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2017 K-State Cross Country Media Guide CONTENTS KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FACTS Introduction Name.................................................................... Kansas State University Contents/Media Info. ........................................................................................1 City/Zip .................................................................. Manhattan, KS 66502 Founded ................................................................................................... 1863 2017 Staff Enrollment ...........................................................................................22,048 Cross Country Staff ..................................................................................................2 Nickname .........................................................................................Wildcats Athletics Director Gene Taylor .............................................................................3 Colors ................................................................................... Purple & White Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto ........... 4-5 School Fight Song .........................................................Wildcat Victory Head Coach Ryun Godfrey ........................................................................6-7 Conference ............................................................................................Big 12 Facilities ........................................... R.V. Christian Track Complex (O) 2017 Wildcats ..................................................................................Ahearn Field House (I) Men’s Roster ................................................................................................................8 President ....................................................Richard B. Myers (K-State ‘65) Men’s Athlete Bios .....................................................................................9-23 Director of Athletics ..........................Gene Taylor (Arizona State ‘80) Men’s 2016 Season Review ................................................................................. 24 Faculty Representative ....................Dr. Be Stoney (Texas El-Paso ‘81) Women’s Roster...................................................................................................... 25 Phone Number ...................................................................... 785.532.6910 Women’s Athlete Bios ................................................................................... 26-35 Website .................................................................www.kstatesports.com Women’s 2016 Season Review .......................................................................... 36 TEAM STAFF Cross Country History Conference History ..................................................................................37-38 Director of Track & Field and Cross Country ............. Cliff Rovelto Regional History ......................................................................................39-40 Alma Mater .............................................................................................Kansas, 1978 NCAA History ............................................................................................ 41-42 Head Cross Country .......................................................... Ryun Godfrey Course History ..........................................................................................43-45 Alma Mater ..................................................... North Dakota State, 1996 Top 25 Times ....................................................................................................46 Director of Operations .................................................................. Karol Rovelto Team Awards ............................................................................................ 47-48 Alma Mater .......................................................................... Colorado, 1992 All-Americans ..................................................................................................49 Volunteer Assistant Coach .................................................Ryan Dostal Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach ...........................Kain Ellis Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................Zack Davis 2017 SCHEDULE Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant ........................May Hernandez JK Gold Invite Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant .............. Amanda Todavchick Head Olympic Sports Coordinator ........................Danny Cavender Sept. 2 • Wichita, Kan. Deputy Athletics Director ......................................................Jill Shields Woody Greeno/Dirksen Invite Academic Counselor ................................................... Marissa Edwards Sept. 16 • Lincoln, Neb. Jamboree Invite ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Sept. 30 • Stillwater, Okla. Cross Country Contact .....................................................Andrew Eisch Bradley Invite Office Phone .......................................................................... 785.532.2031 Mobile Phone ........................................................................715.630.5898 Oct. 13 • Peoria, Ill. E-mail .............................................................. [email protected] Big 12 Championships Oct. 28 • Austin, Texas CREDITS NCAA Midwest Regional MANAGING EDITOR AND PRINCIPLE DESIGN: Nov. 10 • Ames, Iowa Andrew Eisch, Graduate Assistant/Athletics Communications NCAA Div. I Championships PHOTOGRAPHY Nov. 18 • Louisville, Ky. Scott Weaver The 2017 K-State Track and Field Media Guide is a product of MEDIA INFORMATION the Athletics Communications Office, published by K-State Kansas State University Athletics Communications welcomes your Athletics, Inc. interest in cross country and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Wildcats an enjoyable experience. The Athletics Communications office maintains information on all current student-athletes, as well as historical information on previous FOLLOW K-STATE ATHLETICS student-athletes and the program in general. For information, interviews, photo shoots and/or file photos, please call, stop by our office, or email a request. Our office is located on the sixth floor of the West Stadium Center and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. INTERVIEWS Interviews with Kansas State athletes and coaches must be arranged through Andrew Eisch in the Athletics Communications office. He can be reached [email protected] or via cell at (715) 630-5898. Home phone numbers for student-athletes will not be given to the media under any circumstances, although players will grant phone interviews by other means. 2017 Cross Country Media Guide 1 K-State Cross Country Staff Cliff Rovelto Ryun Godfrey Ryan Dostal Karol Rovelto Director of XC/T&F Head Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations Marissa Edwards Dan Cavender Kain Ellis Jill Shields Academic Counselor Head Olympic Sports Coordinator Student Assistant Deputy Athletic Director Zack Davis May Hernandez Shaquoy Stephens Zack Supple Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Manager Manager Scott Trausch Ian Connole Sport Dietition Director of Sports Psychology 2 2017 Cross Country Media Guide GENE TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 1ST YEAR THE TAYLOR FILE Alma Mater: Arizona State (1980) St. Thomas University (1985) Date of birth: July 22, 1957 Hometown: Safford, Arizona Spouse: Cathy Children: Casey and Jared Professional Experience Kansas State (2017) - Director of Athletics Iowa (2014-17) - Deputy Director of Athletics North Dakota State (2001-14) - Director of Athletics U.S. Naval Academy (1986-2001) - Associate Athletics Director Assistant AD for Tickets/Operations Ticket Manager Assistant Ticket Manager Administrative Assistant SMU (1985-86) - Ticket Office Assistant Gene Taylor, who spent more than a decade leading North In 2014, Taylor accepted the role of deputy athletics direc- Dakota State to championship levels of success as its Director of tor at Iowa where he has been responsible for the administrative Athletics before serving as the Deputy Athletics Director at Iowa, oversight of the department’s day-to-day operations while also was named the Director of Athletics at K-State in April 2017. serving as the leading advisor to the Director of Athletics and the “We are thrilled to have Gene, his wife Cathy and their two primary decision maker in his absence. children join the K-State family,” University President Richard B. He also supervises and manages all the department’s adminis- Myers said. “Throughout the (hiring) process, Gene’s experience trative units, capital projects as well as serving as the direct sport as an athletics director and his national reputation as a respected supervisor for field hockey, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and leader and someone who has built and maintained tremendous women’s swimming and diving, women’s soccer, baseball and relationships with his staff, coaches, student-athletes and donors wrestling. Taylor also has oversight of the football and men’s and stood out in what was an extremely talented pool of candidates. women’s basketball programs daily operations, which included Taylor took the reins at North Dakota State in the summer of postseason and bowl travel coordination. 2001 and immediately spearheaded a comprehensive evaluation Twice Taylor has been recognized for his success by the Na- of the Bison athletic department, all