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AT A GLANCE
HOLY CROSS QUICK FACTS
Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Worcester, MA 01610
Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1843
Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,872
Color: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Purple
Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crusaders
Affiliations: . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I, Patriot League
President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J.
Director of Admissions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann McDermott
Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (508) 793-2443
Director of Financial Aid: . . . . . . . . . . . Lynne M. Myers
Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (508) 793-2265
Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . Richard M. Regan, Jr.
Associate Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . Bill Bellerose
Associate Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . Ann Zelesky
Associate Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose Shea
Assistant Director of Athletics: . . . . . Frank Mastrandrea
Head Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Cerundolo
Manager of Events & Promotions: . . . . . Jessica Liebner
Fundraising Coordinator: . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Whipple
Web Site: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.GoHolyCross.com
COACHING STAFF
Director of Cross Country, Track & Field: . .Jim Kavanagh
Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston College, 1968
Years at Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 793-2317
E-Mail Address: . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Head Women’s Coach : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egetta Alfonso
Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Cross, 1992
Years at Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 793-2315
E-Mail Address: . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Track & Field Office
College of the Holy Cross
One College Street
Worcester, MA 01610
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF
Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Bare
Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Wrobel
Assistant Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Sarkisian
Assistant/Video Coordinator:. . . . . . . . . .Jamie Reynolds
Secretary: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Kearnan
CREDITS
The 2012-2013 Holy Cross women’s track and field
yearbook is published by the College of the Holy Cross
Department of Athletics, all rights reserved. Copyright
2011. Writing, layout, design and editing by Jamie Reynolds. Editorial assistance by Jim Wrobel. Special thanks
to Jim Sarkisian, Jim Wrobel, Charles Bare, Jen Whipple,
Jessica Liebner, Frank Mastrandrea, Rose Shea and Kristen
Kearnan. Photography by Peter Cooke, Holy Cross Athletic
Media Relations and Holy Cross Public Affairs.
TEAM INFORMATION
2012 Patriot League Indoor Finish: . . . . . . . . . . .4th of 8
2012 Patriot League Outdoor Finish: . . . . . . . . . .6th of 8
Letterwinners Returning / Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 / 9
Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MISSION STATMENT
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
The Mission of the Athletic Department of the College
of the Holy Cross is to promote the intellectual, physical,
and moral development of students. Through Division I
athletic participation, our young men and women studentathletes learn a self-discipline that has both present and
long-term effects; the interplay of individual and team effort;
pride and self esteem in both victory and defeat; a skillful
management of time; personal endurance and courage; and
the complex relationships between friendship, leadership,
and service. Our athletics program, in the words of the
College Mission Statement, calls for “a community marked
by freedom, mutual respect, and civility.”
Besides teaching these virtues, a few sports played at
Holy Cross have the added value of focusing alumni and
student support and enhancing our reputation locally and
nationally. While Holy Cross continues to commit itself to
accomplishment in these sports, which are a rich part of our
tradition, we choose to do so in a way that complements the
pursuit of academic excellence.
Holy Cross is committed to the guiding principles of
the Patriot League, of which we are a founding member:
presidential control of athletics; the cultivation of the ideal
scholar-athlete; and participation in a wide variety of sports.
Commitment to the last principle assures that the College
sponsors, in a very evident way, gender equity.
The department of athletics is also committed to compliance with all College policies and regulations involved in
Division I membership in the National Collegiate Athletic
Association and the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
As a member of the NCAA, Holy Cross also advocates
student-athlete welfare, diversity, gender equity, sportsmanship, and ethical conduct in its athletic programs.
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CORRESPONDENCE
It is important for prospective student-athletes to get in touch
with the coaching staff as soon as possible. An e-mail or
letter of inquiry into the program will initiate the recruiting
process. Recruiting questionnaires for most sports are also
available at www.GoHolyCross.com. The spring of your
junior year or early senior year is the most appropriate time
to contact the coach.
INTERVIEWS
Students are strongly encouraged to have admissions
interviews. The office offers interviews from the summer
until Dec. 30. Alumni interviews in most metropolitan areas
are available. Students must first submit an application and
indicate they would like an alumni interview before Dec. 1.
EARLY DECISION
Students who are absolutely, 100 percent confident Holy
Cross is their top college choice are encouraged to apply
during the early decision process.
FINANCIAL AID
Financial aid is awarded on the basis of need. Prospective
student-athletes should complete the CSS Profile Form in
early fall.
NCAA ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION
The NCAA Eligibility Center certifies academic eligibility
and amateurism for all prospective student-athletes who wish
to compete in intercollegiate athletics at the Division I or II
level. Prospective student-athletes must register at https://
web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter and complete the online
release form. Prospective student-athletes must arrange for
the appropriate national testing agency to send copies of
standardized test scores (e.g., SAT or ACT) directly to the
NCAA Eligibility Center. Prospects must also complete the
amateurism questionnaire. An institution may not provide
an official visit to a prospective student-athlete until he or
she registers with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
TELEPHONE CALLS
As per NCAA bylaw 13.1.3.1, institutional staff members
may not telephone a prospect (or the prospect’s relatives
RECRUITING INFORMATION
or legal guardians) prior to July 1 following the prospect’s
completion of the junior year in high school. After July 1,
institutional staff members may telephone a prospect once
per week (measured Sunday through Saturday). The onceper-week limit applies to the entire institution.
VIDEO TAPES
In an attempt to make an accurate assessment as soon as
possible, it is recommended that video tapes be forwarded to
the coach’s attention as soon as possible. The video need not
be an elaborate production. Some simple game or practice
tape is sufficient with you being easily identified.
EVALUATIONS
As per NCAA bylaw 13.02.6.1, an evaluation is any
off-campus activity designed to assess the academic
qualifications or athletic ability of a prospect, including any
visit to a prospect’s educational institution (during which no
contact occurs) or the observation of a prospect participating
in any practice or competition at any size. We are limited in
our number of evaluations per prospective student-athlete.
CONTACTS
As per NCAA bylaw 13.02.3, a contact is any face-to-face
encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent
or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or
athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs
in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such face-toface encounter that is prearranged or takes place on the
grounds of the prospect’s high school, or at the site of
organized competition or practice involving the prospect’s
high school, preparatory school, two-year college, or all-star
team is considered a contact, regardless of the conversation
that occurs. We are limited to three off-campus contacts per
prospective student-athlete.
OFFICIAL VISITS
According to NCAA bylaw 13.7.1.2, a prospect may not
make more than five expense-paid visits to NCAA member
institutions, regardless of the number of sports in which
the prospect is involved. An institution may not provide
an expense-paid visit to a prospect who has not presented
the institution with a high school (or college) academic
transcript and a score from a PSAT, an SAT, a PACTPlus or
an ACT test taken on a national testing date under national
testing conditions. Prospects must be registered with the
NCAA Eligibility Center prior to making an official visit.
UNOFFICIAL VISITS
According to NCAA bylaw 13.8.1, a prospect may visit
an institution’s campus at the prospect’s own expense an
unlimited number of times and may make an unofficial visit
before the prospect’s senior year in high school.
ADMISSIONS AND IMPORTANT DATES
ADMISSIONS AND APPLICATIONS:
To join our mailing list and receive more information about
the College of the Holy Cross, please visit https://applyweb.
com/public/inquiry?hcinq. The application form (www.
commonapp.org). can be sent electronically or mailed to
the Admissions Office together with you application fee.
CALENDAR:
A typical recruiting calendar for a prospective studentathlete would go something like this:
• Spring of Junior Year — Make unofficial visits to schools
of interest and contact the head coach if Holy Cross falls
within your top-five list of potential colleges.
• Summer before Senior Year — The head coach will
be in contact regarding student-athlete’s interest and
possible visit date.
• Dec. 15 of Senior Year — Deadline for admissions
early decision.
• Jan. 15 of Senior Year — Deadline for admissions
regular decision.
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
December 1 — Last day to request alumni interview
(application needs to be postmarked by this date).
December 15 — Deadline for admissions early
decision.
December 30 — Last day for on-campus interviews.
January 15 — Deadline for admissions regular
decision.
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2012-2013 SCHEDULE
DATE
EVENT
SITE
TIME
Dec. 1
at Jay Carisella Invitational
Boston, Mass.
9:30 a.m.
Dec. 7
at Rhode Island Pentathlon
Kingston, R.I.
11:00 a.m.
Dec. 8
at Harvard Open
Cambridge, Mass.
Dec. 22
at Boston University Mini Meet
Boston, Mass.
10:00 a.m.
Dec. 29
at Boston University Mini Meet
Boston, Mass.
10:00 a.m.
Jan. 3
Holy Cross New Year’s Field Day
Worcester, Mass.
4:00 p.m.
Jan. 5
at Crowell Open
West Point, N.Y.
9:00 a.m.
Jan. 5
at Tiger Invitational
Roxbury, Mass.
5:00 p.m.
Jan. 11
at Go Rhody Invitational
Kingston, R.I.
Jan. 12
at Yale Invitational
New Haven, Conn.
Jan. 19
at New Hampshire with Stonehill
Durham, N.H.
12:00 p.m.
Jan. 25
at Joe Donahue Indoor Games
Roxbury, Mass.
4:00 p.m.
Feb. 2
at Maine
Orono, Maine
11:30 a.m.
Feb. 8
at Valentine Invitational
Boston, Mass.
2:45 p.m.
Feb. 15-17
at Patriot League Indoor Championship
West Point, N.Y.
10:00 a.m.
Feb. 22-23
at New England Indoor Championship
Boston, Mass.
10:15 a.m.
March 1-3
at ECAC Indoor Championship
Roxbury, Mass.
9:00 a.m.
March 30
at Dick Shea Open
West Point, N.Y.
11:00 a.m.
March 30
at Snowflake Classic
Somerville, Mass.
11:00 a.m.
April 5-6
at Duke Invitational
Durham, N.C.
11:00 a.m.
April 6
at New Hampshire Invitational
Durham, N.H.
11:00 a.m.
April 143
at UMass Invitational
Amherst, Mass.
11:30 a.m.
April 17-18
Holy Cross Heptathlon
Worcester, Mass.
11:30 a.m.
April 210
Bryant, Central Conn., Hartford, Maine, UMass & Stonehill
Worcester, Mass.
11:00 a.m.
April 28
at Brown Springtime Invitational
Providence, R.I.
10:30 a.m.
May 3-4
at Patriot League Outdoor Championship
Bethlehem, Pa.
9:15 a.m.
May 10-11
at New England Outdoor Championship
Easton, Mass.
10:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
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Name
Mackenzie Arndt
Lauren Bellerose
Katie Bobinski
Kathleen Brekka
MaryGrace Brogioli
Hannah Carey
Kylene Carey
Caroline Carley
Sarah Dahlstrom
Cailee Dean
Sammy DeCoste
Lyndsay Delello
Liann Devereux
Maddie Dodge
Kerry Dunne
Alex Eckert
Victoria Engvold
Mariel Flood
Melanie Forte
Andrea Gendron
Kelcey Germain
Cassie Gildea
Olivia Gjesteby
Brittany Gorski
Lizzie Harkins
Katie Holdrige
Emily Hughes
Fiorella Johnson
Shannon Kay
Melissa LaCoste
Julia Levesque
Allison Longo
Events
Pole Vault
Long Sprints
Long Sprints
Mid Dist./Steeple
Jumps
Mid Distance
Hurdles/Sprints/Jumps
Mid Dist./Jumps
Multi-Events
Jumps
High Jump/Hurdles
Long Sprints/Hurdles
Jumps
Short Sprints
Distance
Vault/Triple
Long Sprints
Long Sprints/Hurdles
Sprints
Mid Distance
Throws
Steeple/Distance
Mid Distance
Mid Dist./Hurdles
Distance
Distance
Distance
Long Sprints
Long Sprints
High Jump/Triple
Hurdles/Sprints
Distance
Cl.
So.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr..
Fr.
So.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr..
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
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So.
Fr.
Hometown/High School
Merrimack, Mass./Central Catholic
Shrewsbury, Mass./Notre Dame Academy
Torrington, Conn./Holy Cross
Hubbardston, Mass./Quabbin Regional
Wareham, Mass./Wareham
Windham, N.H./Central Catholic
East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgewater
Barrington, Ill./Barrington
Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional
Southhampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional
Hingham, Mass./Thayer Academy
Sidney, N.Y./Sidney
Dedham, Mass./Ursuline Academy
Rumford, R.I./Bishop Feehan
Mendham, N.J./Academy of St. Elizabeth
Bergenfield, N.J./Academy of the Holy Angels
Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon
Milford, N.H./Milford
Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton
Auburn, Mass./Auburn
Milford, Conn./Academy of Our Lady of Mercy
Winchester, Mass./Winchester
Tewksbury, Mass./Central Catholic
Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Preston, Conn./Norwich Free Academy
Milton, Mass./Milton
Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow
New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North
Amherst, N.H./Bishop Guertin
West Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury
Havertown, Pa./Haverford
2012-2013 ROSTER
Name
Nicole Lorinsky
Emily Loy
Christy Manning
Laura McBride
Hannah McCormick
Michelle McGahan
Dana McManus
Sarah Meinelt
Abigail Mitchell
Stephanie Okpoebo
Alexandra Parise
Cassandra Pierre-Louis
Elizabeth Provost
Marissa Romano
Emilia Sainato
Melissa Sheridan
Payton Shubrick
Bridget Straub
Kate Sullivan
Rachelle Sylvia
Brianna Tabin
Lena Tran
Sandra van den Heuvel
Amanda Waldron
Oona Wood
Morgan Zurlo
Events
Pole Vault
Short Sprints
Throws
Distance
Mid Distance
Pole Vault
Jumps/Sprints
Mid Distance
Distance
Sprints/High Jump
Multi-Events
Sprints
Throws
Jumps
Hurdles
Mid Distance
Long Sprints
Cl.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
So.
So.
So.
Long Jump/Long Sprints Sr.
Mid Distance
So.
Long Sprints
Sr.
Short Sprints
So.
Long Sprints
Fr.
Distance
Jr.
Distance
Jr.
Long Sprints
Fr.
Multi-Events
Fr.
Hometown/High School
Norwich, Conn,/Norwich Free Academy
Gales Ferry, Conn./Ledyard
Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough
North Reading, Mass./North Reading
Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport
Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough
North Andover, Mass./North Andover
Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional
Manchester, N.H./Trinity
Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford
Pine Bush, N.Y./Pine Bush
Worcester, Mass./Bancroft
Adams, Mass./Hoosac Valley
Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights
Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central
Loudonville, N.Y./Shaker
Springfield, Mass./Springfield Central
Mattituck, N.Y./Mercy
Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional
Westerly, R.I./Westerly
South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley
Whitman, Mass./Cardinal Spellman
Nashua, N.H./Nashua
Walpole, Mass./Walpole
Williamstown, Mass./Mt. Greylock
Glen Falls, N.Y./Glen Falls
Director of Track & Field: Jim Kavanagh (Boston College, 1968 / 42nd Season)
Head Coach: Egetta Alfonso (Holy Cross, 1992 / 14th Season)
Assistant Coach: Bruce Stearns (Worcester State / 32n Season)
Captains: Kathleen Brekka, Melanie Forte, Brittany Gorski, Sarah Meinelt
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HART TRACK
Home to the Holy Cross field hockey and outdoor track teams, the Hart Turf Field and Hart Track are the highest volume
playing surfaces on campus.
Surrounded by an eight-lane running track, the turf field is currently one of only four lighted playing surfaces at Holy
Cross. Both the turf field and the track were replaced in the summer of 2011. The field now consists of Astroturf 12 on Elastic Layer, while the track has a Beynon Sports Surface BSS 1000 Full Pour Embedded Surface.
A new scoreboard was installed in 2003, and new spectator stands were built behind the benches on the turf field in
2005. A press box which is shared with the adjacent soccer field was also added in 2005.
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RICHARD L. AHERN ’51 DIRECTOR
COACHING STAFF
OF
JIM
KAVANAGH
DIRECTOR
42ND SEASON
BOSTON COLLEGE, 1968
Jim Kavanagh enters his 42nd season as a coach at Holy
Cross and 14th as the Richard L. Ahern ’51 Director of Cross
Country, Track and Field in 2012-2013. Kavanagh joined the
Crusader staff in 1971 as Harold “Skip” O’Connor’s assistant,
and was appointed head coach in 1977 when his mentor retired. Coach Kavanagh taught
math and coached part-time at Holy Cross for 28 years
before accepting the position of director of men’s and
women’s track and cross country on a full time basis
in the summer of 1999.
The Holy Cross cross country and track and
field programs have had many years of success under
Kavanagh’s tutelage. Kavanagh has had five studentathletes named Crusader of the Year and four receive
the Honorable John P. Cooney Memorial Award. He
has coached seven New England champions, seven
Patriot League champions and hundreds of Patriot
League Academic honor roll student-athletes. Four
times Kavanagh’s student-athletes have been named
the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the year with
Dan Conti earning the honor three times (2003 indoor,
2002 & 2003 outdoor). Conti was also selected to the
CoSIDA Academic All-America team twice (2002 &
2003), along with Emily Hogan in 2001.
In 2011, all of Kavanagh’s hard work and dedication to Holy Cross athletics was honored as he was
inducted to the Holy Cross Hall Of Fame. The 2010
cross country season saw the women’s team place
fifth at the Patriot League Championship and the men
take seventh. Twenty four members of the cross country teams were named to the Patriot League Academic
Honor roll, along with 29 members of the men’s
CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD
track and field team. At the 2011 Patriot League Outdoor Championship,
Chase Bradford led the Crusaders with
a second place finish in the javelin.
Kavanagh led the 2009 women’s
cross country team to a fifth place
finish at the Patriot League Championship, the team’s best finish since the
2001 season. Paige Sutherland became
the first women’s runner since 1998
to earn first team All-Patriot League
honors for her second place finish
at the Patriot League Championship.
Twelve members of the cross country
teams were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and five Crusaders earned
Patriot League weekly honors. On the track, Kavanagh saw 19 members of the men’s team
named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In 2008, Kavanagh led both the men’s and women’s cross country teams to a sixth
place finish at the Patriot League Championship. He had 28 student-athletes named to the
Patriot League Academic honor roll and four Crusaders earned Patriot League weekly
honors, including Sutherland earning Patriot League weekly honors three times. Seven of
Kavanagh’s runners competed at the ECAC Championships and four freshmen competed
at the IC4A Championships. The 2008-2009 track and field season was filled with excitement as Kavanagh coached Brad Mish to Holy Cross’ first New England championship in
the 5,000 meter indoor run and first championship since 1995. Mish also broke the Holy
Cross marathon record that was set by Doug Wood in 1972.
A Rhode Island native, Kavanagh excelled in track and football at La Salle Academy
and later at Boston College from 1965-1968. In track he was a three-time New England
champion, twice in the discus and once in the shot put. In each of his last three years he
journeyed to the NCAAs as a hammer thrower, finishing second in his senior year. He
qualified for the 1968 Olympic trials in the 16-pound hammer throw and finished 10th
with a career best toss of 199’11”. He was a four time All-American in the hammer and
weight throw, an NCAA qualifier in the discus and the third place finisher in the East Coast
AAU decathlon championship. In football he enjoyed a fine two-year career which led to
his being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. A serious ankle injury forced him to leave
Kansas City and later Buffalo.
Kavanagh lives in Shrewsbury, Mass., where his wife Elizabeth is the librarian at
St. John’s High School. They are the proud parents of three children: Michael, Brian and
Jane.
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EGETTA
ALFONSO
HEAD COACH
14TH SEASON
HOLY CROSS, 1992
Egetta Alfonso enters her
14th year in 2012-2013 as the
head coach of the women’s track
and field team at Holy Cross.
Last season, Alfonso led Holy Cross to a fourth place
finish at the Patriot League Indoor Championship and a sixth
place finish at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship.
Stephanie Okpoebo won the 100 meter (outdoor) and 200
meter (outdoor and indoor) dashes and received All-Patriot
League first team honors for the second year in a row. She
also made the first team at the indoor championship. Brittany Gorski and Mackenzie Arndt were each named to the
All-Patriot League second team for their performances in
the 400 meter hurdles and pole vault, respectively. At the
indoor champsionship, Katelyn Hartnett was named to the
All-Patriot League second team for her performance in the
800 meter run. After the indoor season, Hartnett was named
to the Patriot League All-Academic team for the second time
while Linnehan received the honor for the first time after
the outdoor season. A total of 37 women’s track and field
members were selected to the 2011-2012 Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll. Four school records were recorded in
the 60 meter hurdles (Linehan), 1,000 meter run (Hartnett),
3,000 meter steeplechase (Kathleen Brekka) and 4 x 100
meter relay. Hartnett was also awarded the Patriot League
Sportsmanship Award for fairness, equality and excellence
in academics and athletics.
In 2010-2011, the Crusaders finished fifth at the Patriot
League Outdoor Championship. Okpoebo earned All-Patriot
League first team honors after winning the 100 and 200
meter dashes at the outdoor championship and 200 at the
indoor championship. Linnehan and Hartnett made their
mark on the school record books, while Hartnett was also
COACHING STAFF
named to the inaugural Academic All-Patriot League team.
Thirty-three members of the team were named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll and Hartnett was named
Patriot League Runner of the Week in December.
In 2009-2010, Holy Cross finished in fourth place at
both the Patriot League Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
Tiffany Reid took first in the 60 and 200 meter dashes and
was named Female Athlete of the Meet at the indoor championship. She then picked up four more first place finishes
at the outdoor championship. Under Alfonso’s guidance,
the Crusaders broke seven individual records, one relay
record and placed 27 on the Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll.
During the 2008-2009 season, Alfonso led the Crusaders to a fifth place finish at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship and a fourth place finish at the Patriot League
Indoor Championship. Forty-five members of the team were
named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, five
school records were broken and three relays qualified for
the Penn Relays. Olivia Pruszko and Reid each took home
a Patriot League title and Lesley Bautista received the John
A. Meegan Athletic Achievement Award.
As a head coach at Holy Cross, Alfonso has had
hundreds of student-athletes named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll, coached over a dozen Patriot League
champions and one CoSida Academic All-American (Emily
Hogan, 2002).
An outstanding performer for the Crusaders from 19881992, Alfonso was a four-year letterwinner at Holy Cross.
She served as the team’s co-captain during the 1991-1992
season and was a member of the school’s 4 x 100 meter
relay team which held Holy Cross’ all-time record in that
event. Alfonso was an All-Patriot League performer in the
shot put and the 400 meter dash and an ECAC qualifier
in the distance medley and competed in numerous Patriot
League and New England Championships.
Alfonso began her coaching career at South High
School in Worcester where she served as the assistant coach
for both the boys and girls teams before taking over the
head coaching position one year later. She served as South
High’s head coach for boy’s and girl’s track and field for
three years before moving on to take her current position
at Holy Cross.
Alfonso, who is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y.,
earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Holy Cross
and completed her Master’s work in English/Education at
Clark University.
Coach Alfonso, husband, Rigoberto and their two sons,
Tony and Marc, currently reside in Barre, Mass.
BRUCE
STEARNS
ASSISTANT COACH
32ND SEASON
WORCESTER STATE
Bruce Stearns enters his 32nd
year in 2012-2013 as an assistant coach with the Holy Cross
women’s track program, having
joined the staff in 1981.
Stearns’ duties include working with the women sprinters, hurdlers, high jumpers and multi event performers. He
has coached Patriot League and New England champions
in the 55 meter high hurdles, 100 meter hurdles and the
heptathlon while also coaching a Patriot League champion
in the 400 meter hurdles.
Stearns also has helped his athletes break numerous
Holy Cross records, including the 55-meter high hurdles,
100-meter high hurdles, 400-m hurdles, 100-m, 200-m,
4x100-m relay, 4x400-m relay, the pentathlon and the heptathlon.
Stearns graduated from Worcester State College with
a degree in Media Communications. He qualified for the
NCAA Division III National championship in the 55 meter high hurdles and captured many Worcester City and
MASSCAC hurdles crowns.
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KATHLEEN BREKKA
SR • MID DIST./STEEPLE • CAPTAIN
HUBBARDSTON, MASS.
QUABBIN REGIONAL H.S.
2012: Ran in the one-mile, 800,
1,000, 1,500, 3,000 steeplechase
and 4x400, 4x800 and 4,000
distance medley relays…posted
season-best times in the 1,000
(2:55.31) at the New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) and
in the one-mile (5:08.40) at the
Alden Invitational (Dec. 3)…also
set career-best marks in the 800
(2:17.68) against Maine (Feb.
4) and in the 3,000 steeplechase
(11:26.84) at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 21) where
she finished first overall and set a new school record in the
process…member of the 4x800 relay team that ran a seasonbest time of 8:57.38 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (May 5)…earned second team All-Patriot League
honors for three events including the 1,000 (2:56.73) and as
a member of the 4x800 relay team (9:00.43) and distance
medley relay team (12:02.32) at the Patriot League Indoor
Championship…named AT&T Crusader of the week (April
23)named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the one mile, 800, 1,000, 1,500 and 4x800
meter relay…ran a career-best one mile time of 5:11.69 at
the URI Sorlien Memorial (Jan.14)…first place finish at
New Hampshire in the one mile (Jan. 22)…finished in third
place in the 1,000 at the Patriot League Indoor Championship with a time of 2:54.73…the 4x800 relay team finished
second in the Patriot League Indoor Championship (Feb.
20)…part of the first place 4x800 meter relay team at the
Patriot League Outdoor Championship (May 7)…earned
first team All-Patriot League in the Outdoor Patriot League
Championship (4x800 relay) and second team All-Patriot
MEET THE CRUSADERS
League in the Indoor Patriot League Championship (4x800
relay).
2010: Competed in the 200, 400, 500, 800 and high jump...
finished second overall with a season-best height of 1.52
meters in the high jump in the dual meet against Maine..
finished 13th in the 800 with a season-best time of 2:19.41
at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship...finished with
a season-best time of 1:00.52 in the 400 at the New England Indoor Championship...named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity outdoor track and field team at Quabbin Regional H.S...team
captain in 2008 and 2009...named Rookie of the Year in
2006...MVP in 2007, 2008 and 2009...Mid Wach B League
All-Star in high jump in 2007, 2008, and 2009...named a
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team All-Star in
2007...Gardner News All-Star in 2007 and 2008...2007
Central Mass. high jump champion...three-year member
of the varsity indoor track and field team...team captain
junior and senior years...team MVP in 2007, 2008 and
2009...league champion in high jump 2007 and 2008...
also a three-year member of the soccer team...member of
National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Kenneth and Clare Brekka...has two
brothers (William and Patrick)...William (class of 2011)
was a member of the 2007-2008 Holy Cross rowing team...
majoring in English.
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MELANIE FORTE
SR • SPRINTS • CAPTAIN
MILFORD, N.H.
MILFORD H.S.
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 100, 200,
300, 400, 4x100 and 4x400…set a
season-best time in the 55 (7.44)
at the Alden Invitational (Dec.
3)…posted career-best times in
the 60 (7.93) at the Patriot League
Indoor Championship (Feb. 17),
300 (43.41) at the Alden Invitational, 400 (1:01.85) at the Brown
Springtime Open (April 29), 100
(12.37) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May 4)
and 200 (25.74) at the New England Outdoor Championship (May 10)… earned second team All-Patriot League
honors as a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished
second at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship in a
new school record time of 47.02…4x100 team also finished
first at the UMass Invitational (April 14) at 48.14, the Holy
Cross Invitational at 47.40 and Brown Springtime Open
(April 29) at 47.95…named to the Patriot League Academic
Honor Roll.
2011: Competed in the 55, 60, 100, 200, 300, 400, 4x100
and 4x400…ran a career-best time of 7.42 seconds in the 55
at New Hampshire (Jan. 22)…posted a career-best distance
of 4.96 meters in the long jump at Maine (Feb. 5)…part of
the first place 4x100 meter relay team at the AIC Invitational
(April 2) and the Brown Springtime Open (May 1)…ran a
season-best 12.72 seconds at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship (May 6) in the 100…earned AT&T Crusader
of the week (Dec. 13).
2010: Competed in the 55, 60, 100, 200 and long jump...
earned first team All-Patriot League honors as a member of
MEET THE CRUSADERS
the winning 4x100 relay team at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship...placed third overall in the 55 with a seasonbest time of 7.48 seconds in the dual meet against UNH...
placed third overall in the 100 with a season-best time of
12.62 seconds at the UMass Spring Meet...placed fifth overall in the long jump at the RPI Outdoor Early Invitational
with a season-best distance of 4.83 meters.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity track
and field team at Milford H.S...team captain junior and
senior year...named team MVP in 2009...was class I and
state outdoor champion in the 100 and 200 in 2009...state
indoor champion in the 55 in 2009...member of the class I
4x200 relay team that was indoor champion in 2009...also
a member of the 4x200 relay team that was class I outdoor
champion in 2008 and 2009...named Nashua Telegraph
first team All-State team 2008, Player of the Year in 2009
and Student-Athlete of the year in 2009...also a four year
member of the varsity soccer and basketball teams...member of the executive student council...vice president of the
Athletic Association.
Personal: Daughter of John and Debbie Forte...has one
brother (John) and one sister (Larissa)...cousin Andrea
Canuel graduated from Holy Cross in 2006...majoring in
Psychology and English.
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BRITTANY GORSKI
indoor and outdoor team in 2008-2009...team was division II
indoor state champions in 2007, outdoor state champions in
2008 and Merrimack Valley Conference outdoor champions
2006-2009...recieved Coaches Award in 2008, Unsung Hero
Award in 2009 and named Track Competitor of the Year in
2009...member of National Honor Society.
SR • MID DIST./HURDLES • CAPTAIN
TEWKSBURY, MASS.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC H.S.
2012: Ran in the 400, 500, 800,
1,000, 400 hurdles, 4x400 relay and 4x800 relay…recorded
a season-best time in the 400
(1:01.32) at the Tiger Open (Jan.
7)…posted career-best times
in the 500 (1:16.43) at the New
England Indoor Championship
(Feb. 24), 800 (2:14.65) at the
UMass Invitational (April 14),
1,000 (3:08.82) at the Alden Invitational (Dec. 3) and 400 hurdles
(1:02.93) at the New England Outdoor Championship
(May 10)…time in the 400 hurdles was a team-best for the
season…earned second team All-Patriot League honors for
second place finishes in two events at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship, including the 400 hurdles (1:03.01)
and as a member of the 4x800 relay team (9:00.43) …named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 400, 400 hurdles, 500, 600, 800 and
4x400…part of the first place 4x400 meter relay team at
New Hampshire (Jan. 22)…ran a career-best time of 1:19.65
at Maine (Feb. 5) in the 500…competed in the 400 at the
New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 25), finishing
with a time of 59.73 seconds…finished sixth overall with a
career-best time of 1:04.19 in the 400 hurdles at the Patriot
League Outdoor Championship (May 7)…earned the team’s
Coach’s Award for Excellence.
2010: Competed in the 400, 500 and 400 hurdles...earned
first team All-Patriot League honors as a member of the
winning 4x400 relay team at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship...set a new school record in the 4x400 with
Personal: Daughter of Ronald and Ronda Gorski...majoring
in Psychology and Political Science.
a time of 3:48.97...placed seventh overall in the 500 with a
season-best time of 1:24.25 at the dual meet against UNH...
placed sixth overall in the 400 hurdles with a season-best
time of 1:05.05 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship...competed in the 400 at the New England Indoor
Championship, finishing with a time of 1:01.18.
Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity track
and field team at Central Catholic H.S...team captain of the
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SARAH MEINELT
SR • MID DISTANCE • CAPTAIN
TOPSFIELD, MASS.
MASCONOMET REGIONAL H.S.
2011:2012: Ran in the 400, 500,
800, 1,000, 1,500, one-mile,
4x400 relay, 4x800 relay and
4,000 distance medley relay…
set a season-best time in the 400
(1:02.87) at the Brown Springtime Open (April 29)… posted
career-best times in the 500
(1:20.72) at the Sorlien Invitational (Jan. 13), 800 (2:16.22) at
the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27), 1,000 (3:04.17) versus
Maine (Feb. 4), 1,500 (4:49.87) at the Tiger Classic (April
6) and one-mile (5:18.44) at the Alden Invitational (Dec.
3)…earned second team All-Patriot League honors for second place finishes as member of the 4,000 distance medley relay team at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
(12:02.32) and as a member of the 4x800 relay team at the
Patriot League Outdoor Championship (9:00.43)…named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Competed in the 400, 600, 800, 4x400 and triple
jump…part of the fourth place 4x400 meter relay team at
Brown Alden Invitational (Dec. 4)…recorded a seasonbest triple jump distance of 11.00 meters at the New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 25)…ran a season-best
time of 2:21.01 in the 800 at the Brown Springtime Open
(May 1)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll.
2010: Placed 15th in the 400 with a time of 1:02.81 at the
Patriot League Outdoor Championship.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity track
MEET THE CRUSADERS
and field team at Masconomet Regional H.S...team captain in 2008...named Salem Evening News outdoor track
All-Star in 2008 and 2009...also four-year member of the
varsity gymnastics team...team captain junior and senior
year...recieved Coach’s Award in 2008...2009 Massachusetts Senior National gymnastics team qualifier...individual
state meet qualifier all four years...one-year member of the
cross country team...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Walter and Kathryn Meinelt...has
three brothers (Tom, Steve and John)...majoring in Economics and Accounting.
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KELCEY GERMAIN
SR • THROWS
AUBURN, MASS.
AUBURN H.S.
2012: Competed in the shot put,
discus throw, hammer throw,
weight throw and javelin…posted
a season best distance of 25.66
meters in the javelin at the UMass
Invitational (April 14)…recorded
career-high marks in the shot put
(9.94m) and discus (26.49m) at
the Holy Cross Invitational (April
21), hammer (43.80m) at the
Brown Springtime Open (April
29) and weight throw (14.88m) at
the Patriot League Indoor Championship (Feb. 17)…finished
second in the hammer throw at the Holy Cross Invitational
(43.75m) and third in the weight throw at both the Alden
Invitational (14.38m) and versus Maine (13.94m).
2011: Competed in the shot put, hammer throw, weight
throw, discus throw and javelin…recorded a career-best
in the weight throw with a distance of 14.60 meters in the
URI Sorlien Memorial (Jan. 14)…posted a career-best
distance of 10.65 meters in the shot put at New Hampshire
(Jan. 22)…placed second overall in the hammer throw with
a distance of 42.54 meters at the AIC Invitational (April
2)…recorded a distance of 28.22 meters in the javelin throw
at the Holy Cross Quad Meet (April 23).
2010: Competed in the shot put, hammer throw, weight
throw and javelin...placed fourth overall in the weight throw
with a distance of 13.22 meters in the dual meet versus
Maine...recorded a season-best distance of 10.40 meters in
the shot put at the Brown Springtime Invitational...reached
a season-best distance of 28.39 meters in the javelin at the
UMass Spring Meet.
MEET THE CRUSADERS
Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity
indoor and outdoor track and field team at Auburn H.S...
team captain senior year...received Coach’s Award in 2009...
named indoor SWCL All-Star in 2008 and 2009...named
outdoor SWCL All-Star in 2009...member of National
Honor Society.
LIZZIE HARKINS
SR • DISTANCE
LATROBE, PA.
GREATER LATROBE H.S.
2012: Did not compete.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Barbara Germain...father
played hockey at Worcester State...has one brother (Patrick)
and one sister (Emily)...uncles Bill Bellerose (Class of 1977)
and Michael Germain (Class of 1988) played hockey at Holy
Cross...majoring in Sociology.
2011: Ran in the 800, 1,000,
1,500 and one mile and posted career-best times in all events…ran
in the 800 with a time of 2:23.87
at the UNH Wildcat Invitational
(April 9)…recorded a time of
3:07.64 in the 1,000 at the Boston
Indoor Games (Jan. 28)…ran
in the 1,500 at the Minuteman
Invitational (April 16) posting a
time of 4:54.13 while placing in seventh overall…posted a
time of 5:18.97 in the one mile at Maine (Feb. 5)…named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2010: Ran in the 800, 1,000, 1,500 and one mile...finished
21st overall in the 800 at the UMass Spring Meet with a
season-best time of 2:27.31...had a season-best time of
3:16.13 in the 1,000 at the Boston Indoor Games...placed
17th in the 1,500 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a time of 5:04.65...named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the track and
field team at Greater Latrobe H.S...4x800 relay team was
three time WPIAL champions...named Athlete of the Week
in 2008...also a four-year member of the soccer team...team
captain in 2007 and 2008...named Most Improved in 2007
and Most Dedicated in 2008...member of National Honor
Society, Distinguished Honor Roll and German National
Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Lisa Harkins...has two sisters (Clare and Katherine)...majoring in Psychology.
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CASSANDRA PIERRE-LOUIS
BRIDGET STRAUB
RACHELLE SYLVIA
SR • SPRINTS
WORCESTER, MASS.
BANCROFT H.S.
SR • LONG SPRINTS/LONG JUMP
MATTIUK, N.Y.
MCGANN-MERCY H.S.
SR • LONG SPRINTS
WESTERLY, R.I.
WESTERLY H.S.
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 100,
200 and 300…posted careerbest times in the 55 (8.03) versus
Maine (Feb. 4), 60 (8.64) at the
Sorlien Invitational (Jan. 13), 100
(13.48) and 200 (28.09) at the
Holy Cross Invitational (April
21) and 300 (48.79) at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 3)…named
to the Patriot League Academic
Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 55, 60, 100, 200 and 300…sixth place
finish in the 60 at the Yale Invitational (Jan. 15) with a time
8.99 seconds…ran a season-best 200 with a time of 29.53
at the UNH Wildcat Invitational (April 9)…posted a season-best time of 13.61 seconds at the Brown Springtime
Open (May 1) in the 100.
2010: Did not compete.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Bancroft H.S...team captain junior and senior seasons...received the Coach’s Award in 2007...named Most
Valuable in 2009...also a member of the varsity basketball
team...named Most Improved Player sophomore season...
named to the Honor Roll in 2007 and 2008...named to the
High Honor Roll in 2009.
Personal: Daughter of Joseph Pierre-Louis and Suze
Jean-Charles...has one brother (Gregory Pierre-Louis) and
one sister (Isabelle Pierre-Louis)...majoring in Math and
Philosophy.
2012: Competed in the 55, 60,
100, 200, 400, 4x400 relay
and long jump…set seasonbest marks in the 55 (8.13) at
New Hampshire with Stonehill
and Worcester State (Jan. 21),
60 (8.73) at the Crowell Open
(Jan. 6) and 400 (1:03.20) at the
Holy Cross Invitational (April
21)…posted career-best marks
in the 100 (14.29) at New Hampshire with Maine (April 7), 200
(28.59) at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (Jan. 27) and
long jump (4.79m) at the Holy Cross Invitational…named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Competed in the 55, 200, 300, 400, 4x400 and long
jump…posted a season-best height of 4.67 meters in the
long jump at Maine (Feb. 5)…ran in the 400 at the Harvard
Open (Dec. 10) finishing with a time of 1:03.11…recorded
a season-best time of 28.74 in the 200 at the UNH Wildcat
Invitational (April 9).
2010: Competed in short sprints and long jump events...
placed 17th and recorded a season-best time of 8.50 seconds in the 60 at the Patriot League Indoor Championship...finished 15th in the long jump at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship with a distance of 4.93 meters.
Before Holy Cross: Came to Holy Cross from McGannMercy H.S.
Personal: Majoring in Psychology.
2012: Ran in the 200, 400, 500,
600, 800 and 4x400 relay…set
season-best times in the 400
(1:02.74) at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 21) and 800
(2:33.56) at the Joe Donahue
Games (Jan. 27)…posted careerbest times in the 200 (28.08) at
the Harvard Open (Dec. 10), 500
(1:21.55) at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 10) and 600 (1:46.24)
at Alden Invitational (Dec. 3).
2011: Ran in the 200, 300, 400, 800 and 4x400…ran a time
of 45.27 in the 300, finishing in 21st place at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 4)…posted a season-best time of 28.48
seconds in the 200 at the Harvard Open (Dec. 10)…placed
ninth in the 800 with a time of 2:31.38 at the Husky Spring
Open (March 19)…recorded a career-best time of 1:00.54
in the 400 at the Holy Cross Quad Meet (April 23).
2010: Raced in the 200, 400, 500 and 800...placed 14th in
the 400 at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with
a season-best time of 1:02.65...ran a season-best time of
27.94 seconds in the 200 at the UMass Spring Meet.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the track and field team at
Westerly H.S...two-year team captain...received the U.S.
Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award...Academic
All-State in 2008-2009...named Providence Journal AllState in 2008...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Christine Sylvia...has
one brother (Steven) and two sisters (Jaclyn ’10 and Megan)...majoring in Sociology.
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LAUREN BELLEROSE
hurdles, 200, long jump, high jump, and 4x100…placed
seventh in the 200 dash at the URI Sorlien Memorial with a
time of 27.65 (Jan. 14)…ran a season-best 55 meter hurdles
at New Hampshire with a time of 8.75 (Jan. 22)…recorded
a season-best 100 dash with a time of 13.62 at the Husky
Spring Open (March 19)…posted a fourth place finish at
the Minuteman Invitational with a long jump score of 5.18
(April 16)…part of two first place 4x100 teams at AIC Invitational (April 2) and Brown Springtime Open (May 1).
JR • LONG SPRINTS
SHREWSBURY, MASS.
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
2012: Ran in the 500, 800 and
4x440 yard relay…recorded a
season-best time in the 500 meters
(1:22.42) against Maine (Feb. 4)
and in the 800 meters (2:27.53) at
the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 200, 400, 500,
600, 800 and 4x400 meter relay…part of the first place 4x400
meter relay team at New Hampshire (Jan. 22)…placed
eighth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:23.93 at the
UNH Wildcat Invitational (April 9)…posted a season-best
in the 400 at the New England Outdoor Championship with
a time of 1:00.68 (May 13)…named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Notre Dame Academy...team captain in 2010...
named a Central Mass. All-Star...also a member of the field
hockey team...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of William (Holy Cross class of 1977)
and Susan Bellerose...father was a member of the Holy
Cross men’s hockey team and member of the Holy Cross
Varsity Club Hall of Fame...has one brother (William, Jr.)...
majoring in Psychology.
KYLENE CAREY
JR • HURDLES/SPRINTS/JUMPS
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.
EAST BRIDGEWATER H.S.
2012: Competed in the 55, 100,
55 hurdles, 60 hurdles, high jump,
long jump and triple jump…posted season-best times in the 55
(7.91) and 55 hurdles (9.27) at the
Joe Donahue Indoor Games (Jan.
27) and long jump (4.96m) at the
Brown Springtime Open (April
29)…set career-high marks in the
100 (13.50) at the Brown Springtime Open, 60 hurdles (10.00)
at the Harvard Open (Dec. 10),
high jump (1.45m) at New Hampshire with Stonehill and
Worcester State (Jan. 21) and triple jump (10.28m) at the
Husky Spring Open (March 24).
2011: Competed in 55, 55 hurdles, 60, 60 hurdles, 100, 100
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity track
and field team at East Bridgewater H.S...team captain senior
year...named MVP in 2008, 2009 and 2010...named Rookie
of the Year in 2007...named a South Shore League All-Star
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010...named Brockton Enterprise
All-Scholastic for indoor in 2009 and 2010, outdoor in 2008,
2009 and 2010...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Cherylann Carey...has
two sisters (Karissa and Kaitlin)...Karissa was a member of
the track and field team at Bates College and Kaitlin was a
member of the cheer team at UConn...majoing in English.
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SAMMY DECOSTE
LIANN DEVEREUX
JR • HIGH JUMP/HURDLES
HINGHAM, MASS.
THAYER ACADEMY
JR • JUMPS
DEDHAM, MASS.
URSULINE ACADEMY
2012: Competed in the high
jump and long jump…posted
career-best marks in the high
jump (1.55m) at the Holy Cross
Invitational (April 21) and long
jump (4.40m) at New Hampshire
with Maine (April 7)…high jump
height was a team-high for the
outdoor season…named to the
Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll.
2011: Competed in the 55, 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles, 100
hurdles, 200, 300, high jump and long jump…placed 13th in
the 55 meter hurdles at the Brown Alden Invitational (Dec.
4) with a time of 9.84…recorded a season-best 200 meter
dash of 29.02 at the Boston Indoor Games (Jan. 28)…ran
a season-best time of 18.40 at the AIC Invitational (April
2) in the 100 meter hurdles…named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Thayer Academy...team captain senior year...received ISL honorable mention senior year...also a member
of the varsity soccer team...team was ISL semi-finalists in
2009...member of the student government...volunteer for
Habitat for Humanity.
Personal: Daughter of Frank and Susan DeCoste...has two
sisters (Leah and Carly)...Carly is a member of the track and
field team at Colby College...majoring in Economics.
2012: Did not compete.
2011: Competed in the 55, 100,
200, 300 and triple jump…placed
20th in the 55 at New Hampshire
(Jan. 22) with a time of 8.18…ran
a season-best at the Holy Cross
Quad Meet (April 23) with a time
of 29.59 in the 200…recorded a
season-best 10.44 in the triple
jump at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (May 7).
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity indoor
and outdoor track and field teams at Ursuline Academy...
team captain junior and senior seasons...named MVP for
indoor track junior year and MVP for outdoor track junior
and senior year...also a member of the varsity soccer team...
team captain senior year.
Personal: Majoring in English.
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KERRY DUNNE
JR • DISTANCE
MENDHAM, N.J.
ACADEMY OF ST. ELIZABETH
2012: Ran in the 1,500 and
3,000…posted career-best times
in the 1,500 (5:19.38) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21) and
in the 3,000 (11:39.25) against
Maine (Feb. 4)…named to the
Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll.
2011: Ran in the one mile, 1,500,
3,000 and 5,000…recorded a
time of 5:54.57 in the one mile
at the Boston Indoor Games (Jan. 28)…ran the 1,500
at the Minuteman Invitational (April 16) with a time of
5:35.03…ran a season-best in the 5,000 at the Holy Cross
Quad Meet (April 23) with a time of 20:34.23.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity
cross country team at the Academy of St. Elizabeth...team
captain junior and senior season...named Most Valuable
Runner all four years...named to the All-Northwest Jersey
Athletic Conference first team in 2007 and 2009, while
being selected to the second team in 2006 and 2008...received Daily Record honorable mention in 2007...named
to the Daily Record second team All-County in 2009...also
a member of the track and field team ... team captain junior
and senior season...named Most Valuable Runner in 2008
and received the Sportsmanship Award in 2009...Academy
of St. Elizabeth’s State Level Scholar Athlete of the Year in
2009-2010...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Karen Dunne...father
(Class of 1975) and mother (Class of 1976) both graduated from Holy Cross...has one brother (Will) and one
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sister (Meghan)...Meghan (Class of 2010) was a four-year
member of the Holy Cross cross country and track and
field teams, serving as captain her senior year...majoring
in History...also a member of the Holy Cross cross country
team.
MARIEL FLOOD
JR • LONG SPRINTS/HURDLES
KINNELON, N.J.
KINNELON H.S.
2012: Competed in the 200, 55
hurdles, 60 hurdles, 400 hurdles
and long jump…posted careerhighs in all five events including
the 200 (28.13) and 55 hurdles
(9.73) against Maine (Feb. 4),
60 hurdles (10.56) at the Crowell Open (Jan. 6), 400 hurdles
(1:07.09) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May
4) and long jump (4.99m) at the
Holy Cross Invitational (April
21)…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Competed in the 200, 300, 400, 400 hurdles, 800,
4x400 and long jump…ran a season-best 2:40.67 in the 800
at the Crowell Open (Jan. 7)…was part of the fourth place
4x400 relay team at New Hampshire (Jan. 22)…recorded a
season-best long jump of 4.84 meters at the Patriot League
Indoor Championship (Feb. 19)…posted a time of 1:10.63 in
the 400 hurdles at the Brown Springtime Open (May 1).
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Kinnelon H.S...team captain junior and senior year...
team was conference champions in 2009 and 2010...was a
state sectional champion in the long jump in 2009...named
second team All-Conference junior and senior year...also
a member of the varsity soccer team...team captain senior
year...team was group 1 state champions in 2006, Colonial
Hills Conference champions in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and
Morris County champions in 2008 and 2009...named second
team All-Conference junior and senior year...member of
National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Latin
Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Kathy Flood...has one
sister (Meaghan)...Meaghan plays soccer and lacrosse at
Middlebury College...majoring in Chemistry.
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EMILY HUGHES
CHRISTY MANNING
JR • DISTANCE
MILTON, MASS.
MILTON H.S.
JR • THROWS
SCARBOROUGH, MAINE
SCARBOROUGH H.S.
2012: Ran in the one-mile, 3,000
and 5,000…posted career-best
times in all three events including the one-mile (5:17.29) at the
Joe Donahue Indoor Games (Jan.
27), 3,000 (10:19.71) versus New
Hampshire and Maine (April 7)
and 5,000 (17.55.05) at the New
England Outdoor Championship
(May 10)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 1,500, 3,000,
5,000 and one mile…recorded a season-best in the one mile
with a time of 5:31.65 at the Boston Indoor Games (Jan.
28)…finished in first place at the New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 25) in the 3,000 with a time of 10:32.14…ran
a season-best 17:58.87 in the 5,000, finishing in ninth place at
the New England Outdoor Championship (May 13)…named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity cross country
team at Milton H.S...team captain in 2009...named Most
Valuable Senior...Bay State All-Star in 2008 and 2009...
named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic team in 2008
and 2009...team won the Bay State championship in 2008
and 2009...also a member of the indoor and outdoor track
and field teams...team captain for both teams senior year...
named a Bay State All-Star in 2009 and 2010...named to
National Honor Society...member of the Key Club.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Jennifer Hughes...has one
brother (Chris) and one sister (Jessica)...majoring in Sociology...also a member of the Holy Cross cross country
team.
2012: Competed in the shot put,
discus throw, hammer throw,
weight throw and javelin…posted
career-best marks in all five events
including the shot put (10.97m)
and discus (38.31m) versus New
Hampshire and Maine (April 7),
hammer (41.18m) at the Patriot
League Outdoor Championship
(May 4), weight throw (13.70m)
at the Patriot League Indoor
Championship (Feb. 17) and javelin (36.35m) at the Husky
Spring Open (March 34)…finished second in the javelin
versus New Hampshire and Maine with a throw of 35.27
meters.
2011: Competed in the shot put, weight throw, discus throw,
hammer throw and javelin…placed fifth at New Hampshire
(Jan. 22) in the shot put with a season-best distance of 10.63
meters…finished in fourth place in the weight throw with
a distance of 12.01 meters at Maine (Feb. 5)…season-best
distance of 39.13 meters in the hammer throw, finishing
in seventh place at the UNH Wildcat Invitational (April
9)…competed in the Patriot League Outdoor Championship
(May 7) in the discus throw, recording a distance of 36.40
meters, finishing in 14th place.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity outdoor track and field team at Scarborough H.S...team captain senior year...team was state champions in 2007, 2008
and 2010...named first team All-State in 2009 and 2010...
received All-State honorable mention in 2008...named first
team SMAA in 2009 and 2010...also a four-year member
of the varsity basketball team...team captain senior year...
team was league and state champions in 2010...named first
team All-State in 2009 and 2010...first team SMAA in 2009
and 2010...honorable mention SMAA in 2008...named team
MVP all four years...member of Key Club and National
Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Edward and Lisa (Blais) Manning...
Lisa played basketball at Old Dominion and was a member
of the 1985 National Championship team...has two brothers
(Eddie and Kevin) and two sisters (Julie and Susan)...Eddie
is a member of the track and field team at Southern Maine...
majoring in Computer Science.
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HANNAH MCCORMICK
JR • MID DISTANCE
NEWBURYPORT, MASS.
NEWBURYPORT H.S.
2012: Ran in the 400, 800, 1,000,
1,500, 4x400 relay and 4x800
relay…set season-best times in
the 400 (1:05.52) at the Brown
Springtime Open (April 29) and
1,000 (3:20.44) at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 3)…posted
career-best times in the 800
(2:19.48) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May 4)
and 1,500 (4:56.20) at the Husky
Spring Open (March 24)...named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 400, 800, 1,000, 1,500, one mile and
4x400…ran a season-best 800 time of 2:23.33 at Patriot
League Indoor Championship (Feb. 20)…part of the 4x400
meter relay team at URI Sorlien Memorial (Jan. 14)…recorded a season-best time of 3:15.29 in the 1,000 at the
Boston Indoor Games (Jan. 28)…posted a time of 5:21.21
in the 1,500 at the Husky Spring Open (March 19).
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at Newburyport H.S...team
captain for both teams senior year...named MVP senior
year...also a four-year member of the varsity soccer team...
team captain senior year...team was state champions in 2007
and 2008...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Stella McCormick...
has one sister (Meghan, ‘11)...Meghan was also a member
of the Holy Cross women’s track and field team...majoring
in Spanish.
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STEPHANIE OKPOEBO
JR • SPRINTS/HIGH JUMP
CHELMSFORD, MASS.
CHELMSFORD H.S.
2012: Competed in the 55, 60,
100, 200, 300, 400, 4x100 relay,
4x400 relay and high jump…set
a new school record in the 60
meter dash with a career-best
time of 7.60 seconds at the Patriot
League Indoor Championship
(Feb. 17)…also a member of the
4x100 relay team that set a new
school record at 47.02 seconds
at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship…named to the
All-Patriot League first team at the indoor championship
for winning the 55 (7.68) and 200 (25.15)…also named
first team All-Patriot League at the outdoor championship
for winning the 100 (12.00) and 200 (24.71)…named to the
All-Patriot League second team as a member of the school
record setting 4x100 relay team…tied a season-best high
jump mark of 1.45 meters versus Maine (Feb. 4) and at the
Minuteman Invitational (April 14)…posted career-best
marks in the 55 (7.23) versus Maine, 100 (11.99) and 200
(24.36) at the New England Outdoor Championship (May
10), 300 (42.33) at the Alden Invitational (Dec. 3) and 400
(59.70) at the Tiger Invitational (Jan 7.)…named AT&T
Crusader of the Week (Jan. 30)…earned the team’s Most
Valuable Track Athlete Award.
2011: Competed in the 55, 60, 100, 200, 300, 400, 4x100,
4x800 and high jump…finished in first place at the Yale
Invitational (Jan. 15) in the 400 with a time of 1:01.13…part
of the first place 4x400 relay team at New Hampshire (Jan.
22)…ran for a first place finish in the 200 at the Patriot
League Indoor Championship (Feb. 20) with a time of 25.32
seconds, earning first team All-Patriot League honors…first
place finish in the 100 at the Patriot League Outdoor Cham-
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pionship (May 7) finishing with a time of 12.31 seconds,
earning first team All-Patriot League honors…recorded a
first place finish in the 200 at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship with a time of 24.85 seconds, earning first
team All-Patriot League honors…part of the second place
finish 4x100 meter relay team at the Patriot League Outdoor
Championship (May 7), earning second team All-Patriot
League honors…competed in the New England Outdoor
Championship (May 14) running a season-best time of
12.16 seconds in the 100…earned AT&T Crusader of the
week (May 9)…earned the team’s Most Valuable Rookie
Award.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity track
and field team at Chelmsford H.S...named Most Valuable
Player Outdoor in 2008 and Most Improved Player Outdoor
in 2009...MVC All-Star Outdoor 2008 and 2009...MVC
All-Star Indoor 2009...MVC All-Conference Indoor 2009...
Lowell Sun All-Star Indoor 2009, Outdoor 2009...2009 Division 1 state champion in the 200 meter dash...three-year
member of the varsity soccer team...named Most Improved
Player in 2008...received Sportsmanship Award in 2009...
received the Academic Excellence in 2008, Academic Improvement in 2009 and High Honors 2007-2010.
Personal: Daughter of Amanyoka and Fidelia Okpoebo...
has three brothers (Chidi, Ike and Sean) and two sisters
(Amanda and Debbie)...Chidi (class of 2008) was a member
of the Holy Cross men’s soccer team from 2004-2007...Ike
is a member of the Skidmore men’s soccer team...majoring
in Biology.
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SANDRA
VAN DEN
HEUVEL
JR • DISTANCE
NASHUA, N.H.
NASHUA H.S.
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AMANDA WALDRON
JR • DISTANCE
WALPOLE, MASS.
WALPOLE H.S.
2012: Ran in the one-mile,
3,000 and 5,000…posted season-best times in the one-mile
(5:28.57) at the Joe Donahue
Indoor Games (Jan. 27), 3,000
(10:45.89) versus Maine (Feb. 4)
and 5,000 (18.26.68) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
(Feb. 17)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Ran in the 1,500, 3,000,
5,000 and one mile…ran a season-best time of 10:32.49
in the 3,000 at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
(Feb. 20)…posted a one mile time of 5:26.14 at the Boston
Indoor Games (Jan. 28)…recorded a season-best time of
18:09.45 in the 5,000, finishing in third place at the Holy
Cross Quad Meet (April 23).
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity cross country
and indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Nashua
H.S...team captain for cross country in 2008 and 2009,
and track and field in 2010...received the Coach’s Award
in 2006 and 2009...named MVP in 2007 and 2008...named
Nashua Telegraph Runner of the Year in 2009...served as
vice president of her class.
Personal: Daughter of Hein van den Heuvel and Kim lan
Chung...has two sisters (Bea and Louise)...majoring in
Psychology...also a member of the Holy Cross cross country team.
2012: Ran in the one-mile, 3,000
and 5,000…posted season-best
times in the one-mile (5:19.99)
at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27), 3,000 (10:22.08) at
the New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) and 5,000
(17.49.29) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May
4)…named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Did not compete.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity
indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Walpole High
School…team captain senior year…received the Unsung
Hero Award senior year…received Daily News Transcript
honorable mention sophomore year…awarded the Coach’s
Award in 2007 and 2010…three-year member of the varsity
field hockey team…team captain senior year...received
the Scholar Athlete Award…team was three-time Bay
State League champions, South Sectional champions and
Eastern Massachusetts finalists…served as Vice President
of National Honor Society and Secretary of Student Council…named AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal: Daughter of Frank and Lisa Waldron…has one
sister (Ashley)…majoring in Biology…also a member of
the Holy Cross cross country team.
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MACKENZIE ARNDT
SO • POLE VAILT
MERRIMACK, MASS.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC H.S.
2012: Competed in the pole vault
at seven different meets…recorded a season-best height of
3.70 meters at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May
4) where she finished in second
place overall…finished first at
the Crowell Open (Jan. 6) with a
height of 3.40 meters in her only
indoor competition, and first at the
Holy Cross Invitational (April 21)
at a height of 3.50 meters…named
team’s Most Valuable Field Rookie…named second team
All-Patriot League.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the Central Catholic High
School varsity track and field team for four years under head
coach Katie Sullivan as a pole vaulter…team won Division
II state championship in 2007…team won MVC outdoor
championship from 2007-2009…set the pole vault school
record…MVC champion in 2009 and 2010…Division II
state champion in 2009…also a member of the varsity
gymnastics team for head coach Dunkan Gould for four
years…served as captain senior year…set school record
on balance beam…received Coaches Award in 2009 and
2010…team MVP in 2011…member of National Honor
Society
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Patricia Arndt…has one
sister (Madison)…has not yet declared a major.
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KATIE BOBINSKI
SO • LONG SPRINTS
TORRINGTON, CONN.
HOLY CROSS H.S.
2012: Ran in the 55, 100, 200,
300, 400 and 4x100, 4x400 and
4x440 relays…posted seasonbest times in the 55 (7.67) at
the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27), 100 (12.68) at the New
England Outdoor Championship
(May 10), 200 (26.43) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21), 300
(42.85) at the Alden Invitational
(Dec. 3) and 400 (1:00.37) at
the Valentine Invitational (Feb.
10)…member of the 4x400 relay team that finished first
at the New Hampshire Invitational (Jan. 21) with a time of
4:05.40 and the 4x440 yard relay team that took first against
Maine (Feb. 4) with a time of 4:03.44…also a member of
the 4x100 relay team that crossed the finish line first at the
UMass Invitational (April 14) in 48.14, the Holy Cross Invitational in 47.40 and Brown Springtime Open (April 29)
in 47.95…earned second team All-Patriot League honors
as a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished second
at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship in a new
school record time of 47.02...named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track team at
Holy Cross High School as a sprinter/long sprints runner…
team captain senior year…three-time team MVP…earned
the NVL Conference Championship Outstanding Performer
Award and“Outstanding Senior Award senior year…earned
the NVL Coaches Award for the Most Outstanding Sprinter
three times…named All-NVL Conference in the 55m, 300m
and 4x200 junior and senior years…NVL Conference record
holder in 300m and 4x200 junior and senior years…named
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the Republican-American Athlete of the Week junior
year…had the 77th fastest time in the nation in the 300M
(41.17) out of over 19,000 participants in the Milesplit.
com’s USA High School National First Team Elite senior
year…Nike Indoor National Qualifier junior year…New
Balance Indoor National Qualifier senior year…New England Indoor Championship Qualifier senior year…four-year
Connecticut State Class and Open Qualifier…2010 Wendy’s
High School Heisman Award State Finalist…member of the
Litchfield Track Club…five-time Regional Junior Olympic
Qualifier…three-time 100m finalist…President of National
Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of James and Maura Bobinski…has
one sister (Megan)…great uncle John Carmody Jr. (class
of 1958) played on the first varsity lacrosse team…cousin
Chrissy Carmody (class of 1992) played varsity lacrosse…
has not yet declared a major.
MARYGRACE BROGIOLO
SO • JUMPS
WAREHAM, MASS.
WAREHAM H.S.
2012: Did not compete.
Before Holy Cross: Came to Holy
Cross from Wareham (Mass.)
High School.
Personal: Has not yet declared
a major.
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SARAH DAHLSTROM
SO • MULTI-EVENTS
SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS.
ALGONQUIN REGIONAL H.S.
2012: Competed in the 200, 400,
500, 800, 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles,
400 meter hurdles, high jump,
long jump, shot put, indoor pentathlon and 4x400 relay…posted
season-best marks in the 200
(28.19) at the Harvard Open (Dec.
10), 500 (1:25.59) at the Crowell
Open (Jan. 6), 400 meter hurdles
(1:08.94) at the Tiger Classic
(April 6), 400 (1:02.01), 55 meter
hurdles (9.03) at the Joe Donahue
Indoor Games (Jan. 27), 800 (2:30.33) and high jump
(1.51m) at the New England Indoor Championship and 60
meter hurdles (9.82), long jump (5.00m), shot put (11.76m)
and indoor pentathlon (3,187 points) at the Patriot League
Indoor Championship (Feb. 17)…finished first in the shot
put at the New England Indoor Championship (11.76m) and
at the Patriot League Indoor Championship (Feb. 17) with a
throw of 11.31 meters…marks in the high jump, long jump
and pentatlon were team-highs for he indoor season…named
to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the Algonquin Regional
High School varsity track and field team for four years
competing in multiple events…team won Central Mass.
Divison I Championship in 2010…named league All-Star all
four years…league champion in 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles,
discus and shot put…Central Mass. Division I champion
in discus and third place finisher in the heptathlon…named
to Telegram & Gazette All-Star Super Team in 2010…set
school record in the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay…also a
four-year member of the soccer and basketball teams…
named captain senior year for both teams…named Central
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Mass. Division I All-Star and League All-Star…soccer team
won Central Mass. Division I Championships in 2008 and
2009 and the Massachusetts Division I State Championship
in 2009…basketball team won Central Mass. Division I
Championship in 2011…named to Telegram & Gazette
All-Star Super Team in 2011…member of Athletic Council
and National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Diane Dahlstrom…has
one brother (Stephen) and one sister (Emily)…majoring
in Biology.
CAILEE DEAN
SO • JUMPS
SOUTHHAMPTON, MASS.
HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL H.S.
2012: Competed in the 55, 60,
200, long jump and triple jump…
posted season-best marks in the
55 (7.93) and 200 (30.34) at the
Joe Donahue Indoor Games (Jan.
27), 60 (8.53) at the Crowell Open
(Jan. 6) and long jump (5.14m)
and triple jump (10.00m) at New
Hampshire with Maine (April
7)…named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Came to Holy Cross from Hampshire
Regional High School in Westhampton, Mass.
Personal: Majoring in Biology.
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LYNDSAY DELELLO
ety…Varsity Club Vice President.
SO • LONG SPRINTS/HURDLES
SIDNEY, N.Y.
SIDNEY H.S.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Susan Delello…her
father played baseball at Ithaca, then played 16 years of
semi-pro baseball with the Otsego Macs…has one brother
(Markus) and one sister (Meridith)…her brother is on the
baseball team at Rensselaer (Class of 2012)…majoring in
Biology.
2012: Ran in the 200, 400, 55
hurdles and 400 hurdles…also
a member of the 4x400 relay
team…posted season-best times
in the 200 (29.66) at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (Jan. 27),
400 (1:06.86) at New Hampshire
with Stonehill and Worcester
State (Jan. 21), 55 hurdles (10.76)
at the Alden Invitational (Dec. 3)
and 400 hurdles (1:14.35) at the
Husky Spring Open (March 24).
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team for five seasons at Sidney High School for coaches
Doug Quinney, Bill Munro and Holly Lape…captain as
a junior and senior…named the 2010 Oneonta Daily Star
Female Track Athlete of the Year...won the team’s 2011
Track Athlete of the Year Award…her time of 1:03:76
in the 400 meter hurdles in 2010 set the school and the
Midstate Athletic Conference record…2009, 2010 and
2011 New York Section 4 Class C Champion in the 400
meter hurdles…2010 New York Section 4 State Qualifier
400 meter hurdles champion...placed second at the New
York State Track & Field Championship in the 400 meter
hurdles in 2009 and 2010…won the silver medal at the
2010 Empire State Games in the 400 meter hurdles…fouryear member and two-year captain of the varsity field
hockey team…earned 2009 and 2010 MAC All-Star honors…three-year member and senior captain of the varsity
basketball team…earned the team’s 2010-2011 Defensive
Player of the Year…named the school’s 2010-2011 Female Athlete of the Year…won the Francis L. Redmond
Scholar-Athlete Award...member of National Honor Soci-
MADDIE DODGE
SO • SHORT SPRINTS
RUMFORD, R.I.
BISHOP FEEHAN H.S.
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 100, 200
and 300…posted season-best
times in the 55 (7.80) and 300
(47.44) at the Alden Invitational
(Dec. 3), 60 (8.35) at the Sorlien
Memorial Invitational (Jan. 13),
100 (13.09) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May 4)
and 200 (27.50) at the Holy Cross
Invitational (April 21)…named
to the Patriot League Academic
Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity
indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Bishop Feehan High School…senior captain…earned EAC All-Star
honors from 2009-2011…received 2010 Sun Chronicle
honorable mention accolades…team won the 2010-2011
Division III state championship.
Personal: Daughter of Ogden and Jacqueline Dodge…has
two brothers (Sam and Henry) and one sister (Phoebe)…
her brother Sam is on the baseball team at Harvard (Class
of 2014)…majoring in English.
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ANDREA GENDRON
OLIVIA GJESTEBY
SO • MID DISTANCE
HOPKINTON, MASS.
HOPKINTON H.S.
SO • MID DISTANCE
WINCHESTER, MASS.
WINCHESTER H.S.
2012: Ran in the 800, 1,000, 1,500
and one-mile…posted seasonbest times in the 800 (2:44.86)
at the UMass Invitational (April
14), 1,000 (3:36.45) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (Jan.
13), 1,500 (5:30.99) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21) and
one-mile (6:05.45) against Maine
(Feb. 4)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the indoor track
and field team at Hopkinton High School for coach Brian
Hall...qualified for state championships with 4x800 relay
team in 2010...team went undefeated and won Tri-Valley
League Conference championships in 2008, 2009 and
2010...also a member of the varsity field hockey team senior
year and varsity lacrosse team as a junior and senior...field
hockey team won the Tri-Valley League championship in
2010...lacrosse team won the state championship in 2011...
member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Arthur Gendron and Linda Clancy...
has one brother (Grant) and one sister (Danielle)...majoring
in Psycholoy.
2012: Ran in the 800, 1,500 and
4x400 relay…posted season-best
times in the 800 (2:42.53) versus
New Hampshire and Maine (April
7) and 1,500 (5:07.43) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21).
Before Holy Cross: Three-year
member of the outdoor track and
field team and two-year member
of the indoor track and field
team at Winchester High School
for coach Joseph Cantillon…senior captain of the indoor
team…also a four-year member and senior captain of the
varsity soccer team…was on the varsity softball team as a
freshman, while she was a member of the varsity basketball
team as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Daughter of Nils and Janet Gjesteby…has one
brother (Henry) and one sister (Anna)…has not yet declared
a major.
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FIORELLA JOHNSON
JULIA LEVESQUE
SO • LONG SPRINTS
REDDING, CONN.
JOE BARLOW H.S.
SO • HURDLES/SPRINTS
WEST SIMSBURY, CONN.
SIMSBURY H.S.
2012: Ran in the 200, 400, 500,
600, 800 and 4x400 relay…posted
season-best times in the 200
(26.78) at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 21), 400 (58.50) at
the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (May 4), 500 (1:15.76) at
the New England Indoor Championship (Feb. 24), 600 (1:39.26)
at the Alden Invitational (Dec. 3)
and 800 (2:21.66) at the UMass
Invitational (April 14)…finished
first in the 500 (1:20.06) and as a member of the 4x400
relay team (4:05.40) at New Hampshire with Stonehill and
Worcester State (Jan. 21)… named Patriot League Female
Rookie of the Week after qualifying for the New England
Championship early in the season at the Harvard Open (Dec.
10) in the 400 with a fourth-place time of 59.26.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Joel Barlow High School, competing as a mid distance runner…team captain senior year...team MVP all four
years...team Rookie of the Year…two-time All-State selection...first team All-Conference as a senior...two-time second
team All-Conference (2009, 2010)… Danbury News Times
All-Star Team (2010, 2011)…Connecticut Post All-Star Team
(2010, 2011)… set school records in 400-meter, 4x100-meter
and 4x400-meter…also played four seasons of varsity soccer…captained team as a junior and senior…three-time first
team All-Conference selection…named All-State as a senior…team won conference championship senior season.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Brenda Johnson...has one
sister (Maxie) and one brother (Colby)...has not yet declared
a major.
MEET THE CRUSADERS
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 200,
55 hurdles, 60 hurdles and 100
hurdles…posted season-best times
in 55 (8.05) and 55 hurdles (9.00)
at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan .27), 60 (8.48) and 60 hurdles
(9.63) at the Harvard Open (Dec.
10), 200 (26.56) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21) and
100 hurdles (15.43) at the Patriot
League Outdoor Championship
(May 4)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track and field
team at Simsbury High School, competing as a sprinter and
hurdler…team captain senior year...team MVP senior year...
helped team win state championship in 2009...All-State
senior season...four-time All-Conference selection…set
the school record in the 200 meter dash…competed in
state meets from 2008-2010…placed third in hurdling at
states in 2011…competed in New England Regional Meet
(2011)…also played three seasons of varsity soccer…captained team as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Alan and Christine Levesque...has
one sister, Elise, who was a member of the track and field
team at Bates...has not yet declared a major.
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MEET THE CRUSADERS
LAURA MCBRIDE
MICHELLE MCGAHAN
SO • DISTANCE
NORTH READING, MASS.
NORTH READING H.S.
SO • POLE VAULT
ACTON, MASS.
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH H.S.
2012: Did not compete.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity cross country team at North Reading High
School...team captain in 2010...
named Unsung Heroine in 2007
and MVP in 2009 and 2010...
received Lawrence Eagle Tribune
All-Star honorable mention in
2009 and 2010...also a four-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams...team captain for both teams
senior year...received the Coach’s Award for indoor track
her senior year...served as Secretary of National Honor
Society...named a Lester Levey Scholar-Athlete in 2011...
received the Excellence in US History award.
Personal: Daughter of David C. McBride and Lorraine
Garrity...father was a member of the cross country and
track and field teams at Tufts...has one sister, Caroline, is
a member of the Stonehill College cross country and track
and field teams...uncle T. Kirk McBride (Class of 1975)
was a member of the Holy Cross men’s ice hockey team...
has not yet declared a major.
2012: Competed in the pole vault
at 14 different meets…posted a
season-best height of 3.35 meters
against Maine (Feb. 4)…recorded
three second place finishes including at New Hampshire with
Stonehill and Worcester State
(Jan. 21), at Maine and at the
Holy Cross Invitational (April
21)…named to the Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the Acton-Boxborough
Regional High School varsity track and field team for
three years under head coach Daniel Goldner as a pole
vaulter…elected team captain senior year…won team
Rookie of the Year in 2009…was a DCL All-Star from
2009 to 2011…set the school record in the pole vault…also
a member of the varsity gymnastics team for head coach
Susan DiLorenzo for four years…was team captain junior
and senior year…DCL Gymnast of the Year in 2009 and
2010…Boston Globe All-Scholastic in 2010 and 2011…
member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Leo McGahan…has one brother
(Michael) and one sister (Kristen)…majoring in Math.
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ABIGAIL MITCHELL
ALEXANDRA PARISE
SO • DISTANCE
MANCHESTER, N.H.
TRINITY H.S.
SO • MILTI EVENTS/POLE VAULT
PINE BUSH, N.Y.
PINE BUSH H.S.
2012: Ran in the 800, 1,000,
1,500, one-mile and 3,000 steeplechase…posted season-best times
in the 800 (2:27.30) and 1,500
(4:52.48) at New Hampshire with
Maine (April 7), 1,000 (3:11.22)
at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27), one-mile (5:16.59) at the
Valentine Invitational (Feb. 10)
and 3,000 steeplechase (12:12.08)
at the Holy Cross Invitational
(April 21)…recorded a second
place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Holy Cross
Invitational and third place finish in the one-mile at Maine
(Feb. 4) with a time of 5:21.58.
Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity cross
country team at Trinity High School...four-year member of
the varsity indoor and outdoor track and field teams...team
captain senior year...named outdoor Rookie of the Year, Most
Improved as a sophomore, MVP as a junior and Most Athletic
as a senior...four-year member of the varsity soccer team...
team captain junior and senior years...named Rookie of the
Year...voted MVP junior and senior seasons...named All-State
junior and senior years...also a member of the varsity swim
team...was state champion in the 100 breaststroke her junior
year...served as vice president of the Student Council...member of National Honor Society...named Outstanding Theology
Student as a senior...Scholar Athlete all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Jean Mitchell...mother
was a member of the swimming team at New Hampshire...
has two brothers, Hayden and Ryan (a twin), who both attend
Holy Cross...great uncle John Hayden was a member of the
Holy Cross Class of 1949...majoring in Biology.
2012: Competed in the 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles, high jump, pole
vault and long jump…posted
season-best marks in the 55
hurdles (9.70) and high jump
(1.43m) at the Alden Invitational
(Dec. 3), and 60 hurdles (10.98),
pole vault (3.05m) and long jump
(4.36m) at the Harvard Open
(Dec. 10)…named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Six-year member of the varsity track
and field team at Pine Bush High School for head coach
Gerald Risco…served as team captain senior year…Varsity 845 indoor track & field All-Star team member…set
school records in the pole vault, pentathlon and triple jump
events…finished ninth at the 2011 New Balance Indoor
Nationals in the shuttle hurdle relay as the team set a school
record…Section 9 pole vault champion…NYS championship competitor in pole vault and high jump in 2011…also
a member of the varsity swimming and diving team for head
coach Christopher Blackwell…named team’s most valuable
diver in 2009…also a member of the club team Hudson
Valley Flying Circus for head coaches Hugh Cauthers and
Tim St. Lawrence as a pole vaulter…served as Treasurer
for National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Joe and Christine Parise…has one
brother (Joseph) and one sister (Katherine)…majoring in
English.
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MARISSA ROMANO
SO • JUMPS
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS H.S.
2012: Competed in the long
jump and triple jump…posted
season-best marks in the long
jump (5.20m) at the UMass Invitational (April 14) and triple
jump (10.62m) at the Holy Cross
Invitational (April 21)…recorded
a second place finish at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 3) in the triple
jump with a distance of 10.32
meters.
Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity track
and field team at Hasbrouck Heights High School for coach
Robert Brady … team captain senior year … named first
team All-League (NJIC) in the triple jump and long jump in
2011, second team All-Bergen County in the triple jump in
2011 and third team All-Bergen County in the long jump in
2010 … earned Bergen County Athlete of the Week honors
on April 4, 2011 … team won the Bergen County League
Championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and relay championships in 2010 and 2011 … set school records in the long
jump, triple jump and as part of the 4x400 relay team in 2011
… recorded first place finishes in the 2011 Bergen County
Championship in the long jump and triple jump and the
2011 New Jersey Group 1 Sectional Championship in the
long jump … also a three-year member of the varsity soccer
team … team captain in 2009 and 2010 … named first team
All-League in 2009 and 2010 … also played for the WoodRidge Strikers club soccer team and was team captain in
2006 and 2007 … held office as a student council representative and was Editor in Chief of the award winning school
newspaper, The Spectator … won an award for Excellence
in Yearbook Journalism and scholarships from the Bergen
MEET THE CRUSADERS
County Women’s Association, Hasbrouck Height’s Men’s
Association and Hasbrouck Heights Soccer Association and
also received the Mary E. Taminini (Mayor’s) Scholarship
… member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Patrick and Lillian Romano … father
played baseball at Fairleigh Dickinson University … has one
sister (Juliana) … majoring in Political Science.
EMILIA SAINATO
SO • HURDLES
ALBANY, N.Y.
COLONIE CENTRAL H.S.
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 100, 55
hurdles, 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles…posted season-best times
in the 55 (7.60) and 55 hurdles
(9.03) at the Alden Invitational
(Dec. 3), 100 (13.23) and 100
hurdles (15.96) at the Holy Cross
Invitational (April 21), 60 (8.55)
at the Harvard Open (Dec. 10) and
60 hurdles (9.56) at the Patriot
League Indoor Championship
(Feb. 17).
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track & field
team for six seasons at Colonie Central High School for
coach Jennifer Jette…named the team’s Most Valuable
Hurdler from 2008-2011…Section 2 Champion in the 100
meter hurdles in 2011…team won the 2011 Section 2 championship…set the school record in the 100 meter hurdles
with a 14.8 in 2010 and set her personal best with a 14.56
in 2011…also a three-year member of the varsity soccer
team…captain as a junior and senior…earned 2010 second
team Suburban Council All-Star honors…two-year member
and senior captain of the varsity basketball team…team won
the 2011 Suburban Council South Division championship
and placed second in the 2011 Suburban Council Class AA
Championship…earned the school’s Scholar Athlete Award
all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Corrado and Ellen Sainato…has
one brother (Giancarlo) and two sisters (Nancy and Isabella)…has not yet declared a major.
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MELISSA SHERIDAN
PEYTON SHUBRICK
SO • MID DISTANCE
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y.
SHAKER H.S.
SO • LONG SPRINTS
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL H.S.
2012: Ran in the 500, 800, 1,000,
1,500 and 4x400 relay…posted
season-best times in the 500
(1:24.09) at the Joe Donahue
Indoor Games (Jan. 27), 800
(2:20.87) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May
4), 1,000 (3:12.80) at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 3) and 1,500
(5:16.69) at the Husky Spring
Open (March 24)…named to the
Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity cross country
and track & field teams at Shaker High School, competing
as a distance runner…named team’s Outstanding Distance
Runner (2011)…cross country Team MVP (2007)…member of the school’s indoor distance medley relay team that
broke a school record (2011)…Suburban Council All-Star
(2011)… member of the outdoor 4x400m relay heat that
won the Penn Relays (2011)…member of school record
outdoor 4x1500m relay team (2009)…member of school
record outdoor 4x800m relay in 2010 and 2011…graduated
within the top 10 percent of her class.
Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Diane Sheridan...has one
brother (Michael)...has not yet declared a major.
2012: Competed in the 200, 400,
500, 4x400 relay, 4x400, distance
medley relay and discus throw…
posted season-best marks in the
200 (27.65) at the Harvard Open
(Dec. 10), 400 (1:00.68) a the
Holy Cross Invitational (April
21), 500 (1:24.89) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (Jan.
13) and discus (31.49m) at the
UMass Invitational (April 14)…
earned second team All-Patriot
League honors for a second place finish as a member of the
4,000 distance medley team at the Patriot League Indoor
Championship with a time of 12:02.32.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the indoor and
outdoor track & field teams at Springfield Central High
School for James Bermudez…captain as a junior and senior…record holder in the 400 at the Mayors Cup which is
the city championship in Springfield…named All-Western
Mass. by the Republican in 2011…team won the 2009 and
2011 conference championship and went undefeated in
2011…earned Student-Athlete Scholar honors for the city
of Springfield…also three-year starter and senior captain
of the varsity soccer team…played varsity basketball in
2010…member of National Honor Society…earned first
honors in the graduating class…President of Band…a
Mass. Mutual Academic Achiever.
Personal: Daughter of Fred and Dawn Shubrick…has one
brother (Frederick) and two sisters (Taylor and Jordyn)…
majoring in Political Science.
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MEET THE CRUSADERS
KATE SULLIVAN
BRIANNA TABIN
SO • MID DISTANCE
SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS.
ALGONQUIN REGIONAL H.S.
SO • SHORT SPRINTS
SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.
SOUTH HADLEY H.S.
2012: Ran in the 800, 1,000,
1,500 and 4x400 relay…posted
season-best times in the 800
(2:32.51) at the Harvard Open
(Dec. 10), 1,000 (3:22.97) at the
Alden Invitational (Dec. 3) and
1,500 (5:33.24) at the Husky
Spring Open (March 24)…named
to the Patriot League Academic
Honor Roll.
Before Holy Cross: Member of
the varsity track team at Algonquin Regional High School
as a mid-distance runner…team captain senior year…was
named a Mid-Wach A League All-Star (2009-2010)…also
played three seasons of varsity field hockey…was named
a Mid-Wach A League All-Star (2009)…played on the
Spiders field hockey club team…Vice President of National
Honor Society…Secretary of Student Council.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Martha Sullivan…mother
(Class of 1982) played field hockey at Holy Cross…has
several other relatives who attended Holy Cross…has one
sister (Annie)…has not yet declared a major.
2012: Ran in the 55, 60, 100, 200,
300 and 4x100 relay…posted
season-best times in the 55 (7.48)
at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games
(Jan. 27), 60 (7.99) at the Patriot
League Indoor Championship
(Feb. 17), 100 (12.37) at the Holy
Cross Invitational (April 21),
200 (25.56) at the Patriot League
Outdoor Championship (May
4) and 300 (43.94) at the Alden
Invitational (Dec. 3)…set a new
school record as a member of the 4x100 relay team that
earned second team All-Patriot honors for a second place
finish at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with
a time of 47.02…finished second in the 100 at the Holy
Cross Invitational.
Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity track team at
South Hadley High School…team captain senior year…
three-year member of the varsity soccer team.
Personal: Daughter of Alan and Patricia Tabin…has one
sister (Brittany)…majoring in Biology.
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MEET THE CRUSADERS
HANNAH CAREY
CAROLINE CARLEY
Personal: Daughter of Volker and Deborah Eckert...has not
yet declared a major.
FR • MID DISTANCE
WINDHAM, N.H.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC H.S.
FR • MID DISTANCE/JUMPS
BARRINGTON, ILL.
BARRINGTON H.S.
VICTORIA ENGVOLD
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at
Central Catholic High School
under head coach Kate Sullivan...
team captain senior year...all-conference 2008-2011...named team
runner of the year in 2012...team
won state championship in 2012...
member of school-record sprint
medley relay, distance medley
relay and 4x800m relay...also
played three years of varsity soccer.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity track and
field team at Barrington High
School under head coach Jodi
Gitelis...named Most Valuable
Player in 2012...won Sectional
Championship in the 800 meters
in 2012...named Athlete of the
Year in 2012...also a four-year
member of the varsity cross
country under head coach Deb
Revolta...placed eighth in the state
in 2011 and seventh in the state in 2012.
Personal: Daughter of William and Karen Carey...has
two sisters (Margaret and Emma)...grandfather, Thomas
Kelleher (Class of 1950) was captain of the Holy Cross
football team and a Hall of Fame NFL referee...cousin,
Chris Myers, plays for the Houston Texans...has not yet
declared a major.
Personal: Has not yet declared a major.
ALEX ECKERT
FR • VAULT/TRIPLE JUMP
BERGENFIELD, N.J.
ACADEMY OF THE HOLY ANGELS
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity track &
field team at Academy of the
Holy Angels under coach Howard
Shuman...named team captain as
a senior...holds school records in
the pole vault and high hurdles...
also a four-year member of the
varsity tennis team...member of
National Honor Society.
FR • LONG SPRINTS
NISKAYUNA, N.Y.
NISKAYUNA H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at
Niskayuna High School under
head coach Jason Derocco…
named team captain as a senior…won Rookie of the Year
(2009), Best in Track (2011) and
named a Scholar Athlete…holds
school record in the indoor and
outdoor distance medley relay,
indoor sprint medley relay, 300
and as part of the 4x400 indoor relay team…member of
National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Rhonda Engvold… has
one brother (Gabriel) and one sister (Madalyn)...has not
yet declared a major.
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CASSIE GILDEA
SHANNON KAY
MELISSA LACOSTE
FR • STEEPLE/DISTANCE
MILFORD, CONN.
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF MERCY
FR • LONG SPRINTS
NEW CITY, N.Y.
CLARKSTOWN NORTH H.S.
FR • HIGH JUMP/TRIPLE JUMP
AMHERST, N.H.
BISHOP GUERTIN H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the indoor and outdoor
track and field teams at Clarkstown North High School under
coaches Adam Shavitz, Heidi
Bernasconi, Ed Benvenuto and
Pete Rodrigues… named team
captain in 2011 and 2012…selected co-MVP of the indoor
season in 2012…named Clarkstown North Spring Athlete of
the Season in 2012…holds school
records in the 400 and as part of the 4x400 relay team…also
a four-year member of the varsity cross country team, winning the Coaches Award in 2011 and 2012…member of
National Honor Society.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity indoor
and outdoor track and field teams
at Bishop Guertin High School
under coach Tony Johnson...
named team captain senior year...
team won both the indoor and
outdoor state championships...
named Most Improved Player in
2010...placed second at the state
championship in the high jump
three years in a row... also a oneyear member of the varsity cheerleading squad...member
of National Honor Society.
Before Holy Cross: Came to
Holy Cross from the Academy
of Our Lady of Mercy in Milford,
Conn.
Personal: Has not yet declared
a major.
KATIE HOLDRIDGE
FR • DISTANCE
PRESTON, CONN.
NORWICH FREE ACADEMY
Before Holy Cross: Three-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at
Norwich Free Academy for coach
Chad Johnson...named team
captain senior year... selected AllConference in 2012...team won
the Eastern Connecticut Conference and state championships in
2012...also a three-year member
of the varsity soccer team, serving
as team captain as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Michelle Holdridge...
father ran track at Mansfield University...has one brother
(Dan)...has not yet declared a major.
Personal: Daughter of Lawrence and Veronica Kay… Has
one brother (Brian)...has not yet declared a major.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Rosemary LaCoste...has
one brother,Jeffrey, who is a sophomore on the cross country
and track and field teams at High Point University...has not
yet declared a major.
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ALLISON LONGO
EMILY LOY
FR • DISTANCE
HAVERTOWN, PA.
HAVERFORD H.S.
FR • SHORT SPRINTS
GALES FERRY, CONN.
LEDYARD H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Three-year
member of the varsity cross
country team at Haverford High
School under head coach Kristie
Ritchie...earned the Girl Scout
Gold and Silver Awards... member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Thomas
and Suzanne Longo...has one sister (Sloan)...has not yet declared
a major.
NICOLE LORINSKY
FR • POLE VAULT
NORWICH, CONN.
NORWICH FREE ACADEMY
Before Holy Cross: Came to
Holy Cross from Norwich Free
Academy in Norwich, Conn.
Personal: Has not yet declared
a major.
MEET THE CRUSADERS
Before Holy Cross: Three-year
member of the varsity track and
field teams at Ledyard High
School under head coach David
Tetlow... won All-Conference and
All-Area honors 2009-2011...set
indoor school records in the 55,
300 and as part of the 4x180 relay
team...set outdoor school records
in the 100, 200 and as part of the
4x400 relay team...also lettered in
soccer, serving as team captain in
2011...member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of James and Robin Loy...has one
brother (Ian) and two sisters (Carly and Ally)...has not yet
declared a major.
DANA MCMANUS
FR • JUMPS/SPRINTS
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.
NORTH ANDOVER H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at
North Andover H.S. under head
coach Rick Dellechiae…named
team captain as a senior…received the indoor track MVP in
2010 and the Coach’s Award in
2012…named a Cape Ann League
All-Star all four years…holds in-
door school records in the 300-meters, 4x200-meter relay,
4x400-meter relay and distance medley relay...set outdoor
school record in the long jump…member of National Honor
Society.
Personal: Daughter of Jack and Marsha McManus…father played football at Bridgewater State…has one sister
(Kerin)...has not yet declared a major.
ELIZABETH PROVOST
FR • THROWS
ADAMS, MASS.
HOOSAC VALLEY H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Member of
the track and field team at Hoosac Valley High School...named
Rookie of the Year in 2009 and
team most valuable player from
2010-2012...holds the school record in the discus...also a member
of the varsity soccer and basketball teams.
Personal: Daughter of Jon and
Lisa Provost...has three brothers
(Jonathan, Joshua and Matthew)...has not yet declared a
major.
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LENA TRAN
OONA WOOD
MORGAN ZURLO
FR • LONG SPRINTS
WINDHAM, MASS.
CARDINAL SPELLMAN H.S.
FR • LONG SPRINTS
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.
MT. GREYLOCK H.S.
FR • MULTI EVENTS/THROWS
GLEN FALLS, N.Y.
GLEN FALLS H.S.
Before Holy Cross: Four-year
member of the varsity indoor and
outdoor track and field teams at
Cardinal Spellman High School
under coach Anne Bernazanni...
named team captain as a senior...
indoor team won four Catholic
Central League championships...
set a school record as part of the
indoor 4x400 relay team...named
unsung hero of the outdoor team
her sophomore and junior seasons...received the captain’s and team spirit awards as a
senior...also a two-year member of the varsity cross country
team... member of the student council...won the AP English
Award... held office as National Honor Society President.
Before Holy Cross: Six-year
varsity member of the Mount
Greylock Regional High School
track and field team under coach
Brian Gill...named team captain in 2012...earned Most Improved Award (2009), Track MVP
(2010), Field MVP (2011), and
Team MVP (2012)...named to
the league honor roll from 20082012...team won Western Massachusetts Division II championships in 2008, 2009 and 2012...set school records as
part of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams...received Scholar
Athlete Award for academic excellence from 2009-2012...
also a five-year varsity member of the cross country team
and four-year varsity member of the cross country skiing
team.
Personal: Daughter of Son Tran and Ngan Ly...has not yet
declared a major.
Personal: Daughter of Robert Wood and Suzanne Stinson...
has one brother (Derek)...has not yet declared a major.
Before Holy Cross: Five-year
member of the varsity track and
field team at Glens Falls High
School under head coach Abigail
Adams...three-time Section BB
pentathlon champion...named a
2012 Foothills Council first team
All-Star in both the pentathlon and
the high jump...also a three-year
member of the varsity volleyball
team and four-year member of the
varsity basketball team.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Nancy Zurlo...has two
brothers (Devin and Jordan) and one sister (Adrienne)...
twin brother, Devin, plays basketball at Sage College...has
not yet declared a major.
2012-2013
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2011-2012 RESULTS
Date
Event
Result
Dec. 3, 2011
at Alden Invitational
No Team Scores
Dec. 10, 2011
at Harvard Open
No Team Scores
Dec. 24, 2011
at Boston University Mini Meet
No Team Scores
Dec. 31, 2011
at Boston University Mini Meet
No Team Scores
Jan. 3, 2012
Holy Cross New Year’s Field Day
No Team Scores
Jan. 7, 2012
at Crowell Open
No Team Scores
Jan. 7, 2012
at Tiger Invitational
No Team Scores
Jan. 8, 2012
at Dartmouh Relays
No Team Scores
Jan. 13, 2012
at Sorlein Memorial Invitational
No Team Scores
Jan. 14, 2012
at Yale Invitational
No Team Scores
Jan. 21, 2012
at New Hampshire with Stonehill & Worcester State
1st of 4
Jan. 27, 2012
at Joe Donahue Indoor Games
5th of 14
Feb. 4, 2012
at Maine
1st of 2
Feb. 10, 2012
at Valentine Invitational
No Team Scores
Feb. 17-19, 2012
at Patriot League Indoor Championship
4th of 8
Feb. 24-25, 2012
at New England Indoor Championship
4th of 35
Mar. 3-4, 2012
at ECAC Indoor Championship
32nd of 50
Mar. 24, 2012
at Husky Spring Open
No Team Scores
Mar. 30, 2012
at Worcester State Invitational
No Team Scores
Mar. 31, 2012
at Dick Shea Open
No Team Scores
Apr. 7, 2012
at New Hampshire with Maine
No Team Scores
Apr. 7, 2012
at Tiger Classic
No Team Scores
Apr. 7, 2012
at Wagner Invitational
No Team Scores
Apr. 14, 2012
at UMass Invitational
3rd of 15
Apr. 21, 2012
Bryant, Central Connecticut, Hartford, Maine,
1st of 7
UMass & Stoneill
Apr. 29, 2012
at Brown Springtime Invitational
No Team Scores
May 4-5, 2012
at Patriot League Outdoor Championship
6th of 8
May 11-12, 2012
at New England Outdoor Championship
8th of 35
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INDOOR SEASON
Athlete
Time/Mark
Okpoebo, Stephanie
7.23
Okpoebo, Stephanie
7.60
Okpoebo, Stephanie
25.15
Okpoebo, Stephanie
42.33
Johnson, Fiorella
58.98
Johnson, Fiorella
1:15.76
Johnson, Fiorella
1:39.26
Hartnett, Katelyn
2:12.02
Hartnett, Katelyn
2:48.02
Mellea, Sarah
5:05.77
Sutherland, Paige
10:14.60
van den Heuvel, Sandra
18:26.68
Linnehan, Erin
8.44
Linnehan, Erin
8.83
Dahlstrom, Sarah
1.51m
Arndt, Mackenzie
3.40m
Dahlstrom, Sarah
5.00m
Romano, Marissa
10.32m
Culkeen, Alexandria
12.38m
Culkeen, Alexandria
16.14m
Dahlstrom, Sarah
3187
Johnson/Bobinski/Okpoebo/Gorski
3:54.63
4 x 440yd Relay
Bobinski/Gorski/Okpoebo/Johnson
4:03.44
4 x 800m Relay
Brekka/Meinelt/Gorski/Hartnett
9:00.43
4 x 880yd Relay
Meinelt/Mellea/Brekka/McCormick
9:50.23
4,000m Distance Medley Brekka/Shubrick/Meinelt/Hartnett
12:02.32
Event
55 Meters
60 Meters
200 Meters
300 Meters
400 Meters
500 Meters
600 Meters
800 Meters
1,000 Meters
1 Mile
3,000 Meters
5,000 Meters
55 Meter Hurdles
60 Meter Hurdles
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Weight Throw
Pentathlon
4 x 400m Relay
2011-2012 TOP PERFORMANCES
Date
2/4/2012
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
12/3/2011
1/27/2012
2/24/2012
12/3/2011
1/27/2012
2/24/2012
2/17/2012
2/24/2012
2/17/2012
1/21/2012
2/17/2012
2/24/2012
1/6/2012
2/17/2012
12/3/2011
1/27/2012
2/17/2012
2/17/2012
Event
100 Meters
200 Meters
400 Meters
800 Meters
1,500 Meters
3,000 Meters
5,000 Meters
100 Meter Hurdles
400 Meter Hurdles
3,000 Meter Steeple
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Hammer Throw
Javelin
4 x 100m Relay
2/10/2012
4 x 800m Relay
2/4/2012
2/17/2012
2/4/2012
2/17/2012
4 x 400m Relay
OUTDOOR SEASON
Athlete
Time/Mark
Okpoebo, Stephanie
11.99
Okpoebo, Stephanie
24.36
Johnson, Fiorella
58.50
Hartnett, Katelyn
2:10.90
Hartnett, Katelyn
4:34.59
Hughes, Emily
10:19.71
Waldron, Amanda
17:49.29
Linnehan, Erin
14.69
Gorski, Brittany
1:02.93
Brekka, Kathleen
11:26.84
DeCoste, Samantha
1.55m
Arndt, Mackenzie
3.70m
Romano, Marissa
5.20m
Romano, Marissa
10.62m
Culkeen, Alexandria
12.74m
Culkeen, Alexandria
40.85m
Culkeen, Alexandria
47.64m
Manning, Christy
36.35m
Tabin/Forte/Bobinski/Okpoebo
47.02
Okpoebo/Johnson/Hartnett/Gorski
3:52.36
Brekka/Gorski/Meinelt/Hartnett
8:57.38
Date
5/10/2012
5/10/2012
5/4/2012
5/10/2012
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
5/4/2012
4/29/2012
5/10/2012
4/21/2012
4/21/2012
5/4/2012
4/14/2012
4/21/2012
4/14/2012
5/10/2012
5/4/2012
3/24/2012
5/4/2012
5/4/2012
5/4/2012
2012-2013
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Event
55m hurdles
60m hurdles
100m hurdles
400m Hurdles
50m Dash
60m Dash
55m Dash
100m Dash
200m Dash
300m Dash
400m Dash
500m Run
600m Run
800m Run
1,000m Run
1,500m Run
3,000m Run
5,000m Run
10,000m Run
1,500m Walk
2,000m Walk
3,000m Walk
5,000m Walk
2,000m Steeplechase
3,000m Steeplechase
600yd Run
1,000yd Run
1 mile Run
2 mile Run
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Discus
Javelin
20lb. Wt. Throw
8K Hammer
Pentathlon
Heptathlon
Holder
Susan Daley ’92
Erin Linnehan ’12
Erin Linnehan ‘12
Olivia Pruszko ’10
Ruth Flynn ’81
Stephanie Okpoebo ‘14
Tiffany Reid ‘10
Tiffany Reid ’10
Tiffany Reid ’10
Tiffany Reid ‘10
Olivia Pruszko ’10
Olivia Pruszko ’10
Bridget Ireland ’84
Katelyn Hartnett ’12
Katelyn Hartnett ’12
Jackie McNiff ’83
Mary McNaughton ’87
Susan Willis ’85
Eileen O’Rourke ’86
Ann DeAngelo ’87
Anne McGrail
Ann Whalen ’08
Ann Whalen ’08
Julie Gillis ’04
Kathleen Brekka ‘13
Terry Livingston ’90
Katie Redden ’87
Jackie McNiff ’83
Julie LeClair ’86
Maureen Ferns ’84
Kathy Mahoney ’85
Elizabeth Liotta ’03
Lesley Bautista ’09
Jean Marie Buckley ’87
Pia Iacovo ’80
Chantal Couture ’10
Amy Sparrow ’94
Andrea Madden ’04
Olivia Pruszko ’10
Joanne Zern ’91
Record
8.17 (FAT)
8.83
14.40
62.49
7.0
7.60
7.27
11.84
24.26
41.03
57.64
1:13.91
1:37.5
2:09.33
2:48.02
4:26.87
9:28.2
16:55.95
35:57.4
9:30.0
9:33.91
15:36.01
27:30.64
8:19.34
11:26.84
1:25.46
2:36.07
4:51.60
10:40.14
5’10”
18”6-3/4
36’2”
123.5”
46’ 2”
165’
132’6”
56’0.5”
178’2”
3,579 pts.
4,202 pts.
Date / Location
2/26/89 at Boston Univ.
2/19/12 at Bucknell
5/7/11 at Lafayette
5/2/08 at Navy
1/13/79 at Dartmouth
2/18/12 at Bucknell
12/5/09 at Brown
5/2/09 at Army
5/9/08 at UNH
12/5/09 at Brown
2/9/08 at Boston College
2/23/07 at Boston Univ.
2/12/84 at Holy Cross
5/7/11 at Lafayette
2/25/12 at Boston Univ.
5/16/83 at Georgetown
4/19/84 at Boston College
2/23/85 at Boston College
2/23/85 at Boston College
2/1/87 at Southern Conn.
4/20/91 at Holy Cross
4/23/05 at Holy Cross
4/30/05 at Penn Relays
4/7/01 at Albany
4/21/12 at Holy Cross
2/25/90 at Boston Univ.
3/1/87 at Boston Univ.
3/4/83 at Harvard
2/6/83 at Harvard
4/23/81 at Penn Relays
5/8/83 at Central Conn.
5/5/02 at Lehigh
5/8/09 at UMass
5/2/87 at Northeastern
5/24/80 at Oregon
4/19/08 at Holy Cross
2/13/94
5/7/04 at Army
2/16/07 at Army
5/17/91 at George Mason
ALL-TIME RECORDS
Event
4x100m
Holder
Brianna Tabin ’15
Melanie Forte ‘13
Katie Bobinski ‘15
Stephanie Okpoebo ‘14
Record
47.02
Date / Location
5/4/12 at Holy Cross
4x200m
M. Siobhan Straub ’11
Tiffany Reid ’10
Lauren Tallon ’09
Caitlin White ’11
1:42.82
4/24/09 at Penn Relays
Sprint Medley
100: Joanne Misiuk ’85
1:52.3
100: Maureen Ferns ’84
200: Adrienne Quinn ’84
400: Kathleen O’Connor ’84
5/9/82
Sprint Medley
400: Caitlin White ’11
200: Tiffany Reid ’10
200: Lauren Courtney ’09
800: Courtney Burgess ’11
4:06.66
4/24/09 at Penn Relays
4x400m
Cassandra Anderson ’11
Brittany Gorski ’13
Tiffany Reid ’10
Olivia Pruszko ’10
3:48:97
5/1/10 at Bucknell
4x800m
Terry Livingston
Kristin Kreager
Courtney Finn
Nancy Sullivan
8:51.74
5/14/89 at George Mason
Distance Medley
Laurel Gilhooly
Verne Mainville
Kathy Sellar
Diane Murphy
11:55.7
3/4/84 at Yale
2012-2013
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COSIDA ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICANS
PATRIOT LEAGUE
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
HONORS AND AWARDS
1983 Jacqueline McNiff (Second Team)
2002 Emily Hogan, (Third Team)
PATRIOT LEAGUE
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
EVENT WINNERS
PENTATHLON
2007 Olivia Pruszko, 3,579
2009 Oliva Pruszko, 3,432
TRACK ATHLETE OF
2010 Tiffany Reid
500-METER RUN
1996 Michelle Chiasson, 1:16.55
2007 Olivia Pruszko, 1:15.68
5,000-METER RUN
1995 Lynn Liberatore, 17:58.8
55-METER HURDLES
1992 Susan Daley, 8.45
1993 Tara Cassidy, 8.73
60-METER HURDLES
2012 Erin Linnehan, 8.83
POLE VAULT
1999 Allison LeBeau, 3.05
20-POUND WEIGHT THROW
1993 Amy Sparrow, 14.42
1994 Amy Sparrow, 16.37
MEET
ROOKIE OF THE MEET
2007 Olivia Pruszko
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF
1994 Lynn Liberatore
60-METER DASH
2010 Tiffany Reid, 7.65
2012 Stephanie Okpoebo, 7.68
200-METER DASH
2010 Tiffany Reid, 24.98
2011 Stephanie Okpoebo, 25.32
2012 Stephanie Okpoebo, 25.15
THE
THE
YEAR
PATRIOT LEAGUE
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
WEEKLY AWARDS
TRACK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Pruszko, 12/11/07
Lauren Courtney, 12/16/08
Tiffany Reid, 12/8/09
Tiffany Reid, 1/26/10
Katelyn Hartnett, 12/13/10
FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Andrea Madden, 2/10/04
Katherine Clifford, 12/16/08
Lesley Bautista, 01/27/09
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Olivia Pruszko, 2/6/07
Alison Nadeau, 12/16/08
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
ACADEMIC ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE
2011
2012
Katelyn Hartnett
Erin Linnehan
HONORS & AWARDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
EVENT WINNERS
100-METER DASH
2010 Tiffany Reid, 12.05
2011 Stephanie Okpoebo, 12.31
2012 Stephanie Okpoebo, 12.00
200-METER DASH
2009 Tiffany Reid, 24.32
2010 Tiffany Reid, 24:39
2011 Stephanie Okpoebo, 24.85
2012 Stephanie Okpoebo, 24.71
10,000-METER RUN
1993 Lynn Liberatore, 37:50.08
1994 Lynn Liberatore, 37:12.63
1995 Lynn Liberatore, 36:55.20
2001 Emily Hogan, 38:06.28
2002 Emily Hogan, 36:51.20
100-METER HURDLES
1992 Susan Daley, 14.62
PATRIOT LEAGUE
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
HONORS AND AWARDS
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF
1995 Lynn Liberatore
2001 Emily Hogan
2002 Emily Hogan
YEAR
THE
PATRIOT LEAGUE
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
WEEKLY AWARDS
TRACK PERFORMER OF
Tiffany Reid, 04/07/09
Caitlin White, 04/28/09
THE
WEEK
AIAW ALL-AMERICA
1981 Maureen Ferns
1981 Jacqueline McNiff
1982 Jacqueline McNiff (1,500)
1982 Jacqueline McNiff (3,000)
EAIAW ALL-REGION
400-METER HURDLES
1992 Susan Daley, 1:03.05
2008 Olivia Pruszko, 1:02.49
4X100-METER RELAY
2010 Melanie Forte, Caitlin White, Tiffany Ried, M. Siobhan Straub, 47:97
4X400-METER RELAY
2010 Olivia Pruszko, Tiffany Reid, Brittany Gorski, Cassandra Anderson, 3:48.97
4X800-METER RELAY
2011 Kathleen Brekka, Courtney Burgess,
Cassandra Anderson, Katelyn Hartnett,
8:58.41
1980 Pia Iacova
VARSITY CLUB HALL
OF
FAME
1990 Jacqueline M. McNiff Regan ‘83
1993 Mary F. McNaughton Collins ‘87
2002 Julie M. Leclair ‘86
2006 Susan J. Daley ‘92
2010 Lynn Liberatore ‘95
2011 Jim Kavanagh Honorary
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
ACADEMIC ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE
2011
2012
Katelyn Hartnett
Katelyn Hartnett
2012-2013
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HONORS & AWARDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Elizabeth Alizzi (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Cassandra Anderson (2009, 2011)
Kerilyn Anderson (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Katelyn Andree (2010)
Danielle Andrews (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Kristin Anzuoni (2006, 2009)
Andrea Aris (2003)
Sarah Arruda (2006)
Heather Bain (2001, 2002, 2003)
Julie Batarche (1994)
Lynn Barowski (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Julie Bastarache (1995)
Lesley Bautista (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Jennifer Bautista (2010, 2011, 2012)
Gillian Bearfield (2005, 2007, 2008)
Kathryn Belgiorno (1997)
Lauren Bellerose (2011, 2012)
Caroline Berger (2001, 2002)
Julie Bettencourt (1999)
Elizabeth Bloomer (2005, 2006)
Katie Bobinski (2012)
Lindsey Bomar (2004, 2005)
Alexandra Booth (2005)
Ashley Boyle (2001, 2002, 2004)
Kerry Brassil (2005)
Kathleen Brekka (2010, 2012)
Julie Brennan (2003, 2004, 2005)
Kate Brennan (2001)
Cheryl Briggs (1996)
Erin Brophy (2001, 2002, 2004)
Kara Brownell (2010, 2011, 2012)
Courtney Burgess (2009, 2010, 2011)
Kristin Burke (2005, 2006, 2008)
Corinne Butova (2002)
Michela Byrne (2003, 2004, 2005)
Catherine Cafaro (2012)
Susuanne Calabrese (1999)
Rose Calvo (2008, 2011)
Emily Capurso (2002, 2003, 2005)
Christen Caragian (2009)
Stephanie Cares (2005)
Christine Carifio (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Christine Carroll (2003, 2005, 2006)
Tara Cassidy (1993, 1994, 1995)
Meghan Cepetelli (1998, 1999)
Brittany Chapman (2003, 2005, 2006)
Catherine Charpentier (2006)
Michelle Chiasson (1996)
Cassandra Clark (1999, 2002)
Katie Clay (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Katherine Clifford (2006, 2008)
Carolyn Cody (2006)
Ariana Coniglio (2010)
Katherine Clifford
Elizabeth Corridan (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Ashley Couch (2005)
Beth Coughlin (2001)
Lauren Courtney (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Chantal Couture (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Leslie Crocket (1997)
Sarah Croteau (2008, 2010)
Carrie Croucher (1997)
Caitlin Crowley (2002, 2003)
Jillian Crowley (2009, 2010)
Liz Crowley (2011)
Alexandria Culkeen (2009, 2012)
Melissa Cunningham (1999, 2001)
Jamie Curley (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Vicky Curran (1994, 1995)
Theresa D’Aquila (2007, 2008)
Sarah Dahlstrom (2012)
Maria Dalmanieras (1996)
Christine Davenport (1992, 1993, 1994)
Meredith Davis (2004)
Cailee Dean (2012)
Sammy DeCoste (2011, 2012)
Amy Desrosiers (1993, 1994, 1995)
Nicole DeStefano (1999, 2001, 2002)
Sara Devitt (2005)
Kathleen Devlin (1995)
Brooke Dillon (2004)
Kelly DiMascio (2006)
Paula Dirubbo (1996, 97)
Maddie Dodge (2012)
Grace Doherty (2004)
Jean Donnelly (1993)
Caitlin Dowd (2003)
Megan Driscoll (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Erin Duggan (2003)
Amanda Dupuis (2006, 2007, 2008)
Kerry Dunne (2012)
Meghan Dunne (2009, 2010)
Kimberly Durland (1996, 1997)
Jillian Edmunds (2005)
Sarah Croteau
Patricia Fahy (2004)
Jessica Fallon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Kerry Farrelly (2002, 2003)
Anne Favaloro (1996)
Clarice Ferolito (2006, 2007)
Allison Fimongnari (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Courtney Finn (1992)
Marcia Flaherty (1999, 2001, 2002)
Laura Flannery (2006, 2008, 2009)
Mariel Flood (2012)
Brenna Flynn (2005)
Kathryn Fobert (1995, 1997, 1998)
Eileen Ford (2011)
Melanie Forte (2012)
Maggie Fox (2007, 2008, 2010)
Lynn Fraterrigo (1996, 1997)
Mary Freeman (2003, 2004)
Beth Fullerton (2011, 2012)
Mary Fullerton (2011)
Kelsey Gardner (2010, 2011)
Amy Gebhard (1999)
2012-2013
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HONORS & AWARDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Andrea Gendron (2012)
Eileen Geoghegan (2006, 2007)
Julia Gillis (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Katie Glynn (2006)
Meghan Godfrey (2004)
Patricia Gohring (1995)
Sarah Mellea
Brittany Gorski (2012)
Sophia Grammenos (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Christina Grass (2006)
Jeana Greco (2007)
Megan Gribbons (2002)
Lizzie Harkins (2010, 2011)
Dina Hafez (2003)
Katelyn Hartnett (2009, 2010, 2012)
Colleen Haviland (1997)
Jill Hennigar (2003, 2004)
Marie Hickey (2006)
Kathianne Hilton (1995)
Chelsea Hinchey (2006, 2007)
Jenna Hinchey (2009)
Hannah Hodsden (2011)
Emily Hogan (1999, 2001, 2002)
Crystal Howard (1992)
Julianne Hug (2008)
Emily Hughes (2011, 2012)
Elizabeth Humphries (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Allie Hunter (2011)
Megan Hyland (2004, 2006)
Abigail Hynes-Houston (2011)
Jaime Ian (1999)
Jacqueline Imse (2008, 2009, 2011)
Jamie Iosue (1994, 1995, 1997)
Jill Johnson (1997)
Meredith Johnson (2003)
Sarah Johnson (1997, 1998, 1999)
Cara Joyce (2008, 2009)
Christie Kapothanasis (2005, 2006)
Kathleen Kasper (2011)
Katherine Kazmer (2004)
Christine Kearney (2002)
Kristen Kelleher (2008)
Kristen Kelly (1998)
Jessica Kieliszak (1998, 1999, 2001)
Carrie Kinsella (2010)
Kimberly Klaus (1993)
Colleen Lahar (2002, 2003, 2005)
Erin Linnehan
Kristine Larochelle (1994)
Emily Latta (2002)
Julie Lavelle (1995, 1996)
Alison LeBeau (2001)
Christie LeTarte (2005, 2007, 2008)
Julia Levesque (2012)
Lynn Liberatore (1993, 1994, 1995)
Erin Linnehan (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Nicole Lonczak (2008)
Claire Luke (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Karen Lynch (1997, 1998)
Meghan Lytle (2005, 2006, 2008)
Andrea Madden (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Julia Madden (1999)
Sarah Mahowald (2008)
Elizabeth Malloy (2011)
Jaclyne Manzi (2002, 2003, 2005)
Lisa Marcaurelle (1995)
Christine Marieni (2004)
Nichole Martin (1995, 1996)
Courtney Mazzio (2007, 2008, 2009)
Laura McBride (2012)
Mauren McCarty (2007)
Hannah McCormick (2012)
Megan McCormick (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Michelle McGahan (2012)
Margaret McGuire (1997)
Amanda McIntyre (2001, 2002, 2003)
Shauna McLoughlin (2001)
Kathleen Mcknight (1991, 1992, 1993)
Maureen Meagher (2009, 2010)
Kaitlyn Mearn (2004, 2006, 2007)
Danielle Meder (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Sarah Meinelt (2011)
Sarah Mellea (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Jennifer Mellitt (2002)
Kara Migliorelli (1994)
Yukiko Minami (1992)
Margaret Molloy (2008, 2009)
Kathleen Moloughney (1992)
Casey Monahan (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Caitlin Moore (2006, 2007, 2008)
Susan Morrissey (1992, 1993)
Caitlin Murphy (2003, 2004)
Caitlin Murphy (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Sarah Murphy (2006, 2007, 2009)
Jennifer Murray (1992)
Alison Nadeau (2009, 2010)
Emily Nassetta (2008, 2009)
Christina Newell (2005, 2006)
Shelby Nikitin (2001)
Mary Kate O’Brien (1995, 1996)
Margaret O’Connor (1997)
Kathleen O’Gorman (2006)
Emma Pace (2006, 2007)
Kaitlin Palmer (2003, 2004, 2005)
Caitlin Paluilis (2008)
Juliana Paolino (2003)
Courtney Paquette (2002, 2003)
Alexandra Parise (2012)
Kelly Pereira (1999, 2002)
Cassandra Pierre-Louis (2012)
2012-2013
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HONORS & AWARDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Colleen Spilka
Caitlin Plunkett (2004, 2005)
Ellen Pollis (1995)
Olivia Pruszko (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Alison Quinn (2004)
Caroline Quinn (2012)
Martha Quinn (2011)
Lauren Regis (1998)
Tiffany Reid (2008, 2009)
Meredith Renke (2004)
Katherine Reynolds (2002, 2003, 2004)
Denise Riordan (2004)
Katherine Rochford (2011)
Tina-Marie Rosenberger (2003,2004, 2006)
Katherine Ryan (2002)
Jill St. Germain (1996)
Rachel Salemme (2009)
Jennifer Schneider (1995)
Amanda Shapiro (2003)
Brittany Shaw (2004)
Kelly Shaw (2007, 2008, 2009)
Kristin Shaw (2002, 2006)
Melissa Sheridan (2012)
Sara Simeone (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Sarah Sise (2006)
Jaime Skrekas (2002)
Megan Skwirz (2009, 2012)
Laura Snebold (2003, 2005)
Amy Sparrow (1993, 1994)
Colleen Spilka (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Katie Spinelli (2005, 2006, 2008)
Kimberly Steimle (1994, 1995, 1996)
Marissa Steppacher (2006)
Kelly Stoneback (2008)
Brigid Straub (2010, 2012)
M. Siobhan Straub (2009)
Katie Sullivan (2012)
Nancy Sullivan (1991)
Rebecca Sullivan (1998)
Paige Sutherland (2011)
Alexandra Swiatocha (2007, 2009)
Sara Swillo (2002)
Lauren Tallon (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Alisha Thompson (2011)
Kathryn Thornton (2002, 2003, 2005)
Vicky Tiedemann (2011)
Erin Tierney (2001)
Meghan Tighe (2006)
Mary Vachon (1994, 1995)
Sandra van den Heuvel (2012)
Marisa Varriale (2003)
Kari Viola (2006, 2009)
Cora Volchock (1994, 1995)
Amanda Waldron (2012)
Suzanne Wallace (2008, 2009)
Courtney Walls (2004, 2005, 2006)
Allison Walsh (2002)
Gretchen Wernig (1999)
Elizabeth Wheeler (2001, 2003)
Caitlin White (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Megan Williams (2005, 2006, 2007)
Emily Winacoo (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Katherine Wood (2003)
Kaitlyn Wright (2001, 2002)
Catherine Yin (2003)
Mary Zabinski (2010, 2011)
Jessica Zomberg (1998)
Lauren Tallon
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Holy Cross is renowned for its academic excellence
and mentoring-based, liberal arts education in the Jesuit
tradition. An exclusively undergraduate institution with
just over 2,800 students, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic
college in New England. Founded in 1843 in Worcester,
ABOUT HOLY CROSS
Mass., the campus occupies 174 beautifully
landscaped acres, featuring traditional and
contemporary architecture, state-of-the-art facilities, and striking views from atop Mount St.
James.
Academic life at Holy Cross is
serious, challenging and exciting.
Student-professor exchanges in the
classroom, as well as in countless
informal settings, are at the center of
academic life at Holy Cross. With a
student to faculty ratio of 11 to one,
the opportunity for individual attention is readily available. Few classes
exceed an enrollment of 40, and
most average 19 students.
Holy Cross professors are widely
respected in their academic specialties. Many have national reputations
for their research and publications,
creative performances, recordings
and exhibitions. Almost all of the
nearly 300 full- and part-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees
from some of the finest universities
here and abroad.
Among the major academic facilities on campus are Dinand Library (which, along with three other
specialized libraries on campus, has
total holdings of more than 650,000
volumes); Iris and B. Gerald Cantor
Art Gallery (with a regular schedule of world-class exhibitions);
Brooks Concert Hall (acclaimed by
performers and acoustical experts
as one of the finest medium-sized
performance spaces in the region); St. Joseph
Memorial Chapel (built in 1924 and containing the recently renovated McCooey Chapel on
the lower level); Hogan Campus Center (with
bookstore, post office, coffee lounge, cafeteria and pub);
Carol and Park B. Smith Hall (housing the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture and the Rehm Library); the Multimedia Resource Center in Edith Stein Hall; and the new
$60-million Integrated Science Complex.
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Coeducational since 1972, Holy Cross enrolls a student body of proven accomplishment. Almost all graduated in the top 20 percent of their high school classes. Most
live in 10 residence halls on campus, all fully connected
to the college’s computer network. Students, elected by
their peers, represent their classmates at faculty meetings,
on major college committees, and in a consultative capac-
ABOUT HOLY CROSS
ity on the appointment and promotion of faculty. There
are more than 100 co-curricular offerings on campus and
diverse opportunities for innovative academic options
such as the first-year program, community-based learning, Washington semester, internships and full-year study
abroad.
Holy Cross integrates faith and knowledge with an
emphasis on service, in keeping with the
Jesuits’ commitment to educate “men and
women for others.” A distinguishing and
all-important characteristic of education
at Holy Cross is the emphasis placed upon
the service of faith and the promotion of
justice. The Office of the College Chaplains advises Student Programs for Urban
Development (SPUD), which is the largest student organization on campus. More
than 450 students are involved in 37 directservice programs in Worcester.
The athletics program has a storied
tradition that continues today with 27
varsity sports and charter membership in
the Patriot League, recognized for its development of scholar-athletes. The college sponsors many clubs and intramural
sports programs, and has excellent athletics facilities, including a football stadium,
a baseball stadium, a soccer stadium, a
hockey rink and the Hart Recreation Center, home to the basketball, swimming and
hockey teams. The Smith Wellness Center
includes a specialized strength and conditioning facility for varsity student-athletes,
as well as aerobic equipment and workout
areas for the general student body.
The college offers focused preprofessional advising programs for students interested in medicine and health, law, business
and engineering. The results for successful
postgraduate study are well-documented:
HOLY CROSS AT A GLANCE
Affiliation: Roman Catholic —
Established by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,872
47% Male / 53% Female /
23% Minority and International
Percent out of state: 63%
Number of U.S. states and territories: 47
Number of foreign countries: 21
Student to Faculty ratio: 11 to 1
Number of faculty: 258 full time; 67 part time
Percentage of faculty who hold doctorates or
terminal degrees: 97%
Varsity sports: 27 (684 participants)
Intramural sports: 12 (1,200 participants)
Club sports: 22
• Graduates are admitted to medical school at rates better
than twice the national average.
• Each year, more than 100 Holy Cross graduates enter law
schools accredited by the American Bar Association – one
of the highest rates in the nation.
• Holy Cross is in the top three percent of four-year colleges in the number of students going on to earn doctorates.
• Holy Cross students have won Rhodes, Truman and Marshall scholarships, Watson fellowships, Fulbright grants
and many other awards.
• More than 10 percent of Holy Cross alumni are currently
practicing medicine.
Among the many Holy Cross alumni with stellar records of achievement are a Nobel Laureate; three Pulitzer
Prize winners; two members of the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame; a U.S. Supreme Court justice; a
U.S. Poet Laureate; numerous members of the U.S. Congress; hundreds of journalists, authors and media commentators; and countless CEOs, educators and business
and community leaders.
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MAJORS & MINORS
Anthropology
Art History
Biology
Chemistry
Chinese
Classics
Computer Science
Economics
Economics & Accounting
Education
English
French
German
History
Italian
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Studies in World Literature
Studio Art
Theatre
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONCENTRATIONS
& OTHER CURRICULAR PROGRAMS
Established multidisciplinary programs of study with curricular and cocurricular components:
Africana Studies
Asian Studies
Biochemistry
Biological Psychology
Education
Environmental Studies
Latin American & Latino Studies
Naval Science
Peace & Conflict Studies
Women’s & Gender Studies
STUDENT-DESIGNED
MAJORS & MINORS
Students can design original multidisciplinary majors and
minors. Here are a few examples of recent self-designed
programs:
Architectural Studies
Catholic Studies
Chinese Language & Civilization
Deaf Education
Film Studies
International Studies
Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Urban Studies
FOCUSED CAREER PROGRAMS
Health Professions
Law
Business
Engineering
Teacher Education Program
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UNIQUE PROGRAMS
MONTSERRAT
COLLEGE HONORS
All first-year students are part of a challenging academic
and co-curricular program called Montserrat. Embracing
the excitement and discovery of living and learning at Holy
Cross, this program — expressly designed for first-year students — integrates academic, co-curricular and residential
experiences in unique ways. One of the cornerstones of a
Holy Cross education is the commitment to Jesuit values.
So it is fitting that the program is named after the mountain
in Spain where, in 1522, St. Ignatius of Loyola (the founder
of the Jesuit order) decided to begin a new life. Students
entering Holy Cross are also beginning a new chapter of
their lives — and Montserrat provides experiences in and out
of the classroom to enhance their journey, while supplying
the tools to climb to new places.
In the college honors program, academically accomplished
students pursue multidisciplinary studies in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Guided by rotating
faculty experts, students regularly meet and work to explore
how knowledge from different areas can be tested and
integrated across disciplines. The program incorporates an
honors colloquium — a series of interdisciplinary discussions — and a thesis. Honors students publicly present their
findings at the annual academic conference, a highlight of
the academic year.
WASHINGTON SEMESTER
Each semester, 15 juniors and first-semester seniors are accepted into a highly selective program in the nation’s capital.
Students work with members of congress or federal agencies, assist advocacy and public policy groups, and explore
up-close the arts, history and culture of Washington, D.C.
With support from their Holy Cross advisor, students pursue
internships that consist of four full work days, and a public
policy seminar one night each week. On the fifth weekday,
they conduct independent research for their Washington
thesis paper.
STUDY ABROAD
Students looking to broaden their Holy Cross experience
have an excellent opportunity to do so through the Study
Abroad program. Year-long programs provide qualified
students with exciting and fully credited extensions of
the college’s curriculum at participating universities in:
Australia, Austria, Cameroon, England, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Scotland,
Spain and Russia. One-semester programs are also available in China and Sri Lanka. Third-year students in good
academic standing live with host families, and take courses
and exams alongside foreign students in their native
language. Deepening the cultural experience, students
complete an independent study project in the local community to ensure close interaction with the people of their
chosen countries.
WHAT THE GUIDEBOOKS SAY
• Among the nation’s top 50 “most competitive” colleges
and universities, as ranked by Barron’s Profiles of
American Colleges.
• Graduates 91% of students in four years – ranked fourth
among the nation’s undergraduate, liberal arts colleges;
named to Kaplan’s list of colleges and universities with
“Impressive Graduation Rates.”
• Listed in the top 20 colleges for academics in The
Princeton Review’s “The Best 351 Colleges.”
• Peterson’s Guide to Four-Year Colleges cites a 95%
first-year retention rate.
• Named one of the country’s “most beautiful urban
campuses” in Kaplan’s National Guidance Counselor
Survey.
• Ranked 15th for “professors who make themselves
accessible” in a student survey by The Princeton
Review.
• Regarding the college’s mission, Kaplan’s Guide to
the 328 Most Interesting Colleges says, “The Jesuit
tradition of ‘being men and women for others’ shines
at Holy Cross.”
• According to The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges,
compiled by the staff of the Yale Daily News, the
three best things about attending Holy Cross are: “the
professors, the beautiful campus and the connections
with classmates.”
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges cites Holy Cross’ small
class sizes and beautiful campus as “award winners.”
COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
Through a generous endowment established by its namesake, Joseph P. Donelan II, the Donelan Office of Community-Based Learning provides a directorship to establish
connections between courses across the college curriculum
with internship sites in the greater Worcester area. In keeping with the college’s social mission to prepare students to be
“men and women for others,” Community-Based Learning
enables students to be of service to the community while
enhancing their understanding of course material.
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Holy Cross has three performance theaters,
two art galleries, a concert hall, ballroom,
dance studio and a movie theater. There are
more than 90 student groups and organizations on campus, including:
ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS
• American Medical Student Association
• American Sign Language Club
• Biology Society
• French Club
• GESSO (Art Society)
• Neuronauts
• Poetry Circle
• Psychology Club
• Science Ambassadors
• Sir Thomas More Prelaw Society
COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONS
• The Advocate (alt. student newspaper)
• The Crusader (student newspaper)
• The Fenwick Review
• Purple Patcher (student yearbook)
• WCHC 88.1FM (radio station)
MULTICULTURAL STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS (MSO)
• ABiGaLe-Allies
• Asian Students In Action
• Bishop Healy Multicultural Society
• Black Student Union
• Caribbean African Student Assembly
• Individuals of all Nations Developing
Indian Appreciation
• Latin American Student Organization
• Multiethnic Identity Xploration
• Women’s Forum
PEER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
• Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders
Peer Educators
• Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators
RECREATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Ballroom Dance
• Club Baseball
• Club Basketball (men’s and women’s)
• Club Hockey
• Club Lacrosse (men’s and women’s)
• Club Soccer
• Club Tennis
• Club Volleyball (men’s and women’s)
• Equestrian Club
• Figure Skating Club
• Golf Club
• HC Recreational Water Polo Club
• Racquetball Club
• Running Club
• Sailing Club
• Ski Team
• Ultimate Frisbee
• HC Wilderness Outing Club
• Women’s Rugby
• Yoga Club
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
• Campus Christian Fellowship
• COMPASS
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Orthodox Christian Fellowship
• Pax Christi
• Religious Education Teacher’s Club
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
• Amnesty International
• Appalachia Service Project
• Best Buddies
• The Beverly Connection
• Crusaders for Children
• Cures for Kids
• Habitat for Humanity
• Holy Cross for a Cure
• Operation Smile
• Religious Education Teacher’s Club
• Share our Soles
STUDENT LIFE
• Student Programs for Urban Development
• Spring Break Immersion Program
STUDENT GOVERNANCE
ORGANIZATIONS
• Campus Activities Board
• Class Councils
• Hall Councils
• Student Government Association
PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATIONS
• Alternate College Theatre
• Chamber Orchestra
• Dance Ensemble
• Delilahs (female a cappella)
• Fools on the Hill (co-ed a cappella)
• Off the Record (female a cappella)
• Rythm Nation Steppaz
• Sons of Pitches (male a cappella)
• Sound of St. James (male a cappella)
• Student Musician Coalition
SPECIAL INTEREST
ORGANIZATIONS
• College Democrats
• College Republicans
• Eco-Action
• HC Political Union
• Model United Nations
• Peace Around the World
• Purple Key Society
• Sader Nation
• Students for Life
DEPARTMENTALLY SPONSORED
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
• Chamber Singers
• Chapel Choir
• College Choir
• HAYES Retreat Team
• Holy Cross Orchestra
• Jazz Ensemble
• Knights of Columbus
• Holy Cross Good Time Marching Band
• Multicultural Peer Educators
• Orientation Leaders
• Relationship Peer Educators
• Resident Assistants
• ROTC
• Students for Responsible Choices
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Holy Cross aims to make a positive difference in society not
only through teaching and service, but through our alumni.
In fulfilling its mission, the College educates people who
go on to become leaders in their fields.
DAVID P. ANDERSON ’51
DISTINGUISHED HOLY CROSS ALUMNI
JIM COLLINS ’87
Biomedical engineer, co-director of the Center for Biodynamics at Boston University
ROBERT J. COUSY ’50
Basketball legend and NBA Hall of Famer
Sports columnist, The New York Times; winner of a Pulitzer
Prize in 1981
MICHAEL DANIELS ’76
KAREN BALDWIN ’85
Senior vice president and group executive, IBM Global
Technology Services
Partner & senior executive vice president of Creative Affairs,
Baldwin Entertainment Group
ANN DOWD ’78
MARY G. BERNER ’81
Former president and chief executive officer, Reader’s
Digest Association
HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP ’72
Actress on TV, film and stage
ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D. ’62
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat
from New York
JON FAVREAU ’03
LEIGH ANNE BRODSKY ’80
ANNE SCHIFFMAN FINK ’85
President, Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products
Senior vice president, PepsiCo Sales
HON. ROBERT CASEY ’82
STANLEY E. GRAYSON ’72
Member of the U.S. Senate, Democrat from Pennsylvania
Vice chairman and chief operating officer, M.R. Beal and
Company, New York
JOSEPH A. CALIFANO ’52
Founder and chairman, The National Center on Addiction
& Substance Abuse
Chief speechwriter for President Barack Obama
TOM
HEINSOHN
JULIE A. HALPIN ’84
Founder & CEO, Geppetto Group, advertising company
specializing in products for children
MARK G. HOLOWESKO ’82
Director of communications, Boston Bruins
THOMAS W. HEINSOHN ’56
Chief executive officer and president, Templeton Capital
Advisors, Inc.
RABBI NORMAN M. COHEN ’72
Former Boston Celtics player and coach; NBA Hall of
Famer
PETER JANKOWSKI ’86
MATT CHMURA ’03
Rabbi, Bet Shalom Congregation, Minnetonka, Minn.
BILLY COLLINS ’63
Former Poet Laureate, consultant in poetry to the Library
of Congress (2001-2003)
JOHN H. “JACK” HIGGINS ’76
Editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times; winner of
a Pulitzer Prize in 1989
Producer for Law & Order, president of Wolf Films
EDWARD P. JONES ’72
2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World
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DISTINGUISHED HOLY CROSS ALUMNI
CAPT. THOMAS G. KELLEY, USN
(RET) ’60
JAMES DAVID POWER III ’53
Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
CAROLYN RISOLI ’86
CAPT. JOSEPH P. KERWIN, M.D.
USN (RET) ’53
President, Marc by Marc Jacobs
First medical doctor in space
Former executive vice president of marketing, Sirius Satellite Radio
PAUL O. LECLERC ’63
Chairman and CEO, J.D. Power & Associates
MARY PAT RYAN ’78
Former president and chief executive officer, New York
Public Library
BERNADETTE SEMPLE ’82
EDWARD J. LUDWIG ’73
DANIEL E. SHAUGHNESSY ’75
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Becton,
Dickinson and Company
Sports columnist, The Boston Globe; author of The Curse
of the Bambino
BURKE MAGNUS ’88
BART SHER ’81
Senior vice president for college sports programming,
ESPN
2008 Tony Award winner as director of South Pacific
CHRISTOPHER J. MATTHEWS ’67
Chief correspondent for WBZ-TV News in Boston
U.S. Navy Commander
JOE SHORTSLEEVE ’79
Host of NBC’s “The Chris Matthews Show” and MSNBC’s
“Hardball”
WILLIAM J. “BILL” SIMMONS III ’92
WILLIAM J. MCDONOUGH ’56
Columnist for Espn.com’s “Page 2” and ESPN The Magazine
Retired president of the New York Federal Reserve
HON. JAMES P. MORAN, JR. ’67
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat
from Virginia
JOSEPH E. MURRAY, M.D. ’40
Nobel laureate 1990 for the first successful kidney transplant
KEVIN O’CONNOR ’90
HON. CLARENCE THOMAS ’71
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
AMB. HARRY K. THOMAS, JR. ’78
U.S. Ambassador to the Phillipines
HON. PETER WELCH ’69
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat from
LT. GEN. BERNARD TRAINOR, USMC Vermont
(RET.) ’51
MAGGIE WILDEROTTER ’77
Senior fellow for National Security Studies
President and CEO, Frontier Communications
Host of This Old House and Ask This Old House on PBS
THEODORE V. WELLS, JR. ’72
JOYCE A. O’SHAUGHNESSY, M.D. ’78
Partner and co-chair of Litigation, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison
Leading breast cancer researcher and practitioner at Texas
Oncology
CLARENCE
THOMAS
ROBERT C. WRIGHT ’65
Co-Founder, Autism Speaks and retired vice chairman of
the board, General Electric
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Opened in 1997, the Carol and Park B. Smith Wellness
Center is a two-story facility which was built as an addition
to the Hart Recreation Center. The wellness center provides
state-of-the-art fitness equipment for varsity athletes and all
other members of the Holy Cross community.
A $1.5-million gift from Carol and Park B. Smith (Class
of 1954) kicked off the campaign to fund the facility. “Everyone today agrees that fitness is very important,” Smith
said in 1997. “I’m confident that this new Wellness Center
— whose facilities will be second-to-none — will provide
a real benefit to current and future Holy Cross students,
teachers and staff.”
With 15,000 square feet, the wellness center provides
over four times more space than the college previously
had for varsity and community exercise and training, and
centralizes athletic equipment and facilities once found in
five locations in three campus buildings.
On the first level, the center houses a highly versatile
strength and conditioning center for Holy Cross’ varsity
student-athletes. There are areas for speed development
programs, as well as for strength and endurance conditioning. The space, which is able to accommodate as many as
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
60 people at a time, enables Holy Cross’
larger sports teams to work out together,
thereby enhancing team unity.
The second floor has been designed
for use by all students, faculty and staff.
It has two sections: one for aerobic training, and the other for cardiovascular,
variable-resistance and strength training.
A diverse selection of equipment accommodates users ranging from beginners to
advanced athletes. Its south-facing wall is
mostly glass, allowing most users a view
of the practice fields and the rolling hills
of central New England.
The center also offers programs that
explore the connections between fitness
and wellness, to help students learn how
good health can complement and enhance
other aspects of their educational experience. An advisory board comprising
physicians, fitness and strength trainers, faculty members, psychologists,
nutritionists, a college
chaplain and others are
responsible for creating and coordinating
programming for the center.
Holy Cross head strength and conditioning coach Jeff Oliver believes that
the wellness center is of the utmost importance to Crusader athletic teams.
“Over the past few decades, college coaches have turned increasingly to
strength and conditioning to gain an edge
over their opponents,” Oliver said. “And
while football may have been the first to
grasp the concept, we now train athletes
from every varsity sport. The wellness
center has been a huge boon to our program.”
With 6,500 square feet of the center
devoted solely to varsity athletes, Oliver
and his staff to are able to accommodate a much larger
number of athletes at one time, allowing teams to train
together at times more convenient to their busy schedules
as student-athletes.
The state-of-the-art equipment in the wellness center
includes:
• Eight multi-purpose power racks, each with over 600
pounds of free weights.
• Seven Olympic lifting platforms with over 375 pounds of
rubberized free weights.
• More than 3,000 pounds of dumbbells.
• Eighteen pieces of aerobic equipment.
• Three full sets of plyometric boxes.
• A number of free weight-loaded pieces of equipment to
accommodate injured athletes.
“Thanks to the generous donation from the Smiths,”
Oliver said, “This facility is state of the art.”
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Worcester, the economic and social center of central
Massachusetts, is New England’s third-largest city with a
population of 175,500. Holy Cross is one of the area’s 13
colleges and universities, which together make an enormous
impact on the area’s culture and economy. Boston, Springfield, Hartford and Providence are all about a one-hour drive.
New York City is about three hours away; Cape Cod and
the Atlantic Ocean are less then two hours from Worcester;
and the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire can be
reached in about three hours. Skiing is available at nearby
Wachusett Mountain, and water sports enthusiasts can enjoy
THE CITY
the hundreds of rivers and lakes in the area,
including Lake Quinsigamond.
First incorporated as a township in 1722,
this settlement 40 miles west of Boston soon
became an important transportation center
on the Boston Turnpike, linking the capital
city with New York and the west. One of
America’s first internal commercial waterways, the Blackstone Canal, linked the town
with Providence to the south and gave direct
access to the Atlantic Ocean.
Primarily an industrial city
through the mid-20th century,
Worcester has emerged as an
educational, medical, health
care, cultural and entertainment
center. An expanded business
and commercial base, and the
recent addition of a variety
of high-technology companies and growing biotechnology research parks, have made
Worcester attractive to expanding companies. Downtown
Worcester stands on the brink
of a dramatic renaissance with
a new hotel attached to the convention center, a new courthouse and major
housing and retail projects all in the works.
Worcester is nonetheless predominantly
residential in character. More than 1,200 acres
of city-owned parkland are found within its
38 square miles. Half of the entire city budget
goes for educational purposes, testimony to
the values of its inhabitants. Its parklands
are among the oldest in the nation, as are its
library and music festival. Worcester is a city
proud of its past and secure in its future.
Worcester is home to the DCU Center, a
13,000-seat arena that features big-name rock
bands; Mechanics Hall, a world renowned
OF
WORCESTER
venue for opera, jazz, blues and classical concerts; and the
Worcester Art Museum, internationally known as one of the
finest small museums in the United States. Other museums
include the Higgins Armory Museum, a repository of Medieval arms and armor; the Ecotarium, which combines the
features of a science museum, a planetarium and a zoo; the
headquarters of the American Antiquarian Society; and the
Worcester Historical Museum.
After a $40 million restoration project, the historic
Union Station now serves visitors and commuters via MBTA
regional service and Amtrak national service.
Worcester has world-class dining, ethnic restaurants,
diners, coffee houses, bookstores, shopping, parks and
recreation — all within easy reach of campus.
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REV. PHILIP L. BOROUGHS, S.J., PRESIDENT
F r. P h i l i p
Boroughs, S.J., a
faculty member
and senior administrator with
decades of experience and a deep
understanding of
Jesuit higher education through
his work at Gonzaga, Seattle,
and Georgetown
universities, assumed office as the 32nd
president of Holy Cross in January 2012.
Immediately before coming to Holy
Cross, he served as Georgetown’s first-ever
vice president for mission and ministry from
2003 to 2011. There, he was the only Jesuit
serving as a senior university administrator. In addition to overseeing a division of
the university as well as directing ministry
on campus and at Georgetown University
Hospital, Fr. Boroughs was responsible for
numerous programs for faculty, staff, students, and alumni which advanced Catholic
and Jesuit identity. During his eight-year
tenure at Georgetown, he raised funds to
develop and endow the Calcagnini Contemplative Center currently under construction,
to renovate the historic Dahlgren Chapel,
and to endow positions and programs for
the Office of Mission and Ministry.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia,
in 1949, Fr. Boroughs was raised in Seattle,
the third of five children of the late Robert
and Catherine Boroughs. He earned his
B.A. from Gonzaga University in Spokane,
Wash., in 1973, and received a Master of
Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology
(Chicago) in 1978. He holds a Licentiate of
Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of
Theology in Berkeley (1987) and received
a Ph.D. in Christian spirituality from the
Graduate Theological Union (Berkley, Calif.) in 1989. His doctoral dissertation was
on John Woolman (1720-1772), the itinerant Quaker preacher in Colonial America,
who advocated against slavery and whose
journal is considered a spiritual classic.
He entered the Jesuit order in 1967,
was ordained a priest in 1978, and made
his final vows as a Jesuit in 1986.
Prior to coming to Georgetown, Fr.
Boroughs served as the rector of the Jesuit
Community at Seattle University where he
was also a faculty member in the School
of Theology and Ministry. Previously, he
taught religious studies at Gonzaga University (1989-1991), served as the assistant
novice director for the Oregon Province of
Jesuits (1980-1982), and was a parish priest
at St. Leo Church in Tacoma, Wash. (19781980). A former member of the Board of
Trustees at the University of San Francisco,
he also served as a member of the Holy
Cross Board of Trustees (2008-2011).
Fr. Boroughs travels frequently for both
professional responsibilities and personal interests. He has relatives in Canada, Scotland,
and England; his four siblings live on the
West Coast, and he enjoys hiking and outdoor
recreation in the Pacific Northwest. He has
traveled regularly to Kenya, leading a faculty/
staff immersion experience, and in connection
with his longstanding commitment to support
and raise funds for St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Nairobi. St. Aloysius serves
young people from the slum of Kibera whose
parents have died of AIDS.
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
OFFICERS
OF THE
COLLEGE
Frank Vellaccio
Senior Vice President
Timothy R. Austin
Vice President for
Academic Affairs and
Dean of the College
Tracy Barlok
Vice President for
Development and
Alumni Relations
Rev. Paul F. Harman, S.J.
Vice President
for Mission
Michael Lochhead
Vice President for
Administration and
Finance
Jacqueline Peterson
Vice President for
Student Affairs and
Dean of the Students
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
RICHARD M. REGAN, JR., DIRECTOR
Richard M.
Regan, Jr., is now
in his 15th year
as the director of
athletics at Holy
Cross in 20122013. Regan,
whose tenure
began on July 1,
1998, became just
the fourth Holy
Cross athletic director in the last 50 years. “He is smart, full
of energy, skilled in financial management
and fully committed to Holy Cross,” said
then Holy Cross president Fr. Gerard Reedy,
S.J., at the time of Regan’s hiring.
Regan’s first 14 years have been productive ones for the Crusaders. During this
period of time, 19 Holy Cross teams have
advanced to NCAA tournament play — including at least one team in 10 of the last 14
seasons. The women’s basketball team has
been to the postseason in eight of the last
14 years (including six trips to the NCAA
Tournament), while the football (2009),
field hockey (1998 and 2000) and women’s
soccer (2000) programs have also made
NCAA appearances. Regan’s tenure has
also seen the first-ever NCAA appearances
for the men’s ice hockey (2004 and 2006),
men’s soccer (2002) and women’s lacrosse
(2006 and 2007) teams. In addition, the
men’s basketball program has seen a great
deal of success under Regan’s watch, having
advanced to postseason play in five of the
last 12 years, and becoming the first Patriot
League team ever to advance to the NCAA
tournament in three consecutive seasons
(2001, 2002 and 2003).
Success is not measured only by wins
and losses, but by other gains as well. In
an effort to further increase the number of
Crusader teams coached by full-time staff
members, Regan announced the appointment of full-time coaching positions in
track, volleyball, women’s lacrosse and softball. Gender equity has been a major focus
of Regan’s administration and he introduced
the college’s first two new varsity sports in
more than 15 years — women’s ice hockey
and women’s golf.
Improvements to the athletics facilities
have also been part of Regan’s focus. The
new Linda Johnson Smith Stadium is home
to not only the men’s and women’s soccer
teams, but its unique two-sided stands and
press facilities provide an additional benefit
to home events for field hockey and outdoor
track and field. In 2009, a new synthetic
turf facility was opened for use by the football, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse
teams.
The baseball team opened a new oncampus stadium beginning in the fall of
2005. And there have been improvements to
other facilities as well, such as the softball
field, new football and men’s ice hockey
locker rooms, and a video room for the
men’s and women’s basketball teams.
In addition to his duties on campus,
Regan has become involved in college athletic policy on a national scale. A current
member of the NCAA Division I Men’s
Soccer Committee, Regan previously served
a term as a Division I-AA representative on
the NCAA Division I Management Council
from 1999-2004. The Management Council,
OF
ATHLETICS
comprised of 49 athletic administrators and
faculty athletic representatives from around
the nation, reports directly to the NCAA’s
Division I Board of Directors. The council
is responsible for adopting operating bylaws
and rules to govern Division I, interpreting
Division I bylaws, reviewing recommendations from the Division I conferences and
universities, and developing and implementing the Division I budget.
Prior to returning to Worcester in July
of 1998, Regan worked for NFL International and NFL Europe (formerly the World
League of American Football). He joined
the New York office of the World League in
1991 and was based in London beginning in
1992. Over the next several years he lived in
London and Edinburgh, and served as managing director of the Scottish Claymores,
vice president of European operations and
chief operating officer.
When the World League went through
a reorganization following the 1992 season,
National Football League commissioner
Paul Tagliabue appointed Regan as managing director of NFL International, Ltd., to
oversee and develop the NFL’s business
interests throughout Europe. In that role,
he was instrumental in establishing NFL
International in Europe and planning and
executing the NFL’s American Bowl series
of international games in London, Dublin,
Barcelona and Berlin.
Regan held the post of managing director of Monarch International, Inc., a licensing and financial consulting firm, for three
years before joining the World League.
After graduating from Holy Cross in
1976, Regan spent nine years working for
Arthur Andersen & Company in its Boston,
Mass., offices, rising to the level of senior
manager. He then moved to the NFL with
the New England Patriots, where he served
in the role of Vice President of Finance from
1985-1988.
His ties to Mount St. James run deep,
as he is the third generation of his family to
attend Holy Cross. He is the son of Richard
M. Regan (Class of 1950), and the grandson
of Harold J. Regan (Class of 1917). Regan’s
sisters, Mary (Class of 1977) and Ann (Class
of 1980), also graduated from Holy Cross.
His daughter, Deirdre, graduated from Holy
Cross in 2006.
Born in Providence, R.I., Regan and his
wife, Judi, have three daughters — Jennifer,
Deirdre and Colleen.
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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
BILL BELLEROSE
ASSOCIATE A.D.
ROSEMARY SHEA
ASSOCIATE A.D.
ANN ZELESKY
ASSOCIATE A.D.
FRANK MASTRANDREA
ASSISTANT A.D.
Bill Bellerose is in his 21st
year as associate
director of athletics and business manager at
Holy Cross in
2012-2013, a position he has held
since November
of 1992. A 1977
graduate of Holy
Cross with a dual degree in Economics and
Accounting, Bellerose handles the day to
day financial support of individual teams
and the athletic department. He is responsible for preparing and administering the budgets for all 27 varsity sports. Bellerose also
handles equipment inventories, and much of
Holy Cross’ travel and ticket operations.
Prior to his current appointment, Bellerose was the college’s purchasing director for four years, coordinating purchases
for all departments on campus. From 1988
through 1993, Bellerose also served as the
head coach of the Crusader men’s ice hockey team. He previously spent time as an assistant coach of the squad from 1977-1988.
During his days as an undergraduate, Bellerose was a member of the ice hockey team.
He still ranks eighth all-time in career points
(152) and 10th all-time in career goals scored
(71). In 2002, Bellerose was inducted into the
Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
Bellerose and his wife, Susan, reside in
Shrewsbury, Mass. Their son, William, Jr.,
graduate from Holy Cross in 2012, and their
daughter, Lauren, is currently a junior.
Now in her
26th year at Holy
Cross in 20122013, Rosemary
Shea joined the
athletic
staff
shortly
after
earning a bachelor’s degree in
English
from
Holy Cross in
1987. Since 1990
she has served as the athletic department’s
compliance officer, with responsibility
to assure that the college’s staff, coaches,
and student-athletes understand and comply with NCAA rules and regulations. She
monitors eligibility and academic progress
for all Holy Cross student-athletes and coordinates an ongoing rules education program for coaches and staff members.
In 2000, Shea was promoted to associate athletic director and added the duties
of scheduling for men’s sports. She also
assists the director of athletics with the
overall management of the men’s athletic
programs.
Shea was a member of the NCAA
Division I Rowing Committee from 20012005, serving as the committee’s chair
from 2004-2005. She has also represented
the Patriot League on the NCAA Division I
Championship / Sports Management Cabinet since 2008.
In her 24th
year at Holy
Cross in 20122013 is Worcester native Ann
Zelesky, who is
responsible for
the administration and scheduling for all the
women’s
programs. In 1995,
Zelesky was promoted to associate athletic
director.
Zelesky joined the Crusaders in April
of 1989 after a highly-successful 13-year
coaching career at St. Peter-Marian High
School in Worcester. Zelesky’s girl’s basketball squads posted a 272-54 record,
winning eight Central Massachusetts titles,
seven district championships and one state
crown. Her softball teams were 253-21,
capturing 10 Central Massachusetts titles,
nine district crowns and five state championships. Zelesky, who also served as St.
Peter-Marian’s athletic director for nine
years, was twice named Massachusetts
Coach of the Year for both basketball and
softball, and has been inducted into the
New England Basketball Hall of Fame.
A 1973 graduate of Worcester State
College, Zelesky played volleyball, basketball, field hockey and softball. She began her coaching career at Worcester State
following her graduation. Zelesky, who
resides in Worcester, has two sons, Brian
(a 2011 Holy Cross graduate) and Kevin (a
2012 Holy Cross graduate).
Frank Mastrandrea is in his
20th year at Holy
Cross in 20122013, and was
named assistant
athletic director
for
marketing
and media relations for Crusader athletics in
August of 2000.
A 1988 graduate of Holy Cross with a
bachelor’s degree in English, Mastrandrea
oversees all marketing and media relations
efforts for the athletic department, including all television, radio and internet coverage of all of the athletic programs.
Mastrandrea previously served as the
college’s director of athletic media relations from 1993-2000. While serving as
the director, Mastrandrea was responsible
for the publicity and promotion of the
school’s 27 varsity sports, with his major
focus on the football and men’s basketball
programs.
Mastrandrea earned his law degree
from the University of Connecticut School
of Law in 1991, and worked for the firm
of Updike, Kelley & Spellacy as a litigator
from 1991-1993.
He and his wife, Joan, reside in
Shrewsbury, Mass., with their son, Jacob.
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Brian Atkins
Athletic Trainer
Linda George
Business Office
Jeff Oliver
Strength/Conditioning
Charles Bare
Media Relations
Brittany Keil
Strength/Conditioning
Jamie Reynolds
Media Relations/Video
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
Ray Bolger
Equipment
Tina Borrelli
Cheerleading
Anthony Cerundolo
Athletic Trainer
Kevan Donovan
Compliance
Amanda Kelley
Athletic Trainer
Adam Krinsky
Equipment
Jessica Liebner
Events/Promotions
Bob Neville
Facilities
Nicolas Ryan
Facilities
Jim Sarkisian
Media Relations
Jennifer Whipple
Fundraising
Jim Wrobel
Media Relations
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THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference
combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot
League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s
sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football
conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport
conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Bucknell,
Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy as full
members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate
members. Boston University will join the Patriot League as a
full member beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. These
institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the
nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership
roles in shaping our country.
Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each
year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic
aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League
finished at the top spot with nearly all of its teams reporting
a graduation rate of 85 percent or higher in the most recent
data. In addition, 84 teams from Patriot League full-member
institutions earned NCAA Academic Performance Program
PATRIOT LEAGUE STAFF
Carolyn Schlie Femovich. . . . . . .Executive Director
Richard Wanninger . . Associate Executive Director
Ginger Fulton . . . . . . . Associate Executive Director
Deb Herman . . Executive Assistant / Business Manager
Darlene Gordon . .Director of Championships / Business Operations
Matt Dougherty . . . . . . . . Media Relations Director
James Greene . . .Assistant Media Relations Director
Quinton Smith . . Assistant Director for Compliance / Sport Management
Jimmy Johnson. .Coordinator of Multimedia Services
THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
3773 Corporate Parkway, Suite 190
Center Valley, PA 18034
www.patriotleague.com
Phone: (610) 289-1950
Fax: (610) 289-1952
Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress
rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their
respective sports.
The Patriot League’s mission is simple, to provide
successful competitive athletic experiences while
maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its
student-athletes to be leaders in society.
During the 2011-2012 academic year, Patriot League
student-athletes and teams accomplished the following:
• In the latest release of NCAA Academic Progress Rate,
94 percent of Patriot League teams scored at or above the
national Division I four-year average score of 973.
• 79 Patriot League teams, and 84 overall from full-member
institutions, earned Public Recognition Awards from the
NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent of all teams in
the most recent four-year APR scores.
• Navy won the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the first
time in school history, and also won the women’s title.
Lehigh edged the Mids for the men’s crown.
• Lehigh, a No. 15 seed, defeated No. 2 seed Duke 75-70
in a second-round NCAA Tournament game on March 16.
The victory was nominated for “best upset” at the ESPYs.
• Colgate’s Peter Baum became the first player in Patriot
League history to win the Tewaaraton Award as the top
collegiate lacrosse player, and also claimed the Lt. Enners
Award for the same distinction.
• Colgate’s Elise DeRoo was named the Patriot League
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Army’s Brendan
Buckley won the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
• DeRoo was also one of two nominees from the Patriot
League for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, along
with Navy’s Jess Palacio.
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• 10 student-athletes were named Capital One Academic
All-Americans, including first-team selections for Army’s
Brendan Buckley (lacrosse), Army’s Zach Price (baseball),
Bucknell’s Tim Bolte (football) and Lehigh’s Jennifer
Colquhoun (softball).
• 48 student-athletes earned Capital One Academic AllDistrict recognition.
• It was the first time in Patriot League men’s basketball
history that three teams played in the postseason tournament:
Lehigh (NCAA), Bucknell (NIT), American (CIT).
• For just the second time in men’s basketball history, two
teams won a postseason game as Bucknell beat Arizona
65-54 in the first round of the NIT on March 14.
• For the first time in League history, three women’s
basketball teams earned postseason bids, as Navy went to
the NCAA Tournament, American to the WNIT and Holy
Cross to the WBI. In addition, the Crusaders defeated New
Hampshire in the first round of the WBI, giving the League
its first postseason victory since 1991.
• American became the first women’s basketball team to
post a perfect 14-0 mark in Patriot League play.
• Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum was named ECAC Men’s
Basketball Player of the Year as well as an honorable
mention AP All-American.
• Lehigh’s Chris Lum finished in second place for the Walter
Payton award and was named ECAC FCS Offensive Player
of the Year while earning multiple All-America honors.
• Georgetown’s Andrew Schaetzke finished fourth in the
voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, was honored as
ECAC FCS Defensive Player of the Year and became the
ninth player in Patriot League history to earn consensus
FCS All-America honors from the four major awarding
organizations.
• Eight players were named FCS All-Americans overall, with
Lehigh’s Ryan Spadola and Bucknell’s Bryce Robertson
joining Schaetzke as first-team selections.
THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
• Lehigh defeated CAA champion Towson 40-38 in
the second round of the NCAA Division I Football
Championship on Dec. 3 to become the first Patriot League
team since 2003 to advance to the quarterfinal round. The
Mountain Hawks went on to finish at No. 5 in The Sports
Network/Fathead.com top 25 and won the ECAC FCS
Lambert Cup.
• Colgate upset previously unbeaten UMass, 13-11, in the
first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament on
May 12.
• Colgate and Lehigh both finished in the top 10 of the final
Nike / Inside Lacrosse media rankings, with the Raiders at
No. 8 and the Mountain Hawks at No. 9.
• Colgate’s Peter Baum was one of eight Patriot Leaguers
to earn USILA All-America honors, and the only studentathlete on the first team.
• Jess Palacio (Navy) was a second-team All-America
selection by the United States Track & Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and competed
at both the NCAA cross country and indoor track and field
championships.
• Navy’s Laura Gorinski was invited to the NCAA women’s
swimming championship, where she competed in the 200
individual medley and 100 and 200 breaststroke events.
• Lehigh’s Jennifer Colquhoun was named the ECAC
Softball Player of the Year.
• Army junior pitcher Chris Rowley earned second-team
All-America honors from two organizations while teammate
Kevin McKague garnered third-team honors. Both players
were also up for national awards throughout the season.
• Army finished the season with 41 wins, which was the most
by any Patriot League baseball team in history.
• Five players were selected in the first 23 rounds of the MLB
Draft, the most in that span in Patriot League history.
• Colgate’s Chris Johnson became the fourth men’s cross
country runner to represent the Patriot League in the NCAA
championships.
• American’s John Pope won the Male Sportsmanship
Award, the first cross country runner and first Eagle to claim
the honor, while Holy Cross’ Katelynn Hartnett became the
first Crusader to win the Female Sportsmanship Award.
• Army’s Zach Price and Lehigh’s Julie Fernandez were
named second team Lowe’s Senior CLASS All-Americans
in baseball and softball, respectively.
• Four Patriot Leaguers signed NFL free agent contracts
for the 2012 season.
• Army’s William Park became the second Patriot Leaguer
ever to earn an appearance in the NCAA golf regionals.
• Lehigh brothers Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney earned
USILA Scholar All-America honors.
• Colgate’s Jimmy McLaughlin and Steven Miller moved on
to play for Major League Soccer clubs, as McLaughlin was
signed by the Philadelphia Union and Miller was picked in
the supplemental draft by the Montreal Impact.
• Bucknell’s Brendan Burgdorf earned NSCAA Scholar
All-America first team honors while Army’s Jeff Pickett
made the third team.
• Navy’s Zack Duncavage placed 16th in the discus and
Bucknell’s Leonard Joseph placed 17th in the hammer
throw at the NCAA Division I men’s track and field outdoor
championship, with Duncavage earning second-team AllAmerica status for his performance.
• Navy’s Katherine Ashton became the first rowing AllAmerican from the Patriot League since 2007 when she
was named to the second team by CRCA.
• Navy, which won the Patriot League women’s lacrosse
championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, was
ranked 19th in the final deBeer media poll of the season.
• The American field hockey team was recognized by the
National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) as
having the highest team grade-point average in the country
at 3.55. Moreover, all six League squads were singled out
by the organization for having team GPAs above 3.0.