, press releases, schedules and statistics.

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2012-13 SCHEDULEDECEMBERSat. 1 @ Youngstown State Icebreaker Youngstown, OhioFri.-Sat. 7-8 @ Kent State Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio

JANUARYSat. 26 @ Spires Midwest Open Geneva, Ohio

FEBRUARYSat. 2 @ Lake Erie Team Challenge Geneva, OhioFri. 8 @ Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) Mid-February Meet Berea, OhioSat. 16 @ Kent State Tune-Up Kent, OhioSat.-Sun. 23-24 @ PSAC Indoor Championships Edinboro, Pa.

MARCH Thurs.-Sat. 7-9 @ NCAA Indoor National Championships Birmingham, Ala.Sat. 23 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL California, Pa.Thurs.-Sat. 29-30 @ NC State Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C.Sat. 30 @ Washington & Jefferson Invitational Washington, Pa. APRILFri. 5 @ Slippery Rock Open Slipery Rock, Pa.Fri.-Sat. 5-6 @ Duke Invitational Durham, N.C.Sat. 13 @ Slippery Rock Dave Labor Invitational Slippery Rock, Pa.Sat. 20 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) TRACK CARNIVAL California, Pa.Wed.-Sat. 24-27 @ Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.Sat. 27 @ Shippensburg Paul Kaiser Classic Shippensburg, Pa.

MAYThur.-Sat. 9-11 @ PSAC Outdoor Championships Millersville, Pa.Thur.-Sat. 23-25 @ NCAA Outdoor National Championships Pueblo, Colo.

All dates are subject to change


SEASON PREVIEW

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RETURNING USTFCCCA ALL-REGION

Name, Event Season-BestAaron Dinzeo, 50000 meters (indoor) 14:40.73

RETURNING USTFCCCA ALL-REGION

Name, Event Season-BestMonique Sims, 100 meters 11.85

Cal U returns several key members from last year’s historic 2012 season. Last year, the Vulcans won five league titles and set a combined 16 school records. The women’s program registered its best finishes at the PSAC Championships in program history. Junior Monique Sims headlines the women’s team after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 100-meter dash. She became the first female sprinter in school history to finish the 100 meters in less than 12.00 seconds, breaking her own school record with a time of 11.85 seconds. The 2011 PSAC Freshman of the Year, Sims captured league titles during the outdoor season in the 100 meters and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay. The Pittsburgh native has garnered All-PSAC status 11 times in her career, including four times in the 200-meter dash. Senior Jordyn Reagan returns after becoming the first female track athlete in school history to win multiple relay titles in the same year. Last spring, she was the leadoff leg on the 4x100-meter relay and the anchor leg on the 4x400-meter relay. Reagan, a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, set personal bests in the three events last season. Senior Shantae Motley, junior Bria Jay and sophomore Danae Burgwin also return after helping the relays win league titles. Motley ran on the 4x400 relay, while Jay and Burgwin were the middle legs of the 4x100 relay. In addition, Jay earned All-PSAC honors last spring after placing third in the finals of the 100 meters. Senior Sandy Estep will be a key member of the relay teams during the outdoor season. She holds a combined three school records and has qualified for the league championships six times as an individual. Senior Katurrah Hayman-Alston and junior Courtnee Whitaker are PSAC contenders in the hurdles. Hayman-Alston provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter hurdles in 2011, while Whitaker broke the school record and placed third at the league championships in the 60-meter hurdles last year.

Sophomore Sam Beckerleg figures to again challenge for All-PSAC status in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Last winter, she earned all-league honors by finishing second in the pentathlon. In the jump events, junior Sierra Rogers returns after breaking the indoor school record in the triple jump. Senior Erin Kling paces the distance runners after being the team’s top runner in five cross country races this fall. Last year, Kling broke her own school record in the 3,000-meter run and became one of the first women’s track & field Academic All-Americans. Seniors Samantha Minich and Patriece Thompson figure to reach the league-qualifying marks in the throwing events. Minich has qualified for the league championships eight times in her career, while Thompson has scored in the shot put at the outdoor championships in each of the last two years. Thompson also set the school record in the weight throw as a sophomore. On the men’s side, junior distance runner Aaron Dinzeo returns after redshirting last spring. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 5,000-meter run and as a member of the distance medley relay. Dinzeo placed second in the 5,000 meters at the league championships last winter to earn All-PSAC honors. Sophomore Marty Zangus, who did not compete last season, returns as an All-PSAC contender in the hurdles. He advanced to the finals in both the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles as a freshman. Junior Alex Eaton, whose brother was a National Champion hurdler at Syracuse, also returns after posting the second-fastest time in the PSAC last season in the 60-meter hurdles. Freshmen Andrew Adighibe and Aaron Barlow figure to have an immediate impact this season in the sprint events. The Vulcans look to again break records in 2013 while continuing to contend at the PSAC Championships and compete at the NCAA Championships.

INDOOR CAPSULE

All-PSAC Athletes Returning (4)Sam Beckerleg (5-10, So.) All-PSAC in PentathlonAaron Dinzeo (5-10, Jr.) NCAA provisional qualifier in 5,000m, DMR USTFCCCA all-region in 5,000m, DMR All-PSAC in 5,000m Set school record in DMR relayMonique Sims (5-3, Jr.) All-PSAC in 60m, 200m Set school records in 60m, 200mCourtnee Whitaker (5-7, Jr.) All-PSAC in 60m hurdles Set school records in 60m hurdles

OUTDOOR CAPSULE

All-PSAC Athletes Returning (6)Danae Burgwin (5-3, So.) PSAC Champion in 4x100m relay Set school record in 4x100m relaySandy Estep (5-4, Sr.) PSAC Champion in 4x400m relay (2010) Set school record in 4x400m relay (2010)Bria Jay (5-3, Jr.) All-PSAC in 100m PSAC Champion in 4x100m relay Set school record in 4x100m relayShantae Motley (5-6, Sr.) PSAC Champion in 4x400m relayJordyn Reagan (5-1, Sr.) PSAC Champion in 4x100, 4x400m relay Set school record in 4x100m relay USTFCCCA All-AcademicMonique Sims (5-3, Jr.) Competed in the 100m at NCAA Championships USTFCCCA all-region in 100m PSAC Champion in 100m, 4x100m relay All-PSAC in 200m Set school records in 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay

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HEAD COACH

ROGER KINGDOMDIRECTOR OF T&F/XC - HEAD COACH T&FNinth Year at Cal [email protected]

Daniel Caulfield enters his seventh season as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country programs and an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track & field teams. Caulfield joined Cal U after serving as the head men’s and women’s track & field and cross country coach at Clarion. A native of Ireland, he started coaching at his alma mater and NCAA Division II perennial

powerhouse Adams State in Alamosa, Colo. While serving as a coach with the Grizzlies, Adams State won four NCAA National Championships in women’s cross country (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004) and two NCAA men’s titles (1998, 2003). During his college career, he was a 10-time All-American and two-time NAIA National Champion and helped lead the Grizzlies’ cross country programs to National Championships in 1993-94.

Since coming to Cal U, Caulfield has mentored four-time All-American Christopher Clark, who holds PSAC records in both the 5K and 10K. He also has coached a pair of PSAC Champions in the 800 meters in Holly Urban and Clare McSweeney. McSweeney also earned All-America honors in the 800 meters at the 2010 NCAA National Championships. In 2011, Matt Kroetch became the fourth different runner in school history to win the PSAC title in the 10K.

DANIEL CAULFIELDHEAD XC/ASSISTANT T&F COACHSeventh Year at Cal [email protected]

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Roger Kingdom enters his ninth year working with the cross country and track & field programs at Cal U. Kingdom, the former world and American record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, serves as the Director of the Track & Field and Cross Country programs at Cal U. Kingdom is a five-time United States Outdoor Champion (1985, 1988-90 and 1995) and two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games (1983, 1995). He also holds a World Cup gold medal (1989) and won gold at the World University Games in 1989. He remains one of only two runners to ever win consecutive Olympic titles in the 110-meter hurdles (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul). A native of Georgia, he joined the Cal U athletic program in 2004 before being named interim head track & field coach in March of the following year. Shortly thereafter, he accepted the director position for both the cross country and track & field programs. In his time as head coach, Kingdom has mentored a handful of All-Americans as well as several Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) indoor and

outdoor champions. Under Kingdom’s supervision Cal U has had at least one All-American in each of the last six years, including four-time member Christopher Clark (5,000- and 10,000-meter run) and six-time honoree Brice Myers (60- and 110-meter hurdles). The women’s program has also had two All-Americans, with Danielle Malay receiving honors in the 400-meter hurdles in 2008 and Clare McSweeney earning recognition in the 800-meter run in 2010. One of the most decorated athletes in Cal U history, Kingdom mentored 14-time PSAC Champion and two-time All-American Brad Rager, who excelled in the 200- and 400-meter dashes. In 2006, Kingdom and the Vulcans hosted the PSAC Championships for the first time in program history, and two years later the men’s team posted its best finish in school history at the indoor league championships. Kingdom is a graduate of Pittsburgh and played football for the Panthers in the 1980s before concentrating his efforts on his track & field career. He set the world record of 12.92

seconds in the 110-meter hurdles in Zurich, Switzerland in 1989. Kingdom retired from active competition in 1998 and in 2005, Kingdom was inducted in to the USA Track & Field (USATF) Hall of Fame. Last year, Kingdom was an inaugural inductee into the USATF Georgia Hall of Fame. While an Olympic hurdler, he was a two-time state champion in the 120 hurdles, high jump and discus and twice was selected Outstanding Track & Field Athlete in Georgia.

THE KINGDOM FILE

Born: Aug. 26, 1962Hometown: Vienna, Ga.College: Pittsburgh, 2002Child: Jierra

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2005-Present Cal U Head Coach2004 Cal U Assistant

CAL U ATPSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Men’s Finish Women’s Finish2005 8th/8th 13th/t-13th2006 9th/8th 14th/NTS2007 7th/12th 13th/12th2008 4th/6th 8th/8th2009 11th/7th 11th/10th2010 8th/6th 6th/6th2011 7th/6th 6th/6th2012 9th/8th 5th/4th* - Indoor/Outdoor Finish


ASSISTANT COACHES

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A former All-American distance runner, Jackie (Pacentrilli) Caulfield enters her seventh year working with the California University of Pennsylvania track & field program. Prior to her time with the Vulcans, Caulfield worked with 20-plus NCAA Division II individual national champions, nearly 100 All-Americans and

three NCAA Championship teams at Division II perennial powerhouse Adams State (Colo.). She received her bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology with Cum Laude honors from Adams State before completing her master’s degree in health and physical education. During her collegiate career, Caulfield earned

All-America honors in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs. As a senior in 2002, she finished third at the National Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 5,000 meters.

JACKIE CAULFIELDDISTANCESeventh Year at Cal [email protected]

2010 INDOORSandy Estep - 4x400m relayDa’Joun Heidelberg - 60m

Shakeria Love - 4x400m relayClare McSweeney - 800m, 4x400m relay

Brice Myers - 55m hurdles*Farath Raphael - Pentathlon

Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay

2010 OUTDOORJordan Boatwright - Triple Jump

Frank Ehrensberger - 4x100m relay, 4x400m relaySandy Estep - 4x400m relay*

Da’Joun Heidelberg - 4x100m relay, 4x400m relayShakeria Love - 4x400m relay*

Clare McSweeney - 800m*, 4x400m relay*Brice Myers - 110m hurdles*, 4x100m relay

Bobby Ralls - 4x100m relayAlex Smith - 800m, 4x400m relayJerica Snedden - 4x400m relay*

Vince Wilson - 4x400m relay

2011 INDOORSandy Estep - 4x800m relay

Katurrah Hayman-Alston - 4x400m relayMegan Kleiner - 4x800m relay

Julia Kubica - 4x800m relayShakeria Love - 4x400m relay

Brice Myers - 60m hurdles*Monique Sims - 60m, 200m, 4x400m relay

Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay

2011 OUTDOORSandy Estep - 4x400m relay

Katurrah Hayman-Alston - 4x400m relayBria Jay - 4x100m relay

Matt Kroetch - 10,000m*Shakeria Love - 4x400m relayBrice Myers - 110m hurdles*

Jordyn Reagan - 4x100m relayAmber Saunders - High Jump

Monique Sims - 100m, 200m, 4x100m relayAlex Smith - 800m

Jerica Snedden - 4x400m relaySamantha Valiton - 4x100m relay

2012 INDOORSam Beckerleg - Pentathlon

Aaron Dinzeo - 5,000mMarcus Givan - High Jump

Monique Sims - 60m, 200mCourtnee Whitaker - 60m hurdles

2012 OUTDOORDanae Burgwin - 4x100m relay*

Mitch Codd - Pole VaultMarcus Givan - High Jump*

Bria Jay - 100m, 4x100m relay*Shakeria Love - 400m, 4x400m relay*

Shantae Motley - 4x400m relay*Brice Myers - 110m hurdles*

Jordyn Reagan - 4x100m relay*, 4x400m relay*Ryan Schleicher - Javelin Throw

Monique Sims - 100m*, 200m, 4x100m relay*Samantha Valiton - 4x400m relay*Khyalyani Whitaker - Heptathlon

* - PSAC Champion

RECENT ALL-PSAC PERFORMERS

A former NCAA Division I assistant at Pittsburgh, Mihaela Tripon enters her first season working with the California University of Pennsylvania track & field program. Tripon coached jumps and multi-events for the Panthers for six seasons. She helped Pitt win three Big East team championships and finish in second place at two additional championships. While with the program, Pitt received Big East Coaching Staff of the Year three times.

In 2007, she guided Janessa Murphy to Big East titles in the long jump during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. On the men’s side, Eric Jones also qualified for the 2007 NCAA East Regional Championships in the triple jump after placing third at the Big East Outdoor Championships. While at Pitt, Tripon worked with Tamara McGill who set the Big East outdoor record in the heptathlon. McGill claimed indoor and outdoor league championships and was a qualifier for the

NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Overall, she has guided 14 conference champions while coaching in the Big East, Big Sky and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Tripon has previously served as an assistant coach at Morgan State (Md.) and Sacramento State (Calif ), while also coaching internationally in her home country of Romania. She coached 17 Romanian Junior national qualifiers and three Romanian junior National Champions.

MIHAELA TRIPONJUMPS/MULTI-EVENTSFirst Year at Cal [email protected]


MEN’S ROSTERName Yr. Event Ht. Hometown/High School

Andrew Adighibe Fr. Sprints 5-11 Philadelphia, Pa./Milton Hershey

Chris Avampato Jr. Throws 6-3 Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem

Aaron Barlow Fr. Sprints 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway

Jamie Burkwit Jr. Distance 5-8 New Hope, Pa./North Penn

Antonio Casterlow Fr. Sprints Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Brandon Claypool Sr. Pole Vault 5-7 Lemoyne, Pa./Trinity

Nick Cooksey Fr. Sprints 6-1 Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills

Dominic DeCesaris So. Sprints 6-0 Danielsville, Pa./Northampton

Aaron Dinzeo Jr. Distance 5-10 Sidney, Ohio/Sidney

Lialdon Donovan-Green So. Sprints 6-1 York, Pa./Central York

Alex Eaton Jr. Hurdles 5-11 Abington, Pa./Abington

David Harrison Fr. Distance 5-9 Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes

Morgan Huegel So. Distance 5-7 Cranberry, Pa./Cranberry

West Jones Fr. Jumps 5-11 Washington, Pa./Washington

Jaylen Jordan Fr. Jumps/Sprints 5-10 Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway

Zach Knight Sr. Throws 6-0 North East, Pa./North East

Bruce McDaniel Jr. Multi-Event 6-0 Hawthorn, Pa./Redbank Valley

Danny Meighan So. Sprints 5-10 Avonmore, Pa./Kiski

TaVahn Parker Jr. Sprints 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills

Nick Pezza So. Distance 5-7 Woodbine, Md./Century

Abel Robinault So. Distance 6-0 Garland, Pa./Youngsville

Jared Schaut So. Sprints/Jumps 5-7 St. Marys, Pa./Elk County Christian

Steven Stoffel Fr. Distance 6-3 Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este

Keon Thompson Fr. Sprints 5-10 Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville

Andy Tuzikow Fr. Throws 6-0 Butler, Pa./Knoch

Leon Ulrich So. Distance 5-8 Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita

Lenny Verdetto III Fr. Distance 5-11 Hampton, Pa./Hampton

Patrick Walker Jr. Jumps 6-2 Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg

Marty Zangus So. Hurdles 6-1 Weirton, W.Va./Weir

ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY

SENIORS - 2

Brandon Claypool

Zach Knight

JUNIORS - 7

Chris Avampato

Jamie Burkwit

Aaron Dinzeo

Alex Eaton

Bruce McDaniel

TaVahn Parker

Patrick Walker

SOPHOMORES - 9

Dominic DeCesaris

Lialdon Donovan-Green

Morgan Huegel

Danny Meighan

Nick Pezza

Abel Robinault

Jared Schaut

Leon Ulrich

Marty Zangus

FRESHMEN - 10

Andrew Adighibe

Aaron Barlow

Antonio Casterlow

Nick Cooksey

David Harrison

West Jones

Jaylen Jordan

Steven Stoffel

Andy Tuzikow

Lenny Verdetto III


Name Yr. Event Ht. Hometown/High School

Brittany Amori Sr. Distance 5-5 Plum, Pa./Plum

Jacqlyn Baughman So. Hurdles 5-9 Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen

Sam Beckerleg So. Multi-Event/Jumps 5-10 Shermans Dale, Pa./West Perry

Jennifer Belgrave Fr. Sprints 5-4 Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West

Danae Burgwin So. Sprints 5-3 Pittsburgh, Pa./West Mifflin

Sarah Cook So. Hurdles 5-8 Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler

Melissa David Sr. Distance 5-7 Maplewood, N.J./Columbia

Sandy Estep Sr. Distance 5-4 Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor

Allison Hall So. Distance 5-3 Jackson, Pa./Blue Ridge

Ann Marie Hayes Jr. Distance 5-5 Tipperary, Ireland/Ursuline Secondary

Katurrah Hayman-Alston Sr. Hurdles 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa./Paul Robeson

Andi Heasley Jr. Distance 5-1 Monroeville, Pa./Gateway

Ieisha Jackson Fr. Jumps/Hurdles 5-6 Steelton, Pa./Bishop McDevitt

Bria Jay Jr. Sprints 5-3 Plum, Pa./Plum

Brittney Kanach Sr. Distance 5-5 Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove

Elaine Kimmel So. Throws 5-3 Auburn, Pa./Blue Mountain

Erin Kling Sr. Distance 5-5 Jamestown, N.Y. Jamestown

Julia Kubica Jr. Distance 5-5 Freedom, Pa./Freedom

Kristin Lyons So. Throws 5-6 York, Pa./Central York

Shannon Marsteller Fr. Distance 5-4 Pittsburgh, Pa./Bethel Park

Katie Mills So. Throws 5-3 Lyndonville, Vt./Lyndon Institute

Samantha Minich Sr. Throws 6-1 Clinton, Pa./South Side Beaver

Shantae Motley Sr. Sprints 5-6 Burlington, N.J./Burlington City

Sara Prentice Jr. Distance 5-6 Great Valley, N.Y./Ellicottville Central

Jordyn Reagan Sr. Sprints/Multi-Event 5-1 Masontown, Pa./Albert Gallatin

Sierra Rogers Jr. Jumps 5-8 Port Tobacco, Md./Maurice J. McDonough

Erin Scanlon Fr. Jumps/Hurdles 5-7 Levittown, Pa./Notre Dame

Carly Senko Jr. Jumps 5-4 New Castle, Pa./Shenango

Imani Shell Fr. Sprints/Jumps 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Friends’ Central

Amber Simcoke Jr. Distance 5-5 Brownsville, Pa./Brownsville

Monique Sims Jr. Sprints 5-3 Pittsburgh, Pa./Schenley

Brittney Smalls Fr. Sprints/Jumps 5-2 Howell, N.J./Howell

Emily Smith Fr. Pole Vault 5-3 Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown

Jasmine Stevenson So. Sprints/Hurdles 5-6 Jacksonville, Fla./Cumberland Valley (Pa.)

Patriece Thompson Sr. Throws 5-8 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield

Samantha Weinheimer So. Pole Vault 5-4 North East, Pa./North East

Yahnae Weldon Sr. Hurdles 5-7 Norristown, Pa./Norristown

Courtnee Whitaker Jr. Hurdles 5-7 Stafford, Va./Mountain View

Alex Zanella So. Distance 5-8 Everett, Pa./Everett

WOMEN’S ROSTERROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY

SENIORS - 11

Brittany Amori

Melissa David

Sandy Estep

Katurrah Hayman-Alston

Brittney Kanach

Erin Kling

Samantha Minich

Shantae Motley

Jordyn Reagan

Patriece Thompson

Yahnae Weldon

JUNIORS - 10

Ann Marie Hayes

Andi Heasley

Bria Jay

Julia Kubica

Sara Prentice

Sierra Rogers

Carly Senko

Amber Simcoke

Monique Sims

Courtnee Whitaker

SOPHOMORES - 11

Jacqlyn Baughman

Sam Beckerleg

Danae Burgwin

Sarah Cook

Allison Hall

Elaine Kimmel

Kristin Lyons

Katie Mills

Jasmine Stevenson

Samantha Weinheimer

Alex Zanella

FRESHMEN - 7

Jennifer Belgrave

Ieisha Jackson

Shannon Marsteller

Erin Scanlon

Imani Shell

Brittney Smalls

Emily Smith


SENIOR PROFILES

2012: Competed in the 5000 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: Competed in the 5000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … ran career-best time of 11:03.02 in 3000 meters at Slippery Rock Meet … established a personal best in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:52.10 at Wheeling Jesuit Invitational … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Competed in the 1 mile and 3000 meters during the regular season … member of the distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … won the 3000 meters at the West Virginia Games … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010)

High School: Attended Plum … four-year letterman … Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer … Honor Roll, SADD

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Edmond and Debra Amori … member of the Cal U cross country team (2009-12) … majoring in psychology

BRITTANY AMORIPLUM, PA.

Senior

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2012: Did not compete … 2010: Competed in the pole vault at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … set season high with a mark of 4.40 meters at West Virginia Blue-Gold Meet … transfer from Shippensburg (2011)

High School: Attended Trinity … four-year letterman, Carlisle first-team all-Sentinel

On a Personal Note: Son of Barry and Maureen Claypool … majoring in sport management with a minor in business

BRANDON CLAYPOOLLEMOYNE, PA.

Senior

2012: Competed in the 800 and 1500 meters during the regular season … member of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set personal-best time of 2:28.08 in the 800 meters at Cal U Invitational … ran career-best time of 5:22.02 in the 1500 meters at Lynchburg Open … member of the Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2012) … 2011: Competed in the 800 and 1500 meters during the regular season … member of distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of the Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Did not compete … member of the Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010)

High School: Attended Columbia … county champion in 1600 and 3200 meters, section champion in 1600 meters … Cross Country

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Michael and Cecilia David … member of the Cal U cross country team (2009-12) … majoring in communication studies with a minor in marketing

MELISSA DAVIDMAPLEWOOD, N.J.

Senior

Melissa David has competed at the last twoPSAC Indoor Championships on relay teams.

Brittany Amori is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.


SENIOR PROFILES

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2012: Scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, placing fifth in 2:20.44 … set the school record as part of the distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: USTFCCCA All-Academic … scored in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in 2:17.94 … ran career-best time of 2:13.97 in the 800 meters during the preliminaries of the PSAC Outdoor Championships … member of 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set the indoor school record as part of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … posted career-best time of 26.93 seconds in the 200 meters at the Millersville Metrics … won the 800 meters at the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: USTFCCCA All-Academic … competed as a member of the 4x400 relay in the NCAA Outdoor Championships … PSAC Champion in 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing eighth in 59.48 seconds … set the outdoor school record as part of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … also was a member of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … scored in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in 58.68 … also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … posted a career-best time of 57.69 seconds in the 400 meters at the Ohio State Classic … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) … 2009: Competed in the 800 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of the 4x400 and 4x800 relays at the PSAC Indoor Championships … won the 400 meters at the Baldwin-Wallace Meet … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

High School: Attended Chancellor … four-year letterman, two-time MVP, all-region in 400 and 500 meters, high jump and 4x400 relay, all-state in 400 and 500 meters, member of all-state 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams … Above and Beyond Award, Academic Letter, National Honor Society

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Carl and Bonnie Estep … older sister of sophomore runner Kyle Estep … member of the Cal U cross country team (2008, 2010-11) … majoring in exercise science and health promotion (performance enhancement and injury prevention) … earned bachelor’s degree in sport management (wellness and fitness)

SANDY ESTEPFREDERICKSBURG, VA.

Senior

2012: Did not compete … 2011: USTFCCCA All-Region in 400 hurdles … scored in the 400 hurdles at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, placing fourth in 1:01.90 … also placed in the 100 hurdles at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth in 14.84 seconds … member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 400 meters and 60 hurdles at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set the indoor school record as part of the 4x400 relay at the Kent State Tune-Up … established personal-best time of 14.47 seconds in 100 hurdles during preliminaries of PSAC Outdoor Championships … won the 400 hurdles at the Wheeling Jesuit Invitational and Shippensburg Classic … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2011)

High School: Attended Paul Robeson … state champion in 300 hurdles … Academic Honor Roll

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Montez and Sheretta Hayman … member of the Cal U cross country team (2010, 2012) … majoring in earth science

KATURRAHHAYMAN-ALSTONPHILADELPHIA, PA.Senior

Katurrah Hayman Alston was an all-region performer in the 400-meter hurdles as a sophomore.


SENIOR PROFILES

2012: Competed in the 1500 and 3000 meters during the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 1 mile during the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of 4x800 relay at PSAC Indoor Championships … set personal record in 800 meters with a time of 2:27.04 at Shippensburg Classic … ran career-best time of 4:52.93 in 1500 meters at Allegheny Invitational … posted personal-best time in 3000 meters of 10:45.68 at Millersville Metrics … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: Competed in the 5000 meters during the regular season … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Competed in the 5000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … member of the distance medley relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … ran career-best time of 18:49.95 in the 5000 meters at Bloomsburg Husky Open … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010) … 2009: Redshirted … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009) … 2008: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meters during the regular season … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2007-08) … 2007: Competed in the 3000 meters during the regular season

High School: Attended Pottsgrove … four-year letterman … Cross Country … Athlete of the Year

On A Personal Note: Daughter of Stephen and Stephanie Kanach … member of the Cal U cross country team (2007-12) … majoring in secondary education (earth science) … earned bachelor’s degree in earth science (environmental earth science)

BRITTNEY KANACHPOTTSTOWN, PA.

Senior

Brittney Kanach qualified for the PSAC Championships in three events last year.

2012: Capital One Second-Team Academic All-Americans … Capital One Academic All-District First-Team … PSAC Champion Scholar (indoor) … competed in the 1500 and 5000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 1 mile and 3000 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set the school record in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:37.36 at Lake Erie Team Challenge … posted career-best time of 5:21.01 in the 1 mile at PSAC Indoor Championships … ran personal best of 5:01.00 in 1500 meters at Lynchburg Invitational … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: Capital One Academic All-District Second-Team … competed in the 5000 and 10000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … scored in the 3000 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in 10:40.41 … set the indoor school record in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:26.76 at the PSAC Indoor Championships … won the 3000 meters at the Mount Union Invitational … captured first place in the 10000 meters at the Millersville Metrics … ran career-best time of 38:34.18 in 10000 meters at PSAC Outdoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 5000 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010)

High School: Attended Jamestown … two-time MVP, two-time 3000 meters section champion … Cross Country, Diving … Jasmine Cantor Award, National Honor Society

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Daniel and Diane Kling … member of the Cal U cross country team (2009-12) … majoring in biology (pre-medicine)

ERIN KLINGJAMESTOWN, N.Y.

Senior

Erin Kling holds the indoor school record in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.


SENIOR PROFILES

2012: Competed in the javelin during the regular season … posted season-best distance of 49.09 meters at Millersville Metrics … 2011: Did not compete … 2010: Competed in the javelin during the regular season … won the javelin with a career-best mark of 49.68 meters at the Cal U Early Bird Meet … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) … 2009: Competed in the shot put, discus throw and javelin during the regular season … posted career-best distance of 28.99 meters in the discus throw at Cal U Championships … established season-best mark of 49.14 meters in the javelin at Saint Francis Open … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)

High School: Attended North East … three-year letterman, all-region, member of three regional championship teams … Football

On a Personal Note: Son of David Knight and Mary Knight-Strong … majoring in biology

ZACH KNIGHTNORTH EAST, PA.

Senior

Zach Knight posted a career-best mark in the javelin as a sophomore.

2012: Competed in the weight throw at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set career high in the shot put with a distance of 12.26 meters at the Raleigh Relays … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2012) … 2011: Competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the shot put at the PSAC Indoor Championships … established career-best marks of 36.67 meters in the discus throw and 41.31 meters in the hammer throw at the Shippensburg Classic … 2010: Competed in the shot put and discus throw at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the shot put at the PSAC Indoor Championships … set personal best in the javelin with a mark of 29.64 meters Cal U Early Bird Meet

High School: Attended South Side Beaver … four-year letterman, three-time state qualifier, member of section championship team … Basketball, Volleyball

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Samuel and Julie Minich … member of the Cal U cross country team (2010-12) … majoring in psychology with a minor in justice studies

SAMANTHA MINICHCLINTON, PA.

Senior

Samantha Minich has qualified for thePSAC Championships eight times in her career.


SENIOR PROFILES

2012: PSAC Champion in 4x400 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 200 and 400 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 200 and 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of the 4x400 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … posted career-best times of 26.22 seconds in 200 meters and 59.98 seconds in 400 meters at PSAC Outdoor Championships … ran personal-best time of 8.38 seconds in the 60 meters at Kent State Gala … established career best in the high jump with a mark of 1.54 meters at Lynchburg Open … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: Did not compete … 2010: Competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009)

High School: Attended Burlington City … second-team all-conference … Field Hockey … Class President, FBLA, Honor Roll, Student Council

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Danalis Anderson … member of the Cal U cross country team (2011-12) … majoring in justice studies

SHANTAE MOTLEYBURLINGTON, N.J.

Senior

Shantae Motley was a member of thePSAC Champion 4x400 relay last year.

2012: USTFCCCA All-Academic … PSAC Champion in 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 100 and 200 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … set the outdoor school record as part of the 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … set career-best time of 12.49 seconds in 100 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … ran career-best time of 25.65 seconds in 200 meters at Millersville Metrics & Multis … set personal best in the 60 meters with a time of 8.05 seconds at the PSAC Indoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2011-12) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) … 2011: USTFCCCA All-Academic … competed in the 100 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … member of 4x100 relay at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 60 and 200 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2010-11) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) … 2010: Scored in the 60 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships, finishing sixth with a time of 8.08 seconds … also competed in the 200 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … won the 60 meters at Edinboro Games with a time of 8.23 seconds … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

High School: Attended Albert Gallatin … four-year letterman, placed seventh in 200 meters at the WPIAL Championships … Cross Country … Class President, National Honor Society

On a Personal Note: Daughter of William and Toni Reagan … member of the Cal U cross country team (2011-12) … majoring in athletic training

JORDYN REAGANMASONTOWN, PA.

Senior

Jordyn Reagan is the first Cal U female to be a member of two PSAC Champion relay teams.


SENIOR PROFILES

2012: Scored in the shot put at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, placing eighth with a mark of 11.88 meters … also competed in the hammer throw at the PSAC Outdoor Championships …competed in the shot put and weight throw at the PSAC Indoor Championships … 2011: Scored in the shot put at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing seventh with a mark of 11.64 meters … also competed in the hammer throw at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … scored in the weight throw at the PSAC Indoor Championships, placing fifth with a distance of 14.40 meters … also placed seventh in the shot put at the PSAC Indoor Championships with a throw of 11.93 meters … set the school record in the weight throw with a distance of 14.69 meters at Lake Erie Open … established career best marks of 11.95 meters in the shot put and 42.44 meters in the hammer throw at Shippensburg Classic … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2010) … 2010: Competed in the hammer throw and shot put at PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the shot put and weight throw at the PSAC Indoor Championships … won the shot put at West Virginia Gold-Blue Meet and Lock Haven Qualifier … captured first place in the hammer throw at Cal U Early Bird Invitational … PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)

High School: Attended Hempfield … captain, placed fifth in shot put at the WPIAL Championships … Volleyball … WCCC Black Athlete Award

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Brian and Shiela Thompson … majoring in sport management

PATRIECE THOMPSONGREENSBURG, PA.

Senior

Patriece Thompson set the school recordin the weight throw as a sophomore.

2012: Scored in the 400 hurdles at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, finishing seventh with career-best time of 1:05.48 … competed in the 400 meters and 60 hurdles at the PSAC Indoor Championships … posted career-best time of 27.09 in 200 meters at SPIRE Midwest Open … set career-best time of 1:00.31 in 400 meters at Kent State Golden Flash Gala … ran personal best of 10.12 seconds in 60 hurdles at Lake Erie Team Challenge … established career best with a mark of 4.61 meters in the long jump at West Virginia Holiday Classic … 2011: Competed in the 400 hurdles at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … competed in the 400 meters at the PSAC Indoor Championships … 2010: Competed as a member of the 4x400 relay in the NCAA Outdoor Championships … competed the 400 and 800 meters during the regular season … member of the 4x100 relay at PSAC Outdoor Championships … member of the 4x800 relay at the PSAC Indoor Championships … ran career-best time of 2:24.72 in the 800 meters at the Lock Haven Qualifier

High School: Attended Norristown … Norristown Times Herald first-team all-area, Norristown Times Herald all-area honorable mention … Hall of Champions

On a Personal Note: Daughter of Michael Weldon and Heather Lewis-Gaines … member of the Cal U cross country team (2010) … majoring in sport management

YAHNAE WELDONNORRISTOWN, PA.

Senior

Yahnae Weldon set a career-best timein the 400-meter hurdles last year.


Aaron Dinzeo earned USTFCCCA all-region honors in the 5,000 metersand as a member of the distance medley team last year.

Sam Beckerleg placed second in the pentathlon at the PSAC Indoor Championships as a freshman.

SAM BECKERLEGSophomore

Multi-Event/JumpsShermans Dale, Pa.

RETURNERS

JACQLYN BAUGHMANSophomore

HurdlesLewes, Del.

CHRIS AVAMPATO Junior

ThrowsGreensburg, Pa.

JAMIE BURKWITJunior

DistanceNew Hope, Pa.

DANAE BURGWIN Sophomore

SprintsPittsburgh, Pa.

SARAH COOKSophomore

HurdlesPittsburgh, Pa.

AARON DINZEOJunior

DistanceSidney, Ohio

DOMINIC DeCESARISSophomore

SprintsDanielsville, Pa.

LIALDON DONOVAN-GREENSophomore

SprintsYork, Pa.

ALEX EATONJunior

HurdlesAbington, Pa.

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RETURNERS

Bria Jay placed third in the finals of the 100 metersat the 2012 PSAC Outdoor Championships.ANDI HEASLEY

JuniorDistance

Monroeville, Pa.

KATIE MILLSSophomore

ThrowsLyndonville, Vt.

BRUCE McDANIELJunior

Multi-EventHawthorn, Pa.

ANN MARIE HAYESJunior

DistanceTipperary, Ireland

DANNY MEIGHANSophomore

SprintsAvonmore, Pa.

MORGAN HUEGELSophomore

DistanceCranberry, Pa.

ELAINE KIMMELSophomore

ThrowsAuburn, Pa.

Bruce McDaniel holds the school recordin both the decathlon and heptathlon.

KRISTIN LYONSSophomore

ThrowsYork, Pa

BRIA JAYJuniorSprints

Plum, Pa.

JULIA KUBICAJunior

DistanceFreedom, Pa.

KYLE ESTEPSophomoreMulti-Event

Fredericksburg, Va.

ALLISON HALL Sophomore

DistanceJackson, Pa.

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RETURNERS

TaVAHN PARKERJuniorSprints

Pittsburgh, Pa.

JARED SCHAUT Sophomore

Sprints/JumpsSt. Marys, Pa.

SIERRA ROGERSJuniorJumps

Port Tobacco, Md.

ABEL ROBINAULTSophomore

DistanceGarland, Pa.

NICK PEZZASophomore

DistanceWoodbine, Md.

CARLY SENKOJuniorJumps

New Castle, Pa.

AMBER SIMCOKEJunior

DistanceBrownsville, Pa.

Monique Sims won two events at the2012 PSAC Outdoor Championships.

MONIQUE SIMSSophomore


JASMINE STEVENSONSophomore

Sprints/HurdlesJacksonville, Fla.

LEON ULRICHSophomore

DistanceDuncannon, Pa.

SAMANTHA WEINHEIMERSophomorePole Vault

North East, Pa.

COURTNEE WHITAKERJunior

HurdlesStafford, Va.

ALEX ZANELLASophomore

DistanceEverett, Pa.

MARTY ZANGUSSophomore

DistanceEverett, Pa.

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NEWCOMERS

ANDREW ADIGHIBEFreshman

SprintsPhiladelphia, Pa.

JENNIFER BELGRAVEFreshman

SprintsTobyhanna, Pa.

NICK COOKSEYFreshman


DAVID HARRISONFreshmanDistance

Virginia Beach, Va.

IEISHA JACKSONFreshman

Jumps/HurdlesSteelton, Pa.

WEST JONESFreshman

JumpsWashington, Pa

JAYLEN JORDANFreshman

Jumps/SprintsPittsburgh, Pa.

SHANNON MARSTELLERFreshman Distance

Pittsburgh, Pa.

SARA PRENTICEJunior

DistanceGreat Valley, N.Y.

ERIN SCANLONFreshman

Jumps/HurdlesLevittown, Pa.

IMANI SHELLFreshman

Sprints/JumpsPhiladelphia, Pa.

BRITTNEY SMALLSFreshman

Sprints/JumpsHowell, N.J.

EMILY SMITHFreshman Pole Vault

Hagerstown, Md.

STEVEN STOFFELFreshmanDistance

Cincinnati, Ohio

KEON THOMPSONFreshman

SprintsCoatesville, Pa.

LENNY VERDETTO IIIFreshmanDistance

Hampton, Pa.

PATRICK WALKERJuniorJumps

Hamburg, Pa.

AARON BARLOWFreshman


ANTONIO CASTERLOWFreshman

SprintsScotch Plains, N.J.

ANDY TUZIKOWFreshman

ThrowsButler, Pa.

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ATHLETIC SUCCESS

3 National Team ChampionshipsSoftball (2) ................................................................. 1997, 1998Women’s Basketball (1) ..................................................... 2004

8 National Individual ChampionshipsTrack & Field (2) ................1983, 1984 - Brian Ferrari (10K)..................................... 1985 - Jenise Lockhardt (high jump)Wrestling (2) ............1977, 1979 - Brian DePaoli (118-lbs.).................................... 1988, 1989 - Ken Hackman (190-lbs.) Cross Country (1) .................................... 1983 - Brian FerrariSwimming (3) ..............2011 - Melissa Gates (50 freestyle)................................ 2012 - Melissa Gates (50/100 freestyle)

67 PSAC Team ChampionshipsMen’s Tennis (9) .............................. 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959,.............................................................. 1960, 1963, 1968, 1971,................................................................................................... 1972Men’s Basketball (8) ....................... 1970, 1985, 1988, 1992............................................................... 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008Football (8) ....................................... 1946, 1958, 1968, 1984,............................................................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Men’s Tennis (8) ............................... 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959............................................................... 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972Women’s Tennis (8) ........................ 1991, 1993, 2007, 2008............................................................... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012Softball (6) ......................................... 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998....................................................................................... 1999, 2000Volleyball (7) ..................................... 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007........................................................................... 2008, 2009, 2011Women’s Basketball (4) ................. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006Baseball (3) .................................................... 1979, 2004, 2010Women’s Golf (3) ......................................... 2008, 2009, 2010Men’s Golf (1)........................................................................ 1980Men’s Soccer (1)................................................................... 2008Women’s Soccer (1) ............................................................ 2011

32 Academic All-AmericansSoftball (10) ..............................Rochelle Dierkes (1995-96),............... Alyson Johnson (2012), Julie Mackenzie (2010),............Kerry Novak (1997), Sonia Petrosoniak (2009-10),....................... Lauren Shaheen (2010), Lisa Swoger (1984)............................................................. Natalie Wideman (2012)Football (4) ............................................... Derek Katris (2006),............................... Lloyd Price (2004-05), Chet Welc (2011)Men’s Basketball (3) ..................................... Bill Belko (1984)...........................Ray Gutierrez (1993), Steve Swiech (2012)Men’s XC/T&F (2) ......................... Christopher Clark (2009),......................................................................Tim Lahmers (2012)Women’s XC/T&F (2) ................................ Laurie Hall (2012),........................................................................... Erin Kling (2012),Men’s Soccer (2)..................................Charlie Dagnal (2011)..........................................................Camilo Hinestroza (2005),Women’s Soccer (2) ............................Paula Jackson (2011),.................................................................... Kristen Orrett (2011)Volleyball (2) ......................................Renata da Silva (2009),...................................................................Meghan Franz (2011)Baseball (2) ..........................................Mike Larson (2004-05)Women’s Basketball (1) .................... Heather Corby (1999)Swimming (1) ........................................Kelsey Nuhfer (2012)Tennis (1) ...................................Franziska Steinhardt (2012)

FIVE-STRAIGHT TOP-15DIRECTOR’S CUP FINISHES

Cal U has garnered five-straight top-15 finishes in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings.

2007-08 ............................................................... 8th2008-09 ............................................................... 9th2009-10 .............................................................. 2nd2010-11 ............................................................. 12th2011-12 ............................................................. 11th

Did You Know?

The Vulcans posted the highest finish of any PSAC school in the Directors’ Cup by placing second in 2009-10. Cal U is the only PSAC school to finish in the top five of the standings since the award was initiated prior to the 1995-96 academic year.

Did You Know?

Cal U led NCAA Division II, and ranked sixth among all institutions, with a school-record 13 Academic All-Americans in the 2011-12 academic year. A total of 12 sports were represented among the 13 selections, including nine female student-athletes.

Two individual national championships,three PSAC championships,

11 teams qualifying for NCAA postseason play and 13 Capital One Academic All-Americans

in 2011-12 continued the tradition of excellence established by Cal U Athletics.

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE


BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS. California University of Pennsylvania is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies. For more than 150 years Cal U has been known for its educational excellence and for its commitment to the core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility. At Cal U, students are our first priority. As an undergraduate, students can choose from more than 150 programs of study in three undergraduate colleges. Whether one is interested in using robotic technology in the field of engineering or helping to shape the future as an early childhood educator, students will find an academic program perfect for them. When our core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility are coupled with real-world training, we see a big difference in the types of jobs our graduates get. To advance our mission of building the character and careers of students, Cal U relies upon committed faculty, motivated students, challenging programs and exceptional facilities. Our Character Education Institute provides character education to Cal U students, faculty and staff, and corporate training to regional organizations and businesses. The institute serves as a resource center for education majors, and assists school districts and local organizations in advancing character development.

Erin Kling was the inaugural recipient of the PSAC Champion Scholar Award last season.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Brittany AmoriJustin Antolin

Chris AvampatoSam BeckerlegKeivon BrownNoah Carroll

Brandon Claypool Mitch Codd

Aaron DinzeoLialdon Donovan-Green

Kyle EstepSandy Estep

Erin FlickingerNick GiansanteMarcus Givan

Allison HallLaurie Hall

Andi HeasleyJake Hillegas

Morgan HuegelBrittney Kanach

Erin KlingTim Lahmers

Richelle LashleyBryanna LearnShakeria LoveBriana LumleyKristin Lyons

Mike MackowickMarie McIntyreDanny MeighanMorgan Moltz

Annabel MoscoNick Pezza

Katie QuaillJordyn ReaganMatthew ReeseAbel Robinault

Amber SaundersJared SchautJill Schickling

Amber SimcokeAlex Smith

Jerica SneddenCharhea Strickler

Chris WolfeSamantha Weinheimer

Khyalyani WhitakerCarly Youngeberg

Alex Zanella

Listed below are the 2011-12 PSAC Scholar-Athletes from Track & Field:

For 12-straight semesters, Cal U athletic programs have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher.

The Vulcans led NCAA Division II and ranked sixth overall among all institutions with a school-record 13 Capital One AcademicAll-Americans during the 2011-12 academic year.

A record total of 246 Cal U student-athletes, representing all sports were named to the Spring 2012 edition of the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll.

A record of 175 student-athletes from Cal U, representing all sports, were named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-12 academic year.

A total of 31 student-athletes boasted a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Spring 2012 semester.

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SEASON REVIEW The women’s track & field team enjoyed virtually unparalleled success in 2012. During the winter, the women’s program posted its best finish in school history by placing fifth at the PSAC Indoor Championships. The success continued in the spring, as Cal U tied the 1982 team for the best performance in program history by finishing fourth at the PSAC Outdoor Championships. Sophomore Monique Sims broke four individual school records and claimed the league title in the 100-meter dash.

She became the first female sprinter in school history to record a time under 12 seconds and was selected to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters. At the PSAC Outdoor Championships, the Vulcans swept the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay titles for the first time in school history. Junior Jordyn Reagan was a member of both relay teams, becoming the first female athlete in program history to win multiple relay titles in the same year. On the men’s side, Cal U finished ninth at the indoor league championships and placed eighth during the outdoor championships. Senior Brice Myers earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in record-breaking time. He repeated as an All-American in the 110-meter hurdles for the third-straight year and broke the school and PSAC

record with a time of 13.71 seconds in the finals of the event. Myers, who won the league title in the 110 hurdles for the third-consecutive year, was named the PSAC Championships MVP and PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. Sophomore Marcus Givan earned the league title in the high jump by clearing 1.95 meters at the outdoor championships. Graduate student Laurie Hall, senior Tim Lahmers and junior Erin Kling were all selected Capital One Academic All-Americans in 2012 with Hall and Kling becoming the first female cross country/track & field Academic All-Americans in school history.

Originating in 1951 to administer and promote men’s athletics, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded intercollegiate conferences. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a structure for its women’s programs. Only three years later, lacking a standard competitive division, league voted to reclassify the entire conference to NCAA Division II. Among its recent enhancements the PSAC has expanded its membership twice during a four-year span. The first occurred during the 2008-09 academic year with the addition of full-time members Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, and associate member Long Island University-C.W. Post. Over the past year, the PSAC’s Board of Directors agreed to welcome Seton Hill University as an associate member to begin play in field hockey during the 2011-12 campaign. The membership now consists of 16 full-time institutions and the two associate members. All of the league’s full-time members are located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. The league has also grown to share the distinctions as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. Highly competitive on a regional and national level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly one-third of its teams into NCAA postseason play. Ultimately, the membership’s success has yielded 43 NCAA team and 246 individual title winners.

While proud of its athletic accomplishments, the league also has evolved into one of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. Today, nearly one-third of the PSAC’s estimated 6,300 participants are honored each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has nearly doubled since PSAC Scholar-

Athletes were first recognized in the mid-1990s. Although all 16 current institutions are members of Division II,

seven league schools also compete at the Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll over 127,000 students and claim over 710,000

alumni, including 483,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16

member institutions. It employs a commissioner, an associate and assistant commissioner, and a director of media relations at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa.

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HONORS & AWARDSNCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS1983Brian Ferrari 10,000 meters

1984Brian Ferrari 10,000 meters

1985Jenise Lockhart high jump

NCAA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS1982Veronica Henderson 4x110 relayJenise Lockhart 4x110 relayValla LeMon 4x110 relayCharlotte Worth 4x110 relay



1985Jenise Lockhart high jump

1994Don “Skip” Bakewell javelin

1996Christine Czaja discus

2007Christopher Clark 10,000 meters

2008C.J. Baker 4x400 relayFrank Ehrensberger 4x400 relayDanielle Malay 400 hurdlesTimmie Patrick 4x400 relayBrad Rager 4x400 relay

2009Christopher Clark 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters

2010Clare McSweeney 800 metersBrice Myers 110 hurdles

2011Brice Myers 110 hurdles


NCAA INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS2008Christopher Clark 5,000 metersC.J. Baker 4x400 relayFrank Ehrensberger 4x400 relayBrad Rager 4x400 relayDadre Williams 4x400 relay




PSAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS1980“Whip” Bishak 4x400 relayMike Bradley 10,000 metersRene Coleman 4x400 relayChi Chi LeMon 4x400 relay

Rosa Rogers 4x400 relay

1981Brian Ferrari 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters

1982Brian Ferrari 10,000 metersVeronica Henderson 200 metersJenise Lockhart 100 meters


1984Brian Ferrari 5,000 meters, 10,000 metersBenita Jones 400 metersJessica Nicholls shot put

1985Karen Bonner 4x400 relayScott Harrison high jumpVeronica Henderson 4x400 relayBenita Jones 400 meters, 4x400 relayJenise Lockhart high jump, 4x400 relay

1986Scott Harrison long jump

1987Paul Bryan 1,500 meters

1992Cory Lawson high jump

2005Brad Rager 200 meters, 400 meters

2006Brad Rager 200 meters, 400 meters

2008C.J. Baker 4x100 relay, 4x400 relayDennis Cole 4x100 relayFrank Ehrensberger 4x100 relay, 4x400 relayDanielle Malay 400 hurdlesTimmie Patrick 4x400 relayBrad Rager 200 meters, 400 meters 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay

2009Christopher Clark 10,000 meters

2010Sandy Estep 4x400 relayShakeria Love 4x400 relayClare McSweeney 800 meters, 4x400 relayBrice Myers 110 hurdlesJerica Snedden 4x400 relay

2011Matt Kroetch 10,000 metersBrice Myers 110 hurdles

2012Danae Burgwin 4x100 relayMarcus Givan high jumpBria Jay 4x100 relayShakeria Love 4x400 relayShantae Motley 4x400 relayBrice Myers 110 hurdlesJordyn Reagan 4x100 relayMonique Sims 100 meters, 4x100 relaySamantha Valiton 4x400 relay

PSAC INDOOR CHAMPIONS2005Brad Rager 200 meters, 400 meters

2006Brad Rager 400 meters

2007Brad Rager 400 meters

2008C.J. Baker 4x400 relayChristopher Clark 5,000 metersFrank Ehrensberger 4x400 relayBrad Rager 400 meters, 4x400 relayHolly Urban 800 metersDadre Williams 4x400 relay



PSAC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR2005 Brad Rager (indoor)2009 Christopher Clark (outdoor) Brice Myers (indoor)2012 Brice Myers (outdoor)

PSAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR2005 Brad Rager (indoor/outdoor)2011 Monique Sims (indoor/outdoor)

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN2009 Christopher Clark2012 Laurie Hall, Erin Kling, Tim Lahmers

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT2009 Christopher Clark2010 Frank Ehrensberger, Laurie Hall2011 Erin Kling, Tim Lahmers2012 Laurie Hall, Erin Kling, Tim Lahmers

CAL U ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME1995 Brian Ferrari, 1984 Jenise Lockhart, 19851997 Sue Van Orden1998 Jessica Nicholls, 19872001 William “Bill” Birch, 19792004 Dean Shaw, 19792007 Mike Bradley, 19832009 Marty Uher, Coach2012 Thomas “Shot” Jackson, 1977


INDOOR RECORDS EVENT MEN’S RECORD WOMEN’S RECORD

Brian Nicholas Monique Sims 55 METERS 6.42 7.37 2004 2011

Da’Joun Heidelberg Monique Sims 60 METERS 6.93 7.75 2010 2012

Frank Ehrensberger Monique Sims 200 METERS 22.10 25.33 2010 2012

Frank Ehrensberger Danielle Malay 400 METERS 48.28 57.23 2010 2008

Alex Smith Holly Urban 800 METERS 1:53.41 2:13.83 2011 2008

Ryan Moravec Laurie Hall 1 MILE 4:13.29 5:11.92 2008 2011

Christopher Clark Erin Kling 3000 METERS 8:19.48 10:37.36 2008 2012

Christopher Clark Erin Kling 5000 METERS 14:00.32* 18:26.74 2008 2011

Brian Nicholas Danielle Malay 55 HURDLES 7.53 8.49 2004 2008

Brice Myers Courtnee Whitaker 60 HURDLES 7.90 8.99 2011 2012

Williams, Baker, Ehrensberger, Rager Love, Snedden, Sims, Hayman-Alston 4X400 RELAY 3:16.63 3:51.92 2008 2011

Volosky, Russo, Smith, Roe Kleiner, Kubica, Estep, Snedden 4X800 RELAY 8:01.44 9:34.63 2010 2011

N. Gibson, Ferguson, Wolfe, Dinzeo L. Hall, Estep, A. Hall, Zanella DMR 10:05.98 12:36.14 2012 2012

Jordan Boatwright Joanna Nist HIGH JUMP 6-6.75 5-5.25 2011 2008

Scott Harris Mitch Codd Danielle Morrison POLE VAULT 15-1.00 10-2.00 2005 2012 2010

Alex Eaton Joanna Nist LONG JUMP 22-4.5 17-3.25 2011 2007

Jordan Boatwright Sierra Rogers TRIPLE JUMP 47-5.25 36-2.75 2008 2012

Randy Kochik Farath Raphael SHOT PUT 45-1.75 41-3.75 2008 2010

Anthony Freer Patriece Thompson WEIGHT 49-3 48-2.5 2009 2011

Bruce McDaniel Farath Raphael HEPTATHLON / PENTATHLON 4,211 3,371 2012 2010

* - indicates PSAC record


OUTDOOR RECORDS EVENT MEN’S RECORD WOMEN’S RECORD

Brian Nicholas Monique Sims 100 METERS 10.78 11.85 2002 2012

Brad Rager Monique Sims 200 METERS 21.24 25.02 2006 2012

Frank Ehrensberger Shakeria Love 400 METERS 47.02 56.57 2010 2012

Alex Smith Clare McSweeney 800 METERS 1:50.87 2:08.63 2011 2010

Paul Bryan Julia Kubica 1500 METERS 3:50.30 4:43.26 1987 2011

Gwen VanDine 3000 METERS --- 10:29.24 1984

Christopher Clark Gwen VanDine 5000 METERS 13:58.51 18:19.54 2009 1984

Christopher Clark Gwen VanDine 10000 METERS 29:03.10* 37:49.74 2009 1984

Brice Myers Veronica Henderson 110 HURDLES 13.71* 14.44 2012 1985

Harrison Woods Danielle Malay 400 HURDLES 54.14 1:00.14 1980 2008

Adam Manewell Stacy Wright 3000 STEEPLECHASE 9:24.68 11:41.80 1985 2002

Cole, Baker, Ehrensberger, Rager Reagan, Jay, Burgwin, Sims 4X100 RELAY 41.01 47.02 2008 2012

Rager, Ehrensberger, Patrick, Baker Love, Estep, Snedden, McSweeney 4X400 RELAY 3:12.01 3:48.20 2008 2010

Scott Harrison Quint White Jenise Lockhart HIGH JUMP 6-10 5-9.25 1985 1988 1985

Mitch Codd Heather Jarjisian POLE VAULT 15-3.50 10-3.00 2012 2005

DeWayne Griffin Violet Michaux LONG JUMP 24-4.0 18-2.5 2001 2002

Jordan Boatwright Violet Michaux TRIPLE JUMP 48-9.5 38-2.75 2011 2000

Bob Taras Jessica Nichols SHOT PUT 49-5.0 45-9.5 1973 1984

Bob Taras Christine Czaja DISCUS 159-0.0 150-2.0 1973 1996

Don Bakewell Emily Ford JAVELIN 214.1-0 120-7.0 1992 2006

Jake Hillegas Patsy Schreiber HAMMER 153-2.0 145.2.0 2012 2010

Bruce McDaniel Farath Raphael DECATHLON / HEPTATHLON 5,600 4,316 2011 2010


INDOOR STANDARDSEVENT PSAC (M / W) AUTOMATIC (M / W) PROVISIONAL (M / W)55 Meters 6.74 / 7.67 6.27 / 6.91 6.42 / 7.2560 Meters 7.22 / 8.20 6.75 / 7.44 6.90 / 7.7855-Meter Hurdles 8.45 / 9.33 7.37 / 7.79 7.78 / 8.3860-Meter Hurdles 8.98 / 9.90 7.90 / 8.36 8.31 / 8.95

200 Meters 23.21 / 27.01 21.68 / 24.37 22.60 / 25.90 Undersized track 23.51 / 27.28 21.96 / 24.62 22.89 / 26.16 Banked track 22.80 / 26.60 21.30 / 24.00 22.20 / 25.50 Oversized track 22.80 / 26.60 21.30 / 24.00 22.20 / 25.50

400 Meters 52.12 / 1:02.32 48.10 / 55.81 50.04 / 55.81 Undersized track 52.64 / 1:02.76 48.57 / 56.21 50.53 / 56.21 Banked track 51.30 / 1:01.50 47.34 / 55.08 49.25 / 55.08 Oversized track 51.30 / 1:01.50 47.24 / 55.08 49.25 / 55.08

800 Meters 2:02.66 / 2:26.67 1:52.22 / 2:12.03 1:55.63 / 2:17.35 Undersized track 2:01.72 / 2:27.39 1:53.09 / 2:12.68 1:56.53 / 2:18.03 Banked track 2:00.00 / 2:25.00 1:50.64 / 2:10.53 1:54.00 / 2:15.79 Oversized track 2:00.00 / 2:25.00 1:50.64 / 2:10.53 1:54.00 / 2:15.79

Mile 4:31.43 / 5:28.22 4:08.05 / 4:49.84 4:17.25 / 5:04.23 Undersized track 4:33.02 / 5:29.25 4:09.51 / 4:50.75 4:18.76 / 5:05.19 Banked track 4:28.00 / 5:25.00 4:04.92 / 4:47.00 4:14.00 / 5:01.25 Oversized track 4:28.00 / 5:25.00 4:04.92 / 4:47.00 4:14.00 / 5:01.25

3,000 Meters 9:01.21 / 10:55.59 8:07.59 / 9:32.88 8:33.89 / 10:10.20 Undersized track 9:03.75 / 10:56.83 8:09.89 / 9:33.97 8:36.31 / 10:11.35 Banked track 8:55.00 / 10:50.00 8:02.00 / 9:28.00 8:28.00 / 10:05.00 Oversized track 8:55.00 / 10:50.00 8:02.00 / 9:28.00 8:28.00 / 10:05.00

5,000 Meters 15:55.11 / 19:18.86 14:12.74 / 16:44.28 14:56.58 / 17:43.12 Undersized track 15:58.90 / 19:20.09 14:16.12 / 16:45.39 15:00.14 / 17:44.26 Banked track 15:45.00 / 19:10.00 14:03.71 / 16:36.61 14:47.09 / 17:35.00 Oversized track 15:45.00 / 19:10.00 14:03.71 / 16:36.61 14:47.09 / 17:35.00

4x400-Meter Relay One Team per School 3:15.09 / 3:47.60 3:22.18 / 3:58.13 Undersized track --- 3:17.02 / 3:49.22 3:24.19 / 3:59.82 Banked track --- 3:12.02 / 3:44.61 3:19.00 / 3:55.80 Oversized track --- 3:12.02 / 3:44.61 3:19.00 / 3:55.80

4x800-Meter Relay One Team per School --- ---

Distance Medley Relay One Team per School 9:57.91 / 11:44.23 10:18.30 / 12:27.60 Undersized track --- 10:02.05 / 11.47.17 10:22.58 / 12:30.70 Banked track --- 9:49.89 / 11:36.77 10:10.00 / 12:19.70 Oversized track --- 9:49.89 / 11:36.77 10:10.00 / 12:19.70

High Jump 1.85 (6-0.75) / 1.54 (5-0.5) 2.17 (7-1.50) / 1.76 (5-9.25) 2.04 (6-8.25) / 1.66 (5-5.25)Pole Vault 4.00 (13-1.5) / 3.05 (10-0.0) 5.11 (16-9.25) / 3.95 (12-11.5) 4.63 (15-2.25) / 3.50 (11-5.75)Long Jump 6.45 (21-2.0) / 5.00 (16-4.75) 7.50 (24-7.25) / 5.94 (19-5.75) 7.01 (23-0.0) / 5.51 (18-1.0)Triple Jump 12.80 (42-0.0) / 10.20 (33-6.0) 15.44 (50-7.75) / 12.19 (40-0.0) 14.20 (46-7.0) / 11.45 (37-6.75)Shot Put 13.55 (44-5.5) / 10.80 (35-5.25) 18.40 (60-4.25) / 15.09 (49-6.0) 15.63 (51-3.25) / 13.40 (43-11.5)Weight (35 lb. / 20 lb.) 13.25 (43-5.5) / 12.20 (40-0.5) 21.20 (69-6.5) / 20.00 (65-7.25) 17.06 (55-11.5) / 16.00 (52-6.0)Heptathlon / Pentathlon Top 12 Scores will be Accepted 5,158 points / 3,847 points 4,600 points / 3,300 points

Bria Jay and Jordyn Reagan helped the 4x100 relay set the school recordat the 2012 PSAC Championships with a time of 47.02 seconds.


Nick Pezza was a member of the 4x800-meter anddistance medley relay at the 2012 PSAC Indoor Championships.

OUTDOOR STANDARDSEVENT PSAC (M / W) AUTOMATIC (M / W) PROVISIONAL (M / W)100 Meters 11.30 / 13.00 10.30 / 11.56 10.60 / 12.04200 Meters 22.80 / 26.60 20.87 / 23.80 21.45 / 24.62400 Meters 50.70 / 1:01.00 46.47 / 54.00 48.00 / 56.00800 Meters 1:58.00 / 2:24.50 1:50.04 / 2:09.24 1:52.50 / 2:14.401,500 Meters 4:04.00 / 5:00.00 3:45.17 / 4:23.00 3:52.00 / 4:35.345,000 Meters 15:30.00 / 19:00.00 13:58.06 / 16:20.00 14:36.51 / 17:19.9010,000 Meters 33:10.00 / 40:08.00 29:19.24 / 34:37.00 30:52.00 / 36:45.00

100-Meter Hurdles - / 16.25 - / 13.56 - / 14.40110-Meter Hurdles 15.90 / - 14.10 / - 14.69 / -400-Meter Hurdles 57.80 / 1:08.50 51.00 / 59.58 53.30 / 1:02.753000-Meter Steeplechase 9:58.00 / 12:27.00 8:53.00 / 10:25.00 9:20.99 / 11:15.00

4x100-Meter Relay One Team per School 40.13 / 45.59 41.20 / 47.11

4x400-Meter Relay One Team per School 3:08.87 / 3:42.57 3:14.66 / 3:49.00

4x800-Meter Relay One Team per School - / - - / -

High Jump 1.90 (6-2.75) / 1.57 (5-1.5) 2.17 (7-1.5) / 1.78 (5-10.0) 2.05 (6-8.75) / 1.68 (5-6.0)Pole Vault 4.15 (13-7.25) / 3.10 (10-2.0) 5.12 (16-9.5) / 3.95 (12-11.5) 4.69 (15-4.5) / 3.51 (11-6.25)Long Jump 6.50 (21-4.0) / 5.10 (16-8.75) 7.55 (24-9.25) / 6.15 (20-2.25) 7.14 (23-5.25) / 5.70 (18-8.5)Triple Jump 13.10 (42-11.75) / 10.60 (34-9.5) 15.69 (51-5.75) / 12.70 (41-8.0) 14.50 (47-7.0) / 11.75 (38-6.75)Shot Put 13.11 (43-0.25) / 11.00 (36-1.25) 18.09 (59-4.25) / 14.90 (48-10.75) 16.00 (52-6.00) / 13.41 (44-0.0)Discus 40.00 (131-3.0) / 35.05 (115-0.0) 55.63 (182-6.0) / 51.50 (168-11) 49.03 (160-10.0) / 43.65 (143-2.0)Hammer 42.67 (140-0.0) / 39.29 (128-11.0) 63.78 (209-3.0) / 57.12 (187-5.0) 54.21 (177-10.0) / 50.0 (164-0.0)Javelin 54.25 (178-0.0) / 35.95 (117-11.0) 65.91 (216-3.0) / 46.10 (151-3.0) 58.00 (190-3.0) / 40.00 (131-2.0)Decathlon Top 14 Scores will be Accepted 7,000 points / - 6,200 points / -Heptathlon Top 14 Scores will be Accepted - / 5,200 points - / 4,400 points

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The Cal U track & field teams were started in the early 1970s by longtime head coach Marty Uher with the help of Phil Coleman, who ran in the 1960 Olympics. The Vulcans competed as member of the NAIA and AIAW for nearly a decade. Bill Birch, high jump, and Dean Shaw, cross country, were two of the first athletes in school history to qualify and participate in the NAIA Championships. In the first few years after Cal U made the transition to competing at the NCAA level within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the program featured some of the best talent in the country. Arguably the most decorated athlete in school history, Brian Ferrari was a two-time NCAA National Champion in 1983 and 1984. As a freshman in 1981, he captured PSAC titles in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Ferrari repeated as the league champion in the 10,000 meters the next two seasons before winning both distance events again as a senior in 1984. His PSAC-record time in the 10,000 meters stood for 25 years until it was broken in 2009 by Cal U standout Christopher Clark. At the same time Ferrari was excelling in distance events, the women’s track & field team featured some of the top athletes in school history. The Vulcans boasted four individual PSAC champions from 1982-85. Jenise Lockhart, a three-time PSAC champion, was the 1985 NCAA National Champion in the high jump and still holds the school record in the event. Scott Harrison won the long jump in 1986 after winning the high jump and setting the school record in the previous season. In 1994, the Vulcans featured their first All-American in a decade when Don “Skip” Bakewell garnered laurels in the javelin. The PSAC began sponsoring a winter championship for indoor track & field in 2002 with the Vulcans making their first appearance at the event the following year. In 2004, Cal U hired one of the most prominent names in U.S. track & field history as an assistant coach, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Roger Kingdom. The following year, Kingdom was hired as head coach and the Vulcans enjoyed instant success. The men’s track & field team placed eighth at the PSAC Outdoor Championships, equaling its best finish since 1987. Cal U also boasted its first PSAC champion in 20-plus years with freshman Brad Rager capturing individual titles in the 200 and 400 meters at both the PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. In 2006, Cal U served as host of the

PSAC Outdoor Championships for the first time in the history of the program and finished eighth in the team standings. Running at A d a m s o n Stadium, Rager repeated as the PSAC Champion in the 200 and 400 meters after winning the

title in the 400 meters during the indoor season. Cal U boasted its first All-American in over a decade in 2007 with Clark earning the honors in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Rager captured his third-consecutive title in the 400 meters during the 2007 PSAC Indoor Championships. The programs made a large jump forward in 2008, as the women’s team placed eighth at both PSAC Championships and the men’s team finished a program-best fourth during the indoor season. The Vulcans won their first-ever relay during the indoor season in the 4x400, Rager repeated as champion in the 400 meters for the fourth-straight year, Clark won the title in the 5,000 meters and Holly Urban captured the win in the 800 meters to become the first women’s champion in any event since 1985. The outdoor season featured two more titles for Rager, who also ran on the winning 4x100 relay, while Danielle Malay won the 400 hurdles. Clark garnered All-America honors in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters as a senior in 2009 and was selected the PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning the league title in the 5,000 meters. Cal U also featured a NCAA Indoor All-American in Brice Myers, who was named the PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Myers continued to develop into one of the top hurdlers in the country in 2010, posting All-America finishes during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. He also captured PSAC titles in both the 60 and 110 hurdles. At both PSAC Championships, the women’s team finished sixth in the team standings to mark the program’s best finish in 25 years. Cal U claimed its first win in a women’s relay since 1985 when the 4x400 relay won the event at the outdoor championships. Senior Clare McSweeney, who was a member of the relay,

won the 800 meters and earned All-America honors during the spring. In 2011, Myers repeated as the PSAC Champion in both the 60 and 110 hurdles and finished second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Senior Matt Kroetch became the fourth different runner in school history to win the 10,000 meters and newcomer Monique Sims was selected the PSAC Freshman of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Last year, the women’s program posted the best indoor finish in school history by placing fifth and tied the 1982 team for the best performance by finishing fourth in the outdoor season. In the spring, the Vulcans swept the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay titles for the first time in school history. Sims broke four school records and claimed the league title in the 100 meters. Myers repeated as an All-American in the 110-meter hurdles for the third-straight year and broke the PSAC record in the event. He was named the PSAC Championships MVP and PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning the league title in the 110 hurdles for the third-consecutive year. With the size of the track & field program continuing to grow each year, the Vulcans are set to build on their recent success at the PSAC and NCAA Championships.

HISTORY

The 4x400-meter relay of Shakeria Love, Sandy Estep, Jerica Snedden and Clare McSweeney won the 2010 PSAC Outdoor Championship, marking the first women’s title in a relay since 1985.

Christopher Clark was a four-time NCAA All-American in track & field and became the program’s first Academic All-American in 2009.

Brian Ferrari was theNCAA National Champion in the 10,000 meters in 1983 and 1984.


INTERIM PRESIDENT On March 20, 2013, Geraldine Jones was named interim president of California University of Pennsylvania after serving as acting president since May 2012. Jones graduated from California State College in 1971 and began her career in education as a second-grade teacher in the Albert Gallatin School District, in Uniontown, Pa. She returned to California in 1974, serving as program director for Upward Bound for 20 years and as chair of the Department of Academic Development Services for 11 years. She was associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services for two years before serving as dean from 2000-2008. In July 2008, she was named provost and vice president for academic affairs. A member of the Cal U Alumni Association board of directors, Jones has received numerous honors, including the Cal U Alumni Association’s John R. Gregg Award for Loyalty and Service, the Black Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award, and the Community Service Award given by the Minority Students Association at Penn State Fayette. In 2010 Jones was one of 50 Women of Excellence honored by the New Pittsburgh Courier, one of the oldest and most prestigious black newspapers in the United States. Jones is a lifelong member of Mt. Zion AME Church of Brownsville, Pa., where she has been the church pianist since age 14. She has been married to Jeffrey B. Jones for 37 years; they have two adult daughters and a granddaughter.

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Cal U’s world class facilities provide the best in student housing and the new geothermal technologies have helped California University reduce power consumption to 57 percent less energy.57

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BUILDING CHARACTER. BUILDING CAREERS. California University of Pennsylvania, a comprehensive regional institution of higher education and a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a diverse, caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional studies that is devoted to building character and careers, broadly defined. The University is inspired by its core values of Integrity, Civility and Responsibility and is guided by its Bill of Rights and Responsibilities: We have the right to safety and security; We have the responsibility to ensure the safety and security of others; We have the right to be treated with respect; We have the responsibility to treat others with respect; We have the right to expect the best; We have the responsibility to give our best; We have the right to be treated fairly; We have the responsibility to treat others fairly. To advance its ultimate mission of building the character and careers of students, the University shall focus its efforts on three goals: student achievement and success, institutional excellence, and community service. These interrelated ends will be facilitated by the following means: high quality faculty, students, programs and facilities. These means, in turn, will be funded through an energetic program of resource acquisition and stewardship. The University is located on 294 acres in the borough of California, Pa., just 35 miles south of Pittsburgh on the banks of the Monongahela River. Here, highly trained faculty members, caring staff and state-of-the-art facilities combine to help every student develop a degree of character while preparing for a meaningful career.


UNIVERSITY PROFILE

• AtlasAmerica• BankofNewYorkMellon• BayerCorp.• CentralIntelligenceAgency• CONSOLEnergy• CoorsBrewing• Deloitte• Ernst&Young• FedEx• FBI• H.J.HeinzCo.• Highmark• KDKA• ‘LateShowwithDavidLetterman’

• LockheedMartin• MylanPharmaceuticals

• NewYorkMets• NewYorkYankees• OceanStateChiropracticandSportsRehabilitation

• NorthropGrumman• PennsylvaniaGameCommission

• PennsylvaniaStatePolice• PeacockKeller• Pepsi• PNCBank• Siemens• SmithMicro• ThermoFisherScientific• UniversityofPittsburgh• UPMC• U.S.DepartmentofDefense

• U.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity

• U.S.DrugEnforcementAdministration

• U.S.Steel• Verizon• WashingtonCountyPlanningCommission

• WestPennAlleghenyHealthSystem

• WesternPsychiatricInstituteandClinic

• Westinghouse• WhirlMagazine• WPXI• YMCAofGreaterPittsburgh

Q: Where are Cal U graduates finding jobs?

A: All of the above (and more)

California University of Pennsylvania Building Character. Building Careers.

www.calu.edu/goA proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

* Selected hires as reported to Cal U Career Services, 2003-2011.

Cal U led NCAA Division II with a school-record13 Academic All-Americans last academic year.

The Vulcans ranked sixth overall among all institutions with 13 A-A-A.

Of the 16 sports at Cal U, a total of 12 sports were represented among the13 A-A-A selections.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANBREAKDOWN

BY SELECTIONFirst Team - 4Second Team - 4Third Team - 5

BY CLASSSeniors - 8Juniors - 3Sophomores - 2

BY GENDERFemale - 9Male - 4

BY GEOGRAPHYPennsylvania Natives - 8International - 4New York Natives - 1

INDOORDec. 1 @ Youngstown State Icebreaker Youngstown, OhioDec. 7-8 @ Kent State Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio Jan. 26 @ Spires Midwest Open Geneva, OhioFeb. 2 @ Lake Erie Team Challenge Geneva, OhioFeb. 8 @ Baldwin-Wallace Mid-February Meet Berea, OhioFeb. 16 @ Kent State Tune-Up Kent, OhioFeb. 23-24 @ PSAC Championships Edinboro, OhioMarch 8-9 @ NCAA National Championships Birmingham, Ala.

OUTDOORMarch 23 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) EARLY BIRD California, Pa.March 29-30 @ NC State Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C.March 30 @ Washington & Jefferson Invitational Washington, Pa.April 5 @ Slippery Rock Open Slippery Rock, Pa.April 5-6 @ Duke Invitational Durham, N.C.April 13 @ Slippery Rock Invitational Slippery Rock, Pa.April 20 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) TRACK CARNIVAL California, Pa.April 24-27 @ Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.April 27 @ Shippensburg Classic Shippensburg, Pa.May 9-11 @ PSAC Championships Millersville, Pa.May 23-25 @ NCAA National Championships Pueblo, Colo.

Documents

2013 Cal U Track & Field Guide