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2 Media Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedules... 1 UConn Quick Facts/Table of Contents Roster Season Outlook Head Coach Greg Roy Associate Head Coach Rich Miller... 7 Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach Renny Waldron... 7 Student-Athlete Profiles Season Review UConn Top Performers UConn in the Big East Big East Champions Records UConn All-Americans University of Connecticut UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location...Storrs, Conn. Enrollment... 30,424 Founded Nickname... Huskies, UConn Colors... National Flag Blue & White Conference...American Athletic Conference Affi liation...ncaa Division I President... Susan Herbst Senior Director of Athletics...Warde Manuel Sr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator...Deb Corum Senior Associate AD/ MT Administrator...Neal Eskin Division of Athletics Phone... (860) Associate Director of Athletics/Communications.. Michael Enright Assistant Director/Athletic Communications...Phil Chardis...Patrick McKenna Athletic Communications Assistants.... Tara Connolly... Bobby Mullen... Scott Waggoner Athletic Communications Secretary...Luanne Dunstan Athletic Communications Phone... (860) Athletic Communications Fax... (860) Men s Cross Country/Track & Field Contact... Tara Connolly ... tara.connolly@uconn.edu Web Site Address... UConnHuskies.com TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY CONTACTS Office Phone... (860) Fax... (860) Head Coach... Greg Roy Coach Roy s ... gregory.roy@uconn.edu Associate Head Coach... Rich Miller Coach Miller s ... richard.s.miller@uconn.edu Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach... Renny Waldron Coach Waldron s ...renny.waldron@uconn.edu CROSS COUNTRY SEPTEMBER 14 at UMass Invitational (Amherst, Ma.) 21 at Ted Owen Invitational (New Britain, Conn.) OCTOBER 12 at New England Championship (Boston, Mass.) NOVEMBER 2 at American Championships (Madison, Conn.) 15 at NCAA East Regional Championships (Bronx, N.Y.) INDOOR JANUARY 11 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.) 17 at Great Dane Classic (New York, N.Y.) 25 at Terrier Classic (Boston, Mass.) FEBRUARY 1 at Coaches Tribute Invitational (Kingston, R.I.) 8 at Sykes & Sabock (State College, Pa.) 28-3/1 at American Athletic Conference Championships (New York, N.Y.) MARCH 8-9 at IC4A Championships (Boston, Mass.) at NCAA Championships (Albuquerque, NM) OUTDOOR MARCH 29 UCONN Spring Invite (Storrs, Conn.) APRIL 5 at Dog Fight (Albany, N.Y.) at Sea Ray Relays (Knoxville, Tenn.) 19 UCONN Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.) 26 UNH/UMass (Amherst, Mass.) MAY 2-4 American Championships (Tampa, Fla.) IC4A Championships (Princeton, N.J.) NCAA East Regional (Jacksonville, Fla.) JUNE NCAA Championships (Eugene, Ore.) Home meets in BOLD Schedules The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility, and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, students, coaches, and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors Men s Track & Field 1

3 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) MEN S TRACK & FIELD ROSTER Name Year Event Hometown Christopher Ackell Jr. Throws Brookfield, Conn. James Agati Jr. Mid-Distance Valley Stream, N.Y. Justin Alleyne Fr. Sprints Queens, N.Y. Chinedu Amonu Fr. Sprints Ewing, N.J Toby Belton Jr. Jumps Westminster, Mass. Nick Bertolini So. Mid-Distance Sparta, N.J. Adam Boucher So. Javelin Tolland, Conn. Philip Caldwell Jr. Mid-Distance Cheshire, Conn. Jesse Chapman Sr. Multi-Events East Thetford, Vt. Alvaro Chavez So. Mid-Distance West Windsor, N.J. Robert Cheng Fr. Distance New Fairfield, Conn. David Cotton So. Distance Madison, Conn. Darnell Cummings Sr. Sprints Millbrook, N.Y. Jared Delane Fr. Sprints Windsor, Conn. Paul DeSalvo Sr. Mid-Distance Plymouth, Minn. Justin Doehr So. Sprints Wallingford, Conn. Cory Duggan Sr. Pole Vault State Island, N.Y. Oluwatusin Edwards Jr. Throws Windsor, Conn. Brian Eilers Jr. Javelin Simsbury, Conn. Trelonni Elliot So. Sprints Harrisburg, Pa. Bryan Fowler So. Distance Tolland, Conn. Demario Gray Fr. Jumps Bloomfield, Conn. Matthew Graziano Fr. Throws Canton, Conn. Connor Grunwald So. Pole Vault Neshanic Station, N.J. Treval Hatcher Jr. Jumps Riverhead, N.Y. Patrick Hayes Fr. Sprints Walpole, Mass. Name Year Event Hometown Kris Horn So. Multi-Events Pembroke, Mass. Robert Hovanec So. Sprints Gillette, N.J. Craig Hunter Fr. Pole Vault Robbinsville, N.J. Harley Lacroix So. Jumps Elkins Park, Pa. John Landis So. Jumps Philadelphia Pa. Alex Levine So. Mid-Distance Danbury, Conn. James Lowe So. Sprints Roosevelt, N.Y. Ryan Luberto Fr. Throws Windham, Conn. Eric Masington Sr. Throws Trevose, Pa. Selwyn Maxwell, Jr. Jr. Hurdles Monroe, N.Y. Patrick Meyer So. Multi-Events Hamlin, N.Y. Dan Murnane So. Multi-Distance Byram, N.J. Tim Murphy So. Pole Vault New Fairfield, Conn. Michael O Donnell Fr. Distance Methuen, Mass. Nick O Leary So. Mid-Distance North Attleboro, Mass. Dele Owoye So. Sprints Danbury, Conn. Ryan Pearl Fr. Distance Hamden, Conn. John Rettenmeier Jr. Sprints Sherman, Conn. Robert Rhodes So. Mid-Distance Brookyln, N.Y. Michael Roy So. Sprints Lebanon, Conn. Sam Smith Sr. Multi-Events Slingerlands, N.Y. Aeron Sykes So. Sprints Hartford, Conn. Kyle Twombly Sr. Sprints Penfield, N.Y. Randall Wall Fr. Hurdles Plainfield, N.J. Sean Walsh Sr. Multi-Events Freehold, N.J. Amanze Williams Jr. Jumps New Haven, Conn. MAPPING THE TEAM: HUSKIES BY STATE Vermont 1 Massachusetts 5 Connecticut 21 New Jersey 9 2 Alleyne Amonu Cheng Delane Graziano Gray Freshmen 12 Hayes Hunter Luberto O Donnell Pearl Wall UCONN TRACK & FIELD BY CLASS YEAR Sophomores Juniors Bertolini Boucher Chavez Cotton Doehr Elliot Fowler Grunwald Horn Hovanec Lacroix Landis Levine Lowe Meyer Murnane Murphy O Leary Owoye Rhodes Roy Sykes Men s Track & Field Ackell Agati Belton Caldwell Edwards Eilers Hatcher Maxwell Jr. Rettenmeier Williams Seniors/GS 8 Chapman Cummings DeSalvo Duggan Masington Smith Twombly Walsh

4 It is fitting that UConn enters a new conference the year after graduating 18 seniors. The American Athletic Conference presents a far different set of challenges in both Track and Field and Cross Country than the Big East, and provides a whole new set of opportunities as well. The loss of 18 seniors creates the same scenario, a number challenges in the areas of leadership and competition that provide opportunity for a whole new group of leaders and competitors to emerge. Moving forward, look no further than the SPRINTS AND HURDLES for both of those qualities. Senior/redshirt junior Darnell Cummings (Millbrook, N.Y.) is a leader on and off the track. A Big East Champion in the 60m, his best event may be the 200m. His peers recognized his leadership abilities by electing him captain. Selwyn Maxwell, Jr. (Monroe, N.Y.) was an All-Conference selection in the 110HH last spring, and has made huge strides in adapting to a new starting technique. His leadership will be critical as he battles to come back from a bout with mononucleosis and master his new technique. Backups in both areas are young and unproven, but exhibit potential. Redshirt freshman TJ Elliott (Harrisburg, Pa.) and true freshmen Patrick Hayes (Walpole, Mass.) and Jared Delane (Windsor, Conn.) will back up Cummings while Randall Wall (Plainfield, N.J.) attempts to adapt to the 3 height differential to give Maxwell some backup in the HH. Senior Kyle Twombly (Penfield, N.Y.) scored in the 400m last spring and is the unspoken leader of the deepest group on the team, the 400m. From this group will come the 400 Hurdlers as well, with no clear favorite for that event as of yet. Freshman Chinedu Amonu (Ewing, N.J.) was an All-American in high school and has range down to the 60m dash, while Rob Hovanec (Gillette, N.J.) tries to prove his surprising success (46.6 relay carry) was no fluke. Upperclassmen John Rettenmeier (Sherman, Conn.), Dele Owoye (Danbury, Conn.) and Justin Doehr (Wallingford, Conn.) provide able back up to a group with an avowed goal to have the best 4 x 400 in school history SEASON OUTLOOK and Jake, NCAA Decathlon qualifier Jess Chapman (East Thetford, Vt.) is back for the outdoor season, and co-captains Sam Smith (Slingerlands, N.Y.) and Sean Walsh (Freehold, N.J.) will handle the indoor season more than capably. Sophomores Kris Horn (Pembroke, Mass.) and Pat Meyer (Hamlin, N.Y.) will do more than add depth, as Meyer, an indoor finalist in the HH will make his conference multievents debut, while Horn is one of the most promising multi-eventers to arrive in Storrs in some time. The JUMPS constitute one of the youngest groups on the whole team, with senior captain Cory Duggan (Staten Island, N.Y.), an All-Conference pole vaulter and the only senior in the group. A promising group of horizontal jumpers is led by junior Amanze Williams (New Haven, Conn.), with a strong push from Harley LaCroix (Elkins Park, Pa.). Sophomore John Landis (Philadelphia, Pa.) competed in the USA Junior Nationals, and if healthy, could top the group. Veteran high jumper Toby Belton, (Westminster, Mass.) a junior, returns from While the MULTI EVENTS might be expected to struggle with the loss of the Waruch twins, Ben Senior Kyle Twombly Men s Track & Field 3

5 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) a devastating Achilles tendon injury and will have to fight off freshman DeMario Gray (Bloomfield, Conn.), seven-foot tall athlete from nearby Bloomfield High School. Duggan has a great supporting cast, including High School All-American Craig Hunter (Robbinsville, N.J.) and sophomores Tim Murphy (New Fairfield, Conn.), a conference scorer, and Connor Grunwald (Neshanic Station, N.J.). The 800m, a traditional UConn strong suit will be led by sophomores AJ Chavez (West Windsor, N.J.) and Robert Rhodes (Brooklyn, N.Y.), both conference scorers as yearlings. Rhodes was named All-Conference in the 800m as a freshman and Chavez anchored the conference champion 4 x 800 relay team. Senior Paul DeSalvo (Plymouth, Minn.), junior Phil Caldwell (Cheshire, Conn.), and redshirt sophomore Nick O Leary (North Attleboro, Mass.) will be joined by promising rookie Justin Alleyne (Queens, N.Y.), who is a former basketball player. The THROWS are led by senior captain Eric SEASON OUTLOOK Senior Eric Masington Masington (Trevose, Pa.), star of the show for last year s Big East Indoor Championship team, finishing in second and third places in the shot put and discus, respectively. Chris Ackell (Brookfield, Conn.) narrowly missed All-Conference in the hammer, while classmate Oluwatosin Edwards (Windsor, Conn.) continues to develop as both a 35lb. weight thrower and hammer thrower. Brian Eilers, Adam Boucher and Multi Eventers Jesse Chapman (East Thetford, Vt.) and Sam Smith (Slingerlands, N.Y.) make up a formidable group in the javelin, with the event leader hoping to be in the 215 to 220m range. 4 Senior Jesse Chapman Men s Track & Field Bryan Fowler (Tolland, Conn.) is a young leader who, when healthy, showed the ability to compete for wins from the Mile up. Best of the rest include highly touted freshman Mike O Donnell (Methuen, Mass.), milers James Agati (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and Alex Levine (Danbury, Conn.), and Virginia transfer Dave Cotton (Madison, Conn.). Development and success in this group will be critical to the success of the Track and Field team, as the distance events will not be nearly as competitive as in the Distance-centric former Big East Conference.

6 Greg Roy Head Coach 29th Overall Season Greg Roy, University of Connecticut men s track and field head coach, enters the season with a skillful group of young returners and a talented incoming class that will continue his winning traditions during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Roy enters his 29th season as the head coach of the men s cross country team and his 25th season at the helm of the track and field program. Year by year, he has been able to elevate a national caliber program to prominence at the conference, regional and national levels. His squads have produced a remarkable record in dual competitions during his tenure, along with ten Big East track and field titles. He has also produced 31 All-Americans during his time at UConn, including 2011 graduate Husky Michael Rutt and 2013 Honorable Mention Jesse Chapman. Throughout his career at UConn, Roy has established a solid foundation for the cross country and track and field programs. With top notch indoor and outdoor facilities, the program has the tools to match the ambitions that Roy and his Huskies set out to reach each year. Under Roy, the Huskies posted a solid campaign with Jake Waruch and Noel James each bringing home indoor and outdoor Big East Crowns. Behind James outdoor and indoor high jump titles and Waruch s decathlon and heptathlon titles, UConn finished fourth at the outdoor conference meet and second at the indoor. Additionally, the team won its seventh consecutive New England Championship. Roy guided the Huskies to one of their best seasons in as UConn earned both Indoor and Outdoor Big East Championships along with claiming the triple crown of the indoor season with the Big East title, New England and IC4A crowns. Roy was named the Northeast Region Indoor Track And Field Coach of the Year after UConn s success. The Huskies saw Mike Rutt earn All-American status in both the indoor and outdoor seasons under Roy s leadership. In addition to Rutt, nine Huskies qualified for the Outdoor NCAA East Regional. Roy and his staff were named the 2011 Big East Indoor and Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. During the campaign, Roy led his team to six first place finishes, including a fifth straight victory at the New England Indoor Championship and the first ever title for the Huskies at the IC4A Outdoor Championship. Following the 2010 outdoor season, Roy sent three athletes to the NCAA Championship, marking the first time since 2004 that the UConn men s team had more than one athlete at the event, with Michael Rutt, Brian Gagnon and Sean Smith representing the Huskies. For the 16th time, and second straight year, Roy had one of his athletes named the BIG EAST Championship Outstanding Performer, as Smith took home the honors of Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer for his accomplishments during the conference Championship. In , Roy earned the first back-to-back Big East Titles during his tenure as head coach when the track and field team won the 2009 Indoor Big East Championship. For his efforts, Roy and his coaching staff were honored with the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year award for the second season in a row and the sixth time during his coaching career. Roy produced three All-Americans in the indoor season as Michael Rutt and Brian Gagnon earned their second All-America honors in the 800-meter run and Marquis Thomas was named an All-American in the high jump. Roy also took home USTFCCCA honors for the fourth time as he was named the Northeast Indoor Track Coach of the year following his successful 2009 Indoor season. During the season, UConn won the Big East Indoor Championship and fell only 17.5 points shy of taking the Outdoor title as well. During the 2008 seasons, Roy coached six of his athletes to eight Big East individual titles. For his efforts, he was rewarded for the fourth time in his career with the title of Big East Indoor Staff of the Year. UConn continued on its hot streak after the Big East Championships and under the direction of Roy, won its 14th New England Championship in the last 15 years qualifying three of its athletes for the NCAA Indoor Championships. In , UConn was unable to win a Big East Championship but instead won the Sorlein Invitational, the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the Harvard Select Meet and the New England Championship. Roy was able to guide Jake Radzevich to two pole vault individual championships, Sean Berg to an individual championship in the heptathlon, Gagnon to the title in the outdoor 800-meter run, Andrew Dubs to an outdoor shot put victory and his 4 x 100m team to a relay championship. During the indoor season, Roy was named New England Coach of the Year. During the season, UConn won its fifth Big East Indoor Championship in school history, fourth under the direction of Roy and the third in the last five years. Roy also guided the Huskies to a pair of first place finishes and a 13-1 overall record during the outdoor season as well. Under Roy s tutelage, seven Huskies were selected to compete in the NCAA Regionals following outstanding performances in the regular season. Senior Joel Lagare, one of the NCAA Regional finalists, finished third in the NCAA Regionals and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time under Roy. Sean Berg also appeared in his first NCAA Championships as the junior competed in the decathlon and finished in 18th place. In the season, the Huskies saw success across the board while some of the program s greatest talents suffered injuries. Will Thomas advanced to the NCAA Championship in the decathlon for the fourth-consecutive season, but was injured during the competition and could not finish. UConn finished in ninth place at the Big East Indoor Championship, with numerous athletes scoring points in different events. The Huskies also finished in a tie for seventh at the New England Championship. Outdoors, UConn finished fifth at the Big East Championship and third at New Englands. With Roy s assistance, Ellis Gaulden and Thomas both advanced to the NCAA Regionals, with Gaulden competing in the high jump. Roy s squad captured its fourth Big East Indoor Championship in , its second in three years and won an 11th-straight New England Cham Men s Track & Field 5

7 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) pionship. The team took second at the IC4A Championship and saw two of its members take home All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championship as Will Thomas finished fourth in the heptathlon to become a three-time All-American and Logan Jones earned All-America honors in the 800-meter run. The Huskies took third at the Outdoor Big East Championship and Paul Pisano became the first-ever three-time javelin champion. Joel Legare earned All-America honors at the outdoor NCAA Championship in the 800-meter. In , Roy produced four All-Americans for the second consecutive year. Will Thomas earned the honor for a second time in the decathlon, placing second at the NCAA Championship. Thrower Paul Pisano also earned All-America status for the second straight year, as did Joe Mendel in the sprints. Mike Deibler earned his first All-America honor by placing eighth in the high jump. The indoor and outdoor teams took home second-place at both the Big East Indoor and Outdoor Championship. Indoors, UConn saw its usual success at the New England Championship, bringing home their 10th consecutive title. The season was one of the most successful in Roy s career. His indoor and outdoor squads took home both of the Big East Championships and Roy, for the eighth consecutive year, had his athletes reach All-American status as four athletes were awarded the honor. Dan Wilson garnered All-America status three times to become the first five-time All-American in UConn history. Wilson finished 14th at the NCAA cross country championship, eighth in the indoor mile run and registered the fifth All-America title at the outdoor track and field championship, finishing ninth in the 1,500 meter run. Joe Mendel finished among the top eight in the indoor 400-meter dash to claim the honor, while Paul Pisano and Will Thomas earned their All-America status at the outdoor championship. Pisano earned a 12th place finish in the javelin and Thomas competed in the decathlon, finishing eighth with a then school record 7,630 points. In addition, the team successfully defended the New England Indoor Championship title. Along with a pair of New England titles in , Roy led the Huskies to an overall record of 21-1, a runner-up performance at the BIG EAST Outdoors and a third-place finish at the indoor edition of the meet. During the indoor season, four more All-Americans were added to the school list as the distance medley relay team of Haven Barnes, Elliott Blount, Kevin Jensen and Dan Wilson finished fourth at the NCAA national championship with a time of 9: Roy added to his list of achievements by being selected by his peers as the United States Track Coaches Association Northeast Region Coach of the Year following both the indoor and outdoor seasons. The first 14 years as the Head Coach of the Husky track squad began the tradition of excellence that Roy thrives for today. Starting in 1990, the Husky squad began their dominance in both New England and NCAA competition. Over the next eight years, Roy produced his fifth and sixth cross country All-Americans in Andy Ball (1990) and Travis Landreth (1998) as well as mentored four-time All-American hurdler Dudley Dorival who went on to compete in the Olympics for Haiti in 2000 and 2004, weight thrower Steve Santoli (1998) and thrower Ray Wilks (1999). Roy s squads finished in dual meets from 1995 to 1999 for an outstanding.934 win percentage and won their second Indoor BIG EAST Championship. Before the start of the season, Roy had accrued five NCAA Coach of the Year awards (1990-Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor, Indoor and Indoor) as well as, with his staff, back-toback BIG EAST Staff of the Year awards ( Outdoor, Indoor). In 1990, Roy brought his cross country squad into the national spotlight, finishing 10th in the nation at the NCAA Division I National Championship meet while also winning the IC4A Championship. UConn ended the year ranked No. 12 in the nation. The season marked the beginning of an 11-year winning streak at the New England Championships and in , before winning the Big East Championship, Roy coached his squad to a perfect 15-0 dual meet record. The Roy File 1978 Graduated with a B.A. in geology from the University of Rochester Head Coach Thomas Stone High School (Md.) Cross Country/ Track & Field Assistant Coach Somerville High School (N.J.) Track & Field Assistant Coach University of Massachusetts-Amherst Cross Country/Track & Field 1982 Obtained a master s degree in Sport Management at UMass-Amherst Assistant Coach Bucknell University Cross Country/Track & Field 1985-Present -- Head Coach University of Connecticut Assistant Track & Field Coach 1985-present Head Cross Country Coach 1989-present Head Track & Field Coach Coaching Accolades NCAA District I Indoor Track Staff of the Year, New England Indoor Track Staff of the Year, NCAA District I Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 New England Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 NCAA District I Outdoor Track Coach of the Year, 1996 NCAA District I Indoor Track Coach of the Year 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999 USTCA Northeast Region Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, , 2009, 2011 USTCA Northeast Region Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 2001 NCAA Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, Big East Indoor/Outdoor Staff of the Year, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013 Big East Indoor Staff of the Year 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 Has coached 31 All-Americans while at UConn A native of East Brunswick, N.J., Roy earned his bachelor s degree from the University of Rochester in 1978, where he held the school record in the 220 and 440-yard runs. He added a master s degree in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1982 and worked as the assistant track and cross country coach from during his time at UMass. Roy lives in Lebanon, Conn. with his wife, Natalie, their daughter Kathryn, is studying nursing at Chamberlain College, and son Michael is a junior on the UConn track and field team Men s Track & Field

8 Rich Miller Associate Head Coach 19th Overall Season Rich Miller enters his third season as the associate head coach at the University of Connecticut and his 19th season overall working with the Huskies. Miller spent 10 years as a part-time assistant working with the multi-event performers as well as those competing in pole vault and javelin. Miller has produced two All-Americans during his time at UConn in Paul Pisano and Will Thomas. Pisano earned the accolade during the 2002 and 2003 seasons in the javelin, while Thomas was named an All-American following his performance in the heptathlon during 2004 and the decathlon in 2002 and Prior to joining the Huskies full-time, Miller was employed as a physical therapist with Health South/PTSMA in Storrs. While at Health South, Miller provided direct patient care in an outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine clinic while also collaborating with local physicians on implementing treatment plans to rehabilitate patients with a variety of ailments. Miller also served as a member of the Big East Track and Field seeding committee. Renny Waldron Assistant Coach/Cross Country Coach First Season Miller, who was a 1995 UConn graduate, enjoyed both academic and athletic success during his undergraduate years. He served as co-captain of UConn s track and field teams in both his junior and senior years, two years in which the Huskies won back-to-back New England Indoor Championships. He was a four-time All-East performer in the decathlon while also earning All-New England and All-Big East honors in the pentathlon and pole vault events. His academic achievements set a standard of excellence for all student-athletes, as he was a member of the Big East Conference Academic All-Star team and was named a UConn Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete in A native of Cresskill, N.J., Miller attended Cresskill High School where he lettered in soccer, basketball and track. He resides in Storrs, Conn. with his wife, Dorinda, daughter, Emily and son, Caden. University of Connecticut men's track and field welcomes Renny Waldron as assistant coach for cross country and track and field. Waldron works primarily with distance runners in both the cross country and track and field programs. Waldron, a graduate of UMass, enters Storrs with a vast amount of experience as he most recently served as a volunteer assistant at Harvard where he worked with the men's distance runners. Prior to working with the Crimson, Waldron served at the assistant track and field coach and cross country coordinator at Northeastern from At Northeastern, Waldron saw 18 school records fall in the distance events and helped six individuals to CAA titles from He helped Northeastern to its highest-ever finish in the conference and mentored Eric Jenkins, who posted a pair of sub-four minute mile times and was the only freshman to qualify for the NCAA final in the 1,500 in Prior to his time at Northeastern, Waldron served as the head cross country and track and field coach at nearby Cambridge Rindge and Latin from He oversaw the entire boys team and led them to eight Greater Boston League championships. Waldron has also spent time as a coach and featured speaker at the Green Mountain Running Camp and has worked with the New England Chapter of USA Track and Field, where he helped with the organization of meets and events Men s Track & Field 7

9 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) 2013 Outdoor (Junior) Jesse Chapman Sr. East Thetford, Vt. Multi-Events Honorable Mention All-American 100m O: m O: m O: 4: m Hurdles O: Discus O: 40.93M Javelin O: 52.35M Decathlon O: 7,437 Captured 20th in the decathlon (7,054 points) at the NCAA Championships to earn Honorable Mention All-American. Won the decathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 7,437 points...took 15th in the discus with a toss of 41.39m at the BIG EAST Championships Indoor (Junior) Captured second in the heptathlon with 5,323 points at the IC4A Championships. Placed fourth in the heptathlon with 5,083 points at the BIG EAST Championships. Took 15th place in the pole vault (4.40m) at the New England Championships Indoor (Sophomore) Grabbed third place in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 5,184 points. Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the IC4A Championships with 5,032 points Outdoor (Freshman) Took second place at the BIG EAST Championship in the decathlon with 6,643 points. Finished fourth in the decathlon at the IC4A Championship with 6,605 points Indoor (Freshman) Finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championship in the heptathlon with a point total of 5,088. Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the IC4A Championship with a personal record score of 5, m I: m I: m I: 2: m Hurdles I: High jump I: 1.95M Pole Vault I: 4.95 Long Jump I: 6.63M Shot Put I: 14.94M Heptathlon I: 5,

10 Darnell Cummings Sr. Millbrook, N.Y. Sprints 55m I: m I: m I: O: m O: Indoor (Junior) Claimed seventh in the 60 meter dash (6.88) at the IC4A Championships. Won the 60 meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of Placed second in the 200 meter dash (21.19) at the BIG EAST Championships. Captured third in the 200 meter dash (21.46) at the New England Championships Outdoor (Sophomore) Captured second place (10.38) in the 100m at the BIG EAST Championships and took 8th in the 200m with a time of Part of 4x100 that claimed second place (40.47). Part of the 4x100 relay that grabbed second (40.33) at the IC4A Championships. Finished 40th in the 100m (10.74) and 42nd (21.73) in the 200m at the NCAA East Preliminary Indoor (Sophomore) Finished fifth (21.64) in the 200 at the New England Championships. Took fourth place in the 60 meter at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 6.86 and fourth place in the 200 (21.77). Claimed second place (21.38) in the 200 meter dash at the IC4A Championships Outdoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x100 relay team that set a UConn record of in winning the BIG EAST Championship Placed fourth in the 100m at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of Finished fifth in the 200m at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of Indoor (Freshman) Set personal record in the 60m at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 6.87 placing third... Placed fifth in the 200m at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of Finished fourth in the 200m at the New England Championship with a personal record and UConn season best time of Men s Track & Field 9

11 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Indoor (Junior) Paul DeSalvo Sr. Plymouth, Minn. Mid-Distance 200m I: m I: m I: 1: m I: 1: I: 1:53.33 O: 1: ,000M I: 2:38.44 Member of the 4X800 meter relay team that took first place at the IC4A Championships (7:27.66). Captured fifth in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:04.41 at the New England Championships. Part of the 4X400 meter relay team that took fourth with a time of 3:14.50 at the New England Championships Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 11th in the 800m prelims at the BIG EAST Championships (1:52.88). Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished ninth at the BIG EAST Championships (7:39.82) Indoor (Sophomore) Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished fifth at the IC4A Championships (7:31.78) Indoor (Freshman) Set a personal record in the 500m at the New England Championship with a time of 1: Finished ninth at New England Championship in the 500m Men s Track & Field

12 Cory Duggan Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. Pole Vault New England Champion Pole Vault I: 5.26M O: 5.15M Long Jump O: 6.14M 400M O: x400M 3: Outdoor (Junior) Captured 16th in the pole vault (5.15m) at the NCAA East Regional. Took second in the pole vault (5.15m) at the Big East Championships, setting a new personal-best Indoor (Junior) Captured second at the IC4A Championships in the pole vault (5.10m). Took fourth in the pole vault (4.90m) at the Big East Championships. Won the pole vault (5.11m) at the New England Championships, which established a New England Championships record Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished eighth in the pole vault at the IC4A Championships (4.93m). Captured third place in the pole vault at the Big East Championships (4.95m) Indoor (Sophomore) Set a personal record in the pole vault at the Big East Championship, placing third with a vault of 4.95m Men s Track & Field 11

13 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Eric Masington Sr. Trevose, Penn. Throws Shot Put I: 17.87M O: 17.38M Discus O: 54.90M 2013 Outdoor (Junior) Placed 16th in the discus (53.22m) at the NCAA East Regional. Captured sixth at the IC4A Championships with a toss of 17.01m in the shot put... Finished seventh in the discus (52.30m) at the IC4A Championships. Took second at the shot put with a toss of 17.38m at the Big East Championships...Placed third in the discus with a result of 51.88m at the Big East Championships Indoor (Junior) Placed 12th in the shot put (16.03m) at the IC4A Championships. Took fourth in the shot put (16.73m) at the BIG EAST Championships. Captured fourth in the shot put (17.17m) at the New England Championships Outdoor (Sophomore) Placed 13th in both the shot put (14.59m) and discus (44.46m) at the Big East Championships. Finished fourth in the discus at the IC4A Championships (51.66m) Indoor (Sophomore) Finished fifth in the shot put at the New England Championships (16.61). Captured sixth place in the shot put at the Big East Championships (17.12). Finished sixth in the shot put at the IC4A Championships (17.06) Men s Track & Field

14 Outdoor (Senior) Sam Smith Sr. Slingerlands, N.Y. Multi-Events 100m O: m O: m O: 4: m Hurdles O: High jump O: 1.96M Pole Vault O: 4.15M Long Jump O: 6.60M Shot Put O: 13.14M Discus O: 43.19M Javelin O: 58.91M Decathlon O: 6,866 Finished fifth in the decathlon (6,660 points) at the Big East Championship. Took seventh in the javelin with a toss of 57.65m at the Big EastChampionship. Captured eight in the decathlon with 6,635 points at the IC4A Championships Outdoor (Junior) Finished fourth in the decathlon (6693) and tenth in the javelin (54.71m) at the Big East Championships. Took sixth place in the decathlon at the IC4A Championships (6376) Outdoor (Sophomore) Did not compete Indoor (Sophomore) Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Big East Championship with a point total of 4,473. Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the New England Championship with a score of 4, Outdoor (Freshman) Brought home an 11th place finish in the decathlon at the Big East Championship after recording 6,129 points Indoor (Freshman) Finished fifth in the Heptathlon at the Big East Championship with 4,834 points Men s Track & Field 13

15 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Kyle Twombly Sr. Penfield, N.Y. Sprints New England Champion 200m I: O: m I: O: m I: 1: m I: 1: m I: 2:00.34 DMR 9: x400M 3: Outdoor (Junior) Placed seventh in the 400 meter dash (48.11) at the Big East Championships...Member of the 4X400 meter relay team that finished fourth (3:13.18) at the Big East Championships Indoor (Junior) Placed third in the 500 meter run (1:03.09) at the IC4A Championships. Part of the 4X400 meter relay team that finished fifth (3:13.80) at the Big East Championships. Part of the DMR team that captured fifth (9:52.61) at the BIG EAST Championships. Won the 500 meter dash at the New England Championships (1:03.25) Outdoor (Sophomore): Part of the 4x800m relay team that finished ninth in the Big East Championships (3:18.30) Indoor (Sophomore): Took fourth in the 400m (48.21) and finished 13th as part of the 4x400m relay team (3:19.99) at the New England Championships. Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed fourth (3:17.18) and the 4x800m relay team (7:32.57) that took third at the Big East Championships. Also, part of the 4,000m medley that finished sixth (10:01.18) Indoor (Freshman): Set a personal record in the 400m at the New England Championship with a time of Men s Track & Field

16 Sean Walsh Sr. Freehold, N.J. Multi-Events New England Champion Heptathlon (Indoor) 4,560 Decathlon (Outdoor) 7, Outdoor (Junior) Captured seventh in the decathlon (6,346 points) at the IC4A Championships. Took ninth in the decathlon (6,420 points) at the BIG EAST Championship Outdoor (Freshman): Set a personal record in the decathlon event at the BIG EAST Championship with a point total of 6, Indoor (Freshman): Set a personal record in the heptathlon event at the BIG EAST Championship, finishing sixth with a point total of 4, Also set a personal record in the 60m hurdles during the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of Won the 1000m during the heptathlon at the New England Championship with a time of 2: Men s Track & Field 15

17 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Chris Ackell Jr. Brookfield, Conn. Throws Weight Throw I: 16.99M 4x400 Meter O: 3:27.61 Hammer Throw O: 50.73M Indoor (Sophomore) Placed 28th in the weight throw (15.92m) at the IC4A Championships Outdoor (Sophomore) Took 10th in the discus with a toss of 45.42m at the BIG EAST Championships. Took fifth in the hammer (58.26m) at the BIG EAST Championships. Finished 30th in the hammer at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 56.38m Outdoor (Freshman) Claimed 9th place at the BIG EAST Championships in the hammer throw with a hurl of 52.08m. Finished 7th in the hammer at the IC4A Championships with a throw of 55.23m. James Agati Jr. Valley Stream, N.Y. Mid-Distance Mile I: 4: m I: 1:55.40 O: 1: m I: 2: m O: 3: Outdoor (Sophomore) Member of the 4X800 meter relay team that took third (7:35.86) at the IC4A Championships. Part of the 4X800 meter relay team that took third (7:36.60) at the BIG EAST Championships Indoor (Sophomore) Member of the DMR team that took third (9:47.91) at the IC4A Championships. Took eighth in the 1,000 meter run at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 2: Captured 12th in the mile run at the New England Championships with a time of 4: Part of the 4X800 meter relay team that took first place (7:33.83) at the New England Championships...Member of the DMR team that took third (9:54.11) at the New England Championships Indoor (Freshman) Took second in the 1,000m at the New England Championship with a time of 2: Claimed 8th place in the 1,000m at the BIG EAST Championships after crossing the finish line in 2: Men s Track & Field

18 Tobey Belton Jr. Westminster, Mass. High Jump High Jump O: 2.01m I: 2.04m Indoor (Sophomore) Finished 11th (1.94m) in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships Outdoor (Freshman) Finished 12th in the high jump at the BIG EAST Championships with leap of 1.94m Indoor (Freshman) Claimed second place in the high jump at the NEICAAA Championships with a jump of 2.04m. Finished 10th in the high jump (1.94m) at the BIG EAST Championships. Philip Caldwell Jr. Cheshire, Conn. Mid-Distance 500m I: 1: m O: 1: m I: 1:53.53 O: 1: m I: 2:27.85 O: 2: m I: 4: x800m 7: Indoor (Sophomore) Ran the first leg on the 4x800m relay team that took first at the IC4A Championships in 7: Finished sixth in the 1,000 meter run at the New England Championships in 2: Part of the 4x800m relay team that captured first in 7: Outdoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x800m relay team that took ninth at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 7: Part of the 4x800 squad that finished 16th at the IC4A Championships in a time of 7: Indoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x800 squad that took third (7:40.54) at the New England Championships...Captured third place in the 1,000m with a time of 2: Part of the 4x800 relay that claimed fifth (7:31.78) at the IC4A Championships Men s Track & Field 17

19 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Oluwatusin Edwards Jr. Windsor, Conn. Throws Shot Put I: 12.80m Weight Throw I: 19.03m Hammer Throw O: 54.49m 2013 Outdoor (Sophomore) Captured 14th in the hammer throw with a toss of 54.23m at the IC4A Championships. Took 10th in the hammer throw (54.49m) at the BIG EAST Championships Indoor (Sophomore) Captured 16th in the weight throw (16.86m) at the IC4A Championships. Placed sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 17.90m at the BIG EAST Championships. Took fifth in the weight throw (18.08m) at the New England Championships. Brian Eilers Jr. Simsbury, Conn. Throws Javelin I: 60.90m Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 10th in the javelin at the IC4As with a hurl of 60.90m. Took fourth in the javelin at the BIG EAST Championships with a throw of 58.35m Outdoor (Freshman) Finished ninth in the javelin at the BIG EAST Championships (55.39m) Men s Track & Field

20 Treval Hatcher Jr. Canton, Conn. Jumps Triple Jump I: 14.45m Selwyn Maxwell Jr. Jr. Monroe, N.Y. Hurdles 200 meter I: m Hurdles I: m Hurdles I: m Hurdles O: m H O: 1: meter O: meter O: meter O: Outdoor (Sophomore) Finished 22nd in the 110 meter hurdles (17.37) in the NCAA East Regionals. Grabbed the bronze in the 110 meter hurdles at the IC4A Championships with a time of Captured third place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of at the BIG EAST Championships Indoor (Sophomore) Finished second in the 60 meter hurdles at the IC4A Championships with a time of Claimed fourth in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.95 at the BIG EAST Championships. Won the New England Championships' 60m hurdle crown with a time of Outdoor (Freshman) Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (14.08). Finished fourth in the discus at the IC4A Championships (51.66m) Indoor (Freshman) Placed third in the 60m hurdles at the New England Championships (8.10). Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships (8.03) Men s Track & Field 19

21 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor or & Outdoor), or), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) John Rettenmeier Jr. Sherman, Conn. 200 meter I: meter I: 1:06.15 DMR I: 10: meter I: O: x400 meter I: 3:14.66 O: 3: x100 meter O: Indoor (Sophomore) Finished 22nd in the 400 meter dash at the New England Championships in Indoor (Freshman): Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 13th at the New England Championships (3:19.99). Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed fourth at the BIG EAST Championships (3:17.18). Amanze Williams Jr. New Haven, Conn. Jumps 400 meter I: Long Jump I: 7.61m O: 6.94m Triple Jump I: 14.91m O: 14.99m High Jump O: 1.85m Outdoor (Sophomore) Captured fourth place in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a leap of 14.99m. Finished 12th (6.96m) in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships... placed eighth in the triple jump (14.80m) Indoor (Sophomore) Placed ninth in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships with a mark of 14.47m. Took 16th in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 6.69m... finished sixth (14.69m) in the triple jump. Was 16th in the long jump (6.57m) at the New England Championships... grabbed fifth in the triple jump (14.61m) Outdoor (Freshman) Finished 31st in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships (6.73m). Finished 14th in the long jump (6.94m) and 12th in the triple jump (14.18m) at the BIG EAST Championships Indoor (Freshman) Finished 22nd in the long jump (6.33m) and 29th in the triple jump (13.46m) at the IC4A Championships. Finished ninth in the long jump (6.83m) and tenth in the triple jump (13.79m) at the BIG EAST Championships. Took fifth place in the long jump (6.86m) and 11th in the triple (13.87m) at the New England Championships Men s Track Men s & FieldTrack & Field 20

22 Nicholas Bertolini So. Sparta, N.J. Mid-Distance Outdoor (Freshman) Finished 10th at the UConn Classic in the 800 meter with a time of 1:56.82 Helped the 4x400 meter relay to a second place finish at the UConn Spring Invite in 3: Adam Boucher So. Tolland, Conn. Throws Outdoor (Freshman) Finished fifth at the Big East Championships with a toss of 58.31M. Posted a second place finish at the UConn Dogfight with a toss of 58.89M Men s Track & Field 21

23 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Alvaro Chavez So. West Windsor N.J. Mid-Distance David Cotton So. Madison, Conn. Distance Outdoor (Freshman) Won the 800m in the UConn Men s Dogfight (1:53.53) and the LSU Battle on the Bayou (1:50.60). Finished sixth at the Big East Championships in the 800m (1:51.78). Helped the 4x800m relay team to a fourth place finish at the IC4A Championship (7:34.72) Intdoor (Freshman) Ran the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay team that won the Big East Championship in 7: Won the 800m at the New England Championship in a time of 1: Finished fourth at the IC4A Championships in the 1,000 meter run (2:24.82) Cross Country (Sophomore): Finished the NCAA Regional Championship in a time of 32:21. Crossed the line as the 17th runner at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship, finishing the 8k in 24:28. Transferred to UConn from the University of Virginia. Justin Doehr So. Wallingford, Conn. Sprints Trelonni Elliott So. Harrisburg, Pa. Sprints Indoor (Freshman) Part of the winning sprint medley relay team at the UConn Winter Opener (5:00.61). Placed 6th in the 500 meter at the New England Championships (1:04.89). Part of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the Sykes and Sabock Challenge (10:00.63) Indoor (Freshman) Placed fourth in the 55 meter at the UConn Winter Opener (6.58) Outdoor (Freshman) Placed fifth in the 100 meter (11.18) and 10th in the 200 meter (23.41) at the UConn Spring Invite Men s Track & Field

24 Bryan Fowler So. Tolland, Conn. Distance Connor Grunwald So. Neshanic Station, N.J. Pole Vault 2013 Cross Country (Sophomore) Finished 12th at the first-ever American Athletic Conference Championship 8k in a time of 24:02. Named to the American All-Conference Team and captained the young squad Indoor (Freshman) Finished 11th in the pole vault at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 4.50m. Posted a jump of 4.55m in the pole vault for 10th place at the New England Championships. Placed sixth at the Terrier Classic in the pole vault (4.70M). Kris Horn So. Pembroke, Mass. Multi-Events Robert Hovanec So. Gillette, N.J. Sprints Indoor (Freshman) Took fifth in the heptathlon at the IC4A Championships with 5,199 points. Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championships with 4,965 points. Finished eighth in the high jump at the New England Championships with a leap of 1.99m... was 21st in the long jump (6.42m) Outdoor (Freshman) Anchored the 4x100 meter relay team that took sixth (41.91) at the BIG EAST Championships...Ran the final leg of the 4x800m on squad that took fourth (3:13.18). Won the 400 meter at the UConn Spring Invite (49.41). Placed second in the 400 meter (48.23) and 4x400 (3:15.36) meter while being part of the 4x100 meter relay team at the UConn Classic (41.83) Men s Track & Field 23

25 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Harley Lacroix So. Elkins Park, Pa. Jumps John Landis So. Philadelphia, Pa. Jumps Outdoor (Freshman) Finished 14th (6.87m) in the long jump and ninth (14.34m) in the triple jump at the Big East Championships. Won the long jump event at the UConn Classic (6.94m). Won the long jump at the Yale Invite (6.85m) Indoor (Freshman) Was 16th in the long jump with a leap of 6.84m at the IC4As. Finished eighth in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships with a leap of 7.04m... took 10th place in the triple jump (13.72m). Placed fourth in the long jump (7.07m) at the New England Championships... finished seventh in the triple jump (14.43m). Alex Levine So. Danbury, Conn. Mid-Distance Indoor (Freshman) Finished 25th (6.04m) in the long jump and 17th (13.73m) in the triple jump at the IC4A Championships. Claimed seventh place in the triple jump (14.69m) and 12th place (6.91m) in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships. Took sixth in the long jump at the New England Championships with a leap of 6.94m. James Lowe So. Roosevelt, N.Y. Sprints Indoor (Freshman) Claimed fifth place in the 1,000 meter run in 2:24.87 at the IC4A Championships. Placed sixth (2:31.59) in the 1,000 meter run at the Big East Championships... Ran the opening leg on the first place (7:32.60) 4x800 meter relay team. Finished 28th in the mile with a time of 4:21.01 at the New England Championships... anchored the 4x800m team that captured first in 7: Ran the final leg of the DMR where UConn took third place (9:54.11) Outdoor (Freshman) Took first place in the 400 meter hurdles at the UConn Spring Invite (56.33). Part of the 4x100 relay team that finished third at the UConn Spring Invite (42.33). Took fourth in the 400 meter hurdles at the UConn Dogfight (56.05). Placed third in the 400 meter hurdles at the UConn Classic (1:01.18). Finished fourth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Yale Invite (56.79) Men s Track & Field

26 Patrick Meyer So. Hamlin, N.Y. Multi-Events Tim Murphy So. New Fairfield, Conn. Pole Vault Indoor (Freshman) Finished ninth in the 60 meter hurdles (8.49) at the Big East Championships. Placed second in the 55 meter hurdles at the UConn Winter Opener (7.96). Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the URI Heptathlon (4,306) Outdoor (Freshman) Placed 13th in the pole vault at the Big East Championships with a jump of 4.65m Indoor (Freshman) Took ninth place in the pole vault at the IC4A Championships with a leap of 4.80m. Captured fifth in the pole vault at the Big East Championships posting a jump of 4.80m. Finished sixth in the pole vault (4.55m) at the New England Championships. Finished eighth in the pole vault at the Great Dane Classic (4.50m). Nick O Leary So. North Attleboro, Mass. Mid-Distance Indoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that took first at the New England Championships (7:33.83). Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that took first at the IC4A Championships (7:27.66) Outdoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished third at the IC4A Championships with a time of 7: Men s Track & Field 25

27 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Dele Owoye So. Danbury, Conn. Sprints Robert Rhodes So. Brooklyn, N.Y. Mid-Distance Indoor (Freshman) Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that took fourth at the New England Championships (3:14.50) also part of the distance medley team that placed third (9:54.11). Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished fifth at the Big East Championships (3:13.80) Outdoor (Freshman) Finished seventh in the 400 meter at the UConn Spring Invite (50.96). Took fourth in the 400 meter at the UConn Dogfight (49.38). Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished fourth at the UConn Classic (3:23.37). Michael Roy So. Lebanon, Conn. Sprints Indoor (Freshman) Won the 600 meter (1:21.76) and was part of the sprint medley relay team that took first at the UConn winter opener (5:00.61). Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished fifth at the Big East Championships (3:13.30), also finished second in the 800 meter (1:51.71). Member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the IC4A Championships (9:47.91) Outdoor (Freshman) Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay where UConn captured fourth (7:36.60) at the Big East Championships. Took third in the 800 meter (1:52.81) at the UConn Classic while also being a part of the 4x400 meter relay team which placed second (3:15.36). Took fourth in the 800 meter at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (1:52.34). Aeron Sykes So. Hartford, Conn. Sprints Dan Murnane So. Byram, N.J. Mid-Distance Men s Track & Field

28 The University of Connecticut men s track and field team completed one of its finest years in program history last season, sweeping both the indoor and outdoor titles in the former Big East Conference. The Huskies also took home championship plaques from the IC4A Indoor Championships and the New England Indoor Championships. Head Coach Greg Roy and his staff were named the indoor and outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year by the Big East conference, marking the fourth time his unit has achieved this feat (2001, 2002, 2011, 2013) Indoor Season Connecticut opened its 2013 campaign at home on Jan. 5 in a winning fashion that would foreshadow the season s success. UConn posted ten first-place finishes to defeat Southern Connecticut in the home opener. Highlights included Cory Duggan setting a Hugh S. Greer Field House Record in the pole vault with a mark of Similarly, then-senior Kevin Smith broke another record with a time of 6.40 seconds in the 55 meter dash. From there, UConn s heptathlon athletes competed at the URI Heptathlon, with Jesse Chapman leading the way with 5,228 points. The team then went on to capture the Great Dane Classic for the third consecutive season, with Selwyn Maxwell setting a new personal record in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.96 seconds and the Distance Medley Relay squad of James Agati, Alex Bennatan, Joe Clark, and Alex Levine bagged top prize. The following weekend Connecticut shipped up to Boston for the unscored Terrier Invite, notching eight top-five finishes on the day. At the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup the squad finished second out of 14 teams. Darnell Cummings paced the Huskies with a pair of firstplace finishes in the 60 and 200 meter dashes. Josh Faboyede SEASON REVIEW Inclement weather prevented the Huskies from participating in the Lafayette Rider Winter Games, affording extra time for preparation and rest before the upcoming Big East Championships. Prior to the conference championships, the Big East announced that senior sprinter Kevin Smith had been awarded the American Eagle Outfitters Big East Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarship, which contributes $2,000 towards graduate studies. The Huskies were sensational at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, which hosted the 2013 Big East Indoor Championships. Connecticut captured its ninth Indoor crown thanks in large part to the lone individual first-place finish by Darnell Cummings in the 60 meter dash on a time of The Huskies 4x800 meter relay team dominated the meet, claiming first place with a time of 7:32.60, breaking the SPIRE record in the process. UConn followed their championship performance from the league championship with another title at the 2013 New England Championship. Twelve Huskies set personal bests, three claimed individual titles, and the 4x800 meter relay squad continued to dominate as Connecticut rolled to its eighth consecutive New England crown. Kyle Twombly, Cory Duggan, and Josh Faboyde captured titles in the 500 meter run, the pole vault and the weight throw, respectively. The Huskies only continued to shine from there, claiming their third crown in as many weeks at the IC4A Championships to conclude an excellent Indoor season. The win represented only the second time Connecticut has taken home the IC4A title, making it a special championship indeed. Clinching the IC4A Championship also gave the Huskies the triple crown of indoor championships, marking only the second time in program history UConn swept the BIG EAST, New England, and IC4A Titles in one season. An important pair of firstplace finishes helped the Huskies achieve this feat, with Alex Bennatan topping the podium in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:49.45 and the 4x800 meter relay squad of Philip Caldwell, Nick O Leary, Paul Desalvo, and Tim Bennatan capturing first with a time of 7: Outdoor Season The Huskies opened their 2013 outdoor season in warmer climates, traveling to Orlando, Florida for the University of central Florida Invitational. Eleven athletes posted top-five finishes for Connecticut, including Jesse Chapman and Sam Smith in the 110 meter hurdles, Joe Clark in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Josh Faboyede in the hammer throw, and Cory Duggan in the pole vault. Amanze Williams added a top-five finish in the triple jump and Eric Masington contributed two top-five results in the shot put and discus. UConn shined in the friendly confines of their home track, the Sherman Family Sports Complex, in a number of home meets including the UConn Spring Invite, the UConn Decathlon, and the Dog Fight. Connecticut posted 37 top-fi ve fi nishes in their home opener at the Spring Invite en route to the meet win and Jesse Chapman claimed UConn s top fi nish in the UConn Decathlon with a fi nal score of 6,969.overall Men s Track & Field 27

29 2013 CHAMPIONS Big East (Indoor & Outdoor), IC4A (Indoor) New England (Indoor) Jesse Chapman competes at the 2013 Outdoor NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Huskies also claimed the fourth annual Dog Fight for the second consecutive year, accumulating 105 points to best Albany s 94. The Huskies faced stiff competition at LSU s Battle on the Bayou, fi nishing fourth against four nationally-ranked opponents. Four Connecticut athletes grabbed fi rst-place fi nishes, with James Agati capturing the 1,500 meter run, Alvaro Chavez winning the 800 meter run, Bryan Fowler taking the 3,000 meter run, and Cody Unger recording a top fi nish in the javelin. Unger would go on to be named Big East Field Athlete of the Week for the meter launch. In the fi nal home meet of 2013 on April 20, UConn fi nished as the top dog at the UConn classic. At the prestigious Penn Relays, two Huskies captured top-fi ve results from Eric Masington in the shot put and a fi fth-place performance from the 4x00 meter relay team of Selwyn Maxwell, Jesse Drinks, Kevin Smith, and Robert Hovanec. Claudio DelliCarpini, who competed at the Yale Invite that weekend, was tabbed as the Big East Track Athlete of the Week for his fi nish in the 110 meter hurdles. Connecticut traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey for the 2013 Big East Outdoor Championship. Fifteen Huskies posted top-fi ve fi nishes and Jesse Chapman recorded the lone gold medal in the decathlon to help UConn clinch its 13th Big East Championship. At the IC4A Championships, Selwyn Maxwell grabbed fi rst place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of and the 4x800 meter relay team of Tim Bennatan, Nick O Leary, James Agati, and Alvaro Chavez took third place. Six Huskies qualifi ed to compete at the NCAA East Regionals in Greensboro, N.C. Representing UConn was Jesse Drinks, Selwyn Maxwell, Eric Masington, Cory Duggan, and Chris Ackell. Jesse Chapman had already posted qualifying marks for the NCAA Championship. In Oregon, Chapman earned Honorable Mention All-American after fi nishing 20th in the decathlon with 7,054 points. Chapman s performance was highlighted by two top-fi ve fi nishes in the shot put (14.41m) and the discus (46.29m). The junior was able to fi nd success on the second day of action, moving up two spots and fi nishing his season on a high note. Overall, the season was a tremendous one for the Huskies, as they went out with a bang in their fi nal year as a member of the Big East Conference Cross Country Review The University of Connecticut men s cross country team opened the season with back-to-back first place finishes at the six-team UMass Invite on Sept. 14 and the Ted Owen Invitational. The Huskies averaged a time of 19:41.73 in the win at UMass, with freshman Mike O Donnell (Methuen, Mass.) leading the way with a second place finish in his first collegiate race. The victory at the CCSU Ted Owen Invitational 8k resulted from a full team effort, as five Huskies posted top-10 finishes in the triumph. Once again Michael O Donnell led the squad with a third place finish, followed immediately by Alvaro Chavez and David Cotton in fourth and fifth place, respectively. UConn ran into some adversity at the New England championships on Oct. 13 in Boston, Mass. Bryan Fowler led the UConn effort in a time of 25:21 to finish 41st overall, while the team took an 11th place finish out of 41 total schools. The team reset for its first-ever American Athletic Conference Championship located in Madison, Connecticut at Hammonasset State Park. Sophomore captain Bryan Fowler and Michael O Donnell once again teamed up for the Huskies top finishes, earning 12th and 15th, respectively. Louisville claimed the inaugural conference championship. UConn wrapped up the 2013 cross country season with a 19th place finish out of 37 teams at the NCAA Regional Championship in New York on Nov. 15. Freshman Paul Holden earned UConn s top finish in a time of 32:11.5. Stephen Vento (Left) and Alex Levine (Right) at the 2013 American Athletic Conference Championship. As a young team with no seniors, the full squad will return for the 2014 edition of UConn cross country and look to continue competing at the next level Men s Track & Field