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2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track & Field • 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track 1 www.CSULAathletics.com 2 CORPORATE PARTNERS THE GOLDEN EAGLES WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: in-n-out.com sierraacura.com www.CSULAathletics.com mixedchicks.net sizzler.com doubletree.com pepsi.com 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track & Field • 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BECOMING A GOLDEN EAGLE CORPORATE PARTNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, AT (323) 343-3080 OR ONLINE AT CSULAATHLETICS.COM 2013-14 ROSTER WOMEN’S ROSTER MEN’S ROSTER Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown Elizabeth Bosch Jumps 5-6 Sr. Hollywood Avanti Armendariz Sprints/Jumps 6-2 Jr. Huntington Beach Ashley Craddock Sprints 5-9 Sr. Fresno Patrick Atkins Sprints 5-9 So. Oakland 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track & Field • 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track Erika Epinger Sprints 5-3 Sr. Sacramento Anthony Awoyele Sprints 5-7 Jr. Anaheim T’Icis Fernandes Jumps 5-5 So. Cypress Fred Barrientos Sprints 5-8 Jr. Los Angeles Horalia Gamboa Distances 5-4 Jr. San Gabriel Steven Barrios Sprints/PV 5-9 So. El Monte Rachel Graves Throws 5-6 Fr. Pasadena Michael Davis Jumps 6-2 Jr. Seattle, WA Bailey Hall Jumps 5-5 Fr. Hesperia Andres De La Cruz Distances 6-1 Sr. Norwalk Chantiel Harden Sprints/Jumps 5-4 Sr. San Francisco Christian Diaz Sprints/Jumps 5-10 Jr. Huntington Park Lizett Herrera Throws 5-8 Jr. Cudahy Andre Evans Throws 5-10 Sr. Corona Vanessa Herrera Distances 5-2 Fr. Los Angeles Solomon Kirven Jumps 5-8 Sr. Oakland Naomi Juarez Distances 5-0 Fr. Los Angeles Antwaine Miller Sprints 5-11 Sr. Inglewood Damanjot Kaur Distances 5-7 Sr. Fontana Alex Perez Distances 5-9 Fr. Alhambra Karin Kjellenberg Jumps 5-10 Sr. Norrkoping, Sweden Jackson Powell Sprints 5-7 So. Corona Sabrina Lopez Distances 5-4 Sr. Alhambra David Ramirez Distances 5-8 Fr. Atascadero Calista Lyon Throws 6-1 Jr. Tallangatta Valley, Australia Henry Rodriguez-Lozano Distances 5-7 Fr. Los Angeles Carmen Miller Distances 5-4 So. Sylmar Gregory Veals Sprints 5-7 Jr. Los Angeles Elizabeth Miranda Distances 5-4 Sr. Ceres Thomas Watkins Sprints 6-3 Sr. Oakland Jasmyne Morrison Sprints 5-2 Fr. Inglewood Erick West Sprints 6-3 So. Los Angeles Trey Orchard Sprints 5-9 Jr. Los Angeles Scarlett Perez Distances 5-6 Jr. Los Angeles Bethany Quan Distances 5-10 So. Los Angeles Alejandra Ramos Jumps 5-5 Fr. Compton Raquel Rochon Sprints 5-7 Sr. Los Angeles Megan Thompson Middle Distance 5-7 So. Newbury Park Patrice Wells Sprints 5-5 Fr. Lake View Terrace Kiyana Williams Sprints 5-6 So. Lakewood Head Coach www.CSULAathletics.com Tina Fernandes Assistant Coaches Julia Budniak, Allen Simms, Barbara Edmonson 2014 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Jesse Owens Track Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. William A. Covino Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Credits: The 2013-14 Cross Sports Information Director Paul Helms Country and Track & Field media SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 guide was designed and edited by Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 Paul Helms and Brendan Dally. Head Coach Tina Fernandes Dr. William A. Covino Dr. Dan Bridges Assistant Coaches Simms, Budniak, Edmonson University President Director of Athletics Baseball Office Phone 323-343-3093 3 4 HEAD COAch TINA FERNANDES - 1ST SEASON After a successful career as an assistant track and field coach at one of the best NCAA Division I programs in the country, Tina Fernandes is the new head coach of the Cal State L.A. cross country and track and field programs. Fernandes spent the past 14 years as the women’s sprint assistant coach at USC. Fernandes was also the Olympic coach representing Puerto Rico at the 2012 London Games and she was the coach and team leader for Puerto Rico at the 2008 Beijing Games. During her career at USC working with legendary coach Ron Allice, Fernandes coached 67 College Division I All-Americans, 11 individual NCAA champions, 56 Pacific-12 Conference champions and 179 All-Conference student-athletes. She also coached USC record-holders in the 100 meters, 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x200. Two of her student-athletes also set Pacific-12 Conference records. Under her guidance, the USC sprint team was considered one of the best in the country and she was named the West Region Sprints Assistant Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2005 and 2007. She was also recognized by USC with one of 12 Remarkable Women Awards in 2011. Those awards honored accomplishments and contributions to campus life by faculty, staff or students. www.CSULAathletics.com Fernandes was also chosen by the U.S. Olympic Committee for its Mentoring Women in Sports program in 2006. Among the runners she coached at USC was Angela Williams, who won an unprecedented four consecutive NCAA Division I 100-meter titles and also captured the prestigious Honda/Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female collegiate athlete in 2002. USC’s 2013 4x400 relay team of Coco Ndipagbor, Vanessa Jones, Jenna Puterbaugh and Ashley Liverpool won the Pac-12 championship and Fernandes led USC’s 2013 4x100 relay team to a seventh-place national finish and another All-America award. The Trojans also had 4x100 relay teams earn All-America recognition in 2012 and 2011. The 2011 team won the Pac-10 championship and posted the fourth-fastest time in the program’s history. Sprinter Jessica Davis won the conference title in the 200 meters and set a new record in that event for USC freshmen. Aareon Payne and Davis both earned All-America honors in the 200. She had a pair of runners, Jessica Onyepunuka in the 100 and Carol Rodriguez in the 400, earn All-America honors in 2008 and that same pair won 2008 West Regional titles while helping USC to a third-place finish. In 2007, Rodriguez and Onyepunuka went 1-2 in both the 100 and 200 at the conference championships and the NCAA West Regional. Both earned All-America honors and teamed up with Shalina Clarke and Candice Davis to place third in nationals in the 4x100 relay. In 2006, Rodriguez was third at nationals in the 100 and fourth in the 200 while the 4x100 relay team of Virginia Powell, Davis, Onyepunuka and Rodriguez finished third in the nation in the 4x100 and set a new school record of 42.96. Powell won three straight Pac-10 championships in the 100 (2004-06) and Rodriguez made it four straight for USC in 2007. In 2003, Miya Edmonson won the NCAA West Region 200 title. The 2002 season was a memorable one because Williams won her fourth consecutive 100-meter title, Natasha Mayers became the first USC female runner to win the 200 title and was second to Williams in the 100. The 4x100 team finished third in the nation and five USC sprinters made the final of the Pac-10 100. In 2001, Williams won her third 100 title and Kinshasa Davis took third in the 200 at nationals while the 4x100 team was second. In 2000, the 4x100 relay team went undefeated on the season and won the NCAA title with a then-school record time of 43.14. Williams won her second 100 title and Davis was second in the 200. Before joining USC, Fernandes was a head girls cross country and track and field coach for the Compton Unified School District from 1993-97 and developed eight league champions. A fine sprinter herself in college, Fernandes competed for Long Beach City College and later at Fresno State. 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track & Field • 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track She earned her Master’s degree in Education and a teaching credential in Physical Education. She is married to Sean Fernandes and the couple has two children: Twin Fernandes and T’Icis Fernandes. ASSISTANT COAchES JULIA BUDNIAK - 1ST SEASON A former NCAA Division I All-American runner who also has Division I coaching experience, Julia Budniak joins the Cal State L.A. cross country and track and field programs as an assistant coach. She was a volunteer assistant coach at Pepperdine in 2011. An accomplished runner, Budniak became the first female student-athlete at USC to earn All-America honors in the 3000m steeplechase when she finished sixth at the 2004 NCAA Championships with a then-varsity record time of 10:14.51. She then & Field • 2013-14 Cal State L.A. Cross Country and Track competed for USC’s cross country team in the fall. Budniak came to Southern California from Poland, where she was the 2002 Polish national champion and record holder in the 3000m steeplechase. She was a member of the Polish National Team from 2001-04. She studied physical education for three years in Poland before transferring to USC. Her personal record in the steeplechase is 9:52.77 and her lifetime best in the 5,000m is 16:30.56. Budniak finished eighth overall in the Los Angeles Marathon earlier this year with a time of 2:49.30. She was running in a marathon for the first time. When she’s not running, Budniak enjoys extreme sports like kiteboarding and snowboarding.