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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Cross Country/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2004-05 QUICK FACTS INTERVIEWS GENERAL For interviews with coaches, members of their staff or athletes during the season, contact the Athletic Media Relations Office. Practice times change and are open to the media if School . Florida Atlantic University advance arrangements are made through the Athletic Media Relations Office. It is City . Boca Raton, FL suggested to make arrangements at least one day prior to attending practice. Founded. 1961 Prior to the end of meets, all media covering the event should make their requests for Enrollment . 26,000 post-contest athlete interviews with a member of the sports information staff. They will Mascot . Owls be brought to the interview area following the interview session with the coaches. Colors . Blue and Red Affiliation . Division I FILING REPORTS Conference. Atlantic Sun (PRINT MEDIA) President . Frank T. Brogan (Cincinnati, ‘76) Athletics Director. Craig Angelos (BYU, ‘87) All members of the print media will have access to a phone line after the meet to Athletic Department Phone. (561) 297-3710 file reports. Assoc. AD/SWA . Melissa Dawson PHONE INTERVIEWS Director of Media Relations . Katrina McCormack Track and Field Contact . Michael Boseak Contact the Athletic Media Relations Office to arrange phone interviews with coaches and Email . [email protected] players. All interviews will be arranged according to player’s class, study and practice Office Phone . (561) 297-4001 schedule. Players will be asked to return all phone calls. The Athletic Media Relations Office will not release player telephone numbers. SID Fax . (561) 297-3499 Website . www.fausports.com FAU ON THE WEB Mailing Address . Oxley Center . 777 Glades Road All team information may be accessed by connecting to the official Florida Atlantic . Boca Raton, FL 33431 University Athletics website at www.fausports.com. Team statistics, roster, schedule and results may be found on this site FAUFAU TrackTrack andand Field/CrossField/Cross CountryCountry 20062006 CREDITS The 2005-06 Florida Atlantic University track and field/cross country media guide was written by the FAU Athletics Media Relations Office, specialized by Michael Boseak. Graphic design by the FAU Creative Services Department. Photographs by the FAU Instructional Photography Department, Jim Wilson, Ralph Natoro, J.C. Ridley, Todd Drexler and Paul Chapman. 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide 2005-06 Alex Smolka HEAD COACH, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK AND FIELD Alex Smolka is in his fifth year as head Undergraduate Programs and the department of History. However, his love of the Florida Atlantic University track for athletics brought him back into a mentor’s role with the track and cross and field/cross country program. During country squads. his tenure, the Owls have never “My desire to coach never left. It was just put on hold while I furthered my placed worse than fourth at the education and assisted with the development of an academics program. With Atlantic Sun track and field conference those in place, I have now returned to my professional love and passion,” championships, including three third- Smolka said. place finishes. He grew up in Vienna, Austria and London, England, and was a three-sport While at Florida Atlantic, Smolka has athlete (skiing, soccer and track) competing numerous times in the mentored 27 All-Conference track International School Sports’ Tournament (ISST) in various European countries. athletes, including seven members of He then served as the captain for the Hampshire College soccer team while the first-team track squad, two in cross training and competing with the University of Massachusetts track and field country, and one outstanding track and team, where he set personal bests in the 400m (48.36 sec.) and 800m (1:53.88). field A-Sun Outstanding Freshman. Six cross country athletes have earned Following college, he competed in triathlons, twice becoming a USA National postseason awards during his tenure as Team member for the Maccabbiah Games in Israel in 1993 and 2001. well. In addition, all of the track and field as well as cross country program’s Smolka holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Hampshire College (1988), a records have been set under his supervision. master’s degree in sports and business management from Northeastern Nine individual Owls have qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Regionals University (1992), and a master of arts degree in history from FAU (1996). He under Smolka, as well as four relay teams. 18 cross country members have taken is currently working on his doctorate in comparative studies at Florida Atlantic. part in an NCAA regional under his guidance as well. Smolka resides in Boca Raton, FL with his wife Caroline and his five children: Prior to his current posts, Smolka was the assistant cross country coach from Tevya, Avi, Michaela, Johanna, and the newest addition, David, who joined the 1992-94 at Florida Atlantic. He came to FAU in January of 1992 as a compliance family in November. consultant as well as an assistant coach. Shortly afterward, his experience working with underclassmen was put to use in the University’s Office of Matt Corwin ASSISTANT COACH, MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Matt Corwin enters his fifth year as the Corwin competed in cross country for the Owls from 1996-1998. Following assistant coach for the men's cross graduation from FAU, he began coaching the men's team and assisting with the country team. Under his guidance, the development of the women's track program. men's program has grown and steadily Corwin graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history and continues to run and improved their standing within the and compete in local triathlons. conference each year. Corwin is in charge of the men's cross country practices and workouts along with spearheading their recruiting. Corwin is also in charge of spring training for the men's team, during which the team competes in local track meets to improve stamina and conditioning for the upcoming season. 2 Courtney Hawkins ASSISTANT COACH, WOMEN’S TRACK Born July 11, 1967 in West Palm Beach, Hawkins was a silver A 1985 graduate of John I. Leonard High School in Lake medalist in the 60m hurdles at the 1995 World Indoor Worth, Hawkins attended the University of Kansas, where he Championships in Barcelona, Spain behind 1996 Olympic finished fifth in the 110m hurdles heats at the 1987 NCAA champion Allen Johnson. Hawkins went on to win the 60m Championships. hurdles at the 1996 U.S. Indoor Championships and his Although the majority of his success came indoors, Hawkins personal best of 7.41 is the 23rd best of all-time. won three times at outdoor meets in 1998, taking first in “Courtney brings a wealth of experience to our program,” the 110m hurdles in Nice, Stuttgart and Ingolstadt. His said head coach Alex Smolka. “His years as a world-class personal best in the event is 13.17 seconds. athlete and experience as a private coach for national- Hawkins retired from competitive running in 1999 and was caliber athletes will boost our program immensely.” director of New Track in Riviera Beach from 2000-04 where “He has trained with some of the world's best hurdlers and he helped post-collegiate and prep athletes with their sprinters during his career and has worked with world- running careers. renowned coaches such as Jack Pierce, Leroy Burrell and Tom Tellez.” 3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide 2005-06 CROSS COUNTRY/ 2005-06TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER NAME HT CLASS HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) MEN WOMEN Kristin Biggie 5-4 SO Coral Springs, FL (University of Central Florida) Yanique Booth 5-6 JR Kingston, Jamaica (Florida Memorial College) Krystena Castro 5-11 FR Nanuet, NY (Clarkstown HS South) Trishauna Clarke 5-6 FR Kingston, Jamaica (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Malika Clary 5-5 JR Tallahassee, FL (James Rickards HS) Ariel Davis 5-5 JR Sarasota, FL (Booker HS) Shanon Demarest 5-4 SR Hollywood, FL (Chicago State University) Trisha Doyle 5-5 SO Ernfold, Saskatchewan, Canada (Morse HS) Christina Dutko 5-4 SO Ft. Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Christina Forbes 5-7 FR Miami, FL (Miami Northland HS) Antoinette Foster 5-3 SR Miami, FL (Barbara Goleman) Barbara Fronrath 5-8 SO Deerfield Beach, FL (Deerfield Beach HS) Christina Gazzia 5-3 FR Clermont, FL (Montverde Academy) Lindsay Glover 5-6 JR Knoxville, TN (Bearden HS) Monika Grabowiecka 5-6 SO Ontario, Canada (Sir Winston Churchill S.S.) Emily Graney 5-4 SO New York, NY (Moravian College) Raynell Hagberg 5-5 SR Stuart, FL (South Fork HS) Alexia Hudson 5-5 FR Spanish Town, FL (J.P. Taravella HS) Jian Jones 5-6 SR Tallahassee, FL (James Rickards HS) Krystal McCarty 5-4 FR Miami, FL (Miami Central HS) Amber McGillicuddy 5-8 SO Ft. Myers, FL (Mariner HS) Me'Lisa Modestil 5-5 FR Miramar, FL (Nova HS) Linn Modin 5-8 JR Borgholm, Sweden (Manhattan College) Lauren Moxey 5-8 SO Coral Springs, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Nicolle Mudafort 4-11 FR Bradenton, FL (Cardinal Mooney HS) Danielle Perry 5-7 FR Miramar, FL (Everglades HS) DaNetra Phillips 5-5 SO Naples, FL (Gulf Coast HS) Malika Pottinger 5-8 FR Houston, TX (Wellington HS) Brittany Powers 5-7 JR Hollywood, FL (Cooper City HS) Brandi Prather 5-7 FR Orlando, FL (University HS) Myra Remaly 5-6 JR Pensacola, FL (Pensacola JR College) Artemis Saridakis 5-8 JR Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Palm Beach Lakes HS) Jennifer Schwan 5-8 SO Bradenton, FL (Manatee HS) Amy Springer 5-7 SR Brattleboro, VT (Iona College) Marilyn Stephens 5-8 SR Miami, FL (Coral Reef HS) Brittany Vollmer 5-6 FR Ft.