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Output On: October 17, 2017 10:19 AM High-Resolution PDF - PRINT READY 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS The Program GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents. 1 Location ............................... Charlotte, N.C. Founded ......................................1946 2016 Season Enrollment ....................................28,721 Season Preview. 2 Nickname. .49ers Men’s Roster ......................................3 Colors ...............................Green and White Women’s Roster ...................................4 Conference ...........................Conference USA Director of XC/TF Robert Olesen ......................5 Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division I Head Coach Joseph Lynn ............................6 Chancellor ..........................Dr. Philip L. Dubois Assistant Coach Cara Cremeans ......................7 Athletics Director ............................Judy Rose Support Staff ......................................7 Assoc. A.D./SWA. .Kim Whitestone Men’s Bios. .8-12 Ticket Office ............................(704) 687-4949 Women’s Bios ..................................13-15 Athletics Academic Advisor ...............Shelley McGraw The History CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION 2016 Season Results ..............................16 Director of XC/TF. Robert Olesen (17th season) Top Times .......................................17 Head Coach. .Joe Lynn (1st season) All-time All-Conference .............................18 Office Number ......................... (704) 687-0428 Charlotte All-Region. 19 Assistant Coach. .Cara Cremeans Conference USA ..................................20 Fax Number ............................(704) 687-0428 The University CHARLOTTE MEDIA RELATIONS Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois .........................21 Associate A.D. ......................... Tom Whitestone Athletic Director Judy Rose ..........................22 Sports Information Staff .................... Brent Stastny 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country Schedule ...............23 . Travis Woods . .Sean Fox . Michael High Media Production Coordinator ................ Joe Proszek Cross-Country Contact .....................Michael High Phone ................................(704) 687-1025 E-mail [email protected] Cell ..................................(757) 358-1446 Fax. (704) 687-4918 SCHEDULE CREDITS & Friday Sept. 1 . Charlotte Preview ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Friday Sept. 15 ........William & Mary Invitational The 2017 Charlotte 49ers Cross Country Media Guide is a Saturday Sept. 23 ......Panorama Farms Invitational publication of the 49ers Department of Athletics and is produced by the office of sports information. This publication Saturday Oct. 14. NCAA Pre-Nationals was designed, written and edited by Michael High with assistance from Associate A.D. Thomas E. Whitestone, Travis Woods, Brent Stastny, Sean Fox, the entire Charlotte 49ers Saturday Oct. 28. C-USA Championships athletic department and the Conference USA staff. The cover was created by Old Hat Creative. Photographers: Sam Roberts Friday Nov. 10 ........NCAA Southeast Regional (FreezeFrame), Michael Strauss (Strauss Studios) and Wade Bruton (University Photographer). Saturday Nov. 18 ........... NCAA Championships 1 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Joseph Lynn, who was hired in August 2017, takes over as the head coach of Charlotte’s cross-country program. Cara Cremeans joined the program as an assistant coach, later in the same month. He will look to have an impact on the program immediately. The men were ranked 10th in the Southeast Region Preseason Poll, which is where they finished last season, while the women enter the season unranked. However, Lynn’s wealth of success and experience boads well for the programs moving forward. Lynn inherited a wealth of youth with seven true freshmen joining the men’s team. The most experienced runners on the men’s side are redshirt juniors Mihret Coulter and Tom Nobles. However, sophomore’s Paul Arredondo, Alex Cornwell and Zach Marchinko gained valuable experience last season and should help to form a solid nucleus. “Paul, Alex, Mihret, Zach and Tom put in great summers of work and established themselves at the front of the team thus far in workouts,” Lynn said. “Nobles and Coulter showed during the outdoor season they are capable of running with the best in the region, if not in the NCAA and have brought that same mindset into this fall. Arredondo, Cornwell and Marchinko have built off a solid freshman year and look ready to be significant factors for us come championship season.” Nobles and Marchinko earned All-Conference USA honors after placing eighth and 10th, respectively at last season’s conference championships. Redshirt freshmen Matt Conner, Todd Gunzenhauser, Nolan Patrick and Jayquan Williams are the only other student-athletes returning from last year’s team, while Alec Sheerer joins the 49ers, after a freshman campaign at the University of Indianapolis. Caroline Sang and Erin Nelson are redshirt juniors and they should provide the l leadership on the women’s squad. Sang led the team in every event last season and finished second at the conference championships, earning FirstTeam All-C-USA honors. “Caroline had a major breakout year last year, and without a doubt she looks prepared to continue that momentum into this fall,” Lynn said. “I’m really excited to see how she continues to progress as her level of training continues to elevate throughout the season. Erin brings major experience to the group, her leadership is invaluable.” Brittany Stanley, Katie Tomasi and Bridget Abbatiello return for their sophomore campaigns and should make solid contributions. Alexia Noch joins the 49ers and is the only true freshman on the roster. “Brittany, Katie, and Bridget are all coming off flashes of brilliance throughout last year,” Lynn said. “Hopefully with a year of adjustment to college under their belts, they have the confidence to race at the level which I see each day at practice and know they are capable of.” Southern Mississippi will host the Conference USA Championships in Jackson, Miss. on Oct. 28. The NCAA Southeast Regional is on Nov. 10 in Charlottesville, Va., while the NCAA Championships is eight days later in Louisville, Ky. Season Preview 2 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country Men’s Roster NAME YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Paul Arredondo So. Fayetteville, N.C. (Cape Fear HS) Mason Bhatia Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge HS) Matt Bomkamp r-So. Colfax, N.C. (Northwest Guilford HS) Thomas Bright Fr. Cary, N.C. (Cary Academy) Austin Carroll Fr. Wendell, N.C. (Corinth Holders HS) Matt Conner r-Fr. Matthews, N.C. (Weddington HS) Alex Cornwell So. Harrisburg, N.C. (Hickory Ridge HS) Mihret Coulter r-Jr. Holly Springs, N.C. (North Carolina) Todd Gunzenhauser r-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mount Lebanon HS) Evan Harris Fr. Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS) Zach Marchinko So. Salisbury, N.C. (Carson HS) Tom Nobles r-Jr. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope HS) Nolan Patrick r-Fr. High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford HS) Andrew Robinson Fr. Brevard, N.C. (Brevard HS) Alec Scheerer So. Avon, Ind. (Indianapolis) Dylan Shamburger Fr. Hendersonville, N.C. (West Hendersonville HS) Joel Shores Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS) Jayquan Williams r-Fr. Morrisville, N.C. (Green Hope HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Arredondo AIR-ah-don-dough Bhatia buh-TEE-uh Bomkamp BOMB-camp Mihret Coulter MER-ette COAL-ter Marchinko mar-CHINK-oh Scheerer SHEER-er Dylan Shamburger DILL-an SHAM-burg-er 3 Men’s Roster 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country Women’s Roster NAME YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Bridget Abbatiello So. Fredericksburg, Va. (Stafford HS) Taylor Brown r-So. Remington, Va. (Liberty HS) Abby Doyle So. Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Erin Nelson r-Jr. Apex, N.C. (Northwood HS) Abbatiello Ab-a-TELL-oh Alexia Noch a-LEX-ee-ah KNOCK Alexia Noch Fr. Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS) Tomasi Toe-Moss-E Emily Pettis So. Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road HS) Caroline Sang r-Jr. Eldoret Town, Kenya (Biwott Ng’ele Tarit HS) Brittany Stanley So. Mount Pleasant, N.C. (Mount Pleasant HS) Katie Tomasi So. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope HS) Alyssa Ungrady r-Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS) Women’s Roster 4 2017 Charlotte Cross-Country Robert Olesen enters his 18th year overall at Charlotte and 15th as Robert head coach, He has been the driving force behind the development of the 49ers’ well-balanced men’s and women’s track & field and cross-country programs that are highly competitive at the conference Olesen level and advance student-athletes to the highest levels of competition in the nation. Director of Track & Since joining the program, Olesen has helped the 49ers win 19 indoor Field and Cross Country & outdoor track and field league titles and a conference title in men’s cross country. From 2006 to indoor 2010, Charlotte swept all women’s Eighteenth Season conference titles, earning seven in a row. Olesen was named A-10 Illinois, 1990 Coach of the Year 15 times, along with Southeast Region Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2009, 2010) and Southeast District Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year once (2006). Under Olesen, Charlotte has garnered 22 NCAA All-America honors from 12 different individuals, in addition to 11 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Olesen guided Charlotte’s first male track & field All-American (Rephel Martin, 2000) and women’s indoor All-Americans (Shareese Woods and Cassie Ficken, 2005). Charlotte has had 11 Most Outstanding Rookies and 16 Most Outstanding Performers