Northern Arizona LUMBErjacks 2013 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE SHRADER • TOWNSEND • ZIENASELLASSIE • JUMBO • MCELROY Lumberjacks THIS IS NAU CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach Eric Heins Assistant Coach Leah Rosenfeld 2013 Northern Arizona Cross Country Schedule Sept. 7 • GEORGE KYTE INVITE Flagstaff, Ariz. Sept. 20 • Dave Murray Invitational Tucson, Ariz. Sept. 28 • Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater, OK Oct. 19 • (Men) Adidas Wisconsin Invitational Madison, Wis. Oct. 19 • (Women) Adidas Wisconsin Invitational Madison, Wis. Nov. 2 • Big Sky Championships Bozeman, Mont. Nov. 15 • NCAA Mountain Regional Championships Ogden, Utah Nov. 23 • NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. Feb. 4 • USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TBD 1 #NAUTakeover Table of Contents Quick Facts ............................................. 3 B Media Information ................................. 4 Season Outlook ...................................... 7 Roster ...................................................... 9 R Season Notes, ....................................... 10 S Head Coach Eric Heins ........................ 11 Assistant Coach Leah Rosenfeld ......... 13 I Men’s Bios ............................................. 16 H Incoming Men ....................................... 23 Women’s Bios ....................................... 25 A Incoming Women ................................. 32 R Year in Review ..................................... 34 Season Results ...................................... 35 All -Time Big Sky Resullts . ................. 38 N All-Time Mtn Region Results . ............ 41 A All-Time NCAA Results ...................... 44 George Kyte Classic ............................ 48 NAU All-Americans ............................. 49 D Univ President John Haeger ................ 50 Vice President Lisa Campos.. .............. 51 E R • 15th at 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships • 2012 All-American • 2012 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Champion Lumberjacks UNIVERSITY Information MEDIA Information Location....................................................................................Flagstaff, Ariz. Graduate Assistant, Communications Cross Country Contact .......... Founded .................................................................................................1899 ......................................................................................... Durant Harvin 4th Enrollment (statewide) .................................................................... 26,002 Office Phone ........................................................................928-523-1017 Nickname ..................................................................................Lumberjacks Fax ...........................................................................................928-523-6793 Mascot ................................................................................................... Louie E-Mail ............................................................................. [email protected] Colors ........................................................................ Blue, Gold and Sage Mailing Address ...................................................................P.O. Box 15400 Conference .........................................................................................Big Sky ......................................................................................... Flagstaff, AZ 86001 President ........................................................................... Dr. John Haeger .........................................................................(Overnight: 1 Skydome Dr.) VP of Intercollegiate Athletics ......................................Dr. Lisa Campos Website .................................................................. www.nauathletics.com coaching staff Head Coach..................................................................................Eric Heins Alma Mater ........................................................................ Cincinnati, 1999 Seasons at NAU .......................................................................................... 7 Assistant Coach ..................................................................Leah Rosenfeld Alma Mater ....................................................................... Penn State, 2010 GRADUATE ASSISTANT ..................................................AARON IAUN ALMA MATER................................................. EASTERN ILLINOIS, 2011 TEAM Information Men Returning ........................................................................................... 10 Men Incoming ............................................................................................... 5 Women Returning .................................................................................... 11 Women Incoming ....................................................................................... 5 2012 Big Sky Rank (Men’s) ..................................................................... 1st 2012 National Rank (Men’s) ..................................................................4th 2012 Big Sky Rank (Women’s) ............................................................. 3rd 2012 National Rank (Women’s)..........................................................N/A 2013 NAU Cross Country Media Guide Guide and Cover Design Photography The 2013 NAU Cross Country Media Guide Denise Thompson David Slipher, Preston Trauscht and members was designed and produced by the NAU of the Athletic Communications department. Athletic Communications Department in Contributors Flagstaff, Ariz., using Adobe InDesign and Denise Thompson, Stayson Isobe, Durant Adobe Photoshop. Harvin, Steven Gonzalez and previous NAU Athletics Communications staff members. The guide was printed by NAU Athletic Communications 3 #NAUTakeover 2013 Northern Arizona Cross Country Media Policy and Procedures The athletics communications office is located in the press box on west side of the Walkup Skydome. The phone number is (928) 523- 6792 while the fax number is 523-6793. MEDIA OPPORTUNITY Head coach Eric is available upon request through the athletic communications office. Individual players may be requested through the athletic communications office also. Special requests for availability may be made to the athletics communications office. INTERVIEW POLICY All player interviews must be coordinated through the athletics communications office at least one day in advance. No inter- views or photo shoots will be conducted without prior clearance. Out-of-town media should contact the athletics communications office to make arrangements for phone interviews. Players are also available for interviews after practice, and, if prior arrangements have been made, before practice. The NAU locker room and training rooms are closed. Heins’ INTERVIEWS Eric Heins and his staff are generally available for interviews upon request. Contact Durant Harvin in the athletics communica- tions office to coordinate all interviews with head coach Eric Heins. Credentials may be requested for the season or on a per-meet basis. All requests should be submitted to the athletics communications office @NAUAthletics 4 Lumberjacks 5 #NAUTakeover 2013 Northern Arizona Cross Country @NAUAthletics 6 Lumberjacks Season Outlook A Winning Tradition. This Lumberjack teams have their work cut out for them ence from the likes of Shrader and junior Matt McElroy, as to improve on last year’s success. With the men’s team well as young talent from the likes of sophomores Futsum coming off a sixth consecutive Big Sky Conference cross Zienasellassie and Nathan Weitz. country championship, finishing the season ranked fourth in the country and the women’s team jumping from being Top to bottom this group is capable of winning any meet ranked seventh in the Big Sky Conference to finishing last they compete in. The Lumberjacks were voted unani- season ranked third, the bar has been set pretty high for mously by the coaches in the league to repeat as Big Sky NAU cross country. Conference champions, garnering all 11 first place votes. The NAU men won the 2012 Big Sky Championship in con- Reigning Big Sky Coach of the Year Eric Heins returns an vincing fashion taking the first (Shrader), second (McElroy) exciting group of talented runners that will look to build and third (Zienasellassie) spots. The rest of the Big Sky off last season’s success. Senior Brian Shrader, a 2012 Conference will have its work cut out for them if the men of All-American, will be the leader for the NAU men as he NAU are to be defeated. looks to continue his success after placing 15th in last year’s NCAA Cross Country Championships. The women’s Former graduate assistant now full time assistant coach side faces the challenge of replacing their leader Rochelle Leah Rosenfeld will take on the responsibility of coaching Kanuho. This year’s team will be led by a group of capa- the NAU women this season. Rosenfeld will have a mixture ble sophomores, Caroline Hogardh, Rolonda Jumbo and of both new and old faces this upcoming season. Melanie Townsend. These ladies are expected to be the front runners for this year’s women’s team. The 2013 NAU After a rough season in 2011 the ladies were able to cross country schedule is one that will test just how good bounce back with an encouraging year and will look to this team is. continue their climb to the top of the Big Sky Conference. Picked to finish second in the preseason coaches’ poll, the “I am very excited about this schedule,” said Heins.