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Chelsea Shapard Two time NCAA qualifier, MWC champion and school record holder in 400m hurdles

Josefin Berg NCAA qualifier and All-MWC in hammer throw

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Front Row: Lauren Enderson, Brooke Casagranda, Carly Selleck, Whitney Wellington, Chelsea DiGrazia, Lucy Yates, Laryssa Simpson, and Lauren Lewis. Second Row: Alexis Davis, Sydney Osmun, Kellie Anderson, Ashley Patterson, Chelsey Kaplar, Haley McAlister-Birkeland, Chelsea Shapard, Bree LeRoy, and Alyssa Abbott. Third Row: Jessica Hampton, Samantha Gaffney, Janett Ern, Josefin Berg, Sarah Grimm, Langley Iverson, Mandi Witherspoon, Chasity Toilolo, Kastin Frostl, and Wanda Dalton. Back Row: Associate Head Coach Burke Bockman, Assistant Coach Tapio Kuusela, Alexa Dinger, Brianna Freestone, Candus Aiello, Rachel Perkins, Volunteer Assistant Coach Andrew Levin, Head Coach Kyle Kepler and Graduate Assistant Coach Shayla Houlihan.

2008-09 University of Utah Track and Field/Cross Country Quick Facts Quick Facts 2007-08 In Review Location...... Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 2008 MWC Cross Country Finish ...... 3rd Metro Population ...... 1,333,914 2007-08 MWC Track and Field Indoor Finish ...... 7th Elevation ...... 4,5657 ft. 2008 MWC Track and Field Outdoor Finish ...... 6th President ...... Dr. Michael K. Young Athletics Director ...... Dr. Chris Hill Founded ...... 1850 Enrollment ...... 28,025 Nickname ...... Utes Sports Information Colors ...... Crimson and White Mascot ...... Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Facilities (capacity) ...... Tally Stevens Track Stadium/Olympic Oval Associate AD/Sports Information ...... Liz Abel Web Site ...... www.UtahUtes.com Associate SID ...... Kyle Harris Conference ...... Mountain West Assistant SID ...... Brooke Frederickson Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Assistant SID ...... Mike DeVine Office Manager ...... Kate Sturgeon Coaching Staff Student Assistants ...... Rachel Bishop, Heather Harrison, Jake Moore, Andrea Wilson Head CoachCoach...... Kyle Kepler Track and Field SID ...... Heather Harrison Alma Mater ...... Northern Iowa, 1998/2004 Office Phone ...... (801) 581-3510 Office Phone ...... (801) 585-6858 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Office Fax ...... 801-581-4358 Associate Head Coach...... Burke Bockman Mailing Address ...... 1825 E. South Campus Drive, Front Alama Mater ...... Northern Iowa, 2003 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Office Phone ...... 801-585-6858 E-mail ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... Tapio Kuusela Alma Mater ...... Brigham Young, 1982 Office Phone ...... (801) 581-3525 E-mail ...... [email protected]

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. Table of Contents Indoor Track & Field

Jan. 9-10 BYU Invitational Provo, Utah 1 ...... Team Photo, Quick Facts Jan. 17 Utah State Open Logan, Utah 2...... Schedule/Table of Contents Jan. 30-31 United Heritage Classic Boise, Idaho 3...... Head Coach Kyle Kepler 4-5 ...... ‘What They’re Saying’ 6...... Coaching Staff Feb. 6-7 Mountain States Games Pocatello, Idaho 7-8 ...... 2008-09 Outlook 9...... 2008-09 Roster Feb. 12-14 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa 10-23 ...... Meet the Utes Feb. 13-14 Husky Invitational Seattle, Wash. 24...... Athletics Administration Feb. 19-21 Wildcat Tune-Up Ogden, Utah 25...... 2007-08 Track & Field Recap 26...... 2008 Cross Country Recap Feb. 26-28 MWC Championships Colorado Springs, Colo. 27...... Record Book 28...... All-Time Performance Lists 29...... Strength and Conditioning March 6-7 NCAA Last Chance Qualifier TBA 30...... Track & Field Venues March 11-14 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas 31...... Cross Country Venues 32...... NCAA Championships Success Outdoor Track & Field

March 28-29 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif.

April 4 BYU Cougar Invitational Provo, Utah April 10-11 Jackee Joyner Kersee Invite Westwood, Calif. Follow the track and field and cross country teams April 10-11 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, Ariz. online at ... April 11 Wildcat Invitational Ogden, Utah UtahUtes.com April 16-18 Mt. Sac Relays Walnut, Calif. April 18 Wyoming Invitational Laramie, Wyo. April 23-25 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Robison Invitational Provo, Utah

May 1 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. May 2 Weber State Open Ogden, Utah May 6 Utah Twilight Salt Lake City, Utah May 13-16 MWC Championships Laramie, Wyo. May 28-30 NCAA West Regional Eugene, Ore.

June 10-13 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. TBA U.S. National Championships TBA Home meet in BOLD at Tally Stevens Track Stadium

Credits: The 2008-09 Utah Track and Field Media Guide was written by Heather Harrison, designed by Mike Lageschulte, Director of Publications and Broadcasting. Edited by Mike DeVine, assistant sports information director. Photography by Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Scott Pettett, Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Utah Travel Council. Cover design by Rocky Lindgren.

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country runner to compete in the NCAA Championship since 2004.

Prior to coming to Utah, Kepler served as Northern Iowa’s head men’s and women’s cross country coach Kyle Kepler and as an assistant track and field coach for the two seasons.

Head Coach He was on staff at UNI for a total of seven years, serv- Fourth Year • Northern Iowa, ing as an assistant cross country coach for five years 1998/2004 prior to being named head coach in 2003. Kepler was named the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2003 after leading the Kyle Kepler is heading into his fourth year as the head Panthers to an MVC title. The Panthers won 12 MVC coach of the University of Utah women’s cross country titles among cross country, and in indoor and outdoor team and the track and field team. He has laid a solid track during his tenure with the Panthers. foundation and created a competitive program that has made large improvements with each year. Kepler has coached nine NCAA Division I All-America athletes and has had 17 of his athletes qualify for the In his first season, Kepler saw three athletes and his NCAA Cross Country or Track and Field Champion- 4x100-meter relay team all set new school marks. ships. He served as the meet manager for the 2003 Among the top performances in school history were NCAA Cross Country Championships and Pre-Nationals Amanda Feigt’s 3,880-point performance in the pentath- meet. Kepler was also named the meet director of the lon, Vanessa Mortensen’s 205-foot throw in the hammer annual A. D. Dickinson Relays, one of the largest high and AJ Roby’s 47’3.5” effort in the shot put. school indoor meets in the nation. In addition to the four new school marks in 2006, the Kepler was a varsity athlete at Northern Iowa. He took Webster City, Iowa, native also helped his athletes set part in both cross country and track and field for the 144 new personal bests. Panthers, serving as a team captain during the 1997-98 school year. As an athlete, Kepler was a member of five Kepler guided two athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Track MVC championship teams. He earned all-conference and Field Championships in 2006. Mortensen quali- honors nine times during his collegiate career, was a fied in the hammer throw and just missed All-America two-time all-region cross country selection and a six- accolades while Feigt was a first-time qualifier in the time Academic All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree. 400-meter hurdles. Kepler holds both master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Cross country runners also thrived under Kepler’s direc- the University of Northern Iowa. He earned his master’s tion. While the Utes finished seventh at the MWC cham- degree in physical education in 2004 and graduated pionships, he saw three personal-best performances with a bachelor’s in secondary education-geography in from his team at the 6km conference championship 1998. meet.

When 2006 was all said and done, he saw four of his athletes (Feigt twice, Roby and Mortensen) garner all-conference accolades, upping his career total of all- conference athletes to 80. In addition to all-conference, Kepler has mentored another 19 conference champi- ons.

In 2007 Kepler coached the cross country team to an improved fifth place finish in the MWC Championships and Alyssa Abbott and Kellie Anderson to a top 50 finish in the NCAA Championships. The team accumulated a 3.64 GPA, which ranked 12th in the nation and first in the conference.

The 2008 campaign saw two athletes move on to the 2008 NCAA Cross Country qualifier Alyssa Abbot (right) with Shayla Houlihan NCAA Championship in track (Chelsea Shapard and (middle) and Kepler. Josefin Berg) in addition to Alyssa Abbott, the first cross WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 3 UTAH TRACK & FIELD | ‘WHAT THEY’RE SAYING’

Trevor Jameson Director of Sports Medicine University of Utah

“Coach Kepler is a great coach. He truly cares about all of his athletes and keeps himself well informed on their injuries and limitations. More than any coach I have worked with, he has been able to help his athletes continue to train and improve despite what injuries they may have. He is able to help motivate his athletes to find their best and be self-motivated to work at achieving their best. I consider him a friend and love to work with him and the athletes in his program because they demand so much of themselves.”

Tony Bussan Head Cross Countryountry and Track Coach Webster City Schools,Schools, Webster City,City, IowIowaa President of thehe Iowa AssociationAssociation ofof Track CCoachesoaches

“From the momentent he showed upup on mmyy ffrontront poporchrch as a hihighgh school ffreshman,reshman, throthroughu an outstanding high school and collegiategiate runningrunning career, to assistant and head coachincoachingg duties at the UniUniversityv of Northern Iowa (which included sservingerving as the director of the NCAA Division I ChamChampionships)pionships) to nnow leading the up-and- coming Utah program,ogram, KyleKyle KeKeplerpler has been a provenproven winner, team leader, and prprogramogra developer. His intense commitment to eexcellencexcellence fforor each individual and the team as a whole allows him to foster the relationships and developmentt amongamong his sqsquadsuads that create excitement and success.success.””

Beth Wolfgramm CSCS,CSCS, MS,MS, RD, CDCD Sports Nutritionist,onist, UnUniversityiversity ooff Utah AthletAthleticic DeDepartmentpartment Adjunct Facultyty UniversityUniversity of Utah Division of Nutrition

“[Kepler] is very dedicated to the overall health and well-beingwell-being of his team and he hahass made performance related nutrition a prpriorityiority for his athletes. [[Kepler]Kepler] continues to involve me with the team and individual athletes he is concernedncerned about. He ememphasizesphasizes an aapproachpproach that focuses on both the performance of an ath- lete today, but alsoso the lonlongg term health of the athlete. He is a grgreateat team pplayerlayer and ccares so much about his athletes.”

Robert Rainey University of UtUtahah Athletics Academic Services

“Since Coach Kepler has been at Utah, all of his teams have had cumulative GPAs above a 3.0. and they have been recognized with All-Academic awards from the Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches’ Associations. He truly recognizes the importance of the balance between academics and athletics.”

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Brad Rasmussen Glenwood Girls Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Glenwood Community Schools (Iowa)

“I met “Kep” while he was an assistant coach at the University of Northern Iowa. My two sons and I attended the track and field/cross country camp at Northern Iowa while he was there. “Kep” and I developed a lasting friendship. His coaching techniques and guidance go far beyond athletics. His personality allows him to get the best from all of ththee peoppeoplele hhee meets. HHee is very lloyaloyal to hhisis atathleteshletes anandd coaccoacheshes andand works hard to be the best. It is an honoror for me to call him friend and colleague.”

Kari Krook Former student-athletent-athlete University of NNorthernorthern IowIowaa

“Coach Kepler iss an outstanding coach who is committed to leading his cross countrycountry and track and Field teams to the nextxt level. His ppassion,assion, dedication and ppatienceatience for the spsportort of runnirunningng has and will continue to bring his teams ggreatreat success. In addition, Coach KeKepler’spler’s experience as a former stustudentd athlete is an invaluable asset forfor promoting the importance of performing well in the classroom. HeH is such a great coach, Utah is lucky to hhaveave him.”him.”

Cody Krenka Head Cross Countryountry Coach Head Track & FieldField Coach Elko High Schoolool (Nev.)

“Coach Kepler iss a great coach who has an amazing ability to take a young athlete freshfre out of high school and turn her in too a comcompetitivepetitive NCAA Division 1 athlete. He realizes that each athlathletee has different potential and works hard ttoo get each girl to that potential. As a distance coach for 11 years, I hhavea had more than my fair share of athletesetes comcompetepete at the next level and I can honestlhonestlyy sasayy that the distandistancec program under Coach Kepler at the University of Utah is usually my highest recommendation for my female athletes”.

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Burke Bockman Tapio Kuusela Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Fourth Year • Northern Iowa, 2003 Eighth Year • Brigham Young, 1982

Tapio Kuusela enters his eighth season as the throws coach for the Utah Burke Bockman returns for his fourth season with University of Utah track and field program. women’s track and field program, with a recent promotion to associate head coach. Kuusela oversees the athletes in all throwing events. In 2008 he oversaw Josefin Berg in at the Mountain West Conference Championship where Bockman will have a hand in coaching the sprinters and hurdlers in addi- she had a third-place podium finish in the hammer with a toss of 182’3”. tion to overseeing the jumpers. Berg also went on to qualify for the regional and nationals meet in the hammer. Kuusela also coached Chasity Toilolo to a sixth-place finish in In his first two seasons on staff, the hurdles, sprinters and jumpers have both the shot put (45’6.5”) and the discuss (145’7”) at the outdoor confer- broken seven indoor school records. In addition, his athletes have broken ence championship. another four outdoor school records. In 2006, he mentored AJ Roby and Vanessa Mortensen as they both set In the 2008 season, Bockman coached the first ever Utah indoor sprint school records in the discus and hammer, respectively. Mortensen set the relay team to earn Mountain West Conference all-conference honors. school and Danish National record with a 205-foot toss, the winning throw During the outdoor track season, Chelsea Shapard, Ashley Patterson, in the Mountain West Conference championships. Both Roby (shot, dis- Chelsey Kaplar, and Whitney Wellington competed in the 4 x 400 meter cus) and Mortensen (hammer) qualified for the NCAA West Region Cham- relay to place third overall and earned all-conference recognition with their pionships. Mortensen eventually qualified for the NCAA Championships, school record breaking time of 3:43.93. Bockman was a key component in just missing All-American accolades by placing 10th overall. Mortensen training Shapard as she defended her MWC title in the 400-meter hurdles also represented her native country of Denmark in the European Champi- at the outdoor conference championship. Shapard went on to place 15th- onships in August 2006. overall in the semifinals of the NCAA Track and Field Championships. During the 2005 season, he served as the interim head coach when the Bockman coached two national qualifiers in 2007, guiding Amanda Feigt team finished a school-best fourth place at the indoor Mountain West and Chelsea Shapard to the national meet in the 400-meter hurdles. The Conference championships, and eighth at the outdoor meet. He coached Utes also shinned in the 100-meter hurdles as both Feigt and Jen Cutrer three regional qualifiers (Mortensen, Roby and Candice Workman-Ekberg) made it all the way to the conference finals. to the 2005 NCAA Western Regional Meet.

Feigt went on to win the conference heptathlon title in 2007, and also In his first five seasons, Kuusela produced three national and nine regional qualified for the NCAA Championships in that event. qualifiers, along with a pair of Mountain West Conference Champions. His throwers have set 15 school records under his direction. In 2006, Bockman worked on improving a very young sprint group for Utah. The Utes saw great success in the 400-meter hurdles with both Jen While coaching at his alma mater, Brigham Young, Kuusela guided several Fresquese and Amanda Feigt qualifying for the 2006 West Regional meet. athletes to All-America honors. One of his throwers, Amy Palmer, notched Feigt eventually went on to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships an eighth-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2000 Olympic games in in the hurdles. Sydney, Australia. Palmer was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame as its first female track athlete ever in 2005. Prior to Utah, he spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The Oripaa, Finland native is involved with the Utah Olympic weightlift- ing development. In 1999, he served as the team leader and coach of At UW-La Crosse, he helped the Eagles win back-to-back national indoor the women’s national throwing team that competed in several meets in titles in 2004-05 and the outdoor championship in 2004. During his tenure, Australia. the Eagle sprinters and hurdlers flourished. He coached Derek Toshner - the Division III 400-meter hurdle national champion, the Division III Athlete In 1980 he won the Collegiate Powerlifting Championships and in1982, he of the Meet in 2004, and a 2004 Olympic trials qualifier. Bockman also had became the first man in Utah to total over 2,000 pounds. Kuusela won four the privilege of assisting with the training of Andrew Rock as he became Finnish and Nordic Championship titles in weightlifting and was ranked the school’s first Olympian, winning the gold in Athens, Greece, as a mem- 10th in the world in 1986. His best single performance was a snatch of ber of the 4x400-meter relay team. 385 pounds.

After working with Rock during the 2005 season, the Olympian went on Kuusela graduated from BYU in 1982 with a degree in economics. He is to the silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships in the open married to the former Heather Wood who have two children: Timo and 400-meter. He also went on to claim gold as a member of USA’s 4x400- Toni. meter relay team.

In addition to working with Rock in 2005, Bockman saw all five of his UW-La Crosse hurdlers tally national-qualifying marks during the outdoor season. He ended up with four national qualifiers and two All-Americans. Bockman was a three-time conference champion and a 10-time all- conference honoree at the University of Northern Iowa. He was an NCAA Division I qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay his senior year. Bockman also qualified at the USA Championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

He graduated from Northern Iowa with a degree in business management in 2003 and received his masters from Wisconsin-La Crosse in sports administration in 2005. Graduate Assistant Volunteer Assistant Coach Coach A native of Decorah, Iowa, Bockman resides in Salt Lake City. Shayla Houlihan Andrew Levin 6 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE 2008-09 OUTLOOK | UTAH TRACK & FIELD

2008-09 Outlook

Utah is looking to transfer the success of this year’s cross country season to the 2008-09 Women’s Track & Field team. The Utes return 13 seniors, Jumps five juniors, five sophomores, and will be aided by 10 new athletes ranging from freshmen to seniors. This year the team has five credible jumpers that will be competing. Senior Haley McAllister and true freshman Brianna LeRoy are set to The indoor track season will open with the BYU Invitational in Provo, Utah, compete in the long jump. Last year McAllister went 19’1.5” at the on Jan. 9-10. The schedule is highlighted this year by the United Heritage MWC Championships to earn an eighth-place finish. LeRoy has a Classic (Jan. 30-31) and the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-14). The Utes personal best of 18’10”. will look to improve this year in the MWC Championships that will be held Feb. 26-28 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The indoor track and field team Senior returnee Mandi Witherspoon and freshman Langley Iverson will placed seventh last season at the MWC championships. compete in the high jump this year. Witherspoon competed at the Utah Twilight last season in the high jump clearing 5’3”. Iverson is a four- Outdoor track and field will get started in late March, opening with the time time Nevada State champion with a lifetime best clearance of 5’8”. Stanford Invitational (March 28-29) in Palo Alto, Calif. The Utes look forward to the Mt. Sac Relays (April 16-18), Drake Relays (April 23-25), In the triple jump, the Utes will be represented by Ashley Patterson. as well as playing host to the Utah Twilight on May 6. The conference Patterson has a lifetime best of 38’9.5” championships will be held in Laramie, Wyo., on May 13-16, followed by the NCAA West Regional Championships in Eugene, Ore., on May 28-30. Senior Aimee Nay and junior Laryssa Simpson will look to keep im- The Utes hope to send several athletes to the NCAA Championships proving in the pole vault this year. Nay competed at the Wildcat Open again this year after Chelsea Shapard and Josefin Berg, now seniors, rep- on May 3, 2008 where she made a season best clearance of 10’11.75”. resented Utah last season. The championships will be held in Fayetteville, Simpson competed at the Utah Twilight where she cleared 11’7.75”. Ark., on June 10-13. Nay and Simpson will be joined by Klaudia Rokossa, a seasoned freshman from Germany, in January. Rokossa’s lifetime best vault is 12’ 11.75”.

Chelsea Shapard qualified for the NCAA Championships last season. Sprints/Hurdles

Associate head coach Burke Bockman will lead a veteran group of sprint- ers and hurdlers who will look to continue building on the success they Haley McAllister- had a year ago. Seniors Chelsea Shapard, Ashley Patterson, and junior Birkeland leads the Utah Chelsey Kaplar will be the leaders in these events. jump crew.

Last year, Shapard won the 400-meter hurdles at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 58.07, which broke her own school record. She went on to win her second consecutive MWC 400-meter hurdle title in May. Shapard placed third at the NCAA West Region championships and was named to the all-West Region Team. At the NCAA Championships, Shapard advanced to the semifinals and finished 15th overall.

Patterson was a place winner at the MWC Championships for the second time in her career as she finished 6th in the 400-meter. She also set a new school record in the 200-meter dash at the 2008 Utah State Invitational.

Last year Kaplar placed sixth at the MWC Championship in the 400-me- Ashley Patterson placed ter hurdles. Her time of 60.88 just missed the NCAA Regional qualifying sixth at the MWC Championships in the standard by .06 seconds. She was a part of the 4x400-meter relay team 400-meter dash (55.43) with Shapard, Patterson and Whitney Wellington that earned third-place in a school record time of 3:43.93 and garnered all-MWC recognition. WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 7 UTAH TRACK & FIELD | 2008-09 OUTLOOK (continued)

Distance Throws Assistant coach Tapio Kuusela will be working with a talented The distance group has a lot of depth to it this season with a group of throwers this season. Senior Josefin Berg had a podium core of hard working seniors. Senior Lauren Endersen returns finish last year at the MWC Championships where she was an after winning the MWC 10K championship last season. The Ute’s All-MWC performer and placed third overall with a 182’3” toss. time of 35:58.21 was a 42-second lifetime best in the event and After qualifying for the NCAA West Regional championships, Berg fifth-best in MWC Championship history. Endersen also scored in earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Track & Field Championships. two events (5,000 meters and 3,000 meters) at the MWC Indoor She went on to place 22nd-overall with a throw of 185’10”. Championships. At the MWC outdoor championships Chasity Toilolo, a senior, DiGrazia returns this year after finishing fifth in the MWC placed sixth in two events. In the discus she threw 145’7” and in Indoor Championships (mile run) and fifth in the MWC Outdoor the shot put she recorded a lifetime best mark of 45’6.5”. Championships (1,500-meter). At the Outdoor Championships, Junior Sarah Grimm will also be looking to improve upon her initial DiGrazia finished the event in 4:32.01. In the indoor season, she campaign with the Utes where she missed the NCAA regional was able to break the school record in the mile run with a new qualifying mark in the hammer throw by just seven feet. time of 4:53.85. Senior Jessica Hampton and underclassmen Breanna Freestone, Abbott sat out during the indoor season due to injury, but returned Wanda Dalton, and Kastin Frostl will provide depth in throwing to have another outstanding outdoor season. She was a NCAA events. West Regional qualifier for the second consecutive season in the

800-meter event. Abbot added the 1,500-meter run to her NCAA West Region qualifying resume and finished 9th in that event at the region meet. Abbott finished 3rd in the 1,500-meter run at the prestigious Drake Relays with the second fastest time in Utah school history, 4:25.38. The Utes will be counting on seniors Kellie Anderson and Ja- nett Ern, as well as newcomers Lucy Yates and Carly Selleck to contribute and add depth in the distance events this year. An- derson was 10th in the 10K at the MWC outdoor championships. Chasity Toilolo took Ern placed 8th at 800-meters and ran the opening leg on Utah’s sixth place in a pair of fourh-place distance medley team at the MWC indoor champion- throws at last season’s ships. MWC Outdoor Cham- pionships.

Alyssa Abbott looks to carry her momentum onto the track after qualifying for the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Senior Josefin Berg earned a bid to the NCAA Champi- onships in the hammer throw last season. Chelsea DiGrazia placed fifth in 1,5000-meter race at the MWC Champi- onships with a time of 4:32.01.

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Eligibility Name Acad. Ind. Out. Event Hometown (High School/Last School) Alyssa Abbott Jr. Jr. Jr. XC/Dist. Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) Candus Aiello Fr. Fr. Fr. TH Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) Kellie Anderson Sr. Jr. Sr. XC/Dist. Hendersonville, N.C. (Hendersonville HS) Josefin Berg Sr. Sr. Sr. TH Osthammar, Sweden (University of Karlstad) Brooke Casagranda Fr. Fr. Fr. XC/Dist. Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) Adrienne Coburn Sr. Sr. Sr. Sprint Park City, Utah (Skyline HS) Wanda Dalton So. So. So. TH Ogden, Utah (Ogden HS) Alexis Davis So. So. Fr. XC/Dist. Aurora, Ohio (Aurora HS) Chelsea DiGrazia Sr. Sr. Sr. XC/Dist. Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) Lauren Endersen Sr. Jr. Jr. XC/Dist. West Jordan, Utah (Copper Hills HS) Janett Ern Sr. Sr. Sr. XC/MD Ahlsdorf, Germany (Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportsshule) Breanna Freestone So. Fr. So. TH Sandy, Utah (Jordan HS) Kastin Fröstl So. So. So. TH Riverton, Utah (Juan Diego HS) Samantha Gaffney Jr. Fr. Fr. XC/Dist. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial/Washington) Sarah Grimm Jr. Jr. Jr. TH Salt Lake City, Utah (Jordan HS/ Utah Valley University) Jessica Hampton Sr. Sr. Sr. TH Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS) Langley Iverson Fr. Fr. Fr. J Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) Chelsey Kaplar Jr. Jr. Jr. H/Sprint Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) Lauren Lewis So. So. Fr. XC/Dist. Yuba City, Calif. (Yuba City HS) Brianna LeRoy Fr. Fr. Fr. Multi. Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS) Haley McAllister Sr. Sr. Sr. J/Sprint Salt Lake City, Utah (East HS) Aimee Nay Sr. Jr. Jr. PV Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS) Sydney Osmun Jr. Jr. Jr. XC/Dist. Elko, Nev. (Elko HS) Ashley Patterson Sr. Sr. Sr. J/Sprint Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Hugh Plouffe HS) Klaudia Rokossa Fr. Fr. Fr. PV Münster, Germany (Annette-Von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium) Zoe Roy Sr. So. So. XC/Dist. Bend, Ore. (Summit HS) Carly Selleck So. So. So. XC/Dist. Billings, Mont. (West HS/ Montana State-Billings) Chelsea Shapard Sr. Sr. Sr. H/Sprint Park City, Utah (Park City HS) Laryssa Simpson Jr. Jr. Jr. PV Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) Stephanie Skoreyko Jr. Jr. Jr. XC/Dist. Bridegewater, Nova Scotia (Park View Ed Center) Chasity Toilolo Sr. Sr. Sr. TH Spring Valley, Calif. (Helix HS) Whitney Wellington Jr. Jr. Jr. Sprint Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood Park) Mandi Witherspoon Sr. So. So. J Provo, Utah (Mountain View HS/ Utah Valley University) Lucy Yates Fr. Fr. Fr. XC/Dist. St. Albans, Hertsfordshire, UK (St. Albans Academy)

Key: Dist.- Distance; J- Jumps; H- Hurdles; MD- Middle Distance; Multi.- Multiple Events; PV- Pole Vault; TH- Throws; XC- Cross Country

Head Coach - Kyle Kepler Associate Head Coach - Burke Bockman Assistant Coach - Tapio Kuusela Graduate Assistant - Shayla Houlihan Volunteer Assistant - Andrew Levin

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Alyssa Abbott - Jr. Event: Cross Country/ Distance Reno, Nev. – Galena HS

At Utah 2008 XC: Finished 76th in the NCAA Cham- pionships with a time of 21:00.5 … set a new personal best and qualified for nationals at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship after finishing in 20:52.4 and earning ninth-place overall … at the NCAA National Champion- ship race, finished 76th out of 255 competitors (21:00.5) missing all-American status by 19 seconds … competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet (6K) with a 21:14 and 41st-place finish … placed fourth overall at the MWC Championships (6K) with a time of 21:37 … debuted the season at the Stanford Invite with a 31st-place finish after completing the course in 22:20 … all-region team. Alyssa Abbott owns the second-fastest 1,500-meter time in school history. 2008 Outdoor Track: NCAA regional qualifier in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter … placed third in the 1,500-meter run (4:25.38) at Drake Relays with the second fastest time in Utah school history … earned academic all-conference honors. Candus Aiello - Fr. 2008 Indoor Track: Redshirted. Event: Throws Riverton, Utah – Riverton HS 2007 XC: Utah’s top finisher at the 2007 NCAA Regional Championships for a 24th-place (21:41.3) … also earned Utah’s top finish (20th) at MWC Champi- High School: 2008 State and Regional Cham- onships with a 22:37 finish … in the Chile Pepper Invitational, ran a 22:19 for pion in shot put and discus … earned all-state 57th place … opened the season with a 21st-place finish at the Montana State in discus twice … all-state in shot put … high Invitational with a 17:53 run ... earned MWC Scholar-Athlete award. school team earned three region champion titles … lettered all three years … placed fifth 2007 Outdoor Track: NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 800-meter run … in discuss and hammer at the Great Southwest placed fifth overall in the 800-meter event at the MWC Championships … com- Classic … participated in throwing, lifting, peted at the U.S. Junior Championships in the 800-meter. swimming, and shooting ... graduated in the top 10-percent of class with an enhanced diploma 2007 Indoor Track: Finished sixth at the MWC Championships in the 800-meter for citizenship … was on Riverton HS Honor Roll every quarter … earned Physi- event … placed third in the mile at the BYU Cougar Invite (5:17.38) … won the cal Education Student of the Month. 3,000-meter in 10:50.76 at the Utah State Open. Personal: Daughter of Patricia Aiello … undecided major … would like to work 2006 XC: Led the team with a 22nd-place (22:48.2) finish at the MWC Cham- as an athletic trainer … born June 6, 1990. pionships ... also the team’s top finisher at the NCAA Regional meet (46th, 22:45.9) ... claimed 85th at the Chile Pepper Invite, clocking the event in 22:24 ... took 16th (24:00.6) at the Utah Fall Twilight and fifth (16:06) at the season- Kellie Anderson - Sr. opening Reno Chase Race. Event: Cross Country/ Distance Hendersonville, N.C. – Hender- High School: All-region and all-state in cross country (2002-05) ... four-time sonville HS all-region and all-state selection in track and field ... state runner-up 800-meter dash, 1600m and 3200m at the 2006 state track and field meet ... helped team to At Utah Nevada state championship in track and field in 2006. 2008 XC: Set a new personal best and finished 62nd overall at the Mountain West Regional Personal: Daughter of John and Julie Abbott ... exercise physiology major ... meet (22:03.1) … turned in a time of 22:33 at born April 5, 1988. the MWC Championships … placed 14th-overall at the Utah State Open with an 18:45.7 in the three-mile run.

2008 Outdoor Track: Set a new personal best with an 18:01.04 at the Robison Invitational … took 37th in 10,000-meter run (37:21.98) at the Mt. Sac Relays … earned academic all-conference honors.

2008 Indoor Track: Redshirt.

2007 XC: Finished the NCAA Regional Championships with a 49th-place finish in a 22:26.7 run … in the MWC Championships earned 35th-place (23:47) … earned a 19th-place finish at the Montana State Invitational with a 17:47 time … opened the season with a 23rd-place finish (18:47) at the Utah State Open.

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2007 Outdoor Track: Placed ninth at the MWC Championships in Josefin Berg - Sr. the 10,000-meter (38:50.34) … finished the 5,000-meter event in 18:25.59 at the Robison Invite … competed at the Mt. Sac Relays Event: Throws in the 10,000-meter run (37:21.98). Osthammar, Sweden – University of Karlstad 2007 Indoor Track: Finished 11th at the MWC Championships in the 5,000-meter run (18:59.20) … finished the 5,000-meter At Utah run in 18:30.01 at the Iowa State Classic … placed eighth in 2008 Outdoor Track: Placed 22nd- the 3,000-meter event at the Multiple Duals (10:52.72) … fin- overall at the NCAA Track & Field ished ninth overall (10:46.00) at the Wisconsin Elite meet in the Championships with a throw of 185’10” 3,000-meter. … qualifier for the NCAA West Region- al Championships … had a podium fin- 2006 XC: Finished 39th (23:41.9) at the MWC Championships ... ish (third) at the MWC Championships clocked a 24:08.5 (92nd) at the NCAA Regional meet ... took 14th with a 182’3” toss to earn all-MWC (23:54.4) at the Utah Fall Twilight ... finished 29th (19:02) at the accolades … earned academic all-conference honors and was Bobcat Invitational and seventh (16:26) at the Reno Chase Race. second on the conference outdoor list.

2006 Outdoor Track: Placed fourth (38:17.29) in 10,000-meter at 2008 Indoor Track: Earned a fifth-place finish at the MWC outdoor championships ... 11th (18:40.83) at MWC outdoor meet Championships in the weight throw with a toss of 57’3” … at the in 5000-meter. Mountain State Games placed second in the weight throw (55’3”) ... placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 199’04” at 2006 Indoor Track: Finished sixth in the 5000-meter (18:08.89) the Utah State meet. at the MWC Championships ... placed 17th-overall at the indoor championships in 3,000-meter (10:30.61). Prior to Utah: Two-time silver medalist and a three-time bronze medalist in the hammer throw at the Swedish Junior Champion- 2005 XC: Ran in all seven races ... placed 47th and ran a person- ships ... represented Sweden at the European Junior Champion- al-best 23:31 at the MWC Championships ... clocked a 24:01 at ships in Debrecen, Hungary ... personal best is 199’6” in 2007. the Chili Pepper Invite ... also recorded a 24:25 at the NCAA West Regional meet and a 24:46 at the Montana Invite. Personal: Daughter of Alvar Berg and Gunilla Ericson-Berg ... majoring in human development and family studies with plans to 2004-05 XC/Track: Redshirt. teach physical education and history to high school students ... born Dec. 27, 1985. High School: Member of the state championship cross country team.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin Anderson and Gayle Williams ... majoring in health promotion and education ... born September 26, 1986.

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Brooke Casagranda - Fr. Event: Cross Country/ Distance Alexis Davis - So. Elko, Nev. – Elko HS Event: Cross Country/ Distance Aurora, Ohio – Aurora HS At Utah 2008 XC: Redshirt. At Utah 2008 XC: Suffered an ankle sprain High School: Personal bests include, during the Mountain West Conference 5,000-meter run in 19:41, 3,200-meter Championships, but finished in 25:26 run in 11:37, 1,600-meter run in 5:28, … competed in the Montana State 800-meter run in 2:27 … earned the Open, finishing the three-mile course Wendy’s High School Heisman award in 19:20. … 2008 class valedictorian … second team all-state in cross country (2008) … state runner-up in 4x800- 2008 Outdoor Track: Redshirt. meter relay … graduated with an advanced diploma … member of the Key Club, National Honors-Society and student council … also 2008 Indoor Track: Earned a seventh-place finish in the participated in soccer and basketball. 3,000-meter run at the Utah State Indoor Invitational with a time of 11:36.87 … competed in the BYU Cougar Indoor Meet in the one- Personal: Daughter of Curtis and Randi Casagranda … majoring mile run to finish in 5:55.58 … earned academic all-conference in biology with plans to go to medical school … hobbies include honors. hiking, biking, and fishing … born December 1, 1989. 2007 XC: Competed in the MWC Championships for a 40th-place finish with a 24:02 run … participated in the NCAA Championships for a 23:49 finish and 101st-place … in the BYU Invitational ran for a 20:14 race for 42nd-placed finish … opened the season with a 35th-place finish (20:00) at the Utah State Open … earned MWC Scholar-Athlete award … maintained a 4.0 GPA.

High School: Four-time all-conference cross country runner and a two-time all-conference track athlete ... won four letters in both Wanda Dalton - So. cross country and track ... won the Ohio High School Athletic As- Event: Throws sociate Student Athlete Award ... class salutatorian. Ogden, Utah – Ogden HS Personal: Daughter of Tim and Julie Davis ... born Feb. 23, 1990 At Utah ... undecided major. 2008 Outdoor Track: Placed tenth overall at the BYU Clarence Robison Invitational with a 121’ 4” toss in the discus … earned seventh-place in the shot put at the Utah State Mark Faldmo Invitational with a 34’10.5” toss … competed at the Weber State Open in the shot put, earning seventh-place with 35’8”, also placed seventh in the hammer throw with a 130’1” toss.

2008 Indoor Track: Earned a fourth-place finish at the BYU Invite with a 33’10.25” toss in the weight throw … placed 11th in the Weber State Wildcat Open with a weight toss of 41’0.5”.

High School: Lettered four years in track and field ... all-state in track and field ... second-place finisher in the discus as a sopho- more and senior ... three time regional discus champion (won it as a senior with a 123’0” throw) ... second in the region in the shot put as a senior ... helped team to four regional titles and two second-place finishes at state meet ... also lettered in basketball ... three times named to academic honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Deby Dalton ... majoring in Alexis Davis earned All-MWC Academic exercise and sports science ... born Jan 14, 1989. honors during last year’s indoor season.

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Chelsea DiGrazia - Sr. 2004-05: Redshirt … Academic All-Conference Award. Event: Cross Country/ Distance Elko, Nev. – Elko HS High School: Elko HS record holder in the 800 meter dash ... member of the school-record setting 4x800m relay team At Utah ... second team all-region in 800m ... lettered three times in 2008 XC: Earned a 21st-place finish at track and twice in soccer ... Gatorade Will to Win Athlete ... the Mountain West Regional Cham- Defensive Player of the Year in soccer ... Academic All-State in pionship (21:10.3) … finished 13th track and soccer ... National Honor Society member ... Nevada overall at the Mountain West Confer- Silver Scholar Award. ence Championships after finishing the course in 22:01 … finished the 6K Personal: Daughter of Gary and Lenora DiGrazia ... physical NCAA Pre-Nationals meet in 21:31, a therapy major ... born Feb. 3, 1986. new personal best … won outright at the Utah State Open with a 17:57.2 in the three-mile course … all-region team.

2008 Outdoor Track: Placed fifth in the MWC Championships (1,500-meter) with a time of 4:32.01 … placed sixth at the Drake Relays with the fourth-fastest 1,500-meter time in school history (4:26.39), which was also an NCAA Regional Qualfying mark ... finished 11th at NCAA Regional Championships in 1,500m (4:30.14) ... earned academic all-conference honors.

2008 Indoor Track: Finished fifth in the MWC Championships (mile run) with a time of 5:09.11 … broke the school record in the mile run with a new time of 4:53.85 at the Iowa State Classic … finished the 1,500-meter run in 4:26.39 for a sixth-place finish.

2007 XC: Started out the season with a 16th-place finish in the Stanford Invitational (15:05) … in the MWC Championships, ran for a 25th-place finish (22:50) … competed in the NCAA Champi- onships for a 55th-place finish, with a 22:34 run … also competed in the Chile Pepper Invite … earned MWC Scholar-Athlete award.

2007 Outdoor Track: Placed ninth overall at the MWC Champion- ships in the 1,500-meter run (4:37.39) … had a previous personal best of 4:39.96 in the 1,500-meter event that was set at the Robison Invite.

2007 Indoor Track: Finished the MWC championships in the mile with a person best of 5:03.13 ... PR’d at 10:22.32 in the 3,000-me- ter at the Championships.

2006 XC: Battled injury all season ... missed the MWC Champion- ships ... clocked a 23:00.6 (54th) at the NCAA Regionals ... fin- ished the Chile Pepper in 22:46 (109th) ... took 13th (23:49) at the Utah Fall Twilight ... placed19th (18:14) at the Bobcat Invitational.

2006 Track: Redshirted due to injury.

2005 XC: Ran in six of the seven cross country meets ... led the Utes in all six races in which she ran ... finished 27th at the MWC Championships, clocking a personal best 22:24 in the 6k race ... ran 22:37 at the Chili Pepper Invite ... took 15th in 22:49 at the Montana Invite.

Chelsea DiGrazia finished fifth in the both the 1,5000-meter run and the mile run at last season’s MWC Outdoor Championships.

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Lauren Endersen - Sr. Event: Cross Country/ Distance West Jordan, Utah – Copper Hills HS

At Utah 2008 XC: Had a time of 21.26.0 at the Mountain West Regional Champion- ships … finished the Mountain West Conference Championships with a 22:27 finish and 20th-place overall … opened the season with a 12th-place finish at the Utah State Open with an 18:30.2 finish time on the three-mile course … finished 13th over- all (19:59) and first for the Utes at Colorado State Open’s 5K race.

2008 Outdoor Track: Won outright at the MWC Champion- ships in the 10,000-meter with a time of 35:58.21 … her time at MWC Championships was the fifth-best in MWC Championship history … earned a fifth-place finish at the Drake Relays in the 10,000-meter run (37:39.33).

2008 Indoor Track: Placed sixth in the 5,000-meter event with a time of 18:14.03 at the MWC Indoor Championships … also scored in the 3,000-meter, finishing in 10:33.86 for seventh-place … earned academic all-conference honors.

2007 XC: Opened the season with a 31st-place finish at the Utah State Open with a 19:18 run … placed 35th at the BYU Invita- tional, finishing with a 19:39 time … finished with an 18:32 time at the Montana State Invitational for 44th-place … placed 24th in the MWC Championships with a finish time of 22:50 … finished the season with a 47th-place finish and 22:20 time at the NCAA Championships … earned MWC Scholar-Athlete award … main- tained a 4.0 GPA …Scored in the 99.4 percentile on MCAT with a 39 on her first attempt … third team Academic All-American … first team Academic all-District.

2007 Outdoor Track: At the Stanford Invite, had an 18:11.11 effort in 5,000m ... PR’d in 10,000m (36:40.43) at Mt. Sac Relays.

2007 Indoor Track: Had a 10:31.5 effort at the MWC Champion- ships … won the 3,000-meter at the Idaho State Duals with a PR of 10:11.55 ... personal best of 17:55.64 in the indoor 5,000-meter.

2006 XC: Finished 36th (23:28.7) at the MWC Championships and 92nd (24:08.5) at the NCAA Regional meet ... finished in 23:43 at Chile Pepper Invite ... finished19th (24:17.3) at Utah Twi- light ... clocked a time of 20:20.8 (28th) at BYU Autumn Classic.

2006 Track: Redshirt.

2005 XC: Clocked a 17:59 for 30th-place at the season-opening Heritage Open ... finished 36th (19:34) at Montana State Invite. Lauren Enderson is the reigning MWC Outdoor 10,000m champion. High School: Holds high school record for 4x800 meter medley relay and for 4x400-meter relay ... holds course records at River- ton and Copper Hills ... 2003 all-state cross country ... 2001-2005 all-region track ... 2003-2005 all-region cross country ... 2005 Salutatarian ... National Honor Society historian ... senior class historian ... science club officer.

Personal: Daughter of Gregory and June Endersen ... majoring in biology ... born on July 6, 1987 ... Presidential Scholar. 14 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE MEET THE UTES | UTAH TRACK & FIELD

Janett Ern - Sr. Event: Cross Country/ Middle Distance Ahlsdorf, Germany – Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportsschule

At Utah 2008 XC: Competed in the Mountain West Regional Championship, finish- ing in 22:06.1 … placed 18th overall at the Mountain West Conference Cham- pionships with a 22:22 time … set a new personal best at the 6K NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet, finishing in 22:17 …placed in the top-ten at the Montana State Open with an 18:00 finish on the three-mile course.

2008 Outdoor Track: Competed in the MWC Outdoor Champion- ships in the 800-meter (2:18.09) missing NCAA qualification by nine seconds … earned academic all-conference honors.

2008 Indoor Track: At the MWC Indoor Championships ran a 2:19.11 in the 800-meter run … placed fifth at the Boise State United Heritage Invitational in the 800-meter run (2:18.59). 2007 XC: Started out the season with a 16th-place finish at the Utah State Open, finishing at 18:31 … placed 29th at the BYU Invitational (19:15) … ran a 17:58 race at the Montana State Invi- tational for a 24th-place finish … also competed in the Stanford In- vitational (80th, 22:47) and the Chile Pepper Invite (111th, 23:19) … competed in the MWC Championships but did not finish.

2007 Outdoor Track: Had a season-best in the 800-meter came at the Weber State Twilight (2:18.84) ... clocked a 2:20.22 in the 800-meter at the Cougar Invitational.

2007 Indoor Track: Turned in a season-best time of 2:21.12 in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic.

2006 XC: Finished NCAA Regional meet in 24:11 (94th) ... im- proved time at Chile Pepper Invitational by almost two minutes, turning in a 23:22 (157th) effort ... placed 30th (25:56) at the Utah Fall Twilight ... finished 33rd (21:00) at the BYU Autumn Classic.

2006 Outdoor Track: Earned sixth-place at the MWC Champi- onships in the 800-meter (2:17.21) ... clocked a 4:46.90 in the 1,500-meter at the Wildcat Invite.

2006 Indoor Track: Placed at the MWC Championship in the 800-meter (2:15.09, fourth) … clocked a 2:19.46 for a second- place finish in the 800-meter at the Athletes Invite ... took third (2:22.84) in the 800-meter at Utah State

2005 XC: Raced in the final six races of the season ... turned in a personal best (24:07) at the regional meet ... clocked a 24:12 at Janett Ern nearly qualified for the NCAA the Chile Pepper Invite and a 24:33 at the MWC Championships. Regional in the 800-meter last season.

Personal: Daughter of Steffen and Karin Ern ... born Nov. 6, 1985 ... majoring in parks, recreation, and tourism.

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Kastin Fröstl - So. Event: Throws Breanna Freestone - So. Riverton, Utah – Juan Diego HS Event: Throws Sandy, Utah – Jordan HS At Utah 2008: Scored at the BYU Outdoor At Utah Invitational in the discus (109’6”), ham- 2008 Outdoor Track: Placed seventh mer (133’06”), and shot put (31’11.5”) at the Utah Twilight in the javelin throw … at the Utah Twilight competed in with a mark of 114’05” … scored at the hammer throw with a 136’5” and a the BYU Invitational in the javelin after 35’.25” shot put … earned academic throwing for 113’4” … earned academ- all-conference honors. ic all-conference honors. High School: Set school record in shot put as a senior (36’9.5”) 2008 Indoor Track: Redshirt. ... placed third in the state in the shot put and discus in 2006 ... fourth in the state in discus and sixth in the shot put in 2007 ... High School: Placed second in the region with the furthest javelin took ninth in the state in the shot put in 2007 ... all-region aca- throw (118’) … placed fifth in Davis Invitational (2005) and third demic athlete award winner in 2007 ... member of National Honors in 2007 … won outright in the Taylorsville Invitational in 2007 … Society (2005-07). earned fourth-place UHSTCA Invitational … ranked fifth in region in 2005 and second in 2006 and 2007 for the javelin … earned Personal: Daughter of Nancy Fröstl ... majoring in exercise and sixth-place at the state meet in 2007 in the javelin … also played sport science with plans to become a physical therapist or an defend on the soccer team for Jordan HS … lettered all four years optometrist ... born Dec. 19, 1988. … a member of peer leadership team.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Diane Freestone … born Aug. 22, 1989 … majoring in nursing.

Samantha Gaffney - Jr. Event: Cross Country/ Distance Salt Lake City, Utah – Judge Memorial HS

At Utah 2008 XC: Had a 22:34.5 finish time at the Mountain West Regional meet … crossed the line in 23:11 for 18th-place overall at the Mountain West Confer- ence Championships … set a personal best at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet with a finish time of 22:54 … finished Utah State’s three-mile course in 15:54.9.

At Washington: 2006-07: Medical redshirt due to injury.

High School and Personal: Swept 3A state cross country titles all four years, making her the second person in state history to accomplish the feat ... set 3A state cross country meet record of 18:22 for 5,000-meter in 2005 ... also won four state track titles, and led the Sandy girls’ team to three high school state track crowns ... captured state 1,600-meter honors in 2003 and 2005, and won 3200m crowns in 2003 and 2004 ... placed second in the 3,200-meter at the 2005 state meet ... overcame injury to finish fifth in the 3,200m at state as a senior ... a seven-time all-state honoree ... named state 3A Cross Country Athlete of the Year in all four seasons ... ran 14th at the Footlocker West Regional cross country meet in 2005 ... was second at the 2005 Stanford Cross Country Invitational ... placed 14th in the 3200m at the 2005 Golden West Games, and was eighth in the two-mile run at the 2005 Arcadia Invitational.

Personal: Daughter of Lorrie and David Gaffney … majoring in health promotion and education with plans to attend medical school … born March 14, 1988.

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Sarah Grimm - Jr. throw (41’7”) and shot put (36’1”) … turned personal bests at Event: Throws the Wildcat Indoor Open in the weight throw (41’7”) and the Sandy, Utah – Jordan HS shot put (36’1”) ... 37’7” effort in the weight throw at the Cougar invitational. At Utah 2008 Outdoor Track: At the MWC 2006 Outdoor Track: Placed 14th overall (33’6.5”) in shot put Championships threw a 150’4” ham- and 11th in hammer (110’9”) at Robison Invite … at the BYU mer to earn 13th-place overall … had Invite placed eighth in flight in both the shot put (31’9.25”) and a season best throw in the hammer of the discus (92’2”). 170’5” at the Utah State Outdoor Open and ranked seventh on the conference 2006 Indoor Track: Took 16th (33’4”) in the shot put and 13th outdoor list … earned academic all- (35’10”) in the weight throw at the Idaho State Dual... finished conference honors. 10th (30’7.5”) in the weight throw at Utah State ... finished 19th (30’7.25”) in the shot put and 15th (35’5”) in the weight throw at 2008 Indoor Track: Competed at the MWC Indoor Championships the Mountain State Games. with a 36’11.75” in the shot put … also competed in the weight throw at the indoor championships for a PR of 52’3.25” for 12th High School: Set the school record for discus (113’7”) and place. shot put (33’0”) ... lettered three years at Newberg High School ... received Athletic Scholar Award 2001-04 ... a member of the At Utah Valley University National Honors Society. 2007: Transferred after one season. Personal: Daughter of Brent and Laurie Hampton ... majoring High School: Second in the state and first in the region in the in biology and is pre-med ... born on Nov. 6, 1985. discus ... finished high school career with school discus record ... tallied top-5 all-time marks in the discus, shot put and javelin as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Gail and Candy McOmber ... majoring in biology with a career goal of becoming a nurse ... born March 10, 1987.

Jessica Hampton - Sr. Event: Throws Newberg, Ore. – Newberg HS

At Utah 2008 Outdoor Track: Competed in the hammer throw at Utah Twilight with Jessica Hampton finished fifth in a 133’0” mark to earn 16th-place, a the shot put at the BYU Indoor 99’7” discus throw for 16th-place, and Invite. a 32’7.75” shot put to earn 14th-place … participated in the Utah State Mark Faldo Invitational taking 17th in the shot put (31’2.75”), 15th in the discus Langley Iverson - Fr. (91’0”) and 13th in the hammer (122’0”) … took 11th-place in the shot put (31’5.25”), 10th-place in the discus (92’10”) and 8th-place Event: Jumps in the hammer (119’10”) … placed 14th-overall in the shot put at Reno, Nev. – Galena HS the Cougar Invitational with a PR of 35’11.5”. High School: Four-time regional and 2008 Indoor Track: At the BYU Invite placed fifth in the shot put state champion … four-time first team with a 33’5.75” toss … threw a 32’5.5” shot put for ninth-place all-region … aided team to two region overall at the Wildcat Open. and state championship titles … per- sonal best high jump is 5’8” … also a 2007 Outdoor Track: 14th (33’6.5”) in shot put and 11th in ham- member of high school basketball team mer (110’9”) at Robison Invite ... PR’d twice in the hammer throw, … McDonald’s All-American nominee topping out at 134’3” Wildcat Outdoor Open ... also had PR’s in … basketball team named regional the shot put (33’8.5”) at the Weber State Twilight and in the discus champions … captain of both track and (104’0”) at the Utah Spring Twilight. basketball teams … three-time first team all-league, three-time first team all-region, and two-time all-state in basketball. 2007 Indoor Track: Took 16th (33’4”) in the shot put and 13th (35’10”) in the weight throw at the Idaho State Dual... finished Personal: Daughter of MaryAnn and Tim Iverson … majoring in 10th (30’7.5”) in the weight throw at Utah State ... finished 19th exercise and sport science … born on April 18, 1990. (30’7.25”) in the shot put and 15th (35’5”) in the weight throw at the Mountain State Games … All-time Top 10 in the indoor weight

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Chelsey Kaplar - Jr. Brianna LeRoy - Fr. Event: Hurdles/ Sprints Event: Multiple Events Alpine, Utah – Lone Peak HS Gig Harbor, Wash. – Gig Harbor HS At Utah 2008 Outdoor Track: Earned a sixth- High School: place finish at the MWC Champion- Lettered all four years … state ship in the 400-meter hurdles (60.88) champion in the long jump in 2007 … … a member of the 4x400-meter relay named state champion in 100-meter team that earned third place at the hurdles in 2008 … took second place conference championship with a time in the long jump and high jump in 2008 of 3:43.93 … at the Arkansas twilight at state championships … set personal placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles bests of 14:38 in the 100-meter hurdles, 18’10” in the long jump, with a time of 1:02.35. and 5’6.5” in the high jump … also a member of the Gig Harbor volleyball team. 2008 Indoor Track: At the MWC Championship ran a 58.82 in the 400-meter dash … competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the BYU Personal: Invite (9.23) … at Idaho State Invite earned a fourth-place finish in Daughter of Kym and Rob LeRoy … an architecture major … born the 60-meter hurdles with a finish time of 9:02.15. May 15, 1990. 2007 Outdoor Track: Was a member of 4x400-meter relay team that scored at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... had two per- sonal bests in the 400-meter hurdles, recording a time of 62.00 at the JJK Invitational ... had a pair of PR’s in the 100-meter hurdles Lauren Lewis - So. (14.61) and 200-meter (25.77) at the Weber State Twilight. Event: Cross Country/ Distance 2007 Indoor Track: Clocked a career-best 8.84 in the 55-meter Yuba City, Calif. – Yuba City HS hurdles at the Wildcat Indoor Open ... also had indoor PR’s in the 60-meter hurdles (9.02) at the Mountain State Games and in the At Utah 400-meter (1:00.46) at the Wisconsin Elite Meet. 2008 XC: Redshirt.

High School: Region champion in the 100-meter hurdles and 2008 Outdoor Track: Redshirt. in the 300-meter hurdles ... finished second at state 5A meet in the 100-meter hurdles and in the 300-meter hurdles ... named 2008 Indoor Track: Earned 18th-place school’s Most Outstanding Hurdler (2004-06) and Most Outstand- at the MWC Indoor Championship in ing Track Performer (2006) ... set school record in the 300-meter the 5,000-meter run (19:46.33) … at hurdles (43.86). the Bronco Invitational, placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:39.99 … ran the 5,000-meter Personal: Parents are Brian and Janet Kaplar ... sister Jennifer event in 17:52.83 at the Iowa State Classic to place 27th overall … Cutrer was also a hurdler on the track team ... undecided major ... garnered academic all-conference honors. born March 15, 1988. 2007 XC: Had the top finish for the Utes at the Utah State Open (4th, 17:50) … placed 15th at the BYU Invitational with an 18:28 run … led the team with a sixth-place finish at the Montana State Invita- tional (17:28) … placed 23rd at the Stanford Invitational with a 21:42 run … at the Chile Pepper Invitational, placed 31st (21:52) … at the MWC Championships, placed 26th with a 22:52 finish … competed in the NCAA Championships for a 97th-place finish (23:34) … earned MWC Scholar-Athlete award.

High School: Finished high school career with school’s two-mile re- cord (10:51) and 5,000m record (18:10) ... named an All-American in cross country ... three times named the all-area Runner of the Year (2005-07) ... class valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of William and MaryAnn Lewis ... father is a Utah alumni ... born Spet. 18, 1989 ... plans on majoring in nursing. Chelsey Kaplar (left) was sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at last season’s MWC Championships.

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Haley McAllister-Birkeland- Sr. Event: Jumps/ Sprints Aimee Nay - Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah – East HS Event: Pole Vault Federal Way, Wash. – Federal Way At Utah HS 2008 Outdoor Track: At the confer- ence track meet, competed on the At Utah 4x100-meter relay team with a time 2008 Outdoor Track: At the Robinson 47.12 to earn sixth-place … had a Invitational, cleared 10’6” in the pole season best jump at the Utah Twilight vault … placed second at the Weber of 19’5.5” … earned eighth-place at State open with a clearance of 10’11.75” the conference championships with a … garnered academic all-conference 19’1.5” in the long jump … garnered honors. academic all-conference honors. 2008 Indoor Track: Had a 9’6.5” effort at the Mountain State Games 2008 Indoor Track: Competed in the long jump at the MWC Champi- … competed at the Wildcat Open for a 10’2” pole vault. onship with a 18’3.25” jump … earned eighth place at the Utah State Open in the 60-meter dash (8.21) … competed in the 60-meter dash Personal: Majoring in recreational therapy. at the BYU Invite, finishing in 8.26.

2007 Outdoor Track: Was a member of 4x100-meter relay team that scored at the MWC Outdoor Championship ... won long jump at Weber State Outdoor Open (18’2.15”) ... set long jump PR (19’2.75”) at the Utah Spring Twilight.

2007 Indoor Track: Had a season-best 18’6” long jump at the Wild- cat Open ... won long jump at Wisconsin Elite Meet (18’ 5.25”).

2006 Outdoor Track: Finished 11th at the MWC Championship in the long jump … earned seventh-place at the Sun Angel Invite with a 18’6.5” long jump … competed in the Wildcat Invite for a third- Sydney Osmun- Jr. place finish in the long jump (17’11”) and fifth in the 200-meter dash Event: Cross Country/ Distance (25.58) … won outright in the 200-meter dash at the Mark Faldo Elko, Nev. – Elko HS Invitational. At Utah 2006 Indoor Track: Earned a fifth-place finish (18’9”) in the long 2008 XC: Opened the season with a jump at the MWC Championship … placed second in the long jump 19:29.3 finish in the three-mile course at at Idaho State Dual (18’7”). Utah State … finished the first 5K of the year in 21:15.0 … improved her time in High School: Two-time high school 4A state long jump champion the next 5K with a time of 20:52.7 at the ... two-time Junior Olympic state champ in long jump ... region Utah Valley University Open. champ in 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and long jump in 2005 ... set high school long jump record ... two-time all-state in long High School: Student body vice presi- jump ... jumped in 2004 Junior Olympic National Finals. dent … member of the Key Club … chair of the community service board … a member of the cross country team and swim team. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Holly McAllister ... married to Brett Birkeland … majoring in English with an emphasis on teaching ... Personal: Daughter of Roger and Linda Osmun …majoring in parks, born July 9, 1987. recreation, and tourism … would like to work in marketing and event management … born December 16, 1987.

Haley McAllister-Birkeland was a member of Utah’s sixth-place 4x100-meter relay a the MWC Championships.

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Ashley Patterson - Sr. Event: Jumps/ Sprints Zoe Roy - So. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Event: Cross Country/ Distance Hugh Plouffe HS Bend, Ore. – Summit HS

At Utah Is also a member of the Utah cross-coun- 2008 Outdoor Track: Placed sixth try ski team. at the MWC Championship in the 400-meter dash (55.43) … was a 2008 XC: Competed in the Utah Valley member of the 4x400-meter relay team University 5K with a finish time of 20:06.4 that earned third place at the outdoor for 30th-place overall. conference championship with a time of 3:43.93. Prior to Utah: Spent a year and a half in Austria training and ski racing ... 2007 Steiermark Champion 2008 Indoor Track: Had a 55.87 effort in the 400-meter dash for a seventh-place finish at the MWC Championship … set a new school High School: Four-time state champion at Summit High School ... record in the 200-meter dash (24.47) at the Utah State Invitational. four-year letter winner ... team captain ... ran track and cross country … Honor Society member in high school. 2007 Outdoor Track: Had a 55.31 scoring mark in the 400-meter at the MWC Championship ... also scored at the conference cham- Personal: Daughter of Rob and Muffy Roy ... enjoys snowboarding, pionship as a member of the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays crocheting, juggling and baking. ... led team in outdoor championship in the 200-meter (24.73) and 400-meter (55.31) with a pair of personal bests ... a team-best and PR 38’9.5” in the triple jump at the Weber State Twilight.

2007 Indoor Track: Clocked an indoor PR of 56.92 in the 400-meter at the Husky Invitational ... ran a then-school-record 25.28 in the 200-meter at the Wildcat Indoor Open ... scored at the MWC Indoor Championship with a team-best and PR 38’6.25” in the triple jump. Carly Selleck - So. Event: Cross Country/Distance 2006 Outdoor Track: Finished the MWC Championship 400-meter Billings, Mont. – West HS run in 56.57 … finished second (56.67) in the Stanford Invite in 400-meter event. At Utah: 2008 XC: Set a personal best at the 2006 Indoor Track: Finished the MWC Championship in 10th-place NCAA Mountain Region Championship in the 400-meter run (57.01)... won the triple jump at Utah State 6K with a time of 23:03.5 … finished the (38’.25”). MWC Championship 6K in 23:57 … con- tributed to Utah’s third-place finish at the High School: Three-time provincial champion (200-meter, triple Colorado State Open (18th, 20:19.6). jump) ... juvenile provincial record-holder ... Hugh Plouffe Athlete of the Year in 2003-04 and 2004-05 ... team captain of Canadian At Montana State: Legion National Team and a member of their 4x400-meter record- 2007: Missed fall season due to a stress fracture. setting team … graduated with honors. High School: Placed third in 2004 state cross country champion- Personal: Daughter of Brent and Loreen Patterson ... majoring in ships … placed seventh in 2006 state cross country meet … top exercise and sport science with a minor in history teaching ... born freshman and MVP in 2003 … Most Inspirational in 2005 … captain July 7, 1987. in 2005 and 2006 … set the Billings West High School State Record in 2004 (18:18) … holds the Riverfront Home Course Record 17:42 (2004).

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Richelle Selleck … majoring in exercise and sport science with an emphasis in physical education … intends to become a health teacher … born on April 13, 1989.

Ashley Patterson turned in a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the conference outdoor meet.

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Chelsea Shapard - Sr. Event: Hurdles/ Sprints Park City, Utah – Park City HS

At Utah 2008 Outdoor Track: Finished 15th- overall in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship … placed third in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Region Championship with a time of 59.12 … garnered all-West Region Team honors ... won outright at the MWC Outdoor Championship in the 400-meter hurdles … a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that earned third place at the outdoor conference championship with a time of 3:43.93 … won outright in the 400-meter hurdles at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 58.07 and broke school record … ran a regional mark of 2:08.83 at the Utah Twilight … garnered academic all-conference honors.

2008 Indoor Track: At the MWC Championships, recorded the fastest preliminary time in the 400-meter (55.98) … went on to finish third overall in the 400-meter with a time of 55.42 ... ran the 400-meter dash at Iowa State Invitational in 55.98 to finish fourth in the section and 16th overall … at the Idaho State Invite PRd in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:13.14 to earn second-place.

2007 Outdoor Track: Clocked 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.17 (seventh) at the NCAA regional meet ... national qualifier for NCAA outdoor championships ... defending MWC champion in the 400-meter hurdles ... won the MWC title with an NCAA qualify- ing time of 58.74 ... was a member of the school-record-holding 4x400-meter relay team (3:44.71) ... all-conference and all-region hurdler ... set school record in 400-meter hurdles (58.47) ... started season off with 400-meter hurdle title (59.68) at Wildcat Open ... won the 400-meter hurdles open event (59.67) at the JJK Invita- tional ... ran a 2:11.70 in the 800-meter at the Utah Spring Twilight ... helped set school record in 4x400-meter relay at Drake Relays.

2007 Indoor Track: Finished the MWC Championship meet with a fifth-place showing (54.83) in the 400-meter dash ... also scored at the conference championship as a member of the fourth-place (3:47.25) 4x400-meter relay ... won the 300-meter (41.16) at the BYU Cougar Indoor Meet ... helped 4x400-meter relay team to a first-place finish (3:53.62) at the Wisconsin Elite Meet.

At Weber State 2006: All-conference in the indoor 400-meter at WSU ... also all-conference in the 4x400-meter relay ... set school’s freshman record in the 400-meter hurdles (62.0).

High School: Four-year track and field letterwinner ... state cham- pion in the 400-meter in 2005 ... member of three-time 4x400- meter state championship team (2003-05) ... all-state in 400-meter Chelsea Shapard represented Utah at the run, 400-meter hurdles and in the 4x400-meter relay ... team won cross country (2004) and track and field (2005) state titles. NCAA Championships in the 400-meter hurdles. Personal: Born Nov. 24, 1986... daughter of Steve and Terry Shapard ... plans on majoring in broadcast journalism.

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Laryssa Simpson - Jr. 2007 Outdoor Track: PR’d twice in the 1,500-meter with a best of Event: Pole Vault 4:42.78 at the Mt. Sac Relays and 4:43. 76 at the Stanford Invite. Phoenix, Ariz. – Desert Vista HS 2007 Indoor Track: Finished the MWC Championship in the 3,000-meter event in 10:52.59 … set a personal record in the mile At Utah at the BYU Indoor Meet (5:16.57) ... clocked a PR of 10:18.07 in 2008 Outdoor Track: Cleared 11’7.75” the 3,000-meter at the ISU Classic. at the Utah Twilight … won the pole vault event (11’5.75) at Weber State Invitation- 2006 XC: Took 32nd (23:09.1) at the MWC Championships and al … garnered academic all-conference 62nd (23:12) at the NCAA Regional meet ... clocked a 22:31 honors. (92nd) at the Chilie Pepper Invitational ... took 12th (23:47.9) at the Utah Fall Twilight and 24th (18:38) at the Bobcat Invitational. 2008 Indoor Track: Finished 13th-overall at the MWC Championship (11’1.75”) … High School: Holds the juvenile girls provincial record in the at the Utah State Invitational cleared 11’1.25” in the pole vault … had 5,000 meter run ... 2005 provincial champion in the 1,500m ... a clearance of 10’11.75” at the BYU Cougar Invitational after. silver medalist in the juvenile girls 3,000m at the RCL Nationals ... named Female Athlete of the Year at Park View Ed Center ... MVP 2007 Outdoor Track: Set a personal best of 10’11.75” at the JJK of both soccer and cross country teams in 2005-06 ... co-captain Invitational during the outdoor track season. of girls hockey team ... personal bests are 10:13 in the 3000m; 4:41 in the 1500; and 10:53 in the two-mile run. 2007 Indoor Track: Finished seventh overall at the BYU Invite with a 10’6” effort in the pole vault. Personal: Daughter of Richard and Lydia Skoreyko ... intends to major in exercise and sport science ... born March 31, 1988. High School: Four-year letter winner in track and field ... set high school record with 11’7.75” pole vault ... Pole Vaulter of the Year in 2006 ... named to Arizona’s Best Pole Vaulter girls list ... scholar athlete all four years.

Personal: Born Sept. 1, 1988 ... daughters of Robert and Catherine Chasity Toilolo - Sr. Simpson ... majoring in marketing and plans to go into advertising. Event: Throws Spring Valley, Cailf. – Helix HS

At Utah 2008 Outdoor Track: At the MWC Cham- pionship placed sixth in both the discus (145’7”) and shot put (45’6.5”), was a lifetime best mark in the shot put … won outright in the discus (146’08”) and placed second in the shot put (43’4.5”) and fourth in the hammer (147’4”) at the Best Buy Weber State Invitational.

2008 Indoor Track: Placed ninth in the shot put at the MWC Cham- pionship (42’0”) and threw for 52’5.5” in the weight toss … earned Laryssa Simpson finished 13th in the pole a fourth-place finish at the Mountain State Games with a toss of vault at the 2008 MWC Indoor 52’8.5” in the weight throw … in the weight throw at the BYU Cougar Championships. Indoor Invite had a 51’1” effort.

2007 Outdoor Track: Set outdoor PR’s in the shot put (42’10”) and hammer throw (135’1”) at the Weber State Twilight … 129’9” toss in Stephanie Skoreyko - Jr. the discus at the Wildcat Outdoor Open, also a PR. Event: Cross Country/ Distance 2007 Indoor Track: Owned the top indoor shot put mark with aPR Bridgewater, Nova Scotia – Park of 43’3.5” at the Wildcat Indoor Open … PR’d in the weight throw View Ed Center (46’6.5”) at the Wildcat Indoor Open.

At Utah 2006 Outdoor Track: Took 15th place (38’8.75”) in the shot put at 2008 XC: Redshirt. the outdoor MWC championship … tossed a PR in shot put (41’4”) at the Weber State Twilight ... took third at the Mark Faldmo with a 2008 Outdoor/Indoor Track: Redshirt. 39’4.5” effort in shot put.

2007 XC: Opened the season with a 2006 Indoor Track: Recorded a 39’6” toss in shot put at Athletes 14th-place finish at the Utah State Open Invite ... took fourth (44’3.5”) in the weight throw at Utah State. (18:25) … placed 28th in the BYU Invitational with a 19:14 run … finished at 18:31 in the Montana State Invitational to earn a 43rd- place finish. 22 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE UTAH TRACKMEET THE & FIELDUTES | MEETUTAH THE TRACK UTES & FIELD

High School: Set school record in the shot put (40’9”) and the Personal: Born May 25, 1988 ... daughter of Wayne and Karla discus (128’9”) ... four-time league champion ... led team to confer- Wellington ... majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in ence title ... lettered in volleyball and track and field ... named Union business. Tribune all-academic three times.

Personal: Daughter of Raymond and Trina Toilolo ... major is unde- clared ... born April 8, 1987.

Whitney Chassity Toiolo PR’d in the Wellington owns shot put at last season’s the Utah’s indoor MWC Outdoor 55m record. Championships.

Mandi Witherspoon - Sr. Event: Jumps Provo, Utah – Mountain View HS

At Utah Whitney Wellington - Jr. 2008 Outdoor Track: Cleared 5’3” in the Event: Sprints high jump at the Utah Twilight … gar- nered academic all-conference honors. Surrey, British Columbia – Fleet- wood Park HS 2008 Indoor Track: Earned eighth-place at the Bronco Indoor Invitational (5’.25”) At Utah … won outright at the Utah State Indoor 2008 Outdoor Track: A member of the Track Meet with a clearance of 5’4.25”. 4x400-meter relay team that earned third place at the MWC Championship with a High School: Won region title in the high jump and took sixth in the time of 3:43.93 … ran the 400-meter run state (2004) … also played first base for high school softball team in 57.63 at the conference championship … softball team won region and state titles (2002) and were region meet. champions in 2003-04.

2008 Indoor Track: Set the school indoor record for the 55-meter Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1986 … daughter of Larry and Tomoe With- dash at the Weber State Invitational … placed third in the 60-meter erspoon … majoring in social science composite teaching … would dash (7.89), eighth in the 200-meter (25.57) at the Bronco Indoor like to teach high school psychology and geography. Invitational … finished the 200-meter dash in 25.75 at the ISU Invita- tional.

2007 Outdoor Track: Recorded a PR of 12:15 in the 100-meter at Lucy Yates- Fr. the JJK Invitational ... also PR’d in the 200-meter (24.98) at the JJK Invitational ... turned in a 24.99 performance in the 200-meter at the Event: Cross Country/Distance Wildcat Outdoor Open. St. Albans Academy

2007 Indoor Track: Set PR four times before posting indoor school 2008 XC: Redshirted. record in the 60-meter (7.72) at the MWC Indoor Championships ... also PR’d in the 200-meter (25.45) at the conference championship High School: South England 1,500 me- meet. ter champion in 2006 … came in second in the South England Indoors in 2007 High School: At B.C. Provincials, two-time sliver medalist in the … English Schools finalist 2004-08 … 200-meter (2003, 2006), two-time gold medalist in the 200-meter earned a second-place finish for South (2004-05), two-time gold medalist in the 400-meter (2003-04) ... England 800m race in 2008 … personal won gold in the 400-meter at 2002 B.C. Summer Games ... won the records include 2:09 for 800m and 4:36 gold at the Canadian Junior Championships in the 100-meter and for 1,500m run. 200-meter (2005) ... took silver at Canadian Junior Championships in the 100-meter (2006) ... represented Canada at the World Junior Personal: Daughter of Peter and Rosmary Yates … majoring in His- Games in Beijing, China (2006). tory … born April 23, 1990. WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 23 UTAH TRACK & FIELD | ATHLETIC DEPT. ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Chris Hill, Utah’s director of athletics and special Administrative Staff assistant to the president, has overseen the most successful period in Utah athletics history. The New Jersey native was just 37 years old when he was named Utah’s director of athletics in October of 1987. In 1998, he assumed additional duties as a special assistant to the U. president – which entails membership on the University’s senior administrative cabinet. On a national level, Hill currently serves on the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. It is the latest of several NCAA committee positions for the highly-regarded administrator. He was the NCAA-appointed chairman of the Championships/Competition Cabinet from 1997-98 and a member of the NCAA Management Council – participating on its administrative committee. He served on the executive committee of the National Association of Mary Bowman Pete Oliszczak Collegiate Athletics Directors (NACDA) from 2002-06. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. But Hill’s biggest strides have come on campus, where his legacy is one of capital improvements, student-athlete support services, academics, and winning programs. In 2002, Utah was named one of the top 20 athletics programs in the nation by U.S.News & World Report. Hill’s fund-raising efforts reached an international stage when the $50 million Rice-Eccles Stadium hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games. (See inset for a complete list of facilities built during his term.) On the playing field, Utah is a conference and national power under Hill’s leadership. Two of the many highlights are the men’s basketball team’s Doug Knuth Zack Lassiter appearance in the 1998 NCAA Championship game and the football team Associate A.D. Associate A.D. cracking the BCS and winning the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2005. Utah has also captured multiple national championships in gymnastics and skiing since he became director of athletics. Hill positioned himself for the top athletics job by spending two years as the director of development for the Crimson Club. He initially came to Utah for a graduate assistant basketball coaching position under Bill Foster in 1973- 74. He was an assistant to head coach Jerry Pimm from 1979-81. Between his coaching and administrative stints with Utah athletics, Hill was executive director of United Cerebral Palsy of Utah (1981-85) – raising $750,000 in federal, state and private funding for a housing project for people Chris Anderson Rob Rainey with severe physical disabilities. Equipment Manager Academic Advisor His many accolades include becoming the first-ever recipient of the Mountain West Conference’s Commissioner’s Award in 2004, a 1981 Milton Bennion Fellowship, 1984 Utah Recreation Therapy Association Outstanding Service award and 1996 Utah MS Sportsperson of the Year award. He was a 1998 Inductee into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame. Hill currently serves on the Regence BlueCross BlueShield Board of Directors. In 2001, the National Consortium for Academics and Sports gave him its Degree Completion and Outreach and Community Service Honor Award. As an undergraduate, Hill won three letters in basketball at Rutgers – Joe Diancin serving as co-captain of the 1971-72 team. His bachelor’s degree from Steve Riley Strength Coach Rutgers is in math education (1972). He also has a master’s in education Assistant Event Manager (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in educational administration (Utah, 1982). Hill taught in the University’s special education department from 1983-85. He coached boys basketball at Granger High (Utah) from 1975-79, winning 4A Coach of the Year his first year. Hill, 57, is married to the former Kathy Cronin, a faculty member in the U.’s department of special education. They have two children, Aly and Christopher, and a granddaughter, Addie Rose Forsyth. Aly played soccer for the University of Oregon and received her master’s of social work degree from Utah in 2002. She is married to former Ute skier Ryan Forsyth, B.S. ’00, JD ’05. Aly teaches children with severe disabilities in the Salt Lake Jennifer Roney Trevor Jameson City School District. Christopher graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer organizational communication from Utah in 2004 and is now a second-year law student at the University of Utah.

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2007-08 Track & Field Recap

2007-08 Indoor Top Performances 2007-08 Outdoor Top Performances

55m ...... Whitney Wellington ...... 7.20 100m ...... Liza Whitehead ...... 12.22

100m hurdles ...... Chelsey Kaplar ...... 14.80 60m ...... Liza Whitehead ...... 7.83 200m ...... Ashley Patterson ...... 24.47 55m hurdles .....Chelsey Kaplar ...... 8.31 400m ...... Ashley Patterson ...... 55.43 60m hurdles .....Chesley Kaplar ...... 9.02 400m hurdles Chelsea Shapard ...... 58.47 200m ...... Ashley Patterson ...... 25.18 800m ...... Chelsea Shapard ...... 2:08.83

400m ...... Chelsea Shapard ...... 55.42 1500m ...... Alyssa Abbott ...... 4:25.38

800m ...... Chelsea Shapard ...... 2:12.54 Steeplechase Shayla Houlihan ...... 10:43.60

Mile...... Chelsea DiGrazia ...... 4:53.85 5000m ...... Lauren Endersen ...... 17:22.63 10,000m ...... Kelly Anderson ...... 37:15.19 3000m ...... Shayla Houlihan...... 9:53.32 4x100m ...... Wellington, Patterson, ...... 47.03 5000m ...... Lauren Endersen ...... 17:15.27 McAllister, Whitehead 4x400m ...... Patterson, Wellington, ...... 3:47.62 4x400m ...... Patterson, Kaplar, ...... 3:43.93 Kaplar, Shapard Wellington, Shapard

DMR ...... Ern, Suddaby, ...... 12:13.82 4x1600m ...... Houlihan, Ern, DiGrazia, Abbott ...... 20:00.14

McFee, Houlihan Long Jump ...... Haley McAllister ...... 19’5.5”

Long Jump ...... Haley McAllister ...... 18’9” Triple Jump ...... Sarah McFee ...... 36’2.25” Pole Vault ...... Laryssa Simpson ...... 11’7.5” Triple Jump ...... Ashley Patterson...... 38’9.25” High Jump ...... Mandi Witherspoon ...... 5’3” Pole Vault ...... Mandie Rowell ...... 12’5.5” Shot Put ...... Chasity Toilolo ...... 45’6.5” High Jump ...... Mandi Whitherspoon ...... 5’4.25” Discus ...... Chasity Toilolo ...... 146’8”

Shot Put ...... Chasity Toilolo ...... 43’9.25” Hammer ...... Josefin Berg ...... 199’4”

Weight Throw .. Josefin Berg ...... 57’3” Javelin ...... Sarah Dowland ...... 123’7”

Notes: 70 new personal bests, 33 new top-10 performances, 3 school records. Notes: 69 new personal bests, 35 new top-10 performances, 5 school records, School records in bold type. 5 NCAA regional qualifiers, 20 regional qualifying marks, 2 NCAA Championships

qualifiers.

School records in bold type.

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2008 Cross Country Recap

Utah State Colorado State Montana State Stanford Invite UVU Open Pre-Nationals Regionals Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 18 Nov. 15 3 mi. 5K 3 mi. 6K 5K 6K 6K

Alyssa Abbott DNR DNR DNR 22:20/ 31st DNR 21:14/ 41st 20:52.4/ 9th Kellie Anderson 18:45.7/ 14th 20:51.8/ 29th 18:43/ 43rd 23:02/69th DNR 22:50/ 192nd 22:03.1/ 62nd Brooke Casagranda DNR DNR DNR DNR 22:54.3/ 65th DNR DNR Alexis Davis DNR DNR 19:20/ 51st DNR DNR DNR DNR Chelsea DiGrazia 17:57.2/ 1st DNR 17:21/ 4th 22:19/ 30th DNR 21:31/ 60th 21:10.3/ 21st Lauren Endersen 18:30.2/ 12th 19:59.4/ 13th DNR 22:40/ 48th DNR 22:37/ 174th 21.26.0/ 32nd Janett Ern 18:36.7/ 13th 20:21.2/ 20th 18:00/ 10th 22:46/ 56th DNR 22:17/ 144th 22:06.1/ 64th Samantha Gaffney 15:54.9/ 17th 21:01.0/ 31st 18:38/ 39th 23:32/ 117th DNR 22:54/ 196th 22:34.5/ 85th Lauren Lewis DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Sydney Osmun 19:29.3/ 19th 21:15.0/ 35th 19:22/ 52nd DNR 20:52.7/ 47th DNR DNR Zoe Roy DNR DNR DNR DNR 20:06.4/ 30th DNR DNR Rachel Perkins 19:32.2/ 18th 20:27.4/ 23rd 18:31/ 36th 23:14/ 86th DNR DNR DNR Carly Selleck DNR 20:19.6/ 18th 18:10/ 22nd DNR DNR 23:24/ 225th 23:03.5/ 102nd Stephanie Skoreyko DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR Lucy Yates DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

2008 Team Finish 3rd of 3 3rd of 8 5th of 8 6th of 33 N/A 26th of 39 6th of 18 2007 Team Finish 3rd of 5 DNR 4th of 8 10th of 28 DNR DNR 11th of 1721 Alyssa Abbott finished 76th at the 6k NCAA Championships (21.00.5).

The University of Utah women’s cross country team had a standout The USTFCCCA rankings received a huge shake-up due to Utah’s great perfor- season in the fall as they raced past their team goals by breaking mance at the Pre-Nationals race moving Utah from ninth to sixth in the Mountain school records with their highest ever Mountain West Conference fin- Region, ahead of Colorado State (7) and Weber State (8). ish (3rd) and tying the school record for highest NCAA Regional rank- ing (5th). In the season opening race at Utah State, senior Chelsea The Utes again had two weeks off to prepare for the MWC Championships DiGrazia turned heads when she won outright for the first time in her held in San Diego, Calif. at Mission Bay Park. Abbott fought through an injured career with a finish time of 17:57.2 in the three-mile run. IT band to earn fourth-place overall and first team all-conference honors after crossing the line in 21:37. DiGrazia ran the best conference race of her career The following weekend, senior Lauren Endersen finished 13th overall to finish 13th in a time of 22:01. That performance was enough for second team (19:59) and first for the Utes on a slow 5k course at the Colorado State all-conference honors. Open’s 5K race. The next race was two weeks later at Montana State. DiGrazia waged a strong battle with the lead pack throughout the race Rounding out the top five finishers for Utah were Ern (18th, 22:22), Endersen and came in 4th overall while running 17:10 on the three mile course. (20th, 22:27), and senior Kellie Anderson (22nd, 22:33). Anderson set her new personal best during the conference championships with a 17-second improve- In the first big meet of the season at the Stanford Invite, Utah ran all of ment from the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet. their top runners together for the first time. It was also the Utes’ first race at the 6K distance. Junior Alyssa Abbott made her 2008 season Also competing at the MWC championships for Utah were sophomore Samantha debut and finished second for the Utes, right behind DiGrazia. Abbott Gaffney (37th, 23:11), freshman Carly Selleck (53rd, 23:57), and sophomore competed hard for 31st-place after crossing the line in 22:20. This Alexis Davis (69th, 25:26). The Utes combined for 77 points and a best ever aided the Utes in their sixth-place finish out of 33 teams. The team third-place finish at the MWC championships. The University of New Mexico competed together and worked hard as their scoring five elapsed time won with 31 points. (time from the first team finisher to the fifth team finisher) was only 43 seconds. “Alyssa [Abbott] and Chelsea [DiGrazia] have been a solid one-two punch this season for us. With cross country being such a team sport, our other seniors After the Stanford Invite, the first Mountain Regional rankings were re- also came in and closed the gap allowing our team to improve throughout the leased by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Associa- season,” said head coach Kyle Kepler. “It (MWC Championships) is a huge com- tion (USTFCCCA). The Utes moved from 10th-place in the pre-season pliment to our seniors. I am proud of all of their efforts. In their freshman year we poll to ninth. placed seventh at the conference meet. They kept getting better each year and have believed in themselves and this program. They have fought through injuries At Utah Valley University, the Utes were represented by three younger and other tough times to reach this point.” runners. These three runners, including freshman Brooke Casagranda and sophomore Zoe Roy, gained valuable experience. Junior Sydney After their success at the conference championships, the Utes moved to fifth Osmun finished the 5K in 20:52.7 for an overall placement of 47th. in the UTSFCCCA Regional rankings. This tied the highest regional ranking in Utah spent the next two weeks preparing for one of the biggest races school history. of the season: the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet in Terre Haute, Ind. Eighty-six of the top programs from around the country came to com- At the 2008 NCAA Mountain Regional Meet in Fort Collins, Colo., the Utes pete in two, equally-seeded 6K races. The Utes competed in the White placed sixth-overall, the second best finish in school history. The team netted Team Race and finished 26th out of 39 teams with 611 points, just 60 188 points and a top-five finish time of 1:47:37.9. Abbott fought through an IT points from breaking into the top 20 teams. band injury to finish ninth out of 127 athletes. DiGrazia crossed the line second for the Utes with a time of 21:10.3. Both athletes garnered all-region honors. Abbott finished first for the Utes with a time of 21:14, a new personal Abbott’s time at the regional meet qualified her for the NCAA Championship in best, and 41st-place out of 287 athletes. DiGrazia was the second Ute Terre Haute, Ind. She went in to compete for a 76th-place overall finish out of runner across the line with a time of 21:31 to earn 60th-place. Other 255 athletes in the competition. She finished in 21:00.5, missing all-American top finishers for Utah were seniors Janett Ern and Lauren Endersen. status by just 19 seconds. This was the first time since 2004 the University of The Utes rallied together to defeat the 2007 MWC and Mountain Re- Utah women’s cross country was able to send a representative to the prestigious gion Champions, Colorado State. race. 26 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE WWW.UTAHUTES.COM TRACKTRACK & &FIELD FIELD RECORD RECORD BOOK BOOK | | UTAH UTAH TRACK TRACK & & FIELD FIELD

INDOOR RECORDS OUTDOOR RECORDS

Event Name Record Year Event Name Record Year 55m ...... Whitney Wellington ...... 7.20 .... 2008 100m ...... Lynn Wimmer ...... 12.10...... 1980 60m ...... Whitney Wellington ...... 7.72...... 2007 200m ...... Ashley Patterson ...... 24.47 .... 2008 200m ...... Ashley Patterson ...... 25.18 .... 2008 400m ...... Amy Tidwell ...... 52:55...... 1999 400m ...... Chelsea Shapard ...... 54.83...... 2007 800m ...... Nellie Hammons ...... 2:06.67...... 2004 800m ...... Nellie Hammons ...... 2:06.29...... 2004 1500m ...... Carla Pittelkow ...... 4:22.03...... 1982 Mile ...... Chelsea DiGrazia...... 4:53.85 .... 2008 5000m ...... Celsa Bowman ...... 16:18.08...... 1988 3000m ...... Jill Molen ...... 9:15.81...... 1983 10,000m ...... Jill Molen* ...... 33:35.19...... 1980 5000m ...... Jill Molen ...... 16:18.52...... 1982 100m Hurdles ...... Elisha Kekacs ...... 13.91...... 2000 55m Hurdles ...... Elisha Kekacs ...... 7.99...... 2000 400m Hurdles ...... Chelsea Shapard ...... 58.07 .... 2008 60m Hurdles ...... Jennifer Cutrer ...... 8.60...... 2007 Steeplechase ...... Shayla Houlihan ...... 10:43.60 .... 2008 High Jump ...... Traci Stevens...... 6-0 7/8...... 1992 High Jump ...... Traci Stevens...... 6-1 3/4...... 1992 Pole Vault ...... Brooke LoBue ...... 13-5...... 2002 Pole Vault ...... Brooke LoBue ...... 13-0 1/4...... 2003 Long Jump ...... Amanda Feigt...... 20-1...... 2007 Long Jump ...... Amy Tidwell ...... 20-7 3/4...... 1999 Triple Jump ...... Stacey Rhineer ...... 42-5...... 1998 Triple Jump ...... Stacey Rhineer ...... 40-7 1/2...... 1999 Shot Put ...... Candice Workman-Ekberg ...... 49-5...... 2005 Shot Put ...... Audrey Kiser ...... 48-8 1/4...... 2000 Weight Throw ...... Audrey Kiser ...... 61-0...... 2002 Discus ...... AJ Roby ...... 162-4...... 2006 4x400m Relay ...... Amanda Feigt Hammer Throw ...... Vanessa Mortensen ...... 199-7...... 2006 Ashley Patterson Javelin (prior to 99) Shauna Jeppsen ...... 157-10...... 1985 Whitney Wellington Javelin (new) ...... Mindy Wilder ...... 146-5...... 2001 Chelsea Shapard ...... 3:47.72...... 2007 Heptathlon ...... Amanda Feigt...... 5,328 pts...... 2007 DMR ...... Johanna Nielsen 4x100m relay ...... Jennifer Cutrer Elisha Kekacs Whitney Wellington Tiffany Jackson Haley McAllister Susan Taylor ...... 11:57.4...... 1998 Jazmin Dickey ...... 46.35...... 2007 4x400m relay ..... Ashley Patterson Chelsey Kaplar Whitney Wellington Chelsea Shapard ...... 3:43.93 .... 2008

Traci Stevens (below) still holds the indoor and outdoor high jump marks. Amanda Feigt (right) TRACK & FIELD ALL-AMERICANS set the school’s indoor and outdoor multi-event Jill Molen 1982 3 mile records. Jill Molen 1982 10,000 Jill Molen 1982 5,000 Carla Pittelkow 1982 1,500 Carla Pittelkow 1982 5,000 Brenda Alcorn 1989 HJ Brenda Alcorn 1991 HJ Traci Olsen-Stevens 1992 HJ Amy Tidwell 1999 400 Chantel Goldsberry 2000 Hammer

CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICANS Mary Lou 1981 Jill Molen 1981 Carla Pittelkow 1981 Mary Lou Sedgewick 1981 Jill Molen 1982 Celsa Bowman 1987 Jill Molen (left) was the 1982 National Champion in the 10,000 meters.

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Indoor All-Time Performance List

55m 3000m Long Jump Distance Medley Relay 1 Whitney Wellington ..7.20 ...... 2/23/08 1 Jill Molen ...... 9:15.81 aa ...... 1/29/83 1 Amanda Feigt ...... 20-1 ...... 2/23/07 1 Johanna Nielsen ...... 3:42.00 2 Anna Lodge ...... 7.25 ...... 2/17/84 2 Celsa Bowman ...... 9:45.90 aa ...... 5/6/88 2 Stacey Rhineer ...... 19-7 ...... 2/20/99 Elisha Kekacs ...... 61.70 3 Liza Whitehead ...... 7.29 ...... 2/23/08 3 Kristie Rosser ...... 9:50.64 aa ...... 2/8/92 3 Karen Alcorn ...... 19-7 ...... 2/20/93 Tiffany Jackson ...... 2:22.00 4 Jazmin Dickey ...... 7.33 ...... 2/17/07 4 Lauren Adams ...... 9:51.25 aa ...... 2/1/97 4 Lynn Wimmer ...... 19-5 ...... 2/23/80 Susan Taylor ...... 4:56.70 5 Carol Prause ...... 7.36 ...... 2/17/84 5 Shayla Houlihan...... 9:53.32 ...... 2/15/08 5 Amy Tidwell ...... 19-2 1/5 ...... 2/19/99 11:57.4 aa 1998 2 Andrea Davidson ...... 3:46 60m 5000m Triple Jump Amanda Feigt ...... 58 1 Whitney Wellington...... 7.72 ...... 2/23/07 1 Jill Molen ...... 16:18.52 aa ...... 2/13/82 1 Stacey Rhineer ...... 42’ 5” ...... 2/20/98 Jennie Haertel ...... 2:22 2 Liza Whitehead ...... 7.83 ...... 1/12/08 2 Elise Greenwood-Bahr ...16:55.43 aa ...... 2/25/05 2 Amanda Feigt ...... 38’ 11.75” ...... 2/26/05 Nellie Hammons ...... 4:57 3 Jazmin Dickey ...... 7.89 ...... 2/23/07 3 Lauren Endersen ...... 17:15.27 ...... 2/15/08 3 Karen Alcorn ...... 38’ 11” ...... 2/26/93 11:58.02 aa 2/6/04 4 Autumn Smith ...... 7.90 ...... 1/25/03 4 Celsa Bowman ...... 17:26.80 aa ...... 2/10/89 4 Ashley Patterson ...... 38’ 9.25” ...... 2/9/08 5 Cathy Butterfield...... 7.94 ...... 3/1/80 5 Jennifer Bowler ...... 17:28.08 aa ...... 2/10/95 5 Katie Barton ...... 38’ 8.25” ...... 2/26/05 4x400m Relay 1 Amanda Feigt 200m 55m Hurdles Shot Put Ashley Patterson 1 Ashley Patterson ...... 25.18 ...... 2/15/08 1 Elisha Kekacs ...... 7.99 ...... 2/12/00 1 Candice Ekberg ...... 49-5 ...... 2/17/05 Whitney Wellington 2 Chelsea Shapard ...... 25.23...... 2/23/07 2 April Jackson ...... 8.18 ...... 1/12/02 2 Audrey Kiser ...... 48-4 ...... 2/21/02 Chelsea Shapard ...... 3:46.26 ...... 2/24/05 3 Autumn Smith ...... 25.42...... 2/9/02 3 Jennifer Cutrer ...... 8.20 ...... 2/17/07 3 Sharon Siebold ...... 46-0 1/2 ...... 2/28/87 2 Ashley Patterson 4 Whitney Wellington...... 25.45...... 2/23/07 4 Chelsey Kaplar ...... 8.31 ...... 2/17/07 4 AJ Roby ...... 45-7 1/4 ...... 1/13/06 Chelsey Kaplar 5 Kristy Slade ...... 25.68...... 2/9/02 5 Kristy Slade ...... 8.33 ...... 2/10/01 5 Nicole Farnsworth ...... 44-7” ...... 2/5/05 Whitney Wellington Chelsea Shapard ...... 3:47.62 ...... 2/16/08 400m 60m Hurdles Weight Throw 3 Jennifer Jackman ...... 57.7 1 Chelsea Shapard ...... 54.83...... 2/23/07 1 Jennifer Cutrer ...... 8.60 ...... 2/24/07 1 Audrey Kiser ...... 61-0 ...... 2/2/02 Amanda Feigt ...... 56.7 2 Ashley Patterson ...... 56.13 ...... 2/15/08 2 April Jackson ...... 8.60 ...... 2/22/02 2 Becky Riddle...... 60-1 3/4 ...... 2/9/07 Andrea Davidson ...... 57.6 3 Amanda Feigt ...... 56.41...... 2/25/05 3 Amanda Feigt ...... 8.76 ...... 2/10/07 3 AJ Roby ...... 59-3 3/4 ...... 2/4/06 Nellie Hammons ...... 55.7 4 Nellie Hammons ...... 56.60...... 2/7/04 4 Jennifer Jackman ...... 8.84 ...... 2/27/04 4 Vanessa Mortensen ...... 58-11 1/2 ...... 2/24/06 3:47.72 ...... 2/14/04 5 Jen Jackman ...... 56.79...... 2/21/03 5 Kristy Slade ...... 8.86 ...... 2/1/03 5 Katherina Fatafehi ...... 58-3 ...... 2/19/99

800m High Jump Pentathlon 1 Nellie Hammons ...... 2:06.29 ...... 3/6/04 1 Traci Olsen ...... 6’ 7/8” ...... 2/2/92 1 Amanda Feigt ...... 3891...... 2/22/07 2 Alyssa Abbott ...... 2:12.46 aa ...... 2/24/07 2 Katie Decker ...... 5’ 11.25” ...... 2/14/04 2 Kristy Slade ...... 3775...... 2/1/02 3 Chelsie Shapard ...... 2:12.54 aa ..... 2/9/08 3 Stacey Rhineer ...... 5’ 11.25” ...... 1/17/98 3 Erianne Allen ...... 3727...... 2/1/02 4 Andrea Davidson ...... 2:12.97 ...... 2/21/03 4 April Jackson ...... 5’ 9” ...... 2/9/02 4 Traci Olsen ...... 3579...... 3/2/90 5 Susan Taylor ...... 2:12.99 ...... 2/7/98 5 Amanda Hopkins ...... 5’ 8.5” ...... 2/23/95 5 Amy Tidwell ...... 3550...... 2/19/99

Mile Pole Vault 1 Chelsea DiGrazia ...... 4:53.85 ...... 2/16/08 1 Brooke LoBue ...... 13’ 5” ...... 1/19/02 2 Susan Taylor ...... 4:54.62 ...... 2/14/98 2 Susan Atwater ...... 13’ 0” ...... 1/20/07 3 Jennie Haertel ...... 4:58.04 aa ...... 3/6/04 3 Tracy Hamblin ...... 12’ 8” ...... 2/14/04 4 Jill Molen ...... 4:58.61 aa ...... 2/19/82 4 Mandie Rowell ...... 12’ 5.5” ...... 2/29/08 aa = altidude adjusted 5 Denise Spriggs ...... 4:58.98 aa ...... 2/1/97 5 Trisha Wagner ...... 12’ 3.75” ...... 1/10/04

Outdoor All-Time Performance List

100m 5000m Long Jump Heptathlon 1 Lynn Wimmer ...... 12.10 ...... 4/26/80 1 Celsa Bowman ...... 16:18.08 ...... 6/3/88 1 Amy Tidwell ...... 20’ 7.75” ...... 4/23/99 Amanda Feigt ...... 5328 ...... 5/10/07 2 Whitney Wellington...... 12.15 ...... 4/14/07 2 Jill Molen ...... 16:19.85 ...... 3/12/82 2 Amanda Feigt ...... 19’ 9.75” ...... 6/8/07 Erianne Allen ...... 5264 ...... 5/3/02 3 Liza Whitehead ...... 12.22 ...... 4/19/08 3 Elise Greenwood ...... 17:03.43 ...... 4/24/04 3 Karen Alcorn ...... 19’ 8.75” ...... 5/9/92 Maren Hatch...... 5150 ...... 5/9/87 4 Jazmin Dickey ...... 12.24 ...... 5/2/07 4 Johanna Nielsen ...... 17:08.94 ...... 3/25/00 4 Kristy Slade ...... 19’ 8.75” ...... 5/8/02 Shanae Nixon ...... 5073 ...... 5/17/01 5 Haley McAllister ...... 12.34 ...... 5/2/07 5 Lauren Adams ...... 17:18.23 ...... 6/23/97 5 Haley McAllister ...... 19’ 5.5” ...... 5/8/08 Kristy Slade ...... 5013 ...... 5/17/01

200m 10000m Triple Jump 4x400m Relay 1 Ashley Patterson ...... 24.47 ...... 4/19/08 1 Jill Molen ...... 33:35.19 ...... 1980 1 Stacey Rhineer ...... 40’ 7.5”...... 5/10/99 1 Ashley Patterson 2 Amy Tidwell ...... 24.53 ...... 5/12/99 2 Johanna Nielsen ...... 35:02.48 ...... 5/12/00 2 Amanda Feigt ...... 40’ 0.75 ...... 5/6/04 Chelsey Kaplar 3 Whitney Wellington...... 24.98 ...... 4/13/07 3 Zuzana Sarikova ...... 35:18.97 ...... 4/19/02 3 Karen Alcorn ...... 39’ 8.75” ...... 5/26/93 Whitney Wellington 4 Chelsea Shapard ...... 25.05 ...... 5/2/07 4 Lauren Adams ...... 35:27.25 ...... 4/18/97 4 Ashley Patterson ...... 38’ 9.5”...... 5/2/07 Chelsie Shapard ...... 3:43.93...... 5/17/08 5 Corinne Dimond ...... 25.12 ...... 5/2/85 5 Aimee Jensen ...... 35:34.62 ...... 4/18/95 5 Alexandria Nash ...... 38’ 7” ...... 5/17/03 2 Ashley Patterson Amanda Feigt 400m 100m Hurdles Shot Put Alyssa Abbott 1 Amy Tidwell ...... 52.55 ...... 5/21/99 1 Elisha Kekacs ...... 13.91 ...... 5/10/00 1 Audrey Kiser ...... 48’ 8.25” ...... 3/24/00 Chelsie Shapard ...... 3:44.71 ...... 4/27/07 2 Ashley Patterson ...... 55.31 ...... 5/12/07 2 Amanda Feigt ...... 13.98 ...... 5/11/07 2 Candice Ekberg ...... 48’ 6.25” ...... 5/29/05 3 Ashley Patterson 3 Jen Jackman ...... 55.82 ...... 4/17/04 3 Jennifer Cutrer ...... 14.03 ...... 5/12/06 3 AJ Roby ...... 47’ 3.5”...... 5/13/06 Amanda Feigt 4 Nellie Hammons ...... 56.09 ...... 5/1/04 4 April Jackson ...... 14.24 ...... 5/2/01 4 Sharon Siebold ...... 46’ 2.5”...... 5/1/91 Chelsey Kaplar 5 Amanda Feigt ...... 56.17 ...... 4/17/04 5 Jen Jackman ...... 14.29 ...... 4/24/04 5 Chasity Toilolo ...... 45’ 6.5” ....5/16/08 Chelsea Shapard ...... 3:45.92 ...... 4/14/07

800m 400m Hurdles Hammer Throw 4x100m Relay 1 Nellie Hammons ...... 2:06.67 ...... 5/29/04 1 Chelsea Shapard ...... 58.07 ...... 5/2/08 1 Vanessa Mortensen ...... 205’ 0”...... 5/12/06 1 Jennifer Cutrer 2 Chelsea Shapard ...... 2:08.83 aa ....5/8/08 2 Amanda Feigt ...... 58.67 ...... 5/26/07 2 Josefin Berg ...... 199’ 4” ..... 4/19/08 Whitney Wellington 3 Alyssa Abbott ...... 2:09.45 ...... 5/11/07 3 Jen Jackman ...... 59.51 ...... 5/28/04 3 Chantel Goldsberry ...... 190’ 5”...... 5/19/00 Haley McAllister 4 Susan Taylor ...... 2:09.51 ...... 4/17/98 4 Elisha Kekacs ...... 60.17 ...... 4/22/00 4 Natasha Eldridge ...... 186’ 10” ...... 4/30/04 Jazmin Dickey ...... 46.35 ...... 4/7/07 5 Nicole Hyer...... 2:11.43 ...... 5/23/97 5 Chelsey Kaplar ...... 60.88 ...... 5/17/08 5 Katherina Gallahar ...... 185’ 0”...... 5/19/00 2 Jennifer Cutrer Whitney Wellington 1500m High Jump Discus Haley McAllister 1 Carla Pittelkow ...... 4:22.03 aa ...... 5/6/82 1 Traci Olsen ...... 6’ 1.75”...... 5/9/92 1 AJ Roby ...... 162’ 4”...... 5/12/06 Jazmin Dickey ...... 46.35 ...... 4/7/07 2 Alyssa Abbott ...... 4:25.38...... 4/24/08 2 Brenda Alcorn ...... 6’ 1.5” ...... 3/30/91 2 Candice Ekberg ...... 162’ 0”...... 6/2/05 3 Liza Whitehead 3 Nellie Hammons ...... 4:26.07 aa ...... 5/3/03 3 Katie Decker ...... 5’ 10” ...... 5/6/04 3 Sidni Taylor ...... 150’ 8”...... 5/13/05 Ashley Patterson 4 Chelsea DiGrazia ...... 4:26.39...... 4/24/08 4 Shauna Vranes ...... 5’ 9” ...... 5/7/81 4 Becky Riddle...... 150’ 3”...... 4/24/04 Candice Mannion 5 Jennie Haertel ...... 4:27.69 ...... 4/24/04 5 April Jackson ...... 5’ 8.5” ...... 4/13/02 5 Nicole Farnsworth ...... 148’ 9”...... 4/23/05 Haley McAllister ...... 46.90 ...... 4/21/07

3000m Steeplechase Pole Vault Javelin 1 Shayla Houlihan...... 10:43.60.... 5/16/08 1 Brooke LoBue ...... 13’ 0.25” ...... 5/3/03 1 Mindy Wilder ...... 146’ 5”...... 5/9/01 2 Elise Greenwood ...... 10:50.39 aa ...5/13/05 2 Trisha Wagner ...... 12’ 6.25” ...... 5/30/03 2 Amber DeVries ...... 137’ 3.5” ...... 5/4/05 3 Trina Bateman ...... 10:59.12 ...... 5/18/01 3 Mandie Rowell ...... 12’ 5.5”...... 5/11/07 3 Sarah Romig ...... 135’ 4”...... 4/30/05 4 Jennifer Brusch ...... 11:04.30 ...... 3/30/02 4 Susan Atwater ...... 12’ 5.5”...... 5/3/06 4 Erianne Allen ...... 133’ 10” ...... 4/14/01 5 Nicki Hugie...... 11:35.01 aa ...4/23/05 5 Tracy Hamblin ...... 12’ 5.5”...... 3/27/04 5 Noelle Pikus ...... 130’ 1”...... 5/17/02 aa = altidude adjusted

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Strength & Conditioning

Utah cross country and track and field athletes benefit from the 7,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art weight room located in the Dee Glen Smith Center. The workout facility boasts 12 Olympic platforms, each with its own self-contained power rack/multi-purpose lifting station. There are five strength and con- ditioning coaches on staff to ensure that each and every student-athlete is performing at their peak. The program is under the direction of Doug Elisaia while the cross country and track and field teams works directly with Pete Link, assistant director of strength and conditioning. The daily physical care of the Utes is handled by the sports medicine staff. Trevor Jameson and Holly Snair oversee the athletic training for the track and field and corss country teams. Jameson is entering his ninth year on the training staff while Snair is a graduate assistant in her seconod year. She received her bach- elor’s degree from Oregon State in 2006. The entire sports medicine staff is overseen by director Bill Bean and associate director Deb Willardson. They both have more than 25 yyearsears of experienceexperience at the UniversitUniversityy of Utah.

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Tally Stevens Track Stadium and Throwing Ring

The team trains and competes at an elevation of The Utes throwers received a new home in 2001 after 4,500 feet. The surrounding foothills and mountains a throwing ring was built just north of the Eccles Tennis provide plenty of opportunities for hill climbing, while Center and the Smith Center on Guardsman Way. the Salt Lake valley offers a relatively flat training terrain. The Ute track and field team shares modern, scenic Tally Stevens Track Stadium with the city of Salt Lake.

The Olympic Oval Utah’sUtah’s track and field athletes have the opportunopportunity to train The facility serves as the indoor training ground for Utah’s at one of the finest indoor facilities in the nation. track and field athletes. They can run in a climate-controlled tem- The Utes utilize the Olympic Oval located in Kearns. There, perature of 63-65 degrees. The Oval is one of the rare indoor they train on the 442-meter indoor track that surrounds the track facilities in the state, providing year-round training capabili- Oval speed skating ice dubbed as “The Fastest Ice On Earth.” ties. Eight world and 10 Olympic records were set here during the Winter Olympics in February 2002. A Mondo Super X track has been installed with four lanes around the ice plus an eight-lane, 110-meter sprint zone. The track has been marked according to NCAA and IAAF standards.

Dubbed “The Fastest Ice on Earth,” the Olympic Oval is also home to a 442-meter, four-lane Super Mondo X track. It also has a 110-meter sprint zone. The track has been marked according to NCAA and IAAF standard

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Cross Country Venues

The Salt Lake Valley and surrounding area is considered to be The canyon trail includes a path that is primarily dirt and another one of the top 20 running cities in the United States by several that is more suitable for biking. Liberty Park is another training of the best running publications and experts. The University favorite among the U’s distance runners. It includes a 1.45 mile of Utah distance running corp has access to some of America’s woodchip running trail where various workouts are performed. greatest running trails. These trails consist primarily of dirt, grass, Pipeline Trail is located in Millcreek Canyon which is only 15 crushed rock, or other runner friendly surfaces. All of these minutes from the University of Utah campus. This out-and-back, trails are located at elevations ranging from 4,500-8,000 feet. The 11-mile roundtrip trail is located at 6,000 feet elevation. The breathtaking scenery of the Wasatch and Oquirrh greenery of the canyon is surrounded by 10,000-foot peaks and Mountains serve as a backdrop to one of America’s most beauti- combines an incredible view of the Salt Lake Valley at trail’s end. ful and cleanest cities -- Salt Lake City. Finally, the running trails in the Park City vicinity are some of the The Bonneville Trail runs through the university campus, world’s premier running trails. Located at nearly 7,000-foot university research park, above Utah’s famous Red Butte elevation, these trails provide an extensive system of training Gardens, and by Hogle Zoo. It is a dirt trail with rolling terrain ground surrounded by the pristine views of the Wasatch and the best view of the entire valley. City Creek Canyon Trail Mountains, Silver Spring Lake, and America’s tourist delight - Park is a popular running and biking avenue among Salt Lake locals. City, Utah. A portion of this trail includes running through downtown Salt Lake City, a view of the state capitol building and the World Business Center for the Church of Jesus Christ Later-Day Saints.

City Creek Canyon Trail is a popular running and biking avenue among Salt Lake locals. A portion of this trail includes running downtown Salt Lake City, a view of the state capitol building

The Bonneville Trail runs through the university campus, university research park, above Utah’s famous Red Butte Gardens, and by Hogle Zoo. It is a dirt trail with rolling terrain and the best view of the entire valley.

The running trails in the Park City vicinity are some of the world’s premier running trails. Located at nearly 7,000 foot elevation, these trails provide an extensive system of training ground surrounded by the pristine views of the Wasatch Mountains, Silver Spring Lake, and Park City.

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The University of Utah track and field program is committed to helping its student-athletes realize their fullest potential on the conference, regional and national levels.

In the last three years, Kepler’s teams have effectively rewritten Utah’s record book. Utah track and field athletes have recorded 91 new all-time top-10 performances. Among those perfor- mances are 16 new school records.

In 2008 alone, Utah track and field athletes combined to record 139 new personal bests. The program also saw Chelsea Shapard and Josephin Berg go to the NCAA Championships, sent five to the NCAA Regional Championships, and had two crowned conference champions.

Success at Utah goes beyond the personal and institutional levels. In the last three years, Utah has sent 11 different ath- letes to the NCAA Regional meet, and saw five qualify for the NCAA Championships. There have also been five conference champions to go along with 13 all-conference performances.

With championship facilities, and a top-notch coaching staff, it’s easy to see why the University of Utah is a program rising to the top. Josefin Berg qualified for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw.

NCAA West Regional qualifier Alyssa Abbott.

Chelsea DiGrazia (left) ran in the NCAA West Region meet last season.

Shayla Houlihan (left) qualified for the NCAA ChChampionships pi hip qualifier lifi ChChelsea l ShShapard. p d NCAA West Regional in the heptathlon.

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2009 Utah Track & Field Schedule

INDOOR Jan. 9-10 BYU Invitational Provo, Utah Jan. 17 Utah State Open Logan, Utah Chelsea DiGrazia Jan. 30-31 United Heritage Classic Boise, Idaho School record holder Feb.6-7 Mountain States Games Pocatello, Idaho mile run Feb. 12-14 Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa Feb.13-14 Husky Invitational Seattle, Wash. Feb. 19-21 Wildcat Tune-Up Ogden, Utah Feb. 26-28 MWC Championships Colorado Springs, Colo. March 6-7 NCAA Last Chance Qualifier TBA March 11-14 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas

OUTDOOR March 28-29 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. April 4 BYU Cougar Invitational Provo, Utah April 10-11 Jackee Joyner Kersee Invite Westwood, Calif. April 10-11 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, Ariz. April 11 Wildcat Invitational Ogden, Utah April 16-18 Mt. Sac Relays Walnut, Calif. April 18 Wyoming Invitational Laramie, Wyo. April 23-25 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Robison Invitational Provo, Utah May 1 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. May 2 Weber State Open Ogden, Utah May 6 Utah Twilight Salt Lake City, Utah May 13-16 M WC Championships Laramie, Wyo. 28-30 NCAA West Regional Eugene, Ore. June 10-13 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. TBA U.S. National Championships TBA Home meets in bold type

Lauren Endersen 2008 MWC Outdoor 10k champion