Cross Country/Track & Field
2012-2013
Cross Country Track & Field
VICTOR BANJO MOLLY KING
2012-13 Quick Facts General
School Name.........................................Wittenberg University Location............................................. Springfield, Ohio 45501 Founded..........................................................................1845 Enrollment......................................................................1,950 Nickname......................................................................Tigers Home Track & Field Facility....................Earl F. Morris Track at Edwards-Maurer Field Home Cross Country Course............John Bryan State Park National Affiliation...................................... NCAA Division III Conference.......................... North Coast Athletic Conference President..................................................... Dr. Laurie Joyner Alma Mater.................Loyola University New Orleans, 1986 Athletics Director...........................................Garnett Purnell Alma Mater....................................................Cheyney, 1973 Athletics Phone............................................. (937) 327-6450
Coaching Staff
Head Coach.......................................................Craig Penney Alma Mater..........................................Edinboro State, 1976 E-mail............................................cpenney@wittenberg.edu Assistant Coach.................................................Paris Hilliard Assistant Coach......................................... Dennis Robinson Assistant Coach...................................................Kevin Frick Track & Field/Cross Country Office............. (937) 327-6493 Athletic Trainer................................................. Ellen Crosbie Assistant Athletic Trainer.............................Greg Schneider Assistant Athletic Trainer............................... Molly Hopkins
Cross Country Team Information
Women’s 2011 NCAC Finish.............................................5th NCAA Championship Participants.................. Mary Pfeifer Men’s 2011 NCAC Finish...................................................9th
SHELBY KAHO
Indoor Track & Field Team Information
Women’s 2012 NCAC Finish.............................................6th Men’s 2012 NCAC Finish..................................................6th
Outdoor Track & Field Team Information
Women’s 2012 NCAC Finish.............................................7th Men’s 2012 NCAC Finish..................................................5th
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JACOB KUNTZ
CREDITS: 2012-13 Team Viewbook designed by John Strawn ‘07, assistant director of sports information Photography by Kim Johnson, Drew Casey and university photographer Erin Pence ‘04
Coaching Staff Head Coach Craig Penney Craig Penney brought a wealth of experience to the Wittenberg men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs when he arrived in August 2006. Penney has led cross country and track teams at six colleges in the past 33 years. One of his stops included Wittenberg rival and fellow North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) member College of Wooster. Prior to coming to Wittenberg, Penney was the head cross country coach and an administrative assistant for media relations at Shenandoah University. During his two years at Shenandoah, Penney guided five runners to all-conference honors and led three of those individuals to strong finishes in the NCAA Division III South Region Meet. Penney has earned conference coach of the year awards 12 times in his career. In 2000, he was named the United States of America Track and Field Mid-East Regional Track and Field Coach of the Year. Beyond Penney’s individual accolades, his teams have won 15 conference titles. He has also produced more than 250 all-conference performers, 20 most valuable player awards, 52 National Qualifiers and 32 All-Americans. He has also helped athletes set more than 70 new college records. At Wittenberg, Penney has led both teams back into contention for NCAC
titles, including a program-best second-place finish by the Tiger women’s cross country team in 2009. Under his tutelage, Mary Pfeifer became just the second Wittenberg cross country runner to reach the NCAA Division III Championships, finishing in the top 100 in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Not only has Penney led his individuals to high levels of competition, his teams have also held their own in the classroom. In 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008, his cross country teams earned Coaches Association Academic All-America recognition. In 2005 at Shenandoah, Penney’s women’s cross country team was one of 108 Division III schools to earn the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic Award with a 3.39 grade point average. Penney has also been involved in other activities beyond coaching. From April 2003 through July 2004, Penney was the assistant conference planner and programmer for Penn State University Conferences & Institutes. He also has gained experience as a director of seven conference championship events and three NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships. During his time at Shenandoah as an administrative assistant, Penney helped to process media guide advertising and handled media relations responsibilities for postgame interviews. Penney, who was a double major at Edinboro State University, earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ashland University.
Assistant Coach Paris Hilliard
Assistant Coach Dennis Robinson
Paris Hilliard joined the Tiger coaching staff in December 2011. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Hilliard arrived at Wittenberg after a year as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Heidelberg. That followed a stellar collegiate career for the Student Princes in which he earned 10 All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors and a six All-Ohio honors, including a first-place finish in the 200 meters in 2008. Hilliard was a member of four provisional qualifying relay teams during his collegiate career, and he made two NCAA Division III Championship appearances in 2007 and 2010. He was a member of two school record relays: the 4x200m (1:30.04) and the 4x100m (41.45). While attending Heidelberg, he was a member of Tau Pi Phi honorary and the Black Student Union, and he made the Dean’s List twice. Hilliard graduated from Heidelberg University in May of 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Science in sports management and business administration. He currently resides in Tiffin, Ohio and is pursuing his Master’s degree in education at Heidelberg.
Dennis Robinson joined the Tiger coaching staff in 2004 after working in the Dayton Public School District for 17 years. Robinson taught physical education, health and driver’s education at several district schools, and also served as head coach for the boys’ and girls’ cross country and track and field teams. During his career at Meadowdale, Robinson led dozens of athletes to high finishes in the annual Ohio High School Athletic Association championship meet. His teams’ best finish was third in the 2001 boys’ state championship, and in 2002 Robinson coaches the second-fastest high school 110-meter high hurdler in the nation. In addition, Robinson served as head coach of the All-Ohio boys’ track and field team in 2001, earned recognition in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in 2000 and was a recipient of the OHSAA’s Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award in 2002. A graduate of Central State University and a native of Dayton, Robinson’s first head coaching assignment was in the Jefferson Township School District as head coach of the boys’ and girls’ cross country and girls’ track and field teams. He earned Coach of the Year in the Southwestern Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches in 1977, and was the first Ohio high school coach to guide both the boys’ and girls’ track and field teams to the AA State Championship that same year. Coach Robinson also served as the head women’s track and field coach and an assistant cross country coach at Bowling Green State University from 1984-86.
Assistant Coach Kevin Frick Kevin Frick joins the Wittenberg coaching staff in 2011 following four years as a Tiger cross country and track athlete. Frick was twice named the men’s cross country team’s most valuable runner, earned honorable mention All-NCAC recognition in 2009 and 2010, and All-Great Lakes Region honors in 2009. He was also named the men’s track and field team’s most valuable distance runner and male performer of the year in 2011. Frick will work with the cross country teams and the track program’s distance runners.
2012-2013 TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
CAMPUS Wittenberg’s stunning 95-acre, rolling, wooded terrain is situated in the heart of Springfield, Ohio. An impressive blend of traditional European classicism and contemporary architecture is abundant amongst the 26 buildings throughout campus.
The University
ADMISSION Wittenberg consistently selects academically strong students. Of entering freshman, approximately 65 percent graduated in the top fifth of their high school classes. Each new class combines National Merit Scholars, Ohio Academic scholars and Lutheran Scholars. STUDENTS What strikes most people when they visit Wittenberg is the genuine friendliness and welcoming nature of the campus and its residents. There are more than 1,950 full-time students currently enrolled, representing more than 37 states and approximately 23 foreign countries; 45 percent of students are male, 55 percent are female. FACULTY Wittenberg’s 195 outstanding classroom instructors all consider students their top priority. With an average class size of 20 and a student-faculty ratio of 12-to-1, Wittenberg faculty and students have numerous opportunities for meaningful interaction both in and out of the classroom. PROGRAMS OF STUDY Wittenberg has more than 60 majors, minors and special programs from which to choose. Among these majors are such outstanding interdisciplinary programs as East Asian Studies, Russian and Central Eurasian Studies and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology.
MYERS HALL OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES Wittenberg encourages off-campus opportunities that complement the classroom experience: pursuing an internship, studying abroad, and getting involved in the community through volunteer programs and community service. STUDENT LIFE More than 150 campus organizations offer opportunities not only to have fun, but to gain management and leadership experience while at Wittenberg. These include 11 national fraternities and sororities, the Outdoors Club, WUSO radio station, Residence Life, Campus Ministries, Student Senate, Pre-Health Club and many more. ATHLETICS Wittenberg enjoys a long-standing reputation as an athletics powerhouse, fielding winning teams in many different sports. Wittenberg competes annually against the best competition that NCAA Division III has to offer. The athletics department offers 23 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women.
THE HOLLOW
RESIDENTIAL LIFE Wittenberg students live on campus in residence halls their first two years. Upperclassmen may choose to stay in the residence halls or move into Wittenberg’s campus housing, which includes apartments, houses and fraternity and sorority houses. FINANCIAL AID More than 98 percent of students are awarded financial aid at Wittenberg, thanks to the generosity and loyal support of more than 26,000 living alumni.
WEAVER CHAPEL
Athletics Facilities
ROSENCRANS FITNESS CENTER
EARL F. MORRIS TRACK AT EDWARDS-MAURER FIELD
Wittenberg Athletics Facilities The Wittenberg athletic facilities, a unique blend of old and new, provide opportunities for a wide variety of recreational and fitness activities. The Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) is the centerpiece of athletic activity. The main unit can be converted to three full-sized basketball courts, three volleyball courts or three tennis courts. It seats 3,000 spectators for intercollegiate athletic events, and 4,300 for concerts and other public events. A second unit houses six raquetball courts with an upper balcony for instruction and a 25-meter by 25-yard swimming pool with one- and three-meter diving boards, and a spectator viewing area. An athletic training room, locker rooms and team rooms are also located in the HPERC, which connects to the Wittenberg Field House, home of the Tigers since 1929, which houses offices and a state-of-the-art weight training facility. A 4,622-square-foot extension off the front of the HPERC opened in August 2005. The Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center includes a wide range of weight training and cardiovascular equipment.
PAM EVANS SMITH ARENA
Edwards-Maurer Field and Earl F. Morris Track were renovated in 2005. EdwardsMaurer Field has a state-of-the-art artificial playing surface and Earl F. Morris Track is a 400-meter track outfitted with a similarly cutting-edge surface. The entire complex is lighted, and also serves as home to the Tiger football, track, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. The David and Georgianna Albright Tennis Complex, a $2 million project completed in 1997, houses 12 lighted tennis courts with a Dynaflex surface. Six of the courts are lighted, including two sunken center courts with space for seating. Situated a few blocks from campus are Bill Edwards Field, which offers playing and practice fields, and Betty Dillahunt field, home of the Tiger softball team. Less than two miles from campus Carleton Davidson Stadium, which opened in 2004, is the home of Tiger baseball. Owned and maintained by the City of Springfield, Carleton Davidson Stadium has seating capacity of 1,061, nearly half of which is under cover, a media center, locker rooms with showers and secured storage.
HPER CENTER NATATORIUM
CARLETON DAVIDSON STADIUM
2012-2013 TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 29 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
Host Men Women at Dayton 6th of 7 4th of 6 at Ohio Wesleyan 10th of 17 7th of 18 at Wittenberg 2nd of 7 3rd of 7 at Otterbein 8th of 13 4th of 14 at Cedarville 15th of 22 11th of 22 at Wilmington 23rd of 26 15th of 26 at Oberlin 17th of 34 14th of 33 at NCAC Champs. 9th of 10 5th of 9 at Great Lakes Regional 26th of 35 11th of 36 at NCAA Champs. Pfeifer: 68th of 277
2011-12 Season
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RESULTS
Date Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Mar. 2 Mar. 9
Host at Capital at Otterbein at Denison at Wooster at Ohio Wesleyan at Otterbein at Ohio State at DePauw at Denison at NCAC Combined at NCAC Championships at NCAA Div. III Champs.
Men 3rd of 6 4th of 5 2nd of 4 2nd of 5 NTS 12th of 18 NTS 12th of 18 NTS NTS 6th of 9 33rd
Women 2nd of 6 2nd of 6 2nd of 4 3rd of 5 NTS 12th of 19 NTS 8th of 14 NTS N/A 6th of 8 N/A
JUSTIN YATES
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RESULTS
Date Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 27 Apr. 28 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 24
Host Men at Emory 9th of 14 at Cedarville 3rd of 12 WITTENBERG 5th of 8 at Ohio Wesleyan 16th of 21 at Wilmington 4th of 7 at Denison NTS at NCAC Combined 13th of 15 at NCAC Championships 5th of 9 at Grand Valley State NTS at North Central NTS at NCAA Div. III Champs. T-67th NTS - No Team Scoring
Women 8th of 14 7th of 15 2nd of 5 12th of 20 1st of 7 NTS N/A 7th of 8 N/A N/A N/A
KAILEIGH BIBLE POSTSEASON AWARDS Men’s Cross Country:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award
Women’s Cross Country:
All-NCAC First Team - Mary Pfeifer Second Team - Molly King NCAA All-Great Lakes Region Mary Pfeifer USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Mary Pfeifer
Men’s Track & Field:
All-NCAC Indoor 60 meters - Victor Banjo, 1st, NCAC Record Weight Throw - Logan Jackson, 2nd DMR - Cowgill, Cowgill, Frierson, Hagen, 2nd 200 meters - Victor Banjo, 3rd 4x200 - Watson, Yates, Frierson, Banjo, 3rd 4x400 - Frierson, Hagen, Yates, Watson, 3rd All-NCAC Outdoor Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year - Victor Banjo 100 meters - Victor Banjo, 1st 200 meters - Victor Banjo, 1st 4x100 - Frierson, Banjo, Yates, Watson, 2nd
Women’s Track & Field:
All-NCAC Indoor 60 meter hurdles - Shelby Kaho, 1st, NCAC Record 60 meters - Shelby Kaho, 2nd Pole Vault - Kaileigh Bible, 2nd Pole Vault - Paige Lloyd, 3rd 800 meters - Darcy Dubuc, 3rd All-NCAC Outdoor 100 meter hurdles - Shelby Kaho, 1st 10,000 meters - Anna Henry, 3rd 4x400 - Goshia, Kuerbitz, Iden, Johnson, 3rd
In 2011-2012, the Wittenberg Tigers...
• Won 3 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships in volleyball, men’s golf and men’s basketball • Finished in the top 5 in the final North Coast Athletic Conference standings in 12 of 23 sports • Finished 4th in the final standings for the NCAC Dennis Collins Memorial All-Sports Trophy • Earned 7 NCAC Player/Performer of the Year trophies • Earned 3 NCAC Coach of the Year trophies • Placed 84 student-athletes on All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams • Placed 14 student-athletes on all-region teams and 11 on All-America teams • Earned 3 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District awards and 2 Academic All-America awards • Finished 50th in the NACDA Director’s Cup (all-sports comparison) thanks to postseason appearances by 6 teams
To schedule a visit, contact Coach Penney at cpenney@wittenberg.edu or 937-327-6493
2012-13 Season
2012 Cross Country Schedule Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
at Dayton Meijer Flyer 5K Challenge at Calvin Calvin Invitational at Wooster Pre-NCAC Invitational at Otterbein Otterbein Invitational at Cedarville All-Ohio Championships at Wilmington Wilmington Invitational at Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble at Wooster NCAC Championships at Anderson Great Lakes Regional Championships at Rose-Hulman NCAA Division III Championships
2013 Indoor Track & Field Schedule Dec. 1 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23-24 Mar. 1-2 Mar. 6-9
at Tiffin at Otterbein at Denison at Wooster at Ohio Wesleyan at Otterbein at Ohio State at DePauw at Denison at Wooster at Wooster at North Central
Tiffin University Open Otterbein Invitational Denison Lid-Lifter Fighting Scots Invitational OWU Open All-Ohio Championships Buckeye Tune-Up DePauw Classic Denison Last Chance NCAC Combined Events NCAC Championships NCAA Division III Championships
ANGELA ROLL
2013 Outdoor Track & Field Schedule Mar. 21-23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 26 Apr. 27-28 May 3-4 May 9-11 May 13 May 15-17 May 21-26
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Emory Emory Invitational Cedarville Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open Ohio Wesleyan Marv Frye Invitational Denison Ohio Wesleyan All-Ohio Championships Wilmington Quaker Invitational Denison Big Red Invitational Ohio Wesleyan NCAC Combined Events Kenyon NCAC Championships Grand Valley State Last Chance Ohio Wesleyan Ron Althoff Invitational North Central Gregory Invitational Wisc.-Lacrosse NCAA Division III Championships
TREVOR GRANDY
2012-2013 TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
Statement of Responsibility for Balance Between Academics & Athletics
Wittenberg Athletics Philosophy
Student-athletes are primarily responsible for balancing academics and athletics. However, recognizing the pressure that studentathletes face from competing time demands placed upon them by both professors and coaches, we establish the following statement of responsibility. The statement assumes that the student’s primary responsibility is to academic coursework and that practice sessions are always subordinate to class attendance. Students should work with advisers to schedule courses so that practices and contests are not in conflict with academic courses. Student-athletes are expected to contact professors in advance in order to resolve conflicts between class attendance and participation in athletic contests. It is recommended that student-athletes miss not more than four sessions of any class in a semester for regular season athletic contests. Permission of a Faculty Athletic Representative is required before additional excused absences will be permitted. Coaches will, as necessary, establish and maintain communications with the professors of team athletes regarding academic progress. Professors should feel free to contact coaches regarding the academic responsibilities of student-athletes.
The Wittenberg Athletic Department is an integral part of the university that strives to achieve the same standards of excellence that exist within various academic disciplines at the university. Further, the athletic department embraces the concept that the student-athletes are first and foremost students, possessing individual rights, academic abilities, personal interests and ambitions comparable to those of other members of the general student body. Wittenberg University is committed to the principles and practices of amateurism, student-athlete welfare, gender equity, sportsmanship and fair play, cultural diversity and overall athletics excellence, and this commitment shall reflect in every aspect of the athletics departmental operations.
The North Coast Athletic Conference and Wittenberg University work together to encourage good sportsmanship on the court, on the field and in the stands. The Wittenberg Athletics Department expects all competitors and spectators to help maintain an open, accepting and competitive environment in order to promote positive, enjoyable experiences for all involved with Division III athletics.