2006-07 Men's Cross Country/Track and Field ... - UConn Huskies

UNIVERSITY 2006-07 OF UCONN CONNECTICUT 

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD 

2006-07 University of Connecticut Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

UConn Quick Facts and Schedule .............................................................................1 

2006-07 Season Preview ........................................................................................ 2-3 

2006-07 Schedule 

Head Coach Greg Roy .......................................................................................... 4-5 

Associate Head Coach Ted Gibbons ..........................................................................6 

Cross Country 

Assistant Head Coach Rich Miller .............................................................................6 

2006-07 Roster .........................................................................................................7 SEPTEMBER 

Student-Athlete Profiles ....................................................................................... 8-19 

Sean Berg ..................................................................................................................8 16 at Ted Owens Invitational (New Britain, Conn.) 

Basil Campbell ..........................................................................................................9 22 at Quinnipiac Invitational (Hamden, Conn.) 

Edwin Campbell .....................................................................................................10 OCTOBER 

Aaron Isaacs ............................................................................................................11 

7 at New England Championships (Boston, Mass.) 

Kelechi Ndu ............................................................................................................12 

Jake Radzevich ........................................................................................................13 14 at Albany Invitational (Albany, N.Y.) 

Musevani Akanno ...................................................................................................14 21 at CCSU Mini Meet (New Britain, Conn.) 

Max Feldman ..........................................................................................................15 27 at BIG EAST Championships (Boston, Mass.) 

Jonas Tepaske ..........................................................................................................15 

Joseph Staub ............................................................................................................16 NOVEMBER 

David Roy ...............................................................................................................16 11 at NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (Bronx, N.Y.) 

Steven Iannaccone ...................................................................................................17 

Rob Lasko ...............................................................................................................17 

20 at NCAA Championships (Terre Haute, Ind.) 

Andrew Dubs ..........................................................................................................18 

Will Melofchik ........................................................................................................18 

Indoor Track and Field 

Brian Gagnon ..........................................................................................................18 

Verrol Jackson .........................................................................................................19 

Anthony Pomo ........................................................................................................19 

Marquis Thomas .....................................................................................................19 

Matt Tift .................................................................................................................19 

2005-06 Season Review ..................................................................................... 20-21 

Husky Record Book .......................................................................................... 22-25 

UConn All-Americans .............................................................................................26 

Athletic Director Jeffrey Hathaway ..........................................................................27 

The University of Connecticut .......................................................................... 28-29 

Top Ten Reasons to Attend UConn ................................................................... 30-31 

UConn Athletic Facilities ........................................................................................32 

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS 

Location .................................................................................................Storrs, Conn. 

Enrollment .......................................................................................................28,083 

Founded ..............................................................................................................1881 

Campus Information ..........................................................................(860) 486-2000 

Nickname ........................................................................................ Huskies, UConn 

Colors .......................................................................... National Flag Blue and White 

Mascot .......................................................................................Jonathan Husky Dog 

Conference ................................................................................................ BIG EAST 

Affiliation ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I 

President ......................................................................................Dr. Philip E. Austin 

Executive Director of Athletics ...................................................................Neal Eskin 

Division of Athletics Phone ................................................................(860) 486-2725 

Associate Director of Athletics/Communications ...................................Mike Enright 

Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications ......................................Kyle Muncy 

Assistant Director/Athletics Communications ..........................................Randy Press 

Assistant Director/Athletics Communications ........................................ Leigh Torbin 

Assistant Director/Athletics Communications ..................................Alissa Clendenen 

Athletic Communications Assistants ...........................Jay D’Abramo, Erin Robertson 

Athletic Communications Secretary ................................................. Luanne Dunstan 

Athletic Communications Phone .......................................................(860) 486-3531 

Athletic Communications Fax ............................................................(860) 486-5085 

Husky Sports Hotline .........................................................................(860) 486-5050 

Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field Contact ....................................... Jay D’Abramo 

Email ............................................................................... jason.dabramo@uconn.edu 

Website .......................................................................................UConnHuskies.com 

CREDITS 

The 2006-07 University of Connecticut Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country Media 

Guide was written, designed and edited by Jay D’Abramo and Jennifer Hildebrand, 

University of Connecticut Athletic Communications Assistants. Editing coordinated 

by Luanne Dunstan, Athletic Communications Secretary. Special thanks 

to Ted Gibbons and Rich Miller for their assistance. The publication was produced 

using Adobe InDesign 3.0. Photography by Steve Slade, Bob Stowell, C.W. Pack 

Sports and Prettysporty.com. Printed by Hitchcock Printing & Distribution, New 

Britain, Conn., for the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics, Jeff Hathaway, 

Director of Athletics. 

JANUARY 

6 ALUMNI INVITATIONAL (Storrs, Conn.) 

13 at Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.) 

20 at Sorlein Invitational (Kingston, R.I.) 

26 at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (Boston, Mass.) 

FEBRUARY 

3 at Harvard/Northeastern (Cambridge, Mass.) 

10 at St. Valentines Invitational (Boston, Mass.) 

17-18 at BIG EAST Championships (Akron, Ohio) 

23-24 at New England Championships (Boston, Mass.) 

MARCH 

9-10 at NCAA Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.) 

Outdoor Track and Field 

MARCH 

9 at South Florida Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 

29-31 at Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 

APRIL 

7 UCONN ALUMNI INVITATIONAL (Storrs, Conn.) 

13-14 at Sea Ray Relays (Knoxville, Tenn.) 

14 at Brown Invitational (Providence, R.I.) 

21 HUSKY SPRING INVITE (Storrs, Conn.) 

27-28 at Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

28 at Minuteman Invitational (Amherst, Mass.) 

MAY 

4-6 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS (Storrs, Conn.) 

11-13 at IC4A (Princeton, N.J.) 

25-26 at NCAA Regional Championships (Gainsville, Fla.) 

JUNE 

6-9 at NCAA Championships (Sacramento, Calif.) 

20-24 at USATF Jr/Sr Championships (TBA) 

ON THE COVER 

A collection of UConn All-Americans (from top left to bottom right): Joe Mendel, 

Lew Steiglitz, Travis Landreth, Joel Legare, Andy Ball, James Hopson, Andrew Yuen, 

Andy Bessette, Bruno Giordano, Dan Wilson, Robert Birdsey, Raymond James, Reid 

Crawshaw, Ronald Evans, Steve Santoli, Logan Jones, Charles Robbins, Mike Deibler, 

Haven Barnes, William Tribou, Dudley Dorival, Kevin Jensen, Elliott Blount, Will 

Thomas, Ray Wilks, Alfred Paliwoda, Paul Pisano. 

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UNIVERSITY 2006-07 SEASON OUTLOOK OF CONNECTICUT 


Huskies Set 

Sights On 2006-07 

Season 

The abundance of depth present on the Husky roster should 

be a key ingredient in UConn’s success this season 

Depth, depth and more depth mark this year’s edition of 

the University of Connecticut men’s track and field team. A 

blend of proven upperclassmen and talented freshmen look to 

defend the 2006 BIG EAST Indoor Championship, as well as 

capture the outdoor championship on home turf 

Veteran head coach Greg Roy begins his 22nd year with a 

staff of associate head coach Ted Gibbons and assistant coach 

Rich Miller, a trio that has worked together for the last 15 

years. While there are no returning All-Americans on this 

year’s squad, the roster still includes an abundance of athletes 

with proven credentials. Highlighting this year’s squad 

includes three BIG EAST champs, 25 BIG EAST scorers and a 

Erik Thunberg 

veteran group of 22 juniors and seniors to go with a talented 

group of 25 freshmen. In addition, some events boast as many 

as four BIG EAST scorers. 

SPRINTS AND HURDLES 

Sean Berg 

All-BIG EAST performers abound as the Huskies 

attempt to blend their veterans with some talented newcomers. 

BIG EAST 110-meter high hurdles champion Basil 

Campbell was also runner-up in the indoor 200-meter dash, 

and narrowly missed an NCAA berth in 2006 with his personal 

record of 21.12. Third in the indoors 60-meter dash, 

senior Kel Ndu just missed a championship in the 100-meter 

outdoors with his 2nd place finish. Senior Edwin Campbell 

looks to rebound from a disappointing junior year after earning 

All-Conference accolades in the 400-meter dash (3rd 

- 47.54) as a sophomore. Verrol Jackson (high hurdles, IH) 

and Anthony Pomo (60-meter, 100-meter) provide experienced 

depth, while newcomers Chris Muvdi and Anthony 

Burris, a pair of state champions in their respective events, 

look to provide an immediate impact. Muvdi was the 

Pennsylvania state 100-meter champion while Burris earned 

a Connecticut state championship in the 55-meter high hurdles. 

A wild card could be freshman Brad Kanuch, a starting 

wide receiver on the Huskies football team. Kanuch was a 

Pennsylvania State Champion in the triple jump and 200- 

meter dash in 2005. 

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2006-07 SEASON OUTLOOK 


JUMPS 

is junior Steve Iannaccone (1000-meter-2:25.98, 800-meter- 

1:50.06) with backup from sophomore Brian Gagnon (800- 

meter-1:51.32) and junior Max Feldman (1500-meter-3:45). 

An unproven but talented group of backups, Kyle Eckman, 

Brian Watrous, Mike DuPaul, Daren Myers, Andrew Smith 

and Mike Rutt could contribute with an accelerated maturation 

process. 

Senior Jake Radzevich bids to become a BIG EAST 

Champion for the first time after having been All-BIG EAST 

four times in the pole vault (two-time runner-up, twice finished 

in 3rd place) and boasts a personal record of 17 feet. 

Radzevich is joined by senior and All-BIG EAST performer 

Jonas Tepaske (4.88 meters), while decathlete Sean Berg and 

freshman Bryan Corley look to add depth to the event. Ellis 

Gaulden looks to defend his 2006 indoor high jump championship 

(6’11 ½ ), while senior Daniel Hutcherson looks 

to regain the form that made him a BIG EAST Champion as 

a freshman (6’11 ¾). Marquis Thomas adds depth to what 

arguably is the deepest event in the program. BIG EAST 

scorers abound in the long 

jump as sophomores Matt 

Tift (4th), Pomo (8th) and 

Gaulden (2nd -2005) join 

junior Museveni Akanno 

(8th – 2005) as past scorers 

in the event. Akanno is 

the team leader in the triple 

jump (14.31 meters), but will 

face a challenge from Rene 

Coleman, Tyrone Faverey 

and Jamaal Smith, a trio of 

talented freshmen. Smith 

and Coleman will bolster an 

already deep long jump event. 

Faverey, the Pennsylvania 

State high jump champion 

with a distance of 6’10 ½”, 

could contend for the top 

spot in the high jump. 

MULTI EVENTS 

NCAA decathlon qualifier 

Sean Berg (7178 points) 

looks to notch a BIG EAST 

Championship following a 

pair of 2nd place finishes in the 2006 heptathlon and decathlon. 

Berg leads a group of young veterans, all BIG EAST scorers, 

that includes Joe Staub, Erik Thunberg and Sean Smith. 

Novice multi-eventer freshman John Burns looks as though he 

may step into a prominent role as well. 

MIDDLE DISTANCE 

With nary a senior on the roster, this group looks to maintain 

the strong tradition in the middle distances that has produced 

11 All-Americans since 2000. The natural pick to lead 

THROWS 

Senior Aaron Isaacs casts a long shadow over the throws. 

An imposing 6’8”, Isaacs is All-BIG EAST in the discus and 

the 35# weight throw runner-up. Isaacs is looking for a BIG 

EAST Championship, as is javelin runner-up Rob Lasko 

(64.25 meters). BIG EAST scorers 

Dave Roy (hammer), Jim Roy (javelin) 

and Andrew Dubs (shot put) will 

Basil Campbell try to move up the ranks. Freshmen 

Darius Sileikis, (shot put, discus 

throw, hammer throw), Ed Strosnick 

(javelin), Jesse Breault (javelin) and 

Joe Tiernan (hammer) all promise to 

contribute early. 

DISTANCE 

First year distance coach Rich 

Miller has the Huskies rolling in 

Cross Country. New England Cross 

Country Championships title winner 

Max Feldman became only the third 

Husky to win the event. Feldman 

also earned All-BIG EAST plaudits 

this season after taking 12th place 

at the BIG EAST Championships. 

Feldman went on to place eighth 

at the NCAA Regionals, giving him 

the opportunity to compete at the 

NCAA Championships a week later. 

Feldman put the finishing touches 

on his season by placing 135th at the 

NCAA Championships. 

Veteran Will Melofchik welcomes back classmates Paul 

Durfee and Eckman as well as transfer Will Sanders (9:24 

Steeple) to form the best five in recent years for cross country, 

with potential for track success as well. 


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UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH GREG ROY OF CONNECTICUT 


ning the IC4A Championship. UConn ended 

the year ranked No. 12 in the nation and Roy 

helped produce UConn’s fifth cross country All- 

American, Andy Ball, who finished seventh at the 

NCAA Championship meet. Following the 1990 

season, Roy was honored as the NCAA District I 

and New England Cross Country Coach of the 

Year. The Huskies followed up that effort with a 

Head Coach • 22nd Season 

solid 1991 season which saw the Huskies capture 

Career Record: 250-40-3 

the Connecticut Intercollegiate Championship 

(CIC) and finish second at the New England 

Championship. The 1992 Huskies duplicated 

their CIC and New England Championship performances 

of a year before and finished sixth at 

Roy’s squad captured its fourth BIG EAST 

Indoor Championship in 2003-2004, its second 

University of Connecticut men’s track and 

the IC4A Championship. 

in three years and won an 11th-straight New 

field head coach Greg Roy enters the 2006-07 

Roy’s 1993-94 indoor track and field squad 

England Championship. The team took second 

season with the Huskies hoping to guide the team 

began UConn’s dominance in New England 

at the IC4A Championships and saw two of its 

to new heights while at the same time continue 

collegiate circles when the Huskies won their 

members take home All-America honors at the 

the tradition of excellence that the squad has 

first of eleven consecutive New England Indoor 

NCAA Indoor Championships as Will Thomas 

come to know. 

Championships. UConn would also claim a pair 

finished fourth in the heptathlon to become a 

Roy enters his 22nd year as head coach of 

of fourth place finishes at the BIG EAST Indoor 

three-time All-American and Logan Jones earned 

the UConn men’s cross country team and his 

and Outdoor Championships and tie for third at 

All-America honors in the 800-meter run. The 

18th at the helm of the men’s track and field 

the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship. 

Huskies took third at the Outdoor BIG EAST 

squad. Along the way, he has been able to elevate 

Roy was honored as the 1993-94 NCAA District 

Championships and Paul Pisano became the firstever 

three-time javelin champion. Joel Legare 

a national caliber program to prominence at the 

I Indoor Track Coach of the Year. 

conference, regional and national levels. His 

In 1994-95, UConn repeated as New 

earned All-America honors at the outdoor NCAA 

squads have produced a remarkable 250-40-3 

England Indoor Track and Field Champions 

Championships in the 800-meter. 

record in dual competitions during his tenure. 

while placing third (outdoor) and fourth 

In 2002-2003, Roy produced four All- 

Roy and the Huskies opened the 2005 

(indoor and cross country) at the BIG EAST 

Americans for the second consecutive year. Will 

cross country season by winning the Ted Owens 

Championships. 

Thomas earned the honor for a second time 

Invitational. After another successful regular season 

under Roy, the Huskies earned a 19th place 

posted an overall dual meet record of 21-1-1 

The 1995-96 UConn track and field squad 

in the decathlon, placing second at the NCAA 

Championships. Thrower Paul Pisano also earned 

finish at the NCAA Regionals. 

while winning its third New England Indoor 

All-American status for the second straight year, 

During the 2005-06 Indoor track and field 

Championship, finishing second at the BIG 

as did Joe Mendel in the sprints. Mike Deibler 

season, UConn won two events under Roy’s 

EAST Indoor and Outdoor Championship, and 

earned his first All-America honor by placing 

direction, including a third BIG EAST Indoor 

placing second at the IC4A Indoor Championship 

eighth in the high jump. The team suffered disappointing 

losses to Notre Dame at both the indoor 

Championship in the last five years. Roy also 

and fourth at the IC4A Outdoor meet. Roy was 

guided the Huskies to a pair of first place finishes 

honored as the NCAA District I Outdoor Track 

and outdoor BIG EAST Championships after 

and a 13-1 overall record during the outdoor 

and Field Coach of the Year and the staff was 

leading early in the meets, but finishing second at 

season as well. The Huskies went on to place 

named BIG EAST Conference Indoor Track and 

each. Indoors, UConn saw its usual success at the 

third at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. 

Field Staff of the Year. 

New England Championships, bringing home 

Under Roy’s tutelage, seven Huskies were selected 

to compete in the NCAA Regionals following 

spotless 15-0 record in dual meet competition. 

In 1996-97, Roy led the Huskies to a 

their 10th consecutive title. 

Throughout his tenure at UConn, Roy has 

outstanding performances in the regular season. 

UConn won its second BIG EAST Indoor Track 

established a solid foundation for the cross country 

and track and field programs. With the addi- 

In fact, senior Joel Lagare finished third in the 

and Field Championship (the first coming in 

NCAA Regionals and advanced to the NCAA 

1980) and added their fourth consecutive New 

tion of new indoor and outdoor facilities in the 

Championships for the second time under Roy. 

England Indoor title while also placing second at 

past eight years, the program now has the tools to 

Sean Berg also appeared in his first NCAA 

the IC4A Indoor Championship. Roy was named 

match the ambitions of Roy and his Huskies. The 

Championships as the junior competed in the 

the 1996-97 NCAA District I Indoor Track and 

gradual improvement over the years and recent 

decathlon and finished in 18th place. 

Field Coach of the Year and Roy and his staff 

success should be a springboard for building an 

In the 2004-05 season, the Huskies saw success 

across the board while some of the program’s 

Indoor Track and Field Staff of the Year. The 

were named two years in a row as the BIG EAST 

even greater tradition of success in the future. 

Roy came to Connecticut in May of 1985, 

greatest talents suffered injuries. Will Thomas 

1996-97 academic year also saw Roy complete 

assuming the post as head coach of cross country 

advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 

his guidance of UConn’s four-time All-American 

and assistant coach of track and field. He added 

decathlon for the fourth-consecutive season, but 

hurdler Dudley Dorival who earned All-America 

responsibilities as UConn head track and field 

was injured during the competition and could not 

status in 1995, 1996 (twice) and 1997. 

coach in 1989-90 and his first team won the New 

finish. UConn finished in ninth place at the BIG 

The 1997-98 UConn squad posted a dual 

England Indoor Track and Field Championship. 

EAST Indoor Championship, with numerous 

meet mark of 27-1 overall while making it five 

For his efforts, Roy and his assistants were named 

athletes scoring points in different events. The 

years in a row as champion of the New England 

the New England and NCAA District I Staff of 

Huskies also finished in a tie for seventh at the 

Indoor Track and Field Championship. Travis 

the Year. 

New England Championships. Outdoors, UConn 

Landreth earned All-America status in cross country 

and Steve Santoli was an All-American in the 

In the fall of 1990, Roy and his cross country 

squad were in the national spotlight, finish- 

finished fifth at the BIG EAST Championship 

and third at New Englands. Ellis Gaulden and 

35-pound weight throw. 

ing 10th in the nation at the NCAA Division I 

Thomas both advanced to the NCAA Regionals, 

In 1998-99, the Huskies captured their sixthstraight 

New England Indoor Championship 

National Championship meet while also win- 

with Gaulden competing in the high jump. 

and 

Greg 

Roy 

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HEAD COACH GREG ROY 


finished third in the BIG EAST Championships 

at both the indoor and outdoor meets. During 

THE ROY FILE 

the indoor season, Roy and his staff produced yet 

another All-American, thrower Ray Wilks. Under 

Roy’s direction, the Huskies recorded a regular EDUCATION: 

season meet record of 21-3 (12-3 indoor and 9-0 

outdoor) and Roy was named District 1 Indoor •B.A. in Geology 

Track and Field Coach of the Year. 

Univ. of Rochester, 1978 

Along with a pair of New England titles in 

1999-2000, Roy led the Huskies to an overall •M.S. Sports Management 

record of 21-1, a runner-up performance at the Univ. of Massachusetts, 1982 

BIG EAST Outdoors and a third-place finish at 

the indoor edition of the meet. During the indoor COACHING EXPERIENCE: 

season, four more All-Americans were added to 

the school list as the distance medley relay team •Thomas Stone HS (Md.) 

of Haven Barnes, Elliott Blount, Kevin Jensen 

Head Coach Cross Country/Track & Field, 1979-80 

and Dan Wilson finished fourth at the NCAA 

national championships with a time of 9:33.85. 

Roy added to his list of achievements by being 

•Somerville HS (N.J.) 

selected by his peers as the United States Track Assistant Coach Track & Field, 1980-81 

Coaches Association Northeast Region Coach of 

the Year following both the indoor and outdoor •University of Massachusetts 

seasons. Over the last five years, the UConn track Assistant Coach Cross Country/Track & Field, 1981-83 

program is 96-8 (51-5 indoor and 45-3 outdoor) 

in regular season meets. 

•Bucknell University 

In 2001-2002, the program saw continued Assistant Coach Cross Country/Track & Field, 1983-85 

success. For the eighth consecutive year, the 

program boasted All-Americans as four athletes 

•University of Connecticut 

were awarded the honor. Dan Wilson garnered 

Assistant Track & Field Coach, 1985-89 

All-America status three times to become the 

first five-time All-American in UConn history. Head Cross Country Coach, 1985-Present 

Wilson finished 14th at the NCAA cross country 

championships, eighth in the indoor track 

Head Track and Field Coach, 1989-Present 

mile run and registered the fifth All-America COACHING HONORS 

title at the outdoor track and field championships, 

finishing ninth in the 1,500 meter run. •NCAA District I Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90 

Joe Mendel finished among the top eight in the •New England Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1989-90 

indoor 400-meter dash to claim the honor, while 

•NCAA District I Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 

Paul Pisano and Will Thomas earned their All- 

America status at the outdoor championships. •New England Cross Country Coach of the Year, 1990 

Pisano earned a 12th place finish in the javelin 

•NCAA District I Outdoor Track Coach of the Year, 1996 

and Thomas competed in the decathlon, finishing 

eighth with a school record 7,630 points. •BIG EAST Indoor Track Staff of the Year, 1996, ‘97 

The squad claimed the BIG EAST Indoor and •NCAA District I Indoor Track Coach of the Year, 1990, ‘94, ‘97, ‘99 

Outdoor Championships, finishing with a record 

of 10-0-1 in dual meets. In addition, the team •USTCA Northeast Region Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (1999-2001) 

successfully defended the New England Indoor •USTCA Northeast Region Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 2001 

Championship title. 

A native of East Brunswick, N.J., Roy •NCAA Northeast Region Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, 2001- 

earned his bachelor’s degree from the University 2002 

of Rochester in 1978, where he held the school •BIG EAST Indoor/Outdoor Staff of the Year, 2001-2002 

record in the 220 and 440-yard runs. He added 

a master’s degree in Sport Management from the •BIG EAST Indoor Staff of the Year, 2003-2004, 2005-06 

University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1982. At •Has coached 28 All-Americans while at UConn 

UMass, he was also the assistant track and cross 

country coach from 1981-83. 

Roy lives in Lebanon, Conn. with his wife, 

Natalie, their daughter Kathryn, a sophomore at 

UConn, and son Michael. 


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UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT COACHES OF CONNECTICUT 


Ted 

Gibbons 

Associate Head Coach 

15th Season 

SUNY-Buffalo (1967) 

Rich 

Miller 

Assistant Coach 

12th Season 

UConn (1995) 

Associate head coach Ted Gibbons enters his 15th season with 

Connecticut’s men’s track and field program. He specializes as the field 

events coach for the Huskies. Gibbons has produced three All-Americans 

at UConn in Mike Deibler, Ray Wilks and Steve Santoli. Wilks earned the 

honor in the shot put in 1999, while Santoli received All-American status 

in the weight throw in 1998. Deibler earned the honor in 2003 in the high 

jump. 

A member of 

the Connecticut 

staff since the 

1992-93 season, 

Gibbons was 

elevated to associate 

head coach 

of the program 

in January of 

1996. 

Prior to joining 

Greg Roy’s 

staff at UConn, 

Gibbons served 

as coordinator 

of the men’s and 

women’s track 

and field programs and head men’s track and field coach at Washington 

University in St. Louis, MO from 1985-92. While at Washington, Gibbons 

led his men’s track and field team to eight consecutive indoor and outdoor 

University Athletic Association titles. Gibbons also served as assistant football 

coach for the defensive line unit at Washington. Twelve of Gibbons’ 

track and field student-athletes qualified for NCAA Division III National 

Championships during his tenure at Washington University. 

Prior to his Washington position, Gibbons was head field events coach 

from 1982-83 and freshman football coach from 1976-1982 at Brown 

University. 

Gibbons, a Newport, R.I. native, is a 1967 graduate of the State University 

of New York at Buffalo where he was selected honorable mention All- 

America in football and All-Small College track and field in Western New 

York. Gibbons is a member of his alma mater’s Hall of Fame. 

Coach Gibbons lives in Newport, R.I. Gibbons is married to Linda 

Forsberg. He has four children, Tisa, Tammi, Eugenia and Ted. 

Rich Miller, a 1995 UConn graduate, enters his second season as a 

full-time assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. This will be 

Miller’s 12th season working as a member of the Huskies coaching staff, as 

he spent 10 years as a part-time assistant working with the multi-event performers 

as well as those competing in pole vault and javelin. During his time 

at UConn, Miller has produced two All-Americans in 2002, 2003 and 2004 

with Paul Pisano in the 

javelin and Will Thomas 

in the decathlon and the 

heptathlon. 

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 is also 

a member of the BIG 

EAST Track and Field 

seeding committee. 

As a student-athlete, 

Miller 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. He was a member of the 1994-95 BIG EAST Conference 

Academic All-Star team and he was a UConn Club Outstanding Scholar- 

Athlete in 1995. 

A native of Cresskill, N.J., Miller attended Cresskill High School where he 

lettered in soccer, basketball and track. He resides in Columbia, Conn. with 

his wife, Dorinda and daughter, Emily. 

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2006-07 ROSTER 


2006-07 MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER 

Name Year Event Hometown 

Museveni Akanno Jr. Multi/Triple Jump Linden, N.J. 

Andrew Bennett So. Discus Westbury, N.J. 

Sean Berg Sr. Multi/High Hurdle Mystic, Conn. 

Jesse Breault Jr. Javelin Amity, Conn. 

Chris Brunau Fr. Hurdles Milford, Conn. 

John Burns Fr. Multi/Jumps Franklin, Mass. 

Anthony Burris Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Bridgeport, Conn. 

Edwin Campbell Sr. Relays Silver Spring, Md. 

Basil Campbell Sr. High Hurdles Ewing, N.J. 

Tomme-Rene Coleman Fr. Jumps West Hartford, Conn. 

Brian Colonnese So. Distance Redding, Conn. 

Paul Cortese Fr. Throws Danbury, Conn. 

Bryan Curley Fr. Pole Vault Branford, Conn. 

Andrew Dubs So. Throws Holland, Pa. 

Michael Dupual So. Middle Distance East Haven, Conn. 

Paul Durfee Jr. Distance Laconia, N.H. 

Kyle Eckman Sr. Distance Bridgewater, N.J. 

Kyle Edmonds Fr. Hurdles Metuchen, N.J. 

Tyrone Faverey Fr. Jumps Allentown, Pa. 

Max Feldman Sr. Distance/Middle Distance Easton, Conn. 

Brian Gagnon So. Middle Distance Lowell, Mass. 

Ellis Gaulden So. High Jump/Triple Jump Tallahassee, Fla. 

Daniel Hutcherson Sr. High Jump/Triple Jump New London, Conn. 

Steven Iannaccone Jr. Middle Distance Toms River, N.J. 

Aaron Isaacs Sr. Throws Danbury, Conn. 

Verrol Jackson So. High-Intermediate Hurdles Schenectady, N.Y. 

Bradley Kanuch Fr. Sprints/Jumps Johnstown, Pa. 

Dainius Kerikas Fr. Jumps Canton, Mass. 

Scott Kopp Fr. Pole Vault Oakdale, N.Y. 

Steve Landry So. Javelin Groton, Conn. 

Thomas Landry Jr. Javelin Athol, Mass. 

Rob Lasko So. Javelin North Branford, Conn. 

William Melofchik Jr. Distance Wayside, N.J. 

Colin Meyers Jr. Distance W. Senica, N.Y. 

Josh Miller Fr. Middle Distance/Sprints Manchester, Conn. 

Wayne Mumford Fr. Throws North Haven, Conn. 

Christopher Muvdi Fr. Sprints Reading, Pa. 

Daren Myers So. Middle Distance Cohoes, N.Y. 

Kelechi Ndu Sr. Sprints Ashford, Conn. 

Anthony Pomo So. Multi-Events Saddle Brook, N.J. 

Jake Radzevich Sr. Pole Vault Hampstead, N.H. 

Steve Rochester So. Sprints Danbury, Conn. 

David Roy Jr. Hammer Throw Woonsocket, R.I. 

James Roy So. Javelin Simsbury, Conn. 

Mike Rutt Fr. Middle Distance Sinking Springs, Pa. 

Will Sanders So. Distance Wethersfield, Conn. 

Darius Sileikis Fr. Throws Jamaica, N.Y. 

Andrew Smith Fr. Middle Distance Sudbury, Mass. 

Jamaal Smith Fr. Jumps Albany, N.Y. 

Sean Smith So. Multi-Events Scotch Plains, N.J. 

Joseph Staub So. Multi-Events Stoneham, Mass. 

David Stephens Fr. Middle Distance/Sprints Mansfield, Conn. 

Ed Strosnick Fr. Javelin East Haven, Conn. 

Jonas TePaske Sr. Pole Vault Freehold, N.J. 

Marquis Thomas So. High Jump/Long Jump Mattapan, Mass. 

Erik Thunberg So. Multi-Events Groton, Conn. 

Joe Tiernan Fr. Hammer Throw North Kingstown, R.I. 

Matthew Tift Fr. Jumps Seymour, Conn. 

Emerson Tronchin So. Throws East Orange, N.J. 

Brian Watrous Jr. Middle Distance Worcester, Mass. 

Errol Watson Fr. Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Plainfield, N.J. 

Frederick Word Fr. Jumps New Canaan, Conn. 


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UNIVERSITY 2006-07 STUDENT-ATHLETE OF PROFILES CONNECTICUT 


Sean 

BERG 

Senior 

Multi-Events/Pole Vault 

Mystic, Conn. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

55m Hurdles: 7.76 


Pole Vault: 4.75m 

Pentathlon: 3418 

Heptathlon: 5227 

Outdoor 

100m: 11.18 


High Jump: 1.85m 

Pole Vault: 4.85m 

Long Jump: 7.11m 

Javelin: 54.46 

Decathlon: 7178 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Turned in a second place 

showing at the BIG EAST Championships with a total of 

5,227 points to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... Tied for 

second place at the Penn State Invitational in the pole 

vault with a height of 4.65 meters … won the heptathlon 

at the New England Championships by setting a new New 

England Championships record with 5,218 points. 

Outdoor: Was runner up in the BIG EAST Championship 

decathlon with a score of 7,178 to earn All-Conference 

honors ... Finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with 

a time of 15.53 seconds at the South Florida Invitational 

… took third place in the 110 m hurdles in 15.23 seconds 

at the South Florida Invitational … captured the UConn 

Invitational crown with 6,773 points in the decathlon … 

tied for 13th place with a 4.75 in the pole vault at the Sea 

Ray Relays … finished 10th place in the pole vault with a 

height of 4.75 meters at the BIG EAST Championships … 

won the decathlon at the IC4A Championships with a total 

of 6,888 points … claimed 18th place in the decathlon at 

the NCAA Championships with 6,069 points. 

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Indoor: Turned in a seventh 

place finish in the long jump at the Black Knight 

Invitational with a 6.32 ... placed second in the heptathlon 

at the Sparks Sorlien Memorial Invitational with a careerbest 

4,911 points ... was eighth with a long jump of 6.54 

at the Brown Indoor Championship ... finished eighth in 

the pole vault at Penn State with a 4.20 and was fifth in 

the long jump at the same meet with a 6.43 ... had a 12th 

place showing in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Indoor 

Championships with 3,998 points ... placed eighth in the 

long jump at the same event with a jump of 6.46 ... was 

fifth in the heptathlon at the New England Championships 

with a 4,181 ... scored 4,843 points in the heptathlon at the 

IC4A Championships, good for 10th place. 

Outdoor: Finished 15th in the discus at the South Florida 

Invitational with a career-best 38.33 ... placed sixth in the 

javelin with a throw of 54.09 at the first UConn Invitational 

... placed second in the decathlon at the second UConn 

Invitational with 4,879 points ... at the third UConn 

Invitational of the season, finished 10th in the discus with 

an 11.86 and eighth in the shotput with an 11.86 ... placed 

fourth in the decathlon at the BIG EAST Championships 

with 6,103 points ... captured third place in the decathlon 

at the New England Championships with a career-best 

6,583 points. 

As a Freshman in 2003-04: Indoor: Turned in a sixth place 

finish at the Husky Open Heptathlon with 4,582 points ... 

took fourth in the 55-meter hurdles at the Yale Invitational 

with a time of 7.92 ... came in sixth with a 6.48 meter mark 

in the long jump at the Army Invitational ... finished sixth 

in the 60-meter hurdles at the Princeton-Penn State Trimeet 

with a time of 8.65 ... also had a sixth place showing 

at the BIG EAST Championships in the 60-meter hurdles 

with a time of 8.38 ... captured third place in the pentathlon 

at the New England Championships with 3,418 points. 

Outdoor: Came in fifth in 15.77 in the 100-meter hurdles 

at the UConn Invitational ... was fifth in the decathlon with 

6,350 points at the BIG EAST Championships. 

High School: Attended Fitch High School in Groton, 

Conn., where he was a four-time letterwinner in track and 

field ... named All-ECC three times ... earned All-State 

honors as a senior in the decathlon ... named indoor track 

All-American in the pentathlon as a senior ... received Fitch 

High School Athlete of the Year honors ... served as team 

captain and earned MVP accolades ... also lettered in soccer 

and basketball ... National Honor Society member. 

Personal: A psychology major ... born May 4, 1985. 

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2006-07 MEN”S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD

UNIVERSITY 2006-07 OF CONNECTICUT 

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES 


Basil 

CAMPBELL 

Senior 

Hurdles/Sprints 

Ewing, N.J. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

60m: 7.06 

200m: 21.12 

400m: 49.16 

500m: 1:05.94 



Outdoor 

200m: 21.96 

400m: 47.72 



As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Turned in a second place 

showing at the BIG EAST Championships with a 21.44 

time in the 200-meter run to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... 

Won the 500-meter run at the UConn Indoor Open Invite 

with a time of 1:06.77 … finished second with a time of 

49.16 seconds in the 400-meter at the Yale Collegiate Invite 

… placed first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.58 

at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational … captured the title in 

the 60-meter hurdles in 8.01 seconds at the BIG EAST-Ivy 

League Challenge … won the 200-meter dash at the Penn 

State Meet in 21.45 seconds … set the new school record 

with a time of 21.17 in the 200-meter at the St. Valentine 

Invitational … Won the 200-meter at the New England 

Championships with a time of 21.12. 

Outdoor: Ran a career best 14:24 in the 110-meter hurdles 

to finish in first place in the BIG EAST Championships to 

claim All-BIG EAST accolades ... qualified for the NCAA 

Regional Championships in the high hurdles ... took first 

place in the 110-meter with a time of 14:31 at the South 

Florida Invitational … ran a career best 48:00 in the 400- 

meter to take first place at the UConn Invitational. 

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Indoor: Took fifth in the 60- 

meter hurdles at the Black Knight Invitational in a time of 

8.69 ... placed second in the 200-meter dash at the Sparks 

Sorlien Memorial Invitational with a time of 22.11 ... won 

the 55-meter hurdles at the same event in a time of 7.61 

seconds ... placed second in the 200-meter at the Reebok 

Boston Indoor Games with a time of 21.80 ... was second 

in the 55-meter hurdles at the same event in a career-best 

time of 7.55 ... at the St. Valentine Invitational, took second 

place in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.58 ... was sixth in 

the 200-meter at the BIG EAST Championships in a time 

of 22.14. 

Outdoor: Sat out the season due to a redshirt. 

As a Freshman in 2003-04: Indoor: Won 55-meter hurdles 

in 7.61 at the Yale Invitational ... captured first in the 

60-meter hurdles at the Army Invitational with a time of 

8.18 ... placed second in the 55-meter hurdles at the URI 

Invitational with a time of 7.61 ... came in first in the 55- 

meter hurdles at the Terrier Invitational ... finished first 

in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.21 and second in 

the 200-meter with a time of 22.37 at the Princeton-Penn 

State Tri-Meet ... took fifth in the 200-meter with a time 

of 22.02 and seventh in 8.47 in the 60-meter hurdles at the 

BIG EAST Championships ... placed second in both the 

200-meter and in the 55-meter hurdles at the New England 

Championships with times of 21.43 and 7.58. 

Outdoor: Won the 400-meter in 49.33 at the UConn 

Invitational ... also came in first in the 400-meter hurdles at 

the second UConn Invitational with a time of 55.19 and 

second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.92 ... finished 

third in the 110-meter hurdles and second in the 400- 

meter hurdles with times of 14.93 and 59.87 at the Wildcat 

Invitational III ... placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at 

the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 14.41. 

High School: Attended Ewing High School in Ewing, N.J. 

where he lettered in indoor and outdoor track & field ... 

received All-American, All-State and All-County honors 

... served as team captain ... named to Who’s Who Among 

American High School Students and Who’s Who Among 

American High School Athletes. 

Personal: A sociology major ... born June 3, 1985. 

2006-07 MEN”S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD 

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Edwin 

CAMPBELL 

Senior 

Sprints 

Silver Spring, Md. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

200m: 22.22 

400m: 47.77 

500m: 1:04.54 

Outdoor 

200m: 21.89 

400m: 47.51 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Member of a team that 

finished first in the distance medley relay team with a time 

of 9:45.63 in the BIG EAST-Ivy League Challenge … won 

the 400-meter dash in 48.75 in the Penn State Meet … 

finished sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.40 

at the BIG EAST Championships … was third at the New 

England Championships with a time of 47.77 in the 400- 

meter dash. 

Outdoor: Turned in a fourth place showing in the 400-meter 

dash with a time of 50.56 in the South Florida Invitational 

… finished 11th at the Central Florida Invitational in 

the 800-meter run in 2:23.80 … picked up a 10th place 

finish in the 400-meter dash at the Brown Invitational in 

50.76 … was fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 

49.39 at the UConn Invitational … notched a fifth place 

finish at the BIG EAST Championships in the 400-meter 

dash with a time of 48.10 … finished eighth at the IC4A 

Championships with a time of 48.80 in the 400-meter 

run. 

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Indoor: Won the 500-meter at 

the Black Knight Invitational in 1:05.12 ... was fifth in the 

500-meter at Penn State in 1:04.54, a career-best ... placed 

sixth in the 400-meter at the St. Valentine Invitational with 

a time of 48.08 .. placed fourth in the 400-meter at the New 

England Championships with a career-best time of 48.24. 

Outdoor: Was second in the 200-meter at the Dick O’Shea 

Invitational with a time of 22.37 ... placed sixth in the 400- 

meter at the South Florida Invitational in 49.06 ... took second 

place in the 200-meter at the first UConn Invitational 

in career-best 21.89 seconds ... was 12th in the 400-meter 

at the Sea Ray Relays ... won the 200-meter at the second 

UConn Invitational in a time of 22.26 ... also won the 400- 

meter at the same meet with a time of 49.13 ... took third 

place in the 400-meter at the BIG EAST Championships 

with a time of 47.54 ... was eighth in the 200-meter at the 

New England Championships in 22.78 ... won the 400- 

meter at the New England Championships in a career-best 

time of 47.51. 

As a Freshman in 2003-04: Indoor: Finished sixth in the 

400-meter at the Yale Invitational with a time of 51.78 ... 

came in second in the 400-meter at the URI Invitational 

... placed sixth in the 400-meter and the 200-meter at the 

Princeton-Penn State Tri-meet with times of 49.81 and 

22.75 ... was seventh in the 400-meter at the BIG EAST 

Championships with a time of 49.25 ... took sixth in the 

400-meter at the New England Championships in a careerbest 

48.41. 

Outdoor: Was fourth in the 400-meter at the UConn 

Invitational with a time of 50.77 ... captured first with a 

time of 49.84 in the 400-meter at the Wildcat Invitational 

... finished first in the 400-meter with season-best time of 

48.63 ... took third at the Wildcat Invitational III. 

High School: Attended Paint Branch High School in 

Burtonsville, Md. where he earned five varsity letters 

in track and field ... named All-City, All-State and All- 

American ... served as team captain ... received MVP honors 

... indoor state champion and record holder in the 4X200 

and the 4X400. 

Personal: A strength and conditioning major ... born Nov. 

18, 1985. 

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Aaron 

ISAACS 

Senior 

Throws 

Danbury, Conn. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

Shot Put: 13.54 (44-2.25) 

Weight Throw: 18.81m (61-8.5) 

Outdoor 

Discus: 49.67 (162-11.5) 

Hammer Throw: 55.37 (181-8) 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Was second in the weight 

throw with a distance of 18.81 meters at the BIG EAST 

Championships to earn All-BIG EAST plaudits ... Took 

home first place honors in the weight throw with a distance 

of 17.42 meters (57-2.00) at the UConn Indoor Open 

Invite … finished first at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational 

in the weight throw with a distance of 17.66 meters … 

captured sixth place at the St. Valentine Invitational with 

a hammer throw of 17.72 meters … turned in a fifth place 

finish at the New England Championships with a throw of 

17.31 meters. 

Outdoor: Won the Central Florida Invitational hammer 

throw with a distance of 52.92 meters … won the South 

Florida Invitational with a hammer throw of 53.10 meters 

… captured the UConn Invitational hammer throw crown 

with a distance of 52.83 meters … was seventh with a 

distance of 44.41 in the discus and second in with a 55.04 

hammer throw at the Brown Invitational … finished second 

at the UConn Invitational with a hammer throw of 52.92 

meters … collected a fourth place finish in the hammer 

throw at the Wildcat Invitational with a throw of 48.79 

meters … set a career-best mark in the hammer throw with 

a distance of 55.37 while finishing fourth at the BIG EAST 


As a Junior in 2004-05: Sat out the season due to a redshirt. 

As a Sophomore in 2003-04: Indoor: Placed seventh in the 

shot put at the Yale Invitational with a career-best mark of 

13.54 (44-05.25) … turned in a first place finish at Yale 

in the weight throw with a throw of 16.91 (55-05.75) … 

set a career-best mark of 17.68 in the weight throw, good 

for first at the Army Invitational … finished sixth in the 

weight throw at the BIG EAST Championships with a 

16.53 (54-02.75) throw … had a 17.49 (57-04.75) throw 

to capture third in the weight throw at the New England 


Outdoor: Recorded a first place finish in the discus at 

the UConn Invitational with a throw of 46.87 (153-09) 

… finished second in the hammer throw at the UConn 

Invitational with a 51.48 (168-11) throw … placed first 

in the hammer throw at New Hampshire with a throw of 

52.24 … registered a season-best throw of 49.16 (161-03) 

in the discus at the BIG EAST Championships … careerbest 

mark of 55.20 (181-1) in the hammer throw came in 

his 10th place finish at the IC4A Championships. 

As a Freshman in 2002-03: Indoor: Placed 11th in the 

shot put at Army with a throw of 39-4.5 ... turned in a 

season-best weight throw mark of 16.63 at the BIG EAST 


Outdoor: Finished second in the discus at the UConn 

Invitational with a mark of 37.91 (124-4.00) ... at the same 

meet placed second in the hammer throw with a 46.11 

(151-3.00) ... placed eighth in the hammer throw at the 

BIG EAST Championships with a career-best mark of 49.95 

(163-10.00) ... finished 12th at the IC4A Championships in 

the discus with a mark of 47.16 (154-9.00). 

High School: Attended Schenectady High School in 

Schenectady, N.Y., where he was a varsity letterwinner in 

track under coaches Nelson Griffen and Don Bell … fourtime 

first team All-Conference selection … team captain for 

two years … set a conference discus record … helped lead 

team to division and conference titles as well as a secondplace 

finish at the New York State Championships … also a 

varsity athlete and team captain in basketball, participating 

on a team which won the conference, division, and regional 

championships … named a News Channel 13 Scholar- 

Athlete in basketball. 

Personal: A psychology major ... Born March 6, 1984. 


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Kelechi 

NDU 

Senior 

Sprints 

Ashford, Conn. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

55m: 6.41 

60m: 6.86 

Outdoor 

100m: 10.56 

200m: 22.06 

400m: 49.86 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Finished in third place in 

the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.86 at the BIG EAST 

Championships to earn All-BIG EAST honors … turned in 

a third place finish in the 55-meter dash in 6.46 at the New 

England Championships. 

Outdoor: Claimed second place with a 10.68 time in the 

100-meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships to claim 

All-BIG EAST accolades ... earned a fourth place finish at 

the Central Florida Invitational with a time of 11.36 in the 

100-meter dash … won the 100-meter dash at the South 

Florida Invitational in a time of 10.99 … took fourth place 

with a time of 10.78 in the 100-meter dash at the UConn 

Invitational … was 20th at the Sea Ray Relays in the 100- 

meter dash in 10.56 … captured first place at the UConn 

Invitational with a 11.09 time in the 100-meter dash. 

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Indoor: Opened season with 

a fourth place finish in the 400-meter at the Black Knight 

Invitational ... won the 55-meter with a time of 6.47 at the 

Sparks Sorlien Memorial Invitational ... also took first in the 

55-meter at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games in a time of 

6.48 seconds ... placed fourth in the 55-meter at the New 

England Championships in 6.47 seconds. 

Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 400-meter at the Sea Ray 

Relays in a career-best time of 49.86 ... at the BIG EAST 

Championships, placed seventh in the 100-meter with 

a career-best 10.76 seconds ... captured second place in 

the 100-meter with a time of 11.16 at the New England 


As a Freshman in 2003-04: Indoor: Took first in the 60- 

meter dash at the Army Invitational with a time of 6.95 ... 

came in second in the 55-meter dash at the URI Invitational 

with a time of 6.49 ... won the 60-meter dash with a time 

of 6.97 at the Princeton-Penn State Tri-meet ... was sixth 

in the 60-meter dash at the BIG EAST Championships 

with career-best time of 6.93 ... recorded a career-best 

time of 6.41 in the 55-meter dash at the New England 


Outdoor: Captured first in the 200-meter dash at the first 

UConn Invitational with a time of 22:06 ... came in fifth 

in the 400-meter dash in the same meet with a career best 

showing of 50.79 ... took third in the 400-meter at the 

Wildcat Invitational with a time of 51.29 ... placed first 

in the 100-meter dash in 11.07 at the second UConn 

Invitational. 

High School: Attended E. O. Smith High School in 

Mansfield, Conn. where he earned three letters in track and 

field ... named All-State in 2001 and 2002 ... served as captain 

his senior year ... named MVP in 2002 and 2003 ... finished 

eighth in the 100-meter at the Adidas Interscholastic 

Outdoor Championships in 2002. 

Personal: A finance major ... born July 29, 1985. 

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Jake 

RADZEVICH 

Senior 

Pole Vault 

Hampstead, N.H. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

Pole Vault: 5.11m (16-9.25) 

Outdoor 

Pole Vault: 5.18m (17-0.00) 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Was second at the BIG 

EAST Championships with a pole vault height of 5.10 

meters to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... won the pole 

vault with a height of 4.95 meters at the UConn Indoor 

Open Invite … earned the title at the Yale Collegiate 

Invite with a pole vault height of 4.80 meters … won third 

straight event with a 4.88 meters height in the pole vault 

at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational … took first place in 

the pole vault with a 16’3” heights at the BIG EAST-Ivy 

League Challenge … claimed the Penn State Meet crown 

in the pole vault with a height of 5.11 meters … finished 

in second place with a pole vault height of 4.75 meters in 

the St. Valentine Invitational … tied for second in the pole 

vault with a height of 4.81 meters at the New England 


Outdoor: Earned a third place finish at the BIG EAST 

Championships with a pole vault height of 5.18 meters to 

take All-BIG EAST plaudits ... took third place at the South 

Florida Invitational with a pole vault height of 4.90 meters 

… won the UConn Invitational with a pole vault height of 

4.90 meters … won UConn’s second UConn Invitational 

with a height of 5.05 meters in the pole vault. 


As a Sophomore in 2003-04: Indoor: Finished first in 

the pole vault at the Yale Invitational with a 4.80- 

meter mark ... came in third with a 4.70-meter mark at 

the URI Invitational ... took second at the BIG EAST 

Championships with a 4.95-meter mark ... captured first 

at the New England Championships with a season-best 

of 5.00 meters ... also had a 5.00-meter vault at the IC4A 

Championships to take fifth. 

Outdoor: Placed first in the pole vault with a height of 

4.85 meters at the Disney Relays ... placed first at both 

UConn Invitationals with a 4.80-meter mark at both meets 

... finished third at the BIG EAST Championships with a 

4.75-meter vault ... set a season high of 4.90 meters, good 

for first at the New England Championships. 

As a Freshman in 2002-03: Indoor: Finished second in the 

pole vault at the Army Invitational ... was second at 4.80 

meters in the FasTrack Invitational. 

Outdoor: Cleared a season-best height of 4.60 meters for 

seventh place at the Penn Relays ... placed second with a 

height of 4.50 meters at the New England Championships. 

High School: Attended Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H. 

where he lettered three times in track & field ... was Class 

“L” pole vault champion, 2000-2002 ... state pole vault 

champion, 2000-2001 .... New England champion, 2001- 

2002 ... holds New England pole vault record ... earned 

All-State and All-New England honors ... also lettered in 

soccer. 

Personal: An economics major ... born May 5, 1984. 


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Museveni 

Junior 

Jumps/Multi 

Linden, N.J. 

AKANNO 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 


Triple Jump: 14.31m 

High Jump: 1.91m 

Heptathlon: 4426 

Outdoor 

100m: 11.60 

Long Jump: 7.16m 

Triple Jump: 14.79m 

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Indoor: Earned a second place 

finish at the Yale Collegiate Invitational in the 60-meter 

hurdles with a distance of 8.75 meters … placed fifth in 

the triple jump at the New England Championships with 

a distance of 14.26 meters … finished in sixth place with 

a time of 56.15 in the 400-meter dash at the Central 

Florida Invitational … turned in a third place showing in 

the long jump with a distance of 6.49 meters at the South 

Florida Invitational … won the triple jump at the UConn 

Invitational with a distance of 14.79 meters … placed fourth 

at the Wildcat Invitational in the long jump and second in 

the triple jump with distances of 6.63 meters and 14.41 

meters respectively. 

As a Freshman in 2004-05: Indoor: Placed third in the 60 

meter hurdles at the Black Knight Invitational with a time 

of 8.59 ... turned in a fourth place finish in the long jump at 

the same meet with a jump of 6.54 meters ... took fourth in 

the triple jump at the Sparks Sorlien Memorial Invitational 

with a 13.51 ... was second in the triple jump at the Reebok 

Boston Indoor Games with a 14.31 ... finished fourth in the 

high jump with a jump of 1.86 meters at Penn State ... finished 

sixth in the heptathlon with 4,426 points at the BIG 

EAST Championships ... also placed fifth in the triple jump 

at the same meet with a jump of 13.92 meters ... placed 

tenth in both the high jump and the triple jump with 1.91 

meters and 12.73 meters, respectively. 

Outdoor: Placed third in the triple jump with 13.15 meters 

and fourth in the long jump with 6.51 meters at the Dick 

O’Shea Invitational ... captured the triple jump with 14.13 

and placed second in the long jump with 7.16 meters at 

the first UConn Invitational ... was third in the triple jump 

at the second UConn Invitational ... placed eighth in the 

long jump with a jump of 6.52 meters and sixth in the 

triple jump with 13.96 at the BIG EAST Championships 

... placed third in the triple jump with 14.40 at the New 

England Championships ... also finished ninth in the long 

jump at the same meet. 

High School: Attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, 

N.J. ... earned five varsity letters in track and field ... was 

team captain and Most Valuable Player after his senior 

outdoor season ... Group 4 high jump champion his senior 

year ... earned All-County, All-Parochial and All-Conference 

honors twice each ... won four county outdoor championships 

with his team ... also won two indoors and was a twotime 

prep state champion ... also lettered in basketball ... 

member of the dean’s list. 

Personal: An exploratory major ... born July 26, 1986. 

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Max 

FELDMAN 

Jonas 

TEPASKE 

Senior 

Middle Distance/Distance 

Easton, Conn. 

Senior 

Pole Vault 

Freehold, N.J. 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Cross Country: Finished in 12th place at the Iona 

Meet of Champions with a time of 25:11 ... took 28th with a time of 25:47 

at the New England Cross Country Championships ... set a new course 

record and placed first with a time of 24:46 at the Albany Invitational ... 

earned a 20th place finish at the BIG EAST Championships in a time of 

25:15 ... was 47th at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 31:31. Indoor: 

Captured the Sorlein Memorial title in the 3000-meter run in a time of 

8:21.52 … member of a team that won the distance medley relay in a time 

of 9:45.63 at the BIG EAST-Ivy League Challenge. 

Outdoor: Claimed first place at the BIG EAST Championships in the 

4x800 relay in a time of 7:23.53 to earn All-BIG EAST accolades. 

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Cross Country: Finished in second place at 

the Quinnipiac Invitational with a time of 26.01.9 ... also placed 28th at 

both the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Regionals. Indoor: 

Took fifth place in the mile in 4:21.84 at the Black Knight Invitational ... 

took third in the 1000-meter in 2:30.27 at the Sparks Sorlien Memorial 

Invitational ... also finished in second place in the same event at the Reebok 

Boston Indoor Games in 2:30.74 ... was third in the mile at Penn State with 

a time of 4:09.64 ... ran a career-best 2:27.26 to finish sixth in the 1000- 

meter at the St. Valentine Invitational ... was tenth in the mile at the BIG 

EAST Championships. 

Outdoor: Took third place in the 5000-meter at the first UConn Invitational 

in 15:14.58 ... placed fourth in the mile at the Brown Invitational in a 

time of 4:11.90 ... took second in the 5000-meter at the second UConn 

Invitational ... also captured the 1500-meter in 3:56.34 at the third UConn 

Invitational ... took sixth place in the 1500-meter at the New England 


As a Freshman in 2003-04: Cross Country: Came in eighth at the 

Quinnipiac Invitational ... point scorer for the Huskies at the BIG EAST 

Championship. Indoor: Finished second in the 3000-meter in 8:44.83 at the 

Yale Invitational ... took second with a time of 2:30.56 in the 1000-meter 

at the Army Invitational ... captured first in the 3000-meter at the Terrier 

Invitational with a time of 8:29.82 ... placed second in the 1000-meter in 

2:27.66 at the FasTrack Invitational ... came in third at the New England 

Championships in the mile with a season-best time of 4:08.07. 

Outdoor: Won the 1500-meter at both the UConn Invitational and the 

Wildcat Invitational with times of 3:53.21 and 3:59.35 ... took third in 

the 800-meter at the second UConn Invitational with season-best time of 

1:53.72. 

High School: Attended Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Conn. ... lettered 

in track and field and earned All-State and All-New England honors 

in the mile. 

Personal: A biomedical engineering major ... born Oct. 11, 1985. 

As a Junior in 2005-06: Indoor: Took third place at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the pole vault with a height of 4.80 meters to earn All- 

BIG EAST honors ... finished second at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational 

with a height of 4.75 meters in the pole vault … tied for second place in the 

pole vault with a height of 4.65 meters at the Penn State Meet … earned 

ninth place honors at the St. Valentine Invitational with a height of 4.60 

meters in the pole vault … tied for second place with a height of 4.81 meters 

in the pole vault at the New England Championships … tied for first place 

at the Central Florida Invitational with a height of 4.59 meters in the pole 

vault. 

Outdoor: Tied for fourth place with a pole vault height of 4.73 meters at 

the South Florida Invitational … earned a third place finish at the Brown 

Invitational in the pole vault with a distance of 4.45 meters … turned in a 

fifth place showing with a height of 4.80 meters in the pole vault at the BIG 

EAST Championships. 


As a Sophomore in 2003-04: Indoor: Finished fourth at the Yale Invitational 

with a height of 4.50 meters ... took fifth at the Army Invitational, clearing 

a height of 4.65 meters ... placed fourth at the Terrier Invitational with 

a mark of 4.73 meters ... was fifth at the Princeton-Penn State Tri-Meet 

with a height of 4.65 meters ... came in third, clearing a season-best height 

of 4.88 meters at the FasTrack Invitational ... placed fifth at the BIG EAST 

Championships and at the New England Championships with heights of 

4.80 and 4.67 meters. 

Outdoor: Ranked third in the pole vault at the Disney Relays with a height 

of 4.70 meters ... Captured first with a 4.65-meter mark at the Wildcat 

Invitational ... Cleared a height of 4.75 meters, a season-best, good for third 

at the New England Championships. 

As a Freshman in 2002-03: Indoor: Placed in the pole vault at the Army 

Invitational. 

Outdoor: Cleared a height of 4.50 meters in the pole vault for third place at 

the New England Championships. 

High School: Attended Freehold High School in Freehold, N.J. where he 

lettered in track and field eight times ... earned All-State, All-Conference, 

All-County and All-District individual honors ... set school/district/county 

pole vault record ... national honor society member. 

Personal: A fine arts and psychology major ... born June 3, 1983. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

1,000m: 2:27.26 

Outdoor 

800m: 1:53.72 

1,500m: 3:50.39 

5,000m: 14:49.87 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

Pole Vault: 4.88m (16-0.00) 

Outdoor 

Pole Vault: 4.90m (16-0.75) 

3,000m: 8:21.52 

Mile: 4:08.07 


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Joseph 

STAUB 

David 

ROY 

Sophomore 

Multi-Events 

Stoneham, Mass. 

Junior 

Hammer Throw 

Woonsocket, R.I. 

As a Freshman in 2005-06: Indoor: Took fifth place at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the heptathlon with a total of 4,754 points … finished 

in second place in the heptathlon at the New England Championships with 

4,662 points. 

Outdoor: Took third place at the BIG EAST Championships decathalon 

with 6,427 points to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... placed third at the 

Central Florida Invitational with a distance of 12.38 meters in the shot put 

… finished second in the shot put with a distance of 13.39 meters at the 

South Florida Invitational … amassed 5,328 points in the decathlon at the 

UConn Invitational to finish in fifth place. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Stoneham Public High School ... 

member of a Spartan team that posted an overall record of 62-3-7 during 

his four years ... selected as team captain his senior season in both indoor 

and outdoor ... an all-star in his league as both a junior and senior ... named 

team MVP as a senior. 

Personal: A strength and conditioning major ... born May 26, 1987. 

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Indoor: Finished 15th at the New England 

Championships in the weight throw with a distance of 14.64 meters. 

Outdoor: Placed second in the hammer throw with a distance of 47.65 

meters at the Central Florida Invitational … turned in a second place showing 

at the South Florida Invitational with a distance of 49.98 meters in the 

hammer throw … took third place at the UConn Invitational in the hammer 

throw with a toss of 52.26 meters … won the hammer throw at the 

Wildcat Invitational with a distance of 52.24 meters … took eighth place 

at the BIG EAST Championships with a distance of 52.24 meters in the 

hammer throw. 

As a Freshman in 2004-05: Indoor: Finished 10th in the weight throw at 

the Black Knight Invitational with a throw of 13.47 meters ... was seventh 

in the weight throw at the Sparks Sorlein Invitational with a throw of 13.79 

meters ... finished in 15th place in the weight throw at the Reebok Boston 

Indoor Games ... was tenth in the same event at Penn State ... finished 16th 

in the weight throw at the St. Valentine Invitational with a throw of 14.60 

meters. 

Outdoor: Was sixth in the hammer throw at the Dick O’Shea Invitational 

with a throw of 47.60 meters ... placed fifth in the hammer at the South 

Florida Invitational with a throw of 49.42 ... took second in the hammer 

at the first UConn Invitational with a 51.90 ... was eighth in the hammer 

throw at the Brown Invitational ... placed third in the hammer with 

a throw of 49.26 at the second UConn Invitational of the season ... took 

fifth in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Championships with a throw 

of 51.46 meters ... was 13th in the hammer throw at the New England 


High School: Attended Woonsocket High School in Woonsocket, R.I. ... 

earned four varsity letters in track and field ... team was 2004 throwing 

pantathelon champions ... earned first-team All-Division honors twice and 

was third-team All-Class ... team captain his senior season ... graduated with 

honors in the top-25 percent of his class ... received the Theresa Parera 

Award for school spirit ... received Youth Alive Bible Club scholarship ... 

recognized as a See You At The Pole leader ... had lead roles in school plays 

during junior and senior years. 

Personal: An exploratory major ... born February 12, 1986. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

Heptathlon: 4,754 

Pole Vault: 4.35 

Outdoor 

Decathlon: 6,427 

High jump: 1.98 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoors 

Weight Throw: 15.82m 

Outdoors 

Hammer Throw: 52.92m 

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Steven 

IANNACCONE 

Junior 

Middle Distance 

Tom’s River, N.J. 

Rob 

LASKO 

Sophomore 

Javelin 

North Branford, Conn. 

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Indoor: Finished second in the 1000-meter 

run in a time of 2:25.98 at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational … earned 

a fourth place finish at the Penn State Meet with a time of 4:14.96 in the 

one mile run … claimed fifth place in the 800-meter dash in a time of 

1:50.06 at the St. Valentine Invitational … placed fourth at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the 1000-meter run in a time of 2:26.94 … took 11th 

place in the 800-meter dash in 1:56.79 at the New England Championships 

… was second at the South Florida Invitational in the 1500-meter run with 

a time of 4:03.90. 

Outdoor: Member of a team that took first place at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the 4x800-meter relay in a time of 7:23.53 ... earned a 

fourth place finish in the 800-meter dash with a time of 1:55.42 at the South 

Florida Invitational … won the 1500-meter run at the UConn Invitational 

in a time of 3:51.30 … placed seventh at the Sea Ray Relays in the 800- 

meter dash with a time of 1:51.10 … finished third in the second UConn 

Invitational with a time of 1:54.54 in the 800-meter dash. 

High School: Selected as team captain during both his junior and senior seasons 

... was an all-state and all-american selection in the high school ranks. 

Personal: Major is undecided ... born Dec. 27, 1985. 

As a Freshman in 2005-06: Outdoor: Earned a second place finish and a 

personal best distance with a javelin throw of 64.25 meters at the BIG EAST 

Championships en route to being named All-BIG EAST ... won the South 

Florida Invitational with a distance of 60.97 meters in the javelin throw … 

finished in sixth place in the javelin throw at the Brown Invitational with 

a throw of 57.80 meters … turned in a third place showing at the UConn 

Invitational with a distance of 56.93 meters in the javelin throw … won the 

Wildcat Invitational in the javelin throw with a distance of 62.76 meters … 

placed 11th at the IC4A with a javelin throw of 59.92 meters. 

High School: Two-year letterwinner at North Branford High School ... 

helped guide the Thunderbirds to a perfect 13-0 record as a senior ... selected 

as team captain in junior and senior season ... finished seventh at Nationals 

in the javelin as a junior and was a state and district champ ... also a state 

a district champ as a senior ... took third at Nationals in the javelin as a 

senior. 

Personal: Major is undecided ... born May 17, 1987. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

800m: 1:50.06 

1,000m: 2:25.98 

Mile: 4:11.59 

Outdoor 

800m: 1:50.05 

1,500m: 3:51.30 

CAREER BESTS: 

Outdoor 

Javelin: 64.25 


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Andrew 

DUBS 

Sophomore 

Throws 

Holland, Pa. 

As a Freshman in 2005-06: Indoor: Won the UConn Indoor Open Invite in the shot 

put with a distance of 16.41 meters … placed third in the shot put with a distance 

of 15.33 meters at the Yale Collegiate Invite … captured first place at the Sorlein 

Memorial Invitational with a distance of 16.14 meters in the shot put … won the shot 

put at the Penn State Meet with a distance of 16.39 meters … was seventh at the BIG 

EAST Championships in the shot put … turned in a third place showing with a shot 

put distance of 16.19 meters at the New England Championships. 

Outdoor: Won the Central Florida Invitational with a shot put throw of 15.58 meters 

… also won South Florida Invitational’s shot put with a distance of 14.63 meters … 

finished second in the next South Florida Invitational with a shot put throw of 16.11 

meters … took second place with a shot put distance of 16.22 meters at the UConn 

Invitational … earned an 11th place finish at the Sea Ray Relays with a shot put toss 

of 15.75 meters … took home the title at the second UConn Invitational in the shot 

put with a distance of 15.48 meters … also finished second in the discus with a throw 

of 45.34 meters. 

High School: served as team captain and MVP as both a junior and senior ... established 

a new indoor record at Lehigh University in the shot put ... finished in third 

place at the 2004 PIAA Indoor State Championship in the shot put ... took sixth place 

as the 2004 Nike Indoor National Championship to earn First Team All American 

honors 

Personal: A kinesiology major ... born Jan. 7, 1986. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

Shot put: 16.22 

Will 

MELOFCHIK 

Junior 

Distance 

Wayside, N.J. 

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Indoor: Finished in seventh place in the 3,000-meter run 

at the New England Championships with a time of 8:34.36. 

Outdoor: Won the UConn Invitational’s 5000-meter run with a time of 14:59.25 … 

claimed 21st place with a time of 14:59.25 in the 5000-meter run at the BIG EAST 


As a Freshman in 2004-05: Cross Country: Placed eighth at the Wildcat Invitational 

in 25:35.17 ... finished 10th at the Quinnipiac Invitational. Indoor: Placed sixth in 

the 3000-meter with a time of 8:52.56 at the Black Knight Invitational ... placed 

eighth in the mile at the Sparks Sorlien Invitational ... was 12th in the mile at the 

Reebok Boston Indoor Games ... took seventh place in the 3000-meter at Penn State 

... finished 36th in a time of 4:16.90 in the mile at the St. Valentine Invitational ... 

was 15th in the 3000-meter at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished 10th in the 

3000-meter at the New England Championships with a time of 8:33.29. 

Outdoor: Sat out the season due to redshirt. 

High School: Attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J. ... earned seven 

letters in track and field ... earned All-Conference, All-County and All-State honors 

in cross country ... earned conference Cross Country Runner of the Year Honors in 

2003. 

Personal: An English major ... born Oct. 13, 1986. 

CAREER BESTS: 

Indoor 

3,000m: 8:33.29 

Mile: 4:13.95 

Outdoor 

Shot put: 16.22 

Discus: 48.16 

Outdoor 

Mile: 4:21.38 

5000m: 14:59.25 

Brian 

GAGNON 

Sophomore 

Middle Distance 

Lowell, Mass. 

As a Freshman in 2005-06: Indoor: Won the 1000-meter run at the Penn State Meet 

in a time of 2:26.93 … turned in a third place showing in the 500-meter dash in a 

time of 1:02.99 at the St. Valentine Invitational … finished fifth at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:51.32 … captured the title with 

a time of 1:03.23 in the 500-meter dash at the New England Championships. 

Outdoor: Member of a four-man team that won the 4x800 relay at the BIG EAST 

Championships in a time of 7:23.53 to earn All-BIG EAST honors ... finished second 

at the South Florida Invitational in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:54.31 … took 

third place with a time of 49.00 in the 400-meter dash at the UConn Invitational … 

placed 40th at the Sea Ray Relays in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:55.33 … also 

turned in a third place showing at the second UConn Invitational with a time of 48.97 

in the 400-meter dash … member of a team that finished in fourth place at the Penn 

Relays with legs of 1:51.0, 1:53.5, 1:52.1 and 1:47.8. 

High School: Holds the indoor school record in the 800-meter (1:52.5), 1000-meter 

(2:30.06) and the mile (4:20.08) ... holds the outdoor school record in the 400-meter 

(49.3), 800-meter (1:53.8) and the mile (4:17.8). 

Personal: A sociology major ... born May 8, 1987. 

CAREER STATS: 

Indoor 

500m dash: 1:02.99 

800m dash: 1:51.32 

Andrew Dubs 

Outdoor 

400m dash: 48.97 

800m run: 152.50 

1500m run: 4:21.04 

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Verrol 

JACKSON 

Anthony 

POMO 

Junior 

Hurdles 

Schenectady, N.Y. 

As a Sophomore in 2005-06: Indoor: Won the Yale Collegiate Invitational in the 60- 

meter hurdles with a distance of 8.25 meters. 

Outdoor: Won the Central Florida Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles with a 

distance of 58.56 meters … took third place with a distance of 56.27 meters in the 

400-meter hurdles as the South Florida Invitational … earned a third place finish at 

the Brown Invitational in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.72) and the 400-meter 

hurdles (54.94) … placed third at the UConn Invitational with a distance of 15.60 

meters in the 110-meter hurdles. 

High School: Earned eight varsity letters for head coach Nelson Griffin at Schenectady 

High School ... was an all-state and all-american selection in both 2003 and 2004 for 

the Patriots. 

Personal: A psychology major ... born March 8, 1986. 

CAREER STATS: 

Indoor 

200m dash: 22.50 

400m dash: 52.68 

55m hurdles: 7.67 


Marquis 

THOMAS 

Sophomore 

Jumps 

Mattapan, Mass. 

Outdoor 



As a Freshman in 2005-06: Indoor: Was second in the high jump at the Yale 

Collegiate Invitational with a height of 1.95 meters … also finished second at the 

Sorlein Memorial Invitational with a height of 2.01 meters in the high jump … tied 

for fist place in the high jump with a height of 6’10 1/4” at the BIG EAST-Ivy League 

Challenge … finished in second place at the St. Valentine Invitational with a height 

of 2.08 meters in the high jump … earned a sixth place showing at the BIG EAST 

Championships in the high jump with a height of 2.02 meters … tied for second in 

the high jump with a height of 2.06 meters at the New England Championships. 

Outdoor: Took fifth place at the Central Florida Invitational in the 400-meter dash 

with a time of 55.71 … was second in the high jump with a height of 2.10 meters 

at the South Florida Invitational … also finished second at the Sea Ray Relays in the 

high jump with a height of 2.05 meters … won the UConn Invitational’s high jump 

with a height of 2.06 meters. 

High School: Holds the Snowden International High School record for the high jump 

in both the indoor and outdoor event ... selected as the Cougars’ indoor and outdoor 

team MVP as a senior ... was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection 

... named team captain as a senior ... was a Divison II indoor high jump champion. 

Personal: Undecided on major ... born August 29, 1987 

Sophomore 

Multi-Events 

Saddle Brook, N.J. 

As a Freshman in 2005-06: Indoor: Took sixth place in the 60-meter dash in a time of 

7.05 at the Yale Collegiate Invitational … won the long jump at the Sorlein Memorial 

Invitational with a height of 6.90 meters … also took second at the Sorlein in the 

55-meter dash with a time of 6.50 … finished in second place at the Penn State Meet 

with a time of 7.06 seconds in the 60-meter dash … was fifth in the 55-meter dash at 

the New England Championships with a time of 6.49. 

Outdoor: Turned in an eighth place showing in the 400-meter dash with a time of 

1:01.69 at the Central Florida Invitational … took second place at the South Florida 

Invitational with a distance of 6.77 meters in the high jump … won the first UConn 

Invitational in the long jump with a distance of 7.33 meters … finished in third place 

in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.47 at the second UConn Invitational … 

earned a first place finish with a time of 11.31 in the 100-meter dash at the Wildcat 

Invitational. 

High School: Selected as team captain as a junior and senior ... an all-league, area, 

county and state selection as a junior and senior. 

Personal: Major is undecided ... born April 27, 1987. 

CAREER STATS: 

Indoor 

55m dash: 6.48 

60m dash: 7.02 

Long Jump: 7.09 

Matt 

TIFT 

Sophomore 

Jumps 

Seymour, Conn. 

Triple Jump: 12.30 

Outdoor 

100m dash: 11.01 


As a Freshman in 2005-06: Outdoor: Placed third at the UConn Invitational in the 

100-meter dash with a time of 11.64 seconds ... qualified for the NCAA Regional 

Championships ... jumped a career-best 7.34 meters at the BIG EAST Championships 

to finish in fourth place. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Seymour High School ... member of a Wildcat 

team that posted a 41-2-1 overall record during his four-year span ... named sophomore 

of the year after leading his team to an 11-0 record and a 2003 Naugatuck Valley 

League championship ... posted a 20-9 record in the long jump, 43-8 in the triple 

jump, 6-0 in the high jump as a sophomore ... earned junior of the year plaudits 

and was a long jump all-state selection in 2004 ... guided the Wildcats to a 2005 

Naugatuck Valley League championship following an 11-0 season as team captain his 

senior season ... also named team MVP, all-state in the 100-meter, all-New England 

in the 100-meter, all-state in the long jump and was a Connecticut Post All-State 

selection. 

Personal: A finance major ... born October 3, 1986. 

CAREER STATS: 

Indoor 

High Jump: 2.09 

Outdoor 

High Jump: 2.10 

CAREER STATS 

Outdoor 



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Huskies Enjoy 

Another Season 

of Success 

Connecticut once again proves it’s one of the top teams 

in the BIG EAST 

CROSS COUNTRY 

The 2005 edition of the University of Connecticut men’s cross country 

team looked to enjoy the same success that has become a standard of the 

program. Led by clutch performances throughout the course of the year, the 

men’s cross country team produced another outstanding season. 

UConn opened the 2005 campaign the way every team hopes to begin, 

with a dominating win in the first meet of the season. The Huskies laid 

claim to the Ted Owens Invitational with a total of 22 points, 11 points 

higher than their closest competitor. UConn received outstanding individual 

performances as the Huskies took home the first three spots led by 

Brian Gagnon’s (28:03) first place finish. Kyle Eckman (28:09) posted a 

second place finish while Brian Cacace (28:11) earned third place accolades. 

UConn went on to place 14th in the following meet, the Iona Meet of 

Champions, led by a 12th place finish from Max Feldman (25:11.30). 

Up next for the Huskies was a trip to Boston, Mass. to take part in the 

New England Cross Country Championships. Guided by a 28th place finish 

from Feldman, UConn ran its way into an 18th place finish. Feldman 

continued his stellar running in the next meet as the junior set a new course 

record with a time of 24:46.00 en route to a first place finish at the Albany 

Cross Country Invitational. As a team, UConn took home ninth place 

honors as Will Melofchik also finished in the top five, earning a fourth place 

finish with his time of 24:54.6. 

Matt Tift 

UConn went on to earn a ninth place finish at the BIG EAST 

Championships after collecting a total of 264 points. Feldman once 

again led the way, finishing in 20th place with a time of 25:15. Not far 

behind, Melofchik took 21st place with a time of 25:42, 27 seconds behind 

Feldman’s pace. The Huskies put the finishing touches on a solid season 

with a 19th place showing at the NCAA Regionals held in Boston, Mass. 

Melofchik turned in a UConn first place finish as he recorded a 22nd place 

finish in a time of 30:58.1. 

INDOOR 

The UConn indoor track and field team opened its season with nine 

different individuals capturing event titles. Individual winners included 

Daren Myers (800 meters), Mark Godoy (triple jump), Jake Radzevich 

(pole vault), Basil Campbell (500-meter run), Steve Iannaccone (mile run), 

Anthony Pomo (60-meter dash, long jump) Marquis Thomas (high jump), 

Andrew Dubs (shot put) and Aaron Isaacs (weight throw). In the following 

meet, the Huskies once again saw success as UConn captured three individual 

events at the Yale Collegiate Invitational. Aaron Isaacs won the weight 

throw with a distance of 17.40 meters while Radzevich captured the pole 

vault with a height of 4.80 meters. Freshman Verrol Jackson also turned in 

a first place showing, winning the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.25. 

Sean Smith 

UConn continued its winning ways by capturing the Sorlein Memorial 

Invitational title in its first team scoring meet of the season. The Huskies 

won the event with a total of 205.5 points, 96 points higher than the second 

place finisher, Brown University. UConn used a total of eight individual 

titles to propel itself to a dominating victory over the field. Senior captain 

Joel Legare won the 800-meter run, Feldman captured the 3000-meter run, 

Campbell won the 55-meter hurdles, Pomo earned first place in the long 

jump, Radzevich won his third pole vault title of the year, Godoy took 

home the triple jump, Dubs won the shot put and Isaacs laid his claim to 

the weight throw title. The Huskies would go on to close out the month 

of January with a strong showing in helping the BIG EAST win the BIG 

EAST-Ivy League Challenge. Campbell won the 60-meter hurdles with a 

time of 8.01 seconds while Logan Jones won the 500-meter dash with a time 

of 1:03.06. Radzevich and Thomas also played key roles in the league’s success 

as both student-athletes tied for first in the pole vault and high jump 

respectively. 

The Huskies entered February with an impressive second place finish 

at the Penn State Meet due largely in part to four individual crowns won 

by the Huskies. Campbell won the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.45 

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2005-06 SEASON REVIEW 


seconds and Legare claimed the crown in the 800-meter run with a time of five of their respective events. The Huskies next returned home to host the 

1:48.49. Gagnon capped the Huskies’ first place finishers with a top time first UConn Invitational at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. 

in the 1000-meter run (2:26.93). In the following meet, at the St. Valentine Led by eight individual titles, the Huskies protected their home turf en route 

Invitational, Campbell set a new school record in the 200-meter dash with to a first place finish, defeating the second place team, Brown University, 

a time of 21.17 seconds, eclipsing the provisional qualifying mark of 21.23 by a convincing 41 points. Highlighting the event, Basil Campbell ran a 

seconds and former UConn great Dudley Dorival’s program record of 21.30 personal-best time of 48.00 seconds to claim the 400-meter dash. 

seconds. UConn next set its sights on the BIG EAST as the Huskies were 

in search of their third BIG EAST Indoor championship in five years. True 

to form, UConn laid claim on the league as the Huskies compiled a total of 

135 points to take the title. Legare led the way as he competed in the 1,000- 

meter run with a time of 2:25.74 and took home a BIG EAST individual 

title for the first time in his career. Freshman Ellis Gaulden also captured 

an individual title at the meet. Gaulden was the high jump champion with 

a jump of 2.12 meters, the first BIG EAST individual title of his career. 

The UConn coaching staff was also honored at the Championships with 

the Coaching Staff of the Year award. The victory was the fifth BIG EAST 

Indoor Championship for head coach Greg Roy. He and his staff were also 

recipients of this award at the 1995-96 Championships. 

February came to 

a close with a bang for 

the Huskies as UConn 

won its second consecutive 

event with a victory 

at the New England 

Championships, capturing 

five individual titles in the 

process. Campbell followed 

up his BIG EAST 

title with a New England 

200-meter crown, blowing 

away the competition with 

a time of 21.12 seconds. 

Junior Sean Berg won the 

heptathlon with a New 

England Championship 

record 5,218 points. 

Gagnon also earned 

individual honors in the 

500-meter in 1:03.23 and 

Legare followed his BIG 

EAST 1000-meter title 

with a second crown in a 

time of 1:48.03, qualifying 

him for the NCAA 

Indoor Championships. 

Legare would go on to 

take fourth place at the 

NCAA Championships in 

the 800-meter run with 

a 1:47.92 on his way to 

being selected as an indoor 

All-American. 

OUTDOOR 

Looking to ride the 

momentum that helped 

UConn produce such a successful indoor season, the Huskies opened 

the outdoor season by participating in the Central Florida Invitational. 

Although there was no team scoring, the Huskies produced four individual 

champions. Jackson claimed the title in the 400-meter dash with a time of 

58.56 seconds. Jonas TePaske tied for first with a height of 4.59-meters in 

the pole vault, while Dubs earned first in the shot put with a throw of 15.58 

meters. In the hammer throw, Isaacs won with a throw of 52.92 meters. In 

the following meet, the Huskies returned to the state of Florida, once again 

reeking havoc on the state as UConn captured eight events at the South 

Florida Invitational. Kelechi Ndu won the 100-meter dash (10.99 seconds), 

Logan Jones took the 400-meter dash (49.35), Gaulden won the high jump 

and long jump (2.03 meters, 7.36 meters), Museveni Akanno claimed the 

triple jump (14.02 meters), Dubs won the shot put (14.63 meters) and Roy 

laid claim to the javelin throw (57.35 meters). 

The Huskies opened the month of April with a return trip to the South 

Florida Invitational, this time to take part in the first scored meet of the season. 

UConn accumulated a total of 168 points to finish in second place, just 

10 points shy of the first place finisher, Mississippi. Connecticut produced 

four first place finishers and a total of 28 individuals who placed in the top 

Max Feldman 

UConn next traveled to Providence, R.I. to compete in the Brown 

Invitational. The Huskies placed fourth overall, their third consecutive 

meet in which they had finished in the top five. As was the case in nearly 

every previous meet, the Huskies enjoyed a great deal of individual success, 

placing 14 student-athletes in the top-10 of the Brown Invitational. 

Midway through the month of April, UConn set its sights on the Sea Ray 

Relays, another individual meet where the Huskies were sure to shine. 

Freshman Marquis Thomas led the Huskies with a second place finish in the 

high jump with a distance of 2.05 meters. Iannaccone also nailed down a 

top-10 finish, placing seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:51.10. 

The Huskies returned home to host the second UConn Invitational and 

put up results much like the ones recorded in the initial 

UConn Invitational. The Huskies erupted for 224 

points en route to a first place finish as Connecticut 

defeated Brown for the second consecutive UConn 

Invitational. This time, the Huskies claimed 10 individual 

titles, giving them a total of 18 titles during the 

two home events. 

Connecticut put the finishing touches on the 

month of April with a trip north to take part in the 

Wildcat Invitational in Durham, N.H. Despite no 

team scoring in the event, the Huskies reeled off seven 

individual titles to solidify their mark as one of the BIG 

EAST top teams. Also that day, the Huskies earned a 

fourth place finish at the Penn Relays with a time of 

7:24.42 in the Championship of American 4x800-meter 

relay. 

The Huskies next looked primed to prove to 

the league that they were the BIG EAST’s best team. 

Although UConn fell just shy of a BIG EAST crown 

in their following meet, the Huskies finished the afternoon 

in third place, just 29 points behind first place 

winner, Notre Dame. Highlighting the event, Legare 

closed out his BIG EAST career with a bang, capturing 

the 800-meter title and anchoring the winning 4x800- 

meter relay team en route to being named the 2006 

BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships 

Most Outstanding Track Performer. In the 4x800- 

meter relay, the UConn team of Gagnon, Feldman, 

Iannaccone and Legare finished in a season-best time of 

7:23.53 to win the title. Capturing UConn’s third individual 

title at the meet was Campbell in the 110-meter 

hurdles, posting a career-best time of 14.24 seconds en 

route to being named All-BIG EAST. Also earning All- 

BIG EAST honors for their finishes were freshman Rob 

Lasko, Kelechi Ndu and Radzevich. Lasko turned in a 

personal-best distance of 64.25 meters for second in the 

javelin competition while Ndu was second in the 100- 

meter dash with a time of 10.68 seconds and Radzevich was third in the pole 

vault with a height of 5.18 meters. In the decathlon, Berg notched a second 

place finish with 7,178 points, while Staub took home third place with a 

total of 6,427 points as the duo earned All-BIG EAST plaudits. 

With one final meet remaining before individuals were to compete in 

the NCAA Championships, the Huskies placed seventh with a total of 30 

points at the IC4A Championships in the final tune up before four Huskies 

were to take part in the NCAA Regionals. 

Radzevich, Legare, Campbell and Tift would each go on to compete 

in the NCAA Regionals, held in Greensboro, N.C. Legare finished in third 

place in the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:49.25 at the NCAA Eastern 

Regional Championships and advanced to the NCAA Championships for 

the second time. Legare, however, would not advance to the second round. 

Berg finished 18th in the decathlon with a total of 6,069 points as the 

University of Connecticut men’s track and field team wrapped up its competition 

at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, putting 

a stamp on another outstanding season for the University of Connecticut 

men’s cross country/track and field team. 

2006-07 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD 

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Indoor Track And Field Records 

Event Mark Athlete(s) Year 

60 Yard 6.16 Raymond James 1981 

55 Meter 6.21 Raymond James 1980 

60 Meter 6.78 Laban Marsh 2001 

60 Yard Hurdle 7.4 Gene Givens 1959 

John Copeland 1966 

Peter Lacaillade 1970 

Paul Murphy 1974 

Joseph LeMay 1977 

55 Meter Hurdle 7.16 Dudley Dorival 1996 

440 Yard 49.2 David Kent 1979 

200 Meter 21.12 Basil Campbell 2006 

300 Meter 33.81 Bill Oliverson 1987 

400 Meter 46.69 Joe Mendel 2002 

500 Meter 1:02.42 Joel Legare 2006 

600 Yard 1:09.8 Daryl King 1977 

880 Yard 1:53.91 Mike England 1983 

800 Meter 1:47.92 Joel Legare 2006 

1000 Yard 2:10.0 Alden Miner 1976 

1000 Meter 2:22.58 Joel Legare 2004 

1500 Meter 3:51.36 Mike Gagne 1985 

Mile 4:01.32 Dan Wilson 2002 

3000 Meter 8:05.96 Gary Giffen 1992 

Two Mile 8:40.2 Mike Gagne 1985 

Three Mile 14:18.2 Tim DeValve 1981 

5,000 Meter 14:13.89 Georg Diettrich 1994 

4x440 Yard Relay 3:18.0 Pat Walker 1973 

Mike Goe 

Rich Fetzer 

Steve Hulme 


4x400 Meter Relay 3:11.68 Adebo Oshodi 1998 

Trevor Sykes 

Elliott Blount 

Haven Barnes 

4x880 Yard Relay 7:39.9 Bob Dederer 1973 

Fred Steigert 

Francis Brough 

James Verdon 

4x800 Meter Relay 7:34.03 Michael DuPaul 2006 

Steven Iannaccone 

Brian Gagnon 

Joel Legare 

Distance Medley 9:42.58 Kevin Jensen 2000 

Relay (Yards) 

Haven Barnes 


Dan Wilson 


Relay (Meter) 

Haven Barnes 


Dan Wilson 

220 Meter Shuttle 30.5 Alex Davis 1990 

Hurdles Relay 

Charles Werner 

Scott Mitchell 

Dave Tabon 

High Jump 2.24 (7-4.25) James Hopson 1982 

Long Jump 7.53 (24-8.50) Andy Bilmanis 1999 

Triple Jump 15.94 (52-3.50) Mike Christie 1987 

Shot Put 18.84 (61-9.75) Ray Wilks 1999 

35 lb. Weight 20.34 (66-8.75) Steve Santoli 1998 

Pole Vault 5.25 (17-2.75) Chris Mazza 2003 

Pentathlon 4059 pts. Will Thomas 2001 

Heptathlon 5658 pts Will Thomas 2004 

Outdoor Track And Field Records 


100 Yard 9.6 Heyward Woodward 1973 

100 Meter 10.44 Raymond James 1981 

120 Yard Hurdles 14.1 Paul Murphy 1975 

110 Meter Hurdles 13.48 Dudley Dorival 1997 

220 Yard 21.1 Gene Givens 1957 

200 Meter 21.03 Dudley Dorival 1995 

440 Yard 48.0 Daryl King 1975 

400 Meter 45.94 Joe Mendel 2003 

440 Yard Hurdle 51.0 David Kent 1979 

400 Meter Hurdle 51.83 David Kent 1979 

880 Yard 1:50.8 Alden Miner 1975 

800 Meter 1:47.9 Joel Legare 2004 

1500 Meter 3:39.71 Dan Wilson 2000 

3000 Meter 8:35.19 Dan Wilson 2000 

Steeplechase 8:45.32 Christer Malm 1991 

Mile 4:00.79 Dan Wilson 2000 


Two Mile 8:59.5 Richard Spurling 1970 

Three Mile 13:52.8 John Vitale 1970 

5000 Meter 13:57.5 Mike Gagne 1985 

Six Mile 29:01.8 John Vitale 1970 

10,000 Meter 29:22.92 Georg Diettrich 1994 

High Jump 2.25 (7-4.50) James Hopson 1983 

Long Jump 7.69 (25-2.75) Mike Christy 1996 

Triple Jump 15.95 (52-4.00) Mike Christy 1995 

Pole Vault 5.18 (17-00.00) Jake Radzevich 2006 

Shot Put 18.57 (60-11.25) Ray Wilks 1999 

Hammer 65.10 (213-7.00) Andy Bessette 1975 

Discus 55.76 (182-11.00) Ray Wilks 2000 

Javelin (old) 73.48 (241-1.00) Reid Crawshaw 1961 

(new) 77.47 (254-1.00) Paul Pisano 2004 

Decathlon (old) 7821 pts. Ronald Evans 1973 

(new) 7894 pts. Will Thomas 2003 

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4X110 Yard 41.7 David Parsons 1981 

Charles Thompson 

Bernard Vogel 

Raymond James 

4X100 Yard 40.75 Rick Gross 2002 

Adebo Oshodi 

Joe Mendel 

Chris Charles 

4X110 Meter 55.65 Mike Christy 1995 

Shuttle Hurdles 

Errol Buggs 

Rich Miller 

Dudley Dorival 

4X220 Yard 1:27.3 William Parkton 1973 

Michael Goe 

William Thorne 

Patrick Walker 

4X200 Meter 1:25.00 Adebo Oshodi 2002 

Chris Charles 

Joe Mendel 

Ernest Holloway 

4X440 Yard 3:15.4 Patrick Walker 1973 

Steven Hulme 

Richard Fetzer 

Michael Goe 

4X400 Meter 3:10.24 Adebo Oshodi 2002 

Gabe DeLeon 


Joe Mendel 

4X880 Yard 7:40.4 Francis Brough 1973 

Robert Dederer 

William Cantin 

Steven Hulme 

4X800 Meter 7:21.10 Karl Smith 1999 

Dave Coleman 

Kevin Jensen 


4X1 Mile 17:33.9 William Cantin 1973 

Robert Dederer 

John Hunt 

Robert McCusker 


(Meter) 

Haven Barnes 


Dan Wilson 

Sprint Medley 3:26.6 440 Jay Sher 1970 

(Yard) 

220 Robert Edwards 

220 Vincent Clemens 

880 J. Steven Flanagan 

Sprint Medley 3:23.53 400 Bill Oliverson 1990 

(Metric) 

Outdoor Relay Records 

200 Steve Francis 

200 Dave Howley 

800 John McGowan 

BIG EAST Team Championships 

1980 Indoor 

1982 Outdoor 

1997 Indoor 

2002 Indoor 

2002 Outdoor 

2004 Indoor 

2006 Indoor 

BIG EAST Relay Championships 

1999 Outdoor 4x800 M Relay 

(K. Smith, D. Coleman, K. Jensen, E. Blount) 

2004 Indoor 4x800M Relay 

(M. Feldman, E. Campbell, J. Legare, K. Goglas) 

2006 Outdoor 4x800M Relay 

(B. Gagnon, M. Feldman, S. Iannaccone, J. Legare) 

BIG EAST Championships 

Outstanding Performers 

2006 Joel Legare Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer 

2004 Logan Jones Outstanding Indoor Track Performer 

2004 Will Thomas Outstanding Indoor Field Performer 

2003 Will Thomas Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer 

2002 Elliot Blount Outstanding Indoor Track Performer 

2000 Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer 

1999 Ray Wilks Outstanding Outdoor Field Performer 

1999 Ray Wilks Outstanding Indoor Field Performer 


1997 Dudley Dorival Outstanding Indoor Track Performer 

1997 Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer 


1996 Wali Muhammad Outstanding Indoor Field Performer 

1990 Andrew Carey Outstanding Indoor Performance 

Olympians 

1980 - Andy Bessette - U.S. 

2004 - Dudley Dorival - Haiti 


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Hugh S. Greer Field House Records 

Event Mark Athlete (School), Date 

55 Meter 6.43 Laban Marsh (UConn), 1/8/00 

200 Meter 22.50 Latif Thomas (UConn), 1/6/99 

400 Meter 49.56 Adebo Oshodi (UConn), 1/6/99 

500 Meter 1:03.44 Joe Mendel (UConn), 1/31/03 

800 Meter 1:51.67 Joel Legare(UConn), 1/31/03 

1000 Meter 2:28.05 Elliot Blount (UConn), 1/8/00 

Mile 4:13.16 Kevin Jensen (UConn), 1/8/00 

3000 Meter 8:30.09 Dan Wilson (UConn), 1/8/00 

55 Meter Hurdle 7.45 Rick Gross (UConn), 1/31/03 

Colin Aina (Rhode Island), 1/31/03 

4x400 Meter Relay 3:20.52 (UConn), 1/6/99 

4x800 Meter Relay 7:50.67 (UConn), 1/6/99 

High Jump 6-9.75 Will Thomas (UConn), 12/6/03 

Pole Vault 15-11 Joe DiCola (UConn), 12/5/03 

Long Jump 25-3.25 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99 

Triple Jump 50-2.50 Christian Haar (Manhattan), 1/6/99 

Shot Put 61-7.00 Ray Wilks (UConn), 1/8/00 

Weight Throw 66-3.75 Jacob Freeman (Manhattan), 1/8/00 

Dudley Dorval 

George J. Sherman Family Sports 

Complex Records 

Event Mark Athlete (School), Date 

100 Meter 10.48 Marvin Regis (Seton Hall), 5/3/03 

200 Meter 21.01 Carlos Bedoya (Villanova), 5/4/03 

400 Meter 45.28 Obra Hogans (Seton Hall), 5/3/03 

800 Meter 1:49.00 Jesse O’Connell (Georgetown), 5/4/03 

1500 Meter 3:44.67 Dan Wilson (UConn), 4/20/02 

3000 Meter 8:30.08 Chris Longo (Iona), 4/10/99 

5000 Meter 13:59.38 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 

10,000 Meter 28:55.67 Ryan Shay (Notre Dame), 5/4/02 

5000 Meter 13:59.38 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/5/02 

10,000 Meter 28:55.67 Ryan Shay (Notre Dame), 5/4/023 

110 Meter Hurdle 13.76 Dudley Dorival (UConn), 4/20/96 

400 Meter Hurdle 49.90 Nicholas O’Brien (Villanova), 5/4/03 

3000 Meter Steeplechase 8:37.61 Luke Watson (Notre Dame), 5/4/02 

4x100 Meter-Relay 40.55 Miami, 5/4/03 

4x400 Meter-Relay 3:08.98 Seton Hall, 5/5/02 

4x800 Meter-Relay 7:23.53 UConn, 5/7/06 

High Jump 2.20(7-2.5) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06 

Pole Vault 5.37 (17-7.25) Keith Highman (Pittsburgh), 5/7/06 

Long Jump 7.83 (25-8.25) Tone Belt (Louisville), 5/6/06 

Triple Jump 16.44 (53-11.25) Josh Rollins (Georgetown), 5/5/02 

Brad Bowery (Brown), 4/21/01 

Shot Put 18.38 (60-3.75) Ray Wilks (UConn), 4/17/99 

Discus 57.21 (188-8.00) Robert McDade (Villanova), 5/6/06 

Hammer Throw 69.96 (229-6.00) Gerald Ingalls (Army), 4/20/96 

Javelin 71.10 (233-3.00) Paul Pisano (UConn), 5/5/02 

Will Thomas 

Chris Mazza 

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BIG EAST Individual Conference Champions 

Glenn Allen 1998 Outdoor Hammer Throw 

Cary Andrew 1992 Indoor Shot Put 

Daron Armstrong 1987 Outdoor Pole Vault 

1988 Outdoor Pole Vault 

1989 Indoor Pole Vault 



Elliott Blount 2000 Indoor 800m 

2002 Indoor 500m 


Dave Bradford 1980 Outdoor Hammer Throw 

1981 Indoor Weight Throw 

1981 Outdoor Hammer Throw 

Eric Callaghan 1995 Indoor High Jump 

1995 Outdoor High Jump 

Basil Campbell 2006 Outdoor 110m Hurdles 

Andrew Carey 1989 Outdoor Shot Put 

1990 Indoor Shot Put 

1990 Outdoor Shot Put 


Mike Christie 1987 Indoor Triple Jump 

Michael Christy 1994 Indoor Long Jump 

1995 Outdoor Long Jump 

1995 Outdoor Triple Jump 

1996 Indoor Long Jump 

Tim Corbitt 1989 Indoor High Jump 

Raffael Craig 2000 Indoor Pentathlon 

Mike Deibler 2002 Indoor High Jump 


2003 Indoor High Jump 


Dudley Dorival 1994 Indoor 55m Hurdles 

1994 Outdoor 110m Hurdles 

1995 Indoor 55m Hurdles 






Sean Earle 1997 Indoor High Jump 

Michael Gagne 1985 Indoor 5,000m 

Ellis Gaulden 2006 Indoor High Jump 

Mark Godoy 2004 Indoor Triple Jump 

Jim Hopson 1980 Indoor High Jump 








Daniel Hutcherson 2004 Outdoor High Jump 

Ray James 1980 Indoor 55m 

1980 Outdoor 100m 


1981 Outdoor 100m 

Mark Jellison 2001 Indoor Pentathlon 

Logan Jones 2004 Indoor 800m 

Craig Kelly 1998 Outdoor Javelin 

Steven Keyes 1983 Outdoor Long Jump 

Travis Landreth 1997 Cross Country 

Erik Ledder 1990 Outdoor Javelin 

1991 Outdoor Javelin 

Joel Legare 2006 Indoor 1,000m 

2006 Outdoor 800m 

Steve Malavich 1980 Indoor Weight Throw 

Laban Marsh 2001 Indoor 60m 


Chris Mazza 2001 Outdoor Pole Vault 




Rich McCarthy 1992 Outdoor Javelin 

Joe Mendel 2002 Outdoor 400m 


Wali Muhammad 1995 Indoor Long Jump 

1995 Indoor Triple Jump 

1996 Indoor Pentathlon 


Frazer Pehmoeller 1982 Outdoor Shot Put 

1983 Indoor Weight Throw 

Paul Pisano 2002 Outdoor Javelin 



Corey Pusey 2001 Outdoor Shot Put 

Pat Rubega 1986 Outdoor Pole Vault 

Rob Rubega 1980 Indoor Pole Vault 


Steve Santoli 1998 Indoor Weight Throw 

William Thomas 2001 Outdoor Decathlon 


2002 Outdoor Decathlon 



2004 Indoor Heptathlon 



Charles Thompson 1981 Outdoor Long Jump 

1982 Indoor Long Jump 

Ray Wilks 1996 Outdoor Discus Throw 



1998 Outdoor Discus Throw 








Dan Wilson 1998 Indoor Mile Run 

2000 Outdoor 1,500m 

John Whitehead 1984 Outdoor Pole Vault 




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Jeffrey A. Hathaway has played a vital role in the success story of athletics at the University of Connecticut for 15 of the past 17 years. Hathaway is in his fourth 

year as Director of Athletics at UConn and he was the Executive Associate Director of Athletics at the school from 1990-2001. 

In his only two years away from the Storrs campus, Hathaway enjoyed a successful tenure as the Director of Athletics at Colorado State University from 2002- 

03. 

His first three years as UConn’s Director of Athletics have arguably been the 

most successful in school history. 

Last year, UConn won BIG EAST Championships in men’s and women’s 

basketball, men’s and women’ soccer, field hockey and men’s indoor track and field. 

The UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams also advanced to the Elite Eight 

of the NCAA Championship and the men’s and women’s soccer, men’s indoor 

track and field and field hockey squads also took part in NCAA competition. 

Fundraising for UConn athletics reached another new milestone under 

Hathaway in 2005-06 as over $17 million was raised for the UConn Athletic 

Development Fund. Fundraising for UConn athletics has set a new record each 

year that Hathaway has served as Director of Athletics. 

In addition, UConn secured a gift of $2.5 million from UConn graduate Mark 

Shenkman in 2004 for the building of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center, an 

intercollegiate, intramural and recreational facility that now serves the entire UConn 

community. 

A pair of highly-significant athletic achievements have occurred during 

Hathaway’s time as Director of Athletics. UConn became the first school to win the 

NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball championship in the same year 

(2004) and the football team participated and was victorious in its first bowl game The Hathaway family (left to right): Jeff, Meghan, Michael and Paula. 

– the 2004 Motor City Bowl . 

Hathaway has helped ensure the long-term stability of the UConn athletic 

department as he oversaw the long-term contract extensions of men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and football coach 

Randy Edsall in 2004-05. 

Hathaway was also a key factor in the opening of Rentschler Field in 2003 – the country’s newest and most modern college football facility. 

During Hathaway’s career, he has always made the student-athlete the top priority. In the spring and fall semesters of the 2005 calendar year, nearly 40 percent of 

UConn’s 650 student-athletes earned a 3.0 grade point average or better. In addition, the Division of Athletics has consistently maintained a 99 percent retention rate 

among its student-athletes. 

“My focus is on the student-athlete,” says Hathaway. “That’s the most important part of our program. Our primary mission is the continued academic success of 

our student-athletes. The challenge is to identify people early in the process and assist them in charting a career path. In addition, we want to provide a quality experience 

in intercollegiate athletics for our student-athletes.” 

Hathaway’s leadership has earned him respect and recognition both on the national and local levels. 

In 2004, The Sporting News named Hathaway to its “Power 100 List” – comprised of the 100 most powerful people in sports. 

He received the Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in the spring of 2005. 

Hathaway represents the University on a number of NCAA and BIG EAST Conference committees providing the school with a strong presence nationally. 

He is a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, as well as the Football Licensing Subcommittee, which is responsible for issues 

involving postseason football competition and the licensing of bowl games. 

Hathaway represents the BIG EAST Conference in those positions and was also a member of those committees while at Colorado State as a representative of the 

Mountain West Conference. 

On the conference level, Hathaway is the chairman of the BIG EAST Finance Committee and will serve in that position until October 2006. He is also the vicechairman 

of the BIG EAST Championship and Competition Committee and will begin a three-year term as its chairman on Nov. 1, 2006. 

Hathaway originally came to Connecticut in November of 1990 as Senior Associate Athletic Director. In that role, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the 

Division of Athletics. 

He also served internally as a program administrator for several sports, including men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer at UConn as the 

Huskies won four national championships in those sports during his tenure – two in women’s basketball (1995 and 2000) and one each in men’s basketball (1999) and 

men’s soccer (2000). 

Hathaway was the program administrator for football and he played a key role in the upgrade of UConn’s football program to Division I-A status and the building 

of Rentschler Field. 

During Hathaway’s tenure at Colorado State, he oversaw a 15-sport program – nine women’s teams and six men’s. The Ram football team made a pair of bowl 

appearances while Hathaway was at CSU. The men’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference tournament in March of ‘03 and advanced to the NCAA 

tournament for the first time in 13 years. The women’s basketball team advanced to postseason play twice, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament 

in 2002 and the semifinals of the 2003 Women’s NIT. A total of four Ram teams won Mountain West championships during 2002-03 and seven took part in postseason 

play. 

Hathaway was an extremely successful fundraiser during his time in Fort Collins. The school drew national attention for a $15.2 million gift from the Bohemian 

Foundation and president Pat Stryker for football stadium renovations and expansion. 

Prior to his first stint at UConn, Hathaway served in a number of capacities at his alma mater – the University of Maryland – from 1982-90, including Assistant 

Athletics Director for Marketing and Promotions, Acting Assistant Athletics Director for Business Affairs, Athletics Business Manager and men’s basketball trainer. 

Hathaway earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Administration from the University of Maryland in 1981. He later received a Master’s Degree in General 

Administration (1991) from the University of Maryland and is currently continuing work on a PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut. 

He attended The Sports Management Institute at the Universities of Notre Dame and Southern California. Hathaway also completed the Management 

Development Program at Harvard University. 

Born June 20, 1959, in Cheverly, Md., Hathaway and his wife Paula have two children: Meghan (October 15, 1991) and Michael (June 11, 1995). 


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DISTINCTIONS 

• Ranked the top public university in New England for eight 

consecutive years and now ranked among the top 20 percent of 

public universities in the nation by US News and World Report. 

• The only public university in New England with our own 

schools of law, medicine, dental medicine and social work. 

• School of Dental Medicine students have twice ranked first 

among the country’s 55 dental schools on National Board 

examinations. 

• A comprehensive study of the nation’s hospitals published in 

Modern Healthcare named UConn’s Health Center to the Top 

100 Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders. 

• Median LSAT scores of entering students at UConn’s School of 

Law have been increasing for the last decade. 

• The National Science Foundation ranked UConn in the top 

15 percent of public universities in garnering research funding. 

Research awards to UConn faculty exceeded $190 million in 

2005, an increase of more than $80 million since 1999. 

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LOCATION 

• Main campus is located in Storrs, about 30 minutes from Hartford, the 

state’s capital city. 

• Regional campuses in ideal locations at Avery Point, Stamford, 

Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford. 

• Health Center in Farmington and Schools of Social Work and Law 

in the greater Hartford area complete the University of Connecticut’s 

high quality programs available statewide. 

ACADEMIC BREADTH 

• UConn encompasses 14 schools and colleges offering eight 

undergraduate degrees in more than 100 majors. 

• The University grants 13 graduate degrees in more than 80 fields of 

study, and provides graduate professional programs in business, law, 

medicine, dental medicine, pharmacy, and social work. 

FACULTY 

• UConn’s faculty members are among the most impressive scholars in the world. Many are recognized as leaders in education, research, 

and scholarship. 

• UConn faculty research in regenerative biology produced America’s first cloned calf using non-reproductive cells, creating an 

international scientific and media sensation. 

• UConn faculty provided pivotal leadership for the historic UConn-African National Congress Partnership. 

• Faculty initiative created an unprecedented opportunity for UConn students to study at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. 

• UConn’s Neag School of Education is home to the renowned National 

Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, and to the Accelerated 

Schools Project. 

• Researchers in UConn’s School of Medicine have successfully isolated the 

gene that causes the most common form of glaucoma, a breakthrough 

that could lead to early detection and prevention of blindness. 

• Our professors strive to personalize the UConn experience. Presiding 

over classes that average about 30 students, faculty members are dedicated 

to their roles as teachers, student advisors, and mentors. In UConn’s 

undergraduate summer research program, students have the opportunity 

to participate in original research or receive a grant to work under the 

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1. RANKED THE TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN NEW ENGLAND 

For the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and among the very best public universities in the nation. Comments published 

in the 2005 Fiske Guide to Colleges include, “It’s the perfect atmosphere to go to college in. The academics are challenging and interesting, and the social setting is fun and diverse.” Bolstered by this 

national recognition and academic prestige, the value of a UConn degree continues to soar. 

2. 

21ST CENTURY 

AMENITIES 

3. 

THE RIGHT FIT 

This is a tremendously exciting time to attend UConn. A $2.3 billion landmark building program 

is dramatically transforming the places where students live, learn and enjoy life. Through new 

construction and renovation, we offer the latest innovations nationally in university housing and 

dining and the best-equipped recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories are being 

built at a remarkable rate, placing our facilities at the forefront of public higher education and 

propelling UConn to a position of national prominence. 

Our student/faculty ratio is 17:1, and our 15,000 undergraduate students receive personal 

attention and feel a strong sense of community and belonging in classes that average 30 

students. Just the right size, UConn also offers the opportunities of a premier research 

university, such as hands-on experience working in labs with professors who not only teach our 

courses, but who also are on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery. 

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4. 

WORLD-CLASS 

FACULTY 

5. 

UNLIMITED 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

INVOLVEMENT 

From writers and scientists to human rights activists and historians, our nearly 1,100 faculty 

members are committed to classroom teaching. Fostering a dynamic learning environment, 

they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergraduates. Our faculty includes 

Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally published columns, and Ben Bahr, whose 

revolutionary research may unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease. Amii Omara-Otunnu 

provides pivotal leadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership. It is 

professors like these who inspire the minds of emerging scholars. 

6. 

OUTSTANDING 

RESIDENTIAL 

FACILITIES 

Yoga. UConnTV. Fraternities and Sororities. Student Film Organization. Marching Band. 

Finance Society. Puppet Club. Skydiving. Dance Team. Community Outreach. Choosing from 

more than 300 clubs and volunteer organizations, UConn students actively participate in campus 

and community life. Our students make governing decisions, plan events, organize intramural 

teams, and run their own radio shows—to name just a few of the leadership roles our students 

play. 

7. 

MORE THAN 100 

MAJORS 

UConn has the highest percentage of students living on campus of any major public university 

in the United States. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as well as 

many social and cultural opportunities. We offer new students a range of dining options and 

accommodations, while offering upper division students the latest in suite-style and apartment 

living. Residence halls, which are wired for the Internet, come complete with study rooms, 

computer labs, and lounge areas to help students relax and feel at home. 

8. 

AN EXCEPTIONAL 

EDUCATIONAL VALUE 

Choices abound. Whether it’s education, engineering, English, or environmental science, 

UConn’s academic breadth encompasses numerous educational choices. Students select an 

established major or design an individualized plan of study to meet their specific needs. UConn 

takes pride in offering all students, including those enrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, 

the opportunity to earn a major in any of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition 

to academic advisers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers career counseling 

workshops, study abroad programs, and many internship programs that offer valuable 

experience. The University of Connecticut is diverse enough to offer many academic choices, 

and remains committed to providing students with the support needed to help them achieve 

their goals. 

9. 

LOCATION, 

LOCATION, LOCATION 

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UConn in the top 30 for best value in public colleges. Whether 

long-range goals are career preparation, pursuit of a graduate degree, or attending medical or 

law school, “students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of 

debt.” UConn has a variety of programs to help many students financially, ranging from merit 

scholarship opportunities to need-based financial aid packages, all designed to support a large 

number of qualified students. The University also has many part-time campus jobs with flexible 

hours that help students earn extra spending money or build their résumé with hands-on work 

experience. 

Our main campus is located in Storrs. We’re a major academic institution that values its small 

town roots. Students enjoy the familiarity of an intimate academic institution, while being just a 

short drive from major cities. UConn’s unique campuses are strategically placed across the state 

in Avery Point, Farmington, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury and West Hartford. Throughout 

Connecticut UConn offers a quality education to meet our student body’s distinct needs. 

10. HUSKYMANIA 

Division I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania, sports at UConn include 

baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor 

and outdoor track, and volleyball. UConn captured seven NCAA national championships in the last seven years, including 

unprecedented dual men’s and women’s basketball championships—the first University to do so in NCAA Division I history. 

This UConn standard of athletic excellence carries on to the gridiron. Invited to the first bowl game in school history in 2004 , 

UConn’s win ended the season with an 8-4 mark, including six sellouts before 40,000 roaring fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler 

Field. 


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RENTSCHLER FIELD 

Home of football 

THE BURTON FAMILY 

FOOTBALL COMPLEX 

MARK R. SHENKMAN 

TRAINING CENTER 

HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION 

Home of men’s and women’s 

basketball and women’s volleyball 

HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER 


basketball 

MARK EDWARD FREITAS ICE FORUM 

Home of men’s and women’s ice hockey 

J.O. CHRISTIAN FIELD 

Home of baseball 

CONNECTICUT SOFTBALL STADIUM 

Home of softball 

GEORGE J. SHERMAN 

FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX 

Home of men’s and women’s outdoor 

track and field and field hockey 

WOLFF-ZACKIN NATATORIUM 


swimming and diving 

COVENTRY LAKE 

Home of rowing 

JOSEPH J. MORRONE STADIUM 

Home of men’s and women’s soccer 

and women’s lacrosse 

HUGH GREER FIELD HOUSE 

Home of men’s and 

women’s indoor track 

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2006-07 Men's Cross Country/Track and Field ... - UConn Huskies

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