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| 2009 Schedule: |
2009
Men's Cross Country Schedule
Head Coach: Mike Wojciakowski (12th year)
Coordinator:
Dave Wood (14th year)
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EVENT/SITE |
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| Sat., Sept. 19 |
Calvin College Invitational/ Calvin College
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10 a.m. |
| Sat., Oct. 3 |
Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational/Chicgao, Ill. |
Noon |
| Fri., Oct. 9 |
Michigan Intercollegiates/Calvin College |
3:30 p.m. |
| Sat., Oct. 24 |
NAIA Great Lakes Invitational/Riverside Park |
11 a.m. |
| Sat., Nov. 7 |
WHAC Championship/Riverside Park |
11 a.m. |
| Sat., Nov. 21 |
NAIA National Championships/Vancouver, Wash. |
TBA |
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| printable roster |
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Name |
Yr |
Hometown/High School (College) |
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Seth Bjorle |
JR |
Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern |
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Shane Dougherty |
FR |
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart |
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Ken Foley |
SO |
Flint, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic |
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Mike Gravelyn |
SO |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic |
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Dustin Heiler |
SO |
Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville |
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Mitchell Hoffman |
JR |
St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns |
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Jim Janisse |
FR |
Elk Rapids, Mich./Elk Rapids |
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James Lanciaux |
FR |
Fremont, Mich./Fremont |
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Devin Lea |
SO |
Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge |
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Andrew Libs |
SO |
Ann Arbor, Mich./Gabrial Richard |
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Kevin Mahar |
FR |
Hartland, Mich./Hartland |
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Mike Morgan |
SO |
Fremont, Mich./Fremont |
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Jerron Obluck |
FR |
Waterford, Wis./Waterford |
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Tom Olson |
FR |
Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores |
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Nate Poirier |
JR |
Warren, Mich./Centerline |
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Victor Ramirez |
JR |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Lee |
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Peter Rybinski |
SO |
Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic |
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Eddie Seymour |
SO |
Wayland, Mich./Wayland |
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Killian Smith |
FR |
Warren De La Salle |
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Mitchell Spelde |
FR |
Holland, Mich./West Ottawa |
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Kolin Stickney |
SO |
Bailey, Mich./Grant |
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Nick Thelen |
SO |
Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge |
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Robert Veldman |
SR |
Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East |
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Andy Vereecke |
JR |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic |
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Keith Winchester |
FR |
Middleville, Mich./Middleville |
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| Coaches: |
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MIKE WOJCIAKOWSKI
Men's Head Coach
A 1997 Aquinas College graduate, Mike Wojciakowski begins his 12th 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 nine WHAC Championships, six Region VIII championships and 11 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) and a third place finish in 2008.
A nine time WHAC 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 eleven 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.
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DAVE
WOOD
Cross Country Coordinator
Dave Wood begins his 14th 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
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| Outlook: |
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Season Review:
The Saints continued the strong tradition of the cross country program by posting their seventh consecutive WHAC championship. A third place finish at Nationals made it five years in a row that Aquinas has finished in the Top 6 at Nationals (2nd, 6th, 5th, 6th, 3rd). Over that time period the Aquinas Saints have the highest finishing average of any team in the entire country. Chris Leikert, the only senior, was the driving force behind this years success -- he will be missed but plenty of willing and capable underclassman are ready to step in and continue the tradition.
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Ken Baginski Outstanding Runner Award: Chris Leikert
Phil Wegert Spirit Award: Mitch Hoffman
Captain's Award: Chris Leikert
All WHAC: Chris Leikert, Rob Veldman, Sean McGlothlin, Nate Poirier
All WHAC Academic: Chris Leikert, Mitch Hoffman, Sean McGlothlin, Nate Poirier, Andy Vereecke
NAIA National Qualifiers: Chris Leikert, Nate Poirier, Rob Veldman, Sean McGlothlin, Seth Bjorle,
Victor Ramirez, Mike Gravelyn
NAIA Academic All American: Chris Leikert, Mitch Hoffman, Sean McGlothlin, Andy Vereecke
NAIA Champion of Character: Sean McGlothlin |
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| Top 10 teams times: |
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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
10.1:28:02, Wisconsin-Parkside, 11/22/08 Chris Leikert 25:22, Nate Poirier 25:28, Rob Veldman 25:37, Sean McGlothlin 25:41, Seth Bjorle 25:54
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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