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2015 SeasonQuick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Info ....... 12015 Season Outlook................................ 2

The EaglesHead Coach ............................................... 4Assistant Coaches ..................................... 52014 Men’s Roster .................................... 6Men’s Bios ................................................. 72014 Women’s Roster .............................19Women’s Bios ..........................................20

The Sun ConferenceLeague Overview .....................................28Conference Opponents/2014 Review ........29

2014 Year-In-Review2015 Review ............................................302015 Top Marks .......................................32

HistoryRecord Book ................................................. 34All-Time Roster.............................................. 36Honor Roll ..................................................... 37

Embry-Riddle This is Embry-Riddle ................................38President, Dr. John P. Johnson .................39This is Daytona Beach .............................40Embry-Riddle Sports Complex .................41ERAU Tradition of Excellence ...................42Athletic Administration ............................43Eagles Head Coaches ...............................44Athletic Staff ............................................45Sports Med/Strength & Conditioning ......46Champions of Character .......................... 47Academic Enhancement Program ...........48The NAIA / The NCAA ............................48

The 2015 Embry-Riddle Track & Field Media Guide was written and edited by the Embry-Riddle Sports Information Office. Editor: Robert Lopez. Assistant Editors: Alison Smalling and John Phillips. Contributions: Mike Rosolino, Peter Hopfe. Cover Design: Robert Lopez. Pho-tography: Embry-Riddle Sports Information and The Avion Newspaper. Printing: Digital Press, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Practice CoverageEmbry-Riddle practices are open to the media. Please contact the Sports Informa-tion Office for times.

Interview PolicyAll requests for interviews with student-athletes and coaches should be made with the Sports Information Office, pref-erably with a 24-hour notice. Coach Ro-solino is available to the media Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please allow at least one day advance notice. On meet days, interviews will be conducted only following the contest.

PhotographersPhotographers are at liberty to shoot at the Embry-Riddle Track & Field Complex. However, we ask that all photographers please respect the wishes of officials and coaches.

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OnlineThe latest news and information on Eagle Track & Field is available 24 hours a day on Embry-Riddle’s athletic website:

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About Embry-RiddleLocation ........................Daytona Beach, Fla.Founded...............................................1926Enrollment ..........................................5,245Mascot ............................................... EaglesSchool Colors ................. Royal Blue & GoldAffiliation ..............................................NAIAConference ..................................... The Sun President ........................Dr. John P. JohnsonDirector of Athletics .................. John Phillips Alma Mater/Year .......... Embry-Riddle/1990Assoc. AD... ................... John Mark AdkisonAlma Mater/Year ...................... Taylor/1993Senior Women’s Admin. ........... Sonja TaylorAlma Mater/Year ....................Auburn/1984Athletics Phone ................... 386-323-5000 Athletics Fax ......................... 386-323-5002

Coaches & Support StaffHead Coach ...........................Mike RosolinoAlma Mater/Year ....................Rhodes/1996 Cross Country Office .......... 386-323-5008Assistant Coach ........................ Peter HopfeAssistant Coach .....................Gary EllingtonAssistant Coach ......................Charlie HarrisAssistant Coach ........................ Kenny Scott

HistoryFirst Year of Track & Field ....................2005Men2014 NAIA Indoor Championships ..........21st2014 NAIA Outdoor Championships ..... 19th2014 Sun Conference Championships ...... 1stWomen2014 NAIA Indoor Championships ............5th2014 NAIA Outdoor Championships ........7th2014 Sun Conference Championships ...... 1st

Embry-Riddle Sports InformationDirector .............................. Alison SmallingAssistant Director ...................Michael PierceAssistant Director ................... Ryan MosherAssistant (contact) .................. Robert LopezOffice Phone ........................ 386-323-5016Email .............................lopezr30@erau.eduSID Fax ............................... 386-323-5002Mail ..................... 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. ................ Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900Website ..............http://www.erauathletics.com

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2015 SEASON OUTLOOKThe 2014 Embry-Riddle men’s track and field season

saw the Eagles win their eighth straight conference title while finishing 21st and 19th at the NAIA Indoor and Out-door National Championships, respectively.

The Eagles are entering their final season in the NAIA as the program makes its transition to NCAA II and the Sun-shine State Conference. With a more experienced and team and newcomers that are ready to compete, ERAU Head Coach Mike Rosolino expects his team to end its time in the NAIA on a high note.

“We are a very deep program this year,” Rosolino said. “This one of those years that we may be able to score points, potentially even at a national meet, in every event area.

“Obviously we look to continue our streak at the con-ference meet. We also want to try and improve upon our national finish from the last couple of years. We’ve been down around the 15 to 20 spot at the national level, and this is the year we might have the potential to get out of that slump and get back in to the top 10. We hope to bring about 15-18 guys to the national meets.”

SPRINTSThe Eagles have lost several key members from last

year’s sprint group in Joe DeGregorio, Jean Frenot, and Jon-athan Hemingway. DiGregorio and Frenot were members of the team’s 4x100 relay squad that qualified for the 2014 NAIA Outdoor National Championships. Frenot was also a part of the Eagles’ All-American distance medley relay team during the indoor season.

However, ERAU still has some senior leaders on the 2015 squad that it can rely on in Alex Dori, who qualified for outdoor nationals in 4x100m relay and 100m hurdles, and Zane Zeigler.

“We’ll be leaning a lot on Alex in the sprints and hurdles, as well as Zane in the hurdles as he comes off an injury from last year,” Rosolino stated. “They are really the senior leaders of the group and the rocks that keep the group to-gether.”

One athlete Rosolino expects to have a major impact on the team in the shorts sprints is Harish Prasad. Prasad competed for the Eagles in 2013, when he was an All-Conference performer in three events and was member of the team’s national qualifying 4x400m relay squad, before spending last season at NCAA II Central Washington Uni-versity.

“We’re exited about bringing back Harish,” said Roso-lino. “We look at him as being a national caliber type of athlete.”

The Eagle head coach added that freshmen James Lovett and Emerson Tyler are newcomers that he expects to make some noise in the sprints this season. Lovett competes in the shorter sprints, while Tyler competes in the longer sprints and will likely run for the team in the 4x400m relay.

MIDDLE DISTANCE As it has been in recent years, the middle distance group

looks to be one stronger areas of the team for Eagles in 2015. The group is led by seniors Alec Hernandez and Zachary Kraus, both of whom were part of ERAU’s All-American distance medley relay team during the 2014 indoor season. Hernandez has also qualified for nationals several times throughout his career in the 1000m.

“Those are two guys we are going to lean on a lot as far as leadership and talent,” Rosolino said of Hernandez and Kraus. “For indoor, I look at them anchoring a DMR team that should be really, really strong.”

Jamin Mays, who was also a member of last year’s DMR team, will also be a big part of the relays as he comes off a stellar 2014 campaign where he dropped significant time, especially in the splits of the 4x800.

Ryan Larson will play an important role as well as he was part the team’s 4x800 All-American relay team last year.

Freshman DeVontae Persha is going to be a big part of the group in the 800, as well in the sprints in the 400, while newcomers James Fell and Billy Fitch will also provide some

depth, especially in the 4x800 relay.“There are a lot of high expectations for this group both

individually and collectively,” Rosolino commented. “We’re going to look for them to score some major points for us at the national meets. When we look at how we’re going to finish nationally, a lot of it will be dependent on this group.”

LONG DISTANCESenior Vincent Bett and sophomore Paul McKenna an-

chored the long distance group last season. Bett, who is coming off an excellent cross country season where he was named The Sun Conference Runner of the Year, earned All-America honors in 3000m run at the indoor national championships in 2014 and just missed out achieving All-America status in the 3000m steeple chase during outdoor season. McKenna was named The Sun Conference Track Athlete of the Year last season and earned All-Conference honors in three events, including winning the conference championship in the 3000m steeple chase.

“Vincent will be a key part of the group, with All-Amer-ican potential both indoor and outdoor,” said Rosolino. “Paul is coming off an injury in cross country season, so we’re hoping that he’ll be ready to contribute by outdoor season at the national level.”

Rosolino added that he also expects sophomore Matt Graves to have a breakout season this year.

“Matt has looked incredible coming off a very good cross country season,” he said. “We’ll be looking for him to qualify for nationals. Matt is poised for a great season should do something a lot different than what he was able to do last year.”

Rosolino also stated that freshman Adam Lawrence has looked like the best newcomer in the long distance group for the Eagles. Lawrence had an excellent cross country season and has continued to drop his times during the off season.

Come outdoor season, Jacob Dordick should also con-tribute some points to the team as he looks to qualify for nationals in the marathon.

THROWSThe throwers are without question the youngest group

on the team, made up entirely of freshmen and sopho-mores. With a year of experience under their belts, Zach Farner and Daniel Cashdollar are the leaders of the group. However, it’s freshman Brodie Lubelski, Michael Haynes, and Maurice Cullum that could have the most success later this season and in the future.

“The potential in the throws is incredible,” said Rosolino. “Brodie could rewrite our record book. He’s already rewrit-ten every weight room record we have. It’s fun to watch him.

“Mike Hanes is coming along very quickly and Maurice may end up red-shirting this whole season, but he could, as far a just raw potential, be able to destroy the record book as his career goes forward. With the leadership that Zach

and Dan have provided in that group, I think we’ll see some special things from them.”

JUMPSFor the first time in program history, the jumps look to

be one of the Eagles’ stronger areas with multiple athletes that can contribute points at a national meet.

“This is probably the deepest jump group we’ve ever had so it will be exciting to see what kind of points we can get from them,” said Rosolino.

Both Richard Maku and Rico Saldana qualified for na-tionals last season, with Saldana earning All-America hon-ors in the high jump at the outdoor national championships, and Rosolino expects even better performances from them this season.

“We’ve been kind of weak in the jumps for the last few years, but when you look at a guy like Richard, who has pro-gressed every single year, he really has the potential for this to be his break out year and become an All-American in the triple jump,” said Rosolino. “ And now that Rico is done with his basketball eligibility and has a whole year to focus on track we’re excited to see what he can do in the high jump”

Among the newcomers, freshmen Stevi Wijayasinha and Lonnie Marts are expected to step in and be competitive right away.

POLE VAULTDuring the indoor season, senior All-American Kam-

eron Turner will look to have another impressive season in the pole vault. Turner, whose eligibility will run out at the conclusion of the 2015 indoor season, was the Eagles top pole vaulter last year. The Palmdale, Calif. native earned All-America honors last season, finishing sixth at the outdoor national championships with a personal record mark of 4.90m. He qualified for the indoor national championships in the pole vault as well.

The other pole vaulters on the team include Evan Bales,

Zach Leitzau, Daniel Cashdollar and James Bullock.“The whole pole vault group is looking great right now,”

said Rosolino. “I’m excited to see what they do as the year moves forward.”

MULTIThe Eagles return two All-Americans in the multi events

in Bullock and Turner. Both men were All-Americans in the heptathlon at the indoor national championships and in the decathlon at outdoor nationals. Bullock shattered the school records in the heptathlon and decathlon last season, scoring 5,036 points and 6384 points respectively.

“Both James and Kameron are looking great and we hope that they can repeat as All-Americans again and potentially even contend for something even higher than that,” Rosolino stated.

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2015 SEASON OUTLOOKThe Embry-Riddle women’s track and field team had one

if its best season’s ever in 2014. The Eagles earned the program’s second highest finish ever at the NAIA Indoor National Championships, coming in fifth place. During the outdoor season, the Blue and Gold won the program’s sixth consecutive Sun Conference Championship, and finished seventh at the national championship, which was also the Eagles’ second highest finish at the national meet.

This season, ERAU has by far one of the largest teams in program history with nearly 30 athletes, half of which are freshmen. Head Coach Mike Rosolino believes that with an experienced and successful group of upperclassmen, along with freshmen that are ready to make an immediate impact, this Eagle squad can have a season just as good, if not bet-ter, than it had last year.

“With the depth and the quality we have across the board this is the best and deepest women’s team we’ve ever had,” Rosolino said. “We have high expectations for them. We’ve been in the top five nationally the last couple of years and hopefully we can do that again.”

SPRINTSThe Eagles will have to replace six time All-American

Kristina Kendrick who was an integral part of the team’s success in the long sprints and relays the last few years. Freshman Kristen Metcalfe is expected to step in Kendrick’s shoes and have immediate success for ERAU.

“When you talk about the newcomers you have to start with Kristen,” Rosolino stated. “She’s was on the Canadian Junior National Team and her personal records are right where Kristina’s were when she left here. We look at her as being the anchor of our 4x400 relay as well as out leader in the 400m and 400 hurdles. She has the potential to score points at nationals in the 400 and 600.”

In the short sprints and hurdles, the Blue and Gold will rely on Kandice Dixon and Halle Green-Anderson, both of whom qualified for the national meets last year, with Dixon earning three All-America honors.

“We’re going to lean on Kandice quite a bit in the short sprints,” said Rosolino. “In the hurdles we’ll rely on Halle, as well as in the short sprints. If Halle gets some confidence she could be one of the best sprinters we’ve ever had.”

Rosolino expects several underclassman contribute right away, especially in the 4x100m relay, including Shonte Miller, Alana Bell, and Tamara Chambers.

MIDDLE DISTANCEOne cannot begin discussing the Embry-Riddle’s middle

distance group without first mentioning 11-time All-Ameri-can Ellie Staker. Staker had a superb campaign in 2014: she was named The Sun Conference Track Athlete of the year, earned three indoor All-American honors, three outdoor All-American honors, and finished as a runner-up in three events at the national championships.

“Any time you have somebody who’s going to score in two individual events and a relay at every national meet, you know how special and important they are to your team,” Rosolino commented. “Ellie’s been knocking on the door of a national title every single season. Hopefully this is the year she finally gets one.”

Rosolino also believes that Marina LeVine and Martina Tafoya both have the potential, both individually and in the relays, to score points at the national meet. LeVine achieved All-America status at both indoor and outdoor nationals last year as a member of the Eagles’ 4x400m relay team.

After those three women, the Eagles have some added depth in the group with freshmen Audrey Parios, Annette Morrison, and Alex Meneses who could all contribute in the 4x800m relay.

LONG DISTANCERosolino says that this is the largest long distance group

he has ever had. The group will be anchored by senior Aleyiah Ross, freshman Alex Orr, and sophomore Maite Moscoso. Ross and Orr are coming off excellent cross country seasons; Orr was the team’s top finisher at six events, while Ross was an All-Conference performer and competed in the NAIA Cross Country National Champion-ships. Moscoso is coming off an excellent 2014 campaign during which she earned All-America honors in the 3000m Race Walk.

Seniors Jaena Smith and Brittany King both bring a lot of experience to this group as well, while freshmen Eliza Gazda and Brianna Paczynski are two freshmen who have shown much improvement since the cross country season.

THROWSWithout a doubt the biggest loss for the Eagles from last

season was Reta Woodard. Woodard graduated as the best

thrower, and one of the most successful athletes in Embry-Riddle history having won four national titles.

This season, due to injuries, ERAU will only have one woman competing in the throws in freshman Cristina Is-enard.

“Obviously losing the points of someone like a Reta Woodard is definitely going to hurt,” Rosolino said. “We picked up a new freshman, Cristina, and we’ll be relying on her come the conference meet to be our point scorer.”

JUMPSThe Eagles will have a lot of depth in the jumps group

this season, with a few athletes that can compete at the national level.

Green-Anderson will lead the group in the long jump, while newcomer Daisha Brown looks to have an impact in the long jump and tripe jump.

“Halle is a national caliber long jumper and we think she has the potential to score at a national meet,” Rosolino said. “Daisha looked incredible and she’s going to be a big help for us as well.”

Junior Evanna Ramirez will also compete in the long jump and triple jump. Ramirez’s marks have improved every year of her career and Rosolino expects her to make another leap forward this season.

In the high jump, the Eagles will have two freshmen com-peting in Stephanie Mueller and Kirsten Chambers, which will help the team score points at the conference and pos-sibly national meets

“This is the first year we have natural high jumpers on the women’s side in Stephanie and Kirsten,” Rosolino said. “When you look at the conference meet, having that kind of depth in the jumps, which we’ve never had, it’s going to make the conference meet a whole lot easier for us.”

POLE VAULTMueller will also play a very important role for the Eagles

in the pole vault. Mueller is the only true pole vaulter on the team and Rosolino expects her to have a good deal of suc-cess in during her freshman campaign.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had a pole vaulter on the women’s side,” said Rosolino. “To have a woman like Steph-anie come in and have marks right at the national qualifying standard level right away as a freshman just shows the kind of potential we will have in that area down the road.”

MULTIFor the first time in program history, ERAU will have a

woman competing in the multi-events, as Kirsten Chambers will participate in the pentathlon and heptathlon.

“It will be a little bit of a learning curve for her because she hasn’t done some of the events before,” Rosolino com-mented. “This year will be her learning year but we’ll look for her to compete in those areas down the road.”

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Date Opponent Location

1/17/2015 ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge Daytona Beach, Fla.

1/23/2015 Jimmy Carnes Invitational Gainesville, Fla.

1/30-31/2015 Hilton Garden Invitational Winston-Salem, N.C.

2/13-14/2015 Samford Invitational Birmingham, Ala.

2/20-21/2015 ERAU Last Chance Meet Daytona Beach, Fla.

3/5-7/2015 NAIA National Championships Geneva, Ohio

Date Opponent Location

3/15/2015 Daytona Spring Meet Daytona Beach, Fla.

3/19-20/2015 USF Invitational Tampa, Fla

3/27-28/2015 UNF Spring Break Inv Jacksonville, Fla.

3/27-28/2015 FSU Relays Tallahassee, Fla.

4/3-4/2015 ERAU Spike’s Classic Daytona Beach, Fla.

4/10/2015 UNF Invitational Jacksonville, Fla.

4/18-19/2015 The Sun Conference Championships Daytona Beach, Fla.

4/30/2015 UCF Twilight Orlando, Fla.

5/8/2015 UNF East Region Preview Jacksonville, Fla.

5/21-23/2015 NAIA National Championships Gulf Shores, Ala.

*Home meets in bold at the Embry-Riddle Track and Field Complex.

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MIKE ROSOLINO Head Coach 11th Season

Mike Rosolino enters his 11th year as the head coach of the Embry-Riddle track and field team and recently fin-ished his 13th year with the cross country program as head coach. Rosolino has coached the track and field team from it’s inception in 2005.

Over the last ten seasons with the track and field team, Rosolino has led the men to eight conference champion-ships and the women to six league titles. He has coached numerous conference champions, 62 indoor All-American honors, 58 outdoor All-American honors and six National Champions: Crystal Bardge (60m hurdles, 2011 indoor; 100m hurdles, 2011 outdoor; 100m hurdles, 2012 out-door), Nicole Bonk (3000m race walk; 2012, 13 indoor; 5000m race walk, 2012 outdoor), Mike Edwards (high jump, 2013 indoor and outdoor), Beth McCubbin (1000m; 2008, 09 indoor), Sam Vazquez (1000m, 2011 indoor) and Reta Woodard (weight throw, 2012 indoor; hammer throw, 2013; weight throw, 2014 indoor; hammer throw, 2014 outdoor). In his first year (2005), Embry-Riddle participat-ed in their first Florida Sun Conference/Region XIV meet where the men’s and women’s teams both finished second in the conference and fourth and sixth, respectively, over-all. He sent two runners to compete at the NAIA National Championships, a first in school history.

The following year was a great year for Rosolino as he sent runners to both the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor Nation-al Championships and came back with two All-Americans. On the national stage, his team was awarded the Buffalo Funds Five Star Award, honoring a team who embraces the five core character values of the NAIA. In 2007, the Eagle men earned their first conference championship under Rosolino and he was named the men’s conference Coach of the Year. The 2008 campaign was a great success as the men’s team repeated as Sun Confer-ence Champions and Rosolino repeated as the confer-ence Coach of the Year on the men’s side. In 2009, the men’s team clinched their third consecutive Sun Confer-ence crown and the women’s team earned their first Sun Conference title. Rosolino was named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year for both the men and women. The 2010 season saw both the men’s and women’s squads add an-other conference championship to the trophy case, giv-ing the men four straight titles while the women won their second consecutive championship. The 2011 season was arguably the greatest season in school history, as Rosolino coached two athletes to a total of three national titles, both squads captured conference titles and both the men’s and women’s teams placed in the top 12 at both the indoor and outdoor NAIA National Championships. The 2012 season was greater than the last, as Rosolino coached three ath-letes to a total of four national titles, both squads continued to dominate The Sun Conference as each won another title and the women placed in the top five in both the indoor and outdoor NAIA National Championships. During the 2013 campaign, Rosolino coached three athletes to three national titles, both squads won conference titles and had solid performances in the NAIA National Championships

as the women finished 12th in the indoor and 18th at the outdoor, while the men finished 18th at both meets.

Over the last 12 cross country seasons, Mike Rosolino’s harriers have dominated Sun Conference competition. The men’s team has nine straight league titles to its credit, while the women’s team has seven conference titles. The Eagles run began in 2005 when the Embry-Riddle men captured the program’s first league and NAIA Regional titles and made their first team appearance at the NAIA National Championship. A year later, Rosolino’s harriers repeated that performance and were joined by the ERAU women who claimed their first regional and conference crowns.

Rosolino has been named The Sun Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year 16 times in his Embry-Riddle career, nine times for the men and seven times on the women’s side, and the NAIA Region XIV Coach four times. He picked up his latest league coaching accolades in 2014 after leading the men’s team to its 10th straight conference championship. In the NAIA National Championship, the Eagle men have had four All-American honors and have fin-ished in the top 10 three times. The latest was a fifth place finish in 2009. In 2013, the Blue and Gold men placed 16th at the National Championship. On the women’s side the Eagles’ best finish was 16th place in 2009. In 2013, the Eagles finally claimed their first All-American on the wom-en’s side when Ellie Staker placed 21st individually at the National Championships.

Along with training top-of-the-line athletes, Rosolino sets the highest standards for his athletes in the classroom. In the past nine seasons, he has coached 43 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honorees. His teams have also con-sistently earned NAIA Scholar Team recognition.

A long-time veteran of the sport, Rosolino came to Embry-Riddle from Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., where he spent two years on the coaching staff for the Blue Hose. He began his stint at PC as an assistant coach and was elevated to the head job after just six months. Despite the brevity of his tenure with the program, Rosolino guided the Blue Hose to their best finishes in school history, pro-ducing two South Atlantic Conference Runners of the Year and a Freshman of the Year in the process.

Rosolino’s teams were equally as successful off the field. Four student-athletes earned Academic All-American status under his watchful eye, while both squads earned Academic All-America Team accolades. Prior to earning his position within the Presbyterian athletic department, Roso-lino spent four academic years (1997-01) as the Director of Residence Life in Clinton. He also served as Resident Direc-tor for one year (1996-97) while attending graduate school.

A former standout runner for Rhodes College in Mem-phis, Tenn., Rosolino helped the Lynx to three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) cross country titles from 1993-95. In his final season, he assumed the role of team captain and finished 11th overall at the SCAC Champi-onship meet. Rosolino also ran two seasons for the Rhodes track team, competing in the middle to long distance races. In 1995, he finished fifth at the SCAC Championships in the steeplechase. An Academic All-American for Rhodes in 1994 and 1995, Rosolino was a National Merit finalist and earned distinction as a National Science Scholar.

Rosolino earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Rhodes in 1996. He went on to receive his Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina in 1998 with an emphasis on student personnel services. He also graduated from Loyola College in New Orleans in 2009 with a Master of Pastoral Studies, and is currently pursuing a third master’s degree in Theology from Saint Leo Univer-sity in Tampa. Rosolino also holds a Level II certification from USA Track and Field.

Rosolino and his wife Carrie have been married for 17 years and reside in Port Orange with daughter Lynnlee and son Tanner.

Personal InformationAlma Mater: Rhodes, 1996Wife: CarrieChildren: Lynlee and Tanner

EducationBachelor’s in Mathematics (Rhodes, 1996)Master of Education (South Carolina, 1998)Master of Pastoral Studies (Loyola, 2009)

Coaching AchievementsAt Embry-Riddle (2005-present)• 14 Sun Conference Championships• Best Finish at NAIA Nationals Men: Indoor- 5th (2009) Outdoor- 11th (2011) Women: Indoor- 5th (2014) Outdoor- 4th (2012)• Six National Champions• 62 Indoor All-America Honors• 58 Outdoor All-America Honors• 43 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes• 11-time Sun Conference Coach of the Year

As an AthleteStudent-Athlete: Rhodes (1992-95)• Led Lynx to three conference titles• Two-time Academic All-American (‘95, ‘95)• National Merit Finalist• Earned distinction as a Nat’l Science Scholar

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PETER HOPFE Assistant Coach Ninth Season Palm Coast, Fla. resident Peter Hopfe came to the Embry-Riddle athletic program in January 2005 from Flagler-Palm Coast High School where he worked with both the cross country and track programs as either the head or assistant coach for 10 years. In 2001 and 2002, he led the FPC boys’ cross country teams to state titles. He led both the boys’ track and girls cross country teams to runner-up finishes at the Florida State meets in the 2001 and 2003, respectively, and also guided the FPC girls to numerous top ten finishes. A two-time Florida State Coach of the Year, Hopfe has coached individual track and cross country state champions, including Sam Vazquez who holds the state of Florida high school record at 1600 m and was selected as Track and Field magazine’s 1600-meter Run-ner of the Year in 2003. Other notable runners include Justin Harbor who was a state cham-pion in cross country and the two-mile, and Matt Ciancilli a multi-event state champion. Hopfe graduated from Bentley College in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in Manage-ment. While at Bentley, he earned four letters as a cross country and track runner for the Falcons. Although he competed at the collegiate level, Hopfe’s career as a runner blossomed after college as he focused on 5K road races and marathons at the elite level. Hopfe’s best time at 5K was 14:54. In 1987, he ran a personal best 2:28 at the Boston Peace Marathon, which earned him the opportunity to compete for the United States at the 1988 Moscow Marathon. Hopfe is also active in the local running community as a member of the Daytona Beach Track Club and the Ancient City Road Runners in St. Augustine. In addition to his coaching resume, Hopfe owned and operated a restaurant and multiple real estate companies. Hopfe and his wife Cynthia have two children: David and Peter.

GARY ELLINGTON Assistant Coach Eighth Season

Gary Ellington begins his eighth season with the Embry-Riddle track and field program, working primarily with the sprint and jump events.

A two-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Bethune-Cookman, El-lington later served as an assistant coach of the track and field program from 1997-2006. He worked specifically with hurdlers, jumpers, throwers and sprinters.

Ellington has spent time as an assistant coach at Atlantic High School, where he was responsible for the training and conditioning of sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. While at ERAU, he has coached six individuals to 10 All-American honors, and coached Crystal (Bardge) Ellington to three national titles.

CHARLIE HARRIS Assistant Coach Second Season Charlie Harris joined the Embry-Riddle staff as an Assistant Track and Field coach in August 2013. Harris graduated from Florida State University in 1974 with a bachelor’s de-gree in Physical Education. Harris boasts over 30 years of experience in Track & Field. He got his start as an As-sistant Track Coach at Seminole Community College and then moved to Assistant Track Coach at Lyman High School until 1979. From 1989-96 Harris was the Youth Chairman of the Florida Association of United States Track and Field. He went on to serve as Executive Vice President has been the Chair of the Florida Association of United States Track and Field. Since 2000, Harris has been the Head Coach of Boys Track and the Boys and Girls Head Cross Country Coach at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Harris has been honored as the Coach of the Year seventeen times at Lake Brantley. He was named the Florida High School Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1998, was inducted into the Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2012 was named the FACA Track and Field Coach of the Year. Prior to his start in coaching, Harris was an All-State honoree in the Long Jump in 1970, was a National Junior College All-American in the triple jump in 1972 and in 1974, was named a United States Track and Field All-American in the triple jump.

KENNY SCOTT Assistant Coach Second Season

Kenny Scott joined the Embry-Riddle staff as a Volunteer Assistant Track and Field coach in August 2013. Scott graduated from Bethune-Cookman University with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education. Scott has coached track & field at Mainland High School, Seabreeze High School and the AAU Supersonics track team.

Prior to his role at ERAU, Scott volunteered with the sports information department at B-CU and still plays an active role at B-CU volunteering as a mentor with the football team and the equipment manager. In his spare time, he and his son run the K2 Speed Camp and he volunteers at the police athletic league with track, basketball and baseball. Scott also works in the grounds department at Embry-Riddle.

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Full Name Event Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)Evan Bales Pole Vault Fr. 5-7 Tampa, Fla./River RidgeVincent Bett Distance Jr. 5-11 Moi’s Bridge, Kenya/Kapcheplanget (Middle Tenn. St.)James Bullock Multi So. 6-2 Hudson, Fla./Fivay (University of the Cumberlands)Hudson Cadet Jumps Sr. 6-8 Chicago, Ill./Liberty (Enterprise State CC)Abdullah Carew Sprints Fr. 5-7 Lagos, Nigeria/A&T CollegeAndrew Carosi Distance Fr. 5-9 Lebanon, N.J./ North HunterdonAndrew Carpenter Middle Distance So. 5-11 Port Orange, Fla./Spruce CreekDaniel Cashdollar Throws/ Pole Vault Fr. 6-1 Evans City, Pa./ Seneca ValleyMaurice Cullum Throws Fr. 6-4 Batesburg-Leesville, S.C./ Batesburg-LeesvilleJacob Dordick Distance Jr. 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Providence DayAlex Dori Hurdles Jr. 6-3 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley Ricardo Dunbar Sprints Fr. 6-0 Kingston, Jamaica/ CentennialZach Farner Throws Fr. 6-4 Mulino, Ore./ Country Christian SchoolJames Fell Middle Distance So. 6-5 Bay Village, Ohio/Bay (John Carroll)Billy Fitch Middle Distance Fr. 6-0 Clearwater, Fla./CountrysideJoe Fuller Middle Distance So. 5-8 Middle Island, N.Y./LongwoodChad George Sprints Fr. 5-11 Levittown, N.Y./Holy Trinity Catholic Matt Graves Distance Fr. 6-0 Milford, Mich./MilfordMichael Haynes Throws Fr. 6-3 Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay MagnetAlec Hernandez Middle Distance Jr. 5-10 North Canton, Ohio/Hoover Darren Holness Sprints Fr. 5-11 Delray Beach, Fla./ Spanish River CommunityZachary Kraus Distance Sr. 5-11 New Milford, Conn./ New MilfordDalton L’Heureux Middle Distance Jr. 5-7 Madison, N.H./KennettRyan Larson Distance So. 5-8 Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. WashingtonAdam Lawrence Distance Fr. 5-11 Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Zachary Lietzau Pole Vault Fr. 5-10 Fairfax, Va./ James W. Robinson Secondary SchoolPalmer Lintz Middle Distance So. 5-11 Newtown, Conn./NewtownJames Lovett Sprints Fr. 6-0 Melbourne, Fla./Holy Trinity Episcopal AcademyBrodie Lubelski Throws Fr. 6-3 Palm Bay, Fla./Heritage Richard Maku Jumps So. 6-0 Annandale, Sudan/AnnandaleLonnie Marts Multi Fr. 6-2 Jacksonville, Fla./Harvest Community School Jamin Mays Middle Distance So. 6-1 Kingsland, Ga./Camden CountyPaul McKenna Distance Fr. 5-10 Clearwater, Fla./ CountrysideJonathan Parkinson Sprints Fr. 6-0 Essington, Pa./ MiramarDeVontae Persha Middle Distance Fr. 6-0 St. Petersburg, Fla./LakewoodNick Peters Multi Fr. 5-10 Bradenton, Fla./ManateeHarish Prasad Sprints Sr. 6-0 Federal Way, Wash./Auburn Adventist AcademyJason Riggs Distance Jr. 5-11 Niceville, Fla./NicevilleRico Saldana Jumps Sr. 6-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Fork Union Military AcademyJoshua Stief Sprints Fr. 6-0 Arlington, Tex./ Mansfield TimberviewKameron Turner Thows/Pole Vault Sr. 5-10 Palmdale, Calif./Quartz Hill Emerson Tyler Sprints Fr. 6-2 Tampa, Fla./Brooks-Debatolo CollegiateSteva Wijayasinha Jumps Fr. 6-2 Houston, Texas/KingwoodJordan Wilkinson Hurdles/Sprints Fr. 5-10 Nassau, Bahamas/Queen’s CollegeZane Zeigler Hurdles Jr. 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa./Freedom Area

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2013-14: Competed in four meets for the Eagles...finsi-hed second at The Sun Conference Championhsips (April 21-22) with a mark of 4.40m...best mark of the season (4.45m) came at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 12).

PREP: Gradated from River Ridge High in 2013… com-peted in pole vault under coaches Andrew David Bales and Russel Jerothe… personal best in the pole vault was 15’6… placed third in the state finals as a junior and second as a senior… voted team MVP. PERSONAL: Born in New Port Richey, Fla. on Dec. 9, 1994… son of Andrew and Sondra Bales… brother A.J. was a former ERAU pole vault athlete… wants to work for NASA... majoring in Aviation Maintenance Science.

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EVANBALES

Freshman

Tampa, Fla. (River Ridge HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: ERAU’s top finisher at three of the team’s eight meets…named 2014 Sun Conference Runner of the Year and a first team All-Conference per-former after placing first at The Sun Conference Champi-onships (Nov. 8) where he finished 40 seconds ahead of the second place finisher…best time of the season came at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 5) where he finished eighth overall with a time of 24:51.77…posted a time of 26:03.50 at the NAIA National Championships where he was the Eagles’ top finisher.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: In a breakout junior season, won 2013 Sun Conference Runner of the Year accolades after winning The Sun Conference Championships in a time of 24:57.67 and leading the Blue and Gold to its ninth straight conference title…led the Eagles in all seven races he competed in…notched two individual wins throughout the season at the Seminole Invitational (Oct. 11) and The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9)…best time of the season came at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 14) in 24:29.71, the 10th fastest time in Eagle history, and mak-ing him the third fastest runner in Eagle history…led the Eagles to a 16th place team finish, finishing in 45th place in 25:23.77 at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23). INDOOR: NAIA Indoor All-American in the 3,000m run, finishing seventh overall in a career-best 8:37.30…finished second in the Mile at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) with a time of 4:22.07. OUTDOOR: All-Sun Confer-ence performer in the 10,000m when he finished third in 32:53.50…competed at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22) in the 3,00m Steeplechase, fin-ishing in 9:27.61…placed first in the 3,000m Steeplechase in a time of 9:23.72 at the USF Open (March 14) and also finished first in the same event at the FSU Relays (March 21) in 9:38.86.

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VINCENTBETT

Senior

Moi’s Bridge, Kenya (Kapcheplanget HS/Middle Tennessee St)

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Became the second Embry-Riddle harrier to earn Sun Conference Newcomer of the Year honors…finished third overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 3) in 26:06.05, earning first team All-Conference honors…first Eagle finisher at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 17), placing 65th overall in 26:00…ran the 17th-fastest time in program history and became the fourth-fastest Eagle of all-time with a 24:44.82 finish at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) where he placed second overall. INDOOR: Competed in five indoor events…won the 3000m with a time of 8:56.83 at the ERAU Chal-lenge (Jan. 20)…won the 3000m with an “A” standard time of 8:40.69 a college-best time at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…competed in the 3000m and the distance medley relay at the NAIA Indoor Championships (March 2)…ran an 8:50.24 in the preliminary of the 3000m. OUTDOOR: In a breakout track season competed in seven meets…won the 3000m steeplechase in a “B” standard and school-record time of 9:26.86, and ran a college-best in the 1500m placing in sixth in 4:00.73 at the LSU Relays (March 22)…won the 3000m steeplechase with a “B” stan-dard time of 9:25.82 at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…led the Blue and Gold, with a pair of victories in the 3000m Steeplechase (9:31.32) and 5000m (16:26.69) earning All-Conference selections in both at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…also earned an All-Conference selection in the 4x800m relay after being a member of the winning team…for his stellar performance at the confer-ence meet he earned the 2013 Track Athlete of the Year Award for TSC…posted a college-best in the 5000m winning the event in 15:23.30 at FSU Twilight (May 3)…school record in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invite (May 11), placed second in the event with an “A” standard, personal and school-best in 9:14.99…earned his first All-American honor, as he took third in the 3000m steeplechase besting his school-record time with a 9:10.55 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 25).

AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE: Competed for both the Blue Raiders’ cross country and track programs…competed in five cross country meets, recoding his best time at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1), clocking a 26:10.54…finished 49th at the 10K NCAA South Regional (Nov. 12), crossing the finish line in 32:53.80…won two events in track, the 3000m at the Ed Temple Classic (Jan. 7) (8:46.94) and the 5000m at the Coach “O” Invitational (April 28) (15:19.72).

PREP: 2007 graduate of Kapcheplanget High School…three-sport athlete for Kapcheplanget in handball, volley-ball and track.

PERSONAL: Born in Moi’s Bridge, Kenya on Dec. 31, 1992…son of Josphat and Persilisa Korir…majoring in Aeronautical Engineering.

2014: INDOOR: Earned All-America honors in the hep-tathlon by finishing fourth at the NAIA Indoor National Championships with a school record 5,036 points…best marks of the season included 6.74 in the 55m dash, 7.14 in the 60m dash, 2:52.51 in the 1000m run, 9.35 in the 60m hurdles, and 10.56m in the discus throw. OUTDOOR: Named an All-American in the decathlon after finishing sev-enth at the NAIA National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama with 6384 points, posting personal records in the discus throw (33.01m) and 1,500-meter run (5:06.39) …Sun Conference Champion in the long jump after posting a mark of 6.94.

AT UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS: Attended in 2012-13…best marks in track and field include 6’7” in the high jump, 15’ in the pole vault and 4496 points in the heptathlon…All-American Indoor in the Heptathlon…Freshman of the Year…Conference Champion in the pole vault…conference team first place winners.

PREP: Graduated from Fivay High School in June, 2012…competed in track and field under head coaches Matt Dur-chik and Chris Taylor…best marks were 6’4” in the high jump, 11.28 in the 100m and 23.40 in the 200m…2011 FHSAA Class 2A high jump champion…2011 district sec-ond team honoree in the high jump and football at wide receiver…2011 All-Star senior team wide receiver…two time Suncoast News Pasco Athlete of the Week in 2010 and 2011…football team captain in 2010-11.

PERSONAL: Born in Dunedin, Fla. on Nov. 23, 1993…par-ents are James and Carolyn Bullock…major is Homeland Security to pursue dream of working for the FBI.

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HUDSONCADET

SeniorChicago, Ill. (Liberty HS/Enterprise State CC)

2014: OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…top marks included a 1.96 meters in the high jump at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) and 38.73 me-ters in the javelin throw at the Miami Hurricane Alumni In-vitational (April 12).

PREP: 2010 graduate of Liberty High School...played bas-ketball averaging 14 ppg, 11 rpg and 5 bpg during his prep career...named team MVP and earned All-League and All-Conference accolades. PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Ill. on Sept. 17, 1992...par-ents are Yvette and Pierre Cadet...spent five years with his family as missionaries in Haiti...volunteered at the Special Olympics, Read Across America and Relay for Life...mem-ber of the ERAU men’s basketball team.

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets for the Ea-gles…best times included 7.05 in the 60m dash and 23.36 in the 200m dash. OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets…member of the Eagles’ 4x100m relay team that qualified for the NAIA National Championships (May 22) in Gulf Shores, Ala. and placed first at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…top times included 11.11 in the 100m dash and 22.75 in the 200m dash.

PREP: Graduated from A&T College in Nigeria in 2010…

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ABDULLAHCAREW

Sophomore

Lagos, Nigeria (A&T College)

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ANDREWCAROSI

Sophomore

Lebanon, N.J. (North Hunterdon HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five events for the Eagles…best time of the season (27:38.65) came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25).

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in six meets for the Blue and Gold as a freshman…best time of the sea-son came at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26) with a time of 27:26.11…competed at The Sun Conference Cham-pionship (Nov. 9) placing in a season-best 43rd place in 28:18.07. INDOOR: Ran the 3,000m in two meets, placing 15th at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) with a finish of 9:51.61 and 23rd at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) in a time of 9:7.15. OUTDOOR: Spe-cialized in the 5,000m for the Eagles with his best finish of 12th coming at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) in 18:07.57…posted a career-best 16:16.28 at the FSU Relays (March 21).

PREP: Graduated from North Hunterdon High School in the spring of 2013...ran for coaches Tom Higgins and Charles Heidecker...ran a 4:42 mile in the spring of 2012 and posted a 5K-best 16:18 time in a road race...named a second team All-Skyland Conference performer as a senior and junior...helped lead NHHS to the Skyland Conference title and a third-place finish at the New Jersey State meet.

PERSONAL: Born in Midland, Mich. on Sept. 27, 1995...parents are Sandra and Joseph Carosi...mother Sandra was a member of the Drexel University swim team and father Joseph ran cross country for the Dragons...majoring in Me-chanical Engineering...assisted in coaching the Hunterdon Lions track club.

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MAURICECULLUM

Freshman

Batesburg-Leesville, S.C. (Batesburg-Leesville HS)

PREP: 2014 graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School.

PERSONAL: Born in Columbia, S.C. on June 19, 1995…son of Nancy Hopkins and Franklin Simpson…majoring in Air Traffic Management.

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ANDREWCARPENTER

Sophomore

Port Orange, Fla. (Spruce Creek HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Named Sun Conference Newcomer of the Year after finishing ninth at The Sun Con-ference Championships (Nov. 8) with a time of 26:39.94…ran a personal best 25:20.31 at the Charles Bowles Invita-tional (Oct. 4) to become the 11th fastest runner in ERAU history…was one of the Eagles top five finishers in four of the six meets in which he competed.

2013-14: INDOOR: Ran the 4x800m relay at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships (Mar. 6) as the team posted a time of 7:47.77 for 12th place…fin-ished third in the 1000m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22), posting a career best time of 2:32.96…ran a

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DANIELCASHDOLLAR

Sophomore

Evans City, Pa. (Seneca Valley HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets for the Eagles…top mark in the pole vault (4.20m) came at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Placed fifth in the javelin throw at the FSU Relays (March 21-22) with a mark of 38.41m…top mark in the javelin throw (44.19m) came at FSU Twilight (May 9)…set a per-sonal best in the pole vault (4.25m) at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 4-5).

PREP: Graduated from Seneca Valley High School in May 2013…competed on the track team under head coaches John Cashdollar (father) and Ray Peaco…personal-best in the pole vault was 14’6”…personal-best in the javelin was 142’…best mark in the triple jump was 38’6”.

PERSONAL: Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Jan. 21, 1995…par-ents are Barb and John Cashdollar…majoring in Aerospace Engineering…volunteered at the Salvation Army and the local food bank in high school.

ran track under head coach Benjamin Okeowo…participat-ed in the 100m and 200m events…named his team’s MVP and named to the All-State team…posted a personal-best time of 11.56 in the 100m. PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 26, 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria…son of Abdul Ganiyu Carew and Titilayo Carew…majors in Aerospace and Occupational Safety.

career best 4:30.99 in the mile at the Samford Multi and Invitational (Feb. 7). OUTDOOR: Part of the 4x800m relay squad that qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Cham-pionships (May 22) where they finished in 7:42.14…All-Conference performer in the 1,500m and 800m, finishing first (3:57.92) and third (1:56.53) respectively at The Sun Conference Championships (Apr. 21), the former of which set a conference record.

PREP: Graduated from Spruce Creek High School in June 2012…ran track and cross country under coaches Ste-phon Gallon and Craig Jansen…personal bests include 16:07 in the 5K, 4:38 in the mile, 1:58 in the 800m and 51.1 in the 400m…was team captain as a senior…team won the track conference meet his junior and senior year…earned Bright House Network Cross Country Runner of the Year accolades. PERSONAL: Born in Port Orange, Fla. on May 22 1993…parents are Linda and Erik Lokensgard…majoring in Un-manned Aircraft Systems.

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JACOBDORDICK

Senior

Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets…set a personal record with a time of 26:20.62 at the Moun-tain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20)…just missed out on All-Conference recognition, finishing 16th at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (Nov. 8) with a time of 27:12.79.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all eight meets for the Blue and Gold as a junior…best finish of the season was fifth place at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21) in 27:38.50…best time of the season was a 26:31.67 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26)…placed 20th overall helping the Eagles to their ninth straight conference title at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9)…competed at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23) where he was the fifth Eagle fin-isher in 253rd place in 27:23.86…also earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Con-ference accolades for his performance in the classroom.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Second team All-Conference honoree after placing 12th overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 3) in a time of 27:09.40…became the 20th-fastest Eagle ever at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20), placing 26th overall in 26:20.72…was the third Blue and Gold finisher at the NAIA National Championship (Nov. 17) in 27:22…best finish of the season came at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic when he placed ninth overall in 28:09.20. INDOOR: Ran in one meet for the Eagles…won the 5000m race at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20) in 16:39.23. OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets as a sopho-more…placed 13th in the 5000m in 16:37.12 at the LSU Relays (March 23)…earned an All-Conference selection in the 10,000m winning the event in 35:10.74 at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…ran the marathon at the NAIA Outdoor National Championship (May 25) and placed 33rd in 2:45:28...named to the Academic All-Conference team.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in the final six races for ERAU after joining the team as a walk-on…second team All-Conference performer for his 27:26.11 time at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 5)…put forth his career-best time of 26:48 at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 19) as the third Eagle finisher…placed 29th overall at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge (Oct. 14) in 27:33.59. INDOOR: Ran the 5000m in three events during the win-ter season…best time came at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11) when he finished sixth with a time of 16:07.57…ran the 3000m at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22), finishing in 9:27.15. OUTDOOR: Narrowly missed All-Conference honors in the 10,000m at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (Apr. 23) when he finished fourth in 34:33.31…career-best mark in the 10,000m came at the UNF North Florida Invitational (March 31) in 34:23.15…ran a 16:08.38 time in the 5000m at the ERAU Spike’s Classic (March 24).

PREP: 2011 graduate of Providence Day High School...two-time captain of the track team...two-time CISAA all-conference honoree and two-time NCISAA all-state ath-lete...named to the Headmaster’s List all four years.

PERSONAL: Born in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 2, 1992...son of Fran and Robert Dordick...majoring in Aerospace Engi-neering.

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Senior

Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets…part of the Eagles’ 4x400m relay team that placed second at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) and ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22) with times of 3:23.90 and 3:22.09, respectively. OUTDOOR: Competed in nine meets… at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 4-5) set a personal record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.02, finished first in the 400m hurdles (55.14), and was part of the 4x400m relay that placed first with a time of 3:19.56…Dori finished first in the 400m hurdles (54.96), second in the 110m hurdles (15.10), and second as a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:17.94) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22…competed in the preliminar-ies of the 110m hurdles and the 4x100m relay at the NAIA National Championships (May 22-24) with times of 16.12 and 42.03, respectively.

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in five meets…finished sixth in the 600m at the ERAU Challenge (1:26.21) (Jan. 20)…member of the 4x400m relay team that won the event at the ERAU Challenge…ran a season-best 50.26 in the 400m finishing 16th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…placed third in the 400m (50.29) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…participated in the 4x400m relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Ran in seven meets for the Eagles as a sopho-more…posted a “B” standard time of 54.22 in the 400m hurdles finishing third at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…hit a “B” standard in the 400m hurdles with a fifth-place time of 54.39 at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…came in second in the 400m with a college best time of 49.49…member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.47 to earn an All-Conference se-lection…earned another All-Conference selection in the 4x400m relay taking home the silver at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (April 22)…recorded a “B” standard in the 400m hurdles finishing fourth (54.19) at the FSU Twi-light (May 3)…competed in the preliminary 400m hurdle race at the NAIA Outdoor Championships (May 25).

2011-12: INDOOR: Competed in three meets…ran sea-son-best 23.55 in the 200m at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28)…finished seventh in the 400m (55.61) at the Web-ber Warrior Indoor Track Classic (Feb. 11)…helped the 4x400m relay team to a fourth-place finish (3:27.53) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18). OUTDOOR: Participated in eight meets during the outdoor season…finished third in the 400m hurdles (57.65) at the ERAU Spikes Classic (March 23)…improved his 400m hurdles time to 56.33 in winning the event at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…also finished first in the 4x400m relay (3:20.43) at the conference meet (April 23)…ran season-best 55.28 in the 400m hurdles at the Duke Twilight (May 6). PREP: 2011 graduate of Valley High School...won a Division 4A Sunrise Regional Championship in the 100m hurdles.

PERSONAL: Born in Kanagawa, Japan on Aug. 6, 1993...son of Sandor Dori and Yuko Ogane-Dori...majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

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RICARDODUNBAR

Sophomore

Kingston, Jamaica (Centennial HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in four meets…set a per-sonal best time of 6.60 in the 55m dash at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17)…other top marks of the sea-son included 7.20 in the 60m dash and 23.36 in the 200m dash. OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets…personal best time of 10.92 in the 100m dash came at FSU Twilight (May 9)…personal record in the 200m dash (22.31) came at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 12)…member of the 4x100m relay team that finished first at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22) with a time of 41.84.

PREP: A 2009 graduate of Centennial High School…ran high school track competing in the 100m and 200m sprints…won the senior athletic award and holds the school record in the 4x100m relay…went to state for the 4x100m relay.

PERSONAL: Born in Kingston, Jamaica on Dec. 4, 1990…son of Neville Dunbar and Marjorie Loban…majors in Aeronautical Science and hopes to be a pilot in the Air Force.

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SophomoreMulino, Ore. (Country Christian School)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets…placed third in the weight throw at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17) with a mark of 12.64m…top marks of the season included 13.20m in the weight throw and 12.28m in the shot put at the ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22). OUT-DOOR: Competed in five meets…set multiple personal bests during the season including 12.54m in the shot put at the FSU Relays (March 21-22), as well as 41.41m in the discus throw, 40.74m in the hammer throw, and 34.18m in the javelin throw at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 4-5).

PREP: Graduated from Country Christian School in June 2013…competed in track and field under head coaches Gary Fisher, Sharon Farner (mother) and Quinten Baxter…personal-best in the shot put is 51’7” and personal-best in discus is 157’9”…Oregon Class 4A State Champion in the Shot Put…Most Valuable Field Athlete…class Valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Born in Oregon City, Ore. on June 7, 1994…parents are Daniel and Sharon Farner…mother, Sharon, is high school track and field coach…mother was varsity track and field athlete at Western Oregon...father was var-sity football player at Western Oregon...sister runs track at Seattle Pacific…a four-year scholarship cadet in the AF-ROTC…majors in Aerospace Engineering…hopes to be an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

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JAMESFELL

Sophomore

Bay Village, Ohio (Bay HS/John Carroll)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…ran a personal best 27:05.53 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25).

2013-14: Attended at John Carroll University, but did not participate in any meets. PREP: 2013 graduate of Bay High School…ran for coaches Ron Rutt and Scott Snider…ran for both the track and cross country teams…three-time cross country Regional qualifier and led his 2010 team to an eighth-place finish at the Ohio State High School Cross Country Championships…earned the 2011 Cross Country Sportsmanship Award…earned the Distance MVP award for track as a junior and senior…finished eighth at the OHSAA State Track Championships in the 4x800m relay…earned a pair of conference champion-ships as a senior in the 800m and 1,600m. PERSONAL: Born in Bay Village, Ohio on Feb. 10, 1995…son of Jim and Sally Fell…Eagle Scout…2009 National Champion All-American Soap Box Derby…2012 Cadet Of-ficer of the Year for the Cuyahoga County Squadron Civil Air Patrol…volunteered his time at a juvenile detention center.

PREP: Graduated from Countryside High School in June 2014… competed in track and field under coaches Eileen Givens and Raymond Freidman… posted personal-best times in the 800m (2:00), 1600m (4:39), 4x800 (1:58 split), 4x400 (58 second split)…personal-best for the triple jump is 42’10”.

PERSONAL: Born in Providence, R.I. on April 20, 1996…grew up in Clearwater, Fla…son of Jane and Steve Peter-son… enjoys automotive racing…hopes for a future in racecar engine manufacturing… chose Embry-Riddle for its excellence in academics and athletics…majoring in Me-chanical Engineering.

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BILLYFITCH

Freshman

Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside HS)

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JOEFULLER

Senior

Middle Island, N.Y. (Longwood HS)

2013-14: Did not compete.

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in four meets as a sopho-more…placed second in the 600m in a season-best time of 1:24.05 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…hit a “B” stan-dard finishing sixth in the distance medley relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…member of the winning 4x800m relay and 4x400m relay teams and placed second in the 600m in a time of 1:24.61 at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…competed in the 4x400m relay at the NAIA In-door National Championship (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in five meets…ran in the 4x400m and 4x800m relays placed in first and second respectively and placed in sixth in the 800m with a season best 1:59.15 at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…finished 14th in the 800m (2:00.17) at the Miami Alumni Invitational (April 13)… All-Sun Confer-ence honoree in the 4x400m relays that finished second…finished in seventh in the 800m with a 2:02.70 at TSC Championships (April 22)…ran the 400m finishing 11th (50.72) and ran the 4x400m relay finishing in third at the FSU Twilight (May 3).

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Participated in four meets for the Blue and Gold…placed 88th overall at the USF Invita-tional (Sept. 9) in 30:41.27. INDOOR: Competed in two events at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 3), including the 600m (1:22.38) and as part of the Eagles’ 4x800m relay team that ran a 7:46.29…his best 600m time of the indoor season came at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18) when he finished third in a time of 1:20.78…also at the ERAU Last Chance, he helped the 4x800m relay team to a first-place finish in 7:51.17…his 4x400m relay team ran a season-best 3:21.47 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28), taking home medalist honors. OUTDOOR: NAIA All-Amer-ican as part of the 4x800m relay squad that finished fourth in 7:32.80 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 26)…exclusively ran the 4x400m relay, 4x800m re-lay and 800m during the spring for Embry-Riddle…All-Sun Conference honoree in both the 4x400 and 4x800m relays when ERAU finished first in both events at The Sun Con-ference Championships (April 23)…boasted a career-best

time of 1:56.05 in the 800m at the Duke Twilight (May 6).

PREP: 2011 graduate of Longwood High School…ran for four years under coaches Joe Reilly and Jerry Curley…named Longwood’s MVP in 2011…named Newsday News-paper’s Athlete of the Month…earned North Shore Sun Athlete of the Year distinction…led his team to the 4x400m relay title at the New York State Championships…posted a 18:39.50 time in the 5000m run in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born in Manhassett. N.Y. on Dec. 28, 1992 parents are Juanita and Joseph Fuller…pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering.

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CHADGEORGE

FreshmanLevittown, N.Y. (Holy Trinity Catholic HS)

PREP: 2014 Graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic High School…co-captain of the varsity track team…ran under coach James Muller…personal bests include 11.57 in the 100m, 23.00 in the 200m, and 36.25 in the 300m…fin-ished fifth at the in the 300m at the CHSAA League Cham-pionships…part of the first place winning 4x100m relay team at the CHSAA Championships…part of the 4x100m relay team that qualified for the New York State Champion-ships.

PERSONAL: Born in Bellingham, Wash. on Aug. 1, 1996…parents are Terryann Bajwa and Robert George…volun-teered at the St. Bridges Church food bank…volunteered at the Holy Trinity craft fair, football games, and art show…first generation college student…majoring in Unmanned Aircraft Systems…hopes to become an unmanned aircraft pilot operator.

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MATTGRAVES

Sophomore

Milford, Mich. (Milford HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all eight meets for the Eagles…one of the team’s top five finishers at seven of the squad’s eight meets…set a personal best time of 25:37.20 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25) to become the 13th fastest runner in ERAU history…earned three top 10 finishes…his seventh place finish at the TSC Champi-onships earned him first team All-Conference honors…ERAU’s second finisher at the NAIA National Champion-ships where he crossed the finish line in 26:26.70.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in seven meets as a freshman…scored points as the fourth fastest Eagle help-ing the team to a first place finish, individually placed 24th in 15:32.78 (5K) at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6)…best time of the season was a 27:42.01 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26)…best finish was 14th place in 28:56.84 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…competed at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (Nov. 9) finishing in 39th overall in 28:02.64. INDOOR: Placed sixth overall in the 3,000m in 9:18.13 at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25)…finished in 9:03.53 in the 3,000m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Ran in five meets during the outdoor season…finsihed fifth at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) in the 3,000m Stee-plechase in a time of 10:22.52…posted his best 5,000m time of 16:01.90 at the FSU Relays (March 21).

PREP: Graduated from Milford High School in 2013 with Highest Academic Honors and the Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award...ran under coach Bri-an Salyers for four seasons of cross country and track & field...also earned four letters in downhill skiing and was team captain as a senior...cross country squad captured the 2011 and 2012 Michigan Divison state championships... first team All-Area, second team All-County, second team All-Region and third team All-Conference as a senior...awarded the Captain’s Award in 2012, the Coaches’ Award in 2011 and the Most Improved Award in 2010...earned several Scholar-Athlete and Academic awards during his prep career.

PERSONAL: Born in Milford, Mich. on Feb. 18, 1995...parents are Deborah and Ronald Graves...majoring in Aero-space Engineering...Eagle Scout...numerous community service and volunteering hours with the Boy Scouts, Na-tional Honor Society and Spanish Club.

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MICHAELHAYNES

Freshman

Melbourne, Fla. (Palm Bay Magnet HS)

PREP: Graduated from Palm Bay Magnet High School in May 2014… competed in throwing for track and field… personal-best was 161’9” for discus in 2014 and 42’ for shot put in 2014… made All-Space Coast.

PERSONAL: Born in Melbourne, Fla. on April 29, 1996… son of De’Edra and Dale Haynes… graduated with honors and a completed AA degree… volunteered for the Salva-tion Army, local church, and homeless shelter, and neigh-bor cleanups under the Keep Brevard Beautiful (KBB)… majoring in Business Administration.

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ALECHERNANDEZ

Senior

North Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets for the Eagles…had five top-five finishes…ERAU’s top finisher at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27), Charles Bowles Invi-tational (Oct. 4), and the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25) where he set a personal record with a time of 24:32.82 to become the fourth fastest runner in ERAU History…named a first team All-Conference performer as he finished third overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8).

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets as a junior…earned First Team All-Sun Conference accolades after finishing in second place at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9)…ran a personal-best at TSC Championships in 25:08.08 becoming the seventh fastest runner in Eagle history and helping the team to its ninth straight conference title…was the third Eagle finisher in 123rd place overall in 26:09.35 helping the team to its 16th place finish at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23)…also earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades. INDOOR: Became an NAIA All-American with his Distance Medley relay teammates when they finished sixth at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6) in a school-record time of 10:02.42…won three events at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22), including the 4x800m relay (7:52.45), the 1,000m (2:31.46) and the 800m (1:58.85). OUTDOOR: Part of the 4x800m relay squad that qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22) where they finished in 7:42.14…All-Sun Conference per-former in the 4x800m relay and the 1,500m, finishing first (7:53.79) and second (3:59.05), respectively…Academic All-Sun Conference and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete selection.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Sun Conference runner…finished fourth overall at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 3) in 26:21.24…time of 25:09.41 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) made him the sixth-fastest Eagle in school history…never finished lower than third on the Embry-Riddle squad…second ERAU finisher at the NAIA National Championship (Nov. 17) in a time of 26:41. INDOOR: Ran in six meets for the Blue and Gold…placed fourth in the mile (4:26.57) at the Florida Gator Invita-tional (Jan. 17)…won the 1000m in a “B” standard time of

2:32.69 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…finished fourth in the 800m (2:00.52) and was a member of the 4x400m relay finishing in ninth… finished fourth and seventh in the mile and 800m respectively at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)… achieved the automatic qualifying time in the mile, running a 4:20.36 to finish 16th and hit a “B” stan-dard finishing sixth in the distance medley relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…achieved the automatic qualifying time in the 1000m, running a 2:30.30 to win the event at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…competed in the 1000m at the NAIA Indoor Championships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Ran in eight meets for the Eagles…recorded a “B” standard in the 1500m with a time of 3:55.11 placing fourth at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…placed second in the 1500m in a “B” standard time of 3:55.86 at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…ran in the 4x400m and 4x800m relay finishing in fifth and second respectively at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)… recorded an “A” standard and personal-record mark in the 1500m finishing third in 3:53.69 at the Seminole Invitational (March 13)…earned an All-Conference selection winning the 1500m (4:15.08) and finishing fifth in the 800m (2:00.49) at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (April 22)…hit a qualifying standard and a college-best mark in the 1500m, finishing ninth in 3:52.76 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (May 11)…finished in 11th place in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.82 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championship (May 25)…named to the 2013 Academic All-Conference team.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets for Mike Rosolino and the Eagles…finished 19th overall at the USF Invitational (Sept. 9) in 26:39.20, a personal-best time…ran a 27:32 mark at the NAIA National Champion-ships (Nov. 19), the fifth Eagle finisher in the race. IN-DOOR: Ran in both the distance medley relay and 1000m at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 3), with his DMR team posting a season-best time of 10:15.13…posted a 2:33.35 in the 1000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11), placing him fifth amongst mostly NCAA I compe-tition…his best mile time of the winter came at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22) when he ran a 4:30.90 to finish fifth overall. OUTDOOR: Part of the Eagles’ 4x800m relay team that finished fourth at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 26), earning him and his teammates All-American honors…All-Sun Conference runner in both the 5000m (15:52.85) and the 1500m (4:01.22) at The Sun Conference Championships (May 23).

PREP: Graduated from Hoover High School in 2011…ran for four seasons under coach Travis Ackerman…first team All-Federal League during his junior and senior seasons…first team All-Stark County (2009-10)…Academic All-Ohio in 2010…served as his team’s captain during his senior campaign…helped his team win back-to-back Federal League titles in 2009 and 2010, while leading them to a fifth place finish in the region in both years.

PERSONAL: Born in Canton, Ohio on Jan. 12, 1993…son of Linda and Salvador Hernandez…majoring in Aerospace Engineering…member of the National Honor Society…volunteered his time at the Military Aviation Preservation Society and the Stark County Humane Society.

PREP: 2014 graduate of Edgewater High School…compet-ed in the pole vault and discus under coach Ethan Hickey…top mark in the pole vault (15’) came during the 2014 out-door season…top mark in the discus (127’ 3”) came during his junior season.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 5, 1996…majoring in Business Administration.

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CARLOSGUILLERMO

Freshman

Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS)

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DARRENHOLNESS

SophomoreDelray Beach, Fla. (Spanish River Community HS)

2013-14: OUTDOOR: Posted a time of 11.94 in the 100m dash at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic.

PREP: Graduated in May 2011 from Spanish River Commu-nity High School…played four years of soccer under head coach Kevin McEnroe at the midfield and forward position. PERSONAL: Born in Plantation, Fla on Nov. 14, 1992….parents are David and Maria Holness…majoring in Aero-nautics…wants to be a commercial pilot…volunteered as a vacation bible counselor every summer and participates in community cleanups in Delray Beach.

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ZACHARYKRAUS

Senior

New Milford, Conn. (New Milford HS)

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Sun Confer-ence performer for his fourth place finish at The Sun Con-ference Championships (Nov. 9), becoming the eighth fastest runner in Eagle history with a personal-best time of 26:14.63…best finish of the season was third place at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21) with a time of 27:24.86…was the fourth Eagle finisher in 136th place overall with a time of 26:14.63 helping the Eagles to a 16th place team finish at the NAIA National Championship (Nov. 23)…also earned NAIA Champions of Character honors, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades for his performance in the classroom. INDOOR: Anchored the Eagles’ distance medley relay team that earned All-America honors by placing sixth at the NAIA Na-tional Championships (March 8) in Geneva, Ohio…put up a season-best time of 4:22.56 to earn a third place finish in the mile at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational. OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets…ran a personal best 1:54.76 and finished second in the 800m run at the Embry-Riddle

Spike’s Classic (April 4-5)…clocked a personal best time of 3:57.05 to earn a third place finish in the 1500m at the FSU Seminole Invitational (April 11-12)…earned a first place fin-ish in the 1500m at the Black and Gold Invitational (May 3)…named to the Capital One Academic All-America Track & Field second team as well the Capital One Academic All-District Team.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Sun Confer-ence runner after finishing seventh overall at The Sun Con-ference Championship (Nov. 3) with a time of 26:39.51…became the 13th-fastest runner in program history with a 25:47.80 finish at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20)…Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Con-ference honoree. INDOOR/ OUTDOOR: Completed an internship, and did not compete intercollegiately.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Conference performer for his fifth-place showing at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (Nov. 5) in 27:05.74…finished in the top three on the team in five events during the sea-son…best time came at the Southeast Classic (Oct. 22) in 25:52.71…placed third overall at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (Oct. 8) with a time of 28:32.19. INDOOR: Com-peted in six meets for the Blue and Gold, including two first-place event finishes…part of the winning distance medley relay team at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 14), finishing the race in 11:40.57…took home medalist honors in the mile at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28), setting a personal-record in 4:22.45…also posted a career-best 2:00.65 in the 800m at the same meet. OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best of 8:55.81 in the 3000m at the USF Bulls Invitational (March 16)…earned Capital One Academic All-America second team honors.

2010-11: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in nine meets for the Blue and Gold…was a top-six Eagle finisher in all nine meets...turned in his fastest time of the season at the Southeast Classic (Oct. 23), crossing the finish line in 26:15.55…was the fourth Eagle finisher at the Hatter In-vitational (Oct. 15), racing to an eighth place overall fin-ish in 26:28…finished 11th overall at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 6) in 25:58. INDOOR: Competed in five meets as a freshman…took second place in the mile (4:38.79) at the ERAU Indoor Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 22)…ran a 2:07.13 in the 800m at the Jimmy Carnes Invi-tational (Jan. 29)…clocked a 9:02.59 in the 3000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11). OUTDOOR: Participated in six meets…placed third in the 5000m (15:21.78) and fourth in the 1500m (4:08.90) at the ERAU Spikes Clas-sic…took seventh in the 1500m (4:06.59) at the USF Col-legiate Invitational (April 1)…ran a 2:02.77 in the 800m at the BCU Beach Invitational (April 9)…finished sixth at the conference meet (April 17) in the 1500m with a 4:13.42.

PREP: 2010 graduate of New Milford High School...earned All-South West Conference, All-Region, All-New England, All-State and All-American honors...posted personal-best times of 1:59 (800m), 4:15 (1600m), 9:18 (3200m) and

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DALTONL’HEUREUX

Senior

Madison, N.H. (Kennett HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets for the Eagles…best time came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25) where he crossed the finish line in 29:06.75…named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete at the conclusion of the season.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five meets for the Eagles as a junior…best finish was 21st place in 30:07.41 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…best time of the season was 28:58.41 at the Seminole Invitational (Oct. 11)…earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades for his performance in the classroom. INDOOR: Participant in three meets…won the 4x800m relay at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) in 7:52.45…posted a career-best 1:23.80 in the 600m at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25). OUTDOOR: Named an Academic All-Conference and Da-ktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete…All-Conference performer in the 4x800m relay with a first-place finish at The Sun Con-ference Championships (April 21) in 7:53.79.

16:03 (5000m).PERSONAL: Born in New Milford, Conn. on Apr. 28, 1992...son of Lee and Janet Kraus...majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

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RYANLARSON

JuniorPensacola, Fla. (Booker T. Washington HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all eight meets for the Eagles…named an All-Conference second team performer after finishing 12th at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8)…set a personal best time of 25:42.06 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25) to become the 17th fastest run-ner in ERAU history…finished fifth overall at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27)…was the Eagles fifth finisher at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 22), crossing the finish line in 27:42.60.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in every race for the Eagles as a sophomore…scored points at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21) in his highest finish for the sea-son, 11th place in 28:42.86 helping the team to a first place overall finish…best time of the season and a career-best, 26:28.06, was at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26)…placed in 22nd overall and was the seventh Eagle finisher in 26:43.69 at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9)…raced at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23) finishing in 266th place in 27:38.62… also earned Aca-demic All-Sun Conference accolades for his performance in the classroom. INDOOR: Ran the 3,000m in three meets during the indoor season with a season-best 9:08.44 com-ing at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) when he fin-ished seventh. OUTDOOR: Academic All-Sun Conference honoree…participant in eight meets…set collegiate bests in the 800m (1:57.88) and the 1,500m (4:05.94) at the FSU Seminole Invitational (April 11) and The Sun Confer-ence Championships (April 21), respectively…helped the 4x800m relay team to a first-place finish at the Embry-Rid-dle Spikes’ Classic with a time of 7:35.82.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six of the Eagles’ seven meets on the year…posted a career-best 26:56.44 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20)…placed 14th overall at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic with a time of 28:43.96. INDOOR: Finished second in the 3000m at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20) in 9:09.00...ran a 4:32.55 in the mile at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27). OUTDOOR: Two-time All-Conference performer at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22) in the 10,000m (35:38.60) and the 1500m (4:17.35).

PREP: Graduated with honors in the spring of 2012 from Booker T. Washington High School…named a first team All-Pensacola Area performer in 2011 in cross country…quali-fied for the Florida State Championships in the 4x800m relay as well as cross country…posted a career-best mile time of 4:30 during his sophomore season…earned top student honors in science, web design and language arts as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Clear Lake, Iowa on July 12, 1993…son of Michael and Glenda Larson…brother Eric ran cross country and track at Florida Southern…majoring in Air Traf-fic Management.

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ADAMLAWRENCE

Freshman

Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets for the Eagles…best time of the season (26:22.20) came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25).

PREP: Graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in 2014…ran track and cross country under coach Jorge Fleitas…personal bests include 4:36 in the mile and 16:17 in the 5k…won the Metro Conference Championship in the mile, two-mile, and 5k. PERSONAL: Born in Orlando, Fla. on July 11, 1995…ma-joring in Business…wants to own his own business after college.

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ZACHARYLIETZAU

SophomoreFairfax, Va. (James W. Robinson Secondary School)

2013-14: INDOOR: Pole vault marks included 3.65m at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) and 4.35m at the ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets…top marks include 56.04 in the preliminaries of the 400m and 11.83m in the triple jump at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22).

PREP: A 2012 graduate of James W. Robinson Second-ary School in Virginia…competed in the pole vault under coach Rob Muzzio…was named to the All-State team as a senior…posted his best mark in the pole vault at 4.11m.

PERSONAL: Born in Yokosuka, Japan on Nov. 25, 1993…parents are William and Diane Lietzau…majoring in Aero-space Engineering…wants to be a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force.

L’HEUREUX

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Five-meet participant for the Blue and Gold…posted a career-best time of 29:24.54 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20). INDOOR: Ran in five meets for the Blue and Gold…finished in ninth in the 4x400m relay at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…placed sixth in the 4x400m relay and 14th in the 800m (2:02.66) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…placed in fifth in the 600m in a season best 1:26.90 at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…placed sixth in the 800m (2:03.43) was a part of the winning 4x800m relay team…competed in the dis-tance medley relay at the NAIA Indoor National Champi-onships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Ran in seven meets as a sophomore…finished 12th in the 800m (2:00.85) at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…posted a college-best in the 800m (1:59.19) finishing in 16th at the LSU Relays (March 23)…placed fifth in the 4x400m relay at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…seventh in the 800m (2:00.28)…earned an All-Conference selection for being a part of the winning 4x800m relay at The Sun Conference Championship (April 22)…placed in eighth in the 800m with a 2:03.16…placed 10th in the 800m (2:03.47) and fourth in the 4x400m relay at the FSU Twilight (May 3)…named to the Academic All-Conference team. 2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets as a fresh-man…placed 53rd overall in 29:40.95 at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge (Oct. 14), his best time of the season. INDOOR: Participated in four meets for the Eagles during the winter season…ran a 1:24.10 in the 600m at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18), recording a career-best…at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28) finished fifth in the 1000m in 2:42.44. OUTDOOR: Posted a pair of personal-records in the 400m (52.33) and the 800m (2:01.59) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 23) and North Florida Invitational (March 31), respectively.

PREP: 2011 graduate of Kennett High School in North Conway, N.H.…ran cross country for three seasons under coaches Bernie Livingston and Tim Livingston…named cross country team captain in 2009 and 2010…ran four years of track at Kennett, earning six letters…school record holder in the 600m, 4x400m and 4x800m relays…helped his 4x800m relay team place third at the New Hampshire Indoor Track & Field State Championships…finished third in the 600m at the state championships…earned the 2011 Don Trimble Award given to the Most Valuable Athlete on the track & field squad…advanced to the New England Championships where he raced to an 18th place finish in the 800m run…ran for the White Mountain Milers…named the North Country Outstanding Career Technical Student of the Year…nominated for membership in the National Soci-ety of High School Scholars…earned High Honors in every quarter of high school…selected as the Math Achievement Award winner, as well as the Golden Compass Award win-ner for excellence in CAD (computer aided drafting) and the Economic Academic Archie Award.

PERSONAL: Born in Berlin, N.H. on Jan. 1, 1993…son of Sonya and Rick L’Heureux…pursuing a degree in Aero-space Engineering…member of the National Honor Soci-ety, National Technical Honor Society and National French Honor Society.

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2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…posted a career best time of 26:59.95 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20)…finished ninth overall at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27)…named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete at the conclusion of the season.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five meets for the Eagles as a sophomore…posted a college-best time and his best finish of the season at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26) in 13th place with a 28:36.10…earned Academic All-Sun Conference accolades for his performance in the class-room. INDOOR: Posted a pair of collegiate-best times in the 1,000m (2:37.65) and the Mile (4:36.88) at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) and the Bob Pollock Invita-tional (Jan. 31), respectively…part of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed third at the Bob Pollock Invitational in 10:36.38. OUTDOOR: Academic All-Sun Conference and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honoree…earned All-Conference recognition in the 4x800m relay by winning the event at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) in 7:53.79…posted a 2:01.89 in the 800m at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 4) for a career-best time…also ran a 4:11.00 in the 1,500m at the same meet, finishing 19th overall.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets as a fresh-man…ran a career-best 29:15.73 in his final race of the season, the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20), finishing 98th over-all. INDOOR: Ran in four meets for the Eagles in his fresh-man indoor season…placed fourth in the mile (4:48.07) and the 1000m (2:42.10) at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…finished in sixth place in the 4x400m relay, finished 11th in the mile (4:39.79) and 21st in the 800m (2:04.87) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…finished third in the 1000m (2:42.95) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16). OUTDOOR: Raced in five meets…ran a personal-best 4:17.87 in the 1500m at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…finished in 12th in the 4x400m at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…finished seventh in the 1500m (4:17.95) at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…placed eighth in the 1500m in a college-best time of 4:17.75 and ran a personal-best 2:03.89 in the 800m at the Miami Alumni Invitational (April 13)…finished fourth in the 1500m in 4:19.32 at The Sun Conference Championship (April 22). PREP: 2012 graduate of Newtown High School…ran for David Foss and Dan McIllrath while with the Nighthawks…served as cross country team captain, helping his squad to a second-place finish at the Southwest Colonial Conference championships…posted his best-ever mile time of 4:36 during his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born in New Orleans, La. on Jan. 5, 1994…parents are James and Linda Lintz…majoring in Aeronauti-cal Science…organized several community outreach proj-ects, including an annual dodge ball tournament and the revitalization of a local cemetery.

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Junior

Newtown, Conn. (Newtown HS)

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JAMESLOVETT

FreshmanMelbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy)

PREP: Graduated from Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in May 2014… competed in track and field under coaches Doug Butler, Mark Bailey, and Tracy Briggs…2013 FHSAA State Champion… first team All-State 2013…2013-2014 MVP Sprinter…personal-bests include 10.88in the 100m (2013), 22.13 in the 200m (2014), and 52.1 in the 400m (2014). PERSONAL: Born in Melbourne, Fla. on Sept. 10, 1995… son of Carlinne and James Lovett…majoring in Communi-cation.

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BRODIELUBELSKI

Freshman

Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS)

Prep: 2014 graduate of Heritage High School…competed under coaches Timothy Baker, Ed Kinsel, Ajay Ulmer, Steve Stengal, and Eddie Mayes…best marks included 54.5’ in the shot put and 155’ in the discus throw…named a U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete two years in a row.

Personal: Born in South Bend, Ind. on Aug. 30, 1996…son of Dana and Peter Slis…has volunteered for Relay for Life since 2010…majoring in Business Administration.

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RICHARDMAKU

Junior

Annandale, Va. (Annandale HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in five meets…placed first in the triple jump at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge ((Jan. 25) and the ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb .22) with marks of 14.32m and 13.85m, respectively…finished ninth in the triple jump at the NAIA National Champion-ships (March 6-8) with a mark of 14.17m. OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets...set a collegiate best mark of 1.85m in the high jump at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic (April 4-5)…set a personal record in the triple jump with a mark of 14.43m at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 12) for a second place finish…earned a first place finish in the triple jump at the Black and Gold Invitational (May 3) with a mark of 14.42m…All-Conference perform-er in the long jump and high jump after placing second in both events at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22)…finished 18th in the triple jump at the NAIA Na-tional Championships with a 13.49m mark.

2012-13: INDOOR: Jumped in five meets for the Blue and Gold as a freshman…finished in third in the triple jump (13.27m) and eighth in the long jump (5.97m) at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…registered a “B” standard in the triple jump with a mark of 14.13m a new school record and personal-best at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…placed second in the triple jump (13.15m) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…competed in the finals of the triple jump placing in 18th with a 13.18m mark at the NAIA Indoor National Championship (March 2). OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…placed fifth in the triple jump (13.67m) at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…posted a college-best mark of 6.30m in the long jump fin-ishing in 13th at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…posted a personal-best of 1.71m in the high jump finishing in eighth and placed 10th in the long jump with a 5.74m mark at The Sun Conference Championship (April 22).

PREP: 2012 graduate of Annandale High School…record-ed career-bests of 1.88m in the high jump, 6.15m in the long jump and 13.44m in the triple jump. PERSONAL: Born in Khartoum, Sudan on Sept. 29, 1993…son of Dominic Maku and Anjelina Oneka…wants to be-come a professional airline pilot…majoring in Aeronautical Science.

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LONNIEMARTS

FreshmanJacksonville, Fla. (Harvest Comminity School)

PREP: 2014 graduate of Harvest Community School…played football and basketball…competed in track and field under coach Robert Tindall…high school best included 21’ in the long jump, 47’ in the shot put, 42’ in the triple jump, 10.12 in the 100m, and 22.00 in the 200m…qualified for the FHSAA 2A State Championships in the shot put, triple jump, long jump, and 100m…received All-State honorable mention honors…named MVP of the NFTC Orlando foot-ball camp in 2013.

PERSONAL: Born in Tampa, Fla. on Sept. 10, 1995…son of Gionne and Lonnie Marts…father is a 10-year NFL Vet-eran, having played linebacker for four different teams…voted student government president in high school…made honor roll all four years of high school…volunteered as a coach at youth football camps…majoring in Human Fac-tors…plans to work for Walt Disney World as an ergono-mist.

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JAMINMAYS

Junior

Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets…one of the Eagles’ top five finishers in four meets…set a personal record at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20) when he crossed the finish line in 25:49.17…finished third overall at the Embry-Riddle ASICS Classic…named an All-Conference second team performer after finishing 10th at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8)…received the NAIA Champions of Character award at the conclusion of the season.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all eight meets for the Blue and Gold…finished fourth on the team and sev-enth overall at the Embry-Riddle Asics Classic (Sept. 21) in 28:04.60…25:58.30 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26) made him the 15th-fastest runner in program history…sev-enth ERAU finisher at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23) with a time of 27:53.43…helped the Eagles to a conference crown at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9), placing 18th overall in 26:33.22. INDOOR: NAIA All-American in the Distance Medley Relay, helping break a program record with a 10:02.42 finish for sixth-place at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6)…also competed in the 4x800m relay at the NAIA Indoor Na-tional Championships as the squad ran a 7:47.77…posted a career-best 2:32.37 in the 1,000m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22), finishing second…finished first in both the 1,00m and 4x800m relay at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) with times of 2:37.03 and 7:54.62, respectively. OUTDOOR: Two-time All-Sun Conference performer in the 800m and 4x800m relay, claiming top honors in both events with times of 1:54.62 and 7:53.79, respectively, at The Sun Conference Champi-onships (April 21)…ran in two events at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22) with a 12th-place finish in the 4x800m relay (7:42.14) and a 27th-place finish in the 800m (1:57.01)…posted a season-best time of 1:53.74 in the 800m at the FSU Relays (March 21)…1,500m time of 4:08.66 at the Black and Gold Invitational (May 3) marked a career-best.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in six of the seven meets the Eagles ran on the year…took 17th overall at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 3) in a time of 27:36.60…best time of the year of 26:56.31 was at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20). INDOOR: Finished fifth in the 1000m at the Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 20) in 2:47.28. OUTDOOR: Earned All-Conference recognition in three events at The Sun Conference Cham-pionships (Apr. 22), including the 4x800m relay (7:54.73), the 800m (1:57.57) and the 1500m (4:16.92)...time of 4:12.57 in the 1500m at the North Florida Invitational (Mar. 30) marked a career-best...ran to a 12th-place showing in

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PAULMCKENNA

Sophomore

Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Second team All-Conference performer with a 14th place finish at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8) in time of 26:48.18…named NAIA Cross Country Runner of the Week after finishing first at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 5) in a time of 25:38.57...finished second at the ERAU ASICS Classic in 26:10.01…set a personal best time of 24:59.00 at the Charles Bowles Invitational (Oct. 4)...one of the Eagles’ top three finishers in four of the six meets in which he competed.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Had a breakout freshman season for the Eagles…earned the 2013 Sun Confer-ence Newcomer of the Year award after finishing in third place in 25:12.58 at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9)…best finish was second place overall with a time of 26:45.54 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…posted a collegiate-best time of 25:01.65 finishing in 10th overall becoming the sixth fastest runner in Eagle history at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26)…finished no worse than third among the ERAU team throughout the entire season…earned All-Sun Conference first team honors for finishing third at the Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9) help-ing the team to its ninth conference title…was the second fastest Eagle finishing in 77th overall in 25:40.27 helping the team to a 16th place finish at the NAIA National Cham-pionship (Nov. 23). INDOOR: Qualified for and competed in the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6) in the 5,000m where he finished 21st in 15:19.89…posted a time of 14:54.22 in the 5,000m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22), finishing first…best 3,000m time came at the Samford Multi and Invitational (Feb. 7) when he finished in 8:47.86. OUTDOOR: Named The Sun Confer-ence Track Athlete of the Year, earning three All-Confer-ence honors at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) in the 10,000m (31:58.11), 5,000m (15:38.44) and 3,000m Steeplechase (9:35.04)…ran the 3,000m Steeple-chase at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May

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JONATHANPARKINSON

Sophomore

Essington, Pa. (Interboro HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets…top times included 7.34 in the 55m dash at the Jimmy Carnes Invita-tional (Jan. 17), as well as 8.07 in the 60m dash and 25.43 in the 200m dash at the Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25). OUTDOOR: Competed in the 100m and 200m at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 4-5) with times of 12.81 and 26.19, respectively.

PREP: Graduated from Interboro High School in June 2013…ran cross country and track…team captain junior and senior year for the cross country and track teams…holds school record in the 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, 4x100m and 4x400m…best marks are 11.3 in the 100m, 22.6 in the 200m and 51.1 in the 400m.

PERSONAL: Born in Essington, Pa. on May 17, 1994…par-ents are Deborah and Kevin Parkinson…volunteered at a homeless shelter…assisted an adult with multiple sclerosis with daily living skills…majoring in Aeronautical Engineer-ing…hopes to be a helicopter pilot for Boeing.

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DEVONTAEPERSHA

Freshman

St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets…best time of the season (29:55.41) came at the FSU Invita-tional (Oct. 10).

PREP: 2014 graduate of Lakewood High School where he ran for Coach Anthony Snead…named his cross country team’s Most Improved Runner as a freshman and twice earned the Spartans’ Most Valuable Runner award as a sophomore and junior…team captain for three seasons…Regional finalist in 2012, 2013 and 2014…National Honor Society member…earned the Dr. Mac J. Williams Academic Excellence Award all four years of his prep career…Honor Roll student and named to the Principal’s List as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. on March 23, 1995…son of Tisa Dorns and Dexter Persha…majoring in Aerospace Occupational Safety…National Honor Society tutor.

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the 800m at the FSU Seminole Invitational (Apr. 13) in a time of 1:56.48.

PREP: 2012 graduate of Camden County High School where he ran for coaches Jason Konrad and Bryan Love…holds the Wildcat record in the 800m at 1:56.16…named a team captain for both cross country and track…claimed the regional championship in both the 800m and 1600m during his junior and senior seasons…was a Junior Olym-pic qualifier.

PERSONAL: Born in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 3, 1994…par-ents are Lawrence Mays and Pamela Gantt…majoring in Air Traffic Control…volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and as a junior track and field coach.

22), finishing in 9:53.27…posted career-bests in the 800m (2:01.85) and 1,500m (4:04.66) at the FSU Seminole Invi-tational (April 11).

PREP: 2013 graduate of Countryside High School...ran for coaches Eileen Givens and Ray Friedman...named team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman...captained both the track and cross country teams...earned Most Valuable Runner honors...claimed the regional title in the two-mile and 5k events and was the conference champion in the 4x800m relay, mile and two-mile runs.

PERSONAL: Born in Albuquerque, N.M. on July 30, 1995...son of Dawn McKenna...majoring in Mechanical Engineer-ing.

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NICKPETERS

Freshman

Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee HS)

PREP: Graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla. in May 2014… multi race participant under coaches Mike Smith and Chris Pate…recorded personal best time of 39.50 in the 300m hurdles…four-year letter winner for track and field…qualified for the 2014 FHSAA Track and Field State Finals. PERSONAL: Born in Denville, N.J. on Aug. 6, 1995… son of Carol and John Peters… hopes to have a career in engi-neering… volunteered at Manatee Memorial Hospital every summer… majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

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HARISHPRASAD

Senior

Federal Way, Wash. (Auburn Adventist Academy/Central Wash.)

2013-14: Competed at NCAA II Central Washington Uni-versity... Finished fourth in the 100m at the Great North-west Athletic Conference Championships…won the 100m at two meets (CNW Spring Break Open (March 29), Saint Martin University Invitational (May 7)).

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in two meets...ran a seaosn best 6.86 in the 55m dash and 23.79 in the 200m dash at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 26). OUTDOOR: Com-peted in eight meets...competed in the preliminaries of the 4x100m relay at the NAIA National Championships (May 23-25)...All-Conference performer in the 4x100m relay, 200m dash, and 100m dash...ran a personal best 10.97 in the 100m a the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 13)...set a personal best mark of 5.87m in the long jump at the Bulls Invitational (March 14-15).

PREP: 2011 graduate of Auburn Adventist Academy…earned the basketball team’s most improved player and defensive player of the year awards. PERSONAL: Born in Lautoka, Fiji on Aug. 16, 1993…son of Hamendra and Salome Prasad…helped build a school in Honduras in 2009 and a hospital in the Philippines in 2009…majoring in Aeronautical Science.

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RICOSALDANA

SeniorBrooklyn, N.Y. (Fork Union Military Academy)

2013-14: OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets…earned All-America honors in the high jump at the NAIA National Championships (May 24) after placing third with a career best mark of 2.12m…first team All-Conference performer in the high jump, finishing first at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22) with a mark of 2.06m…earned a first place finish in the high jump at FSU Twilight (May 9).

PREP: 2010 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy where he played basketball for Coach Arrit Fletcher...also played at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was coached by Bob Lyman…led his team to the 2010 4A New York State Championship...named team captain and was an All-Region selection.

PERSONAL: Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 5, 1990...son of Rico Saldana Sr. and Ivette Sanchez.

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JASONRIGGS

Senior

Niceville, Fla. (Niceville HS)

pated in five meets during the outdoor season…posted a time of 10:40.36 in the 3,000m Steeplechase at The Sun Conference Championships (May 21)…placed third in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (March 28), finishing in 10:40.08.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all seven meets for the Blue and Gold…posted his career-best time of 27:16.97 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20)…placed 16th overall at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 3) in 27:30.79…fifth Eagle finisher at the NAIA National Cham-pionship (Nov. 17) where he ran a time of 28:18. INDOOR: Raced in four meets for the Eagles…finished fourth in the 3000m in 9:43.37at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…finished seventh in the 5000m in 16:20.85 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…ran a personal-best time of 16:17.31 in the 5000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…finished 10th in the 5000m and 3000m race with a personal-best time of 9:19.72 in the 3000m at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16). OUTDOOR: Raced in six meets for the Eagles in sophomore campaign…finished in second at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15) in the 3000m steeple-chase in a college-best time of 10:24.21…had back-to-back seventh place finishes in the 3000m steeplechase at the LSU Relays (10:37.62) (March 23) and the UNF Invita-tional (10:35.73) (March 30)…took second (10:47.67) in the 3000m steeplechase and fifth (17:38.99) in the 5000m earning an All-Conference selection in the 3000m steeple-chase at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…placed sixth with a 17:08.41 in the 5000m race at FSU Twi-light (May 3). 2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in seven of the Eagles’ eight meets during the season…placed 10th overall and seventh on the team at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (Oct. 8) in a time of 30:07.47…helped ERAU to their sev-enth straight Sun Conference title at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 5) when he ran a time of 29:31.84…best time of the year was at the USF Invitational (Sept. 9) in 27:52.56. INDOOR: Finished second at the Webber War-rior Indoor Track Classic (Feb. 11) in the 3000m, running a 9:36.10…his best mark of 9:31.07 in the event came at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22). OUTDOOR: Com-peted in five meets for the Blue and Gold…finished sixth at The Sun Conference Championships (April 23) in both the 3000m Steeplechase (10:49.40) and the 10,000m (35:32.07).

PREP: 2011 graduate of Niceville High School...ran for coaches Shereman Eller and Mike Warren...posted per-sonal-bests of 4:46.31 (1600m), 9:54.43 (3200m) and 15:52.75 (5000m) during his high school career.

PERSONAL: Born in Landstuhl, Germany on Jun. 15, 1993...son of Carolyn Ripp and David Riggs...majoring in Aerospace Engineering...volunteered for roadside cleanup.

2013-14: INDOOR: Finished ninth in the 5,000m at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) in 16:40.65…ran a 9:29.55 in the 3,000m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Partici-

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JOSHUASTIEF

Sophomore

Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in two meets…best times included 24.08 in the 200m dash at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) and 55.01 in the 400m dash at ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets…set several personal bests including a time of 23.20 in the 200m dash at FSU Twilight (May 9) and 53.20 in the 400m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (March 28-29).

PREP: Graduated from Mansfield Timberview High School in June 2013…ran track under head coaches Keylon Kin-caid, Rayford Ross and Robert Johnson…personal-best times include an 11.21 in the 100m, 22.21 in the 200m, and 50.70 in the 400m…in 2010 was the Track & Field junior varsity Most Valuable Athlete…was the team co-cap-tain in 2012 and team captain in 2013…All-State academic honoree.

PERSONAL: Born on May 3, 1995 in Granbury, Texas...parents are Angela and Christopher Stief…pursuing a de-gree in Aeronautical Science…hopes to become a pilot.

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KAMERONTURNER

SeniorPalmdale, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS/Orange Coast/Antelope Valley)

2013-14: INDOOR: Earned All-America honors in the heptathlon with an eighth place finish at the NAIA National Championships (March 6-8) while setting personal records in all seven events (60m (7.31), long jump (6.27m), shot put (12.30m), high jump (1.80m), 60m hurdles (9.03), pole vault (4.75m), 1000m (3:11.66))…finished 14th overall in the pole vault at the NAIA National Championships…season best mark of 4.75m in the pole vault at ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22)…named NAIA Champions of Character award winner at the conclusion of the season. OUTDOOR: Became an All-American in the decathlon after finishing sixth at the NAIA National Championships (May 22-24) with a school record 6,700 points, while also setting personal record in five events (110m hurdles (16.38), dis-cus throw (39.95m), 1500m (5:20.66), long jump (6.34m), 400m (51.40))…also named an All-American in the pole vault with a sixth place finish at nationals with a personal re-cord mark of 4.90m…All-Conference performer in the jav-elin throw, finishing first in the event at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21) with a conference championship record of 57.30m…finished first in the javelin throw at the Black and Gold Invitational (May 3) with a 55.10m mark.

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in two meets for the Ea-gles…finished 16th in 4.25m in the pole vault at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…placed second in the javelin with a 50.74m mark at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16). OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets for the Blue and Gold…best mark in the pole vault of the season came at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6) with a 4.70m good for third place…won the javelin with a college-best mark of 53.73m at the ERAU Spikes Classic…earned All-Sun Conference Selections in the javelin with a second place finish (51.84), the discus with a third place college-best mark of 35.77m, and in the pole vault with a third place finish (4.40m) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22).

AT ORANGE COAST COLLEGE: Competed at OCC in 2010-11…placed third in the javelin (58.44m) and ninth in the decathlon (5709) at the Southern California Champion-ships…finished sixth at the California State Championships in the javelin (57.63m)…named most improved athlete at OCC for his improvement in the javelin.

AT ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE: Spent the 2009-10 sea-son competing for Antelope Valley College…won the Foot-

hill Conference Championship in the javelin…finished as runner-up in the pole vault at the conference meet.

PREP: 2009 graduate of Quartz Hill High School…won the league championship in the pole vault as a junior and again as a senior…vaulted a career-high 4.22m as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Lompoc, Calif. on Feb. 10, 1991…son of Stan and Joan Turner…pursuing a degree in Business Administration.

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EMERSONTYLER

FreshmanTampa, Fla. (Brooks-Debatolo Collegiate)

PREP: Graduated from Brooks-Debatolo Collegiate in June 2014… competed in track and field under coaches Charles Johnson and Deirdre Johnson… best personal time for the 200m is 21:98 and for the 400m is 50:09… two-time FH-SAA State qualifier for the 4x400… placed sixth in states… received All-County recognition in the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.

PERSONAL: Born in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 8, 1995… son to Martha and Todd Tyler… volunteered for a Dominican Republic mission trip that built elementary schools around the island… hopes to be an entrepreneur in the music in-dustry and start his own record label… majoring in Com-munication.

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STEVAWIJAYASINHA

Freshman

Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)

PREP: 2014 graduate of Kingwood High School…compet-ed in the high jump, setting a personal best mark of 6’ 7”…voted most spirited member of his senior class.

PERSONAL: Born in Houston, Texas on Oct. 6, 1995…son of Surangani and Chanaka Wijayasinha…volunteered with the Biloongra Books for Kids program…majoring in Aero-space Engineering.

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JORDAN WILKINSON

Freshman

Nassau, Bahamas (Queen’s College HS)

PREP: Graduated from Queen’s College High School in June 2013… competed in track and field under coaches Gary Markhum and Greg Nash… raced in the 400m, 4x400m relay, and 400m hurdles.

PERSONAL: Born in Nassau, Bahamas in April 2, 1997… son of Rochelle and Ian Wilkinson… hopes to be an airline pilot… completed over a 100 hours of community service with multiple organizations… majoring in Aeronautical Sci-ence.

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ZANE ZEIGLER

Senior

Pittsburgh, Penn. (Freedom Area HS)

2013-14: OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…ran a career best 24.17 in the 200m dash at the FSU Relays (March 21-22)…raced to a season best time of 15.32 in the 110m hurdles at The Sun Conference Champi-onships (April21-22) to earn a fourth place finish…finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at The Sun Conference Champi-onships with a season best time of 59.49.

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in four meets for the Blue and Gold…at the ERAU Challenge finished third in the 60m hurdles in 9.02…ran a personal-best in the 55m hurdles with a 8.28 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…ran a season-best 8.71 in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…finished second in the 60m hurdles in 8.72 at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16). OUTDOOR: Ran in seven meets as a sophomore…finished 12th in 15.60 in the 110m hurdles at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…ran the 110m hurdles in 15:44 and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed 12th at the LSU Relays (March 23)…placed second in the 110m hurdles in 15.38 at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…earned All-Sun Con-ference selection after finishing third in the 110m hurdles with a college-best time of 15.23 at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…placed seventh in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.63 at the FSU Twilight (May 3).

2011-12: INDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Ea-gles…ran a season-best 8.32 in the 55m hurdles at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 14)…nearly duplicated that time the next week at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22), clocked an 8.33…helped the 4x400m relay team to a sixth-place finish (3:32.67) at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 28)…also registered a season-best time of 7.53 in the 60m at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18). OUTDOOR: Participated in eight meets during the outdoor season…finished ninth in the 110m hurdles (15.75) at the USF Bulls Invitational (March 15)…placed second in the 110m hurdles (16.13) and seventh in the 400m hurdles (1:00.96) at the ERAU Spikes Classic (March 24)…helped the 4x400m relay to a sixth-place finish (3:33.96) at the BCU Beach Invitational (April 14)…ran a season-best time of 57.44 in the 400m hurdles, earning a third-place finish at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (April 22)…also placed second in the 110m hurdles (15.53) at the conference meet (April 23)…clocked his best time of the season in the 110m hurdles (15.27) at the Bob Pollock Invitational (May 5).

PREP: 2011 graduate of Freedom Area High School...placed fifth at the Pennsylvania state championships in the 400m hurdles...captain of track team.

PERSONAL: Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Dec. 14, 1992...son of David and Cindy Zeigler...chose Embry-Riddle because it is the best school for his major...majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

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Full Name Event Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)Alana Bell Sprints Fr. 5-3 Ocoee, Fla./West OrangeDaisha Brown Jumps Fr. 5-6 Clearwater, Fla. LargoCamaria Cannon Sprints So. 5-6 Columbus, Ohio/Dublin SciotoKirsten Chambers Multi. Fr. 5-10 Kissimmee, Fla./Saint CloudTamara Chambers Hurdles/Sprints Fr. 5-2 Port St. Joe, Fla./Fort Myers, Fla.Chanel Coco Throws Fr. 5-6 Daytona Beach, Fla./Father LopezKandice Dixon Sprints Jr. 5-4 Hawthorne, Fla./P.K. Yonge (Chattahoochee Tech)Lauren Eschbach Middle Distance Jr. 5-9 Niceville, Fla./Fort Walton BeachEliza Gazda Distance Fr. 5-2 New Port Richey, Fla./GulfKortney Gray Sprints/Jumps So. 5-4 Jacksonville, Fla./William M. Raines (Savannah State)Halle Green-Anderson Hurdles/Jumps So. 5-2 Kingston, Jamaica/The Queens School(Auburn)Cristina Isenard Throws Fr. 5-6 Fort Pierce, Fla./Flagler Palm CoastBrittany King Distance Jr. 5-1 Plantation, Fla./South PlantationMarina LeVine Distance Fr. 4-11 Indian Rocks Beach, Fla./LargoRebecca Love Middle Distance Jr. 5-4 Buffalo, N.Y./FrontierAlexandria Meneses Distance Fr. 5-3 Orlando, Fla./William R. BooneKristen Metcalfe Middle Distance Fr. 5-8 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Etobicoke School of the ArtsShonte Miller Sprints Fr. 5-2 Freeport, Bahamas/Queen’s CollegeAnnette Morrison Distance Fr. 5-2 Fleming Island, Fla./MandarinMaite Moscoso Race Walk Fr. 5-3 Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley Stephanie Mueller Pole Vault/Jumps Fr. 5-4 Naperville, Ill./Naperville NorthAlex Orr Distance Fr. 5-3 Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Area SeniorBrianna Paczynski Distance Fr. 5-1 Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor UniversityAudrey Parios Distance Fr. 5-11 Gotha, Fla./OlympiaEvanna Ramirez Jumps So. 5-4 Ridge, N.Y./LongwoodAleiyah Ross Middle Distance Jr. 5-4 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin Jaena Smith Distance Jr. 5-6 Fulton, Mo./FultonEllie Staker Middle Distance Sr. 5-10 Seattle, Wash./North Kitsap Martina Tafoya Hurdles So. 5-5 Crystal River, Fla./Crystal RiverSabrina Whiting Jumps Fr. 5-7 Temple Terrace, Fla./Seffner Christian Academy

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PREP: 2014 graduate of West Orange High School…girls track team captain from 2012-14…personal bests include 12.47 in the 100m, 26.07 in the 200m, 58.22 in the 400m, 1:41.97 in the 600m, and 2.22.67 in the 800m…won the school’s Most Distinguished Athlete award in 2014…named to the All-Academic team in 2013.

PERSONAL: Born in Ocoee, Fla. on June 10, 1996…daugh-ter of Adrienne and Ronald Bell…volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House…majoring in Business Administration…hopes to become a marketing research analyst.

PREP: Graduated from Largo High School in June 2014…competed under coaches Phil Price, Leviticus McKinnon, and her mother, Joanna Bailey-Boles…captain of the girls track team…named team MVP her senior year…made it to the state championships four years in a row…regional champion in the long jump…best marks included 18’ 6.5” in the long jump and 38’ .5” in the triple jump..

PERSONAL: Born in Clearwater, Fla. on Nov. 18, 1995…daughter of Joanna Bailey-Boles and Ed Boles…volun-teered at Clearwater Pain Management and at AAU track meets…majoring in Business Administration.

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in two meets…top times in-cluded 27.98 in the 200m at the Samford Multi and Indoor Invitational (Feb. 7-8) and 1:02.23 in the 400m at ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 22). OUTDOOR: Ran in eight meets for the Eagles…raced in the finals at four events at The Sun Conference Championships…member of the All-Confer-ence performing ERAU 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, each of which finished first at the TSC Championships…earned All-America honors as a member of the Eagles’ 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at the NAIA Nation-al Championships (May 22-24)…put up a collegiate best time of 25.79 in the 200m at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 4-5)...set a personal best time of 1:00.86 in the 400m at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (April 12).

2012-13: INDOOR: Raced in four meets as a freshman…

placed second in the 400m (1:04.54) and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed in second in 4:07.35 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…top individual time in the 200m came at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16) placing ninth in 27.46…posted a top time in the 400m, 1:03.42, finishing in 14th at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…competed in the preliminary round of the dis-tance medley relay at the NAIA Indoor National Champion-ships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in four meets for the Blue and Gold…competed in the finals in four events at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22)…placed sixth overall in the 400m at TSC Championships (1:05.31), placed 10th in the long jump (3.86m), was a member of the third-place 4x100m relay team (49.79) and was a mem-ber of the first-place 4x400m relay team (4:04.33), earn-ing All-Conference selections in both the 4x100m and the 4x400m relays…top individual mark in the 200m was at TSC Championships, ran a college-best time of 26.53 in the preliminaries…top mark in the 400m, 1:02.06, was in the preliminary round at TSC Championships.

PREP: A 2012 graduate of Dublin Scioto High School…competed for coaches Steven Hinds and Matt Suttle…Aca-demic All-Ohio selection…4x200m relay State Champion. PERSONAL: Born in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 18, 1994…daughter of Carmen and Michael Cannon…majoring in Computer Engineering.

PREP: 2014 graduate of Fort Myers High School…compet-ed in the 400m, 400m hurdles, and 4x400m relay under coaches Kelly Heinzman-Britton, Joe Addison, and Robert Strong…team captain for two years…two-time All-County selection…named a scholar-athlete.

PERSONAL: Born in Port St. Joe, Fla. on June 17, 1996…daughter of Debra Bailey…volunteered at her local public library and blood drives…majoring in Mechanical Engi-neering.

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ALANABELL

Freshman

Ocoee, Fla. (West Orange HS)

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DAISHABROWN

Freshman

Clearwater, Fla. (Largo HS)

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CAMARIACANNON

Junior

Columbus, Ohio (Dublin Scioto HS)

PREP: 2014 graduate of Saint Cloud High School…com-peted in the hurdles, high jump, long jump, and pentathlon under coach Kevin Harkema…broke her high school high jump and triple jump records with marks of 5’ 4” and 36’ 6.6”, respectively…other personal bests included 17’ 10” in the long jump and 15.13 in the 100m hurdles…named team MVP.

PERSONAL: Born in New Orleans, La. on Nov. 15, 1995…daughter of Daphne and Geano Chambers…volunteered in teen court and as a pre-k teacher…majoring in Computer Engineering.

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KIRSTENCHAMBERS

Freshman

Kissimmee, Fla. (Saint Cloud HS)

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TAMARA CHAMBERS

Freshman

Port St. Joe, Fla. (Fort Myers HS)

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KANDICEDIXON

Senior

Hawthorne, Fla. (P.K. Yonge HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Ran in four meets…posted season best times of 26.28 in the 200m dash and 7.99 in the 60m dash at the Samford Multi and Indoor Invitational (Feb. 7-8)…competed as a member of the Eagles’ 4x400m relay team in the preliminaries of the NAIA National Champion-ships (March 6-8). OUTDOOR: Competed in the finals of six events at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22)…member of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that finished first at the TSC Championships earning All-Conference honors…also an All-Conference performer in the 200m dash and the pole vault…earned All-America honors as a member of the Eagles’ 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that finished eighth and fifth, respectively at the NAIA National Championships (May 22-24)…set ca-reer bests in the 100m (12.27), 200m (25.28), and pole vault (2.29m) at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 4-5), and in the 400m (1:00.94) at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (March 28).

AT CHATTAHOOCHEE TECH: Ran the 100m (12.15), 200m (25.28), 400m (59.56), 60m (7.91), 55m (7.42), 5,000m (25:14.87) and 6,000m (32:09.66) for the Golden Eagles. PREP: Graduated from P.K. Yonge High School in 2011…competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m…team MVP and Coaches’ Choice award winner in 2011…won team state championship in 2009. PERSONAL: Born in Gainesville, Fla. on March 31, 1993…daughter to Jerome and Genese Dixon…majoring in Inter-disciplinary Studies.

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LAURENESCHBACH

Senior

Niceville, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets for the Eagles…posted a season best time of 21:11.28 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25).

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets as a junior for the Eagles…top finish (eighth) came in 20:57.22 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…finished in 72nd place with her best time of the season, 20:02.89, at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6)…finished 24th overall in a time of 20:42.67 at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9).

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in three meets for Em-bry-Riddle, including finishing third for the Eagles at the Mountain Dew Invite (Sept. 15) in 20:00.80. INDOOR: Raced in five meets for the Blue and Gold…individually, placed ninth in the 600m race with a time of 1:46.19 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…member of the first-place distance medley relay team (12:43.42) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…a member of the first-place 4x800m relay at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16)…competed in the 4x800m relay, finished in eighth in 9:35.20 earning All-American honors at the NAIA Indoor National Champi-onships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in seven meets for

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the Eagles…placed second in the 3000m steeplechase with a college-best time of 13:09.05, a member of the first place 4x800m relay team (9:24.75) at The Sun Conference Championships ((April 22), earning All-Conference honors in both…competed in the 4x800m relay, placed 11th in the preliminaries in 9:33.65 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 25).

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in four meets for the Eagles…finished fourth on the team and 18th overall at the Early Bird Classic (Sept. 2) with a time of 20:17.00…ran a season-best 20:15.72 at the USF Invitational (Sept. 9) to finish 60th. INDOOR: Ran in two meets for the Blue and Gold…helped her 4x400m relay team to a fourth-place fin-ish at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18), posting a time of 4:13.74…recorded a personal record of 1:46.19 in the 600m at the same meet. OUTDOOR: All-Sun Conference performer as part of ERAU’s 4x100m relay squad that fin-ished third in 51.82 at The Sun Conference Championships (Apr. 23)…her best 800m mark came at the UNF North Florida Invitational (Mar. 31) when she ran a 2:30.06…posted career-best marks in the 200m (28.46) and 3000m Steeplechase (14:23.20) at The Sun Conference Champi-onships.

PREP: 2011 graduate of Fort Walton Beach High School…participated in both cross country and track for the Vi-kings…posted personal best times of 2:23 in the 800m, 5:02 in the 1500m and 19:22 in the 5K…qualified for the Nike Indoor High School National Championships…won an AAU State Championship in the 1500m.

PERSONAL: Born in Atlanta, Ga. on Nov. 7, 1992…daugh-ter of Sherri and William Eschbach…majoring in Meteorol-ogy…named Miss Fort Walton Beach USA in Jan. of 2011 and advanced to the top 16 of the Miss Florida USA pageant in July of 2011.

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ELIZAGAZDA

Freshman

New Port Richey, Fla. (Gulf HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six meets…finished 27th at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8)…posted a season best time of 20:27.45 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25).

PREP: 2014 graduate of Gulf High School...ran for Head Coach Dean Lofton...four-time All-Conference performer in cross country, earning team MVP honors in 2012 and Most Dedicated, Determined and Disciplined in 2013...named to the academic honor roll all four years of her prep career.

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KORTNEYGRAY

Sophomore

Jacksonville, Fla. (William M. Raines HS)

AT SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY: Competed for one year at Savannah State…competed in the 60m, 100m, and long jump…All-Academic recipient…made the Deans List. PREP: Graduated from William M. Raines High School in May 2013… competed in track and field under coaches Lewis James, Jarius Mathews, and Bryon Copeland…team captain her senior year…personal-bests included 12.04 in the 100m, 25.21 in the 200m, 17’ 11.75” in the long jump, and 36’ 11.25” in the triple jump…awarded most athletic of her senior class…honor roll recipient and Senior Class Officer.

PERSONAL: Born in Jacksonville, Fla. on June 24, 1995… daughter of Marquita and Richard Wilson…worked in the Children’s Ministry at The Church of Jacksonville…volun-teered at several AAU Track and Field Meets for children…wants to work for a major airline…majoring in Aviation Business Administration.

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HALLEGREEN-ANDERSON

Junior

Kingston, Jamaica (The Queen’s School)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in four meets…finished first in the long jump at the ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22) with a career best mark of 5.82m…also set career bests in the 60m (7.83) and 200m (26.70) at the ERAU Last Chance Meet…posted a mark of 5.34m in the long jump at the NAIA National Championships (March 6-8). OUT-DOOR: Earned All-America honors as a member of the Eagles’ 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at the NAIA National Championships (May 22-24)…also competed in the finals of the long jump at the national meet, finishing 18th with a mark of 5.18m…Sun Conference champion in the long jump (5.48m) and the 4x100m relay (47.26) (April 21-22)…also an All-Sun Conference performer in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles…set personal bests at the TSC Championships in the 100m dash (12.68), 100m hurdles (15.21), and 400m hurdles (1:05.83).

AT AUBURN: INDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 8.86 in the 60m hurdles at the Alabama Indoor Invitational...com-peted in the long jump with a season-best mark of 5.64m at the Auburn Indoor Invitational...ran the 60m hurdle prelims at the Virginia Tech Elite meet with a time of 7.70. OUTDOOR: Finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.75m at the UNF Invitational.

PREP: 2011 graduate of The Queens School in Jamaica…participated in track and field under Head Coach Lloyd Clarke…placed second in long jump at the Boys and Girls Championship, first in the 60m hurdles and first in the 4x100m relay as a senior...placed first in the 4x100m Gib-

son Relay, first in the 100m hurdles first in the long jump and placed third in the 4x100m relay at the Boys and Girls Championship as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born in Kingston, Jamaica on June 4, 1993…daughter of Orville and Chavel Green…majoring in Aviation Maintenance Science…hopes to be a commercial airline pilot…volunteered at retirement homes and children shel-ters and helped oversee a summer program for children aged 5-12.

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PERSONAL: Born in Rzeszow, Poland on Dec. 10, 1995...daughter of Agnieszka and Mariusz Gazda...majoring in En-gineering Physics...volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sis-ters, as well as being a tutor in math and Spanish.

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BRITTANYKING

Senior

Plantation, Fla. (South Plantation HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in three meets…fin-ished 29th overall at the ERAU ASICS Classic with a time of 21:38.38…set a personal best at the Sand Shark Invita-tional (Oct. 25), crossing the finish line in 20:39.63.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in four meets for the Eagles as a junior…top finish came was 27th place in 23:17.87 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…top mark of the season, 21:32.29, came at The Sun Conference Champi-onships (Nov. 9) as she placed 36th overall. OUTDOOR: Posted a pair of career-best times in the 3,000m Stee-pleachase (14:08.37) and the 10,000m (46:56.43) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21), placing sixth and 10th, respectively.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five meets as a sophomore…recorded her career-best time of 21:25.01 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 20) to finish 10th on the Embry-Riddle squad…finished 23rd at The Sun Con-ference Championships (Nov. 3) in 23:04.43, helping the Eagles to the conference title for the seventh straight year. INDOOR: Raced in one event as a sophomore for the Blue and Gold…ran in the 3000m in a time of 12:36.20 and finished fifth at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20).

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets for the Ea-gles…finished 12th on the team in 22:37 at the Early Bird Classic (Sept. 2). INDOOR: Ran in three meets for the Blue and Gold…placed fourth at the Webber Warrior Indoor Track Classic (Feb. 11) in the 3000m (12:39.80)…raced to a 21:15.91 in the 5000m at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 28).

PREP: 2011 graduate of South Plantation High School…ran a 20:02.00 mark in the 5K for the Paladins…named team captain as a senior…voted the team’s most valuable runner.

PERSONAL: Born in Plantation, Fla. on Dec. 17, 1992…parents are Theresa and Kenny King…majoring in Home-land Security.

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MARINALEVINE

Sophomore

Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. (Largo HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets…scored points for the Eagles in all seven meets…one of the team’s top three finishers at five meets…best time of the season (19:35.98) came at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20)…finished 16th at both the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27) and The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8), her best finishes of the season.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all seven meets for the Blue and Gold as a freshman…was a consistent scorer for the Eagles, scoring points in six meets…top time of the sea-son came at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6), where she finished in 47th in 19:17.97 and was the third Eagle finisher…top finish of the year was 10th in 21:06.25 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…a second team All-Conference selection after finishing 12th overall in 19:45.28 at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9). INDOOR: NAIA All-American in the 4x400m relay, setting the school re-cord in 3:51.95 at the NAIA Indoor National Champion-ships (March 4)…set a personal-best in the 600m at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) with a time of 1:38.69, finishing third…took home second-place honors in both the 600m (1:41.48) and 800m (2:32.46) at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25). OUTDOOR: Collected her second NAIA All-America accolade in the 4x400m relay as her squad finished fifth overall in 3:50.48 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22)…during prelims at the National Championships, LeVine and her team broke the program record in the 4x400m relay with a 3:48.31…earned three All-Sun Conference hon-ors at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21), in-cluding finishing first in both the 4x800m relay (9:43.92) and 4x400m relay (3:56.29), as well as third in the 400m (59.72)…ran a 26.53 in the 200m at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 4) for a personal record before set-ting another personal-best in the 800m (2:17.62) at the FSU Twilight (May 9).

PREP: Graduated from Largo High School in 2013...ran for coaches Mary O’Donnell, Phil Price and Leviticus McKin-non...named the track team’s Most Valuable Performer as a senior...served as team captain for both the track & field and cross country teams...set the school record in the 200m in 2013 with a time of 25.98...Bright House Athlete of the Month in September 2012.

PERSONAL: Born in Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. on Dec. 27, 1994...daughter of Mary and Steve LeVine...majoring in Business Administration.

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REBECCALOVE

Senior

Buffalo, N.Y.(Frontier HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in seven meets…consis-tent scorer for the Eagles, scoring points in five meets…best time of the season came at the Sand Shark Invitational where she posted a time of 19:49.16…finished 15th over-all at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8), her best finish of the season, missing out all All-Conference honors by just one position.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in seven meets for the Eagles, scoring points in six meets…posted her top time of the year, 19:06.28, with a 43rd place finish at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6)…top finish was 15th place in 21:31.99 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…raced to a 16th place finish in 19:57.33 at The Sun Conference Champi-onship (Nov. 9). INDOOR: Ran a career-best 5:30.54) in the mile at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22) before posting another personal record in the 5000m in 19:23.53) at the same meet. OUTDOOR: All-Conference performer in the 4x800m relay (9:43.92) at The Sun Con-ference Championships (April 21)…also competed in the 800m (2:37.86), 1,500m (5:20.74) and the 5,000m (21:20.22) at The Sun Conference Championships…broke a personal record in the 1,500m at the FSU Relays (March 21), finishing in 5:00.82.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets for the Eagles…posted a season-best time of 20:39.03 at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) where she placed 52nd over-all…ran a 21:37.37 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 15) as the ninth Embry-Riddle finisher. INDOOR: Raced in five meets for the Eagles…posted her college-best in the mile in a time of 5:38.19 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 27)…posted a college-best 11:31.28 in the 3000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…competed in the dis-tance medley relay preliminary at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in five meets as a sophomore…posted a college-best time of 2:31.66 in the 800m at the LSU Relays (March 22)…posted a per-sonal-best time of 19:52.18 in the 5000m race at the UNF Invitational (March 30)…also posted a personal-best time of 5:09.51 in the 1500m race finishing in seventh place at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…was an All-Conference performer in the 10,000m finishing in second (44:19.34) at The Sun Conference Championship (May 25). 2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in two meets for the Blue and Gold…became the program’s 11th-fastest runner at the USF Bulls Invitational (Sept. 9) in a time of 19:28.15. INDOOR: Ran the 800m in three meets for Embry-Riddle, including a first-place finish at the Webber Warrior Indoor Track Classic (Feb. 11), and a season-best time of 2:31.81 at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 28). OUT-DOOR: Finished sixth in the 1500m at the ERAU Spike’s Classic (Mar. 24) in 5:37.79.

PREP: 2011 graduate of Frontier High School…ran for four seasons on the cross country team, three of which as the squad’s No. 1 runner…named team MVP in her sopho-more, junior and senior seasons, twice qualifying for the state meet…ran her best-ever time of 19:15.90 during her senior campaign.

PERSONAL: Born in Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 17, 1993 …parents are Anna and Darren Love…pursuing a degree in Human Factors and Psychology…on the ERAU Orientation Team and a member of Campus Outreach.

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ALEXANDRIAMENESES

Freshman

Orlando, Fla. (William R. Boone HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets during her freshman campaign…one of the Eagles’ top five finishers at three meets…best time of the season (20:16.80) came at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 5) where she finished 50th overall…best finish of the season came at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8) where she placed 23rd overall.

PREP: 2014 graduate of William R. Boone High School and the Law Magnet Program…ran for coaches Paul Katauskas and Darcy Jeffers…earned the John C. Pitts Female Athlete of the Year award as a senior…cross country and track & field team captain as a junior and senior…member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born in Orlando, Fla. on Sept. 23, 1995…daughter of Kasie and David Meneses...majoring in Busi-ness Administration.

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KRISTEN METCALFE

FreshmanMississauga, Ontario, Canada (Etobicoke School of the Arts)

PREP: 2014 graduate of Etobicoke School of the Arts...ran for Coach Michael Colbert… competed in the 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 600m, and 400m hurdles…was a four-time team MVP and four-time Athlete of the Year…competed in the Canadian Junior Track and Field Champi-onships in Ste-Therese, Quebec where she ran 400m and 400m hurdles finishing fifth in each event with times of 55.98 and 1:01.38 respectively.

PERSONAL: Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on March 30, 1996…daughter of Dana and Ronald Metcal-fe…named to the honor roll every year of high school…majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

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SHONTE MILLER

Sophomore

Freeport, Bahamas (Queen’s College)

2013-14: OUTDOOR: Member of the Eagles’ All-American 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at the NAIA Na-tional Championships (May 22-24)…competed in the preliminaries of the 400m dash at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22) where she posted a season best time of 1:04.53.

PREP: Graduated from Queen’s College in June 2013…ran track for the Comets…participated in the 100m, 200m and 400m events for the Comets…member of the 4x400m relay team that placed in second at the Bahamas Associa-tion of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships.

PERSONAL: Born in Freeport, Bahamas on July 2, 1995…daughter of Shawn Miller and Charmaine Grant…majoring in Aviation Maintenance Science.

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ANNETTEMORRISON

Freshman

Fleming Island, Fla. (Mandarin HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets…fastest time of the season (21:31.46) came at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 5).

PREP: Graduated from Mandarin High School in 2014…ran both cross country and track for coaches Jim Schmidt and Hope Treece…Florida High School Cross Country State Championship competitor as a junior and senior…named to the All-District cross country squad in 2012… claimed district championships in the 800m, 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay in 2013. PERSONAL: Born in Miami, Fla. on Feb. 11, 1996…daugh-ter of Charlotte Morrison and Frank Byman…majoring in Aerospace Engineering…math tutor for four years in high school.

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MAITEMOSCOSO

Sophomore

Longwood, Fla. (Lake Brantley HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…fastest time of the season (20:21.74) came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25)…ERAU’s fifth finisher at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 10).

2013-14: INDOOR: NAIA All-American in the 3,000m

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STEPHANIEMUELLER

Freshman

Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North HS)

PREP: Graduated from Naperville North High School in May 2014…competed in high jump and pole vault… holds high school’s high jump record at 5’7” and tied her high school’s pole vault record at 11’6”… recipient of All-Aca-demic and All-Conference Awards. PERSONAL: Born in Naperville, Ill. on July 2, 1996…daughter of Lauren and Mark Mueller…volunteered with The Special Olympics…majoring in Aeronautical Science.

Racewalk, finishing fourth overall in 14:55.49 at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6)...best Race Walk time during the indoor season came at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) in 14:51.60. OUT-DOOR: Qualified for the NAIA Outdoor National Champi-onships in the 5,000m Racewalk with a time of 27:09.87 at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic (April 4), finishing first…ran the 10,000m at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21), placing sixth in 44:30.38. PREP: Graduated from Lake Brantley High School in May 2013...lettered in track and cross country under Head Coach Tony Moore...posted personal-best times of 2:32 in the 800m, 19:56 in the 5K...2011-13 Lake Brantley Cross Country Team Captain...2011-12 USATF Junior Nation-als Champion Girls 10,000m Race Walk...2012 USATF Jr. Olympic Champion...2011 High School Race Walking Ath-lete of the Year...fourth best all-time high school 3000m Race Walk... 2012 World Race Walking Cup Participant (Sa-ransk, Russia)...2009-11 Lake Brantley Cross Country MVP.

PERSONAL: Born in Longwood, Fla. on April 7, 1995...daughter of Maria and Juan Moscoso...majoring in Business Administration.

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ALEXORR

FreshmanChambersburg, Pa. (Chambersburg Area Senior HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: ERAU’s top finisher at six of the seven meets in which she competed…had four top- 20 finishes…second team All-Conference performer after finishing 12th overall at The Sun Conference Champion-ships (Nov. 8) with a time of 19:46.37…best finish of the year came at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27) where she placed fifth overall…finished 18th at the South Florida In-vitational (Sept. 5), her first collegiate race…placed 15th at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 10)…set a personal best at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20), posting a time of 18:42.54.

PREP: 2014 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School…ran for Coach Chris Monheim…2013 inductee into the Chambersburg Cross Country Hall of Fame…dis-trict individual medalist and Pennsylvania State Cross Coun-try Championship qualifier three times…claimed the 2012 Enos Yeager Invitational title, finishing first out of 105 run-ners…led her team to the 2010 and 2013 Midpenn Cham-pionships, as well as the 2013 district crown while finish-

ing as runner-up in 2011…named a Mid-Penn Conference Scholar-Athlete awardee…helped her track & field team to the Midpenn Championship in 2011 and a fourth-place fin-ish at the Pennsylvania State Track & Field Championship in 2012…district medalist in the 4x800m relay in 2011 and a individual district qualifier in the 3,200m in 2013. PERSONAL: Born in Chambersburg, Pa. on June 24, 1996…daughter of James and Cynthia Orr…majoring in Aeronautical Science…volunteered her time with several charities, including Kicks for Charity, the Menno Haven Nursing Home and went on a mission trip to Belize.

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BRIANNA PACZYNSKI

FreshmanClearwater, Fla. (Palm Harbor University HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets…posted a season best time of 20:53.73 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25)…best finish of the season came at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27) where she placed 32nd overall. PREP: Graduated from Palm Harbor University High School in 2014…ran for Coach Daryl Southard…named Most Valuable Runner all four years of her prep career…captained her high school team as a junior and senior…earned Pinellas County All-Conference Honorable Mention honors…district champion in the 3,200m in both 2012 and 2013. PERSONAL: Born in Clearwater, Fla. on March 29, 1996…daughter of John and Kimmerley Paczynski…majoring in Human Factors Psychology…spent time volunteering at Suncoast Primate Sanctuary as well as various homeless shelters.

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AUDREYPARIOS

Freshman

Gotha, Fla. (Olympia HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets for the Eagles…recorded a personal best at the Sand Shark Invi-tational (Oct. 25) as she crossed the finish line in 21:47.62.

PREP: Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Olympia High School in 2014…selected as the United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award as a senior…earned All-Metro Team accolades in the 4x800m relay in 2014…named the Most Valuable Player for the Titans’ girls soc-cer team in as a junior and senior…captained both her prep soccer squad and the FC America Girls U18 squads in 2013-14. PERSONAL: Born in Pompton Lakes, N.J. on April 5, 1996…parents are Catherine and Paul Parios…majoring in Business Administration…volunteers at the Health Central Park, assisting the disabled elderly…also volunteered for Relay for Life, the Million Meals Challenge and Stop Hunger Now among numerous other charitable organizations.

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EVANNA RAMIREZ

Junior

Ridge, N.Y. (Longwood HS)

2013-14: INDOOR: Competed in three meets…posted a season best time of 10.70 in the 60m hurdles and sea-son best mark of 4.47m in the long jump at the ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 22)…best mark in the triple jump (9.91m) came at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge. OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets for the Eagles…com-peted in the finals of three events (triple jump, long jump, 400m hurdles) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22)…posted a collegiate best time of 1:13.72 in the 400H at the TSC Championships…set a personal best times of 13.94 in the 100m dash and 19.09 in the 100m hurdles at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic (April 4-5).

2012-13: INDOOR: Competed in two events as a fresh-man for the Eagles…competed in the long jump posting a 4.58m mark for ninth-place at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…competed in the triple jump placing third overall with a 9.78m mark at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 16). OUTDOOR: Jumped in three events for the Eagles…placed seventh in the triple jump with a 10.23m mark at the USF Bulls Invite (March 15)…she placed in fourth in the long jump with a personal-best 4.98m mark and fifth in the triple jump with a 10.08m mark at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…she placed seventh in the high jump with a 1.33m mark, seventh in the long jump with a 4.49m mark and fin-ished fourth in the triple jump with a personal-best 10.37m mark at The Sun Conference Championships (April 22).

PREP: A 2012 graduate of Longwood High School…com-peted in triple jump, long jump and high jump.

PERSONAL: Born in Bay Shore, N.Y. on Feb. 21, 1995…daughter of Luana and Michael Ramirez…was on the honor roll all four years…member of National Honor Society…volunteered at South Nassau Community Hospital as well as a soup kitchen and at Saddle Rock Ranch…majoring in Homeland Security.

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ALEIYAHROSS

Senior

Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in seven meets for the Eagles…qualified as an individual for the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 22) where she placed 220th with a time of 20:18.30…earned All-Conference first-team hon-ors after finishing seventh at The Sun Conference Champi-onships (Nov. 8), crossing the finish line in 19:10.29…fin-ished 17th overall at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27)…scored points for the Eagles in five meets and was one of the team’s top three finishers four times…set a personal best at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25) with a time of 18:53.01.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in eight meets for the Eagles as a junior in a breakout season…posted a personal-best and a top finish at The Sun Conference Champion-ships (Nov. 9), where she was the second fastest Eagle, fin-ishing in seventh place overall in 19:16.84 and earned first team All-Conference honors and an individual bid to the NAIA National Championships…placed in 237th in a time

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JAENASMITH

Senior

Fulton, Mo. (Fulton HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets…posted her fastest time of the season (20:22.37) at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25)…best finish of the sea-son came at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8) where she placed 26th overall with a time of 21:17.69.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five meets for the Blue and Gold…best time was 20:21.28, finishing 83rd overall at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6)…posted her top overall finish, 20th place, in 20:31.06 at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9). INDOOR: Posted a career-best time of 12:05.95 in the 3,000m at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25). OUTDOOR: Registered two career-best marks in the two events she competed in during the outdoor season, including a sev-enth-place finish in the 10,000m (44:50.33) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 21).

2012-13: INDOOR/OUTDOOR: Did not compete.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven of the Eagles’ eight meets during her freshman season… ran her best time of the year at The Sun Conference Champion-ships (Nov. 5) in 22:27.44 to finish 23rd overall…finished 25th overall at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (Oct. 8) with a time of 24:22.28. INDOOR: Ran in three meets for ERAU…posted a time of 12:29.10 in the 3000m at the Webber Warrior Indoor Track Classic (Feb. 11), finishing third. OUTDOOR: Raced to three career-best marks during the outdoor season, including a 6:01.91 in the 1500m, a 15:11.34 in the 3000m Steeplechase and a 49:03.83 in the 10,000m.

PREP: 2011 graduate of Fulton High School…ran for the Hornets for four seasons…named an All-Conference per-former in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born in Columbia, Mo. on July 7, 1993…daughter of Stephanie and Danny Smith…majoring in Air Traffic Control…National Honor Society member…taught swimming lessons at her local pool.

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of 20:35.93 at the National Championships (Nov. 23)…also earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades for her perfor-mance in the classroom. INDOOR: Ran in three meets for the Eagles, specializing in the 3000m and Mile…recorded a time of 11:01.35 at the Embry-Riddle Last Chance (Feb. 22) in the 3,000m. OUTDOOR: Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Sun Conference honoree…three-time All-Conference performer at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (April 21), placing first in the 4x800m relay (9:43.92) and third in both the 3,000m Steeplechase (12:38.16) and 10,000m (41:25.24)…ran a collegiate-best 2:28.28 in the 800m at the FSU Relays (March 21) and a career-best 18:31.34 in the 5000m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (March 28)…personal best time of 11:49. 93 in the 3,000m Steeplechase came at the FSU Twilight (May 9) where she finished sixth overall.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Earned second team All-Conference honors after finishing ninth overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 3) in 21:40.28…nearly broke her career-record at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) with a time of 19:49.17. INDOOR: Raced in four meets as a sophomore…she won the 3000m run in 11:25.17 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…posted a college-best time of 5:36.95 in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)…she notched another first-place finish in the 3000m race in a season-best time of 11:12.46 and placed in fourth in the mile race in 5:44.41 at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 16)…competed in the preliminary race of the distance medley relay at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in four meets for the Eagles…she posted a college-best time of 12:59.96 in the 3000m stee-plechase finishing sixth at the LSU Relays (March 22)…she placed in third in the 5000m race in 19:19.40 at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…she placed fourth in the 10,000m race and the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 46:51.09 and 15:05.09 respectively at The Sun Conference Cham-pionships (Nov. 9).

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: Participated in all eight of the Blue and Gold’s meets during her freshman campaign…second team All-Conference performer with a 20:53.03 mark at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 5), pla-ing 10th overall…fifth ERAU finisher at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 19) in 20:05.00…personal-best time of 19:48.31 at the USF Invitational (Sept. 9). INDOOR: Ran in five meets for ERAU, including at the OUC Half Marathon (Jan. 3) where she posted a time of 1:30:42.00…raced to a season-best 19:13.60 in the 5000m at the Tiger Paw Invita-tional (Feb. 11), as well as a season-best mark in the 3000m (10:52.81). OUTDOOR: Competed for the Eagles in the Marathon at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Champion-ships (May 26), finishing in 3:39:25.60…finished second in the 5000m at the ERAU Spike’s Classic (Mar. 24), posting a 19:22.58 in the event…best 10,000m time came at the UNF North Florida Invitational (Mar. 31) where she finished in 41:24.84.

PREP: 2011 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School…two-time captain of the cross country team (2009, 10) and named team captain of the track squad in 2011…member of the first cross country team in Lower Dauphin history to qualify for the Pennsylvania State Championships.

PERSONAL: Born in Hummelstown, Pa. on Nov. 15, 1992 …daughter of Sandi and Randy Ross…majoring in Busi-ness Administration…member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and National English Honor Society…partook in six missions trips over the course of four years...currently starting a philanthropic business venture called Esperi.

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ELLIE STAKER

Senior

Seattle, Wash. (North Kitsap HS)

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Had the best season in Eagle history…became the first Eagle women’s cross country runner to earn All-American honors at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23)…earned first team All-Sun Con-ference accolades and was named the league’s Runner of the Year for the second year in a row after winning The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 9) in a time of 17:55.38, the fifth fastest time in Eagle history…posted the second fastest time in Eagle history 17:24.74, just six seconds shy of her school record, at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 6)…also posted the third-fastest time in Eagle history at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26) winning the meet in 17:41.72…led the team in every race she was in, including three indi-vidual wins…earned an individual bid to the NAIA National Championships for her performance at The Sun Confer-ence Championships…placed 21st at the National Cham-pionships in a time of 18:21.82, the 10th fastest time in Eagle history…also earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Ath-lete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades. INDOOR: NAIA All-American in the mile, 1000m run, and 4x400m relay…national runner-up in the mile and 1000m, posting school record times of 4:50.41 and 2:48.32, re-spectively at the NAIA National Championships (March 6-8)…finished eighth at the national meet as a member of the 4x400m relay team which posted a school record time of 3:51.95…won three events during the indoor season (mile at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17), 1000m at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25), 800m at the Bob Pollock Invitational (Feb. 1))…finished third overall in the mile and 4x400m relay at the Bob Pollock Invitational. OUTDOOR: NAIA All-American in the 1500m, 800m, and 4x400m relay…finished third in the 1500m at the NAIA National Championships (May 22-24) in 4:27.23…national runner-up in the 800m, crossing the finish line in 2:08.85 at nationals, just 68 milliseconds behind the first place finisher…finished fifth at nationals as a member of the Eagles’ 4x400m relay team…Sun Conference Champion and All-Conference performer in the 5000m run, 1500m run, 800m run, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay…fin-ished no worse than third in every event during the regular season…won nine events…set personal bests in the 800m (2:07.38) at the FSU Relays (March 21-22) and the 1500m (4:20:91) at the Florida Relays (April 3-5).

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Earned first team All-Sun Conference accolades and was named the league’s Run-ner of the Year (just the third Eagle ever) for winning The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 3) in a time of 19:09.90…shattered the program record for fastest time at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20), winning the meet in 17:18.32…won the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (Nov. 22) in 18:43.12…named The Sun Conference Runner of the Week four times, tying a league record…earned Daktron-ics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors and Academic All-Sun Conference accolades.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY: First team All-Conference honoree with a fifth-place finish at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 5) in 19:58.89…crossed the line first for the Eagles in the first six meets of her sophomore season… season-best time of 18:47.86 came at the USF In-vitational (Sept. 9), earning her the first of two Sun Confer-ence Runner of the Week honors…at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, she ran to a fourth-place finish in 22:41.78, also earning Sun Conference Runner of the Week accolades…finished second on the team and 97th overall at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 19), racing to a 19:47.00

time. INDOOR: NAIA All-American in two events, the 1000m and 4x400m relay…finished as the runner-up in the 1000m at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Champion-ships (Mar. 3), posting a time of 2:53.81…won five events during the winter, posting best times in the 600m (1:36.28) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18) and mile (5:06.88) at the Florida Gator Invitational (Jan. 22)…part of a first-place distance medley relay team at the Jimmy Carnes Invi-tational (Jan. 14), posting a time of 12:41.47…took home medalist honors in the 1000m (2:53.69) at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11). OUTDOOR: Earned NAIA All-America accolades in both the 1500m and 4x800m relay events at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 26)…placed third in the 1500m with a time of 4:32.87, as well as finishing third along with her 4x800m teammates in 8:59.34…All-Sun Conference runner in four events for the Eagles during The Sun Conference Championships (April 23), including winning the 800m (2:24.09), winning the 1500m (4:51.95), winning the 4x800m relay (9:31.95) and finishing second while posting a career-best mark of 18:02.20 in the 5000m…won both the 800m (2:18.52) and 1500m (4:46.92) at the ERAU Spike’s Classic (Mar. 24)…put forth her best 800m time of 2:11.71 at the Geor-gia Tech Invitational (May 12), and her best 1500m mark of 4:30.55 at the 2012 Pepsi Florida Relays (Apr. 7).

2010-11: CROSS COUNTRY: Scored in all eight meets that she competed in...second Eagle finisher at the Early Bird Classic (Sept. 3), placing 11th overall with a time of 19:31.00...was also the second Eagle to finish the Moun-tain Dew Invitational (Sept. 18) in 19:03.17...third-overall finisher at the Hatter Invitational (Oct. 15), recording a time of 19:53...placed eighth overall at The Sun Confer-ence Championships (Nov. 6) with a career-best time of 18:47...fifth Eagle to finish the NAIA National Champion-ships (Nov. 20), completing the course in 21:06. INDOOR: Competed in five meets as a freshman…took second in the 1000m with a 3:22.56 at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 22)…ran season-best times of 2:21.15 in the 800m and 3:04.39 in the 1000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 11)…won the 1000m (3:07.66) and placed second in the 800m (2:25.79) at the ERAU Last Chance meet (Feb. 18)…part of 4x400m relay team that set school record time of 3:54.78 at the NAIA Indoor Na-tional Championships (March 3). OUTDOOR: Participated in nine meets…finished third in the 800m (2:22.06) and fourth in the 1500m (4:58.13) at the ERAU Spikes Classic (Mar. 18)…placed sixth in the 800m (2:17.75) and eighth in the 1500m (4:51.18) at the FSU Relays (Mar. 23)…ran a season-best time in the 1500m (4:49.18) at the USF Collegiate Invitational (April 1)…won gold in the 4x800m (9:38.97), silver in the 4x400m (4:02.82) and bronze in the 800m (2:26.39) at The Sun Conference Championships (April 17)…recorded season-best time of 2:16.82 in the 800m at the UCF Twilight (May 5)… set school record in the 4x800m relay (9:07.88) at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 26).

PREP: 2010 graduate of North Kitsap High School...let-tered in both cross country and track...posted personal-best times of 2:20.86 in the 800m, 5:18 in the 1600m, 18:43 in the 3 mile and 19:03 in the 5K.

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Junior

Crystal River, Fla. (Crystal River HS)

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets…Second team All-Conference performer…finished 13th overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8), her best finish of the season, with a time of 20:00.31…fast-est time of the season (19:28.27) came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 25)…finished 15th overall at the ERAU ASICS Classic with a time of 20:46.13…scored points for the Eagles in all six meets in which she competed.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY: Was a second team All-Con-ference selection as a sophomore after placing eighth in 19:22.85 at The Sun Conference Championship (Nov. 9)…personal best time of the season, 19:14.12, came at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 26) as she was the second fastest Eagle and 20th place finisher…top finish was sixth place in 20:48.32 at the Asics Classic (Sept. 21)…earned an individual bid for the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 23) for her finish at The Sun Conference Championships…placed in 234th in a time of 20:34.63 at the National Cham-pionships.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY: Second team All-Conference runner-up as a freshman…placed 13th overall and sev-enth on the Eagle team at The Sun Conference Champion-ship (Nov. 3), running a time of 21:49.07…best mark of the season came at the Sand Shark Invite (Oct. 20) when she placed 28th overall in 19:57.46…posted a time of 20:50.18 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 15), fin-ishing 93rd overall. INDOOR: Raced in five meets for the Eagles as a freshman…a member of the winning 4x800m relay team and the runner-up 4x400m relay team, and placed fifth with a time of 1:45.03 at the ERAU Challenge (Jan. 20)…she ran a personal-best time of 1:42.51 in the 600m to place third at the ERAU Last Chance (Feb. 16)…competed in the finals for the 4x800m relay placing eighth overall earning her first All-American honor at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 2). OUTDOOR: Raced in eight meets, competing in the 100m and 400m hurdles, 4x400m and 4x800m relay, 400m race and the long jump…she won the 400m hurdles in 1:05.45 and was a member of the winning 4x800m relay team at the ERAU Spikes Classic (April 6)…she recorded an “A” standard, fin-ishing ninth in the 400m hurdles in a college-best time of 1:03.45 at the Miami Alumni Invitational (April 13)…she earned an All-Conference selection in the 400m hurdles winning the event in a time of 1:05.39 at The Sun Con-ference Championships (April 22)…she was a part of the second-place 4x400m relay, and placed seventh in the 400m hurdles at the FSU Twilight meet (May 3)…hit the lone “B” standard for the Eagles at the Georgia Tech Invite (May 11) in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.35…she competed in the preliminary round of the 400m hurdles and the 4x800m relay at the NAIA Outdoor National Cham-pionships (May 25).

PREP: Graduated from Crystal River High School in 2012…captained her cross country team as a senior…named a team captain for track in both 2011 and 2012…named her team’s MVP Hurdler for three straight seasons…named the Citrus County Chronicle’s Female Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born in Ft. Belvoir, Va. on Dec. 31, 1993…parents are Lloyd and Sonne Slaughter…volunteered at hospice houses, hospitals, nursing homes and day cares during high school…majoring in Homeland Security.

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PERSONAL: Born in Seattle, Wash. on May 11, 1992...daughter of Bart and Catherine Staker...majoring in Aero-space Engineering.

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SOCIAL MEDIAThe ERAU Sports Information and Sports Marketing offices are dedicated to promoting student-athletes on the web and social media. Embry-Riddle Athletics’ social media presence includes platforms on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Eagle fans can connect directly to their favorite Embry-Riddle teams and the athletes they love via social media channels.

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Ave MariaAve Maria, Fla.

Embry-RiddleDaytona Beach, Fla.

Florida MemorialMiami Gardens, Fla.

Johnson & WalesNorth Miami, Fla.

NorthwoodWest Palm Beach, Fla.

SCAD SavannahSavannah, Ga.

St. ThomasMiami Gardens, Fla.

SoutheasternLakeland, Fla.

ThomasThomasville, Ga.

South Carolina BeaufortBeaufort, S.C.

WarnerLake Wales, Fla.

Webber InternationalBabson Park, Fla.

BarryMiami Shores, Fla.

EckerdSt. Petersburg, Fla.

Embry-RiddleDaytona Beach, Fla.

Florida SouthernLakeland, Fla.

Florida TechMelbourne, Fla.

LynnBoca Raton, Fla.

Nova SoutheasternFort Lauderdale, Fla.

RollinsWinter Park, Fla.

Saint LeoSaint Leo, Fla.

TampaTampa, Fla.

Palm Beach AtlanticPalm Beach, Fla.

Embry-Riddle is a provisional member of the NCAA II Sunshine State Conference as the athletic department transitions from the NAIA to NCAA II. The Eagles began their mem-bership with the SSC on July 1, 2014 and will be provisional members for three years (2014-17). The Eagles will play full SSC schedules in 2015-16 and 2016-17, but will not be eligible for postseason play.

As Embry-Riddle continues to move through the NCAA II candidacy process, the Eagles will become full members of the Sunshine State Conference in the summer of 2017.

The Sun Conference is heading into its 25th season of competition and continues to be one of the most suc-cessful intercollegiate athletic conferences in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

The institutions in the conference believe in strong educational commitment combined with balanced athletic competition. Originally formed in March 1990 as the Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (FIAC), The Sun Conference was established as a conference for small independent institutions within the NAIA. The name “Florida Sun Conference” was adopted in 1992. The league unveiled its new name, “The Sun Conference” on August 18, 2008 to be inclusive of member schools from Georgia and South Carolina.

Under the guidance of commissioner Mark Pope, the league sponsors championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and field and women’s volleyball.

The Sun Conference has proven to be one of the top leagues in the NAIA with its teams consistently being recognized among the nation’s best. In 2013-14, the conference placed two teams in the top 25 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Race with Embry-Riddle placing fourth and SCAD Savannah finishing in 24th place.

Sun Conference teams are perennial contenders for national titles and 29 teams made national tournament appearances in 2013-14. SCAD finished as the national runner-up in women’s golf, while Embry-Riddle earned runner-up finishes in both men’s and women’s tennis. In addition to the tennis and golf national runner-up finishes, the league racked up numerous individual national titles. SCAD’s Theresa Schmaus won the ITA/NAIA national singles title while Embyr-Riddle’s Kristina Marova and Hui-I Huang won the doubles crown. On the men’s side, ERAU completed the sweep as Deni Zmak took home the national singles title and teamed up with Simon Felix to win the doubles cown. In track and field, Embry-Riddle’s Reta Woodard won both in the indoor weight and outdoor hammer throw national titles. Women’s golf saw SCAD’s Alazne Urizar earn individual medalist honors, while Northwood’s Helen Lynskey was tabbed as the NSCAA/NAIA Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

In 2013-14 alone, 84 student-athletes from the league were named NAIA All-Americans, while 167 TSC ath-letes were also named Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.

The roots of The Sun Conference date back to 1990 when the league was originally formed as the Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Original membership consisted of Embry-Riddle, Flagler, Florida Memorial, Nova (now Nova Southeastern), Palm Beach Atlantic, St. Thomas, Webber International and Warner Southern.

The league grew to nine members with the addition of Northwood in 1994. Between 2002 and 2006, Nova Southeastern, Palm Beach Atlantic and Flagler moved to NCAA II, but the league was able to recruit new mem-bers as Savannah College of Art and Design joined in 2004, followed by Edward Waters in 2006. With the ad-dition of the University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Johnson and Wales, Southeastern, Ave Maria and Thomas (Ga.) within the last four years, along with Edward Waters’ move to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, the league membership now stands at 12 schools.

Football begins its first season as a league-sponsored sport in the Fall of 2014 and that sport brings with it two associate members in Edward Waters and Point.

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Location .................................................. Savannah, Ga.Enrollment ........................................................... 9,695Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname .............................................................. BeesColors ....................................................Black and GoldAthletic Director ................................Doug WollenburgHead Coach ............................................Patrick ReaganMen’s 2014 TSC Finish.............................................6thWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish .......................................5thSID .................................................... Tommy ChasanoffEmail ..............................................tchasano@scad.edu Office Phone ..........................................912-525-4815

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Location ..............................................Babson Park, Fla.Enrollment ...............................................................667Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname ........................................................ WarriorsColors ....................................... Green, Gold and WhiteAthletic Director .............................................Bill HeathHead Coach ....................................... Dr. Peter OrmsbyMen’s 2014 TSC Finish.............................................5thWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish ......................................2ndSID ................................................... Bradley HutzelmanEmail Address ..................................... sid@webber.eduOffice Phone ..........................................863-638-2980

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Location ..............................................North Miami, Fla.Enrollment ........................................................... 2,150Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname .........................................................WildcatsColors ................................ Royal Blue, Gold and WhiteAthletic Director ..................................... David GrahamHead Coach ........................................ Jeffrey Campbell.Men’s 2014 TSC Finish.............................................8thWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish .......................................8thSID .......................................................... Lucia SanchezEmail Address ............................. lucia.sanchez.jwu.eduOffice Phone .......................................... 305-892-7670

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Location ...................................................Beaufort, S.C.Enrollment ............................................................1,457Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname .................................................. Sand SharksColors ....................................... Navy, Sand and GarnetAthletic Director .................................... Quin MonahanHead Coach .............................................. Larry KimballMen’s 2014 TSC Finish.............................................4thWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish .......................................4thSID .............................................................. Justin JarrettEmail Address ....................................jjarrett@uscb.eduOffice Phone ..........................................843-208-8068

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Location ...................................... West Palm Beach, Fla.Enrollment ...............................................................719Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname ...................................................... SeahawksColors ......................... Columbia Blue, Navy and WhiteAthletic Director .....................................Nick DavidsonHead Coach ..................................................Kent BakerMen’s 2014 TSC Finish............................................ 3rdWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish ...................................... 3rdSID ..........................................................Kevin DevrientEmail .................................... devrienk@northwood.edu Office Phone ..........................................561-681-7908

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Location ................................................Lake Wales, Fla.Enrollment ........................................................... 1,200Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname ............................................................RoyalsColors .................................................... Navy and GoldAthletic Director ..........................................Kevin JonesHead Coach ....................... Emperatriz Gonzalez-HenaoMen’s 2014 TSC Finish............................................2ndWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish .......................................6thSID .....................................................Kendal SherrouseEmail Address ...................................... sid@warner.eduOffice Phone ..........................................863-638-7126

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Location ......................................... Miami Gardens,Fla.Enrollment ........................................................... 2,200Affiliation ............................................................... NAIAConference .......................................................The SunNickname ..............................................................LionsColors ............................ Royal Blue, Orange and WhiteAthletic Director ....................................... Robert SmithHead Coach .............................Roosevelt Richardson Jr.Men’s 2014 TSC Finish.............................................7thWomen’s 2014 TSC Finish .......................................7thSID ....................................................Damian AlexanderEmail Address ............................ dalenand@fmuniv.eduOffice Phone ..........................................305-626-3194

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2014 Sun Conference Championship Results

Men’s Team Score1. Embry-Riddle 3072. Warner 1293. Northwood 1084. South Carolina Beaufort 735. Webber International 706. SCAD Savannah 637. Florida Memorial 218. Johnson & Wales 1

Women’s Team Score1. Embry-Riddle 212.52. Webber International 2063. Northwood 1124. South Carolina Beaufort 1085. SCAD Savannah 646. Warner 437. Florida Memorial 258. Johnson & Wales 3.5

2014 Sun ConferenceAwards

MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEARPaul McKenna, ERAU

WOMEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAREllie Staker, ERAU

MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEARMichael Cassidy, WU

WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEARReta Woodard, ERAU

MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHARACTERTyler Post, WIU

WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHARACTERSarah Turrubiate, USCB

MEN’S COACH OF THE YEARMike Rosolino, ERAU

WOMEN’S CO-COACH OF THE YEARMike Rosolino, ERAUPeter Ormsby, WIU

April 18, 19The 2015 Sun Conference Track & Field Champion-

ship will be held in Daytona Beach, Fla. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the two-day competi-tion at the ERAU Track & Field Complex. All members of The Sun Conference are eligible to compete. Each school may enter a maximum of four athletes per indi-vidual event (i.e. men’s 100m). Each school may enter only one relay team per relay event.

For the pole vault and throwing events (hammer throw, discus, javelin, shot put), competitors MUST have recorded a mark during the 2014-15 school year in the event(s) they wish to enter.

FLORIDA MEMORIAL JOHNSON & WALES NORTHWOOD

SCAD SAVANNAH USC BEAUFORT WARNER

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2014 INDOOR REVIEWJimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 17) – After sitting out the 2013 season, All-American Ellie Staker made a statement in the first indoor meet of the 2014. She led the way for the Blue and Gold breaking the ERAU record and hitting an NAIA automatic qualifying mark in the mile winning the event in 4:57.67. On the men’s side, six Eagles posted personal-best marks to kick off the season on the right foot. Zachary Kraus raced to a collegiate-best in the mile with a time of 4:22.56 finishing in third place. Andrew Carpen-ter also placed in the top 10 in the mile with a 10th place finish in 4:43.11. Zachery Farner posted a personal-best in the shot put with a mark of 11.66m and also had a personal-best mark in the weight throw with a mark of 12.64m. Three members of the Blue and Gold set personal-records in the 55m dash, including James Bullock with a 6.74, Joe DiGregorio in 6.69 and freshman Ricardo Dunbar in 6.60. Freshman Paul McKenna rounded out the personal-bests on the track for the Eagles with his ninth place performance in the 3000m with a time of 8:52.93.

ERAU Indoor/ Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25) – Two women hit NAIA qualifying standards in the Eagles first home meet of the 2014 indoor season. Freshman Maite Moscoso started the meet out with a bang by shattering the outdoor school record and hitting an automatic qualifying standard in the 3000m racewalk with a time of 14:51.60. Staker hit an automatic qualifying standard and broke the school record in the 1000m win-ning the event in a time of 2:53.72. The men hit four national qulaifying standards, led by Richard Maku who hit an “A” standard and broke the school record by winning the triple jump with a mark of 14.32m. In the pole vault, Kameron Turner tied his personal-record and hit a “B” standard with a mark of 4.70m. On the track, the 4x800m relay team of Carpenter. Kraus, Alec Hernandez and Jamin Mays hit a “B” standard with a time of 7:54.62, while McKenna hit a “B” standard in the 5000m with a time of 15:03.94.

Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) - The Blue and Gold traveled to Clemson, S.C. where the team posted thre national qualifying standards. Staker contined her torrid start to the 2014 campaign, hitting an “A” standard in the mile and the 800m with times of 4:57.75 and 2:16.02 respectively. The women’s 4x400m relay team of Kristina Kendrick, Marina LeVine, Staker and Kandice Dixon also hit an “A” standard with a time of 4:00.94, finishing third overall. A handful of the men set personal records at the meet. Her-nandez and Mays posted season-bests in the 800m, finishing in seventh and eighth place with times of 1:58.76 and 1:58.82, respectively. In the mile, Palmer Lintz set a collegiate-best finishing in fifth place in 4:36.88. Michael Campobasso also hit a personal record in the 60m dash as part of the heptathlon, with a time of 7.73.

Samford Invitational (Feb. 7-8) – The Eagle men and women combined to achieve eight national qualifying standards at the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. In her first meet of the season, All-American Reta Woodard hit an automatic qualifying mark in the weight throw with a distance of 18.14m, placing third out of 34 competitors. Halle Green-Anderson had her best performance of the season as she hit an automatic qualify-ing standard in the long jump with a distance of 5.61m and also posted a “B” standard in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 9.29. The men had arguably their best meet of the season as they hit five qualifying standards. The men’s distance medley relay team of Hernandez, Jean Frenot, Mays and Vincent Bett hit an automatic qualifying mark with a time of 10:15.80 finishing in second, while freshman Paul McKenna hit a “B” standard in the 5000m finishing in second place with a time of 15:07.20. Bett also hit an automatic qualify-ing standard in the 3000m race with a time of 8:37.93, while Mays posted a “B” standard in the 800m with a time of 1:55.74. In the field events, A.J. Bales hit an “A” standard in the pole vault with a vault of 4.80m

ERAU Last Chance Meet (Feb. 21-22) – The Eagles had an excellent showing in their final regular season meet with the women and men combining to post 14 national qualifying standards. Green-Anderson hit three standards to lead the way for the women. The Kingston, Jamaica native hit an automatic qualifying standard in the long jump with a school record distance of 5.82m and in the in the 60m hurdles with a second place time of 8.92. Green-Anderson also hit a “B” standard in the 60m dash placing sixth in 7.83, tying the ERAU school record. Maite Moscoso also hit an automatic qualifying standard in the 3000m race walk with a time of 14:58.84, while Kristina Kendrick hit her first individual standard of the season, a “B” standard in the 400m, finishing third in 58.69. For the men, McKenna led the team with an “A” standard in the 5000m crossing the finish line in a first place time of 14:54.22. Additionally, the Eagles 4x800m relay team of Carpenter, Hernan-dez, Kraus and Mays hit an automatic qualifying standard with a time of 7:52.45. Hernandez (2:31.46), Mays (2:32.37), and Carpenter (2:32.96) also hit “B” standards in the 1000m. Freshman Angel Parra led the Eagles in the field breaking the school record in the weight throw winning the event with an automatic qualifying standard distance of 17.62m. Competi-tion in the pole vault saw two Eagles hit automatic qualifying standards. Kameron Turner and A.J. Bales each hit an “A” standard with a vault of 4.75m.

NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 6-8) - Woodard highlighted the competition as she captured an individual national title in the weight throw. Woodard won the third national title of her career with a throw of 18.89m. Staker was also very impressive at nationals, claiming All-America honors in three events. The Seattle, Wash. native earned her first All-American honor in the mile, breaking her own school record and finishing second in 4:50.41. She followed that up with a stellar performance in the 1000m,

crossing the finish line second in a school record time of 2:48.32. Staker, along with Kendrick, LeVine, and Kandice Dixon, also earned All-America honors in the 4x400m, finishing eighth in a school record time of 3:51.95. The men also had an impressive showing as seven members of the team became All-Americans. James Bullock and Kameron Turner both earned All-America recognition in the heptath-lon. Bullock led the way shattering his own school record, finishing in fourth with 5,036 points, while Turner posted a personal record in all seven heptathlon events and placed eighth with 4,801 points. Bett earned All-American status in the 3000m on the final day of na-tionals, placing seventh overall in in 8:37.30. The distance medley realy team of Hernandez, Mays, Kraus and Jean Frenot became All-Americans after they finsihed sixth, crossing the finish line in 10:02.93. As a team, the Eagle women placed fifth overall, the highest finish at nationals in program history, with 32 points. The men came home 21st overall with 11 total points. At the conlcusion of the season, Staker and Turner were named Champions of Character award winners.

2014 OUTDOOR REVIEWUSF Bulls Invite (March 13-14) – ERAU opened the 2014 outdoor season hitting two standards and setting several personal records. Woodard began the outdoor season with a bang, achieving an “A” standard in the hammer throw with a distance of 54.38. Bett was the top performer on the men’s side, hitting a “B” standard in the 3000m steeplechase after he crossed the finish line in first place in 9:23.72. Parra and Farner both set personal bests in the hammer throw with marks of 43.95m and 30.02m, respectively.

FSU Relays (March 21-22) - Staker stole the show for the Eagles as she hit two automatic qualifying standards. She won the 1500m with a time of 4:29.52, and also finsihed first in the 800m with a time of 2:07.38, both of which set school reocrds. Turner hit a “B” standard in the javelin with a mark of 56.20m, while Mays achieved the final standard of the meet for ERAU, hitting a “B” standard in the 800m, crossing the finish line in 1:53.74.

UNF Invitational (March 28-29) - Woodard was the only Eagle to hit an automatic qualifying standard at the UNF Invitational. The senior All-American kicked off the competition with a season best mark of 54.70m in the hammer throw, good for a runner-up finish. Woodard followed up that performance with an “A” standard in the discus with a season best distance of 44.61m. Three men set personal records at the meet: Zach Farner in the hammer throw (37.35m), Alex Dori in the 110m hurdles (15.51), and Jean Frenot in the 200m (22.81).

ERAU Spikes Classic/ Pepsi Florida Relays (April 4-5) –The Embry-Riddle track & field team hit seven NAIA qualifying standards at the ERAU Spikes Classic. Reta Woodard won the hammer throw competition with an automatic qualifying standard of 55.97m. Maite Moscoso locked in her first automatic qualifying standard of the outdoor season in the 5000m race walk, crossing the finish line in 27:09.87. The Eagles’ 4x100m relay team of Green-Anderson, Kendrick, Camaria Cannon, and Dixon posted an automatic qualifying standard, finishing first with a time of 47.72. LeVine, Staker, Kendrick and Dixon teamed up in the 4x400m relay and posted an NAIA “B” standard finishing first in 3:55.86. On the men’s side, the Eagles’ 4x800 relay team of Carpenter, Mays, Ryan Larson and Kraus crossed the finish line first in 7:35.82, hitting an “A” standard. ERAU’s 4x100m relay squad of Joe DiGregorio, Abdullah Carew, Ricardo Dunbar and Bullock hit an NAIA “B” standard with a time of 41.96. In the field, Turner hit an “A” standard and in the pole vault

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with a 4.80m vault. Turner also shattered the school record in the decathlon with 6,231 points. At the Pepsi Florida Relays, Staker hit an automatic qualifying time in the 1500m with a school record time of 4:20.91, finishing in third place out of 44 primarily NCAA I competi-tors. Bett also posted an automatic qualifying time in the 3000m steeplechase at the Pepsi Florida Relays crossing the finish line in 9:14.94.

Miami Alumni Invitational/Seminole Invitational (April 12) - The Eagles competed as a split squad at two meets in their final tune-up before the confer-ence champsionships. The women posted six standards at the Miami Alumni Invitational. Green-Anderson posted her first automatic qualifying standard of the outdoor season in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.73 and also hit a “B” standard in the long jump with a mark of 5.63m. Green-Anderson was also a part of the 4x100m realy team with Kendrick, Cannon, and Dixon that posted a “B” standard with a time of 48.05. Individually, Kendrick posted an automatic qualifying time of 24.56 in the 200m dash. In the field, Reta Wood-ard hit an automatic qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a season-best distance of 56.52m, and followed that up with a “B” standard in the discus with a mark of 43.25m. Richard Maku led the Eagle men with a “B” standard and school record mark of 14.43m in the triple jump. At the Seminole Invitational, Staker hit another “A” standard in the 1500m, while Kraus just missed a “B” standard in the 1500m by .15 seconds.

The Sun Conference Championships (April 21-22) –

The Men: The Eagles started off the conference championships with Kameron Turner winning the javelin, finishing with an NAIA “B” standard mark and a new conference champi-onship record of 57.30m. Rico Saldana posted an automatic qualifying mark in the high jump winning the event with a 2.06m leap. Hudson Cadet also earned All-Conference honors in the high jump, placing third with a height of 1.96. In the hammer throw, Angel Parra took first place with a mark of 48.82m, while Zach Farner took the bronze with a 38.07m mark. The Blue and Gold took the second and third spots in the triple jump as Maku finished with a mark of 14.12m and Juwan Tolliver finished with a 12.82m mark. On the track, the 10,000m finals saw McKenna take home the silver medal with a time of 31:58.08, while Vincent Bett fnished third with a time of 32:53.50. In the final event of day one, the 4x800m relay, Her-nandez, Dalton L’Heureux, Lintz, and Mays teamed up to finish first with a time of 7:53.79.

McKenna continued the Eagles’ success to start off day two by winning the 3000m stee-plechase in 9:35.04 and by also finishing second in the 5000m race finishing in 15:38.44. The day continued on a high note with the Eagles’ 4x100m relay team of Carew, Bullock, DiGregorio, and Dunbar posting a “B” standard and winning the event in 41.84. ERAU had an impressive showing in the 1500m race with Carpenter taking the title in a new conference record time of 3:57.92, while Hernandez was second in 3:59.05, and Larson took fourth in the event with a time of 4:05.94. Alex Dori earned All-Conference recognition in the 110m, finishing second in 15.10, and in the 400m hurdles as he won th event with a time of 54.96. Jonathan Hemingway took third place in the 400m hurdles, finishing in 56.82. In the 100m dash, DiGregorio took third place with a time of 11.01, while Carew earned five points after taking fourth place in 11.14. Mays became the conference champion in the 800m, finishing first in 1:54.62, while Carpenter earned All-Conference accolades by plaing third with a time of 1:56.53. The Eagles swept the podium in two field events. In the pole vault competition, Michael Campobasso won the event 4.45m while Evan Bales and A.J. Bales tied for second with a jump of 4.30m. In the long jump, Bullock finished first with a distance of 6.94m, Maku was second with a mark of 6.67m, and DiGregorio was third with a 6.67m mark. In the final field event, Angel Parra become the conference champion in the discus throw with a distance of 42.31m. The Eagles locked in their eighth straight conference title, finishing with 289 points. Following the meet McKenna was named The Sun Conference Track Athlete of the Year and ERAU Head Coach Mike Rosolino was named the Coach of the Year.

The Women: Woodard began the meet for the ERAU by winning the hammer throw with an “A” standard distance of 57.48m, which set a new Sun Conference Championship record. Woodard follwed up that performance by finishing third in the javelin throw and earning All-Conference honors. On the track, Aleiyah Ross picked up All-Conference hon-ors by placing third in the 10,000m run with a time of 41:25.24. Ross was also a part of the Eagles’ 4x800m relay team, along with LeVine, Staker, and Rebecca Love, that won the con-ference title with a time of 9:43.91. Ross kicked off a successful second day of the confer-ence championships by finishing third in the 3000m steeplechase, securing All-Conference

recognition in the event. Woodard continued her success by winning the discus with an “A” standard distance of 43.52m and then placing second in in the shot put with a mark of 11.74m. ERAU’s 4x100m relay team of Halle Green-Anderson, Kristina Kendrick, Camaria Cannon and Kandice Dixon posting an automatic qualifying standard, taking first place in the event with a time of 47.26. Green-Anderson continued a successful meet as she took the title in the long jump with a mark of 5.48m, finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.54, and placed second in the 400m hurdles in 1:05.83. In the 200m, Kendrick also took home an individual title, earning a first place finish with a time of 25.19, while Dixon placed second in 25.35. Staker picked up three individual conference titles on the final day of competition. She finished first in the 1500m with a conference record time of 4:44.25, and placed first in the 800m (2:24.92) and the 5000m (18:27.11). The Blue and Gold were able to secure the team title after Staker, Dixon, LeVine, and Kendrick won the 4x400m relay in a “B” standard time of 3:56.29. The women won their sixth straight conference championship with 212.5 points, edging out Webber International who finished with 206 points. Following the meet, Staker was named The Sun Conference Track Athlete of the Year, Woodard was named the Field Athlete of the Year and ERAU Head Coach Mike Rosolino was named the Co-Coach of the Year.

Black and Gold Invitational (May 9) – The Blue and Gold combined to hit five qulaifying standards at Southern Mississippi. The women’s 4x100m relay team was the highlight of the day for the Blue and Gold with the squad of Shonte Miller, Kristina Kendrick, Camaria Cannon and Kandice Dixon hitting an NAIA automatic qualifying standard with a time of 47.87. Saldana led the men with a personal-best and an automatic qualifying mark of 2.10m in the high jump, just .06m shy of the ERAU record. Maku hit a “B” standard in the triple jump winning the event with a distance of 14.42m. On the track, Bett posted an automatic qualifying standard in the 3000m steeplecase crossing the finish line first in 9:17.38, while McKenna set a “B” standard by finishing second in 9:22.41.

FSU Twilight (May 10-11) - In their final regular season meet the Eagles were led by Woodard who placed second in the hammer throw with an “A” standard mark of 56.02m. Staker also hit an “A” standard in the 800m with a time of 2:07.66. The men hit four NAIA standards, led by Alex Dori who placed fifth in the 110m hurdles with an NAIA “B” standard and personal record time of 14.97. The Eagles 4x100m relay squad of Carew, Dori, DiGregorio Jean Frenot then teamed up to post a “B” standard with a time of 41.96. In the field, Saldana tied his personal best in the high jump winning the event with an automatic qualifying standard mark of 2.10m, while Maku placed third overall in the triple jump with a “B” standard distance of 14.32m.

NAIA Outdoor National Championships (May 22-24) – Em-bry-Riddle sent a total of 25 athletes to the national meet in Gulf Shores, Ala. For the second conecutive year, Woodard won the national title in the hammer throw. On the first day of the meet, the senior successfully defended her 2013 title by winning the second flight of the hammer throw with a distance of 55.46m. The final day of nationals saw the women garner 11 All-America honors. The Eagles earned their first All-Americans of the day when the 4x100m relay squad of Miller, Kendrick, Cannon and Dixon finished in eighth place overall in 47.61. Staker earned her first All-American honor of the day in the 1500m race, finishing third in 4:27.23. She also achieved in All-American status in the 800m race, finishing as the runner up, just 68 milliseconds behind the winner Devan Wiebe of British Columbia. Reta Woodard earned yet another All-America honor in the discus throw as she finished as the runner up with a season best mark of 46.65m. The women closed out competition at nationals with four more All-Americans in the 4x400m relay. After setting a school reocrd in the preliminaries with a time of 3:48.31, the 4x400 relay team of Dixon, Staker, Kendrick, and LeVine finished fifth in the finals with a time of 3:50.48. The Blue and Gold finished the national meet with 37 total points and in seventh place overall.

The men also had a successful run at nationals, earning four total All-America honors. Turner and Bullock each became All-Americans in the decathlon. Turner finished finished sixth overall with a school record 6700 points, while Bullock placed seventh with 6384 points. In the high jump competition, Saldana finished third overall with a mark of 2.12m to earn the first track & field All-America honors of his career. On the final day of the national meet, Turner added to his trophy case by achieving All-American status in the pole vault, finishing sixth by posting a personal record mark of 4.90m. The Eagles concluded the three day meet with 14 total points, coming in 19th place overall.

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Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 60m 7.83 Halle Green-Anderson 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance200m 25.65 Kristina Kendrick 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance400m 57.18 Kristina Kendrick 3/7/2014 NAIA National Championships 600m 1:38.69 Marina LeVine 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance800m 2:16.02 Ellie Staker 2/1/2014 Bob Pollock Invitational1000m 2:48.32 Ellie Staker 3/8/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsMile 4:50.41 Ellie Staker 3/8/2014 NAIA National Championships3000m 11:01.35 Aleiyah Ross 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance5000m 19:23.53 Rebecca Love 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance3000m Race Walk 14:51.60 Maite Moscoso 1/25/2014 ERAU Challenge60m Hurdles 8.92 Halle Green-Anderson 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance4x400m Relay 3:51.95 Kandice Dixon, Kristina Kendrick, Ellie Staker, Marina LeVine 3/8/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsLong Jump 5.82m Halle Green Anderson 2/22/2014 ERAU Last ChanceTriple Jump 9.91m Evanna Ramirez 1/25/2014 ERAU ChallengeShot Put 8.43m Reta Woodard 1/25/14 ERAU ChallengeWeight Throw 18.89m Reta Woodard 3/7/2014 NAIA National Championships

Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 100m 12.27 Kandice Dixon 4/4/2014 ERAU Spike’s Classic200m 24.56 Kristina Kendrick 4/12/2014 Miami Hurricane Alumni Invite400m 57.48 Kristina Kendrick 4/22/2014 TSC Championships800m 2:07.38 Ellie Staker 3/22/2014 FSU Relays1500m 4:20.91 Ellie Staker 4/4/2014 Pepsi Relays5000m 18:27.11 Ellie Staker 4/22/2014 TSC Championships10000m 41:25.24 Aleiyah Ross 4/21/2014 TSC Championships100m Hurdles 14.73 Halle Green-Anderson 4/12/2014 Miami Hurricane Alumni Invite400m Hurdles 1:05.83 Halle Green-Anderson 4/22/2014 TSC Championships3000m Steeple 11:49.93 Aleiyah Ross 5/9/2014 FSU Twilight4x100m Relay 47.00 Halle Green-Anderson, Kristina Kendrick, Camaria Cannon, Kandice Dixon 5/22/2014 NAIA National Championships4x400m Relay 3:48.31 Kandice Dixon, Ellie Staker, Kristina Kendrick, Marina LeVine 5/23/20134 NAIA National Championships4x800m Relay 9:37.27 Ellie Staker, Marina LeVine, Rebecca Love, Aleiyah Ross 3/29/2014 UNF Invitational High Jump 1.38m Annabel Steiner 4/21/2014 TSC ChampionshipsTriple Jump 9.95m Evanna Ramirez 4/4/2014 ERAU Spike’s ClassicLong Jump 5.63m Halle Green-Anderson 4/12/2014 Miami Hurricane Alumni InvitePole Vault 2.29m Kandice Dixon 4/5/2014 ERAU Spike’s ClassicShot Put 11.74m Reta Woodard 4/22/2014 TSC ChampionshipsDiscus 46.65m Reta Woodard 5/24/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsHammer Throw 57.48m Reta Woodard 4/21/2014 TSC ChampionshipsJavelin 32.24m Reta Woodard 4/21/2014 TSC Championships

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Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 55m 6.60 Ricardo Dunbar 1/17/2014 Jimmy Carnes Invitational60m 7.05 Abdullah Carew 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance200m 23.16 Joe DiGregorio 2/8/2014 Samford Invitational 400m 50.46 Jean Frenot 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance600m 1:23.80 Dalton L’Heureux 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance800m 1:55.74 Jamin Mays 2/8/2014 Samford Invitational1000m 2:31.46 Alec Hernandez 2/22/2014 ERAU Last ChanceMile 4:22.07 Vincent Bett 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance3000m 8:37.30 Vincent Bett 3/8/2014 NAIA National Championships5000m 14:54.22 Paul McKenna 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance60m Hurdles 9.03 Kameron Turner 3/7/2014 NAIA National Championships4x400m Relay 3:22.09 Joe DiGregorio, Jean Frenot, Alex Dori, Jonathan Hemingway 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance4x800m Relay 7:47.77 Alec Hernandez, Andrew Carpenter, Jamin Mays, Ryan Larson 3/6/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsDistance Medley Relay 10:02.42 Alec Hernandez, Jean Frenot, Jamin Mays, Zachary Kraus 3/6/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsPole Vault 4.80m A.J. Bales 2/8/2014 Samford InvitationalHigh Jump 1.94m James Bullock 2/7/2014 Samford InvitationalLong Jump 6.80m James Bullock 3/6/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsTriple Jump 14.32m Richard Maku 1/25/2014 ERAU ChallengeWeight Throw 17.62m Angel Parra 2/22/2014 ERAU Last ChanceHeptathlon 5036 James Bullock 3/7/2014 NAIA National Champioships

Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 100m 10.92 Ricardo Dunbar 5/9/2014 FSU Twilight200m 22.14 Ricardo Dunbar 5/9/2014 FSU Twilight400m 49.39 Jean Frenot 4/22/2014 TSC Championships800m 1:53.74 Jamin Mays 3/22/2014 FSU Relays1500m 3:57.05 Zachary Kraus 4/12/2014 Seminole Invitational3000m 9:33.26 Jason Riggs 3/14/2014 USF Open5000m 15:05.21 Paul McKenna 3/29/2014 UNF Invitational 10000m 31:58.11 Paul McKenna 4/21/2014 TSC Championships110m Hurdles 14.97 Alex Dori 5/9/2014 FSU Twilight400m Hurdles 54.96 Alex Dori 4/22/2014 TSC Championships3000m Steeple 9:14.94 Vincent Bett 4/4/2014 Pepsi Relays4x100m Relay 41.84 Abdullah Carew, Joe DiGregorio, James Bullock, Ricardo Dunbar 4/22/2014 TSC Championships4x400m Relay 3:17.94 Jean Frenot, Jonathan Hemingway, Alex Dori, Joe DiGregorio 4/22/2014 TSC Championships4x800m Relay 7:35.82 Zachary Kraus, Andrew Carpenter, Jamin Mays, Ryan Larson 4/4/2014 ERAU Spike’s ClassicHigh Jump 2.12m Rico Saldana 5/23/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsTriple Jump 14.43m Richard Maku 4/12/2014 Miami Hurricane Alumni InviteLong Jump 6.94m James Bullock 4/22/2014 TSC ChampionshipsPole Vault 4.90m Kameron Turner 5/24/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsShot Put 12.54m Zach Farner 4/22/2014 TSC ChampionshipsDiscus 42.31m Angel Parra 4/22/2014 TSC ChampionshipsHammer Throw 48.68m Angel Parra 5/9/2014 FSU TwilightJavelin 53.30m Kameron Turner 4/21/2014 TSC ChampionshipsDecathlon 6700 Kameron Turner 5/23/2014 NAIA National Championships

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Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 55m 7.29 Crystal Bardge 1/30/2011 Jimmy Carnes60m 7.74 Alexis Williams 3/6/2008 NAIA National Championships200m 24.45 Crystal Bardge 3/5/2011 NAIA National Championships400m 56.39 Nathalie Hildingsson 3/5/2009 NAIA National Championships600m 1:33.63 Kristina Kendrick 3/3/2011 NAIA National Championships800m 2:13.27 Samia Adan 2/6/2010 Vince Brown Invitational1000m 2:53.69 Ellie Staker 2/10/2012 Tiger Paw InvitationalMile 4:50.41 Ellie Staker 3/8/2014 NAIA National Championships3000m 10:31.07 Flo Vazquez 3/5/2010 NAIA National Championships3000m Race Walk 13:53.63 Nicole Bonk 3/1/2013 NAIA National Championships5000m 18:28.50 Flo Vazquez 3/4/2011 NAIA National Championships55m Hurdles 8.32 Crystal Bardge 1/30/2011 Jimmy Carnes60m Hurdles 8.34 Crystal Bardge 3/4/2011 NAIA National Championships4x400m Relay 3:51.95 Kandice Dixon, Kristina Kendrick, Ellie Staker, Marina LeVine 3/8/2014 NAIA National Championships4x800m Relay 9:15.26 Baleigh Hyatt, Ellie Staker, Karina Coelho, Julie Mayfield 3/3/2012 NAIA National ChampionshipsDistance Medley Relay 12:16.59 Alex Salinas, Nathalie Hildingsson, Baleigh Hyatt, Beth McCubbin 3/5/2009 NAIA National ChampionshipsLong Jump 5.69m Alexis Williams 1/26/2008 Tom Jones MemorialTriple Jump 11.15m Kristen Phelps 3/10/2007 NAIA National ChampionshipsHigh Jump 1.54m Ange Durston-Ryan 1/22/2012 Gator InvitationalShot Put 11.05m Reta Woodard 1/30/2011 Jimmy CarnesWeight Throw 19.92m Reta Woodard 1/27/2013 Jimmy CarnesPole Vault 3.05m Chelsea Weiss 2/7/2009 Jimmy Carnes

Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 60m 7.83 Kristen Phelps 2/24/2007 ERAU Last Chance Meet100m 11.85 Crystal Bardge 3/15/2012 USF Bulls Invitational200m 24.44 Crystal Bardge 3/23/2012 ERAU Spikes Classic400m 54.98 Kristina Kendrick 4/22/2012 TSC Championships600m 1:34.63 Beth McCubbin 2/21/2009 ERAU Last Chance Meet800m 2:07.38 Ellie Staker 3/22/2014 FSU Relays1000m 2:53.72 Ellie Staker 1/25/2014 ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge1500m 4:20.91 Ellie Staker 4/4/2014 Florida RelaysMile 5:14.40 Erika Langhauser 2/19/2010 ERAU Last Chance Meet3000m 10:23.09 Flo Vazquez 2/19/2010 ERAU Last Chance Meet2000m Steeple 9:07.44 Francesca Martino 2/18/2007 Winter Sun #23000m Steeple 11:40.70 Julie Mayfield 4/3/2010 ERAU Spikes Classic3000m Race Walk 14:51.60 Maite Moscoso 1/25/14 ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge5000m Race Walk 25:29.85 Nicole Bonk 4/05/2013 ERAU Spikes Classic5000m 17:52.11 Flo Vazquez 3/26/2011 FSU Relays10000m 38:36.98 Flo Vazquez 4/17/2011 TSC ChampionshipsHalf Marathon 1:30:42 Aleiyah Ross 12/1/2012 OUC Half-MarathonMarathon 3:39:25 Aleiyah Ross 5/25/2012 NAIA National Championships60m Hurdles 8.66 Crystal Bardge 2/19/2011 ERAU Last Chance meet Meet100m Hurdles 13.28 Crystal Bardge 5/25/2012 NAIA National Championships400m Hurdles 57.91 Crystal Bardge 5/25/2012 NAIA National Championships4x100m Relay 46.40 Crystal Bardge, Taylor Russell, Kristina Kendrick, Breanna Goring 5/28/2011 NAIA National Championships4x200m Relay 1:44.91 Toshiba Cobb, Jen Haydt, Alexis Williams, Keshia Richardson 5/27/2008 FSU Relays4x400m Relay 3:48.31 Kandice Dixon, Ellie Staker, Kristina Kendrick, Marina LeVine 5/23/2014 NAIA National Championships4x800m Relay 8:59.34 Baleigh Hyatt, Holly Sandon, Ellie Staker, Karina Coelho 5/26/2011 NAIA National Championships4x1600m Relay 24:39.11 Bridget Brown, Laurel Cook, Sarah Oleen, Amanda Turcotte 3/12/2005 Disney RelaysSprint Medley Relay 4:16.74 Audie Meyer, Toshiba Cobb, Jen Schaus, Beth McCubbin 3/3/2006 Snowbird InvitationalDistance Medley Relay 12:23.67 Beth McCubbin, Kristen Phelps, Alex Salinas, Lori Costello 2/24/2007 ERAU Last Chance MeetShuttle Hurdle 1:10.08 Cassandra Schultz, Mayra Pazos, Andrea Freeze, Beatrice Enckell 4/3/2009 Florida RelaysHigh Jump 1.53m Ange Durston-Ryan 4/17/2011 TSC ChampionshipsTriple Jump 11.24m Andrea Freeze 2/22/2008 ERAU Last Chance MeetLong Jump 5.82m Halle Green-Anderson 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance MeetPole Vault 3.20m Megan Bumby 3/15/2012 USF Bulls InvitationalShot Put 11.79m Destini Oglesby 3/16/2012 USF Bulls InvitationalDiscus 48.33m Reta Woodard 3/08/2013 ERAU - Malone DualJavelin 37.05m Bridget Kirckof 3/21/2008 USF Bulls InvitationalHammer Throw 62.57m Reta Woodard 3/08/2013 ERAU - Malone DualWeight Throw 19.24m Reta Woodard 1/20/2013 ERAU Challenge

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Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 60m 6.90 Leon Robinson 3/3/2012 NAIA National Championships200m 21.33 Leon Robinson 3/3/2012 NAIA National Championships400m 49.67 Eddie Beckwith 3/3/2005 NAIA National Championships600m 1:19.50 Chris Chidgey 3/6/2009 NAIA National Championships800m 1:54.86 Chris Chidgey 2/13/2009 Tiger Paw Invitational1000m 2:24.61 Sam Vazquez 3/5/2011 NAIA National ChampionshipsMile 4:08.82 Sam Vazquez 3/6/2009 NAIA National Championships3000m 8:22.92 Evans Kirwa 1/22/2012 Gator Invitational5000m 14:23.99 Evans Kirwa 3/5/2011 NAIA National Championships60m Hurdles 8.08 Howard Walls 3/6/2009 NAIA National Championships4x400m Relay 3:16.15 Kevin Bray, Odwani Thomas, Reagan Beal, Sam Vazquez 3/4/2011 NAIA National Championships4x800m Relay 7:40.38 Adam Vetere, Mallory Jackson, Austin Moore, Sam Vazquez 3/4/2011 NAIA National ChampionshipsDistance Medley Relay 10:02.42 Alec Hernandez, Jean Frenot, Jamin Mays, Zachary Kraus 3/6/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsLong Jump 7.31m Rafael Patrick 3/5/2009 NAIA National ChampionshipsTriple Jump 14.17m Richard Maku 3/8/2014 NAIA National ChampionshipsHigh Jump 2.18m Mike Edwards 3/01/2013 NAIA National ChampionshipsShot Put 13.10m Adam Szablowski 1/22/2012 Gator InvitationalWeight Throw 15.22m Angel Parra 1/31/2014 Bob Pollock Invitational Pole Vault 5.00m Adam Holdsworth 1/27/2013 Jimmy Carnes Heptathlon 5036 pts James Bullock 3/7/2014 NAIA National Championships

Event Time/Mark Name Date Meet 100m 10.43 Leon Robinson 3/15/2012 USF Bulls Invitational200m 21.21 Leon Robinson 5/6/2012 USF Bulls Invitational400m 48.03 Reagan Beal 5/14/2011 UNF Invitational800m 1:49.91 Sam Vazquez 3/26/2011 FSU Relays1000m 2:24.65 Sam Vazquez 2/19/2011 ERAU Last Chance Meet1500m 3:47.14 Sam Vazquez 4/1/2011 Florida RelaysMile 4:11.61 Evans Kirwa 2/18/2012 ERAU Last Chance Meet3000m 8:32.21 Evans Kirwa 2/19/2010 ERAU Last Chance Meet5000m 14:02.99 Evans Kirwa 4/29/2012 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite10000m 29:48.88 Evans Kirwa 5/28/2011 NAIA National ChampionshipsHalf Marathon 1:09.51 Nick Gehlsen 4/24/2010 Country Music Half MarathonMarathon 2:30:49 Stuart Patterson 5/22/2008 NAIA National Championships3000m Steeple 9:10.55 Vincent Bett 5/24/2013 NAIA National Championships110m Hurdles 14.11 Howard Walls 5/22/2008 NAIA National Championships400m Hurdles 52.91 Corey Grafe 5/24/2007 NAIA National ChampionshipsFatman 4x100m Relay 50.51 Craig Milliard, Albin Abraham, Adam Szablowski, Kyle Albrecht 4/3/2010 ERAU Spikes Classic4x100m Relay 41.21 Bryan Ray, Leon Robinson, Reagan Beal, Joe DiGregorio 5/28/2011 NAIA National Championships4x200m Relay 1:29.32 Drew Moses, Owen Omoregie, Will Bridges, Eddie Beckwith 4/26/2005 Penn Relays4x400m Relay 3:13.56 Brian Laing, Laquardo Newbold, Kevin Bray, Sam Vazquez 5/29/2010 NAIA National Championships4x800m Relay 7:28.33 Jarett Woodbury, Chris Chidgey, Sam Vazquez, Laurent Williams 4/29/2007 UCF Invitational4x1600m Relay 18:41.58 Adam Wolf, Evan Colquhoun, Adam Grieber, Chris Clover 3/12/2005 Disney RelaysSprint Medley Relay 3:30.55 Drew Moses, Owen Omoregie, Corey Grafe, Adam Wolf 3/6/2006 Snowbird InvitationalDistance Medley Relay 10:19.55 Corey Grafe, Chris Chidgey, Erick Ngeny, Curtis Bartholomew 2/24/2007 ERAU Last Chance MeetShuttle Hurdle 1:02.33 Howard Walls, Chance Finstad, Odwani Thomas, Drew Moses 4/4/2008 Pepsi Florida RelaysHigh Jump 2.16m Mike Edwards 5/24/2013 NAIA National ChampionshipsTriple Jump 14.43m Richard Maku 4/12/2014 Miami Alumni InvitationalLong Jump 7.26m Rafael Patrick 2/21/2009 ERAU Last Chance MeetPole Vault 5.00m Chris Harter 4/11/2009 FSU Twilight 5.00m Monte Willett 3/30/2012 UNF InvitationalShot Put 14.58m Bobby Thomas 4/3/2010 ERAU Spikes ClassicDiscus 44.49m Ryan Christian 5/5/2011 UCF InvitationalJavelin 57.30m Kameron Turner 4/22/2014 TSC ChampionshipsHammer Throw 50.24m Albin Abraham 3/19/2011 ERAU Spikes ClassicWeight Throw 17.62m Angel Parra 2/22/2014 ERAU Last Chance MeetDecathlon 6,700 pts Kameron Turner 5/23/2014 NAIA National Championships

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-A-Adan, Samia ....................................... 2010

-B-Ball, Kira ........................................2009-13Bardge, Crystal ............................. 2011-12Bonk, Nicole .................................2010-13Brown, Bridget ..............................2005-06Bumby, Megan ............................. 2011-12

-C-Calliste, Kellina ................................... 2010Cannon, Camaria .................2013-presentCoco, Chanel ........................2014-presentCordero, Tamara ................................ 2005Cobb, Toshiba ...............................2006-09Coelho, Karina ..............................2010-13Cook, Emily ................................... 2008-11Cook, Laurel ...................................... 2005Costello, Lori .................................2006-09Crosbie, Susie .................................... 2005Cross, Brittany ..............................2010-12

-D-Davison, Taylor .................................. 2012Dixon, Kandice .....................2013-presentDurston-Ryan, Ange .....................2010-13

-E-Eaton, Bailey .................................2012-13Edbom, Madeleine ........................2009-10Enckell, Beatrice ...........................2009-12

Eschbach, Lauren .................2012-present-F-

Ferraro, Nicole ..............................2005-06Figueroa, Mineris ............................... 2010Fitzsimmons, Laura .............................2007Freeze, Andrea .............................. 2008-11

-G-Gathua, Mary ..................................... 2006Goring, Breanna ...........................2010-13Green-Anderson, H .............2014-present

-H-Haydt, Jen .....................................2006-09Hirst, Sarah ........................................ 2009Hildingsson, Nathalie ....................2008-10Hyatt, Baleigh ............................... 2009-12

-I-Inscoe, Christa ................................... 2005

-K-Kendrick, Kristina ......................2011-2014King, Brittany ......................2012-presentKirckof, Bridget ............................. 2007-09Kluge, Kasey .................................2009-10

-L-Langhauser, Erika ......................... 2008-11Laukaitis, Lindsey ..........................2005-06Love, Rebecca ......................2012-presentLeVine, Marina .....................2014-present

Lewis, Hayley ..................................... 2014Ludwick, Jenna ..............................2012-13Lykens, Nikki ................................2009-10

-M-Martin, Tiffany ...............................2005-06Martino, Francesca .......................2005-07Mayfield, Julie ................................2010-12McCubbin, Beth ............................2006-09McGhee, Elisa .................................... 2005Meyer, Audie ................................2006-09Miller, Shonte ......................2014-presentMoscoso Maite .....................2014-present

-N-Niblack, Noelle ............................. 2007-08

-O-Oglesby, Destini ................................ 2012Oleen, Sarah ...................................... 2005

-P-Pazos, Mayra .................................2008-10Phelps, Kristen ....................................2007Preston, Birjette ............................2006-10

-Q-Quintanilla, Maria ................................2007

-R-Ramirez, Evanna ..................2013-presentRichardson, Keshia .......................2008-10Rivera-Aquino, Desiree ................. 2011-12

Rodio, Michelle ........................................2007-10Ross, Aleiyah .......................2012-presentRussell, Taylor ...............................2010-12

-S-Salinas, Alex .................................. 2007-10Sandon, Holly ............................... 2011-13Schaus, Jennifer ......................2006, 08-09Schultz, Cassie .............................. 2009-11Smith, Jaena .........................2012-presentStaker, Ellie ..........................2011-presentSteiner, Annabel ................................ 2014

-T-Tafoya, Martina ....................2013-presentTurcotte, Amanda .............................. 2005

-V-Vazquez (Silva), Flo ....................... 2008-11

-W-Weiss, Chelsea ..............................2008-09Wille, Kimber ................................2009-10Woodard, Reta ..........................2010-2014

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-A-Abraham, Albin ..............................2008-11Adkins, Matt .................................. 2009-10Albrecht, Kyle .....................................2010Allis, David ..........................................2008Applin, Jeremiah .................................2012Armor, James ......................................2014Ashal, Daniel ..................................2007-09

-B-Baginski, Bartosz ................................2006Bales, A.J. .................................. 2013-2014Bales, Evan ........................... 2014-presentBalucas, Makynzee .............................2013Barrett, Jeremy ....................................2010Bartholomew, Curtis ..................... 2005-08Beal, Reagan ..................................2011-12Beckett, Taylor .......................... 2013-2014Beckwith, Eddie ..................................2005Benoit, Peter .............................2012-2014Bett, Vincent ........................2012-presentBlackmon, Corey ............................... 2005Bray, Kevin .....................................2008-11Bolom, Kris .........................................2006Brafford, Logan ...................................2009Brasch, Jonathan ........................... 2009-13Bray, Kevin .....................................2010-11Breier, Maxwell ......................... 2012-2014Bridges, Will .................................. 2005-06Brown, Jerome ...............................2005-07James Bullock ...................... 2014-presentBusa, Michael .....................................2005

-C-Campobasso, Michael.......2013-2014Carew, Abdullah .................. 2014-presentCarosi, Andrew .................... 2014-presentCarpenter, Richard ........................ 2005-06Cashdollar, Daniel ............... 2014-presentChavez, Luis ........................................2005Cherry, Larry ................................ 2008-10Chidgey, Chris .............................. 2006-09Chow, Zheng ...................................... 2007Christian, Ryan ...............................2010-11Clare, Patrick ..................................2011-12Clarke, Shawn .....................................2006Clay, Evan ........................................... 2007Clover, Chris .......................................2005Colquhoun, Evan .......................... 2005-06Crooks, Dustin .................................... 2007

Crowder, Jon ....................................... 2007Cuillo, Daniel ......................................2005

-D-Dechellis, Danny ..................................2011Delpriore, Brandon .............................2006Diaz, Jr., Jose .......................................2014DiGregorio, Joe ......................... 2010-2014Dordick, Jacob ..................... 2012-presentDori, Alex ............................. 2012-presentDudney, Richard ........................... 2006-09Dunbar, Ricardo .................. 2014-presentDunlap, Trevor .....................................2011Dusenbury, Koree...............................2012

-E-Edwards, Mike ....................................2013Ellington, Taylor .................................. 2007

-F-Farner, Zach ......................... 2014-presentFederico, Bruce .............................2011-12Finstad, Chance ............................. 2007-11Fleary, Christian ..................................2005Fratta, Ted ..................................... 2008-10Frazier, Alex .................................. 2009-12Frenot, Jean ............................... 2013-2014Fuller, Joe ............................. 2012-presentFuquay, Aaron .............................. 2005-08

-G-Galloway, Brett ..............................2011-12Gardellis, Jason ...................................2008Gehlsen, Nick ................................2007-10Glenn, Marquis ..............................2011-12Goble, Matthew ..................................2014Gorski, Mike ....................................... 2007Grafe, Corey ..................................2006-07Graham, Ray .......................................2012Graves, Matt ........................ 2014-presentGraves, Mitchell ............................2005, 07Greiber, Adam ....................................2005Guerrero, Josh ...........................2011-2014

-H-Harter, Chris ................................. 2010-13Head, Thomas ..................................... 2007Hemingway, Jonathan ................2011-2014Henry, Chris ....................................... 2007Henson, Ben .......................................2014Herbert, Chris .....................................2005Hernandez, Alec ................... 2012-presentHewitt, Tovin .......................................2010

Holdsworth, Adam .........................2011-13

-J-Jackson, Mallory ........................... 2009-12Janczura, Tom................................ 2006-08Johnson, Chris ....................................2014

-K-Khan, Saif .......................................2007-10Kirwa, Evans .................................. 2009-12Kraus, Zachary ......................2011-present

-L-Laing, Brian ................................... 2009-13Larson, Ryan ........................ 2013-presentLeitzau, Zachary ................... 2014-presentLeonard, Greg ................................2008-11Lintz, Palmer ........................ 2013-presentL’Heureux, Dalton ................ 2012-present

-M-Maku, Richard ...................... 2013-presentMays, Jamin ......................... 2013-presentMaro, Andrew ................................2007-10McAfee, Jack ................................. 2005-06McClary II, Jeff ....................................2012McCormack, Patrick ..................... 2009-12McGinley, Steve .............................2011-13McKenna, Paul ..................... 2014-presentMcMillan, Alan ....................................2013Meesala, Paul ....................... 2012-presentMelius, Henry ................................2008-11Milliard, Craig ................................ 2009-12Minor, Jason ..................................2005, 07Moore, Austin ...............................2009-11Morgan, James .............................. 2012-13Moses, Drew................................. 2005-08Murray, Scott ......................................2005

-N-Ngeny, Eric ......................................... 2007Neiswender, James .............................2005

-O-Oakes, Kody ..................................2009-11Omoregie, Owen .......................... 2005-09

-P-Paino, Andrew .............................. 2012-13Parkinson, Jonathan ............ 2014-presentParra, Angel ........................................2014Pastrana, Cesar ............................. 2012-13Patrick, Rafael ............................... 2006-09Patterson, Stuart ............................2007-09

Pitts, Kasimu .......................................2005Ploch, Clint ............................2013-presentPotter, Keith ........................................ 2007Prasad, Harish .....................................2013

-R-Ray, Bryan .................................... 2010-13Riggs, Jason ......................... 2012-presentRivera, John .........................................2009Roberts, Dylan ....................................2012Robinson, Leon ............................. 2010-13Rockswold, Cody ................................2005Russell, Harcourt ........................... 2008-12

-S-Sayyeau, Cory .....................................2014Schmotzer, John ............................2011-12Seel, Nathanial .....................................2011Shiver, Dustin ............................... 2008-09Singh, Pritpal .......................................2006Snyder, Russell ..............................2008-11Szablowski, Adam ......................... 2009-12

-T-Thomas, Gabriel..................................2014Thomas, Odwani ............................ 2007-11Thompson, Ian ....................................2006Tolliver, Juwan .....................................2014Turner, Kameron ................. 2013-present

-V-Vazquez, Sam .................................2009-11Vetere, Adam .......................................2011Von Mallinckrodt, Max ........................2013

-W-Wade, Spencer ..............................2007-10Walls, Howard ............................... 2006-10Warzinski, Mike ................................... 2007Watkins II, John ............................. 2012-13Wiley, Collin ...................................2011-12Willett, Monte ............................... 2009-12Williams, Antonio ................................ 2007Williams, Laurent .......................... 2008-09Williams, Trey ......................................2013Wolf, Adam ................................... 2005-06Wood, Dan..........................................2005Woodbury, Jarett ........................... 2006-09Wyllie, Barry .......................................2013

-Z-Zeigler, Zane ........................ 2012-present

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NAIA Indoor All-AmericansWomenBeth McCubbin (2006-09)Nathalie Hildingsson (2008, 09)Alex Salinas (2008)Noelle Niblack (2008)Lori Costello (2008)Samia Adan (2010)Crystal Bardge (2011)Reta Woodard (2011-14)Nicole Bonk (2012, 13)Karina Coelho (2012, 13)Beatrice Enckell (2012)Breanna Goring (2012)Baleigh Hyatt (2012)Kristina Kendrick (2012, 14)Julie Mayfield (2012)Ellie Staker (2012, 14)Lauren Eschbach (2013)Martina Tafoya (2013)Kandice Dixon (2014)Marina LeVine (2014)Maite Moscoso (2014)MenHoward Walls (2006, 08, 09)Sam Vazquez (2009-11)Chris Chidgey (2009)Rafael Patrick (2009)Kevin Bray (2009, 11)Jarrett Woodbury (2009)Russell Snyder (2010)Evans Kirwa (2010-12)Leon Robinson (2011, 12)Reagan Beal (2011)Odwani Thomas (2011)Adam Holdsworth (2013)Mike Edwards (2013)Vincent Bett (2014)James Bullock (2014)Jean Frenot (2014)Alec Hernandez (2014)Zachary Kraus (2014Jamin Mays (2014)Kameron Turner (2014)

Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes

WomenAudie Meyer (2008)Michelle Rodio (2008)Jennifer Schaus (2008)Emily Cook (2010)Andrea Freeze (2010, 11)Flo Vazquez (2010, 11)Nathalie Hildingsson (2010)Erika Langhauser (2010)Beatrice Enckell (2011, 12)Julie Mayfield (2011, 12)Desiree Rivera-Aquino (2011, 12)Breanna Goring (2012)Kristina Kendrick (2013, 14)Aleiyah Ross (2014)Ellie Staker (2014)

TSC Track Athlete of the YearWomenMary Gathua (2006)Alex Salinas (2007)Flo Vazquez (2009)Ellie Staker (2012)Karina Coelho (2013)Ellie Staker (2014)

MenStuart Patterson (2008)Nick Gehlsen (2008)Evans Kirwa (2010)Sam Vazquez (2011)Leon Robinson (2012)Vincent Bett (2013)Paul McKenna (2014)

NAIA Outdoor All-Americans WomenAlexis Williams (2008)Beth McCubbin (2008, 09)Tosiba Cobb (2008)Keshia Richardson (2008)Nathalie Hildingsson (2008)Alex Salinas (2008)Noelle Niblack (2008)Jennifer Haydt (2008)Crystal Bardge (2011, 12)Reta Woodard (2011-14)Nicole Bonk (2011, 12)Breanna Goring (2011)Kristina Kendrick (2011, 14)Taylor Russell (2011)Karina Coelho (2012, 13)Baleigh Hyatt (2012)Holly Sandon (2012)Ellie Staker (2012, 14)Camaria Cannon (2014)Kandice Dixon (2014)Marina LeVine (2014)Shonte Miller (2014)MenCorey Grafe (2007)Chris Chidgey (2009)Jarett Woodbury (2009)Laurent Williams (2009)Sam Vazquez (2009)Evans Kirwa (2010-12)Howard Walls (2010)Chris Harter (2010)Leon Robinson (2011)Joe Fuller (2012)Brett Galloway (2012)Alec Hernandez (2012)Adam Holdsworth (2012)Mallory Jackson (2012)Vincent Bett (2013)Mike Edwards (2013)James Bullock (2014Rico Saldana (2014)Kameron Turner (2014)

Buffalo Funds Champions of Character Team Award

Indoor Track (2006)

NAIA Scholar-Team AwardWomenCombined Track (2007)Indoor Track (2009-12)Outdoor Track (2009-12)MenIndoor Track (2009)

Academic All-TSCWomenBridget Brown (2005, 06)Francesca Martino (2005)Amanda Turcotte (2005)Michelle Rodio (2007)Audie Meyer (2007, 08)Emily Cook (2008-10)Andrea Freeze (2008-11)Nathalie Hildingsson (2008-10)Katrina Morgan (2008)Jennifer Schaus (2008)Beatrice Enckell (2009-12)Flo Vazquez (2010, 11)Erika Langhauser (2010)Julie Mayfield (2011, 12)Breanna Goring (2011, 12)Desiree Rivera-Aquino (2011, 12)Ellie Staker (2012, 14)Kristina Kendrick (2012-14)Karina Coelho (2013)Aleiyah Ross (2013-14)Evanna Ramirez (2014)

MenStuart Patterson (2008-09)Daniel Ashal (2009)Nick Gehlsen (2008-10)Henry Melius (2009-11)Russell Snyder (2009-11)Albin Abraham (2010)Monte Willett (2010-12)Austin Moore (2011)Maxwell Breier (2014)Alec Hernandez (2014)Zach Kraus (2014)Dalton L”Heureux (2014)Kameron Turner (2014)

TSC Field Athlete of the YearMenRafael Patrick (2008)Adam Szablowski (2009, 11, 12)Bobby Thomas (2010)

WomenReta Woodard (2011-14)

MenEvan Colquhoun (2005, 06)Bartosz Baginski (2006)Mike Gorski (2006, 07)Thomas Head (2007)Spencer Wade (2007)Nick Gehlsen (2007-10)Stuart Patterson (2007, 08)Albin Abraham (2008-11)Daniel Ashal (2008, 09)Evan Clay (2008)Jason Gardellis (2008)Andrew Maro (2008)Henry Melius (2008, 10, 11)Russell Snyder (2008, 10, 11)Monte Willett (2010-12)Austin Moore (2011)Zach Kraus (2012, 14)Maxwell Breier (2013-14)Jacob Dordick (2013)Alec Hernandez (2013-14)Dalton L’Heureux (2013-14)Zane Zeigler (2013-14)Michael Campobasso (2014)Ryan Larson (2014)Palmer Lintz (2014)Kameron Turner (2014)

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1000m (2008 Indoor)1000m (2009 Indoor)

Crystal Bardge

3000m Race Walk (2012 Indoor)5000m Race Walk (2012 Outdoor)3000m Race Walk (2013 Indoor)

1000m (2011 Indoor)

Weight Throw (2012 Indoor)Hammer Throw (2013 Outdoor)

Weight Throw (2014 Indoor)Hammer Throw (2014 Outdoor)

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60m Hurdles (2011 Indoor)100m Hurdles (2011 Outdoor)100m Hurdles (2012 Outdoor)

Reta Woodard

Sam Vazquez

Beth McCubbin

High Jump (2013 Indoor)High Jump (2013 Outdoor)

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1In September 2012, the “Best Colleges” guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report ranked Embry-Riddle’s undergraduate Aerospace Engineering program No. 1 in the nation. Embry-Riddle was also named to the top tier of universities granting mainly bach-elor’s and master’s degrees.

3Embry-Riddle has three campuses: - traditional, residential cam-puses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and the Worldwide Campus provides educational opportunities to working adults at more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada and the Middle East.

15 The student/faculty ratio at the Daytona Beach campus is 15-to-1 and the average class size is 23.

27Embry-Riddle offers 27 undergraduate degree programs admin-istered by the Colleges of Aviation, Arts & Sciences, Business En-gineering. ERAU also offers 15 graduate degrees, as well as four doctoral programs.

5200 The undergraduate enrollment at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus is 5,245. Of that number, 17 percent are international stu-dents representing 98 countries.

Embry-Riddle’s 100,000 plus alumni include six astronauts5

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the world’s oldest, largest and most prestigious university specializing in aviation and aerospace. The curriculum covers the operation, en-gineering and research of modern aircraft, alternative vehicles and clean energy systems and the management of aviation and aerospace organizations.

Approximately 34,000 students pursue degrees from among 40 degree programs at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and at more than 150 education centers for working professionals in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Embry-Riddle also offers online coursework.

Embry-Riddle’s worldwide reputation for academic excellence draws students from all 50 states and nearly 90 nations.

The 185-acre Daytona Beach campus, located next to Daytona Beach International Airport, has 4,600 undergraduate and 610 graduate students. Excellent flying weather and the resort communities surrounding the Daytona Beach campus offer students an outstanding environment in which to study, fly and enjoy numerous recreational and cul-tural activities. The campus is within an hour’s drive of the Kennedy Space Center and the Space Coast and within easy reach of Orlando and Jacksonville, which offer a menu of arts, culture, theme parks, shopping and professional sports.

HistoryOn Dec. 17, 1925, 22 years after the historic flight of the Wright Flyer, barnstormer

John Paul Riddle and entrepreneur T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following spring the company opened the Em-bry-Riddle School of Aviation.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University began with a simple plan to train airplane pilots in a thorough, efficient manner and to cash in on a booming post-World War I interest in flying. Today, Embry-Riddle leads the world in aviation and aerospace higher education.

After a period of decline in the 1930s, Embry-Riddle sprang to life again in Miami, Fla., as World War II erupted in Europe and the demand for aviators and mechanics surged. Allied nations sent more than 25,000 young men to Embry-Riddle’s Florida centers to be-come pilots and aviation technicians. During the Korean War the U.S. Air Force contracted with Embry-Riddle to train airmen in the fundamentals of airplane maintenance.

In the following decades, Embry-Riddle expanded its international outreach and strengthened its academic programs. In 1965, Embry-Riddle consolidated its flight train-ing, ground school and technical training programs into one location. With dollars and trucks borrowed from civic leaders, the move to Daytona Beach signaled the rebirth of Embry-Riddle as an accredited university and the start of its odyssey to world-class status.

AcademicsEmbry-Riddle is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Associa-

tion of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, bachelor and master lev-

els, as well as doctoral degrees in five areas of study.At many public universities, freshmen and sophomores are taught by graduate as-

sistants, but not so at Embry-Riddle. Classes, which average 25 students, are taught by faculty who are accessible to students in class, during office hours and through university-wide voice mail and e-mail.

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HousingEmbry-Riddle’s on-campus housing is an integral part of the university experience. It

gives students the opportunity to develop lifelong friendships and to appreciate the unique values that everyone brings to this diverse institution.

Students can choose from eight housing styles ranging from suites to efficiency apart-ments to traditional residence hall designs. All campus student rooms have telephone service, Internet access and satellite TV connection. Lounges, study and meeting rooms, game rooms and other common areas are available to all.

The housing facilities are enhanced by four campus dining locations, a fitness center and recreational facilities.

Extracurricular ActivitiesThe Student Activities Office coordinates numerous special events, such as comedy

shows, concerts, plays and weekly movies, as well as on-campus clubs and organizations. Students can choose to get involved in more than 150 professional organizations, sports clubs, fraternities, sororities and special-interest clubs.

The university also gives students opportunities to work part time while pursuing a degree. The Student Employment Office helps place students in jobs on or off campus. Job opportunities are available regardless of financial need and allow students to gain self-

confidence, important time-management skills and valuable employment references.

After GraduationInternships and co-operative education opportunities, available through the university’s

Career Services Office, enable students to gain valuable experience in their chosen field. In many cases, students have been offered full-time jobs as a result of an internship or co-op experience. The Career Services Office also has a placement program for graduates of the university. Counselors are available to help refine resumes, hone interviewing skills and help explore job opportunities within a vast network of companies.

The Industry/Career Expo held each November has become the aviation industry’s hiring event of the year. The expo attracts hundreds of recruiters from top companies looking to hire the university’s graduates. Professionals with an Embry-Riddle degree en-joy a variety of career options. Graduates have gone on to train as astronauts, fly planes, manage airports, design mechanical systems and serve as bank administrators. Included in the ranks of the Embry-Riddle alumni are six astronauts, a former U.S. congressman and a former White House Fellow.

Major Fields of StudyUndergraduate DegreesAeronautical ScienceAeronauticsAerospace and Occupational SafetyAerospace EngineeringAir Traffic ManagementAstronomy and AstrophysicsAviation Business AdministrationAviation Maintenance ScienceBusiness AdministrationCivil EngineeringCommercial Space OperationsCommunicationComputational MathematicsComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceElectrical EngineeringEngineering PhysicsHomeland SecurityHuman Factors and PsychologyInterdisciplinary StudiesMechanical EngineeringMeteorologyOperational MeteorologySoftware Engineering

Space PhysicsUnmanned Aircraft Systems Science

Graduate DegreesAeronauticsAerospace EngineeringAviation FinanceBusiness AdministrationBusiness Administration in Aviation ManagementCybersecurity EngineeringCybersecurity Management & PolicyElectrical & Computer EngineeringEngineering PhysicsHuman FactorsMechanical EngineeringSoftware EngineeringUnmanned & Autonomous Systems Engineering

Ph.D in Aerospace EngineeringPh.D. in AviationPh.D. in Engineering PhysicsPh.D. in Human FactorsPh.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Dr. John P. Johnson Embry-Riddle University President

John P. Johnson was appointed as president of Embry-Riddle in 2005 af-ter serving as the university’s provost and chief academic officer. Under his leadership, research has expanded and new degree programs have been cre-ated in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and global security/intelligence studies, as well as Ph.D.s in aviation and engineering physics. The university is also pursuing a global strategy to take its aviation and aerospace

expertise overseas.Before joining Embry-Riddle, Johnson served as provost and vice president for academic affairs

and professor of biology at Texas A&M University, Texarkana. In other positions he was dean of the College of Health Professions and professor of Physical Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina; dean of the College of Professional Studies and professor at Northern Kentucky; professor of Speech and Hearing Science and department chairman at Lamar; and clinic director and assistant professor at Bowling Green State.

Johnson has taught courses at all levels in the fields of biology and speech and hearing science. In addition, he has published extensively in his discipline and has been a tenured full professor at four universities. He has been successful in developing new degree programs, increasing enroll-ment, enhancing scholarly productivity and improving the internal climate and collegiality between faculty and administration at several institutions.

Johnson earned a B.A. and an M.S. from Florida State University and a Ph.D. from Kent State University. He completed post-doctoral programs of study in academic administration at Texas A&M University in College Station and at the Budget and Control Board’s Executive Institute in Columbia, S.C.

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DAYTONA BEACH

DAYTONA BEACH - HOME OF THE EAGLES

Daytona Beach is an ever-changing city of more than 61,000 residents. Located on the “Fun Coast” of Florida, the principal city of Volusia County, it has become one of the premier des-tination spots in the Southeast Region. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small, close-knit beach community.

The city is a year-round family-friendly resort area, which hosts large groups of out-of-towners that descend upon the city for various events, most notably Speedweeks in early February, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in October and Spring Break throughout March.

Home to four colleges and universities, Daytona Beach boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives and cel-ebrates the diversity of its community.

Located less than an hour from Orlando and an hour and a half from Jacksonville, Daytona Beach residents have ample opportunity to experience both cities’ entertainment options, including Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, the Orlando Magic and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Daytona Beach continually exhibits its love for sports by host-ing numerous local and national athletic events at the Ocean Center and Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

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Daytona Beach boasts three major sports franchises in NASCAR, the LPGA and the USTA. The Daytona Inter-national Speedway is one of the most recognizable race-tracks in the world and features the Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400 and numerous other auto racing events. The LPGA and USTA Florida both claim Daytona Beach as their organizational headquarters.

The beaches of Daytona rank sixth for beach destina-tions in the United States. Every year, millions of vaca-tioners flock to the Atlantic Ocean and Daytona Beach to experience the sandy beaches in Volusia County. The hard packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive right onto the beach.

Daytona Beach is located a short, 55-mile drive away from the Vacation Capital of the World: Orlando, Florida. Orlando is home to Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios, as well as the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Daytona Beach is also just 91 miles from Jacksonville, the 11th-largest city in the United States.

The average yearly temperature in Daytona Beach is 70.4º F (21.3º C), making for a warm and pleasant cli-mate in which to live. Winters are mild and summers are warm thanks to its location on the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River, an estuary which flows between the beach-side and the mainland.

Daytona Beach boasts more than 200 restaurants, in-cluding barbecue, Mexican, Oriental, Greek, Indian, Ital-ian, Thai, seafood, Cuban, health and natural foods.

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Facilities

The ICI CenterThe ICI Center has been the home of Embry-Riddle

men’s basketball and volleyball since 1995. The ICI Cen-ter seats 1,968 spectators overall, including 642 perma-nent chair-back seats on the south sideline. The main arena features Grade I maple Aacer Channel floor and two 189-square-foot Daktronics LED scoreboards.

Crotty Tennis ComplexThe Ambassador E. William Crotty Tennis Complex features nine lighted tennis courts and an electronic scoreboard that can show set scores for six matches simultaneously. In Spring 2014, a shade structure was added to the facility on the south side of courts 1-3 for spectators. Bleachers provide seating for 250 spectators.

Embry-Riddle Soccer StadiumThe state-of-the-art Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium was

built in 1996 and is regarded as one of the premier soccer facilities at the NAIA level. The lighted field features a 33-by-15 foot Daktronics scoreboard with message center and 120-by-70 yard bermuda-grass playing surface and a 1,000 seat grandstand and press box.

Embry-Riddle Track & Field Complex The Embry-Riddle Track Complex, which was complet-

ed by the spring of 2006, has an eight-lane, 400-meter track with 14mm Mondo Super X track surface, a 120-by-70 yard soccer field inside the track and bi-directional runways for the pole vault, long and triple jump and a high jump apron and a water pit for the steeplechase. Three throwing areas were added at the start of the 2012 sea-son, including hammer, discus and shot put with landing areas.

Sliwa StadiumBuilt in 2001, the home of Embry-Riddle baseball has

dimensions of 330 feet down each line and 400 feet to straight-away center. In the spring of 2006, a gated brick entrance was added along with a covered grandstand with seating for 615 spectators and a press box.

Embry-Riddle Softball StadiumCompleted in 2011, the Embry-Riddle Softball Com-

plex features dimensions of 197 feet down the lines and 218 feet to straightaway center. The outfield is made up of Tifway 419 bermuda grass and the Daktronics score-board is prominently displayed beyond the outfield wall. The scoreboard is 20 feet wide and 14.5 feet tall and it features PanaView ®LED digits to display.

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Embry-Riddle has consistently been recognized as having one of the top intercollegiate athletic programs in the NAIA. In 2013-14, the Eagles finished fourth in the NACDA/Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, marking the 15th straight season that ERAU Athletics has been ranked among the Top 25 in the standings.

The Sun Conference Commission-er’s Cup is awarded annually to the best overall athletic program in the league. ERAU Athletics has won an unprec-edented 15 consecutive Commissioner’s Cup titles dating back to 2000.

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

In 2013-14, ERAU had 51 student-athletes receive All-America recognition, bring-ing the number of All-Americans in ERAU’s 26-year history to 351.

In 2013-14, Embry-Riddle student-athletes, coaches and staff logged 1,953 hours in community service hours.

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Embry-Riddle has won 97 Sun Conference regular season titles in its 26 years of existence. In addi-tion, the Blue and Gold has also captured 27 conference tournament titles and took home 31 regional crowns before regional tourna-ment competition ended in 2008.

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The Embry-Riddle Athletics program boasts two team (men’s basketball and men’s tennis) and 26 individual national titles. Additionally, the Blue and Gold has posted runner-up finishes in men’s (2011, 2014) and women’s (2012, 2014) tennis,

women’s golf (2008, 2011) and baseball (2005).

ERAU student-athletes have had a higher GPA than the rest of the student body for the last 15 seasons. In 2013-14, the Blue and Gold posted a 3.04 GPA. The Eagles have had 295 NAIA Scholar-Athletes all-time, including 32 in 2013-14.

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John Phillips was named Embry-Riddle’s Director of Ath-letics in January 2014 after serving as the Eagles’ Associate Athletics Director for seven years.

Born and raised in Kensington, Maryland, Phillips came to Daytona Beach in 1989, enrolling as a student at Embry-Riddle. Phillips played baseball for the Eagles for three sea-sons, while completing both his undergraduate (B.S., 1990) and graduate degrees (M.S., 1992).

Phillips returned to the University as the program’s first-ever Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions in August

1997, and was subsequently named Assistant Director of Athletics in 1998. Since 2007, he has served as the University’s Associate Director of Athletics, supervis-ing the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including facilities, game management, sports information, sports medicine and sports marketing for the Daytona Beach campus.

During his tenure at Embry-Riddle, Phillips has served as the tournament direc-tor for nine NAIA national championships that Embry-Riddle has hosted, including five for golf and four national soccer tournaments. In 2008, the NAIA honored him with the Charles Morris Award as the NAIA’s National Athletic Administrator of the Year.

In 2010, Phillips was named to the Board of Directors for the National Associa-tion of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA), becoming just the second administrator from an NAIA institution to be named to this board. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for NACMA, he also currently serves as the chair of the NAIA-NACMA Advisory Board, a panel of NAIA administrators that provides leadership and professional development opportunities in sports market-ing to other NAIA institutions.

Internally, Phillips has served the University in numerous other capacities dur-ing his 17-years on staff, including Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Reaccreditation Audit Team, ERAU’s Women’s Initiative Committee, ERAU’s

Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and the Embry-Riddle Alumni Advisory Council.Locally, Phillips currently serves as the Chair of the Daytona Beach Convention

& Visitors Bureau’s Sports Advisory Committee. This committee is charged with providing guidance and marketing expertise in attracting regional, national and in-ternational sporting events to the Daytona Beach community.

Under his direction, the Embry-Riddle sports marketing and promotions staff has earned 19 NACMA “Best of” awards, including gold medals for things such as “sponsorship activation,” “best student promotion” and “best targeted group promotion.” He has been a featured speaker on topics related to sports marketing at the NAIA convention on seven different occasions, at the CoSIDA Convention in 2011 and 2012, and at the NACMA Convention every year since 2008. He has presented on topics such as “Big Time Promotions on a Small-Time Budget,” Social Networking and the “Brand of You.”

The sports information staff at Embry-Riddle has also garnered national attention during his tenure, capturing over 50 CoSIDA awards for Excellence in Publications, and has been honored on seven occasions with the NAIA’s Gary Spitler Award for the best overall sports publications in the NAIA.

Phillips has also served as the voice of Embry-Riddle basketball for the last 15 seasons and has served in a similar capacity for the Eagles baseball team since 1999. In addition to his broadcast work for ERAU, he has worked as the public address announcer for both the Daytona Cubs and DeLand High School football. In his current position with WNDB-1150 AM, he anchors WNDB’s motorsports coverage for events such as the Rolex 24, the Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400. In addition, he serves as the play-by-play announcer for WNDB’s coverage of local high school football and anchors their weekly Coaches Corner pre-game show. Phillips has also worked for radio stations WSBB (New Smyrna Beach), WNDA (DeLand) and WELE (Ormond Beach).

Phillips and his wife Ann, who serves as an assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida, are parents of Lauren, Zachary and Rachel.

JOHN PHILLIPSDirector of Athletics

JOHN mark adkisonASSOCIATE director of athletics

John Mark Adkison was promoted to Associate Director of Athletics in 2014 after serving as the Assistant Athletics Director for more than 10 years. His responsibilities include sport program oversight, assisting with the Department’s fun-draising efforts and overseeing the Hall of Fame program. In addition, Adkison serves as a liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and the Champions of Character program.

Prior to Embry-Riddle, Adkison spent time as the LPGA Senior Marketing Coordinator, as well as the Championship Events Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, and a Sports In-

formation Intern all for the NAIA.

Adkison is also active in the local community. He serves on the FUTURES Founda-tion Board and is an elder and the Chair of the Missions Committee at Christ Commu-nity Church. He was a volunteer middle school basketball coach at St. James Episcopal School in Ormond Beach and has also served as a basketball coach at the Dudley Founation Basketball Camp in Vernonia, Oregon, a camp specialized for children with type one diabetes.

Adkison earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administra-tion from Taylor University in 1993. He and wife Candace reside in Daytona Beach with their daughter Georgia Grace.

SONJA TAYLORExecutive Director Student-Athlete Support Services/Senior woman administrator

The Embry-Riddle Athletics Administration announced the appointment of Sonja Taylor to the position of Executive Di-rector of Student-Athlete Support Services in January 2014. Taylor, a 30-year veteran of the University, was also desig-nated the Senior Woman Administrator.

In her role with Athletics, Taylor is a member of the se-nior leadership team, focusing primarily on support services and programs for student-athletes, including academic excel-lence, personal and career development and overall well-be-ing. She also provides sport supervision for several of ERAU’s

female athletics teams and coaches.Before joining the Athletics Department, Taylor served in a variety of roles within

the University’s Division of Student Affairs. She began her career at Embry-Riddle as ERAU’s Residence Life Coordinator in 1984 and two years later, she became the Director of Housing. During her tenure as the Director of Housing, she provided administrative leadership in the planning and construction of the Student Village in 1997, which increased the number of on-campus residents from 900 to 1,900.

In 2002, Taylor was named the Associate Dean of Students, providing oversight to Housing and Residence Life, Health Services, and Counseling and Orientation, while

serving as the functional Director of Housing. Three years later, Taylor was named the Dean of Students, a position she held until she was named the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs in January of 2013.

As a leader on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus, Taylor has served as the Chair for a number of committees, including Diversity and Inclusion, University To-bacco-Free Communication & Transition, the Embry-Riddle Annual Fund and Judicial Process Review, which resulted in the creation of the University’s Honor Code and Honor Board. Taylor has also served as Off-Site Committee Member for the Com-mission on Colleges’ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and has been a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the Association of Student Conduct Administrators. Her successes at Embry-Riddle have led to her being asked to be the presenter at several conferences, including the As-sociation of College and University Housing Officers Conference and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Taylor has been an avid supporter of sports in general and the Eagles’ Athletics program in particular. She has attended numerous games as a season ticket holder and her interaction with the Eagle coaches and student-athletes has resulted in her being asked to be an honorary coach at home contests, in addition to being a guest speaker at the 2012 ERAU Student-Athlete Convocation.

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men’sbasketballsteve ridder

berea - 26th seasonridders@erau.edu

men’s soccerdave gregson

hartwick - 21st Seasongregsond@erau.edu

men’s golfken staton

florida state - 5th Seasonstatonk@erau.edu

women’s golfmaria lopez

alabama - 15th Seasonlopezmar@erau.edu

women’s soccersamantha bohonduke - 7Th Season

baggetts@erau.edu

BASEBALLRandy Stegall

Cumberland - 8th Seasonstegallm@erau.edu

Women’s Basketballlisa nuxol-wilson

central florida - 1st Seasonlisa.wilson@erau.edu

cheerleadingclay owensby

georgia - 4th Seasonowensbyr@erau.edu

m/w cross countryMike rosolino

Rhodes - 12th Seasonrosol774@erau.edu

Mailing Address:ICI Center

600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

Area Code: 386

Main Athletic Phone ............................................................................. 323-5000Athletic Fax ........................................................................................... 323-5002ICI Center Press Row ............................................................................ 226-7919Soccer Press Box .................................................................................. 323-7738Baseball Press Box ................................................................................ 323-8097

Director of AthleticsJohn Phillips .......................................................................................... 323-5020

Associate Director of AthleticsJohn Mark Adkison ............................................................................... 323-5033

Executive Director Student-Athlete Support Services/SWASonja Taylor .......................................................................................... 226-6735

Athletic AdministrationSharon Amick, Executive Assistant/Special Events Manager................ 226-6550Tori Carta, Athletics Business Manager ................................................ 323-5003Mea Felps-Darley, Director of Compliance ............................................226-6417Julie Rand, Director of Athletic Development ....................................... 226-7542Steve Ridder, Special Assistant to the President .................................. 323-5025Ron Serra, Faculty Athletic Representative ........................................... 212-1600Dave Therneau, Academic Enhancement & Eligibility Coordinator ..... 323-5026Maryellen Wynn, Director of Finance ................................................... 323-5004

Sports Marketing and PromotionsJenni Craig, Director of Sports Marketing & Promotions ...................... 323-5030Riley Jones, Sports Marketing Assistant ................................................ 226-7144Meghan Miller, Asst. Director of Sports Marketing & Promotions ....... 323-5037Seth Winegar, Sports Marketing Assistant ............................................ 226-7144

Sports informationRobert Lopez, Sports Information Assistant ......................................... 323-5016Ryan Mosher, Asst. Director of Sports Information .............................. 323-5006Michael Pierce, Asst. Director of Sports Information ........................... 323-5016Alison Smalling, Director of Sports Information ................................... 323-5001

Sports MedicineKelley Harrison, Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................................ 226-7785Matlyn Zimmerman, Sports Medicine Assistant ................................... 226-7546Jeremiah Larson, Strength & Conditioning Assistant ............................ 226-6527Wacey Mooney, Sports Medicine Assistant ......................................... 226-7546Anda Udris, Assistant Athletic Trainer ....................................................226-6417Steve Samples, Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................................. 226-7546Justin White, Director of Sports Medicine ............................................ 226-6527

Assistant CoachesHeriberto Aguilar, Women’s Soccer ..................................................... 323-5018Crystal Ellington, Men’s & Women’s Track ........................................... 323-5035Gary Ellington, Men’s & Women’s Track ............................................... 323-5035Breanna Goring, Men’s & Women’s Track ............................................ 323-5035 Charlie Harris, Men’s & Women’s Track ................................................ 323-5035 John Haworth, Men’s Soccer ................................................................ 323-5028Jordan Holcomb, Volleyball ....................................................................323-5011Peter Hopfe, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country & Track ....................... 226-7099Chad Keller, Men’s Basketball ............................................................... 323-5007Jeff Lemon, Baseball ............................................................................. 323-5000Liam McIlhatton, Women’s Soccer ....................................................... 323-5018Jason Morgan, Volleyball ........................................................................323-5011Daniel Mondragon, Men’s Basketball ................................................... 323-5027Shannon Murphy, Women’s Basketball ................................................ 226-7536Kenny Scott, Men’s & Women’s Track .................................................. 323-5035 Chuck Stegall, Baseball ......................................................................... 323-5015Sean Stern, Men’s Soccer..................................................................... 323-5028Dave Therneau, Baseball ...................................................................... 323-5026Monique White, Softball ....................................................................... 323-5023

Game Management and FacilitiesWoody Galbreath, Director of Sports Complex .................................... 323-5029Curtis Kline, Director of ICI Center ....................................................... 226-7098Chuck Stegall, Athletics Fields Manager ............................................... 323-5015Pat Spanfelner, Asst. Director of ICI Center ......................................... 226-6547Jeff Martindale, Athletic Facilities Operations Manager ......................... 226-6704Cody White, Assistant Director of Sports Complex .............................. 226-6704Kyle Solomon, ICI Center Assistant ...................................................... 226-6529Hunter Allen, Facilities Intern ................................................................ 226-6529

softballKELSI DUNNE

alabama - 1st seasondunnek@erau.edu

m/w tennisdave paschal

S. Illinois-Edwardsville - 11th Seasonpash165@erau.edu

volleyballjoslynn gallop

san jose state - 9th Seasongallo67d@erau.edu

m/w track & FieldMike rosolino

Rhodes - 10th Seasonrosol774@erau.edu

HEAD COACHES ATHLETICS DIRECTORY

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Curtis KlineDirectorr ofICI Center

Jeremiah LarsonStrength and Conditioning

Assistant

Ryan MosherAssistant Director of Sports Information

Liam McilhattonAssistant Coach Women’s Soccer

Meghan MillerAssistant Director of SportsMarketing and Promotions

Robert LopezSports Information

Assistant

Wacey MooneySports Medicine

Assistant

Hunter AllenSports Complex

Assistant

Sharon AmickExecutive Assistant andSpecial Events Manager

Mea Felps-DarleyDirector ofCompliance

Jenni CraigDirector of Sports

Marketing and Promotions

Gary EllingtonAssistant Coach

Track & Field

Tori CartaBusiness Manager

Woody GalbreathDirector of

Sports Complex

Kyle SolomonICI CenterAssistant

Pat SpanfelnerAssistant Director of

ICI Center

Anda UdrisAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Dave TherneauAcademic Enhancement and

Eligibility Coordinator

Rachelle TuttleDirector of

Fitness/Wellness

Chuck StegallAthletics Fields & Facilities

Manager

Elizabeth TheriaultIntramural & Recreational

Sports Assistant

Kelley HarrisonAssistant

Athletic Trainer

John HaworthAssistant Coach Men’s Soccer

Riley JonesSports Marketing

Assistant

Samantha HustedAssistant Director of

Fitness/Wellness

Camille JacksonAssistant Director of Intramural

& Recreational Sports

Peter HopfeCross Country & Track

Assistant Coach

Chad KellerAssistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Monique WhiteAssistant Coach

Softball

Cody WhiteAssistant Director of

Sports Complex

Maryellen WynnDirector of

Finance

Leslie WhitmerDirector of Intramural &

Recreational Sports

Seth WinegarSports Marketing

Assistant

Justin WhiteDirector of

Sports Medicine

Matlyn ZimmermanSports Medicine

Assistant

Jeff MartindaleAthletic Facilities

Operations Manager

Shannon MurphyAssistant Coach

Women’s Basketball

Ron SerraFaculty AthleticRepresentative

Julie Rand Director of

Athletic Development

Steve SamplesAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Michael PierceAssistant Director of Sports Information

Alison SmallingDirector of

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SPORTS MEDICINEThe Embry-Riddle Sports Medicine Department provides ERAU student-athletes

with the best medical care possible following an injury, to return the athlete back to school and competition as soon as possible in the safest manner. The areas of emphasis for the Sports Medicine Department are injury prevention, injury evalua-tion, treatment, and injury/health education. We dedicate ourselves to providing a safe environment for our athletes to compete in.

Treatments, injury care, taping, practice, and game preparations are performed in the 1,000 square-foot athletic training room. Adjacent to this room is the 400 square-foot athletic training rehabilitation room. These rooms have a variety of equipment to provide the best care and rehabilitation possible for ERAU student-athletes.

strength & conditioningThe Jamie Fletcher Weight Room is located inside ERAU’s ICI Center. This 2,800

square-foot facility is home to some of the top equipment available. ERAU student-athletes participate in team strength programs year round, which

allow them to stay strong and healthy throughout the year and peak at the correct times. ERAU Athletes also participate in speed and agility sessions. These sessions help develop better explosiveness, balance, and speed.

Embry-Riddle University strength and conditioning is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our student-athletes. These areas help develop a strong, healthy, and mentally tough student-athlete that will succeed in their endeavors.

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1. HEART WALKOn Sept. 27, 2013, the ERAU Sports Com-plex was the site of the American Heart As-sociation’s Heart Walk. The event attracted 1,500 participants and included a brief presentation from ERAU Head Men’s Bas-ketball Coach Steve Ridder.

2. BREAST CANCER AWARENESSERAU Athletics partnered with Embry-Riddle’s Women’s Ambassador Program to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night at a women’s soccer game on Oct. 11. More than 600 students and fans flooded the stands in pink attire and at halftime, every-one was ushered onto the field where they stood in the shape of ribbon for a photo opportunity. T-shirt sales raised more than $1000 and all the proceeds were donated to the American Cancer Society.

3. BEST FOOT FORWARDThe Embry-Riddle baseball team participat-ed in the Volusia County Best Foot Forward program. The Eagles spent a few hours helping kids with their back-to-school shopping needs.

4. FOOD BRINGS HOPEFor the last four years, Embry-Riddle has partnered with the Food Brings Hope Ini-tiative, bringing elementary and middle school children on to campus for special programing, including facility tours, basket-ball games and pizza.

5. LOCAL SOUP KITCHENThroughout the 2013-14 academic year, members of the cross country and track field teams volunteered their time in pre-paring and serving meals to the homeless.

6. HABITAT FOR HUMANITYIn 2013, Embry-Riddle women’s soccer hosted the third annual Habitat for Human-ity Invitational. The teams in the two-day tournament took a one-day break from competition to volunteer at a local Habitat for Humanity project.

7. COLOR ME KATE RUNOn April 13, 2014, ERAU Athletics part-nered with the Embry-Riddle chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for a fundraising color run to support former ERAU women’s soc-cer play Kate Schwikert in her fight against cancer.

The Champions of Character initiative was established by the NAIA to help promote the “right thing” by those affiliated with sports both inside and outside the sports setting. In so doing, the organization looks to develop exemplary character and sportsmanship in NAIA competition.

Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five tenets: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant lead-ership and sportsmanship. This program educates and create awareness of the positive character-building traits afforded by sports and returns integrity to competition at the collegiate and youth levels while impacting all of society.

The Embry-Riddle Athletic Department has enthusiastically embraced the implementation of the NAIA Champions of Char-acter initiative. For years the department has sought to instill in student-athletes the very values addressed by the movement. Additionally, the Student-Athlete Leadership Team assists in evaluation and feedback on the overall student-athlete experience.

In 2012-13, Embry-Riddle student-athletes, coaches and staff contributed logged 1,953 hours in community service hours.

respect • Responsibility • Integrity • Sportsmanship • servant Leadership

CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER

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3.05The cumulative student-athlete grade point average in 2013-14, which was higher than

ERAU’s overall student body for the 15th straight year.

The Braddock Education Success Team (BEST) Program was incorporated into the Embry-Riddle Athletic Program during the 1999-00 academic year. The BEST Program is a branch of the Braddock Foundation, which was established by Robert & Lois Braddock. It is currently sponsored by their daughter and Spruce Creek Fly-in resident, Cherie Keemar, and was initiated by her late husband, Michael.

The BEST program offers tutoring and mentoring programs to assist student-athletes in managing their time between academics, athletics and social develop-ment. One of the fundamental components of the BEST Program is Study Hall, which is for student-athletes who are required to attend according to stipulations set by each respective team’s coaching staff. Study Hall is a place where tutors and mentors are available for student-athletes throughout the academic year. With its clearly defined criteria and rules of conduct, Study Hall strives to provide a struc-

tured environment that will benefit student-athletes by improving study habits, honing focus and providing one-on-one learning opportunities. It is not intended to be a substitute for regular class attendance and routine study, but is designed as an essential tool to help student-athletes achieve their academic objectives.

Dave Therneau serves as the Academic Enhancement Coordinator of the BEST Program. He and other BEST Program staff members oversee the daily operations of the Academic Advancement Center where all students, including athletes, can go and receive tutoring in many of the courses and subjects that are part of the curriculum at Embry-Riddle.

Embry-Riddle’s College of Arts & Sciences building houses a 9,000 square foot facility dedicated to the University’s Academic Achievement Center, which includes the BEST Program.

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earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2013-14

Academic All-Americans as selected by the College Sports Information

Directors of America

Academic All-Sun Conference selections

NAIA Scholar Teams(3.0 or better cumulative team GPA)

Kristina Marova was selected as the Capital One College Division At-Large

Academic All-America of the Year in 2014

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

In the NAIA, a dedication to leadership development is balanced with sports accomplishment. A trailblazer in providing equal opportunity for all student-athletes. An expectation of ethical behavior, fairness in competition, access to athletic scholarship, sportsmanship and leadership development. At the core of all of this — character.

The seed of the NAIA began in 1937 with the tip-off of a men’s basketball tournament that has become the longest running basketball tournament in the country, celebrating 75 years in 2012. Out of the tournament grew the NAIA, an association of close to 300 member schools and more than 60,000 student-athletes.

Since 1937, the NAIA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall educational experience. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.

Most recently, the association opened the doors to the NAIA Eligibility Center, where prospective student-athletes are evaluated for academic and athletic eligibility. It delivers on a larger promise of integrity by leveling the playing field, guiding student-athlete success, and ensuring fair competition. Providing student-athletes a chance to connect with NAIA schools and coaches helps them make the best decision to prepare them for success in both college and athletics.

NAIA Quick Facts

• 60,000 student-athletes

• 13 sports

• 23 national championships

• 300 colleges and universities and conferences

• $450 million in athletic scholarships

Embry-Riddle has been accepted into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II membership process. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a membership-driven organization dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of student-athletes and equipping them with the skills to succeed on the playing field, in the classroom and throughout life.

We support learning through sports by integrating athletics and higher education to enrich the college experience of student-athletes. NCAA members – mostly colleges and universities, but also conferences and affiliated groups – work together to create the framework of rules for fair and safe competition.

Those rules are administered by NCAA national office staff, which also organizes national championships and provides other resources to support student-athletes and the schools they attend. The NCAA membership and national office work together to help more than 450,000 student-athletes develop their leadership, confi-dence, discipline and teamwork through college sports.

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