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DePaul University Intercollegiate Athletics Mission StatementThe mission of the Athletic De-

partment at DePaul University is consistent with the purposes, goals and ideals of the University and the Division of Student Affairs.

Primary to our purpose is to maximize the great potential of our students by exposing them to the wide variety of intercollegiate programs so vital to their total education. Complementing their more formal classroom education, the Athletic Department strives to teach and develop lifelong values inherent in the Vincentian character: integrity, leadership, competition, loyalty, cooperation, fair-play, self-confidence, sacri-

Media guides, photographs, feature ideas, results and statistics are available from the DePaul Athletic Media Relations Office. Media members needing any information should contact Dena Meiste at (773) 325-8609. The DePaul Athletic Media Relations Department is located in Suite 220 of the Sullivan Athletic Center. The mailing address is 2323 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, Ill. 60614. The DePaul Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide is a production of the DePaul University Athletic Department. Written and designed by Dena Meiste with assistance from Greg Greenwell, Alicia Powers and Scott Reed. Photos by Steve Woltmann, Amy Lugibihl and John Hudetz. Printing by Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill.

DePaul UniversityLocation ........................................................... Chicago, IllinoisEnrollment ...................................... 24,352 (15,782 undergrad)Founded .............................................................................1898Nickname ..............................................................Blue DemonsColors ......................................................Royal Blue and ScarletPresident ............................Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.Athletics Director .........................................Jean Lenti PonsettoAssociate Athletics Director/SWA ......................... Kathryn StatzAssociate Athletics Director ................................Peter TombascoDirector of Business Affairs .................................. Carolyn LewisDirector of Athletic Academic Advising ................. Kate O’BrienDirector of Sports Medicine ........................................Sue WalshAthletics Department Phone .............................. (773) 325-7526Athletics Website .......................... www.depaulbluedemons.com

Media RelationsDirector ................................................................................. tbaAssistant Director ...............................................Greg GreenwellOffice: (773) 325-7546 e-mail: ggreenwe@depaul.edu

Assistant Director .................................................. Alicia PowersOffice: (773) 325-4740 e-mail: apowers1@depaul.edu

Graduate Assistant (Track/Cross Country Contact) Dena MeisteOffice: (773) 325-8609 e-mail: dmeiste@depaul.eduOffice Fax: (773) 325-7531

Cross Country/Track and Field Head Coach ................................................................Pat SavageOffice: (773) 325-4681 e-mail: psavage@depaul.eduAlma Mater ........................................DePaul University (1968)Assistant Coaches .........................Dave Dopek, Brandon Murer Assistant Coaches ........... Andrew Craycraft, Tracy FleischhackerGraduate Assistant ...................................................Ryan Moore 2008 BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships Men - 10th Women - 15th2008 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships Men - 12th Women - 12th2008 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships Men - 11th Women - 13th

Table of ContentsQuick Facts ........................................... 1Mission Statement ................................. 1Men’s & Women’s Rosters ..................... 2Schedule ................................................ 3Head Coach Pat Savage ......................... 4Assistant Coaches .................................. 5Assistant Coaches .................................. 6Administrative Staff ............................... 7

Kyra Coffey, Jessica Rodriguez .............. 9Stephanie Williams, Terah Cheatham .. 10Ebonie Cobb ....................................... 10Cynthia Edwards, Reda Josifi .............. 11Virginia MacFabe ................................ 11Ivy Moffett, Lauren Bales .................... 12Melissa Fraser ...................................... 12Stephanie Hughes, Alicia McDermott . 13Mary Cate Quiett ................................ 13Esther Anderson, Kim Boisvert ........... 14Kelcie Daniels, Kelsey Dolan ............... 14Katie Finck, Meredith Klein ................ 14Alanna Kovacs, Cari Krikorian ............ 14Erin Lakie, Brittany Lewis ................... 15Kirsten McGuinness, Claire O’Brien ... 15Kelly Pickering, Toni Salvatore ............ 15Stacy Schmitz, Laura Wilson ............... 15

Eric Felt, Gabe Harris, Rob Morgan .... 16Patrick Smith, Z Stein ......................... 17Gabriel Vargas ..................................... 17Jakub Kolacz, Gilbert Lifton ................ 18Brad Millar .......................................... 18Edin Pasalic, Luke Rygh ...................... 19Joe Strawder ........................................ 19Greg Udzielak, Jamil Chammas ........... 20Chris Johnston, Jim Theologes ............ 20Dennis Baliga ...................................... 20Brian Begalke, Chris Gallardo ............. 21Rob Galvin, Matthew Graham ............ 21Matthew Holland, Tristan Stagger ....... 21Dan Steinfels, James Waller ................. 21

2007-08 Performances ......................... 22Hall of Fame ....................................... 23All-Americans ...................................... 23Awards and Honors ............................. 24School Records .................................... 25Academics ........................................... 26Academic Honors ................................ 27BIG EAST Conference ........................ 28DePaul University ............................... 30Chicago ............................................... 32

fice and physical fitness among others. At the same time, athletic participation brings together men and women students from diverse ethnic, socio-economic, cultural and geographic backgrounds possessing various, unique skills working together towards com-mon success, and a commitment to excellence.

Furthermore, athletics provides the campus community, our urban neighbors in Chicago, and alumni the opportunity for participation in the form of recreation, and as spectators for intercollegiate competition.

The Athletic Department also

has a unique opportunity and responsibility, as the most visible messenger of the DePaul story, to represent the highest qualities and standards of our education to an observant community, state, and nation. A clear, positive exposure of DePaul University, through ath-letics, can enhance the University’s mission and image, and directly effect the quality of faculty, enroll-ment and development.

Not unimportant to our Mis-sion is the emotion, school spirit and morale, so crucial to the soul of the University, that can be uplifted through participation in athletics.

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Name Yr./Ind./Outd. Events Hometown (High School/Previous)Esther Anderson Fr./Fr./Fr. Throws Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa EastLauren Bales So./So./So.. Hurdles/XC Chardon, Ohio/ChardonKim Boisvert Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Poplar Grove, Ill./BelvidereTerah Cheatham Jr./Jr./Jr. Distance/XC/SC Polo, Ill/Polo CommunityEbonie Cobb Jr./Jr./Jr. Throws Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove NorthKyra Coffey Sr./Sr./Jr. Sprints Chicago, Ill./Whitney YoungKelcie Daniels Fr./Fr./Fr. Hurdles/Sprints Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills NorthernKelsey Dolan Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Chicago, Ill./Loyola AcademyCynthia Edwards Jr./Jr./Jr. Jumps/Sprints Riverdale, Ill./Thornton TownshipKatie Finck Fr./Fr./Fr. Throws Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan TownshipMelissa Fraser So./So./So. Throws Hillsburgh, Ontario/Erin DistrictStephanie Hughes So./So./So. Distance/XC Chicago, Ill./Lane TechReda Josifi Jr./Jr./Jr. Cross Country Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling MeadowsMeredith Klein Fr./Fr./Fr. Hurdles Beaver, Pa./Beaver AreaAlanna Kovacs Fr./Fr./Fr. Throws Minesing, Ontario/Erin DistrictCari Krikorian Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles WestErin Lakie Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport TownshipBrittany Lewis Fr./Fr./Fr. Sprints Red Wing, Minn./Red WingVirginia MacFabe Jr./Jr./Jr. Throws Palatine, Ill./PalatineAlicia McDermott So./So./So. Cross Country Chicago, Ill./Loyola AcademyKirsten McGuinness Fr./Fr./Fr. Cross Country Montclair, N.J./MontclairIvy Moffett Jr./Jr./Jr. Sprints New Orleans, La./Greenhill - DallasClaire O’Brien Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles NorthKelly Pickering Fr./Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance/XC Medina, Ohio/MedinaMary Cate Quiett So./So./So. Mid-Distance/XC Mishawaka, Ind./MarianJessica Rodriguez Sr./Sr./Sr. Sprints Chicago, Ill./Lane TechToni Salvatore Fr./Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance/XC Shoreview, Minn./Roseville AreaStacy Schmitz Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du LacStephanie Williams Sr./Sr./Sr. Sprints Chicago, Ill./Lane TechLaura Wilson Fr./Fr./Fr. Sprints Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield

Name Yr./Ind./Outd. Events Hometown (High School/Previous)Dennis Baliga Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Rockford, Ill./AuburnBrian Begalke Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Area LutheranJamil Chammas So./So./So. Sprints Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission NWErik Felt Sr./Sr./Jr. Hurdles/Sprints Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead UnionChris Gallardo Fr./Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance/XC Chicago, Ill./Lane TechRob Galvin Fr./Fr./Fr Cross Country Orland Park, Ill./MaristMatthew Graham Fr./Fr./Fr. Distance/XC/SC Glasgow, Scotland/Boclair AcademyGabe Harris Sr./Sr./Sr. Sprints Evanston, Ill./Evanston TownshipMatthew Holland Fr./Fr./Fr. Sprints Princeton, Ill./PrincetonChris Johnston So./So./So. Sprints/Pole Vault Lombard, Ill./MontiniJakub Kolacz Jr./Jr./Jr. Distance/XC Naperville, Ill./Naperville NorthGilbert Lifton Jr./Jr./Jr. Sprints Park Ridge, Ill./Maine SouthBrad Millar Jr./Jr./Jr. Throws Port Elgin, Ontario/SaugeenRob Morgan Sr./Sr./Sr. Distance/XC/SC St. Louis, Mo./Christian BrothersEdin Pasalic Jr./Jr./Jr. Mid-Distance Zagreb, Croatia/Mississippi/Sportska GimnazijaLuke Rygh Jr./Jr./Jr. Distance/XC/SC Montgomery, Ill./Oswego Patrick Smith Sr./Sr./Sr. Hurdles/Sprints Boise, Idaho/Hinsdale CentralTristan Stagger Fr./Fr./Fr. Sprints Miami, Fla./Pennsylvania Central CatholicZ Stein Sr./Sr./Sr. Sprints Washington, D.C./Gov. DummerDan Steinfels Fr./Fr./Fr. Mid-Distance/XC Park Ridge, Ill./Loyola AcademyJoe Strawder Jr./Jr./Jr. Jumps Houston, Texas/Strake JesuitJim Theologes So./So./So. Throws Huntley, Ill./HuntleyGreg Udzielak Jr./Jr./Jr. Mid Distance/XC Niles, Ill./Maine SouthGabriel Vargas Sr./Sr./Jr.. Sprints El Paso, Texas/EastwoodJames Waller Fr./Fr./Fr. Throws Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor

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2008 BIG EASt Cross Country Championship

Host: St. John’sSite: Bronx, N.Y.

2009 BIG EASt Indoor track &

Field Championship

Host: BIG EASTSite: New York, N.Y.

2009 BIG EASt Outdoor track &

Field Championship

Host: VillanovaSite: Philadelphia, Pa.

2008 NCAACross Country Championship

Host: Indiana State UniversitySite: Terre Haute, Ind.

2009 NCAAIndoor track &

Field Championship

Host: Texas A&MSite: College Station, Texas

2009 NCAAOutdoor track &

Field Championship

Host: DrakeSite: Des Moines, Iowa

Date Meet Location Results (Women/Men)Aug. 29 DePaul Cross Country Opener Lincolnwood, Ill. 3rd/3rdSept. 6 Fordham Fiasco New York, N.Y. 6th/4thSept. 19 National Catholic Championships Notre Dame, Ind. 7th/3rdSept. 27 Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational Chicago, Ill 7th/3rdOct. 17 Bradley Classic Peoria, Ill. 6th/2ndOct. 31 BIG EAST Championships New York, N.Y. 13th/11thNov. 15 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships Stillwater, Okla. 21st/15thNov. 25 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. -/-

2008 CROSS COuNtRY SCHEDuLE

2008-09 INDOOR tRACk & FIELD SCHEDuLE

2009 OutDOOR tRACk & FIELD SCHEDuLE

Date Meet LocationDec. 5 Blue and Gold Meet Notre Dame, Ind. Dec. 12 Grand Valley State Holiday Open Allendale, Mich. Jan. 10 Purdue Invitational West Lafayette, Ind. Jan. 16 Notre Dame Indoor Opener Notre Dame, Ind. Jan. 23 GVSU Bob Eubanks Open Allendale, Mich. Jan. 30-31 Indiana Relays Bloomington, Ind. Jan. 31 Chicago Duals Chicago, Ill.Feb. 6-7 Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. Feb. 21-22 BIG EAST Indoor Championships New York, N.Y. March 6-7 Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind.March 13-14 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas

Date Meet LocationMarch 28-29 Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational Arlington, TexasApril 4 Mike Poehlein Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.April 10-11 Sun Angel Track Classic Tempe, Ariz.April 11 Chicagoland Championships Chicago, Ill.April 18 Eastern Michigan University Twilight Ypsilanti, Mich.April 25 Marquette Twilight Milwaukee, Wis.May 1-3. BIG EAST Outdoor Championships Villanova, Pa.May 9 Chicago Penultimate Chicago, Ill.May 15-16 Last Chance Qualifier TBDMay 29-30 NCAA Mideast Regionals Louisville, Ky.June 10-13 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark.

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The Savage FileEducationB.A. in Business Education ...................... 1968 DePaul UniversityM.A. in Business Education ...................... 1970 DePaul University

Coaching Experience2006-Present ..................................Head Coach, DePaul University2005-06 .................................... Assistant Coach, DePaul University1980-2006 .......................................Head Coach, Niles West/Oakton Runners Club1971-2003 .......................................Head Coach, Oakton Community College1969-2002 .......................................Head Coach, Niles West High School1968-69 ...........................................Head Coach, St. George’s High School1966-68 ...........................................Head Coach, DePaul Academy

Coaching AccomplishmentsBIG EAST Champions ............................ ThreeJunior College All-Americans .........................39NJCAA National Champions.................... FourNJCAA National Championship Titles ....OneSkyway Conference Champions.....................19NJCAA Regional Titles .............................Eight

AwardsDePaul Athletic Hall of Fame .................. 1993Illinois Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame 1989NJCAA Region IV Coach of the Year ...Eight Times

Running Experience1962-66 ..................................DePaul University Team MVP, two-time team captain

A member of the DePaul athletic com-munity for over four decades, Pat Savage enters his third season as head coach for the DePaul men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs and his fourth season as a member of the coaching staff. The 2006-07 campaign saw the program make vast improvements in Savage’s first season as head coach. DePaul’s first indi-vidual BIG EAST Conference Champion was crowned when freshman Brad Millar won the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Four Blue De-mons competed in the NCAA Outdoor Midwest Regional Championships and 10

new DePaul records were set between the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. In back-to-back weeks during the outdoor season, the Blue Demons swept the team titles at the Chicagoland Championships and the Elmhurst Invitational, respectively. Success continued during Savage’s second year at the helm of the program in 2007-08. Thirteen school records, a program high, were broken over the course of the indoor and outdoor season. Two more BIG EAST champions were crowned when Millar defended his hammer title, and freshman Melissa Fraser won the javelin throw at the Outdoor Conference Championships. Fraser also made an appearance at the NCAA Outdoor National Champion-ships. She was the first student-athlete to qualify for the national meet under Coach Savage, and the first since 2004 when Erin Moffett ran the 10,000m. Savage’s teams have also demonstrated excellence in the classroom, with 38 members of the 2007-08 track and field and cross country squads making the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. For the second year in a row, both men’s and women’s cross country teams earned All-Academic Team honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Millar, along with fellow student-athlete Mary Cate Quiett, were named to the NCAA Division I All-Academic Team, while Allyson Petersen, Stephanie Williams, Gabe Vargas, Kyra Coffey, and Richard Fugiel were given Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honors. Savage has an extensive coaching background in the Chicagoland area, serving as the head cross country and track coach at DePaul Academy (1966-68), St. George High School in Evanston (1968-69) and on the Niles West

High School staff in Skokie from 1969-2002. Pat stayed on to coach with his son, Danny Savage, until 2005. He was the head cross country coach during his entire tenure and spent six of those years on the staff as the head track and field coach in the 1980’s. He also coached the cross country, track and marathon teams at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines from 1971-2003. Since 1980, he has served as the director and head coach of the Niles West/Oakton Runner’s Club. Though he still serves as director, his wife, Melissa, assumed coaching responsibilities in 2007. Savage’s teams have also experienced tremendous success during his career as he has tutored 39 National Junior

Pat Savage ran for the Blue Demons from 1962-66. He was inducted into the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.

College All-Americans and four NJ-CAA national champions. In 2002 his team won the NJCAA National Championship in the marathon. Along with his national success, Sav-age guided over 200 All-State athletes and 19 Skyway Conference cross country champions while his teams have won eight NJCAA regional titles. Savage’s runners club also won 17 Chicago Area Runner’s Associa-tion team titles. Savage has been an eight-time NJCAA Region IV Coach of the Year and was elected to the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame in 1989. He has also been named St. Mel’s High School Man of the Year and was inducted into DePaul’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. He has served as the Presi-dent of the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association, the Illinois Community College Track and Cross Country Coaches Associa-tion and the Chicago Area Runners Association. In 1995, the Niles West Indian Cross Country Invitational was renamed the Patrick J. Savage

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Invitational. During the 1980’s and 1990’s it was the largest high school- sponsored cross country meet in the nation, reaching a peak of 73 boys teams and 69 girls squads. In addition to coaching, Savage remains active in the Chicagoland running community. Most recently, he served as the head race referee for the 2006 and 2007 Chicago Marathon, and head men’s referee in 2008. An outstanding collegiate runner, Savage was a two-time captain (junior and senior seasons) and MVP of both the Blue Demon track and cross country teams during his junior year and holds a pair of degrees from DePaul.

Coach Savage at Lane Stadium, which now serves as the home track facility for the Blue Demons. the stadium was officially opened on May 14, 2008 during the inaugural DePaul Relays, the first home meet the Blue Demons have hosted in over 50 years.

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The greatest sprinter in DePaul history, Dave Dopek is in his 14th season as an assistant coach with the Blue Demons. Before beginning his coaching career, Dopek inked his name into the DePaul history books. He became the school’s first individual (or team) to win an NCAA championship when he captured the 200-meter title at the 1995 NCAA Indoor Championship at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Dopek also finished second

in the 200-meters at the 1995 outdoor championships.He has helped a number of student-athletes qualify for the BIG EAST

Conference Championships, as well as the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. Last season, during the 2007-08 indoor conference championships, he guided student-athlete Ryan Moore to a runner-up finish in the 400m. Three sprint records were broken during the outdoor season when Stephanie Williams broke Sheri Bean’s 1987 100m record, improved upon her own 200m record, and the quartet of Williams, Ivy Moffett, Kyra Coffey, and Shauna Lurey broke the 4x100m relay record during the Purdue Invitational.

Dopek’s success on the national scene continued when he won a gold medal in the 200-meter dash and was a member of the title-winning 4x100-meter relay team at the 1995 United States Olympic Festival.

Dave has also experienced success on the international level. In 1995, he was on the 4x100-meter relay team that took gold at the World University Games Fukuoka, Japan. While there, Dopek also took home a silver medal in the 200-meters. The following year he participated in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta.

During his four years as a student-athlete, Dopek was the staple of the program, winning seven individual Great Midwest Conference championships. The sprinter claimed individual titles in the indoor 200-meter in 1993 and 1995, indoor 400-meter in 1994 and 1995, the outdoor 400-meter in 1994 and 1995, and the outdoor 200-meter in 1995. He was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that took the outdoor titles in 1992 and 1995 and was a part of the 1995 4x100-meter relay championship squad. For his efforts, he was named the Outstanding Athlete of the 1995 Great Midwest Conference Outdoor Championships. He also earned DePaul’s Most Valuable Performer in indoor track three times and was the outdoor MVP in 1995.

Dopek’s success at DePaul was not limited to just the track. Dave was a member of the Great Midwest Conference All-Academic team in both the 1993-94 and 1994-95 school years.

A member of the DePaul coaching staff since 2005, Brandon Murer works with the Blue Demon throwers and contributes extensive experience on all levels to the program.

The last three seasons saw the DePaul throwers ex-perience tremendous success under Murer’s guidance. Brad Millar became the first Blue Demon to win a BIG EAST Conference individual title as he won the ham-

mer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Two more con-ference champions were crowned in 2008 when Millar successfully defended his title, and Melissa Fraser became DePaul’s first female BIG EAST Champion for DePaul when she took the javelin throw title. Fraser went on to become the first female thrower to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In addition, the Blue Demon throwers set seven new DePaul records over the last three years while posting six qualifying marks for the NCAA Regional Champi-onships, culminating in one berth to the National Championships.

Murer began his college career at Indiana State, where he was a four-year varsity letterwinner followed by two seasons with the Sycamores as an assistant coach. As a student assistant in 1997-98, he helped six throwers earn All-Mis-souri Valley Conference accolades. He also helped guide a hammer thrower to a MVC championship.

During the 1999-2000 season, Murer was named a volunteer assistant at In-diana State where he worked with all throwers and multi-event athletes. He helped three student-athletes break school records, 20 meet records and three MVC records. Under Murer’s direction he developed 18 MVC placers, six all-conference athletes and one All-American weight thrower.

Following his successful collegiate coaching stint, Murer was named an as-sistant coach at Danville Community High School in Indiana. As the throws coach at Danville, he developed the Indiana State High School runner-up in shot put (2000) and several regional and sectional champions.

Along with his duties with the program’s throwers, Murer serves as the re-cruiting coordinator.

Murer graduated from Indiana State University in 1997 with a degree in Fine Arts. He currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, Samantha.

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Athletics Administration Kathryn StatzAssociate ADVarsity Sports/SWA

Peter TombascoAssociate ADExternal Affairs

Carolyn LewisDirector ofBuisness Affairs

Sue WalshDirector of Sports Medicine

Dena MeisteGraduate Assistant(Cross Country and Track & Field Contact)Office: (773) 325-8609Mobile: (616) 886-7689dmeiste@depaul.edu

Mike LentiDirector of Athletics Facilities

Jill HollembeakAssitant Director of Athletic Academic Advising

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The DePaul men’s and women’s cross country teams welcomed Tracy Fleischhacker to the athletic staff during the fall of 2008 season as an assistant coach. In December of 2008 she moved to a volun-teer position. Fleischhacker, a former Minnesota Golden Gopher, participated in both track and field and cross county while earning her undergraduate degree in

Applied Economics. As captain of the 2004 cross country squad, she helped lead the team to a fourth place finish in both the Big Ten and NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. In 2008, Fleischhacker was inducted into Chicago’s Luther North High School Athletic Hall of Fame for her outstanding achievements in cross country and track and field, in addition to contributions to the school as a whole. She was a six-time all-state honoree in both sports as well as earn MVP accolades multiple times throughout her career. During her senior year, she initiated a fundraiser to finance the installation of a new track facility at her school. She was invited back by her coach, David Grim, for the ground breaking event. Her coaching experience includes working as a volunteer assistant for the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2006 and Luther North High School in 2008. Fleischhacker comes from a family of runners. Three of her nine siblings ran for Division I programs including Loyola-Chicago, UIC, and Northeast-ern University. She currently works as a Product Change Manager for Kraft Foods while residing in Chicago, and started MBA studies at the University of Chicago in January.

Andrew Craycraft, an accomplished middle-dis-tance runner at St. Joseph’s University and the Uni-versity of North Carolina, joined the DePaul Athletic staff as an assistant coach the for cross country and track and field teams in 2008. Craycraft assists both squads with recruiting and developing middle distance and distance runners. During his freshman and sophomore seasons

at St. Joseph’s, Craycraft set school records in the 800m (1:48.83) and the 4x800m relay (7:25); records which still stand today. He also broke the school record in the 500m when he won the race during the 2002 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championship meet. At UNC, he won the 800m with a time of 1:52.49 at the 2003 ACC Conference Indoor Championships. His best time in the event was 1:48.91, which set a UNC men’s indoor record. Most recently, Craycraft served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Michigan State University women’s cross country and track and field teams. While Andrew was with the Spartans, they made their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, in addition to producing two All-Great Lakes All- Region athletes. During the track and field season, MSU sent four student-athletes to the Mid-East Regional Championships. From there, Nicole Bush qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase and was named an All-American. Off the track, Craycraft has experienced tremendous success as both a student-athlete and a coach. During his 2004 season at UNC he was named to the ACC Academic All-Conference team, in addition to being given the Athletic Director’s Student-Athlete Award. While coaching at MSU, the cross country squad was ranked 32nd in the nation with an overall team GPA of 3.61. All-Academic Team honors were bestowed up them by the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Association. After earning his degree in History from UNC, Craycraft went on to earn a Juris Doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. He currently works as a legal assistant for the Center for Disability and Elder Law in Chicago, Ill.

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Ryan Moore enters his second year as a member of the DePaul track and field coaching staff. Last year, he had the unique opportunity to both coach and compete for the Blue Demons. Moore earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Fresno State in the spring of 2007. While at Fresno, he was a member of the Bulldogs’ track and field team all four years. Highlights of his

career include being a two-time Western Athletic Conference champion in the 400m hurdles, a school record holder in the same event with a time of 50.51, and qualifying for the 2006 NCAA National Championships. After graduating, Ryan enrolled in the DePaul masters program for Public Service Administration. With one year of indoor track eligibility left, he seized the opportunity to compete at the collegiate level one last time. After competing in the 400m at the Meyo Invitational, Moore landed himself a BIG EAST Conference qualifying mark of 48.44. During the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, Ryan posted a team-best time of 47.85 and placed second. Because of his success and efforts on and off the track, Moore was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the season. He currently serves as the graduate assistant for both the track and field and cross country programs.

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One of the nation’s most widely respected leaders in inter-collegiate athletics and a driving force behind the continuing expansion and development of DePaul’s athletics program, Jean Lenti Ponsetto is now in her seventh year as DePaul’s Director of Athletics and her 34th as a member of the Blue Demon athletics family.

Jeanne was named to her current position on July 1, 2002 and the Blue Demons have experienced tremendous success

both on and off the playing field ever since. Ponsetto also guided the DePaul efforts in 2003 when the University announced it would join the BIG EAST Conference in 2005.

An advocate for student-athlete welfare, Ponsetto initiated and provided the leader-ship for the Sullivan-McGrath Athletics Capital Campaign which has yielded the fund-ing resources for the renovation of Wish Soccer Field, the creation of the Cacciatore Softball Stadium, the renovation of the Cherry Family Indoor Track at the Ray Meyer Center, and DePaul’s long-term tenancy at Lane Stadium.

During her seven years at the helm of the department, 14 of the 15 Blue Demon athletic programs have represented the school in NCAA championships including the men’s soccer program’s initial trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the BIG EAST Conference regular season title. Success has also come in the classroom during Ponsetto’s tenure as the Athletic Director as over 580 Blue Demon student-athletes have been named conference Academic Honor Rolls.

Ponsetto’s efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by her colleagues. For the second time in her career; Ponsetto was presented NACWAA’s Administrator of the Year Award in 2003, and was the organization’s president in 2005-06.

A four-sport standout for DePaul, Ponsetto boasts a wealth of experience in three areas of DePaul athletics: as a student-athlete, coach, and administrator. She had spent seven years as the senior associate director of athletics after serving 12 years as the asso-ciate director and two as an assistant director before assuming her current job in 2002.

Aside from her duties at DePaul, she has served on numerous NCAA committees including a joint NCAA/USOC Task Force. Ponsetto currently serves the NCAA as a member of the Division I Women’s Basketball Task Force and is an NCAA Cham-pion, a program highlighting key NCAA Administrators to act as spokesperson from the membership on NCAA issues. Ponsetto also chairs the Honda Awards Board of Directors and the Wade Trophy Selection Committee, the Past President of NACWAA, and a member of the NACDA Division I-AAA Board of Directors. In recent years, Ponsetto served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee, the Di-vision I Recruiting/Early Scholarship Offer Working Group, the NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse Advisory Group and the NCAA Work/Life Balance Task Force. This past summer, Ponsetto was named the Second Vice President for the I-AAA Athletics Director Association.

Ponsetto spent a five-year term as Chair of the 49-member NCAA Division I Cham-pionships/Competition Cabinet, a position she assumed in 1998 after one year as a member of the Cabinet. She was the first woman to chair a Cabinet and had the longest tenure as a Cabinet chair. Under Ponsetto’s leadership, the Championships/Competi-tion Cabinet had several accomplishments, most notably the expansion of champion-ship opportunities to include all conference champions, an improved awards program, a

The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., became DePaul University’s 11th president on July 1, 2004. Since his inaugura-tion, he has led the successful completion of the university’s prior strategic plan and creation of its current six-year plan, VISION twenty12.

His leadership and expertise stem from a broad range of higher education experiences. He was an administrator with St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., from 1996 to 1999, first

as assistant dean of Notre Dame College and later as associate dean of the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Concurrently he served as an assistant professor of higher education in St. John’s Graduate School of Education.

He gained a university-wide perspective as executive vice president and chief operat-ing officer at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y., from 2000 to 2004, where he directed the university’s strategic planning efforts and daily operations of the campus.

Adding research to experience, Father Holtschneider led two national studies of ex-amining trends in governance and leadership in American Catholic colleges and universi-ties. He is the author and co-author of one book and numerous articles on U.S. higher

education and Catholic higher education, as well as a frequent consultant and speaker on these topics.

Fr. Dennis’ expertise has led to service on numerous external committees and boards. He is a member of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, which promotes excellence and best practices in management, finances and human resource development of the Catholic Church in the U.S. In addition, he currently serves as a trustee of Niagara University and the Chicago History Museum. He also is a member of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Chicago 2016 Committee, working to bring the Olympics to Chicago.

A Detroit native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Niagara in 1985. He studied for the priesthood at Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was ordained in 1989. Father Holtschneider studied at Harvard University and received his doctorate in administration, planning and social policy in 1997 after writing a dis-sertation on the early history of financial aid in the United States. He has been a case researcher and writer for Harvard’s schools of Education, Medicine and Public Health.

After ordination, Father Holtschneider served as director and then rector of the Vin-centian Community’s college seminary program at Ozone Park in New York City. While in New York, he served as a clinical associate professor of higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, teaching one doctoral seminar each fall.

Currently, he is a faculty member and board member of the Boston College Insti-tute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education. He continues to teach at Boston College’s summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education.

review of the Association’s bylaws with regard to playing and practice seasons, authori-zation and format structure for all championships, and establishment of a comprehen-sive certification process for the I-A Football Bowl Games and certified events.

Ponsetto has received several awards for her outstanding work at DePaul and for her leadership serving the NCAA members and student-athletes. At the 1998 Final Four the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named her Administrator of the Year. In addition, the National Association of Collegiate Women’s Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) named her Administrator of the Year. Subsequently, Ponsetto was annu-ally appointed to the NACWAA Board of Directors.

A gifted public speaker, Ponsetto was the Mistress of Ceremonies at the 2002 Honda Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Awards Program and has been a presenter at NCAA Regional Compliance seminars and NCAA Student Leadership Conferences. She is also a frequent guest on radio and television programs regarding issues that face intercollegiate athletics, and has served as a color analyst for Fox Sports Net during telecasts for college basketball, volleyball and softball contests. In 2000 she served as a studio analyst for ESPN during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Since moving into an administrative position over 20 years ago, Ponsetto has had a significant impact on the status of the DePaul intercollegiate sports scene. She in-troduced four women’s sports - indoor and outdoor track, cross country and women’s soccer - to varsity status at DePaul. Under her direction DePaul has built several athletic facilities including the Sullivan Athletic Center (2000), the Ray Meyer Fitness Recreation Center (1999), and the recently completed projects in Cacciatore Stadium, Wish Field and the Cherry Family Indoor Track. Recently she negotiated contracts with Ruffled Feathers Golf Club as home for the men’s golf program as well as Lane Tech Stadium as a home for the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams.

Ponsetto, who is a member of the DePaul Athletic Hall of Fame, began her asso-ciation with Blue Demon athletics as a member of the tennis, volleyball and women’s basketball teams in 1974-75. She participated in softball when it was added as a varsity sport two years later.

Following graduation in 1978 she was named the school’s first assistant women’s basketball coach by then-head coach Doug Bruno. Ironically, she then hired him as head women’s coach when he returned to that position in 1988.

Jeanne’s work within the Chicago sports scene was been well chronicled. In 2004 Ponsetto was named one of the top 100 most influential women in Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times. In 2007 she was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, whose membership includes Ray Meyer, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton and Michael Jordan.

Married to former Blue Demon basketball star Joe Ponsetto, now Chief of Special Prosecution’s Bureau in the Illinois Attorney General’s office, she comes from a family intertwined in education and athletics. One brother, Frank Lenti, is head football coach at Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago. Another brother, David, is an assistant under Frank with the Caravan. Two other brothers work for the DePaul athletics department as Michael is the Director of Athletic Facilities and Eugene is the school’s all-time win-ningest coach as the head softball coach. Jeanne’s sister Marilyn, a former elementary school teacher in south suburban Dolton, is a DePaul graduate, as are Eugene and David.

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Demon Notes: Arthur Ashe Jr. sports scholar in 2007 and 2008 for academic and athletic achieve-

ment... three time BIG eAsT All-Academic team member.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - held the team’s top two times for the 400m with a 59.95 and 59.96... an-chored the 4x400m relay team at the Carle/health Al-liance Invitational with a team-best time of 4:01.20... earned fourth place at the BIG eAsT Championships in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:39.36. outdoor - holds the team-best time in the 400m with a time of 58.21... helped break her own DePaul school record in the 4x100m relay with a time of 47:03 at the Dave Rankin Invitational... finished every 400m race in under 59 seconds... ran opening legs in 4x100, 4x400, and sprint medley relay races... ran the 200m in 25.96 at the Chicagoland Championships.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - member of the distance medley relay team that set a new DePaul record of 12:08.90 at the BIG eAsT Champion-ships... recorded the team’s top five 400m times of the season... took second place in the 400m at the Division I Invitational with a time of 59.60. outdoor - member of the 4x100m relay team that posted a new DePaul record of 47.05 at the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships... participated on the 4x400m relay team that posted a new DePaul record time of 3:48.56 at the BIG eAsT Championships... posted the team’s top two 400m times of the season... won the 400m at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 59.02.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Recorded a season-best 400m time of 57.72 at the notre Dame opener… notched four 400m performances under 60.00 during the season… member of the 4x400m relay team that recorded a time of 3:58.20 at the BIG eAsT Indoor Championships. outdoor - Recorded five 400m times under 60.00... member of the 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 47.51.

High School: earned four letters in Track & Field... recorded times of 56.7 in the 400m and 25.64 in the 200m... team captain.

Personal: Daughter of marcus hughes and Gachele Coffey-hughes... has two siblings, Carson hughes Kristian hughes... studying sociology

senior // sprintsChicago, Ill. // lane Tech

Demon Notes: named a BIG eAsT All-Academic team mem-ber in 2007 and 2008.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Recorded one of the team’s top-three 400m time of 1:00.6 at the Blue/Gold Invitational... member of the 4x400m relay team that posted a 4:01.20... has three 200m dash times better than 1:02. outdoor - Placed second at the Ted haydon Invitational with a time of 26.10... season-best time in the 200m dash was 26:04... won the 4x400m relay at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 3:53.72.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted the team’s best 300m performance with a time of 42.98... recorded a season-best 60m dash time of 7.98 at the notre Dame opener... finished fourth in the 400m at the Blue and Gold Invitational with a time of 1:02.19. outdoor - Posted a 13.08 in the 100m at the mike Poehlein Invitational... season-best 400m time of 59.41 at the Dave Rankin Invitational.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Recorded three 200m dash times better than 28.00... had her fastest 200m time at the Akron open with a 27.52. outdoor - member of the 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 47.51... recorded three 200m dash times better than 27.00... posted season-best 200m dash time at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 26.50.

High School: earned four varsity letters in track... coach was Fransisco marchan... state qualifier junior and senior year... third place state in 4x1 and 4th place state in 4x2 in ‘05.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and eleonor Ro-driguez... has one brother, Richard Jr.... majoring in Psychology.

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Junior Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Finished in DePaul’s top-five in all seven races… led the Blue Demons three times… placed 22nd at the national Catholic Championships with a season-best 5K time of 18:46… was DePaul’s top finisher at the BIG eAsT Conference Championships with a 6K time of 22:54… placed fifth at the DePaul opener.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Placed among the Blue Demons’ top-five finishers in every meet... took fifth place at the uIC home opener with a two-mile time of 11:30... finished 18th at the Fordham Invitational with a 5K time of 19:20... placed 32nd at the national Catholic Championship with a 5K time of 19:06... posted a 6K time of 22:33 at the nCAA midwest Regional... notched a 6K time of 22:23 to finish 60th at the BIG eAsT Champi-onships. Indoor - met the BIG eAsT qualifying standard in the 3,000m at the meyo Invitational with a team-best time of 10:05.51... won the 3,000m run at the Chicago Duals and the Carle/health Alliance Classic... three additional top five finishes in the 3,000m during the season... recorded six sub-10:30.00 3,000m performances. outdoor - Recorded a team- best time of 18:17.44 in the 5,000m run at the Dave Rankin Invitational... set a personal-best time of 4:55.89 in the 1,500m at the DePaul Relays... ran the 3,000m at the Bobby lane Invitational with a team- best time of 10:35.28.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Cross Country - Paced DePaul in three of the season’s seven races... posted a personal-best 5K time of 18:58 to finish 41st at the notre Dame Invitational... posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:32 at the BIG eAsT Champi-onships... paced the Blue Demons at the nCAA midwest Regional with a 6K time of 24:16. Indoor - Recorded the team’s top three performances in the 3,000m run... posted the team’s top performance in the 5,000m run... member of the distance medley relay team that set a new DePaul record of 12:08.90 at the BIG eAsT Championships... finished third in the 3,000m run at the Division I Invitational with a season-best time of 10:28.13. outdoor - notched the team’s top two times in the 5,000m run... finished second in the 5,000m run at the elmhurst Invitational with a season-best time of 18:21.18... took second place in the 5,000m run at the Chicagoland Champi-onships with a time of 18:21.61.

High School: earned letters in basketball, cross country, and track... named cross country mVP in 2005 and track mVP in 2005 and 2006... All-state cross country in 2005... finished fifth in cross country state finals... recorded a mile time of 5:19.

Personal: Daughter of Craig and Julie Cheatham... has one brother; Drew... majoring in Biology.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - Qualified for the BIG eAsT Indoor Championships

with a shot put mark of 13.03m at the Dick Pond Invitational... has three top-five finishes in the shot put... placed third in the weight throw at the Dick Pond Invitational with a season-best mark of 13.31m... improved upon last season’s BIG eAsT Championship performance with a shot put distance of 12.63m. outdoor - hit a personal-best and BIG eAsT qualifying mark of 12.86m in the shot put at the DePaul Relays... has four top-five shot put finishes... recorded a discuss throw of 37.75m at the Chicagoland Championships... also participated in the hammer throw at the meet with a season-best distance of 37.68m.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted a sea-son-best weight throw mark of 12.52m at the notre Dame opener... qualified for the BIG eAsT Indoor Championships with a shot put mark of 12.56m. outdoor - notched a season-best discus throw of 36.63m at the Dave Rankin Invitational...posted a season-best shot put performance of 11.67m at the BIG eAsT Championships.

High School: Four-year letter winner in track and field, golf, and basketball... recorded personal-best performances of 40’9” in the shot put and 124’4” in the discus... 2005 and 2006 indoor shot put confer-ence champion... 2006 WsC silver Division outdoor champion in discus and shot put... 2006 state qualifier in the shot put and discus... 2005 state qualifier in the discus... 2006 sectional champion in the shot put and discus.

Personal: Father, Roosevelt; mother, nell; brother, Patrick; and sister, erica all attended DePaul... brother, erryn played football at northwestern... physical education major.

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Polo, Ill. // Polo Community

Junior // ThrowsWoodridge, Ill. // Downers

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Demon Notes: named an Arthur Ashe Jr. sports scholar for academic and athletic achieve-ment in both 2007 and 2008...

BIG eAsT All-Academic team member 2006-2008… 2008-09 Treasurer of the Captain’s Council.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Placed 7th at the BIG eAsT Championships with a personal-best time of 24.49 in the 200m... totaled a combination of 12 BIG eAsT qualifying marks between the 60m and 200m dash... won the 60m dash at the notre Dame opener with a time of 7.73... has the team’s top three times in both the 60m and 200m... ran a leg of the 4x400m relay race that earned a team-best time of 4:01.20. outdoor - lowered her own school record in the 200m to 24.00 during the Cardinal Twilight Invitational... broke sherri Bean’s 1987 100m school record of 11.93 during the BIG eAsT Champion-ships with a time of 11.80... surpassed BIG eAsT qualifying standards in the 100m and 200m during every race of the season (14 total)... placed fifth in the 200m during conference championships... 200m first place finish in a field of 49 runners during the Chicagoland Championships... anchored the 4x100m relay team that recorded a school record-breaking time of 47:03.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted the team’s top times in the 55m dash, 60m dash and 200m dash... qualified for the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships in the 200m dash with a time of 25.32. outdoor - set a new DePaul record in the 200m dash with a time of 24.36 at the BIG eAsT Champion-ships... member of the 4x100m relay team that set a new DePaul record of 47.05 at the BIG eAsT Championships... member of the sprint medley relay team that set a new DePaul record of 3:59.83 at the BIG eAsT Championships... broke through BIG eAsT qualifying standards three times in the 100m dash and four times in the 200m dash... posted the team’s top times in the 100m dash and 200m dash... won the 100m dash and 200m dash at the Chicago-land Championships.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Posted the team’s top three performances in the 200m dash... recorded a time of 25.47 in the 200m dash at the BIG eAsT Championships... delivered four 200m dash times under 26.00. outdoor - notched the team’s top three times in the 100m dash... posted the team’s top two 200m dash times... delivered four 100m dash times under 12.50... recorded a 200m dash time of 25.37 at the long Beach state Invitational.

High School: earned six letters in track & field... recorded times of 12.1 in 100m, 25.1 in 200m and 59.0 in 400m... team captain senior year... qualified for state finals in ‘05... member of back to back city champions at lane Tech.

Personal: Daughter of Calvin and Rita Jones... has three siblings; shannon Williams, Brystal Jones, and Kaverri Jones... majoring in Communication. Junior Terah Cheatham

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Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - had a season and team-best triple jump performance

of 10.62m at the Carle/health Alliance Classic... competed in the long jump at the Blue/Gold Invi-tational with a distance of 4.93m... recorded four long jump performances better than 4.8m... notched a time of 28.80 in the 200m dash during the Purdue Invitational. outdoor - Qualified for the BIG eAsT Championships during the marquette Invitational with a team-best distance of 11.31m... traveled a dis-tance of 4.90m to placed first in the long jump during the DePaul Relays... recorded four triple jumps better than 10.70m over the course of the season.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted a team-best triple jump of 10.86m... recorded two long jump performances better than 4.60m. outdoor - Quali-fied for the BIG eAsT Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 11.62m.

High School: Two-time letter winner in track and field... recorded a personal-best performance of 38’7” in the triple jump... 2006 sectional champion in the triple jump... conference runner-up in the triple jump... captain of the team that placed fifth at state in 2006.

Personal: Daughter of Jefferson and Denise lewis... has five siblings: Anthony, Karen, sharon, stephanie, and monica... father attended DePaul... enrolled in the College of Communication.

Demon Notes: named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic team in 2007.

Junior Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in five races during the season… recorded a season-best 5K at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 20:55… finished 38th overall at the Ted hedstrand Invitational… notched a season-best 6K at the con-ference championships with a 24:08.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Placed among DePaul’s top-five in six meets... finished 21st at the uIC home opener with a two-mile time of 12:20... posted a 5K time of 19:46 at the Greater louisville Classic... finished 88th at the BIG eAsT Championships with a 6K time of 23:19... posted a 6K time of 23:47 at the nCAA midwest Regional. Indoor - Ran the 5,000m at the Chicago Duals with a time of 19:18. outdoor – Ran the 10,000m race twice with a season-best time of 38:51.63... posted a 20:39.12 in the 5,000m run during the Ted haydon Invitational.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Cross Country - set a personal-best 6K time of 24:45 at the nCAA mid-west Regional... finished 97th at the Bradley Classic with a 6K time of 25:36... ran in four of the season’s seven meets. Indoor - Posted a 3,000m run time of 11:22.38 at the maroon Invitational. outdoor - Recorded the team’s top 10,000m run with a time of 39:27.36...... finished fifth in the 10,000m run at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 39:27.36... finished fifth in the 5,000m run at the elmhurst Invitational with a time of 19:30.82.

High School: earned two letters in cross country and one in track... served as cross country team cap-tain... recorded a mile time of 5:50.

Personal: Daughter of Kristaq and Vjollca Josifi... born in Tirana, Albania... studying Psychology.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - Placed eighth at the BIG eAsT Championships in the weight throw after hitting a mark

of 16.40m... hit a team-best weight throw distance of 16.91m at the Purdue Invitational... had a total of six conference qualifying marks in the weight throw. outdoor - Added five BIG eAsT qualifying marks in the hammer throw... season-high throw of 48.19m in the hammer throw during the Chicagoland Championships... placed ninth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a hammer throw distance of 46.03... had a season-best discus throw of 39.98m at the Dave Rankin Invitational... competed in the shot put competition at the Chicagoland Championships with a throw of 9.39m.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - Recorded six weight throw marks greater than the BIG eAsT qualifying standard of 15.25m... placed third in the weight throw at the Division I Invitational with a season-best mark of 16.40m. outdoor - Posted four hammer throw performances greater than the BIG eAsT qualifying mark of 45.12m... earned sixth place in the hammer throw at the mike Poehlein Invita-tional with a season-best mark of 47.90m... took third place in the hammer throw at the Chicagoland Championships with a mark of 46.28m.

High School: set a personal-best mark of 36’11” in the shot put... finished sixth at state championship in the discus throw... set a personal-best mark of 138’8” in the discus throw... also a member of the swim team.

Personal: Daughter of scott and leslie macFabe... has one sister, Katie... Communication major.

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Demon Notes: 2007 BIG eAsT All-Academic team.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - had a season-best 200m time of 26.78... at the Chicago Duals hit a time of 7.64 in the 55m dash... recorded a time of 43.41 in the 300m during the notre Dame opener. outdoor - holds the DePaul school record in the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.03... during the marquette Invitational ran a season-best 100m time of 12.58... tallied three sub-13 second 100m dash times... ran a 200m dash in 26.12 at the Chicagoland Championships.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - Finished fourth in the 55m dash at the lewis Invitational with a season-best time of 7.51... took fourth place in the 300m dash at the notre Dame opener with a time of 43.79. outdoor - earned second place in the 100m dash at the Redbird Classic with a season-best time of 12.35... finished second in the outdoor 100m dash at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 12.71... posted a season-best outdoor 200m dash time of 25.76 at the Dave Rankin Invitational.

High School: earned four letters in track, four in volleyball, and two in basketball... recorded personal-best marks of 12.1 seconds in the 100m dash, 25.8 seconds in the 200m dash, and 17’1” in the long jump... served as team captain in both track and vol-leyball... qualified for louisiana state track champion-ship in 2004.

Personal: Daughter of James and Aliska moffett... majoring in finance.

Demon Notes: BIG eAsT All-Academic Team in 2008.

Sophomore Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Post-ed a 4K time of 20:08 at the DePaul opener… ran the 6K at the Au spartan Classic in a time of 30:14.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Fin-ished 39th at the uIC home opener with a two-mile time of 12:54... finished 18th at the north Park Invitational with a 5K time of 22:49... posted a 5K time of 21:29 at the national Catholic Championship. Indoor - notched a season-best time of 1:52.42 in the 600m at the Purdue Invitational... ran the 800m in 2:44.41 during the notre Dame opener... improved her 800m time to a 2:40.86 at the Chicago Duals. outdoor - Recorded a 400m hurdles time of 1:14.65 at the Chicagoland Championships... posted a time of 1:09.93 in the 400m during the Ted haydon Invita-tional... part of the 4x200m relay team that achieved a time of 1:48.46 at the DePaul Relays.

High School: earned three letters in cross country and four in track and field... named first-team Pre-miere Athletic Conference... two-time mVP of the track and field team... Premiere Athletic Conference champion in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay... 2007 Valedictorian of Chardon high school... posted a personal-best 5K time of 21:12.

Personal: Daughter of stephen and Katherine Bales... has one brother, Andrew... studying secondary education.

Demon Notes: 2008 member of the BIG eAsT All-Academic team.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Indoor - Improved her personal record in the weight throw to 14.10m during the Purdue Invitational... placed 11th at the Carle/health Alliance Classic with a weight throw distance of 13.97m. outdoor - 2008 BIG eAsT Champion in the javelin throw... surpassed nCAA qualifying marks of 43.45m for the javelin throw during every throw of the season... member of the nCAA mideast All-Region Team... holds the DePaul record in the javelin with a mark of 49.52m... first female Blue Demon thrower to qualify for the nCAA Championships... placed first or second in the javelin throw on six oc-casions... also surpassed qualifying marks for the BIG eAsT Championships in the hammer throw on four occasions... placed third at the Chicagoland Champi-onships with a season-best hammer throw of 47.50m.

High School: lettered in track and field, softball and volleyball... won the 2007 ontario Federation of school Athletic Association javelin throw title with a mark of 45.17m... named the erin District high 2005 Female Athlete of the Year... recorded a personal-best javelin throw of 45.58m... four-time mVP of her track and field team.

Personal: Daughter of Allan and lynn Fraser... has one sister, sherri and one brother, Jeremy... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

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Demon Notes: 2008 BIG eAsT All-Academic Team... also a mem-ber of the cross country team.

Sophomore Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Fin-ished among the top-five Blue Demons in all seven races… placed 24th overall at the Bradley Classic with a season-best 6K time of 22:34… ran a 5K in 19:16 at the sean earl lakefront Invitational… recorded a season-best mile pace of 6:03.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Fin-ished among the top five Blue Demons in every meet... placed 10th at the uIC home opener with a two-mile time of 11:41... posted a 5K time of 18:58 to place 25th at the national Catholic Champion-ship... delivered a 6K time of 22:39 to take 72nd place at the BIG eAsT Championships... finished 29th at the Fordham Invitational with a 5K time of 19:58... posted a 6K time of 22:40 at the nCAA midwest Regional Championships. Indoor - Ran a season-best mile time of 5:22.47 at the notre Dame opener... re-corded three times better than 10:49.00 in the 3,000m run... ran a season-best time in the 3,000m run was 10:37.33 at the Carle/health Alliance Classic. out-door - owns the team-best time in the 10,000m run with a mark of 38:26.36... personal record of 4:57.73 in the 1,500m accomplished at the DePaul Relays... ran the 5,000m at the Ted haydon Invitational in a time of 20:39.12.

High School: Four-time Chicago Public league cross country champion... four-time IhsA cross country regional champion... four-time IhsA cross country stat qualifier... earned All-American status at 2006 usATF Junior olympics in 1,500m and 3,000m ... member of four time Chicago Public league cross country championship team and four time track and field championship team... won six individual Chicago Public league track and field titles between the 1,600m run and 3,200m run... three-time sectional champion in the 3,200m run... three-time IhsA track and field state qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of evelyn hughes and the late Richard hughes... has one sister, Jennifer hughes... uncle michael hughes attended DePaul... majoring in environmental science.

Sophomore Season 2008-09: Ran a season-best 5K at the sean

earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 22:27… finished the Au spartan Classic 6K course in 28:50.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Was a member of teh DePaul women’s soccer team.

High School: Played soccer, field hockey, and water polo at loyola Academy... totaled six goals and 18 assists in prep career... earned GCAC All-Academic team honors... four-time scholar Award nominee... earned All-state recognition in field hockey... played for nationally-recognized eclipse select club team under Rory Dames... eclipse select was recognized by soccer America as the nation’s top club program.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel eby and Ann mc-Dermott... has three siblings, Dana, erik and Bill... enrolled in the pre-med program.

Demon Notes: 2008 nCAA Di-vision 1 All-Academic Track and Field selection... 2008 member of

the BIG eAsT All-Academic Team... member of the Captains Council.

Sophomore Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed in the DePaul top-five in six of the seven races during the season… finished sixth overall at the DePaul opener… set a team-best mile pace of 5:55 at the Bradley Classic… team-best time for a 5K was recorded at the national Catholic Championships with a 18:38.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Placed among the Blue Demons’ top five finishers every week of the season... took third place at the uIC home opener with a two-mile time of 11:29... took 12th place at the national Catholic Championship with a 5K time of 18:21... finished 16th at the Ford-ham Invitational with a 5K time of 19:19... recorded a 6K time of 22:51 at the BIG eAsT Champion-ships... notched a 6K time of 23:04 at the nCAA midwest Regional. Indoor - named the 2008 most outstanding Performer... broke five school records while running on an indoor track: 600m, 1:33.17; 800m, 2:11.34; 1000m, 2:55.35; 4x800m relay, 9:02.85; and the distance medley relay, 11:39.36 (both relay teams also consisted of Duck, Petersen, and Kuhta)... recorded six BIG eAsT qualifying times in various middle distance events... placed fourth at the confer-ence championships in the distance medley relay... won the mile run at the notre Dame opener with a time of 5:00.41... while running the middle distance events, she placed in the top two on six occasions... personal record for the mile run is 4:57.29 achieved at the Indiana Relays. outdoor - Broke two school records: 800m, 2:08.35 and 4x800m relay, 8:58.85... placed third at the BIG eAsT Championships in the 800m with a time of 2:08.43... exceeded conference qualifying standards in every 800m race of the season including three times meeting the nCAA standard... placed 13th in the 800m at the nCAA mideast Re-gional Championships with a time of 2:09.33... placed first in a field of 65 competitors in the 800m during the Chicagoland Championships.

High School: earned four letters in both cross country and track and field... seven-time state medal-ist in track... 2007 state champion in the 800m run... three-time state qualifier for cross country... finished eighth at 2005 cross country state championship... northern Indiana Conference mVP for track in 2006 and for cross country in 2005 and 2006... 2006-07 Burger King Athlete of the Year... notched personal-best times of 2:11.12 in the 800m run, 5:09 in the 1,600m run and 14:22 in the 4K.

Personal: Daughter of edward and mary Quiett... has one brother, Zachary, and two sisters, monica and Anni... studying secondary education, Biology.

sophomore // Cross Country // Distance

Chicago, Ill. // lane Tech

sophomore // Cross Country

Chicago, Ill. // loyola Academy

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High School: Three-time Greater metro Conference champion in discus and shot put...named team mVP in 2005 and 2006... qualified for the Wisconsin state Championships in 2006, 2007, and 2008...also lettered in volleyball and golf.

Personal: Daughter of otis and ellen Anderson... has two older siblings, brother Ian and sister Ilze... Ian played volleyball for loyola-Chicago... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed 14th overall at the Au spartan Classic with a 6K time of 24:47… best 5K came at the national Catholic Championship with a time of 20:15.

High School: named to the northern Illinois all-conference cross coun-try team all four years... conference, regional, and sectional cross country champion during her senior year... three-time cross country team mVP... cross country team placed eighth at the state meet in 2007... conference champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m in 2007... graduated with honors.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and marvel Boisvert... has three brothers, Brandon, Brian, and Kyle... majoring in Biology.

High School: member of the 2008 Division II state champion track and field team... 2008 state Runner-up in the 300m hurdles... recorded a per-sonal-best of 45.00 in the event...14.90 marks a personal record in the 100m hurdles... 2006 4x800 relay state cham-pion... three-time all-state honors... four-time letterwinner in track and field and cross country.

Personal: Daughter of John Daniels and Kari Ann spruyt... has two siblings, Cole and Kaela... plans to major in Business Administration.

High School: Won three varsity letters in track and field... 2008 Junior olympic national Qualifier in discuss... 2008 Junior olympic Regional Champi-on in the hammer throw... fourth place finish in the national meet with a ham-mer... named a top-ten academic athlete twice... school record holder in the discuss with 133’...2008 Porter County conference champion in discuss.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and sally Finck... has two older brothers, David and Daniel... Biology major.

High School: Was captain and mVP during junior and senior seasons... top point scorer her junior and senior year... Beaver high school Female Athlete of the Year... personal record of 46.97 in the 300m hurdles... posted a personal-best time of 8.7 in the 55m hurdles... holds high school record in the 300m.

Personal: Daughter of Chuck and mary Beth Klein...has one younger brother, Chandler...father golfed for California university of Pennsylvania...cousin Colin played football for Johns hopkins... majoring in Communica-tion.

High School: Personal-best marks: javelin, 46.41m; discus, 46.38m, shot put, 12.74m... holds school records in the javelin, discus, and shot put... 2008 ontario Federation of school Athletic Association Champion in the javelin... an accomplished badminton player... 2007 Provincial Champion in the discus, javelin, shot put, and ham-mer... competed at the 2008 Cana-dian olympic Trials... 2008 Canadian Junior national Champion in javelin... member of the 2007 Canadian Youth national Team to represent Canada at the 2007 World Youth Championships in ostrava, Czech Republic.

Personal: Daughter of Atilla and mo-nique Kovacs... has an older brother, Paul, and a younger brother, Adam... brother Paul played basketball at lau-rentian... mother was a track and field athlete at the university of Toronto... enrolled in the College of Communica-tion.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed 28th overall at the DePaul opener with a 4K time of 16:06… season-best 5K was run at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 20:27… finished within the DePaul top-five at the Ted hedstrand Invitational and the Au spartan Clas-sic.

High School: Captain of the 2008 cross country team... personal-best 800m time of 2:23... holds school records in the 1,600m and 3,200m with marks of 5:23.00 and 11:36.00, respec-tively... an Illinois state scholar... placed 19th in the 3,200m at the state cham-pionship meet... named to the Central suburban league all-conference team three each for track and cross country...two-time mVP in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of Jacques and Carol... has an uncle, Robert, who also attended DePaul... sister to eric and laura... majoring in elementary education.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in five races during the season… placed 33rd overall at the DePaul opener with a 4K time of 16:17… ran a season-best 19:56 5K at the sean earl lakefront Invitational.

High School: Cross country team re-gional champions in 2007... 2007 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference cross country champion... all-conference team member in 2005, 2006, 2007 for track and field... earned academic first honors for five semesters... 2007 Cross Country mVP... a state meet qualifier in 2005, 2006, and 2007... placed 31th at the state cross country meet in 2007... posted personal-best times of 18:06 in the three mile, 5:28.00 in the 1,600m, and 2:28 in the 800m.

Personal: Daughter of James and marie Dolan... has one younger sister, Rachel... cousin of former DePaul soft-ball and basketball standout shavaugh-ne Desecki... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Freshman // ThrowsWauwatosa, Wis. //

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Freshman // Cross Country // DistancePoplar Grove, Ill. //

Belvidere

Freshman // hurdles // sprints

Grand Rapids, mich. // Forest hills northern

Freshman // Cross Country // Distance

Chicago, Ill. // loyola Academy

Freshman // Cross Country // Distancelincolnwood, Ill. /

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Freshman // Throwsminesing, ontario //

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Freshman // hurdlesBeaver, Pa. // Beaver

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Freshman // ThrowsValparaiso, Ind. // morgan Township

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Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Finished among the Blue Demon top-five in all seven races… placed 15th overall at the DePaul opener… season-best time in a 5K race was 19:10 at the national Catholic Championships… ran a season-best mile pace of 6:06 at the Bradley Clas-sic.

High School: Three-time northeast ohio Conference Team Champion... team qualified for state three times with a best finish of eighth during the 2006 season... holds school records in the 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m, 4x400m, and 4x800m... finished fifth at the state championships in the 4x800m relay her senior year... four-time letter winner in cross country and track and field and a three-time winner in basketball... mVP honors in cross country and track her senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Keith and Gayle Pickering... has two older broth-ers, Kyle and Ken... dad ran for Boston university... majoring in Biology.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed 23rd overall at the Ted hedstrand Invitational with a 5K time of 21:20… recorded a season-best 5K time of 20:22 at the sean earl lakefront Invitational… put up a 6K time of 26:16 at the Au spartan Classic.

High School: Recorded a personal-best 4k time of 14:53... cross country team was state Runner-up in 2004 and 2005...lettered in cross country, track and field, and basketball... personal-best time of 2:18.00 in the 800m... was captain of the cross country and track and field teams her senior year... suburban east Conference champion honors in cross country during the 2006 season... given the Athena Award for her athletic achievements and state meet appearances.

Personal: Daughter of Richard and elizabeth salvatore... has two older sisters, Jessica and Katie, and a younger brother, matthew... Biology major.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Finished among the DePaul top-five in three of the seven races... finished 13th overall at the Au spartan Classic with a 6K time of 24:45… sea-son-best 5K at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 20:08.

High School: Four-time cross country state qualifier...12th place finish at state her sophomore year... three mile personal-best time of 17:21.00... cross country team placed in the top-10 at the state championships all four years of her prep career... qualified for the state meet in the 1,600m with a per-sonal-best of 5:18.00... personal record for the 3,200m run is 11:15.00.

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Jen-nifer lakie... has one younger sister, Allie... studying secondary education english.

High School: named to the mis-sota all-conference team in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and long jump events… qualified for the minnesota state track and field meet in the long jump… also lettered in volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Dan and shei-la… has one younger brother, erik… enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in three races... finished 33rd overall at the Ted hedstrand In-vitational… season-best 5K time came at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 22:21.

High School: Received varsity letters in soccer, indoor, and outdoor track and field... placed sixth in the mile run during the essex County Champion-ships... two-time county soccer cham-pion... sixth place finish in the county 4x1600m relay.

Personal: Daughter of michael and michelle mcGuinness... has three younger brothers, Bryan, Kevin, and matthew... both parents attended graduate school at DePaul... mother ran cross country for John Carroll uni-versity, while her uncle, mark, ran for marquette... plans to study accounting.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Raced in all seven competi-tions... broke into the Blue Demon top-five in four races… season-best 5K time ran at the sean earl lakefront Invitational in a time of 19:40… fastest pace achieved at the Bradley Classic with a 6:16 average mile.

High School: Four-year letter win-ner in cross country and track and field... participated on the 2006 state championship qualifying cross country team... Three mile personal record of 18:08... 5:32.00 personal-best time in the 1,600m... all-conference cross country honors her junior and senior year... named to the all-academic team 2006-2008... as a senior was given the upstate eight sportsmanship Award.

Personal: Daughter of Fran Yoshioka and Kerry o’Brien... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Was the Blue Demon top finisher at the Ted hedstrand Invita-tional and the Au spartan Classic…

High School: Personal-best 4K time of 15:01... named to the all-state honorable mention cross country team in 2006... cross country team mVP in 2005 and 2007... 3,200m time of 11:42.00... Fox Valley Association all-conference member in 2005, 2006, and 2007... academic all-state honors in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Personal: Daughter of stephen and sandria schmitz... has three younger sisters, megan, Katie, and emily.

High School: lettered all four years in indoor and outdoor track and field... also lettered once in cross country... qualified for the state Championships in the indoor 600m all four years... four-time state meet qualifier in the outdoor 400m.

Personal: daughter of Paul and sheila Wilson... has one older brother, Rich... studying Biology.

Freshman // Cross Country // Distancehomer Glen, Ill. // lockport Township

Freshman // sprintsRed Wing, minn. //

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Freshman // Cross Country

montclair, n.J. // montclair

Freshman // Cross Country // Distancest. Charles, Ill. // st.

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Freshman // sprintsmarshfield, mass. //

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Freshman // Cross Country // DistanceFond du lac, Wis. //

Fond du lac

Freshman // Cross Country // mid-Distance

shoreview, minn. // Roseville Area

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head unionDemon Notes: 2006, 2007, and 2008 member of the BIG eAsT All-Academic Team… vice presi-

dent of DePaul’s Captains Council.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - holds the two top times in the 500m dash for the season...placed third with season-best 1:05.71 in the 500m at the notre Dame Indoor opener...ran in the 600m dash at the Purdue Invitation in a time of 1:25.47...also raced in the 4x400 relay helping earn a time of 3:32.24.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - notched a season-best indoor 500m time of 1:07.12 at the notre Dame opener. outdoor - Posted the team’s top three times in the 110m hurdles... recorded two of the team’s top three performances in the 400m hurdles... finished second in the 110m hurdles at the Chicagoland Championships with a season-best time of 15.42... posted a season-best time of 56.91 in the 400m hurdles at the mike Poehlein Invitational.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Recorded two sub-nine second times in the 55m hurdles... ran the 400m in 51.76 at the Akron open. outdoor - Won the 400m hurdles at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 54.12... won the 400m hurdles at the notre Dame spring opener with a time of 55.93.

High School: earned eight total varsity letters: three in track, three in soccer, two in alpine skiing... 2005 state Champion in 300m hurdles (38.70)... also placed 6th in state 110m hurdles and 6th in 1600m relay in 05... in 2004 placed 3rd in state 300m hurdles, 4th in state 800m relay and 2nd in state 1600m relay... track & field team won state title... first team All-state in 04 and 05.

Personal: son of Timothy and Patricia Felt... has one younger sister, hannah... majoring in secondary educa-tion social science.

Demon Notes: member of the 2006 and 2007 BIG eAsT All-Academic team... participated

in the usoC FlAme program for furture leaders in athletics during the summer of 2008.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Totaled eight BIG eAsT qualification marks in the 200m and 400m... placed fifth in the 400m at the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships with a season-best time of 48.34... also participated in the 4x400m relay with a fourth place and team-best time of 3:15.10. outdoor - owns five of the top-six 400m times of the entire season... team and season-best 400m time was 48.80... anchored the sixth place 4x400m relay team at the BIG eAsT Championships that ran a team-best time of 3:15.23... has the team’s best time in the 200m dash with a 22:04... anchored the winning 4x200m relay team at the DePaul Relays.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - named most outstanding student-Athlete of the indoor season... member of the 4x400m relay team that recorded a time of 3:21.64 at the BIG eAsT Indoor Champi-onships... recorded the team’s top six 400m times... met the BIG eAsT qualifying standard of 49.84 in every 400m of the season. outdoor - member of the 4x400m relay team that posted a time of 3:15.12 at the BIG eAsT Championships... posted four BIG eAsT qualifying 400m performances... won the 400m dash at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 49.79... placed second in the 400m at the Dave Rankin Invitational with a season-best time of 48.01.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Posted the sec-ond-best 400m time in the BIG eAsT during 2006 with a time of 46.87... placed eighth in the 400m at the BIG eAsT Championships... ran on the 4x400m relay team that finished seventh at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 3:17.05. outdoor - Posted the team’s top three times in both the 200m dash and 400m during the season... won the 400m dash at the Chicagoland Championships.

High School: Recorded personal-best time of 48.9 in the 400m, 10.8 in the 100m, 22.5 in the 200m... All-Conference in ‘04 and ‘05... member of All-state 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams.

Personal: son of scott and Barbara harris... sister Rachel also attended DePaul university... also has younger sister Camille... majoring in physical educa-tion.

Demon Notes: Three time member of the BIG eAsT All-Academic Team.

Senior Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed in DePaul’s top-five in all seven races… placed 23rd overall at the Fordham Fiasco with an 8K time of 27:54… fastest pace came at the national Catholic Championships where he posted a 5:14 average mile.

Junior Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Took sec-ond place at the north Park Invitational with an 8K time of 26:47... placed 67th at the national Catholic Championship with a five-mile time of 27:08... fin-ished 20th at the uIC home opener with a 4.1-mile time of 22:06. outdoor - Track & Field: Participated in the 3,000m steeplechase twice posting times of 10:45.37 and 10:41.96.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Cross Country - Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:35 at the BIG eAsT Championships... recorded an 8K time of 26:59 at the Bradley Classic... finished 44th out of 237 individuals at the national Catholic Champion-ship with an 8K time of 27:05... ran in all seven meets of the season. Indoor - Recorded a personal-best mile run time of 4:28.21. outdoor - posted a 3,000m steeplechase time of 10:27.63.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Cross Country - Ran in five of seven meets... finished the 5-mile course at the national Catholic Championships in 27:21... recorded an 8k time of 28:27 at the sean earl-loyola lakefront Invitational... ran a personal season-best 8k at the Bradley Classic with a time of 27:47... fin-ished the 10k course in 35:04 at the nCAA midwest Regional. Indoor - Ran on the 4x800m relay team that posted a time of 7:59.07 at the BIG eAsT Indoor Championships... recorded three 800m run times under 2:03.00. outdoor - Finished the 1,500m under 4:10.00 twice.

High School: Three-time letterwinner in both cross country and track and field... also lettered in wrestling... conference champion in the 800m and 1600m... All-Conference 2004 in cross country.

Personal: son of Robert and Karen morgan... has two older sisters, Katie and Beth... majoring in Psychology.

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st. louis, mo. // Christian Brothers

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Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Qualified for the BIG eAsT

Championships at the meyo Invitational with a 200m dash time of 22.54... recorded a team-best 200m time of 22.43 at the BIG eAsT Championships... helped earn a fourth place finish at the conference meet in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:15.10... placed third in the 400m at the Purdue Invitational with a time of 50.49... lowered his season-best 400m time to a 49.98 at the notre Dame opener. outdoor - Peaked at the BIG eAsT Championships with a personal-best 400m hurdle time of 53.63 to place 14th... placed second in the 400m hurdle event at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 50.87... season-best 200m time was 22.41 ran at the Bobby lane Invitational... season-best 400m time was ran at the same meet with a 49.16... helped earn a sixth place finish at the conference meet in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:15.23... member of the 4x100m relay team that achieved a season-best time of 42.48 at the DePaul Relays.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted the team’s top-two 200m dash times of the season... member of the 4x400m relay team that posted a season-best time of 3:21.64 at the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships... notched two 200m times better than the BIG eAsT standard of 22.69. outdoor - Recorded the team’s best 400m hurdles performance with a time of 55.69... anchored the 4x100m relay team that recorded a time of 42.94.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - notched a team-best 200m dash time of 22.31 at the BIG eAsT Championships... recorded the team’s top three 55m dash times... delivered the team’s top three 60m hurdles performances... member of the 4x400m relay team that finished seventh overall at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 3:17.05. outdoor - notched a team-best 110m hurdles time of 15.35 at the notre Dame spring opener... member of the 4x400m relay team that recorded a time of 3:16.26 at the Drake Relays.

High School: earned four letters in Track and two letters in soccer... track mVP senior season... recorded personal-best time of 21.5 in the 200m, 14.3 in the 110m hurdles, and 39.1 in the 300m hurdles.

Personal: son of Ralph and Adrienne smith... has one brother Christopher... majoring in marketing.

Demon Notes: BIG eAsT All-Academic team member in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Posted a sea-son-best 400m time of 51.47 at the notre Dame opener... recorded a 51.76 400m performance during the first meet of the season. outdoor - Recorded his best 400m performance at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 52.49... placed third in the 4x400m relay at the same meet with a time of 3:19.04... helped earn a team-best time of 3:48.71 in the sprint medley relay at the DePaul Relays.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - Recorded two sub-53:00 400m times... season-best 400m time of 52:54 was ran at the notre Dame opener. outdoor - notched a personal-best 400m time of 50.46 at the sIu spring Classic... recorded four 400m dash performances better than 51.00... took third place in the 400m at the Chicagoland Invitational with a time of 50.91.

Freshman Season 2005-06: ourdoor - Recorded three 200m dash times under 24.00... notched a 200m dash time of 23.30 at the notre Dame spring opener... delivered a 400m time of 51.78 at the elm-hurst Invitational.

High School: earned three letters in track, two letters in soccer and one in basketball... member of school record 4x400m relay team... track team won back to back new england Championships.

Personal: son of Gabor stein and h. leonards... has one sister, sandy and one brother, Richie... double majoring in Communication and Psychology

Demon Notes: named a 2007 Arthur Ashe Jr. sports scholar for academic and athletic achieve-ment... BIG eAsT Academic

All-star in 2007.

Junior Season 2007-08: Indoor - Placed 14th at the BIG eAsT Championships in the 200m dash with a time of 22.44... recorded a team top-three 300m time of 35.88 at the notre Dame opener... placed third in the 200m dash at the Indiana Relays with a time of 22.58... season-best 400m time came at the Carle/health Alliance Classic with a 52.02. outdoor - Qualified for the BIG eAsT Championships in the 200m at the Bobby lane Invitational with a time of 22.12... earned his second team top-three 200m dash time at the conference meet with a 22.54... with a time of 3:22.79, helped placed fourth at the Dave Rankin Invitational while participating in the 4x400m relay.

Sophomore Season 2006-07: Indoor - Posted a 200m dash time of 22.60 at the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships... member of the 4x400m relay team that posted a time of 3:21.64 at the BIG eAsT Champi-onships. outdoor - Recorded two of the team’s top three 200m dash times during the season... qualified for the BIG eAsT Championships with a personal-best 200m dash time of 22.10...... member of the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 42.15.

Freshman Season 2005-06: Indoor - Recorded a personal/season-best time of 6.65 in the 55m dash at the lewis Invitational... posted a 200m dash time of 22.33 at the BIG eAsT Championships... delivered a 400m dash time of 51.16 at the Akron open.

High School: earned two letters in track, two in football, and one in wrestling... set a mark of 10.71 in the 100m dash... set a mark of 21.87 in the 200m dash... set a mark of 49.43 in the 400m dash... Texas state qualifier in the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay in 2005.

Personal: son of Paul and endi Vargas... has one brother, Bugsy, and sister, Kelsey, who is a DePaul freshman and serves as the volleyball team manager... majoring in Computer Games Development

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senior // sprintsWashington, D.C. // Gov.

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Demon Notes: named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic team in 2007 and 2008.

Junior Season 2008-09: Cross Country - led DePaul for the second year in a row at the nCAA midwest Regional with a 10K time of 32:38 to place 56th overall… placed 16th at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a season-best 8K time of 25:24… was in the DePaul top-five in every race… paced the Blue Demons three times during the season... fastest mile pace was 5:07.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Cross Country - led DePaul at the nCAA midwest Regional as he finished 75th with a 10K time of 32:16... finished 19th at the Fordham Invitational with an 8K time of 27:15... placed 33rd at the national Catholic Champion-ship with a five-mile time of 26:13... recorded an 8K time of 26:08 to finish 74th at the BIG eAsT Championships. Indoor - participated in the 3,000m at the Carle/health Alliance Classic posting a time of 9:15.95...recorded a 16:12.34 in the 5,000m during the Chicago Duals. outdoor - Placed second in the 5,000m with a time of 15:34.68 at the Ted haydon Invitational... posted team-best time of 32:07.15 in the 10,000m at the Chicagoland Championships while placing sixth... has team top three performances in the 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m, and 4x800m races.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Cross Country - Re-corded a personal-best 8K time of 26:02 at the notre Dame Invitational... ran in all seven meets of the season... paced DePaul at the Bradley Classic with an 8K time of 26:16 to place 17th overall... finished all five of the season’s 8K races under 26:17... posted a 10K time of 33:13 at the nCAA midwest Regional Championships. Indoor - Recorded the team’s season-best 5,000m performance with a time of 16:02.61... ran the 3,000m at the Division I Invita-tional with a time of 9:15.98. outdoor - Qualified for the usA Junior Track and Field Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 31:03.22... finished ninth in the 10,000m at the usA Junior Track and Field Championships... posted two of the team’s top three 10,000m performances.

High School: earned letters in cross country and track... all-state cross country in 2004 and 2005... all-state track in 2006.

Personal: Born in Wroclaw, Poland... son of Jerzy and Jolanta Kolacz... has one brother, Jacek... Physics major.

Demon notes: named a BIG eAsT All-Academic team mem-ber in 2007 and 2008.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - Recorded the team’s best 300m time of 35.47 at the notre Dame opener... placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 50.02 at the same meet... ran a split for the 4x400m relay team that placed fourth at the BIG eAsT Championships. outdoor - Ran the 200m dash at the Bobby lane Invitational in a season-best time of 22.24... posted a 50.66 in the 400m dash at the Chicagoland Championships... helped record a 3:15.23 4x400m relay time at the BIG eAsT Cham-pionships to place sixth... won the 200m dash at the Dave Rankin Invitational with a time of 22.38... part of the 4x100m relay team that posted team-best 42.48 at the DePaul Relays.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - member of the 4x400m relay team that posted a time of 3:22.23 at the Blue/Gold Invitational. outdoor - member of the 4x400m relay team that placed eighth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a time of 3:15.12... took third place in the 200m dash at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 22.47.

High School: set a personal-best time of 48.9 in the 400m dash... earned three letters in track and two in cross country... set a personal-best time of 21.6 in the 200m dash.

Personal: son of Jim lifton and Kim Garber... has one brother, henry... majoring in Political science.

Demon Notes: Became DePaul’s first individual BIG eAsT Champion by winning the ham-

mer throw at the BIG eAsT outdoor Champion-ships... placed third in the hammer throw at the 2008 Canadian Championships... participated in the 2008 nACAC Championships in Teluca, mexico... named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic team in 2007 and 2008.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Indoor - Placed second at the BIG eAsT Championships with a team-best weight throw of 19.09m... exceeded conference quali-fying standards in every weight throw attempt. out-door - named the most outstanding Performer for the second straight year... BIG eAsT Champion for the second consecutive year in the hammer throw... met nCAA qualifying standards in every hammer throw attempt of the season... season-best mark was 61.96m at the sun Angel Track Classic... won the hammer throw at four different meets... set a DePaul school record in the javelin with a throw of 61.67m... recorded one additional nCAA and four BIG eAsT qualification marks in the javelin... season-best throws include 61.67m, javelin, 44.73m, discus, and 12.41m, shot put... led the team in every throwing category... won the javelin throw at the Chicagoland Champion-ships with a distance of 55.11m.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - exceeded BIG eAsT qualifying standards in every weight throw attempt... took eighth place in the weight throw at the BIG eAsT Championships with a mark of 17.08m. outdoor - named the team’s most outstanding student-Athlete of the season... won the BIG eAsT men’s hammer throw title with a personal-best mark of 62.09m... notched four nCAA Regional qualify-ing performances in the hammer throw... set a new DePaul record in the javelin throw with a mark of 59.44m... placed 22nd in the hammer throw at the nCAA mideast Regional Championships with a mark of 56.05m... won the hammer throw at the elmhurst Invitational with a mark of 57.49m... won the ham-mer throw at the Chicagoland Championships with a mark of 55.00m... exceeded BIG eAsT qualifying standards in every hammer throw and javelin throw attempt.

High School: set personal-best performances of 60.44 in the 6kg hammer throw (a provincial record), 51.07m in the 16lb. hammer throw, 49.40m in the 1.75kg discus throw, 58.0m in the javelin throw, 15.27m in the shot put, and 18.56m in the weight throw... at the 2006 Canadian national Juniors: placed second in the hammer throw, third in the javelin throw, and fourth in the discus... 2006 Provincial hammer throw champion... earned the Christopher Knott memorial Award for athletic ability, teamwork, academics, and leadership skills... also played volley-ball, basketball, hockey and golf.

Personal: son of Randy millar and linda Geddes... has one sister, Adriana... majoring in Physical education.

Junior // sprintsPark Ridge, Ill. // maine

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Indoor personal-best of 50.34 in the 400m... placed 13th in the 800m at the 2007 and 2008 seC Indoor Championships with a mark of 1:53.37 and 1:53.94 respectively.

High School: member of Croatian national Team in 2005... placed 19th at the european junior champion-ships in 2005... Croatian Junior Champion in 800m... personal record of 48.88 in 400m.

Personal: son of husein and merima Pasalic... has an older sister Amela... majoring in Business manag-ment.

Demon Notes: named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic Team in 2007 and 2008... member of

the Captains Council.

Junior Season 2008-08: Cross Country - Ran in all seven races during the season… finished 19th overall at the national Catholic Championships with a 5-mile time of 25:55… best 8K time was at the Bradley Classic where he posted a 25:55… placed 13th at the DePaul opener with a 4-mile time of 21:34.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Placed third at the uIC home opener with a 4.1-mile time of 21:23... finished 73rd at the Fordham Invitational with an 8K time of 28:56... posted an 8K time of 25:58 at the Greater louisville Classic... finished 56th at the Bradley Classic with an 8K time of 26:08... recorded an 8K time of 26:30 to finish 91st at the BIG eAsT Championships... notched a 10K time of 34:07 at the nCAA midwest Regional Champion-ships. Indoor - holds two of the top three times for the indoor season in the 3,000m with a 9:06.40 and 9:09.99. outdoor - Finished first or second in each of the four 3,000m steeplechase races competed in... notched a season-best time in the event with a 9:39.52 during the Chicagoland Championships... placed third in the 5,000m during the Ted haydon Invitational with a 15:53.33.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Cross Country - Posted a personal-best 8K time of 25:57 at both the Bradley open and the notre Dame Invitational... placed 13th at the Bradley open... recorded times better than 26:38 in all five of the season’s 8K races... posted a 10K time of 34:16 at the nCAA midwest Regional... finished 19th out of 237 individuals at the national Catholic Championship with an 8K time of 26:03... ran in all seven meets of the season. Indoor - Fin-ished fifth in the 3,000m at the Division I Invitational with a time of 9:10.05… notched a mile run time of 4;27.92 at the Indiana Relays. outdoor - Posted a 3,000m steeplechase time of 10:18.10 at the Chica-goland Championships… recorded a 5,000m time of 16:21.53 at the mike Poehlein Invitational.

High School: earned 10 total letters between cross country, track, and basketball... two-time All-Confer-ence in cross country and track... served as cross country and track team captain for two years.

Personal: son of David and sharon... sister leah was a Conference usA Champion and school record- holding runner at DePaul... also has two brothers, nathan and Danny... enrolled in the Public Policy studies program.

sophomore season 2007-08: Indoor - Totaled 11 BIG eAsT qualifying marks in both the triple

jump and the long jump... placed seventh in the long jump at the conference championships with a dis-tance of 7.13m... best jump of the season came at the notre Dame opener with a mark of 7.20m... peaked at the BIG eAsT Championships in the triple jump with a season-best distance of 14.07m for 10th place. outdoor - Placed fifth in the long jump at the BIG eAsT Championships with a mark of 7.28m... quali-fied for the nCAA mideast Regional Championships at the Bobby lane Invitational with a team-best dis-tance of 7.41m... placed 18th at the nCAA Regional meet with a jump of 7.38m... season-best triple jump was recorded at the Dave Rankin Invitational with a mark of 14.77m... finished in eighth place at the BIG eAsT Conference meet with a triple jump distance of 14.50m... surpassed BIG eAsT qualifying marks in every long jump of the season (8 total)... earned three conference qualifying marks in the triple jump.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Indoor - Won the indoor long jump at the Division I Invitational with a mark of 6.86m... team-best jump of 7.06m was recorded at the Iowa state Classic... had the second best team 60m dash time of 7.40... jumped for a dis-tance of 13.85m at the BIG eAsT Championships in the triple jump. outdoor - Qualified for the nCAA mideast Regional Championships in the long jump... tied for 19th at the nCAA Regionals with a mark of 7.11m... recorded a season-best long jump of 7.44m at the Redbird Invitational... placed fourth at the BIG eAsT Championships with a jump of 7.41m... exceeded BIG eAsT qualifying standards 11 times during the season... won the long jump at the Chica-goland Championships with a distance of 6.95m.

High School: earned two letters in track and field and four letters in basketball... set a personal-best mark of 25’6” in the long jump... set a personal-best mark of 48’0” in the triple jump... district champion the long jump and triple jump... two-time regional qualifier... placed third in the long jump at the univer-sity of Texas Relays.

Personal: son of Paul and JoAnn strawder... has one sister, Akilah, and one brother, Paul Jr.... Communica-tions major.

Junior // mid-DistanceZagreb, Croatia //

mississippi // sportska Gimnazija

Junior // Cross Country // Distance

montgomery, Ill. // oswego

Junior // Jumpshouston, Texas // strake

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niles, Ill. // maine southDemon Notes: named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic Team in 2007 and 2008.

Junior Season 2008-09: Cross Country- Ran in all seven races of the season… placed in the DePaul top-five on five occasions… placed 89th overall at the nCAA midwest Regionals with a 10K time of 33:24… ran a season-best 8K at the Bradley Classic with a time of 25:44 to place 17th.

Sophomore Season 2007-08: Cross Country - Took 17th at the uIC home opener with a 4.1-mile time of 22:01... delivered three 8K times under 27 minutes... posted an 8K time of 26:26 at the Greater louisville Classic... finished 91st at the Bradley Classic with an 8K time of 26:53... recorded an 8K time of 26:51 at the BIG eAsT Championships. Indoor - has the team’s best 800m time with a 2:01.42... recorded the team’s top-three 1,000m times... season- best time in the 1,000m came at the notre Dame opener with a time of 2:33.55... placed seventh in the distance medley relay race at the Chicago Duals with a time of 11.66.90. outdoor - Recorded the team’s best 800m time of 1:56.82 at the Chicagoland Cham-pionships... personal-best time in the 1,500m came at the DePaul Relays with a 4:06.03... placed third at the marquette Twilight with a 1,500m time of 4:15.23.

Freshman Season 2006-07: Cross Country - Re-corded a personal-best 8K time of 26:37 at the notre Dame Invitational... posted an 8K time of 27:03 at the BIG eAsT Championships... ran in six of the season’s seven meets... recorded an 8K time of 27:25 at the Bradley Classic. Indoor - Recorded a mile run time of 4:39.86 at the Blue/Gold Invitational... had a season-best 800m time of 2:01.14. outdoor - Finished fourth in the 800m at the Dave Rankin In-vitational with a season-best time of 1:58.06... earned third place in the outdoor 800m at the elmhurst Invitational with a time of 1:58.80... placed fifth in the outdoor 800m at the Chicagoland Championships with a time of 1:58.65.

High School: earned three letters in cross country and four in track... recorded a mile time of 4:32 and a 5K time of 15:32... served as team captain for cross country and track... two-time state qualifier in track.

Personal: son of Frank and Christine udzielak... has one brother, Tom, and one sister, Annette... majoring in secondary education social sciences.

Demon Notes: 2008 BIG eAsT All-Academic Team

Freshman Season 2007-08: Indoor - Ran the 400m in 51.32 during the notre Dame Blue/Gold Invita-tional... recorded a 23.59 in the 200m dash during the notre Dame Indoor opener. outdoor - Posted a 23.23 in the 200m dash at the Tey haydon Invitation-al... part of the 4x400m relay team that placed third in the Chicagoland Championships with a 3:19.04... ran a season personal-best 51.05 in the 400m at the Dave Rankin Invitational.

High School: earned three letters in track and field and three letters in soccer... recorded personal-best re-lay splits of 10.3 in the 4x100m, 50.6 in the 4x400m, and 22.9 in the 4x200m... member of 2007 state champion 4x400m relay team... member of 4x400m relay team that posted a school record of 3:20.9... set national human Performance Institute record for 10 yard acceleration with a mark of 1.49 seconds... set four nhPI point records.

Personal: son of George and Angela Chammas... has one brother, nadim... born in houston, Texas... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Demon Notes: 2008 BIG eAsT All-Academic team.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Indoor - Ran the 200m dash at the Carle/health Alliance Classic in 24.91... season-best time in the 200m dash was 24.66 at the Blue/Gold Invitational. outdoor - holds the DePaul school record in the pole vault with a jump of 3.96m.

High School: earned four letters in track and field... also played football, basketball and rugby... two-time All-suburban Catholic Conference in the pole vault... set the montini school record for men’s pole vault with a mark of 13’6”... IshA state Championship qualifier.

Personal: son of William Johnston and Patricia Argentati... has two sisters, Julia and Kiera.

sophomore // sprintsshawnee, Kan. // shawnee

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Demon Notes: named to the BIG eAsT All-Academic team in 2008.

Freshman Season 2007-08: Indoor - had the two best shot put marks of the season for the team... hit a distance of 13.79m in the shot put at the Blue/Gold Invitational... at the same meet participated in the weight throw and recorded a mark of 12.48m... during the Purdue Invitational recorded a shot put distance of 13.50m and a weight throw of 12.22m

High School: earned three letters in track and field... earned second place in the hammer throw at the 2007 Youth nationals... 2007 sectional Champion in the shot put and runner up in the discus... Fox Valley Conference champion in the shot put... notched per-sonal-best performances of 55.9 ft. in the shot put, 162.75 ft. in the discus and 54m in the hammer throw.

Personal: son of Greg and eileen Theologes... has one sister, melissa... enrolled in the College of Com-merce.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in four races… best 8K time can at the

Fordham Fiasco with a 29:22.27… fastest pace was at the DePaul opener where he placed in the DePaul top-five while running a 5:24 average mile.

High School: Four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field... recorded a personal-best time of 14:46.00 in the three mile... holds the Auburn high school record in the 3200m... named 2007 cross country mVP of the northern Illinois Conference... placed 34th at the IhsA state Finals…placed first during the indoor 3200m conference finals in 2008… four time scholar athlete award winner... member of the Rockford Wildcats AAu cross country team.

Personal: son of Ken and nancy Baliga... sister stephanie is a member of the cross country and track team at the university of Illinois... plans to study accounting.

sophomore // Throwshuntley, Ill. // huntley

Freshman // Cross Country // Distance

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High School: Qualified for the IhsA Track and Field meet in the 47x400m relay… personal-best 400m time of 51.3… personal-best splits of 23.0 and 50.9 in the 4x200 and 4x400, respec-tively… lettered in track and field, foot-ball, cross country, and basketball… named an Illinois state scholar.

Personal: son of Tyrone and lynn holland... has three siblings: heather, Jake and nicole… Accounting major.

High School: Personal-best 100m time of 10.81... placed sixth in the 200m at the 2008 state meet... 2007 District 7 100m champion with a time of 10.99... 200m south hills Classic champion... personal-best in the 200m is 21.88...won varsity letters in indoor track, outdoor track, and football.

Personal: son of maurice lucas and harriett stagger... has three siblings, nila, Antwan, and Jazmine... father ran track at Indiana university of Pennsyl-vania... Psychology major.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in six of the seven races… season-best 8K time was 27:26 at the Bradley Classic… was DePaul’s top finisher at the Ted hedstrand Invi-tational with an 8K time of 28:10.

High School: Central lakeshore Conference, sheboygan County, and sectional cross country champion his senior year... three-time Wisconsin Division III Cross Country Team state Champion... placed 15th in the 1600m during the state meet with a time of 4:35.00 in 2008... captain of the cross country, track and field, and golf teams his senior year... received varsity letters in cross country (4), track and field (2), basketball (2), and golf (4)... personal-best time of 10:08.00 in the 3,200m run.

Personal: son of David and Joan Begalke... youngest of four siblings, Dan, Katie, and marybeth... enrolled in the College of liberal Arts and sciences.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Placed in the DePaul top-five at the Ted hedstrand Invitational with an 8K time of 29:50… ran in three races... fastest 8K time came at the Bradley Classic with a 28:09.

High School: letterwinner in track and field and cross country his sopho-more, junior, and senior seasons... three-time Chicago Public league track and field team champions.

Personal: son of Juan Carlos Gallardo and Guadalupe nevarez... youngest of four boys... plans to study Biology.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Registered a season-best 8K time of 30:08 at the Bradley Classic… raced in two competitions… fastest pace was 6:04 per mile in an 8K race.

High School: lettered in cross country and track and field... competed as a top-seven runner on the varsity cross country squad... qualified for the IhsA sectional meet in track and field... recipient of the AP scholar with Distinction Award.

Personal: son of Thomas and Chris-tina Galvin... has two sisters, linda and Charlotte... sister linda currently attends DePaul... plans to major in Biology with a double minor in An-thropology and spanish.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - named the program’s first ever BIG eAsT Conference Athlete of the Week after placing second at the Fordham Fiasco… placed in the Blue Demon top-five in all seven races… ran the team’s fastest 8K of the season at the sean earl lakefront Invitational with a time of 25:19… placed third overall at the DePaul opener… was the team’s top finisher four times.

High School: Ranked no. 3 in scot-land for the u20 2,000m steeplechase... 2008 scottish schools champion in the 2,000m steeplechase... silver medalist in the scottish Cross Country Champion-ships in 2008… scottish u20 steeple-chase Champion in 2008... Celtic nations 2,000m steeplechase winner in 2008... member of the Kirkintilloch olympians.

Personal: son of James and Alison Graham… has one older sister, Caro-line... grandfather played soccer for Burnley FC... marketing major.

Freshman Season 2008-09: Cross Country - Ran in three varsity races during the season… best time came at the sean earl lakefront Invita-tional where he posted an 8K time of 27:54… placed 22nd overall at the Ted hedstrand Invitational.

High School: named most outstand-ing Performer in cross county all four years... 3,200m relay state Qualifier in 2008... Chicago Catholic league indoor track champions in 2005-2008... CCl outdoor track champions his fresh-man and senior seasons... member of the cross country all regional team in 2006... placed second at the regional cross country meet in 2008.

Personal: son of James steinfels and marion mattingly... is the third youngest of 12 children... graduated high school with fellow cross country runner Kelsey Dolan... a Biology major.

High School: Recipient of the most Improved Athlete award his sopho-more year for shot put and discus... helped lift his high school to the south-west suburban Conference champion-ships in 2004 and 2008... threw the discus 150’ 2” to take second place at the conference meet.

Personal: son of Ralph and sharon Waller... has two older brothers, marcus and Gerard... studying Real estate.

Freshman // Cross Country // Distancesheboygan, Wis. //

sheboygan Area lutheran

Freshman // Cross Country // mid-Distance

Chicago, Ill. // lane Tech

Freshman // Cross Country

orland Park, Ill. // marist

Freshman // Cross Country // DistanceGlasgow, scotland //

Boclair Academy

Freshman // Throwshomewood, Ill. //

homewood-Flossmoor

Freshman // Cross Country // mid-Distance

Park Ridge, Ill. // loyola Academy

Freshman // sprintsmiami, Fla. //

Pennsylvania Central Catholic

Freshman // sprintsPrinceton, Ill. //

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55-meter dash7.56 Lauren Rajski 2/9/087.58 Lauren Rajski 2/9/087.59 Shauna Lurey 2/2/0860-meter dash7.70* Stephanie Williams 2/23/087.71* Stephanie Williams 1/12/087.73* Stephanie Williams 1/18/08200-meter dash24.49* Stephanie Williams 2/24/0824.56* Stephanie Williams 2/23/0824.66* Stephanie Williams 2/9/08400-meter dash59.95 Kyra Coffey 2/1/0859.96 Kyra Coffey 1/18/081:00.06 Jessica Rodriguez 12/7/07500-meter dash1:17.27 Allyson Petersen 12/7/071:20.28 Shannon Lane 12/7/07600-meter run1:33.17 Mary Cate Quiett 2/1/081:34.42 Mary Cate Quiett 2/2/081:41.94 Shannon Lane 1/12/08800-meter run2:11.34* Mary Cate Quiett 2/9/082:16.44* Claire Duck 2/1/082:16.83* Mary Cate Quiett 1/12/081000-meter run2:55.35* Mary Cate Quiett 12/7/07Mile run4:57.29* Mary Cate Quiett 2/2/085:00.41* Mary Cate Quiett 1/18/085:01.09* Claire Duck 2/2/083000-meter run10:05.51* Terah Cheatham 2/9/0810:11.66 Claire Duck 12/7/0710:18.11 Terah Cheatham 1/18/085000-meter run19:18.29 Reda Josifi 2/2/08

Shot Put13.03m* Ebonie Cobb 2/9/0812.63m Ebonie Cobb 2/24/0812.43m Ebonie Cobb 2/2/08

Weight Throw16.91m* Virginia MacFabe 1/12/0816.65m* Tammy Burris 2/23/0816.46m* Tammy Burris 2/9/08

Long Jump5.12m Lauren Rajski 2/9/084.93m Cynthia Edwards 12/7/074.92m Cynthia Edwards 1/12/08

Triple Jump10.62m Cynthia Edwards 1/26/0810.59m Cynthia Edwards 2/2/0810.51m Cynthia Edwards 1/12/08

4x400-meter relay4:01.20 S. Williams, M. Cate Quiett J. Rodriguez, K. Coffey 1/26/084:02.29 A. Petersen, M. Cate Quiett, S. Lane, J. Rodriguez 12/7/074:21.34 J. Rodriguez, S. Lane M. Cate Quiett, K. Coffey 1/12/08

4x800-meter relay9:02.85 C. Duck, A. Petersen M. Kuhta, M. Cate Quiett 2/24/08

Distance Medley relay11:39.36 A. Petersen, M. Quiett C. Duck, K. Coffey 2/23/08

55-meter dash6.71 Mo Drame 2/2/086.76 Kwaku Attoh 2/9/0860-meter dash7.19 Kwaku Attoh 1/12/087.21 Kwaku Attoh 12/7/077.21 Mo Drame 1/18/08200-meter dash22:54* Patrick Smith 2/9/0822.54* Gilbert Lifton 12/7/0722.58* Gabriel Vargas 2/2/0822.58* Gabe Harris 1/18/08300-meter dash35.47 Gilbert Lifton 1/18/0835.88 Gabriel Vargas 1/18/0836.99 Jamil Chammas 1/18/08400-meter dash48.44* Ryan Moore 2/9/0848.86* Gabe Harris 1/18/0848.97* Gabe Harris 2/2/08500-meter dash1:05.71 Erik Felt 1/18/081:06.98 Erik Felt 12/7/07600-meter run1:24.11 Ryan Moore 1/26/081:25.47 Erik Felt 1/12/08800-meter run2:01.42 Greg Udzielak 1/12/082:01.60 Greg Udzielak 2/2/082:03.60 Ryan Moore 1/18/081000-meter run2:33.55 Greg Udzielak 1/18/082:34.71 Greg Udzielak 12/7/072:36.24 Greg Udzielak 1/26/08Mile run4:19.50* Nick Schaefer 1/12/084:21.32 Nick Schaefer 2/1/084:30.32 Nick Schaefer 2/9/08

3000-meter run8:39.23 Nick Schaefer 1/18/089:06.40 Luke Rygh 1/18/089:09.99 Luke Rygh 1/12/085000-meter run15:21.58 Nick Schaefer 12/07/0716:12.34 Jakub Kolacz 2/2/08Shot Put13.79m Jim Theologes 12/07/0713.50m Jim Theologes 1/12/0811.79m Brad Millar 12/07/07Weight Throw18.46m* Brad Millar 2/1/0818.11m* Brad Millar 2/2/0817.15m* Brad Millar 1/26/08Long Jump7.20m* Joe Strawder 1/18/087.12m* Joe Strawder 1/12/087.09m* Joe Strawder 2/2/08Triple Jump14.05m* Joe Strawder 2/1/0813.98m* Joe Strawder 1/26/0813.84m* Joe Strawder 1/18/084x400 meter relay3:16.13 G. Lifton, G. Harris, R. Moore, P. Smith 2/2/083:20.84 R. Fugiel, G. Lifton, G. Vargas, P. Smith 1/26/083:26.82 R. Fugiel, J. Chammas, Z. Stein, G. Udzielak 12/07/07Distance Medley Relay11:66.90 J. Chammas, G. Udzielak, B. Godar, J. Applebaum 2/2/08

100-meter dash11.18 Gabriel Vargas 3/29/0811.21 Kwaku Attoh 4/19/0811.23 Mo Drame 4/5/0811.23 Mo Drame 4/19/08200-meter dash22.04* Gabe Harris 4/12/0822.12* Gabriel Vargas 3/29/0822.54* Gabriel Vargas 5/3/08400-meter dash48.80* Gabe Harris 4/5/0848.89* Gabe Harris 4/12/0848.99* Gabe Harris 3/29/08800-meter run1:56.82 Greg Udzielak 4/5/082:00.01 Greg Udzielak 4/19/082:02.14 Michael Fry 4/5/081,500-meter run4:04.50 Nick Schaefer 4/5/084:04.97 Nick Schaefer 5/14/084:06.03 Greg Udzielak 5/14/085,000-meter run15:31.47 Nick Schaefer 3/29/0815:34.68 Jakub Kolacz 4/19/0815:41.45 Nick Schaefer 4/26/0810,000-meter run32:07.15 Jakub Kolacz 4/4/08400-meter hurdles53.68 Patrick Smith 5/3/0855.69 Patrick Smith 4/19/0855.87 Patrick Smith 4/5/083,000-meter steeplechase9:39.52 Luke Rygh 4/5/089:45.16 Luke Rygh 4/19/089:46.93 Luke Rygh 5/14/08Hammer Throw61.96m^ Brad Millar 4/11/0860.78m^ Brad Millar 4/4/0860.04m^ Brad Millar 4/26/08Shot Put12.41m Brad Millar 4/4/08Discus Throw44.73m* Brad Millar 4/19/0844.59m* Brad Millar 4/5/0842.35m Brad Millar 5/14/08Javelin Throw61.67m^ Brad Millar 5/3/0857.20m* Brad Millar 3/29/0855.11m* Brad Millar 4/5/08

Long Jump7.41m^ Joe Strawder 3/29/087.38m^ Joe Strawder 5/30/087.28m* Joe Strawder 5/3/08Triple Jump14.77m* Joe Strawder 4/19/0814.50m* Joe Strawder 5/4/0814.26m* Joe Strawder 4/5/08Pole Vault3.96m Chris Johnston 5/14/084x100-meter relay42.48 K. Attoh, G. Lifton, P. Smith, M. Drame 5/14/0842.48 K. Attoh, G. Lifton, P. Smith, G. Harris 4/25/0842.49 K. Attoh, G. Lifton, P. Smith, M. Drame 4/19/0842.80 K. Attoh, P. Smith, G. Lifton, G. Harris 4/5/0843.79 K. Attoh, G. Lifton, G. Vargas, G. Harris 5/4/084x200-meter relay1:28.77 K. Attoh, G. Lifton, M. Drame, G. Harris 5/14/084x400-meter relay3:15.23 P. Smith, G. Lifton, R. Fugiel, G. Harris 5/4/083:19.04 J. Chammas, Z. Stein, R. Fugiel, G. Harris 4/5/083:20.47 P. Smith, G. Harris, G. Lifton, R. Fugiel 4/25/083:22.31 P. Smith, G. Lifton, R. Fugiel, J. Chammas 5/14/083:22.79 G. Vargas, P. Smith, J. Chammas, G. Lifton 4/19/084x800-meter relay8:16.85 M. Fry, N. Schaefer, G. Udzielak, J. Kolacz 5/14/08Sprint medley relay3:48.71 P. Smith, J. Chammas, R. Nathan, Z Stein 5/14/08

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100-meter dash11.80* Stephanie Williams 5/4/0811.88* Stephanie Williams 5/17/0811.94* Stephanie Williams 5/3/08200-meter dash24.00* Stephanie Williams 5/17/0824.01* Stephanie Williams 5/4/0824.28* Stephanie Williams 5/3/08400-meter dash58.21 Kyra Coffey 3/29/0858.62 Kyra Coffey 4/19/0859.00 Kyra Coffey 4/5/08800-meter run2:08.35^ Mary Cate Quiett 5/3/082:08.43^ Mary Cate Quiett 5/4/082:09.33^ Mary Cate Quiett 5/30/081,500-meter run4:27.85* Claire Duck 5/17/084:28.00* Claire Duck 5/3/084:28.06* Claire Duck 5/4/083,000-meter run10:35.28 Terah Cheatham 3/29/085,000-meter run18:17.44 Terah Cheatham 4/19/0818:28.17 Terah Cheatham 4/5/0818:34.28 Terah Cheatham 4/26/0810,000-meter run38:26.36 Stephanie Hughes 4/4/0838:51.63 Reda Josifi 4/19/0839:20.05 Stephanie Hughes 4/19/08400-meter hurdles1:12.62 Deanna Yaeger 4/19/081:13.75 Deanna Yaeger 4/5/081:14.65 Lauren Bales 4/5/08Long Jump4.98m Lauren Rajski 5/14/084.91m Lauren Rajski 4/26/084.90m Cynthia Edwards 4/14/08Triple Jump11.31m* Cynthia Edwards 4/26/0811.01m Cynthia Edwards 4/19/0810.90m Cynthia Edwards 5/4/08Shot Put12.86m* Ebonie Cobb 5/14/0812.48m Ebonie Cobb 4/4/0812.44m Tammy Burris 5/14/08

Hammer Throw53.29m* Tammy Burris 4/4/0852.06m* Tammy Burris 4/19/0851.55m* Tammy Burris 3/28/0851.55m* Tammy Burris 4/26/08Discus Throw44.70m* Tammy Burris 5/3/0843.40m* Tammy Burris 5/17/0842.36m* Tammy Burris 5/14/08Javelin Throw49.52m# Melissa Fraser 5/31/0848.34m^ Melissa Fraser 3/29/0847.23m^ Melissa Fraser 4/12/084x100-meter relay47.03 K. Coffey, S. Lurey, I. Moffett, S. Williams 4/19/0847.25 K. Coffey, S. Lurey, I. Moffett, S. Williams 5/14/0849.21 K. Coffey, S. Lurey, I. Moffett, S. Williams 5/4/084x200-meter relay1:48.46 S. Lurey, I. Moffett, L. Bales, L. Rajski 5/14/084x400-meter relay3:51.79 K. Coffey, A. Petersen, M. Quiett, S. Williams 3/29/083:52.26 K. Coffey, A. Petersen, M. Quiett, S. Williams 4/25/083:53.72 K. Coffey, A. Petersen, J. Rodriguez, M. Quiett 4/5/084:19.60 K. Coffey, S. Lane, D. Yaeger, L. Bales 5/14/084x800-meter relay8:58.85 C. Duck, A. Petersen, M. Kuhta, M. Quiett 5/4/089:01.78 C. Duck, A. Petersen, M. Kuhta, M. Quiett 4/25/089:33.35 M. Kuhta, S. Lane, M. Quiett, C. Duck 5/14/08Sprint medley relay4:09.02 C. Coffey, S. Williams, A. Petersen, M. Quiett

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DePaul’s first track and field All-American, Dave Dopek, won the 1995 indoor nation-al title in the 200-meter dash and finished second in the 200-meter dash at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He went on to compete in the 1996 US Olympic Trials and still holds school records in both the 200 and 400-meter dashes.

Carey Ryan became the second DePaul men’s track and field student-athlete to earn All-American honors when he finished sixth in the hammer throw at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In addition to his national honors, Ryan was also a three-time Conference USA champion in the hammer throw.

Erin Moffett was the first DePaul cross country student-athlete to earn All-American honors at the 2002 NCAA Championships. She placed 37th overall after advanc-ing to the national meet with a first-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional. She was also crowned Conference USA champion in 2002 at the league meet in Hattiesburg, Miss.

ALL-AMERICANSMember Inducted CompetedNathaniel Blackman 1978 1948-51Bill Schertler 1978 1955-58Don Amidei (coach) 1979 1962-69John Collet 1985 1966-70John Caldow 1986 1966-70Thomas Meehan (coach) 1992 1959-62Bill Drennan 1992 1963-67Pat Savage 1993 1962-66Patrick Sloan 1994 1960-64Thomas Sloan 1994 1960-64Edwin Fry 1996 1959-62Bill Garrett 2000 1963-67Richard Bokar 2001 1965-69Lloyd Schlegel 2001 1966-69Jane Murphy 2002 1983-86Jim Dzwierzynski 2004 1980-84Dan Candiano 2005 1966-70Gloria Kuiken Iverson 2005 1987-91Anne Kuiken Popek 2005 1987-91Sherri Bean-Dean 2006 1987-90Jim Fox 2006 1980-84Kerry Sloan 2006 1982-86John Jaeger 2007 1965-67Tom Brown 2007 1977-80Bridget Thomas 2007 1984-88Jim Birgans 2008 1980-84

DePAUL ATHLETICS HALL Of fAME

2008 Inductee Jim Birgans 2007 Inductee John Jaeger

2007 Inductee Bridget Thomas2007 Inductee Tom Brown

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Year cross country Indoor outdoor82-83 KerriNorris ToyiaThompson ToyiaThompson83-84 JaneMurphy ToyiaThompson ToyiaThompson84-85 JaneMurphy ToyiaThompson BridgetThomas85-86 LoriPascoe JuliaButler BridgetThomas86-87 AnneKuiken BridgetThomas SherriBean GloriaKuiken87-88 GloriaKuiken SherriBean LoreceCollins LoreceCollins AnneKuiken88-89 AnneKuiken LoreceCollins LoreceCollins89-90 AnneKuiken LisaChess GloriaKuiken90-91 SueCurcio AnneKuiken GloriaKuiken91-92 AlisonGrosset AlisonGrosset PamO’Leksy92-93 PamO’Leksy CherylannHoward TenaMills93-94 AnneGray TenaMills-Lessor AnjeanetteLatimer94-95 AlisonGrosset ChristinaRosales TenaMills-Lessor95-96 AnneGray AnjeanetteLatimer SherryHolmes96-97 AnneGray SatinCrable NataliePearson97-98 J.Stojcevski BridgetMacKinnon NicolePearson98-99 J.Stojcevski CarrieGrady KimSmith99-00 J.Stojcevski KimSmith SatinCrable00-01 MaryVonckx KimSmith MeganGreeley01-02 ErinMoffett VanessaCrockett MontiaGardner02-03 ErinMoffett LeahRygh MeganGreeley03-04 MarleneKey DianaRunnels LeahRygh04-05 LeahRygh ErinMoffett MarleneKey05-06 CarrieMoffett LindseyDeason JamieHolifield06-07 CarrieMoffett JamieHolifield TammyBurris07-08 ClaireDuck MaryCateQuiett MelissaFraser

all-aMerIcanscross country 2002,ErinMoffett

outdoor track & field2008,MelissaFraser(javelin)

cross country 2002,ErinMoffett

Indoor track & field outdoor track & field2004,LeahRygh(milerun) 1996,SherryHolmes(javelin)2004,ErinMoffett(3000m) 1997,NataliePearson(hammer) 2000,MontiaGardner(discus) 2004,LeahRygh(1500m) 2004,ErinMoffett(3000mSteeple) 2005,MarleneKey(10,000m)

cross country1991,AlisonGrosset1992,AlisonGrosset

Indoor track & field outdoor track & field1993,AlisonGrosset(mile) 1992,PamO’Leksy(800m)1993,AlisonGrosset(3,000m) 1994,4x400relay-Cherlyann1994,TenaMills-Lessor(400m) Howard,TenaMills-Lessor,Anitra1994,4x400relay-CherlyannHoward, Holloway,ChristinaRosales AnitraHolloway,PaulaBray, TenaMills-Lessor1995,ChristinaRosales(highjump)

TheRev.JohnR.Cortelyou,C.M.awardwasestablishedtohonoronemaleandonefemaleDePaulseniorstudent-athleteeachyearwhoexcelledbothintheclassroomandontheplayingfield.1985,AristeReno 1991,SharonPlotke1989,KristineThorsen 1992,SueCurcio1990,KimWilkeson

TheJeanNordbergAwardwasestablishedin1989bytheDePaulAthleticBoardtohonorfivefemalestudent-athleteseachyearforathletics,academicsandcharacter.1989,LoreceCollins 2004,DeeMoore1990,KimWilkeson 2005,LindseyDeason1991,GloriaKuiken&EileenMurphy 2006,LindseyDeason1992,SueCurcio 2007,TammyBurris1993,PamO’Leksy 2008,MaureenKuhta1998,BridgetMacKinnon 2008,AllysonPetersen

all-tIMe Men’s HonorsYear cross country Indoor outdoor79-80 KurtRoderich TomBrown TomBrown80-81 TomStluka JimBirgans JimBirgans81-82 LarryTroemel JimBirgans JimBirgans82-83 JimDzwierzynski JimBirgans JimBirgans83-84 JimFox JimDzwierzynski JimBirgans84-85 RobertOtten KerrySloan KerrySloan85-86 DanielHahn BryanBecker KerrySloan DaleTobias86-87 DanielHahn MarkGant EricCamplin87-88 JoeVogenthaler BryanBecker MarkGant88-89 TonyFernatt EdHausser MarkGant89-90 TonyFernatt TheoFelts TedStone90-91 ScottWilliamson TedStone PeterCampbell91-92 ThadSkeeters TedStone JorgeCastellon92-93 TedStone DaveDopek KenHarnden93-94 BrianSingleton DaveDopek DerekStewart94-95 DougBeaumont DaveDopek DaveDopek95-96 ScottKelly MarcPorter OtisDunson96-97 ScottKelly MarcusLee JayIvory97-98 MohammedAfridi NelsonMorales ChrisStafford98-99 DavidMalcolm JimCostello CareyRyan99-00 EricGiandelone JonReeves CareyRyan00-01 ChrisBirchall CareyRyan FrankGuzman01-02 ChrisBirchall CareyRyan FrankGuzman02-03 LuisSamayoa LarryInanga JarrodJahnke03-04 DonnieWarner JarrodJahnke SiddiquMuhammad04-05 RichardByrne GavinKennedy AnthonyBecknek05-06 AnthonyBecknek GabeHarris DonnieSmith06-07 SeanConroy GabeHarris BradMillar07-08 NickSchaefer RyanMoore BradMillar

Indoor track & field outdoor track & field1995,DaveDopek(200m,1st) 1995,DaveDopek(200m,2nd)2002,CareyRyan,(wt.throw,3rd) 1998,ChrisStafford(longjump,8th) 2001,CareyRyan(hammer,6th) 2002,CareyRyan(hammer,3rd)

outdoor track & field2007,BradMillar(hammer)2008,BradMillar(hammer)

Indoor track & field outdoor track & field1996,MarcPorter(55mdash) 1996,OtisDunson(110mhurd.)2001,FrankGuzman(shotput) 1999,JimCostello(hammer)2001,MattPlano(milerun) 2000,CareyRyan(hammer)2002,CareyRyan(weightthrow) 2001,CareyRyan(hammer)2002,FrankGuzman(shotput) 2002,CareyRyan(hammer)2004,JarrodJahnke(wt.throw) 2002,FrankGuzman(shotput) 2003,JarrodJahnke(hammer) 2004,JarrodJahnke(hammer) 2005,A.Becknek(3000msteeple)

Indoor track & field outdoor track & field1993,DaveDopek(200mdash) 1992,4x400relay-EdHausser,Jorge 1994,DaveDopek(400mdash) Castellon,DaveDopek,1995,DaveDopek(200mdash) KenHarnden1995,DaveDopek(400mdash) 1993,KenHarnden(110mhurdles)1995,BrianSingleton(milerun) 1994,DaveDopek(400mdash)1996,MarcPorter(100mdash) 1995,DaveDopek(200mdash) 1995,DaveDopek(400mdash) 1995,BrianSingleton(1500mrun) 1995,OtisDunson(110mhurdles)outdoor athlete of the Year 1995,4x100relay-JasonEasterly, 1995,DaveDopek JayIvory,RobertChiswa, DaveDopek 1995,4x400relay-KenLaCombe, ChrisHunt,RobertChiswa, DaveDopek

TheRev.JohnR.Cortelyou,C.M.awardwasestablishedtohonoronemaleandonefemaleDePaulstudent-athleteeachyearwhoexcelledbothintheclassroomandontheplayingfield.1981,TomBrown 1987,JoeVogenthaler1982,JimBarry 1988,OskarDiesbergen1983,PhilSchefke 1990,TheoFelts1984,JimDzwierzynski 1997,JayIvory1985,RobertOtten 2000,EricGiandelone1986,JeffZona 2004,DougBohr2007,AnthonyBecknek

TheRev.EdwardF.Riley,C.M.Awardwasestablishedin1989bytheDePaulAthleticBoardtohonormalestudent-athletesforathletics,academicsandcharacter.Seventrackandfieldathleteshavebeenhonoredwiththisaward.1989,MarkGant,TimMcGuire 1995,DougBeaumont&BrianSingleton1990,TheoFelts 1997,JayIvory1991,TedStone 1998,VinceMcAuliffe1992,JohnFlynn 1999,BryanClay2004,SiddiquMuhammad 2007,BradMillar

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OUTDOOR TRACk & fIELD RECORDS

MEN’S RECORDSEvent Mark Athlete(s) Year60-meter dash 6.99 Jamal Cornelious 2003 *converted 55m time 6.83 Marc Porter 199760-meter hurdles 8.24 Andrae McPherson 2001 *converted 55m time 8.08 Otis Dunson 1996200-meter dash 20.78 Dave Dopek 1995400-meter dash 46.44 Dave Dopek 1995500-meter dash 1:04.3 Tom Brown 1980600-meter run 1:21.3 Tom Brown 1977800-meter run 1:52.31 Kai Murray 20021000-meter run 2:27.25 Carl Webb 19861500-meter run 3:52.54 Jim Fox 1984Mile run 4:08.08 Gavin Kennedy 20053000-meter run 8:19.69 Chris Birchall 20025000-meter run 14:32.22 Matt Plano 20014x200-meter relay 1:33.97 Kacprzynski, Bohr 2004 Kliethermes, Scafide4x400-meter relay 3:12.96 Muhammad, Bohr 2004 Scafide, Inanga4x800-meter relay 7:41.5 Viramontes, Schuch, 1983 Troemel, Camplin Distance Medley relay 9:58.21 Birgans, Schuch, 1984 Fox, Dzwierzynski Long Jump 7.48m (24’6.5”) Chris Stafford 1998Triple Jump 14.93 (48’11.75” Leonard Vance 1985High Jump 2.14m (7’0.25”) Mark Gant 1987Shot Put 17.92m (59’9.5”) Frank Guzman 2002Weight Throw (35lb) 20.83m (68’4”) Carey Ryan 2002Weight Throw (Slimline) 22.34m (73’3.5”) Carey Ryan 2002

WOMEN’S RECORDSEvent Mark Athlete(s) Year60-meter dash 7.66 Kim Smith 2001 *converted 55m time 7.59 Kim Smith 200060-meter hurdles 8.88 Bridget Thomas 1987 *converted 55m time 8.76 Arlicia Mayes 1988200-meter dash 24.44 Sherri Bean 1988300-meter dash 40.96 Sherri Bean 1988400-meter dash 56.32 Diana Runnels 2003500-meter run 1:16.20 Diana Runnels 2004600-meter run 1:33.17 Mary Cate Quiett 2008800-meter run 2:11.34 Mary Cate Quiett 20081000-meter run 2:55.35 Mary Cate Quiett 20081500-meter run 4:45.04 Laura Pascoe 1988Mile Run 4:46.93 Leah Rygh 20043000-meter run 9:48.87 Erin Moffett 20045000-meter run 16:46.70 Erin Moffett 20044x200-meter relay 1:45.26 Sakellariou, Cade 1997 Crable, Sharpe4x400-meter relay 3:54.08 Crockett, Crable, 2000 Belohlav, K. Smith4x800-meter relay 9:02.85 C. Duck, A. Petersen 2008 M. Quiett, M. Kuhta Distance Medley relay 11.39.36 A. Petersen, K. Coffey 2008 C. Duck, M. QuiettLong Jump 5.98m (19’7.5”) April Brown 1997 Kim Smith 2001Triple Jump 11.87m (38’11.5’’) Satin Crable 2000High Jump 1.70m (5’6.84”) Kaylah Burks 2006Weight Throw 18.49m (60’8.0”) Jamie Holifield 2006Shot Put 13.75m (45’1.5”) Tammy Burris 2007Pentathlon 3131 Lindsey Deason 2006

MEN’S RECORDSEvent Mark Athlete(s) Year100-meter dash 10.44 Jim Birgans 1983110-meter hurdles 14.39 Otis Dunson 1995200-meter dash 20.20 Dave Dopek 1995400-meter dash 46.46 Dave Dopek 1994400-meter hurdles 51.66 Kerry Sloan 1986800-meter run 1:50.27 Will Lazicki 20031500-meter run 3:48.23 Gavin Kennedy 20053000-meter steeplechase 8:58.14 Jim Fox 19845000-meter run 14:25.84 Jim Fox 198410,000-meter run 29:29.85 Chris Birchall 2002Marathon 2:18:57 Chris Birchall 2002Mile Run 4:09.00 Dab Candiano 19704x100-meter relay 40.54 Porter, Dopek, 1995 Easterly, Ivory4x200-meter relay 1:26.87 Cornelious, D. Smith 2006 P. Smith, Harris 4x400-meter relay 3:12.41 Bartolazzi, Reeves, 1999 Crothers, Clay 4x800-meter relay 7:37.16* Murray, Lazicki 2003 Cooke, Samayoa 4x1600-meter relay 17:13.74 Fox, Krawulski, 1983 Troemel, Camplin Sprint Medley relay 3:25.01 Bartolazzi, Andrade, 2000 Reeves, McCabeDistance Medley relay 9:54.94 Fox, Krawulski, 1984 Sloan, WebbHigh Jump 2.16m (7’1”) Mark Gant 1989Long Jump 8.08m (26’6.25”) Chris Stafford 1998Triple Jump 15.17m (49’9.25”) Chris Stafford 1998Pole Vault 3.96m (13’00”) Chris Johnston 2008Shot Put 18.95m (62’2”) Frank Guzman 2001Javelin 61.67m (202’4”) Brad Millar 2008Discus 51.44m (168’9”) Jim Costello 1998Hammer 69.04m (226’6”) Carey Ryan 2001

WOMEN’S RECORDSEvent Mark Athlete(s) Year100-meter dash 11.80 Stephanie Williams 2008100-meter hurdles 13.98 Bridget Thomas 1987200-meter dash 24.00 Stephanie Williams 2008400-meter dash 55.02 Diana Runnels 2003400-meter hurdles 1:00.02 Lorece Collins 1988800-meter run 2:08.35 Mary Cate Quiett 20081500-meter run 4:27.53 Leah Rygh 20043000-meter run 9:56.72 Erin Moffett 20043000-meter steeplechase 10:29.22 Erin Moffett 20045000-meter run 17:05.34 Gloria Kuiken 198710,000-meter run 34:29.41 Erin Moffett 20024x100-meter relay 47.03 K. Coffey, S. Lurey 2008 I. Moffett, S. Williams 4x200-meter relay 1:40.66 Moore, Petersen 2004 Hodges, Runnels 4x400-meter relay 3:48.56 A. Petersen, E. Scott 2007 K. Coffey, L. Sanders 4x800-meter relay 8:58.85 C. Duck, A. Petersen 2008 M. Kuhta, M. Quiett 4x1500-meter relay 19:31.12 Moffett, Rygh, 2002 Psimas, KarlinSprint Medley relay 3:59.83 S. Williams, L. Sanders, 2007 A. Petersen, C. Duck Distance Medley relay 12:26.44 Thorsen, Thomas, 1987 Pascoe, Wilkeson Shuttle Hurdle relay 1:00.46 Mayes, Mitchell, 1988 Thorsen, Collins High Jump 1.70m (5’7”) Kayla Burks 2005Long Jump 6.00m (19’8.25”) Kim Smith 2000Triple Jump 12.05m (39’6.5”) Satin Crable 2000Shot Put 13.79m (45’3”) Tammy Burris 2007Javelin 49.52m (162’5”) Melissa Fraser 2008Discus 47.06m (154’4”) Montia Gardner 2002Hammer 55.49m (182’0”) Jamie Holifield 2006Heptathlon 4705 Lindsey Deason 2006

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Student-athletes at DePaul University are just that: students first and athletes second. Earning a degree is a top priority for every student-athlete at DePaul.

nIn DePaul’s first three years of BIG EAST Conference membership, a total of 367 student-athletes were named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. A total of 133 student-athletes were named to the team in 2007-08 after 127 had a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better for the recognition in 2006-07. Following the first BIG EAST campaign in 2005-06, a total of 107 earned league academic recognition.

nFour of DePaul’s 15 athletic programs claimed the BIG EAST Team Excellence Award in 2007-08 for having the top team GPA among the league program’s in each sport. Women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s soccer and women’s tennis held the top team GPA among their peers. Individually, Allie Quigley from the women’s basketball team and women’s tennis student-athlete Dunja Antunovic were selected as the 2007-08 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellend Award winners their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community.

nA total of 107 student-athletes were named to DePaul University’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 academic quarters, while women’s basketball player Allie Quigley was named the NACDA I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Brian Visser (first team) and Eric Hermosillo (second team) of the men’s soccer team were named NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Region honorees. Additionally, Visser was named a NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American. Overall in the 2007-08 academic year, DePaul’s student-athletes turned in a cumulative 3.258 GPA - the highest in DePaul Athletics history.

n In the newest data submitted to the NCAA, the commitment of DePaul student-athletes toward graduation is evident. DePaul’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for women’s outdoor track and field is 972, while the men’s team boasts a 980. This rate measures both the eligibility and retention of student-athletes receiving any level of athletics aid. The women’s basketball, women’s tennis and softball teams were recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding academic APR performances. Each program was recognized by the NCAA for having multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. DePaul’s total of three teams honored represents the fourth-highest total among all BIG EAST schools while the women’s basketball is one of two BIG EAST members to earn the Public Recognition Award and just one of six programs in a BCS conference to be on the list.

n This off-the-field success comes from key factors at DePaul. First, DePaul’s academic standards require student-athletes to: -complete a minimum of eight hours of placeable credits per quarter, -a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0, -meet with athletic academic advising staff.

nDespite its growing enrollment, DePaul maintains a small school atmosphere. DePaul boasts an excellent faculty-to-student ratio of 17-1, although classes of 15-25 students are quite common. This provides an ideal setting for personal academic attention - one of DePaul’s most unique qualities.

nA student who is not as well prepared may need more help with understanding how to succeed in the college system. Ultimately, the student makes the decision. DePaul provides a strong academic support system for each student-athlete, but it’s the student’s motivation and ability to take the assistance that makes the difference. This approach helps students build the decision-making skills they need to succeed in life.

n Handling a college sports schedule can be very demanding, but understanding the stress and time demands that accompany college athletics allows DePaul’s Athletic Academic Advising department to give each student the sup-port and guidance needed to launch a successful academic career. By working closely with an extensive network of professors, administrators and student-athletes, the advisors insure that each Blue Demon reaches his or her full academic potential. The staff personally assists each student-athlete with class selection, scheduling, tutoring, and, most importantly, establishing good study skills. They also communicate regularly with professors about each student’s course work and maintain records of each student-athlete’s progress toward graduation. The advisors continue assisting student-athletes through graduation, not just until their eligibility expires. Their services include tutoring, advising, course selection and conducting the NCAA Life Skills Program.

nTo help facilitate the success of student-athletes, Athletic Academic Advising works closely with the offices of Professional Career Development and Placement, Residence Life, University Ministry, Student Financial Aid, Student Life, Student Counseling Services, and the Writing Center. At a high-profile school like DePaul, that’s important.

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Inthelastthreeseason,thecrosscountryandtrackandfieldprogramshaveplaced110student-athletesontheBIGEASTConferenceAll-AcademicTeam.Duringthe2006and2007seasonsbothmen’sandwomen’scrosscoutnrysquadswerehonoredbytheUSTF-CCCAfortheircollaborativeacademicsuccess.Inaddition,MaryCateQuiettandBradMillarwerenamedAcademicAll-Americansforthe2007-08trackandfieldseason.AllysonPetersen,GabeVargas,StephanieWilliams,KyraCoffey,andRichardFugielwereallnamed2008ArthurAsheJr.SportsScholars.Therecognitionhonorsstudent-athletesofcolorwhoachievebothacademicallyandathletically.GabeHarriswasselectedbythe2008OlympicCommitteetoattendthe2008FindingLeadersAmoungMinoritiesEverywhere(F.L.A.M.E.)programforhisexcellenceinathletics,academ-ics,andleadership.

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars:kyra Coffey, Gabe Vargas &

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1999-00: Kate Belohlave, Jasmine Bonner, Karen Cassidy, Satin Crable, Vanessa Crockett, Carrie Grady, Megan Greeley, Katie Keehan, Lynsey Psimas, Susan Stoffel, Jeanette Stojcevski, Marlene Thorne, Mary Vonckx; 2000-01: Vanessa Crockett, Megan Greeley, Shelley Knight, Trina Knight, Molly Marcucci, Erin Moffett, Lynsey Psimas, Leah Rygh, Susan Stoffel, Katie Sullivan, Mary Vonckx; 2001-02: Vanessa Crockett, Megan Greeley, Marlene Key, Shelley Knight, Marissa Peterson, Lynsey Psimas, Leah Rygh, Katie Sullivan, Katrina Tuska; 2002-03: Megan Greeley, Jessica Karlin, Marlene Key, Shelley Knight, Trina Knight, Jeana LeRoy, Molly Marcucci, Erin Moffett, Michelle Orfield, Marissa Peterson, Leah Rygh, Katie Sullivan; 2003-04: Olivia Conlon, Kelly Cunningham, Ashley Foster, Lauren Henn, Mary Hodges, Marlene Key, Shelley Knight, Trina Knight, Jeana LeRoy, Laurel Mazar, Carrie Moffett, Erin Moffett, Marissa Petersen, Emily Prettyman, Leah Rygh, Elizabeth Stiles-Shields, Vanessa Taylor, Vicki Vargo; 2004-05: Tammy Burris, Olivia Conlon, Kelly Cunningham, Ashley Foster, Keri Gavin, Mary Hodges, Maureen Kuhta, Jeana LeRoy, Laurel Mazar, Erin Moffett, Allyson Petersen, Marissa Petersen, Emily Prettyman, Colleen Sties-Shields, Erica Scott

Great Midwest Academic Medal Of Honor1991-92: Sue Curcio 1994-95: Trina Baron

Great Midwest Conference All-Academic Team1991-92: Maureen Bergquist, Sue Curcio, Cyndi Echeverria, Alison Grosset, Megan Heniff, Cherylann Howard, Yakenda McGahee, Laurie McMellen, Bernadette Mietus, Eileen Murphy, Jeanette Shutay, Elizabeth Waters, Kristen Zuckley; 1992-93: Maureen Berquist, Jennifer Gits, Alison Grosset, Megan Heniff, Sara Miller, Tonya Rose, Jeannetee Rutay, Elizabeth Waters, Kris-ten Zuckley; 1993-94: Alison Grosset, Megan Heniff, Yakenda McGahee, Jill Redmond, Christine Sliwa; 1994-95: Trina Baron, Anne Gray, Kimberly Johnson, Bridget MacKinnon, Yakenda McGahee, Jill Redmond, Melissa Rubel, Tamar Samuels, Chris-tine Sliwa, Meghan Wurtz

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 1991-92: Sue Curcio

USTfCCCA All-Academic Awards2007-08: Mary Cate Quiett, Cross Country Team2006-07: Cross Country Team

BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete2006-07: Mary Hodges; 2005-06: Lindsey Deason

BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2007-08: Lauren Bales, Tammy Burris, Terah Cheatham, Kyra Coffey, Claire Duck, Stephanie Hughes, Melissa Fraser, Mau-reen Kuhta, Allyson Petersen, Mary Cate Quiett, Lauren Rajski, Jessica Rodriguez, Stephanie Williams, Deanna Yaeger2006-07: Tammy Burris, Terah Cheatham, Kyra Coffey, Kelly Cunningham, Claire Duck, Mary Hodges, Jamie Holifield, Reda Josifi, Maureen Kuhta, Cassey Lynn, Carrie Moffett, Ivy Moffett, Allyson Petersen, Sara Polensky, Lauren Rajski, Jessica Rodriguez, Colleen Stiles-Shields, Stephanie Williams, Deanna Yaeger; 2005-06: Kaylah Burks, Tamara Burris, Kyra Coffey, Kelly Cunningham, Lindsey Deason, Mary Hodges, Maureen Kuhta, Jeana LeRoy, Carrie Moffett, Allyson Petersen, Emily Prettyman, Nicole Roesner, Erica Scott, Colleen Stiles-Shields, Stephanie Williams

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal1995-96: Trina Baron; 1996-97: Trina Baron, Carrie Grady; 1997-98: Carrie Grady, Kerri Scherer, Mary Vonckx; 1998-99: Carrie Grady, Kerri Scherer, Mary Vonckx; 1999-00: Carrie Grady, Mary Vonckx; 2000-01: Mary Vonckx; 2002-03: Marlene Key, Michelle Orfield; 2003-04: Marlene Key, Carrie Moffett; 2004-05: Kayla Burks, Marlene Key, Carrie Moffett, Nicole Roesner, DaShara Wells, Brittney Wilk

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll1995-96: Trina Baron, Kim Johnson, Erin Menninger, Christine Sliwa, Meghan Wurtz; 1996-97: Trina Baron, April Brown, Satin Crable, Carrie Grady, Katie Keehan, Bridget MacKinnon, Kerri Scherer, Maia Stephens, Jeanette Stojcevski, Marlene Thorne, Jimalita Tillman; 1997-98: April Brown, Carrie Grady, Katie Keehan, Bridget MacKinnon, Kerri Scherer, Maia Stephens, Jeanette Stojcevski, Marlene Thorne, Mary Vonckx; 1998-99: Satin Crable, Miranda Fellows, Carrie Grady, Kate Keehan, Car-rie Scherer, Jeanette Stojecevski, Marlene Thorne, Mary Voncx;

GTE/Academic All-District1990-91: Sue Curcio 1991-92: Sue Curcio

GTE/Academic All-American1990-91: Sue Curcio (3rd) 1991-92: Sue Curico (2nd)

Academic All-North Star Conference1984-85: Laura Grove; 1985-86: Audrey Lichtenfeld, Ariste Reno; 1986-87: Kimberly Mitchell, Laura Pascoe, Colleen Thomas, Kim Wilkeson; 1987-88: Heidi Lichtenfeld, Patti O’Connell, Sharon Plotke, Colleen Thomas, Anna Wermuth, Kim Wilkeson; 1988-89:Lisa Chess, Sue Curcio, Heidi Lichten-feld, Eileen Murphy, Patti O’Connell, Sharon Plotke Christine Thorsen, Anna Wermuth, Kim Wilkeson; 1989-90: Maureen Bergquist, Sue Curcio, Jennifer Gits, Megan Henniff, Jennifer Howrath, Doreen Johnson, Karen Kozinski, Gloria Kuilken, Lisa Lazarre, Heidi Lichtenfeld, Eileen Murphy, Patti O’Connell, Sharon Plotke, Elizabeth Waters, Anna Wermuth, Kim Wilke-son; 1990-91: Sue Curcio, Jennifer Gits, Megan Heniff, Jennifer Horwath, Heidi Lichtenfeld, Eileen Murphy, Sharon Plotke, Elizabeth Waters North Star Postgraduate Scholarship Award1991: Sharon Plotke

USTfCCCA All-Academic Awards2007-08: Brad Millar, Cross Country Team.2006-07: Cross Country Team

BIG EAST All-Academic Team2007-08: Jeremy Applebaum, Kwaku Attoh, Jamil Chammas, Eoin Dunne, Erik Felt, Richard Fugiel, Chris Johnston, Jakub Kolacz, Gilbert Lifton, Brad Millar, Rob Morgan, Ryan Moore, Rajiv Nathan, Kevin Peine, Luke Rygh, Nick Schaefer, Patrick Smith, Ryan Solomon, Z Stein, Jim Theologes, Greg Udzielak, Gabe Vargas, Nick Vassil2006-07: Jeremy Applebaum, Kwaku Attoh, Anthony Becknek, Michael Bogart, Sean Conroy, Scott Cooper, Kevin Costello, Erik Felt, Richard Fugiel, Jason Goldman, Gabe Harris, Curtis Hoag, Mark Kliethermes, Jakub Kolacz, Piotr Lewkowski, Gilbert Lifton, Brad Millar, Rob Morgan, Luke Rygh, Nick Schaefer, Ryan Solomon, Z Stein, Greg Udzielak, Gabe Vargas; 2005-06: Jeremy Applebaum, Kwaku Attoh, Anthony Becknek, Dan Branca, Erik Felt, Richard Fugiel, Brian Godar, Dan Graca, Gabe Harris, Mark Kliethermes, Rob Morgan, Ryan Solomon, Z Stein, Gabe Vargas

C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal1995-96: Jeff Welker; 1997-98: Brian McCabe, Troy Woodard; 1998-99: Eric Giandelone, Brian McCabe, Troy Woodard; 1999-00: Eric Giandelone, Brian McCabe; 2000-01: Doug Bohr, Brian McCabe; 2001-02: Chris Birchall, Doug Bohr, Larry Vonckx, David Walczak; 2002-03: Doug Bohr, Ben Cooke, Larry Vonckx; 2003-04: Doug BohrC-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll1995-96: Dave Behof, Andy Butler, Greg Ingleright, Jay Ivory, Scott Kelly, Vince McAuliffe, Michael Peetz, Jeff Welker; 1996-

97: Dirk Bartolazzi, Tony Bowers, Andy Butler, Bryan Clay, Greg Ingleright, Jay Ivory, Scott Kelly, Jason Lohner, Shamar Lott, Vince McAuliffe, Nelson Morales, Mike Peetz, Eric Smith, Eric Wiegmann; 1997-98: Dirk Bartolazzi, Tony Bowers, Andy Butler, Bryan Clay, James Costello, Vince McAuliffe, Brian McCabe, Nelson Morales, Craig Reibscheid, Ed Riegert, Dave Wolters, Troy Woodard; 1998-99: Dirk Bartolazzi, Thomas Bowers, Bryan Clay, Jim Costello, Eric Giandelone, Brian Mc-Cabe, Nelson Morales, Brian Nazarof, Troy Woodard; 1999-00: Salvador Andrade, Dirk Bartolazzi, Chris Chiakulas, Eric Giandelone, Brian McCabe, Nelson Morales, Kai Murray, Larry Vonckx, Dave Walters, Phil Zielke; 2000-01: Armando Aguirre, Salvador Andrade, Chris Birchall, Doug Bohr, Rick Britton, Chris Chiakulas, Adam Crothers, Larry Inanga, Jarrod Jahnke, Tom Kacprzynski, Brian McCabe, Darshan Patel, Matt Plano, Kim Trieu, Larry Vonckx, Dave Walters; 2001-02: Armando Aguirre, Salvador Andrade, Chris Birchall, Doug Bohr, Rick Britton, Aaron Cherrington, Chris Chiakulas, Rashard Deleston, Larry Inanga, Jarrod Jahnke, Tom Kacprizynski, Paul Lewan-dowski, Jeff Perkins, Darshan Patel, Robert Reed, Dan Sloan, Kim Trieu, Larry Vonckx, David Walczak, Donnie Warner; 2002-03: Armando Aguirre, Salvador Andrade, Doug Bohr, Rick Britton, Chris Chiakulas, Ben Cooke, Michael Horrigan, Larry Inanga, Jarrod Jahnke, Tom Kacprzynski, Darshan Patel, Jeff Perkins, Robert Reed, Cornelius Sams, Kim Trieu, Larry Vonckx, Donnie Warner; 2003-04: Anthony Becknek, Robert Berchtold, Doug Bohr, Rick Britton, Ben Cooke, Larry Inanga, Jarrod Jahnke, Tom Kacprzynski, Mark Kliethermes, Darshan Patel, Jeff Perkins, Colin Quinn, Robert Reed, Kim Trieu, Don-nie Warner; 2004-05: Kwaku Attoh, Anthony Becknek, Richard Fugiel, Dan Graca, Mark Kliethermes, Larry Inanga, Brian Moy, Jeff Perkins, Rob Reed, Clayton Smith, Donnie Warner

C-USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year2003-04: Rick Britton

C-USA Postgraduate Scholarship1995-96: Jeff Welker 2003-04: Rick Britton

Great Midwest Conference All-Academic Team1991-92: Doug Beaumont, Jorge Castellon, Robert Chiswa, Ed Hausser, Tom Herzing, Brian Wheeler, Scott Williamson; 1992-93: Doug Beaumont, David Behof, Ricardo Cabral, Jorge Castellon, Ben Frost, Jeff Welker, Scott Williamson; 1993-94: Kris Adams, Doug Beaumont, David Behof, Joe Costello, Dale DeVinney, Dave Dopek, Chris Hunt, Vince McAuliffe, Jeff Welker; 1994-95: Athanasios Arvanitis, Doug Beaumont, David Behof, Andy Butler, Dave Dopek, Jay Ivory, Scott Kelly, Kevin Kopak, Jason Lohner, Vince McAuliffe, Michael Peetz, Dan Stokes, Greg Walent, Jeff Welker

GTE/Academic All-District1989-90: Theo Felts (1st) 1995-96: Jay Ivory (1st)

WOMEN’S ALL-TIME ACADEMIC HONORS

MEN’S ALL-TIME ACADEMIC HONORS

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n The 2008-09 academic year will be the 30th for The BIG EAST Conference. While the league has gone through membership changes since its birth, it has never been stronger. This academic year will mark the conference’s fourth year as the nation’s largest Division I-A conference.

n The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of ath-letic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance.

n While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based pro-grams, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student-athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably shows a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

n Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 25 national champi-onships in six different sports and 125 student-athletes have won individual national titles.

n The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

n The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC.

n BIG EAST teams earned their share of recognition at the highest levels in 2007-08. Four women’s teams advanced to their respective NCAA Final Fours: Connecticut field hockey and women’s basketball, Notre Dame soccer and Syracuse lacrosse.

n Individually in men’s sports, Villanova’s Bobby Curtis was the NCAA outdoor track champion in the 5,000 meters. Connecticut’s O’Brian White won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honor in soccer. Two years ago, BIG EAST male and female student-athletes were Hermann Trophy winners.

n In men’s basketball, the BIG EAST tied its own record set in 2006 by earning eight NCAA Championship bids. BIG EAST women’s teams have received eight NCAA invitations in each of the past two years. The combined 16 men’s and women’s berths in 2008 was an NCAA first.

n The BIG EAST continued to produce student-athletes who were at the fore-front of athletic and academic achievement. Nineteen BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections.

n The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A group in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

n BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one-fourth of all television households in the U.S.

n The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some of its best students are also some of its best athletes. More than 370 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors.

n Connecticut’s Rebecca Lobo, one of the most heralded women’s basketball players in the history of the sport, was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 2008. Lobo, a two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year, led the Huskies to the 1995 NCAA national championship.

n The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 10 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken five of the last nine NCAA titles.

n While BIG EAST basketball games are regular sellouts at cam-pus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG

EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden, attendance figures also are significant in soccer, women’s basketball and baseball games.

29 Years of success...n 819: All-Americans in men’s soccer (75), baseball (66), softball (29), men’s swimming and diving (109), women’s swimming and diving (63), women’s soccer (76), field hockey (87), men’s cross country and track (98), women’s cross country and track (139), volleyball (18), women’s lacrosse (54) and rowing (5).

n 323: Academic All-Americans in women’s cross country and track (44), men’s cross country and track (34), baseball (38), softball (29), women’s soccer (35), men’s soccer (32), golf (3), men’s tennis (4), women’s tennis (3), women’s lacrosse

(4), men’s swimming and diving (14), women’s swimming and diving (8), football (27), men’s

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n 57: NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay event champions in women’s track and field.

n 53: Top 10 NCAA team finishes and 44 top-10 individual finishes in women’s cross country.

n 42: Top five NCAA team finishes in men’s and women’s track and field.

n 31: NCAA individual event champions and 10 relay champions in men’s track and field.

n 30: Top 10 NCAA team finishes and 20 top 10 individual finishes in men’s cross country.

n 25: Kodak First Team All-Americans in women’s basketball.

n 22: NCAA individual event champions in men’s and women’s swimming & diving.

n 21: Consensus All-America first team selections in men’s basketball.

n 13: Final Four appearances in men’s basketball, including NCAA titles by Connecticut in 2004 and ‘99, Syracuse in ‘03, Villanova in ‘85 and Georgetown in ‘84; Final Four appearances in women’s basketball (Connecticut ‘91, ‘95, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ’04, ‘08; Notre Dame ‘97, ‘01 and Rutgers ‘00, ‘07).

n 11: National Academic All-American of the Year in softball (3), women’s basketball (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s basketball (2) men’s soccer (1) and women’s cross country and track (1).

n 8: NCAA individual champions in women’s cross country and one NCAA individual champion in men’s cross country.

n 7: A seventh NCAA cross country title for Villanova in 1998, following an NCAA record six straight from 1989-94.

n 6: NCAA women’s basketball titles by Connecticut in 1995, 2000, ’02, ’03 and ‘04 and Notre Dame in ‘01.

n 5: Women’s basketball Wade Trophy winners (Shelly Pennefather, Villanova, 1986-87; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, ‘94-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, ‘95-96; Sue Bird, Connecticut, ‘01-02, Diana Taurasi, ‘02-03).

n 1: NCAA women’s cross country title by Providence in 1995; 1992 Heisman Trophy Winner (Gino Torretta, Miami); The 2002 National Player of the Year (Erin Elbe, Georgetown) in women’s lacrosse; 2006 Winter Olympian in the bobsled.

DePaul and the BIG EAST...n Brad Millar claimed DePaul’s first BIG EAST individual championship with a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2007 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships before defending his title with a 2008 cham-pionship. n Melissa Fraser was first woman to win an individual BIG EAST Cham-pionship track and field title. In 2008 she finished first in the javelin throw at the outdoor championships, as well as qualify for the NCAA National Championships.n Matthew Graham was the DePaul Cross Country program’s first ever BIG EAST Athlete of the Week.

2008BIGEASTJavelinThrowChampionMelissaFraser

Sept.11,2008BIGEASTCrossCountryAthleteoftheWeekMatthewGraham

2007and2008BIGEASTHammerThrowChampionBradMillar

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NATIoNAlly rESPEcTED. PErSoNAlly focuSED.n DePaul University, with more than 23,000 students, is the only one of the nation’s 10 largest private universities where the faculty priority is on teaching. Founded on the Vincentian principle of access for everyone, we remain committed to provid-ing a quality education through personal attention to students from a wide range of backgrounds.

rEcoGNIzED for AcADEmIc ExcEllENcE n DePaul offers a high caliber, challenging learning environment that is respected by employers, community leaders and other universities. Many of our more than 200 graduate and undergraduate programs of study have earned national acclaim. Most importantly, more than 93 percent of employers report they are pleased with the caliber of DePaul graduates.

HANDS-oN lEArNING, PrAcTIcAl KNowlEDGE n DePaul’s location in Chicago provides countless opportunities for class projects, research, internships and experiential learning programs that bring theory to life. Students synthesize knowledge across multiple courses to solve problems, preparing them to succeed after graduation.

A PASSIoN for SErvIcE AND SocIAl JuSTIcE n Our nationally ranked service-learning program integrates the service concept into our curriculum and inspires many students to make a lifelong commitment to service and social justice. They complement the university’s own dedication to serv-ing first-generation and underserved student populations and to addressing social issues through more than 45 specialized centers and institutes.

cAPITAlIzING oN cHIcAGo coNNEcTIoNS n DePaul’s long-term partnerships throughout Chicago lead to extensive education-al and career opportunities for students in the corporate, civic and cultural arenas. Our faculty, active in research and consulting, bring real-world experience into the classroom every day. Our students benefit from the networks of their professors, as well as the more than 82,000 alumni who live in the metropolitan area.

focuSED oN TEAcHING, focuSED oN STuDENTS n Teaching comes first at DePaul — more than 97 percent of all classes are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. Students are considered partners in research and community action, and are often credited by name in publications and presentations.

oPEN DoorS DEEPEN rElATIoNSHIPS n Because the average class has fewer than 30 students, our faculty members know their students’ names, concerns and goals. Professors are accessible and approachable in class, through regular office hours and via e-mail.

A GloBAl SocIETy wITHIN THE clASSroom n Driven by a respect for the inherent dignity of all people, DePaul welcomes students and employees from all ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. By routinely incorporating multiple viewpoints into academic and student life, we have become a model of diversity on campus. In 2006, The Princeton Review ranked DePaul No. 1 in the nation in the “Diverse Student Population” category. We are proud to be among the top 100 universities in the nation for conferring degrees on students of color.

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The graceful residential Lincoln Park campus on Chicago’s Near North Side is in the center of neighbor-hoods favored by Chicago’s young urban professionals, surrounded by boutiques and restaurants and just a mile

from Wrigley Field and the beaches of Lake Michigan. DePaul is one of the “Schools with the Most Beautiful Campus in an Urban Setting,” according to Kaplan Publishing’s The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide To

The 238 Most Interesting Colleges. It is home to the colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Communication and the schools of Music, Theatre and Education.

uNDErGrADuATE ProGrAmSn College of CommerceAccountancyBusiness AdministrationE-BusinessEconomics (Commerce)FinanceManagementManagement Information SystemsMarketingReal Estate

n College of CommunicationCommunication and MediaCommunication StudiesJournalismMedia and Cinema StudiesPublic Relations and Advertising

n College of Computing and Digital MediaComputer Games DevelopmentComputer Graphics and Motion TechnologyComputer ScienceComputingDigital Cinema (B.A.)Digital Cinema (B.S.)E-Commerce TechnologyInformation Assurance and Security EngineeringInformation SystemsInformation Technology (B.A.)Information Technology (B.S.)Interactive MediaNetwork Technologies

n College of Liberal Arts & SciencesAfrican and Black Diaspora StudiesAllied Health TechnologiesAmerican StudiesAnthropologyArt and Art HistoryBiological SciencesCatholic StudiesChemistry (B.A. and B.S.)Chinese StudiesEconomics (LA&S)EnglishEnvironmental ScienceFrenchGeographyGermanHistoryInternational StudiesIslamic World StudiesItalianJapanese StudiesLatin American And Latino StudiesMathematical SciencesMathematics & Computer ScienceNursing (R.N. Completion Only)PhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePre-DentistryPre EngineeringPre LawPre-OsteopathyPre-ProfessionalPre-Veterinary MedicinePsychologyPublic PolicyReligious StudiesScientific Data Analysis and Visualization

crITIcAl THINKING. HANDS-oN lEArNING.n DePaul consistently receives high rankings for award-winning academic programs that are uniquely responsive to the changing needs of our society. Students can select from over 200 comprehensive and innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, in addition to a broad cur-riculum for adult continuing education.

SociologySpanishWomen’s and Gender Studies

n School for New LearningCustomized B.A.Customized B.A. in ComputingEarly Childhood Education (for Adult Students)General Business (for Adult Students)Nursing (for Adult Students)

n School of EducationEarly Childhood EducationElementary EducationPhysical EducationSecondary Education

n School of MusicCompositionJazz StudiesMusic EducationMusic PerformancePerforming Arts ManagementSound Recording Technology

n The Theatre SchoolActingCostume DesignCostume TechnologyDramaturgy/CriticismLighting Design

PlaywritingScene DesignStage ManagementTheatre ArtsTheatre ManagementTheatre Technology

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de n From a business standpoint, Chicago is one of the world’s top corporate cities. Always bustling with activity, the Windy City is home to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Midwest Stock Exchange along with such companies as Amoco Oil, Boe-ing, McDonald’s and United Airlines. This provides the DePaul student-athlete with a huge network of potential contacts and employers after graduation. Over 80,000 DePaul alumni live in the Chicagoland area, giving current Blue Demon student-athletes a strong start towards a career in their chosen field.

n The hub of campus life at DePaul takes place on the Lincoln Park campus. Lincoln Park is one of the most prestigious, at-tractive and desirable neighborhoods in all of urban America. The campus is situated in the middle of a beautiful residential neighborhood with historic brownstones and tree-lined streets. It is approximately nine blocks west of the shores of Lake Michigan and three miles from the downtown area.

n The Mayor’s Office of Special Events schedules 20 major events each year. Among these events are: Taste of Chicago, Blues Festival, Chicago Outdoor Film Festival, Venetian Night, the Air & Water Show, Jazz Festival and New Year’s Eve fireworks at Buckingham Fountain. From May to September, with average temperatures in the mid-70’s, Chicago is bustling with neighbor-hood festivals. Every weekend, you can find a number of events throughout the city. Each neighborhood festival has its own theme with a number of local bands and restaurants participating.

n The city of Chicago, America’s third-largest city, is home to DePaul University and offers a student-athlete a variety of opportu-nities.

n Incorporated as a town of 350 people in 1833, Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods. Nearly 200 areas of the city contain their own distinct characteristics and flavor.

n With a city population of nearly three million people and a metropolitan population of over eight million residents, the “Windy City” offers endless options of entertainment, education and exploration.

n The city itself is graced with blue skies and blue waters, thus Chicago provides countless opportunities for indoor and outdoor activities. Lake Michigan and its miles of beach front is within walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. With 29 miles of lakefront, including a 22-mile bike path, summer in the city provides opportunities for relaxing along Lake Michigan.

n Chicago is also America’s greenest metropolitan area, featuring 560 city parks along with a variety of museums and zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo, the world’s largest free public zoo, is just blocks from DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Dozen of restaurants, cafes, theaters and stores are also within walking distance of the Lincoln Park campus, and an easy-to-learn mass transit system connects campus to the entire Chicagoland area. Bicycling magazine annually ranks Chicago as the best big city for bicycling in the United States. There are nearly 150 miles of paved trails, off-road trails and bike lanes for cyclists.

2008-09 Indoor Track & Field ScheduleDate Meet LocationDec.5 BlueandGoldMeet NotreDame,Ind.Dec.12 GrandValleyStateHolidayOpen Allendale,Mich.Jan.10 PurdueInvitational WestLafayette,Ind.Jan.16 NotreDameIndoorOpener NotreDame,Ind.Jan.23 GVSUBobEubanksOpen Allendale,Mich.Jan.30-31 IndianaRelays Bloomington,Ind.Jan.30 ChicagoDuals Chicago,Ill.Feb.6-7 MeyoInvitational NotreDame,Ind.Feb.21-22 BIGEASTIndoorChampionships NewYork,N.Y.March6-7 AlexWilsonInvitational NotreDame,Ind.March13-14 NCAAIndoorChampionships CollegeStation,Texas

2008-09 Outdoor Track & Field ScheduleDate Meet LocationMarch 28-29 Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational Arlington, Texas April 4 Mike Poehlein Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.April 10-11 Sun Angel Track Classic Tempe, Ariz.April 11 Chicagoland Championships Chicago, Ill.April 18 Eastern Michigan University Twilight Ypsilanti, Mich.April 25 Marquette Twilight Milwaukee, Wis.May 1-3 BIG EAST Championships Villanova, Pa.May 9 Chicago Penultimate Chicago, Ill.May 15-16 Last Chance Qualifier TBDMay 29-30 NCAA Mideast Regionals Louisville, Ky.June 10-13 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark.