Indoor Season Has Record-Breaking Success from Start to Finish

Editor: Kristy McNeil APRIL 2012

Indoor Season has Record-Breaking Success from Start to Finish

Junior Tory Worthen accepts the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet Seniors Ricky Kearney, Dave Slovenski and Donn Cabral accept the Ivy award from Robin Harris, executive director of the Ivy League. League Indoor Heptagonal trophy

Outdoor Schedule Chairman’s Statement

Date Meet eter eter Callahan’s 3:58.76 mile and the men’s Heps title were just the Mar. 23-24 at Central Florida Invitational most obvious of the achievements by our student-athletes this indoor Mar. 30-31 at Raleigh Relays (men only) season. All of us close to the program continue to be impressed by the dedication Apr. 6-7 Sam Howell Invitational of our coaches and the grace of our athletes. Apr. 14 at Penn-Yale-Princeton After each international trip we help finance, which are permitted only Philadelphia, Pa. (women only) every four years under NCAA rules, the Friends of Princeton Track goes back Apr. 14 at George Mason Invite (men only) to the steady buildup of funds to support travel to faraway meets, recruiting, Apr. 19-21 at Mt. Sac Invitational awards, and athletic therapy, among other programs. The latest contribution of Walnut, Calif. our program is to permit the hiring of a director of track and field operations, Apr. 20-21 Larry Ellis Invitational freeing the coaches to coach rather than handle administrative details, which is Apr. 26-28 at Penn Relays key when there are 40 events to be overseen during practice and at the five or May 5-6 at Ivy League Heptagonals more meets that are run at Princeton each year. Philadelphia, Pa. On behalf of the student-athletes, coaches, and everyone involved in the May 11-13 ECAC & IC4A Championships programs, thank you very much for your unwavering support! May 24-26 at NCAA East Regional Jacksonville, Fla. Dan Biederman ’75 June 6-9 at NCAA Championships Chairman, Friends of Princeton Track Des Moines, Iowa

In This Issue... Thank You for Supporting the Excellence

Season In Review...... 2 The generosity of the Friends of Princeton Track and Cross Country has Messages from the Coaches...... 3 made a significant difference for our men’s and women’s programs. It has 2011-12 Results...... 4-5 helped to assure that Princeton is represented this year by teams that have Student-Athlete Features...... 6-7 won championships and runners who have won All-America honors under the Postseason Honors...... 8 guidance of the best coaching possible this year. Your gift has helped to make possible unique international trips such as the recent one to Greece. The Friends photos courtesy of Beverly Schaefer, Tom Connolly, Dan continue to try to enhance the opportunities for our athletes and coaches. We Grossman, Patrick Shanahan and The Ivy League thank this year’s donors wholeheartedly. April 2012 Tiger Tracks

Recap of the 2011-12 Indoor Season

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD would also finish fourth in the heptathlon with 5,004 points. The Princeton men’s track and field team set a number of records during Senior Patrick Park was fourth in the shot put. He threw to 17.38 (57- the season and capped it off with its third straight indoor Heptagonal title, 00.25) on his second attempt to earn four points for Princeton. and two All-America performances at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Omar Jarrett earned a point in the high jump as he cleared Five Ivy League records were set by the Tigers in 2012, including: 2.00 (6-6.75) to finish in sixth place. senior Donn Cabral in the 5,000-meter run in 13:45.92, senior Joe Stilin in In the relays, Princeton earned a second-place finish and two third- the 3,000 in 7:53.15, senior Dave Slovenski in the pole vault at 5.37 (17-7.50), place finishes. The Tigers were second in the distance medley relay. sophomore Conor McCullough in the weight throw at 23.19 (76-1) and the Sophomore Alejandro Arroyo Yamin, senior Nilan Schnure, Van Ackeren and distance medley relay in 9:31.96. In addition, a sub-4-minute mile was run Callahan passed the baton in 9:54.11. three times. Junior Peter Callahan ran 3:58.86 and 3:58.76 on consecutive Freshman Connor Martin, Stilin, Paternostro and Williams ran the weekends and Stilin ran 3:59.98 in his last race of the season. The duo are 4x800 in 7:36.23 for third place. The 4x400 of Kearney, Dinkins, Hopkins and just the third and fourth Ivy Leaguers to run a sub-4-minute mile in Ivy freshman Daniel McCord finished the relay in 3:19.43. League history. In addition, Callahan ran a program record in the 1,000 in 2:20.78. WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Callahan and Cabral both earned first-team All-America honors for Junior Tory Worthen’s Ivy League- and Princeton-record-setting pole placing in the top eight in their respective events at the NCAAs. Callahan vault highlighted the 2012 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships finished sixth in the mile at 4:02.66, and Cabral was eighth in the 5,000 at for women’s track and field. Worthen was named the Most Outstanding 13:53.14. (see page 8 for more information). Performer of the Meet after winning her third straight indoor pole vault title Another national nod came Princeton’s way to McCullough. His throw clearing 4.12 (13-6.25). She entered the meet with a season-best mark of of 23.19 (76-1) was the best throw in the nation during the indoor season. He 3.96 (13-0) and a personal best of 4.11 (13-6.25), which she improved to 4.12 earned his way onto The Bowerman “also receiving mention” list. He is the reaching it on her second attempt. No other vaulters in the field attempted first student-athlete in the Ivy League to be named to The Bowerman lists, anything higher than 3.90 (12-9.50). which debuted in 2009 as the sport’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The 4x800 relay put on a spectacular performance to win the relay The Tigers’ championship season began by winning seven events en on Day 2. The relay of sophomore Kristin Smoot, sophomore Kacie O’Neil, route to winning their third Ivy League Heps title. Princeton earned 184 junior Alexis Mikaelian and junior Greta Feldman ran its fastest time of the points, while the host school accumulated 176. Columbia was far back in season at 8:44.32. third place with 70 points followed by Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn and The 4x400 of senior Eileen Moran, sophomore Carrie Vuong, freshman Yale. Cecilia Barowski and junior Joie Hand clocked in at 3:46.75 to finish as the On Day 1, McCullough set a Heps meet record to retain the weight runner-up. throw crown for Old Nassau for the fourth straight year. Moran qualified for the finals of both the 60 and the 200 and earned Princeton earned big points in the pole vault, 17 total, as the Tigers two third-place finishes. She was third in the 60 at 8.86 and in the 200 at went 2-3-4. Slovenski was the runner-up, clearing 5.20 (17-00.75). Senior 24.83 to pick up six points in each event. Derek Hynes was third at 4.90 (16-00.75), and freshman Adam Bragg was Feldman and Mikaelian both qualified for the finals of the mile, where fourth at 4.80 (15-9). Feldman was fourth as she crossed the line at 4:49.95 to earn four points for Stilin was the runner-up in the 3,000 with a tight race between the the Tigers. Mikaelian would take eighth in the race. top three runners. Stilin clocked in at 8:11.42, just 0.12 seconds out of first The Tigers received four points from sophomores Theresa Devine and place. Cabral finished third at 8:11.69. The pair would contribute 14 points Imani Oliver. Devine posted a PR of 16:45.23 in the 5,000 to finish in fourth to the team total. place, while Oliver jumped to 12.19 (40-0) to take fourth place in the triple The Tigers got eight points in the long jump with sophomore Tom jump. Hopkins taking third, and sophomore Damon McLean finishing fifth. Hopkins Rounding out the scorers were freshman Teju Adewole and sophomore jumped to 7.19 (23-7.25) on his second attempt, while McLean reached 7.13 Beth McKenna. Adewole was fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.86 to (23-4.75) on his first try at the pit. earn two points for the Tigers in her first Heps. McKenna picked up two McLean won the triple jump to get the field events started on the points in the pentathlon. She finished with 3,333 points to place fifth out of right foot on Day 2. McLean reached 15.12 (49-7.25) on his fifth attempt. He 16. McKenna earned Princeton’s first points in the pentathlon since 2009. reached 15.00 (49-2.50) on two other attempts, a mark no other competitor Princeton finished Heps with 56 points to finish in sixth place with nine would reach. Freshman Nana Owusu-Nyanteky finished fourth in his first Tigers earning All-Ivy League honors. Columbia ended Princeton’s two-year Heps, jumping to 14.52 (47-7.75). The Tigers would get 14 points in the title streak with 124 points. Cornell was second with 103, and Dartmouth event. was third with 73. Princeton would get the most points from the 5,000, 22 total, as Cabral The following weekend, the team finished third at the 2012 ECAC ran 14:23.67 to win his second straight indoor title. Sophomore Chris Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. Bendtsen was second at 14:28.10, while classmate Jonathan Vitez was Worthen won her second career ECAC pole vault title, clearing 3.90 meters fourth at 14:29.52. (12-9.50) for the win. The Tigers won the 1,000 for the second straight season with senior Barowski won the 500, clocking in at 1:12.37, edging the runner-up Trevor Van Ackeren claiming the crown. Van Ackeren ran 2:26.09 as he from St. John’s by 0.39 seconds. Hand was fourth at 1:13.50. Both are PRs outkicked Columbia in a tight race down the stretch. Freshman Bradley for the pair. Paternostro picked up a point with a sixth-place finish of 2:28.40. In the 800, Feldman ran in at 2:07.84, just 0.73 seconds out of first Van Ackeren finished third in the mile with Stilin taking second. Stilin place as she finished as the runner-up. Mikaelian was third in the mile with ran a 4:22.25 with Van Ackeren on his heels at 4:22.38. a time of 4:48.45. Callahan won the 800, crossing the line at 1:49.72 to set a Barton Hall Oliver picked up points in the triple jump, placing seventh with a jump record. He was the only runner to clock in under 1:50. Sophomore Michael of 12.14 (39-10). Williams was fourth with a PR of 1:51.73, as the Tigers accumulated 14 Barowski, Hand, Moran and senior Danielle Glaeser set a program points in the event. record in the 4x400 relay. The group ran 3:44.92 in the preliminary round Junior Russell Dinkins, who won the 800 last year, would find his and ran 3:45.12 in the finals. The previous record of 3:45.21 was set in 1998 stride in the 500 as well. Dinkins won the 500 at 1:02.72, the only competitor by Catherine Sutcliffe ’01, Allison Brown ’00, Michelle D’Agostino ’98 and to finish under 1:03. Bynia Reed ’98. Hopkins won the 400 as he made the lap in 48.33. Senior Ricky Kearney was sixth at 50.08. Junior Richard Sheldon was third in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.18, and freshman Robert Mohr was right behind at 8.24 for fourth place. Sheldon 2 Friends of Princeton Track

Coaches’ Statements

PETER FARRELL I could write the entire article about the season that senior Joe Stilin Women’s Head Coach had. At the Heps, Stilin placed second in the mile and the 3,000. These fields What was shaping up to be another good indoor were both of national caliber. More about Stilin later. season was mared by a below-par performance When senior Donn Cabral runs you know he’s going to give you 110% at Heps. The league meet was sandwiched effort and set the example for others to follow. The turning point in the meet between a spirited comeback victory at HYP and was the 5,000 meters where Cabral won as expected. But his determination a surprising, school-record-filled third-place and infectious competitive spirit spurred his teammates on, as sophomore finish at ECACs. What happened is anybody’s Chris Bendtsen placed an inspired second, followed closely by classmate guess. Injuries to some big scorers, coupled with Jonathan Vitez, giving the Tigers a huge 22 points, and the lead prior to the novice mistakes by our younger stars, relegated relays. the Tigers to a disappointing sixth-place finish. The runners weren’t the only ones in the spotlight. Princeton’s always Highlights included junior Tory Worthen’s first strong field squad strutted its stuff too! Sophomore Damon McLean, coming place Ivy League record vault of 13-6. Tory has back from his broken ankle, won the triple jump. In the pole vault senior now won every Heps vault that she has competed in. Our 4x800 earned Dave Slovenski, senior Derek Hynes and freshman Adam Bragg placed 2-3- first-team All-Ivy honors as well with an 8:44.67 first-place performance. 4, scoring big points. Senior Patrick Park had a fine PR in the shot, throwing Junior Greta Feldman capped this spirited come-from-behind race with a 57-1. Junior Ricky Sheldon placed a strong second in the 60 hurdles and scintillating 2:08 anchor leg. scoring a big fourth place in the heptathlon. One meet does not a season make. HYP was a marvellous team effort. So it came down to the relays, and the coaching staff had to juggle a The first three events (long jump, weight throw and shot put) did not help number of our team’s tired bodies around to put together the best relay our cause, and we found ourselves trailing Harvard 30-3. The mile and the units. The distance medley was first and they responded with an outstanding 60 cut the lead significantly and the staff realized that it would come down second-place effort. Van Ackeren came back once again to run an incredible to the 200 and the 3,000. A Princeton woman won each of the six heats in the leg. Callahan got the stick 60 meters down, but his 4:02 anchor saved the 200 and we went 1-3-4 in the 3,000. Co-captain Eileen Moran won the 200 day. in 24.92, while junior Mel Newbery shut the door on Harvard with a winning Next was the 4x800 comprised of freshman Bradley Paternostro, 3,000 time of 9:43. freshman Connor Martin, sophomore Michael Williams and Stilin running ECACs provided some Tigers with a chance to “wash” Heps out of his third race. Their third-place victory all but assured Princeton of the win. their system. Junior Joie Hand broke Lauren Simmons ’02 record in the But the saying “don’t count your chickens before they hatch” had significant 500 at 1:13.83 in the trials only to see it broken by frosh Cecilia Barowski’s meaning when the final event, the 4x400, lined up with the Tigers 10 points 1:13.20! They both improved their time in the final with Barowski lowering up. Senior Ricky Kearney led off and put us in good position, handing off to the record to 1:12.38. Feldman scared Simmons’ 800 record with a second- superstar Dinkins. All was fine until 250 meters to go when Dinkins pulled place finishing time of 2:07.92. Worthen ended an undefeated indoor season his hamstring! The race was in doubt as Dinkins slowed to a jog and almost by winning the pole vault. stopped. Regaining himself slowly he struggled around the track in one of As Catha Mullen relayed in a consolatory email: “the thing about a the toughest runs we have ever seen, saving the day. Frosh Dan McCord disappointing indoor Heps is that you have outdoors to make things right.” then ran his best race of the year a 49.0 split handing off to Hopkins, who brought it home. The team was exhausted, the coaches were exhausted. FRED SAMARA But the victory was ours! Men’s Head Coach The indoor season had many other highlights. Princeton once again demonstrated that we are a nationally ranked power. Slovenski set an all- Heps Champs! It never gets old saying it, or winning it! In what can only be time Ivy record in the pole vault at 17-7.5. As mentioned, McCoullough set described as a super team effort, the men’s program won our third straight the all-time league record for the weight. Princeton has always had strong indoor championship. It also marked the second leg of what we hope will be mid-distance and distance teams, but this year we were off the charts as our second triple crown in a row. we set all-time records for the Ivy League in the 3,000 by Stilin in 7:53.15 The 2012 indoor championship held on Cornell’s home site was truly a and Cabral in the 5,000 at 13:45.92. Not to be outdone, Princeton had an barn burner. It was exciting from the first gun to the last throw. As I reflect exceptional group of milers; Callahan ran 3:58.76 and Stilin also broke the back upon the meet it is clear that we have many, many dedicated and elite 4-minute barrier with 3:59.98. Cabral just missed with a 4:00.30.Finally, downright tough kids on our team. We asked the distance medley team of Van Ackeren, Hopkins, Williams and Callahan a lot of these young men, and they responded broke the all-time league record with an incredible time of 9:31.96. Whew! with flying colors at every turn. What an indoor season, with another to go. How exciting as we look forward The meet started off with a bang, literally. to the spring. Sophomore Conor McCullough exploded to a As always thanks to the many members of the Friends of Track who new meet record almost throwing out of Barton support our team and the coaches. It is an honor for me, the staff and the Hall at 75-0. During the season he would throw team to represent you both on and off the field. over 76-0 and have the No. 1 throw in the nation. The first day went equally as well as almost Talk Track on TigerNet all the expected qualifiers made it to the second The Friends of Princeton Track created an e-mail list on TigerNet as day. But it seemed that even though Princeton a means to distribute and discuss meet results, achievements, events was firing on all cylinders, Cornell was lining and various other opportunities to friends and former members of the it up too, and most prognosticators had the Big Princeton women’s and men’s track and field teams. The list is an open Red winning by 15-20 points. Prognostication is fine, but it doesn’t take into forum and is a wonderful opportunity to stay in contact with teammates account heart and soul. That is what the men from Old Nassau had and we and friends. would not be denied! The Friends hope that more alumni will take advantage of this Right from the gun on the second day Princeton started to roll. opportunity in the coming year. Everyone who has signed up for the Sophomore Tom Hopkins continued his brilliant career winning the 400. unofficial e-mail list will need to sign up on TigerNet for the official track Junior Russell Dinkins followed with an easy win in the 500. Superstar Peter e-mail list. To sign up, please go to: www.tigernet.princeton.edu. First, Callahan won the 800, over a very strong field, running a new fieldhouse click on Discussion Groups, then click on Other Interests. Our list name record of 1:49.72. Senior Trevor Van Ackeren ran an incredible double of the is track-field-alums. Thus, our official e-mail address is: track-field- 1,000 and mile. He won the 1,000 and placed third in the mile. Trevor’s heart [email protected]. It’s another opportunity to stay and dedication to “team” was one of the keys to our victory. connected with our terrific teams. 3 April 2012 Tiger Tracks

2011-12 Women’s Indoor Track Season

60 4x800 Eileen Moran ’12 7.70 New Years Kristin Smoot ’14 Emily Easton ’15 7.79 HYP Kacie O’Neil ’14 Abidemi Adenikinju ’13 7.80 HYP Greta Feldman ’13 Erin Guty ’13 7.83 Heps Alexis Mikaelian ’13 8:44.32 Heps

60 High Hurdles 4x400 Teju Adewole ’15 8.78 New Years Cecilia Barowski ’15 Beth McKenna ’14 9.38 Heps Joie Hand ’13 Theresa Kennedy ’14 9.74 PI Eileen Moran ’12 Samantha Anderson ’14 9.81 Quad Meet Danielle Glaeser ’12 3:44.92 * ECAC

200 Distance Medley Relay Eileen Moran ’12 24.83 Heps Jackie Nicholas ’15 Emily Easton ’15 25.22 HYP Emily de la Bruyere ’15 Lily Miller ’14 25.58 HYP Cecilia Barowski ’15 Abidemi Adenikinju ’13 25.73 HYP Andea Keklak ’15 11:48.05 S&S Danielle Glaeser ’12 25.78 S&S High Jump 400 Theresa Kennedy ’14 1.70 S&S Cecilia Barowski ’15 55.43 HYP Beth McKenna ’14 1.59 PI Danielle Glaeser ’12 56.73 ECAC Samantha Anderson ’14 1.45 HYP Carrie Vuong ’15 57.00 HYP Joie Hand ’13 57.38 HYP Pole Vault Tory Worthen ’13 4.12 ^* Heps 500 Lauren Tauscher ’13 3.70 SNR2 Cecilia Barowski ’15 1:12.38 * ECAC Bianca Reo ’12 3.60 ECAC&HYP Joie Hand ’13 1:13.50 ECAC Lydia Arias ’12 3.60 Heps Kacie O’Neil ’14 1:16.85 Quad Samantha Anderson ’14 3.60 Heps Carrie Vuong ’15 1:16.92 Quad Senior Eileen Moran Long Jump 800 Erin Guty ’13 5.44 New Years Individual Champions Greta Feldman ’13 2:07.84 ECAC Theresa Kennedy ’14 5.31 PI Adewole Hurdles (2x) New Years, HYP Kacie O’Neil ’14 2:10.34 Heps Lily Miller ’14 5.21 SNR2 Moran 60 (4x) New Years, Quad Kirstin Smoot ’14 2:11.52 HYP Samantha Anderson ’14 5.07 SNR2 SNR 2, HYP Alexis Mikaelian ’13 2:11.73 S&S Moran 200 (2x) Quad, HYP Andrea Keklak ’15 2:12.35 HYP Triple Jump Smoot 1000 Quad Maggie McKeever ’13 2:15.86 PI Theresa Kennedy ’14 11.15 HYP Okwelogu Shot Put New Years Imani Oliver ’14 12.44 Quad Worthen Pole Vault (6x) Quad, SNR2, HYP, Mile PI, Heps, ECAC Alexis Mikaelian ’13 4:48.45 ECAC Shot Put Oliver Triple Jump (2x) SNR2, HYP Greta Feldman ’13 4:48.69 HYP Nonny Okwelogu ’15 13.22 HYP Banfich Mile Quad AlexBanfich ’12 4:53.35 Quad Chelsea Cioffi ’14 11.02 HYP Barowski 500 (2x) Quad, ECAC Molly Higgins ’14 4:57.64 HYP Samantha Anderson ’14 10.48 PI 400 HYP Theresa Devine ’14 4:59.48 SNR2 Feldman 800 Quad Weight Throw MIle HYP 3,000 Chelsea Cioffi ’14 14.59 PI Newbery 3k (2x) Quad, HYP Mel Newbery ’13 9:40.95 Quad Kennedy HJ Quad Abby Levene ’13 9:43.61 SNR2 Pentathlon Levene 3k SNR2 Theresa Devine ’14 9:45.37 HYP Beth McKenna ’14 3229 PI McKeever 800 PI Clare Gallagher ’14 9:48.06 HYP Theresa Kennedy ’14 3121 PI Samantha Anderson ’14 3045 PI Team Schedule/Results 5,000 Dec. 10 New Years Invitational - Alex Banfich ’12 16:33.17 BU Meet Jan. 14 Princeton Quad Meet 1st of 4 Theresa Devine ’14 16:45.23 Heps Jan. 28 at Saturday Night at Abby Hewitt ’13 17:31.96 S&S The Armory II 2nd of 12 Abby Levene ’13 17:42.25 Heps Sophomore Theresa Kennedy Feb. 4 at Sykes & Sabock Cup (Penn State) 3rd of 16 Feb. 11 at HYP (Harvard) 1st of 3 Feb. 18 Princeton Invitational - Feb. 25-26 at Heps (Cornell) 6th of 8 March 3-4 at ECAC Championships 2nd of 50

Key S&S Sykes & Sabock SNR2 Saturday Night at The Amory II PI Princeton Invite * Princeton record ^ Ivy League record 4 Friends of Princeton Track

2011-12 Men’s Indoor Track Season

60 5,000 William Egi ’15 6.92 HYP Donn Cabral ’12 13:45.92 ^* Husky Ivan Charbonneau ’12 6.96 Heps Chris Bendtsen ’14 14:28.10 Heps Tumi Akinlawon ’15 7.00 New Years Jonathan Vitez ’14 14:29.52 Heps Tommaso Greenbaum ’15 7.04 New Years 4x400 60 High Hurdles Daniel McCord ’15 Richard Sheldon ’13 8.10 PI Russell Dinkins ’13 Rob Mohr ’15 8.24 Heps Bradley Paternostro ’15 Tom Hopkins ’14 8.32 SNR2 Tom Hopkins ’14 3:16.75 HYP

200 4x800 Tom Hopkins ’14 21.80 SNR2 Connor Martin ’15 Daniel McCord ’15 22.33 PI Joe Stilin ’12 Sebastian Steffen 22.41 Navy Bradley Paternostro ’15 Ivan Charbonneau ’12 22.62 HYP Michael Williams ’14 7:36.23 Heps

400 Distance Medley Relay Tom Hopkins ’14 47.92 S&S Trevor Van Ackeren ’12 Kashif Smith ’12 49.51 SNR Tom Hopkins ’14 Ricky Kearney ’12 50.08 Heps Michael Williams ’14 Daniel McCord ’15 50.24 S&S Peter Callahan ’13 9:31.95 ^* CLC

500 Heptathlon Russell Dinkins ’13 1:02.72 Heps Richard Sheldon ’13 5037 PI Nilan Schnure ’12 1:06.06 HYP Stephen Soerens ’15 4811 PI Tom Scott ’14 1:06.27 SNR2 Brad Pelisek ’14 4428 PI Senior Trevor Van Ackeren Jordan Sawadogo ’12 1:06.38 SNR High Jump 800 Omar Jarrett ’14 2.00 Heps Shot Put Peter Callahan ’13 1:49.72 Heps Stephen Soerens ’15 1.99 Heps Patrick Park ’12 17.38 Heps Bradley Paternostro ’15 1:49.91 CLC Richard Sheldon ’13 1.90 Heps Scott Rushton ’15 15.23 S&S Russell Dinkins ’13 1:49.92 S&S Brad Pelisek ’14 1.85 PI Jake Taylor ’14 14.78 SNR2 Michael Williams ’14 1:51.73 Heps Pole Vault Weight Throw 1,000 Dave Slovenski ’12 5.37 ^* New Years Conor McCullough ’14 23.19 ^* HYP Peter Callahan ’13 2:20.78 * SNR2 Adam Bragg ’15 4.95 CLC Patrick Park ’12 13.51 Navy Bradley Paternostro ’15 2:23.91 SNR2 Derek Hynes ’12 4.90 Heps Jake Taylor ’14 14.51 HYP Trevor Van Ackeren ’12 2:24.80 SNR2 David Coneway ’14 4.50 HYP Michael Palmisano ’13 2:26.79 HYP Heptagonal Champions Long Jump Donn Cabral ’12 5,000 Mile Tom Hopkins ’14 7.33 PI Peter Callahan ’13 800 Peter Callahan ’13 3:58.76 Husky Stephen Soerens ’15 7.33 PI Russell Dinkins ’13 500 Joe Stilin ’12 3:59.98 CLC Shane Molidor ’14 7.20 New Years Tom Hopkins ’14 400 Donn Cabral ’12 4:00.30 CLC Damon McLean ’14 7.13 Heps Conor McCullough ’15 Weight Throw Trevor Van Ackeren ’12 4:07.86 HYP Damon McLean ’14 Triple Jump Triple Jump Trevor Van Ackeren ’12 1,000 3,000 Damon McLean ’14 15.24 HYP Joe Stilin ’12 7:53.15 ^* Husky Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi ’15 14.76 New Years Team Schedule/Results Donn Cabral ’12 8:04.00 SNR2 Garner McCloud ’12 14.65 New Years Dec. 10 New Years Invitational - Chris Bendtsen ’14 8:12.28 SNR Jan. 7 at Navy Dual W, 107-71 Michael Franklin ’13 8:17.74 HYP Jan. 14 at Saturday Night at The Amory 1st of 12 Sophomore Tom Hopkins Jan. 28 at Saturday Night at The Armory II 1st of 13 Feb. 4 at Sykes & Sabock Cup (at Penn State) 3rd of 14 Feb. 11 at Husky Invitational (University of Washington) - Feb. 11 at HYP (Harvard) 1st of 3 Feb. 18 Princeton Invitational - Feb. 25-26 at Heps (Cornell) 1st of 8 March 2-3 at Columbia Last Chance - March 2-3 at Alex Wilson Invitational (Notre Dame) - March 9-10 at NCAAs (Boise State) - Key S&S Sykes & Sabock SNR Saturday Night at The Armory SNR2 Saturday Night at The Amory II PI Princeton Invite * Princeton record ^ Ivy League record 5 April 2012 Tiger Tracks

Getting to Know the Tigers

You’ve been a constant contributor to How did you get into your event and what are your earliest memories of it? the team, in Heps especially. Do you feel My dad is a track coach, so my memories of the event go way back to when I was 3-or a sense of pressure to score high for the 4-years-old and I would go to track practice with him. I loved watching the pole vault, Tigers? and I begged him to let me try it. He did once or twice, and I loved it. I didn’t get to jump No, I don’t necessarily feel any pressure. I again until the summer before high school when I decided I wanted to try and join the want to score to help my team, and I know high school team as a pole vaulter. My dad was there again to help me prepare. that I will score points if I relax and jump the best that I can, like I have in practices. Did you have any background in other athletics? I was a competitive gymnast for about eight years and played community soccer for What’s it like to own not only a Princeton a few years. school record but also an all-time Ivy League record in the pole vault? What aspects of your event do you like? It’s pretty amazing and an honor! There I like how unique it is. It really combines aspects of many track events. To train for pole have been some high jumps recorded in vault you need to work on speed, strength, gymnastics, and specific technique. I also the Ivy League. I never could have imagined like how technical it is so that I can focus on perfecting one part of my jump at a time. that this would happen when I entered as a freshman. I felt like it was a possibility this What are your personal athletic goals and goals for the team, as you approach your season, since I had a lot of confidence in my senior year at Princeton? training. But sometimes I still can’t believe I would love for our team work together to win the Heps championship again during it happened. the upcoming outdoor season. We have so much spirit and everyone is working hard. I Junior Tory Worthen know we can do it. As for personal goals, I would like to break the school record during this outdoor season and qualify for nationals. My overall goal is to jump 14’ before I What have the Tigers that have come before you taught you? graduate. I have learned the most about mental toughness and how to prepare for a meet from teammates who have graduated. Whenever I was nervous, I knew I could rely on some What are your career ambitions outside of track? of their stories about what they had done to relax and be confident in similar situations. I am very interested in obesity prevention and health and wellness concerns. Right now This was especially helpful freshman year when every meet was a new experience, and I hope to go to graduate school for a degree in public health and work somewhere in it has contributed to my confidence in meets today. I have also learned what it means the field of nutrition afterwards. to be a Tiger. It was obvious from my first days of practice as a freshmen that, if you are on this team, you will be spirited, orange and black will be your favorite colors and you Who are your biggest motivators? will love this team. I think that comes from a tradition of spirited athletes. My teammates, especially the other pole vaulters on the team, definitely help to motivate me. Whenever I haven’t had the best practice, they either watch my jumps What would you consider the defining moment of your collegiate career? and help me figure out what is wrong or assure me that I will smooth everything out I definitely have to say this past indoor Heps when I PRed, set a new school record and quickly. I enjoy the personal challenge of working to improve. I would also have to say the Ivy League record all in one jump. It was a perfect culmination of all the hard work my parents, especially my dad. They are my biggest supporters and come to every I’ve put in this season and all the challenges I’ve overcome in the past and it was nice track meet. Since my dad played a role in my training early in my career, he always to be rewarded for that. knows what is going on in my mind and I can rely on him for a pep talk before every meet. They are there for me when I don’t do my best but they are probably more excited when I succeed than I am.

What’s the most important thing for you to do in training to make sure you peak at together when it comes time to compete in the right time of the season? one meet where we are all working towards For me, it’s about being patient, and I admittedly struggle with that sometimes. In my the same success. ideal world, I would be doing speed, speed, speed, but I really rely on Coach Farrell to lay out a plan where we’re building more of a base early on with higher mileage and How have you developed as a competitor threshold workouts. The real speed work comes in the second half of the season with at Princeton? shorter, faster intervals. Coming into Princeton as a 400/800 runner, I never could have imagined finding the What does it mean to you being a contributor to the team winning Heps? success that I have in the longer distances, My freshman year, I was pretty disappointed with my individual performances at Heps, especially in cross country. I’ve really so hopefully my contributions will show how important patience and training are and embraced being a runner 24/7 and have that anyone on the team is capable of scoring. set my goals much higher than I ever would have thought. I’ve also grown much What have the Tigers that have come before you taught you? more comfortable in the bigger races with I think the most significant thing that they have taught me is how important it is to hold tougher competition. yourself accountable. Training smart is a lot different than training a lot, and working hard to figure out what balance works for you is so important in being a successful What memory is most precious from your athlete. They have really embodied this responsibility. Princeton athletic career? Without a doubt, winning the 4x800 during What schools did you consider and what brought you to Princeton’s program? the 2011 indoor Heps. It was an unbelievably It came down to Princeton, Virginia Tech and Duke, so each school had a pretty unique close race and ultimately helped us clinch Junior Greta Feldman experience to offer. What sold me, though, was Coach Farrell. Speaking with him the Ivy League title, and school, Ivy League directly was pretty persuasive, but what really made the decision easy were all of the and Heps records. Not only was it amazing and thrilling from a team standpoint, but great things the athletes had to say about him. On top of that, a Princeton education I’ll never forget the excitement and emotion between the four of us immediately after isn’t too shabby. that race.

What would you consider the defining moment of your collegiate career? What are your personal athletic goals, and goals for the team, as you approach your I can’t really pinpoint one race or moment that defines my collegiate career, but the senior year at Princeton? spring 2011 season as a whole undoubtedly changed the way I view myself as a runner. As far as the team goes, I am hoping that we can emulate the success that we have I was really able to see myself as a competitive runner on the national level for the first achieved in the past few years in Heps while taking it even further and leaving a legacy time. I’m still waiting for that one defining moment, though. of our own. Individually, I’ve come close a few times to making nationals, so hopefully the next few seasons will be my opportunity to get there and be a presence on the Compare and contrast being on the Princeton cross country team to being on the national stage. Along the way, I’d like to post some faster times, hopefully somewhere Princeton track & field team. in the ballpark of sub 2:05/4:17. The training in XC is much higher volume, and the entire team is together everyday doing the same workouts and working towards the same race. The team cohesion What are your career ambitions outside of track? really comes out of that shared experience. During track, though, things become I’d like to go to law school after I graduate and then pursue a career in social welfare more animated and energetic as suddenly the team is 2-3 times as big and everyone or civil rights. is breaking off into completely different types of training. Our differences bring us 6 Friends of Princeton Track

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You ran under a 4-minute-mile during the in the day, running a massive PR of 3:44.69 and qualifying for the regional meet. That indoor season. What was that like? Were performance made me believe I could break four in the mile some day. you aware of your time, how well you were doing? What aspects of your event(s) do you like? In running, nothing ever comes as surprise In terms of just running, I love being able to take a break from classes and school because you’ve put in the work to achieve work and run around the Princeton area with the guys. It’s a way to relax. In terms of that performance. Still, breaking four competition, I love everything about the adrenaline and buildup for a big race, and the minutes in the mile was a very special feeling you get after a great performance. achievement for me because it was essentially a life goal, and here I’ve done What is the best advice you could give an incoming freshman? it with an outdoor season at Princeton left! Every freshman loves to slam workouts out of the gates, but the best approach is to The mark was a great way to end my indoor be patient during cross country and into indoor of your first year and let the workouts season and make up for the trouble I had and races come. during cross country with health. How have you developed as a competitor at Princeton? What’s it like to own a Princeton school I’ve become a better racer. With situations involving everything from fast miles with record in the 3,000 and have your name rabbits to very tactical 3ks that kick hard in the final 800m, you need to be able to adapt etched in history? and respond to moves that other runners make, possibly changing your pre-race plan. Princeton track and field has been around I’ve still got a long way to go with racing tactics, but I think I’ve gotten much better for a very long time, and knowing that my since high school. Senior Joe Stilin run is out there as one of the best there’s been is really something special. I honestly What schools did you consider and what brought you to Princeton’s program? never thought I’d have a school record here. I additionally considered Notre Dame and Cornell. I came to Princeton I could tell the team had a special dynamic and that the pieces were there for an awesome training What’s the most important thing for you to do in training to make sure you peak at group. the right time of season? Stay focused, and stay happy. Distance running is tough, and I think a lot of people What memory is most precious from your Princeton athletic career? think too much about running and they stress themselves out. We have an awesome Definitely the 2010 cross country regional meet at Penn State. We won the regional team atmosphere here at Princeton, and everyone makes sure the next guy is doing meet and qualified as a team for nationals. It was awesome to finally achieve the goal what it takes to compete at a very high level while maintaining a balanced life. that had eluded the team for years, as well as run fast on a great course.

What does it mean to you being a contributor to the team winning Heps? What are your career ambitions outside of track? Scoring points at Heps is everyone on the team’s dream. I’m glad I could help us beat I plan to move onto graduate school next year for my master’s degree in mechanical Cornell. For me, it means that I’ve worked through all the challenges of college and engineering, and then move onto the workforce for a position in aerospace or design. running that Ivy Leaguers all deal with and come out successfully.

What would you consider your defining moment of your collegiate career? So far, it would be during the 2011 outdoor season when I ran the second (unplanned) 1500 of the day at the Swarthmore Twilight last chance meet after the IC4A 1500 earlier

You’ve been a constant contributor to the team in Heps especially. Do you feel a What aspects of your event do you like? sense of pressure to score high for the Tigers? I love the pole vault for its complexity. My As a single event competitor, I do feel particularly pressured to perform well. Other dad once told me, “if it was easy, everyone guys have several events and relays to help in, but I only get one shot. Also, I do a lot could do it.” Its’ a mixture of track and of crazy training like football catches off a minitramp and unicycle jousting, and if I gymnastics, which makes the training don’t do well people will accuse me of playing around all practice. Handstands and very interesting. Standard sprinting, lifting gymnastics are actually the best training for pole vault, but I feel like I need to prove and plyometrics are the central part of my it. training, but I also do flips, handstands, trampoline and anything else I can think of. What’s it like to own not only a Princeton school record but an all-time Ivy League The complexity also makes the pole vault record in the pole vault? difficult. There are several Ivy League record holders on our team right now, and most of the records are held by Princeton alumni. I’m honored to be on such a great team and such Did you have any background in other of a great tradition, but I try to remember that records are made to be broken, except athletics? of course for Conor McCollough’s. I played a lot of recreation department sports in elementary school and did What’s the most important thing for you to do in training to make sure you peak at gymnastics too. I also climbed a lot of trees the right time of season? and played capture the flag, flashlight tag, I do a lot of really hard workouts and lifts in the summer and fall, and then ease off and other games in my neighborhood. I still in season. The most important thing for peaking is rest. It sounds easy, but it is very play a lot of dodgeball. tempting to run faster than coach wants or to lift more weight than I should. My uncle Senior Dave Slovenski always tells me to train smarter not harder. That doesn’t mean I don’t train as hard How did you get into your event and what or harder than everyone else, but I make sure that I do what is best for my training are your earliest memories of it? whether that is lifting a thousand pounds or resting. I joined the junior high team in 6th grade and tried pole vaulting because I had seen my brother do it and it looked like fun. My dad is a track coach and was a pole vaulter, so as What was it like not only attending the same University as your brother, but being on I started to get into it I realized how much sense it made given the resources I had. the same athletic team? What advice did he give you? It was fantastic. My brother and I are quite similar, and we enjoy doing exciting, crazy, What memory is most precious from your Princeton athletic career? and intense workouts. He is great at turning workouts into challenges or games, which Winning indoor Heps junior year. We set the record for most points scored, and we makes them really enjoyable. knew we were on our way to a triple crown. I also won the pole vault, which made it that much sweeter. What is the best advice you could give an incoming freshman? Go to bed. What do you think the athletic future holds, for you personally? The pole vault is a tricky event with a lot of variables, so it is very tough to say. I have What would you consider your defining moment of your collegiate career? several goals for this season, but so does everyone else. I learned a lot indoors and had Freshman year at Heps when I won with a personal best. That ended my freshman great preseason training for outdoors, so I think the future is looking bright. indoor season, and it felt like the beginning of my collegiate career. What are your career ambitions outside of track? I’m hoping to graduate. 7 April 2012 Tiger Tracks Honors Abound

Cabral & Callahan Earn Indoor All-America Honors Near Sweep of Regional Honors for Men’s Track Senior Donn Cabral and junior Peter The Princeton men’s track & field team nearly swept the U.S. Track & Callahan have earned All-America Field and Cross Country Coaches honors for the 2012 NCAA Division Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic I indoor track & field season, it Regional awards, winning three of was announced by the U.S. Track & the four. Fred Samara was named Field and Cross Country Coaches the Head Coach of the Year, Steve Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday, Dolan was named the Assistant Coach March 12. of the Year and sophomore Conor Both earned first-team All- McCullough was named the Field America honors for placing in the top Athlete of the Year. eight in their respective events. Callahan finished sixth in the mile Mid-Atlantic Region Field Athlete of at 4:02.66 to earn his first All-America the Year - Conor McCullough distinction at Princeton. Callahan is McCullough, a sophomore from the fourth Tiger to earn indoor All- Canoga Park, Calif., is the collegiate- America honors in the mile. He joins leader in the weight throw, having two-time All-America Bill Burke (1990 marked an Ivy League-record throw of & 1991), Scott Anderson (1996) and Junior Peter Callahan 23.19 (76-1) at the HYP meet in early David Nightingale (2007). February. McCullough also won the Sophomore Conor McCullough Cabral took eighth in the 5,000 at 13:53.14 and is the first Tiger to earn Ivy title in the event. indoor All-America honors in the event. Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year - Fred Samara This is Cabral’s first indoor All- Now in this third decade at the helm of the Tigers track & field program, America certificate. He has been Samara led Princeton to the Ivy League Championship. The Tigers named an All-America four times completed the regular season ranked No. 2 in the region with conference during the outdoor season. He is champions in the 400, 500, 800, 1,000, 5,000, triple jump and weight throw. a two-time national runner-up in Conor McCullough leads the nation in the weight. the steeplechase and was sixth and eighth in the 5,000 in 2010 and 2011. Mid-Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year - Steve Dolan In addition, Cabral has been named Dolan’s middle-distance and distance squad scored 99 points to help bring All-America twice in cross country. home the Ivy League Championship. The Tigers set Ivy League records in The duo becomes the program’s the 3,000 (7:53.15), 5,000 (13:45.92) and distance medley relay (9:31.95). third pair to earn indoor All-America Middle distance highlights included three 4-minute or faster milers honors in the same meet. They join (3:58.76, 3:59.98, 4:00.30) and three men under 1:50 in the 800 (1:49.72, Alex Pessala (weight) and Justin Frick 1:49.91, 1:49.92). (high jump) in 2009; Torra Harris (high jump) and Josh McCaughey (weight) Senior Donn Cabral in 2002.

Roskiewicz Promoted to Associate Head Coach HepsTrack Announces Post Season Honors Ed Roskiewiz was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Princeton HepsTrack.com announced the HepsTrack Indoor Athletes of the Year, on women’s track & field and cross country teams. Roskiewicz has been an its Web site on March 13. Junior Peter Callahan was named the Men’s Track assistant coach with the Tigers for 13 years, joining the program in 1999. He Athlete of the Season, Conor McCullough the Men’s Field Athlete of the works closely with all of the field events, sprints, hurdles and multi-event Season and Tory Worthen the Female Field Athlete of the the Year. athletes During his time at Princeton, Male Track Athlete of the Season: Peter Callahan broke the heralded Roskiewicz has helped the team 4-minute mile mark not just once, but twice this season. His fastest time, to 10 Ivy League titles, five in cross 3:58.76, is the third-best in conference history. He also became the first country (2006, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10), three person to break 1:50 for 800 in Barton Hall at Indoor Heps before running a in indoor track & field (‘08, ‘10, ‘11) 4:01 DMR anchor. Callahan earned his first All-America honor by finishing and two in outdoor track & field (‘09, sixth in the NCAA mile championships. ‘11). His success includes winning the Ivy League Triple Crown in 2010- Male Field Athlete of the Season: Conor McCullough’s throw of 76-1 from 11, as Princeton became just the 10th the annual HYP meet not only set a new conference record, but it is also the school in NCAA history to sweep all No. 1 throw in the country. Even McCullough’s Heps’ winning throw of 75- six titles (men and women) in a single 3.25 (which is a new Heps championship record) would have won NCAAs. academic year. Roskiewicz has had teams and/or Female Field Athlete of the Season: Will Tory Worthen ever lose a title at individuals in the NCAA Championship Heps? So far, she is five-for-five in her career, capturing the pole vault every year for the last 10 years. crown at each championship. This year she won the indoor title by breaking At the end of this season, he will the meet record with a clearance of 13-6.25. The next question is: will have completed his 30th year of Ed Roskiewicz Worthen become the first Ivy Leaguer to clear 14 feet in the vault? We aren’t coaching Division I track and field. betting against her. -from HepsTrack.com