November Newsletter

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Coaches added to Track Staff Marshall Ackley and John Tipton join the Aggies to coach jumps, multi’s, and throws.

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Athlete Blog Freshman Trevor Halsted describes the challenges in adjusting to college academics and athletics.

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Sumpter leads women with second place finish

On Saturday, October 29th the Aggie women made history as they brought home their first ever Big West conference title. Three women finished on the podium with top ten finishes. Sarah Sumpter led the way with her second place finish overall, followed by sophomore Alycia Cridebring in 8th place, and redshirt freshman Kristine Lozoya in 10th place. The scoring runners were rounded out by freshman Katie Fry in 13th place and senior Kristina Taylor in 14th place to give the Aggies a total of 47 points, over Long Beach State’s 61 points and UC Santa Barbara’s 62 points. Senior Krista

Aggie Women are Big West Champions! Drechsler finished quickly after Taylor in 16th place, while sophomore Shannon Harcus came in 28th; senior captain Sam Kearney came in 40th with Lauren Wallace following in 44th. Sumpter’s time of 20:33 was 1 second faster than her winning time in 2009 went she captured the individual conference title. Cridebring’s time of 20:53 was a 1:09 faster than her 2010 mark of 22:02. The Aggie men finished 6th overall, led by Jon Peterson’s 5th place finish. Senior Axel Stanovsky crossed the line in 28th place. The scoring runners were rounded out by sophomore Nathan Strum in 36th, freshman Trevor Halstead in 49th, and sophomore Grayson Hough in 57th.

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Aggie Women 6th at Pre-‐Nationals

The Aggie women had a good showing at the Pre-‐Nationals meet hosted by Indiana State University on October 16th. The Ags finished 6th out of 37 teams from across the nation. Sarah Sumpter led the way with her 25th place finish, followed closely by teammate Krista Drechsler who finished 29th. The scoring squad was rounded out by sophomore Alycia Cridebring in 36th, redshirt freshman Kristine Lozoya in 57th, and freshman Katie Fry in 80th. Seniors Kristina Taylor and Sam Kearney completed the Aggies’ effort with their 90th and 121st place finishes, respectively.

In the men’s race senior John Peterson hung with the lead pack from the gun and eventually crossed the line in 11th place. He led the Aggie men to a 25th place showing. Aggies Compete at Bronco Invite

While the top seven athletes on each team were in Indiana for the Pre-‐Nats invitational, the rest of the Aggies traveled to Santa Clara, CA for the Bronco Invite. In the women’s race sophomore Shannon Harcus led the Aggie contingent with her 36th place finish. Shannon covered the 5k course in 17:57, breaking 18 minutes for the first time ever. Shannon was followed by teammate Lauren Wallace who finished 65th in 18:16 and freshman Rocki Lambdin who finished 78th in 18:21. Next across the line were Hilary Teaford and Melinda Zavala who finished 18:45 and 18:47. The Aggie contingent was rounded out by Nicole Aha, Abbey Gallaher, and Kristin Arkin, who finished in 19:19, 19:22, and 19:32, respectively.

On the men’s side, freshman Joseph Rivera was the first of three Aggie men in the race. He covered the 8k course in 26:10 to finish in 124th place. Freshman Trevor Ehlenbach followed in 27:01 ton finish 151st, and Diego Escobar came in at 27:47 and 160th place.

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Aggies Welcome Marshall Ackley and Jonathan Tipton to Track and Field Staff

By Amanda Piechowski Marshall Ackley, most recently a coach at the University of Oregon, and Jonathan Tipton from Sam Houston State in Texas, have joined the UC Davis track program as assistant coaches, it was announced Thursday by Drew Wartenburg, director of track and field and cross country.

Ackley will oversee the pole vaulters, multi-‐event specialists and jumps crew while Tipton will direct the throwers. They'll join a staff that was enhanced earlier this fall with the addition of Devin Elizondo who is a volunteer coach helping with the distance group as well as the cross country teams.

"I'm very pleased to complete our coaching staff with these latest additions," Wartenburg said. "They bring a blend of competitive and coaching experience, expertise and enthusiasm to help us continue in building our program in the Big West Conference, west region and on the national stage."

Ackley was a member of the powerhouse Oregon program from 2006-‐2010, helping lead the Ducks to four Pac-‐10 Conference championships while earning All-‐America honors in 2009 when he finished 12th in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships. He earned three all-‐conference honors in the event and one in the 400-‐meter hurdles.

He served this past season as a volunteer coach under renowned multi-‐events coach Harry Marra, an assistant at Oregon and now a coach with Oregon Track Club Elite. Marshall has also been an assistant coach and training partner to Ashton Eaton, the world record holder in the heptathlon.

Ackley earned his undergraduate degree in history from Oregon.

Tipton, who received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in kinesiology from Sam Houston State, was a graduate assistant at his alma mater for the past two years. In his role he developed, organized and implemented training programs for the team's throwers. As an accomplished student-‐athlete for the Bearkats, he enjoyed a standout senior season in 2010 by winning the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in the discus and qualifying for the national finals. Tipton was Sam Houston State's team MVP as a senior, finished in the top 10 at the USATF Championships and currently has a career-‐best discus throw of 60.37 meters. He was also an NCAA Regional qualifier in the javelin.

Elizondo has been assisting with the Aggies' cross country team as well as the track team's distance group this fall after serving as the head track and field coach at Brentwood School in Los Angeles for the past 10 years. He was also an assistant coach with the high school's cross country squads. Elizondo spent his collegiate years as a member of the UCLA cross country and track & field program, where he served as a pivotal member of both teams. Elizondo also gained athletics experience through the LA84 Foundation, serving as a education services associate where he worked with youth teams in Southern California. He graduated from UCLA in 1998 with his degree in history.

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As a lifelong resident of Davis, I anticipated that the move of a little over a mile from my home to my new dorm room would entail a relatively easy transition to life as a college student. However, after a month in school and two months since reporting to cross country practice, I realize now that the move across town to campus has left me far from my pre-‐college routine.

Even before classes started, the schedule seemed busy enough. Practice, strength and conditioning, core, visits to the training room, team meetings and various other activities with my new teammates gave me plenty to do without school in session. Then classes started and lectures, discussions, labs, and homework soon occupied the balance of time not spent with the team. However, besides a more hectic schedule and the novelty of large lecture halls, three-‐hour chemistry labs, and meals at the DC, I am starting to recognize some more fundamental aspects of my transition to college.

One simple but fundamental difference between college and high school that I did not fully appreciate until I got to UC Davis is that the tests are bigger in college. In class, exams are worth a greater percentage of the grade, and in cross country we have fewer races with more teams competing in them. While this may seem unimportant, I think it is an important aspect of the culture at school and on the team because the higher expectations demand a different mindset. With the end of the season fast approaching (and the end of the quarter not long after), it is becoming obvious that a poor showing in a race (or, similarly, a bad test in school) is simply not an option.

Now that I'm more acclimated to the new college lifestyle, with a couple races and the first round of midterms already completed, I'm excited to gear up for the next big test: championship season. Thankfully, I can look up to my older teammates who have already experienced the conference and regional meets, as I've received indispensible advice from them all season. I'm looking forward to toeing the starting line before another big test, knowing that we, as a team, have made all the preparations to ace it.

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Trevor Halsted

UC Davis Distance: Fortitudine Vincimus


2011 Cross Country Schedule Aggie Open September 2nd Women 1st; Men 1st Hornet Jamboree September 10th Women 1st; Men 6th Stanford Invite September 24th Women 2nd; Men 6th Bronco Invite October 15th Women 14th ; Men DNS NCAA Pre-‐Nationals October 16th Women 6th; Men 25th Big West Conference Championships October 29th Women 1st; Men 6th Doc Adams Open November 5th Davis, CA NCAA West Region Championships November 12th Palo Alto, CA NCAA Championships November 21st Terre Haute, IN

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The 1st annual Alumni Reunion will be held on the afternoon of

Saturday, March 31st

Full invitation will follow at a later date

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