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TABLE OF CONTENTS

University Quick Facts2016 Schedule2016 Season OutlookHead Coach Linh NguyenAssistant Coach Sam Bluske2016 RosterRocket Profiles2015 ResultsUniversity PresidentDirector of AthleticsThe Mid-American ConferenceUT Points of PrideUT History and TraditionToledo HighlightsSports MedicineStrength & ConditioningCampus MapAthletics Website and Social Media

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MEDIA GUIDELINES

All interviews and phone requests must be coordinated with the athletic media relations office. Please contact Stewart Sabine with any questions or requests.

Stewart Sabine(419) 530-4926 (office)(330) 231-8792 (cell)[email protected]@UTStewSabine

The 2016 Toledo Men’s Cross Country Media Guide is a publication of the University of Toledo Athletic Department. It was designed, written and edited by Stewart Sabine, with contributions from Paul Helgren, Brian DeBenedictis, Steve Easton, Chris Caple and Ian Davis. Photos were taken by UT pho-tographer Dan Miller.

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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

M E D I A G U I D EUNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

LocationFoundedEnrollmentNicknameConferenceNational AffiliationColorsFight SongMascotAthletics WebsiteUniversity PresidentAthletic DirectorNCAA Faculty Representative

Toledo, OH 436061872

18,849Rockets

Mid-AmericanNCAA Division I

Midnight Blue and Gold“U of Toledo”

Rocky the RocketUTRockets.com

Dr. Sharon L. GaberMike O’Brien

Dr. Mary Powers

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY STAFF

Head Coach Alma Mater Email

Assistant Coach Alma Mater Email

Linh NguyenLynchburg College (4th year, ‘00)

[email protected]

Samantha BluskeIowa State (3rd year, ‘14)

[email protected]

Athletic Communications PhoneAthletic Communications FaxAssociate AD/Ath. CommunicationsAssociate DirectorAssistant DirectorGraduate AssistantGraduate Assistant/XC Contact

(419) 530-4920(419) 530-4428

Paul Helgren (19th year, Michigan ‘85)Steve Easton (18th year, Bowling Green ‘91)

Brian DeBenedictis (17th year, Toledo ‘98)Sasha Mandros (2nd year, Denison ‘15)

Stewart Sabine (1st year, Mount Union ‘14)

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2016 SEASON OUTLOOKToledo has high expectations for 2016. The Rockets have abundant depth and plenty of experience as they seek to achieve an elevated level of success for the program.

“We want to make a move to the top half of the Mid-American Conference,” said head coach Linh Nguy-en. “We have the talent to do it.”

Junior Stalline Kurgat is the top returning Rocket after his 40th place finish in last season’s MAC Champion-ships. He also finished first on the team, 40th overall, at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional and will look to build on that success this fall.

While Toledo graduated some talent, it will have a solid core of veterans returning in 2016.

Returning for UT are juniors Jax Talbot and Clinton Caddell along with sophomores Louis Guardiola and Jacob Westinghausen. The lone senior, Thomas Gib-bons, will look to recover from a limited 2015 season after competing in both the 2013 and 2014 confer-ence meets.

The sophomore class of Matthew Gibbons, Caleb Morehart, Joshua Oeters, Brian Stubelt, Guardiola and

Wistinghausen bring a strong level of experience to the team. All competed in at least four meets last sea-son and are ready to push the team to a champion-ship level. This has been a class that coach Nguyen has been excited for in previous years.

Newcomers to the team include freshmen Jesse Privett, Dismas Koech and Aidan Gallagher. Juniors Titus Koech and Alberto Chelimo round out the roster and are two guys that bring further potential.

Chelimo is surrounded by success as his brother recently won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics this past summer. Titus Koech is a transfer from Lib-erty University where he finished as the third-best freshman at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional.

The talent is apparent on the team and they have been preparing themselves to make their conference push.

“We have been training hard and at intensified mag-nitudes,” said Nguyen. “By the end of October, we are focused on being at our peak for the post-season.”

2016 SCHEDULE

September 2

September 16

October 1

October 15

October 22

October 29

November 11

November 19

Toledo Opener

Mel Brodt Invitational

Greater Louisville Classic

Adidas Pre-National Invitational

EMU Fall Classic

MAC Championships

NCAA Great Lakes Regional

NCAA Championships

Oregon, OH

Bowling Green, NY

Louisville, KY

Terre Haute, WI

Dexter, MI

Kent, OH

Madison, WI

Terre Haute, IN

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6:30 p.m.

TBA

11:00 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

TBA

12:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

DATE MEET LOCATION TIME

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nating in one of the best years in program his-tory in 2011-12. Nguyen was named the confer-ence Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading both the men’s and women’s teams to conference titles. Junior Paul Chelimo earned All-America honors under Nguyen’s guidance, the first runner in school history to earn that distinction.

In the 2012 outdoor track season, Nguyen coached Chelimo to a national runner-up finish in the 5,000-meter run, while Paul Katam finished first in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Regional Meet. Nguyen mentored Chelimo and Katam to NCAA runner-up finishes in the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter runs, respectively, as the men’s team fin-ished 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Nguyen began his coaching career in 2000 as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Lynchburg College, before accepting an assistant position at

UNCG in 2002. He spent four years as an assis-tant before taking over head coaching duties for the Spartans at the start of the 2006 outdoor track and field season.

In 2007, his first season as head coach of the UNCG cross country team, the Spartans saw im-mediate success. Nguyen led the men’s team to their highest finish in school history at the cham-pionship meet, placing third out of 11 teams.

As a student-athlete at Lynchburg, Nguyen earned eight all-conference selections and helped lead the cross country team to an Old Dominion Ath-letic Conference title in 1999. He graduated from Lynchburg in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine, and earned his master’s de-gree in exercise physiology from UNCG in 2007.

Nguyen and his wife Christina have a son, Khoi, and younger twins, a boy, Liem and a girl, Vy Lan.

L I N H N G U Y E N F I L EHometown: East Hampton, NY.Family: Wife, Christina; Twin sons, Khoi and Liem; Daughter, Vy Lan.Education: Bachelor’s degree in sports medicine, Lynchburg (2000);master’s degree in exercise physiology, UNCG (2007),+Coaching Experience: Volunteer assistant coach, Lynchburg (2000-01);volunteer assistant coach, UNCG (2001-02); assistant coach, UNCG (2002-06); head coach, UNCG (2006-13); head coach, Toledo (2013-present).Accomplishments: 2014 MAC Championship (Women); team qualified for NCAA Championships (Women); coached two runners to NCAA runner-up finishes at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship; team finished 15th at NCAA meet.

H E A D C O A C H L I N H N G U Y E NLinh Nguyen enters his fourth year as the head coach of the cross country and track and field programs at Toledo.

In 2014, Nguyen led the UT women’s cross coun-try program to its sixth Mid-American Conference championship in school history. The title was the Rockets fourth in the last five years, and helped Nguyen earn MAC Women’s Coach of the Year honors. He also led the The Rockets to an upset of No. 8 Michigan and No. 19 Ohio State at the NCAA Regional Meet. UT placed a program-best third at the regional meet and earned the Midnight Blue & Gold a No. 21 national ranking. The Rockets placed 30th at the NCAA Championships.

Under Nguyen in 2014, UT landed 10 runners on the All-Academic MAC team, with nine coming from the women’s team. Both programs earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team honors, with the men’s team posting a 3.12 GPA and the women’s team posting a 3.42 GPA.

Prior to coming to Toledo, Nguyen coached for 12 seasons at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, seven as the head coach of the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams.

The Spartans became a perennial contender in the Southern Conference under Nguyen, culmi-

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Clinton Caddell

Alberto Chelimo

Aidan Gallagher

Matthew Gibbons

Thomas Gibbons

Louis Guardiola

Dismas Koech

Titus Koech

Stalline Kurgat

Caleb Morehart

Joshua Oeters

Jesse Privett

Brian Stubelt

Jax Talbot

Jacob Wistinghausen

Jr.

Jr.

Fr.

So.

Sr.

So.

Fr.

Jr.

Jr.

So.

So.

Fr.

So.

Jr.

So.

Highland, MI

Iten, Kenya

Medina, OH

Oregon, OH

Oregon, OH

Fremont, OH

Eldoret, Kenya

Eldoret, Kenya

Garaway, OH

West Chester, OH

Muncie, IN

Kalamazoo, MI

Cincinnati, OH

Oak Harbor

NAME CLASS HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Milford

Chebiemit Boys Secondary School

Buckeye

Clay

Clay

Fremont Ross

Simotwo

James Moiben

Garaway

Lakota West

Muncie Central

Portage Central

St. Xavier

Oak Harbor

A S S T. C O A C H S A M B LU S K ESam Bluske is in her third year as assistant coach of the Toledo cross country programs. During her first year at UT, Bluske helped guide the Rockets to the 2014 MAC Championships, Bluske also led the team to a third-place finish and an upset of No. 8 Michigan and No. 19 Ohio State at the NCAA Regional Meet. For their efforts, the Rockets earned a program-best No. 21 national ranking and an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.

Bluske came to UT from Iowa State University where she served as a volunteer assistant coach after graduating in May of 2013. In that role, Bluske spearheaded the Cyclones’ core and strength training sessions along with nutritional advice in regards to female distance runners.

An accomplished runner herself, Bluske enjoyed a much heralded collegiate career at both ISU and Illinois State University. During her first two years with the Redbirds, Bluske earned track and field All-Missouri Valley Conference honors and qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 10,000-meter meet.

After transferring to Iowa State for her junior year, Bluske made a huge impact and was named a team captain her senior year. The Chaseburg, WI native was the Big 12 indoor 5,000-meter champion and helped lead the Cyclones to two consecutive conference team championships and Midwest Regional Championships.

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ALBERTO CHELIMO

UT HIGHLIGHTS:

HIGH SCHOOL:

PERSONAL:

JUNIOR | ITEN, KENYA | CHEBIEMIT BOYS SECONDARY

JUNIOR | HIGHLAND, MI | MILFORD

CLINTON CADDELL

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Ran season-best 26:43.0 at UB Stampede Invitational (Sept. 12) in 2015 ... Finished 77th at 2015 MAC Championships (Oct. 31) ... Ran in five races as freshman in 2014 ... Placed 71st at MAC Championships with time of 27:00.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Won team state championships three times in cross country ... Named to all-county, all-region and all-confer-ence team his junior year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Clinton Derek Caddell ... Parents Geoff and Heather Caddell ... Has onebrother, Luke, and one sister, Sydney ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

FRESHMAN | MEDINA, OH | BUCKEYE

AIDAN GALLAGHER

HIGH SCHOOL:

PERSONAL:

MATTHEW GIBBONSSOPHOMORE | OREGON, OHIO | CLAY

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in four meets in 2015 ... Finished 30th at Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 4) with time of 18:20.7 ... Finished 88th at UB Stampede Invitational (Sept. 12) with time of 30:08.4.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time academic all-league selection ... Honorable mention all-conference dur-ing junior year ... Set personal best 5K mark of 17:02 as senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew James Gibbons ... Born March 27, 1997 ... Parents are John and Ter-rie Gibbons ... His brother, Thomas is also on the Toledo cross country team ... Has another brother, John, and a sister, Elizabeth ... Major is mechanical engineering.

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SENIOR | OREGON, OH | CLAY

THOMAS GIBBONS

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Finished 23rd at 2015 Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 4) with 5k time of 16:54.1 ... Ran 8k time of 33:16 at 2014 Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14) ... Placed 57th at 2014 MAC Championships (Nov. 1) with time of 26:34 ... Placed 41st at 2013 MAC Championships (Nov. 2) with time of 26:20.5.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field ... Named first-team All-TRAC and all-district while qualifying for state finals during senior year ... First-team all-city, all-district and regional qualifier during junior and sophomore years ... Second-team All-City as freshman ... Ran 5K time of 16:09.00 and 3,200m at 9:54.00.

PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Robert Gibbons ... Born April 24, 1994 ... Parents are John and Terrie Gibbons ... Brother Matthew is a sophomore on the UT cross country team ... Has a sister, Elizabeth, and two brother, John ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

SOPHOMORE | FREMONT, OH | FREMONT ROSS

LOUIS GUARDIOLA

UT HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS: Ran season-best time of 26:28.7 at 2015 UB Stampede Invitational (Sept. 12) ... Placed 58th at 2015 MAC Championships (Oct. 31) with time of 26:32.08 ... Sat out 2014 season and retained freshman eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field ... Was 2013 state quali-fer as senior ... All-conference in cross country as senior ... Set school record in 5K, 1,600m and 3,200m in 2013 ... 2013 district mile champion.

PERSONAL: Full name is Louis Pablo Guardiola ... Born July 4, 1995 ... Parents are Judy and David Guar-diola ... Has one brother, David, and one sister, Anissa, who is in pharmacy program at UT ... Hobbies include reading and hanging out with friends ... Majoring in social work.

FRESHMAN | ??????? | ???????

DISMAS KOECH

HIGH SCHOOL:

PERSONAL:

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JUNIOR | ELDORET, KENYA | JAMES MOIBENUT HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred from Liberty University ... Finished first on team at 2015 adidas Wiscon-sin Invitational (Oct. 16) and NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13) ... Placed 40th at 2015 MAC Champi-onships (Oct. 31) with time of 26:00.76 ... Competed in five races as freshman ... Finished 15th in 2014 Big South Conference Cross Country Championship (Nov.1), the second-best showing for Flames.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from James Moiben Education Centre in Kenya ... Ran 5K in high school in14:49.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stalline Kimutai Kurgat ... Parents are John Sang and Sally Kosgei ... Born on Feb. 10, 1994 ... Parents are Sally Kosgei and John Sang ... Siblings are Macdonald Kiplagat, Sandra Chepkorir and Macronald Kilbert ... Nephew of Stephen Kipkorir, who won bronze medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympics in 1,500m ... Major is forensic science.

CALEB MOREHART

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Finished second on team at 2015 EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 23) with time of 16:41.0.

HIGH SCHOOL: Footlocker and Nike National participant ... District and Conference Athlete of the Year ... Second fastest 5k in school history ... Named Academic All-Ohioan ... Member of National Honor Society and honor roll.

PERSONAL: Full name is Caleb Jack Morehart ... Born on October 3, 1996 ... Parents are Michelle and John Morehart ... Has one brother, Josh and two sisters, Hannah and Ruthie ... Been on multiple na-tional and international missions trips ... Majoring in Chemical Engineering.

STALLINE KURGAT

SOPHOMORE | SUGARCREEK, OH | GARAWAY

JOSHUA OETERSSOPHOMORE | WEST CHESTER, OH | LAKOTA WEST

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in five races in 2015 … Ran season-best 8K with time of 27:09.7 at UB Stampede Invitational (Sept. 12), placing 51st … Finished 17th at Mel Brodt Invite (Sept. 4) with 5K time of 16:32.1.

HIGH SCHOOL: Voted team MVP of cross country team his senior year ... First-team all-conference ... Won conference academic honors during sophomore year … Ran personal best 5K time of 16:21.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Daniel Oeters ... Born February 11, 1997 ... Parents are Lisa and Tom Oeters ... Has two siblings, a brother, Andrew and a sister, Brooke ... Enjoys playing soccer ... Majoring in marketing.

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred from Liberty University ... Finished second at 2015 Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 4) with 5k time of 15:45.5 ... Competed in six races as freshman in 2014 ... Flames top runner four of six races ... Finished as third-best freshmen at 2014 NCAA Division I Southeast Regional( Nov.14) ... Big South Runner of the Week on Oct. 7 after second-place finish at Greater Louisville Classic (Oct.3-Oct.4) with time of 24:58.9.

HIGH SCHOOL: Clocked times of 14:46 in 5K and 30:21 in 10K.

PERSONAL: Parents are Musa Kiprop Kipkoesch and Esther Chepuma ... Born on Jan. 1, 1996.

JUNIOR | ELDORET, KENYA | SIMOTWO

TITUS KOECH

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SOPHOMORE | KALAMAZOO, MI | PORTAGE CENTRALUT HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in four meets as freshman in 2015 ... Ran season-best time of 29:01.10 at Greater Louisville CC Classic (Oct. 3).

HIGH SCHOOL: Won six varsity letters in high school, four in cross country and two in track ... Team captain as senior ... Named all-conference and all-region ... Qualifed for state meet senior year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brian Allen Stubelt ... Born on Oct 9, 1997 ... Parents are Paul and Michelle Stubelt ... Has one brother ... Enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, swimming and biking ... Majoring in com-puter science and engineering technology.

JAX TALBOT

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Compted in five meets in 2015 ... Placed 75th at 2015 Mac Championships (Oct. 31) with time of 27:35.08 ... Sat out 2014 season and retained freshman eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered five times total for cross country and track and field ... Helped school win back-to-back Division I state championships during junior and senior years ... Second-team all-league and all-city honorable mention senior year ... Placed third in state in 4x800m relay in 2013.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Xavier Talbot ... Has two sisters, Callie and Cassie ... Majoring inpre-pharmacy.

BRIANSTUBELT

JUNIOR | CINCINNATI, OH | ST. XAVIER

JACOBWISTINGHAUSENSOPHOMORE | OAK HARBOR, OH | OAK HARBOR

UT HIGHLIGHTS: Competed in six races as freshman in 2015 …R an 10K time of 34:47.0 at NCAA Divi-sion I Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 13) … Finished 71st at MAC Championship (Oct. 31) with 8K time of 27:18.5 … Ran season-best 8K time of 26:29.1 at Wisconsin adidas Invitational (Oct. 16), placing 59th … Placed 22nd at Mel Brodt Invite (Sept. 4) with 5K time of 16:48.6.

HIGH SCHOOL:

PERSONAL:

HIGH SCHOOL:

PERSONAL:

FRESHMAN | MUNCIE, IN | MUNCIE CENTRAL

JESSE PRIVETT

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Sept. 4Sept. 12Oct. 3Oct. 16Oct. 23Oct. 31Nov. 13

Mel Brodt InvitationalUniversity of Buffalo Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville Cross Country Classicadidas Wisconsin InvitationalEastern Michigan University Fall ClassicMid-American Conference ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships

Bowling Green, OHGrand Island, NYLouisville, KYMadison, WIDexter, MIAkron, OHMadison, WI

NTS4th of 7

7th of 365th of 5

NTS9th of 9

24th of 30

DATE MEET LOCATION RESULT

2015 TEAM RESULTS

2015 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

CLINTON CADDELL

19th37th

129th32nd77th

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC Classicadidas Wisconsin InvitationalMAC Championships

16:43.026:43.0

26:51.0827:01.6

27:59.18

MATTHEW GIBBONS

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC ClassicEMU Fall Classic

18.20.730:08.4

29:53.0618:13.2

30th88th

267th76th

THOMAS GIBBONS

Mel Brodt Invite 16:54.1 23rd

LOUIS GUARDIOLA

UB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC Classicadidas Wisconsin InvitationalMAC ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regional

26:28.726:31.4026:58.3

26:32.0833:50.1

28th96th31st58th

150th

2015 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TITUS KOECH

Mel Brodt Invitational 15:45.5 2nd

STALLINE KURGAT

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC Classicadidas Wisconsin InvitationalMAC ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regional

16:12.926:52.3

25:48.8725:51.2

26:00.7633:01.8

6th46th37th21st40th

109th

MATT LEIS

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC ClassicEMU Fall ClassicMAC ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regional

17:15.828:28.9

26:58.0516:09.4

26:57.1135:16.3

25th71st

145th38th69th181st

CALEB MOREHART


16:43.627:46.5

28:51.1716:41.0

20th66th

248th56th

JOSHUA OETERS


16:32.127:09.7

27:33.9017:01.7

17th51st

191st63rd


17:52.029:09.8

29:01.1017:21.9

28th79th

250th68th

JAX TALBOT

BRIAN STUBELT

JACOB WISTINGHAUSEN

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC Classicadidas Wisconsin InvitationalMAC Championships

16:14.426:36.0

26:51.0827:13.5

27:35.08

7th34th131st33rd75th


16:48.627:12.0

26:33.0526:29.1

27:18.5334:47.0

22nd52nd99th25th 71st

175th

ADAM BESS

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC ClassicAdidas Wisconsin InvitationalMAC ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regionals

16:00.825:47.1

25:49.5026:01.1

26:07.7133:03.9

4th11th39th23rd45th

113th

HILLARY SEREM


15:45.325:59.7

25:33.6426:03.0

25:52.4833:35.3

1st17th26th24th33rd

137th

ANDREW CIACCIA

Mel Brodt InvitationalUB Stampede InvitationalGreater Louisville CC ClassicMAC ChampionshipsNCAA Great Lakes Regional

16:18.326:53.0

26:44.3826:51.9034:09.1

11th47th

113th66th

160th

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Dr. Sharon L. Gaber began her tenure as the 17th president of The University of Toledo in Summer 2015. Throughout the past year, she has worked to build upon the many strengths of the University, while also identifying key areas for growth. Collaborating with faculty, physicians, staff and students, Dr. Gaber has established five strategic goals for the University: • Raise its national status by recognizing the tre-mendous achievements of faculty, researchers, clini-cians and students; • Increase student enrollment and ensuring stu-dents are better prepared; • Increase externally funded research so UT may continue to make gains in developing new knowledge in multiple fields; • Grow philanthropic support for student schol-arships, faculty endowments, updated facilities and other University initiatives; and • Reduce administrative expenses to improve UT’s financial standing. Additionally, Dr. Gaber is moving the University forward through several major plans, including: a UT Strategic Plan that will chart a new course for the next several years; a Diversity Plan that helps to ensure UT’s campuses are welcoming and inclusive for everyone;

a Master Facilities Plan to reduce UT’s footprint and use space more efficiently; and an Enrollment Plan to increase enrollment and improve student retention rates. With realigning the administrative team, she also has streamlined executive positions and, with approv-al from the Board of Trustees, has merged UT Colleges to reduce the number from 16 to 13. Dr. Gaber currently serves on the board of trust-ees for the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as Regional Growth Partnership. A city and re-gional planning expert, she came to UT following six years as provost and vice chancellor for academic af-fairs at the University of Arkansas. Prior that that, Dr. Gaber served in multiple roles in the provost’s office at Auburn University, and also worked at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Occiden-tal College in Los Angeles, a master’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC), and her doc-toral degree in city and regional planning from Cornell University. Dr. Gaber is the mother of three children, including one who is a UT student.

University PresidentDr. Sharon L. Gaber Now in his 15th year as vice president and athletic director at the

University of Toledo, Mike O’Brien has helped shape the UT Athletics program into one of the very best in the Mid-American Conference. Whether embarking on ambitious capital projects or nurturing the athletic and academic achievements of UT’s student-athletes, O’Brien has left a legacy of success that few can match. O’Brien, who has the second-longest tenure among MAC athletic directors, received national recognition for his accomplishments from the National Association of College Directors of Athletics at the NACDA Convention in June of 2012 when he was named the Football Bowl Subdivision Northeast Region Athletic Director of the Year. Just a few months later, O’Brien accepted the 2011-12 Cartwright Award, given annually to the MAC athletic program with the highest degree of excel-lence in academics, athletics and citizenship. Perhaps the best word to describe O’Brien is “builder.” He has been an instrumental force in initiating some of the most ambitious construc-tion schedules in school history. No fewer than five major projects have been completed during O’Brien’s reign, as well as numerous smaller ones, most recently renovation projects at the Glass Bowl and Savage Arena in 2016. O’Brien has also been a builder in an even more important sense. He has guided the Rockets into position as one of the strongest programs in the Mid-American Conference, both on the field and in the classroom. The Rockets have won or shared 29 league titles in nine different sports under O’Brien’s watch. And in the classroom, O’Brien’s emphasis on academics has led to record-breaking report cards for the department. The building boom of capital projects under O’Brien’s reign began shortly after his arrival at UT in 2002 and has never relented. First on the agenda was the renovation of the outdoor track, tennis courts and soccer field. The soccer field project was completed in the fall of 2004, while the tennis courts and track were finished in 2006. O’Brien next secured significant funding for the Athletics capital campaign for the new Charles A. Sullivan Athletic Complex and Savage Arena renovation project, including a $5 million gift from Chuck and Jackie Sullivan. The $30 million facility, which debuted on Dec. 3, 2008,

can rightfully claim to be one of the premier facilities of its kind in the country. Changes to Savage Arena included a new seating configura-tion, improved fan amenities, new locker rooms and offices, new suites and loges, as well as a new video scoreboard and sound system. The Sullivan Athletic Complex features a beautiful glass atrium entrance to Savage Arena, a new ticket office, the Varsity ‘T’ Hall of Fame and “Rocky’s Locker,” a merchandise store devoted exclusively to selling Rocket gear and souvenirs. The next addition to the Rockets’ building spree was the comple-tion of the Fetterman Training Center in 2010. The Fetterman Training Center is a 90,400 square-foot indoor multi-sport practice facility that features a 100-yard Field Turf playing surface, a regulation basket-ball/volleyball court, sprinting lanes and a long jump pit for track, a golf practice area and new golf locker rooms. As part of the project, improvements were also made to the adjacent UT Outdoor Track, including new permanent bleacher seating, a press box and elevated viewing platforms. In August of 2014, a $5.5 million renovation of the Larimer Athletic Complex was completed. Highlights of the renovation include an up-graded academic center that will be used by all student-athletes; an enhanced locker room area; a larger, more modern weight room; reno-vated offices; and new coaches’ meeting rooms. In addition, a dynamic new entryway into Larimer was constructed on the east side of building. In 2016, a Savage Arena expansion will create new offices for the men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as expanding the Joe Grogan Room. Also in 2016, a renovation project at the Glass Bowl updated concessions, restrooms and other fan amenities on the east side of the stadium. O’Brien’s term as athletic director has been more than just bricks and mortar. Since becoming the school’s 13th athletic director on Jan. 22, 2002, the Rockets have won or shared 29 MAC division, regular-season and tournament titles in the sports of football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s soccer, women’s swimming, baseball and women’s volleyball. In that same span, UT has made eight bowl appearances in football, including

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a 32-17 victory over Temple in the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl; three NIT appearances in men’s basketball; and six Postseason WNIT appearances in women’s basketball, including a WNIT championship crown in 2011. In addition, women’s soccer has advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times, while men’s golf has competed in the NCAA Championships twice. UT women have qualified for the NCAA Championships in either track or cross country a total of 19 times and received All-America recognition nine times since 2002. In women’s swimming & diving, five Rockets have qualified for the NCAAs, with one earning All-America honors on two occasions. In 2011-12, the Rockets took home the Jacoby Trophy as the MAC’s top women’s athletic program for the first time in school history. In the classroom, UT has produced overall department grade-point averages above a 3.2 in each of the past three semesters, and above a 3.1 in the past 15 consecutive semesters. In the 2016 spring semester, UT student-athletes achieved a combined GPA of 3.249, the third-highest mark for the Rocket athletic program. UT has won the Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award, presented annually to the school with the high-est grade point average, in three of the last four years. UT has won the Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award, presented annually to the school with the highest grade point average, in four of the last five years. The Rockets took the top spot in the MAC in 2011-12 (3.171), 2012-13 (3.200), 2014-15 (3.213) and again in 2015-16 (3.235). The UT men’s program also earned the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Academic Achievement Award for having the overall highest grade point average rank in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Among O’Brien’s other accomplishments are adding Ohio State, Miami (FL), Colorado, Purdue, Arizona, Missouri, Navy, Fresno State, Boise State, BYU, Iowa State, Colorado State and Cincinnati to the home football schedule; securing Savage Arena as a site for the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s Basketball Championships in 2014; working with the Inverness Club to bring the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships to Toledo; securing a multi-year deal with Learfield Sports to increase UT’s advertising revenue; and joining forces with The Aspire Group to increase ticket sales. O’Brien was named to the NCAA Division I Council in 2015, where he works on the Competition Oversight Committee. He also chairs the

MAC Football Coaches Committee and was the conference’s athletic director representative to the College Football Playoff Committee (for-merly the Bowl Championship Series). Previously, he has served as the chair of the Mid-American Conference Athletic Director’s Committee and was a member of the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee. Previous to his appointment at UT, O’Brien had 15 years of ex-perience in athletics administration at four universities, Kansas State (associate A.D., 1997-2001), Lamar (athletic director, 1993-97), Pitts-burgh (director of development 1989-93) and Ball State (marketing and development, 1986-89). A native of Iowa City, IA, O’Brien earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Missouri Valley College in 1975, and has master’s degrees in education from Wisconsin-River Falls in 1982 and in sports management from Western Illinois in 1986. Prior to his administrative career, O’Brien was an assistant basketball coach at three different schools from 1982-1986. O’Brien and his wife Michelle have a son Jack (14).

Mike O’Brien speaks at the Fetterman Training Center dedication

MIKE O’BRIEN’S FILEAge: 63 (born December 31, 1952)

EducationMaster’s Degree in Physical Education, Western Illinois ‘86Master’s Degree in Education, Wisconsin-River Falls ‘82Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, Missouri Valley College ‘75Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts, Indian Hills (IA) C.C. ‘73

Administrative Experience2002- Vice President and Athletic Director, Toledo1997-2001 Associate Athletic Director, Kansas State1993-97 Athletic Director, Lamar1990-93 Director of Development, Pittsburgh

1989-90 Assistant Director of Development, Pittsburgh1988-89 Director of Development and Marketing, Ball State1986-88 Administrative Asst. to the Athletic Dir., Ball State

Coaching Experience1985-86 Assistant men’s basketball coach, Western Illinois1984-85 Assistant men’s basketball coach, Wisconsin-Green Bay1981-84 Assistant men’s basketball coach, Wisconsin-River Falls

College Playing Experience1973-75 Basketball, Missouri Valley College1971-73 Basketball, Indian Hills Community College

FamilyWife, Michelle, and son, Jack

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Commissioner: Jon Steinbrecher

M I D - A M E R I C A N C O N F E R E N C EProviding leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 71st year of service to our students. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Con-ference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 10 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Stein-brecher as its eighth commissioner in March of 2009. The league has grown its commitment to champi-onship events as it hosts championships in 23 sports, including neutral site events at some of the finest fa-cilities in the nation – football (Ford Field, Detroit), men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleve-land), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (All Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, OH). The MAC secured a four-year contract extension with Ford Field to host the MAC Football Championship Game through the 2019 football season, anchored a six-year contract exten-sion for the MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tour-naments at Quicken Loans Arena through the 2023 season, and stabilized a five-year contract extension through the 2020 sea-son for the MAC Baseball Tournament at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH. In addition to growing its commitment to MAC championships, Steinbrecher has strategically positioned the MAC’s partici-pation in hosting NCAA events and cham-pionships. The MAC recently served as the host for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Bas-ketball Midwest Regional at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland and will also serve as host of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, also at Quicken Loans Arena. The MAC has previously hosted both the 2012 and 2014 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championships under Steinbrech-er’s direction. In the summer of 2014, the MAC and ESPN announced a historic 13-year rights extension deal through the 2026-27 season for expanded national television and

digital distribution. This is the largest and most exten-sive agreement in the history of the Conference and brings long-term security for the MAC through the 2026-27 academic year. ESPN has exclusive television and digital distribu-tion rights for all MAC sporting events, and guarantees coverage of every football game, and select men’s and women’s basketball and Olympic sporting events. The

MAC and ESPN will establish on-campus pro-duction capabilities that will provide a sig-nificant increase in the national coverage of baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, wres-tling and Olympic sports on ESPN3. This will open up nearly 92 million households from ESPN3 for exposure to MAC sports for the first time in Conference history. Through this ESPN partnership, the MAC and CBS Sports Net-work announced a four-year sub-licensing agreement to expand its national coverage of football and basketball through the 2018-19 season.HISTORY OF THE MAC

Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, OH, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and wom-en’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference membership consists of 12 universities across five states (Illinois, In-diana, Michigan, New York and Ohio). In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, there are 11 championships sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross coun-try, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, 12 championships are sponsored in basket-ball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

WestBall State (1973)Central Michigan (1971)Eastern Michigan (1971)Northern Illinois (1975/1997)Toledo (1950)Western Michigan (1947)

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EastAkron (1992)Bowling Green (1952)Buffalo (1998)Kent State (1951)Massachusetts (2012)*Miami (1947)Ohio (1946)

CURRENT MAC MEMBERSHIP (YEAR JOINED)

THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

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U T P O I N T S O F P R I D EThe University of Toledo is recognized as a major force in contributing to the discovery of new technology and knowledge. UT offers a vast array of resources for undergraduate, graduate and faculty-led research opportunities with 125 patents and $60 million in research and grants.

The UT Honors Program is one of the oldest programs of its kind at a major university. With an emphasis on the undergraduate re-search opportunities, the Honors Program has sent a delegation to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research every year since 1992.

UT offers a health education curriculum that includes programs in virtually every health-care discipline, plus opportunities for education linkages and interdisciplinary studies between the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, Business, Law and the Department of Philosophy.

The UT Department of Art offers students a unique learning ex-perience with an on-site relationship with the world-renowned Toledo Museum of Art.

The University of Toledo College of Law is ranked in the top 100 in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report, and is ranked first in Ohio for first-time bar exam passage rates.

The UT College of Engineering graduate programs were ranked 18th in the nation by the Princeton Review.

The University of Toledo Medical Center is one of the 15 major teaching hospitals chosen by Solucient’s annual “Top 100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders,” compiled by Modern Healthcare Magazine.

Our students are among the winners of prestigious national fel-lowships, including the Fulbright, the Woodrow Wilson, the Na-tional Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, the National Consortium for the Physical Sciences, the Whitaker Foundation, the Goldwater, the Madison Foundation Fellowship, and the Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowships.

The University of Toledo is home to five of seven northwest Ohio physicians listed as “America’s Top Doctors.” Fewer than one percent of physicians nationwide are recognized with this designation.

UT’s graduate program in occupational ther-apy is ranked in the top 10 percent nation-wide by U.S. News and World Report.

The university was recently listed in “100 Best Colleges for African-American Students.”

Centennial Mall on the Main Campus is one of the “100 most beautifully landscaped plac-es in the country,” according to the Ameri-can Society of Landscape Architects. Only 22 college campuses are on the list.

The University of Toledo College of Medicine senior graduates “matched” at a higher rate than those of other seniors nationwide for the second year in a row; a record 97 percent secured first-year residency positions during the initial National Residency Matching Program.

The $33 million Wolfe Hall, which opened in 1998, offers of the most advanced science facilities of its kind in the nation supporting the College of Pharmacy.

The University of Toledo has one of the largest distance-learning programs in the nation.

The Lake Erie Research and Education Center is a state-of-the-art environmental research and teaching facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in Oregon, OH.

The UT Student Recreation Center was touted as one of the best of its kind in the nation by USA Today.

The University of Toledo is one of the largest employers in northwest Ohio with an impact of over one billion dollars.

The Sullivan Athletic Complex and the newly renovated Savage Arena

opened in December 2008.

The University of Toledo Health Science Campus is lo-cated about three miles from main campus.

U T H I S T O R Y A N D T R A D I T I O NUNIVERSITY ORIGIN

The University of Toledo was founded by Jesup Wakeman Scott on October 12, 1872 as a private arts and trades school, known as Toledo Univer-sity of Arts and Trades, offering painting and architectural drawing as its only subjects. Scott, the editor of the Toledo Blade newspaper from 1844 to 1847, was a public-spirited Toledoan who felt the city should have a university to train young people for responsible positions in the growing community. Scott’s dream led him to endow 160 acres of land which later became the Scott Park Campus. Scott died in 1874 and the school was forced to close in 1878 due to a lack of funds. On January 8, 1884, the assets of the university were turned over to the city of Toledo and the school reopened that year as the Manual Train-ing School, later changing its name to Toledo University. In 1922, the university moved into an automobile mechanics training facility on Scott’s land that had been construct-ed during World War I. After the Toledo voters passed a bond levy in 1928, the main campus was moved north to the land located on Bancroft Street, with University Hall being the first building constructed in 1931. On July 1, 1967, the university was given the sta-tus of a state-funded university by the Ohio General Assembly and became known as the University of Toledo.

THE BELL TOWER AND UNIVERSITY HALL

President Henry J. Doermann, the father of the Bell Tower and the university’s structural design, wanted all the buildings on Bancroft Campus to be of a Collegiate Gothic architectural design to reflect the best design elements of the universities of Europe. President Doermann felt such architecture would provide an atmosphere to inspire students. He also dreamed of a central tower that could be spotted from anywhere on campus. President Doermann went against the objections of many Toledoans who felt the design was too extravagant and a waste of money. He knew how much this tower would mean to the UT community; therefore, he set out and accomplished his lofty goal of building the beautiful high structure that resides at the north center part of Bancroft Campus. Residing on the top four corners of this architectural gem are four gargoyles which overlook and guard the University of Toledo.

The 156 step, 206-foot Bell Tower sits atop of University Hall. Completed in 1931, University Hall was the first building built on Bancroft Campus. It took 400 men nearly one full year to complete University Hall and the second building built on the campus, the Field House. The Collegiate Gothic structural design for Uni-

versity Hall set the standard for all other buildings to be constructed on UT’s Bancroft Campus.CENTENNIAL MALL

During the Blizzard of 1978, the land in mid-cam-pus, which used to be a faculty parking lot and Army barracks, was completely covered in snow. Graduate students in the university’s geography department conducted a study and photo-graphed the paths on the snow made by students walking to class. The design of the sidewalks in Centennial Mall was then constructed using the layout of those paths.

There are 290 trees located in the 9.7 acres of the mall area. The trees planted around the center circle were planted for each Mid-American

Conference championship that a UT sports team won. This shrine of trees in known as the Circle of Champions. Centennial Mall was completed in 1980 and provides the campus with an environmen-tally friendly look, which contributes to UT’s ranking as one of the “100 most beautifully landscaped places in the country,” according to the American Society of Landscape Architects. Only 22 college campuses are on the list.

THE UNIVERSITY SEAL

The University of Toledo’s Seal was placed in the middle of Centennial Mall and dedicated on October 23, 1995 by the Student Alumni Council, with the support of various campus and community organizations. A tradition that was formally started by Omicron Delta Kappa, as part of their ritual, is that no Rockets past, present or future who cross this path on their educational journey shall ever step on the seal. This is every Rocket’s sign of respect and gratitude for our great university. It is a UT myth, and believed to be true, that if you step on the seal in Centennial Mall, you will fail your next exam.

TOLEDO EDISON MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN

The Toledo Edison Memorial Fountain, a gift to the University of Toledo by the Toledo Edison Co. for the Centennial of Light

(1879-1979), is located on the north side of the Student Union and was built when Centennial Mall was constructed in 1980. The fountain, designed by Toledoan Phyllis Nordin, was turned into a flower bed for four years because the rusted pipes of the fountain would have cost $50,000 to repair. After a fund-raising effort by Student Government President Kevin Hopkins, Toledo Edison and many others, the flower bed was restored back into a fountain in 1997.

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C I T Y O F T O L E D O

The world-renowned Toledo Museum of Art, with 35 galleries of works and the Glass Pavilion which opened in 2006.The Toledo Zoo, internationally recognized for its exhibits that encompass habitats from around the globe.The Toledo Mud Hens, a Triple-A baseball team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers that plays downtown at Fifth Third Field.The Huntington Center, an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena completed in 2009 and located downtown, home to the Toledo Walleye ECHL ice hockey team and hosts live concerts and performances.Imagination Station, a hands-on children’s science center.Eleven metroparks, including Wildwood Preserve near the University of Toledo and Maumee Bay State Park on the shores of Lake Erie.Westfield Franklin Park, a 1.22 million square-foot mall with more than 140 retailers, a food court that seats 700 and a 16-screen cinema, located about two miles from UT’s main campus.Cedar Point, just an hour away in nearby Sandusky, which is tied for the second-most roller coasters (16) of any amusement park in the world.

Toledo is the hub of Northwest Ohio, accessible by land, air and water. A cultural cornucopia featuring the best in the arts, sports and cuisine, Toledo also is home to some of the largest corporations in the United States.

Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens Cedar Point Toledo Museum of Art

Toledo Zoo

EXPLORE THE GLASS CITY TO FIND

S P O R T S M E D I C I N E

The primary goal of the Rocket Sports Medicine De-partment is to provide the best quality care to each and every student-athlete. The staff is trained to pro-vide quick, accurate evaluations and expertise with the aid of excellent facilities and resources. Injured student-athletes return to participation only when they are able to function on the field of play. The abil-ity to function on the court, field or in the pool comes after thorough treatment and rehabilitation. Jennifer Miller serves as the staff physical therapist for Rocket Athletics, and her expertise strengthens the overall goal of returning our student-athletes to competition as safely and quickly as possible.

With the help of recent improvements in bot hthe Savage and Larimer Athletic Training rooms, the sports medicine staff utilizes a variety of equipment and resources to hand-tailor a plan of care for each unique injury and student-athlete. The equipment attempts to simulate the same type of stress that is encountered while participating in a sport. Athletic trainers work to create an environment which is safe and yet conductive to the return of student-athletes to competition.

The athletic training staff consists of five full-time cer-tified athletic trainers and eight certified graduate as-sistant athletic trainers: Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Brian Jones; Associate Head Athletic Trainer Gretchen Buskirk; Associate Athletic Trainer John Walters; Associate Athletic Trainer Brad Pierson

and Associate Athletic Trainer Adam Barta. Graduate Assistants Athletic Trainers Chandler Castle (Softball), Mackenzie Haines (Volleyball), Nichole Henderson (Track & Field), Ema Kossin (Football/Men’s Tennis), Allison Rowe (Football/Women’s Tennis), Yoshi Saito (Baseball), Sarah Scheurer (Cross Country) and Alex Springer (Swimming/Diving) complete the staff. The athletic training staff is also aided by 35-40 athletic training students who work to earn a Bachelor’s de-gree in athletic training while receiving daily hands-on learning and experience.

Dr. Roger Kruse serves as the University of Toledo head team physician. Dr. Kruse is also a drug-crew chief on the U.S. Olympic Committee and served on the medical team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lil-lihammer, Norway, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Dr. Kruse is aided by a team of three Sports Medicine Fellows that help to cover the wide-range of student-athletes.

As a result of the merger of the University of Toledo and the Medical College of Ohio in 2006, the Univer-sity Medical Center has become very involved in pro-viding health care services to all University of Toledo student-athletes. Experts from all areas of medicine are readily available to provide university quality health care to all of our student-athletes.

Director for Sports MedicineBrian Jones

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S T R E N G T H A N D C O N D I T I O N I N GA major factor in the success of the Toledo men’s cross country program is its outstanding weight and conditioning program, under the direction of strength and conditioning coach Steve Murray. In addition to a top-notch staff, UT has an outstanding weight room in the Sullivan Athletic Complex.

The ability of Toledo’s student-athletes to compete at their highest levels of performance is largely determined by their physical level of development and preparation. A year-round training program is essential in developing their physical abili-ties, as well as to prepare their bodies for the potential stress that may produce or result in injury.

The Toledo training program consists of a complex combination of training programs that provide various stages of physical development throughout different periods of the year. The training programs include free weight and machine weight-training exercises, conditioning, flexibility and plyometrics. Each component is essential for performance enhancement and injury prevention.

In conjunction with the training programs, each student-athlete is provided with a daily as-sessment of progress and training prescription for each exercise within the program. The system for this, designed by Murray, provides a unique advantage that lends success to the training programs by maximizing progression and intensity.

The staff, program and facilities, along with the medical and athletic training staffs, offer Toledo’s student-athletes every advantage to maximize their athletic potential and their careers as student-athletes at the University of Toledo.

Steve MurrayStrength Coach

TOLEDO’S PROXIMITY TO OTHER CITIES (IN MILES)

Akron, OHAnn Arbor, MIAthens, OHBowling Green, OHBuffalo, NYChicago, ILCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHColumbus, OHDeKalb, ILDetroit, MI

Indianapolis, INKalamazoo, MIKent, OHMt. Pleasant, MIMuncie, INNew York, NYOxford, OHSouth Bend, INSyracuse, NYToronto, CanadaYpsilanti, MI

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ATHLETIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

For the most complete information on the University of Toledo men’s cross country team, log on to the brand new official website, UTRockets.com

The UT website, which joined the SIDEARM Sports Network of college athletics websites in August of 2015, has everything a Rockets’ fan could want: ros-ters, schedules, statistics, photos and interviews, as well as “RocketVision,” which provides live video and audio streaming content, allowing fans to watch or listen to UT athletic events live from anywhere in the world.

UTRockets.comOfficial Website of the

University of Toledo Rockets

ROCKET SOCIAL MEDIAOfficial Facebook Page of the Toledo Rocketsfacebook.com/utrockets

Official Twitter Page of the Toledo Rockets@ToledoRocketsOfficial Twitter Page of UT Cross Country@ToledoXCTF/@UTStewSabine

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