TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/TOC................................................................................................................................. 1 Head Coach James Robinson....................................................................................................... 2 Assistant Coaches.............................................................................................................................. 3 Support Staff......................................................................................................................................... 3 2011-12 Roster.................................................................................................................................. 4 2011-12 Scarlet Knights............................................................................................................ 5-9 All-Time Records............................................................................................................................... 10 Metropolitan Championships...................................................................................................... 11 NCAA/AIAW Performers............................................................................................................ 12 Standout Performers..................................................................................................................... 12 All-Time Top Performers........................................................................................................13-14 President. Richard L. McCormick............................................................................................. 16 Athletic Director Tim Pernetti.................................................................................................... 17 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey..............................................................18-19 Athletic Department Staff............................................................................................................ 20 The 2011-12 Rutgers women’s track and field media guide is published by the Rutgers Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Editor: Layout and Design: Photography:
Hasim Phillips Kevin Revoir/Hasim Phillips Tom Cizek, Jim O’Connor, Larry Levanti, Patti Banks,
This guide has been compiled to assist the media with its coverage of the team. Updated results may be obtained throughout the season from the Athletic Communications Office at (732) 445-4200 or by accessing the women’s track and field website at www.scarletknights.com. Office of Athletic Communications Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Senior Athletic Director/Athletic Communications:................................... Jason Baum Director:........................................................................................................................... Kevin Lorincz Associate Director:....................................................................................................Hasim Phillips Assistant Director:............................................................................................................... Alli Miller Assistant Director:.............................................................................................. Patrick Crawford Assistant:................................................................................................................................Jimmy Gill Assistant:...................................................................................................................Paige Schneider Media, Editorial & Publication Specialist:.................................................................................................. Kevin Revoir Web Developer:...........................................................................................................Colin Osborne Production Assistant, RVision:........................................................................... Kasey Truman
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Founded..............................................................................................................1766 Location...............................................................................New Brunswick, N.J. President................................................................. Dr. Richard L. McCormick Director of Athletics........................................................................Tim Pernetti Enrollment..................................................................................................... 52,471 Nickname.......................................................................................Scarlet Knights Affiliation........................................................................ NCAA, ECAC, BIG EAST Home Facility.............................................. Bauer Track and Field Complex
TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach................................................................................James Robinson Alma Mater................................................................................... Rutgers, 1995 Assistant Coach:.................................................................... Jan Merrill-Morin Assistant Coach........................................................................... Lou Tomlinson Track and Field Phone......................................................... (732) 445-4324 2011 BE Indoor Finish................................................................................ Eighth 2011 BE Outdoor Finish................................................................................ Fifth 2011 ECACIndoor Finish........................................................................ Second 2011 ECAC Outdoor Finish........................................................................ 15th
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Track and Field Contact.............................................................Hasim Phillips Phone.......................................................................................... (732) 445-7882 Cell Phone................................................................................. (732) 470-9457 Fax................................................................................................ (732) 445-3063 Email.....................................................................hphillips@scarletknights.com Website........................................................................www.scarletknights.com Mailing Address................................. Louis Brown Athletic Center (RAC) .................................................................................................83 Rockafeller Road ...........................................................................................Piscataway, NJ 08854
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HEAD COACH JAMES ROBINSON James Robinson enters his sixth season as head coach of the Rutgers women’s track and field team. Robinson previously spent an 11-year stint as an assistant at Rutgers. With more than a decade of experience, Robinson brings enthusiasm and technical understanding to the sprints, hurdles, jumping events and multiple events. He has been an invaluable asset to an already successful program and looks to continue the strong tradition of Rutgers track and field. THE ROBINSON FILE
COACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Coach, Women’s Track and Field • 2005 NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year for Sprints and Hurdles • Coached 2005 Mondo Mid-Atlantic Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year • Two NCAA All-America and five NCAA All-East performances • 11 NCAA qualifiers, including 2005 NCAA East Regional Long Jump Champion • Coached 2002 USATF Junior National All-American and 2004 US Olympic Trials participant
Head Coach, Women’s Track and Field • 46 Metropolitan Individual Event Champions • 15 NCAA Regional Participants • 16 All-BIG EAST performers • Two BIG EAST Individual Champions • 46 All-ECAC Performers • 13 School Records • Two USATF Junior National All-Americans (2007, 09) • Three NCAA Mid-Atlantic – District II Cross Country All-Region Runners • Two-time NCAA Division I All-Academic Track and Field • Three-time NCAA Division I All-Academic Cross Country • NCAA Division I All-Academic Performer • BIG EAST, American Eagle Outfitters Institutional ScholarAthlete of the Year
Robinson began his coaching career in 1995 as a volunteer assistant coach with the Rutgers men’s track and field team. During that time, the staff received recognition as the Co-BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year for the 1996 outdoor season.
The following season, Robinson joined the women’s coaching staff as a full-time assistant coach under long-time Scarlet Knight mentor Roberta Anthes. His responsibilities included coaching the sprints, hurdles, multis and jumping events. As an assistant coach, Robinson helped guide several consistent scorers in the sprint, hurdle and jump groups. His tutelage yielded a pair of NCAA All-America certificates, 11 NCAA qualifiers and five NCAA All-East Regional Performances, including a championship title in the long jump at the 2005 regionals. In addition, Robinson coached 11 BIG EAST Champions, seven ECAC Champions, 30 All-BIG EAST and 52 All-East (ECAC) selections. He also guided two Most Outstanding Performer award recipients at the ECAC Championships and has had 53 Metropolitan Conference Champions pass through the program. Among the most notable of the numerous standouts Robinson has coached during his career was two-time All-American Shameka Marshall. One of the most decorated and accomplished athletes in Rutgers women’s track and field history, Marshall graduated in 2006 with nine school records. She also made five trips to the NCAA Championships and competed at the Olympic Trials in 2004. In 2005, she was named the Mondo Mid-Atlantic District Athlete of the Year and ranked ninth in the nation in the long jump. Most recently, Marshall competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil, earning a
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seventh-place finish in the long jump. In 2005, Robinson was recognized for his outstanding track record as a coach. He was named the NCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year for Sprints/Hurdles by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The award was presented to only four coaches in the nation in that event area. Robinson took over the reins of the women’s program in June of 2006 following Anthes’ retirement after a 23-year tenure as head coach. Upon his hire, Robinson continued to build on the excellence that came to define Rutgers women’s track and field. In his first season as head coach, Robinson captured the 2007 Indoor and Outdoor Metropolitan Championship, produced two BIG EAST Conference champions, four NCAA Regional participants and a USATF Junior National All-American. His team also set three school records in his first year and since joining the Rutgers staff, Robinson’s athletes have established a total of 20 school records. His athletes have secured 20 individual medals at the Met Championship as well as five All-BIG EAST and 17 All-East (ECAC) performances during his short time at the helm of the program. This past fall Cheyenne Ogeltree, a cross country and track standout, advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships. It marked the first time since 2002 that a Rutgers runner qualified for the national championship meet. In addition to striving to achieve success in the track and field arena, Robinson continues to drive his student-athletes in the classroom as evident by his 30 BIG EAST Academic All-Star honorees. A 1995 graduate of Rutgers University, Robinson was a consistent scorer and runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump at the Metropolitan and Atlantic 10 Conference Championships in each of his four seasons as a Scarlet Knight. He served as a team captain and was the recipient of the Colin D. McManus Award, which is presented to the student-athlete who has demonstrated tremendous improvement through self-sacrifice and dedication. During his competitive years at Rutgers, Robinson was a nine-time qualifier for the IC4A Championships in both events and a member of three Metropolitan Championship teams. Robinson currently resides in Trenton, N.J.
ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF JAN MERRILL-MORIN
LOU TOMLINSON
ASSISTANT COACH
ASSISTANT COACH
Jan Merrill-Morin, who possess a wealth of knowledge and experience as both a coach and athlete, continues in her fifth season as a women’s track and field assistant coach at Rutgers University.
Lou Tomlinson is entering his ninth year as an assistant coach, working primarily with long and short sprint groups. His energetic and enthusiastic coaching style has made an impact on all of the runners.
During her time ‘On the Banks,’ Merrill-Morin has helped guide Rutgers to five-consecutive NCAA Cross Country Regional appearances. RU has also finished second as a team at the past four Metropolitan Championships with eight Scarlet Knights placing in the top-10 during that span, including Metropolitan Champion Brianna Deming in 2011.
In his first year, the 4x400 team won the Penn Relays Metropolitan Championship and that same foursome earned All-BIG EAST honors. Under Tomlinson, the relay groups have enjoyed great success, capturing a number of BIG EAST and IC4A Championships. He has also mentored several All-BIG EAST, All-East and All-America selections.
In 2007, her first season with the Scarlet Knights, Merrill-Morin helped guide Rutgers distance runner Cheyenne Ogletree to a pair of 10thplace finishes in the BIG EAST and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. Ogletree went on to earn All-District honors and became the first RU runner to advance to the NCAA Championships since the 2002 season. Olgetree was also named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region team following her outstanding season.
In 2007, Tomlinson saw his 4x200 relay team set the all-time indoor National Collegiate record at 1:25.05. His 4x400 relay squad also set a BIG EAST meet record of 3:10.33. Both records still stand.
Prior to Rutgers, Merrill-Morin served as an assistant coach at the US Coast Guard Academy. As an assistant on the Coast Guard women’s track and field and cross country staff from 1992-2006, Merrill-Morin was also the head coach of track and cross country at Waterford High School from 1988-2006. Merrill-Morin has achieved numerous accolades and awards during her track career which included being a finalist in 1,500-meter at the 1976 Olympics and a gold-medalist at the 1975 and 1979 Pan Am Games. She was also a silver-medalist at the 1981 World Cross Country Championships, a 12-time National AAU/TAC Champion and a member of 24 USA International teams.
He saw his group win the outdoor 4x100 and both the indoor and outdoor 4x400 races at the BIG EAST Championships in 2005. The 4x200 relay team also set a school record at the Penn Relays. His sprint group produced 15 All-BIG EAST and 14 All-East (IC4A) performers in 2005. During his tenure, his group has set eight school records which still stand. Tomlinson, a class of ‘85 Rutgers graduate, had a distinguished career as a Scarlet Knight, winning a Metropolitan Championship in the 100 dash and being named to the All-East team on the 4x100 relay. He was also the recipient of the Colin McManus award, which is awarded annually to the team’s most improved athlete. Tomlinson currently resides in Willingboro, N.J.
In addition, she is a former world-record holder in the indoor 3,000-meter and two mile run, as well as the outdoor 5,000-meter. Merrill-Morin also held the American record in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000-meter. A 1979 graduate of Connecticut College, Merrill-Morin earned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and received her master’s degree in Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy in 2005.
Kate Hickey Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Brian Colvin
Kathleen Shank
Associate AD for Finance and Adminstration
Academic Support
Aimee Pardington
Gene Wells
Strength & Conditioning
Equipment Manager
Penny Fowler Administrative Assitant
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20011-12 SCARLET KNIGHTS ROSTER
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Name
Event
Cl.
School/Hometown
Vanessa Arientyl
400 IH/Relay
So.
Willingboro/Willingboro, N.J.
Shantal Athill
LJ/TJ
Jr.
Montclair/Montclair, N.J.
Janae Baker
Sprints/Relays
Fr.
South Brunswick/Monmouth Junction, N.J.
Lindsay Bertulis
XC/Mile, 3000m
Jr.
Millville/Cedarville, N.J.
Zainab Bisiolu
Sprints/Relays
Sr.
Union/Union , N.J.
Kristen Bradley
HJ / Multis
So.
Shawnee/Medford, N.J.
Anjelica Brinkofski
XC/Distance
Jr.
Bishop George Ahr/Edison, N.J.
Victoria Clark
400 IH/Relays
So.
Brimm Peforming Arts/Camden, N.J.
Ashley Deckert
XC/Distance
So.
Delsea Regional/Newfield, N.J.
Brianna Deming
XC/Distance
So.
Webster-Thomas/Webster, N.Y.
Christina Dibernardo
800m-Mile
Fr.
Syosset/Woodbury, N.Y.
Darina Dinov
XC/Distance
So.
Rancho Bernardo/San Diego, Calif.
Gabrielle Farquharson
Sprints/Jumps
Fr.
Williamstown/Williamstown, N.J.
Kelly Flannigan
XC/800m-Mile
Sr.
Middletown/Middletown, Conn.
Tylia Gillon
Sprints/Relays
So.
Jackson Memorial/New Egypt, N.J.
Jillian Grant
400IH/Relays
Fr.
Old Bridge/Matawan, N.J.
Camille Handy
Jumps
Fr.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood/ Scotch Plains, N.J.
Corryn Hurrington
Sprints/Relays
So.
C.H. Flowers/Bowie, Md.
Alex Kelly
Javelin
Sr.
Hanover Park/Florham Park, N.J.
Stephanie Krausser
800m-Mile
Jr.
Wall Township/Wall, N.J.
Rachel Leeke
Sprints/Relays
So.
Medgar Evers/Brooklyn, N.Y.
Danai Lendor
400IH/ Relays
Sr.
Lawrence/Lawrenceville, N.J.
Colleen McDowell
Pole Vault
Fr.
Seneca/Tabernacle, N.J.
Elaina Mezzasalma
Javelin
So.
Marlboro/Morganville, N.J.
Felicia O’Donnell
XC/800m-Mile
Fr.
Delsea Regional/Franklinville, N.J.
Nwamaka Okobi
TJ / LJ / Sprints
Sr.
Freeport/Freeport, N.Y.
Allison Payenski
XC/Distance
Fr.
Hunterdon Central/Whitehouse Station, N.J.
Victoria Pontecorvo
XC/Mile, 3000m
Jr.
Tottenville/Staten Island, N.Y.
Meagan Robinson
Hurdles/Sprints
Fr.
Burlington Township/Burlington, N.J.
Asha Ruth
LJ/Sprints/Relays
Jr.
Bowie/Bowie, Md.
Rashmi Singh
XC/Distance
So.
Hunterdon Central/Flemington, N.J.
Jennifer Spitzer
XC/800m-Mile
Jr.
Fairport/Fairport, N.Y.
Ekene Ugboaja
LJ / TJ
Jr.
Edison/Edison, N.J.
Emily Vargas
Jumps/ Multis
So.
A.L. Clark/Clark, N.J.
Tara Wuko
800m-Mile
So.
Wildwood Catholic/Wildwood Crest, N.J.
Vanessa Arientyl SOPHOMORE • HURDLES WILLINGBORO, N.J. • WILLINGBORO MAJOR: BIOLOGY
PR – 60 HH: 9.23 100 HH: 14.29 400 IH: 1:02.29 500m: 1:18.86
ZAINAB BISIOLU SENIOR • SPRINTS/RELAYS UNION, N.J. • UNION MAJOR: ECONOMICS
PR – 100m: 12.33 ... 200m: 25.20 ... 300m: 41.46 400m: 56.28 ... 500m: 1:16.48
Bio: Ran on first-place DMR squad (12:28.89) at the 2011 Metropolitan Indoor Championships ... placed third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.24) at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships.
SHANTAL ATHILL JUNIOR• LJ/TJ/SPRINTS MONTCLAIR, N.J. • MONTCLAIR MAJOR: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES
Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier ... also scored points in relay events for the Scarlet Knights at both postseason meets ... Metropolitan scorer in relay events and 400-meter dash ... won the 200-meter dash (25.41) at the Rutgers Invitational in 2011 ... claimed first place in the 4x400meter relay as well.
PR – Long Jump: 18’10.75’’
JANAE BAKER FRESHMAN • SPRINTS/RELAYS MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. • SOUTH BRUNSWICK MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – 400m: 59.25 ... 600m: 1:45.92
LINDSAY BERTULIS JUNIOR• DISTANCE CEDARVILLE, N.J. • MILLVILLE MAJOR: SOCIOLOGY
KRISTEN BRADLEY SOPHOMORE • HJ/MULTIS MEDFORD, N.J. • SHAWNEE MAJOR: MATHEMATICS
PR - Heptathlon: 4,013 pts ... High Jump: 5’6’’ Long Jump: 17’2’’ Bio: BIG EAST qualifier in both the pentathlon and heptathlon.
ANJELICA BRINKOFSKI JUNIOR • XC/DISTANCE SOMERSET, N.J. • BISHOP GEORGE AHR MAJOR: ENGLISH
PR – 800m: 2:20.24 ... 1,000m: 3:03.86 ... 1,200m: 3:40.00 1,500m: 4:43.80 ... Mile: 5:14.59 ... 3,000m SteepleChase:11:26.50 Bio: Member of first-place DMR squad (12:28.89) at the 2011 Metropolitan Indoor Championships ... ran on second-place 4x800-meter relay team (10:07.57) at 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships ... also took second in the DMR (12:18.36) at the 2010 Metropolitan Indoor Championships.
PR - 1,500m: 4:57.52 ... Mile: 5:17.54 ... 3,000m: 11:24.46; 5,000m: 18:04.31 ... 10,000m: 38:31 Bio: Scorer at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships ... participant at the NCAA Cross Country Regionals ... placed second in the 5,000-meter (18:04.31) at the 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
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GABRIELLE FARQUHARSON
VICTORIA CLARK
FRESHMAN • SPRINTS/JUMPS WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J.. • WILLIAMSTOWN MAJOR: UNDECLARED
SOPHOMORE • 400IH/RELAYS CAMDEN, N.J. • BRIMM PERFORMING ARTS MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PR - 100 HH: 14.64 ... 300m: 44.42 ... 400 IH: 1:02.04 500m: 1:18.65 ... 600m: 1:43.78
PR – 55m: 7.20 ... 100m: 12.09 ... 200m: 24.91 ... 300m: 40.41 400m: 56.9 ... Long Jump: 19’4.75’’
Bio: BIG EAST qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles.
ASHLEY DECKERT
KELLY FLANNIGAN
SOPHOMORE • DISTANCE NEWFIELD, N.J. • DELSEA REGIONAL MAJOR: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES
PR – 800m: 2:22.09 ... 1,000m: 3:05.07 ... 1,500m: 4:57.70 Mile: 5:04.88 Bio: Qualifier at NCAA Cross Country Regionals in 2011 ... placed 16th at the 2011 Metropolitan Cross Country Championships ... member of 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Champion Distance Medley Relay team (12:28.89).
BRIANNA DEMING SOPHMORE • DISTANCE WEBSTER, N.Y. • WEBSTER THOMAS MAJOR: PHARMACY
PR – Mile: 5:07.58 ... 3,000m: 10:24.11 ... 5,000m: 17:54.6 Bio: Qualifier at the NCAA Cross Country Regionals ... won the individual title at the 2011 Metropolitan Cross Country Championships (18:05), helping RU to a second-place team finish ... also won the Connecticut Collge Invitational in 2011 ... placed third at the 2011 Outdoor Metropolitan Championships in the 5,000-meter (17:54.6) ... finished second in the 3,000-meter (10:25.86) at the 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
CHRISTINA DIBERNARDO FRESHMAN • 800M-MILE WOODBURY, N.J.. • SYOSSET MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – 300m: 41.70 ... 400m: 56.81 ... 400 IH: 1:03.01; 600m: 1:34.91 ... 800m: 2:15.50 ... 1,000m: 3:01.74
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SENIOR • XC/800M-MILE MIDDLETOWN, CONN. • MIDDLETOWN MAJOR: PUBLIC HEALTH
PR – 800m: 2:16.20 1,200m: 3:39.3 1,500m: 4:31.55 Mile: 4:54.83 3,000m: 10:21.42 5,000m: 17:15.50 Bio: Two-time MVP in cross country ... All-East selection and BIG EAST qualifier both indoor and outdoor in the 1,500, mile and 5,000 ... participant at the NCAA Cross Country Regional ... BIG EAST scorer ... finished runner-up at the 2009 Metropolitan Cross Country Championships (18:22), helping RU to a second-place team finish ... placed third at the 2009 Indoor Metropolitan Championships in the one mile run (5:04.71).
TYLIA GILLON SOPHOMORE • SPRINTS/RELAYS NEW EGYPT, N.J. • JACKSON MEMORIAL MAJOR: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES
PR – 55m: 7.11 ... 60m: 7.64 ... 100m: 11.86 ... 200m: 24.29 300m: 40.74 ... 400m: 56.19 Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier ... BIG EAST scorer in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays ... member of winning 4x100-meter relay team at 2011 Outdoor Metropolitan Championships ... won 60-meter dash at the 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
JILLIAN GRANT
STEPHANIE KRAUSSER
FRESHMAN • 400IH/RELAYS MATAWAN, N.J. • OLD BRIDGE MAJOR: UNDECLARED
JUNIOR • 800M-MILE WALL, N.J. • WALL TOWNSHIP MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE, APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
PR – 55 HH: 8.42 ... 100 HH: 14.97 ... 300m: 42.01 ... 400 IH: 1:02.40
CAMILLIE HANDY FRESHMAN • JUMPS SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. • SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – 500m: 1:19.59 ... 600m: 1:40.60 ... 800m: 2:15.55 1,000m: 3:03.48 Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier/scorer in the 4x800-meter relay ... posted back-to-back runner-up finishes at the 2011 Indoor and Outdoor Metropolitan Championships in 4x800 ... ran on the second-place Distance Medley Relay (12:18.36) squad at the 2010 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
RACHEL LEEKE SOPHOMORE• SPRINTS/RELAYS BROOKLYN, N.Y. •MEDGAR EVERS MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
PR – Triple Jump: 37’2.5’’
CORRYN HURRINGTON FRESHMAN• SPRINTS/RELAYS BOWIE, M.D. • C.H. FLOWERS MAJOR: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES
PR – 200m: 25.72 ... 300m: 39.20 ... 400m: 57.32 ... 500m: 1:17.46 Bio: BIG EAST scorer in the 4x400-meter relay ... member of second-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:51.68) at the 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
PR – 60m: 7.90 ... 100m: 12.23 ... 200m: 24.96 ... 300m: 41.57 400m: 56.96 ... 500m: 1:17.30
DANAI LENDOR
Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier ... member of winning 4x100-meter relay team at 2011 Outdoor Metropolitan Championships.
SENIOR • 400IH/RELAYS LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. • LAWRENCE MAJOR: ECONOMICS
ALEX KELLY SENIOR • JAVELIN FLORHAM PARK, N.J. • HANOVER PARK. MAJOR: EDUCATION
PR – Javelin: 152’2’’ Bio: NCAA qualifier ... All-BIG EAST and All-East selection ... threw a lifetime best mark (46.38m) at Penn Relays, winning the College Javelin ... won the javelin at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships ... finished 3rd at the 2009 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a throw of 44.83meters ... received the 2011-12 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards ... recipient of the Co-MVP and Donna M. O’Carroll Memorial Awards ... O’Carroll Award recognizes the most valuable freshman.
PR – 400m: 57.29 ... 400 IH: 1:00.40 ... 500m: 1:13.77 800m: 2:22.17 Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles ... scored in the 500-meter at the 2010 BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... placed second in the 400-meter (57.29) dash at the 2010 Indoor Metropolitan Championships.
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COLLEEN MCDOWELL
ALLISON PAYENSKI
FRESHMAN• POLE VAULT TABERNACLE, N.J. • SENECA MAJOR: UNDECLARED
FRESHMAN • XC/DISTANCE WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. • HUNTERDON CENTRAL MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – Pole Vault: 11’6’’
ELAINA MEZZASALMA SOPHOMORE • JAVELIN MORGANVILLE, N.J. • MARLBORO MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE, APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
PR – 1,000m: 3:05.28 ... 1,600m: 5:01.72 ... Mile: 5:14.53 3,200m: 11:00.85
VICTORIA PONTECORVO JUNIOR • XC/MILE/3000M STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.. • TOTTENVILLE MAJOR: JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES
PR – Javelin: 146’11’’ Bio: Transfer from the University of Wisconsin.
FELICIA O’DONNELL FRESHMAN • XC/800M-MILE FRANKLINVILLE, N.J.. • DELSEA REGIONAL MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – 800m: 2:12.16 ... 1,000m: 3:01.58 ... 1,500m: 4:45.89 ... 1,600m: 4:57.48 ... Mile: 5:05.53
NWAMAKA OKOBI SENIOR • TRIPLE JUMP • LONG JUMP FREEPORT, N.Y. • FREEPORT MAJOR: PHARMACY
PR – 60m: 7.80 ... 300m: 42.29 ... Long Jump: 19’9.75’’ Triple Jump: 40’9.5’’ Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier/scorer in the jumps ... school record holder in the indoor triple jump ... took third in the long jump at the 2010 ECAC Outdoor Championships ... placed second in the triple jump at the 2010 BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... 2010 Metropolitan Indoor Champion in the long jump.
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PR – 800m: 2:16.73 ... 1,000m: 2:58.00 ... 1,200m: 3:43.6 1,500m: 4:40.72 ... Mile: 5:04.39 Bio: BIG EAST qualifier/scorer in the Distance Medley Relay ... All-East selection in the 4x800-meter relay ... qualifier at the NCAA Cross Country Regionals ... scorer in the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships, finishing 17th in 2011 ... finished third in the mile (5:04.39) at the 2011 Indoor Metropolitan Championships ... took fifth in the 1,000-meter (3:00.09) at the 2010 Indoor Metropolitan Championship.
MEAGAN ROBINSON FRESHMAN• HURDLES/SPRINTS BURLINGTON, N.J. • BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP MAJOR: UNDECLARED
PR – 55 HH: 8.50 ... 100 HH: 14.79
ASHA RUTH JUNIOR • LJ/SPRINTS/RELAYS BOWIE, M.D. • BOWIE MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
PR – 200m: 25.30 ... 300m: 39.92 ... 400m: 56.6 Long Jump: 18’11.75’’ Bio: BIG EAST and ECAC qualifier/scorer ... member of school record 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams ... ran on sixth-place 4x100-meter relay team at the 2010 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship.
RASHMI SINGH
EMILY VARGAS
SOPHOMORE• XC/DISTANCE FLEMINGTON, N.J. • HUNTERDON CENTRAL MAJOR: ENGLISH
SOPHOMORE • HJ/LJ/MULTIS CLARK, N.J. • ARTHUR L. JOHNSON MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY
PR – 1,000m: 3:05.28 ... 1,600m: 5:01.72 ... Mile: 5:14.53 3,200m: 11:00.85 Bio: BIG EAST and NCAA Regional qualifier in cross country ... finished 18th at the 2011 Metropolitan Cross Country Championships as Rutgers placed second in team scoring ... helped RU to a second-place finish at the Monmouth Invitational, placing 20th (19:27.2).
JENNIFER SPITZER JUNIOR • XC/800M-MILE FAIRPORT, N.Y. • FAIRPORT MAJOR: EXERCISE SCIENCE, APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
PR – Long Jump: 18’5.75’’ ... High Jump: 5’6’’ Bio: BIG EAST qualifier ... Metropolitan Champion in the triple jump ... won the triple at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships and placed third in the high jump to help lead RU to the team title.
TARA WUKO SOPHOMORE • MIDDLE DISTANCE WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. • WILDWOOD CATHOLIC MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PR – 600m: 1:45.59 ... 800m: 2:13.81 ... 1,600m: 5:06.13 PR – 800m: 2:18.49 ... 1,000m: 3:00.14 ... 1,200m: 3:42.8 ... 1,500m: 4:44.82 ... Mile: 5:04.67 ... 3,000m: 10:27.67
Bio: Ran on winning Distance Medley Relay team (12:28.29) at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships, helping the Scarlet Knights to a second-place showing.
Bio: BIG EAST and NCAA Regional qualifier ... Metropolitan scorer in the 1,000-meter and 4x800-meter relay ... ran on second-place 4x800meter relay squad at both the indoor and outdoor 2011 Metropolitan Championships ... placed 14th at the 2009 Metropolitan Cross Country Championships, helping RU to a second-place finish as a team ... named Co-Freshman of the year.
EKENE UGBOAJA JUNIOR • LONG JUMP/TRIPLE JUMP EDISON, N.J. • EDISON MAJOR: ECONOMICS
PR – Long Jump: 18’7.75’’ ... Triple Jump: 39’1.75’’ Bio: BIG EAST qualifier ... placed second in the triple jump at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships.
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ALL-TIME RECORDS ALL-TIME INDOOR RECORDS
ALL-TIME OUTDOOR RECORDS
Events Performance Athlete Meet- Place - Date 55m 6.96 Shameka Marshall Penn State Open - 1/21/06 Andrea Conaway ECAC Championship - Yale - 3/6/88 60yds 6.88 Hazel Lucas National Inv. Columbia, MO 3/17-18/78 60m 7.41 Shameka Marshall ECAC Championship - 3/4/06 60yds HH 7.80 Debra Deutsch* National Inv. - Columbia MO - 3/2-3/79 55m HH 7.68 Shameka Marshall* Penn State Open - 1/21/06 60m HH 8.19 Shameka Marshall ECAC Championship - Boston, MA 3/6/05 200m 24.24 Jacqueline Todd NYU Fastrack Invit, NY Armory 2/23/07 300yds 35.34 Lori McCauley Princeton - 2/1/83 300m 39.75 Jacqueline Todd Princeton Relays - 1/22/05 440yds 53.29 Lori McCauley$ EAIAW - Harvard - 3/5/83 (World Record) 400m 52.99 Lori McCauley* ECAC Championship - 4/83 500m 1:12.96 Natasha Norville ECAC Championship - 3/5/06 LaToshia Bost BIG EAST Championship 2/22/09 600yds 1:21.76 Lori McCauley NCAA Championship - Pontiac, MI 3/11-12/83 600m 1:29:53 Denise Peynado AIAW Championship - Columbia MO 3/7/80 800m 2:07.07 Jennifer Heggie NCAA Championship - Indianapolis, IN 3/12/94 1000yds 2:35.50 Laurie Feit ECAC (trials) - Yale - 3/23/84 1000m 2:53.85 Laurie Feit Yale Invitational - 1/17/87 1500m 4:22.5 Desiree Scott EAIAW - Yale - 3/23/84 Mile 4:45.4 Desiree Scott New England TAC-Boston University-1/84 3000m 9:17.15 Julie Culley Metropolitan Champs 2/1 2 Mile 10:11.0 Desiree Scott Princeton - 2/2/85 3 Mile 16:06.9 Desiree Scott Lafayette University - 1/6/85 5000m 16:24.25 Alicia Giuliano Boston University Terrier Classic 1/29/93 880 yd Relay 1:41.59 Lori McCauley, EAIAW - Harvard - 3/1-2/80 Debra Deutsch, Judy Davis, Terry Dembek 4x200 Relay 1:38.32 Gabrielle Farquharson New Balance Invite, NY Armory 2/4/12 Tylia Gillon Corryn Hurrington Asha Ruth 4x400 Relay 3:45.4 Kathleen Tisdale 59.9 Boston TAC-Boston University- 1/24/82 Andrea Patterson 56.3 Lori McCauley 52.8 Debra Deutsch 54.4 Fastest Mile 52.2 Lori McCauley EAIAW - Harvard - 3/5/83 Relay Split 4x800 Relay 8:54.03 Cheryl Coleman 2:13.84 EAIAW - Harvard - 3/5/83 Kathleen Ezell 2:15.12 Desiree Scott 2:16.13 Kathleen Tisdale 2:10.15 Distance Medley Relay 11:37.65 Julie Culley 3:27.1 ECAC Champs, Boston, 3/9/03 Sherry White 58.3 Erin Johnson 2:10.4 Belmax DeJesus 5:01.4 Long Jump 21’10 1/4” Shameka Marshall NCAA Championship - 3/10/06 Triple Jump 40’ 8 3/4” Pamela Birchett Seton Hall - 2/24/91 High Jump 5’10” Kimberly Fife BIG EAST Championship - 2/18/01 Shot Put 50’ 3/4” Sylvia Galarza* Metropolitan Championship - 2/1/08 20 lb Wt. 62’ 3” Celeste Battle* ECAC Championship - Boston - 3/8/98 Pentathlon 3744 Pts Anne Bansemir ECAC Championship - Yale - 3/4/89 Pole Vault 12’ Laura Chmielewski Northeastern Invitational-1/25/02
Events Performance Athlete Meet- Place - Date 100m 11.71 Andrea Conaway METS - St. John’s - 5/9/87 200m 23.95 Andrea Conaway METS - St. Johns - 5/9/87 400m 52.79 Lori McCauley EAIAW - Georgetown - 5/15/83 800m 2:06.59 Dominique Sanon NCAA Regional - 5/26/06 1500m 4:19.19 Jennifer Heggie NCAA Championship - Boise, ID 6/4/94 3000m 9:13.4 Desiree Scott* Penn Relays - 4/22/87 3000m Steeple 11:18.74 Danielle Patoir Larry Ellis Invitational - 4/22/05 5000m 16.29.84 Julie Culley ECAC, Princeton- 5/17/02 10000m 34:27.56 Nancy Seeger Rutgers Relays - 4/18/80 100m H 13.30 Shameka Marshall NCAA Regionals - 5/28/05 400m H 55.69 Lori McCauley National Sports Festival (American Record) Colorado Springs 7/82 4x100 45.83 Michelle Gomes Penn Relays - 4/26/10 Asha Ruth Pavielli Vega Jamie Walker 4x200 1:39.1 Judy Davis, Rutgers Relays - 4/19/80 Debra Deutsch Terry Dembek Lori McCauley 4x400 3:40.2 Terry Dembek 55.4 Rutgers Relays - 4/19/80 Sandra Ugi 57.1 Lori McCauley 53.7 Denise Peynado 53.6 4x800 8:46.68 Lori McCauley 2:08.8 AIAW -Texas A&M - 5/27-29/82 Kathleen Tisdale 2:14.1 Cheryl Coleman 2:13.1 Terry Dembek 2:10.4 Distance Medley Relay 11:42.13 Alisa Budd - 3:39.8 Penn Relays - 4/27/06 Natasha Norville - 55.2 Dominique Sanon - 2:07.8 Cheyenne Ogletree - 4:58.9 Sprint Medley Relay 3:55.46 Ree Mann, Robin Luster, Penn Relays - 4/29/94 Krista Dunbar, Jennifer Heggie Long Jump 21’6 3/4” Shameka Marshall* ECAC Championships - 5/14/05 Triple Jump 41’ 3” Kahimah Liverman Metropolitan Championship (Rutgers University) - 4/21/07 High Jump 5’ 10 1/2” Kimberly Fife Colonial Relays - 4/2/99 Shot Put 49’ 7” Kiara Adams Lou Onesty Invitational (UVA) 4/14/01 Discus 167’ 7” Cycerli Ash* BIG EAST Championship - 5/6/06 Javelin 166’ 7” Lisa Kohut NCAA Championship - Austin TX 6/4/92 Javelin# 162’4” Jenny Graf Raleigh Relays (NC St.) - 3/31/01 4K Hammer 185’ 8” Melissa Houston Junior Nationals - 6/19/99 Heptathlon 5211 Pts Anne Bansemir George Mason - 5/25-26/89 Pole Vault 11’ 5 3/4” Karen Langner BIG EAST Championship - 5/6/06 Marsha Day BIG EAST Championship - 5/5/01 *Event Champion
$World Champion
#Newly-weighted javelin
ALL-TIME BIG EAST CHAMPIONS 2007: Indoor (Athletic Field House, Akron, Ohio) Shot Put..............................................49’ 4 1/4” ........................................................... Sylvia Galarza Outdoor (George J. Sherman – Family Sports Complex, Storrs, Conn.) Discus..........................................................165’ 9” ........................................................ Natalie Clickett
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2006: Indoor (Athletic Field House, Akron, Ohio) 60m Hurdles.................8.25 (facility record) ................................................ Shameka Marshall Long Jump.........................................20’ 9 1/4” ................................................ Shameka Marshall Outdoor (George J. Sherman – Family Sports Complex, Storrs, Conn.) Discus..........................................................167’ 7” .................................................................Cycerli Ash
2005: Indoor (Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.) Long Jump.......................................... 20’5 3/4” ................................................ Shameka Marshall Outdoor (Bauer Track and Field, Piscataway, N.J.) 100m Hurdles............................................13.64 ................................................ Shameka Marshall 4x100 Relay................................................46.19 ............Shameka Marshall, Jacqueline Tood .........................Ariel Brockman, Coryn Gomez
2004: Outdoor (Bauer Track and Field, Piscataway, N.J.) 100m Hurdles............................................13.78 ................................................ Shameka Marshall Javelin..........................................................153’ 4” ..................................................................Jen Austin
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONS 1985 OUTDOORS: Elizabeth Pellerin- Javelin, Laura Hescock- Discus, Pamela O’Garro- Long Jump, Desiree Scott- 1500m, Erna DeWaart- 400 IH 1986
INDOORS: Tosca Blandford- 55mH, Kelly Barrett- High Jump, Distance Medley Relay (DMR)- Laura Wronski, Natalie Dixon, Jill Duthie, Eileen Hartman, 4x400 Relay- Mari Parks, Eileen Hartman, Kim Harris, Tracey Piper OUTDOORS: Laura Wronski- 800m, Sharon O’Leary- Javelin, Paula Chakos- 3000m, Tosca Blandford- 100mH
1987 1988
INDOORS: Jill Duthie- 5000m, Pamela O’Garro- Triple Jump, Laurie Feit- 1,000m, Desiree Scott- 1,500m, 4x800 Relay- Laurie Feit, Laura Wronski, Desiree Scott, Ellen Splaine OUTDOORS: Caroline Lisiewski- Javelin, Jill Duthie- 3,000m, Desiree Scott- 1,500m
1989
INDOORS: Kelly Barrett- High Jump, Anne Bansemir- Pentathlon, Pamela Birchett- Triple Jump, 4x800- Anne Bansemir, Dawn Borschel, Debby McComiskey, Beth Star, DMR- Justina Doyle, Courtney Matlock, Dawn Edel, Joan Harriman OUTDOORS: Kelly Barrett- High Jump, Anne Bansemir- 400 IH, Mercedes Zak- 10,000m, Andrea Conway- 200m, Caroline Lisiewski- Javelin, 4x100- Pamela Birchett, Neretta Freeman, Rhonda Jackson, Andrea Conway, DMR- Dawn Edel, Beth Star, Ellen Splaine, Joan Harriman
1990
INDOORS: Anne Bansemir- Pentathlon, Pamela Birchett- Triple Jump, Andrea Conway- 400m, Regina Harding- High Jump OUTDOORS: Pamela Birchett- Triple Jump, Courtney Matlock- High Jump, Neretta Freeman-100m, 200m
INDOORS: Andrea Conway- 400m, Regina Harding- High Jump OUTDOORS: Andrea Conway- 400m, Alanna Poirier- 100mH, Kelly Barrett- High Jump, Anne Bansemir- Heptathlon, 400 IH
1991 INDOORS: Justina Doyle- 800m, DMR- Denise Ihrig, Jocelyn Doyle, Justina Doyle, Kristin Jarman OUTDOORS: Pamela Birchett- Triple Jump, Lisa Kohut- Javelin 1992 INDOORS: Kathleen Garrigan- Triple Jump OUTDOORS: Lisa Kohut- Javelin, Jennifer Stachula- 10,000m 1993 Jennifer Heggie (XC), INDOORS: Alicia Giuliano- 3000m OUTDOORS: Mercedes Zak- 10,000m, Jennifer Heggie- 800m 1994 Cheryl Keating (XC), INDOORS: Denise Durham- High Jump OUTDOORS: Tishona Watson- 100mH, Jennifer Heggie- 800m, Robin Luster- 100m, Elaina Primerano- Javelin, 1995
INDOORS: Kristi White- High Jump OUTDOORS: Brooke Spears- Javelin, Carol Yoon- 5,000m, Denise Durham- High Jump, Cheryl Keating- 1,500m, Teresa Dickinson- 400 IH, DMR- Janis Lemke, Arkessa Hughley, Monique Nicholas, Valerie Baughman
1996
Colleen Sunderland (XC), INDOORS: Miranda Moleski- Pentathlon, Kristi White- High Jump OUTDOORS: Miranda Moleski- Heptathlon, Brooke Spears- Javelin, Kristi White- High Jump, Lina Aguire- 10,000m, Gina LoMonaco- Discus
1997 Colleen Sunderland (XC), INDOORS: 3,000m, Carol Yoon - 5,000m OUTDOORS: Alana Constantino- Javelin, Arkessa Hughley- 800m, Colleen Sunderland- 3,000m, Carol Yoon - 5,000m 1998 Colleen Sunderland (XC), INDOORS: Celeste Battle- 20 lb wt., Brooke Carney - 5,000m, OUTDOORS: Amy Stein - 10,000m, Miranda Moleski- Heptathlon, Brooke Spears - Javelin, 1999 INDOORS: Kate Macfarlane- Pole Vault, Colleen Sunderland- 5,000m, Jamillah Jabbar- Pentathlon OUTDOORS: Jen Graf- Javelin, Melinda Churchville- 800m
2001
INDOORS: Kimberly Fife- High Jump, Julie Culley- Mile, 3000m OUTDOORS: Jamillah Jabbar- Heptathlon, Ayana Seibles- 100 HH, Janelle Ralph- 200m, Kiara Adams- Shot Put, Jenny Austin - Javelin, Danielle Hobson- 400 IH, 4x100- Ayana Seibles, Esi Rhett, Janelle Ralph, Monika Allen
2002 Julie Culley (XC), INDOORS: Desiree Battle- Triple Jump, Laura Chmielewski- Pole Vault, 2003
INDOORS: Claire Inskeep- 20 lb wt, Julie Culley- 3,000m, Kerry Ann Mitchell- High Jump, Marsha Day- Pole Vault, DMR- Belmax DeJesus, Chanelle Williams, Amonica Phipps, Julie Culley OUTDOORS: Kerry Ann Mitchell- High Jump, Marsha Day- Pole Vault, Danielle Hobson- 400 IH, Jacqueline Todd- 100m, Jen Austin- Javelin, Shameka Marshall- Long Jump, 100 HH, Kiara Adams- Shot Put, 4x400 Relay- Danielle Hobson, Jacqueline Todd, Amonica Phipps, Dominique Sanon
2004
INDOORS: Kerry Ann Mithchell- High Jump, Kahimah Liverman- Triple Jump, Shameka Marshall- Long Jump, 60m OUTDOORS: Jen Austin- Javelin, Shameka Marshall- Long Jump, Belmax DeJesus- 5,000m, Danielle Patoir- 3,000m Steeplechase, Kahimah Liverman- Triple Jump, La-krisha Howard- Discus, Nova Roman- 10,000m, Amonica Phipps- 800m, 4x100 Relay Shameka Marshall, Jacqueline Todd, Coryn Gomez, Ariel Brockman
2005
INDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump; 60 HH, Kahimah LivermanTriple Jump, Amonica Phipps- 800m, Jacqueline Todd- 400m, Alexis Gray- 1,000m, Nicole Lombardy- Mile, Cycerli Ash- Shot Put, Natasha Norville- 500m, 4x400 Relay- Natasha Norville, Jacqueline Todd, Shameka Marshall, Amonica Phipps OUTDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump; 100 HH, Cycerli Ash - Shot Put; Discus, Dominique Sanon - 400m, Belmax DeJesus - 10,000m, 4x100 - Zeena Hazuri, Ariel Brockman, Coryn Gomez, Sophia Wallace
2006
Alison Caruana (XC), INDOORS: Kahimah Liverman- Triple Jump, Dominique Sanon- 500m, Deanna Poland- Long Jump, DMR- Cheyenne Ogletree, Desirae Irby, Karen Wilson, Stephanie Zottoli, 4x800- Nicole Lombardy, Alisa Budd, Dominique Sanon, Natasha Norville OUTDOORS: Alison Caruana- 5,000m, Cheyenne Ogletree- 1,500m, Cycerli Ash- Shot Put
2007
INDOORS: Alison Caruana- 5,000m, Nicole Lombardy- Mile, Sylvia GalarzaShot Put, Karen Langner- Pole Vault OUTDOORS: Jacqueline Todd- 100m, 200m, Alison Caruana- 5,000m, Cheyenne Ogletree- 1,500m, Avonie Parchment- 400mH, Sylvia Galarza- Shot Put; Discus, Angelina SancilioJavelin, 4x400- Natasha Norville, Sophia Wallace, Lesney Elgin, Jacqueline Todd, 4x800- Cheyenne Ogletree, Alisa Budd, Alexis Gray, Nicole Lombardy
2008 INDOORS: Alison Caruana- 5,000m, Karen Langner - Pole Vault, Sylvia Galarza- Shot Put, Cheyenne Ogletree - Mile, Asha Singh- 3,000 2009 INDOORS: Cheyenne Ogletree - Mile, Janet Adekola - Shot Put 2010 INDOORS: Michelle Gomes - 60m, Natalie Clickett - Shot Put, Nwamaka Okobi - Long Jump 2011
INDOORS: Tylia Gillon - 60m, Natalie Clickett - Shot Put OUTDOORS: Natalie Clickett - Shot Put and Discus, Alex Kelly - Javelin Emily Vargas - Triple Jump, 4x100 - Tylia Gillon, Corryn Hurrington, Britni Rodriguez, Jamie Walker
2012
OUTDOORS: Asha Ruth - 200m, Ashley Deckert - 800m 4x100m - Gabrielle Garquharson, Asha Ruth, Corryn Hurrington, Tylia Gillon 4x800m - Ashley Deckert, Victoria Pontecorvo, Stephanie Krausser Christina Dibernardo
2000 Julie Culley (XC), OUTDOORS: Jen Graf- Javelin, Elizabeth Graham- 800m, Julie Culley- 1500m, 3000m, Ayana Seibles- High Jump, Tamara Pellien- Discus
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STANDOUT PERFORMERS ECAC CHAMPIONS 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Vanessa Hughley - 440 yards 4 x 400 Meter Relay - Cynthia Wuss, Kaufman, Debra Eichler, Vanessa Hughley Julie Smithers - 50 yd H Debra Deutsch - 100m H Debra Deutsch - 60 yd H Debra Deutsch - 60 yd H Patricia Hurley - Javelin 4 x 400 Meter Relay - Terry Dembek, Sandra Ugi, Lori McCauley, Denise Peynado Pat Knighton - 60 yd H Julie Smithers - 100m H Two Mile Relay - Sandra Guidotti, Lori McCauley, Andrea Patterson, Kathy Tisdale 4 x 400 Meter Relay - Terry Dembek, Kathy Tisdale, Lori McCauley, Andrea Patterson Lori McCauley - 400m Lori McCauley - 400m
NCAA/AIAW PERFORMERS
INDOORS: Debra Deutsch- 60ydH* National Champion, Julie Smithers- 60 yd H - 2nd*, Hazel Lucas- 60 yd Dash - 4th * Cynthia Wuss- 800 yds - 3rd* OUTDOORS: Debra Deutsch -100 mH - 11th Julie Smithers- 100 mH - 13th, Donna O’Carrol- Javelin - 3rd 4x800 Relay INDOORS: Debra Deutsch- 60ydH National Champion, Julie Smithers- 60ydH - 3rd*, Pippa Holman- 3Mile Run- 7th * Hazel Lucas- 60 yd Dash - 5th* OUTDOORS: Nancy Seeger- 10,000m- 18th Debra Deutsch- 100mH, Julie Smithers- 100mH, Pippa Holman- 5000m-18th INDOORS: Debra Deutsch- 60mH 4th * Julie Smithers- 60mH- 6th* Patricia Knighton - 60 mH, Denise Peynado - 600 m Steeplechase* 4x200 Relay, 4x800 Relay OUTDOORS: Nancy Seeger- 10,000m- 17th 4x400 Relay, Debra Deutsch- 100mH- 6th*, Patricia Knighton- Long Jump-12th, 4x400 Relay, Denise Peynado - 400 m INDOORS: Debra Deutsch- 60mH, 4x400 Relay, Nancy Seeger- 5000m- 8th* OUTDOORS: Julie Smithers- 100mH, Debra Deutsch- 100mH, Nancy Seeger- 10,000m, Lori McCauley- 400m, Pippa Holman- 3000m INDOORS: Lori McCauley- 440yds, National Champion, Mile Relay - 5th * OUTDOORS: Lori McCauley- 400m- 6th, 4x200 Relay- 4th, 4x800 Relay- 4th INDOORS: Tosca Blandford- 60ydH, Lori McCaauley- 600yds- 2nd* 4x400 Relay OUTDOORS: Lori McCauley- 400IH- 4th*, 4x800 Relay INDOORS: Desiree Scott- 1,500m OUTDOORS: Desiree Scott- 1,500m INDOORS: Desiree Scott- 1,500m INDOORS: Desiree Scott- 3,000m OUTDOORS: Desiree Scott- 3,000m OUTDOORS: Lisa Kohut- Javelin- 5th* INDOORS: Tishona Watson- 55mH, Alicia Giuliano- 5,000m INDOORS: Jennifer Heggie- 800m*OUTDOORS: Jennifer Heggie-1,500m 3rd INDOORS: Brooke Speers - Javelin INDOORS: Celeste Battle - 20 lb. wt. - 9th * CROSS COUNTRY: Julie Culley OUTDOORS: Jen Graf- Javelin, Jen Austin- Javelin CROSS COUNTRY: Julie Culley INDOORS: Julie Culley- 3,000 m- 12th OUTDOORS: Shameka Marshall Long Jump, Jen Austin- Javelin Danielle Hobson- 400 mH OUTDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump- 13th INDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump- 4th*, 60mH - 14th OUTDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump- 14th, 100mH, Amonica Phipps - 800m INDOORS: Shameka Marshall- Long Jump- 2nd*, 60mH OUTDOORS: Dominique Sanon - 800m 27th CROSS COUNTRY: Cheyenne Ogletree
1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1991 1992 1993 1996 1998 2004 2005 2006
Mile Relay Desiree Scott - 1500m (District 2 Champion) Elizabeth Pellerin - Javelin Tosca Blandford - 55m H Jill Duthie - 5000m Desiree Scott - 5000m Andrea Conway - 100 & 200m Anne Bansemir - Heptathlon Neretta Freeman - 55m Lisa Kohut - Javelin Alicia Giuliano - 10,000m Denise Durham - High Jump Celeste Battle - 20 lb wt. Shameka Marshall - Long Jump Shameka Marshall - Long Jump; 60m, 100m HH Shameka Marshall - Long Jump Dominique Sanon - 800m
ALL-TIME GREATS Debbie Deutsch ‘81 • 1978 AIAW National Indoor Champion - 60 yd. hurdles • 1979 AIAW National Indoor Champion - 60 yd. hurdles • 11-time national (NCAA/AIAW) qualifier • Three-time Eastern Champion • Three-time All-American • 1980 United States Olympic Trials Finalist (Seventh place) • 1995 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Best Performances • 60 yd. Hurdles - 7.80 - Rutgers school record • 60m Hurdles - 8.48 - Rutgers school record • 100m Hurdles - 13.68 - Rutgers school record • Heptathlon - 4971 pts. - Former Rutgers school record
Julie Smithers ‘81 • 1978 AIAW National Indoor Second-place finisher - 60 yd. hurdles • 1979 AIAW National Indoor Third-place finisher - 60 yd. hurdles • 1980 AIAW National Indoor Sixth-place finisher - 60 yd. hurdles • Three-time All-American • Two-time Eastern Champion • Seven-time national (NCAA/AIAW) qualifier • 1982 member of Easter Sports Festival Team • 1996 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
Lori McCauley ‘83 • World record holder 440 yds. indoors - 53.29 • American record holder 440m intermediate hurdles - 55-69 • 1982 indoor AIAW National Champion - 440 yds. • 1983 indoor NCAA Second place finisher - 600 yds. • 1983 outdoor NCAA Fourth place finisher - 400m IH • Seven-time All-American • Seven-time Eastern Champion • 14-time national (NCAA/AIAW) qualifier • Holds or shares 14 Lady Knight school records • Alternate for 1984 Olympic Team (missed by 2/10 of a second) • 1994 Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Best Performances Indoor • 220 yds. - 25.32 - Former Rutgers school record
STANDOUT PERFORMERS • 440 yds. - 53.29 - Former Rutgers school record, former World Record • 500m - 1:13.53 - Rutgers school record • 600 yds. - 1:21.76 - Rutgers school record • 800m - 2:08.37 - Rutgers school record • Best Mile Relay Split - 52.2 Outdoor • 400m - 52.79 - Rutgers school record • 400m IH - 55.69 - Rutgers school record, former American record • Best Two Mile Relay Split - 2:08.00 • Best Mile Relay Split - 52.0
• Holds three school records: Indoor 3000 meters - 9:17.15 Indoor Distance Medley Relay - 11:37.65 3:27.1 on 1200m leg Outdoor 5000 meters - 16:29.84 • Three-time All-East • 2003 NCAA All-American - Cross Country • Five-time Metropolitan Champion 2002 Metropolitan Champion - Cross Country (set new Met course record) • Three-time Team MVP - Cross Country • 2000-04 Team Captain • Five-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Desiree Scott ‘87 • 11-time NCAA qualifier • 1987 Rutgers’ first Penn Relays Champion - 3000m • 1984 District 2 cross country champion • Two-time Eastern Champion • Five-time Metropolitan Champion • 1987 member of Eastern Olympic Festival Team • Holder of nine Rutgers school records • 1988 Olympic trials qualifier (3000m, 5000m)
Lisa Kohut ‘92 • 1992 NCAA All-American - Javelin (Fifth-place finish) • 1992 United States Olympic Trials provisional qualifier • 1992 ECAC Champion • Three-time All-East • Two-time Metropolitan Champion • Rutgers school record holder - javelin (166’ 7”) • 1991 Rutgers Most Improved Player • 1992 Rutgers Most Valuable Player • 1992 Headley-Singer Award Winner -Outstanding Senior Female Athlete
Jennifer Heggie ‘94 • Holder of four Rutgers school records (Outdoor 1500m, Outdoor 800m, Indoor 800m, Sprint medley) • Two-time NCAA All-American 1994 - Outdoor 1500m, Third in 4:19.19 (Rutgers school record) 1994 - Indoor 800m, Sixth fastest U.S. collegiate time in 2:07.07 • Three-time All-East • Three-time Metropolitan Champion • New Jersey 800m Champion • 1994 USATF Championships Qualifier - 1500m • 1994 Rutgers Cross Country Scholar-Athlete • Team Captain
Celeste Battle ‘98 • 1998 NCAA All-American - 20 lb. weight (Ninth overall; Seventh American) • 1998 ECAC Champion - 20 lb. weight - 62’3” • 1998 BIG EAST Champion - 20 lb. weight • 1998 Metropolitan Champion - 20 lb. weight • Holds two school records: 20 lb. weight - 62’3” 4K Hammer - 175’9” • 1998 Most Valuable Performer • 1998 Most Improved Performer • 1996-98 Team Captain
julie culley ‘04 • New Jersey’s 2004 NCAA Woman of the Year • 2004 Headley-Singer Award Winner
In Memory of Donna M. O’Carroll, ‘78
1978 AIAW All-American in the Javelin - Third Former School Record Holder at 157’ Assistant Track and Field Coach 1982 - 1983 In memory of the enduring spirit of Donna M. O’Carroll, this honor is awarded to that freshman track and field athlete who has contributed most to team success, through outstanding performance, point scores and sportsmanship. 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009 2010 2011
Krista Dunbar, Cheryl Keating Erika Lewis, Tonya Seymore Carol Yoon, Brooke Speers Val Baughman Gina Lomonaco Tamara Pellien Kate MacFarlane, Jenny Graf Melissa Houston Julie Culley Jen Austin, Kiara Adams Dominique Sanon Jacqueline Todd Ariel Brockman, Coryn Gomez Alexis Gray Alison Caruana, Cheyenne Ogletree Natalie Clickett Jamie Walker Asha Singh Victoria Pontecorvo, Stephanie Krausser Tylia Gillon Additional Champions
Rutgers at the Penn Relays 1987: Desiree Scott - 3000m 1988: Kelly Barrett - High Jump (College Division) 1989: Anne Bansemir - Heptathlon 1996: Gina LoMonaco - Discus (College Division) 1999: Jenny Graf - Javelin (College Division) 2000: Jenny Graf - Javelin (College Division) 2006: Sylvia Galarza - Shot Put (College Division) 2009: Alex Kelly - Javelin (College Division) Rutgers at the Olympic Trials 1980: Debbie Deutsch - 100m H - Seventh place 1984: Lori McCauley - 400m IH - Fourth place; Olympic Team Alternate 1988: Lori McCauley - 400m IH - Semi-finalist Desiree Scott - 3000m & 5000m (EXB) 1992: Lisa Kohut - Javelin (provisional qualifier) 2004: Shameka Marshall - Long Jump 2008: Jullie Culley - 5,000m Shameka Marshall - Long Jump
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ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMERS INDOOR LIST- TOP PERFORMANCES 55m Shameka Marshall Andrea Conway Neretta Freeman Robin Luster Jamie Walker
6.96 6.96 7.05 7.17 7.19
60m Shameka Marshall Tylia Gillon Michelle Gomes Jamie Walker Brittni Rodriguez
7.41 7.54 7.56 7.59 7.62
200m Michelle Gomes Jacqueline Todd Asha Ruth Tylia Gillon Andrea Conway Shameka Marshall
24.07 24.24 24.30 24.84 24.84 24.88
300m Jacqueline Todd Asha Ruth Gabrielle Farquharson Michelle Gomes Lori McCauley Tylia Gillon
39.75 39.92 40.41 40.51 40.66 40.74
400m Lori McCauley Jacqueline Todd Andrea Conway Natasha Norville Gabrielle Farquharson Pavielli Vega 500m Latoshia Bost Natasha Norville Dominique Sanon Lori McCauley Danai Lendor 800m Jennifer Heggie Amonica Phipps Lori McCauley Kathleen Tisdale Justina Doyle
1:12.43 1:12.96 1:13.35 1:13.53 1:13.77 2:07.07 2:08.35 2:08.37 2:08.7h 2:09.86
1500m/Mile * Desiree Scott Jennifer Heggie Julie Culley Cheyenne Ogletree Ashley Deckert Kelly Flannigan
4:22.4h 4:34.69 4:46.34* 4:50.48* 4:53.32* 4:54.83*
3000m Julie Culley Desiree Scott Alicia Guiliano Cheyenne Ogletree Alison Caruana
9:17.15 9:22.30 9:37.35 9:54.18 9:54.45
5000m/3 Mile * Alicia Guiliano Nancy Seeger Desiree Scott Alison Caruana Jill Duthie
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52.99 55.01 55.94 56.30 56.32 56.51
16:24.25 16:14.0h* 16:53.66 17:01.59 17:01.9h
55 HH Shameka Marshall Debra Deutsch Julie Smithers Tishona Watson Tosca Blandford
7.68 7.80 7.84 7.87 7.97
60 HH Shameka Marshall Debra Deutsch Julie Smithers Patty Knighton Bryanna Johnson Maabo Kludze
8.19 8.48 8.69 8.72 8.72 8.73
Pentathlon (points) Anne Bansemir Debra Deutsch Angela Messerschmidt Danielle Hobson Viveca McDonald-Ortiz Jamillah Jabbar High Jump Kimberly Fife Denise Durham Karen Frederick Kristi White Sheila Gallimore Long Jump Shameka Marshall Nwamaka Okobi Asha Ruth Patty Knighton Julie Smithers Pamela O’Garro
3,744 3,698 3,439 3,360 3,331 3,321 5’ 10’’ 5’ 9¾’’ 5’ 9½’’ 5’ 9¼’’ 5’ 9’’ 21’ 10¼’’ 19’9¾” 19’6¾” 19’ 6½’’ 19’ 2’’ 18’ 11¾’’
Triple Jump Nwamaka Okobi Pamela Birchett Kahimah Liverman Kathleen Garrigan Ekene Ugboaja
41’3¼” 40’ 8¾’’ 40’ 5’’ 39’ 6¾” 38’10¾”
Pole Vault Laura Chmielewski Karen Langner Marsha Day Colleen McDowell Kate McFarlane Laura Ng
12’ 11’ 9¾’’ 11’ 5¾’’ 10’10” 10’ 8’’ 10’6”
20-lb Weight Celeste Battle Cycerli Ash Melissa Houston Claire Inskeep Brooke Spears
62’ 3’’ 58’ 10¼’’ 56’ 9’’ 53’ 2¾’’ 52’ 11½’’
Outdoor List - Top Performances 100m Jamie Walker Michelle Gomes Asha Ruth Tylia Gillon Andrea Conway Jacqueline Todd Pavielli Vega Shameka Marshall
11.55 wi 11.62 11.62 wi 11.63 wi 11.71 11.75 11.82 wi 11.85
200m Michelle Gomes Asha Ruth Andrea Conway Jacqueline Todd Tylia Gillon Gabrielle Farquharson Lori McCauley Neretta Freeman
23.70 23.90 wi 23.95 24.03 24.16 wi 24.33 24.3h 24.56
400m Lori McCauley Denise Peynado Nicole Thomas Andrea Conway Gabrielle Farquharson Dominique Sanon Asha Ruth
52.79 54.85 54.9h 55.09 55.14 55.23 55.31
800m Dominique Sanon Amonica Phipps Jennifer Heggie Krista Dunbar Elizabeth Graham
2:06.59 2:07.46 2:07.94 2:08.98 2:09.85
1500m Jennifer Heggie Desiree Scott Cheyenne Ogletree Justina Doyle Ashley Deckert Kelly Flannigan Pippa Holman
4:19.19 4:20.60 4:28.64 4:29.21 4:30.47 4:31.55 4:32.2h
3000m Desiree Scott Julie Culley Pippa Holman Paula Chakos Cheryl Keating
9:13.4h 9:37.41 9:38.7h 9:48.0h 9:54.83
3000m Steeplechase Danielle Patoir Sarah Peterson Kathryn Tappen Jamie Kerstetter Lindsay Bertulis
11:18.74 11:23.23 11:24.07 11:24.77 11:26.50
5000m/3 Mile * Julie Culley Desiree Scott Jill Duthie Nancy Seeger Colleen Sunderland
16:29.84 16:30.86 16:58.8h 17:03.0h 17:12.71
10,000m Nancy Seeger Alicia Guiliano Alison Caruana Colleen Sunderland Belmax DeJesus Carol Yoon
34:27.56 35:07.99 35:54.92 36:38.01 36:46.08 36:46.48
Heptathlon (points) Anne Bansemir Debra Deutsch Angela Messerschmidt Lisa Foley Courtney Matlock
5,211 4,971 4,691 4,638 4,502
100 HH Shameka Marshall Debra Deutsch
13.30 13.68
Tishona Watson Tosca Blandford Julie Smithers
13.90 13.94 13.8h
400 IH Lori McCauley Danielle Hobson Courtney Sample Lidia Dickinson Anne Bansemir Debra Deutsch Danai Lendor
55.69 58.28 60.95 61.17 61.33 61.4h 61.58
Pole Vault Karen Langner Marsha Day Kate McFarlane Laura Chmielewski Colleen McDowell
11’ 5¾’’ 11’ 5¾’’ 11’ ¼’’ 10’ 11¾’’ 10’8”
Long Jump Shameka Marshall Asha Ruth Patty Knighton Nwamaka Okobi Kahimah Liverman Nyali Taylor Kortni Lane Emily Vargas
21’ 6¾’’ 20’10½’’ 19’ 9¾’’ 19’9” 19’ 4¼’’ 19’ 1½’’ 19’ 1¼’’ 19’½’’
Triple Jump Kahimah Liverman Nwamaka Okobi Pamela Birchett Kathleen Garrigan Ekene Ugboaja
41’ 3’’ 40’ 6¼’’ 40’ 2¼’’ 39’ 11¼’’ 39’1¾”
High Jump Kimberly Fife Denise Durham Michelle Gorden Regina Harding Kerry Ann Mitchell Courtney Matlock
5’10 ½’’ 5’10’’ 5’10’’ 5’9 ¾’’ 5’8 ½’’ 5’8 ½’’
Javelin Lisa Kohut Jen Graf Jen Austin Brooke Spears Angelina Sancilio Alex Kelly Michelle Toft
166’ 7’’ 162’ 4’’ 161’ 7’’ 160’ 1’’ 156’ 10’’ 152’2” 150’ 5’’
Discus Cycerli Ash Gina Lomonaca Natalie Clickett Tammy Pellein Sylvia Galarza
167’ 7’’ 165’ 11’’ 165’ 9’’ 161’ 10’’ 157’ 3’’
Hammer Melissa Houston Celeste Battle Claire Inskeep Jeane Curnoles Sylvia Galarza Shot Put ( Indoor & Outdoor ) Sylvia Galarza Kiara Adams Cycerli Ash Sarah Beth Cullen Natalie Clickett
185’ 8’’ 175’ 9’’ 174’ 2’’ 172’ 3’’ 165’ 6’’ 50’ ¾” 49’ 7¼’’ 48’ 6¼’’ 48’ 4’’ 48’ -4’’
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RICHARD L. MCCORMICK PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY Richard L. McCormick is the 19th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. A scholar of American political history who began his academic career on the Rutgers faculty, he returned as president in 2002 after serving as provost of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and president of the University of Washington. Dr. McCormick’s goal is to advance Rutgers within the top tier of American public research universities. His ambitions for the university include an enriched learning experience for every student; teaching and research focused on global human problems; diversity of students, faculty, staff, and programs; and deeper connections with the people of New Jersey. President McCormick led a major restructuring and reinvigoration of undergraduate education at Rutgers-New Brunswick, the university’s largest campus. The plan merged four undergraduate colleges into a School of Arts and Sciences, expanded access to academic programs and learning communities, and established a popular First-Year Seminar program that offers more than 100 courses – each with no more than 20 students – on a wide range of topics taught by top faculty.
Other initiatives undertaken during Dr. McCormick’s tenure include: • The Rutgers Future Scholars Program, a pilot project to encourage minority and low-income teenagers from the university’s host cities to pursue higher education by offering mentorship and college preparation support, and the promise of free tuition to those admitted to Rutgers.
• Establishment of the first-ever universitywide alumni body, the Rutgers University Alumni Association.
• Rutgers Against Hunger, an initiative that combines volunteerism, research, education, and donations to address food security in the state of New Jersey.
• Transformation of the Livingston Campus in Piscataway into the model of what the university will become in the 21st century, with an emphasis on professional, executive, and continuing education; state-of-the-art residential and dining facilities; and integration with the Rutgers Ecological Preserve.
• Rutgers-Camden’s first-ever doctoral-level academic program, a Ph.D. in childhood studies – the first in the nation in this emerging discipline. • Establishment of the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers-Newark’s first new school in more than three decades.
Born in 1947, President McCormick earned a B.A. in American studies from Amherst College in 1969 and a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1976. He is married to Joan Barry McCormick, RU ’88. Dr. McCormick has three children, Betsy, Michael, and Katie.
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TIM PERNETTI DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS A New Jersey native with a strong passion for his alma mater, Tim Pernetti has come full-circle in becoming one of the nation’s youngest leaders in college athletics. A former student-athlete “On the Banks”, Pernetti was named Rutgers’ sixth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on February 26, 2009. He oversees 24 men’s and women’s intercollegiate teams in New Brunswick, a larger number than fielded at most of the university’s peer institutions. Pernetti has been influential in the world of college athletics since he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers in 1993, and a master’s degree in communication in 1995. Pernetti’s influence on Rutgers Athletics has been immediate – from the key coaching hires of Mike Rice (men’s basketball), Dan Donigan (men’s soccer) and Brian Brecht (men’s lacrosse) – to securing the first two naming rights partnerships in Rutgers Athletics history. Under his leadership, Rutgers inked a 10-year naming rights deal with High Point Solutions to acquire the naming rights for Rutgers Stadium, along with a 10-year contract with Audi for the Audi Rutgers Club at High Point Solutions Stadium. Both deals have netted the Department of Athletics nearly one million dollars in new revenue to the annual budget.
In 2006, Pernetti spearheaded a landmark multi-media partnership with the NCAA to make CBS College Sports Network the home of Division II Sports. The innovative deal effectively increased the scope and reach of NCAA Division II sports with hundreds of games now available nationally via the broadcast network and online. Pernetti’s commitment to providing greater exposure to women’s and under-served sports is evidenced by the network’s unprecedented coverage of lacrosse and volleyball, among others. He has also been at the forefront of the development and creation of the Collegiate Nationals, which crowns champions in dozens of high endurance sports, and innovative original production including CBS College Sports Network’s groundbreaking NCAA March Madness Central, NCAA March Madness Highlights on CBS College Sports, and the WIRED franchise which gives viewers an inside look at games and events through wireless microphones on coaches during game action. Prior to joining CBS College Sports Network, Pernetti served eight years at ABC-TV and ABC Sports most recently as Director of Programming, where he was integral in acquiring, managing and developing several ABC Sports properties including college football, the Bowl Championship Series, and college basketball. For five years, Pernetti handled relationships and negotiated television rights with all of the major collegiate conferences. As a student at Rutgers, Pernetti was a four-year letterwinner at tight end on the Rutgers football squad. He was also the color commentator for Rutgers Football on the Rutgers Football Radio Network and announced weekly NFL games nationally on Sports USA Radio. A resident of Oakland, N.J., Pernetti is married to the former Danielle Bahto. His wife also graduated from Rutgers and was a letterwinner on the women’s lacrosse team. Danielle and Tim are the proud parents of their three children – Max, Conor and Natalie.
During his introductory press conference, Pernetti spoke about his vision to build a broadband network to deliver hundreds of live events. That promise has blossomed into KnightVision, powered by ScarletKnights.com, as KnightVision has streamed hundreds of live events per year, including unprecedented live game coverage for many of the Scarlet Knights Olympic Sports. Prior to returning to Rutgers, Pernetti was the Executive Vice President, Content, for CBS College Sports Network. In that role, he oversaw the rights and relationship business, on-air talent, and all network programming and content on air, online and across all screens for the nation’s first company dedicated to college sports. Pernetti helped to build the CBS College Sports Network, previously CSTV, prior to its launch in 2003, and has played a critical role in establishing it as the multi-media leader in college sports programming, content, news and information. He was a recipient of the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty under Forty Award, and the Multichannel News 40 under 40 Award both in 2008. Charged with developing relationships, acquiring rights and creating multi-platform original programming for the first ever 24-hour sports college sports network, Pernetti successfully navigated through a complicated web of media rights deals to come up with new ways to serve college sports fans. Pernetti worked closely with the NCAA and hundreds of schools in every major conference, securing over 2,500 hours of event programming each year and multiple NCAA Championships across 35 men’s and women’s sports. Pernetti was in charge of the CBS College Sports Network exclusive long-term agreements with the US Naval Academy, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, and the Atlantic 10. Further, he managed company relationships with more than 30 conferences and thousands of institutions. Pernetti remains most proud of establishing a strong relationship in women’s collegiate sports including the establishment of a women’s basketball game of the week package in 2004 with the Big East Conference.
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A BRIEF HISTORY Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of the leading universities in the nation. The university is comprised of 27 degree-granting divisions; 10 undergraduate colleges, 11 graduate schools, and six schools offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Five are located in Camden, eight in Newark, and 13 in New Brunswick and one in Newark and New Brunswick. Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies, the school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 with a handful of first-year students. During its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey in 1864, resulting in the establishment of the Rutgers Scientific School, featuring departments of agriculture, engineering, and chemistry. Further expansion in the sciences came with the founding of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in 1880, the College of Engineering (now the School of Engineering) in 1914, and the College of Agriculture (now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences) in 1921. The precursors to several other Rutgers divisions were also established during this period: the College of Pharmacy (now the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy) in 1892, the New Jersey College for Women (now Douglass Residential College, part of the School of Arts and Sciences) in 1918, and the School of Education (now Graduate School of Education) in 1924. In 1924, Rutgers College officially became Rutgers University, a reflection of the institution’s rapidly expanding number of schools and academic programs. Early in the century, Rutgers had begun offering educational opportunities to women when the New Jersey College for Women was founded in 1918, and to adult learners when University College, an evening division, was established in 1934. After World War II, enrollment exploded as Rutgers admitted all qualified candidates under the GI Bill. Rutgers was becoming an institution for all people, and in 1945 and 1956, state legislative acts formally designated Rutgers as The State University of New Jersey. A flurry of expansion ensued. The University of Newark (now Rutgers–Newark) joined Rutgers in 1946, followed by the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers–Camden) in 1950. An ambitious building program added libraries, classrooms, and student housing across the three regional campuses. In 1969, Livingston College opened, providing a coeducational residential experience with a special commitment to diversity. Graduate education in the arts and sciences grew through the establishment of the Graduate School–New Brunswick, the Graduate School–Newark, and the Graduate School–Camden. Professional schools were formed to serve students in the fields of business; communication, information, and library studies; criminal justice; education; fine arts; law; management and labor relations; nursing; planning and public policy; psychology; public affairs and administration; and social work. Meanwhile, as industry and government sought partners in solving problems and advancing knowledge, the concept of the research university emerged. In 1981, Rutgers adopted a blueprint for its transformation into a major public research university. With increased support from state, federal, and corporate partners, Rutgers’ strength in research grew dramatically. In 1989, in recognition of its enhanced stature, Rutgers was invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities, an organization comprising the top 62 research universities in North America. Today, professors and students work in more than 230 specialized research centers, unraveling mysteries in marine sciences, early childhood education, neuroscience, advanced materials, climate change, nutrition, homeland security, transportation, stem cells, and many other areas that can improve life both in New Jersey and around the world. A 2007 major reorganization of undergraduate education in New Brunswick reinvigorated the undergraduate experience for both students and faculty by combining the traditions and strengths of four undergraduate liberal arts colleges—Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers, and University—into a single School of Arts and Sciences. With 27 schools and colleges, Rutgers offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degree programs. The university graduated more than 12,000 students last year, and has more than 390,000 living alumni residing in all 50 states and on six continents. Rutgers also sponsors community initiatives in all 21 New Jersey counties. Universitywide, new degree programs, research endeavors, and community outreach are in development to meet the demands of the 21st century. Today, Rutgers continues to grow, both in its facilities and in the variety and depth of its educational and research programs. The university’s goals for the future include the continued provision of the highest quality education, along with the increased support of research and commitment to public service to meet the needs of society.
MAJOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Accounting African & African-American Studies African-American Studies Africana Studies Agricultural Science Allied Health Technologies American Studies Ancient and Medieval Civilizations Animal Science Anthropology Anthropology, Evolutionary Art/Design/Digital Art (B.F.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.A.) Art/Visual Arts (B.F.A.) Art History Astrophysics Biochemistry Bioenvironmental Engineering Biological Sciences Biology Biomathematics Biomedical Technology (B.S.) Biotechnology Botany
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Business Administration Cell Biology and Neuroscience Central and Eastern European Studies Chemistry Childhood Studies Chinese Classics Clinical Laboratory Sciences Communication Comparative Literature Computer Science Criminal Justice Dance East Asian Languages and Area Studies Ecology and Natural Resources Education Economics Education Engineering Applied Sciences Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering General Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Science Engineering Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering English Environmental/Business Economics Environmental Planning and Design Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior Environmental Science European Studies Exercise Science Finance Food Science French General Science Genetics Geography Geological Sciences Geoscience Engineering German History
History/French History/Political Science Hospitality Management Human-Computer Interaction Human Resource Management Independent/Individualized Major Information Systems Information Technology and Informatics Interdisciplinary Major Italian Italian Studies Jewish Studies Journalism and Media Studies Journalism Labor Studies/Employment Relations Landscape Architecture Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Law Liberal Studies Linguistics Management Management and Global
Business Marine Sciences Marketing Mathematics Mathematics, Applied Medical Technology Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine Medieval Studies Meteorology Microbiology Middle Eastern Studies Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Music Nursing Nutritional Sciences Pharmacy Philosophy Physician Assistant Physics Physics, Applied Planning and Public Policy Plant Science Political Science Portuguese Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies Prebusiness
Predentistry Prelaw Premedicine Preveterinary Medicine Psychology Public Health Public Administration Puerto Rican Studies Religion Russian Science, Technology, and Society Science, General Social Work Sociology Spanish Statistics Statistics/Mathematics Teacher Certification Theater Arts Theater Arts, Television and Media Arts Urban Studies Women’s Studies Women’s and Gender Studies Zoology
RUTGERS AT A GLANCE • Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest college in the nation. • Rutgers was designated the State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956. • Rutgers is New Jersey’s largest public research university and is located on three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/Piscataway. • Rutgers was named New Jersey’s land-grant university in 1864 and has a special responsibility for serving the needs of the state. • Rutgers is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a highly selective organization comprised of the 62 leading research universities in North America. • There are 27 degree-granting schools and colleges, offering more than 270 total bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral and professional degree programs. • Rutgers is one of New Jersey’s major employers with more than 9,000 full-time faculty and staff. • For every dollar New Jersey invests in Rutgers, the university channels $6 into the state’s economy. The University’s 2009 economic impact report showed that Rutgers and its faculty, staff, students and visitors channel $3.8 billion in direct and indirect spending into the state economy – more than six times the state’s $595.3 million investment in the university. • With holdings of more than 3.6 million volumes, the Rutgers library system ranks among the nation’s largest. • Rutgers enrolls more than 56,000 students, including over 42,000 undergraduates and 14,000 graduate students. • More than 10,000 students each year earn a degree from Rutgers. • The university has more than 390,000 living alumni; 220,000 alumni reside in New Jersey. • In 2008, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Rutgers for the next 10 years.
TEACHING AND LEARNING • Rutgers faculty include Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and winners of many other prestigious awards and grants. • Rutgers History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history for her landmark work, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008). • The graduate philosophy department is ranked second in the English-speaking world by the Philosophical Gourmet Report. • Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick (RBS) is uniquely positioned at the epicenter of global business – just under 20 minutes from New York City – giving students easy access to leading global corporations to build lasting relationships. RBS delivers cutting-edge curricula that combine the mix of business and science required by today’s employers. • RBS is consistently ranked as the top business school in New Jersey and among the top three in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. The Executive MBA is ranked 33rd in the U.S. by The Financial Times and the Master of Quantitative Finance is among the top 10 programs nationally, as ranked by Wall Street executives. The MBA program was ranked 17th in the country for the employment rate of its graduates three months after graduation by U.S. News & World Report. To meet rising demand, a new on-year MBA track was created for students with advanced standing. • In Newark, the business School resides in a new state-of-the-art building which opened in 2009. And in New Brunswick, a new building will open in 2013 as the center of a new Livingston Professional Campus, accommodating the massive growth in the new four-year undergraduate program. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is ranked third among the nation’s top graduate programs in urban planning according to a survey by Planetizen, a Los Angeles-based planning and development network.
RESEARCH • Streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis, and other potent antibiotics were discovered at Rutgers by Professor Selman Waksman and his students in the 1940s. Waksman received the Nobel Prize for his important contributions to medicine. • The Rutgers Stem Cell Research Center, part of the Division of Life Sciences of the School of Arts and Sciences, is located in Nelson Laboratories on the New Brunswick campus where its mission is to support research with human embryonic stem cells for Rutgers University researchers and collaborators. • The Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository is a valuable resource for researchers around the world studying the role heredity plays in such complex genetic diseases as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, diabetes, and Tourette’s syndrome. • The Protein Data Bank, based at Rutgers, is the international repository of three-dimensional protein structures. With $30 million in federal funding, the data bank provides vital information on more than 73,000 proteins and other macromolecules for scientists working to design more effective treatments for disease. • Rutgers’ Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences ranks among America’s top 15 marine research organizations based on peer competition for all federally funded oceanographic research. • The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the only pharmacy school in New Jersey and one of the top institutions of its kind in the nation, ranks in the top 10 percent among pharmacy schools nationwide in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health with $8.8 million of funding awarded to the school in 2009. • Rutgers holds more than 550 United States patents, 325 of which have been issued since 2000. Since 1989, Rutgers has licensed more than 65 start-up or early-stage companies. • Rutgers is a partner in the Southern African Large Telescope, one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and the southern hemisphere’s newest eye-on-the-sky.
SERVICE TO NEW JERSEY • Rutgers’ Center for Government Services trains New Jersey’s municipal employees to better serve their constituents and trains approximately 8,000 annually through 18 separate programs and 150 courses. • In 2005, the Division of Continuing Studies offered 3,700 course sections to more than 45,000 individuals. Courses are offered in every county in New Jersey. • The Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers is the state’s official weather resource. • Each year on a single Saturday in the Spring, Rutgers opens its doors to the world for “Rutgers Day.” More than 200,000 people have visited the five New Brunswick campuses during the event the last three years to celebrate the institution’s three-part mission of teaching, research and service. In what started as the New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day, evolved into “Rutgers Day” in 2009.
SERVICE TO THE NATION • Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has offices in all 21 New Jersey counties and serves the residents of the state through research, education and service programs that run the gamut from 4-H Youth Development to family and community health. Research from the Experiment Station has led to renowned Jersey tomatoes, disease-resistant dogwoods, improved coastline management, new forms of mosquito control and world-famous turfgrass varieties that have been used everywhere from the new Yankee Stadium to the Augusta National Golf Club. • Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences builds on a tradition of hands-on learning and research excellence in areas that cover the biological spectrum from organisms to ecosystems. Students and researchers alike are dedicated to finding solutions to the problems that most concern our state’s residents, particularly in the areas of environmental sustainability, alternative energy, food, health and nutrition. • Such nationally respected institutes at Rutgers, including the National Transit Institute, the National Institute for Early Education Research and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, are helping to shape national and state policy in critical areas. • Rutgers is the nation’s primary source for anti-terror security training for public transit workers. • In April of 2009, Rutgers was selected by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to co-lead a new DHS Center of Excellence in Command, Control, and Interoperability (CCI) to conduct research into the technological issues involved with maintaining homeland security. It is one of 12 DHS Centers of Excellence in the nation. • The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy’s National Transit Institute is one of seven academic institutions around the nation that will make up a new National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. • Most meals ready to eat (MREs) manufactured for our nation’s troops are produced using Rutgers-developed technology. • The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center is a pioneer in developing effective methods to help autistic children.
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
rutgers administrative officers
Kathleen Hickey
Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/SWA
Douglas Kokoskie
Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/ Operations
Jason Kroll Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/ External Affairs
Richard L. McCormick, Ph.D., President Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D., Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan R. Alger, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce C. Fehn, B.S., C.P.A., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Gregory S. Blimling, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D., Vice President for Continuing Studies Steven J. Diner, Ph.D., Chancellor, Newark Leslie A. Fehrenbach, B.S., Secretary of the University Carol P. Herring, B.A., President of the Rutgers University Foundation and Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Peter J. McDonough Jr., B.A., Vice President for Public Affairs Kim Manning, M.B.A., Vice President for University Relations Courtney O. McAnuff, M.P.A, Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael J. Pazzani, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Graduate and Professional Education Tim Pernetti, M.C.I.S., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D., J.D., Chancellor, Camden Barry V. Qualls, Ph.D., Vice President for Undergraduate Education Donna K. Thornton, M.P.A., Vice President for Alumni Relations
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2011-12
John Ternyila Sr. Associate Director of Athletics/Finance
Jason Baum
Associate Director of Athletics/Athletic Communications
Janine Purcaro Chief Financial Officer for Intercollegiate Athletics
Ralph Izzo, Chair Gerald C. Harvey, Vice Chair Anthony J. DePetris Mark P. Hershhorn M. William Howard, Jr. Robert A. Laudicina Gordon A. MacInnes Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. John F. Russo, Sr. Daniel H. Schulman Candace L. Straight
Paul Panayotatos, Faculty Representative Samuel Rabinowitz, Faculty Representative Kristen Clarke, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-12
Brian Colvin
Associate Director of Athletics/Finance & Administration
Kathleen Shank
Director of Academic Support Services for Student Services
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Doug Fillis
Associate Director of Athletics/ Development
Shawn Tucker
Assistant Director of Athletics/StudentAthlete Development
Dr. Robert Monaco
Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine
Nick Ojea
Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Kenneth M. Schmidt, Chair Dudley H. Rivers, Jr., Vice Chair Margaret T. Derrick, Vice Chair Sol J. Barer Felix M. Beck, Emeritus Gregory Bender William E. Best Joan L. Bildner, Emerita Michael A. Bogdonoff Jonathan R. Boguchwal Floyd H. Bragg, Emeritus Gregory Q. Brown Dominick J. Burzichelli Dorothy W. Cantor John Herbert Carman, Emeritus Peter Cartmell, Emeritus Mary J. Chyb Kevin J. Collins, Emeritus Hollis A. Copeland Steven M. Darien Marisa A. Dietrich Carleton C. Dilatush, Emeritus Robert P. Eichert, Emeritus Dennis M. Fenton Evelyn S. Field, Emerita Lora L. Fong Jeanne M. Fox, Emerita John R. Futey Albert R. Gamper, Jr. Ronald W. Giaconia, Emeritus Rochelle Gizinski, Emerita Evangeline Gomez Leslie E. Goodman, Emeritus
Joyce W. Harley M. Wilma Harris John A. Hendricks Robert A. Hering Mark P. Hershhorn Carleton A. Holstrom, Emeritus M. William Howard, Jr. John D. Hugelmeyer Frank B. Hundley Ralph Izzo Paul B. Jennings, Emeritus Nimesh S. Jhaveri Tilak Lal Walter L. Leib, Emeritus Richard A. Levao, Emeritus Jennifer Lewis-Hall Christine M. Lomiguen Gordon A. MacInnes Duncan L. MacMillan Rashida Y. V. MacMurray Iris Martinez-Campbell Richard L. McCormick, ex officio Carol Ann Monroe Robert E. Mortensen Patricia Nachtigal, Emerita Gene O’Hara, Emeritus John A. O’Malley Dean J. Paranicas, Emeritus Jose A. Piazza Sidney Rabinowitz George A. Rears Norman Reitman, Emeritus Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. Alvin J. Rockoff, Emeritus Alejandro Roman
John F. Russo, Sr. Louis A. Sapirman Daniel H. Schulman Richard H. Shindell Susan Stabile Dorothy M. Stanaitis, Emerita Robert L. Stevenson Sandy J. Stewart Candace L. Straight Abram J. Suydam, Jr. Eleanor J. Tansey Heather C. Taylor Anne M. Thomas, Emerita Michael R. Tuosto, Emeritus Laurel A. Van Leer Lucas J. Visconti Mary Vivian Fu Wells, Emerita Martha A. Cotter, Faculty Representative Menahem Spiegel, Faculty Representative Kyle Jasey, Student Representative Katherine Yabut, Student Representative OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Bruce C. Fehn, Treasurer Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary Mary Claire Brennan, Assistant Secretary