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2009 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front CoverQuick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12009 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

COACHING STAFF/ROSTERHead Coach Michael Friess/Assistant Coach TJ Garlatz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32009 Roster/Coaching & Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

SEAWOLF PLAYER PROFILESReturners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY2008 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102008 Season Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Great Northwest Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12All-Time GNAC Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13All-Time Individual and Team NCAA Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

UAA & ALASKAUAA Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Anchorage & Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover2009 Seawolf Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

The 2009 Cross Country media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by assistant sports information direc-tor Dallas Baldwin. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan. Primary photography by Michael Dinneen. 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. This official publication was released by the University of Alaska Anchorage, produced at a cost of $3.28 per copy to promote Seawolf Cross Country Running.

ON THE COVER: (R-L) Junior Marko Cheseto, senior Laura Carr, junior Hallidie Wilt.

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GENERAL INFORMATIONName: University of Alaska AnchorageLocation: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508Founded: 1977Enrollment: 19,428Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division IIConference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf.Chancellor: Fran UlmerAthletics Director: Dr. Steve CobbAthletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Michael Friess Alma Mater: Lindfield (’85) Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: [email protected] Coach: TJ Garlatz Alma Mater: Washington (‘02) Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: [email protected] Graduate Assistant Coach: David Kiplagat

TEAM INFORMATION2008 NCAA Finish: Men- 11th, Women-9th2008 GNAC Finish: Men- 1st, Women- 2ndLetterwinners Returning: Men-3, Women-9Newcomers: Men-6, Women-7

TEAM HISTORYConference titles: Men-4 (2008, 2005, 2002, 1997)NCAA Appearances: Men-5 (2008, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001) Women-3 (2008, 2005, 2004)

SPORTS INFORMATIONSID: Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: [email protected] SID Fax: 907-563-4565 WFSC Courtside Phone: 907-786-4877Assi. SID/Cross Country Contact: Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: [email protected]: GoSeawolves.com

SUPPORT STAFFAthletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326Ticket Manager: Mary Beth Wooden Office Phone: 907-786-1293

MEDIA GUIDELINES: For credentials or inter-view requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Information produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics for each sport during the season.

In the Seawolf, the University of Alaska Anchorage

has one of the more unique mascots in the country . Originally nicknamed the Sourdoughs, UAA adopted the Seawolf moniker in 1977 . The

name Seawolf represents a mystical sea creature and, ac cording to the legend of the Seawolf, anyone fortunate enough to view it was subject to good luck . The exact nature or shape of the Seawolf, however, was left to the imagination and thus the creature has been depicted in many forms throughout the years . The Seawolf of today was introduced in 1985 . Created by the Clark Mishler & Associates Company of Anchorage in cooperation with a University committee, it represents an adaptation of a more traditional Alaska totemic-like characterization of the mythical Seawolf .

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2009 Alaska Anchorage Cross Country Running

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2009 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEASON PREVIEW

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The UAA cross country program has es-tablished itself as one of the most success-ful in the Great Northwest Athletic Confer-ence and the NCAA Div . II West Region, and the Seawolves return this season with GNAC titles and NCAA berths in reach .

Coming off of a record-breaking 2008 cam-paign, the Seawolves will follow the lead of 20th-year head coach Michael Friess . Under his guidance, UAA has claimed three confer-ence titles and seven runner-up finishes since joining the GNAC in 2001 . UAA’s men’s and women’s squads have also qualified for NCAAs eight times, including sending both squads during the 2005 & 2008 seasons .

Last year, UAA registered three All-Amer-icans, six All-West Region awards and eight All-Conference honorees . The men’s team snagged its third GNAC title, while the wom-en’s team finished in second for the fourth time . The men’s squad raced to a runner-up finish at the NCAA West Regional and the women’s team finished third. At NCAAs, both teams recorded program-best results, with the women team placing ninth and the men 11th .

The 2009 edition of the Seawolves features 14 returners, including one All-American, three All-Region and five All-GNAC performers

Leading the Seawolf pack on the men’s side will be the 2008 GNAC individual champion, junior Marko Cheseto (Kapenguria, Kenya) . The lone returning All-American, Cheseto raced to a 37-second victory at the league cham-pionships, earning him the 2008 GNAC Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year . Cheseto completed his rookie season with a UAA pro-gram-best ninth-place finish at the NCAA meet.

The Seawolves can expect great things from sophomore Alfred Kangogo (Eldoret, Kenya), a member of the NCAA team last year and an All-West Region and All-GNAC finisher.

Rounding out an accomplished top three male returners is junior Paul Rot-tich (Kapsabet, Kenya), a regional and conference scorer last season who has three top-10 career finishes to his credit.

On the women’s side, three-time All-Confer-ence and two-time All-Region honoree Laura Carr (South Bend, Ind.) returns for her final sea-son with the Seawolves . The only senior on the UAA squad this year, Carr will look to make her fourth trip to NCAAs after finishing 48th last season - third-best in Seawolf women’s history .

Likely to be on Carr’s heels this season is junior Hallidie Wilt . Wilt, a native of Un-alaska, was a member of the NCAA team last season, crossing the line as UAA’s third runner in 64th place . At the GNAC Champi-onships, Wilt completed the race in eighth

place, earning her All-Conference honors . The Seawolves will look to sophomore Ruth

Jeptoo (Kapcheno, Kenya), an All-Conference member from last season, who finished 74th at NCAAs and 18th at the West Regional .

Wearing the Green and Gold for the first time will be 11 newcomers - seven women and four men .

Among UAA’s top newcomers should be freshman Micah Chelimo (Kapkoi, Ke-nya) on the men’s side and Alaska athletes Kayla Teslow (Fr ., Fairbanks/West Val-ley HS) and JJ Lende (So ., Haines/transfer from Adams State) on the women’s side .

Senior Laura Carr

Sophomore Natalie Pfeifer

Junior Marko Cheseto & sophomore Alfred Kangogo

MICHael fRIeSSHead Coach 20th Season

In his 20th season at the University of Alaska Anchorage is head men’s and women’s cross country and track & field coach Michael Friess .

The Seawolves have been no stranger to the NCAA Championships

T.J. GaRlaTzassistant Coach

3rd Season

In his third season as an assistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s cross country and track & field programs is T .J . Garlatz .

In addition to his coach-ing duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves extensively as a recruiter for UAA .

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Last season, Garlatz helped lead both the men’s and women’s cross country team to the NCAA Championships and produced three All-Americans . The track and field season was highlighted by a program-best 10 UAA athletes qualifying for the National meet, where the Seawolves captured five All-America awards .

During his first season with UAA, Garlatz helped guide the men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the GNAC Championships and a fifth-place result at the NCAA West Regional . He helped oversee both the men’s and women’s track squads to program-best finishes at the conference championship meet, as the men placed second and the women fifth .

Garlatz comes to the Seawolves after serving as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field teams at Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Western Washington for the past 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) .

Five athletes earned All-America honors and 27 earned All-Conference recognition during Garlatz’s tenure at WWU, while six were named Academic All-Americans .

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 title in men’s cross country . 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 assis-tant coach with the cross country and track & field program’s at Inglemoor High School (Kenmore, Wash .) from Sept . 1998 to June 2003 .

The former NCAA Division II Academic All-American earned a Bachelor’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 .

under Friess’ guidance, having qualified a team for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships eight times overall, includ-ing sending both the men’s and women’s squads in 2005 and 2009 .

UAA’s track & field program has also tasted success on a national level, qualifying 25 athletes for NCAA’s since 2001 . A program-record 10 Seawolf athletes competed at the Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the in 2009 .

In the last seven years UAA’s cross country team has claimed a combined 13 top-three team finishes at the conference meet, three league titles, 35 all-conference certificate and two individual confer-ence champions . The Seawolf men have qualified for NCAAs five times overall, while the women have qualified three times .

Friess has earned six conference coach of the year accolades in cross country, including claiming three straight women’s coach of the year honors from 2003-2005 .

In five seasons of full institutional sponsorship, the Seawolf track

and field teams has quickly left its mark in the GNAC under Friess, earning one individual NCAA title, 11 All-America awards, 25 indi-vidual conference titles, 55 all-conference honorees, and have set seven league records . In that same span, 28 UAA athletes have quali-fied for the NCAA Championships .

Seawolf athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earning 107 academic all-conference accolades combined in the last eight seasons . Both the men’s and women’s cross coun-try teams garnered U .S . Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association All-America Team status in 2005 .

Friess graduated from Linfield (Ore .) College with a bachelor of science degree in exercise science in 1985 and was an NAIA All-American distance runner for the Wildcats . Friess 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 running community as a competitor, coach and organizer . Some of the events Friess organizes include the Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon and the Crow Pass Crossing .

A USA Track & Field Level II coach, Friess is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified by ACSM as an exercise test technologist and exercise specialist . He has served as the state director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is certified by NSCA as a strength and con-ditioning specialist .

He and his wife, Stephanie, have two children, Meagan and Steven .

2009 Seawolf RoSTeR Name yr. exp. Hometown MENMichael Adams So. HS Anchorage (Service HS)Nick Canfield Fr. SQ Anchorage (Bartlett HS)Micah Chelimo Fr. HS Kapkoi, Kenya, (Tambach HS)Marko Cheseto Jr. 1Y Kapenguria, Kenya (Chewoyet HS)Will Estes Fr. SQ Anchorage (West Anchorage HS)Kramer Fry Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Ballard HS)Christian Harpel Fr. HS Anchorage (South HS)Thomas Hill Fr. HS Thunder Bay, Ontario (St. Ignatius HS)Alfred Kangogo So. 1Y Eldoret, Kenya (Kitale Boys HS)Paul Rottich Jr. 2Y Kapsabet, Kenya (Meteitei Boys HS)

WOMENMychaela Bailey So. 1Y Anchorage (Service HS)Emma Bohman Jr. 2Y Palmer (Palmer HS)Laura Carr Sr. 3Y South Bend, Ind. (Penn HS)Mary Chepkoech Fr. HS Kapsabet, Kenya (Chebisas Girls)Anna Filippova Fr. HS Anchorage (Dimond HS)Ruth Jeptoo So. 1Y Kapcheno, Kenya (Aldai Girls SecondaryShoshana Keegan So. 1Y Anchorage (Steller Secondary School)Miriam Kipngeno Fr. HS Eldoret, Kenya (Girls Secondary School)Katie Krehlik RFr. HS Juneau (Juneau Douglas HS)JJ Lende So. 1Y Haines (Adams State)Natalie Pfeifer So. 1Y Ketchikan (Ketchikan HS)Ariel Rolle So. 1Y Anchorage (West HS)Kayla Teslow Fr. HS Fairbanks(West Valley HS)Alex West So. 1Y Soldotna (Soldotna HS)Lauren Wilson Fr. HS Anchorage (Dimond HS)Hallidie Wilt Jr. 2Y Unalaska (Unalaska HS)

CHRIS VolKHead athletic Trainer(16th Season at Uaa)

Head athletic trainer Chris Volk enters her 16th season with the UAA Athletic Department . in 2009-10 Volk cares for the treatment and prevention of injuries to Seawolf student-athletes, and manages the

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DaVID KIPlaGaTGraduate assistant Coach

(1st Season at Uaa)

Former UAA cross country and track & field athlete David Kiplagat joins Michael Friess’ staff in 2009 as a graduate assistant coach . A three-time All-American, Kiplagat will use his experience and success to help the young

JuniorMarko Cheseto

squad this season . A native of Kapsabet, Kenya, Kiplagat graduated from UAA in the spring of 2009 as is undeniably the most decorated distance runner ever to suit up for the Green and Golf . In addition to his three All-America awards, Kiplagat was a four-time All-Region honoree and a three-time All-Conference member . In 2006 he captured the individual GNAC cross country title and won the 1,500-meter race at the conference championships in track . Kiplagat returned the following season with a GNAC title in the 5,000 meters . Kiplagat earned Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics and is persuing a masters in public administration .

overall operation of the department’s Sport Medicine office. A 1979 graduate of the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Volk also earned a master’s degree in biology from UD in 1986. She is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association . She and her husband Rick are the parents of three children — Megan, Cody and Casey .

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marko chesetoJunior

1 Letter Kapenguria, Kenya

Chewoyet HS

2008 ALL-AMERICAN2008 ALL-REGION

2008 ALL-CONFERENCE

aLfred kangogo

Sophomore 1 Letter

Eldoret, Kenya Kitale Boys HS

2008 ALL-REGION2008 ALL-CONFERENCE

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational DNCSundodger Invite 7thUCSC Triton Classic 4thGNAC Championships 3thNCAA West Regional 9thNCAA Championships 90th

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 1stSundodger Open 2ndUCSC Triton Classic 2ndGNAC Championships 1stNCAA West Regional 2ndNCAA Championships 9th

PauL rottichJunior

2 Letters Kapsabet, Kenya

Meteitei Boys HS

mychaeLa BaiLeySophomore

1 Letter Anchorage Service HS

2008 Results UAA Invitational 8thSundodger Invite 50thUCSC Triton Classic 59thGNAC Championships 44thNCAA West Regional DNCNCAA Championships DNC

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 5thSundodger Invite 22ndUCSC Triton Classic 8thGNAC Championships 32ndNCAA West Regional 40thNCAA Championships 159th



emma BohmanJunior

2 Letters Palmer

Palmer HS

Laura carrSenior

3 Letters South Bend, Ind

Penn HS

2008 ALL-REGION2008 ALL-CONFERENCE

2006 ALL-REGION2006 ALL-CONFERENCE2005 ALL-CONFERENCE

2008 Results UAA Invitational 2ndSundodger Invite 3rdUCSC Triton Classic 4thGNAC Championships 4thNCAA West Regional 4thNCAA Championships 48th

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 3rdSundodger Invite 8thUCSC Triton Classic 19thGNAC Championships 25thNCAA West Regional 36thNCAA Championships 174th

ruth jePtooSophomore

1 Letter Kapcheno, Kenya

Aldai Girls Secondary

2008 ALL-CONFERENCE

shoshana keeganSophomore

1 LetterAnchorage

Steller Secondary School

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 13rdSundodger Invite 51stUCSC Triton Classic 54thGNAC Championships 33rdNCAA West Regional 64thNCAA Championships 123rd

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 15thSundodger Invite 41stUCSC Triton Classic 12thGNAC Championships 10thNCAA West Regional 18thNCAA Championships 74th

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nataLie PfeiferSophomore

1 YearKetchikan

Ketchikan HS

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 16thSundodger Invite DNCUCSC Triton Classic DNCGNAC Championships DNCNCAA West Regional DNC NCAA Championships DNC

arieL roLLeSophomore

1 LetterAnchorage

West HS

aLex west

Sophomore 1 Year

Soldotna, AlaskaSoldotna HS

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational DNCSundodger Invite DNCUCSC Triton Classic DNCGNAC Championships DNCNCAA West Regional DNCNCAA Championships DNC

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 12thSundodger Invite 55thUCSC Triton Classic 29thGNAC Championships 43rdNCAA West Regional DNCNCAA Championships DNC

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haLLidie wiLtJunior

1 LetterUnalaska

Unalaska HS

ALL-CONFERENCE

2008 ResultsUAA Invitational 9thSundodger Invite 16thUCSC Triton Classic 16thGNAC Championships 8thNCAA West Regional 40thNCAA Championships 64th

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michaeL adams

SophomoreAnchorageService HS

nick canfieLd

FreshmanAnchorageBartlett HS

micah cheLmo

FreshmanKapkoi, KenyaTambach HS

wiLL estes

FreshmanAnchorageWest HS

christian harPeL

FreshmanAnchorageSouth HS

thomas hiLL

FreshmanSt . Ignatius HS

Thunder Bay, Ontario

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mary chePkoech

FreshmanKapsabet, KenyaChebisas Girls

anna fiLiPPova

FreshmanAnchorageDimond HS

miriam kiPngeno

FreshmanEldoret, Kenya

Girls Secondary School

kayLa tesLow

FreshmanFairbanks

West Valley HS

jj Lende

SophomoreHaines

Adams State

Lauren wiLson

FreshmanAnchorageDimond HS

Date Meet Location Results Sept . 6 UAA Invitational Kincaid Park M: 24-31, W: 17-44Sept . 20 at Sundodger Invitational Seattle, Wash . M: 2nd, W: 1stOct . 11 at UCSD Triton Classic San Diego, Calif . M: 1st, W: 1stOct . 25 at GNAC Championships Yakima, Wash . M:1st, W: 2ndNov . 8 at NCAA West Regional San Diego, Calif . M: 2nd, W: 3rdNov . 22 at NCAA Championships Slippery Rock, Pa . M: 11th, W:9th


Alaska Anchorage’s cross country teams completed the 2008 season with the men’s and the women’s squads both having numerous individual and team successes .

The Seawolves came away with top-15 finishes in five of the six meets throughout the season . The men’s team produced two first places and two runner-up finishes, while the women recorded two first place finishes, a second and a third .

UAA racked up the accolades from the GNAC’s, to the West Regional, to the National Championship . The season ended with a combined 17 all-team selections- Nationals (3), West Regional (6) and GNAC (8) - (Break down of names on page three .) Five Seawolves landed on the GNAC All-Academic team and sophomore Marko Cheseto was honored with the GNAC Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year . Head coach Michael Friess was selected as the GNAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career .

For the second time in UAA history, the Seawolves sent both the men’s and women’s squads to the NCAA Div . II Championships in the same season . Both squads came away with the best national finishes in the history of UAA cross country program – 9th for the women, 11th for the men . The 2008 season topped the record board on the national’s all-time individual results . The Seawolves came away from the meet with the best two finishes on the men’s side, and the top woman finish of all time.

At the West Regional, the men’s second-place team result marks the tenth consecutive season the program has finished in the top-five and the highest that they have ever placed . The Seawolves have yet to win the West Region title . The women’s third-place at the West Regional is the third time that the Seawolves have finished third (2004, 2005). Third place

Sophomore Mychaela Bailey

is the highest UAA has placed at the West Regional and a remarkable improvement from last season’s 11th place .

The GNAC meet ended with a first place finish for the men’s team and runner-up for the women’s . The men’s conference win is their third title since joining the GNAC in 2001 and their fourth victory when including UAA’s participation in the Pac West Conference from 1994-2000 . (The Seawolves won the PWC in 1997 .) The women’s squad posted their fourth second-place finish at the conference meet - the highest that they have placed .

UAA’s men’s and women’s teams both remained in the national rankings through most the 2008 season . The U .S . Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II top-25 gave the men’s team their highest ranking at No . 6 . The men’s team was in the national rankings for ten straight weeks, with their lowest at No . 12 .

The women’s squad entered the polls on Week 3 at No . 15, and throughout the remaining weeks moved up to their best ranking at No . 11 and their lowest at No . 22 . The men’s No . 6 ranking is the highest the squad has ever been polled, while the women’s No . 13 is the highest since the 2006 season when they reached No . 12 .

2008 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

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2008 NaTIoNal & ReGIoNal DIV. II CRoSS CoUNTRy PollS

USTFCCCA Men’s Division II Cross Country National RankingsNov. 12 (FINAL)

Rk Team Last Week Region Rank1. Adams State 1 Central-12. Abilene Christian 2 South Central-13. Harding 3 South-14. Chico State 4 West-15. Western State 5 Central-26. ALASKA ANCHORAGE 6 West-27. Queens (NC) 7 Southeast-18. UMass Lowell 8 East-19. Grand Valley State 9 Midwest-110. Minnesota State 13 Central-311. Colorado School of Mines 14 Central-412. Western Washington 11 West-313. Southern Indiana 10 Midwest-T213. Wayne State 17 Midwest-T215. Stonehill 15 East-216. Lock Haven 25 Atlantic-117. Edinboro 12 Atlantic-218. Missouri Southern State 21 South Central-219. Metro State NR Central-520. Pittsburg State 19 South Central-321. Ashland NR Midwest-422. Western Oregon NR West-423. Southwest Baptist 16 South Central-424. Slippery Rock 18 Atlantic-325. Southern Connecticut 24 East-3

USTFCCCA Women’s Division II Cross Country National RankingsNov. 12 (FINAL)

Rk Team Last Week Region Rank1. Adams State 1 Central-12. Grand Valley State 2 Midwest-13. Augustana (SD) 6 Central-24. Western State 4 Central-35. Chico State 3 West-16. Shippensburg 7 Atlantic-17. Missouri Southern State 8 South Central-18. Tampa 9 South-19. Wayne State (Mich.) 17 Midwest-210. Seattle Pacific 12 West-211. Minnesota-Duluth 18 Central-412. Slippery Rock 11 Atlantic-213. ALASKA ANCHORAGE 13 West-314. Cal State Los Angeles 10 West-415. Harding 16 South-216. Midwestern State NR South Central-217. Kutztown 14 Atlantic-318. Edinboro 15 Atlantic-419. Ferris State NR Midwest-320. Southern Indiana 5 Midwest-421. Pittsburg State 24 South Central-322. Dallas Baptist 21 South Central-423. Alabama Huntsville 23 South-324. Western Washington 25 West-525. UMass Lowell NR East-1

2008 all-TeaM SeleCTIoNS

all-aMeRICaNSElizabeth Chepkosgei

Marko Cheseto

Jake Parisien

all-weST ReGIoNElizabeth Chepkosgei

Laura CarrMarko Cheseto

Jake ParisienAlfred Kangogo

David Kiplagat

all-GNaCElizabeth Chepkosgei

Laura CarrRuth JeptooHallidie Wilt

Marko ChesetoJake Parisien

Alfred Kangogo

David Kiplagat

2008 REVIEW & RESULTS


GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Men’s Team Scores Alaska Anchorage 34Western Washington 53Western Oregon 78Saint Martin’s 98Seattle Pacific 119Northwest Nazarene 183Alaska Fairbanks 183Central Washington 213MSU Billings 276

Outstanding Athlete – Marko Cheseto, UAA Newcomer-of-the-Year – Marko Cheseto, UAAFreshman-of-the-Year – Jake Parisien, UAACoach-of-the-Year – Michael Friess, UAA

Women’s Team Scores Seattle Pacific 48Alaska Anchorage 52Western Washington 75Western Oregon 111Northwest Nazarene 123Alaska Fairbanks 158 Saint Martin’s 179Central Washington 218Montana State Billings 253

Outstanding Athlete – Jessica Pixler, SPUNewcomer-of-the-Year – Adriana Mendoza, CWU Freshman-of-the-Year – Natty Plunkett, SPUCoach-of-the-Year – Erika Daligcon, SPU

2008 GNaC CRoSS CoUNTRy CHaMPIoNSHIPS

Stretching from Alaska to Oregon to Montana, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has quickly established itself as one of the most

successful league in the NCAA Division II ranks . Founded in 2001 as a 10-team league, the GNAC currently features nine institutions – Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Montana State Billings, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Western Washington .

In the last two years alone, the GNAC has produced one national team title (SPU women’s soccer, 2009), three national runner-up finishes, and three NCAA Final 4 placings (all by the Seawolf basketball teams) . UAA sponsors seven of the GNAC’s 14 sports – volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field .


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2001 GNAC Championships (Oct . 13 at Anchor-age): Men’s Team Scores - Northwest Nazarene 32, Western Washington 76, Central Washington 86, Alaska Anchorage 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 . Na-thanael 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 Strabel, UAA, 27:00 .3 . Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 58, Western Washington 69, Alaska Anchorage 84, Seattle Pa-cific 118, Central Washington 125, Western Oregon 161, Northwest Nazarene 179, Seattle 186, Alaska Fairbanks 189, Saint Martin’s 290 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 23:46 .0; 2 . Dolores Bergmann, HSU, 24:05 .7; 3 . Kelly Fuller-ton, 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 . Nathanael 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 . Women’s Team Scores - Humboldt State 49, Central Washington 78, Western Washington 92, Alaska Fairbanks 113, Alaska Anchorage 122, Seattle Pacific 124, Western Oregon 154, Seattle 189, North-west Nazarene 264, Saint Martin’s inc . All-Confer-ence (6,000 Meters) - 1 . AshleeVincent, WWU, 21:44 .89; 2 . Kati Gosnell, HSU, 21:55 .21; 3 . Alicen Maier, CWU, 22:08 .75; 4 . Sig-rid 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 . Tif-fany 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, North-west Nazarene 210, Saint Martin’s 255 . All-Confer-ence (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, North-west Nazarene 121, Central Washington 161, Saint Martin’s 187, Seattle 218, Alaska Fairbanks 263 . All-Conference (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 Prentice, 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 Pacific74, Alaska Anchorage 98, Seattle 104, Western Washington 123, Humboldt State 130, Western Or-egon 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 Gar-cia, SU, 23:54 .28; 7 . Karin Rohde, SPU, 23:57 .08; 8 . Becky Knox, SPU, 24:03 .55; 9 . Stephanie 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 Naza-rene 138, Western Washington 148, Alaska Fairbanks 148, Humboldt 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 Mo-riarty, 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 . CaleMcCulloch,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, West-ern Washington 113, Alaska Fairbanks 127, Western Oregon 131, Saint Martin’s 195, Northwest Nazarene 203, Seattle University 252 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Jessica Pixler, 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 .

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 Pacific 218, Montana State Billings 296. All-Confer-ence (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 Jackson, WOU, 25:42 .68; 10 . Jordan Welling, WWU, 25:56.31. Women - Seattle Pacific 24, Western Oregon 99, Northwest Nazarene 110, Alaska Anchorage 123, Seattle 131, Central Wash-ington 139, Western Washington 151, Saint Martin’s 188, Alaska Fairbanks 192, Montana State Billings 233 . All-Conference (6,000 Meters) - 1 . Jessica Pix-ler, 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 . Katie Hansen, SU, 22:07 .92; 6 . Marcie Mullen, CWU, 22:08 .37; 7 . Karin Rohde, SPU, 22:16 .22; 8 . Elizabeth 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, Western Washington 53, Western Oregon 78, Saint Martin’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 . Wom-en (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 . Elizabeth 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 .8610 . Ruth Jeptoo Keini, UAA 23:03 .21

ALL-TIME NCAA INDIVIDUAL & TEAM FINISHES


WOMENPlace Name Time Year Location28 Elizabeth Chepkosgei* 22:30 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.46 Mandy Kaempf 22:51.2 2005 Chino, Calif.48 Laura Carr 23:00 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.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.71 Stacy Edwards 23:38.2 2005 Chino, Calif.74 Ruth Jeptoo Keino 23:24 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.106 Kamie Jo Massey 24:20.2 2004 Evansville, Ind.114 Davya Baker 24:27.3 2005 Chino, Calif.119 Davya Baker 24:31.5 2004 Evansville, Ind.123 Shoshana Keegan 24:06 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.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.156 Danielle Pratt 25:33.9 2005 Chino, Calif.163 Mary Krusen 25:50.9 2005 Chino, Calif.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.

* ALL-AMERICAN

WOMENPlace Coach Points Year Location9 Michael Friess 266 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa .12 Michael Friess 350 2005 Chino, Calif .21 Michael Friess 489 2004 Evansville, Calif .

MENPlace Name Time Year Location9 Marko Cheseto* 31:32 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.17 Jake Parisien* 31:43 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.26 David Kiplagat* 31:16.5 2007 Joplin, Mo.35 Tobias Schwoerer* 33:13.1 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.41 David Kiplagat 30:36.4 2006 Pensacola, Fla.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, Ohio73 Eric Strabel 34:08.9 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.77 Andy Elvester 33:15.5 2002 Ashland, Ohio82 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 Sean Rivers 34:26.0 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa.90 Alfred Kangogo 33:04 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.92 Aaron Dickson 31::40.6 2006 Pensacola, Fla.96 Aaron Dickson 34:36.1 2005 Chino, Calif.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, Ohio132 Auston Ellis 33:47 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa.134 Vernon Campbell 35:30.7 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa143 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 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.173 Andy Liebner 33:42.9 2006 Pensacola, Fla.

*ALL-AMERICAN

ALL-TIME NCAA INDIVIDUAL FINISHES (By Place)

MENPlace Coach Points Year Location11 Michael Friess 288 2008 Slippery Rock, Pa .12 Michael Friess 358 2002 Ashland, Ohio15 Michael Friess 402 2006 Pensacola, Fla .16 Michael Friess 407 2001 Slippery Rock, Pa20 Michael Friess 490 2005 Chino, Calif .

ALL-TIME NCCA TEAM FINISHES

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SEAWOLF RECORD BOOK


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AAlward, Jason ............................. ’87, ’88, ’89, ’91Atwood, Dwayne ....................................... ’86, ’87

BBailey, Mtchaela ............................................... ’08Baker, Davya ...................................... ’03, ’04, ’05Barnett, Jeff ..................................................... ’92Bauer, Brad ........................................ ’93, ’94, ’96Blandheol, J.T. .......................................... ’95, ’96Blum, Meyoung ................................. ’00, ’01, ’02Bohman, Emma ............................................... ’07Booher, John .................................................... ’91Boyd, Leslie ........................................ ’00, ’01, ’02Boyle, Mick ........................................ ’05, ’07, ’08Brenner, Mary .................................................. ’85Brown, 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, ’08Carroll, Steve .............................. ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98Chepkosgie, Elizabeth ........................ ’06, ’07, ’08Cheseto, Marko ............................................... ’08Child, Anita ...................................................... ’85Clark, Ester ............................................... ’82, ’83Cline, Dan ........................................................ ’02

DDavis, John Nathan ................................... ’86, ’87DeYoung, 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, ’92Flaharty, Davya ................................................ ’06Flora, Bjorn ...................................................... ’95Floyd, Jason ..................................................... ’95Fudala, Chip ..................................................... ’87

GGibbs, Cindy ....................................... ’81, ’82, ’83

Glover, Billy ...................................................... ’96Gomez, Miguel ......................................... ’96, ’97Greer, Brittany ................................................. ’05Gruber, Willie ........................................... ’85, ’86Gunderson, Marne .......................................... ’00

HHamilton, Scott ........................... ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93Hankins, Richy ................................... ’96, ’98, ’99Hansen, Sarah .................................... ’02, ’03, ’04Haydu, Anjuli ..................................... ’03, ’04, ’07Hegg, Heidi ...................................................... ’85Heuseveldt, Jeff ............................................... ’94Hoffman, Dave ................................... ’82, ’83, ’84Hutto, Janet ....................................... ’81, ’82, ’83Hynne, Morten ................................................ ’90

IIngram, Christy ................................................ ’85

JJeptoo, Ruth .................................................... ’08Johnson, Mike A. .............................. ’87, ’89, ’90Johnston, Eric .................................................. ’89

KKaempf, Mandy .......................... ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06Kanerva, Heikke- ........................................ ’84, ’85Kantola, Tiina ............................................ ’83, ’84Kiplagat, David- ............................ ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08Kjellstand, Britta .............................................. ’81Knight, Brent ............................... ’02, ’03, ’04, ’06Kroken, 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

MMarkuson, James ............................................ ’91Martin, Preston ........................................ ’97, ’98Massey, Kamie Jo ............................................. ’04McIntyre, Heather ........................................... ’07McQueen, Mike ................................. ’96, ’97, ’98Meehan, Dan ................................................... ’84Miller, Yuri ....................................................... ’86Myers, Paul ................................. ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98Myers, Stephanie ............................... ’01, ’03, ’04

NNibeck, Meldoy ........................................ ’84, ’85Normandin, Nate ........................ ’00, ’01, ’02, ’04

OOberbreckling, Scott ........................................ ’85Olnes, Mathew ................................................ ’86Olson, Leif .......................................... ’03, ’04, ’05

PPena, 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, ’82Rivers, Sean ................................ ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02Rolle, Ariel ....................................................... ’08Rombach, Laura ................................................ ’08Rood, Scott ...................................................... ’01Ross, Jerry ................................................. ’97, ’98Rottich, Paul.............................................. ’07, ’08Rupert, Andy .................................................... ’03Rutledge, Tommy ............................... ’89, ’90, ’92

SScheel, Jeromy ................................................. ’95Schiffkorn, Michelle ......................................... ’83Schwoerer, 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 ...................................................... ’89Thill, Brian................................................. ’92, ’93Trenholm, Stephanie ....................................... ’08Turney, R. Scott ................................................ ’85

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

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

YYngve, Stig ....................................................... ’05Yutrzenka, Grant ....................................... ’81, ’82

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SEAWOLF ADMINISTRATION & STAFF


DR. STeVe CobbDirector of athletics – Univ. of alaska anchorage

In nine seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department, Dr . Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprec-edented heights . Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of com-petition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways . The 2007-08 and 2008-09 campaigns were two of the most memorable in school history, highlighted by three Final Four appearances for Seawolf

basketball teams (women twice, men once), and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s skiing, and men’s track & field . With UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in Division II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the national semifinals . Under Dr . Cobb’s leadership, a planning phase is also under way for the construction of a new on-campus sports facility at UAA . He has also recently overseen several upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of the new gym floor and the construction of the new All-American/Academic All-American honors wall . In 2005, Dr . Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endowment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA . Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008 . Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Classic hockey and Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational volleyball tournaments . The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium . A former football coach, Dr . Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA . In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr . Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference champion-ships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball . From 1992-95, Dr . Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach . He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90) . A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr . Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St . Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State . Dr . Cobb and his wife Sandra reside in East Anchorage .

fRaN UlMeRChancellor – University of alaska anchorage

As cancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Fran Ulmer brings to the position 30 years of experience of public policy in Alaska . Previously, Ulmer was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Institute of Social and Economic Research . In the early 1980s, Ulmer served as the Mayor of Juneau, then a member

of the Alaska House of Representatives (1986-1994) and in 1994, she became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Alaska . In that year, she was appointed to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission by President Bill Clinton and served on this international board for 11 years . She has participated in numerous panels, task forces, commissions and forums as a speaker, moderator and panelist to address the intersection of science, economics, politics and policy . Ulmer currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, the Advisory Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Alaska Nature Conservancy Board . She has a BA in political science and economics and a Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin .

ADMINISTRATION Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen . . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Compliance Tim McDiffett . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./External Jane Pallister . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Internal Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director Derek Donald . . . . . . . . Marketing/Promotions

SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin . . . . . . . . Assistant Director

SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer

BUSINESS OFFICE Robin Calvert . . . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Diana Campbell . . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Rhea Cardwell . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager

REC SPORTS Ed Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Shawn Farmer . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Brent Gordon . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Operations Robin Inman . . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser . . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Muzette Nelson . . . . . . Program Supervisor Alan Piccard . . . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Programs Kevin Silver . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Kristin Warren . . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber . . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

COACHES BASKETBALL (Men) Head Coach: Rusty Osborne Assistant: Ryan Orton Grad. Assistant: Casey Reed BASKETBALL (Women) Head Coach: Tim Moser Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez Assistant: Mari Riser CROSS COUNTRy (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistant: T.J. Garlatz Grad. Assistant: David Kiplagat GyMNASTICS Head Coach:Paul Stoklos Assistant: Tami Monette HOCKEy Head Coach: Dave Shyiak Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair Assistant: Regg Simon SKIING Head Coach: Trond Flagstad Assistants: Sparky Anderson, Mandy Kaempf Graduate Assistant: Dan McKay TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) Head Coach: Michael Friess Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Rafael Echavarria, Vivian Echavarria Grad Assts.: David Kiplagat, Ryan McWilliams VOLLEyBALL Head Coach: Chris Green Assistant: Nicky Rose Graduate Assistant: Emily Sakis

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to nearly the size of the state of Delaware, more than 275,000 people are lucky to call Anchor age home . On a glob-al scale, Anchorage is located as far north as Helsinki, Finland, and as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii . Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city (more than four times larger than the second-largest town), an inter-national air crossroads, and the business and cultural center of the state . Almost 300 flights arrive daily at Anchorage International Airport . Anchorage is a recreational paradise as well, boasting more than 14,000 acres of parkland and nearly 300 miles of paved and wilderness biking, skiing and hiking trails . In addition, the city sports dozens of

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degrees) . Low humidity also contributes to Anchorage’s comfortable climate . The residents of the city share the Anchorage bowl with more than 1,000 Moose, which are often seen on UAA’s campus throughout the year . In addition, black bears, grizzliess, foxes, wolves, lynx, wolverines, Dall sheep and bald eagles are just some of the animals that make their homes here . Salmon fishing is more than a pastime to Anchorage residents . Red and King Salmon can be caught from the many rivers and creeks that run through the city .

lakes, softball, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, and six sce-nic golf courses . Chugach State Park is located 15 minutes from downtown Anchorage . With 495,000 acres, Chugach is the third-largest state park in the United States and offers a variety of year-round recreation, including hiking, mountain biking, camping, cross country skiing and wildlife viewing . Due to the warming effects of the Pacific Ocean currents and protection from the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage is located in Alaska’s so-called banana belt . Anchorage’s climate resembles that of San Francisco in the summer (highs of 75 degrees) and a Rocky Mountain ski resort in the winter (lows of 20

Alaska is the largest state in the union — one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states and more than twice the size of the second largest state, Texas .

Although Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes,, Alaska holds the real title in that department with more than three million lakes . Alaska has 39 different mountain ranges, three of which can be seen from Anchorage . The 49th State celerated iis home to Mt . McKinley, the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet) . Mt . McKinley, located in the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve, is over 200 miles north of Anchorage and can be seen from the city on clear days . Denali National Park is over six million acres and features great wildlife viewing and colorful wilderness expanses .

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