• 2007 Seventh Place NCAA Women’s Finish • 12 Men’s Top-Ten NCAA Finishes • 32 Big Sky Coach of the Year Honors • • 2007 Big Sky Conference Women’s Champions • Seven 2007 All-Region Selections • Three 2007 All-Americans • • 17 BSC Men’s Individual Champions • 2008 NAU Cross Country • 13 BSC Women’s Individual Champions • • Five Women’s Top-Ten NCAA Finishes • Nine 2007 All•Conference Selections • 42 Cross Country All-Americans • • 18 BSC Men’s Team Championships • 2007 Fourth Place NCAA Men’s Finish • 2007 Big Sky Conference Men’s Champions • NORTHERN ARIZONA QUICK FACTS 2008 NAU CROSS COUNTRY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ................................................................Flagstaff, Ariz. Quick Facts................................................................................1 Elevation ....................................................................7,000 feet Season Recap and Outlook ......................................................2 Enrollment ......................................................................21,325 2007 Season Results ................................................................3 Founded..............................................................................1899 Director J.W. Hardy ..................................................................4 Nickname................................................................Lumberjacks Head Coach Eric Heins ..............................................................5 Colors..........................................................Blue, Gold and Sage 2008 Men’s Roster....................................................................6 Affiliation............................................................NCAA Division I Men’s Team Biographies ....................................................7-10 Conference ......................................................................Big Sky McNeill, Ashkettle, Bostrom ............................................7 President ......................................................Dr. John D. Haeger Fruin, Estrada, Pedersen, Killian ......................................8 Athletic Director ..........................................................Jim Fallis Lynch, Gilna, Lopez, Liston ..............................................9 Associate AD/SWA ........................................Maria Bruggeman Belus, Kloer, Threw, Holbrook ........................................10 Associate AD/Compliance ..............................Jared Bruggeman The Big Sky Conference ..........................................................11 Academic Coordinator ..............................................Pam Lowie Men’s Big Sky History..............................................................12 Faculty Athletic Representitive ....................Dr. Wayne Sjoberg Women’s Big Sky Histroy ........................................................13 University Web Site ..............................................www.nau.edu 2008 Women’s Roster ............................................................14 Women’s Team Biographies ..............................................15-19 CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION Pohl, Leutert, Rojas ........................................................15 Director of Cross Country and Head Track and Field Coach Codd, Hancock ..............................................................16 ..................................................................................J.W. Hardy Devine, Griggs, Lawrence, Burton..................................17 Head Coach ................................................................Eric Heins Rhoades, Krehlik, Michaels ............................................18 E-mail..........................................................eric.heins@nau.edu Mielke, Lane, Bertuzzi, Hill, Shea, Jones, Stoner, Whitney Office Phone ......................................................(928) 523-5659 ......................................................................................19 Assistant Coaches ......................Seth Watkins, Andrew Carlson George Kyte Classic ................................................................20 Home Course ..........................................................Buffalo Park NCAA Histroy ..........................................................................21 2007 Men’s Results Center for High Altitude Training............................................22 Big Sky..........................................................................First NAU Mountain Campus ..........................................................23 Mountain Region........................................................Third NAU and Athletics Administration ....................................24-25 NCAA........................................................................Fourth NAU Athletics Staff..................................................................26 2007 Women’s Results 2007-08 NAU Athletics Review ..............................................27 Big Sky..........................................................................First Flagstaff and Phoenix..............................................................28 Mountain Region ....................................................Second NCAA......................................................................Seventh Media guide written and designed by Nate Silva, with editorial assistance from Steve Shaff and Karen Auerbach. Photography by Ian Johnson, Erik Pedersen, Rebekah Parsons, Kirby Lee, and Steve Shaff. Printing by DuMont MEDIA RELATIONS Printing, Fresno, Calif. Media guide written and designed by Nate Silva, Cross Country Contact ................................................Nate Silva with editorial assistance from Steve Shaff and Karen Auerbach. Photography by Ian Johnson, Erik Pedersen, Rebekah Parsons, Kirby Lee, E-Mail ................................................................nrs46@nau.edu and Steve Shaff. Printing by DuMont Printing, Fresno, Calif. Office Phone ......................................................(928) 523-1017 Office Fax............................................................(928) 523-6793 Cell Phone ..........................................................(928) 221-1397 Assistant AD/Media Relations Director ....................Steve Shaff Assistant Director..............................................Karen Auerbach Mailing Address ..................................................P.O. Box 15400 ....................................................(Overnight: 1 Skydome Drive) ............................................................Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5400 Athletics Web Site..................................www.nauathletics.com 2008 NAU Cross Country -1- www.nauathletics.com 17 BSC Men’s Individual Champions • 15 BSC Women’s Team Championships • 13 BSC Women’s Individual Champions 2007 Seventh Place NCAA Women’s Finish • 12 Men’s Top-Ten NCAA Finishes • 32 Big Sky Coach of the Year Honors 2007 Big Sky Conference Women’s Champions • Three 2007 All-Americans • Seven 2007 All-Region Selections Five Women’s Top-Ten NCAA Finishes • Nine 2007 All•Conference Selections • 42 Cross Country All-Americans 18 BSC Men’s Team Championships • 2007 Fourth Place NCAA Men’s Finish • 2007 Big Sky Conference Men’s Champions 2007 RECAP & 2008 OUTLOOK The 2007 cross country season ended in historic fashion for the The men's team will be led from the top this season, with three Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks as both the men's and key returners figuring to keep scores low. Heins explained, "We the women's teams finished in the top seven at the NCAA have three very solid front runners for this 2008 team in David Championships for the first time in school history. In Terre McNeill, Ben Ashkettle, and Morten Bostrom. I look for them to Haute, Ind., the men's team finished fourth, led by All- be the leaders of this team." McNeill returns for his sophomore Americans Lopez Lomong (third overall) and David McNeill (10th cross country season after being the only underclassman to fin- overall), their highest finish since the 2003 squad took third. ish in the top 10 in the nation in 2007. Bostrom finished third The women were led by Ilsa Paulson (30th overall) to a seventh for the Lumberjacks at the NCAA Championships last year, while place finish in the team competition. Their mark was the team's Ashkettle was NAU's fifth scorer as a freshman. best since taking third in 1991. Also returning for the men are senior John Killain, who has plen- After coming up short in 2006, NAU restored order to the Big Sky ty of big race experience, and a herd of sophomores in Jason Conference in capturing both titles in 2007. The men placed all Pedersen, Eric Lynch, Simon Gilna, and Cameron Liston who sit five scorers in the top 10 for a final score of just 22 points. The high on the depth chart. Fresh faces in Flagstaff include trans- women were nearly as dominant with 33 points as their top five fers Mark Fruin and Enrique Lopez, and freshman Diego Estrada. runners finished in the top 11 positions. At the meet, nine Lumberjacks were awarded with All-Big Sky Team honors, and Heins feels that the women's line-up will parallel the men's in a first-year head coach Eric Heins was named the Big Sky Coach of handful of ways. "Like the men, I believe that we have three the Year. very good front runners in Astrid Leurtet, Nell Rojas, and new- comer Veronica Pohl. With these three running to their poten- Over