2009 Metro State Roadrunners Cross Country
2009 Metro State Roadrunners Cross Country www.GoMetroState.com For immediate release: September 3, 2009
Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
Metro State Cross Country Opens Season on Friday 2009 SCHEDULE September 4 Fri. 18 Fri.
October
UCCS Rust Buster at Colorado Springs, Colo. CSU Classic at Fort Collins, Colo.
3 Sat. 24 Sat.
Rocky Mountain Shootout at Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships at Denver, Colo.
7 Sat. 21 Sat.
NCAA Central Region Champ. at Wayne, Neb. NCAA Championships at Evansville, Ind.
November
5:15 p.m. 5 p.m.
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
This Week: Metro State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Colorado Springs for the UC-Colorado Springs Rust Buster on Friday, Sept. 4. Nine women’s teams will be competing and eight men’s squads will be in attendance, with approximately 90 women’s runners and 108 men’s runners. Men Ranked Nationally: The Metro State men’s cross country team is ranked 18th in the USTFCCCA preseason poll. Last season, the men opened the year ranked 16th, their first-ever ranking in the NCAA Division II USTFCCCA poll. That 16th ranking is also the highest-ever for Metro State as the men’s team finished 19th in the final regular season poll last year. The Metro State women’s team has never been ranked. Regionally Ranked: The men’s team has been ranked sixth in the Central Region in the USTFCCCA preseason poll. The women opened the season ranked seventh.
* RMAC game Home events are in BOLD Head Coach Sean Nesbitt
RMAC Preseason Poll: Both the men’s and the women’s squads were picked to finish fourth in the RMAC preseason coaches polls. Adams State was chosen as the favorite on each side.
• First year as head coach • Served as top assistant under former head coach Pete Julian for four years
Sean Nesbitt begins his fifth season with the cross country program at Metro State in 2009-10. Nesbitt has been named interim head cross country coach after spending four years as an assistant. He has also been an assistant track coach during the three years since the program’s inception. During his time as an assistant, Nesbitt assisted with all aspects of the cross country and track programs and oversaw the recruiting for both sports. The Roadrunners have steadily improved since the inception of the cross country program in 2005 and the track program in 2006-07. During the 2008-09 season, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in the top-20 at the national meet with the men taking 14th and the women 19th. The men’s indoor track team placed 10th and the outdoor team finished 16th. In addition, Nesbitt helped coach junior Anthony Luna to national championships in the 800 meter run in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Metro State has had 11 All-Americans between cross country and track since 2005 and 55 runners earn All-RMAC honors.
Returners Honors: Danielle Kehoe (sophomore athletically, but is expected to graduate next spring) earned third team All-RMAC honors last fall, becoming the first Roadrunner, man or woman, to earn allconference honors from the RMAC. Senior Anthony Luna became Metro State’s first-ever national qualifier at the NCAA Championships in 2007, but missed the end of last season with an injury. He is back and healthy after capturing NCAA championships in the indoor and outdoor track 800 meter runs this past spring.
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Individual Personal-Bests:
Men: Eiger Erickson 8K 26:46, 10/21/06 10K 32:51, 11/4/06 Scott Ingram 4 miles 21:51, 9/13/08 8K 26:52, 10/25/08 10K 33:35, 11/8/08 Brandon Johnson 8K 27:14, 10/4/08 10K 33:12, 11/8/08 Chris LeBlanc 4 miles 22:22, 9/15/07 8K 27:42, 10/4/08 10K 33:43, 11/3/07 Scott Lindbom 4 miles 22:59, 9/13/08 8K 28:22, 10/4/08 Anthony Luna 4 miles 21:38, 9/15/07 8K 26:48, 10/4/08 10K 32:18, 11/3/07 Zach Mares 8K 10K
26:59, 10/21/06 33:11, 11/8/08
Men: Veronica Albo 5K 20:01, 10/12/07 5.8K 24:00, 9/1/07 6K 23:29, 11/8/08 Xenia Flores 5K 21:38, 9/13/08 5.8K 24:44, 10/4/08 6K 23:30, 10/25/08 Shanise Hamilton 5K 21:17, 9/13/08 5.8K 25:12, 10/4/08 6K 23:56, 11/8/08 Danielle Kehoe 5.8K 23:08, 10/4/08 6K 22:45, 11/8/08 Taebrooke Rutter 5K 19:58, 9/13/08 5.8K 23:31, 10/4/08 6K 23:18, 11/8/08 Morgan Thomas 5K 22:09, 9/13/08 5.8K 25:54, 10/4/08 6K 25:25, 10/25/08
2009 Rosters Men’s Roster Carl Arnold III Eiger Erickson Kellen Fockler Scott Ingram Brandon Johnson Chris LeBlanc Shawn Lindbom Anthony Luna Zach Mares Nate Newland Sean Thoensen Scott White
Yr. 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-8
Ht. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wasson HS/Butler County CC) Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs HS) Parker, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS/Ventura College) Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS) Wiggins, Colo. (Wiggins HS) Westminster, Colo. (Ranum HS) Northglenn, Colo. (Thornton HS) Lafayette, Colo. (Ponca City HS/Cowley County JC) Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge HS)
Women’s Roster Veronica Albo Kery Allen Adrienne Bratton Cherelle Cropp Xenia Flores Shanise Hamilton Danielle Kehoe Desiree Martin Lindsay Novascone Kayla Reynolds Taebrooke Rutter Jordan Taylor Morgan Thomas Krystin Yarkosky
Yr. 5-2 5-10 5-8 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-2 5-4 5-5 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-6 4-10
Ht. Sr. So. RFr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. RFr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Brush, Colo. (Brush HS) Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Fort Lewis College) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona HS) Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) Brighton, Colo. (Brighton HS) Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) Arvada, Colo. (Holy Family HS) Denver, Colo. (George Washington HS/Adams State College) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro HS/Scottsdale CC) Loveland, Colo. (Thompson Valley HS) Chelan, Wash. (Chelan HS/Spokane Falls CC) Little Rock, Ark. (Mount St. Mary Academy) Kingman, Ariz. (Kingman HS/Western State College) Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield HS)
Head Coach: Sean Nesbitt (1st season) Assistant Coaches: Kelsey Jones, John Supsic Pronunciations Chris LeBlanc: la-blonk Zach Mares: MAH-res Eiger Erickson: eye-ger Scott Thoensen: then-sen Xenia Flores: sen-ya Adrienne Bratton: just like the name “Adrian” Cherelle Cropp: sher-ELL Lindsay Novascone: nova-skohn
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Colorado 11, California 1 Men By Year: Senior 3, Junior 2, Sophomore 4, Freshman 3 Women By Hometown: Colorado 10, Arizona 2, Washington 1, Arkansas 1 Women By Year: Senior 3, Junior 2, Sophomore 4, Redshirt Freshman 2, Freshman 3
USTFCCCA Men’s Central Region Preseason Poll
Rank 1. Adams State 2. Western State 3. Colorado Mines 4. Minnesota State, Mankato 5. Augustana (S.D.) 6. Metro State 7. Nebraska-Kearney 8. New Mexico Highlands 9. Minnesota State Moorhead 10. Northern State (S.D.)
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USTFCCCA Men’s Preseason Poll
Rank.......................................... 2008 NCAA Finish 1. Adams State..............................................................1 2. Western State............................................................2 3. Chico State (Calif.)...................................................3 4. Abilene Christian (Texas).......................................4 5. Grand Valley State (Mich.).....................................5 6. Queens of Charlotte (N.C.)...................................7 7. Western Washington..............................................10 8. Colorado Mines........................................................9 9. Minnesota State, Mankato......................................8 10. Harding......................................................................6 11. Edinboro (Pa.)........................................................16 12. Southern Indiana...................................................15 13. Stonehill...................................................................19 14. Massachusetts-Lowell............................................13 15. Alaska-Anchorage..................................................11 16. Wayne State (Mich.)...............................................12 17. Augustana (S.D.).................................................. NR 18. Metro State.................................................. 14 19. Lock Haven (Pa.)...................................................19 20. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)..................................... NR 21. Pittsburg State (Kan.)............................................17 22. Western Oregon.................................................. NR 23. Drury (Mo.)......................................................... NR 24. Missouri Southern State........................................22 25. Southern Connecticut State.............................. NR
USTFCCCA Women’s Preseason Poll
Rank.......................................... 2008 NCAA Finish 1. Adams State..............................................................1 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.).....................................2 3. Seattle Pacific (Wash.).............................................4 4. Shippensburg (Pa.)...................................................6 5. Augustana (S.D.).......................................................5 6. Western State............................................................3 7. Chico State (Calif.)...................................................7 8. Minnesota Duluth....................................................8 9. Alaska-Anchorage....................................................9 10. Western Washington..............................................10 11. Slippery Rock (Pa.)................................................11 12. Tampa (Fla.)............................................................14 13. Missouri Southern State........................................16 14. Southern Indiana................................................ NR 15. Edinboro (Pa.)..................................................... NR 16. Midwestern State (Texas)................................... NR 17. Cal State Los Angeles............................................13 18. Ferris State (Mich.)................................................17 19. Harding....................................................................20 20 UAH...................................................................... NR 21. Mesa State............................................................ NR 22. Stonehill...................................................................21 23. UC San Diego..................................................... NR 24. Dallas Baptist (Texas)......................................... NR 25. Pittsburg State (Kan.)............................................18
USTFCCCA Women’s Central Region Preseason Poll
Rank 1. Adams State 2. Augustana (S.D.) 3. Western State 4. Minnesota Duluth 5. Mesa State 6. Minnesota State, Mankato 7. Metro State 8. Winona State (Minn.) 9. UC-Colorado Springs 10. Fort Lewis
Metropolitan State College of Denver • Department of Athletics • Fax: 303-556-2720 Mail: Campus Box 9 • P.O. Box 173362 • Denver, CO 80217 • Ship: 1201 5th St. • Denver, CO 80217 Sports Info. Director: Andy Schlichting, O: 303-556-3431, C: 612-964-1281, [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director: Ron Christian, O: 303-556-8141, C: 719-659-2652, [email protected]
Metro State Cross Country Opens Season on Friday 2009 SCHEDULE September 4 Fri. 18 Fri.
October
UCCS Rust Buster at Colorado Springs, Colo. CSU Classic at Fort Collins, Colo.
3 Sat. 24 Sat.
Rocky Mountain Shootout at Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships at Denver, Colo.
7 Sat. 21 Sat.
NCAA Central Region Champ. at Wayne, Neb. NCAA Championships at Evansville, Ind.
November
5:15 p.m. 5 p.m.
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
This Week: Metro State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Colorado Springs for the UC-Colorado Springs Rust Buster on Friday, Sept. 4. Nine women’s teams will be competing and eight men’s squads will be in attendance, with approximately 90 women’s runners and 108 men’s runners. Men Ranked Nationally: The Metro State men’s cross country team is ranked 18th in the USTFCCCA preseason poll. Last season, the men opened the year ranked 16th, their first-ever ranking in the NCAA Division II USTFCCCA poll. That 16th ranking is also the highest-ever for Metro State as the men’s team finished 19th in the final regular season poll last year. The Metro State women’s team has never been ranked. Regionally Ranked: The men’s team has been ranked sixth in the Central Region in the USTFCCCA preseason poll. The women opened the season ranked seventh.
* RMAC game Home events are in BOLD Head Coach Sean Nesbitt
RMAC Preseason Poll: Both the men’s and the women’s squads were picked to finish fourth in the RMAC preseason coaches polls. Adams State was chosen as the favorite on each side.
• First year as head coach • Served as top assistant under former head coach Pete Julian for four years
Sean Nesbitt begins his fifth season with the cross country program at Metro State in 2009-10. Nesbitt has been named interim head cross country coach after spending four years as an assistant. He has also been an assistant track coach during the three years since the program’s inception. During his time as an assistant, Nesbitt assisted with all aspects of the cross country and track programs and oversaw the recruiting for both sports. The Roadrunners have steadily improved since the inception of the cross country program in 2005 and the track program in 2006-07. During the 2008-09 season, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in the top-20 at the national meet with the men taking 14th and the women 19th. The men’s indoor track team placed 10th and the outdoor team finished 16th. In addition, Nesbitt helped coach junior Anthony Luna to national championships in the 800 meter run in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Metro State has had 11 All-Americans between cross country and track since 2005 and 55 runners earn All-RMAC honors.
Returners Honors: Danielle Kehoe (sophomore athletically, but is expected to graduate next spring) earned third team All-RMAC honors last fall, becoming the first Roadrunner, man or woman, to earn allconference honors from the RMAC. Senior Anthony Luna became Metro State’s first-ever national qualifier at the NCAA Championships in 2007, but missed the end of last season with an injury. He is back and healthy after capturing NCAA championships in the indoor and outdoor track 800 meter runs this past spring.
Metro State Athletics • Page 1 of 2
Individual Personal-Bests:
Men: Eiger Erickson 8K 26:46, 10/21/06 10K 32:51, 11/4/06 Scott Ingram 4 miles 21:51, 9/13/08 8K 26:52, 10/25/08 10K 33:35, 11/8/08 Brandon Johnson 8K 27:14, 10/4/08 10K 33:12, 11/8/08 Chris LeBlanc 4 miles 22:22, 9/15/07 8K 27:42, 10/4/08 10K 33:43, 11/3/07 Scott Lindbom 4 miles 22:59, 9/13/08 8K 28:22, 10/4/08 Anthony Luna 4 miles 21:38, 9/15/07 8K 26:48, 10/4/08 10K 32:18, 11/3/07 Zach Mares 8K 10K
26:59, 10/21/06 33:11, 11/8/08
Men: Veronica Albo 5K 20:01, 10/12/07 5.8K 24:00, 9/1/07 6K 23:29, 11/8/08 Xenia Flores 5K 21:38, 9/13/08 5.8K 24:44, 10/4/08 6K 23:30, 10/25/08 Shanise Hamilton 5K 21:17, 9/13/08 5.8K 25:12, 10/4/08 6K 23:56, 11/8/08 Danielle Kehoe 5.8K 23:08, 10/4/08 6K 22:45, 11/8/08 Taebrooke Rutter 5K 19:58, 9/13/08 5.8K 23:31, 10/4/08 6K 23:18, 11/8/08 Morgan Thomas 5K 22:09, 9/13/08 5.8K 25:54, 10/4/08 6K 25:25, 10/25/08
2009 Rosters Men’s Roster Carl Arnold III Eiger Erickson Kellen Fockler Scott Ingram Brandon Johnson Chris LeBlanc Shawn Lindbom Anthony Luna Zach Mares Nate Newland Sean Thoensen Scott White
Yr. 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-8
Ht. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wasson HS/Butler County CC) Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) Glenwood Springs, Colo. (Glenwood Springs HS) Parker, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS/Ventura College) Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS) Wiggins, Colo. (Wiggins HS) Westminster, Colo. (Ranum HS) Northglenn, Colo. (Thornton HS) Lafayette, Colo. (Ponca City HS/Cowley County JC) Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS) Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge HS)
Women’s Roster Veronica Albo Kery Allen Adrienne Bratton Cherelle Cropp Xenia Flores Shanise Hamilton Danielle Kehoe Desiree Martin Lindsay Novascone Kayla Reynolds Taebrooke Rutter Jordan Taylor Morgan Thomas Krystin Yarkosky
Yr. 5-2 5-10 5-8 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-2 5-4 5-5 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-6 4-10
Ht. Sr. So. RFr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. RFr.
Hometown/Previous School (High School) Brush, Colo. (Brush HS) Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS/Fort Lewis College) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona HS) Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) Brighton, Colo. (Brighton HS) Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) Arvada, Colo. (Holy Family HS) Denver, Colo. (George Washington HS/Adams State College) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro HS/Scottsdale CC) Loveland, Colo. (Thompson Valley HS) Chelan, Wash. (Chelan HS/Spokane Falls CC) Little Rock, Ark. (Mount St. Mary Academy) Kingman, Ariz. (Kingman HS/Western State College) Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield HS)
Head Coach: Sean Nesbitt (1st season) Assistant Coaches: Kelsey Jones, John Supsic Pronunciations Chris LeBlanc: la-blonk Zach Mares: MAH-res Eiger Erickson: eye-ger Scott Thoensen: then-sen Xenia Flores: sen-ya Adrienne Bratton: just like the name “Adrian” Cherelle Cropp: sher-ELL Lindsay Novascone: nova-skohn
Roster Breakdown: Men By Hometown: Colorado 11, California 1 Men By Year: Senior 3, Junior 2, Sophomore 4, Freshman 3 Women By Hometown: Colorado 10, Arizona 2, Washington 1, Arkansas 1 Women By Year: Senior 3, Junior 2, Sophomore 4, Redshirt Freshman 2, Freshman 3
USTFCCCA Men’s Central Region Preseason Poll
Rank 1. Adams State 2. Western State 3. Colorado Mines 4. Minnesota State, Mankato 5. Augustana (S.D.) 6. Metro State 7. Nebraska-Kearney 8. New Mexico Highlands 9. Minnesota State Moorhead 10. Northern State (S.D.)
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USTFCCCA Men’s Preseason Poll
Rank.......................................... 2008 NCAA Finish 1. Adams State..............................................................1 2. Western State............................................................2 3. Chico State (Calif.)...................................................3 4. Abilene Christian (Texas).......................................4 5. Grand Valley State (Mich.).....................................5 6. Queens of Charlotte (N.C.)...................................7 7. Western Washington..............................................10 8. Colorado Mines........................................................9 9. Minnesota State, Mankato......................................8 10. Harding......................................................................6 11. Edinboro (Pa.)........................................................16 12. Southern Indiana...................................................15 13. Stonehill...................................................................19 14. Massachusetts-Lowell............................................13 15. Alaska-Anchorage..................................................11 16. Wayne State (Mich.)...............................................12 17. Augustana (S.D.).................................................. NR 18. Metro State.................................................. 14 19. Lock Haven (Pa.)...................................................19 20. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)..................................... NR 21. Pittsburg State (Kan.)............................................17 22. Western Oregon.................................................. NR 23. Drury (Mo.)......................................................... NR 24. Missouri Southern State........................................22 25. Southern Connecticut State.............................. NR
USTFCCCA Women’s Preseason Poll
Rank.......................................... 2008 NCAA Finish 1. Adams State..............................................................1 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.).....................................2 3. Seattle Pacific (Wash.).............................................4 4. Shippensburg (Pa.)...................................................6 5. Augustana (S.D.).......................................................5 6. Western State............................................................3 7. Chico State (Calif.)...................................................7 8. Minnesota Duluth....................................................8 9. Alaska-Anchorage....................................................9 10. Western Washington..............................................10 11. Slippery Rock (Pa.)................................................11 12. Tampa (Fla.)............................................................14 13. Missouri Southern State........................................16 14. Southern Indiana................................................ NR 15. Edinboro (Pa.)..................................................... NR 16. Midwestern State (Texas)................................... NR 17. Cal State Los Angeles............................................13 18. Ferris State (Mich.)................................................17 19. Harding....................................................................20 20 UAH...................................................................... NR 21. Mesa State............................................................ NR 22. Stonehill...................................................................21 23. UC San Diego..................................................... NR 24. Dallas Baptist (Texas)......................................... NR 25. Pittsburg State (Kan.)............................................18
USTFCCCA Women’s Central Region Preseason Poll
Rank 1. Adams State 2. Augustana (S.D.) 3. Western State 4. Minnesota Duluth 5. Mesa State 6. Minnesota State, Mankato 7. Metro State 8. Winona State (Minn.) 9. UC-Colorado Springs 10. Fort Lewis
