fall sports preview 2009
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All-inclusive guide to fall athletics for Gunnison High School, Crested Butte Community School and Western State College.TRANSCRIPT
G U N N I S O N V A L L E YFall
FALLFALL
SPORTSSPORTS
PREVIEWPREVIEW
• GHS Football page 2• GHS Cross Country page 3, 4
• GHS Volleyball page 5
• GHS Softball page 6
• GHS Golf page 7
• GHS Gymnastics page 7
• WSC Football page 8• WSC Cross Country page 9, 10
• WSC Volleyball page 11
• CBCS Sports page 12
INSIDE THE FALL SPORTS PREVIEW:
G U N N I S O N V A L L E Y
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On the cover: (l-r) Hillari Spencer, Crested Butte Community School Volleyball; Chris Schmalz, Gunnison High School Football; Julianne Payton, Western State College Cross Country
Photo by Matt Smith
Your all-inclusive preview for Gunnison High School, Crested Butte Community School and Western State College athletics
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COWBOYS PLAYING FOR PRIDE IN 2009 GHSFOOTBALL
Bob Howard returns for another runGHS seeks redemption after a rough ride in ‘08
Schedule
Players to watch
VARSITYSept. 4 - 3:30 p.m.vs. Delta Sept. 11 - 7 p.m.at Buena VistaSept. 18 - 3:30 p.m.vs. CentauriSept. 25 - 1:30 p.m.vs. Grand ValleyOct. 2 - 1:30 p.m.vs Roaring Fork*Oct. 9 - 7 p.m. at Coal RidgeOct. 16 - 7 p.m.at CedaredgeOct. 23 - 3:30 p.m.vs. Olathe
Oct. 30 - 3:30 p.m.vs. AspenNov. 6 - 7 p.m. at BasaltNov. 14 - TBDState PrelimsNov. 21 - TBDState Quarterfi nalsNov. 28 - TBDState Semi-fi nalsDec. 5 - TBDState Champion-ship* - Homecoming
Senior Chris Schmalz didn’t take last year’s 0-10 effort lightly, and will take a considerable amount of the snaps at quar-terback for GHS in 2009. Look for Schmalz to be a diverse threat on both sides of the ball.
Josh Roper will lead a healthy pack of Cowboys in the ground game, where he returns for his senior season. Roper also isn’t scared to make people’s pads pop on defense, where he will be located at linebacker.
B o b Howard and a v e t e r a n staff of past GHS coach-es will step back on the sidelines in 2009 to try to help the C o w b o y s rebound from their worst sea-son in the program’s history.
After having a share of three straight Western Slope League (WSL) titles, the Cowboys suf-fered through an 0-10 effort in 2008.
GHS will have nine seniors on the team to help guide the redemption campaign, while a lot will be expected from a class of 11 juniors.
On the downside, only seven sophomores returned to the team after 17 were on last year’s roster.
Defending 3A state champi-on Olathe will be the favorite in the WSL, but Grand Valley and Aspen both return with big things in mind for 2009.
Howard
Schmalz
Roper
JUNIOR VARSITYSept. 8 - 4 p.m. vs. OlatheSept. 14 - 4 p.m. vs. Buena VistaSept. 21 - 4 p.m. at CentauriSept. 28 - 4 p.m. at PaoniaOct. 5 - 4 p.m. vs. Cedaredge
Oct. 15 - 4 p.m. vs. Olathe (Frosh.)Oct. 19 - 4 p.m. at Alamosa Oct. 26 - 4 p.m.vs. Lake CountyNov. 2 - 4 p.m. vs. Delta (Frosh.)
2009 GHS FOOTBALL ROSTER
The 2009 Gunnison High football team. Photo by Matt Smith
PLAYER YEAR
Cale Adams Sr.Nick Coffey Sr.John Duetsch Sr.Caleb Harman Sr.Shay Hoots Sr.T.J. Jacobson Sr.Josh Roper Sr.Chris Schmalz Sr.Dustin Siegiel Sr.Jamey Albers Jr.Evan Ayers Jr.Noah Blackwell Jr.Daniel Cadwell Jr.Juan Garcia Jr.Nicanor Garcia Jr.Keanan Garnes Jr.
PLAYER YEAR
Mark Mykol Jr.Ryan Roper Jr.Tanner Szymanski Jr.Stefan Whiting Jr.Connor Clark So.Jesse Duft So.Colten Hoots So.Andy Howard So.Sean Johnson So.Jacob Ost So.Anthony Romano So.Dan Baliczek Fr.Jordan Brennise Fr.Dylan Brown Fr.Ben Delany Fr. Jacob Dukeman Fr.
PLAYER YEAR
Tyler Hau Fr. Franco Li Fr. Casey Nordberg Fr.Thomas Phillips Fr.Alex Schliesman Fr.Matt Wal Fr. Caleb Wilson Fr.
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With four of their top scorers from 2008 return-ing to anchor the team, the G u n n i s o n H i g h b o y s ’ cross country squad is eager t o s e e h o w much they can improve.
The Cowboys finished third at last year’s regional meet, before checking in with an 11th place finish at the 3A State Championships.
“We were very young last year and gained a ton of expe-rience at the regional and state levels,” said coach Gregg Smith. “The boys should be in a dog fight with Pagosa Springs and Bayfield for the regional title this year and look forward to improving their place as a team at the state meet in Fort Collins.”
Junior Bryce Johnston will be a front-runner in the effort, whi le sen ior Emmet Guy returns in hopes of cracking
into the top-10 in the region. A pair of sophomores, in Adrian Lovato and John Powell, will also toe the start line with a solid first year of experience under their belts.
Returners Nick Cashman and Evan Dirksen join newcom-ers Zack Smith and Brandon
Miller as hopeful surprises on the 2009 roster.
Coach Smith believes the key to improving the team’s times will be to “train smart and stay healthy.”
“It’s a long season and our goal is to be ready for the two big meets of the year at region-
als and state,” he added. The Cowboys wil l make
their only home appearance of the season on Sept. 19, when they host a slate of Western S lope compet i t ion a t the Gunnison Invitational, held at the Gunnison Community School.
The 2009 Gunnison High boys’ cross country team. Photo by Matt Smith
COWBOYS BUILDING ON EXPERIENCE GHSCROSS COUNTRY
2009 GHS BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER
Healthy mix of old and new Leadership drives GHS boys’ cross country team in 3A chase
ScheduleSept. 3at Fort Collins(Fossil Ridge)
Sept. 5at Delta Invitational (JV)
Sept. 12 at Lake County Invi-tational (Leadville)
Sept. 19 GunnisonInvitational (Home)
Sept. 22at Buena Vista Invitational
Sept. 25at Ridgeway
Oct. 3at Fruita
Oct. 17 at Monte Vista
Oct. 24
at Aspen (Regional Meet)
Oct. 31at Fort Collins (State Meet)
What you need to knowThe Cowboys are looking to fl ex their muscles in the 2009 season as they return the top four scor-ers from last year’s team, which fi nished 11th overall in Colorado’s Class 3A.
Coach Gregg Smith describes the team as “hungry.”
PLAYER YEARNick Cashman Sr. Evan Dirksen So. Emmet Guy Sr.Bryce Johnton Jr.
PLAYER YEARAdrian Lovato So.Dustin McGuinness So.Brandon Miller Fr. John Powell So.
PLAYER YEARZach Smith Fr. COACHES:Gregg Smith HeadLance Betts Assistant
Johnston
Runners to watchSenior Emmet Guy was the third Cowboy to cross the line at last year’s State Championships, taking 84th overall. As one of two seniors on this year’s squad, Guy will be looked to for some fast times at the big meets.
Sophomore John Powell returns to the GHS roster after fi nishing 39th in the state as a freshman, in a time of 17-min-utes, 43-seconds. Powell also had a hand in nailing down the Cow-boys’ only points at the track and fi eld state meet in the spring.
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Having only one return-i n g v a r s i t y starter isn ’t going to keep the Gunnison H i g h g i r l s ’ cross coun-try team from trying to take their second consecutive regional title.
Senior Meaghan Pike — who finished 107th at state in 2008 — will lead a mature core of Cowboys into battle. In total, six of the 10 runners on this year’s roster are seniors.
“Even with the turnover from last year’s team, the girls should be just as strong if not stronger than the 2008 team and back in the thick of things come the regional meet,” said coach Gregg Smith. “This is a team that should qualify for the State Meet and gain much needed experience we’ll need in years to come.”
Junior varsity standouts Lisa Lucas, Maggie Cress and Ashley Peterson will have to step into new roles on the varsity, but will receive help from return-
ing seniors Kate Gienapp, Jessica Martinez and Sam Shelafo.
The team finished 10th overall at last year’s State Meet, but lost their top five scorers from that team. Coach Smith views the loss as an opportunity.
“The girls have the opportuni-
ty to come together as a team and continue to build upon the foun-dation left by some distinguished alumni,” he said.
Underc l a s smen Hannah Cranor, Haydyn Pike and Rachael McVey will also get a big chance to earn valuable experience in the
process. The Cowboys kick-off the sea-
son on Sept. 3, when they trav-el to Fort Collins for the Fossil Ridge Invitational. Their only home meet of the year will be on Sept. 19 at the Gunnison Community School.
The 2009 Gunnison High girls’ cross country team.Photo by Matt Smith
TITLE DEFENSE ON TAP FOR GHS GIRLS GHSCROSS COUNTRY
Looking to the presentSenior-led GHS cross country team wants a repeat performance
Schedule
GHS Cross CountryFast Facts
Sept. 3at Fort Collins(Fossil Ridge)Sept. 5at Delta Invitational (JV)
Sept. 12 at Lake County Invi-tational (Leadville)
Sept. 19 GunnisonInvitational (Home)
Sept. 22at Buena Vista Invitational
Sept. 25at Ridgeway
Oct. 3at Fruita
Oct. 17 at Monte Vista
Oct. 24at Aspen(Regional Meet)
Oct. 31at Fort Collins (State Meet)
Won the Regional Meet in 2008
Finished 10th at the 2008 State Meet in Fort Collins
Return one varsity starter from last season.
Six seniors will lead the team
Runners to watchAs the only varsity starter returning from last year’s team, senior Meaghan Pike will be looked to for quality results and leadership. Last season, Pike fi nished 107th at the State Championships, in 23-minutes, 42-seconds..
Cress, a junior, will be among a handful of incom-ing junior varsity standouts that the Cowboys will de-pend on in 2009. As a sophomore, Cress made a huge contribution to the GHS girls’ placing fourth at the 3A State Track and Field Championships.
Pike
Cress
2009 GHS GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY ROSTERPLAYER YEARKate Gienapp Sr.Lisa Lucas Sr. Jessica Martinez Sr. Ashley Peterson Sr. Meaghan Pike Sr.
PLAYER YEARSam Shelafo Sr. Maggie Cress Jr.Hannah Cranor So. Rachael McVey Fr. Haydyn Pike Fr.
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The 2009 Gunnison High varsity volleyball team. Photo by Matt Smith
MISSION: BREAK THE PLAYOFF BARRIER GHSVOLLEYBALL
2009 GHS VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
GHS Volleyball reloadsSquad returns with goal of going deep in the 3A state playoffs
Schedule
Players to watch
Sept. 3 - 4, 5 & 6 p.m.at Grand Junction CentralSept. 5 - 1, 2 & 3 p.m.vs. CedaredgeSept. 10 - 4, 5 & 6 p.m.at OlatheSept. 11 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.at Roaring ForkSept. 15 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.vs. DeltaSept. 18 - 4:30, 5:30 & 6:30 p.m.vs. CentauriSept. 19 - 11 a.m., 12 & 1 p.m.at Aspen Sept. 19 - 3, 4 & 5 p.m.at BasaltSept. 24 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.vs. HotchkissSept. 25 - 3, 4 & 5 p.m.
vs. Grand ValleyOct. 2 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.vs. Roaring ForkOct. 3 - 11 a.m, 12 & 1 p.m.vs. AspenOct. 9 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.at Coal RidgeOct. 10 - 1, 2 & 3 p.m.vs. BasaltOct. 16 - 3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.at CedaredgeOct. 17 - 1, 2 and 3 p.m.vs. Grand ValleyOct. 22 - 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.vs. HotchkissOct. 23 - 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.vs. OlatheOct. 24 - 1, 2 and 3 p.m. vs Coal RidgeOct. 30-31 - TBDDistrict Tournament
Junior Emera Danos will hold down the setter position for GHS in 2009, where she picked up All-WSL honors as a sophomore. Danos increased her vertical leap over the summer and will see every minute she can for Benson’s Cowboys.
Junior Kjirsten Nelson pulled double duties for the varsity and junior varsity in 2008, but will be a key element in the Cowboys’ attack from the middle blocker/hitter spot. Nel-son is versatile enough to play on both the back and front lines.
PLAYER Kjirsten Nelson Brittney Long Alexa Tutor Alyssa Nelson Brooke Stephens Miranda HildrethCallie SmithsonHannah HicksRebecca EhmsenAngela Bryniarski
PLAYER Sara CoblentzJessica HowardStacy WattierKyrsten BlackKirsten WilliamsEmera Danos Karleigh StewartJordan GrosseAndrea Meldrum
COACHES: Shana Benson HeadCraig Cooper AssistantMark Searle AssistantMolly Illum Assistant
T h e r e ’ s been a sour taste left in the Cowboys’ mouths at the end of the past two sea-sons.
After tear-ing through their Western Slope League opponents in 2008, the Cowboys’ playoff party was spoiled by St. Mary’s in the regional tourna-ment.
Coach Shana Benson is hope-ful that this year’s team, which is driven by nine upper-classmen, will make the breakthrough they’ve been looking for.
“We want to have more than just a great regular season,” said Benson. “We’ve had two great regular seasons in a row and then failed to advance, so that’s our mission.”
The good thing about the make-up of the 2009 squad is that everyone on the varsity roster has the potential to impact each game.
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A f t e r h a v i n g a s t r e t c h o f four straight league titles upended by Ba sa l t l a s t season, the C o w b o y s will be out for redemp-tion in 2009.
GHS wi l l have a l i t t l e momentum heading into the challenge, as they qualified for their first State Tournament in four years in 2008, where they advanced to the second round before bowing out.
“Our youth is the biggest thing we need to work on right now,” said eighth-year coach Leslie DiLorenzo. “We just need to get some game-time experi-ence in and then we’ll be ready to surprise some teams.”
DiLorenzo will look towards five seniors on this year’s ros-ter for experience, after hav-ing some big hitters move on after graduation. First baseman Sarah Brown and short-stop
Rachelle Cable will be central to that effort.
“As leaders they are going to be awesome,” said DiLorenzo. “They lead by example and they’re able to keep our spirits up when we make mistakes.”
The junior class on this year’s squad is small but will be heav-ily relied upon. At the center of that class is Lily Lambert, who will take over the main pitch-ing responsibilities.
S even sophomore s and
four freshmen are the make-it or break-it factor for GHS. Freshman Laura George will see quality relief time on the mound, while sophomores Kelie Peterson and Cassie Bradfield look to make an impact at bat.
The 2009 Gunnison High girls’ softball team. Photo by Matt Smith
SWINGING TO GET BACK TO THE TOP
2009 GHS SOFTBALL ROSTER
GHS softball team eager to regain Western Slope League dominance
PLAYER YEAR
Sarah Brown Sr.Cindy Vong Sr.Rachelle Cable Sr.Tara Hamilton Sr.Molly Cannon Sr.Lily Lambert Jr.Hannah Pike Jr.Kirstie Stahlnecker Jr.
PLAYER YEAR
Cassie Bradfield So.Emily Jackson So.Kelie Peterson So.Molly Pike So.Gabby Kalow So.Laci Miller So.Lauryn Case So.Berlyn Propernick Fr.
PLaYER YEAR
Savannah Nelson Fr.Leigh Stickter Fr.Laura George Fr.
Coaches: Leslie DiLorenzo HeadDick Viehman Assistant
DiLorenzo
GHSSOFTBALLScheduleSept. 3 — 3 p.m. vs. Eagle Valley
Sept. 5 — 12 p.m.vs. Florence
Sept. 8 — 4:30 p.m.vs. St. Mary’s
Sept. 11/12 — TBDat FalconTournament
Sept. 17 — 3 p.m.vs. Cedaredge
Sept. 19 – 11 a.m.at Fruita
Sept. 26 — 12 and 2 p.m.at Aspen
Oct. 1 — 3 p.m.at Cedaredge
Oct. 10 — 12 and 2 p.m.vs. Basalt
Oct. 17 — TBDat DistrictTournament
Oct. 23/24 — TBDat State Tournament
Players to watchSenior Rachelle Cable returns to the GHS line-up after leading the Cowboys to their fi rst trip to the 3A State Tournament in four years in 2008. She will be looked to provide solid defense at the short-stop position and contribute big hits for the top half of the GHS batting order.
Sophomore Lily Lambert will be tested when she takes the mound for her junior season. As the lone ace on this year’s team, Lambert will be responsible for the brunt of pitching, but can also swing the stick when she’s at the plate. Coach DiLorenzo said Lambert has made signifi cant progress throughout sum-mer league play.
Lambert
Cable
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2009 Gunnison High boys’ golf team Photo by Matt Smith
ALL EYES ON STATE GHSGOLF
2009 GHS GOLF ROSTER
GHS golf in the hunt for repeatReturners key to making it back to the top
Schedule
Player to watch
GHS GolfFast Facts
Sept. 9 Steamboat Springs (Haymaker)
Sept. 10Moffat (Yampa Valley)
Sept. 15 Aspen (Aspen)
Sept. 16Home (Dos Rios)
Sept. 22Steamboat Springs(Regional Tournament)
Oct. 5Trinidad(State Tournament)
Oct. 6 Trinidad(State Tournament)
Last season was the fi rst year for a 3A classifi cation in CHSAA boys’ golf.
In 2008, GHS shot a 249 to fi nish 10th in their fi rst ever State Tournament appear-ance.
RoedderGHS junior Brandon Roed-der returns after leading the Cowboys to the State Tournament in 2008, where he shot a team best score of 168 over two days. Roedder, and fellow junior Mike Spallone, picked up All-WSL honors for anchoring a league championship effort.
PLAYER YEAR SEASONRy Adams So. 1stNick Cavarra So. 2ndWes Dent So. 2ndDaniel Dove Jr. 3rdPatrick Jordan Jr. 1stMatt Ozyp Sr. 4thAllen Rodgers So. 1stBrandon Roedder Jr. 3rd
PLAYER YEAR SEASONCasey Tucker Fr. 1stJosh Sawdo Sr. 4thMike Spallone Jr. 3rdDirk Schumacher So. 2nd
COACHES:Chris Osness HeadJim Browder Assistant
After recording the program’s first ever trip to the State Tournament as a team in 2008, the Cowboys are already well on their way to returning.
This season, GHS recorded their best team score of the
Chris Osness era at the Grand Junction Tournament, shoot-ing a 231.
Returning four of their best scor-ers from last year’s team will be essen-tial to defending the 3A Western Slope League title. Osness
The 2009 Gunnison High gymnastics team. Photo by Matt Smith
SMALL BUT MIGHTY GHSGYM-NASTICS
2009 GHS GYMNASTICS ROSTER
GHS gymnasts are senior strongAshwood, Denham hungry for State bids
Schedule
Player to watch
GHS GymnasticsFast Facts
Sept. 4 — 6 p.mat Palmer Ridge
Sept. 12 — 2 p.m.at Canyon City
Sept. 18/19 — 6 and 2 p.mat Pueblo
Sept. 22 — 5 p.m.at Alamosa
Sept. 24 — 5 p.m.at Buena Vista
Oct. 13 — 5 p.m.at Alamosa
Oct. 22 — 6 p.m.at Buena Vista
Oct. 24 — 10 a.m.at Pueblo (Intermountain)
Nov. 6/7 — TBDat Thornton (State)
The Cowboys return three athletes who competed at state in 2008, including Melissa Ashwood, Megan Moloney and Sam Denham.
AshwoodSenior Melissa Ashwood looks to make up for lost time in 2009 after missing out on most of last season with a knee injury. As a sophomore, Ashwood fi nished 37th in the all-around at the State Meet.
PLAYER YEAR SEASONMegan Moloney Jr. 3rdHannah Cranor So. 1stDana Kadlec Fr. 1stSam Denham Sr. 4thMelissa Ashwood Sr. 4th
COACHES:Nicole Baungartner HeadMandy Perusek Assistant
With five girls on this year’s ros-ter, coach Nicole Baumgartner likes t h e C o w b o y s ’ chances of doing a lot with a little.
The good news is, three of the five girls’ on the 2009 l ine-up acquired State Championship experience last sea-
son. Tw o n e w c o m -
ers — in freshman Dana Kadlec and sophomore Hannah Cranor — hope to make an impact.
Seniors Melissa Ashwood and Sam Denham return to lead by example, with junior Megan Moloney to help.
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The 2009 Western State Mountaineer football team. Photo by Neil Santarella
ALL BACKS AGAINST THE WALL FOR WSC WSC FOOTBALL
2009 WSC FOOTBALL ROSTER
Stewart enters fourth season looking to make a breakthrough
ScheduleAug. 29 - 1 p.m.vs. Fort Hays State
Sept. 5 - 1:05 p.m.at Montana(Missoula, MT)
Sept. 12 - 10 a.m.at Nebraska-Kearney(Kearney, Neb)
Sept. 19 - 1 p.m.vs. New Mexico Highlands*
Sept. 26 - 1 p.m. at Western New Mexico(Silver City, N.M.)
Oct. 3 - 1 p.m.vs. Fort Lewis**
Oct. 10 - 12 p.m.at Colorado School of Mines (Golden)
Oct. 17 - 1 p.m.vs. Mesa State***
Oct. 24 - 2 p.m.at Colorado State-Pueblo
Oct. 31 - 12 p.m.at Adams State (Alamosa)
Nov. 7 - 1 p.m.vs. Chadron State
* - Homecoming
** - Hall of Fame Game
*** - Family Weekend
All-RMAC third team selection Shaun Suttorp, a junior, led the the conference and was fi fth in Div. II with 6.4 receptions per game. Suttorp averaged 74.9 yards per game in 2008 and recorded three 100-plus yard games.
Brendan Zink led Western State with 30 solo tackles last season and re-turned a fumble recovery for 53 yards that led to a score. The senior also registers ninth in school history with 337 total yards in punt returns.
# PLAYER YEAR POSITION1 Mike Reynolds Jr. LB3 DJ Hughes Jr. DB4 Jason Assanah Sr. DB 5 Germaine Daniels Fr. RB6 Blake Krenke Jr. LB 7 Tyler Daniels So. QB 8 Zach Rayford Sr. LB 9 DeMorris Brooks Jr. LB 10 Miles Gorham So. QB 11 Johnny Pieper Fr. DB 12 Cory Hilborne Fr. QB 13 Nick Edwards So. QB 14 Ashton Renshaw Fr. DB 16 Bret Hickle-Pitman Fr. TE 17 L.A. McGee Fr. WR 18 Ryan Longan Jr. DB 19 Lukas Adams Fr. QB 20 Davion Rogers Sr. DB 21 Ryan Heagle Fr. RB 23 Brendan Zink Sr. DB 24 EJ Gillespie Sr. DB 25 Chris Price Jr. DB 26 Trevor Bobb Jr. LB 27 Cree Clark Fr. WR 28 Pete Blincoe Jr. RB 29 Duke Williams Sr. RB 30 Kurtis Dunbar So. RB 31 Anthony Maestas Fr. DB32 Jay Frazier So. LB
# PLAYER YEAR POSITION33 Andrew Maxcy Jr. WR 34 Marshall Wollum So. DB 35 Matt Rosso Fr. DB 36 Marcus Burge Fr. DB 37 Colton Volpe Fr. WR 39 Bradey Gasaway Fr. RB 40 Steven Gustafson So. DB41 EJ Kreis Fr. DB 42 Dayne Allbrandt Jr. TE 43 Ross McGee Fr. RB 44 Omer Tamir Sr. DL 45 Levi Ostrom Jr. DL 46 Greg Gentile Fr. DB 47 Trenton Ghoram Fr. DB 48 Mitch Howard Fr. DB 49 Adam Kloos Fr. LB 50 Tanner Wilcox Fr. OL 51 Sean Lavell So. OL 52 Jeremy Dole Fr. LB 53 Marius Herlea Fr. LB 54 Will Harris Jr. P/K 55 Lane Stuht Fr. DL 56 Zach Elder Fr. LB 57 Kyle Chesnick Sr. OL 58 Patrick Atherton Jr. DL 60 Mike Schwindt Fr. OL 61 Scott Stuller Jr. OL62 Corey Hoffmann Fr. OL63 Jared Schembri Fr. DL
# PLAYER YEAR POSITION64 Josh Culver Fr. OL 65 Ryan Lockwood Fr. OL 67 Cody Kanz Fr. OL 69 Collin Metz Jr. OL 71 Justin Stone Fr. OL 72 Ryan Walstrom So. OL 73 Levi Greenly Fr. OL 74 Paul Bakka Sr. OL 77 Rene Haro Sipes Fr. DL 78 Mark Harvey Fr. DL 79 Greg Orosz Fr. OL 80 Brandon Galarza Fr. WR 81 Darius Johnson Sr. WR 82 Shaun Suttorp Jr. WR 83 Curtis Prock Jr. TE 85 Connor Haley Fr. WR 86 Perry Sammons Fr. WR 87 Allan Aguilar So. WR 88 Andres Alers So. TE 89 Cameron Bourdon Fr. TE 90 Josh Hartner Fr. DL 91 Adam Turner Fr. DL 92 Nick Zissimos So. DL 93 Aaron Wagler Fr. LB 94 Josh Hitchcock Fr. DL 95 Brenden Condon Fr. DL 96 Matt Newland Fr. P/K 97 Taylor Keith Fr. DL 98 Charlie Payton Fr. DL 99 Matt McConnell So. TE
I n h i s fourth year at the helm of the Mount-aineers, head c o a c h P a t Stewart has compiled his largest arse-nal yet to try and improve on his 6-21 career record.
Of the 120 players that suited out at the start of fall camp, 16 were starters on last year’s team that went 2-8 overall and 2-7 in conference. Twenty-seven lettermen return in total.
The Mountaineers had the fourth best passing and running offense in the RMAC in 2008, but will have new faces in the backfield after losing quarter-back Cameron Merrill and run-ning back Nathan Acrey.
WSC returns nine defensive starters, including five seniors. After giving up 30.6 points per game in 2009, the Mountaineers hope that another year of expe-rience, and successful recruit-ing, will help to limit the dam-ages.
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Third-year head coach J e n n i f e r M i c h e l i s c o n f i d e n t with four All-A m e r i c a n s r e t u r n i n g f r o m l a s t year’s team, w h i c h finished second in the nation.
Leading the pack is senior Iain Donnan, who is coming off a fifth place finish at the NCAA Div. II Championships. Donnan ran a time of 31-minutes, 14 seconds in the season finale.
Loren Ahonen and Tyler Pennel finished 12th and 14th at nationals, respectively. Sean Brown rounds out the list of returning All-Americans, after finishing 16th at the RMAC Championships just last year.
Among the contenders to make the squad’s top seven will be returning junior Tyler Rasmussen, red-shirt freshman Cordell Baker, transfer Glen Watts and freshman David Flynn.
In preseason polls, Western was picked to finish second in the nation.
The 2009 Western State men’s cross country team. Photo by Matt Smith
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After finishing second, WSC has its sights on a national title
Schedule
Runners to watch
WSC XC Fast Facts
Sept. 5 —AlamosaASC Joe Vigil Invitational
Sept. 18 —Fort CollinsCSU Invitational
Sept. 26 —GunnisonWSC Mountaineer Open
Oct. 4 — BoulderCU Rocky Mountain Shootout
Oct. 17 —GunnisonW Mountain Race
Oct. 24 — DenverRMAC Champion-ships
Nov. 7 —Wayne, Neb.North Central Regional
Nov. 21 —Evansville, Ind.NCAA Div. II Nationals
WSC returns four All-Americans from last year’s national runner-up team.
The Mountaineers’ last RMAC team title was in the 2004 season.
PLAYER YEARLoren Ahonen Jr. Cordell Baker Rf. Cody Banks Fr. Trevor Blackman Rf. Sean Brown Jr. Alex Cantelmi Fr. Henry Cowhick Fr. Iain Donnan Sr. David Flynn Fr. Ryan Haebe Fr. Daniel Heck Fr.
PLAYER YEAR Matt Hill So. Thomas Hoffman Fr.Zach Minard So.Collin Munoz Fr. Scott Nelson Fr. Luke Ott So. Tyler Pennel Jr. Tyler Rasmussen Jr. Jamison Ricks Jr. Brennan Roper Rf. Michael Schmidt Fr.
PLAYER YEARJason Szaraz Fr. Uvaldo Trujillo Fr. Matt Van Dyke Jr. Glen Watts Sr.COACHESJennifer Michel Head CoachPaul Michel Assistant Scott Dahlberg AssistantLisa Thomas Assistant
Michel
Senior Iain Donnan fi nished fi fth in the nation in 2008 with a time of 31-min-utes, 14-seconds. He was also the top fi nisher for WSC at the North Central Regional Championships. After a produc-tive off-season, Donnan will return to the list of top contenders for an individual national title.
Junior Loren Ahonen fi nished 12th in the nation, third among sopho-mores, at last year’s NCAA Div. II championships. He gathered all-region and all-conference honors in his fi rst season in the top seven at Western. Ahonen is joined by a large crew of juniors that the team will depend on for quality results.
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Preseason R M A C Runner of the Year Julianne P a y t o n , a j u n i o r , i s among a herd o f s t e l l a r returning run-ners to this year ’s WSC women’s cross country team.
Payton led the Mountaineers in the conference, regional and national meets in 2008, where she placed 11th at the NCAA Div. II Championships.
In 2009, she will be respon-sible for helping her team live up to second place preseason rank-ings in conference and sixth in the national polls.
“After having some health issues this spring, Julianne’s put in some good training and looks to lead the women’s team and be one of the top runners in Division II,” coach Jennifer Michel said.
Hillory Davis and Sarah Lyle also earned preseason All-RMAC
honors. Davis earned all-region and All-RMAC honors as a soph-omore last season while Lyle fin-ished seventh among freshmen at the National Championships in 2008.
Annika Haughwout made her national debut as a sophomore last season and had her best performance of the year at the
RMAC Championships. Newcomers to keep an eye on
for the top seven positions on the team will be returning red-shirt freshman Emily Kirchhofer, transfer Lauren Kleppin, and freshmen Tara Richardson and Sophire McNeely.
The Mountaineers will have to upend preseason favorite Adams
State, who has won the last seven RMAC titles. Western’s last con-ference championship came in 2001.
WSC officially kicks-off the season on Sept. 5 at the Adams State Joe Vigil Invitational and will compete on their home turf Sept. 26 at the WSC Mountaineer Invitational.
The 2009 Western State women’s cross country team. Courtesy Photo
PAYTON SETS PACE FOR WSC WOMEN WSCCROSS COUNTRYScheduleSept. 5 —AlamosaASC Joe Vigil Invitational
Sept. 18 —Fort CollinsCSU Invitational
Sept. 26 —GunnisonWSC Mountaineer Open
Oct. 4 — BoulderCU Rocky Mountain Shootout
Oct. 17 —GunnisonW Mountain Race
Oct. 24 — DenverRMAC Champion-ships
Nov. 7 —Wayne, Neb.North Central Regional
Nov. 21 —Evansville, Ind.NCAA Div. II Nationals
PLAYER YEARHillory Davis Jr. Grace Eggleston Rf. Cora Gann Fr. Anna George Fr. Berenice Gonzalez Sr. Natalia Guerrero So. Annika Haughwout Jr. Emily Kirchhofer Rf. Lauren Kleppin Jr.
PLAYER YEARSarah Lyle So. Sophie McNeely Fr. Chelsey Oeffler Fr. Cassie Ortiz Fr. Julianne Payton Jr. Stephanie Petsch Sr. Tara Richardson Fr. Julia Saunders Fr. Sylvia Violett So.
PLAYER YEARAngela Vitulli Fr. Rachel Webb Rf.
COACHESJennifer Michel Head CoachPaul Michel Assistant Scott Dahlberg AssistantLisa Thomas Assistant
Payton
Runners to watchSophomore Sarah Lyle earned national championship experience as a freshman with a top-50 fi nish. Lyle is looking to add more honors to her second team All-RMAC selec-tion from 2008. She was seventh among freshmen at the National Championships.
Junior Hillory Davis returns after fi nishing third for WSC at the Div. II Championships. She sat out last spring’s track sea-son and is ready to hit the ground running in 09. Davis improved by four places in the RMAC Championships from her freshman to sophomore season.
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F i r s t -y e a r h e a d coach Katie M o s k o w i t z will lead the Western State v o l l e y b a l l team into bat-tle when they hit the floor for the 2009 campaign.
After going 10-17 overall and 9-10 in the RMAC in 2008, mak-ing it back to the program’s first post-season tournament since 2003 will be the major objective.
“I’m excited for the returners,” Moskowitz said. “I think we have some real strength in leadership and the key positions like libero, outside and middle. We’re looking to have two freshmen be impact players, so I’m eager to get into season and see how the new ath-letes come together as a team as well as how they respond to a new coaching staff.”
In preseason pol ls , the Mountaineers were picked to fin-ish fifth in the seven-team RMAC West Division and 10th overall in the 14-team conference.
Moskowitz will have three
starters returning from last year’s team – which barely missed out on a trip to the playoffs — plus the libero.
With the departure of All-RMAC performers Amy Thompson and Erin Osleson, WSC will look to a healthy slate of new faces to fill in at key positions.
Junior Jamie Hamsa, senior Cecelia Vollmer and junior
Courtnee Pedone will anchor the attack as outside hitters, while Gabriella Barsante looks to con-tribute after red-shirting.
Junior Lindsay Huson will be the team’s vocal leader at the middle-blocker position. Last season, she recorded a team-high 78 blocks for the Mountaineers and was third on the team in points scored.
Responsibilities at the setter
position will be left up to a com-pletely new face, but Moskowitz has plenty of incoming talent to choose from in Bruna Rasuck and Rachel Weakland.
Madison Dempsey and Aleshia Fremgen return as defensive spe-cialists (libero). Dempsey record-ed a 384 digs and 21 aces in 2008, while Fremgen played in all 103 sets her freshman year.
The 2009 Western State volleyball team. Courtesy Photo
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN ’09 WSCVOLLEYBALL
Moskowitz takes over a hungry WSCvolleyball team
Schedule
Players to watch
Sept. 4-5 – All Dayat Abiline ChristianSept. 11 – 7 p.m.at CSU-PuebloSept. 12 – 7 p.m.at Adams StateSept. 18 – 7 p.m.at Mesa StateSept. 20 – 5 p.m.vs. Fort LewisSept. 25 – 7:30 p.m.vs. New Mexico HighlandsSept. 26 – 7 p.m. vs. Western New MexicoOct. 2 – 7 p.m.at Chadron StateOct. 3 – 7 p.mat Nebraska-KearneyOct. 9 – 5 p.m.at Colorado Mines
Oct. 10 – 7 p.m. at UCCSOct. 15 – 7 p.m.vs. RegisOct. 16 – 7 p.m.vs. Metro StateOct. 17 – 7 p.m.vs. Colorado ChristianOct. 23 – 7 p.m.at Western New MexicoOct. 24 – 7 p.m.at New Mexico HighlandsOct. 30 – 7 p.m.vs. Adams StateOct. 31 – 7 p.m.vs. CSU-PuebloNov. 3 – 7 p.m.at Fort LewisNov. 7 – 7 p.m.vs. Mesa State
Junior Lindsay Huson returns to the line-up after recording a team-high 78 blocks in 2008. On top of her 19 aces and 197 kills, she was third on the team with 259.5 points. Huson will also act as one of the vocal leaders of the team in 2009.
Junior Jamie Hamsa played in all 103 sets for the Mountaineers last season and was second on the team with 280 digs. Hamsa was third on the team in service aces, with 12. As a sophomore, she had a season-best 20 digs against rival Adams State in the second to last game of the season.
PLAYER YEAR SEASON1 Aleshia Fremgen So. DS2 Jamie Hamsa Jr. OH3 Cecelia Vollmer Sr. OH4 Rachel Weakland Fr. S5 Nikki DeSalle Fr. MB7 Bruna Rasuck Sr. S
PLAYER YEAR SEASON8 Marcella Fremgen So. DS9 Trista Hetland Jr. L10 Gabriella Barsante Jr. OH12 Rosey Falemaka Sr. MB13 Courtnee Pedone Jr. OH/MB14 Madison Dempsey Jr. L
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Sept. 3 at Mountain Valley
Sept. 5at Montrose Tourn.
Sept. 12at Sierra Grande
Sept. 17vs. Moffat (5:30 pm)
Sept. 18vs. Centennial
Sept. 25vs. Creede
Sept. 26vs. Sierra Grande
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Oct. 23at Creede
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Nov. 7Regional Tourn.
Nov. 13-14State Tourn
Hillari Spencer returns for her senior year with the Titans and has the skills and leadership to keep her team in contention for a league title.
Spencer is one of fi ve seniors on this year’s team.
PLAYER POSITION YEARKelsey Beltz MH, OH SrBet Llavador DS SrSydney Loyed OH, MH SrHillari Spencer S, OH SrAli Turner MH, OH SrKarleigh Dean OH, MH JrShannon Holleran OH, MH JrAysa Stillo L, DS, S Jr
PLAYER POSITION YEARToni Brown OH, MH SoNatalie Bowen DS, L, OH SoSydney Jernigan S, OH SoSkylar Kraatz MH, OH SoCOACHESMarla Covey HeadHeather Perry AssistantSonia Eslit Assistant
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2009 CBCS SOCCER ROSTERKICKIN’ GRASSPLAYER YEARJenner Currier Sr.Connor McGuire Sr.Ricky Sandoval Sr. Emmitt McFarland Sr. Henry Linehan Jr. Sky Egelhoff Jr. Sam Evans Jr. Ryan Oros Jr. Nicholas Mikeska Jr. Ben Frame Jr.
PLAYER YEARMick Osmundson Jr. Jake Grogg Jr. Tanner Gordon Jr. Colby Humphrey Jr. Max Molitor Jr. Cole Byron Jr. Ben Reaman So. Nolan Blunck So. Collin Dill So. Luis Aguirre So. Ian Kelly So. Blake Dodds So. Scott Celinski Fr. Cal Fenerty Fr. Dylan Curtiss Fr.Clifford Gibbens Fr.Graham Kovall Fr. Jesse Reeves Fr. Jakson Melenick So. Kyle Hecker Jr. COACHES:Than Acuff HeadMeredith McNamara AssistantMike Martin Assistant
CBCS cross country runner Erin Kelly, a junior, will be at the front of the pack for the Titans in their quest to bring home regional and state titles. Just last year, as a sophomore, Kelly claimed a state title in the 3,200-meter
run at the track and fi eld State Championships and set a school record with a time of 11:30.
Kelly took second place at the 2008 Class 2A cross country State Championships, helping her team to a second place overall fi nish.
2009 CBCS CROSS COUNTRY ROSTERPLAYER YEARNicholas Harper-Johnson Sr.David Bright So.Jeffrey Hargrove So.Monica Kinsella Sr.Jena D’Aquila Jr.
PLAYER YEARErin Kelly Jr.Madeline Malzhan Jr.Hannah Smith (captain) Jr. Jessie D’Aquila So.Shelby Kopf So.
PLAYER YEARSofia Deer Fr.Taylor O’Neal Fr.Amber Scott Fr.Leah Wrisley Fr.
COACHES:Connie Scott HeadChrista Merck Assistant
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CBCS SOCCERSchedule
CBCS CROSS COUNTRYSept. 5 Delta InvitationalSept. 12Lake CountyInvitationalSept. 17
Air Acadey Kadet InviteSept. 19Gunnison InvitationalSept. 25Ramble at RidgwayOct. 3 Limon XC Invitational
Oct. 10Aspen InvitationalOct. 17 Montrose RelaysOct. 24Regional MeetOct. 31State Meet
Sept 4-5Classical Academy Tourn.
Sept. 10 - 4pmvs. Salida
Sept. 12 at Bayfi eld
Sept. 16 - 3pmvs. Montrose
Sept. 18 at Ridgway
Sept. 19 - 11amvs. Center
Sept. 25 - 4pmvs. Telluride
Sept. 26at Pagosa Springs
Sept. 29at Montrose
Oct. 1 - 4pmvs. Ridgway
Oct. 2 - 4pmvs. Bayfi eld
Oct. 3 - 11amvs. Pagosa Springs
Oct. 6 at Telluride
Oct. 9at Center
Oct. 28- Nov. 10State Tournament(TBD)
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