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1 NEBRASKA N E B R A S K A C R O S S C O U N T R Y Follow the Huskers Nebraska Media Relations One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb Phone: Fax: MRD: BreAnna Haessler Office Phone: Cell Phone: bhaessler@huskers.com Where to Catch the Huskers This Week... Meet - NCAA Midwest Region Where - Northern Illinois University Cross Country Facility Women s Race m, 1:15 p.m. Men s Race - 10,000 m, 12:00 p.m. Competing Huskers... Men Jesse Adams Tommy Brinn Dani Dapo Brad Doering Peter Falcon Jarren Heng Trevor Vidlak Women Isabel Andrade Jessica Furlan Erica Hamik Sarah Larson Ashley Miller Sarah Plambeck Katie White Huskers to Compete for NCAA Bids... The Nebraska cross country team heads back to Illinois this weekend for the NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by Northern Illinois at the Northern Illinois University Cross-Country Facility. The Husker men will be up first, running the 10K course at noon, with the women s 6K course to follow at 1:15 p.m. Fans wishing to attend the 2011 Midwest Regional can find all the information they need in the spectator guide. In the guide, fans can get information about driving directions to the NIU North 40, parking maps, local accommodations, dining and transportation. As one of nine regional championships held nationally at the Division I level, Northern Illinois University will host the Midwest s 33 Division I cross country participating schools from the states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. The Midwest Region includes schools from 10 conferences, including the Atlantic 10, Big 12, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Conference USA, Great West, Horizon League, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, and Summit League. Fans wishing to attend the 2011 Midwest Regional can find all the information they need in the spectator guide. In the guide, fans can get information about driving directions to the NIU North 40, parking maps, local accommodations, dining and transportation. Fans can also win great prizes by entering in the NCAA Midwest Regional Social Media Contest. All you have to do is click Attending on the 2011 NCAA Midwest Regional Facebook page. On Twitter, use #NIURegional when you tweet about your favorite team, encouraging your followers to attend or anything else related to the event. Each Thursday leading up to the event one Twitter user and one Facebook user will be selected to win free admission, free VIP parking and NCAA Championship apparel. Entrants may tweet multiple times to help their chances and Facebook users can increase their odds of winning by sharing the event page and inviting their Facebook friends to attend. Prize winners will be contacted through their Twitter and Facebook accounts. The top two teams from every region will advance automatically to the national meet. The rest of the 31-team field (13 at-large) will be announced on Sunday the 13th, no later than 7pm ET. USTFCCCA All-Region honors will be awarded to those who are part of member programs and finished in the overall top 25 in their respective region. Doering and White Honored by Big Ten... The Big Ten recognized 11 Sportsmanship Award honorees in both 2011 Nebraska Cross Country Schedule Date Meet Location Time/Result Sept. 3 Creighton/UNO Classic Omaha, Neb. W-1st/M-2nd Sept. 17 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Lincoln, Neb. W-1st/M-3rd Oct. 1 SDSU Classic Brookings, S.D. W-2nd/M-1st Oct. 14 Wisconsin adidas Invitational Madison, Wis. W-32nd/M-38th Oct. 30 Big Ten Champaign, Ill. W-7th/M-11th Nov. 12 NCAA Midwest Regional DeKalb, Ill. Noon Nov. 21 NCAA Terre Haute, Ind. Noon *Home meet in bold, ran at Pioneers Park, located in southwest Lincoln off of West Van Dorn St. and South Coddington Ave. All times are Central and subject to change Nebraska Cross Country Roster Name Year Hometown (Previous School) WOMEN Isabel Andrade So. Tiburon, Calif (Petaluma) Martina Barinova* So. Prerov, Czech Republic (Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) Hannah Edwards Fr. Whittier, Calif. (La Serna) Jessica Furlan** Sr. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Dr. Martin Leboldus) Erica Hamik** Sr. Kearney, Neb. (Catholic) Sarah Larson Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) Ashley Miller*** Sr. Tipton, Iowa (Tipton) Samantha Morabe So. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) Sarah Plambeck So. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian) Milena Stociev Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Alfa University) Katie White** Sr. Broken Bow, Neb. (Broken Bow) MEN Jesse Adams*** Sr. Ogallala, Neb. (Ogallala) Tommy Brinn Jr. Otsego, Mich. (Otsego) Dani Dapo Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Brad Doering** Sr. Yuba City, Calif. (Yuba City) Grant Duffy Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Colorado/Lincoln East) Peter Falcon** Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (West) Connor Gibson So. Blair, Neb. (Blair) Brett Grieb So. York, Neb. (York) Jarren Heng So. Norfolk, Neb. (Catholic) Adam Mitteis Sr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth) Anthony Pittman So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Alney Tobias RFr. Troy, N.Y. (Lansingburgh) Trevor Vidlak* Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) Bold captains * - denotes letters earned Pronunciation Guide Isabel Andrade - On-DRAH-day Martina Barinova - BEAR-uh-nova Sam Morabe - MOOR-ah-bay Milena Stociev - MILL-unna STOY-chev Dani Dapo - Johnny JAP-o Jarren Heng - JAIR-en Adam Mitteis - MET-us Alney Tobias - AL-nee

2 University Quick Facts Location...Lincoln, Neb Population...258,379 Founded Enrollment...24,610 Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet & Cream Conference...Big Ten Home Course...Pioneers Park University Personnel Chancellor...Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Institutional Rep... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Athletic Director...Tom Osborne Senior Woman Administrator... Pat Logsdon Administration President... James B. Milliken, J.D. Cross Country Coaching Staff Jay Dirksen...Head Coach (S.D. State, 68) Office Phone... (402) David Harris Head Coach (Truman State) ... Doug Martin... Volunteer Coach (UNK, 66) Grant Watley... Volunteer Coach (Wesleyan 09) ... Women s Team Facts 2010 Big 12/Regional Finish... 8th/8th 2010 NCAA Finish... No Team Score 2010 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 5/2 Men s Team Facts 2010 Big 12/Regional Finish... 6th/10th 2010 NCAA Finish...No Team Score 2010 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 4/4 Directory Nebraska Athletic Department...(402) Cross Country Office... (402) Cross Country Office Fax... (402) Media Relations Assistant A.D./Media Relations...Keith Mann Cross Country Contact... BreAnna Haessler Office Phone... (402) (Haessler) Cell Phone... (402) (Haessler) ...bhaessler@huskers.com Media Relations Office... (402) Media Relations Fax... (402) Shipping Address... One Memorial Stadium...Lincoln, NE Website...Huskers.com HUSKERS.COM 2011 USTFCCCA Preseason Polls (11/01/11) Women s National Poll 1. Florida State (10) 2. Villanova (1) 3. Colorado (1) 4. Vanderbilt 5. Providence 6. Washington 7. Georgetown 8. Stanford 9. Syracuse 10. Iowa State 11. Oregon 12. Michigan State 13. West Virginia 14. Texas 15. Michigan 16. Arizona 17. Arkansas 18. Boston College 19. New Mexico 20. NC State 21. Virginia 22. Penn State 23. Oklahoma State 24. Notre Dame 25. North Carolina 26. California 27. San Francisco 28. Wisconsin 29. Cornell 30. Minnesota Women s Regional Poll 1. Iowa State 2. Oklahoma State 3. Minnesota 4. Iowa 5. Missouri 6. Nebraska 7. Northwestern 8. Kansas 9. Tulsa 10. Illinois State 11. Wichita State 12. Oklahoma 13. Kansas State 14. North Dakota State 15. Bradley Men s National Poll 1. Wisconsin (7) 2. Oklahoma State (5) 3. BYU 4. Colorado 5. Oklahoma 6. Stanford 7. Indiana 8. Portland 9. Iona 10. Princeton 11. Texas 12. Northern Arizona 13. Villanova 14. NC State 15. Arkansas 16. Florida State 17. Oregon 18. Minnesota 19. Michigan 20. Eastern Kentucky 21. UCLA 22. Columbia 23. Georgetown 24. Texas A&M 25. North Carolina 26. Louisville 27. Tulsa 28. Ohio State 29. Syracuse 30. Providence Men s Regional Poll 1. Oklahoma State 2. Oklahoma 3. Minnesota 4. Tulsa 5. Iowa State 6. Illinois 7. Missouri 8. Southern Illinois 9. Kansas 10. Drake 11. Wichita State 12. North Dakota State 13. South Dakota State 14. Loyola-Chicago 15. Iowa the men s and women s divisions. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The complete list of honorees can be found below. MEN S Athlete of the Year: Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin Coach of the Year: Mick Byrne, Wisconsin Freshman of the Year: David Madrigal, Michigan State Sportsmanship Award Honorees Jordan Hebert, Illinois Zach Mayhew, Indiana Cameron Rieger, Iowa Zach Ornelas, Michigan Joe Dimambro, Michigan State Paul Hilsen, Minnesota Brad Doering, Nebraska Taylor Williams, Ohio State Tyler Corkedale, Penn State Stephen Schulz, Purdue Michael Brice, Wisconsin WOMEN S Athlete of the Year: Caitlin Lane, Penn State Coach of the Year: Walt Drenth, Michigan State Co-Freshman of the Year: Taylor Pogue, Michigan; Gabrielle Anzalone, Wisconsin Sportsmanship Award Honorees Meghan Frigo, Illinois Helene DeLone, Indiana Mareike Schrulle, Iowa Danielle Tauro, Michigan Carlie Green, Michigan State Laura Docherty, Minnesota Katie White, Nebraska Rachel Kaminski, Northwestern Jordan Jennewine, Ohio State Emily Giannotti, Penn State Blair Doney, Purdue Dani Fischer, Wisconsin Huskers Fought Hard at Big Ten... The Nebraska cross country team traveled to Urbana, Illinois for the Big Ten hosted at the University of Illinois Arboretum. Katie White s 22nd-place finish (in 20:53) led the Husker women to a seventh-place finish in a 6K race, and Trevor Vidlak s 35th-place finish (in 24:37) paced the men in an 8K

3 race, as they finished last in the conference as a team. Wisconsin won its 13th consecutive and 45th overall Big Ten Men s Cross Country Championship, placing five runners in the top six. Wisconsin posted a team score of 17, tying the second-lowest score in championships history. The Huskers placed two runners in the top 50. Vidlak was joined in the top 50 by senior Brad Doering, who finished 42nd with a time of 24:42. Vidlak and Doering ran their fastest times ever, competing against some of the most talented runners in the country. Jesse Adams (59th), Jarren Heng (67th) and Tommy Brinn (74th) finished in the top 75, respectively. The Huskers faced tough competition with second ranked Wisconsin leading the field followed by seventh ranked Indiana. As a team, the Huskers finished last in their first appearance at the Big Ten Championship. Michigan State won its second straight Big Ten Women s Cross Country Championship, placing three runners in the top 10 to earn its fourth consecutive title all-time. As a team, the Husker women posted a seventh place finish in their first showing at the Big Ten. Overall, the Huskers put two runners in the top 30. White was following by senior co-captains Jessica Furlan who finished 29th with a time of 21:01, and Ashley Miller finished eight seconds behind Furlan placing 35th overall. White ran her best race ever, as she helped the women beat Indiana and Northwestern who beat them at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational. Erica Hamik and Isabel Andrade finished 46th and 70th, respectively. Huskers Defeated by Nationally Ranked Teams... After an impressive showing in South Dakota, the Huskers traveled to Madison, Wis., on Friday for the adidas Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course where they faced stiff competition. Senior co-captain Ashley Miller led the Husker women to a 32nd-place showing with her 91st-place finish, while the men were led once again by Trevor Vidlak who placed 171st while the team finished 38th. Entering the meet unranked in the latest USTFCCCA poll, and ranked seventh in the regional team rankings entering Friday, the Huskers took on 19 nationally ranked teams. Top-ranked Villanova was taken down by 24th ranked Washington who won the meet with a team score of 199. Villanova was also trumped by unranked Vanderbilt and 14th ranked Arizona. The Husker women took down three Big Ten foes in Ohio State, Purdue and Illinois. Ashley Miller led the pack with her 91st-place finish, she was followed by seniors Katie White who finished 108th, Jessica Furlan who placed 125th and Erica Hamik ran to a 174th-place finish. On the men s side, the Husker faced the same stiff competition as they raced against 19 nationally ranked teams in the 39-team field. Second-ranked Wisconsin destroyed the field with a 54-point victory with a team score of 66. The Huskers were coming off a first-place team finish at the SDSU Classic but the tough competition proved too much for the Huskers. Junior co-captain Trevor Vidlak led the Husker men for the third time this season with his 171st-place finish. He was followed by teammate Jesse Adams who finished 12 seconds behind Vidlak with a time of 25:30. Husker Men Take Title at SDSU Classic... Trevor Vidlak raced to an individual title to lead the Nebraska men s cross country team to the team crown at the South Dakota State Classic at the Edgebrooke Golf Course on Saturday. NU s Katie White added a third-place finish to lead the women to a runner-up finish in the team race. Vidlak led the Husker men to a 23-point victory with an impressive showing. Vidlak, a junior co-captain from Lincoln, cruised to victory in a winning time of 24:46.7. Teammate Jarren Heng, a sophomore from Norfolk, Neb., finished second while senior Brad Doering added a third-place finish to give the Huskers a sweep of the top-three spots. Three additional Huskers produced top-15 performances to give the men their first team title of On the women s side, the Huskers went head-to-head with nationally ranked Minnesota, and the Golden Gophers placed all seven of their runners in the top 10 in the individual standings. White led the Huskers with her third-place finish, while co-captains Jessica Furlan (8th) and Ashley Miller (9th) added top-10 finishes of their own, as NU joined the Gophers as the only teams with runners to finish in the individual top 10. Senior Erica Hamik added an 11th-place effort, while sophomore Isabel Andrade (15th) gave the Huskers five top-15 finishes. One of NU s top runners, Martina Barinova, did not compete for the third straight week. Husker Women Claim Seventh Straight Greeno Title... The Nebraska women s cross country team captured its 17th title at the 22nd annual Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational Saturday at Pioneers Park. The women s university division victory marked their seventh consecutive Woody Greeno title, while the Husker men added a third-place finish. Jessica Furlan led the Huskers with a third-place individual finish in a time of 21:32.08, which placed her 11th on the all-time Pioneers Park performance list. The Huskers placed three more in the top 15, including senior Erica Hamik s fifth-place showing and Katie White s sixth-place effort. Ashley Miller added a 12th-place performance. Sophomore Sarah Plambeck just missed a top-15 showing with her 16th-place showing in a time of 22: Trevor Vidlak led the Nebraska men with a fourth-place finish in a time of 24: Vidlak s time was more than 2:30 faster than his time at the Woody Greeno a year ago. Jim Walmsley of Air Force claiming the individual title. Walmsley claimed his second straight Greeno title in the sixth-fastest time (24:15.3) in Pioneers Park history. Wyoming s Greg Miller took second and Air Force s Jeremy Drenckhahn finished third. Nebraska s Brad Doering added a top-10 finish by placing ninth, while Jesse Adams took 19th. Jarren Heng finished 22nd, and Connor Gibson placed 33rd. The Huskers ended the 22nd annual Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational on a bittersweet note, by paying tribute to Head Coach Jay Dirksen. A major contributor to the historic success of the annual meet, Dirksen led the way in helping the Huskers host nearly 60 teams and more than 700 student-athletes on an annual basis. Dirksen was also honored by Nebraska Wesleyan s Head Coach Ted Bulling, with a plaque commemorating all the hard work Dirksen has done for Nebraska s cross country program and for the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. Jay Dirksen Head Coach Jay Dirksen enters his 29th and final season as Nebraska s head coach for the cross country team in For the past 28 years, the cross country team has consistently been among the top programs in the country, while Dirksen has established himself as the most successful cross country coach in Nebraska history since his arrival in the fall of He has also served the Husker track and field team as an assistant coach for men s and women s distance and middle distance runners. Overall, the Dirksen era has been filled with outstanding team and individual highlights. The women have won five conference team championships (1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993), the only women s cross country titles in school history. The men have also have ranked among the top teams in the conference since Under Dirksen, three Huskers have won individual conference titles, two for the men (Jonah Kiptarus, 1996 and David Iteffa, 1991), and one for the women (Fran ten Bensel, 1991) while members of the Big Eight and Big 12 conferences. Dirksen s teams have produced 36 top-five finishes and 21 top-three finishes in 56 appearances at the league championships. Through it all, Dirksen said his best memories have come away from the course. The relationships with the athletes are the best, he said. I really enjoy watching a young 17- or 18-year-old athlete come in and mature not only as a runner, but also as a person. It s fun to know that you ve had some influence on his or her life. I think a lot of times athletes don t realize what they ve learned in athletics until they get out in the real world for a while. It s great to be a part of that whole process. Nebraska cross country athletes are also known for being great students. Each year the Herman Award is given to the Nebraska men s and women s teams with the highest grade-point averages. The awards were swept by the cross country teams for the second straight year. In the 17-year history of the award, the women have won it 10 times, while the men have claimed eight awards. The athletes have all the things they need to be successful at Nebraska, Dirksen said. That s positive because we have an environment where they can develop if they re somebody who has a lot of ability but just hasn t developed yet. There are many resources so that you can make the most of your time here. Cross Country Coaching Honors 26 NCAA Championship Appearances 20 Cross Country All-Americans 6 NCAA Regional Team Titles 5 Big Eight Conference Team Titles 3 Individual Conference Champions 2003 NCAA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year Track and Field Coaching Honors 3 NCAA Champions 1 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion 39 All-Americans 44 Conference Champions

4 Creighton/ UNO Classic Woody Greeno SDSU Classic Wisconsin adidas Invite Big Ten NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA Isabel Andrade 6th 19: th 22: th 18: :31 70th 22:14 Martina Barinova Hannah Edwards Jessica Furlan Erica Hamik Sarah Larson Ashley Miller Sam Morabe Sarah Plambeck Milena Stociev Katie White 26th 21: nd 19: th 20: st 19: th 23: th 19: :13.7 3rd 21: th 21: th 23: th 22: : th 22: :39.0 8th 17: th 18: rd 19:00.0 9th 17: : th 18: th 22:00 125th 21:27 174th 21:44 71st 23: st 21:12 22:52 79th 22:41 24:36 29th 21:01 46th 21:24 22:48 35th 21:09 80th 22:41 4th 19: th 21: rd 17: th 21:19 22nd 20:53 Narrow Bold Italic indicates B race 2011 Nebraska women s team: (Back, from left): Jessica Furlan, Martina Barinova, Sarah Larson, Hannah Edwards, Sarah Plambeck, Sam Morabe (Front from left): Ashley Miller, Katie White, Isabel Andrade, Milena Stociev, Erica Hamik.

5 Creighton/ UNO Classic Woody Greeno SDSU Classic Wisconsin adidas Invite Big Ten Jesse Adams 19th 25: th 25: st 25:30 59th 25:18 Tommy Brinn 6th 28: th 26: th 26: th 26:45 74th 26:15 Dani Dapo 14th 28: : th 27:27.1 Brad Doering 9th 25: rd 25: th 26:08 42nd 24:42 Grant Duffy 26th 30:11.06 Peter Falcon 11th 28: : : th 27:08 Connor Gibson 12th 28: rd 26: th 26: :50 Brett Grieb 28th 30: : :01.3 Jarren Heng 2nd 27: nd 25: nd 25: nd 26:18 67th 25:36 Adam Mitteis 102nd 27:43.32 N//A 27: th 27:55 Anthony Pittman Alney Tobias 15th 29: :20.4 Trevor Vidlak 4th 24: st 24: st 25:18w 35th 24:37 NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA 2011 Nebraska men s team: (Back, from left): Anthony Pittman, Brad Doering, Peter Falcon, Brett Grieb, Alney Tobais, Adam Mitteis, Dani Dapo (First row): Grant Duffy, Jesse Adams, Tommy Brinn, Trevor Vidlak, Connor Gibson, Jarren Heng.

6 Jesse Adams Tommy Brinn Dani Dapo Brad Doering Grant Duffy Peter Falcon Connor Gibson Brett Grieb Jarren Heng Adam Mitteis Anthony Pittman Alney Tobias Trevor Vidlak

7 Isabel Andrade Martina Barinova Hannah Edwards Jessica Furlan Erica Hamik Sarah Larson Ashley Miller Sam Morabe Sarah Plambeck Milena Stociev Katie White