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Editor ................................................. Saxon Simpson

Editorial Assistance ......... Kevin Davis, Ryan Bridges

Layout and Design ............................ Saxon Simpson

Cover Artwork .................................. Saxon Simpson

Photography ............................................. Tim Cowie,

...............................................................GWU Phototeam

Special thanks to Brian Baker and the

GWU cross country teams for

their assistance with this publication.

Gardner-Webb admits students of any race, color,

national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges,

programs and activities geenerally accorded or made

available to the students at the school. It does not dis-

criminate on the basis of race, color, national and eth-

nic origin in the administration of its educational poli-

cies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs

and athletic and other school-administered programs.

2013 Table of Contents ................................ 1

2013 Schedule ............................................. 2

Gardner-Webb University ......................... 3

Head Coach Brian Baker ......................... 4-5

2013 Women’s Team Roster ........................ 5

2013 Women’s Profi les ............................ 5-8

2013 Women’s Season Review ................... 9

2013 Men’s Team Roster ........................... 10

2013 Men’s Profi les ................................... 11

2013 Men’s Season Review ...................... 12

GWU Administration ........................... 13-14

President Frank Bonner ................. 13

A.D. Chuck Burch ......................... 14

Gardner-Webb Academics ......................... 16

GWU Athletic Training ............................. 17

GWU Athletic Performance ...................... 18

Big South Conference ............................... 19

gwusports.com ................... inside back cover

2013 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE2013 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

Date Meet Time Location

Aug. 30 Western Carolina University 5K/2 Mile 6:00 p.m. Cullowhee, N.C.

Sep. 14 UNC Asheville XC Carnival 6K/5K 9:00 a.m. Asheville, N.C.

Sep. 21 Winthrop XC Invitational 8K/5K 9:00 a.m. Rock Hill, S.C.

Oct. 4 Western Carolina Invitational 3:00 p.m. Cullowhee, N.C.

Oct. 11 Queens Royal Challenge 3:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C.

Oct. 18 Blue Ridge Open 8K/5K 3:00 p.m. Boone, N.C.

Nov. 2 Big South Conference Championships Lexington, Va.

Hosted by Virginia Military Institute

8K - Men 10:00 a.m.

5K - Women 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 15 NCAA Regional 10K/5K 11:00 a.m. Charlottesville, Va.

Nov. 19 NCAA Championships TBA Terra Haute, Ind.

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Gardner-Webb University

Located in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb University was founded in 1905 and is home to over 4,300 students from 37 states and 21 foreign countries. Gardner-Webb blends a liberal arts core curriculum with more than 55 specialized major and minor programs, a comprehensive academic experience grounded in our Christian commitment to service, leadership, and intellectual freedom. Gardner-Webb University has once again been ranked as one of the “Best Universities” in the South that offer “a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs” in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” from U.S. News and World Report. Gardner-Webb was selected in 2011 by the White House for the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. GWU is one of just over 300 schools to participate in this yearlong community service initiative. Gardner-Webb’s core curriculum ranks in the nation’s top two percent for quality and breadth, according to the 2011-2012 What Will They Learn? study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). Gardner-Webb was one of only 528 universities and colleges nationwide to be named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (for the fourth consecutive year).

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HEAD COACH BRIAN BAKER HEAD COACH BRIAN BAKER

2006 Atlantic Sun Men’s Coach of the Year, Brian Baker is entering in his eleventh full season as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Gardner-Webb University. In only the Runnin’ Bulldogs sixth season in the Big South Conference, the GWU cross country and track & fi eld teams continued to succeed in both the athletic events and in the classroom in 2012-13. GWU’s men’s and women’s cross coun-try teams both had strong seasons in 2010, as the women’s team, who were all returners from the pre-vious season, fi nished in sixth-place overall at the 2010 Big South Championship meet. On the men’s side, comprised of fi ve freshmen and fi ve returners, GWU fi nished ninth overall as a team. While both teams’ battled through injuries and tough competition throughout the season, set-ting individual personal best times throughout the year, the Runnin’ Bulldogs were also rewarded for their work in the classroom. Seniors Laura Scott and Paul Steinke both earned a spot on the 2010 Big South All-Academic Teams, while for the GWU women’s cross country team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors. The 2010 indoor track & fi eld season was highlighted by the breaking of four GWU school records, 11 individuals earning all-conference honors and the setting of over 60 personal best records throughout the season. Hutschalik set the school record in the weight throw event with a mark of 19.27 meters at the conference championships, while sophomore Josiah Stanton-Brooks set a new

GWU record in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:32.52 at the Liberty Open. On the women’s side, soph-omore thrower Ashlei Alexander set new school records in both the shot put (13.41 meters) and the weight throw (16.19 meters) at the Big South Championships. Earning all-conference honors for the 2011 sea-son was Alexander, who won the shot put event (13.41 meters), senior Carrie Long, who took second in the pole vault event (3.60 meters), Sarah Herd, who placed third in the high jump (1.68 meters), and the 4x400 meter relay team of T’Keyah Bell, Cherish Richardson, Amara Isbell and Ivana Hughes earned all-conference honors as well with a second-place fi nish overall (3:56.02). On the men’s side, Hutschalik picked up a fi rst-place fi nish in the hammer throw (19.27 meters), senior Johnathan Rucker recorded a third-place fi nish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.09), junior Travis Rogers placed third in the weight throw (17.49 meters) and Stanton-Brooks earned a second-place fi nish in the 800 meter run (1:55.19). During the 2011 outdoor season, GWU sent Hutschalik to the NCAA East Regional Meet, had fresh-man Carson Sears named the 2011 Big South Freshman of the Year, saw six school records fall, seven different athletes earn all-conference honors and over 60 personal best marks set throughout the season. Senior Diana Palka set a new GWU record in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:20.46 at the Carolina’s Cup, while both Ann-Marie Howell and Carrie Long set a new women’s pole vault record with a mark of 3.75 meters. Alexander set a new record in the shot put event at the Big South Championships with a distance of 13.88 meters, while Hutschalik reset his GWU school record in the hammer throw with a new best mark of 61.08 meters. Rucker set a new school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.39, while Stanton-Brooks set a school record in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:56.44. Receiving all-conference honors was Alexan-der, who took fi rst-place in the shot put (13.88 meters) and second-place in the hammer (49.97 meters), while Howell placed second in the pole vault (3.70 meters) and freshman Kristen Hurley earned all-conference with third-place fi nish in the women’s heptathlon (4179 points). On the men’s side Hutschalik picked up a fi rst-place fi nish in the hammer throw (60.81 meters), Rucker placed second in the 110-meter hurdles (14.40) and Clint McManus placed second in the pole vault event (4.60

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meters). Sears earned all-conference honors and was tabbed the 2011 Big South Men’s Freshman of the Year for his second-place fi nishes in both the hammer (57.39 meters) and the discus throw events (46.60 meters). In the classroom, both senior Carrie Long and redshirt-senior Christoph Hutschalik were named both the Big South Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athletes of the Year, as well as the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athletes for the season, putting both on the indoor and outdoor Big South All-Academic Teams. Long, who was a nominee for both the 2011 Big South Woman of the Year and the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year, received the Big South Conference’s prestigious George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence, graduating from GWU with a perfect 4.00 grade point average in Biology. In the fall cross country season, both the men’s and women’s teams fi nished in eighth-place respectively at the 2009 Big South Conference Meet, while juniors Laura Scott and Jason Wenzel were both named to the 2009 Big South All-Academic Teams. Wenzel, who holds a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average, while working to-ward a degree in Economics and Finance, was named the 2009 Big South Cross Country Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The 2009-10 indoor track & fi eld season was high-lighted by the breaking of four GWU school records, four individuals earning all-conference honors and the setting of a prolifi c amount of personal best records throughout the season. Junior Evan Brusich set the new GWU school record in the men’s heptathlon with 4780 points at the conference championships meet, while fellow teammate Nick Kelly set a new school record in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:18.32 at the Big South Indoor Championships. Redshirt-junior Christoph Hutschalik also set a new GWU record at the conference meet, as he turned in a school record distance of 17.80 meters (58’04.75”) in the men’s weight throw event. GWU’s relay unit of Kelly, Josiah Stanton-Brooks, Charlie and Paul Steinke set a new school record in the distance medley relay, turning in a time of 10:29.47 at the Niswonger Invitational hosted by ETSU on January 22-23. Brusich took third in the men’s heptathlon to earn all-conference recognition, joining redshirt-sophomore Christoph Hutschalik who garnered all-conference honors with his third-place fi nish in the weight throw event. On the women’s side, junior Carrie Long placed third overall in the women’s pole vault event to earn all-conference honors for the third time in her career at GWU, while freshman thrower Ashlei Alexander picked up

all-conference honors with a second-place fi nish in the women’s shot put event at the conference championship meet. Like the 2009-10 indoor season, the 2010 outdoor season was highlighted by an abundant of strong individual performances week-in and week-out. While both the men’s and women’s teams each fi nished seventh overall in the team standings at the 2010 Big South Outdoor Championships, the in-dividual performances throughout the season were very strong as two student-athletes - Paul Steinke and Christoph Hutschalik - qualifi ed for the NCAA East Regoinals meet, four school records were broken, four student-athletes earned all-conference honors and over forty-fi ve personal records were set during the spring season. Sophomore distance runner Nick Kelly set a new GWU school record in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:57.94 at the Charlotte 49er Clas-sic, the Bulldogs fi rst outdoor meet of the season. Junior Diana Palka also set a new school record in the opening meet, as she turned in a time of 11:48.77 in the 3000-meter steeplechase event. Fel-low teammate Christoph Hutschalik broke his own GWU school record in the men’s hammer throw, as he turned in a mark of 59.05 meters (193’9”) at the Georgia Tech Invitational, while on the women’s side senior thrower Brieanna Thompson also set a school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 51.25 meters (168’2”). A product of the nation’s most storied Divi-sion I track program at the University of Arkansas, Baker is no stranger to success on the track or the cross-country course. Baker was a two-time individual conference cross country champion and 5,000-meter run cham-pion as well, winning one title each in the SWC and the SEC. Arkansas captured 12 total conference championships as a team during Baker’s career, including three SWC titles and nine SEC titles. In June of 2004, Baker was inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame. Baker was also inducted into the Batesville Area Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Baker has two boys, Quinn Addison Baker (8) and Ian York Baker (6).

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2013 WOMEN’S TEAM ROSTER 2013 WOMEN’S TEAM ROSTER

Name Year Ht. Hometown / High School

Claire Cates So. 5-9 Hillsborough, N.C. / Orange H.S.

Jenna Ford Fr. 5-5 Wasilla, Alaska / Wasilla H.S.

Megan Frost Sr. 5-6 Crofton, Md. / Arundel H.S.

Kaycee Martin So. 5-3 Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones H.S.

Katie Spiro Sr. 5-5 Sylva, N.C. / Smokey Mountain H.S.

Kaitlyn Washburn Fr. 5-7 Springs, Fla./Trinity Christian

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Megan FrostSenior • 5-6

Crofton, Md. • Arundel H.S.

2012 Cross Country: Raced to a personal best 5K time (21:32.35) at the Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) … Achieved a 5K

time of 21:38.83 at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.) … Ran the 5K in 21:44.93 at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.) …

Finished with GWU’s second-fastest 6K time at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) with a time of 25:48.88 …

Opened the season by running 13:29.1 in the 2 Mile Run at the Western Carolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.)

High School: Ran track at Arundel High School (Gambrills, Md.) under coach Tom Degnek ... Specialized in the 4 x 400, 500, and 800

m events during her two track seasons at Arundel ... Played soccer at GWU for three seasons

Personal: Born May 28, 1991 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Rich and Mary Frost ... Sister (Tina, 24) was a standout soccer player

for GWU ... Has one younger sister (Becky, 17) ... Majoring in Biology

2012 Cross Country: Achieved a season best 5K time at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.), racing to a time of 20:53.96

… Recorded a 5K time of 21:35.42 at the Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) … Finished as GWU’s fourth fastest runner at the Char-

lotte Cross Country Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.), fi nishing at 26:34.14 in the 6K race … Opened the season with a time of 13:13.6 in

the 2 MIle Run at the Western CArolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.) … Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Raced to a personal best time in the 5K at Big South Championships, fi nishing in 20:50 ... Ran the 6K in 26:03.4

at Southeast Regionals (Louisville, Kent.) ... Finished the 5K in 21:22.80 at the Winthrop Invite ... Was GWU’s No. 3 fi nisher at the Char-

lotte Duels, fi nishing the 5K in 22:14.19 ... Took 10th in the 4K at the season-opening UNC Invitational with a time of 17:07.63

High School: Multi-sport athlete at Smokey Mountain High School ... Four-time All-Conference performer in track & fi eld... Earned

All-Region and All-State honors her senior season ... Th ree-time team MVP ... Competed at state championships all four years ... Also

lettered in cross country, volleyball and basketball ... Two-time winner of the Mustang Awards ... A Wendy’s High School Heisman Final-

ist ... Member of “Who’s Who in America for High School Students” ... Miss Mustang All-Academic Award recipient ... North Carolina

Scholar ... National Honors Society

Personal: Born November 24, 1992 in Sylva, N.C. ... Daughter of Jay and Julie Spiro ... Has two younger sisters ... Majoring in Political

Science

KatieSpiroSenior • 5-5

Sylva, N.C. • Smokey Mountain H.S.

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Claire Cates

Sophomore • 5-9Hillsborough, N.C. • Orange H.S.

2012 Cross Country: Raced to a personal best 5K time at the Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.), crossing the fi nish

line with a time of 21:42.48 … Finished in the Runnin’ Bulldogs’ top fi ve runners at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.) with

a time of 22:15.64 in the 5K … Opened the season with a time of 13:49.8 in the 2 Mile Run at the Western Carolina Invita-

tional (Cullowhee, N.C.) … Recorded a 6K time of 27:18.24 at the Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) … Member of the

2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

High School: Ran cross country and track at Orange H.S. (Hillsborough, N.C.) under coaches Sarah Roberts and Russell

Westbrook ... Named Orange cross country team’s Most Improved performer ... Earned All-Conference honors as a part of

Orange track and fi eld’s 4 x 800 m relay ... Scholar-Athlete

Personal: Born September 14, 1994 in Hillsborough, N.C. ... Daughter of David and Nancy Cates ... Brother (Madison, 21)

also attends GWU ... Intends to major in Exercise Science

2012 Cross Country: Raced to a time of 23:01.96 in the women’s 5K race at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill,

S.C.) … Season best 5K time came at the Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) when she crossed the fi nish line at 23:01.20

… Opened the season with the 2 Mile Run at the Western Carolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.), timing in at 14:22.2 at

the season-opening event … Recorded a 5K time of 23:05 at the Charlotte Duals (Charlotte, N.C.), good for 31st place in the

event

High School: Th ree-sport athlete at Bob Jones H.S. (Madison, Ala.) ... Earned cross country Team MVP honors as a sopho-

more and senior ... Given team’s Patriot Award her junior season ... Achieved a personal best time of 18:56 in the 5K as a

senior ... Also competed for Bob Jones’ women’s soccer and women’s track and fi eld teams

Personal: Born July 8, 1994 in Gulfport, Miss. ... Daughter of Michael and Renee´ Martin ... Has one younger sister (Mad-

dee, 12) ... Majoring in Broadcast Journalism

Kaycee MartinSophomore • 5-3

Madison, Ala. • Bob Jones H.S.

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Jenna Ford

Freshman • 5-5Wasilla, Alaska • Wasilla H.S.

High School: Competed at Wasilla (Alaska) H.S. for coaches Gary Howell and Leslie Varys … Was named team’s

Most Valuable Runner … Earned All-Conference honors as a basketball player at Wasilla

Personal: Born May 12, 1995 in Wasilla, Alaska … Daughter of Nathan and Kim Ford … Brother Drew (21) also

competes for Gardner-Webb Cross Country … Majoring in athletic training

Prior to Gardner-Webb: Played soccer at Crest (Shelby, N.C.) H.S. for coaches Zach Wortman and Arik Lemmon … All-

Conference as a forward her senior year … Helped Chargers to its fi rst-ever Big South Championship as a senior … Originally

committed to play soccer at Gardner-Webb … Varsity starter all four years … Also competed for Charlotte Soccer Academy

and coach Bucky McCarley … Scholar-Athlete … National Honor Society … Beta Club

Personal: Born November 11, 1992 in Shelby, N.C. … Daughter of Denise and Barry Sulens and Tim Washburn … Has two

older siblings (Natasha Coan, 25, and Nick Washburn, 31) … Majoring in Health and Wellness

KaitlynWashburnRedshirt Sophomore • 5-7Shelby, N.C. • Crest H.S.

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2012 WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

8/31 WCU Invitational 2K 9/28 Charlotte Invitational 6K22. Elisabeth Sawyer 12:21.1 103. Elisabeth Sawyer 23:55.5025. Ariel Zimmerman 12:29.9 147. Megan Frost 25:48.8840 Leah Steinke 13:13.6 149. Leah Steinke 25:51.9541. Katie Spiro 13:15.2 162. Katie Spiro 26:34.1348. Megan Frost 13:29.1 49. Amanda Hinson 13:38.2 10/12 Blue Ridge Open 5K51. Claire Cates 13:49.8 39. Ariel Zimmerman 19:25.31 67. Amanda Hinson 21:01.499/8 Charlotte Duals 5K 76. Megan Frost 21:38.839. Elisabeth Sawyer 19:55 78. Ivana Hughes 21:46.3024. Megan Frost 21:53 81. Claire Cates 22:15.6427. Leah Steinke 21:57 86. Kaycee Martin 23:10.9829. Katie Spiro 22:16 30. Claire Cates 22:30 10/27 BSC Championships 5K44. Amanda Hinson 22:41 40. Elisabeth Sawyer 19:29.3448. Kaycee Martin 23:05 41. Ariel Zimmerman 19:36.05 58. Amanda Hinson 20:48.089/15 Winthrop Invitational 5K 62. Katie Spiro 20:53.96 65. Elisabeth Sawyer 19:37.00 66. Ivana Hughes 21:10.36127. Ariel Zimmerman 20:44.93 68. Leah Steinke 21:16.67159. Megan Frost 21:32.35 74. Megan Frost 21:44.93162. Katie Spiro 21:35.42164. Leah Steinke 21:37.62 11/10 Southeast Regionals 6K168. Claire Cates 21:42.48 Ariel Zimmerman 25:35.01189. Ivana Hughes 22:36.81 194. Kaycee Martin 23:01.20

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2013 MEN’S TEAM ROSTER 2013 MEN’S TEAM ROSTER

Name Year Ht. Hometown / High School

Joshua Ceasar So. 5-10 Bardstown, Kent. / Bardstown H.S.

Matthew Cook So. 5-8 Connelly Springs, N.C. / East Burke H.S.

Will Cottrell So. 5-9 Waxhaw, N.C. / Marvin Ridge H.S.

Aaron Cronk So. 6-0 West Jeff erson, N.C. / Ashe County H.S.

Trey Crook Sr. 5-11 Lexington, N.C. / Central Davidson H.S.

Drew Ford Sr. 6-4 Wasilla, Alaska / Wasilla H.S.

James Haynes Fr. 6-1 Charlotte, N.C. / Clover H.S.

Justin Loy Sr. 5-11 Burrington, N.H. / Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

Mike McClay Sr. 5-11 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Dacula H.S.

Nick Rogers Jr. 6-2 Monroe, Ga. / Athens Christian School

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2012 Cross Country: Posted the fastest 5K time of his career at the Charlotte Duals (Charlote, N.C.) when he crossed the fi nish line at the 17:32

mark … Also recorded a personal best 8K time in 2012, fi nishing in 28:08.17 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) … Raced to

an 8K time of 29:12.08 at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.) ... Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Finished the 8K with a time of 28:16 at 2011 Big South Championships ... Raced to a personal best 8K time (28:10.60) at the

Charlotte Cross Country Invitational ... Ran the 10K in 37:03.3 at Southeast Regionals (Louisville, Kent.) ... Finished in 28:41.95 in the 8K at the Win-

throp Invite ... Finished the 5K in a season best 17:36.90 (14th) at the season-opening UNC Invitational

2010 Cross Country: Recorded a time of 18:45.50 at the Western Carolina Open (5k) ... Ran a time of 28:52.70 at the Charlotte Invitational (8000m)

... Posted a time of 29:50.77 at the 2010 Big South Championship meet (8k) ... Crossed the fi nish line with a time of 38:49.00 at the 2010 NCAA South-

east Regional meet (8k) in Louisville, Ky.

Before Gardner-Webb: Was a multi-sport athlete at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C. ... Was also a two-time All-Conference selection

in both cross country and track & fi eld ... Tabbed All-Region in cross country his senior season ... Helped guide his cross country team to become county

champions, conference champions and state runner-ups as a senior

Personal: Born on February 28, 1992 in Lexington, N.C. ... Son of Forrest, Jr. and Patti Crook ... Has one younger sibling named Alex ... Majoring in

Sports Management

2012 Cross Country: Competed at the 2012 NCAA Southeast Regional, fi nishing the 10K race at McAlpine (Charlotte, N.C.) in 36:51.95 … Estab-

lished a season best 5K time at the season-opening Western Carolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.) when he crossed the fi nish line at 17:53.9 … Set a

season best 8K time at the Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.), timing in at 28:45.12 ...Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Recorded a personal best time of 27:58 in the 8K at the Big South Championship meet ... Finished the 10K in 36:44.8 at

Southeast Regionals (Louisville, Kent.) ... Raced to a 28:30.98 fi nish in the 8K at the Winthrop Invite ... Recorded a season best 5K time (17:17.01) in

fi nishing 13th at the season-opening UNC Invitational ... Ran the 5K in 17:38.42 at the Charlotte Duels ... Finished in 29:01.4 in the 8K at the Blue

Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.) ... Crossed the fi nish line at 28:12.14 in the 8K at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational

2010 Cross Country: Recorded a time of 18:28.10 at the Western Carolina Open (5k) ... Crossed the fi nish line with a time of 29:37.05 at the 2010

Big South Championship (8k) ... Turned in a time of 38:38.10 at the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (10k) in Louisville, Ky.

Before Gardner-Webb: Lettered at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in Burrington, New Hampshire ... Helped his cross country team to fi nish as

state runner-ups his senior season ... Was named to the All-State Team for Indoor Track & Field as a senior ... Was a NHIAA Scholar-Athlete

Personal: Born on June 9, 1992 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire ... Son of Tony Loy and Karen Gray ... Has three siblings ... Majoring in Photography

TreyCrook

Senior • 5-11Lexington, N.C. • Central Davidson H.S.

JustinLoy

Senior • 5-11Burrington, N.H. • Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

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2012 Cross Country: Achieved a season best 8K time at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.) by running 29:59.45 … Ran a season best

time at the 5K Charlotte Duals (Charlotte, N.C.) after crossing the fi nish line at 18:21 … Timed in at 19:01.8 in the 5K at the season-opening Western

Carolina Cross Country Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.) … Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Recorded a season best time at the Big South Championship meet, fi nishing the 8K in 29:15 ... Finished the 10K in a time of

41:05.7 at the Southeast Regional meet (Louisville, Kent.) ... Ran the 8K at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, clocking in at 30:20.90 for the

Runnin’ Bulldogs ... Recorded a season best time of 18:03.97 in the 5K at the season-opening UNC Invitational

2010 Cross Country: Posted a time of 25:14.70 at the UNC Invitational (5k) ... Recorded a time of 31:00.40 at the Charlotte Invitational (8000m) ...

Notched a time of 29:37.50 at the Blue Ridge Open (8k) in Boone, N.C. ... Turned in a time of 30:04.86 at the 2010 Big South Championship meet (8k)

... Wrapped up the season with a time of 40:15.80 at the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (10k) in Louisville, Ky.

Before Gardner-Webb: Was a multi-sport athlete at Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska ... Was the Team MVP his senior season ... Was a state

qualifi er and fi nished fourth overall at the Regionals meet as a senior ... Had a personal best time of 16:50 (5K) ... Was also a member of the basketball,

soccer and track & fi eld teams

Personal: Born on March 22, 1992 in Palmer, Alaska ... Son of Nathan and Kim Ford ... Has two younger siblings, Katie and Jenna ... Sister Jenna is a

freshman on GWU’s Cross Country Team ... Majoring in Global Studies

2012 Cross Country: Raced to a personal best 10K time (34:13.91) at 2012 NCAA Regionals (Charlotte, N.C.) … Won the Charlotte Duals (Charlotte,

N.C.) 5K with a season best time of 15:52 … Achieved a season best time in the 8K at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.), racing home for a time of

25:18.07 … Member of the 2012 Big South All-Academic Team … Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Earned fi rst collegiate victory at the UNC Invitational, running a personal best 5K time of 14:55.16 to fi nish fi rst ... Big South’s

Runner of the Week in early September ... Finished 13th in a personal best 25:14 in the 8K at the Big South Championship meet ... Ran the 10K in

34:36.0 at the Southeast Regional meet (Louisville, Kent.) ... All-Academic designation (BSC) ... Member of the 2011-12 BSC Presidential Honor Roll

2010 Cross Country: Finished third overall with a time of 15:56.00 at the Western Carolina Open (5k) ... .. Recorded a time of 26:42.80 at the Blue

Ridge Open (8k) ... Led GWU at the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regionals (10k) with a time of 35:07.10 ... 2010-11 BSC Presidential Honor Roll

Before Gardner-Webb: Was a four-year letterwinner at Dacula High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. ... .Finished in the top-10 in the state of Georgia

twice, including fi nishing in the top-four as a freshman ... Also fi nished in the top-10 individually at the 4A level as a sophomore and at the 5A level as a

junior ...Was a Heisman High School winner ... Also was a member of the National English Honor Society and graduated with honors

Personal: Born on November 10, 1991 in Minnesota ... Son of Terry and Kim McClay ... Has two older siblings, Ryan and Nic ... Majoring in Religious

Studies

DrewFordSenior • 6-4

Wasilla, Alaska • Wasilla H.S.

MikeMcClay

Senior • 5-11Lawrenceville, Ga. • Dacula H.S.

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2012 Cross Country: Achieved a personal best 8K time at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.), fi nishing with a time of 30:25.45 … Ran

a season best 19:20 in the 5K at the Charlotte Duals (Charlotte, N.C.) … Raced to a time of 31:23.61 in the 8K race at 2012 Big South

Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.) … Recorded a time of 30:40.22 in the 8K race at the Charlotte Invitational ... Member of the 2012-13

Big South Presidential Honor Roll

2011 Cross Country: Finished the 5K in a season best 18:50.56 a the season-opening UNC Invitational ... Recorded a time of 32:10.40

in the 8K at the Winthrop Cross Country Invitational

Before Gardner-Webb: Ran cross country and track at Athens Christian School (Athens, GA) ... Team Captain (track, cross country)

as a junior and senior ... Th ree time state qualifi er in the 5K ... Th ree-time state qualifi er in the 800 m run ... Helped track & fi eld team to

a state championship as a senior ... Helped track & fi eld team fi nish in 2nd place in the state with a 5th place eff ort in the 800 m run as

a sophomore ... Regional champion in the 800 m as a junior ... Led cross country team to a 2nd place fi nish at state meet as a junior and

senior ... Ran a personal best 5K of 17:26 as a senior ... 2011 USAA All-American Scholar

Personal: Born December 26, 1991 in Athens, GA ... Son of Guy and Sharon Rogers ... Double major in Political Science and Interna-

tional Business ... Intends to graduate in three years

2012 Cross Country: Did not compete

High School:Multi-sport athlete at East Burke (Connely Springs, N.C.) H.S. ... Ran track & fi eld and cross country at East Burke

Personal: Born April 30, 1993 ... Majoring in Biology

NickRogers

Junior • 6-2Monroe, Ga. • Athens Christian School

MatthewCook

Sophomore • 5-8Connely Springs, N.C. • East Burke H.S.

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Prior to Gardner-Webb: Competed at Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Ver.) ... Voted as the Mountaineers’ MVP for cross-

country ... Named Rookie of the Week on two separate occasions ... All-NECC 1st Team ... Placed fourth in NECC Cross Country Champi-

onships ... Recorded the second fastest 8K time (27:41.59) in school history

High School/Club:Ran track & fi eld and cross country at Bardstown (Kent.) H.S. ... Mid-Conference cross country champion as a

senior after fi nishing as runner-up during his junior year ... Received Honorable Mention All-State honors as a junior and as a senior ...

Reached All-State status in the 4x800 m relay, 800 m run, 1 mile run, and 2 mile run ... Runner-up in 800 m run ... Also competed for

Bardstown Tigers track & fi eld club team ... Helped the squad to an Indoor State Championship in 2010

Personal:Born March 3, 1993 in Eunice, La. ... Son of Wilber Ceasar and Kecia Copeland ... Has two siblings (Sherrington, 21, and

Kelsey, 18) ... Majoring in Business Administration

2012 Cross Country: Finished the 8K race in 33:01.58 at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.) … Also competed at the Charlotte Duals

5K race early in the season, completing the course in 21:42 … Time at Charlotte Duals Charlotte, N.C.) was good for 43rd place at the

event ... Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll

High School: Ran cross country and track at Marvin Ridge H.S. ... Recorded a personal best 5K time (18:17) as a senior ... Part of a 4 x

400 relay that earned All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State honors as a junior ... Named an AP Scholar his junior and senior years ...

National Honors Society

Personal: Born January 11, 1994 in Fort Leonard-Wood, Missouri ... Son of David and Tanja Cottrell ... Has four sisters (Lisa, 31, Sara

29, Hanna, 12, and Olivia, 8) and two brothers (David, 16, and Gregory, 13) ... Intends to double major in French and Biology

JoshCeasarSophomore • 5-7

Bardstown, Kent. • Bardstown H.S.

WillCottrellSoophomore • 5-9

Waxhaw, N.C. • Marvin Ridge H.S.

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2012 Cross Country: Competed at 2012 Big South Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.), running the 8K race in a season best 33:42.45 …

Also ran the 8K at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.), fi nishing with a time of 34:20.21

High School: Ran cross country at Ashe County High School (West Jeff erson, N.C) under the direction of coach Alex Rollins ... Award-

ed team’s Best Distance Runner honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior ... Earned All-Conference honors as a senior

Personal: Born March 30, 1993 in Durham, N.C. ... Son of Scott and Leann Cronk ... Has one younger sister (Mahaley, 10) ... Intends to

major in Youth Discipleship

AaronCronk

Sophomore • 6-0West Jefferson, N.C. • Ashe County H.S.

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High School: Lettered at Clover High School in both cross country and track & fi eld ... Competed under the direction of coach Chris E.

Greene ... Specialized in the 800 m during track & fi eld seasons ... Helped team achieve All-Region honors

Personal: Born October 6, 1994 in Charlotte, N.C. ... Son of Jim and Ellen Haynes ... Has two younger brothers (Ross, 19, and Harri-

son, 19) ... Majoring in physician assistant

JamesHaynes

Freshman •6-1Charlotte, N.C.• Clover H.S.

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2012 MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

8/31 Western Carolina 5K 9/28 Charlotte Invitational 8K28. Mike McClay 16:38.7 89. Mike McClay 26:33.42 41. J. Stanton-Brooks 17:08.7 157. J. Stanton-Brooks 28:04.1154. Justin Loy 17:53.9 162. Trey Crook 28:08.1755. Trey Cook 17:54.5 166. Justin Loy 28:45.1267. Drew Ford 19:01.8 201. Nick Rogers 30:40.2270. Nick Rogers 19:31.3 214. Drew Ford 32:34.07 10/12 Blue Ridge Open 8K 24. Mike McClay 25:18.07 78. J. Stanton-Brooks 27:35.80 9/8 Charlotte Duals 5K 89. Justin Loy 28:50.831. Mike McClay 15:52 98. Nick Rogers 30:25.4520. J. Stanton-Brooks 17:04 104. Will Cottrell 33:01.5824. Trey Crook 17:32 105. Aaron Cronk 33:42.4531. Justin Loy 18:08 34. Drew Ford 18:21 38. Nick Rogers 19:20 43. Will Cottrell 21:42

10/27 Big South Championships 8K9/15 Winthrop Invite 8K 52. J. Stanton-Brooks 27:35.0989. Mike McClay 27:27.14 64. Mike McClay 28:46.00115. J. Stanton-Brooks 28:08.82 65. Justin Loy 28:57.45126. Trey Crook 28:28.38 67. Trey Crook 29:12.08149. Justin Loy 29:22.62 72. Drew Ford 29:59.45163. Drew Ford 30:02.25 75. Nick Rogers 31:23.61183. Nick Rogers 31:19.60 79. Aaron Cronk 33:42.45

11/10 Southeast Regionals 10K Mike McClay 34:13.91 Justin Loy 36:51.95

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Dr. A. Frank Bonner, in his eigth year as the president of Gardner-Webb University, took office on May 2, 2005, and was inaugurated on April 6, 2006. Bonner is no stranger to Gardner-Webb, having been a part of the University family since 1987.

A native of Greenville, S.C., Bonner graduated from Furman University in 1969, has a M.A. degree from the University of Georgia and earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a faculty member and Associate Dean at Anderson College in Anderson, S.C., prior to beginning his career in Boiling Springs as Vice President for Academic Affairs.

In 1992, Bonner was promoted to provost and senior vice president at Gardner-Webb, a post he held until assuming his current role in 2005. After a comprehensive, national search for the university’s new president, chairman of the presidential search committee and the board of trustees, Frank Beam, said, “We came to the conclusion that we had the most qualified candidate right here at the university.”

Bonner succeeded Dr. Frank Campbell, who served Gardner-Webb University as president from October, 2002 until June, 2005.

Active in civic life and in the community, Bonner has served on the boards of the United Way, the YMCA, and Communities in Schools, and he serves on the Cleveland County Sports Commission.

He is a past chairman of the Cleveland County Chamber, a past president of the Shelby Rotary Club, and a Sunday School teacher and deacon at First Baptist Church in Shelby. Bonner is also a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

During Bonner’s time as provost, Gardner-Webb emerged as a vibrant institution for higher learning, officially moving from college to university in 1993. The institution’s academic reputation has steadily improved during Bonner’s time in Boiling Springs, with a outstanding faculty and consistently evolving curriculum.

Bonner is married to the former Florence “Flossie” Black of Chester, S.C., also a graduate of Furman University. They are parents of two adult daughters and have four grandchildren.

Frank BonnerGardner-Webb University President

9th year

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Gardner-Webb alumnus Chuck Burch is in his 16th year as Vice President for Athletics and his 31st year in athletics administration.

The Charlotte, N.C., native spearheaded the Runnin’ Bulldogs move into Division I athletics, which resulted in Gardner-Webb’s addition to the Big South Conference as an associate member for football in 2001, and GWU’s move to the Big South as a full member – which became official on July 1, 2008.

Burch oversees all athletic operations at Gardner-Webb, including management and supervision of athletic programs, facilities and budgets. During his career at GWU, Burch has overseen across-the-board improvements in facilities and the addition of five new sports since arriving in 1997. A sixth sport, men’s swimming was added in 2007-08. Burch is also responsible for continued improvements in the quality and quantity of Gardner-Webb’s athletics staff – with a number of full-time positions created to assist and enhance the entire department.

GWU athletics has seen a steady increase in academic performance since Burch’s arrival, and the department has posted a combined GPA above 3.0 in each of the last two academic years.

Gardner-Webb’s final year in the Atlantic Sun Conference was fruitful, with several notable wins and the usual high number of strong academic performances by the Bulldogs’ student-athletes.

GWU enjoyed its most successful athletics year as a Division I member in 2006-07. Gardner-Webb won its first Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Championship, unseating Belmont University for the title. The Bulldogs also finished third in the men’s and women’s combined sports standings – a very impressive effort in the race for the inaugural Bill Bibb Trophy.

Gardner-Webb’s men’s soccer team captured the imagination of faces across Cleveland County during its run to the 2006 A-Sun Championship and the NCAA Tournament second round. National qualifiers in Track & Field, swimming and wrestling highlighted competitive success for the Runnin’ Bulldogs in 2006-2007.

Burch, a graduate of Independence (N.C.) High in Charlotte, and former member of Gardner-Webb’s football team, spent 1991-1997 as Director of Athletics at Liberty (Va.) University, and was instrumental in a successful and well-run department in Lynchburg as well. He also served Liberty as Associate Director of Athletics (1988-1990), Assistant Director of Athletics (1984-1988), Sports Information Director (1986-1988) and Assistant Director of Sports Information (1982-1984).

After graduating from Gardner-Webb in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Burch, 54, earned his master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1982. His wife, Franki, holds a Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of Virginia, and is a member of the faculty at Gardner-Webb.

The couple has three children, Travis, a recent graduate of Furman University, Danielle, a 2012 graduate of Brevard (N.C.) College, and Amy, a freshman at High Point (N.C.) University.

Chuck BurchGardner-Webb University V.P. for Athletics

17th year

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Gardner-Webb University

Located in Boiling Springs, N.C., Gardner-Webb University was founded in 1905 and is home to over 4,300 students from 37 states and 21 foreign countries. Gardner-Webb blends a liberal arts core curriculum with more than 55 specialized major and minor programs, a comprehensive academic experience grounded in our Christian commitment to service, leadership, and intellectual freedom. Gardner-Webb University has once again been ranked as one of the “Best Universities” in the South that offer “a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs” in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” from U.S. News and World Report. Gardner-Webb was selected in 2011 by the White House for the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. GWU is one of just over 300 schools to participate in this yearlong community service initiative. Gardner-Webb’s core curriculum ranks in the nation’s top two percent for quality and breadth, according to the 2011-2012 What Will They Learn? study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). Gardner-Webb was one of only 528 universities and colleges nationwide to be named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (for the fourth consecutive year).

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ACADEMICS AT GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY

Location: GWU, a private Christian University, is located 50 miles west of Charlotte in the Piedmont area of Western North Carolina. Main campus of 250 acres in Boiling Springs, N.C.Enrollment: Approximately 4,700 students, including the day program, graduate studies, and the GOAL program (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners). 68% female, 32% male. Geographic distribution: 37 states, 21 foreign countries.Faculty: 147 full-time, 79% with Ph.D. or equivalent. Faculty to student ration is 1:13.Curriculum: A total of 5 professional schools, 2 academic schools, and 11 academic departments offer nearly 60 undergraduate and graduate major fields of study. Approximately 33% of students major in the business field, 30% in social sciences, and 17% in nursing.Athletics: NCAA Division I; member of the Big South ConferencePresident: Dr. A. Frank Bonner (July 1, 2005 - Present)

Undergraduate ProgramsAmerican Sign LanguageArtAthletic TrainingBiologyBusiness AdministrationChemistryCommunicationsComputer ScienceElementary Education (K-6)EnglishFinanceFrenchHealth & WellnessHistoryInternational BusinessJournalismManagement Information SystemsMathematicsMedical TechnologyMiddle School Education (6-9)Music BusinessMusic CompositionMusic EducationMusic PerformanceNursingPhysical EducationPhysician AssistantPolitical SciencePsychologyReligious StudiesSacred MusicSocial ScienceSociologySpanishSports ManagementTheater Arts

GOAL ProgramsBachelor of Science in:AccountingBusiness AdministrationCriminal JusticeHealth ManagementHuman ServicesManagement Information SystemsNursingReligious Studies

Graduate Programs:

M.A. in Mental Health CounsellingM.A. in Elementary Education (K-6)M.A. in EnglishM.A. in English Education (K-6)M.A. in Middle Grades Education (9-12)M.A. in NursingM.A. in School Administration (K-12)M.A. in School CounselingM.A. in Sport Science & Pedagogy

Graduate School of Business

MBA in Business AdministrationM.Acc. in AccountingI.MBA in International Business

School of Divinity

Master of Divinity (M.Div.)M.D M.Div. in Christian EducationM.Div. in Church MusicM.Div/MBAM.Div. in MissiologyM.Div. in Pastoral Care and Counseling

Doctoral Programs

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)