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2011-12 Media Guide - Manhattanville College Athletics

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BILLY MOTHERWAY<br />

Junior • 6-1 • 180 lbs • Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park<br />

2009-11: Did not run for the Valiant track team as a freshman or sophomore.<br />

BEN SMITH<br />

High School: A 2009 graduate of Kings Park High School … was a four-year varsity letterwinner in lacrosse … was an All-League<br />

member in high school.<br />

Personal: Born April 29, 1991 … son of Bill and Vicki Motherway … has three siblings, Jaime, Tory and Erin … plans on majoring<br />

in business management and minoring in legal studies at <strong>Manhattanville</strong> … also plays on the Valiant men’s lacrosse team during<br />

the spring.<br />

Sophomore • 5-3 • <strong>12</strong>0 lbs • Proctor, Vt./Mount St. Joseph Academy<br />

2010-11: Ran in all six indoor meets and all eight outdoor meets in his first collegiate<br />

season … indoors, concentrated mostly on the mile … made his debut at Wesleyan<br />

(1/15), finishing the 800 in a season-best 2:27.78 and the mile in 5:29.68 … took<br />

54th place at the USATF New England Indoor Championships (2/20) with a programrecord<br />

mile time of 5:00.17 … ran the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 during the<br />

outdoor season … his best 5,000 time of the year came in his final try at Army (4/16),<br />

finishing in 17:28.72 … took third place in the 10,000 at Springfield (4.23), crossing<br />

the line in a season-best 25:51.78.<br />

High School: A 2010 graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy … a four-year cross country and track runner<br />

for the Mounties … a three-time All-Marble Valley League Class C team honoree and the MVL Class C XC<br />

champion in 2008 and 2009 … finished fourth at the Div. III XC State Championship in 2008 and second in<br />

2009 … also qualified for the New England Championship as a senior … on the track, holds school records in<br />

the 1,500, the 3,000 and the 3,200 meters … finished sixth in the state in the 3,200 as a senior … in the 3,000,<br />

finished fourth at the New England Qualifiers in 2010 and placed second at the Div. III State Championship<br />

meet in 2008 … graduated from Mount St. Joseph with honors.<br />

Personal: Born October 26, 1991 … son of Roland and Jenifer Smith … has one sister, Emmalee … plans to<br />

be a history major with a political science minor at <strong>Manhattanville</strong>.<br />

MIKE SZARKOWICZ<br />

Men’s Bios<br />

Senior • 6-0 • 145 lbs • Watertown, Conn./Watertown<br />

2010-11: Ran in five meets during the indoor season and eight during the outdoor<br />

season … ran the 800, mile, 3,000 and 5,000 during the indoor year, setting new<br />

program records in the latter two … set a new 3,000 mark at Springfield (2/5),<br />

crossing the line in 9:56.40 … took 22nd place in the 5,000 with a program-best time<br />

of 17:22.24 at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/26) … ran primarily in the 5,000 and<br />

10,000 during the outdoor year, setting new school marks in both races … his best<br />

5,000 time came at Springfield (4/23), taking 13th place with a time of 16:43.11 …<br />

set the school 10,000 mark as well at the Monmouth Season-Opener (3/25) with a<br />

time of 34:56.05 … named to the MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.<br />

2009-10: Took part in five indoor meets, mostly in the mile … placed 17th in the mile at the MAC Indoor<br />

Championships (2/27), crossing the line in a season-best time of 5:09.<strong>12</strong> … one of two Valiants to appear<br />

in all seven meets during the outdoor season … had the team’s best time in three different events … posted<br />

the top-two Valiant times in the 1,500 run, including a season-best 4:33.09 at the Dick Shea Open (4/3)<br />

… ran the 3,000 twice, beginning with a 9:48.33 time at the Elmer Swanson Invitational (4/10) … was the<br />

only Valiant to run the grueling 5,000, posting a season-best time of 16:49.47 at the Vassar Open (4/30) …<br />

named to the MAC Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.<br />

2008-09: Took part in five 1,500 races during the outdoor track season … posted a season-best time of<br />

4:40.58 at the Springfield Invitational (4/18).<br />

High School: A 2008 graduate of Watertown High School … was a two-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field for the Indians … helped<br />

his team to three consecutive Nougatuck Valley League titles from 2004-06.<br />

Personal: Born August 27, 1989 … son of Tom and Marianne Szarkowicz … has two sisters, Andrea and Mary, and a brother, Tom … an education and<br />

history double major at <strong>Manhattanville</strong> with the hopes of becoming a history teacher.<br />

<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> <strong>Manhattanville</strong> Track & Field <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 7

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