2011 Metro State Roadrunners Cross Country
2011 Metro State Roadrunners Cross Country www.GoMetroState.com For immediate release: Sept. 8, 2011
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]
Cross Country Notes 2011 Schedule
September 10 Sat. 24 Sat.
UCCS Rust Buster Colorado Springs Roy Griak Invitational St. Paul, Minn.
8 Sat. 22 Sat.
Metro State Invitational Denver RMAC Championships Denver
5 Sat. 19 Sat.
Central Region Championships TBA Denver NCAA Championships TBA Spokane, Wash.
October
November
8:45 a.m. TBA
TBA TBA
Home meets are in BOLD
Quick Facts
Name...................Metropolitan State College of Denver City, Zip......................................... Denver, Colo. 80204 Founded................................................................1965 Enrollment..........................................................24,000 Nickname................................................. Roadrunners Colors................................................ Navy Blue & Red Affiliation............................................ NCAA Division II Conference.................................................................... ...............Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Year Joined RMAC...............................................1996 Region............................................................... Central President........................................Dr. Stephen Jordan Athletic Director................................ Joan McDermott Associate AD for Compliance................ Sandee Mott Assistant AD for Marketing.................................. TBA Sports Info. Director.......................... Andy Schlichting Business Manager................................... Elaine Becks Head Athletic Trainer........................Stephanie Begley Assistant Athletic Trainer...................... Drew Powers Faculty Athletic Rep............................ Clay Daughtery Athletics Website................... www.GoMetroState.com
Men Ranked Nationallly: Metro State’s men’s team is ranked No. 15 in the USTFCCCA preseason top-25 poll. Last season, the team opened the year 14th and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships. The top two teams in the national poll are from the RMAC, including No. 1 Adams State and No. 2 Western State. Metro State History: Metro State is in its seventh year with a Division II cross country program. It had a cross country program in the early 1980s that disbanded after the 1985 season. Director of Athletics Joan McDermott brought cross country back in 2005. Since the reinstatement of the program, the men’s team has qualified for the NCAA Championships each of the past three years, finishing 14th in 2008 and 2009, and 17th in 2010. Metro State has finished fourth at the RMAC Championships for four straight years as well. Todd Tolentino is the school’s only All-American in cross country, earning those honors in 2008 after finishing ninth at the NCAA Championships. The women’s team qualified for the postseason in 2008 and 2009, finishing 19th and 21st, respectively. The womens’ highest finish in the conference was fourth in 2008. Season Outlook: The men’s team returns three of its top five runners from 2010, including Carl Arnold III, Eiger Erickson and Shawn Lindbom. That trio was the team’s top-three finishers in three different races last year, including the NCAA Central Region Championships. Arnold also holds Metro State’s 6k and 8k records in cross country. Metro State must find replacements for Zach Mares, Nate Newland and Kyle Simcox. Mares and Newland were both top-five runners last season and Mares was second on the team at the national championships. Kraig Kleiner stepped into the lineup during the RMAC Championships last fall and will be among the team’s top runners this season. Quin Erickson and several freshmen will also battle for a spot in the top five. For the women, four of the top-five runners return, led by All-RMAC runner Xenia Flores. Flores has been slowed in the preseason by a leg injury, but hopes to be full strength by postseason.
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Kery Allen is also back after finishing a teambest 38th at the regional meet last fall. Julie Hernandez was consistently the team’s thirdbest runner during cross country in 2010 and developed into the team’s top distance runner during the track season in the spring. Jessie Hecht and Krystin Yarkosky both return to the lineup as well. Several newcomers are expected to compete for spots in the top five as well. Carissa Sinda was an all-conference track athlete after joining the team in the spring. She will be a junior this fall. Judy Jimenez returns after taking four years off. She was among the team’s top runners in 2006. They will battle several freshman and transfers for spots in the lineup. Career Honors: Carl Arnold III: • 2010 placed 123rd at NCAA Championships • 2009 placed 141st at NCAA Championships Eiger Erickson: • 2010 placed 78th at NCAA Championships • 2009 placed 91st at NCAA Championships Kraig Kleiner: • 2010 placed 139th at NCAA Championships Shawn Lindbom: • 2010 placed 105th at NCAA Championships Kery Allen: • 2010 USTFCCCA All-Academic • 2010 second team Academic All-RMAC • 2009 placed 154th at NCAA Championships • 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic • 2009 second team Academic All-RMAC Xenia Flores: • 2009 placed 97th at NCAA Championships • 2009 second team All-RMAC • 2008 placed 107th at NCAA Championships Krystin Yarkosky: • 2009 placed 182nd at NCAA Championships
USTFCCCA Top-25 Men’s Poll (Preseason) Rank.......................................................... Prev. 1. Adams State............................................1 2. Western State..........................................2 3. Grand Valley State (Mich.).......................3 4. Colorado Mines........................................4 5. Chico State (Calif.)...................................5 6. Augustana (S.D.).....................................6 7. Southern Indiana...................................10 8. Lock Haven (Pa.)...................................11 9. Edinboro (Pa.)...................................... NR 10. Shippensburg (Pa.)..................................7 11. Massachusetts-Lowell...........................13 12. Alaska Anchorage....................................8 13. Queens (N.C.)........................................12 14. Central Missouri.....................................16 15. Metro State............................................16 16. Bellarmine (Ky.).....................................22 17. East Central (Okla.)............................. NR 18. Ashland (Ohio)..................................... NR 19. Western Washington................................9 20. Stonehill (Mass.)....................................21 21. New Mexico Highlands........................ NR 22. Western Oregon....................................20 23. Nebraska-Kearney............................... NR 24. Cal Poly Pomona................................. NR 25. Wisconsin-Parkside............................. NR
USTFCCCA Top-25 Women’s Poll (Preseason) Rank.......................................................... Prev. 1. Western State..........................................2 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.).......................1 3. Chico State (Calif.)...................................5 4. Adams State............................................3 5. Alaska Anchorage....................................6 6. Augustana (S.D.).....................................7 7. Ferris State (Mich.)..................................8 8. Shippensburg (Pa.)..................................4 9. Queens (N.C.)..........................................9 10. Minnesota Duluth................................. NR 11. University of Mary (N.D.).......................11 12. Midwestern State (Texas)......................17 13. Tampa....................................................15 14. Edinboro (Pa.)...................................... NR 15. Hillsdale (Mich.).....................................14 16. Stonehill (Mass.)....................................18 17. Missouri Southern..................................16 18. Truman State (Mo.).............................. NR 19. Millersville (Pa.)................................... NR 20. Harding (Ark.)...................................... NR 21. Bellarmine (Ky.)................................... NR 22. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)........................ NR 23. Western Washington..............................10 24. Cal Poly Pomona...................................19 25. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)..................... NR
Personal-Bests Men: Carl Arnold III 6k 19:13, 9/11/10 4 miles 21:16, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:16, 11/6/10 8k 25:35, 10/16/10 10k 32:25.22, 11/20/10 Eiger Erickson 6k 19:39, 9/11/10 4 miles 20:43, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:27, 11/6/10 8k 26:04, 10/16/10 10k 32:09.12, 11/20/10 Kellen Fockler 6k 20:24, 9/11/10 7.8k 26:50, 11/6/10 8k 27:10, 10/16/10 Kraig Kleiner 7.8k 26:15, 11/6/10 10k 33:44.77, 11/20/10 Shawn Lindbom 6k 19:29, 9/11/10 4 miles 22:18, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:23, 11/6/10 8k 26:02, 10/16/10 10k 32:28.22, 11/20/10 Women: Kery Allen 4k 5k 5.8k 6k
15:59, 9/4/09 19:58, 9/18/09 23:03, 10/3/09 23:18.90, 11/20/10
Xenia Flores 4k 15:11, 9/11/10 5k 19:42, 9/18/09 5.8k 22:07, 10/2/10 6k 22:24, 10/16/10 Jessie Hecht 4k 18:47, 9/11/10 5.8k 25:56, 11/6/10 6k 25:45.10, 11/20/10 Julia Hernandez 4k 16:37, 9/11/10 5.8k 24:18, 11/6/10 6k 23:43.60, 11/20/10 Gabi Hildreth 4k 19:29, 9/11/10 5.8k 27:29, 10/2/10 6k 27:02, 10/16/10 Krystin Yarkosky 4k 18:08, 9/4/09 5k 22:54, 9/18/09 5.8k 25:50, 10/2/10 6k 25:37, 11/7/09
Metro State Men in USTFCCCA Top 25 Date ....................................................Ranking Preseason..................................................... 15
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2011 Roster Name Men Carl Arnold III Erik Boss Quin Erickson Eiger Erickson Kellen Fockler Kirk Harvey Kevin Huffman Cameron Jukkala Nick Kadlec Kraig Kleiner Shawn Lindbom Michael Warburton Enrique Zavala-Medina Women Kery Allen Codie Daughtry Xenia Flores Jessie Hecht Julie Hernandez Gabi Hildreth Judy Jimenez Lorraine Ortiz-Lopez Bri Richards Ashley Rietman Carissa Sinda Krystin Yarkosky
Yr. Ht.
Hometown/Previous School (High School)
Sr. 5-11 Fr. 6-0 RFr. 6-1 Sr. 6-2 So. 5-10 So. 6-4 Fr. 6-0 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-11 So. 5-9 Sr. 6-4 Fr. 6-0 Fr. 5-11
Colorado Springs/Butler County (Kan.) C.C. (Wasson H.S.) Laramie, Wyo./Laramie H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs H.S. Lafayette, Colo./Cantaurus H.S. Brighton, Colo./Prairie View H.S. Boulder, Colo./Broomfield H.S. Niwot, Colo./Silver Creek H.S. Denver/Overland H.S. Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins H.S. Parker, Colo./Ponderosa H.S. Delta, Colo./Delta H.S.
Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Aurora, Colo./Fort Lewis College (Eaglecrest H.S.) Moreno Valley, Calif./Vista Del Lago H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton H.S. Hillsborough, N.J./Radford Univ. (Hillsborough H.S.) Boulder, Colo./Colorado School of Mines (Fairview H.S.) Littleton, Colo./Colorado State University (Chatfield H.S.) San Diego/San Diego Mesa College (Clairemont H.S.) Thornton, Colo./Thornton H.S. Westminster, Colo./Univ. of Colorado Denver (Standley Lake H.S.) Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe H.S. Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
5-10 5-10 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-7 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-4 4-10
Pronunciations Xenia Flores: SEN-ya Cameron Jukkala: jew-KAH-la Kraig Kleiner: KLINE-er Enrique Zavala-Medina: ZAH-vah-la
Roster Breakdown Men By Hometown: Colorado 12, Wyoming 1 Men By Year: Senior 3, Sophomore 3, Redshirt Freshman 1, Freshman 6 Women By Hometown: Colorado 9, California 2, New Jersey 1 Women By Year: Senior 2, Junior 7, Freshman 3
Head Coach: John Supsic (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Charles Gomez
Head Coach John Supsic
• Second year as head coach • Men’s team finished 17th at nationals in 2010 Supsic was named the head track and cross country coach at Metro State following the 2009 cross country season after. He will be entering his second season as the team’s head cross country coach in 2011 and will begin his third season as the team’s track coach in the spring. He guided the men’s cross country team to its third straight NCAA Championships appearance where it finished 17th. The men also placed fourth in the RMAC and fifth at the Central Region Championships. His women’s team finished sixth at the RMAC Championships, but was plagued by injuries at the regional championship and finished 11th there. Two runners were named all-conference as well. The men’s indoor track team sent three runners to the NCAA Championships. All three runners earned All-America honors, highlighted by Shawn Lindbom’s second place finish in the 800 meters. Brandon Johnson and Carl Arnold III also placed in the top eight in the mile. The outdoor season had two more qualify for the postseason. Eiger Erickson competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and finished 11th, while Johnson came in fifth in the 5k. Lindbom and Arnold both redshirted during the outdoor season. As an assistant in 2009, Supsic helped men’s cross country team place 14th and the women finish 21st at the NCAA Championships. Both teams finished in the top-five in the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. As head coach of the track teams in the spring of 2010, he led the men’s indoor team 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the outdoor team to a 20th-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He coached the men’s distance medley relay team to third place at the indoor championships. In outdoor, Anthony Luna finished second in the 800 meters and Shawn Lindbom came in fourth as both runners earned All-America honors. Prior to assisting with Metro State in the fall of 2009, he served for over a year as an assistant with Regis University’s cross country team, designing workouts for studentathletes. Supsic had been an accountant in real estate from 2004-09, most recently with Mercy Housing, Inc. beginning in July, 2008, and spent three years as an auditor prior to his time in real estate. He graduated from Towson University in Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While at Towson, Supsic was a two-year captain of the cross country team and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors three times. Since graduation, Supsic continued his running career with the Boulder Distance Project for four years under the former marathon world record holder, Steve Jones. His team won the U.S. marathon relay championship in 2006. A native of Baltimore, Md., Supsic is married to the former Dr. Kristin Carpenter.
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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]
Cross Country Notes 2011 Schedule
September 10 Sat. 24 Sat.
UCCS Rust Buster Colorado Springs Roy Griak Invitational St. Paul, Minn.
8 Sat. 22 Sat.
Metro State Invitational Denver RMAC Championships Denver
5 Sat. 19 Sat.
Central Region Championships TBA Denver NCAA Championships TBA Spokane, Wash.
October
November
8:45 a.m. TBA
TBA TBA
Home meets are in BOLD
Quick Facts
Name...................Metropolitan State College of Denver City, Zip......................................... Denver, Colo. 80204 Founded................................................................1965 Enrollment..........................................................24,000 Nickname................................................. Roadrunners Colors................................................ Navy Blue & Red Affiliation............................................ NCAA Division II Conference.................................................................... ...............Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Year Joined RMAC...............................................1996 Region............................................................... Central President........................................Dr. Stephen Jordan Athletic Director................................ Joan McDermott Associate AD for Compliance................ Sandee Mott Assistant AD for Marketing.................................. TBA Sports Info. Director.......................... Andy Schlichting Business Manager................................... Elaine Becks Head Athletic Trainer........................Stephanie Begley Assistant Athletic Trainer...................... Drew Powers Faculty Athletic Rep............................ Clay Daughtery Athletics Website................... www.GoMetroState.com
Men Ranked Nationallly: Metro State’s men’s team is ranked No. 15 in the USTFCCCA preseason top-25 poll. Last season, the team opened the year 14th and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships. The top two teams in the national poll are from the RMAC, including No. 1 Adams State and No. 2 Western State. Metro State History: Metro State is in its seventh year with a Division II cross country program. It had a cross country program in the early 1980s that disbanded after the 1985 season. Director of Athletics Joan McDermott brought cross country back in 2005. Since the reinstatement of the program, the men’s team has qualified for the NCAA Championships each of the past three years, finishing 14th in 2008 and 2009, and 17th in 2010. Metro State has finished fourth at the RMAC Championships for four straight years as well. Todd Tolentino is the school’s only All-American in cross country, earning those honors in 2008 after finishing ninth at the NCAA Championships. The women’s team qualified for the postseason in 2008 and 2009, finishing 19th and 21st, respectively. The womens’ highest finish in the conference was fourth in 2008. Season Outlook: The men’s team returns three of its top five runners from 2010, including Carl Arnold III, Eiger Erickson and Shawn Lindbom. That trio was the team’s top-three finishers in three different races last year, including the NCAA Central Region Championships. Arnold also holds Metro State’s 6k and 8k records in cross country. Metro State must find replacements for Zach Mares, Nate Newland and Kyle Simcox. Mares and Newland were both top-five runners last season and Mares was second on the team at the national championships. Kraig Kleiner stepped into the lineup during the RMAC Championships last fall and will be among the team’s top runners this season. Quin Erickson and several freshmen will also battle for a spot in the top five. For the women, four of the top-five runners return, led by All-RMAC runner Xenia Flores. Flores has been slowed in the preseason by a leg injury, but hopes to be full strength by postseason.
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Kery Allen is also back after finishing a teambest 38th at the regional meet last fall. Julie Hernandez was consistently the team’s thirdbest runner during cross country in 2010 and developed into the team’s top distance runner during the track season in the spring. Jessie Hecht and Krystin Yarkosky both return to the lineup as well. Several newcomers are expected to compete for spots in the top five as well. Carissa Sinda was an all-conference track athlete after joining the team in the spring. She will be a junior this fall. Judy Jimenez returns after taking four years off. She was among the team’s top runners in 2006. They will battle several freshman and transfers for spots in the lineup. Career Honors: Carl Arnold III: • 2010 placed 123rd at NCAA Championships • 2009 placed 141st at NCAA Championships Eiger Erickson: • 2010 placed 78th at NCAA Championships • 2009 placed 91st at NCAA Championships Kraig Kleiner: • 2010 placed 139th at NCAA Championships Shawn Lindbom: • 2010 placed 105th at NCAA Championships Kery Allen: • 2010 USTFCCCA All-Academic • 2010 second team Academic All-RMAC • 2009 placed 154th at NCAA Championships • 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic • 2009 second team Academic All-RMAC Xenia Flores: • 2009 placed 97th at NCAA Championships • 2009 second team All-RMAC • 2008 placed 107th at NCAA Championships Krystin Yarkosky: • 2009 placed 182nd at NCAA Championships
USTFCCCA Top-25 Men’s Poll (Preseason) Rank.......................................................... Prev. 1. Adams State............................................1 2. Western State..........................................2 3. Grand Valley State (Mich.).......................3 4. Colorado Mines........................................4 5. Chico State (Calif.)...................................5 6. Augustana (S.D.).....................................6 7. Southern Indiana...................................10 8. Lock Haven (Pa.)...................................11 9. Edinboro (Pa.)...................................... NR 10. Shippensburg (Pa.)..................................7 11. Massachusetts-Lowell...........................13 12. Alaska Anchorage....................................8 13. Queens (N.C.)........................................12 14. Central Missouri.....................................16 15. Metro State............................................16 16. Bellarmine (Ky.).....................................22 17. East Central (Okla.)............................. NR 18. Ashland (Ohio)..................................... NR 19. Western Washington................................9 20. Stonehill (Mass.)....................................21 21. New Mexico Highlands........................ NR 22. Western Oregon....................................20 23. Nebraska-Kearney............................... NR 24. Cal Poly Pomona................................. NR 25. Wisconsin-Parkside............................. NR
USTFCCCA Top-25 Women’s Poll (Preseason) Rank.......................................................... Prev. 1. Western State..........................................2 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.).......................1 3. Chico State (Calif.)...................................5 4. Adams State............................................3 5. Alaska Anchorage....................................6 6. Augustana (S.D.).....................................7 7. Ferris State (Mich.)..................................8 8. Shippensburg (Pa.)..................................4 9. Queens (N.C.)..........................................9 10. Minnesota Duluth................................. NR 11. University of Mary (N.D.).......................11 12. Midwestern State (Texas)......................17 13. Tampa....................................................15 14. Edinboro (Pa.)...................................... NR 15. Hillsdale (Mich.).....................................14 16. Stonehill (Mass.)....................................18 17. Missouri Southern..................................16 18. Truman State (Mo.).............................. NR 19. Millersville (Pa.)................................... NR 20. Harding (Ark.)...................................... NR 21. Bellarmine (Ky.)................................... NR 22. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)........................ NR 23. Western Washington..............................10 24. Cal Poly Pomona...................................19 25. Nova Southeastern (Fla.)..................... NR
Personal-Bests Men: Carl Arnold III 6k 19:13, 9/11/10 4 miles 21:16, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:16, 11/6/10 8k 25:35, 10/16/10 10k 32:25.22, 11/20/10 Eiger Erickson 6k 19:39, 9/11/10 4 miles 20:43, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:27, 11/6/10 8k 26:04, 10/16/10 10k 32:09.12, 11/20/10 Kellen Fockler 6k 20:24, 9/11/10 7.8k 26:50, 11/6/10 8k 27:10, 10/16/10 Kraig Kleiner 7.8k 26:15, 11/6/10 10k 33:44.77, 11/20/10 Shawn Lindbom 6k 19:29, 9/11/10 4 miles 22:18, 9/18/09 7.8k 25:23, 11/6/10 8k 26:02, 10/16/10 10k 32:28.22, 11/20/10 Women: Kery Allen 4k 5k 5.8k 6k
15:59, 9/4/09 19:58, 9/18/09 23:03, 10/3/09 23:18.90, 11/20/10
Xenia Flores 4k 15:11, 9/11/10 5k 19:42, 9/18/09 5.8k 22:07, 10/2/10 6k 22:24, 10/16/10 Jessie Hecht 4k 18:47, 9/11/10 5.8k 25:56, 11/6/10 6k 25:45.10, 11/20/10 Julia Hernandez 4k 16:37, 9/11/10 5.8k 24:18, 11/6/10 6k 23:43.60, 11/20/10 Gabi Hildreth 4k 19:29, 9/11/10 5.8k 27:29, 10/2/10 6k 27:02, 10/16/10 Krystin Yarkosky 4k 18:08, 9/4/09 5k 22:54, 9/18/09 5.8k 25:50, 10/2/10 6k 25:37, 11/7/09
Metro State Men in USTFCCCA Top 25 Date ....................................................Ranking Preseason..................................................... 15
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2011 Roster Name Men Carl Arnold III Erik Boss Quin Erickson Eiger Erickson Kellen Fockler Kirk Harvey Kevin Huffman Cameron Jukkala Nick Kadlec Kraig Kleiner Shawn Lindbom Michael Warburton Enrique Zavala-Medina Women Kery Allen Codie Daughtry Xenia Flores Jessie Hecht Julie Hernandez Gabi Hildreth Judy Jimenez Lorraine Ortiz-Lopez Bri Richards Ashley Rietman Carissa Sinda Krystin Yarkosky
Yr. Ht.
Hometown/Previous School (High School)
Sr. 5-11 Fr. 6-0 RFr. 6-1 Sr. 6-2 So. 5-10 So. 6-4 Fr. 6-0 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-11 So. 5-9 Sr. 6-4 Fr. 6-0 Fr. 5-11
Colorado Springs/Butler County (Kan.) C.C. (Wasson H.S.) Laramie, Wyo./Laramie H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Centennial, Colo./Smoky Hill H.S. Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs H.S. Lafayette, Colo./Cantaurus H.S. Brighton, Colo./Prairie View H.S. Boulder, Colo./Broomfield H.S. Niwot, Colo./Silver Creek H.S. Denver/Overland H.S. Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins H.S. Parker, Colo./Ponderosa H.S. Delta, Colo./Delta H.S.
Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Aurora, Colo./Fort Lewis College (Eaglecrest H.S.) Moreno Valley, Calif./Vista Del Lago H.S. Brighton, Colo./Brighton H.S. Hillsborough, N.J./Radford Univ. (Hillsborough H.S.) Boulder, Colo./Colorado School of Mines (Fairview H.S.) Littleton, Colo./Colorado State University (Chatfield H.S.) San Diego/San Diego Mesa College (Clairemont H.S.) Thornton, Colo./Thornton H.S. Westminster, Colo./Univ. of Colorado Denver (Standley Lake H.S.) Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe H.S. Arvada, Colo./Pomona H.S. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.
5-10 5-10 5-5 5-1 5-2 5-1 5-7 5-2 5-2 5-4 5-4 4-10
Pronunciations Xenia Flores: SEN-ya Cameron Jukkala: jew-KAH-la Kraig Kleiner: KLINE-er Enrique Zavala-Medina: ZAH-vah-la
Roster Breakdown Men By Hometown: Colorado 12, Wyoming 1 Men By Year: Senior 3, Sophomore 3, Redshirt Freshman 1, Freshman 6 Women By Hometown: Colorado 9, California 2, New Jersey 1 Women By Year: Senior 2, Junior 7, Freshman 3
Head Coach: John Supsic (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Charles Gomez
Head Coach John Supsic
• Second year as head coach • Men’s team finished 17th at nationals in 2010 Supsic was named the head track and cross country coach at Metro State following the 2009 cross country season after. He will be entering his second season as the team’s head cross country coach in 2011 and will begin his third season as the team’s track coach in the spring. He guided the men’s cross country team to its third straight NCAA Championships appearance where it finished 17th. The men also placed fourth in the RMAC and fifth at the Central Region Championships. His women’s team finished sixth at the RMAC Championships, but was plagued by injuries at the regional championship and finished 11th there. Two runners were named all-conference as well. The men’s indoor track team sent three runners to the NCAA Championships. All three runners earned All-America honors, highlighted by Shawn Lindbom’s second place finish in the 800 meters. Brandon Johnson and Carl Arnold III also placed in the top eight in the mile. The outdoor season had two more qualify for the postseason. Eiger Erickson competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and finished 11th, while Johnson came in fifth in the 5k. Lindbom and Arnold both redshirted during the outdoor season. As an assistant in 2009, Supsic helped men’s cross country team place 14th and the women finish 21st at the NCAA Championships. Both teams finished in the top-five in the highly competitive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. As head coach of the track teams in the spring of 2010, he led the men’s indoor team 27th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the outdoor team to a 20th-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He coached the men’s distance medley relay team to third place at the indoor championships. In outdoor, Anthony Luna finished second in the 800 meters and Shawn Lindbom came in fourth as both runners earned All-America honors. Prior to assisting with Metro State in the fall of 2009, he served for over a year as an assistant with Regis University’s cross country team, designing workouts for studentathletes. Supsic had been an accountant in real estate from 2004-09, most recently with Mercy Housing, Inc. beginning in July, 2008, and spent three years as an auditor prior to his time in real estate. He graduated from Towson University in Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. While at Towson, Supsic was a two-year captain of the cross country team and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors three times. Since graduation, Supsic continued his running career with the Boulder Distance Project for four years under the former marathon world record holder, Steve Jones. His team won the U.S. marathon relay championship in 2006. A native of Baltimore, Md., Supsic is married to the former Dr. Kristin Carpenter.
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