ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD MEDIA POLICIES MEDIA POLICIES will secure coach and student-athletes for postgame interviews that will be held on the St. John’s University and the NCAA

All media requests for interviews with St. JOHN’S ST. John’s cross country, track & field players field. prohibit the issuance of credentials to and coaches should be directed to Athletic The only pregame interviews allowed on representatives of an organization that Communications Graduate Assistant Will game days will be for St. John’s radio, and regularly publishes gambling information, Bryan 24 hours in advance. local or national television productions. No such as “tout sheets” or “tip sheets.” The best time for in-season interviews, game day interviews will be allowed unless Web sites that sponsor “message boards” either in person or on the phone, is prior to specifically requested for televised games. or “chat rooms” where people are allowed or following practice. Interviews conducted to post anonymous information or rumors prior to or following practice should be held CREDENTIAL REQUESTS are ineligible for credentials or access to a brief Q & A session. With advanced Credential requests must be made by to media functions. If a news-gathering notice, interviews with players can be sports editors or sports directors on official medium has an online site that sponsors arranged for other hours. letterhead no later than five days prior these anonymous forums, they may continue Calling players at home or on cell phones to an event. They should be sent to the to request credentials under their traditional without permission from the St. John’s Athletic Communications Office, Room 157 medium, but will not be granted additional Athletic Communications office will not be Carnesecca Arena, St. John’s University, 8000 passes or access for online staff. tolerated. The players’ dorms, training room Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439. They also and weight room are also off limits. may be faxed to 718-969-8468 or emailed WIRELESS INTERNET The St. John’s locker room is closed to to Will Bryan at Will Bryan charleswilliam. Wireless internet is available in Carnesecca the media following the game. The team is [email protected]. Arena to all members of the media and allowed the customary 10-minute cooling Credentials are not transferable and visiting SIDs. off period and time with the coaching staff are subject to immediate revocation if to meet with the team after each game. transferred to non-working members of a The St. John’s Athletic Communications staff media outlet. 2010-11 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD GENERAL INFORMATION DECEMBER Location...... Queens, N.Y. Wed., 1 Manhattan College Multi-Event Manhattan College – Riverdale, N.Y. Founded ...... 1870 Wed., 8 St. John’s Invite St. Anthony’s High – South Huntington, N.Y. Enrollment ...... 20,352 Fri., 10 Fordham Invite Fordham University – Bronx, N.Y. President...... Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. Athletic Director...... Chris Monasch Nickname...... Red Storm JANUARY Colors...... Red and White Fri. 7 Princeton Invite Princeton University – Princeton, N.J. Conference...... BIG EAST Fri.-Sat., 14-15 NYU Invite/Armory Six-Way Armory – New York, N.Y. Home Venue ...... DaSilva Memorial Field & Cunningham Park Fri.-Sat., 28-29 Millrose Games/Metropolitan Champs. MSG/Armory – New York, N.Y. First Year of Program...... 1976 Athletics Department Phone...... 1-888-GO-STORM FEBRUARY COACHING STAFF Fri.-Sat., 5-6 New Balance/Notre Dame Inv. Armory – New York, N.Y./Notre Dame, Ind. Head Coach ...... Jim Hurt Sat., 12 St. Valentine’s Invite Boston University Armory – Boston, Ma. Alma Mater ...... Notre Dame ‘76 Sat-Sun., 19-20 BIG EAST Championships University of Akron – Akron, Ohio. Years at School...... 29 (22 as head coach) Fri. 25 NYU Last Chance Armory – New York, N.Y. Assistant Coach...... Yvonne Harrison (Illinois ’98) Assistant Coach...... Blessing Egwu (St. John’s ’05) MARCH Volunteer Assistant ...... Tom Farrell (St. John’s ’66) Volunteer Assistant...... Martin Nutty (St. John’s ‘88) Sat.-Sun., 5-6 ECAC Championships Reggie Lewis Center – Boston, Ma. Office Phone Number...... Contact SID Fri.-Sat., 11-12 NCAA Championships Texas A&M University – College Station, Texas 2009-10 TEAM INFORMATION OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 19/8 MARCH Newcomers...... 13 Fri.-Sat., 18-19 USF Invite/Central Florida Tampa, Fla./Orlando, Fla. 2009-10 BY THE NUMBERS Fri.-Sat., 25-26 Victor Lopez Classic Rice University – Houston, Texas Metropolitan Individual Champions ...... 15 Monmouth Invite Monmouth University – Long Branch, N.J. BIG EAST Qualifiers...... 26 APRIL All-BIG EAST...... 13 Sat., 2 Sam Howell Invite Princeton University – Princeton, N.J. ECAC Qualifiers...... 11 Mon., 11 STJ Monday Meeting DaSilva Memorial Track – Queens, N.Y. All-East...... 10 Sat., 16 Metropolitan Championships Southern Connecticut State – New Haven, Conn. NCAA Regional Qualifiers...... 1 Thurs.-Sat., 28-30 Penn Relays Franklin Field – Philadelphia, Pa. NCAA National Qualifiers...... 1 Consecutive T&F NCAA appearances...... 20 MAY 2009-10 RESULTS Sun., 1 Yale Invitational Yale University – New Haven, Conn. Cross Country Fri.-Sun., 6-8 BIG EAST Championships Villanova University – Philadelphia, Pa. 2009 MET Championships ...... 6th Fri.-Sun., 13-15 ECAC Championships Princeton University – Princeton, N.J. 2009 BIG EAST Championships ...... 14th Fri.-Sat., 27-28 NCAA Regional Championships University of Indiana – Bloomington, Ind. 2009 ECAC Championships ...... 18th 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional ...... 32nd

JUNE Track and Field Wed.-Sat., 8-11 NCAA Championships Drake University – Des Moines, Iowa 2010 MET Championships (Indoor/Outdoor) ...... 4th/1st Wed.-Sun., 22-26 USATF Junior and Senior Nationals University of Oregon – Eugene, Ore. 2010 BIG EAST Championships (Indoor/Outdoor) ...... 13th/16th 2010 ECAC Championships (Indoor/Outdoor) ...... 22nd/25th

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ST. JOHN’S REV. DONALD J. HARRINGTON, C.M. PRESIDENT, ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., halls were supplemented in 2005 by acqui- assumed the Presidency of St. John’s sition of two complexes on Union Turn- University in 1989. As the 15th Presi- pike that provide off-campus housing in dent of one of the largest Catholic apartment style facilities. Apartment style universities in the United States, he living accommodations are also available has provided leadership for an ambi- in buildings adjacent to the Staten Island tious initiative to position the institu- campus. tion as a leader in higher education Shortly after his ordination as a Vincen- for the 21st century. tian priest in 1973, Father Harrington was His vision has resulted in an extraor- assigned to Niagara University, which, like dinary transformation of the Univer- St. John’s, is sponsored by the Vincentians. sity into a “new” St. John’s, with en- He served as Instructor in Religious Studies, hanced facilities, expanded academic as Director of Student Activities, and as Ex- initiatives, and an increasing global ecutive Vice President before being named presence. The vision has been enabled the institution’s 22nd president – at 38 by Fulfilling the Dream, a capital years of age, the youngest ever appointed. campaign that ended in May 2006, Father Harrington has amassed a strik- exceeding its goal and raising more ing record of community and professional than $271 million, the largest amount activity. He completed three terms as a ever realized by a Catholic institution trustee of Niagara University, two terms in New York State. Already completed on the Board of Directors of the Associa- are several new buildings, including tion of Catholic Colleges and Universi- St. Thomas More Church, the gift ties (ACCU), and six years on the Board of alumnus John V. Brennan and his of Trustees of Immaculate Conception wife, Anita, which stands at the center Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. He currently of the Queens campus; DaSilva Hall, serves on the Board of Directors of the a state-of-the-art classroom building, campus and first international site – The Commission on Independent Colleges and which opened in September 2004 on Graduate Center in Rome, Italy in facili- Universities (CICU) within the State of New the Staten Island campus; and Taffner ties provided by the Vatican. A decision York. Field House, which is located adjacent to develop a fourth campus on Eastern Born in Brooklyn, Father Harrington to Carnesecca Arena on the Queens Long Island was implemented in summer attended Our Lady Help of Christians campus and named for alumnus 1999 with the purchase of the 175-acre La elementary schools in that borough, where Donald Taffner and his wife Eleanor, Salle Center in Oakdale. A fifth campus he was educated by the Sisters of Charity an honorary alum and member of the was acquired in December 2000 when the (Halifax). He graduated from Manhat- University’s Board of Trustees. These College of Insurance, located in Manhat- tan’s Regis High School in 1963. He then projects complement others that have tan, was consolidated into St. John’s. In entered the junior college seminary of been completed within the last five spring 2007 the University launched its the Vincentian Fathers in Princeton, N.J, years, including a 2,500 seat soccer new study abroad program for under- before completing his studies for the stadium, named for trustee and long- graduates – Discover the World. Plans are priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary time benefactor Jerome Belson; and to establish sites across the globe. A site in in Northampton, Pa. He pursued graduate the Kelleher Center, a multipurpose Paris was opened in 2008 in a beautifully studies at the Catholic University of America building on the University’s Staten Is- restored historic building complex located and the University of Toronto. land campus, named for trustee Denis in the St. Germain district. Study at this site Father Harrington holds honorary doc- Kelleher and his wife. is included as part of the semester-long torates from several colleges and universi- Academic initiatives include new Discover Europe program, which provides ties in the United States, including Niagara degree programs on both the gradu- an opportunity for students to study and University, St. Thomas Aquinas College, ate and undergraduate levels and live in Paris, Rome, and either Salamanca and The Catholic University of America implementation of a new university- or Dublin and to combine classroom and has also been honored by such inter- wide core curriculum. In order to as- instruction with cultural activities and a national institutions as Fu Jen University sure that students acquire technologi- component unique to the program – the in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China; the cal proficiency, all incoming first-year opportunity to engage in service activities. American University in Rome, Italy; and students receive laptop computers Perhaps the most transformative aspect Kokushikan University in Tokyo, Japan. that can be used on the wireless of the University’s impressive growth has He was awarded the honor Pro Ecclesia et network that covers all indoor and been the transition to residence life, cre- Pontifice by His Holiness Pope John Paul outdoor areas on each of the Univer- ated through construction of six residence II in 1989 and was named a Knight of the sity’s campuses. The laptop initiative, halls. The first three buildings, one of Holy Sepulchre in 1999. He received the launched in 2003, is the largest of them named for John Cardinal O’Connor, Order of Merit (Cavalieri) of the Republic its kind in the U.S. Intel Corporation the beloved prelate of the Archdiocese of Italy in June 2003 and the Grand Uf- recognized St. John’s advanced use of New York, were completed in August ficiale in October 2003. of technology by naming the Uni- 1999. Two more halls were opened in Sep- versity to its list of “Top 10 Unwired tember 2000, and one additional building, Colleges” in both 2004 and 2005. named for alumnus, benefactor, and for- While expanding its outreach through mer Chairman of Mellon Bank Corporation technology, the University has also Thomas Donovan, was opened in Septem- increased its physical presence within ber 2002. Complementing the residence the metropolitan area and beyond. In hall complex is a dining facility named for fall 1995, St. John’s opened its third alumnus and trustee William Montgoris, retired CFO of Bear, Stearns. The residence 2 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD CHRIS MONASCH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Now in the sixth year providing • The 2009-2010 season was one of the most successful in • Joy McCorvey of the women’s basketball team leadership for his alma mater’s history for the women’s basketball team, as New York and Gavin Buckley of men’s lacrosse were named JOHN’S ST. athletics program, Chris Monasch City metro coach of the year Kim Barnes Arico led her candidates for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award, which oversees St. John’s 17 varsity sports squad to 25 wins - the most since 1983 - and a second- celebrates a four-year athlete’s excellence in character, and leads the University’s Strategic round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Keyed by the classroom, the community, and in competition. Plan for Athletics, including AP honorable mention All-American Da’Shena Stevens, Buckley was selected as a finalist. development, facilities, marketing, the team finished the year ranked in both Top 25 Polls • Renee Cloutier of the women’s golf team was communications, corporate for the first time ever, and posted its biggest win in recognized by the BIG EAST with the 2009 sport relations and NCAA compliance. program history by defeating then-No. 4/3 Notre Dame excellence award, recognizing her as the top scholar- Monasch oversees St. John’s 17 on Feb. 16. athlete competing in women’s golf. varsity sports programs and leads • The men’s basketball team posted a 17-16 record, • Joel Gustafsson of the men’s soccer team was selected the University’s Strategic Plan for winning the most games since the 2002-03 season, and to the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Team for the Athletics, including development, facilities, marketing, earning the program’s 27th berth to the Postseason NIT, second consecutive year. communications, corporate relations and NCAA a national record. Former UCLA coach and ESPN analyst • On March 5, 2010, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross compliance. Monasch has made a considerable impact in Steve Lavin was named the 19th head coach in program Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named the every area of St. John’s Department of Athletics during history on March 30. Red Storm cross country squad to their all-academic his tenure. He has overseen the hiring of key personnel • The indoor track and field teams enjoyed an team. This is the fourth-consecutive season that the in the Athletic Development, Sports Marketing and outstanding winter. Junior Priscilla Frederick earned cross country team has earned this honor. Athletic Communications areas. He also created several All-America status by finishing eighth in the high jump new assistant coaching positions for women’s sports at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The team had 12 St. John’s student-athletes continue to be extremely programs, in alignment with the University’s commitment different scorers in the Indoor BIG EAST Championships active members of the community - on campus, in the to gender equity. in six different events, and broke a 19-year school greater New York City area, and beyond. Red Storm Significant facility upgrades have been made during record in the 4 x 800-meter relay. student-athletes contributed nearly 1,900 community Monasch’s tenure, including the construction of The • The St. John’s baseball team advanced to its 33rd outreach hours during the 2009-10 academic year. Courts at St. John’s and various improvements at the NCAA Tournament, defeating VCU, then-No. 22 Monasch, 51, was named the fifth Athletic Director newly-named Jack Kaiser Baseball Stadium, which honors Mississippi and then-No. 1 Virginia before falling in in St. John’s University history on February 1, 2005. He one of Monasch’s most distinguished predecessors. the Charlottesville Regional title game. The Red Storm has spent his entire career in collegiate athletics, serving Monasch is currently spearheading the multi-phase also defeated then-No. 18 Connecticut to win its in various leadership capacities for more than 25 years fundraising and renovation plan for the modernization conference-record sixth BIG EAST Tournament crown. and has a résumé that touches some 30 institutions. He of venerable Carnesecca Arena - which received Jeremy Baltz was named the NCBWA and Louisville has served as commissioner of the America East and significant changes already in Phases I, II and III of the Slugger Freshman Player of the Year and became the Northeast Conferences, as well as Assistant and Associate initiative, houses most of St. John’s Athletics Department first St. John’s player to earn All-America status from Athletic Director at Fordham and Seton Hall Universities, and serves as the on-campus home for the University’s the ABCA, Baseball America, Louisville Slugger and the respectively. He has experience with complex issues such storied basketball programs. Phase II renovations in NCBWA in the same season. Head coach Ed Blankmeyer, as NCAA governance, compliance, student development the 2008 offseason included a new playing surface, an selected to the coaching staff of the USA Baseball and academic support, and is known as a visionary overhauled seating bowl with 800 chairback seats, and Collegiate National Team prior to the season, recorded administrator. enhanced ticketing and lobby areas. The installation of his 500th career win and led the team to a school- Monasch spent 1997-2004 as Commissioner of the a high-resolution video scoreboard and sound system, record 43-win campaign. America East Conference, leading that organization in a refurbishing of the arena ceiling, and a new high- • On the softball diamond, All-BIG EAST second team implementing a NCAA compliance program, developing definition lighting system were among the series of catcher Kacee Cox’s .404 batting average, nine home a marketing program and organizing the league’s Phase III changes Red Storm fans enjoyed during the runs, 46 RBI, .649 slugging percentage and .471 television network. Monasch created the Student 2009-10 hardwood seasons. on-base percentage ranked in the top five of those Athletic Advisory Committee and restructured the league Monasch has implemented an athletics department respective categories in Red Storm history. Freshman governance process to empower the member institutions’ philosophy of “Win, Graduate, Serve,” which begins second baseman Amber Curry recorded 20 stolen bases, presidents as its chief governing body. Monasch also with a newly-created annual orientation program the third-most by a St. John’s player all-time. Amy oversaw the addition of four new members to the for all incoming student-athletes. St. John’s Student Kvilhaug’s St. John’s team posted a memorable 2-0 conference and brought the conference to the highest Development staff provides academic support and guides shutout win over BIG EAST Conference Regular Season level of athletic success in its history. community service and leadership efforts in Carnesecca co-champion and NCAA Tournament participant DePaul .Prior to his tenure at the AEC, Monasch served as the Arena’s four-year-old, state-of-the-art Student-Athlete on April 14. first full-time Commissioner of the Northeast Conference, Center for Excellence. • The men’s lacrosse team opened the season at 2-0 a position he held for nine years. He extricated the Annual giving to St. John’s Athletics and the for the second straight year and finished with five league from the ECAC in the late 1980s, changing its number of members in the Red White Club have victories. Senior Tom Manes earned BIG EAST Offensive name from the ECAC Metro Conference, expanded markedly increased since his arrival, with the addition of Player of the Week honors in the team’s first league league membership, added Division I-AA football to development events such as the annual Bullpen Winter win over Rutgers, in the inaugural season for the BIG its sports sponsorship list and developed its television Banquet, benefiting the Red Storm baseball team. EAST lacrosse conference. Manes and sophomore Harry network. Monasch has overseen several special events related to Kutner were named All-BIG EAST second team at the Monasch has been a member of several NCAA the storied men’s basketball program, such as Legacy conclusion of the season. committees, including the NCAA Management Council, Honors Weekend (2006), the Joe Lapchick Symposium • During the outdoor track season, Priscilla Frederick the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, (2006), the year-long 100 Years of St. John’s Basketball broke her own school record as she leapt to 1.84 the Recruiting Committee and the Division I Baseball celebration (2007-08) and the 25th Anniversary of St. meters and won the high jump at the Outdoor ECAC Committee, on which he still serves. He has been John’s 1985 Final Four run last season (2009-10). Championships. Frederick went on to earn her second an advocate for student-athletes, serving two terms All-America designation of the year, finishing sixth in as liaison with the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory .In 2009-10, the St. John’s athletics program posted the high jump at the Outdoor NCAA Championships. Committee. He served as chair of the Division I another year of achievement under Monasch’s • On the links, the St. John’s men’s squad posted six Management Council during the 2004-05 academic year, leadership. top-five team finishes this season. Redshirt junior and and currently serves on the NACDA Sears Cup Board of • The men’s soccer team won a conference-record eighth all-conference honoree Evan Beirne tied for second at Directors. BIG EAST Tournament crown. Head coach Dr. Dave the BIG EAST Championship, and All-BIG EAST selection .Monasch began his career as an Assistant Athletic Masur’s Red Storm squad was rewarded with its 17th Mike Ballo Jr. was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Month Director at Fordham University, a role he filled for four NCAA Tournament appearance in history, earning the for October. The St. John’s women notched six top-five years before serving as the school’s interim athletic No. 13 national seed and a first round bye. finishes, including a victory at the Sacred Heart Fall director in 1985, where he also started the school’s first • The women’s soccer team earned its first-ever national Classic. academic support program. As an Associate Athletic top 25 ranking, en route to the first NCAA Tournament • On the tennis court, BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Director at Seton Hall University, Monasch was a key appearance in program history. 2009 NSCAA Northeast Mike Lampa finished at 18-2 in singles play, the best player in the athletic department’s upgrade that led to a Region Coach of the Year Ian Stone’s team posted the individual record since 2006, and led the Red Storm men’s basketball Final Four appearance and the move of second-most wins ever for the Red Storm women’s to an 8-0 undefeated home slate. The women’s tennis its games to the Meadowlands. soccer program. team posted a 5-2 record among conference foes in Monasch is currently the chair of the BIG EAST • On the volleyball court, sophomore Darlene Ramdin regular season play, and Sophomore Joanna Zwirbulis finance committee and serves on the Advisory Board of and freshman Gabriela Petkova notched St. John’s had a team-best 10-match win streak for St. John’s, the National Consortium of Academics and Sports. He top 10 single-season records for kills and assists, including four league victories. also contributes on the Advisory Board for the Sport respectively. Management program and the College of Professional • During cross country season, senior Sarah Fry, a walk-on St. John’s student-athletes excelled in the classroom Studies at St. John’s. He has served as an adjunct student-athlete, led the team with a new career-best during the 2009-10 academic year. In addition to the professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law and performance at the ECAC Championships. 168 members of the Athletics Department’s Honor Roll, St. John’s University. • St. John’s nationally-ranked fencing teams set the tone 84 student-athletes that boast a grade point average Monasch is a St. John’s alumnus, graduating with a for the winter sports season, as 10 Red Storm fencers of 3.5 or better, several individuals and teams achieved B.S. in athletic administration in 1981. In addition to earned All-America honors, to lead Yury Gelman’s noteworthy honors: his degree from St. John’s, Monasch holds a M.A. in squad to a second-place finish at the NCAA National • Steve Forster of the baseball team and Renee Cloutier communications from Fordham University (1984) and a Championships. Daryl Homer and Marat Israelian each of the women’s golf team were selected St. John’s BIG Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University (1993). He captured individual NCAA titles on the men’s side, EAST/Aeropostale Scholar-Athletes of the Year, each is a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar while Dagmara Wozniak - the No. 13 women’s sabre earning a $2,000 scholarship for graduate school. Associations. fencer in the world - and Evginya Kirpicheva led the • Women’s soccer players Kelly McConnell and Amanda Monasch currently resides in Manhattan. way on the women’s side with a third-place national Pasciolla were named to the ESPN The Magazine finish. Academic All-America team.

3 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD ST. JOHN’S FACTS AND HIGHLIGHTS One of America’s leading Catholic Rico, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin 20,000 square feet of space with residences, universities, St. John’s continues in its Islands and 122 countries. classrooms, offices and support space. The prominent role — that of preparing young .Hispanic (12.5 percent), African-American facility is close to all major cultural and men and women to make a positive (12.7 percent) and Asian (14.6 percent) artistic landmarks. difference in the global community through students constituted approximately 40 .All campuses offer full access to the leadership and service. percent of the University’s 2008 enrollment. University-wide wireless network. Founded by the Vincentian Community in .During the 2008-09 academic year, 95 1870, St. John’s embraces the principles of percent of St. John’s students received more GLOBAL STUDIES St. Vincent de Paul, who was committed to than $358 million in financial assistance .Preparing students to make the world serving those less fortunate wherever they through scholarships, work-study programs, a better place is a big part of a St. John’s are found. While providing a quality higher loans and grants. education. The University’s growing Global education, St. John’s not only promotes the Studies options allow students to live, learn ideals of service, both locally and globally, FACULTY and serve others in a wide range of locations but also integrates those ideals into its Nearly 90 percent of our 1,520 full-time around the world. programs and the daily lives of its students. faculty members hold a Ph.D. or other St. John’s continues to expand its When St. John’s opened its doors, the terminal degree in their field. The University popular summer and winter Global Studies University mainly served the children of New offers more than 100 undergraduate and programs. For example, in summer 2008, York City’s immigrant communities, who had graduate programs, including 12 doctoral the University added its first study abroad little access to a quality higher education. programs. option in Russia, along with programs in Today, with an increasingly global reach, With our low 17:1 student-faculty ratio, Argentina, Bermuda, China, England, France, St. John’s offers students from all walks of St. John’s offers personal attention for every Guatemala, Spain and Vietnam. Winter life the opportunity to excel in a diverse student. options include Berlin, Egypt, India, Paris, atmosphere of mutual respect and common Rome and the Galápagos Islands. purpose. CAMPUSES .While Global Studies has long played Our green, 96.5-acre Queens campus a role in the St. John’s experience, the features six ultramodern residence halls program grew considerably with the launch with lounges, study rooms and fitness of Discover the World. For example, Discover facilities; three-story townhouse-style the World Europe allows students to study residences accommodating 289 students; abroad in three international cities in a and a residence dining hall. Near the Queens single semester, offering a multi-faceted campus on Union Turnpike are the Seton perspective on European culture and politics. Complex and DePaul Houses — modern, Students also can spend a semester in apartment-style residences for graduate, law Rome and Paris, each a vibrant metropolis school and select upper-class students. that embodies European art, culture and The 16.5-acre Staten Island campus history. Students are immersed in the rich features modern, apartment-style student culture, language and history in each residences adjacent to campus. Additionally, location, with multiple opportunities to limited student housing is available at our serve the poor and disadvantaged. 10-story Manhattan campus. Our 175-acre Exciting new academic cohorts also MISSION Oakdale, N.Y., campus is a center for higher enhanced Global Studies at St. John’s. Last A Catholic, Vincentian and metropolitan education on Long Island. Overlooking May, for example, 13 St. John’s students University that embraces the Judeo-Christian the Great South Bay, the campus offers a participated in “Discover Bermuda: Adaptive ideals of respect for the rights and dignity Master’s in Library Science and a Master Ecosystem Management, Sustainability of every person, as well as each individual’s of Science in School Psychology, along and Socioeconomic Issues.” Through the responsibility for the world in which we live. with professional certificates, master’s and three-credit, multidisciplinary course, doctoral degree programs in education. a diverse group of students explored PRESIDENT Celebrating 14 years with a campus in Bermuda’s ecology, sociology, history and Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. Rome, Italy, St. John’s recently moved its to environmental challenges. a new, modern facility in the Prati section. .Last January, 39 second-year Pharm. D. APPLICATIONS Centrally located near the Vatican, the four- students began a semester abroad as part New freshmen applications have story, 75,000-square-foot building features of the College of Pharmacy and Allied continued to increase, approximately eight high-tech classrooms, a student and Health Profession’s first Discover the World doubling since 2005, and exceeding 50,000 faculty lounge, 200 resident beds, a chapel, cohort. The entire group spent the semester in 2009. library, courtyard, campus ministry and studying in Rome, Paris and Salamanca, administrative offices. Spain, energized by their new surroundings and learning about their chosen field from a SAT SCORES St. John’s also opened a new learning center in Paris, France. Housed within the fresh perspective. In 2008, the average SAT score for newly-renovated Maison-Mere, the six- admitted St. John’s students rose to 1087. story structure contains approximately STUDENTS Total enrollment in 2008 of 20,109 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students at campuses in Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan, NYC; in Oakdale, NY; and in Rome, Italy. St. John’s student body comprises 14,816 undergraduate and 5,293 graduate students from 44 states, Puerto

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5 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD JIM HURT Head Coach • Notre Dame ‘76 • 29th Season

Jim Hurt is in his 22nd year as the head the Indoor NCAA Championship, finishing in Armory is home for indoor practice and coach of the St. John’s cross country and track 14th place. Freshman Aryon Trujillo ran in the competitions. The outdoor team uses DaSilva & field teams, and his 29th season overall USA Jr. Cross Country Championship, placing Memorial Field on the Queens Campus, which

COACHES with the Red Storm. 57th. In 2008, St. John’s had 31 BIG EAST boasts a state-of-the art 400-meter oval. Since becoming head coach in 1988, qualifiers, 18 ECAC qualifiers, seven All-BIG Hurt’s student-athletes have excelled in Hurt’s teams have made an impact at the EAST athletes and 12 All-East athletes. Red the classroom as well as in the athletic arena. national, regional and conference levels. Storm athletes set a total of four new school Distance runner and 3,000-meter NCAA His squads have appeared in 20-consecutive records on the season. All-American Fogarazzo won NCAA and NCAA Championships and 15 USA Under Hurt’s leadership, St. John’s athletes BIG EAST postgraduate scholarships, while National Championships while winning have competed in nearly every major track Georgina Bendana and Te-Mika Warner, who 21 Metropolitan Conference titles. Under & field competition in the world including attended Harvard Law School, also won BIG Hurt’s leadership, Red Storm teams finished the Olympic Games in 2004 (Athens), EAST postgraduate scholarships in recent second at the 1996 IC4A Championships, 2000 (Sydney), 1996 (Atlanta), World years. Most recently, 27 Red Storm track & second at the 1989 and 1996 ECAC Indoor Championships in Sweden, Japan, Ireland, field athletes were named to the BIG EAST Championships and second at the 1993 Cross Poland, Canada, and Spain, Pan American Academic team in 2009, continuing the Country ECAC Championship. The Red Storm Games in Canada and Argentina, the World tradition of academic excellence in the BIG has finished as the runner-up at three BIG Student Games in Spain, and the Caribbean EAST, while the cross country team earned EAST Championships. Games in Barbados and Guatemala. Red USTFCCCA All-American honors. In the past few seasons, Hurt has Storm athletes have won 18 individual Hurt was a prep All-American in 1972, assembled championship-caliber squads national titles since 1988, producing 12 USA clocking a 4:10 mile at Proviso West High at St. John’s. In 2009-10, the team won champions, two Irish national champions, a School in Hillside, Ill. At the University of its third straight Metropolitan Outdoor Jamaican national champion, a Dominican Notre Dame, he captained the cross country Championship, totaling 170 points and six Republic national champion and a Caribbean and track & field teams and established event wins. The team came in fourth place champion. Since 1991, Hurt’s teams have school records in the three mile run and the at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships. earned 15 NCAA All-American honors and mile relay. Following graduation in 1976, Then-junior Priscilla Frederick had a 16 individuals who have competed in the Hurt competed for the University of Chicago benchmark season, earning All-American Olympic trials. Track Club and the Oregon Track Club. After status twice at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor During Hurt’s 21-year tenure of coaching attending graduate school at the University Championships, finishing eighth and sixth the middle and long distance runners, he of Oregon, Hurt served three years as head respectively. Frederick also competed at the has guided 17 NCAA qualifying performers track & field coach at Jesuit High School USA Outdoor Championships and won the as well as NCAA All-American cross country in Portland, Ore. In 1982, Hurt moved to ECAC Championships with a school record- runner Bob Reid, 3k All-American Chris St. John’s to become the cross country and breaking high jump. Along with competing Fogarazzo, and 5k and 10k All-Americans assistant track & field coach. in the high jump, Frederick was an All-BIG Chris Graff and John Honerkamp, the latter Currently, Hurt serves as the secretary- EAST honoree in the pentathlon (indoor) who became the youngest semifinalist at the treasurer of the IC4A Coaches Association and and heptathlon (outdoor). The 4x800-meter 1996 USA Olympic Trials and placed sixth in was once president of the BIG EAST Coaches relay team of Kim Piard, Sarah Sudbury, the USA Indoor Nationals in the 800-meter Association. In 1995, he served as distance Pamela Petruski and Alexis Bean set a new run. Thirteen of Hurt’s distance medley, coach for the East team at the USOC Sports school record time at the Indoor BIG EAST 800-meter and 1,500-meter relay teams have Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. That same Championships. ranked in the top 10 nationally, 68 distance year, Hurt and his staff were also named In 2008-09, the track & field team won its runners have won All-East recognition. Hurt’s Staff of the Year in the BIG EAST Conference. second consecutive Metropolitan Outdoor athletes have also won BIG EAST titles in the In 1996, he was honored as NCAA Region II Championship, tallying 223 points and 800-meters, the mile, the 3K steeplechase Cross Country Coach of the Year. bringing home 10 individual titles: then- and the 10,000-meter. Since 1982, 48 school In 1989, Hurt earned his master’s degree in senior Phobay Kutu-Akoi (100 meter and 200 records have been established in the distance government and politics from St. John’s. meter), then-junior Asia Davy (400-meter events under Hurt’s guidance. In 1996, the Hurt currently resides in Glen Cove, N.Y., hurdles), then-sophomore Priscilla Frederick men’s cross country team placed 17th in the with his wife Ann. He has two daughters, (high jump), then-freshman Chanel King NCAA Championships. Kathleen Urtnowski and Cynthia, and son (shot put and discus), and the 4x100-meter, Hurt has kept St. John’s committed to James. He is also the proud grandfather of 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams. a total team philosophy that recruits and Cassandra Anne Urtnowski, who was born on Hurt’s team finished second the Metropolitan develops quality athletes in all event areas. Sept. 16, 2007. Indoor Championship as Frederick (high jump He utilizes a national schedule that has Red and pentathlon), then-sophomore Bintou Storm teams competing across the country Dibba (long jump) and Kutu-Akoi (60-meter) at top venues that afford the highest levels all won individual championships. Frederick of competition. Historic Van Cortlandt Park competed in the Indoor USA Championship is the home for the cross country team, while where she placed sixth in the high jump, and the world class facility at the 168th Street

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Head Coach • Notre Dame ‘76 • 29th Season COACHES

7 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD ASSISTANT COACHES Yvonne Harrison Blessing Egwu Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Illinois ‘98 St. John’s ‘05 Fifth Season First Season COACHES Yvonne Harrison enters her fifth season as an assistant coach for the cross Blessing Egwu begins her first season as an assistant coach with the Red country and track & field teams for St. John’s, where she works primarily with Storm track & field program in 2010. the sprinters. As a former student-athlete for Jim Hurt’s squads from 2001-06 and a former Last season, Harrison worked with then-freshman sprinter Rikka Lovely and graduate assistant with the St. John’s strength and conditioning program (2008- helped her to a first place finish at the Outdoor Metropolitan Championships 10), Egwu is a familiar face on the St. John’s sideline. and a fifth place finish at the Indoor BIG EAST Championships. Harrison’s 4x400- Egwu holds the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 196 meter relay team also finished seventh at the BIG EAST and eighth at the ECAC feet, 6 inches scored at the 2006 Penn Relays. She also ranks second in St. John’s Championships. Then-senior Asia Davy finished first in the 400-meter dash at all-time records in the indoor shot put and weight throw and fourth in the the Outdoor Metropolitan Championships. outdoor shot put. In 2009, Harrison coached sprinter Phobay Kutu-Akoi to top-place finishes Egwu won the 2005 and 2006 BIG EAST titles in the outdoor hammer at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter throw, while earning All-BIG EAST honors in the shot put, weight throw and dashes. Kutu-Akoi’s 11.52-second finish in the 100-meter preliminaries at that hammer throw. She earned All-EAST honors at the 2006 Indoor and Outdoor event set a new school record. She also coached Asia Davy to a title at the ECAC Championships. Egwu participated in the 2006 NCAA Championships, Metropolitan Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. representing the Red Storm in the hammer throw in Sacramento, Calif. Along with Kutu-Akoy, Harrison’s 4x100-meter relay team and 4x200-meter In 2006, Egwu was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association relay team set new school records. (NSCA) All-American. Harrison is an accomplished track & field athlete and has competed on While competing as a member of the Nigerian national team, Egwu captured a both national and international levels, having represented Puerto Rico in the bronze medal in the hammer throw at the 2006 African Games. 400-meter intermediate hurdles. In May 2006, Harrison captured the bronze After graduating from St. John’s, Egwu worked as a child protective medal at the Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 2004, specialist for the Administration of Children’s Services. Her main duties included she competed at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where she was a working with lawyers in New York family court to protect abused children. semifinalist. From 2008 to 2010, Egwu worked as a graduate assistant with the St. John’s In 2003, Harrison set Puerto Rico’s national record in the 400-meter strength and conditioning program. She helped instruct student-athletes in the intermediate hurdles. She also won the gold medal at the Central American and fundamentals of lifting and core strength exercises. Caribbean Championships and was a semifinalist at the World Championships Egwu received her undergraduate degree in sports management from St. in Paris, France. Harrison was also a semifinalist in the World Championships in John’s in 2005. She completed her graduate work at St. John’s in May of 2010, 2002 in Edmonton, Canada. earning a master’s degree in sports management. As an undergrad, Harrison ran for the University of Illinois and graduated in She currently lives in Jamaica Hills, N.Y. 1998 with a bachelor of arts in sociology. While a member of the Fighting Illini, Harrison was a four-time All-American. She was also the runner-up at the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles during her senior campaign. After graduation, Harrison served as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater from 1999-2000. Harrison currently lives in Laurelton, N.Y. She is a licensed and ordained minister, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Divinity at St. John’s. SUPPORT STAFF Tom Farrell Jennifer Hamilton Volunteer Assistant Coach A.T.C. Associate Athletic Trainer

Martin Nutty John Diffley Volunteer Assistant Coach Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration Cross Country, Track & Field Sport Administrator

Rob Basile Arina Gerasimova M.A., S.C.C.C., C.S.C.S., U.S.A.W. Graduate Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning Cross Country, Track & Field Cross Country, Track & Field Strength Coach

Jennifer Lebowitz Will Bryan Assistant Director Graduate Assistant Academic Support for Student-Athletes Athletic Communications

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9 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD 2011 ROSTER Name Year Event Hometown (High School/Previous College) Natasha Amazan Fr. Throws New Rochelle, N.Y. (New Rochelle) Stephanie Barnes So. XC/Jumps Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore) ROSTER Alexis Bean So. XC/Mid-Distance Bermuda (Warwick Academy) Nicole Cocozza Jr. XC/Mid-Distance Cranston, R.I. (LaSalle Academy) Rene Cousins Sr. Sprints Hempstead, N.Y. (Hempstead) Diana DeJesus Sr. Javelin Queens, N.Y. (Mohawk Valley) Bintou Dibba Sr. Jumps Upper Darby, Pa. (Upper Darby) Lori Dougherty Sr. XC/Mid-Distance East Patchogue, N.Y. (Bellport) Michelle Duffy So. XC/Mid-Distance Hicksville, N.Y. (Island Trees) Molly Ellis So. Sprints/Hurdles Rockford, Ill. (Rockford Christian) Priscilla Frederick Sr. Jumps Sicklerville, N.J. (St. Paul VI) Gina Frisa Fr. Throws Westbury, N.Y. (W.T. Clarke) Danette Hinton Fr. Throws Peachtree City, Ga. (McIntosh) Angela Jarvela Fr. XC/Mid-Distance Batavia, N.Y. (Batavia) Chanel King Jr. Throws Upper Darby, Pa. (Upper Darby) Maya Lewis Fr. Sprints Upper Marlboro, Md. (Bishop McNamara) Rikka Lovely So. Sprints Tampa, Fla. (Gaither) Alexandria Lyles Sr. Sprints/Mid-Distance Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bishop Louglin/St. Augustine’s College) Samantha Meyerhoff Jr. XC/Mid-Distance Tempe, Ariz. (Marcos De Niza/Mesa Community College) Angela Onye Fr. Throws Providence, R.I. (Classical) Brittany Petersen Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Jackson, N.J. (Jackson Liberty) Pamela Petruski Sr. XC/Mid-Distance Toms River, N.J. (Toms River North) Kim Piard Sr. XC/Mid-Distance Nanuet, N.Y. (Albertus Magnus) Shayna Presley Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Windsor, Conn. (Windsor) Katrina Schaefer Sr. XC/Mid-Distance Richmond Hill, N.Y. (The Mary Louis Academy) Sarah Sudbury Sr. XC/Mid-Distance Tomahawk, Wis. (Tomahawk) Vanessa Thompson Sr. Hurdles Uniondale, N.Y. (Uniondale) Chelsea Trant Fr. XC/Mid-Distance Niskayuna, N.Y. (Niskayuna) Aryon Trujillo Jr. XC/Mid-Distance Derry, N.H. (Pinkerton Academy) Corrine Williams Fr. Sprints Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bishop Ford Central) Brittney Wright Fr. Sprints Gilroy, Calif. (Presentation) Lauren Wynter Sr. Sprints Cromwell, Conn. (Cromwell)

HEAD COACH Jim Hurt (Notre Dame ’76 - 22nd season) RED STORM BY STATE/COUNTRY Arizona (1): Meyerhoff New York (14): Amazon, Barnes, ASSISTANT COACHES California (1): Wright Cousins, DeJesus, Dougherty, Connecticut (2): Presley, Wynter Duffy, Frisa, Jarvela, Lyles, Piard, Yvonne Harrison (Illinois ’98 - Fifth Season) Florida (1): Lovely Schaefer, Thompson, Trant, Blessing Egwu (St. John’s ’05 – First Season) Georgia (1): Hinton Williams Illinois (1): Ellis Pennsylvania (2): Dibba, King VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS Maryland (1): Lewis Rhode Island (2): Cocozza, Onye Tom Farrell (St. John’s ’66) New Hampshire (1): Trujillo Wisconsin (1): Sudbury Martin Nutty (St. John’s ‘88) New Jersey (3): Frederick, Petersen, Bermuda (1): Bean Petruski

GRADUATE ASSISTANT RED STORM BY CLASS Arina Gerasimova (St. John’s ’09) Seniors (12): Cousins, DeJesus, Freshman (12): Amazan, Duffy, Dibba, Dougherty, Frederick, Lyles, Frisa, , Hinton, Jarvela, Lewis, Petruski, Piard, Schaefer, Sudbury, Onye, Petersen, Presley, Trant, Thompson, Wynter Williams, Wright Juniors (2): King, Meyerhoff Sophomores (6): Barnes, Cocozza, Bean, Ellis, Lovely, Trujillo

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RENE COUSINS Senior • Sprints • 5-7 • Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country – re- Metropolitan Championships (Feb.1) in the 400-meter dash at 58.95 corded a time of 26:09 at the Hofstra Invitational … Outdoor - season-best time in the 200-meter dash of 25.87 at the (Sept. 5) … Indoor – set a new career-best time at Tony Waldrop Invite (April 12) … season-best time in the 400-meter the Yale Invitational (Jan. 9) with a seventh-place dash of 57.96 at the Sam Howell Invite (April 4) … finished fifth in finish in the 400-meters, running in 58.87 seconds both events at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) with times … placed tenth in the 200-meters at the Metropolitan Championships of 26.08 and 58.48 in the 200-meters and 400-meters, respectively. (Jan. 30) with a career-best time of 25.63 seconds … Outdoor – set a new career-best time in the 200-meter dash at the Miami Alumni BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Served as the track & field captain (2007) and meet (April 10) with a time of 25.27 seconds … took first place in the co-captain (2004-06) and earned three varsity letters at Hempstead 200-meters at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time High School … was a seven-time All-American and six-time federation of 25.54 seconds … posted a career-best performance in the 100-me- and state champion … qualified for the New York State Champion- ters at the Miami Alumni meet (April 10) with a time of 12.36 seconds ships indoor 300-meter dash (2004) and 4x400-meter relay (2004), the … member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished first at the outdoor 200-meter dash, the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of 47.16 seconds. (2005) and the 4x100-meter relay (2006) … at the 2005 Nationals she earned All-America honors in both the outdoor and indoor 400-me- AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Cross Country – finished with a time ter relays, the 200-meter relay and the sprint medley relay … also a of 18:20.01 in the 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 19) … Indoor – placed member of the Championships of America 4x400-meter relay … at fifth at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 5) with a time of 1:00.7 in the the 2006 Nationals she qualified as an All-American in the indoor 400-meter dash … ran the 500-meter dash at the Great Dane Classic 4x200-meter relay, the outdoor 4x100-meter relay and the Champi- (Jan. 23) for a time of 1:21.71 … Outdoor – set a new career-best time onships of America 4x100-meter relay team … was class salutatorian of 25.52 in the 200-meter race at the Sam Howell Invite (April 5) … … earned numerous academic awards including, national honor Finished fifth and fourth respectively at the Metropolitan Champion- roll, athletic participation award by JROTC (2006) and the Triple “C” ships (April 18) and Yale Invitational (April 26) with a time of 57.91 in Award for Outstanding Leadership, Character and Commitment to the 400-meter race … placed fourth in the NYC Qualifying Challenge Community and Others ... was a member of Athletes Helping Athletes (May 9), running a career-best 56.98 in the 400-meter dash … a mem- (2003-2005), the Green Project, Teachers for Tomorrow and the Honor ber of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished 13th with a time of Society. 3:47.53 at the ECAC Championships (May 16). PERSONAL: Born in Jamaica, N.Y. … daughter of Ilrett Foe … has a AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - had the team’s third-fastest brother, Dwayne Simms (29) … collects stamps and currencies from time in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes marking season- different countries … SAAC representative of the Cross Country and best times at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 25) of 26.20 and the New Track & Field team … legal studies major … dean’s list. Balance Invite (Feb. 9) of 58.71, respectively … finished eighth at the

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DIANA DEJESUS Senior • Throws, Jumps, Hurdles • 5-4 • Queens, N.Y./Mohawk Valley Community College

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Transferred from Mohawk Valley Community College … went to high school at Grover Cleveland High School … named to the NJCAA All-American second team in 2009 while at Mohawk Valley … earned high school team MVP honors in 2007 … named to the dean’s list for three semesters Mohawk Valley.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ana Victoria Pena … has nine brothers and sisters … majoring in criminal justice and philosophy … enjoys tae kwon do.

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BINTOU DIBBA Senior • Jumps • 5-6 • Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Indoor – Long Jump: Championships with 17 feet, 8.75 inches (May 1)...Triple Jump: at the finished first and qualified for the BIG EAST with Metropolitan Championships she jumped her season best of 10.49 a season-best jump of 18 feet, 2.5 inches at the meters (April 18). Fordham Opener (Dec. 4) ... placed second at the Metro Coaches Invite (Jan. 8) with a jump of 17 feet, 9 inches ... AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - Long Jump: season-best dis- finished 20th at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 20) ... Triple Jump: tance at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 25), jumping 17 feet, 3.25 inches placed fifth at the Yale Invitational (Jan. 9) ... notched her season- … finished 13th at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1) with a best jump at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 30) at 35 feet, 6 distance of 16 feet, 6.42 inches … Triple Jump: finished in the top inches, placing 10th ... Outdoor: Long Jump: notched three Top 10 10 at the Metropolitan Championships with a season-best distance finishes ... placed third at the Rider Invite (April 10) with a distance of of 34 feet, 11.3 inches … Outdoor - Long Jump: third place at the 16 feet, 7.5 inches ... registered a season-best effort at Yale Spring- Metropolitan Championships (April 19) with a distance of 17 feet, time Invitational (April 15) with a jump of 18 feet, 4.5 inches, qualify- 4.26 inches … longest jump was 17 feet, 6.75 inches at the Coach “O” ing for the BIG EAST ... placed 16th at the BIG EAST Championships Invite (April 12) … Triple Jump: finished sixth at the Metropolitan (May 1). Championships (April 19) with a distance of 33 feet, 11.87 inches … scored a season-best jump of 34 feet, 3.5 inches at the Sam Howell AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Indoor – Long Jump: tallied four top Invite (April 4). five finishes, including two first-place finishes ... named Metropolitan Champion with a career-best jump of 19 feet, 0.75 inches (Jan. 29) ... BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Named Upper Darby High School’s 2007 Woman placed second at the Yale Intercollegiate (Jan. 10) ... placed fourth Athlete of the Year … won two outdoor state medals in 2007 … was at the Great Dane Invitational with a BIG EAST-qualifying jump of the MVP and captain for both the spring and winter track teams from 18 feet, 6 inches (Jan. 23) ... at the Princeton Open, placed first with 2005-2007. another BIG EAST-qualifying jump (Feb. 7) ... Triple Jump: placed sev- enth at the Yale Intercollegiate (Jan. 10) ... jumped a career best 35 PERSONAL: Born in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Awa Dibba feet, 10.5 inches at the Penn State Open (Jan. 17) ... Outdoor – Long … a chemistry and psychology major … plans on being a doctor or Jump: placed fourth at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 5) ... placed humanitarian … listens to country music to get ready for meets … her second and became a BIG EAST qualifier jumping 18 feet, 6.5 inches favorite place on campus is in front of the church. at the Metropolitan Championships (April 18) ... finished first at the Yale Invitational (April 26) ... jumped her season best at the BIG EAST

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LORI DOUGHERTY Senior • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-6 • Bellport, N.Y./Bellport

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country - Re- Meeting I in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:36.06 … she ran corded a season-best performance in the 5K at her season-best time of 11:19.51 in the 3,000-meter run at the Sam the Hofstra Invitational (Sept. 5) with a time of Howell Invite (April 4) … ran the 5,000-meter run at the Metropolitan 21:13 … finished fifth on the team and tallied Championships (April 19) with a seventh-place time of 20:00.84. a season-best 6K time of 24:28 at the Paul Short Invite (Oct. 2) … also was the team’s fifth-best time (26:28) at the BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered in cross country, winter and spring Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 19) … tallied a season-best 4K time of track at Bellport High School … captained all three teams during her 17:21 at the STJ Fall Festival … Indoor – placed 11th at the Metro- senior season … named cross country team MVP (2006) … earned politan Championships (Jan. 30) in the 5K with a career-best time of all-league and all-county cross country honors from 2004-06 and 19:46.38 … Outdoor – finished fifth in the 10K at the Metropolitan all-league winter and spring track honors from 2005-06 … named Championships (April 17) with a career-best time of 41:58.15. Most Improved in spring track (2003) … was part of Bellport’s county championship cross country team (2004), winter track team (2003-05) AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Cross Country – tallied a career-best and spring track team (2004-05) … Bellport was league champions in time of 20:33.0 in the 5K ECAC Championships (Nov. 22) … Indoor – winter track four-consecutive seasons … she excelled in the classroom finished 11th in the 3,000-meter race at the Fordham Opener with a as a Bellport Scholar from 2003-07 … was a member of the high time of 11:39.8 … Outdoor – Competed in both the 1,500-meter race school honor roll (2003-07), the National Junior Honor Society and and the 3,000-meter race at the Sam Howell Invite (April 5) finishing National Senior Honor Society, the National Junior Classical League in 5:34.86 and 11:45.44, respectively … Placed fifth in the 5,000-me- and National honor societies for both science and Spanish. ter race with a time of 20:46.02 at the Metropolitan Championships (April 18). PERSONAL: Born in Queens, N.Y. … daughter of Edward and Debra Dougherty … has two brothers, Gregory (29) and Edward (23) … an AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Cross Country - finished as one of the adolescent education major with a concentration in social sciences top three runners most races for the Red Storm … season-best times and a minor in Spanish … plans to become a high school history were 15:39, 20:41 and 22:02 in the 4K, 5K and 6K, respectively … teacher … was named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team (2008) … finished third for St. John’s at the NCAA Regional 6K (Nov. 10) with is a member of many extracurricular activities at St. John’s including a time of 24:59.30 … Indoor - finished 16th at the Metropolitan Jumpstart Corps, After School All-Stars, the Education Society, the Championships (Feb. 1) with a time of 11:56.12 in the 3,000-meter run Education Board, Meals on Wheels, L.E.A.D for Athletes, Kappa Delta … also had a season-best time of 20:20.89 in the 5,000-meter run in Pi and Phi Eta Sigma honors societies … named to the dean’s list and the same meet … Outdoor - had a first-place finish at the STJ Monday serves as the vice president of the Program Planning Board. 1414 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD PLAYERS

PRISCILLA FREDERICK Senior • Jumps • 5-11 • Sicklerville, N.J./St. Paul VI

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Two-time All-American AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - High Jump: tallied seven top five and school record holder in the high jump … finishes, including three first-place finishes … had a season-best height Indoor – High Jump: bested her own school record of 5 feet, 8.75 inches, which she cleared at both the Metropolitan (Feb. with a jump of 5 feet, 11.65 inches at the New 1) and BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 23) … was the Metropolitan title Balance Invitational (Feb. 6), earning BIG EAST Field winner … earned All-East honors at the ECAC Championships (March Athlete of the Week honors … captured a title with a jump of 5 feet, 8), tying for fifth with a height of 5 feet, 7 inches … competed in the 9.5 inches at the ECAC Championships (March 7) … placed eighth at triple jump and shot put as well … Outdoor - High Jump: was an NCAA the NCAA Championships (March 12) to earn All-American status with a National Finalist, finishing 12th with a season-best height of 5 feet, 9.75 jump of 5 feet, 10 inches … Pentathlon: scored 3,576 points in a second- inches … qualified for the finals by winning a jump-off in the NCAA place finish at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 29) … Outdoor East Regional Championships (May 31), after tying for fifth with a – High Jump: recorded five first place finishes … finished first at USF height of 5 feet, 9.25 inches … was the Metropolitan Champion with a Bulls Invitational (March 19) with a jump of 6 feet that broke her own height of 5 feet, 7 inches (April 19) … was runner-up at the Penn Relays personal record and ranked in the NCAA Top 5 for the next month … (April 24) … earned USTFCCCA All-Region, All-BIG EAST and All-East placed third at the BIG EAST Championships (May 1) … took first at the honors … finished fifth at the USA Junior Nationals, clearing the 5 feet, ECAC Championships (May 14) with a new school record jump of 6 feet, 8.50-inch mark … 100-meter hurdles: finished fifth at the Metropoli- 0.5 inches … placed sixth at the NCAA Championships (June 9), earning tan Championships (April 19) with a season-best time of 15.42 … also All-America status … won the 2009-10 John W. Kaiser Award for top competed in the triple jump, shot put and 200-meter dash … was the female athlete at St. John’s. anchor of the Metropolitan Champion 4x100-meter relay team, the All-BIG EAST squad and the 15th place ECAC team … earned the track & AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Indoor- High Jump: jumped a career- field team MVP award. best and new school-record height of 5 feet, 11.5 inches at the USA Track and Field Championships to place fifth (Feb. 28) … for the season BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Was St. Paul VI High School’s four-time MVP and tallied 8 top three finishes, four of those being first-place finishes … first-team all-conference honoree … earned the 2007 Varsity Club declared the Metropolitan Champion with a height of 5 feet, 10 inches Award for the Outstanding Female in field events … was the 2007 All- (Jan. 29) … In the BIG EAST Championships placed third with a height South Jersey Jump Champ … was the high jump champion at the 2007 of 5 feet, 10 inches (Feb. 22) … At the NCAA Championships placed Nike Meet of Champions … placed first in the 2007 State Champion- 14th (March 14) … Pentathlon: named the Metropolitan Champion ships in the high jump … … was a member of the St. Paul Dance Team with 3,570 points (Jan. 29)…at the BIG EAST Championships, placed and was captain from 2006-07 … also lettered in cross country … was a 7th ( Feb. 22)… also competed individually in the shot put, long jump, member of the National Honor Society. and the 60 meter hurdles…Outdoor- High Jump: tallied seven top-five finishes, five of which are first-place finishes…she tied for fourth at the PERSONAL: Born in Queens, N.Y. … daughter of Eve Peaco and James NCAA East Regional with a height of 5 feet, 10 inches and qualified P. Frederick, a 1982 alumnus, who played football for St. John’s … has for the NCAA Championships (May 29)…at the Penn Relays she was one sister, Melody Peaco (26), and two brothers, Tyler (13) and Justin a finalist, finishing fifth (April 24)…she finished sixth at the BIG EAST (11) … her hobbies include drama, dancing and volleyball … starred in Championships (May 1)…she also competed in long jump, shot put and St. Paul’s production’s of “West Side Story” (Anita) and “Crazy For You” 100-meter hurdles in the outdoor season. (Tess) … future plans include qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games … plays Beyonce or Lady Gaga on her iPod to get ready for competition … participates in the midnight run, the campus ministry, church choir, and was an eighth grade mentor for St. John’s. 1515 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD PLAYERS

ALEXANDRIA LYLES Senior • Mid-Distance • 5-3 • Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Augustine’s College

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Transfer from St. Augustine’s College (Raleigh, N.C.) … helped team to CIAA titles in 2008 and 2009 … two-year let- terwinner at Bishop Loughlin High School … 2007 CHSAA 300-meter champion, breaking the school record … 2-time All-American at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Aurelia Lyles and Arthur Martelles III … majoring in psychology … involved in Greek life on campus … enjoys dancing.

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PAMELA PETRUSKI R-Senior • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-8 • Toms River, N.J./Toms River North

AS A SENIOR (2009-10): Cross Country - secured the 800-meter run at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) with a season-best best time on the team with her 23:14 performance at time of 2:15.93 ... earned All-BIG EAST and All-East honors as part of the 4x800- the Paul Short Invite 6K (Oct. 2) … placed second on the meter relay team ... ran as the anchor leg of the Metropolitan Championship team at the BIG EAST Championships 6K (Oct. 31) with (April 19) runner-up relay squad. a time of 25:00 … ran a season-best 5K time of 20:13 at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 21) … Indoor – took first place in the 800 meters AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07): Cross Country - qualified and competed in the at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 4) … placed fourth in the Metropolitan Champi- NCAA Regional competition, finished second for the Red Storm at 24:47.6 (Nov. onships (Jan. 30) with a time of 2:16.21 … set a new career-best 800-meter time 11) ... was the first Red Storm team member to cross the tape at the ECAC of 2:15.81 at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 5) … member of the 4x800-me- Championships (Nov. 18) with her career-best time in the 5K of 19:51.0 ... ran as ter relay team that set a school record at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21) one of the top three finishers in all four of the 5K races ... finished third for the with a seventh-place time of 9:02.92 … Outdoor – placed second and set a new Red Storm at the BIG EAST Championships 6K at 25:24 (Oct. 27) ... season-best career-best outdoor time of 2:11.89 in the 800 meters at the Victor Lopez Clas- 6K time, 23:51.59 ... Indoor - 800-meters: was the Metropolitan Championship sic (March 26) … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that took first place at (Jan. 26) runner-up with a time of 2:14.94 ... was 14th at the New Balance Invi- the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of 9:28.51. tational (Feb. 2) with a time of 2:17.68.

AS A JUNIOR (2008-09): Cross Country – posted a season-best time of 20:14.0 BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Set the Toms River North High School record in the 800 at the 5K ECAC Championships (Nov. 22) … set a new career-best time of meters ... member of the 4x800-meter relay team that broke the school and 14:39.84 at the 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 19) … Indoor – finished third at the county record her junior year ... helped lead team to the South Jersey Group IV Penn State Open (Jan. 17) with a time of 2:16.05 in the 800-meter race, qualify- State Sectional title her sophomore and junior seasons ... finished 18th at the ing her for the BIG EAST Championships ... Outdoor – ran a season-best time Nike Nationals in the 800-meters ... named Most Outstanding Track Performer of 2:21.62 in the 800-meter race at the NYC Qualifying Challenge (May 9) … for the indoor season as a junior and senior, and for the outdoor season her earned medical redshirt. senior year ... high school best times include, 19:04 in the 5K, 57.8 in the 400-meters, 2:17.3 in the 800-meters, and 5:18 in the 1,600-meters. AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Cross Country - crossed the tape third for the Red Storm at the STJ Fall Festival 4K (Oct. 14) with a seventh-place finish of PERSONAL: Daughter of Bernadette Diab and John Petruski ... born in Toms 15:04.0 ... was the second St. John’s runner to finish at the National Catholic River, N.J. ... has two sisters, Jennifer (23) and Johanna (16) … listens to Elvis on Invitational (Sept. 14) with season-best 5K time of 20:32.0 ... raced to a season- her iPod before a meet … loves the Taco Bell at Marillac … involved in the Film best 6K time of 21:53.0 with a 63rd-place finish at the Metropolitan Champi- Club … majoring in marketing/television & film. onships (Oct. 5) ... Indoor - crossed the tape first in the 800-meter run at the Yale Classic (Jan. 12) with a time of 2:21.32 ... Outdoor - finished third in the

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KIM PIARD Senior • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-4 • Nanuet, N.Y./Albertus Magnus

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country - Ran a time of 22:45 in her only 5K AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - competed in the Fordham Opener’s race of the season at the Hofstra Invitational (Sept. 5) … crossed the line in (Dec. 7) 400-meter dash, finishing seventh with a time of 1:00.90 … Outdoor - 17:38 at the STJ Fall Festival 4K (Oct. 18) … Indoor - qualified for the BIG EAST 400-meter dash: ran the STJ Monday Meeting II (April 14), finishing third with a and ECACs in the 500-meter dash at the College Night At The Armory (Jan. 16), time of 1:00.52 … 800-meters: marked season-best time of 2:17.12 with a fifth- finishing second with a time of 1:14.40 … set a new career-best time in the place finish at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) … earned All-East prelims of the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 20), crossing the line with a 10th- honors as the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay team that qualified for the place time of 1:14.01 in the 500-meters … member of the 4x800-meter relay ECAC Championship finals (May 17) with a season-best time of 9:04.89. team that set a school record at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21) with a seventh-place time of 9:02.92 … Outdoor – qualified for the BIG EAST Champi- BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Four-time MVP at Albertus Magnus High School … named onships with a career-best time of 2:12.88 in the 800-meters at the Victor Lopez first team All-Rockland County (2004-07) … named the 2007 Most Outstand- Classic (March 26), finishing third … placed fourth in the 800-meters at the ing Female Athlete by the United States Marine Corps … earned the 2007 Tom Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of 2:19.31 … member of the Collins Awards for Excellence in track & field … nominated for the Rockland 4x800-meter relay team that took first place at the Metropolitan Champion- County Student-Athlete Recognition Award … team placed second in the Class ships (April 17) with a time of 9:28.51. C Sectional Championships for both the winter and the spring in 2007 … holds the school record in 14 events … holds the meet record at the Crusader Relays AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Cross Country – notched a season-best time of Games for the 800-meters, the Section I record holder in the 600-meters … 22:45.08 at the 5K Leeber Invite (Sept. 27) … Indoor – ran a season-best time was the 2007 800-meter state champion … was the league champion in the of 1:14.80 in the 500-meter race, finishing third at the Metropolitan Champi- 55-meters, 300-meters, 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, 600-meters, 4x100- onships (Jan. 29) … finished with a BIG EAST-qualifying time of 57.73 in the meters relay and 4x400-meter relay … and the Section I Class C winner in the 400-meter dash at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 23), also marking her career- 200-meters, 300-meters, 400-meters, and 600-meters. best time … part of a 4x800-meter relay team that finished 12th at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 9:10.93 … Outdoor – set a new career-best PERSONAL: Daughter of Jean J. and Lucy A. Piard … has one brother Bill (20), time by finishing third in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:16.63 at the Yale who attends the University of Bridgeport … was an orientation leader for Invitational (April 26) … completed a season-best performance in the 400-meter incoming student-athletes and a student-athlete peer educator … earned the dash at the Metropolitan Championships (April 18), finishing sixth overall with 2008 team leadership award … hobbies include singing, dancing, watching a time of 58.23 … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that ran a season- television and video games … a psychology major. best time of 8:59.77, finishing sixth at the BIG EAST Championships and finish- ing first at the Metropolitan Championships.

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KATRINA SCHAEFER Senior • Distance • 5-11 • Richmond Hill, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country - set a career-best time of had a season-best time of 5:29.99 at the Sam Howell Invite (April 4) 21:25 in the 5K ECAC Championships (Nov. 21) … notched a season- … finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the STJ Monday Meeting II best time of 25:52 at the 6K distance came at the Paul Short Invite (April 14) with a time of 2:38.13 … also competed in the mile at the (Oct. 2) … Indoor – ran the mile at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 4), Coach “O” Invite (April 12) and finished 23rd with a time of 6:02.06. placing 16th with a time of 5:54.5 … Outdoor – set a new career best at the Rider Invite (April 10) with a 2:32.81 performance in the 800 BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered and captained both cross country and meters … ran a time of 5:33.74 in the 1,500-meter race at the Metro- track & field at the Mary Louis Academy … member of the 2006- politan Championships (April 17). 07 MVP relay team … ran on the 2007, 4x400-meter relay sectional championship team … named the 2005-06 and 2004-05 “outstand- AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-2009): Cross Country – career-best time of ing runner” in track and part of the “outstanding 4x400-meter relay 16:25.84 in 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 19) … Indoor – finished 12th with team” (2006), and the “outstanding 4x800-meter relay team” … a time of 11:43.8 in the 3,000-meter run at the Fordham Opener (Dec. earned the 2003-04 cross country rookie award … team was the 2004 5) … Outdoor – ran a season-best time of 5:27.96 in the 1,500-me- NYC Mayors Cup Cross Country Champions … named most improved ter race at the STJ Monday Meeting (April 13) … placed 10th in the mid-distance runner for indoor and outdoor track (2003-04) and 5,000-meter race with a time of 21:42.40 at the Metropolitan Champi- most-improved runner for indoor track (2006-07). onships (April 18). PERSONAL: Daughter of Mary-Anna Schwarz and Gerard Schaefer AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Cross Country - season-best times of … has a brother, John (17) who attends St. John’s and a sister, Mary 17:04.0, 22:10.0 and 25:13.0 in the 4K, 5K and 6K, respectively … Rose (8) … has four uncles who attended St. John’s, Fr. Frank Schwarz finished in the top 150 at the ECAC Championships (Sept. 17) … (Class of ’85), Justin Schaefer, Tom Schwarz and Peter Kurpus (Class of Indoor - ran the mile at the Fordham opener (Dec. 7), finished 15th ’85) … a government and politics major … earned dean’s list honors with a time of 5:55.0 … Outdoor - 1,500-meter run: finished 18th at in her first year at St. John’s. the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) with a time of 5:30.30 …

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SARAH SUDBURY Senior • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-8 • Tomahawk, Wis./Tomahawk

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Cross Country - consistent season-best 6K time of 20:52 … finished in the top 50 at the the Cross Country top-five finisher in every meet … placed first on the Junior Nationals (Feb. 16) … Indoor - finished sixth in the 800-meters at the team and fourth overall at the 4K STJ Fall Festival (Oct. Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1) … also competed in the 1,000-meter and 18) with a time of 16:00 … ran a season-best 5K time mile run … anchored the distance medley relay that finished fifth at the Metro- at the Hofstra Invitational (Sept. 5), finishing second politan Championships (Feb. 1) … ran the lead leg in the BIG EAST Champion- with a time of 20:08 … completed her best 6K performance at the Paul Short ships (Feb. 23) … also ran as part of the 4x800-meter relay that finished 12th Invite (Oct. 2), placing fourth on the team with a time of 24:13 … Indoor – at the ECAC Championships (March 8) with a season-best time of 9:19.19 … took first place in the 1,000-meters at the Fordham Invite (Dec. 4) … recorded Outdoor - finished eighth in the 1,500-meter run at the Metropolitan Champi- a new career-best time of 2:59.79 in the 1,000-meters at the College Night at onships (April 19) with a time of 4:58.36 … earned All-East honors as the third the Armory (Jan. 16) … placed ninth at the Metropolitan Championships in the leg of the 4x800-meter relay at the ECAC Championships (May 17) … the lead 1,000-meters … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that set a school record leg of the team that was runner-up at the Metropolitan Championships (April at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21) with a seventh-place time of 9:02.92 19) … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team. … Outdoor – ran a season-best time of 2:17.14 in the 800-meter race at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 26) … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered four years in cross country, track and dance team took first place at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of at Tomahawk High School … was the No. 1 point-scorer for cross country … 9:28.51. named the 2005 and 2006 cross country MVP and 2003 Rookie of the Year … was the cross country and track captain … earned the 2004 coach’s award … AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Cross Country – finished in the top five on part of the 2004 Wisconsin State Cross Country Championship team and two- the team in every distance, 4K, 5K and 6K … set a new career-best time by time state championship runner up team (2005-06) … part of the cross country finishing second on the team in the 5K National Catholic (Sept. 18) meet with and track all-state academic team (2003-07) … was a four-time all-conference a time of 19:44.0 … finished 20th overall at the 5K Metropolitan Champion- honoree in both track and cross country, and was the Tomahawk Cross Country ships (Oct. 10) with a time of 19:58.0 … Indoor – posted a first place finish in Runner of the Year in 2005 and 2006 …. placed third at the 2006 and 2007 the 800-meter race at the Princeton Open (Feb. 7) with a season-best time of state championships and sixth at the 2004 and 2005 state championships in the 2:19.73 … finished ninth in the mile race at the Fordham Open (Dec. 5) … ran 800-meters … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished in the top as part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished second at the Metropolitan six of the state championships four consecutive seasons. Championships (Jan. 29) and posted a season-best time of 9:10.93 at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 22) … Outdoor – won Metropolitan Championship PERSONAL: One of four captains on the 2010 squad … daughter of Amy (April 18) titles as a member of both the first place 4x400-meter relay team and Elizabeth and Russell Scott Sudbury … has three siblings, brother Paul (22), who the 4x800-meter relay team … recorded a season-best time of 2:16.80 in the plays basketball at Marathon University, and sisters Anna (15) and Rachel (15) 800-meter race, finishing fourth at the Yale Invitational (April 26) … set a new … outside interests include dancing, swimming, jetskiing … a LEAD athlete at career-best time of 4:58.01 in the 1,500-meter race at the Monmouth Season St. John’s and named to the College of Professional Studies Dean’s List … com- Opener (Mar. 27). munications major.

AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Cross Country - was the first Red Storm runner to cross the tape at the National Catholic Invitational (Sept. 14) with a season-best 5K time of 19:46 … has the second-fastest 4K, 5K and 6K times on the team … crossed the tape sixth at the STJ Fall Festival (Oct. 14) for a season-best 4K time of 14:08 … finished 39th at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 5) with her

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VANESSA THOMPSON Senior • Hurdles, Sprints • 5-1 • Uniondale, N.Y./Uniondale

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Indoor – placed 11th at the Metropolitan AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - finished fourth in the 500-me- Championships in the 500-meter dash with a season-best time of ter run at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 7) with a season-best time of 1:20.45 … Outdoor – 400-meter hurdles: finished eighth at the Miami 1:19.80 … crossed the tape 13th in the same event at the Penn State Alumni meet (April 10) with a time of 1:05.80 … ran a season-best Open (Jan. 18) … Outdoor - finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles time of 1:05.64 while finishing third at the Metropolitan Champi- at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) with a season-best time onships (April 17) … member of the 4x100-meter relay team that of 1:05.29 … also competed at the Cal State Challenge (March 1) with finished first at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a a third-place time of 1:08.54 … won the silver medal at the 2008 Sum- time of 47.16 seconds. mer Empire State Games in the 100-meter high hurdles.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Indoor - placed third in the 60-meter BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Was a three-time county champion in the hurdles with a time of 9.3 seconds at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 5) ... 400-meter hurdles for Uniondale High School … won the sprint med- Outdoor – finished third in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles with ley at nationals as a junior … part of the 4x200-meter relay team who a season-best time of 15.10 seconds at the Metropolitan Champi- posted the No. 1 time in the nation … part of the state championship onships (April 18) … placed third in the 400-meter hurdles at the 4x100-meter relay squad and the 4x400-meter relay Public School Metropolitan Championships with a season-best time of 1:03.83 (April Champion team … competed as part of the two-time champion 18) … at the Yale Invitational, placed third in the 200-meter hurdles 4x400-meter relay team at the historic Millrose Games at Madison and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (April 26) … placed seventh in Square Garden. the 100-meter hurdles and sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 5) … ran first leg of the 4x100-meter relay PERSONAL: Daughter of Norma and Trevor Thompson … has five sib- team that took first at the Metropolitan Championships (April 18) … lings, Patrick (41), Petra (39), Bryan (36), Kerry (34) and Danielle (22), ran on the 4x100-meter team that placed second at the BIG EAST Cham- who attends Morrisville State College … enjoys shopping and hang- pionships with a new school-record time of 45.79 seconds (May 1). ing out with friends and family … an education major, who plans to be a second grade elementary school teacher … plays “Get Me Bodied” and “Single Ladies” by Beyonce on her iPod before a meet.

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LAUREN WYNTER Senior • Sprints • 5-5 • Cromwell, Conn./Cromwell

AS A JUNIOR (2009-10): Indoor – 400-meters: season-best time of 26.69 … 400-meters: finished sixth at the Metro- Took first place at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 4) politan Championships (April 19) with a season-best time of 58.78 … with a time of 58.80 seconds … qualified for the finished fourth at the Coach “O” Invite (April 12) with a time of 59.33 BIG EAST Championships with a 16th-place time … anchored the Metropolitan Champion 4x400-meter relay team (April of 58.23 seconds at the Great Dane Invite (Jan. 22) 19). … ran a career-best time of 57.66 seconds in the prelims of the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 20) … Outdoor – 400-meters: Took first place BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered in both indoor and outdoor track at the Rider Invite (April 10) with a time of 58.07 seconds … finished & field for the Cromwell High School Panthers … was the confer- runner-up at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of ence 200-meter champion for three-consecutive seasons (2004-07), 58.60 seconds … completed a season-best time of 58.13 seconds at the a two-time 400-meter conference champion (2006-07) and the 2007 Yale Springtime Invitational (April 15), finishing second overall. 600-meter conference champion … recognized as a Shoreline Confer- ence Scholar Athlete in 2007 … received the Cromwell Coach’s Outdoor AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Indoor – ran her season-best time of Track award and the Most Improved Indoor Track award in 2005 … 58.65 seconds in the 400-meters to place 4th at the Metropolitan Cham- received the Cromwell Athletic Club Scholarship award in 2007 … is the pionships (Jan. 29) … placed fifth in the 400-meters at the New Balance current Cromwell record-holder in the 55-meter, 300-meter, 200-meter, Invitational prelims (Feb. 6) … ran on the first place 4x400-meter team 400-meter and 600-meter events … graduated in the top 10 percent of at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 6) … ran third leg on the 4x400- the Cromwell High School senior class … was a member of the National meter relay team at the BIG EAST (Feb. 22) and ECAC Championships Honor Society. (March 7) … Outdoor - tallied four top-five finishes in the 400 meters … at the Yale Invitational, placed third with her season-best 400-meter PERSONAL: Daughter of Rosalind and Wesley Wynter … has three time of 57.56 seconds (April 26) … placed fourth at the Metropolitan siblings … Clayton (34), Justin (24), and Nadia (32) … a film production Championships with a time of 57.62 seconds (April 18) … ran anchor on major … plans to become a cinematographer … prays and listens to the 4x400-meter team that earned the Metropolitan Championship title Gospel music before meets to prepare … is a member of the honors (April 18) … anchor leg at both the ECAC (May 16) and BIG EAST (May program and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society … also earned 1) Championships in the 4x400-meter relay. College of Professional Studies Dean’s List honors as a freshman and sophomore … chose St. John’s for its diversity and proximity to New AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor – placed sixth in the 400-meter York City. dash at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 7) and a time of 1:00.7 … Outdoor - 200-meters: placed 12th at the Coach “O” Invite (April 12) with a

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CHANEL KING Junior • Throws • 5-7 • Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Indoor – Shot Put: Placed fifth in the 49 feet, 2.5 inches (Feb. 27) … Shot Put: had four top-five finishes … Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 30) with a throw of 42 feet, 5.8 threw her season best at the Yale Intercollegiate with 40 feet, 8.25, inches … set a new career best with a throw of 43 feet, 8 inches at inches (Jan. 10) … placed second at the Metropolitan Championships the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 5) … finished 15th at the BIG EAST (Jan. 29) … Outdoor – Shot Put: at the Metropolitan Championships Championships … Weight Throw: Qualified for the BIG EAST and she placed first with a throw of 43 feet, 10.5 inches (April 18) … ECAC Championships with a second-place throw of 54 feet, 11.8 inch- threw her career best at the Yale Invitational with 44 feet, 7 inches, es at the Metro Coaches Invite (Jan. 8) … set a new career high with qualifying her for BIG EAST (April 26) … placed thirteenth at BIG her throw of 56 feet, 3.6 inches at the Great Dane Invite (Jan. 22) … EAST (May 1) … Discus: placed first at the Metropolitan Champion- won the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 30) and finished seventh ships with her season best of 131 feet, 4 inches (April 18) … at the at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 20) … Outdoor – Shot Put: Won BIG EAST Championships she placed 17th (May 1) … also competed in first place at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a throw the hammer and javelin throw at the Metropolitan Championships to of 42 feet, 2.7 inches … placed 15th at the BIG EAST Championships place fourth and ninth respectively. (April 30) with a season-best throw of 43 feet, 9.2 inches … Discus: Set a new career-high with a throw of 137 feet, 6 inches in a second- BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: A four-year track & field letter winner for the place finish at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) … placed Upper Darby Royals, captained the team for two seasons … also let- 20th at the BIG EAST Championships (April 30). tered one year in cross country … placed eighth in the shot put at the 2008 state championships … broke the Upper Darby indoor shot put AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): Indoor – Weight Throw: tallied six top record with a personal-best distance of 40 feet, 4 inches … also broke five finishes … at her first meet she threw 44 feet, 0.25 inches to the Royals’ outdoor discus record with a personal-best distance of 118 place second (Dec. 1) … placed 4th at the Millrose Games (Jan. 30) … feet. had her first win at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 5) … placed second at the Metropolitan Championships with a throw of 45 feet, 5.75 inches PERSONAL: Born in Philadelphia, Pa. … daughter of John A. King (Jan. 29) … threw her season best at the NYU Last Chance Meet with Sr. and Gwen D. King … has a sister, Christina (24), and a brother, John (18) … her hobbies include painting and drawing … credits her family and her high school coach, Mike Carrol, as the most influential

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SAMANTHA MEYERHOFF Junior • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-11 • Tempe, Ariz./Mesa Community College

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Ran cross country and track & field two years at Mesa Community College, served as captain both years … four-year letter- winner at Marcos de Niza High School, graduated in 2008 … ranked in the top five in the state in the 3K steeplechase in 2009 and 2010 … ranked in the National Top 50 in cross country in 2009 and 2010 … named high school team MVP twice and Tempe Top Teen in 2008 … finished fourth in steeplechase and won state championship in 4x800-meter relay during senior year … named Padre Athlete of the Month three times for perfect GPA and athletic achievement.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Cindi and Tom Meyerhoff … has one brother, Daniel (24), and one sister, Sally (26) … her sister ran track for Duke University from 2004-07 … majoring in biology with a minor in Spanish … hopes to be a physician’s assistant.

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STEPHANIE BARNES Sophomore • Cross Country, Jumps • 5-4 • Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Cross Country - Was a top-five finisher for BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Earned six varsity letters in track and cross the Red Storm in all but one race … best 5K performance was 19:52 country for Bayshore High School … named Suffolk County Athlete of at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 21), finishing second on the team the Year in 2009 … earned team MVP honors for cross country, winter … top 6K time was 23:36 as she finished third on the team at the Paul track and spring track … team captain for two years … set school Short Invite (Oct. 2)…placed third on the team at the BIG EAST Cham- records in the triple jump (39 feet, 10.5 inches) and long jump (18 pionships (Oct. 31) with a time of 25:10 (6K) … Indoor – Triple Jump: feet, 9 inches). Took first place in the Yale Invitational (Jan. 9) and College Night at the Armory (Jan. 16) … qualified for the ECAC Championships with PERSONAL: Daughter of Cathy and Keith Barnes … has one sibling, a fourth-place finish at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 30), Kenneth (17) … her goal is to run at the professional level … cites jumping 38 feet, 11 inches … scored points with a sixth-place finish at high school Coach Steve Borbet as the most influential person on the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 20) … notched a season-best jump her athletic career … has traveled to Australia … intends to major in of 39 feet, 2 inches in a ninth-place finish at the ECAC Championships psychology. (March 7) … Long Jump: Made her best jump at the BIG EAST Cham- pionships (Feb. 20), reaching 17 feet, 1.5 inches … Outdoor – Triple Jump: Placed fourth at the USF Invitational (March 19) with a jump of 38 feet, 1.9 inches … finished third at the Metropolitan Champi- onships (April 17) with a distance of 37 feet, 2 inches … made her season best jump of 38 feet, 7 inches at the NYC Qualifying Challenge (May 7) … Long Jump: season-best distance 17 feet, 10 inches was recorded at USF Invitational (March 19) … competed at the USATF Junior Nationals and Empire State Games over the summer.

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ALEXIS BEAN Sophomore • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-5 • Warwick Academy/Bermuda

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Cross Country - Placed 11th overall at the season-opening Hofstra Invita- tional (Sept. 5), running her best 5K time of 21:01 … tied her 5K best at the Metropolitan Champion- ships (Oct. 9) … ran fastest 6K time of 24:29 at the Paul Short Invite (Oct. 2), finishing sixth on the team … Indoor – Fin- ished in the Top 10 in the 800-meter dash at the Great Dane Invite (Jan. 22) with a season-best time of 2:20.05 … member of the 4x800-meter relay team that set a school record at the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21) with a seventh-place time of 9:02.92 … Outdoor – Ran a season-best time of 2:20.43 in the 800 meters at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 26).

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Participated in track & field and cross country from 2002-2009 at Warwick Academy in Bermuda ... set Bermuda Junior Nationals record in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:45 and the 800-meter race with a time of 2:13 … finished in the top 10 of the 1500-meter race at the 2009 Pan-American games … took bronze in the 1,500 meters at the 2009 Carifta games.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Wayne Calvin Eugene Bean … has three siblings, Keishen (23) who attends Cape Breton University in Canada, Taylor-Ashley (17) and Dominique (14) … cites her parents and her coach as most influential on her athletic career because of their support and belief in her … participated in orchestra and school drama produc- tions in high school ... majoring in communications.

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NICOLE COCOZZA R-Sophomore • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-5 • Cranston, R.I./LaSalle Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Cross Country - Was top finisher for 800-meter race at the STJ Monday Meeting (April 13), finishing sixth STJ in three different meets, including the NCAA Regionals (Nov. 14), … placed 10th overall in the 1,500-meter race at the NYC Qualifying BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31) and the Metropolitan Champion- Challenge (May 9) with a season-best time of 5:03.98. ships (Oct. 9) where she ran her top 5K time of the season in 19:54 … time of 24:52 at the BIG EAST was her top 6K time of the season … BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered four years in cross country and three finished second on the team at the 4K STJ Fall Festival with a time of years in track & field at LaSalle Academy … was a three-time all-state 16:07 … Indoor – placed 10th in the mile at the Metropolitan Cham- cross country honoree (2004-2007) … earned cross country All- pionships (Jan. 30) with a career-best time of 5:23.11 … Outdoor America honors at the 2005 Junior Olympics … named to the All-New – finished third in the 1,500-meter race at the Metropolitan Champi- England Cross Country First Team in 2005 and Second Team in 2004 onships (April 17) with a career-best time of 4:55.38 … set two new … was the 2006 state champion in the indoor 1,500-meter run … career-best times at the Yale Invitational (April 25) in the 800-meter was named second-team all-state in the 1,000-meter run and third- dash (2:23.28) and the 3K race (10:38.65) … member of the 4x800- team all-state in the 1,500-meter run in 2007-08 … was a member of meter relay team that took first place at the Metropolitan Champion- LaSalle’s 2007 All-American indoor distance medley relay teams … ships (April 17) with a time of 9:28.51. earned first-team all-state honors as a member of the 2008 outdoor 4x800-meter relay team … earned All-America accolades at the 2008 AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): Cross Country – finished in the top Outdoor Nike National Championships in the distance medley relays three spots on the squad in all three distances, 4K, 5K and 6K … led … part of the distance medley relay that set the state champion- the team with a season-best time of 19:20.0 at the 5K National Catho- ship record (2007) and the 4x800-meter relay team that set the state lic Meet (Sept. 19) … placed 113th overall and first on the team at the championship record (2008) … part of the concert band and march- 6K NCAA East Regionals (Nov. 15) with a season-best time of 23:52.3, ing band at LaSalle … was the school paper’s sports editor … also a besting her time of 24:03 from the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31) member of the Centennial Striders Running Club. … Indoor – recorded a time of 5:56.2 in the mile race at the Fordham Opener (Dec. 5) … Outdoor – posted a season-best 2:27.06 in the PERSONAL: Born in Providence, R.I. … daughter of Linda and James Cocozza … has four siblings, Jessica (22), Renee (19), Julia (17) and James (15) … enjoys collecting sea shells … Editor-in-Chief of the

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MOLLY ELLIS Sophomore • Sprints • 5-7 • Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Indoor – 400-me- ters: Placed eighth and qualified for the BIG EAST with a time of 57.49 seconds … ran her season-best time of 57.22 seconds in the BIG EAST Championship prelims (Feb. 20) … 200-me- ters: Finished eighth at the College Night at the Armory (Jan. 16) with a season-best 26.08 seconds … Outdoor – 400-meters: Placed ninth and qualified for BIG EAST with a time of 56.80 seconds at the Miami Alumni meet (April 10) … ran a season-best time of 56.36 seconds in the prelims of the BIG EAST Championships (May 1).

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Four-year letterwinner and one year captain for cross country and track … has run a 56.6 in the 400 meter … in 2008, she ranked 2nd in her state for the 400 meter … a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Paige Ellis … has two sisters, Kiersten (21) and Samantha (17) … enjoys running, rollerblading, and shopping … says the most influential people in her running career are her sister, Kiersten, and her high school teammates.

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RIKKA LOVELY Sophomore • Sprints • 5-1 • Tampa, Fla./Gaither

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Indoor – 55-meters: Tied meet record BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered four years of track & field and cap- and finished second at Great Dane Invite (Jan. 22) with a time of 6.98 tained the 2008 and 2009 squads at Gaither High School … awarded seconds … 60-meters: Placed first at the Metro Coaches Invitational team MVP in 2008 … finished fourth in 100 meter dash at the state (Jan. 8) with a BIG EAST and ECAC-qualifying time of 7.66 seconds … meet … finished sixth in triple jump and seventh in long jump at Placed second at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan. 30), running state meet. 7.62 seconds … set a season-best time of 7.58 seconds in the prelims of the BIG EAST Championships (Feb. 21), before placing fifth in the PERSONAL: Daughter of Angela Davis and Kenneth Lovely Sr. … finals … 200-meters: Finished fourth with an ECAC-qualifying time born in Palm Beach, Fla. … a mass communications major … named of 24.89 seconds at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 5) … ran a Miss Teenage Tampa … participated in Relay For Life and Special season-best race of 24.70 seconds in the BIG EAST prelims (Feb. 20) … Olympics … has six siblings … wants to learn to play guitar … hopes to eventually become a professional singer. Outdoor – 100-meters: Won the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of 12.13 seconds … set a season-best time of 11.90 seconds in the BIG EAST prelims (May 1) … placed 15th in the ECAC semifinals (May 14), running 12.31 seconds … 200-meters: ran her season-best time at the USF Invitational (March 19), finishing in 24.82 seconds … member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished first at the Metropolitan Championships (April 17) with a time of 47.16 seconds.

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ARYON TRUJILLO R-Sophomore • Cross Country, Distance • 5-1 • Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Cross Country - BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered four years in track & field and two years Missed part of the season due to injury … finished of cross country for the Pinkerton Academy Astros … part of the 2007 first overall at the Hofstra Invitational 5K (Sept. 5) Cross Country Class L Championship team … earned the United States with a season-best time of 19:58 … placed second Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award for Pinkerton … also earned on the team with a time of 19:59 at the 5K Metro- Pinkerton’s Senior Athlete Award … was the 2007 Class L 3,000-me- politan Championships (Oct. 9) … clocked in at 26:02 in her only 6K race ter state champion … earned 2008 all-state honors in indoor track … of the season, the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31) … Indoor/Outdoor named to the 2006 and 2007 Class L all-star team … set the Pinkerton – Did not participate due to injury. 1,600-meter record in 2007 … was runner-up in the 1,600-meter run and was third in the 1,500-meter run at the 2007 Class L Championship AS A FRESHMAN (2008-2009): Cross Country – Finished in the top five … personal-best times include: 2:21.79 (800-meters), 4:58.11 (1,500-me- on the team in the 4K, 5K and 6K distances … set a season-best time of ters), 5:07.07 (1 mile), 10:45.36 (3,000-meters) and 18:38.5 (5K). 19:40.0 at the 5K Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 10), finishing 15th overall … finished in the top 100 overall at the 6K BIG EAST Champion- PERSONAL: Born in Las Cruces, N.M. … daughter of Lainie R. and ships (Oct. 31) with a time of 23:39 … Indoor – placed fourth overall Joseph K. Trujillo … has one brother, Joseph (17) … trained to be an at the Yale Intercollegiate (Jan. 10) with a time of 10:49.88 in the EMT-Basic … majoring in sports management. 3,000-meter race … Outdoor – Earned top time of 1:02.97 in 400-meter dash at STJ Monday Meeting (April 13) … Finished third in 5,000-meter race at Metropolitan Championships (April 18) with time of 19:49.83.

3030 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD NATASHA AMAZAN Freshman • Throws • 5-4 • New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Five-year letterwinner in PERSONAL: Daughter of Rose Marie and Michel Amazan … has one track at New Rochelle High School … also played sibling, Michelle (35) … plans to study psychology … enjoys playing soccer … earned her school’s Athlete of the Year violin … is involved in the Midnight Run and youth ministry. award in 2010 … placed sixth in the NYSPHSAA state meet in the shot put and discus … finished 13th at the Nike Nationals in the weight throw.

MICHELLE DUFFY R-Freshman • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-7 • Island Trees • Levittown, N.Y.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Cross Country - six-time Nassau County champion … four-time state meet qualifier in Participated in two races before missing most of the high jump and 1,500-meters … finished third in the 1,500-meter PLAYERS the season with an injury … finished third on the race at the 2008 Derrick Atkins meet, made the Milesplit U.S. First team at the 5K Hofstra Invitational (Sept. 5) with Team Elite in the 1,000-meter race in 2009 … holds school records a time of 20:15 … placed first on the team and 80th overall with her in the high jump, 400-meter, 600-meter, 800-meter, 1,000-meter, time of 25:04 at the 6K Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 19) … Indoor/ 1,500-meter and 2,000-meter steeplechase … member of the National Outdoor – Did not participate due to injury. Honor Society.

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Five-year letterwinner and four-year captain PERSONAL: Has two siblings, John (17) and Cara (8) … her parents in track for Island Trees High School … played on and captained JV and younger brother John were born in Ireland … cites her mother soccer team … finished seventh in the freshman mile at nationals … as the most influential person on her career … majoring in English … intends on going into sports law … treasurer of St. John’s Gaelic Society. GINA FRISA Freshman • Throws • 5-7 • Westbury, N.Y./W.T. Clarke

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Four-year letterwinner at PERSONAL: Daughter of Lydia and David Frisa … has one sibling, W.T. Clarke High school, captaining her team in Shelby (15) … her uncle, Daniel, attended St. John’s … is currently 2009 and 2010 … won the 2010 Division Champi- undecided on a major. onship in the discus and was named All-Division and All-Conference in the shot put … earned Team MVP honors her junior and senior year … named a member of the National Honor Society.

DANETTE HINTON Freshman • Throws • 5-8 • Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered three seasons PERSONAL: Daughter of Verna Thornton and Dennis Hinton … outdoor track & field for McIntosh High School has three siblings, including a twin sister, Denise (19), who throws … threw the shot and discus, as well as the triple for LSU, and Deva (6) and Devin (24) … plans to major in finance … jump … also played basketball, leading her team plans to work on Wall Street and become a stock broker or financial to the state playoffs … earned the Field Event MVP during her analyst. sophomore year … named to Honor Roll all four years of high school … participated in Adopt-A-Stream during freshman and sophomore years.

31 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD ANGELA JARVELA Freshman • Cross Country, Mid-Distance • 5-8 • Batavia, N.Y./Batavia

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Five-year letterwinner in PERSONAL: Daughter of Ross and Jennifer Jarvela … has a brother, track and cross country at Batavia High School Alex (21) … intends to major in sports management … hopes to be a … three-year team captain … state qualifying college track coach one day. champion in the 2K steeplechase in 2009, setting a new school record (7:06) … led team to indoor sectional champion- ships from 2005-10 … ranked fourth in state in outdoor steeplechase in 2009 … part of the outdoor 4x400-meter relay team that ranked seventh in New York State in 2010. PLAYERS MAYA LEWIS Freshman • Sprints • 5-5 • Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered three seasons in PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles and Shirleen Lewis … has two track at Bishop McNamara … also participated brothers, Charles (33) and Jonathan (24) … is majoring in English … on the cheerleading team … won the Coach’s writes poetry and paints abstract collages. Cup in 2010 and 2008 … ranked in the Maryland top 10 in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes in the indoor season … ranked in the top 25 in the state for the outdoor 200-meter dash … member of a 4x100-meter relay team that ranked second in the state … named to the school honor roll every year of high school … was a senior class officer. ANGELA ONYE Freshman • Throws • 5-7 • Providence, R.I./Classical

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered two years at Clas- PERSONAL: Daughter of Nkoli and Godfrey Onye … has two siblings, sical High School … placed second in the nation Christina and Patrick, who throws for University of Indiana … plans in the Nike Nationals Meet in 2010, launching to study environmental law … hopes to get into acting or law … is the weight 56 feet 0.5 inches … her top hammer involved in Youth In Action and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. throw ranked seventh nationally and tops in Rhode Island in 2010 … placed second in the prestigious Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden … earned All-Division and All-Class honors in 2010.

BRITTANY PETERSEN Freshman • Sprints, Hurdles • 5-3 • Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Four-year letterwinner at PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Esther Petersen … has two Jackson Liberty High School … participated in the siblings, Joseph (32) and Nicole (17) … plans to major in biology and middle sprints and the hurdles … won the sec- eventually attend medical school. tional championships in the 4x400-meter relay.

32 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD SHAYNA PRESLEY Freshman • Sprints, Hurdles • 5-4 • Windsor, Conn./Windsor

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Four-year letterwinner in PERSONAL: Daughter of Henry and Debra Presley … is an only child track at Windsor High School … served as team … plans to major in criminal justice and wants to become a criminolo- captain in 2009 and 2010 … named National gist … president of her church choir and is involved with Teens for Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF) Indoor Track Christ. Champion in 2009 … won the Connecticut state championship in the 300-meter hurdles … named All-State in 2009 and 2010 … part of the state champion and state record-setting 4x400-meter relay team in 2010 … named to the conference All-Academic team.

CHELSEA TRANT

Freshman • Cross Country, Distance • 5-6 • Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna PLAYERS

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Lettered five years in track PERSONAL: Born in Fayetteville, N.Y. … daughter of Sharon and and cross country at Niskayuna High School … Jerry Trant … has two sisters, Carrie (20) and Shannon (16), and one served as cross country team captain in 2009 brother, Patrick (14) … plans to major in pharmaceutical studies. … named Section 2 All-Star in track in 2007-08 and in cross country in 2005 and 2008 … holds six school records in outdoor and two in indoor competition … finished 13th in the two mile race at the Nike Indoor Nationals … served as treasurer and president of Youth to Youth … was treasurer of the Multicultural Society … member of the National Honor Society. CORRINE WILLIAMS Freshman • Sprints • 5-11 • Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford Central

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Ran track at Bishop Ford PERSONAL: Daughter of Donna and Ashley Williams … has one sis- Central High School … named Team MVP in 2008, ter, Carlisa (19), who attends SUNY Albany … plans to study market- 2009 and 2010 … placed second at the NCIS Na- ing … nickname is Riin. tionals in 2009 … finished fourth in the 100-meter dash at the NY State meet in 2009 with a time of 12:06 … CHSAA City Championship winner in the 55-meters, 100-meters, 200-meters and long jump events in 2008-09.

BRITTNEY WRIGHT Freshman • Sprints • 5-1 • Gilroy, Calif./Presentation

BEFORE ST. JOHN’S: Ran track at Presentation PERSONAL: Daughter of Britt and Heather Wright … has one sibling, High School … ran for the Echelon Track Club Jalen (15) … plans to study biology and hopes to eventually be a child team in 2009 and 2010 … her team finished third psychiatrist … enjoys volunteering and coaching middle school sports. in WCAL in 2010 … she won the team MVP award in 2009 and 2010 and the coaches award her senior year.

33 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD POSTSEASON CHAMPIONS POSTSEASON CHAMPIONS National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American NCAA All-Americans ECAC Champions Blessing Egwu Hammer, Weight Throw, Shot Put 2006 Simone Brooks Long Jump Indoor Leonie Codrington (2) Triple Jump Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2010 National Champions Nadine Gordon Triple Jump Gina LoMonaco Discus 1998 Virginia Young Hammer, Weight Throw United States Michelle Hickman Triple Jump Gina LoMonaco Hammer 1997 Sonja Fitts Hammer, Weight Throw United States (1992) Gina LoMonaco Discus Outdoor Leonie Codrington Triple Jump Jamaica Priscilla Frederick (2) High Jump Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2010 Maxcine Foster 400-meters 2007 * 50-meter hurdles Kerrian Stewart 60-meters 2005 ** World Record Cheryl Munroe Long jump 1989 Cargell, Foote, O’Sullivan, Marion 4x400-meter relay 1989 INTERNATIONAL HONORS USA Cross Country/Track & ECAC Most Outstanding Athlete Field National Championship Competitors Shernette Hyatt Davis 2004 Gina LoMonaco Discus, Hammer, Weight Throw 1998 Tashea Holdip 400-meters 1998 BIG EAST Champions 4x400-meter Relay Team 1998 Indoor Track & Field (29) Stacy Ann Willams, Tashea Holdip, 55-meters Youree Spence 1985, ‘87 Olive Smart, Shameeka Quallo 60-meters Kerrian Stewart 2005 55-meter hurdles Shell Rice 1983*, ’84, ‘85 LaTanya Brown Hammer 1996 300-meters Youree Spence 1985, ’86, ‘87 Lorraine Smith Weight Throw 1996 500-meters Kaydian Reid 2006 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1996 1,500-meters Margarita Sabogal 1985 Lisa Peterson Hammer 1995 4x400-meter relay M. Cargell, C. Marion, C. O’Sullivan, F. Foote 1989 LaTanya Brown Hammer 1995 V. Sessa, M. Foster, T. King, K. Reid 2006 Virginia Young Weight Throw 1989, ’90 High Jump Michelle Holley 1984 Sonja Fitts Weight Throw 1991, ’92 Kristine Squitieri 1990 HISTORY Sonja FItts Hammer 1992, ’93 Long Jump Simone Brooks 1990, ‘91 Triple Jump Leonie Codrington 1994 Arina Gerasimova 2009 USA Cross Country/Track & Field Junior Shot Put Sandra Hampton 1983, ‘84 National Championship Competitors Sonja Fitts 1989, ‘92 Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2008 20-lb. weight throw Virginia Young 1987, ’88, ’89, ‘90 Sarah Sudbury Cross Country 2007 Sonja Fitts 1991, ’92** Fayanne Francis Long Jump 2007 Nicola Coffey 1999 Kaydian Reid 400-meters 2003 Grace Zollman Javelin 2002 Outdoor Track & Field (38) Jen Lebowitz 3,000-meters, 5,000-meters 2000 200-meters Youree Spence 1985, ‘86 Roslyn Coddette 400-meter IH 1998 400-meters Youree Spence 1985, ’86, ‘87 Kerrian Stewart 2005 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1997 Kaydian Reid 2006 Lorraine Smith Shot Put, Hammer 1995 Maxcine Foster 2008 Takiyah Knight Long Jump, Triple Jump 1995 10,000-meter run Mary Calderaro 1984 Eboni Green 100-meters 1995 100-meter hurdles Shell Rice 1985 4x100-meter relay B. Zarzycki, S. Rice, T. Winn, Y. Spence 1985 Olympic Trials S. Brooks, C. Smith, C. O’Sullivan, C. Munroe 1989 Grace Zollman Javelin 2008 High Jump Michelle Holley 1984 Gina LoMonaco Discus 2004 Long Jump Cheryl Munroe 1989 Sonja FItts Hammer 1992 Shot Put Sandra Hampton 1983, ‘84 Virginia Young 1988 Sonja Fitts 1989 Members of International Teams Discus Sandra Hampton 1983, ‘84 Neni Davis University Games 1982 Sonja Fitts 1990, ’91, ‘92 Sonja Fitts USA Junior Team 1989 Gina LoMonaco 1996, ’97, ‘98 Marion Irwin Irish Nationals 1988 Sheba George 2001, ‘02 Chandel Marion USA Junior Team 1988 Javelin Kristine Squitieri 1989 Sonja Fitts Pan Am Games 1995 Hammer Sonja Fitts 1991, ‘92 Leonie Codrington Jamaican Nationals 1993 Lisa Peterson 1995 Gina LoMonaco 1998 Nicola Coffey 2001 World Championships Sheba George 2002 Coach Connie Hayes (USA) 2001 Indoor (Portugal) Blessing Egwu 2005, ‘06 1999 Youth (Boyggsza, Poland)

World Student Games BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performances Kerrian Stewart (Jamaica) 200-meter dash 2005 in Izmer, Turkey (1983-1992) Nicola Coffey (Ireland) Hammer 1999 in DePalmara, Spain Youree Spence 1985 Youree Spence (indoor) 1986 Pan American Games Simone Brooks (indoor) 1991 Sonja Fitts (USA) Hammer Throw Silver Medal, 1991 Sonja Fitts (indoor) 1992 Sheba George 2002

34 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD INDOOR ALL-TIME RECORDS Event Name Meet Year Mark 55-meters Youree Spence Yale Invitational 1988 6.94 55-meter hurdles Saphrona McLennon MAC Championships 1997 7.88 60-meters Shernette Hyatt-Davis MAC Holiday Classic 2004 7.42 200-meters Shernette Hyatt-Davis Metropolitan Championships 2004 23.81 300-meters Youree Spence BIG EAST Championships 1987 39.02 400-meters Kaydian Reid New Balance Invitational 2006 53.69 500-meters Kaydian Reid BIG EAST Championships 2006 1:11.04 800-meters Chandal Marion ECAC Championships 1990 2:10.73 1,000-meters Margarita Sabogal ECAC Championships 1984 2:40.5y 1,500-meters Margarita Sabogal ECAC Championships 1984 4:27.04* Mile Run Marion Irwin ECAC Championships 1990 4:47.95 Two Mile Run Eva Shields ECAC Championships 1983 10:46.74* 3,000-meters Trisha Eumont EAIAW Championships 1982 9:52.74* 5,000-meters Jeanne Erkmann BIG EAST Championships 1985 17:20.4y 200-meter Relay Shell Rice EAIAW Championships 1982 1:42.94* Keri Haynes Lolita Jones Sonia Taylor 400-meter Relay Olive Smart ECAC Championships 1998 3:37.56 Stacy-Ann Williams Shameeka Quallo Tashea Holdip

800-meter Relay Sarah Sudbury BIG EAST Championships 2010 9:02.92 HISTORY Kim Piard Pamela Petruski Alexis Bean Sprint Medley Keri Hayes Princeton Relays 1982 4:13.65 Sonia Taylor Jeanine Huggins Theresa Jaeger Distance Medley Kim Bowman BIG EAST Championships 1984 11:50.69 Melissa Vardakas Margarita Sabogal Ann Marie Kiely 300-yard Dash Sonia Taylor Lafayette Dual Meet 1982 36.94* 600-yard Dash Sophie Davis Lafayette Dual Meet 1982 1:26.2 1,000-yard Dash Margarita Sabogal Connecticut Quad Meet 1984 2:40.5 Mile Walk Maryann Persan National AAU Championships 1979 7:53.4 Shot Put Neni Davis Princeton Relays 1982 51-5 20 lb. Weight Throw Sheba George Millrose Games 2002 65-2 High Jump Priscilla Frederick New Balance Invitational 2010 5-11.5 Long Jump Simone Brooks ECAC Championships 1991 20-7.25 Triple Jump Nadine Gordon BIG EAST Championships 1997 42-1.5 Pole Vault Brianna Drexler Manhattan College Opener 2008 7-6.5 Pentathlon Theresa Jaeger Dartmouth Relays 1980 3,803 points

* Converted from hand time to automatic time y Converted from yards to comparable time in meters

35 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD INDOOR ALL-TIME TOP-10 55-METERS/60 YARDS 300-METERS/300-YARDS 1,000-METERS/1,000-YARDS 1. Shell Rice 6.90 1985 1. Youree Spence 39.02 1987 1. Margarita Sabogal 2:40.50y 1984 2. Youree Spence 6.94 1988 2. Keri Hayes 39.84* 1982 2. Donna Geilsman 2:47.20y 1985 3. Rikka Lovely 6.98 2010 3. Vondra Niles 40.79 1995 3. Kim Bowman 2:53.34* 1984 4. Eboni Green 6.99 1996 4. Shell Rice 40.94* 1985 4. Olive Smart 2:53.62 1996 5. Simone Brooks 7.12 1991 5. Nikki Prad 41.26 1995 5. Dinah Mensah 2:54.00 2001 6. Nadine Gordon 7.15 1995 6. Jeanine Huggins 1.31 1984 6. Jasmine Barreto 2:54.30 2006 7. Stacy-Ann Williams 7.18 1998 7. Tisha-Shea Harty 41.38 1992 7. Tyneka Greene 2:54.75 2009 8. Thalene King 7.20 2005 8. Carlene Hayes 41.39 1995 8. Sonja Tome’ 2:55.71 1991 9. Cheryl Munroe 7.23 1989 9. Sonia Taylor 41.54* 1982 T9. Ann Marie Kiely 2:56.24* 1984 10. Neni Davis 7.25 1980 10. Tracy Winn 41.57 1984 Marion Irwin 2:56.24* 1989 10. Heather Burke 2:57.76 1994 60-METERS (STARTING IN 2004) 400-METERS/440 YARDS 1. Shernette Hyatt-Davis 7.42 2004 1. Kaydian Reid 53.69 2006 1,500-METERS/MILE RUN 2. Phobay Kutu-Akoi 7.47 2009 2. Maxcine Foster 53.72 2007 1. Margarita Sabogal 4:27.04* 1984 3. Rikka Lovely 7.58 2010 3. Shernette Hyatt-Davis 53.96 2004 2. Maryann Persan 4:36.64* 1978 4. Alecia Sewell 7.63 2006 T4. Kim Thomas 53.97 1980 3. Trisha Eumont 4:38.34* 1982 5. Paula Rennalls 7.65 2008 Tashea Holdip 53.97 1998 4. Ann Marie Kiely 4:40.54* 1984 6. Marie Griffiths 7.80 2009 6. Thalene King 55.66 2007 5. Kim Bowman 4:43.44* 1984 7. Thalene King 7.90 2006 7. Nicol Corsey 56.06 2001 6. Chris Skinner 4:46.74* 1982 8. Jennifer Lewis 8.04 2006 8. Maxine Cargell 56.60 1990 7. Marion Irwin 4:47.65 1990 9. Kate Dulmovits 8.05 2008 9. Stacy-Ann Williams 56.65 1998 8. Eva Shields 4:49.04* 1983 T-10. Bintou Dibba 8.10 2010 10. Cassandra Gibbon 56.66 1992 9. Jeanne Erkmann 4:49.24* 1983 HISTORY Brianna Drexler 8.10 2008 10. Leisha Reid 4:55.14* 1993 Latoya Wilmot 8.10 2006 500-METERS/600-YARDS 1. Kaydian Reid 1:11.04 2006 3,000-METERS/TWO MILE RUN 200-METERS/220 YARDS 2. Maxcine Foster 1:11.66 2007 1. Trisha Eumont 9:52.74* 1982 1. Shernette Hyatt-Davis 23.81 2004 3. Kim Thomas 1:12.54* 1980 2. Marion Irwin 9:57.12 1989 2. Kerrian Stewart 24.18 2005 4. Chandel Marion 1:13.27 1987 3. Margarita Sabogal 9:57.24* 1985 3. Youree Spence 24.39 1988 5. Kim Piard 1:14.01 2010 4. Danielle Eckartz 9:57.82 1999 4. Maxcine Foster 24.50 2006 6. Tiffany Barnes 1:14.17 2000 5. Eva Shields 9:59.04* 1983 5. Phobay Kutu-Akoi 24.55 2009 7. Tashea Holdip 1:14.20 1997 6. Ann Marie Kiely 10:15.30* 1984 6. Kaydian Reid 24.56 2006 8. Felecia Foote 1:14.33 1989 7. Siobhan Murphy 10:27.40 1992 7. Kim Thomas 24.60 1978 9. Carlene Haynes 1:14.37 1995 8. Sarah Fry 10:48.87 2010 8. Rikka Lovely 24.70 2010 10. Tomika Warren 1:14.74 2000 9. Aryon Trujillo 10:49.88 2009 9. Paula Rennalls 24.73 2009 10. Susan Lombardi 10:51.51 1999 10. Judy Williams 25.14 2002 800-METERS/880-YARDS 1. Chandel Marion 2:10.73 1990 5,000-METERS/THREE MILE RUN 55-METERS/60-YARD HURDLES 2. Olive Smart 2:10.82 1998 1. Jeanne Erkmann 17:20.4y 1985 1. Saphrona McLennon 7.88 1997 3. Marion Irwin 2:11.42 1989 2. Eva Shields 17:37.79 1983 2. Shell Rice 7.90 1984 4. Theresa Jaeger 2:11.99 1980 3. Mary Calderero 17:42.94* 1984 3. Theresa Jaeger 8.14 1979 5. Dina Carpena 2:13.09 1992 4. Susan Lombardi 18:12.88 1999 4. Kesha Roberts 8.22 1991 6. Jasmine Barreto 2:13.54 2006 5. Sarah Fry 18:31.42 2010 5. Christina Penn 8.25 1992 7. Margaret Murphy 2:13.89 1992 6. Aryon Trujillo 18:55.67 2009 6. Axum Reid 8.26 1999 8. Leonie Codrington 2:15.25 1983 7. Jen Doherty 19:35.69 1999 7. Nagelah Laurent 8.35 1999 9. Tyneka Greene 2:15.96 2009 8. Lori Dougherty 19:46.38 2010 8. Sintera Graham 8.38 1990 10. Kim Thomas 2:15.80y 1979 9. Deanna Carroll 8.44* 1983 10. Nadine Gordon 8.45 1996

36 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD INDOOR ALL-TIME TOP-10 HIGH JUMP (FEET) 20LB. WEIGHT THROW (FEET) 1. Priscilla Frederick 5-11.5 2010 1. Sheba George 65-2 2002 2. Michele Holly 5-10.5 1985 2. Blessing Egwu 64-2 2006 3. Kesha Roberts 5-10 1994 3. Sonja Fitts 62-10 1992 T-4. Kristins Squitieri 5-8 1990 4. Gina LoMonaco 61-7 1998 Pam Fielder 5-8 1994 5. Virginia Young 60-2 1989 Ruth Gordon 5-8 1995 6. Sheba George 59-11 2001 7. Theresa Jaeger 5-7.75 1980 7. Tetee Kuyateh 57-6.75 2007 8. Venisa Clarke-Lee 5-7 2008 8. LaTanya Brown 57-1 1997 T-9. Donna Delveccio 5-5.75 1979 9. Chanel King 56-3.5 2010 Patricia McAleese 5-5.75 1984 10. Lorraine Smith 54-5.50 1996

LONG JUMP (FEET) POLE VAULT (FEET) 1. Simone Brooks 20-7.25 1991 1. Brianna Drexler 7-6.5 2009 2. Cheryl Munroe 19-11.75 1989 3. Marsha Henry 19-7.5 1994 PENTATHLON (POINTS) 4. Carol Smith 19-3 1989 Points 5. Julia Georges 19-1 2005 1. Theresa Jaeger 3803 1980 6 Bintou Dibba 19-0.75 2009 2. Priscilla Frederick 3576 2010 7. Ruth Gordon 19-0 1994 3. Ruth Gordon 3550 1995 T8. Christina Penn 18-9.75 1994 4. Beth Zarzycki 3398 1981 Nadine Gordon 18-9.75 1994 5. Nagelah Laurent 3250 1999 10. Tracy Winn 18-9 1984 6. Alina Abramova 3232 2002 7. Mika Rose 3154 2002 TRIPLE JUMP (FEET) 8. Kristine Squitieri 3110 1990 1. Nadine Gordon 42-1.5 1997 9. Saphrona McLennon 3084 1997 2. Leonie Codrington 42-0.75 1994 10. Beatrice Green 3080 1999 T3. Arina Gerasimova 40-6.75 2009 HISTORY Takiyah Knight 40-6.75 1996 5. Christina Penn 40-4 1994 6. Nagaleh Laurent 39-10 1999 7. Kellie Brown 38-7.25 2008 8. Carol Smith 39-6 1989 9. Alina Abramova 39-4 2002 10. Simone Brooks 39-2.5 1990

SHOT PUT (FEET) 1. Neni Davis 51-5 1982 2. Blessing Egwu 49-9.25 2006 3. Sheba George 49-4 2002 3. Sonja Fitts 49-0.25 1991 4. Gina LoMonaco 47-6.50 1998 5. Lorraine Smith 46-2 1996 6. Virginia Young 45-2.25 1990 7. Nicole Adams 45-2 1998 8. Tetee Kuyetah 44-0 2005 9. Sandra Hampton 43-10 1984 10. Chanel King 43-8 2010

37 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR ALL-TIME RECORDS Event Name Meet Year Mark 100-meters Phobay Kutu-Akoi Metropolitan Championships 2009 11.52 200-meters Shernette Hyatt-Davis NCAA Regionals 2004 23.08 400-meters Kaydian Reid NCAA Championships 2006 52.63 800-meters Chandel Marion BIG EAST Championships 1990 2:07.63 1,500-meters Margarita Sabogal BIG EAST Championships 1984 4:29.18 Mile run Mary Calderero NYSAIAW Championships 1980 5:09.9 3,000-meters Danielle Eckartz Dogwood Relays 1999 9:46.17 Two mile run Michelle Guido NYSAIAW Championships 1980 11:01.1 5,000-meters Eva Shields Colonial Relays 1985 17:13.0 10,000-meters Mary Calderero EAIAW Championships 1981 35:48.6 100-meter hurdles Shell Rice Paper Tiger Invitational 1985 13.71 400-meter hurdles Shameeka Quallo ECAC Championships 1998 9.44 3,000-meter steeple Jodey Johnson Clemson Invitational 2005 11:26.9 100-meter relay Eboni Green BIG EAST Championships 1997 46.06 Stacy-Ann Williams Tashea Holdip Saphrona McLennon 200-meter relay Shernette Hyatt-Davis Penn Relays 2004 1:37.70 Kaydian Reid HISTORY Vanessa Sessa Judy Williams 400-meter relay Olive Smart ECAC Championships 1998 3:35.25 Stacy-Ann Williams Shameeka Quallo Tashea Holdip 800-meter relay Heather Burke Penn Relays 1994 8:51.83 Leonie Codrington Siobhan Murphy Carlene Hayes Distance medley Dinah Mensah Penn Relays 1999 11:43.2 Stacy-Ann Williams Shameeka Quallo Danielle Eckartz High Jump Priscilla Frederick ECAC Championships 2010 6-0.5 Long Jump Simone Brooks NCAA Championships 1991 21-4 ¾ Triple Jump Leonie Codrington NCAA Championships 1995 43-11 ¾ Shot Put Neni Davis Tom Black Classic 1982 52-7 ½ Discus Throw Gina LoMonaco BIG EAST Championships 1998 182-5 Hammer Throw Blessing Egwu Penn Relays 2006 196-6 Javelin Throw Grace Zollman Sea Ray Relays 2006 151-4 Pole Vault Brianna Drexler Big “O” Invite 2008 7-10.5 Heptathlon Renee Castelo BIG EAST Championships 2001 4,935 pts.

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38 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR ALL-TIME TOP-10 100-METERS/110-YARDS 10,000-METERS/6-MILE RUN SHOT PUT (FEET) 1. Phobay Kutu-Akoi 11.52 2009 1. Mary Calderero 35:48.58 1981 1. Neni Davis 57-7.50 1982 2. Shernette Hyatt-Davis 11.55 2004 2. Eva Shields 36:49.94* 1983 2. Sonja Fitts 48-1.25 1992 T3. Eboni Green 11.68 1997 3. Marion Irwin 36:58.87 1990 3. Sheba George 47-4.25 2001 Kerrian Stewart 11.68 2005 4. Susan Lombardi 37:18.00 1998 4. Blessing Egwu 46-5.75 2006 5. Youree Spence 11.80 1985 5. Anne Kiely 37:32.60 1986 5. Lorraine Smith 45-10 1995 6. Rikka Lovely 11.90 2010 6. Virginia Young 45-2.75 1990 7. Judy Williams 11.93 2004 100-METER HURDLES 7. Gina LoMonaco 45-1 1998 8. Stacy-Ann Williams 11.97 1999 1. Shell Rice 13.87 1985 T8. Nicole Adams 44-10 1998 9. Thalene King 11.99 2007 2. Axum Reid 14.22 1999 Chanel King 44-7 2009 10. Kaydian Reid 12.00 2006 3. Kesha Roberts 14.60 1991 10. Sandra Hampton 42-10 1984 4. Christina Penn 14.65 1992 200-METERS/220-YARDS 5. Bea Green 14.83 1999 DISCUS (FEET) 1. Shernette Hyatt-Davis 23.08 2004 6. Axum Gaines 14.92 2002 1. Gina LoMonaco 182-5 1998 2. Kerrian Stewart 23.73 2005 7. Beth Zarzycki 15.03 1985 2. Sheba George 163-1 2002 T3. Kaydian Reid 23.74 2006 8. Nadine Gordon 15.07 1995 3. Dianne Pugh 162-10 1980 Stacy-Ann Williams 23.74* 1998 9. Sintera Graham 15.08 1993 4. Sonja Fitts 159-2 1992 5. Tashea Holdip 23.94 1998 10. Vanessa Thompson 15.10 2009 5. Kesheila Reid 152-7.75 2006 6. Youree Spence 23.97 1986 6. Virginia Young 148-0 1989 7. Phobay Kutu-Akoi 24.01 2009 400-METER/440-YARD HURDLES 7. Brandy Bradford 145-10 2002 8. Maia DeRoche 24.11 1998 1. Shameeka Quallo 59.44 1998 8. Lisa Peterson 143-0 1993 9. Nagelah Laurent 24.28 1998 2. Kaydian Reid 1:00.85 2006 9. LaTanya Brown 141-3 1996 10. Eboni Green 24.37 1996 3. Sophie Davis 1:00.90 1981 10. Elizabeth Aube 141-1 2004 4. Theresa Jaeger 1:01.06 1980 400-METERS/440-YARDS 5. Roslyn Coddette 1:01.35 1999 JAVELIN (FEET) 1. Kaydian Reid 52.63 2006 6. Asia Davy 1:02.02 2009 1. Grace Zollman 151-4 2006 2. Kim Thomas 52.85 1978 7. Tashea Holdip 1:02.38 1993 2. Kristine Squitieri 145-5 1990 3. Tashea Holdip 52.94 1998 8. Chris O’Sullivan 1:02.44 1991 3. Neni Davis 136-2.50 1979 4. Kerrian Stewart 53.28 2005 9. Leonie Codrington 1:02.45 1994 4. Sandra Hampton 132-0 1984 5. Maxcine Foster 53.54 2008 10. Beth Zarzycki 1:02.86 1984 5. Diane Smith 125-2 1998 6. Stacy-Ann Williams 54.28 1997 6. Sheba George 115-5 2001 7. Youree Spence 54.67 1985 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE 7. Rachel Williams 111-9 2008 8. Thalene King 54.97 2006 1. Jodey Johnson 11:26.93 2005 8. Pat Brady 108-4.50 1978 9. Chandel Marion 55.64* 1987 2. Tara Normandin 12:34.39 2005 9. Ruth Gordon 108-0 1994 HISTORY 10. Maxine Cargell 56.03 1988 3. Jane Vongvorachoti 12:38.06 2006 10. Mary Beth Labosky 104-9 1989 4. Rakibat Abiola 13:29.57 2009 800-METERS/880-YARDS HAMMER (FEET) 1. Chandel Marion 2:07.63 1990 LONG JUMP (FEET) 1. Blessing Egwu 196-6 2006 2. Kim Thomas 2:09.04* 1978 1. Simone Brooks 21-4 1991 2. Sheba George 193-0 2002 3. Dinah Mensah 2:09.24* 2001 2. Marsha Henry 20-9.25 1994 3. Nicola Coffey 191-7 2001 4. Olive Smart 2:09.66 1998 3. Cheryl Munroe 20-2.50 1989 4. Sonja Fitts 187-10 1992 5. Dina Caperna 2:11.67 1992 4. Takiyah Knight 20-1.25 1997 5. Gina LoMonaco 187-0 1998 6. Carlene Hayes 2:11.72 1995 5. Leonie Codrington 19-7 1995 6. Lisa Peterson 180-10 1995 7. Pamela Petruski 2:11.89 2010 6. Kesha Roberts 19-6 1994 7. Virginia Young 179-6 1990 8. Marion Irwin 2:12.44 1990 7. Nadine Gordon 19-5 1994 8. Tetee Kuyateh 178-8.50 2007 9. Shameeka Quallo 2:12.47 1998 8. Carol Smith 19-3.50 1989 9. LaTanya Brown 176-9 1997 10. Kim Piard 2:12.88 2010 9. Axum Reid 19-2 1999 10. Brandy Bradford 147-4 2002 10. Kesha Duhaney 18-10.25 1995 1,500-METERS/MILE RUN POLE VAULT (FEET) 1. Margarita Sabogal 4:29.18 1984 TRIPLE JUMP (FEET) 1. Brianna Drexler 7-10.50 2008 2. Marion Irwin 4:29.57 1990 1. Leonie Codrington 43-11.75 1994 3. Georgina Bendana 4:32.12 1998 2. Nadine Gordon 42-5.50 1996 HEPTATHLON (PTS.) 4. Danielle Eckartz 4:34.66 1999 3. Arina Gerasimova 41-0.50 2009 1. Renee Castelo 4935 2001 5. Siobhan Murpy 4:34.87 1994 4. Kellie Brown 40-11.75 2007 2. Priscilla Frederick 4842 2010 6. Maryanne Persan 4:35.14* 1979 5. Takiyah Knight 40-0.50 1995 3. Ruth Gordon 4717 1995 T7. Kim Bowman 4:36.47 1984 T6. Simone Brooks 39-8.50 1990 4. Nagelah Laurent 4465 1998 Sonja Tome 4:36.47 1984 Nagelah Laurent 39-8.50 1998 5. Kesha Roberts 4255 1994 9. Anne Kiely 4:42.34* 1984 8. Christina Penn 39-6.50 1993 6. Beatrice Green 4115 1999 10. Trisha Eumont 4:44.34* 1982 9. Carol Smith 39-5.75 1989 7. Pam Fielder 3905 1994 10. Kellie Brown 39-5 2005 8. Maia DeRoche 3667 1998 3,000-METERS/2-MILE RUN 1. Danielle Eckartz 9.46.21 1999 HIGH JUMP (FEET) Bold indicates current Red Storm member 2. Mary Calderero 9:58.14* 1980 1. Priscilla Frederick 6-0.50 2010 * Converted from hand time to automatic time 3. Margarita Sabogal 9:59.74* 1985 2. Michelle Holly 5-11.50 1985 y Converted from yards to comparable time in meters 4. Eva Shields 10.06.24* 1984 3. Kesha Roberts 5-10 1991 5. Marion Irwin 10:06.84* 1990 4. Kristine Squitieri 5-8 1990 T-5. Ruth Gordon 5-6 1995 5,000-METERS/3-MILE RUN MaryBeth Labosky 5-6 1985 1. Eva Shields 17.13.24* 1983 Janelle Johnston 5-6 1991 2. Margarita Sabogal 17:18.89 1985 T-8. Venisa Clarke-Lee 5-5 2008 3. Danielle Eckartz 17:29.87 1999 Bintou Dibba 5-5 2008 4. Mary Calderero 18:15.04* 1981 10. Pam Fielder 5-4.50 1994 5. Jodey Johnson 18:17.07 2005

39 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD POSTSEASON HONORS NCAA ALL-AMERICANS OUTDOOR ALL-BIG EAST Simone Brooks Long Jump 1991 Alina Ambrova Triple Jump 2003 Leonie Codrington Triple Jump 1994, ‘95 Shakira Best 4x800m relay 2008, ‘09 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1997 Tarashon Broomes 4x400m relay 2006 Gina LoMonaco Discus 2000 Kellie Brown Triple Jump 2007 Michelle Hickman Triple Jump 2001 LaTanya Brownny Hammer 1996 Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2010 (2) Venisa Clarke-Lee 4x100m relay 2009 Rene Cousins 4x100m relay 2008, ’09, ‘10 INDOOR ALL-BIG EAST 4x400m relay 2010 Stephanie Barnes Triple Jump 2010 Asia Davy 4x400m relay 2007, ’08, ‘09 Alexis Bean 4x800m relay 2010 Kate Dulmovits 4x100-meter relay 2008 Tarashon Broomes 4x400m relay 2005 Blessing Egwu Hammer, Shot Put 2006 Kellie Brown Triple Jump 2008 Molly Ellis 4x400m relay 2010 Renee Castelo Heptathlon 2001 Maxcine Foster 400m, 4x400m relay 2008 Rene Cousins 4x400m relay 2010 Priscilla Frederick High Jump, 2008, ’09, ‘10 Blessing Egwu Shot Put, 20 lb. Weight Throw 2006 4x100m relay 2008, ‘09 20 lb. Weight Throw 2005 Heptathlon 2010 Molly Ellis 4x400m relay 2010 Sheba George Discus, Hammer 2002 Maxcine Foster 500m 2007 Arina Gerasimova Triple Jump 2009 400m, 4x400m relay 2006 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1996, ‘97 Priscilla Frederick High Jump, Pentathlon 2008, ’09, ‘10 Tyneka Greene 4x800m relay 2008, ‘09 Sheba George Shot Put, 20 lb. Weight Throw 2003 Tashea Holdip 400m, 4x400m relay 1998 Arina Gerasimova Triple Jump 2009 Shernette Hyatt-Davis 100m, 200m 2004 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1996 Phobay Kutu-Akoi 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, Chanel King Weight Throw 2010 100m, 200m 2007, ’08, ‘09 Thalene King 4x400m relay 2005, ‘06 Thalene King 4x100m relay, 2007

HISTORY Phobay Kutu-Akoi 60m 2008, ‘09 4x400m relay 2006, ‘07 Tetee Kuyateh Shot Put 2007 Tetee Kuyateh Hammer, Shot Put 2007 Gina LoMonaco 20 lb. Weight Throw 1998 Gina LoMonaco Shot Put, Hammer 1998 Rikka Lovely 60-meter dash 2010 Discus 1997, ‘98 Asia Nettles 4x400m relay 2010 Rikka Lovely 4x100m relay 2010 Pamela Petruski 4x800m relay 2010 Asia Nettles 4x400m relay 2007, ’08, ’09, ‘10 Kim Piard 4x800m relay 2010 4x100m relay 2010 Kaydian Reid 500m 2006 Nerissa Pelle 4x400m relay 2006 4x400m relay 2005, ‘06 Pam Petruski 4x800m relay 2008 Vanessa Sessa 4x400m relay 2006 Kim Piard 4x800m relay 2009 Lorraine Smith Shot Put 1996, ‘98 Shameeka Quallo 4x400m relay 1998 Kerrian Stewart 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay 2005 Kaydian Reid 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay 2006 Sarah Sudbury 4x800m relay 2010 Kesheila Reid Discus 2007 Lauren Wynter 4x400m relay 2010 Paula Rennalls 4x100m relay 2007, 2009 Alecia Sewell 4x100m relay 2007 Olive Smart 4x400m relay 1998 Lorraine Smith Shot Put 1997 Sarah Sudbury 4x800m relay 2008, ‘09 Vanessa Thompson 4x100m relay 2009, ‘10 Stacy Ann Williams 4x400m relay 1998 400m 1996 Lauren Wynter 4x400m relay 2009, ‘10 Grace Zollman Javelin 2004

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40 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD POSTSEASON HONORS ALL-ECAC/EAST CROSS COUNTRY Sheba George Shot Put, Hammer 2002 Tyneka Greene 2007, 2008 Arina Gerasimova Triple Jump 2009 Danielle Eckartz 2000 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1996 Erin Hayes 1998 Ruth Gordon Heptathlon 1995 Siobhan Murphy 1993 Tashea Holdip 400m 1997, ‘98 Marion Irwin 1993 Michelle Holley High Jump 1982, ‘85 Shernette Hyatt-Davis 100m, 200m 2004 ALL-ECAC/EAST INDOOR Tetee Kuyateh Shot Put 2007 Alina Abromova Triple Jump 2002 Gina LoMonaco Discus 1998 Tiffany Barnes 500m 2001 Hammer 1997 Jasmine Barreto 1,000m 2006 Cheryl Munroe Long Jump 1989 Simone Brooks Long Jump 1990 Lisa Peterson Discus 1995 LaTanya Brown 20lb. weight throw 1995 Hammer 1993, ‘95 Maxine Cargell 400m 1990 Shameeka Quallo 400m-IH 1998 Renee Castelo Heptathlon 2000 Kesheila Reid Discus Throw 2006 Venisa Clarke-Lee High Jump 2009 Shell Rice 100m 1983 Neni Davis Shot Put 1981 Kesha Roberts High Jump 1993 Bintou Dibba Long Jump 2009 Tiehise Shell 100m, 200m 2000 Blessing Egwu 20lb. weight throw, Shot Put 2004, ‘06 Eva Shields 10,000m Run 1982 Sonja Fitts Shot Put 1989, ‘90 Lorraine Smith Shot Put 1995, ’96, ‘98 Felecia Foote 500m 1989 Youree Spence 200m 1986 Maxcine Foster 400m 2006, 07 Kerrian Stewart 100m 2005 Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2008, ’09, ‘10 Kim Thomas 440 yd. 1978 Sheba George Shot Put 2002 Stacy Ann Williams 400m 1996 20lb. weight throw 2001, ‘02 Vriginia Young Hammer 1989 Nadine Gordon Triple Jump 1996 Grace Zollman Javelin 2004 Eboni Green 55m 1995 Carlene Haynes 500m 1995, ‘96 RELAYS Marsha Henry Long Jump 1993 INDOOR 4X400-METER Tashea Holdip 500m 1997 A. Nettles, M. Ellis, R. Cousins, L. Wynter 2010

400m 1993, ‘98 T. Broomes, M. Foster, T. King, K. Reid 2006 HISTORY Michele Holley High Jump 1982, ‘84 T. Barnes, N. Corsey, M. Daniels, T. Warren 2000 Marion Irwin 1 mile run 1990 T. Holdip, S. Quallo, S. A. Williams, O. Smart 1998 800m 1989 Harty, L. Codrington, Gibbon, T. Holdip 1993 Takiyah Knight Triple Jump 1996 M. Cargell, F. Foote, C. O’Sullivan, C. Marion 1989 Phobay Kutu-Akoi 60m, 200m 2008, ‘09 Tetee Kuyateh Weight Throw 2007 INDOOR 4X800-METER Gina LoMonaco 20lb. weight throw, Shot Put 1998 S. Sudbury, K. Piard, P. Petruski, A. Bean 2010 Chandel Marion 500m 1989 Cheryl Munroe Long Jump 1989 INDOOR 4X220-YD. Margaret Murphy 800m 1993 S. Rice, K. Hayes, Jones, S. Taylor 1982 Niles Prad 400m 1995 Kaydian Reid 400m 2006 OUTDOOR 4X100-METER Shell Rice 55m hurdles 1982, ‘85 A. Nettles, P. Kutu-Akoi, P. Rennals, V. Clarke-Lee 2009 Olive Smart 800m 1997 B. Dibba, R. Cousins, V. Thompson, P. Frederick 2009 Youree Spence 55m 1985, ’86, ‘87 T. Holdip, S. Quallo, O. Smart, S. A. Williams 1998 200m 1986 K. Duhaney, E. Green, V. Niles, S. A. Williams 1996 Kristine Squitieri High Jump 1990 N. Davis, J. Huggins, Carroll, Rice 1982 Kerrian Stewart 60m 2005 Kim Thomas 440 yd. Run 1980 OUTDOOR 4X400-METER Sonja Tome’ 1,000m 1990 T. Holdip, S. Quallo, O. Smart, S. A. Williams 1998 Virginia Young 20lb. weight throw 1989, ‘90 E. Green, V. Niles, S. Williams, C. Haynes 1996 E. Green, V. Niles, Prad, Haynes 1995 ALL-ECAC/EAST OUTDOOR Harty, T. Holdip, Gibbon, Johnson 1993 Alina Abramova Triple Jump 2002, ‘03 Tiffany Barnes 400m 2001 OUTDOOR 800-METER MEDLEY LaTanya Brown Hammer 1995, ‘96 S. Rice, Carroll, C. Hayes, Jones 1982 Leonie Codrington Triple Jump 1994, ‘95 Motel, Newhard, Siciliani, Thomas 1978 Nicola Coffey Hammer 1998 Neni Davis Shot Put 1982 OUTDOOR 4X800-METER Shernette Davis 200m, 400m 2003 T. Greene, P. Petruski, K. Piard, S. Sudbury, (S. Best) 2008 Blessing Egwu Hammer Throw 2004, ’05, ‘06 G. Bedana, J. Gordo, S. Quallo, O. Smart 1997 Sonja Fitts Shot Put 1982 Fayanne Francis Long Jump 2007 Bold indicates current Red Storm member Priscilla Frederick High Jump 2008, ’09, ‘10

41 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD RED STORM TRACK & FIELD OLYMPIANS MARK PETER CLOSE ROMAN LINSCHIED New York, N.Y. Trim County, Meath, Ireland Close represented the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games held Linschied represented Ireland in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Ga., in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 1,500-meter run. Close was a member of the and competed in the hammer throw. He was a three time All-American in 1992, St. John’s track and field team from 1956-1960. 1994, and 1995 in the hammer and weight throws while a member of the Red Storm. Linschied set the all-time St. John’s record in the hammer throw and the weight throw at the 1994 NCAA Championships. He hurled the hammer 237 WILKINSON EGWU feet, 6 inches and the weight 68 feet, 9 inches. Linschied was a member of the Queens, N.Y. Irish National Team where he won a national title in the hammer and weight Egwu represented Nigeria in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea in the throws. He competed for St. John’s from 1991-1995. javelin throw. He was a two-time BIG EAST Champion in the javelin throw in 1980 and in 1982. Egwu threw for St. John’s from 1979-1982. KAWAN LOVELACE Jamaica, N.Y. TOM FARRELL Lovelace represented Belize in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held in Atlan- Forest Hills, N.Y. ta, Ga., in the triple jump. He earned All-BIG EAST and All-IC4A/ECAC honors in Farrell represented the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Ja- the triple jump in 1996. He won the national title at the USA Junior Nationals pan, and in the1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, in the 800 meter in 1995 and competed at the World Championships in 1995 in Sweden for run. He won a bronze medal in the Mexico City games and captured fifth place Belize. Lovelace was a member of the Red Storm from 1994-1996. in Tokyo. Farrell set a world record in the 880-yard run and in the 600-meter run in 1965. He was a two-time NCAA and IC4A champion in the 800-meters. Farrell ran for St. John’s from 1962-1966 and is in his eighth season as a volun- IAN ROBERTS

HISTORY teer coach for the Red Storm. Georgetown, Guyana Roberts represented Guyana in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, in the 800-meter run. He was a NCAA All-American in 1999 in the PAT JARRETT 800 meters. Roberts set the St. John’s all-time marks in the 500-meters at 1999 Farmingdale, N.Y. BIG EAST Championships with a performance of 1:03.08 and in the 800-meters Jarrett represented Jamaica in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games held in at the St. Valentine Invitational in 1:48.1. Roberts ran for St. John’s in 1999. Sydney, Australia, in the 100 meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay as well as in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, in the 4x100-meter relay. He set the St. John’s all-time record in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line in KIM THOMAS 21.75 seconds at the BIG EAST Championships in 1994. Jarrett has clocked in New York, N.Y. at 10.11 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 20.78 seconds in the 200 meter Thomas represented the United States in the 1980 Summer Olympic Games dash. He ran for the Red Storm from 1991-1994. held in Moscow, USSR in the 4x400-meter relay. She ran for St. John’s from 1977-1980.

42 ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY RED STORM CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD RED STORM OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Coach Peter Zinno (USA) - 2004 Indoor in Budapest, Hungary Coach Ken Bantum (USA) - 2001 Outdoor in Edmonton, Canada Coach Connie Hayes (USA) - 2001 Indoor in Portugal and 1999 Youth in Boyggsza, Poland Ian Roberts (Guyana) – 800 meter run - 1999 Outdoor in Seville, Spain, and 1999 Indoor in Maebashi, Japan Chris Graff (USA) - Cross Country - 1999 in Belfast, Ireland Roman Linsceid (Ireland) – Hammer Throw - 1997 Outdoor in Athens, Greece Kawan Lovelace (Belize) – Triple Jump - 1995 Outdoor in Goteberg, Sweden Roman Lincheid (Ireland) – Hammer Throw - 1995 Outdoor in Goteberg, Sweden

WORLD STUDENT GAMES Kerrian Stewart (Jamaica) – 200-meter dash - 2005 in Izmer, Turkey DeWayne Barrett (Jamaica) – 400-meter run - 2005 in Izmer, Turkey Chris Graff (USA) – 10,000-meter run - 1999 in DePalmara, Spain Nicola Coffey (Ireland) – Hammer Throw - 1999 in DePalmara, Spain

PAN AMERICAN GAMES Ian Roberts (Guyana) – 800-meter run – 8th Place, 1999 Sonja Fitts (USA) – Hammer Throw – Silver Medal, 1991 1987 BIG EAST CHAMPIONS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Jose Zayas – 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs - Dominican Republic Championships 1999-2002 Ian Roberts – 800-meter run – Caribbean Championships, 1999 Roman Linscheid – Hammer Throw – Irish Nationals, 1995, ’96, ‘97 Kawan Lovelace – Triple Jump – USA Jr. Nationals, 1995 Leonie Codrington – Triple Jump – Jamaica Nationals, 1994 Sonja Fitts – Hammer Throw – USA Olympic Trials, 1992 HISTORY NCAA ALL-AMERICANS Simone Brooks – Long Jump,1991 Leonie Codrington (2) – Triple Jump, 1994-95 Chris Fogarrazzo – 3000 meter run Priscilla Frederick (2) – High Jump, 2010 Nadine Gordon – Triple Jump, 1997 Chris Graff – 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs, 1999 Michelle Hickman – Triple Jump, 2001 Roman Linscheid (6) – Hammer and Weight Throws, 1995-97 Gina LoMonaco – Discus, 2000 1987 BIG EAST CHAMPIONS IN 2007 Ian Roberts – 800-meter run, 1999

() indicates number of times received honor.

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