University of Miami Cross Country media guide

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Coaches 49

Runners 57

University 30

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Athletic Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.hurricanesports.comConference Cross Country SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian MorrisonEmail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.theacc.com

University InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coral Gables, Fla.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1925Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,323Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HurricanesColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange, Green and WhiteMascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sebastian the IbisAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Donna E. ShalalaDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirby HocuttSenior Women’s Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Connie Nickel

CreditsThe 2009 University of Miami Cross Country Media Guide is a production of the UMSports Media Relations Office. Copy and layout: Scott ZavitzContributors: Jim Schaller and Aisha KoonceMedia Guide Design: Etta SchallerEdited: Rob DunningPhotography: JC Ridley, Eric Espada, Jessica Marshall, Raùl Duany, Juan Bez, JorgePerez and Joel Auerbach

2009 Cross Country RosterMenNNaammee YYeeaarr//CCllaassss HHoommeettoowwnn HHiigghh SScchhooooll Julio Bonilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Denver, Colo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Denver NorthReginald Buford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Memorial Damon Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Albuquerque, N.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Albuquerque Academy Greg Kaczka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glen Allen, Va. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deep Run Brian Laskowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mantua, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bishop Eustace Prep Carlos Markovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John A. FergusonCharles Michel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Woodinville, Wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Overlake Austin Rector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keller, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keller Coleman Romfh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake Worth, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Benjamin School Arturo Salow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami Shores, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Matthew Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Longmeadow, Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Longmeadow

WomenNNaammee YYeeaarr//CCllaassss HHoommeettoowwnn HHiigghh SScchhooooll Kalea Aguon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Portland, Ore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jesuit Anna Bona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schereville, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake Central Casey Crist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Belford, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Middletown Alyssa Exposito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coral Gables Monika Freiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Lafayette, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Lafayette Jillian Gil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Caitlin Knapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bay Shore, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bay Shore Allison Ludwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yardley, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pennsbury Nehali Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ransom Everglades Janet Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tampa, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Berkeley Prep Emma Steppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Arbor, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Harbor Jackie Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clearwater, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Palm Harbor Andrea Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wyckoff, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ramapo Katharine Woodard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fayetteville, N.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Sanford

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Coaching Staff2-3 . . Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem4 . . . . . . . . . Assistant Cross Country Coach Damon Griffiths5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach Veronica Rodriguez

Runners6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Steppe7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Bona8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Price9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood, Aguon, Freiser10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knapp, Sullivan, Woodard11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crist, Gil, Patel12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exposito, Ludwick13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Michel14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonilla, Laskowski, Rector15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson, Buford, Campbell16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaczka, Romfh, Salow, Markovich18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Top Finishers19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s Top Finishers20-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Top Performers

The U22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Donna Shalala23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt24-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The University of Miami26-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City of Miami28-29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Success30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Services31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compliance32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Training Staff33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strength & Conditioning34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Media Relations

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Director of Track and Field/Cross CountryAmy Deem

Amy Deem, who has been the Hurricanes headwomen's track and field coach for the past 18years, became just the sixth woman to be in chargeof both the men's and women's track and crosscountry programs at a Division I school, when shewas promoted by Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutton July 22, 2008. She replaced Mike Ward whoretired as the head coach of the men's track andcross country teams.

Deem, elected to the UM Sports Hall of Fame in2006, has been responsible for building thewomen's track and field program from very modestbeginnings into an NCAA powerhouse. Prior to herbeing named head coach in 1990, the Hurricaneshad never had an athlete record an NCAA qualifyingmark. Since then, Deem has guided 39 student-ath-letes to a combined 135 All-America honors and 11national championships.

The 2009 track season brought a total of sixindividual All-America honors and an indoor nation-al title. Sprinter Murielle Ahoure came to Miami forher senior season to train under Deem and reward-ed greatly for her decision.

Under Deem, Ahoure raced to the Indoor 200-meter National Championships and earned All-America honors in the indoor 60-meter dash andthe outdoor 100 and 200-meter dashes. In addi-tion, Ahoure broke UM legend, Lauryn Williams’indoor 60-meter dash record, was a four-time ACCChampion and earned the ACC’s Indoor TrackPerformer of the Year Award.

As in years past, the Hurricanes hurdlers had astellar season under Deem’s direction. SophomoresTakecia Jameson and Ti’erra Brown advanced to

the finals of the 400-meter hurdles, with Browncrossing the finish line as the national runner-up.

In her first season at the helm of the men’s pro-gram in 2009, Deem saw Mikese Morse claim All-American status in the indoor long jump with hisfifth-place finish at the national championships.Also, junior Cory Nelms (indoor 60-meter hurdles)was the first male track athlete to claim an ACCTitle that wasn’t named Tim Harris since LanceLeggett in the 400-meter hurdles in 2006.

The 2010 season will feature a deep and talent-ed squad - as Tameka and Takecia Jameson, KristyWhyte, Ti’erra Brown and Mikese Morse all haveeither national or world championship experience.

In 2008, Deem saw Krista Simkins win a NCAANational Title in the indoor 400-meters. Also, dur-ing the indoor season, Viktoria Andonova tookhome All-American honors as she tied for ninth inthe high jump at the Indoor NCAA NationalChampionships.

During the outdoor season, freshmen hurdlers,Takecia Jameson and Ti’erra Brown finished thirdand eighth respectively to earn All-American acco-lades in the 400-meter hurdles. In July of 2008,Jameson ran for the United States in the JuniorWorld Championships in Poland, where she claimedtwo world titles, in the 400-meter hurdles and the4x100-relay.

The Hurricanes have had at least one student-athlete earn All-America honors in each of the last16 seasons and are perennial contenders for con-ference championships and top-10 national finish-es. In Miami's first two seasons in the ACC (2004-05 and 2005-06), Deem led the Hurricanes to con-secutive indoor and outdoor conference titles. Inaddition, she was honored as the league's indoorand outdoor Coach of the Year both seasons. Miamifinished tied for fifth at the 2006 NCAA IndoorTrack and Field Championships marking the pro-gram's second consecutive top five finish while theteam placed seventh at the NCAA OutdoorChampionships marking the highest outdoor finish inschool history.

The 2005 season saw Miami reach unprece-dented heights. The Hurricanes finished a program-best third at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships,which included a school-record 12 All-America hon-ors. Miami finished ninth at the 2005 NCAAOutdoor Championships, also the highest finish atthe time in school history, notching another 14 All-America honors. The Hurricanes placed second atthe 2005 NCAA East Regional Championshipsmarking the highest finish and most points scored(81) in the program's history.

In 2004, the Hurricanes concluded their finalseason of BIG EAST competition by posting one ofthe best seasons in school history. Miami recorded

17 All-America honors, won both the BIG EASTIndoor and Outdoor Championships for the secondconsecutive season, including the school's sixth BIGEAST Outdoor Championship, and placed 10th atboth the NCAA Indoor Championships and NCAAOutdoor Championships.

That season, Miami recorded 12 All-Americahonors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships includ-ing Lauryn Williams' NCAA National Championshipin the 100-meters. Williams posted a winning timeof 10.97 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in NCAA his-tory. In three seasons under Deem, Williams devel-oped into one the top sprinters in the world. Formost of 2004, Williams had the top time in theworld in both the 100-meter and 200-meters. Shewent on to win a silver medal in the 100-meters atthe Olympic Games in Athens, and at just 20 yearsof age became the youngest sprinter in 32 years tomedal in the event. Williams competed in the 2008Beijing Olympics and continues to train underDeem.

In 2005 Williams captured the gold medal inthe 100-meters and also anchored the USA 4x100-meter relay to the gold medal at the IAAF WorldChampionships in Helsinki, Finland.

During Deem's tenure the Hurricanes developedinto the premier track and field program in the BIGEAST winning a combined 79 BIG EAST individualand relay titles. Miami's team title at the 2004 BIGEAST Outdoor Championship marked the fourthconsecutive for Deem's Hurricanes making UM theonly program in BIG EAST history to win four straightoutdoor team titles.

Under Deem the Hurricanes have become a fix-ture at the NCAA Championships scoring at 14 of15 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships since 1992. Both in the state ofFlorida and around the nation Deem is recognizedas one of the best developers of talent in thecoaching ranks. Deem, who served as President ofthe United States Track Coaches Association from2003-05, has won numerous coaching awards andbeen appointed to various national coaching posi-tions. In 2007, she served as the Head Coach ofthe United States team at the World Championshipsin Osaka, Japan where the Americans won the4x100 and 4x400-meter relays Deem has beenhonored four times as the USTCA South DistrictCoach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), andin 1998 was named the USA Track and FieldFlorida Coach of the Year. In 2002 she was hon-ored as the United States Olympic CommitteeDevelopmental Coach of the Year for Track andField.

In addition, Deem served three seasons (1998-2000) as the Event Coordinator for Sprints andHurdles for the USA Track and Field Coaches


Education Program, and in 2001 served as headcoach of the USATF Junior National team that com-peted in England and Scotland.

In the summer of 2003 Deem served as theExplosive Events Coach (sprints and hurdles) for theUnited States at the Pan American games in SantoDomingo, Dominican Republic guiding LaurynWilliams to the gold medal in the 100-meters. Inaddition the United States swept the gold medals inthe 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay forthe first time since 1987. In 2002 Deem guidedWilliams to the gold medal at the World JuniorChampionships in Kingston, Jamaica.

In addition to Williams, Deem has coachednumerous other top sprinters and hurdlers includ-ing five-time NCAA Champion Gillian Russell, 1999NCAA Champion Yolanda McCray, two-timeOlympian Patrina Allen, and Debbie Ferguson, atwo-time Olympic medalist.

Russell, who competed for the Hurricanes from1992-95, won the NCAA National Indoor title in the55-meter hurdles in 1992 and 1995, as well as the

the 200-meters and fifth in the world in the 100-meters. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens,Ferguson captured the bronze medal in the 200-meters and reached the final of the 100-meterswhere she placed seventh. She competed in the200-meter event at the 2008 Olympics and againbe coached by Deem.

Originally from West Virginia, Deem, a Level IIIcoach and instructor as certified by USA Track andField, first came to Miami in 1988 as an intern inthe Compliance Department to complete herdegree at Ohio University. While fulfilling her intern-ship she simultaneously served as assistant trackcoach. In what could be termed as perfect timing,in the Spring of 1990, Deem decided to stay in theMiami area and the head women's track coachposition opened up.

She was hired as the head women's trackcoach on June 26, 1990.

NCAA 100-meter hurdle championship in 1993,1994 and 1995. Russell is a two-time Olympianhaving competed for Jamaica in 1992 and 1996.Russell was ranked among the World's top-10 inthe 100-meter hurdles from 1995-1998 reaching acareer-best ranking of sixth in 1998.

McCray, a six-time All-American, won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1999 NCAA Championshipand, in 1997 and in 1999 was ranked as high assixth in the United States in the event. Allen, ateammate of McCray, was also a six-time All-American. She competed for Jamaica at the 2000and 2004 Olympic Games in the 400-meter hur-dles.

In 2002, Deem began coaching Bahamiansprinter Debbie Ferguson. Ferguson went on to postone of the best seasons of her career winning goldmedals in the 100-meters, 200-meters and 4x100-meter relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games,setting meet records in all three events. She wenton to win championships in the 200-meters and4x100-meter relay at the 2002 World Cup, andended the season ranked second in the world in

The Deem File: Building a Tradition of Excellence

• Head Coach of the 2007 USA World Championship Team that competed in Osaka,

Japan

- U.S. Women earned eight medals (G - 100-meter hurdles, 200-meters, 4x100-

meter relay, 4x400-meter relay) (S - 100-meters) (B - 10,000-meters, 100-meters, 1,500-

meter wheelchair)

• 2006 ACC Indoor and Outdoor Champions

- 7 ACC Titles (two indoor, five outdoor)

• 2005 ACC Indoor and Outdoor Champions

- 12 ACC Titles (six indoor, six outdoor)

• 2005 and 2006 ACC Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year

• Six BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships (1998-99, 2001-04)

• Two BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Champions (2003-04)

• Seven-time BIG EAST Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year (1996, 1998-99, 2001-04)

• Two-time BIG EAST Indoor Coaching Staff of the Year (2003-04)

• President of the USATF Coaches Association

• Four-time USTCA South District Coach of the Year (2001-02, 2004-05)

• 2001 USATF Junior National Team Coach

• 2002 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year for Track and Field

• 2003 United States Explosive Events Coach at Pan Am Games

• 1998 USATrack and Field Florida Coach of the Year

• Coached UM student-athletes to 82 All-America Honors (Outdoors)

• Coached UM student-athletes to 59 All-America Honors (Indoors)

• Has had at least one All-American each of the last 17 seasons

• Has coached UM student-athletes to 12 NCAA Individual National Titles

• Has coached five Olympians (Gillian Russell, Patrina Allen, Lauryn Williams, Debbie

Ferguson, Ginou Etienne)

• Coached Hurricanes to 42 Individual and Relay Conference Indoor Titles

• Coached Hurricanes to 59 Individual and Relay Conference Outdoor Titles

• Coached three BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performers (Indoors)

• Coached three BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performers (Outdoors)

• Coached Krista Simkins to an ACC Most Outstanding Performer award in 2008 (Indoors)

• Coached Kristy Whyte to an ACC Most Outstanding Performer award in 2008

(Outdoors)

• Coached Murielle Ahoure to an ACC Most Outstanding Performer award in 2009

(Indoors)

• Coached Lauryn Williams to the gold medals in 4x100-meter relay at the 2007 IAAF

World Championships and the 100-meters and 4x100-meter relay at the 2003 Pan

American Games, gold medals in the 100-meters at the 2005 IAAF World

Championships and 2002 IAAF World Junior Championships, the gold medal in the

100-meters the USA Junior National Championship, and silver medals at he 2007 IAAF

World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.

• Coached Team USA to a sweep of the Pan American Gold Medals in the 4x100-meter

relay and 4x400-meter relay for the first time since 1987


Damon Griffiths enters his third season as amember of the University of Miami coaching staff.Griffiths coaches the men’s and women’s middleand long distance runners, as well as the crosscountry teams for the Hurricanes.

The 2009 season saw the emergence of fresh-man Janet Price, who participated in the Junior USAChampionships in the 800-meter run. The Tampanative also won the 1,000-meter run at the TexasA&M Invite during the indoor season with the sec-ond-best time in school history at 2:56.43.

Also during the indoor season, Griffiths coachedPatrick O’Donnell to a school record time of 2:27.55in the 1,000-meter run in College Station, Texas. Inthe 3,000-meter run, Emma Steppe and Anna Bonaboth moved into the top-five in the school recordbooks.

Under Griffiths the women’s cross country teamwon the season-opening Greentree Invitational andplaced second in the Florida Runners and UCFInvitationals in 2008. The men’s squad won theUCF Invitational with senior Ryan Woodlee claimingthe individual title.

In 2008, Griffiths assisted in the success of themiddle distance runners. UM placed three finalistsin 800m final at the ACC Indoor Championship twomen (Tim Harris and Patrick O’Donnell) and onefemale (Ena Leufroy). The men’s quartet of Harris,O’Donnell, Cory Nelms, and Richard Bernard brokethe indoor school record in the distance medleyrelay, surpassing a mark set by a team Griffiths wasa member of.

Griffiths served as a volunteer assistant coachfor cross country and track in 2007. Previously, healso served as volunteer assistant coach at Miamifrom 1999-2002.

Griffiths spent eight years as the AthleticDirector and head cross country/track coach at BayPoint High School. At Bay Point, Griffiths guided theFalcons to six consecutive district track titles, tworegional titles and a state runner-up finish in 2005.Griffiths was named Miami Herald High SchoolBoys Track Coach of the Year in 2005.

Griffiths competed for the University of Miamifrom 1993-1997. He competed in events rangingfrom the 400-meters to cross-country. During hisstay, he was a record holder of indoor: 800m, mile,4X400 relay, distance medley relay; outdoor: 800m,4X400 relay, 4X800 relay, sprint medley relay anddistance medley relay. Griffiths served as cross-country team captain while earning all-state honorshis sophomore and junior years. Griffiths ran the400 leg on the 1994 Penn Relays Championshipsprint relay team, the only one in school history.

Griffiths, who ended his career with five schoolrecords, earned his Bachelor of Science in speechcommunications and sociology from the Universityof Miami in 1997.

Griffiths currently resides in Cutler Bay with hiswife Lynette, and their children.

Assistant Coach Damon GriffithsThird Season • Miami, 1997


Assistant Coach Veronica RodriguezSecond Season • Texas A&M - Kingsville, 2006

Veronica Rodriguez enters her second seasonas an assistant coach at the University of Miami.

A native of Robstown, Texas, Rodriguez graduat-ed with honors from Texas A&M University-Kingsville(formally Texas A&I) with a bachelor’s degree inKinesiology.

During her time at TAMUK, Rodriguez was amember of the cross country team where she wasnamed Freshman of the Year for the Lone StarConference. Due to health related issues her colle-giate career was cut short.

As a junior, Rodriguez served as the interim

head coach for the TAMUK cross country team andcontinued as an assistant cross country/track &field coach for two years, under former head coachGlen Sefcik.

After completing her bachelor’s, she traveled toIndianapolis, Indiana for an internship with USATrack & Field.

She is the daughter of Norma and ArnulfoRodriguez and has two siblings Arnulfo Jr. and Erica.

Rodriguez plans on continuing her education fora Master’s Degree in Sports Administration.

22000088--0099:: Ran in the 1,500-meters at the Hurricane Invitational (3/21), finishing with a timeof 5:06.79... Her only attempt in the 3,000-meter run resulted in a victory and the fifth-fastesttime in school history at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11) with a time of 10:35.30... Her sea-son-best time in the 5,000-meter run came at the Florida Relays (4/4) with a time of18:15.45... During the indoor season, ran a season-best time of 10:42.69 in the 3,000-meterrun at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24)... Her only attempt in the 5,000-meter run came at theACC Championships (2/27) where she finished with a time of 18:56.22... Her season-best timein the mile came at the Tom Jones Invitational (1/24) at 5:23.62... During the cross countryseason, was the team's best finisher in three of seven races... Her season-best time came atthe Walt Disney World Classic (10/11) at 19:10.00... Placed a season-best fourth overall at theUCF Invitational (9/13) with a time of 19:43.15.

((22000066--0077 MMiicchhiiggaann)):: Did not compete in any races.HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 1600m, 3200m and cross country for Ann Arbor High

School... Selected to the all-conference team for both track events as a senior... Team captainas a senior... Recorded personal best of 5:18 in the 1600m, 11:40 in the 3200m and 19:23 for5000m... Led track team to 2005 state runner-up finish and 2006 state team championship...Graduated with highest honors... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Exercise Physiology major... Plans to become a physical therapist... Enjoys travel-ing... Daughter of Cassie Mann and Tom Steppe.

Emma SteppeJunior • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m XC 19:10.005,000m Indoor 18:56.225,000m Outdoor 18:15.453,000m Indoor 10:46.693,000m Outdoor 10:35.30Mile Indoor 5:23.621,500m Outdoor 5:06.79



22000088--0099:: In her only attempt in the 5,000-meter run, ran a 19:57.54 at the Florida Relays(4/4)... During the indoor season, her season-best performance in the 3,000-meter run came atthe Tom Jones Invitational (1/24) with a time of 10:43.19...Placed ninth in her only attempt inthe 5,000-meters with a time of 18:40.79 at the Texas A&M Invitational (2/14)... Her season-best time in the one mile run came at the Virginia Tech Elite (2/7) with a time of 5:16.88...During the cross country season was Miami's top-finisher on three occasions... Her season-besttime of 19:08.66 came at the Florida Runners Invitational (10/4), where she finished 11th...Placed a season-best fifth at the UCF Invitational (9/13) with a time of 19:49.36.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 800m, 4x800 relay and cross country for Lake Central HighSchool... Lettered all four years at Lake Central in cross country, swimming and track & field...Helped lead cross country team to state runner-up and earned a berth to Nike Team Nationalmeet... Selected to the academic all-state team for all three sports as a senior... Team captainas a senior... Recorded personal best of 2:20 in the 800m, and 19:04 for 5000m... Placed sec-ond in the 4x800m at the 2008 state track meet... Graduated third out of 650... Member ofNational Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Biochemistry major... Plans to become a doctor... Enjoys spending time withfriends during free time... Daughter of Richard and Mary Bona.

Anna BonaSophomore • Schereville, Ind. • Lake Central

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m XC 19:08.665,000m Indoor 18:40.795,000m Outdoor 19:57.543,000m Indoor 10:46.693,000m Outdoor 10:13.19Mile Indoor 5:16.88


22000088--0099:: Ran a personal-best time in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.50 at the UCFInvitational (5/10), placing second... Competed in the USA Junior Championships in June, run-ning a 2:13.18 in the preliminary heat... Placed fourth in a personal-best time of 4:47.88 in the1,500-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational... During the indoor season, ran the team's besttime in the 800-meter run in the preliminary round of the ACC Championships (2/27) at2:15.24... Ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 1,000-meter run at the TexasA&M Invitational (2/14) with a time of 2:56.43... Had a season-best time in the indoor mile atthe Kentucky Invitational (1/17) at 5:17.51... During the cross country season, was one of threewomen to participate in all seven meets... Season-best effort came that the Florida RunnersInvitational (10/4), finishing with a time of 19:34.72.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 800m, 1600m, 4x800 and cross country for Berkeley Prep...Lettered all four years in cross country and track & field... Holds school records in the 400m,800m, and 1600m... Team captain as a senior... Recorded personal best of 2:16 in the 800m,5:07 in the 1600m and 19:42 for 5000m... Placed third in the 1600 and 800 at the 2008 2Astate meet... Anchored 8th place 4x800m at the 2008 state track meet... Member of NationalHonor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Arts and Science major... Plans to become a dentist... Enjoys spending time withfriends during free time... Daughter of Doug and Ann Price.

Janet PriceSophomore • Tampa, Fla. • Berkeley Prep

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m XC 19:34.72Mile Indoor 5:17.511,600m Outdoor 5:071,500m Outdoor 4:47.88800m Indoor 2:15.24800m Outdoor 2:12.50


22000088--0099:: In her only attempt in the 5,000-meter run, finished with a time of 23:00.68 at the Hurricane Invitational(3/21)... During the cross country season, ran a personal-best time of 21:17.98 at the Florida Runners Invitational(10/4).

22000077--0088:: Ran a season-best time of 5:36.81 in the 1,500-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational... During the crosscountry season, ran a season-best time of 23:41.91 at the Mountain Dew Invitational.

22000066--0077:: During the cross country season, ran a season-best time of 21:31.93 at the Auburn Invitational.HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in track & field and cross country for Ramapo High School... Lettered three years in track

and four years in cross country... National Merit Scholar.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Exercise Physiology... Daughter of Douglas and Carol Ann Wood.

Andrea WoodSenior • Wyckoff, N.J. • Ramapo

22000088--0099:: During the cross country season, ran a season-best time of 20:25.12 at the Florida Runners Invitational(10/4)... Did not compete in any races during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

((22000077--0088 PPuurrdduuee)):: Did not competeHHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in track for Jesuit High School... Lettered four years in cross country and track & field...

Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars... Spanish National Honor Society... Member of National HonorSociety.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish... Daughter of Ed and Barbara Aguon.

Kalea AguonJunior • Portland, Ore. • Purdue

22000088--0099:: Her lone effort in the 3,000-meter run was a 11:39.40 finish at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)... Duringthe cross country season, raced to her season-best time of 20:06.20 at the Walt Disney World Classic (10/11).

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 800m, 1600m, and cross country for West Lafayette High School... State qualifier in2005, 2006, and 2007 in cross country and track... 2007 Sectional Champion in the 1600m... Academic all-state incross country, basketball, and track & field... National Merit Scholarship finalist... IHSAA Mental Attitude Award... Memberof National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Biology major... Plans to work in the field of medicine... Enjoys reading, salsa dancing and volunteering...Daughter of Helen Freiser.

Monika FreiserJunior • West Lafayette, Ind. • West Lafayette


22000088--0099:: Ran a 5:39.31 in her only attempt in 1,500-meter run the Hurricane Invitational (3/21)... In her onlyattempt in the 3,000-meter run at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11), finished with a time of 11:49.07... Only attempt inthe 5,000-meter run resulted in finish of 19:51.54 at the Hurricane Invitational (3/20)... During the cross country sea-son, had her best time of 20:22.46 at the Florida Runners Invitational (10/4).

22000077--0088:: During the cross country season, ran a season-best time of 19:39.41 at the Florida Runners Invitationaland competed in all events during the season... Did not compete in any indoor or outdoor track events.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the cross country and track for Bay Shore High School... Lettered four years in cross coun-try, indoor and outdoor track and field... Named to the all-county team in cross country from 2005-2007... National MeritScholar... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Motion Pictures... Daughter of Bill and Connie Knapp.

Caitlin KnappJunior • Bay Shore, N.Y. • Bay Shore

22000088--0099:: In her only attempt in the 1,500-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational (3/21) ran a time of 5:20.57...During the cross country season, ran a season-best time of 20:56.60 at the Walt Disney World Classic (10/11).

22000077--0088:: Ran a season-best 5:13.50 in the 1,500-meters at the Miami Elite Invitational... During the cross countryseason, competed at the ACC Championship, finishing as the fifth runner for the team.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in soccer, cross country and track for Palm Harbor High School... Lettered four years in soc-cer, cross country and track & field... Named to the all-county team in cross country from 2005-2007... All-state academ-ic team... National Merit Scholar... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Biology... Daughter of Chris and Jeanne Sullivan.

Jackie SullivanJunior • Clearwater, Fla. • Palm Harbor

22000088--0099:: Set the school record in the steeplechase with a time of 12:08.78 at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)...Her season-best time of 5:16.88 in the 1,500-meter run came at the Hurricane Invitational (3/21)... Her only attempt inthe 5,000-meter run was a finish of 19:30.11 at the Hurricane Invitational (3/20)... During the cross country season, rana season-best time of 19:54.35 at the Florida Runners Invitational (10/4).

22000077--0099:: Established the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:24.19 at the HurricaneInvitational (4/12)... Set a personal-best in the 3,000-meter run, winning the Miami Elite Invitational (3/29) in a time of11:19.94... During the cross country season, competed in all five contests, with a season-best time of 10:34.26 at theBulldog Stampede.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in cross country and track for Terry Sanford High School... Lettered three years in cross coun-try, two years in softball and swimming and one season in track... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Marine Science/Biology... Daughter of James and Valerie Woodard.

Katharine WoodardJunior • Fayetteville, N.C. • Terry Sanford


22000088--0099:: In her only attempt in the 1,500-meter run, finished with a time of 5:18.78 at the Hurricane Invitational(3/21)... At the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)finished with a time of 11:30.58 in the 3,000-meter run... Ran a 20:26.44in the 5,000-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational (3/20)... During the cross country season, ran her season-best timeof 20:53.29 at the Florida Runners Invitational (10/4).

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 800m, 1600m and cross country for Middletown High School... Lettered three years inswimming and four years in cross country and track & field... Recorded personal best of 19:33 for 5000m... NJSIAAScholar Athlete in 2008... President of the Spanish Honor Society... Senior Council Treasurer... Member of NationalHonor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in International Finance & Marketing... Daughter of Richard Crist and Susan Gallagher.

Casey CristSophomore • Belford, N.J. • Middletown

((22000088--0099 CCoolloorraaddoo)):: Did not compete in any races.HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Was a four-time letterwinner in both track and cross country at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy... A mem-

ber of the 2004 state championship team and the state runner-up in 2005, 2006 and 2007.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Daughter of Margaret and Ruben Gil... Has one older brother... A Pre-Physical Therapy major.

Jillian GilSophomore • Miami, Fla. • Our Lady of Lourdes Academy

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 18:453,200m Outdoor 11:11.061,600m Outdoor 5:20.78

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: A four-time letterwinner in both track and cross country at Ransom Everglades... Was named the mostvaluable runner in cross country all four seasons.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Daughter of Kiran and Gita and has an older brother... Enjoys running and playing the piano... A BusinessManagement major.

Nehali PatelSophomore • Miami, Fla. • Ransom Everglades

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 19:34.003,200m Outdoor 11:52.301,600m Outdoor 5:41.01


HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Was a four-time letterwinner in cross country, swimming and track atPennsbury High School... The cross country captain her junior and senior seasons and the trackcaptain her senior season... Fifth in the state in the mile as a junior and was the district cham-pion.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Daughter of Theresa and William, has one younger brother... Chose Miami overGeorge Washington, Delaware, Penn State and St. Joseph's... Enjoys cooking, reading and any-thing outdoors... Is undecided on a major.

Allison LudwickFreshman • Yardley, Pa. • Pennsbury

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 19:05.003,200m Outdoor 11:20.221,600m Outdoor 4:59.67800m Outdoor 2:19.67

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: A four-time letterwinner in cross country at Coral Gables Senior High School...Was a 2007 cross country state qualifier... Names the 2009 Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year,the 2009 Orange Bowl Field of Dreams Scholar-Athlete... Winner of the 2009 PerseveranceAward in 2009 and the Determination and Courage Award from the Junior Orange Bowl in the2007.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Daughter of Ana Maria Guerrero and Antonio Exposito and has three sisters...Enjoys running, music, painting, reading and swimming... Was her senior class treasurer andwas a member of the National Honor Society... An Athletic Training major.

Alyssa ExpositoFreshman • Miami, Fla. • Coral Gables


22000088--0099:: Ran a season-best time of 4:26.45 in the 1,500-meter run at the HurricaneInvitational (3/21)... His only attempt in the 3,000-meter run resulted in a finish of 9:12.35 atthe Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)... His season-best effort in the 5,000-meter run came in theFlorida Relays (4/4) with a time of 15:50.27.

22000077--0088:: Competed in cross-country and track and field at Connecticut College beforetransferring to Miami... Ran PRs of 27:28 in the 8k, 16:06 in the 5k, and 9:13 in the 3k... Wasthe fifth man on the 2008 cross-country team that finished fourth in the league.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in cross-country for Overlake High School in 2006... Voted team co-captain... Was 1st team all-league in his inaugural season... Qualified individually for the WAstate championship in cross-country.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Economics... Son of Peter and Carol Michel.

Charles MichelJunior • Woodinville, Wash. • Overlake

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss8,000m XC 27:285,000m Outdoor 15:50.273,000m Outdoor 9:12.351,500m Outdoor 4:26.45


22000066--0077:: Competed for the University of Miami cross country team as a freshman... Had a personal-best time of27:12.24 in the 8,000-meters at the Auburn Invitational... Personal-best time of 17:17.12 came in the 5,000-meter raceat the NSU Shark Invitational.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: A four-time letterwinner in track and cross country at Denver North High School... A member of the citychampionship team and the team that finished sixth at the state championships in 2006... Was an all-conference crosscountry runner in 2005.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Maria and Everardo and has four siblings... Enjoys to play the guitar and being outdoors... A duelmajor in Economics and Spanish.

Julio BonillaSenior • Denver, Colo. • Denver North

22000088--0099:: In his only attempt in the 400-meter dash, ran a 49.80 at the UCF Invitational (3/28)... Season-best time inthe 800-meter run came at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11), finishing with a time of 1:55.75... Member of the 4x400relay team that ran a 3:22.02 at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)... During the indoor season, his only attempt in the400-meter dash came at the Virginia Tech Elite (2/6) with a time of 50.90 seconds... His season-best effort in the 800-meter run came at the Virginia Tech Elite (2/6) with a time of 1:54.32... A member of the 4x400 relay team that ran aseason-best time of 3:16.91 at the Texas A&M Invitational (2/14)... Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400 relay team thatplaced eighth at the ACC Championships (2/28)... Placed sixth in the 600-yard run at the Texas A&M Invitational (2/14).

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in the 400m, 800m and cross country for Bishop Eustace Prep... Holds personal bests of49.54 for 400m, 1:54.71 for 800m... 2008 800m champion at the NJ state meet.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Industrial Engineering... Son of Christopher and Roberta Laskowski.

Brian LaskowskiSophomore • Mantua, N.J. • Bishop Eustace Prep

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss800m Indoor 1:54.32800m Outdoor 1:55.75400m Indoor 50.90400m Outdoor 49.54

22000088--0099:: Season-best time in the 800-meter run came at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11), finishing at 2:03.74...In his only attempt in the 1,500-meter run, finished with a time of 4:28.20 at the Miami Elite Invitational (4/11)... Duringthe indoor season, ran a season-best time of 2:02.39 in the 800-meter run at the UK Invitational (1/17)... A member ofthe 4x400 relay team that finished with a time of 3:29.43 at the UK Invitational (1/17)... During the cross country sea-son, ran in the Greentree Invitational (9/5) four-miler finishing with a time of 24:13.72.

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in cross country and track for Keller High School... Lettered three years in cross country andtrack & field... Personal best of 1:58.9 for 800m... National Merit Scholar... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Political Science... Son of Tim and Angie Rector.

Austin RectorSophomore • Keller, Texas • Keller


HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: A four-time letterwinner in both track and cross country at Memorial High School... A team captain anda five-time regional qualifier... Was the 1,600-meter run district champion and the 3,200-meter runner-up... Was a mem-ber of the 4x800 relay team that ranked in the top-10 in the state.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Deena and Reginald and has two older sisters... An Eagle Scout... An Economics major.

Reginald BufordFreshman • Houston, Texas • Memorial

Damon CampbellFreshman • Albuquerque, N.M. • Albuquerque Academy

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Lettered in three sports, including track and cross country at Albuquerque Academy... A member of the2006 and 2008 state cross country champions... A member of the state track champions in 2006, 2007 and 2009... Amember of the 2006 team that placed seventh and the 2007 team that placed third at the Nike Team Nationals...Placed sixth in the 2009 state championships in the 1,600-meter run and was the runner-up in the 2009 GreatSouthwest Steeple.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of David and Shelly Campbell and has one older sister... Enjoys to snowboard... An Engineering major.

22000088--0099:: Ran unattached during the outdoor season... Had season-bests of 4:19.53 and 9:36.38 in the 1,500 and3,000-meter runs respectively... During the cross country season, competed in five out of seven meets... Ran a season-best time of 29:05.42 at the Florida Runners Invitational (10/4).

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Competed in cross country and track for Longmeadow High School... Lettered four years in cross coun-try, three years of indoor and outdoor track... Member of National Honor Society.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering... Son of Lawrence and Deborah Wilson.

Matthew WilsonSophomore • Longmeadow, Mass. • Longmeadow

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 16:09.703,200m Outdoor 10:08.191,600m Outdoor 4:33.53

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 16:243,200m Outdoor 10:043,000m SC Outdoor 6:221,600m Outdoor 4:30.44800m Outdoor 2:00


HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Lettered in four differentsports while at Archbishop Curley-Notre Dameincluding track and cross country... A memberof the track team that was a district championin 2006, 2007 and 2009... His team was aregional runner-up at the 2006 regionals...Was a district champion in the 4x400 relay in2006 and 2007 and was a district championin the 800-meters and 4x800 relay in 2009.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Arturo and CatherineSalow and has three siblings... Was the vale-dictorian of his senior class... Undecided on amajor.

Arturo SalowFreshman • Miami Shores, Fla.• Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Ran a personal-best time of1:58.31 in the 800-meter run at the FloridaRelays... Lettered in track and cross countryall four years of high school.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Alberto and CarmenMarkovich... A Business major.

Carlos MarkovichFreshman • Miami, Fla.• John A. Ferguson

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: Lettered in both track andcross country at Deep Run High School... Atwo-time all-district performer... Named all-region most improved in 2007 and the teamMVP in 2008... Named all-state in the indoor1,000-meter run in 2009... A member of theall-state 4x800 relay team and was the staterunner-up in the 800-meter run.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Jeff and Donna and hastwo older brothers... His brother Mike playsbaseball for Boston College... A Businessmajor.

Greg KaczkaFreshman • Glen Allen, Va.• Deep Run

Coleman RomfhFreshman • Lake Worth, Fla. • The Benjamin School

HHiigghh SScchhooooll:: A three-time letterwinner inboth track and cross country... A member ofthe state qualifying team... Was named thetrack team's MVP in 2009 and the crosscountry team's MVP in 2008... Placed fifth inthe 800-meter run at the 2009 state trackmeet in a personal-best time of 2:00.08...Regional champion in the 800-meter run as asenior.

PPeerrssoonnaall:: Son of Jay and Lisa Romf andhas two older siblings... Undecided on amajor.

PPeerrssoonnaall BBeessttss5,000m Outdoor 16:27.003,200m Outdoor 10:04.401,600m Outdoor 4:20.33800m Outdoor 1:55.37


Top FinishersMen 8k

Runner Time Event YearJeff Gaulrapp 24:37 Big East Championship 2000Matt Mulvaney 24:44 Big East Championship 2002John Scheiner 24:57.77 Auburn Invitational 2006Alex Brutvan 25:11.75 Gator Invitational 2005Dan Boniface 25:13 Florida Memorial Tri-Meet 2002Tom Berry 25:17.60 Gator Invitational 2005Andrew Chuplis 25:18.09 Auburn Invitational 2006Nick Gramsky 25:22 Big East Championship 1998Zach Castiglione 25:23.61 Auburn Invitational 2006Ryan Woodlee 25:28.4 ACC Championship 2005Chris Miller 25:29 State Championships 1996Eric Miller 25:54.47 Auburn Invitational 2006Dan Acosta 25:56.50 Florida Intercollegiate 1998Seth Kampf 25:56.51 Auburn Invitational 2006Jules Rosen 26:18.40 Mountain Dew Invite 2006James Mullaly 26:27.59 Gator Invitational 2005Alex Paley 26:41.68 Mountain Dew Invite 2007William Bludgus 26:41.75 FIU/Loudes Invitational 2003Andrew Carnes 26:42.16 Gator Invitational 2005Damon Griffiths 26:45 Gator Invitational 1995

Men 10kRunner Time Event YearAlex Brutvan 31:41.9 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Tom Berry 31:47.8 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Ryan Woodlee 31:52.3 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Zach Castiglione 32:01.9 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Jon Scheiner 32:14.9 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Nick Gramsky 32:23.65 NCAA South Regional 1998Matt Mulvaney 32:33.42 NCAA South Regional 2001Andrew Carnes 32:34.4 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Seth Kampf 33:05.8 Chile Pepper Invitational 2005Dan Acosta 33:11.83 NCAA South Regional 1998

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Top FinishersWomen 5k

Runner Time Event YearMelanie Schultz 17:25.92 Gator Invitational 2005Shannon Sarabyn 17:37.4 FIU Invitational 2000Jennifer Geroux 18:22.07 Disney Invitational 2001Dee Dee Phlatts 18:28.24 Auburn Invitational 2006Jamie Heffner 18:44.44 Big East Championship 1998Alina Pinto 18:51.99 Nations Bank Invitational 1999Leatrice Shaw 18:54 Big East Championship 1998Melissa Horner 19:00.6 PBA Gator Invitational 2005Lindsay Rohrs 19:06.37 Disney Invitational 2003Anna Bona 19:08.66 Florida Runners Invitational 2008Emma Steppe 19:10.00 Walt Disney World Classic 2008Danika Dodds 19:11.33 State Championships 1996Marilyn Ruiz 19:13 Hatter Invitational 2003Natalie Watson 19:13.30 Birmingham Classic 1998Ena Leufroy 19:14.20 Auburn Invitational 2006Teri Hamilton 19:23 State Championships 1995Melissa Norris 19:24.50 UCF Invitational 2001Janet Price 19:34.72 Florida Runners Invitational 2008Caitlin Knapp 19:39.41 Florida Runners Invitational 2007Katharine Woodard 19:54.35 Florida Runners Invitational 2008

Women 6kRunner Time Event YearMelanie Schultz 19:56.1 ACC Championship 2005Shannon Sarabyn 21:43.32 Gator Invitational 2000Jennifer Geroux 22:36 Big East Championship 2000Marilyn Ruiz 22:38.84 NCAA South Regional 2003Dee Dee Phlatts 22:39.5 ACC Championship 2005Melissa Horner 22:50 ACC Championship 2005Lindsay Rohrs 22:53.66 NCAA South Regional 2003Ena Leufroy 23:19.7 ACC Championship 2005Melissa Norris 23:36.92 Gator Invitational 2002Christian Delgadillo 23:36.58 NCAA South Regional 2003Anna Bona 23:38.7 ACC Championships 2008Emma Steppe 23:40.0 ACC Championships 2008Saraque Whittaker 23:46.31 Gator Invitational 2002

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MIAMI TOPNick GramskyAlex BrutvanDan BonifaceTom Berry

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PERFORMERSJon ScheinerMatt MulvaneyChris MillerJeff Gaulrapp

Leatrice ShawMelanie SchultzShannon SarabynMarilyn Ruiz


T H I S I S U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I A M I

Administration

President Shalala and former‘Canes Dwayne “The Rock”Johnson and Dany Garcia.

President Shalala with the2009 football earlyenrollees in January.

President Shalala places amedal around Jim Kelly’sneck at the 2008 Ring ofHonor halftime ceremony.

President Shalala andPulitzer Prize-winning news-paper columnist George Will.

P R E S I D E N TD O N N A E . S H A L A L A

Donna E. Shalala became the fifth President of the University ofMiami on June 1, 2001. President Shalala is an accomplishedscholar, teacher, and administrator whose career has beenmarked by a variety of leadership positions reflecting her inter-est in young people. While attending college, she played tennisand still plays a competitive game of doubles. She also enjoysgolf, skiing, and other outdoor activities.

Recognizing that first-rate facilities are a key part of achievingsuccess on the field, last year Hurricanes football embarked in anexciting new chapter with the move to Land Shark Stadium. Thisstate-of-the-art complex offers both players and fans world-classamenities that are unparalleled in college sports.

In 1987 President Shalala, a distinguished political scientist,became chancellor of a Big Ten university, the University ofWisconsin-Madison. She led what was then the nation’s largestpublic research university. In 1992, Business Week magazinenamed her one of the top five managers in higher education, andin 2005 was named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S.News & World Report and the Center for Public Leadership atHarvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

President Shalala’s success at Wisconsin was reflected in athleticsas well. She hired a new football coach, recruiting Barry Alvarezfrom Notre Dame. Four years later, Wisconsin won the Big Tenfootball championship and represented its conference in the RoseBowl for the first time in 30 years. President Shalala served onthe first Knight Commission, a committee to review college athlet-ics, and has served on the board of the National CollegiateAthletic Association Foundation. In May 2008, she was selectedas an Independent Director of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

In 1993, she was named U.S. Secretary for Health and HumanServices (HHS) and served for eight years, becoming the nation’slongest-serving HHS Secretary. In 2000, she led the official U.S.delegation to the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the end ofher tenure as HHS Secretary, The Washington Post described heras “one of the most successful government managers of moderntimes.”

In 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush calledupon her healthcare expertise to co-chair theCommission on Care for Returning WoundedWarriors, to evaluate how wounded service mem-bers transition from active duty to civilian society.In June 2008, President Bush presented her withthe Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’shighest civilian award, at a ceremony in the WhiteHouse. The medal recognizes exceptional meritori-ous service to individuals who have contributed tonational security, world peace, or cultural endeav-ors.

As leader of the University of Miami, PresidentShalala presides over one of the most successfulcollege athletic programs in the country. TheHurricanes football program has consistentlyranked in the top of the polls. In 2001, the base-ball team won its fourth College World Series andthe football team won its fifth national champi-onship. In 2003, the men and women’s basketball

teams began playing in a new, on-campus facility, theBankUnited Center. Other Hurricanes sports, from tennis to track,have also earned national recognition. UM celebrated the open-ing of the newly renovated Mark Light Stadium at AlexRodriguez Park and a new basketball training and practice com-plex in 2009.

The Black Coaches Association honored her with its Image ofExcellence Award for 2007.

As to her commitment to UM athletics, President Shalala said,“College sports are a vital part of our students’ experience whileat the University. They also help build community and instill agreat sense of pride in our athletes and their accomplishments.The young men and women who play Hurricanes sports aredevoted to their game both on a personal and team level, and itshows in their inspired performances time after time. Now it’s upto the fans to show their support and cheer them on to manymore victories.” For a sports fan like President Shalala, there isno better place to call home than the University of Miami.

C A R E E R H I G H L I G H T S2001-present . . . . . . . . . President, Professor of Political Science,

University of Miami1993-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary,

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1987-1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chancellor,

Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison1980-1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President,

Hunter College of the City University of New York1977-1980 . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary for Policy Development

and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1975-1977 . . Director and Treasurer of the Municipal AssistanceCorporation for the City of New York

1972-1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor and Chair,Program in Politics and Education, Teachers College,

Columbia University1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph.D., Syracuse University1962-1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Iran1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.B. Western College for Women




Administration

Hocutt addressing the mediaat his Feb 8, 2008 press con-ference.

Hocutt, wife Diane, and sonsBrooks and Drew, withPresident Shalala after hishiring is announced.

Hocutt talks to running backJavarris James before aHurricanes game in 2008.

Hocutt and Randy Shannonat the Orange BowlCommittee’s 7th Annual BlueCross Blue Shield Benefit.

Hocutt and former UM foot-ball player and radio coloranalyst Don Bailey Jr. at theOrange Bowl Committee’sBenefit.

Hocutt and former UM headfootball coach Jimmy Johnsonduring the 2008 football season.

D I R E C T O R O F A T H L E T I C SK I R B Y H O C U T T

Kirby Hocutt is in his second year as the Directorof Athletics at the University of Miami. Introducedas UM’s Director of Athletics on Feb. 8, 2008,Hocutt began his tenure as the university’s 11thDirector of Athletics on June 1, 2008.

Hocutt, 37, came to Miami after serving as theathletic director at Ohio University since 2005.Prior to that, he spent six years at the University ofOklahoma serving as associate athletic directorfor external operations and sports administration.

In his first year in Coral Gables, Hocutt establisheda master plan for major facilities improvements inaddition to initiating the development of a strate-gic plan for the University of Miami athleticdepartment. He oversaw a number of facilityimprovements in his initial year, including the construction of abasketball practice facility, as well as upgrades to AlexRodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, the Neil Schiff Tennis Centerand Cobb Stadium. For the first time in nine years, a new Ring ofHonor class was inducted under Hocutt’s direction, as EdgerrinJames, Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto and Gino Torrettawere added to the prestigious class of UM football greats.

Two UM head coaches – Paige Yaroshuk-Tews (Women’s Tennis)and Nicole Lantagne Welch (Volleyball) – earned Atlantic CoastConference Coach of the Year honors in Hocutt’s first year atMiami, while UM student-athletes earned 15 All-America honorsduring the 2008-09 season. The women’s tennis team alsobecame the first women’s program at UM to win an ACC title,claiming the regular season championship after going 25-4 over-all and 10-1 in league play.

A former star linebacker at Kansas State, Hocutthas a total of 18 years experience in intercolle-giate athletics, including five as a student-athlete.

At Ohio, Hocutt significantly reorganized the ath-letic department’s annual giving program. Hisleadership led to an increase in fundraising bymore than 75 percent - including the securing ofthe second-largest major gift in school athletics his-tory. He also increased season ticket sales in foot-ball by 112 percent and in men’s basketball by50 percent.

In his three years at Ohio, the school won 11 teamchampionships and four head coaches were recog-nized as conference Coaches of the Year. In 2006,the football team played in its first bowl game in38 years.

At Oklahoma, Hocutt was the primary administra-tor for football and the sport supervisor for base-ball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s andwomen’s tennis. His duties included supervision ofthe athletics development office, athletics ticketoffice, special events, stadium suite program, ath-letics endowment program, letter winners associa-tion and the department’s facility use and rental program.

Hocutt led Oklahoma’s athletics fundraising to an all-time high inannual giving and capital campaigns. From 1998 to 2005,

Oklahoma’s annualgiving increasedfrom $3.4 million tomore than $17 mil-lion. That 400 per-cent increase inannual giving wasone of the highestpercentage increasesin intercollegiate ath-letics history.

Beginning in 1999,Hocutt served in aleadership position inthe strategic plan-ning for a $100 mil-lion capital cam-paign. The $120 mil-lion campaign wasunique in that itfocused on facility

construction or improvements for each of Oklahoma’s 20 sports.

Prior to joining the Oklahoma staff, Hocutt served as the assistantdirector of licensing at the NCAA. In that position, he worked withcorporate partners and licensees to create new revenue produc-ing initiatives to support and promote all 81 NCAA champi-onships.

He began his career in sports administration as the assistantdirector of marketing and promotions at Kansas State University.While at Kansas State, he implemented revenue-producing activi-ties for the athletics department, including corporate partnersponsorships and ticket sales.

Hocutt was a four-year letterman at linebacker at KSU, leadingthe Big 8 Conference in tackles and earning All-Big 8 Conferenceteam honors as a junior. In 1993, The Sporting News selected himas one of the top 20 underrated players in the nation. Hocutt

also served as ateam captain his sen-ior season. Two ofHocutt’s coaches atKansas State wereBob Stoops, headfootball coach atOklahoma and JimLeavitt, the headfootball coach atUSF.

A member of theOrange BowlCommittee, Hocuttwas also named tothe Miami-DadeSports CommissionBoard of Directorson Oct. 1, 2008.

He earned his bach-elor’s degree fromKansas StateUniversity in 1995

and his master’s of education degree from the University ofOklahoma in 2001. He and his wife Diane have two sons, 7-year-old Drew and 5-year-old Brooks.

Brooks, Diane, Drew and Kirby Hocutt


W E L C O M E T O

The University ofMiami is one of thelargest, most com-prehensive privateresearch universitiesin the southeasternUnited States, with awell-earned reputa-tion for academicexcellence. Morethan 15,000 under-graduate and grad-uate students fromevery state and 110nations around theworld call UM homeduring the academicsemesters. TheUniversity has grownfrom its main locationin the city of CoralGables to the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine campuslocated in Downtown Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine andAtmospheric Science on Virginia Key, the John J. Koubek Center inLittle Havana, the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami,and the South and Richmond campuses in southwest Miami-DadeCounty. With more than 10,000 full- and part-time faculty andstaff, UM is one of the largest private employers in Miami-DadeCounty.

Enrollment: Total enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year was15,323 students. Of that number, 10,008 were undergraduatestudents, 4,901 were graduate students. During the 2007-2008academic year, the University awarded 2,445 bachelors, 989master’s, 380 J.D.’s, 150 M.D.’s, 116 Ph.D.’s, and 57 other doctor-ates.

New Freshman Standings: 46% of new freshmen graduated inthe top 5 percent of their high school class. Almost two-thirdsgraduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. MeanSAT was 1282.

International Students: The University continues to attract studentsfrom South Florida, as well as from other parts of the nation andaround the world. It was one of the country’s first universities tohave an organized international recruitment program. TheUniversity of Miami sends representatives worldwide to seekqualified students. Students come from 110 foreign countries, the50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.

Honors Program/Honor Societies: Approximately 940 studentsparticipate in the Honors Program. UM has 54 academic honorsocieties, including Phi Beta Kappa.

Research: Research and sponsored program expenditures totaled$326 million (FY 08). According to the National ScienceFoundation, UM ranked 66th of all universities in expenditures offederal funds for research and development (FY 07).

Budget: The budget for 2008-09 was $2.1 billion, with $1.4 bil-lion projected for the medical campus. At the end of FY 08, theendowment for the University was $736 million.

Development: In FY 08, contributions reached $200.5 million intotal private cash, gifts, and grants, and in FY 07, UM ranked34th among all U.S. institutions in this category. In January 2006,UM increased the goal of its Momentum Campaign to $1.25 bil-lion and raised $1.4 billion by the close of the campaign inDecember 2007 to support scholarships, chairs, interdisciplinarycenters and research initiatives.

A W O R L D - C L A S SS T U D E N T B O D YEnrollment at the University of Miami continues toexperience tremendous growth.

The student body also has become more diverse.For fall 2008, Hispanics accounted for 28 percentand African-Americans for 10 percent, while Asianstudents accounted for 7 percent of all undergrad-uate students.

For fall 2008, women accounted for approximate-ly 50 percent of the new freshman class, 53 per-cent of all undergraduates and 49 percent of thegraduate and professional students.

Education outside the traditional classroom is animportant part of student life at the University ofMiami. The University has over 80 programsoffered in more than 33 countries on a full aca-demic year, semester, or summer basis as well asUM faculty-led programs during intersession,

spring break and summer.

C A M P U S E S A N D S C H O O L SCoral Gables Campus: The Coral Gables campus, with its twocolleges and seven schools, is located on a 230-acre tract in sub-urban Coral Gables.

Medical Campus: The University of Miami Leonard M. MillerSchool of Medicine campus consists of 68 acres within the 153-acre University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center com-plex. The medical center includes three University-owned hospi-tals that make up the University of Miami Health System(UHealth): University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester ComprehensiveCancer Center and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, home to thetop-ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute which was ranked thenumber one eye hospital in the country for the fifth year in a rowin the 2008 annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” pub-lished in U.S. News & World Report; three other programs alsoranked among the best. Our primary affiliated hospitals on themedical campus include Jackson Memorial Hospital, HoltzChildren’s Hospital and the Miami VA Medical Center. MillerSchool of Medicine faculty conduct more than 1,700 researchprojects in basic science and clinical care in facilities totalingmore than 500,000 square feet of research space. TheBiomedical Research Building and a two-story wet lab buildingare scheduled to be completed in 2009, adding 200,000 squarefeet of research space. Plans are underway to build the UM LifeScience Park on 2 million square feet of space adjacent to themedical campus..

Rosenstiel Campus: The Rosenstiel School of Marine andAtmospheric Science is located on an 18-acre waterfront campuson Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.

South Campus: The south campus, located ten miles southwest ofCoral Gables, is on a 136-acre site used for conducting researchand development projects.

Richmond Campus: The Richmond campus, established in 2001, isa 76-acre site near south campus. Research facilities for theRosenstiel School’s Center for Southeastern Tropical AdvancedRemote Sensing (CSTARS) and Richmond Satellite OperationsCenter (RSOC) are located on a portion of the new campus.

Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 24professional accrediting agencies.

The University of Miami


W E L C O M E T O

The University of MiamiU N I V E R S I T YA D M I N I S T R A T I O NOfficers: Donna E. Shalala, President; Dr. Philip George,Chairman, Board of Trustees; Thomas J. LeBlanc, Executive VicePresident and Provost; Joseph Natoli, Senior Vice President forBusiness and Finance; Pascal J. Goldschmidt, Senior VicePresident Medical Affairs.

T H E C O L L E G E S A N D S C H O O L S The School of Architecture, founded in 1983, offers a wide rangeof professionally accredited undergraduate and graduatedegrees with specialization in suburb and town design and com-puting in design. The school’s faculty and students, headed byDean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, have earned numerous honors andaccolades for excellence in design. The school’s new 8,600-square-foot Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, features a state-of-the-art lecture hall that seats 145, an exhibition gallery, and amultimedia classroom. Fall 2008 enrollment: 371.

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, founded in 1926,encompasses most of the disciplines within the realm of the liber-al arts. The college comprises 20 academic departments, withapproximately 46 distinct majors available to undergraduates.The college employs approximately 451 full-time faculty. Fall2008 enrollment: 4,551.

THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, founded in1929, is accredited by the Association to Advance CollegiateSchools of Business and the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools. The School offers degrees at the bachelor’s, master’sand doctoral levels, as well as non-degree executive programs. Inaddition to the full time master’s programs, the School offers anExecutive M.B.A. program which is among the largest of its kindin the United States. It also is one of the first schools in the nationto offer a graduate-level management program in the Spanishlanguage for Latin American business executives. Fall 2008enrollment: 2,753.

THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, founded in 1985, is oneof the University’s nationally and internationally acclaimedschools. Major programs of study include advertising, broadcast-ing, communication studies, electronic media, journalism, mediamanagement, motion pictures, public relations and visual commu-nication. Its state-of-the-art facilities include a sound stage, digi-tal television and radio studios, broadcast uplink capability, alldigital post-production facilities, computer and graphics labs, aworking news bureau, a multi-media lab, two video conferencingfacilities, an audio production lab and a nationally recognizeddebate team. Students also work on the student-run campusnewspaper and yearbook. Undergraduate and graduate enroll-ment for fall 2008: 1,351

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, founded in 1929, houses theDepartments of Teaching and Learning, Educational andPsychological Studies, and Exercise and Sport Sciences.Undergraduate majors and minors are available in elementary,secondary, special and music education. There also are disciplinessuch as exercise physiology and Teaching English to Speakers ofOther Languages (TESOL). All teacher education courses areapproved by the Florida Department of Education. Fall 2008enrollment: 703.

THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, founded in 1947, is one ofthe largest schools of its kind in a private institution of higherlearning. The college’s most distinctive features are the interdisci-plinary courses of study, the result of associations with severalareas of the University; these include biomedical engineering,

which involves a partnership with the Miller School of Medicine,and the audio engineering program with the School of Music .Fall 2008 enrollment: 947.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, founded in 1959, offers graduatedegrees in all major areas, with over 150 masters and doctoralprograms. The list of accomplishments in post-baccalaureate edu-cation is extensive. The Rosenstiel School is considered among theworld’s top institutes for marine and atmospheric research andgraduate training.

THE SCHOOL OF LAW, founded in 1928, offers graduate pro-grams in comparative law, inter-American law, international law,ocean and coastal law, taxation, estate planning and real estateproperty development. The law library is considered a leadinglegal research library with state-of-the-art research tools andjournals. Fall 2008 enrollment: 1,353.

THE LEONARD M. MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, founded in1952, has earned national acclaim for research, clinical care andbiomedical innovations. The school has more than 1,400 full-timeclinical and basic science faculty members and an additional1,350 professionals from the community serving as voluntary fac-ulty in various departments. Clinical and research programsinclude the Miami Institute for Human Genomics, theInterdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, the Comprehensive AIDSProgram, the Miami Transplant Institute, The Miami Project toCure Paralysis, the Diabetes Research Institute and the MailmanCenter for Child Development. Also located in the medical com-plex is the Louis Calder Memorial Library, the largest medicalresource library in South Florida. Fall 2008 enrollment: 1145.

PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC, founded in1926, is one of the largest schools of its kind in a private institu-tion and one of the most comprehensive in all of higher learning.The school offers many bachelor’s and master’s degree programsand is home to the Henry Mancini Institute, offering intensive per-forming and learning experiences across a broad spectrum ofmusical genres, including film, world, jazz and pop-inflected musi-cal styles. The school’s facilities include the Maurice GusmanConcert Hall, the L. Austin Weeks Center for Recording andPerformance, which contains the Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall andthe Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library and TechnologyCenter. Fall 2008 enrollment: 614.

THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH STUDIES, founded in1968, houses the first collegiate nursing program in SouthFlorida. The school has an emphasis on transcultural nursing, whichrecognizes an individual’s unique health benefits and practices.The school is a leader in the development of innovative primarycare nursing practice models, which have earned national andinternational recognition and research. The school’s four-story,53,000-square-foot home, the M. Christine Schwartz Center forNursing and Health Studies, offers state-of-the art classrooms,research facilities, and the International Academy for ClinicalSimulation and Research where high-fidelity patient simulationenables students to improve their clinical and crucial thinking skillsprior to interaction with patients. Fall 2008 enrollment: 531.

THE ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERICSCIENCE, founded in 1940, it is one of the world’s leading insti-tutions for oceanographic research and education today. Theschool offers interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate levelcoursework in marine biology and fisheries, meteorology andphysical oceanography, marine affairs and policy, marine andatmospheric chemistry, marine geology and geophysics, andapplied marine physics. Fall 2008 enrollment: 333.




W H E R E T H E H E A T I S O N

“Welcome to Miami... bienvenidos a Miami.”With 84 miles of Atlantic coastline, yearlongsunshine and a boasted average daily tem-perature of 75 degrees, it is no wonder in hishit single, Will Smith dubbed Miami “the citywhere the heat is on.”

THE HEAT ON THE COURTThanks to South Florida’s year-round, sports-friendly climate, Miami has a lot to offer inoutdoor recreational activities. From some ofthe PGA’s finest golf courses to almost 700parks, there is something for everyone. Withcountless opportunities for kayaking, scuba-diving, fishing, beach volleyball androllerblading, there is no excuse for goingwithout a tan.

South Florida truly has the perfect weather forsports and is one of only eight metropolitanareas in the United States that can boast of aprofessional franchise in each of the fourmajor sports. The Major League’s FloridaMarlins had everybody “doing the fish” whenthey won the World Series in 1997 and 2003.The NFL’s Miami Dolphins have thrilled fans fordecades at Dolphin Stadium, which hosted theSuper Bowl in 1995, 1999 and 2007. Despitethe warm weather, South Florida’s own hockeyteam, the Florida Panthers, keep up on the ice.And for basketball fans, the 2006 NBAChampion Miami Heat keep things hot at theAmerican Airlines Arena.

MIAMI IS CALIENTETruly a melting pot, Miami is home to a varietyof cultures, creating a totally unique, vibrantcultural mosaic. With representatives of everyHispanic nation in the world, Spanish serves asa second language to most of Miami’s resi-dents. Little Havana is the heart of Miami’sCuban community, where churro vendors linethe streets, the aroma of high-octane cafeCubano fills the air and the spirit of friendlycompetition fills Domino Park.

The spirit of the Caribbean is alive in LittleHaiti, where many Haitian artists, musiciansand entrepreneurs get their start in Miami. Theproud focal point of this neighborhood is theCaribbean Market, an open-air replica ofPort-au-Prince’s Iron Market, where Creole isthe dominant language.

SIZZLING THE SILVER SCREENWith tropical weather, a high-quality laborpool, low production costs and direct links toLatin America, Miami has become one of themost important entertainment centers in theworld. Dubbed as the Latin-AmericanHollywood by the New York Times, such block

City of Miami



City of Miamibusters as Big Trouble—written by MiamiHerald columnist Dave Barry, Any GivenSunday, There’s Something About Mary, TheBirdcage and Wild Things were all filmed inMiami.

A Hollywood favorite off-screen as well,Miami is home to dozens of celebrities andeven more consider it a favorite weekend get-away. Glorida and Emilio Estefan’s Star Islandestate and Gianni Versace’s Ocean Drivemansion-turned-museum are just a coupleexamples of Miami’s celebrity appeal. It is notuncommon to spot Sean “Diddy” Combs orJamie Foxx dancing at a South Beach club orformer president Bill Clinton playing golf atthe Biltmore Hotel.

MIAMI HOT SPOTSFor shopping, dancing or just plain peoplewatching, Miami offers several places to seeand be seen.

With over 800 buildings designed in the ‘30sand ‘40s, South Beach serves as the largestcollection of Art Deco architecture in theworld. Celebrity-owned restaurants, likeCameron Diaz’s Bambu, night clubs such asLevel—based on the format of New York’sStudio 54, and a medley of huge anchorstores and unique boutiques create the flavorof miami’s most famous hot spot.

Coconut Grove, just a 10-minute drive from theUniversity of Miami, is another studentfavorite. Built mainly by West Indian craftsmenbrought in from the Bahamas, it still holds ontothe Caribbean appeal its name suggests.Attracting writers, artists and non-conformists,this hub of the bohemian arts contributed toMiami’s cultural renaissance. Fast-forward acentury and the Grove is still one of Miami’shottest nightspots, with more than 75 cafes,restaurants and clubs that line the streets.

THE WARMTH OF CORAL GABLES, THE“CITY BEAUTIFUL”The University of Miami campus is located inCoral Gables, dubbed the “City Beautiful”.Founded by George Merrick almost a centuryago, the Gables is one of Miami’s most beau-tiful areas. The palm-lined streets are allnamed after European villages, each one bor-dered by Old Spanish style homes.

Downtown Coral Gables is bustling with themany offices of multi-national corporations,while the city’s central boulevard—MiracleMile—is home to a wide array of designerboutiques and art galleries. One Gablesfavorite is the Venetian Pool, a beautiful swim-ming lagoon carved out of coral, which fea-tures cascading waterfalls and underwatercaves.


T H E U N I V E R S I T YO F M I A M IA T H L E T I CD E P A R T M E N TM I S S I O NS T A T E M E N T

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ofthe University of Miami exists that, through itsprograms, student-athletes have the opportuni-ty to achieve their full potential academicallyand athletically, and that the University and itsconstituents benefit from their being represent-ed by students engaged in intercollegiatecompetition.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENTOF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS IS COMMITTED:

1) To meet the obligations of the mission of theUniversity of Miami.

2) To provide the opportunity for student-athletes to seek and achieve their potentialthrough growth and development academically and athletically.

3) To provide through leadership, thoughtfulguidance and quality programs, a positiveenvironment for athletic excellence andachievement while developing leaders in theirfields, in the classroom and for our community.

4) To support through its resources the aca-demic objectives of its student-athletes, and toensure their progress toward the goal of theacademic degree which each seeks.

5) To provide and support athletic programsat the highest level of competition.

6) To recruit student-athletes of academicquality, good character and high athletic ability.

7) To comply with the rules and policies of allgoverning bodies and the University of Miami.

8) To provide equitable opportunities regard-less of gender, race or creed.

9) To represent the University, its Board ofTrustees, administration, faculty, students, staff,alumni and friends appropriately.

10) To develop the values of leadership,teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship andintegrity among its student-athletes and staff.

Athletic Success


S H E N I S E J O H N S O N2009 ACC All-Freshman2009 ACC Honorable Mention

T I ’ E R R A B R O W NTwo-Time All-American2009 National Runner-Up - 400m Hurdles2008 All-ACC Performer


Athletic Success


B R I T T N E Y S T E I N B R U C H2007 Freshman All-American2007 ACC Freshman of the Year2007 First-Team All-ACC

S E A N S P E N C E2008 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year2008 Freshman All-American

L A N E C A R I C O2008 All-America honorable mention2008 East Region Freshman of the Year2008 All-East Region Performer2008 ACC Freshman of the Year2008 Second Team All-ACC2008 ACC All-Freshman

L A U R A V A L L V E R D UThree-Time All-American2009 NCAA Singles Championship Runner-upThree-Time All-ACC Performer

C H R I S H E R N A N D E Z2008 National Freshman of the Year2008 All-AmericanTwo-time All-ACC Performer

R E U B E N R O S SSeven-Time All-AmericanTwo-Time ACC Men’s Diver of the Year2008 NCAA National Champion

B R I T T A N Y V I O L A2009 U.S. Diving Team Captain2009 ACC Championships Most Valuable DiverThree-Time All-American2008 NCAA Champion


T H E R E T E N T I O NP R O G R A M S

The University of Miami offers unique pro-grams designed to assist student-athletes intheir pursuit of a college education. These area few of the programs offered to assist stu-dent-athletes:

1. UMX Freshman Experience Course - Aunique class designed to assist freshman stu-dent-athletes with the transition from highschool to college.

2. Proactive Mentorship Program - This pro-gram is designed to assist student-athletes withthe transition skills necessary to be successfulcollege students. All freshmen are required toparticipate and meet once a week with amentor covering issues such as time manage-ment, goal-setting, class preparation, testpreparation, etc.

3. Study Table Program - Provides valuablelocations and time to accomplish academicgoals. Structured times, group and individualtutorials, computer labs, and quiet areas aredesignated for this program.

4. F.A.S.T. Program (Freshman AcademicSuccess Training) - The main purpose of thisprogram is to ensure a smooth and successfultransition from high school to college throughacademic success training. This will be accom-plished through closely monitoring incoming at-risk student-athletes so as to ensure the use ofefficient time management and study skills.Assumptions are made that all of our student-athletes come to us with good study habits,academic knowledge, and social judgment.This program will address all these areas andbe reinforced throughout the semester.

5. Computer Lab - Located within the HechtAthletic Center, student-athletes have access to30 personal computers with Internet accessand conduct research. The lab also has 20laptop computers that student-athletes cancheck out and take with them on team trips, orwhen they want to work on their own.

6. Tutors - Level 1 certified tutors by theCollege Reading and Learning Associationprovide individual and group assistance uponrequest. The tutor program at the University ofMiami is one of a small number of athleticprograms in the country to be awarded CRLAcertification.

7. Learning Resource Room - Student-athleteswith disabilities have access to computer pro-grams that aid in their educational skill devel-opment.

Academic Services


Kelly PierceAcademic Advisor/TutorCoordinator

Chris DoellAssistant Director ofAcademics

Barbara StrattonLearning Specialist

David WymanAssistant AD for Academics

Allen AugustinAcademic Advisor

Erica BrownAcademic Advisor



ComplianceFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE (PROSPECT)?You are a prospect if you have started classes for the ninth grade. Before the

ninth grade, you may become a prospect if a university provides you (or your fami-ly or friends) any financial aid or other benefit that is not usually provided toprospective student-athletes.

YOU ARE NO LONGER A PROSPECT IF YOU HAVE DONE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:(1) Officially register and enroll in a minimum full-time program of studies and

have attended classes in any four-year collegiate institution’s regular academic year(excluding summer); or (2) Participated in a regular squad practice or competitionat a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term; or(3) Officially register and enrolled and attend classes during the summer prior toinitial enrollment and receive institutional athletics aid.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M BEING RECRUITED?A coach is recruiting you if they try to convince you directly, or through your

family, to attend their school and participate in intercollegiate athletics. There areseveral ways to be recruited: (1) a coach may provide you with an official paidvisit to view the campus, (2) a coach may arrange an in-person, off-campus meetingwith you (or your family), or (3) a coach or staff member may call you (or yourfamily) on more than one occasion for the purpose of recruitment.

Coaches and authorized institutional staff members are the only individuals whomay recruit you. Representatives of athletic interests (boosters) may not call, write ormake in-person contact with you anywhere for the purpose of recruiting you to auniversity and participating in athletics.

WHEN CAN A COACH CONTACT ME?OFF CAMPUS CONTACT

In the sport of basketball, a coach can arrange a face-to-face meeting withyou, off the University’s campus, beginning the first day of classes of your senioryear.

In all other sports, a coach can arrange a face-to-face meeting with you, offthe University’s campus, beginning July 1 after your junior year.

TELEPHONE CALLSIn all sports other than football and basketball, a coach may call a prospect

one time per week after July 1 following the completion of the prospect’s junioryear in high school.

In the sport of football, a coach may initiate one telephone call to a prospectbetween April 15th and May 31st of the prospect’s junior year. Additional calls arenot permitted prior to September 1st of the beginning of the prospect’s senior yearin high school.

In the sport of men’s basketball, coaches may make one telephone call permonth from June 15 of the prospect’s sophomore year through July 31 of the junioryear. Beginning August 1 of the senior year a coach may make two telephone callsper week. Only one call per week may be made to a two-year or four-year col-lege prospect.

In the sport of women’s basketball, coaches may make one telephone call permonth during the months of April (on or after the Thursday after the conclusion ofthe NCAA Division I Final Four) and May of the prospect’s junior year in highschool, one telephone call between June 1 and June 20 and one telephone callbetween June 21 and June 30 of the prospect’s junior year in high school. Threetelephone calls to a prospect are permitted during the month of July, with no morethan one call per week.

In the following circumstances unlimited calls to a prospect are permitted: (1)during the five days immediately preceding an official visit to the University ofMiami, (2) on the initial date for signing the National Letter of Intent and the twodays following the signing date, and (3) on the day of a coach’s off-campus contactwith a prospect

For all sports, coaches may receive telephone calls placed by a prospect at theprospect’s expense at anytime, including before July 1 following the prospect’s jun-ior year in high school.

LETTERSIn sports other than men’s basketball, letters and recruiting information may be

sent to you starting September 1 at the beginning of your junior year in high school.In men’s basketball, recruiting materials may be provided starting June 15 at theconclusion of the prospect’s sophomore year.

WHAT IS A CONTACT?A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s

parent(s) or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletic representa-tive during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting.NOTE: At the Division I level, athletic representatives (boosters) may not contact youfor the purpose of recruiting.

WHAT CAN A SCHOOL OFFER ME TO ATTEND THEIR UNIVERSITY?You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, inducement or arrangements

such as cash, clothing, cars, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letterof Intent or to attend a NCAA school.

A University may offer you a one-year scholarship that covers room and board,tuition and fees, and required course-related books, or any part of these. The insti-tution can recommend that this aid is renewed each year, as is the general practiceat the University of Miami but this renewal is not guaranteed. In addition, they canoffer you quality academic and medical support, as well as the opportunity to com-pete for one of the nation’s top programs.

WHAT CAN I DO DURING THIS PROCESS?Enjoy your high school years and work hard both in the classroom and in your

sport. At the beginning of your junior year you should sign up for the NCAAClearinghouse. Your high school guidance office can provide you with the informa-tion to register.

A DIVISION I INSTITUTION MAY PROVIDE A RECRUIT WITH THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MATERIALS:• General correspondence, including letters, U.S. Postal Service postcards and

institutional note cards;• Game programs, which may not include posters, and one Student-Athlete

Handbook;• NCAA educational information;• Pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with

the university;• One athletic publication (e.g., media guide or recruiting brochure);• Official academic, admissions and student services publications published or

videos produced by the institution and available to all students;• Schedule and business cards;• Questionnaires which may be provided prior to your junior year; and Camp

brochures which may be provided prior to your junior year.

COMPLIANCE CONTACT INFORMATIONNCAAP.O. Box 6222Indianapolis, IN 46206(317) 917-6222(800) 638-3731www.ncaa.org

David Reed,Assistant

Athletic Directorfor Compliance

Jamie Israel,Director ofCompliance

Karen Kelly,Assistant

ComplianceDirector

Debbie Foley,Administrative

Assistant

Steve Shults,ComplianceSpecialist

Chris Davis,Compliance

Intern

University of Miami Compliance Office5821 San Amaro DriveCoral Gables, FL 33146(305) [email protected]


Athletic Training Staff

Scott McGonagle is in his 15th season as Miami’s head athletic trainer.McGonagle and his staff are responsible for the year-round health care of everyUM student-athlete. In his 32nd year as an athletic trainer, McGonagle oversees thesports medicine program for Miami’s 17 intercollegiate varsity sports.

A native of Syracuse, Kan., McGonagle became a part of the Miami Hurricanesstaff in 1995 as head athletic trainer. He oversees a staff of nine full-time assistanttrainers and seven graduate assistant trainers, and he works in conjunction with oneof the nation’s most respected staffs of physicians to assure the finest medical carefor UM student-athletes.

McGonagle’s extensive experience includes 13 seasons as head athletic trainerat the University of Tulsa (1982-1995), one year as the head athletic trainer atCrowley (Texas) High School (1981-82) and one year as head athletic trainer atSahuarita High School (1980-81).

McGonagle began his collegiate athletics career as a student trainer at theUniversity of Kansas from 1977 to 1980. During that time, McGonagle worked as astudent athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1978, 1979 and 1981 sea-sons.

He received his bachelor of science in physical education from the University ofKansas in 1980. He later added a master’s of science in athletic training from theUniversity of Arizona in 1981. McGonagle and his wife, Lynette, have a son,Matthew (27) and a daughter, Megan (23). Matthew and his wife Kelli have adaughter Madilin.

KEVIN BLASKEAssociate Athletic Trainer

Kevin Blaske is in his 10th year at Miami and his third as an associate athletictrainer, following four years as an assistant athletic trainer. He oversees athletictraining for the football program and also works with women’s golf.

Blaske received a B.S. in biology from Missouri Southern in 1990 and a M.S. insports management from Tulsa in 1992. He went on to work as an athletic trainerfor the FSL Texas Rangers (1992), Freeman Sports Medicine (1992-94), PittsburghPiranhas of the CBA (1995), Frontier Baseball League (1994-97) and LindseyWilson College (1997-2000) before joining UM.

SCOTT McGONAGLEDirector of Athletic Training

KEVIN BLASKEAssociate Athletic Trainer

MEGAN ROGERSAsst. Athletic Trainer

WES BROWNAsst. Athletic Trainer

NAOKI NEGISHIAsst. Athletic Trainer

RON LECLAIRAsst. Athletic Trainer

SCOTT BROOKSAsst. Athletic Trainer

PRISCILLA DOBBSAsst. Athletic Trainer

BRIAN BOYLS-WHITEAsst. Athletic Trainer

LISA SAHAGUNAsst. Athletic Trainer



Strength and Conditioning

Jimmy Goins is in his sixth year working with the UM baseball program. Heoversees the daily conditioning for baseball as well as UM’s track & field programs.Goins came to UM in 2004. Prior to UM, he worked at the University of San Diego(2001-03), with the Chattanooga Lookouts (2001), University of Tennessee (1999-2000), Kurt Hester’s Olympic Training Center (1998), Louisiana State University(1995-98) and the Gayle Hatch Olympic Training Center.

Goins earned a bachelor of science from LSU in 1998 and a master’s in sportsadministration from the University of Tennessee in 2000. He is married to the formerStephanie Sutton and the couple has twin sons, Wyatt and Remington.

JIMMY GOINSStrength and Conditioning Assistant

Mac Calloway Cols Colas Victor Ishmael Andrew Klich

Strength and Conditioning Staff


Now in his ninth season as the Miami Hurricanes’ head strength and conditioningcoach, Andreu Swasey has quickly earned the admiration and respect of UM’splayers and coaches and has developed a reputation as one of the finest in hisfield. One of college football’s best known and most innovative strength coaches,Swasey has an extensive background in speed and agility training.

Swasey is in charge of the daily conditioning regimen of more than 100 stu-dent-athletes in the Hurricanes football program. He also directs Miami’s entirestrength and conditioning staff of five strength coaches who supervise all of theconditioning needs of UM’s 18 scholarship sports. Swasey has a unique perspectivefor a strength and conditioning coach, as he has previous experience as a defensivebacks coach and a player. That background makes Swasey the perfect person toaddress the specific needs of football student-athletes.

Swasey has coached in nine bowl games with the Hurricanes including the 2001national championship at the Rose Bowl. As a football player at Baylor University,he started at cornerback and was a two-year letterman. He was the starting strongsafety for the Bears as a senior in 1993 after playing extensively as a reserve in1992 on a team that defeated Arizona in the Sun Bowl.

A defensive back at Baylor University, Swasey’s current stint at UM is his secondwith the Hurricanes. He returned to UM in 2000 from the University of Houston. Hespent the 2000 season as UM’s co-head strength and conditioning coach in chargeof speed and agility and was promoted to head of the department in 2001.

Swasey was with the Hurricanes in 1997 and 1998 as an assistant strength andconditioning coach before moving on to coach defensive backs at Houston in 1999.Swasey began his coaching career at Copperas Cove (Texas) High School, wherehe coached defensive backs from 1995 to 1997.

Prior to his playing days at Baylor, Swasey was a standout at Fort Scott(Kansas) Junior College, where he earned Second-Team Junior College All-Americahonors in 1991 and was an all-conference honoree.

A native of Miami, Swasey is a graduate of Carol City High School. Hereceived a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Baylor in 1995. He and hiswife, Monica, have four children: sons Andrew and Jovon and daughters Ashlinn andJaela.

ANDREU SWASEYHead Strength and Conditioning Coach

PERSONAL INFORMATIONFull name: Jeffery Andreu SwaseyBirthdate: June 15, 1971Hometown: Miami, Fla.Education: B.A. in sociology, Baylor University, Waco,

Texas (1995)Wife: MonicaChildren: Sons Andrew and Javon;

daughters Ashlinn, JaelaCOACHING EXPERIENCE2001-present University of Miami (head strength and

conditioning coach)2000 University of Miami (co-head strength and

conditioning coach)1999 University of Houston (defensive backs)1997-98 University of Miami (assistant strength

and conditioning coach)1995-97 Copperas Cove (Texas) High School

(defensive backs)

BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (8)2008 Emerald Bowl 2006 MPC Computers Bowl2005 Peach Bowl 2004 Peach Bowl2004 Orange Bowl 2003 Fiesta Bowl2002 Rose Bowl 2001 Sugar Bowl1998 MicronPC Bowl

BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER (1)1992 Sun Bowl

HONORS AS A PLAYER• Started his senior season at cornerback at Baylor

(1993)• Two-year football letterman at Baylor from 1992-93


Sports Media Relations


MARK PRAYASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Mark Pray is in his ninth year as Assistant AthleticDirector for Communications at the University of Miami.Pray oversees the athletic department's sports mediarelations efforts, as well as serving as the primary liai-son with the department's broadcast partners.

Pray came to Miami in 2001, after serving four yearsas Director of Media Relations for the WNBA (Women's

National Basketball Association) and most recently as Director of CommunicationsProjects for the NBA. In 1988, Pray was named as the first Director of MediaRelations for the Miami Heat, a position he held until being promoted to VicePresident for Communications in 1995. In his capacity as V.P. for Communications,Pray oversaw the Heat's media and community relations and broadcast depart-ments. Pray received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Kansas Stateand a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University.

SCOTT ZAVITZASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

Scott Zavitz is in his third year as an Assistant SportsInformation Director for the University of Miami andcoordinates all media relations activities for thewomen’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s andwomen’s track and field programs.

Prior to joining UM’s staff, he held the same position atUC Riverside in 2007 and at the University of Tampa

from 2005-07. While at Tampa, he was responsible for coordinating all mediarelations activities for the back-to-back National Champion baseball team as wellas the National Champion women’s volleyball team.

He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Tampa with a degree in sport man-agment and a dual minor in business administration and finance. Zavitz is anactive member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Support Staff

University of Miami Sports Media Relations

The University of Miami Sports Media Relations Office is located in the HechtAthletic Center at 5821 San Amaro Drive on the Coral Gables campus, justnorth of Alex Rodriguez Park.

MAILING ADDRESS:University of MiamiSports Media Relations OfficeP.O. Box 248167 Phone: (305) 284-3244Coral Gables, FL 33124 Fax: (305) 284-2807

STREET ADDRESS:University of MiamiSports Media Relations Office5821 San Amaro DriveCoral Gables, FL 33146

UM Sports Media Relations Staff

Mark Pray . . . . . . . . . . Assistant A.D. for Communications Kerwin Lonzo . . . . . . . . Associate Sports Media Relations DirectorRob Dunning . . . . . . . . . Assistant Sports Media Relations DirectorMargaret Belch . . . . . . Assistant Sports Media Relations DirectorBryan Harvey . . . . . . . . Assistant Sports Media Relations DirectorScott Zavitz. . . . . . . . . . Assistant Sports Media Relations DirectorEtta Schaller . . . . . . . . . Publications CoordinatorJessica Mendoza . . . . . Staff Associate

ACC Media Services

THE INTERNET (WWW.THEACC.COM)Visit the ACC website at www.theacc.com for the latest conference news. Thesite contains current information on all facets of the Atlantic Coast Conference,including links to member schools websites. The following information is avail-able:• Conference standings• Team-by-team and composite results• Conference statistics• Weekly award winners (Mondays)• National polls• Team-by-team statistics• In-game scores for football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball

are posted while games are in-progress.

MEDIA SECTIONThe ACC web site features a special “media area” which contains sportsprospectuses, credential forms for conference tournaments and releases. Accessto the “media only” site, can be obtained by contacting the ACC MediaRelations Department at (336) 851-6062.

Kerwin Lonzo Etta SchallerRob DunningBryan HarveyMargaret Belch

Lee ButlerAssistant Directorof Events

Ryan BucherDirector of Events

Erik BookAssistant AthleticDirector/TicketOperations

Connie NickelAssociate AthleticDirector forInternalOperations/SWA

Rodolfo FigueroaSr. MaintenanceMechanic

Seth HeitmeyerSupervisor/Building Facilities

Sal SandateAssistant Directorof Developmentfor Annual Giving

Jeremy GersonAssistant AthleticDirector/FanDevelopment andStrategicMarketing

Documents

University of Miami Cross Country media guide