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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 . Kelsey Hernandez Josh Williams A number of student-athletes will be transferring to four-year institutions like transferred to Division received an athletic Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, III Mitchell College, scholarship to Division Bryant University, Tiffin University, Flagler College, Mitchell College, Lasell Univer- where she looks to II Tiffin University, continue her basketball where he looks to sity, Connecticut College and Queens College . career . continue his basketball career .

Allison Lenox Isabella Rinne transferred to Division transferred to the III Connecticut University of Rhode College, where she Island, where she looks to continue her looks to pursue a Track & Field career . degree in Molecular Biology .

Front row: Kelsey Hernandez, Megan Johns, Isabella Rinne, Riley McKitchen, Allison Lenox, Stevie-Rae Wood . Back Row: Kailee Morgan, Igor Almeida, Kevin Salisbury, Rosemary Costigan, Melody Lawrence, Matt Gutelius . ATHLETICS AT CCRI

AN OVERVIEW OF CCRI ATHLETICS PAST AND PRESENT The Community College of Rhode Island is home to one of the Ocean State’s finest and most successful intercollegiate athletic programs. Since its inception in 1965, the CCRI program has long been considered a front-runner in New England community college and junior college athletic circles . The basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, cross country, golf and soccer teams have all been nationally ranked . The 2002 women’s soccer team captured the school’s first national championship, while a number of other squads, includ- Vin Cullen Harold “Whitey” ing men’s basketball and women’s soccer, were national runners-up . With nearly Athletic Director Fell Baseball coach 5,500 victories, 222 All-Americans, 127 Region XXI championships and 828 All- Men’s basketball coach 1965–1982 Region selections, CCRI leads the way among all New England community 1965–2002 colleges . Great coaching has been the key to CCRI’s success . From the athletic department’s humble beginnings in 1965, the school has always featured legend- ary coaches . From Hall of Fame athletic director and men’s basketball coach Vin Cullen to baseball coaches Ken Hopkins, Whitey Fell and Art Pontarelli, tennis coach Ray Carr and volleyball coach Gail Davis, the tradition of great coaches and top-flight teaching has extended through the years and continues through the present day . The college holds membership in the National Junior College Athletic Asso- ciation and is an associate member of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion . Ken McDonald ’90 Rheal Cormier ’88 CCRI fields intercollegiate men’s teams in baseball, basketball, soccer, cross Played at Providence; Pitched in the major leagues for 16 seasons country, indoor and outdoor track and golf and intercollegiate women’s teams current assistant coach at Tulsa in volleyball, basketball, cross country, indoor and outdoor track, soccer and- 4 softball . In addition to our intercollegiate sports CCRI offers four sports at the club level: men’s volleyball, swimming, women’s beach volleyball and eSports . The Community College of Rhode Island has proven to be a steppingstone for many student athletes who have moved on to complete their academic and athletic careers at four-year colleges and universities throughout the nation .

Jasmine Jennings ’06 Marvin Owens ’06 Competed for URI in Played for Rollie track and field Massimino at Northwood

2017–18 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Second Team 3.80 – 3.99 GPA: Third Team 3.60 – 3.79 GPA: – Igor Almeida – Nicholas D’Ambra – Alison Lenox Praia, Cape Verde Coventry, R.I. North Kingstown, R.I. – Stevie-Rae Travers-Wood – Gabrielle Caruso – Shannon Moran Little Compton, R.I. Cranston, R.I. North Smithfield, R.I. – Tara Watters – Jarrad Grossguth West Warwick, R.I. Coventry, R.I. – Deandra Hernandez West Warwick, R.I. Courtney Ludovici (left) qualified for the NJCAA Division III Out- door Track & Field Nationals in 2018 in the javelin with a throw of 26 .03 meters during the Yale Springtime Invitational .

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Saramarie Cerullo saved her best for the final meet of her career, recording a career-best time of 23 minutes, 1 .34 seconds, which earned her 50th out of 125 runners at the 2018 NJCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships .

Cerullo also excelled on the indoor and outdoor track teams, competing primarily in the 3,000 meters and the mile . CCRI COACHING STAFF

COACHING STAFF for indoor track, outdoor track and cross country

Gregg Cornell ’84 Hunter Stewart ’07 Head Coach Assistant Coach CCRI alumnus Gregg Cornell, Hunter Stewart, who competed the school’s longest-tenured coach, for CCRI’s cross country and indoor enters his 30th season as the cross and outdoor track and field teams, country and outdoor track and field will serve as assistant coach of the coach and his 17th as the indoor cross country squad for his eighth track coach since the latter program year . began in 2002 . His drive, knowledge At CCRI, Stewart was a mem- and teaching skills have combined to ber of the 2005 Northeast District produce several standout athletes at Championship cross country team the college . and the first-ever CCRI indoor track During his career, Cornell has Northeast District Championship coached 12 NJCAA Division III team in 2006 . He was the indoor All-Americans and more than 25 All-District runners . The track 600m district champion in 2006 and 2007, and the out- men’s team has placed in the top three at the Northeast Dis- door track 800m and 4x800m district champion in 2007 . He trict Meet five times and in the top 10 at the NJCAA Division also received All-District honors in cross country in 2006 and III National Championship three times . in the outdoor track 800m event in 2007 . Stewart holds CCRI Cornell has been a runner for more than 30 years . As a indoor track records in the 500m (1:08 75). and the 600m student at CCRI, he was the college’s first All-New England (1:25 .15) . He shares the 4x800m relay record (8:41 .25) with cross country runner in 1982 and was named to the All-New Kevin White, Joe Hannon, and Bryan Galvin . England team for two consecutive seasons . Cornell was a An excellent student, Stewart was a recipient of the member of CCRI’s first two New England title teams and was Rhode Island Legislative Scholar-Athlete Award while at voted CCRI Athlete of the Year in the 1983-84 season . He CCRI . He transferred to Rhode Island College to compete in is still recognized as one of the best runners in the college’s 6 all three running sports, earning All-Alliance/Little East honors history . as a junior and senior . As a senior, he was named captain and Cornell continued his running career at Bridgewater State junior assistant coach of the cross country and indoor track University, where he earned Division III All-American honors teams . He graduated from RIC with a bachelor’s degree in En- in 1986 and was named Bridgewater State’s Athlete of the glish in 2010 . Stewart runs for the Providence Cobras racing Year in the 1986-87 season . His success carried over to mar- and track and field teams. athons, and he became one of the state’s best long-distance runners by winning the Cape Cod Marathon in 1995 and the Ocean State Marathon in 1991 . The college presented Cornell with the Distinguished Alumnus Award during the Rhode Island Legislative Schol- ar-Athlete Awards ceremony at the State House in April of 2010 . He previously received special recognition in 1989 when he was inducted into the CCRI Athletic Hall of Fame . CCRI CROSS COUNTRY

CROSS COUNTRY SEASON SUMMARY

Even with undermanned rosters on the men’s and women’s sides, CCRI’s cross country teams still enjoyed a handful of season- and career-best teams in 2018, culminating with a strong performance at the NJCAA Division III National Championships in November . Following its season-opener at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, CCRI returned home in October for the 2018 Tri-State Invitational . Kelder Cardo- so (Pawtucket, R .I .) led the Knights with a time of 32 minutes, 51 .9 seconds, placing 21st overall . Not too far behind was Gian Geruso (North Providence, R.I.), who finished the course in 34:11.8, placing 30th overall.Brandon Bun (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished 49th with a time of 40:07.9 whileSaramarie Cerullo (Smithfield, R.I.), the team’s lone female runner, placed 41st in 25:54.7. Later that month, the Knights hosted the JUCO Northeast Invitational with almost all runners finishing with season-best performances. Cardoso again led the team with a season-best 30:58.0, finishing seventh overall, while Geruso finished 16th with a time of 33:13.6. Bun’s season-best 39:09.7 landed him 22nd overall and Cerullo earned 12th among all female runners with a season-best 25:22 .3 . The Knights closed out 2018 with four runners competing in the D-III Championships at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass. Cardoso placed 68th out Kelder Cardoso of 176 runners with a time of 30:27 .93, followed by Geruso placing 115th in 32:59 .69 . Bun placed 154th with a time of 36:58 11. . Cerullo capped her season with a career-best 23:01.34, finishing 50th out of 125 runners in the women’s bracket .

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2018 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

9/15 Sat . U . Mass Dartmouth Invitational 10 a m. . 9/22 Sat. Codfish Bowl Invitational 11 a.m. 9/29 Sat . Tri-State Invitational 10 a m. . 10/12 Fri . Suffolk University Invitational 3 p m. . 10/20 Sat . JUCO Northeast Invitational 11 a m. . 11/3 Sat . NJCAA D-III Championships 11 a m. . Saramarie Cerullo

Gian Geruso CCRI CROSS COUNTRY

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2018–19 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM Cross Country team photo ID (L-R): Head Coach Gregg Cornell, Kelder Cardoso, Gian Geruso, Brandon Bun Saramarie Cerullo, Assistant Coach Hunter Stewart

TEAM ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER NAME HGT. CLASS HOMETOWN Men Bun, Brandon 5’7” FR Pawtucket, R I. . Cardoso, Kelder 5’7” SO Pawtucket, R I. . Geruso, Gian 5’8” FR North Providence, R .I . Cedeno, Aaron 5’9” FR North Providence, R .I .

Women Cerullo, Saramarie 5’3” SO Smithfield, R.I. Richard, Diana 5’1” FR Upton, Mass . CCRI CROSS COUNTRY

ALL-TIME RECORDS CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL RECORD Cross Country All-Americans Bobby Allen (Cranston, RI) finished first in WOMEN the NJCAA Division III Cross Country National Kristin Cox 1993 NJCAA Second Team Championship race in 2012 . Allen ran an 8,000- Karen Niles 1995 NJCAA Academic meter course at Holyoke Community College Danielle Audette 1996 NJCAA Honorable Mention in Holyoke MA, in an NJCAA-record time of Erin Bailey 2003 NJCAA First Team 25 minutes, 23 .46 seconds, giving him the win and Erin Bailey 2004 NJCAA First Team First Team All-American honors . Saundra Barbosa 2004 NJCAA Honorable Mention Sherilyn Nicholas 2005 NJCAA First Team Jackie Hurteau 2010 NJCAA First Team

MEN Gregg Cornell 1982 NJCAA First Team Ken Skelly 1994 NJCAA Honorable Mention Joshua Smith 1996 NJCAA Honorable Mention Erik Russo 1997 NJCAA First Team Mike Daniels 1997 NJCAA Honorable Mention Arthur Entwhistle 1999 NJCAA Academic Tim Rudd 2000 CCCAA Academic Mike Basilico 2000 CCCAA Academic Ron Guenard 2005 NJCAA Second Team Ron Guenard 2006 NJCAA Honorable Mention James Sylvestre 2007 NJCAA Second Team 9 James Sylvestre 2008 NJCAA First Team Bobby Allen 2011 NJCAA First Team Bobby Allen 2012 NJCAA D-1 First Team Kody Sankey 2016 NJCAA Honorable Mention

NATIONAL CHAMPION Bobby Allen 2012 NJCAA Division III First Team All-American

Kody Sankey CCRI OUTDOOR TRACK

llison Lenox set new standards in her career in cross country and track and field at the Community College of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (RIAIAW) honored her efforts by naming her CCRI’s 2018 Distinguished Student-Athlete Award winner . The Distinguished Student-Athlete Award is presented to one female athlete from each of the state’s nine collegiate institutions .The criteria is as follows: The honoree must possess leadership qualities; she must stand out as a role model to others, displaying such coveted assets as perseverance, commitment, ethical behavior and academic success; and she must enjoy an above-average degree of physical talent . Lenox, a North Kingstown, R .I ., native checked all three boxes during her standout career at CCRI . An accomplished runner on the cross country team, Lenox really burst onto the scene with the school’s outdoor track team during her freshman year, qualifying for and winning the NJCAA Division III National Championship in the triple jump in just her first year competing in the event. Lenox’s remarkable achievement also earned her First Team All-American Honors in 2017 . She went on to rank No. 1 in the triple jump as a sophomore last season before finishing fourth at the D-III Championships in Utica, N .Y . As a freshman, Lenox also competed on the indoor track team, participating in the 200-, 400-, 500-, 600- and 800-meter events . During the outdoor season, she also earned a qualifying time of 1 minute, 3.83 seconds in the 400 before adding the triple jump to her arsenal in the final meet of the year. Jumping for the first time, Lenox recorded a distance of 10.36 meters, one of the best finishes in D-III that season, good enough to qualify for the National Championships . At Utica, she won the triple jump with a 10 .21 and also placed fourth in the 400 with a season-best 1:02 .19, a remarkable performance in both events . As a sophomore, Lenox joined CCRI’s cross country team to help train for track season . She steadily improved throughout the year, shaving more than three minutes off her time by the end of the season . Lenox saved her best for last, posting a season-best time of 22 minutes, 59 seconds at the NJCAA Championships in Holyoke, Mass., finishing 65th overall. Not to be outdone, Lenox set a new school record in the 500 meters during the indoor track season with a time of 1:20 12,. breaking the mark of 1:20 .53 set by Sherilyn Nicholas in 2005 .

CCRI INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

2018–2019 INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE

12/1 Sat . U . Mass Boston Open 9:30 a m. . 12/8 Sat . Rhode Island College Invitational 10 a .m . 1/26 Sat . University of Southern Maine Open 10 a .m . 2/23 Sat . Brown Running Club Invitational 10 a .m . 3/2 Sat . NJCAA D-I Championships 10 a .m .

Jordan Barboza

2018–19 INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SEASON SUMMARY

The Knights competed in four meets during the indoor Cerullo eventually eclipsed that time at the University season with six athletes (four men, two women) and made of Southern Maine Open III Meet, finishing the 3,000 meters tremendous strides in preparation for the 2019 outdoor with a season-best 13:12 .03, placing sixth overall . On the 12 season . men’s side, Cedeno finished ninth in the 400-meter run with In its season-opener at the UMass-Boston Open, a time of 57 .80 and also placed 25th in the 55-meter dash at middle-distance specialist Brandon Bun (Pawtucket, R .I .) 7 .18 . Kyree Davis (Cumberland, R .I ). earned 13th place in placed 21st in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.05 and later finished 26 24. seconds . Sprinter Aaron Cedeno (North Providence, 13th in the 55-meter dash at 7 .68 . R .I .) placed 80th in the 60-meter dash in 7 .74 seconds and The Knights closed the season with the Brown Running later took 112th in the 200-meters with a time of 25 .36 . Club Billy Brockmueller Meet, led by Davis finishing 20th On the women’s side, Saramarie Cerullo (Smithfield, in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8 .00 . Davis also placed R .I .) placed 26th overall in the 800-meter run with a time 16th in the long jump with a distance of 4 .45 meters . Cerullo of 2:59.29 and later finished 100th in the 200-meter dash in finished the 3,000 meters in 13:18.0, good for 12th overall. 32 89. . Diana Richard (Upton, Mass.) finished 103rd in the “Good efforts by our CCRI athletes who were able to 200 meters with a time of 35.69 and also finished 82nd in compete and get better as the season progressed,” head the 60-meter dash in 10 .46 . coach Greg Cornell said . At the Rhode Island College Invitational, Cedeno paced the Knights with a 21st-place finish in the 60-meter dash at 7 97. while Cedeno took 17th in the 200 meters with a season-best time of 25.37. Bun finished ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:25 .45 and Gian Geruso (North Providence, R .I .) placed 17th in the in the mile run in a time of 5:12 .71 . Cerullo led CCRI’s female runners with a time of 13:29 .55 in the 3,000 meters, good for 19th overall . CCRI INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

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2018–19 INDOOR TRACK Victoria Anderson (above) turned in a career performance at the NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in 2018, finishing fifth in the 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the 400-meter hurdles. She was responsi- AND FIELD TEAM ble for seven of the Knights’ 14 points in the event .

TEAM ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER NAME HGT. CLASS HOMETOWN Men Bun, Brandon 5’7” FR Pawtucket, R .I . Davis, Kyree 5’7” FR Cumberland, R .I . Geruso, Gian 5’8” FR North Providence, R .I . Cedeno, Aaron 5’9” FR North Providence, R .I .

Women Cerullo, Saramarie 5’3” SO Smithfield, R.I. Richard, Diana 5’6” FR Upton, Mass . CCRI INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

INDOOR TRACK RECORDS

WOMEN’S RECORDS MEN’S RECORDS Event Name Mark Year Event Name Mark Year 55m Michele Krol 7 .76 2011 55m Mario Miranda 6 .3ht 2002 60m Michele Krol 8 .34 2011 Lawrence Aidoo 6 .3ht 2004 55m H Elisa Semedo 8 .94 2005 Blest Norris 6 .49 2010 60m H Temi Oyekoya 10 .04 2005 60m Blest Norris 6 .93 2010 200m Shenelle Teixeira 26 .77 2014 55m H Matthew Zompa 8 .66 2004 400m Haley Beausoleil 1:01 .31 2014 60m H Jordan Barboza 9 .12 2013 500m Sherilyn Nicholas 1:20 .53 2005 200m Blest Norris 22 .26 2010 600m Sherilyn Nicholas 1:44 .00 2006 300m Justin Dalton 37 .98 2003 800m Sherilyn Nicholas 2:26 .76 2006 400m Justin Dalton 51 .56 2005 1000m Rachael Procter 3:28 .47 2006 500m Hunter Stewart 1:08 .75 2006 1500m Lani Pollack 6:41 .18 2005 600m Hunter Stewart 1:25 .15 2007 Mile Jackie Hurteau 5:40 .03 2011 800m Dan Duquette 1:58 .00 2013 3000m Jackie Hurteau 10:57 .79 2011 1000m Bobby Allen 2:35 .23 2013 5000m Jackie Hurteau 19 .31 .73 2011 1500m Brian McGuire 4:26 .87 2003 Shot Ashley Noons 39’68” 2010 Mile Bobby Allen 4:06 .62 2013 Weight Amanda Kelley 51’25” 2008 3000m Bobby Allen 8:29 .27 2012 TJ Elisa Semedo 36’05 .5” 2005 5000m James Sylvestre 1 5:39 .08 2008 HJ Sherilyn Nicholas 5’4” 2006 Shot Colin Cabral 41’09 .75” 2014 LJ Elisa Semedo 16’09” 2005 Weight Tim Phok 52’09 .25” 2011 PV Haley Beausoleil 2 .45m 2014 TJ Jamaal Munir 40’08 .5” 2006 14 4x400 Johnson, Oyekoya 4:33 .16 1 2005 HJ Stephen Vasquez 6’8 .75” 2013 Procter, Nicholas LJ Mario Miranda 22’03” 2002 PV Garrett Grenier 3 .35m 2011 Hepta. Garrett Grenier 3,699pts . 2011 4x200 Jean-Louis, Lafleur 1:37.11 2009 Akinbi, Norris 4x400 Miranda, McNamee 3:34 .12 2002 McGill, VanderVoste 4x800 White, Hannon, 8:41 .25 2/06 Galvin, Stewart Distance Dormer, Dohoney, 12:05 .00 2011 Medley Maguire, Grenier

Jackie Hurteau

Jasmine Jennings

Steven Vasquez CCRI INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

INDOOR TRACK ALL-AMERICANS

WOMEN Jasmine Jennings 2004–05 Second Team-Weight Throw Jasmine Jennings 2004–05 Coaches Association-Shot Put Nicole Sauer 2004–05 Coaches Association-Weight Throw Jasmine Jennings 2005–06 Second Team-Weight Throw

MEN Michael Handy 2003–04 Distinguished Academic Bobby Allen 2011–12 3,000m-National Champion Bobby Allen 2011–12 Mile-National Champion Bobby Allen 2012–13 3,000m-National Champion Bobby Allen 2012–13 Mile-National Champion

During his career at CCRI, Bobby Allen won two indoor track national championships in the mile and 3,000m in addition to earning All-American honors . 15

Bobby Allen stills boasts school-record finishes in the mile run (4:06 .62) and the 3,000m (8:29 27). .

Jasmine Jennings CCRI OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK 2018 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD AND FIELD OUTLOOK SEASON SUMMARY

Following a strong indoor season, the Knights The Knights enjoyed a successful 2018 outdoor season with five athletes qualify- hope to carry the momentum into the spring ing for the NJCAA Division-III National Championships in Utica, including Ryan for the 2019 outdoor season .The ultimate goal Pagliaro (Smithfield, R.I.), who advanced despite missing most of the season for head coach Gregg Cornell and assistant with an injury . Hunter Stewart is to send its athletes to the The Knights opened the season at the Eastern Connecticut State College 2019 NJCAA Division-III National Champi- Early Invitational . Victoria Anderson (Manville, R.I.) finished eighth in the wom- onships in Utica, N .Y ., to close out the season en’s 100-meter hurdles with a national qualifying time of 17 .67 seconds, while after a successful 2018 in which five Knights Alex Mowry (Warwick, R .I .) placed 12th in the men’s 200-meter run in 24 21. qualified. Anderson also finished with a national qualifying time in the 400-meter hur- This year’s team is a bit younger after grad- dles with a time of 1:19 .58, good for eight overall . Mowry placed among the top uating four of its National Championships qual- 15 in two additional events, finishing eighth in the his first time competing in the ifiers from a year ago. Cornell’s group is led by 400-meters with a time of 55 29. and 13th in the 100-meter dash at 12 .07 . sophomore Kelder Cardoso (Pawtucket, R .I .), At the UMass-Dartmouth Corsair Classic, Anderson again paced the the only remaining qualifier from 2018, who Knights with a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best will compete in the 200-, 800- and 1,500-meter 17 .53 . runs while attempting to qualify for the second On the men’s side, Kelder Cardoso (Pawtucket, R .I .) placed ninth in the year in a row in the javelin throw . javelin with a national qualifying distance of 44.35 meters and also finished 17th Freshman sprinter Kyree Davis (Cum- in the 800-meters with a time 2:16 71. before taking 24th and 28th in the 1,500 berland, R .I ). looks to improve upon his times meters and 200 meters, respectively . from the outdoor season with the possibility Cardoso also finished strong at the Southern New Hampshire University of qualifying for his first D-III Championships in Penmen Relays, where he scored a season-best in the 800 with a time of 12 .70 . either the 100, 200, or 400, where he’ll com- He also placed 14th in the mile run with a career-best 5:00 .31 and capped the pete this spring . day with an 18th-place in the javelin with a distance of 36 .90 meters . On the 16 Joining Davis is fellow sprinter Aaron women’s side, Saramarie Cerullo (Smithfield, R.I.) finished 38th in the mile Cedeno (North Providence, R .I ),. who also with a season-best 6:33 .03 . Courtney Ludovici finished 21st in the javelin at competes in the 100, 200 and 400 . He ran a 24 .44 and defending national champion Allison Lenox (North Kingstown, R .I ). 25 .36 in the 200 during the winter, which is placed 13th in the triple jump with a season-best distance of 10 26. meters . close to the spring qualifying time, increasing his Lenox eventually set a new career-best in the triple jump at the Fitchburg odds of perhaps advancing to the D-III Champi- State “Eric Loeschner” Invitational with a distance of 10.60, good for first overall onships later this spring if he can improve upon in the event while earning her the No . 1 ranking among all women in the NJCAA that time . D-III field.Ludovici finished second in the javelin with a distance of 24.68 The freshmen duo of middle distance run- meters and finished 12th in the 200 with a time of 31.50. ners Gian Geruso (North Providence, R .I ). The Knights closed the regular season at the Yale Springtime Invitational . and Brandon Bun (Pawtucket, R .I ). will also Ludovici qualified for the D-III Championships in the javelin with a season-best compete for the outdoor team after competing 26.03 meters. Pagliaro, who spent the first half of the season recovering from on both the indoor and cross country teams injury, placed 16th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:30 .88 . this year . Pagliaro joined Lenox, Ludovici, Anderson and Cardoso at the D-III Bun hopes to improve on his time of Championships at Mohawk Valley Community College in New York to close out 2:25 .45 in the 800 during the indoor season in the season .Anderson was responsible for seven of the teamn’s 14 points with a an effort to meet the qualifying mark of 2:04 52. . fifth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at 17.75 and a sixth-place finish in the The same goes for Geruso, who ran a 5:12 71. 400 hurdles at 1:16 .46 . in the mile during the indoor season and needs Lenox, who won the triple jump at the 2017 D-III Championships, finished to trim that time to 4:18 .89 in the 1,500, which fourth this year with a distance of 10 44. meters and also placed seventh in the is the equivalent of the mile during the outdoor 400 with a time of 1:05 .82 after posting a season-best time of 1:03 .46 in the pre- season . liminaries. Competing in the National Championships for the first time, Ludovici By competing in the northeast region’s earned ninth in the javelin with a season-best 26 .24 meters . Cardoso placed 14th top events during the regular season, CCRI’s in the javelin with a distance of 34 .30 meters . runners have the perfect platform to work on Pagliaro closed out his shortened season on a high note, placing 12th in the their times in hopes of qualifying for the D-III 1,500 with a time of 4:23 .72 . Championships later this season . “That was a great effort by Ryan, who missed all of the spring season with an injury,” head coach Gregg Cornell said .“For him to come back with only two weeks of training and advance to the finals in his event shows great determina- tion . “This was a solid effort by all the CCRI athletes who qualified to compete at the championships ”.

CCRI OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

2018–19 OUTDOOR TRACK Left to right: Saramarie Cerullo, Head Coach Gregg Cornell, Kyree Davis, Suhaila Ibrahim, Hannah Morrissey AND FIELD TEAM 17 TEAM ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER NAME HGT. CLASS HOMETOWN Mens Cedeno, Aaron 5’9” FR North Providence, R .I . Davis, Kyree 5’7” FR Cumberland, R .I .

Women Cerullo, Saramarie 5’3” SO Smithfield, R.I. Ibrahim, Suhaila 5’3” FR Smithfield, R.I. Morrissey, Hannah 5’2” FR Burrillville, R .I .

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE

3/30 Sat . U . Mass Dartmouth Invitational 10 a .m . 4/6 Sat . Fitchburg State University Invitational 10 a .m . 4/13 Sat . Connecticut College Invitational 10 a .m . 4/20 Sat . Fitchburg State Invitational 10 a .m . 4/28 Sun . Yale Springtime Invitational 10 a .m . 5/9 Thu . NJCAA D-III Championships 10 a .m . CCRI OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS

MEN’S RECORDS WOMEN’S RECORDS Event Name Mark Year Event Name Mark Year 100m Dave Federico 10 .5ht 1992 100m Michelle Krol 13 .33 2011 200m Dave Federico 21 .6ht 1992 200m Jenny McCormack 26 .48 2004 400m Kenneth Olivieri 49 .09 2010 400m Sherilyn Nicholas 58 .44 2006 800m Mike Daniels 1:55 .44 1999 800m Danielle Audette 2:27 .0ht 1996 1,500m Bobby Allen 3:54 .45 2013 1,500m Danielle Audette 5:00 .89ht 1996 5,000m Bobby Allen 14:34 .08 2013 3,000m Danielle Audette 11:09 .90 1996 10,000m Francisco Trejo 33:01 .0ht 1998 5,000m Jackie Hurteau 19:11 .53 2011 3,000m Steeplechase 110mH Elisa Semedo 15 .67 2006 Eric Russo 9:51 .87 1998 400mH Elisa Semedo 1:05 .89 2006 110mH Kevin White 15 .82 2007 4x100 Cullen, Dellay, 54 .43 2004 400mH Kevin White 55 .01 2007 McCormack, Simas 4x100 Aidoo, McGill, 43 .37 2004 4x400 Proctor, Oyekoya, 4:16 .90 2006 Dalton, Estrada Semedo, Nicholas 4x400 Dalton, Estrada, 3:28 .96 2005 4x800 Nicholas, Bailey, 10:42 .84 2005 Hannon, Llewellyn Barbosa, Pollack 4x800 Dalton, Estrada, 8:19 .08 2005 Heptathlon Sherilyn Nicholas 3702pts 2006 Hannon, Llewellyn Shot Ashley Noons 40’ 9 .37” 2010 Shot Darius Dziadkiewicz 48’4” 1996 Discus Orlagh Cullen 42 .09m 2003 Discus Darius Dziadkiewicz 132’3” 1996 Hammer Jasmine Jennings 51 .72m* 2005 Hammer Mark Piette 51 .63m 2002 Javelin Haley Beausoleil 37 .85m 2015 Javelin Dennis Carley 174’1” 1997 TJ Mary Oyekoya 10 .70m 2006 18 Pole Vault Carl Barton 13’6” 2001 HJ Sherilyn Nicholas 1 .54m 2005 TJ Miguel Castillo 45’1 .75” 1998 LJ Elisa Semedo 5 .26m 2006 HJ Dave Federico 6’10” 1992 LJ Mark Wyman 22’6 .5” 2001 *Division III NJCAA National Record

Haley Beausoleil Jasmine Jennings CCRI OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ALL-AMERICANS

WOMEN MEN Sara Johnson 1999-00 NJCAA First Team-Hammer Erik Russo 1998 NJCAA First Team- Sara Johnson 2000-01 NJCAA First Team-Hammer 10,000 meters Orlagh Cullen 2003 NJCAA First Team-Discus Francisco Trejo 1998 NJCAA Second Team- Orlagh Cullen 2003 NJCAA First Team-Shot Put 10,000 meters Orlagh Cullen 2003 NJCAA Second Team-Javelin Chris Charette 1998 NJCAA Second Team- Javelin Orlagh Cullen 2003 NJCAA Second Team-Hammer Ekuudayo Osimboni 1998 NJCAA Academic Orlagh Cullen 2004 NJCAA First Team-Hammer John Viera 1999 NJCAA Triple Jump Orlagh Cullen 2004 NJCAA First Team-Discus John Viera 1999 NTCAA 4x100 meter, Relay Jennifer Bento 2004 NJCAA Second Team-Hammer Ryan Collins 1999 NTCAA 4x100 meter Relay Jasmine Jennings 2005 NJCAA First Team-Hammer Mario Miranda 1999 NTCAA 4x100 meter Relay Jasmine Jennings 2005 NJCAA First Team-Shot Put Graham Ermer 1999 NTCAA 4x100 meter Relay Jasmine Jennings 2005 NJCAA Honorable Mention- Javelin Mike Daniels 1999 NTCAA 800 meters Saundra Barbosa 2005 NJCAA Second Team- Ken Deblois 2003 NJCAA Second Team- 5,000 meters Hammer Sherilyn Nicholas 2005 NJCAA Second Team- Justin Dalton 2004 NJCAA Second Team- Heptathlon 400 meter Hurdles Mary Oyekoya 2005 NJCAA Second Team- Billy Kao 2004 NJCAA Second Team- 100m Hurdles Javelin Sherilyn Nicholas 2006 NJCAA First Team-Heptathlon, Jaimaal Munir 2005 NJCAA First Team- 400 meters High Jump Elisa Semedo 2006 NJCAA First Team-Long Jump, Mike Dolan 2006 NJCAA First Team- Hammer 400m Hurdles 19 Sarean Kao 2006 NJCAA Second Team- Michelle MacNamee 2006 NJCAA First Team-Javelin Hammer Elisa Samedo 2006 NJCAA Second Team- Jaimaal Munir 2006 NJCAA Second Team- 100 meter Hurdles High Jump Mary Oyekoya 2006 NJCAA Second Team- Kevin White 2007 NJCAA First Team- Triple Jump 400 meter Hurdles Mary Oyekoya 2006 NJCAA Academic-3 .68 GPA Kenneth Olivieri 2010 NJCAA First Team- Alison Peter 2006 NJCAA Academic-3 .68 GPA 400 meters TEAM AWARD 2006 NJCAA Academic-3 .15 GPA Blest Norris 2010 NJCAA Second Team- Michelle McNamee 2006 NJCAA First Team-Javelin 100 meters Michelle McNamee 2007 NJCAA Second Team-Javelin Blest Norris 2010 NJCAA Second Team- Amanda Kelly 2008 NJCAA First Team- Javelin 200 meters Amanda Kelly 2008 NJCAA Honorable Mention- Tim Phok 2011 NJCAA First Team- Shot Put Hammer Amanda Kelly 2008 NJCAA Honorable Mention- Bobby Allen 2012 NJCAA First Team- Discus 1,500 meters Amanda Kelly 2008 NJCAA Honorable Mention- National Champion Hammer Bobby Allen 2012 NJCAA Second Team- Ashley Noons 2010 NJCAA First Team- Shot Put 5,000 meters Ashley Noons 2010 NJCAA First Team- Hammer Bobby Allen 2013 NJCAA Honorable Ashley Noons 2010 NJCAA Second Team- Discus Mention Tiphani Comena 2010 NJCAA Second Team- Triple Jump Jackie Hurteau 2011 NJCAA Second Team- 10,000 meters Jackie Hurteau 2011 NJCAA Honorable Mention- 5,000 meters Allison Lenox 2017 NJCAA NJCAA- First Team-Triple Jump

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Ryan Pagliaro (above) scored big at the NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, placing 12th in the 1,500 meters following a strong preliminary time of 4 minutes, 27 40. seconds .

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