2005–06 Track & Field Media Guide

— NCAA Qualifiers — Julianna Reed Justin Clickett Keith Higham Head Coach Alonzo Webb Mareen McCandless Anthony Bonura 2005 – 2006 Pitt track Schedule UNTRY SCHEDULE 2005 CROSS CO Location Date Meet , Pa. Sept. 3 Duquesne Duals Bronx, N.Y. Sept. 24 Iona Meet of Champions Bethlehem, Pa. Oct. 1 Paul Short Invitational State College, Pa. Oct. 15 National Invitational , N.Y. Oct. 28 Big East Championships Bethlehem, Pa. Nov. 12 NCAA Mid-East Regional Terre Haute, Ind. Nov. 21 NCAA Championships CHEDULE 2005-06 INDOOR TRACK S Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. 2-3 Annual Blue/Gold Meet* Akron, Ohio — NCAA Qualifiers — Jan. 13-14 Skip Summerville Invitational State College, Pa. Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Open New York, N.Y. ShanteaShantea ShaneaShanea Feb. 3-4 New Balance Collegiate Invitational Akron, Oh. CalhounCalhoun CalhounCalhoun Feb. 4 Akron University Invitational State College, Pa. Feb. 10-11 Penn State Challenge Cup Akron, Ohio Feb. 18-19 Big East Indoor Championships South Bend, Ind. Mar. 3-4 Alex Wilson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Mar. 10-11 NCAA Indoor Championships CHEDULE 2006 OUTDOOR TRACK S Raleigh, N.C. Mar. 24-25 Raleigh Relays Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 1 Yellow Jacket Invitational Washington, Pa. Apr. 1 Western PA Championship Knoxville, Tenn. Apr. 12-15 Sea Ray Relays Pittsburgh, Pa. Apr. 14-15 Bennie Benson Invitational State College, Pa. Apr. 22 Penn State Dual Meet Philadelphia, Pa. Apr. 27-29 Penn Relays Storrs, Conn. May. 5-7 Big East Outdoor Championships Princeton, N.J. May. 12-14 IC4A/ECAC Championships Greensboro, N.C. May. 26-27 NCAA East Regional Sacramento, Calif. June. 7-10 NCAA Outdoor Championships TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY

TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS Media Information ...... 1 CONTACT: GENERAL INFORMATION Head Coach Alonzo Webb ...... 2 Overseeing the Media Relations duties for the School: University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh and cross country Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Assistant Coaches ...... 3-5 teams is Nicole Amato. Founded: 1787 Support Staff ...... 5 Enrollment: 33,796 2004-05 Big East Championships ... 6 PRESS SERVICES: Nickname: Panthers Cross Country Rosters ...... 7 Members of the media are supplied with Colors: Blue and Gold Cross Country History ...... 8 weekly updates containing statistics, meet Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2004 Cross Country Review ...... 9 summaries and information regarding upcom- Conference: Big East Conference ing events via the Olympic Sports Release. Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg Men’s Track and Field Rosters .... 10 Alma Mater: Thiel '70 Panther Profiles ...... 11-17 Athletic Director: Jeff Long MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT: Women’s Track and Field Rosters 18 Alma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan ‘82 Located on the Event Level of the Petersen Athletic Department Phone: (412) Panther Profiles ...... 19-27 Events Center. 648-8200 Indoor Records ...... 28 Director: E.J.Borghetti Outdoor Records ...... 29 Associate Director: Greg Hotchkiss 2004-05 Indoor Review ...... 30 Assistant Director: Brad Cuprik TRACK AND FIELD STAFF Head Coach: Alonzo Webb Big East Indoor Champions ...... 31 Administrative Asst.: Celeste Welsh Graduate Assistant: Nicole Amato Alma Mater: Western Michigan, ‘79 2005 Outdoor Review...... 32 Graduate Assistant: Sophia Duck Assistant Coach: Curtis Phillips Big East Outdoor Champions...... 33 Phone Number: (412) 648-8240 Alma Mater: Slippery Rock, ‘92 Men’s Track & Field (NCAA’s) ..... 34 Fax Number: (412) 648-8248 Assistant Coach: Mihaela Tripon Women’s Track & Field (NCAA’s) . 35 Mailing Address: Alma Mater: Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, ‘96 Pittsburgh Panther Olympians ..... 36 P.O. Box 7436 Pittsburgh,PA 15213 Assistant Coach: James Trautmann Overnight Address: Alma Mater: Notre Dame, ‘95 3719 Terrace Street Vol. Assistant Coach: Sam Bair Pittsburgh, PA15261 Alma Mater: Kent State, ‘69 MEDIA OUTLETS Vol. Assistant Coach: Keith Roberts INTERVIEW POLICY: Alma Mater: Kent State, ‘05 If a member of the media wishes to interview Associated Press Track Office Phone: (412) 648-8334 6 Gateway Center, Suite 222, Pittsburgh, PA or photograph a Pittsburgh track and field athlete or coach, contact the Media Relations Track Office Fax: (412) 648-8940 15222. (412) 281-3747. Fax: (412) 281- Track Secretary: Jeanne Monahan 1869. (Alan Robinson, sports editor). Department in advance. Every attempt will be made to fulfill the request as efficiently and Phone: (412) 648-8334 Track Academic Advisor: Brian Hines Beaver County Times as quickly as possible. 400 Fair Avenue, Beaver, PA 15009. (724) Interviews with athletes will be set up only Phone: (412) 648-7869 775-3272. Fax: (724) 775-4180. (Ed Rose, by the Media Relations Office. Please allow at Track Athletic Trainer: Jenny Pease sports editor). least one day's notice or more. Athletes' Phone (412) 648-7999 telephone numbers will not be released Panther Sports Network to the media. Interviews with any of the 502 William Pitt Union, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. coaches can be arranged by contacting them (412) 401-5994. Fax: (412) 648-8491. directly. Coaches' office numbers are listed in (Jumoke Davis, sports director). the athletics department directory in the back portion of this guide. Pitt News ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 434 William Pitt Union, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. (412) 648-7980. Fax: (412) 648-8491. Editor: Nicole Amato (Geoff Dutelle, sports editor). Contributing Editors: E.J. Borghetti, Brad Cuprik, Greg Hotchkiss, Sophia Duck Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Contributors: Missi Matthews, Matt Par- 34 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA sons 15222. (412) 263-1621. Fax: (412) 263- 1926. (Jerry Micco, asst. managing editor/ Computer Page Design: Brad Cuprik, Nicole sports). Amato Cover Design: Schiff Printing, Inc., Nicole Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Amato Photography: Will Babin - Image Point D.L. Clark Building, 503 Martindale Street, 2004-05 Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. (412) Pittsburgh, Mike Drazdzinski, Harry Big East Women’s Champions Bloomberg, Herb Ferguson, Gary Guydosh, 321-6460. Fax: (412) 320-7964. (Kevin Indoor & Outdoor Smith, sports editor). Joe Kapelewski, Clem Marion, Michael E. Haritan, Bob Stowell, William McBride, Ja- ECAC Women’s Champions son Blair, Mihaela Tripon, Anthony Bonura Indoor & Outdoor Printing: Schiff Printing, Inc. 1 HEAD COACH ALONZO WEBB Alonzo Webb THE WEBB FILE Head Coach — Track & Field Coaching File: ittsburgh native Alonzo Webb is entering his (accomplishments of student-athletes fourth season with the Panthers. In three PP seasons under Webb’s leadership, the women’s under the guidance of Coach Webb) PP team brought home seven consecutive Championships titles, the 2003, 2004 and 2005 ECAC • Track and Field News All-Americans Outdoor Championships and the 2004 and 2005 Indoor • USATF Junior National All-Americans titles. In the Big East Conference his Women’s team • National Scholastic All-American climbed from eighth place in 2001 to winning the Indoor and Outdoor Big East Championships in 2005. The • Gatorade Circle of Champions Women’s team also finished the year ranked third in the Athlete of the Year nation in the Indoor Dual Meet Power Rankings conducted • Nike Indoor Classic All-Americans by the Track Coaches Association for NCAA • Footlocker National Cross Country Division I schools. In addition, Coach Webb earned three consecutive All-American NCAA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year and the 2005 Indoor • National Scholastic Indoor Champion and Outdoor Big East Coaching Staff of the Year awards. and Outdoor Runner-up Furthermore, Coach Webb’s athletes have swept the Big • USATF World Junior team members East Most Outstanding Field Performer Awards both Indoor and Outdoor, along with the Most Outstanding Track Performer Awards Indoor and Outdoor. • High School Record Holders With Webb at the helm, the men’s team managed to rise from the basement of the Big East • IAFF Pan Am Junior Team members Conference where they were 13th out of 14 teams in 2001 to a third place finish Indoor and • USATF Junior Olympic National Outdoor in 2005. Moreover, at the NCAA East Regional Championships the men’s team placed Champions eighth out of 112 schools in 2005. Over the past three seasons Webb has produced an outstanding six NCAA All-American honors, • AAU Junior Olympic National 25 NCAA qualifying performances, 21 ECAC/IC4A champions, 117 All-ECAC/IC4A, 29 Big East Champions Champions and 48 All-Big East Awardees. • Golden West Meet Champions Elizabeth Bayne, an NCAA qualifier in the 400 meter hurdles, was also selected as the NCAA • High School State Meet Mondo Mid-Atlantic District Female Athlete of the Year. In the 2004 cross country season Maureen McCandless won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Title, finished third at the Big Champions East Championships and was named the NCAA Mid-Atlantic District Most Valuable Cross Country • NCAA All-Americans Athlete of the Year and became the first female cross country All-American in school history with • Conference Record Holders her fifth place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She followed that up by running • Conference Champions: Two MAC the 5000m indoors in a world class 15:48.10 which at the time was the fastest time in the country and the fourth fastest in the world. Titles, Two Big East Titles, Five Academically, Webb’s athletes excel just as well in the classroom illustrating the true meaning ECAC Titles of student-athlete, garnering 69 Big East Academic All-Star Awards requiring a GPA of 3.0 and above. Prior to becoming head coach for the Panthers, Alonzo Webb helped direct Kent State University to two Mid-American Conference track and field championships in three years as the program’s associate head coach and was named head men’s and women’s track and field and cross country coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2002. Webb, a USATF Level II Certified Coach and 1972 graduate of Peabody High School, boasts over 30 years of track and field coaching experience on the collegiate, club, high school and junior high levels. He was also a standout performer himself, competing in the jumps and decathlon at Western Michigan, where he helped the Broncos to the 1976 MAC championship. “This has been a tremendous opportunity for me,” Webb said. “The chance to come back to my hometown and head a track and field and cross country team at a major university like Pittsburgh is very exciting. The University of Pittsburgh has shown a commitment to excellence throughout the athletic department, and I am happy to be a part of that. “I enjoy the challenge of taking this program to a new level, and I hope our student-athletes appreciate the challenge as well. I plan to keep recruiting the state of Pennsylvania hard and bring in Big East quality student-athletes who have the talent and commitment to make an immediate impact in the conference. I also have surrounded myself with a coaching staff that has the same energy, enthusiasm and high expectations that I have. “Our focus will be on putting together a complete team. It’s never easy taking over a program and changing its direction, but our new attitude has already produced some exciting results.” For his accomplishments, Webb was named the United States Track Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic District Coach of the Year in 2003, and repeated that honor in 2004 and 2005 to become one of only two coaches in the country to achieve that distinction, the other being John McDonnell of Arkansas. In a vote by the Big East coaches, Webb was elected to serve as Vice President to the Big East Track and Field Championship and Competition Committee for a term of two years ending in 2006. “With the Big East being one of the most respected conferences in the country, I feel it’s an honor and a privilege to be elected by my peers to serve them in this capacity.” Webb joined Kent State in 1999 as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in 2000. He worked with both the men’s and women’s programs, focusing on the sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. During his Kent State tenure, Webb helped the men’s team capture the 2000 outdoor MAC championship, the program’s first conference title in 25 years. In the 2002 outdoor season the Golden Flashes’ women’s team won its first MAC title ever. During his final two years at Kent State, Webb’s athletes achieved 16 school records, 14 MAC titles, two All-America citations, two MAC records, four NCAA provisional qualifying performances and two NCAA automatic qualifying performances. Prior to Kent State, Webb served as the head track and field coach and interim cross country coach at Woodland Hills High in 1999. While with the Wolverines, he coached former University of Pittsburgh football players Lousaka Polite (javelin) and Shawntae Spencer (long jump), both finalists at the 1999 Pennsylvania State Championship meet and current NFL players. He has also been very active on the club level and served as the head coach and president of the River City Elite Track Club in Pittsburgh from 1993-99. The club won 33 national AAU Junior Olympic medals, the most of any club in the country in 1999. Among the athletes he tutored was Cassy Richards, who was Track & Field News’ No. 1-ranked women’s high school indoor long jumper and also set a sophomore class national record in that event. In his final two years with River City Elite Track Club, Webb’s athletes won 27 medals at the Pennsylvania outdoor championships, including six state champions and five runners-up. Every year since 1994, athletes under Webb’s tutelage have advanced to the USATF Junior National Meet, including two who earned Junior All- America honors. He coached Munhall native Heather Hanchak to the Pan-Am Junior Team in Chile (1995) and the World Juniors in Australia (1996). He also helped Oliver High’s Talise Manuel to the IAAF World Youth Championships in Poland (1999). Additionally, Webb coached Mike Sanford, a Pine-Richland High product, who was a Footlocker Cross Country National Finalist. Webb has also served as Youth Chair of the Three Rivers Association USATF and meet director of numerous association, regional and Junior Olympic meets. Webb earned his bachelor’s degree in art from Western Michigan in 1979. He and his wife Noel have four children: Tanisha, Crystal, Justin and Alonzo III. He also has three grandchildren Dejuan, Terrance and Tearra.

2 ASSISTANT COACHES

Curtis Phillips Mihaela Tripon Assistant Coach — Pole Vault and Assistant Coach — Vertical and Javelin Horizontal Jumps and Multi-Events

oach Phillips is entering his fifth season with the University oach Mihaela F. Tripon will begin her second season with of Pittsburgh track and field program. His coaching duties the University of Pittsburgh Track and Field teams, being in CC will be specialized in the pole vault and the javelin for both CC charge of vertical and horizontal jumps as well as multi the men and women. In his four seasons with the Panthers, he has events. Her first year with the Panthers was outstanding. She played personally coached 13 indoor Big East qualifiers, with six All-Big East a significant role to the Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Big East Con- performances and two Big East Champions in the women’s pole vault ference titles and Division I Indoor and Outdoor Eastern Collegiate and one in the men’s. Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship titles, as well as a men’s In the outdoor season he has personally coached 29 Big East seventh-place finish in the Division I IC4A Indoor Championships and a qualifiers with 20 scoring - including two Big East Champions in the fifth-place finish in the Outdoor Championships. For their season’s women’s pole vault and one in the men’s, one women’s javelin cham- finish, Pitt’s coaches were named the 2005 Indoor and Outdoor Big pion and one men’s javelin champion. Coach Phillips trained four All- East Coaching Staff of the Year. Big East in the women’s pole vault, three men’s pole vault and two in Coach Tripon worked with Tamara McGill - an NCAA Indoor and the men’s javelin, one on the women’s side. Outdoor Championships qualifier, Big East Indoor and Outdoor Con- Coach Phillips also qualified eight vaulters for the indoor IC4A/ ference champion in multi-events as well as the Big East outdoor ECAC championships with six earning All-IC4A/ECAC honors and one record-holder in the heptathlon. In addition, her women’s jumpers men’s IC4A champion in the pole vault. For the outdoor season, finished second in the Big East Indoor Championships, second and there were 24 qualifiers with 14 taking All-IC4A/ECAC honors - six in third in the outdoor long jump and third and eighth in the indoor triple the women’s pole vault, four in the men’s pole vault and four in the jump. Moreover, Coach Tripon prepared freshman Martina Hallman men’s javelin. In the NCAA Eastern Regional Championships, Phillips for her first ECAC outdoor title in the triple jump. On the men’s side, qualified ten javelin throwers with two top-eight finishes in the men’s Coach Tripon contributed to the team’s Big East Championships with javelin and nine vaulters with two top-eight finishes and one being the a fourth-place finish indoor and a fifth-place finish outdoor in the NCAA Eastern Regional runner-up in the men’s pole vault. On the triple jump, along with a seventh-place finish both indoor and outdoor men’s side he qualified one pole vaulter and two javelin throwers to in the long jump. the NCAA Outdoor National Championships with one earning All- Coach Tripon came to Pittsburgh after finishing a one-year ten- America honors. He coached his athletes to break school records in ure at Morgan State University. In the 2003-04 season, Tripon had the men’s and women’s indoor/outdoor pole vault and the men’s six NCAA regional qualifiers in jumps and sprints, the indoor and javelin twice in the same season by two different athletes. On the outdoor men’s MEAC champion, seven medalists at the women’s side he had a freshman hit the standard for the USA Out- Indoor and Outdoor MEAC Conference Championships and seven door National Championship in 2005. ECAC qualifiers. Prior to coaching at Pittsburgh, Coach Phillips started his ca- Coach Tripon assisted California State University’s Track and reer at James M. Bennett Senior High School in Salisbury, Md., Field team during the 2002-03 season, when she was directly re- where he coached as an assistant and head coach for the men’s and sponsible for multi-event and jumps athletes. She assisted in coach- women’s programs for two seasons. He helped lead the program to ing one long jump NCAA national qualifier, five regional qualifiers in three Bayside Championships and three top-ten indoor state finishes jumps and sprints and had the Outdoor Big Ski long jump champion, as well as numerous individual accolades. as well as nine other medalists. After leaving Maryland, Coach Phillips returned to his hometown From 1993-00, Coach Tripon was the men’s and women’s track and became the head men’s and assistant women’s coach at nearby and field coach a the Athletic Club in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, earning Butler Senior High School in Butler, Pa. During his five seasons at “Coach of the Year” in 2000. That year she coached three gold Butler, the men’s and women’s teams combined for eight outdoor medalists at the youth national championships in addition to three district championships (WPIAL) and two runners-up finishes to com- record holders in sprints, hurdles and jumps events. She produced pile a 132-3 dual meet record. The teams also captured four men’s twelve medalists at the Indoor and Outdoor Romanian National Cham- and three women’s indoor team championships as well as turning in pionships out of sixteen event qualifiers. Coach Tripon was the Direc- five top-ten outdoor state finishes with the women finishing as the tor of Athletic Development in the Club’s Board from 1997-00 during PIAA-AAA team runner-up. her coaching career in Romania, taking on directing and supervising As for individuals, Coach Phillips coached 13 pole vaulters that track and field training methodology, curriculum development and the included two champions at the District (WPIAL) Championships. At athlete’s evaluation. the outdoor state level he coached ten state qualifiers with five med- To add to Coach Tripon’s extensive work, she helped organize alists, one being the 1998 PIAA-AAA State Champion in the men’s the Romanian Olympic Museum - Cluj branch while a Romanian Olym- vault. He also qualified nine indoor PIAA State pole vaulters, while pic Academy member. She directed the Olympic cross country and capturing two medals with one earning PIAA runner-up honors. Photo Exhibition and published several articles on Olympic topics in The Romanian Olympic Magazine. Coach Tripon graduated with honors from Babes-Bolyai Univer- sity in Romania, obtaining her master’s degree in science of sport, with an emphasis on sport performance.

3 ASSISTANT COACHES

James Trautmann Sam Bair Assistant Coach — Middle and Volunteer Assistant Coach Long Distance

oach James Trautmann is in his second season as the oach Samuel P. Bair, a native of Pittsburgh, is entering men’s and women’s assistant coach for the University his second year of coaching for the Panthers. In his first CC of Pittsburgh. CC season at Pitt, Coach Bair helped lead the men’s cross Coach Trautmann is responsible for coaching the cross country country team to a seventh-place finish in the Big East Championships team’s distance runners. He comes to Pittsburgh from Ball State and a ninth place-finish at the NCAA Regional Championships. He University, where his athletes set school records in 2003 in the also helped coach the women’s cross country team to a seventh- Distance Medley Relay and the 800 meters. While achieving a 3.08 place finish at the Big East Championships and an eighth-place finish grade point average, Trautmann’s 2002 team ranked 6th in the na- at the NCAA Regional Championships. Coach Bair was integral in tion academically among all NCAA Division I teams in cross country coaching the men’s track and field team to a second-place finish in and track, respectively. During his four-year tenure at Ball State, the the 1,500 meters in both Indoor and Outdoor Big East Champion- cross country and track and field teams produced seven individual ships. Additionally in the 1,500 meters Coach Bair assisted the team Academic All-Americans. in a second-place finish in the IC4A Outdoor Championships, two Leading up to his first year at the University of Pittsburgh, NCAA regional qualifiers and a sixth-place finish at the regional cham- Trautmann worked in 2003 with the distance runners at Robert Morris pionships. Coach Bair’s son Sam, also placed fourth in the Outdoor University; resulting in a new school record in the 10,000 meters. Big East Championships in the 1,500 meters. Prior to his time at Ball State University, Trautmann was head coach Coach Bair was previously the track and field and cross country of the cross country team and assistant to the track and field team head coach at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), at Saint Mary’s College in 1997, where he initiated a first-year cross where he was named National Junior College Cross Country Coach country program as a member of the NCAA Division III, as well as of the year for five consecutive years. He produced three NJCAA the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. While attending gradu- Championship teams in 1973, 1976 and 1977, including five top ate school at Indiana University, Trautmann coached at White River runners who qualified for All-America honors. His teams have set Valley High School in Switz City, Indiana. Since he first began coach- more than two dozen national records, some of which still stand ing in 1995 as a volunteer at Notre Dame, Trautmann has impres- today. Coach Bair is also the former head coach of the Allegheny- sively coached ten NCAA All-America honorees. Nike Running Club. Coach Trautmann competed for the University of Notre Dame Bair has accomplished much as a track athlete, as well. Repre- track and field team where he earned the honors of conference senting Kent State University, Coach Bair was a seven-time NCAA champion in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, as well as being a All-American, and indoor and outdoor champion in the mile. In 1968 three-time IC4A Qualifier. Trautmann was an NCAA championship he was a cross country All-American. That same year, Bair placed competitor in cross country for the Fighting Irish; his teams placed 7th at the U.S. Olympic Trials, however his qualification for the team third, sixth and fifth at the NCAA Championships in 1990, 1992 and was hampered after being placed in the hospital for several days 1993, respectively. before the final trials with an intestinal infection. In 1971 Bair earned Coach Trautmann’s brother, John Trautmann, competed for a spot on the number one ranked U.S. cross country team, the Georgetown University and is a two-time U.S. National Champion and Florida Track Club, consisting of 1972 Olympic champion marathoner Olympic team member (1992) in the 5,000 meters. Frank Shorter, Olympic team marathoner Jack Bachelor, and Olym- Trautmann attained a master of science in kinesiology from Indi- pic team 10,000-meter runner, Jeff Galloway. ana University in 1999 while majoring in applied sport science, con- Continuing his incredible success as a runner, Coach Bair signed centrating in exercise physiology. He also earned a bachelor of busi- a professional contract with the International Track Association in ness administration degree in 1995, majoring in human resource 1973. Bair was inducted into the Westmorland Sports Hall of Fame management, organizational behavior and psychology at Notre Dame. in 1976 and Kent State University Sports Hall of Fame the following He has been married for two years to his wife, Gail. year. In 1977 he was initiated into the Pittsburgh Dapper Dan Hall of Fame (his plaque hangs in the Mellon Arena], and in 1995 he be- came a member of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Coach Bair graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science de- gree in Health and Physical Education from Kent State University. For over 30 years he has been a professor of Health and Physical Educa- tion at CCAC. Coach Bair is married to wife, Arlene, and they have a daughter, Alyson, and a son, Sam, who is a distance runner for the Panthers.

4 ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF

Keith Roberts Kirk Bruce Volunteer Assistant Coach — Assistant Athletic Director Sprints Olympic Sports

oach Keith Roberts joins the Pittsburgh coaching staff for irk Bruce is in his eighth year as Assistant Athletic Director the 2005-06 as a volunteer assistant coach. His duties will for Olympic Sports, but his association with the University CC primarily include working with sprinters and hurdlers. KK datesback much further. Roberts has been coaching since age 15 where he began as In his current capacity, Bruce oversees the day-to-day opera- an assistant coach for the Bellefontaine youth track and field team. tions of men’s and women’s soccer, swimming and diving, men’s and While attending Kent State University, Roberts continued working women’s track and field, softball, and women’s tennis. with the Bellefontaine team, coaching many individuals to continue Bruce previously served as the Panthers’ head women’s basket- on to college athletics. ball coach for 13 years from 1985-1998. His coaching career was As an athlete, Roberts was a member of Kent State’s 2004 highlighted by the 1992-93 season in which the Panthers produced Mid American Conference championship team. He was a national their first 20-win season (21-10) and finished third in the Women’s and regional qualifier in the 60 meters and 110-meter hurdles. National Invitation Tournament. Bruce coached numerous Big East Roberts was also a conference champion in the 60-meter hurdles. All-Conference players as well as two Kodak All-America honorable He was named a Verizon All-American in the 110-meter hurdles mention players in Jonna Huemrich and Lorri Johnson during his and was a world junior qualifier in addition to being a two-time Ohio tenure. state champion. A standout point guard at Pittsburgh from 1971-75, Bruce was Roberts received his BA in communications from Kent State in a member of the Panthers’ 1974 team that finished 25-4 and ad- 2005. He currently resides in Pittsburgh, Ohio. vanced to the NCAA East Regional Finals. He was drafted by the Utah Stars of the former American Association. When the league disbanded, he returned to Pittsburgh to begin his coaching career as an assistant for the Panthers. Bruce was later promoted to the head women’s coaching position prior to the 1985-86 season. Bruce and his wife Marleen have three daughters, Chelsea (23), Carmen (21) and Courtney (18).

TRACK AND FIELD Jennifer Pease SUPPORT STAFF Athletic Trainer

enny Pease is entering her third season at the University of Pittsburgh as its track and field athletic trainer. In addi Brian Hines Kim King JJ tion to her track and field duties, Pease also handles ath- JJ Academic Head Strength & letic training for women’s soccer. Conditioning Coach Pease graduated from Pittsburgh in 2000 with a bachelor of Support science degree in motor science. She earned her master’s in kinesi- ology from San Jose State University in 2002. A native of Middletown, N.J., Pease also worked at Hewlett Packard as a fitness specialist and with Stanford University’s women’s rugby team.

Nicole Amato Jeanne Monahan Media Relations Administrative Assitant Assistant

5 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS

In 2004-05, Pitt’s Women’s Track and Field team captured both the Indoor and Outdoor titles at the Big East Champion- ships. In addition to the team’s success, the Pitt coaching staff was named “Coach- ing Staff of the Year.” Reciving honors were head coach Alonzo Webb and as- sistant coaches Curtis Phillips,Patrick Harding, Mihaela Tripon, James Trautmann, and Sam Bair.

Amanda Walker Maureen McCandless Shot Put (Indoor & Outdoor) 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters Weight Throw (Indoor) (Indoor) Most Outstanding Field Most Outstanding Track Performer (Indoor) Performer (Indoor)

Kimberly Lyles Tamara McGill 200 meters (Indoor & Pentathlon (Indoor) Outdoor) Heptathlon (Outdoor) Most Outstanding Track Performer (Outdoor)

Marissa Dudek Julianna Reed Pole Vault (Indoor & 400-meter Hurdles Outdoor) (Outdoor)

Jill Knopsnyder Shanea Calhoun, Shantea Calhoun, Kimberly Lyles, Javelin (Outdoor) Julianna Reed

400-meter Relay (Outdoor)

6 2005 CROSS COUNTRY ROSTERS MEN’S ROSTER NAME CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sam Bair Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area David Doty Junior Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area Eric Fleming Junior West Chester, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Stephen Gonzalez Junior Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop Tim Konoval Junior Parry Sound, /Central Connecticut State Curtis Larimer Sophomore Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer Michael Long Junior Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville North Jesse Mang Junior Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park Christian Schmidt Junior Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn State - Altoona Andrew Tomaswick Junior Natrona Heights, Pa./Highlands

WOMEN’S ROSTER NAME CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Nicola Angstadt Senior Kutztown, Pa./Fleetwood Monica Bhattacharjee Freshman Penfield, N.Y./Penfield Nicole Bielick Sophomore Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem Suzette Bossart Junior Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem Rachel Botham Freshman Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood Ali Briggs Sophomore Washington, Pa./Washington Alycia Brown Freshman Hickory, Pa./Fort Cherry Erin Byrne Sophomore Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep Candice Coholich Sophomore Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton Leah Coveleski Junior Union City, Pa./Seneca Bailey Flask Freshman Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North Katelyn Fleishman Junior Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Megan Heenan Freshman Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central Lisa Ierubino Freshman Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North Lindsay Mock Junior Johnstown, Pa./Pitt - Johnstown Kelly O’Connell Senior Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Lauren Shaffer Senior Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny Danielle Tuccio Freshman West Chester, Pa./West Chester Abby Zaylor Senior Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

7 CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY MEN'S TOP 25 BIG EAST FINISHES IC4A/ECAC & NCAA FINISHES

PLACE NAME YEAR SITE IC4A Top 35 Individual Cross Country Finishers 1st ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1990 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 4th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1990 3rd ...... Mike Umbleby ...... 1994 ...... Boston, Mass. 9th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1989 5th ...... Jason Bodnar ...... 1988 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 12th ...... Jason Bodnar ...... 1991 13th ...... Mike Umbleby ...... 1994 7th ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1988 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 19th ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1990 7th ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1989 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 19th ...... Mike Formica ...... 1991 8th ...... Bob Weiner ...... 1987 ...... Boston, Mass. 19th ...... Mike Umbleby ...... 1993 8th ...... Mike Umbleby ...... 1993 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 23rd ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1989 9th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1988 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 32nd ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1988 9th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1989 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 33rd ...... Sam Bair ...... 2004 9th ...... Mike Formica ...... 1991 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 34th ...... Tim Konoval ...... 2004 10th ...... Joe Daniels ...... 1987 ...... Boston, Mass. 10th ...... Mike Formica ...... 1990 ...... Bronx, N.Y. NCAA Regional Top 35 Individual Cross Country Finishers 14th ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 1990 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 1st ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2004 14th ...... Frank Nesko ...... 1993 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 6th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2002 15th ...... Bob Weiner ...... 1986 ...... Boston, Mass. 13th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2003 15th ...... Paul Friedrich ...... 1988 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 24th ...... Lauren Shaffer ...... 2004 16th ...... Waddie Freeman ...... 1986 ...... Boston, Mass. 26th ...... Amanda Schmidt ...... 2001 16th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1987 ...... Boston, Mass. 30th ...... Lauren Shaffer ...... 2001 19th ...... Ken Picciano ...... 1985 ...... Boston, Mass. 31st ...... Laura O’Donnell ...... 1991 37th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2001 20th ...... Waddie Freeman ...... 1992 ...... Boston, Mass. 35th ...... Carmela Mariani ...... 1991 20th ...... Dennis Kuntz ...... 1994 ...... Boston, Mass. 21st ...... Tom Swartout ...... 1990 ...... Bronx, N.Y. NCAA Individual Finishers 22nd ...... Bob Weiner ...... 1985 ...... Boston, Mass. 5th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2004 23rd ...... Dennis Kuntz ...... 1993 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 12th ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1990 25th ...... Jason Bodnar ...... 1990 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 71st ...... Keith Dowling ...... 1989 25th ...... Brian McCollough ...... 1991 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 97th ...... Mike Umbleby ...... 1994 210th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2002

WOMEN'S TOP 25 BIG EAST FINISHES TEAM FINISHES MEN IN BIG EAST PLACE NAME YEAR SITE 3rd ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2004 ...... Boston, Mass. 1985...... 7th 1995...... 9th 5th ...... Lori Wood ...... 1985 ...... Boston, Mass. 1986...... 5th 1996...... 10th 15th ...... Carmela Mariani ...... 1991 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 1987...... 3rd 1997...... 11th 20th ...... Amy DiFrancesco ...... 1985 ...... Boston, Mass. 1988...... 3rd (tie) 1998...... 12th 22nd ...... Stacey Wyzykowski ...... 1989 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 1989...... 4th 1999...... 8th 22nd ...... Laura O’Donnell ...... 1991 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 1990...... 3rd 2000...... 11th 22nd ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2003 ...... Bronx, N.Y. 1991...... 4th 2001...... 11th 23rd ...... Angie Martin ...... 1994 ...... Boston, Mass. 1992...... 5th 2002...... 12th 24th ...... Maureen McCandless ...... 2002 ...... Boston, Mass. 1993...... 3rd (tie) 2003...... 8th 1994...... 6th 2004...... 7th SCOTT NCAA REGIONALS HUMPHREY 1985 ...... 25th 1994...... 21st 2004 HIGHLIGHTS 1986...... 22nd 1996...... 32nd 1987...... 9th 1997...... DNC 1988...... 12th 1998...... DNC • Pitt made cross country history in 1989...... 9th 1999...... DNC 2004 by having two runners finish in 1990...... 7th 2000...... DNC the top 25 at the regional champion- 1991...... 11th 2001...... 8th ships. Maureen McCandless finished 1992...... 16th 2002...... 20th 1993...... 16th 2003...... 17th first, and Lauren Shaffer finished 24th. WOMEN IN BIG EAST • McCandless set another school CARMELA record by placing fifth at the NCAA 1990...... 7th 1998...... 12th MARIANI Championships. She was given All- 1991...... 5th 1999...... 12th America honors for her achievements. 1992...... 9th 2000...... 11th 1993...... 6th 2001...... 7th • MVP honors were awarded to 1994...... 6th 2002...... 10th 1995...... 9th 2003...... 9th McCandless for the women and Tim 1996...... 8th 2004...... 7th Konoval for the men. 1997...... 12th

• In addition to strong performances NCAA REGIONALS MAUREEN in athletics, the Panthers excelled in MCCANDLESS the classroom. Seven of the men and 1990...... 27th 2001...... 7th nine of the women were named Big East Academic All-Stars for 1991...... 14th 2002...... 15th the 2004-05 year. 1994...... 27th 2003...... 10th KEITH 1996...... 28th DOWLING

8 2004 CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW Duquesne Duals Great American Race Big East Championships Duquesne University SAS Soccer Park Franklin Park Schenley Park, PA Cary, NC Boston, MA Sept. 4, 2004 Oct. 1, 2004 Oct. 17, 2004

Men: Men: 4th place Men: 7th place 9th Curtis Larimer 22:03 15th Tim Konoval 26:43.54 30th Tim Konoval 24:55 14th David Doty 22:13 18th Nick Westerman 26:54.57 41st Sam Bair 25:12 16th Tim Konoval 22:20 21st Mike Long 26:59.79 44th Andy Tomaswick 25:15 21st Nick Westerman 22:47 29th Andy Tomaswick 27:17.88 46th Mike Long 25:21 25th Andy Tomaswick 22:57 39th Eric Flemming 27:31.66 54th Nick Westerman 25:48 28th Sam Bair 23:11 40th David Doty 27:34.02 57th Eric Flemming 25:51 30th Steve Gonzalez 23:25 49th Curtis Larimer 27:49.88 65th David Doty 26:06 43rd Clint Kotuby 24:20 70th Curtis Larimer 26:34 Women: 14th place 76th Steve Gonzalez 26:44 Women: 7th Maureen McCandless 17:18.68 2nd Maureen McCandless 17:39 70th Lauren Shaffer 19:02.00 Women: 7th place 6th Lauren Shaffer 18:19 104th Nikki Bielick 19:34.24 3rd Maureen McCandless 20:11 14th Suzy Bossart 19:15 111th Nicki Angstadt 19:43.83 35th Lauren Shaffer 22:13 17th Nikki Bielick 19:18 116th Ali Briggs 19:47.59 47th Nicki Angstadt 22:40 18th Katelyn Fleishman 19:28 125th Suzy Bossart 20:13.41 63rd Ali Briggs 23:19 24th Nicki Angstadt 19:45 145th Candice Coholich 21:07.42 66th Abbyl Zaylor 23:30 28th Abbyl Zaylor 19:54 72nd Nikki Bielick 23:37 32nd Candice Coholich 20:06 76th Leah Coveleski 23:52 47th Amanda Meyer 21:14 81st Suzy Bossart 24:01 52nd Kerry Battenfeld 21:35 83rd Candice Coholich 24:11 55th Leah Coveleski 21:54 65th Krystal Epps 22:26

Duquesne Invitational Penn State National NCAA Regionals Duquesne University Penn State University Penn State University Schenley Park, PA State College, PA State College, PA Sept. 24, 2004 Oct. 17, 2004 Nov. 13, 2004

Men: 2nd place (tied) Men: 13th place Men: 9th place rd 3 Tim Konoval 26:18 26th Sam Bair 26:25 33rd Sam Bair 31:55 th 11 Andy Tomaswick 27:02 67th Tim Konoval 26:53 34th Tim Konoval 31:57 th 12 David Doty 27:02 77th Eric Flemming 27:00 54th Eric Fleming 32:21 th 15 Mike Long 27:10 97th Nick Westerman 27:11 72nd Mike Long 32:43 th 16 Nick Westerman 27:10 118th Mike Long 27:24 77th Andy Tomaswick 32:47 th 19 Eric Flemming 27:21 134th Andy Tomaswick 27:34 87th Nick Westerman 33:06 th 20 Curtis Larimer 27:25 140th Steve Gonzalez 27:37 112th David Doty 34:02

Women: 2nd place Women: 18th place Women: 8th place st 1 Maureen McCandless 21:49 6th Maureen McCandless 20:45 1st Maureen McCandless 20:26 th 7 Nicki Angstadt 23:53 52nd Lauren Shaffer 22:17 24th Lauren Shaffer 22:08 9th Nikki Bielick 24:06 122nd Nicki Angstadt 23:07 55th Nicki Angstadt 22:51 th 13 Ali Briggs 24:19 138th Nikki Bielick 23:18 68th Suzy Bossart 23:08 rd 23 Candice Coholich 24:40 175th Abby Zaylor 23:47 99th Ali Briggs 23:53 th 34 Abby Zaylor 25:07 185th Ali Briggs 23:51 106th Abbyl Zaylor 24:08 th 37 Kerry Battenfeld 25:23 190th Suzy Bossart 23:53 116th Nikki Bielick 24:25

NCAA Championships Indiana State University Terra Haute, IN Nov. 22, 2004

5th Maureen McCandless 20:38.2

9 2005-06 TRACK AND FIELD ROSTERS MEN’S ROSTER NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Chris Anderson Senior Sprints Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township Sam Bair Sophomore Distance Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area Anthony Bonura Senior Javelin Plum, Pa/Canisius College Eric Burnett Junior Distance Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Justin Clickett Junior Throws Union City, Pa./Union City Area Kareem Cousar Junior Sprints Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic David Doty Junior Distance Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area Eric Fleming Junior Distance West Chester, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Kevin Gilpatrick Freshman Sprints/Hurdles Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby Stephen Gonzalez Junior Distance Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop Dwayne Grant-Higgins Senior Hurdles Ajax, Ontario/West Virginia University William Grinstead Freshman Sprints/Hurdles Hornell, N.Y./Hornell Keith Higham Sophomore Pole Vault Carlisle, England/Trinity Carlisle Eric Jones Freshman Jumps Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Adam Kielinski Sophomore Throws Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic Jeffrey Kiss Senior Hurdles/Jumps Windber, Pa./Windber Tim Konoval Junior Distance Parry Sound, Ontario/Central Connecticut State Corey Kuehner Junior Javelin Palmerton, Pa./Palmerton Curtis Larimer Sophomore Distance Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer Michael Long Junior Distance Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville North Jesse Mang Junior Distance Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park Dartel McRae Freshman Jumps/Pole Vault Pottstown, Pa./Seton Hall University Sam Perkins Freshman Sprints Kent, Ohio/Kent Roosevelt Michael Pettiford Freshman Jumps Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch Benjamin Rebuck Junior Jumps/Multi Sunbury, Pa./Indiana University of Pennsylvania Nickolas Reynolds Freshman Sprints Warren, Pa./Warren Troy Roberson Senior Sprints Warminster, Pa./William Tennent Eduardo Ruiz Junior Throws Warminster, Pa./Willam Tennent Christian Schmidt Junior Distance Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn State University - Altoona Charles Sneed Freshman Jumps Farrell, Pa./Farrell L. James Stratton Freshman Distance Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley Andrew Tomaswick Junior Distance Natrona Heights, Pa./Highlands Ronald Walter Freshman Pole Vault Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin Brian Woods Junior Hurdles Loudonville, N.Y./Shaker Mike Wray Sophomore Hurdles Philadelphia, Pa./Central

10 PANTHER PROFILES

CHRIS ANTHONY DWAYNE ANDERSON BONURA GRANT-HIGGINS Senior • Sprints Senior • Javelin Senior • Hurdles Lancaster, Pa. Plum, Pa. Ajax, Ontario Manheim Township Canisius College West Virginia University

HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 60 meters - 6.89 • NCAA All-American (Outdoor)** • Injured for the 2004-05 season • 100 meters - 10.70 • NCAA Outdoor Qualifier • Starting on Pitt’s men’s soc- • 200 meters - 21.38 Record* • Big East Outdoor Champion cer team, ranking second on the team • 400 meters - 48.24 • Javelin - 69.33 m Record in goals scored for 2004 • Long Jump - 6.56 m • Finished ninth at the NCAA Outdoor • Big East All-Conference Outdoor Championships with a throw of WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: • Fourth-place finish at IC4A Indoor 66.32 m • 60-meter hurdles - 8.03 Championships in the 200 meters • Big East All-Conference Outdoor • 110-meter hurdles - 14.34 • 400-meter hurdles - 51.73 MANHEIM TOWNSHIP HIGH CANISIUS COLLEGE: Two-year • Big East All-Conference Outdoor SCHOOL: Qualified for state meet in the letterwinner in football • Regionals Qualifier 200 meters as well as the 400-meter re- lay and the 1,600-meter relay PLUM HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, fin- PICKERING HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time teams...Finished 12th in the 200 meters ished second at WPIALs with a throw of member of the Canadian Junior National at the state meet and seventh in the 400- 194’11”...School record holder in javelin with Track and Field team...Member of the Ca- meter relay...Also a member of the Mt. a throw of 203’4”...As a junior, finished nadian team...Also United Soccer team. seventh at WPIAL Championships...Finished competed in soccer, volleyball, basketball second in the WPIAL Championships with a and taekwondo. PERSONAL: Chris is the son of Damon throw of 203’4”...Finished ninth at Junior and Martha Anderson...Has three Nationals...Also competed in football and PERSONAL: Dwayne is the son of Ron sisters...Born September 14, 1983...Ma- wrestling...Was a three-time All-Conference and Sandra Higgins...Has one sister and joring in economics. selection in football, setting three school one brother...Born July 21, 1982...Major- records as a quarterback. ing in exercise physiology.

PERSONAL: Tony is the son of Bill and Marie Bonura...Has two brothers...Born October 1, 1982...Majoring in economics.

* Any reference to “Record” denotes Pitt School Record. ** Bonura was an NCAA All-American in the 2005 season, but is not listed in the Commons Section of this guide. Please note that he did, in fact, receive that honor. 11 PANTHER PROFILES

JEFF COREY TROY KISS KUEHNER ROBERSON Senior • Hurdles/Jumps Senior • Javelin Senior • Sprints Windber, Pa. Palmerton, Pa. Warminster, Pa. Windber Palmerton William Tennent

HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 60 meter hurdles - 8.40 • Javelin - 64.95 m • 100 meters - 11.53 • Triple Jump - 45’6” • Finished second at the IC4A Outdoor • 400 meters - 49.50 • Long Jump - 21’10” Championships with a throw of • 110 meter hurdles - 15.13 64.95 m WILLIAM TENNENT HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-League for four years in the WINDBER HIGH SCHOOL: West PAC PALMERTON HIGH SCHOOL: Three- 400 meters, for three years in the 200 champion in the 110-meter hurdles and time Colonial League Championship meters and for four years in the 100 300-meter hurdles in both 2001 and qualifier...Three-time District 2 Champion- meters...Qualified for states for four con- 2002...District 5 champion in the 110- ship qualifier...Placed second at the Dis- secutive years...Set a school record in the meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, triple trict 2 Championships as a junior...Also 400 meters with a time of 47.3...Lettered jump and 1,600-meter relay in 2000...Dis- competed in wrestling and football...Recieved in varsity football for three years. trict 5 champion in the 110-meter hurdles the National Guard Athletic Award. in 2001 and 2002 as well as the 300-meter PERSONAL: Troy is the son of Andre and hurdles in 2002...West PAC All-Star in PERSONAL: Corey is the son of Dale and Lorena Roberson and Laney and Shari 2001 and 2002...All-State team indoors in Wanda Kuehner...Has one sister...Born Bankhead...Has three brothers and five 2001 and 2002...All-State team outdoors May 12, 1983...Majoring in environmental sisters...Born January 9, 1984...Major is in 2002...Also participated in cross coun- studies and anthropology. undeclared. try and basketball...President of the Na- tional Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Jeff is the son of Robert and Karen Kiss...Has three brothers...Born January 20, 1984...Majoring in biology and secondary education.

12 PANTHER PROFILES ERIC BURNETT DAVID DOTY Junior • Distance Junior • Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Fox Chapel Moon Area FOX CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL: HIGHLIGHTS: • 5K - 16:59 • 5,000 meters - 15:49.78 • 400 meters - 51.0 • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 34:02 • 800 meters - 2:00 • Big East All-Academic • 1,600 meters - 4:40 MOON AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Moon Area PIAA and WPIAL qualifier...Named Athlete of cross country Rookie of the Year and MVP...All-time Moon Area the Week... A member of the National Honor Society. gym class record holder...2004 Geneva Relay’s champion in the 5,000 PERSONAL: Eric is the son of Jonathan and Debbie Burnett...Has meters...Dean’s List. one sister...Born December 24, 1984...Majoring in theatre arts and film studies. PERSONAL: Dave is the son of William Doty and Patricia Prince...Has two sisters and two brothers...Born February 6, 1985...Majoring in finance. JUSTIN CLICKETT ERIC FLEMING Junior • Throws Junior • Distance Union City, Pa. West Chester, Pa. Union City Bishop Shanahan HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: •NCAA All-America (Indoor) • 800 meters - 1:56.34 •NCAA Indoor Qualifier, ninth place • 1,500 meters - 3:54.36 •Big East and IC4A Indoor Champion • Mile - 4:07.61 - shot put • 3,000 meters - 8:34.95 (Outdoor) •Shot put - 19.05 m (Indoor) Record* Record • Shot put - 18.71 m (Outdoor) Record • 5,000 meters - 15:13.0 • Weight throw - 18.70 m (Indoor) Record • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 32:21 • Hammer Throw - 53.30 m • Discus - 51.76 m BISHOP SHANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL: AAU National Champion in • Big East All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor junior year...District 1 champion in mile and two-mile...Fourth-place • Big East All-Academic finish at states in the mile for junior year and second place at states in cross country and two-mile for his senior year...All-League, All-State UNION CITY AREA HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 State Champion in the and All-American honorable mention...Played soccer and was All-League, shot put and discus...AA state recordholder in the shot put and school All-District and All-State honorable mention. record holder in the shot put and discus...Named PA Male Track Athlete of the Year...Also competed in swimming and golf...Member PERSONAL: Eric is the son of Joe and Sharon Fleming...Has two of the National Honor Society. brothers...Born May 9, 1985...Majoring in business.

PERSONAL: Justin is the son of Thomas and Cindy Clickett...Born April 12, 1985...Majoring in rehab science.

KAREEM COUSAR STEPHEN GONZALEZ Junior • Sprints Junior • Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. Johnstown, Pa. Pittsburgh Central Catholic Westmont Hilltop HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 60 meters - 7.63 • 1,500 meters - 3:54.36 • 200 meters - 22.26 • 5,000 meters - 15:29.41 • 400 meters - 48.52 • 10,000 meters - 31:58.33 • Big East All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor • Big East Cross Country - 26:44 • Big East All-Academic PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 WPIAL champion in the 400 meters...Placed in the WESTMONT HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL: 2002 District 6 PIAA 3,200 top 10 in both the outdoor and indoor PA state championships...Set meter champion and record holder...2000 LHAC conference cross school record in the 400 meters...Named team ...All-District country and mile champion...2002 PIAA bronze medalist in the 3,200 track and field...Led his team to a WPIAL team championship...Also meters...PIAA medalist in cross country in 2000 and 2002...Set school competed in baseball, basketball and football...On M.A.P.S. leadership records in both the mile and 3,200 meters...Westmont Hilltop Indi- committee and high honor roll. vidual Excellency Winner in 2003...Four-time Central Western PA All- Area team...Three-time All-State PIAA performance/medalist...Also PERSONAL: Kareem is the son of Alan and Valerie Cousar...Has on the swim team...A member of the National Honor Society. one brother and one sister...Born Febraury 20, 1985...Majoring in architectural studies. PERSONAL: Steve is the son of Luis and Stephanie Gonzalez...Has two brothers...Born September 22, 1984...Majoring in psychology.

13 PANTHER PROFILES TIMOTHY KONOVAL BENJAMIN REBUCK Junior • Distance Junior • Jumps/Multi Parry Sound, Ontario Sunbury, Pa. Central Connecticut State Indiana University of Pennsylvania HIGHLIGHTS: INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF • 800 meters - 4:07.36 PENNSYLVANIA: • 1,500 meters - 3:46.78 • 5,000 meters - 17:15 • Mile - 4:07.36 • 5,000 meters - 14:59.6 SHIKELLAMY HIGH SCHOOL: Led his cross • DMR - 9:38.06 (Indoor) Record country team to four district titles...Team fin- • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 31:57 ished 82-0 his senior year...Competed in high • 2004 cross country MVP jump, pole vault and javelin. • Big East All-Academic PERSONAL: Ben is the son of Robert and Denise Rebuck...Has one CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE: Personal best time in the 1,500 sister...Born July 19, 1985...Majoring in biology and pre-medicine. meters was 3:50.0 and in cross country 25:30.0...2004 first-place finish at the New England Championships in the 1,500 meters...2004 NEC conference Freshman of the Year in cross country...All-Confer- ence ninth-place finish.

PARRY SOUND HIGH SCHOOL: Competed all five years in track...Received Most Athletic Honors twice...Also participated in hockey and cross country skiing.

PERSONAL: Tim is the son of Steve and Lori Konoval...Has two sisters...Born July 9, 1984...Majoring in exercise science. MICHAEL LONG EDUARDO RUIZ Junior • Distance Junior • Throws Williamsville, N.Y. Warminster, Pa. Williamsville North Warminster HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 1,500 meters - 4:14.49 • Shot Put - 15.95 m • Mile - 4:43.57 • Discus - 48.92 m • 3,000 meters - 8:48.65 • Weight Throw - 14.99 m • 5,000 meters - 15:18.70 • Hammer Throw - 50.62 m • 3,000-meter steeplechase - 9:15.92 • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 32:43 WARMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL: 2002 PA •Big East All-Academic state champion in the discus...A state qualifier in discus for four years.

WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 Section VI cross PERSONAL: Ed is the son of Eduardo Ruiz and Edith Rodriguez...Born country champion...2003 ECIC Division I mile champion...2002 ECIC January 7, 1985...Majoring in physical therapy. Division I two mile champion...All-state cross country...All-City track...Also played basketball and soccer...Vice President of the Na- tional Honor Society and a DECA Parlimentarian.

PERSONAL: Mike is the son of Steven and Leslie Long...Has one brother...Born March 22, 1985...Majoring in business.

JESSE MANG CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT Junior • Distance Junior • Distance Orchard Park, N.Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. Orchard Park Penn State University - Altoona HIGHLIGHTS: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - ALTOONA: • Mile - 4:33.10 • 1,500 meters - 4:08 • 3,000 meters - 8:42.59 • 5,000 meters - 15:12.5 BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL: WPIAL AAA • 3,000-meter steeplechase - 9:45.79 track team during his junior year...WPIAL fi- nalist in his senior year...Also played hockey. ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL: Champion in the 3,200 meters Section 6 indoor and outdoor track...Cross country state qualifier in PERSONAL: Christian is the son of William and Michelle Schmidt...Has 2002...ECIC champion in the 3,200 meters...Captain of the cross one sister...Born March 25, 1985...Majoring in rehab science. country, indoor and outdoor track teams...Team’s MVP of cross coun- try and indoor track...President of the Investment Club.

PERSONAL: Jesse is the son of Thomas and Diane Mang...Has one brother...Born October 6, 1985...Majoring in psychology.

14 PANTHER PROFILES ANDREW TOMASWICK KEITH HIGHAM Junior • Distance Sophomore • Pole Vault Natrona Heights, Pa. Carlisle, England Highlands Trinity Carlisle HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: •1,500 meters - 4:09.67 • NCAA Outdoor Qualifier •3,000 meters - 8:53.29 • Big East Outdoor and IC4A Indoor •5,000 meters - 14:51.32 Champion •10,000 meters - 30:58.70 • British U-23 Champion •NCAA Regional Cross Country - 32:47 • Pole Vault - 5.21 m (Outdoor) Record • Pole Vault - 5.10 m (Indoor) Record HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time PIAA state medalist...Set • Finished 12th in the 2005 European U-23 Championships two school records in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters...Placed • Big East All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor 16th at the PIAA 2002 cross country championships...Finished ninth • Big East All-Academic at the 2003 PIAA outdoor track championships...A member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Scholarship student. TRINITY CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL: 2004 National and North of England Senior Champion in pole vaulting...Also participated in soccer PERSONAL: Andy is the son of Scott Peters and Kathy and tennis. Tomaswick...Born September 9, 1985...Majoring in engineering. PERSONAL: Keith is the son of John and Gill Higham...Has two sisters...Born November 7, 1985...Major is undeclared.

BRIAN WOODS ADAM KIELINSKI Junior • Hurdler Sophomore • Throws Loudonville, N.Y. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Shaker Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 600 meters - 19:19.92 • Shot Put - 15.71 m • 800 meters - 1:59.07 • Weight Throw - 15.60 m • 1,000 meters - 2:47.80 • Hammer Throw - 48.39 m • 400-meter hurdles - 55.49 • Discus - 46.51 m • Big East All-Academic KENNEDY-KENRICK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Six-time All- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL: Finished third and fifth at the New York Catholic honors in shot put and discus...PA Independent champion in Outdoor State Championships in the 3,200-meter and the 1,600- shot put and runner-up in discus...Named Most Outstanding Male meter relays respectively...A member of the National Honor Society. Athlete...Qualified for the Junior Olympics...Set school records in shot put and discus...A member of the Ambler Olympic Club...Also played PERSONAL: Brian is the son of Frank and Beth Woods...Born April football and basketball. 17, 1985...Majoring in history and secondary education. PERSONAL: A.J. is the son of Tom and Mary Pat Kielinski...Born July 19, 1985...Major is undeclared.

SAMUEL BAIR III CURTIS LARIMER Sophomore • Distance Sophomore • Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. Colorado Springs, Colo. Shaler Area Palmer HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: •800 meters - 1:50.51 • Big East Cross Country - 26:34 •1,500 meters - 3:46.20 • Big East All-Academic •Mile - 4:06.40 •5,000 meters - 15:02.9 PALMER HIGH SCHOOL: Led cross country •DMR - 9:38.60 (Indoor) Record team to three regional championships in 2001, • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 31:55 2002 and 2003...Won regional championships in the 3,200 • Big East All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor meters...All-Region cross country in 2002 and 2003 and All-State in • Big East All-Academic 2002...All-Region track in 2003 and 2004...All-State Academic in 2003 and 2004...An International Baccalaureate graduate and Na- SHALER AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time high school All-Ameri- tional Merit Scholar. can in the mile run...Track and Field News All-American...Two-time mile state champion...2002 WPIAL cross country champion...Third- PERSONAL: Curtis is the son of Ryland and Colette Larimer...Has place finish at the Nike Indoor Classic and third-place finish at adidas one sister...Born April 2, 1986...Majoring in engineering and physics Outdoor Championships...Gatorade Pennsylvania Male Track Athlete in the Pitt Honors College. of the Year...A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Sam is the son of Samuel (asst. volunteer track coach) and Arlene Bair...Has one sister...Born July 17, 1984...Majoring in studio arts.

15 PANTHER PROFILES MICHAEL WRAY ERIC JONES Sophomore • Hurdles Freshman • Jumps Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Gateway HIGHLIGHTS: GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL: • 60 meters - 7.21 • Triple Jump - 46’ • 100 meters - 11.20 • 200 meters - 22.60 Led his team to a WPIAL championship for the • 60-meter hurdles - 7.97 2002-03 season...Placed second at the WPIAL • 110-meter hurdles - 14.23 Championships and fourth in the state in the • 400-meter hurdles - 54.12 triple jump in 2004...Named All-Area and All- • Big East All-Conference Indoor State...Set school record in the triple jump...Graduated with honors.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: Public League champion in the 1,600 PERSONAL: Eric is the son of Virgil and Davida Jones...Has one meter relay...Third-place at the indoor state championships in brother...Born July 17, 1987...Majoring in communications. 2003...Public League champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 2004 and state champion in the 60-meter hurdles...First Team All-State...Nike Indoor All-American...Set school records in the 60-meter, 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles.

PERSONAL: Mike is the son of Lindford Wray and Carissima Pettus...Has one brother...Born March 24, 1987...Majoring in pre- medicine. KEVIN GILPATRICK DARTEL McRAE Freshman • Sprints/Hurdles Freshman • Jumps, Pole Vault Upper Darby, Pa. Pottstown, Pa. Upper Darby Seton Hall University UPPER DARBY HIGH SCHOOL: POTTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL: • 400 meters - 49.3 • Pole Vault - 13’6” • 800 meters - 1:56.4 • Triple Jump - 44’6” • 300-meter Hurdles - 39.7 Led the Pottstown team to a PAC-10 Placed fourth in the PIAA state championships championship...Also competed in swimming...A in the 3,200-meter relay and finished seventh member of the National Honor Society and in the 1,600-meter relay...Named to the 3,200-meter relay National president of his class. High School Honor Roll...Set five school records...A member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Dartel is the son of Katherine McRae...Has two broth- ers and two sisters...Born December 13, 1984...Majoring in political PERSONAL: Kevin is the son of Roger and Kendra Gilpatrick...Has science and philosophy. two sisters and one brother...Born September 17, 1986...Majoring in business.

WILLIAM GRINSTEAD SAM PERKINS Freshman • Hurdles Freshman • Sprints Hornell, N.Y. Kent, Ohio Hornell Kent Roosevelt HORNELL HIGH SCHOOL: KENT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL: • 110-meter hurdles - 14.9 • 100 meters - 10.6 • 400-meter hurdles - 55.5 • 200 meters - 21.7

Division II state champion in the 110-meter and State champion in the 100 meters...Regional 400-meter hurdles in 2005...Sectional cham- champion in the 100 meters...District cham- pion in both events as well as the 400-meter pion in the 100 and 200 meters...County cham- relay and 1,600-meter relay in 2005...First person in school’s history pion in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 1,600-meter to win two state championships...2005 indoor sectional champion in relay...Competed in Junior Nationals in the 1,600-meter relay...Also the 55-meter hurdles, 800-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay...2004 participated in football. sectional champion in 110-meter hurdles...Named Livingston County All-Star and Male Track Athlete of the Year...A member of the Na- PERSONAL: Sam is the son of Rhonda Perkins...Has two brothers tional Honor Society. and one sister...Born July 8, 1987...Majoring in physical therapy.

PERSONAL: Will is the son of Kent and Helen Grinstead...Brother Rich was a diver at Pitt from 2001-05...Born March 22, 1987...Ma- joring in engineering.

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MICHAEL PETTIFORD L. JAMES STRATON Freshman • Jumps Freshman • Distance Chesapeak, Va. Lancaster, Pa. Western Branch Conestoga Valley WESTERN BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: • High Jump - 6’3” • 400 meters - 50.1 • 800 meters - 1:55 Qualified for regionals in the high jump...Also competed in volleyball, basketball and Won 2005 state championships in the 3,200- track...Second team All-District in volleyball and meter relay...Named All-State...Also competed two-time first team All-Penn-Ohio...Two-time in soccer and was named varsity captain. participant in the NIRSA Club Volleyball National Championships...Most improved player in volleyball, basketball and track...A member of the PERSONAL: James is the son of Larry and Mary Stratton...Has one National Honor Society. brother and one sister...Born December 17,1986...Majoring in fi- nance. PERSONAL: Mike is the son of Michael and Patricia Pettiford...Has two brothers...Born February 24, 1986...Majoring in chemical engi- neering. NICKOLAS REYNOLDS RONALD WALTER Freshman • Sprints Freshman • Pole Vault Warren, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Warren Baldwin WARREN HIGH SCHOOL: BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL: • 100 meters - 10.8 • Pole Vault - 16’3” • 200 meters - 22.8 • Long Jump - 21’3” Set WPIAL and high school record at 16’ 3” in 2005...State champion in 2005...WPIAL cham- First from his high school to compete in the pion in 2005...Finished 11th at indoor nationals 100 meters at states...Undefeated in dual in 2004 and ninth in 2005...Finished fifth at meets for his junior and senior years...Relay team set two school outdoor nationals in 2004...Also particpated in golf. records...MVP of track and jumping events as well as Team MVP...District 10 runner-up in football and named Offensive Player of PERSONAL: Ron is the son of Ronald and Judith Walter...Has one the Year. brother...Born May 6, 1987...Major is undeclared. PERSONAL: Nick is the son of Danny and LouAnn Reynolds...Has two brothers...Born August 15, 1987...Major is undeclared CHARLES SNEED Freshman • Jumps Farrell, Pa. Farrell 2005-06 Men’s Quick Facts FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL: • High Jump - 6’6” • Long Jump - 21” Returning . . . • Triple Jump - 44’7”

Finished fifth at the state championships in the All America Honorees - 2 triple jump...Four consecutive appearances at state championships, qualifying for all three jumps his senior year...Set school’s high jump NCAA Qualifiers - 3 (pictured at left) record.

PERSONAL: Charles is the son of Andrew and Tina Mastrian...Has IC4A Champions - 2 one sister...Born September 12, 1985...Majoring in business. Big East Champions - 3

Big East All-Conference - 7

17 2005-06 TRACK AND FIELD ROSTERS WOMEN’S ROSTER NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Joelle Ambrose Senior Hurdles/Multi Sarver, Pa./Freeport Nicola Angstadt Senior Distance Kutztown, Pa./Fleetwood Raquel Bender Freshman Sprints Penn Hills, Pa./Penn Hills Monica Bhattacharjee Freshman Distance Penfield, N.Y./Penfield Nicole Bielick Sophomore Distance Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem Stacey Bilan Freshman Throws Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West Suzette Bossart Junior Distance Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem Rachel Botham Freshman Distance Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood Alexandra Briggs Sophomore Distance Washington, Pa./Washington Allison Brown Junior Hurdles/Multi Granville, Pa./Lower Dauphin Alycia Brown Freshman Distance Hickory, Pa./Fort Cherry Erin Byrne Freshman Distance Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep Shanea Calhoun Sophomore Sprints New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross Shantea Calhoun Sophomore Sprints New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross Mycah Clemons Junior Hurdles/Multi New Kensington, Pa./Valley Candice Coholich Sophomore Distance Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton Leah Coveleski Junior Distance Union City, Pa./Seneca Marissa Dudek Senior Pole Vault Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X Krystal Epps Junior Middle Distance Butler, Pa./Butler Bailey Flask Freshman Distance Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North Katelyn Fleishman Sophomore Distance Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Elyse Goode Sophomore Sprints Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge Area Martina Hallman Sophomore Jumps Miami, Fla./Miami Southside Catherine Hare Freshman Sprints Hanover, Pa./South Western Megan Heenan Freshman Distance Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central Angela Hoover Sophomore Javelin Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area Lisa Ierubino Freshman Distance Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North Kristin Johnson Freshman Jumps Somerset, Pa./Somerset Gizelle Joshua Sophomore Middle Distance West Orange, N.J./West Orange Carolyn Kitchens Senior* Throws Boone, N.C./Appalachian State Univ. Jill Knopsnyder Senior Javelin Somerset, Pa./Somerset Maureen McCandless Senior* Distance Bensalem, Pa./Nazereth Academy Carron Mitchell Sophomore Jumps Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs Lindsay Mock Junior Distance Johnstown, Pa./Pitt-Johnstown Janessa Murphy Freshman Sprints/Jumps Malvern, Pa./Great Murphy Kelly O’Connell Senior Distance Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area Nicole Pitchford Sophomore Pole Vault Elwood City, Pa./Riverside Julianna Reed Junior Hurdles/Multi Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton Hayle Ritchey Freshman Javelin Penn Hills, Pa./Penn Hills Kimberly Rorabaugh Sophomore Throws Clymer, Pa./Purchase Line Selena Sappleton Sophomore Hurdles/Middle Distance Brooklyn, N.Y./A.P. Randolph Lauren Shaffer Senior Distance Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny Kathy Siuda Junior Middle Distance Waterloo, Ontario/Bluvale Collegiate Danielle Tuccio Freshman Distance West Chester, Pa./West Chester Melissa Vignetti Freshman Distance Pittsburgh, Pa./McMurray Abby Zaylor Junior Distance Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

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JOELLE NICOLA MARISSA AMBROSE ANGSTADT DUDEK Senior • Hurdles/Multi Senior • Distance Senior • Pole Vault Sarver, Pa. Kutztown, Pa. Pottstown, Pa. Freeport Fleetwood St. Pius X

HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 200 meters - 26.61 • 1,500 meters - 4:48.86 • Big East Indoor Champion • 400 meters - 1:00.27 • Mile - 5:16.62 • Big East Outdoor Champion • 800 meters - 2:26.68 • 3,000 meters - 10:08.55 • Pole Vault - 4.02 m (Indoor) Record • 60-meter hurdles - 8.57 • 5,000 meters - 17:18.64 • Big East All-Conference Indoor & • 100-meter hurdles - 14.82 • 3,000-meter steeplechase - Outdoor • 400-meter hurdles - 1:04.09 10:39.43 Record • Big East All-Academic • High Jump - 1.62 m • NCAA Regional Cross Country - • Long Jump - 5.10 m 22:51 ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third • Shot Put - 9.64 m • Big East All-Academic at the 2002 PIAA-AA State • Javelin - 24.62 m Championships...Four-time qualifier for the • Pentathlon - 3,529 points FLEETWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Record state meet...Led her team to a District 1 • Heptathlon - 4,069 points holder in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 Championship...Also competed in field • Big East All-Academic meters...Four-time medalist in PIAA-AA hockey, basketball and swimming...A mem- Cross Country Championships...Three-time ber of the Schuylkill Valley Regional Dance FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL: Qualified in medalist in the PIAA-AA Championships in Company and on the student council. the PIAA-AA state championships for the the 3,200 meters...Named to Berks County 300-meter hurdles...Finished fifth at states All Star Team for both cross country and PERSONAL: Marissa is the daughter of in 2002...Became a finalist in the state track and field...Also competed on her high Joseph and Sue Dudek...Has one brother championships in the 100-meter and 300- school swim team...A member of the Na- and one sister...Born May 3, 1984...Ma- meter hurdles. tional Honor Society. joring in psychology.

PERSONAL: Joelle is the daughter of Roy PERSONAL: Nicki is the daughter of Gary and Eileen Geary...Born April 29, 1984...Ma- and Karin Angstadt...Has one sister...Born joring in marketing. March 31, 1984...Majoring in political sci- ence and business.

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CAROLYN JILL MAUREEN KITCHENS KNOPSNYDER McCANDLESS Senior* • Throws Senior • Javelin Senior* • Distance Boone, N.C. Somerset, Pa. Bensalem, Pa. Appalachian State University Somerset Nazareth Academy

APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • Javelin - 40.87 m • Big East Outdoor Champion • NCAA All-America • Hammer Throw - 45 m • Javelin - 43.47 m • NCAA Qualifier - 5th place Cross • Big East All-Conference Outdoor Country Southern Conference champion both indi- • NCAA Regional Cross Country vidually and with team...Placed 28th in the SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year Champion NCAA East Regional Meet in 2004...Gradu- letterwinner and team captain...LHAC All- • ECAC Indoor Champion - Mile ated magna cum laude with a BS in Conference...Three-year letterwinner in • Big East Indoor Champion - chemistry...A member of the basketball volleyball and named All-County...Three-year 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters team as a freshman and sophomore. letterwinner and earned second team All- • Big East Indoor “Most Out- Conference in basketball...A member of the standing Track Performer” WATAUGA HIGH SCHOOL: Recipient of National Honor Society and Student Coun- • NCAA Championships Cross Country the Hall of Fame Award for most athletic cil. - 20:38.2 and best grade point average...Played vol- • Mile - 4:44.0 (Indoor) Record leyball, basketball and softball...Named All- PERSONAL: Jill is the daughter of Oran • 3,000 meters - 9:18.99 (Indoor) Conference for all three sports...MVP of and Cynthia Knopsnyder...Born December Record her softball team...A member of the Na- 25, 1983...Majoring in psychology with a • 5,000 meters - 15:48.10 (Indoor) tional Honor Society and Beta Club. chemistry minor. Record • 2005 cross country MVP PERSONAL: Carolyn is the daughter of • Big East All-Conference Indoor Larry and Anita Kitchens...Has three • Big East All-Academic brothers...Born March 25, 1983...Major- ing in graduate biomedical sciences. NAZARETH ACADEMY: Named to the Bicentennial Athletic League cross country twice for team and twice individually, four times for team and individually in track...Named All-State for cross country and indoor track...Received All-America honors...Nike All-American in the mile and Distance Medley Relay...A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Maureen is the daughter of James and Mary McCandless...Has one sister, Megan, who dives for Pitt...Born Au- gust 24, 1983...Majoring in exercise physi- ology.

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KELLY LAUREN ABIGAIL O’CONNELL SHAFFER ZAYLOR Senior • Distance Senior • Distance Senior • Distance Coatesville, Pa. Imperial, Pa. Chagrin Falls, Ohio Coatesville West Allegheny Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin

HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 5,000 meters - 18:14.25 • 5,000 meters - 17:49.83 • 800 meters - 2:15 • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 22:08 • 1,000 meters - 2:52 COATESVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL: • Top 35 Finish at NCAA Regional Cross • 1,500 meters - 4:42 Three-time individual and four-time team Country Championships • Mile - 5:19.21 Ches-Mont champion...Led her team to win • Big East All-Academic • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 24:08 the Steel City Championships and won an individual title in 2001...All-City cross coun- WEST ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL: NOTRE DAME-CATHEDRAL LATIN try from 1998-2001...All-City track in 2000 Captured the state championship in AA HIGH SCHOOL: Led her team to become and 2001...All-State cross country in cross country as a junior...Top-15 finish at the North Coast League champions in 2000 2001...Also particpated in swimming...A Foot Locker Invitational as a junior...Finished for cross country and in 2002 for member of the National Honor Society. fifth at the Nike Indoor Finish in the 3,000 track...Named Senior Student-Athlete of the meters...Third-place finish at the Penn Re- Year in 2002...A member of the National PERSONAL: Kelly is the daughter of John lays in the 3,000 meters...All-State Honor Society. and Susan O’Connell...Has one track...All-WPIAL...All-American at the brother...Born July 19, 1984...Majoring in Nike Indoor Finish...A member of the Na- PERSONAL: Abby is the daughter of Wil- nursing. tional Honor Society and valedictorian of her liam and Rosemary Zaylor...Has one sister class. and two brothers...Born September 28, 1983...Majoring in neuroscience. PERSONAL: Lauren is the daughter of Alan and Susan Shaffer...Born May 25, 1983...Majoring in political science and psy- chology.

21 PANTHER PROFILES SUZETTE BOSSART LEAH COVELESKI Junior • Distance Junior • Distance Greensburg, Pa. Union City, Pa. Greensburg Salem Seneca HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 1,500 meters - 5:13.17 • 5,000 meters - 19:01 • 5,000 meters - 18:10.11 • Big East Cross Country - 23:52 • 10,000 meters - 37:46.81 • Big East All-Academic • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 23:08 • Big East All-Academic SENECA HIGH SCHOOL: Erie County cross country champion both individually and with her GREENSBURG SALEM HIGH SCHOOL: Named to cross country team...Team won District Championships...A District Championship All-County for four years...Team won the Westmoreland County 2001 runner-up in cross country...Named Cross Country Athlete of the cross country championships...Finished in the top ten at the County Year by the Erie Times News...Four-year district qualifier and state Championships for four years and was the runner-up her senior qualifier in the 3,200 meters...A member of the National Honor Soci- year...Finished ninth at the WPIAL Championships...Finished 33rd in ety and recipient of the Amelia Earhart Award. the state in cross country...Cross country and track captain in 2002 and 2003...A member of the National Honor Society and leadership PERSONAL: Leah is the daughter of Darryl and Diane Coveleski...Has group. two brothers and one sister...Born July 15, 1985...Majoring in eco- nomics with a minor in accounting. PERSONAL: Suzy is the daughter of Kenneth and Paul Bossart...Has two sisters and one brother...Born Febraury 23, 1985...Majoring in exercise science. ALLISON BROWN KRYSTAL EPPS Junior • Hurdles/Multi Junior • Middle Distance Hummelstown, Pa. Butler, Pa. Lower Dauphin Butler HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 400 meters - 1:03.01 • 600 meters - 1:33.12 Record • 60-meter hurdles - 9.33 • 800 meters - 2:14.28 • 100-meter hurdles - 16.59 • 400-meter hurdles - 1:09.16 BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL: WPIAL champion in • Big East All-Academic the 800 meters as a sophomore and senior...Placed second in the 400 meters at WPIAL LOWER DAUPHIN HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fourth in the 100-meter Championships...Qualified for nationals her junior year...Finished third hurdles and 300-meter hurdles at the PIAA Championships...Finished at states as a freshman...Set a school record in the 3,200-meter third in the 100-meter hurdles at the District III Championships...Four- relay. year team MVP...Set high school records in four events...Member of the National Honor Society and a University Challenge for Excellence PERSONAL: Krystal is the daughter of Paul and Dorothea Epps...Has Scholar. one brother...Born January 2, 1985...Majoring in Africana studies.

PERSONAL: Ali is the daughter of Smittie and Cynthia Brown...Has one brother and one sister...Born December 10, 1985...Majoring in political science with a history minor.

MYCAH CLEMONS KATELYN FLEISHMAN Junior • Multi Junior • Distance New Kensington, Pa. Monroeville, Pa. Valley Gateway HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 100 meters - 12.45 • 5,000 meters - 19:28.0 • 200 meters - 26.87 • 800 meters - 2:38.85 GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL: Set a school • 50-meter hurdles - 8.89 record in the 3,200 meters...MVP of both cross • 100-meter hurdles - 14.3 country and track teams...Team won four sec- • High Jump - 1.60 m tional championships...WPIAL medalist in the • Long Jump - 5.34 m 3,200 meters and cross country...Two-time state qualifier in cross • Shot Put - 11.91 m country...Also competed in swimming...A member of the National • Javelin - 25.95 m Honor Society and valedictorian. • Pentathlon - 3,259 points • Heptathlon - 4,487 points PERSONAL: Katelyn is the daughter of Gary and Diane Fleishman...Born April 27, 1985...Majoring in movement science.

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: PIAA long jump champion in 2002...PIAA- AA runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump for three con- secutive years.

PERSONAL: Mycah is the daughter of Antionette Vaughn and Lance Clemons...Has two brothers and two sisters...Born February 10, 1985...Majoring in communications.

22 PANTHER PROFILES LINDSAY MOCK KATHY SIUDA Junior • Distance Junior • Middle Distance Johnstown, Pa. Waterloo, Ontario University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Bluvale Collegiate UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - HIGHLIGHTS: JOHNSTOWN: • 800 meters - 2:19.56 • 5K - 19:33 (UPJ Record) • 1,500 meters - 4:58.38 • 10K - 40:11 (UPJ Record) • Also a member of Pitt’s women’s swimming and diving team WESTMONT HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL: Dis- trict 6 champion in 1998...Most Outstanding BLUVALE COLLEGE: Provincial champion in Athletic Female...Also participated in basketball and softball...A mem- the shot put and third-place finish in the 400-meters...A provincial ber of the National Honor Society. qualifier in cross country...Also competed in swimming and was a five- time Junior National champion in Canada and won 22 Junior National PERSONAL: Lindsay is the daughter of Ron and Sharon Mock...Has Championships for Poland...Was a member of the Polish national team. one brother...Born July 5, 1983...Majoring in health and physical ac- tivity. PERSONAL: Kathy is the daughter of Joseph and Grace Siuda...Has one brother...Born September 2, 1985...Majoring in pre-medicine. JULIANNA REED NICOLE BIELICK Junior • Hurdles/Multi Sophomore • Distance Pittsburgh, Pa. Greensburg, Pa. Hampton Greensburg Salem HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • NCAA Qualifier • 3,200 meters - 11:31.0 • ECAC Champion - 400-meter relay • 5,000 meters - 19:29 • Big East Champion - 400 meter • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 24:25 hurdles, 1,600-meter relay • Big East All-Academic • 200 meters - 25.10 • 400 meters - 58.11 GREENSBURG SALEM HIGH SCHOOL: Track and field and cross • 500 meters - 1:13.46 country state qualifier...2003 cross country second-place finish in • 60-meter hurdles - 8.49 Westmoreland county...2004 WPIAL fourth-place finish in the 3,200 • 100-meter hurdles - 14.02 meters...2003 WPIAL ninth-place finish in cross country...Vice Presi- • 400-meter hurdles - 58.15 dent of the National Honor Society and President of her class. • Big East All-Conference Outdoor • Big East All-Academic PERSONAL: Nikki is the daughter of Merle and Toni Ann Bielick...Has one brother...Born June 22, 1986...Majoring in accounting. HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 WPIAL champion in the 100- meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles and set WPIAL AAA record in both events...Set school records in both events...Two-time state run- ner-up in the 300-meter hurdles...Three-time high school team MVP...An honor roll student-athlete.

PERSONAL: Julianna is the daughter of James and Carolyn Reed...Has one brother and one sister...Born July 29, 1985...Majoring in nurs- ing. KIMBERLY RORABAUGH ALEXANDRA BRIGGS Junior • Throws Sophomore • Distance Clymer, Pa. Washington, Pa. Purchase Line Washington HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • Shot Put - 13.59 m • 800 meters - 2:23.77 • Weight Throw - 17.54 m • 1,500 meters - 5:00.45 • Hammer Throw - 52.69 m • Mile - 5:16.62 • Discus - 41.09 m • 3,000 meters - 10:41.07 • Big East All-Conference Indoor • 5,000 meters - 18:37.77 • Big East All-Academic • NCAA Regional Cross Country - 23:53

PURCHASE LINE HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 PIAA-AA shot put state WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: 2004 WPIAL track champion in champion...PTFCA indoor shot put champion...District 6 shot put and the 800 meters...Runner-up in the 1,600-meter relay at the 2004 discus champion...Placed fourth at Penn Relays in the shot put...All- WPIAL Championships...2004 PIAA medalist in the 800 meters...2003 State and All-City track team...2001-03 track and field MVP...Set Washington County cross country champion...2003 WPIAL Champi- school records in the shot put and discus...Also participated in volley- onships runner-up in cross country...2003 PIAA cross country ball and basketball...A member of the National Honor Society and medalist...Washington county four-time medalist in cross President of the student council. country...WPIAL cross country three-time medalist...Three-time PIAA qualifier in cross country...Six-time medalist in WPIAL track...2003 PERSONAL: Kim is the daughter of Joe and Debra Rorabaugh...Has Freedom Invitational cross country champion...Recipient of KDKA-TV’s one brother and two sisters...Born December 12, 1984...Majoring in “Extra Effort Award”...A member of the National Honor Society. communication science and disorders and opthomology. PERSONAL: Ali is the daughter of Andrew and Claudia Briggs...Has two brothers...Born October 29, 1985...Majoring in neuroscience.

23 PANTHER PROFILES SHANEA CALHOUN ELYSE GOODE Sophomore • Sprints Sophomore • Sprints New Haven, Conn. Pittsburgh, Pa. Wilbur Cross Ambridge HIGHLIGHTS: AMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: • Big East Champion, 1,600-meter relay • 55 meters - 6.94 • ECAC Champion, 400-meter relay • 60 meters - 7.67 • 60 meters - 7.50 • 100 meters - 11.7 • 100 meters - 11.68 • 200 meters - 24.8 • 200 meters - 23.74 • 400 meters - 59.01 Ranked second in the nation in the 55 meters • 400-meter relay - 44.38 Record by dyestat.com...Set WPIAL and Tri-State records in the 100 meters • 800-meter relay - 1:34.27 Record and 200 meters...Also set a Tri-State record in the 55 meters...2003 • Big East All-Conference Indoor & Outdoor runner-up at states in the 100 meters...Finished third at states in 2003 in the 200 meters...District 3 champion in the 100 meters in WILBUR CROSS HIGH SCHOOL: 2004 Gatorade Athlete of the 2005...Named Athlete of the Year in 2004 and 2005 by the York Year...New England champion in the 200 meters...Fifth-place finish at Daily Record...Named Athlete of the Year in 2005 by the Evening Sun adidas Outdoor Championships in the 200 meters...Two-time MVP of and Gettysburg Times...Earned All-City and All-America honors...Also the New Haven Register...Four-time All-Area in outdoor and named competed in field hockey...A member of the National Honor Society. All-Area for indoor...Also participated in basketball and volleyball. PERSONAL: Elyse is the daughter of Wesley and Charese PERSONAL: Shanea is the daughter of Danny Brown and Deloris Burton...Has three brothers...Born March 26, 1985...Majoring in Calhoun-Mills...Twin sister is also on the team...Born March 11, communications. 1986...Majoring in PEDI occupational therapy. SHANTEA CALHOUN MARTINA HALLMAN Sophomore • Sprints Sophomore • Hurdles/Jumps New Haven, Conn. Miami, Fla. Wilbur Cross Miami Southridge HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • Big East Champion, 1,600-meter relay • ECAC Champion, Triple Jump • ECAC Champion, 400-meter relay • 100-meter hurdles - 14.56 • 60 meters - 7.57 • 400-meter hurdles - 57.72 • 100 meters - 11.79 • Long Jump - 6.01 m • 200 meters - 24.10 • Triple Jump 12.70 m • 400 meters - 58.37 • Big East All-Conference Outdoor • 400-meter relay - 44.38 Record • 800-meter relay - 1:34.27 Record MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: Gatorade’s “Will to Win” • Big East All-Conference Outdoor Athlete...Two-time state champion in the 300-meter hurdles...Three- time All-Dade athlete...Inducted into high school’s Hall of Fame...Also WILBUR CROSS HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in the 400 meters participated in cheerleading. and runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters...adidas National Champi- onship All-America in the 100 meters...New England champion in the PERSONAL: Martina is the daughter of Richard Hallman and Cordelia 400 meters and 100 meters...Indoor and outdoor co-MVP of New Williams...Has one brother and seven sisters...Born January 15, Haven Register...Also competed in volleyball and basketball. 1986...Majoring in business administration.

PERSONAL: Shantea is the daughter of Danny Brown and Deloris Calhoun-Mills...Twin sister is also on the team...Born March 11, 1986...Majoring in nursing. CANDICE COHOLICH ANGELA HOOVER Sophomore • Distance Sophomore • Javelin Gibsonia, Pa. Wingate, Pa. Hampton Bald Eagle Area HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 1,500 meters - 5:00.21 • Javelin - 48.07 m • 5,000 meters - 18:38.31 • 3,000-meter steeplechase - 11:56.10 BALD EAGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Fin- • Big East Cross Country - 24:11 ished with four consecutive, undefeated seasons...Four-time AA state javelin champion ...Four-time district champion...Team won HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL: PIAA cross country individual qualifier State Championships four times...Was ranked first in the country in in 2001 and 2003...WPIAL cross country medalist in 2001...WPIAL her junior year...Also competed in volleyball and basketball. 3,200-meter track qualifier in 2002 and 2003...WPIAL 1,600-meter track qualifier in 2004...WPIAL medalist in 3,200-meter relay in PERSONAL: Angela is the daughter of Ron and Shelbi Hoover...Has 2003...Girls’ cross country MVP in 2001 and track MVP in four sisters and two brothers...Born December 5, 1985...Major is 2004...WPIAL scholar-athlete nominee...Hampton High School scholar- undeclared. athlete in 2004...A member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Candice is the daughter of Thomas and Dianna Coholich...Born June 26, 1986...Majoring in marketing and interna- tional business with a focus on ethics and leadership.

24 PANTHER PROFILES GIZELLE JOSHUA SELENA SAPPLETON Sophomore • Middle Distance Sophomore • Hurdles/Middle Distance West Orange, N.J. Brooklyn, N.Y. West Orange A. Phillip Randolph HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • 400 meters - 1:01.20 • 800 meters - 2:15.91 • 800 meters - 2:16.45 • 400-meter hurdles - 1:02.53

WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time A. PHILIP RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL: All- All-Area, All-Conference and All-County first America in the 400 meters and 800 team in the 800 meters and 400 meters...Set a state championship record win- meters...Fourth-place finish at states in the 800 meters...Set a school ning the 400-meter hurdles...NSIC champion in the 800 meters in record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.24...North Jersey 2001...NSIC champion the 1,600-meter relay, 3,200-meter relay Section 2 Group IV champion in the 800 meters...Qualified for the and medley relay in 2002...Member of the 2003 World Youth AOC Nationals in the 800 meters...Named All-Area and first team USA team...2003 Gatorade Player of the Year...Competed in the All-Conference in cross country...Competed in the Junior 800 meters at Sherbrook Canada...An honor roll student-athlete. Olympics...Also competed in cross country and soccer. PERSONAL: Selena is the daughter of Darleen Nelson...Has one PERSONAL: Gizelle is the daughter of Greogry and Gemma brother and one sister...Born March 31, 1986...Majoring in health Joshua...Has two brothers...Born November 6, 1986...Majoring in information management. pharmacy.

CARRON MITCHELL RAQUEL BENDER Sophomore • Jumps/Sprints Freshman • Sprints Coral Springs, Fla. Penn Hills, Pa. Coral Springs Penn Hills HIGHLIGHTS: PENN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL: • Triple Jump - 9.72 m • 100 meters - 12.0 • Long Jump - 4.85 m • 200 meters - 24.7

C0RAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL: City cham- Won the 2004 State Championships in the 400- pion in the 100 meters and runner-up in the meter relay and was a runner-up in 2005...Fin- triple jump...All-City for the 100 meters and triple jump...Fifth-place in ished fourth at states in 2005 in the 200 meters...Medalist in the the county for the triple jump and seventh for the 100 meters...Set a 1,600-meter relay at 2004 states...Medalist at 2004 indoor states in record at the Naples Relays in the triple jump...Team won City Cham- the 200 meters and finished fourth in 2005...Also played basketball. pionships for three years, District Championships for two years and Regional Championships in 2003...Also played flag football and partici- PERSONAL: Raquel is the daughter of Otto and Phyllis Bender...Has pated in cheerleading...A member of the National Honor Society and one brother and three sisters...Born December 7, 1986...Major is recipient of three prestigious scholarships. undeclared.

PERSONAL: Carron is the daughter of Junior and Marcia Mitchell...Has one brother and two sisters...Born September 1, 1986...Majoring in marketing and communications.

NICOLE PITCHFORD MONICA BHATTACHARJEE Junior • Pole Vault Freshman • Distance Ellwood City, Pa. Penfield, N.Y. Riverside Penfield HIGHLIGHTS: PENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: • Pole Vault - 3.70 m • 800 meters - 2:34 • 1,000 meters - 3:17 RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL: 2004 WPIAL and • 1,500 meters - 5:10 state champion in the pole vault...2003 WPIAL • 3,000 meters - 11:13 runner-up...Set county, MAC and Tri-County • 10,000 meters - 42.06 records in the pole vault...Team was undefeated and won section • 2,000-meter steeplechase - 7:43 championship...Also participated in cheerleading and softball. Named to All-County team in the steeplechase...All-Section honorable PERSONAL: Nicole is the daughter of Mark and Tammy mention...Three track and field sectional titles...One cross country Pitchford...Has one sister...Born May 16,1986...Majoring in educa- sectional title...MVP and MIP for cross country...Recipient of Dick tion. Frank Memorial Award...Competed in Nike Indoor Nationals in the 4x1 mile...A scholar-athlete and AP scholar...A member of the National Honor Society and high honor roll.

PERSONAL: Monica is the daughter of Debabrata and Gauri Bhattacharjee...Has one sister...Born March 17, 1987...A chemistry major.

25 PANTHER PROFILES STACEY BILAN BAILEY FLASK Freshman • Throws Freshman • Distance Doylestown, Pa. Pickerington, Ohio Central Bucks West Pickerington North CENTRAL BUCKS WEST HIGH SCHOOL: PICKERINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL: • Discus - 135’ • 5K - 18:16 • Shot Put - 40’ • Javelin - 115’ 2003 and 2004 cross country district cham- pion...2003 cross country regional champion League champion both with her team and also and placed fourth in the state...All-Ohio track in in all three events...District champion in the 2003 and 2005...All-Ohio cross country in javelin...State qualifier in all three events, finishing sixth at states twice 2004...Named Academic All-Ohio...A member of the National Honor in the discus...First team All-League...Captain of the track, volleyball Society. and basketball teams...A member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Bailey is the daughter of Don and Brenda Flask...Has PERSONAL: Stacey is the daughter of Stephen and Trish Bilan...Has one brother...Born October 4, 1986...Majoring in communication sci- one sister...Born June 13, 1987...Majoring in engineering. ences and disorders. RACHEL BOTHAM CATHERINE HARE Freshman • Distance Freshman • Sprints Shoreline, Wash. Hanover, Pa. Shorewood South Western SHOREWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: SOUTH WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL: • 5K - 19:09 • 55 meters - 6.94 • 3 mile - 18:59 • 100 meters - 11.7 • 200 meters - 24.7 Member of Team WESCO, cross country divi- sional champions in 2004 and track champions State qualifier and ranked second nationally in for 2002-05...First team All-WESCO in cross the 55 meters...WPIAL and MAC champion in country for 2003-04 and track in 2003 and 2005...Cross country the 100 and 200 meters...Set a tri-state record in the 200 meters MVP...Also on the basketball and swim teams...A member of the and named All-state in the 100 meters...Finished second at states in National Honor Society and a scholar-athlete. the 60 meters...Athlete of the Week...An honor roll student-athlete.

PERSONAL: Rachel is the daughter of Richard and Virginia PERSONAL: Catie is the daughter of David and Lynda Hare..Has one Botham...Has one sister...Born January 23, 1987...Majoring in chem- brother...Born January 27, 1987...An elementary education major. istry. ALYCIA BROWN MEGAN HEENAN Freshman • Distance Freshman • Distance Hickory, Pa. Clarendon Hills, Ill. Fort Cherry Hinsdale Central FORT CHERRY HIGH SCHOOL: HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: • 800 meters - 2:31 • 3 mile - 18:41 • Mile - 5:36 • 5K - 19:52 Team finished first in conference, second at sectionals and seventh in the state her senior Two-time WPIAL medalist and PIAA qualifier in year...Team won conference and placed elev- cross country and track...Charles M. Hugby award winner...Named enth at states her junior year...Named to All-Conference team...A Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year...Also on the varsity swim member of the National Honor Society. team...Tri-County Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year...A member of the National Honor Society and valedictorian of her class. PERSONAL: Megan is the daughter of Robert and Jill Heenan...Has two sisters...Born December 5, 1987...Majoring in engineering. PERSONAL: Aly is the daughter of Randy and Maryann Brown...Has one sister...Born August 19, 1986...Majoring in pharmacy.

ERIN BYRNE LISA IERUBINO Freshman • Distance Freshman • Distance Scranton, Pa. Newtown, Pa. Scranton Prep Council Rock North SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL: COUNCIL ROCK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL: • 2 mile - 11:50 • 400 meters - 57.8 • 5K - 19:30 • 800 meters - 2:19

Named All-Region first team during both junior Broke two high school records in both the and senior year and second team for her sopho- 1,600-meter relay and sprint medley...Cross more year...Team won the District Championship during her sopho- country team finished 12th at states in 2004...Champion at the Penn more year and placed seventh in the state...Qualified for PIAA Cham- Relays District 1 Championships and finished fourth in the 1,600- pionships in her senior year. meter relay...Medley and relay named All-State in 2005.

PERSONAL: Erin is the daughter of Jim and Mary Byrne...Has one PERSONAL: Lisa is the daughter of Paul and Jane Ierubino...Has one brother...Born February 13, 1986...Major is undeclared. sister and one brother...Born December 12, 1986...Majoring in his- tory and secondary education.

26 PANTHER PROFILES KRISTIN JOHNSON DANIELLE TUCCIO Freshman • Jumps Freshman • Distance Somerset, Pa. West Chester, Pa. Somerset West Chester SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL: WEST CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL: • High Jump - 5’6” • 1,600 meters - 5:33 • Triple Jump - 36’7” • 3,200 meters - 11:53 • Long Jump - 15’10” Placed second at districts in cross Placed second in the high jump at the District 6 country...Finished third at states in cross Championships for 2002-05...Finished seventh country...First-place finish at the Chestmont Championships...Second at 2004 states in the high jump...School records in the high jump and team All-Chestmont in 2004 and 2005 cross country...Second team triple jump and conference record in the high jump...Named All- All-Chestmont in outdoor track. Conference...Also participated in dance and cheerleading. PERSONAL: Danielle is the daughter of Albert and Dorothy PERSONAL: Kristin is the daughter of Ken and Mary Kay Tuccio...Has one brother and two sisters...Born August 1, 1987...Ma- Johnson...Has one brother...Born September 24, 1986...Majoring in jor is undeclared. exercise science. JANESSA MURPHY Freshman • Sprints/Jumps MELISSA VIGNETTI Malvern, Pa. Freshman • Distance Great Murphy Pittsburgh, Pa. GREAT MURPHY HIGH SCHOOL: McMurray • 60 meters - 7.57 McMURRAY HIGH SCHOOL: • 100 meters - 11.75 • 5K - 19:34 • Long Jump - 19’.75” Undefeated in 2002, 2003 and 2004...Four- Set school records in the 60, 100 and 200 time cross country state qualifier...Finished 12th meters, long jump, 400-meter relay, 800-meter at states in the 400 meters...Competed in the relay and sprint medley...State champion in the 60 meters...Named 2000 Junior Olympics and finished fourth in the Great Valley’s team MVP and West Chester Athlete of the Year. 800 meters and fifth in the 1,500 meters...Also competed in basket- ball and softball. PERSONAL: Janessa is the daughter of Allie Murphy and Annie Maxwell...Has one brother...Born May 11, 1987...Major is undeclared. PERSONAL: Melissa is the daughter of Mario and Maria Vignetti...Has one brother and one sister...Born January 26, 1987...Majoring in biology. HAYLE RITCHEY Freshman • Javelin Penn Hills, Pa. Penn Hills PENN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL: • Javelin - 129’4” 2005-06 Women’s Quick Facts Finished ninth in the 2005 state championships in the javelin...Competed in volleyball, softball and soccer...A member fo the National Honor So- Returning . . . ciety. All America Honorees - 1 PERSONAL: Hayle is the daughter of Marshall and Sandra Ritchey...Has two sisters...Born January 28, 1986...Majoring in sports medicine. NCAA Qualifiers - 4

IC4A Champions - 4

Big East Champions - 6 (pictured at left)*

Big East All-Conference - 8

*In addition to the women pictured above, both Shanea and Shantea Calhoun are returning Big East Champions. 27 PANTHER RECORDS - INDOOR MEN’S RECORDS WOMEN’S RECORDS EVENT NAME RECORD YEAR EVENT NAME RECORD YEAR 50-yard dash ...... Lee McRae ...... 5.34 (c) ...... 1986 50-yard dash ...... Tasha Peart ...... 5.84 ...... 2000 50-yard high hurdles ...... Roger Kingdom ...... 6.24 (c) ...... 1984 50-yard hurdles ...... Allison Williams ...... 6.64 ...... 1991 Eric Cannon ...... 6.24 ...... 1986 55 meters ...... Ronise Crumpler ...... 6.96 ...... 1990 55 meters ...... Lee McRae ...... 6.00 # * ...... 1986 55-meter hurdles ...... Allison Williams ...... 7.64 ...... 1993 55-meter high hurdles ...... Roger Kingdom ...... 7.03 * ...... 1984 60 meters ...... Tasha Peart ...... 7.30 ...... 2000 60 meters ...... Lee McRae ...... 6.50 ** ...... 1987 60-meter hurdles ...... Allison Williams ...... 8.41 ...... 1993 60-meter high hurdles ...... Roger Kingdom ...... 7.74 (c) ...... 1983 200 meters ...... Kim Lyles ...... 23.80 [c] ...... 2004 200 meters ...... Chris Anderson ...... 21.38 ...... 2005 200-meter hurdles ...... Kim Blair ...... 26.87 ...... 1993 300-yard dash ...... Lee McRae ...... 30.74 ...... 1987 220-yd int. hurdles ...... Kim Blair ...... 26.80 ...... 1993 300 meters ...... Lee McRae ...... 33.91 ...... 1987 300 meters ...... Tasha Peart ...... 39.24 ...... 2000 300-meter int. hurdles ...... Phillip Barrett ...... 40.22 ...... 1999 300-yard dash ...... Tasha Peart ...... 26.65* ...... 1998 400 meters ...... Maurice Patterson ...... 47.59 ...... 2000 300-meter int. hurdles ...... Ayana Coleman ...... 44.48 ...... 1999 Sékou Dilday ...... 47.59 ...... 1999 400 meters ...... Keisha Demas ...... 53.75 ...... 1997 500 meters ...... Carl Taylor ...... 1:03.20 ...... 2000 500 meters ...... Chantée Earl ...... 1:11.18 ...... 2000 600-yard run ...... Smitty Brown ...... 1:09.54 (c) ...... 1971 600 meters ...... Krystal Epps ...... 1:33.12 ...... 2005 600 meters ...... Dave Moore ...... 1:19.53 ...... 1989 600-yard dash ...... Gloria Azeke ...... 1:23.04 ...... 1987 800 meters ...... Dave Moore ...... 1:49.13 ...... 1987 800 meters ...... Chantée Earl ...... 2:02.19 ...... 2000 1,000-yard run ...... Todd Colas ...... 2:09.44 (c) ...... 1984 1,000-yard run ...... Chantée Earl ...... 2:36.00 ...... 1997 1,000 meters ...... Todd Colas ...... 2:21.86 ...... 1984 1,000 meters ...... Chantée Earl ...... 2:43.99 ...... 2000 1,500 meters ...... Todd Colas ...... 3:48.66 ...... 1984 Mile ...... Maureen McCandless 4:44.00 ...... 2005 Mile ...... Jerry Richey ...... 4:05.44 (c) ...... 1970 1,500 meters ...... Gloria Azeke ...... 4:41.80 ...... 1988 3,000 meters ...... Keith Dowling ...... 8:09.52 ...... 1991 2-mile run ...... Stacy Wyzykowski ...... 10:55.90 ...... 1991 2-Mile ...... Jerry Richey ...... 8:39.44 (c) ...... 1970 3,000 meters ...... Maureen McCandless 9:18.99 ...... 2005 5,000 meters ...... Keith Dowling ...... 13:49.52 ...... 1991 5,000 meters ...... Maureen McCandless 15:48.10 ...... 2005

FIELD EVENTS FIELD EVENTS High Jump ...... Roger Kingdom ...... 7' 0.75" ...... 1983 High Jump ...... Najuma Fletcher ...... 6' 1.25" ...... 1996 Long Jump ...... Bill Rea ...... 25' 2" ...... 1972 Long Jump ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... 22' 10.5" ...... 1997 Triple Jump ...... Larry Kinney ...... 50' 8.5" ...... 1980 Triple Jump ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... 46' 4" ...... 1997 Shot Put ...... Justin Clickett ...... 62’ 0” ...... 2005 Shot Put ...... Amanda Walker ...... 54’ 8.25" ...... 2005 Pole Vault ...... Keith Higham ...... 16' 8.75" ...... 2005 Pole Vault ...... Marissa Dudek ...... 13’ 2.25” ...... 2005 Pentathlon ...... Curtis Anderson ...... 3,795 points ...... 1995 20-lb. weight ...... Amanda Walker ...... 69’ 3.50" ...... 2005 35-lb. Weight ...... Justin Clickett ...... 60’ 7.75” ...... 2005 Pentathlon ...... Najuma Fletcher ...... 4,295 points ...... 1995

RELAYS RELAYS Shuttle Relay ...... Staci Suggs ...... 29.10 ...... 1995 Shuttle Hurdle Relay ...... Phillip Barrett ...... 28.60 ...... 1999 (4x55m) LaTonya Mullins (4x55-meter) Jeremy Ward Najuma Fletcher Jack Jeffreys Joetta Purter Justin Rose Shuttle Relay ...... Alexis Archer ...... 33.86 ...... 1989 4x200-meter relay ...... Dietrich Jells ...... 1:27.00 ...... 1995 (4x60m) Clarissa Dudley (800-meter relay) Jay Jones LuAnne Harris Curtis Anderson Debbie Bonner Jay Murphy 4x200-meter Relay ...... Zenia Ayrton ...... 1:40.17 ...... 1995 4x400-meter relay ...... Maurice Patterson ...... 3:09.46 (c) ...... 2000 (800-meter relay) Tonya Mullins (1,600-meter relay) Sékou Dilday Shana Fadis Marcus Walker Lakeya Smith Carl Taylor 4x400-meter Relay ...... Tia Tabb ...... 3:36.57 ...... 2001 4x800-meter relay ...... Bob Weiner ...... 7:20.43 *** ...... 1987 (1,600-meter relay) Mera Belisle (3,200-meter relay) Joe Daniels Janine Jones Tim Manes Tasha Peart Dave Moore 4x800-meter Relay ...... Neema Payne ...... 8:47.68 ...... 2000 Sprint Medley Relay ...... Dave Moore ...... 3:24.33 ...... 1987 (3,200-meter relay) Shauna McFadzean Dave Price Dee Cole Vernon Reed Chantée Earl Tim Manes Sprint Medley Relay ...... Keisha Demas ...... 3:59.46 ...... 1991 Distance Medley Relay ...... Tim Konoval ...... 9:39.60 ...... 2005 Clarissa Dudley Kareem Cousar Ronise Crumpler Jeryl Wilborn Cathy Chrissos Samuel Bair III Distance Medley Relay ...... Angie Martin ...... 11:40.01 ...... 1997 Joetta Purter (c) - converted to F.A.T. (+.24) Chantée Earl * - NCAA Record # - World Record + - Collegiate Record Anna Kohler * - American Record *** - Collegiate/American NCAA Record

28 PANTHER RECORDS - OUTDOOR MEN’S RECORDS WOMEN’S RECORDS EVENT NAME RECORD YEAR EVENT NAME RECORD YEAR 100 meters ...... Lee McRae ...... 10.04 ...... 1988 100 meters ...... Zenia Ayrton ...... 11.56 ...... 1994 200 meters ...... Lee McRae ...... 20.04 ...... 1987 200 meters ...... Kimberly Lyles ...... 23.35 ...... 2003 400 meters ...... Karl Farmer ...... 46.34 ...... 1975 400 meters ...... Keisha Demas ...... 52.27 ...... 1991 800 meters ...... Dave Moore ...... 1:46.30 ...... 1990 800 meters ...... Chantée Earl ...... 2:02.43 ...... 2000 1,500 meters ...... Jerry Richey ...... 3:42.64 ...... 1968 Mile ...... Anna-Rebekka Kohler ...... 5:03.00 ...... 1998 3.000 meters ...... Eric Fleming ...... 8:34.95 ...... 2005 1,500 meters ...... Maureen McCandless ..... 4:23.95 ...... 2004 5,000 meters ...... Keith Dowling ...... 14:04.37 ...... 1991 2-Mile run ...... Lori Wood ...... 11:15.84 ...... 1986 10,000 meters ...... Keith Dowling ...... 28:48.40 ...... 1990 3000 meters ...... Maureen McCandless ..... 9:33.42 ...... 2003 110-meter hurdles ...... Eric Cannon ...... 13.21 ...... 1989 5,000 meters ...... Maureen McCandless ..... 16:20.35 ...... 2003 400-meter hurdles ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 50.04 ...... 1988 10,000 meters ...... Carmela Mariani ...... 34:54.30 ...... 1992 3,000-meter steeplechase .. Mike Long ...... 9:15.92 ...... 2005 100-meter hurdles ...... Allison Williams ...... 13.12 ...... 1994 400-meter hurdles ...... Kim Blair ...... 57.47 ...... 1993 FIELD EVENTS 3,000-meter steelplechase . Nicki Angstadt ...... 10:39.43 ...... 2005 Long jump ...... Bill Rea ...... 26' 7.5" ...... 1972 High jump ...... Dan Goodyear ...... 7' 1.25" ...... 1979 FIELD EVENTS Triple jump ...... Larry Kinney ...... 52' 3.5" ...... 1980 High Jump ...... Najuma Fletcher ...... 6' 1.25" ...... 1996 Javelin ...... Anthony Bonura ...... 227’5” ...... 2005 Long Jump ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... 22' 5.25" ...... 1997 Discus ...... Steve Hein ...... 171' 0" ...... 1972 Triple Jump ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... 46' 8" # ...... 1997 Shot Put ...... Justin Clickett ...... 61’ 4.75” ...... 2005 Pole Vault ...... Marissa Dudek ...... 12’ 10.25” ...... 2004 Hammer Throw ...... Patrick Harding ...... 177’ 9” ...... 2002 Javelin ...... Joanne Warner ...... 158' 9" ...... 1991 Pole Vault ...... Keith Higham ...... 17’ 1" ...... 2005 Shot Put ...... Amanda Walker ...... 55’ 01.50” ...... 2005 Decathlon ...... Jim Neese ...... 6,644 points ...... 1999 Discus ...... Amanda Walker ...... 160' 10" ...... 2004 Hammer Throw ...... Amanda Walker ...... 193’ 02” ...... 2005 Pentathlon ...... Kathy Dvorsak ...... 3,101 points ...... 1980 RELAYS Heptathlon ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... 5,750 points ...... 1994 Sprint Hurdle Relay ...... Brett Sheilds ...... 56.10 ...... 1990 Todd Walthall RELAYS Eric Cannon 4x100-meter Relay ...... Lamoy Stephens ...... 44.38 ...... 2005 Elbert Ellis (400-meter relay) Shantea Calhoun Shanea Calhoun 4x100-meter Relay ...... Anthony Dorsett ...... 40.04 ...... 1995 Kimberly Lyles (400-meter relay) Jerel Williams Jay Jones 4x100-meter Hurdle Relay ...... Najuma Fletcher ...... 54.74 ...... 1994 Dietrich Jells (400-meter hurdle relay) Allison Williams Kim Blair 4x200-meter Relay ...... Anthony Dorsett ...... 1:23.96 ...... 1995 Staci Suggs (800-meter relay) Curtis Anderson Jay Jones 4x200-meter Relay ...... Lamoy Stephens ...... 1:34.27 ...... 2005 Dietrich Jells (800-meter relay) Shantea Calhoun Shanea Calhoun 4x400-meter Relay ...... Jesse Mikell ...... 3:07.88 ...... 1986 Kimberly Lyles (1,600-meter relay) Darrell Hilliman Dave Moore 4x400-meter Relay ...... Mera Belisle ...... 3:31.34 ...... 2000 Tim Manes (1,600-meter relay) Chantée Earl Tasha Peart Sprint Medley Relay ...... Dave Price ...... 3:18.41 ...... 1989 Tia Tabb Jason Harris George Ifill 4x800-meter Relay ...... Neema Payne ...... 8:36.78 ...... 2001 Eric Cannon (3,200-meter relay) DeAnna Cole Janine Jones 4x800-meter Relay ...... Todd Colas ...... 7:16.04 ...... 1982 Beth Rocks (3,200-meter relay) Darren Geary Garland Brown Sprint Medley Relay ...... Tonya Mullins ...... 1:44.60 ...... 1993 Terry Gallaher Allison Williams Kim Blair Distance Medley Relay ...... Todd Colas ...... 9:30.28 ...... 1983 Ronise Crumpler Brian Pollack Terry Gallagher Sprint Medley Relay ...... Tia Tabb ...... 3:45.27 ...... 2000 Bill Moorhead Tasha Peart Mera Belisle 4x1,500-meter Relay ...... Scott Humphrey ...... 15:40.48 ...... 1990 Chantée Earl (6,000-meter relay) Jason Bodnar Keith Dowling Distance Medley Relay ...... Amanda Schmidt ...... 11:42.11 ...... 2002 Paul Friedrich Trenace Elliott DeAnna Cole Maureen McCandless

4x1,500 Relay ...... Maureen McCandless ..... 18:52.00 ...... 2002 Lauren Shaffer Amanda Schmidt Beth Rocks

# - NCAA Record

29 2004-05 INDOOR SEASON REVIEW MEN’S INDOOR SEASON REVIEW WOMEN’S INDOOR SEASON REVIEW

2004-05 SCHEDULE 2004-05 SCHEDULE DATE MEET SITE DATE MEET SITE Dec. 10-11 Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio Dec. 10-11 Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio Jan. 14 Skip Summerville Invitational Akron, Ohio Jan. 14 Skip Summerville Invitational Akron, Ohio Jan. 14-15 Black Squirrel Classic Kent, Ohio Jan. 14-15 Black Squirrel Classic Kent, Ohio Jan. 29 Penn State National Open State College, Pa. Jan. 29 Penn State National Open State College, Pa. Feb. 4-5 Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio Feb. 4-5 Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio Feb. 4 New Balance Collegiate Inv. New York, N.Y. Feb. 4 New Balance Collegiate Inv. New York, N.Y. Feb. 11-12 Penn State Challenge Cup State College, Pa. Feb. 11-12 Penn State Challenge Cup State College, Pa. Feb. 19-20 Big East Championships Syracuse, N.Y. Feb. 19-20 Big East Championships Syracuse, N.Y. March 5-6 IC4A Championships Boston, Mass. March 5-6 ECAC Championships Boston, Mass. March 11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark. March 11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark.

INDIVIDUAL SEASON’S BEST INDIVIDUAL SEASON’S BEST EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE DATE EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE DATE 60 meters 6.96 Chris Anderson 1/14 60 meters 7.50 Shanea Calhoun 2/4 200 meters 21.38 Chris Anderson 3/6 200 meters 23.80 Kimberly Lyles 2/20 400 meters 48.52 Kareem Cousar 3/5 400 meters 56.31 Martina Hallman 2/21 800 meters 1:50.18 Jeryl Wilborn 3/5 500 meters 1:13.46 Julianna Reed 3/5 1,000 meters 2:29.16 Andrew Zang 1/29 600 meters 1:33.12 Krystal Epps 2/11 Mile 4:06.45 Sam Bair 1/29 800 meters 2:13.37 Maureen McCandless 12/11 3,000 meters 8:42.59 Jesse Mang 1/14 Mile 4:44.00 Maureen McCandless 2/11 60-meter hurdles 8.13 Mike Wray 1/14 1,000 meters 2:56.78 Abigail Zaylor 1/29 4x400-meter relay 3:16.85 Kareem Cousar 1/29 3,000 meters 9:18.99 Maureen McCandless 2/4 Chris Anderson 5,000 meters 15:48.10 Maureen McCandless 1/29 Anthony Pelham 60-meter hurdles 8.48 Tamara McGill 2/20 Jeryl Wilborn 4x400-meter relay 3:46.76 Julianna Reed 1/29 4x800-meter relay 7:50.31 Eric Fleming 2/20 Lamoy Stephens Tim Konoval Kimberly Lyles Andy Zang Shantea Calhoun Sam Bair 4x800-meter relay 9:05.55 Krystal Epps 3/5 DMR 9:38.60 Jeryl Wilborn 3/5 Abigail Zaylor Kareem Cousar Gizelle Joshua Sam Bair Selena Sappleton Tim Konoval DMR 12:24.44 Abigail Zaylor 2/20 Pole Vault 5.10 m Matt Brousse 1/29 Lauren Tyler Keith Higham 3/6 Krystal Epps Triple Jump 14.15m Korey Gross 3/6 Ali Briggs Long Jump 6.56m Chris Anderson 1/14 High Jump 1.79m Tamara McGill 2/20 Shot Put 19.05m Justin Clickett 3/11 Pole Vault 4.01m Marissa Dudek 2/4 Weight Throw 17.63m Justin Clickett 2/4 Long Jump 6.10m Lamoy Stephens 2/11 Triple Jump 12.70m Lamoy Stephens 1/29 Shot Put 16.67m Amanda Walker 2/20 Weight Throw 21.12m Amanda Walker 2/20 Pentathlon 4,023 points Tamara McGill 1/29

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y.

Team Points Team Points 1. Notre Dame ...... 182 1. PITTSBURGH ...... 161.50 2. Rutgers ...... 168.50 2. Notre Dame ...... 140 3. PITTSBURGH ...... 98 3. Georgetown ...... 90 4. Georgetown ...... 77 4. Villanova ...... 84 5. Villanova ...... 75 5. West Virginia ...... 57.50 6. Syracuse ...... 53 6. Boston College ...... 53 7. Seton Hall ...... 38.50 7. Rutgers ...... 50 8. Providence ...... 38 8. Syracuse ...... 45.50 9. Connecticut ...... 23.50 9. St. John’s ...... 37 10. Boston College ...... 19.50 10. Connecticut ...... 34.40 11. Seton Hall ...... 37 Big East All-Conference: 12. Providence ...... 8 Sam Bair, Matt Brousse, Justin Clickett, Kareem Cousar, Keith Higham, Mike Wray Big East All-Conference: Shanea Calhoun, Shantea Calhoun, Marissa Dudek, Martina Hallman, Kimberly Lyles, Maureen McCandless, Tamara McGill, Julianna Reed, Kimberly Rorabaugh, Lamoy Stephens, Amanda Walker

30 BIG EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONS MEN'S BIG EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONS

YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT 1983 ...... Brian Pollock ...... 300-meters ...... 34.74 1989 ...... Eric Cannon ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.29 Todd Colas ...... 1,000-meters ...... 2:22.73 Elbert Ellis ...... 400-meters ...... 48.63 Bob Buckowski ...... Shot Put ...... 54' 4.5" David Price ...... 500-meters ...... 1:04.29 Roger Kingdom • ...... 55-mH and shot put (see note) 1990 ...... Sam Rice ...... 55-meters ...... 6.43 Bill Morehead ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 7:31.16 200-meters ...... 21.93 Tim Manes Elbert Ellis ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.31 Todd Collas Darrin Gillaspie ...... High Jump ...... 6' 10.75" Garland Brown Elbert Ellis ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:16.01 1984 ...... Roger Kingdom ...... 55-meter hurdles •• ...... 7.12 * Neil Malobicky Garland Brown • ...... 800-meters ...... 1:50.13 Brian Whittley Tim Manes ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 7:31.46 Chappale Burton Bill Moorhead 1991 ...... Keith Dowling ...... 3,000-meters ...... 8:09.57 Todd Colas 1993 ...... Jay Murphy ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.49 Garland Brown 1995 ...... Curtis Anderson ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,793 pts 1985 ...... Lee McRae ...... 55-meters •• ...... 6.17 * 1998 ...... Greg Blake ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:16.01 1986 ...... Lee McRae ...... 55-meters ...... 6.27 Tim Tyre Rob Weiner ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 7:33.17 Sékou Dilday Tom Boggan Carl Taylor Joe Daniels 2001 ...... Mike Head ...... 1,000 meters ...... 2:27.25 Dave Moore Patrick Harding • ...... Shot Put ...... 17.73m 1987 ...... Lee McRae ...... 55-meters ...... 6.35 2005 ...... Matt Brousse ...... Pole Vault ...... 4.95m 300-meters ...... 33.99 Justin Clickett ...... Shot Put ...... 18.30m Eric Cannon ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.36 Dave Moore ...... 800-meters ...... 1:50.44 Joe Turner ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 7:26.94 * • After name denotes “Outstanding Performer” award winner Rob Weiner •• After name denotes “Outstanding Performance” award winner Tim Manes * After result denotes current Big East meet record Dave Moore 1988 ...... Lee McRae ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 6.26 NOTE: Roger Kingdom garnered “Outstanding Performer” honors in 1983 200-meters ...... 21.65 although he was not a champion. He placed second in the 55-meter hurdles and Eric Cannon ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.30 high jump. Elbert Ellis ...... 400-meters ...... 47.85 Elbert Ellis ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:14.76 Rowan Mighty Chappale Burton David Price

WOMEN'S BIG EAST INDOOR CHAMPIONS YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT 1983 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 55 meters ...... 7.16 1997 ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith • ...... Triple Jump ...... 43’7.25” * 300 meters ...... 39.87 Long Jump ...... 21’0.5” * 1984 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 55 meters ...... 7.02 Shot Put ...... 46’0” 300 meters ...... 39.39 Pentathlon ...... 4,138 pts 1986 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 55 meters ...... 7.10 1998 ...... Ayana Coleman ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,425 pts Dawna Collins ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 8.24 1999 ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith • ...... Long Jump ...... 20’8.5” 1987 ...... Debbie Bonner ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 8.12 Triple Jump ...... 43’9.75” 1988 ...... Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 55.09 Chantee Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 2:08.23 Cynthia Randolph ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:47.77 Dana McKoy ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,711 pts Gloria Azeke Mera Belisle ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:40.95 Ardythe Hope Tamika Dorin Keisha Demas Tia Tabb 1989 ...... Debbie Bonner ...... 55-meter hurdles •• ...... 8.08 Chantee Earl Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 55.78 2000 ...... Chantee Earl ...... 1,000 meters ...... 2:43.99 * 1990 ...... Allison Williams ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.96 ...... Dana McKoy ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,677 pts Ronise Crumpler ...... 200 meters ...... 24.24 2001 ...... Tia Tabb ...... 400 meters ...... 54.50 Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters •• ...... 54.64 Trenace Elliott ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 8:54.55 Clarissa Dudley ...... Triple Jump ...... 39’4.5” DeAnna Cole Nicole McKenzie ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:47.58 Beth Rocks Ronise Crumpler Janine Jones Monica Hockaday 2002 ...... Amanda Walker ...... Shot Put ...... 14.91m Keisha Demas 2003 ...... Melanie Carter ...... Triple Jump ...... 13.04m 1991 ...... Allison Williams ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.80 2004 ...... Marissa Dudek ...... Pole Vault ...... 3.80m Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters •• ...... 54.39 Elizabeth Bayne ...... 800 meters ...... 2:11.50 Allison Williams ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:47.38 Tamara McGill ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,845 pts Clarissa Dudley Amanda Walker ...... Shot Put ...... 15.57m Ronise Crumpler 2005 ...... Marissa Dudek ...... Pole Vault ...... 3.85m Keisha Demas Kimberly Lyles ...... 200 meters ...... 24.00 1993 ...... Allison Williams ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.64 * Maureen McCandless • ..... 3,000 meters ...... 9:23.32 1994 ...... Allison Williams ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 7.8 5,000 meters ...... 16:09.34 Najuma Fletcher • ...... Pentathlon ...... 4,045 pts Tamara McGill ...... Pentathlon ...... 3,900 pts High Jump ...... 5’10” Amanda Walker • ...... Shot Put ...... 16.67m Long Jump ...... 20’5.75” Weight Throw ...... 21.12m * 1995 ...... Najuma Fletcher • ...... Long Jump ...... 20’9.25” Pentathlon ...... 4,295 pts * • After name denotes “Outstanding Field Performer” award winner Triple Jump ...... 42’6.25” •• After event denotes “Oustanding Performance” award winner High Jump ...... 5’9.25” * After result denotes Big East meet record 1996 ...... Najuma Fletcher • ...... Triple Jump ...... 43’1.5” High Jump ...... 6’0” * Pentathlon ...... 4,169 pts 31 2004 OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW MEN’S OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW WOMEN’S OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW 2004-05 SCHEDULE 2004-05 SCHEDULE DATE MEET SITE DATE MEET SITE March 17-19 Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte, N.C. March 17-19 Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte, N.C. March 25-26 Fred Hardy Invitational Richmond, Va. March 25-26 Fred Hardy Invitational Richmond, Va. April 2 Western PA Classic Pittsburgh, Pa. April 2 Western PA Classic Pittsburgh, Pa. April 13-16 Sea Rays Relays Knoxville, Tenn. April 13-16 Sea Rays Relays Knoxville, Tenn. April 15-16 Bennie Benson Invitational Neville Island, Pa. April 15-16 Bennie Benson Invitational Neville Island, Pa. April 23 Penn State Scored State College, Pa. April 23 Penn State Scored State College, Pa. April 28-30 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. April 28-30 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. April 30 Relays by the River Neville Island, Pa. April 30 Relays by the River Neville Island, Pa. May 6-8 Big East Championships Piscataway, N.J. May 6-8 Big East Championships Piscataway, N.J. May 14-15 IC4A Championships Princeton, N.J. May 14-15 ECAC Championships Princeton, N.J. May 27-28 NCAA East Regionals New York City, N.Y. May 27-28 NCAA East Regionals New York City, N.Y. June 8-11 NCAA Championships Sacramento, Calif. June 8-11 NCAA Championships Sacramento, Calif.

INDIVIDUAL SEASON’S BEST INDIVIDUAL SEASON’S BEST EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE DATE EVENT TIME/MARK ATHLETE DATE 100 meters 10.70 Chris Anderson 5/6-8 100 meters 11.68 Shanea Calhoun 5/13-15 200 meters 21.47 Chris Anderson 5/6-8 200 meters 23.67 Kimberly Lyles 5/13-15 400 meters 48.24 Chris Anderson 3/17-19 400 meters 57.42 Martina Hallman 4/23 800 meters 1:50.33 Jeryl Wilborn 5/13-15 800 meters 2:14.28 Krystal Epps 3/25-26 1,500 meters 3:46.20 Sam Bair 5/13-15 1,500 meters 4:48.86 Nicki Angstadt 3/17-19 3,000 meters 8:34.95 Eric Fleming 3/17-19 3,000 meters 10:41.07 Ali Briggs 3/17-19 5,000 meters 14:51.32 Andy Tomaswick 3/17-19 5,000 meters 17:29.1 Nicki Angstadt 4/23 10,000 meters 30:58.70 Andy Tomaswick 4/13-16 10,000 meters 37:46.81 Suzy Bossart 3/25-26 110-meter hurdles 14.23 Mike Wray 5/6-8 100-meter hurdles 13.45 Tamara McGill 4/2 400-meter hurdles 54.12 Mike Wray 5/6-8 400-meter hurdles 58.15 Julianna Reed 5/27-28 3,000-meter SC 9:15.92 Mike Long 4/13-16 3,000-meter SC 10:39.43 Nicki Angstadt 5/13-15 Pole Vault 5.21 m Keith Higham 5/27-28 Pole Vault 3.80 m Marissa Dudek 4/13-16 Long Jump 6.69 m Korey Gross 4/23 Leandra Golden 5/13-15 Triple Jump 14.66 m Korey Gross 5/6-8 High Jump 1.77 m Tamara McGill 5/6-8 Shot Put 18.71 m Justin Clickett 4/30 Long Jump 6.01 m Martina Hallman 5/6-8 Hammer Throw 53.30 m Justin Clickett 4/28-30 Triple Jump 12.70 m Martina Hallman 5/27-28 Discus 51.76 m Justin Clickett 4/28-30 Shot Put 16.80 m Amanda Walker 5/13-15 Javelin 69.33 m Anthony Bonura 5/27-28 Hammer Throw 58.88 m Amanda Walker 5/13-15 400-meter relay 41.83 Chris Anderson 5/6-8 Discus 46.96 m Amanda Walker 5/13-15 Anthony Pelham Javelin 48.07 m Angela Hoover 3/25-26 Kareem Cousar Heptathlon 5,413 pts Tamara McGill 6/8-11 Korey Gross 400-meter relay 44.38 Lamoy Stephens 4/28-30 800-meter relay 1:26.90 Chris Anderson 4/13-16 Shantea Calhoun Kareem Cousar Shanea Calhoun Anthony Pelham Kimberly Lyles Troy Roberson 800-meter relay 1:34.27 Lamoy Stephens 4/28-30 1,600-meter relay 3:11.74 Kareem Cousar 5/13-15 Shantea Calhoun Chris Anderson Shanea Calhoun Anthony Pelham Kimberly Lyles Jeryl Wilborn 1,600-meter relay 3:40.23 Shanea Calhoun 4/13-16 3,200-meter relay 7:34.80 Andrew Zang 4/28-30 Shantea Calhoun Tim Konoval Kimberly Lyles Eric Fleming Lamoy Stephens Sam Bair 3,200-meter relay 9:21.16 Selena Sappleton 4/28-30 DMR 9:49.40 Tim Konoval 4/28-30 Kathy Siuda Kareem Cousar Gizelle Joshua Jeryl Wilborn Krystal Epps Sam Bair SHR 56.67 Tamara McGill 4/28-30 Martina Hallman Mycah Clemons Julianna Reed BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Piscataway, N.J. Piscataway, N.J. Team Points Team Points 1. PITTSBURGH ...... 176 1. Rutgers ...... 192 2. Notre Dame ...... 113.50 2. Notre Dame ...... 143.50 3. West Virginia ...... 82 3. PITTSBURGH ...... 117 4. Rutgers ...... 81 4. Villanova ...... 93 5. Boston College...... 74.50 5. Connecticut ...... 78.50 6. Syracuse ...... 64 6. Georgetown...... 74 7. Connecticut ...... 62 7. Syracuse ...... 52 8. Villanova ...... 60 8. Seton Hall ...... 48 9. St. John’s ...... 50 9. Providence ...... 39 10. Georgetown...... 49 10. Boston College...... 16 11. Providence ...... 34 Big East All-Conference: Chris Anderson, Sam Bair, 12. Seton Hall ...... 12 Anthony Bonura, Matt Brousse, Justin Clickett, Kareem Big East All-Conference: Shanea Calhoun, Shantea Calhoun, Cousar, Brian Dodds, Korey Gross, Keith Higham, Anthony Marissa Dudek, Leandra Golden, Martina Hallman, Jill Pelham, Jeryl Wilborn Knopsnyder, Kimberly Lyles, Tamara McGill, Julianna Reed, Amanda Walker

32 BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS MEN'S BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS

YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT 1985 ...... Lee McRae • ...... 200-meters ...... 20.99 ‘90 cont Elbert Ellis ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:12.59 Bob Weiner ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 7:34.05 Dave Moore Scott Abel Franz Jobson Joe Daniels Chappale Burton Mickey Rihtardik 1991 ...... Elbert Ellis • ...... 110-meter hurdles * ...... 13.88 1986 ...... Joel Ninos ...... Steeplechase ...... 9:06.1 400-meter hurdles ...... 50.73 Tim Kulig ...... Javelin ...... 221' 0" 1993 ...... Scott Bailey ...... Javelin ...... 188' 8" 1987 ...... Lee McRae ...... 100-meters ...... 10.38 Jay Murphy ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 14.68 200-meters ...... 20.70% Jim Monk •• ...... Shot Put ...... 52' 5.25" Calvin Holmes ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 14.23 Discus ...... 148' 8" Tim Kulig ...... Javelin ...... 198' 3" 1994 ...... Jim Monk ...... Shot Put ...... 55' 0.25" 1988 ...... Eric Cannon • ...... 100-meters ...... 10.80 Jim Monk ...... Discus ...... 159' 3" 110-meter hurdles ...... 14.14 Dietrich Jells ...... 100 meters ...... 10.57 200-meters ...... 21.4 (MT) 1995 ...... Dietrich Jells ...... 100 meters ...... 10.39 Elbert Ellis ...... 400-meter hurdles * ...... 49.8(MT)** Jay Murphy ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 13.86 Mike Stratos ...... Javelin ...... 189' 7" Wes Alexander ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 51.34 1989 ...... Eric Cannon ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 13.85 Dietrich Jells ...... 400-meter relay ...... 40.75 Paul Friedrich ...... Steeplechase ...... 9:04.2 Anthony Dorsett Mike Stratos ...... Javelin ...... 195' 6" Jerel Williams Eric Cannon ...... 400-meter relay ...... 41.88 Jay Jones Neil Malobicky 1996 ...... Jay Jones ...... 100 meters ...... 10.33 Sam Rice 2005 ...... Justin Clickett ...... Shot Put ...... 18.38 m James Stephens Keith Higham ...... Pole Vault ...... 4.95 m Elbert Ellis ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:12.23 Dave Moore • After name denotes “Outstanding Performer” award winner Chappale Burton •• After name denotes “Outstanding Field Performer” award winner Dave Price * After event denotes “Outstanding Performance” award winner 1990 ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 51.06 ** After result denotes current Big East meet record Dave Moore ...... 800-meters@ ...... 1:48.18 Darrin Gillaspie ...... High Jump ...... 6' 10.75" NOTE: Roger Kingdom holds the Big East meet record in the 100-meter hurdles (13.64) set in 1983

WOMEN'S BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT 1985 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 100 meters ...... 12.19 1994 ...... Najuma Fletcher •• ...... Triple Jump ...... 42’ 0.5” Gail Counts ...... 200 meters ...... 24.65 Long Jump ...... 19’ 11.25” 1984 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 100 meters ...... 12.26 High Jump ...... 5’ 10” Gail Counts ...... 200 meters ...... 25.25 Joanne Warner ...... Javelin ...... 144’ 1” Susan Torre ...... 400-meter relay ...... 47.37 Discus ...... 144’ 10” Gail Counts 1995 ...... Najuma Fletcher •• ...... High Jump ...... 5’ 9.25” Edith Butler Triple Jump ...... 43’ 4.25” Renee Henderson 1996 ...... Najuma Fletcher •• ...... High Jump ...... 5’ 10.75” ** 1986 ...... Renee Henderson ...... 100 meters ...... 11.88 Triple Jump ...... 43’ 8.75” ** Debbie Bonner ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 14.30 Trecia-Kaye Smith Long Jump ...... 21’ 1.25” Lori Wood ...... 10,000 meters ...... 35:42.60 1997 ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith •• ...... Long Jump ...... 21’ 8” Renee Henderson ...... 400-meter relay ...... 47.89 Triple Jump ...... 43’ 2” Susan Torre Shot Put ...... 47’ 4.5” Pat Cupid 1998 ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith •• ...... Triple Jump ...... 42’ 4” Angie Fowlkes Shot Put ...... 46’ 2” 1987 ...... Debbie Bonner ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 14.50 Chantee Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 2:05.08 Lori Wood ...... 10,000 meters ...... 36:28.1 Gina Bundy ...... Heptathlon ...... 4,378 pts Cindy Randolph ...... 400-meter relay ...... 47.59 Anna-Rebekka Kohler ...... 3,200-meter relay ...... 8:46.57 Pat Cupid Chantee Earl Vanessa Jones Shauna McFadzean Debbie Bonner Tamika Dorin 1988 ...... Debie Bonner ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 14.52 1999 ...... Trecia-Kaye Smith •• ...... Triple Jump ...... 43’ 2.5” Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 54.0 (MT) Long Jump ...... 21’ 1.5” Clarissa Dudley ...... 400-meter relay ...... 46.87 Bettina Lee ...... Heptathlon ...... 4,694 pts Debbie Bonner Tia Tibb ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:40.19 Pat Cupid Mera Belisle Sonya Rivers Bettina Lee 1989 ...... Debbie Bonner • ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 13.90 Tasha Peart 400-meter hurdles ...... 1:01.21 Chantee Earl Nicole McKenzie ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:45.63 2001 ...... Nicole Kelly ...... Heptathlon ...... 5,062 pts Debbie Bonner 2003 ...... Marissa Dudek ...... Pole Vault ...... 12’ 5.5” Ardythe Hope Melanie Carter ...... Triple Jump ...... 44’ 11.5” Keisha Demas Tamara McGill •• ...... Heptathlon ...... 5,240 pts 1990 ...... Ronise Crumpler ...... 100 meters ...... 12.06 Elizabeth Bayne ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 57:57 200 meters * ...... 23.72 2004 ...... Trenace Elliot ...... 400 meters ...... 53.84 Allison Williams ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 14.03 Tamara McGill ...... Heptathlon ...... 5,375 pts ** Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 54.14 2005 ...... Marissa Dudek ...... Pole Vault ...... 3.80m Joanne Warner ...... Javelin ...... 148’ 5” Jill Knopsnyder ...... Javelin ...... 43.47m Alexis Archer ...... Triple Jump ...... 40’ 0” Kimberly Lyles ...... 200 meters ...... 23.83 Ronise Crumpler ...... 400-meter relay ...... 47.08 Tamara McGill ...... Heptathlon ...... 5,407 pts Vanessa Jones Julianna Reed ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 59.42 Clarissa Dudley Kimberly Lyles ...... 1,600 meter relay ...... 3:40.84 Keisha Demas Julianna Reed Monica Hockaday ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:42.38 Shanea Calhoun Ronise Crumpler Shantea Calhoun Allison Williams Keisha Demas 1991 ...... Allison Williams ...... 100-meter hurdles ...... 13.78 • After name denotes “Outstanding Performer” award winner Keisha Demas ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 53.29 •• After name denotes “Outstanding Field Performer” award winner Kim Blair ...... 400-meter hurdles ...... 1:00.66 * After event denotes “Outstanding Performance” award winner Joanne Warner ...... Javelin ...... 158’ 9” ** After result denotes current Big East meet record Clarissa Dudley ...... Triple Jump ...... 40’ 0.5” Clarissa Dudley ...... 1,600-meter relay ...... 3:36.68 Kim Blair Ronise Crumpler Keisha Demas

33 PANTHERS IN THE NCAA’s MEN’S INDIVIDUAL NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES PITTSBURGH ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 8)

YEAR NAME EVENT PLACE MARK 1982 ...... Darren Geary...... 880 yards ...... 6th...... 1:52.15 1983 ...... Darren Geary, Terry Gallagher ...... 4x800-yard relay ...... 5th...... 7:26.50 Bill Moorhead, Garland Brown 1984 ...... Roger Kingdom * ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 1st ...... 7.08 Todd Colas ...... 1,000 meters ...... 6th...... 2:26.09 1985 ...... Lee McRae ...... 55 meters ...... 6th...... 6.26 1986 ...... Lee McRae * ...... 55 meters ...... 1st ...... 5.99 Eric Cannon ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 4th...... 7.29 Bob Weiner, Joe Daniels ...... 4x800-meter relay...... 4th...... 7:21.42 Dave Moore, Tim Manes 1987 ...... Lee McRae * ...... 55 meters ...... 1st ...... 6.13 Bob Weiner, Joe Daniels ...... 4.800-meter relay ...... 4th...... 7:20.43 Tim Manes, Dave Moore 1988 ...... Lee McRae * ...... 55 meters ...... 1st ...... 6.07 Eric Cannon ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 4th...... 7.33 1990 ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 6th...... 7.28 1991 ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 55-meter hurdles ...... 2nd ...... 7.24 Keith Dowling ...... 5,000-meters ...... 6th...... 13:49.52 2005 ...... Justin Clickett ...... Shot Put...... 9th** ...... 19.05 m * - NCAA Champion

During his illustrious college career, LEE McRAE won three consecutive national (NCAA) indoor championships (1986-88) in the 55 meters. McRae also won the 100 meters at the 1986 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

ROGER KINGDOM, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, also captured one NCAA indoor and one NCAA outdoor championship while running for the Panthers in the early 1980s.

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES PITTSBURGH ALL-AMERICANS

YEAR NAME EVENT PLACE MARK 1983 ...... Roger Kingdom* ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 1st ...... 13.54 1985 ...... Lee McRae ...... 100 meters ...... DNQ for final 1986 ...... Lee McRae* ...... 100 meters ...... 1st ...... 10.11 1987 ...... Lee McRae ...... 100 meters ...... 2nd ...... 10.21 200 meters ...... 6th...... 20.44 Dave Moore ...... 800 meters ...... 9th...... 1:48.49 1989 ...... Eric Cannon ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 2nd ...... 13.21 Elbert Ellis ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 8th...... 13.78 1990 ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 4th...... 13.73 Dave Moore ...... 800 meters ...... 7th...... 1:48.75 Keith Dowling ...... 10,000 meters ...... 8th...... 29:08.28 1991 ...... Elbert Ellis ...... 110-meter hurdles ...... 4th...... 13.72 400-meter hurdles ...... 8th...... 52.70 2004 ...... Mike Kennedy ...... Javelin ...... 22nd ...... 62.77 m 2005 ...... Anthony Bonura ...... Javelin ...... 9th** ...... 66.32 m Keith Higham ...... Pole Vault ...... 14th ...... 5.00 m * - NCAA Champion **The top eight Americans in each event at the NCAA Championships earn All-America status. Clickett and Bonura both finished ninth, but he were still in the top eight from the U.S. 34 PANTHERS IN THE NCAA’s

WOMEN'S NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES WOMEN'S NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES (TOP EIGHT EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS) (TOP EIGHT EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS)

YEAR NAME EVENT PLACE MARK YEAR NAME EVENT PLACE MARK 1990... Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 8th ...... 54.52 1990 .... Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 8th ...... 52.62 1993... Allison Williams ...... 55-meter hurdles .... DNQ Hockaday, Crumpler .... 1,600-meter relay ..... 5th ...... 3:34.48 1994... Najuma Fletcher ...... High Jump ...... 7th ...... 5'10" Williams, Demas Triple Jump ...... 5th ...... 42'3.25" 1991 .... Keisha Demas ...... 400 meters ...... 6th ...... 52.69 1995 .. Najuma Fletcher ... Triple Jump ...... 1st ...... 44 2.75" Dudley, Blair ...... 1,600-meter relay ..... 5th ...... 3:35.98 High Jump ...... 4th ...... 6'1.5" Crumpler, Demas 1992 .... Carmela Mariani ...... 10,000 meters ...... 6th ...... 35:12.17 Long Jump ...... 5th ...... 20'6.5" 1993 .... Mary Allison Williams .. 110-meter hurdles ..... 8th ...... 13:58 Angie Martin ...... 800 meters ...... 6th ...... 2:07.65 1994 .... Najuma Fletcher ...... Triple Jump ...... 6th ...... 42'10.75" 1996 .. Najuma Fletcher ... High Jump ...... 1st ...... 6'0.75" High Jump ...... 6th ...... 5'10.75" Triple Jump ...... 4th ...... 43'8.5" Pentathlon ...... 3rd ...... 5,750 pts. Long Jump ...... 8th ...... 20'0.5" Mary Allison Williams .. 110-meter hurdles ..... 6th ...... 13:50 Trecia-Kaye Smith .... Long Jump ...... 7th ...... 20'3" Kim Blair ...... 400-meter hurldes ..... 3rd ...... 57.47 1997 .. Trecia-Kaye Smith Long Jump ...... 1st ...... 21'10.5" 1995 .... Najuma Fletcher ...... High Jump ...... 2nd ...... 6'2.75" Triple Jump ...... 2nd ...... 46'4" Triple Jump ...... 3rd ...... 44'5.5" Angie Martin ...... 800 meters ...... 4th ...... 2:06.12 Long Jump ...... 7th ...... 20'1.75" 1998 .. Trecia-Kaye Smith Triple Jump ...... 1st ...... 46'1.25" 1996 .... Najuma Fletcher ...... Triple Jump ...... 17th ...... 40'9.75" Long Jump ...... 1st ...... 21'6.25" Trecia-Kaye Smith ...... Triple Jump ...... 2nd ...... 44'6.75" Chantée Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 3rd ...... 2:06.09 Long Jump ...... 6th ...... 20'8" 1999 .. Trecia-Kaye Smith Long Jump ...... 1st ...... 21'5.25" Heptathlon ...... 11th ...... 5,329 pts. Triple Jump ...... 2nd ...... 46'0" 1997 .... Trecia-Kaye Smith ... Long Jump ...... 1st ...... 21'10" Chantée Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 4th ...... 2:04.58 Triple Jump ...... 5th ...... 44'9" Tamika Dorin ...... 800 meters ...... DNQ Chantée Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 15th ...... N/A 2000 .. Chantée Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 1st ...... 2:02.19 1998 .... Trecia-Kaye Smith ... Triple Jump ...... 1st ...... 45'10.5" Long Jump ...... 2nd ...... 21'0.75" 2002 .. Janine Jones ...... 800 meters ...... 12th ..... 2:07.65 Chantée Earl ...... 800-meters ...... 4th ...... 2:04.61 Beth Rocks ...... 800 meters ...... 18th ..... 2:09.34 1999 .... Trecia-Kaye Smith ... Long Jump ...... 1st ...... 21'8.25" 2003 .. Melanie Carter ...... Triple Jump ...... 12th Triple Jump ...... 2nd ...... 45'7.75" 2005 .. Amanda Walker ...... Shot Put ...... 5th ...... 54’2.75” Heptathlon ...... 10th ...... 5,476 Amanda Walker ...... Weight Throw ...... 15th ..... 65’6” Chantée Earl ...... 800-meters ...... 7th ...... 2:05.74 Tamara McGill ...... Penthathlon ...... 15th ..... 3,886 2000 .... Chantée Earl ...... 800 meters ...... 2nd ...... 2:02.43 Tabb, Belisle ...... 1,600-meter relay ..... 4th ...... 3:33.23 Earl, Peart 2003 .... Maureen McCandless .. 5,000 meters ...... 14th ...... 16:54.38 Tamara McGill ...... Heptathlon ...... 14th ...... 5,162 pts. Elizabeth Bayne ...... 400 m hurdles ...... 20th ...... 59.72 Kim Lyles ...... 200 m ...... 12th ...... 23.70 2004 .... Trenace Elliot ...... 400 m ...... 27th ...... 55.57 Tamara McGill ...... Heptathlon ...... 16th ...... 5,126 pts. Elizabeth Bayne ...... 400 m hurdles ...... 25th ...... 1:00.08 2005 .... Tamara McGill ...... Heptathlon ...... 12th ...... 5,413 pts. Amanda Walker ...... Shot Put ...... 7th ...... 54’1”

Kimberly Lyles, Maureen McCandless, Elizabeth Bayne, Tamara McGill

Chanteé Earl

Trecia-Kaye Smith

35 PITTSBURGH OLYMPIANS/PAST ALUMNI

he University of Pittsburgh has a rich and successful track PITTSBURGH TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIANS and field history. Its men's and women's teams boast 10 TTOlympians, the most by any Panther sports program. FRANK SHEA Pittsburgh's track and field teams have produced a pair of gold UNITED STATES OF AMERICA medalists — John Woodruff, who won the 800 meters at the 1920 — 440 Meters 1936 Games in Berlin, and Roger Kingdom, who won the 110 DAN GWINN meter high hurdles in both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in Los UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Angeles and respectively. Another Pittsburgh product, Herb 1928 — Hammer Throw Douglas, earned a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Games in London. VIC PICKARD Pittsburgh's Olympians have come from near and far. Woo- CANADA druff, who lives in New Jersey, was from nearby Connellsville, Pa. 1928 — Pole Vault Kingdom came to Pittsburgh as a prized running back football re- HERB DOUGLAS cruit out of Unadilla, Ga. Najuma Fletcher, one of the most deco- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA rated athletes in Pittsburgh history and former assistant coach, 1948 — Long Jump (Bronze Medal) was one of three representatives of her native Guyana to partici- ARNIE SOWELL pate in the 1992 Olympics in . More recently, Ayne Allen UNITED STATES OF AMERICA represented St. Kitts at the 1996 Atlanta Games. One of 1956 — 800 Meters Pittsburgh's most familiar Olympians, Arnie Sowell went to high school just blocks from the Cathedral of Learning at Schenley High. ROGER KINGDOM Sowell finished fourth in the 800 meters at the 1956 Games in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Melbourne. Trecia Kaye-Smith placed fourth in Athens and went on 1984 — 110-Meter High Hurdles (Gold Medal) to become the world champion in the triple jump in 2005. 1988 — 110-Meter High Hurdles (Gold Medal) Pittsburgh's Olympic history goes back to the 1920's. Frank NAJUMA FLETCHER Shea was the Panthers’ first Olympian, competing in the 440 GUYANA meters. Panther teammates Vic Pickard and Dan Gwinn competed 1992 — Heptathlon together in the 1928 Games. Pickard represented Canada as a AYNE ALLEN pole vaulter while Gwinn participated in the hammer throw for the ST. KITTS U.S. 1996 — 4x400 Meter Relay TRECIA KAYE-SMITH JAMAICA 2004 — Triple Jump JOHN WOODRUFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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