2011 cross country yearbook

UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCYUNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY22

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONSchool Name ....................... University of Detroit MercyLocation................................................................Detroit, MIFounded ...........................................................................1877Enrollment .....................................................................5,700Nickname ......................................................................TitansColors .........................................................Red, White, BlueHome Courses ......... Cass Benton Park, Northville, MI, .................................Kensington Metropark, Milford, MIAffi liation .................................................. NCAA Division IConference ................................................ Horizon LeaguePresident ............................................Antoine M. Garibaldi

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATIONAthletic Director .............................................Keri GaitherSenior Associate AD ..................................................... TBAAssociate AD for Business Ops./SWA ........Teri KromreiAssistant AD for NCAA Compliance....... Steve CorderAsst. AD for Facilities & Special Events .........Jeff LatinenDir. of Ticket Sales & Fan Experience .......Greg HaapalaDir. of Development For Athletics & Student Facilities ......................................................Dennis CarlessoDir. of Marketing & Promotions ........ Brandon LongmeierDir. of Ticket Ops. & Special Events .......... Emily VanniceAsst. AD for Sports Medicine ......................Michael MillerAsst. AD for Strength & Conditioning ...............Joe TofferiFaculty Athletic Representative ......................Erick BarnesAthletic Department Phone ........................ 313-993-1700Fax ..................................................................... 313-993-2449Mailing Address ...............................4001 W. McNichols Rd......................................................................Detroit, MI 48221

SPORTS INFORMATION STAFFSports Information Director ..................Mitch WignessAssistant SID ............................................... P.J. GradowskiAssistant SID ......................................................Kit StetzelSports Information Assistant ...................... Joel WalrathCross Country Contact ..................................Kit StetzelEmail [email protected] Info. Offi ce Phone ......................... 313-993-1745Sports Info Offi ce Fax ............................... 313-993-1765Website ................................................DetroitTitans.com

TITAN CROSS COUNTRY STAFFHead Coach........................ Guy Murray (Detroit ‘89)Years at UDM ..............................................19th SeasonEmail ..................................... [email protected] ce Phone ............................................ 313-993-1724Assistant Coach .. Emili Jackson (Central Michigan ‘03)Years at UDM ................................................5th SeasonEmail [email protected] ce Phone ............................................ 313-578-0396

TEAM INFORMATIONMENTitans Returning ..............................................................8Lost.....................................................................................6Newcomers ......................................................................7HL Championships Finish .......................................... 5thNCAA Great Lakes Regional Finish ....................22nd

WOMENTitans Returning ..............................................................8Lost.....................................................................................4Newcomers ......................................................................2HL Championships Finish .......................................... 8thNCAA Great Lakes Regional Finish ....................32nd

YEARBOOK CONTENTSQuick Facts .......................................................................2Training Courses .............................................................3Head Coach Guy Murray .......................................... 4-5Assistant Coach Emili Jackson ......................................62011 Men’s Cross Country Roster/Team Pic ...........72011 Season Preview/Schedule ................................ 8-9Meet The Male Harriers ........................................10-26Men’s 2010 Season Review .........................................27Men’s Cross Country History ..............................28-302011 Women’s Cross Country Roster/Team Pic ...312011 Season Preview/Schedule ............................32-33Meet The Women Harriers ...................................34-48Women’s 2010 Season Review ..................................49Women’s Cross Country History .......................50-5325th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite ....54-55Titan Legends ...........................................................56-57Alumni Support .............................................................58Tommy Titan and the Kids ..........................................59The Horizon League ...............................................60-61Sports Medicine .............................................................62Strength & Conditioning ..............................................63Academic Support ........................................................64Famous UDM Alumni ...................................................65Titan Hall Of Fame .................................................66-67Director of Athletics Keri Gaither ............................68Titan Athletic Department ....................................69-70Points of Pride ...............................................................71

QUICK FACTSQUICK FACTS

332011 CROSS COUNTRY YEARBOOK2011 CROSS COUNTRY YEARBOOK

The Titans have a number of training courses available to them as they pursue the Horizon League Championship with two main courses that they run on throughout the year.

One course is Cass Benton Park in Northville, the site for the Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational, located just off I-96 and a short drive from campus. The course provides an extensive challenge as it is one of the oldest and hilliest areas of the park.

Detroit also utilizes Kensington Metro Park in Milford, where UDM hosted the 2009 Horizon League Championships and the 2008 Michigan Intercollegiate. Kensington covers 4,481 acres featuring a wooded hilly terrain that surrounds beautiful Kent Lake. Each year more than two and a half million visitors will make their way to Kensington.

The Titans also train nearby at Palmer Park, Heritage Park, Martin Road Park and Belle Isle.

Palmer Park is located on 7 Mile and Woodward. The property includes Palmer Woods and the Detroit Golf Club. The area is home to some of Detroit’s premier neighborhoods, including Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest, University District and Green Acres.

Heritage Park in Farmington Hills is a 211-acre park with more than four miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing, a large picnic area, playground, sand volleyball courts, and an in-line hockey rink.

Martin Road Park in Ferndale is the city’s main recreation area. Parks and Forestry is responsible for the maintenance of 11 neighborhood parks in Ferndale along with three mini-parks comprising 81 acres.

Belle Isle is a 982 acre island park on the Detroit River managed by the Detroit Recreation Department. It is connected to the rest of the city by the MacArthur Bridge. It is the largest island park in the United States and the third largest island in the Detroit River after Grosse Ile and Fighting Island.

TRAINING COURSESTRAINING COURSES


DIRECTOR OF CROSS COUNTRYDIRECTOR OF CROSS COUNTRYGuy Murray enters his 19th season at the University of Detroit Mercy where he serves as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country for both the men and women. A Titan fan from his day as a standout runner, Murray has already accounted for nine conference championships in the Titan trophy case.

Murray most recently guided the men’s cross country team to a fi fth place fi nish at the Horizon League Championship. A strong senior class that included Patrick Liederbach, Alex Harris, Ryan Ayala, Kevin Smalley, Kevin Wozniak, and Brian Greenhoe helped lead the Titans to a successful 2010 season.

Patrick Liederbach was a four time All-League performer under Murray’s direction. He became just the fi fth Titan in school history to receive multiple conference honors. Liederbach also fi nished in the top 100 at the regional four times making him just the third Titan harrier to reach that achievement.

The men’s team wrapped up the 2010 campaign with a trip to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional where they placed 22nd overall with a score of 639.

The women’s team placed eighth at the 2010 Horizon League Championship. Murray had his young team peak at the perfect time as fi ve UDM runners came up with their 5k PR at the event. Detroit ended the year by taking 32nd place at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

A four-year letter winner on the Titan cross country and track teams from 1985-89, Murray graduated Magna Cum Laude from Detroit with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in May of 1989. At Detroit, he won the Dominick Taddonio Cross Country MVP award in 1988 and the University of Detroit’s President’s Award, the athletic department’s highest honor, for the top senior student-athlete in 1989. He was named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) Cross Country Team in 1986 and the All-MCC Track and Field Team in 1989.


GUY MURRAYGUY MURRAYHe was an Olympic Trial Qualifi er in the marathon in 1999 after he fi nished 19th at the Grandma’s Marathon with a personal best time of 2:21:18. At the Olympic Trials in 2000, Murray placed 57th, with a mark of 2:35:16.

Following graduation he joined the coaching staff of Earl Clark Jr. and Kevin Donner as an assistant before being elevated to his current title in 1993. For the next two years, he was the head coach for the men’s and women’s track and fi eld program and the women’s cross country team, while overseeing the men’s unit until Detroit Hall-of-Fame coach Earl Clark stepped down in 1995.

As an assistant coach, he was responsible for coaching fi ve MCC individual track and fi eld event champions as well as two MCC track and fi eld Most Outstanding Performers, all while completing his master’s degree in sports administration at nearby Wayne State University.

As a head coach, his teams have accrued many honors and championships, The men’s and women’s teams swept the 1996 indoor MCC titles. The women’s squad also won back-to-back indoor crowns in 1998 and ‘99, and took home the outdoor titles in 1999 and 2000. The men’s team took home a share of the indoor title in 2000, with the women bringing home another indoor crown in 2002 and the men’s success in 2003 winning the outdoor title. In 2005, the Titan women were Horizon League runners-ups and the men were most recently Indoor Horizon League runner-ups in 2011.

Teams that have been coached by Murray also excel in the classroom as the men’s squad was honored in 2004 by the USTFCCCA as it brought home the highest combined grade point average in the country. The trend continues as the men were honored for the ninth-straight year in 2011, as one of the nation’s All-Academic Teams. Their 3.41 GPA was the highest among the four Horizon League teams on the academic list as well as the highest GPA of any Division I team in the state of Michigan that was honored.

The women’s team was also recognized as an All-Academic Team for the third year in a row, after recording a 3.39 GPA. The GPA was the third highest out of the fi ve conference teams honored and was also the second best out of the fi ve Division I Michigan schools that made the mark.

Individually, eight different Titans have been selected Academic All-America by the USTFCCCA: Kim Hemstreet (2002), Kim Jess (1995), Andrea Karpala (2003, 2004, 2005), Ryan Byrne (2005, 2008), Krista Switzer (2006), Sinisa Simic (2007) and Amanda Smith (2008).

Two Murray-coached athletes have qualifi ed for the NCAA National Championships in Hemstreet (2002, cross country) and Paul Caraballo (1997, Track and Field). Caraballo was named an NCAA All-American in 1997 after he placed seventh in the high jump. In all, four athletes have provisionally qualifi ed for the NCAA Championship. Since its inception in 2003, the Titans have had a qualifi er for the outdoor regional championship each year.

In addition to his team’s successes, Murray has been named league Coach of the Year for women’s outdoor track twice (1999, 2000), men’s outdoor once (2003) and seven times for his indoor success (women’s in 1994, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99 and 2002 and men’s in ‘96 and 2000).

Murray and his wife Patricia live in Redford with their ten-year-old daughter Kaitlin Renee and four-year old son Colin.


ASST. COACH EMILI JACKSONASST. COACH EMILI JACKSON Emili Jackson returns for her fi fth season as an assistant coach for track and fi eld and cross country. At UDM, Jackson works primarily with the women’s distance runners in track as well as the women’s cross country team.

In her fi ve years with the cross country program, Jackson has helped tremendously, as the Titans’ capped off the 2008 season with fi ve runners in the Great Lakes Regional for the fi rst full scoring squad (32nd) since 2004. In 2009, UDM placed 29th with 882 points at the GLR, and sixth overall at the Horizon League Championship with a score of 150.

She began her coaching career in strength and conditioning at Wayne State in 2004. She then added two years (2005-07) of track and fi eld/cross country coaching experience at Salesian High School in Richmond, CA. There, she coached two state meet qualifi ers, including one state champion.

In July of 2007, she was certifi ed as a USA Track & Field Level Two coach. She continues to run in her off time recently helping a team comprised mostly of UDM Alumni, staff and current Titans take ninth at the Great Lakes Relay in the summer of 2009.

Jackson graduated from Central Michigan in 2003 after running both cross country and track. She lives in Royal Oak along with her husband Matthew and their newborn daughter Emerson.


Name Year Letters Hometown/High School Ylli Alla Fr. Madison Heights, MI/LamphereCaleb Cox Fr. Gladstone, MI/GladstoneColin Creagh Fr. Chesterfi eld Twp., MI/L’Anse Creuse NorthSam Felton Fr. * St. Joseph, MI/St. Joseph Edwin Gay So. ** Grosse Pointe, MI/GP South Derek Hoerman Jr. ** Canton,MI/CantonRyan Hofsess Fr. Milford, MI/MilfordGeorge Holman Fr. West Alexandria, OH/Twin Valley SouthMatt Mahler Sr. *** Thorold, ON/Denis Morris Catholic Martin Nelkie Fr. * West Branch, MI/Ogemaw Heights Bob Radlich Jr. ** Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill Tony Rote Fr. Carleton, MI/AirportChris Smalley So. * Gladwin, MI/Gladwin Erik Westbrook Jr. ** Fremont, MI/Fremont

Coaching StaffDirector of Track and Field / Cross Country - Guy Murray (19th Season)Assistant Cross Country / Track and Field Coach - Emili Jackson (5th Season)

2011 MEN’S TEAM2011 MEN’S TEAM


The 2011 team will have some big shoes to fi ll as the graduating class from a year ago put their stamp on the program. “This will be a very interesting year as we replace a talented senior class,” Head Coach Guy Murray said. “It is hard to project what will happen, but I hope that our guys respond to the opportunity they have. We could have a very good pack. The big question will be how to replace the low number that Patrick Liederbach provided each meet.”

This year’s senior class includes Bob Radlich, Matt Mahler, Derek Hoerman, and Erik Westbrook. Radlich made a solid contribution to the team during his junior season. He set his 8k personal record at the Louisville Classic with a time of 26:46. Radlich also fi nished the year strong by setting his 10k PR at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 35:09. Additional highlights from the 2010 season include taking 11th at the 2010 Golden Grizzly Open (19:55 – 6k) and placing 36th at the Titan Invite (22:05).

“Bob has been steady over the past two years and I believe he is in line for a good year.” Murray said. “He has trained well and therefore has improved.”

Erik Westbrook had an up-and-down junior campaign as he dealt with an injury. Westbrook started the year strong with a 39th place fi nish at the Golden Grizzly Open (21:34 – 6k). He followed that performance fi nishing 59th overall at the Detroit Titan invite (23:04 – 4 Mile). Westbrook’s fi nal race of the season was at the Horizon League Championships. He took 63rd overall with a time of 27:32.

“Erik continued to get better after injuries slowed his progress on a good sophomore year,” Murray added. “He is coming off a solid track and fi eld season and I look for him to be a contributor this year.”

Matt Mahler and Derek Hoerman were limited in 2010 with injury issues. Mahler only competed in the Detroit Invite. He fi nished 47th with a time of 22:37. “Matt has the ability to help this team,” Murray said. “He is healthy and ready to go.” Hoerman set his four mile PR at the Detroit Invite clocking in at 22:26. He also ran at the HL Championships taking 81st overall with a time of 28:33.

“In order to move up from fi fth in the Horizon League, we will need someone to fi nish in the top-20 at the HL meet,” Murray added.

UDM has two juniors on the roster. Edwin Gay and Chris Smalley are each poised for a good season. “Edwin is an experienced runner who has shown the potential to be ready for a good year,” Murray said. Gay participated in fi ve races during the 2010 season and set three personal records. He posted his fastest four mile time at the Titan Invite placing 19th overall (21:18). Two weeks later, Gay set his 8k PR at the Louisville Classic crossing the fi nish line in 25:57 for 37th overall. Gay ended his season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional by setting his 10k PR with a time of 33:47.

Smalley was active for Detroit a year ago as he competed in all but two races in 2010. “Chris has potential and should improve this season,” Murray said. Smalley set his 8k PR at the Louisville Classic last year with a time of 28:07. He also ran well at the HL Championships, where he fi nished 79th overall with a time of 28:31.

2011 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK2011 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK


2011 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK2011 MEN’S SEASON OUTLOOK

2011 Detroit Cross Country ScheduleDate Event Location Time Sept. 2 Golden Grizzly Open (Katke-Cousins Golf Course) Rochester, MI 6:00 p.m. Sept. 10 25th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite (Cass Benton Park) Northville, MI 11:15 a.m. Sept. 16 National Catholic Championship (Notre Dame Golf Course) South Bend, IN 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Classic (EP “Tom” Sawyer Park) Louisville, KY TBDOct. 7 Michigan Intercollegiate (Hosted by Hillsdale) Hillsdale, MI 4:00 p.m. Oct. 15 Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph) Guelph, ON TBD Oct. 29 Horizon League Championship (Squire Vallevue Farm) Hunting Valley, OH 11:00 a.m.Nov. 12 NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Ottawa Park Golf Course) Toledo, OH 11:00 a.m. Nov. 22 NCAA Division I Championship Terre Haute, IN TBD Hosted by Indiana State at LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course

-All Dates and Times are Subject to Change

Martin Nelkie and Sam Felton make up the sophomore class. Nelkie ran very well for UDM as a freshman. He placed 12th at the Golden Grizzly Open (19:56), and 20th at the Titan Invite (21:22) to start the year. Midway through the season he set his 8k PR at the Louisville Classic with a time of 26:28. He fi nished the year as well as he started by setting his 10k PR at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Nelkie placed 154th clocking in at 33:42. “Martin had a strong fi nish to his freshman track and fi eld season as well,” Murray said. “Knowing what is ahead for him will help.”

Felton improved throughout the 2010 season and eventually set his 8k PR at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 27:14. Additional standout performances for Felton include placing 17th at the Golden Grizzly Open (20:20), and fi nishing 35th at the Detroit Titan Invite (21:58). “Sam ran well as a rookie,” Murray said. “I think he will be able to step in and impact the team after gaining experience during last season.”

A group of six student-athletes will make up the freshmen class for the Titans. Ylli Alla, Caleb Cox, Colin Creagh, Ryan Hofsess, George Holman, and Tony Rote will all compete for Detroit with the opportunity to impact the squad. “The freshmen class will have to adjust to the longer college race and keep up with the daily training pace,” Murray said. “Alla and Creagh have the chance to be impact runners on this team as freshmen. They have run well in longer races and we will need them in the mix for the year to go well.”

It would be huge for the freshman class to perform well as Detroit only has two juniors and two sophomores on the roster. It can be challenging for newcomers, but Murray thinks his rookies will improve in time. “Rote and Cox are also fi t for longer races,” Murray said. “It will depend on how quickly they can adjust to see if they can challenge for varsity spots. Hofsess and Holman might be more middle distance type runners. Hofsess may be able to adjust a bit easier because of his time at Milford. George comes to Detroit with only a couple years of experience under his belt.”


MATT MAHLERMATT MAHLER

2010: Only competed in the Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite... Clocked in at 22:37 which landed him in 47th place overall.

2009: Opened running at his best with a Cass-Benton personal record of 22:14 at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite, 27:09 8k PR at National Catholics and then 26:38 PR at Louisville... 26:46 at BGSU and then took 49th at the HL Championship at Kensington.

2008: Redshirt.

2007: Injury shortened a promising rookie season... 8k PR of 27:35 at National Catholics.

High School: At the 2007 Ontario HS Championships, was fi fth in 800m and 11th in 1500m... Placed fi fth in Canadian Junior Nationals in 800m... Ran a 3:53.64 for 1500m PR at summer open meet in London, ON.

Personal: Son of Daryl and Theresa Mahler... Majoring in business... A member of the University of Detroit Mercy Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Holds a GPA of 3.11.

Mahler’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 47th 22:37

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 27th 20:43Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 40th 22:14National Catholic 54th 27:09Louisville Classic 196th 26:38Falcon Invitational 81st 26:46Horizon League Championship 49th 28:27

2007 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 20th 22:18Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 25th 22:23National Catholic 94th 27:35Louisville Classic 258th 27:46Falcon Invitational 77th 27:36

SeniorSenior

Thorold, OntarioThorold, Ontario

Denis Morris Catholic H.S.Denis Morris Catholic H.S.

Career Bests:Career Bests:

8k - 26:388k - 26:38

Cass-Benton 4 Mile - 22:14Cass-Benton 4 Mile - 22:14


2010: Earned second varsity letter in injury hampered season... Ran a PR (22:46) for 41st at Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite... Ran a season-best 28:33 (8k) placing 81st at the Horizon Leagues meet.

2009: Made steady progress recovering from injury to earn varsity letter... 27:19 8k best at BGSU... Finished as team #8 at HL’s fi nishing 61st running 28:57 at Kensington... Ran as #6 at Great Lakes Regional taking 179th establishing 10k best of 35:54.

2008: Redshirt... Ran unattached for a time of 30:10 in 8k at Michigan Intercollegiate Open.

High School: A Michigan Division 1 cross country qualifi er in 2007.

Personal: Son of Cindy and Stewart Hoerman... An engineering major... Earned Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll and the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll status.

Hoerman’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 27th 20:56Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 41st 22:26Michigan Intercollegiate 94th 28:55Horizon League Championship 81st 28:33

2009 Race Place TimeLansing CC Invitational 31st 27:35Michigan Intercollegiate 157th 29:06Falcon Invitational 104th 27:19Horizon League Championship 61st 28:57NCAA Great Lakes Regional 179th 35:54

DEREK HOERMANDEREK HOERMANSeniorSenior

Canton, MichiganCanton, Michigan

Canton H.S.Canton H.S.


8k - 27:198k - 27:19



2010: Top Titan fi nisher at the Golden Grizzly Open, taking 11th (19:55-6k)... Placed 36th at the Running-Fit Titan Invite with a time of 22:05... Set PR at Louisville (26:46-8k)... Took 46th place at the Horizon League meet running 26:53... Placed 191st at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (35:09-10k).

2009: Earned fi rst varsity letter taking home the Most Improved Award at the team banquet... Titan debut as #3 Titan at the Golden Grizzly open taking 21st... Ran 8k PR of 26:48 at BGSU... Made Varsity 7 at HL’s taking 52nd... Selected to compete at Great Lakes Regional, but did not fi nish his debut 10k.

2008: Redshirt... Ran unattached 28:58 8k at Michigan Intercollegiate Open.

High School: Twice placed in the top fi ve in the New York Section 6 Division 2 800m championships with a runner-up mark as a junior and a third-place tally as a senior.

Personal: Son of Michele and David Radlich... A business major... A member of the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Holds a GPA of 3.34.

Radlich’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 11th 19:55Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 36th 22:05National Catholic 92nd 27:18Louisville Classic 118th 26:46Penn State 196th 28:04Horizon League Championship 46th 26:53NCAA Great Lakes Regional 191st 35:09

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 21st 20:31Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 28th 21:52National Catholic 101st 28:05Louisville Classic 219th 26:51Michigan Intercollegiate 117th 27:56Falcon Invitational 84th 26:48Horizon League Championship 52nd 28:30NCAA Great Lakes Regional DNF --

BOB RADLICHBOB RADLICHSeniorSenior

Cheektowaga, New YorkCheektowaga, New York

Cleveland Hill H.S.Cleveland Hill H.S.


8k - 26:468k - 26:46



ERIK WESTBROOKERIK WESTBROOK

2010: Finished 63rd at the Horizon League meet with a season-best time (27:32-8k)... Placed 59th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite with a time of 23:04.

2009: Made Titan cross country debut fi nishing 23rd at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite in 21:35... 8k PR of 26:26 at Louisville... 45th place fi nish at HL champs.

2008: Redshirt.

High School: A three-time All-State performer and a four-time Michigan Division 2 state cross country qualifi er... Also led his 4x800m relay team to a fourth-place fi nish and was a 3200m qualifi er.

Personal: Son of Denise and Jeff Westbrook... Majoring in Health Service Administration... Earned his place as a member of the Horizon League Fall Academic and the Titan Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Holds a GPA of 3.71.

Westbrook’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 39th 21:34Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 59th 23:04National Catholic 56th 29:49Michigan Intercollegiate 104th 29:24Horizon League Championship 63rd 27:32

2009 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 23rd 21:35National Catholic 89th 27:46Louisville Classic 179th 26:26Michigan Intercollegiate 97th 27:31Falcon Invitational 62nd 26:29Horizon League Championship 45th 28:17

SeniorSenior

Fremont, MichiganFremont, Michigan

Fremont H.S.Fremont H.S.


8k - 26:268k - 26:26



EDWIN GAYEDWIN GAY

2010: Bounced back from injury plagued rookie year with strong varsity season... Made Cass-Benton debut taking 19th at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite in 21:18... 8k PR breaking 26 minute barrier running 25:57 at Louisville... 26:34 for 34th at Horizon League meet... 10k debut taking 157th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 33:47.

2009: The Titan Rookie of the Year... Earned varsity letter in a season cut short due to injury... Made collegiate debut as #3 Titan with 8k best of 26:49 at National Catholics.

High School: Named All-State in cross country as a sophomore and senior... Placed fourth in the state championship with a career-best time of 15:23 as a senior.

Personal: Son of AnnMarie and Richard Gay... A pre-med major... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Holds a GPA of 3.13.

Gay’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 19th 21:18National Catholic 78th 26:58Louisville Classic 37th 25:57Horizon League Championship 34th 26:23NCAA Great Lakes Regional 157th 33:47

2009 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite Open/5k 16:06National Catholic 41st 26:49Louisville Classic 271st 27:38Michigan Intercollegiate 119th 28:02Falcon Invitational 103rd 27:19

JuniorJunior

Grosse Pointe, MichiganGrosse Pointe, Michigan

Grosse Pointe South H.S.Grosse Pointe South H.S.


8k - 25:578k - 25:57



2010: Made lifetime cross country debut earning a varsity letter... Ran 23:27 for his Cass-Benton four-mile debut... Ran a 28:07 8k PR at Louisville... Finished 79th at the Horizon League meet (28:31).

2009: Did not run cross country.

High School: Took third in the 800m in the Michigan Division 3 championships.

Personal: Son of Jerome and Marlene Smalley... His older brother Kevin graduated from Detroit in 2011... Kevin also ran on the Titans’ track and cross country teams... An engineering major with a GPA of 3.986.

CHRIS SMALLEYCHRIS SMALLEY

Smalley’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 45th 21:53Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 64th 23:27National Catholic 36th 28:26Louisville Classic 241st 28:07Michigan Intercollegiate 103rd 29:22Horizon League Championship 79th 28:31

JuniorJunior

Gladwin, MichiganGladwin, Michigan

Gladwin H.S.Gladwin H.S.


8k - 28:078k - 28:07



2010: Varsity scorer in all of his races... Placed 12th at the Golden Grizzly Open with a time of 19:56... Cass-Benton debut of 21:22 fi nishing 20th in the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite... 8k PR of 26:28 at Louisville... Horizon League fi nish of 48th running 27:02... 10k debut at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional taking 154th in 33:42 as team’s third man.

High School: Earned All-State as a senior after taking 10th at the Michigan Division 2 championships, while fi nishing 42nd as a junior... Also a regional champion as a junior and senior in the 3200-meters, earning seventh at the state meet in 2010.

Personal: Son of Julie and Charles Nelkie... Majoring in electrical engineering.

MARTIN NELKIEMARTIN NELKIE

Nelkie’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 12th 19:56Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 20th 21:22National Catholic 60th 26:35Louisville Classic 91st 26:28Penn State National Invite 166th 27:44Horizon League Championship 48th 27:02NCAA Great Lakes Regional 154th 33:42

SophomoreSophomore

West Branch, MichiganWest Branch, Michigan

Ogemaw Heights H.S.Ogemaw Heights H.S.


8k - 26:288k - 26:28



2010: Earned varsity letter... Seventh man in Cass-Benton debut taking 35th in the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite in 21:58... Set a PR of 27:14 at the Horizon League Championship fi nishing 54th.

High School: A three-time Michigan Division 2 cross country qualifi er... As a senior, he earned All-State accolades after taking 16th place in the state meet.

Personal: Son of Kim and Duane Felton... Majoring in social work... Holds a GPA of 3.18.

SAM FELTONSAM FELTON

Felton’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (6k) 17th 20:20Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 35th 21:58National Catholic 109th 27:28Michigan Intercollegiate 69th 28:18Penn State National Invite 233rd 29:02Horizon League Championship 54th 27:14

SophomoreSophomore

St. Joseph, MichiganSt. Joseph, Michigan

St. Joseph H.S.St. Joseph H.S.


8k - 27:148k - 27:14



NEWCOMERSNEWCOMERS

Ylli AllaYlli Alla

FreshmanFreshman

Madison HeightsMadison Heights

Lamphere H.S.Lamphere H.S.

High School: All-State performer in track and fi eld... Finished sixth overall in the 3200-meter run... 4x800 meter relay qualifi er... Regional runner-up in 2010.Personal: Son of Isa and Flutura Alla... Has one sibling, Fluis... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Caleb CoxCaleb Cox

FreshmanFreshman

GladstoneGladstone

Gladston H.S.Gladston H.S.

High School: Two-time All-State selection in cross country for placing sixth overall in 2010 and fi fth overall in 2009... Qualifi er in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter run in track and fi eld... Finished second overall in the 3200-meter run in 2010.Personal: Son of Bill and Betsy Cox... Has six siblings... Majoring in chemistry... Member of the National Honor Society.

Colin CreaghColin Creagh

FreshmanFreshman

Chesterfi eld Twp.Chesterfi eld Twp.

L’Ause Creuse H.S.L’Ause Creuse H.S.

High School: Named All-State in cross country for placing 13th overall in 2010... Represented Michigan at the Mid-East Meet of Champions... 2010 Regional Champion in the 3200-meter run... Regional scorer with a fourth place fi nish in the 3200-meter run in 2011.Personal: Son of Dan and Sandy Creagh... Has two brothers, Trevor and Tyler... Majoring in biology... Member of the National Honor Society... Enjoys hunting and fi shing.

Ryan HofsessRyan Hofsess

FreshmanFreshman

MilfordMilford

Milford H.S.Milford H.S.

High School: 2010 state qualifi er in cross country... 4x800 relay qualifi er in track and fi eld during the 2011 season.Personal: Son of Ed and Cathleen Hofsess... His sister, Rachel is on the women’s cross country team... Pre-Physician Assistant major.

George HolmanGeorge Holman

FreshmanFreshman

W. Alexandria, OH W. Alexandria, OH

Twin Valley S. H.S.Twin Valley S. H.S.

High School: 2009 state qualifi er in cross country... 2010 state qualifi er in the 1600-meter run... Placed ninth in the 1600-meter run in 2011.Personal: Son of Bruce and Mary Holman... Has a brother, Noah and a sister, Helen... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Tony RoteTony Rote

FreshmanFreshman

CarletonCarleton

Airport H.S.Airport H.S.

High School: Three-time state qualifi er in cross country (2010, 2009, 2007)... State qualifi er in the 3200-meter run in track and fi eld.


2010 SEASON REVIEW2010 SEASON REVIEW

Team Award WinnersKevin Donner MVP - Patrick Liederbach - This marks his fourth Dominick Taddonio MVP Award placing him alongside Ken Dubois and Chris McPhee as the only other four-time MVP recipients. The senior led Detroit in all but two of his races during his four year career as a Titan. His Titan-best 8k time of 24:32 landed him in fourth place at the Horizon League Championships, making him the second Titan to earn All-League honors four times. Additional highlights from the season included a 41st place fi nish at the NCAA Regional (#3 Titan All-Time – 31:22), fi nishing runner-up at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite (20:31 PR), and fi nally a fourth place fi nish at Louisville (25:05).

Coach’s Award - Kevin Smalley / Alex Harris - Kevin Smalley and Alex Harris both deserved recognition after completing great senior seasons. Harris fi nished 11th in the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite with a time of 21:04 (PR - #6 Titan). He also ran a season-best 26:07 at the Horizon League meet placing him in 22nd overall. Smalley became just the 18th Titan to run in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional four times. This year he fi nished in 188th place with a time of 35:03. He set an 8k PR at Louisville with a time of 26:32, and at the Horizon League meet the senior placed 47th with a time of 26:57.

Student-Athlete Award - Ryan Ayala - Ayala is majoring in education and holds a GPA of 3.603. He opened the 2010 cross country season with his Cass-Benton best (21:09) for 15th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite. His most impressive race of the season came at the Horizon League meet as Ayala improved 29 places from the year before to take 32nd overall, fi nishing the race in 26:21 (PR).

Rookie of the Year - Martin Nelkie - This talented freshman was a varsity scorer in all of his races. He set his 8k PR at Louisville with a time of 26:28. Other notable performances included a 48th place fi nish at the league meet (27:02), and his debut at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional where he took 154th place running in 33:42 as the team’s third man.

Comeback Athlete of the Year - Edwin Gay - Gay bounced back from an injury plagued rookie year with a strong varsity season in 2010. The sophomore broke the 26 minute barrier at Louisville running 25:27 which stands as his personal record in the 8k. He also placed 34th at the Horizon League meet with a time of 26:34.

Most Improved Award - Brian Greenhoe - Greenhoe opened the year at the National Catholics with a time of 27:57. He lowered his PR to 27:53 at Louisville, and he fi nished the season placing 60th overall at the Horizon League meet with a time of 27:26.

Varsity Letter Winners:Four Year - Patrick Liederbach, Alex Harris, Ryan Ayala, Kevin SmalleyThree Year- Kevin WozniakTwo Year- Edwin Gay, Bob Radlich, Erik Westbrook, Derek HoermanFirst Year- Martin Nelkie, Sam Felton, Chris Smalley, Brian Greenhoe

Date Event Result Top Titan Place/TimeSept. 4 Golden Grizzly Open No Team Score Bob Radlich 11th/19:55Sept. 11 Running Fit Detroit Invite 3rd - 56 Points Patrick Liederbach 2nd/20:31Sept. 17 National Catholic Championship 8th - 258 Points Patrick Liederbach 27th/25:55Oct. 2 Greater Louisville Classic 6th - 256 Points Patrick Liederbach 4th/25:05Oct. 8 Michigan Intercollegiate 3rd - 58 Points Ryan Ayala 33rd/27:25Oct. 16 Penn State National 20th - 579 Points Patrick Liederbach 29th/26:03Oct. 30 Horizon League Championship 5th - 121 Points Patrick Liederbach 4th/24:32Nov. 13 NCAA Great Lakes Regional 22nd - 639 Points Patrick Liederbach 41st/31:22


Full Season Results (No conference championships)

Year Record Top Individual Head Coach1965 2-8 Rick Doherty Dominick Taddonio1966 4-5 Jack Moran Dominick Taddonio1967 3-7 John Henry Dominick Taddonio1968 2-10 James Carethers Dominick Taddonio1969 3-6 James Carethers Dominick Taddonio1970 5-6 Tom Long Dominick Taddonio1971 3-6 B. Hullim Dominick Taddonio1972 5-5 n/a Earl Clark Jr. 1973 3-7 n/a Earl Clark Jr. 1974 6-10 Rick Stathakis Earl Clark Jr. 1975 8-7 Rick Stathakis Earl Clark Jr. 1976 5-7 Don Law Earl Clark Jr. 1977 4-3 Dave Thomas Earl Clark Jr. 1978 2-5 Don Law Earl Clark Jr. 1979 2-6 Paul DeFauw Earl Clark Jr.

Horizon League Championships HistoryYear Place Score Top Individual Place Time Head Coach1980 Second 57 Gary Servais Fourth 24:17 Earl Clark Jr. 1981 Third 84 Steve Crutchfi eld Fifth 24:25 Earl Clark Jr. 1982 Third 102 Lawrence Swift 11th 24:01 Earl Clark Jr. 1983 Fourth 119 Steve Crutchfi eld 20th 26:40 Earl Clark Jr. 1984 Fifth 111 Ken Dubois Ninth 26:30 Earl Clark Jr. 1985 Second 71 Ken Dubois Sixth 25:59 Earl Clark Jr. 1986 Second 39 Ken Dubois Fourth 26:11 Earl Clark Jr. 1987 Third 61 Ken Dubois Second 25:02 Earl Clark Jr. 1988 T-Fourth 126 Guy Murray 12th 25:47 Earl Clark Jr. 1989 Fifth 155 Matt Dow 19th 26:19 Earl Clark Jr. 1990 Fifth 138 Matt Dow 19th 26:54 Earl Clark Jr. 1991 Fifth 133 Mike Astalos 25th 27:49 Earl Clark Jr. 1992 Sixth 186 Mike Astalos 27th 26:17 Earl Clark Jr. 1993 Sixth 170 Jerry Vogt 36th 27:30 Earl Clark Jr. 1994 Sixth 186 Mike Astalos 27th 26:34 Earl Clark Jr. 1995 Fourth 118 Brian Mockeridge 18th 27:30 Guy Murray1996 Fifth 128 Jeff Doyle 19th 26:26 Guy Murray1997 Fifth 106 Chris McPhee Seventh 25:40 Guy Murray1998 Third 100 Chris McPhee Eighth 25:22 Guy Murray1999 Sixth 138 Chris McPhee Fourth 26:55 Guy Murray2000 Sixth 148 Jaymi Dumper 17th 26:37 Guy Murray2001 Fifth 141 Chris McPhee Fourth 24:59 Guy Murray2002 Seventh 182 Mead Goedert 31st 26:20 Guy Murray2003 Seventh 192 Ciaran Carter 34th 27:11 Guy Murray2004 Eighth 192 Andrew Lindsay 38th 27:27 Guy Murray2005 Sixth 182 Mead Goedert 14th 25:12 Guy Murray2006 Sixth 148 Dan Zinser 27th 27:27 Guy Murray2007 Fourth 111 Patrick Liederbach Seventh 26:24 Guy Murray2008 Fifth 127 Patrick Liederbach Eighth 25:38 Guy Murray2009 Fifth 126 Patrick Liederbach 10th 26:11 Guy Murray2010 Fifth 121 Patrick Liederbach Fourth 24:32 Guy Murray

Guy Murray has been part of the Titan success for 25 years, fi rst as a standout

runner and now as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at his alma mater.

TITAN HISTORYTITAN HISTORY


Chris McPhee (left #206) and Jim Furkis (right #203) both had multiple top 70 fi nishes at the NCAA Regionals.


1990 25th 744 133-Matt Dow-34:141991 31st 881 148-Mike Astalos-34:221992 28th 844 135-Mike Astalos-34:441993 DNF - - - 153-Jeff Doyle-36:131994 27th 754 124-Mike Astalos-33:331995 27th 807 146-Jeff Keith-34:231996 29th 851 127-Jim Furkis-33:111997 18th 463 49-Chris McPhee-33:17, 55-Jim Furkis-33:251998 18th 487 63 Chris McPhee-32:57, 65-Jim Furkis-32:591999 24th 643 26-Chris McPhee-31:402000 29th 841 128-Lee Travis-34:202001 27th 716 57-Chris McPhee-32:172002 26th 786 127-Mead Goedert-33:382003 29th 896 142-Mead Goedert-33:382004 25th 728 124-Sinisa Simic- 33:302005 26th 731 73- Mead Goedert-33:172006 30th 849 151-Dan Zinser-34:442007 22nd 657 74- Pat Liederbach-32:49, 100- Andrew Hayner-33:212008 19th 578 79- Alex Vanias-33:14, 93- Pat Liederbach-33:392009 21st 571 60- Pat Liederbach-32:40 81- Alex Harris-33:052010 22nd 639 41- Pat Liederbach- 31:22

All-League TitansYear Player 1980 Gary Servais, Steve Crutchfi eld, Paul DeFauw 1981 Gary Servais, Steve Crutchfi eld, Lawrence Swift1982 Lawrence Swift 1985 Ken Dubois 1986 Ken Dubois, Guy Murray, Todd Harris 1987 Ken Dubois (Runner-Up) 1997 Chris McPhee, Jim Furkis 1998 Chris McPhee 1999 Chris McPhee 2001 Chris McPhee 2005 Mead Goedert - Second Team 2007 Patrick Liederbach - First Team Sinisa Simic - Second Team 2008 Patrick Liederbach - Second Team2009 Patrick Liederbach - Second Team2010 Patrick Liederbach - First Team Note: The All-League team consisted of the top six fi nishers in the Horizon League Championships in 1987, the top 10 from 1988-2001, and the top 14 broken up into a fi rst (1-7) and second team (8-14) since 2002.

CoSIDA Academic All-America SelectionsYear Player 1987 Ken Dubois - Third Team1988 Ken Dubois - Second Team 2008 Andrew Hayner - Second Team

NCAA Regional Championships (Known as District IV from 1972-97 and

Great Lakes Regional from 1998-present)Year Place Score Top Performances1976 DNF - - - 77-Don Law--31:581977 DNF - - - 90-Rick Stathakis--34:111978 Did not compete1979 DNF - - - 122-Paul DeFauw--37:241980 18th 488 78-Gary Servais--32:121981 DNF - - - 76-Steve Crutchfi eld--32:161982 DNF - - - 130-Brian Fitzgerald--33:521983 DNF - - - 126-Tom Zakrzewski--34:031984 DNF - - - 85-Todd Harris--32:18, 89-Ken Dubois--32:281985 16th 413 23-Ken Dubois--32:52, 96-Tom Zakrzewski--34:401986 17th 447 38-Ken DuBois--31:03, 98-Guy Murray--32:341987 DNF - - - 31-Ken Dubois-31:261988 21st 629 68-Guy Murray-33:231989 DNF - - - 138-Matt Dow-33



4-Year Regional CompetitorsRunner Year (Place)Ken Dubois 1984 (86), 1985 (23), 1986 (38), 1987 (31) Guy Murray 1985 (114), 1986 (98), 1987 (139), 1988 (68)Jerry Vogt 1990 (187), 1991 (199), 1992 (195), 1993 (172)Mike Astalos 1990 (173), 1991 (148), 1992 (135), 1994 (124)Jeff Keith 1994 (176), 1995 (146), 1996 (204), 1997 (161)Corey Stedman 1994 (195), 1995 (dnf), 1996 (175), 1997 (102)Tom Jacobs 1994 (194), 1995 (180), 1997 (130), 1998 (124)James Furkis 1995 (149), 1996 (127), 1997 (55), 1998 (65)Bryon Betts 1995 (177), 1996 (161), 1997 (131), 1998 (118)Chris McPhee 1997 (49), 1998 (63), 1999 (26), 2001 (51)Mead Goedert 2002 (127), 2003 (142), 2004 (138), 2005 (73)Nick Zerweck 2001 (187), 2002 (129),2003 (172), 2005 (156)Scott Douglas 2002 (203), 2003 (173), 2004 (176), 2006 (191)Zack Bolton 2003 (212), 2004 (193), 2005 (182), 2006 (205)Sinisa Simic 2003 (197), 2004 (124), 2006 (160), 2007 (125)Andrew Hayner 2005 (189), 2006 (179),2007 (100), 2008 (125)Patrick Liederbach 2007 (74), 2008 (93), 2009 (60), 2010 (41)Kevin Smalley 2007 (202), 2008 (183), 2009 (160), 2010 (188)

Top 10 Freshman Finishes49 - Chris McPhee 33:17 199774 - Patrick Liederbach 32:49 200779 - Alex Vanias 33:14 200889 - Ken Dubois 32:28 1984106 - Lawrence Swift 33:07 1981111 - Steve Crutchfi eld 33:34 1980114 - Guy Murray 35:16 1985120 - Jim Partridge 34:16 1980121 - John Rodriguez 34:16 1980126 - Tom Zakrzewski 34:03 1983

Top 8 Titan Regional TeamsYear Place Score1985 16th 4131986 17th 4471997 18th 4631998 18th 4871980 18th 4882008 19th 5781988 21st 6292009 21st 571

Multiple Sub-100 Finishes4- Ken Dubois 1984,1985,1986,1987 Chris McPhee 1997,1998,1999, 2001 Pat Liederbach 2007, 2008, 2009, 20102- Jim Furkis 1997,1998 Guy Murray 1986,1988

Best Place by Team Position#1 - 23 Ken Dubois 1985#2 - 55 James Furkis 1997#3 - 102 Corey Stedman 1997#4 - 111 Todd Harris 1986#5 - 119 Matt Grimaldi 1985#6 - 126 Scott Morell 1986#7 - 128 Tom Gibson 1986

Top 100 Finishes23 - Ken Dubois 32:52 198526 - Chris McPhee 31:40 199931 - Ken Dubois 31:26 198738 - Ken Dubois 31:03 198641 - Patrick Liederbach 31:22 201049 - Chris McPhee 33:17 199751 - Chris McPhee 32:17 200155 - James Furkis 33:25 199760 - Patrick Liederbach 32:40 200963 - Chris McPhee 32:57 199865 - James Furkis 32:59 199868 - Guy Murray 33:23 198873 - Mead Goedert 33:17 200574 - Patrick Liederbach 32:49 200776 - Steve Crutchfi eld 32:16 198177 - Don Law 31:58 197678 - Gary Servais 32:12 198079 - Alex Vanias 33:14 200881 - Alex Harris 33:05 200985 - Todd Harris 32:18 198489 - Ken Dubois 32:28 198490 - Rick Stathakis 34:11 197793 - Patrick Liederbach 33:39 200896 - Tom Zakrzewski 34:30 198598 - Guy Murray 32:34 1986100 - Andrew Hayner 33:21 2007

Patrick Liederbach became the third Titan to place in the Top-100 in all four of his

NCAA Regional appearances.


Name Year Letters Hometown/High School Zeinab Baydoun Fr. Windsor, ON/MasseyMercedes Black Fr. Redford, MI/LadywoodVictoria Eger Fr. * Buchanan, MI/Buchanan Kristie Ferrans Sr. *** Carleton, MI/Monroe Rachel Hofsess Fr. * Milford, MI/Milford Sarah Martinez So. ** Grand Blanc, MI/Flint Powers Kirstin Mooney Jr. *** Stirling, ON/St. Theresa Catholic Katrina Oberski So. ** Clyde, MI/Pt. Huron Sara Taylor Fr. Emmett, MI/YaleKatie Weishaar So. ** Plymouth, MI/Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Coaching StaffDirector of Track and Field / Cross Country - Guy Murray (19th Season)Assistant Cross Country / Track and Field Coach - Emili Jackson (5th Season)

2011 WOMEN’S TEAM2011 WOMEN’S TEAM


SEASON OUTLOOKSEASON OUTLOOKDetroit will look to improve on last year’s eighth place fi nish at the Horizon League Championships with a core group of upperclassmen returning to the program. Kirstin Mooney and Kristie Ferrans make up the senior class, while Sarah Martinez, Katrina Oberski, and Katie Weishaar all return as juniors.

“We have potential to improve this season,” Head Coach Guy Murray explained. “We won’t have much room for error. All of our runners will need to be at their best in order to move up the Horizon League standings.”

Mooney claimed 29th place at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 19:31. Mooney also set a 6k personal record at Penn State by clocking in at 24:20. She ended the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 24:30 which landed her in 192nd place.

“Kirstin ran well for us last year, and she is coming off a big breakthrough after a successful track and fi eld season,” Murray said. “I think Kirstin should be there as one of our top runners this fall.”

Ferrans was very limited in 2010 due to an injury. She ran at the National Catholic Championships last September and fi nished in 20:52. “Kristie is able to come back after suffering an injury last season,” Murray explained. “She is an experienced runner, and I am sure that she will be making a contribution at the end of the season.”

Four juniors are in the mix to improve the team in 2011. Sarah Martinez will look to take a step forward after competing in every single race a year ago. “The team needs Sarah to have a big year as an upperclassman after showing potential her fi rst two years,” Murray said.

Martinez set her 5k PR at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 20:30. Her second best time of the 2010 season came at Louisville when she clocked in at 20:34. Martinez ended the year with a time of 25:56 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (6k).

Katrina Oberski peaked at the right time as she set her 5k PR at the HL Championships with a time of 19:40 for 33rd place. She broke the 20 minute barrier two other times while competing at the Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite (19:57 – 14th) and the Louisville Classic (19:42 – 83rd). The junior ended the year running 24:53 at the 6k Regional course.

“Katrina has continually improved and I believe that she is ready to be at the front of the group,” Murray said.

Katie Weishaar and Olivia Smid will try to add depth to the junior class. “Olivia could be a pleasant surprise,” Murray said. “She worked hard this summer and has the chance to move up which would help us. We are also looking for Katie to get healthy so that she can get back to her best.”

Two Titans make up the sophomore class in 2011. Torrie Eger and Rachel Hofsess earned valuable experience by competing heavily as freshmen.


2011 Detroit Cross Country ScheduleDate Event Location Time Sept. 2 Golden Grizzly Open (Katke-Cousins Golf Course) Rochester, MI 6:00 p.m. Sept. 10 25th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite (Cass Benton Park) Northville, MI 11:15 a.m. Sept. 16 National Catholic Championship (Notre Dame Golf Course) South Bend, IN 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 Greater Louisville Classic (EP “Tom” Sawyer Park) Louisville, KY TBDOct. 7 Michigan Intercollegiate (Hosted by Hillsdale) Hillsdale, MI 4:00 p.m. Oct. 15 Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph) Guelph, ON TBD Oct. 29 Horizon League Championship (Squire Vallevue Farm) Hunting Valley, OH 11:00 a.m.Nov. 12 NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Ottawa Park Golf Course) Toledo, OH 11:00 a.m. Nov. 22 NCAA Division I Championship Terre Haute, IN TBD Hosted by Indiana State at LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course -All Dates and Times are Subject to Change

SEASON OUTLOOKSEASON OUTLOOK“Torrie got some good experience last year and if she can get healthy I think that she could move up and make the pack very strong,” Murray said.

Eger posted her best time of the season at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 20:55 which put her in 66th place overall. She was also close to that pace at the National Catholic Championships as she fi nished in 20:58 for 155th place.

Hofsess set her 5k PR at the Louisville Classic last year. She crossed the fi nish line at 19:46 to earn 89th place. “Having a year of experience will help Rachel,” Murray said. “We need her to run like she did at the Louisville race last year.”

Hofsess placed 22nd at the Running Fit Detroit Titan Invite (20:51), and 24th at the Golden Grizzly Open (16:06 – 4k).

“We should have a good pack,” Murray said. “The team will need a front runner to emerge, or the pack will have to be very tight while moving up.”

The Titans will have three freshmen on the team looking to gain experience in 2011. “Making a quick adjustment to the collegiate level is critical for our newcomers,” Murray said.

The 2011 schedule is similar to the slate in 2010. Detroit will host the 25th Annual Running Fit Detroit Titan Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 10 this year. Action will begin at 11:15 a.m. The Horizon League Championships will take place on Oct. 29, and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional will held in Toledo, Ohio on Nov. 12.


2010: Only participated in one race due to injury... Crossed the fi nish line at 20:52 at the National Catholic Championships (5k).

2009: 6k PR of 23:55 at Bowling Green... 5k season-best of 19:42 at Louisville... Best Horizon League fi nish by 20 spots taking 34th... 191st place at NCAA Regional... Earned the Student-Athlete Award at the annual team banquet.

2008: Won the Kevin Donner Most Valuable Award... Led team on four occasions... Opened season proving injury issues were behind her with a collegiate best 19:58 for eighth at the Golden Grizzly Open... 19:42 for her Cass-Benton personal record at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite... 19:26 PR at Louisville... 54th at HL Championship... 6k career mark of 24:25 on a muddy NCAA regional course leading the team at 163rd place.

2007: Named Team Rookie of the Year... Returned from a high school injury to fi nish in varsity seven in all races... Season-best of 21:04 at Horizon League course to fi nish 56th... 200th in 6k debut at NCAA regional running a 25:44.

High School: Michigan Division 1 cross country state qualifi er in 2004 and 2006 and a 4x800m qualifi er in 2007.

Personal: Daughter of Craig Ferrans and Dolores Gove... Majoring in mathematics... A member of the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll and the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.. Holds a GPA of 3.91.

KRISTIE FERRANSKRISTIE FERRANS

Ferrans’ Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeNational Catholic 150th 20:52

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 12th 20:03Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 21st 20:02National Catholic 87th 20:25Louisville Classic 159th 19:42Michigan Intercollegiate 86th 20:20Falcon Invitational 57th 23:55Horizon League Championship 34th 20:39NCAA Great Lakes Regional 191st 24:50

2008 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open Eighth 19:58Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 41st 19:42National Catholic 106th 20:23Louisville Classic 123rd 19:26Michigan Intercollegiate 72nd 21:12Horizon League Championship 54th 20:51NCAA Great Lakes Regional 163rd 24:25

2007 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 36th 22:38National Catholic 199th 21:18Louisville Classic 48th 21:20Michigan Intercollegiate 78th 17:10Falcon Invitational 131st 21:11Horizon League Championship 56th 21:04NCAA Great Lakes Regional 200th 25:44

SeniorSenior

Carleton, MichiganCarleton, Michigan

Monroe H.S.Monroe H.S.


5k - 19:265k - 19:26

6k - 23:556k - 23:55


KIRSTIN MOONEYKIRSTIN MOONEY

Mooney’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (4k) 20th 15:59National Catholic 99th 19:53Louisville Classic 157th 20:50Michigan Intercollegiate 66th 20:00Penn State National Invite 240th 24:20Horizon League Championship 29th 19:31NCAA Great Lake Regional 192nd 24:30

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 22nd 20:29Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 27th 20:14National Catholic 133rd 21:05Louisville Classic 239th 20:46Falcon Invitational 107th 25:04Horizon League Championship 55th 21:25NCAA Great Lakes Regional 207th 25:31

2008 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 79th 21:10National Catholic 132nd 20:49Louisville Classic 218th 20:45Michigan Intercollegiate 96th 22:02Falcon Invitational 61st 24:54Horizon League Championship 60th 21:05NCAA Great Lakes Regional 206th 25:58

2010: Earned the team’s Coach’s Award... Set a 5k PR at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 19:31 to fi nish in 29th place... Broke the 20 minute barrier at the National Catholic Championships (5k) with a time of 19:53... Ran a 24:30 6k at the NCAA Regionals.

2009: 20:14 5k PR at Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite... 55th place fi nish at Horizon League Championship... 207th at NCAA Regionals.

2008: 20:45 season best 5k at Louisville... Debut 6k of 24:54 at Falcon Invite... 60th place fi nish at Horizon League Championship... 206th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

High School: A 2007 Ontario 400-meter hurdle and cross country qualifi er... Took 11th in the 400mH at the Canadian Junior National.

Personal: Daughter of Gilbert and Donna Mooney... Holds a 3.53 GPA in criminal justice... Earned her way onto the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll and the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

SeniorSenior

Stirling, OntarioStirling, Ontario

St. Theresa Catholic H.S.St. Theresa Catholic H.S.


5k - 19:315k - 19:31

6k - 24:206k - 24:20


SARAH MARTINEZSARAH MARTINEZ

Martinez’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (4k) 29th 16:26Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 25th 21:06National Catholic 162nd 21:05Louisville Classic 143rd 20:34Michigan Intercollegiate 128th 21:29Penn State National Invite 275th 25:03Horizon League Championship 58th 20:30NCAA Great Lakes Regional 221st 25:56

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 33rd 21:34Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 37th 21:04National Catholic 171st 21:43Louisville Classic 241st 20:49Michigan Intercollegiate 126th 21:17Falcon Invitational 103rd 24:54Horizon League Championship 61st 21:48

2010: Set a PR at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 20:30 to fi nish in 58th place... Placed 25th overall at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite (5k) with a time of 21:06... Ran well at the Louisville Classic with a time of 20:34... Placed 221st at the NCAA Regional with a time of 25:56 (6k).

2009: Her season-best 5k of 20:49 at Louisville…24:54 6k PR at Bowling Green…61st place fi nish at Horizon League.

High School: Ended her career as a two-time Division 2 cross country state qualifi er as well as taking sixth in the 800m as a junior and ninth as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Cindy and Trinidad Martinez…Majoring in criminal justice... Holds a GPA of 3.09.

JuniorJunior

Grand Blanc, MichiganGrand Blanc, Michigan

Flint Powers H.S.Flint Powers H.S.


5k - 20:305k - 20:30

6k - 24:546k - 24:54


KATRINA OBERSKIKATRINA OBERSKI

Oberski’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (4k) 23rd 16:01Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 14th 19:57National Catholic 113th 20:08Louisville Classic 83rd 19:42Michigan Intercollegiate 82nd 20:23Penn State National Invite 229th 24:06Horizon League Championship 33rd 19:40NCAA Great Lakes Regional 207th 24:53

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 20th 20:24Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 31st 20:26National Catholic 111th 20:44Louisville Classic 201st 20:09Michigan Intercollegiate 97th 20:31Falcon Invitational 66th 24:06Horizon League Championship 42nd 21:01

2010: Honored with the team Student-Athlete Award... Set a 5k PR at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 19:40 placing her 33rd overall... Broke the 20 minute barrier at the Louisville Classic with a time of 19:42... Finished 14th overall at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite with a time of 19:57... Set a 6k PR at Penn State with a time of 24:06... Placed 207th at the NCAA Regional with a time of 24:53.

2009: Tabbed the Titan Rookie of the Year...20:09 season best 5k at Louisville…24:06 6k PR at Bowling Green…42nd place fi nish at Horizon League meet.

High School: A 2007 Michigan Division 1 state cross country qualifi er.

Personal: Daughter of Judith and Michael Oberski…A nursing major... Named to the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... Holds a GPA of 3.84.

JuniorJunior

Clyde, MichiganClyde, Michigan

Port Huron H.S.Port Huron H.S.


5k - 19:405k - 19:40

6k - 24:066k - 24:06


KATIE WEISHAARKATIE WEISHAAR

Weishaar’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeRunning Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 46th 23:42National Catholic Open 23:00Michigan Intercollegiate 190th 23:41Horizon League Championship 76th 22:04

2009 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open 55th 24:10Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 50th 21:25National Catholic Open 21:47Louisville Classic 246th 20:57Michigan Intercollegiate 127th 21:17Falcon Invitational 131st 25:58Horizon League Championship 65th 22:01

2010: Placed 46th at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite with a time of 23:42... Ran a 5k season-best at the Horizon League Championship clocking in at 22:04 placing 76th overall.

2009: 20:57 season best 5k at Louisville…25:58 6k PR at Bowling Green…Placed 65th at the Horizon League Championships.

High School: Ran for 2008 Michigan Division 3 state champion Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard competing on the runner-up 4x400 and the 4x800-meter relay squads...In 2007, she helped her team to a runner-up effort in the state running on the fi rst-place 4x400 meter relay team.

Personal: Daughter of Jean and Joe Weishaar…A physician’s assistant major with a 3.56 GPA... A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

JuniorJunior

Plymouth, MichiganPlymouth, Michigan

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard


5k - 20:575k - 20:57

6k - 25:586k - 25:58


2010: Named team Rookie of the Year... Set a 5k PR at the Louisville Classic with a time of 19:46 which landed her in 89th place... Finished the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite in 22nd place with a time of 20:51... Ran 20:17 at the Horizon League Championship, placing 54th overall... Set a 6k PR at Penn State with a time of 24:39... Ended the year placing 223rd at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 26:05.

High School: A state qualifi er in cross country as a junior and senior, while running on the 4x800 meter relay team, which also had back-to-back state qualifying appearances.

Personal: Daughter of Cathleen and Edward Hofsess...Younger brother Ryan is a member of the men’s cross country team... Majoring in nursing.

RACHEL HOFSESSRACHEL HOFSESSSophomoreSophomore

Milford, MichiganMilford, Michigan

Milford H.S.Milford H.S.


5k - 19:465k - 19:46

6k - 24:396k - 24:39

Hofsess’ Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (4k) 24th 16:06Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite 22nd 20:51National Catholic 144th 20:43Louisville Classic 89th 19:46Michigan Intercollegiate 102nd 20:47Penn State National Invite 254th 24:39Horizon League Championship 54th 20:17NCAA Great Lakes Regional 223rd 26:05


2010: Set a 5k PR at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 20:55, placing 66th overall... 6k PR came at Penn State (25:13)... Finished the NCAA Regional in 25:33.

High School: A four-time Division 3 state cross country qualifi er...She was also a two-time All-State honoree (2006, 2008) as well as a two-time track state qualifi er in the 3200m.

Personal: Daughter of Terri and Mark Eger...Majoring in human services administration... Holds a GPA of 3.84.

TORRIE EGERTORRIE EGERSophomoreSophomore

Buchanan, MichiganBuchanan, Michigan

Buchanan H.S.Buchanan H.S.


5k - 20:555k - 20:55

6k - 25:136k - 25:13

Eger’s Career Runs

2010 Race Place TimeGolden Grizzly Open (4k) 25th 16:12National Catholic 155th 20:58Louisville Classic 172nd 21:01Michigan Intercollegiate 115th 21:04Penn State National Invite 281st 25:13Horizon League Championship 66th 20:55NCAA Great Lakes Regional 219th 25:33


NEWCOMERSNEWCOMERS

At Detroit: First season competing in cross country... Horizon League scorer in the 400-meter hurdles for the track and fi eld team.

High School: 2008 MHSAA D3 Cross Country state fi nal qualifi er.

Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Robert Smid... Majoring in nursing.

High School: State qualifi er in cross country (Mich. D2) during the 2009 season... Regional scorer in the 800-meter dash in both 2010 and 2011... State qualifi er in the 800m (Mich. D2) during the 2009 season.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Linda Taylor… Has two brothers and six sisters… Older sister Katie ran track and fi eld at Detroit… Majoring in biochemistry… Enjoys riding horses... Member of the National Honor Society.

High School: Earned three varsity letters in cross country at Ladywood High School.

Personal: Daugther of Patrick and Robin Black... Has two siblings Tim and Serenity... Enjoys singing... Majoring in chemistry.

High School: Placed 20th at the 2010 Ontario High School Cross Country Championships... On the track, she took third in the 1500-meter steeplechase and 14th in the 3000-meter run... Finished sixth overall in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 Canadian Junior Nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Tayssir and Dania Baydoun... Has a sister, Lama and a brother, Abdul... Majoring in nursing.

Olivia SmidOlivia SmidJuniorJunior

Ann ArborAnn Arbor

Whitmore Lake H.S.Whitmore Lake H.S.

Sara TaylorSara TaylorFreshmanFreshman

EmmettEmmett

Yale H.S.Yale H.S.

Mercedes BlackMercedes BlackFreshmanFreshman

RedfordRedford

Ladywood H.S.Ladywood H.S.

Zeinab BaydounZeinab BaydounFreshmanFreshman

WindsorWindsor

Massey H.S.Massey H.S.


2010 SEASON REVIEW2010 SEASON REVIEW

Team Award Winners

Kevin Donner MVP - Alexandria Vintevoghel - The sophomore earned the Kevin Donner MVP honor by leading Detroit in each race. She placed 10th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite clocking in at 19:39. Her season-best 6k race came at Penn State when she ran 23:26. Her best 5k time came at the Horizon League Championships. She fi nished in 27th place crossing the line in 19:21. Vintevoghel ended the year at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. She fi nished 173rd with a time of 23:59.25.

Coach’s Award - Kirstin Mooney - Mooney was able to break the 20 minute barrier (5k) at the National Catholic Championships (19:53). She went on to set her PR in the 6k race held at Penn State (24:20). Mooney made a considerable improvement at the Horizon League Championships this year by fi nishing 26 places ahead of last year’s mark. She clocked in at 19:31, which landed her in 29th place. The junior ended her season by fi nishing 192nd at the NCAA Regionals (24:30.01).

Student-Athlete Award - Katrina Oberski - Oberski is majoring in nursing and holds a remarkable 3.936 GPA. In 2010 she recorded her fi rst sub-20 5k race at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite. She crossed the line at 19:57, a 29 second improvement from the previous year. Oberski tied her personal-best time in the 6k at Penn State (24:06). She fi nished the year strong with a 33rd place fi nish at the league meet (19:40), and her fi nal race of the season was at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional where she fi nished at 24:53.

Rookie of the Year - Rachel Hofsess - Hofsess took 22nd place at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite with a time of 20:51. She recorded a personal record at the Louisville Classic with a time of 19:46. The end of the year featured Hofsess placing 49th at the Horizon League Championships (20:17.19), and 220th at the Great Lakes Regional (26:05.56).

Varsity Letter Winners:Three Year- Kirstin MooneyTwo Year- Alexandria Vintevoghel, Katrina Oberski, Sarah MartinezFirst Year- Rachel Hofsess, Torrie Eger, Megan Miller, Cecilia Pope

Academic Accolades

The Detroit women’s cross country team was honored for their hard work in the classroom and their success on the course as the Titans were named one of the All-Academic Teams by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The women’s team earned the award for the third year in a row after the Titans compiled a 3.39 GPA. The GPA was the third highest out of the fi ve conference teams honored and was also the second-best out of the four Division I Michigan schools that made the mark.

Date Event Result Top Titan Place/TimeSept. 4 Golden Grizzly Open No Team Score Alexandria Vintevoghel 12th/15:36Sept. 11 Running Fit Detroit Invite 4th - 91 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 10th/19:43Sept. 17 National Catholic Championship 17th - 541 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 80th/19:40Oct. 2 Greater Louisville Classic 20th - 487 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 52nd/19:28Oct. 8 Michigan Intercollegiate 6th - 177 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 49th/19:41Oct. 16 Penn State National 31st - 906 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 145th/23:26Oct. 30 Horizon League Championship 8th - 187 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 26th/19:21Nov. 13 NCAA Great Lakes Regional 32nd - 997 Points Alexandria Vintevoghel 170th/23:59


From Left to Right, Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood, Kim Hemstreet and Angie Lefere are the only three Titans in school history to win the Horizon League Championship.


Conference Championships History

Year Place Score Top Individual Place Time Head Coach1984* Second 62 Bonnie Fitzpatrick Seventh 19:25 Kevin Donner 1985* Third 93 Bonnie Fitzpatrick Eighth 18:50 Kevin Donner 1986 First 20 Nancy Mandziara Second 18:52 Kevin Donner 1987 First 23 Bonnie Fitzpatrick First 18:41 Kevin Donner 1988 Third 92 Karen Kantor Eighth 19:24 Kevin Donner 1989 Third 84 Deanna McVicar Sixth 18:40 Kevin Donner 1990 Third 98 Jill Rothert 10th 19:03 Kevin Donner 1991 Third 69 Athalee Norman Third 19:12 Kevin Donner 1992 Fourth 104 Carrie Vanisacker 15th 19:00 Kevin Donner 1993 Fourth 104 Jeanette Schmitt Ninth 18:16 Guy Murray 1994 T-Third 103 Jill Myrand 17th 18:59 Guy Murray 1995 Third 68 Stacey Lenard Fourth 19:14 Guy Murray 1996 Eighth 189 Andrea Hutchins 32nd 19:52 Guy Murray 1997 T-Second 68 Angie Lefere First 18:25 Guy Murray 1998 Third 72 Angie Lefere Fourth 18:12 Guy Murray 1999 Third 75 Angie Lefere Third 18:33 Guy Murray 2000 Fourth 93 Angie Lefere Sixth 18:35 Guy Murray 2001 Fourth 112 Kim Hemstreet Third 17:46 Guy Murray 2002 Seventh 167 Kim Hemstreet First 17:33 Guy Murray 2003 Eighth 222 Andrea Karl 35th 20:46 Guy Murray 2004 Fifth 132 Andrea Karl 13th 19:15 Guy Murray 2005 Fifth 156 Andrea Karl Fourth 17:58 Guy Murray 2006 Ninth 228 Jennifer Defauw 35th 20:59 Guy Murray 2007 Sixth 196 Kayleigh Toombs 31st 20:24 Guy Murray2008 Ninth 221 Kayleigh Toombs 38th 20:09 Guy Murray2009 Sixth 156 Beata Gorzynska 24th 20:14 Guy Murray2010 Eighth 187 Alexandria Vintevoghel 26th 19:21 Guy Murray*=A member of the North Star Conference


All-League TitansYear Player 1984 Bonnie Fitzpatrick1985 Bonnie Fitzpatrick1986 Nancy Mandziara, Renee DeChambeau, Michelle Vogt, Louise Shaheen, Bonnie Fitzpatrick1987 Bonnie Fitzpatrick, Nancy Mandziara, Nancy Calder1988 Karen Kantor1989 Deanna McVicar, Nicole Robertson1990 Jill Rothert1991 Athalee Norman, Jill Rothert1993 Jeanette Schmitt1995 Stacey Lenard, Jeanette Schmitt1997 Angie Lefere1998 Angie Lefere1999 Angie Lefere2000 Angie Lefere, Kim Hemstreet, Ruthie Cook2001 Kim Hemstreet, Ruthie Cook2002 Kim Hemstreet - First Team2004 Andrea Karl - Second Team2005 Andrea Karl - First Team Note: The All-League team consisted of the top six fi nishers in the HL Championships in 1987, the top 10 from 1988-2001, and the top 14 broken up into a fi rst (1-7) and second (8-14) team since 2002.

Horizon League Champion1987 Bonnie Fitzpatrick1997 Angie Lefere2002 Kim Hemstreet

Horizon League Runner-Up1986 Nancy Mandziara1987 Nancy Mandziara

Horizon League Coach of the Year1986 Kevin Donner1987 Kevin Donner

Horizon League Athlete of the Year2002 Kim Hemstreet

Horizon League Newcomer of the Year1995 Stacey Lenard1997 Angie Lefere

USTFCCA All-Academic2002 Kim Hemstreet

NCAA Regional Championships (Known as District IV from 1972-97 and

Great Lakes Regional from 1998-present)Year Place Score Top Titan1984 20th 580 92-Bonnie Fitzpatrick-18:491985 23rd 678 134-Lisa Bagdady-21:271986 21st 561 108-Renee DeChambeau-19:061987 17th 469 64-Bonnie Fitzpatrick-18:27 95-Michelle Vogt-18:561988 DNF - - - 107-Deanna McVicar-19:551989 25th 663 113-Nicole Robertson-19:471990 23rd 625 79-Jill Rothert-19:221991 DNF - - - 87-Jill Rothert-19:121992 22nd 648 106-Carrie Vanisacker-19:391993 19th 490 57-Carrie Vanisacker-19:43 77-Jeanette Schmitt-20:01 85-Heidi Wise-20:061994 20th 540 81-Carrie Vanisacker-19:021995 22nd 617 76-Stacey Lenard-19:231996 30th 815 127-Andrea Hutchins-19:181997 16th 445 40-Angie Lefere-19:04 85-Stacey Lenard-19:41 86-Laura Pilon-19:421998 21st 554 72-Andrea Hutchins-19:04 80-Angie Lefere-19:121999 23rd 613 72-Angie Lefere-18:40 80-Laura Pilon-18:462000 21st 479 52-Angie Lefere-22:22(6k) 59-Kim Hemstreet-22:40 92-Laura Pilon-22:55 95-Ruthie Cook-22:582001 DNF - - - 26-Ruthie Cook-21:50 47-Kim Hemstreet-22:152002 DNF - - - 12-Kim Hemstreet-21:452003 30th 914 156-Andrea Karl-23:542004 26th 691 73-Andrea Karl-21:49 100-LeAnn Sarka-22:182005 DNF - - - 77-Andrea Karl- 23:062006 DNF - - - 198-Jennifer DeFauw-26:082007 DNF - - - 185- Terricita Thomas- 24:582008 32nd 995 163- Kristie Ferrans - 24:252009 29th 882 132-Beata Gorzynska - 23:322010 32nd 997 170- Alexandria Vintevoghel- 23:59

Andrea Karl was named All-League as a junior and senior, fi nishing in the top 80 at the

NCAA Regional in both years.



Top 7 Titan Regional TeamsYear Place Score1997 16th 4451987 17th 4691993 19th 4901994 20th 5401984 20th 5802000 21st 4791998 21st 554

Multiple Sub-100 Finishes4 Angie Lefere 1997, 1998, 1999, 20003 Laura Pilon 1997, 1999, 2000 Kim Hemstreet 2000, 2001, 20022 Bonnie Fitzpatrick 1984, 1987 Jill Rothert 1990, 1991 Carrie Vanisacker 1993, 1994 Stacey Lenard 1995, 1997 Andrea Karl 2004, 2005

Best Place by Team Position#1 - 12 Kim Hemstreet 2002#2 - 47 Kim Hemstreet 2001#3 - 85 Heidi Wise 1993#4 - 95 Ruthie Cook 2000#5 – 124 Andrea Hutchins 1997#6 – 136 Melanie Kaczur 1994#7 – 154 Louise Shaheen 1987

Top 100 Finishes12 - Kim Hemstreet 21:45 200226 - Ruthie Cook 21:50 200140 - Angie Lefere 19:03 199747 - Kim Hemstreet 22:15 200152 - Angie Lefere 22:22 200057 - Carrie Vanisacker 19:43 199364 - Bonnie Fitzpatrick 18:27 198769 - Kim Hemstreet 22:40 200072 - Andrea Hutchins 19:04 199872 - Angie Lefere 18:40 199973 - Andrea Karl 21:49 200476 - Stacey Lenard 19:23 199577 - Jeanette Schmitt 20:01 199377 - Andrea Karl 23:06 200579 - Jill Rothert 19:22 199080 - Laura Pilon 18:46 199980 - Angie Lefere 19:11 199881 - Carrie Vanisacker 19:02 199485 - Stacey Lenard 19:40 199785 - Heidi Wise 20:06 199386 - Laura Pilon 19:41 199787 - Jill Rothert 19:12 199192 - Bonnie Fitzpatrick 18:49 198492 - Laura Pilon 22:55 2000

95 - Michelle Vogt 18:56 198795 - Ruthie Cook 22:58 2000100 - LeAnn Sarka 22:18 2004

4-Year Regional CompetitorsRunner Year (place)Bonnie Fitzpatrick 1984 (92), 1985 (64), 1986 (64), 1987 (64)Michelle Vogt 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (95)Brigitte Dery 1990 (132), 1991 (172), 1992 (128), 1993 (152)Colleen Danes 1991 (159), 1992 (174), 1993 (139), 1994 (164)Jeanette Schmitt 1992 (122), 1993 (77), 1994 (120), 1995 (125)Andrea Hutchins 1996 (127), 1997 (124), 1998 (72), 1999 (dnf)Angie Lefere 1997 (40), 1998 (79), 1999 (72), 2000 (52)Laura Pilon 1997 (86),1998 (104),1999 (80), 2000 (92)Ruthie Cook 1998 (148),1999 (126),2000 (95), 2001 (26)Andrea Karl 2002 (147), 2003 (156), 2004 (73), 2005 (77)

Top 10 Freshman Finishes40 - Angie Lefere 19:03 199776 - Stacey Lenard 19:23 199585 - Heidi Wise 20:06 199392 - Bonnie Fitzpatrick 18:49 1984100 - LeAnn Sarka 22:18 2004118 - Karissa Vawter 19:23 1994122 - Jeanette Schmitt 19:54 1992127 - Tina Schwab 20:09 1984129 - Michelle Vogt 20:18 1984133 - Nancy Calder 19:39 1987

Laura Pilon posted three top 100 fi nishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.



Student-Athlete Years HometownKristina Arko 2008 Euclid, OHLisa Bagdady 1984-86 Livonia, MIKelly Bernath 2001 Portland, MICrissy Bieling* 2006-2009 Dryden, MINicole Braem 1988 Warren, MINancy Calder 1987 Etobicoke, ONJessica Clayson 2002 Aurora, ONEmily Cole 2005 Cement City, MIRuthie Cook* 1998-2001 Lansing, MIRenee DeChambeau 1986-87 Utica, MIStacee DeWys* 1997-2000 Branch, MIColleen Danes* 1991-94 Dearborn, MIJennifer DeFauw* 2006-09 Harper Woods, MIBrigitte Dery* 1990-93 Farmington Hills, MIMarsha Diamond 1989 Sterling Heights, MINancy Drolshagen 1984 Grosse Pointe, MITorrie Eger 2010 Buchanan, MIJessica Eichen 2007 Warren, MIKristie Ferrans 2007-09 Carleton, MIBonnie Fitzpatrick* 1984-87 Sterling Heights, MILisa Forner 1985-87 Jackson, MILaura Frankila 1989-90 Jackson, MIJamie Freeland 1990 Fostoria, MIDestini Fronek 2003-04 Wooster, OHAmy Garbacz 1999-2000 Lincoln Park, MIAshley Gibbs 2003-05 Canton, OHLaura Gignac 2001 La Salle, ONBeata Gorzynska 2007-09 Ilawa, PolandJoanna Grandas 2002-03 Dearborn, MIKatie Gross 2003-04 Marine City MIKim Hemstreet 2000-02 Mooretown, ONJennifer Hitzges 1989 Casselberry, FLRachel Hofsess 2010 Milford, MIMarcie Holda 1990 Jackson, MILauren Hood 1990-92 Detroit, MIMichelle Hoskin 1989 Marine City, MIKandyce Houser* 2001-04 Hudson, MIAndrea Hutchins* 1996-99 Watervliet, MIJennifer Jacobs 1996-98 Ferndale, MIMelanie Kaczur* 1992-96 Southgate, MIKaren Kantor 1988 Livonia, MIAndrea Karl* 2002-05 Casco, MIKristen Kroon 2001 Grand Rapids, MIAngie Lefere* 1997-2000 Jackson, MIStacey Lenard* 1995-99 Byron Center, MISilvina Lopes 1988-89 Aveiro, PortugalNancy Mandziara 1987-88 Sterling Heights, MISarah Martinez 2009-10 Grand Blanc, MI Andi McAllister 2004-05 Hillard, OHChanteenel McClendon* 2005-08 Maple Heights, OHDeanna McVicar 1987-89 Royal Oak, MILinda Mento 1989-91 Woodhaven, MIMary Mick 1991 Holly, MIMegan Miller 2010 Zanesville, OH

Student-Athlete Years HometownKim Moffatt 1986 Rochester, MIKirstin Mooney 2008-10 Stirling, ONKathy Morandini 1989-90 Grosse Pointe, MIMaura Mulcahy 2003-04 Canton, MIShantelle Murff 2006 Detroit, MIJim Myrand 1993-95 New Boston, MIAthalee Norman 1990-91 Detroit, MIKatrina Oberski 2009-10 Clyde, MI Kelly Olmstead 2006 Coldwater, MITaraGay Perry 1994-96 Monroe, MIKrista Peters 2001 Ortonville, MIWendy Petz 1993 Warren, MILaura Pilon* 1997-2000 Livonia, MIAnnMarie Pinarski 1985 Hammond, INCecilia Pope 2010 New Baltimore, MIChristene Richter* 1995-98 Ann Arbor, MINicole Robertson 1988-89 Detroit, MIElizabeth Robinson 1993-95 Troy, MIKatie Roersma* 2001-04 Grand Rapids, MIMichelle Roller* 1989-92 Gibraltar, MIJill Rothert 1990-91 Dearborn, MIStephanie Rossman 2008-09 Caledonia, MILisa Salyers 1984 Marlette, MINatalie Sanders 1994 DeWitt, MILeAnn Sarka 2004-05 Fort Wayne, INJamie Saylor 1993-96 Connersville, INTina Schwab 1984 Marysville, MILouise Shaheen 1984-87 Detroit, MITracy Sheridan 1990-92 Detroit, MIJeanette Schmitt* 1992-95 Taylor, MIKristin Smith 2001-03 Harrison Township, MIAmy Sperry 1991-92 Sterling Heights, MISarah Swab 2005-06 Lowell, MITerricita Thomas* 2005-08 Maple Heights, OHKayleigh Toombs 2007-08 Byron Center, MIJessica Torrez 1995-96 Caro, MICarrie Vanisacker* 1991-94 Monroe, MIKarissa Vawter* 1994-97 Tipton, INAlexandria Vintevoghel 2009-10 Casco, MIMichelle Vogt* 1984-87 Jackson, MIJessica Yagelski* 1999-2003 Michigan City, INJoAnne Warren 1985-88 Pontiac, MIKatie Weishaar 2009 Plymouth, MI Stephanie White 1993 Detroit, MIHeidi Wise 1993-94 Grosse Pointe, MIElizabeth Wilber 1988-89 Bronson, MISusan Willey 1985 Redford, MIJean Wyckoff 1985-87 Gladwin, MI

Bold = current team members*= 4-Year letterwinners

Note - men’s all-time letterwinners are still being compiled.

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERSALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS


25th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Cross Country Invitational

One of the best traditions and the longest running events hosted by Detroit is the Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational. The 2011 edition marks the 25th straight year UDM has hosted the event, which is held in a beautiful setting at Cass Benton State Park in Northville. The course provides a challenge for all runners as Cass Benton is one of the oldest and hilliest areas of Hines Park.

Besides the men’s and women’s college race, the day also includes two open races for men and women as well as a special Tommy Titan Future Legends Kid’s Race , which allows kids the opportunity to race the happy UDM mascot up the fi nal hill of the course.

25th ANNUAL DETROIT TITAN25th ANNUAL DETROIT TITANCROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONALCROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

Top Detroit Women At Cass BentonRank Runner Year Time1 Kim Hemstreet 2002 17:58 2 Angie Lefere 1999 18:183 Ruthie Cook 2001 18:324 Andrea Karl 2005 18:415 Stacey Lenard 1995 18:476 Carrie Vanisacker 1994 18:497 Laura Pilon 1999 MCC 18:548 Jill Rothert 1990 MCC 19:039 Andrea Hutchins 1999 MCC 19:0410 Bonnie Fitzpatrick 1987 19:1411 Jeanette Schmitt 1994 19:2112 Colleen Danes 1994 19:2513 Jill Myrand 1993 19:2814 Jessica Clayson 2002 19:31 Beata Gorzynska 2009 19:31 Athalee Norman 1991 19:31

Top Detroit Men At Cass BentonRank Runner Year Time1 Chris McPhee 1999 20:042 Pat Liederbach 2010 20:313 Mead Goedert 2005 20:394 Andrew Hayner 2008 20:465 James Furkis 1998 20:536 Alex Harris 2010 21:047 Ryan Ayala 2010 21:098 Alex Vanias 2009 21:109 Edwin Gay 2010 21:1810 Martin Nelkie 2010 21:2211 Alex Gould 2009 21:2612 Mike Astalos 1994 21:2713 Corey Stedman 1995 21:2814 Tom Horling 1993 21:2915 Matt Dow 1990 21:3416 Erik Westbrook 2009 21:35


Yearly ChampionsWomen (All races 5k) Year Team Winner Score Individual Winner Team Time1987 Notre Dame 25 Teresa Rice Notre Dame 18.491988 Hillsdale 28 Andrea Bowman unattached 18.561989 Miami-Ohio 44 Julie Watson Eastern Michigan 18.231990 Eastern Michigan 42 Becky Duda Saginaw Valley 18.251991 Eastern Michigan 22 Adele Rankin Eastern Michigan 18.171992 Eastern Michigan 35 Adele Rankin Eastern Michigan 18.111993 Eastern Michigan 43 Adele Rankin Eastern Michigan 18.171994 Hillsdale 27 Adele Rankin Eastern Michigan 17.301995 Eastern Michigan 33 Beth Shroyer Eastern Michigan 18.011996 Eastern Michigan 35 Missy McCleary Windsor 17.281997 Hillsdale 35 Angie Lefere Detroit 18.501998 Michigan State 29 Jen Denkins Michigan State 18.111999 Eastern Michigan 55 Domtila Mwei Eastern Michigan 18.042000 Hillsdale 60 Carrie Gould Eastern Michigan 18.022001 Hillsdale 72 Kristie Kiefer Oakland 18.142002 Michigan 32 Brianna Shook Toledo 17.362003 Bucknell 37 Kristie Kiefer Oakland 18.032004 Bucknell 37 Melissa Moncion Wayne State 18.332005 Bucknell 24 Leanna Nastase Bucknell 18.282006 Wayne State 30 Rachelle Malette Wayne State 18.312007 Wayne State 26 Rachelle Malette Wayne State 17.572008 Michigan 27 Nicole Edwards Michigan 17.192009 Eastern Michigan 45 Lindsey Scherf Front Line Racing 17:232010 Wayne State 30 Angela Matthews Front Line Racing 18:13 Men (All races 4 miles, except 1988’s 5-mile race)Year Team Winner Score Individual Winner Team Time 1987 no race held 1988 Saginaw Valley 19 Shaun Butler Saginaw Valley 26.371989 Saginaw Valley 28 Jeff Boks Saginaw Valley 21.231990 Eastern Michigan 23 Dominic Middleton Eastern Michigan 20.371991 Eastern Michigan 15 Clive Bonelle Eastern Michigan 20.311992 Eastern Michigan 24 Clive Bonelle Eastern Michigan 20.011993 Canisius 33 Ron Donacik Canisius 20.061994 Eastern Michigan 32 Paul Aufdemberge Running Fit 20.211995 Eastern Michigan 37 Jason Boothroyd Eastern Michigan 20.171996 Eastern Michigan 38 Paul Aufdemberge Running Fit 20:101997 Eastern Michigan 33 Ian Forsyth Running Fit 20.171998 Eastern Michigan 20 Aaron Bartee Eastern Michigan 20.141999 Eastern Michigan 30 Chris McPhee Detroit 20.042000 Hanson’s ODP 24 Chad Johnson Hanson’s 19.452001 Eastern Michigan 52 Chris McPhee Detroit 20.282002 Oakland 58 Sergio Reyes Cedarville 20.142003 Eastern Michigan 28 Nick Allen Wayne State 19.512004 Front Line Racing 47 Matt Edwards Front Line 20.232005 Wayne State 24 Justin Kessler Wayne State 20.072006 Wayne State 26 Nick Allen Wayne State Alum 19.512007 Wayne State Alumni 41 Nick Allen Wayne State Alum 19.572008 Bucknell 56 Zack Jones Oakland 19.592009 Eastern Michigan 19 Curtis Vollmar Eastern Michigan 19:542010 Eastern Michigan 41 James Hughes Eastern Michigan 20:25

Bold=Event Record

CROSS COUNTRY INVITECROSS COUNTRY INVITE


TITAN LEGENDSTITAN LEGENDS

Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood2007 Titan Hall of Fame InducteeIn 2007, Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood became the fi rst female cross country and track and fi eld star to be inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame. Wood, whose husband Bill is a former Titan basketball player, was the most decorated individual on UDM’s fi rst women’s cross country and track teams. Between 1984 and ‘87, she earned All-Conference recognition in cross country in all four of her varsity seasons. She led U-D to the MCC Championship in 1986 and again a year later as a senior. She also won the conference individual championship in 1987.

Kim Hemstreet (Top)2002 NCAA Cross Country Qualifi erKim Hemstreet graduated from UDM in 2002, but her legacy lives on as she still remains the only women’s cross country or track and fi eld athlete to compete at the NCAA Division I Championships. Her decorated career included three All-Horizon League accolades, as well as the magical 2002 season that saw her win the Horizon League Championship in 17:33, taking home HL Athlete of the Year honors. She moved onto the NCAA Great Lakes Regional fi nishing 12th in 21:45 and then earned a top 100 fi nish at the NCAA Division I Championships with a time of 21:13. She capped off that season showing her true Titan student-athlete character by being named to the USTFCCA All-Academic team.


TITAN LEGENDSTITAN LEGENDS

Chris McPheeFour Time All-LeagueMcPhee holds the best fi nish by a freshman at the NCAA Regional in UDM history with a 49th-place effort in 1997. Overall, he earned a top 65 fi nish in all four of his regional appearances, with his best place of 26th in 1999. A four-time All-MCC honoree, McPhee claimed fourth in 1999 and 2001, seventh in 1997 and eighth in 1998. He won the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational twice (1999, 2001) and still holds the Cass Benton course record of 20:04 in 1999. In 2001, he became the fi rst Titan harrier to win the Michigan Intercollegiate, establishing a course 8k record of 25:37 at Kensington Metropark.

Ken Dubois (Top)2010 Titan Hall of Fame InducteeA CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1987 and ’88, Dubois was inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame in 2010. He ended his career by fi nishing runner-up at the 1987 MCC cross country championship and 31st at the Great Lakes Regional. He placed in the top 100 at the regional four times, including three times in the top 40. His best fi nish was in 1985 when he claimed 23rd in 32:53. A three-time All-MCC cross country runner, Dubois also excelled on the track setting the school record in the 5,000 meters. In1988, he was the recipient of the Cecil Coleman Medal of Honor as the MCC’s most outstanding senior male student-athlete.


The Detroit Titans cross country and track & fi eld program has always maintained a strong relationship with alumni. At the 2009 Horizon League Cross Country Championships, hosted by Detroit at Kensington Metropark, a group of well-decorated Titan harriers were on hand and presented the fi nal awards at the conclusion of the event.

Patrick Liederbach earned second team All-League honors in 2009 and his award was presented by former Titan and All-Horizon League performer Jim Furkis.

The Titans have plenty of support from family, friends and student-athletes, demonstrated here by UDM women’s lacrosse players Emily Boissonneault and Megan Wallace, who came out to cheer on Detroit at the 2009 Horizon League Championships.

ALUMNI SUPPORTALUMNI SUPPORT


At every cross country and track & fi eld meet that UDM hosts, kids are always encouraged to attend and take part in the action. At the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational, a Tommy Titan Future Legends Kid’s Race is held as the legendary Tommy Titan and kids 9 and under run the fi nal hill, a 200-meter trek.

A Middle School 1.5 Mile Race for Boys and Girls was added in 2010

During the Annual UDM-Oakland Dual, Tommy Titan will also race the kids in a 100-meter dash.

TOMMY TITAN AND THE KIDSTOMMY TITAN AND THE KIDS


HORIZON LEAGUEHORIZON LEAGUEIn its 33rd season of operation in the 2011-12 academic year, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models.

Th e Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University.

Th e Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms: athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. Th e Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affi liation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. Th e Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor track and fi eld, tennis and volleyball).

Th e League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, and for the fi rst time in League history, women’s golf. Th e Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offi ces in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol

Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians) and the NCAA national offi ce.

A PROUD HISTORYFounded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University. Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 (along with Northern Illinois University) in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history. Youngstown State joined in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007. On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten collegiate athletic conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes’ experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions.

ATHLETIC SUCCESSIn the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by Butler’s second consecutive appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game appearance where the Bulldogs fell to Connecticut, 53-41. Th e Horizon League has compiled a 19-11 record in the past nine years in the NCAA tournament, ranking seventh among all collegiate conferences for winning percentage. Green Bay’s women’s basketball team became the league’s fi rst team to reach the Sweet 16 in 2011, knocking off Michigan State in the second round before going toe-to-toe with No. 1 seed Baylor in the regional semifi nals. Th e Phoenix earned a No. 5 seed in the tournament, going 34-2 on the year and holding a perfect 16-0 mark in Horizon League play. Men’s soccer has tasted victory in seven out of the last nine years (Milwaukee 2002-05,

UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In 2011, Butler was consistently ranked in the top 10 of the nation, earning the No. 13 national seed after becoming the last unbeaten team in the country. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s soccer three of the last six seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s fi rst NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

ACADEMIC SUCCESSHorizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past nine semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 700 for the last four semesters. 24 student-athletes were named to ESPN Th e Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2010-11, while six earned Academic All-America honors.

Horizon League Commissioner

Jon LeCrone


HORIZON LEAGUEHORIZON LEAGUE

COMMUNITY SERVICEIn addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. Th e Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting. In addition, SAAC is partnering with Special Olympics, putting on events for Olympians in each community. Several League men’s basketball coaches coached barefoot to support Samaritan’s Feet and Coaches vs. Cancer initiatives, and the League’s schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship. On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more.

SPORTSMANSHIPOne of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among

the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, offi cials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events.

DEMOGRAPHICSHorizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include fi ve of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience.

GOVERNANCETh e Horizon League is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the ten member institutions’ chief executive offi cers. Dr. Ronald Berkman, President of Cleveland State, serves as Board Chair through June 30, 2012. John Parry, Director of Athletics at Cleveland State, serves as chair of the Executive Council, and Beth Goetz, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Butler, is the Vice Chair and Shelia Patterson of Cleveland State serves as chair of the Faculty Athletics Representatives.

LEADERSHIPJonathan B. ( Jon) LeCrone is in his 20th year as Commissioner of the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the fi fth-longest tenured commissioner among the 31 Division I conferences. He is the fi fth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaff er (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCaff erty (1979-80). LeCrone is in the fi nal year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after completing a fi ve-year term on the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

VISIBILITYTh e Horizon League has enhanced its media visibility with a number of initiatives. Th e League is in a three-year agreement with ESPN that includes selected regular-season men’s basketball action (ESPN2) and the men’s championship game (ESPN) and features increased exposures each year on ESPNU plus inclusion in the annual O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, one of college basketball’s premier in-season events.

HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORKHaving streamed more than 2,000 free, live events in the last fi ve years, the Horizon League is a recognized leader in video streaming, through the Horizon League Network (HLN). HLN takes viewers inside the conference, featuring student-athlete profi les, weekly highlight shows, comprehensive coverage of all 19 Horizon League championships and other special programming. In 2010-11, HLN and HorizonLeague.com experienced unprecedented growth as more than 300,000 unique visitors across 149 countries/territories watched HLN coverage. Th rough the League’s partnership with WebStream Productions, Horizon-League.com integrated both HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv and HorizonLeague.org, leading to record visitors to the new site. Th e 2010-11 season featured the 2,000th live event streamed by the League.


SPORTS MEDICINESPORTS MEDICINE

Lainie BisbeeAsst. Director of Sports Medicine

Ashley VanMeter

Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Kyle BowenAthletic Training

Intern

Victoria Vintevoghel

Graduate Athletic Trainer

Michael MillerAsst. AD for

Sports Medicine

Jen AldeaAthletic Training

Intern

Dr. Michael G. Workings

Team Physician

Dr. Terrence R. Lock

Team Orthopedist

At the University of Detroit Mercy, the sports medicine staff is committed to providing the best care to all Titan athletes. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Michael Miller coordinates and oversees the sports medicine services at UDM for over 250 student-athletes.

Th e sports medicine staff is responsible for assessing athletic injuries and illnesses, administering fi rst aid and CPR care, making medical referrals, and preventing and rehabilitating athletic injuries that occur during the school year.

Th e sports medicine department is under the guidance of Dr. Michael Workings, a family practice physician from the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Workings also acts as the Team Physician for the Detroit Tigers. Dr. Terrence Lock is back as the team orthopedic, while joining the staff for the 2010-11 season is Dr. Rehal Bhojani and Dr. Patrick Jean-Pierre, who will provide clinic and game coverage.

Th e athletic training facility is located at Calihan Hall. Th is training facility is equipped with a taping and fi rst aid station, treatment and modality tables, hydrotherapy whirlpools, and rehabilitative equipment.

Th e goals of the University of Detroit Mercy Sports Medicine Department are to prevent athletic injuries as much as possible through eff ective injury prevention programs, and to return injured athletes to their previous competitive status in the safest and quickest manner possible.


STRENGTH AND CONDITIONINGSTRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Joe TofferiAsst. AD for Strength &

Conditioning

Nick WilsonAsst. Strength & Conditioning

Coach

Aaron ShortStrength and Conditioning

Assistant

Marcus WilliamsStrength and Conditioning

Assistant

Th e main goal of the Strength and Conditioning Department is to help the student-athlete improve physically and mentally in their respective sport. Th is will be accomplished in such a way that is safe and effi cient for each individual athlete. As the student-athlete participates in these activities we will work to lessen the possibility of injury or re-injury. If an injury should occur, we will work with the Sports Medicine Staff and the student-athlete to complete rehabilitation.

Each team will have an individualized program based on their particular sport. Each program takes into account the intensity level, the physical demands, and skill involved in each individual sport and also each individual student-athlete. All teams and individuals will be subject to performance tests that will help design each program and also will help to determine the success of the program.

Th e Strength and Conditioning Staff will work with each individual coach at all times. Each coach will receive updated attendance, evaluation, and comments on a regular basis about each student-athlete. Communication is the key to success in the weight room and on the playing fi eld.

Th e Titans condition and train in the Larry Bleach Weight Room, located in Calihan Hall. All UDM student-athletes are trained under the supervision of two full-time certifi ed strength and conditioning coaches, as well as two intern assistants. Every member of the Titan strength and conditioning staff is assigned a team, which allows daily interaction between the athletes and the coaches. Such interaction is a tremendous asset when developing a program that best serves the athlete and the team.

In the past three years, the weight room expanded by over 400 square feet. Olympic style platforms, squat racks, stretch and other auxiliary speed equipment have also been added, all designed and implemented to improve the Titans’ speed and power. Th e center also features the ONS Performance nutritional shake, which is designed to help every athlete recover from training and conditioning with a supplement increase in their protein and carbohydrate intake.

Th e Detroit Titan strength and conditioning coaching staff has not only helped the Titan student-athletes, but professional athletes as well. UDM graduate and current New Orleans Hornets guard Willie Green comes back to use the facilities during the off season.


2010 Titan Cross Country Academic Honors

Horizon League Academic Honor Roll: (Spring Semester)

Men’s Team: Ryan Ayala, Brian Greenhoe, Alex Harris, Patrick Liederbach, Bob Radlich, Chris Smalley, Kevin Smalley, Erik Westbrook, Kevin Wozniak

Women’s Team: Kristie Ferrans, Kirstin Mooney, Katrina Oberski, Olivia Smid, Katie Weishaar

ACADEMIC SUPPORT / COMPLIANCEACADEMIC SUPPORT / COMPLIANCE

Steve CorderAsst. AD for NCAA

Compliance

Amy GasahlAsst. Director

of Compliance/Academic Cord.

When talking about students who compete in a varsity sport, the term typically used is “student-athlete.” Th e word “student” comes fi rst, and that’s the way the University of Detroit Mercy approaches all of its athletic team members. Although performance in competition is important, they are students fi rst, and athletes second, with their performance in the classroom plenty important in Titan Territory.

UDM’s Center for Student-Athlete Development, one of the fi rst of its kind, off ers programs for academic classes, drug education, student enhancement and works to improve communication skills. All 19 varsity teams are encouraged to take full advantage of the programs off ered at the center. Th e center also heads up the NCAA Life Skills Program, which focuses on the student in student-athlete and how to deal with issues that all student-athletes today must face. Th rough seminars, guest speakers and NCAA videos, student-athletes are made aware of issues such as gambling and drug and alcohol abuse, and how to deal with these concerns.

Th e center is made possible, in part, by a grant from the NCAA. In conjunction with the staff of the University Learning Center, members of the center’s staff teach UAS 107, “Athletes in Transition,” each year. All freshman and transfer student-athletes must take this course during their studies at UDM. Th e course deals with how student-athletes can make the transition from high school to college. Th is important class teaches student-athletes to deal with time and stress management, study skills and the importance of good nutritional habits. Another example of Detroit’s commitment to its student-athletes’ academic excellence is the Athletic Academic Coordinator’s post. Since the position was created, UDM’s graduation rate for student-athletes has steadily risen. Assistant Athletic Director For NCAA Compliance Steve Corder, no stranger to collegiate athletics as he played soccer for Detroit from 1994-98, and his staff carefully track each Titan’s academic progress to make sure they are on the right path toward graduation.

In addition, student-athletes are helped with their tutorial needs through the use of the student-run Learning Center, where professors and students donate their time as tutors.

Th e student-athletes’ academic progress is closely monitored and study table is set up to assist the Titans with any and all academic areas, including providing tutors and a writing lab. Th e center is open daily and also has evening hours to work around a student-athlete’s busy schedule. All freshmen must take part in the study table, as well as other student-athletes who have not yet achieved a 2.75 GPA.

Th e University of Detroit Mercy is committed to the principles of institutional control in operating our athletic department. We are responsible for adhering to the rules, regulations and spirit of the NCAA, Horizon League and the University.

Th e University of Detroit Mercy Compliance Offi ce directs this eff ort and acts a primary resource concerning NCAA rules, regulations and compliance issues. We ensure that our institution complies with all NCAA standards and we are responsible for monitoring all athletic programs to assure compliance.


NOTABLE ALUMNINOTABLE ALUMNI-A-

Richard Abdoo BusAdm’69(Retired President & CEO, Wisconsin Energy) Th omas Angott (Chairman, CF Burger Creamery) BusAdm ’49

-B-Anita Barone (Actress) LAE ’86Stephanie Bergeron BusAdm ’81(Ret. VP & Treasurer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber) Emil Brolick (President, YUM! Brands) BusAdm ‘69, ’70

-C-Cynthia Canty (Radio Personality, WMGC-FM) LAE ’75Th omas Capo BusAdm ’73, ’75, ’80(Chairman, Dollar Th rifty Automotive Group) Michael F. Cavanagh ( Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LAE ’62, LW ’66Maura Corrigon ( Justice, Michigan Supreme Court) LW ’73Matthew Cullen (President & COO Rock Enterprises) BusAdm ’83

-D-Richard Damman BusAdm ‘68, ‘74 (Retired President Damman Hardware) Christopher Darga (Actor) LAE ‘80Th omas Denomme BusAdm ’61 (Ret. Vice Chair & CAO, DaimlerChrysler)

-E-Michael Evans (President Loyola High School, MI) LAE ‘75 Warren Evans (Sheriff , Wayne County) LAE ’79

-F-W. James Farrell (Ret. Chairman & CEO, IL Tool Works) E&S ’68Anne Carins Federlein (President, Kentucky Wesleyan Coll.) LAE ‘41Robert Ficano (Executive, Wayne County) LW ’77Angelina Fiordellis (Actress) LAE ‘81

-G-Eugene A. Gargaro (Sr. Vice President, Masco Corporation) LW ’67Robert Goodenow (Former Exec. Dir., NHL Players Assoc.) LW ’79Willie Green (NBA player, Philadelphia 76ers) LAE ‘03Roman S. Gribbs (Fmr. Mayor, City of Detroit) BusAdm ’52, LW ’54

-H-John P. Hayes (Ret. Chairman & CEO, National Gypsum) BusAdm ’43Robert Hendry (Retired CFO, General Motors) BusAdm ’69Sister Mary Ellen Howard (Dir., St. Frances Cabrini Clinic) CHP ’68William Hermann (Managing Partner, Plante & Moran) BusAdm ‘72Jerome Horwitz (Scientist) LAE ‘42, ‘44

-K-Frank Kelley (Attorney General Emeritus, State of Michigan) LW ’51David Patrick Kelley (Actor) LAE ‘77John C. Kennedy (President & CEO, Autocam Corp.) BusAdm ’79Jeanette Klemczak (Chief Nursing Exec., State of Michigan) CHP ’65James Kokas (President/Owner, Opus One) LAE ‘73

-L-James D Lark (Owner, Th e Lark) LAE ‘52 Elmore Leonard (Author/Screenplay Writer) LAE ’50Albert Lorenzo (President, Macomb County CC) BusAdm ’65, ’66

-M-Th addeus McCotter LAE ’87, LW ’90(Congressman, US House of Representatives) Isaiah McKinnon LAE ‘75, ‘78(Former Chief of Police, City of Detroit) William Morrow (Exec. VP, Crain Communications) BusAdm ’68Peter Munoz (Director, Michigan State Police) LAE ’76

-N-Benny Napoleon (Sheriff , Wayne County) LAE ‘82 Joseph Nathan LAE ’74, BusAdm ’78(Ret. President & COO, Compuware Corp.) James Norrod (President, Segway) BusAdm ‘75

-O-James O’Sullivan BusAdm ’76, ’84(Pres. & CEO, Mazda North American Oper.)

-P-L. Brooks Patterson (Executive, Oakland County) LAE ’61, LW ’67Allison Payne (News Anchor, WGN-TV) LAE ’85Marlena Lazar-Peleo LAE ‘72(Chief Creative Offi cer, McDonald’s Corp.)

-R-Arlene Robinson (CEO, Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit) LAE ’75Louis Rossetti (Chairman & CEO, Rossetti Associates) AR ’59

-S-David Schembri (President, Smart USA) BusAdm ‘75David Stangis E & S ‘87(VP Corp. Social Responsibilitiy, Campbell Soup) Robert Soulliere (President & CEO, Th yssenKrupp) BusAdm ‘85

-V-Andy Vazzano (Pres. & Managing Partner, SmithGroup) BusAdm ’80

-Y-William C. Young (President, Absopure Water Co.) E&S, ’66

2002 Horizon League Player of the YearPhiladelphia 76ers (2002-10) New Orleans Hornets (2010-11)

Willie GreenWillie Green

Allison Payne is a seven-time Emmy a w a r d w i n n i n g a n c h o r a t C W affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago. She graduated Magna C u m L a u d e i n Liberal Arts from the University of Detroit

in 1985.


DETROIT TITAN HALL OF FAMEDETROIT TITAN HALL OF FAME UDM established its Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 in order to honor those student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have helped develop the successful tradition of Titan Athletics. Th e Hall of Fame now has 112 members, following the 10 latest additions made on Homecoming Weekend on Jan. 26, 2010.

Th e 2002 induction dinner was truly one to remember. Th e inductees included two of the Titans’ former basketball All-Americans, Terry Tyler and John Long – or Th under and Lightning, as they were aff ectionately known during their playing days – as well as the 1960 Titan football team as a unit. Additionally, the beautiful new Hall of Fame display in the Calihan Hall lobby was unveiled that night for a crowd which would fi ll the arena’s main fl oor during the induction dinner.

Long and Tyler were part of one of the winningest eras of Titan basketball, having helped their team to an 86-25 record over their four years combined. Th ey helped the Titans to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1977, and an NIT appearance one year later.

Long was the only player ever to lead the Titans in scoring for four straight varsity seasons, and he’s still the second-leading point producer in school history. Tyler, meanwhile, is the all-time Detroit leader for blocked shots in a game, a season and a career. He is also second in career fi eld goal percentage and sixth in scoring.

Th e pair’s old coach, none other than Dick Vitale, was the keynote speaker at his former players’ induction dinner. Th e present-day ESPN/ABC telecaster kept the audience captivated for more than an hour with his memories of coaching the Titans.

Th e 1960 football squad became the fi rst team ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame en masse. Th at team fi nished the season 7-2 – the winningest U-D record of the post-World War II era. Two of those victories, over Cincinnati and Xavier, came by shutout. Future pro stars Larry Vargo, Bruce Maher, Steve Stonebreaker and Jerry Gross were all part of the 1960 Titan roster.

Th e most recent induction class included four former basketball players – Joe Kopicki, Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips and, from the women’s team, Cassandra Pack – as well as former stars from baseball (Pat Adams and Mike Pesci), cross country/track and fi eld (Ken Dubois and Kim Jess), golf (Adam Walicki) and tennis (Maria Pandele).

Th e 2010 Titan Hall of Fame Class is inducted at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Wright State on Jan. 26.

L-R: Adam Walicki, Joe Kopicki, Kim Jess, Pat Adams, Ken Dubois, Mike Pesci, Maria Pandele

(Not Pictured: Jermaine Jackson, Rashad Phillips, Cassandra Pack)


HALL OF FAME MEMBERSHALL OF FAME MEMBERSInductee Sport YearTh e 1960 Titan Football Team 2001Harry Ackermann Swimming 1986Pat Adams Baseball 2010Grady Alderman Football 1979Bob Babbish Golf 1980Chuck Baer Football Coach 1980Vince Banonis Football 1977Ed Barbour Football Player, Coach 1980Al Baumgart Football 1989Joseph Beer Football 1985Paul Bibeau Baseball 1982John Biringer Football 1982Larry Bleach Basketball 1980Lloyd Brazil Football 1977Dad Butler Trainer, Coach 1977Bob Calihan Basketball 1977Dan Cantillon Fencing 1980Pudge Cavanaugh Tennis 1988Mary (Lillie) Cicerone Basketball 2007Earl “Dutch” Clark Football Coach 1978Earl Clark Jr. Tennis Player, Coach 1985Tom Connell Football 1980John Conti Football 1984Frank Corej Baseball 1986Pete Craig Baseball 1980Cindy Crosbie Softball 2007Earl Cureton Basketball 2007Bill Daly Track 1987Coretta Daniels Basketball 1989Dave DeBusschere Basketball 1977Gus Dorais Football Coach 1977Ken Dubois Cross Country, Track 2010Terry Duerod Basketball 1993Dick Dzik Basketball 1983Bill Ebben Basketball 1978Andy Farkas Football 1977George Fefl es Basketball 1988Tim Finnin Football 1980Cindy Fix Soccer 2007Al Ghesquiere Football 1981William Giovan Fencing 1980Ralph Goldstein Basketball 1982Nate Goodnow Football 1980Bob Greiner Football 1986Jerry Gross Football 1980Wally Gruber Football, Track 1983Ken Hamann Baseball 1988Spencer Haywood Basketball 1993Fred Hooker Fencing 1986Bob Ivory Football 1981Jermaine Jackson Basketball 2010Kim Jess Track 2010William Kelly Joyce Golf Coach 1981Mike Kaysserian Football 1980Howard Keating Football 1984Kal Kaliszewski Soccer 2007John Kirwan Basketball 1981Brad Kinsman Athletic Director 2007

Inductee Sport YearGreg Kocab Fencing 1987Sam Kocsis Golf 1986Joe Kopicki Basketball 2010Robert Koval Football 1988Jack Kurkowski Football 1982Harold Lauer Football 1981John Long Basketball 2001Ed Lukas Basketball Player, Coach 1983Dick Lutz Football 1981Bruce Maher Football 1979Gene Malinowski Football 1981Ted Marchibroda Football 1983James Massey Football 1986Art Masucci Football 1981Denny McCotter Football 1988Pat McDonald Fencing 1981Brendan McNamara Basketball 1982Bob Miller Baseball 1979Cheryl (Williams) Miller Basketball 2005Dorie Murrey Basketball 1984John Mulroy Administration 2005Charley North Basketball 2005Doug Nott Football 1980Brakie Orr Baseball 1984Cassandra Pack Basketball 2010Terry Page Basketball 1985Ed Palumbo Football 1983Maria Pandele Tennis 2010Bud Payne Football 1984Richard Perry Fencing Coach 1980Mike Pesci Baseball 2010Rashad Phillips Basketball 2010Walter Poff Basketball 1981Mike Polvi Baseball 1989Bob Prendergast Baseball 1981Al Rappaport Track 1987Bruce Rodwan Basketball 1987Harold Ryan Track 1988Larry Salci Basketball 1986John Shada Football Player, Coach 1980Tyrone Simmons Fencing 1982Steve Stonebreaker Football 1987Gerry Surowiec Fencing 1989Norm Swanson Basketball 1980Tom Th ornton Football 1981Bill Turkington Baseball 1987Terry Tyler Basketball 2001Larry Vargo Football 1987Dick Vitale Basketball Coach 1993Tillie Voss Football, Basketball 1978Tom Watrous Golf 1984Adam Walicki Golf 2010Mike Walsh Basketball, Baseball 1989Bonnie (Fitzpatrick) Wood Cross Country/Track 2007Ed Wood Football 1983Joe Wright Football/Basketball/Baseball 1980


ATHLETIC DIRECTORATHLETIC DIRECTORKeri Gaither was appointed as University of Detroit Mercy’s Director of Athletics in May of 2007, less

than six months after being asked to serve as Interim Director of Athletics. Soon after taking the helm of

Titan athletics, Gaither announced the expansion of the Detroit Titans Division I sports program from 16

to 19 teams with the addition of men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis, all of which began play in

2008-09. In her fi rst two years, Gaither also expanded the athletic staff by adding eight full-time positions to

the department, directed the building and completion of a new $1.6 million all-purpose synthetic turf fi eld and

track, and was responsible for the hiring of men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum, women’s basketball coach

Autumn Rademacher, and softball coach Sunny Jones. Gaither recently completed a successful fundraising

campaign for the renovation of the men’s basketball offi ce suite and recently completed tennis complex that

includes eight new tennis courts, a tennis pavilion and a new grass fi eld to accommodate the lacrosse and soccer

teams.

Gaither was recognized for her strong leadership as UDM’s Director of Athletics when she was appointed to

the University of Detroit Mercy’s (UDM) senior leadership team as a member of the Associate Vice President’s

group in June of 2007. For the three years preceding her appointment as A.D., Gaither served as second in

command for the Detroit Titans Athletic Department and also supervised nine Titan women’s varsity sports

as the Senior Associate Athletic Director. During her tenure as Senior Associate A.D., Gaither played an instrumental role in the planning and

implementation of women’s golf in 2004 when it became UDM’s 16th varsity team. Prior to her selection as A.D., Gaither had served in several

key administrative roles for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics including stints as Senior Woman Administrator and Director of Business

Operations.

Gaither Chaired the Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four which was played in front

of a record-setting crowd of 72,922 at Ford Field in Detroit as the University of Detroit Mercy served as the host institution. As the DLOC Chair,

Gaither provided strong leadership for the DLOC and maintained ultimate responsibility for the local operations of the Final Four event. Gaither held

the same position, in addition to being designated Tournament Director, for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional.

As a current member of the Horizon League’s Executive Council, Gaither is actively involved with League operations. She currently serves on the

League’s Men’s Basketball Strategic Planning Committee and has served on both the fi nance and television committees. In July of 2010, Gaither was

appointed a new member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association. She is one of just 13 members serving

on the Executive Committee, which works on behalf of the membership of the D1-AAA, in addition to its President and fi ve other offi cers.

Gaither was also appointed to the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) in September of 2009. As one of six Division

I members on the 15-person committee, Gaither is currently in year two of a four-year term. Th e MOIC was formed to review issues related to

the interests of ethnic minorities and women with a focus on education and welfare of minority student-athletes, as well as the enhancement of

opportunities for ethnic minorities and women in coaching, athletics administration, offi ciating and the NCAA governance structure.

In March of 2008, Gaither was presented with the Phenomenal Women’s Ashley Gray Legacy Award by the University of Detroit Mercy’s Student

Programming Board. Th is award was presented for her outstanding contribution toward the growth and development of students as the Director of

Athletics at UDM. Gaither was also honored in September of 2008 when she was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “2008 Women to Watch” for

her goals and initiatives in the Detroit Titans athletics program and her leadership in serving as chair of Detroit’s Local Organizing Committee for

the 2009 NCAA Final Four.

While a member of the 2006 UDM Self-Study Steering Committee for NCAA Athletic Certifi cation, Gaither also served on the Equity and

Student-Athletic Welfare Sub-Committee and was designated the campus liaison during the certifi cation process. Shortly after the University received

its full certifi cation in April of 2007, Gaither was asked by the NCAA to serve as a Peer-Review Team Member.

Past University appointments include chairing UDM’s prioritization sub-committee and serving on various search committees. She is a past Board

Member for the University of Detroit Mercy’s Women’s Studies Program and served on the Women’s Studies Program Development Sub-committee.

She also participated as a member of the Tourism Action Group (TAG) Hospitality Committee, a group organized by the Detroit Metro Convention

& Visitor Bureau dedicated to training the hospitality industry for Detroit-area events such as the 2005 MLB All Star Game, Super Bowl XL, as well

as future major events.

In 2006, the Titan AD completed the NCAA’s inaugural Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females, a leadership development program

sponsored by the NCAA Offi ce for Diversity and Inclusion and the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. Th e Leadership Institute,

designed to address the critical shortage of senior-level minority administrators at NCAA member institutions and conference offi ces, prepares diverse

leaders through a 12-month leadership training and skills development experience.

Gaither served as a past steering committee member of the Women’s Leadership Symposium for Intercollegiate Athletics and recently assisted in

coordinating its national leadership conference. Gaither is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA),

the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA),

and the Black Coaches Association (BCA).

Graduating magna cum laude from the University of Detroit Mercy, Gaither earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. During her

undergraduate studies, she was a two-time recipient of the College of Liberal of Arts’ Economics Student of the Year Award. Gaither and her husband,

Brad Trombley, reside in Pleasant Ridge with their two children, Elliott (19), a junior at the University of Detroit Mercy majoring in Engineering, and

daughter Kennedy (13).

UDM Athletic Director - Keri Gaither


ATHLETIC STAFFATHLETIC STAFF

Stacey BarnsMen’s Basketball Offi ce Manager

Jen AldeaAthletic Training

Intern

Tanya CarperCheer Team

Coach

Steve CorderAsst. AD for NCAA

Compliance

Beth FinsterUniversity Minister for

Athletics

Anita FosterOlympic Sports Offi ce Manager

Marcus Williams

Strength and Conditioning Asst.

P.J. GradowskiSenior Asst.

Sports Information Director

Greg HaapalaDirector of Ticket

Sales & Fan Experience

Lainie BisbeeAsst. Director of Sports Medicine

Chad PitkinEquipment &

Facilities Intern

Teri KromreiAssociate AD for Business

Operations/SWA

Phuong LeAssistant

Business and Ticket Manager

Jordan SamesDirector of

Concessions & Merchandising

Ashley VanMeter

Asst. Director of Sports Medicine

Brandon LongmeierDir. of Athletic Marketing & Promotions

Mike MillerAsst. AD for

Sports Medicine

Amy GasahlAsst. Director

of Compliance/Academic

Coordinator

Kyle BowenAthletic Training

Intern

Taylor BlakelyAthletic

Administration Intern

Kit StetzelAsst. Sports Information

Director

Aaron ShortStrength and Conditioning

Assistant

Harvey TheeckAthletic

Equipment Manager

Emily VanniceDirector of Ticket Ops. & Special Events/Dance

Victoria Vintevoghel

Graduate Assistant Athletic

Trainer

Joel WalrathSports Information

Assistant

Nick WilsonAsst. Strength

and Conditioning Coach

Dennis CarlessoDirector of

Development for Athletics and

Student Rec.

Jeff LatinenAsst. AD for Facilities &

Special Events

Dean HaddadPep Band Director

Jessica Liebner

Asst. Director of Athletic Facilities

Joe TofferiAsst. AD for Strength and Conditioning

Eli WarrenGraduate

Assistant for Academic Services

Mitch WignessDirector of Sports

Information


TITAN HEAD COACHESTITAN HEAD COACHES

Terri Anthony-Ryan

Women’s GolfHL - 2010

Grant AsherMen’s Tennis

Nicholas DerenMen’s Soccer

Todd DressellFencing

MFC - 2009

Mark EngelMen’s Golf

HL - 1992/19992007/2009/2010

Matt HoltzMen’s Lacrosse

Sunny JonesSoftball

Mike LupenecWomen’s SoccerHL - 1995/1996

2005

Ray McCallumMen’s Basketball

Autumn Rademacher

Women’s BasketballHL - 2010

Detroit’s Detroit’s 1313 current varsity head coaches have been named current varsity head coaches have been named Coach of the Year in their respective conference on Coach of the Year in their respective conference on 1717 different occasions during their celebrated careers. They different occasions during their celebrated careers. They have also brought have also brought 2020 conference tournament championships conference tournament championships back to Detroit. On the field of play, and in the classroom...back to Detroit. On the field of play, and in the classroom...

AT UDM WE WANT GREAT AT UDM WE WANT GREAT

THINGS FOR YOU !THINGS FOR YOU !

Guy MurrayTrack & Field / Cross CountryHL - 1996/19981999/2000/2002

2003

Laura ManessWomen’s Lacrosse

Pjotrs NecajevsInterim Women’s

Tennis


BYRNE WINS BIG BREAK

Former Titan David Byrne made Detroit proud as he won the Golf Channel’s reality television show Big Break Indian Wells in July of 2011. Th e victory gave Byrne a number of prizes, with the best of all a chance to play on the PGA Tour giving him an automatic exemption to the 2012 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Along with the opportunity to play in the 2012 Zurich Classic, he took home over $70,000 in cash, a paid trip for two back to the Indian Wells Golf Resort, an Adams golf endorsement deal and a $10,000 shopping spree to Dicks Sporting Goods. Byrne outperformed 10 other contestants on the 10-episode series that was shot at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, Calif. When he competes at the Zurich Classic, he will be the fi rst Titan in school history to play on the PGA Tour.

RAY McCALLUM TO REPRESENT USA BASKETBALL

Sophomore Ray McCallum continued to fi nd himself in the national spotlight. Over the summer, he participated as a counselor in the LeBron James Skills Academy and was one of 10 collegiate point guards invited to the Deron Williams Skills Academy. Th en in August, he received an invitation to attend USA Basketball’s World University Games training camp, where he eventually made the fi nal 12-man roster. Th e squad practiced and trained in Colorado Springs, Colo., before embarking to China on Aug. 8 to begin competition. Despite being the youngest athlete on the US squad, and a late addition to the original invitees to the training camp, he impressed coaches enough to make the team and represent the US as the red, white and blue looked for its 14th all-time medal in the competition. McCallum teamed with players from national powerhouses like Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Syracuse. Th e team was coached by Matt Painter of Purdue, while Cuonzo Martin of Tennessee and Butler’s Brad Stevens served as assistants.

APR REPORT HAS TITANS RATED HIGH

Th e NCAA honored more than 900 Division I sports teams for their high marks academically last spring, including a pair of University of Detroit Mercy teams that achieved perfect scores. Th e Titan men’s golfers and men’s fencing teams each earned perfect 1000’s in the latest edition of the NCAA’s Public Recognition Awards, released in May. Th e NCAA announcement showed that 909 teams have earned the awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates. Th ese awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs. Th rough its innovative APR, which provides an annual scorecard of academic achievement, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I sports team. A week later, Detroit brought home high marks in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate as 16 Titan teams were at or above the NCAA’s minimum standard (925) for the entire seven years since the association instituted the APR system (men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s tennis are all entering their third year of varsity status at the school). Th e Detroit men’s fencing and men’s golf team each scored perfect multi-year 1000 APR scores, while women’s basketball, women’s golf and women’s tennis were all cited with perfect 1000 scores in the 2009-10 academic year.

DETROIT TITAN ATHLETICS TO NAME COURT IN HONOR OF

DICK VITALE

Dick Vitale received a tremendous honor from Detroit as the Titans announced that they will rename its basketball court in Calihan Hall after the legendary college basketball fi gure. Th e Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall will be dedicated in conjunction with a nationally-televised men’s basketball game against Big EAST foe St. John’s on December 5, 2011 on ESPN2. Vitale will be celebrating his 32nd anniversary of calling games for ESPN at the event having started on the sports television outlet on Dec. 5, 1979.

Vitale coached at the University of Detroit (1973-77), compiling a winning percentage of .722 (78-30), which included a 21-game winning streak during the 1976-77 season when the team participated in the NCAA Tournament. Included in the streak was a victory in Milwaukee over Al McGuire’s eventual national champion Marquette team. In April 1977, Vitale was named Athletic Director at Detroit and later that year was named the United Fund’s Detroit Man of the Year.Th e Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall project will feature a brand new, state-of-the-art hardwood fl oor for the home of the Detroit Titans men’s and women’s basketball teams. Fundraising for the project will include several other key improvements to the facility, including men’s basketball “Phase II” renovations, which began with new offi ces and upgraded locker room accommodations.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT A PRIORITY FOR DETROIT

Th e University of Detroit Mercy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) did a great job as always in trying to help out the local community. Th roughout the school year, SAAC got together for a number of community initiatives, including the highly successful Sandwich Bus. Th e event gives Titan student-athletes a chance to come together in preparing a lunch and distributing it to the local community. SAAC also helped raise money for the Michigan Special Olympics with a Pie In Th e Face Fundraiser during a men’s lacrosse game as well as hosting a coat drive during a men’s basketball game for Nardly Human Services, Inc. Other student-athletes were involved outside of the fi eld and classroom too as men’s lacrosse players Brandon Davenport, Matt Lining and Adam Parrottino participated in a Habitat for Humanity project near Grosse Pointe, while men’s basketball standouts Eli Holman and Ray McCallum greeted attendees and showed support of the United Way and downtown Detroit at the annual Blocktoberfest. UDM also partnered with the Southeastern Michigan “Toys for Tots” during Th anksgiving Weekend where the Titans played host to the Legend’s Classic.

POINTS OF PRIDEPOINTS OF PRIDE

2011 cross country yearbook

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