2014 Alaska Anchorage Cross Country Media Guide

2014 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY 2014 ALASKA ANCHORAGE CROSS COUNTRY

ALASKA ANCHORAGE2014 SCHEDULE

DATE MEET LOCATION TIME Aug. 30 Hawaii-Hilo at Hilo, Hawaii 10:00 a.m.Sept. 6 Hawaii Big Wave Invitational at Kane’ohe, Hawai 8:15 a.m.SEPT. 11 WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY BEACH LAKE TRAILS, CHUGIAK 4:00 P.M.Oct. 11 Western Washington Classic Invitational at Bellingham, Wash. 9:00 a.m.Nov. 1 GNAC Championships at Monmouth, Ore. 8:45 a.m.Nov. 22 NCAA West Regional Championship at Billings, Mont 9:00 a.m.Dec. 6 NCAA Championship at Louisville, Ky. TBD

Senior Dylan Anthony Sophomore Victor Samoei

Senior Bryn Haebe Junior Jessica Pahkala

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2014 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front CoverQuick Facts / Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12014 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

COACHING STAFF/ROSTERHead Coach Michael Friess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Assistant Coach TJ Garlatz and Ryan McWilliams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Anthony Tomsich / Marko Cheseto / 2014 Men’s and Women’s Rosters . . . . . . 5

SEAWOLF PLAYER PROFILESRETURNERSMen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16

NEWCOMERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY2013 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192013 Season Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Great Northwest Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21All-Time GNAC / West Region Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24All-Time Individual and Team NCAA Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Academic / Postseason Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

UAA & ALASKAUAA Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back CoverThis is UAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

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GENERAL INFORMATIONName: University of Alaska AnchorageWebsite: GoSeawolves.comLocation: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508Founded: 1977Enrollment: 17,202Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & GoldAffiliation: NCAA Division IIConference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf.Chancellor: Tom CaseAthletics Director: Keith HackettAthletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293 COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Michael Friess, 25th season Alma Mater: Linfield (’85) Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: [email protected]. Coach: TJ Garlatz, 8th season Alma Mater: Washington (’02) Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: [email protected] Assist. Coach: Ryan McWilliams, 3rd season Alma Mater: Angelo State (’09) Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: [email protected]. Coach: Anthony Tomsich, 2nd seasonGrad. Student: Marko Cheseto, 2nd season

TEAM INFORMATION2013 NCAA Finish: Men- 7th, Women- 4th 2013 West Region Finish: Men-2nd, Women-1st2013 GNAC Finish: Men- 1st, Women- 1stLetterwinners Returning: Men-9, Women- 3Newcomers: Men-6, Women-13

TEAM HISTORYConference TitlesMen-8 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2005, 2002, 1997) Women-5 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009)NCAA Appearances Men-10 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001)Women-8 (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004)

MEDIA RELATIONSNate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: [email protected] WFSC Courtside Phone: 907-786-4877Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: [email protected]: GoSeawolves.com

ON THE COVER (l-r): Dylan Anthony, Bryn Haebe & Victor Samoei

The 2014 Cross Country media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by assistant sports information director Dallas Baldwin. Cover design by Emma Renly. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan. Primary photography by Sam Wasson. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran.

Alaska Dispatch NewsBeth Bragg — Sports Editor1001 Northway Drive, Anchorage, AK 99504Phone: (907) 257-4335

KTUU-TV (NBC Ch. 2)Kevin Wells — Sports Director701 E . Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503Phone: (907) 762-9228

KTVA-TV (CBS Ch. 11)Dave Goldman — Sports Director1001 Northway Dr ., #202, Anchorage, AK 99507Phone: (907) 274-1111

KYUR/KTBY-TV (ABC Ch. 13/FOX Ch. 4)John Thompson — Sports Director2700 E . Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507Phone: (907) 561-1313

KTZN Radio (550 AM, ESPN) Kurt Haider — Sports Director800 E . Dimond #3-370, Anchorage, AK 99515Phone: (907) 522-1515

KAFC Radio (93.7 FM)Tom Steigleman – General Manager6401 E . Northern Lights Blvd .Anchorage, AK 99504Phone: (907) 377-2020

The Northern LightUniversity of Alaska Anchorage3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 786-1567

KRUA Radio (88.1 FM)University of Alaska Anchorage3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 786-6803

MEDIA GUIDELINESFor credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Media Relations office at least one day in advance . Media Relations produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics for each sport during the season .

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS

#SeawolfXCTF #GoSeawolves


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Front Row (left-to-right): Courtney Reis, Caroline Kurgat, Tamara Perez, Bryn Haebe, Este Dawson, Hayley Bezanson, Amy Johnston, Haleigh Lloyd, Mary-Kathleen Cross, Mariah Burroughs, Jessica Pahkala, Beatrice Decker.

Back Row (l-r): Victor Samoei, Henry Cheseto, Edwin Kangogo, Dylan Anthony, Dominik Notz, Michel Ramirez, Philip Messina, Joe Day, Jesse Miller, Scott Commandeur, Kevin Rooke, Michael Mendenhall, Nathan Kipchum-ba, Rob Simmons.

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FRIESS’ CROSS COUNTRY FILE Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska

Education: Linfield College ‘85 (BA in Exercise science and a MA in Biomechanics) Best NCAA Finish: M: 3rd, W: 4th Best West Region Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st Best GNAC Finish: M: 1st, W: 1st All-Americans Coached: 25 (14m, 11w) GNAC Coach of the Year Honors: 16 West Region Coach of the Year: 6

One of the nation’s most respected track & field mentors, Michael Friess is in his

25th season as head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2014-15 .

Since joining the GNAC in 2001, UAA’s cross country teams have combined for 23 top-three team finishes at the conference meet, 12 league titles, one NCAA champion, 25 All-Americans, 10 individual conference titles and 75 all-conference certificates . Currently, the

women’s team has posted a league-record five straight titles from 2009-13, while the men’s team has registered four back-to-back titles from 2010-13 .

The Seawolves have been no stranger to the NCAA Championships under Friess’ guidance, having qualified a team for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships 18 times overall, including sending both the men’s and women’s squads in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 .

In 10 seasons of full institutional sponsorship, the Seawolf track & field teams have quickly left their mark on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference under Friess, earning five individual NCAA titles, 62 All-America awards, 103 in-dividual conference titles, 172 all-conference honorees, and 17 league records .

Friess has also piloted the track & field squads to success on a national level, qualifying athletes to the NCAAs since 2001 . A program-record 12 Seawolves competed at the Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in 2013 . In 2013 at the oudoor championships, the women’s team posted a program-best seventh-place finish, while the men’s team broke the top 10 in 2011, finishing ninth .

Friess has earned 17 conference coach-of-the-year accolades in cross country, including five straight women’s coach-of-the-year honors from 2009-13 . Since 2010, Friess has swept both the men’s and women’s GNAC Coach of the Year honors . He earned his first West Region honor in the spring of 2009 for the men’s track & field team, before picking up his first women’s cross country hon-or in the fall of the same year . Friess went on to sweep the West Region in 2010 and 2011, claiming both the men’s and women’s Coach of the Year accolades .

Athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earning 181 aca-demic all-conference accolades over the last 13 seasons . Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have combined for 16 U .S . Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team recognitions since 2005, while both track & field teams have made the All-Academic Team each year since 2009 . Additionally, five student-athletes have been named Capital One/CoSida Academic All-Americans .

Friess graduated from Linfield (Ore .) College with a bachelor’s degree in ex-ercise science in 1985 and was an NAIA All-American distance runner for the Wildcats . He earned a master’s degree in sport biomechanics from the University of Oregon in 1986 .

A graduate of Anchorage’s Dimond High, Friess remains active in the local run-ning community as a competitor, coach and organizer . Some of the events Friess organizes include the Mayor’s Marathon & Half-Marathon and the Crow Pass Crossing .

A USA Track & Field Level II coach, Friess is also a mem-ber of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified by ACSM as an exercise test technologist and exercise specialist .

He and his wife Stephanie have two children, Meagan – a former Seawolf track & field athlete – and Steven .


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ASSISTANT COACH / 8TH SEASON

T .J . Garlatz is in his eighth season as an assistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s

cross country and track & field programs in 2014-15 . In addition to his coaching duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves as an assistant for compliance .

Since joining UAA in 2007, Garlatz has helped the cross country program produce

one NCAA champion, 24 All-American performances, nine individual conference champions and 50 all-conference certificates . Additionally, the men’s and women’s teams have five conference titles apiece and have qualified for the NCAAs every year since 2008 .

In track & field, Garlatz has helped coach five NCAA individual champi-ons, 60 All-American finishes and 118 GNAC individual wins . Nationally, Garlatz has sent multiple athletes to the championship meet, while col-lecting top-20 team performances for the men’s team since 2008 . In 2013 at the outdoor championships, the women’s team posted a program-best seventh-place finish, while the men’s team broke the top 10 in 2011, fin-ishing ninth .

Garlatz was also honored in 2010 when he was named the U .S . Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association West Region Assistant Coach of the Year .

Garlatz came to the Seawolves after serving as an assistant coach at GNAC rival Western Washington for three seasons . While at WWU, Garlatz helped guide the Vikings to a conference title in men’s cross country (2006), two men’s indoor track & field conference championships (2005, 2006) and one GNAC title in men’s outdoor track & field (2005) .

As a postgraduate athlete at WWU, Garlatz competed in both cross country and track & field for one season, helping lead the Vikings to the 2003 GNAC cross country title . He also earned an individual conference championship in the 10,000-meter run at the 2003 outdoor track & field championships .

Prior to his coaching stint at WWU, Garlatz served as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field programs at Inglemoor High School (Kenmore, Wash .) from 1998 to 2003 .

The former NCAA Division II Academic All-American earned a bach-elor’s of arts in mathematics from the University of Washington in 2002 and a master’s of science in exercise science from WWU in 2007 . He and his wife Kristin were married in 2010 .

RYAN MCWILLIAMS

ASSISTANT COACH / 4TH SEASON

Ryan McWilliams commences his fourth season as an assistant

cross country and track & field coach and fifth overall in 2014-15.

McWilliams, who works primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-eventers, served as a graduate assis-

tant for the Seawolves for two seasons before being promoted to assistant in 2012 .

In just a short time at UAA, McWilliams has helped produce four All-Americans, including guiding then-sophomore Cody Parker to UAA’s fourth NCAA individual title with a GNAC-record jav-elin toss of 255-10 in 2013 . McWilliams has also coached All-Americans Karolin Anders (hept .) and Franz Burghagen (jave-lin), who each finished runner-up in their respective events at the 2014 NCAA Championships .

McWilliams joined UAA after a decorated career at Angelo State University from 2005-09 . From Alpine, Texas, McWillams reg-istered six top-10 finishes at the NCAAs as a student-athlete, in-cluding three All-America honors in the decathlon and two in the 110 hurdles . The Rams’ team captain ended his career with a runner-up finish in the decathlon, seventh in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the mile relay at the 2009 NCAA Div . II Champion-ships .

McWilliams graduated from ASU in 2009 with a major in kinesi-ology and exercise science and is currently working on a master’s in public health at UAA .

He and his wife, Amber, have one child - Asher .

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MENNAME YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)Dylan Anthony Sr. Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak HS)Henry Cheseto Fr. Kapenguria, KenyaScott Commandeur So. Comox, B.C. (Highland Secondary)Joe Day So. Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS)Edwin Kangogo Fr. Eldoret, Kenya (Kitale Boys HS)Nathan Kipchumba Fr. Eldoret, KenyaMichael Mendenhall So. Kenmore, Wash. (Inglemoor HS)Philip Messina So. Toronto, Ontario (St. Michael’s College)Jesse Miller Jr. Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas HS)Dominik Notz Jr. Dettingen, GermanyMichel Ramirez Jr. Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell JC)Kevin Rooke Sr. Toronto, Ontario (Don Mills Collegiate Institute)Victor Samoei So. Eldoret, KenyaChristian Sessom Fr. Palmer, Alaska (Colony HS)Rob Simmons Fr. Council Rock, Pa. (Council Rock North HS)

WOMENHayley Bezanson Fr. Courtenay, B.C. (Mark Isfeld HS)Emily Biering Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (East HS)Mariah Burroughs Fr. Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS)Mary-Kathleen Cross Fr. Cobble Hill, B.C. (Frances Kelsey Secondary)Beatrice Decker Jr. Erfurt, GermanySarah Freistone Jr. Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS)Bryn Haebe Sr. Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS)Rae Johnson Fr. Flagstaff, Ariz. (Flagstaff HS)Amy Johnston Sr. Salinas, Calif. (Metro State)Joyce Kipchumba Jr. Kapsowar, Kenya (American International)Caroline Kurgat Fr. Iten, KenyaHaleigh Lloyd Sr. Ladysmith, B.C. (Ladysmith Secondary School)Jessica Pahkala Jr. Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS)Tamara Perez Fr. Hendaye, FranceCourtney Reis Fr. Camarillo, Calif. (Moorpark HS)

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ANTHONY TOMSICH

ASSISTANT COACH / 3RD SEASON

Anthony Tomsich is in his third sea-son at UAA as an assistant coach

in 2014-15 after serving as an graduate assistant for two seasons with the cross country and track & field teams.

In his first season with the Seawolves, Tomsich worked with the distance run-

ners, helping UAA capture an individual NCAA champion in Mi-cah Chelimo, while garnering five All-Americans in cross country and 14 All-America accolades in track & field.

Tomsich is a former runner from GNAC foe Western Washington University and grew up in Fairbanks, attending West Valley High .

While with the Vikings, Tomsich was named the GNAC 2006-07 Male Athlete of the Year and earned All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Div . II Outdoor Championships in 2007 . He also posted a career-best time of 3:48 .72 – third-best in school history . Tomsich also won that event at the GNAC Cham-pionships in a league- and meet-record time of 3:50 .25 .

MARKOCHESETO

GRAD. ASSISTANT / 2ND SEASON

Former Seawolf All-American Mar-ko Cheseto is in his second season

as a graduate assistant coach for the men’s and women’s cross country run-ning teams and the men’s and women’s track & field teams in 2014-15.

A local of Kapenguria, Kenya, Che-seto graduated from UAA as the most prolific runner at that time. He became the first male runner to claim three GNAC individual cross country titles and the first Seawolf to win two West Region titles .

A nursing & nutrition gradute, Cheseto became the first UAA track & field athlete to furnish two All-America honors in the same season. Combined, Cheseto produced six All-America fin-ishes during his tenure with the Seawolves .

Cheseto lives in Anchorage with his wife and daughter .

2014 SEAWOLF ROSTER

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2013: Made third straight NCAA appearance, earning second career All-America honor by placing 25th at Nationals with a 10K time of 31:02 .6, helping the men’s team to a seventh-place finish with 256 points … earned All-West Region honors after placing ninth with a 10K-time of 32:15, help-ing UAA to a runner-up result … placed third at the GNAC Championships for All-Conference honors, while helping the Seawolves to the team title … led the Seawolves in four races, including three straight wins to start the season – BYU-Hawaii Invite, Chaminade Invite and Willamette Invite … named GNAC Athlete of the Week on Oct . 7 .

2012: Made second straight appearance at NCAAs with a 23rd-place finish at 30:09 .4 in the 10K, good for first collegiate All-America honor … helped UAA to a program-best third-place team finish at Nationals on Nov . 17 in Jo-plin, Mo . … earned second All-West Region honor with a 13th-place show-ing with a time of 32:50 .10, helping the Seawolves to a second-place team result … contributed to UAA’s sweep of the GNAC Championships with a fifth-place finish at 25:12 .49 for second career all-conference accolade … helped UAA to a GNAC-record 23 points at the league championships … finished runner-up at both the Hawaii Pacific Invite (Sept . 1) and at the Uni-versity of Hawaii Invite (Sept . 8) at the start of the season … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2011: Produced a stellar rookie campaign for the Seawolves with six top-15 finishes … was UAA’s fourth man across the line at the GNAC Champion-ships on Oct . 22, finishing the 8K course in a time of 25 .32, good for 7th place and all-conference honors … named GNAC’s Male Freshman of the Year … earned All-West Region honors on Nov . 5 by placing 13th at the West Region Championships with a time of 31:36, helping the Seawolves to their second straight team title … made NCAA debut on Nov . 19 with an 81st-place showing, finishing the 10K course in a time of 33:06 .9 … started the season with three 4th-place finishes – at the UAA Invite (Sept . 9), Hawaii Pacific Invite (Sept . 3) and Big Wave Invite (Sept . 10) – before finishing 9th at the Western Washington Invite on Oct . 8 .

BEFORE UAA: Redshirted for Chico State in fall of 2010 . . . 2009 Alaska State Cross Country champion (15:43) . . . runner-up finishes in the 1600m (4:20) and 3200m (9:22) at the 2010 Alaska State Track and Field Championships . . . 3rd at Alaska State Cross Country Championships in 2008 (16:08) . . . 6th in 1600m (4:29) and 3rd in the 3200m (9:33) at the 2009 Alaska State Track and Field Champions .

MAJOR: History and anthropology .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 1st Chaminade Invite 1st Willamette Invite 1st GNAC Championships 3rd NCAA West Region 9th NCAA Championships 25th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 2nd Hawaii Big Wave Invite 2nd Western Classic Invite 5th GNAC Championships 5th NCAA West Region 13th NCAA Championships 23rd

2011 UAA Invitational 4th Hawaii Pacific Invite 4th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 4th Western Classic Invite 9th GNAC Championships 13th NCAA West Regional 7th NCAA Championships 81st

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2013: Competed in three races for the Seawolves during rookie season, placing a season-best 18th at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug . 31 with a time of 18:07 in the 5K race … also finished 24th in the Chaminade Invite and 94th in the Willamette Invite .

BEFORE UAA: Participated in cross country and track & field for Highland Secondary in British Columbia ... finished second at the 2012 Canadian Youth Championships in the 2,000-meter steeplechase . . . posted career-best times of 1:56 .21 in the 800 meters, 4:04 .93 in the 1500 meters and 5:58 .80 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase . . . member of the 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter realy with twin brother Adam .

MAJOR: Undeclared .

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INGLEMOOR HS

2013: Concluded rookie season with NCAA championship debut in Spokane, Wash ., Nov . 23, finishing 135th … finished 103rd at NCAA West Regional Championships, helping the Seawolves to a runner-up team showing … competed for the Seawolves at the GNAC Championships on Oct . 26, helping UAA to the team title by placing 14th with an 8K-time of 25:35 .72 … posted a season-best fourth-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug . 31, before finishing sixth at the Chaminade Invite on Sept . 7 .

BEFORE UAA: A three-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Wash . . . . in track & field, posted career-best times of 52 .38 in the 400 meters, 1:56 .30 in the 800 meters, 4:14 .04 in the 1600 meters, 4:26 .89 in the one mile and 9:22 .17 in the 3,200 meters . . . member of the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley .

MAJOR: Undeclared .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 4th Chaminade Invite 6th Willamette Invite 21st GNAC Championships 14th NCAA West Region 103rd NCAA Championships 135th

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PHILIP MESSINA

SOPHOMORE / 1VTORONTO, ONTARIO

ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE HS

2013: Competed in four races for the Seawolves during rookie season … posted a season-best seventh-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug . 31, before finishing eighth at the Chaminade Invite on Sept . 7 … raced at the GNAC Championships on Oct . 26, finishing 56th and helping the Seawolves to the team title … also competed at the Willamette Invite, taking 18th place among mostly Div . I runners .

BEFORE UAA: A four-year letterwinner in both track & field and cross country at St . Michael’s College High School in Toronto, Ontario . . . in cross country, finished runner-up in the 7K race at the 2012 CISAA Championships with a time of 21:35 .12 . . . in track & field, furnished career-best times of 1:59 .41 in the 800 meters, 3:55 .65 in the 1500 meters, 8:44 .09 in the 3,000 meters and 6:09 .00 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase . . . helped St . Michael’s to CISAA team titles all four years .

MAJOR: Undeclared .

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Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 7th Chaminade Invite 8th Willamette Invite 18th GNAC Championships 56th


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2013: Concluded second season with the Seawolves, racing in four meets … produced a season-best eighth-place showing at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug. 31 with a time of 16:27 in the 5K race … went on to finish 11th at the Chaminade Invite … helped the Seawolves to the GNAC team title with a 21st-place result on Oct. 26, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:47.28 … also finished 27th at the Willamette Invite … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Wrapped up rookie campaign with action in four races … registered a season-high 21st-place showing at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 1 with a time of 17:36 in the 5K race … posted a 30th-place finish at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept. 8 with a time of 17:35 … finished 71st at the GNAC Championships on Oct . 20 .

BEFORE UAA: Made the State meet during junior and sophomore seasons for cross country, finishing 20th overall in 2010 ... on the track, took second in the 400 meters with a career-best time of 50 .63 and third in the long jump at 19-10 .5 during senior season . . . won the 100 meters, 400 meters and long jump at the Region V Championships . . . holds career-best times of 11 .54 in the 100 meters, 23 .84 in the 200 meters, 2:22 .80 in the 800 meters and 20-10 .75 in the long jump . . . helped cross country runner-up at State in 2009 . . . also played basketball in 2011-12 .

MAJOR: Civil engineering . . . mathamatics minor .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 8th Chaminade Invite 11th Willamette Invite 27th GNAC Championships 21st 2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 21st Hawaii Big Wave Invite 30th Western Classic Invite 106th GNAC Championships 71st NCAA West Region DNC NCAA Championships DNC

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JUNIOR / 2VDETTINGEN, GERMANY

2013: Qualified for second straight NCAA Championships, finishing 126th and helping the Seawolves to a seventh-place team result by completing the 10K race in 32:36 .0 … helped UAA to a runner-up showing at the NCAA West Regional by finishing 33rd … finished 18th at the GNAC Champion-ships on Oct . 26, helping the Seawolves claim the team title with a time of 25:43 .29 in the 8K race … posted a season-best 10th-place showing at the Chaminade Invite on Sept . 7 with a 5K time of 16:19 … one of eight Sea-wolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Concluded rookie season with an appearance in all six races, including NCAA debut on Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo. … finished 189th at Nationals with a time 10K time of 32:40.9 … finished 25th at the West Region Championships and 17th at the GNAC Championships … helped the Seawolves to their third straight crown and to a GNAC-record 23 points at the league championships … finished ninth at both of the Hawaii invites at the start of the season.

BEFORE UAA: Member of German Junior National Team . . . won the 3,000 at the German Junior Indoor and Outdoor Championships . . . starts collegiate career with personal bests of 1:59 .31 in the 800 meters, 4:02 .29 in the 1500 meters, 8:28 .82 in the 3,000 meters and 15:30 in the 5,000 meters . . . father, Dieter Notz, placed fourth at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Nordic Skiing .

MAJOR: Chemistry

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 13th Chaminade Invite 10th Willamette Invite 13th GNAC Championships 18th NCAA West Region 33rd NCAA Championships 126th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 9th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 9th Western Classic Invite 16th GNAC Championships 17th NCAA West Region 25th NCAA Championships 189th


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TORONTO, ONTARIODON MILLS

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

2013: Competed in four races for the Seawolves, including second straight NCAA appearance … finished 87th at the NCAA Championships with a 10K time of 32:03 .8 on Nov . 23 in Spokane, Wash ., helping UAA to a seventh-place team result … competed at the NCAA West Regional Championships, taking 22nd and helping the Seawolves to a runner-up showing … finished with a season-best 12th-place finish at the GNAC Championships, as UAA took the team title on Oct . 26 in Monmouth, Ore … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Concluded second season with the Green & Gold with first appearance at the NCAA Championships, Nov . 17 in Joplin, Mo . … UAA’s fourth runner across the line at Nationals with a 67th-place showing, helping the Seawolves to a program-best third-place team result … competed at the West Region Championships, finishing 19th and helping UAA to a runner-up team showing … finished 12th-place showing at the GNAC Championships, helping the Seawolves to their third straight GNAC crown … helped UAA to a GNAC-record 23 points at the league championships … finished sixth at the Hawaii Pacific Invite in the season opener … named to the GNAC All-Academic Team and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team .

2011: Completed rookie campaign competing in five of the seven races for the Seawolves … posted a season-best 7th-place finish at the Hawaii Pacific Invite (Sept . 3) with a time of 27:14 in the 7K race … other top-10 finish came at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept . 10, coming in 8th … made GNAC Championships debut with a 25th-place showing in a time of 26:26, contributing to UAA’s repeat team title .

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Don Mills Collegiate Institute, where he won multiple regional track & field championships in the distance events . . . holds personal-bests of 3:58 in the 1500 meters and 8:42 in the 3,000 meters .

MAJOR: Finance .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 Willamette Invite 72nd GNAC Championships 12th NCAA West Region 22nd NCAA Championships 87th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 6th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 17th Western Classic Invite DNC GNAC Championships 12th NCAA West Region 19th NCAA Championships 67th 2011 UAA Invitational 11th Hawaii Pacific Invite 7th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 8th Western Classic Invite 60th GNAC Championships 25th NCAA West Regional DNC NCAA Championships DNC

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VICTOR SAMOEI

SOPHOMORE / 1VELDORET, KENYA

2013: Completed first season with UAA with an All-America finish at the NCAA Championships by taking 32nd in the 10K race with a time of 31:10 .6 … helped the Seawolves to a seventh-place team showing at NCAAs … also helped UAA to a runner-up result at the NCAA West Regional Championships by finishing fifth on Nov . 9 for All-Region honors … led the Seawolves to the team title at the GNAC Championships on Oct . 26 by taking second place – a season high – in the 8K race with a time of 24:52 .14 … also finished on the podium at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug . 31 .

MAJOR: Engineering .

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Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 3rd Chaminade Invite 5th Willamette Invite 4th GNAC Championships 2nd NCAA West Region 5th NCAA Championships 32nd


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SARAHFREISTONE

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2013: Competed in three races for the Seawolves before being injured … posted a season-best ninth-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite with a 5K time of 19:41 … also finished 12th at the Chaminade Invite on Sept. 7 and placed 56th against Div . I runners at the Willamette Invite on Oct . 5 … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Concluded successful rookie season as UAA’s third runner across the line, finishing 62nd in 21:46.9 and helping the Seawolves to a sixth-place team finish at the NCAAs … earned All-West Region honors with a 17th-place finish on Nov. 3, helping UAA to a runner-up team finish … helped the Seawolves capture their fourth straight GNAC title with a fourth-place finish at the league meet, good for All-Conference honors … helped UAA to a GNAC-record 16 points at the league championships … named GNAC Freshman of the Year … finished sixth at the season opener in Hawaii on Sept . 1 and eighth at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept . 8 .

BEFORE UAA: A four-year letterwinner for Dimond High in each cross country, skiing and track & field ... collected three victories as a senior on the cross country trails, before finishing third at the Region IV Championships . . . on the track, holds personal-best times of 2:25 .60 in the 800 meters and 5:17.51 in the 1600 meters ... finished second at State in 2012 in the 3,200, third in the 1600 and 4x800-meter relay . . . earned Team MVP honors in 2011 for cross country and 2012 for track & field.

MAJOR: Undeclared .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 9th Chaminade Invite 12th Willamette Invite 56th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 6th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 8th Western Classic Invite 13th GNAC Championships 4th NCAA West Region 17th NCAA Championships 62nd

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EVERGREEN, COLO.EVERGREEN HS

2013: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third straight season, finishing 117th and helping the Seawolves to a program-best fourth-place team result in Spokane, Wash ., on Nov . 23 … helped UAA to the team titles at the NCAA West Regional Championships and the GNAC Championships by placing 36th and 16th, respectively … posted a season-best third-place result at the BYU-Hawaii Invite on Aug . 31 with a 5K time of 18:55 … also finished fifth at the Chaminade Invite on Sept . 7 … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Made second straight appearance at the NCAA Championships, finishing 100th on Nov . 17 in Joplin, Mo . … competed at the GNAC Championships, finishing 13th for the Seawolves and helping UAA to its fourth straight GNAC title … posted a season-high ninth-place finish in the season opener at Hawaii Pacific (Sept . 1) and finished 12th at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept . 8 … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2011: Wrapped up rookie campaign with three top-10 finishes, including a podium result at the UAA Invitational on Sept . 1 … helped the Seawolves to team victories at the UAA Invite on Sept . 1 and the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept . 3, finishing 3rd and 6th, respectively … competed in all seven races for UAA … made NCAA debut on Nov . 19, crossing the line in 75th with a time of 23:16 .6 for UAA’s 6th-place squad … competed at the GNAC Championships, finishing the 6K race in 13th with a time of 23:01, and finished 28th at the West Region Championships with a time of 22:26 – contributing to team titles in both races .

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and a three-year letterwinner in track & field . . . four-time 1st-Team all-conference runner, while collecting three league MVP honors at Evergreen High School . . . a three-time league champion and two-time region champion in cross country . . . qualified three times for the track & field state championships and holds PR’s of 5:30 in the 1600 meters and 11:42 in the 3,200 meters . . . team captain . . . also competed in basketball .

MAJOR: Nursing, psychology and dietetics .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 3rd Chaminade Invite 5th Willamette Invite 19th GNAC Championships 16th NCAA West Region 36th NCAA Championships 117th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 9th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 12th Western Classic Invite 22nd GNAC Championships 13th NCAA West Region DNC NCAA Championships 100th

2011 UAA Invitational 3rd Hawaii Pacific Invite 6th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 9th Western Classic Invite 26th GNAC Championships 13th NCAA West Regional 28th NCAA Championships 75th


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2013: Made NCAA debut on Nov. 23 in Spokane, Wash., finishing 128th and helping the Seawolves to a program-best fourth-place team finish … com-pleted the 6K race at NCAAs in a time of 22:52 … helped the Seawolves to the team titles at the NCAA West Regional Championships and GNAC Championships by finishing 48th and 12th, respectively … finished eighth at both the BYU-Hawaii Invite and at the Chaminade Invite … also finished 21st at the Willamette Invite against mostly Div . I runners … one of eight Seawolves named to the GNAC All-Academic Team .

2012: Competed in four races for the Seawolves during rookie season … posted a season-high 23rd-place finish at the Hawaii Big Wave Invite on Sept. 8 after finishing 28th at the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 1 … finished 34th at the GNAC Championships as the Seawolves captured their fourth straight league title . BEFORE UAA: A Wasilla High standout who competed at the cross country State meet during junior and senior seasons . . . holds personal bests of 1:00 .94 in the 400 meters, 2:19 .48 in the 800 meters and 5:13 .74 in the 1600 meters – all set during senior season . . . member of Wasilla’s 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay team that won State . . . helped Wasilla to two State cham-pionships in cross country and track & field.

MAJOR: Justice .

Season-by-Season Results 2013 BYU-Hawaii Invite 8th Chaminade Invite 8th Willamette Invite 21st GNAC Championships 12th NCAA West Region 48th NCAA Championships 128th

2012 Hawaii Pacific Invite 28th Hawaii Big Wave Invite 23rd Western Classic Invite 46th GNAC Championships 34th NCAA West Region DNC NCAA Championships DNCs

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EDWIN KANGOGOFRESHMAN

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NATHAN KIPCHUMBAFRESHMAN

ELDORET, KENYA

MICHEL RAMIREZJUNIOR

SALINAS, CALIF.

HAYLEY BEZANSONFRESHMAN

COURTENAY, B.C.

CHRISTIAN SESSOMFRESHMAN

PALMER, ALASKA

ROB SIMMONSFRESHMAN

COUNCIL ROCK, PA.

EMILY BIERINGFRESHMAN

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

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BEATRICE DECKERJUNIOR

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RAE JOHNSONFRESHMAN

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.

CAROLINE KURGATFRESHMANITEN, KENYA

COURTNEY REISFRESHMAN

CAMARILLO, CALIF.

HALEIGH LLOYDSENIOR

LADYSMITH, B.C.

TAMARA PEREZFRESHMAN

HENDAYE, FRANCE

AMY JOHNSTONSENIOR

SALINAS, CALIF.

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The Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded the 2013 sea-son with their sixth straight combined appearance at the NCAAs in November .

The women’s team came away with a program-best fourth-place result in its eighth all-time NCAA showing, while the men’s team took seventh in its 10th all-time participation .

Prior to the NCAA Champi-onship, the women’s team was undefeated, winning the NCAA Div . II West Region Champi-onships and claiming a fifth straight Great Northwest Ath-letic Conference title, while taking the win in three regular season meets . The Seawolves also took the GNAC title on the men’s side, while winning all three regular season meets and finishing second at the West Re-gional .

The Seawolves were led indi-vidually by West Region and GNAC Runner of the Year Su-san Tanui, who defended her region title . Meanwhile, head coach Michael Friess also came away with West Region and GNAC Women’s and Men’s Coach of the Year honors .

Combined, UAA furnished five All-Americans, seven All-West Region performers and six GNAC All-Conference awards .

2013 UAA HONORS

All-AmericansDylan AnthonyIsaac Kangogo

Joyce KipchumbaSusan Tanui

Victor Samoei

West Region Runner of the YearSusan Tanui

West Region Women’sCoach of the Year

Michael Friess

All-West RegionDylan Anthony

Susan BickIsaac Kangogo

Joyce KipchumbaSusan TanuiIvy O’Guinn

Victor Samoei

GNAC Runner of the Year

Susan Tanui

GNAC Newcomer of the Year

Joyce Kipchumba

GNAC Mne’s and Women’sCoach of the Year

Michael Friess

All-ConferenceDylan AnthonyIsaac Kangogo

Joyce KipchumbaSusan TanuiIvy O’Guinn

Victor Samoei

GNAC Teams of the WeekUAA Women (Oct. 28) UAA Women (Nov. 11)

GNAC Player of the WeekDylan Anthony (Oct. 7)

Joyce Kipchumba (Oct. 7)

GNAC All-Academic TeamBryn Haebe

Sarah FreistoneIsaac Kangogo

Jesse MillerDominik Notz

Jessica PahkalaKevin Rooke

Christi Schmitz

All-American Joyce Kipchumba

All-American Isaac Kangogo

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2013 UAA CROSS COUNTRY RESULTSMEN’S TEAM RESULTSEvent Place Field Score Race Date Top Runner Place/Time FieldBYU Hawaii Invite 1st 2 16 5K 8/31 Dylan Anthony 1st/15:22 19 Chaminade Invite 1st 6 23 5K 9/7 Dylan Anthony 1st/15:30 34 Willamette Invite 1st 16 30 8K 10/5 Dylan Anthony 1st/24:20.34 143 GNAC Championships 1st 10 32 8K 10/26 Isaac Kangogo 1st/24:51.27 86 West Regional 2nd 18 81 10K 11/9 Victor Samoei 5th/31:48.95 130 NCAA Championships 7th 32 256 10K 11/23 Dylan Anthony 25th/31:02.6 246

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTSName BYU Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNACs Regionals NCAAs Dylan Anthony^#@ 1st (15:22) 1st (15:30) 1st (24:20.34) 3rd (24:54.09) 9th (32:15) 25th/31:02.6Cosmas Cheseret 10th (16:32) 14th (16:47) 46th (26:22.37) 25th (25:52.91) DNC DNCScott Commandeur 18th (18:07) 24th (17:43) 94th (27:25.50) DNC DNC DNCAndrey Ionashku 6th (16:14) 9th (16:15) 10th (25:12.60) 53rd (26:38.63) 97th (34:49) 162nd/33:02.1Isaac Kangogo^#@ 2nd (15:29) 3rd (15:46) 2nd (24:33.34) 1st (24:51.27) 12th (32:21) 40th/31:17.9Michael Mendenhall 4th (16:02) 6th (16:03) 21st (25:37.61) 14th (25:35.72) 103 (34:54) 135th/32:39.4Philip Messina 7th (16:19) 8th (16:09) 18th (25:30.59) 56th (26:48.98) DNC DNCJesse Miller 8th (16:27) 11th (16:21) 27th (25:57.72) 21st (25:47.28) DNC DNCDominik Notz 13th (16:41) 10th (16:19) 13th (25:24.52) 18th (25:43.29) 33rd (33:03) 126th/32:36.0Kevin Rooke DNC DNC 72nd (26:53.79) 12th (25:18.65) 22nd (32:37) 87th/32:03.8Victor Samoei^#@ 3rd (15:44) 5th (16:02) 4th (24:50.94) 2nd (24:52.14) 5th (31:48.95) 32nd/31:10.6

WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS Event Place Field Score Race Date Top Runner Place/Time FieldBYU Hawaii Invite 1st 2 15 5K 8/31 Susan Tanui 1st/18:14 20 Chaminade Invite 1st 6 15 5K 9/7 Susan Tanui 1st/18:13 50 Willamette Invite 1st 18 34 5K 10/5 Joyce Kipchumba 2nd/17:42.67 190 GNAC Championships 1st 10 36 5K 10/26 Susan Tanui 1st/20:24.74 88 West Regional 1st 23 76 6K 11/9 Susan Tanui 1st/21:46 161 NCAA Championships 4th 32 214 6K 11/23 Joyce Kipchumba 13th/21:27.5 244 WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTSName BYU Invite Chaminade Invite Willamette Invite GNACs Regionals NCAAs Susan Bick# 6th (19:16) 3rd (19:05) 6th (18:10.04) 19th (21:23.02) 19th (22:47) 69th/22:21.4Sarah Freistone 9th (19:41) 12th (20:06) 56th (19:22.34) DNC DNC DNCBryn Haebe 3rd (18:55) 5th (19:11) 19th (18:43.82) 16th (21:17.84) 36th (23:03) 117th/22:46.7Joyce Kipchumba^#@ 2nd (18:41) 2nd (18:57) 2nd (17:42.67) 4th (20:35.05) 2nd (21:49) 13th/21:27.5Ivy O’Guinn^# 4th (18:57) 6th (19:14) 5th (18:01.32) 3rd (20:32.67) 18th (22:45) 47th/21:57.3Jessica Pahkala 8th (19:37) 8th (19:52) 21st (18:50.15) 12th (21:10.60) 48h (23:24) 128th/22:52.0Christi Schmitz 5th (19:02) 4th (19:06) 26th (18:52.35) 40th (22:24.37) 96th (24:26) 195th/23:43.0Susan Tanui^#@ 1st (18:14) 1st (18:13) 3rd (17:44.51) 1st (20:24.74) 1st (21:46) 16th/21:29.9

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With members in five states and the province of British Columbia, and with a strong presence in or near the

largest city of each, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has established itself as one of the top NCAA Division II athletic conferences in the nation during its 13-year history . Founded in 2001, GNAC teams have had a remarkable 77 NCAA Division II Top 10 national team finishes in 15 of the 16 sports it sponsors . Six GNAC teams earned Top 10 finishes last fall, includ-ing three by Alaska Anchorage . The Seawolves finished fourth in women’s cross country, seventh in men’s cross country and ninth in men’s indoor track and field . The men’s indoor finish by UAA was the best-ever by a GNAC team in that sport . Simon Fraser and Western Washington advanced their men’s and women’s soccer teams, respectively, to the NCAA national semifinals, while SFU also placed seventh in wom-en’s cross country . Three GNAC teams have won NCAA Division II national titles, most recently Western Washington in men’s basketball in 2012 . Alaska Anchorage has had 17 Top 10 national finishes in GNAC sports, which trails only Seattle Pacific (24) and Western Washington (19) . UAA sponsors nine of the GNAC’s 16 sports – vol-leyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field .

The Alaska Airlines Center

A new era in Seawolf Athletics begins in 2014 with the opening of the $110 million, 196,000-square foot Alaska Airlines Center on

the UAA campus . The main arena, with a seating capacity of 5,000, will be the home of Seawolf basketball and volleyball, while the gymnastics team will compete in the 800-seat auxilary gym and utilize one of the top train-ing facilities in the nation . The gymnastics team will also host the 2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in the main arena . With state-of-the-art scoreboards, video production and sound qual-ity, the Alaska Airlines Center will be a first-class venue for spectators and competitors alike . Behind the scenes, UAA student-athletes from all 13 sports utilize the Center’s high-tech sports medicine and weight training f ac i l i t i e s , which include a HydroWorx hydrotherapy pool with underwater tread-mill and an AlterG anti-gravity treadmill . Also home to UAA Commencement, high school state tourna-ments, concerts and numerous community events, the Alaska Airlines Center’s additional features include:

• 600 parking spaces, with additional overflow capacity of 1,200• 19 locker rooms• Student fitness center• Raven’s Nest walking track• Suite Level seating• Varsity Sports Grill restaurant


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2001 GNAC Championships (Oct . 13 at Anchorage): Men’s Team Scores - Northwest Nazarene 32, Western Washington 76, Central Washington 86, Alaska An-chorage 87, Humboldt State 143, Seattle 181, Seattle Pacific 183, Western Oregon 218, Saint Martin’s 227, Alaska Fairbanks 270 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1 . Francis Kimeli, NNU, 26:12 .2; 2 . Martin Ranney, WWU, 26:27 .8; 3 . Aaron Matthias, NNU, 26:31 .5; 4 . Tom Gaschk, CWU, 26:35 .0; 5 . Nathanael Castle, SPU, 26:38 .3; 6 . Zach Boteilho, WWU, 26:44 .7; 7 . Juraj Trubiroha, NNU, 26:46 .2; 8 . Louie White, HSU, 26:52 .8; 9 . Zach Dwello, NNU, 26:54 .7; 10. Eric Stra-bel, UAA, 27:00.3. Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 58, Western Washington 69, Alaska Anchorage 84, Seattle Pacific 118, Central Washington 125, West-ern Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 179, Seattle 186, Alaska Fairbanks 189, Saint Martin’s 290 . All-Con-ference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 23:46 .0; 2 . Dolores Bergmann, HSU, 24:05 .7; 3 . Kelly Fullerton, SU, 24:06 .3; 4 . Kylee Wells, WOU, 24:12 .5; 5 . Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:19 .3; 6 . Jamie Witt, SPU, 24:26 .5; 7 . Kati Gosnell, HSU, 24:27 .6; 8. Stacey Ed-wards, UAA, 24:30.5; 9. Kiersten Lippmann, UAA, 24:31.9; 10 . Lisa Pearl, WWU, 24:38 .9 .

2002 GNAC Championships (Oct . 26 at Seattle): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 70, Hum-boldt State 72, Western Oregon 85, Western Wash-ington 102, Northwest Nazarene 119, Seattle 148, Central Washington 152, Seattle Pacific 163, Saint Martin’s 252, Alaska Fairbanks 262 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1 . Paul Kezes, WWU, 24:20 .85; 2 . Pete Clusener, HSU, 24:40 .13; 3. Sean Rivers, UAA, 24:53.22; 4 . Louie White, HSU, 24:57 .71; 5 . Na-thanael Castle, SPU, 25:04 .01; 6 . Zach Dwello, NNU, 25:05 .74; 7. Tobias Schwoerer, UAA, 25:08.42; 8 . Tim LeCount, SPU, 25:15 .34; 9. Eric Strabel, UAA, 25:19.01; 10 . Doug Hamilton, HSU, 25:23 .73 . Wom-en’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 49, Central Wash-ington 78, Western Washington 92, Alaska Fairbanks 113, Alaska Anchorage 122, Seattle Pacific 124, Western Oregon 154, Seattle 189, Northwest Nazarene 264, Saint Martin’s inc . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 21:44 .89; 2 . Kati Gosnell, HSU, 21:55 .21; 3 . Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:08 .75; 4 . Sigrid Aas, UAF, 22:16 .33; 5. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 22:23.46; 6 . Delores Bergmann, HSU, 22:28 .97; 7 . Kelly Cronin, HSU, 22:31 .62; 8 . Jill Salmon, WOU, 22:34 .23; 9 . Nicole Seana, SPU, 22:36 .68; 10 . Tiffany Picinich, CWU, 22:39 .15 .

2003 GNAC Championships (Oct . 25 at Mon-mouth): Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 61, Alaska Anchorage 77, Western Oregon 79, Hum-boldt State 96, Saint Martin’s 154, Seattle 157, Cen-tral Washington 174, Seattle Pacific 183, Northwest Nazarene 194, Alaska Fairbanks 257 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1 . Doug Hamilton, HSU, 24:59 .53; 2 . Chase Wells, WOU, 25:01 .81; 3 . Andy Prentice, SMC, 25:04 .60; 4 . Brian Brancheau, WWU, 25:07 .05; 5 . Steve DeKoker, WWU, 25:16 .93; 6 . Brad Brolin, WOU, 25:17 .64; 7 . Kurt Hartmaier, WWU, 25:30 .35; 8 . Jake Hotchkiss, NNU, 25:31 .50; 9. Brandon Stum, UAA, 25:32.94; 10 . Tris O’Bluck, SMC, 25:34 .21 . Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 62, Alaska Anchorage 77, Central Washington 88, Western Washington 113, Alaska Fairbanks 135, Western Or-egon 147, Seattle 152, Humboldt State 205, Northwest Nazarene 210, Saint Martin’s 255 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Josie Lavin, SPU, 21:42 .84; 2 . Jamie Witt, SPU, 21:56 .19; 3 . Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 21:57 .77; 4 . Sigrid Aas, UAF, 22:04 .02; 5. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 22:14.79; 6 . Nicole Camp-bell, HSU, 22:15 .71; 7 . Kristie Rice, SU, 22:28 .12; 8. Sarah Hansen, UAA, 22:31.35; 9. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 22:32.91; 10 . Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:37 .25 .

2004 GNAC Championships (Oct . 23 at McKin-leyville, CA): Men’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 71, Alaska Anchorage 80, Western Washington 95, Western Oregon 97, Humboldt State 116, Northwest Nazarene 121, Central Washington 161, Saint Martin’s 187, Seattle 218, Alaska Fairbanks 263 . All-Confer-ence (8,000 Meters) - 1 . Tim LeCount, SPU, 25:58; 2 . Brian Kostock, SPU, 26:11; 3 . Ethan Barrons, WOU, 26:12; 4 . Jasper Peach, HSU, 26:27; 5 . Andy Pren-tice, SMC, 26:39; 6 . Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 26:40; 7 . Bjorn Bostrom, SPU, 26:42; 8 . Sam Brancheau, WWU, 26:45; 9 . Chase Wells, WOU, 26:48; 10 . Keever Henry, WWU, 26:49 . Women’s Team Scores - Central Washington 67, Seattle Pacific 74, Alaska Anchorage 98, Seattle 104, Western Washington 123, Humboldt State 130, Western Oregon 151, Saint Martin’s 203, Northwest Nazarene 220, Alaska Fairbanks 265 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Karen Dickson, SPU, 22:28 .02; 2 . Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 23:05 .87; 3 . Kelly Fullerton, SU, 23:26 .54; 4 . Brandy Anderson, CWU, 23:49 .22; 5. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 23:54.00; 6 . Alana Garcia, SU, 23:54 .28; 7 . Karin Rohde, SPU, 23:57 .08; 8 . Becky Knox, SPU, 24:03 .55; 9 . Stepha-nie Stine, CWU, 24:13 .43; 10 . Nicole Campbell, HSU, 24:16 .98 .

2005 GNAC Championships (Oct . 22 at East Lake Padden, Bellingham): Men’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchorage 39, Western Washington 88, Humboldt State 91, Seattle Pacific 97, Northwest Nazarene 149, Western Oregon 151, Seattle 161, Central Washing-ton 207, Saint Martin’s 231, Alaska Fairbanks 236 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1 . Casey Moriarty, SU, 25:16; 2. David Kiplagat, UAA, 25:57; 3 . Brian Kostock, HSU, 26:06; 4 . Jasper Peach, HSU, 26:08; 5. Aaron Dickson, UAA, 26:29; 6 . Logan Senrud, WWU, 26:30; 7 . Eric Tibbetts, HSU, 26:31; 8 . Kevin Lambert, NNU, 26:32; 9. Leif Olson, UAA, 26:36; 10. Drew Dickson, UAA, 26:38. Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 54, Alaska Anchorage 71, Central Washington 91, Seattle 123, Northwest Nazarene 138, Western Washington 148, Alaska Fairbanks 148, Hum-boldt State 182, Western Oregon 211, Saint Martin’s 245 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Pavla Havlova, UAF, 22:15; 2 . Meredith Crane, SPU, 22:32; 3. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 22:36; 4 . Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 22:43; 5 . Alana Garcia, SU, 22:57; 6 . Johanna Turunen, UAF, 23:03; 7 . Mary Moriarty, SPU, 23:11; 8 . Rachel Bailey, CWU, 23:12; 9. Stacy Edwards, UAA, 23:13; 10. Laura Carr, UAA, 23:22 .

2006 GNAC Championships (Oct . 21 at Lacey): Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 35, Alaska Anchorage 53, Seattle Pacific 86, Western Oregon 104, Central Washington 117, Saint Martin’s 169, Seattle University 213, Alaska Fairbanks 244, North-west Nazarene 245 . All- Conference (8,000 Meters) -1. David Kiplagat, UAA, 24:28.27; 2 . Sam Scotch-mer, CWU, 24:49 .85; 3 . Anthony Tomsich, WWU, 25:06 .57; 4 . John Riak, SMU, 25:07 .77; 5. Aaron Dickson, UAA, 25:12.48; 6 . Chad Portwood, WWU, 25:18 .98; 7 . Keever Henry, WWU, 25:26 .63; 8 . Cale McCulloch,WWU, 25:29 .75; 9 . Bjorn Bostrom, SPU, 25:30 .15; 10. Brent Knight, UAA, 25:33.38 . Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 34, Alaska Anchorage 44, Central Washington 93, Western Washington 113, Alaska Fairbanks 127, Western Oregon 131, Saint Mar-tin’s 195, Northwest Nazarene 203, Seattle University 252 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Jessica Pix-ler, SPU, 21:11; 2. Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 21:14; 3 . Katie Hummel, CWU, 21:18; 4 . Rachel Bailey, CWU, 21:39; 5. Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA, 21:50; 6 . Mary Moriarty, SPU, 21:56; 7 . Karin Rohde, SPU, 22:04; 8. Laura Carr, UAA, 22:24; 9 . Jane Larson, SPU, 22:27; 10 . Ashley Puga, NNU, 22:28 .

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2007 GNAC Championships (Oct . 20 at Nampa, West Park): Men - Western Washington 35, Western Oregon 67, Alaska Anchorage 81, Central Washing-ton 141, Alaska Fairbanks 151, Seattle 163, North-west Nazarene 164, Saint Martin’s 179, Seattle Pa-cific 218, Montana State Billings 296. All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1 . John Riak, SMU,24:56 .77; 2 . Daniel Phillips, WWU, 25:05 .96; 3 . Bennett Grimes, WWU, 25:09 .03; 4 . Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 25:17 .56; 5 . Kevin Lambert, NNU, 25:26 .29; 6 . Mike Schmidt, WOU, 25:33 .92; 7. Peter Doner, UAA, 25:39.68; 8 . Blake Medhaug,WWU, 25:40 .82; 9 . Braxton Jack-son, WOU, 25:42 .68; 10 . Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:56.31. Women - Seattle Pacific 24, Western Ore-gon 99, Northwest Nazarene 110, Alaska Anchorage 123, Seattle 131, Central Washington 139, Western Washington 151, Saint Martin’s 188, Alaska Fair-banks 192, Montana State Billings 233 . All-Confer-ence (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Jessica Pixler, SPU, 20:53 .48; 2 . Jane Larson, SPU, 21:45 .32; 3 . Ashley Puga, NNU, 21:48 .67; 4 . Suzie Strickler, SPU, 22:06 .74; 5 . Ka-tie Hansen, SU, 22:07 .92; 6 . Marcie Mullen, CWU, 22:08 .37; 7 . Karin Rohde, SPU, 22:16 .22; 8. Eliza-beth Chepkosgei, UAA, 22:18.27; 9 . Sarah Porter, WWU, 22:21 .97; 10 . Kate Harline, SPU, 22:24 .68 .

2008 GNAC Championships (Oct . 25 at Yakima):Men’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 34, West-ern Washington 53, Western Oregon 78, Saint Mar-tin’s 98, Seattle Pacific 119, Northwest Nazarene 183, Alaska Fairbanks 183, Central Washington 213, MSU Billings 276 . Men (8,000 Meters) 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA 24:30.27 2. Jacob Parisien, UAA 25:07.82 3. Alfred Kangogo, UAA 25:09.92 4 . Brian Cronrath, SPU 25:10 .49 5 . Jordan Welling, WWU 25:15 .76 6. David Kiplagat, UAA 25:20.90 7 . Zeke VanPatten, WOU 25:33 .26 8 . John Riak, SMU 25:33 .58 9 . Ben-nett Grimes, WWU 25:36 .65 10 . Blake Medhaug, WWU 25:45 .48 Women’s Team Scores - Seattle Pa-cific 48, Alaska Anchorage 52, Western Washington 75, Western Oregon 111, Northwest Nazarene 123, Alaska Fairbanks 158, Saint Martin’s 179, Central Washington 218, Montana State Billings 253 . Women (6,000 Meters) 1 . Jessica Pixler, SPU 21:12 .00 2 . Sarah Porter, WWU 21:51 .16 3 . Jane Larson, SPU 22:06 .10 4. Laura Carr, UAA 22:10.86 5. Eliza-beth Chepkosgei, UAA 22:19.20 6 . Ashley Puga, NNU 22:37 .05 7 . Natty Plunkett, SPU 22:44 .11 8. Hallidie Wilt, UAA 22:56.24 9 . Jaclyn Puga, NNU 22:56 .86 10. Ruth Jeptoo Keino, UAA 23:03.21 .

2009 GNAC Championships (Oct . 24 at Yakima):Women’s Team Scores - Alaska Anchor-age 25, Seattle Pacific 48, Western Washington 64, Northwest Nazarene 114, Western Oregon 146, Mon-tana State Billings 167, Alaska Fairbanks 196, Central Washington 205, Saint Martin’s 255 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Jessica Pixler, SPU, 21:03; 2 . Sarah Porter, WWU, 21:13; 3. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 22:02; 4. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 22:06; 5. Ruth Keino, UAA, 22:12; 6. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:16; 7. Laura Carr, UAA, 22:18; 8 . Jane Larson, SPU, 22:20; 9 . Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:37; 10 . Jac-lyn Puga, NNU, 22:48 . Men’s Team Scores - Western Washington 33, Alaska Anchorage 70, Western Or-egon 74, Northwest Nazarene 99, Seattle Pacific 138, Central Washington 167, Saint Martin’s 190, Alaska Fairbanks 219, Montana State Billings 257 . All-Con-ference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Cheseto, UAA, 24:50; 2 . Bennett Grimes, WWU, 25:05; 3 . Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:08; 4. Alfred Kangogo, UAA, 25:12; 5. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 25:13; 6 . Anthony Tomsich, WWU, 25:14; 7 . Chris Reed, WOU, 25:26; 8 . Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 25:28; 9 . Blake Medhaug, WWU, 25:32; 10 . Barak Watson, NNU, 25:35 .


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2010 GNAC Championships (Nov . 6 at Yakima): Men - Alaska Anchorage 41, Western Washington 56, Western Oregon 67, Northwest Nazarene 90, Saint Martin’s 175, Seattle Pacific 180, Alaska Fair-banks 184, MSU Billings 212, Central Washington 230 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Marko Che-seto, UAA, 23:56; 2. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 24:27; 3 . Chris Reed, WOU, 24:29; 4 . Barak Watson, NNU, 24:30; 5 . Jordan Welling, WWU, 24:34; 6 . Bennett Grimes, WWU, 24:36; 7. Jacob Parisien, UAA, 25:10; 8 . Blake Medhaug, WWU, 25:16; 9 . Spen-cer Hunt, SMU, 25:24; 10 . Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 25:30 . Women - Alaska Anchorage 27, Western Washington 69, Western Oregon 108, Alaska Fair-banks 129, MSU Billings 137, Northwest Nazarene 146, Seattle Pacific 160, Saint Martin’s 189, Central Washington 233 . . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Sarah Porter, WWU, 21:04; 2. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 21:09; 3. Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:26; 4 . Jac-lyn Puga, NNU, 22:06; 5. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 22:24; 6. Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 22:27; 7 . Lauren Brei-hof, WWU, 22:37; 8 . Raphaela Sieber, UAF, 22:43; 9 . Natty Plunkett, SPU, 22:44; 10 . Joscelyn Minton, SMU, 22:49 .

2011 GNAC Championships (Oct . 22 at Yakima): Men - Alaska Anchorage 27, Western Washington 63, Western Oregon 80, Northwest Nazarene 139, Saint Martin’s 151, Seattle Pacific 161, Simon Fra-ser 193, Central Washington 203, Montana State Billings 220, Alaska Fairbanks 228 . All-Conference (8,000 Meters) - 1. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 24:24; 2 . Barak Watson, NNU, 24:31; 3 . Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 25:00; 4. Alfred Kangogo, UAA, 25:13; 5 . Ty-ler Cannon, WWU, 25:18; 6. Yonatan Yilma, UAA,

25:18; 7. Dylan Anthony, UAA; 25:32; 8 . Spencer Hunt, SMU; 25:38; 9. Isaac Kangogo, UAA, 25:41; 10 . Dak Riek, WWU, 25:44 . Women - Alaska Anchorage 31, Simon Fraser 76, Western Washington 87, Alaska Fairbanks 97, Seattle Pacific 110, Northwest Nazarene 173, Western Oregon 196, Montana State Billings 234, Saint Martin’s 236, Central Washington 269 . All-Con-ference (6,000 Meters) - 1.Ruth Keino, UAA, 21:26; 1 . Jessica Smith, SFU, 21:39; 3. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 22:12; 4. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA, 22:24; 5 . Lindsey Butterworth, SFU, 22:36; 6 . Theresia Schnurr, UAF, 22:44; 7 . Natty Plunkett, SPU, 22:44; 8 . Heidi Laabs-Johnson, SPU, 22:44; 9 . Lauren Breihof, WWU, 22:45; 10 . Whitney Mickelsen, MSU, 22:51 .

2012 GNAC Championships (Oct . 20 at Monmouth, Ore .) Men – Alaska Anchorage 23, Western Washing-ton 50, MSU Billings 103, Western Oregon 112, Seattle Pacific 140, Simon Fraser 165, Northwest Nazarene 191, Alaska Fairbanks 206, Central Washington 255, Saint Martin’s 256 . 1. Micah Chelimo, UAA 24:49.53, 2. Alfred Kangogo, UAA 24:57.93, 3 . Dak Riak, WWU 25:05 .38, 4 . Chip Jackson, WWU 25:10 .97, 5. Dylan Anthony, UAA 25:12.49, 6. Jacob Parisien, UAA 25:18.51, 7 . William Harrison, SPU 25:20 .30, 8 . Jesse Baggenstos, NNU 25:26 .06, 9. Isaac Kangogo, UAA 25:27.84, 10 . Kyle Johnson, WWU 25:28 .37 . Women - Alaska Anchorage 16, Simon Fraser 61, Seattle Pacific 104, Western Washington 115, Central Washington 151, MSU Billings 168, Northwest Nazarene 181, Alaska Fairbanks 198, Western Oregon 201, Saint Martin’s 317 . 1. Susan Tanui, UAA 20:37.29, 2. Miriam Kipn’geno, UAA 20:55.16, 3. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA 21:04.20, 4. Sar-ah Freistine, UAA 21:13.06, 5 . Lindsey Butterworth, SFU 21:19 .46, 6. Susan Bick, UAA 21:20.09, 7. Ka-

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2013 GNAC Championships (Oct . 26 at Monmouth, Ore .) Men – Alaska Anchorage 32, Western Wash-ington 35, Simon Fraser 114, Western Oregon 125, MSU Billings 142, Central Washington 142, Alaska Fairbanks 198, Seattle Pacific 225, Northwest Naza-rene 236, Saint Martin’s 254 1. Isaac Kangogo, UAA 24:51.27; 2. Victor Samoei, UAA 24:52.14; 3. Dylan Anthony, UAA 24:54.09; 4 . Chip Jackson, WWU 25:03 .74; 5 . Brady Beagley, WOU 25:06 .76; 6 . Tan-ner Boyd, WWU 25:07 .75; 7 . Tabor Reedy, WWU 25:14 .25; 8 . Nathan Richards, WWU 25:14 .90; 9 . Oliver Jorgensen, SFU 25:15 .09; 10 . Jonathan Qui-mby, WWU 25:15 .11 . Women –Alaska Anchorage 36, Simon Fraser 49, Seattle Pacific 94, Western Washington 112, Central Washington 127, Western Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 193, Alaska Fair-banks 215, MSU Billings 228, Saint Martin’s 312 1. Susan Tanui, UAA 20:24.74 2 . Katelyn Steen, WWU 20:31 .99; 3. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA 20:32.67; 4. Joyce Kipchumba, UAA 20:35.05; 5 . Lindsey Butterworth, SFU 20:42 .90; 6 . Connie Morgan, CWU 20:49 .89; 7 . Dani Eggleston, CWU 20:52 .30; 8 . Kansas Macken-zie, SFU 20:57 .61; 9 . Natalie Evans, NNU 21:00 .55; 10 . Kirsten Allen, SFU 21:05 .19 .

WEST REGION YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS MEN SEASON FINISH PTS TOP UAA FINISHER LOCATION 1987 11th 335 N/A Seattle, Wash. 1988 10th 305 N/A San Luis Obispo, Calif. 1989 DNP N/A N/A McKinleyville, Calif. 1990 11th 292 N/A Riverside, Calif. 1991 DNP N/A Jason Alward (61st) Rohnert Park, Calif. 1992 9th 235 Dan Fleener (38th) Sandy, Ore. 1993 11th 298 N/A Pomona, Calif. 1994 9th 247 David Laurence (37th) San Francisco, Calif. 1995 12th 288 N/A Pomona, Calif. 1996 5th 139 Miguel Gomez (15th) McKinleyville, Calif. 1997 N/A N/A N/A Pomona, Calif. 1998 6th 134 Jerome Ross (5th) Bellingham, Wash. 1999 5th 152 Richy Hankins (15th) Rocklin, Calif. 2000 5th 139 Tobias Schoerer (10th) Pomona, Calif. 2001 3rd 106 Tobias Schoerer (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. 2002 3rd 105 Sean River (5th) Fresno, Calif. 2003 5th 147 Brandon Stum (13th) Chino, Calif. 2004 4th 186 Brandon Stum (27th) Bellingham, Wash. 2005 3rd 106 David Kiplagat (8th) Chino, Calif. 2006 3rd 119 David Kiplagat (5th) Chico, Calif. 2007 5th 152 David Kiplagat (4th) Boise, Idaho 2008 2nd 67 Marko Cheseto (2nd) San Diego, Calif. 2009 3rd 96 Marko Cheseto (1st) San Francisco, Calif. 2010 1st 49 Marko Cheseto (1st) Bellingham, Wash. 2011 1st 37 Micah Chelimo (1st) Spokane, Wash. 2012 2nd 46 Micah Chelimo (1st) Kahuku, Hawaii 2013 2nd 81 Victor Samoei (5th) Spokane, Wash. WOMEN SEASON FINISH PTS TOP UAA FINISHER LOCATION 2000 10th 260 Kiersten Lippman (36th) Pomona, Calif. 2001 7th 224 Stacy Edwards (21st) Bellingham, Wash. 2002 9th 246 Stacy Edwards (15th) Fresno, Calif. 2003 4th 177 Mandy Kaempf (16th) Chino, Calif. 2004 3rd 172 Mandy Kaempf (9th) Bellingham, Wash. 2005 3rd 129 Mandy Kaempf (4th) Chino, Calif. 2006 5th 109 Laura Carr (9th) Chico, Calif. 2007 11th 297 Hallidie Wilt (25th) Boise, Idaho 2008 3rd 104 Laura Carr (4th) San Diego, Calif. 2009 1st 35 Hallidie Wilt (3rd) San Francisco, Calif. 2010 1st 40 Ruth Keino (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. 2011 1st 27 Ruth Keino (1st) Spokane, Wash. 2012 2nd 56 Susan Tanui (1st) Kahuku, Hawaii 2013 1st 76 Susan Tanui (1st) Spokane, Wash.

CONFERENCE YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS MEN SEASON CONF. FINISH PTS TOP UAA RUNNER LOCATION 1994 PWC 2nd 61 David Laurence (10th) Portland, Ore. 1995 PWC 2nd 40 Hilo, Hawaii 1996 PWC 2nd N/A McKinleyville, Calif. 1997 PWC 1st 28 Erlend Kroken (2nd) Seattle, Wash. 1998 PWC 4th 134 Jerome Ross (5th) Bellingham, Wash. 1999 PWC 2nd 58 Sean Rivers (5th) Seattle, Wash. 2000 PWC 2nd 51 Tobias Schwoerer (3rd) Monmouth, Ore. 2001 GNAC 4th 87 Eric Strabel (10th) Kincaid Park, Alaska 2002 GNAC 1st 70 Sean Rivers (3rd) Seattle, Wash. 2003 GNAC 2nd 77 Brandon Stum (9th) Monmouth, Ore. 2004 GNAC 2nd 71 Brandon Stum (13th) McKinleyville, Calif. 2005 GNAC 1st 39 David Kiplagat (2nd) Bellingham, Wash. 2006 GNAC 2nd 53 David Kiplagat (1st) Lacey, Wash. 2007 GNAC 3rd 81 Peter Doner (7th) Nampa, Idaho 2008 GNAC 1st 34 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash. 2009 GNAC 2nd 70 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash. 2010 GNAC 1st 41 Marko Cheseto (1st) Yakima, Wash. 2011 GNAC 1st 27 Micah Chelimo (1st) Yakima, Wash. 2012 GNAC 1st 23 Micah Chelimo (1st) Monmouth, Ore. 2013 GNAC 1st 32 Isaac Kangogo (1st) Monmouth, Ore.

WOMEN SEASON CONF. FINISH PTS TOP UAA RUNNER LOCATION 2000 PWC 7th 183 Kirsten Lippman (16th) Bellingham, Wash. 2001 GNAC 3rd 84 Stacy Edwards (8th) Kincaid Park, Alaska 2002 GNAC 5th 124 Stacy Edwards (5th) Seattle, Wash. 2003 GNAC 2nd 77 Mandy Kaempf (5th) Monmouth, Ore. 2004 GNAC 3rd 98 Mandy Kaempf (5th) McKinleyville, Calif. 2005 GNAC 2nd 71 Mandy Kaempf (3rd) Bellingham, Wash. 2006 GNAC 2nd 44 Mandy Kaempf (2nd) Lacey, Wash. 2007 GNAC 4th 123 Elizabeth Chepkosgei (8th) Nampa, Idaho 2008 GNAC 2nd 52 Laura Carr (4th) Yakima, Wash. 2009 GNAC 1st 25 Miriam Kipng’eno (3rd) Yakima, Wash. 2010 GNAC 1st 27 Miriam Kipng’eno (2nd) Yakima, Wash. 2011 GNAC 1st 31 Ruth Keino (1st) Yakima, Wash. 2012 GNAC 1st 16 Susan Tanui (1st) Monmouth, Ore. 2012 GNAC 1st 36 Susan Tanui (1st) Monmouth, Ore.

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WOMENPlace Name Time Year Location2 Susan Tanui* 20:12.6 2012 Joplin, Mo.7 Ruth Keino* 21:20.8 2010 Louisville, Ky.9 Ruth Keino* 21:35.0 2011 Spokane, Wash.12 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:40.2 2010 Louisville, Ky.13 Joyce Kipchumba* 21:57.5 2013 Spokane, Wash.14 Miriam Kipng’eno* 21:16.7 2009 Evansville, Ind.16 Susan Tanui* 21:29.9 2013 Spokane, Wash.28 Elizabeth Chepkosgei* 22:30 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.32 Miriam Kipng’eno* 22:11.3 2011 Spokane, Wash.33 Ivy O’Guinn* 22:12.2 2011 Spokane, Wash.39 Ruth Keino* 21:58.2 2009 Evansville, Ind.41 Shoshana Keegan 22:23.8 2011 Spokane, Wash.45 Hallidie Wilt 22:09.9 2009 Evansville, Ind.46 Mandy Kaempf 22:51.2 2005 Chino, Calif.47 Ivy O’Guinn 21:57.3 2013 Spokane, Wash.48 Ivy O’Guinn 21:34.5 2012 Joplin, Mo.48 Laura Carr 23:00 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.50 Miriam Kipng’eno 21:35.9 2012 Joplin, Mo.50 Shoshana Keegan 22:33.7 2010 Louisville, Ky.53 Shoshana Keegan 22:16.3 2009 Evansville, Ind.62 Sarah Freistone 21:46.9 2012 Joplin, Mo.63 Laura Carr 22:27.1 2009 Evansville, Ind.64 Hallidie Wilt 23:18 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.64 Laura Carr 23:29.8 2005 Chino, Calif.64 Mandy Kaempf 23:41.4 2004 Evansville, Ind.65 Laura Carr 21:46.3 2006 Pensacola, Fla.67 Susan Bick 23:06.5 2011 Spokane, Wash.67 Hallidie Wilt 22:52.6 2010 Louisville, Ky.69 Susan Bick 22:21.4 2013 Spokane, Wash.71 Stacy Edwards 23:38.2 2005 Chino, Calif.74 Ruth Keino 23:24 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.75 Bryn Haebe 23:16.6 2011 Spokane, Wash.92 Emma Bohman 23:18.2 2010 Louisville, Ky.93 Susan Bick 22:10.6 2012 Joplin, Mo.98 Susan Tanui 23:37.1 2011 Spokane, Wash.100 Bryn Haebe 22:20.9 2012 Joplin, Mo.106 Kamie Jo Massey 24:20.2 2004 Evansville, Ind.106 Susan Bick 23:37.3 2010 Louisville, Ky.112 Ivy O’Guinn 23:43.8 2010 Louisville, Ky.114 Davya Baker 24:27.3 2005 Chino, Calif.117 Bryn Haebe 22:46.7 2013 Spokane, Wash.119 Davya Baker 24:31.5 2004 Evansville, Ind.123 Shoshana Keegan 24:06 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.128 Jessica Pahkala 22:52.0 2013 Spokane, Wash.129 Kaley Strachan 24:40.6 2005 Chino, Calif.135 Laura Rombach 24:20 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.148 Nicole DeYong 25:14.8 2004 Evansville, Ind.151 Stephanie Myers 25:16.9 2004 Evansville, Ind.152 Emma Bohman 23:58.5 2009 Evansville, Ind.156 Danielle Pratt 25:33.9 2005 Chino, Calif.163 Mary Krusen 25:50.9 2005 Chino, Calif.170 Katie Krehlik 22:57.8 2012 Joplin, Mo.170 Danielle Pratt 25:50.4 2004 Evansville, Calif.172 Sarah Hansen 25:55.5 2004 Evansville, Calif.174 Emma Bohman 25:25 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.195 Christi Schmitz 23:43.0 2013 Spokane, Wash.* ALL-AMERICAN

MENPlace Name Time Year Location1 Micah Chelimo* 28:56.6 2012 Joplin, Mo.9 Marko Cheseto* 31:32 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.14 Alfred Kangogo* 29:56.5 2012 Joplin, Mo.15 Micah Chelimo* 31:38.4 2011 Spokane, Wash.17 Jake Parisien* 31:43 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.21 Micah Chelimo* 31:18.2 2010 Louisville, Ky.23 Dylan Anthony* 30:09.4 2012 Joplin, Mo.25 Dylan Anthony* 31:02.6 2013 Spokane, Wash.25 Marko Cheseto* 31:28.0 2010 Louisville, Ky.26 David Kiplagat* 31:16.5 2007 Joplin, Mo.32 Victor Samoei* 31:10.6 2013 Spokane, Wash.35 Tobias Schwoerer* 33:13.1 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.40 Isaac Kangogo* 31:17.9 2013 Spokane, Wash.40 Micah Chelimo* 32:34.3 2009 Evansville, Ind.41 David Kiplagat 30:36.4 2006 Pensacola, Fla.42 Marko Cheseto 32:38.8 2009 Evansville, Ind.43 Jake Parisien 31:44.0 2010 Louisville, Ky.47 David Kiplagat 33:20.9 2005 Chino, Calif.59 Tobias Schwoerer 33:32.2 2000 Pomona, Calif.63 Eric Strabel 33:02.6 2002 Ashland, Ohio64 Sean Rivers 33:03.7 2002 Ashland, Ohio67 Kevin Rooke 30:55.3 2012 Joplin, Mo.71 Alfred Kangogo 32:50.9 2011 Spokane, Wash.72 Jake Parisien 30:58.9 2012 Joplin, Mo.73 Eric Strabel 34:08.9 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.77 Andy Elvester 33:15.5 2002 Ashland, Ohio81 Dylan Anthony 33:06.9 2011 Spokane, Wash.82 Tobias Schwoerer 33:18.8 2002 Ashland, Ohio85 Brent Knight 31:35.7 2006 Pensacola, Fla.86 David Kiplogat 33:01 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.87 Kevin Rooke 32:03.8 2013 Spokane, Wash.87 Sean Rivers 34:26.0 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.90 Isaac Kangogo 33:20.9 2011 Spokane, Wash.90 Alfred Kangogo 33:04 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.92 Aaron Dickson 31::40.6 2006 Pensacola, Fla.94 Alfred Kangogo 33:39.6 2009 Evansville, Ind.96 Aaron Dickson 34:36.1 2005 Chino, Calif.101 William Ritekwiang 32:48.1 2010 Louisville, Ky.103 Paul Rottich 32:52.8 2010 Louisville, Ky.114 Yonaton Yilma 33:45.3 2011 Spokane, Wash.115 Drew Dickson 35:12.7 2005 Chino, Calif.120 Drew Dickson 32:08.0 2006 Pensacola, Fla.121 Andy Elvester 35:11.1 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa125 Todd List 34:03.8 2002 Ashland, Ohio126 Dominik Notz 32:36.0 2013 Spokane, Wash.127 Isaac Kangogo 31:47.0 2012 Joplin, Mo.132 Auston Ellis 33:47 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.134 Vernon Campbell 35:30.7 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa135 Michael Mendenhall 32:39.4 2013 Spokane, Wash.136 Michael Adams 34:08 2011 Spokane, Wash.136 Yonatan Yilma 33:55.1 2010 Louisville, Ky.143 Michael Adams 35:56.4 2009 Evansville, Ind.143 Nate Normandin 34:33.3 2002 Ashland, Ohio147 Mick Boyle 32:50.0 2006 Pensacola, Fla.149 Leif Olson 36:14.8 2005 Chino, Calif.152 Mick Boyle 36:31.8 2005 Chino, Calif.153 Auston Ellis 32:57.1 2006 Pensacola, Fla.154 Chris Cannon 34:55.2 2002 Ashland, Ohio159 Paul Rottich 34:49 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.159 Nate Normandin 36:21.5 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa162 Andrey Ionashku 33:02.1 2014 Spokane, Wash.162 Mick Boyle 35:00 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.166 Scott Rood 36:38.6 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa168 Stig Yngve 40:06.9 2005 Chino, Calif.

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NCAA YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS MEN SEASON FINISH PTS TOP UAA RUNNER LOCATION 2001 20th 407 Tobias Schwoerer (35th) Slippery Rock, Pa. 2002 12th 258 Eric Strabel (63rd) Ashland, Ohio 2005 20th 490 David Kiplagat (47th) Chino, Calif. 2006 15th 402 David Kiplagat (41st) Pensacola, Fla. 2008 11th 288 Marko Cheseto (9th) Slippery Rock, Calif. 2009 17th 415 Micah Chelimo (40th) Evansville, Ind. 2010 8th 262 Micah Chelimo (21st) Louisville, Ky. 2011 8th 290 Micah Chelimo (15th) Spokane, Wash. 2012 3rd 148 Micah Chelimo (1st) Joplin, Mo. 2013 7th 256 Dylan Anthony (25th) Spokane, Wash.

WOMEN SEASON FINISH PTS TOP UAA RUNNER LOCATION 2004 21st 489 Mandy Kaempf (64th) Evansville, Calif. 2005 12th 350 Mandy Kaempf (46th) Chino, Calif. 2008 9th 266 Elizabeth Chepkosgei (28th) Slippery Rock, Pa. 2009 5th 158 Miriam Kipng’eno (12th) Evansville, Ind. 2010 6th 185 Ruth Keino (7th) Louisville, Ky. 2011 6th 152 Ruth Keino (9th) Spokane, Wash. 2012 6th 202 Susan Tanui (2nd) Joplin, Mo. 2013 4th 214 Joyce Kipchumba (13th) Spokane, Wash.


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ALL-AMERICANS2001 Tobias Schwoerer2007 David Kiplagat2008 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Jake Parisien2009 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn2012 Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Susan Tanui2013 Dylan Anthony Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Victor Samoei

WEST REGION INDIVIDUALCHAMPIONS2009 Marko Cheseto2010 Marko Cheseto2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui2013 Susan Tanui

WEST REGION TEAM CHAMPION2009 Women2010 Men Women2011 Men Women2013 Women

ALL-WEST REGION1996 Miguel Gomez1998 Jerry Ross1999 Richy Hankins 2000 Tobias Schwoerer2001 Tobias Schwoerer Eric Strabel2002 Stacy Edwards Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer2003 Brandon Stum2004 Mandy Kaempf2005 Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Leif Olson2006 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei David Kiplagat Brent Knight2007 David Kiplagat2008 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo David Kiplagat Jacob Parisien2009 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Hallidie Wilt2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto

Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jake Parisien William Ritekwiang Hallidie Wilt2011 Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Ruth Keino Shoshana Keegan Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien Susan Tanui Yonatan Yima2012 Dylan Anthony Jaymi Bethea Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Miriam Kipn’geno Dominik Notz Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien Kevin Rooke Susan Tanui2013 Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Ivy O’Guinn Victor Samoei

WEST REGION ATHLETE OF THE YEAR2009 Marko Cheseto2010 Marko Chesto2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui2013 Susan Tanui

WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR2009 Women - Michael Friess2010 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess2011 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess2013 Women - Michael Friess

GNAC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS2006 David Kiplagat2008 Marko Cheseto2009 Marko Cheseto2010 Marko Cheseto 2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui2013 Isaac Kangogo Susan Tanui

GNAC TEAM CHAMPION1997 Men (PacWest)2002 Men2005 Men2008 Men2009 Women2010 Men Women2011 Men Women2012 Men Women2013 Men Women

ALL-CONFERENCE1994 David Laurence (PacWest)1996 Chad Dudney (PacWest) Miguel Gomez (PacWest) Frode Lillefjell (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest)1997 Todd Bruce (PacWest) Chad Dudney (PacWest) Erlend Kroken (PacWest) Preston Martin (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest)1999 Richy Hankins (PacWest) Sean Rivers (PacWest)2000 Sean Rivers (PacWest) Tobias Schwoerer (PacWest) Eric Strabel (PacWest)2001 Stacy Edwards Kiersten Lippmann Eric Strabel2002 Stacy Edwards Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer Eric Strabel2003 Stacy Edwards Sarah Hansen Mandy Kaempf Brandon Stum2004 Mandy Kaempf2005 Laura Carr Aaron Dickson Drew Dickson Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Leif Olson2006 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Aaron Dickson Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Brent Knight2007 Elizabeth Chepkosgei Peter Doner2008 Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino David Kiplagat Jake Parisien Hallidie Wilt2009 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Hallidie Wilt2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Jake Parisien Hallidie Wilt2011 Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Ivy O’Guinn Yonatan Yilma2012 Dylan Anthony Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Miriam Kipn’geno Katie Krehlik Ivy O’Guinn Jake Parisien

Susan Tanui2013 Dylan Anthony Isaac Kangogo Joyce Kipchumba Susan Tanui Ivy O’Guinn Victor Samoei

GNAC RUNNER OF THE YEAR2008 Marko Cheseto2009 Marko Cheseto2010 Marko Cheseto2011 Micah Chelimo Ruth Keino2012 Micah Chelimo Susan Tanui2013 Susan Tanui

GNAC COACH OF THE YEAR1997 Men - Michael Friess (PacWest)2002 Men - Michael Friess2003 Women - Michael Friess2004 Women - Michael Friess2005 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess2008 Men - Michael Friess2009 Women - Michael Friess2010 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess2011 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess2012 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michae Friess2013 Men - Michael Friess Women - Michael Friess

GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR2003 Mandy Kaempf2005 David Kiplagat2008 Jacob Parisien2009 Micah Chelimo Miriam Kipng’eno2011 Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe2012 Sarah Freistone

GNAC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR1996 Miguel Gomez (PacWest)1999 Sean Rivers (PacWest)2000 Tobias Schwoerer (PacWest)2007 Peter Doner2008 Marko Cheseto2010 Yonatan Yilma2013 Joyce Kipchumba

CAPITAL ONE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS2002 Tobias Schwoerer 2006 Mandy Kaempf 2012 Micah Chelimo2013 Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino

USTFCCCA SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR2012 Micah Chelimo

USTFCCCAACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS2006 Mandy Kaempf2008 Peter Doner David Kiplagat Cornelious Sigei2009 Laura Carr Ruth Keino David Kiplagat Laura Rombach Paul Rottich2010 Micah Chelimo Laura Carr Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno2011 Micah Chelimo

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Bryn Haebe Alfred Kangogo Isaac Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno2012 Micah Chelimo Bryn Haebe Sarah Freistone Alfred Kangogo Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Dominik Notz Kevin Rooke2013 Dylan Anthony Bryn Haebe Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS2005 Men Women2007 Men Women2008 Men Women2009 Men Women2010 Men Women2011 Men Women2012 Men Women2013 Men Women GNAC ALL-ACADEMIC1994 Brad Bauer (PacWest)1996 Steve Carroll (PacWest)1998 Brad Hawkins (PacWest) Casey Jackson (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest) Mike McQueen (PacWest) Tim Miller (PacWest) Jerry Ross (PacWest)1999 Benji Uffenbeck (PacWest)2000 Meyoung Blum (PacWest) Leslie Boyd (PacWest) Katya Lamskova (PacWest) Sara Nielsen (PacWest)2001 Meyoung Blum Leslie Boyd River Campbell Nicole Hanson Sheamus Lamb Katya Lamskova Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer 2002 Meyoung Blum Leslie Boyd Chris Cannon Stacy Edwards Lindsay Krous Sarah Hansen Nate Normandin Sean Rivers Tobias Schwoerer2003 Nicole De Yong Stacy Edwards Sarah Hansen Lindsay Krous2004 Nicole De Yong Sarah Hansen Anjuli Haydu Kamie Jo Massey Stephanie Myers Mandy Kaempf Nate Normandin 2005 Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf Leif Olson Kaley Strachan2006 Mick Boyle

Laura Carr Mandy Kaempf Mary Krusen Brent Knight Danielle Pratt Cornelius Sigei Paul Schauer Kaley Strachan2007 Mick Boyle Anjuli Haydu David Kiplagat Mary Krusen Heather McIntyre Cornelius Sigei Kaley Strachan Autumn Streuli2008 Mick Boyle Laura Carr David Kiplagat Paul Rottich Cornelius Sigei2009 Laura Carr Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Natalie Pfeifer Arielle Rolle Paul Rottich Alex West2010 Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno2011 Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Shoshana Keegan Miriam Kipn’geno Katie Krehlik Thomas Hill2012 Dylan Anthony Micah Chelimo Bryn Haebe Alfred Kangogo Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Kevin Rooke Christi Schmitz2013 Bryn Haebe Sarah Freistone Isaac Kangogo Jesse Miller Dominik Notz Jessica Pahkala Kevin Rooke Christi Schmitz

GNAC RUNNERS OF THE WEEK2000 Kiersten Lippman (Oct. 9)

Tobias Schwoerer (Sept. 25)

2001 Eric Strabel (Aug. 27-Sept. 2)

Tobias Schwoerer (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

2002 Sean Rivers (Aug. 26-Sept. 1)

2004 Kamie Jo Massey Brandon Stum (Sept. 20-26)

2005 Mandy Kaempf (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)

David Kiplagat (Sept. 19-25)

2006 Mandy Kaempf (Oct. 2-8)

David Kiplagat (Sept. 18-24

David Kiplagat (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)

2007 Elizabeth Chepkosgei (A. 27-S. 2)

Elizabeth Chepkosgei (S. 24-30)

David Kiplagat (Sept. 24-30)

2008 Marko Cheseto (Sept. 1-7)

Marko Cheseto (Sept. 15-21)

Marko Cheseto (Oct. 6-12)

Marko Cheseto (Nov. 3-9)

2009 Micah Chelimo (Aug. 31-Sept. 6)

Micah Chelimo (Sept. 14-20)


Ruth Keino (Sept. 6-12)

Ruth Keino (Oct. 5-11)

2010 Marko Cheseto (Aug. 30-Sept. 5)

Marko Cheseto (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)


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Ruth Keino (Sept. 6-12)

Miriam Kipng’eno (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)

2011 Ruth Keino (Sept. 5-11)

Yonatan Yilma (Sept. 5-11)

Micah Chelimo (Oct. 3-9)

Ruth Keino (Oct. 3-9)

2012 Susan Tanui (Sept. 10)

Micah Chelimo (Oct. 8)

Susan Tanui (Oct. 8)

2013 Dylan Anthony (Oct. 7)

Joyce Kipchumba (Oct. 7)

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S AAdams, Michael .............................’09, ’10, ’11Alward, Jason ......................... ’87, ’88, ’89, ’91ANTHONY, DYLAN ......................’11, ’12, ‘13Atwood, Dwayne ..................................’86, ’87Bailey, Mychaela ......................................... ’08 Baker-Flaharty, Davya ............. ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06 Barnett, Jeff ................................................ ’92Bauer, Brad ................................... ’93, ’94, ’96

BBethea, Jaymi ............................................, ’12Bick, Susan .............................. ’10, ’11, ’12, ‘13Blandheol, J.T. ..................................... ’95, ’96Blum, Meyoung ............................ ’00, ’01, ’02Bohman, Emma ............................ ’07, ’09, ’10Booher, John ............................................... ’91Boyd, Leslie ................................... ’00, ’01, ’02Boyle, Mick ................................... ’05, ’07, ’08Brenner, Mary ............................................. ’85Brewster, Brandon ...................................... ’11Brown, John ........................... ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87Brown, Peter ................................. ’84, ’85, ’86Bruber, Wilhelm ......................................... ’84Bruce, Todd .......................................... ’97, ’98Budd, Eric .............................. ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94Byrne, Dacry ............................................... ’85

CCallison, Eric ............................................... ’98Campbell, Vernon ................................ ’00, ’01Cannon, Chris ...................................... ’01, ’02Carpentier, Denise ...................................... ’84Carr, Laura ............................. ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09Carroll, Steve ......................... ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98Chelimo, Micah ....................... ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12Chepkoech, Mary ....................................... ’10Chepkosgei, Elizabeth ................... ’06, ’07, ’08Cheseret, Cosmas ....................................... ‘13Cheseto, Marko ............................ ’08, ’09, ’10Child, Anita ................................................. ’85Clark, Esther ........................................ ’82, ’83Cline, Dan ................................................... ’02COMMANDEUR, SCOTT ..........................‘13

DDavis, John Nathan ...............................’86, ’87De Yong, Nicole .................................... ’03, ’04Dickson, Aaron ...................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06Dickson, Drew ........................ ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06Dombrovsky, Ray ................................. ’84, ’85Doner, Johanna ........................................... ’07Doner, Peter ............................................... ’07Dudney, Chad ...................................... ’96, ’97

EEdwards, Stacy ....................... ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05Ellis, Auston .................................. ’05, ’06, ’07Elvester, Andy ............................... ’00, ’01, ’02Emerson, Charles ................... ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94Emerson, Roger .......................................... ’93Enkvist, Urban ............................................ ’93Erickson, Keith ............................................ ’84

FFisher, Kirk .............................. ’88, ’89, ’90, ’92Flora, Bjorn ................................................. ’95Floyd, Jason ................................................ ’95FREISTONE, SARAH ............................... , ’12Fudala, Chip ................................................ ’87

GGibbs, Cindy .................................. ’81, ’82, ’83Glover, Billy ................................................. ’96Gomez, Miguel .................................... ’96, ’97Greer, Brittany ............................................ ’05Gruber, Willie ...................................... ’85, ’86Gunderson, Marne ..................................... ’00

HHAEBE, BRYN .............................’11, ’12, ‘13Hamilton, Scott ...................... ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93Hankins, Richy .............................. ’96, ’98, ’99Hansen, Sarah ............................... ’02, ’03, ’04Haydu, Anjuli ................................ ’03, ’04, ’07Hegg, Heidi ................................................. ’85Heuseveldt, Jeff .......................................... ’94Hill, Thomas ...................................’09, ’10, ’11Hoffman, Dave .............................. ’82, ’83, ’84Hutto, Janet .................................. ’81, ’82, ’83Hynne, Morten ........................................... ’90

IIngram, Christy ........................................... ’85Ionashku, Andrey ................................, ’12, ‘13

JJohnson, Mike A. ......................... ’87, ’89, ’90Johnston, Eric ............................................. ’89

KKaempf, Mandy ..................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06Kanerva, Heikke ....................................’84, ’85Kangogo, Alfred ...................... ’08, ’09, ’11, ’12Kangogo, Isaac ...............................’11, ’12, ‘13Kantola, Tiina ....................................... ’83, ’84Keegan, Shoshana .................. ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11Keino, Ruth ............................ ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11KIPCHUMBA, JOYCE ................................‘13Kiplagat, David ........................ ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08Kipng’eno, Miriam .................. ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12Kjellstand, Britta ......................................... ’81Knight, Brent .......................... ’02, ’03, ’04, ’06Krehlik, Katie ..................................’10, ’11, ’12Kroken, Erlend ............................................ ’97Krous, Lindsay ........................ ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03Krusen, Mary ................................ ’05, ’06, ’07

LLambe, Amy ................................................ ’01Lamskova, Ekaterina ................................... ’00Lane, Terry .................................................. ’84Latva-Kiskola, Tuomo ........................... ’87, ’88Leighton, Tim .............................................. ’88Liebner, Andy .............................................. ’06Lillefjell, Frode ..................................... ’95, ’96Lippman, Kiersten ......................... ’00, ’01, ’02List, Todd ............................................. ’02, ’03

MMassie, Valerie .....................................’11, ’12Markuson, James ....................................... ’91Martin, Preston ................................... ’97, ’98Massey, Kamie Jo ........................................ ’04McIntyre, Heather ...................................... ’07McQueen, Mike ............................ ’96, ’97, ’98Meehan, Dan .............................................. ’84MENDENHALL, MICHAEL ........................‘13MESSINA, PHILIP.....................................‘13MILLER, JESSE ................................. ’12, ‘13Miller, Yuri .................................................. ’86Myers, Paul ............................ ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98Myers, Stephanie .......................... ’01, ’03, ’04

NNibeck, Meldoy ................................... ’84, ’85

Normandin, Nate ................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’04NOTZ, DOMINIK .............................. ’12, ‘13

OOberbreckling, Scott ................................... ’85O’Guinn, Ivy ............................ ’10, ’11, ’12, ‘13Olnes, Mathew ........................................... ’86Olson, Leif ..................................... ’03, ’04, ’05

PPAHKALA, JESSICA .......................... ’12, ‘13Parisien, Jake .......................... ’08, ’10, ’11, ’12Pena, Cory ........................................... ’07, ’08Pollock, Joe ................................................. ’86Pope, Carroll .......................... ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89Potter, Craig ........................... ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90Pratt, Danielle ........................ ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06

RRamsey, Lisa ............................................... ’85Recob, Jim ........................................... ’81, ’82Ritekwiang, William .................................... ’10Rivers, Sean ........................... ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02Roelle, Ariel ......................................... ’08, ’09Rombach, Laura .......................................... ’08Rood, Scott ................................................. ’01ROOKE, KEVIN ............................’11, ’12, ‘13Ross, Jerry ............................................ ’97, ’98Rottich, Paul........................... ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10Rupert, Andy .............................................. ’03Rutledge, Tommy .......................... ’89, ’90, ’92

SSAMOEI, VICTOR .....................................‘13Scheel, Jeromy ............................................ ’95Schiffkorn, Michelle .................................... ’83Schmitz, Christi ..............................’11, ’12, ‘13Schwoerer, Tobias ......................... ’00, ’01, ’02Sievert, Julie ............................................... ’84Sigei, Cornelious .................... ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08Smith, John .......................................... ’94, ’95Sonntag, Benjamin ..................................... ’05Strabel, Eric ........................... ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03Strabel, Mark ....................................... ’99, ’01Strachan, Kaley ....................... ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07Strand, Debbie ..................................... ’84, ’85Strange, Sanford ......................................... ’92Streuli, Autumn ................................... ’06, ’07Stum, Bradon ....................................... ’03, ’04

TTalbot, Paul ................................................. ’89Tanui, Susan ...................................’11, ’12, ‘13Thill, Brian ........................................... ’92, ’93Trenholm, Stephanie .................................. ’08Truax, Brad.................................................. ’10Turney, R. Scott ........................................... ’85

VVoohees, Coert ........................................... ’81

WWalker, Craig ................................. ’81, ’82, ’83West, Alex .............................................’09, ’10Williams, Lorris .................................... ’99, ’00Wilt, Hallidie .......................... ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10

YYilma, Yonatan ......................................’10, ’11Yngve, Stig .................................................. ’05Yutrzenka, Grant .................................. ’81, ’82

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CHANCELLORTOM CASETom Case, Lt . Gen . USAF (Ret .), became chancel-

lor of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011 . Upon completing his Air Force career, he was appointed dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), where he served nearly six years before becoming president and chief operating

officer of the state-owned, independently operated Alaska Aerospace Corporation . Since returning to UAA as Chancellor, Case has focused on helping students succeed in their college goals . In 2011, UAA became one of only 11 universities nationwide to open a VetSuccess program on campus . UAA opened a Veteran’s Resource Center in 2013 to support its growing military and veteran student population . With support from Chancellor funds, UAA established the INNOVATE awards in 2011 to provide an incentive for innovative research . Seawolf Holdings was approved in 2012, establishing a pathway toward the commercialization of UAA research . In February 2013, ZENSOR, LLC became the first startup company incorporated in Alaska based upon research by UAA faculty . A second startup incorporated in June 2013 . Currently, UAA has 31 invention disclosures with 12 patents pending .Under Case’s leadership, UAA opened a new Health Sciences Building, the new Alaska Airlines Center, and received funding to complete a new Engineering and Industry Building, slated to open in 2015 . Married to his wife Susan for 45 years, they have a daughter Donna, son-in-law Daniel, and three grandchildren . A graduate of the U .S . Air Force Academy, Case received a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California . He is a graduate of the National War College, the U .S . Army Command & General Staff College, the Air War College, and Emory University’s Advanced Management Program .He is an active member of the community, having served on the boards of the Alaska World Affairs Council and World Trade Center Alaska, and is immediate past president of Commonwealth North . He is an avid pilot and, of course, a great Seawolf fan .

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSKEITH HACKETTEntering his second year as Director of Athletics at

the University of Alaska Anchorage, Keith Hackett has positioned the Seawolves’ 13-sport NCAA pro-gram for unprecedented growth and success as a new era begins in 2014-15 . Since arriving on Oct . 1, 2013, Hackett has overseen

the planning and logistics for the department’s transition into the $109 million Alaska Airlines Center – a state-of-the-art sports, community and concert venue that will transform the UAA campus – along with expanded hockey facilities at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex . Under his leadership, the department has developed an official strate-gic plan that will guide the decision-making process and allow the depart-ment to maintain a focus on the mission of Seawolf Athletics . A university and administrative management executive with 37 years of higher education experience, Hackett values connecting with the Anchorage community, and building positive relationships with campus faculty, students, staff and U-Med District partners . In addition to reorganizing the internal management structure of the department, he has also entered into agreements with several national leaders in collegiate brand advancement, developing partnerships with Global Spectrum to manage the Alaska Airlines Center, Front Row Marketing to oversee corporate partnerships, and Paciolan for ticketing . Along with his behind-the-scenes contributions, UAA’s success in the competitive arena was also apparent in Hackett’s first year . In 2013-14, the Seawolves not only finished 16th of 315 institutions nationally in the NCAA Div . II Learfield Director’s Cup, but also produced 25 All-Americans, nine NCAA Championships team qualifications and four Great Northwest Athletic Conference team titles, while UAA student-athletes combined for a 3 .18 overall grade-point average . Hackett came to UAA after working from 2004-13 as the senior associate AD for internal affairs at the University of Nevada, where he oversaw the football, track & field/cross country and baseball programs . In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities with specific teams, Hackett was involved with donor relations and major gifts, budget, human and physical resource management, and alumni and community relations at Nevada . As a key member of the Wolf Pack’s senior leader-ship team, he was responsible for oversight of all athletics department capital projects, development of the department’s first athletic facilities master plan, and event management for all home contests . Prior to his time in Reno, Hackett served as Executive Vice President for Special Projects and was Director of the St . Gregory’s University College for Working Adults in Tulsa, Okla . He also served as Executive Vice President and Provost at St . Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla ., from 1997-2004, and as VP for Admissions and Enrollment Management/Dean of Admissions for Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions at Oklahoma City University from 1992-97 . He worked at OCU as Dean of Students from 1986-89 . From 1989-92, Hackett was the Associate AD at Northern Illinois University, where he oversaw eight Division I sports, including football and men’s and women’s basketball . The native of Nanuet, N .Y ., began his college coaching and teaching career at Baker University in Baldwin, Kan ., where he was head baseball coach from 1978-83 and assistant football coach from 1977-83 . From there, he went on to coach offensive line for the football program at Div . I Memphis from 1983-85 . Hackett earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Tarkio (Mo .) College in 1976 and an M .S . in education from the University of Kansas in 1979 . He and his wife Patricia have been married for 38 years and have two adult children, Katie and James .

Athletics Dept. Senior StaffKeith Hackett Director of AthleticsTim McDiffett Sr. Assoc. AD (External)Jane Pallister Sr. Assoc. AD (Internal)Dede Allen Assoc. AD (Compliance)Tlisa Northcutt Assoc. AD (Development)Kevin Silver Assoc. AD (Facilities)Michael Friess Assoc. AD (Sports Med./Strength & Condit.)Nate Sagan Assistant AD (Media Relations)

Rusty Osborne Men’s BasketballRyan McCarthy Women’s BasketballMichael Friess Men’s & Women’s Cross Country and Men’s & Women’s Track & FieldPaul Stoklos GymnasticsMatt Thomas HockeySparky Anderson Men’s & Women’s SkiingChris Green Volleyball

Seawolf Head Coaches

The University of Alaska Anchorage, academic home to more than 17,000 students, is an

intersection for intellectual exploration, adventure and transfor-mative experiences in and out of the classroom. With campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska, from the shores of majestic Prince William Sound to the verdant Matanuska and Susitna Valleys, UAA students experience a unique, hands-on education through academics, research, leadership opportunities and mentorship with our community partners in-state, across the country and globally. Surrounded by an environment that is both urban and wild, UAA is a gateway to innovative thinking, learning and exploration in a changing, modern world. UAA is rooted in the Alaska communities it serves and off ers exciting pathways in 200 major areas of study, all at a great value.

UAA’s student-athletes, the beating heart of #SeawolfNation, compete

in 13 NCAA collegiate sports. At the Division I level, UAA fi elds a men’s ice hockey team and a women’s gymnastics team. Compet-ing in Division II are men’s and women’s basketball, cross country running, skiing and indoor and outdoor track & fi eld teams, as well as our women’s volleyball team. True student-athletes, our Seawolves maintained a 3.18 GPA last year across all teams, while producing four conference titles, nine NCAA fi nishes, 25 All-Amer-icans and placing 16th of 315 schools in the Learfi eld Sports Director’s Cup rankings. In September 2014, Seawolf Athletics cut the ribbon on its new home, the Alaska Airlines Center, a state-of-the-art 196,000-square-foot sporting event, training, sports medicine, special event and performance venue that will be shared by the Anchorage community. The AAC will be the new home for the GCI Great Alaska Shootout and is will host the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation’s Women’s Gymnastics Championships in 2015.

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