umterps.com 1 111 GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF INDOC»R SCHEDULE CONTENTS Day Date Meet Location Fri-Sat January9-10 VirginiaTechInvitational Blacksburg,Va. QuickFacts Saturday January17 MARYLANDINVITATIONAL Landover.Md. 2009Schedule 1 Saturday January24 NavyInvitational Annapolis,Md. CoachingStaff Saturday January31 GeorgeMasonInvite Fairfax,Va, HCoeaacdhiCnogacShtafAfndrewValmon 42--53 SFrait-uSradtay JFaenbruuaarryy361-7 VMiirdgdilneia1TechEliteMeet MurfrBeleascbkosrbou,rgT,enVna,. SupportStaff 5 Saturday February14 VirginiaDuels-NYArmory NewYork,NY Women'sTrack&Field Thu-Sat February26-28 ACCIndoorChampionships Blacksburg,Va. SeasonOutlook 6-7 Sat-Sun March7-8 ECAC/IC4AChampionships RosterInformation 8 Fri-Sat NCAAIndoorNationals CollegeStation,Texas Women'sProfiles 9-19 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE 2007IndoorTopMarks 20-21 2007OutdoorTopMarks 22-23 Day Date Meet Location All-TimeWomen'sIndoorTop10s 24-25 Mon-Fri March16-20 ShamrockInvitational MyrtleBeach,SC. All-TimeWomen'sOutdoorTop10s 26-27 Saturday March21 NavyInvitational Annapolis,Md, Records&Honors 28-29 Saturday March28 MARYLANDINVITATIONAL CollegePark,Md. Deri'sTrack&Field Fri-Sat April3-4 FloridaRelays Gainesville,Fla. SeasonOutlook 30-31 Fri-Sat April3-4 DukeInvitational Durham,N.C RosterInformation 32 Fri-Sat April10-11 UVAInvite Charlottesville,Va. Men'sProfiles 33-41 Thu-Sat April16-18 ACCOutdoorChampionships Miami,Fla. 2007IndoorTopMarks 42-43 Thu-Sat April23-25 PennRelays Philadelphia,Pa. 2007OutdoorTopMarks 44-45 Saturday May9 GeorgeMasonInvitational Fairfax,Va. All-TimeIndoorTop10s Fri-Sun May15-17 ECAC/IC4AChampionships Princeton,N.J. All-TimeOutdoorTop10s 48-49 Fri-Sat May29-30 NCAAEastRegionals Greensboro,N.C. Records&Honors 50-54 Wed-Sat June10-13 NCAAOutdoorNationals FayettevilleArk. TheLeFrakScholarship Wed-Sun June24-28 USATFChampionships Euqene,Ore. Track&FieldScholarshipDonors QUICKFACTS DrossCountry UNIVERSITY TRACK&FIELD MEDIARELATIONS 2007Women'sRecap 2007Men'sRecap INFORMSTION INFORMATION INFORMATION 2007Stats&Results Location: CollegePark,Md. HeadCoach: AndrewValmon Assoc.A.D./MediaRelations: DougDull Records&Honors Founded: 1856 (SetonHall'87) Co-Track&FieldContact:JahiraChambers MarylandFacilities Enrollment: 35,392 ValmonatMaryland: 6thYear MediaRelationsPhone: 301-314-7064 JniversityofMaryland President: Dr.CD.Mote,Jr.(California'59) TrackOffice: 301-314-6675 MediaRelationsFax: 301-314-9094 PresidentCD.MoteJr. AthleticsDirector: DeborahAYow TrackFax: 301-405-0955 Chambers'E-mail: [email protected] AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 62-63 (Elon74) AssistantCoach/ TerryWeir Dull'sE-mail: [email protected] UM'sDistinguishedAlurnm Nickname: Terrapins,Terps CrossCountry: (SouthAlabama'94) Terps'WebSite: www.umterps.com AcademicSupport& Colors: Red,White,BlackandGold AssistantCoach/ RolandDesonier MailingAddress: 2725ComcastCenter, CareerDevelopment Affiliation: NCAADivisionI Throws: (CW.Post76) TerrapinTrail,CollegePark.MD.20742 Strength&Conditioning Conference: AtlanticCoastConference AssistantCoach/ FrankCostello AthleticsDevelopment IndoorFacility: PrinceGeorge'sSports Jumps/Hurdles: (Maryland'68) MediaInformation &LearningComplex(1,000) AssistantCoach DanielleSiebert NCAAQualifyingStandards OutdoorFacility: KehoeTrackFacility (Maryland'06) (1,850) VolunteerAssistant: AdamBray VolunteerAssistant: DesmondDunham MEDIAGUIDECREDITS Intern: ToniAluko 2007ACCWomen'sIndoorFinish: 12th The2009Marylandtrack&fieldmediaguidewaswrittenbyDougDull,AssociateAthleticsDirector 2007ACCMen'sIndoorFinish: 9th ftDRooeorr.sbMiCegFodnrvieealarnowdRd,eellsPaaiotygiounouyntabsb,yDyaJiPanoandhtanrtJiaScahcknihrdFaaifsRfCcahhhfaeaaurmes,lebAreSs.russiPa.shntoeEatsdno.itgtiPDrnriaigrpnehtbciyytnogAbrnybotyfToonMMnueyGldotifQiaf-u,AiRdnJ.enol,eatyEiroFinlcsya/nPtDuzibeasltniecdla,tSiGhoraneswgnCoFNoierusdmtieon,ra.- 222000000777AAACCCCCCWWMeoonmm'eesnn''OusstOduotodroFoirniFsihn:ish: 181tthh CrossCountryFinish: 9th Additionalcopiesofthismediaguidecanbepurchasedfor$10,plus$3forshippingandhandling, 2007ACCMen's bywritingtheAthleticMediaRelationsOffice,UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,Maryland, CrossCountryFinish: 9th 20742,orbycalling301-314-7064. 2009 27 RACK S FIELD TiTTTJWiuF HEAD COACH ANDREW VALMON SIXTH YEAR AT MARYLAND SETON HALL 87 • TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST The incredible commitment andhardworkittakestoearn | Olympic Gold is something foundinpreciousfewpeople. ButtheUniversityofMary- landtrackandfieldprogramis nowreapingthebenefitofjust thatcommitmentandhardwork underthe leadershipofhead coachAndrewValmon. Nowinhissixthseasonas head coach ofthe Terrapins, Valmoniscommittedtothestoriedpast,excitingpresentand brightfutureoftheMarylandtrackprogram.Becauseofthat, hisstaffandstudent-athletesareputtinginthehardworkit takestobringMarylandtrackandfieldbacktoprominencein theregion,theconferenceandaroundthenation. Coach Valmon'sleadershipcarriedtheTerpsto record- breakingheightsinthe2007-08season.Themen's4x400me- terrelayteamconsistingofJeremySamuels,AnthonyWalker, *4 KyleRauserandSeanLowecapturedtheIndoorACCCham- pion.InadditiontoqualifyingfortheNCAARegionalChampi- onships,theteamobtainedthehonorofgrabbingMaryland's schoolrecordintheevent. Alongwithguiding17membersontheteamtoqualifyfor theNCAARegionals,Valmon'sleadershipandtalentedstaff helpedsophomoreAlexLundyadvancetotheNCAACross CountryChampionships,thefirstTerpinrecentmemorytodo so.Atthemeet,Lundyplaced125thoutof250runnersandran the10Kin31:04.9. In2006-07,theTerrapinssawaparticularlystrongimprove- mentonthemen'sside,duemuchtothehardworkofDominic TheUnitedStates1600-meterrelayteamof(lefttoright)ButchReynolds,AndrewValmon,QuincyWattsand Berger.ThejuniorearnedhisthirdAll-Americacertificatewith MichaelJohnsoncelebratetheworldrecordtheysetattheWorldChampionshipsatStuttgart,Germanyin athird-placefinishattheindoornationals.Hissixpointsgave 1993. theTerrapinmenatiefor32ndintheteamstandings,theirbest placingattheNCAAIndoormeetsince1980. earnedAll-Americastatusinthewomen'slongjumpatthe Offthetrack,Valmonhascreatedacultureofexcellence TheTerrapinstookadvantageoftheopportunitytohostthe NCAAIndoorChampionships. forthetrackandfieldprogramthatrivalsanyofthe27intercol- AtlanticCoastConferenceOutdoorChampionshipsin2007to ThepointsearnedattheNCAAOutdoorNationalsbythe legiateathleticsprogramsatMaryland. postapairofindividualchampions.Inthefirsteventcontested women'steamwereMaryland'sfirstsince1991.Marylandalso Inboth2006and2007,Marvland'swomen'strackandfield atthemeet,ToniAlukowonthewomen'shighjump,whileBerg- hadACCwomen'schampionsbothindoorsandoutdoorsfor teamwasamongthosehonoredasAll-AcademicTeamsbythe ercapturedhissecondleaguetitleinthe110-meterhurdles thefirsttimesince2000. USTFCCCA. andacceptedhisgoldmedalfromTerrapinalumnusandformer Thebreakthroughsonthemen'ssidewereevenmoreim- Atthe2006 President's Cup Brunch, Maryland's men's world-recordholderRenaldoNehemiah. pressive,asMarylandscoredpointsatnationalsbothindoors crosscountrysquadearnedthePresident'sCupTeamGPA TheprogramcontinueditsupwardclimbunderValmonin andoutdoorsforthefirsttimesince1987.BergerwastheTerps' Award, whilethewomen'scrosscountryteam earnedthe the2005-06season.MarylandhaditsbestNCAAandAtlantic firstAll-Americamalestudent-athleteinthesame19-yearpe- NCAA CHAMPS/Lifeskills Award. Terrapin student-athletes CoastConferenceteamfinishesinmanyyearswhentheTer- riod. werealsohonoredwiththreeindividualawards,includingAl- rapinspostedAll-Americansonboththemen'sandwomen's The2004-05seasonwasoneoftremendousstridesfor lisonCarney,whoreceivedanAtlanticCoastConferenceCom- sides.TheTerpswere22ndindoorsinthewomen'sstandings theTerrapinsunderValmon'sleadership. Marylandhadan munityServiceAward. andtiedfor30thoutdoorsonthemen'ssideatthenationals. Ail-AmericanindoorswhenFosterplacedinthewomen'slong Valmon'scommitmentalsoreachestotheclassroom,where Bergerplacedsecondoutdoorsinthe110-meterhurdles jump,hadajuniornationalchampionwhenBergerwonthe fourofthesixprogramsunderhisdirectionearnedAcademic tofollowhisAll-Americastatusearnedindoorsinthe60-me- 110-meterhurdlesattheUSATFJuniorNationalsandsetnine ProgressRatesofaperfect1,000,withtheothertworeaching terhurdles.KierraFosterwasalsoatwo-timeAil-Americanin schoolrecordsindoorsandoutdoorsduringtheseason. outstandingratesof985. 2006,placingamongthetopeightinthenationinthewomen's TheTerrapinsalsopostedavictoryinthemen's4x100relay Valmon'ssuccess at Maryland has notgone unnoticed longjumpbothindoorsandoutdoors.LynnHernandezalso attheIC4AChampionships,theirfirsttitleatthatmeetinnearly amonghispeersorthetrackandfieldcommunity,ashecon- 20years. ME A AND RECRUIT1ING GUIDE tinuestobeaprominentspokesmanforissuesregardingthe sport. "TOHAVEAYOUNG,ENTHUSIASTICCOACHTHEREWILL Inthesummerof2004,Valmonwasselectedtoadistin- BE VERY GOOD FOR THE UNIVERSITY. HE HAS A LOT OF gcoeunrinsisths.ewdT,ahyeNtCpoaAnlAeolo/kUcioSnngOtfCionrupecardneetalotimvteeoewtaadtydhsrreotsuosgihnOoclurytema2ps0ie0c4thsaepnovdrits2ib0ci0oli5nt,-y HRUESNPGERCYT,IANGGTRHEESTSRIAVCEKPAENRDSOFNIEWLHDOCOWMIMLULNRIETVYIT.AHLEI'ZSEAA ofvariousOlympicsports.Atthe2008BeijingOlympics,Valm- PROGRAMTHATHASASTORIEDBACKGROUND." onservedasaUSOCspokespersontoprepthetrackathletes. teaImnr2e0c0e3i,veVdatlhmeonA'CsC'fisrstSpsoeratssomnanwsihtihptAhwearTedrpfso,rittshecomnednu'cst -FORMERTERRAPINANDWORLD-RECORDHOLDER throughouttheyear,whilethreeTerpsreceivedAII-ACCselec- RENALDONEHEMIAH tions. Valmon,whowontwoOlympicgoldmedalsduringhisca- reerasanathlete,cametoMarylandin2003afterservingon thetrackandfieldstaffatGeorgetownUniversitysince1995. HehadbeentheheadcoachoftheHoyasmen'steamforfour seasons. Thisisagreatopportunitytogrowinaprogramcommit- tedtoathleticandacademicexcellence,"saidValmonabouthis newroleatMaryland. HeearnedgoldmedalsasamemberoftheUnitedStates 4x400relayteamsinthe 1988and 1992OlympicGames. Valmonearnedspotson13U.S.NationalTeams,alsoearning satthe1990GoodwillGames,the1993WorldChampion- shipsandthe1994GoodwillGames.Heownsapersonal-best of44.28inhisspecialty,the400-meterdash,andwasranked ashighasfourthinthenationandseventhintheworldatvari- oustimesinhiscareer. Andrewbringsauniquecombinationoftalent,commitment, teachingandcommunityinvolvementthatwilltakeourtrack andfieldprogramtothenextlevelofexcellence,"saidMaryland DirectorofAthleticsDeborahYowatthetimeofhishiring."He hasthekindofexperienceandpassionfortrackthatwillattract verytalentedstudent-athletestoourprogram.Hewilldevelop andinspirethemathleticallyandacademicallytoachievetheir itpotential." Asaresultofthenumeroustitles,Valmonhasbeenhonored bytheU.S.TrackCoachesAssociationwithregionalawards. In2002,hewasawardedthePresident'sAwardbyUSATrack andFieldforhiscontributionstobothUSATFandtothesport oftrackandfield.HehasbeenamemberofUSATF'sAthletes AdvisoryCommittee. Hisstatureasanaccomplishedmemberofthetrackand fieldcommunitywasnotedbyRenaldoNehemiah,aMaryland alumnuswhowasathree-timeNCAAnationalchampion. thinkit'sagreathire,"saidNehemiah."Tohaveayoung, enthusiasticcoachtherewillbeverygoodfortheuniversity. Hehasalotofrespectinthetrackandfieldcommunity.He's TERPS IN 2007-08 ahungry,aggressivepersonwhowillrevitalizeaprogramthat asastonedbackground." • 2ACCMen'sTeamTitles Heearnedabachelor'sdegreeincommunicationsin1987 • 4All-AtlanticCoastConferenceAwards omSetonHallUniversity,whereheisamemberoftheHallof • 18NCAARegionalQualifiers Fameafterbecomingathree-timeAil-American.Hestillholds • 2NCAANationalQualifiers(crosscountry,indoor&outdoor) twnhiaensgBintghaemEae4s0dt0tCahoenndfOeuprtaesrntticacenidpCiahntiganmgPpeioronfnotsrwhmoieprwsionrfneitcnhogerdmreienleattyhetafe4ta0emr0swaifnnod-r •• 1US1nTdFivCiCduCaAlAHloln-oArceaedeamtiPcreTseiadment('WsomCeunp'sBrTurnacchk) thePiratesinthe1987meet. ValmonismarriedtoMeredithRaineyValmon,aseven-time U.S.nationalchampionandtwo-timeOlympianinthewomen's 300.Thecoupleandtheirchildren,Travis,MayaandMallory, •esideinRockville,Md. 2 9 27 TRACK & FIELD TiTTvJWiTTF COACHING STAFF ROLAND 20thyearatMaryland C.W.Post76 TerryWeirjoinedtheUniversityofMarylandstaffduringthe RolandDesonierisinhis20thyearasanassistantcoach Continuinghersix-yearinvolvementwiththeUniversityof summerof2007,comingtoCollegeParkafterfiveoutstanding attheUniversityofMarylandandhisfirstasamemberofthe Marylandtrackandfieldprogram,DanielleSiebertwaspro- seasonswiththeAmericanUniversitytrackandcrosscountry full-timestaff.Hisprimaryresponsibilityisassistingwiththe motedthisyeartothefull-timestaff. programs. throwingevents. From2002-06,SiebertcompetedfortheTerps'crosscoun- HewillworkwiththeTerrapins'distancerunnersbothonthe DesoniergraduatedfromC.W.Post-LongIslandUniversity tryandtrackandfieldteams.WhilecompetingforMaryland, trackandduringcrosscountryseason. in1976withadegreeinpsychology. shewonthehonorofcrosscountryMVPandestablishedlist- Weirboastsanoutstandingpersonalcareerasanathlete, As an athlete, Desonier was a five-time All-Amencan, leadingtimesinthe800mand1500mevents. particularlyduringhiscollegedaysatSouthAlabama.Hewas placingsecondinthenationinthehammerthrowandthirdin Sincegraduating,Siebertmaintainedherinvolvementwith theSunBeltConferencecrosscountrychampionin1993,while thediscusin1974.In1988,hewasinductedintotheC.W.Post theprogramasaninternfortwoyears.Duringthattime,she histeamcapturedSunBeltConferencetitlesin1991and1993. HallofFame.After30years,hestillholdsalltheschoolrecords providedindispensableadministrativesupportandservedas Hewasafive-timeall-conferencehonoreeintrackandfield. inthediscusandtheweightthrow. pointpersonforalumnirelationsandevents. Hehaspersonal-bestsof3:46inthe1,500metersand13:51 AtMaryland,Desonierhascoached25AII-ACCperformers HeadCoachAndrewValmonspokeofSiebertsaying,"She at5,000meters. inthethrowingevents,themostrecentofwhom.RuthKura, bringsdeepknowledgeandunderstandingofourprogramand Weir has coached at Thomas Jefferson High School, rankedfourthnationallyand10thintheworld.Hehascoached ourdirectionforthefuture.Asanalumnasheiscompletely directing12VirginiaStateAAAChampionsandthestateteam eightTerpsthrowerstoappearancesinNCAAregionalmeets. dedicatedtothesuccessofourstudent-athletesandourteams. champions.Healsocoachedthe1998NikeIndoorNational WhileatMaryland,Desonierhascoachednineofthetop Sheisagreatextensionofthestaffwhowillcontributevaluein Champsinthedistancemedleyrelay.HemovedontoOakton 10athletesonTerrapinlistsintheshot,discusandjavelin, avarietyofareas." HighSchool,wherehecoached13individualstatechampions, andall10onall-timelistsinthehammerandweightthrowon twoUSAJuniorAil-Americansandanindoornationalchampion. thewomen'sside.Mosirecently.Desonierhasbroughtalong Healsohadatwo-timestatechampionincrosscountry,atwo- currentTerpssuchasZakiyaShivers.JillianAnwahandAysha timestatechampinthemileandajuniorAll-American. GregorytostrongshowingsamongACCperformers. WiththehelpofWeir,theAmericanUniversitymen'scross HealsohascoachedaPennRelaysdiscuschampwhile countryteamearnedautomaticberthstotheNCAANational withtheTerps.AsafurthertestamenttoDesonier,twoofhis CrossCountryChampionshipsineachofthelastthreeseasons. formerthrowershavegoneontocoachNCAAchampionsin TheEagleswerethePatriotLeaguechampsinfivestraight theshotandhammer. yearsonthemen'sside,andwonback-to-backwomen'steam HeresidesinGaithersburgwithhiswife.Sandra,andhasa titlesin2002and2003. son,Joseph,andgranddaughter,Riley. Individually,Weirhascoachedsevendifferentathletesto14 All-Americahonorsincrosscountryandtrack. SUPPORT STAFF AntonGoff ToniAluko BradyGowin JessicaMyers Associate StudentAssistant Operations&Facilities AcademicSupport AthleticsDirector HURDLES/ HIGH JUMP FifthyearatMaryland FirstyearatMaryland Maryland'68 Howard'95 FrankCostello,atwo-timenationalchampionandformer AdamBraycomestotheUniversityofMarylandtrackand Comingoffastellarhighschoolcoachingcareerthatestab- NCAACoachoftheYear,returnedtohisalmamaterrecently, fieldteamsasavolunteerassistantcoachfromtheUniversityof lishedhimasoneofthemostsuccessfulprepcoachesinthe oiningtheTerrapintrackstaffasavolunteerassistant. Akron.Hismainfocuswillbewithboththemen'sandwomen's country,DesmondDunhamjoinstheTerrapintrackandfield OneofthemostdecoratedtrackathletesinMaryland'srich crosscountryandmiddle-distanceanddistancerunners. staff.DuringDunham'sfive-yeartenureasheadcoachatElea- listoryCostellocoachedtheTerrapinmenfrom1975-80and BraywasamemberoftheUniversityofAkrontrackandfield norRooseveltHighSchoolinGreenbelt,Md.,hehelpedguide 3dthemtosixconsecutiveACCindoorchampionships,five andcrosscountryteamsfrom2000-2005wherehewasafour- theteamstonumerousstatetitlesincrosscountry,indoorand onsecutiveACCoutdoortitlesandaneighth-placefinishat yearletterwinnerandcaptain. outdoortrack,aswellascoachingdozensofindividualandre- henationalchampionships.In1975,hewasnamedtheNCAA HespentayearasthegraduateassistantfortheZipsduring laystateandnationalchampions. DistrictCoachoftheYearandservedastheheadcoachofthe the2005-2006seasons.Duringthattime,theZipswontheMid- Underhisdirection,the2008LadyRaidersprovedthem- JnitedStatesNationalIndoorTeam. AmericanConferencecrosscountry,indoorandoutdoortrack selvesasthemostfearsomeprepsquadinthecountry,winning Costello,whospecializedinthehighjumpasanathlete,is teamtitles. threeNikeOutdoorNationalChampionshipsrelays(4x200m,4 esponsibleforhelpingtocoachthehurdlersandhighjumpers, BraygraduatedfromtheUniversityofAkronin2005with x400mandSprintMedley),andsettinganationalrecordinthe nhisfirstseasonbackwiththeprogram,Costello'sstudent- abachelor'sdegreeineducation,andwentontoreceivehis 4x800mrelayatthePennRelays.Forhisaccomplishments, athletesexcelledduringrecentseasons. master'sdegreefromAkroninsportssciencein2006.Originally DunhamwasthricerecognizedastheWashingtonPost'sAll- FreshmanDominicBergerearnedthechampionshipinthe fromOhio,hecurrentlyresidesinRockville,Md. MetCoachoftheYearandreceivedthesamedistinctioneight 110-meterhurdlesattheUSATFJuniorNationals,withBerger timesfromtheGazette. earningaspotontheU.S.teamforthePanAmericanJunior Dunham'sinvolvementinthesportspansdecades.Priorto SamesinCanada.Bergerisathree-timeAll-Americaninthe coachingatRoosevelt,hewashighlysuccessfulinagegroup lurdles.Costelloalsoaidedsomeoftheyounghighjumpers trackandfieldasthefounderandcoachoftheDCRedwings ntheprogram,helpingToniAlukotooneofthetopspotson TrackClub.Offthetrack,Dunhamisalong-timeeducatorwith heTerps'all-timelistinthewomen'shighjumpindoorsand amaster'sdegreeinteaching.Whilecontinuinghiscareerasa DUtdoorsaswellastheACCindividualoutdoortitleinthehigh teacher,Dunhamisnowlookingforwardtomakinghismarkin ump. thecollegiatecoachingranks.Heandhiswife,Jami,alsointhe HistutelagewiththeTerrapinsresultedinBergerfinishing educationprofessionasaprincipal,havetwoyoungchildren, econdinthenationattheNCAAOutdoorChampionshipsin NiaandNiles. he110-meterhurdles,aswellasBergerwinningindividual lurdle titlesattheACC Championships both indoors and lutdoorsin2007. FollowinghistimeasMaryland'sheadtrackandfieldcoach, Costelloservedasanassistantathleticdirectorandheadedthe errapins'strengthandconditioningprogram.Hewentonto erveasastrengthandconditioningcoachfortheWashington Capitalsandwashonoredin1998asthetopISAAstrength indconditioningcoachinthecountry,receivingtheprestigious tanJonesAward. AfterachievingAll-Americahonorsinthehighjumpboth idoorsandoutdoorsin1965and1966,hesufferedaknee ijurythatthreatenedtoendhiscareer.However,hereturned ) earn All-America honors again in 1968 at the NCAA Ihampionships. CostellograduatedfromMarylandin1968withadegreein xercisephysiologyandearnedhismaster'sofsportscience 'omtheInternationalSportScienceAssociation. 2O 9 9 TRACK & FIELD RYLAND WOMEN'S SEASON OUTLOOK InhissixthseasonwiththeTerrapins,CoachAndrewValmon MIDDLE DISTANCE JUMPS seeks to continue success forthe University of Maryland women'strackandfieldteam.Throughthecurrentstrength TheTerrapinshaveasolidgroupofveteranswhohad KatieRogusreturnsafterhavinghadapromisingseason oftheincomingclassandstrongreturningathletes,helooks prominentperformancesinthemiddledistances.Showingan inthejumpsandmultievents.Asenior,Rogusspecializesin forwLaerddbtoyaNsCtAroAngqusaelaisfoienr.sMichelleFedrick(400m),Chanel impJruensisoirveKperlelseeyncPerya,ttwhehoPensncoRreeldaysa,tthtehegroAuCpCisloedutbdyoor tNhCeAAmquulatliifeiveern.tsasapastscorerattheACC(top5)andan Williams (400m hurdles), Kiani Profit (400m hurdles) and championshipsinthe800mandiscomingbackstrongerthan FreshmenAshleyHendrixjoinsreturnersAshleyCarbray AshleyWilliams (throws), Valmon has developed a strong ever. andTiffaniLong. groupofmoversandshakersforthe2009season. Christina Nelson, LibbyBabcock, Bianca Strachan, and Hendrix is anAil-American whojoinstheTerpswitha CoupledwithtransferstudentMelonyMcKay,the4x400m MelissaMarkaretheveteranreturnersinthisgroup. personal-bestof19-8inthewomen'slongjump. relaythatValmoniscountingonheavilytomakeanimpactat Freshmenmiddle-distancerunnersAshleyCromartieand CamillaNicholswillalsocontributeinthehighjump. severalmeetslookspromising.Astrongcoregroupoffreshman NicoleBankerjointhegroup'sefforts.ThisisanareaValmon Inpolevault,seniorKaitlynFitzgeraldisjoinedbyfreshman aledddbytoDt'hAembtoeuarmLdeewpitsh,.ASsohlliedytHreanndsfreirxsainndclDuedeAnAnleaxiBsroBwonokweilrl 4isxl8o0o0kimngattoPednenveRleolpaybsa.sedofflastyear'sschoolrecordinthe TNicoHleCRoreyO. WS andMiaAghaji.Asolidmixofthrowers,distancerunners,mid- DISTANCE distanceathletes,jumpersandmultiathleteswillbeleanedon NCAAregional qualifierAshley Williams is expected to heavilytosupportthesuccessoftheteam. ComingoffaproductivecrosscountryseasonareErinMatyus, contributeheavilyintheshotputafterreturningfromastrong "Theexpectationsforwomen'strackandfieldhavenever whoalongwithKristinReed,placedthirdandfifthindividuallyat seasonandscoringintheACC.Williamshasprogressively beenhigher,"saidValmon."Ibelievethatourwomenareready theECACWomen'sCrossCountryChampionships.Thesetwo movedupontheall-timelistforthethrowingevents. She toacceptthischallenge." athletes,alongwithLindsayRitchings,ledthewomen'sgroup willhavesupportfromsophomore Kristen Battsinseveral SPRINTS t1h5is00famll.thAlrloutghhre5e0w0i0llmstuhpipsotrrtactkhseedaissotna.nceprogramfromthe dMiislcuisplzienwessk.iFarnedshAmleaxnGaedodrigtiiooun,swinhcoluadlelhJaesvseietheEcphoatredn,tiaTlartao aNnCAdSAiaqnu5ca4el.i3ft7riaeinrnsftMehirecrhi4en0lgl0emf.FrroTemdhriAiscrskkeaoanwssnoasns-asP2hi4en.ew6i7lBllmubafefr,kcoisnmepnteihoetri2n0ga0nimdn AKemmaApnsthdolaenyRaonCbdoatmAtpnibg,eelAllin,dSrieDvaaanriReaolmtlahesncKhwiiallrldaa,gdaOdnnwsiousap,pdoeKrytAlytyoonrntihneMdcedK,iisntMlaoenlycl,ey CbecOompMetitBiveIattNheEcollDegiateEleVvel.ENTS the200m,400mandbothrelays. eventsinboththeindoorandoutdoorseasons. KatieRogus,ChanelWilliamsandKianiProfitwillactasa MelonyMcKay,willalsobeleanedoninthe400mevent, HURDLES triplethreatinthemulti-eventareasthroughouttheseason. It coming in as a versatile transfer from Essex Community isanareatheteamhasbeensuccessfulin,andwillstrivefor College.AlexisBookerwillleadtheshortsprintersalongwith SeniorChanelWilliamsandsophomore Kiani Profitare continuedsuccess.Valmonisconfidentthatthetwoseniors freshmanD'AmbourLewisandDeAnnaBrown. goingtobeaviableduoalongwithsupportfromfreshman andProfitwillprovetobeastrongcombinationfortheevent. ToluOlugbemireturnsasamajorcontributorintherelays AshleyHendrixinthehurdles.Finishingoffhersenioryear, and400m,whilejuniorNatalieGoodmanreturnstocompetein ChanelWilliamshasqualifiedfortheNCAARegionalsinthe the400m,sprintsandmiddledistance.SophomoreHeidiPaul longhurdlesandhascontributedasanACCscorerthroughout alsoreturnsasanECACqualifierinthe200m.BrittanyLee- her career. Kiani Profit has also earned herway to the RichardsonisaseniorreturnerintheshortsprintsandEryn Regionalmeetinthe400mhurdles,comingoffanimpressive Spanglercomesinasafreshman400mrunner.Multiathletes performanceattheECACChampionshipswhereshewasthe KianiProfitandChanelWilliamswillalsobeinstrumentalinthis runner-upinthisevent. eventgroup. MEDIA AND RECRUITING GUIDE wo—n_ S ROSTER flEIM Name Event(s) Year Hometown(PreviousSchools) OwoadeAyorinde MiddleDistance Fr. Rockville,Md..(WinstonChurchill) TERPSBYEVENT LibbyBabcock MiddleDist./Jumps Sr. CliftonPark,NY.(ShenendehowaHS) Sprints(10):AshleyCarbray,NatashaEmmanuel,Mi- NicoleBanker 400/800 Fr. EastMeadow,NY.(EastMeadowHS) chelleFedrick,NatalieGoodman,CandaceHolness, KristenBatts Throws So. Marlboro,N.J.(MarlboroHS) BrittanyLee-Richardson,TiffaniLong.TolulopeOlug- AlexisBooker Sprints Jr. TempleHills.Md.(UniversityofFlorida) bemi,HeidiPaul.ChristinaSmith. DeAnnaBrown Sprints Jr. Washington,DC(DunbarHS) Hurdles(6):CrystalBardge,MayanaCarter,KianiProf- AshleyCampbell Distance Jr. SaratogaSprings,NY(SaratogaSpringsHS) it,KatieRogus,ChristinaSmith,ChanelWilliams. AshleyCarbray Jumps/Sprints Jr. Bloomfield,Conn,(BloomfieldHS) Middle Distance (9): Libby Babcock, Kailyn Cage, NicoleCorey PoleVault Fr.. Oranqeburq,N.Y(TappanZeeHS) SarahDawes,KatieHannum,MelissaMark,Chris- AshleyCromartie MiddleDistance Fr. Flanders,N.J..(RoxburyHS) tinaNelson,KelleyPry, LindsayRitchings,Bianca JessieEchard Throws Fr. Fairfax,Va.(RobinsonHS) Strachan. MichelleFedrick Sprints Sr. Tampa,Fla.(Ark.-PineBluff/MiddletonHS) Distance(9):MeghanBraffet,AshleyCampbell,Dan- KaitlynFitzgerald PoleVault Sr. MountSinai,N.Y.(MountSinaiHS) ielleKaragannis,ErinMatyus,KylynnMcKinley,Kris- AlexandraGeorgiou Throws Fr. Severn,Md,(OldMillsHS) tinReed,AmandaRobotti,AndreaRothschild,Angeli NatalieGoodman Jumps Sprints Jr. Frederick.Md.(LmqanoreHS) Sivaraman. AshleyHendrix Jumps Sprints Fr. Uniondale.N.Y(UniondaleHS) Jumps(8):ToniAluko,LibbyBabcock,AshleyCarbray, DanielleKaragannis Distance Jr. Northport.N.Y(NorthportHS) Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, NatalieGoodman,TiffaniLong, MollyKempton Distance Fr. IslandHeights,N.J.(MonsignorDonovanHS) KatieRogus,TinsleyStokes. BrittanyLee-Richardson Sprints Sr. LakeRidge,Va.(WoodbridgeHS) Throws(5):JillianAnwah,KristenBatts,AyshaGregory, D'AmbourLewis Sprints/Jumps Fr. onermanusks,uanr.^uampDeiinanno) KatelynPoss,AshleyWilliams. TiffaniLong Jumps/Sprints Jr. Columbia,Md.(LonqReachHS) CombinedEvents(3):ToniAluko,KatieRogus,Chris- MelissaMark MiddleDistance Sr. ougarioar,int.(vvarwicKvaneyno) tinaSmith. ErinMatyus Distance Jr. Bethlehem,Pa.(LibertyHS/ColoradoState) KylynnMcKinley Distance Sr. Marblehead,Mass.(MarbleheadHS) TERPSBYCLASS TaraMiluszewski Throws Fr. EastWindsor,N.J.(HightstownHS) Freshmen(12):OwoadeAyorinde.NicoleBanker,Ni- ChristinaNelson MiddleDistance Jr. LittleSilver.N.J.(RedBankReqionalHS) coleCorey.AshleyCromartie,JessieEchard, CamillaNichols Jumps/Hurdles Fr. Baltimore,Md (PikesvilleHS) AlexandraGeorgiou,AshleyHendrix,ErynSpangler. THeoilduiloPpaeulOlugbemi SSpprriinnttss SJor.. 1BuIannliltorinimnoroalri^ele,o.MMidn..Vy.(/^CIuhIneniisonannpoHeaoialeakeUnIoHCj\S) CMaomlliyllKaeNmipcthoolns,.D'AmbourLewis,TaraMiluszewski, K<iealnlieyPrPorfyit 4Hu0r0d/l8es00 SJor.. PFaloswaedrenMao,unCdal,if.Te(xMausir(HFlSo)werMoundHS) SopKihaonmioPrreofsit,(A5n):geMliiaSAigvhaarjaim,aKnr.istenBatts,HeidiPaul, (ristinReed Distance Jr. Pennsburg,Pa.(UpperPerkiomenHS) Juniors(17):AlexisBooker, DeAnna Brown,Ashley A.imnadnsdayaRRiotbcohtitnigs MDiisdtdalnecDeistance SJrr.. WPoairnwticPkl,eaNs.aYn.t(BWeaarcwhi,ckN.VJa.ll(ePyoiHnSt)PleasantBeachHS) CDaanmipeblellel,KAasrhalgeaynnCiasr,braTyi,ffaNnaitalLioengG,oodErmiann,Matyus. (atieRogus Jumps/Hurdles Sr. Brookeville.Md.(GoodCounselHS) MelonyMcKay,ChristinaNelson.Tolulope Olug- \ndreaRothschild Distance Jr. Demarest.N.J (NorthernValleyReg HS-Demarestl bemi,KatelynPoss.KelleyPry,KristinReed,Lindsay ^nfleliSivaraman Distance So. EllicottCity,Md.(CentennialHS) Ritchings,AndreaRothschild,BiancaStrachan. EBriyanncSapaSntgrlacehran SMpirdidnltesDistance SFrr.. DFroeveepro,rtP,a.Ba(DhoavmearsHS()EssexCountyCC/GrandBahamaCatholicHS) SenFiiotrzgser(a1l0d),:LBriibtbtyanByabLceoec-kR,icMhiacrhdeslolne,FeMderliicsks,aKaMiatrlky,n \shleyWilliams Throws Sr. PortSt.Lucie,Fla.(St.LucieWestCentennialHS) KylynnMcKinley,AmandaRobotti,KatieRogus,Ash- ChanelWilliams Hurdles Sr. PlymouthMeeting,Pa.(PlymouthWhitemarshHS) leyWilliams,ChanelWilliams. COACHINGSTAFF PRONUNCIATION ndrewValmon-HeadCoach(6thYear) Aluko-ah-LUKE-oh TerryWeir-AssistantCoach/Distance Anwah-ANN-wa lolandDesonier-AssistantCoach/Throws MayanaCarter-MY-ahn-ah rankCostello-AssistantCoach/Jumps,Hurdles AyshaGregory-aye-EE-sha DanielleSiebert-AssistantCoach Karagannis--care-ah-GAH-nis \DdeasmmoBnrdayDu-nVohlaumnte-eVrolAusnstiesetarnAtssistant TMoaltuyluospe-OMlAuTg-beeem-iu-s bniAluko-Intern Rogus-tRoOllE--ogou-LsOPE-ayoMug-BEMM-ee 2009 TRACK & FIELD WOMEN'S PROFILES OWOADE 2007CROSSCOUNTRY-ParticipatedintwoeventsfortheTer- NICOLE rapins,highlightedby67th-placefinishindividuallyattheACC ChampionshipsatVirginia...Ran23:47.2tofinishsixthonthe team,asMarylandfinishedninth...Alsofinished16thindividually attheGeorgeMasonInvitational,crossingasthethirdMaryland MIDDLE runnerin22:08.6over6K. DISTANCE 2007OUTDOORTRACK-Hadtheteamstoptimeinthe800me- terswhensherana2:15.19attheACCChampionshipsandplaced Freshman 17th...rana2:16.34intheeventattheMarylandInvitationaland Freshman Rockville,Md. placedthird...finished10thattheDisneyWorldInvitationalwitha EastMeadow,N.Y. WinstonChurchillHS timeof2:17.06. EastMeadowHS 2007INDOORTRACK-Didnotcompete. 2008CROSSCOUNTRY-Didnolcompete. 2008CROSSCOUNTRY-Didnotcompete 2006OUTDOORTRACK Competedinthe800metersatthe BEFOREMARYLAND-Wonregionalin4x800in2008,andplaced ACCChampionships,whereshehadatimeof2:23.52andplaced BEFOREMARYLAND-HoldsEastMeadowHighSchoolrecord fourthinregionsin800...AnAll-Aamericaninthe4x800...Qualified 28th...alsocompetedinthePatriotOpen,wheresheplacedeighth forthe300m,400m,600m,800m...memberofthenationalhonor forJuniorOlympicsin2007. withatimeof2:24.45. societyandreceivedscholarathleteawardallfouryearsinhigh school...allstate600m,800m,4x400m.4x800m...personalbests PERSONAL-DaughterofAbimbolaandKhadraAyorinde...Mem- 2006INDOORTRACK-HadtheTerps'fourth-besttimeofthesea- include57.4inthe400m,1:35inthe600m.and2:13inthe800m beroftheTri-AlphaHonorSocietyinhighschool...Recruitedby soninthe800meters...placed18thattheNewBalanceCollegiate UMBCandTowson. withatimeof2:18.30...hadatimeof2:20.14atthePennStateNa- PERSONAL-Currentlyenrolledinlettersandsciencesbutintends tionalOpen,wheresheplaced27th...topfinishoftheseasoncame onbecominganinternationalbusinessmajor...daughterofRose- attheVirginiaTechInvitational,wheresheplaced13th,runninga marieandTedBanker...threebrothersChns.TeddyandTommy... 2:24.19...wasamemberoftheTerps'distancemedleyrelayteam, choseMarylandforitsacademicexcellenceandforitsgreatcoach- whichplacedfirstattheVirginiaTechInvitationalandseventhat ingstaff...enjoysgoingtothebeach. theACCChampionships. 2005CROSSCOUNTRY-Ranintwomeets...placed28thover- allattheGreatMeadowsInvitational...finished83rdoverallin 19:42.40attheGreatAmericanCrossCountryFestival. Senior oBuEtFdoOoRrEtrMacAkRaYtLSAhNeDne-nLdeettheorweadiHnSc.r.o.sseacronunetdryn,uimnedrooorustrahcoknaonrds THROWS ShCelnifetnondePharokw,aN.HYS. iSnhheinghTrsocphhoyo.l.,.ihnocnloudriendgaCsoaMcVhPesoAfwdairsdt,anAcnenaandParmkiedrdlAew-dairsdtaanncde 2orva0ep0ir8nasl.lC..iRnOrtaShneS264KC:O2at2UtNthoTeRfGiYneios-hrgePeiagrMhttiahcsioponanteItdnhveiitntateoianomen,ale.avnedntffionristhheedT5e7r,-h gsrorclolhuoaposnl.d.r.heochonirogdr)he,-dsc1bh,yo5o0Tl0imb(e4e:ss4t-3sU):,ni8mo0inl0en(e(25w::s105p9),a.p.s.ecrhmoeaosmlbaersercchoorofdl)ah,ri-gaHhtJhlhe(ot5ne-o.7r, MaMrSalroblpobrhooor.mooNH.rJSe. PERSONAL-BornAugust24,1987inSchnectady,N.Y...major- 2008OUTDOORTRACK-Wasamemberofthe4x800relay inginarchitecture...parentsareMissy&TomBabcock...hastwo 2008OUTDOORTRACK-FinishedninthattheECACChampion- teamthatfinishedthirdatthePennRelaysandamemberofthe youngersisters...alsorecruitedbySyracuse,Virginia,Pennand shipswithamarkof149-11inthediscus...hadanECAC-qualify- distancemedleyrelaythatfinishedthird(12:11.81)attheSham- Cornell. ingmarkof145-6andfinishedfirstattheShamrockInvitational... rockInvitational...competedinthe800metersattheMasonInvi- placedsecondattheMasonInvitational(144-11),MarylandInvi- tational wheresheplacedsecond(2:12.40)...finished13*atthe tational(144-9),andShamrockInvitational(142-3)...hadamark ACCChampionshipswithatimeof2:13.75...placedthirdatthe of155-4attheACCChampionshipswheresheplaced12"asa MarylandInvitationalwithatimeof2:15.11...placed9'"inthe1,500 freshman...finished13'"attheDukeAsicsInvitationalintheham- metersattheattheMarylandInvitationalwithatime4:52.38. mer(153-10)...fourthattheMarylandInvitational(153-2). 2008INDOORTRACK-Hadtheteam'stoptimeinthe800me- 2008INDOORTRACK-Hadaseason-bestthrowof49-8.25that terswhensherana2:15.20andplaced10thattheVirginiaTech placedfourthattheThomsonInvitational...placedsixthatthe Challenge...tiedfor15'"attheACCChampionshipswithatime MarylandInvitational(48-0.75),finished15,rattheACCChampi- of2:17.05...placedfourthattheMarylandInvitationalwithatime onships...finished11*attheVirginiaTechChallengewithathrow of2:18.30andfinishedsecondattheVirginiaTechInvitational of48-2.50. (2:18.54)...wasamemberofthedistancemedleyrelaythatplaced 5lhatthePennStateNationalInvitewithatimeof12:06.62. BEFOREMARYLAND-Ranksfifthall-timeinthestateofNew Jerseyinthehighschooldiscus(152-4)...PlacedsixthintheN.J. MeetofChampions...AlsocomestoMarylandwithapre-collegiate markof42-4intheshotput.