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• 1 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field TEMPLE TRACK & FIELD 2017 QUICK FACTS TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Location...... Philadelphia, Pa. Track & Field Contact Kelsey Boyd Founded...... 1884 Office Phone 215-204-0624 Enrollment...... 39 ,000 E-mail [email protected] President...... Richard M. Englert Website www.OwlSports.com Director of Athletics...... Dr. Patrick Kraft Nickname...... Owls TABLE OF CONTENTS Colors...... Cherry and White Quick Facts ...... 1 Home Track...... Temple Sports Complex 2017-18 Schedule ...... 2 Conference...... American Athletic Season Outlook ...... 3 Coaches and Staff ...... 5-9 COACHING STAFF Athlete Profiles...... 10-26 Head Coach Elvis Forde 2017-2018 Top Performances ...... 27--28 Phone 215-204-8258 History and Records ...... 29-31 E-Mail [email protected] American Athletic Conference ...... 32 Assistant Coach (Distance) James Snyder University and Owls Staff ...... 33-38 Phone 215-204-3563 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach (Jumps) Tramaine Ellison Phone 215-204-1783 E-mail [email protected] Director of Operations Ieisha Jackson Phone 215-204-2761 E-mail [email protected]

THE TEAM Returners 13 Freshmen 18 Transfers 0 2017 American Indoor Finish 10th/11 2017 American Outdoor Finish 11th/11

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CREDITS The 2017-2018 women’s track& field media guide was written, edited, and designed by Kelsey Boyd. and Blanca Fernandez. Layout, template, and cover design by Kelli Sheesley. Additional editing by OwlsXCTnF Al Shrier. Cover photos and Interior photography provided by Joseph V. Labolito. Published by the @ Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 2 • OwlSports.com 2017-2018 SCHEDULE

INDOOR Date Day Meet Location

DEC 1 (FRI) FASTRACK SEASON OPENER STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.

DEC 5 (TUE) NAVY LID LIFTER ANNAPOLIS, MD.

JAN 13 (SAT) NITTANY LION CHALLENGE STATE COLLEGE, PA.

JAN 26-27 (FRI-SAT) PENN STATE NATIONAL STATE COLLEGE, PA.

FEB 3 (SAT) VILLANOVA INVITE STATENT ISLAND, N.Y.

FEB 9 (FRI) FASTRACK NATIONAL INVITE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.

FEB 23-24 (FRI-SAT) AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

MAR 9-10 (FRI-SAT) NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

OUTDOOR Date Day Meet Location

MAR 16-17 (FRI-SAT) 49ER CLASSIC CHARLOTTE, N.C.

MAR 30-31 (FRI-SAT) OLE MISS INVITE OXFORD, MISS.

APR 6-7 (FRI-SAT) SAM HOWELL INVITE PRINCETON, N.J.

APR 13 (FRI) TEMPLE OWLS INVITE TEMPLE SPORTS COMPLEX

APR 20-21 (FRI-SAT) VIRGINIA CHALLENGE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

APR 21 (SAT) MORGAN STATE LEGACY BALTIMORE, MD.

APR 26-28 (THU-SAT) PENN RELAYS PHILADELPHIA, PA.

MAY 10-12 (THU-SAT) AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS CINCINNATI, OH

MAY 24-26 (THU-SAT) NCAA EAST REGIONAL TAMPA, FLA.

JUN 6-9 (WED-SAT) NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS EUGENE, ORE.

*Home meets in cherry.

• 3 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field 2017-2018 SEASON OUTLOOK

Entering its fourth season under the direction of head coach Elvis ing high quality performance. We are remaining cautiously optimistic that her Forde, Temple women’s track and field is looking to make great strides in the healing process is coming along and are looking forward to her getting back coming year. The squad will kick off its indoor season on Friday, Dec. 1 at the out there.” Fastrack Season Opener. Key sophomore returners for the season include Millie Howard, Ebonee Jack- “When I arrived at Temple, I said that by my fourth season I expected to see our son, Grace Moore and Mariah Slade. team make a transition, reaching more success than it had then,” said Forde. “Part of that was the expectation that everyone on our staff would recruit ath- Howard made several notable contributions to the track and field program as a letes of quality. The past couple of years we have brought in 16-plus freshmen freshman. During the indoor season, she set the 1000m run record with her time and more than half of them, we consider high-caliber performers.” of 2:52.02 at the Artie O’Connor Invitational. At the American Outdoor Champi- onships, Howard earned third place in the 800m. Her top-three performance Returning to the track this season are senior Katie Pinson and juniors Crystal qualified her for the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries. Jones, Katie Leisher, and Sylvia Wilson. Last season, Pinson broke her own school record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:43.50 at the Larry El- “Last season, Millie was a standout,” says Forde. “We will rely on her heavily lis Invitational in April. The senior also contributed to the record-setting distance when it comes to middle distance events.” medley relay team at Penn Relays. The squad will look to her to step up as a se- nior to aid the program in reaching its goal of success in middle distance events. As freshmen, Moore, Jackson, and Slade, proved to be great talents. Last sea- son, Moore topped Pinson’s 3000m steeplchase record at the Larry Ellis Invita- Jones was named a 2017-18 co-captain for the team. As a sophomore, Jones tional with a time of 10:41.68. While Jackson and Slade both suffered injuries set a program record in the pentathlon at the American Athletic Conference In- during their freshman campaign, the coaching staff can see their potential. door Championships with a mark of 3,528 points. The performance earned her Forde is looking forward to each of them continuing to grow in their respective a spot on the podium and events. Jones brought a second place medal back to north “Grace is a huge talent. We are Philadelphia. looking forward to helping her be the kind of successful ath- “For Crystal, the lights are lete that we believe she can coming on more and more be,” says Forde. “Ebonee has every year,” says Forde. been putting in some good “She has huge expecta- work. The expectations are tions for herself this sea- now that as a sophomore, she son and if she meets those can be much more valuable expectations, it will benefit to the program. The same our program tremendous- goes for Mariah, who had ly. We are looking forward also battled some injuries as to her dominating some a freshman. Having them both events, which she has the healthy this year will definitely ability to do, such as the make a difference in the suc- indoor pentathlon and cess of the program.” the high jump. Crystal is a multi-talented athlete that The freshman class is made will go far this year.” of up state champions and district champions as well as All-Conference and All-East cross country honor- Leisher will enter the track and field season coming off a great cross country ees. With outstanding high school, international, and Division I cross country season. This fall, she served as women’s cross country’s top runner in sever- performances under their belts, this year’s freshmen are expected to make an al meets, highlighted with a top-10 finish at the American Athletic Conference immediate impact on the track. Championships where the junior placed seventh overall to earn All-Conference honors for the second year in a row. Last year, Leisher broke the 5000m pro- The 2017-18 indoor season track and field season is highlighted with competi- gram record, previously held by Jenna Dubrow (‘15), at the American Indoor tions at the Penn State National (Jan. 26-27), the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 3), Championships. and the American Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 23-24) in Birming- ham, Ala.. Each will feature national caliber athletes, posing great competition “We definitely see that bright light come on in Katie,” says Forde. “We are ex- for the Owls. This outdoor season, Temple will host the Temple Owls Invite on pecting a great indoor season from her building off of a tremendous cross coun- April 13. The American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships are set for try season.” May 10-12 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 2016, Wilson was the 60m hurdle champion at the American Athletic Confer- “As a coaching staff, we have to do our best coaching and teaching job,” says ence Indoor Championships. After a standout freshman season, the Ellenwood, Forde. “The task is on us to be the kind of mentors we need to be in helping to Ga., native sat out in 2017 due to injury. As the 2017-18 season approaches, the instill the discipline that the team needs to succeed. We want to make them real- now co-captain is projected to make a gradual impact. ize that they are here because they are skilled and have talent, but at the same “Our only track and field champion besides Blanca Fernandez (‘16), is Sylvia,” time, they have to believe in their abilities more than we do. The bar is set high.” says Forde. “We are looking forward to her joining the fray again. She would be a huge addition in regards to returning to competition off injury and concern-

GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 4 • COACHES & STAFF 2017-18 Temple Track & Field

HEAD COACH Elvis Forde 4th Season

Elvis Forde, who has a quarter century of experience as a head track and field/cross country coach at the NCAA Division I level, was named the track and field/cross country coach at Temple University in August of 2014.

Forde, a four-time All-American and two-time Olympian, came to the Owls after spending a dozen years as the head track and field coach at Illinois State. He had previously served 13 years as the head track and field coach at Austin Peay State.

A native of St. Andrew, Barbados, Forde has dedicated his life to the sport of track and field, helping student-athletes succeed not only in competition but in the classroom.

In his 12 years at ISU (2002-14), Forde was able to foster a successful environment, and coached many outstanding student-athletes including 10-time All-American and Capital One Academic All-American Brittany Smith, NCAA javelin champion Tim Glover, and two-time Missouri Valley Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year Devon Williams, who amassed 11 conference titles and set four school records and one MVC mark.

Named the 2001 Ohio Valley Coach of the Year during his 13-year tenure at Austin Peay State (1989-2002), Forde coached four Capital One Academic All-Americans, an NCAA Outdoor All-American and three conference Student-Athletes of the Year.

A successful runner in his own right, Forde started his collegiate career at Murray State, where he earned All-America honors as runner-up in the 600-yard dash at the 1982 NCAA Indoor Championships. He later transferred to Southern Illinois Carbondale where he earned multiple All-America honors for the Salukis. In 1984, as a member of the SIUC 1600-meter relay team, he helped set NCAA records during both the indoor (3:07.15) and outdoor (3:00.78) seasons. Named the Southern Illinois Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1984, he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 1995.

Following his successful college career, Forde competed in both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, representing Barbados. He was a two-time national champion at 600 yards at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships and he still owns the Barbados national record in the 400-meter dash.

Forde owns a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Southern Illinois (1986) and a Master of Science degree in athletic administration from Austin Peay State (1994).

Forde, and his wife Beverly, are the proud parents of two children, Chante’ and Kevin.

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ASSISTANT COACH James Snyder 5th Season

James Snyder joined the Temple Athletics staff as the cross country and assistant track & field coach in July, 2013. Snyder handles the day-to-day responsibilities for the cross country team as well as the middle and long distance runners on the track. No stranger to the Philadelphia area, Snyder is a Downingtown, Pa., native and graduate of Downingtown East High School. He returned to his home state poised to elevate the competitiveness of the Owls’ distance running program. Snyder’s second year on North Broad was a memorable one for the Owls as junior middle-distance runner Blanca Fernandez became Temple’s first female track & field athlete in nearly 30 years to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. She earned All-America Second Team honors for her performance in the 1,500m after earning the same honor at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the mile run. Fernandez won the 1,500m at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships and was also named all-conference in the 5,000m. She was named Performer of the Meet at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships after winning both the mile and 3,000m in meet-record times. Snyder’s athletes broke three school records during the indoor campaign (mile, 3,000m, 5,000m), and this success continued onto the outdoor oval where the women’s distance group established new program bests in every event from the 800m through the 10,000m. During the 2014 cross country season, Matt Kacyon became Temple’s first all-conference honoree when he finished eighth at the Amer- ican Athletic Conference Championships. Two weeks later at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, Kacyon earned all-region honors and was named to the USTFCCCA Academic All-American Team. The men’s distance group continued to thrive on the track where Alex Izewski became the first Owl in 38 years to break the 30-minute barrier in the 10,000m run. He and Kacyon each qualified for the IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In his first year at Temple, Snyder’s distance runners established numerous school records as the team adapted to his training philoso- phy. Five athletes earned all-conference accolades in their inaugural year in the American Athletic Conference. In all, 12 athletes have qualified for the IC4A/ECAC Championships during his tenure, with two earning All-East honors (women’s 10,000m and men’s 3,000m steeplechase). Kacyon also represented the Owls in the East Preliminary Round of the NCAA Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase in 2014. Off the course, the men’s and women’s cross country teams have earned USTFCCCA Academic All-American Honors each year of Snyder’s tenure. Snyder came to Temple from Florida State University where he served as the operations assistant for the Seminoles’ cross country and track & field program for a year. Among other duties, Snyder was responsible for managing the equipment budget, planning team trav- el, assisting with home meet management, coordinating on-campus recruiting and assisting with the day to day administration of the Seminole men’s distance program. Team accomplishments during the 2012-13 season included an NCAA fifth-place finish for men’s cross country as well as an ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field title. Prior to his summer 2012 arrival in Tallahassee, Snyder spent two years as a graduate assistant at Appalachian State University, where he assisted with both the men’s and women’s distance programs. The Mountaineers enjoyed wide-ranging success both in cross country and on the track, with both the men and women establishing numerous school records, NCAA East Preliminary qualifying marks and Southern Conference championships and honors.

Snyder is a USA Track & Field Level I and II (Endurance) coach and was selected by USATF to participate in the inaugural Coaches Men- torship Program held in conjunction with the 2012 Olympic Track & Field Trials. A firm believer in the importance of resistance training for distance runners, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has received the distinction of Sport Performance Coach from USA Weightlifting.

Snyder graduated as the ‘09 class valedictorian from the exercise science department at George Mason University, where he was a mul- tiple letterwinner for the cross country and track & field programs. In 2012 he completed a master’s degree in exercise science (strength & conditioning concentration) from Appalachian State. An active researcher of sport science and distance runner performance, Snyder has presented his work before the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Snyder has also had his work published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, as well as the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training.

As a student he completed an internship with the United States Olympic Committee in Lake Placid, N.Y., and also spent three summers working for ZAP Fitness, a Team USA Distance Running Training Center in Blowing Rock, N.C. James and his wife Rachel reside in Phila- delphia. • 7 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field ASSISTANT COACH (JUMPS) Tramaine Ellison 2nd Season

Tramaine Ellison joined the Temple women’s track and field staff as assistant coach in August, 2016. The Temple alumna, who already had ten years of experience in coaching, returned to Philadelphia from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., where she spent three seasons.

At JCSU, Ellison helped coach the women’s track and field team to two CIAA conference championship titles as well as multiple NCAA championship appearances and All-Americans. She had the ability to work with high caliber athletes including a Pan American Jr. Champion, a Canadian Jr. Champion, and a host of NCAA individual and relay champions. Additionally, Ellison was able to coach a walk-on high jumper, Latondra Marrow, to the current school record, winning a CIAA conference title, and earning second team All-American honors, finishing 11th, all in one season. During her tenure, Ellison directly coached her jumpers to five total school records from 2014-2016. She coached her first signee, Michane Ricketts, to a 6th place finish at the NCAA Championships, earning him All-American status as a freshman.

Prior to Johnson C. Smith University, Ellison served as Assistant Track and Field Coach and Massage Therapist at Winston-Salem State University. There she was tasked with injury prevention protocols, equipment management, as well as fundraising and community involve- ment.

As an active member of the track and field community, she has served as Site Coordinator for the 2016 Paralympics trials. She was also appointed as Assistant Meet Director for the2013 Powerade State Games in Charlotte, as well as the JCSU Golden Bull Invitational. Ellison has had the honor of being twice selected as a delegate for the NACAC Congress, traveling to the Dominican Republic and El Salvador.

Ellison is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. She holds the IAAF’s Level V Elite Coach status along with USATF Level 3, both in jumps.

The Kinston, N.C., native got her coaching start in North Carolina public schools. She spent six years teaching the fundamentals of track of field to middle and high school students at Piedmont, Audrey Kell, Independence, and Western Guilford High Schools.

GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 8 • OwlSports.com DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Ieisha Jackson 2nd Season

Ieisha Jackson enters her second year the Director of Operations for Temple women’s track and field. Jackson graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in sport man- agement in 2016 and has recently earned a USA Track and Field (USATF) Level I Coaching certification. Jackson is currently working towards a master’s degree in sport business with a concentration in athletic administration.

While at Temple, Jackson aids women’s track and field with all operational and administrative aspects, assisting the head coach with the development of meeting, practice, and competition schedules. She also coordinates travel arrangements and assists in the planning, organizing, and execution of official and unofficial recruiting visits.

During the summer of 2017, Jackson served as an events intern at USATF. Here, she worked with local organizing committees to prepare for various national championship meets all over the country. In addition, she coordinated the search for securing a new on-site creden- tial provider for USATF to utilize in preparing for future national championship events. The role also involved monitoring championship registrations for qualifying standards, memberships, and date of birth verifications. Jackson assisted with design approval, ordering, and shipping of championship needs such as bibs, medals, and t-shirts.

At California University, Jackson was a member of the women’s varsity track and field team for four years. The five-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifier competed in the triple jump and long jump. She was also a three-time PSAC Championship top eight finisher in her events. Additionally, Jackson was a PSAC Scholar Athlete and a member of the National College Athletes Honor Society.

In addition to her participation experience, Jackson served as the assistant track and field coach at Monessen High School in Monessen, Pa. for the 2016 season where she primarily worked with jumps.

ATHLETIC TRAINER Beth Ward 1st Season

Beth Ward joined the Temple Athletics staff as an assistant athletic trainer in July, 2017, to work with the men’s and women’s cross country teams as well as the women’s track & field team.

Ward came to Temple after completing her master’s degree in athletic training at West Chester University in May, 2017. During her two years in school, Ward served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Ursi- nus College, primarily covering women’s gymnastics while also assisting with football and track & field.

From 2012-15, Ward lived in Texas, first working as a certified athletic trainer at the Texas Health & Well- ness Center in Allen for one year before spending two years at Heritage High School in Frisco as the head female athletic trainer.

Ward earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Greensboro College in North Carolina, and was an athletic training student throughout her four years there. In 2016, she was awarded a Research and Education Foundation Scholarship from the National Athletic Training Association (NATA). She has been a certified athletic trainer since 2012, and a licensed athletic trainer in Pennsylvania since 2015.

• 9 • MEET THE OWLS OwlSports.com 2017-18 TEMPLE WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

Front Row (from left): Autumn Cope, Kerry Kovacs, Skylar Sykes, Joy Ngula, McKenzie Gelvn, Ebonee Jackson, Candus Burks, Madison Beecher, Kaitlyn Rauscher, Slyvia Wilson, Keion Greenhow, Grace Gilespie, Sierra Cam- burn, Second Row (from left): Michelle Joyce, Jazmyne Williams, Sydney Williams, Mariah Slade, Re’ona Pettway, Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen, Jaida Fenn, Ejiro Agege, Julie Foering, Mallorie Smith, Millie Howard, Crystal Jones, Isadora Egypt, Katie Leisher, Helene Gottlieb, Rachell Armstead Not Pictured: Aisha Brown, Ashton Dunkley, Gemma Hollister, Lucy Jones, Grace Moore

• 11 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field 2017-18 TEMPLE TRACK & FIELD ROSTER Name Academic Year Event Hometown Previous School Rachell Armstead Freshman Hurdles Millville, N.J. Millville Madison Beecher Sophomore Sprints Dunwoody, GA. Dunwoody Aisha Brown Freshman Jumps Nokesville, VA. Patriot Candus Burks Freshman Jumps Bowie, MD. Bowie Sierra Camburn Freshman Hurdles Quakertown, PA. QuakertownSenior Ashton Dunkley Junior Mid-Distance Odessa, DEL. Middletown Isadora Egypt Freshman Distance Maplewood, N.J. Columbia Jaida Fenn Freshman Hurdles/Mid-Distance Stroudsburg, PA. Stroudsburg Julianne Foering Freshman Javelin Lumberton, N.J. Rancocas Valley Regional McKenzie Gelvin Freshman Mid-Distance McConnellsburg, PA. McConnellsburg Grace Gillespie Freshman Sprints Camp Hill, PA. Cedar Cliff Helene Gottlieb Freshman Distance Hoersholm, Denmark Naerum Gymnasium Keion Greenhow Redshirt Freshman Multis Montpelier, VA. Patrick Henry Gemma Hollister Freshman Jumps Newton, PA. Council Rock North Millie Howard Sophomore Mid-Distance North Yorkshire, England King James Ebonee Jackson Sophomore Sprints/Hurdles Paterson, N.J. John F. Kennedy Crystal Jones Junior Multis Fredericksburg, VA. Colonial Forge Lucy Jones Freshman Distance Leicester, England Our Lady’s Convent School Michelle Joyce Freshman Distance Stroudsburg, PA. Stroudsburg Kerry Kovacs Freshman Distance Huntingdon Valley, PA. Lower Moreland Katie Leisher Junior Distance Manchester, MD. Manchester Valley Grace Moore Sophomore Distance Merrick, N.Y. Sanford H. Calhoun Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen Freshman Jumps High Point, N.Y. High Point Central Re’ona Pettway Junior Sprints Hackensack, N.J. Hackenack Catherine Pinson Senior Distance North Granby, Conn. Grandby Memorial Kaitlyn Rauscher Freshman Distance Franklinville, N.J. Deslsea Regional Mariah Slade Freshman Sprints Winston-Salem, N.C. Salem Academy Mallorie Smith Sophomore Sprints Bryans Road, MD. North Point Skylar Sykes Freshman Sprints Richmond, VA. Hermitage Jazmyne Williams Sophomore Sprints Fairfax, VA. Oakton Sydney Williams Freshman Hurdles Indian Head, MD. Henry E. Lackey Sylvia Wilson Junior Sprints/Hurdles Ellenwood, GA. Woodland

Head Coach: Elvis Forde (4th season) Assistant Coach (jumps): Tramaine Ellison (2nd season) Assistant Coach (distance): James Snyder (5th season) Director of Operations: Ieisha Jackson (2nd season)

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Katie PINSON senior Distance | North Granby, Conn. | Granby Memorial

PERSONAL RECORDS

800m: 2:21.62 1000m: 3:00.41 1500m: 4:37.20 3000m: 10:01.83 3000m Steeplechase: 10:50.73 - SCHOOL RECORD Mile: 5:03.55 5K: 17:47.66

2017 OUTDOOR: Earned three top-10 finishes across the 1500m, the 800m, and the 4x1500m relay…Helped the 4x1500m relay team to a second-place finish at the Colonial Relays…Took third place overall in the 1500m race at the Morgan State Legacy Meet.

2017 INDOOR: Earned 10 top-10 finishes across four events…Placed eighth in the finals of the mile run at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 4:55.87.

2016 OUTDOOR: Set a new program record in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the American Athletic Conference Champion- ships with a time of 10:50.73 to place sixth overall… Set four personal records in the outdoor season…Ran a time of 10:01.83 in the 3000m at the Philadelphia College Classic to place ninth….Earned a top mark of 1500m of 4:37.20 at the Raleigh Relays in her first season competing in the event…Collected two second-place finishes in the 1500-meter and 3000-meter steeplechase runs.

2016 INDOOR: Placed 13th overall in the mile at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 5:03.55… Helped the Owls’ distance medley relay to a second-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 11:43.70… Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

2015 INDOOR: Earned third place in the 1000 meter race with a personal-best time of 3:00.41 at the Patriot Games (1/31)… Placed sixth in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:10.12 at the BU David Henry Valentine Invitational (2/14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to both the all-conference and all-state cross country teams her senior year and was also a MVP and varsity let- ter winner...Finished 42nd i n the all-state cross country meet and placed 19th at the New En- gland meet her senior season... Holds the school record for the 3200m event...Was an honors student at Granby Memorial.

PERSONAL: Majoring in kine- siology/pre-physical therapy at Temple.

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Katie LEISHER junior Distance | Manchester, Md. | Manchester Valley

PERSONAL RECORDS

1500: 4:36.34 Mile: 4:53.40 3K: 9:44.21 5K indoor: 17:06.09 - SCHOOL RECORD

2017 OUTDOOR: Represented Temple in six meets…Helped the Owls’ 4x1500m relay team to second place at the Colonial Relays…Posted a personal best time of 2:28.06 in the 800m at the Delaware Open…Reached a personal record time of 4:36.34 in the 1500m race at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Placed 27th in the 5000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships.

2017 INDOOR: Reached personal-best times of 9:44.21 and 17:06.09 in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter races, respectively at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships...Set a personal best of 4:53.40 in the mile run at the Fastrack National Invite.

2016 OUTDOOR: Set a new personal-best time in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:42.92 at The American Outdoor Track & Field championships…Set another personal record in the 3000-meter with a time of 10:07.21 at the Princeton Outdoor Invite where she finished in fourth place…Earned another top-five finish at the Morgan State Legacy Meet in the 1500-meters where she placed third overall.

2016 INDOOR: Competed in the 800-meter race, the mile and distance medley relay in four meets as a freshman…Posted a sea- sons-best time of 2:30.73 in the 800-meter race and 5:12.24 in the mile...Helped the Owls’ distance medley relay to a fifth place finish at the NYC Gotham Cup…Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned multiple 1A Maryland state titles in cross country and track and field.

PERSONAL: Majoring in social work with a minor in pyschology at Temple...Was an honor roll student all four years of high school... Completed a one-year course in the Academy of Health Professions and earned her CNA and GNA certifica- tion at the Carroll County Career and Technology Center... An aspir- ing sports psychologist.

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Asthon DUNKLEY junior Mid-Distance | Odessa, Del. | Middletown

PERSONAL RECORDS

800: 2:16 1500: 4:49 6K XC: 23:11 MILE: 5:17.01

2017 OUTDOOR: Competed at three meets for Temple…Reached a personal best of 2:20.09 in the 800m dash at the 2017 Mor- gan State Legacy Meet.

2017 INTDOOR: Competed in two indoor meets with the Owls…At the Navy Mid-Week, she aided her distance medley relay team to a third-place finish and placed fourth in the 1000m race with a personal best time of 3:06.83.

2016 OUTDOOR: Set a personal record at the Princeton Outdoor Invite with a time of 4:49.31 in the 1500-meter race… Finished in the top 10 at the Philadelphia College Classic in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:27.72.

2016 INDOOR: Competed in the mile and 800-meter races in four indoor meets as a freshman… Placed 10th in the mile at her first collegiate indoor meet with a time of 5:21.45… Posted a seasons-best time of 2:24.08 in the 800-meter race at the Villanova Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Middletown High School...Earned all-state second or third team honors in cross country in each year of her high school career...Also a four-time all-conference and all-county honoree... Team MVP all four years...Earned fourth-place finishes in both the 1,600m and 3,200m at the DIAA State Championship for outdoor track in 2015...Qualified for the DIAA Meet of Champions and placed third in both the 1,600m and the 3,200m...Ran a personal-best 19:00.17 in the 5K in cross country and a PR of 5:02.47 in the 1,600m, helping her team to a second-place finish in the state as a senior...Took second in the 1,600m at the outdoor state meet her junior year...Took third place at the cross country state champion- ship as a sophomore...Compet- ing as an individual, she took first place in the 1,500m at the Hershey Indoor Youth National Championship in April, 2015.

PERSONAL: Majoring in an- thropology and a member of the Honors College at Temple... Was a member of the National Honor Society at Middletown... Hobbies include drawing, paint- ing, sculpting and studying Italian...Father, Spencer, was a basketball player at the Univer- sity of Delaware and an Indiana Pacers draft pick before having a career overseas.

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Cristal JONES junior Multis | Fredericksburg, Va. | Colonial Forge

PERSONAL RECORDS

High Jump: 5’8.5” 400m Hurdles: 1:02.94 Pentathlon: 3,528

2017 OUTDOOR: Took fourth-place finishes in the 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles at the Morgan State Legacy Invitational.

2017 INDOOR: Earned a silver medal and all conference honors in the pentathlon at The American Indoor Track & Field Champi- onships with a personal best score of 3,528...Earned first place in the high jump at the Towson Invite.

2016 OUTDOOR: Earned a silver medal and all-conference honors in the high jump at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 1.73m... Set two personal records this season in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles… Ran a 14.48 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Morgan State Legacy Meet to set a new personal record… Qualified for the conference finals in the 400-meter hurdles with a time 1:02.10 at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships….Collected three first place victo- ries, which included the 4x400-meter relay and the 400-meter hurdles at the Philadelphia College Classic.

2016 INDOOR: Earned a first-place finish in the high jump at the Villanova Invitational with a 1.73-meter jump… Posted a sea- sons-best high jump mark of 1.74 meters as a part of her fifth-place Pentathlon performance at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships… Highest finish in the 60-meter hurdles came at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 8.95 seconds to place fourth overall… Posted a seasons-best time of 8.90 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the Penn State National Invitational… Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Free Lance Star Athlete of the Year and was a four-year All-Area Athlete… Indoor and Outdoor High Jump 6A State champion as a senior… Won the Indoor 6A State Championship in the high jump as a junior… Two-time outdoor state high jump champion.

PERSONAL: Parents are Charles and Remonica Jones… Plans on majoring in health in- formation management.

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Silvia WILSON junior Sprints/Hurdles | Ellenwood, Ga. | Woodland

PERSONAL RECORDS

100m Hurdles: 13.68 60m Hurdles: 8.29 - SCHOOL RECORD 60m: 7.59 - SCHOOL RECORD

2017 OUTDOOR-INDOOR: Did not compete.

2016 OUTDOOR: Posted a top mark in the 100-meter hurdles at the Morgan State Legacy Meet with a time of 13.68 where she placed first… Collected a total of three top-five finishes in the 100-meter hurdles….Set a top mark in the 100-meter dash at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 12.28.

2016 INDOOR: American Athletic Conference Indoor Champion in the 60-meter hurdles… Set two school records in her first season as an Owl… First set a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 8.52 seconds and then went on to top her own record in three consecutive appearances… Posted her fastest 60-meter hurdles time of 8.29 seconds in the preliminary round of the event at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships… Set a new record in the 60-meter dash at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 7.59 where she took first overall… Earned six first-places finishes between the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles throughout the season… First place conference performance in the 60-meter hurdles named the Most “Owl-tastic” Moment of the Year at Temple’s Celebration of Champions…Named Temple Owls Under Armour Athlete of the Month for the month of March… Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in the All-American USATF Nationals New Balance Indoor Youth Championship… Ended her senior year with personal-bests in three events, running an 8.68 in the 60 meter hurdles, a 14.08 in the 100 meter hurdles, and a 25.27 in the 200 meter dash… Ran the 100 meter dash as a junior in 12.3.

PERSONAL: Parents are Joann Norwood and Leon Wil- son (Navy Soccer)…Majoring in public realtions...A mem- ber of the Temple University Chapte rof the Public Rela- tions Student Society of America (PRSSA).

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Re’ona PETTWAY senior Junior | Hackensack, N.J. | Hackensack

2017 OUTDOOR:: Represented Temple in five meets in the 400H and 1600m sprint medley relay.

2017 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Owls across five events…Earned a top-five finish in her first career 500m dash (5th) at the Artie O’Connor Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first Team All-League Honors and second Team All County Honors in long jump her senior year…Part of the 4x100 and 4x200 Bergen County Champion team…Received the Hackensack High School Female of the Year award along with the Ironwoman Award…Part of the 4x100 Penn Relay team her junior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rashon and Kiona Mack…Majoring in criminal justice at Temple...Member of Student Organization of Caribbean Awareness (SOCA)…Played soccer and basketball in high school.

Madison BEECHER sophomore Sprints | Dunwoody,Ga. | Dunwoody

2017 OUTDOOR: Competed in just three meets for Temple…Topped her indoor 200m dash mark with a 26.21 at the Towson Invitational…Topped her indoor 400m time with a 1:00.06 at the 2017 Colonial Relays.

2017 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Owls…Posted season best times in the 200m and 400m dash with times of 26.34 and 1:00.35, respectively.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in 2016 State Championships in the 400m and 200m and at the New Balance Nationals in the 200m her senior year... Received MVP Award and was team captian her senior and junior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Marcia Williams and Andrew Beecher...Majoring in sports management at Temple...Was a memeber of the Leaders’ Club and Principal Advisory Comittee in high school.

Millie HOWARD sophomore Mid-Distance | North Yorkshire, England | King James

2017 OUTDOOR: Brought home the bronze medal for her third-place show in the 800-meter run at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Competed in the 800-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary, placing 43rd...Helped set a new school record in the distance medley relay at Penn Relays...Aided in reaching a new program best in the 4x1500 relay at Penn Relays.

2017 INDOOR: Earned one first-place finish and two third-place finishes..Set a new school record in the 1000-meter race with a time of 2:52.02...Advanced to the mile run finals at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships and reached a personal best time of 4:52.99 to finish sixth overall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Yorkshire county U20 1500m champion…English Schools’ senior girls national 800m champion…English Schools’ senior girls nation- al cross country 7th place...Ran for the Great Britain U20 team at Loughborough International for 800m…Ranked 3rd for 800m and 5th for 1500m for U20 in the UK…Yorkshire county and North of England U20 800m champion...North Eastern Schools’ cross country champion…Yorkshire county U17 800m bronze medalist…North Yorkshire schools U17 300m champion…Represented North East England at the UK School Games for 800m and 4x300m relay.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in Economics at Temple…Studies French…Was a member of the North Yorkshire Dance Company in England.

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Ebonee JACKSON sophomore Sprints/Hurdles | Paterson, NJ. | John F.Kennedy

2017 OUTDOOR: Competed at the Joe Walker Invitational at Ole Miss posting a 14.52 in the 100m hurdles and a 25.70 in the 200m dash to top her best indoor time.

2016 INDOOR:Competed in six meets with the Owls...Reached a season best time in the 60m dash (7.83) at the Navy Women’s Mid-Week Invitational...Ran a season best in the 60m hurdles (8.80) at the Penn Sate National...Earned three top-five finishes in the 60m hurdles highlighted with a first place finish at the Navy Women’s Mid-Week Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year track and field athlete at John F. Kennedy and two-year team captain...As a senior earned First Team All-League honors… Two-time First Team All-County honoree…Two-time 55m hurdles (Group IV) State Champion...Named Most Value Player as a senior…2016 NSJIAA Sectional Champion in the 55m dash and 55m hurdles…Broke three school records in the 55m hurdles (8.19), 55m dash (7.27), and 100m hurdles (14.64)...Named North Jersey Athlete Of the Week…Competed in The New Balance Nationals (2016 indoors)

PERSONAL: Majoring in University Studies at Temple…Member Temple’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council…Hobbies are hiking, camping, dancing, and cooking.

Grace MOORE sophomore Distance | Merrick, N.Y. | Sanford H. Calhoun

2017 OUTDOOR: Reached a personal best time of 4:34.07 in the 1500m race at Ole Miss’ Joe Walker Invitational...Ran a person- al best time of 10:41.68 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational...Competed in seven meets for Temple.

2017 INDOOR: : Raced in six meets to start her first track and field season with Temple…Earned first place in the 3000m race at the Navy Mid-Week Invitational…Earned eight top-10 finishes across four events.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran cross country and spring track at Sanford H. Calhoun...Six-time County Champion...Earned All-State her senior, junior, and sophomore season...As a senior set the school record in every individual distance event from the 600 on...Served as team captain her senior and junior year...Earned 11 total varsity letters.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in kinesiology.

Mariah SLADE sophomore Sprints | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Salem Academy

2017 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets with Temple…Helped the 4x100m relay team to fifth place at the Morgan State Legacy Meet.

2017 INDOOR: Represented Temple at six meets…Earned six top-10 finishes in the 60m, the 200m and the 4x400.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track at Salem Academy…Earned MVP all four years …Reached personal bests in the 100 of 11.8 and a 24.4 in the 200 her senior year…

PERSONAL: Parents are Sabrina and Jimmie Slade (East Carolina Football)...Majoring in media studies and production at Temple…Member of Habitat for Humanity.

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Jazmyne WILLIAMS sophomore Sprints | Fairfax, Va. | Oakton

2017 OUTDOOR: Compete din one race for Temple.

2017 INDOOR: Represented Temple at seven meets…Helped the 4x400m relay team to two first-place finishes at the Navy Mid- Week Invitational and the Seahawk Shootout…Earned first place in the 600m at the Seahawk Shootout.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sprint Medley Relay record holder... Recieved the Sportswoman of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards her senior year... All State Honors and All State, Region, and District Champion both senior and junior year...Earned Most Improved, Most Valuable Player and Coach’s Award as a junior...Scholar Athlete (GPA 3.5+) all four years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Daymon Williams and Layvette Harrell...Majoring in strategic communications.

Rachell ARMSTEAD freshman Hurdles | Millville, N.J. | Millville

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Millville…Aided girls track and field to three Cumberland County Championships… Three-time All-Conference honoree in the 100m hurdles, three-time All-Conference honoree in the 4x400m relay…As a junior, was a 100m hurdles and long jump national qualifier and named Track Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Adult Organizational Development at Temple… Her brother, Ryquell Armstead, is a Temple Football running back.

Aisha BROWN freshman Jumps | Nokesville, Va.| Patriot

2017 WOMEN’S SOCCER: Appeared in all 18 games for the Owls, starting in 17 of those matches… tallied one assist, as well as three shots on goal for the season… Team leader in minutes with 1469.

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of track & field team and earned All-State honors in the high jump...As a sophomore, she both tied and broke the school’s high jump record. As a junior, Brown was the indoor state champion in the girls high jump and aided in her team’s second-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay....Was selected All-State and All-Regional her junior and senior year and helped lead her team to two consecutive conference championships during those seasons in soccer.

PERSONAL: Majoring in neuroscience at Temple.

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Candus BURKS freshman Jumps | Bowie, Md.| Bowie

HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the Bowie triple jump record with a mark of 39-05 and was named the Outdoor State Champion in the event in 2017…As a senior placed second in outdoor states in the long jump and aided the Bowie 4x200 team to first place… With club team Vision Elite, competed in both the triple and long jump at AAU districts and Region 3 Championships, taking home the individual title at each

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology at Temple…played soccer for three years at Bowie, earning two varsity letters

Sierra CAMBURN freshman Hurdles | Quakertown, PA.| Quakertown

HIGH SCHOOL: Received All-League Honorable Mention both as a junior and senior…As a senior, earned the senior athletic award and MVP…As a sophomore, was a District I medalist, a state qualifier, and earned Third Team All-League honors.

PERSONAL: Majoring in neuroscience with an emphasis on cellular and molecular behavior…Was vice president of the National Honor Society at Quakertown…Mother, Julie Camburn, was a diver at Bloomsburg.

Isadora EGYPT freshman Distance | Maplewood, N.J. | Columbia

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-state honorable mention selection as a junior and also named to the all-county second team for both the 800m and 3200m...Named the Columbia High School Varsity Spring Track & Field Rookie of the Year in 2016...Named first team all-county as part of the 4x400 relay and third team all-state in the same event...Garnered three varsity letters and numerous awards in soccer, helping lead her team to a first-place finish in the district in 2016... Was an honor roll student and leader of the Minority Achievement Committee also known as MAC scholars at Columbia... Volunteered with multiple organizations.

PERSONAL: Is majoring in business management at Temple...Plans on joining the Model United Nations (MUN) organization and the Black Law Students Association, Pre-Law Division (BLSA).

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Jaida FENN freshman Hurdles/Mid-Distance | Stroudsburg, PA.| Stroudsburg

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed all four years with Stroudsburg girls track and field…Two-time 300m hurdles EPC League champion… Two-time 300m hurdles state qualifier…A part of the EPC League 4x400 relay champion team holding the school record…Helped Stroudsburg to four undefeated seasons.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tammy and Anthony Fenn…Majoring in Biochemistry…Member of the Residence Hall Association Com- munity Council, Cherry Crusade, Temple Night Owls Band, and Circle K at Temple…Hobbies are hiking and playing the trumpet.

Julianne FOERING freshman Javelin | Lumberton, N.J. | Rancocas Valley Regional

HIGH SCHOOL: Placed first in javelin at the Burlington County Open and placed fourth at States as a senior…Broke the javelin relay record with teammate Danielle Steff during her senior season…As a junior, she placed fourth at States and 11th at Nationals in the javelin…Helped Rancocas Valley to four undefeated seasons and Liberty Division Championships...Also earned three var- sity letters playing girls basketball at Rancocas Valley.

PERSONAL: Majoring in criminal justice and psychology at Temple…Parents are Kathy and Jeff Foering.

McKenzie GELVIN freshman Mid-Distance | McConnellsburg, Pa. | McConnellsburg

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters each in cross country/track, basketball, and field hockey…As a junior, broke the school record in the 400m, 800m and 1600m...Was district champion and broke the district record in the 400m and 800m...Inner County Conference 400m and 800m champion while breaking the record in the 800m...State medalist in the 400m and 800m... Tim Cook Invitational 400m record-holder...Two-time Inner County Conference All-Star…Broke the school record in 800m and was also district champion and state qualifier as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Is a kinesiology major with a concentration in a pre-professional health.

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Grace GILLESPIE freshman Sprints | Camp Hill, Pa.| Cedar Cliff

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-time state qualifier across the 60m, 100m, and 200m...Two-time distrcit champion in the 100m dash... As a senior, place din the top-10 in both the 60m dash (5th) and 100m dash (3rd) at states...During her junior season, broke the Cedar Cliff school record in the 100m dash with a time of 11.98.

PERSONAL: Majoring in pharmaceutical science at Temple University...Enjoys kayaking and hiking.

Helene GOTTLIEB freshman Dintance | Hoersholm, Denmark | Naerum Gymnasium

PRIOR TO TEMPLE: Earned a silver medal in the 800m at the 2016 Danish Championships and a gold medal in both the 800m and 1500m at the Danish Junior Championships...Earned a silver medal in the same two events in 2015...Member of the 20 Dan- ish National Team at the U18 World Championships in California, competing in the 800m… Competed 2016 U20 Nordic Champi- onships...Earned a bronze medal in the 800m at the Indoor 2016 Danish Championships and a gold medal in both the 800m and 1500m at the 2016 Danish Junior Championships...A member of the Danish National Team at 2016 U20 European Cross Country Championships and helped the team to a silver medal at the Nordic Cross Country Championships.

PERSONAL: Is majoring in political science at Temple.

Keion GREENHOW redshirt freshman Multis | Montpelier, Va. | Patrick Henry

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a member of the Patrick Henry track and field team...jumped a personal best of 17’4 during her junior year…received sportsmanship award as a junior…earned four varsity letters.

PERSONAL: Parents are Recco and Keisha Greenhow...Majoring in social work at Temple…Was on the gymnastics team for all four years of high school.

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Gemma HOLLISTER freshman Jumps | Newton, Pa.| Council Rock North

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned seven varsity letters at Council Rock North for cross country and track and field…Two-year indoor and outdoor track and field team captain.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Temple…Daughter of Tracy and Bill Hollister.

Lucy JONES freshman Distance | Leicester, England | Our Lady’s Convent School

PRIOR TO TEMPLE: Ran for Charnwood Athletics Club…Placed eighth in the 1500m at both the 2015 and 2016 English Schools Track and Field Championships and fourth at the English Schools Cross Country Championships...Midland County Cross Country Champion...Placed eighth at the the 2016 English National Cross Country Championships...Placed ninth at the Virgin Mini London Marathon in 2015...Was a bronze medalist at the Midland County Championships in 2015...Finished the season ranked 21st in the IAAF World rankings in the 2000m...In 2014, earned a gold medal and set a new championship record at Bupa Westminster in the mile.

PERSONAL: Is a marketing major at Temple...Has been riding equestrian since the age of three and has earned numerous individual and team cham- pionships...Brother, Lewis, is a former professional boxer.

Michelle JOYCE freshman Junior | Hackensack, N.J. | Hackensack

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first Team All-League Honors and second Team All County Honors in long jump her senior year…Part of the 4x100 and 4x200 Bergen County Champion team…Received the Hackensack High School Female of the Year award along with the Ironwoman Award…Part of the 4x100 Penn Relay team her junior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rashon and Kiona Mack…Majoring in criminal justice at Temple...Member of Student Organization of Caribbean Awareness (SOCA)…Played soccer and basketball in high school.

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KerryKOVACS freshman Distance | Huntingdon Valley, Pa. | Lower Moreland

HIGH SCHOOL: Both a cross country and track and field athlete at Lower Moreland…Helped the cross country to the district championship title as a sophomore…Ran a personal best time of 5:15 in the 1600m as a sophomore…Ran a personal best time of 18:58 in the 5K during her junior cross country season and was a district and state medalist.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Joseph and Lynda Kovacs…Majoring in Art Education at Temple.

Kayla NESBITT-MCEWEN freshman Jumps| High Point, N.C. | High Point Central

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped High Point to a North Carolina State Championship title as a senior…Placed second in both the high jump and triple jump at the NCHSSA 4A Indoor State Championship…Placed second in the high jump at the Indoor New Balance Nation- al…Two-time NCHSSA 4A Outdoor Conference Champion and Outdoor Midwest Regional Champion in the high jump… NCHSSA 4A Outdoor State Champion the high jump… NCHSSA 4A Outdoor Conference Champion in the long jump and triple jump as a junior and NCHSAA 4A Outdoor Midwest Regional Champion in the triple jump as a junior…Placed second overall at the USATF National Championship in the triple jump with travel team.

PERSONAL: Majoring in therapeutic recreation at Temple.

Kaitlyn RAUSCHER freshman Distance| Franklinville, N.J. | Delsey Regional

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Delsea Regional High School…Earned a total of 12 varsity letters in outdoor track, indoor track, and cross country…Senior year, received cross country team MVP award and was an MOC qualifier for the indoor 3200m...Team was indoor sectional group 2 champions and state qualifier…Was the county outdoor champion in the 3200m as a junior... Team was indoor sectional group 3 champions and tri-county outdoor champions...Named to the All-South Jersey XC Team as a sophomore and was an individual state qualifier in the sport...Earned the Rookie Award as a freshman...Team was indoor and outdoor sectional champions her freshman year as well as being a state qualifier...Was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Is a bioengineering major at Temple as an undergraduate program in preparation for medical school.

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Mallorie SMITH freshman Junior | Hackensack, N.J. | Hackensack

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first Team All-League Honors and second Team All County Honors in long jump her senior year…Part of the 4x100 and 4x200 Bergen County Champion team…Received the Hackensack High School Female of the Year award along with the Ironwoman Award…Part of the 4x100 Penn Relay team her junior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rashon and Kiona Mack…Majoring in criminal justice at Temple...Member of Student Organization of Caribbean Awareness (SOCA)…Played soccer and basketball in high school.

Skylar SKYKES freshman Sprints | Richmond, VA. | Hermitage

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight varsity letters at Hermitage...Six-time All-State honoree across the 55m, 100m, and the 200m...As a senior, broke her previous school record of 7.2 with a 7.12 in the 55m dash...As a junior, aided sprint medley relay team and the 4x400m relay team to breaking the Hermitage record during the indoor season...Helped the 4x200m relay team to breaking the school record during the outdoor season as a junior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in therapeutic recreation at Temple...Influenced by her grandparents to attend Temple.

Sydney WILLIAMS freshman Hurdles | Indian Head, Md.| Henry E. Lackey

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for four years at Henry E. Lackey…Two-time state champion in the 100H and 300H and additionally won the state championship in the 100m dash during her senior season…New 2a long jump record holder…As a senior, earned individual regional and SMAC titles in the 100m dash, 100m hurdles, and 300m hurdles and was the long jump regional cham- pion…Two-time 55m hurldes state champion…Named Henry E. Lackey’s 2017 Athlete of the Year…Helped the girls team to two SMAC, Regional, and State Championship titles.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Kinesiology at Temple…Daughter of Lisa Williams.

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Crystal Jones took second place in the pentathlon at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. The sophomore reached a personal best mark of 3528 points to secure the no. 2 spot on the podium. OUTDOOR

Millie Howard earned the bronze in the women’s 800m at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Yorkshire England native took third-place finish after clocking a personal best time of 2:08.32 ahead of five of the top-eight 800m runners in the conference. Howard then advanced to the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries in the event to close out the outdoor season.

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Athlete Meet Time Athlete Meet Time

60m Ebonee Jackson Navy Mid-Week 7.83 100m Jimmia McCluskey AAC Championship 12.25 Jimmia McCluskey Artie O’Connor Invitational 7.89 Mariah Slade Towson Tiger Invitational 7.94 100mh Ebonee Jackson Joe Walker Invitational 14.52

60mh Ebonee Jackson Navy Mid-Week 8.85 200m Bionca St. Fleur Colonial Relays 24.56 Simone Brownlee Lehigh Season Opener 9.06 Crystal Jones Artie O’Connor 9.06 400m Kenya Gaston Towson Invitational 57.30

200m Kenya Gaston Artie O’Connor Invitational 25.50 400mh Crystal Jones Morgan State Legacy Invite 1:03.81 Bionca St. Fleur Artie O’Connor Invitational 25.59 Mariah Slade Navy Mid-Week 25.75 800m Millie Howard AAC Championships 2:08.32

400m Kenya Gaston Fastrack National Invite 56.31 1500m Millie Howard Joe Walker Invitational 4:30.28

500m Kenya Gaston Navy Mid-Week 1:18.49 3000m Grace Moore 2017 Delaware Open 10:17.44 Madison Beecher Towson Tiger Invitational 1:22.81 5000m Katie Leisher Colonial Relays 17:09.17 600m Jazmyne Williams Seahawk Shootout 1:38.39 3000S Grace Moore Larry Ellis Invitational 10:41.68 800m Millie Howard Fastrack National Invite 2:11.31 Katie Pinson Larry Ellis Invitational 10:43.50 Jazmyne Williams Lehigh Season Opener 2:21.90 Ashton Dunkley Towson Tiger Invitational 2:28.87 4x100 McCluskey, St. Fleur Morgan State Legacy Invite 47.71 Gaston, Slade 1000m Millie Howard Artie O’Connor Invitational 2:52.02 Grace Moore Artie O’Connor Invitational 2:55.16 4x200 St. Fleur, Gaston, Colonial Relays 1:40.81 Katie Pinson Artie O’Connor Invitational 2:56.70 McCluskey, Chapman

Mile Katie Leisher Fastrack National 4:53.40 4x1500 Pinson, Howard, Penn Relays 18:40.47 Grace Moore Fastrack National 4:53.59 Moore, Leisher Millie Howard AAC Championships 4:53.99 SMR St. Fleur, McCluskey, Penn Relays 4:01.46 3000m Katie Leisher AAC Championships 9:44.21 Gaston, Howard Grace Moore AAC Championships 9:47.12 DMR Moore, Gaston, Penn Relays 11:42.60 5000m Katie Leisher AAC Championships 17:06.09 Howard, Pinson Megan Schneider AAC Championships 18:44.35 HJ Crystal Jones Penn Relays 1.63m 4x400 Gaston, St. Fleur, AAC Championships 3:49.49 Howard, Williams LJ Jimmia McCluskey Morgan State Legacy Invitate 5.73m

HJ Crystal Jones Towson Tiger Invitational 1.70m/5’7” TJ Sydnee Jacques Penn Relays 1 2.14m

LJ Bionca St. Fleur AAC Championships 5.74m/18’10” Jav Cortlyn Raynes Joe Walker Invitiational 32.18m Jimmia McCluskey Fastrack National Invite 5.50m/18’0.5”

TJ Sydnee Jacques Lehigh Season Opener 11.70m/38’4.75 Simone Chapman Towson Tiger Invitational 11.49m/37’8.5”

Pent Crystal Jones AAC Championships 3,528 points

GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 28 • HISTORY & RECORDS 2017-18 Temple Track & Field RECORD BOOK All-Time Indoor Records Pole Vault ...... 12’1 ½” ...... Melissa Gale ...... 2010 Event ...... Time/Distance...... Individual(s)...... Year Shot Put...... 51’06 1/2” ...... Margo Britton ...... 2012 55m ...... 6.8...... Cindy Kirby ...... 1985 Javelin...... 155’7” ...... Tina Arcaro ...... 1984 55m Hurdles...... 7.85 ...... Glenda Truesdale ...... 1986 60m ...... 7.59 ...... Sylvia Wilson...... 2016 Discus...... 162’03” ...... Margo Britton ...... 2012 60m Hurdles...... 8.29...... Sylvia Wilson ...... 2016 Hammer Throw ...... 189’¾”...... Amanda Cole ...... 2009 200m...... 24.30 ...... Bionca St. Fleur ...... 2015 300m...... 38.8...... Edna Brown ...... 1980 Heptathlon ...... 5,043 points...... Devon Dupont ...... 2009 300y ...... 35.5...... Cindy Kirby ...... 1985 1600m Sprint Medley Relay...... 3:56.77...... St. Fleur, McCluskey, 400m...... 53.5...... Edna Brown ...... 1982 ...... Gaston, La Rohe...... 2015 440y ...... 54.8...... Edna Brown ...... 1980 3200m Distance Medley Relay .....11:42.60...... Moore, Gaston, 500m...... 1:12.07...... Nadeen Bridgeforth ...... 1987 ...... Howard, Pinson...... 2017 600y ...... 1:21.50...... Karen Woods ...... 1983 600m...... 1:34.00...... Karen Woods ...... 1983 800m...... 2:07.05...... Victoria Gocht...... 2010 1000m...... 2:52.02...... Millie Howard...... 2017 1500m...... 4:37.60...... Nancy Deneka ...... 1982 Mile ...... 4:40.60...... Blanca Fernandez...... 2015 3000m...... 9:16.24 ...... Blanca Fernandez...... 2015 3200m...... 11:05...... Sheila D’Alo...... 1982 5000m...... 17:06.09...... Katie Leisher...... 2017 10000m...... 37:43...... Sheila D’Alo...... 1982 High Jump ...... 6’2” ...... Felicia Hodges ...... 1987 Long Jump...... 19’5 ½” ...... Bridgette Hayes...... 1987 Triple Jump...... 40’8 ½” ...... Edith Lewis...... 2003 Pole Vault...... 12’3 ” ...... Melissa Gale ...... 2010 Shot Put...... 51’3 3/4” ...... Margo Britton ...... 2013 Weight Throw...... 62’4 ¾”...... Amanda Cole ...... 2009 4x200m Relay ...... 1:39 ...... Brown, Whicker, ...... Boone, Jackson ...... 1980 4x400m Relay ...... 3:38.9...... Kirby, Parkinson, ...... Woods, Sparks ...... 1985 4x800m Relay ...... 8:53.13...... Bennett, Stephens, ...... Smith, Cowart...... 2012 Sprint Medley Relay ...... 1:53.30...... Howard, Carroll, ...... Whicker, Deneka ...... 1982 Distance Medley Relay...... 11:55.61...... Smith, Davis-Timothy, ...... Pavone, Dubrow...... 2013 Pentathlon ...... 3,671...... Kiersten LaRoche...... 2015 All-Americans All-Time Outdoor Records Gladys Boone...... 1980 Lesvia Jackson...... 1980 Event ...... Time/Distance...... Individual(s)...... Year Amy Whicker...... 1980 100m...... 1.47...... Ishallah Saunders...... 1996 Edna Brown...... 1980-82 200m...... 23.6...... Ishallah Saunders...... 1996 Ellen Howard...... 1981 400m...... 53.45...... Nadeen Bridgeforth ...... 1987 Venita McDavid...... 1981 800m...... 2:08.15...... Blanca Fernandez...... 2015 Pat Lee...... 1982 1500m...... 4:19.62...... Blanca Fernandez...... 2015 Sharon Mitnik...... 1982 Mile Run...... 4:39.88...... Blanca Fernandez...... 2015 Edyrl Parkinson...... 1982 Two-Mile Run...... 12:34.0...... Mona Daniels...... 1981 Glenda Truesdale...... 1982 Cindy Kirby...... 1985 3000m...... 10:01.14...... Jenna Dubrow...... 2012 Penny Sparks...... 1985 3000m Steeplechase...... 10:41.68...... Grace Moore...... 2017 Karen Woods...... 1985 5000m...... 16:58.84 ...... Jenna Dubrow...... 2015 Felicia Hodges...... 1987-88 10000m...... 35:21.46...... Jenna Dubrow...... 2015 Nadeen Bridgeforth...... 1988 100m Hurdles...... 13.45...... Bridgette Hayes...... 1987 Blanca Fernandez...... 2015-2016 400m Hurdles...... 56.45...... Edna Brown ...... 1982 4x100m Relay ...... 45.93...... Hayes, Bridgeforth, Head Coaches ...... Ingram, Hill...... 1987 Jean Roberts...... 1976-77 4x200m Relay ...... 1:36.7 ...... Bearden, Bearden, Chuck Alexander...... 1977-99 ...... Ellis, Murphy...... 1990 George Phillips...... 1999-04 4x400m Relay ...... 3:36.55...... Kirby, Sparks, Stefanie Scaless...... 2004-08 ...... Truesdale, Woods...... 1985 Eric Mobley...... 2008-14 4x800m Relay ...... 8:43.10 ...... Bennett, Smith Elvis Forde...... 2014-Present ...... Stephens, Gocht ...... 2010 4x1500m Relay ...... 18:40.147...... Pinson, Howard ...... Moore, Leisher ...... 2017 High Jump ...... 6’0 ¾” ...... Felicia Hodges ...... 1988 Long Jump...... 19’10 ¾”...... Christiana Taylor ...... 2010 Triple Jump ...... 40’8 34”...... Jamila Janneh...... 2014

GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 30 • OwlSports.com CONFERENCE HISTORY ­American Athletic Indoor Championships American Athletic Outdoor Championships Year Temple AAC Champions Year Temple AAC Champions 2014 10th None 2014 10th Margo Britton (Shot Put) 2015 11th Blanca Fernandez (Mile, 3000m) 2015 11th Blanca Fernandez (1500m) 2016 8th Sylvia Wilson (60mH) 2016 9th Blanca Fernandez (1500m, 5000m) 2017 10th None 2017 11th None

Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships Year Temple A-10 Champions Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships 2013 8th Margo Britton (Shot Put) Year Temple A-10 Champions 2012 4th Margo Britton (Shot Put) 2013 6th Margo Britton (Shot Put) 2011 6th Tonney Smith (800m) 2012 2nd Margo Britton (Discus, Shot Put) 2010 3rd Brittney McRae (LJ) 2011 6th Victoria Gocht (800m) Victoria Gocht (800m) 4x800, Assata Cowart (400mh) 4x800m 2010 1st Christiana Taylor (200m, LJ) 2009 4th Paris Williams (500m), 4x400 4x800, 4x400 2008 6th Paris Williams (500m) Assata Cowart (400mh) 2007 8th 4x400 Paris Williams (400m) 2006 10th Tynisha Gardner (500m) 2009 4th Paris Williams (400m) 2005 5th Tynisha Gardner (400m), Rachel Clinton 2008 4th Devon Dupont (hep), Assata Cowart (400mh) (55mh) Melissa Gale (PV) 2004 7th Rachel Clinton (55mh) 2007 6th Melissa Gale (PV) 2003 3rd Aderonke Adeniyi (200m) 2006 9th None Rachel Clinton (55mh) 2005 5th Tynisha Gardner (400m) Edith Lewis (TJ), 4x400 Jessica Dunston (100mh) 2002 4th Jessica Dunston (55mh), 4x400 2004 8th Rachel Clinton (100mh), 2001 2nd Naomi Beverly (55m, 200m), Jessica Dunston (400mh) Afia Brown (400m) 4x400 2003 3rd Aderonke Adeniyi (100m, 200m), 2000 4th Afia Brown (55m, 200m) Jessica Dunston (100mh), 1999 6th None 4x100, 4x40, Edith Lewis (TJ) 1998 7th Benita Chandler (500m) 2002 4th Aderonke Adeniyi (100m) 1997 5th Benita Chandler (500m) Samantha Porter (200m, 400m) 1996 3rd Inshallah Sanders (55m, 200m) Rachel Clinton (100mh), Benita Chandler (500m), 4x400 4x100, 4x400 1995 5th None 2001 5th Afia Brown (100m, 200m) 1994 — No Championship Samantha Porter (400m), 4x100, 4x400 2000 4th Afia Brown (100m, 200m), 4x100 HONORS & AWARDS 1999 8th None 1998 8th None Temple Hall of Famers Name Inducted USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team Edna Brown 1994 Amanda Cole 2009 Hillel Levinson 1979 Blanca Fernandez 2016 Susanna Dougherty Merkle 1980 Millie Howard 2017 Jean Shiley Newhouse 1977 Santee Ruffin 2006 Stan Wudyka 1977

Atlantic 10 Performers of the Year Margo Britton 2012 Outdoor (Rookie), 2013 Indoor Victoria Gocht 2010 Indoor (Rookie), 2010 Outdoor (Rookie) Paris Williams 2009 Indoor

American Athletic Conference Performers of the Year Blanca Fernandez 2015 Indoor (Most Outstanding)

• 31 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The American Athletic Conference 2016-17 as Cincinnati’s Annette Echikunwoke pionship game, which is on ABC or ESPN. Sixty consists of 13 prestigious institutions: the Uni- won the indoor weight throw, Tulsa’s Marc Scott percent of the American’s women’s basketball versity of Central Florida, the University of won the outdoor 10,000-meter title, and Houston games are carried on national cable, regional Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the Uni- won the crown in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay. sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference versity of Connecticut, the University of Hous- has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports ton, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Under The American’s banner, SMU ad- Network for coverage of select baseball games. Academy (in football only), the University of vanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion- South Florida Southern Methodist University, ship for the first time since 1993. The UConn wom- American Athletic Conference teams Temple University, Tulane University, the Uni- en’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth, have access to the pinnacle of college foot- versity of Tulsa, and Wichita State University. 10th and 11th national championships and broke its ball’s postseason structure. An American rep- own NCAA record with a 111-game winning streak resentative would be chosen for the College Under the leadership of commissioner that spanned three seasons. UCF, East Carolina Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference and Houston have all achieved top-10 rankings in four teams in the CFP selection committee’s fi- has written an impressive list of accomplishments, baseball in the past three years. Tulsa placed sixth nal ranking. Otherwise, the league would place both in the competitive arena and the classroom. at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Cross Country Champi- its champion in a New Year’s Bowl if it is ranked The American has taken its place at the forefront onship, while USF finished the 2014-15 season higher than the champions of Conference USA, of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection of at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking. the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain national team and individual championships West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. and football and men’s and women’s basket- American Athletic Conference stu- ball postseason victories that place The Ameri- dent-athletes have distinguished themselves Additionally, The American holds pri- can among the elite Division I FBS conferences. in all facets of intercollegiate athletics. Temple mary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bednarik for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multi- The league has produced four NCAA Award and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s ple annual matchups against the nation’s top championship teams – UConn men’s basket- top defensive player in 2015, while Navy quar- conferences and providing desirable post- ball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in terback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the season destinations to member institutions. 2014, 2015 and 2016 – in addition to two New Heisman Trophy voting. UConn basketball stand- Year’s Six bowl champions, five NCAA individ- out Breanna Stewart finished her career as the The American Athletic Conference ual championships, and one Rhodes Scholar. most decorated player in college basketball serves its membership from a state-of-the-art Additionally, American Athletic Conference history as she was chosen as the consensus office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The teams have advanced to the College World Se- national player of the year for the third time and location of the conference headquarters – just ries, reached the semifinal and final rounds of became the first player be named four times as steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes the NIT, qualified for the match play round of the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four. from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and regis- Reynolds and Stewart were selected as the win- conference easy access to its member schools. tered top-10 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country ners of the 2016 AAU James E. Sullivan Award The conference headquarters also serves as the and Outdoor Track and Field championships. as the nation’s top amateur athletes, marking home of the American Digital Network, which pro- only the second time in the 86-year history of vides live coverage of all 21 conference champi- The American Athletic Conference the award that multiple winners were chosen. onships. was one of six finalists for the 2016 Sports Business Journal Sports League of the Year Additionally, SMU’s Avery Acker was award, along with Major League Baseball, chosen as the Division I women’s volleyball Ac- Major League Soccer, NASCAR, the Nation- ademic All-America of the Year in 2015, while al Basketball Association and the PGA Tour. Navy offensive guard E.K. Binns and East Car- olina wide receiver Zay Jones have both been In football, Temple and Navy were named as finalists for the 2016 Campbell Trophy, ranked in the final College Football Playoff poll which is presented by the National Football Foun- of the 2016 season, marking the second straight dation to the top scholar-athlete in college foot- season that The American finished with at least ball. Tulsa cross country standout Kirk Smith was two ranked teams. Seven teams from The Amer- chosen as a Rhodes Scholar in the fall of 2016, ican played in bowl games, while three teams while two student-athletes from The American (USF, Temple, Tulsa) finished with at least 10 wins. earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in the conference’s first three years. The conference The American has had a combined 15 had a record 16 student-athletes earn CoSIDA teams play in bowl games in the last two seasons, Academic All-America accolades in 2015-16. highlighted by Houston’s win against Florida State in the 2015-16 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Houston’s American Athletic Conference alumni finish at No. 8 nationally in 2015 gave The Ameri- have made their mark in professional sports as can a top-10 team in the final national polls for the well. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles was se- The American Membership History second time in three seasons after UCF finished lected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. No. 10 in the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ Fi- 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More recently, a Current Members...... First Year esta Bowl win against Baylor. Additionally, Mem- number of American Athletic Conference ath- Central Florida...... 2013 phis, Navy, USF and Temple have all finished in letes have been selected in the first round of the Cincinnati...... 2013 the top 25 of either the CFP, Associated Press or professional entry drafts in football, basketball, Connecticut...... 2013 USA Today polls as members of The American. baseball and soccer. The American has had two East Carolina...... 2014 first-round picks in football in each of three of the Individual teams in The American have last four seasons, while the conference produced Houston...... 2013 enjoyedunprecedented success since the confer- four first-round picks in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Memphis...... 2013 ence’s formation. Houston went 13-1 in the 2015 Navy (football-only)...... 2015 football season, setting a school record for wins, The American Athletic Conference SMU...... 2013 while Navy won a program-record 11 games in holds media rights partnerships with ESPN South Florida...... 2013 its first season in the conference, also in 2015. and CBS Sports which provide the conference Temple...... 2013 The 2014 season saw Memphis finish with 10 with outstanding national exposure on the wins in football for the first time since 1938, while two industry leaders in sports television. The Tulane...... 2014 Temple enjoyed its first 10-win season in 2015. football portion of the contract calls for near- Tulsa...... 2014 ly 90 percent of conference-controlled games Witchita...... 2017 Beyond the gridiron, The American on national broadcast or national cable plat- sent four teams to the 2016 NCAA Men’s Bas- forms. The first two American Athletic Confer- Past Members...... Year ketball Championship, and the league had the ence Football Championships were televised best men’s basketball postseason record of any by ABC as part of Championship Saturday. Louisville...... 2013-14 conference in 2014. Since the conference’s for- Rutgers...... 2013-14 mation in 2013-14, teams from The American have In men’s basketball, the television registered top-10 national rankings in football, deal calls for all conference-controlled games American Athletic Conference men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, to be televised, with more than 63 percent slot- 15 Park Row West men’s soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track and ted for national broadcast or national cable – a field. Student-athletes from The American won minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason Providence, RI 02903 three NCAA individual titles in track and field in tournament is televised, including the cham- (401) 244-3278 [email protected] GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 32 • THE UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICS OwlSports.com

Englert earned a doctorate in educational administration PRESIDENT from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also has a Richard M. ENGLERT master’s degree from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s 41st Year at Temple degree from St. John’s College.

Accessible. High quality. En- As Temple’s president, Englert has focused the university gaged with the community. Afford- on its historic commitments: engaging with the city of Philadel- able. Diverse. Those are the pillars phia; producing research that improves lives, including work of Richard M. Englert’s presidency. on opioid abuse and traumatic brain injury; and energizing the They are also the values he has Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. championed at Temple University for more than 40 years. Most of all, as a lifelong educator, Englert takes every op- portunity to empower Temple’s inspiring students and faculty. After serving Temple with loyalty and distinction in 16 dif- ferent roles since 1976, Englert became president on July 21, “Temple has proved that excellence in education, access, 2016. Under his leadership, the university welcomed its larg- affordability, diversity and community engagement are not mu- est and most academically qualified class of new students and tually exclusive,” Englert said. “That’s what we’ve done better broke records for freshman applications. It also began major than anyone else for more than 130 years. It is who we are and campus renovations, highlighted by a state-of-the-art library. it is the dedication to our mission that will make Temple an even At the same time, Temple’s faculty gained unprecedented na- greater institution in the years to come.” tional recognition, and its student-athletes reached new levels of success on the field and off.

"I can say without reservation that there has never been a better time to be part of the Temple family, whether you are a student, faculty member, administrator or alumnus," Englert said. "We have a strong dedication to our mission and an unrelenting commitment to our students, our neighbors and our great city."

Englert arrived at Temple as an assistant to the dean of the College of Education. Over the years, he has been provost and interim se- nior vice president for academic affairs, dean of the College of Education and vice president for administration, among many other roles. Since 1985, he has served as a professor in the College of Education. Executive Vice Presidents

Throughout his career, Englert has always responded to Temple’s call. In recognition of his lifelong dedication, the Board of Trustees appointed him to the honorific role of univer- sity chancellor in 2012.

“President Englert has devoted his life to Temple Universi- ty,” said Board of Trustees Chair Patrick J. O’Connor. ”Over the course of his 40-year-plus career at Temple, he has earned a Kevin Clark JoAnne Epps reputation as an outstanding teacher, administrator and leader EVP & Chief EVP & Provost who always puts the needs of our students first.” Operating Officer

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high level professionals to assist in their professional growth. The Verified DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS program is a product of a strong collaboration between the Resnick Center and the Temple Career Center, which provides regular programming and career coaching for student-athletes throughout the academic year and Dr. Patrick KRAFT summer. 5th Year at Temple • Students have served more than 9,000 community service hours in 65 proj- 3rd as Director of Athletics ects since 2014-2015 projects, four times more than previous periods. Enhancing Facilities tics in May 2015, after serving two years as Deputy Director of Athletics, Dr. Patrick • The Temple Sports Complex, home to men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, Kraft has led a transformation in Temple Uni- field hockey and track opened in the fall of 2016. versity’s Department of Athletics. During his • The newly restored East Park Canoe House, home to men’s crew and wom- tenure, investments and enhancements in en’s rowing, opened in 2016. student-athlete welfare, support for coaches • New practice facility for men’s golf opened in 2017. and staff, in academic support and in facilities • Enhancements have been made to athletic training facilities, strength and have provided deserved regional and nation- conditioning facilities, and to the student-athlete academic support center al attention for the University. while locker room renovations and upgrades were also completed for each In 2016, Kraft was recognized by the Sports Business Journal and by the Phila- varsity team, including new locker rooms for Temple’s Olympic sports pro- delphia Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 for his work at Temple. grams unveiled in 2015. Among the accomplishments and initiatives during Kraft’s tenure: • Temple Athletics will move into the brand new STAR (Student Training and Recreation) Complex. The Complex will offer a 10,000 square foot weight On the Field and cardio area, facilities for the Athletics and Campus Recreation depart- ments, an indoor turf field, and a two-lane track outside the building. • Football won the 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Champion- ship and has been nationally-ranked and earned bowl berths in two consec- Enhancing Revenue and the Brand utive seasons—a program first. In 2015, ESPN’s College GameDay made its first trip to Philadelphia for a Temple football game. • Annual donations have increased 75% with three consecutive record-set- • Men’s Basketball won the 2016 American Athletic Conference Regular Sea- ting years, including multiple six and seven-figure commitments in support son Championship and competed in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh of our football program, the new Temple Owls Sports Complex, and the time in nine years. Men’s Crew and Women’s Rowing programs. • Women’s Basketball earned its first national ranking in more than a decade • In this year alone, donations have increased 20% from the previous year. and made its first NCAA appearance in five years in 2017. • Key partnerships with Learfield Sports Properties, Learfield Licensing Part- • In 2015, Men's Soccer cracked the Top 25 for the first time since 1997 while ners, and IMG/Learfield Ticket Solutions have been secured and enhanced Women’s Lacrosse also made an appearance in the national polls. as well as a lucrative rights deal with Under Armour. • Women’s Fencing set a school record for wins in a season in 2017 and post- • Created Owls TV, a video services arm dedicated to athletics, and devel- ed its highest-ever national ranking (6th). oped a broad-ranging digital and social media department to integrate vid- • Gymnastics earned its best 10 scores in program history during the 2016-17 eo and engage the Temple fan base. season, and sent its first individual qualifier, Daisy Todd, to NCAA Regionals since 2009. Prior to Temple, Kraft served two years (2011-13) as the Executive Senior • Individually, linebacker Tyler Matakevich earned first team All-American Associate Athletics Director at Loyola University Chicago. He was also a mem- and two National Defensive Player of the Year honors while Blanca Fer- ber of the senior staff at his alma mater, Indiana University, serving as Senior nandez (women’s cross country) and Alyssa Delp (field hockey) also earned Assistant Associate Director from 2009-11. All-American accolades in 2015. During the 2016-17 season, Feyonda Fitz- Kraft played football as an undergraduate at Indiana and holds three de- gerald (women’s basketball) and Safa Ibrahim (fencing) were honorable grees from the University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports marketing/ mention All-American selections. management (2000), a master’s degree in athletic administration (2005), and a doctorate in sports management (2008). In the Classroom Kraft and his wife, Betsy, reside in Cherry Hill, N.J., with their daughter, • Student-athletes achieved a record five consecutive semesters with a com- Annabelle, and son, Joseph. bined GPA of 3.10 or greater and 11 consecutive semesters above a 3.00. Fifteen programs earned a cumulative GPA greater than 3.0, led by wom- en's volleyball (3.58) and men's tennis (3.46). Twelve of those programs combined for GPAs above a 3.40. • Student-athletes posted an 88% Graduation Success Rate (GSR), setting a school-record for the seventh consecutive year. Temple also posted its highest Federal Graduation Rate (71%) since 2010. Temple's overall GSR number is tied for 24th among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. Football posted a GSR of 86, tied for 14th in the nation along with Nebraska and Miami (Fla.). Temple is one of 11 FBS schools in the country with all teams over 77 in GSR. The other 10 schools are Alabama, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tulane, UCF, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech. • Sixty-nine percent of student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in the spring 2017, setting a Temple Athletics record. Another record was set with seven teams earning public recognition for their Academic Performance Rate (APR) data. • With an average multi-year APR of 991, Temple ranked 12th in the nation among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, and led all full members of the American Athletic Conference in 2017. Temple also is one of just 17 FBS institutions with all sports having multi-year APR's of 970 or greater. For Our Students • Facilitated the development of a number of initiatives aimed at improv- ing the mental health of student-athletes, including the establishment of a partnership with Temple’s Department of Clinical Psychology to deliver onsite behavioral health coaching for student-athletes. Partnered with the University’s Student Health Services so its staff can be a resource for all student-athletes. • Instituted a career program with more than 50 national and regional em- ployers attending career development events, during which student-ath- letes have the opportunity to hone their networking skills and establish professional connections. • Created the Verified Program in 2016 with annual events like Owls on Cap- itol Hill and Owls on Wall Street to provide student-athletes with access to • 35 • 2017-18 Temple Track & Field

DEPUTY DIR. OF ATHLETICS EXECUTIVE SR. ASSOC. AD/SWA Craig ANGELOS Mary McELROY 3rd Year at Temple 3rd Year at Temple

Craig Angelos is in his third year as Temple Uni- Mary McElroy is in her third year as Executive versity’s Deputy Director of Athletics. Angelos joined Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman the Owls staff in June of 2015. Administrator (SWA) at Temple. At Temple, Angelos works with the Owls exter- At Temple she coordinates the overall admin- nal team that includes the communications, corpo- istration of varsity sports and serves as the primary rate sales (Learfield), creative services, development, sport administrator for women’s basketball, men’s marketing and promotions, social and digital media, and women’s cross country, women’s track, fencing ticket operations, ticket sales (IMGL), video services, and volleyball. She also oversees Temple’s sports and strategic planning. He also serves as the sports medicine and strength and conditioning staffs. supervisor for men’s basketball, field hockey, men's McElroy joined the Owls’ staff in July 2015 from soccer and golf. the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in Atlanta, Angelos, who has served on the athletics se- Ga., where she served as the Director for Partner nior staff at five different Division I institutions as well as the NCAA national office, came Services. A majority of her work saw her responsible for 65 of the 150 Division I member to Temple from Florida International University where he served as the Senior Associate institutions served by the company. Athletic Director for Revenue Enhancement from 2014-15. While at FIU, he was responsible Prior to her experience at CLC, McElroy served as the Associate Director of the NCAA for finding new revenue sources for the athletic department and engaging in all aspects of Division I Women’s Basketball Championship in 2013. Her duties at the NCAA included the development activities, while helping overall fundraising to a 20% increase. management of a $6 million budget for the event, as well as directing the game day opera- Before his stint at FIU, Angelos was the number two person as the Executive Senior tions during the Women’s Final Four. Associate Athletic Director at the University of South Florida, overseeing all external areas as McElroy has served on the staff of five differentAA NC schools, most recently as the well as having oversight of the football program. Assistant Director of Student Services for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. She also Prior to USF, Angelos served nine years as the Director of Athletics at Florida Atlantic served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director and SWA at Southern Methodist University University from 2003-2012. At FAU, he led the effort to build a $70 million, 30,000 seat on in 2009, and was the Director of Athletics at Georgia State University from 2005 to 2008. campus football facility, which opened on campus in 2011. McElroy served in various other roles at Georgia Tech from 1999 to 2005, including Senior Angelos also held number two positions as the Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Associate Athletic Director and Director of Compliance. Operating Officer at Indiana University overseeing all the external areas as well as the foot- McElroy got her start in college athletics at her alma mater, the United States Naval ball program and was the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Miami (Fla.). Academy. She spent three years with the Naval Academy Athletic Association as SWA and Prior to his tenure at Miami, Angelos spent three years at the NCAA as a legislative assistant Assistant Athletic Director, before a stint as the academy’s Director of Alumni Services. interpreting NCAA rules and regulations. A former Division I varsity basketball player, McElroy earned a degree with merit from A graduate of the Creighton University School of Law, Angelos worked for a short time the Naval Academy in 1987. After graduation, she served as a supply officer in the U.S. Marine in a mid-sized litigation firm in Los Angeles, Calif. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Corps for five years, attaining the rank of captain. McElroy completed her MBA at Georgia Brigham Young University where he was the starting first basemen on the baseball team and Tech in 2000. later played in Buttrio, Italy for an Italian professional baseball league. McElroy and her husband, Terry, have two sons, Darrin, a second lieutenant in the Angelos and his wife, Kristin, have six children. Marines, and Austin, a rising senior at Georgia Tech. ASSOC. AD/CHIEF OF STAFF FACULTY ATHLETIC REP. Vinnie JAMES Jeremy JORDAN 3rd Year at Temple 10th Year at Temple 1st as Chief of Staff 2nd as FAR

Vinnie James, who joined the Temple Athlet- Dr. Jeremy S. Jordan, Associate Dean, in the ics staff in July, 2014, was promoted to the position School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Manage- of Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff in June ment, was appointed the university’s Faculty Athletics 2017. He previously held the position of Assistant Representative (FAR) in May, 2015. Athletics Director for Business Operations. Faculty Athletics Representatives help ensure In his new role, James will provide high-level academic integrity of intercollegiate athletics pro- support to the Director of Athletics by handling spe- grams and enhance the student-athlete experience. cial projects, conducting research and facilitating Jordan serves as the representative of Temple and comparative analyses. In addition, James will serve its faculty to the American Athletic Conference, NCAA as the sport administrator for the football program and other stakeholder groups. and will continue monitoring operating budgets for A former student athlete, coach and adminis- the department's 19 sport programs and administrative areas. trator, Jordan has conducted research on intercollegiate athletics and teaches courses on James came to Temple from La Salle University where he spent two years as Athlet- the topic at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His primary research focus is on sport ics Business Manager for the Explorers. He was solely responsible for executing the daily engagement as he studies the individual and community level impact of sport participation business operations for La Salle's athletics department. James distributed monthly budget and events. He has worked with a number of industry partners including the NCAA, NFL, PHL reports for all sports and departments, and assisted in the overall budget planning for the Sport and Under Armour Japan. He is currently the principal investigator on a study funded department. by the NCAA that examines the relative consistency of sanctions issued by its Committee on Prior to his time at La Salle, James spent a year at Villanova University as an intern in Infractions over the last 50 years. the Athletic Director's office. His responsibilities at Villanova were widely varied, and includ- In March of 2016, Jordan along with the other FARs of the American Conference host- ed working with the business office as well as providing administrative support and serving ed the first Academic Consortium Symposium on student-athlete well0bring in Philadelphia. as event manager for women's soccer. This American Academic Consortium, formed in 2015, is charged with creating collaborative James is a 2007 graduate of Bloomsburg University with a bachelor's degree in polit- research opportunities for faculty, staff, and students from all American member institutions. ical science. He was a four-year varsity starter and two-year team captain for Bloomsburg's The FAR reports directly to the president and is the president’s senior advisor outside baseball team, and he went on to earn a master's in business administration from Blooms- of the athletics department on matters related to intercollegiate athletics. The FAR also ad- burg in 2009. While completing the MBA program, James served as a graduate assistant vises the athletics director. baseball coach. In collaboration with Temple Athletic Director Dr. Patrick Kraft, Jordan developed a two-year experiential learning extern program in the athletics department for School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management graduate students. Jordan has also served as a member of the Faculty Senate Athletics Oversight Com- mittee and the Nancy and Donald Resnick Academic Support Center Faculty Advisory Com- mittee. Starting in June of 2017, Jordan will serve as the FAR representative to American Conference SAAC group.

Larry Dougherty Kristy Bannon Justin Miller Lee Roberts Tim Thiess Scott Walcoff Jeremy Wang Sr. Associate AD / Sromovsky Senior Director/ Assoc. AD / Sr. Associate AD / Sr. Associate AD / Assoc. AD / Asst. VP Athletic Comm. Sr. Associate AD / Resnick Academic Facilities & Event Man- Finance & Admin. Marketing & Development Saint Joseph’s ‘82 Compliance & SA Affairs Support Center for agement Temple ‘08 Promotions Washington State '04 14th Year at Temple Rosemont ‘08 Student Athletes Temple ‘82 6th Year at Temple Syracuse ‘97 1st Year at Temple 10th Year at Temple Muhlenberg ‘01 32nd Year at Temple 12th Year at Temple 7th Year at Temple GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 36 • OwlSports.com ATHLETICS STAFF DIRECTORY UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Assistant Athletic Trainer, Masahiro Takahagi...... 0873...... hagi Acting President, Richard M. Englert...... president Office Manager, Sports Medicine, Sandy Rodville...... 9302...... srodville Executive Vice President / COO, Kevin Clark...... 7759...... athletics Provost, JoAnne Epps...... provost MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS NCAA Faculty Representative, Jeremy Jordan...... 3811...... jsjordan Sr. Assoc. AD, Scott Walcoff...... 0544...... swalcoff Asst. AD, Denise Fitzpatrick...... 6710...... denise.fitzpatrick ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Marketing Coordinator, Ricky Zum Mallen...... 7237...... ricky.zummallen Director of Athletics, Dr. Patrick Kraft...... 7871...... athletics Deputy Director of Athletics, Craig Angelos...... 8555...... cangelos STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Exec. Sr. Assoc. AD, SWA, Mary McElroy...... 2433...... mary.mcelroy Head Strength & Conditioning/Football, Jeremy Scott...... 6419...... jscott Associate AD/Chief of Staff, Sean Padden...... 8686...... sean.padden Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Football, Kevin Kroboth...... 6419...... kevin.kroboth Special Asst. to Director of Athletics, Al Shrier...... 2222...... ashrier5 Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Football, Brandon Washington Admin. Asst., Director of Athletics, Pat Albright...... 9333...... pat.albright ...... 6419...... brandon.washington Director of Olympic Sports Performance, Tim Teefy...... 6649...... timothy.teefy BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION Assoc. Strength & Conditioning, Sam Whitney...... 6649...... samuel.whitney Sr. Assoc. AD, Finance and Admin., Tim Thiess...... 2489...... tthiess Dir. of Basketball Sports Performance, Rich Levy...... 7516...... richard.levy Asst. AD/Business Operations, Vincent James...... 3837...... vincent.james Asst. Strength & Conditioning, Clare Kaufman...... 2216...... clare.kaufman Assistant Business Manager, Linda Gordon...... 6913...... rgordon Assistant Business Manager, Tiffany Howard...... 4271...... thoward RESNICK ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES Travel Coordinator, Allison Daly...... 3894...... allison.daly Sr. Director, Justin Miller...... 9840...... jsm Associate Director, Tara Evans...... 8415...... tuf32757 COMMUNICATIONS Administrative Specialist, Cheryl Cummings...... 2500...... cheryl.cummings Sr. Assoc. AD, Athletic Comm., Larry Dougherty...... 2588...... larrydoc Senior Academic Advisor, Nick Plack...... 7413...... nplack Asst. AD, Football Comm., Rich Burg...... 0876...... rich.burg Associate Academic Advisor, Irie Dennis...... irie.dennis Assoc. Dir., Athletic Communications, Karen Angell...... 3850.karena Academic Advisor, Emily DeRatt...... 8415...... emily.deratt Assoc. Dir., Athletic Communications, Lauren Ferrett...... 1608...... lauren.ferrett Academic Advisor, Da’Mon Merkerson...... 9841...... damon.merkerson Aisstant, Kelsey Boyd...... 0624...... kelsey.boyd Academic Advisor, Reid Vanderlinden...... 9346...... reid.vanderlinden Aisstant, Conor Semple...... 0636...... conor.semple Senior Learning Specialist, Moira Kirby...... 3119...... moira.kirby Learning Specialist, Paris Williams...... 4591...... paris.williams COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE AFFAIRS Writing/ESOL Specialist, Mike Antosch...... 9002...... mike.antosch Sr. Assoc. AD, Kristy Bannon Sromovsky...... 2790...... ksromovsky Certifying Officer, Kim Marsh...... 2507...... kmarsh Asst. AD, Quinton Smith...... 3471...... quinton.smith Director, TBD...... 4923...... TICKET OPERATIONS Coordinator, Jesssica Gray...... 2901...... jessica.gray Director of Ticket Operations, Meghan Millar...... 7451...... tickets Assistant, Bridgette Halligan...... 3087...... andrew.ledonne Asst. Box Office Manager, Brian Hawkins...... General Manager, Nick Valentino...... 7925...... nicolaus.valentino CORPORATE SALES (Emails @templesportsproperties.com) General Manager, Disston Vanderslice...... 2935...... dvanderslice TICKET SALES Manager/Business Development, Steve Herman...... 2945...... sherman Account Executive, Eddie Behrens...... 7296...... behrens Coordinator/Business Development, Kirk Sundstrom...... 2951...... ksundstrom Account Executive, Joe Caffrey...... 7270...... joseph.caffrey Account Executive, Zach Lehrbaum...... CREATIVE SERVICES Account Executive, Dan Leutwyler...... 7243...... d.leutwyler Asst. AD, Creative Services, Kelli Sheesley...... 9149...... sheesley VIDEO DEVELOPMENT Asst. AD/Vide Services, Kevin Copp...... 8327...... kcopp Interim Asst. VP, Kris Graves...... 2286...... kristian.graves Video Production Coordinator, Scott Hartkorn...... 1929...... scott.hartkorn Asst. AD/Major Gifts, Lauren Adee...... 2587...... lauren.adee Video Production Coordinator, Chris Williams...... 1741...... clwilliams Asst. AD/Development, Joe Morelli...... 1985...... joseph.morelli Director of Development, Brent Vicino...... 3340...... brent.vicino HEAD COACHES Asst. Director of Development, Raymond Smeriglio...... 2363...... smeriglio Men’s Basketball, Fran Dunphy...... 7443...... fdunphy Development Associate, Tatiana Matevalli-Oliner...... 2582...... t.m.oliner Women’s Basketball, Tonya Cardoza...... 1955...... tcardoza Men’s Crew, Brian Perkins...... 1751...... brian.perkins DIGITAL MEDIA Fencing, Nikki Franke...... 1627...... nfranke Digital Media Manager, Morgyn Seigfried...... 2586...... morgyn.seigfried Field Hockey, Marybeth Freeman...... 2886...... mbfreeman Football, Matt Rhule...... 0855...... nharvin EQUIPMENT Men’s Golf, Brian Quinn...... 8224...... bqgolf08 Director of Equipment Operations, Cecilia Snipes...... 1513...... cecilia.snipes Women’s Gymnastics, Umme Salim-Beasley...... 1669...... usbeasley Head Football Equipment Manager, Greg Valenzisi...... 0874...... Women’s Lacrosse, Bonnie Rosen...... 6668...... bonnie.rosen Head Equip. Manager, Olympic Sports, Liz DeFelice...... 7108...... Women’s Rowing, Rebecca Smith Grzybowski...... 3692...... grzybowski Men’s Soccer, David MacWilliams...... 8477...... coachmac FACILITIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT Women’s Soccer, Seamus O’Connor...... 3162...... seamus.oconnor Assoc. AD, Lee Roberts...... 7250...... lroberts Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Steve Mauro...... 0157...... sjmauro Asst. AD, Bryan Kulp...... 3116...... bkulp Men’s & Women’s Track, Elvis Forde...... 8258...... elvis.forde Asst. Director, Karen Williams...... 3147...... kwilli00 Men’s & Women’s XC, James Snyder...... 3563...... james.snyder Women’s Volleyball, Bakeer Ganesharatnam...... 0476...... bganes SPORTS MEDICINE Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. J. Milo Sewerds, MD...... CHEERLEADING AND DANCE Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Eric Kropf, MD...... Head Cheerleading Coach, Nicole Tovey...... 2789...... Team Physician, Primary Care Doctor, Dr. Cory J. Keller, DO...... Diamond Gems Head Coach, Jennifer Keller...... [email protected] Team Physician, Primary Care Doctor, Dr. Michelle Noreski...... Director of Athletic Training, Al Bellamy...... 0873...... al.bellamy SUPPORT STAFF Assocaite Director of Athletic Training, David Borchardt...... 7444...... david.borchardt Director of Football Operations, Scott Wallace...... 0859...... scottwallace Assistant Athletic Trainer, Ricker Adkins...... 2146...... ricker.adkins Admin. Specialist, Football, Nadia Harvin...... 0858...... nharvin Assistant Athletic Trainer, Shawn Cameron...... 1618...... shawn.cameron Asst. AD/MBB Operations, Raheem Mapp...... 3148...... rmapp Assistant Athletic Trainer, Helen Clay...... 2427...... helen.clay Dir. of Women’s Basketball Ops., Tyonna Williams...... 8739...... tyonna.williams Assistant Athletic Trainer, Karin Dowen...... 9347...... karin.dowen Administrative Specialist, Basketball,Katie Colbridge...... 2571...... kcolbridge Assistant Athletic Trainer, Kendall Stewart...... 7402...... kendall.stewart

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FRAN DUNPHY TONYA CARDOZA BRIAN PERKINS NIKKI FRANKE Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Crew Fencing

MARYBETH FREE- GEOFF COLLINS BRIAN QUINN UMME SALIM-BEAS- MAN Football Men’s Golf LEY Field Hockey Women’s Gymnastics

BONNIE ROSEN REBECCA SEAMUS O’CONNOR STEVE MAURO Women’s Lacrosse SMITH-GRZYBOWSKI Women’s Soccer Men’s & Women’s Women’s Rowing

ELVIS FORDE JAMES SNYDER BAKEER GANE- Women’s Track & Field Men's & Women’s SHARATNAM Cross Country Women’s Volleyball GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT. • 38 • OwlSports.com

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