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2007 Schedule:
2007 Men's Cross Country Schedule

Head Coach:
Mike Wojciakowski
Coordinator: Dave Wood
DAY, DATE EVENT/SITE TIME
Fri., Sept. 7

Aquinas College Invitational/Grand Rapids, Mich.

Riverside Park

2nd out of 9 teams
Sat., Sept. 15 Calvin College Invitational/ Grand Rapids 2nd out of 10 teams
Sat., Sept. 29 Willamette Invitational/ Salem, OR. 2nd out of 27 teams
Sat., Oct. 13 UW Parkside Invitational/Kenosha, WI 1st out of 17 teams
Sat., Oct. 20 WHAC Championships/Adrian, Mich. 1st out of 6 teams
Sat., Nov. 3 NAIA Regional Championship/Grand Rapids, MI 1st out of 15 teams
Sat., Nov. 17 NAIA National Championships/Kenosha, WI 6th out of 28 teams
2007 Roster:
Photos Name Yr Hometown/High School (College)
Scott Assenmacher SR Brighton/Howell
Tyler Bishoff FR Tawas City/Tawas City
Seth Bjorle FR Ada/Forest Hills Eastern
Patrick Earl SR Grand Rapids/Catholic Central
Mitchell Hoffman SO St. Johns/St. Johns
Christopher Leikert JR Grand Rapids/West Catholic
Brent Malaski SR Rudyard/Rudyard
Sean McGlothlin FR Suttons Bay/Suttons Bay
Nate Poirier SO Warren/Center Line
Victor Ramirez FR Grand Rapids/Lee
Chris Robertz SR Rapid City/Elk Rapids
Nate Straathof SR Fremont/Fremont
Erich Tanis SR Grand Rapids/West Catholic
Robert Veldman SO Zeeland/Zeeland East
Coaches:
MIKE WOJCIAKOWSKI
Men's Head Coach

A 1997 Aquinas College graduate, Mike Wojciakowski is in his 10th year as the Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track Coach at Aquinas College.  “Woj’s” success with the middle distance and distance runners has been exceptional.  He has directed the men’s and women’s Cross Country teams to eight WHAC Championships, six Region VIII championships and 10 top 20 finishes at the NAIA National Championships, including a second place finish in 2004 (the highest national finish for any team in Aquinas College history).

A seven time NAIA regional coach of the year, Woj’s success on the track has been just as spectacular.  The Saints have dominated the middle distance and distance events in the WHAC for the past nine years under Woj’s direction.  He has sent numerous athletes to the indoor and outdoor national championships, 22 of them receiving All American recognition and has guided many runners to the Saints top five all time performance list.

A USA Track and Field Level II certified coach in the distance events, Woj’s knowledge, personal approach and work ethic has been responsible for developing the Saints distance  program into one of the best small college programs in the nation.

A four year varsity letter winner in both cross country and track for the Saints, Wojciakowski captained both teams during his senior year.  An outstanding student as well as a runner, Wojciakowski earned Academic All American honors in cross country his senior year.

Mike and his wife, Amorena, reside in the northwest side of Grand Rapids.


DAVE WOOD

Cross Country Coordinator
Dave Wood begins his eleventh season as the Coordinator of the Cross Country Team and Head Track & Field Coach. Wood's tenure has been nothing short of phenomenal. Wood has directed the men's and women's programs from the basement in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) to the head of the pack. The Saints' dominated in 2003 as they completed a clean sweep of the men's and women's WHAC indoor titles and captured the WHAC women's outdoor title. Success under Wood's direction hasn't been limited to the conference level. Competing at the NAIA National Championships both indoors and outdoors, Saints' athletes earned All-American honors 81 times including four NAIA National Champions and four runner-up finishes during Wood's tenure. The Saints' success under Wood comes as no surprise. The 1972 Michigan Class A mile champion and a middle distance standout at Central Michigan University, Wood has been developing team and individual champions at the high school, junior college and collegiate level since his first coaching assignment at Grand Rapids Union High School, his alma mater, in 1976. A USATF Level II certified coach in the sprints and hurdles, Wood came to Aquinas after an outstanding twelve-year stint as Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Ferris State University. Wood was honored with a total of 10 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) "Coach of the Year" awards while guiding the Bulldogs to 11 GLIAC Championships in cross country and track & field. In addition to having his teams consistently ranked in the NCAA Division II top 20, Wood was recognized four times as NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region "Coach of the Year." His succes at the national level was highlighted by 35 All-Americans, three National Champions and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships during his tenure as Ferris State's coach.

Season Review: The Saints continued their strong tradition by posting their sixth consecutive WHAC and Region 8 championship. A 6th place finish at Nationals made it four years in a row that Aquinas College has finished in the Top 6 at Nationals (2nd, 6th, 5th, 6th). The Saints will lose six seniors to graduation so the makeup of the team will be very different next year, but the end results are still expected to be the same.

Awards & Honors

Ken Baginski Outstanding Runner Award: Chris Robertz

Phil Wegert Spirit Award: Seth Bjorle

Captain's Award: Brent Malaski

All WHAC: Chris Robertz, Scott Assenmacher, Chris Leikert

NAIA All Region 8: Chris Robertz, Scott Assenmacher, Chris Leikert, Seth Bjorle, Nate Straathof

NAIA National Qualifiers: Chris Robertz, Scott Assenmacher, Chris Leikert, Seth Bjorle, Nate Straathof

Patrick Earl, Victor Rameriz

All WHAC Academic: Chris Robertz, Scott Assenmacher, Chris Leikert, Patrick Earl, Brent Malaski

NAIA Academic All American: Chris Robertz, Scott Assenmacher, Chris Leikert, Patrick Earl

Class of 2012:

Mike Gravelyn - West Catholic (15:32/9:25/4:29/2:00)

Mike Morgan - Fremont (15:58/9:40/4:23/1:58)

Keith Winchester - Middleville (16:28/10:00)

Devin Lea - Grand Ledge (16:35/9:42/4:37)

Nick Thelen - Grand Ledge (16:10/4:30/1:58)

Eddie Seymour - Wayland (16:13/4:28)

Nicola Grupido - Ortonville Brandon (16:53)

Dustin Heiler - Fowlerville (16:22/4:35/1:57)

Peter Rybinski - Saginaw Nouvel (17:20/10:30/4:30)

James Lanciaux - Fremont (15:24/9:24)

Ken Foley - Flint Powers Catholic

Top 10 teams times:

1.126:16, Bush Park, Salem, OR, 9/29/07 Chris Robertz 24:43, Scott Assenmacher 25:00, Seth Bjorle 25:24, Nate Straathof 25:29, Victor Ramirez 25:40
2.126:26, Norte Dame Golf Course, 10/13/72 Phil Hinck 24:33, Jerry Gumblton 25:06, Joe Caruso 25:09, Dan Black 25:33, John Carr 26:05

3.126:30, Spring Arbor, 11/4/72 Phil Hinck 24:45; Joe Caruso 24:57; John Carr 25:26; Dan Black 25:33; Ramero Garcia 25:49
4.127:19, UW Oshkosh, 10/14/06 Scott Assenmacher 24:47, Brian Keilen 25:18, James Jones 25:39, Chris Leikert 25:43, Zac Blough-Orr 25:52

5.1:27:24, Riverside Park, 10/22/05 Josh Miller 25:23, Chris Robertz 25:23, Brian Keilen 25:23, Jeff Luehm 25:24, Pat Earl 25:51

6.1:27:48, Indiana Wesleyan University, 11/4/06 Scott Assenmacher 25:09, Brian Keilen 25:25, Zac Blough -Orr 25:40, Pat Earl 25:44, James Jones 25:53

7.1:27:52, Riverside Park , 11/3/07 Chris Robertz 25:06, Scott Assenmacher 25:14, Chris Leikert 25:47, Seth Bjorle 25:52, Nate Straathof 25:54

8.1:27:55, UW Oshkosh, 10/15/05 Chris Robertz 25:15, Jeff Luehm 25:23, Josh Miller 25:28, Brian Keilen 25:42, Zac Blough-Orr 26:05

9.128:01, Calvin College, 9/15/07 Chris Robertz 25:02, Chris Leikert 25:36, Nate Straathof 25:43, Seth Bjorle 25:44, Rob Veldman 25:56

10.128:02, Riverside Park, 11/5/05 Chris Robertz 25:20, Jeff L uehm 25:26, Josh Miller 25:36, Brian Keilen 25:49, Zac Blough-Orr 25:51

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