2013 west virginia university cross country guide

mountaineer cross country

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2 In the Spotlight3 Mountaineers in the Community4 All Americans6 Strength and Conditioning8 Big 12 Conference10 Athletic Training12 Student-Athlete Support16 Campus Life20 Mountaineer Excellence

23 Coaching Staff24 Sean Cleary27 Erin O’Reilly28 Support Staff

29 Roster30 Overview31 Kaitlyn Gillespie32 Chelsea Jarvis33 Allison Lasnicki34 Lydia Martinelli35 Sarah Martinelli36 Sarah McCauley37 Allison Pettit38 Savanna Plombon39 Sydney Scott40 Paige Szabat41 Kelly Williams42 Megan Yaun43 Amy Cashin43 Maggie Drazba44 Rachel Faulds

44 Jillian Forsey45 Peyton Hampson45 Brynn Harshbarger45 Brianna Kerekes46 Corinne Kule46 Renee Maisonneuve46 Rebecca Wendt

47 2013 Preview48 A look at 201349 Coach Cleary One-on-One51 2013 Schedule51 Host Information

53 2012 Review54 2012 Season Recap55 Results56 Meet-by-Meet Recap58 Individual Times60 Accolades

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

61 Record Book62 NCAA Honors62 Conference Honors63 All Americans

67 West Virginia University68 President Dr. James P. Clements69 Director of Athletics Oliver Luck70 Athletics Senior Staff71 WVU Head Coaches72 Athletic Facilities

73 Media Information74 Media Information76 WVU Sports Communications

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2 2013 CROSS COUNTRY

¡Choosing to become a Mountaineer student-athlete is special.

¡Without a professional sports team in the state, fans across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics.

¡Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. Your interaction with these groups is also part of your educational process.

¡If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on your career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT



¡ Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University cross country team. But becoming successful and positive role models on and off the course is just as significant.

¡ Each year, the Mountaineers work to give back to Morgantown and surrounding communities.

¡ The WVU cross country team has donated its time to helping the Jerry Lewis Telethon that is aimed toward helping kids with muscular dystrophy and related diseases. The Mountaineers do their part to help the cause by answering telephones, which are constantly ringing with donors.

¡ The team also regularly donates its time and knowledge by hosting and teaching local youth track clubs the fundamentals of the sport. Along

with strengthening the youngsters’ skills, they also teach the participants the importance of good sportsmanship, courage, determination and hard work.

¡ Coach Cleary’s student-athletes can also be found reading to children at local elementary schools in the “Read Aloud” program. During their visits, the student-athletes read to students in several classrooms and encourage them to apply themselves to their studies.

¡ Mountaineer coaches and players also take part in Relay for Life of Monongalia County, the American Cancer Society’s signature activity, which offers everyone in the community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Mountaineers are frequent visitors to the WVU Children’s Hospital and help several different local community service projects.



¡West Virginia has produced 13 All-America selections from seven individuals, including at least one All-American performer in five of the past six seasons. Each year Sean Cleary’s roster is filled with talent, looking for the next All-American for WVU.

ALL-AMERICANS

Coach Sean Cleary has produced an All-American in five of the last six seasons.



CHARITY WACHERA1998

MEGAN METCALFE2002, 2004

MARIE-LOUISE ASSELIN2007, 2008, 2009

KERI BLAND2007, 2008, 2009

CLARA GRANDT 2009

KAITLYN GILLESPIE2010, 2011

KATE HARRISON2011



¡WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures all student athletes are on year-long programs designed to continue improving the fitness capabilities needed in their sports.

¡To keep athletes in peak physical condition, West Virginia offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance.

¡Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know that they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity.

¡With cross country, special attention is paid to certain strengths and weaknesses that a distance runner has.

¡The cross country runners spend a great deal of time on specific dynamics like speed drills and strength and conditioning exercises so that when the team gets on the course, not only are they the fittest in the race, but also the strongest.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING



All student-athletes have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year.



¡The Big 12 Conference, comprised of 10 members, remains the only major conference in the nation to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule.

¡Since beginning of competition in 1996-97, the Big 12 can boast 52 NCAA team titles and 537 individual national championships.

¡Member universities include – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia.

¡Since 2000, the Big 12 has had nine individual and eight team NCAA national champions in cross country, in men’s and women’s competition.

¡The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE



The Big 12 is a strong conference that, like WVU, values quality academic and athletic programs, and has a great tradition of success.



ATHLETIC TRAINING¡The West Virginia athletic training program looks to get its

student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner while providing quality health care for its student-athletes and coaches.

¡The scope of the athletic training services encompass various domains including injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education, and counseling that will enable the athlete to maintain an optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

¡Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes furnished with the latest in technology and equipment.

¡The athletic training staff will work in conjunction with the team physicians and athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their careers at WVU.



The West Virginia University athletic training staff devotes its time and energy into ensuring its student-athletes are properly prepared and recovered for all competition.



STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT



¡West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

¡While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. Some of those strides include a string of 10 consecutive years where the department has had at least one first team Academic All-American.

¡To help its student athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Athletic Academic Performance Center. The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, a plethora of computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in.

¡A total of 340 student-athletes were recognized for their achievement in the classroom last spring, at the annual WVU Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Banquet, honoring recipients of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Since the program began in 1989, nearly 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

The Mountaineers are provided with an academic adviser who devotes their time to ensuring student-athletes are provided with any assistance necessary to ensure academic success.



STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT



¡West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past eight years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year.

¡The West Virginia University women’s cross country team, men’s basketball team and women’s soccer team received public recognition in the spring of 2010 by the NCAA for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. The women’s cross country team was one of seven Mountaineer teams to earn a perfect APR score in 2011-12 alone. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

¡The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) provides a forum for the "voice of the student-athlete" on WVU's campus. SAAC membership provides feedback to administration about how to better WVU athletic programs. They offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses.



CharacterPublic, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

Research ClassificationResearch University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Research FundingIn fiscal year 2011, WVU researchers were awarded $173,874,105 in total sponsored projects.

Combined WVU Expense BudgetApproximately $917 million (2013).

AccreditationsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies.

GovernanceThe WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities.

LocationMorgantown, W.Va., population 30,293, rated “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other recent rankings: One of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; one of the “Best Cities for Jobs” by MSN Careers; one of the 50 best places to launch a small business by CNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

CAMPUS LIFE



Academic ExcellenceWVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships—24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 36 Goldwater Scholars, two British Marshall Scholars, two Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), nine Boren Scholars, five Gilman Scholars, 36 Fulbright Scholars, and one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar.

Student ProfileFall 2012 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 32,595.

That included:¡18,583 West Virginia residents, 14,012

nonresidents

¡25,715 undergraduates

¡5,179 graduate and 1,701 professional students

Academics14 colleges and schools offering 184 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs in agriculture, natural resources, and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; journalism; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health; plus the WVU Honors College, University College, and programs at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology. wvu.edu/Academics/

Student Living ExperienceThe First-Year Experience—unique among state universities—helps students navigate their first year at WVU. Elements include residential colleges and Adventure West Virginia, an outdoor freshman orientation program. All WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including a Festival of Ideas lecture series, bringing the world’s top minds to campus to share their experiences and knowledge; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun, and healthy activities; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and a Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. apply.wvu.edu/life

Degrees GrantedIn 2011-2012, WVU awarded 6,447 degrees; 2,243 were graduate or professional.

Faculty and Staff ProfileExcellent faculty—16 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year—guide and mentor students.

¡instructional faculty: 2,331

¡graduate assistants: 1,804

¡staff: 3,560

¡total employees: 8,426



Freshman Class ProfileAverage ACT of 23.6, SAT (math and critical reading) 1045, and high school GPA of 3.36.

TransportationUniversity buses operate free on a year-round basis as does the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—a computer-directed system that glides along 8.7 miles of guideway between Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences Center campuses. In addition, Morgantown’s expanded MountainLine bus service offers free rides to students and employees. WVU ID is required for all services. transportation.wvu.edu/services

SafetyWVU has one of the safest college campuses in America, with 24-hour police protection and 37 outdoor emergency phones. The WVU Alert system sends urgent news to participants’ cell phones, and digital InfoStations across campus show important announcements.

CAMPUS LIFE



Student OrganizationsStudents can choose from more than 350 student organizations, and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. sos.wvu.edu

Study AbroadMore than 800 students participate in University-led study abroad programs and international exchanges. internationalprograms.wvu.edu/

WVU Online/Extended CampusHundreds of distance education classes are available. elearn.wvu.edu/

Civic EngagementThe Center for Civic Engagement develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty and consults with academic units on incorporating civic engagement into the curriculum. In 2011, WVU students contributed 205,000 hours of service to the community. WVU has earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification, putting WVU in the 6% of higher education institutions that Carnegie recognizes for engagement. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. cce.wvu.edu

Scholarships and AidApproximately $10 million a year is awarded by the WVU Scholars Program; more than 5,000 students benefit from this program annually. In addition, there are many different types of scholarships available based on academic record, financial need, group affiliation, or some combination of these factors. In 2012, WVU students received over $380 million in financial aid—average aid per recipient is $9,800. West Virginia residents may be eligible for the PROMISE scholarship. promisescholarships.org/promise/home.aspx

Honors CollegeThe WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living at WVU that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. Students may participate as Presidential Honors Scholars or Dean’s Honors Scholars; both options provide enhanced experiences. /honors.wvu.edu/

Parents ClubThe Mountaineer Parents Club, with more than 22,000 members in clubs across the state and nation, fosters success by connecting parents and family members with the student experience. The organization sponsors events on and off-campus, has a newsletter, a toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096), parent electronic news, and a Parent Perk program. Membership is free. parentsclub.wvu.edu

FaclitiesWVU’s mix of historic and modern facilities includes 430 buildings on 1,456 acres. Eleven main campus buildings are located on the

National Register of Historic Places, and WVU operates eight experimental farms and four forests throughout the state, in addition to WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Lifelong Learning Center near Weston. jacksonsmill.ext.wvu.edu/

LibrariesFive library facilities—Downtown Library Complex, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and Libraries Depository—contain nearly 2.1 million volumes, 246 electronic databases, and more than 48,000 journal subscriptions, with access to 36 million volumes through a book-sharing consortium. Library staff offer in-person and online assistance. libraries.wvu.edu

Visitors CenterLocated on the Morgantown Waterfront, the Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Operating hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday (closed Sundays and most University holidays). Guided tours with friendly knowledgeable student guides Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., except home football Saturdays. Phone: 304-293-3489. visit.wvu.edu

AlumniChartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 185,000 graduates worldwide in some 60 foreign nations. alumni.wvu.edu



Baseball: 33-26, 13-11 Big 12Cross Country: Fourth at Big 12

Championships; Fifth at Mid-Atlantic Regionals; One NCAA Qualifier

Men’s Basketball: 13-19, 6-12 Big 12

Women’s Basketball: 17-14, 9-9 Big 12; NCAA First Round

Football: 7-6, 4-5 Big 12; 2013 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Gymnastics: 13-9, 1-3 Big 12; NCAA Regionals

Rowing: Fourth at Big 12; Sixth at Conference USA Championship

Men’s Soccer: 9-6-2, 4-2-1 MAC

Women’s Soccer: 11-5-4, 7-0-1 Big 12; Big 12 Regular-Season Champions, NCAA First Round

Men’s Swimming and Diving: Third at Big 12

Women’s Swimming and Diving: Second at Big 12; Two NCAA Qualifiers

Rifle: 11-1, 5-1 GARC; GARC Champions; NCAA Champions

Women’s Tennis: 4-17, 0-9 Big 12Women’s Track: Indoor-10th Big

12; One NCAA Qualifier; Outdoor-Eighth Big 12; 9 NCAA Qualifiers

Volleyball: 8-22, 0-16 Big 12Wrestling: 2-13, 0-6 Big 12; One

NCAA Qualifier

Team Records

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE



NCAA ChampionsRifle Team

Petra Zublasing, rifle; smallbore & air rifle

Team Conference ChampionsWomen’s Soccer, Big 12 Regular-

Season Champions

Rifle, GARC Postseason Champions

First Team All-AmericansTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Taylor Ciotola, rifle

Meelis Kiisk, rifle

Mandie Nugent, swimming & diving

Maren Prediger, rifle

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle

Kelly Williams, track

Petra Zublasing, rifle

225WVU Student-Athletes were named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, including 239 last fall

First Team All-ConferenceTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Sarah-Anne Brault, cross country

Christal Caldwell, women’s basketball

Jaida Lawrence, gymnastics

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer

Stormy Nesbit, women’s track (indoor, outdoor)

Maren Prediger, rifle (air rifle)

Bri Rodriguez, women’s soccer

Eric Schoenle, men’s soccer

Courtney Schrand, rowing

Kate Schwindel, women’s soccer

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle (smallbore, combined score)

Petra Zublasing, rifle (air rifle, smallbore, combined score)

First Team Academic All-Conference Selections73

more than



Conference Major AwardsTavon Austin, football, Big 12 Co-

Special Teams Player of the Year

Rachael Burnett, women’s swimming, Big 12 Most Outstanding Women’s Swimmer

Elizabeth Kantak, rowing, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle, GARC Rookie of the Year

Petra Zublasing, rifle, GARC Shooter and Senior Shooter of the Year

Coaching AwardsNikki Izzo-Brown, women’s soccer,

Big 12 Coach of the Year

Bill Bedenbaugh, football, 247Sports Top Recruiting Coaches for 2013 Class

Jon Hammond, rifle, CRCA Coach of the Year

Academic Team AwardsWomen’s Soccer, NSCAA Team

Academic Award

Men’s Soccer, NSCAA Team Academic Award

Women’s Swimming, CSCAA Team Academic Award

National AwardsTavon Austin, football, College

Football Performance Awards: All-Purpose Performer of the Year, 2012 Paul Hornung Award Winner, 2012 Jet Return Specialist Award

Harrison Musgrave, baseball, College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Finalist

Geno Smith, football, Elite Quarterback Award, College Football Performance Awards

In 2012, three Mountaineer runners were named to the Big 12 All-Academic First Team, while WVU was represented by two runners on the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team.

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE

23 | 2013 Women’s Cross Country

Coaches

CoachesHead Coach Sean Cleary .. Pg 24Erin O’Reilly ...................... Pg 27 Support Staff ..................... Pg 28

24 | West Virginia University

Coaches

Sean Cleary, one of the sport’s most talented coaches, is in his seventh season at the helm of the West Virginia University cross country and track and !eld teams a"er being associated with the program for more than 20 years. With his expertise in mentoring, training, conditioning and recruiting distance runners, the Georgetown, Ontario, native has built West Virginia’s cross country program into a national powerhouse with seven All-Americans and numerous all-conference runners. Cleary used the 2012 season to build on his cornerstone of competing and winning at the highest level as the team entered a new era in the Big 12 Conference. Sarah-Anne Brault returned from training for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London for her !nal season as a Mountaineer and ran in her fourth consecutive NCAA Championship. #roughout the season, Brault garnered all-conference honors for the second time in her career, all-region honors for the third time and !nished her career by becoming the 13th runner in

program history to individually qualify for the NCAA Championship. #e Mountaineers !nished No. 8 in the country in 2011 at the NCAA Championship – their fourth top-10 national !nish in !ve years. Cleary’s team !nished in fourth place at the Big East Championship and followed it with a third-place mark at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. He then led his team to an eighth-place !nish at nationals where Kate Harrison and Kaitlyn Gillespie became All-Americans, with Harrison !nishing in eighth place, an all-time WVU best individual !nish for the event. In 2010, Cleary sent Gillespie and Brault to the NCAA Championship, where Gillespie became Cleary’s sixth All-American with a 34th-place !nish in 20:46 and Brault arrived in 71st place overall. In indoor track, three athletes were named All-Americans and all seven athletes who quali!ed for the outdoor NCAA Championships achieved All-America status. For the achievements, Cleary was named the NCAA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the

Sean ClearyHead CoachSeventh Season/22nd Overall

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Year for track and !eld. "e 2009-10 season was equally successful as the team achieved sixth place at the NCAA Championship, its third straight top-10 !nish, and Clara Grandt, Keri Bland and Marie-Louise Asselin earned All-America status. Asselin and Bland achieved the honor for the third time in their WVU careers, while Grandt earned her !rst. Ranked in the top 10 all year, the team received its highest ranking as a program at No. 3 midway through the season. Between indoor and outdoor track that year, 11 All-America honors were distributed and Bland, Grandt and Asselin became the !rst Mountaineers to achieve the status in three sports in the same year. Overall, 17 All-American nominations were given to WVU athletes between cross country, indoor and outdoor track during the year. At the completion of the 2009-10 cross country and track seasons, WVU was recognized as the !#h-best team on the Terry Crawford Program of the Year Award list announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association

(USTFCCCA). "e award, given annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I women’s cross country and track and !eld programs, honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year based on the institution’s !nish at the NCAA Division I Championships over three seasons. In 2008, the team had its best-ever !nish at the NCAA Championships, arriving in fourth a#er being ranked No. 5 most of the year. WVU won its second NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship, and Cleary was named Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year. Asselin became the !rst runner in school history to win an individual Big East title, and the team !nished in second. In Cleary’s !rst season as head coach in 2007, the team became Big East champions for the !rst time in school history and a then-school record three runners were named All-Big East as the team entered the top 25 for the !rst time in three years. For the fourth year in a row, the Mountaineers were named an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA. "e group was ranked 17th in the nation in terms of overall grade point average (GPA) and had the second-highest GPA in the Big East with a 3.61 average. Cleary previously had been the distance coach in 2005 and 2006 and was a full-time assistant from 2001-04, serving as the primary coach and trainer for the cross country team during that span. Prior to the 2001 season, Cleary served as a graduate assistant coach for eight seasons at WVU. From 1998 to 2004, WVU’s distance medley relay team quali!ed for nationals seven consecutive years, the second-longest streak in the nation, under Cleary’s watch. Cleary has coached 17 athletes who have

competed at the World Track and Field, World Cross Country, World University Games and Pan American Championships. Cleary worked closely with former head coach Martin Pushkin in building the women’s cross country team into a national contender. Cleary was responsible for the recruitment and mentoring of NCAA mile champion Kate Vermeulen as well as All-Americans Rebecca Stallwood, Merissa Sexsmith and Megan Metcalfe. Cleary has produced several All-American runners, including four-time All-American Bob Donker, NCAA cross country All-Americans Wynston Alberts, Mike Dudley and Steve Bohan, two-time NCAA quali!ers Je$ Metca$ and Bohan, NCAA quali!er Ian Collings and 5,000-meter All-American Mark Vilardo. Cleary, who holds a USATF Level I Certi!cation, is the primary recruiter for the cross country squad, attracting the best in-state, out-of-state and international athletes. He is also responsible for scheduling all meets and serves as the director for home meets. He was a member of the Mountaineer team in 1991 and 1992, helping the 1991 squad capture the Atlantic 10 cross country title and earning all-conference honors his last season.Cleary attended Central Oregon Community College, where he helped lead the team to the National Junior College Athletic Association title. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from WVU in 1992. He resides in Morgantown with his wife, Heather.

Coach Sean Cleary and his staff earn 2007 Coaching Staff of the Year honors

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Under Sean Cleary...All-Americans

Kaitlyn Gillespie (2010, 2011)Kate Harrison (2011)

Marie-Louise Asselin (2007, 2008, 2009)Keri Bland (2007, 2008, 2009)

Clara Grandt (2009)

Team NCAA Qualifiers2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Individual NCAA QualifiersKaitlyn GillespieSarah-Ann Brault

All-Regional RunnersSydney ScottKelly Williams

Kaitlyn GillespieSarah-Ann Brault

Ahna LewisKate Harrison

Kaylyn ChristopherClara Grandt

Marie-Louise AsselinKeri Bland

Recent Successes Under Cleary

Kate Harrison Katelyn Gillespie

Clara Grandt Keri Bland Marie-Louise Asselin

- 2009 Cross country All-American - 2009 All-Big East team- 2009 All-Mid-Atlantic team- 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic team- Big East Cross Country Runner of the Week (9/24/09)- 2009 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year- 10,000-meter ECAC outdoor meet record- NCAA outdoor quali!er in 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter- 2008 Team USA Cross Country team member- NCAC Champion- 2008 All-Big East team- 2008 All-Mid-Atlantic Region team

- 2011 All-American (indoor, outdoor 1,500m)- 2011 "ird-team Academic All- American- 2009 Cross country All-American- 2009 All-Big East team- 2009 All-Mid-Atlantic team- 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic team- 2009 Big East Indoor Championship Most Outstanding Performer- 2008 First WVU female to become All- American in three sports in same year- 2008 Cross country All-American- 2008 All-Big East team- 2008 All-Mid-Atlantic Region team- 2008 1,000-meter Big East indoor track and !eld champion- 2008 10th in the 1,500-meter race at the NCAA outdoor championships

- 2007-2010 All-American in three sports (Cross County, Indoor and Outdoor Track)- 2009 Cross country All-American- 2009 All-Big East team- 2009 All-Mid-Atlantic team- 2009 USTFCCCA All-Academic team- 2008 Cross country All-American- 2008 Big East individual cross country champion- 2008 All-Big East team- 2008 All-Mid-Atlantic Region team- 2008 ESPN "e Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District !rst team- 2007 Seventh place in the 3,000-meter race at NCAA track & !eld championships- 2007 3,000-meter Big East indoor track and !eld champion

- Two-time All-American (2010-2011)- 27th place at 2011 NCAA Championship- 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic team- 34th place at 2010 NCAA Championship- Two-time All-Big East (2010-2011)- Two-time All-Mid-Atlantic region (2010-2011)

- 2011 All-American- 8th place at 2011 NCAA Championship, best individual !nish at nationals in school history, beating Megan Metcalfe’s 2002 record of ninth place- Four-time NCAA Championship participant- Two-time WVU Athlete of the Week- 2011 All-Big East team- "ree-time All-Mid-Atlantic region (2008, 2009, 2011)- Named to 2011 USTFCCCA All- Academic team

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Erin O’Reilly returns to Morgantown for a second stint on the West Virginia University coaching sta!. O’Reilly was on coach Sean Cleary’s sta! from 1994-2002. In that time, she served as a graduate assistant and transitioned into an assistant coach role. "e Mountaineers registered 22 All-American honors and 13 Mid-Atlantic Region distinctions in cross country and track combined with O’Reilly on sta!. O’Reilly was a member of the Mountaineer team in the early 1990s and graduated from West Virginia University in 1993 with a degree in physical education. As a runner, O’Reilly garnered many accolades, while also serving as a team captain for cross country and track. She #nished third at the Atlantic 10 Championships as a junior

Erin O’Reilly Assistant CoachFirst Season

The O’Reilly File...

- Named captain of the WVU cross country and track teams- NCAA Provisional quali#er in the 3,000-meter (1993)- ECAC champion in the 1,000-meter (1993)- Atlantic 10 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter champion (1992)- Held seven WVU records in cross country and track at graduation- Holds a USATF level 1 certi#cation- Created and coached the West Virginia Flyers Youth Track Club (1993)- Served as a post-collegiate Olympic Trials coach (1993-98)- Graduate assistant coach at WVU (1994- 97)- Assistant coach at WVU (1998-2002)- Assistant coach at Boston College (2003- 12)- Has coached several conference champions- Coached a BC team that #nished 12th at the 2011 NCAA Championships

and was named to the A-10 All-Conference Team. O’Reilly was the Eastern College Athletic Conference champion in the 1,000-meter and a NCAA provisional quali#er in the 3,000-meter her. O’Reilly won the ECAC 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter as a junior. She held seven school records in cross country and track by the end of her career. In 2003, the Canton, Ohio, native joined the Boston College coaching sta! as an assistant and held the position for 10 seasons. While on sta!, she guided the Golden Eagles to mulitple ECAC titles and numerous appearances at the NCAA Championships. Several BC runners saw great success under the guidance of O’Reilly and the Golden Eagles coaching sta!. BC claimed numerous All-America honors, had runners participate in the U.S. Olympic Trials and won several conference titles. In 2011, the Golden Eagles placed 12th at the NCAA Championships in

cross country. O’Reilly’s primary duties while at BC included the planning and supervising of all training with sprinters, hurdlers and middle distance runners. She also was a major in$uence in regards to the training program for all cross country runners. O’Reilly earned her level 1 coachign certi#cation from USATF in 1994. O’Reilly earned her Master’s Degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 2004.


Coaches

Tanner Kolb

Strength Coach

Amy Hile

Athletic Trainer

Matt Rongstand

Athletic TrainerGraduate Assistant

Sandy Cole-DeMent

Educational Counselor

Bubba Schmidt

Equipment Manager

Steve Bierer

Assistant Equipment Manager

Nick Arthur

Sports CommunicationsGraduate Assistant

Dr. Matt Lively

Medical Director

Cindy Smith

Administrative Assistant

Support Staff

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2013-14 Roster

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Name Yr. Ht. Hometown Last SchoolAmy Cashin Fr. 5-5 Werribee, Australia Werribee Secondary Maggie Drazba Fr. 5-1 St. Mary’s, W.Va. St. Mary’sRachel Faulds Fr. 5-3 Frankford, Ontario TrentonJillian Forsey Fr. 5-4 Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador StephenvilleKaitlyn Gillespie Sr. 5-2 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls ChristianPeyton Hampson Fr. 5-8 Waynesburg, Pa. Waynesburg CentralBrynn Harshbarger Fr. 5-2 Morgantown, W.Va. MorgantownChelsea Jarvis Sr. 5-1 Clendenin, W.Va. CapitalBrianna Kerekes Fr. 5-5 Morgantown, W.Va. Trinity ChristianCorinne Kule Fr. 5-4 Chardon, Ohio ChardonAllison Lasnicki Sr. 5-6 Canastota, N.Y. University of ConnecticutRenee Maisonneuve Fr. 5-3 Timmins, Ontario Ecole SecondaireLydia Martinelli Jr. 4-11 Morgantown, W.Va. University High SchoolSarah Martinelli Sr. 5-2 Morgantown, W.Va. University High SchoolSarah McCauley So. 5-4 Belington, W.Va. Philip BarbourAllison Pettit Jr. 5-6 Morgantown, W.Va. MorgantownSavanna Plombon Jr. 5-8 Frederick, Md. LehighSydney Scott So. 5-3 Denver, Colo. SouthPaige Szabat So. 5-3 Wadsworth, Ontario WadsworthRebecca Wendt Fr. 5-10 Whitny, Ontario Henry StreetKelly Williams So. 5-9 Chesterland, Ohio West GeaugaMegan Yuan So. 5-8 !under Bay, Ontario St. Ignatius Secondary

Head Coach: Sean ClearyAssistant Coach: Erin O’Reilly

BY STATE/COUNTRYWest Virginia 8Canada 5Ohio 4Austrailia 1Colorado 1Maryland 1New York 1Pennsylvania 1

BY CLASSFreshmen 10Sophomores 5Juniors 3Seniors 4

PRONUNCIATION GUIDELast NamesGillespie Gill-espyMcCauley Mc-Caw-lee

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Mountaineer Pro!les

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At West Virginia in 2012

First Team


with a 27th-place mark at the NCAA Championship in 20:17 (6k)

Mid-Atlantic Regional in 21:46 (6k), earning all-region honors

seventh-place !nish at the Big East Championship in 20:14 (6k)

National in 20:53 (6k)

Bubble Buster Invitational in 13:18 (4k)

Cross Country All-Academic


her 34th-place !nish at the NCAA Championships in 20:46 (6k)

accolades with a 10th-place !nish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in 20:31 (6k)

10th-place mark at the Big East Championships with a 6k time of 21:17

with a 6k time of 21:13

Preview in 18:28 (5k)

of the season at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 5K time of 17:24

Personal

Prep

Cuyahoga Falls Christian Academy

and 3200-meter races

team

5-2 SeniorCuyahoga Falls, Ohio

At Cedarville in 2009

Championships

week four times

Invitational, the DePauw/Rose-Hulman Invitational, the Aquinas Invitational, the American Conference Championship and the NCCAA Championship

Kaitlyn Gillespie


Mountaineer Pro!les

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!nish at the WVU Alumni Open with a 4k time of 17:45

Invitational and !nished with a 6k time of 26:10

Regional Bubble Buster by !nishing with a season-best 4k time of 15:39.6

at the Greater Louisville Classic with a 5k time of 20:27.48

Race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 6k time of 24:17.7

Second Team



Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic in 19:10 (5k)


Invitational with a 5k time of 20:00


Championship with a 6k time of 24:46


Syracuse with a time of 20:35

!nishing the 4k race in 15:33

Personal

Prep

Dave Fields


5-2 SeniorClendenin, W.Va.

Chelsea Jarvis


Mountaineer Newcomers

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At UConn in 2011-12

Invite (18:13)

22:21

Championship in 21:18.4

At UConn in 2010-11

running 18:55 at the Army Open

Preview, placing eighth (19:26)

Invitational, placing 65th (22:22)

England Championships, running 18:02 and placing 14th

Championship in 22:47

Regionals

in the 3000m (10:01.45)

the 3000m (9:59.00)

Prep

School...

Champion

a senior

Champion

Personal

Dolan

5-6 SeniorCanastota, N.Y.

Allison Lasnicki


Mountaineer Pro!les

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!nishing eighth overall in 16:19

Prep

years at University High

Personal

4-11 JuniorMorgantown, W.Va.

Lydia Martinelli


Mountaineer Pro!les

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in 25th at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational with a 6k time of 22:28

at the 5k Greater Louisville Classic (7th-18:00.34) and the 6k NCAA Pre- Nationals (17th-21:50.2)

at the Big 12 Championships, where she !nished in 29th place with a 6k time of 21:48.5.

at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and !nished 31st

First Team



Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic in 18:13 (5k)



Regional with a 6K time of 22:07

Championships in 22:51(6k)

in 22:28 (6k)

!nishing in 38th with a 5k time of 18:47

Personal

cross country at WVU Prep

Frohnapfel at University High

championship in 2008

2007-08


5-2 SeniorMorgantown, W.Va.

Sarah Martinelli


Mountaineer Pro!les

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Mountaineers at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational where she !nished 40th with a 6k time of 22:55


Prep

Barbour High

and 2011

Country Runner of the Year

cross country title in 2010

2008 and 2009, earning all-state honors

and track

GPA

Personal

5-4 SophomoreBelington, W.Va.

Sarah McCauley


Mountaineer Pro!les

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the WVU Alumni Open where she !nished ninth overall with a 4k time of 16:06

Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational

NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 6k time of 24:45.2


Louisville Cross Country Classic in 18:24 (5k)


Invitational


Big East Preview and Notre Dame Invitational

PersonalPrep

and track teams

Mike Ryan

o"cer

5-6 Junior Morgantown, W.Va.

Allison Pettit


Mountaineer Pro!les

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the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational by !nishing 14th with a 6k time of 22:07

the Greater Louisville Classic with a 5k time of 18:05.27

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional for a 27th- place !nish

At Lehigh in 2011

(6k) with a time of 22:05.50 and in a dual meet versus Lafayette with a time of 22:11.6

with a personal-best time of 22:02

Invitational with a 6k time of 22:58

Rookie of the Week on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3

Second Team in the 3,000-meter run

3,000-meter run with a time of 9:49.36

Academic Honor Roll

PersonalPrep

"omas Johnson

Champion in the 800-meter run

Regional Individual Cross Country Champion

and Maryland State Cross Country !rst teams

Frederick County Championships, "e Maryland 4A North Regional and the Maryland State Championships

Cross National Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships and !nished 36th with a season best-time of 18:55

5-8 JuniorFrederick, Md.

Savanna Plombon


Mountaineer Pro!les

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a Mountaineer by !nishing the WVU Alumni Open with a 4k time of 15:09

performance at the Toledo Inter- Regional Bubble Buster

Race with a 6k time of 24:03.2

Championship with a 6k time of 21:42.6

season-best 6k time of 21:21

Junior Cross Country Championships, where she placed 38th with a 6k time 20:19

Personal

Cathy Scott

Prep

ran under the guidance of John Gregorio at Denver South

3200-meter and 1600-meter runs, respectively, at the 2011 and 2012 Colorado State High School Track and Field Championships

Region 3 Championships

Cross Country Championships (5k)

the 2011 Footlocker Midwest Regional Championships

National High School Cross Country Championships and !nished 26th with a time of 18:17.2

Schools League Meet in 2010 and 2011

National Southwest Regional Cross Country Championships

2010 4A Colorado State Cross Country Championships (5k)

in the 3,200-meter runs at the 2010 New Balance High School Nationals

Olympic Track and Field Championships and placed second in the intermediate (15-16) 3,000-meter run and fourth in the 1,500-meter run

5-3 SophomoreDenver, Colo.

Sydney Scott


Mountaineer Pro!les

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5-3 SophomoreWadsworth, Ohio

Paige Szabat


where she came in eighth with a 4k time of 15:51

Prep

captain at Wadsworth

run her !nal three years at the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships

Suburban League Track and Field Championships from 2010-12

State Cross Country Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2011

and track

Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:39

Personal

1980-83


Mountaineer Pro!les

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Mountaineers, starting with the WVU Alumni Open where she !nished fourth overall with a 4k time of 15:27

Shoe Invitational with a 6k time of 22:29

Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster where she posted a personal-best 4k time of 14:20.3

Greater Louisville Classic with a personal-best 5k time of 18:14.79

Nationals

at the Big 12 Championship where she !nished 19th overall with a 6k time of 21:37.9

honors with a 22nd-place !nish and a personal-best 6k time of 21:20

Cross Country All-Academic

First Team

Personal

foods

Prep

High

senior year

sophomore year

5-9 SophomoreChesterland, Ohio

Kelly Williams


Mountaineer Pro!les

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Open with a 4k time of 15:48

Classic where she !nished 58th in the Blue Race with a 5k time of 18:54.66

NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 6k time of 23:06.4

PersonalPrep

Canadian Cross Country Championships

Cross Country Championships

3,000-meter Champion

Division OFSAA Cross Country Championships

3,000-meter Champion

Midget Division 1,500-meter run

Cross Country Championships in the 1,500-meter run

5-8 SophomoreThunder Bay, Ontario

Megan Yuan



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Prep

Championships, where she placed 50th with a 6k time of 20:48

2010

2009

Championships

Personal

Amy Cashin

5-5 FreshmanWerribee, Australia

Prep

Year

qualify for the 2012 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, where she placed 22nd overall

she placed fourth individually


Country Championship

competition all four years

1,600-meter run (4:51), 3,000-meter run (9:37), 3,200-meter run (10:27) and two mile run (10:37)

(10:41), two-mile run (10:29) and the 5,000-meter run (17:40)

800-meter run (2010-13) and the 1,600-meter run (2010-13)

3,200-meter run (2011-13)

Personal

Maggie Drazba

5-1 FreshmanSt. Mary’s, W. Va.



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Prep

by her father, Allan, and Sue Tripp

Country Championships

Championships

Championships in the 3,000-meter run

in the 3,000-meter run in 2011

in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:57.93

1,500-meter run

Personal

Rachel Faulds

5-3 FreshmanFrankford, Ontario

Prep

she placed 49th with a 6k time 20:40

17:21

Canadian Youth National Championships

Canadian Youth National Championships

Squad that won a Bronze medal in the 5k freestyle at the 2011 Canadian National Championships

Personal

Jillian Forsey

5-4 FreshmanStephenville, Newfoundland

and Labrador



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Prep

Championships with a personal-best time of 2:11.52

recorded the fastest AA time in regional history

Championships

Personal

Peyton Hampson

5-8 FreshmanWaynesburg, Pa.

Prep

Country Championship, while also individually placing 15th

which helped her team to a !rst-place !nish

best 5k time of 18:02

Championships and placed third in the 1,600-meter run and second in the

meet and led her team to a !rst-place !nish

Personal

Brynn Harshbarger

5-2 FreshmanMorgantown, W. Va.

Prep

400-meter runs and fourth in the 100-meter dash

and 100 meter

Personal

Brianna Kerekes

5-5 FreshmanMorgantown, W. Va.



Prep

1,500-meter run

Bronze medalist in the 1,500-meter run

the 1,500-meter run

earning Bronze in the 800-meter run

track and cross country athlete

Personal

Rebecca Wendt

5-10 FreshmanWhitby, Ontario

Prep

(2009-12)

Country Championships

Championships

(2010-12) and also won the 3,200-meter run and 800-meter run

Personal

Corinne Kule

5-4 FreshmanChardon, Ohio

Prep

2012-13 OFSAA Cross Country Championships

(4:57.06)

3,000-meter run (10:43) and 1,500-meter steeplechase (4:57.06)

Field Championships

run and 1,500-meter steeplechase

1,500-meter steeplechase

Championships

Field Championships

Renee Maisonneuve

5-3 FreshmanTimmins, Ontario

1,500-meter steeplechase

Country Championship

Legion Track and Field Championship



Personal


2013 Preview

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2013 Preview

Runner’s Set...Go! A Look at the 2013 Mountaineers

XC Season Preview !e Mountaineers enter 2013 with one of their most talented teams in recent years. A solid mix of experience, youth and overall depth has West Virginia poised to compete nationally, while running in its second season in the Big 12 Conference.

Newcomers !is year’s Mountaineer squad features 10 freshmen and "ve sophomores on their roster in 2013. !e group is "lled with young runners with the potential to immediately contribute to the program. “Time will tell if this class turns out to be the "nest or one of the "nest classes, but we are excited about their high school accomplishments and their desire to come in and run for the Blue and Gold,” Cleary says.

Cleary’s Foundation Cleary enters his 22nd season with Mountaineers, and seventh as head coach. He has experienced a great deal of success and has seen his runners garner "ve cross country All-America accolades and 25 track All-America recognitions since 2007. “ I think we take care of our runners, make plans and cycle them in and out of competition,” Cleary says. “Ultimately, I want to see every single kid blow away expectations.”

Academic Success !e Mountaineers have experienced

a great deal of success o# the "eld with Cleary at the helm. Six runners from the 2012 team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic distinctions. !e WVU cross country team posted a perfect APR score of 1,000 in 2011, and followed that up with a near-perfect score of 996 in 2012. “A vast majority of the girls in our program could go to Harvard, Princeton, Yale or other premiere academic institutions,” Cleary says. “!ey could be at these types of institutions, but they have faith that West Virginia, both athletically and academically, can allow them to reach their goals.”

Gillespie Emerges as New Leader Kaitlyn Gillespie is poised to step in as the face of the WVU cross country team in 2013. Gillespie earned All-America honors in 2010 and 2011, however was forced to take a medical redshirt in 2012. She is a talented senior runner with the opportunity to earn a third All-America distinction this season. “Everyone has a role as seniors. I expect them to take care of these new faces, and I see Katie as the backbone of that,” Cleary says. “She is an all-around student-athlete and has the sheer desire and work ethnic needed to be successful.”

Local Roots Coach Cleary added three more runners from the state of West Virginia this season, bringing the team total to

eight. !e Mountaineers have always had a roster "lled with local talent and the local interest in distance running has recently increased. In fact, "ve runners on the roster are Morgantown, W.Va., natives. “!e state of West Virginia is "lled with talented runners,” Cleary says. “Sometimes they get overlooked when it comes to recruiting, but they always seem to prove their worth in college, and I’m always thrilled to see local talent develop.”

Cleary Named President of USTFCCCA A$er serving as the vice president for two years, Cleary was named the President of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. !e non-pro"t organization represents Track & Field and Cross Country coaches at all levels. It serves as an advocate for both sports, while also providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of its membership. “I really believe it’s a privilege to be the head coach at West Virginia and with that comes the responsibility that we hold this institution in a great light,” Cleary says. “We’re shaping and scoping the future of the sport. But I think the biggest thing as coaches is we are mentors to these kids, we’re mentors to other coaches and we are put in positions to build relationships with high school coaches and other coaches, where we should give back.”

(Left to Right) Jordan Hamric, Savanna Plombon, Hallie Portner, Sarah Martinelli


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International Success !e Mountaineers were well-represented in the 40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Poland in March 2013. !ree WVU runners crossed the "nish line in the top 50, with all three representing di#erent countries. Sophomore Sydney Scott "nished 38th, while representing the United States. Freshman Jillian Forsey crossed the "nish line in 49th, while representing Canada and freshman Amy Cashin "nished 50th representing Australia. !is is just one example of the multiple international honors West Virginia runners have recently received.

(Left to Right) Sarah Mcauley, Hallie Portner, Kelly Williams, Jordan Hamric

Sarah Martinelli

What are the expectations for the eight newcomers you’ve added this season and what do they bring to the Mountaineer program? !e graduating seniors this past year completed one of the "nest runs in program history. What’s exciting about our future is that we still have excellent depth returning with arguably the best recruiting class on paper. Eight new faces - four Canadians, an Australian, a few really good West Virginia kids, and we’re adding another from Ohio. Leading this year’s team should be Katie Gillespie - a two-time All-American. Kelly Williams

showed tremendous improvement last year. And locally, we’re looking at Sarah Martinelli, having come o# a breakthrough junior year, to step up as one of the leaders in the program this year. We had a lot of redshirting last year. !ose kids gained experience. It’s one of the better blends of senior leadership, depth and incoming talent - probably the way that any successful program should be run. It will be exciting to see this group unfold.

Senior Kaitlyn Gillespie sat out last season, but has two All-American distinctions to her name. Is she poised for an impressive senior campaign? Katie Gillespie is the epitome of what an all-around student-athlete should be. A 3.9 GPA and a two-time All-American. What separates her from the rest isn’t the fact she’s been an All-American, it’s the pursuit of excellence. And no stone will be unturned in her pursuit to make a comeback and get to the front of the NCAA Championships again. She’s been out 15 months. My feeling is that when she actually puts on the uniform, she will have not missed anything. I’m excited about that. Within the classroom, on the "eld, just sheer desire and work ethic. She’s cross training two to three times a day on a bike and in a pool. In addition to minimal running as we’re trying to bring her back. I’m beyond excited and expect very big things from her this year. Rarely do I come across a student-athlete who has my goals for them or higher, and Katie is de"nitely one of those student-athletes. She should be the backbone of it. Eight freshmen for us is huge. !ose kids are going to need a

One-on-One With Coach Cleary


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going to need to step up and help.

What has been your philosophy when it comes to academics and why has your team been so successful in the classroom? Years ago, when I "rst started recruiting to West Virginia, you heard academic stereotypes - very frustrating to me. I can actually lay claim to statistics that say there hasn’t been a female student-athlete in our program who came in with a goal and didn’t achieve it. Meaning, if they wanted to become a doctor, they became a doctor. If they wanted to become a dentist, they became a dentist, and on and on. It’s a 100 percent success rate for us. And, as time goes on, it becomes easier to bring in a higher level of student-athlete because of the kids we’ve had proving this. One of the prouder statistics is that there has never been someone who didn’t come in, work hard and not achieve what their goal was when they entered the door. I hope that continues. Part of that is recruiting - those are the types of kids we are recruiting. On the %ip side, we have a philosophy here at West Virginia, and that is we are student-athlete driven. I am convinced that as a coaching sta# we can take a look at the needs of each and every one of them individually, take care of their academic needs, not train them and treat them like robots, but allow them to come together and still create a great team atmosphere. If someone has a chemistry exam and I know there is a minor meet, and I think it will help this kid to stay home and take this exam and not have to take a cumulative at the end of the year, then I’ll leave them at home; that’s a coaching philosophy.

Your program has been extremely successful since you took over. How have you been able to quietly build one of the best programs on campus? When I "rst took the job, I came up with bullet points for myself and I said, ‘We’re going to have tremendous students.’ It wasn’t just a vision of mine. We had good students prior to me. But I saw a correlation between kids who were focused and took care of their business and athletic performances. In distance running, if a kid comes in and works really hard and stays focused, and just loves the sport, we’re going to get a lot out of them. If we’re starting with a good product as a student, I’ll take someone who is a little less talented as an athlete, knowing that in distance running, it’s a sport with sheer hard work. !ere is a lot of room for improvement. It’s just the nature of the sport.

Coach Sean Cleary

Is there a lot of talent in West Virginia? I think there is talent everywhere. Sometimes, there are a few more diamonds in the rough. When they come in and become these phenomenal athletes, that starts the association of them with talent. If you look back to their actual high school performances, if they were that talented, they would have been recruited by other schools. I wanted the best students we could possibly get. I wanted high numbers of West Virginia kids in our program.

What type of relationships have you built with your runners and what is your level of trust with them? I think it has something to do with their character and their desires. No matter if it is Division I or Division II, a distance runner is a distance runner. !ey have desire, they have respect, and they have passion. My goal is to teach them to have more respect for themselves and their teammates. To teach them to not only look at things as an individual, but also to be accountable toward the team. We have those two things. I want to get my kids to a point where they are so self-motivated and they are so driven to do this on their own, that my biggest job is to hold them back. I don’t care if they’re doing summer internships in California or they’re living in Fairmont, or wherever they are. !e vast majority of my job is to actually hold them back from training too hard. I think that is just the nurturing environment of this town. My assistant coaches, some of the pro athletes who have gone on and run, they care a great deal.

You’ve recently been named the President of the USTFCCCA. What is that like so far, and what are some of your responsibilities in that role? I was the vice president for the last two years and just became the president. I think it is important that the veteran coaches give back, because we’re shaping and scoping the future of the sport. But I think the biggest thing as coaches is we are mentors to these kids, we’re mentors to other coaches and we are put in positions where we can build relationships with high school coaches and other coaches where we should give back. I really believe it is a privilege to be the head coach at West Virginia and with that comes the responsibility that we hold this institution in a great light. We’re all busy and while it’s going to be time consuming, I feel it’s important. I have a perspective in cross country and distance running and I hope to help a lot of younger coaches. !e bottom line with my belief system is that I believe that instinctively we are all procrastinators. We all put o# sometimes. But I think that with these kids, if they’re going to work hard at something, I think our job is to get them to work a little bit harder and really get rewarded. Whether that is in athletics or academically, or just making the right decisions in life, it’s okay to go for something. And that’s what we’re trying to teach them.


2013 Preview

Day Date Event LocationSaturday Aug. 31 Lehigh Invitational Bethlehem, Pa.Friday Sept. 13 PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational State College, Pa. Saturday Oct. 5 Paul Short Run Bethlehem, Pa.Saturday Oct. 19 PSU National State College, Pa.Saturday Nov. 2 Big 12 Championships Waco, TexasFriday Nov. 15 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Bethlehem, Pa.Saturday Nov. 23 NCAA Cross Country Championship Terre Haute, Ind.

Event InformationDate: Saturday, Aug. 31Host: LehighLocation: Bethlehem, Pa. Course: Lehigh Cross Country CourseConference: Patriot League

Media InformationSID Contact: Kevin McCallEmail: [email protected]: 610-758-5101Internet: www.lehighsports.comTwitter: @LUTF

Lehigh Invitational

Event InformationDate: Friday, Sept. 13Host: Penn StateLocation: State College, Pa.Course: Penn State Blue/White Golf CoursesConference: Big Ten

Media InformationSID Contact: Matt CaracappaEmail: [email protected]: 814-865-1757Internet: www.gopsusports.comTwitter: PennStateTFXC

PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational

Paul Short Run

2013 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

Host Information

PSU National

Event InformationDate: Saturday, Oct. 5Host: LehighLocation: Bethlehem, Pa.Course: Lehigh Cross Country CourseConference: Patriot League

Media InformationSID Contact: Kevin McCallEmail: [email protected] Phone: 610-758-5101Internet: www.paulshortxcrun.comTwitter: @LUTF

Event InformationDate: Saturday, Oct. 19Host: Penn StateLocation: State College, Pa.Course: Penn State Blue/White Golf CoursesConference: Big Ten

Media InformationSID Contact: Matt CaracappaEmail: [email protected]: 814-865-1757Internet: www.gopsusports.comTwitter: PennStateTFXC


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Event InformationDate: Saturday, Nov. 2Host: BaylorLocation: Waco, TexasCourse: Cottonwood Creek Golf CourseConference: Big 12

Media InformationSID Contact: Sean DoerreEmail: [email protected]: 254-710-3638Internet: www.Big12Sports.comTwitter: @Big12Conference

Big 12 Championships

Event InformationDate: Friday, Nov. 15Host: LehighLocation: Bethlehem, Pa.Course: Goodman CourseConference: Patriot League

Media InformationSID Contact: Kevin McCallEmail: [email protected]: 610-758-5101Internet: www.ncaa.comTwitter: @NCAA

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

NCAA ChampionshipsEvent InformationDate: Saturday, Nov. 23Host: Indiana StateLocation: Terre Haute, Ind.Course: Wabash Valley Family Sports CenterConference: Missouri Valley Conference

Media InformationSID Contact: Kevin JenisonEmail: [email protected]: 812-237-4073Internet: www.ncaa.comTwitter: @NCAA

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Big 12 Welcome Riding its fourth top-10 !nish in the last !ve years, the West Virginia University cross country team entered one of the best conferences in the nation, the Big 12 Conference, on July 1, 2012. "e Big 12 has seen huge national success in the sport of cross country with the conference producing three national champions, four runner-ups and four individual titles. "e conference has sent at least three teams to the NCAA Championships every year, with a record-breaking eight attending the championships in 1998. "e conference emphasizes the cornerstone of coach Sean Cleary’s program – competing and winning at the highest level.

Brault Goes 4-for-4 Senior Sarah-Anne Brault returned for her !nal season as a Mountaineer and !nished by going to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in her career. Brault, who was the !rst alternate for Canada in the triathlon for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London, sat out the !rst part of the season and only saw action in the championship portion. Brault ran her !rst race at the Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas and came in 10th. "e Winnipeg,

Ontario native received All-Big 12 honors and !nished her career with two all-conference honors. Brault continued her success at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals where she !nished a career-high seventh with a season-best 6k time of 20:35. Brault garnered All-Region honors for the third year in a row on her way to the NCAA Championships where she placed 76th.

Mid-Atlantic Honorees Along with Brault’s recognition, freshmen Sydney Scott and Kelly Williams also received the distinction of All-Region. Williams was the !rst of the two across the line in 22nd place, while Scott followed closely behind in 24th. Both ended their !rst seasons as Mountaineers with season-best times on the course at Penn State. Williams !nished the 6k race in 21:20, while Scott posted a time of 21:21.

Senior Leadership Seniors Jordan Hamric and Aubrey Moskal were depended on greatly for the Mountaineers in 2012. Moskal ran in every race for WVU, while Hamric only sat out one. "e duo of Hamric and Moskal opened the season by !nishing second and third, respectively, at the WVU Alumni

Open. Hamric’s next three races saw the Bruceton Mills, W.Va., native !nishing in the top 25 and posting personal best times. Hamric wrapped up her season with a 65th-place !nish in at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Moskal’s dedication was seen from start to !nish as she consistently was a top !ve runner for the Mountaineers. Moskal did not miss a race for WVU and saw her highest !nish at the Greater Louisville Classic, where the Morgantown, W.Va., native placed 13th with a personal-best 5k time of 18:14.88.

!e Freshman Duo In only their !rst seasons as Mountaineers, Kelly Williams and Sydney Scott were counted upon greatly by WVU in 2012. Williams’ consistent improvement proved bene!cial for WVU as she moved from being the pack runner to a leader in a matter of weeks. Williams’ hard work was seen in the !nal two meets, where she was the second WVU runner across the !nish line in each performance, and gained valuable points for the Mountaineers. Scott started the season with a bang by winning the WVU Alumni Open with partner Jordan Hamric.

(Left to Right) Aubrey Moskal, Sarah-Ann Brault, Jordan Hamric, Savanna Plombon, Hallie Portner, Sarah Martinelli

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....................................A!er sitting out a few meets, Scott returned to the championship portion of the season as WVU’s third runner, where the Denver, Colo., native posted personal-best times in the "nal two meets. Following the conclusion of the 2012 season, Scott competed for Team USA at the World Junior Cross Country Championships, where she placed 38th with a 6k time of 20:19.

Personal-Bests in Austin In its inaugural Big 12 Championship race, WVU had six of the seven runners post personal-best times on the Jimmy Clay Golf Course in Austin, Texas. #is was the "rst time that four of the "ve scoring runners had personal-best times, while WVU also had four runners "nish in the top 30 for only the third time in the 2012 season.

Hard Work in the Classroom Known for one of the highest GPAs on campus, the cross country team continued their tradition of academic success when nine members of the team were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First and Second Teams. Kaitlyn Gillespie and Kelly Williams were two of 13 student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. Jordan Hamric, Sarah Martinelli, Aubrey Moskal and Hallie Portner joined them on the "rst team, while Stephanie Aldea and Chelsea Jarvis were on the second team. Williams and Sarah-Anne Brault would rack up more academic awards at the end of season when the two were named USTFCCCA Division I Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Honorees.

2012 ResultsDate Event Top Finisher Team Finish8/31 WVU Alumni Open Sydney Scott (1st) ----9/8 PSU Spiked Shoe Savanna Plombon (14th) 4th 9/21 Toledo Bubble Buster Sydney Scott(41st) 11th9/29 Greater Lousiville Classic Jordan Hamric (3rd) 1st10/13 Pre-Nationals (Louisville, Ky.) Sarah Martinelli (11th) 2nd10/27 Big 12 Championships (Austin, Texas) Sarah-Ann Brault (10th) 4th11/9 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regonal (State College, Pa.) Sarah-Ann Brault (7th) 5th11/17 NCAA Championships (Louisville, Ky.) Sarah-Ann Brault (76th) N/A

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PSU Spiked Shoe, Sept. 8

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Pre-Nationals (Louisville, Ky.) Oct. 13

Big 12 Championships (Austin, Texas), Oct. 27

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, Nov. 9

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2012 Individual Race Times

Jordan Hamric (Sr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 2nd 15:09Spiked Shoe Invitational 2nd 17th 22:18Greater Louisville Classic 1st 4th 17:57.60NCAA Pre-Nationals 2nd 25th 21:57.0Big 12 Championships 5th 31st 21:55.5NCAA Regionals 6th 65th 22:18

Chelsea Jarvis (Jr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 10th 17:45Spiked Shoe Invitational 9th 124th 26:10Toledo Bubble Buster 5th 160th 15:39.6Greater Louisville Classic 8th 242nd 20:27.48NCAA Pre-Nationals 8th 197th 24:17.7

Sarah Martinelli (Jr.)Event WVU Overall TimeSpiked Shoe Invitational 4th 25th 22:28Greater Louisville Classic 2nd 7th 18:00.34NCAA Pre-Nationals 1st 17th 21:50.2Big 12 Championships 4th 29th 21:48.5NCAA Regionals 5th 31st 21:38

Sarah-Anne Brault (Sr.)Event WVU Overall TimeBig 12 Championships 1st 10th 20:52.8NCAA Regionals 1st 7th 20:35NCAA Championships - - 76th 20:36.8

Sarah McCauley (Fr.)Event WVU Overall TimeSpiked Shoe Invitational 6th 40th 22:55

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Aubrey Moskal (Sr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 3rd 15:25Spiked Shoe Invitational 3rd 24th 22:28Toldeo Bubble Buster 2nd 68th 14:17.1Greater Louisville Classic 5th 13th 18:14.88NCAA Pre-Nationals 4th 48th 22:17.2Big 12 Championships 6th 40th 22:13.5NCAA Regionals 7th 77th 22:39


Allison Pettit (So.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 9th 16:06Spiked Shoe Invitational 8th 62nd 23:25NCAA Pre-Nationals 9th 217th 24:45.2

Savanna Plombon (So.)Event WVU Overall TimeSpiked Shoe Invitational 1st 14th 22:07Greater Louisville Classic 3rd 10th 18:05.27NCAA Regionals 4th 27th 21:34

Hallie Portner (Sr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 5th 15:30Spiked Shoe Invitational 7th 42nd 23:00Toledo Bubble Buster 4th 95th 14:33.9Greater Louisville Classic 6th 39th 18:43.63NCAA Pre-Nationals 5th 79th 22:39.6Big 12 Championships 7th 46th 22:21.2

Sydney Scott (Fr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 1st 15:09Toledo Bubble Buster 1st 41st 14:00.4NCAA Pre-Nationals 7th 187th 24:03.2Big 12 Championships 3rd 26th 21:42.6NCAA Regionals 3rd 24th 21:21

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Paige Szabat (Fr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 8th 15:51

Kelly Williams (Fr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 4th 15:27Spiked Shoe Invitational 5th 28th 22:29Toldeo Bubble Buster 3rd 73rd 14:20.3Greater Louisville Classic 4th 12th 18:14.79NCAA Pre-Nationals 3rd 40th 22:10.2Big 12 Championships 2nd 19th 21:37.9NCAA Regionals 2nd 22nd 21:20

Megan Yuan (Fr.)Event WVU Overall TimeWVU Alumni Open - - 7th 15:48Greater Louisville Classic 7th 58th 18:54.66NCAA Pre-Nationals 6th 115th 23:06.4

2012 Accolades

All-Regional (Mid-Atlantic)Sarah-Anne Brault

Kelly Williams

Sydney Scott

All-Big 12Sarah-Anne Brault

Academic All-Big 12

Sarah-Anne Brault

Jordan Hamric

Sarah Martinelli

Aubrey Moskal

Hallie Portner

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All-AmericansKaitlyn Gillespie 2010, 2011Kate Harrison 2011Marie-Louise Asselin 2007, 2008, 2009Keri Bland 2007, 2008, 2009Clara Grandt 2009Megan Metcalfe 2002, 2004Charity Wachera 1997

Division I District II Coaching Sta! of the YearMartin Pushkin/Sean Cleary 1995, 1997, 2000

Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the YearSean Cleary 2004, 2007, 2008

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Team Champions2004, 2008

NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic ChampionMegan Metcalfe 2002

NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic RegionSydney Scott 2012Kelly Williams 2012Kaitlyn Gillespie 2010, 2011Sarah-Anne Brault 2010, 2011, 2012Ahna Lewis 2008, 2011Kate Harrison 2008, 2009, 2011Kaylyn Christopher 2008, 2009, 2011Clara Grandt 2007, 2008, 2009Marie-Louise Asselin 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Keri Bland 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Susan Davis 2004, 2005

Jennifer Davis 2004Tara Struyk 2002, 2003, 2004Megan Metcalfe 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004Merissa Sexsmith 1999, 2000Rebecca Stallwood 1999, 2000Karin Lockhart 1998, 2000Kate Vermeulen 1998Charity Wachera 1998Nancy Knapp 1998Francine Darroch 1998

NCAA Team Quali"ers1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Individual NCAA Quali"ersKaitlyn Gillespie 2010Sarah-Anne Brault 2010, 2012Susan Davis 2005Megan Metcalfe 2002, 2003Tara Struyk 2003Merissa Sexsmith 1999Rebecca Stallwood 1999Kate Vermeulen 1998Charity Wachera 1995, 1997Vicki Stum 1990

NCAA Woman of the YearRebecca Stallwood 2001

NCAA Elite 89 AwardAhna Lewis 2011

WVU at the NCAA Championship2012 Brault (76th)2011 8th (297 points)2010 Gillespie (34th), Brault (71st)2009 6th (259 points)2008 4th (198 points)2007 9th (375 points)2004 15th (388 points)2000 21st (491 points)1997 20th (485 points)

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(Left to Right) Kate Harrison, Kaitlyn Gillespie, Sarah Brault

Conference HonorsAll-Big 12Sarah-Anne Brault 2012

Big East Team Champions2007

Big East Freshman of the YearMegan Metcalfe 2000

Big East Individual ChampionMarie-Louise Asselin 2008

Big East Team Academic Excellence Award2011

Big East Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete of the YearCharity Wachera 1997Ahna Lewis 2011

All-Big EastKaitlyn Gillespie 2010, 2011Sarah-Anne Brault 2011Kate Harrison 2011Marie-Louise Asselin 2007, 2008, 2009Keri Bland 2007, 2008, 2009Clara Grandt 2007, 2008, 2009Susan Davis 2005Tara Struyk 2002, 2003Megan Metcalfe 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004Rebecca Stallwood 1999, 2000Merissa Sexsmith 1999Charity Wachera 1997

Atlantic 10 Team Champions1994

Atlantic 10 Individual ChampionsVicki Stum 1991

Atlantic 10 Freshman of the YearCharity Wachera 1994Heather Bury 1993

All-Atlantic 10Charity Wachera 1994Carisa Brown 1994Heather Bury 1993, 1994Kerryn Davidson 1992, 1993, 1994Vicki Stum 1990, 1991Erin O’Reilly 1990


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Charity Wachera1998 Charity Wachera was one of WVU’s best distance runners during her career. !e Nairobi, Kenya, native earned All-America honors in the 10,000-meter with a sixth-place "nish (34:29.64) at the 1998 NCAA outdoor championship. She also set two school records during her tenure. She ran a 16:27.27 in the 5,000-meter and a 34:24.00 in the 10,000 meter during the 1998 outdoor track season. Her mark in the 10,000-meter still stands today, while her mark in the 5,000-meter was broken by

fellow All-American Rebecca Stallwood in 2001. In 1997, Wachera "nished 11th with a time of 17:00 to become WVU’s "rst female cross country All-American.

Megan Metcalfe, a nine-time All-American, is the most proli"c distance runner in Mountaineer women’s track & "eld history and the "rst Mountaineer to achieve two All-America honors in cross country. !e Edmonton, Alberta, native earned her "rst All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which "nished in eighth place. Metcalfe’s second All-America award, and "rst individual, came with a third-place "nish in the 3,000-meter race at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in a WVU record time of 9:09.95. An outstanding cross country runner, Metcalfe was named the 2000 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Her third All-America honor came with a ninth-place "nish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships, making her just the second female cross country All-American in school history and only the fourth Mountaineer to earn All-America honors in two sports. Metcalfe earned her fourth and "#h All-America accolades in 2003 by "nishing fourth in the 3,000-meter at the indoor championships and was a part of the school record setting distance medley relay team in that same meet. Her sixth and seventh awards came in March, 2004, when she was "#h in the 3,000-meter and again was a member of the DMR team. Metcalfe’s eighth and school-record setting All-America honor came at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships where she recorded a 16th place overall "nish. Metcalfe capped o$ her brilliant career with a ninth All-America honor and a national championship when she won the 5,000-meter at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Metcalfe also competed at the World Cross Country Championships twice during her tenure at WVU and competed at the World University Games in Turkey. In 2008, Metcalfe reached the top, as she ran in the 5,000-meter race for Canada in the Beijing Olympics.

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Marie-Louise Asselin2007, 2008, 2009 Marie-Louise Asselin capped o! her cross country career as one of the most decorated runners in WVU history. At the end of her career, the Sarnia, Ontario, native owned seven All-America medals, including three in cross county and four in track. Asselin’s "nal cross country season, 2009, was one for the record

books as she became one of only two WVU runners to earn three All-America honors in the sport. Along with teammate Keri Bland, Asselin achieved the honor as she "nished in 31st place (20:43) at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championship. #e Mountaineers went on to "nish sixth, marking the third consecutive year that WVU "nished in the top 10 at the national championships. Asselin also earned all-region honors for the fourth time in her career and all Big East honors for the third time. Her success continued into the track season as she posted a second-place "nish in the 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Indoor Championships (15:50.53) and a second-place "nish in the 5,000 meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (15:53.93). In 2008, Asselin led WVU to its most successful season in school history, as the Mountaineers took a historic fourth-place "nish at the NCAA Championship, "rst at the NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic

Regionals and second at the Big East Championship. She became the "rst Big East Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion in 2008, as she took the top spot with a time of 20:10. Asselin then placed 17th at the NCAA Championship race with a time of 20:27 to earn her second consecutive All-American honor. Asselin earned her "rst All-American title in 2007 as the Mountaineers captured their "rst Big East Championship and "nished ninth in the country. Even though she was just a sophomore at the time, Asselin became WVU’s third All-American in the sport when she "nished 17th (14th in the team standings) with a time of 20:39 at the 2007 NCAA Championship. It was a "tting ending to an outstanding season that saw her post the team’s highest "nish in the "nal "ve meets. Asselin showed glimpses of her abilities just weeks earlier at the Big East Championship, where she took second, and at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional race where she placed third, leading her team to an overall second-place "nish. Asselin, an All-Big East and all-Mid-Atlantic region selection, was joined by Bland as an All-American, marking the "rst time in program history that two teammates earned the honor in the same season. In the 2008 indoor season, Asselin went on to place seventh in the 3,000-meter to earn All-America honors and was on the All-America distance medley relay team that took fourth at nationals.


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2007, 2008, 2009 Keri Bland, a seven-time All-American, le! her name in the WVU record books as she aided the Mountaineers to a sixth-place "nish at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships, marking the third-straight year WVU "nished in the nation’s top 10. Bland, along with teammate Marie-Louise Asselin, became the only Mountaineers in school history to earn All-America honors for three seasons

in cross county, as she "nished 34th (20:45). #e Fairview, W.Va., native earned two All-America honors in the 2009 indoor track season, as she placed eighth in the mile and was a part of the distance medley relay team. Bland continued to dominate in the outdoor season, as she earned her fourth honor of the year by virtue of "nishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the 1,500-meter race, marking the second time she earned honors in all three seasons (cross county, indoor track and outdoor track). Bland was an essential part of the Mountaineers in 2008, when she led WVU to its most successful season in school history as the squad placed fourth at the NCAA Championship, "rst at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals and second at the Big East Championship. She was the "rst Mountaineer to "nish at the NCAA Championship, where she "nished 14th with a time of 20:20. In 2007, Bland and Asselin helped guide the Mountaineers to their "rst conference title and a ninth place "nish at nationals. At nationals, Bland was the second Mountaineer to cross the line in 23rd at 20:58. Bland, along with Asselin, was named a "rst team All-American, marking the "rst time WVU’s cross country program had multiple All-Americans in the same year. Bland earned All-Big East and All-Mid-Atlantic region accolades during the season a!er "nishing fourth and seventh, respectively, in those races. In the 2008 indoor track season, Bland was a part of the All-America distance

medley team that set a school record and placed fourth in the country. She "nished the 2008 outdoor season by earning All-America honors in the 1,500-meter to become the "rst female in WVU history to earn All-America honors in three sports in the same year.

Clara Grandt2009 Clara Grandt saved the best for last as she posted the "nest season of her career and earned her "rst All-America honor in cross country in 2009. #e West Union, W.Va., native led the team to a sixth-place "nish at the 2009 NCAA Championship, and she was the "rst Mountaineer to cross the line in 13th place overall. Grandt earned all-region and All-Big East honors and was named Big East Cross Country

Athlete of the Week on Sept. 24 for her e$orts in the Midwest Open. #ere she crossed the line in 17:00.1, 19 seconds before Louisville’s Tarah McKay (17:19.4), for the fastest course time in over 20 years. In the track season, Grandt earned her second honor of the year by virtue of "nishing as one of the top U.S. citizens in the 5,000-meter race at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. She then capped o$ her "nal season as a Mountaineer with a fourth-place showing in the 10,000-meter race at the outdoor championships, giving her four total All-America honors. Grandt became WVU’s 24th track and "eld All-American as she earned the honors with a fourth-place showing in the 10,000-meter "nals at the NCAA Championship in 2009. Grandt started o$ the race behind the lead pack before "nding her stride around the 6,000-meter mark. #e junior closed the gap and "nished with a time of 33:45.16.

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Kaitlyn Gillespie2010, 2011

!e Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native continued to shine in her second year as a Mountaineer by earning all-conference, all-region and All-America honors for the second time of her career. As a junior in 2011, she placed seventh at the Big East Championship in 20:14 and followed it with a seventh-place mark in 21:46 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. To earn All-America, she came in 27th place at the NCAA Championships with a 6k time of 20:17, improving in placement and time from her 2010 NCAA "nish. She was also named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team following the 2011 season. A#er one year at Cedarville University, Gillespie quickly made a successful jump to Division I competition in 2010 by earning All-America, all-region and all-conference accolades in her "rst season at WVU. She became an All-American for the "rst time following her 34th-place "nish at the NCAA Championships, where she "nished the 6k course in 20:46. To earn All-Mid-Atlantic region and All-Big East honors, Gillespie came in 10th place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and the Big East Championships, widely regarded as the most di$cult regional and conference events in the nation. Before a 17th-place "nish at the 2010 Penn State National, she had two "rst-place "nishes at the Big East Preview and Notre Dame Invitational.

Kate Harrison2011

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Kate Harrison ended a stellar WVU cross country career with one of the most impressive single-season resumes in school history. A four-time NCAA participant, Harrison recorded the all-time program best "nish at an NCAA Championship in 2011 with an eighth-place mark, breaking Megan Metcalfe’s 2002 "nish of ninth place at the event.

She also "nished the race with a career-best 6k time of 19:50 as she earned All-America for the "rst time in cross country. During the 2011 season, she was twice named the WVU Athlete of the Week and also earned All-Big East and All-Mid-Atlantic region honors. To earn all-conference, the senior placed third in 19:52, and followed it with a "#h-place "nish in 21:38 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional to earn all-region marks. She also excelled in academics as she was named to the 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

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Board to the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was also nominated and participated in the 81st Joint Civilian Orientation Conference through the U.S. Department of Defense. Before coming to WVU, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Towson University, the second largest public university in Maryland. Prior to becoming provost, he served as Towson University’s vice president for economic and community outreach, and as the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. Dr. Clements earned a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. The fourth edition of his project management textbook was published in four languages and used in multiple countries;; the

At WVU, Dr. Clements is a tenured professor in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children - Tyler, twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, and Grace.

Laboratory Regional University Alliance. He chairs the Implementation Committee of the Power of 32, a visioning initiative across 32 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In the state, he co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Diversity Initiative Council, and co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s College Completion Task Force. In addition, he serves on the board of the West Virginia Business Roundtable. On a national level, he is secretary and incoming chair of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU), which places him on the executive committee. He is also co-chair of the APLU Energy Forum, chair of the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Commission on Leadership, and a member of the Business Higher Education Forum that includes Fortune 500 CEOs and higher education executives. Dr. Clements was the only university president selected for a 15-member Innovation Advisory

Jim Clements is West Virginia University’s

of West Virginia, with an internationally diverse student body of about 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students across approximately 200 degree programs in the University’s 14 constituent colleges, two divisional campuses and multiple healthcare sites. Dr. Clements chairs the boards of the West Virginia United Health System, the WVU Hospitals, and the WVU Research Corporation.

billion enterprise and employ more than 20,000 people. Over the past four years, WVU has set

enrollment, and research funding. Through WVU projects, as well public private partnerships, nearly a billion dollars of capital improvements are underway on campus, in WVU’s health care system, and in the community. Regionally, Dr. Clements is a board member of the National Energy Technology

WVU’s First Family: from left, Tyler, Beth, Gracie, Jim, Hannah and Maggie

James P. Clements, Ph.D.President

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Oliver Luck was a two-time CoSIDAAcademic All-American quarterback at WVU.

of the Houston Rockets, Comets and Aeros and the Livestock Show and Rodeo.

president of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamos, helping that organization to a pair

million soccer complex to house the Dynamos when the call came to return to his alma mater. BBVA Compass Stadium was built and opened in 2012 adding to Luck’s legacy with the professional soccer team, and the overall Houston sports facility complexes. He returned in May, 2012 for the opening ceremony of the soccer stadium that he fought so hard for. Prior to his current position at WVU, Luck was appointed to a four-year term on the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a spot he relinquished to become director of athletics.

Beta Kappa from WVU in 1982. He also earned a law degree from Texas, graduating cum laude in 1987. In 1997, Luck was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2000, he was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. “It’s an incredible honor for me to be the athletic director at my alma mater,” said Luck. “I care deeply about this school, and WVU is truly one of the outstanding land-grant universities in the country. I am so pleased to be a part of the leadership team assembled under President Clements at a dynamic and strategic time in its history.” He is married to the former Kathy Wilson. They have two sons and two daughters: Andrew, a former All-American quarterback

Stanford and No. 1 overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts;; Mary Ellen, a senior volleyball player at Stanford;; Emily, a sophomore at Stanford and Addison, who attends Morgantown High.

among the best in school history. Luck was a two-time team MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also received the Louis D. Meisel Award for the WVU football student-athlete with the highest grade point average. The two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American was the recipient of Today’s Top Five, presented for scholastics by the NCAA and was selected by the National Football Foundation as one of its 10 scholar-athletes to make a keynote speech at its annual banquet in 1982. Selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Houston Oilers (44th overall pick), Luck spent four years with the Oilers from 1982-86. His most extended action came in

the season completing 124-of-217 passes for 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns. After retiring from football, Luck became vice president of business development for the NFL and later was appointed general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the newly created World League of American Football. He spent the ’95 season as general manager of the Rhein Fire before being named President and CEO of NFL Europe in 1996. Luck totaled more than 10 years with the NFL, before becoming

Houston Sports Authority in 2001. In that role, Luck oversaw the development

sports and entertainment complex for the city of Houston that included Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, the Toyota Center, home

Successful at each of his previous career stops, Oliver Luck continues that streak at West Virginia University. A former Mountaineer quarterback, Luck, appointed the University’s 11th Director of Athletics by President James P. Clements on June 9, 2010, has made

enhance WVU’s role as a major player in the collegiate world.

coaches, while maintaining WVU’s superior level of success. In addition to new hires, Luck oversaw the progress of major capital projects,

practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and the women’s soccer training complex. He also fostered an atmosphere for achievement and triumph in the classroom and

In year two, Luck led WVU into the Big 12 Conference, oversaw the best fundraising year in school history, implemented several safety and crowd enhancements at Mountaineer sporting events, increased overall department revenue, continued a master plan for facility upgrades and watched his football program gain its third BCS bowl victory with a record-setting 70-33 win in the Orange Bowl. In year three, Luck oversaw the reseating of the WVU Coliseum to further increase WVU’s fundraising efforts. He added an 18th varsity sport - the return of men’s golf – teeing it up

continues his tireless work on facility upgrades to keep the Mountaineers competitive in the Big 12. Luck’s athletic and professional career has

setting quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-81, then as a professional quarterback for the National Football League’s Houston Oilers, and later as a professional sports executive. Luck’s journey to the big chair at WVU began in his native Cleveland, where in 1977 he was named the Cleveland Touchdown Club Player of the Year at St. Ignatius High. Luck chose WVU over Ivy League schools Harvard and Yale, embarking upon a career that saw him establish school records for touchdown passes and completions during his playing days, while also leading the Mountaineers to a 26-6 upset victory over Florida in the 1981 Peach Bowl. His best season came as a senior in 1981 when he completed 216 of 394 passes for 2,448 yards and 16 touchdowns. He passed for a career-high 360 yards in a 27-24 loss

regular-season game of his career. Luck ended his college career with 5,765 yards and 43

Oliver LuckDirector of Athletics

Administration


Senior Staff

Mike ParsonsDeputy Director of Athletics

Terri HowesAssociate Athletic DirectorSports Administration/SWA

Keli CunninghamCompliance/Governance

Michael SzulAssociate Athletic Director

Business Operations

Matt BormanAssociate Athletic Director

Executive Director, Mountaineer Athletic Club

Michael FragaleAssistant Athletic Director

Communications

Matt WellsAssistant Athletic Director

Marketing & Sales


WVU Head Coaches

Marlon LeBlancMen’s Soccer

Jason ButtsGymnastics

Mike CareyWomen’s Basketball

Sean ClearyCross Country/Track

Jon Hammond Dana HolgorsenFootball

Bob HugginsMen’s Basketball

Nikki Izzo-BrownWomen’s Soccer

Jimmy KingRowing

Jill KramerVolleyball

Randy MazeyBaseball

Vic RiggsSwimming & Diving

Miha LisacTennis

Craig TurnbullWrestling


Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Dreamswork Field

Mountaineer Track

WVU Coliseum

Cary Gym

Basketball Practice Facility

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

WVU Wrestling Pavilion

WVU Boathouse

WVU Natatorium

Athletic Facilities

Agronomy Farm


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Media Information

Media Services The West Virginia University sports

throughout the entire 2013 women’s cross country season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia women’s cross country team. Any additional questions should be directed to the women’s cross country contact Nick Arthur.

During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a runner or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia women’s cross country contact Nick Arthur, via email ([email protected]) or by phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be made available and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval of the sports communications staff. Receiving Information Media members may receive women’s cross country press releases, notes and more via email. To receive such press releases, meet recaps and more, simply email your requests to [email protected].

WVUsports.com WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer women’s cross country. Player and coaching staff bios are

WVUsports.com. Updated following each

the latest statistics for Mountaineer women’s

season’s stats, but you will also be able to

perspective.

Social Media The WVU women’s cross country team is active on Facebook. To like the women’s cross country Facebook page, visit facebook.com/wvucrosscountry.

Directions to the WVU Agronomy Farm From I-68Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit. From there, go straight through the spotlight of the Glenmark Center instersection. Make the next right on to Old Cheat Road near the bottom of the hill. After about half a mile, Agronomy Farm Road will be on the left.

From I-79Take route 705 to the Mileground. Follow the Mileground to where it meets North 19 and

turn right at the light. Old Cheat Road will be an immediate left. After about half a mile, Agronomy Farm Road will be on the left.


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Mailing Address

West Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 0877Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Overnight Shipping Address

WVU Sports Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd., Room 217Morgantown, WV 26506

Phone Information

Fax: 304-293-4105Press Box: 304-293-6480

Women’s Cross Country Contact Nick Arthur Graduate Assistant

Cell: 304-542-2073 E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Michael Fragale Assistant Athletic Director, Communications Bryan Messerly Sports Information Director Joe Swan Sports Publications Director John Antonik Director of New Media Mike Montoro Director of Football Communications Katie Kane Associate Sports Information Director Shannon McNamara Assistant Sports Information Director Grant Dovey Assistant Sports Information Director Lisa Ammons Business Manager Cheryl Maust Program Assistant Amy Prunty Program Assistant Nick Arthur Graduate Assistant Eva Buchman Graduate Assistant Jonathan Harkey Graduate Assistant Jonathan Hevron Graduate Assistant

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