2015-16 Men's Track and Field Media Guide

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2015-16 Media GuideuConn Men’s TraCk and Field

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2015-16 Schedules .................................................................... 1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents....................................... 12015-16 Roster ........................................................................... 2A Look at The American............................................................. 3Head Coach Greg Roy ............................................................4-5Associate Head Coach Rich Miller ............................................ 6Assistant Coach Moose Akanno ................................................ 6Student-Athlete Profiles .........................................................7-38UConn in Conference ............................................................... 39Conference Champions ............................................................ 40Records ...............................................................................41-42UConn All-Americans ............................................................... 43University of Connecticut.......................................................... 44

Location ....................................................................Storrs, Conn. Enrollment ..........................................................................30,424Founded ................................................................................1881Nickname.............................................................Huskies, UConnColors ................................................National Flag Blue & WhiteConference .....................................American Athletic ConferenceAffiliation ...............................................................NCAA Division IPresident ................................................................. Susan HerbstDirector of Athletics.................................................Warde ManuelSr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ...........Deb CorumSenior Associate AD/ MT Administrator ........................Neal EskinDivision of Athletics Phone ................................... (860) 486-2725Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/Communications .. Michael EnrightAssistant Director/Athletic Communications ...............Phil Chardis............................................................................Patrick McKenna...................................................................................Bill PetersonAthletic Communications Assistants. ...........................Jeff Piascik..........................................................................Candace Johnson............................................................................. Jennifer GreeneAthletic Communications Secretary.....................Luanne DunstanAthletic Communications Phone........................... (860) 486-3531Athletic Communications Fax ............................... (860) 486-5085Track & Field Contact ..................................................Jeff Piascik Email...................................................Jeffrey.Piascik@uconn.eduWeb Site Address .......................................... UConnHuskies.com

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Office Phone .......................................................... (860) 486-2365Fax......................................................................... (860) 486-0525Head Coach ................................................................... Greg RoyCoach Roy’s E-mail ................................. [email protected] Head Coach ..................................................Rich MillerCoach Miller’s E-mail .......................... [email protected] Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach ..................Moose AkannoCoach Akanno’s E-mail ................. [email protected]

Cross Countryseptember12 Minutemen Invitational (Amherst, Mass.)25 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Boston, Mass.)

oCtober 02 Paul Short Run (Bethlehem, Pa.)16 Rothenburg Run (Warwick, R.I.) 31 The American Championships (Greenville, N.C.)

noVember 13 NCAA Northeast Regional (Boston, Mass.)

InDoorJAnuAry09 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.)16 at Great Dane Classic (Staten Island, N.Y.)23 at Manhattan College Invite (New York, N.Y.)29-30 at Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.)

FebruAry5-6 at Sykes & Sabock (State College, Pa.)13 at David Hemery Valentine’s Invitational (Boston, Mass.)20 at TBA28-29 at The American Championships (Birmingham, Ala.)

mArCH11-12 NCAA Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)

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mArCH26 at Penn Challenge (Philadelphia, Pa.)30-4/2 at Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)

AprIL8-9 at Hurricane Invitational (Miami, Fla.)9 at Mark Young Invitational (New Haven, Conn.)11 uConn Decathlon (storrs, Conn.)16 uConn northeast Challenge (storrs, Conn.)23 LSU Alumni Gold (Baton Rouge, La.)22-23 Larry Ellis Invitational (Princeton, N.J.)28-30 Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.)

mAy 1 Yale Invitational II (New Haven, Conn. )12-15 The American Championships (Orlando, Fla.)

June8-11 NCAA Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

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Name Year Event HometownChristopher Ackell R-Sr. Throws Brookfield, Conn.Chinedu Amonu Jr. Sprints Ewing, N.JKyle Barber Fr. Mid-Distance Fayetteville, N.Y.Patrick Begley So. Distance Suffield, Conn.Toby Belton R-Sr. Jumps Westminster, Mass.Trentan Beram So. Springs Hopewell Junction, N.Y.Ian Bergere Fr. Pole Vault Madison, Conn.Nick Bertoline Sr. Mid-Distance Sparta, N.J.Adam Boucher Sr. Javelin Tolland, Conn.Kyle Brackman Fr. Distance Berkley Heights, N.J.Sebastian Castano Fr. Throws Crestill, N.J. Alvaro Chavez Sr. Mid-Distance West Windsor, N.J.Ryan Clarke Jr. Distance New Milford, Conn.David Cotton R-Sr. Distance Madison, Conn.Jared Delane Jr. Sprints Windsor, Conn.Derek DiBona Fr. Pole Vault Warwick, N.Y.Oluwatusin Edwards R-Sr. Throws Windsor, Conn.Aidan Fiol So. Distance Faifield, Conn.Shawn Fletcher Fr. Hurdles New Haven, Conn.Kevin Foster Jr. Javelin East Lyme, Conn.Alex Gagne So. Throws Thomaston, Conn.PJ Garmon Fr. Mid-Distance Billerica, Mass.Demario Gray Jr. Jumps Bloomfield, Conn.Matthew Graziano Jr. Throws Canton, Conn.Nasir Haines Fr. Sprints Freehold, N.J.Patrick Hayes Jr. Sprints Walpole, Mass.Stephon Henry So. Hurdles New Britain, Conn.Chris Heydrick Fr. Mid-Distance Elliotl City, Md.

Name Year Event HometownRobert Hovanec Sr. Sprints Gillete, N.J. Craig Hunter Jr. Pole Vault Robbinsville, N.J. Chandler Ives R-So. Pole Vault Simsbury, Conn.Caleb Kasupski Fr. Multi South Burlington, Vt.Harley Lacroix Sr. Jumps Elkins Park, Pa.John Landis Sr. Jumps Philadelphia Pa.Joshua Lockhart R-Fr. Mult-Events Somerset, N.J.Jordan Lumpkin Fr. High Jump Plainfield, Conn.Devin Marcoux Fr. Multi-Events Windham, Conn.Selwyn Maxwell, Jr. R-Sr. Hurdles Monroe, N.Y.Michael McGonnigle So. Distance New Fairfield, Conn.Patrick Meyer Sr. Multi-Events Hamlin, N.Y.Wyatt Million R-Jr. Distance Wrightstown, N.J.Tim Murphy Sr. Pole Vault New Fairfield, Conn.Michael O’Donnell Jr. Mid-Distance Methuen, Mass.Nick O’Leary Sr. Mid-Distance North Attleboro, Mass.Kyler Osborne R-Sr. Javelin Payallup, Wash.Ryan Pearl Jr. Mid-Distance Hamden, Conn.Kevin Rogovich R-Fr. Mid-Distance Demarest, N.J.Michael Roy R-Sr. Hurdles Lebanon, Conn.Justin Sicari So. Jumps Staten Island, N.Y.Aeron Sykes Sr. Hurdles Hartford, Conn.Parker Timmerman So. Distance Brookfield, Conn.Randall Wall Jr. Hurdles Plainfield, N.J.Amanze Williams R-Sr. Jumps New Haven, Conn.Ned Wilson R-Sr. Distance West Hartford, Conn.Charles Winter So. Mid-Distance Danbury, Conn.Seth Zuidema So. Javelin Midland Park, N.J.

UConn TraCk & Field By Class yearFreshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors/GS

Barber BrackmanCastanoDiBonaFletcherGarmonHaines

BegleyBeramFiolGagneHenry

IvesMcGonnigleSicariTimmermanWinterZuidema

AmonuClarkeDelaneFosterGrayGraziano

AckellBertolineBoucherCotton

HovanecLacroixLandis

2015-16 Men’s Track and field roster

HayesHunterMillionO’DonnellPearlWall

HeydrickKasupskiLockhartLumpkinMarcouxRogovich

MaxwellMeyer

MurphyOsborne

SykesWilliamsWilson

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a look aT The aMeriCan aThleTiC ConferenCeNot entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence.

With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2015-16 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Meth-odist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediate-ly taken a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basket-ball championships since 1995.

Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 play-ers who received All-America recognition by a major outlet.

The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic Conference players chosen when he was taken No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league in men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in base-ball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams to the NCAA Softball Championship.

The American Athletic Conference holds television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented na-tional exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the Ameri-can’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3.

American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary part-nerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools.

The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video pro-duction studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.

The UConn men’s 2015 team (pictured left) won its sec-ond-ever American Athletic Conference title during the outdoor season.

MaxwellMeyer

MurphyOsborne

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Greg Royhead Coach

31st overall season

Greg Roy, University of Connecticut men’s track and field head coach, enters the 2015-16 season with a skillful group of young returners and a talented incoming class that will continue his winning traditions during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Roy enters his 31st season as the head coach of the men’s cross country team and his 27th season at the helm of the track and field program. Year by year, he has been able to elevate a national caliber program to prominence at the conference, regional and national levels. His squads have earned 13 conference track and field titles. He has also produced 34 All-Americans during his time at UConn, including pole vaulters Craig Hunter and Cory Duggan.

Throughout his career at UConn, Roy has established a solid founda-tion for the cross country and track and field programs. With top notch indoor and outdoor facilities, the program has the tools to match the ambitions that Roy and his Huskies set out to reach each year.

Roy led the squad to the 2015 American Athletic Conference outdoor title in front of a home crowd at the Sherman Complex. In 2013-14, Roy led the Huskies to the inaugural American Athletic Con-ference indoor title, also earning recognition from the league when he and his staff were named the Coaching Staff of the Year.

Under Roy, the Huskies posted a solid 2011-12 campaign with Jake Waruch and Noel James each bringing home indoor and outdoor Big East Crowns. Behind James’ outdoor and indoor high jump titles and Waruch’s decathlon and heptathlon titles, UConn finished fourth at the outdoor conference meet and second at the indoor. Additionally, the team won its seventh consecutive New England Championship.

Roy guided the Huskies to one of their best seasons in 2010-11 as UConn earned both Indoor and Outdoor Big East Championships along with claiming the triple crown of the indoor season with the Big East title, New England and IC4A crowns. Roy was named the Northeast Region Indoor Track And Field Coach of the Year after UConn’s success. The Huskies saw Mike Rutt earn All-American status in both the indoor and outdoor seasons under Roy’s leadership. In addition to Rutt, nine Huskies qualified for the Outdoor NCAA East Regional. Roy and his staff were named the 2011 Big East Indoor and Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year accolades.

During the 2009-10 campaign, Roy led his team to six first place finish-es, including a fifth straight victory at the New England Indoor Champi-onship and the first ever title for the Huskies at the IC4A Outdoor Cham-pionship. Following the 2010 outdoor season, Roy sent three athletes to the NCAA Championship, marking the first time since 2004 that the UConn men’s team had more than one athlete at the event, with Michael Rutt, Brian Gagnon and Sean Smith representing the Huskies. For the 16th time, and second straight year, Roy had one of his athletes named the BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Performer, as Smith took home the honors of Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer for his accomplish-ments during the conference Championship.

In 2008-09, Roy earned the first back-to-back Big East Titles during his tenure as head coach when the track and field team won the 2009 Indoor Big East Championship. For his efforts, Roy and his coaching

staff were honored with the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year award for the second season in a row and the sixth time during his coaching career. Roy produced three All-Americans in the indoor season as Michael Rutt and Brian Gagnon earned their second All-America honors in the 800-meter run and Marquis Thomas was named an All-American in the high jump. Roy also took home USTFCCCA honors for the fourth time as he was named the Northeast Indoor Track Coach of the year following his successful 2009 Indoor season.

During the 2007-08 season, UConn won the Big East Indoor Championship and fell only 17.5 points shy of taking the Outdoor title as well. During the 2008 seasons, Roy coached six of his athletes to eight Big East individual titles. For his efforts, he was rewarded for the fourth time in his career with the title of Big East Indoor Staff of the Year. UConn continued on its hot streak after the Big East Championships and under the direction of Roy, won its 14th New England Championship in the last 15 years qualifying three of its athletes for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

In 2006-07, UConn was unable to win a Big East Championship but instead won the Sorlein Invitational, the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the Harvard Select Meet and the New England Championship. Roy was able to guide Jake Radzevich to two pole vault individual championships, Sean Berg to an individual championship in the heptathlon, Gagnon to the title in the outdoor 800-meter run, Andrew Dubs to an outdoor shot put victory and his 4 x 100m team to a relay championship. During the indoor season, Roy was named New England Coach of the Year.

During the 2005-06 season, UConn won its fifth Big East Indoor Champi-onship in school history, fourth under the direction of Roy and the third in the last five years. Roy also guided the Huskies to a pair of first place finishes and a 13-1 overall record during the outdoor season as well. Under Roy’s tutelage, seven Huskies were selected to compete in the NCAA Regionals following outstanding performances in the regular sea-son. Senior Joel Lagare, one of the NCAA Regional finalists, finished third in the NCAA Regionals and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time under Roy. Sean Berg also appeared in his first NCAA Championships as the junior competed in the decathlon and finished in 18th place.

In the 2004-05 season, the Huskies saw success across the board while some of the program’s great-est talents suffered injuries. Will Thomas advanced to the NCAA Championship in the decathlon for the fourth-consecutive sea-son, but was injured during the competition and could not finish. UConn finished in ninth place at the Big East Indoor Champion-ship, with numerous athletes scoring points in different events. The Huskies also finished in a tie for seventh at the New England Cham-pionship. Outdoors, UConn finished fifth at the Big East Cham-pionship and third at

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New Englands. With Roy’s assistance, Ellis Gaulden and Thomas both advanced to the NCAA Regionals, with Gaulden competing in the high jump.

Roy’s squad captured its fourth Big East Indoor Championship in 2003-2004, its second in three years and won an 11th-straight New England Championship. The team took second at the IC4A Championship and saw two of its members take home All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championship as Will Thomas finished fourth in the heptathlon to become a three-time All-American and Logan Jones earned All-America honors in the 800-meter run. The Huskies took third at the Outdoor Big East Championship and Paul Pisano became the first-ever three-time javelin champion. Joel Legare earned All-America honors at the outdoor NCAA Championship in the 800-meter.

In 2002-2003, Roy produced four All-Americans for the second consecu-tive year. Will Thomas earned the honor for a second time in the decath-lon, placing second at the NCAA Championship. Thrower Paul Pisano also earned All-America status for the second straight year, as did Joe Mendel in the sprints. Mike Deibler earned his first All-America honor by plac-ing eighth in the high jump. The indoor and outdoor teams took home second-place at both the Big East Indoor and Outdoor Championship. Indoors, UConn saw its usual success at the New England Championship, bringing home their 10th consecutive title.

The 2001-02 season was one of the most successful in Roy’s career. His indoor and outdoor squads took home both of the Big East Championships and Roy, for the eighth consecutive year, had his athletes reach All-Ameri-can status as four athletes were awarded the honor. Dan Wilson garnered All-America status three times to become the first five-time All-American in UConn history. Wilson finished 14th at the NCAA cross country champion-ship, eighth in the indoor mile run and registered the fifth All-America title at the outdoor track and field championship, finishing ninth in the 1,500 meter run. Joe Mendel finished among the top eight in the indoor 400-me-ter dash to claim the honor, while Paul Pisano and Will Thomas earned their All-America status at the outdoor championship. Pisano earned a 12th place finish in the javelin and Thomas competed in the decathlon, finishing eighth with a then school record 7,630 points. In addition, the team successfully defended the New England Indoor Championship title.

Along with a pair of New England titles in 1999-2000, Roy led the Huskies to an overall record of 21-1, a runner-up performance at the BIG EAST Outdoors and a third-place finish at the indoor edition of the meet. During the indoor season, four more All-Americans were added to the school list as the distance medley relay team of Haven Barnes, Elliott Blount, Kevin Jensen and Dan Wilson finished fourth at the NCAA national championship with a time of 9:33.85. Roy added to his list of achievements by being selected by his peers as the United States Track Coaches Association Northeast Region Coach of the Year following both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

The first 14 years as the Head Coach of the Husky track squad began the tradition of excellence that Roy thrives for today. Starting in 1990, the Husky squad began their dominance in both New England and NCAA com-petition. Over the next eight years, Roy produced his fifth and sixth cross country All-Americans in Andy Ball (1990) and Travis Landreth (1998) as well as mentored four-time All-American hurdler Dudley Dorival who went on to compete in the Olympics for Haiti in 2000 and 2004, weight thrower Steve Santoli (1998) and thrower Ray Wilks (1999). Roy’s squads finished 81-5-1 in dual meets from 1995 to 1999 for an outstanding .934 win per-centage and won their second Indoor BIG EAST Championship. Before the start of the 1999-2000 season, Roy had accrued five NCAA Coach of the Year awards (1990-Cross Country, 1993-94-Indoor, 1995-96 Outdoor, 1996-97 Indoor and 1998-99 Indoor) as well as, with his staff, back-to-back BIG EAST Staff of the Year awards (1995-96-Outdoor, 1996-97-In-door).

In 1990, Roy brought his cross country squad into the national spotlight, finishing 10th in the nation at the NCAA Division I National Championship

meet while also winning the IC4A Championship. UConn ended the year ranked No. 12 in the nation.

A native of East Brunswick, N.J., Roy earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester in 1978, where he held the school record in the 220 and 440-yard runs. He added a master’s degree in Sport Manage-ment from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1982 and worked as the assistant track and cross country coach from 1981-83 during his time at UMass.

Roy lives in Lebanon, Conn. with his wife, Natalie, their daughter Kathryn, is studying nursing at Chamberlain College, and son Michael is a junior on the UConn track and field team.

1978Graduated with a B.A. in geology from the University of

Rochester

1979-80 -- Head Coachthomas stone High school (md.)

Cross Country/ Track & Field

1980-81 -- Assistant Coachsomerville High school (n.J.)

Track & Field

1981-83 -- Assistant Coachuniversity of massachusetts-Amherst

Cross Country/Track & Field

1982Obtained a master’s degree in Sport Management

at UMass-Amherst

1983-85 -- Assistant Coachbucknell university

Cross Country/Track & Field

1985-present -- Head Coachuniversity of Connecticut

1985-89 Assistant Track & Field Coach1985-present Head Cross Country Coach1989-present Head Track & Field Coach

Coaching AccoladesNCAA District I Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90New England Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90

NCAA District I Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990New England Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990

NCAA District I Outdoor Track Coach of the Year, 1996NCAA District I Indoor Track Coach of the Year

1990, 1994, 1997, 1999USTCA Northeast Region Indoor Track and Field

Coach of the Year, 1999-2001, 2009, 2011USTCA Northeast Region Outdoor Track and Field

Coach of the Year, 2001NCAA Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor Track and

Field Coach of the Year, 2001-2002Conference Indoor/Outdoor Staff of the Year,

2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2015Conference Indoor Staff of the Year

1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014-Has coached 34 All-Americans while at UConn

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Rich MillerAssociate Head Coach

21st Overall Season

Rich Miller enters his fifth season as the associate head coach at the University of Connecticut and his 21st season overall working with the Huskies. Miller spent 10 years as a part-time assistant working with the multi-event performers as well as those competing in pole vault and javelin.

Currently, Miller focuses on working with mult-event perform-ers as well as athletes competing in throws and pole vault. In 2014, he helped Eric Masington earn All-American hon-ors when he finished seventh at the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. Masington threw a lifetime-best 59.19m to land on the First Team and establish a UConn outdoor record. In 2015, pole vaulters Craig Hunter and Cory Duggan traveled to Eugene and picked up First Team and Second Team All-Amer-ica honors, respectively.

Prior to joining the Huskies full-time, Miller was employed as a physical therapist with Health South/PTSMA in Storrs. While at Health South, Miller provided direct patient care in an outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine clinic while also collaborating with local physicians on implementing treatment plans to rehabilitate patients with a variety of ailments. Miller

also served as a member of the Big East Track and Field seeding committee.

Miller, who was a 1995 UConn graduate, enjoyed both academic and athletic success during his undergraduate years. He served as co-captain of UConn’s track and field teams in both his junior and senior years, two years in which the Huskies won back-to-back New England Indoor Championships.

He was a four-time All-East performer in the decathlon while also earning All-New England and All-Big East honors in the pentathlon and pole vault events. His academic achieve-ments set a standard of excellence for all stu-dent-athletes, as he was a member of the 1994-95 Big East Conference Academic All-Star team and was named a UConn Club Outstanding Schol-ar-Athlete in 1995.

A native of Cresskill, N.J., Miller attended Cresskill High School where he lettered in soc-cer, basketball and track. He resides in Storrs, Conn. with his wife, Dorinda, daughter, Emily and sons, Caden and Jake.

Moose AkannoAssistant Coach/Cross Country

CoachFirst Season

Moose Akanno is in his second season as an assistant coach at UConn in 2015 after having spent the past four seasons serving as an assistant coach for the Dartmouth women’s track and field program.

Akanno returned to Storrs after serving as an undergraduate assistant coach at UConn in 2009, where he was primarily responsible for organizing practice schedules and training programs for different groups, while coordinating recruiting for sprints, hurdles and jumps. Prior to coaching, he was a four-year letter-winner for Connecticut and was a part of the Husky track teams that won three indoor Big East Championships, as well as three New England Championships.

While at UConn, Akanno was part of the Big East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year in 2009 after winning the Indoor Championship.

“We are excited to welcome Coach Akanno back to Storrs,” said Roy. “A great team player, competitor, and leader as an athlete, Moose has paid his dues in the coaching profession. There was never a doubt that he’d succeed. We are thrilled he has come home.”

During his time with the Big Green, Akanno has helped guide several individuals to record-setting performances and Heptag-onal Championships. His former student-athletes on the wom-en’s side have broken records in high jump, long jump, triple jump, pentathlon as well as sprint hurdles during both indoor and outdoor seasons.

He has also helped to elevate the men’s jumps to new heights with numerous program records and top-five showings by several student-athletes under his guidance.

Akanno lives in Connecticut with his wife, Tamara.

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2015 Outdoor (Redshirt-Junior)• Won the conference championship in the hammer throw with a 60.63m throw at

the American Outdoor championship on May 14. • Posted a career-best 62.22m throw in the hammer at the Larry Ellis Invitational on

April 17.

2015 Indoor (Senior)• Took third at the Yale Invitational in the weight throw (15.83m).

2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Redshirt season

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Threw for 15.12m in the weight throw at

the Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took 10th in the discus with a toss of

45.42m at the BIG EAST Championships.• Took fifth in the hammer (58.26m) at the

BIG EAST Championships.• Finished 30th in the hammer at the NCAA

East Regional with a throw of 56.38m.•2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Placed 28th in the weight throw (15.92m)

at the IC4A Championships.

2012 Outdoor (Freshman)• Claimed 9th place at the BIG EAST Cham-

pionships in the hammer throw with a hurl of 52.08m.

• Finished 7th in the hammer at the IC4A Championships with a throw of 55.23m.

2012 Indoor Season• Redshirt season.

Personal: A biomedical engineering major.

ChrisAckell

Senior - Brookfield, Conn.

Career-Bests:Discus Throw

O: 45.64m (149’ 9”)Weight Throw

I: 17.82mHammer Throw

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Took fifth at the Princeton open with a 1.94m leap... Also secured a 16th-place finish at the IC4A

Championships

2015 Indoor (Senior)• Did not compete

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took sixth in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (2.00m). • High jump of 1.99m won first place in the UConn Challenge (April 19).• Came in 7th for the high jump at the New England Championship and the IC4A Championship

(2.00m and 2.04m, respectively).

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Tied for fifth at the American Athletic Confer-

ence Championship with a season-high height of 2.05m.

• Finished 10th in the high jump at the IC4A Championship after clearing a height of 2.04m.

• Took home second at the Lafayette/Rider Invita-tional with a height of 2.04m.

2013 Outdoor• Medical redshirt season.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished 11th (1.94m) in the high jump at the

BIG EAST Championships.

2012 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 12th in the high jump at the BIG EAST

Championships with leap of 1.94m.

2012 Indoor (Freshman)• Claimed second place in the high jump at the

NEICAAA Championships with a jump of 2.04m.• Finished 10th in the high jump (1.94m) at the


Personal: An English major.

Tobey BeltonSenior - Westminster, Mass.

High Jump

Career-Bests:

High Jump2.06m (6’ 9”)

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Finished 13th in the 1,500m run at The American Championships in Storrs (3:56.19). • Helped the Husky 4x800m relay team earn an eighth-place finish at the IC4A Champion-

ships with a 7:44.0 time. • Ran a career-best 3:53.02 in the 1,500m run at the LSU Alumni Gold in April.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Earned a bronze medal in the mile run at the American Athletic Conference Championship

with a career-best 4:13.60 time.• Nabbed eighth at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge in the mile (4:15.50).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished second in the 1500m at the Ameri-

can Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 3:53.03.

• Ran anchor leg of 4x800m relay that finished ninth at IC4A Championship (7:49.65).

• Earned fourth in 800m with a time of 1:55.08 at the UConn Challenge (April 19).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Earned third place in the mile at the Ameri-

can Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 4:13.60.

• Ran the leadoff legs in both the distance medley and 4x800m relays that finished fourth at the Yale Invitational to start the season (10:26.78 and 8:00.10 respectively).

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took sixth in the 800m run at the UConn

Spring Invite.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Redshirt season.

Personal: An economics major.

nickBertolineSenior - Sparta, N.J. Mid-Distance

Career-Bests:800m MileO: 1:53.86 O: 4:13.60

1500m O: 3:53.02



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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Took eight at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a toss of 63.13m

in the javelin. • Placed fifth in the javelin at the LSU Alumni gold with a throw of 60.42m. • Set a career-best in the javelin at the Florida Relays, grabbing eighth overall

(63.24m).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Earned ninth in javelin throw (55.50m) at American Athletic Conference Champion-

ship.• Finished fifth in javelin with a throw of

57.50m at UConn Challenge in Storrs (April 19).

• His throw of 53.80m was good for 13th at the New England Championship in West-field, Mass.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished fifth at the Big East Champion-

ships with a toss of 58.31M.• Posted a second place finish at the UConn

Dogfight with a toss of 58.89M.

Personal: An exploratory major.

adamBoucherSenior - Tolland, Conn. Throws

Career-Bests:

JavelinO: 63.24m

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2015 Outdoor (Redshirt-Sophomore)• Took fifth in the 800m run at the American Athletic Conference Championships (1:51.57). • Won the 1,500m run at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 11 (4:01.23).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Took third in the 1,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational (2:30.19).

2014 Cross Country (Junior)• Claimed 22nd at the American Athletic Conference Championships (26:11).• Took 10th overall at the 2014 Rothenburg Run (25:40.3).


2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Named a second team All-American • Competed at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track &

Field Championship, finishing the preliminary round in the 800m with a time of 1:51.13.

• Took second in the 800m run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup.

• Took the bronze medal in the 800m at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 1:51.18.

• Captured the gold medal in the 1,000m run at the Great Dane Classic in 2:25.57.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Won the 800m in the UConn Men’s Dogfight

(1:53.53) and the LSU Battle on the Bayou (1:50.60).

• Finished sixth at the Big East Championships in the 800m (1:51.78).

• Helped the 4x800m relay team to a fourth place finish at the IC4A Championship (7:34.72).

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay team

that won the Big East Championship in 7:32.60.• Won the 800m at the New England Champion-

ship in a time of 1:51.60.

Personal: A marketing major.

alvarochAvezSenior - West Windsor, N.J. Mid-Distance

Career-Bests:800m 1000mI: 1:47.96 I: 2:24.82

1500m O: 3:58.48



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2015 Outdoor• Collected a sixth-place finish at The American Championships in the 1,500m run (3:53.91) and also took

ninth in the 5,000m run (15:14.31).• Won the 1,500m run at the Yale Invitational on April 26th with a 3:55.68 time.

2015 Indoor• Grabbed sixth in the 3,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship (8:19.28). • Placed sixth at the IC4A Championship in the mile run (4:11.32).

2014 Cross Country (Senior)• Placed 66th overall in the men’s 10K at the 2014 NCAA Northeast Regionals (31.40.4) • Took seventh overall at the Rothenburg Run

(25:21.7).

2014 Outdoor (Junior)

• Finished fourth in 1500m at the UConn Challenge with a time of 4:08.67.

• Ran the 1500m in 4:12.80 at the UNH Wildcat Invita-tional II (April 26).

2014 Indoor (Junior)

• Finished ninth at the 3,000m run in the American Athletic Conference Championship in 8:25.65... Also took eleventh in the 5,000m run in 15:04.14.

• Competed in the 3,000m run at the IC4A Champion-ship, crossing the finish line in 8:31.08.

• Took second place at the URI Coaches Tribute Invita-tional in the mile run with a time of 4:16.77.

2013 Cross Country (Junior)

• Finished the NCAA Regional Championship in a time of 32:21.

• Crossed the line as the 17th runner at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship, finish-ing the 8k in 24:28.

• Transferred to UConn from the University of Virginia. Personal: A psychology major.

davidcotton Senior - Madison, Conn. Distance

Career-Bests: 3000m I: 8:25.65 5000mI: 14:52.80

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Placed sixth at The American meet in the hammer throw with a toss of 54.18m. • Notched a seventh-place finish in the shotput at the Larry Ellis Invitational (13.97m).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Won the weight throw conference title with a career-best 19.91m throw. • Placed third at the IC4A Championship with a 19.89m weight throw toss.

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a toss

of 49.50m.• Earned second at the Walt Disney World Open

and third at the UConn Spring Invite in ham-mer throw, recording distances of 51.90m and 56.23m respectively.

• Won hammer throw at the Dog Fight, throwing 51.64m on his way to victory.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Earned the silver medal at the American Athlet-

ic Conference Championship after throwing for 17.80m in the weight throw.

• Finished 12th at the IC4A Championship in the weight throw after launching for 18.28m.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Captured 14th in the hammer throw with a toss

of 54.23m at the IC4A Championships.• Took 10th in the hammer throw (54.49m) at the


2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Captured 16th in the weight throw (16.86m) at

the IC4A Championships.• Placed sixth in the weight throw with a toss of

17.90m at the BIG EAST Championships.

2012 Outdoor • Redshirt season.

2012 Indoor • Redshirt season.

oluwatusinedwArds Senior - Windsor, Conn.Throws

Career-Bests:

Hammer

56.23 (184’ 6”)Weight Throw

19.91m



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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Took third in the 400m at the American Athletic Conference Championship (47.47). • Finished fourth in the 200m at the IC4A Championship (21.78) and also helped the

4x400m relay squad grab a fifth-place finish (3:17.49).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Was a part of the 4x400m relay squad that took third (3:14.09) at The American Indoor

Championship• Anchored the Husky 4x400m relay team that earned a silver medal at the IC4A Champion-

ship (3:10.86).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay at

the American Athletic Conference Champi-onship, helping his team to take third with a time of 3:11.33.

• Recorded a 49.80 time in the 400m dash in the New England Championship, which was good for 8th place.

• Finished second in the 400m dash (49.59) at the Dog Fight, just behind teammate Robert Rhodes (49.45).

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Took fifth place at the American Athletic Con-

ference Championship with a time of 48.76 in the 400m run.

• Finished eighth at the IC4A Championship in the 400m run (48.14).

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Anchored the 4x100 meter relay team that

took sixth (41.91) at the BIG EAST Champi-onships...Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m on squad that took fourth (3:13.18).

Personal: An economics major.

roberthovAnec

Senior - Gillette, N.J. Sprints

Career-Bests:

400m O: 47.47

500m I: 1:04.08

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Claimed sixth at The American Championship in the triple jump (15.00m) and also took 10th in the long

jump (6.83m).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Won the long jump (7.08m) and took second in the triple jump (14.39m) at the Roadrunner Tune-up.• Set a personal-best in the long jump with a 7.11m leap at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge.

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Claimed eighth in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships (14.48m). • Finished 11th in the long jump at both the IC4A Championship and the American Athletic Conference

Championship with distances of 6.96m and 6.76m respectively.

• Took home 8th in the triple jump at the New En-gland Championship, recording a distance of 14.13m.

• His 6.74m long jump was good enough to capture third place at the Dog Fight on April 6 in Albany, N.Y.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Captured fourth place at the American Athletic Con-

ference Championship with a high jump of 15.17m... also locked up tenth place in the long jump, cover-ing a season’s best distance of 7.00m.

• Took third in the triple jump at the IC4A Champion-ship with a measurement of 14.73m

• Season’s best in the high jump came on a first place finish at the Lafayette/Rider Cup with a 15.23m result.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 14th (6.87m) in the long jump and ninth

(14.34m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Cham-pionships.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished 14th (6.87m) in the long jump and ninth

(14.34m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Cham-pionships.

Personal: A communications major.

harleylAcroix Senior - Elkins Park, Pa.

Career-Bests:

60 Meters7.21

Long Jump I: 7.11m



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2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took third in the triple jump with a caeer-best 15.20m leap at The American Championships and

also took eighth in the long jump at the event (6.88m). • Finished 40th at the NCAA East Regionals in the long jump (6.95m).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Grabbed fifth in the long jump (7.15m) at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Earned a silver medal in the long jump (6.92m) at the Sorlien Invitational.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished in 7th place for the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship after

leaping a distance of 14.52m.• Placed sixth in the long jump at the American

Athletic Conference Championship with a leap of 7.06m.

• Captured 7th in the long jump and 8th in the tri-ple jump at the Dog Fight in Albany, N.Y., record-ing distances of 6.46m and 12.95m respectively.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished ninth in the triple jump at the URI

Coaches Tribute Invitational with a 13.22m re-sult.

• Took sixth at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational with a 13.67m showing in the triple jump.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Redshirt season. 2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished 25th (6.04m) in the long jump and 17th

(13.73m) in the triple jump at the IC4A Champi-onships.

• Claimed seventh place in the triple jump (14.69m) and 12th place (6.91m) in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships.

• Took sixth in the long jump at the New England Championships with a leap of 6.94m.

Personal: An exercise sciences major.

John lAndis Senior - Philadelphia, Pa. Jumps

Career-Bests:

Triple Jump O: 15.20m

Long Jump O: 7.23m (23’ 8.75”)

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Placed 21st in the 110m hurdles (14.23) at the NCAA Prelims• Earned a bronze medal at the American Athletic Conference Championships, taking second in the 110m

hurdles with a time of 13.97.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Took fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.09) at the American Athletic Conference Championship.• Won the 60m hurdles at the Sorlien Invitational with a time of 7.94.

2014 Outdoor• Medical Redshirt season.

2014 Indoor• Medical Redshirt season.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished 22nd in the 110 meter hurdles in the NCAA

East Regionals.• Grabbed the bronze in the 110 meter hurdles at the

IC4A Championships with a time of 13.94.• Captured third place in the 110 meter hurdles with a

time of 13.93 at the BIG EAST Championships.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished second in the 60 meter hurdles at the IC4A

Championships with a time of 7.88.• Claimed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.95 at the

BIG EAST Championships.• Won the New England Championships’ 60m hurdle

crown with a time of 7.87.

2012 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the BIG EAST

Championships (14.08).• Finished fourth in the discus at the IC4A Champion-

ships (51.66m).

2012 Indoor (Freshman)• Placed third in the 60m hurdles at the New England

Championships (8.10).• Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the BIG EAST

Championships (8.03).

Personal: A communications major.

selwynMAxwell Senior - Monroe, N.Y. Hurdles

Career-Bests:100m 55HO:10.81 I: 7.55200m 60HI: 22.71 I: 7.87 400m 110HO: 53.78 O: 13.93



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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Finished fourth at the decathlon with a career-best 6,770 point at The American Championship. • Took 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Larry Ellis Invitational (15.19).

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Earned a bronze medal in the hepthalon at The American Championship with 4,952 total points. • Finished eighth in the 60H (8.54) at the Roadrunner Tune-up.

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Captured 7th place in the discus throw at the Dog Fight (Albany, N.Y.) with a toss of 35.98m....

Placed sixth in both the javelin throw and 110m hurdles, recording a distance of 45.11m and a time of 15.65m, respectively.

• Competed in the discus throw (36.08m) and the javelin throw (47.52m) at the UConn Spring Invite in Storrs (March 29).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Earned a fourth place finish in the heptathlon

at the American Athletic Conference Champion-ships. Meyer accumulated 4,927 points.

• Posted an 11th place result in the high jump at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational after clear-ing a height of 1.89m.

• Recorded a flight of 6.51m in the long jump at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup as well as a time of 8.57 in the 60m dash to lock up 12th place.


2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished ninth in the 60 meter hurdles (8.49) at

the BIG EAST Championships.

Personal: A sociology major.

PatrickMeyer Senior - Hamlin, N.Y. Multi-Event

Career-Bests:

60m HHI: 7.96

Decathlon6,770 points

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Took ninth at The American Championship with a 4.68m leap in the pole vault. • Posted a 4.55m leap in the Yale Springtime Invitational on his way to a second-place finish.

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Valentine Invitational with a 4.70m result. • Earned a fourth-place finish at the Sorlien Invitational (4.80m).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took 15th at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the pole vault (4.63m). • Placed second in pole vault at the New England Championship with a leap of 5.00m. • His 4.80m pole vault at the IC4A Championship

was good for 13th place.• Finished fifth in pole vault at the UConn Chal-

lenge (4.60m), sixth in the Specs Town Invita-tional (4.65m), and seventh at the Penn Relays (4.85m).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished seventh at the American Athletic Con-

ference Championships (4.80m). • Tied for 15th at the IC4A Championship in the

pole vault with a height of 4.80m.• Season’s best came on a 4.90m effort at the

season-opening Yale Invitational, where he fin-ished in third place.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Placed 13th in the pole vault at the BIG EAST

Championships with a jump of 4.65m.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Took ninth place in the pole vault at the IC4A

Championships with a leap of 4.80m.

Personal: A psychology major.

TimMurphy Senior - New Fairfield, Conn.

Pole Vault

Career-Bests:

Pole VaultI: 4.90 (16’ 0.75”)

O: 5.00m (16’ 4.75”)



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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Helped the Husky 4x800m relay team earn a ninth-place finish at the IC4A Championships with a

time of 7:44.00. • Took second in the 800m run at the Yale Invitational (1:53.60).

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Collected third in the 1,000m run at the Roadrunner Tune-Up (2:32.88).• Collected Nabbed fifth in the 800m run at the Sorlien Invitational (1:57.38).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Captured second place in the 800m run at

the UNH Wildcat Invitational II with a time of 1:53.68.

• Finished fifth in the 1,500m run in the UConn Spring Invite, crossing the finish line at 4:09.41.

• Took third in the 800m run at the UConn Chal-lenge in Storrs (April 19), recording a final time of 1:54.60.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Part of the 4x800m relay team that took first at

the IC4A Championships in 7:27.66.• 2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished

third at the IC4A Championships with a time of 7:35.86.

Before UConn: Attended North Attleboro High School in North Attleboro, Mass... Captained the cross country, indoor, and outdoor teams his senior year... Named Hockomock League All-Star in both cross country and indoor... Also named MVP of all three teams... Part of the distance medley relay team that holds the school record... Part of the D2 state relay champions in indoor track... Helped lead the team to the Hockomock state championship in indoor...President of Foreign Language Nation-al Honors Society... Vice President of the National Honors Society... Editor in Chief of the Yearbook.

Personal: A biomedical engineering major.

nicko’leAry Senior - North Attelboro, Mass.

Mid-Distance

Career-Bests:

500mI: 1:05.55

800mO: 1:52.58

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Did not compete in any events.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Did not compete in any events.

2013 Outdoor (At Boise State)• Had a best of 182-4.25 to place seventh at the Robison Invitational.• Grabbed fifth at the All-Idaho Cup and NNU Invite.• Placed ninth at the MW Championships.

2013 Outdoor (At Boise State)• Competed in the javelin in five meets.• Threw a best of 186-7 (56.87m) to place ninth at the ASU Invite.• Tied for the Wildcat Invite javelin title (177-5/54.08m).• Took seventh at the Oregon Relays (173-3/52.80m).

2012 Outdoor (At Boise State)• Had a best of 182-4.25 to place seventh at the Robison Invitational.• Grabbed fifth at the All-Idaho Cup and NNU Invite.• Placed ninth at the MW Championships.

Personal: An allied health major.

kylerosBorne Senior - Payallup, Wash.Javelin



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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team grab a fifth-place finish (3:31.54) at the 2015 UConn North-

east Challenge. • Finished 22nd in the 400H at the Roadrunner Invitational with a time of 1:03.34.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Did not compete.

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Placed 11th in the 400m hurdles at the UConn Challenge with a time of 59.94.• Ran 400m hurdles at UNH Wildcat Invitational II in a time of 1:00.92.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Competed in the 400m dash at the Terrier Clas-

sic, crossing the finish line in 54.10.• Ran the anchor leg on the UConn 4x400m relay

team that took sixth place at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (3:29.64).

Before UConn: Attended Lyman Meomorial High School in Lebanon Conn... Was captain and All-Con-ference in the 200m and 400m... Earned varsity letter in soccer and his team was state semi-finalists three years in a row... Part of the National Honors Society and top ten in the class.

Michaelroy

Senior - Lebanon, Conn. Sprints

Career-Bests:

400mI: 54.10500m

I: 1:13.79

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team grab sixth at the American Athletic Conference Champion-

ship with a 3:14.38 result.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Ran as part of the squad’s 4x400m relay team that took third at the conference meet (3:14.09)• Anchored the Huskies’ 4x400m relay team that finished third at the Roadrunner Tune-Up

(3:19.46).

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Ran to fourth place in the 400m hurdles at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a

time of 53.50.• Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Dog

Fight with a final time of 57.73...Also ran the third leg of his team’s 4x400m relay, which fin-ished at 3:26.48.

• Ran first leg of 4x400m relay at UConn Spring Invite, placing first at a time of 3:23.24...Ran the third leg of another 4x400m relay that finished first at UConn Challenge (3:17.08).

• Won 400m hurdle with a time of 53.76 at the UNH Wildcat Invitational II.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Competed in the 600m run at the Sykes & Sab-

ock Challenge Cup, taking home seventh place in 1:21.58.

• Posted a time of 49.81 in the 400m dash at the Terrier Classic.

• Recorded a 49.58 result in the 400m run at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational and helped the 4x400m team finish fourth in 3:25.71.

• Clocked a time of 1:05.85 in the 500m at the Great Dane Classic to lock up ninth place.

Personal: An urban and community studies major.

aaeronsykesSenior - Hartford, Conn.Sprints

Career-Bests:

400mI/O: 49.12

500mI: 1:05.85



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• Took second in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference championship with a career-best 15.25m leap. • Finished 44th at the NCAA East Regionals in the triple jump prelims with a 14.05m result.

2015 Indoor (Senior)

• Finished eighth in the triple jump (14.57m) and ninth in the long jump (6.87m) at The American Championship. • Won the triple jump at the Sorlien Invitational with a leap of 14.33m.

2014 Indoor (Junior)

• Placed second in triple jump at the UConn Spring Invite with a distance of 14.09m.• Finished in third place for the triple jump with a leap of 13.84m at the Dog Fight...Ran to ninth in the 200m dash with a time of 23.50.


• Captured ninth place in the triple jump at the IC4A Championship with a distance of 14.52m.

• Took seventh in the triple jump after registering 14.87m at the American Athletic Conference Championship... also finished 15th in the long jump with a leap of 6.55m.

• Won the triple jump at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational with a distance of 14.82m.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)

• Captured fourth place in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a leap of 14.99m.

• Finished 12th (6.96m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Champi-onships... placed eighth in the triple jump (14.80m).

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)

• Placed ninth in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a mark of 14.47m.

• Took 16th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 6.69m... finished sixth (14.69m) in the triple jump.

• Was 16th in the long jump (6.57m) at the New England Champion-ships... grabbed fifth in the triple jump (14.61m).

2012 Indoor (Freshman)

• Finished 31st in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships (6.73m).• Finished 14th in the long jump (6.94m) and 12th in the triple jump

(14.18m) at the BIG EAST Championships.• Before UConn: Attended Naugatuck High School in Naugatuck, CT... Was All-Area and All State... NVL and New England Champion in the long jump and triple jump... Also played soccer... Received the Principals Award and made the honor roll.

Personal: A resource economics major.

amanzewilliAMs

Senior - New Haven, Conn. Jumps

Career-Bests:

Triple JumpO: 15.25m

Long Jump I: 7.61m

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2015 Outdoor (Junior)• Took fifth in the 10,000m (31:36.93) and seventh in the 5,000m (15:12.32) at The American Cham-

pionship. • Earned a silver medal in the 5,000m run (15:08.43) at the UConn Northeast Invitational.

2015 Indoor (Junior)• Finished fourth in the 5,000m run (14:53.36) at The American Championship. • Ran a career-best 14:41.96 time in the 5,000m run at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge en route to

an eighth-place finish.

2014 Cross Country (Junior)• Took 128th place at the 2014 NCAA Northeast Regionals (32:38.96). • Claimed 25th at the American Athletic Conference Championships (26:19).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished third in the 10,000m run at the American

Athletic Conference Championships.• Grabbed third at the New England Championships

in the 10,000m run. • Took fifth at the 5,000m run against Albany in the

annual Dog Fight on April 6. • Won the 5,000m run at the 2014 UConn Challenge

on April 18.

2013 Cross Country (Sophomore)• Grabbed 23rd at the American Athletic Conference

Championships (24:40.5).

2012 Cross Country (Freshman)• Finished fourth at the Conn College Invite (26:03).

Personal: A biological sciences major.

ned wilsonSenior - Hartford, Conn.Distance

Career-Bests:

5000mI: 14:41.9610000m

O: 31:10.47



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ChineduAMonuJunior - Ewing, N.J.Sprints

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took 18th in the NCAA East Regional Prelims in the 400m dash with a time of 47.00 seconds. • Won the 400m dash (46.89) and took eighth in the 200m dash (22.05) at The American Championships in Storrs.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished fourth at The American Championships with a 48.10 second time in the 400m dash. • Also finished seventh in the 200m dash (21.97) and helped the squad’s 4x400m relay team collect a bronze medal.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Ran a 47.91 in 400m at the NCAA East Regional preliminary round in Jacksonville, Fla.• Took sixth in the 400m dash American Athletic Conference Championships• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that finished fifth at the American Athletic Conference Championship in Tampa, Fla. with a

time of 41.31. Also raced the third leg of the 4x400m relay that placed third (3:11.33).

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished third in the 400m (48.22 seconds) at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship... Also placed sixth in the

200m in 21.76 and won gold with the 4X400m team. • Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the IC4A Championship in 3:14.15

Personal: An pre-communication major.

Career-Bests:100m 400mO: 10.95 O: 46.89200m 500mO: 21.37 I: 1:03.70

ryan clArkeJunior - New Milford, Conn.Distance

2014 Outdoor (At Stony Brook)• Placed sixth with a time of 8:56.78 in the 3,000m at the Wolfie Invitational.

2014 Indoor (At Stony Brook)• Part of the 4X800m relay team that placed first at the Fordham Quad Meet (8:11.2).

Personal: A chemistry major.

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2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Picked up a sixth-place finish in the 400H at the Yale Invitational with a time of 57.36. • Nabbed 27th in the 400H at the IC4A Championships.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished fifth in the 200m dash (22.98) at the Sorlien Invitational• Competed on the Husky 4x400m relay team that took third (3:19.46) at the Roadrunner Tune-up.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished fifth in the 60m dash at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational (7.08)... and fourth in the 200m dash (22.50)... Also helped

the 4x400m team finished second in 3:25.25.

Personal: A pre-kinesiology major.

JareddelAneJunior - Windsor, Conn. Sprints

kevinFosterJunior - East Lyme, Conn. Throws

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took sixth in the javelin at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a toss of 60.19m.


Career-Bests:

JavelinO: 60.19 (197’ 6”)



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demario GrAyJunior - Bloomfield, Conn. Jumps

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Earned top-10 finishes in the triple, long, and high jump at The American Championship... Finished third in the high jump (2.01),

sixth in the long jump (6.91m) and eighth in the triple jump with a career-best 14.52m leap. • Set a career-best mark in the long jump with a 6.92m leap at the IC4A Championships en route to eighth place.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Earned a silver medal in the high jump (2.02m) and took 10th in the long jump (6.82m) at the American Athletic Conference Cham-

pionship.• Took third in the high jump (1.93m) at the Roadrunner Tune-Up.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 11th in high jump (1.95m) while participating in the New England Championship.• Won high jump at UConn Spring Invite (March 29), recording a distance of 1.93m....Also finished fourth in long jump with a distance

of 6.13m.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Tied for fifth in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship after clearing a career-best 2.05m.

Personal: A digital media and design major.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 41st at the NCAA East Regionals in the discus throw (50.84m). • Collected a fourth-place finish in the discus throw at The American Championship (51.11m). • Took fourth in the discus throw at the Florida Relays with a 51.60m toss in the finals.

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Set a career-best mark in the weight throw with a 14.34m toss at the Valentine Invitational.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took home fourth in the discus throw in the American Athletic Conference Championship (50.81m).• Finished second in the discus throw for four meets: Walt Disney World Open (51.47m), Dog Fight (48.47m), UConn Challenge

(51.39m), and UConn Spring Invite (50.79m).

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Did not see any action.


Matt GrAziAno

Junior - Canton, Conn. Throws

Career-Bests:

High JumpI: 2.05m (6’ 8.75”)

Triple JumpI: 14.52m

Career-Bests:

Discus ThrowO: 53.84m

Hammer ThrowO: 40.25m

Weight ThrowI: 14.34m

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PatrickhAyesJunior - Walpole, Mass. Sprints

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Took fifth in the 100m dash with a career-best 10.63 second mark at The American Championship. • Helped the Husky 4x200m relay squad earn a ninth-place finish at the Texas Relays (1:25.46).

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Earned bronze medals in both the 200m (21.33) and the 60m dash (6.86) at The American Championship. • Won the 200m dash at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a 21.55 second result.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished fifth in both the 100m and 200m dashes at the American Athletic Conference Championship, recording times of 10.90 and

21.36, respectively....Ran the first leg of the 4x100m relay, helping his team to fifth place (41.31).• Won the 100m dash in the Dog Fight in Albany, N.Y. by crossing the finish line at 10.80....Came in second in the 200m dash with

22.22.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Grabbed fifth in the 200m dash at the American Athletic Conference Championships.• Finished 11th in the 60m dash at the American Athletic Conference Championships.• Took fifth in the 200m dash at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational.


Craig hunter Junior - Robbinsville, N.J. Pole Vault

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Earned First Team All-American Honors after taking eighth at the NCAA Championships with a career-best 5.40m leap. • Won the NCAA East Regional with a 5.25m leap and took third at The American Championship with a 5.28m leap.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Captured fourth-place in the pole vault at The American Championships (5.13m) and took first at the IC4A Championship (5.25m).• Won the pole vault at the Roadrunner Tune-Up, Armory Invitational, NYC Gotham Cup and Yale Invitational.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took 23rd in the pole vault at the NCAA Northeast Regionals• Finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships in the pole vault• Pole vaulted an impressive 5.30m at the New England Championship, taking home first place for the Huskies.• Won the pole vault at the UConn Challenge in Storrs with a leap of 5.20m.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Captured third in the American Athletic Championships in the pole vault (5.10m). • Finished fourth at the IC4A Championship in the pole vault with a height of 5.15m.

Personal: A computer science major.

Career-Bests:60m 200mI: 6.81 O: 21.24

100m O: 10.63

Career-Bests:

Pole VaultO: 5.40mI: 5.36m



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Michaelo’donnellJunior - Methuen, Mass.Distance

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Grabbed fourth at The American Championships in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:50.57• Claimed fourth in the 1,500m run at IC4A Championship with a 3:49.53 time.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished second in the mile run at the American Athletic Conference championships with a 4:06.36 second time. • Won the 3,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational with a 8:23.92 second finish.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Won the 1,500m at the American Athletic Conference Championship (3:53.66).• Won the 1,500m run with a time of 3:51.08 at the Specs Invitational in Athens, Ga.• Clocked a time of 3:48.47 in the 1,500m run at the New England Championship, winning the race for the Huskies.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Won the mile run with a time of 4:13.21 at the American Athletic Conference Championship as UConn’s lone first place finisher to help

capture the first-ever league title in The American... also competed in the 3,000m run, finishing with a time of 8:30.83.• Finished in eighth place in the mile with a time of 4:09.55 at the IC4A Championship.

Personal: An environmental studies major.

WyattMillionJunior- Wrightstown, N.J. Distance

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Collected a fifth-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a career-best 9:21.56 time. • Grabbed a silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the UConn Northeast Challenge.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Won the 3,000m run at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a time of 8:47.57.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took fifth in the 3000m steeplechase at the UNH Wildcat Invitational on April 26.

Personal: A biological sciences major.

Career-Bests:800mI: 1:53.21 1500m Mile O: 3:48.15 I: 4:05.55

Career-Bests:3,000m run

I: 8:47.573000m Steeple

O: 9:21.56

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ryanpeArlJunior - Hamden, Conn.Distance

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Captured second place in his first collegiate meet at the Yale Invitational with a 4:24.91 mile.• Best mile time of the season came at the Terrier Classic, when he clocked 4:19.04.• Competed in the 1000m run at the Great Dane Classic, posting a time of 2:33.37.


randallwAllJunior- Plainfield, N.J.Hurdles

2015 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Set a new career-best in the 110H (14.36) at the NCAA East Regionals• Took sixth in the 110H final at The American Championship with a 14.37 time to earn a trip to the NCAAs• Took sixth in the 110H at the LSU Alumni Gold in April.

2015 Indoor (Sophomore)• Took ninth in the 60m hurdles at The American Championship with an 8.24 second time. • Notched a career-best performance in the 60H (8.20) on his way to a seventh-place finish at the IC4A Championships.

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Earned sixth in 110m hurdles at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 14.90 seconds.• Placed fourth in 400m hurdles at UConn Challenge with a time of 55.17...Won 110m hurdles by crossing the line at 14.90.• Finished fourth in 110m hurdles at both the Specs Town Invitational (14.97) and the UNH Wildcat Invitational II (15.39).

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Took sixth place at the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 60m hurdles (8.24).• Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles at the IC4A Championship with a time of 8.32 seconds.

Personal: An allied health major.

Career-Bests:

110HO: 14.36

60H 400HI: 8.20 O: 55.17



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PatrickBeGleySophomore - Suffield, Conn.Distance

2014 Cross Country (Freshman)• Finished 151st at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Bronx, N.Y., completing the 10k race in 33:00.51.• Took 17th at the 2014 Rothenburg Run, helping UConn claim a second-place finish.• Was the third Husky (201st overall) to cross the line at the 2014 Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa.

Personal: A mechanical engineering major.

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 19th in the prelims of the 200m dash with a career-best 21.09 second time at the NCAA East Regionals. • Took fourth in the 200m dash (21.13) at The American Championship in Storrs. • Helped the Husky 4x100m relay team earned a first-place finish at the IC4A Championship.

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished in the top-five in both the 400m (47.57) and 200m 21.61) at The American Championship. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team earn a silver medal at the conference meet with a time of 47.57. • Earned a silver medal in the 200m at the IC4A Championship with a time of 21.43.

Before UConn: Competed for two years under head coach Steve Arnett at Arlington High School... Was named an All-American sprinter in the 200m.

Personal: A mathematics major.

Trentan BerAMSophomore - Lagrangeville, N.Y. Sprints

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aidanFiolSophomore - Fairfield, Conn.Distance

2015 Cross Country (Sophomore)• Grabbed 50th at the American Athletic Conference championship with a an 8K time of 25:49.50. • Placed 154th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship with a 33:19.90 10K finish.

2014 Cross Country (Freshman)• Did not see any action.


2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished fourth in the javelin throw with a toss of 56.16m at the UConn Northeast Invitational.

alex GAGneSophomore - Thomaston, Conn. Throws



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stephonhenrySophomore - New Britain, Conn.HH/IH

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished fifth in the 110H (14.35) and seventh in the 400H (53.76) at The American Championship in Storrs. • Picked up a bronze medal at the IC4A championship with a career-best 14.34 110H result.

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Took sixth in the 60H with a career-best 8.14 second result at the American Athletic Conference Championship. • Grabbed a silver medal in the 60H at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with an 8.22 second time. • Helped the Huskies’ 4x400m relay team secure a fifth-place finish (3:27.29) at the Sorlien Invitational.

Before UConn: Competed in hurdles for two years at New Britain High School... Ran the 110 hurdles in 14.22 seconds and placed third at the National Championship Track Event in North Carolina... Was selected as a member of the All-Hartford Courant team for hurdles in 2014.

Personal: A pre-teaching major.

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Set a career-best in the pole vault with a leap of 5.00m at the Princeton Open, earning fourth overall. • Took eighth in the pole vault at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4.55m).

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished eighth in the pole-vault with a season-best 4.83m result at The American Championship.• Placed third at the Roadrunner Tune-Up with a pole vault result of 4.70m.

ChandlerivesSophomore - Simsbury, Conn. Pole Vault

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MichaelMcGonniGleSophomore - New Fairfield, Conn.Distance

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Placed third in the 5,000m run with a career-best 14:28.86 perfomrance at the Princeton Open. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team collected a silver medal at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational.

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Took eighth in the 5,000m run with a 15:03.75 second performance at The American Championship. • Picked up a silver medal in the 3,000m run at the Sorlien Invitational.

Personal: An environmental studies major.

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took 29th at the NCAA East Regionals in the high jump with a 1.99m leap. • Earned a bronze medal in the high jump at The American Championship with a result of 2.01m. • Set a career-best in the high jump with a 2.09m leap to secure a second-place finish at the IC4A Championship.

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished 10th in the hepthalon at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a career-best 4,552 points. • Won the high jump with a season-best 2.03m leap at the Roadrunner Tune-Up.

JustinsicAriSophomore - Staten Island, N.Y. Jumps



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ParkertiMMerMAnSophomore - Brookfield, Conn. Distance

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Set a career-best in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:01.44) to secure a third-place finish at the Yale Invitational. • Helped the Husky 4x400m relay team earn an 11th-place finish at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational.

2015 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished second in the DMR at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a 9:59.09 performance. • Took 15th at the IC4A Championship in the 1,000m run with a 2:31.56.

2014 Cross Country (Freshman)• Finished 32nd at the American Athletic Conference Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (26:26).• Led all Huskies with a 156th-place finish at the Paul Short Run.• Grabbed a 46th-place finish at the 2014 Rothenburg Run.

Personal: A computer science and engineering major.

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took ninth in the 800m run with a career-best 1:56.52 second performance at the Yale Springtime Invitational.

2014 Cross Country (Freshman)• Did not see any action.


CharleswinterSophomore - Danbury, Conn. Distance

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sethzuideMASophomore - Midland Park, N.J. Throws

2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took ninth in the javelin at The American Championship with a toss of 62.50m. • Set a career-best mark in the javelin at the Florida Relays, taking ninth overall with a 63.23m result.

Before UConn: Competed under head coach Steve Ferro at Midland Park High School... Earned four varsity letters and was a two-time All-County First Team Member... Selected to the All-North Jersey First Team on two occassions and was a two-time State Sectional Cham-pion.


2015 Outdoor (Freshman)• Took sixth in the shot put (13.69m) and eighth in the discus (36.28m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge. • Set a career-best mark in the discus throw with a 41.68m toss at the Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational.

Before UConn: Competed at Franklin High School in Somerset, N.J... Was tabbed as an All-American on two occassions... Named to the All-State team in his senior season... Served as team captain in 2014 and was also named Team MVP following the conclusion of the season.

Personal: An human development and family studies major

JoshualockhArtR.S. Freshman - Somerset, N.J. Multi-Events



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kevinroGovichR.S. Freshman - Demarest, N.J.Distance

2015 Cross Country (Sophomore)• Finished 45th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a 16:32.6 finish. • Picked up a 43rd place finish at the Rothenberg Run with a 26:19.2 8K finish time.

Before UConn: Competed under head coach Mike Theuerkau for four years at Demarest... Holds the school record in the 1,600m run and also ranks third all-time in the 3,200m.

Personal: An civil engineering major

Conference relay Champions

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1980 Indoor1982 Outdoor1997 Indoor2002 Indoor

2002 Outdoor2004 Indoor2006 Indoor

big east Team Champions

2008 Indoor2009 Indoor2011 Indoor

2011 Outdoor2013 Indoor

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Conference Championshipoutstanding Performers

2010 Sean Smith Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer2009 Mike Rutt Outstanding Indoor Track Performer2006 Joel Legare Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer2004 Logan Jones Outstanding Indoor Track Performer2004 Will Thomas Outstanding Indoor Field Performer2003 Will Thomas Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer2002 Elliot Blount Outstanding Indoor Track Performer2000 Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer1999 Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer1999 Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer1998 Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer1997 Dudley Dorival Outstanding Indoor Track Performer1997 Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer1996 Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer1996 Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer1990 Andrew Cary Outstanding Indoor Performance

Eric Masington

Conference relay Champions1999: Outdoor 4x800 M Relay

(K. Smith, D. Coleman, K. Jensen, E. Blount)2004: Indoor 4x800M Relay

(M. Feldman, E. Campbell, J. Legare, K. Goglas)2006: Outdoor 4x800M Relay

(B. Gagnon, M. Feldman, S. Iannaccone, J. Legare)2007: Outdoor 4x100M Relay

(A. Pomo, K. Ndu, E. Campbell, B. Campbell)2010: Outdoor 4x800M Relay

(D. Holst, T. Bennatan, M. Rutt, B. Gagnon)2011: Outdoor 4x100M Relay

(K. Moore, K. Smith, D. Cummings, J. Drinks)2013: Indoor 4x800M Relay

(A. Levine, T. Bennatan, A. Bennatan, A. Chavez) 2014: Indoor 4x400 Relay

Ray Wilks

uConn olympians

Andy BessetteU.S.1980

Dudley DorivalHaiti

2000, 2004, 2008

uConn in Conference

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Chris Ackell 2015 Outdoor Hammer ThrowGlenn Allen 1998 Outdoor Hammer ThrowChinedu Amonu 2015 Outdoor 400m DashCary Andrew 1992 Indoor Shot PutDaron Armstrong 1987 Outdoor Pole Vault 1988 Outdoor Pole Vault 1989 Indoor Pole Vault 1989 Outdoor Pole Vault 1990 Indoor Pole VaultSean Berg 2007 Indoor HeptathalonTim Bennatan 2012 Indoor 1000mElliott Blount 2000 Indoor 800m 2002 Indoor 500m 2002 Indoor 800mDave Bradford 1980 Outdoor Hammer Throw 1981 Indoor Weight Throw 1981 Outdoor Hammer ThrowEric Callaghan 1995 Indoor High Jump 1995 Outdoor High JumpBasil Campbell 2006 Outdoor 110m Hurdles 2008 Indoor 200m Dash 2008 Outdoor 200m DashAndrew Carey 1989 Outdoor Shot Put 1990 Indoor Shot Put 1990 Outdoor Shot Put 1991 Outdoor Shot PutJesse Chapman 2013 Outdoor DecathlonMike Christie 1987 Indoor Triple JumpMichael Christy 1994 Indoor Long Jump 1995 Outdoor Long Jump 1995 Outdoor Triple Jump 1996 Indoor Long JumpTim Corbitt 1989 Indoor High JumpRaffael Craig 2000 Indoor PentathlonDarnell Cummings 2013 Indoor 60m DashMike Deibler 2002 Indoor High Jump 2002 Outdoor High Jump 2003 Indoor High Jump 2003 Outdoor High JumpDudley Dorival 1994 Indoor 55m Hurdles 1994 Outdoor 110m Hurdles 1995 Indoor 55m Hurdles 1996 Indoor 55m Hurdles 1996 Outdoor 110m Hurdles 1997 Indoor 55m Hurdles 1997 Indoor 200m 1997 Outdoor 110m HurdlesAndrew Dubs 2007 Outdoor Shot Put 2008 Indoor Shot Put 2008 Outdoor Shot Put 2009 Indoor Shot PutSean Earle 1997 Indoor High JumpOluwatosin Edwards 2015 Indoor Weight ThrowTyrone Faverey 2011 Outdoor Triple JumpMichael Gagne 1985 Indoor 5,000mBrian Gagnon 2007 Outdoor 800m 2008 Indoor 800m 2010 Outdoor 800mEllis Gaulden 2006 Indoor High Jump 2008 Indoor High JumpMark Godoy 2004 Indoor Triple JumpJim Hopson 1980 Indoor High Jump 1980 Outdoor High Jump 1981 Indoor High Jump 1981 Outdoor High Jump 1982 Indoor High Jump 1982 Outdoor High Jump 1983 Indoor High Jump 1983 Outdoor High JumpDaniel Hutcherson 2004 Outdoor High JumpNoel James 2012 Indoor High Jump 2012 Outdoor High JumpRay James 1980 Indoor 55m 1980 Outdoor 100m 1981 Indoor 55m 1981 Outdoor 100mMark Jellison 2001 Indoor PentathlonLogan Jones 2004 Indoor 800mCraig Kelly 1998 Outdoor Javelin

Steven Keyes 1983 Outdoor Long JumpAaron King 2008 Indoor Heptathlon 2009 Indoor Heptathlon 2011 Indoor Heptathlon 2011 Outdoor DecathlonTravis Landreth 1997 Cross CountryErik Ledder 1990 Outdoor Javelin 1991 Outdoor JavelinJoel Legare 2006 Indoor 1,000m 2006 Outdoor 800mSteve Malavich 1980 Indoor Weight ThrowLaban Marsh 2001 Indoor 60m 2001 Indoor Pole VaultEric Masington 2014 Outdoor DiscusChris Mazza 2001 Outdoor Pole Vault 2002 Outdoor Pole Vault 2003 Indoor Pole Vault 2004 Indoor Pole VaultRich McCarthy 1992 Outdoor JavelinJoe Mendel 2002 Outdoor 400m 2003 Indoor 400mWali Muhammad 1995 Indoor Long Jump 1995 Indoor Triple Jump 1996 Indoor Pentathlon 1997 Indoor PentathlonMichael O’Donnell 2014 Indoor Mile Run 2014 Outdoor 1500m RunFrazer Pehmoeller 1982 Outdoor Shot Put 1983 Indoor Weight ThrowPaul Pisano 2002 Outdoor Javelin 2003 Outdoor Javelin 2004 Outdoor JavelinCorey Pusey 2001 Outdoor Shot PutJake Radzevich 2007 Indoor Pole Vault 2007 Outdoor Pole VaultPat Rubega 1986 Outdoor Pole VaultRob Rubega 1980 Indoor Pole Vault 1981 Indoor Pole VaultMike Rutt 2008 Outdoor 800m 2009 Indoor 800m 2011 Indoor 800m Steve Santoli 1998 Indoor Weight ThrowSean Smith 2009 Outdoor Decathlon 2010 Outdoor DecathlonWilliam Thomas 2001 Outdoor Decathlon 2002 Indoor Pentathlon 2002 Outdoor Decathlon 2003 Indoor Pentathlon 2003 Outdoor Decathlon 2004 Indoor Heptathlon 2005 Outdoor Decathlon 2005 Outdoor High JumpCharles Thompson 1981 Outdoor Long Jump 1982 Indoor Long JumpCody Unger 2011 Outdoor JavelinJake Waruch 2012 Indoor Heptathlon 2012 Outdoor DecathlonRay Wilks 1996 Outdoor Discus Throw 1996 Outdoor Shot Put 1998 Indoor Shot Put 1998 Outdoor Discus Throw 1998 Outdoor Shot Put 1999 Indoor Shot Put 1999 Outdoor Discus Throw 1999 Outdoor Shot Put 2000 Indoor Shot Put 2000 Outdoor Discus Throw 2000 Outdoor Shot PutDan Wilson 1998 Indoor Mile Run 2000 Outdoor 1,500m 2002 Indoor 1000mJohn Whitehead 1984 Outdoor Pole Vault 1985 Indoor Pole Vault 1985 Outdoor Pole Vault

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Indoor Track And FieldRecords

Event Mark Athlete(s) Year60 Yard 6.16 Raymond James 198155 Meter 6.21 Raymond James 198060 Meter 6.76 Darnell Cummings 201360 Yard Hurdle 7.4 Gene Givens 1959 John Copeland 1966 Peter Lacaillade 1970 Paul Murphy 1974 Joseph LeMay 197755 Meter Hurdle 7.16 Dudley Dorival 199660 Meter Hurdle 7.72 Dudley Dorival 1997440 Yard 49.2 David Kent 1979200 Meter 21.10 Darnell Cummings 2014300 Meter 33.81 Bill Oliverson 1987400 Meter 46.69 Joe Mendel 2002500 Meter 1:02.42 Joel Legare 2006600 Yard 1:09.8 Daryl King 1977600 Meter 1:17.36 Arthur Rhodes 2014880 Yard 1:53.91 Mike England 1983800 Meter 1:47.41 Mike Rutt 20111000 Yard 2:10.0 Alden Miner 19761000 Meter 2:22.58 Joel Legare 20041500 Meter 3:51.36 Mike Gagne 1985Mile 4:01.32 Dan Wilson 20023000 Meter 8:05.96 Gary Giffen 1992Two Mile 8:40.2 Mike Gagne 1985Three Mile 14:18.2 Tim DeValve 19815,000 Meter 14:13.89 Georg Diettrich 19944x440 Yard 3:18.0 Pat Walker 1973 Relay Mike Goe Rich Fetzer Steve Hulme 4x400 Meter 3:10.52 Arthur Rhodes 2014 Relay Chinedu Amonu Kyle Twombly Robert Hovanec4x880 Yard 7:39.9 Bob Dederer 1973 Relay Fred Steigert Francis Brough James Verdon 4x800 Meter 7:20.09 Dan Holst 2009 Relay Steven Iannaccone Michael Rutt Brian GagnonDistance Medley 9:42.58 Kevin Jensen 2000 Relay (Yards) Haven Barnes Elliott Blount Dan Wilson Distance Medley 9:33.85 Kevin Jensen 2000 Relay (Meter) Haven Barnes Elliott Blount Dan Wilson220 Meter Shuttle 30.5 Alex Davis 1990 Hurdles Relay Charles Werner Scott Mitchell Dave Tabon High Jump 2.24 (7-4.25) James Hopson 1982Long Jump 7.61 (24-11.75) Amanze Williams 2012Triple Jump 15.94 (52-3.50) Mike Christie 1987Shot Put 18.84 (61-9.75) Ray Wilks 199935 lb. Weight 20.34 (66-8.75) Steve Santoli 1998Pole Vault 5.36M Craig Hunter 2015Pentathlon 4059 pts. Will Thomas 2001Heptathlon 5658 pts Will Thomas 2004

Event Mark Athlete Year100 Yard 9.6 Heyward Woodward 1973100 Meter 10.34 Darnell Cummings 2015120 Yard 14.1 Paul Murphy 1975Hurdles110 Meter 13.48 Dudley Dorival 1997Hurdles220 Yard 21.1 Gene Givens 1957200 Meter 20.91 Basil Campbell 2007440 Yard 48.0 Daryl King 1975400 Meter 45.94 Joe Mendel 2003440 Yard 51.0 David Kent 1979Hurdle400 Meter 51.11 Anthony Burris 2009Hurdle880 Yard 1:50.8 Alden Miner 1975800 Meter 1:47.57 Mike Rutt 20091500 Meter 3:39.71 Dan Wilson 20003000 Meter 8:28.26 Joe Clark 2012Steeplechase 8:45.32 Christer Malm 1991Mile 4:00.79 Dan Wilson 2000Two Mile 8:59.5 Richard Spurling 1970Three Mile 13:52.8 John Vitale 19705000 Meter 13:57.5 Mike Gagne 1985Six Mile 29:01.8 John Vitale 197010,000 Meter 29:22.92 Georg Diettrich 1994High Jump 2.25 (7-4.50) James Hopson 1983 Long Jump 7.69 (25-2.75) Mike Christy 1996 Triple Jump 15.95 (52-4.00) Mike Christy 1995Pole Vault 5.40m Craig Hunter 2015Shot Put 18.57 (60-11.25) Ray Wilks 1999Hammer 65.10 (213-7.00) Andy Bessette 1975Discus 59.19 (194- 2.25) Eric Masington 2014Javelin (old) 73.48 (241-1.00) Reid Crawshaw 1961 (new) 77.47 (254-1.00) Paul Pisano 2004Decathlon (old) 7821 pts. Ronald Evans 1973 (new) 7894 pts. Will Thomas 2003

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outdoor relay records

Event Mark Athlete Year

4X110 Yard 41.7 David Parsons 1981 Charles Thompson Bernard Vogel Raymond James4X100 Yard 40.75 Rick Gross 2002 Adebo Oshodi Joe Mendel Chris Charles4X100 Meter 40.27 Kevin Steinberg 2012 Kevin Smith Darnell Cummings Jesse Drinks 4X110 Meter 55.65 Mike Christy 1995Shuttle Hurdles Errol Buggs Rich Miller Dudley Dorival4X220 Yard 1:27.3 William Parkton 1973 Michael Goe William Thorne Patrick Walker4X200 Meter 1:25.00 Adebo Oshodi 2002 Chris Charles Joe Mendel Ernest Holloway4X440 Yard 3:15.4 Patrick Walker 1973 Steven Hulme Richard Fetzer Michael Goe4X400 Meter 3:10.24 Adebo Oshodi 2002 Gabe DeLeon Elliott Blount Joe Mendel4X880 Yard 7:40.4 Francis Brough 1973 Robert Dederer William Cantin Steven Hulme4X800 Meter 7:21.10 Karl Smith 1999 Dave Coleman Kevin Jensen Elliott Blount4X1 Mile 17:33.9 William Cantin 1973 Robert Dederer John Hunt Robert McCuskerDMR 9:33.02 Kevin Jensen (2:54.5) 2000(Meter) Haven Barnes (47.9) Elliott Blount (1:47.9) Dan Wilson (4:03.6)Sprint Medley 3:26.6 440 Jay Sher 1970(Yard) 220 Robert Edwards 220 Vincent Clemens 880 J. Steven FlanaganSprint Medley 3:23.53 400 Bill Oliverson 1990(Metric) 200 Steve Francis 200 Dave Howley 800 John McGowan

hugh s. Greer field house records

Event Mark Athlete (School), Date

55 Meter 6.40 Kevin Smith (UConn), 1/5/13200 Meter 22.50 Latif Thomas (UConn), 1/6/99400 Meter 49.56 Adebo Oshodi (UConn), 1/6/99500 Meter 1:03.44 Joe Mendel (UConn), 1/31/03800 Meter 1:51.67 Joel Legare(UConn), 1/31/031000 Meter 2:24.74 Josh Perry (Southern Conn), 1/7/12Mile 4:11.85 Tim Bennatan (UConn), 1/7/123000 Meter 8:30.09 Dan Wilson (UConn), 1/8/0055 Meter Hurdle 7.45 Rick Gross (UConn), 1/31/03 Colin Aina (Rhode Island), 1/31/034x400 Meter Relay 3:20.52 (UConn), 1/6/994x800 Meter Relay 7:50.67 (UConn), 1/6/99High Jump 7-01.00 Noel James (UConn), 1/7/12Pole Vault 15-11.75 Cory Duggan (UConn), 1/5/13Long Jump 25-3.25 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99Triple Jump 50-2.50 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99Shot Put 61-7.00 Ray Wilks (UConn), 1/8/00Weight Throw 66-3.75 Jacob Freeman (Manhattan), 1/8/00Heptathlon 5266 Kyle Calvo (Penn), 1/7/06

George J. sherman family sportsComplex records

Event Mark Athlete (School), Date

100 Meter 9.99 Bryce Robinson (Tulsa), 5/17/15200 Meter 20.47 Bryce Robinson (Tulsa), 5/17/15400 Meter 45.28 Obra Hogans (Seton Hall), 5/3/03800 Meter 1:49.00 Jesse O’Connell (Georgetown), 5/4/031500 Meter 3:44.67 Dan Wilson (UConn), 4/20/023000 Meter 8:30.08 Chris Longo (Iona), 4/10/995000 Meter 13:59.38 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/5/0210,000 Meter 28:55.67 Ryan Shay (Notre Dame), 5/4/023110 Meter Hurdle 13.59 Isaac Williams (Houston), 5/17/15400 Meter Hurdle 49.90 Nicholas O’Brien (Villanova), 5/4/033000 Meter SC 8:37.61 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/4/024x100 Meter-Relay 39.97 Houston, 05/17/154x400 Meter-Relay 3:08.98 Seton Hall, 5/5/024x800 Meter-Relay 7:23.53 UConn, 5/7/06High Jump 2.20(7-2.5) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06Pole Vault 5.65m Adrian Valles (Cincinnati) 5/16/15Long Jump 7.83 (25-8.25) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06Triple Jump 16.44 (53-11.25) Josh Rollins (Georgetown), 5/5/02Shot Put 18.38 (60-3.75) Ray Wilks (UConn), 4/17/99Discus 58.13m Luke Vaughn (Memphis) 5/15/15Hammer Throw 69.96 (229-6.00) Gerald Ingalls (Army), 4/20/96Javelin 71.10 (233-3.00) Paul Pisano (UConn), 5/5/02Decathlon 7819 Will Thomas (UConn), 5/4/03

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Travis Landreth

Charles Robbins - Cross Country, 1942William Tribou - Cross Country, 1942

Bruno Giordano - Cross Country, 1951Lew Steiglitz - Cross Country, 1957

Reid Crawshaw - Javelin, 1961Andrew Yuen - 35lb. Weight, 1966, 1967

Robert Birdsey - 35lb. Weight, 1967Alfred Paliwoda - 35lb. Weight, 1970

Ronald Evans - Decathlon, 1972, 1973Andy Bessette - Hammer Throw, 1973, 1974, 1975

35lb. Weight, 1975Raymond Jones - Sprints, 1981

James Hopson - High Jump, 1983Andy Ball - Cross Country, 1990

Dudley Dorival - 110m Hurdles, 1995, 1996, 199755m Hurdles, 1996

Travis Landreth - Cross Country, 1997Steve Santoli - 35lb. Weight, 1998

Ray Wilks - Shot Put, 1999Haven Barnes - Distance Medley, 2000Elliot Blount - Distance Medley, 2000Kevin Jensen - Distance Medley, 2000Dan Wilson - Distance Medley, 2000

Cross Country, 2000, 2001Mile, 2002 1500m, 2002

Joe Mendel - 400m, 2002, 2003Paul Pisano - Javelin, 2002, 2003

Will Thomas - Decathlon, 2002, 2003Heptathlon, 2004

Mike Deibler - High Jump, 2003Logan Jones - 800m, 2004

Joel Legare - 800m, 2004, 2006Brian Gagnon - 800m, 2008, 2009

Mike Rutt - 800m, 2008, 2009, 2011Marquis Thomas - High Jump, 2009Jesse Chapman - Decathlon, 2013

Eric Masington, 2014Alvaro Chavez, 2014Craig Hunter, 2015Cory Duggan, 2015

Brian Gagnon

Joe Mendel

Haven Barnes

Mike Deibler

Marquis Thomas

Paul Pisano

Dan Wilson

Ray Wilks

Mike Rutt

UCONNALL-AMERICANS

Cory Duggan

Andy Bessette Dudley Dorival

Craig Hunter

Documents

2015-16 Men's Track and Field Media Guide