2017 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 1 BILL SUDECK INVITATIONAL SEPTEMBER 9 DETROIT TITAN INVITATIONAL SEPTEMBER 23 LOCK HAVEN INVITATIONAL 2017 URSULINE ARROWS CROSS COUNTRY COUNTRY CROSS ARROWS URSULINE 2017 SEPTEMBER 29 ALL-OHIO CHAMPIONSHIPS OCTOBER 7 LAKE ERIE STORM INVITE OCTOBER 21 G-MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS NOVEMBER 4 NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL NOVEMBER 18 NCAA NATIONALS QUICK FACTS 2017 SEASON OUTLOOK City / Zip ..........................................................Pepper PIke, Ohio /6,205 Founded / Enrollment ...........................................................1871/ 1,300 Nickname ......................................................................................Arrows Ursuline will return a talented group along with a strong School Colors .......................................................................Blue & Gold incoming class of freshman and transfers for the 2017 Affiliation ........................................................................NCAA Division II Conference .......................................................................Great Midwest season that begins in September. President ..............................................................Sr. Christine De Vinne Athletic Director ..............................................................Cindy McKnight Junior Chelsea Edwards returns after a strong debut season Faculty Athletic Representative ................................. Dr. Lynn Ulatowski Head Athletic Trainer ....................................................Catherine Rooke with the Arrows in 2016. Edwards season was highlighted Athletic Dept. Phone ..........................................................440.646.8308 by a 20th place finish at the G-MAC Championships last Athletics Website ............................................. www.ursulinearrows.com October with a time of 24:55.1. Twitter...............................................................@UCArrowsXCTF Instagram.........................................................@UCArrowsXCTF The Arrows will also lean heavily on junior Ashley Pucella Coaching Staff along with sophomore Amanda Schwartz both who had Head Coach .......................................................Alaric Best (3rd season) strong 2016 campaigns. Alma Mater ............................................University of New Haven / 2010 Phone ................................................................................440.636.8315 A strong recruiting class that features three incoming Assistant Coach ............................................Stacey Baron (2nd season) Alma Mater / Year ......................................................... Davenport/ 2013 freshman along with a junior college transfer provide Ursuline with depth heading into 2017. 2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER The Arrows schedule is once again filled with competitve meets with some of the top performers in the Midwest Region. Natalie Applegate Freshman Bowling Green, OH. After opening the season at the Sudeck Invitational, the Maria Curren Junior Marion, OH. Arrows will travel to Detroit and Lock Haven in Sep- 2017 URSULINE ARROWS CROSS COUNTRY COUNTRY CROSS ARROWS URSULINE 2017 Chelsea Edwards Junior Spring Valley, NY. tember before wrapping up the month with the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville. Sarah Guerry Freshman Fairview Pakr, OH. Ursuline will compete at the Lake Erie Storm Invite in Oc- Sarah Hager R-Sophomore Cleveland, OH. tober before the G-MAC Championships on Octber 21. Marcella McHenry Sophomore Pepper Pike, OH. Ashley Pucella Junior Independence, OH. Amanda Schwartz Sophomore Tiffin, OH. Dana Zaccardelli Freshman Independence, OH. Head Coach: Alaric Best (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Stacey Baron HEAD COACH ALARIC BEST Alaric Best was named head cross country/assistant track and field coach in July of 2015. During his first season at the helm of the Ursuline program, freshman Ashley Pucella led the way for the Arrows in every meet during 2015. She currently ranks 6th all time in school history in the 6k. Best came to Pepper Pike from the University of New Haven where he worked with both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams. From 2010 through the end of the 2014-15 academic year, he tutored mid-distance and distance runners at the Division II school located in Connecticut. Best has coached numerous all-conference and all-region award winners. In 2013-14, New Haven track and field had eight student-athletes earn All-America laurels in a program-record seven different events. The cross country and track squads also succeeded academically, as recognized by the USTFCCCA, the Northeast-10 and the University of New Haven. Best competed two years for the Chargers in both cross country and track & field, while being named team captain his senior year. Prior to UNH, he spent two seasons at SUNY Delhi and earned his associate’s degree. While at Delhi, he earned All-America honors in track and field while leading the team to a pair of NJCAA Division III National Championships. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management of Sports Industries and Business Management at UNH in 2010 and earned a Master’s Degree in 2017 URSULINE ARROWS CROSS COUNTRY COUNTRY CROSS ARROWS URSULINE 2017 Labor Relations at New Haven. Best holds a USTFCCCA Endurance Specialist Certification. This summer Best earned his Strength and Conditioning certification through USTFCCCA. Coaching Career Accomplishments Ursuline College 2016 - present Highest National Ranking in program history – Ranked 16th Highest Midwest Region Ranking in program history – 5th 1 National Champion – Janelle Perry, 100m Hurdles 5 NCAA Division II All-America Performers 13 NCAA National Qualifiers 5 All-Midwest Region Athletes 82 Ursuline Track & Field Top-5 performances 34 All-Conference athletes 19 School Records 15 G-MAC Champions 7 All-Time Great Midwest Athletic Conference Record Holders 4 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year 3 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Field Event Athletes of the Year 3 Second Place Finishes at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship Meet 2017 Indoor Track & Field Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2017 Penn Relays Champion in the Heptathlon **Largest recruiting class in school history University of New Haven 4x Women’s Cross Country USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams 5x Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Cross Country and Track & Field performers 57 Track & Field All Northeast 10 Conference Team Performers 10th place finish in Women’s Northeast 10 Cross Country Championship (2011, Best Team Finish) 9x New England Champions Individual qualifiers 15th place finish in the Women’s NCAA Division II Cross Country East Region Championships (2011) assistant coach stacey baron Baron enters her second year at Ursuline as an Assistant Coach for both the Cross Country and Track & Field teams. Prior to Ursuline, she spent a season with Central Michigan University as a Graduate Assistant. While with the Chippewa’s she also coached at Midland-Dow High School where she led eight student-athletes to the MHSAA Division I State Finals during her first year. Baron competed at Davenport University where she earned NAIA All-American honors in the middle distance events. She was also a National Qualifier in cross country. Along with assisting the cross country team this fall, she will work with the short/long hurdles, quarter-milers and jumpers. meet the team ashley pucella junior independence, oh. Personal: Born September 3, 1996 in Independence, Ohio...daughter of Peter and Kay Pucella...has a brother (Adam) and a sister (Amanda)...competed at Indepen- dence High School in both Cross Country & Track..intends to major in Nursing. 2016 Sesason: Finished 27th overall at the Sudeck Invitational last September with a 4K time of 17:42... Ran the 4th fastest 6K time in school history as a freshman at Lock Haven (23:57)... Ran a 28:04 6K time at the G-MAC Championships last October. Performance List (Click To Follow) chelsea edwards junior spring valley, NY Personal: Born January 29, 1995 in Spring Valley New York... daughter of Joan Ed- wards.... has a sister and two brothers... also competes on the track team 2016 Cross Country Season: Finished 7th at the Lock Haven Invitational with a time 2017 URSULINE ARROWS CROSS COUNTRY COUNTRY CROSS ARROWS URSULINE 2017 of 21:05.07... finished in the top 20 at the G-MAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:55.1... Competed at NCAA Midwest Regionals last November and finished with a time of 23:42.11... Currently holds the third fastest 6K times in pro- gram history as well as the fastest 4K time. She also ranks top five in the 5K. Performance List (Click to Follow) maria curren junior marion, oh. Curren competed at Cuyahoga Community College for the past two seasons before transfering to Ursuline this fall. She will also compete on the Track & Field team. Last Indoor season, she was a Region 12 Champion at the NJCAA meet in the 5K. During outdoor season, she was the Region 12 Champion in the 10K with a persoal pest time of 43:20.95. Curren also finished 17th in the 5K at the NJCAA Indoor Championships last year. Her personal best 5K time is 20:07.31. Curren intends to major in Pre-Law at Ursuline. meet the team amanda schwartz sophomore tiffin, oh. Personal: Personal: Born October 9, 1997 in Tiffin, Ohio... daughter of Amy and Randy Schwartz, has three brothers; Andy, Chris and Carl... will double major in psychology and social work. 2016 Sesason: Finished 24th overall in her first career