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2003-04 SEASON2003-04 SEASON2003-04 SEASON2003-04 SEASON2003-04 SEASONWomen’s Outlook 2Women’s Roster 3Men’s Outlook 4Men’s Roster 5COACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFFHead Coach Randy Thomas 6Assistant Coaches 7THE EAGLESTHE EAGLESTHE EAGLESTHE EAGLESTHE EAGLESTeam Photos 8WOMEN’S PROFILESThe Captains 9-10The Veterans 10-14The Newcomers 15MEN’S PROFILESMEN’S PROFILESMEN’S PROFILESMEN’S PROFILESMEN’S PROFILESThe Captains 16The Veterans 17-19The Newcomers 20HISTORYHISTORYHISTORYHISTORYHISTORY2002-03 Men’s & Women’s Results 21Women’s Records 22Men’s Records 23Women’s Indoor Top Times & Marks 24Men’s Indoor Top Times & Marks 25Women’s Outdoor Top Times & Marks 26Men’s Outdoor Top Times & Marks 27Eagle Honors 28THE UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITYThe Bubble 29BIG EAST Conference 30Learning Resources 31City of Boston 32-33Boston College 34-35Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo 36

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BOSTON COLLEGEBOSTON COLLEGEBOSTON COLLEGEBOSTON COLLEGEBOSTON COLLEGELocation Chestnut Hill, Mass.Founded 1863Enrollment 14,500President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J.Athletic Director Gene DeFilippoNickname EaglesColors Maroon and GoldConference BIG EAST ConferenceHome Facility Alumni StadiumAthletic Director Gene DeFilippo

(Springfield ’73)

TRACK AND FIELD COACHING STAFFHead Coach Randy Thomas (11th Year)Assistant Coach/Distance/Middle Distance John MortimerAssistant Coach/Distance/Middle Distance Erin O’ReillyAssistant Coach/Jumps/Throws John BuckleyAssistant Coach/Field Events Dave Counts

MEDIA RELATIONSAssociate Athletic Director/Media Relations Chris CameronAssistant Athletic Director/Media Relations Lisa CascioAssistant Athletic Director/Media Relations Dick KelleyMedia Relations Assistant/Track & Field Contact Tim ClarkMedia Relations Phone (617) 552-4508Media Relations Fax (617) 552-4903E-mail [email protected] Web site www.bceagles.comMailing Address Conte Forum 321,

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

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2004 BOSTON COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE

2003-2004 WOMEN’S PREVIEWEntering the2003-04campaign, theBoston Collegewomen’s trackand field teamreturns three All-Americans andnine of 10athletes who setnew schoolstandards lastyear. HeadCoach RandyThomas, whobegins his 11th

year as director ofthe men’s andwomen’sprograms, believeshe has shaped abalanced rosterwith a plethora ofpeak performerswho will nodoubt competeacross the board.

Once again, thedistance eventswill be the Eagles’strongest area.These resilientrunners areheaded by fiveseniors and a trioof All-Americans.Co-captain Jennifer Donovan, who hit anNCAA Provisional Qualifying time in 2003for the third year in a row, achieved All-America status competing in the 3,000-metersteeplechase. By clocking a time of 10:04.02,Donovan established a new school standarden route to a ninth-place finish (sixth amongAmericans) at the 2003 NCAA Champion-ships in Stanford, Calif.

Fellow classmate and 5,000-meter All-American Julie Spolidoro is the reigning BIGEAST 5,000-meter champion and all-timeschool record holder in that event.

Two-time All-American Maria Cicero, whoreceived the accolade in cross country as wellas the 10,000-meter race, currently holds theschool record in the 10,000-meter run with atime of 33:53.86, which snapped a 17-year-old standard.

The distance runners will also rely upon theleadership and experience of senior co-captain Jennifer Kramer, one of the mostversatile runners on the team. At one point

last year she participated in the1,000, 1,500, mile, 3,000,5,000, and distance medleyrelay. Kramer, a cross countryAll-American, was the runner-up in the 800 at the NewEngland Championships andfinished the year ranked thirdall-time at BC in the 1,500with a time of 4:23.56.

Another major contributorwill be senior Laura Smith, aperennial BIG EAST per-former who placed seventh inthe mile at the BIG EASTIndoor Championships.

Providing experience andstability in the middle distanceevents is junior MelissaSherman. Sherman capturedthe 500-meter crown at theNew England Championshipslast season. Sophomores AnneHessberg and Alexis Lake willsupply additional depth.Hessberg captured first placein the 800-meter run at theBU Quadrangle in 2003 andLake earned the top spot inthe 3,000-meter steeplechasewith a time of 11:18.10 at theSCSU Invitational. Also, thecoaching staff hopes forcontributions from Utah’s staterecord holder in the 400 and

800-meter runs, freshman Kathleen Smyth.

Within the multiple event competitors,assistant John Buckley will look to fill the voidleft by BC’s all-time heptathlon record holder,Christina Regan. However, the Eagleswelcome threeexperienced veteransand two highlydecorated freshmen.The multi-eventcompetitors are led byco-captain JulieHeyde (fifth all-timeon BC’s list with4,183 in theheptathlon) andjuniors Liz Hassanand Jackie Tanzella.The duo of Hassanand Tanzella placedfifth and eighth,respectively, at theBIG EAST OutdoorChampionships in2003. Thomas andBuckley also believe

freshmen Kasey Hill, who placed thirdnationally among high school competitors inthe indoor pentathlon last year, and EricaMarcus, a Massachusetts state qualifier in thehurdles, will also provide the Eagles withadded flexibility

In pole vault competition, second-yearassistant coach Dave Counts’ junior-class duoof Saki Sugano and Megan Mara each heldthe title of BC’s all-time record holder lastyear. While Sugano took the outright leadclearing 12 feet at the BIG EAST Champion-ships, Mara matched her classmate’s perfor-mance at the ECAC Championships. TheEagles will also rely on junior Amy Cebulskito have a few breakout performances thisyear.

Sophomore Jessica Fazekas made a splash inher freshman campaign breaking the indoorand outdoor school standards in the shot putin each season’s first event. She achieved anNCAA qualifying mark with her second-place toss of 45-10 ∫ at the UNH Invita-tional.

In the sprint/hurdle area, senior KatinaMcCrory is the team’s top returnee in the200 and 400 and also holds the second-highest mark in the long jump all-time atBC.

This year’s indoor and outdoor schedules arehighlighted by the conference champion-ships, which will be held at SyracuseUniversity during the indoor season andRutgers during the outdoor season. Duringboth the indoor and outdoor seasons, BostonCollege will compete at the New Englandand ECAC Championships. The outdoorportion will also showcase competition at theRaleigh and Pennsylvania Relays.

ANNE HESSBERG

KASEY HILL

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2003-2004 WOMEN’S ROSTERName Year Event Hometown/High SchoolKatherine Bennett Jr. Distance East Greenwich, RI/East GreenwichAnna Boisture Fr. Jumps Farmington, CT/FarmingtonLauren Brescia Jr. Pole Vault Pelham, NY/UrsulineLaurel Burdick So. Distance Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-ManliusAllison Castaldi Sr. Sprints/Triple Jump Marblehead, MA/MarbleheadAmy Cebulski Jr. Pole Vault Trumbull, CT/TrumbullMaria Cicero Jr. Distance Elmhurst, IL/YorkJennifer Donovan Sr. Distance Melville, NY/Half Hollow HillsKellie Faircloth Jr. Middle Distance Denver, CO/Cherry CreekJessica Fazekas So. Throws Closter, NJ/Northern Valley Regional at DemarestJessica Flinn Fr. Distance Sandown, NH/TimberlaneKaitlin Guenette So. Sprints/Hurdles Fitchburg, MA/FitchburgChelsea Halbmaier So. Jumps/Multi Events Windham, NH/Bishop GuertinVanessa Hamblet Jr. Distance Shelter Island, NY/Shelter HeightsLiz Hassan Jr. Multi Events Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson RegionalAnne Hessberg So. Middle Distance Slingerlands, NY/Holy NamesJulie Heyde Sr. Multi Events Natick, MA/NatickKasey Hill Fr. Multi Events Montgomery Centre, VT/North Country UnionChelsea Jones Fr, Throws Norwood, MA/NorwoodJennifer Kramer Sr. Distance Loudonville, NY/Colonie CentralAlexis Lake So. Middle Distance Breesport, NY/HorseheadsErin Maloney Sr. 400/800-Meter Hurdles Scranton, PA/Scranton PrepMegan Mara Jr. Pole Vault Avon, CT/Loomis ChaffeeErica Marcus Fr. Multi Events Medway, MA/MedwayBrighid Marquess Fr. Jumps Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield MemorialKatina McCrory Sr. Sprints/Jumps Washington, DC/Holy CrossNoreen McLane Jr. 200/400-Meter Hurdles Scranton, PA/Scranton PrepJesse Mizzone Fr. Distance Totawa, NJ/Passaic ValleyKathleen Noonan Jr. Sprints/400-Meter Hurdles Slingerlands, NY/Loomis ChaffeeElizabeth Nyitray Sr. Distance Southbury, CT/PomperaugMelanie Pearson Fr. Pole Vault Kailua, HI/Punahou SchoolJulie Regan Fr. Throws Marblehead, MA/MarbleheadCourtney Reggo Fr. Throws Ridgefield, NJ/Ridgefield MemorialLauren Reliford Fr. Jumps Alexandria, VA/St. Stephens & St. AgnesMegan Ruane Jr. Distance Annandale, NJ/North HunterdonMary Benitta Schickel Sr. Sprints Newfield, NY/NewfieldMelissa Sherman Jr. Middle Distance Dennis, MA/Dennis-YarmouthLaura Smith Sr. Distance Holden, MA/WachusettKathleen Smyth Fr. Middle Distance Salt Lake City, UT/Judge Memorial CatholicJulie Spolidoro Sr. Distance Duxbury, MA/DuxburySaki Sugano Jr. Pole Vault Bellevue, WA/IssaquahJacqueline Tanzella Jr. Hurdles/Multi Events West Hartford, CT/Northwest CatholicSuzanne Timmons So. Sprints Norwell, MA/Notre Dame AcademySophie Thibodeau Fr. Middle Distance Arnold, MD/BroadneckAshley Thompson Fr. Jumps Columbia, CT/East CatholicCara Valeri So. Distance Sterling, MA/Wachusett RegionalAnnie Walsh So. Triple Jump Boulder, CO/Fairview

Head Coach - Randy Thomas 11th SeasonAssistant Coaches - John Buckley, Dave Counts, John Mortimer, Erin O’Reilly2003-04 Captains - Jennifer Donovan, Julie Heyde, Jennifer Kramer

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2003-2004 MEN’S PREVIEWThe success themen’s track andfield squad aimsto attain in 2004will be based onquality leadershipfrom savvyveterans and theperformance of atalented crop ofnewcomers. Atthe forefront ofthe Eagles’ questfor success thisseason are seniorcaptains PatFilice, KeithNormant andShawn Wallace.Head CoachRandy Thomas,along withassistants JohnBuckley, DaveCounts, John Mortimer and Erin O’Reilly,know their selection as captains is as much atribute to their individual success, as atestament to the caliber of teammate each hasproven to be. The trio will not only fuel theteam with an edge, but also provide a teamapproach to a sport focused primarily onindividual accomplishment.

While the Eagles look to fill the void left bydistance runner Vernon Mickle, Thomas andMortimer will turn to a number of seasonedveterans and a solid group of young athletescompeting in the distance events. At the corewill be a good group of returning performers.Senior Byron Gartrell and juniors DrewBouchard and Adrian Anderson will provideconsistent scoring in the 5,000-meter runand vie for strong performances in champi-onship competition. Gartrell is an All-BIGEAST selection in the 5,000-meter outdoorrun while Anderson owns BC’s fastest time in2003 in the 3,000-meter run, and Bouchardearned the eighth seed in that event at the2003 BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

Wallace, the two-time tri-captain andWakefield, Mass. native, is the Eagles’ topreturnee in middle distance events. Specializ-ing in the mile, Wallace owns a third-placefinish at the New England Championshipswhere he ran a career-best time of 3:53.90.He will, no doubt, be a reliable contributorfor the Eagles in middle-distance events thisyear.

Junior Trevor Rozier-Byrd provides theEagles with another excellent middle-distancerunner. The Freehold, N.J. product is a BIGEAST outdoor qualifier in the 3,000-meter

steeplechase. Rozier-Byrd turned in theEagles’ best time in the 1,500-meterrun last winter and owns the second-best time in the 1,000-meter run in2003, just three seconds behindsophomore teammate AnthonyCalabro. As a freshman, Calabrocaptured first in the 1,000-meter run atthe BU Tri-Meet and claimed fifth inthat event at the New EnglandChampionships. Junior Dan MacIsaacwill also be called upon to provide solidperformances in the 800-meter run.He ran BC’s second-fastest time(1:55.49) in 2003 in that event at theTerrier Invitational indoor competitionlast year.

The Eagles also have high hopes forfreshmen Mark Alizzi and StephenWalsh, who look to step right into themix in the distance events. Walsh was atwo-time state champion in the 1,500mwhile Alizzi, a two-time New York State

cross country county champion, is heralded asone of the best distance high school runners inthe country in 2003.

Normant, the senior tri-captain and BC’s all-time record holder in the 500-meter run,heads up a young but talented group ofsprinters. He gives the Eagles experiencedleadership in the 400-meter events and thetriple jump. At last year’s Brown Invitational,Normant blew the competition away, finishingthe 400 in 55.96, almost 2.5 seconds ahead ofthe runner-up. Also a versatile athlete,Normant is a BIGEAST Indoor qualifierin the triple jump andtook seventh place atthe New EnglandChampionshipsleaping a career best45-7 ˘.

The Eagles will alsorely on the return oftalented juniors GeoffAtkins and AshleyJefferson, who look toimprove upon alreadysuccessful sophomoreindoor and outdoorcampaigns. Atkins, a2003 BIG EASTqualifier, earned topoutdoor performancesfor Boston College lastseason in the 100, 200and 400-meter dasheswhile Jefferson setindividual season-bestmarks in the 55 and

60-meter dashes. Jefferson, also a multi-eventcompetitor, qualified for the 2003 BIG EASTIndoor Championships in the triple jumpand will provide depth and be a solid scorerin the long jump as well.

The Eagles will also rely on a decorated duoof freshmen in the 200 and 400-meter events.Tom Wehr captured two individual 400-meter Connecticut State Championships andhigh school records in the 100-meter dashand 400 while fellow freshman ChrisCaulfied was a two-time All-Hudson Countyselection at St. Peter’s Prep and holds the highschool’s record in the 400-meter run.

The multi-event competitors are headed byjunior Ryan Sullivan, who qualified for theBIG EAST Championships in indoor andoutdoor competition last year and looks toimprove upon his successful sophomorecampaign. The Tewksbury, Mass. native heldthree Boston College top performances lastspring. His season-best time of 7.93 in the55-meter hurdles was tops for BC last yearwhile his performance in the 60-meterhurdles at the BIG EAST Indoor Champion-ships earned him the top time for the Eaglesas well. Sullivan cleared 6’4.00” in highjump competition at the Terrier Cup toestablish three season-best marks in indoorcompetition last season.

Sophomore David Lucia is the Eagles’ topreturning thrower while senior tri-captainFilice gives the Eagles added leadership in thethrows events. Lucia was the top performer

in the shot put, weightthrow and discus as afreshman and Filice hasbeen four-year letterwinner and dependablescorer in the throwsevents.

The men’s squad willshowcase its talent atindoor and outdoor BIGEAST conferencechampionships, whichwill be held at SyracuseUniversity during theindoor season andRutgers during theoutdoor season. Duringboth seasons, BostonCollege will alsocompete at the IC4AChampionships whilethe outdoor portion willshowcase the Eagles atthe Raleigh andPennsylvania Relays.

MARK ALIZZI

ANTHONY CALABRO

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2003-2004 MEN’S ROSTER

Name Year Event Hometown/High SchoolPercy Addo-Yobo So. Jumps/Multi Events Tarrytown, NY/Iona PrepMark Alizzi Fr. Distance Syosset, NY/SyossetAdrian Anderson Jr. Middle Distance Cannon Beach, OR/SeasideGeoff Atkins Jr. Sprints Avon, CT/AvonBrian Benestad Jr. Distance Clarks Summit, PA/St. John’s (Mass.)Drew Bouchard Jr. Distance San Diego, CA/St. AugustineAnthony Calabro So. Middle Distance Cornwall on Hudson, NY/Cornwall CentralLouis Canelli Fr. Throws Mt. Laurel, NJ/LenapeMatthew Capstick Sr. Distance Newton, MA/Newton SouthChristopher Caulfield Fr. Sprints Caldwell, NJ/St. Peter’s PrepGreg Ciparelli Sr. Throws Ellington, CT/EllingtonSteve Englehardt Fr. Pole Vault Harriman, NY/Don Boston PrepPat Filice Sr. Throws Hollister, CA/PalmaDan Fleming Sr. Sprints Franklin, MA/FranklinTrevor Frierson Sr. Sprints Troy, NY/La Salle InstituteByron Gartrell Sr. Distance Boston, MA/Boston College HighAshley Jefferson Jr. Sprints Newton, MA/Newton NorthJohn Kennedy Jr. Distance Litchfield, NH/AlvirneJoseph Kennedy Fr. Distance Litchfield, NH/AlvirneDaniel LaFave Fr. Distance Birmingham, MI/Birmingham SeaholmMichael Lamb Fr. Distance Wantach, NY/WantachJoe Lesniak So. Distance Toms River, NJ/Toms RiverRyan Lowry So. Distance Brighton, MI/Detroit Catholic CentralDavid Lucia So. Throws Lowell, MA/Central CatholicDaniel MacIsaac Jr. Middle Distance Natick, MA/XaverianCorey Manchester Jr. Distance Seekonk, MA/Bishop HendrickenJason Mayer Jr. Pole Vault/Jumps Medina, OH/St. IgnatiusAnthony Monteiro Jr. Sprints Brockton, MA/BrocktonSteve Naclerio Jr. Throws White Plains, NY/Fordham PrepKeith Normant Sr. Sprints Needham, MA/Boston College HighSeren Ozcan Fr. Distance Syosset, NY/SyossetTrevor Rozier-Byrd So. Distance Freehold, NJ/Christian BrothersChristopher Scully So. Middle Distance Malden, MA/Malden CatholicRyan Sullivan Jr. Multi Events Tewksbury, MA/TewksburyShawn Wallace Sr. Distance Wakefield, MA/WakefieldStephen Walsh Fr. Distance Jamestown, RI/Bishop HendrickenBrenton Wheatley So. Middle Distance Tarrytown, NY/IrvingtonDrew Wiechnicki So. Distance Sheffield, MA/Monument MountainTom Wehr Fr. Sprints South Windsor, CT/East Catholic

Head Coach - Randy Thomas 11th SeasonAssistant Coaches - John Buckley, Dave Counts, John Mortimer, Erin O’Reilly2003-04 Captains - Pat Filice, Keith Normant, Shawn Wallace

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DIRECTOR - TRACK & FIELD

RANDY THOMAS11TH SEASON

Randy Thomas is in his 11th season as director of the cross countryand track field programs at Boston College. He has been a part of theBoston College program for 17 years. Thomas’ past successes speak forthemselves as he has guided Eagle athletes to 37 All-America awardsover the last six years.

Earning the Eagles’ first national individual championship for women’sathletics, Shannon Smith won the 2001 NCAA Championship in the3,000-meter indoor run. Most recently, Jennifer Donovan earned All-America honors by finishing ninth at the 2003 NCAA OutdoorChampionships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Julie Spolidorogarnered All-America honors for her performance in the 3,000-meterrun at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

In addition, the women’s cross country squad has competed in eightNCAA Championships, including seven of the past nine meets. In theother seasons, Thomas trained athletes who qualified on an individualbasis. The 2000 team placed fourth in the NCAA, the second-highestfinish by a Boston College women’s varsity team in any sport at theNCAA Championships. His team’s success on the cross country trailsled his peers at the United States Track Coaches Association to honorhim as the 2001 National Coach of the Year.

Overall, Thomas, who served exclusively as the school’s cross countrycoach during the first seven years of his tenure, has produced a total of46 All-Americans, three national junior champions and one Pan-American Games gold medalist.

Before accepting his current position, Thomas was an assistant crosscountry and track and field coach at UMass-Amherst, his alma mater.The first-ever Division I All-American in UMass history, Thomas wasinducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.

An accomplished distance runner, Thomas established seven Americanand three world records during his career. Thomas, who representedthe United States at several cross country and track and field interna-tional competitions, was ranked as high as sixth in the world in themarathon.

Thomas, who received his master’s degree in business administrationfrom Boston University, resides in Medway with his wife, Marcy, andtheir son, Ian.

• Has coached 37 All-Americans (46 over his career)during his years as director of Boston College’s crosscountry and track and field programs.

• Thomas was named 2001 Track and Field AssociationNational Cross Country Coach of the Year

• The women’s cross country team has captured fourBIG EAST titles (1982, 1983, 1985, 2000), with Thomasand assistant coach Kathy Fleming earning BIG EASTCoaching Staff of the Year honors in 2000.

• Coached 2001 Boston College graduate ShannonSmith, who became the first female athlete in schoolhistory to win a national championship. Smith wasvictorious in the indoor 3,000-meter race at the 2001NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

• In addition to winning three Greater Boston CrossCountry titles, the women’s cross country team hasadvanced to the NCAA Championship eight times duringhis career (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000,2001).

• The men’s cross country squad captured the 1992New England Cross Country Championship, as well as twoGreater Boston titles. The 1996-97 men’s indoor tracksquad placed second out of 48 teams at the New EnglandChampionships.

• Three-time member (1977-79) of the United StatesNational Cross Country team.

• Two-time member (1978-79) of the United StatesNational Track and Field team.

• World-record holder in the 30-kilometer run.

• Previous world-record holder in the 10-mile and 20-kilometer events, respectively.

• American-record holder in the 30-kilometer run.

• Previous American-record holder in the 15-kilometer,10-mile, 20-kilometer, half marathon and 25-kilometerraces.

• Registered fifth-place finishes in the 1977 New YorkCity and 1978 Boston Marathons, respectively.

THOMAS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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ASSISTANT COACHES

JOHN BUCKLEYASSISTANT COACHJUMPS/THROWS

John Buckley enters his seventh season as the throws and verticaljumps coach at Boston College, after joining the program midwaythrough the 1997-98 season.

In 2003, freshman Jessica Fazekas, Christina Regan and MeghanKearney all established school records under Buckley’s tutelage. Fazekassmashed the indoor and outdoor standards for the shot put whileKearney (Class of 2003) set the school record in the discus with a markof 150-04. Regan established a new mark in the high jump leaping5’07”.

Buckley is a 1971 graduate of Kent State. He received his master’sdegree in education (physical education) in 1978. While at his almamater, he competed in the decathlon.

He also is a certified strength and conditioning specialist as well asa certified personal trainer, earning both certificates with the NationalStrength & Conditioning Association. Buckley has also earned hisLevel 11 certificates from the United States Track and Field Associationwith concentrations in the throws, jumps and multi-events.

DAVE COUNTSASSISTANT COACHFIELD EVENTS

Dave Counts enters his second year as assistant coach at BostonCollege with the responsibility of coaching the pole vaulters, longjumpers and triple jumpers.

For the 15 years prior to his hiring, Counts was the head coach atBrookline High School, where he coached the Warriors to three teamstate championships. After the most recent of these titles, won by thegirls’ outdoor track and field team in 1999, Counts received BostonGlobe Coach of the Year accolades.

In addition, Counts coached state individual champions in everyevent, as well as several New England champions. He also mentored the1997 national scholastic indoor champions in the mile and two-mileruns.

A regular presenter on the pole vault at camps and clinics,including the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association pole vaultsafety certification clinic since 1995, Counts received his USA Track &Tield Level I certification in 1994 and his Level II certification thefollowing year.

When he is not coaching, Counts works as a freelance computergraphics artist. Counts, a resident of Brookline, graduated from Yale in1988 with a bachelor’s degree in history.JOHN MORTIMER

ASSISTANT COACHDISTANCE/MIDDLE DISTANCE

John Mortimer, a 1999 graduate of the University of Michigan,enters his third season as the assistant coach of Boston College’s men’sand women’s track and field and cross country programs. He coachesthe distance runners of the men’s and women’s track and fieldprograms. He is responsible for coaching the men’s and women’s 800to 10,000 meter athletes, and the 3,000-meter steeplechase runners.

Mortimer’s personal accomplishments include being a member ofthe United States Track and Field team. With the team, he competedin the 1997 World University Games and the 1998 Goodwill Games,running the steeplechase in both events. While at Michigan, he wasnamed a seven-time All-American and a six-time Big Ten Conferencecross country and track and field champion. He was also a four-timeacademic All-American and academic All-Big Ten. Following hisgraduation from Michigan he signed a contract to represent Adidas asa professional runner. As an athlete in 2003, Mortimer won theOlympic Development 3000m steeplechase at the 2003 Penn Relaysand competed in the 2003 U.S. Outdoor Track and Field NationalTrack and Field Championships in Palo Alto, Calif.

A standout runner at Londonderry (N.H.) High School, Mortimerwas a twelve-time New Hampshire State Champion in cross countryand track. He was the 1994 Footlocker Cross Country nationalrunner-up, and a three-time National Scholastic Track and Fieldchampion, twice in the two-mile and once in the steeplechase.

More recently, Mortimer was elected as the Track and FieldChairman for USA Track and Field-New England.

ERIN O’REILLYASSISTANT COACHDISTANCE/MIDDLE DISTANCE

Erin O’Reilly enters her first season as an assistant coach onDirector Randy Thomas’ staff. She comes to the Heights afterspending the last nine seasons as an assistant track and field coach atWest Virginia, her alma mater.

From 1993 to 1998, O’Reilly served as a post-collegiate OlympicTrials Coach, where she was responsible for the training regimen andevaluation of Trials athletes. Also, since 1996 she has served as thehead long sprints and middle distance coach of the AAU Youth TrackProgram’s West Virginia Flyers, where she trained two All-Americansfor the 2000 USATF National Championships. Since 1997, O’Reillyhas been the co-director of West Virginia University’s Cross CountryCamp of Champions. In addition to daily coaching, her responsibili-ties included recruiting and managing the financial aspects of theprogram. She is also a member of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic RankingsCommittee.

O’Reilly boasts an impressive resume in collegiate competition aswell. She served as captain of West Virginia’s cross country and trackcaptain and was the Atlantic 10 mile and 3000 meter champion. Sheholds the Atlantic 10 record in both of those events. She also holdsseven West Virginia University records in cross country and track.

O’Reilly earned her B.S. in physical education from West Virginiain 1993. In 2001, she earned a master of science in athletic coachingfrom West Virginia.

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TEAM PICTURES

2003-04 BOSTON COLLEGE MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM

2003-04 BOSTON COLLEGE WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM

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WOMEN’S PROFILES

JENNIFER DONOVANSENIOR MIDDLE DISTANCEMELVILLE, NY/HALF HOLLOW HILLS

CAPTAIN2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Took home seventh in the distance medley relay at the BIGEAST Championships … placed sixth in the 3,000 at the BIG EASTChampionships … ran a personal best at the ECAC Championships inthe 3,000 finishing fourth with a time of 9:32.50. (Outdoor): Took14th in the 1,500-meter race at the Raleigh Relays … took first in the3,000 steeplechase at the UNH Invitational with a time of 10:41.62 …achieved NCAA Regional qualifying marks in the 3,000-metersteeplechase in championship-winning and record-setting fashion witha time of 10:18.88 at the Penn Relays … earned the top seed in the3,000-meter steeplechase at the BIG EAST Championships for herperformance at the Penn Relays … finished second, in a time of10:12.67 besting her own mark of 10:18.88 … ran a school-recordtime of 10:04.52 in the 3000-meter steeplechase to earn a ninth-placefinish at the 2003 NCAA Division I Women’s Track and FieldChampionships … she finished fifth among Americans in the eventand earned All-America honors.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Won the mile at the Harvard Dual in 5:04.90 ... took thirdin the mile again at the Husky Invitational, crossing the finish line in aseason-best time of 5:01.80 ... finished third in the 3,000 at the BUTri-Meet with a season-best 9:50.73 ... took top honors in the 1,500 atthe UNH Tri-Meet, finishing in 4:43.64 ... placed 10th in the mile atthe BIG EAST Championships, turning in a time of 5:06.63 ... ran thethird leg of the sixth-place distance medley relay that finished in11:51.52 at the conference meet .. wrapped up the campaign with athird-place finish in the 1,000 at the New England Championships,clocking a season-best 2:56.11. (Outdoor): Came in third in the 1,500at the Husky Open in a time of 4:47.82 ... placed sixth in the 3,000steeplechase at the Duke Invitational, crossing the finish line in10:48.49 ... won the 1,500 at the Brown Invitational in a time of4:37.65 ... took third in the 3,000 steeplechase at the BIG EASTChampionships, turning in an ECAC Championships-qualifying timeof 10:57.90 ... was BC’s top finisher at ECACs, capturing fifth place inthe 3,000 steeplechase in a season-best 10:35.23.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): Finished second at the New England Indoor Championshipsin the 3,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 10:02.88 … placed12th in the 1,000-meter run at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship,turning in a time of 2:59.14 … earned a 16th-place finish at the ECACChampionship in the mile, finishing with a season-best time of4:56.01. (Outdoor): Took home a second-place finish, out of 27participants, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:45.40) at the RaleighRelays … finished second at the BIG EAST Championships in the3,000-meter steeplechase … was a part of 4x1,500-meter relay teamthat finished fourth at the Penn Relays.

2000:2000:2000:2000:2000:Took ninth with a time of 18:57 at first collegiate race at New Hampshire… finished eighth at Dartmouth with a time of 20:04 … at the PaddyDoyle/Iona Cross Country Meet of Champions, finished 29th out of 187participants with a time of 21:46 … top Eagle finisher at the New EnglandChampionships, taking 13th out of 253 runners with a season-best time of18:10 … took 43rd at the BIG EAST Championships (18:31).

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCEarned All-America honors after placing fourth in the mile at the 1999National Outdoor Track and Field Championships … New York HighSchool State Champion in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter races in 1999 …Took home first-place honors in the 3,000-meter race at the Penn Relays in1999 … Named Gatorade New York and Northeast Region Track Athleteof the Year in 1999.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on May 4, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as abiology major … Jennifer is the oldest of Susanne and Glenn Donovan’sthree children.

JULIE HEYDESENIOR MULTI EVENTSNATICK, MA/NATICK

CAPTAIN2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Hit a personal best, 5-5 ˚ in the high jump at the HarvardDual … placed sixth in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST Champion-ships accumulating 3,136 points. (Outdoor): Sat out due to injury.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Finished runner-up to teammate Liz Hassan in the pentath-lon at the Yale Classic, scoring 3,022 points ... won the high jump atthe BU Tri-Meet with a season-best mark of 5-4 1/4 ... took eighth inthe pentathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with a score of 3,093... placed second in the pentathlon at the All-New England Champi-onships, totaling a season-best 3,162 points. (Outdoor): Came in thirdin both the 100 hurdles (15.68) and high jump (5-1 3/4) at the HuskyOpen ... won the high jump at the SCSU Invitational, clearing 5-1 ...finished runner-up to Hassan at the Crusades Heptathlon, scoring aseason-best 4,187 points ... placed sixth in the heptathlon at the BIGEAST Championships with 4,167 points ... set a season best in thehigh jump in finishing ninth at the All-New England Championships,clearing 5-3 ... came in ninth in the heptathlon at the ECAC Champi-onships, amassing 4,133 points.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNamed all-state and a conference all-star her last three years … leaguechampion and school record-holder in the indoor high jump and 55-meter hurdles … received Outstanding Female Athlete award for herhigh school class … team captain of indoor and outdoor teams … anaccomplished swimmer at Natick, she won the 100-yard breaststrokesectional championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999 … school record-holder in the 100- breaststroke … captain of the swim team …recipient of Doug Flutie Award for athletics, academics and commu-nity service … member of the National Honor Society.

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PERSONALBorn January 15, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences asan English and history double major … Julie has made Dean’s List FirstHonors four of five semesters and is a three-time BIG EAST AcademicAll-Star … she is a member of the National Society of CollegiateScholars and BC’s Golden Key Honor Society … Julie is the oldest ofJanet and Arthur Heyde’s three children.

JENNIFER KRAMERSENIOR DISTANCELOUNDONVILLE, NY/COLONIE CENTRAL

CAPTAIN2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Cruised to victory in the one-mile run at the Yale Invita-tional finishing in a time of 5:05.25, nearly 20 seconds ahead of theclosest competitor … recorded a second-place finish in the mile run atthe BU Quadrangle finishing in 4:56.85 … grabbed first place in the1,000-meter run at the Husky Invitational clocking a time of 2:54.12… placed sixth in the 5,000 at the BIG EAST Championships.(Outdoor): Took 15th in the 1,500-meter race at the Raleigh Relays …took 14th in the distance medley relay with Maggie Guiney, JenniferVendetti and Laura Smith at the Penn Relays … placed fifth in the1,500, crossing the finish line in 4:23.56, which ranks third on theEagles’ all-time list … was the runner-up in the 800 at the NewEngland Championships with a time of 2:14.14.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Finished runner-up by nine one-hundredths of a second toteammate Jennifer Donovan in the mile at the Harvard Dual, runninga season-best 5:04.99 ... claimed second in the 3,000 at the YaleClassic, clocking a 10:24.36 ... continued her trend of runner-upfinishes at the Husky Invitational, placing second in the 3,000 in aseason-best 10:02.76 ... came in second in the 3,000 at the NewEngland Championships, crossing the finish line in 10:02.78 ... ran toa 26th-place in the 5,000 at the ECAC Championships. (Outdoor):Turned in a season-best performance in the 800 at the Dartmouth Tri-Meet, finishing third in 2:20.90 ... took runner-up in the 1,500 at theHusky Invitational in a season-best time of 4:38.76 ... captured fourthin the 5,000 at the New England Championships ... wrapped up theyear by coming in 16th in the 5,000 at the ECAC Championships.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): In her first collegiate indoor track and field meet, she tookfirst place at Harvard in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:1.50 ...placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the Husky Invitational,finishing with a time of 9:53.14 … competed in the BIG EASTIndoor Championships in the mile, finishing 10th with a time of5:01.95. (Outdoor): Had a strong showing in the 1,500-meter run atthe Raleigh Relays, where she finished 12th, out of 113 participants,with a time of 4:34.53 … finished ninth, out of 29, in the 3,000-meter run at the Penn Relays, turning in a time of 9:43.69.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNew York cross country state champion in 2000 … earned all-Americahonors as a member of her high school’s 4x800 medley relay team in1997 at the National Indoor Track and Field Championships … ran toa runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter run at the Penn Relays in 2000… holds the Colonie Central High School record in the 1,500-meterrun (4:32.31) … first-team all-state in cross country her senior year,while also a part of the state cross country and track and fieldchampionship teams.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on March 2, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a communications major … member of the student senate and KeyClub … Colonie Central High School senior class President … she isthe oldest of Patricia and Mark Kramer’s six children.

LAURA SMITHSENIOR MIDDLE DISTANCEHOLDEN, MA/WACHUSETT

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Won the 3,000-meter run at the BU Quadrangle, crossinghe finish line in 9:51.93 … finished third, clocking a time of 2:54.57,less than a second behind teammate Jennifer Kramer who won the1,000-meter race at the Husky Invitational … ran a season-best timeof 4:47.73 in the mile at the BU Tri-Meet … placed seventh in thedistance medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships … also placedseventh in the mile-run at the BIG EAST Championships. (Outdoor):Placed 16th in the 5,000 at the Raleigh Relays … took 14th in thedistance medley relay with Maggie Guiney, Jennifer Kramer andJennifer Vendetti at the Penn Relays … took eighth in the 1,500 at theNew England Championships with a time of 4:40.84.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Claimed a second-place finish in the mile at the HuskyInvitational, clocking a time of 4:59.32 ... won the 3,000 at the UNHTri-Meet, turning in a time of 10:06.40 ... took eighth in the 3,000 atthe BIG EAST Championships with a season-best time of 9:51.02,which qualified her for the ECAC Championships ... crowned the milechampion at the All-New England Championships after winning theevent in 4:55.52 ... was the Eagles’ highest finisher at ECACs, placingfourth in the mile in a season-best time of 4:54.94. (Outdoor):Redshirted the season.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): Member of the distance relay team that took first place at theBIG EAST Indoor Championships, finishing with a time of 11:32.24… finished fourth in the mile at the conference championship, turningin a time of 4:56.96 … took home fourth place in the mile at theTerrier Classic (4:56.74) … earned an eighth-place finish in the mile atthe ECAC Championships. (Outdoor): At the BIG EAST OutdoorChampionships, finished sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of4:28.48 … placed second out of 25 participants at the Penn Relays inthe 3,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 9:34.64 … earned tophonors in the 1,500-meter run at the Husky Invitational (4:28.68).

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1999-001999-001999-001999-001999-00(Indoor): Redshirted the season. (Outdoor): Finished fourth at theNew England Championships in the 1,500-meter run (4:30) …participated in the BIG EAST Championships in the 3,000-meter run… ran the 1,500-meter at the Penn Relays … competed at the Mt.SAC Relays in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCWorcester Telegram-Gazette cross country all-star as a senior … indoordistrict, state and New England all-star in both the mile and the 4x800relay team … league and district mile outdoor champion … captainedcross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams as a senior.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on July 16, 1981 … enrolled in the School of Nursing … winnerof the William J. Griffin Jr. Female Athlete of the Year award as asenior in high school – recipient of the President’s Education Award… Laura is the second of Brenda and Marshall Smith’s two children.

JULIE SPOLIDOROSENIOR DISTANCEDUXBURY, MA/DUXBURY

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Won the 3,000-meter race at the Yale Invitational, placingher fifth on the school’s all-time list … posted a time of 16:02.99 inthe 5,000-meter run at the Terrier Classic establishing a school recordand marked the third-fastest time in the country that season … setBC’s second-fastest time ever in the 3,000 at the BU Tri-Meetclocking in at 9:18.11, good enough for third fastest in the BIGEAST and ninth in the country at the time … earned the top seedand placed first at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5,000 …placed fourth in the 3,000 … qualified for the NCAA Champion-ships in the 5,000 and 3,000 and placed 11th and 10th, respectively …earned All-America honors for her performance in the 3,000-meterrun.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Sat out the season. (Outdoor): Finished second in the 1,500at the Husky Open in 4:35.98, six-tenths of a second behindteammate Maggie Guiney ... took seventh in the 3,000-metersteeplechase at the Duke Invitational in 10:48.91 ... placed fifth in the1,500 at the Mt. SAC Relays in a season-best 4:31.24 ... recorded thethird-fastest 5,000 time in school history with a 16:43.01 en route toclaiming fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays ... turned in the fourth-fastest10,000 in BC history with a 35:26.61 in finishing second at the BIGEAST Championships ... also came up with a sixth-place finish in the5,000, crossing the finish line in 16:42.02 ...missed scoring at theECAC Championships by one spot and .56 seconds, coming in ninthin 16:44.72.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): Finished seventh at the BIG EAST Indoor Championshipsin the 5,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 17:19.44 … turnedin her best time of the indoor season in the 5,000-meter run at theTerrier Classic, finishing the race with a time of 17:16.21 … placed

17th in the 5,000-meter run (17:42.84) at the ECAC Championships.(Outdoor): Turned in a strong performance at the BIG EAST OutdoorChampionships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing fourth witha time of 10:36.08 … also finished fourth, out of 15 runners, at thePenn Relays in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of11:00.19 … completed the 5,000-meter run at the ECAC Champion-ship in a season-best time of 17:20.37.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCAs a freshman, ran indoor and outdoor track at Old Dominion …clocked a provisional NCAA qualifying time in the 5,000-meter runduring the 2000 season. (High School):Set four school records in the 1,500-meter and two-mile competitions… four-year member of the cross country team … four-time qualifierfor the state championships … team suffered just three losses in herfour years … won the Brown Invitational her senior year with the thirdfastest five-kilometer time ever (17:19) … set five course records forher school during her career … a three-time Boston Globe All-Scholasticteam member … captained her state championship team as a senior.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on February 24, 1981 … enrolled in the College of Arts &Sciences … an honor roll student in high school … Julie is the secondof Barbara and Paul Spolidoro’s four children.

MARIA CICEROSENIOR DISTANCEELMHURST, IL/YORK

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Hit an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark in the 3,000-meter run with her winning time of 9:31.85 at the Terrier Invitational… took home third place at the Husky Invitational in the 3,000-meter… placed fifth in the 5,000 at the BIG EAST Championships.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Ran away with the 3,000 at the Harvard Dual, finishing in9:28.24, the second-fastest time in BC history ... set a new schoolrecord in the 5,000 at the Terrier Classic, turning in a 16:13.55 enroute to finishing first among collegiate entrants ... the previous record,set by Michelle Hallett, stood for 16 years ... clocked a season-besttime of 4:51.02 in the mile at the BU Tri-Meet en route to a second-place finish ... was the Eagles’ highest finisher at the BIG EASTChampionships, claiming second in the 3,000 with a time of 9:34.19,provisionally qualifying her for the NCAA Championships ... helpedthe distance medley relay to a sixth-place finish at the BIG EASTChampionships ... as the only freshman competing in the event, tookhome a 12th-place finish in the 3,000 at the NCAA Championships.(Outdoor): Broke Hallett’s 17-year-old school record in the 10,000 bymore than 14 seconds at the Mt. SAC Relays, clocking a 33:53.86 ...came in sixth in the 5,000 at the ECAC Championships in 16:40.68,the third-fastest time in school history ... earned all-America honors forcapturing fifth in the 10,000 at the NCAA Championships in a timeof 34.52.76 ... it was the second time she received the accolade lastyear, as she was an All-American in cross country as well.

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LIZ HASSANJUNIOR MULTI EVENTSWHITMAN, MA/WHITMAN-HANSON REGIONAL

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCIllinois High School Cross Country state champion and record holderher senior year … state indoor track champion in the 1,600- and3,200-meter races her senior year … also, state record-holder in the3,200-meter run … state outdoor track champion in the 1,600 and3,200 … set state record in 3,200 victory … placed 13th at the FootLocker Nationals … earned runner-up finish at Foot Locker Regionals… finished second at the Golden West Invitational in the 3,200-meterrun … 2000 indoor high school state champion in the 3,200-meter run… runner-up in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at the 2000 IllinoisHigh School Outdoor State Championships … holds school andconference records in the 1,600 and 3,200 … held fastest indoor timein the nation in the 3,200.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on January 5, 1983 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Scienceswith an undecided major … earned the Val Cothran Award forExcellence … Maria is the youngest of Nancy and John Cicero’s threechildren.

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Did not compete due to injury. (Outdoor): Finished second,behind teammate Jackie Tanzella in the 100-meter hurdles and tookfifth in the javelin throw at the Husky Spring Open … won the javelincompetition on day two of the Texas Relays which placed her 10th

overall in the heptathlon … claimed the top spot in the 100 hurdles atthe UNH Invitational with a time of 15.06 … placed fifth in the javelin(33.56 m), sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.37) and seventh in thelong jump (4.97 m) at the Solomon Husky Invitational … placed fifthin the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships … came in fourthin the 100-meter hurdles at the New England Championships with aseason-best time of 14.77.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Won the pentathlon at the Yale Classic with 3,071 points ...took third in the 55 hurdles at the URI Invitational in a time of 8.62 ...ran a 8.49 en route to winning the 55 hurdles at the BU Tri-Meet ...took first in the 55 hurdles at the UNH Tri-Meet in 8.53 ... came insixth in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 3,240points, the fourth most in school history ... placed third in the 55hurdles at the All-New England Championships with a 8.39, thefourth-fastest time in school history ... also placed fourth in thepentathlon at that meet, totaling 3,089 points. (Outdoor): Finishedrunner-up in the 100 hurdles at the Husky Open with a time of 15.16... took second in the 100 hurdles at the SCSU Invitational, crossingthe finish line in 15.38 ... captured the Crusades Heptathlon with ascore of 4,285, winning the 200, 100 hurdles and javelin along the way... placed fourth in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championshipswith a school-record score of 4,573.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCFour-time Atlantic Coast League 300-meter hurdles champion andtwo-time Class B 300-meter hurdles champion ... state runner-up inthe 300 hurdles as a senior ... won the heptathlon at the Southsectional her senior year ... holds school records in the 100 hurdles,300 hurdles, triple jump and long jump ... member of three schoolrecord-holding relay teams (4x100, 4x200, 4x400) ... two-time teamMVP ... team captain ... member of Patriot Ledger and BrocktonEnterprise all-scholastic teams ... graduated within the top five in herclass ... Class President ... also played basketball and soccer atWhitman-Hanson, making the league all-star team twice in bothsports.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on December 10, 1982 ... enrolled in the Carroll School ofManagement as a marketing and communications double major ... Lizis the youngest of Beverly and John Hassan’s three children.

MEGAN MARAJUNIOR POLE VAULTAVON, CT/LOOMIS CHAFFEE

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Tied a personal best in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 10-11 ∫ at the Harvard Dual … cleared 11-6 in the pole vault breakingteammate Saki Sugano’s record of 11-4 ˚ set last year. (Outdoor): Wonthe pole vault at the SCSU Invitational and UNH Invitational clearing11-6 in both meets … cleared 11-9 ∫ at the Penn Relays, establishing anew school record … finished first at the Brown Invitational …turned in a fifth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships …grabbed fifth in the pole vault at the New England Championshipsclearing 11-7 ∫ … broke her own record and tied Saki Sugano for theschool’s record at the ECAC Championships clearing 12 feet.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Broke the existing school pole vault record at the UNH Tri-Meet, clearing the bar at 10-11 3/4 to win the event ... Saki Suganolater broke that mark at the All-New England Championships ...finished in a tie for eighth at the BIG EAST Championships with avault of 10-10. (Outdoor): Captured runner-up at the Husky Openwith a height of 11-0 ... along with Saki Sugano, established a newschool record at the Dartmouth Tri-Meet, clearing the bar at 11-6 1/4... tied for seventh at the BIG EAST Championships with a vault of11-5 3/4 ... followed that up with an eighth-place finish at the All-New England Championships, recording a height of 11-1/4 ... came ina 14th-place tie at the ECAC Championships, clearing 11-1 1/4.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNew England pole vault champion her senior year … school record-holder in pole vault … three-year member of the varsity team … alsolettered in gymnastics and swimming and diving at Loomis Chaffeewhere she was enrolled in the honors program.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn June 10, 1983 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as amathematics major … Megan is the second of Jeannine and JohnMara’s three children … Megan’s parents are BC alumni.

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MELISSA SHERMANJUNIOR MIDDLE DISTANCEDENNIS, MA/DENNIS-YARMOUTH REGIONAL

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Recorded a second-place finish in the 800-meter run at theBU Quadrangle crossing the line at 2:20.45 … captured the 500-metercrown at the New England Championships turning in a time of1:16.11. (Outdoor): Won the 800 at the UNH Invitational turning ina time of 2:14.03 … teamed with Katina McCrory, Kate Noonan andJennifer Vendetti to grab an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meterrelay team at the BIG EAST Championships … claimed fifth at theNew England Championships in the 800 with a time of 2:15.92 …finished off the season with an 800 time of 2:11.6 in the Boston HighPerformance meet.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Placed second in the 800 at the Harvard Dual in 2:21.86 ...claimed sixth in the 800 at the Husky Invitational, touring the oval in2:20.94 ... won the 500 at the URI Invitational in a time of 1:15.77 ...took fourth in the 800 at the BU Tri-Meet in a season-best clocking of2:16.72 ... captured first in the 500 at the UNH Tri-Meet, crossing thefinish line in 1:18.29 ... finished 14th in the 800 at the BIG EASTChampionships with a 2:19.23 clocking ... came in third in the 500 atthe All-New England Championships, registering a time of 1:16.25 ...ran a season-best 500 time of 1:15.30 at the ECAC Championships.(Outdoor): Won the 800 at the Husky Open in 2:19.67 ... finished28th out of 42 runners in the 800 at the Duke Invitational, clocking a2:14.63 ... took fourth in the 800 at the Mt. SAC Relays, recording atime of 2:12.42, the fifth fastest in school history ... won the 400 at theBrown Invitational in a season-best time of 57.80.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCWas crowned Massachusetts state champion in the 800-meter run in1998 and 2000, 600-meter run in 2001 and 4x400-medley relay in2001 ... won the New England championship in the 800-meter run in1998 and 600-meter run in 2001 ... member of the MassachusettsGatorade Circle of Champions in 1998 ... played soccer in high schoolher freshman and junior years.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on June 28, 1983 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ...was on the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional scholastic honor roll all fouryears ... Melissa is the oldest of Margaret and Rodney Sherman’s threechildren.

SAKI SUGANOJUNIOR POLE VAULTBELLEVUE, WA/ISSAQUAH

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Broke BC’s pole vault record by 1-1/4 inches clearing 11-5 ∫,good enough for eighth place at the BIG EAST Championships.(Outdoor): Tied the school record in the pole vault as she cleared 11-6˘ en route to finishing in a tie for 13th at the Raleigh Relays … finishedfourth, clearing 10-3, at the Solomon Husky Invitational … cleared11-9 ∫ at the Penn Relays, establishing a new school record … tookhome second behind teammate Megan Mara at the Brown Invitational… established a new school record clearing 12 feet at the BIG EASTChampionships, good enough for fourth place.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Broke the school pole vault three times ... won the pole vaultat the Yale Classic, clearing 10-4 ... broke the school record at theHusky Invitational with a vault of 10-6, then tied that mark at the BUand UNH tri-meets ... smashed that standard at the BIG EASTChampionships, where she cleared the bar at 10-10, good for a fifth-place tie ... concluded the season at the All-New England Champion-ships by shattering her own school record with a vault of 11-4 1/2,placing her in a tie for seventh in the event ... finished in a tie for 15that the ECAC Championships with a height of 11-3 3/4. (Outdoor):Tied for third at the Husky Open by clearing 10-6 ... along withMegan Mara, established a new school record at the Dartmouth Tri-Meet, going over the bar at 11-6 1/4 ... took ninth at the BIG EASTChampionships with a vault of 11-5 3/4 ... tied for 16th at ECACs,clearing the bar at 11-1 3/4.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCSet the Issaquah High School pole vault record with a mark of11’03.00" ... also participated in gymnastics and diving ... was a statechampion on the all-around beam in Washington ... member ofDistrict II championship gymnastics team ... qualified for districts indiving ... also participated in cheerleading while in high school.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on May 30, 1983 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a political science major ... goal is to go to the Olympics in the polevault as a representative of Japan ... Saki is the oldest of Naomi andMakoto Sugano’s three children.

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JESSICA FAZEKASSOPHOMORE THROWSNORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL ATDEMAREST/CLOSTER, NJ

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Broke the school record for shot put competing in her firstmeet at Boston College throwing 43-˚ against Harvard … her markshattered Paige MacTavish’s standard of 41-11, set in 1994 … grabbedthird-place at the Yale Invitational … smashed her own school shotput record with a toss of 43-8, winning the event and beating herclosest competitor by nearly four feet at the Boston UniversityQuadrangle … established the school’s second-best all-time toss in the20-pound weight throw at the Terrier Classic hurling 45-8 … set anew standard in the indoor shot put at the Husky Invitational, tossing44-8, good enough for seventh place … broke the school’s indoor shotput record for the fourth time that season at the BU Tri-Meet hurling44-9 ∫ … earned the seven seed at the BIG EAST Championships …placed seventh at the New England Championships. (Outdoor):Broke the school record in the outdoor shot put with a mark of 44-9∫, good enough for third place at the Husky Spring Open … capturedsecond-place in the discuss with a throw of 127-1, good enough forfourth on the school’s all-time list … grabbed eighth hurling thehammer 128-0, which placed her fifth-best in BC history … achievedan NCAA Qualifying mark and broke her own school record in theshot put with her second-place toss of 45-10 ∫ at the UNH Invita-tional … placed 12th in the shot put at the ECAC Championshipswith a toss of 43-9.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNamed All-Bergen County, all-league and All-New Jersey State …2002 state discus champion … Bergen County discus record-holder… two-time athlete of the week … team captain … also lettered involleyball where she was named Gatorade Player of the Year in NewJersey as a senior … member of the National Honor Society.

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Won the 800-meter run at the BU Quadrangle with a timeof 2:17.95, the second fasters clocking at that time in the BIG EAST… took home fourth place in the 1,000-meter race at the TerrierClassic … grabbed third in the 800 at the Husky Invitational finishingin 2:17.41 … ran for a sixth-place finish in the 1,000 at the NewEngland Championships.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCFour-year letterwinner at Holy Names … captured first place at theNew Balance Maine Distance Festival in the 800 meters … New YorkState champion in the 800 meters … member of Holy Names 4x800-meter state championship team … all-state selection in cross country… holds or shares nine Holy Names track and field records.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn January 16, 1984 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences… Anne is the oldest of Ab and Cindy Hessberg’s three children.

ANNE HESSBERGSOPHOMORE MIDDLE DISTANCESLINGERLANDS, NY/HOLY NAMES

ALEXIS LAKESOPHOMORE MIDDLE DISTANCEBREESPORT, NY/HORSEHEADS

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Outdoor): Took home fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the HuskySpring Open … captured the top spot in the 3,000-meter steeplechasewith a time of 11:18.10 at the SCSU Invitational.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCAll-America selection in outdoor track at Horseheads High School …holds school record in six events … all-league and all-state selection …won 26 individual Section IV titles during her tenure at Horseheads.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn March 18, 1984 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciencesas a math major … Alexis is the youngest of Gary and Martha Lake’sthree children.

LAUREL BURDICKSOPHOMORE DISTANCEMANLUIS, NY/FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCA four-year varsity letterwinner at Fayetteville-Manlius High School… Onondaga High School League (OHSL) cross country championin 1999, 2000 and 2001 … section III Class A cross country cham-pion from 1998-2001 … Footlocker National finalist from 1999-2001... Class A 3000 meters New York State champion in 2001.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn Nov. 19, 1984 … enrolled in the Lynch School of Education asan elementary education major … Laurel is the older of Mark andLinda Burdick’s two children.

PERSONALBorn August 9, 1984 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences …Jessica is the second of Patricia Fazekas’ four children.

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JESSICA FLINNFRESHMAN DISTANCESANDOWN, NH/TIMBERLANE REGIONAL

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNew Hampshire state record holder in the 1,500-meter run (4:37.92)… achieved all-America status for her sixth-place performance in themile at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships in 2003 …was an all-state selection in cross country and track her junior andsenior years … Class Salutorian and member of the National HonorSociety.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn February 23, 1985 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences… Jessica is the oldest of Jane and Robert Flinn’s three children.

JESSE MIZZONEFRESHMAN DISTANCETOTOWA, NJ/PASSAIC VALLEY

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCThree-time all-state selection in cross country … two-time groupthree cross country champion … captured first in the 5,000-meter run at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships heldat the Armory in New York in 2003 … member of the NationalHonor Society.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn June 27, 1985 … enrolled in the Carroll School ofManagement … Jesse is the younger of Susan and VictorMizzone’s two children; has an older brother, Casey.

JULIE REGANFRESHMAN MULTI EVENTSMARBLEHEAD, MA/MARBLEHEAD

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCMassachusetts All-State Champion in the high jump in 2003 … ledMarblehead to undefeated seasons in 2002 and 2003 … established anew Marblehead High School record clearing 5’8” … placed fifth atthe National All-Scholastic meet held in New York City … captain ofthe track and field squad her junior and senior seasons.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn April 20, 1985 … enrolled in the Carroll School of Managementas a marketing major … Julie is the oldest of Carol and Tom Regan’sthree children; has twin younger brothers.

KATHLEEN SMYTHFRESHMAN MIDDLE DISTANCESALT LAKE CITY, UT/JUDGE MEMORIAL

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCUtah state record holder in the 400 and 800-meter runs … placed fifthat the Arcadia Invitational with a time of 2:13.27 in the 800 … earnedan 11th-place finish in the 400-meter run at the National ScholasticIndoor Championships … lettered in three sports — soccer, basketballand track — at Judge Memorial High School … a two-time All-Stateselection in soccer … led soccer team to a Utah State Championshipher senior season.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn October 2, 1984 … enrolled in the Lynch School of Education… Kathleen is the second of Anne and Dan Smyth’s three children.

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KEITH NORMANTSENIOR SPRINTSNEEDHAM, MA/BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH

CAPTAIN2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Took third place in the triple jump leaping 44-0 ∫ at theTerrier Cup … placed fifth in the 55-meter hurdles at the HuskyInvitational finishing in 8.04 … won both the 55-meter hurdles (8.12)and the triple jump (42-11 ∫) at the BU Tri-Meet … grabbed a firstplace finish at the UNH/Maine Tri-Meet in the 55-meter hurdles …earned an indoor best in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Champion-ships leaping 44-2 … (Outdoor): Placed third in the triple jump(12.77 meters), seventh in the 400-meter hurdles (56.90) and eighthin the 110 hurdles (16.37) at the Solomon Husky Invitational … ranaway with the 400-meter hurdles at the Brown Invitational, finishingin 55.96, almost 2.5 seconds faster than the runner-up … claimedseventh in the triple jump at the New England Championships with acareer-best mark of 45-7 ˘.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Took second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Harvard Dual ina season-best time of 8.79 ... season-best triple jump mark of 42-8earned him a second-place finish at the Terrier Cup ... was a double-winner at the UNH Tri-Meet, taking the triple jump with a mark of42-3 1/2 and the 55 hurdles in a season-best time of 8.22 ... ran a legof the eighth-place distance medley that finished in 10:09.61 at theBIG EAST Championships. (Outdoor): Leaped to a third-place finishin the triple jump at the Husky Open, recording a season-best mark of42-4 3/4.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): Placed third in the triple jump at the Harvard Open,finishing with a mark of 40-10 1/2 … finished third in the 55-meterhurdles in a quad meet against New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine,turning in a time of 8.31 … top performance of indoor season came inthe same quad meet as he finished second in the triple jump with amark of 42-1 1/2. (Outdoor): Was a part of 11th-place finishing4x400-meter relay team at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships …top triple jump performance of the outdoor season came at theHarvard Open where he jumped 41-3 1/2, good for second place …had a third-place result at the same meet in the 110-meter hurdles,finishing with a time of 16.25.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBoston College High team most valuable player junior and senior years… Catholic Conference MVP senior year … Catholic Conferencechampion in 300-meter hurdles and triple jump junior year and 110-meter hurdles and triple jump his senior year … BC High recordholder in the triple jump … fifth place in the all-state 55-meterhurdles senior year … third in the New England Championships whileparticipating on the 4x400-meter relay team his senior year … fourthin all-state 110-meter hurdles senior year … Catholic Conference teamchampions freshman and senior years … team captain his senior year… an officer in the Boston College High Honor Society … named theSteve Lyons Scholar-Athlete Award winner his senior year.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on October 9, 1982 … enrolled in Carroll School of Manage-ment with an economics and information systems double major ...Keith is the second of Anne Marie and John Normant’s three children.

SHAWN WALLACESENIOR DISTANCEWAKEFIELD, MA/WAKEFIELD

CAPTAIN2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): placed third in the mile at the Yale Invitational with a timeof 4:22.12 … crossed the line 4:13.66, good enough for first in themile at the Terrier Cup …ran a solid 3,000, finishing in 8:24.51,putting him fourth fastest in the conference at the time.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Won the mile run at the Harvard Dual in 4:21.52 ... clockeda 4:17.60 in the mile run at the Terrier Cup en route to a third-placefinish ... came in fifth in the 1,000-meter run at the URI Invitationalin a season-best time of 2:30.01 ... ran a career-best 4:12.86 in placingseventh in the mile at the New England Championships ... qualifiedfor the mile at the IC4A meet, where he ran a 4:16.57 ... ran theanchor leg of the eighth-place distance medley relay at the BIG EASTIndoor Championships, which scored BC’s only point of the meet ...that squad turned in a season-best time of 10:09.61 ... also ran a leg ofthe 4x800-meter relay that placed ninth at the BIG EAST meet.(Outdoor): Placed 29th in the 1,500 at the Duke Invitational with atime of 3:58.86 ... ran a leg of the 4x800 relay that won its section atthe Penn Relays with a time of 7:40.24 ... also helped the distancemedley relay to a third-place finish in its section with a time of10:02.47 ... ran a 3:55.16 in the 1,500 at the BIG EAST Champion-ships ... clocked a career-best time en route to a third-place finish inthe 1,500 at the New England Championships, crossing the finish linein 3:53.90.

2000-012000-012000-012000-012000-01(Indoor): Took home a first-place finish in the 1,500-meter runagainst New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, finishing with a time of4:05.68 … placed first in his preliminary heat of the 1,000-meter runat the New England Championships, finishing with a time of 2:31.14… following first-place preliminary heat finish at the New EnglandChampionships, finished fourth in the finals with a time of 2:30.50 …was a part of the fifth-place 4x800-meter relay team at the BIG EASTIndoor Championships. (Outdoor): Turned in a 31st-place finish, outof 111 participants, in the 1,500-meter run at the Raleigh Relays,finishing with a time of 3:58.22 … was a member of 4x800-meterrelay team that finished fifth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Champion-ships … placed ninth at the New England Outdoor Championships inthe 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:59.65.

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MEN’S PROFILES1999-001999-001999-001999-001999-00(Indoor): In his only competition of the indoor season, finished thirdin the 1,000-meter run against Harvard, finishing with a time of2:35.00. (Outdoor): Did not compete in any events during the outdoorseason.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCRan cross country and indoor and outdoor track … captained the crosscountry team as a senior … set Wakefield’s home course cross countryrecord … selected as a Middlesex League all-star in each of his fouryears … a Boston Globe cross country All-Scholastic pick as a sopho-more and senior … member of the Middlesex League championshipteam in 1998 … captained both the indoor and outdoor track and fieldteams … won the league outdoor spring championship in the mile and800-meter run … set the league record for the 1,000-meter run(2:34.20) in indoor track, while finishing sixth at the New Englandchampionships.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on December 3, 1980 … enrolled in the College of Arts andSciences as a mathematics major … Shawn is the youngest of Judithand William Wallace’s four children.

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Placed third at the Husky Invitational in the mile runfinishing with a time of 4:15.98… ran a season-best time (4:15.70) inthe mile at the New England Championships. (Outdoor): Capturedfirst in the 1,500 at the SCSU Invitational with a time of 4:01.18…edged out UMass-Lowell’s Jon Murphy, 14:41.42 to 14:42.72 for firstin the 5,000 at the UNH Invitational … placed sixth in the 5,000-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 14:37.83… gained All-BIG EAST recognition for his performance in the 5,000… placed sixth at the New England Championships with a time of14:42.99.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Clocked a season-best 4:22.59 in the mile in finishing sixthat the Terrier Cup ... placed third in the 3,000 at the URI Invitationalin a time of 8:40.86 ... won the 3,000 at the UNH Tri-Meet in 8:39.52... came in third in the 3,000 at the New England Championships in acareer-best time of 8:26.45. (Outdoor): Took third in the 1,500 at theHusky Open, turning in a 4:01.15 performance ... placed 15th out of89 runners in the 5,000 at the Duke Invitational, finishing in 14:37.93... won the 1,500 at the Brown Invitational with a career-best clockingof 3:55.90.

2000-01(Indoor): Turned in his season-best indoor time in the mile at the NewEngland Championships as he finished with a time of 4:18.83, goodfor fifth place … (Outdoor): Finished 63rd, out of 111 participants, inthe 1,500-meter run at the competitive Raleigh Relays, turning in a

BYRON GARTRELLSENIOR DISTANCEBOSTON, MA/BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH

time of 4:03.76 … placed second in the 5,000-meter run at theUConn Invitational with a time of 15:04.30 … took home 15th-placefinish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meterrun with a time of 15:31.90.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BC2000 Eastern Massachusetts Class A two-mile champion … 1999Eastern Massachusetts Class A state cross country champion …member of the 1998 Boston Globe and 1999 Boston Herald and BostonGlobe all-scholastic teams … won six Catholic conference all-starawards in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and fieldthroughout his junior and senior years… won two All-MonroeCounty cross country awards during his 1996 and 1997 seasons andwas a member of the All-Section V cross country team in 1997 whileat Brighton High School (Rochester, N.Y.).

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn on May 14, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a studio arts major … Byron, his brother Andrew, and two sisters,Elizabeth and Katharine, are the four children of Donna and KennethGartrell.

GEOFF ATKINSJUNIOR SPRINTSAVON, CT/AVON

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Ran a career best and fastest indoor 400 for the Eagles in2003 at the BU Tri-Meet (48.61) … captured first in the 400 at theHarvard Dual … grabbed third at the Yale Invitational clocking a timeof 50.42 ... placed second in the 400 and established a 2003 topperformance in the 200-meter dash finishing in 22.56 at the TerrierCup … placed seventh in the 400 at the New England Championshipsin 48.8. (Outdoor): Won the 400 at the UNH Invitational finishing ina time of 49.43 ... took sixth in the 400 finishing at 49.40 at the NewEngland Championships .. established top performances in the 100,200 and 400-meter dashes for BC in 2003.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Took second at the Harvard Dual in season-best time of50.00 ... captured second in the 200 at the Terrier Cup, clocking a timeof 22.65 ... came in third in the 200 (22.96) and fifth in the 400(50.12) at the URI Invitational ... only freshman to qualify for the 400at the BIG EAST Championships, where he finished 14th in 51.21 ...placed 11th in the 200 at the New England Championships in aseason-best time of 22.47. (Outdoor): Won the 200 at the SCSUInvitational in a season-best time of 22.25 and finished runner-up inthe 100 with a season best 11.19 clocking ... took first in the 100(11.22) and 200 (22.80) at the Dartmouth Tri-Meet ... came in sixthout of 50 runners in the 200 at the Husky Invitational ... ran a leg ofthe distance medley relay that placed third in its section at the PennRelays in 10:02.47 ... finished third in the 200 at the Brown Invita-tional in 23.10.

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BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCReceived all-conference, all-state and all-New England honors as asenior at Avon … also lettered in soccer … helped guide the team to astate championship in 2002 … received conference scholar-athleterecognition ... member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn October 22, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a history major ... Geoff is the younger of Jan and Paul Atkins’ twochildren.

DREW BOUCHARDJUNIOR DISTANCESAN DIEGO, CA/ST. AUGUSTINE

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Ran personal best time of 8:24.73 in the 3,000 at the BUTri Meet … finished fifth in the 5,000 open race at the Terrier Classic,clocking a time of 14:37.79, which was fourth fastest in the BIGEAST at the time … received the eighth seed in the 5,000 at the BIGEAST Championships. (Outdoor): Captured second place in themorning section of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays,clocking a time of 9:24.69 … placed eighth at the New EnglandChampionships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of9:30.32.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): clocked a 4:36.95 in the mile en route to 15th-place finishat the Terrier Cup ... took ninth in the 5,000 at the Husky Invitationalin a season-best time of 16:01.71. (Outdoor): Posted a time of9:58.09 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the first race of the seasonat the Husky Open, placing fourth in the event…injured and did notrun the rest of the season.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCNamed all-Western League in 1999 and 2000 in cross country … wonCIF-San Diego Section team cross country championships in 1998,’99 and ’00 … was named all-CIF in 1998, ’99 and ’00 … two-timeleague champion in the 3,200-meter run (’00-’01) ... 2001 CIFDivision II champion in the 3,200-meter run … was a member of the2000 St. Augustine league championship track and field and crosscountry teams.

PERSONALBorn on November 14, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts andSciences as a political science major … Drew is the oldest of Lindaand Steve Bouchard’s two sons.

ASHLEY JEFFERESONJUNIOR SPRINTSNEWTON, MA/NEWTON NORTH

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Set indoor top Eagle performances in the 55 (6.75) and 60-meter dashes (7.25) … achieved individual season-best marks at theHarvard Dual in the 200 (24.41) ... placed seventh in the 55 at theTerrier Cup in a season-best 6.81. (Outdoor): Placed second in thelong jump at the Husky Open with a season-best mark of 21-1/2 ...won the long jump at the SCSU Invitational with a mark of 20-10 1/2... clocked a season-best 11.61 in the 100 at the Husky Invitational.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCTwo-time league all-star in the triple jump … league triple jumpchampion … ran on the 4x100 relay team that finished third in NewEngland and set the school record … also competed in wrestling andsoccer at Newton North … two-time league wrestling all-star …recipient of the human rights award as a senior.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn December 7, 1982 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a communications major … Ashley is the youngest of Helen andRichard Jefferson’s two sons … Helen is a 1976 graduate of BostonCollege.

DANIEL MACISAACJUNIOR MIDDLE DISTANCENATICK, MA/XAVERIAN

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Captured fourth place in the 800-meter run at the YaleInvitational with a time of 2:00.29 … turned in the second-best timefor BC in 2003 in the 800 (1:55.49) at the Terrier Invitational …teamed with Vernon Mickle, Anthony Calabro and Brenton Wheatleyfor a season-best time of 7:46.02 in the 4x8000 at the BIG EASTChampionships.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Ran a season-best 2:31.79 in the 1,000 at the Harvard Dual,finishing second. (Outdoor): Took second in the 800 at theDartmouth Tri-Meet in a season-best time of 1:55.64 ... posted aseason-best time of 51.74 in the 400 en route to a 14th-place finish atthe Husky Invitational ... ran a leg of the 4x800 relay that won itssection in 7:40.24 at the Penn Relays.

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BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCCaptained the indoor and outdoor track and field teams his senior yearat Xaverian … ran in the 4x800-meter relay at the national champion-ships … also competed in soccer … member of the National HonorSociety.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn June 23, 1983 … enrolled in the Carroll School of Management… Dan is the oldest of Mary and Neil MacIsaac’s five children …father is a BC alum.

PERCY ADDO-YOBOSOPHOMORE JUMPSTARRYTOWN, NY/IONA PREP

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Finished third in the triple jump at the Yale Invitational,posting a mark of 44’5 ˚” … 6.43 meters at the Harvard dual meet,BC’s second-longest jump of the season … (Outdoor): Captured fifthplace in the long jump at the Husky Invitational.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCCaptain of the Westchester County championship team as a senior ...all-county selection and school record-holder in the long jump andtriple jump ... scholar-athlete award-winner ... also played basketball… a high honors student in high school ... heavily involved incommunity service while at Iona Prep.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn March 18, 1984 ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences asa biology major ... a high honors student in high school … heavilyinvolved in community service while at Iona Prep.

TREVOR ROZIER-BYRDJUNIOR - DISTANCEFREEHOLD, NJ/FREEHOLD, NJ/FREEHOLD, NJ/FREEHOLD, NJ/FREEHOLD, NJ/CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMYCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMYCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMYCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMYCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Captured first place crossing the line at 2:33.03 in the1,000-meter run at the Terrier Cup … won the 1,500-meter at theUNH/Maine Tri-Meet finishing in 4:03.81 … turned in a fifth-placeperformance at the Husky Invitational crossing the line in 1:57.83 …ran the lead leg of the 4x800 that placed 6th overall at the MillroseGames held at Madison Square Garden … ran a 1:56.02 split in the4x800 rely helping the Eagles to a 4th place finish at the New EnglandChampionships. (Outdoor): Took third in the morning section of the3,000-meter steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays … placed sixth in the3,000-meter steeplechase at the New England Championships in9:28.11.

2001-022001-022001-022001-022001-02(Indoor): Took fourth in the 800 at the Yale Classic, crossing thefinish line in 2:03.02 ... ran a season-best 2:00.52 in the 800 at theTerrier Cup en route to a sixth-place finish ... ran the 500 in a season-best 1:08.70 at the UNH Tri-Meet. (Outdoor): Was the top collegiatefinisher in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Husky Invitational,clocking a season-best time of 9:32.01 ... won the 3,000 steeplechaseat the Brown Invitational in 9:34.10 ... came in 11th in the 3,000steeplechase at the New England Championships in 9:35.05.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCWas a three time high school All-American at Christian BrothersAcademy … lead leg for the 2001 4x1-mile Indoor National Champi-onship team … state record holder in the indoor 4x1-mile relay …gained All-State honors in cross country as a senior … was selected asa member of the All-Shore Conference team in cross country as well astrack in 2000 and 2001 … also selected as a member of the All-County and Parochial teams in cross country and tack as a senior …closed out his high school career as a six time state champion … alsoplayed varsity basketball at Christian Brothers where was a vitalmember in leading the Colts to to a 27-1 record and a nationalranking of nine according to USA Today, while averaging 2 ppg in hisjunior season.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn February 26, 1983 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a political science and theology double major … Trevor is thesecond of Lanette and Terence Byrd’s four children; his father letteredin football at Lafayette College and his brother, Terence, playedbasketball at Princeton.

ANTHONY CALABROSOPHOMORE MIDDLE DISTANCECORNWALL ON HUDSON, NY/CORNWALL CENTRAL

2002-032002-032002-032002-032002-03(Indoor): Captured first in the 1,000-meter run at the BU Tri-Meetfinishing in 2:29.97 … took first place again at the UNH/Maine Tri-Meet in the 800 crossing the line in 1:58.93 … teamed with VernonMickle, Daniel MacIsaac and Brenton Wheatley for a season-best timeof 7:46.02 in the 4x8000 at the BIG EAST Championships …claimed fifth in the 1,000 at the New England Championships.

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BC2002 New York state champion in the 1,000 meters with a time of2:32.95 … holds the Cornwall school record for the 600-, 800- and1,000-meter events … member of school record-holding 4x400-meter,4x800-meter, distance medley and sprint medley relay teams … servedas captain.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn January 26, 1984 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciencesas a physics major … Anthony is the younger of John and AngelaCalabro’s two children.

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THOMAS WEHRFRESHMAN SPRINTSSOUTH WINDSOR, CT/EAST CATHOLIC

MEN’S PROFILES

MARK ALIZZIFRESHMAN DISTANCESYOSSET/SYOSSET NY

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCOne of the best distance high school runners in the country in 2003 ...ran 8:59 for 3200m at the 2003 Arcadia Invitational and ran a 4:131600m split in the DMR at AOC National Championships ... AllNortheast cross country and three-time NY All-State Cross Countryselection ... NY State Cross Country runner-up as a senior ... two-timecross country county champion ... two-time indoor All State 3200 ...state qualifier in the 4x800 ... three-time outdoor All State 3200 ...three-time outdoor state qualifier in the 4x800.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn August 1, 1985 ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management... Mark is the oldest of Donna and Tony Alizzi’s three children.

CHRIS CAULFIELDFRESHMAN SPRINTSCALDWELL, NJ/ST. PETER’S PREP

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCTwo-time All-Hudson County selection in track … established a schoolindoor record running the 400-meter run in 50.10 seconds, goodenough for the Hudson County Indoor Track and Field meet record aswell … also lettered in soccer where he was named All-Hudson Countyhis junior and senior seasons … member of the National HonorSociety.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn January 4, 1985 … enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences …Chris is the younger of Mary Beth and John Caulfield’s two children;his an older brother, Edmund is captain of Georgetown’s swim team.

STEPHEN WALSHFRESHMAN DISTANCEBISHOP HENDRICKEN/JAMESTOWN, RI

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCTwo-time Rhode Island State Champion in the 1500m (2002 Indoorand 2002 Outdoor) while at Bishop Hendricken High School … AllState and All New England for Cross Country in 2001 and 2002finishing 9th overall in the 2002 New England Cross CountryChampionship.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn September 24, 1985 … enrolled in the College of Arts &Sciences … Stephen is the only son of Lawrence Walsh and SallyWharton.

THOMAS WEHRFRESHMAN SPRINTSSOUTH WINDSOR, CT/EAST CATHOLIC

BEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCBEFORE BCFour-time All-State selection and three-time All-New Englandhonoree … East Catholic record holder in the 100 and 400-meterdashes … captured two individual 400-meter State Championshipsand a 4x400-meter State Championship ... won the Connecticut StateOpen in the 400 meters … captained track squad for three seasons …was a two-time All-State and All-Conference selection in soccer …amember of the National Honor Society and National Merit Scholar.

PERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALPERSONALBorn April 13, 1985 … enrolled in the Carroll School of Manage-ment … Tom is the second of Tammy and Jim Wehr’s three children;has one older sister and one younger brother.

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