2012 Cross Country Media Guide

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Table of Contents | Quick Facts ................................1Media Information ....................................................2Head Coach Juli Benson.............................................3Support Staff .............................................................42012 Roster | Roster Breakdown ..............................5Returning Letterwinners ..................................... 6-17Returning Runners............................................. 18-26Newcomers .............................................................272011 Season-in-Review ..................................... 28-292011 Meet-by-Meet Results .............................. 30-31Year-by-Year History (Men) ............................... 32-33

Year-by-Year History (Women) ...............................34All-Americans ..........................................................35Post-Season History........................................... 36-37All-Time Letterwinners ...................................... 38-39Honors and Awards .................................................40Mountain West Conference ....................................41Conference History ............................................ 42-43Year-by-Year MW Finishes ................................ 44-45The Academy Experience ........................................46Senior Leadership ....................................................47Air Force Athletics ............................................. 48-49

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ACADEMY QUICK FACTSLocation ....................................USAF Academy, Colo.Founded ............................................................. 1954Enrollment ......................................................... 4,000Colors ................................................. Blue and SilverNickname ....................................................... FalconsAffiliation ............................................NCAA Division IConference ........................................ Mountain WestSuperintendent ........................Lt Gen Michael GouldDirector of Athletics ........................... Dr. Hans Mueh

CROSS COUNTRY STAFFHead Coach .............................................. Juli BensonEmail .............................. [email protected] Mater ............................ James Madison (1992)Office Phone ......................................... 719.333.3602Office Fax .............................................. 719.333.6569Volunteer Coach .................................Mark Stanforth

MEDIA INFORMATIONCross Country Contact ..........................Valerie PerkinEmail [email protected] Phone ......................................... 719.333.8286Office Fax .............................................. 719.333.3798

QUICK FACTS

The 2012 Air Force Cross Country Media Guide was designed, written and edited by assistant athletic media relations director Valerie Perkin. Editorial assistance provided by the athletic media relations staff. Photos taken by DenMar Photo Service and NCAA Photos, unless otherwise indicated on the image.

2012 AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

Team Captain .....................................Andrew Quallio

2011 MWC Finish ..................................................2nd2011 NCAA Regional Finish ................................... 8th2011 NCAA Championship Finish .......................... n/a

NCAA Participants Returning/Lost ........................ 1/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................... 7/2Newcomers .............................................................13

MEN’S TEAM INFORMATION

Team Captains ................Jen Bremser, Melissa Fuerst

2011 MWC Finish .................................................. 4th2011 NCAA Regional Finish ................................. 13th2011 NCAA Championship Finish .......................... n/a

NCAA Participants Returning/Lost ........................ n/aLetterwinners Returning/Lost ............................... 5/2Newcomers ...............................................................3

WOMEN’S TEAM INFORMATION

DATE MEET LOCATION COURSE HOST SCHOOL TIMEAug. 31 at Colorado State Open Fort Collins, Colo. Hughes Stadium Course Colorado State 6:00 p.m.Sept. 15 at Woody Greeno Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Pioneers Park Nebraska 10:00 a.m.Sept. 29 at Rim Rock Classic Lawrence, Kan. Rim Rock Farms Kansas 9:00 a.m.Sept. 29 at Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Buffalo Ranch XC Course Colorado 9:00 a.m.Oct. 6 at Metro State Invitational Denver, Colo. Washington Park Metro State 10:00 a.m.Oct. 13 at Pre-Nationals Louisville, Ky. E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Louisville 9:30 a.m.Oct. 26 at Mountain West Championships Las Vegas, Nev. Silver Bowl Park UNLV 10:00 a.m.Nov. 9 at NCAA Regional Championships Fort Collins, Colo. Collindale Golf Course Colorado State 12:00 p.m.Nov. 17 at NCAA National Championships Louisville, Ky. E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Louisville 12:00 p.m.

2012 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

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MEDIA INFORMATION

Associate Athletic Director | Communications ..................................Troy GarnhartAssistant Athletic Director | Media Relations ........................................ Dave TollerAssistant Media Relations Director .....................................................Nick ArseniakAssistant Media Relations Director ......................................................... Jerry CrossAssistant Media Relations Director ............................................. Melissa McKeownAssistant Media Relations Director ....................................................Valerie PerkinGraphics Coordinator ................................................................. Madeline McGuireBraodcast Executive Producer ............................................................. Brian JermanTelevision Production Assistant .......................................................... Adam Parker

Mailing Address ................................................................... 2169 Field House Drive........................................................................................ USAF Academy, CO 80840Office Phone ....................................................................................... 719.333.2313Office Fax ............................................................................................ 719.333.3798Website .....................................................................www.GoAirForceFalcons.com

Cross County Contact .........................................................................Valerie PerkinEmail ................................................................................valerie.perkin@usafa.eduOffice Phone ....................................................................................... 719.333.8286Cell Phone .......................................................................................... 719.440.5315

AIR FORCE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

Visit the official Air Force athletic website - GoAirForceFalcons.com - for the most up-to-date information regarding the Falcons’ cross country team and all 27 Air Force sports. Results, statistics, rosters, cadet-athlete bios, previews, features, in-terviews and meet recaps can be found on the team page.

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Media Contact ...................................................................................... Judy WillsonEmail .....................................................................................jwillson@themwc.comOffice Phone ....................................................................................... 719.488.4052Website ......................................................................................www.themwc.com

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INTERVIEW REQUESTS: Interviews with Air Force coaches and athletes must be arranged through Valerie Perkin in the Air Force Athletic Media Relations Office at 719.333.8286 or at [email protected]. All requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the desired interview time.

WORKING PRESS CREDENTIALS: Press and photo credentials for media can be obtained by contacting Valerie Perkin, assistant athletic media relations director. Requests should be made at least one day prior to the event.

CONTACTING ATHLETES: The private phone numbers and email addresses of Air Force cadet-athletes will not be issued to the media. The cadet-athletes have been instructed not to accept calls from any members of the media within prior notifica-tion from the athletic media relations office.

MEDIA GUIDE: The 2012 cross country media guide is produced as a source of information for the media. Other materials may be obtained by contacting the media relations office ...719.333.8286 or [email protected].

MEDIA GUIDELINES

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HEAD COACH JULI BENSON

Juli Benson, the 2010 Mountain West Coach of the Year, is entering her fourth season as the head coach for the Air Force cross country team. In addition to her duties coaching cross country, Benson is an assistant coach for the track and field team, working exclusively with the middle distance and distance runners.

Last season, Benson coached the men to a runner-up finish in the team standings at the MW Championships and four all-conference honors. Jeremy Drenckhahn placed second at the MW meet, while Jim Walmsley, who also nabbed all-region distinction, placed fifth to earn all-MW first-team accolades, while Isaiah Bragg and Andrew Quallio finished within the

top 15 for second-team distinction. On the women’s side, all-MW selection Melissa Fuerst became just the second member of the women’s team to place within the top 10 at a conference meet, as she paced Air Force to a fourth-place team finish.

Benson was honored as the coach of the year by the Mountain West Conference after guiding the men’s team to a third-place finish at the 2010 conference cham-pionships and two all-conference selections, including runner-up placement by senior Justin Tyner. The men finished fifth at the NCAA Regional Championships, while Tyner and Drenckhahn advanced to the national championship meet. On the women’s side, Katherine Ward claimed the first all-region and all-conference honors for the women’s program since 2005.

In 2009, Benson coached Tyner to the Falcons’ first appearance at the NCAA Cham-pionships since 2007. Highlighted by a pair of all-league runners in Tyner and then-senior Zach Nordahl, the men placed third at the conference championships. With four of the five scoring runners finished within the top 30, the women’s squad fin-ished fourth for its best placement at the conference meet since the 2004 season.

The success of the Falcons’ distance program has carried into the track season.

The men’s distance and middle distance runners helped the Falcons capture their first-ever Mountain West titles at both the indoor and outdoor championship meets. Junior Alex Lindsay won the 800-meter title at the MW Outdoor Cham-pionships, while classmates Matt Caldwell and Lance Wolfsmith helped Air Force to a conference title in the distance medley relay. Sophomore Zach Perkins also claimed all-conference honors in the 1500-meter run, while Quallio qualified to the NCAA West Preliminary in the 10,000-meter run.

On the women’s side, senior Morgan Mosby became Air Force’s first individual conference champion in a running event, as she won the 1500-meter title at the MW Outdoor Championships That came less than three months after she and Fuerst, who earned all-MW honors with a third-place finish in the 1500, helped the Falcons’ distance medley relay team to their first conference championship title with an Academy-record performance at the MW Indoor Championships. Mosby also set the Academy record in the 1500-meter run and qualified with Fuerst to the NCAA West Preliminary Meet, while classmate Jen Bremser set a new program standard in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Benson came to the Academy following a three-year stint at George Mason Univer-sity, where she served as the men’s middle distance coach and recruiting coordina-tor. While with the Patriots, Benson was instrumental in improving the placement of the men’s cross country team at the Colonial Athletic Association Champion-ships from ninth to second in just two seasons.

Prior to her time at GMU, she spent five years as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field team at Georgetown University. During her tenure with the Hoyas, over 20 athletes earned All-America status. In addition, the dis-tance program was consistently ranked among the nation’s top-10.

One of her Georgetown runners, Chris Lukezic, won the USA Junior National Cham-pionship in the 1500-meter run and finished fourth in that event at the 2004 Olym-pic Trials. She also guided Treniere Clement to a runner-up performance in the 1500-meter run at the 2004 NCAA Championships.

Benson began her coaching career as the head coach of the women’s cross country team at her alma mater, James Madison University, in 1993. During her four-year tenure, she helped lead the Dukes to their first-ever CAA Championship. In addi-tion, she served as an assistant coach for the track and field team.

She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from James Madison in 1992. She also obtained a master’s degree in sports administration and exercise science from JMU in 1996. A four-year letterwinner with the Dukes, she was an NCAA All-American in the 1500-meter run during the 1992 season. In 2002, Benson was inducted into the JMU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Benson, who spent seven years as a competitor for Asics Tiger Corporation (1993-94) and Reebok International (1994-00), served as an assistant women’s coach for the 2007 U.S. World Championship Team that competed in Osaka, Japan, and as the junior women’s coach for the 2003 U.S. Cross Country Team that captured its highest finish ever at the World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Benson is currently the personal coach to Jennifer (Barringer) Simpson, who claimed the gold medal in the 1500-meter run at the 2011 World Outdoor Champi-onships and competed in that event at the 2012 Olympic Games. She also coached Tyner, Houseworth and Matt Williams, during their tenure as members of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP).

She has also served as a coach to Kevin Sullivan, who set new Canadian records in the indoor and outdoor 3000-meter events and finished 13th at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships, and Lukezic, who finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and clocked the seventh-fastest 1500-meter time ever in a U.S. outdoor performance. In addition, Benson served as a consultant to Alan Webb, who was ranked No. 1 in the 1500 meters during that time.

An accomplished runner in her own right, Benson represented the United States in the 1500-meter run during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She is a two-time silver medalist in the 1500 at the World Student Games and a gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Atlanta Gran Prix. She also earned a bronze medal in the mile of the 1997 Gran Prix Final. Benson was elected to the U.S. Women’s Track and Field Coaches Association Advisory Board and as a representative for USATF Women’s High Performance (middle distance running).

She was married in July 2009 to Robert Benson, the associate head football coach and defensive coordinator at The Colorado School of Mines. The couple resides in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

JULI BENSONHead Coach | Fourth Season | James Madison (1992) | James Madison (1996)

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SUPPORT STAFF

Mark Stanforth returns to the Air Force track and field program for his third season as a vol-unteer coach. Stanforth, who retired in 2007 after serving 15 years as the head coach of the cross country and associate head coach of the track and field team, will assist the current Fal-cons’ middle distance and distance runners.

The highlights for the men’s cross country program during Stanforth’s 15 years include three top-16 NCAA finishes between 2000 and 2004, topped by an eighth-place finish in 2003. When the Falcons qualified for the NCAA Divi-sion I championship in 2000, it marked a unique coaching distinction for Stanforth - his teams had qualified for the national cross country

championship in every collegiate division: NJCAA, NAIA and NCAA Divisions I, II and III. The Falcons won three conference championships, were conference runners-up six times and finished outside the top three only once in that 15 year span. Stanforth was selected by his peers as the conference coach of the year four times.

Stanforth led the women’s cross country team during their transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. In his first four years, the Falcon women competed in Divi-sion II and qualified for the NCAA championships each year with program-high finishes of sixth place in both 1992 and 1995. In 1996, the Academy women’s programs moved to Division I. In 1999, the Falcons started a string of five consecu-tive third-place MWC conference finishes, the only upper division finishes by any Falcon women’s program in Division I.

Individually, athletes with whom Stanforth worked with earned All-America hon-ors 10 times in track and field and six times in cross country. He coached 26 indi-vidual conference champions on the track and one in cross country. His teams also earned national all-academic honors nine times.

Prior to coaching at the Academy, Stanforth coached one year at his alma mater, the University of South Dakota/Springfield, seven years at Glendale (Ariz.) Com-munity College and five years at the University of California, San Diego, in addition to one year as a graduate assistant at Northern State (S.D.) University.

Stanforth and his wife, Pat, have two sons, Nicholas and Daniel.

MARK STANFORTHVolunteer Assistant Coach | Third Season | South Dakota-Springfi eld (1972)

AT ACADEMY: Entering second year as a man-ager for the Air Force cross country team…also serves as a manager for the track and field program…received the team’s Ernie Cuncliffe Manager Award.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Millident Farqu-har…father graduated from the Academy in 1980 and currently teaches in the MSS depart-ment…goes by Johnny…“comes from a long line of John Farquhars”…nickname is “Lord”…has one younger sister, Kirsten, and one younger brother, Luke…majoring in military strategic studies…future plans include becoming a pilot…named to the Athletic Director’s List for excel-lence in athletic performance…also named to

the Commandant’s List for excellence in military performance…served as Element Leader and Safety Clerk…Section Marcher runner-up…spent the summer in Russia with the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program (CSLIP)…also “took in the sights and sounds” of Altus AFB, Okla., during Operation Air Force…hobbies include running, swimming and managing…attended Rampart High School…participated at the state championships for cross country and track all four years…served as vice-president of the National Honor Society...member of Cadet Squadron 23.

JOHN FARQUHARCadet Manager | Second Season | Junior

AT ACADEMY: Entering third year as a manager of the Air Force cross country team…also serves as a manager for the track and field team…two-time recipient of the track and field team’s Ernie Cuncliffe Manager Award…voted as a team captain for the track and field program during the 2012-13 season.

PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Patti Feeney…nickname is “Doc”…has one older brother, Austin…also has one younger brother, Tate…majoring in economics…futures plans include becoming a pilot…served as First Sergeant, MTE and Combat Skills Squadron Commander…spent part of the summer as a Cadet Intern with the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C.…hob-

bies include managing, running, hockey and watching baseball…attended Chelsea High School…member of Cadet Squadron 28.

RILEY FEENEYCadet Manager | Third Season | Senior

OTHER SUPPORT STAFF

Lt Kelly Heinbaugh, Director of Operations for Cross Country/Track and Field (Second Season) | Elizabeth Staab, Cadet Manager (Second Season) | Valerie Perkin, Sports Information Director (Ninth Season) | Jenny Simpson, Volunteer Assistant Coach (Second Season)


2012 CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

MEN’S TEAM YR HT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL | PREVIOUS SCHOOLTed Artz Sr. 6-1 Indian Harbor Beach, Fla. SatelliteSean Bapty Fr. 5-11 Albuquerque, N.M. La CuevaMatt Bell Sr. 6-2 Denver, Colo. George WashingtonIsaiah Bragg Jr. 6-3 West Liberty, Ohio Emmanuel ChristianDan Caddigan Fr. 5-9 Oak Lawn, Ill. Brother RiceMatthieu Caldwell Jr. 6-0 Centennial, Colo. Smoky HillGrant Caswell Fr. 6-0 Denver, Colo. Cherry CreekZack Christenson So. 6-0 Safety Harbor, Fla. Countryside | USAFA Prep SchoolRiley Coates So. 5-8 Rapid City, S.D. StevensPatrick Corona Fr. 5-9 Fairfield, Conn. Fairfield College Preparatory SchoolJeremy Drenckhahn Sr. 5-7 Plymouth, Minn. WayzataCarl Eifert Jr. 6-0 Peachtree City, Ga. McIntoshEvan Fortney Fr. 5-10 Denver, Colo. Faith ChristianCarson Fugal Jr. 5-9 Park City, Utah Park CityJake Hawkins Jr. 5-8 Derry, N.H. Pinkerton AcademyAndrew Hood Fr. 5-6 Franklin, Mass. FranklinAlex Lindsay Jr. 6-0 Rochester, Mich. Rochester Adams | Northwestern PrepChristopher Madaffari Fr. 5-8 Norwalk, Conn. Brien McMahonNolan Mayhew Fr. 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo. Cheyenne Mountain | Texas A&MKevin Mihalik Fr. 6-1 San Diego, Calif. Rancho BernardoElliot Myers So. 6-1 Yorba Linda, Calif. EsperanzaGage Owens Sr. 6-1 McAllister, Mont. EnnisGavin Owens Jr. 6-2 McAllister, Mont. EnnisSeth Pelletier Sr. 6-0 Wells, Maine Home SchoolCasey Peloquin Fr. 5-7 Gig Harbor, Wash. Gig HarborCharlie Perkins Jr. 5-11 Alameda, Calif. AlamedaZach Perkins So. 6-4 Alameda, Calif. Alameda | USAFA Prep SchoolAndrew Quallio ** Sr. 5-6 Jacksonville, Fla. Zama American (Japan)Tanner Ruhl Fr. 5-9 Aurora, Colo. Smoky HillDaniel Shellhouse Fr. 6-0 Kingwood, Texas KingwoodStone Shoaf Fr. 6-0 Alamogordo, N.M. AlamogordoLance Wolfsmith Jr. 6-1 Morgan Hill, Calif. Ann Sobrato | USAFA Prep School

WOMEN’S TEAM YR HT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOLJen Bremser ** Sr. 5-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. Sand CreekHeather Connick So. 5-6 Pembroke, Mass. PembrokeAdrianna Dong Jr. 5-4 Phoenix, Ariz. North CanyonTaylor Drolshagen So. 5-1 Muskego, Wis. MuskegoAnnette Eichenberger Jr. 5-10 West Chicago, Ill. West ChicagoRebecca Esselstein So. 5-7 Dayton, Ohio Archbishop AlterHannah Everson Fr. 5-9 Colorado Springs, Colo. LibertyMelissa Fuerst ** Sr. 5-2 Blue Springs, Mo. Blue SpringsKate Kanetzky Sr. 5-7 Buda, Texas Jack C. HaysMorgan Mosby Sr. 5-4 Evergreen, Colo. MullenAnna Olesinski Fr. 5-9 Roswell, N.M. RoswellMarie Rossillon So. 5-5 Albuquerque, N.M. EldoradoEmily Wagemaker Fr. 5-3 Topeka, Kan. Topeka

HEAD COACH: Juli Benson (Fourth Season)VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Mark Stanforth (Third Season) | Jenny Simpson (Second Season)

MEN’S MANAGERS: John Farquhar (Second Season) | Riley Feeney (Third Season)WOMEN’S MANAGER: Elizabeth Staab (Second Season)

** denotes team captain

CLASS YEAR | RANK ......................M ....... W .......TSeniors | C1C ..................................6 ......... 4 ....... 10Juniors | C2C ...................................9 ......... 2 ....... 11Sophomores | C3C ...........................4 ......... 4 ......... 8Freshmen | C4C ..............................13 ....... 3 ....... 16

STATE .............................................M ....... W .......TColorado ...........................................6 ......... 3 ......... 9California ..........................................5 ..................... 5New Mexico......................................2 ......... 2 ......... 4Florida ..............................................3 ..................... 3Connecticut ......................................2 ..................... 2Illinois ...............................................1 ......... 1 ......... 2Massachusetts ..................................1 ......... 1 ......... 2Montana ...........................................2 ..................... 2Ohio ..................................................1 ......... 1 ......... 2Texas ................................................1 ......... 1 ......... 2Arizona ......................................................... 1 ......... 1Georgia .............................................1 ..................... 1Kansas........................................................... 1 ......... 1Maine ...............................................1 ..................... 1Michigan ...........................................1 ..................... 1Minnesota ........................................1 ..................... 1Missouri ........................................................ 1 ......... 1New Hampshire ................................1 ..................... 1South Dakota ....................................1 ..................... 1Utah ..................................................1 ..................... 1Washington ......................................1 ..................... 1Wisconsin ..................................................... 1 ......... 1

Ted Artz ................................................................ artsJen Bremser ............................................... bremm-sirRiley Coates ........................................................coatsJeremy Drenckhahn .............................. drenk-haah-nAnnette Eichenberger .......................... ike-en-burgerCarl Eifert ....................................................... eye-furtRebecca Esselstein ................................ ess-elle-stineHannah Everson ...................................... eee-ver-sonMelissa Fuerst ......................................................firstEvan Fortney ............................................... fort-kneeCarson Fugal .................................................. few-gullChristopher Madaffari .......................mah-dah-far-eeKevin Mihalik ......................................... muh-haul-ickSeth Pelletier ........................................ pelleh-tee-airAndrew Quallio ......................................... kwal-ee-ohTanner Ruhl ..........................................................rule

ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS

ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE

PRONUNCIATION

MEN’S TEAM ROSTER

WOMEN’S TEAM ROSTER

COACHING STAFF

CADET MANAGERS


RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

JUNIOR (2011): Competed in four competitions…was the Falcons’ top finisher at the Rocky Mountain Shootout…placed 27th with a time of 27:20…also competed in 8K races at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:34, 53rd) and at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (26:37, 253rd)…also participated in the Rust-Buster Invitational, placing 32nd in the 6K race with a time of 19:40…academic all-conference selec-tion…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in four meets…opened the season with a 46th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational (20:56, 6000-meter distance)…clocked an 8K time of 27:56 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (133rd)…also competed at the Rocky Mountain Shootout (28:33, 140th) and Tiger Invitational (season-best 26:41, 72nd)…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in the first two meets of the season...MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Satellite High School...all-conference and all-state selection in track...graduated with a 4.0 un-weighted grade-point-average...was active in schools’ science research and music programs.

PERSONAL: Full name is Edward James Artz...goes by Ted...son of Edward and Barbara Artz...has one older sister, Alice...majoring in aeronautical engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot or an engineer...hobbies include running and flying...has a commercial pilot’s license...has played the viola in orchestra for eight years...member of Cadet Squadron 07.

TED ARTZSenior | 6-1 | Indian Harbor Beach, Fla. | Satellite High School

TOP MARKS

8K Distance ....................................26:33.5 (2011)10K Distance ....................................................n/a



JUNIOR (2011): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Champion-ships…finished 30th at the conference meet with a time of 26:28…recorded a sea-son-best time of 25:35 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (203rd)…finished third at the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational after posting a 6K time of 18:48…also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing 87th with a five-mile time of 25:19…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in two meets…opened the season with a 10th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational…clocked a 6K time of 18:59 at that race…also competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, clocking an 8K time of 25:10 (111th)…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2009): Ran at the Colorado State Classic…placed 34th with a time of 21:39.50…that time was the Falcons’ best four-mile time of the season…was the squad’s top finisher at that meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: George Washington High School...seven-time letterwinner in track and cross country...earned cross country MVP honors as a sophomore...served as cross country team captain during junior and senior seasons...clocked a personal-best 5K time of 15:27 and a personal-best two-mile time of 9:17...earned an IB diploma.

PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Jacob Bell...goes by Matt...nickname is “Ba-boon”…son of Mark and Judy Bell...has one younger sister, Sally...majoring in en-vironmental engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot…has served as Element Leader, Morale, Welfare and Recreation NCO, Athletic NCO and Athletic Officer…member of the “500 Club”…named to the Superintendent’s List for ex-cellence in military, academic and athletic performance…hobbies include biking, camping, fishing, skiing and hiking…traveled to Nepal over the summer for a two-week Olmsted trip through the Civil Engineering department to help construct bathrooms at a youth hostel in the Himalayas...member of Cadet Squadron 09.

MATTHEW BELLSenior | 6-2 | Denver, Colo. | George Washington High School

TOP MARKS




SOPHOMORE (2011): Earned all-conference honors after placing 14th at the Mountain West Championships…crossed the finish line in 25:45 to help the Fal-cons to a second-place finish in the team standings…posted a season-best 8K time of 25:25 to place 11th at the Woody Greeno Invitational and help Air Force win the team title…also competed in an 8K race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, posting a time of 26:17 (241st)…placed 40th at the NCAA Mountain Region Cham-pionships with a 10K time of 31:39…clocked a five-mile time of 25:13 at the Notre Dame Invitational (78th)…finished 14th at the Rust Buster Invitational with a sea-son-opening 6K time of 19:20.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and regional championships…was one of two Air Force freshmen to compete at the conference meet and the only freshman to compete at the regional championships…placed 30th at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 26:29…finished 75th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10K time of 32:14…opened the season with a 19th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational (20:18, 6000-meter course)…also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:08, 25th), Wisconsin adidas Invitational (25:46, 111th) and Pre-Nationals Meet (25:48, 168th).

HIGH SCHOOL: Emmanuel Christian Academy…2008 Ohio Division III state cham-pion in cross country…2010 state champion in the 3200-meter run with a per-sonal-best time of 9:22.13…finished second in the 1600-meter run at the regional championships with a career-best time of 4:22.07…also competed in wrestling…was a 2008 regional qualifier…member of the National Honor Society…served as student body president…class salutatorian. PERSONAL: Full name is Isaiah Luke Bragg…nickname is “ShoTyme”…son of Dan and Annette Bragg…has one older brother, Josiah…also has two younger brothers, Noah and Micah…majoring in aeronautical engineering…future plans include be-coming a developmental engineer…considers running a gift and his way to glorify God...would like thank his family for everything, “I wouldn’t be here without their support”…clocked the 10th-fastest time in Academy history in the 10,000-meter run during sophomore season…member of Cadet Squadron 32.

ISAIAH BRAGGJunior | 6-3 | West Liberty, Ohio | Emmanuel Chris an High School

TOP MARKS

8K Distance ....................................25:24.7 (2011)10K Distance ..................................31:39.1 (2011)



SENIOR (2012): Team captain.

JUNIOR (2011): Competed in six meets, including the conference and regional championships…finished fourth at the Woody Greeno Invitational, helping the Falcons to a second-place finish in the team-standings…clocked a time of 21:34 at that meet, which ranked second on the team in 2011…placed 21st at the Moun-tain West Championships with a time of 22:17…clocked 22:33 to finish 49th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships…opened the season with a 12th-place finish at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational (14:56)…also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:20, 115th) and the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (22:20, 248th)…academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six races, including the conference and regional championships…placed 45th at the Mountain West Championships with a 6K time of 24:18 (7200 elevation)…finished 70th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Champi-onships with a time of 22:22…posted a season-best 6K time of 22:03 at the Wis-consin adidas Invitational (96th)…that time was the second-fastest on the team…finished 17th (22:59) at the Woody Greeno Invitational…clocked a time of 22:35 at the Pre-Nationals Meet (188th)…opened the season placing 11th (15:58, 4K course) at the Rust Buster Invitational…academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN (2009): Earned the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman award…com-peted in five meets, including the conference and regional championships…was the Falcons’ top finisher at the MWC Championships, finishing 20th with a season-best time of 22:36…that time was ranked fourth on the team…placed 99th at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 23:22…opened the season with a 13th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational (15:45, 4K course)…ranked the Roy Griak Invitational in 24:14 to finish 94th…also competed at the Pre-Nationals Meet, crossing the finish line in 23:27…academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sand Creek High School...Colorado Springs 5A Runner of the Year...top Colorado finisher at the Footlocker Midwest Championship...four-year state qualifier in cross country...three-year state qualifier to the state track meet...placed fifth at the Colorado state cross country championships...school record holder in the 5K (18:07) and two-mile (11:25)...league and regional cross country champion...city two-mile champion...academic all-state first-team selection...Col-orado High School Athletic Association scholarship winner...class valedictorian...graduated with a 4.2 grade point average...member of the National Honor Soci-ety...student council athletic commissioner...Link Leader...Rotary Club champion...selected as the Mayor’s Top-100 Teen...four-year scholar-athlete...three-time Sand Creek Student of the Year (2007-08-09).

PERSONAL: Full name is Jennifer Grace Bremser...goes by Jen…daughter of Dennis and Amy Bremser...father retired from the Air Force with the rank of major...has one younger sister, Bree...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include becoming a nurse...hobbies include running, hiking and spending time with family and friends...grandfathers were in the Marines and the Army...set Alabama state mile record (7:01) at seven years old... age group champion of the Bolder Boulder and State Games of the West...set the Academy’s 3000-meter steeplechase record (10:46.79)…also ranked fifth in the indoor 5000-meter run, seventh in the indoor 3000-meter run and 10th in the outdoor 5000-meter run…member of Cadet Squadron 17.

JEN BREMSERSenior | 5-5 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Sand Creek High School

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FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in six meets, including the conference and regional championships…placed 40th at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 23:11…clocked 23:39 to finish 93rd at the NCAA Mountain Region Champion-ships…opened the season with a 15th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational (15:18, 4K)…placed 21st at the Woody Greeno Invitational (22:35), helping Air Force to a second-place finish in the team standings…also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:44, 158th) and at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (22:11, 232rd).

HIGH SCHOOL: Pembroke High School…Patriot League All-Scholastic selection…Scholar-Athlete award winner…member of the swim team…Falmouth and Dux-berry triathlon age group winner…member of the Honor Roll…member of the Na-tional Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Camille Connick…has two older brothers, David and Bobby…majoring in biology and earning a minor in German…future career plans include becoming a researcher or neuroscientist…did not start running cross country until the freshman year of high school…hobbies include drawing, swim-ming and hiking…member of Cadet Squadron 07.

HEATHER CONNICKSophomore | 5-6 | Pembroke, Mass. | Pembroke High School

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JUNIOR (2011): Finished second at the Mountain West Championships, tying for the best conference placement in Academy history…all-conference first-team se-lection…clocked a time of 25:11 at that race to lead Air Force to a second-place team finish…claimed two additional top-five finishes…placed third at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 24:46…opened the season with a sixth-place fin-ish (19:00, 6K) at the Rust Buster Invitational…clocked a season-best time of 24:22 to place 36th among 270 races at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational…that time was ranked second on the team…earned the MW Runner of the Week award following that race…became just the sixth Falcon to earn multiple AOW awards in a career…finished 31st at the Notre Dame Invitational with a five-mile time of 24:48…con-cluded the season with a 39th-place 10K time of 31:39 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE (2010): All-region honoree…competed at the NCAA Champion-ships…clocked a 10K time of 31:28.2 to finish 134th at that race…placed 13th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a career-best 10K time of 30:17…placed 15th at the MWC Championships with an 8K time of 25:38…also competed in four regular season meets…opened the season with an eighth-place finish at the 6000-meter Rust Buster Invitational (19:48)…that was the second-best finish on the team at that meet…finished 15th at the Woody Greeno Invitational…time of 25:49 was the second-fastest time on the team at that meet…placed 69th at the Pre-Nationals Meet (24:46) and 76th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (24:42)…ranked second on the team at the 6000-meter and 10,000-meter distances…ranked fourth on the team at the 8000-meter distance…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2009): Earned the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman award…com-peted in five meets, including the conference and regional championships…fin-ished 31st at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 26:13…clocked a time of 32:49 in the 10K at the NCAA Regional Championships…posted a season-best time of 25:45 (8K) to place 21st at the Fort Hays Tiger Invitational…was the top Air Force finisher…named MWC Runner of the Week following that meet…was also the top Falcon finisher at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placed 64th with an 8K time of 28:15…opened the season with a 40th-place time of 20:53 at the Rust Buster Invitational…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Wayzata High School...coached by Bill Miles...three-time all-state selection...finished 10th at the Minnesota AA cross country championships as a senior...finished 12th in that meet as a junior...member of two cross country state championship teams that qualified for Nike Team and Nike Cross Nationals as a ju-nior and senior, respectively...state champion in the 3200-meter run as a senior...finished seventh in the 1600-meter run that year...clocked a personal-best time of 4:21.4 in the 1600 meters...four-time academic all-state selection.

PERSONAL: Son of Theron Drenckhahn and Peggy Farah...nickname is “Gumdrop”...father retired from the Air Force with the rank of major after serving as a C-130 navi-gator...has one older brother, Nathan, who is a first lieutenant in the Air Force and currently flying KC-10s...also has one younger sister, Melissa...majoring in biology…future plans include becoming a doctor…served as Squadron Athletic Officer…spent the summer serving as Mission Support Group DO and completing Powered Flight…hails from the number one city in America to live, as reported by CNN Money magazine...hobbies include playing hockey and sleeping...set the Academy’s Junior Class record in the 10,000-meter run during the 2012 season…ranked fourth in both the indoor and outdoor 5000-meter events…member of Cadet Squadron 08.

JEREMY DRENCKHAHNSenior | 5-7 | Plymouth, Minn. | Wayzata High School

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JUNIOR (2011): Team MVP…all-conference selection…became just the fifth Falcon in program history to earn all-MW honors, after placing ninth at the Mountain West Championships (21:22)…that placement is the second-highest finish for Air Force in program history…was the Falcons’ top finisher in five of six competitions…placed second among 283 runners at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 21:26…that time was the seventh-fastest at Pioneer’s Park since 2002…guided Air Force to a second-place finish in the team standings…earned the Mountain West Runner of the Week award following that meet…became the first Falcon since 2008 to earn the weekly conference award…placed 32nd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a time of 22:06…clocked the team’s fastest 6K time of the season (21:09) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (86th)…finished 49th at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 5K time of 17:49…opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational (4K).

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…finished 24th at the MWC Championships with a time of 23:03…posted a season-best 6K time of 22:18 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (67th)…that was the third-fastest 6K time on the team in 2010…also ran 6K times of 23:07 (22nd, Woody Greeno Invitational), 22:38 (130th, Wis-consin adidas Invitational) and 22:44 (202nd, Pre-Nationals Meet)…opened the season with a 22nd-place time of 16:22 at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in five meets, including the Mountain West Confer-ence Championships…placed 51st at the conference meet with a time of 24:12…picked up a season-best 10th-place finish at the Fort Hays Tiger Invitational with a season-best time of 18:41 (5K)…placed 25th at the Colorado State Classic with a 5K time of 20:28…ran the Rocky Mountain Shootout in 24:44 to place 80th…partici-pated in the “open” race of the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a time of 16:17. HIGH SCHOOL: Blue Springs High School...all-conference selection in cross country and track...three-time competitor at the Missouri state cross country champion-ships...all-district honoree in track...competed on the 4x800-meter relay team that competed at the state championship meet...ranked eighth in graduating class...named to the Principal’s Honor Roll...member of the National Honor Society...served as NHS vice-president. PERSONAL: Full name is Melissa Lee Fuerst...nickname is “Mel”...daughter of Le-land and Alice Fuerst...has one older sister, Christina...majoring in systems en-gineering management...future plans include working in acquisitions...served as an Athletic Officer…has also served as an A-1 Element Leader and a B-2 Element NCO…named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance…enjoys sewing and reading...spent the summer as Expedi-tionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) cadre…ran a leg of the distance med-ley relay that won the Mountain West championship title and set an Academy record in 2012…earned all-conference honors in the 1500-meter run at the 2012 MW Outdoor Championships…NCAA Qualifier in the 1500-meter run as a junior…ranked fifth in that distance on the Academy’s all-time record book…also ranked fourth all-time in the indoor 3000-meter run…member of Cadet Squadron 29.

MELISSA FUERSTSenior | 5-2 | Blue Springs, Mo. | Blue Springs High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in six meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…finished 33rd at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 26:35…posted a season-best 8K time of 25:29 to finish 15th at the Woody Greeno Invitational…added an 8K time of 26:29 at the Wisconsin adidas Invita-tional (245th)…clocked a 10K time of 32:36 to place 67th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships…ran at the five-mile Notre Dame Invitational, clocking a time of 25:35 (111th)…opened the season with a 20th-place finish (19:28, 6K) at the Rust Buster Invitational…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, finishing 25th with a 6K time of 20:29…finished 49th at the Tiger Invitational, clocking a season-best 8K time of 26:11…also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:59, 66th) and the Rocky Mountain Shootout (29:32, 199th)…MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pinkerton Academy…placed fifth at the New Hampshire Meet of Champions (cross country)…also finished fifth in the 1600-meter run at the New England Indoor Championships…competed in the 3200-meter run (personal-best time: 9:25.39), 1600-meter run (4:25.09) and 1500-meter run (indoors, 4:00.60)…earned all-New England honors in both cross country and indoor track…also earned all-state honors in cross country.

PERSONAL: Full first name is Jacob, but goes by Jake…nickname is “Helen”…son of Charles and Christine Hawkins…has one younger sister, Brittany…majoring in physics…served as IT NCO…hobbies include learning sign language…loves to rock climb…member of Cadet Squadron 32.

JAKE HAWKINSJunior | 5-8 | Derry, N.H. | Pinkerton Academy

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JUNIOR (2011): Competed in six meets, including the conference and regional championships…opened the season with a sixth-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational…clocked a team-leading time of 14:44 in the 4K race…placed eighth at the Woody Greeno Invitational, clocking a season-best 6K time of 21:46 to help Air Force to a second-place finish in the team standings…finished 27th at the Moun-tain West Championships behind a time of 22:35…clocked 23:05 to finish 69th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships…ran 21:58 to finish 211th at the Wis-consin adidas Invitational…also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational, clocking a 5K time of 18:14 to finish 97th…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…posted a season-best time of 23:10 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (106th)…finished 43rd at the Mountain West Conference Championships (24:12, 7200 elevation)…also competed in two additional 6K races – Woody Greeno Invitational (23:48, 48th) and Pre-Nationals Meet (23:36, 256th)…opened the season with a 17th-place finish (16:11) at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational…one of two Falcons to compete at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, fin-ishing 63rd with a 5800-meter time of 23:55…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete…CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District selection.

FRESHMAN (2009): Compete in five meets, including the conference and regional championships…placed 37th at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 23:15…finished 85th at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 23:06…placed 97th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:16)…also competed at the Pre-Nationals Meet, clocking a time of 23:16…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational (4K)…competed in the “open” race, crossing the finish line in 16:01…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jack C. Hays High School...placed 27th at the Texas state cross country championships...won the district title in the two-mile race during the track season...also served as captain of the soccer team...earned academic all-state hon-ors in cross country...graduated seventh in class...AP Scholar.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kate Lyn Kanetzky...daughter of Don and Marty Kanetzky...has two older siblings, Dakota and Case...majoring in geospatial science...future plans include becoming a C-17 pilot...working towards getting a pilot’s license...has soloed...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance…volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters…earned Best Base Cadre for Combat Survival Training…served as an Element Leader and Ele-ment NCO…spent the summer working as a Philmont Ranger and participating in the Powered Flight Program…also served as Academic Squadron Commander……hobbies include hiking, camping, stargazing, swimming, tubing, skiing, playing soc-cer, watching movies and watching lightning storms…ranked fourth on the Acad-emy’s all-time rankings in the 10,000-meter run…also ranked ninth in the outdoor 5000-meter run…member of Cadet Squadron 23.

KATE KANETZKYSenior | 5-7 | Buda, Texas | Jack C. Hays High School

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JUNIOR (2011): Competed in five meets, including the conference and regional championships…finished 35th at the Mountain West Championships after clocking a time of 22:53…clocked a time of 23:20 to finish 82nd at the NCAA Mountain Re-gion Championships…also competed at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, clocking a season-best time of 22:31…opened the season with a 37th-place time of 16:02 (4K) at the Rust Buster Invitational…also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational (217th), finishing the 5K course in a time of 19:50.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational (15:41)…finished 30th at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 23:29 (7200 elevation)…placed 76th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (22:30)…posted a season-best 6K time of 22:18 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (108th)…finished 20th at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 23:01…clocked a time of 22:43 (199th) at the Pre-Na-tionals Meet.

FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in four meets…placed 12th at the 6K RMAC Open after finishing in 24:34…finished 13th at the Fort Hays Tiger Invitational (5K) in 18:55…that time was the fourth-fastest on the team at that distance…competed at the Colorado State Classic, finishing the 5K race in 20:23 to place 20th…opened the season with a 21st-place finish at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Mullen High School…placed fourth in the 800-meter run at the 2007 Colorado 4A state track and field championships...recorded a time of 2:18.28 at that meet...set a personal-best time of 2:17.79 in the 800-meter run...placed 13th at the state 4A cross country championships in 2008.

PERSONAL: Full name is Morgan Diane Mosby...nickname is “Momo”...daughter of James and Mary Mosby...has four siblings, Tre, Jahlorah, Hannah and Madison...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include becoming a pilot…served as Flight NCO and Element Leader…also served as the Mountain West Conference Spirit Representative…member of the 1000s Club…hobbies include any outdoor activities…took a mission trip to Tanzania over the summer…also completed Pow-ered Flight and worked Basic Cadet Training…became the Academy’s first individ-ual conference champion for the women’s track and field team, after winning the 1500-meter run at the 2012 MW Outdoor Championships with an Academy-record time of 4:23.74a…also ran a leg of the distance medley relay that won the Moun-tain West championship title and set an Academy record in 2012…NCAA Qualifier in the 1500-meter run…voted team captain for the 2012-13 track and field team…member of Cadet Squadron 11.

MORGAN MOSBYSenior | 5-4 | Evergreen, Colo. | Mullen High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in five meets, including the conference and re-gional meets…placed 21st at the Mountain West Championships (26:04) to help the Falcons to a runner-up finish in the team standings…was Air Force’s top finisher at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational, placing 11th with a season-best time of 25:16…earned the MW Runner of the Week award following that meet…finished 25th at the Woody Greeno Invitational behind a time of 25:50…clocked a 10K time of 32:27 to finish 62nd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships…also partici-pated in the Notre Dame Invitational, clocking a five-mile time of 25:59…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, finishing 44th with a time of 19:53.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets…opened the season with a 27th-place time of 20:31 at the Rust Buster Invitational (6000-meter course)…finished 36th at the 8K Tiger Invitational, clocking a season-best time of 25:47…finished 62nd at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 26:57…placed 83rd at the Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 27:31.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ennis High School…competed in track and cross country…Montana Class C cross country state champion…two-time champion in the 3200-meter run…also claimed state title in the 1600-meter run…recorded personal-best times of 4:29 in the 1600-meter run, 9:53 in the 3200-meter run and 15.30 in the three-mile run…served as student body president…class saluditorian. PERSONAL: Full name is Gavin Cadwalander Owens…nickname is “Queso”…son of Brett and Rita Owens...father is a retired lieutenant colonel…has one older brother, Gage, who is a senior runner at the Academy…also has two younger siblings, Madison and Race…currently undecided on a major…member of Cadet Squadron 11.

GAVIN OWENSJunior | 6-2 | McAllister, Mont. | Ennis High School

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SENIOR (2012): Team Captain

JUNIOR (2011): Earned all-conference honors after placing 12th at the Mountain West Championships…recorded a time of 25:38 to help the Falcons to a second-place finish in the team standings…earned a ninth-place finish at the Woody Greeno Invitational (25:05) as Air Force won the team title...posted a season-best 8K time of 25:03 to place 142nd at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational…placed 50th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10K time of 32:02…ran a five-mile time of 25:21 to finish 92nd at the Notre Dame Invitational…opened the season with a 17th-place time of 19:26 at the Rust Buster Invitational (6K course)…academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in six meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…finished 44 at the Mountain West Conference Champion-ships with an 8K time of 27:48…posted a 10K time of 32:48 to finish 87th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships…posted a season-best 8000-meter time of 25:19 at the Tiger Invitational, finishing 27th…placed 28th at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 26:11…posted a time of 25:40 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational to finish 148th…clocked a 6K time of 20:16 to finish 18th at the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational…academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in five races…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational…placed 47th with a time of 21:05 (6K course)…recorded a four-mile time of 22:01 to take 38th at the Colorado State Classic…ran three 8K courses…finished 77th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 28:33…recorded a season-best time of 26:24 at the Fort Hays Tiger Invitational to finish 44th…that time was the Falcons’ ninth-fastest of the season…was the Falcons’ top finisher at the RMAC Open, placing 44th with a time of 28:28…academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Zama American High School (Camp Zama, Japan)...two-time De-partment of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) Far-East cross country cham-pion...two-time Kanto Plains Association of Secondary School Principals (KPASSP) cross country champion...2009 USATF All-American for cross country...two-time KPASSP champion in the 3200/3000...2008 KPASSP champion in the 1500-meter ran...was an all-state (Florida) cross country selection in 2006...member of the National Honor Society...served as vice president of the ZHS Keystone Club. PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Jonathan Quallio...nickname is “Q”…son of Rich-ard and Sharon Quallio...both parents are in the military...has two younger sisters, Selina and Miranda...majoring in mechanical engineering...future plans include be-coming a pilot...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, aca-demic and athletic performance…served as 2011 BCT Cadre and Squadron Safety NCO…will serve as team captain during the track and field season…hobbies include exercising, paintball and snowboarding…spent the summer skydiving and working Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training and Basic Cadet Training…also visited the Bahamas…NCAA Qualifier in the 10,000-meter run…recorded the eighth-fastest time in Academy history at that distance…member of Cadet Squadron 03.

ANDREW QUALLIOSenior | 5-6 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Zama American High School (Japan)

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FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in four meets, including three 8K competitions…posted a season-best time of 26:53 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational (70th)…recorded a time of 28:57 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (203rd)…finished 97th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 30:01…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 89th with a 6K time of 21:05.

HIGH SCHOOL: Countryside High School…earned all-county and all-region honors in both cross country and track…also claimed all-state honors in track…clocked a personal-best time of 1:56 in the 800-meter run and 4:21 in the 1600-meter run…served as captain for both track and cross country…also played varsity soccer…served as senior class treasurer. PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Thomas Christenson…goes by Zack…nickname is “Sack”…son of Lee and Janet Christenson…has older twin brothers, Damon and Raymond…Damon is a STO in the Air Force and Raymond is an All-American Triath-lete…majoring in economics…future plans include “getting drafted by the National Cricket Association”…served as a PEER…attended the Academy’s Prep School…member of the soccer team…hobbies include cricket, longboarding, surfing, rock climbing, painting, photography and sculpting…member of Cadet Squadron 40.

ZACK CHRISTENSONSophomore | 6-0 | Safety Harbor, Fla. | Countryside High School

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in three meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a 6K time of 20:44 (82nd)…posted a season-best 8K time of 27:34 to finish 119th at the Woody Greeno Invitational…also competed at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing 58th in a time of 28:32.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets…posted a season-best 8K time of 26:26 to finish 60th at the Tiger Invitational…finished 61st at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:57) and 89th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout (27:38)…opened the season with a 35th-place finish at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a 6000-meter time of 20:41.

HIGH SCHOOL: Smoky Hill High School…finished second in the 800-meter run at the Colorado Class 5A state championships with a personal-best time of 1:52.82…also placed second in the 1600-meter run at that meet…recorded a season-best time of 4:20.67 at the Cherry Creek Invitational…ran a 9:39.45 in the 3200-meter run at the Nike/Valor Invitational…two-time all-state (first team) selection in track and field…regional champion in cross country in 2008…two-time all-state (second-team) selection in cross country…served as team captain for three years…selected as Smoky Hill Athlete of the Year in 2010…also named high school’s Outstanding Senior that year…received the 2010 IB Doze English Award for outstanding English student…selected as the John Lynch Star of the Year award in 2006. PERSONAL: Son of David and Christine Caldwell…nickname is “Buttons”…has one younger sister…majoring in philosophy…future plans include becoming a pilot or going into the intelligence field…served as Honor NCO, Athletic Clerk and Recy-cling Clerk…worked Basic Cadet Training over the summer…hobbies include hiking, reading, writing and watching TV...ran a leg of the distance medley relay that won the Mountain West championship title in 2012…member of Cadet Squadron 05.

MATT CALDWELLJunior | 6-0 | Centennial, Colo. | Smoky Hill High School

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FRESHMAN (2011): Did not compete in any meets.

HIGH SCHOOL: Stevens High School…three-time all-state selection in cross coun-try…also earned three All-Greater Dakota Conference selections…earned one All-Greater Dakota Conference selection in track…school record holder in the 800-meter run (1:55.1)…also a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that holds the school record at 7:52.85…member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Kip and Mary Coates…nickname is “Goat”…has a twin brother, Casey…also has one older sibling, Kelly…majoring in biology…would like to attend medical school following graduation…spent the summer completing Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) and Jump…hobbies include baseball, basket-ball and watching movies…member of Cadet Squadron 31.

RILEY COATESSophomore | 5-8 | Rapid City, S.D. | Stevens High School

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Championships…finished 49th at the conference meet with a career-best time of 23:44…placed ninth at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational (18:43, 5K)…opened the season with a 30th-place time of 15:52 at the 4K Rust Buster Invitational…placed 48th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, with a 5.8K time of 24:11.

FRESHMAN (2010): Did not compete for the cross country team. HIGH SCHOOL: North Canyon High School…2009 regional champion in the 1600-meter run…also finished second in the 800-meter run…runner-up in both the 800- and 1600-meter events at the 2009 District Championships…named Most Valuable Senior in 2010 and Most Outstanding Junior in 2009…served as captain of cross country and track team…College Board AP Scholar…graduated with a 4.6 weighted GPA…finished in the 95% class percentile…served as Student Body president…also served as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…superb sno-cone engi-neer at Tropical Sno from 2008-10. PERSONAL: Full name is Adrianna Larre Dong…daughter of Larry and Monica Dong…has one older sister, Amanda…majoring in political science and earning mi-nors in Chinese and Spanish...served as the Wing Honor Chairperson for Education NCO…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic List…spent the summer completing Operation Air Force at Nellis AFB, Nev., and working at the Personnel Recovery Command Center for the ESET program…also backpacked through Europe with sister…hobbies include arts and crafts, reading and hiking…father invented her middle name…loves “Glee”…member of Cadet Squadron 22.

ADRIANNA DONGJunior | 5-4 | Phoenix, Ariz. | North Canyon High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in four meet, including the conference and re-gional championships…finished 43rd at the MW Championships, clocking a time of 23:31…posted a time of 23:49 to finish 192nd at the NCAA Mountain Regionals…placed 19th at the Tiger Invitational with a 5K time of 19:09…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 32nd (15:54) in the 4K race.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational…clocked a 4K time of 16:07 to finish 13th.

HIGH SCHOOL: West Chicago Community High School… state champion in the 800-meter run during both the indoor (2:14) and outdoor (2:12.26) meets…finished second at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals in the Emerging Elite Division…placed second in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympics…seven-time qualifier to the Junior Olympics in the 800-meter run, javelin throw, 2000-meter steeplechase, heptathlon and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team…earned All-America status in the steeplechase and relay…all-state honoree…three-time indoor conference champion in the 800-meter run…also earned three consec-utive conference titles in the outdoor 800-meter run…2008 sectional champion in the outdoor 800-meter run…2008 conference champion in the indoor 1600-meter run…two-time co-captain of cross country team…also served as co-captain of the 2010 track team…four-year varsity letterwinner in both cross country and track…sectional qualifier for cross country…two-time all-area athlete for track and field in Dupage County…member of the 4x800-meter relay team that qualified for the 2010 state meet…holds school records in the 800-meter, mile, 4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay and high jump…also lettered in basketball as a sophomore…named “2010 Mrs. WIldcat” as the top senior girl’s all-around athlete at West Chicago High School…graduated 17th out of 526 students with a 3.94 GPA…named Illinois State Scholar…member of the National Honor Society…member of the Na-tional Foreign Language Honor Society (Spanish)…three-year recipient of the “Out-standing Effort in Mathematics” award…Martin Luther King Scholarship winner...selected “Wildcat Leader” to assist underclassmen…participated in the “We-Go Buddies” to help disabled students…participated in Relay for Life…Community/Church youth volunteer…named to “Who’s Who Among All-American Scholars”. PERSONAL: Full name is Annette Rianna Eichenberger…nickname is “Little An-nette”…daughter of Ike and Valerie Eichenberger…father is a retired lieutenant colonel…mother is a former captain in the USAF nurse corps…has three younger siblings – Jack, Blake and Sabrina…majoring in biology…future plans include at-tending medical school…named the Top Female Athlete in squadron during Basic Cadet Training…served as Athletic Clerk, Operation Air Force Cadet-in-Charge, Element Leader during Basic Cadet Training and Support Clerk…named to the Dean’s List and Athletics List…enjoys playing the guitar and scuba diving…traveled to Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., for Operation Air Force over the summer…also vacationed at Walt Disney World and went boating in Wisconsin…has two uncles that have served in the military; Lt Col (ret) Harold Eberle and Brig Gen (ret.) Milton Eberle…hopes to run in the Olympics someday…ranked sixth on the Academy’s all-time list in the indoor 800-meter run…also ranked eighth in the outdoor 800-meter run…member of Cadet Squadron 02.

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ANNETTE EICHENBERGERJunior | 5-10 | West Chicago, Ill. | West Chicago High School

FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in four meets…placed 10th at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational with a 5K time of 18:45…competed at the Woody Greeno Invita-tional, finishing 30th in 22:53 (6K)…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invita-tional, clocking a 4K time of 15:58 to finish 35th…also participated Rocky Mountain Shootout, placing 44th in 23:48 (5.8K)…academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Muskego High School…competed at state championship meets during seven of eight seasons…earned all-conference honors every season…academic all-state selection…led the women’s cross country team to its first ap-pearance at the state championship meets in school history…National Merit Schol-arship finalist.

PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Marie Drolshagen…daughter of TJ and Sheri Drol-shagen…has a twin sister, Niki, who is a sophomore runner at the University of Loyola in Chicago…majoring in biology…future plans include becoming a pilot…hobbies include art (drawing, painting, sculpting, etc.), reading and skiing (water and downhill)…uncle, SMsgt Randall La Bodda, is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster…member of Cadet Squadron 28.

TAYLOR DROLSHAGENSophomore | 5-1 | Muskego, Wis. | Muskego High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in three meets…clocked a season-best time of 26:17 to place 43rd at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…finished 73rd at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 26:50…also competed in the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational, placing 68th with a time of 20:25.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets…opened the season with a 56th-place finish at the 6K Rust Buster Invitational (21:40)…recorded a season-best 8K time of 26:46 at the Tiger Invitational to place 79th…also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational (28:24, 159th) and the Rocky Mountain Shootout (29:32, 198th).

HIGH SCHOOL: McIntosh High School…earned seven letters in cross country and track...two-time MVP…received the honor for cross country and track (running events) as a senior…two-time all-region selection for cross country…named to the all-county cross country team twice…served as captain of both teams during se-nior year…finished third in the 3200-meter run at the Georgia state track meet with a personal-best time of 9:54 as a senior…also placed within the top 10 as a junior…state qualifier in the 3200-meter run as a senior…two-time all-region and all-county honoree in track…named school winner of Wendy’s High School Heisman…honor graduate…served as president of the National Honor Society…also served as vice-president of the Beta Club…member of the National English and Spanish Honor Society…Eagle Scout…also ran for the Southside Pioneers Track Club…finished 10th with a career-best time of 6:42 in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 AAU National Junior Olympics. PERSONAL: Full name is Carl William Eifert…nickname is “Sleepy Carl”…son of Ron and Cele Eifert…father is a 1978 Academy graduate…mother is a retired lieuten-ant colonel…has one brother, Robert…majoring in civil engineering…future plans include becoming a pilot…served as Athletic NCO…has also served as Standard-ization/Evaluation Clerk…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…spent the summer completing Operation Air Force in Alaska…also participated in the Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory (FERL) and serving as Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) cadre…hobbies include running, swimming, music and hanging out with family and friends…member of Cadet Squadron 09.

CARL EIFERTJunior | 6-0 | Peachtree City, Ga. | McIntosh High School

FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in four competitions…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 29th with a 4K time of 15:52…ran a 5K time of 18:58 to place 14th at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…clocked a 5.8K time of 24:43 to place 40th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout…competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational, recording a time of 23:41 to finish 81st in the 6K race…aca-demic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Archbishop Alter High School…member of three state champi-onship teams (2007 cross country, 2009 4x800-meter relay, 2011 4x800-meter relay)…four-time state qualifier in the 800-meter run…placed within the top-10 at the state meet all four years (fourth in 2009, seventh in 2010, eighth in 2008 and ninth in 2011)…served as co-captain of the 2010 cross country team…earned academic all-Ohio recognition for cross country…also earned academic all-state honors in track…two-time recipient of the Coaches’ Award for cross country…earned the 2011 Coaches’ Award for track…class valedictorian…received numer-ous department awards…received Scholar-Athlete honors from the Girls Greater Cincinnati League…AP Scholar. PERSONAL: Full name is Rebecca Ann Esselstein…nicknames are “Becca” or “Reebs”…daughter of Brian and Lisa Esselstein…has one older brother, Matt, and two older sisters, Katie and Hilary…also has one younger brother, Andrew…major-ing in astronautical engineering…future plans include becoming a pilot and ulti-mately, an astronaut…served as a CFC worker…received jump wings…spent the summer completing Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training and the Jump pro-gram (“coolest thing I’ve done at USAFA”)…also served as a bridesmaid in sister’s wedding... hobbies include drawing, watching movies and playing Minesweeper on the computer…also enjoys playing laser tag…has one cousin in the Air Force Reserves and several uncles that are retired from the Air Force…member of Cadet Squadron 19.

REBECCA ESSELSTEINSophomore | 5-7 | Dayton, Ohio | Archbishop Alter High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Participated in three meets…clocked a season-best 8K time of 26:14 to place 38th at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…opened the sea-son at the Woody Greeno Invitational, placing 98th with a time of 27:14…also competed at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, clocking a time of 28:12 to place 48th.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a 6K time of 20:49 to finish 40th…also competed in three 8K races…ran at the Woody Greeno Invitational (28:14, 148th), Rocky Moun-tain Shootout (28:40, 153rd) and the Tiger Invitational (26:43, 76th).

HIGH SCHOOL: Park City High School…three-time cross country MVP…three-time recipient of the Coaches Award…two-time all-region honoree…two-time all-state selection…earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track…member of the cross country team that won the state championship title…Top 10%...gradu-ated as an A.P. Scholar with distinction.

PERSONAL: Son of Brig and Debbi Fugal…nickname is “Skittles”…has one older sis-ter, Jennifer Meyer…majoring in systems engineering management…future plans include becoming a pilot or working within the acquisitions field…is a renowned section marcher…named to the Dean’s List…participated in Operation Air Force at Beale AFB, Calif., over the summer…also traveled home during leave…hobbies include skiing, camping and hiking…has a dog that is named after a Kinks song…”is a proud part of Scott Carson Fugal”…member of Cadet Squadron 26.

CARSON FUGALJunior | 5-9 | Park City, Utah | Park City High School

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in two meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a 6K time of 21:26 to place 103rd…also participated in the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…finished 69th with a time of 26:53.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational…placed 70th with a time of 22:29.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rochester Adams High School…member of the cross country team that placed third at the state championship meet…two-time all-region selection in track (2007, 2008)…also earned three all-region selection in track (2007, 2008, 2009)…three-time all-league selection in track (2007, 2008, 2009)…earned 2008 all-county honors in both cross country and track…also earned all-country honors in track in 2009…two-time all-state selection in track (2008, 2009)…member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Michigan state champion-ships…also ran a leg of Michigan’s 4x800-meter relay team that competed at the Midwest Meet of Champions…served as captain of the cross country and track teams during senior season…also played ice hockey…also served as captain of that team during senior year…helped all three sports to a top-10 finish at the Division I state finals during senior year (cross country – ninth, track – fifth, hockey – Elite 8). PERSONAL: Full first name is Alexander, but goes by Alex…nickname is “Cookies”…son of Rick and Sandy Lindsay…has one older sister, Chantal…majoring in manage-ment…future career plans include becoming a pilot…served as Element Leader…named to the Athletic Director’s List…spent the summer as survival cadre during Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)…attended Northwestern Pre-paratory School following high school graduation…hobbies include camping and fishing…was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada…became a naturalized citizen of the United States at age nine…won the 800-meter title at the 2012 Mountain West Outdoor Championships…ranked among the top-10 in both the indoor and outdoor 800-meter events…also ran a leg of the distance medley relay that clocked the second-fastest time in Academy history…member of Cadet Squadron 10.

ALEX LINDSAYJunior | 6-0 | Rochester, Mich. | Rochester Adams High School

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FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in three meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 59th with a 6K time of 20:15…clocked a season-best 8K time of 26:41 to place 57th at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational, placing 108th in a time of 27:21…academic all-conference selection…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Esperanza High School…earned the team’s MVP award…also named Most Inspirational…all-CIF and all-state selection…varsity letterwinner…also competed on the swim team…varsity letterwinner…Straight A’s…named Dis-tinguished Graduate. PERSONAL: Son of Fred and Ann Myers…nickname is “Squeaks”…has one older sis-ter, Danielle, who is in the military…majoring in physics and earning a minor in Chi-nese…future career plans include working in the research and development field…served as Academic Clerk…hobbies include rest and relaxation…spent the summer completing Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET), Unmanned Aerial Systems and the Space Program…is Chinese…has several uncles who have also served in the military…member of Cadet Squadron 25.

ELLIOT MYERSSophomore | 6-1 | Yorba Linda, Calif. | Esperanza High School

JUNIOR (2011): Competed in four meets, including three 8K competitions…clocked a season-best time of 26:26 to finish 48th at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational…crossed the finish line in 26:55 at the Woody Greeno Invitational to place 78th…finished 41st at the Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 27:57…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, posting a 6K time of 20:06 to finish 51st…academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in four races…clocked a 6K time of 21:29 to finish 53rd at the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational…posted a season-best 8K time of 27:52 at the Woody Greeno Invitational to finish 128th…clocked a time of 27:59 to place 117th at the Tiger Invitational…finished 143rd at the Rocky Mountain Shootout behind a time of 28:34...academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN (2009): Competed in five meets…finished 54th at the Colorado State Classic with a four-mile time of 23:58…ran the Rocky Mountain Shootout in 30:15…clocked a time of 27:47 to place 70th at the at the Fort Hays Tiger Invitational… competed at the RMAC Open, finishing 80th with a time of 30:06…participated in the “open” race at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a time of 22:25…academic all-conference selection…MWC Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL: Ennis High School...competed in track and cross country all four years...all-state Class C finisher...placed seventh at the Montana state cross coun-try championships as a junior...placed eighth at that meet during senior season...two-time qualifier and finisher at the National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships...two-year member of the basketball team...also played soccer...served as team captain of club soccer team...received the Scholastic Achieve-ment Award (honors list)...member of the Saturday Scholars Program, which was awarded by teacher nomination...member of the National Honor Society...served as president during senior year...member of the Spanish Club, Lifesavers, SADD, Business Professionals of America, 4-H, Academic Olympics, Speech and Debate (impromptu speaking)...served as class president of Freshman, Sophomore and Senior classes in Student Council...Chamber Ensemble Member (madrigals, jazz choir)...served as student body vice-president during senior year...class valedic-torian. PERSONAL: Full name is Gage Lynn Owens...nickname is “Salsa”…son of Brett and Rita Owens...father is a retired lieutenant colonel…has three younger siblings, Gavin, Madison and Race...Gavin is a junior runner at the Air Force Academy…ma-joring in mechanical engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot…served as CST Evasion Cadre, Element Leader, Squadron Superintendent, Personnel Re-covery Cadre for Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) and Chief of Security…has maintained a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0…spent the summer completing Powered Flight and working ESET…also traveled home during leave…hobbies include running and being outdoors (hiking, biking, etc.)...also plays the piano…member of Cadet Squadron 32.

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GAGE OWENSSenior | 6-0 | McAllister, Mont. | Ennis High School

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JUNIOR (2011): Competed in four meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, clocking a time of 20:07 to finish 52nd…also ran in three 8K events…posted a season-best time of 25:36 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational, placing 22nd…finished 44th at the at the Rocky Mountain Shootout (28:03) and 45th at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:27).

SOPHOMORE (2010): Competed in five meets, including the conference cham-pionships…finished 47th at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 28:27…was the Falcons’ best finisher at the Tiger Invitational…clocked a time of 25:12 to finish 24th at that meet…also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational (26:42, 45th) and Rocky Mountain Shootout (27:37, 87th)…opened the season at the 6000-meter Rust Buster Invitational, finishing 17th with a time of 20:13.

FRESHMAN (2009): Participated in four meets…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 54th in a 6K time of 21:21…ran the four-mile Colorado State Classic in 22:06 to finish 39th…clocked 29:58 at the Rocky Mountain Shoot-out (8K course)…posted a season-best time of 26:24 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational to place 38th…that time was the 10th-fastest 8K time on the team. HIGH SCHOOL: Home schooled...represented Seacoast Christian High School in competition...six-time MAISAD champion in cross country and track...recorded personal-best times of 4:16.60 in the 1600-meter run and 10:01.00 in the 3200-meter run. PERSONAL: Full name is Seth William Pelletier...son of Sammy and Susan Pelle-tier...has two older sisters, Samantha and Laura...also has one older brother, Doug-las...Doug is a 2007 graduate of West Point and currently serving in Iraq...majoring in political science...future plans include becoming an A-10 or AC-130 pilot...hob-bies include music performance, hiking, fishing, running and swimming...member of Cadet Squadron 35.

SETH PELLETIERSenior | 6-0 | Wells, Maine | Home School

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in five meets, including the conference and re-gional championships…finished 25th at the Mountain West Championships with an 8K time of 26:16…finished 14th among 305 runners at the Woody Greeno In-vitational (25:27) to help Air Force win the team title…finished 49th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 10K time of 32:00…ran a five-mile time of 26:11 to place 15th in the JV race of the Notre Dame Invitational…clocked a 6K time of 19:38 to finish 30th at the Rust Buster Invitational

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in the first two meets of the season…opened the season at the Rust Buster Invitational, placing 55th with a 6K time of 21:34…clocked a 6K time of 27:49 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (123rd).

HIGH SCHOOL: Alameda High School…set a personal-best time of 15:22 in the cross country 5K at Mt. SAC to finish first in division…placed ninth in the 3200-meter run at California’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions...placed 22nd at the state cross country championships…recorded a 4.0 GPA during junior and senior seasons. PERSONAL: Full first name is Charles, but goes by Charlie…nickname is “Tuna”…son of Randall and Alyssa Perkins…father served in the Army and Coast Guard…has a twin brother, Zach, who is a sophomore at the Air Force Academy and member of the cross country team…also has an older brother, Randall, who is graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy…majoring in systems engineering management…future plans include becoming a pilot…hobbies include running and biking…member of Cadet Squadron 25.

CHARLIE PERKINSJunior | 5-11 | Alameda, Calif. | Alameda High School

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FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in three meets…clocked a season-best time of 26:07.0 to finish 31st among 305 runners at the Woody Greeno Invitational…also clocked that time (26:07.8) at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational to place 35th…finished sixth in the JV race at the Notre Dame Invitational after clocking a five-mile time of 25:49.

HIGH SCHOOL: Alameda High School…earned the MVP award for the track team…also named Most Improved for cross country…member of the soccer team…served as team captain. PERSONAL: Full first name is Zachary, but goes by Zach…nickname is “Snake Bite”…son of Randy and Alyssa Perkins…father served in the Army and Coast Guard…has a twin brother, Charlie, who is a junior at the Air Force Academy and member of the cross country team…also has one older brother, Randy, who is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy…majoring in management…future plans include becom-ing a fighter pilot, engineer, doctor and aeronautical engineer…spent the summer completing Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)…also took biology and history classes…hobbies include figure skating and rollerblading…also likes to participate in rhythmic gymnastics…has “a passion for the arts; culinary, dance and photography” and enjoys “bedazzling and Zumba workouts”…attended the Academy’s Prep School…hobbies include roller and ice skating…also has a “pas-sion for the culinary arts”…all-conference honoree in the 1500-meter run…set the Academy’s Freshman Class Record in that event…member of Cadet Squadron 06.

ZACH PERKINSSophomore | 6-4 | Alameda, Calif. | Alameda High School

FRESHMAN (2011): Competed in the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational…clocked a time of 16:09 to finish 38th in the 4K race…did not compete for the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

HIGH SCHOOL: Eldorado High School...placed 10th at the 2010 district cross coun-try championships...all-district second-team selection...member of the district championship team as a senior...finished 15th out of 108 runners at the 2010 New Mexico 5A state cross country championships...member of the state champion-ship team...ran on the team that was invited to the NXN Regionals in Mesa, Ariz....claimed four top-four finishes at the 5A state track and field championships in 2011...placed second in the 300-meter hurdles, third in the 800-meter run and as a member of the 1600-meter relay, and fourth as a member of the 800-meter relay...also finished third in the 800-meter run at the 2011 Marilyn Sepulveda Elite Invitational (all-class) with a time of 2:20.33...served as team captain during senior season...won the 5A state championship during freshman year as a member of the 1600-meter medley...member of the volleyball team...served as team captain dur-ing junior and senior years...member of the district championship team...that team also advanced to the 5A state semifinals...named all-state second-team, all-metro first-team and all-district 2-5A first-team as a senior...also earned academic all-district 2-5A honors...named to the 2010 New Mexico All-Star North Team...team MVP as a senior...earned all-district 5-5A, academic all-district 5-5A and all-metro honorable mention as a junior...varsity starter and letterwinner as a sophomore...graduated 10th in a class of 360.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marie Nicole Rossillon...daughter of Jerry and Leslie Ros-sillon...father is a 1983 Academy graduate and retired fighter pilot...mother was in the ROTC and served five years...has one older brother, Kevin, who is a senior at the Academy and a member of the soccer team...also has one younger brother, Eric...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include being a fighter pilot...member of Cadet Squadron 36.

MARIE ROSSILLONSophomore | 5-5 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Eldorado High School

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SOPHOMORE (2011): Did not compete in any meets.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in five meets, including the conference champion-ships…was one of just two Air Force freshmen to run at the conference meet…placed 42nd at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 27:31 (7200 elevation)…clocked a season-best time of 25:49 at the Pre-Nationals Meet (171st)…placed 55th at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 26:53…finished 67th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 27:13…opened the season with a 23rd-place time of 20:26 at the Rust Buster Invitational (6000-meter race course).

HIGH SCHOOL: Ann Sobrato High School…won California’s Central Coast Section in the 3200-meter run (9:07.10) in 2009…also won the Stanford invitational that year at 3200 meters…recorded a season-best time of 4:15.80 in the 1600-meter run at the Blossom Valley League finals…named Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior…won the 2006 USA Triathlon’s Youth Elite National Championships in Colorado Springs. PERSONAL: First name is David, but goes by Lance…nickname is “Drama”…son of Dave Wolfsmith, Vikki O’Hara and Julie Wolfsmith…has one younger sister, Lau-ren…majoring in management…future plans include becoming a pilot or STO…served as the Standardization/Evaluation NCO…named to the Athletic Director’s List…hobbies include cycling…attended the Academy’s Prep School…nationally ranked in the junior triathlon…ran a leg of the distance medley relay that won the Mountain West championship title in 2012…member of Cadet Squadron 04.

LANCE WOLFSMITHJunior | 6-1 | Morgan Hill, Calif. | Ann Sobrato High School

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SEAN BAPTYFreshman | 5-11Albuquerque, N.M.La Cueva High School

DANIEL CADDIGANFreshman | 5-9Oak Lawn, Ill.Brother Rice High School

GRANT CASWELLFreshman | 6-0Denver, Colo.Cherry Creek High School

PATRICK CORONAFreshman | 5-9Fairfi eld, Conn.Fairfi eld College Preparatory

HANNAH EVERSONFreshman | 5-9Colorado Springs, Colo.Liberty High School

EVAN FORTNEYFreshman | 5-10Denver, Colo.Faith Chris an High School

ANDREW HOODFreshman | 5-6Franklin, Mass.Franklin High School

CHRIS MADAFFARIFreshman | 5-8Norwalk, Conn.Brien McMahon High School

KEVIN MIHALIKFreshman | 6-1San Diego, Calif.Rancho Bernardo High School

ANNA OLESINKSKIFreshman | 5-9Roswell, N.M.Roswell High School

CASEY PELOQUINFreshman | 5-7Gig Harbor, Wash.Gig Harbor High School

TANNER RUHLFreshman | 5-9Aurora, Colo.Smoky Hill High School

DANIEL SHELLHOUSEFreshman | 6-0Kingwood, TexasKingwood High School

STONE SHOAFFreshman | 6-0Alamogordo, N.M.Alamogordo High School

EMILY WAGEMAKERFreshman | 5-3Topeka, Kan.Topeka High School


2011 SEASON-IN-REVIEW

2012 HONORS & AWARDS

ALL-REGIONJim Walmsley

ALL-CONFERENCEIsaiah Bragg ......................................Second TeamJeremy Drenckhahn .............................. First TeamMelissa Fuerst ..................................Second TeamAndrew Quallio .................................Second TeamJim Walmsley ........................................ First Team

MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEKJeremy Drenckhahn ................................... Oct. 18Melissa Fuerst ..........................................Sept. 20Gavin Owens .............................................. Oct. 11Jim Walmsley .............................Sept. 13, Sept. 20

USAFA ATHLETE OF THE WEEKJim Walmsley ............................................Spet. 12

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCETed Artz, Ma Bell, Amanda Blain, Jen Bremser, Ka e Carroll, Jeremy Drenckhahn, Taylor Drolsha-gen, Rebecca Esselstein, Michelle Ferguson, Jake Hawkins, Emily Hazen, Kate Kanetzky, Elliot My-ers, Gage Owens, Andrew Quallio

MW SCHOLAR-ATHLETETed Artz, Ma Bell, Amanda Blain, Jeremy Drenck-hahn, Rebecca Esselstein, Michelle Ferguson, Jake Hawkins, Kate Kanetzky, Elliot Myers

AF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCEJim Walmsley

The Air Force cross country team concluded another successful season in 2011, highlighted by a runner-up fi nish from the men at the Mountain West Championships. Jeremy Drenckhahn placed second at the men’s conference championships, tying for the Falcons’ best placement ever at the MW meet and becoming Air Force’s fi rst non-senior to earn the runner-up spot. Melissa Fuerst became just the fi h Air Force runner to earn all-conference honors in the women’s championships, as she fi nished ninth. Drenckhahn (fi rst team) and Fuerst (second team) were two of fi ve all-MW selec ons for the Falcons, joining Jim Walmsley (fi rst team), Andrew Quallio (second team) and Isaiah Bragg (second team), while Walmsley earned all-region honors. In addi on, Drenckhahn, Fuerst, Walmsley and Gavin Owens also accounted for fi ve MW Runner of the Week awards – set- ng a new Academy record for the total number of Academy awards in a single-season.

MEN’S MVP: All-conference and all-region honoree Jim Walmsley had a stellar senior season for the Falcons. A two- me Mountain West Runner of the Week, Walmsley earned a pair of fi rst-place fi nishes. With a meet record 6K me of 18:30.72, Walmsley won the season-opening Rust Buster Invita onal, fi nishing 15 seconds ahead of the rest of the 134-runner fi eld. The team captain also took fi rst in the 305-runner Woody Greeno Invi-ta onal the following weekend, successfully defending his tle with the sixth-fastest 8K me ever at Nebraska’s Pioneer Park (24:15.3). He became the fi rst Air Force runner to earn the conference’s athlete of the week award during back-to-back weeks since 2008, while becoming only the fi h Falcon to claim mul ple such awards in a career. In his fi nal two cross country races, Walmsley earned all-conference honors with a fi h-place fi nish at the MW Championships and earned an all-region award by fi nsihing 21st at the NCAA Regional Championships.

WOMEN’S MVP: Junior Melissa Fuerst became just the second female runner in Air Force history to fi nish with-in the top-10 at the Mountain West Championships (ninth) and only the fi h to earn all-conference accolades at the MW meet. She paced the Falcons during fi ve of six races, including the conference and regional cham-pionships (32nd). Fuerst earned MW Runner of the Week honors a er placing second among 283 runners at the Woody Greeno Invita onal. Improving her personal me at the 6K distance by nearly one minute (21:25.7) at that meet, Fuerst clocked the seventh-fastest me at Nebraska’s Pioneer Park since 2002. In addi on, she became the fi rst Air Force female since 2008 – and just the fi h since 1999 – to claim the league’s weekly honor.

WALMSLEY EARNS ALL-REGION RECOGNITIONWith a 10K me of 31:14.0 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Nov. 12, Jim Walmsley was awarded All-Region recogni on by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Associa on. Walmsley fi nished 21st at the regional meet to earn one of 450 all-region cita ons.

FIVE FALCONS CLAIM ALL-MW HONORSFive runners collected all-conference honors at the MW Championships – mark-ing the highest total since 2005 and the second-most in Academy history. On the men’s side, Jeremy Drenckhahn and Jim Walmsley were named to the fi rst team, while Andrew Quallio and Isaiah Bragg earned second-team dis nc on. Melissa Fuerst claimed all-MW honors for the women with a second-team selec on.

DID YOU KNOW?Jeremy Drenckhahn’s second-place fi nish is ed for the best placement ever by an Air Force runner in Mountain West Championship ac on. He joined Ben Payne (2003), Nick Wilson (2005) and Jus n Tyner (2010) as a conference runner-up, while becoming the team’s fi rst non-senior to claim the second-place spot.

FUERST FACTSMelissa Fuerst became the fi h member of the women’s program to claim all-MW honors, as she fi nished ninth at the conference meet. In addi on, she became just the second female runner to ever place within the top-10 at a Moun n West meet.

MEN PLACE SECOND AT MW CHAMPIONSHIPSHighlighted by Jeremy Drenckhahn’s runner-up fi nish, the men placed second at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships on Oct. 29 – just three points out of fi rst. Jim Walmsley also placed the top fi ve (fi h), while Andrew Quallio and Isaiah Bragg fi nished 12th and 14th, respec vely. With Gavin Owen’s 21st-place fi nish, all fi ve scoring runners for Air Force fi nished within the top 25.

WOMEN FINISH FOURTH AT CONFERENCE MEETFinishing ninth, Melissa Fuerst recorded the Falcons’ second-highest placement ever at the MW Championships, while pacing the women to a fourth-place team fi nish. Jen Bremser (21st) also fi nished within the top 25, while Kate Kanetzky (27th) crossed the fi nish line among the top 30. Ka e Carroll (34th) and Morgan Mosby (35th) rounded out the Falcons’ fi ve scoring runners.


2011 SEASON-IN-REVIEW

DRENCKHAHN NAMED MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEKJeremy Drenckhahn was named the MW Athlete of the Week on Oct. 18, marking the second me he has claimed the weekly honor. He earned the award a er recording a career-best 8K me of 24:22.2 to fi nish 36th in the 270-runner fi eld at the adidas Invita onal.

DID YOU KNOW?Jeremy Drenckhahn’s MW award on Oct. 18 marked the fi h me this season that Air Force has earned Athlete of the Week honors. The fi ve selec ons – Jim Walmsley (Sept. 13, Sept. 20), Melissa Fuerst (Sept. 20), Gavin Owens (Oct. 11) and Drenckhahn (Oct. 18) – are a new Academy record for the most in a season.

ONE MORE STAT FACTHaving also claimed the Mountain West Athlete of the Week honor as a freshman in 2009, Jeremy Drenckhahn becomes just the sixth Falcon in program history to claim mul ple MW honors in a career.

DUO PACES FALCONS AT WISCONSINJeremy Drenckhahn and Jim Walmsley fi nished within just two seconds of one another at the adidas Invi-ta onal, placing 36th and 38th, respec vely. Drenck-hahn, who shaved 20 seconds off of his previous best 8K me, was one of two runners to “PR” in Wisconsin.

FUERST GUIDES WOMEN AT ADIDAS INVITATIONALTwo Falcons recorded career-best mes on Oct. 14. Melissa Fuerst improved her 6K me by 14 seconds to pace the Falcons with an 86th-place fi nish.

OWENS NAMED MW ATHLETE OF THE WEEKGavin Owens was named the Mountain West Athlete of the Week on Oct. 11, a er clocking a career-best 8K me of 25:15.5 to fi nish 11th among 152 runners at the Fort Hays State Invita onal on Oct. 8, pacing the men to a third-place fi nish in the team standings.

WHAT A FINISHWith all fi ve scorers placing within the top 20, the women fi nished second at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invita onal, trailing only Friends University, which is ranked seventh in the NAIA na onal standings.

MEN RECEIVE VOTES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WEEKThe men’s team received votes in the USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll for the third straight week on Oct. 4 (ranked 33rd). The Falcons earned their fi rst “RV” designa on a er a six-year absence on Sept. 20.

MEN TAKE 10TH AT NOTRE DAME INVITATIONALWith all scoring runners placing within the top half of the 205-runner fi eld, the men placed 10th at the 26-team Notre Dame Invita onal on Sept. 30 (fi nishing ahead of two na onally-ranked teams). Jim Walmsley paced the Falcons with a 10th-place individual fi nish.

FUERST PACES FALCONS FOR SECOND WEEKBacked by a 49th-place fi nish, Melissa Fuerst paced the Falcons to a 21st-place team fi nish in the Notre Dame Invita onal. Fuerst and Kate Kanetzky (97th) fi nished within the top half of the 225-runner fi eld.

STAYING CLOSE TO HOMETed Artz paced the Falcons to a third-place team fi nish at the 26th annual Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boul-der, placing 27th among 164 runners. All fi ve scoring runners fi nished within the top 50, with Nick White (34th), Gage Owens (41st), Seth Pelle er (44th) and Carson Fugal (48th) rounding out the men’s scoring.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RUNNINGChris ne Hagan and Amanda Blain led the women to a third-place fi nish at The Shootout. The duo, which placed 35th and 36th, respec vely, in the 171-runner race, guided the fi ve scorers to top-50 fi nishes. Join-ing Hagan and Blain were Rebecca Esselstein (40th), Taylor Drolshagen (44th) and Emily Hazen (46th).

WALMSLEY AND FUERST SHARE MW HONORSJim Walmsley and Melissa Fuerst were named the MW Athletes of the Week on Sept. 20, marking just the third me in Academy history that the Falcons have claimed both league awards in the same week.

HERE’S A LITTLE HISTORY LESSONJim Walmsley’s Athlete of the Week honor on Sept. 20 marked the fi rst me since the 2008 season that any runner in the conference has claimed the award in back-to-back weeks. He is also just the fi h Falcon to receive the honor more than once in a career, while Melissa Fuerst is the fi rst member of the wom-en’s team to claim the weekly honor since 2008.

WALMSLEY WINS SECOND WOODY GREENO MEETJim Walmsley won the Woody Greeno Invita onal for the second straight year, be ering the 305-run-ner fi eld by eight seconds. His me of 24:15.3 is the sixth-fastest me ever at Nebraska’s Pioneer Park. Walmsley now owns two of the top-20 fastest mes in course history, as he recorded the 17th-best me in a winning eff ort at the 2010 invita onal compe on.

FUERST TAKES SECONDClocking a career-best 6K me of 21:25.7, Melissa Fuerst placed second in a fi eld of 283 runners at the Woody Greeno Invita onal. Her me was the sev-enth-fastest course me at Pioneer Park since 2002.

MEN WIN WOODY GREENO INVITATIONALBacked by three top-10 fi nishes and fi ve in the top 14, the men won the 28-team Woody Greeno Invite by nearly 50 points. In addi on to Jim Walmsley’s fi rst-place fi nish, Jeremy Drenckhahn fi nished third and Andrew Quallio placed ninth, while Isaiah Bragg and Charlie Perkins placed 11th and 14th, respec vely.

WOMEN TAKE SECOND AT NEBRASKAWith all fi ve scoring runners fi nishing within the top 25, including three within the top 10, the women fi nished second at the 25-team Woody Greeno In-vita onal. Melissa Fuerst paced the Falcons with a second-place fi nish, while Jen Bremser and Kate Ka-netzky fi nished fourth and eighth, respec vely.

WALMSLEY COLLECTS WEEKLY AWARDSA er winning the Rust Buster Invita onal in a meet-record me, Jim Walmsley was named the MW Run-ner of the Week and Air Force Athlete of the Week. Walmsley, who covered the 6K course in 18:30.72, fi nished 15 seconds ahead of the other 134 runners, while breaking the meet mark by 33 seconds.

BEING BLUEAir Force men accounted for three of the top fi ve fi n-ishes at the Rust Buster Invita onal on Sept. 10. In addi on to Jim Walmsley’s victroy, Ma Bell and Jer-emy Drenckhahn fi nished third and fi h, respec vely.

SHAKING OFF THE RUSTKate Kanetzky and Melissa Fuerst paced the women to fi ve of the top 15 spots at the Rust Buster Invita- onal, fi nishing sixth and seventh, respec vely.


2011 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS

RUST BUSTER INVITATIONAL | SEPT. 10 Colorado Springs, Colo. | Monument Valley Park

MEN ........................................................................6K Course | 135 Runners | No Team Scores

Pl Runner Time1 Jim Walmsley ....................................18:30.723 Ma Bell ..............................................18:47.78 5 Jeremy Drenckhahn ............................18:59.07 14 Isaiah Bragg .........................................19:20.33 17 Andrew Quallio ...................................19:26.14 20 Jake Hawkins .......................................19:27.58 30 Charlie Perkins ................................... 19:37.08 32 Ted Artz ...............................................19:39.73 38 Dan Bailey ...........................................19:47.54 42 Nick White...........................................19:51.04 44 Gavin Owens ...................................... 19:52.87 51 Gage Owens ....................................... 20:05.93 52 Seth Pelle er .......................................20:06.90 58 Cameron Edwards ...............................20:14.11 59 Elliot Myers .........................................20:14.77 68 Carl Eifert ............................................20:24.82 82 Ma Caldwell ......................................20:44.03 84 Ronnie Elly...........................................20:45.43 89 Zack Christenson .................................21:05.26 103 Alex Lindsay.........................................21:25.52

WOMEN ..................................................................4K Course | 94 Runners | No Team Scores

Pl Runner Time6 Kate Kanetzky ......................................14:43.92 7 Melissa Fuerst .....................................14:44.20 12 Jen Bremser ........................................14:55.52 13 Ka e Carroll .........................................15:13.64 15 Heather Connick ................................ 15:17.99 21 Carley Gross ........................................15:38.86 24 Amanda Blain ......................................15:44.09 25 Rachel Sykes ........................................15:45.36 29 Rebecca Esselstein ..............................15:52.06 30 Adrianna Dong ....................................15:52.33 32 Anne e Eichenberger .........................15:54.44 34 Alexa Ramsier ......................................15:57.29 35 Taylor Drolshagen ...............................15:57.57 36 Emily Hazen .........................................15:58.09 37 Morgan Mosby ....................................16:01.66 38 Marie Rossilon ....................................16:08.90 42 Tasha Mayne .......................................16:16.3746 Stephaney Saari ..................................16:25.9251 Michelle Ferguson ...............................16:41.4375 Chris ne Hagan ...................................17:58.80

WEEK 1

WOODY GREENO INVITATIONAL | SEPT. 17Lincoln, Neb. | Pioneer’s Park

MEN ........................................................................8K Course | 305 Runners | 1st of 28 Teams (35 pts)

Pl Runner Time1 Jim Walmsley ......................................24:15.33 Jeremy Drenckhahn ..............................24:45.79 Andrew Quallio .....................................25:05.011 Isaiah Bragg ...........................................25:24.714 Charlie Perkins ......................................25:26.715 Jake Hawkins .........................................25:29.125 Gavin Owens .........................................25:49.631 Zach Perkins ..........................................26:07.032 Dan Bailey .............................................26:12.045 Seth Pelle er .........................................26:27.148 Nick White.............................................26:29.253 Ted Artz .................................................26:33.573 Carl Eifert ..............................................26:50.478 Gage Owens ..........................................26:54.982 Ronnie Elly.............................................27:00.598 Carson Fugal ..........................................27:13.5108 Elliot Myers ...........................................27:20.9116 Sam O’Hair ............................................27:30.4119 Ma Caldwell ........................................27:33.7203 Zack Christenson ...................................28:56.6

WOMEN ..................................................................6K Course | 283 Runners | 2nd of 25 Teams (55 pts)

Pl Runner Time2 Melissa Fuerst .......................................21:25.74 Jen Bremser ..........................................21:34.28 Kate Kanetzky ........................................21:45.721 Heather Connick ...................................22:35.024 Ka e Carroll ...........................................22:46.730 Taylor Drolshagen .................................22:53.037 Carley Gross ..........................................22:59.952 Amanda Blain ........................................23:19.064 Emily Hazen ...........................................23:36.571 Rebecca Esselstein ................................23:40.7119 Alexa Ramsier ........................................24:38.4

WEEK 2

NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL | SEPT. 30South Bend, Ind. | ND Cross Country Course

MEN ........................................................................5M Course | 205 Runners | 10th of 28 Teams (296 pts)

Pl Runner Time10 Jim Walmsley .............................................24:1931 Jeremy Drenckhahn ...................................24:4878 Isaiah Bragg ...............................................25:1387 Ma Bell ....................................................25:1992 Andrew Quallio ..........................................25:21111 Jake Hawkins .............................................25:25144 Gavin Owens ..............................................25:59

MEN (JUNIOR VARSITY RACE) ..................................5-Mile Course | 59 Runners | No Team Scores

Pl Runner Time6 Zach Perkins ...............................................25:4912 Dan Bailey ..................................................26:0215 Charlie Perkins ...........................................26:11

WOMEN ..................................................................5K Course | 225 Runners | 21st of 28 Teams (535 pts)

Pl Runner Time49 Melissa Fuerst ............................................17:4997 Kate Kanetzky ............................................18:14115 Jen Bremser ...............................................18:20147 Ka e Carroll ...............................................18:38149 Carley Gross ...............................................18:39158 Heather Connick ........................................18:44217 Morgan Mosby ..........................................19:50

WEEK 3

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOOTOUT | OCT. 1Boulder, Colo. | Buff alo Ranch Cross Country Course

MEN 8K Course | 164 Runners | 3rd of 4 DI Teams (76 pts)

Pl Runner Time27 Ted Artz......................................................27:2034 Nick White .................................................27:4241 Gage Owens...............................................27:5744 Seth Pelle er .............................................28:0348 Carson Fugal ..............................................28:1258 Ma Caldwell ............................................28:3277 Sam O’Hair .................................................29:1897 Zack Christenson .......................................30:01

WOMEN ..................................................................5.8K Course |171 Runners | 3rd of 4 DI Teams (91 pts)

Pl Runner Time35 Chris ne Hagan .........................................23:3836 Amanda Blain ............................................23:3840 Rebecca Esselstein .....................................23:4344 Taylor Drolshagen ......................................23:4846 Emily Hazen ...............................................23:5948 Adrianna Dong ...........................................24:1152 Alexa Ramsier ............................................24:2155 Michelle Ferguson .....................................24:2567 Tasha Mayne ..............................................24:4772 Stephaney Saari .........................................24:55

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2011 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS

TIGER INVITATIONAL | OCT. 8 Hays, Kan. | Fort Hays State Cross Country Course

MEN ........................................................................8K Course | 152 runners | 3rd of 15 Teams (75 pts)

Pl Runner Time11 Gavin Owens .........................................25:15.515 Dan Bailey .............................................25:24.322 Seth Pelle er .........................................25:36.324 Cameron Edwards .................................25:42.530 Nick White.............................................25:55.535 Zach Perkins ..........................................26:07.838 Carson Fugal ..........................................26:13.743 Carl Eifert ..............................................26:17.047 Sam O’Hair ............................................26:24.948 Gage Owens ..........................................26:25.655 Ronnie Elly.............................................26:37.657 Elliot Myers ...........................................26:41.369 Alex Lindsay...........................................26:52.670 Zack Christenson ...................................26:53.9

WOMEN ..................................................................5K Course |99 Runners | 2nd of 16 teams (52 pts)

Pl Runner Time6 Amanda Blain ........................................18:39.09 Adrianna Dong ......................................18:42.710 Taylor Drolshagen .................................18:45.414 Rebecca Esselstein ................................18:58.119 Anne e Eichenberger ...........................19:09.120 Tasha Mayne .........................................19:09.821 Alexa Ramsier ........................................19:15.123 Emily Hazen ...........................................19:17.725 Stephaney Saari ....................................19:20.029 Michelle Ferguson .................................19:26.9

WEEK 4

WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL | OCT. 14Madison, Wis. | Thomas Zimmer Champ Course

MEN ........................................................................8K Course | 270 runners | 30th of 39 Teams (660 pts)

Pl Runner Time36 Jeremy Drenckhahn ..............................24:22.238 Jim Walmsley ........................................24:24.3142 Andrew Quallio .....................................25:03.3203 Ma Bell ................................................25:34.8241 Isaiah Bragg ...........................................26:17.2245 Jake Hawkins .........................................26:28.5253 Ted Artz .................................................26:37.4

WOMEN ..................................................................6K Course |305 Runners | 41st of 44 teams (1042 pts)

Pl Runner Time86 Melissa Fuerst .......................................21:09.2 211 Kate Kanetzky ........................................21:57.5232 Heather Connick ...................................22:11.4248 Jen Bremser ..........................................22:20.2265 Morgan Mosby ......................................22:31.3296 Ka e Carroll ...........................................23:45.1

WEEK 5

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS | OCT. 29Fort Collins, Colo. | Collindale Golf Course

MEN ........................................................................8K Course | 51 runners | 2nd of 6 Teams (54 pts)

Pl Runner Time2 Jeremy Drenckhahn ..............................25:11.25 Jim Walmsley ........................................25:24.912 Andrew Quallio .....................................25:38.014 Isaiah Bragg ...........................................25:44.821 Gavin Owens .........................................26:03.625 Charlie Perkins ......................................26:16.130 Ma Bell ................................................26:27.933 Jake Hawkins .........................................26:34.742 Dan Bailey .............................................27:12.3

WOMEN ..................................................................6K Course |68 Runners | 4th of 8 teams (122 pts)

Pl Runner Time9 Melissa Fuerst .......................................21:21.921 Jen Bremser ..........................................22:16.627 Kate Kanetzky ........................................22:35.434 Ka e Carroll ...........................................22:49.635 Morgan Mosby ......................................22:52.840 Heather Connick ...................................23:10.743 Anne e Eichenberger ...........................23:31.149 Adrianna Dong ......................................23:44.151 Carley Gross ..........................................23:53.7

WEEK 6

NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | NOV. 12Provo, Utah | East Bay Golf Course

MEN ........................................................................10K Course | 115 runners | 8th of 17 Teams (199 pts)

Pl Runner Time21 Jim Walmsley ........................................31:14.039 Jeremy Drenckhahn ..............................31:38.840 Isaiah Bragg ...........................................31:39.149 Charlie Perkins ......................................31:59.650 Andrew Quallio .....................................32:02.262 Gavin Owens .........................................32:27.267 Jake Hawkins .........................................32:35.5

WOMEN ..................................................................6K Course |130 Runners | 13th of 19 teams (320 pts)

Pl Runner Time32 Melissa Fuerst .......................................22:05.749 Jen Bremser ..........................................22:33.369 Kate Kanetzky ........................................23:05.182 Morgan Mosby ......................................23:20.488 Ka e Carroll ...........................................23:31.993 Heather Connick ...................................23:39.3102 Anne e Eichenberger ...........................23:48.8

WEEK 7

MEN’S SEASON-BEST 8K TIMES

24:15.3 Walmsley, Woody Greeno Invita onal24:22.2 Drenckhahn, adidas Invita onal25:03.3 Quallio, adidas Invita onal25:15.5 Gav. Owens, Tiger Invita onal25:24.3 Bailey, Tiger Invita onal25:24.7 Bragg, Woody Greeno Invita onal25:26.7 C. Perkins, Woody Greeno Invita onal25:29.1 Hawkins, Woody Greeno Invita onal25:34.8 Bell, adidas Invita onal25:36.3 Pelle er, Tiger Invita onal25:42.5 Edwards, Tiger Invita onal25:55.5 White, Tiger Invita onal26:07.0 Z. Perkins, Woody Greeno Invita onal26:13.7 Fugal, Tiger Invita onal26:17.0 Eifert, Tiger Invita onal26:24.9 O’Hair, Tiger Invita onal26:25.6 Gag. Owens, Tiger Invita onal26:33.5 Artz, Woody Greeno Invita onal26:37.6 Elly, Tiger Invita onal26:41.3 Myers, Tiger Invita onal26:52.6 Lindsay, Tiger Invita onal26:53.0 Christenson, Tiger Invita onal27:33.7 Caldwell, Woody Greeno Invita onal

WOMEN’S SEASON-BEST 6K TIMES

21:09.2 Fuerst, adidas Invita onal21:34.2 Bremser, Woody Greeno Invita onal21:45.7 Kanetzky, Woody Greeno Invita onal22:11.4 Connick, adidas Invita onal22:31.3 Mosby, adidas Invita onal22:46.7 Carroll, Woody Greeno Invita onal22:53.0 Drolshagen, Woody Greeno Invite22:59.9 Gross, Woody Greeno Invita onal23:19.0 Blain, Woody Greeno Invita onal23:31.1 Eichenberger, MW Championships23:36.5 Hazen, Woody Greeno Invita onal23:40.7 Esselstein, Woody Greeno Invita onal23:44.1 Dong, MW Championships24:28.4 Ramsier, Woody Greeno Invita onal


MEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

Year Coach Conf Reg Natl W L T1956 1Lt Russell Thoburn -- -- -- 1 1 01957 Tommy Thomson -- -- -- 1 3 01958 Capt Ed Matthews -- -- -- 5 4 01959 Capt Ed Matthews -- -- 9th 7 2 01960 Capt Ed Matthews -- -- 7th 8 1 01961 Capt Ed Matthews -- -- 10th 7 5 01962 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 3 5 01963 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 6 1 11964 Arne Arnesen -- -- 10th 9 1 01965 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 2 3 01966 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 3 6 01967 Arne Arnesen -- -- 2nd 9 0 01968 Arne Arnesen -- -- 22nd 6 4 01969 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 5 2 01970 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 5 4 01971 Arne Arnesen -- -- 23rd 7 1 01972 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 3 3 01973 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 4 3 01974 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 4 3 01975 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 8 4 01976 Arne Arnesen -- -- -- 5 4 01977 (&) Maj Dick Elliott -- 11th -- 4 5 11978 Maj Dick Elliott -- 7th -- 5 2 01979 Maj Dick Elliott -- 13th -- 9 1 01980 (#) Maj Dick Elliott 3rd 8th -- 5 1 01981 Maj Pete Jones 2nd 3rd 22nd 3 1 01982 (^) Maj Pete Jones 6th 7th -- 2 5 01983 Capt Jim Trego 8th -- --1984 Capt Jim Trego 7th 14th --1985 Capt Jim Trego 8th -- --1986 Capt Jim Trego 7th 14th --1987 Maj Jim Trego 8th 14th --1988 Maj Jim Trego 4th 6th --1989 Ralph Lindeman 6th 12th --1990 Ralph Lindeman 3rd 9th --1991 Ralph Lindeman 1st 2nd 14th1992 Mark Stanforth 3rd 5th --1993 Mark Stanforth 3rd 7th --1994 Mark Stanforth 1st 4th --1995 Mark Stanforth 2nd 7th --1996 Mark Stanforth 1st 10th --1997 Mark Stanforth 3rd 7th --1998 (*) Mark Stanforth 2nd 8th --1999 (+) Mark Stanforth 2nd 8th --2000 Mark Stanforth 3rd 6th 16th2001 Mark Stanforth 2nd 5th 26th2002 Mark Stanforth 4th 10th --2003 Mark Stanforth 1st 3rd 8th2004 Mark Stanforth 2nd 3rd 14th2005 Mark Stanforth 3rd 7th --2006 Mark Stanforth 2nd 8th --2007 John Hayes 3rd 6th --2008 Ralph Lindeman 2nd 5th --2009 Juli Benson 3rd 6th --2010 Juli Benson 3rd 5th --2011 Juli Benson 2nd 8th --

(&) First year of NCAA District 7 competition | (#) First season of WAC competition | (*) Last season in WAC | (+) First season of MWC competition | (^) There were no dual meets after 1982 | Overall dual record of 136-75-2

MEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1968..................................... Mike Ryan1969..................................... Mike Ryan1970................................ Dennis Sbach1971................................ Dennis Sbach1972..............................Ernie Maravilla1973....................................... Bill Frank1974.......................................Pat Rupel1975........................................ Jeff Ford1976.............................. Gary Sheppard1977.............................Dave McKinney1978.................................... John Evans1979......................................Bret Hyde1980......................................Bret Hyde1981.................................. Dan Rooney1982.................................... Gary Droze1983........................... Robert Langstaff1984...................................Micky Testa1985...................................Micky Testa1986...................................Micky Testa1987..................................... Alan Anzai1988............................ Caesar Garduno1989.................................Dave Fresella1990..................................Chris Nelson1991..................................Chris Nelson1992.................................Phil Swenson1993.................................Phil Swenson1994...................................... Eric Mack1995...................................... Eric Mack1996.................................... Zach Smith1997.................................... Zach Smith1998.....................................Matt Allen1999.....................................Jim Nelson2000....................................... Chris Acs2001............................... David Romero2002..................................... Ben Payne2003..................................... Ben Payne2004..................................Brian Dumm2005................................... Nick Wilson2006............................. Richard Elmore2007............................... Matt Williams2008......................... Sean Houseworth2009...................................Justin Tyner2010...................................Justin Tyner2011................................ Jim Walmsley

No awards given prior to 1968

MEN’S MOST VALUABLE

MICKY TESTA

BEN PAYNE

JUSTIN TYNER


MEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

1956.................................... James Chapman, Don Livingston1957....................................................................James Bilello1958....................................................................James Bilello1959....................................................................James Bilello1960.................................................................Dave Carlstom1961...........................................................................John Fer1962................................................................... Tom Cardoza1963.................................................................James Murphy1964.................................................... Kirk Hall, Jesse Overall1965................................................................... Lewis Moore1966...................................................................................n/a1967............................................Terry Gruters, Doug Everett1968.................................................................. Lindsey Parris1969.......................................................................John Jones1970.......................................................................John Jones1971...................................................................Dennis Sbach1972................................................................Ernie Maravilla1973......................................................................... Bill Frank1974.........................................................................Pat Rupel1975.......................................................................... Jeff Ford1976....................................................................Keith Haines1977......................................................................Dave Wynn1978............................................................... Dave McKinney1979...................................................................... John Evans1980........................................................................ Bret Hyde1981................................................................ Andy Ferguson1982...................................................................... Brian Maas1983..............................................................Robert Langstaff

1984........................................... Ivan McKnight, John Weight1985...........................................Joe Martin, David Carpenter1986.............................................. Bert Morales, Micky Testa1987....................................................................... Alan Anzai1988........................................Craig DeBoni, Caesar Garduno1989...................................................................Dave Fresella1990.................................................................... Brad Hamby1991.................................................................... Chris Nelson1992..................................................................... Chris Juarez1993...................................................................Phil Swenson1994........................................................................Cliff Volpe1995................................................ Eric Mack, Andy Meehan1996.................................................................. Andrew Marx1997................................................Steve Radtke, Zach Smith1998............................................ Matt Allen, Todd Moenster1999.......................................................................Jim Nelson2000............................................. Joe Monaco, Shane Rogers2001.............................................David Romero, Albert Kelly2002......................................................................Rudy Taute2003.......................................................Ben Payne, Chris Acs2004.............................................. Brian Dumm, Abe Wengel2005.............................................. Matt Hellier, Mark Walter2006............................................ Jason Beck, Richard Elmore2007......................... Kenny Grosselin, Josh van Wyngaarden2008................................... Sean Houseworth, Matt Williams2009...................................................................Zach Nordahl2010................................................. Tyler Small, Justin Tyner2011.................................................................. Jim Walmsley

MEN’S TEAM CAPTAINS

ERIC MACK


WOMEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

Year Coach Conf Reg Natl W L T1976 Maj Vik Hackley -- -- -- 3 0 01977 Capt Jim Scott -- 5th -- 1 0 01978 Capt Jim Scott -- 10th -- 3 0 01979 Ernie Cuncliffe -- 1st 1st 5 1 01980 Ernie Cuncliffe -- 1st 3rd 3 0 01981 Ernie Cuncliffe -- 2nd 2nd 4 0 01982 ($) Ernie Cuncliffe -- 2nd 6th 4 0 01983 Ernie Cuncliffe -- 1st 8th 2 0 01984 Ernie Cuncliffe -- 3rd -- 1985 Capt Gus Schalkham -- 5th --1986 Capt Gus Schalkham -- 2nd 9th1987 Capt Mark Sperre -- 2nd 9th1988 Capt Mark Sperre -- 1st 2nd1989 Capt Gail Conway -- 1st 2nd1990 Capt Gail Conway -- 2nd 2nd1991 Capt Gail Conway -- 6th --1992 Mark Stanforth -- 3rd 6th1993 Mark Stanforth -- 4th 11th1994 Mark Stanforth -- 4th 14th1995 Mark Stanforth -- 3rd 6th1996 (#) Mark Stanforth 10th 13th --1997 Mark Stanforth 8th 15th --1998 (%) Mark Stanforth 4th 12th --1999 (+) Mark Stanforth 3rd 12th --2000 Mark Stanforth 3rd 9th --2001 Mark Stanforth 3rd 7th --2002 Mark Stanforth 3rd 6th --2003 Mark Stanforth 3rd 14th --2004 Mark Stanforth 5th 11th --2005 Mark Stanforth 6th 10th --2006 Mark Stanforth 7th 13th --2007 John Hayes 6th 16th --2008 Ralph Lindeman 6th 13th --2009 Juli Benson 4th 13th --2010 Juli Benson 4th 14th --2011 Juli Benson 4th 13th --

(*) AIAW Div-II National Championships | ($) First year of NCAA competition | (#) First sea-son in NCAA Division I, First season of WAC competition | (%) Last season in WAC | (+) First season of MWC competition | Overall dual record of 25-1-0 | Affiliations: 1976-81 -- AIAW Region 7; 1982-95 -- NCAA South Central Region; 1996-97 -- NCAA District 7

WOMEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1979........................................Rita Burr1980........................ Theresa Hanrahan1981................................Dana Lindsley1982........................................Rita Burr1983.................................. Gail Conway1984.......................... Princess Harrison1985................................... Carol Travis1986....................................... Jill Wood1987.............................Shannen Karpel1988....................................... Jill Wood1989....................................... Jill Wood1990............................... Callie Calhoun1991............................ Kelly Kirkpatrick1992........................Jennifer Kornacker1993........................Jennifer Kornacker1994....................... Michelle Truesdale1995....................... Michelle Truesdale1996................................. Rachel Smith1997...........................Heather Johnson1998................................. Rachel Smith1999................................. Rachel Smith2000...................................Jaime Flood2001...........................Brandess Pardue2002...........................Brandess Pardue2003.............................. Anne Chumlea2004.............................. Kelly Robinson2005.............................. Nicole Graham2006.............................. Kelly Robinson2007......................... Brittany Morreale2008....................................Katie Lynch2009................................Ally Romanko2010............................ Katherine Ward2011...............................Melissa Fuerst

No awards given prior to 1979

WOMEN’S MOST VALUABLE

1977....................................................................Anne Martin1978...................................................................... Donna Cliff1979............................................ Amy McCarthy, Tanya Senz1980................................................ Anetta Weber, Jan Wiley1981..................................................Rita Burr, Dana Lindsley1982..................................................................Dana Lindsley1983.......................................................................Joy Meyen1984...................................................................Laureli Mazik1985..................................................................... Carol Travis1986...................................................................Brenda Lewis1987..............................................................Rebecca Sivacek1988......................................................................... Jill Wood1989......................................................................... Jill Wood1990.......................................Callie Calhoun, Suzanne Henke1991.............................................................. Kelly Kirkpatrick1992.......................................................................Rachel Call1993............................................................. Renae Bartolone1994............................................................. Renae Bartolone

1995........................................................... Sara Whittingham1996.................................................................... Sierra Gould1997................................................................ Jennifer Young1998.............................................................Cathy Majauskas1999...................................... Heather Johnson, Rachel Smith2000..................................................................... Jaime Flood2001................................................................Lara Coppinger2002..................................................................... Elissa Ballas2003............................................................. Kelly McPherson2004................................................................. Cindy Dawson2005............................................................... Andrea Pinchak2006............................................................... Margaret Frash2007.......................................Danielle Pozen, Kelly Robinson2008................................... Brittany Morreale, Ally Romanko2009......................................................................Katie Lynch2010..........................................Auriele Fain, Katherine Ward2011.....................................................................Auriele Fain

WOMEN’S TEAM CAPTAINS

BRANDESS PARDUE

AURIELE FAIN

JILL WOOD


ALL-AMERICANS

Jim Murphy1964

Terry Gruters1967

Mike Ryan1967-68-69

Dennis Sbach1971

Jim Koster1973

Rita Burr1979-80-81-82

Anetta Weber1979-81

Kim Sheridan1981

Lisa Yoha1981

Jill Wood1986-87-88-89

Shannen Karpel1987-88-89-90

Kelly Kirkpatrick1988

Callie Calhoun1988-89-90

Suzanne Henke1988-90

Cindy Craig1989

Chris Nelson1990-91

Amy Reecy1990

Jennifer Kornacker1992

Phil Swenson1993

Michelle Truesdale1994-95

Eric Mack1995

Dolly Patel1995

Chris Acs2003

ALL-AMERICANS (AIAW, NCAA DIVISION II, NCAA DIVISION I)

All men’s All-America accolades came at the NCAA Division I level, while the women’s were award at the AIAW (1979-81) and NCAA Division II (1982-1995) level.


MEN’S POST-SEASON HISTORY

Left: Mike Ryan, the 1968 NCAA national champion; Right: Eric Mack, the top American finisher in 1995

1959..............................................................9th place1960..............................................................7th place1961............................................................10th place1964............................................................10th place1967............................................................. 2nd place1968........................................................... 22nd place1971............................................................23rd place1981........................................................... 22nd place1991............................................................14th place2000............................................................16th place2001............................................................26th place2003..............................................................8th place2004............................................................14th place

1959 .............................................. 9TH PLACEJohn Fer .................................................. 32nd (20:00)James Bilello ............................................39th (22:14)Joe Mandel ..............................................59th (22:37)Dave Carlstrom ........................................66th (22:47)Austin Wedemeyer ..................................67th (22:47)Will Holbrow ............................................98th (24:09)Roy Stafford ...........................................100th (24:13)

1960 .............................................. 7TH PLACEDavid Carlstrom .......................................33rd (21:00)John Fer ...................................................39th (21:04)Tom Cardoza ...........................................57th (21:31)Austin Wedemeyer ..................................58th (21:35)Dick Parker ..............................................60th (21:42)Joe Mandel ..............................................68th (22:10)Will Holbrow ............................................87th (23:03)

1961 .............................................10TH PLACEJohn Fer ...................................................39th (21:09)Tom Cardoza ...........................................60th (21:31)Austin Wedemeyer ..................................68th (21:37)Dick Parker .............................................. 81st (21:59)Will Holbrow ..................................... (place/time n/a)

1964 .............................................10TH PLACEJim Murphy ** ........................................3rd (20:17.5)Bob Foley ............................................. 42nd (21:11.1)Dave Brown ......................................... 82nd (21:37.1)

1967 ..............................................2ND PLACEMike Ryan ** .............................................3rd (31:06)Terry Gruters ** ......................................14th (32:15)Greg Wright .............................................33rd (32:58)Howard Parriss ........................................ 41st (33:12)Roy Almeida .........................................53rd (33:39.5)Doug Everett ...........................................64th (34:08)Tim Mason ...............................................67th (34:17)

1968 ............................................ 22ND PLACEMike Ryan ** .......................................... 1st (29:16.8)John Jones .............................................208th (34:16)

1969 ...............................................................Mike Ryan ** ............................................ 2nd (29:01)John Jones ............................................ 102nd (31:43)

1970 ...............................................................John Jones ...............................................96th (29:48)Dennis Sbach ...........................................98th (29:50)

1971 ............................................ 23RD PLACEDennis Sbach ** ......................................23rd (30:21)Jim Koster ................................................95th (31:21)David Daley............................................206th (32:40)Ernie Maravilla ......................................237th (33:11)Howard Frank ........................................248th (33:30)Richard Lower........................................263rd (34:11)William Miller ........................................264th (34:14)

1973 ...............................................................Jim Koster ** ........................................26th (29:17.6)

1980 ...............................................................Bret Hyde............................................169th (31:37.6)

1981 ............................................ 22ND PLACEDan Rooney .......................................69th (times n/a)Andy Ferguson ................................... 71st (times n/a)Brian Maas .......................................82nd (times n/a)Mike Kubitschek ..............................112th (times n/a)Gary Droze .......................................123rd (times n/a)Bob Langstaff ...................................144th (times n/a)Blake Pierson ...................................153rd (times n/a)

1990 ...............................................................Chris Nelson ** .......................................29th (30:05)

1991 .............................................14TH PLACEChris Nelson ** ....................................20th (31:02.2)Chris Juarez ..........................................68th (32:03.3)Phil Swenson ....................................... 72nd (32:05.9)Chris Lindhorst ...................................113th (32:45.7)Eli Ricca ...............................................137th (33:14.3)Nick MacFalls ......................................149th (33:39.7)Peter Ohotnicky ..................................164th (34:25.8)

1993 ...............................................................Phil Swenson ** ...................................28th (30:29.7)

1994 ...............................................................Eric Mack ..............................................67th (31:52.8)

1995 ...............................................................Eric Mack ** ..............................................3rd (30:46)

1996 ...............................................................Andrew Marx ......................................... 171st (36:29)

2000 .............................................16TH PLACEAlbert Kelly ..............................................85th (31:38)Chris Acs .................................................. 91st (31:40)Joe Monaco ...........................................103rd (31:46)Zach Richter ...........................................145th (32:08)David Romero ........................................167th (32:18)Ben Payne ..............................................173rd (32:20)Shane Rogers .........................................219th (32:57)

2001 .............................................26TH PLACEDavid Romero ..........................................75th (30:42)Chris Acs ................................................ 121st (31:11)Al Kelly ...................................................144th (31:27)Ben Payne ..............................................190th (31:57)Brian Carpenter ..................................... 221st (32:39)Jim Blech................................................229th (32:57)Brian Dumm ......................................... 242nd (33:44)

2003 .............................................. 8TH PLACEChris Acs ** ..........................................36th (30:21.8)Brian Dumm .........................................58th (30:39.1)Ben Payne ............................................ 62nd (30:42.9)Mark Walter .........................................80th (30:52.8)Abe Wengel ..........................................94th (31:01.6)Jeff Gosselin .........................................98th (31:03.6)Kalib Wilkinson .................................. 142nd (31:30.3)

2004 .............................................14TH PLACEBrian Dumm ............................................57th (32:26)Jeff Gosselin ............................................ 61st (32:27)Nick Wilson ..............................................85th (32:44)Abe Wengel .............................................89th (32:48)Matt Hellier .............................................90th (32:49)Mark Walter ..........................................124th (33:14)Kalib Wilkinson ......................................167th (33:50)

2007 ...............................................................Matt Williams ........................................136th (31:25)

2009 ...............................................................Justin Tyner ............................................. 71st (30:38)

2010 ...............................................................Justin Tyner .............................................89th (31:03)Jeremy Drenckhahn ...............................134th (31:28)

** All-American selections

NCAA TEAM FINISHES

NCAA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS


WOMEN’S POST-SEASON HISTORY

1979............................................National Champions1980............................................................. 3rd place1981.............................................................2nd place

1979 ...............................................1ST PLACERita Burr **............................................ 7th (17:49.0)Anne Weber ** ................................... 10th (17:57.4)Theresa Hanrahan ............................... 18th (18:16.3)Tanya Senz ........................................... 19th (18:17.4)Dana Lindsley ...................................... 43rd (18:46.4)

1980 ..............................................3RD PLACERita Burr **.......................................... 13th (18:38.4)Annetta Weber ....................................... 24th (18:58)Gay Weaver .............................................31st (19:03)Margaret Waszkiewicz ........................... 48th (19:15)Joy Meyen .............................................. 80th (19:35)

1981 ............................................. 2ND PLACEKim Sheridan ** ................................. 9th (times n/a)Rita Burr **....................................... 13th (times n/a)Lisa Yoha ** ..................................... 17th (times n/a)Annetta Weber ** ........................... 22nd (times n/a)

1988.............................................................2nd place1989.............................................................2nd place1990.............................................................2nd place1992............................................................. 6th place1995............................................................. 6th place

1982 ..............................................6TH PLACERita Burr **.......................................... 25th (22:14.5)Dana Lindsley ......................................32nd (22:22.5)Jean Garvin .......................................... 37th (22:26.6)Joy Meyen ........................................... 48th (22:36.1)Laureli Mazik ....................................... 73rd (23:46.8)Shelly Ginder ....................................... 79th (24:21.1)Lisa Yoha ...............................................81st (24:27.6)

1983 ............................................. 8TH PLACEGail Conway .............................................31st (18:22)Princess Harrison .................................... 39th (18:40)Joy Meyen .............................................. 47th (18:51) Shelly Ginder .......................................... 50th (18:53)Laureli Mazik .......................................... 63rd (19:10)Theresa Hanrahan .................................. 69th (19:28)Jean Garvin ............................................. 73rd (19:37)

1984 ...............................................................Laureli Mazik .................................... (place/time n/a)Princess Harrison .............................. (place/time n/a)

1986 ............................................. 9TH PLACEJill Wood ** .............................................. 7th (17:27)Brenda Pippel ......................................... 38th (18:23)Rebecca Sivacek ..................................... 44th (18:33)Brenda Lewis ...........................................81st (19:46)Sherry Teague......................................... 84th (19:50)Marcy Houston ....................................... 85th (19:52)Jeanette Howard .................................... 97th (21:36)

1987 ...............................................................Shannen Karpel **..............................23rd (time n/a)Jill Wood .............................................30th (time n/a)Amy Reecy ..........................................44th (time n/a)Callie Calhoun .....................................73rd (time n/a)Rebecca Sivacek .................................76th (time n/a)Kristi Swain .........................................77th (time n/a)Jeanette Howard ................................87th (time n/a)

1988 ............................................ 2ND PLACEJill Wood ** ...........................................2nd (17:05.3)Kelly Kirkpatrick ** ................................ 4th (17:20.1)Callie Calhoun ** ................................. 11th (17:56.5)Shannen Karpel **............................... 20th (18:09.2)Suzanne Henke ** ................................21st (18:10.4)Amy Reecy ........................................... 28th (18:18.3)Brenda Pippel ...................................... 39th (18:28.7)

1989 ............................................ 2ND PLACEJill Wood ** ...........................................2nd (17:20.7)Callie Calhoun ** ................................... 5th (17:43.4)Shannen Karpel **............................... 10th (18:02.7)Cindy Craig ** ...................................... 24th (18:26.2)Suzanne Henke .................................... 44th (18:52.1)Brenda Pippel ...................................... 49th (18:58.4)Amy Reecy ............................................91st (21:30.8)

1990 ............................................ 2ND PLACECallie Calhoun ** ...................................1st (16:56.6)Shannen Karpel ** ................................2nd (17:14.4)Amy Reecy ** ........................................ 8th (17:30.7)Suzanne Henke ** ............................... 18th (17:46.2)Kelly Kirkpatrick ...................................... 49th (18:45)Jennifer Atcheley .................................... 58th (19:06)Jennifer Elsing.......................................61st (19:13.9)

1992 ............................................. 6TH PLACEJennifer Kornacker ** ............................. 23rd (19:44)Sara Whittingham .................................. 38th (20:09)Renae Bartolone ..................................... 45th (20:19)Dolly Patel .............................................. 47th (20:25)Eve Burke ................................................ 49th (20:28)

1992, CONT. ...................................................Jennifer Robinson ....................................51st (20:32)Rita Perez ............................................... 60th (20:47)

1993 ........................................... 11TH PLACEJennifer Robinson ................................... 44th (19:25)Jennifer Kornacker ................................. 60th (19:40)Dolly Patel .............................................. 63rd (19:41)Sierra Gould ............................................ 70th (19:51)Renae Bartolone ..................................... 78th (20:01)Sara Whittingham ...................................81st (20:06)Sandra Acosta ......................................... 98th (20:34)

1994 ........................................... 14TH PLACEMichelle Truesdale ** ............................ 25th (18:48)Sierra Gould ............................................ 67th (19:40) Renae Bartolone ..................................... 68th (19:41)Sara Whittingham ..................................72nd (19:45)Dolly Patel ........................................... 75th (19:46.2) Rita Perez ............................................. 104th (20:26) Eve Burke .............................................. 111th (20:39)

1995 ............................................. 6TH PLACEMichelle Truesdale ** ............................ 13th (17:45)Dolly Patel **.......................................... 17th (17:52)Sara Whittingham .................................. 38th (18:27)Sierra Gould ............................................ 67th (19:01)Rita Perez ............................................... 83rd (19:15)Irene Hobbs ............................................ 98th (19:35)Sharon Rohde ....................................... 100th (19:36)

2001 ...............................................................Brandess Pardue................................... 223rd (23:38)

AIAW TEAM FINISHES

AIAW INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NCAA TEAM FINISHES

NCAA DIVISION II INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

NCAA DIVISION I INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Left: The 1979 AIAW national championship team with head coach Ernie Cuncliffe; Right: Callie Calhoun, the 1990 NCAA Division II national champion

WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS


Acosta, Sandra ..................................93Acs, Chris ..........................00-01-02-03Alexander, Lynn ..................... 94-95-97Allen, Matt .................................. 97-98Almeida, Roy ....................................67Anderson, Katie ..................... 06-07-08Anzai, Alan ............................. 84-85-87Aspden, Vivien ....................... 02-03-04Artz, Ted ........................................ 11Atchley, Jennifer ...............................90Atkins, Christine ...............................88

Babcock, Alan ........................ 78-79-80Bailey, Dan .................................... 11Balcao, Scott ............................... 06-08Ballas, Elissa ........................... 00-01-02Ballato, Josie ............................... 77-78Banks, Robert ...................................70Bartolone, Renae ..............91-92-93-94Beatty, Silvia Ann ................... 80-81-82Beck, Jason ................................. 05-06Beck, Whitney ..................................07Bell, Matt ...................................... 11Bennett, William...............................74Bilello, James ......................... 57-58-59Bilsbury, Norman ..............................87Blackmar, John .................................62Blaich, James ....................................82Blech, James ............................... 01-02Blissit, James Jr. .......................... 71-72Bodary, Alan .....................................76Bodine, Ron ................................ 81-82Bodnar, Mary....................................85Bragg, Isaiah ............................. 10-11Bremser, Jen........................ 09-10-11Brock, Larry ......................................85Brodel, Robert ..................................68Brown, David ......................... 62-63-64Bunton, Clark .............................. 67-68Burden, Debra ..................................78Burgess, Barb ......................... 83-84-85Burke, Eve .........................91-92-93-94Burr, Rita ..........................79-80-81-82Burton, Christian ..............................89

Calhoun, Callie ..................87-88-89-90Call, Rachel ................................. 91-92Callender, Mike ..................... 88-89-90Cardoza, Thomas ................... 60-61-62Carlstrom, David .................... 58-59-60Carpenter, Brian ......................... 99-01Carpenter, Dave .................... 83-84-85Carroll, Katie .......................... 08-10-11Casperson, Heidi ...............................86Castle, Daniel .............................. 07-08Castro, Christopher ..........................79Catherwood, Elizabeth ............... 03-04Chapman, Barbara ............................77Chapman, James......................... 56-57Chronister, Brad ...............................08Chumlea, Anne .................00-01-02-03Church, Kelly .....................................02Clark, Steve ............................ 75-76-77

Cliff, Donna ................................. 77-78Compton, Matt .................................97Connick, Heather ........................... 11Conway, Gail .....................................83Cook, Michael ............................. 72-73Coppinger, Lara ..................... 98-99-01Cornell, Stephanie ...................... 00-01Cowan, Jacqueline ............................79Cowles, Parker ............................ 07-08Craig, Cindy.......................................89Culbertson, Trey ...............................89Culp, Ashley ................................ 03-04Cummings, Mark ........................ 78-79Curran, Joe ................................. 06-07

D’Amato, Anthony ................. 03-04-05Daley, David................................ 71-72Dawson, Cindy ....................... 01-02-03Deboni, Craig ....................85-86-87-88Denaro, Tracy ............................. 99-00Dorsey-Spitz, Jenna ..........................03Drenckhahn, Jeremy ............ 09-10-11Dremann, Christopher ......................78Droze, Gary ................................. 81-82Dullack, Kathryn ...............................91Dumm, Brian ......................... 01-03-04

Elmore, Richard .......................... 05-06Elsing, Jennifer ............................ 90-91Erspamer, Chad ..................... 91-92-93Evans, John ............................ 76-77-79

Fain, Auriele .....................08-09-10-11Fagnant, John ............................. 79-80Fenstermaker, Scott .........................82Fer, John ................................ 59-60-61Ferguson, Andrew ................. 79-80-81Feth, Karl .................................... 87-88Fitch, Amy ................................... 96-97Flood, Jaime .....................97-98-99-00Foley, Robert Jr...................... 63-64-65Ford, Jeffrey ............................... 74-75Fox, Keri ............................................88Frank, Howard ....................... 71-72-73Frash, Margaret ..................... 04-05-06French, Phaelen ................................08Fresella, David ..................86-87-88-89Fritzke, Austin ...................................07Fry, Stephanie...................................99Fuerst, Melissa ......................... 10-11Fuller, Robert .............................. 61-62

Gallo, Jon ..........................................57Garduno, Caesar ...............85-86-87-88Garvin, Jean ........................... 83-84-85Garza, Roberto ........................... 77-78Ginder, Shelly ............................. 81-82Glass, Calvin ........................... 05-06-07Glushko, William ..............................70Goetz, Francis ...................................67Golding, Dawn ..................................96

Gosselin, Jeff ....................02-03-04-05Gould, Sierra .....................93-94-95-96Graddon, Paul ............................. 94-95Graham, Nicole .................02-03-04-05Green, Diana.....................................77Griffith, Perry ....................................99Grose, Lindsay ....................... 03-04-05Gross, Carley.....................................10Grosselin, Kenny ......................... 06-07Gruters, Terence ........................ 66-67

Habeich, Anita ............................ 79-80Haesecke, Mark ................................68Haines, Cyril Jr. ...................... 75-76-77Hall, Kirk ................................ 62-63-64Hamby, Brad .......................... 88-89-90Hanrahan, Theresa ..................... 79-80Hansen, Gregg ..................89-90-91-92Harrison, Arcolar ................... 83-84-85Hawes, Gary .....................................60Hawkins, Jake ................................ 11Hellier, Matt ............................... 04-05Hendrick, Kenneth ............................77Henke, Suzanne ................87-88-89-90Herner, Marcy ..................................98Hobbs, Irene .....................................95Hoglund, David ........................... 72-73Holbrow, Willmore ...........................61Hook, Blane ................................ 79-80Horton, Tracy .............................. 81-82Houseworth, Sean ............05-06-07-08Houston, Marcy ................................86Hyams, Jessica ..................................96Hyde, Bret.........................77-78-79-80

Illig, Jamie ................................... 05-06Jastrebski, Sema ...............................92Johnson, Heather .............96-97-98-99Johnson, Robin ...........................80, 82Jones, John III ....................... 68-69-70Jones, Kyle ........................................08Juarez, Chris .....................89-90-91-92Juback, Sara ......................................06Juhas, Diane .....................................76

Kanetzky, Kate..................... 09-10-11Kappel, Brandy .................................94Karpel, Shannen ...............87-88-89-90Kelchner, Bryan .......................... 79-80Kelly, Albert ................................ 00-01Kingsland, Louis Jr. ...........................58Kinney, Sara ........................... 98-99-00Kirkpatrick, Kelly .................... 88-90-91Kolojejchick, Donna ..........................81Kornacker, Jennifer .................... 92-93Koster, James ............................. 71-73Kubitschek, Mike ..............................81

LaMont, Perry ............................. 79-80 Langstaff, Robert ........................ 81-82Lentz, Daniel .......................... 75-76-77

Lewis, Brenda ............................. 85-86 Lindenlaub, Carl ................................81Lindhorst, Chris ................90-91-92-93Lindsley, Dana ..................79-80-81-82Livingston, Donald ............................56Long, Stephen ...................................74Lopez, Joseph ............................. 99-00Lostetter, Vincent .............85-86-87-88Lynch, Katie ................................ 08-09

Maas, Brian............................ 80-81-82MacFalls, Nick ...................91-92-93-94MacGilvra, John ................................77Mack, Eric .........................92-93-94-95Maddox, Lalenya ..............................91Maffey, Paul ............................... 68-69Mahaffey, Cindy ...............................89Majauskas, Cathy .................. 96-97-98Malberg, Sarah .................................99Mandel, Joseph ..................... 58-59-60Maravilla, Ernest ................... 70-71-72Maroon, Brandon .............94-95-96-97Marrs, Jim .........................................86Martin, Anne ......................... 77-78-79Martin, Joseph ....................... 83-84-85Marx, Andrew ........................ 94-95-96Mason, Justin ...................................08Mason, Timothy ......................... 67-68May, Thomas ....................................72Mazik, Laureli ........................ 82-83-84McCafferty, Michael .........................85McCarthy, Amy Ellen .................. 78-79McCormick, Ed .................................92McFarland, Ian ............................ 06-07McKinney, David .................... 76-77-78McPherson, Kelly ..............00-01-02-03Meehan, Andrew ........................ 94-95Mendonca, Michael ..........................82Messerli, Paul ...................................92Meyen, Joy ............................ 80-81-82Miller, William ..................................71Miseyadis, Christy ............................93Mitchell, Katie ..................................96Mizell, John............................ 93-94-95Moenster, Todd ..................... 96-97-98Monaco, Joe .......................... 98-99-00Moore, Kathy .............................. 94-96Moore, Lewis .............................. 64-65Morales, Bert .............................. 85-86Morgan, Tom ....................................85Morreale, Brittany ...................... 06-07 Mosby, Morgan ........................ 10-11Mostoller, Luke.................................01 Mueller, Amy ......................... 81-82-83Murphy, James ........................... 63-64

Nay, Jake ..........................................95Nelson, Chris ....................88-89-90-91Nelson, Jim .......................96-97-98-99Nesbitt, Amy .....................................96Ness, Stan .........................................94Nichols, Tobias ........................... 74-75Nordahl, Zach ........................ 07-08-09

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O’Cain, Bruce ....................................85O’Hara, Ryan .............................. 98-99O’Neill, Grace ...................................93Ohotnicky, Pete .......................... 90-91Oliphint, John .................................. 07Ortiz, Sebastian .....................06-07-08Overall, Jesse IV .....................62-63-64Owens, Billiana ........................... 86-87Owens, Gavin ................................ 11

Packett, Mitchell ............................. 82Page, Brooke ................................... 97Papenberg, Kate ......................... 05-06Pardue, Brandess..............00-01-02-03Parker, Brian .................................... 57Parker, Richard ........................... 60-61Parriss, Howard Jr. ...................... 67-68Patel, Dolly .......................92-93-94-95Patterson, Travis ......................... 04-05Paulson, Tony ............................. 97-98Payne, Ben ........................00-01-02-03Perez, Rita ........................92-93-94-95Pierson, Blake ........................79-80-81Pinchak, Andrea ...............02-03-04-05Pippel, Brenda .......................86-88-89Pozun, Danielle ................................ 05Prinkey, Meghan ............................. 08Puhek, Gary ......................85-86-87-88Puhek, Peter .................................... 82Quallio, Andrew ....................... 10-11

Radtke, Steve ....................94-95-96-97Reecy, Amy .......................87-88-89-90Regan, Laura .................................... 90

Reichel, Rhonda ............................... 89Rhoades, Nancy ............................... 77Ricca, Eli ............................89-90-91-92Richter, Thomas .............................. 07Richter, Zach .................................... 99Roberdeau, Chris ........................ 97-98Roberson, Nichole ........................... 91Robinson, Jennifer .................91-92-93Robinson, Kelly .................04-05-06-07Rock, Jonathan ........................... 09-10Rogers, Shane ............................. 99-00Rohde, Sharon ............................ 95-97Rojas, Daniel .................................... 82Romanko, Ally...................06-07-08-09Romero, David .......................99-00-01Rooney, Daniel ................................ 79Rooney, David .......................79-80-81Rossi, Frank ...........................83-84-85Rupel, Patrick ............................. 73-74Rupp, Jon Andrew .................85-86-87Ryan, Michael ........................67-68-69

Sammons, Ronald ....................... 62-63Sbach, Dennis ........................69-70-71Scari, Bob ......................................... 81Schell, Steve .................................... 95Schwaller, Eric ............................ 84-85Schwartz, Chris ................................ 86Schwartz, Terese ...................83-85-86Schweitzer, Andy ........................ 07-09Senz, Tanya ................................. 77-79Sersun, Douglas ................87-88-89-90Shanahan, Patrick ....................... 98-99Sheppard, Gary ........................... 75-76Sheridan, Kim .................................. 81Sidor, Stacy ...................................... 86Sivacek, Rebecca ........................ 86-87Small, Tyler ................................. 09-10

Smith, Glory ..................................... 98Smith, Michael............................ 78-79Smith, Rachel ....................96-97-98-99Smith, Zach ............................95-96-97Snider, Danielle ............................... 06Snyder, Ashley ............................ 03-04Souza, David .................................... 90Sowell, Michael ............................... 82Speed, Alexander ....................... 96-97 Stephens, Sandi .......................... 85-86Stephens, Vince ............................... 74Stevens, Mark ........................96-97-98Stimpson, Jessie .............................. 07Stratton, Bradley ............................. 74Stratton, Todd ................................. 93Swain, Kristine ............................ 87-90Swenson, Phil ...................90-91-92-93

Takash, Emi...................................... 76Taute, Rudy ................................ 01-02Taylor, Jean ...........................00-01-02Teague, Sherry..................86-87-88-89Testa, Micky ............................... 84-85Tibbitts, Jean ................................... 86Trichler, Kristin ................................ 04Truesdale, Michelle .................... 94-95Turner, Eva ...................................... 76Tyner, Justin .....................07-08-09-10

Uhler, Mary ..................................... 01Van Wyngaarden, Josh ..........05-06-07Verboncoeur, Vic ...................85-86-87Vincent, Cynthia .............................. 99Vincent, Todd .................................. 87Volpe, Clifton ....................91-92-93-94

Walmsley, Jim ...................08-09-10-11Walter, Mark ....................02-03-04-05Ward, Katherine ...............07-08-09-10Waszkiewicz, Margaret ....79-80-81-82Weaver, Gay .................................... 80Webb, Steven .................................. 79Weber, Annetta ...............78-79-80-81Wedemeyer, Austin ...............59-60-61Wenckus, Dalia ......................97-98-99Wengel, Abe .....................01-02-03-04Westbrook, Landon ......................... 70Wetterer, Michael ........................... 67Wharton, James ....................85-86-87White, Nick ...................................... 09Whitlock, Timothy ........................... 70Whittingham, Sara............92-93-94-95Wiley, Janet ......................77-78-79-80Wilkinson, Kalib .....................02-03-04Willard, Elyse ................................... 08Williams, Matt ..................05-06-07-08Wilson, John .................................... 61Wilson, Nick ......................02-03-04-05Wimmer, Amy ..................79-80-81-82Wood, Jill ..........................86-87-88-89Woodward, Will ......................... 96-97Wooten, David ................................ 87Worley, Greg .........................85-86-87Wright, Gregory .......................... 66-67

Yoha, Lisa .................................... 81-82Young, Jennifer ......................95-96-97

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HONORS & AWARDS

Jim Murphy.................................................... 1965-66 Mike Ryan ...................................................... 1969-70 John Jones ..................................................... 1970-71 Chris Nelson .................................................. 1991-92 Dolly Patel ..................................................... 1995-96Shane Rogers ................................................. 2000-01 Kenny Grosselin ............................................. 2007-08

Brittany Morreale ................................................2009

Chris Nelson .................................................. 1991-92

Chris Nelson ..............................................1990, 1991 Renae Bartolone ..............................1992, 1993, 1994Jennifer Kornacker ..............................................1993Dolly Patel .................................................1994, 1995Nick Wilson ..........................................................2005 Kenny Grosselin ...................................................2007Brittany Morreale ................................................2009

Nick Wilson ..........................................................2005 Margaret Frash ....................................................2005Kenny Grosselin .........................................2006, 2007 Joe Curran ...........................................................2006 Brittany Morreale ......................................2007, 2009Matt Williams ......................................................2008Kate Kanetzky ......................................................2010

Matt Williams ......................................................2008Jeremy Drenckhahn .............................................2010

Women ........................ 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006Men ................... 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008

1962 John Fer ...........................Most Valuable Male1965 Jim Murphy ......................Most Valuable Male1970 Mike Ryan .......................... Athletic Excellence 1972 Dennis Sbach .................... Athletic Leadership1978 Ric Linares ............................... Scholar-Athlete 1981 Bret Hyde .......................... Athletic Leadership 1989 Rita Burr ..................................Scholar Athlete1991 Callie Calhoun .................... Athletic Excellence1992 Chris Nelson ........................... Scholar-Athlete 1996 Andy Meehan ......................... Scholar-Athlete 1996 Eric Mack .........................Most Valuable Male 1998 Will Woodward....................... Scholar-Athlete 2001 Shane Rogers .......................... Scholar-Athlete2003 Ben Payne ........................Most Valuable Male2003 Elissa Ballas ....................... Athletic Leadership 2007 Kenny Grosselin ...................... Scholar-Athlete2008 Sean Houseworth .............. Athletic Excellence2009 Brittany Morreale ....................Scholar Athlete 2011 Justin Tyner ...................Athletic Achievement2012 Jim Walmsley ..................... Athletic Excellence

Class of 2009 ....................................... Callie CalhounClass of 2011 .......................................... Gail Conway

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

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USAFA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Every Olympic cycle, the Air Force sponsors 20-30 athletes to train for a berth in the next Olympic Games. Athletes for this pro-gram must be of Olympic caliber; that is, the National Governing Body (NGB) must recognize the athletes chosen for the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) as having a legitimate chance at attaining an Olympic berth. Athletes who meet the criteria are then placed in a special duty assignment preceding the Olympic Games. The Air Force program was initiated in 1995 and mod-eled after the Army’s existing program, which was developed after seeing a decline in the amount of Armed Forces members achieving international athletic prowess.

What does this mean for distance athletes? Simply put, high caliber athletes graduating from the Academy have a unique oppor-tunity to continue training in their sport. Not only do they get the time to train the way an elite athlete needs to train, but they also get all of the support. A section of Air Force Services called “AF Sports” selects these athletes and takes care of all the equip-ment, training supplies and travel. The athletes are also able to choose where they would like to train to get the best benefit.

Since the inception of the program, seven Air Force distance runners have been a part of the WCAP. Pre-Atlanta Games: Nick MacFalls, Doug Sersun. Pre-Sydney Games: Jeff Kuzma, Nick MacFalls, Eric Mack. Pre-Athens Games: Nick MacFalls, Eric Mack. Pre-London Games: Sean Houseworth, Justin Tyner, Matt Williams

MEN .............................................................................Chris Acs ..........................................2001, 2002, 2003Jeremy Drenckhahn .............................................2010Brian Dumm ..............................................2003, 2004Jeff Gosselin ........................................................2005Sean Houseworth ................................................2008Ian McFarland......................................................2007Ben Payne ..................................................2002, 2003David Romero ............................................2000, 2001Justin Tyner ...............................................2009, 2010Jim Walmsley .......................................................2011Mark Walter ..............................................2003, 2004Abe Wengel .........................................................2004Matt Williams ............................................2007, 2008Nick Wilson ..........................................................2005

WOMEN.......................................................................Nicole Graham .....................................................2005Brandess Pardue........................................2001, 2002Katherine Ward ...................................................2010

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MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportuni-ties for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 14th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.

The Mountain West has marked several achievements over its first 13 years of existence, most notably becoming the first to establish a sports television network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference (The Mtn.). The MW also was the first to experiment with the coaches’ challenge in the college football in-stant replay system, and was the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS conference to participate in four BCS bowl games, winning three. Additionally, the MW was the first conference to have a member institution with No. 1 overall picks in both the NFL and NBA drafts in the same year (Utah’s Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut, respec-tively in 2005). With San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg claiming the No. 1 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the MW was founded in 1999. In 2011-12, the Mountain West was among the first conferences to imple-ment a league-wide state-of-the art basketball instant replay system.

The MW is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders four MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State and New Mexico). The high plains of Wyo-ming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, home to UNLV and Nevada, while Fresno State and San Diego State add a West coast influence with their locations in Central and Southern California. The inclusion of the Hawai‘i football program extends the Mountain West footprint to the beautiful islands in the Pacific Ocean.

The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and sig-naled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. TCU re-joined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. With conference realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Boise State University joined the Mountain West in 2011-12, followed by Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012. Also on July 1, 2012, the Univer-sity of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Conference. On May 4, 2012, the Mountain West announced the additions of San Jose State University and Utah State University as full-time members effective July 1, 2013.

When the Mountain West officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a seven-year contract with ESPN, giving the broadcaster ex-clusive national television rights to MW football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Craig Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three seasons (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002. Entering the 2012 season, the MW has four contracted bowl affiliations – the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, San Diego Country Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl and Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

From the outset, the MW’s member institutions have been committed to creat-ing strong academic relationships, as well as athletic competition. To that end, the chief academic officers of each institution have explored academic exchange programs, library crossovers and shared research. In addition, the faculty athletics representatives routinely provide academic assistance and test-taking services for student-athletes visiting from fellow member institutions for competition.

The Mountain West provides a first-class athletic and academic experience for more than 7,000 student-athletes each year. Over the past 13 years, 38 Mountain West student-athletes have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, and since the league’s inception in 1999, an additional 26 student-athletes have been named MW Scholar-Athlete of the Year and awarded league-sponsored postgraduate scholarships. Three student-athletes have earned distinction as Rhodes Scholars (Jessica Mellinger, Wyoming and Delavane Diaz and Brittany Morreale, Air Force).

Conference student-athletes are also given a voice regarding pertinent issues within the MW and NCAA governance structure through representation on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Mountain West SAAC consists of 19 representatives; two student-athletes from each full member institution and one faculty athletics representative. The committee reviews and reacts to legisla-tion and to other topics referred by the Conference constituent groups or commit-tees related to the student-athlete experience.

The MW has produced 762 All-America selections among its 18 sponsored sports (men’s swimming was discontinued as a conference sport following the 2010-11 season) in the last 13 years, including a league-record 83 All-America honorees in 2010-11. A total of 125 MW student-athletes have also earned Academic All-America accolades in that span. The Mountain West has sent at least 28 teams to NCAA postseason events in each of the past 13 years, capturing three team national championships in men’s cross country and producing 32 individual na-tional champions in the sports of men’s golf, men’s cross country, and men’s and women’s indoor track & field and outdoor track & field.

Mountain West members have participated in 51 bowl games under the league umbrella, including four appearances in BCS games. The MW has earned 61 post-season bids in men’s basketball, including 33 NCAA Tournament appearances and two NIT Final Four berths. MW women’s basketball has tallied 57 postseason slots, including 31 NCAA bids, five Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight berth since 2000. Wyoming won the MW’s first WNIT championship in 2007 with a win over Wisconsin. In women’s volleyball, the MW has had 34 NCAA bids with eight Sweet 16 berths and one Elite Eight appearance. Women’s soccer has earned 26 NCAA bids since 1999, with BYU advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2000 and the Elite Eight in 2003. MW men’s golf has had at least four representatives in each of the last 13 NCAA Golf Regionals, while women’s golf has had at least three teams participate in NCAA Regionals 11 of the last 13 years.

Named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport in 1998, Com-missioner Thompson has been a driving force for sportsmanship within intercol-legiate athletics. As part of its continuing growth and development, the Mountain West implemented an extensive Sportsmanship Initiative, endorsed by both the MW Joint Council and MW Board of Directors.

The program is made up of several elements, which are both practical and philo-sophical in nature. While the MW has significant penalties in place to deal with violations, the Sportsmanship Initiative is primarily promotional and educational in nature. The goal is to develop an environment that fosters appropriate behavior from all Conference constituencies.

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HISTORY

OPPORTUNITY

SPORTSMANSHIP

Founded: July 1, 1999 | Commissioner: Craig Thompson | Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. | 2012-13 Members: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai‘i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Wyoming | Team NCAA Championships: 3 | Individual NCAA Champion-ships: 32 | Academic All-America Selections: 125 | All-America Selections: 762


CONFERENCE HISTORY

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSChris Nelson ....................................... 1990, 1991Eric Mack ...................................................... 1995

ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREESChris Nelson ............................. 1988, 1990, 1991Dave Fresella ................................................ 1989Chris Juarez .................................................. 1991Phil Swenson ...................................... 1992, 1993Nick MacFalls ................................................ 1994Eric Mack ............................................ 1994, 1995Cliff Volpe ..................................................... 1994Andrew Marx ...................................... 1995, 1996Zach Smith .......................................... 1996, 1997Jim Nelson .................................................... 1998

COACH OF THE YEARRalph Lindeman ............................................ 1991Mark Stanforth ................................... 1994, 1996

TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS1991, 1994, 1996

MEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCEPeter Ohotnicky ........................ 1989, 1990, 1992 Chris Chaplin................................................. 1991 Sean Dariushnia ............................................ 1991 Chad Erspamer ......................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Chris Nelson ....................................... 1990, 1991 William Sabol ................................................ 1991 Todd Stratton ........................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Ed McCormick .................................... 1992, 1993 Andrew Meehan ....................... 1993, 1994, 1995 Will Woodward ........................ 1995, 1996, 1997 Mike Anderson ............................................. 1996 Tim Baumgartner ......................................... 1996 Chad Connor ................................................. 1996 Todd Moenster ......................... 1996, 1997, 1998 Shane Rogers ................................................ 1996 Rye Whitehead ............................................ 1996 Matt Compton ............................................. 1997 Matt Allen ........................................... 1997, 1998 Chris Roberdeau ................................ 1997, 1998 Patrick Shanahan ................................ 1997, 1998

WOMEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCEAmy Fitch ...................................................... 1997Heather Johnson ................................. 1997,1998Dalia Wenckus .............................................. 1998

MEN’S FIRST-TEAM Jim Nelson ...........................................................1999Ben Payne ..................................................2001, 2003David Romero ......................................................2001 Brian Dumm ........................................................2003Mark Walter ........................................................2003Nick Wilson ..........................................................2005Matt Williams ......................................................2007Ian McFarland......................................................2007Sean Houseworth ................................................2008Justin Tyner ...............................................2009, 2010Jon Rock...............................................................2010Jeremy Drenckhahn .............................................2011Jim Walmsley .......................................................2011

MEN’S SECOND-TEAMJoe Monaco .........................................................1999Ryan O’Hara ........................................................1999Ben Payne ..................................................2000, 2002Chris Acs ..........................................2000, 2001, 2003 Brian Carpenter ...................................................2001Abe Wengel .....................................2002, 2003, 2004Brian Dumm ........................................................2004Mark Walter ........................................................2004Nick Wilson ................................................2003, 2004Richard Elmore ....................................................2006Matt Williams ............................................2006, 2008Josh van Wyngaarden .........................................2007Joe Curran ...........................................................2007Zach Nordahl .............................................2008, 2009Isaiah Bragg .........................................................2011Andrew Quallio ....................................................2011

WOMEN’S SECOND-TEAMRachel Smith ........................................................1999Kelly Robinson .....................................................2004Nicole Graham .....................................................2005Katherine Ward ...................................................2010Melissa Fuerst .....................................................2011

COACH OF THE YEARMark Stanforth ..........................................1999, 2003Juli Benson ...........................................................2010

TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS2003

MEN’S HONOREESPat Shanahan.......................................................1999 Joe Monaco .........................................................1999 Chris Acs ..........................................2000, 2001, 2003 Ben Payne ........................................2001, 2002, 2003David Romero ......................................................2000 Richard Elmore ....................................................2004 Abe Wengel .........................................................2004 Nick Wilson ...................................................2005 (2x)Scott Balcao ...............................................2006, 2008Matt Williams ......................................................2006 Calvin Glass ..........................................................2007Sebastian Ortiz ....................................................2008Justin Tyner .........................................................2009Jeremy Drenckhahn ...................................2009, 2011Gavin Owens .......................................................2011Jim Walmsley ................................................2011 (2x)

WOMEN’S HONOREESElissa Ballas ..........................................................2002 Brandess Pardue..................................................2002 Nicole Graham .....................................................2004 Lindsey Grose ......................................................2004 Brittany Morreale ................................................2008Phaelen French ....................................................2008Melissa Fuerst .....................................................2011

ALL-CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARDS

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

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CONFERENCE HISTORY

MENMatt Hellier .................................................................. 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06Nick Wilson ..................................................................................................2003-04Kenny Grosselin ............................................. 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08Josh van Wyngaarden .................................................. 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Daniel Castle .................................................. 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09Joe Curran .................................................................... 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08Justin Mason ................................................. 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09Jason Beck ...................................................................................................2006-07Austin Fritzke ................................................................ 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10Arthur Grijalva .............................................................................................2006-07Zach Nordahl ................................................. 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10Matt Williams .............................................................................. 2007-08, 2008-09Tyler Small .................................................................... 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11Ted Artz ........................................................................ 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12Jeremy Drenckhahn ...................................................... 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12Gage Owens ................................................................................................2009-10Matt Bell ...................................................................................... 2010-11, 2011-12Jake Hawkins ............................................................................... 2010-11, 2011-12Elliot Myers .................................................................................................2011-12

WOMENVivien Aspden .............................................................................. 2003-04, 2004-05Anne Chumlea .............................................................................................2003-04Cindy Dawson ..............................................................................................2003-04Margaret Frash .............................................. 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Ashley Snyder ..............................................................................................2003-04Elizabeth Catherwood .................................................................................2004-05Brittany Morreale ......................................................... 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10Jessica Drewicz ............................................................................................2007-08Meghan Prinkey ..........................................................................................2008-09Kate Kanetzky ............................................................... 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12Amanda Blain .............................................................................. 2010-11, 2011-12Rebecca Esselstein ......................................................................................2011-12Michelle Ferguson .......................................................................................2011-12

*MW Scholar-Athlete distinction recognizes those with a GPA of 3.50 or higher

MENPatrick Shanahan ................................................1999 Shane Rogers ........................................... 1999, 2000 Jim Blech .................................................. 2000, 2001 Thomas Kubler ...................................................2001 Brian Carpenter .................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Ben Payne ................................................. 2002, 2003 Jeff Gosselin ............................................. 2002, 2003 Brian Dumm ................................... 2002, 2003, 2004 Nick Wilson ........................... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Matt Hellier .............................................. 2004, 2005 Jason Beck ................................................ 2005, 2006 Josh van Wyngaarden .................... 2005, 2006, 2007 Matt Williams ....................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Kenny Grosselin ........................................ 2006, 2007 Ian McFarland........................................... 2006, 2007 Justin Mason ............................................ 2006, 2008 Daniel Castle ............................................. 2007, 2008 Joe Curran ..........................................................2007 Austin Fritzke ......................................................2007 Arthur Grijalva ....................................................2007 Zach Nordahl .................................. 2007, 2008, 2009 Ryan Workman ...................................................2007Ryan Del Grosso ............................. 2008, 2009, 2010Jacob Fulton .......................................................2008Andy Schweitzer ....................................... 2008, 2009Tyler Small ...................................... 2008, 2009, 2010Chase Welch .......................................................2008Alex Zubey ..........................................................2008Jeremy Drenckhahn ........................ 2009, 2010, 2011Tommy Heikkinen...............................................2009Gage Owens ................................... 2009, 2010, 2011Andrew Quallio ............................... 2009, 2010, 2011Ted Artz .................................................... 2010, 2011Matt Bell ................................................... 2010, 2011Jake Hawkins ......................................................2011Elliot Myers ........................................................2011

WOMENTracy Denaro ............................................ 1999, 2000Stephanie Fry......................................................1999Heather Johnson ................................................1999Rachel Smith .......................................................1999Cynthia Vincent ..................................................1999Dalia Wenckus .......................................... 1999, 2000Elissa Ballas ..................................... 2000, 2001, 2002Anne Chumlea ...................... 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Jean Taylor ..................................... 2000, 2001, 2002Mary Uhler .........................................................2001Cindy Dawson ........................................... 2001, 2002Vivien Aspden ........................................... 2002, 2004Andrea Pinchak .............................. 2002, 2004, 2005Kelly McPherson .................................................2003Elizabeth Catherwood .............................. 2003, 2004Jenna Dorsey-Spitz ............................................2003Ashley Snyder ........................................... 2003, 2004Margaret Frash ............................... 2004, 2005, 2006Kelly Robinson ...................... 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Kristin Trichler ....................................................2004

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Kate Papenberg ........................................ 2005, 2006Brittany Morreale ........................... 2006, 2007, 2009Ally Romanko ........................................... 2006, 2007Danielle Snider ...................................................2006Becca Burditt ......................................................2008Katie Carroll .......................... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Meghan Prinkey ....................................... 2008, 2009Alexa Ramsier .....................................................2008Elyse Willard .......................................................2008Dominique Amor ................................................2009Jen Bremser .................................... 2009, 2010, 2011Auriele Fain ........................................................2009Kara Hovseth ......................................................2009Kate Kanetzky ................................. 2009, 2010, 2011Kathleen Vardell .................................................2009Amanda Blain .....................................................2011Taylor Drolshagen ..............................................2011Rebecca Esselstein .............................................2011Michelle Ferguson ..............................................2011Emily Hazen ........................................................2011

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

MOUNTAIN WEST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

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YEAR-BY-YEAR MW FINISHES

1999 ...............................................................Provo, Utah | East Bay Golf Course8K course | 48 points | 2nd of 6 teams (58 pts)

7. Jim Nelson (all-MW, 1st) ...........................25:368. Joe Monaco (all-MW, 2nd)........................25:3811. Ryan O’Hara (all-MW, 2nd) .......................25:5215. Patrick Shanahan ......................................26:0517. Shane Rogers ............................................26:1018. Perry Griffith .............................................26:1120. Brain Carpenter .........................................26:1230. Zach Richter ..............................................26:5025. Joe Lopez ...................................................27:12

2000 ...............................................................Fort Collins, Colo. | Collindale Golf Course8K course | 52 runners | 3rd of 6 teams (74 pts)

8. Ben Payne (all-MW, 2nd) ..........................25:4314. Chris Acs (all-MW, 2nd).............................25:5515. David Romero ...........................................25:5616. Albert Kelly ................................................25:5621. Joe Monaco ...............................................26:0722. Zach Richter ..............................................26:1328. Shane Rogers ............................................26:4033. Joe Lopez ...................................................26:4942. Brian Carpenter .........................................27:36

2001 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | Paradise Hills Golf Course8K course | 50 runners | 2nd of 6 teams (54 pts)

3. David Romero (all-MW, 1st) .....................24:295. Ben Payne (all-MW, 1st) ...........................24:339. Chris Acs (all-MW, 2nd).............................24:4213. Brian Carpenter (all-MW, 2nd) .................24:5724. Albert Kelly ................................................25:2734. Jim Blech ...................................................26:0935. Rudy Taute ................................................26:2439. Brian Dumm ..............................................26:3641. Luke Mostoller ..........................................26:51

2002 ...............................................................Provo, Utah | East Bay Golf Course8K course | 49 runners | 4th of 6 (94 pts)

8. Ben Payne (all-MW, 2nd) ..........................24:4711. Abe Wengel (all-MW, 2nd) .......................24:5416. Chris Acs ....................................................25:0230. Jim Blech ...................................................25:3733. Mark Walter ..............................................25:5034. Kalib Wilkenson ........................................25:5339. Rudy Taute ................................................26:1841. Nick Wilson ...............................................26:2242. Jeff Gosselin ..............................................26:26

2003 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | UNM North Golf Course8K course | 47 runners | 1st of 6 teams (37 pts)

2. Ben Payne (all-MW, 1st) ...........................24:315. Brian Dumm (all-MW, 1st) ........................24:527. Mark Walter (all-MW, 1st) ........................25:0211. Abe Wengel (all-MW, 2nd) .......................25:1612. Chris Acs (all-MW, 2nd).............................25:2114. Nick Wilson (all-MW, 2nd) ........................25:3815. Jeff Gosselin ..............................................25:4217. Kalib Wilkinson..........................................25:5031. Anthony D’Amato .....................................26:58

2004 ...............................................................San Diego, Calif. | Morley Field8K course | 50 runners | 2nd of 6 teams (57 pts)

8. Abe Wengel (all-MW, 2nd) .......................25:289. Brian Dumm (all-MW, 2nd) .......................25:2911. Mark Walter (all-MW, 2nd) .......................25:3513. Nick Wilson (all-MW, 2nd) ........................25:3716. Jeff Gosselin ..............................................25:4718. Matt Hellier ...............................................25:5729. Travis Patterson ........................................26:3631. Anthony D’Amato .....................................26:4732. Kalib Wilkinson..........................................26:50


2. Nick Wilson (all-MW, 1st) .........................24:289. Jeff Gosselin (all-MW, 2nd) .......................24:4916. Travis Patterson ........................................25:1522. Anthony D’Amato .....................................25:3624. Richard Elmore ..........................................25:4226. Calvin Glass ...............................................25:48 27. Sean Houseworth ......................................25:52 28. Matt Williams............................................25:51 30. Josh van Wyngaarden ...............................25:53

2006 ...............................................................Salt Lake City, Utah | Rose Park Golf Course8K course | 49 runners | 2nd of 6 teams (76 pts)

9. Richard Elmore (all-MW, 2nd) ..................25:07 12. Matt Williams (all-MW, 2nd) ....................25:14 15. Josh van Wyngaarden ...............................25:18 17. Ian McFarland ...........................................25:31 24. Scott Balcao ..............................................25:57 25. Sean Houseworth ......................................25:5926. Sebastian Ortiz .........................................26:00 31. Kenny Grosselin ........................................26:12 37. Jason Beck .................................................26:33

2007 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | UNM North Golf Course8K course | 45 runners | 3rd of 6 teams (52 pts)

4. Matt Williams (all-MW, 1st) ......................24:576. Ian McFarland (all-MW, 1st) .....................25:0210. Josh van Wyngaarden (all-MW, 2nd) ........25:2212. Joe Curran (all-MW, 2nd) ..........................25:2420. Sean Houseworth ......................................25:4522. Zach Nordahl .............................................26:0126. Parker Cowles ...........................................26:0832. Daniel Castle .............................................26:2824. Kenny Grosselin ........................................26:49

2008 ...............................................................San Diego, Calif. | Mission Bay Park8K course | 50 runners | 2nd of 6 teams (62 pts)

7. Sean Houseworth (all-MW, 1st) ................24:518. Matt Williams (all-MW, 2nd) ....................24:5214. Zach Nordahl (all-MW, 2nd)......................25:0616. Justin Tyner ...............................................25:0917. Daniel Castle .............................................25:1024. Kyle Jones ..................................................25:4826. Brad Chronister .........................................25:5134. Justin Mason .............................................26:1838. Parker Cowles ...........................................26:40

2009 ...............................................................Orem, Utah | Cascade Golf Course8K course | 49 runners | 3rd of 6 teams (72 pts)

3. Justin Tyner (all-MW, 1st) .........................23:4513. Zach Nordahl (all-MW, 2nd)......................24:4219. Jonathan Rock ...........................................25:0021. Jim Walmsley ............................................23:1423. Andy Schweitzer........................................24.3431. Jeremy Drenckhahn ..................................26:1332. Tyler Small .................................................26:1538. Ryan Del Grosso ........................................27:0045. Nick White ................................................27:50

2010 ...............................................................Laramie, Wyo. | Jacoby Golf Course8K course | 52 runners | 3rd of 6 teams (68 pts)

2. Justin Tyner (all-MW, 1st) .........................25:106. Jon Rock (all-MW, 1st) ..............................25:1615. Jeremy Drenckhahn ..................................25:3818. Jim Walmsley ............................................25:4830. Isaiah Bragg ...............................................26:2935. Tyler Small .................................................26:5642. Lance Wolfsmith .......................................27:3144. Andrew Quallio .........................................27:4747. Seth Pelletier .............................................27:27

2011 ...............................................................Fort Collins, Colo. | Collindale Golf Course8K course | 51 runners | 2nd of 6 Teams (54 pts)

2. Jeremy Drenckhahn (all-MW, 1st) .............25:115. Jim Walmsley (all-MW, 1st) .......................25:2512. Andrew Quallio (all-MW, 2nd) ..................25:3814. Isaiah Bragg (all-MW, 2nd) ........................25:4521. Gavin Owens .............................................26:0425. Charlie Perkins ..........................................26:1630. Ma Bell....................................................26:2833. Jake Hawkins .............................................26:3542. Dan Bailey .................................................27:12

2003 MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS


YEAR-BY-YEAR MW FINISHES

1999 ...............................................................Provo, Utah | East Bay Golf Course6K course | 49 runners | 3rd of 8 teams (111 pts)

11. Rachel Smith (all-MW, 2nd) ......................18:2221. Heather Johnson .......................................19:0325. Jamie Flood ...............................................19:1228. Stephanie Fry ............................................19:3235. Sarah Malberg ...........................................19:5036. Sara Kinney ...............................................19:5542. Cynthia Vincent .........................................20:1145. Tracy Denaro .............................................20:1948. Dalia Wenckus...........................................20:32


19. Jamie Flood ...............................................22:3421. Jean Taylor ................................................22:4422. Ellissa Ballas ..............................................22:4929. Anne Chumlea ...........................................23:0433. Brandess Pardue .......................................23:1534. Tracy Denaro .............................................23:1835. Kelly McPherson .......................................23:1943. Sara Kinney ...............................................23:5046. Stephanie Cornell ......................................24:01

2001 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | Paradise Hills Golf Course6K course | 49 runners | 3rd of 8 teams (113 pts)

17. Brandess Pardue .......................................22:1722. Elissa Ballas ...............................................22:4926. Jean Taylor ................................................23:0229. Lara Coppinger ..........................................23:1933. Anne Chumlea ...........................................23:2537. Kelly McPherson .......................................23:3838. Cindy Dawson ...........................................23:4339. Mary Uhler ................................................23:5148. Stephanie Cornell ......................................24:47

2002 ...............................................................Provo, Utah | East Bay Golf Course6K course | 64 runners | 3rd of 8 teams (98 pts)

15. Brandess Pardue .......................................22:1118. Elissa Ballas ...............................................22:1821. Nicole Graham ..........................................22:3626. Kelly McPherson .......................................23:0028. Jean Taylor ................................................23:0541. Vivien Aspden ...........................................23:4142. Cindy Dawson ...........................................23:4349. Anne Chumlea ...........................................24:1951. Andrea Pinchak .........................................24:24

2003 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | UNM North Golf Course6K course | 65 runners | 3rd of 8 teams (106 pts)

15. Lindsay Grose ............................................22:5520. Anne Chumlea ...........................................23:1222. Vivian Aspden ...........................................23:1724. Ashley Culp ...............................................23:2025. Ashley Snyder............................................23:2228. Kelly McPherson .......................................23:3232. Andrea Pinchak .........................................23:4735. Beth Catherwood ......................................24:0157. Jenna Dorsey-Spitz ....................................25:40

2004 ...............................................................San Diego, Calif. | Morley Field6K course | 63 runners | 5th of 8 teams (121 pts)

13. Kelly Robinson (all-MW, 2nd) ...................22:5423. Lindsay Grose ............................................23:2529. Ashley Snyder............................................23:3630. Ashley Culp ...............................................23:3833. Kristin Trichler ...........................................23:5734. Andrea Pinchak .........................................23:5736. Elizabeth Catherwood ...............................24:02

2005 ...............................................................Fort Collins, Colo. | Collindale Golf Course6K course | 65 runners | 6th of 9 teams (138 pts)

8. Nicole Graham (all-MW, 2nd) ...................21:2719. Margaret Frash .........................................21:5931. Andrea Pinchak .........................................22:35 40. Danielle Pozun ..........................................23:11 51. Kelly Robinson ...........................................23:3857. Kate Papenberg .........................................24:2961. Jamie Illig ..................................................25:22

2006 ...............................................................Salt Lake City, Utah | Rose Park Golf Course6K course | 63 runners | 7th of 9 teams (159 pts)

21. Kelly Robinson ..........................................22: 0724. Ally Romanko ............................................22:4932. Margaret Frash .........................................23:0139. Katie Anderson ..........................................23:3053. Kate Papenberg .........................................24:47 56. Sara Juback ...............................................25:2660. Jamie Illig ..................................................27:04

2007 ...............................................................Albuquerque, N.M. | UNM North Golf Course6K course | 70 runners | 6th of 9 teams (160 pts)

22. Brittany Morreale .....................................22:4424. Katie Anderson ..........................................22:4940. Katherine Ward .........................................23:5241. Kelly Robinson ...........................................23:5446. Danielle Pozun ..........................................24:1552. Ally Romanko ............................................24:4057. Jessie Stimpson .........................................25:2167. Whitney Beck ............................................26:25

2008 ...............................................................San Diego, Calif. | Mission Bay Park6K course | 73 runners | 6th of 9 teams (175 pts)

21. Katie Lynch ................................................22:2931. Auriele Fain ...............................................22:5841. Ally Romanko ............................................23:2244. Katie Anderson ..........................................23:2950. Meghan Prinkey ........................................23:5252. Elyse Willard .............................................23:5357. Katherine Ward .........................................24:0858. Phaelen French .........................................24:1267. Katie Carroll ..............................................25:16

2009 ...............................................................Orem, Utah | Cascade Golf Course6K course | 73 runners | 4th of 9 teams (124 pts)

20. Jen Bremser ..............................................22:3623. Katherine Ward .........................................22:4324. Auriele Fain ...............................................22:4427. Katie Lynch ................................................22:4937. Kate Kanetzky............................................23:1538. Meghan Prinkey ........................................23:1846. Brittany Morreale .....................................24:0451. Melissa Fuerst ...........................................24:12

2010 ...............................................................Laramie, Wyo. | Jacoby Golf Course6K course | 72 runners | 4th of 9 teams (132 pts)

13. Katherine Ward (all-MW, 2nd) .................22:2824. Melissa Fuerst ...........................................23:0329. Carley Gross ..............................................23:2330. Morgan Mosby ..........................................23:2943. Kate Kanetzky ...........................................24:1245. Jen Bremser ..............................................24:1663. Stephaney Saari ........................................25:5064. Katie Carroll ..............................................25:5565. Tasha Mayne .............................................26:08

2011 ...............................................................Fort Collins, Colo. | Collindale Golf Course6K course |68 Runners | 4th of 8 teams (122 pts)

9. Melissa Fuerst (all-MW, 2nd) ....................21:2221. Jen Bremser ..............................................22:1727. Kate Kanetzky ............................................22:3534. Ka e Carroll ...............................................22:5035. Morgan Mosby ..........................................22:5340. Heather Connick .......................................23:1143. Anne e Eichenberger ...............................23:3149. Adrianna Dong ..........................................23:4451. Carley Gross ..............................................23:54

NICOLE GRAHAM


THE ACADEMY EXPERIENCE

In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military edu-cators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay.

In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in select-ing a site and, on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the U.S. Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations.

During the summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property.

In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while con-struction began. It was sufficiently completed for oc-cupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.

Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.

Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USA-FA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate.

The core academic curriculum includes courses in ba-sic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humani-ties. Cadets take elective courses to complete re-quirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineer-ing, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics.

The U.S. Air Force Academy offers a four-year pro-gram of instruction and experience designed to edu-cate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study.

About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational ex-pertise and provide academic stability and continuity.

Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer develop-ment. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several visiting professors and en-dowed professors who serve one or more years. Of-ficers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Dis-tinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets.

An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military edu-cation, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organiza-tional leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills.

Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers.

Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen study the military role in United States society, as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study combat and operational aspects of the Air Force.

The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team.

Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer.

Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have op-tions such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training.

During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above.

Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available to Academy cadets.

Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eli-gibility criteria in other categories of competition es-tablished by law. For information on admission pro-cedures, write to:

HQ USAFA/RRS2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200

USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025.

The Academy’s athletic program is designed to im-prove physical fitness, teach athletic skills and de-velop leadership qualities.

To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year.

COURSES OF STUDY

FACULTY COMPOSITION

ATHLETIC PROGRAM

MILITARY EDUCATION & TRAINING

NOMINATIONS

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY


SENIOR LEADERSHIP

VICE SUPERINTENDENTColonel Tamra Rank

COMMANDANT OF CADETSBrig General Gregory Lengyel

DEAN OF FACULTYBrig General Dana Born

COMMANDER, 10TH ABWCol Thomas Gibson

Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, mili-tary training, athlec and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer.

The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, rang-ing from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States.

He has held numerous command posions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operaons Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operaons and Plans, U.S. Transporton Command, Sco Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R.

The general’s military awards and decoraons include the Disnguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendaon Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

LT GEN MICHAEL C. GOULD, SUPERINTENDENT


AIR FORCE ATHLETICS

Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his eighth year as the direc-tor of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. He was heav-ily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association.

Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of three schools (Michigan St., Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the first time a ser-vice academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports.

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in an NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team won three straight conference championships and made three straight ap-pearances in the NCAA tournament. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association.

The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legend-ary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program then posted back-to-back eight-win seasons and was 9-4 in 2010, while qualifying for bowl games every year. The school has averaged 9,000 bowl tickets sold during the four-year run.

Mueh has also been successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profit organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportuni-ties. Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the Holaday Athletic Center, a $15 million indoor training facility that was completed in July 2011.

Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He is a part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s aca-demics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the Region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship.

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually.

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962, as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduat-ing class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966.

While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-league selection in 1965.

Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before at-tending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chem-istry in 1970. He later earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. Mueh also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to USAFA as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971.

He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973.

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon.

In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the depart-ment of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team.

He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team.

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.

DR. HANS J. MUEH, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Mueh honored the men’s indoor track and fi eld team at hal ime of a men’s basketball game, a er the program won its fi rst Mountain West Indoor Championship tle in 2012.


AIR FORCE ATHLETICS

COL BART WEISSVice Director of Athletics

COL BILLY WALKERDeputy Director of Athletics

JIM TREGOSenior Associate AD

WILLIAM CARPENTERAssociate AD | Recruiting Support

DERMOT COLLAssociate AD | Development, Government

JOHN COULAHANAssociate AD | Finance

MARTI GASSERAssociate AD | Intercollegiate Programs | SWA

TROY GARNHARTAssociate AD | Information, Communications

WAYNE KELLENBENCEAssociate AD | Support

GEORGE NELSONAssociate AD | Athle c Programs

KAREN WALKERAssociate AD | Human Resources

Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic pro-gram are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: inter-collegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education.

The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAA-sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading.

The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many ranked teams.

The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 17 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States.

The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000. Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seat-ing capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions.

The department’s newest facility, the Holaday Athletic Center, was completed in July 2011.

AIR FORCE ATHLETICS

2012 AIR FORCE 2012 AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULESCHEDULEAUG. 31 AT COLORADO STATE OPEN FORT COLLINS, COLO.AUG. 31 AT COLORADO STATE OPEN FORT COLLINS, COLO.

SEPT. 15 AT WOODY GREENO INVITATIONAL LINCOLN, NEB.SEPT. 15 AT WOODY GREENO INVITATIONAL LINCOLN, NEB.

SEPT. 29 AT RIM ROCK CLASSIC LAWRENCE, KAN. SEPT. 29 AT RIM ROCK CLASSIC LAWRENCE, KAN.

SEPT. 29 AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOOTOUT BOULDER, COLO.SEPT. 29 AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOOTOUT BOULDER, COLO.

OCT. 6 AT METRO STATE INVITATIONAL DENVER, COLO. OCT. 6 AT METRO STATE INVITATIONAL DENVER, COLO.

OCT. 13 AT PRE-NATIONALS LOUISVILLE, KY.OCT. 13 AT PRE-NATIONALS LOUISVILLE, KY.

OCT. 26 AT MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS LAS VEGAS, NEV.OCT. 26 AT MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS LAS VEGAS, NEV.

NOV. 9 AT NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FORT COLLINS, COLO.NOV. 9 AT NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FORT COLLINS, COLO.

NOV. 17 AT NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LOUISVILLE, KY. NOV. 17 AT NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LOUISVILLE, KY.

2012 Cross Country Media Guide

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