2009 Stony Brook Cross Country Media Guide by Stony Brook University Athletics

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2009 STONY BROOK CROSS COUNTRY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tim Hodge took home the America East Individual Championship in 2008

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Holly Van Dalen qualiﬁed for the NCAA Championships with a 12th-place ﬁnish at the Regional Championships

Twin sister, Lucy also qualiﬁed for the NCAA Championships, ﬁnishing just three seconds behind Holly in 14th place.

QUICK FACTS

2009 Cross Country Introduction: ...................................3

Location: ................................................. Stony Brook, N.Y.

Goldstein Student-Athlete Development Center: ...........6

Director of Athletics: ............................................Jim Fiore

This is Stony Brook University: ................................... 4-5

Speed, Strength and Conditioning: .................................7

Athletics Phone: ......................................... (631) 632-7205

Executive Director of Athletics: ............ Paul Schlickmann

Head Coach Andy Ronan: ................................................8

Senior Associate Director of Athletics: .. Donna Woodruff

2009 Men’s Cross Country Roster/Outlook: .................10

Enrollment:................................................................23,997

Stephen Walsh/America East: ..........................................9 Men’s Cross Country Proﬁles: ..................................11-13

2009 Women’s Cross Country Roster/Outlook: ...........14 Women’s Cross Country Proﬁles: ........................... 15-17

2008 Men’s and Women’s Season In Review: ..............18

Honors and Awards: .......................................................19

Notable Performers: ........................................................20

Faculty Athletic Representative: ......... Dr. Randy Susman

Founded: ......................................................................1957 Colors: .................................................. Red, Blue and Grey Nickname: .......................................................... Seawolves

Conference:.................................................... America East Conference Phone:..................................... (617) 695-6369

National Afﬁliation: .................................... NCAA Division I

2008 Performance List: ...................................................21

Head Coach:.....................................................Andy Ronan

Sports Medicine:..............................................................23

Assistant Coach: ........................................ Stephen Walsh

Jim Fiore, Director of Athletics: .....................................25

Athletic Communications Contact:................Adam Gutes

This is Long Island: .........................................................22

This is Stony Brook:........................................................24

Stony Brook University Administration: .......................26

2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Aug. 28.......... Seawolves Invitational ......(W) 1st; (M) 1st Sept. 20 ......... Iona Meet of Champions .. (W) 16th; (M) 12th Oct. 3 ...Notre Dame Invitational (women only) ................4th Oct. 3 ...... Paul Short Invitational (men only) ..................19th Oct. 18 .................. Pre-NCAA Meet...........................(W) 8th Oct. 25 ........... Central Conn. Mini Meet ... (W) 10th; (M) 2nd Nov. 1 ............. America East Champs. .......(W) 1st; (M) 2nd Nov. 15 ......... NCAA Regional Champs. ... (W) 4th; (M) 16th Nov. 24 ............ NCAA Championships................... (W) 30th

Alma Mater: .............................................Providence ‘86 Alma Mater: ...................................... Boston College ‘07

Ofﬁce Phone: .............................................. (631) 632-7125

Email: ...................................Adam.Gutes@Stonybrook.edu

CREDITS The 2009 Cross Country Guide media guide is a publication of the Stony Brook Athletics Department. The guide was written, edited and designed by Adam Gutes, Athletic Communications Assistant. Editorial assistance from Phil Hess, Director of Athletic Communications and Jeremy Cohen and Craig Schroeder, Athletic Communication Assistants. Photos by Bob O’Rourk and Brandon Leung.

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• Stony Brook StudentAthletes achieved an overall America East GPA of 3.01 in 2008-09, the third straight year it has been over 3.0.

• 184 student-athletes were named to the America East Honor Roll in 2008-09.

• 67 Seawolves garnered Commissioner’s Honor Roll accolades for posting a GPA of 3.5 or above.

• Four Stony Brook student -athletes were honored as 2009 SUNY Chancellor ScholarAthletes.

ANDY RONAN ANDY RONAN HEAD COACH PROVIDENCE, ‘86 10TH SEASON Since joining Stony Brook University in 2000, Andy Ronan’s cross country and track and field teams have become two of the most successful programs in Seawolves’ history. Not only are his teams competitive within the America East Conference, but they are also starting to make a name for themselves nationally, making NCAA Championship appearances in both cross country and track in 2008-09. Under Ronan’s guidance, the Seawolves cross country teams have experienced incredible success. His runners have earned an All-America honor, 12 All-Northeast Region honors and 27 All-America East honors. His teams also have a long list of championships: Four America East individual championships, three METS individual championships, one ECAC individual championship and one America East team championship. His women’s teams have ranked third or better in the conference every year since 2002 and the men have three top-three finishes since 2004. Ronan has also done a remarkable job with the track and field teams. The Seawolves have posted 15 NCAA Regional qualifying times under his guidance, including an all-time high eight in 2007-2008. Four times the Seawolves have had an individual qualify for the NCAA Championships. In America East competition, Ronan has led the Seawolves to 20 individual championships since 2002, and has also seen 44 different school records fall during his tenure. Ronan has picked up some hardware of his own during his career, being named the America East Coach of the Year three years in a row (2005-2007). Academically, Ronan’s teams are always near the top. Three of his athletes have won the SUNY Chancellor Award, ten of them have been named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual Team while three of his teams have been awarded the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award. He also coached the 2007-2008 runner-up for the America East Woman of the Year Award. Prior to joining the Stony Brook staff, Ronan spent six years at Providence College as the associate head coach for the men’s cross country and track and field programs, while taking on assistant coach duties for the women’s programs. Known for his expertise in middle and long distance running events, Ronan assisted the Friars’ programs in winning six Big East cross country titles. The men’s team won back-to-back conference championships in 1995 and 1996 and captured another title in 1998, while the women’s program won three straight Big East rings from 1995-1997. The 1995 women’s cross country

team garnered the Division I national championship. During the 1999-2000 season, the Providence women’s program won the NCAA regional, defeating 34 teams at the meet, and secured a 10th place finish in its 11th consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships. The men’s team finished second regionally and finished in 19th place in its fifth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships. While at Providence College, Ronan was associated with the development of two NCAA individual champions, two Olympians, 37 All-Americans and six Big East champions. Before his time with Providence, Ronan spent 1994 as the assistant coach of the men’s and women’s track and field program at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and served as head coach of the men’s cross country/track and field team at Our Lady of Providence High School from 1986-1988. A 1986 graduate of Providence, Ronan was an outstanding cross country and track and field athlete. He was among the many All-Americans in Friars’ history, receiving the honor in 1983 and 1985. A native of Wexford, Ireland, Ronan won four Big East titles, capturing the 5,000-meter indoor title twice and the 10,000-meter outdoor championship twice. Ronan competed at a world-class level after graduation, finishing third at the 1991 Boston Marathon (2:11.27) and fourth at the 1989 Twin Cities Marathon (2:13.49). He also represented his native Ireland in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and competed in the World Cross Country Championships in 1982 and 1989.

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THE RONAN FILE COACHING HISTORY

Stony Brook University Head Coach - Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field 2000-Present • One All-American • 11 NCAA Provisional Qualifiers • Two ECAC/IC4A Champions • 22 Metropolitan Champions • 20 America East Champions • 2007 Northeast Region Division I XC Coach of the Year • America East Women’s XC Coach of the Year (‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08) • 2002-03 Stony Brook Women’s Coach of the Year • 2001-02 Stony Brook Men’s Coach of the Year Providence College Associate Head Coach - Men’s XC Assistant Coach - Women’s XC 1994-2000 • Women’s 1995 Division I Cross Country National Championship • Six Big East Cross Country Titles • Women’s NCAA Regional Title and 10th place finish at 2000 NCAA Championships • Men’s runner-up finish in NCAA Regionals and 19th place in 2000 NCAA Championships • 11 consecutive appearances in women’s NCAA Championships • Five consecutive appearances in men’s NCAA Championships • Two NCAA Individual Champions • Two Olympians • 37 All-Americans • Six Big East Champions Denison University (Granville, Ohio) Assistant Coach - Track and Field 1994 Our Lady of Providence High School Head Coach - Men’s Cross Country/ Track and Field 1986-88

PERSONAL

• Competed for Ireland in marathon at 1992 Barcelona Olympics • Third-place ﬁnish at 1991 Boston Marathon • Fourth-place ﬁnish at 1989 Twin Cities Marathon • Competed in World Cross Country Championships - 1982, 1989 • All-American at Providence - 1983, 1985 • Providence Athletic Hall of Fame - 1999

STEPHEN WALSH/AMERICA EAST STEPHEN WALSH ASSISTANT COACH BOSTON COLLEGE, ‘07 2ND SEASON

5000m and the 1500m, respectively.

Stephen Walsh enters his second season as the Assistant Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Programs. In Walsh’s first season at Stony Brook, the women’s cross country team captured the America East team title and earned its second trip to the NCAA Championship while the men’s cross country team, led by Tim Hodge’s individual America East title, finished second at the America East Championships. During the 2008-2009 indoor and outdoor seasons, the Seawolves won four America East titles, had 16 ECAC and IC4A qualifiers, broke 14 school records, and had four NCAA Regional Qualifiers. This year also saw Lucy Van Dalen qualify and compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, a first in Stony Brook history, where she placed 14th in the mile. Additionally, Lucy and Holly Van Dalen both competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships finishing 9th and 17th in the

A 2007 graduate of Boston College with a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, Walsh also served as an assistant cross country and track & ﬁeld coach at BC for the 2007-2008 season. Prior to that, he was a four-year varsity letterwinner for both the cross country and track teams where he earned multiple All-New England, Big East, and ACC honors.

America East Confererence 215 First Street Suite 140 Cambridge, Mass. 02142 Contact: Sean Tainsh Phone: (617) 695-6385

About America East... Now in its third decade of operation, America East has evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and missions of the member institutions. Progressive in its approach to its more than 3,200 student-athletes, America East recognizes champions in each of its 20 sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. America East also conducts the nation’s most comprehensive academic recognition program for student-athletes. With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast regions of the United States, America East strives to develop champions in academics, athletics and leadership at its nine member institutions: University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, UMBC, University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University and University of Vermont. Athletic Success... Boston University won the Stuart P. Haskell, Jr. Commissioner’s Cup for the fourth straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons after capturing a conferencebest seven championships, four regular-season titles and four runner-up finishes during the 2008-09 season. Nineteen America East student-athletes earned All-America recognition, including one in men’s basketball, one in men’s soccer, six in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and nine in cross country/track & field. Three women’s basketball teams – Boston University, Hartford and Vermont – reached the postseason, tying a conference record set in 1999. Boston University defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship to give America East at least one NCAA win in seven of the last eight years, and the conference RPI (No. 6) was America East’s highest ever. Boston University became the first women’s soccer champion to complete an unbeaten and untied conference slate since 2000 and made its fourth straight NCAA appearance. UMBC (No. 9), which won its second straight America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and Stony Brook (No. 20) were ranked in the final USILA national poll, while Albany was also ranked during the season. Sarah Dalton, a first-team All-American in women’s lacrosse, led Boston University to its fifth straight conference title. The Terriers (No. 11) and New Hampshire (No. 20) were ranked in the final IWLCA national poll. Stony Brook women’s cross country competed at the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship for the second straight season. Boston University reached the championship round of its NCAA Softball Regional with wins over Iowa and Auburn, matching the best finish ever by an America East team.

Academic Success... University of Vermont captured its ﬁfth straight America East Academic Cup in 2009 after its student-athletes registered a cumulative 3.14 grade-point average, which tied the league’s best mark ever. Six other schools also earned a 3.0 GPA or better.

America East’s 3,200 student-athletes registered a combined 3.05 GPA during the 2008-09 academic year, and over 60 percent of them were named to America East’s Academic Honor Roll for recording a GPA of 3.0 or better. Connor Tobin (Vermont), Dan Schultz (Boston University) and Cornelia Carapcea (UMBC) were tabbed ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, while 26 others were All-District selections. University of Vermont’s Connor Tobin (soccer) and Kristen Millar (lacrosse) were the America East Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, respectively. Twenty-one student-athletes were recognized as America East Scholar-Athletes and 167 received All-Academic recognition in their respective sport. Nineteen America East teams were publicly recognized by the NCAA for their multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR), finishing among the top 10 percent of teams in the nation, with nine programs receiving perfect scores of 1000. Leadership University of Vermont women’s lacrosse standout Kristen Millar was selected the 2009 America East Woman of the Year for a distinguished career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Hartford tennis player Rich Leiberman and the Maine softball team were named the America East Male and Female Sportsmanship Award winners. University at Albany appointed George M. Philip as its 18th president, while Stony Brook University named Dr. Samuel Stanley its next president. Patrick Chambers, who helped lead Villanova to a Final Four as a men’s basketball assistant coach in 2009, took over as Boston University’s next head coach. Binghamton’s Kevin Broadus, New Hampshire’s Bill Herrion and Stony Brook’s Steve Pikiell all received contract extensions. Three-time All-America East selection Jose Juan Barea (Northeastern) averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 assists in 79 games for the Dallas Mavericks in 2008-09, while threetime America East Player of the Year Malik Rose (Drexel) played in 38 games for the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder. Former Hartford star Vin Baker and three-time America East Player of the Year Reggie Lewis (Northeastern), who captained the Boston Celtics at the time of his premature death, combined to make five NBA All-Star appearances during their careers. Current women’s basketball coaches Jennifer Rizzotti (Hartford) and Cindy Blodgett (Maine) have appeared in WNBA action. Carlos Pena, the 1998 Baseball Scholar-Athlete at Northeastern, has made an impact each of the past three seasons in Tampa Bay, earning American League Comeback Player of the Year honors in 2007, winning an American League Gold Glove at first base in 2008 and making his first All-Star appearance in 2009, while the Minnesota Twins’ Joe Nathan, a former Academic All-American at Stony Brook, played in his fourth Mid-Summer Classic. Seven former America East men’s lacrosse standouts appeared in the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game in 2009, including Merrick Thomson, a four-time all-conference selection at Albany who was named the 2008 Warrior Most Improved Player. John Grant (Delaware), the 1999 America East Player of Year, was the league’s Most Valuable Player last season. Albany’s Steward Ceus became the third America East player taken in the Major League Soccer Draft, going 37th overall to the Colorado Rapids. Fellow former Great Dane Bouna Coundoul recorded 16 career shutouts in 52 career games for the Rapids before signing with the New York Red Bulls in July.

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MEN’S ROSTER/OUTLOOK 2009 MEN’S ROSTER Name

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

Sr.

Portmarnock, Ireland (Sutton Park)

Business Management and Spanish

Stroud, England (Archway School)

Mechanical Engineering

Mark Appledorf

So.

Drew Dillingham

So.

Alexander Felicier

Jr.

Daire Bermingham Alex Felce

Shamell Forbes David Golub

Sr. Jr.

Fr.

Gerard Harley

So.

Brandon Leung

Jr.

Tim Hodge

Michael Lopizzo

Jr.

Fr.

Major

Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge

Biomedical Engineering

Riverhead, N.Y. (Riverhead)

Arts & Sciences

Bronx, N.Y. (Mount Saint Michael Academy)

Springﬁeld Gardens, N.Y. (Valley Stream Central) Commack, N.Y. (Commack)

Setauket, N.Y. (Ward Melville)

Tawa, New Zealand (Victoria University) Rego Park, N.Y. (Francis Lewis) Northport, N.Y. (Northport)

Sr.

West Babylon, N.Y. (West Bablyon)

Scott Ulberg

Sr.

Bellmore, N.Y. (Bellmore-John F. Kennedy)

Robert Vietri

Fr.

Alex Varone

Kurt Wende

Iain Whitﬁeld

Fr.

Staten Island, N.Y. (St. Joseph By The Sea)

Jr.

Providence, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken)

Sr.

Williamsville, N.Y. (Williamsville North)

Sr.

Arts & Sciences

Environmental Studies

Business Management History and Teacher Preparation Political Science

Biology and History

Health Science

Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore)

Marine Sciences

Stroud, England (Marling School)

Political Science

SEASON PREVIEW

When a new season of competition begins, everything from jitters and excitement to fulfilment and content is apparent. But the Stony Brook University cross country team could be dealing with something it hasn’t had to deal with in previous years: Injuries and sickness “Our approach to this season will be different,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Our preseason has not gone as well as planned. Some of the team injuries and sickness have put us behind the mark. That being said, some will be starting in September but should be ready for the championship part of the season,” Ronan said. A pair of seniors, Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand) and Alex Felce (Stroud, England) could have an interesting battle, once again, for one and two in the conference, according to TIM HODGE Ronan. Hodge won last year’s America East title with a time of 25:29.3 and narrowly missed out on a berth in the NCAA Championships, finishing just a second behind the 15th and final qualifier. Felce finished second at the conference championships, coming in at 25:31.6. “The potential for a repeat at this year’s America East Championships is certainly there,” Ronan said. “I certainly expect them to compete for a top-15 finish ALEX FELCE in the region as well.”

Business Management

Chris Morfesi

Sean O’Shaughnessy

Chemistry

Health Science

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Health Science

Another senior, Daire Bermingham (Portmarnock, Ireland)

is a key returner who Ronan has high hopes for this season. Bermingham finished 12th at the conference championships and ran in all six meets last year. “Daire has the potential to finish in the top-10 in the conference this season,” Ronan said. “He is a real key for our team to do well.” Sophomore Gerard Harley (Setauket, N.Y.) had a good cross country season as a freshman and Ronan is looking for a better one in his second campaign. “Gerard came in and performed well as a freshman. He had a good summer and should be prepared to take that next step,” Ronan said. Anchoring the team could be sophomore Brett Crandell (Rochester, N.Y.) and senior Kurt Wende (Williamsville, N.Y.). Crandell competed in three races last year, running a 16:02 in the Central Connecticut Mini Meet. Wende ran in all six meets for the Seawolves last year, and provides Stony Brook with some experience. Rounding out the squad are sophomore Mark Appledorf (Hauppauge, N.Y.), sophomore Drew Dillingham, junior Alexander Felicier (Bronx, N.Y.), Shamell Forbes (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.), freshman David Golub (Commack, N.Y.), senior Brandon Leung (Rego Park, N.Y.), freshman Michael Lopizzo (Northport, N.Y.), senior Chris Morfesi (West Babylon, N.Y.), freshman Sean O’Shaughnessy (Staten Island, N.Y.), senior Scott Ulberg (Bellmore, N.Y.), junior Alex Varone (Providence, R.I.), freshman Robert Vietri (Bay Shore, N.Y. and senior Iain Whitfield (Stroud, England).

2009 MEN’S PROFILES DAIRE BERMINGHAM SENIOR PORTMARNOCK, IRELAND SUTTON PARK 2008: Took 12th at the America East Championships (26:08.1)... finished 92nd at the NCAA Regional (34:22.7)... crossed fourth at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (14:56)... finished second at the Seawolves Invitational (19:35.42)... took 50th at the Paul Short Run (24:43)... crossed 59th at the Iona Meet of Champions (25:54.8). 2007: Took fourth at the Seawolves Invitational (17:36.45)... finished 13th at the Boston College Invitational... finished 104th at the Paul Short Invitational (25:54)... crossed fifth in the CCSU Mini-Meet (15:21). 2006: Finished 32nd at the Murray Keatinge Invitational (25:53.14)... took 39th at the Leopard Invitational (26:57)... finished 24th at the America East Championships (25:46.70). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner at Sutton Park School... Irish school champion in the 1,500-meter... also played Gaelic football and hockey. PERSONAL: Daire John Bermingham... born June 25 1987... son of Dorothy and John... brother of Aoife, Brendan and Sarah... majoring in business and spanish.

ALEX FELCE SENIOR STROUD, ENGLAND ARCHWAY COMP. 2008: Took second at the America East Championship (25:31.6)... ﬁnished 30th at the NCAA Regional (32:53.0)... named to the America East All-Conference and All-Academic teams... won the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (14:44)... took third at the Seawolves Invitational (19:53.42)... crossed 18th at the Iona Meet of Champions (25:14.6)... ﬁnished 27th at the Paul Short Run (24:24).

2007: Won the America East XC Championships with a time of 25:32.0... finished third at the Seawolves Invitational (17:34.06)... took 12th at the Boston College Invite (25:05)... won the Central Connecticut State MiniMeet (15:01)... crossed 31st the NCAA Northeast XC Regional... named to the America East XC All-Conference team... earned America East and ECAC Performer of the Week for October 23... named America East Scholar-Athlete. 2006: Finished fifth at the Seawolves Invitational (15:40.18)... Took 12th at the Boston College Invite (25:14)... crossed 26th at the Murray Keatinge Invitational (25:38.97)... finished third at the Leopard Invitational (25:25.70)... named to the America East All-Conference team after finishing eighth in the conference championships (25:07). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Archway Comp... competed in track, cross country, rugby and soccer... national cross country champion (2004)... national track champion in the 1,500-meter (2001, 2005). PERSONAL: Alex Felce... born September 11, 1986... son of Ann and David... brother of Jen, Lucy and Mia... majoring in mechanical engineering.

CHRIS MORFESI SENIOR WEST BABYLON, N.Y. WEST BABYLON 2008: Did not compete in Cross Country. 2007: Finished 39th at the Stony Brook Invitational (20:35.44). 2006: Took 80th at the Stony Brook Invitational (18:00.65). HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at West Babylon Senior High School... competed in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter... was all-league in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track... was voted MVP of his cross country team and indoor track team. PERSONAL: Christopher A. Morfesi... born March 15, 1988... son of Patti and Albert Morfesi... brother of Nicholas... a history major.

SCOTT ULBERG SENIOR BELLMORE, N.Y. BELLMORE-J.F.K. 2008: Named to the America East All-Academic team... ﬁnished 17th at the Seawolves Invitational (22:44.35)... took 96th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (16:57)... ﬁnished 230th at the Iona Meet of Champions (28:49.8). 2007: Crossed 64th at the Stony Brook Invitational (8/31)... placed 33rd at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/7). 2006: Finished 44th at the Central Connecticut Mini Meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner... member of the Conference Champions his senior year. PERSONAL: Scott Franklin Ulberg... born August 2, 1988... son of Judie and Douglas... brother of Stacie... majoring in biochemistry and history.

KURT WENDE SENIOR WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH 2008: Crossed 39th at the America East Championship (27:19.3)... finished 177th at the NCAA Regional (36:05.2)... took ninth at the Seawolves Invitational (21:21.43)... finished 13th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (15:35)... took 166th at the Iona Meet of Champions (27:27.1)... finished 201st at the Paul Short Run (26:11). 2007: Took 41st at the Stony Brook Invitational (19:12.35)... crossed 64th at Boston College Invite (27:58)... took 36th at Central Connecticut Mini Meet (16:31)... finished 42nd at the America East XC Championships. 2006: Finished 63rd at the Stony Brook Invitational (17:17.0)... took 41st at Boston College Invite (28:05)... placed 78th at Murray

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2009 MEN’S PROFILES Keatinge Invitational (27:36.26). HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Williamsville North High School... competed in the 4X400-meter, 4X800-meter, 800-meter, 1,600-meter, 5k and cross country... member of 2005 Section 6 Class AA Cross Country Championship team... state qualiﬁer in 4x400-meter relay as a senior... two-time Buffalo News Runner of the Week... two-time cross country team captain. PERSONAL: Reinhardt Kurt Wende... born October 1, 1988, in Williamsville, N.Y... son of Nancy Elizabeth Bogner and Reinhardt Wende... brother of Jacob... majoring in health science.

IAIN WHITFIELD SENIOR STROUD, ENGLAND MARLING SCHOOL

ALEXANDER FELICIER JUNIOR BRONX, N.Y. MOUNT ST. MICHAEL 2008: Finished 15th at the Seawolves Invitational (22:28.02)... took 44th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (16:08). 2007: Did not compete in Cross Country. HIGH SCHOOL: Eight-time letter winner at Mount Saint Michael High School... competed in the 400meter, 800-meter, 1,000-meter and mile. PERSONAL: Alexander Felix Felicier... born June 10, 1989... son of Aurora and Felix... brother of Aurora, Elizabeth and Raul Vasquez.

SHAMELL FORBES

2008: Finished fourth at the Seawolves Invitational (20:23.14)... took 34th at the America East Championship (27:04.8). 2007: Crossed 48th at the Boston College Invitational (26:56). 2006: Took 15th at the Stony Brook Invitational (16:03.79)... finished 18th at the Boston College Invite (26:19)... ran at the Murray Keatinge Invite... took 29th at the Leopard Invitational (26:42)... finished 21st at the America East Championships (25:41.50). HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the 1,500-meter, 800-meter and 3,000-meter at Wycliffe College. PERSONAL: Iain Millar Whitfield... born October 2, 1987... son of Janet and Alan Whitfield... brother of Marlon... majoring in political science and business.

JUNIOR SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, N.Y. VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL 2008: Finished 21st at the Seawolves Invitational (23:26.56). 2007: Did not compete in Cross Country. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner at Valley Stream Central High School... competed in 1,600-meter, 800-meter, 1,000-meter and 600-meter... received all-conference and all-county honors. PERSONAL: Shamell Michael Forbes... born November 15, 1989... son of Carol Abrahams and Earl Forbes... brother of Katya, Kaysha, Kyra, and Nikayla... majoring in biochemistry.

TIM HODGE JUNIOR TAWA, NEW ZEALAND VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

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2008: Won the America East Championship (25:29.3)... crossed 16th at the NCAA Regional (32:18.8)...named to the America East All-Conference team... won the Seawolves Invitational (19:33.60)... finished eighth at the Iona Meet of Champions (24:59.5)... took 11th at the Paul Short Run (24:07). 2007: Placed fifth at the America East XC Championships... finished 32nd at the NCAA New England XC Regional... named to the America East XC All-Conference team... took second at the Seawolves Invitational... crossed 14th at the Boston College Invitational... finished third at the Central Connecticut Mini Meet (15:18)... finished 38th at the Paul Short Invitational (25:00). 2006: Did not compete in Cross Country. HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, mile, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter at Tawa College... member of the Oceania track and field championship team (2007). PERSONAL: Timothy Roy Hodge... born August 27, 1987... son of Bev and Martin Hodge... brother of Malcolm and Claire... majoring in biology.

BRANDON LEUNG JUNIOR REGO PARK, N.Y. FRANCIS LEWIS 2008: Crossed 18th at the Seawolves Invitational (22:50.56). 2007: Finished 31st at the Seawolves Invitational (20:00.16)... HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Francis Lewis High School... competed in the 400-meter and 1,200-meter... inducted into Francis Lewis High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2006). PERSONAL: Brandon T. Leung... born November 26, 1988... son of Deborah... brother of Celina... majoring in ﬁnance.

2009 MEN’S PROFILES ALEX VARONE

DREW DILLINGHAM

JUNIOR PROVIDENCE, R.I. BISHOP HENDRICKEN

SOPHOMORE RIVERHEAD, N.Y. RIVERHEAD

2008: Crossed 173rd at the NCAA Regional (35:59.9)... took eighth at the Seawolves Invitational (21:17.67)... crossed 26th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (15:50)... finished 187th at the Iona Meet of Champions (27:53.6)... took 249th at the Paul Short Run (26:59). 2007: Crossed 45th at the America East Championships (28:24.1). HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Bishop Hendricken High School... competed in cross country, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 1,500-meter... first-team all-state, all-class and all-division in cross country... first-team all-class and second-team all-division in 3,000-meter. PERSONAL: Alexander James Varone... born September 30, 1989... son of Janice and Jeff Varone... brother of Kathryn and Victoria... majoring in health science

MARK APPLEDORF SOPHOMORE HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. HAUPPAUGE 2008: Finished 20th at the Seawolves Invitational (23:17.72)... took 70th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (16:30). HIGH SCHOOL: Ran cross country and track at Hauppauge High School... a three-time team captain (2006-08)... named all-league four times (2005-08) and also runner of the year... a high-honor roll student and member of the National and Spanish honor society. PERSONAL: Mark Appledorf... born December 19, 1989... son of Sheri and Jay Appledorf... majoring in biomedical engineering.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & ﬁeld at Riverhead High School for coach Kevin Brennan... earned allcounty in cross country and all-league in track... served as student body president. PERSONAL: Drew Dillingham... born April 26, 1990... son of Drew and Adrienne... brother of Catherine (22), Maria (12) and Grace (9)... a political science major.

GERARD HARLEY SOPHOMORE SETAUKET, N.Y. WARD MELVILLE 2008: Took 27th at America East Championships (26:49.3)... ﬁnished 125th at the NCAA Regional (35:13.9)... also competed in the Paul Short Invitational and Iona Meet of Champions... ﬁnished 10th at the Seawolves Invitational (21:25.52). HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Ward Melville High School... competed in Nationals in the mile relay... an all-county all-league performer as a senior... earned 12 letters in cross country and winter and spring track. PERSONAL: Gerard Harley... born January 26, 1990 in Stony Brook... son of Gerard and Joan Harley... brother of Christyn (25) and Caitlin (22)... majoring in mechanical engineering.

DAVID GOLUB FRESHMAN COMMACK, N.Y. COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner in Cross Country and Track at Commack High School... earned all-league, all-division and MVP... named an all-state qualiﬁer and all-county

in winter track... also played two seasons of varsity tennis... member of the Italian, Business and National Honor Society. PERSONAL: David Golub... born March 26, 1991 in Brooklyn, N.Y.... son of Jason and Sheri Golub... majoring in business.

MICHAEL LOPIZZO FRESHMAN NORTHPORT, N.Y. NORTHPORT HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner in Cross Country at Northport High School... also competed in track and soccer... served as class president. PERSONAL: Michael Bernard Lopizzo... born March 10, 1991 in Huntington, N.Y.... son of Arthur and Marlene Lopizzo... cousin, Matthew Lesser, played football at Gettysburg... majoring in business.

SEAN O’SHAUGHNESSY FRESHMAN STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. ST. JOSEPH BY THE SEA HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at St. Joseph By The Sea... two-time captain for the Vikings... earned all-american and all-city honors. PERSONAL: Sean Thomas O’Shaughnessy... born April 1, 1991 in Staten Island, N.Y.... son of John and Beverley O’Shaughnessy... majoring in political science.

ROBERT VIETRI FRESHMAN BAY SHORE, N.Y. BAY SHORE HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Bay Shore High School... earned all-league honors four times and all-county and all-division as a senior... also played soccer and football... Bay Shore High School honor roll student. PERSONAL: Robert Vietri... born March 21, 1991 in Islip, N.Y.... son of Joe and Christine Vietri... majoring in marine sciences.

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WOMEN’S ROSTER/OUTLOOK 2009 WOMEN’S ROSTER Name

Laura Bang Patricia Barry Kristal Conklin Carolina Cortes Kristina Doyle Jillian Fauser Katie Ferry Ruth Gillespie Hayley Green Laura Huet Lorraine McCarthy Mary O’Connor Leanne Skrabacz Holly Van Dalen Lucy Van Dalen Lisa Voltaire

Yr.

So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Event

Mid-Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Mid-Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance

Hometown (Previous School)

Elmhurst, N.Y. (Brooklyn Tech) Tipperary, N.Y. (University of Limerick) Middletown, N.Y. (Valley Central) Woodmere, N.Y. (Valley Stream Central) Lockport, N.Y. (Starpoint) Northport, N.Y. (Northport) Hampton, N.J. (North Hunterdon) Carrickfergus, Ireland (Carrickfergus Grammar) Wellington, New Zealand (Victoria University) Carrickmines, Ireland (Institute of Education) Waterford, Ireland (St. Augustine’s College) Waterford, Ireland (St. Agenlas Secondary School) West Seneca, N.Y. (West Seneca East) Wanganui, New Zealand (Wanganui Collegiate) Wanganui, New Zealand (Wanganui Collegiate) Stockholm, Sweden (Lopargymnasiet)

SEASON PREVIEW

The junior class of the Stony Brook women’s cross country team has won back-to-back America East Championships and competed in the NCAA Championships twice, so it should be no surprise that head coach Andy Ronan is expecting big things from his squad. “Each year has its own pressure and new challenges, but if we stay healthy, I HOLLY VAN DALEN don’t see any reason why we can’t challenge for another conference title and a top-2 finish in the region,” Ronan said. Juniors and twin sisters Holly and Lucy Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) both finished in the top-15 in the region en route to a berth in the NCAA Championships. “Holly and Lucy carried out team in many meets last year,” Ronan said. “I think they could finish in the top-5 in the region and in the top-40 nationally.” Holly and Lucy finished second and third, respectively, at the Seawolves Invitational and continued LUCY VAN DALEN their strong showing at the America East Championships, taking second and fifth. With challenges from Boston University and New Hampshire, Ronan will look to junior Carolina Cortes (Woodmere, N.Y.) in the fifth spot. “Carolina carried our team in numerous meets last season and should improve on her times this season,” Ronan said. Joining Cortes to help Lucy and Holly is senior Laura Huet (Carrickmines, Ireland). One of two seniors on the squad, Huet finished in the top-5 in two events last season, including third at the America East Championships. “For us to be successful we’re

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going to need her to be as consistent as possible. I think a top-4 finish in the conference and top-15 in the region is a realistic goal for her,” Ronan said. When the team assembles for training, Ronan can count on quality depth from the women’s squad this season. Providing some of that depth will be sophomore Hayley Green (Wellington, New Zealand). LAURA HUET Green was impressive in her first year at Stony Brook, finishing third overall and first among her teammates at the Iona Meet of Champions. Green also did well towards the end of the season, taking sixth at the America East Championships and 19th at the NCAA Regional Championships. Junior Ruth Gillespie (Carrickfergus, Ireland) and senior Lisa Voltaire (Stockholm, Sweden) as well as sophomore Patricia Barry (Tipperary, Ireland) and freshman Lorraine McCarthy (Waterford, Ireland) could be counted on this season. CAROLINA CORTES Also making up the team are Kristal Conklin (Middletown, N.Y.), Kristina Doyle (Lockport, N.Y.), Jillian Fauser (Northport, N.Y.), Katie Ferry (Hampton, N.J.), Mary O’Connor (Waterford, Ireland) and Leanne Skrabacz (West Seneca, N.Y.).

2009 WOMEN’S PROFILES LAURA HUET SENIOR CARRICKMINES, IRELAND INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 2008: Took third at the America East Championship (17:30.5)... finished 26th at the NCAA Regional (22:21.8)... crossed 143rd at the NCAA Championship (21:48)... named to the America East All-Conference and All-Academic teams... finished fourth at the Seawolves Invitational (15:07.16)... crossed 56th at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:35)... took 75th at the Pre-NCAA Meet (21:40). 2007: Crossed ninth at the America East XC Championships (18:08.8)... named to the America East XC All-Conference team... took 17th at the NCAA New England XC Regional... named to the All-Northeast Region XC team... crossed 162nd at the NCAA XC Championships (22:25)... took 91st at the Pre-NCAA meet (21:41.4)... placed 25th at the Paul Short Invitational (18:08.8)... won the Stony Brook Invitational (15:50.94). 2006: Finished 11th at the Stony Brook Invitational (19:09.28)... took third at the Fordham Invite (19:28)... placed 25th at the Murray Keatinge Invitational (18:12.55)... finished 18th at the America East Championships (18:12.40). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Loreto College Foxrock... competed in cross country, 800meter, 1,500-meter and 3k... won sportsperson of the year (2002)... finished first at the U19 Nationals in 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter. PERSONAL: Laura Ann Huet... born January 17, 1988... daughter of Mary and Jonathan Huet... sister of Gillian, Susanne and Carol... majoring in business.

LISA VOLTAIRE SENIOR STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN LOPARGYMNASIET

2008: Did not compete in Cross Country. 2007: Took sixth at the Stony Brook Invitational (17:09.47)... ﬁnished 16th at the Central Connecticut Mini Meet (11:59). 2006: Did not compete in Cross Country. HIGH SCHOOL: Seven-year letterwinner at the Lopargymnasiet School... competed in 800-meter, 1,500-meter and cross country... was a member of the national relays team. PERSONAL: Lisa Renee Voltaire... born May 13, 1987... daughter of Eva Christine Delden and Peter Voltaire... sister of Viktor and Sara... majoring in business.

CAROLINA CORTES JUNIOR WOODMERE, N.Y. VALLEY STREAM SOUTH 2008: Placed 13th at the America East Championship (18:13.9)... took 86th at the NCAA Regional (23:26.5)... ﬁnished 198th at the NCAA Championship (22:36)... crossed ﬁfth at the Seawolves Invitational (15:31.71)... took 116th at the Notre Dame Invitational (18:15)... crossed 179th at the Pre-NCAA Meet (22:41).

KRISTINA DOYLE JUNIOR LOCKPORT, N.Y. STARPOINT 2008: Placed 11th at the Seawolves Invitational (17:24.29)... took 52nd at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (12:21)... ﬁnished 203rd at the Iona Meet of Champions (28:02.7). 2007: Placed 13th at the Stony Brook Invitational (18:02.16)... ﬁnished 76th at the Boston College Invite (20:50)... took 47th at the Central Connecticut Mini Meet (12:36). HIGH SCHOOL: First-team conference all-star... member of the sectional champions... team lead award winner, 2007. PERSONAL: Kristina Marie Doyle... born August 26, 1989... daughter of Nancy and Mike... sister of Matt and Nick... majoring in athletic training.

RUTH GILLESPIE JUNIOR CARRICKFERGUS, IRELAND CARRICKFERGUS GRAMMAR

2007: Took 24th at the Seawolves Invitational (17:19.28)... placed 58th at the Boston College Invite (19:29)... Finished third at the Central Connecticut Mini-Meet (11:36).

2008: Placed 152nd at the NCAA Regional (24:23.5)... ﬁnished 215th at the NCAA Championship (24:19)... took 178th at the Notre Dame Invitational (19:14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Eight-time letterwinner at Valley Stream South... competed in the 600-meter, 1,000meter, 1,500-meter, 1,600-meter, 800-meter and 800-meter steeplechase.

2007: Did not compete in cross country.

PERSONAL: Carolina Maria Cortes... born July 30, 1989... daughter of Maria and Henberto... sister of Alejandro... majoring in biology.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Carrickfergus Grammar School... competed in the 1,500meter, 3k and cross country... set a schoolrecord in the 3k and 1,500-meter (2006). PERSONAL: Ruth Alexandra Gillespie... born January 11, 1989... daughter of Shirley and Donald... sister of David... majoring in athletic training.

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2009 WOMEN’S PROFILES LEANNE SKRABACZ

Championships... placed 29th at the Paul Short Invitational (21:28)... placed 29th at the Boston College Invite (18:22)...

LAURA BANG

JUNIOR WEST SENECA, N.Y. WEST SENECA EAST

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Wanganui Collegiate School... competed in 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter... received honors in both track and ﬁeld and cross country.

SOPHOMORE ELMHURST, N.Y. BROOKLYN TECH

2008: Finished 54th at the America East Championship (20:26.3)... crossed eighth at the Seawolves Invitational (16:54.49)... took 28th at the Central Connecticut State MiniMeet (11:52)... ﬁnished 106th at the Iona Meet of Champions (24:37.6).

PERSONAL: Holly Philippa Van Dalen... born November 18, 1988... daughter of Susan and John Van Dalen... sister of Luke, Lucy and Josh... majoring in education.

LUCY VAN DALEN

2007: Finished 28th at the Seawolves Invitational (17:32.09)... took 66th at the Boston College Invite (19:56)... placed 27th at the Central Connecticut Mini Meet (12:14). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at West Seneca East Senior High School... competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 2,000-meter steeplechase, 3,000-meter, 1,000-meter and 5k... ﬁrst-team ECIC (2003-2007)... sectional champion in the steeplechase (2006). PERSONAL: Leanne Marie Skrabacz... born December 23, 1988... daughter of Susan and James Skrabacz... sister of James... majoring in engineering.

HOLLY VAN DALEN JUNIOR WANGANUI, NEW ZEALAND WANGANUI COLLEGIATE 2008: Crossed second at the Seawolves Invitational (14:17.81)... crossed 12th at the NCAA Regional (22:00.0)... took 103rd at the NCAA Championship (21:26)... named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, America East All-Conference team and America East All-Academic team... ﬁnished second at the America East Championship (17:22.3)... ﬁnished 37th at the Pre-NCAA Meet (21:12)... took 20th at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:08).

JUNIOR WANGANUI, NEW ZEALAND WANGANUI COLLEGIATE 2008: Took fifth at the America East Championship (17:35.2)... took 14th at the NCAA Regional (22:02.8)... was the top finisher for Stony Brook at the NCAA Championship, crossing 91st (21:20)... named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, America East All-Conference team and America East All-Academic team... finished third at the Seawolves Invitational (14:47.62)... crossed 23rd at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:08)... took 51st at the Pre-NCAA Meet (21:23). 2007: Finished 28th at the NCAA New England XC Regional... took tenth at the America East XC Championships... named to the America East XC All-Conference team... crossed 10th at the Boston College Invitational (17:44)... took 26th at the Paul Short Invitational (21:23)... finished 76th at the Pre-NCAA meet (21:31.0). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Wanganui Collegiate School... competed in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter... received honors in both cross country and track and field. PERSONAL: Lucy Rose Van Dalen... born November 18, 1988... daughter of Susan and John Van Dalen... sister of Luke, Holly and Josh... majoring in social work.

2007: Crossed seventh at the America East XC Championships (18:06.6)... named to the America East XC All-Conference team... ﬁnished 29th at the NCAA Northeast XC Regional... took 154th at the NCAA XC

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2008: Did not compete in any meets. HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000-meter at Brooklyn Tech... ran a personal best of 11:25 in the 3,000-meter her senior year. PERSONAL: Laura Bang... born June 27, 1990... daughter of In Na Kim and Jun Man Bang... majoring in biology.

PATRICIA BARRY SOPHOMORE TIPPERARY, IRELAND UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

KRISTAL CONKLIN SOPHOMORE MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. VALLEY CENTRAL 2008: Finished sixth at the Seawolves Invitational (16:13.46)... was the second Seawolf to cross at the Iona Meet of Champions (24:05.4). HIGH SCHOOL: Nine-time letterwinner in cross country and track at Valley Central High School... twotime captain (2007, 08)... named all-state honorable mention in cross country... ﬁnished fourth in the state in the 4x800-meter relay (2008). PERSONAL: Kristal Conklin... born May 24, 1990... daughter of Margaret and Timothy Conklin... majoring in arts & sciences.

2009 WOMEN’S PROFILES JILLIAN FAUSER SOPHOMORE NORTHPORT, N.Y. NORTHPORT 2008: Did not compete in Cross Country. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner in Cross Country and track... earned all-league in cross country and track as a senior... also played basketball... a member of the National and Business Honor Society. PERSONAL: Jillian Fauser... born June 23, 1990 in Huntington, N.Y.... daughter of Kurt and Nancy Fauser... majoring in math education.

KATIE FERRY SOPHOMORE HAMPTON, N.J. NORTH HUNTERDON 2008: Finished 38th at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet (12:06)... took 50th at the America East Championships (20:03.5). HIGH SCHOOL: A letterwinner at North Hunterdon High School... competed in the 1,600 and 3,200meter... a member of the Spanish honor society. PERSONAL: Kathryn Ferry... born November 23, 1989... daughter of Christine and James Ferry. .. majoring in arts & sciences.

HAYLEY GREEN

the Pre-NCAA Meet (21:29). Before Stony Brook: Attended Victoria University of Wellington... awarded a “University Blue” for achievement in sports and academics. High School: Five-time letterwinner at Samuel Marsden Collegiate... named captain of both cross country and track teams... received an award for service to sport. Personal: Hayley Camilla Green... daughter of Alison and David Green... a psychology major.

MARY O’CONNOR SOPHOMORE WATERFORD, IRELAND ST. AGNELAS SECONDARY 2008: Did not compete in Cross Country HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the 400, 800 and 1,500-meter at St. Angelas Secondary School. PERSONAL: Mary O’Connor...born November, 20 1989... daughter of Angela and Chris O’Connor... majoring in psychology.

LORRAINE MCCARTHY FRESHMAN WATERFORD, IRELAND ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: Member of Irish Junior Team at European Cross Country Championships in December of 2008.

SOPHOMORE WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND VICTORIA UNIVERSITY 2008: Took sixth at the America East Championship (17:37.8)... crossed 19th at the NCAA Regional (22:10.9)... finished 177th at the NCAA Championship (22:07)... named to the America East All-Conference team... finished third at the Iona Meet of Champions (22:02.4)... finished 35th at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:18)... crossed 56th at

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2008 SEASON IN REVIEW 2008 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON IN REVIEW Stony Brook’s women’s team opened the 2008 season not only ranked No. 1 in the America East, but

ranked third in the Northeast Region and 26th nationally. Only two weeks into the season, the Seawolves

jumped two spots in the regional poll, claiming the No. 1 ranking, a position they would hold for the rest of the year. Stony Brook also climbed the national poll, reaching as high as 12th in the country. The men’s team,

which began the season ranked No. 10 in the region, maintained a top-15 ranking throughout the majority of their season.

After a challenging regular-season schedule in which the Seawolves raced all over the country from Indiana

to Connecticut, Stony Brook set its sights on the America East Championships. Picked to ﬁnish ﬁrst in the

preseason poll, the women’s team did not disappoint, as it claimed its second-straight conference title. The women’s team placed three runners in the top-ﬁve and four on the America East All-Conference team.

“It was great to defend our title,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “Obviously, there is much more pressure

on a team when they are trying to defend and what we did was a fantastic team effort.”

While the men’s team was unable to overcome New Hampshire for the team title, Tim Hodge did take home

the individual championship. With defending champ and teammate Alex Felce hot on his heels, Hodge be-

came the second consecutive Seawolf to take home the trophy.

Stony Brook then moved onto the NCAA Regional where they placed four runners on the All-Northeast

Region team. The women’s team ﬁnished fourth overall and received an at-large bid into the NCAA National Championships. Hodge once again led the men’s team, placing 16th overall out of 239.

Making their second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships, the Stony Brook women’s cross country

team ﬁnished in 30th place, one spot higher the previous year. Lucy and Holly Van Dalen paced the Seawolves, ﬁnishing 91st and 103rd, respectively.

“We improved this year and we are still building towards a bright future and our goal of becoming a consis-

tent top-25 team,” Ronan said.

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HONORS AND AWARDS STONY BROOK AT THE AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

2002 Jenny Payne

WOMEN’S (5K)

MEN’S (8K)

2008 - 29 pts. (1st) 2007 - 38 pts. (1st) 2006 - 89 pts. (3rd) 2005 - 56 pts. (2nd) 2004 - 93 pts. (3rd) 2003 - 70 pts. (2nd) 2002 - 43 pts. (2nd) 2001 - 140 pts (6th)

2008 - 64 pts. (2nd) 2007 - 37 pts. (2nd) 2006 - 61 pts. (2nd) 2005 - 180 pts. (7th) 2004 - 71 pts. (3rd) 2003 - 145 pts. (6th) 2002 - 179 pts. (7th) 2001 - 154 pts. (6th)

MEN’S

ALL-AMERICANS

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

2008 - Tim Hodge (25:29.3) 2007 - Alex Felce (25:32)

WOMEN’S

2005 - Leonora Joy (18:04.7) 2003 - Jackie Nunez (17:31) 2002 - Jenny Payne (17:32)

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

MEN’S

2008 Tim Hodge, Alex Felce 2007 Alex Felce, Shaun Krawitz, Tim Hodge, Zach Tyerman 2006 Brian Farrell, Shaun Krawitz, Alex Felce 2005 Shaun Krawitz 2004 Dale Summerville 2003 Dale Summerville

WOMEN’S

2008 Holly Van Dalen, Laura Huet, Lucy Van Dalen, Hayley Green 2007 Jessica Hampson, Holly Van Dalen, Elizabeth Carlson, Laura Huet, Lucy Van Dalen 2006 Dana Hastie, Elizabeth Carlson 2005 Leonora Joy, Dana Hastie, Sarah Hebert 2004 Leonora Joy 2003 Jackie Nunez, Laura Hixson 2002 Jenny Payne, Leonora Joy, Jackie Nunez 2001 Jenny Payne

ALL-REGION MEN’S

2008 16th - Tim Hodge 2007 16th - Shaun Krawitz 2006 14th - Brian Farrell

WOMEN’S

2008 12th - Holly Van Dalen 14th - Lucy Van Dalen 19th - Hayley Green 2007 14th - Dana Hastie 17th - Laura Huet 2006 23rd - Dana Hastie 2005 12th - Leonora Joy 22nd - Dana Hastie 2004 19th - Leonora Joy 2003 16th - Jackie Nunez 2002 8th - Jenny Payne 15th - Leonora Joy 23rd - Jackie Nunez

ALL-TIME BEST CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES

MEN’S

6th - Dale Summerville (24:32) 13th - Brian Farrell (24:44.80)

WOMEN’S

8th - Dana Hastie (17:17.80) 11th - Holly Van Dalen (17:22.3) 15th - Laura Huet (17:30.5) 16th - Jackie Nunez (17:31) 17th - Jenny Payne (17:32)

2007 AMERICA EAST CHAMPION WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S

2006, 2007, 2008

MEN’S

2008 Alex Felce 2007 Alex Felce

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

WOMEN’S

2008 Holly Van Dalen 2002 Jenny Payne

2005 AMERICA EAST INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION LEONORA JOY WITH AMERICA EAST COMMISSIONER PATRICK NERO

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NOTABLE PERFORMERS JENNY PAYNE. JACKIE NUNEZ. DALE SUMMERVILLE. LEONORA JOY. BRIAN FARRELL. DANA HASTIE.

These six student athletes are essentially responsible for deﬁning the history of Stony Brook Cross Country and Track & Field, as well as raising the bar for its future. Here is a look at their individual accomplishments, proof of how they begun to sculpt a successful future for Stony Brook cross country and track & ﬁeld.

CROSS COUNTRY:

• 2002 All-American • 2002 All-Northeast Region • 2002 America East Champion • 2002 NCAA Northeast Region - 11th Place • 2001 & 2002 America East All-Conference

TRACK & FIELD:

• 2002 America East Champion 5,000 meters • Three-time ECAC Qualiﬁer

JENNY PAYNE ‘03

CROSS COUNTRY:

• 2002 & 2003 All-Northeast Region • 2003 America East Champion • 2002 & 2003 America East All-Conference • 2003 Metropolitan Champion

JACKIE NUNEZ ‘04

CROSS COUNTRY:

DALE SUMMERVILLE ‘05

• 2004 America East All-Confer ence • 2004 Metropolitan Champion • 2004 America East Championships - 3rd place • 2004 IC4A Championships - 3rd place • 2004 IC4A Team Champions • 2003 & 2004 NCAA Northeast Regional - 34th place • New Zealand World Championship Team

CROSS COUNTRY:

• 2002, 2004, and 2005 All-North east Region • 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 America East All-Conference • 2005 America East Champion • 2004 Metropolitan Champion • 2002 ECAC Champion

LEONORA JOY ‘06

CROSS COUNTRY:

• 2006 All-Northeast Region • 2006 America East All-Confer ence • 2004 IC4A Team Champions • 2006 America East Champion ships - 3rd place

BRIAN FARRELL ‘07

CROSS COUNTRY:

• 2005, 2006 & 2007 All-Northeast Region • 2005 & 2006 America East AllConference • 2007 Member of America East Championship Team

DANA HASTIE ‘08

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TRACK & FIELD:

• 2003 & 2004 America East Champion - 1,500 Meters • 2004 America East Champion Distance Medley Relay • 2003 & 2004 NCAA Provisional Qualiﬁer - Mile • 2004 Metropolitan Champion - 800 Meters • 2003 ECAC Championship

TRACK & FIELD:

MISCELLANEOUS:

• 2002-03 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship • 2002-03 Second Team Verizon Academic All-American • 2002-03 First Team Verizon Academic All-District I • 2002-03 America East ScholarAthlete of the Year • 2001-02 & 2002-03 Stony Brook Female Athlete of the Year

MISCELLANEOUS:

• 2003-04 Stony Brook Female Athlete of the Year

MISCELLANEOUS:

• 2002 America East Champion • 2003-04 SUNY Chancellor Award - 4x800-Meter Relay winner • 2004 America East Champion - Distance Medley Relay • 2004 Metropolitan Champion - Distance Medley Relay • 2002 Millrose Games Runner-Up - 4x800 Meter Relay • Seven-time IC4A Qualifier • Owns school record - Indoor Mile, 3,000 Meters and 4x800-Meter Relay • School record holder - Indoor TRACK & FIELD: Distance Medley Relay and Out • 2005 America East Champion door 1,500 Meters. - 3000-meter Steeplechase • 2004 America East Champion - Distance Medley Relay MISCELLANEOUS: • 2003 America East Champion • 2005-2006 Stony Brook Female - Mile Athlete of the Year • 2004 & 2005 NCAA Regional Qualifier - 3000-meter steeplechase • 2005 Metropolitan Champion - 3,000-meter Steeplechase • 2003 Metropolitan Champion - Mile • Seven-time ECAC Qualifier

TRACK & FIELD:

• School record holder - Indoor 5,000 Meters, Outdoor 1,500 Meters, 3,000 Meters, 4x200-Meter Relay and 4x800-Meter Relay • 2006 America East Championships - 2nd place in 3,000 and 5,000 Meters • IC4A Qualiﬁer in the Mile, 3,000 and 5,000 Meters • Member of the America East Dis tance Medley Relay Championship Team

TRACK & FIELD:

• 2005 & 2006 Metropolitan Cham pion in the 3,000 Meters • 2008 NCAA Outdoor Champion ships in the 10,000 meters - 15th place • Two-time NCAA Outdoor Regional qualiﬁer in the 5,000 meters • Seven-time ECAC Qualiﬁer • Indoor-record holder of the 3,000 5,000 meters; Outdoor record holder in 10,000 meters

MISCELLANEOUS:

• 2008 America East Woman of the Year Nominee • Delivered the Student Speech during the 2008 Commencement Ceremony

2008 PERFORMANCE LIST WOMEN’S

Kristal Conklin Kristen Connolly Carolina Cortes

Seawolves Invitational 4,100m

Iona Meet of Champs. 6K

Notre Dame Invitational 5K

Pre-NCAA Meet 6K

Central Connecticut St. Mini Meet

America East Championships 5K

NCAA Regionals 6K / 10K

NCAA Champs. 6K

16:13.46 6/6

24:05.4 81 / 2

18:15 116 / 6

22:41 179 / 6

23:36 65 / 5

18:13.9 13 / 5

23:26.5 86 / 6

22:36 198 / 5

24:23.5 152 / 7

24:19 215 / 6

22:44.8 47 / 5

17:57.18 15 / 10

25:59.7 164/ 4

15:31.71 5/5

Kristina Doyle

17:24.29 11 / 8

28:02.7 203 / 5

Kathryn Ferry

20:03.5 50 / 6

Ruth Gillespie

Hayley Green

21:29 56 / 4

17:37.8 6/4

Jessica Hampson

14:03.42 1/1

22:02.4 3/1

19:14 178 / 7

12:06 38 / 2

17:30.5 3/2

Laura Huet Kellyann Moniz Leanne Skrabacz Holly Van Dalen Lucy Van Dalen

17:18 35 / 4 17:09 23 / 3

15:07.16 4/4 17:39.95 12 / 9 16:54.49 8/7 14:17.81 2/2

17:35 56 / 5

24:37.6 106 / 3

17:08 20 / 1

21:12 37 / 1

14:47.62 3/3

21:20 46 / 2

17:08 23 / 2

21:40 75 / 5

21:23 51 / 3

12:21 52 / 3

12:30 62 / 4

22:10.9 19 / 3

-20:26.3 54 / 7

11:52 28 /1

17:22.3 2/1

17:35.2 5/3

22:07 177 / 4

22:21.8 26 / 4

21:48 143 / 3

22:00.0 12 / 1

21:26 103 / 2

22:02.0 14 / 2

21:20 91 / 1

MEN’S

Mark Appledorf Daire Bermingham

Seawolves Invitational 6,100m

Iona Meet of Champions 8K

Paul Short Invitational 8K

Central Connecticut St. Mini Meet 5K

America East Championships 8K

NCAA Regionals 10K

23:17.72 20 / 15

25:54.8 59 / 3

24:43 50 / 3

16:30 70 / 10

26:08.1 12 / 3

34:22.7 92 / 3

25:31.6 2/2

32:53.0 30 / 2

19:35.42 2/2

Gary Chan

22:29.18 16 / 12

Brett Crandell

Alex Felce

19:53.42 3/3

Alexander Felicier Shamell Forbes David Frankel Gerard Harley Tim Hodge David Lamoureux Brandon Leung Daniel Sierra Scott Ulberg Alex Varone Kurt Wende Iain Whitﬁeld

22:28.02 15 / 11 23:26.56 21 / 16 21:00.00 6/5 21:25.52 10 / 9 19:33.60 1/1 22:01.24 13 / 10 22:50.56 18 / 14 21:13.81 7/6 22:44.35 17 / 13 21:17.67 8/7 21:21.43 9/8 20:23.14 4/4

28:23.2 216 / 10

14:56 4/2

16:28 69 / 9

28:23.2 216 / 10

26:58 247 / 6

29:58.2 252 / 12

16:08 44 / 7

26:57.1 125 / 4

26:36 225 / 5

26:34.8 22 / 4

35:01.9 124 / 4

25:29.3 1/1

32:18.8 16 / 1

25:14.6 18 / 2

27:16.2 153 / 5 24:59.5 8/1 27:58.5 192 / 8

24:24 27 / 2

24:07 11 / 1

16:02 36 / 6 14:44 1/1

16:16 56 / 8

28:49.8 230 / 11

27:53.6 187 / 7

26:59 249 / 7

27:27.1 166 / 6

26:11 20 / 14

26:49.3 27 / 5

35:13.9 127 / 5

15:48 24 / 4

16:57 96 / 11 15:50 26 / 5 15:35 13 / 3 --

35:59.8 173 / 6

27:19.3 39 / 7 27:04.8 34 / 6

36:05.2 177 / 7

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SPORTS MEDICINE Certiﬁed Athletic Trainers (ATC’s) are the liaison between

Stony Brook University, through the School of Health

the student-athlete and the medical community. The primary

Technology and Management, offers an Athletic Training

student-athletes competing at the intercollegiate level for

in September 2004. The program has four full time faculty

goal of the sports medicine staff is to provide health care for

Stony Brook University. The Seawolves sports medicine staff

consists of BOC (Board of Certiﬁcation) certiﬁed athletic train-

Education Program (ATEP), which became CAATE accredited members in addition to several adjunct professors with an Athletic Training Lab to help guide the ATEP students towards

ers and athletic training students from the Athletic Training Ed-

becoming Certiﬁed Athletic Trainers.

of Dr. Stuart Cherney, Head Team Physician, In addition, the

gram is Lisa White, MA, ATC, Stony Brook ‘87, inducted into

cialists in the community assist the athletic trainers and team

Athletic Trainer with the WNBA New York Liberty. Lisa was

Athletic trainers are an integral part of every intercollegiate

years at Stony Brook, where she also excelled in Women’s

in a safe and healthy environment. Each Stony Brook student-

Training program have gone on to become certiﬁed athletic

questionnaires, and orthopaedic baseline examinations. On

entered other allied health care professions such as: medical

high-risk sport activities and serves as the primary healthcare

therapy and respiratory therapy.

ucation Program who are under the supervision and direction

Stony Brook Student Health Service and many medical spephysicians in providing quality health care for the Seawolves.

A notable alumnus of the Stony Brook athletic training pro-

the Stony Brook Hall of Fame in May ‘98. Lisa is the Head a superb student athletic trainer during her undergraduate

athletic program to ensure that student-athletes are competing

Basketball. In addition, several other alumni of the Athletic

athlete is monitored with yearly athletic physicals, medical

trainers at the high school, college and clinic levels, as well as

a daily basis, the sports medicine staff directly supervises all

doctor, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational

practitioner for all student-athletes. Preventive measures are

taken to reduce the risk of injury and/or re-injury. Should a student-athlete become injured, the certiﬁed athletic trainer recognizes and diagnoses the injury, provides immediate care,

makes a timely referral (if necessary), initiates treatment and

develops/directs a rehabilitation plan for all injuries. Education

of student-athletes is extremely important in the areas of injury prevention, nutrition, hygiene, substance abuse, etc. This is

coordinated through the done through the sports medicine staff.

STONY BROOK SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF Head Team Physician Asst. AD for Sports Medicine Dr. Stuart B. Cherney Kathy Koshansky, ATC Associate Athletic Trainer Associated Physicians Mary Tovornik, ATC Dr. James Penna Assistant Athletic Trainers Dr. Joseph White B.J. Ercolino, ATC Dr. Donna Meltzer Roy Flores, ATC Dr. Mark Wolff Eric Lehnert, ATC EMT-CC Brandon Mitchell, ATC

All Sport Orthopaedic Surgery Stuart Cherney, M.D.

290 East Main Street Smithtown, N.Y. 11787 Phone: 631-361-7867 FAX: 631-366-3290 www.allsportorthopaedics.baweb.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Stony Brook University has two (2) Athletic Training Rooms.

Both have state of the art equipment for injury treatment, such

as cold compression units, electrical modalities and emergency equipment. The Intercollegiate Athletic Training Room

is located in the Indoor Sports Complex just off the Arena ﬂoor to the rear of the building. It houses more specialized rehabilitation devices such as: Biodex, treadmill, exercise bikes,

balance devices, and Exogen units; as well as a diagnostic Flouroscan machine. The Stadium Athletic Training Room is

located on the ﬁeld level of the LaValle Stadium. Both facilities are fully equipped and functional for everyday practice

• Knee

Arthroscopic Surgery • Shoulder • Ankle

• Elbow

• Office and conservative management available for all sports injuries • Knee ligament repair including ACL reconstruction • Latest surgical techniques, including meniscus repair, ligament allografts, thermal wand • Shoulder surgery -- including instability and rotator cuff injuries • Custom bracing and orthosis • Arrangments for speicialized diagnostic testing (MRI, Bone Scan, Thermogram, Bone Density, EMG, etc.) • Referral to top physcial therapists in the area • Friendly, helpful and efficient office staff

and game-day operations.

2009 STONY BROOK CROSS COUNTRY

JIM FIORE Jim

FIORE

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 7TH YEAR B.A. - Hofstra University M.A. - Springﬁeld College

On July 23, 2003, President Shirley Strum Kenny introduced Jim Fiore as the ninth Director of Athletics in Stony Brook University history, stating “Jim has the energy, drive, enthusiasm and intelligence to take this program, in the tradition of Stony Brook, very far, very fast.” At the time of his hire Fiore was one of the youngest Directors of Athletics in NCAA Division I. Since his arrival at Stony Brook from Princeton University in August 2003, Fiore has pointed Stony Brook on an aggressive course for success in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics. He has undertaken a major restructuring of the intercollegiate athletics program, including the hiring of new coaching and administrative staff, dramatic facility upgrades and improved revenue generation. Fiore’s vision for Stony Brook athletics has resulted in unprecedented growth for the program. After its championship season in 2005, the football program was elevated to the NCAA I-AA scholarship level, and in April 2006, Fiore announced that the program would upgrade to Independent status for the 2007 season and accepted an invitation into the Big South Conference as an associate member for football only. In doing so, he has ensured the long-term future of Stony Brook football, enabling it to eventually compete for a national championship alongside institutions with similar academic and athletic standards. In addition, his dynamic imaging and branding campaign has given Stony Brook athletics a national scope. During the 2005-2006 academic year, Stony Brook inked a television deal with Madison Square Garden (MSG) Network to broadcast a multi-game package during the 2006-2007 academic year, the first television deal in the program’s history. In January 2006, the department also launched The Stony Brook Sports Report, a 30-week television show that is produced on campus and aired nationally on CSTV. Fiore also spearheaded the bid that resulted in Stony Brook being awarded the opportunity to host the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse north quarterfinals in May 2006. Fiore’s grand design has produced dramatic results and a series of firsts for Stony Brook. In 2004, the baseball team won its first America East title and went to the NCAA Tournament. In the fall of 2005, the football program secured its first-ever conference title in its Division I history. On the same day that the football team won a championship, the men’s soccer team capped its regular-season title by capturing its first America East Tournament crown to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The men’s soccer team went on to notch Stony Brook’s first NCAA playoff victory with a first-round win over Yale. Success continued during the winter months as the women’s basketball team put together the second-best turnaround in Division I, going from 8-20 in 2004-2005 to a 20-10 mark in 2005-2006. Along the way, the team defeated nationally-ranked Temple en route to receiving the program’s first postseason bid, a trip to the 2006 WNIT. In the spring of 2005, the men’s lacrosse team garnered its first-ever Top 20 ranking in the 16-year history of the program and is now regularly ranked in the top-20. Under Fiore’s leadership, Stony Brook won its first Division I conference championships in women’s sports in 2007 as the women’s lacrosse, cross country and volleyball teams all won titles. Fiore also has turned his attention to department-wide fundraising efforts, with his efforts resulting in an increase of more than 55 percent in both annual giving revenue and number of donors. In an effort to take a lead role in the university’s $300 million capital campaign, the Department of Athletics has secured several major gifts, two of which were the largest philanthropic gifts given to athletics in its history. In July 2005, Fiore hired a Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Services & Advancement and adopted a new philosophy for the annual Providing Athletes With Support (P.A.W.S.) fundraising campaign, a philosophy that streamlined the annual fundraising process to prepare Stony Brook to exceed all fundraising expectations in the future. In addition, he created the Athletic Director Advisory Council, a 19-member board comprised of Stony Brook alumni, staff and community members that will advise Fiore in the fundraising advancement process. His attention to the bottom line resulted in a new athletic department budget process that relieved the department of an annual systemic deficit, resulting in a balanced budget for the 2004-2005 academic year, the first time that Stony Brook realized that goal since moving to the Division I level. Fiore has seen the department balance its budget every year since and has overseen a budget growth from $9 million to $14 million. Beginning in the ‘04-’05 academic year, Stony Brook University athletics realized a near 20 percent increase in its operating budget due to new revenue streams for the department. Additionally, Stony Brook has teamed with Islanders Media Inc. as the athletic department continues to nurture and foster strong bonds with the Long Island corporate community. Fiore has secured $30 million from New York State for athletic facility renovations to the Stony Brook University Basketball Arena, Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium and various other athletic facilities. In December 2003, Stony Brook retained HOK, the premier

sports architectural firm in the nation, to formulate and develop a master plan for the future of Stony Brook athletic facilities. The blueprint already has begun to take hold: The baseball/softball complex received a facelift with the addition of new bleachers and press boxes, the strength and conditioning facility was renovated and expanded and the Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium is going to have a $6 million expansion that will include increasing seating by 2,000 and new Club and V.I.P. seating. Additionally a $20 million renovation of the Stony Brook University Basketball Arena will commence in Spring 2008 as well as a $1.2 million renovation to the Pritchard Gymnasium complex. The football, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and visiting team locker rooms in LaValle Stadium recently were redesigned and enhanced for $1,000,000. Under Fiore’s leadership, Stony Brook student-athletes also have attained new levels of achievement in the classroom. Since his arrival the GPA for student-athletes has risen from 2.86 in 2003 to 3.11 in the fall of 2007. The ‘07-’08 academic year proved to be Stony Brook’s most successful season academically as its student-athletes compiled a department best overall G.P.A. of 3.06 and saw 339 student-athletes named to the America East honor roll - the most since the university joined the America East in 2001. In the fall of 2007, 15 of 20 teams earned team GPAs above 3.0 and 71 percent of Stony Brook’s student-athletes were named to the America East Honor Roll or the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for earning above a 3.0 or 3.5 GPA, respectively. Coinciding with this success, Stony Brook unveiled the new Goldstein Student-Athlete Development Center in the spring of 2006, a center made possible through a $1.2 million gift from Stony Brook alum and former All-American squash player Stuart Goldstein ‘74. The 6,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility can accommodate more than 400 student-athletes and features a computer lab, a study hall/multipurpose function room, a career resource/library area and several private tutor rooms. During his tenure, Fiore also has guided Stony Brook through the essential and formative NCAA Certification process, helped redesign the athletic logo and athletic website, developed a new comprehensive student-athlete exit survey and head coach performance evaluation instrument, implemented mandatory drug testing, and unveiled an athletic department strategic plan through 2011. Fiore also has instituted a “Book of the Year” program for coaches and staff that highlights important topics relevant to professional and personal development, culminating with the author’s visit to campus and discussion with the entire staff. In the fall of 2004, Fiore implemented a Minority Apprentice program to assist in the development of young professionals in intercollegiate athletics. His list of accomplishments has not gone unnoticed. In December 2007 Fiore was named the Sports Man of the Year by The Village Times Herald and in the fall of 2004, he was recognized by the Long Island Business Association as one of the Top 40 executives under the age of 40 on Long Island. Fiore currently serves on University President Shirley Strum Kenny’s Cabinet and also was appointed by Kenny to co-chair the strategic plan for image and identity committee. He also has served on the honorary degree, weekend life, NCAA certification and the university sponsorship committees. In 2005 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the America East Conference and currently serves as the Chairman of the group. Fiore also is a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet and the NCAA Division I Misconduct Appeals Sub-committee. Recently, he was named to the Dowling College Sports Management Board of Directors. In June 2004, Fiore was a featured speaker at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) convention in Dallas, Texas. From 1999-2003, he provided department-wide leadership in support of the director of athletics at Princeton University, a program that supports 38 sports, 40 club sports programs and more than 1,000 student-athletes. A member of the senior management team, he was responsible for all athletic programming oversight of all varsity intercollegiate programs. In addition, Fiore directed all personnel matters, including the coordination of national searches for coaches, staff and administrative positions. Along with the director of athletics, he assisted in the planning for short and long-term capital improvements. During Fiore’s tenure, Princeton achieved extraordinary success on the fields of play and in the classroom. Princeton finished among the Top 25 in the Director’s Cup standings in three of the four years he was there and is the only non-scholarship institution ever to finish in the Top 25. From 1999-2003, Princeton teams won 60 Ivy League championships and nine national championships. From 1995-1998, Fiore was the Assistant Director of Athletics for Intercollegiate Programming at Dartmouth College, where he assisted with the daily operation and supervision of Dartmouth’s comprehensive 34-sport program. Before Dartmouth, Fiore interned at Princeton (1994-1995) for one year, during which he assisted the director of athletics on assigned projects. He began his career as a graduate assistant at Springfield College before moving on to be an assistant to the Executive Director of the National Invitation Tournament during the spring and summer of 1993. One year later, he took an internship in the compliance office at Fordham University. A native of Long Beach, N.Y, Fiore graduated from Long Beach High School and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University, where he played free safety for the football team. Upon graduation from Hofstra, Fiore earned a master’s degree in education from Springfield College. Additionally, he received a certificate from The Sports Management Institute held at the University of Notre Dame and University of South Carolina. Fiore and his wife, Lisa, have a son, Michael, who is 7 years old. They reside in Stony Brook.

2009 STONY BROOK CROSS COUNTRY

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Since 2003, Dr. Stanley has also served as Director of the Samuel L. National Institutes of Health-funded Midwest Regional Center for STANLEY, JR., M.D. Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 1ST YEAR B.A. - Univ. of Chicago M.D. - Harvard University

Dr. Stanley received his B.A. with honors in biology in 1976

from the University of Chicago and his M.D. in 1980 from Harvard Medical School. After his internship at Massachusetts General

Hospital, he was named a Fellow in Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine.

The author and co-author of dozens

Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., began his

duties as the ﬁfth President of Stony Brook

of peer-reviewed articles and scholarly

Kenny, Ph.D. who retired after 15 years

ent of numerous awards, including the

Brook, Dr. Stanley held the position of Vice

Molecular Parasitology and the Distin-

the Department of Molecular Microbiology

Students at Washington University. He

souri.

and national science advisory boards,

at Washington University, Dr. Stanley

lergy & Infectious Diseases Council; the

the research enterprise. In this role, he

Technology and Research Advisory Com-

on July 1, 2009, succeeding Shirley Strum

publications, Dr. Stanley is the recipi-

in the position. Prior to his arrival at Stony

Burrough’s Welcome Scholar Award in

Chancellor for Research and Professor in

guished Service Teaching Award from the sits on a number of community, regional,

at Washington University in St. Louis, Mis-

including the NIH National Advisory Al-

As Vice Chancellor for Research

is credited with substantially advancing

U.S. Department of Commerce Emerging

oversaw a research portfolio of $548 mil-

mittee; Research Alliance of Missouri;

His responsibilities encompassed a broad

Louis Center of Excellence, Missouri Life

management of these extramural research

sador for the Paul G. Rogers Society for

lion, including $391 million in NIH funding.

Saint Louis Academy of Science; and St.

array of activities associated with the

Sciences Trust Fund, and is an Ambas-

funds, including, but not limited to, the full

Global Health Research..

range of matters related to undergraduate, graduate, and faculty research, and technology transfer.

Dr. Randy SUSMAN

Dr. Stanley is married to Ellen Li, M.D.

Ph.D., a world renowned gastroenterologist and researcher who

is also a Professor at Washington University’s School of Medicine. Drs. Stanley and Li are the parents of four children.

FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE 7TH YEAR B.A. - U.C. Davis M.S. & Ph.D - Univ. of Chicago J.D. - Touro College

Dr. Randy Susman enters his seventh year as the Faculty Athletic

Representative at Stony Brook University.

Susman is Professor of Anatomical Sciences in the School of

Medicine. His research activities span the fossil evidence of early

human evolution in Africa, studies of wild apes in central Africa,

and the comparative anatomy of humans and our closest relatives, the African apes. His publications appear in numerous professional

journals, the popular press, and he is a regular contributor to the World Book Encyclopedia. Susman has taught human anatomy, hu-

man evolution, anatomy for artists, and other courses at Stony Brook

over the past 28 years. He is a member of the graduate programs

2009 STONY BROOK CROSS COUNTRY

in Anthropological Sciences and Ecology and Evolution, in addition

to the graduate program in Anatomical Sciences in the Health Sci-

ence Center. He has served as Director of the graduate programs in Anatomical Sciences and the Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences. For the past six years he has served as Stony Brook's Faculty Athletic Representative.

Susman received his bachelor of arts degree in biological an-

thropology from U.C. Davis in 1970. He did his postgraduate work at the University of Chicago where he earned both his masters and

Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology. He earned his law degree from the Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in 1988.