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INCARNATE WORD CROSS COUNTRY 2009 2009 INCARNATE WORD CROSS COUNTRY UIW QUICK FACTS CROSS COUNTRY FACTS Name The University of the Incarnate Word STAFF Address 4301 Broadway San Antonio, Texas 78209 Coach Derek Riedel University Telephone (210) 829-6000 IT’S INSIDE... B.A., English McMurry ‘03 Athletic Telephone (210) 829-2722 M.A., Communications Sports Information Telephone (210) 829-3828 Agnese, Dr. Louis J., Pres. 18 Abilene Christian ‘05 President Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr. USATF Level I Certificate Endurance All-Time Rosters . .11 Enrollment 6,700 USATF Level II Certificate Sprints, Founded 1881 Athletic Department . .1 Hurdles, Relays Mascot Cardinals USATF Level III Certificate Endurance Castanon, Cornelio, GA . .3 Colors Red, Black and White Office Telephone (210) 805-3566 National Affiliation NCAA Division II Cross Country Facts . .1 e-mail [email protected] Conference Heartland Fax (210) 805-3574 Cross Country Mission . .2 web site www. cardinalathletics.com Heartland Conference . .14-16 Graduate Assistant Honors . .12 ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT 2008 SEASON HONORS Papich, Mark, AD . .18 MEN Regional/National Meets . .13 Director of Athletics Mark Papich All-Heartland Conference Robert Langat 829-6053 Jay Wilson Riedel, Derek, Coach . .3 Asst. AD / Sr. Woman Adm. Angela Lawson Cornelio Castanon Silvas, Nicole, GA . .3 829-3827 Adrian Carrillo Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Sandra Strickland Jaro Rodriguez Sports Information . .1 829-3988 Shayn Weidner The Men . .5-7 Asst. AD / Compliance Coord. Stacy Nordquist Heartland Freshman of the Year Operations Manager Kevin Barnes Robert Langat The Women . .8-10 829-6048 ESPN/CoSIDA District All-Academic The University . .17-18 Athletic Trainer B. J. Lough Shayn Weidner 829-3834 UIW Coaches . .1 T. R. St. Charles (asst.) WOMEN DomLouise Martens (asst.) UIW Meets . .13 All-Heartland Conference 829-3834 Maggie Callahan UIW Quck Facts . .1 Sports Info. Director Wayne Witt Alma Salinas 829-3828 2009 Roster . .4 US TFCCCA All-Academic Mark Turner (grad. asst.) Melissa Martinez 2009 Schedule . .2 Jackie Sova (grad. asst.) UIW Team Administrative Assistant Lisa Townzen 829-2722 2008 SEASON COMPETITIONS MEN UIW HEAD COACHES Heartland Conference Team: 1st Individual: 3rd, Robert Langat SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball Danny Heep NCAA South Central Region Team: 13th 829-3830 Director Wayne Witt Individual: 20th, Robert Langat Basketball (men) Ken Burmeister Telephone (210) 829-3828 829-6052 Fax (210) 829-3825 Basketball (women) Angela Lawson WOMEN e-mail [email protected] Heartland Conference Team: 3rd 829-3827 Graduate Assistant Mark Turner Cross Country (m&w) Derek Riedel Individual: 11th, Maggie Callahan NCAA South Central Region Team: 17th Graduate Assistant Jackie Sova 805-3566 Mailing Address 4301 Broadway Football Mike Santiago Individual: 48th, Melissa Martinez San Antonio, Texas 78209 805-3011 Golf (m&w) Brent Powell Web Site www.cardinalathletics.com 829-2795 Soccer John Smith GENERAL 841-7396 The goal at The University of the Incarnate Soccer (women) Tina Patterson Word is to provide fair and accurate serv- 829-3941 ices to members of the media and, in turn, Softball Nora May-Davila 829-3969 the University’s athletic programs ask for Swimming (m&w) Phillip Davis fair and accurate coverage. As a result 805-3078 UIW staff persons will strive to meet any Synchronized Swimming Kim Wurzel-LoPorto and all reasonable requests. As the 2009- 829-2796 20010 athletic year progresses, new and Tennis (m&w) John Newman updated information about UIW will be 283-5006 available. Please contact the Office of Track and Field (m&w) Derek Riedel Sports Information at (210) 829-3828. 805-3566 Volleyball Jennifer Montoya 829-3567 www.cardinalathletics.com 1 2009 INCARNATE WORD CROSS COUNTRY THE 2009 SCHEDULE DATE DAY EVENT SITE September 5 Saturday at Texas State Invitational San Marcos 19 Saturday at Missouri Southern Stampede Joplin, Mo. October 3 Saturday at Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater, Okla. 10 Saturday UIW INVITATIONAL Live Oak City Park M--8 a.m. W--8:45 a.m. 24 Saturday at Heartland Conference Championships Dallas November 7 Saturday at NCAA D-II South Central Championships Abilene 21 Saturday at NCAA D-II National Championships Evansville, Ind. CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT We strive to: provide meaningful opportunities for each student-athlete in the con- text of Christian faith, a safe environment for growth, an enjoyable college atmos- phere, and a winning attitude. We (UIW track and cross country program) seek to change attitudes, provide opportunities, and live by the University’s core mission statement while representing the UIW community with pride and honor. By doing this, we will set an example of excellence in the community and among other cross country and track collegiate athletic programs. www.cardinalathletics.com 2 2009 INCARNATE WORD CROSS COUNTRY COACH DEREK RIEDEL CORNELIO CASTANON Derek Riedel joined the Incarnate Word athletic NICOLE SILVAS staff in October of 2005 as the head coach for GRADUATE ASSISTANT both the cross country teams in the fall and the GRADUATE ASSISTANT track and field squads in the spring. Cornelio Castanon first Now headed into his fourth fall he has seen the came to Incarnate Word in Nicole Silvas came to cross country squads, both men’s and women’s, the fall of 2008 to work for Incarnate Word in the fall grow to their largest-ever his master’s degree in of 2008 to work with the numbers of competitors. kinesiology and to work Cardinals cross country And, he has been instru- with the Cardinals’ cross team as a graduate assis- mental in the revival of country team. tant. She is working for competitions held at UIW her master’s degree in or sponsored by the He is a product of Bay kinesiology. Cardinals in the San City High School where Antonio area. In the fall of he ran both cross country Before coming to UIW she 2008 the Cardinals men and track. He then moved coached a year at Judson won the Heartland to the University of Texas at San Antonio where High School in the San Antonio area, the same Conference championship he concentrated on cross country. In the fall of school from where she graduated. for the first time while the 2004 he was named that team’s most valuable women finished third. runner. She earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio where Incarnate Word then for the first time ever host- He earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology she ran both cross country and track. ed the NCAA Division South Central Regional and then coached one year at San Antonio’s Championships. At the conclusion of the event Wagner High School before coming to UIW. When she is not working with runners or run- which drew praise, the Cardinals were 13th on ning herself, she enjoys movies and lots of the men’s side and 17th on the women’s. Running, weights, movies and outdoor activities other outdoor activities. are on his list of things to do and like. On the academic side Riedel’s squads brought in the honors. The women’s team was a Call him Nemo. national All-Academic team by the USTFCCCA. B. J. LOUGH The same organization voted Melissa Martinez to its individual All-Academic Team. Over on HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER the men’s side of things, Shayn Weidner was voted ESPN The Magazine Academic All- B. J. Lough arrived on the District for his work in the classroom. Incarnate Word campus the first of November of Riedel is an instructor in the UIW Department of 2002, and immediately Communications. He has taught communica- landed right in the middle tions courses at San Antonio’s Northwest Vista of the multitude of duties College. He also has taught speech communi- associated with being the cations classes at Cisco Junior College. head athletic trainer for Cardinals athletics. Coachingwise, he worked two years as the assistant cross country and track coach at At UIW, he is charged with McMurry. During that time he earned his USA the care and well being of Track and Field Level 1 certification. During the student-athletes from 19 summer of 2006 he earned his USATF Level II teams. And, Lough has a teaching assignment Certification in endurance events. And, in the in the University's physical education depart- summer of 2007, he completed his USATF cer- ment, in particular, the course of study for ath- tification in sprints, hurdles and relays. letic training. A native of Castroville and a graduate of A graduate of the University of Findlay (Ohio) Medina Valley High School, Derek ran four with a bachelor's in athletic training (1995) and years of cross country and two years of track at a master's in educational technology (2000), McMurry University in Texas. As a senior in Lough is NATABOC certified as well as holding 2002 he won the Texas Division III Cross a certification from the American Red Cross for Country Championship after being third in 2001. first aid and CPR. He also holds a training license from the states of Ohio and Texas. In 2006 he ran his second marathon in 2:43 at the Freescale in Austin and that time qualified Since January of 1999, he was a Certified him for the prestigious Boston Marathon. Athletic Trainer at Findlay with responsibilities in six different sports. Prior to that time, he was a Derek holds a bachelor’s degree in English CAT with Optima Rehabilitation Services in Tiffin from McMurry and a master’s degree in com- Ohio. munications from Abilene Christian University. In the fall of 2006, at UIW, he began studies for a Ph.D. in organizational leadership with an emphasis in sports management.