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2009 ROSTERS

1 – MAPLE LEAFS CROSS COUNTRY

Name Yr. Hometown / Previous SchoolAlderfer, Lydia Fr. Harleysville, PA / Souderton Area HSBaker, Rachael Sr. Angola, IN / Fremont HSBartel, Hannah Fr. Iowa City, IA / Iowa Mennonite HSByler, Maria Sr. Goshen, IN / Goshen HSFolker, Karla Fr. Goshen, IN / Goshen HSGraber, Renee Fr. Mt. Pleasant, IA / Mt. Pleasant Community HSMaloney, Ellie Jr. New Albany, OH / New Albany HSMiller, Michelle Sr. Bellefontaine, OH / Bellefontaine HSMiller, Renee Sr. Cedar Falls, IA / Cedar Falls HSNafziger, Rachel So. Harrisonburg, VA/ Eastern Mennonite HSPeters, Tina Sr. Yellow Springs, OH / Yellow Springs HSRodriguez, Yolo So. Elkhart, IN / Concord HSRutt, Sarah So. Lancaster, PA / Lancaster Mennonite HSSears, Clara So. Paoli, IN / Paoli HSWeaver, Mara Fr. Normal, IL / Normal Community HSYoder, Alita Fr. Elkhart, IN / Bethany Christian HSZook, Crystal Sr. Willow Creek, PA / Lancaster Mennonite HSHertzler, Abigail Fr. Marietta, PA / Lancaster Mennonite HS

Name Yr. Hometown / Previous SchoolAlderfer, Dietrich JR Harleysville, PA / Christopher Dock HSBouwman, Ben SR Woodridge, IL / Downers Grove HSBouwman, Nick SR Woodridge, IL / Downers Grove HSEitzen, Dietrich SR Lancaster, PA / Lancaster Mennonite HSEitzen, Erich FR Lancaster, PA / Lancaster MennoniteHSGunderkline, Brock FR Yellow Springs, OH / Home SchooledGunderkline, Jacob FR Yellow Springs, OH / Home SchooledHandrich, Nick FR Goshen, IN / Bethany Christian HSHooley, Robert JR Bluffton, OH / Bluffton HSHorst, David SO. Dalton, OH / Dalton HSKoerner, Jonathan FR Kalona, IA / Iowa Mennonite HSMiller, Zac SR Centerville, MI / Centerville HSRath, Kris SO Mound Ridge, KS / Mound Ridge HSStuckey, Jonathan SR West Unity, OH / Hilltop HSSutter, Ben FR South Bend, IN / Adams HSVersluis, Paul JR Ann Arbor, MI / Ann Arbor Pioneer HSWhitmore, Kyle FR North Salem, IN / Tri-West Hendricks HSWyse, Max SR Columbus, OH / Grandview Heights HS

WOMEN’S ROSTER

MEN’S ROSTER

QUICK FACTS & TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Goshen College FactsAddress: 1700 South Main StreetCity, State, Zip: Goshen, Indiana, 46526Affiliation: Mennonite Church USAFounded: 1894President: James E. BrennemanEnrollment: 1,017Website: www.goshen.edu

Athletic FactsDirector of Athletics: Tim DemantPhone: (574) 535-7491Faculty Athletic Rep: Michelle HorningSports Information Director: Josh GleasonPhone: (574) 535-7497Head Trainer: Linda KaminskisAffiliation: NAIA Conference: Mid-Central College ConferenceMascot: Maple LeafsColors: Purple, WhiteWebsite: www.GoLeafs.net

Program FactsHead Coach (Yr. @ Goshen): Doug Yoder (6th)Assistant Coaches: Mark Furkus, Melissa Gillette, Nick AdkinsPhone: (574) 535-7495Email: [email protected] MCC Finish: Men - 7th; Women - 7th2008 National Participants: W - Laura Harnish (SR) M - Ben Bouwman (JR)

TABLE OF CONTENTSRoster 1Quick Facts 2Table of Contents 22009 Schedule 3Facilities 42009 Senior Class 5Coaching Staff 72008 Headline Recap 8History 9Record Book 9Photos 10

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2009 SCHEDULE


Day Date Opponent/ Event Location Time

Sat. Sept. 5 Goshen Hokum Karem GOSHEN 10:30 am

Sat. Sept. 12 Defiance Invitational Defiance, OH 10:00 am

Sat. Sept. 26 Forrester Invitational Vernon Hills, IL 12:00 pm

Fri. Oct. 2 Great Lakes Long and Short Adrian, MI 3:00 pm

Sat. Oct. 3 Homecoming (Alumni 5k Run) GOSHEN 8:00 am

Fri. Oct. 9 Benedictine (Ill.) Lisle, IL 3:30 pm

Sat. Oct. 24 NAIA Great Lakes Invitational Grand Rapids, MI 11:00 am

Sat. Nov. 7 MCC Championships Fort Wanye, IN 11:30 am

Sat. Nov. 21 NAIA National Champioships Vancouver, WA TBA


FACILITIES

Goshen College student-athletes train and compete in one of the best small college athletic facilities in the nation. The Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center, which opened in 1995, is home to the Maple Leafs’ 14 intercollegiate athletic teams and is one of the newest additions to an ever-growing col-lege campus. The $7.3 million facility houses a variety of athletic and fitness-related activities. Whether you are a member of the golf team hitting balls on the indoor range or a basket-ball player running on the 200-meter indoor track, the Gingerich Center offers athletes every chance to train and compete successfully.

The luxury of such a large athletic training facility allows athletes to train when their schedule permits. The recreation-fitness center is open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. throughout

the week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. With these hours, athletes also have the opportunity to train and compete without sacrificing their academic pursuits. During their respective seasons, Goshen teams can all take advantage of the facility in a three-hour time frame and are not forced to practice at odd hours. The spring sports season brings five Goshen teams into the facility at one time. The golf team is able to hit balls in one area, while the softball team takes cuts in the batting cage, the baseball team has infield practice and the track-and-field squad trains on the indoor track. Not many institutions can boast of such an efficient use of time or space, and that is one reason Goshen has continued to excel both athletically and academically.

Outdoor Facilities• Cross-country course with custom-built hills• 10 tennis courts; six have lighting• 400-meter track and field complex• 2 sand volleyball courts• 3-hole golf course• Soccer field with lights and seating for 1,500 fans• 3 separate practice fields• Baseball field: Completely fenced with press box and enlarged dugouts• Softball field: Completely fenced with press box and newly built dugouts


2009 SENIORS

Jonathan Stuckey

Michelle Miller

Rachael Baker Nick Bouwman

Ben Bouwman


Renee Miller

Zac Miller

Dietrich Eitzen Maria Byler

Tina Peters

COACHING STAFF


Doug Yoder begins his sixth season as head cross country coach in 2009, presiding as the Leafs’ sixth cross country coach in program history. Yoder, a long-time Goshen High School running coach and two-year Goshen College assistant track coach acquired his first opportunity at a collegiate head coaching position with the Leafs’ long-distance program. “You look at distance running philosophically, and it’s something that’s hard to do, it’s time consuming and most other sports use running as a form of punishment,” Yoder said. “But in that framework I try to make it fun. I’ve learned a lot from my own running, and I think athletes can make a lot of connections from the sport to other areas of their lives, such as study habits and decision making.” Yoder began coaching at the college level after 25 years of work in coaching track and cross country at Goshen High School. Yoder was an assistant boys’ track coach from 1979-1990 and was the head girls’ track coach for the Redskins from 1991-2003. Yoder added girls’ head cross country responsibilities in 1992, a position he kept until the fall of 2004. Yoder also serves as director of Goshen’s athletic facility — the Roman Gingerich Center — in conjunction with his coaching role at Goshen College.

Doug Yoder Head CoaCH – 6tH SeaSon

(574) 535-7495 [email protected]

QUICK HITS• Led Goshen High School girls team to eight-straight win-ning seasons and six semi-state appearances• Graduated from Goshen Col-lege in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in art... also holds masters degree in art from Ball State University.

Mark Furkis aSSiStant CoaCH – 3rd SeaSon

In his third season with the Maple Leafs, Furkis spent four years as the head cross country and assistant track coach at Fairfield High School. He also spent the 1999 season as an assistant for NCAA DI Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. As a runner, Furkis still holds the 3200 meter record (9:24) at West Noble High School, which he set in 1975.

Melissa Gillette aSSiStant CoaCH – 2nd SeaSon

A standout at Goshen as a student-athlete Gillette qualified for the NAIA Cross Country National Championships in 2003. In that same year, she qualified for the NAIA Track and Field Championships in the steeplechase. She also boasts a pair of NAIA All American honors in the marathon after a sixth place finish in 2004 and a third-place finish in 2005. She continues to compete in marathons and is sponsored by www.MarathonGuide.com.

Nick Adkins aSSiStant CoaCH – 2nd SeaSon

After an outstanding collegiate career, Nick Adkins joined the Maple Leafs staff and is in his second season in 2009. Adkins just finished his four years of cross country and track at Goshen College and is working to finish his degree. Adkins was an All Mid-Central College Conference selection in cross country.


2008 HEADLINES

2008 MEN’S HEADLINES/ HIGHLIGHTS

Bouwman, Harnish Have Solid Showings At NationalsFor Bouwman, it was his first trip to the NAIA event after running his best time of the year to finish eighth at the Mid-Central College Conference Championships two weeks ago.

Leafs Take 12th Among Nations Best At NAIA ChallengeWith seven nationally-ranked teams on hand – including four of the top six in the country – the Leafs performed well, finishing 12th in the ultra-talent-ed field of 22 teams at the NAIA Cross Country Challenge on Saturday.

Depth Key To Leafs Win At Defiance InvitationalGoshen showed that depth will again be a major factor in its success as five Maple Leafs finished in the top ten and Goshen took the team title at the Defiance Col-lege Invitational.

Chege Wins Third Race of 2008 As Leafs Place FirstThe Maple Leafs men’s cross country team continues to surprise opponents and themselves alike as they won the Benedictine Eagle Invitational for the first time in program history on Friday.

Harnish, Bouwman Have Solid Showings At NationalsFor Harnish, she was competing in her third-straight NAIA National Cham-pionship. After breaking her foot in the 2007 championships, Harnish re-turned to Kenosha after placing fourth in the MCC Championships.

2008 WOMEN’S HEADLINES/ HIGHLIGHTS

Best Time Of Season Gives Harnish Fourth In MCCSenior Laura Harnish (Flanagan, Ill.) picked the perfect time to run her best race of the season as she placed fourth at the Mid-Central College Confer-ence Championships on Saturday.Eight Maple Leafs Post Season Best At NAIA ChallengeWith eight nationally-ranked teams on hand – including the top two in the country – the lady Leafs broke eight individual season-best times as they fin-ished 17th in the ultra-talented field of 20 teams at the NAIA Cross Country Challenge

Peters and Harnish Take Hokum Karem TitleSenior Laura Harnish and junior Tina Peters made sure that run would con-tinue as they ran to a winning time of 37:14. It was the second-consecutive Hokum Karem title for the pair as they won the 2007 event in 37:40

HISTORY


MEN’S Top Performences

Runner Gr Year Time

Mark Plank So 1980 25:28

Geoff Douglas So 1989 25:30

Terry Yoder Jr 1980 25:41

Geoff Douglas Jr 1990 25:43

Kevin Leinbach Jr 1980 25:47

Ben Bouwman So 2007 25:50

Justin Gillette So 2002 25:55


Justin Gillette Jr 2003 25:56

Keith Gingerich Jr 1983 25:57

Justin Gillette Sr 2004 25:57

Ben Bouwman Jr 2008 25:57


Sam Chege Sr 2008 25:59


Justin Gillette So 2002 26:01


Ben Bouwman Jr 2008 26:07

Sam Chege Sr 2008 26:08



Jay Hochstetler Jr 1983 26:11



Geoff Douglas Sr 1991 26:12





Ben Bouwman Fr 2006 26:15

Jake Gillette Sr 2007 26:15







Mark Plank Fr 1979 26:24

WOMEN’S Top Performences

Runner Gr Year Time

Petrana Petkova Jr. 2005 18:06

Petrana Petkova Sr 2006 18:10

Petrana Petkova Jr 2005 18:13

Heidi Saunders Jr 2002 18:15


Petrana Petkova So 2004 18:17




Laura Harnish Jr 2007 18:34




Petrana Petkova Sr. 2006 18:38

Heidi Saunders So 2001 18:39



Heidi Saunders Fr 2000 18:46




Heidi Saunders Sr 2003 18:50

Laura Harnish So 2006 18:50


Heidi Saunders Sr 2003 18:51

Tricia Kurtz Sr 2002 18:52

Laura Harnish So 2006 18:52

Maria Newcomer Fr 1984 18:55

Laura Harnish Sr 2008 18:55

Laura Herr Sr 2006 18:57

Maria Witmer Fr 1992 18:58



Heidi Saunders Fr 2000 19:00

Heidi Saunders So 2001 19:00

Aletha Stahl Sr 1988 19:01

Laura Herr Sr 2006 19:01

Melissa Lehman So 2002 19:02

Justin Gillette (‘04)

Petrana Petkova (‘06)

RECORD BOOK

Laura Harnish (‘08)

Junior Paul Versluis

Junior Ellie Maloney

The lady Leafs have had 14 individual participants at the NAIA National Meet in program history

The Leafs have sent 7 individual participants to the NAIA National Meet in program history

Goshen College Athletics1700 South Main St, Goshen, IN 46526

Phone - (574) 535-7496 Fax - (574) 535-7531www.GoLeafs.net

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