COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND Cross Country/Track Guide 2018 -19 CCRI Bookstores We meet all your educational needs! Textbooks - New/Used/Rentals School Supplies CCRI Clothing Art Supplies Calculators Gifts Software www.ccri.edu 401-825-2134 401-333-7011 401-455-6101 401-851-1610 Knight Campus Flanagan Campus Liston Campus Newport County Campus 400 East Ave. 1762 Louisquisset Pike One Hilton St. One John H. Chafee Blvd. Warwick, RI 02886 Lincoln, RI 02865 Providence, RI 02905 Newport, RI 02840 Member of National Association of College Stores • Member of College Stores of New England TABLE OF CONTENTS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY Athletic Department Administration Kevin Salisbury, Interim Director of Athletics 401-333-7324 (FC)/825-1123 (KC), ksalisbury@ccri edu . Steve Rooney, Assistant Director of Athletics 401-825-2204, srooney@ccri .edu Bev Wiley, Compliance Officer 401-825-2102, bwiley@ccri .edu Athletic Department Support Staff Daniel Boulander, Athletic Trainer 401-825-2104, dboulanger@ccri .edu Vincent A . Cullen, Director of Athletics Emeritus 401-825-2200, vcullen@ccri edu. Patrick Fogarty, Athletic Trainer 401-825-2104, pfogarty@ccri .edu Robert Gallucci, Assistant Sports Information Coordinator 401- 825-1130, rwgallucci@ccri .edu Bill Giusti, Equipment Manager 401-825-2234, wgiusti@ccri .edu Allison Lennox, a 2017 National Champion in the triple jump, finished her CCRI Dan LaCorbiniere, Sports Information Coordinator career as the school’s Distinguished Student-Athlete Award winner . Lennox was a 401-825-1132, dclacorbiniere@ccri .edu First Team Division III All-American in 2017 and also competed in cross country . Amanda Matuszek, Athletic Trainer See pages 10 and 11 for more . 401-825-2104, amatuszek@ccri .edu Madalyn Ide, Trainer THE COLLEGE 401-825-2104, mide@ccri edu. Athletics’ Mission Statement . .2 Cheryl Smith, Staff Assistant to the Director About CCRI and athletic facilities . .3 401-825-2114, clsmith@ccri .edu Academics and student-athlete support . .4 Head Coaching Staff Overview and history of athletic department . .5 Kevin Rix, Baseball Coaches’ bios . .6 401-825-2107, kcrix@ccri .edu Rick Harris, Men’s Basketball 401-825-2120, rjharris@ccri .edu CROSS COUNTRY Doug Haynes, Women’s Basketball Season highlights . 7. 401-825-1131, rdhaynes@ccri .edu Team roster . .8 Gregg Cornell, Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track 401-333-7322, gcornell@ccri .edu Team photo . 8. Gabe Toro, Men’s Soccer All-Americans and all-time records . .9 401-333-7363, gtoro@ccri .edu Jim McGirr, Women’s Soccer 401-333-7391 hjmcgirr@ccri .edu INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Kim Warrington, Softball Season schedule . .12 401-825-1244, klwarrington@ccri .edu Season highlights . 12. Pat Chin, Volleyball Team roster . .13 401-333-7318, pchin1@ccri .edu Anne-Marie Balboni, Club Volleyball, Club Beach Volleyball Team photo . 13. 401-333-7316, ajbalboni@ccri .edu All-time individual and team records . .14 Aaron Colaiacomo, Club eSports All-Americans and all-time records . .15 acolaiacomo@ccri edu . Bob Bouchard, Club Swimming rkbouchard@ccri edu . OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Season outlook . 16. Season summary . 16. CONTRIBUTORS Season schedules . .17 Editorial Content: Dan LaCorbiniere, Robert Gallucci, Michael Parente Team roster . .17 Action Photos: Dan Aurelio Team photo . 17. Head Shots/Team Shots: David Fischbach All-time individual and team records . .18 All-Americans and all-time records . .19 www.ccri.edu/athl ABOUT CCRI/FACILITIES ABOUT CCRI CCRI ATHLETIC FACILITIES The Community College of Rhode Island AT A GLANCE Knight Campus opened its doors in 1964 with 325 students Year founded: 1964 400 East Ave., Warwick in a temporary space on Promenade Street Locations: Warwick, Lincoln, The CCRI Knight in Providence as Rhode Island Junior College . Providence, Newport and Campus is home to Today, with four campuses throughout the Westerly the Vincent A . Cullen state, CCRI enrolls an average of more than Enrollment: 14,758 Field House with four 14,000 credit students each semester, making it Nickname: Knights basketball courts, four tennis courts, three the largest comprehensive community college Color: Green volleyball courts and a in New England . Forty percent of its students Affiliations: National Junior fully-equipped weight identify themselves as part of a minority group, College Athletic Association room . The men’s and many of whom are the first in their families to (NJCAA) Region XXI women’s basketball attend college . teams play their home Accredited by the New England Association games on the center of Schools and Colleges, CCRI offers more wood court . Athletic De- than 100 degree and certificate programs in the arts, business, computer studies, partment administration, engineering, health sciences, human services, liberal arts and science departments coaches and staff have offices at this location. taught by faculty who are experts in their field. Each year, Rhode Islanders fill The CCRI baseball team plays its home games more than 40,000 seats in our professional development, skill enhancement, job at Harold “Whitey” Fell Field, named in honor of retraining and noncredit personal enrichment courses offered by CCRI’s Center the college’s former head baseball coach . The Knight Campus has two additional out- for Workforce and Community Education . door fields for team practice and recreational use. CCRI students are active participants in campus life and in the community . The college offers a varsity athletic program with sports and a diverse selection of Flanagan Campus student clubs and organizations, including student government . Annually, students, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln faculty and staff volunteer for a variety of Rhode Island nonprofit organizations, The CCRI Flanagan making life better for those less fortunate . Campus has a field 2 Since its inception, CCRI has graduated more than 68,000 students, with 95 house with four percent of them living and working in Rhode Island . The college is the No . 1 basketball courts, four provider of nurses and other health care workers in the state . Annually, more tennis courts, four than 1,000 CCRI students transfer to Rhode Island College and the University of volleyball courts, a six- Rhode Island to continue their education . lane swimming pool, an CCRI’s tuition is the most affordable in Rhode Island . A full-time student pays indoor track, a modern about half, or less, of tuition and fees charged at any other college in the state . dance studio and a According to a recent survey given to exiting students, when graduates were fully-equipped weight asked, “Would you recommend CCRI to a friend or family member?” nearly 99 room . The women’s percent said yes . By preparing students for continued education or to enter the volleyball team plays its home matches in the state’s work force, the Community College of Rhode Island provides its students Flanagan Campus Field House . Athletic Depart- with the opportunity to change their lives and achieve their dreams . ment administration, coaches and staff have offices at this location . The Flanagan Campus has several outdoor fields for team practice and competition as well as recreational use . The cross country team and the men’s and women’s soccer teams host their home MISSION OF THE CCRI meets and matches at this site . ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT The Community College of Rhode Additional sites Island Department of Athletics, Physical Some CCRI teams play their home games at near- Education and Recreation, an integral by off-campus locations . The softball team plays part of the curriculum, is dedicated to its home games at Winslow Park Field in War- each physical education student and wick and the golf team competes and practices at student-athlete . CCRI provides a high Cranston Country Club . The coed tennis team quality, nationally acclaimed and accredit- and the indoor and outdoor track teams travel to ed program that promotes academic and their opponent’s site or a neutral site for matches . athletic excellence . The college excels in sportsmanship, team play and competitive For hours of operation of campus athletic spirit while providing a strong academic facilities and more information, go to foundation and support program . www .ccri .edu/athl/facilities .html . ACADEMICS CCRI’S STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC WHERE ARE THEY NOW? SUCCESS PROGRAM (SAASP) The goal of the Student-Athlete Academic Success Program (SAASP) is to assist student athletes to successfully navigate the college experience and become famil- iar with and able to access support services to enhance their progress towards an associates degree, bachelor’s degree or entry into the workforce .This will be achieved by the establishment of SAASP Advisor student athlete advisory teams to monitor and assist students . The Community College of Rhode Island expects Students who participate in this process will achieve the following learning outcomes: learn improved study and organizational skills, demonstrate knowledge of academic requirements, be Cam DiMaria Austin Davis aware of how to access college resources and services, andhave a clearer road to transferred to the received an athletic success with the assistance of the Academic and Career Paths Program . University of Rhode scholarship to Division Island and plans to II Flagler College, graduate in 2020 . where he looks to continue his baseball STUDENT-ATHLETES ACHIEVE career . ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN 2017–18 Many student-athletes were honored for their academic achievements in the 2017–18 academic year . One student-athlete earned a scholarship to Mercyhurst University and one earned a scholarship to the University at Albany-SUNY . Another student earned a partial academic scholarship to Bryant University . Many others will be moving on to play sports at Division II and III schools . In May, 10 CCRI student-athletes and one alumnus (see photo) were recog- nized for their achievements during the Scholar-Athlete Awards Reception hosted by Speaker Nicholas A . Mattiello and the Rhode Island House of Representatives at the Rhode Island State House . These awards are given to exceptional student- 3 athletes who are leaders on and off the field and have demonstrated success in academics and athletics .