2010 Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Media Guide

Cross Country
men’s Cross Country roster
NAME Year Hometown Last School
Michael Armon JR Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Coeur d’Alene H.S
James Eichberger SO Green Brae, Calif. Catalina Magnet High School
Dylan Fitzpatrick RS SR Carmel Valley, CA Carmel High School
Abdi Hassan RS SO Mogadishu, Somalia Nathan Hale, H.S
Zach Hauer JR Parker, Colo Chaparral H.S
Mohamud Ige JR Mogadishu, Somalia Central Arizona Community College
Brian MacArthur SR Great Neck, N.Y Great Neck High School
Jordan Mara JR South Surrey, B.C., Canada White Rock Christian Academy
Rory McLeod FR Santa Rosa, Calif. Santa Rosa High School
Noe Ramirez FR Murrieta, Calif Vista Murrieta High School
Greg York SO Houston, Texas Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Victor Zazueta JR Tucson, Ariz. Desert View H.S
WOMEN’S Cross Country roster
NAME Year Hometown Last School
Chloe Allen FR Fresno, Calif. Clovis West High School
Elizabeth Apgar FR San Diego, Calif. Abraham Lincoln High School
Amanda Beckham SO Tucson, Ariz. Catalina Magnet High School
Jennifer Bergman FR San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian High School
Maggie Callahan JR Fairbanks, Alaska West Valley H.S
Alyssa Graziano FR East Meadow, New York East Meadow High School
Hanna Henson SO Tucson, Ariz. Rio Rico High School, Rio Rico, Ariz.
Kat Howard FR Tucson, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge High School
Cami Jackson FR Mesa, Ariz. Mountain View High School
Magda Mankel FR Tucson, Ariz. Catalina Magnet High School
Melanie McGrath FR Tucson, Ariz. Catalina Magnet High School
Megan Meyer FR Mission Viejo, Calif. Tesoro High School
Hannah Moen SO Flagstaff, Ariz. Coconino High School, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Alexandra Myers FR Flagstaff, Ariz. Sinagua High School
Christina Rodgers RS JR Phoenix, Ariz. Central High School, Phoenix, Ariz.
Sara Sanchez SO Roselle, Ill. Lake Park High School, Roselle, Ill.
Lauren Smith FR Lake Jackson, Texas Brazoswood, Texas (Clute, Texas)
2009 Season Highlights
Men
• Mohamud Ige (Sr.) earned the first All-American award of his career at the
2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
• Ige also earned All-Region honors by taking ninth place at the West Regional
Championships in Eugene, Ore.
• Ige led the men’s team to a second place finish at the annual Dave Murray
Invitational in Tucson to kick of the season for the Wildcats.
Women
• First national ranking for the women since 2001, peaking at No. 17
• Also the first time since 2001 that the entire women’s team qualified for the
NCAA National Championships. The women finished 30th overall in the
nation.
• Most impressive was that the team returned only three athletes from last
years squad, the eldest being junior Maggie Callahan
• Upset several ranked programs at the NCAA Pre-National Meet in Terre
Haute, Ind. The team posted the 13th best overall time at a meet that
featured 18 of the top-30 teams in the nation at the time – of which the
Wildcats were not one of.
• Posted a fifth place finish at the NCAA West Regional Championships, it’s
best finish in several years.
• Callahan earned All-Conference and All-Region honors as the leader for
the Wildcats
• Five freshmen women scored points for the Wildcats over the course of the
season, showing the strength of the youth on the squad.
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