All-Ohio Chamionshi 10/5 m All-Ohio Chamionshis at Ohio Wesleyan Site: Ohio Wesleyan University - Methodist Theological School Course Date: Friday, October 5, 2007 2.m. Women s Chamionshi 2:45.m. Men s Chamionshi Men s Last Week s To-Five Runners Women s Craig Leon - 24:56 Kari Summers - 17:47 Ridge Robinson - 25:24 Carime Reinhart - 17:51 Brian King 25:54 annie Beecham - 18:01 Shamus Eaton - 26:06 Julia Weisenborn - 18:23 Todd Hollbrook - 26:27 Melissa Hornor - 18:39 All-Ohio History The All-Ohio Chamionshis was first run in 1955 when John Miller s first lace finish led Oberlin to the team chamionshi. Ohio s first team victory in the event was in 1962 but in 1960, Bobcat Ray Fleming took first individually. In 1981, the women s race was added to the All-Ohio Chamionshi and Bowling Green won the inaugural race. The next season, Ohio took home the team title and the Bobcats have won the women s event eight times since its incetion, the most recent coming last season. Ohio State has won the last three men s events and Ohio s most recent men s title came in 1996 when Josh Ritchie s first lace finish aced the Cats. Looking for Continued Success Senior Craig Leon has been Ohio s most consistent runner in 2007 - consistently good. The Van Wert, Ohio, native has won two out of the three races he has cometed in this season and took third at the most recent event, the Notre Dame Invitational. Leon s best time of the year, a 24:39.21 finish at the Mel Brodt Invitational, came in his first meet. Summers Earns MAC Award After she took 45th in the to-tier Blue Division at the Notre Dame Invitational, sohomore Kari Summers was awarded the MAC Cross Country Runner of the Week Award, the league announced Tuesday morning. Summers 17:47 finish was the best of all Ohio runners and the best of any MAC articiant at the 54-school ND Invite, which featured 15 ranked teams. The Notre Dame Invitational was only the second meet Summers articiated in this season, sitting out the Ohio Invitational after taking third at the season-oening Mel Brodt Invite at Bowling Green with a time of 18:01.33. Summers shined her freshman season as well, osting three to-15 finishes. Her best was a sixth lace mark at the 2006 MAC Chamionshis when she recorded a 20:47.10 time on the rainsoaked course. At the 2006 Notre Dame Invitational Summers laced 106th and she took seventh at the 2006 Mel Brodt Invite. Ohio s 2007 Schedule Date Oonent Time/Result 9/8 Green and white exhibition Athens, Ohio 9/15 Mel Brodt Invite W, 1st Bowling Green, Ohio M, 2nd 9/22 Ohio invitational W, 2nd Athens, Ohio M, 2nd 9/28 Notre Dame Invite W, 15th South Bend, Ind. M, T-7th 10/5 All-Ohio Chamionshi W, 2:00 Delaware, Ohio M, 2:45 10/13 Pre-Nationals W, TBA Terre Haute, Ind. M, TBA 10/27 MAC Chamionshi W, 11:00 Mount Pleasant, Mich. M, 12:00 11/10 NCAA Regional W, 11:00 Bloomington, Ind. M, 12:00 11/19 NCAA Nationals W, 11:00 Terre Haute, Ind. M, 12:00 Athletic Media Relations Cross Country Contact: Joe Waltasti waltasti@ohio.edu Office: 740-593-0054 2007 www.ohiobobcats.com 2007
All-Ohio Chamionshi 10/5 Men s Roster Name Class hometown/high School Baker, Aaron SO huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne HS Davis, Chris so reedsville, Ohio/Eastern Dean, Kevin sr granville, Ohio/Granville Eaton, Shamus Jr Uniontown, Ohio/Lake Fattlar, Drew Jr Westlake, Ohio/Westlake Fraser, Todd Jr lockort, N.Y./Lockort Holbrook, Todd Jr dayton, Ohio/Carroll King, Brian sr richfield, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels King, Nate Jr hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson Leon, Craig sr van Wert, Ohio/Van Wert Meyers, Scott SO xenia, Ohio/Xenia Myers, Chris Fr Milford, Ohio/Milford Quinn, Barry Fr Madisonville, Ky./Hokins Robinson, Ridge SO navarre, Ohio/Fairless HS Schwarz, Brock SO alliance, Ohio/Alliance HS Soorma, Adam SO canton, Ohio/Glen Oak Toussant, Chad Jr Minerva, Ohio/Minerva Wildermuth, Scott SO canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester HS Wolfe, Jeremy SO cheshire, Ohio/River Valley q Head Coach Clay Calkins Calkins Clay Calkins assumed head coaching duties for Ohio s men s and women s cross country and track and field rograms in June 2003 after serving on year as an assistant under Elmore Banton. Before coming to Ohio in 2002, Calkins served as the head assistant coach for track and field at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich. During his three and a half years at Hillsdale, he heled lead several Charger student-athletes to to- 10 finishes at nationals in both jums and throws. Calkins began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Bobcats during the 1996-97 school year. In between receiving his master s degree in athletic administration in 1997 and joining the Hillsdale coaching staff in 1999. A native of East Sarta, Ohio, Calkins cometed in the 110-meter high hurdles at the state high school meet. At Malone College in Canton, Ohio, he was a four-year decathlete who secialized in the hurdles, ole vault and jums for the Pioneers. Calkins received a bachelor s degree in hysical education from Malone in 1995. 2007 www.ohiobobcats.com 2007
All-Ohio Chamionshi 10/5 Women s Roster Name Class hometown/high School Beakas, Rachel Jr Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne Beecham, Annie SO granville, Ohio/Granville Benson, Danielle Jr Mentor, Ohio/Mentor Cardenas, Tara Fr curtice, Ohio/Curtice Churchill, Kendra sr dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman Diez, Michelle SO ittsburgh, Penn./North Allegheny Friedmann, Kelly Jr cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame Hornor, Melissa Jr hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard-Davidson Hunt, Jenielle SO ittsburgh, Penn./North Hills Murhy, Genny Fr sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut Murhy, Megan Jr sunbury, Ohio/Big Walnut Nuemann, Amy Jr cincinnati, Ohio/Notre Dame O Brien, Kelley SO Wexford, Penn./North Allegheny Reinhart, Carime sr bascom, Ohio/Hoewell-Loudon Schiele, Celeste Fr hudson, Ohio/Hudson Schlemmer, Jamie Jr centerville, Ohio/Centerville Shaw, Jennifer Jr lima, Ohio/Shawnee Stanley, Jennifer Jr north Bend, Ohio/Taylor Struble, Celia Jr vandalia, Ohio/Butler Summers, Kari SO troy, Ohio/Troy Swift, Abigail Fr newark, Del./Charter School of Wilmington Terbeck, Marie Jr cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Timmons, Brittany Jr Mogadore, Ohio/Field Weisenborn, Julia Jr bowling Green, Ohio/Otsego Wetenkam, Laura sr cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills Wines, Anna sr cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame Beecham Reinhart Summers 2007 www.ohiobobcats.com 2007
All-Ohio Chamionshi 10/5 Men s Individual Results Men s Individual Results Name Place - Time Dan Bailey Ohio Invitational 30 th - 29:19.9 Aaron Backer Mel Brodt Invite 52 nd 26:44.79 Notre Dame Invite 131 st 27:12 Chris Davis Ohio Invitational 17 th 28:08.70 Notre Dame Invite 137 th 27:15 Kevin Dean Mel Brodt Invite 53 rd 26:46.49 Ohio Invitational 18 th 27:11.30 Notre Dame Invite 120 th 26:59 Shamus Eaton Mel Brodt Invite 10 th 25:32.28 Ohio Invitational 10 th 26:03.40 Notre Dame Invite 56 th 26:06 Drew Fattlar Ohio Invitational 19 th 27:13.40 Todd Fraser Todd Holbrook Mel Brodt Invite 23 rd 25:57.22 Ohio Invitational 15 th 26:59.10 Notre Dame Invite 80 th 26:27 Brian King Mel Brodt Invite 19 th 25:52.23 Ohio Invitational 9 th 25:58.10 Notre Dame Invite 44 th 25:54 Nate King Mel Brodt Invite 79 th 27:34.45 Ohio Invitational 26 th 28:08.50 Craig Leon Mel Brodt Invite 1 st 24:39.21 Ohio Invitational 1 st 25:12.60 Notre Dame Invite 3 rd 24:56 Brett Lloyd Scott Meyers Ohio Invitational 16 th 27:06.90 Notre Dame Invite 130 th 27:11 Chris Myers Barry Quinn Ridge Robinson Mel Brodt Invite 11 th 25:35.78 Ohio Invitational 8 th 25:51.90 Notre Dame Invite 16 th 25:24 Brock Schwarz Ohio Invitational 20 th 27:15.80 Adam Soorma Ohio Invitational 28 th 28:48.90 Chad Toussant Mel Brodt Invite 45 th 26:38.87 Ohio Invitational 21 st 27:33.90 Scott Wildermuth Ohio Invitational 29 th 28:54.10 Jeremy Wolfe Ohio Invitational 25 th 27:52.50 2007 www.ohiobobcats.com 2007
All-Ohio Chamionshi 10/5 Women s Individual Results Women s Individual Results Name Place Time Rachel Beakas Mel Brodt Invite 5 th 18:45.25 Notre Dame Invite 124 th 18:50 Annie Beecham Mel Brodt Invite 8 th 18:12.27 Notre Dame Invite 71 st 18:01 Tara Cardenas Kendra Churchill Ohio Invitational 9 th 19:02.50 Notre Dame Invite 134 th 19:03 Michelle Diez Mel Brodt Invite 42 nd 19:18.10 Kelly Friedmann Ohio Invitational 9 th 19:20.70 Melissa Hornor Ohio Invitational 7 th 18:44.50 Notre Dame Invite 111 th 18:39 Janelle Hunt Mel Brodt Invite 45 th 19:20.74 Notre Dame Invite 130 th 18:56 Genny Murhy Ohio Invitational 31 st 21:34.20 Megan Murhy Ohio Invitational 37 th 22:43.60 Amy Nuemann Kelley O Brien Ohio Invitational 12 th 19:40.10 Carime Reinhart Mel Brodt Invite 2 nd 17:57.01 Notre Dame Invite 51 st 17:51 Celeste Schiele Ohio Invitational 18 th 20:10.60 Jamie Schlemmer Ohio Invitational 25 th 20:54.50 Jennifer Shaw Ohio Invitational 24 th 20:41.90 Jennifer Stanley Ohio Invitational 29 th 21:06.20 Celia Struble Kari Summers Mel Brodt Invite 3 rd 18:01.33 Notre Dame Invite 45 th 17:47 Abigail Swift Mel Brodt Invite 73 rd 19:42.44 Ohio Invitational 13 th 19:47.30 Marie Terbeck Ohio Invitational 40 th 23:19.00 Brittany Timmons Ohio Invitational 39 th 22:51.70 Julia Weisenborn Mel Brodt Invite 14 th 18:31.32 Notre Dame Invite 97 th 18:23 Laura Wetenkam Anna Wines Ohio Invitational 17 th 20:02.90 2007 www.ohiobobcats.com 2007