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2010 Schedule & Results |
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EVENT/SITE |
TIME/PLACE |
| Sat., Sept. 18 |
Calvin College Invitational/ Calvin College |
10 a.m. |
| Sat., Oct. 2 |
Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational/Chicgao, Ill. |
11 a.m. |
| Fri., Oct. 8 |
Michigan Intercollegiates/Oakland University |
3 p.m. |
| Sat., Oct. 23 |
NAIA Great Lakes Invitational/Riverside Park
Meet Information |
11 a.m.
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| Sat., Nov. 6 |
WHAC Championship/Riverside Park |
11 a.m. |
| Sat., Nov. 20 |
NAIA National Championships/Vancouver, Wash. |
Noon |
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Roster |
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Name |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School (College) |
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Lesley Albert |
SO |
Belding, Mich./Belding |
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Brittany Andres |
FR |
Allendale, Mich./Allendale |
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Caitlyn Bonney |
JR |
Port Huron, Mich./Port Huron |
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Chelsey Bonney |
JR |
Port Huron, Mich./Port Huron |
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Alicia Boynton |
SR |
Muskegon, Mich./Reeths Puffer |
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Megan Byrne |
JR |
Amherst, Ohio/Amherst Steele |
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Kelsey Carpenter |
FR |
Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic |
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Katy Cramer |
SR |
Cedar Springs, Mich./Cedar Springs |
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Megan Crandall |
FR |
Mount Pleasant, Mich./Beal City |
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Alina Dhaseleer |
SO |
Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix |
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Jessica Dippel |
FR |
Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood |
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Jackie Katt |
FR |
Rockford, Mich./Rockford |
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Shelby Kluetzman |
FR |
Waterford, Wis./Waterford |
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Rachel Luehm |
JR |
St. Louis, Mich./St. Louis |
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Carly Plank |
SO |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview |
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Rachel Reyna |
SO |
Swartz Creek, Mich./Swartz Creek |
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Samantha Rinkus |
SR |
Brighton, Mich./Hartland |
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Emily Sandula |
JR |
Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic |
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Audrey Shireman |
SR |
Lansing, Mich./Waverly |
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Rachael Steil |
FR |
Grandville, Mich./Grandville |
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Coaches |
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MIKE
WOJCIAKOWSKI Women's Head Coach |
| A 1997 Aquinas College graduate, Mike Wojciakowski begins his 13th 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 ten WHAC Championships, six Region VIII championships and twelve 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. |
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| A ten 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 twelve years under Woj’s direction. He has sent numerous athletes to the indoor and outdoor national championships, 28 of them receiving All American recognition and has guided many runners to the Saints top five all time performance list. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Mike and his wife, Amorena, and their daughter, Cecelia, reside on the northwest side of Grand Rapids. |
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DAVE
WOOD Cross Country Coordinator |
| Dave Wood begins his 15th 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. |
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Season Outlook |
The defending WHAC champions look to repeat and once again advance to the NAIA National Championships in November. After outdistancing second place, Siena Heights by 20 points, the Saints went on to place 21st at the 2009 National Championships.
This year the squad will be paced by 2009 WHAC "Runner of the Year", Carly Plank. As a freshman, Plank won the WHAC Championship as she covered the Riverside Park course in a time of 18:52. Carly will be assisted by a trio of seniors who have all been major contributors over their first three seasons at Aquinas. Katy Cramer, Samantha Rinkus and Alicia Boynton all have received All-WHAC accolades and have experience running at the national meet. Look for upperclassman Alina Dhaseleer, Rachel Luehm, Megan Byrne and Caitlyn Bonney to add depth and support to the ladies up front. The Saints will also feature six new faces who all were very successful and accomplished high school runners.
The Saints debut at the Calvin College Invitational on September 18th and will act as Aquinas' only race in September. The racing heats up in October as the Saints travel to Chicago for the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, Oakland University for the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships and finally for the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge hosted by the Saints at Riverside Park on October 23. The Saints conclude their season in November with the WHAC Championships on November 6th and the NAIA Championships in Ft. Vancouver, Washington on November 20. |
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Top Ten Times |
| 1. 94:14, Bush Park, Salem, OR , 9/29/07 Amanda Strouse 17:56; Kelsey Webb 18:47; Katy Cramer 19:05; Jesse Lord-Wilder 19:10; Samantha Rinkus 19:16 |
| 2. 95:16, Grand Woods Park, 10/7/00 Val Kunde 18:39; Nichole Gummere 18:55; Christine Gow 19:12;
Audrey Remsberg 19:12; Kristy Debski 19:18 |
| 3. 95:16, Calvin College, 9/15/07 Amanda Strouse 18:04; Jesse Lord-Wilder 19:07; Katy Cramer 19:11; Kelsey Webb 19:21; Kaitlyn Meernik 19:3 |
| 4. 95:34, Riverside Park, 11/3/07 Amanda Strouse 17:56; Jesse Lord-Wilder 18:55; Katy Cramer 19:24; Jessica Karl 19:40; Samantha Rinkus 19:52 |
| 5. 95:45, Calvin College, 9/19/09 Carly Plank 18:23; Katy Cramer; 18:53; Samantha Rinkus, 19:27; Alina Dhaeleer 19:29; Emily Popma 19:33 |
| 6. 95:57, Pineview Golf Course, 10/9/98 Melissa
Pline 18:39; Audrey Remsberg 18:57; Beth Boruta 19:22; Sarah Carter
19:28; Jenny Flanders 19:29 |
| 7. 96:05, UW Parkside NAIA Nationals, 11/17/07 Amanda Strouse 18:15; Katy Cramer 19:07; Jesse Lord Wilder 19:22; Jessica Karl 19:36; Samantha Rinkus 19:45 |
| 8. 96:07, Indiana Wesleyan University, 11/4/06 Jesse Lord-Wilder 19:00; Lisa Wojciakowski 19:06; Amanda Strouse 19:15; Stacey Hoffman 19:20; Kelsey Webb 19:26 |
| 9. 96:17, Heritage Park, Adrian, 11/4/00 Val Kunde 18:42; Nichole Gummere 19:14; Christine Gow 19:18; Sarah Carter 19:23; Allison Turnbull 19:40 |
| 10. 96:27, Riverside Park, 10/24/09 Carly Plank 18:39; Katy Cramer; 19:08; Emily Popma; 19:32; Alicia Boynton 19:33; Rachel Fechik 19:34 |
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