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off the couRse ...........................................Credits The 2012 Cleveland State Cross Country Media Guide was written and designed by Renee Adam, Assistant SID. Edited by Greg Murphy, Sports Information Direc-tor. Photography done by Brian Hart and Bill Reiter. Cleveland State University is committed to non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap or disability, sexual orientation, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status, and to equal access in education and employment. Cleveland State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Oppor-tunity employer and especially encourages applications from minorities and women, persons with handicaps or disabilities, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans.

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FACTS

First Year ............................................. 1980Affiliation........................NCAA Division I

Conference .........................Horizon LeagueNickname ............................................Vikings

School Colors ..........................Green & White

pRogRam histoRy

coaching staffHead Coach ..........................................Joe Jaketic

Assistant Coach ....................................Kate MoneVolunteer Assistant Coach .............. Allison Lowe

Student Assistant Coach ....................Kelly ZaleskiCross Country Office Phone ..............(216) 687-4807

cleveland stateLocation ................................................Cleveland, Ohio

Founded ..........................................Cleveland State 1964Athletics Director ...............................................John Parry

CROSS COUNTRYc l e v e l a n d S t a t e

all-time letteRwinneRs ...........................132011 hoRiZon league championship ....122011 Results ...........................................11

2012 S EASON PREV I EWFollowing one of the best seasons in program history,

head coach Joe Jaketic will have his work cut out for him this year, as the Vikings will have four newcomers and just one senior on the roster for the 2012 season.

“I am so excited for the new season to start. We will have a different look this year, but I am excited to see what it brings,” Jaketic said. “Every runner on the team is ready to compete and excited for the new season.”

Rachel Niemi, CSU’s lone senior, will serve as co-cap-tain during the 2012 campaign, along with sophomore Katie Webb.

Niemi and Webb will be joined by junior Ashley Ber-lin and sophomores Tori Holt and Angela Kirila as the veterans of the 2012 squad. Combined, this group ran in 40 races last season, and led the Vikings to a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Champi-onship, the best finish in program history.

“I’m really not sure what to expect this year hav-ing lost such a large senior class last season,” Jaketic said. “We are lacking some depth this year so we will have to be very careful when it comes to injuries because that could really hurt us. Our strength this season will be running as a team and encouraging each other during practices and durive live meets.”

CSU’s newcomers include three freshmen and one sophomore transfer. This quartet will add depth to the Viking roster and provide multiple scoring opportunities for CSU at meets throughout the sea-son.

“The newcomers all came in with a lot of enthusi-asm and were ready to get to work. The adjustment for most newcomers is when classes start and hav-

ing to handle both their academic and athletic commit-ments, but I have no doubts that this group will be able to handle anything that is thrown at them,” Jaketic said.

The Vikings will open the 2012 campaign in the be-ginning of September, and will compete in seven races before the Horizon League Championship. The highlight of the first seven races will be the Walt Disney World Classic on October 6 - a race that is run at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Re-sort in Orlando, Fla.

This year’s Horizon League Championship will be hosted by Milwaukee and will take place at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course on October 27.

2012 ROSTERAshley Berlin Jr. Wadsworth, Ohio/WadsworthTori Holt So. Mount Vernon, Ohio/CenterburgAmanda Kalain So. Seville, Ohio/CloverleafAngela Kirila So. Brookfield, Ohio/BrookfieldMaddie Korak Fr. Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling GreenAshley Lydic Fr. Columbiana, Ohio/ColumbianaRachel Niemi Sr. Lakwood, Ohio/LakewoodMegan O’Keefe Fr. Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky RiverKate Roark Fr. Cleveland Heights, OhioKatie Webb So. Copley, Ohio/Copley

Head Coach: Joe JaketicAssistant Coach: Kate PattonVolunteer Assistant Coach: Allison LoweStudent Assistant Coach: Kelly Zaleski

2012 S EASON PREV I EW

2011 // JUNIOR SEASONCompeted in seven races for the Vikings, missing the Penn State National and the Great Lakes Re-gional…recorded a season-best time of 22:40 at the Friendship Invitational, placing 83rd overall…helped CSU to back-to-back fourth place finishes to open the year at the Flyer 5k Challenge where she placed 65th overall (23:45) and the Detroit Titan Invitational where she finished 53rd overall (23:44).

2010 // SOPHOMORE SEASONCompeted in eight of the nine events, missing the Great Lakes Regional…ran a 22:27 to place 116th at the Flyer 5k Challenge…posted a season-best time of 22:01 to place 39th at the Ohio Invitational…ran a 22:39 at the Horizon League Championship.

2009 // FRESHMAN SEASONRan in all nine events during her first season in the program…registered a time of 22:22 to place 55th in her first collegiate event, the Bill Sudeck Clas-sic…ran a career-best time of 21:15 at the Friendship Invitational…compet-ed at the Horizon League Championship, finishing 66th in 22:42.

HIGH SCHOOLEarned a total of eight letters at Lakewood High School, including three in soccer, two in basketball and softball and one in track…helped lead the soccer team to a league championship as a senior…took part in soccer and basketball all-star games following her senior seasons.

PERSONALBorn February 27, 1990 in Lakewood, Ohio…daughter of Mark Niemi and Lynda Carter…father played baseball at CSU…has a younger sister, Ni-cole…member of high school merit role and S.A.D.D.

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Ra c h e l Niemi

senioR // laKewood, ohio // laKewood

niemi’s caReeR best times

5K: 21:15 (Friendship Invitational, Sept. 19, 2009)6K: 25:32 (Falcon Invitational, Oct. 17, 2009)

2011 // SOPHOMORE SEASONCompeted in seven races for the Vikings, missing the Penn State National and the Great Lakes Re-gional…posted a season-best time of 23:42 at the Friendship Invitational…also ran a sub-24 minute race at the All-Ohio Championship finishing the open race in a time of 23:54…competed at the Horizon League Championship, crossing the finish line in 25:49.

2010 // FRESHMAN SEASONRan in the first three races of the year before an injury ended her season…had a season-best time of

22:09 and placed 73rd at the Mel Brodt Invitational…ran a 22:31 in her first collegiate event at the Flyer 5K Challenge.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered four years in cross country at Wadsworth High School…helped lead the team to a league title, second place showing at the district meet and a fifth place finish at the regional meet as a senior…helped guide the squad to league and district runner-up finishes as a junior…helped the team place fourth in the league in each of her first two seasons…earned all-league honorable mention honors as a freshman and sophomore…also competed in track, earning second team all-league accolades her final three years.

PERSONALBorn June 26, 1992…daughter of Mark and Liane Berlin…has one brother, Brady…graduated with honors from Wadsworth High School…member of key club and French club…biology major.

vi k i n g B i o S //

aS h l e y Berl iN

JunioR // wadswoRth, ohio // wadswoRth

beRlin’s caReeR best times

5K: 22:09 (Mel Brodt Invitational, Sept. 11, 2010)6K: 29:47 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)

2011 // FRESHMAN SEASONRan in all nine races during the season, finishing in the top-four for CSU three times…posted sub-21 minute times during three races, including a career-best 20:12 at the All-Ohio Championship…was the third Viking to finish at the Penn State National, running the 6K course in 25:09…finished the Shawnee State Invitational in a time of 20:43…crossed the finish line at the Friendship Invitational in 20:53…finished 45th at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 21:34.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered four times in cross country and four times in track…qualified for the state championship as a senior…ran a personal-best time of 19:20 as a senior…qualified for regionals in cross country as a freshman, junior and senior…also qualified for the state track meet.

PERSONALBorn October 30, 1992…daughter of Mike and Suzanne Holt…has two sis-ters, Amelia and Alyssa…anthropology and forensics major.

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to R i Holt

sophomoRe // mount veRnon, ohio // centeRbuRg

holt’s caReeR best times

5K: 20:12 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011)6K: 24:38 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)

2011 // FRESHMAN SEASONCompeted in every race for the Vikings except the Great Lakes Regional…ran sub-22 min-ute races three times, including a career-best time of 21:11 at the All-Ohio Championship…finished in 61st place at the Friendship Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 21:14…placed 24th at the Shawnee State Invitational finishing in 21:23…competed at the Horizon League Championship, crossing the line in a time of 23:15.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered in cross country and track…helped lead her team to a 2009 league championship in cross country, running for coach Bob Rodgers…advanced to the regional meet as a junior and senior in cross country…won the Suburban League title as a junior…earned all-county accolades…broke the school-record in the 400-meter dash as a freshman.

PERSONALBorn March 6, 1993 in Brookfield, Ohio…daughter of Joe and Shan-non Kirila…has two brothers, Joe and Mike…named the Student of the Year in theater arts…member of honor roll in high school…physi-cal therapy major.

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an g e l a Kir i la

sophomoRe // bRooKfield, ohio // bRooKfield

KiRila’s caReeR best times

5K: 21:11 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011)6K: 26:03 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)

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2011 // FRESHMAN SEASONCompeted in all nine races for the Vikings, posting a career-best time of 20:20 at the All-Ohio Championship…also ran sub-21 minute races at the Flyer 5K Challenge (20:50), Friendship Invitational (20:27) and the Shawnee State Invitational (20:36)…was the fourth Viking to cross the finish line at the Horizon League Championship, placing 39th overall with a time of 21:22.

HIGH SCHOOLLettered all four years in cross country and track…helped the cross country squad to regionals as a junior and senior, including a third place finish in the league as a senior…earned first team all-league honors four times in cross coun-try…named to the Summit County All-Star team as a senior…regional qualifier in cross country as a sophomore, junior

and senior…district champion in the 3,200-meters as a junior and senior in track.

PERSONALBorn May 26, 1993 in Fairlawn, Ohio…daughter of Tim and Tracey Webb…has two brothers, Ryan and Riley…member of high school honor roll…early childhood education major.

kat i e WeBB

sophomoRe // copley, ohio // copley

webb’s caReeR best times

5K: 20:20 (All-Ohio Championship, Sept. 30, 2011)6K: 25:04 (Ohio Invitational, Sept. 24, 2011)

vi k i n g B i o S //

HIGH SCHOOLLettered in cross country, track and soccer at Cloverleaf High School…part of two Suburban League championship soccer teams as a sophomore and a senior.

PERSONALBorn Aug. 15, 1993 in Akron, Ohio…daughter of Frank and April Kalain…has one sister, Sarah who plays soccer at Cleveland State…member of the National Honor Society during high school and earned honor roll accolades…health sciences major.

am a n d a KalaiN

sophomoRe // seville, ohio // cloveRleaf

ma d d i e KoraK

fReshman // bowling gReen, ohio // bowling gReen

HIGH SCHOOLLettered in cross country at Bowling Green High School, leading the team to a Suburban League championship as a freshman…earned Northern Lakes League honorable mention accolades as a senior…district and regional qualifier as a senior.

PERSONALBorn June 16, 1994 in Bowling Green, Ohio…daughter of Aaron and Jill Kane and Nick Korak…has three brothers, Noah, Mason and Brady, and one sister, Kenzie…four-time honor roll nominee…criminal justice major.

aS h l e y lyd ic

fReshman // columbiana, ohio // columbiana

HIGH SCHOOLFour-year letterwinner at Columbiana High School…three-time state qualifier and four-time re-gional qualifier…earned first team all-county and first team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior…led the Clippers to a pair of conference championships as a freshman and soph-omore…also lettered three years in track.

PERSONALBorn May 26, 1993 in Youngstown, Ohio…daughter of Scott and Lori Lydic…has one brother, Eric, and one sister, Amanda…named to the honor roll as a junior and senior…education major.

me g a n o’Keefe

fReshman // RocKy RiveR, ohio // RocKy RiveRHIGH SCHOOLThree-year letterwinner at Rocky River High School, leading the Pirates to conference and district championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior…team qualified for state all three seasons, in-cluding a third place finish in 2010…named first team all-conference as a sophomore and junior…also lettered four years in track.

PERSONALBorn Jan. 20, 1994 in Rocky River, Ohio…daughter of John and Toni O’Keefe…has one brother, John…named a scholar-athlete and academic All-Ohio during her high school career…anthropol-ogy major.

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Jo e JaKet ic

head coach // seventh season

Entering his seventh season at the helm of the cross country team, Joe Jaketic will have his work cut out for him, as he continues to build the Viking program into one of the top teams in the Horizon League. A Cleveland State graduate in 1972, Jaketic has never been able to shake his enthusiasm for the Vikings, and that has truly carried over into his head coaching career.

Last year, Jaketic guided the squad to its best season in program history, culminating with a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Championship. CSU’s fourth place finish at the 2011 champion-ship marked the highest finish in program history.

Over his seven years at the helm of the cross country team, Jaketic has continued to build the program into a Horizon League con-tender year-in and year-out. He has worked hard on the recruiting trail to bring in student-athletes that not only succeed on the cross country course, but also in the classroom since he has a personal philosophy that academics come first in his program.

During his tenure, 22 student-athletes have earned John Konstantinos Athletic Academic Honors, including seven who earned the accolade during all four years of their career. Since the 2006 season, the Vikings have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors four times (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008), been named Cleveland State’s ‘Best of the Best’ three times (2011, 2010, 2006) and won the Academic Progress Rate Award twice (2009, 2008).

Prior to becoming head coach, Jaketic served as the equipment manager for CSU athletics. He retired from that position in Decem-ber of 2008 after 37 years. Jaketic ran cross country at Maple Heights High School and spent time running at Ohio University before transferring to run cross country and track at Cleveland State.

While a student at CSU, Jaketic was a member of the Viking cross country team and spent two years in the equipment room as a part-time job before being offered the equipment manager position in 1972.

kat e PattoN

assistant coach // fouRth season

Kate Patton is in her fourth season as an assistant cross country coach at Cleveland State. Patton was an assistant coach at St. Joseph Academy H.S. during the 2007 season, coaching the team to an 11th place finish at the OHSAA State Cross Country Meet. While at St. Joseph’s, she provided weekly nutrition presentations with topics including meal timing, calcium, iron and hydration. She also counseled athletes on appropriate pre-and post-run meals and hydration, while also analyzing runners three day meal records to assess if they were meeting the estimated nutrition needs.

A 2006 graduate of the University of Dayton, Patton earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics. She is currently completing course-work toward a Master’s of Education in Exercise Science at CSU. In addition, Patton is serving as a clinical dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic and is a member of the Left Ventricular Assist Device team. She completed a dietetic internship at the Clinic in 2006-07, working through a program that was comprised of 26 weeks of clinical, nine weeks of food service, four weeks of community and four weeks of sales and marketing. Patton is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the Cleveland Dietetic Association and the Cleveland West Road Run-ners Club. A two-time qualifier and participant in the Boston Marathon, Patton has also competed in the Columbus and Georgia Marathons.

She was awarded the Elizabeth L. Shroeder Award of Excellence in 2006, which is presented the to Outstanding Senior in the Food and Nutrition Program at Dayton.

vi k i n g B i o S //

Allison Lowe enters her first season as a volunteer assistant coach at Cleveland State, following a standout career in a Viking uniform.

Lowe was a four-year letterwinner at CSU from 2007-2011, and was the team’s top finisher during 29 races throughout her career. As a senior, Lowe led the Vikings to a fourth place finish at the Ho-rizon League Championship, their highest finish in program history.

Lowe, who graduated from CSU in 2012 with a degree in physical education, finished her career with eight of the top-10 5K times since 2005 - when Joe Jaketic became head coach.

The Austintown, Ohio native is currently pursuing her masters degree in exercise physiology and is a graduate assistant with the exercise science program.

al l i S o n loWe

volunteeR assistant coach // fiRst season

ke l ly ZalesK i

student assistant coach // fiRst season

Former Cleveland State student-athlete Kelly Zaleski will begin her first season as a student assis-tant coach in 2012, helping her former coach Joe Jaketic on the sidelines.

Zaleski was a four-year letterwinner at CSU from 2008-2011, and owns three top-40 5K times and two top-20 6K times since 2005 - when Jaketic became head coach. As a senior, Zaleski led the Vi-kings to a fourth place finish at the Horizon League Championship, their highest finish in program history.

Zaleski is currently completing her fifth year in the nursing program at Cleveland State.

2011 results

allison cRaine was csu’s top finisheR duRing eight Races

flyeR 5K challenge // septeMber 3place individual .........................5K time

34 Kendra Kezur ....................... 20:3338 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 20:44 39 Katie Webb ............................ 20:5040 Allison Craine ....................... 20:5348 Tori Holt ................................ 21:3550 Kari Haywood ...................... 21:5952 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 22:0956 Angela Kirila ......................... 22:3861 Rebekah Mills ....................... 23:0565 Rachel Niemi ........................ 23:4566 Ashley Berlin ........................ 26:4467 Melissa Boyes ....................... 27:43

detRoit titan invite // septeMber 10place individual .........................5K time

9 Allison Craine ....................... 20:2311 Kendra Kezur ....................... 20:3221 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 20:5723 Katie Webb ............................ 21:0424 Tori Holt ................................ 21:0733 Kari Haywood ...................... 21:5637 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 22:1638 Angela Kirila ......................... 22:1653 Rachel Niemi ........................ 23:4455 Andria Bazilevich ................ 23:4963 Melissa Boyes ....................... 24:3069 Ashley Berlin ........................ 25:08

fRiendship invite // septeMber 17place individual .........................5K time

4 Allison Craine ....................... 19:0227 Kendra Kezur ....................... 20:0732 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 20:15 39 Katie Webb ............................ 20:2750 Kari Haywood ...................... 20:5053 Tori Holt ................................ 20:5361 Angela Kirila ......................... 21:1462 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 21:1669 Rebekah Mills ....................... 21:5072 Andria Bazilevich ................ 21:5583 Rachel Niemi ........................ 22:4086 Melissa Boyes ....................... 23:0491 Ashley Berlin ........................ 23:42

ohio invite // septeMber 24place individual .........................6K time

5 Allison Craine ....................... 23:1311 Kendra Kezur ....................... 23:5914 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 24:1317 Tori Holt ................................ 24:3823 Katie Webb ............................ 25:0429 Kari Haywood ...................... 25:4331 Angela Kirila ......................... 26:0334 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 26:2435 Rebekah Mills ....................... 26:3639 Andria Bazilevich ................ 28:0741 Rachel Niemi ........................ 28:1845 Melissa Boyes ....................... 29:1146 Ashley Berlin ........................ 29:47

all-ohio championship // septeMber 30place individual .........................5K time

33 Allison Craine ....................... 18:5748 Kendra Kezur ....................... 19:4552 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 20:0654 Tori Holt ................................ 20:1256 Katie Webb ............................ 20:2058 Kari Haywood ...................... 20:3163 Angela Kirila ......................... 21:11Open Race103 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 21:18170 Andria Bazilevich ................ 22:21222 Melissa Boyes ....................... 23:32228 Rachel Niemi ........................ 23:41230 Ashley Berlin ........................ 23:54

shawnee state invite // october 7place individual .........................5K time

6 Allison Craine ....................... 19:407 Kendra Kezur ....................... 19:428 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 19:49 11 Katie Webb ............................ 20:3613 Tori Holt ................................ 20:4314 Kari Haywood ...................... 20:4618 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 20:5724 Angela Kirila ......................... 21:2330 Andria Bazilevich ................ 22:3746 Melissa Boyes ....................... 24:2747 Ashley Berlin ........................ 24:39

penn state national // october 14place individual .........................6K time

137 Allison Craine ....................... 24:00166 Kendra Kezur ....................... 24:32195 Tori Holt ................................ 25:09201 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 25:14217 Katie Webb ............................ 25:36235 Kari Haywood ...................... 26:00255 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 26:58258 Angela Kirila ......................... 27:06

hoRiZon league championship // october 29place individual .........................5K time

16 Allison Craine ....................... 20:0330 Kendra Kezur ....................... 21:0033 Kari Haywood ...................... 21:1239 Katie Webb ............................ 21:2245 Tori Holt ................................ 21:3447 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 21:50 56 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 22:3768 Andria Bazilevich ................ 22:5572 Melissa Boyes ....................... 23:0477 Angela Kirila ......................... 23:1594 Ashley Berlin ........................ 25:4995 Rachel Niemi ........................ 26:16

ncaa Regional // noveMber 12place individual .........................6K time

125 Allison Craine ....................... 22:57179 Kendra Kezur ....................... 24:08203 Kari Haywood ...................... 24:58206 Kelly Zaleski ......................... 25:11 208 Tori Holt ................................ 25:13216 Katie Webb ............................ 25:34219 Brittany Elmlinger ............... 25:54

Sept. 3 Flyer 5K Invitational ................................4th of 6Sept. 10 Detroit Titan Invitational .........................4th of 8Sept. 17 Friendship Invitational ............................7th of 7Sept. 24 Ohio University Invitational .................. 3rd of 3Sept. 30 All-Ohio Championship ........................8th of 10

2011 cleveland state team Results

Oct. 7 Shawnee State Invitational .....................2nd of 8Oct. 14 Penn State National ..............................25th of 29Oct. 29 Horizon League Championship ...........4th of 10Nov. 11 NCAA Regionals .................................. 31st of 33

// 2011 Re S u lt S

2011 ho R i z o n le a g u e //

2011 HoriZoN league

csu had its best finish in pRogRam histoRy at the 2011 hoRiZon league championship

hoRiZon league championship Results

Team PoinTs

Butler 28Youngstown State 58Loyola 75Cleveland State 163Wright State 165Green Bay 183Detroit 186UIC 186Valparaiso 189Milwaukee 206

cleveland state individual Results

Place indiv. Time

16 Allison Craine 20:0330 Kendra Kezur 21:0033 Kari Haywood 21:1239 Katie Webb 21:2245 Tori Holt 21:3447 Kelly Zaleski 21:5056 Brittany Elmlinger 22:37

al l-t i m e letterWiNNers

csu RetuRns five letteRwinneRs foR the 2012 season

// al l-t i m e le t t e R w i n n e R S

-A-Jasmine Afzali .....................1984, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87Joanna Alderman .............................2000, ‘01Michelle Amezquita .........................2001, ‘02Daniela Andrews .......................1989, ‘90, ‘91Jennifer Angers ........................................2001Vanessa Anna ......................2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04

-B-Addie Baker ......................................1998, ‘99Tracy Bartkiewicz ....................................2000Andria Bazilevich ...............2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Ashley Berlin .......................................... 2011Jessica Bernal............................................1994Kristine Blackham ............................1990, ‘91Oona Blakemore ......................................1998Clair Boron ...............................................1991Melissa Bowens .........................1999, ‘00, ‘01Melissa Boyes ........................................... 2011Jennifer Buckley ........................1997, ‘98, ‘99Lindsay Bukovec ..............................2001, ‘02Mary Bush ................................................1986

-C-Colleen Conway ........................2006, ‘07, ‘08Allison Craine .....................2007, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Kristi Cregar ......................................1986, ‘87Ann Culotta ..............................................1980

-D-Fabiola D’Amicone ............1982, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85Megan Dillon .............................1994, ‘95, ‘96Sherri Douglas ..................................2005, ‘06Maureen Dugan ..................1982, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86

-E-Caitlan Ebner ...........................................2006Brittany Elmlinger ..............2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Natalie Elwell ...................................1989, ‘90Shawna Evans ...................................1997, ‘98

-F-Lisa Fekter ..................................1994, ‘95, ‘96Tina Fekter ................................................1987

-G-Angela Guinther ......................................1989Shannon Graves ......................................2006

-H-Stephanie Hall ....................1995, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98Christine Havens ................1992, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95Kari Haywood .................................. 2010, ‘11Ann Henderson ................................1983, ‘84Meredith Hill ....................................1999, ‘00Lori Hirtzel ..........................1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94Jordan Hoile ........................2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10Tori Holt ................................................... 2011

-J-Lesley Jones ..............................................2005Kara Justice .......................................1997, ‘98

-K-Margie Kabat.....................................1981, ‘82Leah Kenner ......................................2002, ‘03Karen Keptner...................................1993, ‘94Kendra Kezur ........................................... 2011Angela Kirila ........................................... 2011Christina Kis ............................................2001Sharon Knecht...................................1985, ‘86Danielle Koenig .........................1991, ‘92, ‘93Chris Kohler ...............................1983, ‘84, ‘85Lisa Kosisky .............................................1996Marcy Kupchella .....................................1981

-L-Renee Lawson-Broze ................1986, ‘87, ‘88Cindi Lee ..................................................1980Cathy Leneghan ...............................1985, ‘86Marie Linden .............................1981, ‘82, ‘83

-M-Noel Manzi ...............................................1990Carolyn Marsh ..................................1987, ‘88Melisa Mazanec .........................2006, ‘07, ‘08Carrie McDaniel .................1993, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96

-N-Sharon Neckic ..........................................1983Cathleen Newton ....................................1999Julene Nickoloff ..................2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04Rachel Niemi .............................2009, ‘10, ‘11

-O-Bridget Oberer .........................................1998Alison Ohliger .........................................2007

-P-Anne Parete ................................1986, ‘88, ‘89Tara Peppard .......................1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92Georgian Peric ...........................2000, ‘01, ‘02Tina Peric ....................................2001, ‘02, ‘03Audrey Piotrowski .............2005, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08Julie Piotrowski .........................2005, ‘07, ‘08Jennifer Popovich .............................1996, ‘97Shariah Pratt .......................2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03Shilah Pratt ..........................2002, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05Donna Pribish ..........................................1980Marlene Przykling.....................2002, ‘03, ‘04Lisa Puleo ..........................................1995, ‘96

-R-Leslie Ritter .........................1982, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85Amy Ritzman ......................1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94

-S-Brandi Sabino ......................1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97Amy Salzman ....................................2007, ‘08Rhona Simpson .................................1987, ‘88Madeline Singer................................2005, ‘06Rachel Smith ............................................2002Jessica Spisak .............................1998, ‘99, ‘00Debbie Steiber ..........................................1998Shannon Sullivan ...............1989, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93Christina Swierz ...............................2005, ‘06Jeanine Swoboda .....................................1981

-T-Patty Tracy .........................................1986, ‘87

-V-Jennifer Varga ..........................................1980Helene Vorster .........................................2001

-W-Katie Webb .............................................. 2011Nancy Wiesehan ......................................2000Michelle Wheeler..............................1984, ‘85Cindy White ...............................1992, ‘93, ‘95Kim Wideman .....................1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93Ada Wolf ...................................................1986

-Z-Kelly Zaleski .......................2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Elizabeth Zhang ......................................1992

Returning letterwinners in BOLD

1981........................ Marie Linden1982........................ Marie Linden1983..........................Chris Kohler1984....................Ann Henderson1985..........................Chris Kohler1986............................... Ada Wolf1987.......................Jasmine Afzali1988...........................Anne Parete1989................. Daniela Andrews1990.........................Tara Peppard1991....................... Amy Ritzman1992....................... Amy Ritzman1993....................... Amy Ritzman1994....................... Amy Ritzman1995................. Christine Havens1996.............................Lisa FekterRecipients of the Cleveland State Athletic Alumni Association’s Most Outstanding Cross Country Runner Award

cleveland state most outstanding RunneR

1997...................... Stephanie Hall1998.......................Shawna Evans1999........................ Jessica Spisak2000......................... Shariah Pratt2001..................Lindsay Bukovec2002..................Lindsay Bukovec2003......................... Shariah Pratt2004........................................N/A2005......................Sherri Douglas2006........................ Caitlan Ebner2007.......................Allison Craine2008...................Colleen Conway2009.......................Allison Craine2010.......................Allison Craine2011 .......................Allison Craine

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of f th e co u R S e //

the csu cRoss countRy team has had 58 membeRs eaRn academic honoRs

the 2011 sQuad eaRned csu’s “best of the best” team awaRd at the John Konstantinos athletic academic honoRs luncheon

The Cross Country team had a 3.55 team GPA, the highest team grade point average in the department

all-time John Konstantinos athletic academic honoRs Recepients

Ashley Alejandro ‘10Daniela Andrews ‘91Jennifer Angers ‘02Vanessa Anna ‘05, ‘04, ‘03, ‘02Adrianne Baker ‘00, ‘99Tracy Bartkiewicz ‘01Andria Bazilevich ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09Ashley Berlin ‘11Kristine Blackham ‘91Keri Bowen ‘00Melissa Bowens ‘01, ‘00Melissa Boyes ‘11Colleen Conway ‘09, ‘08, ‘07Allison Craine ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09Sherri Douglas ‘07, ‘06Caitlan Ebner ‘07Brittany Elmlinger ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09Natalie Elwell ‘91Lisa Fekter ‘97, ‘96, ‘95Shannon Graves ‘07Stephanie Hall ‘97, ‘96Kari Haywood ‘12, ‘11

Lori Hirtzel ‘96, ‘95, ‘94, ‘93, ‘92Jordan Hoile ‘11, ‘10, ‘09, ‘08Lisa Horton ‘99Lesley Jones ‘06Karen Keptner ‘95, ‘94Leah Kinner ‘04, ‘03Angela Kirila ‘12Dani Koenig ‘95, ‘94, ‘93, ‘92Melisa Mazanec ‘09, ‘08, ‘07Carrie McDaniel ‘97, ‘96Laurie Minarich ‘97Julene Nickoloff ‘05, ‘04, ‘03, ‘02Rachel Niemi ‘12, ‘11, ‘10Bridget Oberer ‘99Alison Ohliger ‘08Tara Peppard ‘92Audrey Piotrowski ‘09, ‘08, ‘07, ‘06Julie Piotrowski ‘09, ‘08, ‘07, ‘06Shilah Pratt ‘06, ‘05, ‘04, ‘03Shariah Pratt ‘03, ‘01Marlene Przykling ‘05, ‘04Lisa Puleo ‘97, ‘96

Nicole Reddout ‘04Amy Ritzman ‘96, ‘95, ‘94, ‘93Amy Salzman ‘09, ‘08Ciara Seitz ‘09Madeline Singer ‘06Jessica Spisak ‘01, ‘00, ‘99Deborah Stieber ‘99Shannon Sullivan ‘93Jessica Sutherland ‘98Christina Swierz ‘07, 06Katie Webb ‘12Kimberly Wideman ‘91 Cindy White ‘94, ‘93Kelly Zaleski ‘12, ‘11, ‘10, ‘09

“best of the best” team awaRd

2011-12 3.55 Team GPA2010-11 3.63 Team GPA2006-07 3.56 Team GPA

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