LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY2012 CROSS COUNTRY

JEREMY DONAHUE -- Head Coach (5th Season)

Following a stellar collegiate career at Lincoln Memorial University where he was All-Gulf South Conference in 2005 and All-South Atlantic Conference in 2006 and 2007, Sevierville, Tennessee, native Jeremy Donahue took over the reins as head coach of the Railsplitter and Lady Railsplitter cross country teams in 2008.

In his final season running for the Railsplitters, Donahue won the Lee Invitational and ran a personal best time of 26:20 for an 8k race which ranks him as one of the top-10 LMU cross country runners of all time. In addition, Donahue was named team Most Valuable Runner and received All-South Atlantic Conference honors that same season.

A 2000 graduate of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School and member of a state championship qualifying team in 1999, Donahue’s knowledge of the sport of cross country and of Lincoln Memorial University made him the logical choice when the position opened up in 2008.

As head coach his biggest challenge has been locating and recruiting talent for the programs. The success of the two squads will be dictated by how quickly the teams can adapt to the sport at the collegiate level and how well they respond to its faster pace.

QUICK FACTSGENERAL

School.................................................. Lincoln Memorial UniversityFounded .................................................................................. 1897Enrollment .............................................................................. 4,550Nickname........................................ Railsplitters / Lady RailsplittersSchool Colors ...............................................................Blue & GrayAffiliation ................................................................NCAA Division IIConference ................................................................ South AtlanticPresident .......................................................Dr. B. James DawsonAlma Mater, Year ...................................................Evansville, 1967 Athletic Director ........................................................ Roger VannoyAlma Mater, Year ........................................Lincoln Memorial, 1975Athletic Dept. Phone .................................................. 423.869.6285

SPORTS INFORMATIONDirector of Athletic Statistics & Publications .....................Bill PorterSID office phone ........................................................ 423.869.6376Mobile phone ............................................................. 865.300.6701Director of Athletic Communications.............................Scott ErlandOffice phone .............................................................. 423.869.6236Mobile phone ............................................................. 615.305.1610SID Fax...................................................................... 423.869.6382Mailing address ....................................................... LMU Box 2028

Tex Turner Arena6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway

Harrogate, TN 37752

COACHING STAFFHead Coach..........................................................Jeremy DonahueAlma Mater, Year ........................................Lincoln Memorial, 2007Office phone .............................................................. 423.869.7166Best time of day to reach coach ......................................... MorningAthletic Trainer........................................................ Donnie GrigsbyAssistant Athletic Trainers ....................................... Whitney Bailey

Celest Weuve

TEAM INFORMATIONSAC finish ......................................................Men 6th / Women 6thMen’s letterwinners returning/lost ............................................. 3 / 4Women’s letterwinners returning/lost ....................................... 4 / 4

WWW.RAILSPLITTERS.COM

RYAN MECCAFreshmanNiagara Falls, OntarioSt. Michael Catholic H.S.

JON SLAVENFreshmanHarrogate, TennesseeCumberland Gap H.S.

SHANE CURTSINGERSeniorWilmington, OhioClinton-Massie H.S.

BRADLEY MALDONADOJuniorSpring Hill, TennesseeSpring Hill H.S.

BRANDON WARDSophomoreKingsport, TennesseeDobyns Bennett H.S.

ONTARIO BELTERFreshmanSomerset, WisconsinSomerset H.S.

VICTOR MORASeniorJocotenango, GuatemalaDecroly Americano

BRITTANY COLLINSFreshmanPineville, KentuckyBell County H.S.

WWW.RAILSPLITTERS.COM

JAMIE COLLINSSophomorePineville, KentuckyBell County H.S.

HALEY DOTYFreshmanWhite House, TennesseeWhite House-Heritage H.S.

SARAH JONESFreshmanHendersonville, N. C.North Henderson H.S.

SOFIA LOPEZ MIMENDIRedshirt SeniorMexico City, MexicoTec de Monterrey

2008SAC All-Freshman Team

2009, 2011All-SAC First Team

MEGAN MARSSeniorMiddlesboro, Kentucky

LAURA NEWMANFreshmanKnoxville, TennesseeKnoxville AmbassadorsHome School

AURA PENALOSAJuniorBogota, Colombia

AMBER STOERPSeniorMurfreesboro, TennesseeRiverdale H.S.

2011 All-SAC Second Team

2012 MEN’S SEASON PREVIEWIn the 2012 season the LMU men look to continue a steady climb up in the conference standings and to rebuild following the loss of key runners.

Returning runners Shane Curtsinger and Bradley Maldonado will be the runners LMU will count on for experienced leadership in races. Curtsinger will be pushing to end his career with All-Conference honors. Maldonado, and Brandon Ward will also be pushing be the first Blue and Gray harrier to cross the finish line each meet.

Victor Mora joins the team for one season after spending the past few seasons on the tennis team and, along with freshmen Jon Slaven and Ryan Mecca, will bring added depth to the squad.

2011 Men’s Results Meet

Asbury-Jessamine College

Invitational Wilmore, Ky.

Centre College Invitational Danville, Ky.

Carson-Newman XC Challenge

Jefferson City, Tenn.

Greater Louisville Classic

Louisville, Ky.(Silver Race)

Wilmington Classic

Wilmington, Ohio

SAC Championship

Morristown, Tenn.

NCAA Southeast Regional

Charlotte, N.C.

Distance 5K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K

Team Finish # of Runners

NTR45

3rd 55

3rd 70

17th 269

19th 298

6th 84

18th 169

Isaac Cummins ----- ----- 31:18.63 / 38th / 5th 30:04.18 / 192th / 5th 30:09.93 / 226th / 5th 30:27.6 / 56th / 4th 37:15.3 / 140th / 5thShane Curtsinger 19:54.38 / 23rd / 3rd 29:43.97 / 22nd / 2nd 29:22.06 / 25th / 2nd 28:39.83 / 137th / 4th 29:31.88 / 200th / 4th 31:08.7 / 65th / 5th 36:47.5 / 132nd / 4thDerrick Lindsay 15:52.36 / 3rd / 1st 27:52.65 / 4th / 1st 27:25.46 / 8th / 1st 26:54.88 / 34th / 1st 26:22.78 / 34th / 1st 27:05.3 / 6th / 1st 33:32.2 / 51st / 1stBradley Maldo-nado

----- 30:46.36 / 30th / 4th 30:05.49 / 32nd / 4th 28:21.07 / 120th / 3rd 28:07.84 / 125th / 2nd 28:38.8 / 34th / 2nd

34:11.0 / 76th / 2nd

Aaron Morris ----- 34:45.00 / 52nd / 5th ----- ----- 32:55.90 / 271st / 6th 34:13.8 / 77th / 6th 40:22.0 / 165th / 6thBrandon Ward 18:58.08 / 14th / 2nd 29:59.82 / 25th / 3rd 29:44.67 / 29th / 3rd 28:07.47 / 105th / 2nd 28:39.54 / 156th / 3rd 29:27.7 / 44th / 3rd 35:13.9 / 105th / 3rdKey= time/overall finish/team finish NTR=No team result

2012 WOMEN’S SEASON PREVIEWThe Lady Railsplitter cross country team looks to build on last year’s success and make a move in 2012 to become one of the top programs in the South Atlantic Conference.

Seniors Sofia Lopez Mimendi and Amber Stoerp both return to lead the Lady Railsplitters. Lopez Mimendi bounced back from an injury in 2010 to finish fifth in the SAC Championship last season and garner First Team All-SAC honors. She looks to end her career as the SAC overall champion, a feat she narrowly missed in 2009. Stoerp hopes to build on her All-SAC Second Team performance last season and move up to the elite first team.

Aura Penalosa once again takes time out from tennis to run with the cross country team and looks to keep up the consistency she showed last season.

Jamie Collins also returns and will look to step her performance up a notch in her sophomore campaign.

Joining the team and bringing needed depth are Ontario Belter, Brittany Collins, Hayley Doty, Sarah Jones, Megan Mars and Laura Newman.

2011 Women’s Results Meet

Asbury-Jessamine College

Invitational Wilmore, Ky.

Centre College Invitational Danville, Ky.

Carson-Newman XC Challenge

Jefferson City, Tenn.

Greater Louisville Classic

Louisville, Ky. (Silver Race)

Wilmington Classic

Wilmington, Ohio

SAC Championship

Morristown, Tenn.

NCAA Southeast Regional

Charlotte, N.C.

Distance 5K 5K 5K 5K 5K 5K 6K

Team Finish # of Runners

3rd 53

2nd 50

3rd 66

17th 261

16th 241

6th80

19th 189

Kristi Blaisdell ----- ----- 28:54.78 / 65th / 6th 27:10.04 / 251st / 7th ----- 26:34.2 / 76th / 7th 30:42.4 / 183rd / 7thCaroline Chadwell 28:15.45 / 40th / 6th 25:09.76 / 39th / 6th 24:43.92 / 43rd / 5th 23:40.26 / 214th / 6th 23:37.75 / 185th / 5th 24:32.9 / 65th / 6th 30:15.8 / 179th / 6thJamie Collins 26:34.46 / 28th / 5th 23:32.93 / 27th / 4th 23:26.85 / 28th / 4th 22:53.09 / 182nd / 5th 22:09.00 / 138th / 4th 22:46.7 / 46th / 5th 26:46.2 / 150th / 4thSofia Lopez Mimendi

21:49.25 / 3rd / 1st 20:04.21 / 5th / 1st 20:42.21 / 10th / 1st 19:41.34 / 15th / 1st 19:28.06 / 20th / 1st 19:59.09 / 5th / 1st 22:59.4 / 17th / 1st

Aura Penalosa 25:23.26 / 18th / 4th 23:39.59 / 28th / 5th ----- 22:41.98 / 167th / 4th ----- 22:33.3 / 44th / 4th 27:06.2 / 153rd / 5thFiona Reinecke 24:18.27 / 15th

/ 3rd22:25.49 / 18th / 3rd 22:12.26 / 21st / 3rd 21:14.24 / 89th / 3rd 21:32.63 / 105th / 3rd 21:38.5 / 26th / 3rd 25:31.9 / 115th / 3rd

Amber Stoerp 23:04.99 / 8th / 2nd 20:59.25 / 10th / 2nd 21:19.11 / 13th / 2nd 20:29.64 / 48th / 2nd 20:22.49 / 57th / 2rd 20:47.0 / 13th / 2nd 24:35.6 / 84th / 2ndKey= time/overall finish/team finish NTR=No team result

LMU CROSS COUNTRY ALL-TIME RECORDS / HONORS(Based on available information)

MEN1. Ronnie Gross 25:172. Chris Morrell 25:243. James Rock 25:344. Mark Paulson 26:105. Jake O’Dell 26:116. Ted Johnson 26:20.087. Jeremy Donahue 26:20.828. Derrick Lindsay 26:239. Chad Barrett 26:2410. Steve Kyle 26:29

WOMEN1. Cybil O’Nan 18:342. Fonda Arrington 19:103. Elissa Cooper 19:124. Cherie Kern 19:185. Sofia Lopez Mimendi 19:286. Jody Lowe 19:327. Jennifer Galati 19:428. Fonda Arrington 19:459. Kyle Ford 19:5810. Holly Sacksteder 19:59

MENALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCEChad Barrett 1993Court Lilly 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998 First TeamJake O’Dell 1996, 1998 First TeamJeremy Smith 1997 & 1998 First TeamBrandon Gibbs 1999 & 2000 Second TeamJeremy Donahue 2005 Second Team

ALL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCETed Johnson 2006 & 2007 First TeamJeremy Donahue 2006 & 2007 Second TeamMark Paulson 2006 & 2007 Second TeamDerrick Lindsay 2011 First Team 2008, 2010 Second Team 2008 All-Freshman Team

WOMENALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Cybil O’Nan 1993Jennifer Galati 1994Lisa Browning 1998 Second TeamElissa Cooper 2002 Second TeamCherie Kern 2005 Second Team

ALL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCECherie Kern 2006 First TeamHelena Sokolova 2006 Second TeamJennifer Ely 2006 All-Freshman TeamSofia Lopez Mimendi 2008 All-Freshman 2009, 2011 First TeamFiona Reinecke 2009, 2010 Second TeamAshley Robbins 2009 All-Freshman TeamAmber Stoerp 2011 Second Team

TOP TEN RUNNERS

HONOR ROLL

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS / NCAA TOURNAMENTMEN

GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSIndividual Jake O’Dell 1996

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESIndividualJake O’Dell 1996

WOMENGULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Team Individual 1992 Cybil O’Nan 1992, 1993

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESTeam Individual2006 (24th) Cybil O’Nan 1992, 1993

ALL-TIME COACHES WOMEN

Ronnie Gross 1987-1988Phil Blevins* 1989-1997Bob Lockhart 1998-2002Brandon Gibbs 2003-2007Jeremy Donahue 2008-present

*1992 GSC Coach of the Year

ALL-TIME COACHESMEN

Rick Million 1981-1982John Angel 1983-1984Ronnie Gross 1985-1988Phil Blevins 1989-1991, 1993-1997Chris Calfee 1992Bob Lockhart 1998-2002Brandon Gibbs 2003-2007Jeremy Donahue 2008-present

2012 LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULEDATE MEET LOCATIONAug. 31 Eye Opener Invitational Spartanburg, SCSept. 8 Centre Invitational Danville, KYSept. 15 Carson-Newman XC Challenge Morristown, TNSept. 29 Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, KYOct. 12 Wilmington Invitational Wilmington, OHOct. 20 South Atlantic Conference Championship Greeneville, TNNov. 3 NCAA Southeast Regional Charlotte, NCNov. 17 NCAA Championships Joplin, MO