2010-11 UConn Women's Track And Field Guide

Victoria FlowersJunior All-AmericanWeight Throw

Trisha-Ann HawthorneSenior All-American 100m13-time BIG EAST Champion

Trisha-Ann HawthorneSenior All-American100m

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tABle of Contents2010-11 Schedules .................................................................................1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents....................................................12010-11 Season Outlook......................................................................2-3 Head Coach Bill Morgan ......................................................................4-5Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge/Sprints & Hurdles ..................6Assistant Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough/Distance ...........................7Cross Country .........................................................................................7Volunteer Assistant Coaches April Garner & Troy McDonough .............8Student-Athlete Profiles ......................................................................9-242008-09 Season Review/Making History By The Numbers .............25-26The Student in Student-Athlete .............................................................27Vision Award .........................................................................................28Individual Honors ..............................................................................29-30Relay Honors .........................................................................................31School Records .....................................................................................32Top Performers .....................................................................................33Facility Records .....................................................................................34The University of Connecticut ..........................................................35-39Support Staff .........................................................................................40

University QUiCk fACtsLocation .................................................................................Storrs, Conn. Enrollment .......................................................................................28,677Founded .............................................................................................1881Nickname..........................................................................Huskies, UConnColors .................................................. National Flag Blue (Navy) & WhiteConference ................................................................................ BIG EASTAffiliation ............................................................................NCAA Division IPresident ...................................................................Dr. Michael J. HoganDirector of Athletics......................................................... Jeffrey HathawayAssociate AD/Senior Women’s Administrator .........................Pat BabcockExecutive Director of Athletics ...................................................Neal EskinDivision of Athletics Phone ................................................ (860) 486-2725Associate Director of Athletics/Communications ............... Michael EnrightAssistant Director of Athletics/Communications ...................... Kyle MuncyAssistant Director/Athletic Communications ....................Patrick McKennaAthletic Communications Assistants. ..................................... Matthew Lee............................................................................................... Renee Adam............................................................................................Kristen DeCarliAthletic Communications Secretary..................................Luanne DunstanAthletic Communications Phone........................................ (860) 486-3531Athletic Communications Fax ............................................ (860) 486-5085

Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field Contact .................... Matthew LeeEmail..........................................................................matt.lee@uconn.eduWeb Page Address ..................................................... UConnHuskies.com

trACk & f ield/Cross CoUntry QUiCk fACtsHead Coach ..............................................................................Bill MorganOffice Phone ....................................................................... (860) 486-4840Fax...................................................................................... (860) 486-6701Morgan’s E-mail ..............................................william.morgan@uconn.eduAssociate Head Coach ..................................................... Clive TerrelongeOffice Phone ....................................................................... (860) 486-3405Terrelonge’s E-mail ........................................ [email protected] Coach ...............................................Andrea Grove-McDonoughOffice Phone ....................................................................... (860) 486-3405Grove-McDonough E-mail ............. [email protected]

Credits: The 2010 University of Connecticut Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country media guide was written, designed and edited by Athletic Communica-tions Assistant Matthew Lee. Special thanks to Luanne Dunstan, Bill Morgan, Clive Terrelonge and Andrea Grove-McDonough for their assistance. Photography by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell. Also, thanks to Mathieu Gentès from Athlet-ics Canada for additional photos. Covers designed by Summit Athletic Media, Charlotte, N.C.

INDOORJANUARY15 at Armory Invite (New York City, N.Y.)22 at URI Invite (Kingston, R.I.)28 at Millrose Games (New York, N.Y.)28-29 at Penn State National (University Park, Pa.)FebRUARY4-5 at New Balance Invitational (New York City, N.Y.)5 at Giegengack Invitational (New Haven, Conn. - Yale)19-20 at BIG EAST Championships (Akron, Ohio - Akron)25-26 at New England Championships (Boston, Mass. - BU)MARCH5-6 at ECAC Championships (Boston, Mass. - Northeastern)11-12 at NCAA Championships (College Station, Texas)

OUTDOORMARCH25-26 at Yellow Jacket Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.)26 at Dick Shea Open (West Point, N.Y.)APRIL2 UConn Select Invitational (Storrs, Conn.)9 UConn All-Region Invitational (Storrs, Conn.)16 UTech International Invitational (Kingston, Jamaica)16 Mt. Sac Relays (Walnut, Calif.)23 Larry Ellis Invitational (Princeton, N.J.)28-30 Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.)MAY 1 Brown Springtime Invitational (Providence, R.I.)6-8 BIG EAST Championships (Villanova, Pa.)13-15 ECAC Championships (Princeton, N.J.)26-28 NCAA East Regional (Bloomington, Ind.)JUNe9-11 NCAA Championships (Des Moines, Iowa)22-26 USATF Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

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2010-11 schedules

track and field schedules

SePTeMbeR4 atBryantInvitational(Smithfield,R.I.)12 atFairfieldInvitational(Fairfield,Conn.)26 at Roy Griak Invitational (St. Paul, Minn.)OCTObeR 10 at New England Championship (Boston, Mass.) 17 at Penn State National Invitational (State College, Pa.)24 at Central Connecticut Mini-Meet (New Britain, Conn.) 31 at BIG EAST Championship (Milwaukee, Wisc.)NOVeMbeR 14 at NCAA Northeast Regional (Boston, Mass.) 23 at NCAA Championship (Terre Haute, Ind.)

Cross Country schedule

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The University of Connecticut is com-mitted to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, re-sponsibility and respect. The UConn com-munity, fans, alumni, students, coaches and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors.


Cross CoUntry The 2010 UConn Cross Country season was a major step forward for the program. In a sign of good things to come, the underclassmen led the way in seven of 10 races this season. The signs of a strong season began with a victory at the Army Invite in the first meet of the year and a second-place showing at the BIG EAST Preview in Syracuse, N.Y. The Huskies placed second overall, besting national powerhouse West Virginia in the process. Sophomore Shauna McNiff led the way, placing fourth overall. The very young team made some noise early in the championship season with a second-place fin-ish at the New England Championships, the highest finish ever by a UConn squad. Freshman Allison Lasnicki finished first for UConn, placing 14th overall.

The team followed with another historical finish at the BIG EAST Championships. The BIG EAST Conference proved once again it was the top conference in the nation as the league placed four teams (No. 1 Villanova, No. 4 Georgetown, No. 9 Providence, No. 10 Syracuse) in the top-10 at the 2010 NCAA Championships. Running in the most dominant conference in the country, the Huskies placed seventh to set the top mark in the history of UConn Cross Country.

The team was led by one of the hottest freshman in the conference, Lauren Sara, who finished among the top-five freshmen in the BIG EAST. Hot on her heels were two underclassmen, sophomore Shau-na McNiff and freshman Allison Lasnicki. The top-five runners for UConn were consistently over five minutes faster as a group than the team from 2009. The Northeast Regionals saw similar results as Lauren Sara ran the top mark for UConn, finishing 41st overall and as one of the top-six fresh-men in the Northeast Region. All of UConn’s top seven ran personal bests at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (Lauren Sara 21:19, Shuana McNiff 21:33, Leah Andrianos 21:49, Heather Wilson 21:57, Kimberly Moran 22:04, Allison Lasnicki 22:13, and Courtney Dinnan 22:15).

The future is exciting for a young UConn squad graduating only one senior, captain Leah Andrianos.

trACk And fieldon tHe trACk...Distance/Middle Distance Once again the Huskies will be led by NCAA Regional Qualifier and ECAC Champion Leah Andrianos. After seeing her school record in the indoor 1,000m broken by teammate Meghan Cunningham (person-al best 2:49:65) Andrianos reclaimed it by running a 2:47:41 en route to winning the ECAC Championships. She also ran a school record and NCAA Regional Qualifying mark in the outdoor 800m with a personal

best 2:08.74. Not only is she ready to challenge for the top spots in the 800m and indoor 1,000m at this year’s BIG EAST Champion-ships, she looks poised to drop her mile personal best and school record significantly from 4:49.96.

The mid-distance group will also be looking for major contri-butions from BIG EAST scorer and NCAA outdoor regional qualifier Heather Wilson. Wilson set a personal best in reaching the NCAA Regionals in the 800m during 2009 by running 2:09.81.

Senior Meghan Cunningham, an NCAA Regional Qualifier in

the steeplechase, will provide tre-mendous help in the mid-distance


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races this season. Cunningham set the UConn school record in the out-door 1,500m with a time of 4:28.61. The coaching staff will look for Cun-ningham to pick up where she left off last season and have a tremendous impact on the team and in the BIG EAST Conference. Also expected to contribute to the scoring this year are indoor BIG EAST finalist Christine Vogel (mile) and fifth-place finisher Brigitte Mania (1,000m). As always, the UConn 4x800m relay will be relied upon to contribute big points both indoors and outdoors. All four members of the school record-setting and No.9 nationally ranked team will be back this year. Leah Andrianos, Brigitte Mania, Meghan Cunningham, and Heather Wilson set a new mark last year in both seasons with an 8:41.38 time dur-ing the indoor season followed by a time of 8:41.78 during the outdoor campaign.

The distance events will be helped tremendously by a pair of outstand-ing freshmen, Footlocker National Finalist Lauren Sara and Allison Lasnicki. Both freshmen ran as UConn’s No. 1 runner at several points during the cross country campaign. Sara and Lasnicki join with Annabel Clarke, one of the top high school steeplechasers in the country, to create the bulk of a very talented freshman class that looks to make an immedi-ate impact on the squad.

The remainder of the distance runners made huge gains over the sum-mer and throughout the cross country season and look to translate that to the track. In particular, sophomore Shauna McNiff has looked terrific this fall and should be a factor in the 3,000 and the 5,000m come the BIG EAST Championships.

Sprints and Hurdles: The UConn sprinters enter the 2011 season headlined by its first ever track All-American Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (Elmsford, N.Y.). Haw-thorne, the two-time co-captain and the most decorated track athlete in the history of the program, has dominated the short sprints in the BIG EAST and ECAC since her freshman year. The multi-conference cham-pion in the 60-200 meter has returned for her senior season and is look-ing to add some indoor All-American titles to her already impressive resume. The All-American in the 100m is looking forward to improving on her success of 2010 as one of the best collegiate sprinter to one of the best in the world. With the graduation of four time NCAA Qualifier and one of UConn’s most versatile sprinters, Phylicia George, Hawthorne will look to lead a talented freshman class to the national level. The performance of the sprint group may be the deciding factor in UConn’s attempt to regain the BIG EAST Titles.

Short Sprints The Huskies will look to three sophomores Kristen Brown, Kewanna Donaldson and Whitney Holder in the short sprints. Brown returns after competing at the 2010 NCAA Championship as a part of the 4x100 meter relay team that also set a new ECAC Championship Record. Donaldson is looking to be a part of the national scene in the 60m and 100m in 2011. Holder, the BIG EAST Outdoor Long Jump Champion showed promise in the 4x200m relay, helping to set a new UConn indoor record (1:39.46). They will get tremendous help from the talented freshman class enter-ing Storrs this season. Leading the way will be New York State 55m and 100m hurdles Champion Madalayne Smith. Smith, one of the nation’s top high school hurdlers in 2010, will be joined by Chantal Scott and Shavon Briscoe. Scott will be instrumental in all the short sprint events

Sophomore Whitney HolderBIG EAST Champion and

NCAAQualifier-LongJump

The University of Connecticut women’s track and field team is coming off two of its most productive years in program history. In 2009, UConn received its best ranking in program history at 13th in the Nation. The Huskies have now won eight major championships, including their remarkable “tri-fecta” from the 2008 indoor season when the Huskies won the BIG EAST, New England and ECAC Championships. In 2009, UConn earned is second consecutive BIG EAST title.



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Junior Heather WilsonUConn Indoor and Outdoor 4x800m record holder

UConn Distance Medley Relay Record Holder UConn Indoor 800m Record Holder

2010 eCAC Indoor ChampionsUConnfinishedthemeetwith84.5pointstoclaim

its third straight title.

Throws The duo of two-time All-American junior Victoria Flowers (weight throw) and NCAA competitor and BIG EAST Champion Tynisha McMillian (2009 indoor shot put) have provided some of the program’s most memorable moments in the throws. Flowers, coming off an extraordinary performance in gaining the runner-up spot at the NCAA Indoor National Championships, recorded three personal-best throws in her first three attempts (20.83m, 21.23m, 21.44m). She will once again be looked upon to domi-nate in the 20lb. weight event. Flowers, the New England record holder at 68’5”, also won the ECAC (20.07m) and New England (18.63m) Titles last season. Her work in the shot put should not go unnoticed as she will provide break-out performances as the year progresses.

Redshirt senior Tynisha McMillian, with outdoor eligibility, will continue her assault on her present school record in the shot put (15.58m) while aiming at former NCAA qualifier Amy Parkose-wich’s discus record of 52.86m.

In the javelin, sophomore Emma Crowcroft has made a significant statement on the national stage, having the top freshman mark in the country last season (46.59m). She placed 16th at the NCAA Championships in her first year at Connecticut. As an ECAC Champion and a NCAA finalist, the invaluable experience learned last season should provide for a banner year. Number two on the UConn outdoor list behind former NCAA finalist Amanda Martin (50.94m), Crowcroft should seriously contend for the top honor. Look for juniors Danika Ham and Michelle Bashaw to challenge Crowcroft throughout the season. Horizontal Jumps The results from last year should be a sign for great expectations this time around. Sophomores Whitney Holder and Kristen Brown have arguably put themselves into an elite category, winning both the BIG EAST Outdoor (6.11) and ECAC Indoor Titles (5.98m), respectively. With added consistency, expect the dynamic duo to push for the indoor school record of 20’6 ¼” (6.25m) held by former great Cheryl Brantle (1992 All-American) and the outdoor record of 21’2 ¼”(6.46m) held by Carol Galloway – UConn’s first All-American in 1985. Both long jump records are the oldest-re-maining marks in field events at UConn.

Development in the triple jump has been on-going and should see results as the season commences. Sophomore Brittany Power has had an outstanding preseason and will push for points as will first-year high jumper Natasha McLaren. Holder will extend her-self into this event and provide great possibilities going forward.

and Briscoe will stretch her talent out to the longer hurdle events.

Long Sprints: With the graduation of three-time NCAA Qualifier and five-time BIG EAST Champion Mandela Graves-Fulgham, the Huskies will turn to a less experienced group of long sprinters. This year’s team will look to junior co-captain Cornieta Anderson. Her emergence as a leader this year will help take the sprinters to the next level. Seniors Samantha Willis and Coleen Hepburn, both with great work ethics, will also emerge as conference elites in 2011. Hepburn, a BIG EAST performer last season in the 500m, is striving to be at the top of our conference list. Returning Florida native and New England 500m Champion Ana Groff is looking to claim a place on the BIG EAST podium as well.

The freshman class should make an immediate impact in the long sprint events. One of the nation’s best high school 400 meter runners, Celina Emerson, will be a key to the success of the newcomers. The Deleware record holder in the 4x100, 4x200 and 400m should become a force come championship season. From Florida comes one of the most versatile long sprinters, Imani Sudlow. She will run from 400-800 meters and in the re-lays for the Huskies this year. Tiffany Daley will provide depth to this group and should develop to be a strong asset for Connecticut. on tHe field... The identity and success of the women’s track and field program is clear-ly a balance among both the “track” and “field” components. A look at the field group shows the significant performances of the past year along with the possibilities for this year.

Vertical Jumps With the graduation of three-time All-American and five-time BIG EAST Champion Carin Knight, the high jump should still be a consistent strong point for UConn as four jumpers look to continue to build on the pro-gram’s 12 All-America Titles of the past.

Sophomore Jasmine Cribb returns as an All-BIG EAST performer (Fifth Indoor, Fourth Outdoor), and Penn Relay record holder (College Division – 1.81m – 5’11 ½”). Newcomer Natasha McLaren shows much promise and should eventually make her way onto the national scene as well in years to come. Add senior Olga Ponomarenko and first-year jumper Ilva Bikanova to the group and “very promising” looks to be their label for this season. In the pole vault, sophomore Angelica Gilsenan and freshman Jessica Banning show encouraging development which should allow them to contribute to team points during the championship season.




HeAd CoACH Bill MorGAn

Bill MorganHead Coach - seventh season 30th overall at UConnnortheast region indoor and

outdoor Coach of the year

2009-10 nCAA All-Academic Cross

Country and track and field team

Bill Morgan is in his 30th year of coaching at the University of Con-necticut and is in his seventh season as head coach of the UConn women’s cross country/track and field programs, after serving as an assistant coach for 22 years and as interim head coach in 2003-04. Morgan has been a part of all 39 track and field championships at UConn. He specializes in coaching field events and multi-events, for which he has gained a national reputation for excellence after guiding numerous UConn athletes to collegiate, national and Olym-pic Trials successes. His total of 192 conference champions includes the programs two NCAA Regional Champions, 40 ECAC, 91 New England, 61 BIG EAST titles and 28 All-American titles. Morgan’s programs have earned numerous team titles, highlighted by the recent outdoor ECAC Championship three-peat from 2008 to 2010, and three-straight indoor ECAC titles from 2007-2010 (UConn did not enter the 2009 competition). The team has earned BIG EAST Championship titles in 1986, 1995 and 2008. The Huskies have been the BIG EAST Championship runner-up a total of nine times, four in indoor and five in outdoor competition. The past four seasons have garnered the most recognition and ac-complishments in program history, as Morgan led the Huskies to numerous team records and championships. The program has con-sistently out-paced itself, year after year over the past few seasons. The 2009-10 season was another successful campaign for the Hus-kies as Morgan led the squad to its third-straight ECAC outdoor and indoor titles. UConn dominated the New England Indoor Cham-pionships for the fifth-straight year (29th overall) and the squad placed second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. The pro-gram celebrated eight individual BIG EAST Titles and 10 individual ECAC Titles. In honor of the incredible season, Morgan was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the fourth-straight season after leading sophomore Victoria Flowers and junior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne to All-America status in the weight through and the 100m dash, respectively. Hawthorne’s seventh-place finish in the outdoor 100m at the NCAA Championships garnered UConn’s first-ever NCAA Outdoor All-American. Morgan and his staff guided seven student-athletes to NCAA Qualifying marks. Coach Morgan also helped lead Hawthorne to a silver-medal finish in the 4x100m relay with Jamaica at the 2010 NACAC U-23 Championships. In 2008-09, UConn recorded its second consecutive BIG EAST In-door title as well as the ECAC Outdoor Championship crown and its 28th New England Indoor title. In combination with an outdoor BIG EAST Runner-Up trophy, the team recorded another superla-tive season. Recognized with a No. 13 indoor National ranking and its seventh place showing at the NCAA East Regional, the program placed an exclamation point to its year. Within the team context, Morgan coached Carin Knight to two more All-American titles add-ing to her remarkable career along with freshman Victoria Flowers, who earned her first All-American title as the top freshman in the country. In addition, eight athletes were named to the All-East Re-gional Team for finishing in the top five at the East Regional. Mor-gan was honored as the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the year

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eCAC indoor and outdoor Championsnew england indoor ChampionsBiG eAst outdoor runner-UpBiG eAst indoor third Place

#1 indoor regional ranking

The returning 2010 Outdoor NCAA competitors from L-R: Victoria Flowers, Kristen Brown, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Emma Crowcroft.

2010-11 Coaching staff: L-R: Assocaite Head Coach Clive Terrelonge, Head Coach Bill Morgan, Volunteer Coach Troy McDonough, Distance Coach Andrea Grove-McDonoughNot present in photo: Volunteer Coach April Garner

In 2007-08, UConn recorded three consecutive team titles, winning the BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Indoor Championships in a two week period. The BIG EAST title was the team’s first ever in-door crown after registering four runner-up trophies as a program. Morgan’s charges then captured the New England title as he was honored as the New England Indoor Coach of the Year along with freshman phenom, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, who won the Athlete of the Meet honors. Morgan’s team continued its surge and was spectacular in win-ning the ECAC Indoor crown to defend their title from the previ-ous season, becoming only the ninth program to win in the 30-year meet history. Morgan was further acknowledged by being named the year’s NCAA Division I Northeast Region Women’s Coach of the Year. Morgan led former triple jumper, Tamara Highsmith, and high jumper, Carin Knight, to national level performances as Highsmith beat Miami’s Tabia Charles’ record at the BIG EAST Championship with a jump of 44’ 1.25”, dominated the ECAC competition and con-cluded with a seventh place finish at the national championship to become an All-American. Knight joined her with BIG EAST and New England titles while earning the All-American status with a sixth place finish in the high jump. UConn followed the indoor season with their first ECAC Outdoor title, displaying the magnitude of such a dominating year. With nine athletes continuing to the NCAA Regionals, four made the All-Re-gional Team and went on to the national championship where High-smith mirrored her indoor performance with another All-American title. The team was not finished as Knight, Highsmith and alumni Deirdre Mullen (five-time All-American), Bethany Hart (two-time All-American) and current volunteer coach, April Garner, participat-ed in the teams’ fifth consecutive Olympic Trials. Mullen climaxed a stellar season by finishing fourth (6-3.25) and positioning herself for the 2012 Trials. The brilliant season was capped with members making their respective national teams as Highsmith made the USA Under-23 team and Hawthorne made the Jamaica Junior National



HeAd CoACH Bill MorGAn

tHe MorGAn fileTeam Titles...

ECAC Championship 6 BIG EAST Championship 4 New England Championship 29

At Conference Meets... BIG EAST Champions 55 ECAC Champions 33 Regional Champions 2 New England Champions 84 Junior National Champion 1At NCAAs... All-American Titles 28

2010 NCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region2009 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region2009 Women’s Indoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year2009 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region2008 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region2008 Women’s Indoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year2007 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year - Northeast Region2007 New England Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year2002 AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year - Distinguished Service1995 Women’s Outdoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year1986 Women’s Outdoor BIG EAST Staff of the Year

team, while Phylicia George made the Under-23 Canadian team. In 2007, Morgan’s program produced its first NCAA Regional Champion in freshman high jumper Carin Knight along with four BIG EAST Champions. His team placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships, their best outdoor finish in 12 years. The program produced 11 NCAA Regional qualifiers along with two ECAC Ath-letes of the Week in Amanda Martin and Jillian Sullivan. Again, Morgan’s team made history, marking seven new program records in their outdoor performances. Jillian Sullivan became UConn’s first ever All-American for the women’s cross country, as she picked up Academic All-American status as well. Both cross country and track and field earned All Academic teams honors after both the 2007 and 2008 seasons. During his tenure at Connecticut, Morgan has coached athletes to 27 All-American titles, the most recent being Knight and Flowers in 2009 and Flowers and Hawthorne in 2010. Morgan also coached Tamara Highsmith, Deirdre Mullen, Nicole Toney and Tamika Top-pin to the All American status. He coached Toppin in the high jump (1998 and 1999), Bethany Hart (1999 and 2000) and Wendy Berutto (1997) in the hammer throw, long jumpers Carol Galloway (1985) and Cheryl Brantle (1992), Terry Roy in 1992, 1993 and 1995, and high jumper Ronna Deffer, an NCAA National Outdoor Champion-ship finalist in 1992. In July of 2000, he accompanied Hart and Toppin to the U.S. Olym-pic Trials in Sacramento where Hart was the top collegian in the competition. The two were his fourth and fifth student-athletes to qualify for the trials. He also coached Roy, Brantle and Berutto to the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta in June of 1996, Roy to the 1992

Coach Morgan was named Northeast Region Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the year. Coach Terrelonge was named Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year

trials in New Orleans and Mullen to the trials in Sacramento, Calif. in 2004. In 2004, Mullen became his second national team member as she earned a bronze medal at the NACAC Under-23 Champion-ship in Sherbrooke, Canada. One of Morgan’s former athletes, three time All-American Terry Roy, also became the Junior Na-tional Champion in the heptathlon and participated in the World Junior Championship in Korea. Morgan continued the team’s progress toward national rec-ognition as he coached Mullen to a conference record-breaking performance in the high jump. Mullen cleared 1.83m (6’) to cap-ture first in the high jump and set a BIG EAST Championship re-cord while following that performance with a 1.88 (6-2.00) jump at the regional championship. As impressive has been alumnus Hart who became UConn’s first Winter Olympian during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy – 3 months after competing on our USA World Team as the country’s second ranked hammer thrower in Helsinki, Finland. As interim head coach in 2003-2004, Morgan’s cross country team placed 4th of 41 teams at the New England Champion-ship for its best finish in nine years. His indoor squad captured the New England Championship while placing sixth out of 44 teams at the ECAC Championships. Morgan coached Garner to the New England and ECAC Championship in the hurdles as the season concluded with six individual conference champions, two school records and an All-American. Morgan has taken part in the USA Track and Field Women’s Junior Elite Throws Camp in San Diego as well as the USA Track and Field Women’s Elite Heptathlon Summit in Tucson, Arizona. He has also written published articles on topics related to imag-ery in sport. In 2002, Morgan was acknowledged as an AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year for distinguished service at the University of Connecticut. Morgan has been a part of many memorable program high-lights since taking the helm of the women’s track and field pro-gram – none more significant than his team’s status as an All-Academic Team. Continuing the decorated academic success at Connecticut, the 2009 cross country team was named a USTFC-CCA All-Academic Team for the seventh year in a row. The track team was also honored in 2010 as an All-Academic Team. Phyli-cia George (’10) and Sara Leslie (’10) were both honored as BIG EAST Scholar Athlete’s of the Year. Morgan presently resides in Coventry. He retired after 30 years of public school teaching; 29 of those in the Columbia School District as a physical education instructor. Morgan was an un-defeated track and field coach at Porter for five years, going 51-0 in dual meets. Among the many age-group athletes he has coached, Morgan developed three national champions in the shot put, discus and pentathlon. Morgan received his Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1972 and his master’s degree from SCSU in the same field of study in 1973. In 1986, he received an advanced degree in sport biomechanics from UConn.

The 2011 seniors with the 2010 trophies: ECAC Indoor & Outdoor Titles, New England Title, BIG EAST Outdoor (Runner-Up) & Indoor (3rd Place)

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sprints/Hurdles specialist seventh season 2008, 2009, 2010 nCAA northeast outdoor Assistant Coach of the year2008, 2009 nCAA northeast indoor Assistant Coach of the yeartwo-time olympian & World Champion for Jamaica19-time diii All-American

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four of his athletes to qualify for the Outdoor NCAAs in their individual events. At the Re-gional meet with Terrelonge coaching five of the ten total athletes representing UConn, the program recorded its best finish in school history. Earlier that season, the Huskies won their second consecutive ECAC Championship title. Hawthorne was named ECAC Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet, while just two weeks earlier she had been dubbed BIG EAST Outdoor Championship Track Performer of the Meet. At the historic Penn Relays, the 4x200 team recorded a season-best time which eventu-ally earned them a ninth-place national ranking. The 4x100 team also met success as they became the first in program history to make the “Championship of America” final. During the indoor campaign, UConn defended its title as BIG EAST Champions as Haw-thorne won both the 60m and 200m, while Graves-Fulgham broke her own school record to claim the 400m title. In the process, both gained a berth to the NCAAs. With two champions in three events, and four athletes in the finals of the 60m dash, Terrelonge’s sprinters amassed over 50-percent of the team’s total BIG EAST points. Terrelonge and the Huskies had an outstanding year in 2008. En route to the Huskies’ first ECAC Outdoor Championship title, his sprints led the way, accounting for nearly half the Huskies’ points. At the conclusion of the season, four new school records were set. The 2008 indoor season proved to be historic as UConn pulled off the “triple crown” in the champion-ship season, winning the New England, BIG EAST and ECAC Championship titles. It was the team’s first ever BIG EAST Indoor title, their second consecutive ECAC crown and their third-straight New England Championship. At the conclusion of that season, the program was recognized by the USTFCCA with Northeast Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Field Athlete of the Year honors in Bill Morgan, Clive Terrelonge, and Tamara Highsmith, respectively. Terrelonge and the Huskies performed well during the outdoor campaign in 2007, where five of the Husky sprinters competed in the NCAA Regionals. The 2006-07 squad captured two titles during the indoor season; the ECAC and the New England Championship titles. The Huskies were third at the BIG EAST Championship, which was the highest finish in school history before the UConn victory in 2008. In recognition of his achievements, Terre-longe was named one of the United States Emerging Elite Coaches and was selected to par-ticipate in the United States Track and Field (USATF) Elite Men’s and Women’s event camps, which were held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. July 14-19, 2007. In 2006, Terrelonge coached fourteen athletes to New England Championship titles, and ten athletes to All-BIG EAST status. He finished the season with four athletes competing at the USA Jr. Championship most notably Graves-Fulgham who finished as a finalist in the 400m. During Terrelonge’s first year with UConn, he wasted no time in making an impact. In 2005, he led current volunteer coach, April Garner, to new and presently unbroken school records in the high hurdle events. That year she was the BIG EAST runner up in the 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles, following her ECAC indoor hurdle title from the previous year. She continues to train and compete on an international level under the leadership of Terrelonge. He coached her to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, 2006 and 2007 US Indoor National Championship, 60 hurdle finals, as well as multiple international competitions. Prior to coming to UConn, Terrelonge worked at Brown University and his alma mater, Lin-coln University in Pennsylvania. While at Brown, he helped guide the team to a second place finish in the Ivy League in 2004. Over the two years he served at Brown, his sprinters broke two school records that stood for over ten years in the 100, and the 110 hurdles. In 2004, Brown had its first women’s Ivy League 100m champion over six years. At Lin-coln, Terrelonge helped lead the women’s squad to a NCAA Division III Championship and produced eight All-American sprinters/hurdlers that year. During his time as an assistant coach, the men captured six NCAA indoor and outdoor titles and two runner-up trophies. The men’s sprinters also set five NCAA records and earned over sixty All-America honors. As a collegiate competing for Lincoln University, Terrelonge earned 19 Division III All-America honors in the 400m, 800m and 4x400 relay. He is a former NCAA two-time 400m champion, three-time 800m champion and still holds the 800m NCAA Division III outdoor record. He was also a World Champion and two-time Olympian for Jamaica. Terrelonge was inducted into the NCAA Division III Track and Field Hall of Fame at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in Waverly, Iowa on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education from Lincoln in 1994. Terrelonge currently resides in Storrs, Conn.


AssoCiAte HeAd CoACH Clive terrelonGe

All-American Trisha-Ann Hawthorne and Coach Terrelonge with her 2010 BIG EAST and ECAC

Athlete of the Meet awards

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Coach Terrelonge, Kristen Brown and Trisha-Ann Hawthorne with the Penn Relay’s 4x100 meter relay Title. The Huskies broke a 10-year old Penn Relays record and won the ECAC Championship race in 44.94.

Clive Terrelonge enters his seventh year with the University of Connecticut Huskies, and his second as Associate Head Coach. Coach Terrelonge has been recognized three years in a row for his effort in creating one of the dominate programs in the region. Terrelonge has been named USTFCCA Northeast Oudoor Assistant Coach of the Year for three straight seasons and the Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009. He has completed six successful years as the Huskies’ sprints/hurdles coach, leading his athletes to BIG EAST and ECAC Championship titles, as well as NCAA Regional and National Championship appearances. During his short tenure, he has coached his athletes to new school records in seventeen events. The Huskies were also named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for their excellence in the classroom. Terrelonge has been at the forefront of developing current senior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne into the most decorated sprinter in the history of UConn track and field. Hawthorne has dominated the 100m and 200m in the BIG EAST in her three seasons, winning the outdoor title all three years and the indoor title the past two seasons. She owns school records in the short sprint events from the 55m to 200m, and is the first athlete in UConn history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in two sprint events. She is also the first track athlete to earn NCAA Outdoor All-American honors as she placed seventh in the 100m at the NCAA Championships. As a freshman in 2008, Hawthorne represented Jamaica in the 200m at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She earned a silver medal with Jamaica in the 4x100 at the NACAC U-23 National Championships in 2010. Terrelonge also helped guide 2010 graduates Phylicia George and Mandela Grave-Ful-gham to success both regionally and nationally. George competed at the 2009 Canadian World Championship Trials, and the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100 hurdles and 200m. In 2009, she qualified for the NCAA National Championships as a part of the 4x100 relay team. During the indoor season, George set a personal best in the 60 hurdles placing her name on the record books by tying the school record. Off the track, George has received NCAA Academic All-America, and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors. She was also honored with the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Award and at the NCAA Championship, she finished tied for 10th in the 60m hurdles with a anew school record. Graves-Fulgham was one of the most consistent performers for UConn over her four years. Her accolades include multiple BIG EAST, ECAC, and New England titles in her specialty, the 400m. She claimed three BIG EAST Indoor titles in the 400m from 2007-2009. Graves-Fulgham competed at the NCAA Championship in both the indoor and outdoor 400m as she holds the program record in both seasons. The UConn sprinters have been extraordinary since Terrelonge’s addition to the program. Since 2005, the title of BIG EAST Champion in the 60m and 100m has been in the sole possession of UConn sprinters Jessi Foreman and Hawthorne. The 2010 season saw another excellent year for the Huskies and Terrelonge. Once again,

Terrelonge was honored as the indoor and outdoor Northeast Region Coach of the Year. The Huskies claimed both the in-door and outdoor ECAC Championships as well as the New England Champion-ships. UConn also placed third in the BIG EAST Indoors while finishing second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Hawthorne claimed seven titles overall, including four BIG EAST Championships. Hawthorne continued her success finish-ing as an NCAA Outdoor All-American in the 100m. She was crowned Athlete of the Meet at both ECAC Championships as well as the BIG EAST Outdoor Cham-pionships. The Huskies saw three sprint-ers qualify for the NCAA Championships. Hawthorne joined Graves-Fulgham, George and freshman Kristen Brown to compile the NCAA Qualifying 4x100m

relay team. In total, UConn saw nine sprinting records broken on the season. During the 2009 season, Terrelonge led



AssistAnt CoACH AndreA Grove-MCdonoUGH

Andrea Grove-McDonough begins her third year as assistant women’s track & field and cross country coach. Responsible for cross country and the middle distance/distance events on the track, Grove-McDonough has rapidly improved the cross country program and distance corps at Connecticut. Last season, UConn was ranked as high as 10th in the USTFCCCA Northeast Regional Poll.

Grove-McDonough has also helped to continue the high standards of academic success at UConn. The 2009 cross country team was honored as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as 12 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for achieving cumulative grade point averages above 3.0.

2010 graduate Sara Leslie was honored with the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award. The award is given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or perfor-mances and volunteer service to the community. Student-athletes who attained junior academic standing and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 are eligible. The winners are chosen by the BIG EAST Faculty Athletics Representative Council.

In 2009-10, Grove-McDonough once again led the distance runners to several new school records. In a clear display of the depth and talent of the distance runners, eight student-athletes broke or re-broke 13 records last season in events ranging from the 800m to the 5,000. Leah Andrianos set a pair of individual UConn records in the indoor 1,000m (2.47.41) and the mile (4.49.96). Andrianos joined with Brigitte Mania, Meghan Cunningham and Heather Wilson to set a new 4x800m record with a time of 8:41.38. The four student-athletes also set a new outdoor record in the 4x800 with a time of 8:41.78, which also ranked the team ninth in the nation. Cunningham set a new outdoor record in 2010 in the 1,500m with a time of 4:28.61. Grove-McDonough also led three athletes to qualify for the 2009 and 2010 Junior National Championships.

During the most recent cross country campaign, Coach Grove-McDonough’s squad made dramatic improvements in the New England and BIG EAST rank-ings. The team finished second at the 2010 New England Championships and seventh at the BIG EAST Championships, both performances were the highest

AndreaGrove-Mcdonoughdistance Coach - second seasondivision i All-American - 1,500 (outdoor)no. 1 ranked 10k runner

for Canada in 2008Canadian olympic trials Champion - 10k

finishes in program history. Grove-McDonough guided freshman Lauren Sara to a top-five finish among all freshmen in the BIG EAST Conference.

Before beginning her coaching career at UConn, Grove-McDonough enjoyed a highly successful professional career in which she won two National Titles and competed internationally in every event from the 800m to the 10,000m. In 2008 Grove-McDonough won the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 10,000m and posted the seventh fastest time in Canadian history in the event. During her twelve years as a professional athlete, Grove-McDonough was a seven time National Team Member, a finalist in the 1,500m at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and was selected to represent Canada at the 2008 Chiba Ekiden relay in Japan. She also finished ninth at the 2007 Canadian World Cross Country Trials.

Grove-McDonough has garnered an impressive record of six top-three finishes at the Canadian National Championships. She was ranked second in Canada in the 5,000m in 2002, 2006 and 2007 as well as being the No. 1-ranked 10,000m runner in 2008. She holds personal bests of 2:07.12 for 800m, 4:11.04 for 1,500m, 15:31.29 for 5,000m and 32:29.86 in the 10,000m.

Grove-McDonough was also a standout performer throughout her col-legiate career at the University of Minnesota, culminating with a fifth place finish in the 1,500m at the 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she earned All-American status. She also represented the University of Minnesota in the mile at the 1995 Indoor NCAA Championships. Grove-McDonough was a captain for the Gophers from 1994-1996 and an All-Big Ten Academic Selection. She holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in Human Resource Management.

Grove-McDonough returned to the collegiate scene in 2007 when she helped coach the men’s and women’s cross country squads at the University of Montana. She began coaching and managing elite-level athletes in the mid-dle and long distance events beginning in 2006, including coaching an athlete that represented Canada at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships in Ireland.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Grove-McDonough lived in Missoula, Montana for twelve years and now resides in Mansfield, Conn. with her husband, former All-American decathlete, Troy McDonough.

2010 Women’s Cross Country

bottom Row (L-R): Rosie Crean, Maho Kobayashi, Lauren Sara, Jeanne Theleen, Stephanie Ellis, Brittany Heninger, Maureen Stringham,

Christine Vogel

Middle Row (L-R): Distance Coach Andrea Grove-Mc-

Donough, Allison Lasnicki, Cassondra Hunter, Annabel Clarke, Cassandra Gou-

tos, Kimberly Moran, Caitlin Cannon, Leah Andrianos, Allison Cooper, Megan Jacoby

Top Row (L-R): Courtney Dinnan, Heather Wilson, Chris-tine Meagher, Brigitte Mania, Kristen Mal-

loy, Shauna McNiff

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volUnteer CoACHes

April Garner returns to the University of Connecticut women’s track and field coach-ing staff for her sixth season. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former UConn athlete, and has been an integral part of the recent success of the Connecticut program. She works intimately with the sprint and hurdle group and was a key factor in elevating the 4x100 and 4x200 teams to national prominence in 2009. In 2010, Garner helped with the development of four-time NCAA Qualifier and sprint/hurdlers Phylicia George, Mandela Graves-Fulgham and Trisha-Ann Hawthorne. As a collegiate competing for Connecticut, Garner compiled a long list of accolades, including four individual New England Championship titles, an ECAC championship title, and NCAA regional and national standards. She reigns as the school record holder in the 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles, and 100 hurdles. Garner also excelled academi-cally, being named to the dean’s list eight times, and receiving NCAA All-Academic honors in 2005. Garner is currently pursuing a professional career in the sprint hurdles. In 2009, she competed on the international scene, including meets in Switzerland, France, and Italy. She competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR, and has been a two-time finalist in the U.S. Indoor National Championship 60 hurdles. Garner graduated with her B.S. in Allied Health, May of 2005, and completed her M.S. in Physical Therapy, May of 2006. She currently resides in Middletown, Conn., where she also works as a Physical Therapist.

April Garnervolunteer Coach - sixth seasonUConn (‘05)2008 olympic trials four-time new england/eCAC ChampionUsA indoor Championship finalist - 60m Hurdles

Troy McDonough is in his third season as a volunteer assistant coach with the wom-en’s track and field team. McDonough brings a high-level competitive and coaching background in the pole vault. McDonough competed as a multi-event athlete for the University of Montana, earning All-American honors in the decathlon, setting the Big Sky Conference Championship record and University of Montana records in the decathlon and indoor pentathlon. During his career at Montana, McDonough was a fourth-place finisher at the 1999 NCAA Division I Championship, a 1998 Conference Champion in the decathlon, a three-time All-Conference performer in the decathlon and high hurdles and a Big Sky Conference Championship qualifier in an astounding eleven different track and field events, while he scored in seven. Prior to graduating with honors in Health and Human Performance, with an emphasis in Exercise Science, McDonough was an NCAA Aca-demic All-American and an eight time Big Sky Academic All-Conference selection. McDonough earned a spot on the United States Bobsled Team in 2006-07 as a Push-Athlete and represented the USA on the Americas Cup and European Cup teams, and finished third in the overall points standing in the two-man bobsled on the Americas Cup Circuit before suffering a career ending injury. McDonough returned to the University of Montana for four years, two as a volunteer assistant and two as a graduate assistant coach in the multi-events, pole-vault, jumps and throws. After earning his Masters Degree in Physical Therapy, McDonough worked full time as a physical therapist specializing in Sports Therapy. Between 2006 and 2008 he also served as the Team Physical Therapist and Strength & Speed Coach for the Mountain West Track Club, a professional middle and long distance running club. Those athletes included five National Champions, several Olympic and World Championship Team members and two National record holders. McDonough also works as a Physical Therapist in South Windsor, Conn. for ECHN and is married to UConn Distance Coach, Andrea Grove-McDonough. McDonough and his wife currently reside in Storrs, Conn.

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stUdent-AtHlete Profiles

Sr. • SprintsElmsford, N.Y.

(Alexander Hamilton)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 55m, 60m, 200m Outdoor: 100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x200

13x BIG EAST ChampionIndoor: 60m - 2009, 2010 200m - 2009, 2010Outdoor: 100m - 2008, 2009, 2010 200m - 2008, 2009, 2010 4x100 - 2008, 2009, 2010

2009-2010: BECAME THE MOST DECORATED TRACK ATHLETE IN UCONN HISTORY... Named to the BIG EAST All-Ac-ademic Team... Indoor: BIG EAST and NCAA Qualifier... BIG EAST and ECAC Champion setting new school records in the 60m (7.30) and 200m (23.55)... Placed 12th at the NCAA Championships in the 60m... Named BIG EAST Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year... Finished first in the 200m at the New England Championships, tying her own school record and setting a new meet record (23.55)... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Track Athlete of the Year... Placed first in the 60m (7.42) and the 200m (24.12) at the Armory Invite… Placed first in the 55m at the URI Invitational (6.90)… Part of the 4x400m relay team which took first at the URI Invitational (3:52.40)… Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed third at the BIG EAST Championships (3:44.22)…… Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed first at the New England Championships (3:48.03)... Outdoor: All-American 100m... Placed seventh in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships (11.39)… First ever UConn Outdoor Track All-American… BIG EAST and ECAC Champion in the 100m (BIG EAST Stadium Record 11.41), 200m (UConn Record 23.30) and 4x100m... Named BIG EAST and ECAC Most Valuable Track Athlete... Named USTFCCCA Northeast Region Track Athlete of the Year... Anchored the Jamaican U23 4x100 meter relay to a silver medal (44.20) at the NACAC Under-23 National Championships… Placed fifth in the 100 meter at the U23 Championships setting a new UConn record (11.31)... Part of the 4x100m relay team which played first at the ECAC Championships and set a new meet record (44.43)… Part of the 4x100m relay which took first at the UConn Select Invite (45.42)… Placed first in the 100m at the UConn Select Invite… Placed first in the 4x100m relay at the Sea Ray Relays (45.03)… Part of the 4x100m relay that took first at the Penn Relay ECAC Championship and set a new meet record (44.94).

2008-09: Indoor: NCAA Qualifier and BIG EAST Champion… set the school records in both the 60m (7.31) and 200m dash (23.72) to become a BIG EAST Champion in both events… qualified in both events for the NCAA Championship in College Station, Texas…first place in the 60m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with her second-best time of the season (7.32)…broke the UConn record in the 55m dash at the BU Terrier Invite with a first place finishing time of 6.87… first place in the 60m at Army and the Penn State National Invitational (7.36)… set a New England Championship record in the 200m preliminary at 23.93. Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier, BIG EAST and ECAC Cham-pion.. named the BIG EAST and ECAC Most Valuable Track Athlete… part of the 4x100 that broke the school record (44.42) during the NCAA East Regional preliminaries… third place in 100m & 200m at the NCAA East Regional (11.44 & 23.40) which qualified her for the National Championship in both events… BIG EAST Champion in the 100m (11.58) & 200m (23.73)… part of the 4x100 that won the BIG EAST and ECAC Cham-pionship… ECAC Champion in the 100m (11.53) & 200m (23.75)… part of the 4x100 that earned its first ever berth to the Championship of America at the Penn Relays…helped set a new school record in the 4x200m relay (1:34.90) at Penn…won the 100m and 4x100 relay at the UConn Select Invitational…part of the 4x100 relay champions at the UConn Alumni Invitational.

2007-08: Indoor: New England Champion...BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier...New England Championship Most Outstanding Performer...finished first in the 200m at the Sorlein and Giegengack Invitationals...first in the 55m at the Sorlein Invite...second in the 60m at both the BIG EAST and ECAC Championships...first at the New England Cham-pionship in the 200m... second at the BIG EAST Championship (23.98)... third at the ECAC Championship... first place at New England’s (6.95) in the 55m. Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier...BIG EAST and ECAC Champion in both the 100m and 200m...Represented Jamaica at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the 200m... recorded a new UConn record in the 100m dash with a time of 11.37 at the BIG EAST Championship and a new UConn record in the 200m with a time of 23.33, also at the BIG EAST Championship...the first sprinter in school history to compete at the NCAA Championship in two sprint events (100m and 200m)... ECAC Champion in the 4x100 relay with a time of 45.03...member of the championship 4x100 relay at the Penn Relays...part of the 4x200 relay team at the Penn Relays (1:35.22) that set a new school record in the Championship of America.

High School: Attended Alexander Hamilton High...an All-Section, All-American, All-League and All-County selection...holds records in the 55m at 7.0 seconds, 300m at 39.8 seconds, 200m at 24.4 seconds and the 100m at 11.9 seconds..was an honor roll student.

Personal: Trisha-Ann Patrice Hawthorne..an english major...born on Nov. 8, 1989.

trisha-Ann Hawthorne

NCAA QualifierIndoor: 60m, 200mOutdoor: 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay

All-AmericanOutdoor: 100m (7th place)

Captain

NACAC Under-23 Silver Medalist - Jamaica - 4x100




Jr. • ThrowsProvidence, R.I.(Classical High)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: Weight Throw (21.44m)

ECAC ChampionIndoor: Weight Throw - 2010

New England ChampionIndoor: Weight Throw - 2009, 2010

2009-2010: Indoor: NCAA All-American in the weight throw... Fin-ished second at the NCAA Championships and set a new UConn re-cord in the weight throw (21.44m)... Placed third in the weight throw (19.84m) and eighth (14.54) in the shot put at the BIG EAST Champi-onships… Placed first in the weight throw (18.63m) and third in the shot put (14.69m) at the New England Championships... Placed second in the shot put at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (14.72)… Placed second in the shot put (14.47) and first in the weight throw (17.75) at the Armory… Placed first in the weight throw at the Nike Indoor Invitational (20.20m) and fourth in the shot put (14.58m).Outdoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and NCAA Qualifier... Placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championships with a season-best in the shot put (15.13m)... Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Championships (53.42m)... Placed fourth at the ECAC Championships in the shot put (14.49m) and third in the hammer throw (56.19m).

2008-09: Indoor: NCAA All-American in the weight throw…broke the UConn weight throw record and New England record with a 20.74 meter (68’0.50”) throw at the New England Championship… took first place at Army (19.12m), the BU Terrier Invitational (20.30m) and the New Balance Invitational (18.53m)… came in second place at the BIG EAST Championship (20.28m)… was the only freshman that competed at the NCAA Championship and took seventh place. Outdoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and NCAA Qualifier...took second place in the hammer at the ECAC Championship (59.37m)… first place finisher at the Brown Springtime Invitational in the hammer (58.86m), at the Sea Ray Relays (59.55m) and the UConn Invitational (54.08m)… first place in the shot put at the UConn Alumni Invitational (14.11m)… finished in third at the Penn Relays in the hammer.

High School: Attended Classical High School... National record holder for high school indoor weight throw at 62-02.00... has a mark of 179-10.00 in the hammer, for fourth in the nation... holds the Rhode Island State record in the shot put at 46-03.75... holds three National Titles in the weight throw... a six-time All-American in the shot put, weight throw and hammer... 10 All-State honors... a two-time URI Rhody Classic Fe-male Field Performer MVP... three-time State Meet MVP... holds personal records of 62-02.00 in the weight throw, 179-10.00 in the hammer, 130-11.00 in the discuss and 46-03.00 in the shot put... National Society of High School Scholars member for three years... Academic All-State selection.

Personal: Victoria Idaline Flowers...born Jan. 17, 1990... a pre-teaching major.

victoriaflowers

NCAA QualifierIndoor: Weight Throw 2009, 2010Outdoor: Hammer 2009

NCAA All-AmericanIndoor: Weight Throw 2009, 2010




R-Sr. • ThrowsStamford, Conn.(Stamford High)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: Shot Put (16.69m) Outdoor: Shot Put (15.58m)

BIG EAST ChampionIndoor: Shot Put - 2009

ECAC ChampionIndoor: Shot Put- 2010Outdoor: Shot Put - 2008

2009-10: Indoor:BIG EAST Qualifier in the weight throw and shot put... ECAC and New England Shot Put Champion... Placed fifth in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Championships (17.63m)... Placed third in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships (15.69m)... Named BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week after placing first in the shot put at the Brown Alden Invitational... Placed first in the shot put at the Yale Invitational (14.91m)... Placed first at the Armory in the shot put (16.69m)... Claimed the shot put title at the URI Invitational (14.67m)... Placed fourth at the Penn State Nationals in the shot put... Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the shot put... Placed second at the ECAC Championships in the shot put (15.24m)… Placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships in the shot put (15.62m)… Placed seventh in the shot put at the Penn Relays College Championship Division (15.27m)… Placed first with a throw of 15.45m in the shot put at the UConn Select Invitational… Placed seventh in the shot put at the Sea Ray Relays (14.63m)… Placed first at the Miami Hurricane Invitational in the shot put (15.83m).

2008-09: Indoor: Broke the UConn shot put record with a throw of 16.69 meters (54’ 9.25”) at the BIG EAST Championship… BIG EAST Champion in the shot put… New England Champion… took first place at Army (15.30m) and the BU Terrier Invitational (15.70m)…was named BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.

2007-08: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Qualifier... recorded a new UConn record in the shot put with a mark of 15.65m (51-04.25) with a first place finish at the Alden Invite... named ECAC Field Athlete of the Week... third place at the BIG EAST Champion-ship...second place at both the New England and ECAC Championships in the shot put...won the shot put at the Crowell, Sorlein and Giegengack Invitationals...seventh at the Penn State National Invitational. Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier...ECAC Champion and BIG EAST Quali-fier...recorded a new UConn record in the shot put with a mark of 15.58m in her throw at the NCAA Regional Championship... fourth in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championship... won both the Hurricane and UConn Invitationals in the shot put and took third in the hammer throw... ECAC qualifier in the hammer throw.

2006-07: Indoor: Third in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championship (14.40m)...second in the shot put at New England’s...third in the shot put at the ECAC’s...shattered All-American Terry Roy’s school record in the shot put and provisionally qualify for the NCAA’s with a throw of 50-6.25 in her first collegiate meet...ECAC Field Athlete of the Week for Dec. 6...first in the shot put at the Black Knight Invite. Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier...third in the shot put at the BIG EAST Champion-ship...won both the shot put and discus at the Brown and UConn Select Invitationals...broke Terry Roy’s 12-year old school record in the shot put with a distance of 48-4.00 at the Miami Invitational.

High School: 2006 Connecticut Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year…four-time New England Champion…All-American in 2006…six-time All-State selection…seven-time State Open Champion...three-time FCIAC Champion and All-FCIAC pick…seven-time City Champion...named Best in Field at Hartford Public Championship…Dartmouth Relays Champion and Yale Invitational Champion in 2005…holds 16 records between school and state meets…2005 National Scholastic All-American.

tynisha McMillian New England Champion

Indoor: Shot Put - 2009, 2010

NCAA QualifierOutdoor: Shot Put - 2007, 2008

Captain

Personal: Tynisha La-Joy McMillian… a political science major… born on Feb. 7, 1988.




2009-10: Cross Country: Placed 63rd at the Penn State National (22:44)… Placed 19th at the Fair-field Invitational (20:01)… Placed 20th at the Bry-ant Invitational (20:43) Indoor: Placed second in the 1,000m at the URI Invitational (2:51.08)… Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)…Part of the 4x800 team that set a new UConn record and placed second at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)… Finished fifth in the 1000m at the BIG EAST Championships (2:50.06)… Placed first in the mile at the New England Championships and set a UConn record (4:49.96)… Part of the 4x800m

relay team which took first at the New England Championships (9:03.32)… Part of the distance medley relay team which placed first at the New England Championships (11:54.13)… Finished first in the 1,000m at the ECAC Championships and set a UConn record (2:47.41). Outdoor: Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took first at the ECAC Championships (8:44.95)… Placed first in the 800m at the UConn Select Invite (2:09.85)… Part of the distance medley relay which took second at the Sea Ray Relays (11:39.27)… Placed first in the 800m at the UConn Invitational… Placed first in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invitational (2:11.81)… Placed second in the 1,500m at the Hurricane Invitational (4:37.75).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member. Cross Country: Was among the top-10 finishers for the Huskies during her sophomore season... was the fifth UConn finisher at the New England Championship. Indoor: BIG EAST Qualifier...New England Champion in the 800-meter... broke the school record in the 1,000m with a time of 2:50.17 at the BU Invitational... part of the 4x800 relay that broke the UConn record with a time of 8:58.40... took first place at both Yale and Army in the mile. Outdoor: BIG EAST & ECAC Qualifier...part of UConn’s 4x800 that broke the school record (8:48.93) in UConn’s second place finish at the BIG EAST Championship... took first place at the UConn Select Invitational in the 800m run and at the Hurricane Invitational (2:15.24)...won the 1,500m run at the Hurricane Invite (4:39.36)... ran a personal-best in the 800m at the BIG EAST Championship, which was also the third-best in program history.

2007-08: Cross Country: Took first place at the Blue Devil Invite with a time of 18:46...member of the 4x800 relay that took fourth at the BIG EAST Championship. Indoor: BIG EAST Qualifier, New England Champion...took first at the Crowell and Alden Invites in the mile... first place in the 1,000m at the Sorlein Invite... competed in the BIG EAST Championship with a seventh place finish in the 1,000. Outdoor: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier in the 1,500m... took first place at Brown with a 1,500m time of 4:31.35...competed in the 4x800m relay at the BIG EAST Championship.

High School: Attended East Syracuse - Minoa High...won the State Championship 1,500m title (outdoor)...two-time State silver medalist...All-American in the steeplechase...undefeated in the 800m and 1500m from eighth to 12th grade... led her team to League and Sectional titles four times...a four-time MVP for cross country and track...made Honor Roll.

Personal: Leah Marie Andrianos… a human development and family studies major… born on January 7, 1989.

Sr. • Middle DistanceEast Syracuse, N.Y.

(Minoa High)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 1,000m (2:47.41) Mile (4:49.96) 4x800 Relay (8:41.38)Outdoor: 4x800 Relay (8:41.78)

ECAC Champion Indoor: 1,000m - 2010

Cross Country Captain

leahAndrianos

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... Indoor: Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed third at the URI Invitational (3:55.43)…Placed first in the 1,000m at the Penn State National (2:53.20)… Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)… Part of the 4x800m relay team which placed sec-ond at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.38)… Placed first in the 1,000m at the New England Championships (2:49.65)… Part of the 4x800m relay team which took first at

the New England Championships (9:03.32)… Finished fifth in the 1,000m at the ECAC Championships (2:52.14)Outdoor: Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Placed 13th in the 1,500m at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (4:28.61)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took first at the ECAC Champion-ships (8:44.95)… Placed first in the 1,500m at the UConn Invitational (4:32.29)

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member… Indoor: BIG EAST & New England Qualifier...first place at Army in the 800m… fourth in the 1,000m at Yale with UConn’s fifth fastest time in program history of 2:53.07… part of the 4x800 relay that broke the UConn record with a time of 8:58.40. Outdoor: BIG EAST & ECAC Qualifier...part of UConn’s 4x800 that broke the school record (8:48.93) in UConn’s second place finish at the BIG EAST Championship… qualified for the NCAA Regional while placing eighth in the steeplechase at the BIG EAST Championship with the second fastest time in school history (10:39.9)…won the steeplechase at the UConn Select Invite.

2007-08: Indoor: ECAC and New England Qualifier...second in the mile at the Crowell Invite... first in the 1,000m at Yale. Outdoor: Fourth place at the UConn Invite in the 800m. High School: Attended Simsbury High...named the 2006 High School Track Runner of the Year by the New England Runner Magazine…the 2006 New England Champion in the 1,600m...state champion in the 800m, 1,600m and steeplechase...named an All-American in the 4xmile relay in 2005.

Personal: Meghan O’Connor Cunningham... a marketing major... born March 2, 1989.... also a captain of the women’s soccer team.

Sr. • Middle DistanceSimsbury, Conn.(Simsbury High)

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 4x800 Relay (8:41.38)

Outdoor: 1500m (4:28.61) 4x800 Relay (8:41.78)

New England Champion Indoor: 1000m - 2010

Meghan Cunningham


University of ConneCtiCUt



2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… NCAA, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the Javelin: Placed 16th and was the nation’s top freshman finisher in the javelin at the NCAA Championships (46.49 m)… Placed first in the javelin at the ECAC Championships (46.98m)…Placed fifth in the javelin at the BIG EAST Championships (43.48m)… Placed sixth in the javelin at the Penn Re-lays (47.17m)… Placed second at the UConn Select Invite in the javelin (38.21m)… Placed second at the UConn Invitational and set a new UConn freshman record in the javelin with a toss of 48.23m which was good for second all-time at Connecti-cut… Placed first in the javelin at the Sea Ray Relays (46.19)… Placed second in the javelin at the Hurricane Invitational (40.59m).

High School: Attended New Milford High... All-State in the javelin... has a State Class LL title and a South West Conference title... won the State Open, O’Grady’s Relays and the Moonlight Invite... fifth place at the New England Championship... conference champion in 2007-08... First Team All-State and All-Conference selec-tion in volleyball and basketball... a National Society Member and honor roll stu-dent...received the National Scholar-Athlete Award by the United States Army Re-serve for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

Personal: Emma Rose Crowcroft... a journalism major... born June 23, 1991.

So. • JavelinNew Milford, Conn.(New Milford High)

UConn Record Holder Outdoor: Freshman - Javelin (48.23m - 158.25)

ECAC Champion Outdoor: Javelin

NCAA Qualifier Outdoor: Javelin

emmaCrowcroft

2009-10: Named Captain for the 2010-11 season... Outdoor: Competed in a pair of meets in 2010... Placed 12th in the 400m and ninth in the 200m at the UConn Select Invite.

2008-09: Indoor: New England Qualifier…Competed in the 200m at the New Eng-land Championship. Outdoor: Competed in four meets in the 200m and 400m… recorded a third place finish in the 200m at the Brown Invitational.

High School: Attended John F. Kennedy High School...All-City in the 200m and 4x100m relay...All-NVL in the 200m...holds high school’s record in the 100m (12.47) and 200m (26.50)... a honor roll student... National Honor Society member...was selected for the Who’s Who Among High School Students.

Personal: Cornieta Aliesha Anderson... a nursing major... born April 4, 1989.

Jr. • SprintsWaterbury, Conn.

(John. F. Kennedy High)

CaptainNew England Qualifier

Indoor: 200m

Cornieta Anderson




2009-10: 2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Outdoor: Took first place in the javelin at the Hurricane Invitational (41.42m)... Placed third at the UConn Invitational (37.60m).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member…Outdoor: Took third place in the javelin at the UConn Select Invitational… Finished in third at the UConn Alumni Invitational (37.60m) & fourth at the Hurricane Invitational (40.39).

2007-08: Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier...fourth at the Hurricane Invite with a throw of 38.47m (126-02)...sixth at the Brown Invite...second at the UConn Select Invite with a mark of 39.40m (129-03).

High School: Attended Middletown High...an All-Conference se-lection in 2005-2007...led her team to the Northwest Conference title in 2004 and 2006... a member of the National Honor Society...earned a spot on the All-Academic team in 2004-2007.

Personal: Jennifer Marie Aldieri...a nursing major born on Nov. 22, 1989.

Sr. • JavelinMiddletown, Conn.(Middletown High)

Jennifer Aldieri

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 77th at the BIG EAST Championships (24:27)… Placed 73rd at the Penn State National (22:58)… Placed 107th at the New England Championships (19:32). Outdoor: Placed sec-ond in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (17:36.57).

High School: Attended Terryville High... was the most valuable runner for her team during her senior season...a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Brittany Heninger... a strength and conditioning ma-jor... born Nov. 22, 1988.

Sr. • DistanceBristol, Conn.

(Terryville High)

Brittany Heninger

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… In-door: ECAC and New England Qualifier... Finished fourth in the 500m at the New England Championships... Competed in the 500m prelims at the ECAC Championships... Placed fifth in the 500m at the URI Invitational... Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 400m (57.55) and third in the 200m at the UConn Invitational… Placed sixth in the 400m at the UConn Select Invite (58.44)... Placed fourth at the Brown Invite in the 400m (57.38).

2008-09: Outdoor: Competed in the 400m at four meets during the season.

2007-08: Indoor: BIG EAST and New England Qualifier...third in the 500m at the Sorlein Invite...top-10 in the 500m at the New England Championship. Outdoor: Took third place at the UConn Invite in the 200m.

High School: Earned All-Conference, All-Division, All-County, and All-State honors..was a Nassau All-Star and named the Dis-trict Most Valuable Player twice...broke school track records in the 400m...is a Cold Spring Harbor 400m record holder... was selected as the Scholar Athlete of the Year...a member of the National Scholastic Honor Society and the National Scholastic Foreign Language Honor Society.

Personal: Coleen Michelle Hepburn...an allied health sciences major... born Feb. 26, 1989.

Sr. • SprintsElmont, N.Y.

(Elmont Memorial High)

ColeenHepburn

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 37th at the Fairfield Invitational (20:29)… Placed 35th at the Bryant Invitational (21:19).

2007-08: Cross Country: Placed second in her first race at the Blue Devil Invite...first UConn finisher at 11th place at the Ted Ow-ens Invite... was the first UConn finisher at the Meet of Cham-pions and New Englands. Indoor: Finished in second place in the 3,000m at the Alden Invite while recording a personal record time of 10:27.44. Outdoor: In the steeplechase, took fourth place at Brown with a time of 11:33.46.

High School: Attended Fontbonne Academy...was team captain for two years ... recipient of the Michelle Flynn Outstanding Career Award...holds Fontbonne Academy and Brockton home course records... holds the school’s record in the one and two mile runs... was a member of the Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Christine Regina Meagher …a kinesiology major... born on Dec. 3, 1988.

Sr. • DistanceWest Roxbury, Mass.

(Fontbonne Academy)XC Captain

ChristineMeagher





2009-10: Did not compete

2008-09: Redshirted season.

2007-08: Indoor: Second in the long jump at the Crowell and Sor-lein Invites...finished the high jump at the Penn State National In-vitational at 1.72m (5-07.75).

High School: Attended Concord-Carlisle High... All-American in 2006 for the high jump...New England Champion in the long jump in 2006... All-State Champion in the high jump in 2007...earned the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Award in 2006 and 2007...was the Boston Globe Runner of the Year in 2006.

Personal: Olga Ponomarenko...a pharmacy major... born on March 18, 1989.

Sr. • JumpsConcord, Mass.

(Concord-Carlise High)

olgaPonomarenko

At Arizona State University: 2009 Outdoor: Raced in the 1500m event five times on the season... ran a personal-best of 4:58.34 at the Sun Angel Track Classic.... selected for Second Team Academ-ic All-Pac-10 honors... 2009 Indoor: Did not compete... 2008 Cross Country: Ran in three races for the Sun Devils and was the top finisher twice... led the way at the Joe Uff/ASU Invitational (15th place) and the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational (12th)... selected to the Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 team.

2008 Track: Redshirted... 2007 Cross Country: Redshirted... ran in a pair of races unattached to Arizona State... placed 26th in her collegiate debut at the Dave Murray Invitational... finished 45th at the ASU Invitational.

High School: A 2007 graduate of St. Mark’s High School... Cross country team won the state title during her senior season... Sec-ond-team all-state honors four times in cross country... Member of the National Honor Society and was a commended National Merit Scholar.

Personal: Maureen Anne is the daughter of Rodger and Kelly Stringham... has two siblings: brother John and sister Claudia... born April 26, 1989.

Grad Student. • DistanceHockessin, Del.

(St. Mark’s High)

Maureenstringham

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… In-door: BIG EAST and New England Qualifier... Finished third in the 500m at the New England Championships... Also competed in the 500m at four other competitions including the BIG EAST Championships... Outdoor: Competed in four outdoor meets... Placed third in the 400m hurdles at the UConn Select Invite.

2008-09: Indoor: New England Qualifier… sixth in the 500m at the New England.

2007-08: Indoor: New England Qualifier...ECAC Qualifier...fifth in the 500m at New Englands with a season-best time of 1:15.97. Outdoor: Third at Brown in the 400m hurdles.

High School: Attended Tolland High... All-Conference six times...a two-time All-State selection...All-New England... Class M State Championship team title...was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Samantha Ann Willis... a pre-kinesiology major... born on July 29, 1989.

Sr. • SprintsTolland, Conn.(Tolland High)

samantha Willis

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Outdoor: Placed fifth in the javelin at the UConn Select Invite (35.24m).

High School: Attended Triton Regional... was a two-time League All-Star in the javelin... third at the Class C Relays in 2007 and 2008... 19th at the NIKE Outdoor Nationals in 2008... was a two-time All-State qualifier and led her team to the Class C State title in 2008... lettered in field hockey and was a U-16 Massachusetts National Team member... National Honor Society member and graduated in the top-10 percent of her class.

Personal: Michelle Simone Bashaw... a pre-teaching science edu-cation major... born June 29, 1990.

Jr. • JavelinSalisbury, Mass.

(Triton Regional)

Michelle Bashaw




2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 45th at the Fairfield Invitational (20:58).

2008-09: Outdoor: Competed at Brown, the UConn Select and the UConn Alumni Invitationals in the 1,500m.

High School: Attended Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn.... was a Connecticut State Open Finalist in cross country... holds school records (outdoor) in the 1,600, mile and DMR... owns the school records (indoor) in the 1,600, mile, DMR, 4x800 and 4xmile... sixth place finisher at the State Open (outdoor, 1,600 meter)... recipient of the CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award in 2008... member of the National Spanish Honor Society and the National Honor Society.

Personal: Stephanie Jean Bohannon... a political science major with a minor in psychology and criminology... born July 11, 1990.

Jr. • DistanceWest Hartford, Conn.

(Hall High)

stephanieBohannon

2009-10: Redshirted season

2008-09: Cross Country: Huskies’ third finisher at the New Eng-lands... One of the Huskies’ top finishers in Championship meets. Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier (steeplechase)... second at Brown (11:24.58).

2007-08: Cross Country: Third at the Blue Devil Invite...one of the Huskies’ top finishers at the Ted Owens Invite... the first UConn finisher at the NCAA Northeast Regional. Indoor: BIG EAST and New England Championship qualifier in the 1,000m...fifth at the Alden Invite...second at the Giegengack Invite in the 1,000m.

High School: Attended Conrad High...was a two-time All-State and All-New England selection...a 1,000m Class L Champion...a two-time All-State and All-New England selection...part of the 4x800m team in 2006 that won both the State and New England Championship.

Personal: Caitlin Sheehan Cannon... a politcal science major... born on June 30, 1989.

R-Jr. • DistanceWest Hartford, Conn.

(Conard High)

CaitlinCannon

2009-10: Indoor: Placed third in the 800m at the URI Invitational (2:17.58)… Part of the distance medley relay team which placed first at the New England Championships (11:54.13).

2008-09: Cross Country: Was one of UConn’s top-freshmen run-ners, finishing in the top-half of the group throughout the sea-son.

High School: Attended The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y.... was an All-County selection in cross country and track... 2005 All-State Cross Country selection...2007 State Meet Sports-manship Award winner... All-American selection by NIKE in the 4x800 relay for outdoor track... All-State in the 4x800 and 4x400 in 2008...Westchester County Champion in the 800m in 2007... Holds school records for the 800m, steeplechase, 4x400, 4x800 and distance medley...also a member of the school’s Peer Leadership group.

Personal: Rosemary Ann Crean... an exploratory major...born Oct. 13, 1989.

Jr. • DistanceSleepy Hollow, N.Y.

(The Ursuline School)

rosemaryCrean

2009-10: Cross Country: Top finisher at the Roy Griak Invitation-al, placing 26th (22:49)…Placed first at the Fairfield Invitational (18:49)…Placed first at the Bryant Invitational (19:06) I n d o o r : Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:09.87). Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:09.87)

2008-09: Cross Country: UConn’s top finisher at the Ted Owens Invitational with a time of 18:34... took first place at the 5k race at Quinnipiac with a winning time of 18:55.5... was UConn’s sec-ond finisher at the BIG EAST Championship. Outdoor: Finished in first place in the 5,000m run (18:02.05) at the UConn Select In-vitational.

High School: Attended Hamden High School... was a three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection for cross country... two-time All-State... All-New England selection... was undefeated in all dual meets and SCC races her last two years... two-time All-SCC... earned All-State honors twice for track... All-New England in the 3,200... holds school records in the 1,000m, 3,000m, 1,600m and 3,200m... was a three-time SCC All-Academic Team member for outdoor and indoor track... was a High Honors student as well as a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Courtney Y. Dinnan... born Sept. 1, 1990... a teaching major.

Jr. • DistanceHamden, Conn.(Hamden High)

Courtneydinnan




2009-10: Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier... BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the javelin... Placed ninth in the javelin at the ECAC Championships (40.20m)… Placed eighth at the BIG EAST Championships in the javelin (42.72m)… Placed third in the jav-elin at the UConn Select Invite (37.88m)… Placed third in the jav-elin at the Hurricane Invitational (39.51m).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member…Outdoor: Took second at the UConn Select Invite with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark…Second at the UConn Alumni Invite (39.33m) & the Hurricane Invite (41.33).

High School: Attended Somersworth High School...holds the New England, New Hampshire and school record with a mark of 149-07.00... eighth at Nationals twice...two time Foster’s Player of the Year...Gatorade Athlete of the Year... earned high honors.

Personal: Danika Rae Ham... born on March 23, 2990... an explor-atory major.

Jr. • JavelinSomersworth, N.H.(Somersworth High)

danikaHam

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 57th at the BIG EAST Championships (23:29)… Top finisher at the Penn State National, placing 36th (22:00). Indoor: Placed first in the mile at the Penn State National (4:56.78)… Placed fifth in the mile at the New Balance Invitational… Placed 12th in the mile at the BIG EAST Championships (5:06.06)… Placed seventh in the 1,000m at the New England Championships (2:55.94).Outdoor: Placed 17th in the 1,500m at the BIG EAST Championships (4:31.96)… Part of the distance medley relay which took second at the Sea Ray Relays (11:39.27).

2008-09: BIG EAST All-Academic Team member… Indoor: Ran a personal best of 2:54.30 to qualify for the finals at the New England Championship...took first place in the 1,000m at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 2:59.52. Outdoor: Second in the 1,500m at the Hurricane Invitational.

High School: Attended Glastonbury High School... was an All-Con-ference, All-State, All-New England and All-American in the 4x800m relay in 2008 and 2007, the distance medley relay and the 4xmile in 2007... was a New England Indoor 4x800m relay champion in 2007 and 2008... led her team to the 2007 state championship title... was in the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and earned the Connecticut Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: Christine Anna Vogel... a material science and engineering major... born June 26, 1990.

Jr. • DistanceGlastonbury, Conn.(Glastonbury High)

Christine vogel

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… ECAC and New England 4x800 Champion... BIG EAST Qualifier... Cross Country: Placed 89th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:41)… Placed 13th at the Bry-ant Invitational (20:19)... Indoor: Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)… Placed sixth in the 800m at the BIG EAST Championships (2:11.53)… Part of the 4x800 team that set a new UConn record and placed second at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)…Placed first in the 800m at the New England Championships and set a UConn record (2:10)… Part of the 4x800m relay team which took first at the New England Championships (9:03.32)… Outdoor: Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took first at the ECAC Championships (8:44.95).

2008-09: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Coun-try: UConn’s fourth finisher at the New England Championship... Indoor: Qualified for the finals at the BIG EAST Championship... part of the 4x800 relay that broke the UConn record with a time of 8:58.40...first in the 1,000m at Army. Outdoor: Part of UConn’s 4x800 that broke the school record (8:48.93) in UConn’s second place finish at the BIG EAST Championship

High School: Attended Homer High... a First Team All-CNY selection in track and field... a Third Team All-State selection in cross country... earned titles in the 400m, 800m, 4x800 relay and the 4x400 relay... was a Division II NYSPHAA State Champion in the 800m... in the National Honor Society and was Class Historian.

Personal: Heather Ann Wilson... a pre-kinesiology major...born June 13, 1990.

Jr. • Middle DistanceHomer, N.Y.

(Homer High)

Heather Wilson

UConn Record Holder Indoor: 800m (2:10.00)Indoor/Outdoor: 4x800Outdoor: DMR (11:35.38)

High School: Attended Murjani Sport Gymnasium...National Youth Champion in the high jump, long jump and 4x100 relay... National Junior Champion in the high jump... fourth place at the IAAF Youth Championship in the high jump... sixth place at the World Youth Championship in the high jump.

Personal: Ilva Bikanova.... a biology major... born Dec. 12, 1990.

So. • Multi EventsMadonas, Latvia

(Murjani Sport Gymnasium)

ilva Bikanova




2009-2010: Indoor: ECAC Long Jump Champion (5.98m), New England Champion 55m (7.00)… Placed second in the long jump at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (5.67m)… Placed second in the long jump at the Armory (5.70m)… Placed first in the long jump at the URI Invitational (5.62m)… Placed 12th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships… Placed second in the long jump at the New England Championships (5.76m)… Outdoor: 4x100 NCAA Qualifier, BIG EAST Champion and ECAC record hold-er (44.43) … Competed with the 4x100 relay team at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore... Won the BIG EAST Champion-ship with the 4x100m relay team (45.05)... Placed 13th in the 100m at the BIG EAST Championships (12.02)… Part of the 4x100m re-lay that placed first at the Penn Relays ECAC Championship and set a new meet record (44.94)… Placed seventh in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (5.87m)… Part of the 4x100m relay which placed first at the UConn Select Invite (45.42)… Placed first in the 4x100m relay at the Sea Ray Relays (45.03).

High School: Attended Dwight Morrow High.. an All-County Champion in the 55m in 2007 and the long jump in 2009... Second-Team All-County in the long jump in 2009 and came in sixth in the long jump in the states in 2009.

Personal: Kristen Dobechi Brown.... a chemistry major... born June 28, 1992.

So. • Sprints/JumpsEnglewood, N.J.

(Dwight Morrow High)

kristenBrown

NCAA Qualifier: 4x100ECAC Record Holder: 4x100BIG EAST Champion: 4x100ECAC Indoor Champion: Long Jump

2009-2010: Cross Country: Placed 75th at the BIG EAST Cham-pionships (24:22)… Placed seventh at the Bryant Invitational (20:05)… Indoor: Placed 14th in the mile at the URI Invitational (5:06.90)… Placed ninth in the 1000m at the New England Cham-pionships (2:57.80).

High School: Attended Portland High...was a three-time All-State selection and a four-time All-Conference team member... led her team to three Class S State titles as well as two Shoreline Confer-ence titles... was the Shoreline Runner of the Year in the Shoreline Conference Championship in 2008... a two-time state champion in the 800m...a three-time All-Conference Team member and was undefeated in all regular season races in the 800m in two years... earned All-State honors in the mile...earned All-Conference hon-ors in the 4x800, mile and 800m.... was a Shoreline Scholar Athlete and a honor roll student... was also her Class President in 11th and 12th grade.

Personal: Allison (Allie) Jeanne Cooper... an exploratory major... born January 13, 1991.

So. • Middle DistancePortland, Conn.(Portland High)

Allison Cooper

2009-2010: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Quali-fier in the high jump... Placed fifth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships (1.70m)… Placed seventh in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (1.65m)... Placed second in the high jump at the New England Championships (1.75m)… Placed third in the high jump at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (1.70m)… Placed second in the high jump at the URI Invitational (1.70m)… Outdoor: NCAA East Region, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the high jump... Placed fourth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships… Placed second in the high jump at the ECAC Championships (1.78m)… Placed second in the high jump at the UConn Select Invite (1.65m).

High School: Attended Naugatuck High... was a three-time All-Naugatuck Valley League Champion... a four-time Class LL All-State selection in the high jump for both indoor and outdoor competition...a three-time New England selection... was an honor roll student.

Personal: Jasmine Theresa Cribb... a journalism major... born March 28, 1991.

So. • JumpsNaugatuck, Conn.(Naugatuck High)

JasmineCribb

2009-2010: Indoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 60m... Placed first in the 55m at the Alden Invitational (7.27)… Placed fourth at the URI Invitational in the 55m and 4th in the 200m... Finished fourth in the 55m at the New England Championships (7.21)... Outdoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 100m... Placed first at the Brown Spring-time Invitational and qualified for the BIG EAST Championships (12.26).

High School: Attended Enfield High School... was a two-time All-Conference selection for indoor track and a three-time pick for outdoor... was named an All-Area selection for outdoor track her senior year... qualified for Nationals as a senior for indoor com-petition... holds her high school record in both the 55-meter and 4x200 meter relay.

Personal: Kewanna F. Donaldson... a sports management major... born February 1, 1991.

So. • SprintsEnfield, Conn.(Enfield High)

kewannadonaldson




2009-2010: Indoor: Placed second in the pole fault at the URI In-vitational (3.20).

High School:Attended Pearl River High School in Pearl River, N.Y.... was 10th All-State in the 2009 New York State Champion-ship... was a three-time All-County, All-Section and All-League selection... her best in the long jump was 16’6” and in the pole vault (10’9”)... also ran cross country... was Pearl River’s Physics Student of the Year in 2009.

Personal: Angelica Marie Gilsenan... an exercise science major... born April 4, 1991.

So. • Pole VaultDanbury, Conn.

(Pearl River High)

Angelica Gilsenan

2009-2010: Indoor: BIG EAST, ECAC and New England Quali-fier... Placed 10th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Champion-ships (5.70m)… Placed first in the long jump at the Yale Colle-giate Invitational (5.70m)… Placed second in the long jump at the URI Invitational (5.54m)… Part of the 4x200 team which took fifth place at the New Balance Invitational and set a new UConn record (1:39.46)… Placed fourth in the long jump at the New Balance In-vitational (5.86m)... Placed third in the long jump at the New Eng-land Championships (5.74m)… Outdoor: BIG EAST Champion in the long jump (6.11m)... NCAA East Region, BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier in the long jump... Placed first at the BIG EAST Championships in the long jump (6.11m) which qualified her for the NCAA East prelims in Greensboro, N.C... Placed ninth in the long jump at the ECAC Championships (5.79m)… Placed second in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational (5.73m).

High School: Attended Middletown High School... All-State in 2006-08 for indoor and outdoor competition... Holds her high school record in the 300m (40.91)... New England Champion in 2009... Currently holds her high school record in the 200m (25.08) and long jump 18’11.5”... State Champion in the 200m and long jump... All-State in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100... Earned high honors four years.

Personal: Whitney Mariah Michele Holder... an exploratory ma-jor... born May 19, 1991.

So. • Long Jump/SprintsMiddletown, Conn.(Middletown High)

WhitneyHolder

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… In-door: BIG EAST and ECAC Qualifier... New England Champi-on DMR (11:54.13), 4x400 (3:48.03), 500m (1:13.58)... Part of the 4x400m relay team which placed third at the BIG EAST Cham-pionships (3:44.22)… Placed seventh in the 500m at the ECAC Championships... Part of the 4x400m relay team which took first at the URI Invitational… Placed fifth in the 500m at the New Bal-ance Invitational… Outdoor: Part of the 4x400m relay team which took second at the Georgia Tech Invitational (3:44.71).

High School: Attended Winter Park High.. a three-time Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 4A State runner-up in the 800m...a three-time All-State selection...holds three school records (800m, 4x800, 4x400)... a three-time All-State selection (4x800, 4x400)... a 2006 FCA Central Florida Student-Athlete of the Year... was her school’s Valedictorian... was a National His-panic Scholar.

Personal: Ana Cecilia Groff... a biomedical engineering major... born July 16, 1991.

So. • SprintsOrlando, Fla.

(Winter Park High)

AnaGroff

2009-2010: Cross Country: Top finisher at the BIG EAST Champi-onships, placing 54th (23:21)… Placed 56th at the Penn State Na-tional (22:36)… Placed 57th at the New England Championships (18:56)… Placed 39th at the Griak Invitational (23:21)…Placed sec-ond at the Fairfield Invitational (18:54)... Indoor: Placed second in the 3,000m at the Armory (10:07.24)… Placed fifth in the 3,000m at the New England Championships (9:55.66)... Outdoor: Placed first in the steeplechase at the UConn Invitational (11:09.29)… Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the UConn Select In-vite (11:08.69).

High School: Attended Maine-Endwell... a four-time All-Confer-ence selection and two-time Second Team All-State...a two-time First Team All-State selection and a Federation Meet qualifier... finished in 21st place at the Northeast Regional and won two sec-tional titles... a three-time All-Division selection... holds school steeplechase record (7:02)... also played basketball.

Personal: Megan Mary Jacoby... a political science major... born on June 5, 1991.

So. • DistanceEndwell, N.Y.

(Maine-Endwell High)

MeganJacoby

BIG EAST Champion: Long Jump



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2009-10: Cross Country: Placed 19th at the Bryant Invitational (20:40)... Indoor: Part of the 4x800m relay team which placed sec-ond at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)… Placed 11th in the 800m at the URI Invitational.

High School: Attended Whitinsville Christian...a four-time Dual Valley Conference All-Star... a Milford Daily News Second Team All-Star in 2005... a three-time Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star...two-time league champion... owns the Blackstone Milville Regional and Hopedale course records...a four-time Central Mas-sachusetts Suburban All-Star... holds her school’s outdoor re-cord in the 4x800... a four-time Dual Valley Conference All-Star... earned the Whitinsville Christian High School Strong Academic Endeavors Award in 2007-08.

Personal: Maho Kobayashi... an exploratory major... born May 1, 1991.

So. • DistanceWoodstock, Conn.

(Whitinsville Christian)

Maho kobayashi

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 17th at the Fairfield Invitational (19:54)

High School: Attended Hereford High in Parkton, Md. and Glas-tonbury High... three-time All-State selection at Hereford... led her team to the State title in 2005... a 3A State Champion in 2007... earned All-State honors for track in 2006-2007 at Hereford...won 3,200m Indoor State title... won the 3,200m Outdoor State title (2007)... All-State in cross country (2008) at Glastonbury... won the Class LL State title in 2008... led team to the New England Cham-pionship crown in 2008... New England Indoor 4x800 Champion (2008) and the Outdoor Class LL State Champion in the 3,200m (2009)...was a Glastonbury Academic Scholar Award winner.

Personal: Kristen Elizabeth Malloy... a biomedical engineering major... born March 5, 1991.

So. • DistanceGlastonbury, Conn.(Glastonbury High)

kristenMalloy

2009-2010: Cross Country: Placed 30th at the Bryant Invitation-al (21:05).. Indoor: New England Champion 4x800m (9:03.32)... Placed first in the 1,000m at the Alden Invitational… Placed first in the 800m at the Yale Collegiate Invitational (1:16.80)… Placed second in the 500m at the URI Invitational (1:16.20)… Part of the 4x800 team which placed third at the New Balance Invitational (8:54.25)… Part of the 4x800 team that set a new UConn record and placed second at the BIG EAST Championships (8:41.38)… Placed third in the 800m at the New England Championships (2:10.08)… Placed sixth in the 500m at the ECAC Championships (2:11.48)… Outdoor: ECAC Champion 4x800 (8:44.95)… Part of the 4x800m relay which took second at the BIG EAST Championships and set a new UConn record (8:41.78)… Part of the distance medley relay which took second at the Sea Ray Relays (11:39.27)… Placed sec-ond in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Invitational (2:12.08).

High School: Attended Hunterdon Central Regional...three-time First Team Skyland Conference (800m)... First Team All-Hunter-don/Warren (2008)... 2008 Sectional Champion in the 800m...was a 2009 Penn Relays Heat Champions in the 4x800... Earned Second Team All-Area honors in the 4x400 (2007)... was also an honor roll student and was part of the Talented and Gifted Art Program.

Personal: Brigitte M. Mania... a biology major... born August 17, 1991.

So. • DistanceFlemington, N.J.

(Hunterdon Central)

Brigitte Mania

UConn Record Holder Indoor/Outdoor: 4x800Outdoor: DMR (11:35.38)

2009-2010: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Top finisher at the NCAA Northeast Regional Champi-onship, placing 64th… Placed 60th at the BIG EAST Champion-ships (23:31)… Placed 66th at the Penn State National (22:52)… Placed 85th at the New England Championships (19:17)…Placed 78th at the Griak Invitational (24:25)… Placed 22nd at the Fairfield Invitational (20:07)… Indoor: New England Champion Distance Medley Relay (11:54.13)... Placed eighth in the mile at the New England Championships (4:58.55)… Outdoor: Placed first in the 5,000m at the UConn Invitational (17:44.34).

High School: Attended Hingham High...three-time DIII 1,000m champion...anchored the 12-time 4x800 DIII Champions... led school to four league titles and three State titles... undefeated ca-reer... set school records in the 1,000m (12:59), mile (5:06.9), two mile, 4x800 and DMR... two-time cross country Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic team member...was an honor roll stu-dent.

Personal: Shauna Katherine McNiff... a psychology major... born October 19, 1990.

So. • DistanceHingham, Mass.(Hingham High)

shauna Mcniff




2009-10: Cross Country: Placed 66th at the BIG EAST Champion-ships (23:44)… Placed 67th at the Penn State National (22:36)… Placed 157th at the New England Championships (19:57)…Placed 60th at the Roy Griak Invitational (23:54)… Placed fifth at the Bry-ant Invitational (19:49)... Indoor: Placed 18th in the mile at the URI Invitational (5:17.62)... Outdoor: Placed second in the 5,000m at Monmouth (17:55.27)…Placed third in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (17:43.34).

High School: Attended Bay Shore...All-State selection in cross country... earned the County title her senior year... led team to the County Championship... finished the 5K at Sunken Meadow at 19:21... best time in the 3,000m was 10:27 as a senior...ran the 1,500m in 4:57... was a scholar athlete in high school.

Personal: Kimberly Susan Moran... an exploratory major... born July 3, 1991.

So. • DistanceBrightwaters, N.Y.(Bay Shore High)

kimberlyMoran

2009-10: Did not compete

High School: Attended Coventry High School in Coventry, R.I... named the 2008 Rhode Island Gatorade High School Cross Coun-try Runner of the Year... was an All-State and All-New England selection in 2008 for cross country... State Champion in 2008 (cross country)... was a National Honor Society member her junior and senior years... also graduated in the top 10-percent of her class.

Personal: Jenna Marie Riley... a nutrition major... born September 27, 1991.

So. • DistanceCoventry, R.I.

(Coventry High)

Jennariley

2009-2010: Indoor: Competed in two meets during the indoor sea-son... Placed first in the long jump at the Alden Invitational (5.05m) Outdoor: BIG EAST Qualifier in the triple jump... Placed fourth in the triple jump at the UConn Invitational (11.37m)... Placed fourth at the Brown Outdoor Invitational... Placed second in the triple jump at the UConn Select Invitational (11.17m).

High School: Attended LaSalle Academy in Providence...earned All-Class and All-Division honors in the long and triple jump...two-time All-State in the long and triple jump... led her team to the State title for three straight years...held the state record in the triple jump as a junior and holds school records in the triple and long jump...earned All-State honors in gymnastics.

Personal: Brittany Erin Power...an exercise science major...born Feb. 18, 1991.

So. • Jumps/Pole VaultWarwick, R.I.

(LaSalle Academy)

Brittany Power

2009-10: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team… Cross Country: Placed 36th at the Bryant Invitational (21:22)... Indoor: Placed eighth in the 3,000m at the URI Invitational (10:36.30)... Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 5,000m at Monmouth (18:03.24)… Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the UConn Select Invite (18:02.70).

High School: Attended Pomperaug High School...a three-time Connecticut All-State selection, first in school history... a four-time All-Conference selection and two-time Conference cham-pion... holds the Pomperaug home course record... a four-time qualifier for the Connecticut State Open (3,200m)...Conference Champion (3,200m-2006)...given the 2005 Western Connecticut Superintendent of Schools Award... Honor Roll student... named to the Waterbury-Republican All-Academic team for cross country and track.

Personal: Jeanne Barbara Theleen... an exploratory major... born March 26, 1991.

So. • DistanceSouthbury, Conn.(Pomperaug High)

Jeannetheleen





neWCoMer Profiles

High School: Attended Norwich Free Academy…Three-year let-ter winner as well as captain and MVP of her high school swim team... Captain of her track team and the 2010 LL State Outdoor Champion in the pole vault…a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Jessica Sanders Banning…a nursing major…born May 12, 1992.

Fr. • Pole VaultBozrah, Conn.

(Norwich Free Academy)

JessicaBanning

High School: Attended North Point High School…Two-time letter-winner in both basketball and cross country…Captain and MVP of her track team while earning All-State Honors…Won sev-en State Championships and earned All-Metro Honors twice…an Honor Roll member for four years.

Personal: Shavon Lataye Briscoe…an engineering major…born June 6, 1992.

Fr. • HurdlesBrandywine, Md.

(North Point High)

shavonBriscoe

High School: Attended Rhinebeck High… In cross country, was All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior … Named All-Amer-ican in her junior and senior years… Named Team MVP all-four years… Captured the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Championship as a junior… In track, named All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior… An All-American in her junior and senior year… Runner-up in the steeplechase at the State Championships as a junior and senior… A member of the Honor Roll at Rhinebeck High.

Personal: Annabel Owen Clarke is the daughter of Martin and Maria Clarke… an exploratory major… Born October 2, 1992.

Fr. • DistanceRhinebeck, N.Y.

(Rhinebeck High)

AnnabelClarke

High School: Attended Algonquin Regional High School…Was a two-time varsity letter winner in cross country and team cap-tain in 2010…Was a League All-Star and District All-Star while helping lead her team to both the League and District Champion-ships…Finished 8th in New England in the 400m and 7th in the 300m.

Personal: Tiffany Racheal Daley…an actuarial science major…born October 18, 1992.

Fr. • SprintsNorthborough, Mass.

(Algonquin High)

tiffany daley

High School: Attended Gardner High… Captained the cross coun-try team in 2008 and 2009… League Champion in 2009… Runner-up in 2006, 2007 and 2008… League, Gardner News and Worcester Telegram Daily News all-star all-four years… In track, 2009 and 2010 League mile and 1000 meters Champion… 2009 mile District Cham-pion… National Scholastic Indoor Championships participant in 2007… Three-time National qualifier… Nike Outdoor Nationals participant in 2009… A member of the National Honors Society… Earned the Outstanding Achievement in Math Award as a senior.

Personal: Stephanie Marie Ellis is the daughter of Michael and Lisa Ellis… A nursing major… born July 15, 1992.

Fr. • DistanceGardner, Mass.(Gardner High)

stephanieellis

High School: Attended Delcastle High School…Earned All-State honors in the 200m, 400m, 4x400, 4x200 and 4x100 from 2007-2010…Was State MVP in 2010 while helping lead her indoor and outdoor track teams to State Championships…State record holder in the 4x100 and 4x200 as well as the 400m.

Personal: Celina D. Emerson…a kinesiology major…born Febru-ary 13, 1992.

Fr. • SprintsNewark, Del.

(Delcastle High)

Celinaemerson



neWCoMer Profiles

Fr. • DistanceSaratoga Springs, N.Y.

Cassandra Goutos

High School: Attended Norwich Free Academy… A five-time All-State selection… Named All-New England three times… 2008 Cross Country Champion… 2009 Conference, Class and State Champion in the indoor 1,000 meters… Placed third in New Eng-land in the indoor 1,000 meters… 2009 Conference and Class LL Champion in outdoor 1,600 meters… Class LL record holder in 1,600 meters (5:04)… School record holder in 1,600, 1,000 (2:56), 4x800, 4x1, 600, distance medley and the sprint medley relay… Earned High Honors six times at Norwich… Member of the Na-tional Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society… Earned the Connecticut Scholar Athlete Award as a senior.

Personal: Cassondra Emily Hunter is the daughter of Scott and Stephanie Hunter… an allied health major… born January 12, 1992.

Fr. • DistancePreston, Conn.

(Norwich Free Academy)

CassondraHunter

High School: Attended Canastota High… Cross country team captain in 2008 and 2009… 2007 and 2009 Section III Champion… First Team All-State in 2007 and 2009… 2009 New York Class C State Champion… Section III Scholar Athlete of the Year as a se-nior… In track and field, 10-time Section III Champion… Team captain in 2008 and 2009… 2010 Valedictorian at Canastota High… Vice President of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Allison Leigh Lasnicki is the daughter of Joseph Lasnicki and Lisa Dolan… a biology major… born September 2, 1992.

Fr. • DistanceCanastota, N.Y.

(Canastota High)

Allisonlasnicki

High School: Attended Stroudsburg High School…Was a captain and three-time letter winner in volleyball and a two-time letter win-ner in basketball…Was a state runner-up in the high jump and 2nd state runner up in the triple jump…MVP of the Mountain Valley Track & Field Conference…Was an All-American in the high jump and the triple jump…Holds the District II triple jump record…was a member of the High Honor Roll.

Personal: Natasha Yvonnea McLaren…a Biology major…born Au-gust 21, 1992.

Fr. • JumpsStroudsburg, Pa.

(Stroudsburg High)

natashaMclaren

High School: Attended Bunnell High… Named All-State and All-Conference in cross country in 2007, 2008 and 2009… All-New England in 2008 and 2009… 2009 New Haven and Connecticut Post MVP… Captained the cross country team in 2008 and 2009… In track, named All-New England and All-American in the indoor 5,000 meters… All-State indoor selection in 2010… Captained the indoor track team in 2008 and 2009… Named to the All-Confer-ence Academic Team in cross country (2009), indoor track (2010) and outdoor track (2010).

Personal: Lauren Elizabeth Sara is the daughter of Wayne and Maureen Sara… an exploratory major… born March 31, 1992.

Fr. • DistanceStratford, Conn.(Bunnell High)

lauren sara

High School: Attended Wakefield High School…Was a two-year team captain and helped her team win the 2010 Outdoor State Championship….Was an outdoor All-American in the 4x100 and 4x200…Runner-up in the 2010 indoor 55m hurdles…Was on the Honor Roll as well as earning Academic All-Conference Honors.

Personal: Chantal A. Scott…an allied health major…born May 22, 1992.

Fr. • Sprints/HurdlesRaleigh, N.C.

(Wakefield High)

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High School: Attended Saratoga Springs High School…was a four-year letter winner in track and field and a team captain…won two State Championships in the 55m dash and five in the 100m hurdles…was a two-time All-American in the 60m hurdles and an All-American in the 100m hurdles.

Personal: Madalayne L. Smith…an exploratory major…born June 12, 1992.

Fr. • SprintsBallston Spa, N.Y.

(Saratoga Springs High)

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High School: Attended Boya Anderson High…was 4x400 and 4x800 State Champion in 2009…was undefeated for the entire 2010 track season…2010 Florida State Champion in the 800m…was on the Principal Honor Roll.

Personal: Imani Che’nelle Sudlow…a psychology major…born February 17, 1992.

Fr. • SprintsTamarac, Fla.

(Boya Anderson High)

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the Class of 2014Back Row (L-R): Cassondra Hunter, Imani Sudlow, Shavon Briscoe, Madalayne Smith, Natasha McLaren, Celina Emerson, Jessica Banning, Chantal ScottFront Row (L-R): Tiffany Daley, Stephanie Ellis, Annabel Clarke, Lauren Sara, Allison LasnickiNot Pictured: Cassandra Goutos




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petition, placing just seven points behind Louisville in second place. With the results from last season, the Huskies have finished fourth or higher in eight-straight BIG EAST Championship meets dating back to 2007.

indoor Along with the New England and ECAC Championships, the Hus-kies laid claim to numerous individual awards and honors. Coach Morgan was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the third-straight season. Junior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne put herself further atop the UConn record book as she was named ECAC and BIG EAST Athlete of the Meet. Hawthorne won the 60m and 200m BIG EAST Championships for the second-straight season along with her second-straight 200m ECAC Title. She qualified in the 60m and 200m for the NCAA Championships and set new school records in both events. Victoria Flowers continued to establish herself as one of the most dominant throwers in the nation as she placed second at the NCAA Championships in the weight throw. She set a new personal best in three straight throws at the NCAAs culminating with a new school record in her third attempt with a toss of 21.44m. Three other UConn athletes competed at the NCAA Championships during the indoor season. Senior Carin Knight concluded her incred-ible career (three-time All-American) with a 12th-place showing in the high jump. Senior Phylicia George finished in 11th place in the pre-liminaries of the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.24. Her run broke her own school record. Hawthorne performed in both the 60m and 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The junior sprinter placed 12th in the 60m dash and 16th in the 200m. The BIG EAST Championships saw UConn set five school records and claim three individual titles en route to a third-place finish with 84 points, 21 behind the champions Villanova. Carin Knight also took home the title in the high jump. Including Hawthorne, UConn celebrated 12 personal records in events ranging from the 60m to the 4x800m relay. The ECAC’s produced another UConn championship with the Hus-kies taking six titles in the two days of competition. While veteran champions Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (200m) and Tynisha McMillian (shot put) continued their dominance in the northeast region, the Huskies saw several student-athletes earn their first ECAC Titles. Senior Phylicia George took the crown in the 60m, junior Leah Andrianos claimed gold in the 1,000m with a new school record and freshman Kristen Brown took the long jump with a personal best. The victory gave the Huskies their third ECAC Indoor Championship in the last four seasons. Hawthorne was also named ECAC Athlete of the Meet for her performance.

outdoor The Huskies carried the indoor success over to the outdoor track in 2010. UConn’s coaching staff was recognized for its excellence once again as Head Coach William Morgan and Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge were named Northeast Region Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively. Connecticut celebrated its first outdoor track All-American in 2010 as Trisha-Ann Hawthorne placed seventh at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. While the Huskies have garnered 27 All-American Honors in the programs history, Hawthorne became the first runner to achieve the prestigious award on the track. Hawthorne continued to represent the University of Connecticut throughout the summer when she competed with Jamaica on the international circuit. The junior sprinter anchored the Jamaica U23 4x100 meter relay to a silver-medal finish on Sunday afternoon at the NACAC Under 23 Championships in Miramar, Fla. She also com-peted in the 100m and placed fifth overall with a time of 11.53.

2009 Cross Country The UConn women’s cross country team took another step towards becoming a consistent factor in the competitive BIG EAST land-scape this past season. In Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough’s second year at the helm of the cross country program, after some early-season success, the Huskies entered the championship season and improved on the finishes from every 2008 race. The marked im-provement came based on the legs of the underclassmen as freshmen and sophomores led in all but one race in 2009. UConn closed out the year with a 16th-place showing at the NCAA Regionals, up from 18th the year before. Freshman Shauna McNiff led the way, placing 64th overall. The 16th-place showing was a gradual improvement on the heels of UConn’s 10th-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships. The BIG EAST Conference proved to be the most dominant confer-ence in the nation in 2009, led by the eventual National Champions Villanova. The Huskies saw an impressive performance from fresh-man Megan Jacoby as she placed 54th to lead all UConn runners. Fellow underclassmen rounded out the top-four with Christine Vogel (So.), McNiff (Fr.) and Kimberly Moran (Fr.). The New England Championships saw similar results and improve-ments as UConn moved up from 25th in 2008 to 14th in 2009. The New England Championships was the lone race in which the under-classmen gave way to a veteran. Senior Sara Leslie led the Huskies to its top finish in three years with a 43rd-place individual showing. The underclassmen dominated the results through the season, claiming the top spot in all but one race for the Huskies. Sopho-more Courtney Dinnan claimed the top spot for the Huskies in three straight meets to start the season.

2009-10 track & field The UConn women’s track and field team had a successful season on the track and most importantly in the classroom. Once again, the Huskies were named a Division I All-Academic Team. The award is presented to teams that generate a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. The program celebrated a successful athletic season along with another banner year in academics. While the regional dominance continued for the Connecticut wom-en’s track and field team, the Huskies took strides towards increasing their impact at the national level as nine athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships. Junior Trisha-Ann Hawthorne and sopho-more Victoria Flowers led the way, earning All-America Honors in the 100m and the weight throw, respectively. Hawthorne placed sixth overall while Flowers placed second in the nation. Freshman Emma Crowcroft established herself on the national scene as well, placing 16th in the javelin to lead all freshmen. Connecticut helped to continue its regional dominance in track and field in 2009-10 by claiming the ECAC Title in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. UConn has dominated the ECAC’s over the past four seasons, owning three-straight outdoor titles and three of the past four indoor titles (UConn did not compete in 2009). The Hus-kies have not lost at the ECAC Championships since 2006. The Hus-kies also claimed their fifth-straight New England Championship. Compared to the high standards established by Coach William Morgan and Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge, the Huskies faltered a bit at the BIG EAST Championships. Although the Hus-kies claimed six individual and relay titles at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship, UConn placed third as a team after laying claim to the titles in 2008 and 2009. The BIG EAST Outdoor Championship saw similar results as UConn took three individual titles only to fall just short in the team com-




Along with Hawthorne, UConn had four other NCAA Quali-fiers. George and Graves-Fulgham joined with Hawthorne and freshman Kristen Brown to make up the 4x100m relay team which placed 15th in the preliminaries. Emma Crowcroft also reached the NCAA Championships. She placed 16th in the jav-elin to finish as the top freshman in the nation. Graves-Fulgham competed in her specialty, the 400m, and placed 12th in the semifinals. As a team, the Huskies continued their success at the ECAC’s, claiming the title for the third consecutive season. UConn won the title in dominant fashion in 2010, scoring 105 points to second-place Columbia’s 54. In the process, Hawthorne was named Athlete of the Meet after claiming the title in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m all for the third consecutive season. The 4x100m relay team set a new meet record with a time of 44.43. Connecticut also saw victories in the 4x800m relay (Leah Andria-nos, Meghan Cunningham, Heather Wilson and Brigitte Mania), Graves-Fulgham in the 400, Carin Knight in the high jump and Crowcroft in the javelin. For the second year in a row, the women’s track and field team was in striking distance of a BIG EAST Championship, but fell just seven points short with 101 as Louisville claimed the title with 108 points. UConn has taken second place in back-to-back years at the BIG EAST Championship. Once again, Hawthorne was named Athlete of the Meet as she claimed gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. All three times set new marks at Gettler Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hawthorne joined with Graves-Fulgham, Brown and sophomore Danielle Lyte in the relay. Graves-Fulgham won her 400m out-door title while the Huskies claimed both the long jump (Whit-ney Holder) and the high jump (Carin Knight). Knight’s leap of 1.84 set a new BIG EAST Championship record.


Back Photo: nCAA Qualifier and school record Holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 4x100 - trisha-Ann Hawthorne

emma CrowcroftCrowcroft established herself as a force in the javelin on the na-tionalstagelastyear.CrowcroftqualifiedfortheNCAAChampi-onships and was the nation’s top freshman, placing 16th overall.

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Making History by the numbers ONE Indoor NCAA Runner Up Victoria Flowers - Weight Throw ONE Outdoor All-American Trisha-Ann Hawthorne ONE Jamaica Team Under-23 Medalist Trisha-Ann Hawthorne - Silver 4x100m ONE ECAC Indoor Team Title ONE Outdoor ECAC Championship Meet Record 4x100m - George, Hawthorne, Brown & Graves-Fulgham ONE Penn Relays ECAC Championship Meet Record 4x100m - George, Hawthorne, Brown & Graves-Fulgham ONE BIG EAST Championship Record Carin Knight - High Jump TWO BIG EAST Scholar-Athletes Sara Leslie and Phylicia George TWO Indoor New England Championship Meet Records Phylicia George (55H), Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (200m) TWO NCAA All-Academic Team Honors Indoor/Outdoor Track & Cross Country THREE Consecutive Northeast Region Coach of the Year Honors Clive Terrelonge - Northeast Region (Outdoor) THREE BIG EAST Athlete of the Week Honors Phylicia George, Tynishia McMillian & Trisha-Ann Hawthorne FOUR Conescutive Outdoor Team Titles (ECAC) FOUR Consecutive Head Coaches of the Year Awards Bill Morgan - Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor FOUR Consecutive Championship Athlete of the Meet Awards Trisha-Ann Hawthorne - BIG EAST & ECAC Outdoor FIVE Consecutive Championship Titles New England Championship (Indoor) SIX BIG EAST Champions Kristen Brown, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Trisha-Ann Haw- thorne, Whitney Holder, Carin Knight & Danielle Lyte SEVEN NCAA Finals Qualifiers Kristen Brown, Emma Crowcroft, Victoria Flowers, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Phylicia George, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne & Carin Knight TEN ECAC Champions Leah Andrianos, Kristen Brown, Emma Crowcroft, Meghan Cunningham, Victoria Flowers, Phylicia George, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Brigitte Mania, Heather Wilson THIRTEEN NCAA Preliminary Qualifiers Leah Andrianos, Kristen Brown, Jasmine Cribb, Emma Crow croft, Meghan Cunningham, Victoria Flowers, Phylicia George, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Whitney Holder, Carin Knight, Tynisha McMillian, Heather Wilson FOURTEEN New England Champions Leah Andrianos, Kristen Brown, Rosie Crean, Meghan Cunning ham, Victoria Flowers, Phylicia George, Ana Groff, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Coleen Hepburn, Carin Knight, Danielle Lyte, Shauna McNiff, Tynisha McMillian, Samantha Willis EIGHTEEN School Records Broken 55m Hurdles, 60m, 60m Hurdles, 100m, 100m Hurdles, 200m Indoor/Outdoor, 400m Outdoor, 800m Indoor, 1,000m, 1,500m, Mile, 4x200m Indoor Relay, 4x800m Indoor/Outdoor Relay, Sprint Medley Relay, Distance Medley Relay Indoor, Weight Throw




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in the Classroom The University of Connecticut women’s track and field and cross country teams have been a success not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. The cross country team has been named an NCAA Division I All-Academic team for the past six years, while the track team has earned that distinction for the past four. The main criteria for the award is that the cumula-tive grade point average for all student-athletes for indoor and/or outdoor track and cross country must be 3.00 or higher. Last year Phylicia George and Sara Leslie were named BIG EAST Scholar-Ahlete Sport Excellence Award winners. The awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. The Huskies had 28 team members acknowledged on the BIG EAST All-Academic team for achieving a 3.0 or higher for the 2009-10 academic year. In 2008, George was one of 10 individuals chosen for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team. In 2007 former UConn distance standout, Jillian Sullivan, earned Third Team Aca-demic All-America honors by ESPN The Magazine as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA). The program attributes its success to its work ethic and sup-port staff. The team devised a plan to help enhance academic per-formance and promote team unity through organized learning groups. The plan is flexible, low-impact and positive. All historical feedback from programs like this have indicated it is successful at achieving the objective set forth. Also helping to achieve the team’s objective are its support staff, including John Miceli of the Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes. CPIA is a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs with the primary goal of assisting student-athletes in reaching their educational goals while they compete in intercollegiate athletics. As academic affairs officers, CPIA counselors function as liaisons between the athletic and academic communities. Counselors work closely with coaches, faculty and a variety of campus resources in order to help facilitate students’ successful transition into college life by instituting academic and social support programs, including, but not limited to, Counseling, Pre-Advising, Tutorial and Life Skills Programs.

in the Community The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics believes that the responsibilities of

student-athletes reach beyond classrooms, libraries, fields and courts. Community ser-vice is an integral part of the UConn experience, as Husky student-athletes contribute countless hours each year to a number of worthy causes. The women’s track team has also started a charitable initiative amongst the team for the 2009-10 season. Each month, student-athletes from the program can give a pre-sentation to their coaches and teammates for a specific charity that has affected their lives. Each month, the staff and program donate to a pair of charities chosen by the student-athletes. The women’s track and field/cross country teams have been active in several commu-nity service activities, including working a drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross that raised a total of $30,000 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The team has also been individually recognized for its efforts as Leah Williams, a 2006 graduate and former UConn volunteeer coach, was chosen to represent UConn at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference. Each school is permitted to send one repre-sentative to the event. Williams now works with HuskySport at UConn, working with student-athletes in the local Hartford communities. The NCAA Leadership Conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a forum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communi-ties, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their leadership, com-munication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The leadership conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The five-day conference consists of daily exercises and activi-ties to help the student-athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to a group. The conference is an outreach of the NCAA’s highly-successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Criteria for selection include the student-athletes’ demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes’ potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing, and must have athletic eligibility remaining for the following academic year.

UConn student-athletes Whitney Holder (left) and kristen Brown (right)

spent a day helping to clean a local park as part of the Husky sport

Community service initiative

2010 graduates Sara Leslie (left) and Phylicia George were named 2010 BIG EAST Scholar Athletes for their excellence in the classroom. The two were chosen as the top student-athletes in the entire

BIG EAST in cross country and track, respectively




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Athlete event YearWendy Berutto Hammer 1997Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Indoor) 1992Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) 2009, 2010Carol Galloway Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985Bethany Hart Hammer 1999, 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthrone 100m (Outdoor) 2010Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2008 Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009 High Jump (Outdoor) 2009Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2003, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2004, 2005Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2002Terry Roy Heptathlon 1992, 1993, 1995Jillian Sullivan Cross Country 2006Nicole Toney Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001Tamika Toppin High Jump (Outdoor) 1998, 2001 High Jump (Indoor) 1999, 2001

Athlete event YearTara Achane High Jump (Indoor) 1990Leah Andrianos 1,000m (Indoor) 2010Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Outdoor) 1991 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1991Kristen brown Long Jump (Indoor) 2010Angela Corson Pentathlon 1990emma Crowcroft Javelin (Outdoor) 2010Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) 1989Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) 2010Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor) 1985 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985, 1986April Garner 60 Meter Hurdles 2004Phylicia George 60 Meter Hurdles 2010Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400m (Indoor) 2008 400m (Outdoor) 2010Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) 1989Bethany Hart Weight 2000 Hammer 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 200m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 200m (Indoor) 2009, 2010Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2008Carin Knight High Jump (Outdoor) 2009Amanda Martin Javelin (Outdoor) 2008Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Outdoor) 2008 Shot Put (Indoor) 2010Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2003, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2004, 2005Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2002Amy Parkosewich Discus 2003Terry Roy Pentathlon 1992, 1993 Heptathlon 1992, 1995 Shot Put (Indoor) 1995Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1999, 2001Nichole Tremblay 1,000 Meter (Indoor) 2001Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1998

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Athlete event YearWendy Berutto Weight 1997 Hammer 1997Cheryle Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991 100 Meter 1989, 1991, 1992 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1992 Long Jump (Indoor) 1992Angela Corson High Jump (Outdoor) 1988Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) 1988, 1989 High Jump (Indoor) 1989Alyssa evering 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2007Jessica Foreman 60 Meter (Indoor) 2006, 2007 100 Meter (Outdoor) 2006, 2007Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1984Carol Galloway 100 Meter 1985Tina Goettel 5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1986Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400 Meter (Indoor) 2007, 2008, 2009 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2010Bethany Hart Shot Put (Indoor) 1998 Hammer 1999, 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 60m (Indoor) 2009, 2010 200m (Indoor) 2009, 2010 100m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 200m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006, 2008 Triple Jump (Indoor) 2007, 2008Whitney Holder Long Jump (Outdoor) 2010Barbara Jackson Shot Put (Outdoor) 1986Frederica Jones Long Jump (Indoor) 1983 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985Mary Kennen Javelin 1984, 1985 High Jump (Outdoor) 1985 High Jump (Indoor) 1986Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 High Jump (Outdoor) 2009, 2010Amanda Martin Javelin 2007Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009Karen Moreau Javelin 1983Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Outdoor) 2002, 2005 High Jump (Indoor) 2003, 2004Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2000, 2001, 2002Amy Parkosewich Discus 2004Terry Roy Pentathlon 1991, 1992 Javelin 1992 Shot Put (Indoor) 1993 Shot Put (Outdoor) 1993 Javelin 1993Barb Sykes Hammer 1994Jillian Sullivan 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 2007Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2000 High Jump (Outdoor) 2001Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1988, 1989Shari Zembek Discus 1993, 1995

Athlete event YearTerry Roy Heptathlon Bronze Medalist 1994Terry Roy Heptathlon Gold Medalist 1993

the Class of 2011 with the hardware from the 2010 campaign. eCAC indoor/outdoor titles, new england

title, BiG eAst indoor 3rd, outdoor runner-up

CURReNT ATHLeTeS IN bOLD

Back Photo: three-time All-American (Heptathlon); 1992 & 1996 olympic trials; Junior national Champion terry roy

Bethany Hart- Hammer throw- two-time All-American;

- 2006 olympian UsA Bobsled team torino, italy- 2006 UsA national t&f team Member Helsinki, finland




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Sharmaine Abrams 200 Meter (Indoor) 2002Tara Achane High Jump (Indoor) 1990, 1992Kristin Adams 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1995Louise Agoston 400 Meter Hurdles 2000 500 Meter 2001 400 Meter Hurdles 2001Leah Andrianos 800 Meter (Indoor) 2009 Mile (Indoor) 2010Julie Arnold High Jump (Indoor) 1995Trisha Bailey 500 Meter 1998LeAndrea Banks 600 Yard 1991Wendy Berutto Hammer 1997Caitlyn Brady Triple Jump (Indoor) 2004Cheryl Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991 Long Jump (Indoor) 1991 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1991, 1993 100 Meter (Outdoor) 1991, 1992, 1993 200 Meter (Indoor) 1992Kristen Brown 55 Meter 2010Kara Budd 200 Meter (Outdoor) 2006Antonia Cadore 55 Meter 2003Edwina Clark Long Jump (Indoor) 2005Angela Corson Pentathlon 1990Amanda Crichlow 400 Meter Hurdles 2002Meg Cunningham 1,000 Meter (Indoor) 2010Lhayana Dallas 500 Meter 2009Ronna Deffer High Jump (Indoor) 1989Lisa Deskis Javelin 2001Joanne Durant 55 Meter 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 200 Meter (Indoor) 1996, 1998 100 Meter 1997 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1997Alyssa Evering 200 Meter (Indoor) 2007Gillian Flemmings 100 Meter Hurdles 2002Victoria Flowers Weight (Indoor) 2009, 2010Jessica Foreman 55 Meter 2006, 2007, 2009 100 Meter 2006Heather Francis High Jump (Indoor) 1997 High Jump (Outdoor) 1997Karen Francis 400 Meter (Indoor) 1995Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor) 1985 55 Meter 1985April Garner 55 Meter Hurdles 2002, 2004, 2005 200 Meter 2005Phylicia George 55 Meter Hurdles 2010Kim Grabarz 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2000 Mile (Indoor) 2001Talisha Graves 100 Meter 1996, 1998 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1996 100 Meter 1998Mandela Graves-Fulgham 200 Meter (Indoor) 2009 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2006 400 Meter (Indoor) 2008Sandy Green Pentathlon 1983Ana Groff 500 Meter 2010Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) 1988Bethany Hart Hammer 1999 Shot Put (Indoor) 2000 Hammer 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 55 Meter (Indoor) 2008 200 Meter (Indoor) 2008, 2010Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor) 2005 Pentathlon 2006, 2007 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006 100 Meter Hurdles 2006 400 Meter Hurdles 2006Nicola Hines 500 Meter 2004Melissa Houston Weight 2000Lana Howard 55 Meter Hurdles 1989, 1990, 1991 200 Meter (Indoor) 1991 400 Meter (Indoor) 1992 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1992Frederica Jones Long Jump (Indoor) 1983, 1986Mary Kennen High Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1986 Pentathlon 1985

Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010Tracy Langley 400 Meter Hurdles 1992Tammy Lanier 200 Meter (Indoor) 1982Stephanie Littlejohn 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1997Chantal Lorent Pentathlon 1979Sheila McCabe 55 Meter 1982 100 Meter 1982 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1982Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009, 2010Caroline Mitchell 800 Meter (Indoor) 1983Sharon Morris Long Jump (Indoor) 1979Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2002Lavinia Muncy Cross Country 1979Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2001, 2002 Discus 2001 Hammer 2001Katie O’Toole 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1993, 1994 3000 Meter (Indoor) 1994 3000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994Amy Parkosewich Discus 2002Tammy Peeples Triple Jump (Indoor) 1994, 1997 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1996Audra Price 800 Meter (Outdoor) 2000Andrea Robinson High Jump (Indoor) 1994Jennifer Rogers Long Jump (Outdoor) 2006 Long Jump (Indoor) 2007Jen Rosman 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994Terry Roy Heptathlon 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 Shot Put (Indoor) 1991, 1992 Pentathlon 1992, 1993 Shot Put (Outdoor) 1992, 1995 Javelin 1993 High Jump (Outdoor) 1995Keli Savage 1000 Yard (Indoor) 1991, 1992Jillian Sullivan Steeplechase 2006Chanell Smith 500 Meter 2008Amy Spafford 500 Meter 1996Tara Thornton 100 Meter 1994Torrea Thornton 100 Meter 1995 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1995Nicole Toney Pentathlon 2001 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2001 High Jump (Outdoor) 1999, 2000 100 Meter Hurdles 2001Nichole Tremblay 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2001, 2002Daisy VanRavenswaay Shot Put (Indoor) 2005 Weight 2005Lisa Wakem 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1988, 1989Leniecia Ward 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1994 400 Meter (Indoor) 1995Danyelle Wood 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1998 5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1998Shari Zembeck Discus 1992, 1993, 1995

Back Photo: two-time All-BiG eAst and

new england Champion (2006, 2007) Jennifer rogers

(long Jump; 19-11.5, triple Jump; 41-3.75)

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event Athletes Year4X100 Meter Relay Ellen Kelly, Linda Foreman, 1981(Outdoor) Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier4X200 Meter Relay Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier, 1982(Indoor) Deanna Michaels, Vicki Little4X200 Yard Relay Sheila McCabe, Deanna Michaels, 1983(Indoor) Vicki Little, Frederica Jones4X400 Yard Relay Sheila McCabe, Vicki Little, 1983(Indoor) Wendy Crink, Frederica Jones4X880 Yard Relay Peggy Holdash, Julie Maloney, 1983(Indoor) Maria Fahy, Caroline Mitchell4X800 Meter Relay Allison Mondi, Kim Hawkes, 1985(Indoor) Caroline Mitchell, Denise Barrett4X800 Meter Relay Kim Hawkes, Denise Barrett, 1986(Indoor) Tina Goettel, Caroline Mitchell4X200 Meter Relay Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard, 1990(Indoor) Keli Savage, Cheryl Brantle4X200 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1991(Indoor) Darlene Andrews, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1991(Indoor) Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard4X200 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Leniecia Ward, 1992(Indoor) Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1992(Indoor) Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Torrea Thornton, 1992(Outdoor) Lana Howard, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1992(Outdoor) Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Terry Roy, 1993(Indoor) Lori Waldorf, Torrea Thornton4X400 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Leniecia Ward, 1993(Indoor) Torrea Thornton, Terry Roy4X100 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Lori Waldorf, 1993(Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Amy Henderson, Leniecia Ward, 1993(Outdoor) LeAndrea Banks, Keli Savage

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BiG eAst relAy CHAMPionsevent Athletes Year4X800 Meter Relay Karen Motyka, Allison Mondi, 1984(Indoor) Maria Fahy, Caroline Mitchell 4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Tara Thornton, 1995(Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant 4X100 Meter Relay 2009(Outdoor)4X100 Meter Relay Danielle Lyte, Trisha-Ann Hawthorne Kristen Brown, Mandela Graves Fulgham 2010

2010 Graduate Phylicia GeorgeBIG EAST Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award Winner

Outdoor 100m Hurdles Record Holder - Indoor 60m Hurdles Record Holder

4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Laura Quigg, 1994(Indoor) Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton4X800 Meter Relay LeAndrea Banks, Rhea Moore, 1994(Indoor) Shelby McKnight, Kristin Leahy4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Tara Thornton, 1994(Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant4X400 Meter Relay Torrea Thornton, Karen Francis, 1995(Outdoor) Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward4X400 Meter Relay Karen Francis, Torrea Thornton, 1995 (Indoor) Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Kathy Holloman, 1995(Indoor) Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton4X200 Meter Relay Tina Baldwin, Audra Price, 1997(Indoor) Davina Mitchell, Talisha Graves4X100 Meter Relay Tina Baldwin, Talisha Graves, 1997(Outdoor) Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant

4X400 Meter Relay Stephanie Littlejohn, Talisha Graves, 1997(Outdoor) Rhea Moore, Joanne Durant4X200 Meter Relay Talisha Graves, Kathy Holloman, 1998(Indoor) Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant4X400 Meter Relay Trisha Bailey, Talisha Graves, 1998(Indoor) June Moore, Joanne Durant4X800 Meter Relay Kimberly Grabarz, Kristen Fosdick, 2000(Indoor) Nichole Tremblay, Audra Price4X400MeterRelay KafiDavis,LouiseAgoston, 2000(Outdoor) Amanda Crichlow, Heidi Hough4X400MeterRelay LouiseAgoston,KafiDavis, 2001(Outdoor) Andrea Gourdine, Nicola Hines4X200 Meter Relay Gillian Flemmings, April Garner, 2002(Indoor) Antonia Cadore, Sharmaine AbramsDistance Medley Relay Nichole Tremblay, Michelle Carter, 2002 Kiley Margolis, Sarah Casilli4X100 Meter Relay Gillian Flemmings, Antonia Cadore, 2002(Outdoor) April Garner, Sharmaine Abrams4x400 Meter Relay Alyssa Evering, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, 2006(Outdoor) Tamara Highsmith, Jennifer Rogers4x400 Meter Relay Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Alyssa Evering 2007(Indoor) Chanel Smith, Tamara Highsmith4x400 Meter Relay Channell Smith, Ana Groff 2010(Indoor) Phylicia George, Trisha-Ann HawthorneDistance Medley Leah Andrianos, Ana Groff 2010(Indoor) Rosemary Crean, Shanua McNiff

2010 4x800 UConn reCord HoldersL-R: Brigitte Mania, Leah Andrianos, Meghan Cunningham, Heather Wil-

son and Assistant Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough

BiG eAst AtHlete of tHe MeetAthlete events (Outstanding Performance) YearAnn Gaffney Triple Jump (Outstanding Performance) 1985(Indoor)Cheryl Brantle 100m, 200m 1992(Outdoor)Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m 2009(Outdoor)Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m 2010(Outdoor)





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event Performance Name Year100 Meter Dash 11.31 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2010100 Meter Hurdles 13.39 Phylicia George 2010200 Meter Dash 23.30 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2010400 Meter Dash 53.05 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 2010400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.37 Tamara Highsmith 2006800 Meter 2:08.56 Audra Price 20001500 Meter 4:28.61 Meghan Cunningham 20103000 Meter 9:44.7 Kim Hawkes 19863000 Meter Steeple 10:13.45 Jillian Sullivan 20075000 Meter 16:55.3 Lisa Wakem 198910,000 Meter 34:09.49 Danyelle Wood 1997High Jump 1.88 (6-2.00) Deirdre Mullen 2004Long Jump 6.46 (21-2.25) Carol Galloway 1985Triple Jump 13.44 (44-01.25) Tamara Highsmith 2008Discus 52.86 (173-5.00) Amy Parkosewich 2004Hammer 63.09 (207-0.00) Bethany Hart 2000Javelin 50.94 (167-1.00) Amanda Martin 2009Shot Put 15.58 (52-1.50) Tynisha McMillian 2008Pole Vault 3.51 Leah Williams, Lisa Kachmarsky 2006Heptathlon 5790 points Terry Roy 19954x100 Meter Relay 44.42 Hodges/Hawthorne/George/Foreman 20094x200 Meter Relay 1:34.90 Foreman/Hawthorne/Graves-Fulgham/Lyte 2009Mile Relay 3:58.89 McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones 1983800 Meter Sprint Medley 31:48.96 Lanier/Foreman/Kostelak/Little 19824x400 Meter Relay 3:42.59 Langley/Ward/Savage/Howard 19924x800 Meter Relay 8:41.78 Andrianos/Cunningham/Mania/Wilson 2010

bOLD FACe INDICATeS CURReNT TeAM MeMbeRS FAT-(Fully Automatic Times in hundredths) Back Photo: four-time new england Champion, eCAC Champion and 2008 olympic trials Qualifier- April Garner

event Performance Name Year55 Meter Dash 6.87 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2009 55 Meter Hurdles 7.69 Phylicia George 201060 Meter Dash 7.30 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 201060 Meter Hurdles 8.24 Phylicia George 2010200 Meter Dash 23.55 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2010 300 Meter Dash 39.41 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 2009400 Meter Dash 53.57 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 2009500 Meter 1:11.13 LeAndrea Banks 1994600 Yard Run 1:23.31 LeAndrea Banks 1991600 Meter 1:36.8 Ann Marie Kostelak 1982800 Meter 2:10.00 Heather Wilson 20101000 Yard 2:34.91 Keli Savage 19921000 Meter 2:47.41 Leah Andrianos 20101500 Meter 4:33.78 Maria Fahy 1983 3000 Meter 9:42.02 Jillian Sullivan 20075000 Meter 16:36.93 Danyelle Wood 1997Mile 4:49.96 Leah Andrianos 2010High Jump 1.86 (6-1.25) Deirdre Mullen 2003Long Jump 6.25 (20-6.25) Cheryl Brantle 1992Triple Jump 13.38 (43-10.75) Tamara Highsmith 2008Shot Put 16.69 (54-9.25) Tynisha McMillian 200920 lb. Weight 21.44 (70-0.34) Victoria Flowers 2010Pole Vault 3.60 Leah Williams 2006Pentathlon 4090 points Terry Roy 19954x200 Yard Relay 1:32.89 McCabe/Jones/Michaels/Little 19834x200 Meter Relay 1:39.46 Lyte/Holder/Smith/George 2010Mile Relay 3:58.89 McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones 19834x400 Meter Relay 3:41.72 Graves-Fulgham/Evering/Smith/Highsmith 20074x800 Meter Relay 8:41.38 Mania/Andrianos/Cunningham/Wilson 2010Two Mile Relay 9:20.36 Holdash/Maloney/Fahy/Mitchell 1983Distance Medley 11:35.38 Wilson/Smith/Mania/Andrianos 2010

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4x200 Meter 1:34.90 20091:35.05 20101:35.22 20081:36.14 2007 1:36.23 20061:37.66 19944x400 Meter 3:42.59 19923:43.05 20083:43.45 20103:43.52 20063:44.36 20024x800 Meter 8:41.68 20108:48.93 20098:54.82 19919:05.57 19899:08.43 1995Sprint Medley 1:48.96 1982Mile Relay 3:58.00 19903:58.89 19834:20.9 1979 4:21.7 1977High Jump 6-2.00 2004 Deirdre Mullen6-1.25 2000 Tamika Toppin6-0.50 2009 Carin Knight6-0.25 1989 Ronna Deffer5-10.00 1987 Mary Kennon5-10.00 1989 Erin HalpinLong Jump 21-2.25 1985 Carol Galloway20-10.75 1991 Cheryl Brantle20-.05 2010 Whitney Holder19-11.50 2007 Jennifer Rogers19-9.75 2005 Edwina ClarkTriple Jump 44-1.25 2008 Tamara Highsmith42-9.00 2001 Nicole Toney41-3.75 2007 Jennifer Rogers40-6.25 2003 Andrea Gourdine40-2.00 1996 Tammy PeeplesShot Put 51-4.25 2008 Tynisha McMillian49-7.75 2010 Victoria Flowers48-0.75 1995 Terry Roy47-4.25 2009 Victoria Flowers47-1.50 1998 Typhanie BatesHammer Throw 207-0.00 2000 Bethany Hart195-4.05 2009 Victoria Flowers192-7.00 2000 Melissa Houston189-5.00 1997 Wendy Berutto185-10.00 2001 Wadudah Nurul-Islam185.4.00 2004 Amy ParkosewichJavelin 167-1.00 2009 Amanda Martin158-.25 2010 emma Crowcroft152-1.00 2009 Danika Ham153-4.00 2002 Lisa Deskis147-9.00 1996 Cyndi DeRoehnDiscus 173-5.00 2004 Amy Parkosewich168-10.00 2005 Daisy VanRavenswaay162-7.00 2008 Tynisha McMillian162-0.00 1993 Shari Zembek155-7.00 2005 Cassie BuckwalterPole Vault 11-6.25 2006 Leah Williams 11-6.25 2006 Lisa Kachmarsky11-6.00 2001 Tali Griner11-1.75 2004 Michelle Beamon10-10.00 2000 Joanelle Bailey-ChandlerHeptathlon 5790 1995 Terry Roy4675 1989 Angela Corson4593 1985 Dionne Laffond

toP PerforMers-oUtdoor toP PerforMers- indoor55 Meter Dash 6.87 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne6.91 2007 Jessi Foreman6.92 2009 Monique Hodges6.92 1992 Cheryl Brantle6.97 2010 Phylicia George7.00 2010 Kristen brown55 Meter Hurdles 7.69 2010 Phylicia George7.85 2005 April Garner7.93 2009 Phylicia George 7.97 2008 Tamara Highsmith7.98 2001 Tamika Toppin60 Meter Dash 7.30 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 7.31 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 7.41 2007 Jessi Foreman7.43 2009 Monique Hodges7.54 2009 Phylicia George60 Meter Hurdles8.24 2010 Phylicia George8.33 2009 Phylicia George 8.33 2005 April Garner8.67 2008 Tamara Highsmith8.67 2002 Gillian Flemmings200 Meter Dash 23.55 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne23.72 2009 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne23.97 2007 Alyssa Evering24.04 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham24.10 1998 Talisha Graves400 Meter Dash 53.57 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham54.81 2007 Alyssa Evering55.59 1992 Lana Howard56.09 2008 Chanell Smith56.21 1992 Leniecia Ward500 Meter 1:11.13 1994 LeAndrea Banks1:13.58 2010 Ana Groff1:13.69 2009 Lhayana Dallas1:14.46 2008 Chanell Smith1:14.51 2006 Marlene Priest1:14.69 2008 Kaitlyn Whitlock800 Meter Run 2:10.00 2010 Heather Wilson2:10.08 2010 brigitte Mania2:10.71 2000 Audra Price2:11.33 1994 LeAndrea Banks2:11.55 2009 Leah Andrianos1,000 Yard 2:34.91 1992 Keli Savage2:37.69 1990 Debbie Allex2:38.61 1986 Caroline Mitchell2:39.13 1985 Denise Barrett1,000 Meter 2:47.41 2010 Leah Andrianos2:49.65 2010 Meg Cunningham2:50.17 2009 Leah Andrianos 2:50.49 2010 brigitte Mania2:51.24 2001 Kim Grabarz1,500 Meter Run 4:33.78 1983 Maria Fahy4:37.48 1986 Denise Barrett4:40.96 1986 Kim Hawkes4:43.33 1986 Tina Goettel4:46.20 1990 Carolyn Verdon3,000 Meter Run 9:42.02 2007 Jillian Sullivan9:48.31 2003 Kristen Meyer9:49.73 1997 Danyelle Wood9:52.60 1994 Katie O’Toole9:53.08 1988 Lisa Wakem5,000 Meter Run 16:36.93 1997 Danyelle Wood16:46.43 1988 Lisa Wakem16:49.06 1995 Katie O’Toole16:53.59 1998 Allison Ciosek17:09.25 2005 Kristen Meyer

Mile Run 4:49.96 2010 Leah Andrianos4:53.14 2010 Christine Vogel4:55.37 2002 Sarah Casilli4:55.84 2004 Allison McCabe4:55.90 2001 Kim Grabarz4x200 Meter Relay1:39.46 20101:39.84 20021:39.95 20031:39.99 19981:40.31 19944x400 Meter Relay3:41.72 20073:42.44 20083:43.16 20093:43.75 20103:44.26 20084x800 Meter Relay8:41.38 20108:55.40 20099:01.88 20089:03.59 20099:04.16 1990Mile Relay 3:58.89 19833:59.66 19903:59.84 19844:05.0 19824:14.3 1982Distance Medley 11:35.38 201011:41.73 198511:43.07 200811:46.28 200911:48.41 1990 High Jump 6-1.25 2004 Deirdre Mullen6-0.00 1999 Tamika Toppin6-0.00 2008 Carin Knight5-10.75 1990 Tara Achane5-10.00 2009 Rachael Porter5-10.00 1989 Ronna Deffer5-10.00 1998 Heather FrancisLong Jump 20-6.25 1992 Cheryl Brantle20-0.50 1986 Carol Galloway19-8.75 2006 Edwina Clark19-6 2010 Kristen brown19-3.25 2007 Jennifer RogersTriple Jump 43-10.75 2008 Tamara Highsmith42-1.50 2001 Nicole Toney41-7.75 2006 Tamara Highsmith41-5.00 1997 Tammy Peeples41-2.25 2003 Andrea GourdineShot Put 54-9.25 2009 Tynisha McMillian48-6.75 1995 Terry Roy48-6.00 2009 Victoria Flowers48-4.50 2005 Daisy VanRavenswaay48-3.00 2010 Victoria Flowers20Lb. Weight 70-0.34 2010 Victoria Flowers68-0.50 2009 Victoria Flowers64-11.25 2002 Wadudah Nurul-Islam62-1.25 2009 Tynisha McMillian60-8.00 2004 Amy ParkosewichPole Vault 11-9.75 2006 Leah Williams11-9.75 2001 Tali Griner11-3.75 2004 Michelle Beamon11-3.75 2006 Lisa Kachmarsky11-0.25 2000 Joanelle Bailey-ChandlerPentathlon 4090 1995 Terry Roy4019 2007 Tamara Highsmith3888 1990 Angela Corson3710 1984 Deanna Michaels3647 2001 Nicole Toney

Back Photo: triple Jump (44-01.25) two-time All-American tamara Highsmith

100 Meter Dash 11.31 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne11.37 2008 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne11.49 2007 Jessi Foreman11.53 1993 Cheryl Brantle11.66 2007 Monique Hodges100 Meter Hurdles 13.39 2010 Phylicia George13.60 2004 April Garner13.62 2008 Phylicia George13.84 1989 April Davis14.16 2002 Gillian Flemmings200 Meter Dash 23.30 2010 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne23.33 2008 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne23.67 2010 Mandela Graves-Fulgham23.72 2008 Phylicia George23.84 2003 Antonia Cadore23.93 1997 Joanne Durant23.94 1992 Cheryl Brantle400 Meter Dash 53.05 2010 Mandela Graves-Fulgham53.99 2009 Mandela Graves-Fulgham54.22 2007 Alyssa Evering54.42 1998 Joanne Durant55.05 1991 Darlene Andrews55.52 1993 Leniecia Ward400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.37 2006 Tamara Highsmith1:00.66 2001 Louise Agoston1:00.96 2006 Marlene Priest1:01.64 2008 Kaitlyn Whitlock1:01.90 1992 Tracy Langley800 Meter Run 2:08.56 2000 Audra Price2:08.74 2010 Leah Andrianos2:09.81 2010 Heather Wilson2:10.39 1983 Caroline Mitchell2:10.69 1992 Keli Savage1,500 Meter 4:28.61 2010 Meg Cunningham4:29.63 2001 Kim Grabarz4:30.14 2010 Christine Vogel4:30.2 1982 Maria Fahy4:31.35 2008 Leah Andrianos3,000 Meter 9:44.7 1986 Kim Hawkes9:46.79 2003 Kristen Meyer9:49.2 1996 Leslie Almeida9:49.23 1997 Allison Ciosek9:56.4 1992 Katie O’Toole3,000 Meter Steeplechase10:13.45 2007 Jillian Sullivan10:38.74 2010 Meg Cunningham10:39.90 2009 Meg Cunningham10:46.53 2006 Orlaith Cunningham11:08.35 2010 Meghan Jacoby2 Mile Run 11:00.0 1981 Sue Connolly12.13 1977 Andrea Fortin5,000 Meter 16:55.3 1989 Lisa Wakem17:00.61 1998 Danyelle Wood17:05.62 1998 Allison Ciosek17:13.09 2005 Niamh Cunningham17:14.56 2003 Kristen Meyer10,000 Meter 34:09.49 1997 Danyelle Wood34:48.20 1998 Allison Ciosek34:56.1 1988 Lisa Wakem35:19.10 1994 Katie O’Toole36:27.80 1985 Kathy Hawkes4x100 Meter 44.42 200944:42 201044.95 200945.03 200845.36 2007




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event Performance Athlete (School), Date 100 Meter Dash 11.40 Lauryn Williams (Miami), 5/5/02 200 Meter Dash 23.18 Charlette Greggs (Miami), 5/4/03 400 Meter Dash 52.05 Liz Grow (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 800 Meter Run 2:05.86 Tyrona Heath (Georgetown), 5/5/02 1,500 Meter Run 4:18.57 Treniere Clement (Georgetown), 5/4/03 3,000 Meter Run 9:46.91 Claire Shearman (Providence), 4/7/00 5,000 Meter Run 15:58.51 Molly Huddle (Notre Dame), 5/4/03 10,000 Meter Run 35:04.84 Marni Kruppa (Georgetown), 5/4/02 100 Meter Hurdles 13.36 Sharianne Lawson (Miami), 5/3/03 400 Meter Hurdles 57.57 Elizabeth Bayne (Pittsburgh), 5/4/03 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 9:58.26 Roisin McGettigan (Providence), 5/3/03 4x100 Meter Relay 44.58 Miami, 5/4/03 4x400 Meter Relay 3:33.38 Miami, 5/4/03 4x800 Meter Relay 8:42.06 Georgetown, 5/5/02 High Jump 1.85 (6-0.75) Tamika Toppin (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Pole Vault 3.95 (12-11.50) Erin Nett (West Virginia), 5/4/02 Long Jump 6.61 (21-8.25) Tamiesha King (Notre Dame), 5/3/03 Triple Jump 13.64 (44-9.00) Tahari James (Boston Univ.), 5/19/08 Shot Put 18.16 (59-7.25) Amber Knighten (Boston), 4/21/00 Discus 50.05 (164-2.00) Sarah Thornton (Rhode Island), 5/19/08 Hammer Throw 60.46 (198-4.00) Bethany Hart (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Javelin 53.08 (174-2.00) Denise O’Connell (Virginia Tech), 5/4/02

- Bethany Hart -sherman Complex & new england

Hammer record (207-0.00)

- Carol Galloway - UConn’s first All-American

long Jump (21-2.25)

the Huskies were honored at a UConn football

game for their two eCAC titles in 2008.

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- deirdre Mullen - five-time All-American

High Jump (6-3.25)

- tamika toppin - George J. sherman family-sports Complex

High Jump record Holder (6-0.75)Personal record - 6-1.25





tHe University of ConneCtiCUt

Distinctions• For 11 years running, UConn has been rated by

U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 public university in New England – and also ranks among the top 30 public universities in the nation.

•UConnistheonlypublicuniversityinNewEnglandwith its own schools of law, medicine, dental medicine, and social work.

•Foundedin1881,UConnistheonlypublicuniversityin Connecticut to be designated a Carnegie Foundation Research University, lauded for breadth and range of research.

• The American Academy of Kinesiology andPhysical Education ranks the Neag School of Education’s doctoral program in kinesiology No. 1 in the nation.

• Forbes ranks UConn’s School of Business MBA program 12th among public universities nationwide.

•TheUniversityhasbeenelectedtomembershipin Universitas 21, a preeminent international network of leading research-intensive universities across 13 countries.

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Location•MaincampusislocatedinStorrs,about30minutesfromHartford,thestate’scapitalcity,andwithindrivingdistanceof

Boston, New York City, and Providence.

•CampusesaresituatedinideallocationsatAveryPoint,Waterbury,WestHartford,Stamford,andTorrington.

•UConnHealthCenterinFarmingtonandSchoolsofLawand Social Work in the greater Hartford area complete the University’s high-quality programs available statewide.

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•UConn’s14schoolsandcollegesoffersevenundergraduatedegrees in more than 85 fields of study.

•TheUniversitygrants17graduatedegreesinmorethan90 fields of study, and provides graduate professional programs in business, dental medicine, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.

impressive FacuLty•UConn’sfacultymembersareworld-renowned.Manyarerecognizedasleaders

in education, research, and scholarship.

•UConn faculty research in regenerative biology producedAmerica’s firstcloned calf using non-reproductive cells, creating an international scientific and media sensation.

•UConn faculty providedpivotal leadership for thehistoricUConn-AfricanNational Congress Partnership.

•FacultyinitiativecreatedanunprecedentedopportunityforUConnstudentsto study at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

• UConn’s Neag School of Education is home to the renowned NationalResearch Center on the Gifted and Talented, the Accelerated Schools Project, and is one of 11 schools nationwide selected for the Carnegie Corporation’s prestigious Teachers for a New Era initiative.

• UConn faculty collaborating across campuses, including at the HealthCenter, are conducting breakthrough research in such cutting-edge areas as nanotechnology, stem cell research, and fuel cell technology.

•Facultymembersarededicatedtotheirrolesasteachers,studentadvisors,and mentors. UConn’s undergraduate summer research program offers students the opportunity to participate in original research or receive a grant to work under the direction of our renowned professors.




WorLD-cLass FacuLty21st-century amenitiesNow is a tremendously exciting time to attend UConn. A $2.8 billion landmark building program is dramatically transforming the places where students live, learn, and enjoy life. Through new construction and renovation, UConn offers the latest innovations nationally in university housing and dining and extensive recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories are being built at a remarkable rate, placing our fa-cilities at the forefront of public higher education and propelling UConn to a position of national prominence.

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the right FitWith a student/faculty ratio of 18:1, 21,496 un-dergraduate students receive personal attention and tailored academic advising. UConn also offers the opportunities of a premier research university, such as hands-on experience working in labs with professors who not only teach our courses, but who also are on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

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From writers and scientists to human rights activists and historians, our more than 1,300 full-time faculty members are committed to classroom teaching. Fostering a dynamic learning environment, they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergradu-ates. Our faculty include English professor Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally published columns. Amii Omara-Otunnu,holderofthefirstandonlyUNESCOchair in human rights in the United States, provides pivotal leadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

rankeD among the top 30 puBLic universities in the countryFor the 11th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and among the top 30 public universities in the nation. The Fiske Guide to Colleges declares, “Quality teaching is the trademark of a UConn educa-tion.” Bolstered by this national recognition and academic prestige, the value of a UConn degree continues to soar.

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unLimiteD opportunities For invoLvement

Yoga. UConn Student Television. Fraternities and sororities. Film. Marching Band. Finance Society. Skydiving. Dance Team. Community Outreach. Choosing from more than 450 clubs and volunteer organizations, UConn students actively participate in campus and community life. Our students make governing decisions, plan events, organize intramural teams, host their own radio shows – and so much more.

outstanDing resiDentiaL FaciLities

UConn has among the highest percentage of students living on campus of any major public university in the country. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as well as many social and cultural opportuni-ties. We offer new students a range of dining options and accommodations, while offering upper-division students the latest in suite-style and apartment living. Fully wired residence halls come complete with study rooms, computer labs, and lounge areas.

more than 100 majorsChoices abound. Whether it’s education, engineering, English, or environmental sci-ence, UConn has something for everyone. Students select an established major or design an individualized plan of study to meet their specificneeds.UConntakesprideinofferingall students, including those enrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, the opportunity to pursue a major in any of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition to academic ad-visers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers career counseling workshops, Study Abroad programs, and internships that offer valuable experience. The University of Connecticut offers many academic choices, yet remains committed to providing students with the support needed to help them achieve their goals.

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Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UConn in the top 35 for best value in public colleges. Whether your long-range goals are preparing for a career, pursuing a graduate degree, or attending medical or law school, “students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of debt”. UConn has a variety ofprogramstohelpmanystudentsfinancially,ranging from merit scholarship opportunities to need-basedfinancialaidpackages,alldesignedtosupportalargenumberofqualifiedstudents.The University also has many part-time campus jobswithflexiblehoursthathelpstudentsearnextra spending money or build their résumé with hands-on work experience.

Location, Location, Location

With our main campus in Storrs, we’re a major academic institution that values its small-town roots. Students enjoy the familiarity of an inti-mate academic institution, while being just a short drive from major cities. UConn’s regional campuses are strategically placed across the state in Avery Point, Farmington, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford, of-fering a quality education to meet our students’ distinct needs.

huskymaniaDivision I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania, sports at UConn include baseball, basketball,crosscountry,fieldhockey,football,golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Since 1995, UConn athletic teams have captured 10 NCAA national championships, including unprec-edented dual men’s and women’s basketball championships in 2004—the firstUniversityto do so in NCAA Division I history. UConn’s standard of athletic excellence extends to the gridiron, where the Huskies, who have played in three-straight bowl games, play for sellout crowds of 40,000 roaring football fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler Field.

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Harry A. Gampel PavilionHome of men’s and women’s basketball

and women’s volleyball

xl CenterHome of men’s and women’s basketball

rentschler fieldHome of UConn football

Mark r. shenkman training Center

the Burton family football Complex

Mark edward freitas ice forumHome of men’s and women’s ice hockey

J.o. Christian fieldHome of baseball

the Burrill family field At the Connecticut softball stadium

Home of softball

Joseph J. Morrone stadiumHome of men’s and women’s soccer

Hugh Greer field HouseHome of men’s and women’s indoor track

Wolff-Zackin natatoriumHome of men’s and women’s swim-

ming and divingCoventry lake

Home of rowingUConn tennis CourtsHome of men’s and women’s tennis

George J. sherman family sports Complex

Home of men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, field hockey and lacrosse

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING The strength and conditioning program for University of Connecticut is under the supervision of UConn Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jerry Martin. The Strength and Conditioning staff services all 24 of Connecticut’s intercollegiate teams. UConn track members have the use of two different weight rooms in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the newly remodeled Hugh S. Greer Field House. In all, there are over 8,000 square feet of weight training facilities available for all UConn student-athletes. The weight room in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a free weight facility and supplies the Husky student-athletes areas in which to perform their power and Olympic lifts. The facility in the Greer Field House is fitted with more free weights in which the UConn track athletes can incorporate circuit training, speed training and heavy negative workouts into their total strength-training program. Maureen Butler has been the strength and conditioning coach for the women’s track and field program for the past four seasons. Butler graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. She continued her studies and attended UConn again this time graduating with a master’s degree in exercise physiology. Butler is a certified strength and conditioning specialist as well as a certified level one coach for United States weightlifting and track and field. She spreads her time around while at the university working with men’s and women’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country.

Butler also spends her free time working with the USA Hockey under-18 women’s national team.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Mary Ryan is in her 27th year of working in the UConn Division of Athletics as she oversees and helps with the day to day operations of the women’s track and field/cross country program. In her tenure at Connecticut, Ryan has worked for a variety of UConn’s other successful athletic programs, including baseball, volleyball, football, field hockey, ice hockey, men’s track and men’s and women’s swimming.Before joining the athletic department, Ryan worked for three years in the College of Agriculture at Connecticut.

SPORTS MEDICINEThe department of Sports Medicine in the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics works as an integrated multidisciplinary team whose purpose is to

provide the optimal, safe environment for the track student-athletes to train and participate in their sport. The staff takes great pride in the individual attention paid to each student-athlete. They are devoted to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury, and maximizing athletic performance. The disciplines of athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, orthopaedic sports medicine, optometry, nutrition, exercise physiology, and psychology work in concert to provide comprehensive care for the student-athlete.

Physician coverage is provided by Jeffrey Anderson, M.D., the Director of Sports Medicine and Team Physician Thomas Trojian, M.D. The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Specialists for the team include Edward Collins, M.D. of the Connecticut Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Willimantic, Dr. Michael Joyce of the Orthopedic Sports Specialists in Glastonbury, Barry Messinger, M.D. of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery in Manchester and Robert Arciero, M.D. of the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthopaedics in Farmington.

Behind the scences are two individuals who regularly contribute to the success of the women’s track and field and cross country teams as Patti Kula is the primary athletic trainer program, while Rory Deer is the team’s massage therapist. Deer, a UConn graduate, is in his fourth season with the program as he brings the necessary techniques to the team for their preparation of training for the major national championships.

The Department of Sports Medicine works intimately with the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences on the University of Connecticut campus. This affords the student-athletes with the input of several nationally recognized exercise scientists. This cooperation also keeps the sports medicine staff at the cutting edge of developments in the fields of human performance and sports nutrition. Members of the sports medicine staff are actively engaged in research that directly benefits the care of all student-athletes. The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut plays a critical role in assuring that all UConn student-athletes have 24-hour access to the finest medical support and quality health care possible. Through patient care and ongoing research and education, the department continues to provide Husky teams a competitive edge from the medical perspective.

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT The University of Connecticut’s Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes (CPIA) was established in 1986 to provide comprehensive holistic support to all UConn student-athletes. CPIA’s staff includes a director, eight full time counselors, four graduate assistants and an extensive complement of tutors. The program boasts a recently expanded computerized writing lab with access to the internet as well as the reference tools of the Homer Babbidge Library. CPIA also provides laptop computers for team use during travel to away games. Individual tutors in all subjects are readily available to student-athletes upon their request. A CPIA counselor is assigned to each intercollegiate team. He or she monitors student-athlete academic performance; provides academic, career, and personal counseling while also making appropriate referrals to other University support programs including Career Services, Counseling Services, and the University Program for the Learning Disabled; facilitates, in consort with faculty and staff advisors, registration in courses that accommodate practice times while optimizing progress toward a degree; coordinates tutor requests and assignment; and assists in the development of learning and time management skills. John Miceli serves as the team’s academic counselor, working with head coach Bill Morgan to create a nurturing environment in which each individual team member can grow personally, academically and athletically. He travels with the team, providing continuous academic support and often proctoring exams on the road, attends practices and is available in the CPIA office daily for individual consultation. A 1974 U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduate, Miceli co-captained the soccer team there and was a New England-ranked hurdler. Miceli holds a Master’s degree in counseling from Northeastern University and a Sixth Year Professional Diploma in sport studies/sport psychology from UConn. He is

EQUIPMENT SERVICES Mackenzie Rivers is entering her sixth year with the University of Connecticut in the equipment services area as well as her fifth year with the women’s track and field program. Mackenzie handles all day-to-day needs for the squad, including equipment and apparel. She also works with companies such as NIKE to properly outfit the prorgam. Prior to coming to the University of Connecticut, Rivers served as Assistant Equipment Manager at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y. She also served as an equipment intern with the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. A native of Torrington, Conn., Rivers is a 1999 graduate of Western Connecticut State University. She is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers As-sociation and currently resides in Coventry, Conn.

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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Matt Lee is in his first year with the University of Connecticut athletic communications office and is the primary media contact for the women’s track and field/cross country program. He also serves as the primary media contact for women’s soccer, men’s ice hockey and softball, while being the top assistant for the prominent men’s basketball program. Lee, a native of Lincoln, R.I., graduated from Springfield College (Mass.) in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sport manage-ment. He then earned an M.B.A. from Providence College while working in the sports information office for two years. While with the Friars, He was the primary contact for the nationally ranked women’s ice hockey program and the cross country/track and field program while assisting with the men’s hockey program and the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Lee was the primary contact for the 2010 Women’s Hockey East Tournament held in Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. He currently resides in Storrs, Conn.

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a nationally certified sports counselor and Connecticut licensed professional counselor. He also serves on the Executive Board of the Connecticut College and University Counselors Association and is chairperson of that organization’s Professional Development Committee. The Connecticut Counseling Association awarded Miceli its Professional Development Award this past spring for his role in conceiving and coordinating strongly attended professional development workshops that have drawn counselors from three states. Since 1987, he has served as academic counselor for 13 of the 24 UConn teams and now works exclusively with four teams. Before assuming a full time position with CPIA, Miceli coached six individual UConn school record holders in the sprint and hurdle events as an assistant track coach. He retired with the rank of Captain (0-6) in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in 1998 after commanding two large units and serving in his last assignment as senior reservist for the Coast Guard district spanning Maine to New Jersey.

UConn HUskies IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES

IN THE OLYMPIC TRIALS

Bethany HartUConn’s First Winter Olympian 2006 BobSled Torino Olympian 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials

2005 World Championships; Helsinki, Finland

Terry Roy1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials

April Garner2008 Olympic Trials

Phylicia George2008 Canadian Olympic Trials

Joanne Durant2000 Olympian Barbados

Tamara Highsmith2008 Olympic Trials

Carin KnighT2008 Olympic Trials

Deirde Mullen2004 and 2008 Olympic Trials

Cheryl Brantle1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials

Tamika Toppin2000 Olympic Trials

Wendy Berutto1996 Olympic Trials

UConn’s all-ameriCans

Wendy BeruttoHammer Throw 1997

Jillian SullivanCross Country 2006

Tamara HighsmithTriple Jump (Outdoor) 2008Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008

Carin KnightHigh Jump (Indoor) 2008High Jump (Indoor) 2009

High Jump (Outdoor) 2009

Victoria FlowersWeight Throw 2009Weight Throw 2010

Cheryl BrantleLong Jump (Indoor) 1992

Wadudah Nurul-IslamWeight Throw 2002

Terry RoyHeptathlon 1995Heptathlon 1993Heptathlon 1992

Nicole ToneyTriple Jump (Outdoor) 2001

Tamika ToppinHigh Jump (Outdoor) 2001High Jump (Indoor) 2001High Jump (Indoor) 1999

High Jump (Outdoor) 1998

Carol GallowayLong Jump (Outdoor) 1985

Bethany HartHammer Throw 2000Hammer Throw 1999

Deirdre MullenHigh Jump (Outdoor) 2005High Jump (Outdoor) 2004High Jump (Indoor) 2004High Jump (Indoor) 2003High Jump (Indoor) 2002

Trisha-Ann Hawthorne100m 2010

Documents

2010-11 UConn Women's Track And Field Guide