2013 UAA Track & Field Guide by Nate Sagan

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

ALASKA ANCHORAGE

2013 INDOOR & OUTDOOR SCHEDULES

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INDOOR

Meet University of Washington Invitational University of Washington Invitational Husky Classic Husky Classic University of Washington Open GNAC Indoor Championships GNAC Indoor Championships NCAA Div. II Indoor Championships

Location at Seattle, Wash. at Seattle, Wash. at Seattle, Wash. at Seattle, Wash. at Seattle, Wash. at Nampa, Idaho at Nampa, Idaho at Birmingham, Ala.

OUTDOOR Meet Ben Brown Invitational Occidental Distance Carnival Northridge Invitational San Francisco State Stanford Invitational Stanford Invitational Willamette Invitational Mt. SAC Relays Mt. SAC Relays Azusa Pacific Invite Long Beach State Invitational Occidental Invitational GNAC Outdoor Championships GNAC Outdoor Championships NCAA Div. II Outdoor Champ. NCAA Div. II Outdoor Champ. NCAA Div. II Outdoor Champ.

Location at Fullerton, Calif. at Eagle Rock, Calif. at Northridge, Calif. at San Francisco, Calif. at Palo Alto, Calif. at Palo Alto, Calif. Salem, Ore. at Walnut, Calif. at Walnut, Calif. at Norwalk, Calif. at Long Beach, Calif. at Eagle Rock, Calif. at Monmouth, Ore. at Monmouth, Ore. at Pueblo, Colo. at Pueblo, Colo. at Pueblo, Colo.

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION

Name: University of Alaska Anchorage Location: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 Founded: 1977 Enrollment: 20,634 Nickname: Seawolves Colors: Green & Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: GNAC Chancellor: Tom Case Athletics Director: Dr. Steve Cobb Athletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250 Ticket Office Phone: 907-786-1293

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Michael Friess Alma Mater: Linfield, ‘85 Phone: 907-786-1325 Email: track@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coach: T.J. Garlatz Alma Mater: Washington, ‘02 Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: run@uaa.alaska.edu Assistant Coach: Ryan McWilliams Alma Mater: Angelo State, ‘09 Phone: 907-786-1308 Email: rbmcwilliams@alaska.edu Volunteer Coach: Hallidie Wilt Graduate Assist. Coach: Shaun Ward Graduate Assist. Coach: Tony Tomsich

OUTDOOR TEAM INFORMATION 2012 NCAA Finish: M–9th, W–T-11th 2012 GNAC Finish: M–3rd , W–2nd

SPORTS INFORMATION

SID: Nate Sagan Office Phone: 907-786-1295 E-Mail: nate@uaa.alaska.edu SID Fax: 907-563-4565 Asst. SID/T&F Contact: Dallas Baldwin Office: 907-786-4625 E-Mail: dallas@uaa.alaska.edu Website: GoSeawolves.com

SUPPORT STAFF

Athletic Trainer: Chris Volk Office Phone: 907-786-1326 Ticket Manager: Mary Beth Wooden Office Phone: 907-786-1293

MEDIA GUIDELINES: For credentials or interview requests, please contact the UAA Sports Information Office at least one day in advance. Sports Information produces weekly press releases and game notes complete with statistics for each sport during the season. The 2013 Track & Field media guide was written, edited, designed and compiled by assistant sports information director Dallas Baldwin. Editorial assistance was provided by Nate Sagan. It is the policy of UAA to provide services and benefits to all students and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. ON THE COVER (l-r): A.J. Allen, Ruth Keino, Haleigh Lloyd.

COACHING STAFF/ROSTER

Head Coach Michael Friess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach T.J. Garlatz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach Ryan McWilliams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate Assistant Coaches Anthony Tomsich & Shaun Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 UAA Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SEAWOLF TRACK & FIELD PROFILES

MEN RETURNERS AJ Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dylan Anthony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Elliott Bauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Micah Chelimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Austen DeWolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Timothy Dommek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Andrew Freed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cody Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ethan Hewitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Isaac Kangogo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Jake Parisien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cody Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Kevin Rooke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Travis Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Yonatan Yilma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2013 Team Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WOMEN RETURNERS Jaymi Bethea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Bick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryn Haebe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasha Halfyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaynor Johansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Keino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Krehlik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haleigh Lloyd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Massie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivy O’Guinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christi Schmitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Tanui. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SEAWOLF QUICK FACTS ∙ MEDIA INFO

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2013 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover Quick Facts/Table of Contents/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2013 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Newcomers / Redshirts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-41

UAA STATISTICS/RECORDS/HISTORY

2012 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Great Northwest Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 All-Time GNAC Results / Current GNAC Record Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 All-Time NCAA Results / All-Americans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Academic & Postseason Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

UAA & ALASKA

UAA Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Anchorage & Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover This is UAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS KCFT-TV (GCI Cable Channel 19) Tom Steigleman – General Manager 6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99504 Phone: (907) 377-2020 Anchorage Daily News Beth Bragg — Sports Editor 1001 Northway Drive, Anchorage, AK 99504 Phone: (907) 257-4335 KTUU-TV (NBC – Channel 2) Kevin Wells — Sports Director 701 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 762-9228

KYUR/KTBY-TV (ABC Ch. 13/FOX Ch. 4) John Thompson — Sports Director 2700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone: (907) 561-1313 KTZN Radio (550 AM, ESPN) Kurt Haider — Sports Director 800 E. Dimond #3-370, Anchorage, AK 99515 Phone: (907) 522-1515 The Northern Light University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-1567 KRUA Radio (88.1 FM) University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-6803

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEASON PREVIEW

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

oming off their best-ever NCAA Outdoor Championships finishes, the Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s track & field squads appear as talented as ever heading into a historic 2013 campaign. This year will mark the Seawolves’ inaugural indoor schedule, with three regularseason meets scheduled in Seattle, plus the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Featuring seven outdoor All-Americans (five women, two men), including reigning men’s 5,000-meter champion Micah Chelimo, UAA should again be among the top 20 squads in NCAA Division II, continuing a multi-year streak in the national rankings. Also the 2012 NCAA cross country national champion, Chelimo will spearhead the Seawolf men into their first indoor season before redshirting for the outdoor campaign. The Kapkoi, Kenya, product was the NCAA runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2012 as well, capturing both the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and USTFCCCA (coaches’) West Region Male Track Athlete of the Year awards. The rest of the distance crew is a veteran and accomplished bunch, including senior Yonatan Yilma, junior Jake Parisien, and sophomores Dylan Anthony and Isaac Kangogo. Freshman Dominik Notz could make a breakthrough, too, after a solid debut in cross country. The other returning All-American on the men’s side is sophomore Cody Parker, who debuted last year with a third-place NCAA finish and GNAC-record javelin toss of 232-5. The Canadian will be joined by another strong international thrower, German freshman Franz Burghagen, to give the Seawolves perhaps the strongest javelin tandem in the nation. In the hurdles, sprints and mid-distances, senior Ethan Hewitt returns with back-to-back All-West Region honors in the 400 meters. The Eagle River (Chugiak HS) native is the GNAC record-holder in the 400 at 47.51, and he helped UAA to the conference title in the 4x400 in 2012. Fellow Alaskans and seniors Austen DeWolf (South Anchorage HS) and A.J. Allen (Fairbanks/Lathrop HS) will team with Hewitt and several strong newcomers to help UAA compete for a league crow in the 4x100 as well. Meanwhile, two of the most accomplished distance runners in UAA history, Ruth Keino and Susan Tanui, will lead a squad that could vie for the first NCAA top-10 team finish for the Seawolf women. Keino, the 2011 Bill MacKay UAA Athlete of the Year, has All-America certificates to her credit in both the 5,000 meters (2012) and 10,000 meters (2011), in addition to GNAC titles in both races during her career. Fellow Kenyan Tanui burst onto the scene last year as the GNAC’s top newcomer and Female Track Athlete of the Year, winning both the 5K and steeplechase at the league meet. The GNAC steeple record-holder also became the first Seawolf woman to earn two All-America finishes in the same meet. The middle distances also feature a pair of All-Americans as former Alaska prep standouts Ivy O’Guinn (Soldotna/Skyview HS) and Susan Bick (Anchorage/Bartlett HS) return for their junior campaigns. O’Guinn posted a school-record 4:25.19 time in the 1500 meters and went on to

Top: Junior Haleigh Lloyd Left: Sophomore Grace Morgan Right: Sophomore Cody Parker

finish seventh at 2012 NCAAs, while Bick looks to return to her freshman form of 2011 when she placed eighth in the 800 at Nationals. UAA also features one of the top hurdlers in Div. II as GNAC record-holder Haleigh Lloyd hits the track for her junior season. Last year the Canadian finished seventh at NCAAs in the 400-meter hurdles, and set the GNAC record in 59.62 at the Azusa Pacific Invitational. A youthful sprint corps will be led by yet another Canadian, sophomore Grace Morgan – who broke UAA’s 100-meter (11.91) and 200-meter (24.61) records as a rookie – and local freshman Rosie Smith (Bartlett HS). The Seawolves could also get a boost in the multi-events as freshman Karolin Anders comes to UAA from Germany with great potential.

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach 23rd Season

ne of the nation’s most respected track & field mentors, Michael Friess is in his 23rd season as head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2012-13. In eight seasons of full institutional sponsorship, the Seawolf track & field teams have quickly left their mark on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference under Friess, earning two individual NCAA titles and four runner-up finishes, 31 All-America awards, 52 individual conference titles, 88 all-conference honorees, and 13 league records. In less than a decade as a full-fledged program, Friess has piloted the track & field squads to success on a national level, qualifying 56 athletes for NCAAs since 2001. A program-record 10 Seawolves competed at the Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2012 THE FRIESS FILE - TRACK & FIELD and 2009, and the UAA men have finished in the top 20 for the past five Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska seasons, including their first top-10 showing in 2012. Education: Linfield College ‘85 Since joining the GNAC in 2001, UAA’s cross country teams have (B.S. in Exercise Science) combined for one NCAA individual title, 20 top-three team finishes at Best NCAA Finish: 9th the conference meet, 10 league titles, 20 All-Americans, 69 all-conference certificates and eight individual conference titles. The women’s Best GNAC Finish: 2nd team is on a streak of four straight titles since 2009, while the men’s All-America Honors: 31 team has three straight from 2010-12. The Seawolves have been no stranger to the NCAA Championships under Friess’ guidance, having qualified a team for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships 16 times overall, including sending both the men’s and women’s squads in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Friess has earned 14 conference coach-of-the-year accolades in cross country, including three straight women’s coach-of-the-year honors from 2003-05. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Friess swept both the men’s and women’s GNAC Coach of the Year honors. In addition to conference honors, Friess earned his first West Region honor in the spring of 2009 for the men’s track & field team, before picking up his first women’s cross country honor in the fall of the same year. Friess went on to sweep the West Region in 2010 and 2011, claiming both the men’s and women’s Coach of the Year accolades. Athletes have excelled in the classroom as well under Friess, earning 170 academic all-conference accolades since 1994 and 59 USTFCCCA all-academic honors since 2006. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have combined for 14 U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team recognitions since 2005, while both track & field teams have made the All-Academic Team each year since 2009. Friess graduated from Linfield (Ore.) College with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1985 and was an NAIA All-American distance runner for the Wildcats. He earned a master’s degree in sport biomechanics from the University of Oregon in 1986. A graduate of Anchorage’s Dimond High, Friess remains active in the local running community as a competitor, coach and organizer. Some of the events Friess organizes include the Mayor’s Marathon & Half-Marathon and the Crow Pass Crossing. A USA Track & Field Level II coach, Friess is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified by ACSM as an exercise test technologist and exercise specialist. He and his wife Stephanie have two children, Meagan – a former Seawolf track & field athlete – and Steven.

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

MICHAEL FRIESS

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

T.J. GarlATZ Assistant Coach 6th Season

T.J. Garlatz is in his sixth season as an as-

sistant coach with Alaska Anchorage’s cross country and track & field programs in 201213. In addition to his coaching duties with the Seawolves, Garlatz serves as a compliance

assistant for UAA. In his time at UAA, Garlatz has help guide the track & field teams to their best-ever finish at nationals with a ninth-place showing by the men and a tie for 11th by the women in 2012. Combined, the Seawolves have furnished 25 All-America honors for track & field, including NCAA 5,000 meter champion Micah Chelimo, with Garlatz on the staff. In cross country, the Seawolves have been a dominant force in the West Region, sweeping the team titles in 2010 and 2011, while claiming THE GARLATZ T&F FILE seven of the eight GNAC titles from 2009-12. Garlatz helped guide the UAA women to their program-best 5th-place finish in 2009, while sup- Education: Washington, ‘02 porting the Seawolf men to a sixth straight top-20 placing. Both sports (B.S. in Mathematics and M.S. combined, the Seawolves have registered 44 All-America awards with in Exercise Science) Garlatz as an assistant. Best NCAA Finish: 9th (Men) In 2010, Garlatz was honored with the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Best GNAC Finish: 2nd (Men) Assistant Coach of the Year for the outdoor track & field season. Garlatz came to the Seawolves after serving as an assistant coach at All-America Honors: 25 Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Western Washington for three seasons. While at WWU, Garlatz helped guide the Vikings to a conference title in men’s cross country (2006), two men’s indoor track & field conference championships (2005, 2006) and one GNAC title in men’s outdoor track & field (2005). Five athletes earned All-America honors and 27 earned all-conference recognition during Garlatz’s tenure at WWU, while six were named Academic All-Americans. A postgraduate athlete at WWU, Garlatz competed in both cross country and track & field for one season, helping lead the Vikings to the 2003 GNAC title in men’s cross country. He also earned an individual conference championship in the 10,000-meter run at the 2003 outdoor track & field championships. Prior to his coaching stint at WWU, Garlatz served as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field program’s at Inglemoor High School (Kenmore, Wash.) from 1998 to 2003. The former NCAA Division II Academic All-American earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Washington in 2002 and a Master of Science in Exercise Science from WWU in 2007. He and his wife Kristin were married in July 2010.

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD Assistant Coach 3rd Season

yan McWilliams commences his second season as an assistant cross country and track & field coach and third overall in 2012-13. McWilliams, who works primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-eventers, served as a graduate assistant for the Seawolves for two seasons before being promoted to assistant in 2012. In his first season as assistant coach, McWilliams help guide UAA to its best-ever finish at the NCAAs with the men taking ninth and the women tying for 11th, while registering a program-best 10 AllAmerica honors. McWilliams joined UAA after a decorated career at Angelo State University from 2005-09. From Alpine, Texas, McWillams registered six top-10 finishes at the NCAAs as a student-athlete, including three All-America honors in the decathlon and two in the 110 hurdles. The Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team captain ended his career with a runner-up finish in the decathlon, seventh in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the mile relay at the 2009 NCAA Div. II Championships. McWilliams graduated from ASU in 2009 with a major in kinesiology and exercise science and is currently working on a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in public health at UAA.

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

Ryan McWILLIAMS

SEAWOLF COACHING STAFF

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

ANTHONY TOMSICH

Graduate Assistant Coach 2nd Season

nthony Tomsich rejoins the UAA staff in 2012-13 as a graduate assistant coach for the cross country and track & field teams. Tomsich, in his second season with UAA, is a former runner from GNAC foe Western Washinton University and grew up in Fairbanks, attending West Valley High. While with the Vikings, Tomsich was named the GNAC 2006-07 Male Athlete of the Year and earned All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Championships in 2007. He also posted a career-best time of 3:48.72 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; third-best in school history. Tomsich also won that event at the GNAC Championships in a league- and meet-record time of 3:50.25.

SHAUN WARD

Graduate Assistant Coach 1st Season

ormer Seawolf Shaun Ward joins the UAA staff as a graduate assistant coach for track & field in 2013. An All-American in the 400-meter hurdles in 2009, Ward will work primarily with the sprinters and hurdlers this spring. In addition to his All-America accolade, Ward was All-Region and All-Conference in 2011 and 2012, while picking up GNAC individual titles in the 400-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. Ward concluded his collegiate career with three appearances at the NCAAs. Ward also graduated with the GNAC record in the 400-meter hurdles at 52.00 seconds and was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team his senior season.

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

Name A.J. Allen Dylan Anthony Elliott Bauer Franz Burghagen Bobo Camara Frank Carney Micah Chelimo Joe Day Austen DeWolf Timothy Dommek Andrew Freed Cody Gibson Ethan Hewitt Andrey Ionashku Isaac Kangogo Yevgenii Kersarauskas Jesse Miller Dominik Notz Jake Parisien Cody Parker Kevin Rooke Victor Samoei Jeffrey Schwartz Cody Thomas Travis Wilson Yonatan Yilma

Pos. Sprints Distance Hurdles Throws Sprints Sprints Distance Distance Sprints Throws Jumps Throws Sprints Distance Distance Throws Distance Distance Distance Throws Distance Distance Sprints Decathlon Hurdles Distance

Class Senior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Sophomore Junior Freshman Senior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Junior Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

Name Karolin Anders Jaymi Bethea Susan Bick Sarah Freistone Bryn Haebe Sasha Halfyard Gaynor Johansen Ruth Keino Renee Kennedy Katie Krehlik Haleigh Lloyd Valerie Massie Grace Morgan Ivy O’Guinn Jessica Pahkala Christi Schmitz Rosie Smith Susan Tanui Kayla Teslow Andrea Zanders

Pos. Heptathlon Distance Mid-Distance Distance Distance Sprints Throws Distance Sprints Distance Hurdles Distance Sprints Mid-Distance Distance Mid-Distance Hurdles Distance Mid-Distance Sprints

Class Freshman Sophomore Junior Freshman Sophomore Junior Junior Senior Freshman Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Junior Freshman Junior Freshman Junior Freshman Freshman

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Hometown (High School) Fairbanks, Alaska (Lathrop HS) Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak HS) Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) Berlin, Germany Cologne, Germany Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond High School) Kapkoi, Kenya (Tambach HS) Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS) Anchorage, Alaska (South HS) Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett High School) Anchorage, Alaska (Service HS) Coos Bay, Ore. (Marshfield HS) Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak HS) Delta Junction, Alaska (Delta Junction HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Mother of Apostles Seminary) Sitka, Alaska (Sitka HS) Juneau, Alaska (Juneau Douglas HS) Dettingen, Germany Palmer, Alaska (Palmer HS) Comox, B.C. (Highland Secondary School) Toronto, Ontario (Don Mills Collegiate Institute) Eldoret, Kenya Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak HS) Blenheim, New Zealand (Marlborough Boys’ College) Anchorage, Alaska (Service HS) Edmonds, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway HS/Everett CC)

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Hometown (High School) Berlin, Germany (Werner-Seelenbinder ) Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak HS/Colorado) Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett HS) Anchorage, Alaska (Dimond HS) Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen HS) Nanaimo, B.C. (Wellington Secondary School) Palmer, Alaska (Colony HS) Kapcheno, Kenya (Aldai Girls Secondary) Shawnigan Lake, B.C. (Frances Kelsey Secondary) Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas HS) Ladysmith, B.C. (Ladysmith Secondary School) Snohomish, Wash. (Everett Community College) Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Gulf Island Secondary School) Soldotna, Alaska (Skyview HS) Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS) North Pole, Alaska (North Pole HS) Anchorage, Alaska (Bartlett HS) Eldoret, Kenya (Bishop Secondary School) Fairbanks, Alaska (West Valley HS) Anchorage, Alaska (South HS)

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A.J. Allen Senior Jumps/Sprints Fairbanks, AK (Lathrop HS)

2011 GNAC CHAMPION (4x100-meter relay) 2012: Set career bests at the GNAC Championships in the 100 meters at 10.95 and in the 200 meters at 22.39 … 100 meter time ranks fifth all-time in the UAA record book, while 200 meter time is eighth … led UAA in both events throughout the season … lead off leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at GNACs with a seasonbest time of 42.14. 2011: Earned first GNAC title and all-conference honor in the men’s 4x100-meter relay as lead-off leg, helping UAA to title with a time of 42.20 … complete second season with team’s 3rd-fastest time in 100 meters at 11.14, recorded at the Bryan Clay Invite on April 15 … posted 5th-fastest 200-meter time at 22.95 at Bryan Clay Invite … ranked 11th in the GNAC in the 100 meters. 2010: Recorded UAA’s 2nd-fastest 100-meter time of the season at 10.95 and 5th-fastest 200-meter time of 22.57 at the Northridge Invite on March 13 … 100-meter time ranked 5th on the UAA all-time list, while 200 meter-time was 8th … 100 meter time was also the 6thfastest in the GNAC and 2nd-fastest in the league for a freshman in 2010. BEFORE UAA: Competed in football and track & field for Lathrop High School, earning two letters in both sports … Alaska state champion in the 100 during senior season … member of the 4x100- and 4x200meter relay teams that placed 3rd and 2nd at state, respectively … finished 3rd at the state meet in the 100 as a sophomore … posted personal bests of 10.96 in the 100 and 23.44 in the 200 … helped Lathrop to the Region VI Track & Field title in 2007 and 2009. MAJOR: Aviation technology.

ALLEN’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 10.95 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Champ.) 200-Meter Dash: 22.39 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Champ.) Long Jump: 14-7.25 (3/5/11 at UNLV Invite)

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Dylan Anthony SOPHOMORE distance Kodiak, alaska (Kodiak HS)

2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (5,000) 2012: Concluded successful rookie campaign with all-conference honors in the 5,000 meters, finishing runner-up with a time of 14:55.46 … also earned points for UAA at GNACs in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:23.12, good for fifth place … posted a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14:34.71 in the 5,000 meters at the Occidental Invite, fifth-best all-time in the Seawolf history book … recorded the fourth-fastest time in UAA history and fastest time of the season in the 10,000 meters at 30:52.53 at the Occidental Distance Carnival, March 16 … recorded a time of 3:56.06 in the 1500 meters, ninth best all-time and fourth fastest on the season. BEFORE UAA: Redshirted for Chico State in fall of 2010 ... 2009 Alaska State Cross Country champion (15:43) ... runner-up in the 1600m (4:20) and 3200m (9:22) at the 2010 Alaska State Track and Field Championships ... 3rd at Alaska State Cross Country Championships in 2008 (16:08) ... 6th in 1600m (4:29) and 3rd in the 3200m (9:33) at the 2009 Alaska State Track and Field Champions. MAJOR: Undeclared

ANTHONY’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 3:56.06 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 14:34.71 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 30:52.53 (3/16/12 at Oxy Dis. Carn.)

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Elliot Bauer SOPHOMORE HURDLES Anchorage, alaska (south HS)

2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (4x100-meter relay) 2012: Registered a NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.47 at the Long Beach State Invite, good for second all-time in the UAA history book … earned a conference title with the 4x400-meter relay team, helping UAA to a season-best time of 3:15.03 as the lead-off leg … earned all-conference honors as a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay team that posted a time of 42.14 at GNACs. BEFORE UAA: Competed in football and track & field for South Anchorage High School, earning three letters each ... the 2011 Gatorade Athlete of the Year in track ... set the Alaska state record in the 300-meter hurdles (38.58) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.64 ) ... the Alaska state champion in 2009 for the 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles. MAJOR: Construction management

BAUER’S CAREER-BESTS 400-Meter Hurdles: 53.47 (4/21/12 at Long Beach Invite)

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MICAH CHELIMO Junior DISTANCE KAPKOI, KENYA (Tambach hs)

2012 NCAA DIV. II 5,000 METER CHAMPION 2012, 2011, 2010 ALL-AMERICAN 2012 USTFCCCA WEST REGION MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2012, 2011 ALL-REGION 2012 GNAC MALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2012, 2011, 2010 ALL-CONFERENCE

800-Meter Run: 1:57.09 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 3:47.66 (5/7/11 at Oxy Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 13:53.51 (4/6/12 at Stanford Invite)

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CHELIMO’S CAREER BESTS

3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 8:45.63 (4/19/12 at Mt. SAC Relays) 10,000-Meter Run: 31:11.74 (4/2/10 at Willamette Invite)

2012: Became the second Seawolf track & field athlete to claim a national title by winning the men’s 5,000 meters (15:15.85) at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 26 ... collected a program-best 18 points at the NCAAs with a runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 9:02.75, helping the UAA men’s team to a program-best 9th place ... became just the second Seawolf male to furnish two All-America honors in the same season ... one of two Seawolves to post four career All-America honors ... became first Seawolf to post three consecutive All-America awards in the same race - 1500 meters ... named West Region Male Track Athlete of the Year ... named GNAC Male Athlete of the Meet after winning the 1500 meters and 5,000 meters and finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... helped UAA to a third-place team finish at the GNACs ... named to the USTFCCCA Outdoor Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team ... named to the GNAC All-Academic Team ...broke the GNAC records in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:53.51 on April 6 and the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:45.63 on April 19 ... named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American. 2011: Claimed second career All-America honor in the steeplechase, placing 6th at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Turlock, Calif., on May 26-28, with a time of 8:56.74 … collected two GNAC titles, winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters … named to the inaugural USTFCCCA Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team … registered team’s fastest 5,000 meters at 14:29.41 at the GNAC Championships on May 13 – 4th-fastest on the all-time UAA list … recorded the 2nd-best time in the GNAC in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:52.41 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14 … … 1500-meter time of 3:47.66 at the Occidental Invite on May 7 ranked No. 2 on both UAA all-time and GNAC 2011 season lists … voted to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team with a 3.68 GPA ... earned GNAC All-Academic honors. 2010: Qualified automatically for the NCAAs in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and earned All-America honors with a 7th-place finish … qualified provisionally for the NCAAs in the 1500 meters and 5,000 meters … won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the GNAC Championships with a meet-record time of 9:02.79 … posted an allconference honor in the 5,000, finishing 3rd … set a new GNAC and UAA record in the steeplechase, breaking the 9-minute barrier with a time of 8:49.31 … recorded UAA’s 3rd-fastest time of the season in the 1500, 5,000 and 10,000 … registered a career-best time of 3:51.91 in the 1500 – 4th-best in the GNAC and best time in the league for a freshman … claimed the fastest GNAC time as a freshman in the 5,000 (14:36.05) and in the 10,000 (31:11.74) … earned two GNAC Runner of the Week honors … voted GNAC Track & Field Male co-Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches. MAJOR: Engineering

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austen dewolf SENIOR Jumps/Sprints anchorage, Alaska (south HS)

2012: Registered Seawolves’ second-fastest time of the season in the 200 meters at 23.82 at the Ben Brown Invite, March 10 … recorded the third-fastest time of the season for UAA in the 100 meters at 11.75 at the Ben Brown Invite. 2011: Posted UAA’s 2nd-fastest time and a career-best in the 100 meters at 11.03 – set at the UNLV Track & Field Classic in the season opener, good for 6th on the all-time UAA list … registered a personalbest and the 2nd-fastest time for the Seawolves in the 200 meters with a time of 21.99 at the Northridge Invite on March 12 – 3rd-fastest on the UAA list … held GNAC ranks of 4th in the 200 meters and 7th in the 100 meters … missed majority of the season with an injury. 2010: Completed rookie season leading UAA in the 200 meters with a time of 22.05, registered in the prelims of the GNAC Championships … finished 5th in the same event with a time of 22.19 … owned the Seawolves’ 3rd-fastest time of the season in the 100 meters (11:05), posted at GNACs … competed in the javelin, recording a toss of 14411 at the opening meet at the UNLV Invitational on March 6 – 2ndbest on the team in 2010 … posted a leap of 19-6.75 in the long jump at the Bryan Clay Invite. BEFORE UAA: Attended South Anchorage High School, participating in football and track & field … placed 6th at the state meet in the 100 meters and 7th in the 200 meters during senior season … posted personal records of 11.29 in the 100 and 23.13 in the 200. MAJOR: Economics

DeWOLF’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 11.03 (3/5/11 at UNLV Invite) 200-Meter Dash: 21.99 (3/12/11 at Northridge Invite) Javelin: 144-11 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) Long Jump: 19-6.75 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite)

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Timothy Dommek SOPHOMORE throws anchorage, alaska (bartlett HS)

2012: Led UAA in the shot put and discus throughout the season … furnished a toss of 140-1 in the discus at the Willamette Invite (March 31), ranking second all-time in the UAA history books … posted a season-best toss of 42-6 in the shot put at the Bryon Clay Invite (April 20), good for fourth-best all-time for the Seawolves. BEFORE UAA: Four year letterwinner in track & field for Bartlett High School ... team was the Alaska Large Schools state champions in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... 2011 Region IV champion in shot put ... placed 2nd in shot put both junior and senior years at the Alaska state meet, while finishing and 3rd in discus.. MAJOR: Physical education

DOMMEK’S CAREER BESTS Shot Put: 42-6 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) Discus Throw: 140-1 (3/31/12 at Willamette Invite)

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Andrew freed JUNIOR Jumps anchorage, Alaska (service HS)

2012: Redshirted. 2011: UAA’s lone triple jumper, recorded a season-best leap of 42 feet, 2.25 inches at the GNAC Championships on May 14 in Monmouth, Ore. … posted UAA’s second-best long jump of the season with a mark of 20-7.25 at the season-opener at Las Vegas on March 4 … held GNAC rank of 11th in the triple jump. 2010: Set a UAA record in the triple jump with a leap of 44-8.75 at the Bryan Clay Invite on April 16 … posted UAA’s third-best long jump mark of the season (19-11.5) and fourth on the all-time list … posted a season-best 100-meter time of 12.03 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 26. BEFORE UAA: Placed 5th in triple jump at 2009 Alaska Class 4A State Championships as a senior, helping Service High to 5th-place team finish ... helped Cougars to runner-up finish at Cook Inlet Conference meet with 5th-place leap of 39-10.25. MAJOR: Physical education

FREED’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 12.03 (3/26/10 at SFSU Distance Carnival) Long Jump: 20-7.25 (3/5/11 at UNLV Invite) Triple Jump: 44-8.75 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite)

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SOPHOMORE throws coos bay, ore. (marshfield HS)

2012: Competed in the throwing events for the Seawolves, registering a season-best toss of 39-11.25 in the shot put at the Bryan Clay Invite (April 20) and a heave of 148-0 in the javelin at the Long Beach State Invite (April 21) – both ranked second for the Seawolves on the season.

GIBSON’S CAREER BESTS Shot Put: 39-11.25 (4/20/12 at Bryan Clay Invite) Discus Throw: 125 (4/21/12 at Long Beach Invite)

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Cody gibson

Javelin: 148 (4/21/12 at Long Beach Invite)

BEFORE UAA: Earned three varsity letters at Marshfield High in Coos Bay, Ore. ... set school record in javelin ... competed at the Oregon 5A state track & field championships in 2009. MAJOR: Undeclared

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ethan hewitt JUNIOR Sprints eagle river, AK (chugiak HS)

2012, 2011 ALL-REGION (400 meters) 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) 2010 GNAC CHAMPION (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay) 2012: Registered team’s season-best time in 400 meters at 47.55, winning title at the GNAC Championships, May 12 … recorded a careerbest time of 1:54.25 in the 800 meters at the Occidental Invite, good for seventh-best in the all-time UAA record book … member of the GNAC-winning 4x400-meter relay team that posted a time of 3:15.03 and anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that took third at the league championships with a time of 42.14. 2011: Improved upon his GNAC record in the 400 meters at the 53rd annual Mt. SAC Relays on April 14 in Walnut, Calif., with a NCAA provisional time of 47.51 … named to the inaugural USTFCCCA Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team … recorded UAA’s 3rd-best time of the season in the 200 meters at 22.70, good for 9th on the UAA all-time list … ranked 13th in the 200 meters in the GNAC … lead-off leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that set a UAA record on April 16 at the Long Beach Invite with a time of 3:14.74 … ... earned GNAC Athlete of the Week honors on April 18 ... missed the GNAC Championships meet due to a foot injury suffered at the Occidental Invite on May 7. 2010: Started college career with a GNAC record and NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400 meters (47.97) on March 6 at the season opener … one weekend later, improved upon the record with a time of 47.62 at the Northridge Invite … went on to win the 400 meters at the GNAC Championships with a time of 47.97 … claimed second all-conference honor as the lead-off leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at GNACs … registered a UAA record of 3:14.98 with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Occidental Invite on May 8 … posted a season-best time of 22.67 in the 200 meters at the GNAC Championships, good for 11th place.

HEWITT’S CAREER BESTS 200-Meter Dash: 22:67 (5/14/10 at GNACs) 400-Meter Dash: 47.51 (4/15/11 at Mt. SAC Relays) 800-Meter Run: 1:54.25 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite)

BEFORE UAA: Competed for Chugiak High School, earning four letters in track and three letters in both football and basketball … state record holder in the 400 meters with a time of 47.78 seconds … in addition to winning the 400 at the state meet in 2009, also took home the 200-meter title with a time of 22.66 … received MVP honors during senior season. MAJOR: Physical education

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isAac kangogo

SOPHOMORE distance eldoret, kenya (mother of apostles seminary) 2012: Posted the fifth-fastest 800 meters time in UAA history at 1:52.60 at the Occidental Invite, May 5 – a season high for the team … registered a season-best time of 3:52.37 in the 1500 meters at the GNAC Championships (May 12), good for sixth-best all-time for the Seawolves. MAJOR: Accounting

KANGOGO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 1:52.60 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 3:52.37 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Championships)

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JAKE PARISIEN JUNIOR distance PALMER, ALASKA (PALMER HS)

2012: Furnished a career-best time of 31:27.86 in the 10,000 meters at the Occidental Distance Carnival, March 16. 2011: Set a career-best and UAA’s third-fastest time in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival at 14:57.75 on March 25 … recorded a season-best time of 4:11.68 at the seasonopener in Las Vegas in the 1500 meters on March 4 … ranked 8th in the 5K on the all-time UAA list and on GNAC season list. 2010: Redshirted. BEFORE UAA: Top Alaskan finisher at the 2007 Footlocker West Cross Country Championships, placing 26th ... ran to a 3rd-place finish in the 4A boys 5K race at the 2008 Alaska State Cross Country Championships with a time of 16:35.33 ... helped lead Palmer High to a fourth-place team finish at state meet ... placed state runner-up as a sophomore (2005) ... won the 2005 Footlocker West sophomore race ... registered an 11th-place result at state meet freshman season (2004) ... won the 2008 state title in the boys 4A 3200 meters, recording a meet-record time of 9:11.27 ... placed state runner-up in the 1600 ... helped power Palmer to a second-place team result ... placed second in both the 1600 and 3200 at 2008 Region III Championships. MAJOR: English

PARISIEN’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 4:11.68 (3/06/10 at UNLV Invite) 5000-Meter Run: 14:57.78 (3/25/11 at SFSU Distance Carnival) 10,000-Meter Run: 31:27.86 (3/16/12 at Oxy Dis.Carn.)

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cody parker

SOPHOMORE throws comox, b.c. (highland secondary HS) 2012 ALL-AMERICAN (javelin) 2012 ALL-REGION (javelin) 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (javelin) 2012 GNAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2012: Made NCAA debut in the javelin, collecting All-America honors with a third-place finish and league-record toss of 232-5 on May 26 … named All-Region and All-Conference … named GNAC’s Track & Field Freshman of the Year … automatically qualified for the NCAAs with a toss of 215-4 at the Long Beach State Invite on April 21. BEFORE UAA: Canada’s No. 1 junior men’s javelin thrower – proclaimed by Athletics Canada – after furnishing the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Jr. Championships ... produced a personal-best toss of 241 feet, 1 inch at Pan Ams ... took the gold medal at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games with a mark of 208-10 (63.66 meters). MAJOR: Geological sciences

PARKER’S CAREER BESTS Javelin: 232-5 (5/26/12 at NCAA Championships)

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kevin rooke

SOPHOMORE distance toronto, ontario (don mills collegiate institute) 2012: Concluded rookie season with season-best times of 4:00.06 in the 1500 meters at the Occidental Distance Carnival and 14:45.08 in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival – fourth best on team. BEFORE UAA: Graduated from Don Mills Collegiate Institute, where he won multiple regional track & field championships in the distance events ... posted personal-bests of 3:58 in the 1500 meters and 8:42 in the 3,000 meters. MAJOR: Physical education

ROOKE’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 4:00.06 (3/16/12 at Oxy Dis.Carn.) 5000-Meter Run: 14:45.08 (4/6/12 at SFS Distance Carnival)

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travis wilson JUNIOR hurdles anchorage, Alaska (service HS)

2012: Posted career-best times of 53.06 in the 400 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and 56.23 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Occidental Invitational, May 12 … recorded season-best times of 24.28 in the 200 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and 16.26 in the 110-meter hurdles at GNACs … hit GNAC provisional marks in both hurdle events … named to the GNAC AllConference Team. 2011: Completed rookie season as UAA’s fastest 100-meter hurdler with a time of 15.85 at the Willamette Invite on April 2 … recorded 2nd-fastest time of the season in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.84 at the Long Beach Invite on April 16 … ranked 12th in the GNAC in both hurdle events … posted a season-best time in the 200 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 25, crossing the line at 24.21. BEFORE UAA: Received three letters in track and two in cross country … posted a PR in the 110 hurdles of 15.62 and in the 300 hurdles of 41:24 … helped the Cougars to a 2nd-place team finish at the 2010 State 4A meet with a 4th-place showing in the 110 hurdles and 3rd in the 300 hurdles and 4x400-meter relay … member of the 2008 cross country team that took 2nd at the state championship meet. MAJOR: Geomatics

WILSON’S CAREER BESTS 200-Meter Dash: 24.21 (3/25/11 at SFS Distance Carnival) 400-Meter Run: 53.06 (4/6/12 at SFS Distance Carnival) 110-Meter Hurdles: 15.85 (4/2/11 at Willamette Invite) 400-Meter Hurdles: 56.23 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite)

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yonatan Yilma

SENIOR distance edmonds, wash. (edmonds-woodway hs/everett CC) 2012: Set career-best times in three events, registering a time of 4:02.93 in the 1500 meters (Bryan Clay Invite), 15:08.44 in the 5,000 meters (Ben Brown Invite) and 31:19.69 in the 10,000 meters (Occidental Distance Carnival) – good for sixth best all-time in the UAA history book. 2011: Ended first season with the Green & Gold with UAA’s fastest 10,000-meter time of 31:34.34 set at the Willamette Invite on April 2, good for sixth in the GNAC … 10K time ranks fifth on all-time UAA list … recorded the fourth-best time for UAA in the 5,000 meters at 15:12.02 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 25, good for 10th all-time in the GNAC … posted season-best times of 2:03.12 in the 800 meters at the UNLV Classic (March 4) and 4:04.52 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invite (April 15). BEFORE UAA: Competed two years at Everett (Wash.) Community College ... placed 4th in the 10,000 meters in 34:05.22 and 5th in the 5,000 meters in 15:58.39 at 2010 NWAACC Track & Field Championships ... finished 8th at 2009 NWAACC Cross Country Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Top prep times were 4:18.96 in the 1600 and 9:16.35 in the 3200 ... finished 6th at 2007 Washington Class 4A Cross Country Championships (5K). MAJOR: Marketing

YILMA’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:03.12 (3/5/11 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:02.93 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 5000-Meter Run: 15:08.44 (3/10/12 at Ben Brown Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 31:19.69 (3/16/12 at Oxy Dis.Carn.)

2013 Alaska Anchorage Track & Field Teams Front Row (left-to-right): Katie Krehlik, Karolin Anders, Gaynor Johansen, Susan Bick, Christi Schmitz, Bryn Haebe, Jessica Pahkala, Renee Kennedy, Roise Smith, Andrea Zanders, Susan Tanui, Ivy O’Guinn, Kayla Teslow, Haleigh Lloyd, Sasha Halfyard, Valerie Massie, Jaymi Bethea, Grace Morgan, Makenzie Harsch. Middle Row (l-r): Ethan Hewitt, Bobo Camara, Yonatan Yilma, Dylan Anthony, Jake Parisien, Victor Samoei, Elliott Bauer, Andrey Ionashku, Russell Fay, Nicholas Blackburn, Kevin Rooke, AJ Allen, Frank Carney, Dominik Notz, Micah Chelimo Back Row (l-r): Isaac Kangogo, Franz Brughagen, Joe Day, Jesse Miller, Timothy Dommek, Cody Parker, Austen DeWolf, Travis Wilson, Andrew Freed, Yevgenii Kersarauskas, Cody Thomas. Not Pictured: Colton Buzby, Cody Gibson, Alfred Kangogo, Brian Ritchie, Jeffrey Schwartz, Ruth Keino, Miriam Kipng’eno

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Jaymi Bethea SOPHOMORE distance kodiak, alaska (KODIAK HS/colorado) 2012: Set personal bests of 4:47.08 in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invite, 17:33.42 in the 5,000 meters at the Occidental Invite and 38:05 in the 10,000 meters at the GNAC Championships … 10,000 meter time ranks eighth all-time in the UAA history book … finished eighth in the 5,000 meters at the league championships with a time of 18:11.80 and fifth in the 10,000 meters. BEFORE UAA: Attended University of Colorado in the fall of 2011 … graduated from Kodiak High School … the 2010 state champion in cross country and the 2011 state champion in the 1600 … finished runner-up at state in the 3200 in 2011 and in the 1600 in 2010 … finished 8th in the 5,000 meters at Junior Nationals in 2011. MAJOR: Biological sciences

BETHEA’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 4:47.08 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 17:33.42 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 38:05.00 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Champion.)

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susan bick JUNIOR middle distance anchorage, ALASKA (bartlett HS)

2011 ALL-AMERICAN (800 meters) 2011 GNAC co-Freshman of the Year 2012: Posted a season-best and a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2:13.77 in the 800 meters on May 5 at the Occidental Invitational … registered a season-best time of 4:51.92 in the 1500 meters at the Occidental Distance Carnival on March 16 … finished ninth at the GNAC Championships in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.54. 2011: Became first UAA freshman woman to earn All-America honor, finishing eighth in the 800 meters at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Turlock, Calif. … was only freshman in nation to make the finals in the 800 meters … set a UAA record in the 800-meter prelim at the NCAAs with a time of 2:10.69 … posted UAA’s second-fastest time ever in the 400 meters with a time of 58.88, set at Willamette Invite on April 1 … recorded a season-best time of 4:36.02 in the 1500 meters at the Willamette Invite … member of the UAA record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team that was clocked at 3:50.28 on May 7 at the Occidental Invite. BEFORE UAA: Finished 5th at 2010 State 4A meet in the 400 with time of 59.94 … set PR of 59.60 with runner-up finish in 400 at 2010 Region IV meet … posted 800-meter PR of 2:27.18 with runner-up finish at 2009 Region IV meet ... finished 3rd at 2009 ASAA Class 4A State Cross Country Championships with personal-best 5K time of 19:08. MAJOR: English and journalism & public communications

BICK’S CAREER BESTS 400-Meter Dash: 58.88 (4/2/11 at Willamette Invite) 800-Meter Run: 2:10.69 (5/27/11 at NCAAs) 1500-Meter Run: 4:36.02 (4/1/11 at Willamette Invite)

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Bryn Haebe SOPHOMORE distance evergreen, colo. (EVERGREEN HS)

2012: Furnished season-best times of 4:57.05 in the 1500 meters at the Azusa Pacific Invite, 17:54.75 in the 5,000 meters at the Willamette Invite and 11:08.23 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival … steeplechase time ranks fourth all-time in the UAA history book … finished eighth in the steeplechase at the GNAC championships with a time of 11:31.84. BEFORE UAA: Four-time state qualifier in cross country ... qualified three times for track & field state championships and holds PR’s of 5:30 in the 1600 meters and 11:42 in the 3200 meters. MAJOR: Nursing

HAEBE’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 4:57.05 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 17:54.75 (3/31/12 at Willamette Invite) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 11:08.23 (4/6/12 at SF State Carnival)

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sasha halfyard JUNIOR sprints nanaimo, b.c. (wellington secondary)

2012: Recorded a career-best time of 59.54 in the 400 meters at the Occidental Invitational on May 5, ranked fifth all-time in the UAA history books … posted a season-best time of 26.52 in the 200 meters at the Occidental Invite. 2011: Wrapped up rookie season with a UAA record in the 4x100meter relay, helping the Seawolves to a time of 48.54 at the GNAC Championships on May 14 … posted UAA’s second-fastest 100-meter time of 12.92 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on March 25 and the second-best time for UAA in the 200 meters, crossing the line in 26.37 on April 1 at the Willamette Invite … registered the team’s second-best time in the 400 meters, finishing the lap in a time of 59.90 at the Northridge Invite on March 12. BEFORE UAA: A 2009 graduate of Wellington Secondary School ... owned PR’s of 12.50 in the 100 meters, 26.36 in the 200 meters, and 1:01.36 in the 400 meters. MAJOR: Elementary education

HALFYARD’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash: 12.92 (3/25/11 at SFS Distance Carnival) 200-Meter Dash: 26.37 (4/1/11 at Willamette Invite) 400-Meter Dash: 59.54 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite)

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GAYNOR JOHansen JUNIOR THROWS Palmer, Alaska (COLONY HS)

2012: Furnished season-best throws of 33-0.25 in the shot put at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 20) and 106-3 in the discus at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 10. 2011: Recorded a season-best toss of 30-3.5 in the shot put at the Northridge Invite on March 12 … posted a season-best throw of 96-8 in the discus at the season opener in Las Vegas on March 5. BEFORE UAA: Posted career bests of 31-0 in the shut put and 102-11 in the discus at Colony High School. MAJOR: Undeclared

JOHANSEN’S CAREER BESTS Shot Put: 33-0.25 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) Discus: 106-3 (3/10/12 at Ben Brown Invite)

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ruth keino

SENIOR distance kapcheno, kenya (aldai girls secondary) 2012 ALL-AMERICAN (5,000 meters) 2012 ALL-REGION 2012 GNAC CHAMPION (10,000 meters) 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (10,000 meters, 5,000 meters) 2011 BILL MACKAY UAA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2011 ALL-AMERICAN (10,000 meters) 2011 ALL-REGION 2011 GNAC CHAMPION (5,000 meters) 2011 ALL-CONFERENCE (5,000 meters) 2012: Made third straight appearance at the NCAA Championships in Pueblo, Colo., on May 24-26 … earned second career All-America honor, finishing seventh in the 5,000 meters at 17:57.33, helping UAA to its highest placing ever at the NCAAs – tied for 11th … posted a UAA record in the 5,000 meters at 16:34.28 on April 6 at the Stanford Invitational … at the GNAC championships, collected an individual title in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:37.97, helping UAA to its first runner-up team finish … also finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at 17:33.05 and fourth in the 1500 meters (4:37.71) … named to the GNAC All-Academic Team.

KEINO’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:24.24 (3/6/10 at UNLV Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:34.31 (5/13/11 at GNACs) 5000-Meter Run: 16:34.28 (4/6/12 at Stanford Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 34:30.53 (5/26/11 at NCAAs)

2011: Selected UAA’s 2011 Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year … registered UAA’s first All-America honor on the women’s side since 2008 with an eighth-place showing in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Turlock, Calif., on May 26 … registered a time of 34:30.53 in the 10K for first career All-America accolade and UAA record … competed in the 5,000 meters at the NCAAs, finishing 14th with a time of 17:01.62 … named to the inaugural USTFCCCA Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team … collected GNAC title in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:23.81 … received GNAC Athlete of the Week honors on April 18 for posting NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays at 34:57.14 … posted UAA’s 2nd-best time ever in the 5,000 meters (16:38.24 at the Stanford Invite) and 3rd-best time ever in the 1500 meters (4:34.31 at the GNAC Championships) … earned GNAC All-Academic honors. 2010: Posted NCAA automatic qualifying times in the 5,000 and 10,000, earning first career trip to Nationals … qualified provisionally in the 1500 … recorded an NCAA Championships team-high-tying 11th-place finish in the 5,000 with a time of 16:44.24, plus a 14th-place result in the 10,000, crossing the line at 36:28.34 … at the GNAC Championships, finished 4th in the 1500 (4:34.34) and 5th in the 5,000 (17:31.51) … set UAA records in the 1500 at GNACs and in the 5,000 at NCAAs … produced top-5 times in the GNAC in three events … claimed GNAC All-Academic Team honors. 2009: Redshirted.

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katie krehlik SENIOR Distance Juneau, Alaska (juneau-Douglas HS)

2012: Posted a career-best time of 17:43.48 in the 5,000 meters at the Willamette Invite on March 30 – 10th all-time in the UAA history book … posted season-best times of 4:55.26 in the 1500 meters at the Azusa Pacific Invite (April 20) and 11:15.04 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Occidental Invite (May 5) ... named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 2011: Recorded a career-best time in the 1500 meters of 4:40.88 at the Willamette Invite on April 1, good for 13th in the GNAC … posted a personal-best time of 38:31.56 in the 10,000 meters at the GNAC Championships on May 13, finishing 6th … held GNAC ranks of 7th in the 10K … 10K time ranks 6th on the all-time UAA list … named to the GNAC All-Academic Team with a 3.60 GPA. 2010: Led UAA in the 800 as a rookie, posting a team season-best time of 2:16.91 at the Bryan Clay Invite on April 16 – 3rd on the alltime UAA list … posted the 5th-best time of the season in the 1500 with a time of 4:42.94 at the Long Beach Invite (April 17) – 6th on all-time UAA list … finished in 11th place at the GNAC Championships in the 800 with a time of 2:19.77 and 14th in the 1500 with a time of 4:50.22. BEFORE UAA: A four-time letterwinner in both cross country and track & field … during senior season, placed runner-up at the state meet in the 3200 and 5th in the 1600 … member of the 2nd-place 4x800 relay team and the 4th-place 4x400 relay team at the state meet … posted personal records of 11:07 in the 3200 meters and 5:14 in the 1600 meters. MAJOR: Early childhood education

KREHLIK’S CAREER BESTS 800-Meter Run: 2:16.91 (4/16/10 at Bryan Clay Invite) 1500-Meter Run: 4:40.88 (4/1/11 at Willamette Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 17:43.48 (3/31/12 at Willamette Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 38:31.56 (5/13/11 at GNACs)

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JUNIOR hurdles ladysmith, b.c. (ladysmith secondary)

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haleigh lloyd

2012 ALL-AMERICAN (400-meter hurdles) 2012 ALL-REGION 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (100-meter hurdles, 400 meters) 2011 ALL-REGION 2012: Made second career appearance at the NCAA championships, earning first career All-America honor … finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAAs in a time of 59.91, helping UAA to its LLOYD’S CAREER BESTS best-ever finish, tied for 11th … set the GNAC record in the 400-meter hurdles at 59.62 at the Azusa Pacific Invite on April 20, qualifying au400-Meter Run: 56.63 tomatically for the NCAAs … posted an NCAA provisional and UAA (4/21/12 at Long Beach Invite) record time in the 100-meter hurdles at the GNAC Championships on May 11 at 14.23 … at the GNAC Championships, finished first in the 100-Meter Hurdles: 14:23 100-meter hurdles and third in the 400 meters (56.78) for all-conference (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Championships) honors, while finishing 4th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.74) … anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that won the GNAC title and set a 400-Meter Hurdles: 59.62 UAA record at 47.67 … named GNAC Athlete of the Week on April (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 4 ... named to the GNAC All-Academic Team and to the Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. 2011: Produced a stellar rookie season, capped by an appearance at the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Turlock, Calif., May 26-28 … finished 16th in NCAA 400-meter hurdles prelims with a time of 1:02.23 … registered UAA records in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles … named to the inaugural USTFCCCA Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team … set UAA record in the 400-meter hurdles at the Northridge Relays on March 12 with a time of 1:00.96, before setting the 100-meter hurdles record at the Willamette Invite on April 2 with a time of 14.54 … earned GNAC Athlete of the Week honors on March 7 for performance at the season opener in Las Vegas on March 5 … at the GNAC Championships on May 13-14, finished 6th in both hurdle events … last leg of the UAA-record breaking 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay teams … helped the Seawolves to a program record in the 4x100-meter relay (48.54) at the GNAC Championships and in the 4x400-meter relay (3:50.28) at the Occidental Invite on May 7. BEFORE UAA: A 2010 graduate of Ladysmith Secondary School ... registered personal-best times of 1:01.11 in the 400-meter hurdles and 14.78 in the 100-meter hurdles. MAJOR: Nursing

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Valerie Massie

JUNIOR distance snohomish, wash. (everett community college) 2012: Registered season-best times of 4:58.45 in the 1500 meters at the Azusa Pacific Invite (April 20), 18:08.65 in the 5,000 meters at the Occidental Invite (May 5) and 38:27.55 in the 10,000 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (April 6) … 10,000 meter time ranks ninth all-time in the UAA history book. BEFORE UAA: Transfered from Everett Community College ... runner up at the 2009 NWAACC Cross Country Championships, recording a personal best of 18:40 on a 5K course ... posted PR’s of 18:11 in the 5,000 meters and 37:56 in the 10,000 meters ... registered PR’s of 5:06 in the 1600 meters and 11:17 in the 3200 meters in high school. MAJOR: Psychology

MASSIE’S CAREER BESTS 5,000-Meter Run: 18:08.65 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 38:27.55 (4/6/12 at SF State Carnival)

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Grace Morgan

SOPHOMORE sprints salt spring island, B.C. (Gulf island secondaRy school) 2012 ALL-REGION 2012 GNAC TRACK & FIELD FEMALE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (100 meters, 200 meters) 2012: Broke the UAA records in the 100 meters and 200 meters … posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 100 meters with a winning time of 11.91 at the GNAC Championships in May – became the first Seawolf woman to break 12 seconds … also set the UAA record in the 200 meters at the GNAC Championships with a winning time of 24.61 … named GNAC Track & Field Female Freshman of the Year … member of the 4x100-meter relay team that won the title at the GNACs with a UAA-record time of 47.67. BEFORE UAA: Attended Gulf Island Secondary School in Salt Spring Island, B.C. … named Woman Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2011 and was track & field team’s MVP in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. MAJOR: Undeclared

MORGAN’S CAREER BESTS 100-Meter Dash : 11.91 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Championships) 200-Meter Dash: 24.61 (5/11-12/12 at GNAC Championships)

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ivy o’guinn JUNIOR middle distance soldotna, Alaska (skyview HS)

2012 ALL-AMERICAN (1500 meters) 2012 ALL-REGION 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (1500 meters) 2011 ALL-REGION 2012: Qualified for second straight NCAA Championships, earning first career All-America honor … finished 7th in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:41.98 … qualified automatically for the NCAAs in the 1500 meters with a UAA-record time of 4:25.19 at the Occidental Invite on May 5 … posted NCAA provisional times in the 800 meters (2:12.26) and 5,000 meters (17:05.56) … 5,000 meter time was a career-best and ranks fifth all-time for UAA … earned All-Region honors in the 800 meters and 1500 meters … at the GNAC Championships, finished third in the 1500 meters (4:33.55) for all-conference honors, and finished fourth in the 800 meters (2:13.94) and seventh in the 5,000 meters (18:08.27) … named GNAC Athlete of the Week on May 7.

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2011: Qualified for the NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Turlock, Calif., in both the 800 meters and 1500 meters 800-Meter Run: 2:11.74 … qualified for the finals in the 1500 meters (4:32.70) after finishing (5/13/11 at GNACs) 11th in the prelims … went on to finish 9th in the 1500-meter finals with a time of 4:32.59 … in the 800 meters, finished 16th in the pre1500-Meter Run: 4:25.19 lims with a time of 2:14.50 … named to the inaugural USTFCCCA (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) Track & Field Div. II All-Region Team … at the GNAC Championships on May 13-14, raced to 8th-place showing in the 1500 meters 5000-Meter Run: 17:05.56 at 4:37.31 and a 9th-place finish in the 800 meters at 2:15.48 … re(3/10/12 at Ben Brown Invite) ceived GNAC Athlete of the Week honors on March 14 after setting two school records and NCAA provisional times at the Occidental Distance Carnival (Mar. 11) and Northridge Invite (Mar. 12) … member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set the UAA record on May 7 at the Occidental Invite with a time of 3:50.28. BEFORE UAA: Captured three state titles in track & field, winning the 1600 and 3200 at the 2010 ASAA 4A State Championships and the 800 at the 2009 meet … all three personal-bests came in state-title performances – 2:16.96 in 800; 5:09.41 in 1600; and 11:06.97 in 3200 … won back-to-back Region III titles in 1600 and 3200 in 2009 and 2010. MAJOR: Major is undeclared

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Christi schmitz SOPHOMORE distance north pole, alaska (North pole hs)

2012: Competed in the distance events for UAA, posting season-best times of 4:58.29 in the 1500 meters at the Azusa Pacific Invite (April 12), 17:46.30 in the 5,000 meters at the Willamette Invite (March 30) and 37:16.69 in the 10,000 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (April 6) … at the GNAC Championships, finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at 41:24.43. BEFORE UAA: Attended Corban College in 2010, earning MVP honors in cross country and track & field ... competed in cross country (4 years), cross country skiing (4 years), and track & field (3 years) at North Pole HS … competed in state cross country championships as a sophomore, junior & senior … named North Pole HS Top Female Long Distance Runner … named Wendy’s Alaska State Female Athlete. MAJOR: Nursing

SCHMITZ’S CAREER BESTS 5000-Meter Run: 17:46.30 (3/31/12 at Willamette Invite) 10,000-Meter Run: 37:16.69 (4/6/12 at SF State Carnival)

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susan Tanui

JUNIOR distance Eldoret, kenya (bishop seconday school/ Dallas BAPTIST) 2012 ALL-AMERICAN (3,000-meter steeplechase, 5,000 meters) 2012 ALL-REGION 2012 GNAC TRACK & FIELD FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2012 GNAC TRACK & FIELD FEMALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE (5,000 meters, steeplechase, 1500 meters) 2012: Qualified for first NCAAs, becoming the first Seawolf woman to post two All-America honors in the same season ... owns UAA’s highest finish ever for a woman at the NCAAs after taking second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:28.26, just five seconds behind the winner … also finished eighth at the NCAAs in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:00.06 helping UAA to its bestever finish at the NCAAs – tied for 11th … received All-West Region honors in the 1500, 5,000 meters and steeplechase … broke the GNAC record in the steeplechase with a time of 10:15.47 on April 6 at the Stanford Invite … named GNAC’s Track & Field Female Athlete and Newcomer of the Year … at the GNACs, won the 5,000 meter title with a time of 17:31.67 and won the steeplechase title with a time of 10:24.44 … also finished runner-up at the GNACs in the 1500 meters at 4:32.83 for three all-conference honors … named GNAC Athlete of the Week on April 16. BEFORE UAA: Attended Dallas Baptist in 2011, competing in the distance events for track & field. MAJOR: Nursing

TANUI’S CAREER BESTS 1500-Meter Run: 4:32.68 (4/20/12 at Bryon Clay Invite) 5,000-Meter Run: 16:36.13 (5/5/12 at Oxy Invite) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 10:15.47 (4/6/12 at Stanford Invite)

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Frank Carney Freshman sprints Anchorage, Alaska (dimond HS)

CODY THOMAS Freshman Decathlon Blenheim, New Zealand (Marlborough Boys’ College )

2012: Redshirted. BEFORE UAA: Competed in football and track & field for Dimond High School, earning two letters in football and three in track ... member of the 2011 4A Alaska State Championship team ... member of the 4x200 meter-relay team in 2011 that won the Alaska state title. MAJOR: Physical education 2012: Redshirted. BEFORE UAA: Attended Marlborough Boys’ College in Blenheim, New Zealand. MAJOR:

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FRANZ BURGHAGEN Freshman THROWS Berlin, Germany

BEFORE UAA: A five-time German Junior Champion ... finished fourth at the Junior European Championships in 2007 ... recorded a personal best of 253-2 in the javelin. MAJOR: Business Administration

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BOBO CAMARA Freshman HURDLES Cologne, Germany (TIMPVIEW [Utah] HS)

JOE DAY Freshman DISTANCE Palmer, ALASKA (Palmer HS)

ANDREY IONASHKU Freshman DISTANCE Delta Junction, ALASKA (Delta Junction HS)

BEFORE UAA: The 2011 West German Junior Champion in the 400-meter hurdles ... finished 13th at Junior Nationals in 2010 in the 400-meter hurdles ... took fifth place in the 400 meters at the State Championships in 2009 with Timpview High In Utah ... named schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP in 2009. MAJOR: Journalism & public communication

BEFORE UAA: Competed in both cross country and track & field for the Palmer Moose ... on the track, posted career-best times of 53.30 in the 400 meters and 1:55.02 in the 800 meters ... went 40.54 in the 300-meter hurdles ... holds the school record in the 800 meters and 4x800meter relay ... placed second at the State Championships in the 800. MAJOR: Environment & society BEFORE UAA: A member of the cross country and track & field teams for Delta Junction ... on the track, won the 3200-meter race at the 2012 State meet with a time of 9:50.25, while finishing second in the 1600 meters (4:28.32) and third in the 800 meters (2:02.34) ... also won the 3200 meters and 1600 meters in 2011 as a junior in personal-record times of 9:34.98 and 4:26.51, respectively. MAJOR: Undeclared

YEVgenii Kersarauskas Freshman THROWS Sitka, Alaska (Sitka HS)

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Freshman DISTANCE Juneau, ALASKA (Juneau Douglas HS)

BEFORE UAA: Competed in cross country and track & field for Juneau Douglas HS ... on the track, took second in the 400 meters with a career-best time of 50.63 and third in the long jump at 19-10.5 during senior season ... won the 100 meters, 400 meters and long jump at the Region V Championships ... posted career-best times of 11.54 in the 100 meters, 23.84 in the 200 meters, and 2010.75 in the long jump. MAJOR: Civil engineering

Dominik notz Freshman DISTANCE Dettingen, Germany

BEFORE UAA: Member of German Junior National Team ... won the 3,000 at the German Junior Indoor and Outdoor Championships ... posted personal bests of 1:59.31 in the 800 meters, 3:56.35 in the 1500 meters, 8:28.82 in the 3,000 meters and 15:30 in the 5,000 meters ... father, Dieter Notz, placed fourth at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Nordic Skiing.

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Jesse Miller

MAJOR: Undeclared

victor samoei Freshman DISTANCE Eldoret, Kenya

jeffrey schwartz Freshman sprints Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak HS)

BEFORE UAA: Attended Chugiak High, competing in track & field, football and wrestling ... holds personal bests of 11.33 in the 100 meters and 23.35 in the 200 meters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both accomplished in 2009 ... also earned Second Team Cook Inlet All-Conference honors in football in 2008. MAJOR: Natural sciences

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karolin anders

BEFORE UAA: Finished 12th at the Junior German Championships in the triple jump and second in the Junior North German Championships ... was the Berlin champion in the high jump, heptathlon and triple jump ... holds a personal best of 18-0.50 in the long jump.

Freshman HEPTATHLON MAJOR: Elementary Education Berlin, Germany (Werner-Seelenbinder )

sarah freistone Freshman DISTANCE Anchorage, Alaska (dimond HS)

BEFORE UAA: A four-year letterwinner for Dimond High in cross country, skiing and track & field ... on the track, earned personal-best times of 2:24.47 in the 800 meters, 5:10.06 in the 1600 meters, and 11:11.37 in the 3200 meters ... finished second at State in 2012 in the 3200, third in the 1600 and 4x800-meter relay ... earned Team MVP honors in 2011 for cross country and 2012 for track & field. MAJOR: Undeclared

renee kennedy

BEFORE UAA: Attended Frances Kelsey Secondary, helping school to a meet-record time of 48.58 in the 4x100meter relay ... posted personal-best times of 13.14 in the 100 meters, 62.60 in the 400 meters and a leap of 32-8.25 in the triple jump.

Freshman sprints MAJOR: Psychology Shawnigan Lake, B.C. (Frances Kelsey Secondary)

jessica pahkala Freshman DISTANCE Wasilla, ALASKA (Wasilla HS)

BEFORE UAA: A Wasilla High standout who competed at the cross country State meet during junior and senior seasons ... posted personal bests of 1:00.94 in the 400 meters, 2:19.48 in the 800 meters and 5:13.74 in the 1600 meters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all set during senior season ... member of Wasillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay team that won State ... helped Wasilla to two State championships in cross country and track & field. MAJOR: Undeclared

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Freshman HURDLES Anchorage, ALASKA (Bartlett HS)

kayla teslow Freshman DISTANCE Fairbanks, Alaska (West Valley HS)

andrea zanders Freshman sprints Anchorage, Alaska (SERVICE HS)

BEFORE UAA: Competed in track & field, volleyball, soccer and cheer for the Golden Bears ... became the region champion in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles during sophomore and senior seasons, before winning the same events at the State championships for three straight years ... posted personal bests of 14.82 in the 100-meter hurdles and 45.19 in the 300-meter hurdles. MAJOR: Political science. BEFORE UAA: Competed for West Valley High for two seasons ... posted career-best times of 2:21.22 in the 800 meters and 5:10.97 in the 1600 meters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both accomplished in 2009 ... 1600-meter time was good for second place at the State championships.

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roSIe smith

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BEFORE UAA: Competed for Service HS in 2008 and 2009 ... finished seventh at the State championships in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 61.81 ... holds a personal best of 2:27.58 in the 800 meters. MAJOR:

2012 SEASON REVIEW

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he 2012 track & field slate went down in the record book as Alaska Anchorage’s best to date, following the most successful performance at the NCAA Div. II Track & Field Championships in the spring. The men’s program, led by NCAA 5,000 meters champion Micah Chelimo, posted a program-best 28 points, giving the Seawolves their first-ever top10 team placing, finishing 9th. Meanwhile, the women’s team registered a program-best 17 points, good for an 11th-place tie. Combined, UAA furnished a program-best 10 All-America honors – six women’s, four men’s – with Chelimo and Susan Tanui each earning two. Chelimo, the West Region and GNAC Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year, also finished runner-up in the NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase, while Tanui, the co-GNAC Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year, finished runner-up in the steeplechase and 8th in the 5,000 meters at Nationals At the GNAC Championships, the women’s team recorded a program-best runner-up showing, while the men’s team finished third, posting a combined 12 individual titles. UAA also landed 13 athletes on the All-West Region Team and GNAC All-Academic Team. Throughout the season, the Seawolves registered six GNAC records, improved 14 schools records and posted 79 top-10 results in the all-time UAA record book. UAA was ranked nationally throughout the entire season, including a three-week stint as No. 8 for the women’s team.

Micah Chelimo - NCAA Div. II 5,000 Champion

Ivy O’Guinn

Alfred Kangogo

Susan Tanui

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD academic year was perhaps the conference’s best, and was highlighted by Western Washington capturing the GNAC’s first NCAA Division II men’s basketball championship. Full-time members are: Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Montana State Billings, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s Seattle Pacific, Simon Fraser, Western Oregon, and Western Washington.

GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

ith members in five states and the province of British Columbia, and with a strong presence in or near the largest city of each, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has established itself as one of the top NCAA Division II athletic conferences in the nation during its 11-year history. Founded in 2001, GNAC teams have had a remarkable 62 NCAA Division II top 10 national team finishes in 14 of the 16 sports it sponsors. The 2011-12

ALL-TIME GNAC RESULTS / CURRENT GNAC RECORD HOLDERS

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD TEAM RESULTS AT THE GNACs MEN Year Result Points 2012 3rd (9) 123 2011 4th (9) 103 2010 4th (9) 130 2009 Cancelled N/A 2008 2nd (9) 157 2007 4th (8) 105 2006 4th (9) 68 2005 9th (9) 17 2004* 7th (9) 29 2003* 9th (9) 4 2002* 9th (9) 10 WOMEN Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004* 2003* 2002*

Result 2nd (9) 6th (9) 6th (9) Cancelled 5th (9) 6th (8) 6th (9) 9th (9) 7th (9) 8th (9) 9th (9)

Points 183 86 68 N/A 109 100.5 76 27 19 17 4

*Not a fully sponsored intercollegiate sport at UAA until 2005.

Junior Ethan Hewitt currently holds the GNAC record in the men’s 400 meters at 47.51.

CURRENT GNAC RECORD HOLDERS Athlete Year Event Time/Mark Micah Chelimo 2012 3000-meter steeple (M) 8:45.63 Micah Chelimo 2012 5,000 meters (M) 13:53.51 Haleigh Lloyd 2012 400-meter Hurdles (W) 59.98 Cody Parker 2012 Javelin (M) 232-5 Shaun Ward 2012 400-meter Hurdles (M) 52.00 Susan Tanui 2012 3,000-meter steeple (W) 10:15.47 Ethan Hewitt 2011 400 meters (M) 47.51 Alfred Kangogo 2011 1500 meters (M) 3:44.67 Marko Cheseto 2009 10,000 meters (M) 29:08.28 David Registe 2009 Long Jump (M) 25-11.5 Mary Pearce 2007 400 meters (W) 53.56 Eric Draper 2006 High Jump (M) 6-9 ½ Jessica Houston 2005 Discus (W) 165-9

UAA’s Eric Draper continues to hold the men’s high jump record with a leap of 6-9.5 recorded in 2006.

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

WOMEN Year 2012 2011 2007 2006

Result Points T-11th 17 T-55th 2 40th 5 33rd 6

David Registe became UAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever NCAA Champion in track & field when he won the long jump in his sophomore season in 2008.

Then junior Micah Chelimo earned his first NCAA title overall, winning the 5,000 meters in 2012. Chelimo also finished runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase the same year.

ALL-TIME NCAA RESULTS / ALL-AMERICANS

TEAM RESULTS AT THE NCAAs MEN Year Result Points 2012 9th 28 2011 T-19th 14 2010 14th 17 2009 14th 19 2008 T-19th 11

SEAWOLVES WITH TWO OR MORE ALL-AMERICA HONORS

Marko Cheseto

Alfred Kangogo

David Kiplagat

Ruth Keino

Mary Pearce

ACADEMIC / POSTSEASON AWARDS

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 2008 David Registe (LJ) 2012 Micah Chelimo (5K) ALL-AMERICANS 2006 Mandy Kaempf (5K) Mary Pearce (400m) 2007 Mary Pearce (400m) 2008 David Kiplagat (steeple) David Registe (LJ) Kim Brady (TJ) 2009 David Kiplagat (steeple) David Registe (LJ) Marko Cheseto (5K, 10K) Shaun Ward (400mH) 2010 Alfred Kangogo (1500m) Demietrius Preston (LJ) 2010 Marko Cheseto (5K, 10K) Micah Chelimo (steeple) 2011 David Registe (LJ) Susan Bick (800m) Alfred Kangogo (1500m) Micah Chelimo (steeple) Ruth Keino (10K) 2012 Micah Chelimo (5K, steeple) Keslea Johnson (hept.) Haleigh Lloyd (400mH) Alfred Kangogo (1500m) Ruth Keino (5K) Ivy O’Guinn (1500m) Cody Parker (JT) Susan Tanui (steeple, 5K) CAPITAL ONE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2002 Tobias Schwoerer (2nd TM) 2006 Mandy Kaempf (2nd TM) 2012 Micah Chelimo (2nd TM) CAPITAL ONE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2002 Tobias Schwoerer 2006 Stacy Edwards Mandy Kaempf 2007 Michael Madrid 2010 Laura Carr 2011 Micah Chelimo 2012 Micah Chelimo Haleigh Lloyd Shaun Ward USTFCCCA All-ACADEMIC INDIVIDUALS 2007 Laura Carr Jessica Houston Mary Pearce David Registe 2008 Laura Carr David Kiplagat 2009 Mick Boyle Ardrienna Everett David Kiplgat James Pettigrew Demietrius Preston Stephanie Trenholm Shaun Ward 2010 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Ardrienna Everett Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Brad Truax 2011 Micah Chelimo Ardrienna Everett

Kelsea Johnson Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Haleigh Lloyd Shaun Ward 2012 Dylan Anthony Elliott Bauer Micah Chelimo Kelsea Johnson Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Haleigh Lloyd Grace Morgan Shaun Ward USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams 2009 Men Women 2010 Men Women 2011 Men Women 2012 Men Women GNAC ALL-ACADEMIC 2002 Nate Normandin 2003 Stacy Edwards Lindsay Krous Nate Normandin 2004 Michelle Bartleman Stacy Edwards Diana Gordon Kamie Jo Massey Nate Normandin 2005 Stacy Edwards Diana Gordon Jessica Houston Mindy Lindquist Stephanie Myers Leif Olson 2006 Diana Gordon Mandy Kaempf Mary Krusen Michael Madrid Leif Olson Courtney Stein Kaley Strachan 2007 Jessica Allman Mick Boyle Laura Carr Anjuli Haydu Jessica Houston David Kiplagat Mary Krusen Michael Madrid Mary Pearce Cornelius Sigei Kaley Strachan Ryan Walsh 2008 Mick Boyle Laura Carr Nathalia Echavarria Jessica Houston Scott Karnitz David Kiplagat Michael Madrid Paul Rottich Cornelious Sigei Eric Walsh 2009 Mick Boyle Nathalia Echavarria Ardrienna Everett

2010 2011 2012

David Kiplagat James Pettigrew Demietrius Preston Paul Rottich Cornelious Sigei Shaun Ward Alex West Laura Carr Ardrienna Everett Meagan Friess Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Lauren Laichak Paul Rottich Alex West Micah Chelimo Ardrienna Everett Ethan Hewitt Thomas Hill Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Brad Truax Shaun Ward Susan Bick Micah Chelimo Dianne Chong Thomas Hill Alfred Kangogo Shoshana Keegan Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Katie Krehlik Haleigh Lloyd Kelsea Johnson Shaun Ward Travis Wilson

GNAC INDIVIDUAL ChampionS 2002 Sean Rivers (10K) 2003 Stacy Edwards (10K) 2004 Nate Normandin (steeple) 2006 Davya Baker (10K) Eric Draper (HJ) Mandy Kaempf (5K) David Kiplagat (1500m) Mary Pearce (200m, 400m) 2007 Kim Brady (LJ) Laura Carr (5K) David Kiplagat (5K) Michael Madrid (100m, 200m) Mary Pearce (400m) David Registe (LJ) 2008 Kim Brady (LJ, TJ) Laura Carr (5K) Elizabeth Chepkosgei (3K) Brandon Grant (4x1, 4x4) Michael Madrid (100m, 200m, 4x1, 4x4) James McLaughlin (4x4) David Registe (LJ, 4x1) Levi Sutton (4x4) Eric Walsh (4x1) James McLaughlin 2010 Micah Chelimo (steeple) Marko Cheseto (10K, 5K) Ardrienna Everett (400mH) Brandon Grant (4x4) Ethan Hewitt (400m, 4x4) Alfred Kangogo (800m, 1500m) James McLaughlin (4x4) Demietrius Preston (LJ) Brad Truax (4x4)

2011 AJ Allen (4x1) Micah Chelimo (steeple, 5K) Alfred Kangogo (4x4) Ruth Keino (5K) Billy Kiefer (4x1) David Registe (LJ, 100, 200, 4x1, 4x4) Levi Sutton (4x4) Shaun Ward (400mH, 4x1, 4x4) 2012 Elliott Bauer (4x4) Nicholas Blackburn (4x4) Micah Chelimo (1500m, 5K) Ethan Hewitt (4x4) Haleigh Lloyd (100mH) Grace Morgan (100m, 200m) Cody Parker (JT) Susan Tanui (5K, steeple) Shaun Ward (400mH, 4x4) All-CONFERENCE 2002 Sean Rivers (10K) 2003 Stacy Edwards (10K) 2004 Josh Evans (SP) Kamie Jo Massey (1500m) Nate Normandin (steeple) 2005 Davya Baker (10K) Mindy Lindquist (SP) Michael Madrid (100m, 200m) 2006 Davya Baker (10K) Laura Carr (3K) Eric Draper (HJ) Mandy Kaempf (5K) David Kiplagat (800m, 1500m) Michael Madrid (100m) Mary Pearce (200m, 400m) 2007 Kim Brady (LJ, TJ, 4x1) Laura Carr (5K) Elizabeth Chepkosgei (5K) Eric Draper (HJ) Nathalia Echavarria (4x1) Brandon Grant (4x1) David Kiplagat (5K) Michael Madrid (100m, 200m, 4x1) Mary Pearce (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x1) David Registe (LJ, 100m, 200m, 4x1) Emily Tweto (100mH, 4x1) Eric Walsh (100m, 4x4) 2008 Kim Brady (LJ, TJ) Laura Carr (5K) Elizabeth Chepkosgei (800m, 3K, 5K) Peter Doner (steeple) Davya Flaharty (10K) Brandon Grant (400m, 4x1, 4x4) Jessica Houston (SP) David Kiplagat (800m, 5K, steeple) Michael Madrid (100m, 200m, 4x1, 4x4) James McLaughlin (400m, 4x4) David Registe (LJ, 100m, 200m, 4x1) Levi Sutton (4x4) Eric Walsh (4x1) Shaun Ward (110mH, 400mH) 2010 Laura Carr (5K) Micah Chelimo (steeple, 5K) Marko Cheseto (1500m, 5K, 10K) Ardrienna Everett (400mH) Brandon Grant (4x4) Ethan Hewitt (400m, 4x4) Alfred Kangogo (800m, 1500m, steeple) James McLaughlin (400m, 4x4) Demietrius Preston (LJ) Brad Truax (4x4) 2011 AJ Allen (4x1) Micah Chelimo (5K, steeple) Ardrienna Everett (400mH) Alfred Kangogo (1500m, 4x4) Ruth Keino (5K)

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD

GNAC ATHLETE of the Year 2008 David Registe (Field) 2009 David Registe (Field) 2012 Micah Chelimo (Track) Susan Tanui (co-Track)

GNAC RUNNERS of the Week 2002 Sean Rivers - Mar. 4-10 2003 Stacy Edwards* - Mar. 31-Apr. 6 2004 Nate Normandin - Mar. 1-7 Nate Normandin - Mar. 29-Apr. 4 2005 Jessica Houston - Mar. 28-Apr. 3 2006 Mary Pearce - Mar. 13-19 Eric Draper* - Apr. 13-19 Mary Pearce - Apr. 3-9 David Kiplagat - Apr. 17-23 Mandy Kaempf* - Apr. 17-23 2007 Mary Pearce* - Feb. 26-Mar. 4 Mary Pearce* - Mar. 12-18 David Kiplagat* - Mar. 12-Apr. 1 Laura Carr - Mar. 26-Apr. 1 David Registe* - Apr. 16-22 David Registe - Apr. 30-May 6 2008 David Registe - Mar. 3-9 Kim Brady* - Mar. 3-9 Michael Madrid - Mar. 10-16 Laura Carr*Mar. 31-Apr. 6 David Kiplagat - Apr. 14-20 Kim Brady*- Apr. 14-20 David Registe - May 19-25 2009 David Registe - Mar. 2-8 Marko Cheseto - Mar. 9-15 David Kiplagat - Mar. 23-29 Mick Boyle* - Mar. 30-Apr. 5 David Registe- Apr. 13-19 Demietrius Preston - Apr.27-M.2 2010 Ethan Hewitt - Mar. 1-7 Demietrius Preston - Mar. 8-14 Miriam Kipng’eno - Mar. 8-14 Micah Chelimo - Mar. 22-28 Micah Chelimo- Apr. 12-18 2011 Haleigh Lloyd - Mar. 7 David Registe - Mar. 7 Ivy O’Guinn - Mar. 14 Miriam Kipng’eno - Mar. 28 David Registe - Apr. 7 Ruth Keino - Apr. 18 Ethan Hewitt - Apr. 18 Alfred Kangogo - May 9 2012 Hallidie Wilt - March 13 Cody Parker - March 13 Micah Chelimo - March 19 Haleigh Lloyd - April 4 Micah Chelimo - April 16 Susan Tanui - April 16 Shaun Ward - April 25 Ivy O’Guinn - May 7

GNAC Freshman of the Year 2006 David Kiplagat 2007 David Registe 2009 Alfred Kangogo 2010 Micah Chelimo (co-) 2011 Susan Bick (co-) 2012 Grace Morgan Cody Parker GNAC Newcomer of the Year 2006 Eric Draper Mary Pearce 2009 Marko Cheseto 2012 Susan Tanui GNAC MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER 2006 Mary Pearce 2009 Michael Madrid 2011 David Registe 2012 Micah Chelimo GNAC NCAA SportSMANSHIP 2004 Kamie Jo Massey 2005 Mindy Lindquist GNAC COACH OF THE YEAR 2008 Michael Friess (co-Male) 2009 Michael Friess (Male) USTFCCA All-West Region 2011 Emma Bohman Micah Chelimo Ardrienna Everett Ethan Hewitt Gabe Holland Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’emo Haleigh Lloyd Ivy O’Guinn David Registe Levi Sutton Shaun Ward 2012 Micah Chelimo Ethan Hewitt Kelsea Johnson Haleigh Lloyd

Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Grace Morgan Ivy O’Guinn Cody Parker Susan Tanui Shaun Ward Hallidie Wilt

USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year 2011 Alfred Kangogo 2012 Micah Chelimo USTFCCCA West Region Coach of the Year 2009 Michael Friess USTFCCCA West region Assistant coach of the Year 2010 TJ Garlatz

NCAA PARTICIPANTS 2002 Sean Rivers 2003 Stacy Edwards 2004 Nate Normandin 2005 Stacy Edwards Jessica Houston 2006 Mandy Kaempf David Kiplagat Mary Pearce 2007 Laura Carr Jessica Houston David Kiplagat Mary Pearce David Registe 2008 Kim Brady Laura Carr Elizabeth Chepkosgei David Kiplagat David Registe 2009 Mick Boyle Marko Cheseto Elizabeth Chepkosgei Alfred Kangogo David Kiplagat Cory Pena James Pettigrew Demietrius Preston David Registe Shaun Ward 2010 Laura Carr Micah Chelimo Marko Cheseto Elisha Harris Alfred Kangogo Ruth Keino Miriam Kipng’eno Demietrius Preston Hallidie Wilt 2011 Micah Chelimo Susan Bick Alfred Kangogo Miriam Kipng’eno Ruth Keino Haleigh Lloyd Ivy O’Guinn David Registe Shaun Ward 2012 Micah Chelimo Alfred Kangogo Kelsea Johnson Ruth Keino Haleigh Lloyd Ivy O’Guinn Cody Parker Susan Tanui Shaun Ward Hallidie Wilt

ACADEMIC / POSTSEASON AWARDS

Miriam Kipng’eno (5K) Billy Kiefer (4x1) David Registe ( LJ, 100m, 200m, 4x1, 4x4) Levi Sutton (4x4) Shaun Ward (4x4, 400mH, 4x1) 2012 Dylan Anthony (5K) Elliott Bauer (4x4) Nicholas Blackburn (4x4) Micah Chelimo (1500m, 5K, steeple) Kelsea Johnson (hept., LJ) Micah Johnson (PV) Ethan Hewitt (4x4, 400m) Alfred Kangogo (1500m, 5K) Ruth Keino (5K) Haleigh Lloyd (100mH) Grace Morgan (100m, 200m) Ivy O’Guinn (1500m) Cody Parker (JT) Susan Tanui (1500m, 5K, steeple) Shaun Ward (400mH, 4x4) Hallidie Wilt (steeple)

UAA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009 David Regsite 2011 Ruth Keino

*Donates Co-Recipient

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD A Abbott, David......................................... ’06,’07 Allen, A.J................................... ’10, ’11, ’12 Allman, Jessica........................................ ’06,’07 Anthony, Dylan....................................... ’12 B Bailey, Mychaela.......................................... ’09 Baker, Davya........................................... ’05,’06 Bartleman, Michelle..................................... ’04 Bauer, Elliott........................................’12 Bell, Corena.................................................. ’07 Bethea, Jaymi.........................................’12 Bick, Susan.......................................’11, ’12 Blackburn, Nicholas...................................... ’12 Bode, Justin.................................................. ’05 Bohman, Emma.......................... ’08,’09,’10,’11 Boyle, Mick....................................... ’07,’08,’09 Brady, Kim.............................................. ’07,’08 C Caldwell, Suzanna......................................... ’08 Canfield, Nick................................................ ’09 Carr, Laura.................................. ’06,’07,’08,’10 Chepkoech, Mary......................................... ’11 Chepkosgei, Elizabeth....................... ’07,’08,’09 Chelimo, Micah....................... ’10, ’11, ’12 Cheseto, Marko...................................... ’09,’10 Chong, Dianne....................................... ’11, ’12 Cochran, Clifford.......................................... ’07 D DeWolf, Austen.....................................’10 Dickson, Aaron................................. ’05,’07,’08 Dickson, Drew.................................. ’05,’06,’07 Dixon, Renee.......................................... ’05,’06 Dommek, Timothy.................................’12 Doner, Peter................................................. ’08 Draper, Eric............................................. ’06,’07 E Echavarria, Nathalia......................... ’07,’08,’09 Edwards, Stacy....................................... ’04,’05 Ellis, Auston................................ ’06,’07,’08,’09 Evans, Josh................................................... ’04 Everett, Ardrienna..................... ’08,’09,’10, ’11 F Fagerquist, Casey................................... ’05,’06 Fay, RUSSELL................................................. ’11 Freed, Andrew................................’10, ’11 Flaharty, Davya....................................... ’07,’08 Friess, Meagan........................... ’06,’08,’09,’10 G Gaines, Ashleigh........................................... ’11 Gibson, Cody..........................................’12 Gordon, Diana.................................. ’04,’05,’06 Grant, Brandon........................... ’07,’08,’09,’10 H Haebe, Bryn............................................’12 Halfyard, Sasha.............................’11, ’12 Hansen, Sarah.............................................. ’06 Harper, Shanette.......................................... ’04 Harris, Elisha........................................... ’09,’10

Haydu, Amjuli......................................... ’05,’07 Hernandaz, David......................................... ’05 Hewitt, Ethan.......................... ’10, ’11, ’12 Hill, Thomas...............................’09,’10, ’11, ’12 Holland, Gabe............................................... ’11 Holmes, Nicolette......................................... ’04 Houston, Jessica......................... ’04,’05,’06,’08 Hufford, Chad............................................... ’05 L Johansen, Gaynor.........................’11, ’12 Johnson, Kelsea..................................... ’11, ’12 K Kaempf, Mandy............................................ ’06 Kangogo, Alfred.........................’09,’10, ’11, ’12 Karnikis, Taylor....................................... ’09,’10 Karnitz, Scott.......................................... ’07,’08 Keegan, Shoshana...........................’09, ’11, ’12 Keino, Ruth............................... ’10, ’11, ’12 Kiefer, Billy................................................... ’11 King, Kristen................................................. ’10 Kiplagat, David............................ ’06,’07,’08,’09 Kipng’eno, Miriam...........................’09, ’11, ’12 Knight, Brent.......................................... ’05,’06 Krehlik, Katie........................... ’10, ’11, ’12 Krous, Lindsay........................................ ’04,’05 Krusen, Mary.................................... ’05,’06,’07 L Laichak, Lauren....................................... ’09,’10 Lende, JJ....................................................... ’11 Lende, Stoli................................................... ’11 Leon, Rafael.................................................. ’06 Lloyd, Haleigh................................’11, ’12 Lindquist, Mindy........................................... ’05 List, Todd...................................................... ’04 M Madrid, Michael......................... ’05,’06,’07,’08 Massey, Kamie Jo......................................... ’04 Massie, Valerie......................................’12 McCartan, Rachel................................... ’06,’07 McGlasson, Amber....................................... ’07 McIntyre, Heather............................ ’05,’07,’08 McLaughlin, James..................... ’07,’08,’09,’10 McWilliams, Leah......................................... ’10 Mitchell, Jenny............................................. ’05 Mock, Lindsey............................................... ’08 Moreau, Arthur............................................ ’05 Morgan, Grace.....................................’12 Morgan, Wyatt............................................. ’11 Myers, Stephanie................................... ’04,’05 N Normandin, Nate.......................................... ’04 O O’Guinn, Ivy.....................................’11, ’12 Olson, Leif............................................... ’05,’06 P Pearce, Mary.......................................... ’06,’07 Parker, Amanda............................................ ’11 Parker, Cody..........................................’12

Pedro, Lucas........................................... ’07,’08 Pena, Cory.................................................... ’09 Pettigrew, James.......................................... ’09 Pfeifer, Natalie....................................... ’08,’10 Pratt, Danielle................................... ’04,’05,’06 Preston, Demietrius......................... ’08,’09,’10 R Registe, David............................ ’07,’08,’09, ’11 Rencehausen, Ryan.................... ’06,’07,’09,’10 Ritekwiang, William...................................... ’10 Robinson, Casey........................................... ’10 Roelle, Ariel............................................ ’09,’10 Rottich, Paul............................... ’07,’08,’09,’10 Rupert, Andy................................................ ’04 S Schmitz, Christi.....................................’12 Sigei, Cornelious......................... ’06,’07,’08,’09 Stein, Courtney....................................... ’05,’06 Strachan, Kaley....................................... ’06,’07 Streuli, Autumn............................................ ’07 Stum, Brandon....................................... ’04,’05 Sutton, Levi................................. ’08,’09,’10,’11 T Tanui, Susan..........................................’12 Tran, Genie................................................... ’06 Trenholm, Stephanie.................................... ’09 Truax, Brad...................................... ’10,’11, ’12 Tweto, Emily........................................... ’06,’07 V Violett, Zach................................................. ’05 W Walsh, Eric.................................. ’06,’07,’08,’09 Walsh, Ryan............................................ ’06,’07 Ward, Shaun.............................. ’08,’09,’11, ’12 West, Alex.................................. ’08,’09,’10,’11 Wilson, Travis................................’11, ’12 Wilt, Hallidie..............................’08,’09, ’10, ’12 Y Yilma, Yonatan..............................’11, ’12 Yngve, Stig.................................................... ’05 Young, Zee Zee................................. ’08,’09,’10

2013 ALASKA ANCHORAGE TRACK & FIELD Chancellor – University of Alaska Anchorage

om Case assumed the chancellorship of the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2011. A retired 3-star Air Force Lt. General, Case has spent more than 12 years in Alaska, including two Air Force tours of duty, five years as dean of UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), and three years as president and chief operating officer of a state-owned, independently operated Aerospace corporation. The 1969 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy began his 33-year military career flying in Vietnam. Later, he served at the Pentagon, was selected as the first Air Force Chief of Staff Chair on the faculty of the National War College, and eventually went on to command two fighter wings, a numbered air force and Alaskan Command. He also served as deputy commander and chief of staff for the nation’s two largest geographic joint combatant commands. After retiring from the Air Force, Case returned to higher education as dean of CBPP at UAA. During his tenure, CBPP added several new certificate and degree programs, including a graduate certificate in Global Logistics, and played an instrumental role in the formation of CBPP’s Experimental Economics Laboratory.

Dr. Steve Cobb

Director of Athletics – Univ. of Alaska Anchorage

n 12 seasons at the helm of the University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department, Dr. Steve Cobb has helped take Seawolf Athletics to unprecedented heights. Not only have the Seawolves excelled in the field of competition, but the foundation for future success has been set in several ways. Starting with the 2007-08 campaign, UAA has enjoyed five of the most memorable athletic seasons in school history, highlighted by four Elite Eight appearances for Seawolf basketball teams and NCAA top-15 finishes for men’s and women’s cross country (six times), skiing (five times), and men’s & women’s track & field (four times). In fact, with UAA’s concurrent NCAA basketball runs in 2008, UAA became just the second school in Division II history to qualify both its men’s and women’s squads for the national semifinals. In the 2011-12 athletic campaign, the Seawolves placed a program-record 16th in NCAA Div. II standings in the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which measures nearly 300 D-II programs nationwide on overall athletic success. Under Dr. Cobb’s leadership, construction has also begun on UAA’s planned $109 million Seawolf and Community Arena on campus. He has also overseen major upgrades to UAA’s current facilities, including the installation of a new gym floor and bleachers at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in 2010. In 2005, Dr. Cobb helped establish the Seawolf Legacy Fund to provide a permanent endowment fund that will ensure full funding for future athletic scholarships at UAA. Seawolf Legacy surpassed the $1 million mark in donations in early 2008. Early in his tenure, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Seawolf Hall of Fame and was instrumental in negotiating naming-rights agreements for the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Kendall Hockey Classic and SpringHill Suites Invitational volleyball tournaments. The Alabama native has also overseen the creation of the Hockey Classic Wall of Champions above the Seawolves’ practice rink, as well as men’s and women’s Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout champions displays in the gymnasium. A former football coach, Dr. Cobb served as the athletic director at Georgia Southwestern State University before coming to UAA. In five years at Georgia Southwestern, Dr. Cobb raised the Hurricanes’ overall program to become one of the most successful in the nation, making the NAIA national playoffs in six of its seven sports and winning multiple conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball, softball and volleyball. From 1992-95, Dr. Cobb was an assistant athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College, where he served as the football team’s defensive coordinator and special teams coach. He also had stints as an assistant football coach at East Texas State University (1990-92) and Sul Ross State University (1988-90). A 1981 graduate of the University of Montevallo, Dr. Cobb also holds a Doctorate of Education degree from East Texas State as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Ambrose University and a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State. Dr. Cobb and his wife Sandra reside in East Anchorage.

UAA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF COaches

Basketball (Men) . Head Coach: Rusty Osborne . Assistant: Cameron Turner . Graduate Assistant: Tim Mollerstrom Basketball (Women) . Head Coach: Ryan McCarthy . Assistant: RyAnne Ridge . Graduate Assistant: Shaina Afoa Cross Country (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams . Grad. Assistant: Anthony Tomsich Gymnastics . Head Coach: Paul Stoklos . Assistant: Tami Monette Hockey . Head Coach: Dave Shyiak . Associate Head Coach: Campbell Blair . Assistant: T.J. Jindra Skiing . Head Coach: Sparky Anderson . Assistants: Andrew Kastning, Julie-Pierre Leclerc . Graduate Assistant: Tor Christopherson . TRACK & FIELD (Men & Women) . Head Coach: Michael Friess . Assistants: T.J. Garlatz, Ryan McWilliams . Grad. Assistant: Anthony Tomsich VOLLEYBALL . Head Coach: Chris Green . Assistant: Nicky Rose

UAA ADMINISTRATION - STAFF

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ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Steve Cobb . . . . . . . Director of Athletics Dede Allen. . . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Compliance Tim McDiffett. . . . . . . . Associate A.D./External Jane Pallister. . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./Internal Tlisa Northcutt . . . . . . . Development Director SPORTS INFORMATION Nate Sagan . . . . . . . . . . Director Dallas Baldwin. . . . . . . . Assistant Director MARKETING Margot Ferguson . . . . . Director SPORTS MEDICINE Chris Volk. . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Lechtenberg . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer Rachel Butler. . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Trainer BUSINESS OFFICE Diana Campbell. . . . . . . Fiscal Technician Tonya Carney . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Shawna Palmer. . . . . . . Admin. Asst. – Tickets Linda Stimaker . . . . . . . Travel Coordinator Roxanne Swallows . . . . Fiscal Manager Mary Beth Wooden . . . Ticket Manager REC SPORTS Levi Althens. . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Ed Barker. . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Maintenance Clifford Dunlap. . . . . . . Program Supervisor Tony Houston. . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Operations Robin Inman. . . . . . . . . Program Supervisor Bryan Leiser. . . . . . . . . . Special Events Manager Alan Piccard. . . . . . . . . . Assist. Director/Programs Kevin Silver. . . . . . . . . . Associate A.D./WFSC Kristin Warren. . . . . . . . Office Manager Julie Weber. . . . . . . . . . Intramurals Director

This is UAA!

uaa.alaska.edu

ACADEMICS The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university, serving nearly 20,000 students through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in Southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. Situated in the heart of Alaska’s biggest city, UAA is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by ponds, lakes and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail and transportation system. UAA is comprised of six teaching units at the Anchorage campus — the colleges of Education, Health & Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences, Business & Public Policy; the Community & Technical College; and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA complement the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a minimum of 120 credits are required to complete a bachelor’s degree.

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SEAWOLF ATHLETICS

Nicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as

members of NCAA Division I in men’s ice hockey and women’s gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s skiing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, and men’s and women’s cross country. UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament — recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation — as well as the Kendall Hockey Classic. Since joining the NCAA ranks in 1977, UAA has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 181 Seawolves have earned All-America honors, and UAA has produced 16 individual national champions since 1991. In its 35th year of NCAA competition, UAA Athletics posted its most impressive performance yet in 2011-12. The Seawolves qualified teams or individuals from 10 of 11 sports for NCAA competition, including top-10 national team finishes by women’s basketball, both men’s and women’s cross country, skiing and men’s track & field. Seawolves student-athletes have enjoyed unprecedented success in the classroom, compiling a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 15 of the last 18 years.