2012 aum cross country media guide

2012 Auburn University at Montgomery Cross Country

Media Guide CreditsThe 2012 Auburn University at Montgomery Cross Country Media Guide is a production of the University’s Sports Information Offi ce. The guide was written by Sports

Information Graduate Assistant Erik Pedersen and designed by Sports Information Director Tim Lutz. The covers were designed by Aaron Fraze, Senior Graphic Designer at AUM. Photography for the publication was provided by AUM Photographer Frank Williams.

General InformationLocation ..................................................... Montgomery, Ala.Founded ........................................................................1967Chancellor .............................................. Dr. John G. Veres IIIEnrollment ...................................................................5,771Nickname ..............................................................WarhawksColors ...............................................Orange, Black and WhiteAffi liation ......................................................................NAIAConference ........................................Southern States AthleticAthletic Director ................................................. Steve CrotzFaculty Athletics Representative ..................... Dr. John Aho Assistant AD for Finance .................................... Jessie Rosa Sports Information Director .................................. Tim LutzSports Information Grad Assistant ................. Erik PedersenAthletic Administration GAs .....................Michelle Crompton..................................................................... Marissa Sanchez Athletic Trainer ................................................ Kyle SampsellTraining Grad Assistants .............................. Amanda Hodge.................................................................... Hannah Whigham

2011 Men’s ReviewSSAC Ranking: .............................................................. 11th Top Meet: ......................................... Watson Ford Invitational Finish: ..................................................................9th of 11

2012 Men’s PreviewLetterwinners R/L: ......................................................... 2/6Newcomers: ....................................................................... 6

2011 Women’s ReviewSSAC Ranking: .............................................................. 12th Top Meet: ......................................... Watson Ford Invitational Finish: ................................................................10th of 13

2012 Women’s PreviewLetterwinners R/L: ......................................................... 3/2Newcomers: ....................................................................... 2

Coaching StaffHead Coach: .....................................................Michael Gross Alma Mater: ............................... Auburn Montgomery, 1990

Athletic Media RelationsSports Information Director: ................................. Tim Lutz Offi ce Phone: ................................................334-244-3832 Email: ........................................................ [email protected] Assistant: ......................................... Erik Pedersen Offi ce Phone: ................................................334-244-3370 Email: .................................................epederse@aum.eduSID Fax: ...........................................................334-244-3886Website: .............................................www.AUMathletics.com

A Look Inside...General InformationTable of Contents/Quick Facts ...............................................1

The 2012 Warhawks2012 Schedule ......................................................................22012 Roster..........................................................................3

Coaching StaffHead Coach Michael Gross .....................................................4

Meet the Men’s TeamRyan Schwarzman .................................................................6Adam Russell ........................................................................7Garrett Carr and Shaw Cornelius ............................................8Josh Jenkins and Andrew Russell ...........................................9Zach Sollie and Aaron West ................................................. 10

Meet the Women’s TeamKatherine Toy ..................................................................... 11Jordan Holley ..................................................................... 12Raquel Anecito and Amanda Lee .......................................... 13Areial Woods and Stephanie Torrence ................................... 14

2011 Season-In-Review2011 Meet Results .............................................................. 162011 Season Statistics ........................................................ 17

Athletics StaffChancellor Dr. John Veres III ............................................... 18Athletics Director Steve Crotz ............................................... 19Athletic Administration ........................................................ 20Media Directory .................................................................. 20

About AUMThe NAIA and Southern States Athletic Conference ............... 21This is Auburn University at Montgomery ......................... 22-23AUM Athletic Facilities ......................................................... 24

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2012 Auburn University at Montgomery Cross Country Schedule

Day Date Meet Site Host Time

Sat. Aug. 25 Lee Invitational Cleveland, Tenn. Lee University 6 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 8 Remembrance Run Americus, Ga. Georgia Southwestern University 7:30 a.m.

Sat. Sept. 15 Azalea City Classic Mobile, Ala. University of South Alabama 7:30 a.m.

Sat. Sept. 22 Falcon Classic Montevallo, Ala. University of Montevallo 8:45 a.m.

Sat. Sept. 29 Warrior Invitational Central, S.C. Southern Wesleyan University 8 a.m.

Fri. Oct. 5 Skyhawk Invitational West Point, Ga. Point University 4 p.m.

Sat. Oct. 13 Choctaw Open Clinton, Miss. Mississippi College 8:30 a.m.

Sat. Oct. 20 Sand Shark Invitational Bluffton, S.C. USC-Beaufort 8 a.m.

Sat. Nov. 3 SSAC Championship Clinton, Miss. Southern States Athletic Conference 9 a.m.

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2012 Auburn University at MontgomeryMen’s Cross Country Roster

Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous SchoolGarrett Carr Fr. 5-9 150 Opelika, Ala./Beauregard High School

Shaw Cornelius Fr. 5-10 155 Oneonta, Ala./Oneonta High School

Josh Jenkins Fr. 5-11 140 Horton, Ala./Boaz High School

Adam Russell So. 5-8 138 Trussville, Ala./Hewitt Trussville High School

Andrew Russell Fr. 5-5 125 Boaz, Ala./Boaz High School

Ryan Schwarzman Sr. 5-7 145 Deatsville, Ala./Marbury High School

Zach Sollie Fr. 5-9 150 Opelika, Ala./Beauregard High School

Aaron West Fr. 6-0 150 Millbrook, Ala./Prattville Christian Academy

2012 Auburn University at MontgomeryWomen’s Cross Country Roster

Name Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous SchoolRaquel Anecito Fr. 5-0 Tallassee, Ala./Tallassee High School

Jordan Holley So. 5-8 Montgomery, Ala./Eastwood Christian School

Amanda Lee Jr. 5-4 Deatsville, Ala./Holtville High School

Stephanie Torrence Sr. 5-7 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut High School

Katherine Toy Sr. 5-2 Sugar Land, Texas/Huntingdon College

Areial Woods Sr. 5-5 Aliceville, Ala./Shelton State CC

Head Coach: Michael Gross

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Michael GrossHead Coach

Second Season at AUM Auburn Montgomery, 1990

Michael Gross is entering his second year of coaching cross country at Auburn Montgomery. After originally graduating from AUM with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Edu-cation in physical education, he now has the opportunity to build a cross country program at his alma mater. Gross was a distance runner in high school and continues to run for fi tness and fun. For the past few years, he has been on a quest to run a marathon in every state, and he is closing in on that accomplishment. He has also completed ultra-marathons of 40 miles and 50 miles. Gross began his teaching career at Brewbaker Primary/Intermediate Schools before returning to AUM as a Teacher-in-Residence in 2004. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Auburn Montgomery to go along with his coaching duties. As a Physical Education Specialist, he had the opportunity to coach children and adolescences in the area of distance running at the public school level. He has also coached adults as a volunteer with the Leukemia Society’s Team-In-Training program, which helps prepare individuals to run marathons and half-marathons. In 2010, Gross was selected as the Hometown Hero by the Thunderbirds for his work in helping children understand and develop healthy lifestyle choices. His reward was a fl ight in a Thunderbird F-16. In the process of developing a new cross country program, Gross has set about to recruit athletes based on character, academics and athleticism, in that order. His philosophy is that character is the only thing that people truly possess and cannot be taken away. Academics are second because the degree that each of his athletes earns will guide their profession, not their running. And athleticism is last, because it is his job to make his runners better. After a slow start to the 2011 season, each team showed a steady improvement throughout the year. Entering the second season of cross country, Gross is excited about the potential of each of the teams. Losing six males and one female from the inaugural teams, he has replaced those athletes with young men and women who will look to help strengthen the program for years to come. Gross grew up in Tallassee, Ala. In addition to his degrees from AUM, he also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in physical education from Auburn University. Gross is married to the former Marcilla Ann Cooper.

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TEAM PICTURES

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SHC Badger Brawl (5K): ............................20:17.66

Warrior Invitational (8K): ........................ 36:50.00

Gulf Coast Stampede (8K): ...................... 32:24.00

2011 [Junior]: Was the second or third fastest runner on the team in each meet of the Warhawks’ debut season … showed great improvement as the season went on, improving his personal-best time by 10 seconds in the 8K Southeast Cross Country Classic (32:14) … was the second ranked Warhawk in the SSAC Championship on Nov. 5, posting a time of 32:37. Prep: Graduated from Marbury High School in Marbury, Ala.

Personal: Born on Dec. 2, 1989 … is the son of Louis and Maureen Schwarzman … planning to major in physical science/chemistry … hobbies include cycling and sleeping.

Ryan Schwarzman

5-7 Senior

Deatsville, Ala.

Marbury High School

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Schwarzman’s 2011 Meet Times

Watson Ford Invitational (8K): ............... 32:46.26

Southeast Classic (8K): ............................ 32:13.87

SSAC Championships (8K): .......................32:37.64


2011 [Freshman]: Was the top-rated runner for AUM in all six meets of the Warhawks’ debut season … named to the Musco Lighting Champions of Character team ... posted a season-best time of 31:52 in the 8K South-east Cross Country Classic on Oct. 22 … fi nished with a time of 19:54 in AUM’s inaugural meet at the Spring Hill Badger Brawl on Sep. 10, good enough for 18th place … fi nished 68th in the SSAC Championship with an 8K time of 31:58. Prep: Graduated from Hewitt Trussville High School … competed in cross country for coach David Dobbs … was a member of the National Technical Honors Society.

Personal: Born on July 13, 1992 … is the son of Ben and Lisa Russell … majoring in geographic information systems … lists climbing, Auburn, fi sh-ing, kayaking and hiking as his hobbies.

Adam Russell

5-8 Sophomore

Trussville, Ala.

Hewitt Trussville High School

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SHC Badger Brawl (5K): ........................... 19:54.46



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SSAC Championships (8K): ...................... 31:58.92


Prep: Graduated from Beauregard High School in Beauregard, Ala. … ran cross country for coach Glenn Copland … had a personal best time of 17:43 in the 5K ... high school teammate of AUM runner Zach Sollie.

Personal: Born on July 24, 1994 … is the son of Rodger and Connie Carr … undecided on his college major.

Garrett Carr

5-9 Freshman

Opelika, Ala.

Beauregard High School

Prep: Graduated from Oneonta High School … Competed in cross country for coach Jason Russell … fi nished 8th in the 2011 AHSAA Cross Country Championship (4A) with a time of 17:58.25 … ranked second overall in AHSAA class 4A (section 3) … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born on March 23, 1994 … is the son of Michael and LeAnne Cornelius … was a team captain for the Oneonta swim team …has three years of experience as a lifeguard … also enjoys reading in his spare time… plans to major in nursing.

Shaw Cornelius

5-10 Freshman

Oneonta, Ala.

Oneonta High School

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Prep: Graduated from Boaz High School in Boaz, Ala. … competed in cross country for coach Randy Nelson … earned All-County, All-Section and All-State honors in 2011 … was the individual Marshall County Champion that year … fi nished 9th at the Class 5A AHSAA state championship meet … high school teammate of AUM cross country runner Andrew Russell. Personal: Full name is Stephen Joshua Jenkins … son of Todd Jenkins and Brenda Motley … majoring in history … hobbies include Ultimate Frisbee, listening to music and biking.

Josh Jenkins

5-11 Freshman

Horton, Ala.

Boaz High School

Prep: Graduated from Boaz High School … was All-County in cross country for his last three years … qualifi ed for the state Champion-ships all four years … had a personal best time of 17:31 in the 5K.

Personal: Born on July 21, 1994 … is the son of Chad Russell and Kim Hopper … plans to major in mathematics and engineering … is a member of the National Honor Society … also a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics honor society.

Andrew Russell

5-5 Freshman

Boaz, Ala.

Boaz High School

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Prep: Graduated from Beauregard High School … earned AHSAA 4A All-State honors in 2010 … also earned AHSAA 4A section two All-Section honors … coached by Glenn Copeland … ran a personal best of 18:00.43 in the 5K … high school teammate of AUM runner Garrett Carr ... was the Valedictorian of his class … named Beauregard High School Student Athlete of the Year … earned U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete and U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Awards. Personal: Born on March 6, 1994 … is the son of Glenn and Lena Sollie … plans to major in exercise science.

Zach Sollie

5-9 Freshman

Opelika, Ala.

Beauregard High School

Prep: Graduated from Prattville Christian Academy in Prattville, Ala. … fi nished second individually in state meet and team champi-onship… had a personal best of 18:50 in the 5K … coached by Jason Roberson … a member of the International Thespian Society (theatre).

Personal: Born on Dec. 31, 1993 … is the son of Mike and Jill West … plans to major in graphic design … hobbies include drawing, soccer and helping with school plays.

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6-0 Freshman

Millbrook, Ala.

Prattville Christian Academy

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2011 [Junior]: Finished second in all six of the Warhawks’ meets in the team’s debut season … fi nished 10th in the season-opening Badger Brawl, recording a 5K time of 23:18 … fi nished out the season with a time of 21:35 from the same distance at the SSAC Championship … that time was her season-best and the fourth fastest in school history … named to SSAC All-Academic team. Prior to AUM: Was a member of Huntingdon College’s cross country and track and fi eld teams … named to the All-Conference and All-Academic teams in 2009, as part of the Hawks’ Great South Conference Champion squad … for track and fi eld, fi nished third in her district in the 3200m … received the Cougar Heart award. Prep: Graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas … com-peted in cross country for coaches Jeremy Dye and Chivonne Kiser … a two-time varsity captain … was a regional qualifi er in her junior and senior years … fi nished third in her district to close out her senior season … was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born on Dec. 17, 1990 … daughter of Jimmy and Nurian Toy … majoring in organizational leadership … hobbies include volunteering with the National Society of Leadership and Success, camping, running and singing karaoke.

Katherine Toy

5-2 Senior

Sugar Land, Texas

Huntingdon College

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2011 [Freshman]: Showed steady improvement throughout her fresh-man season, taking almost two and a half minutes off of her 5K time over the course of the year … fi nished with a season-best time of 26:36 at the SSAC Championship on Nov. 5. Prep: Graduated from Eastwood Christian School in Montgomery, Ala. … ran cross country for coaches Robert Genin, Daniel Souers and Lauren Souers … had a personal best 5K time of 20:40. Personal: Born on Sept. 14, 1992 … daughter of Mike and Kathleene Hol-ley … majoring in nursing.

Jordan Holley

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Montgomery, Ala.

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Watson Ford Invitational (6K): ................33:47.36




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Prep: Graduated from Tallassee High School … ran cross country for coach Danny Worley … had a personal-best 5K time of 23:39.37 … a member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Born on April 21, 1993 … daughter of Greg and Robin Anecito … plans to major in accounting.

Raquel Anecito

5-0 Freshman

Tallassee, Ala.

Tallassee High School

Prep: Graduated from Holtville High School in Deatsville, Ala.

Personal: Born on July 24, 1991 … daughter of Robert and Sheila Lee … majoring in physical education.

Amanda Lee

5-4 Junior

Deatsville, Ala.

Holtville High School


Prep: Earned four letters in basketball for head coaches Mike Driver and Wes Edmonds at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tenn. … helped the Admirals to the regional championship and a sub-state appearance as a freshman … led team to district championship, region runner-up and sub-state tournament as a junior … fi nished fourth in career points for the Admirals with 1,446 … averaged 16.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Stephanie Kaye Torrence … is the daughter of Timothy and Rosalind Torrence … has one older brother, Timothy II … is majoring in political science ... was a three-year letter winner for AUM in women’s basketball ... played in 25 games last year, with three starts ... averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... averaged 8.3 points per game during her sophomore season, appearing in 30 games.

Stephanie Torrence

5-7 Senior

Knoxville, Tenn.

Farragut High School

Prior to AUM: Played basketball for two seasons at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. … appeared in 63 career games for the Lady Bucs, helping the team to consecutive Alabama Community College Conference and Region XXII championships.

Prep: Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball for head coaches Sebastian Shamery and Michael Bridges at Aliceville High School in Aliceville, Ala. … helped the Yellow Jackets to the 3A Central Region and Area 6 championships as a senior … averaged 18.7 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game during her fi nal season … was a member of the honor roll at AHS as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Full name is Areial Nicole Woods … is the daughter of Frederick and Tijuana Woods … has two older brothers, Jerami and Frederick, and one older sister, Yowana … is majoring in physical education … father played four years of baseball at Alabama State for 1985-89 … is the niece of NFL veteran Walter Jones, who played for 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks ... a two-year letter winner in basketball at AUM ... appeared in 30 games last year, with 23 starts ... averaged 5.7 points per game and led team with 68 assists ... is working as a student assistant coach for team in 2012-13.

Areial Woods

5-5 Senior

Aliceville, Ala.

Shelton State CC

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SHC Badger Brawl - 5KSeptember 10

4th of 4

Finish Name Time1 Jeffrey Jenkins, Huntington 17:14.7318 Adam Russell, AUM 19:54.4620 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 20:17.6621 Cortez Lewis, AUM 20:22.6125 Spencer Youmans, AUM 21:24.3431 Jery McGough, AUM 24:08.9532 Nathan Brown, AUM 25:15.8033 Brent Amburn, AUM 25:45.49

Warrior Invitational - 8KSeptember 24

7th of 7

Finish Name Time1 Rashaun Tanner, Emmanuel 28:13.0031 Adam Russell, AUM 34:32.0034 Cortez Lewis, AUM 35:16.0036 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 36:50.0040 Spencer Youmans, AUM 39:46.0042 Jery McGough, AUM 41:22.0043 Nathan Brown, AUM 43:22.0046 Brent Amburn, AUM 47:17.00

Gulf Coast Stampede - 8KOctober 112th of 13

Finish Name Time1 Philip Biwott, Harding 25:20.1078 Adam Russell, AUM 31:58.0079 Cortez Lewis, AUM 32:07.8081 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 32:24.0088 Spencer Youmans, AUM 34:37.4097 Nathan Brown, AUM 41:08.7098 Brent Amburn, AUM 41:40.60

Watson Ford Invitational - 8KOctober 79th of 11

Finish Name Time1 Martinique Sykes, West Florida 26:35.0046 Adam Russell, AUM 32:26.5947 Cortez Lewis, AUM 32:33.3648 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 32:46.2662 Spencer Youmans, AUM 34:45.1373 Nathan Brown, AUM 39:10.3977 Jery McGough, AUM 41:27.6578 Brent Amburn, AUM 42:03.42

Southeast Classic - 8KOctober 2234th of 34

Finish Name Time1 Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle 24:17.89262 Adam Russell, AUM 31:52.74270 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 32:13.87272 Cortez Lewis, AUM 32:23.51296 Spencer Youmans, AUM 35:29.72303 Nathan Brown, AUM 37:04.07305 Jery McGough, AUM 38:18.94309 Brent Amburn, AUM 41:35.71

SSAC Championship - 8KNovember 511th of 11

Finish Name Time1 Eliud Ng’etich, Shorter 25:32.3268 Adam Russell, AUM 31:58.9272 Ryan Schwarzman, AUM 32:37.6473 Cortez Lewis, AUM 32:47.5681 Spencer Youmans, AUM 36:02.1882 Nathan Brown, AUM 36:31.7985 Jery McGough, AUM 40:12.2586 Brent Amburn, AUM 40:50.4287 Colton Mathis, AUM 48:28.78

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Women - 5K20:56 – Rachel Cunningham

SSAC Championship, 11/5/1121:15 – Rachel Cunningham

Southeast Cross Country Classic, 10/22/1121:21 – Rachel Cunningham Gulf Coast Stampede, 10/1/11

21:34 – Katherine Toy SSAC Championship, 11/5/11)

22:15 – Katherine Toy Southeast Cross Country Classic, 10/22/11)

Men - 8K31:52 – Adam Russell

Southeast Cross Country Classic, 10/22/1131:58 – Adam Russell

SSAC Championship, 11/5/1131:58 – Adam Russell

Gulf Coast Stampede, 10/1/1132:07 – Cortez Lewis

Gulf Coast Stampede, 10/1/1132:14 – Ryan Schwarzman

Southeast Cross Country Classic, 10/22/11

2011 Men’s Meet Results


2011 STATISTICAL RECAP

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SHC Badger Brawl - 5KSeptember 10No Team Score

Finish Name Time1 Kate Imwalle 19:41.347 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 23:04.6810 Katherine Toy, AUM 23:18.1223 Jordan Holley, AUM 29:00.66

Warrior Invitational - 5KSeptember 24

6th of 7

Finish Name Time1 Erica Segars, Southern Wesleyan 20:06.0015 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 23:27.0020 Katherine Toy, AUM 23:56.0025 Savannah Brown, AUM 24:50.0035 Jordan Holley, AUM 29:01.0036 Katie Cornelius, AUM 29:41.00

Gulf Coast Stampede - 5KOctober 114th of 16

Finish Name Time1 Stepha Ledgerwood, Southern Miss 17:54.2059 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 21:21.8077 Katherine Toy, AUM 22:19.9087 Savannah Brown, AUM 22:57.10115 Katie Cornelius, AUM 26:29.40117 Jordan Holley, AUM 26:58.90

Watson Ford Invitational - 6KOctober 710th of 13

Finish Name Time1 Kate Imwalle, Spring Hill 23:05.7729 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 26:44.4431 Katherine Toy, AUM 26:51.5174 Savannah Brown, AUM 32:37.1276 Katie Cornelius, AUM 32:41.8482 Jordan Holley, AUM 33:47.36

Southeast Classic - 5KOctober 2232nd of 35

Finish Name Time1 Sharon Ronoh, Lindsey Wilson 17:49.04126 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 21:15.85179 Katherine Toy, AUM 22:15.53257 Savannah Brown, AUM 24:10.63298 Jordan Holley, AUM 26:59.32306 Katie Cornelius, AUM 29:43.78

SSAC Championship - 5KNovember 512th of 12

Finish Name Time1 Maggie Opelt, Lee 18:09.5329 Rachel Cunningham, AUM 20:56.2236 Katherine Toy, AUM 21:34.8770 Savannah Brown, AUM 24:12.9381 Jordan Holley, AUM 26:35.8282 Katie Cornelius, AUM 27:53.50

2011 Women’s Meet Results

SSAC All-Academic TeamWomen

Rachel CunninghamKatherine Toy

Savannah Brown

MenJery McGough


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CHANCELLOR DR. JOHN VERES

Auburn Montgomery Chancellor John G. Veres III is no stranger to AUM, having received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychol-ogy in 1976 and 1978, and he has worked for over 30 years with the university. Veres has been serving as chancellor since his appointment in May 2006. “I’m proud to be an AUM gradu-ate and the fi rst graduate of AUM to have the opportunity to serve the university as chancellor” says Veres.

For six years prior to becoming chancellor, Veres was executive direc-tor of AUM’s University Outreach, which conducts applied research and provides consulting services, includ-ing economic forecasting, equal employment opportunity and public policy formation. The division’s Cen-ter for Advanced Technologies, Cen-ter for Business and Economic De-velopment, Center for Demographic Research and Center for Government and Public Affairs manage annually more than $9 million in contracts.

Veres received his Ph. D. in In-dustrial/Organizational Psychology in 1983 and has published extensively on human resources management topics, including over 40 articles in scholarly journals, as well as nine

book chapters, two edited volumes, numerous technical reports and a book entitled “The Challenge of Front Line Management: Flattened Orga-nizations in the New Economy.” He has consulted in over 80 employment discrimination lawsuits, testifying on assessing adverse impact, selection procedure validity and other issues on equal employment opportunity. He currently serves as special master to Federal District Judge C. Lynwood Smith in the Northern District of Ala-bama, and has served as the Court’s expert to federal district courts in Arkansas and Georgia. He has long been involved in community affairs.

Long involved in community af-fairs, Veres currently serves on the boards of directors of the Alabama Technology Foundation, the Alabama World Affairs Council, the Montgom-ery Area Chamber of Commerce, the Montgomery Area YMCA, the Catholic Housing Authority of Mont-gomery and the River Region United Way. Veres was also the inaugural

recipient of the Nonprofi t Leadership Alliance’s H. Roe Bartle Presidential Leadership Award, an award present-ed for based on support of nonprofi t management education.

Veres is married to the former Beth Louise Sullivan. They have three children – Erin, John and Olivia – and two grandchildren, Cole and Lena.

DR. JOHN G. VERES IIIUniversity Chancellor

Seventh YearAuburn University at Montgomery, 1976


ATHLETICS DIRECTOR STEVE CROTZ

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Steve Crotz is currently in his fi fth year as Athletics Director at Auburn Montgomery, after serving two stints as the interim athletic director in 2000 and 2007. During his tenure, AUM teams have fl ourished, programs established, and facilities improved. Student-athletes have also been a stalwart in the community and excelled in the classroom. Under his guidance, eight of AUM’s 10 sports have spent time in their respec-tive NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Polls and teams have won four national champion-ships. In addition, 158 student-athletes have earned All-Conference, All-Division or All-Freshman team honors, while 70 have garnered All-American honors. AUM has added a softball program, as well as men’s and women’s cross country programs, increasing its number of varsity sports to 10. The cross country team ran its fi rst meet in the Fall of 2011 and will compete in the Southern States Athletic Conference of the NAIA. Crotz has overseen several facility upgrades, including the renovation of the basketball gymnasium to include a section of 304 cushioned, chair-backed seats on the home side of the court, the building of a new state-of-the-art press box at the AUM Softball Complex and the re-surfacing of all 12 tennis courts at the AUM Tennis Complex. Upgrades to the Softball Complex will also include bleacher seating for more than 200 spectators directly behind home plate, restrooms, a concession stand, a press area and increased storage.

In the classroom, student-athletes have been equally impressive, as 135 athletes have earned All-Academic honors from the SSAC and 45 have been named NAIA Scholar Athletes. Three AUM student-athletes, women’s basketball standouts Haley McIntyre and Carlie Ain-sworth, and men’s basketball’s David Gal-lagher, have been named the SSAC Honor Student Athlete. Within the community, staff, coaches and student-athletes have logged better than 750 hours of service. Crotz has worked with the AUM administration to expand the athletic department staff to include a head and assistant softball coach and an athletic trainer. He has also spent the past two years serving as the chair of the Board of Athletic Directors within the Southern States Athletic Conference. For his efforts during the 2010-11 academic year, Crotz was selected the SSAC Athletic Director of the Year. Before focusing on administration, Crotz served 12 seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Auburn Montgomery. Crotz compiled a record of 284-116 while at AUM, winning four regular season conference championships, two con-ference tournament titles, and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament 10 times. Crotz was a 10-time conference/region coach of the year and was named the Ikon/Women’s Basketball Coaches As-sociation National Coach of the Year following his team’s national runner-up fi nish for the 1999-00 season. Prior to AUM, Crotz spent fi ve years as athletic director and six years as head women’s basketball

coach at Lindenwood University. While at LU, Crotz earned 126 wins and led the Lady Lions to three consecutive NAIA National Tournament appearances. During his six years at the St. Charles, Mo., institution, he was named American Midwest Conference Coach-of-the-Year on four occasions. In October 2009, he was inducted into the Lindenwood Hall of Fame. Crotz also spent nine years at Brentwood High School overseeing the girl’s basketball program and winning 210 games. Five times during that span he led Brentwood to the Missouri State Tournament where they won the state tournament in 1985 and fi nished as the runners-up in 1986 and 1990. For his ef-forts, Crotz was named the Missouri High School Coach-of-the-Year in 1985. Crotz received his bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Mis-souri in 1979 and his master’s degree in secondary education from Missouri-St. Louis in 1984. He and his wife, the for-mer Daphne Hozee, reside in Montgom-ery with their two children, Kelsey and Jacob.

STEVE CROTZAthletics Director

Seventh YearAuburn University at Montgomery, 1976


John AhoFaculty AthleticRepresentative

Amanda HodgeAthletic Training

Graduate Assistant

Larry ChapmanMen’s Basketball

Head Coach

Steve CrotzDirector of Athletics

Holly CurrieSoftball

Assistant Coach

Michael GrossMen’s and Women’s

Cross Country Head Coach

Dan DavisWomen’s Basketball

Head Coach

Joel HughesCheerleadingHead Coach

Wulf KochMen’s SoccerHead Coach

Q.V. LoweBaseball

Head Coach

Hannah WhighamBaseball Associate

Head Coach

Tim LutzSports Information

Director

Michelle CromptonAthletic Administration

Graduate Assistant

Haley McIntyreWomen’s Basketball

Assistant Coach

Jamey NewsomeWomen’s Soccer

Head Coach

Jessie RosaAssistant Athletics

Director for Finance

Kyle SampsellAthletic Training

Head Trainer

Rolando VargasMen’s and Women’s Tennis Head Coach

Marissa SanchezAthletic Administration

Graduate Assistant

Bob HubbardMen’s Basketball As-

sistant Coach

Erik PedersenSports Information Graduate Assistant

Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson

Softball Head Coach

AUM Athletics Staff Directory Media Directory

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Studio Host: Barry McKnight

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TELEVISION

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SPORTS INFORMATION

AUM Tim Lutz

Phone: (334) 244-3832

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SSAC Greg Black

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Website: www.SSACsports.com

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THE SSAC AND NAIA

The 2012-13 academic year marks the 13th year for Auburn Mont-

gomery athletics competing as a member of the Southern States Athletic

Conference (SSAC). In 2010, the conference announced an expansion

and now showcases 15 member institutions located throughout the

southeast, including the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-

sippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Located in Norcross, Ga., the SSAC sponsor 13 intercollegiate sports including men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, vol-

leyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s golf. The conference is led by Dr. Kurt

Patberg, who became the commissioner in March of 2008. The conference staff also features Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Wojciechowski, Sports

Information Director Tyler Hyde, and an Eligibility Chair, Dr. Ron Melton.

The SSAC was established in 1949 as the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference with six member schools, including Oglethorpe University,

Berry College, Valdosta State University, North Georgia College and State University, Piedmont College and Georgia Southern University. In 1980 the

conference was renamed the Georgia Athletic Conference and remained so until 1988, when its expansion into Georgia’s bordering states brought the

need to change its name to the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference (GACC). In 2003, the offi cial name was again changed to the Southern States

Athletic Conference.

The conference membership has worked for more than 60 years to maintain a level of competition, excel-

lence and quality that appropriately represents its member institutions.

Since the conference’s inception and affi liation with the NAIA, 26 SSAC teams and 11 individuals have

claimed national titles, while 22 teams have fi nished national runners-up.

Auburn Montgomery has been a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

since 1975. In those 36 years, AUM has claimed 21 national championships and six of the school’s 10 varsity

programs have appeared in a national championship game.

The NAIA, headquartered in Olathe, Kan., is a national organization with nearly 300 institutional members

and over 60,000 student-athletes across the United States and Canada.

Throughout its history, the NAIA has provided strong leadership for all aspects of intercollegiate athletics.

Since its introduction of the intercollegiate championship of basketball in 1937, the NAIA has maintained its elite standards while administering fi rst-rate

athletics programs. The NAIA has continuously affi rmed its commitment to equality by becoming the fi rst national organization to offer institutional

postseason opportunities to black student-athletes in 1948, to allow institutional membership to historically black institutions in 1953, and on Aug. 1,

1980, to vote in favor of the establishment of athletics programs for women.

Today, the NAIA strengthens its commitment to student-athletes and strives to enrich their college experience by supporting academic achievement

and character development. The NAIA approaches sport and activity as an opportunity to intentionally teach beyond the fundamentals through the

philosophy of the NAIA Champions of Character program. By applying the fi ve core values of respect,

responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship, the NAIA has the ability to maximize tal-

ent to the benefi t of each individual.

In addition, the Champions of Character program monitors each NAIA institution’s commitment to the

initiative with its Scorecard, which is divided into character training, conduct in competition, academic

focus, character recognition and character promotion. Last year, AUM was one of 220 school’s recognized

as a Five Star institution after earning 80 points on a 100-point scale, the 42nd-best total in the country.

SSAC Member Institutions

Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, Ala. Belhaven College Jackson, Miss.

Brenau University Gainesville, Ga. Brewton-Parker College Mt. Vernon, Ga.

College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, Ga. Emmanuel College Franklin Springs, Ga.

Faulkner University Montgomery, Ala. Lee University Cleveland, Tenn.

Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, La. University of Mobile Mobile, Ala.

Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, Ga. Southern Wesleyan University Central, S.C.

Spring Hill College Mobile, Ala. Truett-McConnell College Cleveland, Ga.

William Carey University Hattiesburg, Miss.


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HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITYA broad-based academic institution, Auburn University at Montgomery is organized into fi ve schools - Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Sciences. The genesis of the institution came after a request from the citizens of the Montgomery area to establish an additional degree-granting institution. Auburn University at Montgomery was established in 1967 and the fi rst classes were offered in 1969. Originally housed in several buildings downtown, 500 acres in east Montgomery were purchased in 1971 so the campus could move to a location where it could grow. In 1973, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredited AUM as an operationally separate institution. The Auburn University Board of Trustees maintains re-sponsibility for governance of AUM.

ATHLETIC EXCELLENCEWarhawks athletic teams have a championship reputation in NAIA Division I and Southern States Athletic Conference sports. Our men’s and wom-en’s tennis teams have won 21 national champi-onships. Men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball have competitive histories as well, and our new men’s and women’s cross country teams are building one.


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AUBURN MONTGOMERYFostering and exemplifying excellence in educa-tion through instruction, research, and service

STATE-OF-THE-ART WELLNESS CENTERThe 73,500-square-foot Wellness Center, opened in August 2012, gives students tons of options for recreation and a place to hang out. The center includes a pool, whirlpool spa, healthy snack bar, weight room, aerobics room, running track, basketball courts and a rock climbing wall.

WHY CHOOSE AUM?• More than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs• Making college affordable, with more than $2 million in freshman scholarships offered in 2012-13• Enjoy more personal attention with our small class sizes

• More than 60 active student clubs and organizations, including Greek life • Named a “Best Southeastern School” by U.S. News and World Report in 2011. • Our School of Business is ranked as a “Best Business School” by The Princeton Review• Flexible class schedules, online classes, and four-day weeks


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Since the installation of its athletic department in 1975, Auburn University

at Montgomery has been known throughout the NAIA for its competitiveness

on the fi eld and court of play. Furthermore, AUM offers some of the best

facilities in the Southeast to accommodate that competitive spirit.

The AUM Physical Education Complex serves as the venue for all AUM men’s

and women’s basketball home games. Originally built in 1976, the gymna-

sium underwent a face-lift during the Summer of 2010. Renovations included

a refi nishing of the gym fl oor, the installation of new bleachers and new chair-

back seating, bringing the upgraded capacity to 2,760.

The newest addition to the list of AUM athletics facilities comes with the

newly built on-campus softball fi eld, on which the AUM softball team was able

to play all home games during the 2010 season. The fi eld is part of the AUM

Softball Complex, which includes a new state-of-the-art press box, concessions

stand and restrooms, which was completed early in 2012.

The AUM Tennis Complex, also built in 1976, features a newly refi nished

playing surface for each of its 10 courts. Aside from serving as the site for all

AUM men’s and women’s home tennis matches, the AUM Tennis Complex also

serves as a host site for the annual Small College Blue & Gray Classic held by

the City of Montgomery.

The AUM Soccer Complex has undergone several updates since its construc-

tion in 1985. In the early 2000’s new Olympic-style goals were installed along

with a new scoreboard in 2006. Several landscaping renovations have taken

place at the facility as well.

The AUM Baseball Complex serves as the home fi eld for Warhawks baseball

and features stadium seating, a grandstand, press box and concessions stand

for the convenience of AUM baseball fans. A clubhouse is also on site for all

AUM student-The complex has served as host site for the NAIA Region XIII

Tournament in 2006, the 2007 SSAC Baseball tournament and the 2011 NAIA

Opening Round Baseball Tournament.

The AUM Baseball Complex

The AUM Tennis Complex

The AUM Physical Education Complex

The AUM Soccer Complex The AUM Softball Complex


PROUD SPONSOR OF AUM CROSS COUNTRY

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2012 aum cross country media guide

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