2014 EMU Men's Cross Country Digital Media Guide

2014 DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

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Credits Editor: Chloe Smith Layout and Design: Chloe Smith Assistant Editors: Sean Hostetter Adam Kuff ner Megan Samassa Greg Steiner

Photography: Randy Masharka, Walt Middleton, Amanda Decker, Jed Dreher, Chloe SmithSpecial Thanks: To Bob Parks because without his historical perspective, the history section would not have been as complete.

Over the past 10 years, some information that was once printed exclu-sively in EMU Athletics media guides has been moved to the depart-ment's offi cial website, EMUEagles.com. Visit the cross country home page to fi nd such information

Fans using mobile devices can access news, scores and schedules on emueagles.com/mobile

University Quick FactsLocation Ypsilanti, Mich.Founded 1849Enrollment 23,503President Dr. Susan MartinNickname EaglesColors Green (349) and WhiteConference Mid-American Conference (MAC)

Athletic DepartmentPresident Dr. Susan MartinAthletic Director Heather LykeDeputy Director of Athletics Christian SpearsSenior Associate AD Chris HoppeSenior Associate AD Erin KidoSenior Associate AD Mike MalachAssociate AD for Compliance Matthew JakobszeAssociate AD for Development Dan McLeanAssistant AD for Academics Erin BurdisAssistant AD for Sports Medicine Steve NordwallAsst. AD for Equipment Operations Tommy RapierAssistant AD for Media Relations Greg SteinerFaculty Athletic Representative Dr. Edward Sidlow

Mens Cross Country StaffHead Coach (Year) John Goodridge (14th)Alma Mater Long Island 72, Michigan 74 Offi ce Phone Number 734.487.2245Email [email protected]

Athletic Media RelationsDirector of Athletic Media Relations Greg SteinerAssistant Director of Athletic Media Relations Sean HostetterGraduate Assistant/Cross Country Chloe SmithEmail [email protected] Phone 619.384.3878Graduate Assistant Adam KuffnerGraduate Assistant Megan SamassaOffi ce Phone 734.487.0317/8Mailing Address 799 N. Hewitt Rd. Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197Website www.EMUEagles.com

2013 Team Information2013 MAC Finish 1st Place (42 points)2013 NCAA Great Lakes Regional 10th Place (295 points)

Table of Contents/ Quick Facts...............................2Athletic Media Relations .........................................3Media Services/Athletic Directory ...........................42014 Schedule........................................................52014 Preview ...................................................... 6-72014 Roster ............................................................8Head Coach John Goodridge ............................9-112014 Athlete Bios............................................ 12-22Green, White and Yellow ......................................232013 Recap .................................................... 24-252013 Individual Results ........................................272013 MAC Championship Results........................282013 NCAA Regional............................................29Through The Years ......................................... 31-54Eastern Michigan University ........................... 56-59President Susan W. Martin ...................................60EMU Board of Regents.........................................61Heather Lyke .................................................. 62-63Support Staff & Head Coaches ...................... 64-73EMU Athletics Facilities .................................. 74-77Eagle All-Access ............................................. 78-79EMU Identity .........................................................81NCAA Compliance ................................................82Student-Athlete Support .......................................83Eagles Pride .........................................................84E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame.................................85

Information is current as of Aug. 28, 2014

Table Of Contents

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DIRECTIONS TO EASTERN MICHIGAN

UNIVERSITY

By air:Arriving at Detroit Metro Airport, take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on He-witt. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the road.

From North:U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From South:U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From East:(A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The stadium is on the east side of the street.

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Fol-low M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to Rynearson Stadium.

From West:Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The stadium is on the east side of the road.HOW TO GET EMU CROSS

COUNTRY INFORMATION

The Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations offi ce: Cross Country Contact: Chloe Smith ..................................734.487.0318

The Internet:Log on to the World Wide Web to get all of the latest

Eastern Michigan University Athletics Information, including up-to-date cross country results and weekly notes:

www.emueagles.com

Athletic Media Relations

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations ................................... Greg Steiner Offi ce Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0317 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail ....................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ...................................Football, Womens Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ........................... Sean Hostetter Offi ce Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................734.218.3417 E-mail ........................................................................................................................... [email protected] Primary Sports Covered .....................................................Volleyball, Mens Basketball and Tennis

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ................................ Adam Kuff ner Offi ce Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................419.953.1679 E-mail ...........................................................................................................................akuff [email protected] Primary Sports Covered .................................................................Soccer, Gymnastics and Baseball Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant ............................ Megan Samassa Offi ce Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................810.223.3700 E-mail .......................................................................................................................msamassa@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered .................................................................... Softball, Wrestling and Rowing

Athletic Media Relations Assistant ................................................... Chloe Smith Offi ce Phone .............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone ..........................................................................................................................619.384.3878 E-mail ..........................................................................................................................csmit241@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered ........................ Cross Country, Swimming & Diving, and Track & Field

Address: ...........................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Adam Kuff ner Megan Samassa Chloe Smith






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University Information ....................................487.1849

HEAD COACHING STAFF

Kim Berrington, Volleyball...............................487.0291David Bolyard, Wrestling ................................487.0395Chris Creighton, Football ................................487.2160Bruce Cunningham, Mens Golf ......................487.6703Melissa Gentile, Softball .................................487.1031John Goodridge, Mens XC/Track...................487.2245Scott Hall, Soccer ...........................................487.2144Peter Linn, M & W Swimming .........................487.0463Rob Murphy, Mens Hoops .............................487.0316Sue Parks, Womens XC/Track ......................487.0262Ryan Ray, Womens Tennis ............................487.2244Jay Santos, Gymnastics .................................487.1082Kemp Savage, Rowing ...................................487.6690Loren Buck Smith, Diving .............................487.3079Mark Van Ameyde, Baseball ...........................487.1985Tory Verdi, Womens Basketball .....................487.0481Sandy Wagner, Womens Golf ........................487.6435

ADMINISTRATIONAthletics Director Heather Lyke ......................487.1050Deputy Director of Athletics Christian Spears 487.1050Sr. Assoc. AD for Administration Chris Hoppe ..............487.3263Sr. Assoc. AD for Administration Erin Kido ...................487.1050Sr. Assoc. AD for Finance & Ops Mike Malach............487.7174Assoc. AD for Compliance Matt Jakobsze....................487.7859Assoc. AD for Development Dan McLean ....................487.1050Asst. AD for Media Relations Greg Steiner ...............487.0317/8Asst. AD for Academics Erin Burdis..............................487.1283

ATHLETICS EQUIPMENT STAFFAsst. AD for Equipment Operations Tommy Rapier ......487.0166Asst. Manager, Wayne Smith ................487.6478/1029

FACILITIES STAFFDir. of Ops./Asst. Facilities Adam Martin ........487.1050

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFFAsst. AD for Sports Medicine Steve Nordwall 487.5183Assoc. Trainer Bill Tuscany ...................487.1360/0387

STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICESAsst. AD for Academics Erin Burdis..............................487.1283Academic Counselor Ann OSullivan ..............487.4511

SPORTS PERFORMANCEDir. of Sports Performance Ron McKeefery ...487.2152Asst. Sports Performance Coach Fred Hale ..487.4511

TICKET OFFICETicket Manager Ron Reid ...............................487.2282

Athletic Department Phone Directory(All phone numbers area code 734, unless otherwise noted)

EMU ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENTOur mission above all else, is to guide, sup-port and inspire our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence- academically, athleti-cally and socially while maintaining a success-ful Division I-A athletics program.

VISION OF EMU ATHLETICSOur vision is to become the premier program in the Mid-American Conference, both aca-demically and athletically.

CORE VALUES OF EMU ATHLETICSFour values guide and govern our action at all times and in all our affairs. The values defi ne what we stand for and what we will not stand for. These values include:

Respect - We treat ourselves and those we serve with dignity, kindness and respect.

Integrity - We operate in a spirit of integrity at all times and know that doing the right thing is of utmost importance.

Passion - We have strong work ethic and are passionate about what we do. This is more than just a job to us.

Excellence - Excellence is the cornerstone of all we do within our department, on cam-pus, within the community, as well as on the regional and national levels.

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Date Event (Location) Time

Sept. 13 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener TBA (Bowling Green, Ohio)

Oct. 4 at Notre Dame Invitational TBA (South Bend, Ind.)

Oct. 11 at Michigan Intercollegiates TBA (Hillsdale, Mich.)

Oct. 19 at NCAA Pre-Nationals TBA (Terre Haute, Ind.)

Oct. 25 EASTERN MICHIGAN CLASSIC TBA (Dexter, Mich.)

Nov. 2 MAC Championship TBA (Bowling Green, Ohio)

Nov. 15 NCAA Great Lakes Regional TBA (Madison, Wisc.)

Nov. 23 NCAA Championship TBA (Terre Haute, Ind.)

2013 Schedule

DATE MEET LOCATION TIME

AUG. 29 TOLEDO HOME OPENER TOLEDO, OHIO 5:45 P.M.

SEPT. 6 DETROIT TITAN INVITATIONAL NORTHVILLE, MICH. 11:45 A.M.

SEPT. 12 SPARTAN INVITATIONAL EAST LANSING, MICH. TBA

OCT. 3 NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL SOUTH BEND, IND. 2 P.M.

OCT. 18 INDIANA STATE PRE-NCAA TERRE HAUTE, IND. 11 A.M.

OCT. 24 EMU FALL CLASSIC DEXTER, MICH. 4 P.M.

NOV. 1 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS MT. PLEASANT, MICH. TBA

NOV. 14 NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL MADISON, WIS. TBA

NOV. 22 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TERRE HAUTE, IND. TBA






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Though the Eastern Michigan Uni-versitys mens cross country roster lies heavy with incoming recruits, every returning member of the Green and White knows what it is like to be a part of a championship team. In fact, they all know nothing diff erent as the Eagles are riding a four-year Mid-American Conference Championship winning streak, and are looking for a fi fth title to send two seniors out as indisputable champions. The Green and White will open the 2014 campaign on the home turf of a MAC foe, lifting the lid on the season with the Toledo Home Opener at Pearson Metropark in Oregon, Ohio.

The Toledo Home Opener will start at 5:45 p.m. with the mens race, and will serve as a triangular meet be-tween EMU, the University of Toledo, and Bowling Green State University. The Eagles will remain in-state on Fri-day, Sept. 12, when they head to East Lansing, Mich. to compete in Big Ten member Michigan States Spartan Invitational. The Green and White will then take nearly a month off in preparation before they head to South Bend, Ind. for the Notre Dame Invitational at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. After a two-week break, the Eagles will return to the Hoosier State to run

the course at Indiana State, the site of the 2014 NCAA Championship, for the Pre-NCAA Invitational Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.

After two months of competition on the road, the Eagles will host the fi nal meet of the regular season with the annual EMU Fall Classic. The Green and White will use the Hudson Mills Metro Park in Dexter, Mich. as its home course Friday, Oct. 24, with the fi rst race beginning at 4 p.m. From there, the team will take head to Mount Pleasant, Mich. for the 2014 MAC Championship in an eff ort to win its fi fth consecutive and 19th program title in history on Nov. 1. After the conference meet, the Green and White will head to Madi-son, Wis. for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Friday, Nov. 14. Should any members of the team qualify for national competition, they will run one week later at the NCAA National Championship Saturday, Nov. 22, in Terre Haute, Ind.

Head Coach John Goodridge is entering his 14th year at the head of the EMU program, and has nine MAC Championships to his name along with nine MAC Coach of the Year titles, tying legendary EMU head coach Bob Parks for the most cham-

pionships won in conference history. A win this year would tie the EMU record for consecutive MAC Cham-pionships, as the Eagles dominated the conference from 1990-94. Coach Goodridge has planned out his 2014 schedule to prime his athletes for conference and national competi-tion, explaining, Our schedule will get progressively more challeng-ing throughout the season as we prepare for the MAC Championship and NCAA Regionals. Included in the more challenging matchups is the pair of meets in Indiana, as the Notre Dame Invitational and the Pre-NCAA Invitational are perenially competitive and heavily fielded events with some of the best harriers in the nation.

The Green and White lost three of its scorers from the MAC Championship and NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Harry Dixon, Grzegorz Kalinows-ki, and Daryl Smith, but return four runners who competed in both meets for the team. Leading the pack will be Willy Fink and Warren Witchell, who were both All-MAC Second Team performers last season and will provide us with the talent and experience to lead this team, explained Goodridge. Witchell took eighth at the conference meet and

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went on to pace the Eagles in the regional meet, taking 29th overall. Fink is expected to lead not only on the course, but was also named the team captain for the 2014 campaign. The junior took 11th at the 2014 MAC Championship before taking 86th in the region. The Eagles will also have a pair of sophomores who competed well for the team at the end of the season. Nick Raymond

just missed out on a scoring posi-tion at the 2013 MAC Championship, taking 16th one spot behind Smith. The next Eagle to cross the line was John Knox, who joined Raymond as a representative of EMU at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Goodridge is also expecting fresh-man Lahsene Bouchikhi to be an integral part of the Green and Whites core runners. Bouchikhi came to Eastern in the winter of 2013, missing out on the cross coun-try season, but became an impact member of the indoor and outdoor track and fi eld teams. The Belgian harrier is joined by a deep incom-ing class, including two transfers in Steve Hammond and Hlynur Andresson Hammond is using his fi nal year of athletic eligbility to don the Green and White after graduat-ing from Wingate University, where he was a three-time South Atlantic Conference First Team honoree and 2012 Runner of the Year. Andresson spent a year in the American high

school system, breaking school re-cords in the 1600m, 3200m, 1600m relay, and 3200m relay in his short time at Mountain Ridge High School in Maryland before going on to red-shirt the 2013-14 season at Alderson Broaddus University.

The team will also have an abun-dance of true freshmen upon which it can rely for the upcoming season. Im excited about the potential of our incoming freshmen and trans-fers, and look forward to seeing their development, exclaimed Goo-dridge about his vastly deep roster. The Eagles have relied on a mixture of experienced runners and new talent to stay at the top of the con-ference in years past, and the 2014 campaign will surely be no diff erent with the balance of nine returning team members to go along with 10 newcomers. With ample talent pres-ent to continue its tradition of excel-lence, the Eagles will once again be a team to watch in the MAC for the upcoming season.

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NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGHSCHOOL

Hlynur Andresson 6-2 154 R-Fr. Vestmanneyjar, Iceland / Mountain Ridge, MarylandLahsene Bouchikhi 5-9 135 Fr. Antwerp, BelgiumScott Bradley 6-0 150 So. Battle Creek, Mich. / LakeviewCody Brizzolara 5-9 140 Fr. Maine, N.Y. / Maine-EndwellWilly Fink 6-0 150 Jr. Maumee, Ohio / MaumeeAbel Flores 5-6 125 R-Fr. Defi ance, Ohio / Defi anceSteve Hammond 5-6 125 Gr. Warsaw, Ohio / River ViewCaleb Hess 6-1 130 R-Fr. Owosso, Mich. / OwossoJohn Knox 6-2 145 So. Gloversville, N.Y. / GloversvilleMitch Lenneman 6-2 165 R-Fr. River Falls, Wisc. / River FallsDaniel May 6-0 180 Fr. Wyandotte, Mich. / RooseveltAlex McCormick 6-0 165 Fr. Haslett, Mich. / HaslettNick McFarland 6-0 155 Fr. Hillsborough, N.J. / HillsboroughNick Raymond 5-11 135 So. Erie, Mich. / MasonBen Ruff 5-8 150 So. Grand Blanc, Mich. / GoodrichJohn Sattler 5-11 155 Fr. Byron Center, Mich. / Byron CenterStephen Sparks 6-0 152 Fr. Lancaster, Ohio / LancasterCameron Trinh 5-8 135 Sr. Oakland, Calif. / SkylineWarren Witchell 5-8 140 R-Jr. Williamstar, Mich. / Dansville

Coaching Staff John Goodridge Head Coach

2014 Roster



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Eastern Michigan University Mens Cross Country22-Time NCAA Team Qualifi er 22 All-Americans 52 All-Regional Selections 160 All-MAC Selections

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Head CoachJohn GoodridgeLong Island, 72, Michigan 74 14th Season

The 2014 campaign marks the 14th season for John Goo-dridge as the head cross country coach at Eastern Michigan Uni-versity, and the veteran coach has certainly enjoyed an out-standing coaching career. With EMUs Mid-American Conference championships in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, Goodridge has also coached conference cross country cham-pionship teams in the MAC, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference. Since arriving at EMU 14 seasons ago, he has coached two NCAA National Championship top-three individuals, including 2001 National Champion Boaz Cheboiywo, six cross country All-Americans, four NCAA Great Lakes Regional Individual Champions, eight Mid-American Conference Individual Champions and 46 All-MAC harriers. Goodridge was privileged enough to celebrate his birthday with a 2013 MAC Championship and the honor of MAC Coach of the Year, which putsEMUs head man in a tie with legendary head coach Bob Parks with nine distinctions. The Eagles earned their fourth straight and 18th overall title in school history with 42 points, led by seniors Grzegorz Kalinowski and Harry Dixon in third and fi fth, respectively, for All-MAC First Team honors. Willy Fink and War-ren Witchell garnered Second Team accolades. The Eagles went on to place 10th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with 295 points. The 2012 Eagles claimed the programs third straight confer-ence championship, the 17th overall in school history. Goodridge earned his eighth MAC Coach of the Year award. Terefe Ejigu and Daryl Smith claimed the top two spots at the MAC Championships with Ejigu crossing the fi nish line fi rst. Both Eagles were named First Team All-MAC while Dixon picked up Second Team All-MAC accolades. The 2011 season marked the seventh time in Goodridges storied career that he would garner the MAC Coach of the Year award. Under Goodridge, the Eagles claimed their second consecu-tive MAC title, and sixth in the past seven years. , as the Eagles were paced by All-MAC fi rst teamer Ejigu, and second teamer Smith.

Head Coach John Goodridge

DID YOU KNOW??John Goodridge is one of just two active mens coaches that has coached two podium NCAA Cross Country Cham-pionship teams, having accomplished the feat at both Wake Forest and EMU.






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In 2002, after fi nishing second at the MAC Championship, the Eagles redeemed them-selves by fi nishing third at the NCAA Champi-onship, the highest place ever in school history. In his fi rst season at the helm of the East-ern Michigan mens cross country program, Goo-drige directed the Eagles to a fi rst-place show-ing at the MAC Championship. Additionally, Cheboiywo won the individual title at the NCAA Championship, the fi rst ever by an Eastern harrier. Prior to coming to EMU, Goodridge was the head mens track and fi eld and cross country coach at Wake Forest University from 1984-99 where he led the Demon Deacons to unparalleled success in the schools cross country and track and fi eld his-tory. He spent three years, 1979-82, as the head womens cross country coach and assistant track coach at Michigan State University. He also served as the head United States national coach at the

In 2010, Goodridges talented squad made its return atop the Mid-American Conference Cross Coun-try Championship podium after the Eagles combined for the fi eld-best 66 points. Sophomore All-MAC and All-Region selection Ejigu became just the 14th runner in EMU cross country history to take home the indi-vidual MAC championship. True freshman Dixon also garnered All-MAC honors, while teammates Ejigu, Matt Hammersmith, Austin Hendrix, and Andrew Pfeiff er were named to the Academic All-MAC Squad. Despite going into the 2009 season with four straight MAC titles, the Eagles went into the year without a clear No. 1 runner. However, Goodridges solid recruiting class and veterans such as Curtis Voll-mar and Hammersmith allowed the Eagles to fi nish second overall at the MAC Championship in Athens, Ohio, where three runners earned all-league acco-lades. Goodridge also had two runners pick up All-Region honors in Vollmar and then-freshman Ejigu. In 2008, Goodridge captured his fi fth MAC title and EMUs fourth league championship in-a-row. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the fi fth time in his career and led the Eagles to a seventh place fi nish at the NCAA Regional for the second straight season. In 2007, Goodridges Eagles had another outstanding season, claiming their third straight MAC Championship title, the schools 13th over-all. Additionally, Josh Perrin won the individual MAC title in a time of 24:33. Five of Goodridges ath-letes were selected to All-MAC teams (Perrin, Josh Karanja, David Brent, Vollmar and Kyle Mena), while three were selected Academic All-MAC (Brent, Karanja and Wade Wines). Karanja earned a spot at the NCAA Championship meet after fi nishing eighth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champi-onship, the best performance by any MAC runner. The 2006 season was a banner year for Goo-dridge and his harriers. They repeated as MAC Cham-pions and had the lowest point total ever by an Eagle team at the MAC meet. Six Eagles claimed All-MAC honors while senior Corey Nowitzke was the top fi nisher at both the MAC Championship and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. He fi nished 30th over-all at the NCAA National Championships and was named an All-American and Academic All- American. In 2005, EMU captured its 11th MAC Champi-onship title. Nowitzke and Neal Naughton fi nished second and fi fth, respectively. The Eagles went on to place fi fth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champi-onship to qualify for the NCAA Championship, where they fi nished 24th, with Nowitzke as the top runner.

2012 marked the eighth time in 12 years at EMU the John Goodridge has been named

MAC Coach of the Year.







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1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, and in 1986 as the head United States coach at the World University Cross Country Championship in Graz, Austria. At Wake Forest, Goodridge coached the second-most Atlantic Coast Conference cham-pionships of all sports in their history, and he coached the fi rst ACC cross country team cham-pionship in school history as well as the fi rst individual cross country champion. His 1989 Wake Forest cross country squad achieved the highest fi nish in that sports school history-it was third in the NCAA Championships, an ACC record. His Wake Forest cross country team fi n-ished fi rst or second in the ACC for 10 consecu-tive years, winning four league titles, making seven NCAA appearances, and producing 35 All-ACC performers and four cross country All-Americans. In track, his team turned in the high-est fi nish ever for Wake Forest in the ACC with a runner-up spot and eighth-place NCAA fi nish. Goodridge has coached the best cross country teams in school history at Michigan State (women-fourth place NCAA National Championships), Wake Forest University (men-third place NCAAs and fi rst ever ACC Champion-ship) and now EMU (third place NCAA National Championships). He is one of a small group of active coaches who have coached more than two top-three NCAA team national fi nishes. A native of New York City, Goodridge graduated from Long Island University in 1972 and earned his masters degree from the Univer-sity of Michigan in 1975. During his many years of involvement in coaching cross country, he has been an offi cer of national organizations, includ-ing serving as the vice president of the U.S. Mens Collegiate Cross Country Coaches Association and a founder of the American Distance Club.

THE GOODRIDGE FILEFull Name .............................................. John Reynold GoodridgeBorn ...................................................................................11-2-48High School ..............................................................S.H. CalhounUndergraduate College ........................................Long Island, 72Graduate College ................................University of Michigan, 75Family ....................................... Wife: Francie (Kraker), Son: Kyle

COACHING HISTORY

EASTERN MICHIGAN (2001-present)2013 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; 10th at NCAA Regional2012 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Terefe Ejigu wins MAC Indvidual Title;13th at NCAA Regional 2011 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; 16th at NCAA Regional2010 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; 11th at NCAA Regional 2009 Second at MAC Championship; Ninth at NCAA Regional2008 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Seventh at NCAA Regional2007 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Seventh at NCAA Regional2006 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Fifth at NCAA Regional2005 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Finished 24th at NCAA Championship; 10th at NCAA Regional2004 Fifth at MAC Championship2003 Second at MAC Championship 2002 Third at NCAA Championship; Second at MAC; Second at NCAA Regional2001 MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year; Boaz Cheboiywo wins MAC and NCAA Individual titles

WAKE FOREST1984-1999 Coached Wake Forest to its fi rst-ever NCAA National Cross Country Championship qualifi cation Mens Cross Country ACC Champions: 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 Finished fi rst or second for 10 consecutive years Had 19 individuals receive All-ACC honors 35 times Coached four All-Americans

MICHIGAN STATE1979-1982 Coached the Michigan State women to their fi rst-ever Big Ten Cross Country Championship

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Redshirt-Senior

Warren WitchellWilliamston, Mich.

(Dansville)EMU: 2013: Garnered Second Team All-MAC accoladesRan in fi ve races for the Green and WhiteFinished fourth at the EMU Classic in 15:16.90, Oct. 25Was the eighth harrier to fi nish at the 2013 MAC Championships, Nov. 2, helping the Eagles win their fourth consecutive and 18th program MAC titlePaced the Eagles in both the Pre-NCAA, Oct. 19, and NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 15Was 85th at the Pre-NCAA meet in 24:29.99, while he fi nished 29th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 31:18.00.

2012: Competed in six races for the EaglesPlaced 24th at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships, Oct. 27, helping the Green and White land its third straight and 17th overall conference titleFinished 72nd out of 204 runners at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 9, ending the race in 32:47Took 18th at the Toledo Bubble Buster, Sept. 21, with a time of 19:54.0.

2011: Ran in fi ve races for the Eagles in 2011Named teams Most Improved RunnerPaced the Eagles at the EMU Fall Classic with a sixth-place, 15:30.33 performancePlaced 59th at the Spartan Invite in 25:53Helped EMU to a fi rst place team fi nish with a 21st place, 16:47.90 effort at the Toledo OpenTook 47th out of 208 athletes at the New Balance Vic Matthews Open.

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Took fi rst at regionals both senior and junior years in the 3200m relay...Placed second at states for 3200m relay his senior season...Took fi rst at state meet in the 800m...Was also a four-year letter-winner in soccer.

Personal: Full Name: Warren Fredric Witchell... Son of Fred and Wendy Witchell...Has four brothers: Josh, Jay, Cory, and Andy.

Major: Social Studies.

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Senior

Cameron Trinh

Oakland, Calif. (Skyline)

EMU: 2013: Saw action in six races, fi nishing in the top-10 four timesHad a season-best fi nish at the EMU Triangular, Aug. 30, claiming runner-up in 15:56.50Finished seventh at the Notre Dame Invitational open section in 26:09.60, Oct. 4Had another seventh-place fi nish at the Michigan Intercollegiates, earning All-Michigan team honors in 26:29.16Took 10th at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener, Sept. 13, in 25:51.93Competed in the 2013 MAC Championships in which the Eagles claimed their fourth consecutive and 18th MAC title, fi nishing 62nd in 26:58.84.

2012: Competed in three races for EMULed the Eagles at the EMU Classic, Oct. 19, with a fourth place time of 16:14.0Ran a 26:30 at the season-opening Spartan Invitational, Sept. 14.

2011: Did not compete.

High School: Lettered in both track and cross country for the TitansNamed to the All-East Bay Cross Country Team his senior season after qualifying for the CIF State ChampionshipsWon the Oakland Section boys title by more than a minute and fi nished third among East Bay runners at the California Interscholastic Federation Division III state championship raceMade the honor roll and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full Name: Cameron TrinhSon of Don and Cathy TrinhHas two brothers, Timothy and Jonathan, and one sister, Brittany

Major: Biology.

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Junior

Scott BradleyBattle Creek, Mich.

(Lakeview)

EMU: 2013: Competed in the EMU Triangular, Aug. 30, fi nishing 22nd in 18:09.60.

2012: Did not compete.

High School: While at Lakeview, earned letters junior and senior year in cross country and was a state qualifi er both seasonsWas two-time All-City Male Athlete of the Year in Cross CountryIn track and fi eld, was a four-year varsity letterwinner and three-time state qualifi er, twice being named to the MHSAA All-State track and fi eld teamsAs a freshman and sophomore, played football prior to joining cross country...

Personal: Full Name: Scott Christopher BradleySon of Charles and Deborah Villaire Has two siblings, Casey Bradley and Mike Burnham.

Major: Political Science.

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Junior

Willy Fink

Maumee, Ohio (Maumee)

EMU: 2013: Earned Second Team All-MAC honorsNamed to the 2013 Academic All-MAC teamRan in fi ve meets for the Green and WhiteHad a season-best third-place fi nish at the EMU Classic, Oct. 25, in 15:16.00Finished 11th in 25:26.20 at the 2013 MAC Championships, helping the Eagles win their fourth consecutive MAC Championship title, Nov. 2Was 86th at the NCAA Regional, Nov. 15, crossing the line in 32:42.00.

2012: Participated in six meets in his EMU debut seasonHelped the Eagles to its third straight and 17th conference title in program history, placing 21st at the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships, Oct. 27Finished 20th at the Toledo Bubble Buster, Sept. 21.

High School: Four-year letterman at Maumee and three-time Academic All-OhioAs a senior, was named First Team All-Northern Lakes League, fi rst team all-district, fi rst team all-region, and fi rst team all-state as a third place medalist at statesVarsity letterwinner in track and fi eld as a freshman, sophomore and junior and was twice named MVPAs a junior, was fi rst in the 1600m in the Northern Lakes League and district, and fi nished second in the region and fourth in the state.

Personal: Full Name: William George FinkSon of David and LorraineHas two brothers, Wayne and Elmer, and a sister, Pamela.

Major: Biology..

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Sophomore

John Knox

Gloversville, N.Y. (Gloversville)

EMU: 2013: Ran in fi ve meets in his rookie seasonWon the Michigan Intercollegiates in 25:50.54, Oct. 11, earning distinction on the All-Michigan teamFinished fi fth in 26:00.20 in the open section of the Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4Ran on the 2013 MAC Championship-winning team, fi nishing 37th in 26:11.05, Nov. 2

High School: A four-year varsity letterwinner in track, three years varsity in cross country... MVP for cross country and indoor track during sophomore years...In junior and senior years, received MVP for cross country, indoor track, and spring track...During senior year, he received the indoor track State Sportmanship Award, attended state meet for cross country, indoor track, and spring track...Deans list all four years, in the top-15 of his class.

Personal: Full Name: John Brooks Knox IIISon of John and Diane KnoxHas one sister, Amanda, who was a track and fi eld athlete at SUNY Oneonta.

Major: Aviation Flight Technology.

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EMU: 2013: Competed in fi ve meets during his debut campaignFinished sixth at the Pre-NCAA Open race, Oct. 19, in 25:13.66...Was 10th at the Michigan Intercollegiates in 26:43.96, earning a spot on the All-Michigan team, Oct. 11Finished 16th at the 2013 MAC Championships in 25:41.49, helping the Eagles win their fourth consecutive MAC title, Nov. 2.

High School: A four-year member of cross country, track, and swimming teams... Cross country MVP during senior yearLeague, regional, and state champion while going undefeated in regular seasonSet 10 course recordsGatorade Michigan Runner of the Year, MITCA Dream Team, state qualifi er and captain in swimmingMVP in track, league and regional champion in 800m, 1600m, and 3200mSchool record holder in 1600m, National Silver Standard in 800m, 1600m, and 3200m...Cross country MVP in junior seasonLeague and regional champ for cross country and trackMonroe Evening News Runner of the Year...Four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal: Full Name: Nicholas Steven Raymond...Son of Marvin and Cindi Raymond...Has two brothers, Andrew and Sean; and one sister, Casey, who ran for Concordia in 2011.

Major: Undecided.

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Erie, Mich. (Mason)





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EMU: 2013: Did not competeHigh School: While at Defi ance, Flores was all-state in country as a senior with a second-place individual fi nish...Defi ance HS team state runners up...State champion in 3200m in track...First team all-state, all-district, and All-WBL in cross country all four years and track for three years (had to sit out junior year due to injury)...Member of the Honor RollPersonal: Full Name: Abel Garcia FloresSon of Abel and Francis FloresHas one brother, Elias, and one sister, AdriannaMajor: Exercise Science.

Redshirt-Freshman

AbelFloresDefi ance, Ohio

(Defi ance)

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EMU: 2013: Did not competeHigh School: No. 5 fastest runner in school history...A four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and swimming and three-year letterwinner in track...All-conference academic selection in track, cross country, and swimming...During senior year, was conference and regional champion and in the mile run in track, No. 10 in the state in mile run...Captain of senior cross country team, which qualifi ed for state championships for the fi rst time in school history, also qualifi ed individually...Graduated with high honorsPersonal: Full Name: Caleb Pennington HessSon of Timothy and Carolyn HessMajor: Computer Science.

Redshirt-Freshman

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Owosso, Mich.(Owosso)






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EMU: 2013: Did not competeHigh School:

Cross country team captain and First Team All-Big Rivers during senior seasonAlso was track MVP and captain, Big Rivers conference champion and state qualifi er in 800m and 1600m, fourth place in 1600m at Wisconsin state meet, school record holder in 800m and 1600m...In junior year, was fi rst team all-conference in cross country, team captain, state qualifi er; also track MVP and conference champion in 800m...Was on the honor roll and member of FBLA Nationals...Personal: Full Name: Mitchell Gregory Lenneman...Son of Gordon and Laura Lenneman, who were both track and fi eld athletes at UW River Falls...Has one brother, Neil...Major: Accounting.

Redshirt-Freshman

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River Falls, Wis.(River Falls)

Graduate Student

Steve HammondWarsaw, Ohio (River View (Wingate))

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits after transferring from Wingate University...Previous School: Wingate University: Capital One All-America Third Team...A three-time SAC First Team honoree...Conference champion and Runner of the Year in 2012 while also picking up all-region honors...SAC Freshman of the Year in 2010 and a First Team All-SAC honoree after fi nishing sixth in the Food Lion SAC Championship in 26:01...Three-time all-region in the 3000m steeplechase, with provisional qualifi cations in 2012 and 2014...SAC steeplechase champion in 2014...High School: An All-Ohio Cross Country selection and an Academic All-Ohio honoree during his junior year...All-league in cross country three times and in track four times...Also played soccer and basketball...Personal: Full Name: Stephen Thomas Hammond...Son of Tom and Gigi Hammond...Has one brother, Jason, who played basketball for Muskingum, and one sister, Rachel, who plays soccer for case Western Reserve University...Major: Exercise Physiology.






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2014 NewcomersRedshirt-Freshman

Hlynur AndressonVestmannaeyjar, Iceland (Mountain Ridge) Alderson Broaddus))

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...Previous School: Redshirted at Alderson Broaddus...High School: Conference and county champion in cross country...All-state honoree and three-mile school record holder...Also lettered in track and fi eld...Conference champion in 1600m and 3200m, 1600m county champion, 3200m regional champion, and all-state in 1600m and 3200m...Broke Mountain Ridge records in the 1600m, 3200m, 1600m relay, and 3200m relay...Member of the Deans List...Personal: Full Name: Hlynur Andresson...Son of Andres Sigurdsson and Asa Johannesdottir...Has one brother, Egill...Major: Biology.

Freshman

Cody BrizzolaraMaine, N.Y. (Maine-Endwell)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country, swimming, and track...Spartan Spirit award winner...DII 3000m steeplechase champion during junior year...Won the Section 4 Class B 3200m during sophomore year...Personal: Full Name: Cody Michael Brizzolara...Son of Christopher and Cynthia Brizzolara...Has two brothers, Ryan and Noah, the former of which ran cross country at Roberts Wesleyan College, and one sister, Kalia...Major: Undecided.

Freshman

Lahsene BouchikhiAntwerp, Belgium (Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season after competing on the 2013-14 EMU track and fi eld team...Personal: Full Name: Lahsene Bouchikhi...Son of Mohammed Bouchikhi and Rahma Rachidi...Has six brothers, Soufi ane, who ran for Eastern Kentucky, Mourad, Loutfi , Chakib, Fouad, and Houssine; and one sister, Hind...Major: Engineering/Industrial Management.






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2014 NewcomersFreshman

Danny MayWyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: A four-year letterwinner in swimming and track while earning three letters in cross country...Took fi fth in the state meet in the 4x400m relay...Named to all-league and all-area teams for swimming, and was a state qualifi er during senior season...Also played football during freshman year...Personal: Full Name: Daniel Burton May...Son of Sammy and Joan May...Has two sisters, Laura and Tricia...Major: Mechanical Engineering.

Freshman

Alex McCormickHaslett, Mich. (Haslett)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: Ran under Nick Stanko at Haslett High...Took fourth at the Michigan Division II Cross Country Championships in 15:58.10...Personal: Full Name: Alexander William McCormick...Son of Larry and Paige McCormick...Has three brothers, Larry, Thomas, and Austin...Major: Criminology.

Freshman

Nick McFarlandHillsborough, N.J. (Hillsborough)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Named MVP for cross country, indoor and outdoor track and fi eld durin senior campaign while being named to the all-conference and all-area teams...Named Rookie of the Year in cross country and track seasons during freshman year...Personal: Full Name: Nicholas Vito James McFarland...Son of James and Elena McFarland; father played football for Lock Haven University...Has one brother, Kevin...Major: Physical Education.






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Freshman

John SattlerByron Center, Mich. (Byron Center)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: A four-year cross country and track letterwinner...Team captain for three years...Earned all-conference, all-region, and all-state honors during junior and senior seasons...OK Green Conference cross country champion in junior and senior years...Broke Byron Center records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and 4x400m...State champion in the 800m...Personal: Full Name: John Patrick Sattler...Son of Kurt and Peggy Sattler...Has two brothers, Phil and Jeff, the latter of which runs for the University of Michigan...Major: Criminal Justice.

Freshman

Stephen SparksLancaster, Ohio (Lancaster)

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: Ran two years of cross country, earning all-conference and all-district, and all-region fi rst team honors...Competed in three years of track, taking all-conference, all-district, all-region, and All-Ohio honors in sophomore, junior, and senior seasons...State champion in the 800m during senior season...Earned three varsity letters in soccer during freshman, sophomore, and junior years...Member of the honor roll...Personal: Full Name: Stephen Alexander Sparks...Son of Michael and Lisa Sparks...Has two sisters, Alyssa and Haley, the latter of which played soccer for Mount Vernon Nazarene University...Major: Marketing.

Freshman

Ben RuffGrand Blanc, Mich. (Goodrich (Michigan-Flint))

EMU: 2014: One of the incoming recruits for the 2014 season...High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track, serving as the captain in his junior and senior seasons...Competed at the state meet during junior and senior campaigns...Also spent two seasons on the skeet team, earning a spot at the state meet as a sophomore...Personal: Full Name: Benjamin Robert Ruff...Son of Jeffrey and Cathy Ruff...Has two brothers, James and David...Major: Engineering Physics.






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When I got to EMU in Jan. 1967, the team was wearing dark green singlets and dark green shorts. In that season, we ran a meet at Western Michigan University, and the fi nish line was beneath the balcony which was very dark. In the hurdle fi nal, there were six men, three from Michigan State and three from EMU. MSUs uniforms were almost identical to ours. When the fi nish positions were announced, we got the short end of the stick. You could hardly see the runners under the dark balcony area, and they got the fi nish wrong. At that point, I decided to get uniforms that showed up better. Back then, Kansas was a big name in collegiate track, and they wore pink shorts and pow-der blue singlets with pink lettering. Everyone thought they were great. I decided to copy them and ordered orange shorts and green singlets with white lettering trimmed in or-ange. We wore them for about four years, but the Regents decided that all of our teams should be wearing green and white. When they made us get rid of the orange and green, I ordered green and gold, colors I had always liked. At fi rst, they werent going to let us use them, but I pointed out that our football team was wearing green and gold. Our adminis-tration could hardly argue with me, since our gridders were wearing it too. We have worn it ever since, and it is known from coast to coast, as our men have done traditionally well nationally. It also diff erentiates us from MSU and Ohio Universitys color schemes. The green and gold does show up well at the fi nish line, but nowadays they use computer cameras, so it is less of a problem as it was in the 60s and 70s.

The EMU Eagles colors are green and white, but the track and cross country teams both feature yellow on their uniforms. There is a reason these teams stand out, and the history behind it goes back to 1967. EMU great Bob Parks off ered some insight to the story behind how the yellow came about.

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Eastern Michigan Universitys mens cross country team kept up with its tradition of winning ways in the 2013 campaign. Highlighted by a fourth-straight 2013 Mid-American Conference Championship title, the Eagles landed four harriers on the All-MAC teams.

The Green and White must bid adieu to two seniors at the close of the season, each with prolifi c careers. Harry Dixon and Grzegorz Kalinowski will both continue on to compete in the 2013-14 track and fi eld season, but their years as cross country athletes have come to a halt. The pair of runners garnered All-MAC First Team honors, as Kalinowski fi nished third in the 2013 MAC Cham-pionship race while Dixon followed shortly after with a fi fth-place fi nish.

Kalinowski is an athlete that has been plagued by injury during his time at EMU and only ran a total of eight races throughout his career, but Head Coach John Goodridge has nothing but praise for the Torun, Poland native. Greg is a talented athlete who came to us as a middle distance athlete who may even have been more comfortable in the 800-meter rather than the 1500-meter, but from day one I always believed that the longer distances were where his best potential was, said Goodridge. It has taken some time for this to be embraced but at the same time Greg had stress fractures two diff erent years, which eliminated a lot of valuable train-ing time. This past summer he prepared for a serious cross country eff ort and has made very pleasing training prog-ress throughout the fall. Based on his limited cross country racing experience I think he did a really nice job for us.

Dixon was perennially an integral part of the foundation that supported the Eagles in their quest for MAC Champi-onship titles, as he placed in the top-20 in each of the four conference races that he ran, earning All-MAC Second Team honors twice before being named to the fi rst team in the 2013 campaign. He was also recognized for his work off the course, as he was named to the Academic All-MAC team. Coach Goo-dridge also commended the Nelson, New Zealand native for his contribu-

tions to the team, saying, Harry has been somewhat snake bitten through-out his career with a few leg injuries and untimely illnesses, but he has de-livered in every MAC Championship. He has always been the glue that has kept the team together and successful.

The squad opened up the 2013 cam-paign by hosting the EMU Triangular, which included MAC foes Bowling Green State University and the Univer-sity of Toledo, Aug. 30. EMU won with a commanding 21 points in the eff ort, highlighted by the 1-2-3 fi nish by red-shirt-junior Ian Hancke, junior Cam-eron Trinh, and sophomore Austin Lane. The trio fi nished within a second of each other as Hancke crossed the line at 15:56.20, while Lane swooped in to close out the top three in 15:57.20.

Following a two-week break, the Green and White headed down to Bowling Green, Ohio, to race in the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener, Sept. 13. Once again, Hancke paced the Eagles, fi n-ishing third in the 8,000-meter race with a 25:28.33 mark. Lane and Trinh also landed in the top-10, coming in at 25:48.16 and 25:51.93, respectively.

October opened up with some staunch competition for the harriers as they traveled to South Bend, Ind. to com-pete in the Notre Dame Invitational. The race, held on Oct. 4, ended with the Eagles claiming an 18th-place fi n-ish with 461 points in the seeded Mens Blue Race. Dixon was the only top-50 fi nisher in the fi eld that contained nine of the top-40 teams in the na-tion, as his time of 25:11.2 earned him a 43rd-place fi nish for the afternoon.

A pair of rookies also donned the Green and White for the fi rst times in their EMU careers, as Nick Raymond pulled in a time of 27:09.9 in the Blue Race while John Knox placed fi fth in the Open Race with a time of 26:00.2. John and Nick are going to have fi ne careers at EMU, which has already started with them as freshmen standing on the victory po-dium as MAC team champions. Serious thought was given to redshirting them, but I decided that giving them a col-legiate racing experience as freshmen

was best for their development, said Coach Goodridge about the young duo.

Likewise, regarding training freshmen, you can either take an aggressive or nonaggressive approach and either way you can often have inconsistent race re-sults. So whereas I chose an aggressive racing approach, I have taken a very low-key nonaggressive approach with their training and fully expect to see solid development with them by next year, explained Goodridge. Although last fall Nick was a high school national cross country fi nalist, his training back-ground was very atypical. He ran very low mileage with little intensity and for four years he swam each winter as op-posed to distance running training. I felt that he needed a gradual transition into becoming a full-time distance runner in terms of adjusting to increased volume, intensity, and regularity for the de-mands of collegiate competition. Like-wise, John needs time, but he is adjust-ing very well. Both are brave racers and when prepared properly will do quite well. Like the rest of the team they were ill and achy at the championship races, and their results there were not indica-tive of what we will see in the future.

The next week provided some relief in competition, as the squad cruised to a fi rst-place fi nish at the Michi-gan Intercollegiate Championships, Oct. 11 in Hillsdale, Mich. The Eagles

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won with 32 points, followed by Big Ten member Michigan State with 75 points to their eff ort. Knox set the pace for the 8,000-meter run, clocking in at 25:50.54. Hancke, Trinh, Lane, and Raymond followed in at fi fth, seventh, ninth, and 10th, respectively. Their performances, along with that of sophomore William Trice, earned them spots on the All-Michigan team.

Continuing on with its third race in as many weeks, EMU traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Pre-National Invitational, Oct. 19. The seeded Mens Blue Race contained nine top-30 teams, including three in the top-fi ve. The Green and White placed ahead of MAC opponents Miami University, the University of Akron, and Central Michigan University with its 40th-place fi nish. Redshirt junior Warren Witchell was the sole Eagle to land in the top-100, as his time of 24:29.99 was good for 85th in the competitive fi eld. Later in the afternoon, Raymond was the sixth fi nisher in the Mens Open Race and the only Eagle in the top-10 of the 100+ athlete race.

Regarding Witchell, Coach Goodridge has high expectations for his athlete during his fi nal season next year. Its been fun watching Warren develop. He was a soccer player in high school so this is real-ly only his third year of cross country. He was fairly sick the week of the MAC Championship and hadnt re-ally recovered until the day of regionals. I am confi dent that we will see continuing development in him.

In the week leading up to the MAC Championship, the Eagles hosted one fi nal meet on Oct. 25, as they came out dom-inant in the annual EMU Classic. Though the event was not scored, the Eagles were the clear leaders as Kalinowski, Dix-on, sophomore Willy Fink, and Witchell grabbed a 1-2-3-4 fi nish. The meet, according to Goodridge, was used as a controlled training eff ort for most of our MAC squad to fi nish off a good week of training. Kalinowskis time of 15:13.8 additionally earned him the distinction of being named MAC Runner of the Week for the period ending Oct. 29.

The pinnacle of the 2013 season was surely the 2013 MAC Championship on Nov. 2 as the team returned to a familiar course at BGSU. The pack of EMU runners was neck-and-neck with Akrons athletes throughout the majority of the 8,000-meter race, but the Eagles managed to get their scoring runners across the fi nish line ahead of the Zips, taking a fourth-consecu-tive MAC Championship title with 42 points. Kalinowski and Dixon placed third and fi fth, which would earn them All-MAC First Team honors, while Witchell and Fink were named to the second team after fi nishing eighth and 11th. All fi ve of the scoring runners fi nished in the top-20, as senior Daryl Smith sprinted in for a 15th-place turnout in the event. With the victory, Goodridge tied legendary EMU Head Coach Bob Parks for most MAC titles with nine championship teams. Addi-tionally, Goodridge, who was coincidentally celebrating his birthday, was awarded the 2013 MAC Coach of the Year award.

Every championship is certainly rewarding and special, but to win one on your birthday and to have your team surprise you in song to celebrate is very special, said Coach Goodridge. To add another title to the great EMU tradition is and always will be very rewarding. A championship experience is a lot of fun and seeing the pride on the guys faces is very satisfying.

Competition concluded on Nov. 15, when the harriers traveled to Madison, Wisc. for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. The Eagles went up against regional competition that included No. 11-ranked Indiana University and host school the University of Wisconsin, which had won the previous 11 regional titles. The team fi nished with a 10th-place showing, led by Witchells 29th-place time of 31:18 in the 10,000-meter race. Smith, Dixon, Kalinowski, Fink, Knox, and Raymond also participated in the season-capping meet.

Though the regional meet meant the end of the season, Coach Goodridge was overall pleased with the eff ort of his team, commenting, We havent really been at full strength for the past few weeks as every one of our top sev-en has been bothered by either lingering illness or slight annoying aches, all of which have eff ected their train-ing and racing. We are actually quite fortunate to have been able to win the conference and run solidly at the regional.

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Name EMU Triangular Mel Brodt Opener Notre Dame Inv. Hillsdale NCAA Pre-Nationals EMU Classic MAC Championships NCAA RegionalsScott Bradley 18:09.60 (22) DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Harry Dixon DNR DNR 25:11.20 (43) DNR 25:03.33 (173) 15:15.50 (2) 25:10.81 (5) 31:49.00 (56) Willy Fink DNR DNR 26:03.90 (122) DNR 24:56.77 (148) 15:16.00 (3) 25:26.20 (11) 32:42.00 (86) Abel Flores DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Ian Hancke 15:56.20 (1) 25:28.33 (3) 27:01.00 (181) 26:24.74 (5) 25:38.69 (271) 15:29.30 (12) 27:34.36 (69) DNR Caleb Hess DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Grzegorz Kalinowski DNR DNR 25:16.60 (52) DNR DNR 15:13.80 (1) 25:04.43 (3) 32.16.00 (69) John Knox DNR DNR 26:00.20 (5-O) 25:50.54 (1) 25:26.25 (248) DNR 26:11.05 (37) 33:20.00 (121) Jared LaBarge 17:12.80 (18) DNR DNR 30:07.83 (72) DNR DNR DNR DNR Austin Lane 15:57.20 (3) 25:48.16 (9) 27:02.20 (38-O) 26:43.66 (9) 26:15.60 (38-O) 15:46.60 (24) DNR DNR Mitch Lenneman DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Nick Petro DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Nick Raymond DNR DNR 27:09.90 (187) 26:43.96 (10) 25:13.66 (6-O) DNR 25:41.49 (16) 34:12.00 (157) Dallas Shields DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Daryl Smith DNR DNR 26:23.00 (151) DNR 25:34.57 (259) DNR 25:38.79 (15) 31:48.00 (55) Clay Strycker 16:26.00 (8) DNR DNR DNR DNR 16:53.40 (52) DNR DNR Nick Trefz DNR 26:29.93 (20) DNR 28:07.90 (37) 26:51.00 (68-O) 16:17.20 (37) DNR DNR William Trice 16:23.70 (7) 27:14.20 (32) DNR 27:09.32 (19) 26:32.60 (49-O) 15:50.30 (26) DNR DNR Cameron Trinh 15:56.50 (2) 25:51.93 (10) 26:09.60 (7-O) 26:29.16 (7) DNR 15:49.60 (25) 26:58.84 (62) DNR Warren Witchell DNR DNR 25:48.50 (101) DNR 24:29.99 (85) 15:16.90 (4) 25:14.89 (8) 31:18.00 (29) Brandon Wynsma 17:17.30 (19) 28:46.13 (43) DNR 29:28.66 (64) DNR 17:14.30 (54) DNR DNR

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Team Results1. Eastern Michigan - 42

2. Akron - 673. Central Michigan - 104

4. Ohio - 1215. Buffalo - 1226. Miami - 136

7. Kent State - 1428. Toledo - 204

9. Bowling Green - 228

MAC Coach of the YearJohn Goodridge

Mens All-MAC Team

First TeamZach Ahart - BuffaloDavid Wing - Miami

Grzegorz Kalinowski - EMUNate Ghena - Central Michigan

Harry Dixon - EMUJason Salyer - Bowling Green

Spenser Nousain - Central Michigan

Second TeamWarren Witchell - EMUMatt Kahl - Kent StateBrad Hough - AkronWilly Fink - EMU

Trevor Norris - AkronClayton Murphy - AkronKyle Cochrun - Akron

Mens Academic All-MACTrevor Norris - AkronKyle Cochrun - Akron

Greg Black - Bowling GreenJason Salyer - Bowling Green

Zach Ahart - BuffaloMonte Scott - Central Michigan

Harry Dixon - EMUGrzegorz Kalinowski - EMU

Willy Fink - EMUAndrew Goodwin - Kent State

Brandon OMalley - Ohio

2013 Mid-American Conference Mens Cross Country Championship Nov. 2, 2013

Bowling Green Bowling Green, OhioResults by Order of Finish

8,000-meter Run: 75 Participants 1. Zach Ahart Buffalo 24:27.602. David Wing Miami 24:54.613. Grzegorz Kalinowski Eastern Michigan 25:04.434. Nate Ghena Central Michigan 25:10.075. Harry Dixon Eastern Michigan 25:10.816. Jason Salyer Bowling Green 25:21.127. Spencer Nousain Central Michigan 25:14.348. Warren Witchell Eastern Michigan 25:14.899. Matt Kahl Kent State 25:15.1510. Brad Hough Akron 25:15.2411. Willy Fink Eastern Michigan 25:26.2012. Trevor Norris Akron 25:27.1213. Clayton Murphy Akron 25:29.3714. Kyle Cochrun Akron 25:30.6715. Daryl Smith Eastern Michigan 25:38.7916. Nick Raymond Eastern Michigan 25:41.4917. Ethan Lievense Central Michigan 25:45.0618. Dylan Papp Akron 25:46.0219. Jacob Stephens Ohio 25:46.5920. Hillary Serem Toledo 25:49.1521. Joseph Stewart Miami 25:50.8722. Andrew Goodwin Kent State 25:51.0923. Kurt Steinmuller Ohio 25:53.2524. Chase Robinson Ohio 25:55.4125. Cameron Bruce Buffalo 25:57.5526. Daniel Garleb Miami 25:59.3627. Brandon OMalley Ohio 26:00.8828. Jake Gentile Ohio 26:01.5029. Noah Howkins Ohio 26:02.1330. Alec Peinkofer Buffalo

EMU Individual Finishes

3 Grzegorz Kalinowski ...............25:04.43 5 Harry Dixon ..............................25:10.81 8 Warren Witchell .......................25:14.89 11 Willy Fink .................................25:26.20 15 Daryl Smith ..............................25:38.79 16 Nick Raymond .........................25:41.49 37 John Knox ............................... 26:11.05 62 Cameron Trinh .........................26:58.84 69 Ian Hancke ......

Documents

2014 EMU Men's Cross Country Digital Media Guide