2017-18 NAVY ATHLETICS 2017 NAVY MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE NAVYSPORTS.COM H 1 2017-18 NAVY ATHLETICS NAVYSPORTS.COM H 2 2017 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Table of Contents 2017 Schedule Quick Facts / Schedule / Roster 1 Date Meet/Opponent Site Time Head Coach Al Cantello 2 Sat., Sept. 2 Salisbury Fall Classic Salisbury, Md. 9:45 a.m. 2017 Outlook 3 Sat., Sept. 9 Navy Invitational Annapolis, Md. 11:00 a.m. Willie McCool Monument 3 Fri., Sept. 15 Delaware State Farm Run Smyrna, Del. 1:00 p.m. Midshipmen Bios 4-8 Sat., Sept. 23 Roy Griak Invite Falcon Heights, Minn. 1:00 p.m. 2016 Meet-by-Meet Results 9 Fri., Sept. 29 Paul Short Run Bethlehem, Pa. 9:30 a.m. All-Time Records & All-Americans 10 Sat. Oct. 14 Army - Star Meet Wappingers Falls, N.Y. TBA Patriot League Championshp History 11 Sat., Oct. 28 Patriot League Championships Bethlehem, Pa. 11:00 a.m. Year-by-Year Results 12-13 Fri., Nov. 10 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Bethlehem, Pa. 11:45 a.m. Coaching Records 13 Sat., Nov. 18 NCAA Championship Louisville, Ky. 12:00 p.m. All-Time Letterwinners 14-15 Midshipmen Memorial 15 Home meets in bold, at USNA Cross Country Course The Patriot League 16 All times ET, subject to change General Information 2016 Results (1-0) Location Annapolis, Md. Date Meet/Opponent Result Top Navy Finisher (Finish) Founded October 10, 1845 Sept. 3 Salisbury Fall Classic 2nd of 4 Jake Brophy (1st of 50) Enrollment 4,400 Sept. 10 Navy Invitational 1st of 6 Lucas Stalnaker (1st of 48) Nickname Midshipmen, Mids Sept. 17 Cappy Anderson Invite 1st of 5 Ryan Speir (2nd of 63) Colors Navy Blue and Gold Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational 11th of 29 Lucas Stalnaker (33rd of 263) Conference Patriot League Oct. 1 Paul Short Run 6th of 38 Lucas Stalnaker (22nd of 336) Superintendent Vice Adm. William ”Ted” Carter , USN Oct. 15 Army - Star Meet W,15-46 Lucas Stalnaker (1st of 23) Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Oct. 29 PL Championship 1st of 10 Lucas Stalnaker (1st of 106) Athletics Website www.NavySports.com Nov. 11 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional 2nd of 22 Lucas Stalnaker (8th of 157) Nov. 19 NCAA Championship 26th of 31 Lucas Stalnaker (69th of 251) Navy Men’s Cross Country Head Coach (Alma Mater) Al Cantello (La Salle ‘55) Office Phone (410) 293-5574 2017 Roster E-mail [email protected] Name Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School Record at Navy (Years) 246-70-1 (49) Jake Brophy So. 5-9 New Hope, Pa./Central Bucks Career Record (Years) 246-70-1 (49) Gabriel Collison Sr. 6-2 La Crescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley Home Course USNA Cross Country Course Ben Cracraft Fr. 5-10 Northville, Mich./Northville Course Distance 8,000 meters Cory Donley * Sr. 5-10 Salina, Kan./Sacred Heart Officer Representative Capt. Brian O’Donnell, USN Robert Graham Fr. 5-9 Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle Faculty Representative Prof. Michael Insler Josh Greear Fr. 5-9 South Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston 2016 Dual Meet Record 1-0 Josh Hanna Sr. 5-11 Winfield, Kan./Winfield Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/7 Dan Helfand Jr. 5-10 Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Team Captain MIDN 1/C Cory Donley Justin Hyytinen Jr. 5-10 Farmington, Minn./Farmington First Year of Program (Years) 1922 (94th) Michael Karls Jr. 5-11 Festus, Mo./Festus All-Time Record 406-172-3 (.701 ) Michael McMahon Fr. 5-4 Solana Beach, Calif./Torrey Pines Luke Lanham Jr. 5-5 Southlake, Texas/Carroll Senior Sports Information Kevin Murray So. 5-10 Wilmington, Del./The Charter School of Wilmington Men’s Cross Country SID Alex Lumb Connor Nicholson So. 6-0 Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Office Phone (410) 293-8771 Tyler Parsons Fr. 5-10 Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Office Fax (410) 293-8954 Julian Perez Fr. 5-4 Beaumont, Texas/West Brook E-mail @usna.edu Dawson Podlena Fr. 5-7 Topeka, Kan./Topeka-Seaman Mailing Address 566 Brownson Road Quinn Schneider Fr. 5-10 Cornelius, N.C./Woodlawn Annapolis, MD 21402 Jake Shewbert So. 5-10 Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch * Team Captain Credits The 2017 Navy men’s cross country media guide is a production of the Navy Sports Information office. The guide was designed, written and edited by Alex Lumb. Covers and additional layout and design by Mark Leddy. Photographs provided by Phil Hoffmann, Tom Connelly, Anne Arundel County Visitors Bu- reau and Naval Academy archives. navysports.com H 1 2017 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (5,000 meters) and outdoor (10,000 meters) track. Michael Ryan earned similar AL honors during the 1999 indoor track season for his 4:01.57 time in the mile, and Erik Schmidt took fifth place in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championship in March 2003. CANTELLO Cantello’s most decorated runner was Ron Harris (’87), who was successful Head Coach • 50th Season under Coach Cantello’s tutelage in both cross country and track and field. Harris 55th Year at Navy garnered cross country All-America honors in 1985 and track and field All-America laurels in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter run in 1987. Harris went on to qualify for LaSalle ‘55 the 1996 U.S. Olympic team in the 5,000-meter run. In addition, two of Navy’s distance relay teams were ranked among the nation’s Al Cantello is now in his 55th season at the Naval Academy and 50th as top 15 during the 1999 outdoor campaign. The mile relay team of Eric Adams, John cross country head coach. Since his arrival at U.S.N.A. over 50 years ago, the McNamara, Ryan Runge and Ryan was fourth in the nation, while the distance Midshipmen have been one of the most consistent men’s cross country programs, medley relay team of Adams, Torrance Chaplin, Karlton Holston and Ryan was both regionally and nationally. nationally ranked, as well. Cantello led the Mids to eight of the last nine Patriot League Championships As a result of his teams’ success, Cantello has been amply recognized, including from 2008-11 and 2013-16 while garnering conference coach of the year accolades being named the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year three times (1984, each time. `85, `92 and ‘16) and has been Patriot League Coach of the Year each of the last In 49 seasons at the helm of the cross country program, Cantello boasts a 246- four seasons. In 1997, the Naval Academy Alumni Association awarded Cantello 70-1 career record. the Distinguished Athletic Leadership Award for a coach or faculty member who did Cantello’s teams have also shined in the classroom as three squads have the most for the physical development of the Midshipmen in physical education. earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team accolades with a team Cantello also received the inaugural Tom Hamilton Teaching/Coaching Award, as GPA over 3.00 since 2011. voted by his peers that same year. Cantello has coached several standout runners in Annapolis in both cross Cantello, a 1955 La Salle graduate, has spent over a half century at the Naval country and as an assistant coach with the Navy track team. Most recently, Lucas Academy and has served as the head coach of the men’s cross country team for Stalnaker, class of 2017, earned back-to-back Patriot League individual titles in the last 49 years. Over the course of his tenure, Cantello’s teams have beaten the 2015 and 2016 before going on to finish fifth overall at the 10k at the 2017 NCAA archrival Black Knights 37 times in cross country and 12 times in track and field Championship and garner a nod as a First Team All-American. Prior to that Stephen with him as the head coach (1981-1988). Cantello also has guided the Mids to eight Schroeder, class of 2016, won the 2014 Patriot League individual title and qualified Patriot League titles in the last nine seasons. Including his years as an assistant for that year’s NCAA Championship. Andrew Hanko, class of 2010, became the coach for the track and field team (1968-1980, 1989-pres.), he has accrued 98 wins first runner in program history to win consecutive Patriot League cross country titles versus Army. (2009, ’10). The three-time First-Team All-Patriot League honoree, also qualified for From 1981-88, Cantello held a dual coaching role, guiding Navy’s men’s indoor the 2010 NCAA Championship. and outdoor track squads while maintaining his cross country duties. As Navy’s Additionally, Jon Clemens received All-America honors during the 1996 cross head track coach, Cantello led the Mids to a 67-9-1 dual meet record. During the country season, while John Mentzer was named a 1997 All-American in both indoor 1986-87 academic year, his combined record in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field was a remarkable 23-1. Cantello’s all-time head coaching record in cross country, indoor and outdoor The Cantello File track is 322-82-2, good for a .796 career winning percentage. COACHING RECORD Cantello was a two-time All-American in the javelin throw. In 2009, he was • Owns a 246-70-1 (.778) career record in 49 seasons, including a 37-10-1 (.781) inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame for becoming the first three-time mark against Army winner in the javelin throw at the famed event.