2004-05 Cross Country/Track and Field Bios
Returnees
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CASSANDRA BARTELT Senior Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) MAJOR: German |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors for both cross country
and track and field...finished in USI's top five in five races, finishing as
USI's fourth runner at the Belmont Open...was in USI's top seven in seven of
USI's eight races...had a top 5k time of 19:27.49 and top finish of 16th at
the University of Evansville Invitational...finished 25th at the GLVC
Championships and had a top 6k time of 23:19.60 at the NCAA II Great Lakes
Regional Championships. INDOOR TRACK: Competed in one race, finishing
12th in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a time of 19:45.51.
OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters, posting a top
3,000-meter time of 10:35.59 at the Butler Twilight and a top 5,000-meter
time of 18:56.27 at the Washington University Invitational...had a top
finish of third in the 5,000 meters at the Gerald England Invitational and
10th in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 19:41.40 at the
Louisville Cardinal Classic...finished 26th at the GLVC Championships with a
season-best 6k time of 24:00.00...recorded a top finish of 21st at the
Saluki Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Ran the 800 meters at the Stan
Lyons Open in 2:36.84...also competed in the mile at the Stan Lyons Open,
running a 5:32.44...placed fourth at the DePauw Classic in the 1,500 meters
with a time of 5:04.23...finished 10th in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships with a time of 11:10.38...finished ninth in the 5,000 meters
at the GLVC Championships with a time of 18:47.22. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the 3,000 meters, posting a top time and finish (10:39.97/5th)
at the Vanderbilt Invitational...also competed in the 5,000 meters, posting
a top time of 18:39.15 at the Washington Invitational and a top finish of
fifth at the GLVC Championships...ran the 10,000 meters at the Little State
Championships, finishing 10th with a time of 40:38.35.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 20:15.0 at the Indiana
Intercollegiate...recorded a top 6k time of 26:07.80 at the Indiana State
Invitational...finished 41st at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
26:11.0. INDOOR TRACK: Finished second in the 800 meters at the Tiger
Invitational with a season-best time of 2:29.46...ran a hand-timed
season-best 5:31.5 in the mile at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge...ran the 3,000
meters in 11:49.01 at the Tiger Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Had a
season-best time of 2:34.86 in the 800 meters and 5:06.81 in the 1,500
meters at the Washington University Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southridge High School in Huntingburg,
Indiana…Three-time cross country MVP…Two-time track and field
MVP…Named Outstanding Senior Athlete, Letter Blanket winner…P.A.C.
Individual Champion…Helped lead SHS to semi-state in 1999…Academic
All-State and Academic All-American Honorable Mention in swimming, Academic
All-State Honorable Mention in cross country and Track and Field…Member of
Who’s Who Among American High School Students…Richard Lugar Symposium
Delegate…Earned School Corporation Academic Award…Member of the Business
Professionals and the National Honor Society.
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ABBY
BOBERG Sophomore Bicknell, Indiana (North Knox) MAJOR: Business Administration |
2004
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Battled injuries to earn All-GLVC honors in the
high jump with a second-place finish at the GLVC Championships...finished
first at the Rose-Hulman Invitational, the DePauw Invitational, and the
DePauw Classic...had a season-best and NCAA II provisional qualifying jump
of 5 feet, 6 1/2 inches at the Rose-Hulman Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK &
FIELD: Came on strong down the stretch to earn All-America honors for
the second time in her career and the first time in outdoor
competition...finished fifth at the NCAA II Championships with a mark of 5
feet, 7 1/4 inches...also earned All-GLVC honors after winning the GLVC
Championship with a mark of 5 feet, 5 1/2 inches...finished first at the
Butler Twilight with a USI outdoor record of 5 feet, 7 3/4 inches...recorded
four first-place finishes.
2003
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Became the first
competitor in USI history to earn All-America honors in a fielding
event...placed sixth at the NCAA II Championships in the high jump with a
mark of 5 feet, 5.75 inches...recorded a season-best and school-record 5
foot, 8 inch jump on two occasions...finished first in five of seven
meets...won the GLVC Championship in the high jump and earned All-GLVC
honors for her efforts...broke the GLVC Championship record in the high jump
with her 5 foot, 6 inch jump...ranked as high as second in the country in
the high jump. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished in a tie for ninth in
the NCAA II Championships in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 5
inches...earned All-GLVC honors after winning the GLVC Championship with an
outdoor-best mark of 5 feet, 7.25 inches...performance is a GLVC Outdoor
Championship record as well as a USI outdoor school record...competed in one
other event, finishing in a tie for first in the high jump in the Indy
Relays with a mark of 5 feet, 6 inches.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North Knox High School...will compete in track for USI, mainly the high jump and relays...earned eight varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track...was the 2000 Outstanding Female Athlete and NKHS’s MVP in 2001...Boberg won the sectional and regional championships, as a junior in 2001, and finished ninth at the IHSAA State Championships...earned All-Blue Chip Conference honors as a junior...won the sectional championship and the regional championship, setting record marks at both meets in 2002...her 5’10” jump at the regional championships was good enough to rank her first in the state of Indiana and 12th in the United States during of 2002...her efforts as a senior, once again, netted her All-Conference honors and a sixth-place finish at the IHSAA State Championships...holds the NKHS record with her 5’10” jump...also finished second in the high jump at the Midwest Meet of Champions.
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MELISSA BURGIN Sophomore Sellersburg, Indiana (New Albany) MAJOR: Public Relations & Advertising |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned GLVC "Freshman of the Year" as well as All-GLVC
honors after finishing ninth at the GLVC Championships...had a season-best
6k time of 23:10.60 at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Championships...had
a season-best 5k time of 19:11.00 and finish of 7th at the Indiana
Intercollegiate Little State Championships. INDOOR TRACK: Competed in
the mile, 3,000 meters, and 5,000 meters...finished first in the 3,000
meters at the Tiger Invitational with a season-best time of 10:39.04...had a
season-best mile time of 5:36.43 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational and a
season-best 5,000-meter time of 18:40.53...finished third in the 5,000
meters and sixth in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Competed in the 3,000 meters, the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and
the 5,000 meters...took first place in the steeplechase at the Gerald
England Invitational...finished seventh at the GLVC Championships in the
3,000 meters with a season-best time of 10:43.32...also finished fourth in
the steeplechase at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time of
11:44.93...had a top time in the 5,000 meters of 19:43.82 at the Cardinal
Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from New Albany High School where she was a three-time All-Hoosier Hills Conference performer and member of the 1999 All-State team...helped NAHS's cross country team to a pair of conference championships, four sectional championships, three regional championships, and a semi-state title...also helped NAHS track and field team to three sectional titles...eight time letter winner in cross country and track and field...Hoosier Hills Conference Champion in cross country...member of the National Honor Society...has been involved with several organizations, including the German Club, Spirit Club, and Student Council.
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NATALIE CLARK Sophomore Newburgh, Indiana (Castle) MAJOR: Exercise Science |
2004
INDOOR TRACK: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors...recorded school
records in the 55, 200, and 400 meters...had a season-best 55-meter time of
7.46 seconds in the prelims of the GLVC Championships...finished 12th in the
55 meters at the GLVC Championships...finished second in both the 55 and 200
meters at the Rose-Hulman Invitational...had a season-best 200-meter time of
26.94 seconds at the Tiger Invitational...finished 6th at the GLVC
Championships in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 59.95
seconds...also competed in USI's 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay teams as well
as its Distance Medley Relay team (DMR)...helped USI take first-place in the
4x400 at the Rose-Hulman Invitational...also helped the Eagles to a
first-place finish in the DMR at the Tiger Invitational...helped her relay
teams to school-record performances in the 4x200 and 4x400 meters.
OUTDOOR TRACK: Became the first sprinter in USI history to earn All-GLVC
honors when she finished second in the 400 meters at the GLVC
Championships...also became the first sprinter in USI history to post a
provisional qualifying time with her season-best and school-record 400-meter
time of 56.25 seconds at the league meet...became USI's first competitor to
win a sprinting event with her first-place finish in the 400 meters at the
Washington University Invitational...also finished first in the 400 meters
at the Indiana Intercollegiate Little State Championships...recorded school
records in the 200 meters (:25.24) and 100 meters (:12.72)...finished eighth
in the 200 meters at the GLVC Championships...helped USI to school records
in the 4x100 and 4x400 meters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Castle High School where she earned four varsity letters in basketball and track and field...member of CHS's 2003 4x400-meter relay team that finished ninth at the 2003 IHSAA Track and Field Championships...ran the 100 meters in :12.4, the 200 meters in :25:87, and the 400 meters in 57.0...helped CHS to a pair of SIAC, sectional, and regional championships.
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HEATHER COOKSEY Junior Brownsburg, Indiana (Brownsburg) MAJOR: Business Administration |
Overall
Heading into the 2004-05 season, Heather Cooksey, USI's first female
national champion, is a five-time All-American, eight-time All-GLVC
performer, and a one-time All-Region performer. She has finished first a
school-record 21 times, including five GLVC championships, and holds 14
school records. She was a three-time GLVC "Freshman of the Year", the 2004
Little State Female Track Athlete of the Year, and the 2004 Great Lakes
Region Outdoor Track Female Athlete of the Year. She also was named the 2004
GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year for women's track and field and is a
four-time Academic All-GLVC performer. She was named second-team Academic
All-District V in 2004.
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-GLVC and second-team Academic
All-District V honors for both cross country and track and field...earned
All-GLVC and All-Region honors...finished third at the GLVC Championships
and fifth at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Championships...finished 45th
at the NCAA II National Championships...recorded season-best 6k time of
22:11.10 at the regional championships...won the Evansville Invitational
with a season-best 5k time of 18:01.03...finished in the top 10 in six races
and in the top five in five races...was USI's number one finisher in two
meets and USI's number two runner in six races. INDOOR TRACK: Earned
All-America honors after finishing third in the mile at the NCAA II
Championships with a school-record time of 4:46.44...earned a pair of All-GLVC
honors after winning GLVC Championships in the 800 meters and the
mile...finished first in eight of the nine individual races she competed
in...also qualified, provisionally, for the NCAA II Championships in the 800
meters...had a season-best 800-meter time of 2:16.53 at the GLVC
Championships...helped USI's Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team to a
first-place performance at the Tiger Invitational and to a second-place
performance at the GLVC Championships. OUTDOOR TRACK: Became USI's
first female national champion in any sport when she won the 3,000 meters at
the NCAA II Championships...finished six seconds faster than the
second-place performer at the national championships, finishing the event
with a school-record time of 9:32.76...also finished second in the 5,000
meters the following day at the NCAA II Championships...earned two
All-America awards for her performances at the NCAA II Championships...named
the GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year for women's track and field as well as
the Great Lakes Region Female Track Athlete of the Year...earned All-GLVC
honors after winning the GLVC championship in the 3,000 meters...qualified,
provisionally, for the NCAA II Championships in four events (800, 1,500,
3,000, and 5,000 meters)...her 3,000-meter time of 9:33.71 at the GLVC
Championships was an automatic qualifier...had a season-best 5,000-meter
time of 16:46.79 at the Mt. SAC Relays...ran her fastest 1,500-meter time of
4:30.07 at the Gerald England Invitational and her fastest 800-meter time of
2:13.53 came at the Little State Championships where she was named the
Indiana Little State Female Track Athlete of the Year...finished first in
seven of the nine individual races she competed in.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors after
placing sixth at the GLVC Championships with a season-best 6k time of
22:42.00...also earned All-GLVC honors with her finish at the conference
championships...had a season-best 5k time of 18:49.90 at the Louisville
Cardinal Classic...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK:
Earned GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors after winning GLVC Championships
in the mile and the distance medley relay (DMR)...also earned two All-GLVC
awards for performances in the mile and the DMR (USI's DMR team set a
school-record with a 12:28.42)...ran the 1,600-meter leg of the DMR...Cooksey's 4:59.09 at the GLVC Championships
was a conference meet record...finished 11th in the mile with a
school-record time of 4:58.09 at the NCAA II Championships...holds the
school-record in the indoor 1,500 meters with a time of 4:44.8...finished
first in the mile with a time of 5:00.07 at the DePauw Classic. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Along with teammate, Jenny Farmer, Cooksey became the first female
competitor in the program's history to earn two All-America honors in the
same season...finished second in both the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters
at the NCAA II Championships...ran the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II
Championships in a school-record 9:39.16, less than three-tenths of a second
away from winning the national championship...was less than four seconds off
the lead in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA II Championships, crossing the
finish line in 16:52.31...finished first in the 5,000 meters at the
Hillsdale Gina Relays with a school-record time of 16:39.33...completed the
sweep of the GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors, becoming the first USI
athlete to win GLVC "Freshman of the Year" honors three times...won the
3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a league meet record of
9:48.37...recorded a USI freshman record in the 1,500 meters with a time of
4:42.77 at the Little State Championships...won three championships during the outdoor season...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors for track and field.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brownsburg High School...earned All-State honors in track...ran the 3,200-meters in 10:57 and the 4k in 14:34.
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JENNIFER FINCH Junior (Cross Country/Outdoor Track) Sophomore (Indoor Track) Warsaw, Indiana (Warsaw Community) MAJOR: Physical Education (Teaching) |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 36th at the GLVC Championships with a
season-best 6k time of 25:59.30...ran her fastest 5k in 20:36.87 at the
Evansville Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 3,000 and
5,000 meters, posting a top 3,000-meter time of 11:20.99 at the Tiger
Invitational and a top 5,000-meter time of 20:11.96 at the DePauw
Invitational...finished 16th at the GLVC Championships in the 5,000 meters.
OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 1,500, 3,000, and 5,000 meters...ran
her fastest 1,500 meters in 5:12.13 at the Gerald England Invitational and
her fastest 5,000 meters in 19:14.40 at the Little State
Championships...posted her fastest 3,000-meter time of 11:13.75 at the
Butler Twilight and finished 16th in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Saw limited action as a freshman, running in three
races...ran her fastest 5k in 20:57.41 at the Saluki Invitational...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters...posted a top 800 meter time of
2:47.17 at the Washington Invitational...recorded a season-best 1,500 meter
time of 5:21.38 at the Washington Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC
honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Warsaw Community High School...earned 11 varsity letters in cross country, swimming, and track and field...posted a personal best of 14:38 in the 4k.
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LYDIA FLORA Junior North Manchester, Indiana (Manchester) MAJOR: Dental Hygiene |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Came on late in the season to become a top-seven
runner for the Eagles...finished 22nd at the GLVC Championships and recorded
a top 6k time of 24:14.70 at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional
Championships...ran the 5k in a season-best 20:21.38 at the
Illinois/Missouri Border Wars...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR
TRACK: Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters...ran her fastest 3,000
meters in 11:38.34 at the Tiger Invitational and her fastest 5,000 meters in
20:15.60 at the DePauw Invitational...finished 15th in the 5,000 meters at
the GLVC Championships. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 1,500 and
3,000 meters as well as the 3,000-meter steeplechase...ran the 1,500 meters
in a season-best 5:20.53 at the Gerald England Invitational...finished the
3,000 meters in a season-best 11:37.17 at the Butler Twilight...ran her
fastest steeplechase in 12:29.74 at the Little State
Championships...finished ninth at the GLVC Championships in the
steeplechase...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a season-best 5k time of 19:55.46 at the Saluki
Invitational...finished 33rd at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
24:29.00...posted a season-best 6k time of 24:26.70 at the NCAA II Great
Lakes Regional...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK:
Finished 11th in the mile at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time
of 5:45.42. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished seventh at the GLVC Championships
in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a season-best and USI freshman record time of 12:26.02...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from
Manchester High School in North Manchester, Indiana, where she earned nine
letters in track, cross country, swimming, and diving...set the MHS two-mile
record with a time of 12:01 and advanced to the regional as a member of the
4 x 800m relay team as a junior.
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MOLLY
GILLAND Sophomore Osgood, Indiana (Jac-Cen-Del) MAJOR: Biology |
2004
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in the hurdles and high jump as a
freshman...set a school and freshman-record in the 200-meter hurdles with
her time of 32.67 seconds at the GLVC Championships...finished 12th at the
league meet in the 200-meter hurdles...finished third at the GLVC
Championships with her season-best mark of 5 feet, 5 1/4 inches in the high
jump. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Ran the 100-meter hurdles in a
season-best 17.37 seconds at the Washington University Invitational...had a
season-best mark in the high jump of 5 feet, 3 3/4 inches at the Little
State Championships...finished seventh in the high jump at the GLVC
Championships...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Jac-Cen-Del High School where she earned second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2003...finished fourth in the high jump at the 2003 IHSAA Track and Field Championships with a mark of 5'06.00".
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LAURA HELHOWSKI Senior (Cross Country) Junior (Indoor & Outdoor Track) Hebron, Indiana (Hebron/Indiana) MAJOR: Exercise Science |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Was a top-five runner for USI in three races and a
top-seven runner for the Eagles in five races last season...finished 11th at
the GLVC Championships, missing out on All-GLVC honors by one place and less
than seven seconds...had a season-best 6k time of 23:52.80 at the NCAA II
Great Lakes Regional Championships and a season-best 5k time of 19:23.47 at
the Evansville Invitational. INDOOR TRACK: Competed in the mile and
the 3,000 meters, posting a top time in the mile of 5:51.51 at the Tiger
Invitational and a top time in the 3,000 meters of 11:09.64 at the DePauw
Invitational...finished 11th in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships.
OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters as well as the
3,000-meter steeplechase...ran her fastest 3,000-meter time of 11:10.52 at
the Butler Twilight and her fastest 5,000-meter time of 19:22.90 at the
Gerald England Invitational...finished the steeplechase in a season-best
12:01.96 at the Little State Championships.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran the 5k in a season-best 19:28.30 at the Louisville
Cardinal Classic...recorded a top finish of 22nd at the Indiana
Intercollegiate...finished 29th at the GLVC Championships with a 6k time of
24:13.00...had a season-best 6k time of 24:12.40 at the NCAA II Great
Lakes Regional. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK:
Redshirted.
TRANSFER: Transferring from Indiana University where she posted a season-best 18:33 in the 5k at the Illini Invitational...ran the 6k in 23:39.9 at the Roy Griak Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hebron High School...earned All-State honors in cross country as a junior and finished 21st in the state meet that season...state qualifier in the mile as a sophomore and junior...sectional and regional mile champion and holds sectional record (5:20.0)...Mental Attitude Award winner senior year.
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JESSICA JONES Junior (Cross Country/Outdoor Track) Sophomore (Indoor Track) Rockport, Indiana (South Spencer) MAJOR: Nursing |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in three races a sophomore, finishing 66th at the
GLVC Championships with her only 6k time of 28:35.60...had a top 5k time of
21:49.00 at the Indiana Intercollegiate Little State Championships...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Did not compete. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Competed in the 1,500 meters, posting a season-best time of
5:15.33 at the Butler Twilight...finished 17th at the GLVC Championships in
the 1,500 meters...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two races as a freshman, finishing 35th at the
Indiana Intercollegiate with her only 5k time of 21:19.00...finished 34th at
the Belmont Opener with a 2-mile time of 12:19.75...earned Academic All-GLVC
honors. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in
the 1,500 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase...posted a season-best
1,500-meter time of 5:14.64 at the Vanderbilt Invitational...finished 12th
at the GLVC Championships with a 3,000-meter steeplechase time of
13:16.64...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Spencer High School...four-time most valuable runner for SSHS's cross country team...honorable mention All-State selection in cross country and a member of the 2000 Pocket Athletic Conference champions...also was a one-time most valuable runner for SSHS’s track team...excelled in the classroom where she was an honor roll student and a member of Who’s Who Among American High School Students...earned Academic All-State honors...earned eight varsity letters in cross country, swimming, and track and was a three-year member of the Beta Club, Spirit Club, and FCA.
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ERIN
KUTCOSKY Sophomore West Frankfort, Illinois (Frankfort Community) MAJOR: Elementary Education |
2004
INDOOR TRACK: Competed mainly in the triple jump as well as the 4x100
and 4x400 relays...had a school-record jump of 35 feet, 6 3/4 inches at the
Hoosier Hills Invitational...finished fourth in the triple jump at the GLVC
Championships...also finished fifth in the long jump at the league meet with
a season-best mark of 16 feet, 11 1/2 inches...finished first in the triple
jump at the Rose-Hulman Invitational...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay
team to a first-place performance at Rose-Hulman...member of USI's
school-record 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams...also competed in the 55, 200,
and 400 meters...ran the 55 meters in 8.00 seconds, the 200 meters in 28.38
seconds, and the 400 meters in 1:03.77. OUTDOOR TRACK: Finished first
in the triple jump at the Gerald England Invitational with a school-record
leap of 36 feet, 5 inches...also finished first at the Little State
Championships and fourth at the GLVC Championships...finished fifth in the
long jump at the GLVC Championships with a season-best mark of 16 feet, 7
inches...competed on USI's first-ever 4x100 and outdoor 4x400-meter relay
teams...also competed 100 and 400-meter hurdles, recording a top 100-meter
hurdle time of 18.58 seconds and a top 400-meter hurdle time of
1:12.65...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
2003
INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Frankfort Community High School...will compete in track for USI, mainly in the sprints, pole vault, long jump, and triple jump...placed sixth in the 2002 Illinois Class A State meet in the triple jump with a personal best of 36' 6".
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CARRIE
LEIMBERGER Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana (Franklin Central) MAJOR: Psychology |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 32nd at the GLVC Championships with her only 6k
time of 25:34.20...finished 50th at the Indiana Intercollegiate Little State
Championships with a season-best 5k time of 20:51.00. INDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the 800 meters and the mile, finishing 16th at the GLVC
Championships with a season-best 800-meter time of 2:41.64...had a top mile
time of 5:58.18 at the DePauw Classic...finished 14th in the mile at the
GLVC Championships...also ran the 1,000 meters in 3:34.37 at the Tiger
Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 800, 1,500, and 3,000
meters...had a season-best 800-meter time of 2:47.94 at the Washington
University Invitational and a season-best 1,500-meter time of 5:11.92 at the
Gerald England Invitational...finished 19th at the GLVC Championships in the
3,000 meters after running a season-best 11:41.30 at the Butler Twilight.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Franklin Central High School where she earned seven varsity letters in cross country and track and field...helped FCHS to a seventh place finish at the 2000 IHSAA Cross Country Championships, a ninth place finish at the 2001IHSAA Cross Country Championships, and an eighth place finish at the 2002 IHSAA Cross Country Championships...helped FCHS's cross country team to four sectional championships and three regional championships...also helped FCHS's track and field team to three sectional championships...helped her freshman 4x800-meter relay team to a top finish in the county...won the 2002 county championship in cross country...had personal-bests in the 4k of 15:38.0, the 3,200 meters of 12:28.0, the 1,600 meters of 5:18.0, the 800 meters of 2:24.0, and the 400 meters of :66.0.
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CANDACE PERRY Sophomore Anderson, Indiana (Anderson) MAJOR: Physical Education (Teaching) |
2004
INDOOR TRACK: Earned All-America honors in the long jump with her
sixth-place performance at the NCAA II Championships...jumped 19 feet, 1 1/4
inches to win the GLVC Championship and qualify for nationals...also earned
All-GLVC honors...finished first in the long jump four times, second once,
and sixth twice...also competed in the triple jump, posting a top mark of 28
feet, 1/4 inches, and the 200 meters, posting a top time of 28.36
seconds...ran a leg on USI's school-record 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay
teams. OUTDOOR TRACK: Became the first female athlete in USI history
to earn All-America honors in the indoor and outdoor seasons in the same
year when she earned All-America honors with a second-place performance in
the long jump at the NCAA II Championships...her school-record mark of 20
feet, 1 1/2 inches was less than an inch from a national championship...was
ranked first in Division II for most of the season after recording a jump of
19 feet, 11 1/4 inches at the Indy Relays...competed on USI's first 4x100
and outdoor 4x400-meter relay teams...also ran the 100 meters 12.82 seconds.
2002-03: Attended USI but did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Will compete mainly in track and field...graduated from Anderson High School where she earned eight varsity letters in basketball, soccer, and track and field...finished third at the 2001 IHSAA Track and Field Championships in the long jump with a mark of 18'07.5"...set county, sectional, and regional long jump records.
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CASEY SCHNEIDER Senior New Salisbury, Indiana (North Harrison) MAJOR: Physical Education (Teaching) |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Was USI's number three runner in six races last
season...earned All-Region honors for the second straight season after
finishing 11th at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional Championships with a
season-best 6k time of 22:28.00...earned All-GLVC honors for the third
straight season after finishing fourth at the GLVC Championships...had a
season-best 5k time of 18:50.98 at the Illinois/Missouri Border
Wars...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC
honors after finishing second in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships...finished first in the 5,000 meters at the Doug Raymond
Invitational with a season-best time of 18:05.37...also finished first in
the 5,000 meters at the DePauw Invitational...won the 3,000 meters at the
DePauw Classic with a season-best time of 10:31.97...finished fifth in the
3,000 meters at the GLVC Championships. OUTDOOR TRACK: Battled injury
to compete in three events during the outdoor season...posted an NCAA II
provisional qualifying time (37:30.66) in 10,000 meters at the Hillsdale
Relays...posted a top 5,000-meter time of 18:32.47 at the Washington
University Invitational...and a top 3,000-meter steeplechase time of
11:54.48 at the Butler Twilight...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-GLVC and All-Region honors...was USI's top
competitor at the GLVC Championships, finishing third with a season-best 6k
time of 22:31.00...finished 15th at the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional with a
6k time of 22:53.30...finished 65th at the NCAA II Championships with a 6k
time of 23:32.50...finished third at the Indiana Intercollegiate with a 5k
time of 19:23.00...ran a season-best 5k time of 19:03.82 at the Saluki
Invitational...ranks fifth all-time at USI in both the 5k and 6k...earned
Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK: Battled injuries throughout
the indoor season...finished fifth at the GLVC Championships with a
5,000-meter time of 18:19.40...ranks fifth all-time at USI in the indoor
5,000 meters...ran the 3,000 meters in 11:06.65 at the Smith Barney
Invitational. OUTDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC honors after winning the
conference title in the 10,000 meters with a NCAA II Provisional qualifying
time of 37:19.87...finished third in the 3,000 meters at the GLVC
Championships with a time of 10:32.46...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for
the second consecutive year.
2001-02
CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-GLVC honors after finishing 10th at the GLVC
Championships with a 6k time of 23:30...posted a season-best 6k time of
23:00.00...recorded a top 5k time of 18:10.1 at the Indiana Intercollegiate.
INDOOR TRACK: Posted USI's fastest 3,000 and 5,000 meter times of the
indoor season, running the 3,000 meters at the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge in
10:48.34 and the 5,000 meters at the Cannon IV Classic in
19:07.32...finished 5th in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a
time of 19:20.49. OUTDOOR TRACK: Earned All-GLVC honors after winning
the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time and NCAA
II provisional qualifying time of 17:58.56...finished second in the 10,000
meters at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a USI record-shattering
36:36.60...finished 12th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA II National
Championships...recorded a 10:39.24 in her only 3,000-meter run of the
outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North Harrison High School in Ramsey, Indiana…two-time Baron Hill Congressional Art Award winner…three-time all-state cross country performer…member of the three-time Mid-Southern Conference team cross country championship team…member of the Indiana All-Star cross country team…member of the 2000 AAU 18-and-under (Kentucky) National Championship cross country team…placed third, sixth, and eighth at the National AAU Cross Country meets…IHSAA State qualifier in the 3200-meter run…Three-time IHSAA sectional champion in 1600 meter run and one-time sectional champion in 3200 meter run.
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AMY
SHOEMAKER Sophomore (Cross Country/Indoor Track) Junior (Outdoor Track) Boonville, Indiana (Boonville) MAJOR: Undecided |
2003-04
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 48th at the GLVC Championships with her only 6k
time of 27:01.00...posted a top 5k time of 21:57.50 at the Evansville
Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC honors. INDOOR TRACK:
Competed in the mile and the 3,000 meters, posting a top mile time of
6:05.84 at the Tiger Invitational and a top 3,000-meter time of 12:13.74 at
the DePauw Invitational...also ran the 1,000 meters in 3:34.17 and the 1,500
meters in 5:28.06. OUTDOOR TRACK: Competed in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase as well as the 100 and 400-meter hurdles...finished 10th in the
steeplechase at the GLVC Championships with a season-best time of
12:56.71...ran her fastest 100-meter hurdle time (:19.40) at the Little
State Championships and her fastest 400-meter hurdle time (1:15.62) at the
Washington University Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
2002-03
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted. INDOOR TRACK: Redshirted. OUTDOOR
TRACK: Finished eighth at the GLVC Championships with a 3,000-meter
steeplechase time of 12:31.53...ranks fourth all-time in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Boonville High School.
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CRYSTAL STOCK Senior (Indoor/Outdoor Track) Mt. Vernon, Indiana (Mt. Vernon/Evansville) GRADUATE STUDENT: Social Work |
2004-05
Will compete in track and field only.
TRANSFER: Transferred from the University of Evansville where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology...competed in cross country for four seasons...was a three-time All-American for NCAA Division I cross country only schools...was UE's most valuable runner three times and holds UE's 6k record (22:28)...also posted UE's second-fastest 5k time in school history (18:10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mt. Vernon High School where she was the Evansville Runner of the Year twice and was a four-time Indiana state finals qualifier...also was an Indiana All-Star Team runner.
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HOLLY CLEVENGER Freshman Winchester, Indiana (Winchester Community) MAJOR: Pre-Occupational Therapy |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Winchester High School.
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ERIN ENNES Freshman Valparaiso, Indiana (Valparaiso) MAJOR: Undecided |
2004-05: Will compete in track only, mainly in the 400 meters and sprinting events. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Valparaiso High School.
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BRIANNA KLIMEK Freshman Ogden Dunes, Indiana (Portage) MAJOR: Biology |
2004-05: Will compete in track only. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Portage High School.
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MARIAH MOBLEY Freshman Poseyville, Indiana (North Posey) MAJOR: Undecided |
2004-05: Will compete in track only. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North Posey High School.
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MEAGAN SCHEIDLER Freshman Terre Haute, Indiana (South Vigo) MAJOR: Physical Education (Teaching) |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Terre Haute South Vigo High School where she won sectional championships in 2001 and 2002...helped VHS to team championships at sectionals in 2002 and 2003...finished 36th at the IHSAA State Meet in 2002 and has a top 4k time of 15 minutes, 15 seconds...named the Vigo County Outstanding Female runner in 2001 and 2002 and was a member of VHS’s 4x800 relay team that finished 17th at the 2002 IHSAA Track and Field Championships.
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STEPHANIE SCHILLING Freshman Moores Hill, Indiana (South Dearborn) MAJOR: Biology |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Dearborn High School where she was an All-Conference and All-Sectional performer in cross country and track and field...has a personal-best in the 4k of 16:08 and the two-mile of 12:53...earned Academic High Honor Awards and was an Academic All-State honorable mention selection as well as a member of the National Honor Society...earned six varsity letters in cross country and track and field.
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JENNA SCHMITT Freshman Evansville, Indiana (Mater Dei) MAJOR: Pre-Elementary Education |
2004-05: Will compete in track and field only, mainly in the throwing events. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mater Dei High School.
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BRITTANY STELLHORN Freshman Kokomo, Indiana (Western) MAJOR: Undecided |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Western High School where she earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track and field...was a member of WHS's 2003 sectional championship team in cross country...was WHS's most valuable runner two consecutive years and has personal-bests in the 4k (15:28), the two-mile (11:50), and the mile (5:50)...was 19th in the 4k at semi-state in 2003 and fourth in the two-mile at regionals in 2003.
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SAMANTHA STRATTON Freshman Brownsburg, Indiana (Brownsburg) MAJOR: Undecided |
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brownsburg High School where she earned seven varsity letters in cross country, soccer, swimming, and track and field...has personal bests in the 1,600 meters (5:18), the 800 meters (2:21), the 400 meters (1:01.4), and the long jump (14'10")...helped BHS to state in 2001 and 2002.
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DEANNA
STROSSNER Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana (Lawrence Central) MAJOR: Art |
2003-04: Attended USI but did not compete.
2004-05: Will compete in track and field only, mainly in the 400 and 800 meters. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lawrence Central High School where she lettered in basketball and track...earned All-Conference honors in the 400 meters...member of LCHS's sectional championship in 2003...won the sectional championship in the 800 meters as a senior...member of school-record setting 4x800-meter relay team...has personal-bests in the 800 meters of two minutes, 24 seconds, and in the 400 meters of 59.9 seconds.
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DIANA WARGEL Freshman Elberfeld, Indiana (Tecumseh) MAJOR: Undecided |
2004-05: Will compete in track and field only, mainly in the throwing events. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Tecumseh Junior-Senior High School.
