2015 Covenant Cross Country Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

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Administrative Staff 5Memberships 6- NCAA Division III 6- USA South Athletic Conference 7Coaching Staff 8- Katie Stanford 8- Daniel Russell 9Season Preview 10Roster 12- Zach Atchison 14- Esther Anderson 15- Nathan Bierema 16- Ruthie Cargill 17- Eliot Gardner 18- Spookie Eaves 19- Josh Humpherys 20- Margaret Fitch 21- Graham Massot 22- Sarah Jo Griffith 23- Phil Moore 24- Juliette Henry 25

- Stephanie Lutz 25- Hunter Rasmussen 26- Julia Price 27- Micah Sneller 28- Amy Romstadt 29- Hannah Samuels 29- Charles Taylor 30- Lilly Smith 31- Reed Vaughn 32- Melanie White 332014 Season Review 34- Men’s Recap 34- Men’s 2015 Times 35- Women’s Recap 36- Women’s 2015 Times 37Record Book 38- Men’s History 38, 40, 42-43- Women’s History 39-41, 44-45Compliance 532015 Schedule Back Cover

ON THE COVER:

2015 seniors Esther Anderson, Spookie Eaves, Hunter Rasmussen, Melanie White, Ruthie Cargill. Cover photo and design by Andrew Mindeman

CREDITS:

Layout design by Andrew Mindeman Written by Andrew Mindeman, Andrew Johansen Photos by Anna Dove, Andrew Mindeman, and Covenant Communications Dept.

COVENANT QUICK FACTS

Location: Lookout Mountain, GAEnrollment: 1,173Year Founded: 1955Nickname: ScotsColors: Royal Blue and WhiteAffiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: USA South AthleticPresident: Dr. J. Derek HalvorsonDirector of Athletics: Kyle TaylorSID: Andrew MindemanSchool Website: www.covenant.eduAthletics Website: athletics.covenant.edu

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Dr. J. Derek HalvorsonPresident

Dr. Brad VoylesVP for Student Development

Kyle TaylorDirector of Athletics

Tim SceggelAssoc. Director of Athletics

Mark DubleAsst. Director of Athletics

Joanna EhmanSenior Woman Administrator

Rodney MillerFaculty Athletics Representative

Andrew MindemanSports Information Director

Brad ClarkAsst. Athletic Trainer

Ben WhartonDirector of Athletic Marketing

Meredith AtwoodHead Athletic Trainer

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NCAA DIVISION III

In 2013, Covenant became full members of the NCAA Division III following a four year transitional period from 2009-2013.

The largest division, in terms of number of schools and number of partici-pants, is Division III comprised by more than 170,000 student-athletes at 444 mostly smaller institutions.

Academics are the primary focus for Division III student-athletes. The division minimizes the conflicts between athletics and academics and keeps student-athletes on a path to graduation through shorter practice and playing seasons, the number of contests, no redshirting and regional

competition that reduces time away from academic studies. Student-athletes are integrated on campus and treated like all other members of the general student-body, keeping them focused on being a student first.

The college experience is a time of learning and growth — a chance to follow passions and develop potential. For student-athletes in Division III, all of this happens most importantly in the classroom and through earning an academic degree. The Division III experience provides for passion-ate participation in a competitive athletic environment, in which student-athletes push themselves to excellence and build upon their academic success with new challenges and life skills. And student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their full passions and find their potential through a comprehensive educational experience.

The Three D’s:

DiscoverDivision III student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their interests and passions beyond the classroom and field of play…to discover themselves.

DevelopDivision III institutions provide an environment that encourages student-athletes to develop into well-rounded adults. Small class sizes, the ability to participate in more than one sport, and an emphasis on participating activities outside of the classroom are all hallmarks of the Division III expe-rience.

DedicateDivision III institutions expect student-athletes to dedicate themselves to achieving their potential. Student-athletes must manage their busy schedules, keep up with class work and face the same challenges as the rest of the student-body.

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USA SOUTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

In 2013, Covenant became members of the USA South Athletic Conference. The conference is comprised of schools from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia.

Overall, the USA South has 13 full-fledged members for the 2015-16 academic year.

In volleyball and women’s basketball, the conference is split into two divisions (North and South). Covenant plays in the South division in those sports with Huntingdon, LaGrange, Maryville and Piedmont.

Full Conference Members:Averett University (Danville, Va.)Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Ga.)Ferrum College (Ferrum, Va.)Greensboro College (Greensboro, N.C.)Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.)LaGrange College (LaGrange, Ga.)Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Va.)Maryville College (Maryville, Tenn.)Meredith College (Raleigh, N.C.)Methodist University (Fayetteville, N.C.)North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount, N.C.)Piedmont College (Demorest, Ga.)William Peace University (Raleigh, N.C.)

2014 USA South Championships - Men

Rank Team Points 1 Covenant 252 Piedmont 413 Maryville 744 Methodist 1055 Averett 1316 LaGrange 135- Ferrum No Score- William Peace No Score

2014 USA South Championships - Women

Rank Team Points 1 Meredith 392 Covenant 423 Maryville 1034 Mary Baldwin 1145 Piedmont 1286 Methodist 1827 Averett 1878 LaGrange 1879 N.C. Wesleyan 246

2015 USA South Men’s Preseason PollRank Team (1st place votes) Pts. 1 Covenant (4) 462 Piedmont (3) 423 Maryville (1) 394 Methodist 325 Averett 246 LaGrange 217 William Peace 138 Ferrum 7

2015 USA South Women’s Preseason PollRank Team (1st place votes) Pts. 1 Meredith (9) 992 Covenant (2) 903 Maryville 824 Mary Baldwin 645 Piedmont 636 Methodist 547 Averett 418 LaGrange 399 N.C. Wesleyan 2810 Ferrum 2711 William Peace 18

Conference Administration

Commissioner: Rita WiggsAssoc. Commissioner: Mike ChristiePresident: Kandis SchramVice-President: Sharon Spalding

Conference InfoWebsite: www.usasouth.netTwitter: @usa_southInstagram: @usa_south

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COACHING STAFF 2015 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

STANFORD FILE

Alma Mater: Samford (‘03)Degree: (B.A.) Political ScienceMaster’s: (M.S.) Public AdministrationFirst Year at Covenant: 2011

CONTACT

Email: [email protected]: 706-419-1506

KATIE STANFORD• Head Coach• 5th Year

Katie Stanford will begin her fifth year of coaching both the men’s and women’s cross country teams in the fall of 2015.

Stanford has had a very successful tenure. Her teams have combined for four confer-ence championships, with the men’s and women’s teams each earning two.

In 2014, Stanford was named USA South Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year as she guided the Scots to their second straight conference title. The men also had the individual conference champion in Graham Massot. The women placed second in the conference meet for a second year in a row.

Overall in 2014, 10 runners (five on each side) earned All-USA South honors. Eliot Kaufmann was the Runner and Rookie of the Year on the men’s side while Beth Burgess was named Runner of the Year on the women’s side.

In 2011, Stanford took over a program that was coming off a very successful 2010 campaign during which it “unofficially” saw its men’s and women’s teams respectively finish first and second in the Great South Athletic Conference Championship meet. In her inaugural 2011 campaign with the teams, Stanford continued the squads’ recent successes, guiding the Lady Scots to an “unofficial” first-place finish and the Scots to a second-place prize at the GSAC Championships. Under her direction, the teams com-bined for two wins, six runner-up performances, and 10 top-five finishes in 2011.

Success also found the programs in the 2012 campaign. The women’s team once again unofficially won the Great South Athletic Conference championship and two runners earned All-GSAC honors. Stanford also successfully oversaw the revitalization of the cross country trails on Covenant’s campus and, because of this, Covenant was able to host meets. Covenant has hosted a season-opening event each of the last three years.

Stanford continued the pattern of success in 2013 as Covenant moved into the USA South Athletic Conference. The men’s team captured the USA South title, while women’s runner Beth Burgess was the individual USA South champion on the women’s side. Both teams made an appearance at the NCAA South Regional meet for the first time in school history.

She joined the athletic staff as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach in the spring of 2011. Following the departures of former head coaches Debby Vannoy and Scott Williams, Stanford became the third cross country coach in as many years during her first season with the Scots and Lady Scots.

Prior to Covenant, Stanford served as the cross country and distance track coach for Chattanooga’s Notre Dame High School, where she worked for one cross country season (2010) and two track seasons (2010-2011), following a four year stint as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s assistant cross country coach and head recruiter.

During her time at UTC, the Lady Mocs were the Southern Conference cross country champions from 2006-2008, and the Mocs were runners-up in 2005, 2007, and 2008. Stanford also served as the women’s assistant cross country coach at the University of West Georgia from 2003-2004 while obtaining her Master of Public Administration.

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2015 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF

Stanford attended Samford University and earned a BA in Political Science in 2003. She competed for the Bulldogs in cross country, indoor and outdoor track from 1998 to 2003. During her collegiate career, she twice earned All-Conference track honors and was the Atlantic Sun Conference 1500 meter champion in 2002.

She and her husband, Trey, live on Lookout Mountain, Georgia, with their daughter, Taylor, and son, Noah, and attend North Shore Fellowship in North Chattanooga. Stanford is Level 1 certified under the USA Track and Field coaching education program.

STANFORD YEAR-BY-YEAR

Season Conf. Finish (Men) Conf. Finish (Women) Notes2011 2nd of 5 (GSAC)* 1st of 8 (GSAC)* Ineligible for official conference title (NCAA provisional member)2012 N/A 1st of 4 (GSAC)* Ineligible for official conference title (NCAA provisional member)2013 1st of 6 (USA South) 2nd of 8 (USA South) 1st Division III conference title in school history (all

sports)2014 1st of 6 (USA South) 2nd of 9 (USA South) USA South Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year

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DANIEL RUSSELL• Assistant Coach• 1st Year

Daniel Russell is in his first year as an assistant cross country coach in 2015-16.

Russell is also currently the track and field head coach at Chattanooga Christian School. At CCS, he has helped grow the program from under 30 athletes to over 55, coached multiple athletes to the Tennessee state meet, and was instrumental in getting a girls track team from unranked to a top 10 ranking in the state. Russell primarily coaches the sprinters and middle distance runners.

Russell competed at Berry College and, after graduating, became the head middle school boys varsity coach at East Lake Academy in 2011.

He has his NFHS track and field certification and USATF certification, and is currently working on his master’s in Athletic Administration at Ohio University

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SEASON PREVIEW 2015 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

PREVIEW: CROSS COUNTRY LOOKS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2015

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Coming off another successful season in 2014, the Covenant cross country programs are looking to continue the run of excellence this year. Head coach Katie Stanford is entering her fifth year at the helm of both programs and has seen her men’s team win back-to-back USA South titles with the women finishing second each of the last two years.

The men are the preseason favorites to once again claim the USA South championship, while the women were selected second in their preseason poll.

The teams open the 2015 season on Friday evening by hosting the fourth annual Mountaintop Invitational. The women’s two-mile race begins at 6 p.m. with the men’s 5k following.

MEN’S OUTLOOK

Despite losing four key runners after last year’s USA South championship, the Scots look to be strong once again on the men’s side. Covenant was picked as the preseason favorite in the USA South for a second straight year.

Junior Graham Massot leads the way after winning the USA South Individual championship last year and placing 35th at the NCAA South/South-east Region meet to earn All-Region honors. Massot burst on the scene in his first year at Covenant after transferring from Wheaton (Ill.) as he was a two-time runner of the week in the conference along with his championship and regional performances.

“I look for Graham to get stronger and have the same type of season as last year,” Stanford said of her top returner. “He raced well all last year, but especially towards the end of the season.”

Stanford gains senior Hunter Rasmussen and hopes he can pick up where he left off two years ago. Rasmussen, the lone senior on the men’s side, did not run in 2014 as he recovered from an injury but has healed and looking for a strong showing in his final year. Rasmussen was a valuable member of the 2013 USA South championship team.

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“Hunter is healthy again and should be in the mix for one of our top five finishers throughout the year,” added Stanford. “He wants to have a good year and finish his career well.”

Juniors Phil Moore and Eliot Gardner could also factor into Covenant’s team scoring this year along with sophomore Zach Atchison. Junior Charles Taylor rounds out the returners for the Scots this season.

Stanford collected a recruiting class that she believes will make an immediate impact. Freshmen Micah Sneller, Nathan Bierema, Josh Humpherys and Reed Vaughn all provide the Scots with depth and look to help lead the Scots back to another championship.

“All four will do well this year,” Stanford said of her recruiting class. “Vaughn, Humphreys and Bierema are experienced runners. Sneller did not run cross country until his senior year of high school, but has looked good so far.”

For Stanford, the question mark entering the season is who will fill the top five. With four key members of the team gone from last year’s squad, Stanford is looking for others to step up and fill the void.

“We’re just working out who can fill out those other spots in the top five,” noted Stanford. “We have some returners who could do it and we’ll need some of the freshmen to fill those slots also.”

WOMEN’S OUTLOOK

Covenant has finished second the last two years at the USA South championships and that’s where the Lady Scots are in the preseason poll enter-ing 2015. Beth Burgess graduated, but Stanford returns Ruthie Cargill and Esther Anderson along with other key contributors from last year and gained Spookie Eaves and Melanie White.

Cargill is the top returner from 2014. The senior had a breakout year as she earned USA South All-Conference second team honors and broke personal records in almost each event a season ago. Also returning is fellow senior Esther Anderson. Anderson was an All-USA South performer in 2013 and will be looking to get back to that point again this season.

“Ruthie had a great year last season and I think she will do well again this year,” Stanford said. “Together, Ruthie and Esther are team captains and will do a great job of showing the younger runners what our team is about and how to lead. It’s great to have that kind of leadership and they will be a big reason for the success of the team.”

Eaves and White return to the program after some time away. Eaves earned first team All-USA South honors as a sophomore in 2013 and has shown the ability to be the top runner. White’s only season of competition came as a freshman in 2012 when she was a Great South All-Freshmen team honoree.

Also returning is sophomore Margaret Fitch who had a tremendous start to her rookie campaign last season as she was a four-time recipient of the USA South Rookie Runner of the Week award. “Margaret got healthy over the summer, so I’m looking for her to get back to where she was at the start of last year,” Stanford added.

Sophomores Julia Price and Sarah Jo Griffith also return to boost the team.

Stanford’s recruiting class netted five freshmen in Juliette Henry, Stephanie Lutz, Amy Romstadt, Hannah Samuels and Lilly Smith.

Getting over the hump in the USA South is a tough task as two-time defeding champion Meredith looks to be strong once again. Stanford’s focus for the season is closing the gap between the top five runners and finishing higher in the region meet.

“The big goal is to keep moving up in the region because it will help us and the conference,” Stanford said. “But we also want to focus on the up-perclassmen leading the way and keeping everyone healthy.”

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ROSTER 2015 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

2015 MEN’S ROSTERName Year Ht. Hometown/High SchoolZach Atchison So. 5’10” Troutman, N.C./HomeschoolNathan Bierema Fr. 6’1” Glenside, Pa./Philadelphia Montgomery ChristianEliot Gardner Jr. 5’7” Berea, Ky./Berea Community SchoolJosh Humpherys Fr. 5’7” Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa CanyonGraham Massot Jr. 5’8” Rochester, Minn./CenturyPhil Moore Jr. 5’11” Hershey, Pa./HersheyHunter Rasmussen Sr. 6’2” Lutz, Fla./Citrus Park Christian Micah Sneller Fr. 5’9” Lancaster, Pa./Dayspring Christian AcademyCharles Taylor Jr. 5’9” Cumming, Ga./HomeschoolReed Vaughn Fr. 6’1” Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth

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2015 WOMEN’S ROSTERName Year Ht. Hometown/High SchoolEsther Anderson Sr. 5’9” Terre Haute, Ind./HomeschoolRuthie Cargill Sr. 5’5” Lancaster, Pa./Manheim TownshipSpookie Eaves Sr. 5’5” Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland ChristianMargaret Fitch So. 5’8” San Antonio, Texas/Alamo HeightsSarah Jo Griffith So. 5’6” Nashville, Tenn./HendersonvilleJuliette Henry Fr. 5’3” Barnesville, Ga./Lamar CountyStephanie Lutz Fr. 5’3” Rockville, Md./MagruderJulia Price So. 5’2” Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian AcademyAmy Romstadt Fr. 5’3” North Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort MyersHannah Samuels Fr. 5’10” Dothan, Ala./Providence ChristianLilly Smith Fr. 5’6” Weaverville, N.C./HomeschoolMelanie White Sr. 5’6” Easley, S.C./Easley

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2014 (Freshman):

Ran in seven races on the year... His best 8k time came in the Berry College Viking Open (Oct. 18), where he recorded a time of 33:03.2... Made debut in the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 29) where he finished in 21:47.3... Named to USA South All-Academic team

High School:

Was homeschooled… Personal best times are 22:35 for the 5K and 38:44 for the 8K

Personal:

Born Sept. 27, 1996… Parents are Gabe and Michelle Atchison… Has two brothers, Aiden and Spencer… Favorite bible verse is 1 Cor-inthians 9:24-26… Majoring in Biology with a minor in Biblical & Theological Studies… Volunteered at his church’s VBS program dur-ing the summer of 2014

Honors:

• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)

Atchison’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:5K: 21:47.3 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)8K: 33:03.2 (Berry College Viking Open, Oct. 18, 2014)

Track:5K: 18:51 (Emory Classic, March 28, 2015)

High School:5K: 22:358K: 38:44

RUNNERS 2015 WOMEN’S SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE

ZACH ATCHISON• Sophomore • 5’10”• Troutman, N.C. • Homeschool• Biology Major • Biblical & Theological Studies Minor

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2014 (Junior):

Competed in six races... Finished fifth in the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 29) with a time of 14:02.3 in the two-mile race... Finished in the top-10 again with an eighth place fin-ish at the Saucony Invitational (Sept. 13) out of 83 runners with a time of 21:27.3, helping Covenant to the victory... Earned USA South All-Academic honors for a second straight year

2013 (Sophomore):

Placed in the top-five twice in eight meets: Scots Opener (Aug 30) with a two mile time

of 13:57.9, good for third place, and Maryville (Oct. 5), where she finished fourth with a 6k time of 26:38.0… Established a 6k personal record at the Berry Viking Open, where she finished with a time of 25:18.2… USA South All-Conference second-teamer and a member of the USA South All-Academic team

2012 (Freshman):

Achieved personal best times of 22:16 for the 5k and 26:37 for the 6k… In the spring of 2013, she ran a personal best 5k on the track in a time of 21:24

High School:

Was homeschooled

Personal:

Born Oct. 27, 1994 in Terre Haute, Ind. … Parents are Claude and Diane Anderson… Has five sisters, Sharon, Rachel, Melody, Abby

and Beka, and three brothers, Will, Joel and John… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 13… Majoring in Elementary Education… Wants to become a teacher

Honors:

• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)• USA South All-Conference second team (2013)• USA South All-Academic (2013-14)

Anderson’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 13:57.9 (Scots Opener, Aug. 30, 2013)5K: 20:33.9 (Greensboro Invitational, Sept. 28, 2013)6K: 25:18.2 (Berry Viking Open, Oct. 19, 2013)

Track:3K: 12:00 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 18, 2014)5K: 20:56 (Emory Invitational, March 22, 2014)

ESTHER ANDERSON• Senior • 5’8”• Terre Haute, Ind. • Homeschool• Elementary Education Major

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High School:

Attended Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy... Ran cross country and track for four years... His personal best times include:

18:07 in the 5k, 11:30 in the 3200 meter, 5:19 in the 1600 and 2:16 in the 800... Received the Runner of the Year award for his team his senior year of cross country

Personal:

Born Sept. 30, 1996 in Warminster, Pa. ... Parents are Ron and Linda Bierema... Favorite bible verse is Hebrews 12:1-3... Majoring in Computer Science

Bierema’s Personal Records:

High School:5K: 18:07800 (track): 2:161600 (track): 5:193200 (track): 11:30


NATHAN BIEREMA• Freshman • 6’1”• Glenside, Pa. • Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy• Computer Science Major

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2014 (Junior):

Enjoyed a breakout season, finishing in the top-five twice and top-10 five times total... Set personal bests in the two-mile, 5k, and 6k... Finished third at the Mountaintop Invitational with her best ever two-mile time of 13:50.9 (Aug. 29)... Was named USA South Runner of the Week after her personal best 5k time of 20:37.9 at the UNG Invitational (Sept. 27), in which she finished 22nd... Her fastest 6k time came in the NCAA South Regional, where she recorded a time of 24:48.7... Finished ninth at the USA South Championship to achieve USA South All-Conference second team status... Was also named to the USA South All-Sports-manship team for the second straight year... Earned USA South All-Academic accolades for a second consecutive year

2013 (Sophomore):

Finished eighth at the Scots Opener on

August 30, with a time of 14.32.2 in the two mile run… Set a personal record in the 5k at Greensboro (Sept. 28) with a time of 21:54.2… At the Berry Invitational 6k, she set another personal record with a time of 27:05.9… Earned a spot on the USA South All-Academic team… Named to the USA South All-Sportsmanship team

2012 (Freshman):

Achieved a personal best 5k time of 22:59 and her best 6k time is 27:36... She received 9th place overall in the GSAC conference meet

High School:

Attended Manheim Township High School… League champions in 2010 and 2011 and District champions in 2010… High Honor Roll all four years… Member of National Honor Society... Scholar Athlete Award winner

Personal:

Born July 23, 1994 in Parksburg, Pa. … Mother is Sharon Cargill… Has two sisters, Hannah and Esther, and one brother, Dan… Favorite bible verse is 1 Peter 2:9, Hebrews 4:11-16

and Matthew 9:36-38… Majoring in Elemen-tary Education with a minor in Missions and Biblical & Theological Studies… Aspires to work in missions or ministry… Has volun-teered with Widows Harvest Ministry and Mustard Tree Ministry

Honors:

• USA South All-Conference second team (2014)• USA South All-Sportsmanship (2014)• USA South Runner of the Week (Sept. 29, 2014)• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)• USA South All-Sportsmanship (2013)• USA South All-Academic (2013-14)

Cargill’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 13.50.9 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)5K: 20:37.9 (UNG Invitational, Sept. 27, 2014)6K: 24:48.7 (NCAA South/Southeast Regional, Nov. 15, 2014)

Track:3K: 11:38 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)5K: 20:14 (Emory Classic, March 28, 2015)

RUTHIE CARGILL• Senior • 5’5”• Lancaster, Pa. • Manheim Township• Elementary Education Major• Biblical & Theological Studies, Missions Minors

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2014 (Sophomore):

Competed in all eight races... Set a personal best in the 5k when he ran a 19:52.3 at the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 29)... Posted another personal best in the 8k at the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 15) when he finished in a time of 30:40.9... Placed 18th with a time of 31:22.1 at the USA South Championships (Nov. 1)... Named to USA South All-Academic team for a second straight year

2013 (Freshman):

Personal best time of 30:46.5 was set at the

NCAA South Regional meet… Earned a spot on the USA South All-Academic team

High School:

Attended Berea Community School… Achieved a personal best time of 19:52 in the 5k at a regional meet… Team’s Most Valuable Runner Award winner… All-Bluegrass Confer-ence… Member of National Honor Society, Central Kentucky Youth Salute… A Honor Roll sophomore through senior years

Personal:

Born Jan. 14, 1995 in Berea, Ky. … Parents are Kim and Curt Gardner… Has one sister, Abby… Favorite bible verse is Romans 10:9… Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Soci-ology… Hopes for a career in industrial and organizational psychology

Honors:

• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)• USA South All-Academic (2013-14)

Gardner’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:5K: 19:52.3 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)8K: 30:40.9 (NCAA South/Southeast Regional, Nov. 15, 2014)

Track:3K: 11:06 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)

High School:5K: 19:52


ELIOT GARDNER• Junior • 5’7”• Berea, Ky. • Berea Community School• Psychology Major • Sociology Minor

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2014 (Junior):

Did not compete in the cross country season, but participated in spring track events

2013 (Sophomore):

Had three top-five finishes, including an indi-vidual title in the Scots Opener (Aug. 30) with a two-mile time of 13:28.6... Earned All-USA South first team honors after finishing fifth at the USA South Championships (Nov. 2) with a 6k time of 25:27... Placed 65th at NCAA South Regionals (Nov. 16) with a time of 24:29 in the 6k event... Finished second, out of 67, with a 6k time of 26:27.1 at the Maryville Invitational (Oct. 5)

2012 (Freshman):

Helped lead the cross country team her fresh-

man year by regularly finishing in the top 10 at each race and receiving two first place finishes… Set a new personal record in the 6k at 24:26… Earned All-GSAC and GSAC All-Freshmen honors

High School:

Attended Lakeland Christian School… Competed in cross country and track for five years… In eighth grade, she earned second in state for cross country in the 5K and third in the state two-mile track race… Throughout high school, she also earned fourth in the state two-mile track race (Fr.), sixth in state for cross country and sixth in the state two-mile track race (So.), eighth in the 4x800 team in state track (Jr.), and twelfth in the state two-mile track race (Sr.)… Her best two mile time was 11:20 and best 5k run is 18:31

Personal:

Born Oct. 27, 1993 in Lakeland, Fla. … Parents are Charles and Chrysti Eaves… Has three sisters, Charlie, Sally and Savannah… Her cousin, Robbie Sweet, played soccer at Cov-enant from 2001-04… Favorite bible verse

is Joshua 1:9… Majoring in Business with a Sociology minor… Her first name is Rebecca

Honors:

• USA South All-Conference first team (2013)• GSAC All-Conference (2012)• GSAC All-Freshman (2012)

Eaves’ Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 13:24 (Scots Opener, Aug. 31, 2012)5K: 20:50.5 (NCCAA National Championships, Nov. 10, 2012) 6K: 24:29.0 (NCAA South/Southeast Regional, Nov. 16, 2013)

Track:800: 2:37 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)1500: 5:11 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)5K: 19:53 (Emory Invitational, March 21, 2015)

High School:2-mile: 11:205K: 18:31

SPOOKIE EAVES• Senior • 5’5”• Lakeland, Fla. • Lakeland Christian• Business Major• Sociology Minor

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Attended La Costa Canyon High School... Was a four-year competitor on both the cross country and track teams... He holds personal record times of 16:34 in the 3-mile, 4:47 in the 1600 meter and 2:07 in the 800... Recipient of the school’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and US Marine Corps Scholastic Excel-

lence Award... Participated on high school academic team for four years... President of high school chemistry club

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Born Dec. 5, 1996 in San Diego, Calif. ... Par-ents are Brent and Carrie Humpherys... Has three brothers, Jacob, Zachary and Caleb... Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:28... Planning to major in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics... Wants to pursue a career in a field realted to his computer science major... Has gone on two, one-week mission trips with his local church to Mexico to build houses

Humpherys’ Personal Records:

High School:3-mile: 16:34800 (track): 2:071600 (track): 4:47


JOSH HUMPHERYS• Freshman • 5’7”• Carlsbad, Calif. • La Costa Canyon• Computer Science Major • Mathematics Minor

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2014 (Freshman):

Competed in all eight of Covenant’s races... Finished fourth at the Mountaintop Invi-tational (Aug. 29) with a two-mile time of 13:54.9... Two weeks later, she recorded a fifth place finish at the Saucony Invitational (Sept. 13) with a season-low 5k time of 21:06.6 helping Covenant to the team title... She won four USA South Rookie Runner of the Week awards (Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 29)... Placed 25th at USA South Championships (Nov. 1) with a time of 27:49.5... Earned USA South All-Academic honors

High School:

Attended Alamo Heights High School… Captain of the cross country team during her senior year… Helped team to qualify to regionals during her junior and senior sea-sons… Placed 11th in her district in her senior season… Member of the National Honor Society… President of the National Spanish Honor Society… Named to the Academic All-State Elite Team

Personal:

Born April 10, 1996… Parents are John and Chrissy Fitch… Has three siblings, Benjamin, Thomas, and Evie… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 56:3-4… Majoring in Community Development… Aspires to be a missionary in the Andes mountain region of Peru and help in orphanages

Honors:

• USA South Rookie Runner of the Week (Sept. 1, 2014; Sept. 8, 2014; Sept. 15, 2014; Sept. 29, 2014) • USA South All-Academic (2014-15)

Fitch’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 13:54.9 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)5K: 21:06.6 (Saucony Invitational, Sept. 13, 2014)6K: 26:27.3 (Sewanee Invitational, Sept. 6, 2014)

MARGARET FITCH• Sophomore • 5’8”• San Antonio, Texas • Alamo Heights• Community Development Major

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2014 (Sophomore):

Won the USA South Championship (Nov. 1) with an 8k time of 27:03.3 and earned All-USA South first team... Earned NCAA All-South/Southeast Region after finishing 35th at the NCAA South Regionals (Nov. 15) with a career best time of 26:44.7... Burst onto scene by winning the Mountaintop Invitational (Aug. 29), with a personal best 5k time of 17:43... Finished second at the Saucony Invita-tional (Sept. 13) by running the 8k course in 29:29.1... Two-time USA South Runner of the Week (Sept. 1 and 15)... Compiled four top-10 finishes on the year... Named to USA South All-Academic team

2013 (Freshman at Wheaton):

Ran a season-best time of 27:06 at Benedic-tine... Team Rookie of the Year award winner

High School:

Attended Century High School

Personal:

Born Nov. 17, 1995… Parents are Randal and Marcia Massot… Favorite bible verse is Romans 5:1-5… Majoring in Biology

Honors:

• NCAA All-South/Southeast Region (2014; 35th at region meet)• USA South Individual Champion (2014)• USA South All-Conference first team (2014)• USA South Runner of the Week (Sept. 1, 2014; Sept. 15, 2014)• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)

Massot’s Personal Records:


Track:1500: 4:27 (Emory Invitational, March 21, 2015)3000 steeplechase: 10:47 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invitational, April 17, 2015) 4x400 relay: 3:53 (with Weaks, Jantomaso, Kaufmann; Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)


GRAHAM MASSOT• Junior • 5’8”• Rochester, Minn. • Century• Biology Major

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Competed in seven races... Recorded a per-sonal best time in the 6k of 29:15.2 at the USA South Conference Championship (Nov. 1) which placed her 39th overall... Ran a season-best 5k of 25:37.1 at the Saucony Invitational (Sept. 13)... Made collegiate debut in Moun-taintop Invitational (Aug. 29) with a two-mile time of 16:29.7

High School:

Attended Hendersonville High School… Earned a spot on the All-County Cross Coun-try Team during the 2011-2012 season… Placed 13th at the regional meet in 2011 and 15th in 2012… Rookie of the Year… Most improved runner… Placed ninth at the Ma-con County Regional Meet… Was a Notable Achievement Graduate

Personal:

Born July 24, 1995… Parent is Jamie Petty… Has one sister, Glory… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 21:22… Majoring in Spanish with a Business minor… Hopes to work in mediation

Griffith’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 16:29.7 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)5K: 25:37.1 (Saucony Invitational, Sept. 13, 2014)6K: 29:15.2 (USA South Championships, Nov. 1, 2014)

SARAH JO GRIFFITH• Sophomore • 5’6”• Nashville, Tenn. • Hendersonville• Spanish Major• Business Minor

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2014 (Sophomore):

Competed in seven of Covenant’s races on the year... Recorded his best 8k time in the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 15), when he ran the course in 30:18.8... Finished 31st of 80 in the Maryville Invitational (Oct. 4) with an 8k time of 31:12... Named to USA South All-Academic team

High School:

Attended Hershey Christian High School… Holds the school record for both the 1600 meter run (4:40) and the 5K (18:15)… Voted

Runner of the Year by his coaches and team-mates… Qualified for the cross country dis-trict championships as a junior and senior… Member of National Honor Society and earned Honor Roll status… Was also elected School Treasurer

Personal:

Born April 19, 1995… Parents are Greg and Lauri Moore… Has four siblings, Peter, Andrew, Sarah, and Nate… Father, Greg, played football at North Park University… Cousin, Mitchell, competes as a hurdler at the University of Buffalo… Favorite bible verse is James 1:2-3… Plans to major in Psychology and would like to either go to grad school or join the police force after graduating

Honors:


Moore’s Personal Records:


Track:800: 2:16 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)1500: 4:40 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 17, 2015)5K: 18:31 (Emory Classic, March 28, 2015)

High School:5K: 18:151600 (track): 4:40


PHIL MOORE• Junior • 5’11”• Hershey, Pa. • Hershey• Psychology Major

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High School:

Attended Lamar County High School... Competed in cross country and track all four years... She has a personal best time of 22:52 in the 5k and 6:32 in the 1600... Was the 2015 Valedictorian Star Student for highest SAT score in class... Was dual-enrolled at Gordon

State College where she earned Dean’s List honors

Personal:

Born July 25, 1997... Parents are Rolfe and Ja-nine Henry... Has two sisters, Natalie and Mar-garet, and three brothers, Philip, David, and Joseph... Favorite bible verse is Psalm 34:1... Majoring in Elementary Education... Aspires to be an occupational therapist for children with special needs... Has volunteered with Anchor of Hope Foundation, an organiza-tion focused on helping the autistic and their families and promoting autism awareness

Henry’s Personal Records:

High School:5K: 22:521600 (track): 6:32

JULIETTE HENRY• Freshman • 5’3”• Barnesville, Ga. • Lamar County• Elementary Education Major

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Attended Magruder High School

Personal:

Born Sept. 17, 1992 in Bethesda, Md. ... Parents are Ernst and Marcella Lutz... Has two sisters, Christina and Jessica... Sister, Jessica, played ice hockey at UConn from 2007-10 and was a member of the Swiss National Team in 2014... Favorite bible verse is Romans 8... Majoring in English

STEPHANIE LUTZ• Freshman • 5’3”• Rockville, Md. • Magruder• English Major

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2014 (Junior):

Did not participate in any races due to injury... Named to USA South All-Academic team

2013 (Sophomore):

In three of his six races last year, he factored into Covenant’s final placing... Established a personal record with his time of 29:42.7 at the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 16)… Helped the

Scots take home the USA South Champion-ship trophy with his time of 30:40.8

High School:

Attended Citrus Park Christian School… Graduated summa cum laude

Personal:

Born Dec. 31, 1993 in Tampa, Fla. … Parents are Jeremy and Mary Rasmussen… Has two siblings, Hannah and Holden… Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:28… Majoring in Biblical and Theological Studies with minors in Mis-sions and Linguistics… Aspires to be a Bible translator (Wycliffe)

Honors:


Rasmussen’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:8K: 29:42.7 (NCAA South/Southeast Regional, Nov. 16, 2013)

Track:3K: 10:24.46 (Mountain Laurel Twilight Invita-tional, April 18, 2014) 5K: 18:12 (Emory Invitational, March 29, 2014)


HUNTER RASMUSSEN• Senior • 6’2”• Lutz, Fla. • Citrus Park Christian• Biblical & Theological Studies Major• Linguistics, Missions Minors

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2014 (Freshman):

Ran in all eight of Covenant’s meets... Im-proved her 6k time by almost two minutes over the course of the year finishing in a personal record time of 27:16.1 at the NCAA South Regionals (Nov. 15)... Ran a personal best in the UNG Invitational 5k race (Sept. 27)

with a time of 23:23.3... Placed 21st overall with a time of 27:22.5 at USA South Champi-onships (Nov. 1)... Made collegiate debut with a two-mile time of 16:19.5 in the Mountain-top Invitational (Aug. 29)

High School:

Attended Christ Presbyterian Academy... Competed on the CPA cross country team all four years and helped her team to three state championship meets

Personal:

Born Oct. 12, 1995… Parents are Stuart and

Suzanne Price… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 31:19… Has a double major in Philosophy and Physics

Price’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 16:19.5 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)5K: 23:23.3 (UNG Invitational, Sept. 27, 2014)6K: 27:16.1 (NCAA South/Southeast Regional, Nov. 15, 2014)

JULIA PRICE• Sophomore • 5’2”• Nashville, Tenn. • Christ Presbyterian Academy• Philosophy, Physics Majors

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High School:

Attended Dayspring Christian... Competed in cross country, track & field and soccer... Holds personal best times on the track of 5:19.97 in the 1600 and 11:45 in the 3200... Qualified for district championship in cross country... Had a personal record of 18:17 in the 5k... Also competed in ultimate frisbee... Earned

Headmasters Honors in all four years and graduated third in his class

Personal:

Born April 2, 1997 in Lancaster, Pa. ... Parents are Jon and Londa Sneller... Has two brothers, Caleb and Philip, and three sisters, Elena, Ruth and Bethany... Great gradnfather, Frank Fiol, wrestled at Wheaton in the 1940s... Favorite bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6... Majoring in Pre-Engineering... Wants to work with New Holland Agriculture in the tractor division... Favorite football team is the Philadelphia Eagles

Sneller’s Personal Records:

High School:5K: 18:171600 (track): 5:193200 (track): 11:45


MICAH SNELLER• Freshman • 5’9”• Lancaster, Pa. • Dayspring Christian Academy• Pre-Engineering Major

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High School:

Attended North Fort Myers High School... Competed in cross country... Member of National Honor Society... Graduated summa cum laude

Personal:

Born Nov. 7, 1996 in North Fort Myers, Fla. ... Parents are Joe and Nancy Romstadt... Favor-ite bible verse is Matthew 6:34... Majoring in Biology

AMY ROMSTADT• Freshman • 5’3”• North Fort Myers, Fla. • North Fort Myers• Biology Major

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Attended Providence Christian School... Ran cross country for five years at PCS... Holds a personal best in the 5k of 20:57... As a junior, she won the Wiregrass Cross Country cham-pionship in Dothan and in her senior year

was named the Female Cross Country Runner of the Year by the Dothan Eagle newspaper... Member National Honor Society... Earned A Honor Roll

Personal:

Born Oct. 31, 1996... Parents are Ben and Jen Samuels... Has one sister, Abigail, and two brothers, Philip and Steven... Favorite bible verse is Isaiah 40:31... Majoring in Mathemat-ics... Wants to become an accountant or math teacher

Samuels’ Personal Records:


HANNAH SAMUELS• Freshman • 5’10”• Dothan, Ala. • Providence Christian• Mathematics Major

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2014 (Sophomore):

Raced seven times on the year... Established a personal best time in the 8k at the USA South Championship (Nov. 1) when he finished in 32:00.9 and placed 23rd overall... Named to USA South All-Academic team for a second straight year

2013 (Freshman):

Competed in two meets… Personal best time of 35:04.4 was set during the USA South Championships, in which Covenant finished first... Earned USA South All-Academic honors

High School:

Was homeschooled

Personal:

Born March 23, 1995 in Oostburg, Wis. … Parents are Jeff and Carmen Taylor… Has five siblings, Rochelle, Christopher, Jonathan, Ashleigh, and Gregory… Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:6… Majoring in Physics with a minor in Mathematics

Honors:

• USA South All-Academic (2014-15)• USA South All-Academic (2013-14)

Taylor’s Personal Records:

Cross Country:5K: 22:13.1 (Mountaintop Invitational, Aug. 29, 2014)8K: 32:00.9 (USA South Championships, Nov. 1, 2014)


CHARLES TAYLOR• Junior • 5’9”• Cumming, Ga. • Homeschool• Physics Major• Mathematics MInor

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High School:

Was homeschooled... Although she did not run on a school cross country team, she has been running since she was 15 and has com-

peted in several 5k, 8k and 10k road races... Holds a personal best time of 24:33 in the 5k

Personal:

Born Jan. 25, 1997 in Asheville, N.C. ... Parents are Greg and Mary Smith... Has three sisters, Anna, Julia and Leah, and one brother, Gray-son... Favorite bible verse is Psalm 56... Major-ing in Biology with a Music minor... Would like to pursue careers in either veterinarian medicine or research science

Smith’s Personal Records:


LILLY SMITH• Freshman • 5’6”• Weaverville, N.C. • Homeschool• Biology Major• Music Minor

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Attended South Forsyth High School... Was a member of the cross country and track teams all four years... Helped lead his team to the 6A state meet all four years he competed and was a member of the 2013 region champion track team his sophomore season... Has

personal best times of 16:04 in the 5k, 10:13 in the 3200, 4:40 in the 1600, 2:02 in the 800 and 7:07 in the 2000 meter steeplechase... Was the team captain of the cross country team his senior season and earned first team All-Region honors

Personal:

Born Oct. 3, 1996... Parents are Travis and Robin Vaughn... Favorite bible verse is Romans 1:16... Majoring in Sport Adminis-tration... Wants to pursue a career in cross country and track at the high school or col-lege level

Vaughn’s Personal Records:

High School:5K: 16:04800 (track): 2:021600 (track): 4:403200 (track): 10:132000 steeplechase: 7:07


REED VAUGHN• Freshman • 5’9”• Cumming, Ga. • South Forsyth• Sport Administration Major• Psychology MInor

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2013-14

Did not compete in the 2013 or 2014 cross country seasons... Did participate in two track events during the 2015 spring

2012 (Freshman):

Competed in seven events... had two top-10 finishes and three in the top-15 overall... Finished eighth in the GSAC Championships with a 6k time of 27:28.5 which earned her a spot on the All-Freshman team... Had a sea-son-best 6k time of 27:26.9 in the Berry Viking

Open (Oct. 13)... Made collegiate debut with a two-mile time of 15:50 for an eighth place finsh at the Scots Opener (Aug. 31)... Placed 13th with a 6k time of 29:16.3 at the Maryville Invitational (Oct. 6)

High School:

Attended Easley High School... Helped her team win the region meet and qualify for the Upper State high school meet in South Carolina

Personal:

Born Sept. 26, 1993... Parents are Scott and Aimee White... Has three younger sisters, Emi-lie, Laurelyn and Noelle... Favorite bible verse is Zephaniah 3:17... Majoring in Psychology with a minor in English

Honors:

• GSAC All-Freshman (2012)

Whites Personal Records:

Cross Country:2-mile: 15:50 (Scots Opener (Aug. 31, 2012)5K: 23:36.8 (NCCAA National Championships, Nov. 10, 2012)6K: 27:26.9 (Berry Viking Open, Oct. 13, 2012)

Track:800: 2:54 (Emory Classic, March 28, 2015)1500: 5:53 (Emory Classic, March 28, 2015)

MELANIE WHITE• Senior • 5’6”• Easley, S.C. • Easley• Psychology Major• English Minor

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2014 SEASON REVIEWMEN

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- It was another impressive season for both Cov-enant men’s and women’s cross country programs. Under fourth-year head coach Katie Stanford, the teams continued to excel within the USA South and regionally.

MEN’S OVERVIEW

For a second straight year, the men’s team captured the USA South team championship while the Scots also had a runner earn the indi-vidual title. Additionally, the team placed two runners on the NCAA All-South Region honors for the first time in school history.

The Scots took home three team titles, but none was bigger than the USA South crown. For a second consecutive year, Covenant dominated the conference meet with five runners placing inside the top 10, led by an individual title from sophomore Graham Massot. Covenant’s 21 points in the event easily outdid Piedmont’s 41 as the Scots claimed back-to-back conference titles for the first time since 1994 and 1995 when the school was in the NAIA.

Massot was trailed by freshman Eliot Kaufmann (third), freshman John Weaks (fifth), senior Stephen Dillon (sixth) and senior Jack Williams (10th). Covenant had five runners earn all-conference honors and Stan-ford was named Coach of the Year.

Massot was one of two top runners for the Scots all season, but it was the freshman Kaufmann who took home some major hardware from the USA South.

Kaufmann was named both the Rookie and Runner of the Year in the USA South, just the second time in conference history that a freshman took both honors in the same year. He was also named the conference’s Rookie of the Week six times and Runner of the Week four times.

Both Kaufmann and Massot paced the Scots at the region meet. The two runners finished 34th (Kaufmann) and 35th (Massot) with sub-27 minute times in the 8k to earn a spot on the all-region team. As a team, Covenant finished 14th of 28 in the event.

“I am so happy for our men today,” Stanford said after the region meet on Nov. 15. “They wanted to improve within our region and they did just that. Our top four ran so well today and it was exciting to have Eliot [Kaufmann] and Graham [Massot] receive All-Region honors.”

Men’s Award Winners:

USA South Runner of the WeekGraham Massot – 2 times (Sept. 1, Sept. 15)Eliot Kaufmann – 4 times (Sept. 8, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 20)

USA South Rookie Runner of the WeekEliot Kaufmann – 6 times (Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 20)

USA South All-ConferenceGraham Massot – 1st teamEliot Kaufmann – 1st team/Runner of the Year/Rookie of the YearJohn Weaks – 1st teamStephen Dillon – 1st team/All-SportsmanshipJack Williams – 2nd team

USA South Coach of the YearKatie Stanford

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2014 MEN’S RESULTSCovenant College Aug. 29 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15Men's Cross Country Mtn. Top Inv Sewanee Inv. Saucony Inv. UNG Invitational Maryville Inv. Berry Viking Open USA South Champ. NCAA South Reg.

(5k) (8k) (8k) (8k) (8k) (8k) (8k) (8k)Covenant Place 1 of 4 5 of 7 1 of 9 4 of 7 2 of 7 11 of 22 1 of 6 14 of 28Team Champion Covenant Lee (Tenn.) Covenant Dalton State Berry Texas-Tyler Covenant EmoryTotal Runners 38 69 63 65 80 185 49 201Winning Time 17:43.0 26:13.7 29:11.5 25:53.6 26:44.17 24:00.1 27:03.3 25:32.4

Zach Atchison 21:47.3 34:01.7 36:06.4 33:48.7 33:32.13 33:03.2 33:47.6 DNRFr., Troutman, N.C. 30th 56th 53rd 63rd 52nd 160th 32nd

Stephen Dillon 18:55.9 31:11.5 30:46.4 28:30.7 29:19.38 28:22.3 28:15.1 27:48.3Sr., Charlotte, N.C. 7th 43rd 9th 19th 15th 62nd 6th 81st

Eliot Gardner 19:52.3 30:45.6 33:13.1 30:45.3 31:36.42 31:57.1 31:22.1 30:40.9So., Berea, Ky. 18th 37th 35th 41st 37th 149th 18th 173rd

Justin Jantomaso 19:24.9 31:45.1 33:31.3 31:51.6 32:38.35 DNR DNR DNRSo., Forest, Va. 14th 48th 40th 54th 46th

Eliot Kaufmann 17:52.3 27:26.0 30:05.0 27:28.5 27:47.90 27:11.2 27:44.1 26:40.2Fr., New York, N.Y. 3rd 12th 5th 9th 3rd 22nd 3rd 34th

Graham Massot 17:43.0 27:51.6 29:29.1 28:29.2 28:32.81 DNR 27:03.3 26:44.7So., Rochester, Minn. 1st 14th 2nd 18th 8th 1st 35th

Caleb McKillop DNR DNR DNR 34:02.1 33:55.28 33:20.4 35:57.0 DNRSo., Chattanooga, Tenn. 64th 55th 161st 40th

Phil Moore 20:19.0 31:18.1 32:28:00 31:02.0 31:12.86 DNR 30:45.5 30:18.8So., Hershey, Pa. 22nd 44th 26th 43rd 31st 16th 166th

Hunter Rasmussen DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNRJr., Lutz, Fla.

Caleb Spykstra 21:21.1 DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNRSo., Leola, Pa. 28th

Charles Taylor 22:13.1 34:16.9 35:19.4 32:38.2 36:39.93 32.16.7 32:00.9 DNRSo., Cumming, Ga. 32nd 58th 50th 59th 70th 150th 23rd

John Weaks 19:57.1 29:59.6 30:48.0 29:27.1 30:23.73 28:21.2 28:05.2 27:29.4Fr., Perry, Ga. 19th 33rd 10th 26th 22nd 61st 5th 66th

Jack Williams 19:45.5 32:40.6 32:08.4 30:19.2 30:03.33 29.34.8 29:22.0 31:20.2Sr., Prattville, Ala. 16th 52nd 21st 37th 20th 104th 10th 180th

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- It was another impressive season for both Cov-enant men’s and women’s cross country programs. Under fourth-year head coach Katie Stanford, the teams continued to excel within the USA South and regionally.

WOMEN’S OVERVIEW

Led by senior Beth Burgess, the women’s cross country team also excelled in 2014. Covenant won two meets and placed second, for a second straight year, at the USA South meet. The team wins came on Aug. 29 (Mountaintop Invitational) and Sept. 13 (Saucony Invitational).

Burgess capped her illustrious career with her best season. The Nicho-lasville, Kentucky, native earned USA South Runner of the Year honors and was Runner of the Week three times. Burgess broke her school record in the 6k with a time of 23:44 at the Sewanee Invitational in the second week of the season. Burgess had previously set the mark as a junior in 2013.

Burgess was not alone in compiling a career year. Junior Ruthie Cargill posted the best year of her collegiate career in 2014. The junior set multiple personal records throughout the year and earned USA South All-Conference second team honors with her ninth place finish at the conference event.

As a team, Covenant fell just short of a conference title as three points separated the Scots from top finisher Meredith. Covenant placed four runners inside the top 10 and had five make an all-conference team. Burgess and freshman Jordan Francis were first team honorees, while Cargill, freshman Abby Irwin and sophomoreGrace Bodron made the second team.

“The women were so close today,” Stanford said at the end of the USA South meet. “Losing by three in cross country can be a bit of a heart-breaker but honestly we have gained so much ground on Meredith in the past year it is an amazing finish for our ladies. We have had our ups and downs this season with losing two and having some injuries so what the girls accomplished today was amazing.”

At the NCAA South/Southeast Region meet, Covenant was without Burgess who was injured. Even without Burgess, the Scots placed 18th of 29 and had five runners set personal records.

Women’s Award Winners:

USA South Runner of the WeekBeth Burgess – 3 times (Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15)Ruthie Cargill – (Sept. 29)

USA South Rookie Runner of the WeekMargaret Fitch – 4 times (Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 29)Abby Irwin – (Oct. 20)

USA South All-ConferenceBeth Burgess – 1st team/Runner of the YearJordan Francis – 1st teamRuthie Cargill – 2nd team/All-SportsmanshipAbby Irwin – 2nd teamGrace Bodron – 2nd team

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2014 WOMEN’S RESULTSCovenant College Aug. 29 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15Women's Cross Country Mtn. Top Inv Sewanee Inv. Saucony Inv. UNG Invitational Maryville Inv. Berry Viking Open USA South Champ. NCAA South Reg.Final Times (2-mile) (6k) (5k) (5k) (6k) (6k) (6k) (6k)

Covenant Place 1 of 4 3 of 6 1 of 10 6 of 12 3 of 13 10 of 23 2 of 9 18 of 29Team Champion Covenant Sewanee Covenant North Georgia Converse Georgia Meredith EmoryTotal Runners 44 74 83 103 100 194 82 205Winning Time 13:06.2 23:44.6 19:35.3 18:55.7 24:07.00 21:42.0 24:08.2 21:42.6

Esther Anderson 14:02.3 26:28.6 21:27.3 22:06.9 27:43.99 DNR 30:21.8 DNRJr., Terre Haute, Ind. 5th 19th 8th 53rd 29th 47th

Gracie Bodron 14:35.2 27:26.2 DNR 21:53.6 27:36.61 25:57.7 26:29.3 25:46.6So., Heber Springs, Ark. 10th 26th 33rd 26th 79th 14th 122nd

Beth Burgess 13:06.2 23:44.6 20:20.5 DNR 24:39.22 24:24.1 24:28.4 DNRSr., Nicholasville, Ky. 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 35th 2nd

Ruthie Cargill 13:50.9 25:21.8 20:57.0 20:37.9 25:48.38 24:52.7 25:56.9 24:48.7Jr., Lancaster, Pa. 3rd 7th 4th 22nd 9th 46th 9th 79th

Margaret Fitch 13:54.9 26:27.3 21:06.6 21:07.9 27:57.50 27:22.3 27:49.5 28:10.3Fr., San Antonio, Texas 4th 18th 5th 29th 31st 118th 25th 185th

Jordan Francis 14:43.5 27:03.9 22:09.2 21:47.2 27:23.63 26:17.3 25:47.3 26:10.3Fr., Villa Rica, Ga. 12th 24th 17th 44th 24th 94th 7th 137th

Sarah Jo Griffith 16:29.7 30:38.7 25:37.1 25:58.4 32:13.85 29:32.9 29:15.2 DNRFr., Nashville, Tenn. 28th 47th 54th 82nd 73rd 154th 39th

Anna Hankal 14:21.7 26:20.2 21:47.4 21:28.2 DNR DNR DNR DNRSo., Powder Springs, Ga. 7th 17th 12th 34th

Abby Irwin 14:19.9 DNR 21:42.1 21:47.9 26:33.89 25:24.5 25:59.3 25:16.1Fr., Issaquah, Wash. 6th 10th 45th 14th 58th 10th 98th

Julia Price 16:19.5 29:14.0 24:08.7 23:23.3 28:52.03 28:22.3 27:22.5 27:16.1Fr., Nashville, Tenn. 27th 39th 40th 65th 43rd 134th 21st 162nd

Alicia Zanoni DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR 27:22.3 27:31.1 26:11.4Sr., Knoxville, Tenn. 120th 22nd 137th

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Conference Team Championships

Year Conference (Association) 2014 USA South (NCAA DIII) 2013 USA South (NCAA DIII) 2010 *GSAC (NCAA DIII) 1999 TVAC (NAIA) 1995 TVAC (NAIA) 1994 TVAC (NAIA) 1993 TVAC (NAIA) 1992 TVAC (NAIA) 1973 Southern Christian Athletic

* not eligible for official conference championships due to transition to NCAA Division III

Conference Indiv. Champions (since 2010)

Year Name Conference 2010 Jonathan Preg GSAC

NCAA South Region Finishes

Year Finish Top Runner (Time/Place) 2014 14th/28 Eliot Kaufmann (26:40/34th) 2013 18th/24 Stephen Dillon (27:39.9/85th)

National Championship Team Appearances

Year Association Finish 2012 NCCAA 32nd/39 2011 NCCAA 19th/30 2010 NCCAA 10th/28 2009 NCCAA 13th/23 1992 NCCAA 17th/19 1991 NCCAA 17th/18 1985 NCCAA 13th/16 1984 NCCAA 13th/14 1983 NCCAA 13th 1982 NCCAA 13th/15 1981 NCCAA 13th/14 1973 NCCAA 10th/10

National Championship Indiv. Appearances

Year Name Assoc. Finish 2008 Matt Katzenberger NAIA 140th 2006 Patrick Hall NAIA 144th 2005 Patrick Hall NAIA 185th 2003 Scott Borger NAIA 216th 2003 Jason Mitchell NAIA 128th 2002 Jason Mitchell NAIA 154th 2000 Brad Williams NAIA 171st 1995 Phil Gelston NAIA 270th 1994 Eddy Hilger NAIA 108th 1993 Ben Kaufmann NAIA 202nd 1992 Ben Kaufmann NAIA 280th 1986 Unknown NCCAA - 1985 Dave Vila NAIA 206th 1984 Dave Vila NAIA 163rd 1982 David Taylor NAIA 126th

All-Americans

Year Name Assoc. Team 2010 Jonathan Preg NCCAA 2nd 1983 David Taylor NAIA - 1982 David Taylor NCCAA 1st

Program Record Times - 8000 meter

Time Runner Year 25:48 David Taylor 1982 26:31 Dave Vila 1985

MEN’S PROGRAM HISTORY

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All-South/Southeast Region

Year Name Place 2014 Eliot Kaufmann 34th 2014 Graham Massot 35th

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Conference Team Championships

Year Conference (Association) 2012 *GSAC (NCAA DIII) 2011 *GSAC (NCAA DIII) 2001 AAC (NAIA) 1999 TVAC (NAIA) 1998 TVAC (NAIA) 1995 TVAC (NAIA) 1994 TVAC (NAIA) 1993 TVAC (NAIA) 1992 TVAC (NAIA)

* not eligible for official conference championships due to transition to NCAA Division III

Conference Indiv. Champions (since 2011)

Year Name Conference 2013 Beth Burgess USA South 2011 Tera Woods GSAC

NCAA South Region Finishes

Year Finish Top Runner (Time/Place) 2014 18th/29 Ruthie Cargill (24:48/79th) 2013 18th/24 Beth Burgess (23:58/42nd)

National Championship Team Appearances

Year Association Finish 2012 NCCAA 27th/35 2011 NCCAA 15th/25 2010 NCCAA 15th/21 2009 NCCAA 8th/19 1992 NCCAA 12th/15 1991 NCCAA 13th/14 1985 NCCAA 10th/10 1984 NCCAA Unknown

National Championship Indiv. Appearances

Year Name Assoc. Finish 2004 Anna Garriott NAIA 195th 2003 Rebecca Roos NAIA 212th 2002 Rebecca Roos NAIA 49th 2001 Rebecca Roos NAIA 80th 2001 Jane Turner NAIA 98th 2000 Kristyn Borger NAIA 112th 1999 Kristyn Borger NAIA 109th 1998 Kristyn Borger NAIA 158th 1996 Carolyn Hubbard NAIA 257th 1995 Abby Reeder NAIA 106th 1994 Abby Reeder NAIA 199th 1993 Aimee Ankiewicz NAIA 261st 1992 Aimee Ankiewicz NAIA 234th 1991 Wendy Thomas NAIA Unknown 1991 Desiree Toms NAIA Unknown 1986 Unknown NCCAA -

NCCAA All-Americans

Year Name Team 2010 Hannah Matthews 2nd 2009 Hannah Matthews 1st


Time Runner Event 18:50 Hannah Matthews 2009 NCCAA Nationals


Time Runner Event 23:44 Beth Burgess 2014 Sewanee Invitational 23:58 Beth Burgess 2013 NCAA South Regional 24:00 Hannah Matthews 2010 Sewanee Invitational

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Year Name Team 2014 Graham Massot 1st 2014 Eliot Kaufmann 1st 2014 John Weaks 1st 2014 Stephen Dillon 1st 2014 Jack Williams 2nd 2014 Stephen Dillon All-Sportsmanship 2013 Stephen Dillon 1st 2013 Matt Gorter 1st 2013 Zach Smith 1st 2013 Jack Williams 2nd 2013 Jack Williams All-Sportsmanship

USA South Runner of the Week

Year Name Date 2014 Graham Massot Sept. 1, Sept 15 2014 Eliot Kaufmann Sept. 8, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 20 2013 Stephen Dillon Sept. 30

USA South Rookie Runner of the Week

Year Name Date 2014 Eliot Kaufmann Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept.

29, Oct. 6, Oct. 20

USA South All-Academic

Year Name 2014-15 Zach Atchison, Stephen Dillon, Eliot Gardner, Eliot Kaufmann, Graham Massot, Caleb McKillop, Phil Moore, Hunter Rasmussen, Charles Taylor, Jack Williams

2013-14 Eliot Gardner, Matt Gorter, Si Mitchell, Hunter Rasmussen, Caleb Spykstra, Charles Taylor

Conference Runner of the Year

Year Name Conf. 2014 Eliot Kaufmann USA South

Conference Rookie Runner of the Year

Year Name Conf. 2014 Eliot Kaufmann USA South

USTFCCCA All-Academic

Year Name 2014-15 Eliot Kaufmann

Previous All-Conference Awards (since 2001)

Year Name Conf. Team 2011 Stephen Dillon GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Zach Smith GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Stephen Dillon GSAC All-Fresh 2011 Stephen Harper GSAC All-Fresh 2008 Matt Katzenberger AAC All-Conf. 2008 James Downs AAC All-Fresh 2006 Patrick Hall AAC All-Conf. 2006 David Barr AAC All-Fresh 2002 Jason Mitchell AAC All-Conf. 2001 Jonathan Hubbard AAC All-Conf. 2001 Scott Borger AAC All-Fresh 2001 Cal Marshall AAC All-Fresh

MEN’S PROGRAM HISTORY

Coaching History - Men/Women

Name Seasons Katie Stanford 4 (2011-Present) Scott Williams 1 (2010) Debby Vannoy 4 (2006-2009) Jason Mitchell 1 (2005) David Taylor 12 (1992-1996, 1998-2004) Eddy Hilger 1 (1997) Steve Thomas 2 (1990-1991) Rodney Miller 2 (1988-1989) Jim Wildeman 4 (1983-1986) Bill Anderson 1 (1982) Greg Heath 2 (1980-1981) Al Mawhinney 5 (1975-1979) Charles Anderson 7 (1965, 1967, 1969-1970, 1972-1974)

Notes: Missing teams in 1966, 1968 and 1987. Women’s program first appeared in 1984. Coaches listed ran both programs.

David Taylor coached both cross country programs for 12 years after being a two-time All-American in the 1980s.


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USA South All-Conference Awards

Year Name Team 2014 Beth Burgess 1st 2014 Jordan Francis 1st 2014 Ruthie Cargill 2nd 2014 Abby Irwin 2nd 2014 Grace Bodron 2nd 2014 Ruthie Cargill All-Sportsmanship 2013 Beth Burgess 1st 2013 Spookie Eaves 1st 2013 Esther Anderson 2nd 2013 Anna Hankal 2nd 2013 Ruthie Cargill All-Sportsmanship

USA South Runner of the Week

Year Name Date 2014 Beth Burgess Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15 2014 Ruthie Cargill Sept. 29 2013 Beth Burgess Sept. 16, Sept. 30, Oct. 21

USA South Rookie Runner of the Week

Year Name Date 2014 Margaret Fitch Sept.1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15,

Sept. 29 2014 Abby Irwin Oct. 20

USA South All-Academic

Year Name 2014-15 Esther Anderson, Grace Bodron, Beth Burgess, Ruthie Cargill, Margaret Fitch, Alicia Zanoni 2013-14 Esther Anderson, Natalie Barkmann, Beth Burgess, Ruthie Cargill, Damaris Dernlan, Anna Hankal, Emily Shelden, Holly Smith

CoSIDA Academic All-District

Year Name 2014-15 Beth Burgess 2013-14 Beth Burgess

USTFCCCA All-Academic

Year Name 2013-14 Beth Burgess

Conference Runner of the Year

Year Name Conf. 2014 Beth Burgess USA South 2011 Tera Woods GSAC

Previous All-Conference Awards (since 2001)

Year Name Conf. Team 2012 Beth Burgess GSAC All-Conf. 2012 Spookie Eaves GSAC All-Conf. 2012 Spookie Eaves GSAC All-Fresh 2012 Melanie White GSAC All-Fresh 2011 Tera Woods GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Beth Burgess GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Emily Davis GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Aften Whitmore GSAC All-Conf. 2011 Beth Burgess GSAC All-Fresh 2008 Kelly Gillikin AAC All-Fresh 2008 Tera Woods AAC All-Fresh 2007 Kerri Aldridge AAC All-Fresh 2004 Anna Garriott AAC All-Conf. 2004 Katie Mastin AAC All-Conf. 2004 Katie Mastin AAC All-Fresh 2002 Anna Garriott AAC All-Conf. 2002 Rebecca Roos AAC All-Conf. 2002 Amanda Whitehead AAC All-Conf. 2001 Rebecca Roos AAC All-Conf. 2001 Jane Turner AAC All-Conf. 2001 Shelly Brown AAC All-Fresh 2001 Kim Fieldhouse AAC All-Fresh 2001 Rebecca Roos AAC All-Fresh 2001 Amanda Whitehead AAC All-Fresh

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Adams, Todd 1978 Albrite, Wade 1985 Alexander, Rod 1970 Alexander, Terry 1965 Allen, Larry 1983 Allen, Philip 2011 Arial, Rob 1986 Atchison, Zach 2014

Badenoch, Lester 1979-81 Barker, Matt 1981,83-84 Barker, Will 1972-73 Barnes, Lonnie 1970 Barnett, Isaac 2006-07 Barnett, Zach 2008-10 Barr, David 2006 Belcher, Richard 1974 Benson, Kyle 2011 Bentson, Rhett 1996 Beverly, Nathan 2006-07 Birchler, George 1967 Borger, Scott 2001-04 Bossom, Stephen 2006-08 Brown, Jacob 2006 Bruhn, Ben 2003-05

Carter, Martin 1984 Chapell, Gary 1973-74 Childs, Jacob 2003-06 Clark, Scott 1991 Codington, Wim 2002-03 Collier, Joel 1999 Collins, Chris 1973 Conrad, Max 2013 Crumley, Damon 1989,91

Davis, Jeremy 1994 Deats, Ken 1965 Delvicchio, Mike 1980-81 DiGioia, Jonathan 2008-10 Dillon, Stephen 2011-14 Donovan, Evan 2002,04 Downs, James 2008 Dumont, Dave 1969-70,72 Dumont, John 1969 Dunham, Dave 1986

Edling, Lance 1989 Eibert, Danny 1989 Elwell, Enoch 2006-09 Elzinga, Sean 1989 Emerson, Dan 1995,97 Erickson, Marc 1990

Fagan, Roy 1965

Faust, Joe 2002 Fiol, Phil 1985 Foxwell, Philip 1975-76 Frank, Kyle 2006-08 Fricke, David 1983 Funches, Will 1994

Gardner, Eliot 2013-14 Gelston, Phil 1995,97 Gorter, Matt 2010-11,13 Grady, Tom 1978-79 Graham, Christian 1976-77 Greenhawk, Ron 1969 Groenendyk, Jake 2010-11 Gutillo, David 1980

Hall, Patrick 2003-06 Hanna, Don 1975-77 Hargrove, Bill 1979 Harmon, Art 1965,67 Harper, Stephen 2011-12 Helms, Guy 1978-79 Henderson, Ben 1976 Herron, Pete 1998-00 Hilger, Eddy 1994 Hill, Pete 1973-74,76 Hoover, Dave 1965,67 Hubbard, Benjamin 2002-05 Hubbard, Jonathan 1999-02 Huisman, John 1994-95 Huizinga, Teddy 2011 Hurley, John 1990-91 Hutchinson, Chet 2001-02

Ingraham, Ken 1975 Irwin, Luke 2006-09 Ivery, Kevin 1969-70

Jantomaso, Justin 2013-14 Johnston, Tony 1970 Jones, Jeremy 1994-97 Jones, Max 2004-05 Jones, Scott 1984

Katzenberger, Matt 2005-08 Kaufmann, Andrew 1999-02 Kaufmann, Ben 1991-93 Kaufmann, Dave 1996-99 Kaufmann, Eliot 2014 Kaufmann, Joe 1993-96 Kay, David 1975 Keister, Arne 1981-82 Kelly, Chris 2008 Keuning, Mike 1992 Kiester, David 1969 Kiratzis, Phil 1978-79 Knight, Travis 1993-96

Knox, Jesse 2001 Knox, Jim 1999 Kress, Peter 1978

Lewis, Justin 2004 Lindstrom, Peter 1990 Lloyd, Andy 1999-00

MacDonald, Tucker 2007-08 Malcomson, Jeff 1991,93 Malone, Nate 1997 Malone, Tracy 1992 Marshall, Cal 2001-04 Massot, Graham 2014 McElrath, Zach 2006-09 McKillop, Caleb 2014 McNutt, Scott 1979 McWilliams, Barry 1969-70 Meiners, Wil 1996-99 Mietling, Sam 1976-79 Mininger, Marcus 1994 Mitchell, Bryan 2006-09 Mitchell, Jason 2001-03 Mitchell, Si 2013 Moore, Patrick 2002 Moore, Phil 2014 Morley, James 1977 Morris, Braden 2002 Morris, Tim 1979-82 Morrison, Josh 1992

Nakhla, Paul 1990,92-94 Nickell, Cole 2004-07

Parker, Tim 1982 Parrish, John 1974 Peale, Jim 1969-70 Peck, Rob 1995-98 Peterson, Dave 1990-91 Peterson, Gus 1965 Pick, Daniel 2006-09 Posey, Kyle 2000 Preg, Dave 1982-84 Preg, Jonathan 2009-10 Prettyman, Thomas 2006-08

Quinn, Rick 1965

Radke, Ron 1982 Ramsey, Kevin 1992-93 Ramsey, Patrick 1991 Ramsey, Rory 1989 Rasmussen, Hunter 2013 Regitko, Brian 1976-77,79 Ribet, George 1993 Richmond, Rob 1992

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Riggs, Toby 1994-95 Rissmiller, Jim 1972 Robbins, Jerry 1979-82 Roberts, Brett 2009 Roberts, Cody 2013 Robertstad, Sam 1994 Ross, Jordan 1998-99 Rowton, Rob 1991 Rutgers, Bert 2004

Sanders, Andrew 2012 Shapiro, Matthias 1998 Shelden, Nate 2012 Sikkema, Jake 2012 Singleton, Clay 1991 Slenker, Jeff 1979 Smallman, Steve 1980 Smith, Frank 1974-75 Smith, Zach 2010-11,13 Sotelo, Tim 1997 Spykstra, Caleb 2013-14 Stein, John 1985 Stein, Paul 1985-86 Stephens, Coty 2008 Stout, Brad 1993-95 Struck, Chip 1974-75 Struck, Ethan 2002 Sunder, Ed 1989

Talley, Paul 1970 Taylor, Charles 2013-14 Taylor, David 1980-83 Taylor, Martin 1982-85 Thomas, Dan 1981-84 Thomas, Steve 1984-85,89 Toole, Jeremy 1997-98 Trygar, Eddie 1998-99 Turner, Josh 1998-01 Turner, Micha 2000

Van Zee, Eric 1992,94-95 Vander Lugt, Wes 2002-03 VanVoorhis, Tim 1984 Vedders, Kevin 1992-95 Veldhorst, James 2010 Vila, Dave 1984-86 Voight, Aaron 1992

Wallace, Mark 1996 Walton, Justin 2000 Ward, Paul 1967 Warren, Paul 2008 Watts, Chris 1972 Weaks, John 2014 Weir, Alexander 2011 White, David 2006 Whitnah, Jim 1972-73 Whittier, Carter 2007-08 Wiest, David 1969

Wildeman, Jim 1969-70,72 Wilkie, Clint 1989-91 Williams, Brad 2000-01 Williams, Jack 2011-14 Wilson, John 1969 Winters, Kirk 1995 Work, Ian 1998-01 Workman, Robert 1989 Wyllie, Russ 1982

Zellner, Joe 1967

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David Taylor competed from 1980-83 and was an NCCAA and NAIA All-American. He later coached both cross country teams for 12 years.

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Acker, Michelle 1994 Akin, Sara 1998-01 Aldridge, Kerri 2007-08 Ammons, Stephanie 2009-10 Anderson, Esther 2012-14 Anderson, Melanie 1991-94 Ankiewicz, Aimee 1992-93

Balch, Jen 1998-99 Bancroft, Jenny 1985 Barkmann, Natalie 2013 Barnett, Marianne 2005 Baxter, Stacy 1990-92 Beckwith, Jamie 2009 Behm, Leah 1994-97 Berry, Jane 1999-00 Bishop, Bethany 2000 Bodron, Grace 2013-14 Boone, Lydia 2010 Boone, Sarah 2010-11 Borger, Kristyn 1998-01 Boulton, Bethany 1998 Braun, Cheryl 1984 Brown, Audrey 2006 Brown, Shelly 2001-02 Bruhn, Charissa 2003-04 Bruhn, Sarah Rippetoe 1999-02 Burdge, Heather 1992 Burgess, Beth 2011-14

Cameron, Rebekah 1995-96 Cargill, Ruthie 2012-14 Carlton, Bethany 2004-06 Chewning, Rebekah 2005-06,08 Codington, Julie 2003 Corwin, Emily 2011-12 Cunningham, Emily 2005,07

Dahl, Rachel 2006-08 Dance, Rachel 2011 Davis, Emily 2011-12 Deans, Joni 2004 De La Mater, Erin 2008 Dennis, Mary 1990 Dernlan, Damaris 2013 Drew, Margaret 2006-07 Duffie, Amanda 1998 Dunn, Melissa 2006-08 Durell, Kim 1984

Eaves, Spookie 2012-13 Edewaard, Ashley 2004-06 Emerson, Naomi 1997 Emrich, Rebekah 2002-04 Erbel, Jenny 1998-00

Fearnow, Jenny 2006 Felker, Ruth 2006 Ferngren, Heather 1993-94 Fessler, Erin 2004 Ficca, Angela 1994 Fieldhouse, Kim 2001 Fitch, Margaret 2014 Francis, Jordan 2014

Garriott, Anna 2002-05 Gillikin, Kelly 2008-10 Griffith, Sarah Jo 2014

Hamlin, Judith 2004 Hankal, Anna 2013-14 Hansen, Susan 2000-01 Hansinger, Jenny 2001 Harmon, Christie 1992-93 Harris, Angela 2001 Harris, Jessie 2006 Hubbard, Carolyn 1995-98 Hummel, Wendy 1989-90

Irwin, Abby 2014

Kennedy, Hannah 1995 Kercher, Catherine 2009-10 Kinley, Abby 2000 Kirkpatrick, Stephanie 1997 Knox, Sarah 1996

Linde, Monica 2001-02 Lippincott, Heather 1994

Maliepaard, Carissa 1994 Malone, Leslie 2002 Mastin, Katie 2004-06 Matthews, Hannah 2009-10 McCampbell, Betsy 1989 McCampbell, Emily 1993-96 McIlhenny, Megan 1997 McNicoll, Andrea 1985 Meiners, Rinnie 1996 Melcher, Diana 2007-08 Middendorf, Catherine 1994-97 Miller, Lucy 2005-07 Miner, Mary 1994-97

Okie, Charlotte 2004-06

Pappas, Moni 1999 Pearce, Ashley 2008 Peterson, J’Lane 1990 Pettit, Caitlin 1998-01 Pickett, Micah 1994 Pratt, Anamarie 1991

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Rebecca Roos ran from 2001-04 and qualified for the NAIA Championships twice (2002 and 2003).

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Price, Heather 2007-09 Price, Julia 2014

Reeder, Abby 1994-95 Rippetoe, Sarah Bruhn 1999-02 Robinson, Heather 1993 Rogers, Natalie 2005 Roos, Rebecca 2001-04

Schlup, Jessica 1999-00 Schuler, Heidi 2002-04 Shelden, Emily 2012-13 Smith, Holly 2013 Smith, Karis 2007-08 Smith, Madonna 2003 Spalding, Jessica 1999-00 Stocker, Mary Grace 2011 Stout, Eowyn 1990 Stratton, Alyssa 1989-90

Talarico, Jessica 1998 Talarico, Sarah 1997 Tebbs, Kerry 1991 Terryberry, Paige 2012 Thomas, Donna 1984 Thomas, Wendy 1991 Toms, Desiree 1991-92 Toole, Angela 2003-04 Turner, Jane 2001-02 Turner, Naomi 1995-96

Uomoto, Julie 1984

Vail, Brett 1990-91 Van Reken, Stephanie 1995 Vincent, Joy 1999

Wackes, Karen 1984-85 Wackes, Linda 1984-85 Waldroup, Heather 2010 Walters, Charlene 1984 Walters, Darlene 1984-85 Weigle, Keri 1993-94 Wessel, Laurence 1993 Wetselaar, Emily 2011 Wheeles, Rachel 1991-93 White, Melanie 2012 Whitehead, Amanda 2001-04 Whitehead, Rachel 1996 Whitmore, Aften 2010-11 Wilson, Elizabeth 1995 Wilson, Heather 2005 Woods, Tera 2008-11 Wright, Rebecca 2000-01

Yeoman, Anna 2006 Zanoni, Alicia 2013-14 Zeller, Hannah 2003

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Tera Woods was the 2011 GSAC Runner of the Year and ran from 2008-11.

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THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF COVENANT COLLEGE ATHLETICS

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Parents/Boosters/Alumni/FansAre you a Booster?

A booster is an individual that:

• Promotes Covenant athletics program.• Makes a financial contribution to Covenant athletics or its booster organizations.• Assists in the recruitment of prospects for Covenant.• Provides benefits (e.g., jobs, occasional meals) to enrolled student-athletes.Once a booster.....Always a booster. It is important to remember that once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains that status forever.

If you have questions whether you are considered a booster of Covenant Athletics or if you have questions about what you may or may not do as a booster, please feel free to contact the Compliance Office at [email protected].

What is an extra benefit?

Fans and boosters may not provide anything to prospects or currently enrolled student-athletes (or their families) without prior approval from the Compliance Office. If a student-athlete and/or his or her family accepts any benefits of special consideration (e.g., transportation, clothing, money, meals, etc.) based on his or her athletic skill, the student-athlete will lose his or her eligibility and Covenant will be subject to NCAA penalties.

Extra benefits can include, but, are not limited to:

• Money, gifts, clothing, tickets for entertainment, haircut, and use of a car.• Free or reduced-cost room or board anywhere.• Free or reduced-cost merchandise or services.• Use of Athletics Department copy/fax machines, long distance telephone services or free use of a cell phone.• Typing or editing reports, papers, letters, etc. for a student-athlete.• A loan of money or the consigning of a note to arrange a loan.• The sale or trade of complimentary admissions for merchandise, services or debt repayment.• The sale or trade of ANY items a student-athlete has received for his or her participation in athletics (e.g., gear, clothing, awards).This list is not exhaustive. Please refrain from offering prospects and/or current student-athletes and their families and friends anything that is not available to all students or the general public.

Any questions or concerns should be directed to:

Tim Sceggel

Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Operations

Email: [email protected] or phone: 706.419.1517

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14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

2015 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULEDate Event LocationSept. 4 Mountaintop Invitational Lookout Mountain, Ga.Sept. 12 Furman University Classic Greenville, S.C.Sept. 19 North Georgia Invitational Oakwood, Ga.Oct. 3 Maryville College Invitational Maryville, Tenn.Oct. 17 Berry Viking Open Rome, Ga.Oct. 31 USA South Championships Greensboro, N.C.Nov. 14 NCAA Division III Regional Winchester, Va.

Documents

2015 Covenant Cross Country Guide