2010 LMU Cross Country Guide

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

Sofia Lopez Mimendi 2008 All-SAC Freshman Team 2009 All-SAC First Team

Fiona Reinecke 2009 All-SAC Second Team

Derrick Lindsay 2008 All-SAC Freshman Team 2008 All-SAC Second Team

Ashley Robbins 2009 All-SAC Freshman Team

2010 CROSS COUNTRY

REID AILEY

JOHN BOLTON

SHANE CURTSINGER

WINSTON KELLY

DERRICK LINDSAY

DAVID MALDONADO

Sophomore Jefferson City, Tennessee Jefferson County H.S.

Sophomore Wilmington, Ohio Clinton-Massie H.S.

Sophomore Talbott, Tennessee Jefferson County H.S.

Sophomore LaFollette, Tennessee Campbell County H.S.

Freshman Ewing, Virginia J. Frank White Academy

Freshman Spring Hill, Tennessee Spring Hill H.S.

2008 SAC All-Freshman Team All-SAC Second Team

AARON MORRIS

Sophomore Newport, Tennessee Cocke County H.S.

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JUSTIN PATEL

Graduate Harrogate, Tennessee Cumberland Gap H.S.

QUICK FACTS GENERAL School ................................... Lincoln Memorial University Founded ........................................................................ 1897 Enrollment .......................................... 3,948 (2009-10 total) Nickname ................................ Railsplitters / Lady Railsplitters School Colors .................................................. Blue & Gray Affiliation ............................................... NCAA Division II Conference .................................................... South Atlantic President ......................................... Dr. B. James Dawson Alma Mater, Year ..................................... Evansville, 1967 Athletic Director ........................................... Roger Vannoy Alma Mater, Year .............................. Lincoln Memorial, 1975 Athletic Dept. Phone ................................... (423) 869-6285

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................................................... Jeremy Donahue Alma Mater, Year .............................................. LMU, 2007 O ff i c e p h o n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 4 2 3 ) 8 6 9 - 7 1 6 6 Best time of day to reach coach ............................... Morning Athletic Trainer .................................................... Josh Holt Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................ Melissa Hayes TEAM INFORMATION SAC finish ..................................................... Men 8th / Women 4th Men’s letterwinners returning/lost ............................................ 5 / 1 Women’s letterwinners returning/lost ...................................... 7 / 1

SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director .................................... Rusty Peace SID office phone ......................................... (423) 869-6236 Home phone ................................................ (423) 869-5120 Assistant Sports Information Director ........... Bill Porter Office phone ................................................ (423) 869-6376 Home phone ................................................ (423) 869-9032 SID Fax ....................................................... (423) 869-6382 Mailing address .......................................... LMU Box 2028 Tex Turner Arena 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway Harrogate, TN 37752

JEREMY DONAHUE --

Head Coach (3rd Season)

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

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

A 2000 graduate of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School and member of a state championship qualifying team in 1999, Donahue’s knowledge of the sport of cross country and of Lincoln Memorial University made him the logical choice as the successor to former Railsplitter Head Coach Brandon Gibbs.

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

2010 MEN’S SEASON PREVIEW Looking toward the 2010 season our men feel confident they can make a jump back towards the top half of the Conference.

We return five out of the six runners we had last year, losing only Andras Pauko, and have added three new runners to help our depth (Winston Kelly, David Maldonado and Justin Patel).

We need a big step forward this year from redshirt sophomore Reid Ailey and sophomore Shane Curtsinger to close down the gap on returning junior Derrick Lindsay. Those three will be crucial to set the tone for the rest of the team as we look for more consistent performances.

A strong spring season by the top three leaves me confident they will improve upon what they accomplished in 2009, both individually and as a team.

2010 WOMEN’S SEASON PREVIEW The 2010 season promises to present new challenges to the Lady Railsplitter squad as they no longer are a team of unknowns.

Returning juniors Sofia Lopez-Mimendi and Fiona Reinecke will attempt to duplicate their allconference performances from last season and lead the Lady Railsplitter squad to another high finish within the conference. They will not, however, be able to do it alone, and big performances will be needed in the 4-7 spots this season to see an improvement.

Following a strong spring season, Amber Stoerp is expected to be one of our top runners and could earn an all-conference spot.

A spring knee injury and a subsequent knee surgery to SAC All-Freshman performer Ashley Robbins will put some pressure on Ashley Thomas, Kelsey Clasby, Casey Poore and newcomer Caroline Chadwell to fill her role.

With the addition of Anderson University to our conference, trying to duplicate and surpass the success of 2009 will be not be an easy task.

2009 MEN’S SEASON REVIEW

Last season was a rocky one for the men. We had good individual performances throughout the year but seemed to struggle putting them together all in the same race.

The highlights from last season were a Top 10 performance by Derrick Lindsay at the Berea Invitational, accompanied by a 3rd place showing at the Trailblazer Invitational. Also in the Trailblazer Invitational, Reid Ailey finished in the Top 10 and Andras Pauko in the 15th spot.

The conference race was a disappointment for the men as a top four or five finish was expected, but a poor day on the course saw the team end up in 8th place.

2009 Men’s Results Sewanee Invitational Sewanee, Tenn.

Fleet Feet / Earl Jacoby Invitational Huntsville, Ala.

Berea Invitational Berea Ky.

Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky.

Trailblazer Invitational Gray, Tenn.

SAC Championship Newton, N.C.

NCAA Southeast Regional Wingate, N.C.

8K

8K

8K

8K

8K

8K

10K

NTR 123

NTR 59

NTR 66

NTR 334

NTR 28

8th 68

20th 159

30:36.07 / 86th / 3rd

30:03 / 37th / 2nd

31:14.40 / 34th / 4th

29:24.40 / 197th / 2nd

29:14.14 / 6th / 2nd

29:56.04 / 36th / 2nd

37:10 / 94th / 2nd

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38:23.00 / 331st / 4th

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38:07.95 / 64th / 6th

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Shane Curtsinger

30:14.55 / 78th / 2nd

32:30 / 51st / 4th

30:04.53 / 21st / 2nd

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31:14.24 / 45th / 4th

38:34 117th / 3rd

Derrick Lindsay

28:55.85 / 48th / 1st

29:07 / 27th / 1st

28:43.95 / 10th / 1st

27:36.30 / 86th / 1st

27:55.10 / 3rd / 1st

27:50.21 / 15th / 1st

35:46 / 60th / 1st

Meet Distance Team Finish # of Runners Reid Ailey John Bolton

Aaron Morris

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34:57.37 / 59th / 5th

42:45 / 150th / 5th

Andras Pauko

30:48.62 / 90th / 4th

31:09 / 44th / 3rd

30:23.28 / 24th / 3rd

30:53.40 / 258th / 3rd

30:34.23 / 15th / 3rd

30:29.13 / 40th / 3rd

38:51 123rd / 4th

Key= time/overall finish/team finish

NTR=No team result

2009 WOMEN’S SEASON REVIEW

The 2009 season was an exciting and successful season for a team that consisted of only three sophomores and 5 freshmen.

Led by 2008 SAC All-Freshmen Team runner Sofia Lopez-Mimendi, the 2009 Lady Railsplitters were destined for an improvement from the previous year that only saw two runners compete.

Throughout the 2009 season, the Lady Railsplitter squad showed steady improvement as many of them adjusted to their first collegiate season.

The first highlights of the season came at the Berea Invitational were sophomore’s Sofia Lopez-Mimendi and Fiona Reinecke placed in the Top 10.

At the Trailblazer Invitational, the Lady Railsplitter squad received a boost going into conference meet with a dominating performance as they captured the overall team title. Sofia captured her first collegiate victory while fellow runners Fiona (3rd), Ashley Robbins (7) and Ashley Thomas (9) all placed in the Top 10.

At the conference meet the Lady Railsplitter team exceeded expectations as they placed 4th, just nine points out of a top three finish. Again the women were led by Sofia and Fiona who both turned in all-conference Performances. Ashley Robbins ran her way onto the SAC All-Freshmen Team.

2009 Women’s Results Sewanee Invitational Sewanee, Tenn.

Fleet Feet / Earl Jacoby Invitational Huntsville, Ala.

Berea Invitational Berea Ky.

Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky.

Trailblazer Invitational Gray, Tenn.

SAC Championship Newton, N.C.

NCAA Southeast Regional Wingate, N.C.

5K

5K

5K

5K

5K

5K

6K

Team Finish # of Runners

NTR 110

10th 88

4th N/A

27th 298

1st 28

4th 65

18th 162

Kelsey Clasby

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25:11.83 / 265th / 7th

25:31.44 / 17th / 8th

24:24.08 / 41st / 8th

31:30 / 146th / 7th

21:50.05 / 54th / 1st

21:51 / 40th / 1st

21:12.08 / 3rd / 1st

20:17.30 / 45th / 1st

20:51.61 / 1st / 1st

20:15.37 / 2nd / 1st

24:54 / 19th / 1st

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23:59 / 64th / 5th

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24:33.82 / 14th / 7th

23:57.72 / 38th / 7th

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Meet Distance

Sofia Lopez Mimendi Alyssa Maloney Casey Poore

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23:25 / 58th / 3rd

23:38.80 / 28th / 5th

23:02.58 / 213th / 6th

23:28.97 / 12th / 6th

23:17.63 / 31st / 4th

28:39 / 120th / 6th

Fiona Reinecke

22:22.49 / 64th / 2nd

22:31 / 50th / 2nd

22:06.06 / 9th / 2nd

22:12.69 / 163rd / 2nd

22:03.49 / 3rd / 2nd

21:34.42 / 13th / 2nd

27:32 / 95th / 3rd

Ashley Robbins

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23:32 / 61st / 4th

23:05.63 / 24th / 3rd

22:46.31 / 201st / 4th

22:49.58 / 7th / 3rd

22:06.58 / 18th / 3rd

27:06 / 84th / 2nd

Amber Stoerp

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23:45.17 / NA / 6th

22:49.17 / 203rd / 5th

23:13.91 / 11th / 5th

23:54.96 / 37th / 6th

28:32 / 117th / 5th

Ashey Thomas

23:32.92 / 82nd / 3rd

24:27 / 69th / 6th

23:10.59 / 25th / 4th

22:42.32 / 196th / 3rd

23:07.41 / 9th / 4th

23:17.88 / 19th / 5th

28:10 / 111th / 4th

Key= time/overall finish/team finish

NTR=No team result

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

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TOP TEN RUNNERS Ronnie Gross Chris Morrell James Rock Mark Paulson Jake O’Dell Ted Johnson Jeremy Donahue Chad Barrett Steve Kyle Court Lilly

WOMEN 1.

Cybil O’Nan 2.

Fonda Arrington 3.

Elissa Cooper 4.

Cherie Kern 5.

Jody Lowe 6.

Jennifer Galati 7.

Kyle Ford 8.

Holly Sacksteder 9.

Sofia Lopez Mimendi 10.

Emily Burke

25:17 25:24 25:34 26:10 26:11 26:20.08 26:20.82 26:24 26:29 26:31

18:34 19:10 19:12 19:18 19:32 19:42 19:58 19:59 20:15 20:28

HONOR ROLL MEN ALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Chad Barrett Court Lilly Jake O’Dell Jeremy Smith Brandon Gibbs Jeremy Donahue

1993 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998 First Team 1996, 1998 First Team 1997 & 1998 First Team 1999 & 2000 Second Team 2005 Second Team

ALL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE Ted Johnson Jeremy Donahue Mark Paulson Derrick Lindsey

2006 & 2007 First Team 2006 & 2007 Second Team 2006 & 2007 Second Team 2008 Second Team 2008 All-Freshman Team

WOMEN ALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Cybil O’Nan Jennifer Galati Lisa Browning Elissa Cooper Cherie Kern

1993 1994 1998 Second Team 2002 Second Team 2005 Second Team

ALL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE Cherie Kern Helena Sokolova Jennifer Ely Sofia Lopez Mimendi

Fiona Reinecke Ashley Robbins

2006 First Team 2006 Second Team 2006 All-Freshman Team 2008 All-Freshman 2009 First Team 2009 Second Team 2009 All-Freshman Team

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS / NCAA TOURNAMENT MEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Individual

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

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Individual

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Team Individual

Jake O’Dell

Jake O’Dell

1996

1996

ALL-TIME COACHES MEN Rick Million John Angel Ronnie Gross Phil Blevins Chris Calfee Bob Lockhart Brandon Gibbs Jeremy Donahue

1981-1982 1983-1984 1985-1988 1989-1991, 1993-1997 1992 1998-2002 2003-2007 2008-present

2006 (24th)

Cybil O’Nan

1992, 1993

ALL-TIME COACHES WOMEN Ronnie Gross Phil Blevins* Bob Lockhart Brandon Gibbs Jeremy Donahue

1987-1988 1989-1997 1998-2002 2003-2007 2008-present

*1992 GSC Coach of the Year

CAROLINE CHADWELL

KELSEY CLASBY

SOFIA LOPEZ MIMENDI

CASEY POORE

Junior Harrogate, Tennessee Middlesboro H.S.

Junior Mexico City, Mexico Tec de Monterrey

Sophomore Big Stone Gap, Virginia Powell Valley H.S.

Sophomore Jonesborough, Tennessee David Crockett H.S.

2008 SAC All-Freshman Team 2009 All-SAC First Team

FIONA REINECKE

ASHLEY ROBBINS

2009 All-SAC Second Team

2009 SAC All-Freshman Team

AMBER STOERP

ASHLEY THOMAS

Junior Knoxville, Tennessee Lighthouse Christian

Junior Murfreesboro, Tennessee Riverdale H.S.

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Sophomore Middlesboro, Kentucky Bell County H.S.

Sophomore Speedwell, Tennessee Cumberland Gap H.S.

2010 LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE DATE Sept. 4 Sept. 18 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20

MEET Eye Opener Invitational Carson-Newman XC Challenge Greater Louisville Classic Trailblazer Invitational LMU Railsplitter Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional

LOCATION Spartanburg, SC Morristown, TN Louisville, KY Gray, TN Ewing, VA Wingate, NC Charlotte, NC