2011 Lincoln Memorial University Cross Country Guide

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

2011 CROSS COUNTRY

ISAAC CUMMINS

SHANE CURTSINGER

CHRISTIAN ENSLEY

DERRICK LINDSAY

Freshman Knoxville, Tennessee South-Doyle H.S.

Freshman Maynardville, Tennessee Union County H.S.

Junior Wilmington, Ohio Clinton-Massie H.S.

Senior Talbott, Tennessee Jefferson County H.S.

2008 SAC All-Freshman Team All-SAC Second Team 2008 All-SAC Second Team

BRADLEY MALDONADO Sophomore Spring Hill, Tennessee Spring Hill H.S.

BRANDON WARD

Freshman Kingsport, Tennessee Dobyns-Bennett H.S.

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AARON MORRIS

Junior Newport, Tennessee Cocke County H.S.

QUICK FACTS GENERAL School.................................................. Lincoln Memorial University Founded................................................................................... 1897 Enrollment....................................................... 4,445 (2010-11 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.........................................Lincoln Memorial, 2007 Office phone............................................................... 423.869.7166 Best time of day to reach coach.......................................... Morning Athletic Trainer........................................................ Donnie Grigsby Assistant Athletic Trainer...........................................Melissa Hayes TEAM INFORMATION SAC finish.......................................................Men 6th / Women 7th Men’s letterwinners returning/lost.............................................. 4 / 4 Women’s letterwinners returning/lost........................................ 5 / 3

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 (4th 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 fourth 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 received All-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 when the position opened up in 2008.

As Donahue begins his fourth 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.

2011 MEN’S SEASON PREVIEW In the 2011 season the LMU men look to continue a steady climb up in the conference standings.

Returning runners Derrick Lindsay and Shane Curtsinger will be the two runners LMU will count on to lead the Railsplitter team in races. Derrick Lindsay will look to make his 3rd All SAC team while Shane Curtsinger, coming off a strong summer of training, is looking to make his first All-Conference Team.

Bradley Maldonado, who was a great surprise in the 2010 season, will look for continued improvement in the 2011 season as he and newcomer Brandon Ward will work together to close the gap down on the Railsplitter front two.

Junior Aaron Morris and Freshman Isaac Cummins will play key roles as they will round out the scoring for the Railplitter cross country team.

2011 WOMEN’S SEASON PREVIEW After an injury ridden 2010 season, the Lady Railsplitter cross country team strives to stay healthy and subsequently finish stronger at the 2011 SAC meet.

Coming off a medical redshirt, junior Sofia Lopez Mimendi looks to lead the Lady Railsplitters as she attempts to reestablish herself near the front of the SAC conference pack.

Senior Fiona Reinecke will run for her 3rd straight All Conference performance and be another leader on the 2011 Railsplitter team.

Coming off a great 2011 spring season, senior Amber Stoerp is expected to run with Mimendi and Reinecke as she will be racing for her first All SAC honor.

Senior Caroline Chadwell, along with newcomers Jamie Collins, Aura Penalosa and Kristi Blaisdell, will fill out the roster for the Lady Railsplitters.

How this group of ladies performs as they look to keep the 1-5 spread down will largely dictate the ceiling for the 2011 women’s cross country team.

2010 MEN’S SEASON REVIEW The 2010 season was a small step in the right direction for the men who finished 6th in the SAC Championship, up two spots from a disappointing 2009 campaign that saw them finish eighth. Many of the returning runners ran personal best times, and the newcomers ran their best when it counted at the end of the season.

The Railsplitter Invitational, LMU’s home meet, proved to be the highlight race of the 2010 season for the men as they captured the overall team title. LMU placed four in the top ten and won the meet over rival Carson Newman 28-41. Derrick Lindsay led the way with a commanding 53 second victory, followed by teammates Reid Ailey (5th), Shane Curtsinger (6th), and Bradley Maldonado (10th).

In addition to his overall victory at the Railsplitter Invitational, Derrick Lindsay placed in the top 10 at the Carson Newman XC Challenge and added another Second Team All-SAC performance to his career stats at the 2010 Championship.

2010 Men’s Results Eye-Opener Invitational Spartanburg, S.C.

Carson-Newman XC Challenge Jefferson City, Tenn.

Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky.

Wilmington Classic Wilmongton, Ohio

Railsplitter Invitational Ewing, Va.

SAC Championship Newton, N.C.

NCAA Southeast Regional Wingate, N.C.

Distance

8K

8K

8K

8K

6K

8K

10K

Team Finish # of Runners

19th 188

5th (Tie) 51

25th 260

22nd 329

1st 27

6th 84

19th 164

30:18 / 129th / 3rd

30:28.86 / 17th / 2nd

29:56.20 / 149th / 3rd

28:47.16 / 162 / 2nd

21:42.66 / 5th / 2nd

27:48 / 32nd / 2nd

36:22.8 / 109th / 2nd

29:05 / 9th / 2nd

30:57.46 / 20th / 3rd

29:16.60 / 124th / 2nd

29:27.17 / 198 / 3rd

21:45.95 / 6th / 3rd

28:54 / 52nd / 3rd

36:30.6 / 114th / 3rd

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36:36.69 / 45th / 4th

33:06.20 / 218th / 4th

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23:32.69 / 14th / 5th

31:51 / 74th / 6th

41:26.5 / 154th / 5th

28:11 / 73rd / 1st

28:45.95 / 6th / 1st

27:04.80 / 24th / 1st

26:32.02 / 37th / 1st

19:48.33 / 1st / 1st

26:23 / 11th / 1st

33:28.4 / 36th / 1st

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31:22.48 / 267th / 4th

22:40.10 / 14th / 4th

29:37 / 59th / 4th

37:49.6 / 130th / 4th

Aaron Morris

38:05 / 184th / 4th

37:52.65 / 46th / 5th

37:18.40 / 248th / 5th

33:47.80 / 301st / 5th

25:37.97 20th / 7th

34:03 / 78th / 7th

44:44.7 / 162nd / 6th

Justin Patel

43:43 / 188th / 5th

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43:50.20 / 258th / 6th

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29:30.90 26th / 8th

38:48 / 84th / 8th

50:48.4 / 164th / 7th

Jemal Talore

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24:42.66 / 18th / 6th

31:20 / 70th / 5th

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Meet

Reid Ailey Shane Curtsinger Winston Kelly Derrick Lindsay Bradley Maldonado

Key= time/overall finish/team finish

NTR=No team result

2010 WOMEN’S SEASON REVIEW After a strong 2009 performance at the conference meet by a Lady Railsplitter team made up of only freshmen and sophomores, the 2010 season seemed destined to be an even stronger one. Injuries and illness proved to be the unfortunate theme for the 2010 Lady Railsplitters, and the team went from fourth in 2009 to seventh in 2010 at the SAC Championship.

Key losses for the 2010 conference meet included three of the top five 2009 performers, Sofia Lopez Mimendi (’09 First Team All-SAC), Ashley Robbins (’09 SAC All-Freshman ) and Ashley Thomas. With the lack of firepower up front the Lady Railsplitters were not able to place as high as they would have liked but competing runners were able to run one of their best races of the season. One such runner was Fiona Reinecke who repeated her ’09 Second Team All-SAC performance with another 12th place finish.

Earlier in the season, Fiona was able to win her first collegiate meet at the Railsplitter Invitational, with teammates Amber Stoerp (6th) and Ashley Thomas (8th) following Fiona across the line to finish inside the top ten. The Lady Railsplitters finished second at their home invitational making it their best team performance of the season.

2010 Women’s Results Eye-Opener Invitational Spartanburg, S.C.

Carson-Newman XC Challenge Jefferson City, Tenn.

Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky.

Wilmington Classic Wilmongton, Ohio

Lady Railsplitter Invitational Ewing, Va.

SAC Championship Newton, N.C.

NCAA Southeast Regional Wingate, N.C.

Distance

5K

5K

5K

5K

4K

5K

6K

Team Finish # of Runners

14th 185

5th 51

16th 235

24th 319

2nd 25

7th 77

23rd 188

25:52 / 164th / 6th

26:40.69 / 38th / 5th

24:23.11 / 178th / 6th

23:32.91 / 230th / 5th

19:18.62 / 14th / 5th

24:02 / 60th / 4th

18:34.8 / 164th / 4th

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26:28.59 / 37th / 4th

24:06.80 / 166th / 5th

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20:33.10 / 16th / 6th

25:26 / 63rd / 5th

19:02.4 / 173rd / 5th

Meet

Caroline Chadwell Kelsey Clasby Sofia Lopez Mimendi

21:13 / 80th / 1st

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Casey Poore

23:37 / 137th / 5th

23:40.10 / 17th / 3rd

23:37.30 / 115th / 4th

23:16.43 / 221st / 4th

18:08.17 / 11th / 4th

22:27 / 40th / 3rd

17:39.0 / 132nd / 3rd

Fiona Reinecke

21:30 / 85th / 2nd

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21:06.75 / 46th / 1st

20:53.77 / 89th / 1st

16:28.07 / 1st / 1st

20:36 / 12th / 1st

16:15.0 / 87th / 2nd

Amber Stoerp

21:45 / 92nd / 3rd

23:25.95 / 15th / 1st

21:26.98 / 62nd / 2nd

21:11.25 / 111th / 2nd

17:20.77 / 6th / 2nd

21:01 / 19th / 2nd

16:15.0 / 72nd / 1st

Ashey Thomas

23:29 / 130th / 4th

23:36.00 / 16th / 2nd

22:01.85 / 88th / 3rd

21:52.89 / 140th / 3rd

17:47.35 / 8th / 3rd

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Key= time/overall finish/team finish

NTR=No team result

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

MEN 1.

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

WOMEN 1.

Cybil O’Nan 2.

Fonda Arrington 3.

Elissa Cooper 4.

Cherie Kern 5.

Jody Lowe 6.

Jennifer Galati 7.

Fonda Arrington 8.

Kyle Ford 9.

Holly Sacksteder 10.

Sofia Lopez Mimendi

25:17 25:24 25:34 26:10 26:11 26:20.08 26:20.82 26:23 26:24 26:29

18:34 19:10 19:12 19:18 19:32 19:42 19:45 19:58 19:59 20:15

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 Lindsay

2006 & 2007 First Team 2006 & 2007 Second Team 2006 & 2007 Second Team 2008, 2010 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, 2010 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

KRISTI BLAISDELL

CAROLINE CHADWELL

JAMIE COLLINS

SOFIA LOPEZ MIMENDI

Sophomore Barrington, Ilinois Barrington H.S.

Freshman Pineville, Kentucky Bell County H.S.

Senior Harrogate, Tennessee Middlesboro H.S.

Redshirt Junior Mexico City, Mexico Tec de Monterrey

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

AURA PENALOSA Sophomore Bogota, Colombia

FIONA REINECKE

Senior Knoxville, Tennessee Lighthouse Christian 2009, 2010 All-SAC Second Team

ASHLEY ROBBINS

Junior Middlesboro, Kentucky Bell County H.S. 2009 SAC All-Freshman Team

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AMBER STOERP

Junior Murfreesboro, Tennessee Riverdale H.S.

2011 LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE DATE Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Nov. 5 Nov. 19

MEET Asbury-Jessamine Invitational Centre Invitational Carson-Newman XC Challenge Greater Louisville Classic Furman Invitational South Atlantic Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional NCAA Championships

LOCATION Wilmore, KY Danville, KY Jefferson City, TN Louisville, KY Greenville, SC Jefferson City, TN Charlotte, NC Spokane, WA