2010 Cross Country Media Guide

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2010 SCHEDULESept. 10 Pier Park

University of PortlandPier ParkPortland, OR

4 p.m.

Sept. 17 Willamette Grass Course Bush ParkSalem, OR

2 p.m.

Sept. 25 Linfield Preview Linfield College

Willamette MissionWheatland, OR

10 a.m.

Oct. 2 36th Annual Charles BowlesWillamette Invitational

Bush ParkSalem, OR

9:30 a.m.

Oct. 15 Mike Hodges Invitational Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 16 Bill Dellinger Invitational University of Oregon

Pre’s TrailEugene, OR

11:45 a.m.

Oct. 23 Beaver Classic Oregon State University

Avery ParkCorvallis, OR

9:45 a.m.

Oct. 30 NWC Championships University of Puget Sound

Ft. Steilacoom ParkTacoma, WA

10 a.m.

Nov. 13 NCAA West Regional Bush ParkSalem, OR

11 a.m.

Nov. 20 NCAA Championships Wartburg College

Waverly, IA 11 a.m. CST

All meet times are Pacific Time unless otherwise indicated

W I L L A M E T T E U N I V E R S I T Y

NCAA National Champion (2)West Region Champion (3)NWC Cross Country Champion (2)Oregon Small College Athlete of the YearNCAA Today’s Top VIII AwardNCAA Female Athlete of the Year (2)NCAA Walter Byers FinalistNCAA Woman of the Year Finalist

NCAA 1500m National Champion (3)NCAA 800m National Champion (4)NWC Cross Country ChampionUSA Outdoor 800m Champion (3)USA Outdoor 800m Runner-up (2)USA Indoor 800m Champion (2)USA Indoor 800m Runner-up (1)Prefontaine Classic 800m ChampionWorld Championships FinalistOlympic Games Semifinalist

Sarah Zerzan, a 2008 graduate of Willamette, stood out from the crowd. She was an exemplary student and a dominant cross country runner. She won two national titles in cross country and received the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award. She was a true example of what it means to be a student-athlete at the highest level.

As a Bearcat, Nick Symmonds was very successful in the classroom and lost to no one on the track. Since graduating, he has taken the running world by storm, becoming the USA 800m Champion and competing at the Olympics in Beijing.

SarahZerzan `08

NickSymmonds `06

A Running Tradition of Excellence

Note: Repeated honors listed in parentheses

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General InformationWillamette ChampionshipsNCAA West Region ChampionshipsMen — 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Women — 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007NWC ChampionshipsMen — 1963, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978,1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2001, 2002,2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009Women — 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Location ...................................................... Salem, OregonFounded ........................................................................ 1842Enrollment .............1,801 Undergraduate; 2,606 OverallPresident ................................................Dr. M. Lee PeltonDean of Campus Life...................... Dr. David DouglassFaculty Athletic Rep. ................. Dr. Julianne AbendrothDirector of Athletics ...................................Mark MajeskiNickname ...............................................................BearcatsColors ............................................Cardinal and Old GoldNational Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division IIIConference .....................Northwest Conference (NWC)Associate Athletic Director ............Dr. R. Skip KenitzerAssistant Athletic Director ......................... Judy GordonAdministrative Assistant ........................... Leslie BerningHead Athletic Trainer .........................Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer...................Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer......................Ken Smith, ATCTeam Physician .................................. Dr. David ThorsettTeam Physician ..............................Dr. Daniel SchweigertAthletics Comm. Director ..................Robert McKinneyAsst. Athletics Comm. Director ...................Sara ElcanoAthletics Comm. Phone ........................... (503) 370-6110Athletics Comm. E-mail ...... [email protected] Phone/FAX ................... (503) 370-6420/6379Athletics Web Site ............www.willamette.edu/athletics

Table of ContentsA Running Tradition of Excellence ............... IFCGeneral Information ............................................. 1Willamette Championships ................................... 12010 Season Preview ..........................................2-3Head Coach Matt McGuirk .................................. 4Assistant Coach Brett Franz ................................. 5Assistant Coach Christopher Sabato ................... 6Assistant Coach Bobbi St. Clair ........................... 62010 Willamette Home Meets .............................. 7Bearcat Men’s Team ..........................................8-12Men’s Team History ............................................. 13Men’s Willamette Records ................................... 13Bearcat Women’s Team ................................. 14-17Women’s Team History ....................................... 18Women’s Willamette Records ............................. 182009 Season Review ............................................. 19Women’s NWC Championship Photo .............. 19Willamette University .......................................... 20Willamette Facts ................................................... 21Salem Facts/Attractions and Recreation .......... 21Athletic Facilities .................................................. 22Willamette Administration .................................. 23Athletics Department Staff ................................ 23Action Photos ..............................................24, IBC2010 Willamette Schedule ..............................OBC

Willamette General Information

Credits: The 2010 Willamette University Cross Country Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Christopher Sabato, assistant cross country coach, Robert McKinney, athletics comm. director, and Sara Elcano, asst. athletics comm. director. Outside cover pages designed by the Willamette Office of Marketing Communications. Inside page design by Sabato. Photos: Front Cover (L to R) — Kimber Mattox, Stefan Redfield, Matt Parker; Inside Back Cover — Top Left: The men’s team at the start of a meet; Middle Left (L to R): Junior Chavarin, Sarah McSweeney; Top Middle: Brin Manoogian-O’Dell; Top Right: The women’s team relaxes prior to a race; Bottom (L to R): Ryan McLaughlin, Phoebe Tollefson, Nate Smith, Erynn Rebol. Front Cover Photos by Sabato. Inside Photos by Sabato, Naomi Stukey and the WU Office of Communications. Printing: K/P Corporation.

Bearcat Cross CountryQuick Facts

Head Coach..............................Matt McGuirk Office Phone ..................... (503) 370-6898Seasons as WU Head Coach ................... 7thAlma Mater ..................... U. of Oregon, 1988Assistant Coach........................... Brett Franz Office Phone ..................... (503) 370-6934Assistant Coach.............. Christopher Sabato Office Phone ..................... (503) 370-6803Assistant Coach...................... Bobbi St. ClairCross Country Course ...Bush’s Pasture ParkStadium ..........Charles Bowles Track (2,400)


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2010 Season Preview The Willamette University men’s and women’s cross country teams are set for the start of the 2010 season. The Bearcats will compete for the first time on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Pier Park Invitational, hosted by the Universityof Portland. Willamette will run in several other prestigious meets during the season, including the 36th Annual Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational, hosted by the Bearcats on Oct. 2. Other top meets include the Bill Dellinger Invitational

at the University of Oregon and theMike Hodges Invitational which willbe held in Oregon City, Ore. The season will conclude with three great meets: the Northwest Conference (NWC) Championships, the NCAA Division III West Regionaland the NCAA Division III NationalChampionships. Last year, the Willamette men’s team won the NWC title for the eighth time in nine years and the 19th time overall. The Bearcatsalso placed second at the NCAAWest Regional and finished 20th in the team standings at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Highland Hills, Ohio. Head Coach Matt McGuirk was selected NWCMen’s Cross Country Coach of the

Year for the seventh time (2001,2003-07, 2009). Six of the seven runners whocompeted for Willamette at the2009 NCAA Championships have returned. Among those returning is Stefan Redfield (Sr., Sisters, OR/Sisters HS), who finished 58th inthe nation (42nd among scorers). Also returning for the Bearcats after participating in the NCAA Championships last fall are senior Matt Parker (Portland, OR/Lincoln HS), junior Leo Castillo (Parkdale, OR/Hood River Valley HS), junior Ben Donovan (Minneapolis, MN/South HS), senior Nicholas Rebol (Cottonwood, CA/Red Bluff UnionHS) and senior Ryan McLaughlin(Milwaukie, OR/Milwaukie HS). Parker, Redfield, Castillo and Rebol each qualified for All-WestRegion honors last season. Parkerwas 5th, Redfield 8th, Castillo 13th and Rebol 23rd at the West Regional.Those four athletes also received All-NWC recognition, with Castillo (2nd), Parker (3rd) and Redfield (4th) on the First Team and Rebol (8th) on theSecond Team. The Bearcats have a total of 19 runners on the men’s roster. Willamette’s strength and depth have combined to earn the Bearcats a #17 nationalranking in the NCAA Division III Men’s Country Preseason Poll by the United

Stefan Redfield

Leo Castillo


States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In the West Region rankings, the Willamette men begin the year ranked #2behind Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. In addition, the Willamette women’s team begins the year holding the#4 ranking in the West Region. The Bearcats have six of seven runners backon the women’s team who participated at the NCAA West Regional in 2009. WU’s top finisher at the Regional, Tina Patel ‘10 (Bend, OR/Summit HS) graduated after placing ninth in the West Region and competing at the NCAA Championships. The list of returning runners is led by sophomore KimberMattox (Bend, OR/Bend HS/Cornell Univ.), who placed sixth in the NWC and 15th at the West Region meet. Mattox was named First Team All-NWC andwas chosen All-West Region. Other athletes on the 2010 WU women’s team who competed at the West Regional last year are junior Kaitlin Greene (Pullman, WA/Pullman HS),

sophomore Amanda Tamanaha (Honolulu, HI/SaintAndrews Priory), sophomore Alisha Till (Richland, WA/Richland HS), sophomore Theresa Edwards (Lake Tapps, WA/Bonney Lake HS) and seniorMegan Horning (Page, AZ/Page HS). Overall, there are 15 runners on this year’s Bearcatwomen’s team. The Bearcats have won eight NWC men’s titles and eight NWC women’s championships since 2000. Willamette also has achieved sixNCAA West Region men’s championships and five NCAA West Region women’s titlessince 2002. In addition, the Willamette men’s team has placed in the Top 30 at the NCAA National Championships fornine consecutive seasons, includingfifth place finishes in 2002 and 2004.The WU women’s team has achievedNCAA finishes in the Top 20 five timessince 2004, including ninth place in2004 and 2007.

Kaitlin Greene

Kimber Mattox


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Matt McGuirk is in his seventh year as the head coach of cross country and his eighth year as head coach of track and field at Willamette University. Prior to becoming head coach in 2004, McGuirk led the men’s cross country team for five seasons. He also was the team’s top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1999-03. His ability to recruit student-athletes who succeed both in the classroom and in competition has led to the most successful teams in school history. In 2002 and 2004, the WU men’s team earned fifth place finishes at the NCAA Championships. Sarah Zerzan of WU won back-to-back individual national titles at the NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007. The WU women’s team placed ninth in the NCAA during the 2004 and 2007 seasons. McGuirk was named NWC Coach of the Year in both men’s and women’s cross country in 2004 and 2007. He also earned NWC Coach of the Year honors in men’s cross country in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009, and in women’s in 2008. McGuirk led the men’s team to eight NWC titles in the past nine years and the women to five straight titles from 2004-08. He also led WU to the NCAA West Regional men’s title in six of the past eight seasons and to the women’s West Regional title four of the past six years.

McGuirk has guided the men’s team to the NCAA Championships nine times, with the women qualifying on five occassions. He was an assistant coach when the women qualified in 2003. Since he has been at WU, both teams have earned All-Academic status every year. The award requires at least a 3.1 team GPA. As Willamette’s track and field coach, McGuirk led the men’s team to a tie for third place at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2004, giving Willamette its first NCAA trophy in school history. The WU men’s team took fourth place at the NCAA Championships in 2005.

Matt McGuirkHead Coach (7th year, 12th at WU)

West Region Men’sCoach of the Year2001, 2003, 2005

West Region Women’sCoach of the Year2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

NWC Men’sCoach of the Year2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

NWC Women’sCoach of the Year2004, 2007, 2008

McGuirk-Coached TeamsYear Men’s Team2001 NCAA - 7th 2002 NCAA - 5th2003 NCAA - 12th Women’s Team2004 NCAA - 5th NCAA - 9th 2005 NCAA - 16th NCAA - 14th2006 NCAA - 27th NCAA - 20th*2007 NCAA - 18th (tie) NCAA - 9th*2008 NCAA - 27th NCAA - 15th^2009 NCAA - 20th NCAA - Individual* Sarah Zerzan individual National Champion^ Maddie Coffman finished in fourth place McGuirk’s NWC ChampionshipsMen - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009Women - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

McGuirk’s West Region ChampionshipsMen - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Women - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

“Willamette is the ideal place for a student who is looking for high quality academics and athletics. It’s my honest belief that if an individual chooses Willamette and decides to be successful in and out of the classroom, the opportunity will be provided. The philosophy of my staff is to simply impart the best advice, information and opportunities to allow student-athletes to be great in whatever they want to achieve.”

— Matt McGuirk


Brett Franz is in his fifth year as an assistant coach on the WU coaching staff. He works with the cross country teams as well as overseeing the training for the sprints, jumps, hurdles and multi-events for the track and field teams. Franz joined the Willamette coachingstaff after serving as head men’s and women’s cross country and distance coach at Lindenwood University (Mo.). In ad-dition to coaching the distance runners, he was the head assistant coach for thetrack and field teams. As the head assistant coach at LU, Franz worked with a squad that had 50NAIA Track and Field All-Americans, including 11 NAIA National Champions. He helped guide the Lindenwood men’s team to an NAIA Indoor National Championship as well as an Outdoor National runner-up finish. The women’s squad finished fourth at the IndoorNational Championship and sixth at the Outdoor National Championship. The track and field team at Lindenwood included Donald Thomas, the 2007 World Champion in the high jump, plus Michael Rodgers (100m) and James Jenkins (triple jump), who were qualifiers and finalists at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Also at Lindenwood was Kayann Thompson, the 2004 WorldJunior bronze medalist at 800 meters. Under his direction, the Lindenwood men’s cross country team placed third at the NAIA National Championships, while the women’s cross country

team placed 15th. He coached the NAIA men’s National Champion and runner-up in cross country. Franz was selected as the Heart of AmericaConference and NAIA Region V Coach of the Year for men’s cross country. He started his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant coach at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. During his one year, William Woods had four qualifiers for NAIA Nationals and the women won the American MidwestConference title. Franz received his master’s degree in Athletic Administration fromLindenwood. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from WesternOregon University.

Brett FranzAssistant Coach (5th year)


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Christopher Sabato is in his sixth yearat Willamette University as an assistant coach with the cross country and track and field teams. He works with the cross country teams in the fall and coachesthe pole vaulters during the spring. Sabato started his coaching career at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. At Rhodes, he was an assistant for a program that had 37 All-Conference athletes and four NCAA Division III national qualifiers during his two seasons. Sabato attended Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., where he graduated in 2002 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.During his collegiate track and fieldcareer, Sabato competed in the sprints, the long jump, and the pole vault.He was a three-time All-State pole vaulter in the New York State CollegiateTrack Conference. Along with his coaching duties, Sabato is the web master for theWillamette Athletics web site and is a web programer for the University’sweb team. He also has designed some of the covers and inside pages usedin media guides produced by the Athletics Department.

Christopher SabatoAssistant Coach (6th year)

Bobbi St. Clair is an assistant coach with the Willamette cross country teams. She also assists with coaching the Bearcat track and field squads. St. Clair competed as a distance runner for the Bearcats when she attended WU as a student. She scored in three consecutive NWC track and field championship meets in the steeplechase. In cross country, she participated at the NCAA Championships in 2004. She graduated from WU in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. She earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Willamette in 2006. St. Clair currently teaches physical education at McKay High School in Salem. Her experiences as a Willamette runner transfer well to her coaching position. She can relate to the combination of academic course work, competitive meets and varied practice schedules faced by the Bearcats. St. Clair’s focus during the track and field season is on distance running. Her efforts have helped Willamette develop a talented group of Bearcatdistance runners.

Bobbi St. Clair `05Assistant Coach (4th year)


Willamette Home Meets Willamette will host three meets in 2010, with all of the meets held in scenic Bush’s Pasture Park. The first meet is the Willamette Grass Courseon Sept. 17. WU also will host the 36th Annual Charles Bowles WillametteInvitational on Oct. 2 and the NCAA Division III West Regional on Nov. 13.

NCAA Division III West Regional Each year, the NCAA West Regional is held in Oregon or California. The event brings together the best NCAA Division III teams from the West Coast and Colorado. This fall, the Bearcats will host the West Regional at Bush’s Pasture Park. The meet will determine which teams and individuals qualifyfor the NCAA Division III Championships, set for Waverly, Iowa, on Nov. 20.

36th Annual Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational The 36th Annual Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational will be one ofthe largest college cross country meets in the West. The meet is expectedto have have over 1,100 entries. The prestigious event is named after legendary Willamette coachCharles Bowles, who passed away in 2005. This year’s races will include teams from Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Hawaii, Idaho, Alaska,Montana, California, Nebraska andBritish Columbia. The men’s course record set by Dave Davis in 2002 is 23:13.62 for8 kilometers. The women’s record was set in 2003 by Margaret Butler, who ran 5 kilometers in 16:43.70.

Willamette Grass Course Meet The WU Grass Course Meet is a fun event each season. The 2010 meet will feature teams from the Pacific Northwest and from

California. The course works its way through the upper section of Bush’sPasture Park and is a 2-kilometer loop that winds through the trees. It is a challenging test for the athletes. The men’s race covers 7.1 kilometers andthe women’s race is 5 kilometers.

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

2009 Northwest Conference Champions

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Kevin Aubol

SOPHOMORE

HometownEllensburg, Wash.High SchoolEllensburg HS

MajorUndecidedPersonal Best25:22.96 (8k), 21:24.53 (4m)

Ben Donovan

JUNIOR

HometownMinneapolis, Minn.High SchoolSouth HS

MajorPhysicsPersonal Best25:43.27 (8k), 20:39.13 (4m)

Leo Castillo

JUNIOR

HometownParkdale, Ore.High SchoolHood River Valley HS

MajorInternational StudiesPersonal Best24:45.35 (8k), 20:26.91 (4m)

Parker Bennett

FRESHMAN

HometownSisters, Ore.High SchoolSisters HS

MajorUndecided

Junior Chavarin

SOPHOMORE

HometownMerrill, Ore.High SchoolLost River HS


Josh Echols

FRESHMAN

HometownOlympia, Wash.High SchoolCapital HS

MajorUndecided


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Jonathan Lanning

JUNIOR

HometownSpringfield, Ore.High SchoolThurston HS

MajorMathematicsPersonal Best27:19.85 (8k), 22:14.22 (4m)

Kit Kingstad

FRESHMAN

HometownBeaverton, Ore.High SchoolBeaverton HS

MajorUndecided

Brian Gnerre

SOPHOMORE

HometownTorrance, Calif.High SchoolTorrance HS

MajorPhilosophyPersonal Best26:27.07 (8k), 21:28.67 (4m)

Greg Lemay

SOPHOMORE

HometownSherwood, Ore.High SchoolSherwood HS


Sean Sharma


Colin O’Leary

JUNIOR

HometownOlympia, Wash.High SchoolOlympia HS

MajorExercise SciencePersonal Best26:25.00 (8k), 21:30.02 (4m)

Ryan McLaughlin

SENIOR

HometownMilwaukie, Ore.High SchoolMilwaukie HS

MajorHistoryPersonal Best25:17.87 (8k), 20:38.58 (4m)

Matt Parker

SENIOR

HometownPortland, Ore.High SchoolLincoln HS

MajorArchaeologyPersonal Best24:45.84 (8k), 20:24.93 (4m)

Brin Manoogian-O’dell

JUNIOR

HometownAthens, OhioHigh SchoolAthens HS

MajorHistoryPersonal Best28:48.00 (8k), 23:47.19 (4m)

Nicholas Rebol

SENIOR

HometownCottonwood, Calif.High SchoolRed Bluff Union HS

MajorPhysicsPersonal Best25:23.30 (8k), 20:37.77 (4m)

Nicholas Rebol


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Nate Smith

SENIOR

HometownColorado Springs, Colo.High SchoolAir Academy HS

MajorEconomicsPersonal Best25:46.66 (8k), 21:26.17 (4m)

Stefan Redfield

SENIOR

HometownSisters, Ore.High SchoolSisters HS

MajorRhetoric and Media StudiesPersonal Best24:51.70 (8k), 20:44.06 (4m)

Kai Yoshioka

FRESHMAN

HometownHonolulu, HawaiiHigh SchoolRoosevelt HS

MajorJapanese Studies

Sean Sharma

SOPHOMORE

HometownLa Canada, Calif.High SchoolLa Canada HS


Nate Smith


Men’s Cross Country Team HistoryMen's 4 Miles1 Dan Hall 19:29.0 19752 Dave Fleming 19:32.0 19793 Aaron Young 19:34.4 20024 Jacob Stout 19:36.1 20035 Rick LaGreide 19:41.0 19796 Rick Groenendaal 19:42.0 19837 Terry Zerzan 19:43.0 19768 Robbie Wright 19:45.0 19839 Ian Batch 19:47.7 200610 Nick Symmonds 19:49.0 2002

Men's 5 miles (8000 m)1 Dan Hall 24:02.7 19752 Aaron Hollingshead 24:24.3 20043 Aaron Young 24:24.4 20024 Jacob Stout 24:24.9 20015 David Fleming 24:26.1 19796 Kevin O'Connor 24:28.7 19837 Rick Groenendaal 24:29.0 19818 Ian Batch 24:30.70 20069 Rick LaGreide 24:35.1 197910 Robbie Wright 24:37.6 1983

NWC Team Champions (19)1963, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003,2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

NWC Individual Champions (21)Tristan Knutson-Lombardo (2007)Ian Batch (2006)Nick Symmonds (2005)Aaron Hollingshead (2004)Jacob Stout (2003)Aaron Young (2002, 2000)Andy Libert (1986)Rob MacGinnittie (1985)Rick Groenendaal (1982, 1981)David Johnson (1980)Dave Flemming (1978, 1979)Tery Zerzan (1977, 1974)Dan Hall (1975, 1973)Don Johnson (1970)Gary Purpura (1969)Wes Armstrong (1964)

NCAA West Region Champions (6)2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

NCAA All Americans (6)Aaron Hollingshead (2004)Jacob Stout (2001, 2002, 2003) Aaron Young (2001, 2002)

Northwest Conference Titles NCAA Titles and Awards

Stefan Redfield was Willamette’s top finisher at the 2009NCAA Championships. He took 58th out of 276 runners inthe 8-kilometer race.


WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

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Theresa Edwards

SOPHOMORE

HometownLake Tapps, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS

MajorBiologyPersonal Best19:37.53 (5k), 23:25.20 (6k)

Stevie Gildehaus

SOPHOMORE

HometownSpokane Valley, Wash.High SchoolUniversity HS

MajorUndecidedPersonal Best19:58.36 (5k), 25:17.90 (6k)

Erin Madden

JUNIOR

HometownAlbuquerque, N.M.High SchoolEldorado

MajorPsychologyPersonal Best20:59.62 (5k), 24:28.00 (6k)

Kaitlin Greene

JUNIOR

HometownPullman, Wash.High SchoolPullman HS

MajorSociologyPersonal Best19:26.12 (5k), 23:45.90 (6k)

Kimber Mattox

SOPHOMORE

HometownBend, Ore.High SchoolBend HS

MajorExercise Science Personal Best18:45.19 (5k), 22:33.50 (6k)

Megan Horning

SENIOR

HometownPage, Ariz.High SchoolPage HS

MajorSociologyPersonal Best19:13.56 (5k), 23:44.72 (6k)

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY


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Sarah McSweeney

JUNIOR

HometownPetaluma, Calif.High SchoolCasa Grande HS

MajorExercise SciencePersonal Best19:58.69 (5k), 23:29.00 (6k)

Cathy Monahan

JUNIOR

HometownLa Grande, Ore.High SchoolLa Grande HS

MajorFrenchPersonal Best20:27.37 (5k), 24:48.00 (6k)

Kendra Schaffer

SOPHOMORE

HometownVeneta, Ore.High SchoolElmira HS

MajorUndecidedPersonal Best21:39.08 (5k), 28:59.00 (6k)

Erynn Rebol

SOPHOMORE

HometownCottonwood, Calif.High SchoolRed Bluff Union HS

MajorStudio Art and BiologyPersonal Best20:06.33 (5k)

Karlie Pyl

FRESHMAN

HometownBonney Lake, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS

MajorUndecided

Megan Horning


Alisha Till

SOPHOMORE

HometownRichland, Wash.High SchoolRichland HS


Sally Venable

JUNIOR

HometownVentura, Calif.High SchoolFoothill Technology HS


Alisha Till and Kaitlin Greene

Amanda Tamanaha

SOPHOMORE

HometownHonolulu, HawaiiHigh SchoolSt. Andrews Priory

MajorExercise SciencePersonal Best19:27.81 (5k), 23:49.70 (6k)

Phoebe Tollefson

SOPHOMORE

HometownBillings, Mont.High SchoolBillings HS

MajorPoliticsPersonal Best19:50.68 (5k), 23:29.00 (6k)

Sarah McSweeney, Amanda Tamanahaand Stevie Gildehaus

Theresa Edwards


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Women’s Cross Country Team HistoryWomen's 5000m 1 Sarah Zerzan 16:49.4 20062 Maddie Coffman 17:18.68 20083 Kara Crisifulli 17:27.0 19854 Beth Fitzgerald 17:28.8 19995 Danya Rumore 17:36.9 20046 Jena Winger 17:55.5 20077 Kari Holbert 17:57.4 20048 Nattalie Wright 18:13.8 20009 Liz Rodda 18:20.7 200110 Kristen Peterson 18:22.0 1986

Women's 6000m 1 Sarah Zerzan 20:32.7 20062 Maddie Coffman 21:05.8 20073 Danya Rumore 21:28.3 20044 Jena Winger 21:37.0 20085 Kari Holbert 21:41.9 20036 Elizabeth Hart 22:14.9 20067 Natalie Muren 22:25.0 20038 Carly Killam 22:27.5 20079 Ashley Sharratt 22:28.3 200710 Edith Polanco 22:30.6 2007

NCAA West Region Champions (5)2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007NCAA West Region Individual Champions (4)Sarah Zerzan (2005, 2006, 2007)Maddie Coffman (2008)NCAA All Americans (8)Sarah Zerzan (2005, 2006, 2007)Maddie Coffman (2007, 2008)Kari Holbert (2003, 2004)Beth Fitzgerald (1999)

NWC Team Champions (8)2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2008

NWC Individual Champions (7)Maddie Coffman (2008)Sarah Zerzan (2006, 2007)Kari Holbert (2002)Beth Fitzgerald (1999)Kara Crisifulli (1984, 1985)

Maddie CoffmanAll-American2007, 2008NCAA Nationals4th in 200811th in 2007

Sarah ZerzanNWC Champion2006, 2007

NCAARegional Champion2005, 2006, 2007

NCAANational Champion2006, 2007

All-American2005, 2006, 2007

Northwest Conference Titles

NCAA Titles and Awards


2009 Season Review The Willamette University men’s cross country team won the Northwest Conference championship in 2009. It was the Bearcats’ eighth NWC men’stitle in the past nine years. Leading the Bearcats was Leo Castillo in second place at 25:21.38 for the 8-kilometer race. Matt Parker placed third with a time of 25:24.27 and Stefan Redfield was fourth at 25:35.76. All three earned First Team All-NWC honors, while Nicholas Rebol took eighth and was Second Team All-NWC. Head CoachMatt McGuirk was chosen NWC Coach of the Year for the seventh time. The Bearcats took second place at the NCAA West Regional to earn anautomatic bid to the NCAA National Championships, where WU placed 20th

as a team. At the West Regional, Parker was fifth in 25:51.52 andRedfield took eighth with a timeof 26:00.05. A total of five WUrunners earned All-West Region honors. Willamette’s top finisherat the National Championships was Redfield, who placed 58thoverall. Parker finished 72nd. Senior Chris Platano received the NCAA Elite 88 Award for the highest cumulative grade point average among all 276 men’s cross country competitors at the NCAA Championships. Bearcat runners took second through sixth place at the WU Grass Course Meet early in the season, as Willamette claimed first place in the team stand-

i n g s with a score of 20. Later in the

season, WU won the team title at the Mike Hodges Invitational at ClackamasCommunity College by one point over a team from the University of Oregon. Tina Patel capped a strong senior season by competing as an individual at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Patel placed 92nd overall with a time of 23:32.7 in the field of 280 runners. Kimber Mattox achieved a sixth place finish at the Northwest ConferenceChampionships with a personal-best time of 22:33.50. She earned First Team All-NWC honors. Mattox, who also competed in women’s soccer during the fall, helped WU place fifth as a team at the NWC Championships andseventh at the West Regional. Patel took ninth place atthe West Regional in 22:54.23,while Mattox achieved 15that 23:13.81. Patel and Mattoxwere named All-West Region. Both of Willamette’s cross country teams received the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award. The women achieveda team cumulative grade pointaverage of 3.558 and the menconcluded the season with a3.463 cumulative GPA. Individually, All-Academicaccolades went to three menand two women. Selections from the men’s team were Platano, Rebol and Redfield. Players from the women’s team were Patel and Mattox. Platanoalso was chosen Third Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America.

Chris Platano

Tina Patel


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At Willamette, the student-faculty ratio of 10:1 allows faculty members to maintain ample office hours and serve as advisors. The professors are engaged in scholarly research, but they are primarily focused on teaching. The size of Willamette’s endowment is consistently among the largest in the Northwest and compares favorably on a national basis. The campus features 42 buildings, plus the Campus Quad and athletic fields. Ford Hall, the newest academic building, was completed in 2009 and houses Rhetoric and Media Studies, Computer Science, Math, Digital Art, Film Studies and Music Technology. Funds for the 46,000-square-foot building included an $8 million gift from Hallie Ford. Willamette benefits from its location across the street from the Oregon State Capitol. In particular, Willamette students are often chosen for internships with government organizations.

Willamette University is a top-ranked private liberal arts university located directly across the street from Oregon’s Capitol. It is home to 1,801 undergraduates and 805 graduate students in law, management and education. The campus is centered around the Mill Stream and is home to numerous trees and open green spaces. The beauty of the Pacific Northwest is reflected in Willamette’s 61- acre campus. Guided and inspired since 1842 by its motto, “Not unto ourselves alone are we born,” Willamette fosters community and values service. At Willamette, students can be locally involved in social and environmental issues or study abroad. Willamette is ranked third in the nation among colleges its size with more than 270 alumni having joined the Peace Corps since its inception in 1961. The National Wildlife Federation recognized WU as the nation’s higher education leader in sustainability efforts.

The clock tower and Jackson Plaza are located outside the Hatfield Library.

This accomplishment is a direct result of student-led initiatives, is further evidence that Willamette lives by its motto, producing responsible citizens of the world who are prepared to live with intention and integrity.


SALEM FACTS● Capital of Oregon● Total population: 154,510● Located in the heart of Oregon ● 45 minutes to Portland ● 1 hour to Eugene ● 1.5 hours to the Oregon Coast ● 2 hours to Mount Hood

● 49 academic programs● Total enrollment: 2,606● Students from 47 states and 27 countries● Study abroad in 40 countries on 6 continents● 10:1 Student-Faculty ratio● Average class size: 14

ACADEMIC FACTS

ATHLETIC FACTS● Member of NCAA Division III and Northwest Conference● 20 varsity teams● Student-Athletes are more than 1/4 of the student body● 175 Conference Team Championships● 24 Individual National Championships● 1 Team National Championship● Seven Olympians, including Nick Symmonds ‘06 (Track & Field 800m)

ATTRACTIONS& RECREATION

● Oregon Coast ● Hiking● Skiing & Snowboarding● Bush’s Pasture Park● Capitol Building ● Camping● Wineries/Vineyards● Oregon Museum of Science & Industry● Whitewater Rafting● Mountain Biking● Reed Opera House ● Mt. Hood● Cascade Mts. ● Oregon Zoo● Silver Creek Falls ● Woodburn Company Stores

Willamette University educates 2,500 enterprising, high-achieving students in a premier undergraduate college of arts and sciences, and graduate schools of law, management and education. Willamette is recognized nationally for leadership in sustainability and civic engagement, and the professors are celebrated teachers and noted scholars who are committed to helping students cultivate their creativity, critical thinking and global perspective for a lifetime of success.


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Charles Bowles Track is an all-weather facility located inside McCulloch Stadium. It will provide the finish line during the 36th Annual Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational this fall. In addition, the Bearcats will host the WU Grass Course Meet and the 2010 NCAA Division III West Regional, with both meets starting and ending in Bush’s Pasture Park. The Charles Bowles Trackalso is home to Willamette’s highly-regarded track and field teams. McCulloch Stadium seats 2,400 fans and has lights for evening events.It also features a scoreboard with a video display screen. There is an athletic training room, along with spacious locker rooms and meeting rooms. TheWillamette football team plays its home games at McCulloch Stadium.

Located near the stadium is Roy S. “Spec” Keene Stadium at John Lewis Field, the home of Bearcat baseball. The stadium features chairback seating in part of the grandstand and an overall capacity of 1,000. The Bearcatsupgraded the facility in the summer of 2009 by installing a new natural grassinfield and by improving the clubhouse and batting cages. The entire football, track, cross country and baseball complex is adjacent to Bush’s Pasture Park. The park hosts cross country meets on its wide paths and also is known for its art exhibits, rose garden, trees and expanses ofopen land. Inside the Lestle J. Sparks Center on the main campus are offices for the Department of Athletics, classrooms and basketball courts. The Sparks Center also includes the offices of the Department of Exercise Science, plus locker rooms, handball and racquetball courts, and a weight lifting and fitness center. Attached to the Sparks Center is Cone Field House, a 2,500-seat facility where the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams play. The arena includes a sound system, plus tables for official timers, scorekeepers,statisticians and broadcast media. Also connected to the Sparks Center is the WU natatorium, home of Bearcat swimming. The natatorium, with space for 200 fans, also can beseen from a viewing area in the lobby. Near the Sparks Center is Sparks Field, an artificial turf facility for men’s and women’s soccer. Sparks Field is equipped with lights for night gamesand holds 500 spectactors. Close to Sparks Center are WU Softball Field and the WU Tennis Courts. The softball field has dugouts, batting cages, bleachers and a scoreboard. TheBearcat tennis teams host matches at the WU Tennis Courts each spring. The WU men’s and women’s golf teams practice at Illahe Hills Country Club and Creekside Golf Club. Both courses are located in Salem. Membersof the men’s and women’s rowing teams prepare for practice at their ownboathouse and hold workouts on the Willamette River in downtown Salem.

Athletic Facilities

Competitors and fans at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational gathernear the finish line at the Charles Bowles Track.


Dr. M. Lee Pelton was appointed the 22nd president of Willamette University in July 1999. Under his leadership, WU has increased its academic profile with strategies to attract the best faculty and the brightest students from the state, the nation and the world. Since 2001, Willamette has been ranked as a top tier liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. President Pelton holds a doctorate from Harvard Universityand an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from

Wichita State University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1974. His academicfocus in on 19th century British prose and poetry. He served as dean of the college at Colgate University (1988-91) and Dartmouth College (1991-98). At Harvard, he taughtin the English Department and was the dean of one of Harvard’s 13 colleges. He has taught at WU in subjects ranging from 1st century Athens to post-apartheid South Africa.

Mark Majeski began his tenure with Willamette University in October of 2000, following five years as athletic directorat the University of California, Santa Cruz and four years asthe assistant athletic director at Menlo College. He is a past chairman of the NCAA Division III membership committee, which provides oversight of Division III provisional members.A former basketball, track and softball coach, Majeski workedvenue management and operations for the 1994 FIFA World

Cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At WU, Majeski oversees 20 varsity teamswhich compete in NCAA Division III, the Northwest Conference and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. He also is the NWC swimming liaison between coaches and athletic directors. Majeski received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Menlo College and a master’s degree in higher education administration from San Jose State University.He lives in Salem with his wife, Denise, and their son, Jack Henry, age 6.

Dr. M. Lee Pelton President

Mark Majeski Director of Athletics

Dean of Campus Life Dr. David DouglassFaculty Athletic Representative Dr. Julianne AbendrothAssociate Athletic Director Dr. R. Skip KenitzerAssistant Athletic Director Judy GordonHead Athletic Trainer Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Ken Smith, ATCAthletics Comm. Director Robert McKinneyAsst. Athletics Comm. Director Sara ElcanoAdministrative Assistant Leslie Berning

Administrative StaffBaseballAaron Swick ................. (503) 370-6011Men’s BasketballKip Ioane ...................... (503) 370-6063Women’s BasketballAnne Lapray ................. (503) 370-6132Cross Country/Track & FieldMatt McGuirk .............. (503) 370-6898FootballMark Speckman ........... (503) 375-5350Golf Noah Horstman ........... (971) 285-6600RowingSusan Parkman ............ (503) 370-6655Men’s SoccerNelson Larson .............. (503) 375-5428Women’s SoccerHillary Arthur ............... (503) 370-6657SoftballDamian Williams ......... (503) 370-6656SwimmingLeslie Shevlin ............... (503) 370-6601Men’s TennisToby Krauel .................. (503) 370-6841Women’s TennisBecky Roberts .............. (503) 370-6804VolleyballTom Shoji ..................... (503) 370-6230

Head Coaching Staff


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2010 CROSS-COUNTRYWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

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focused intelligent competitive passionate enthusiastic focused givingcooperative determined

2010 SCHEDULESept. 10 Pier Park

University of PortlandPier ParkPortland, OR

4 p.m.

Sept. 17 Willamette Grass Course Bush ParkSalem, OR

2 p.m.

Sept. 25 Linfield Preview Linfield College

Willamette MissionWheatland, OR

10 a.m.

Oct. 2 36th Annual Charles BowlesWillamette Invitational

Bush ParkSalem, OR

9:30 a.m.

Oct. 15 Mike Hodges Invitational Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 16 Bill Dellinger Invitational University of Oregon

Pre’s TrailEugene, OR

11:45 a.m.

Oct. 23 Beaver Classic Oregon State University

Avery ParkCorvallis, OR

9:45 a.m.

Oct. 30 NWC Championships University of Puget Sound

Ft. Steilacoom ParkTacoma, WA

10 a.m.

Nov. 13 NCAA West Regional Bush ParkSalem, OR

11 a.m.

Nov. 20 NCAA Championships Wartburg College

Waverly, IA 11 a.m. CST

All meet times are Pacific Time unless otherwise indicated

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