2014-15 women's track and field media guide (without cover)

1

2014-15 UConn women’s Cross CoUntry/traCk and field

UConn Women’s TraCk and Field 2014-15 media GUide

Credits: The 2014-15 University of Connecticut Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country media guide was written, designed and edited by Jeff Piascik, Luanne Dunstan and Michael Enright. Photography by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell.

The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility, and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, students, coaches, and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors.

Table of ConTenTs

2014-15 Schedules .................................................................... 1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents....................................... 12014-15 Roster ........................................................................... 2A Look at The American............................................................. 3Head Coach J.J. Clark ............................................................4-5Associate Head Coach Clive Terrelonge ...............................6-7Assistant Coach Trisha-Ann Hawthorne .................................... 8Student-Athlete Profiles .........................................................9-332013-14 Season Review .......................................................... 34UConn in Conference ............................................................... 35Conference Champions ............................................................ 36Records ...............................................................................37-41UConn All-Americans ............................................................... 42

Location ....................................................................Storrs, Conn. Enrollment ..........................................................................30,424Founded ................................................................................1881Nickname.............................................................Huskies, UConnColors ................................................National Flag Blue & WhiteConference .....................................American Athletic ConferenceAffiliation ...............................................................NCAA Division IPresident ................................................................. Susan HerbstDirector of Athletics.................................................Warde ManuelSr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ...........Deb CorumSenior Associate AD/ MT Administrator ........................Neal EskinDivision of Athletics Phone ................................... (860) 486-2725Sr. Assoc. Director of Athletics/Communications .. Michael EnrightAssistant Director/Athletic Communications ...............Phil Chardis............................................................................Patrick McKenna...................................................................................Bill PetersonAthletic Communications Assistants. ...........................Jeff Piascik................................................................................. Bobby Mullen............................................................................. Scott WaggonerAthletic Communications Secretary.....................Luanne DunstanAthletic Communications Phone........................... (860) 486-3531Athletic Communications Fax ............................... (860) 486-5085Track & Field Contact ..................................................Jeff Piascik Email...................................................Jeffrey.Piascik@uconn.eduWeb Site Address .......................................... UConnHuskies.com

TraCk & field/Cross CounTry ConTaCTs

Office Phone .......................................................... (860) 486-4840Fax......................................................................... (860) 486-6701Head Coach ....................................................................J.J. ClarkCoach Clark’s E-mail .................................... [email protected] Head Coach ........................................ Clive TerrelongeCoach Miller’s E-mail ......................... [email protected] Coach/Cross Country Coach ......Trisha-Ann HawthorneCoach Akanno’s E-mail [email protected]

Cross CountryAugust29 Lights Out Invitational (Reading, Pa.)

september13 Minutemen Invitational (Amherst, Mass.)26 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Boston, Mass.)

oCtober 11 New England Championships (Boston, Mass.)18 ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.) 31 The American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)

noVember 14 NCAA Northeast Regionals (Bronx, N.Y.)

InDoorJAnuAry10 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.)16 at NYC Gotham Cup (Armory, N.Y.)24 at Sorlien Invitational (Kingston, R.I.)30-31 at New Balance Invite (New York, N.Y.)

FebruAry7 at Scarlet and White Invitational (Boston, Mass.)13 at Valentine Invitational (Boston, Mass.)27-28 at The American Championships (New York, N.Y.)

mArCH7-8 at ECAC Championships (Boston, Mass.)13-14 NCAA Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)

outDoormArCH20 at Bulls Invitational (Tampa, Fla.)21 at UCF Black and Gold (Orlando, Fla.)27-28 at Raleigh Relays (Raleigh, N.C.)

AprIL2-4 at Florida Relays (Gainesville, Fla.)3-4 at Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)11 uConn Invitational (storrs, Conn.)16-18 at Mt. Sac Relays (Walnut, Calif.)17-18 at Princeton (Princeton, N.J.)23-25 at Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.)26 at Brown Invitational (Providence, R.I)

mAy 14-17 the American Championships (storrs, Conn.)28-30 at NCAA East Regionals (Jacksonville, Fla.)

June10-13 at NCAA Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

Home meets in boLD

2014-15 schedule2014-15 media Guide

universiTy QuiCk faCTs



Name Year Event HometownBrianna Allen Sr. Sprints Windsor, Conn. Taylor Anderson So. Sprints Brooklyn Park, Minn. Gabriella Attanasio Jr. Pole Vault Suffield, Conn. Tara Belinsky Fr. Throws Manhasset, N.Y. Odrine Belot Jr. Sprints/Jumps Elmont, N.Y. Saija Bikanova Jr. Multi Madonas, LatviaSarah Bowens Jr. Hurdles Hillburn, N.Y. Tiffany Brand Fr. Distance New Fairfield, Conn. Terra Briody Sr. Distance Ridgefield, Conn. Toni Brown Fr. Spints Catonsville, Md. Sierra Camerson Fr. Jumps Colchester, Conn. Megan Chapman Jr. Throws Stonington, Conn. Maggie Christe So. Distance Brookfield, Conn. Lily D’Agostino So. Distance Topsfield, Mass. Faith Dismuke Sr. Sprints/Mid-Distance Passaic, N.J. Christine Donat So. Jumps Madison, Conn. Emily Durgin Jr. Distance Standish, MaineKatie Foley Fr. Distance Trumbull, Conn. Emily Howard Jr. Distance Tolland, Conn. Nyanka Joseph Sr. Sprints Brooklyn, N.Y. Emi Kanyo So. Jumps North Haven, Conn. Liz Lagoy Fr. Distance West Harford, Conn. Megan Lester So. Throws Tolland, Conn.

Name Year Event HometownAbby Mace Jr. Distance Readfield, MaineSamantha Mazur Fr. Throws Brookfield, Conn. Natasha McLaren Sr. Jumps Stoudsburg, Pa. Zayna Milligan-Gardner So. Sprints Norristown, Pa. Toni-Ann Moore Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Kingston, JamaicaKelly Myers Jr. Throws Coventry, Conn. Alana Pearl Fr. Distance Manlius, N.Y. Becky Perugini Fr. Distance Thomaston, Conn. Brionna Pettus Fr. Sprints Piscataway, N.J. Megan Reese Fr. Pole Vault Concord, N.H. Melodee Riley Jr. Jumps Jamesport, N.Y. Lauren Sara Sr. Distance Stratford, Conn. Lauren Scahill Fr. Distance Gales Ferry, Conn. Kaylee Shepard Fr. Distance Dracut, Mass. Domonique Smalls Jr. Sprints Cibolo, Texas Deysha Smith-Jenkins Jr. Sprints Milwaukee, Wisc. Theresa Swanke Fr. Throws Hartford, Conn. Paris Taft So. Sprints New Haven, Conn. Kelli Thomas Fr. Throws Locus Grove, Ga. Kat Vodopia Jr. Distance Flemington, N.J. Ashley Wiggins Fr. Sprints New Rochelle, N.Y. Laura Williamson Jr. Distance Princeton, Mass. Lisa Zimmer Jr. Distance Wyckoff, N.J.

Mapping the teaM: huskies By state

7

new Jersey4

massachusetts3

Connecticut20

uConn traCk & Field By Class yearfreshmen sophomores Juniors seniors/Gs

BelinskyBrandBrownCameronfoleylagoymazurPearl

PeruginiPettusreesescahillshepardswankethomaswiggins

andersonChristed’agostino

donatkanyolester

m-Gardnertaft

attanasioBelotBikanovaBowensChapmandurginHowardmace

allenBriody

dismukeJoseph

mclarensara

2014-15 Women’s Track and field roster

mooremyersrileysmallssmith-JenkinsVodopiawilliamsonZimmer

2

1

11

1

new Hampshire1

maryland1

2

3



a look aT The ameriCan aThleTiC ConferenCeNot entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence.

With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2014-15 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Meth-odist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediate-ly taken a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basket-ball championships since 1995.

Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 play-ers who received All-America recognition by a major outlet.

The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic Conference players chosen when he was taken No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league in men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in base-ball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams to the NCAA Softball Championship.

The American Athletic Conference holds television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented na-tional exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the Ameri-can’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3.

American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary part-nerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools.

The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video pro-duction studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.

The UConn women’s 2014 in-door team (pictured left) took second at the inauguralAmerican Athletic Conference Championship held in New York.



J.J. Clarkhead Coachfirst season

J.J. Clark, who has two NCAA national championships to his credit, was named the Head Women’s Track and Field Coach at the University of Connecticut in late June of 2014.

Clark came to UConn after coaching at Tennessee since 2001 where he served as the women’s track and field coach until 2011 and then as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country while over-seeing both the men’s and women’s programs.

Clark led the Tennessee women to the NCAA national indoor championship in 2005 and 2009 and the Volunteers had nine NCAA combined indoor/outdoor top 10 finishes during his career.

He was named the national coach of the year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) in 2009 and the United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) in 2005. In his time at Tennessee, 46 different athletes combined to earn All-America honors on 192 occasions.

“I am elated to have been selected to be the next women’s track and field head coach at the University of Connecticut,” said Clark. “I am overjoyed because the vision of the UConn administration and mine are uniquely similar. I want to thank Director of Athlet-ics Warde Manuel and his staff for allowing me this opportunity.

“I am committed, along with my coaching staff, to education and a superb track and field program. We will work diligently to compete at the highest level. It’s quite apparent that the athletic programs at the University of Connecticut are exemplary and we will follow their example with great zeal and fervor.”

The academic success of the Volunteers under Clark is equally as impressive as his teams had two Academic All-Americans in both 2010 and ‘12 and both the men’s and women’s teams earned the highest GPAs in program history under his direction.

“We are very proud to welcome J.J. as our new women’s track and field head coach to UConn,” said Manuel. “J.J. brings incredi-ble experience to our program with success on the highest levels of the sport of track and field. His student-athletes have not only incredible athletic success, but have also excelled academically. Our women’s track and field student-athletes will receive the finest coaching and mentoring with J.J. leading our program.”

Clark led the Tennessee women to three SEC indoor champion-ships and five SEC cross country titles. Athletes won 61 individual SEC titles during his time there while six set American records and two world records. Clark was a three-time SEC indoor coach of the year and a three-time SEC cross country coach of the year

at Tennessee.

“I admire J.J. Clark mainly due to his great character and work ethic,” said USC women’s track and field coach Caryl Smith-Gilbert, who served with Clark on the Ten-nessee staff from 2003-07. “He is a very honest person who mentored me at Tennessee and taught me how to think with an NCAA Championship mentality. UConn will be the perfect place for him to continue his legacy of

building and graduating student-athletes and winning champion-ships.”

On the international scene, Clark was the United States women’s middle distance assistant coach at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic games. He was also the United States head coach for the World Championship Team in 2002 and an assistant coach in 1997 working the middle distance.

Clark came to Tennessee after serving as an assistant women’s track and field coach and head women’s cross country coach from 1992-2001 at Florida.

Clark has been recognized in track and field and cross country, earning a total of 21 coach of the year accolades (11 track and field with 10 cross country) during his combined time at Tennes-see and Florida.

Additionally, Clark’s team and individuals are consistently hon-ored by the USTFCCCA and SEC for academics. In 2008 and 2009, Sarah Bowman was named both the USTFCCCA Indoor Women’s Track Scholar Athlete of the Year and the SEC Women’s Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In 2010, Phoebe Wright was named the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, SEC Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year, an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and USTFCCCA Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, giving UT the honor three years running.

In 2004, Clark returned the Tennessee women to Philadelphia’s Franklin Field as the Lady Vols contingent pulled off a three baton event victories at the Penn Relays. Tennessee once again pulled off a triple at the Penn Relays in 2009 and 2010.

Clark was part of a historic moment as he coached his wife (Jearl Miles-Clark)

5



and two sisters (Hazel Clark, Joetta Clark Diggs) to a first, sec-ond and third sweep in the 800-meters at the 2000 United States Olympic trails. The trio went on to represent the United States at the Sydney games.

In international competition, Clark had 11 Lady Vols perform for Team USA and others represented Trinidad and Tobago, Ireland, Canada and Jamaica in international competition. Dee Dee Trotter won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 4x400 meter relay and also was fifth in the 400 meters.

Clark advanced two athletes (his wife Jearl and his sister Hazel) to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Hazel also qualified for the 2008 Games in Beijing.

A native of Maplewood, N.J., and a graduate of Columbia High School, Clark won the New Jersey high school state title in the mile and two-mile as a senior in 1982.

Clark is a 1986 graduate of Villanova with a degree in communi-cations. With the Wildcats, he developed into a sub-four minute miler in his competitive days en route to qualifying for the 1988 U.S Olympic Trials.

Clark returned to his prep alma mater in 1986 and served as assistant track coach. While at CHS from 1986 to 1989, he worked with the girls’ and boys’ middle distance and sprints corps. Then, in 1991, he made his transition into collegiate coaching, serving as a graduate assistant at Florida for one year before being hired full time there.

Clark studied anatomy and physiology coursework in graduate school at UF. Bridging the gap between his high school coaching and college experience, he also took courses in nutrition and exercise physiology in 1990 at Kean College in Union, N.J., and became certified as a licensed sports massage therapist in 1991 from the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville.

Clark and his wife Jearl have a son Jorell. Clark is the son of Jetta Clark and Joe Lewis Clark, the bat-wielding principal of Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside High School, depicted by actor Morgan Freeman in the 1989 movie “Lean on Me.”

1986Graduated with a B.A. in communications from

Villanova

1986-89 -- Assistant CoachColumbia High School

Middle Distance/ Sprints

1991 -- graduate AssistantUniversity of Florida

Track & Field

1992-2001 -- Assistant CoachUniversity of Florida

Cross Country/Track & Field

2001-11-- Head CoachUniversity of Tennessee

Women’s Track and Field

2008 -- middle Distance Asst. CoachU.S. Olympic Team

Women’s Track and Field

2014-present -- Head CoachUniversity of Connecticut

Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country

Coaching Accolades- Two NCAA Division I Indoor Titles (2005, 2009)- 2009 USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year

-2005 USTCA National Coach of the Year- Coached 46 different athletes to 192 overall All-

America honors at Tennessee- Three SEC Women’s Indoor Track Titles- Five SEC Women’s Cross Country Titles

The Clark file



Coach Clive Terrelonge enters his 11th year with the University of Connecticut Women’s Track and Field Team. Since his hire in 2004, the Connecticut program has become an increasing force on the Nation-al stage. His sprint/hurdle group has garnered multiple Big East and ECAC titles, as well as NCAA All-America Honors. For his efforts, Ter-relonge has been a five-time recipient of the USTFCCA North Eastern Region Coach of the Year.

In 2014, Terrelonge assumed the role of interim head coach and led the squad to runner-up and third place finishes at the indoor and outdoor American Athletic Conference Championships, respectively. Under his watch, eleven Huskies qualified to compete at the NCAA East Region-al and five Huskies (all sprinters) booked tickets to the 2014 Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, to earn four All-American honors.

The 2013 season was a very rewarding year for coach Terrelonge and his athletes. The associate head coach helped lead the team to second place finishes in both the indoor and outdoor Big East Championships. Indoor saw two of his athletes earn All American Honors on the DMR. Celina Emerson collected her third All-American Honor by running the 400m leg and Ana Groff netted her first All-American Honor by running the 800m leg at the NCAA Championships. The sprinters also set new program records in both indoor and outdoor in the 4x 400 relay. Emer-son help lead the 4x400m relay to the NCAA East Regional along with Tiffany Daley, Paris Taft and Deysha Smith-Jenkins. The quartet ran 3:37.61 at the ECAC Outdoor Championships which is a new school record.

The 2012 season was no exception to Terrelonge’s successful tenure at Connecticut. The Indoor season was highlighted by the Distance Med-ley Relay, which earned NCAA All American Honors, running 11:10.24 to earn eighth place at Nationals. Two-time All American and DMR 400 meter leg, Celina Emerson, followed her successful indoor season by reaching the NCAA East semifinal during the outdoor campaign. Joining Emerson from the sprint/hurdle group, were teammates Ana Groff and Madeline Smith in the 800 and 100H respectively. The outdoor season also included a record breaking 4x400 relay team, to help the Huskies reach an overall 2nd place finish at the ECAC championships.

During 2012, it was an exciting year for the Connecticut track and field team, as well as for the alumni. Former Husky hurdler, Phylicia George, represented Canada in the Games of the XXX Olympiad. She reached the final of the 100 hurdles running a personal best of 12.65. Coached by Terrelonge during her collegiate career, George made history by becoming the first UConn alumni to reach the Olympic games in the sport. Competing in the 2012 Olympic trials were 2011 graduate Trisha Ann Hawthorne and 2005 graduate April Garner. Both athletes reached the semifinal in their respective events; Hawthorne in the 100 m dash for Jamaica and Garner in the 100 Hurdles for the USA.

The UConn sprinters have been extraordinary since Terrelonge’s addition to the program. Between 2005 and 2011, the title of BIG EAST Champion in the 60m and 100m has been in the sole possession of

UConn sprinters. The 2010-2011 campaign saw then senior Trisha Ann Hawthorne and freshman teammate Celina Emerson named second team NCAA Indoor All Americans in the 60m dash and 4000m DMR respectively. Emerson became the youngest UConn sprinter to receive All America honors, while Hawthorne added to her already extensive list of accolades. Now graduate Trisha-Ann Hawthorne remains the most decorated sprinter in the history of UConn track and field. She has dominated the sprint events in the Big East, winning an unprecedented four straight outdoor titles in the 100m and 200m. She also owns the Big East record for three straight indoor victories in the 60m and 200m, tallying an impressive 17 individual titles. Hawthorne’s name is cemented on the record board as she holds school records in the short sprint events from the 55m to 200m. She was the first athlete in UConn history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in two sprint events and the first track athlete to earn NCAA All-American honors by placing seventh in the 100m at the 2010 Outdoor NCAA Champi-onships. Hawthorne has represented her native country Jamaica on several occasions beginning in 2008 at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She went on to earn a silver medal for Jamaica as part of the 4x100 relay at the 2010 NACAC U-23 National Championships. During the indoor 2011 season, she competed at the storied Milrose Games as part of the Jamaica vs. USA 60m sprint event.

Terrelonge also helped guide 2010 graduate Phylicia George to success both regionally and nationally during her career as a Hus-ky. George was a two-time qualifier for the NCAA National Cham-pionships in the 2010 indoor season for the 60H, and in 2009 as part of the Outdoor 4x100 relay team. She currently holds the sprint hurdle records for the 55H, 60H and 100H. Off the track, she received NCAA Academic All-America, and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors. More recently, George represented Canada at the 2011 IAAF World Athletic Champi-onships, placing seventh in the final of the 100H. She competed at the 2009 Canadian World Championship Trials, and the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials in the 100 hurdles and 200m dash.

The 2010 season saw another excellent year for the Huskies and Terrelonge. Once again, Terrelonge was honored as the indoor and outdoor Northeast Region Coach of the Year. The Huskies claimed both the indoor and outdoor ECAC Championships as well as the New England Championships. UConn also placed third in the Big East Indoors while finishing second at the Big East Out-door Championships. Hawthorne claimed seven titles overall,

Clive Terrelongeassociate head Coach

11th season

7



including four Big East Championships. She was crowned Athlete of the Meet at both ECAC Championships as well as the Big East Outdoor Championships. She then went on to become an NCAA Outdoor All-American in the 100m.

The Huskies saw three sprinters qualify for the NCAA Champion-ships. Hawthorne joined Mandela Graves-Fulgham, George and freshman Kristen Brown to compile the NCAA Qualifying 4x100m relay team. In total, UConn saw nine sprinting records broken on the season.

During the 2009 season, Terrelonge led four of his athletes to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor National Championship in their individual events. At the Regional meet with Terrelonge coaching five of the ten total athletes representing UConn, the program recorded its best finish in school history. Earlier that season, the Huskies won their second consecutive ECAC Championship title.

Hawthorne was named ECAC Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet, while just two weeks earlier she had been dubbed Big East Outdoor Championship Track Performer of the Meet. At Sea Ray Relays, Coach Terrelonge’s 4x200 led the UConn team with a win and then season best time. A short two weeks later, at the historic Penn Relays, the 4x200 team bettered their time, which eventually earned them a ninth place National ranking as released by Track & Field News. The 4x100 team also met success as they became the first in program history to make the “Championship of America” final.

During the indoor campaign, UConn defended its title as Big East Champions as Hawthorne won both the 60m and 200m, while Graves-Fulgham broke her own school record to claim the 400m title. In the process, both gained a berth to the NCAA National Championship. With two champions in three events, and four ath-letes in the finals of the 60m dash, Terrelonge’s sprinters amassed over 50-percent of the team’s total Big East points.

Terrelonge and the Huskies had an outstanding year in 2008. En route to the Huskies’ first ECAC Outdoor Championship title, his sprint group led the way accounting for nearly half the Huskies’ points. At the conclusion of the season, four new school records were set. The 2008 indoor season proved to be historic as UConn pulled off the “triple crown” in the championship season, winning the New England, Big East and ECAC Championship titles. It was the team’s first ever Big East Indoor title, their second consecutive ECAC crown and their third straight New England Championship victory. At the conclusion of that historic season, the program was recognized by the USTFCCA with Northeast Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Field Athlete of the Year honors in Bill Morgan, Clive Terrelonge, and Tamara Highsmith, respectively.

Terrelonge and the Huskies performed well during the outdoor campaign in 2007, where five of the Husky sprinters competed in the NCAA Regionals. The 2006-07 squad captured two titles during the indoor season; the ECAC and the New England Championship titles. The Huskies were third at the Big East Championship, which was the highest finish in school history before the UConn victory in 2008. In recognition of his achievements, Terrelonge was named one of the United States Emerging Elite Coaches and was selected to participate in the United States Track and Field (USATF) Elite Men’s and Women’s event camps, which were held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. July 14-19, 2007.

In 2006, Terrelonge coached fourteen athletes to New England Championship titles, and ten athletes to All-Big East status. He finished the season with four athletes competing at the USA Jr.

Championship most notably Graves-Fulgham who finished as a finalist in the 400m.

During Terrelonge’s first year with the University of Connecticut program, he wasted no time in making an impact. In 2005, he led current volunteer coach, April Garner, to new and presently unbro-ken school records in the high hurdle events. That year she was the Big East runner up in the 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles, following her ECAC indoor hurdle title from the previous year. As a post colle-giate, she competed on an international level under the leadership of Terrelonge. During that time, she reached the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, 2006 and 2007 US Indoor National Championship 60 hurdle finals.

Prior to coming to UConn, Terrelonge worked at Brown University and his alma mater, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. While at Brown, he helped guide the team to a second place finish in the Ivy League in 2004. Over the two years he served at Brown, his sprint-ers broke two school records that stood for over ten years in the 100 and the 110 hurdles.

In 2004, Brown had its first women’s Ivy League 100m champion over six years. At Lincoln, Terrelonge helped lead the women’s squad to a NCAA Division III Championship and produced eight All-American sprinters/hurdlers that year. During his time as an as-sistant coach, the men captured six NCAA indoor and outdoor titles and two runner-up trophies. The men’s sprinters also set five NCAA records and earned over sixty All-America honors.

As a collegiate competing for Lincoln University, Terrelonge earned 19 Division III All-America honors in the 400m, 800m and 4x400 relay. He is a former NCAA two-time 400m champion, three-time 800m champion, and still holds the 800m NCAA Division III outdoor record. He was an accomplished professional athlete as a World Champion and two-time Olympian for Jamaica.

Terrelonge was inducted into the NCAA Division III Track and Field Hall of Fame at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Track and Field Championship Banquet in Waverly, Iowa on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. He received his bachelor of science degree in health and physical education from Lincoln in 1994. Terrelonge currently resides in Storrs, Conn.



Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, one of UConn’s most decorat-ed athletes, has been named an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut women’s track and field program, head coach J.J. Clark announced on Dec. 30, 2014.

Hawthorne, who competed as a sprinter for the Hus-kies from 2007-11, makes the transition into coaching after serving in Connecticut’s compliance office, assist-ing student-athletes in gaining knowledge of the rules and regulations that govern the institution’s intercolle-giate athletics program.

The Elmsford, N.Y. native will coach alongside first-year leader Clark as well as associate head coach Clive Terrelonge. In addition to her duties on the track, Hawthorne will assist the program in recruiting, as well as aid in the completion of administrative activities.

“We’re thrilled to add Trisha-Ann Hawthorne to our staff,” commented Clark. “She brings a wealth of ex-perience on the track and comes from a compliance and administrative background. She rounds out our staff and we’re excited to have her on board as we get ready to begin the indoor season.”

“Happy would be the word to choose upon accepting the position,” said Hawthorne. “ I feel honored to work alongside two great, experienced and knowledgeable coaches. The best part is being able to work with a program I was once a student-athlete of as well. I’m looking forward to a great season for the program as a whole.”

As a student-athlete, Hawthorne set the school re-cord in the indoor 100m, 60m, and 200m and also ranks first in the program in the outdoor 100m and 200m. The Big East’s most decorated female athlete,

she finished first in the 200m at the New England Championships, tying her own school record and setting a new meet record (23.55) during her junior season in 2009-10. During the outdoor campaign she was tabbed as the USTFCCCA Northeast Region Track Athlete of the Year and anchored the Jamaican U23 4x100 meter relay to a silver medal (44.20) at the NACAC Under-23 National Champi-onships.

She was tabbed as the Big East and ECAC MVP after her senior season, during which she won the conference indoor 60m and 200m and took gold at the outdoor 100m, 200m and 4X100m.

She was selected as an NCAA All-American in the outdoor 100m as a junior and qualified for the IAAF World Jr. Championship. Additionally, the sprinter earned 12 ECAC championships (100m, 200m, 4X100m) and was a four-time New England Champion (55m, 200m, 4X400m)

Trisha-Ann Hawthorne

assistant Coachfirst season

9



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Season’s best time of 58.21 in the 400m dash came at the Great Dane Classic, where she took 17th place.• Posted a time of 26.12 in the 200m dash at PSU National... also recorded a season’s best time of 25.91 in

the 200m at the Terrier Classic.

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Grabbed a seventh-place finish in 400m dash (58.75) at the Yale Invitiational on Jan. 11

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Part of the 4x100m relay that finished seventh at the ECAC Championship.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Competed in the 200 meter dash at the New England

Championships. Member of the 4x400 team that finished in 1st at the New England Championships (3:42.41).

2012 Outdoor (Freshman)• Competed in the 200m and 400m prelims at the BIG

EAST Championships.• Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 4th

(3:38.94) at the ECAC Championships, setting a new school record.

2012 Indoor (Freshman)• Placed 5th in the 200 meter at the New England Cham-

pionships with a time of 24.79... Also ran a (56.48) in 400m prelims.

• Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 5th (3:45.12) at the ECAC Championships.

High School: Attended Windsor High School... Was four-time letter winner in track and captained the team her senior year...Earned All-American, All-New England, and All-State honors...Helped lead indoor and outdoor track to Class L State Championships in 2010 and 2011...Also was a member of the volleyball team earning three letters.

Personal: Brianna Nijhan Allen...a psychology major.

briannaAllen Senior - Windsor, Conn. Sprints



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Competed at the NCAA East Regionals for the first time in her career, placing 15th in the high jump after

clearing 1.77m.• Became just the second-ever Husky to capture the ECAC Heptathlon (Terry Roy in 1992 & 1995) when she

racked up 5,352 points across the seven events. It marked the second-highest point total in UConn history.• Finished third in the heptathlon at the American Athletic Conference Championship with 5,203 points...

also captured sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.70m.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished third in the heptathlon (5,012) at the ECAC Championships... high jump with a leap of 1.71m.• Claimed the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 5,118 points... finished

eighth in the high jump (1.70m)... Also competed in the shot put.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• A fifth place finisher in the pentathlon at the BIG EAST

Championships with an overall score of 3,710. Compet-ed in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships.

• Placed 2nd in the pentathlon at the New England Championships tallying 3,818 points. A seventh place finisher in the high jump at the New England Champi-onships with a height of 1.70m.

High School: Attended Murjani Sport Gymnasium in Seja, Latvia... Transferred from Nicholls State University... Was the 2011 national indoor champion in the long jump and the 2010 national champion in the pentathlon.

Personal: Born on Jan. 26, 1992... majoring in natural resources.

saijaBikAnovA Senior - Madonas, Latvia Multi-Event

11



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Finished seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the American Athletic Conference Championship

(11:18.00).• Competed in the 800m at the Larry Ellis Invitational, crossing the finish line at the 2:21.54 marker.

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Captured third place in the 800m run the Yale Invitational to open the season, posting a time of 2:18.94

en route to the bronze medal... Also ran the leadoff leg of the 4x800m team that finished third (9:27.76).• Ran a 2:16.44 800m at the Terrier Classic and a 5:17.01 mile at Armory Collegiate.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore) • Ran the second leg on the 4x800m relay where the team claimed third place in 8:52.65. • Part of 4x800m relay that finished fourth at the Big East Championships with a time of 8:52.80.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Member of the 4x800 meter relay team that placed fourth in the Big East Championships with a time of 8:43.31.• Placed 19th in the mile run at the New England Champi-onships with a time of 5:05.81. Member of the DMR team that finished in 7th place at the New England Champion-ships.• Ran a PR in the mile, finishing in 5:01 at the BU Indoor.

2012 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished 15th in the prelims for the 1000m at the Big East Championships (2:59.81).

High School: Attended Ridgefield High School... Was awarded 8 total letters between track and cross country and captained the track team her senior year...Earned All-State and All-Conference honors...Four-time Coaches Award winner...Also earned one letter in both basketball and track, respectively.

Personal: Terra Lynne Briody... An elementary education major...born on March 20, 1993.

TerraBriody Senior - Ridgefield, Conn.Distance



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished 11th in the discus throw at the ECAC Championship with a 42.89m hurl.• Placed ninth in the discus at the American Athletic Conference Championship (45.03m).• Won the discus throw at the FSU Relays with a 43.28m throw and also took home gold at the UConn Invi-

tational (43.28m) and Minutemen Invitational (42.50m).

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Captured first place in the weight throw to open the season at the Yale Invitational, throwing for 16.12m...

also registered a season’s best 16.14m throw at the Terrier Classic to finish fifth.• Finished 15th in the weight throw at the American Athletic Conference Championship (13.62m)... Also

finished 15th in the same event at Penn State National with a 15.22m launch.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Competed in the discus at the ECAC Championships where she finished 16th with a throw of 44.09m.• Finished eighth (44.45m) in the discus at the Big East Championships.

High School: Attended Stonington High School... was a four-time letter winner and school record holder in dis-cus, shot put, and hammer...Was a two-time All-State and All-New England recipient...Was a three-time All-Eastern Connecticut Conference award winner...Also captained the basketball team earning three letters and was a two-time letter winner in field hockey.

Personal: Megan Rose Kimble Chapman ... A human de-velopment and family studies major... born on February 1, 1993.

meganChApmAn

Senior - Stonington, Conn.Throws

13



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Helped the 4x400m relay team earn UConn’s first All-American honors in the event. Dismuke ran the sec-

ond leg to pace the squad to a 12th place finish in 3:34.89 and earn Second Team All-America honors.• Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that qualified for the NCAA Championship at the NCAA East

Regional (3:34.83)... Competed individually in the 800m run, where she finished the preliminary round in a personal-best time of 2:06.87.

• Anchored the 4x800m relay team to a gold medal finish at the ECAC Championship, helping the squad get across the line in 8:39.67.

• Ran the second leg of the 4x400m squad that finished second at the American Athletic Conference Cham-pionship (3:32.83) and set a new school record... captured third in the 800m run with a time of 2:06.90.

• Ran on the 4X400m relay that captured the gold medal at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. (3:35.04).

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Competed in the 500m run at the ECAC Championship,

finishing in 1:13.13.• Paced the 4x400m relay team to a first place finish at

the American Athletic Conference Championship, run-ning the third leg to help the Huskies finish in 3:37.92... also finished third in the 800m with a time of 2:07.50.

• Captured 10th in the 400m dash at the Terrier Classic (55.93).

High School: Attended Ridgefield High School... Was awarded 8 total letters between track and cross country and captained the track team her senior year...Earned All-State and All-Conference honors...Four-time Coaches Award winner...Also earned one letter in both basketball and track, respectively.

Previous: Competed at Villanova University... earned All-Big East Indoor in 2012 for the 400m leg in the DMR... earned fifth in the Penn Relays... ran in the 2013 national first round at East Regionals... placed fifth in the 2013 Out-door Big East Championships... captured fourth in the BIG EAST Indoor 500m in 2013... finished in eighth place in the 4x400m relay in the Big East 2012 Indoor Championship... named to the Big East All-Academic Team for 2012-13, NJ-SIAA Scholar Athlete in 2011... the first All-County Champi-on in Mary Help of Christians Academy history in 2011.

Personal: Born April 12, 1994... A marketing major.

faith dismuke Senior - Passaic, N.J. Hurdles/Sprints



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Anchored the 4x400m relay to Second Team All-American honors at the 2014 NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore.

Joseph paced the squad to a time of 3:34.89 to take 12th place as the first UConn 4x400 team to achieve the feat.• Competed in the 400m at the NCAA East, running 54.55.• Anchored the 4X400m relay team that ran 3:34.83 at the NCAA East.• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay team that took gold at the ECAC Championship (45.23)... Captured fourth in

the 400m dash (54.26) and sixth in the 200m dash (24.13).... Ran a 23.91 to advance to the finals.• Helped the 4x400m relay to a second place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship, setting a school

record with a time of 3:32.83... Captured fifth in the 400m dash (53.58) and finished with a time of 23.96 in the 200m dash.

• Contributed to a record-breaking time with the 4x200m relay team when she ran the third leg to help the Huskies to a time of 1:33.38 at the Penn Relays... Also anchored the 4X100m relay that won the championship at the Penn Relays.

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Earned a fourth place finish in the 400m at the ECAC Cham-

pionship (54.41).• Ran the anchor leg of 4x400m relay team that captured gold

at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 3:37.92 and a new school record.

• Competed in the 200 and 400m dash at The American Cham-pionships.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Competed at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200m.• Also competed in the ECAC Championships in the 200m

(24.67).• Part of the 4x200m relay team that finished in 4th place at

the Penn Relays (1:36.23).

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Competed at the New England Championships in the 400m and the 4x400m relay.

2012 Indoor (Freshman)• Competed in the 400m at the ECAC Championships.Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 3rd(3:41.54) at the BIG EAST Championships.

High School: Attended Medgar Evers College Prep... Captained both indoor and outdoor track and field teams...Earned All-Ameri-ca honors in indoor and outdoor in 2011...anchored the New York State record 4x200m relay team with a time of 1:37.73.

Personal: An English major...born on June 8, 1993.

nyankaJoseph Senior - Brooklyn, N.Y. Sprints

15



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Took seventh in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (1.65m).• Earned seventh in the high jump at the Sea Ray Relays after clearing 1.70m.

2014 Indoor (Senior)• Won the high jump at the ECAC Championship with a height of 1.75m.• Finished fourth in the high jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (1.72m).• Registered 1.80m at both the Scarlet & White Invitational and the Yale Invitational where she captured second and

first places, respectively.

2013 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Won the high jump at the ECAC Championships with a leap of 1.79m.• Finished fourth in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a jump of 1.79m.

2013 Indoor (Junior)• • Placed 3rd at the ECAC Championships in the high jump

(1.78m).• A fourth place finisher in the high jump at the BIG EAST

Championships with a height of 1.78m.• Finished in second place in the high jump at the New England

Championships at a height of 1.75m.

2012 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 15th in the high jump (1.77m) at the NCAA East

Regionals.• Placed 3rd at the BIG EAST Championships in the high jump

(1.79m).

2012 Indoor (Sophomore)• Placed 3rd in the high jump at the NCAA Championships

(1.81) earning First Team All-American honor.• Won the high jump event at the ECAC Championships (1.86).• Finished 6th in the high jump at the BIG EAST Champion-

ships (1.70).

High School: Attended Stroudsburg High School...was a captain and three-time letter winner in volleyball and a two-time letter winner in basketball...was a state runner-up in the high jump and 2nd state runner up in the triple jump...MVP of the Moun-tain Valley Track & Field Conference...was an All-American in the high jump and the triple jump...holds the District II triple jump record...was a member of the High Honor Roll.

Personal: Natasha Yvonnea McLaren...A speech, language and hearing sciences major...born Aug. 21, 1992.

natashamClAren

Senior - Stroudsburg, Pa.Jumps



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Recorded a throw of 11.43m in the shot put at the ECAC Championship.• Finished 17th at the American Athletic Conference Championship with an 11.43m throw in the

shot put.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished 17th in the shot put at the American Athletic Conference Championship (11.53m).• Registered a 10.88m throw in the shot put in her debut at Armory Collegiate.• Took sixth at the Scarlet & White Invitational with a heave of 11.57m in the shot put.

Previous: Attended St. Francis on basketball scholarship but suffered season-ending injury.

High School: Four-time letter winner and school record holder in shot put and hammer throw ... was three time All-State and All-New England recipient....Was a four time All-North Central Connecti-cut Conference award winner... Three time Best in Field Team MVP...Team Captain ... Also captained the basketball team earning 4 letters and scoring 1000 points and 1000 rebounds and three time All-State honors. Earned four letters and won four State Championships in volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Peggy and Norman Myers ... Born Oct. 25, 1992 ... brother, Tommy, is a member of the UConn Football Team ... a psychology major.

kellymyers Senior - Coventry, Conn. Throws

17



2014 Outdoor (Junior)• Earned the silver medal in the 3,000m run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 9:33.76... Also finished 17th in

the 5,000m run (16:45.58).• Took fourth place in the 10,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 35:32.96... Also finished

fourth in the 5,000m run (16:39.79).• Captured second at the UConn Invitational in the 3,000m run, clocking 9:46.53.

2014 Indoor (Junior)• Finished 17th (34:31.03) in the 10,000 meter run at the NCAA East Regionals.• Claimed fourth place in the 10,000 meter run at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 34:47.92.

2013 Indoor (Sophomore)• Placed 9th in the 3,000-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships with a mark of 9:38.29. A third place finisher

in the 5,000-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships (16:21.33).

2011 Outdoor (Freshman)• Placed 22nd at the NCAA Finals for the 10000m (36:01.52).• Finished 5th at the ECAC Championships in the 3000m

(9:33.13) while setting a new program record.• Finished 7th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m

(16:37.34) which is another program record.

2011 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished 3rd at the ECAC Championships in the 3000m

(9:32.28) which is a new school record.• Finished 7th at the BIG EAST Championships in the 5000m

(16:35.02), also a school record.• Placed 5th in the New England Championships for the 1 mile

(4.52.53).

High School: Attended Bunnell High... Named All-State and All-Conference in cross country in 2007, 2008 and 2009... All-New England in 2008 and 2009... 2009 New Haven and Connecticut Post MVP... Captained the cross country team in 2008 and 2009... In track, named All-New England and All-American in the indoor 5000 meters... All-State indoor selection in 2010... Captained the indoor track team in 2008 and 2009... Named to the All-Confer-ence Academic Team in cross country (2009), indoor track (2010) and outdoor track (2010).

Personal: Lauren Elizabeth is the daughter of Wayne and Mau-reen Sara...a human development and family studies major... born March 31, 1992.

laurensArA

Senior - Stratford, Conn. Distance



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Qualified for NCAA East Regional competition for the first time in her career, finishing 21st in the triple jump after covering 12.68m

of ground.• Posted a personal-best distance of 13.11m in the triple jump to take the silver medal at the ECAC Championship.• Won the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 12.65m effort to sweep both the indoor and out-

door titles... Also competed in the long jump.• Her 12.59m triple jump at the Penn Relays was good for fourth place at the prestigious event... the sophomore also earned gold

in the triple jump at the FSU Relays (12.41m) to open the outdoor season.• Took fourth place in the triple jump (12.71) at the Se Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Locked up second place at the ECAC Championship with a triple jump of 12.62m.• Won the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship on a 12.79m leap.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Competed in the triple jump at the ECAC Championships.• Finished seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 12.18m at the BIG EAST Championships.• Competed in the 100 meter hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Placed fifth in the triple jump at the ECAC Championships with a measurement of 12.18m. Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at

the ECAC Championships (8.75).

Personal: An economics major.

odrineBelotJunior - Elmont, N.Y. Sprints/Jumps

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Registered a seventh place finish at the long jump at the ECAC Championship, leaping for 5.75m.• Finished ninth in the long jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 5.65m effort.• Won the long jump at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a 6.01m showing... also anchored the 4x100m relay team that won the Sea Ray

Relays with a time of 46.12.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Captured third place in the long jump at the ECAC Championship with a distance of 5.77m...Also competed in the triple jump.• Earned sixth place in the long jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships (5.97m)... Took twelfth place in the triple

jump (11.90m).

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Anchored the 4x100m relay squad that finished seventh (46.18) at the ECAC Championships.• Part of the 4x100m relay team that finished eighth (46.46) at the BIG EAST Championships. 2013 Indoor (Freshman)• An eighth place finisher in the 60 meter hurdles at the ECAC Championships with a time of 8.77.

Personal: An psychology major.

sarahBowens Junior - Hillburn, N.Y. Hurdles/Jumps

19



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Qualified to compete at the NCAA East Regional, finishing 42nd in the 10,000m run (36:52.41).• Took the silver medal in the 10,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championships (35:07.88).• Captured the 3,000m run at the UConn Invitational (9:44.99) and helped the 4x1500m relay team take second place at the Ra-

leigh Relays (18:37.54).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Won the 3,000m run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 9:36.65.• Captured three events en route to being named the Most Outstanding Performer at the American Athletic Conference Champion-

ship... her time of 16:47.81 earned her the gold in the 5,000m run and she clocked 9:36.65 to win the 3,000m run... Durgin then anchored the distance medley relay to a first place finish in 11:36.25 seconds to help the Huskies take home second place overall.

• Posted a sub-five minute mile at the Great Dane Classic to take third place (4:53.51).• Ran the 5,000m Championship in 16:44.13 as the top college runner and second overall finisher at Armory Collegiate.• The lone Husky to compete at the Cherry & Silver Invite, taking fourth in the 3,000m run (9:56.81) and seventh in the mile

(4:59.18), both at altitude.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Placed 16th in the 3,000 meter run at the New England Championships with a time of 10:08.02. Ran the first leg of the DMR at

the New England Championships, which placed 7th at a time of 11:49.23.

Personal: A communications major.

emilydurginJunior - Portland, Maine Distance

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Clocked 2:15.37 in the preliminary round of the 800m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship.• Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished second at the Minutemen Invitational (3:57.72).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished seventh in the 1,000m run at the ECAC Championship with a time of 2:53.62.• Competed in the 800m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship, finishing seventh with a time of 2:13.70.• Participated in the mile run at Armory Collegiate, crossing the finish line at the 5:05.19 marker.• Ran the third leg of UConn’s distance medley relay that finished fourth at the Yale Invitational (12:11.49).

Personal: An exercise science major.

emilyhowArd Junior - Tolland, Conn. Distance



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished ninth in the 5,000m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship after crossing the finish line in 18:00.09.• Ran the 5,000m run in 17:22.11 at the Larry Ellis Invitational.• Took fourth at the UConn Invitational in the 3,000m run in 10:09.74.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished eighth in the 3,000m run at the ECAC Championship (9:50.10)• Took home seventh place in the 5,000m run at The American Athletic Conference Championship (17:26.87).• Won the 5,000 meter college event at Armory Collegiate in 17:14.52.• Ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Yale Invitational in 12:11.49.... Also helped the

4x800m relay team finish third in 9:27.76.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Ran the 1500m in a time of 4:34.91... Finished with a time of 17:34.75 in the 5,000m.

Personal: A journalism major.

abbymACeJunior - Readfield, MaineDistance

Before UConn: Member of the Track and Field team at Lincoln University... Foundation Academic Scholarship from Lincoln University... Certificate of Academic Performance... MIAA Athlete of the week.

Personal: An sociology major.

Toni-annmoore Junior - Kingston, JamaicaSprints/Hurdles

21



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Captured 11th in the triple jump at the ECAC Championship (12.07m).• Leapt for 12.02m to take sixth in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship ... Also competed in the long

jump.• Won the triple jump at the UConn Invitational (12.10m).• Jumped 12.37m in the triple jump and 5.63m in the long jump at the Sea Ray Relays.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Competed in the long and triple jump at the ECAC Championship.• Took seventh in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (12.21m) ... Also competed in the long jump,

registering a leap of 5.57m.• Season’s best of 12.39m in the triple jump came at the Scarlet & White Invitational.... Also jumped 5.77m in the long jump at the

New Balance Collegiate in the NY Armory.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.69m at the ECAC Championships.• Competed in the triple jump and the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• A seventh place finisher in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a measurement of 12.02m. Led all Huskies, in the

long jump at the BIG EAST Championships.• Placed seventh in the long jump at the New England Championships. A fourth place finisher at the New England Championships in

the triple jump (11.83m).

Personal: A sociology major.

melodeerileyJunior - Jamesport, N.Y. Jumps

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Competed in the 100m dash at the American Athletic Conference Championship.• Competed in the 100m at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished fifth in the 60m dash at the Yale Invitational in 7.69... Also ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished fourth

(3:57.70).• Competed in the 200m and 60m dash at the Great Dane Classic.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Competed at the BIG EAST Championships in the 60 meter dash.• Participated in the 60 meter dash at the New England Championships.

Personal: A sociology major.

domoniquesmAlls

Junior - Cibolo, Texas Sprints



ALL-AMERICAN2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that became the first UConn squad to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Champi-

onship in Eugene, Ore. The squad clocked 3:34.89 and finished in 12th place to earn Second Team All-American.• Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 11th at the NCAA East Regional in 3:34.82 to earn a trip to the NCAA Champion-

ship.... Competed individually in the 200m dash, clocking 24.11 in the preliminary round... Also a member of the 4x100m relay that finished 21st in 45.46.

• Ran the third leg of the 4x100m relay that finished first at the ECAC Championship in 45.23... took fourth in the 200m dash in 23.81 after posting the second-fastest 200m time in UConn history in 23.60 and reached the semifinals in the 100m.

• Helped the 4x400m relay finished second at the American Athletic Conference Championship in a school-record time of 3:32.83... Also helped the 4x100m relay to a fourth place finish in 45.55.... Captured sixth in the 200m dash in a time of 24.09.

• Helped the 4x400m relay team finish third at the Penn Relays in 3:36.41 and ran the leadoff leg of the 4x200m relay team that established a new school record in 1:33.38.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Captured third in the 200m dash at the ECAC Championship (23.87)... Also took eighth place in the 60m dash in 7.62.• Ran a personal-best in the in the trials of the 200m (23.72) and 60m (7.49)• Ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay team that took first place in 3:37.92 at the American Athletic Conference Championship,

setting a new school record... Earned fifth place in the 200m dash with a time of 24.26.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Part of the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Regionals in a time of 3:40.89.

Personal: A women’s studies major... Born on Sept. 22, 1993.

deyshasmith-JenkinsJunior - Milwaukee, Wisc.

Sprints

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Ran the 400m at the opening meet at the FSU Relays... ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that won first in a time of

3:36.35.• Took third in the 400m dash at the UConn Invitational (56.56).• Competed in the 400m at the American Athletic Conference Championships, running 55.78 in the trials.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Won the 400m dash at the Yale Invitational in 55.93.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Anchored the 4x400 meter relay team that captured third at the ECAC Championships in a time of 3:37.61, which was a new school

record.• Ran the final leg of the 4x400 meter relay squad that finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 3:38..97.• Anchored the 4x400 meter relay team that captured 2nd place at the the Penn Relays (3:38.61).• Ran third leg on the 4x400 meter relay team that finished second at the Sea Ray Relays with a time of 3:39.85 in Knoxville, Tenn.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the ECAC Championships, which placed fifth at a time of 3:39.71, a new program

record.• Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed ninth at the BIG EAST Championships (3:44.52).• Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that won the New England Championships, setting a new championship record (3:42.41).

Personal: A human development and family studies major.. Born on Sept. 22, 1993.

ParistAft

Junior - New Haven, Conn. Sprints

23



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Grabbed fifth in the 800m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 2:11.75.• Finished 11th in the 800m run at the Sea Ray Relays (2:16.66).

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished 10th in the 800m run at the Scarlet & White Invitational after clocking 2:14.26.• Ran the third leg of the Distance Medley Relay that captured first at the Great Dane Classic in 11:56.01.

2013 Outdoor (Freshman)• Ran the final leg of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished third at the ECAC Championships in a time of 8:52.65.• Part of the 4x800 meter team that took fourth (8:52.80) at the BIG EAST Championships.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Placed fifth at the ECAC Championships in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:53.54.• Member of the 4x800 meter relay team that placed fourth in the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 8:43.31.• Placed first in the 1,000-meter run at the New England Championships, recording a time of 2:54.70.

Personal: A communications major... Born Dec. 30, 1993.

katvodopiAJunior - Flemington, N.J.Distance

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Ran the third leg of the 4x800m relay team that grabbed gold at the ECAC Championship in a time of 8:39.67.• Finished sixth in the 1,500m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 4:34.77• Finished fifth in the 3,000m run at the UConn Invitational in 10:12.69.• Took sixth in the 800m run at the FSU Relays in 2:14.30.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Won the 1000m run at the ECAC Championship in 2:50.86.• Captured the mile run at the American Athletic Conference Championship in 4:53.00.• Competed in the 800m run at Armory Collegiate, crossing the finish line in 2:17.11.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished third at the ECAC Championships with a time of 8:52.65.

2013 Indoor (Freshman)• Participated in the 500 meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships (1:16.52).• Placed fifth in the 800 meter run at the New England Championships with a mark of 2:15.41.

Personal: A psychology major.

laurawilliAmsonJunior - Princeton, Mass.

Distance



2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Ran the leadoff leg of UConn’s 4x800m relay team that finished first at the ECAC Championship (8:39.67).• Finished 10th in the 1,500m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 4:44.82.• Competed in the 800m run at the Larry Ellis Invitational, finishing in 2:16.78.

Previous: South Carolina (2012-14): Cross Country - Ran 18:40 for 5K at Queens Challenge and 23:26 at SEC in the 6k. Indoor Track (2013) - ran 4:58.45 for the mile and 2:11 at SEC. 2013 Outdoor - Competed at the USATF Jr. Nationals and finished in 7th place, running a 2:10.30.

Personal: A resource economics major.

lisaZimmerJunior - Wyckoff, N.J. Distance

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Lone UConn freshman to qualify for multiple events at the NCAA East Regional... finished the preliminary round of the 200m dash in

24.42 ... Also competed in the 100m dash, crossing the finish line at the 11.84 marker... Part of the 4x100m relay team that finished 21st with a time of 45.46.

• Ran 11.64 in the 100m in Knoxville, Tenn. at the Sea Ray Relays.• Earned fifth place in the 100m dash at the ECAC Championship (11.84) ... Also competed in the preliminary heat of the 200m, clock-

ing 24.30.• Anchored the 4x200m team that set and reset the UConn record on consecutive days at the Penn Relays... the quartet posted a time

of 1:33.38 to take fifth place... Named American Athletic Conference Track & Field Athlete of the Week (April 29) as a result.• Won the 100m dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 11.80 and captured the silver medal in the 200m (23.89)• Lead off the 4X100 m relay that captured the ECAC title (45.23).... Also part of the 4X100m relay ECAC Championship team that

captured gold at the Penn Relays.

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Captured fourth place at the ECAC Championships with a 200m time of 24.02 seconds... Also finished fifth in the 60 meter dash after

clocking a 7.57.• Took home sixth place in the 200m (24.70) at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship ... Also placed eighth in the

60m dash in 7.57.• Ran 7.40 in the semifinal of the 60m at the ECAC Championships.• Competed the 60m in 7.49 at the conference trials.

Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1994... a mathematics major.

TaylorAnderson

Sophomore - Brooklyn Park, Minn. Sprints

25



High School: Attended Suffield High in West Suffield, Conn.... A four-year letter winner and captain of the track team... MVP in both indoor and outdoor in 2012... Helped lead the team to an NCCC Championship in indoor and outdoor... All-Conference and All-Cou-rant... Owns the NCCC meet record and school record in the pole vault... Also played soccer and was part of the All-State team in 2010... Received the Scholar Athlete Award in 2012.

Personal: Gabriella Nicole Attanasio... An economics major.. born December 17, 1994.

GabriellaAttAnAsioSophomore- Suffield, Conn.Pole Vault

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Competed in the 1,500m run at the American Athletic Conference Championship, finishing eleventh (4:51.94).• Anchored the 4x800m relay team that finished 11th at the Penn Relays (9:09.84).

2014 Indoor (Freshman)• Finished the preliminary heat of the 1,000m run at the ECAC Championships in 2:57.73.• Took home 11th place in the mile run at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 5:11.78.• Finished third in the 1,000m run at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2:54.93).• Competed in the 800m run at Armory Collegiate, finishing in 2:16.69.• Ran the second leg of the 4x800m relay team that finished third at the Yale Invitational (9:27.76).

Personal: An allied health sciences major... Born on Oct. 8, 1995.

maggieChristieSophomore - Brookfield, Conn.Distance



High School: Attended Masconomet Regional High in Topsfield, MA... Part of the cross country and track teams... Won the 2011 cross country all-league award and was named a Salem News All-Star for track and cross country... League champ in the indoor two mile... All-state qualifier in indoor and outdoor... Boston Globe honorable mention and Jennifer Tinney Dedication Award winner... High honors junior year and part of the honor roll senior year.

Personal: A human development and family studies major... Born on Aug. 20, 1994.

lilyd’AgostinoSophomore - Topsfield, Mass.Distance

2014 Outdoor (Sophomore)• Finished 12th in the triple jump at the American Athletic Conference Championship (10.92m).• Also earned a 12th place finish at the UConn Invitational with a 4.98m leap in the long jump.

2014 Indoor (Sophomore)• Finished 11th in the triple jump at BU’s Scarlet & White Invitational (10.82m)... Also finished 10th in the long jump (4.06m).

Personal: Born April 16, 1995... A physiology and neurobiology major.

ChristinedonAt

Sophomore - Madison, Conn.Jumps

27



2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 11th in the high jump at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a height of 1.60m.

High School: Attended North Haven High School... Finished 4th in New England Outdoor in 2013... named All-Area in 2012 and 2013... also played as a key starter on the soccer squad... member of the National Honor Society... graduated fourth in her class... also part of the AA Honors Society, Spanish Honor Society... served as President of the Math Honor Society... a McDonald’s Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Born July 19, 1995. .. A chemistry major.

emikAnyoSophomore- North Haven, Conn.Jumps

2014 Outdoor (Freshman)• Finished 12th in the javelin throw at the American Athletic Conference Championship (31.47m).• Threw for 33.18m to finish 15th in the javelin at the Larry Ellis Invitational.• Season’s best launch of 36.42m came at the FSU Relays to take 10th place.

High School: Attended Tolland High School... Earned All-New England and All-State in 2011 and 2013... Also named All Conference in and honored as an All-Area selection in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013... A CT Class M Javelin State Champion in 2011 and 2013 and a Class M State Record Holder... her team captured the Class M State Champions in 2012 and 2013... landed on the honor roll in every semeser of her high school career... also earned All-Academic in each of her sports seasons in high school... also played soccer and bas-ketball.

Personal: Born March 26, 1995... A psychology major.

meganlesterSophomore - Tolland, Conn.Throws



2014 Outdoor Season (Freshman)• Finished 18th in the 100m dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational (12.81.)

2014 Indoor Season (Freshman)• Competed in the 60m dash and the 200m dash at the Scarlet & White Invitational... clocked 8.18 in the 60m and 27.23 in the

200m dash.

Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1995... An exploratory major.

ZaynamilligAn-gArdnerSophomore - Norristown, Pa. Sprints

High School: Competed at Manhasset High School, earning 11 varsity letters... A member of the All-Country Shot/Disc Team... A two-time Long Island Champion, she was a two-time scholar athlete... Served as team captain during her senior season... School record holder in both the shotput and discus.

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Lisa Belinsky... Born July 9, 1996... Has one brother, Drew, and two sisters, Victoria and Olivia... A sports management major.

TaraBelinskyFreshman - Manhasset, N.Y.Throws

29



High School: Competed under Marty Ogden at New Fairfield High School... Served as team captain.... Posted a time of 11:43.0 in the 3200m in May, 2014... Member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Born January 7, 1996... Daughter of Johannes and Christina... A biomedical engineering major.

TiffanyBrAndFreshman- New Fairfield, Conn.Distance

High School: Competed under head coach James Simms for four years at Milford Mill Academy... Earned a fourth-place finish at the 2014 Indoor New Balance Nationals in the 4x400m relay...Took third place in the 200m at the 2014 Outdoor State Championships... 2011 4X200m State Champion... 2013 4X200 and 4X400m State Champion... A 2014 All-Metro team member....400m State Champion and third-place in the 200m....USANo. 8at the 300m in 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Anthony Brown and Eloria Key-Brown... Has two sisters, Nadine and Niyah... Born Aug. 19, 1996... An explorato-ry major.

ToniBrownFreshman - Catonsville, Md.Sprints

High School: Competed at Bacon Academy... A two-year captain, she was named team MVP on seven occasions... School record holder in the triple jump and indoor long jump... Was placed on the All-New England Team for the long jump.

Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1995... An exploratory major.

sierraCAmeronFreshman - Colchester, Conn.Jumps



High School: Competed under coach Jim McCaffrey at Trumbull High School... Holds two schools records in the 300 and 600... Also a two-time New England Qualifier... Honored as the Female Scholar Athlete for Trumbull in 2014... Earned a spot on the honor roll in all four years... Named to the Connecticut Post’s 2013 and 2014 All-Star team... Also earned All-State recognition during the outdoor seasons in 2013 and 2014.

Personal: Born June 25, 1996... Daughter of Tim and Patty Foley... a Biology major.

katiefoleyFreshman- Trumbull, Conn.Distance

High School: Competed at Conard High School... Selected as an All-Conference member in 2010-13.... Earned a spot on the All-State team in 2012 and 2013... Also competed during the indoor track season, grabbing All-Conference honors in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Personal: An enviornmental engineering major.

lizlAgoyFreshman - West Hartford, Conn.Distance

High School: Competed for four years at Brookfield High School... Named to the All-Conference second team in her freshman and junior seasons... Tabbed as an All-Conference First Team member during her senior campaign and was placed on the All-State team... Served as a captain during the 2014 season.Personal: Daughter of John and Debra Mazur... Born April 13, 1996... An environmental engineering major.

samanthamAZurFreshman - Brookfield, Conn.Throws

31



High School: Tabbed as the 2012 Syracuse Chargers High School Runner of the Year... Member of the National Honor Society and Science Honor Society.

Personal: Born February 1, 1996... Daughter of Henry and Lynda... a psychology major.

alanapeArlFreshman- Manlius, N.y.Distance

High School: Competed under Mark Olsen at Thomaston High School...Two-time qualifer for New Englands in indoor track... Posted an 18:52.0 personal best during the cross country season.

Personal: Born May 25, 1996... Daughter of Dave and Ellen... An allied sciences major.

beckyperuginiFreshman - Thomaston, Conn. Distance

High School: Competed at Piscataway High School, earning a spot on the All-State second team... Served as a team captain and was tabbed to the All-State and All-Area team during the 2014 indoor season.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Pamela Pettus... Has one brother, Tyshaun and one sister, Kiera... Born April 10, 1996... A sociology major.

bionnapettusFreshman - Piscataway, N.J.Sprints



High School: Competed at Concord High School under coaches Hayden Daly and Kyle Brown... A two-time New Hampshire state pole vault champion (2013, 2014).... Served as team captain during her senior season and earned an All-State award in 2014.... Selected as an All-New England Pole Vaulter in 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Sean and Elizabeth Reese... Born July 8, 1996... A physiology and neurobiology major.

meganreeseFreshman- Concord, N.H.Pole Vault

High School: Competed on the track team, earning All-ECC, All-State and All-Area honors... Owns the LHS records in the 1000m, 1600m and 3200m... Served as a captain for indoor track.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Rebecca Scahill... Exploratory/ACES major.

laurensCAhillFreshman - Gales Ferry, Conn.Distance

High School: Competed under head coach Erik Taber at Dracut High School... All-Conference All-Star in 2013 and 2014... State qual-ifer in the 600m in all four years... Honored as an outdoor All-Conference All-Star in 2012, 2013, and 2014... Finished third at the New England 4X800.Personal: Born March 27, 1996... Daughter of Ted and Patricia Shepard... An exploratory

kayleeshepArdFreshman - Dracut, Mass.Distance

33



High School: Competed for three years at St. Paul Catholic High School under coach Jim Husbands... Named to the All-City team on three occassions and served as captain during her senior year.... Holds school records in the shotput, hammer throw and javelin.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Rosemary Swanke... Born Feb. 9, 1996... A pre-teaching major.

TheresaswAnkeFreshman- Hartford, Conn.Throws

High School: Competed for four years at Luella High School, 3-time State qualifier, and 4-time letter winner,....Placed 4th at the Georgia State Meet shot put, Coached by Martin Seay... Captain during her junior and senior season... 3-time New Balance All American in Weight Throw and 4-time New Balance All American in Hammer Throw... 3-time USATF National Champion Hammer Throw, best throw (182’01), coached by Mike Judge.

Personal: Daughter of Vincent and Jocelyn Thomas... Has one sister Chelsey, who competed for Auburn, and one brother, Jordan, who runs track at Georgia Tech... Born Feb. 16, 1996... An exploratory major.

kelli thomAsFreshman - Locust Grove, Ga.Throws

High School: Earned four varsity letters at New Rochelle High School, including eight All-America selections... Served as team captain during her senior season... A three-time All-State champion in short hurdles and an All-County Gatorade Athlete Nominee... Was tabbed as the Journal News Athlete of the Year in 2013.

Personal: Daughter of Levon Wiggins and Cheryl Tugman, has one sister, Chelsea, and two brothers, Everton and Alex... Born March 22, 1996... An exploratory major.

ashleywigginsFreshman - New Rochelle, N.Y.Sprints/Hurdles



2013-14 season reviewThe 2013-14 campaign marked UConn’s inaugural sea-son in the American Athletic Conference, and the Huskies wasted little time cementing their spot as top contenders in the new league.

The 2013-14 season saw 2008 Olympian Amy Yoder Begley join the staff as the head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach working primari-ly with UConn’s distance runners. Long-time associate head coach and sprints specialist Clive Terrelonge as-sumed the role of interim head coach and led the squad to runner-up and third place finishes at the indoor and outdoor American Athletic Conference Championships, respectively. Under his watch, eleven Huskies qualified to compete at the NCAA East Regional and five Hus-kies (all sprinters) booked tickets to the 2014 Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, to earn four All-American honors.

The 4x400m relay team of Celina Emerson, Nyanka Jo-seph, Faith Dismuke and Deysha Smith-Jenkins became the first UConn 4x400 team to reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 12th with a time of 3:34.89 to earn Second Team All-American honors. Celina Emerson, who became the first Husky to qualify in the 400m dash, earned Honorable Mention All-American honors after fin-ishing 17th.

Eleven Huskies qualified for competition at the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Florida. Freshman Taylor Anderson earned a spot in both the 100m and 200m events. Deysha Smith-Jenkins also posted a qualifying time for a spot in the 200m after running a 23.60 at the ECAC Championship, representing the second-fastest time in program history behind Trisha-Ann Hawthorne’s 23.22. Smith-Jenkins also competed with the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams, which marked the first time in pro-gram history both relays earned the chance to compete in the NCAA East Regional in the same season.

Four-time All-American Brigitte Mania and junior trans-fer Faith Dismuke represented UConn in the 800m run while Emily Durgin competed in her first-ever NCAA East Regional in the 10,000m run. Saija Bikanova battled the field in the high jump and narrowly missed qualifying for the National Championship, while Odrine Belot was the lone Husky to compete in the triple jump. Celina Emer-son competed in the 400m along with both relay teams.Under Terrelonge’s guidance, six indoor and outdoor school records fell in 2014. The 4x400m team that

reached the NCAA Championship lowered the school’s standard three times during the outdoor season, post-ing one of the top times in the nation at 3:32.83 to earn the silver medal at the American Athletic Conference Championship. UConn’s 4x200 set and reset school re-cords n consecutive days at the historic Penn Relays, with Smith-Jenkins, Emerson, Joseph and Taylor An-derson clocking 1:33.38 to take fifth place. Celina Em-erson established herself as the premier 400m sprinter in school history, setting both the indoor (53.38) and outdoor (52.79) UConn records in her senior campaign.

A pair of Husky distance runners garnered The Ameri-can’s Most Outstanding Track Performer awards at both conference championships. Sophomore Emily Durgin was superb at the indoor championship, winning three events in two days as an individual in the 5,000m and 3,000m runs and the anchor of the distance medley relay. Her efforts helped UConn to a runner-up finish at the first-ever American Indoor Championship. Se-nior Brigitte Mania earned the same honor during the outdoor season after capturing the 800m and 1,500m runs, becoming the first Husky to win the 1,500m at a conference championship.

Standout Celina Emerson became the first Husky hon-ored by The American when she earned Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 11 after a record-setting campaign at Armory College. The senior registered a time of 53.38 in the 400m to establish the new UConn indoor record. Freshman Taylor Anderson earned her first col-legiate honors during the outdoor season, taking home Track Athlete of the Week honors on Apr. 29 after an-choring the 4x200m squad to a pair of records at the Penn relays.

Multi-events athlete Saija Bikanova became just the second Husky to capture the heptathlon at the ECAC Championship on May 17 in New Jersey. Her total of 5,352 points, which ranks second-most in school his-tory, provided UConn its first ECAC heptathlon title in 19 years. Terry Roy was the only other Husky to do accomplish the feat, doing so in 1992 and 1995.

UConn would go on to win its fifth ECAC Outdoor title in the last seven years. The Huskies have been domi-nant in the championship, claiming eleven overall titles as a program. After winning the 2014 indoor title as well, the Huskies have swept both the indoor and out-door crowns four times in the last eight years.

35



in The Classroom The University of Connecticut women’s track and field and cross country teams have been a success not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. The cross country team has been named an NCAA Division I All-Academic team for the past nine years, while the track team has earned that distinction for the past eight. The main criteria for the award is that the cumulative grade point av-erage for all student-athletes for indoor and/or outdoor track and cross country must be 3.00 or higher. In 2010, Phylicia George and Sara Leslie were named BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excel-lence Award winners. Last year, the Huskies had six student-ath-letes earn USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Honors for the 2013-14 season. Ana Groff was named to the 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in the spring. In 2008, George was one of 10 individuals chosen for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team. In 2007, former UConn distance standout Jillian Sullivan earned Third Team Aca-demic All-America honors by ESPN The Magazine as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The program attributes its success to its work ethic and support staff. The team devised a plan to help enhance academic performance and promote team unity through organized learning groups. The plan is flexible, low-impact and positive. All historical feedback from programs like this have indicated it is successful at achieving the objective set forth. Also helping to achieve the team’s objective are its support staff, including now retired John Miceli of the Counseling Program for Inter-collegiate Athletes. The Huskies welcome a new support staff with Lindsay Darcy who has taken over the women’s track and field program. CPIA is a unit within the Division of Athletics with the primary goal of assisting student-athletes in reaching their educational goals while they compete in intercollegiate athletics. As academic affairs officers, CPIA counselors function as liaisons between the athletic and academic communities. Counselors work closely with coaches, faculty and a variety of campus resources in order to help facilitate students’ successful transition into college life by instituting academic and social support programs, including, but not limited to, Counseling, Pre-Advising, Tutorial and Life Skills Programs.

in The Community The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics believes that the responsibilities of student-athletes reach beyond classrooms, libraries, fields and courts. Community service plays an integral part of the UConn experience, as Husky student-athletes contribute countless hours each year to a number of worthy causes. The UConn Women’s Track and Field team places tremendous importance on staying active in the community and each year they dedicate hours of their time to young children and their families. The squad has started a charitable initiative on the team since the 2009-10 season, “Team Hand-Off”. Each month, student-athletes from the program can give a presentation to their coaches and teammates for a specific charity that has affected their lives. On a monthly basis, the staff and program donate $50 to a pair of charities chosen by the student-athletes. Some organizations that have been chosen include, Chituka Village Project, Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, Sail to Prevail, Samaritan Purse, Teen Challenge and Malawi Desk Program. The women’s track and field/cross country teams have been active in several community service activities, including working a drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross that raised a total of $30,000 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Over the past year, the team has been heavily involved in the University’s Husky Reach program. During the year, Women’s Track and Field athletes travel to Verplanck Elementary School in Manchester, Connecticut to read with students in grades K-5 and talk with them about the importance of working hard in the classroom. The girls kicked off the year with the Verplanck BBQ where they met the students and their families. In the Fall, they visited the school on a weekly basis to read in each classroom and during their intersession training, the team took another trip to Verplanck to hold a Flashlight Reading Night with children and their families.

The team has also been individually recognized for its efforts as Leah Williams, a 2006 graduate and former UConn volunteeer coach, was chosen to represent UConn at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference. Each school is permitted to send one representative to the event. Williams now works with HuskySport at UConn, working with student-athletes in the local Hartford communities. The NCAA Leadership Conference provides NCAA student-athletes with a fo-rum to openly discuss issues that may affect them on their campuses and in their communities, while also providing them with the opportunity to enhance their lead-ership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills. The leadership conference also promotes better communication among student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and communities. The five-day conference consists of daily exercises and activities to help the student-athletes develop as individuals and as contributing members to a group. The conference is an outreach of the NCAA’s highly-successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. Criteria for selection include the student-athletes’ demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes’ potential to benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing, and must have athletic eligibility remaining for the following academic year.

Members of the women’s track and field team spend time with students at Verplank Elementary School

USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees



Athlete event yearLeah Andrianos DMR (Indoor) 2011Wendy Berutto Hammer 1997Ilva Bikanova High Jump (Outdoor) 2011, 2013 High Jump (Indoor) 2012Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Indoor) 1992Lindsay Crevoiserat DMR (Indoor) 2012, 2013 3,000 Meter (Indoor) 2013tiffany Daley 4X400m relay 2014Faith Dismuke 4X400m relay 2014Celina Emerson DMR (Indoor) 2011, 2012. 2013 4X400m Relay 2014Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Hammer (Outdoor) 2012, 2013 Shot Put (Outdoor) 2013Carol Galloway Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985Ana Groff DMR (Indoor) 2013 Bethany Hart Hammer 1999, 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthrone 100m (Outdoor) 2010 60m (Indoor) 2011Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2008 Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008nyanka Jospeh 4x400m relay 2014Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009 High Jump (Outdoor) 2009Brigitte Mania DMR (Indoor) 2011, 2012, 2013 800m (Outdoor) 2013natasha mcLaren High Jump (Indoor) 2012Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2003, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2004, 2005Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2002Terry Roy Heptathlon 1992, 1993, 1995Deysha smith-Jenkins 4X400m relay 2014Jillian Sullivan Cross Country 2006Nicole Toney Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001Tamika Toppin High Jump (Outdoor) 1998, 2001 High Jump (Indoor) 1999, 2001

Athlete event yearTara Achane High Jump (Indoor) 1990taylor Anderson 4X100m 2014Leah Andrianos 1,000m (Indoor) 2010Ilva Bikanova High Jump (Outdoor) 2011 High Jump (Indoor) 2013saija bikanova Heptathlon 2014Cheryl Brantle Long Jump (Outdoor) 1991 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1991Kristen Brown Long Jump (Indoor) 2010, 2011Angela Corson Pentathlon 1990Lindsay Crevoiserat 3,000 Meter (Outdoor) 2012Emma Crowcroft Javelin (Outdoor) 2010Tiffany Daley DMR 4x400m (Indoor) 2013Faith Dismuke 4x800m relay (outdoor) 2014Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) 1989Celina Emerson DMR 4x400m Relay 2013 4X400m Relay 2014 400m dash 2014Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) 2010, 2011, 2013 Shot Put (Indoor) 2011, 2013 Hammer Throw (Outdoor) 2013 Shot Put (Outdoor 2013Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor) 1985 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985, 1986April Garner 60 Meter Hurdles 2004Phylicia George 60 Meter Hurdles 2010Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400m (Indoor) 2008 400m (Outdoor) 2010Ana Groff 500m (Indoor) 2011 4X800m Relay (Outdoor) 2014Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) 1989Bethany Hart Weight 2000 Hammer 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 200m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 200m (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor) 2008 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2008nyanka Joseph 4x100m relay 2014Carin Knight High Jump (Outdoor) 2009Amanda Martin Javelin (Outdoor) 2008Brigitte Mania 1,500m Run (Outdoor) 2014natasha mcLaren High Jump (Indoor) 2012 High Jump (outdoor) 2013Tynisha McMillian Discus (Outdoor) 2011 Shot Put (Outdoor) 2008, 2011 Shot Put (Indoor) 2010Shauna McNiff 3,000 Meter (Indoor) 2012Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2003, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2004, 2005Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2002Amy Parkosewich Discus 2003Terry Roy Pentathlon 1992, 1993 Heptathlon 1992, 1995 Shot Put (Indoor) 1995Deysha smith-Jenkins Dmr 4x400m (Indoor) 2013 4X100m relay 2014paris taft Dmr 4x400m (Indoor) 2013Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1999, 2001Nichole Tremblay 1,000 Meter (Indoor) 2001Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1998Laura Williamson 4x800m relay (outdoor) 2014Heather Wilson 1,500 Meter (Outdoor) 2012Lisa Zimmer 4x800m relay (outdoor) 2014

All-AmeriCAns

eCAC CHAmpions

Athlete event yearodrine belot triple Jump (Indoor) 2014 triple Jump (outdoor) 2014Wendy Berutto Weight 1997 Hammer 1997Ilva Bikanova High Jump (Indoor) 2012 High Jump (Outdoor) 2013Cheryle Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991 100 Meter 1989, 1991, 1992 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1992 Long Jump (Indoor) 1992Angela Corson High Jump (Outdoor) 1988Meghan Cunningham 3,000m Steeplechase (Outdoor) 2011Lindsay Crevoiserat DMR (Indoor) 2013Ronna Deffer High Jump (Outdoor) 1988, 1989 High Jump (Indoor) 1989Faith Dismuke 4x400m relay 2014Celina Emerson 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2012 DMR (Indoor) 2013 4x400m Relay (Indoor) 2014Alyssa Evering 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2007Jessica Foreman 60 Meter (Indoor) 2006, 2007 100 Meter (Outdoor) 2006, 2007Victoria Flowers Weight Throw (Indoor) 2013 Hammer Throw (Outdoor) 2013 Shot Put (Outdoor) 2013Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1984Carol Galloway 100 Meter 1985Tina Goettel 5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1986Mandela Graves-Fulgham 400 Meter (Indoor) 2007, 2008, 2009 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2010Ana Groff DMR (Indoor) 2013Bethany Hart Shot Put (Indoor) 1998 Hammer 1999, 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 60m (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011 200m (Indoor) 2009, 2010, 2011 100m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 200m (Outdoor) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006, 2008 Triple Jump (Indoor) 2007, 2008Whitney Holder Long Jump (Outdoor) 2010Barbara Jackson Shot Put (Outdoor) 1986Frederica Jones Long Jump (Indoor) 1983 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1985nyanka Joseph 4x400m relay (Indoor) 2014Mary Kennen Javelin 1984, 1985 High Jump (Outdoor) 1985 High Jump (Indoor) 1986Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010 High Jump (Outdoor) 2009, 2010Amanda Martin Javelin 2007Brigitte Mania DMR (Indoor) 2013 800m Run (Outdoor) 2014 1,500m Run (Outdoor) 2014Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009Shauna McNiff 5,000 Meter (Indoor) 2013Karen Moreau Javelin 1983Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Outdoor) 2002, 2005 High Jump (Indoor) 2003, 2004Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2000, 2001, 2002Amy Parkosewich Discus 2004Terry Roy Pentathlon 1991, 1992 Javelin 1992 Shot Put (Indoor) 1993 Shot Put (Outdoor) 1993 Javelin 1993Deysha smith-Jenkins 4x400m relay (Indoor) 2014Barb Sykes Hammer 1994Jillian Sullivan 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 2007Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2000 High Jump (Outdoor) 2001Lisa Wakem 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1988, 1989Laura Williamson mile run (Indoor) 2014Heather Wilson 800 Meter (Outdoor) 2012Shari Zembek Discus 1993, 1995

Current AtHLetes In boLD

u.s. olympiC sporTs Athlete event yearTerry Roy Heptathlon Bronze Medalist 1994Terry Roy Heptathlon Gold Medalist 1993

ConferenCe CHAmpions

Bethany Hart- Hammer throw- two-time all-american- 2006 olympian Usa Bobsled team- torino, italy- 2006 Usa national t&f team member

Helsinki, finland

37



new englAnd CHAmpionsSharmaine Abrams 200 Meter (Indoor) 2002Tara Achane High Jump (Indoor) 1990, 1992Kristin Adams 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1995Louise Agoston 400 Meter Hurdles 2000 500 Meter 2001 400 Meter Hurdles 2001Leah Andrianos 800 Meter (Indoor) 2009 Mile (Indoor) 2010Julie Arnold High Jump (Indoor) 1995Trisha Bailey 500 Meter 1998LeAndrea Banks 600 Yard 1991Wendy Berutto Hammer 1997Caitlyn Brady Triple Jump (Indoor) 2004Cheryl Brantle 55 Meter 1989, 1990, 1991 Long Jump (Indoor) 1991 Long Jump (Outdoor) 1991, 1993 100 Meter (Outdoor) 1991, 1992, 1993 200 Meter (Indoor) 1992Kristen Brown 55 Meter 2010 50 Meter 2011 Long Jump 2011Kara Budd 200 Meter (Outdoor) 2006Antonia Cadore 55 Meter 2003Edwina Clark Long Jump (Indoor) 2005Angela Corson Pentathlon 1990Jasmine Cribb High Jump (Indoor) 2013Amanda Crichlow 400 Meter Hurdles 2002Meghan Cunningham 1,000 Meter (Indoor) 2010Lhayana Dallas 500 Meter 2009Ronna Deffer High Jump (Indoor) 1989Lisa Deskis Javelin 2001Joanne Durant 55 Meter 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 200 Meter (Indoor) 1996, 1998 100 Meter 1997 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1997Celina Emerson 400 Meter (Indoor) 2011, 2013Alyssa Evering 200 Meter (Indoor) 2007Gillian Flemmings 100 Meter Hurdles 2002Victoria Flowers Weight Throw(I) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Shot Put (Indoor) 2011, 2013Jessica Foreman 55 Meter 2006, 2007, 2009 100 Meter 2006Heather Francis High Jump (Indoor) 1997 High Jump (Outdoor) 1997Karen Francis 400 Meter (Indoor) 1995Ann Gaffney Triple Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1985Carol Galloway Long Jump (Indoor) 1985 55 Meter 1985April Garner 55 Meter Hurdles 2002, 2004, 2005 200 Meter 2005Phylicia George 55 Meter Hurdles 2010Kim Grabarz 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2000 Mile (Indoor) 2001Talisha Graves 100 Meter 1996, 1998 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1996 100 Meter 1998Mandela Graves-Fulgham 200 Meter (Indoor) 2009 400 Meter (Outdoor) 2006 400 Meter (Indoor) 2008Sandy Green Pentathlon 1983Ana Groff 500 Meter (Indoor) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013Erin Halpin High Jump (Indoor) 1988Bethany Hart Hammer 1999 Shot Put (Indoor) 2000 Hammer 2000Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 55 Meter (Indoor) 2008 200 Meter (Indoor) 2008, 2010Tamara Highsmith Triple Jump (Indoor) 2005 Pentathlon 2006, 2007 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2006 100 Meter Hurdles 2006 400 Meter Hurdles 2006Nicola Hines 500 Meter 2004Melissa Houston Weight 2000Lana Howard 55 Meter Hurdles 1989, 1990, 1991 200 Meter (Indoor) 1991 400 Meter (Indoor) 1992

400 Meter (Outdoor) 1992Frederica Jones Long Jump (Indoor) 1983, 1986Mary Kennen High Jump (Indoor) 1984, 1986 Pentathlon 1985

Carin Knight High Jump (Indoor) 2008, 2009, 2010Tracy Langley 400 Meter Hurdles 1992Tammy Lanier 200 Meter (Indoor) 1982Stephanie Littlejohn 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1997Chantal Lorent Pentathlon 1979Danielle Lyte 60 Meter (Indoor) 2012Brigitte Mania 800 Meter (Indoor) 2011Sheila McCabe 55 Meter 1982 100 Meter 1982 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1982Natasha McLaren High Jump (Indoor) 2012Tynisha McMillian Shot Put (Indoor) 2009, 2010Shauna McNiff 3,000 Meter (Indoor) 2012Caroline Mitchell 800 Meter (Indoor) 1983Sharon Morris Long Jump (Indoor) 1979Deirdre Mullen High Jump (Indoor) 2002, 2004 High Jump (Outdoor) 2002Lavinia Muncy Cross Country 1979Wadudah Nurul-Islam Weight 2001, 2002 Discus 2001 Hammer 2001Katie O’Toole 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1993, 1994 3000 Meter (Indoor) 1994 3000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994Amy Parkosewich Discus 2002Tammy Peeples Triple Jump (Indoor) 1994, 1997 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 1996Audra Price 800 Meter (Outdoor) 2000Andrea Robinson High Jump (Indoor) 1994Jennifer Rogers Long Jump (Outdoor) 2006 Long Jump (Indoor) 2007Jen Rosman 10,000 Meter (Outdoor) 1994Terry Roy Heptathlon 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 Shot Put (Indoor) 1991, 1992 Pentathlon 1992, 1993 Shot Put (Outdoor) 1992, 1995 Javelin 1993 High Jump (Outdoor) 1995Keli Savage 1000 Yard (Indoor) 1991, 1992Jillian Sullivan Steeplechase 2006Chanell Smith 500 Meter 2008Madalayne Smith 60 Meter Hurdles (Indoor) 2013Amy Spafford 500 Meter 1996Tara Thornton 100 Meter 1994Torrea Thornton 100 Meter 1995 200 Meter (Outdoor) 1995Nicole Toney Pentathlon 2001 Triple Jump (Outdoor) 2001Tamika Toppin High Jump (Indoor) 1998, 1999, 2001 High Jump (Outdoor) 1999, 2000 100 Meter Hurdles 2001Nichole Tremblay 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2001, 2002Daisy VanRavenswaay Shot Put (Indoor) 2005 Weight 2005Kat Vodopia 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2013Lisa Wakem 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1988, 1989Leniecia Ward 400 Meter (Outdoor) 1994 400 Meter (Indoor) 1995Heather Wilson 1000 Meter (Indoor) 2011 Mile (Indoor) 2011Danyelle Wood 5000 Meter (Indoor) 1998 5000 Meter (Outdoor) 1998Shari Zembeck Discus 1992, 1993, 1995

Athlete Event Year Athlete Event Year



event Athletes year4X100 Meter Relay Ellen Kelly, Linda Foreman, 1981(Outdoor) Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier4X200 Meter Relay Sheila McCabe, Tammy Lanier, 1982(Indoor) Deanna Michaels, Vicki Little4X200 Yard Relay Sheila McCabe, Deanna Michaels, 1983(Indoor) Vicki Little, Frederica Jones4X400 Yard Relay Sheila McCabe, Vicki Little, 1983(Indoor) Wendy Crink, Frederica Jones4X880 Yard Relay Peggy Holdash, Julie Maloney, 1983(Indoor) Maria Fahy, Caroline Mitchell4X800 Meter Relay Allison Mondi, Kim Hawkes, 1985(Indoor) Caroline Mitchell, Denise Barrett4X800 Meter Relay Kim Hawkes, Denise Barrett, 1986(Indoor) Tina Goettel, Caroline Mitchell4X200 Meter Relay Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard, 1990(Indoor) Keli Savage, Cheryl Brantle 4X200 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1991(Indoor) Darlene Andrews, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1991(Indoor) Darlene Andrews, Lana Howard4X200 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Leniecia Ward, 1992(Indoor) Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1992(Indoor) Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Torrea Thornton, 1992(Outdoor) Lana Howard, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Tracy Langley, Keli Savage, 1992(Outdoor) Leniecia Ward, Lana Howard4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Terry Roy, 1993(Indoor) Lori Waldorf, Torrea Thornton4X400 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Leniecia Ward, 1993(Indoor) Torrea Thornton, Terry Roy4X100 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Lori Waldorf, 1993(Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Cheryl Brantle4X400 Meter Relay Amy Henderson, Leniecia Ward, 1993(Outdoor) LeAndrea Banks, Keli Savage4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Laura Quigg, 1994

new englAnd relAy

4x400 Meter Relay Alyssa Evering, Mandela Graves-Fulgham, 2006(Outdoor) Tamara Highsmith, Jennifer Rogers4x400 Meter Relay Mandela Graves-Fulgham, Alyssa Evering 2007(Indoor) Chanel Smith, Tamara Highsmith4x400 Meter Relay Channell Smith, Ana Groff 2010(Indoor) Phylicia George, Trisha-Ann HawthorneDistance Medley Leah Andrianos, Ana Groff 2010(Indoor) Rosemary Crean, Shauna McNiff4x400 Meter Relay Tiffany Daley, Ana Groff(Indoor) Coleen Hepburn, Imani Sudlow 20114x400 Meter Relay Shavon Briscoe, Tiffany Daley(Indoor) Ana Groff, Nyanka Joseph 20124x400 Meter Relay Brianna Allen, Nyanka Joseph(Indoor) Tiffany Daley, Celina Emerson 2013

(Indoor) Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton4X800 Meter Relay LeAndrea Banks, Rhea Moore, 1994(Indoor) Shelby McKnight, Kristin Leahy4X100 Meter Relay Leniecia Ward, Tara Thornton, 1994(Outdoor) Torrea Thornton, Joanne Durant4X400 Meter Relay Torrea Thornton, Karen Francis, 1995(Outdoor) Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward4X400 Meter Relay Karen Francis, Torrea Thornton, 1995 (Indoor) Joanne Durant, Leniecia Ward4X200 Meter Relay Tara Thornton, Kathy Holloman, 1995(Indoor) Joanne Durant, Torrea Thornton4X200 Meter Relay Tina Baldwin, Audra Price, 1997(Indoor) Davina Mitchell, Talisha Graves4X100 Meter Relay Tina Baldwin, Talisha Graves, 1997(Outdoor) Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant4X400 Meter Relay Stephanie Littlejohn, Talisha Graves, 1997(Outdoor) Rhea Moore, Joanne Durant4X200 Meter Relay Talisha Graves, Kathy Holloman, 1998(Indoor) Stephanie Littlejohn, Joanne Durant4X400 Meter Relay Trisha Bailey, Talisha Graves, 1998(Indoor) June Moore, Joanne Durant4X800 Meter Relay Kimberly Grabarz, Kristen Fosdick, 2000(Indoor) Nichole Tremblay, Audra Price4X400 Meter Relay Kafi Davis, Louise Agoston, 2000(Outdoor) Amanda Crichlow, Heidi Hough4X400 Meter Relay Louise Agoston, Kafi Davis, 2001(Outdoor) Andrea Gourdine, Nicola Hines4X200 Meter Relay Gillian Flemmings, April Garner, 2002(Indoor) Antonia Cadore, Sharmaine AbramsDistance Medley Relay Nichole Tremblay, Michelle Carter, 2002 Kiley Margolis, Sarah Casilli

ConferenCe ATHleTe of THe meeTAthlete events (outstanding performance) yearAnn Gaffney Triple Jump (Outstanding Performance) 1985(Indoor)Cheryl Brantle 100m, 200m 1992(Outdoor)Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m 2009(Outdoor)Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 100m, 200m, 4x100m 2010(Outdoor)Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 60m, 200m 2011(Outdoor)Victoria Flowers Hammer Throw, Shot Put 2013 (Most Outstanding Performer)emily Durgin 5,000m, 3,000m, Dmr 2014 (Indoor)Brigitte Mania 1,500m run, 800m run 2014(Outdoor)

2010 Graduate Phylicia GeorgeBig East Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award Winner

Outdoor 100m Hurdles Record Holder - Indoor 60m Hurdles Record HolderMember of Canadian National Team

2012 Olympian in London

39



event performance name year100 Meter Dash 11.31 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2011100 Meter Hurdles 13.39 Phylicia George 2010200 Meter Dash 23.22 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2011400 Meter Dash 52.79 Celina Emerson 2014400 Meter Hurdles 1:00.37 Tamara Highsmith 2006800 Meter 2:04.23 Heather Wilson 20121500 Meter 4:16.49 Julia Zrinyi 20133000 Meter 9:21.88 Lindsay Crevoiserat 20123000 Meter Steeple 10:11.57 Meghan Cunningham 20115000 Meter 16:15.49 Lindsay Crevoiserat 201210,000 Meter 33:36.11 Allison Lasnicki 2013High Jump 1.88 (6-2.00) Deirdre Mullen 2004Long Jump 6.46 (21-2.25) Carol Galloway 1985Triple Jump 13.44 (44-01.25) Tamara Highsmith 2008Discus 52.86 (173-5.00) Amy Parkosewich 2004Hammer 64.78 (212-06) Victoria Flowers 2013Javelin 50.94 (167-1.00) Amanda Martin 2009Shot Put 16.18 (53-1) Victoria Flowers 2012Pole Vault 3.51 Leah Williams, Lisa Kachmarsky 2006Heptathlon 5790 points Terry Roy 19954x100 Meter Relay 44.42 Hodges/Hawthorne/George/Foreman 20094x200 meter relay 1:33.38 emerson/smith-Jenkins/Anderson/Joseph 2014Mile Relay 3:58.89 McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones 1983800 Meter Sprint Medley 31:48.96 Lanier/Foreman/Kostelak/Little 19824x400 meter relay 3:32.83 emerson/Dismuke/smith-Jenkins/Joseph 20144x800 Meter Relay 8:33.94 Andrianos/Cunningham/Mania/Wilson 2011

boLD FACe InDICAtes Current teAm members FAT-(Fully Automatic Times in hundredths)

event performance name year55 Meter Dash 6.87 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2009 55 Meter Hurdles 7.69 Phylicia George 201060 Meter Dash 7.26 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 201160 Meter Hurdles 8.24 Phylicia George 2010200 Meter Dash 23.55 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne 2010 300 Meter Dash 39.41 Mandela Graves-Fulgham 2009400 Meter Dash 53.38 Celina Emerson 2014500 Meter 1:11.13 LeAndrea Banks 1994600 Yard Run 1:23.31 LeAndrea Banks 1991600 Meter 1:36.8 Ann Marie Kostelak 1982800 Meter 2:04.34 Heather Wilson 20121000 Yard 2:34.91 Keli Savage 19921000 Meter 2:46.97 Heather Wilson 20111500 Meter 4:33.78 Maria Fahy 1983 3000 Meter 9:09.48 Lindsay Crevoiserat 20135000 Meter 15:58.47 Lindsay Crevoiserat 2013Mile 4:41.49 Lindsay Crevoiserat 2012High Jump 1.86 (6-1.25) Deirdre Mullen/ natasha mcLaren 2003/2012Long Jump 6.25 (20-6.25) Cheryl Brantle 1992Triple Jump 13.38 (43-10.75) Tamara Highsmith 2008Shot Put 16.69 (54-9.25) Tynisha McMillian 200920 lb. Weight 22.24 (72-11.75) Victoria Flowers 2011Pole Vault 3.67 Angelica Gilsenan 2012Pentathlon 4090 points Terry Roy 19954x200 Yard Relay 1:32.89 McCabe/Jones/Michaels/Little 19834x200 Meter Relay 1:39.46 Lyte/Holder/Smith/George 2010Mile Relay 3:58.89 McCabe/Little/Crink/Jones 19834x400 meter relay 3:37.92 Emerson/smith-Jenkins/Dismuke/Joseph 20144x800 Meter Relay 8:41.38 Mania/Andrianos/Cunningham/Wilson 2010Two Mile Relay 9:20.36 Holdash/Maloney/Fahy/Mitchell 1983Distance Medley 10:59.99 Wilson/Emerson/Mania/Andrianos 2011

uConn indoor TrACk And field reCords

uConn ouTdoor TrACk And field reCords



george J. sHermAn fAmily-sporTs Complex reCords event performance Athlete (school), Date 100 Meter Dash 11.40 Lauryn Williams (Miami), 5/5/02 200 Meter Dash 23.18 Charlette Greggs (Miami), 5/4/03 400 Meter Dash 52.05 Liz Grow (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 800 Meter Run 2:05.86 Tyrona Heath (Georgetown), 5/5/02 1,500 Meter Run 4:18.57 Treniere Clement (Georgetown), 5/4/03 3,000 Meter Run 9:46.91 Claire Shearman (Providence), 4/7/00 5,000 Meter Run 15:58.51 Molly Huddle (Notre Dame), 5/4/03 10,000 Meter Run 35:04.84 Marni Kruppa (Georgetown), 5/4/02 100 Meter Hurdles 13.36 Sharianne Lawson (Miami), 5/3/03 400 Meter Hurdles 57.57 Elizabeth Bayne (Pittsburgh), 5/4/03 3,000 Meter Steeplechase 9:58.26 Roisin McGettigan (Providence), 5/3/03 4x100 Meter Relay 44.58 Miami, 5/4/03 4x400 Meter Relay 3:33.38 Miami, 5/4/03 4x800 Meter Relay 8:42.06 Georgetown, 5/5/02 High Jump 1.85 (6-0.75) Tamika Toppin (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Pole Vault 3.95 (12-11.50) Erin Nett (West Virginia), 5/4/02 Long Jump 6.61 (21-8.25) Tamiesha King (Notre Dame), 5/3/03 Triple Jump 13.64 (44-9.00) Tahari James (Boston Univ.), 5/19/08 Shot Put 18.16 (59-7.25) Amber Knighten (Boston), 4/21/00 Discus 50.05 (164-2.00) Sarah Thornton (Rhode Island), 5/19/08 Hammer Throw 60.46 (198-4.00) Bethany Hart (Connecticut), 4/21/00 Javelin 53.08 (174-2.00) Denise O’Connell (Virginia Tech), 5/4/02

Carol GallowayUConn’s first all-american

long Jump (21-2.25)

reCords

2014 american athletic Conference Champiomship2009 biG easT Champions

victoria flowersseven-time all-american

record Holder: weight throw (72-11.75)Hammer throw (212-06)

shot Put (53-1)

deirdre mullen

seven-time High Jumpall-american heather Wilson

five-time middle distance all-american

41



2014-15 women's track and field media guide (without cover)

Documents