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FIGHTING ILLINI CROSS COUNTRY

ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS

Location Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Founded1867 Enrollment44,087 NicknameFighting Illini Colors Orange and Blue ConferenceBig Ten Home CourseU of I Arboretum PresidentTimothy Killeen ChancellorRobert Jones Director of AthleticsJosh Whitman Executive Senior Assoc. Athletics Director Jason Lener

ILLINOIS COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF

Cross Country Coach: Sarah Haveman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Season

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purdue, '10 Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 244-0385 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 244-9758

Asssistant Coach: Nolan Fife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana, '15 Head Track and Field Coach: Mike Turk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighth Season

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augustana, '85

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 333-2957

TEAM QUICK FACTS

2017 Men's Big Ten Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Top Individual: Jon Davis (9th)

2017 Women's Big Ten Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th

Top Individual: Rebecca Craddock (45th) 2017 Men's NCAA Midwest Regional Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th

Top Individual: Jon Davis (1st)

2017 Women's NCAA Midwest Regional Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24th

Top Individual: Rebecca Craddock (40th) 2017 Men's NCAA Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NTS

Top Individual: Jon Davis (49th) Men's All-Americans Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0 Women's All-Americans Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0 Men's Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/2 Women's Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2

2018 MEET SCHEDULE

Date

Meet

Aug. 31

EIU Walt Crawford Open

Sept. 15

Vanderbilt

Sept. 28

Nuttycombe Invitational (Men)

Sept. 29

Loyola (Women)

Oct. 12

Bradley (Women)

Oct. 13

Pre Nationals (Men)

Oct. 19

Illini Open

Oct. 28

Big Ten Championships

Nov. 9

NCAA Midwest Regional

Nov. 17

NCAA Championships

Location Charleston, Ill. Nashville, Tenn. Madison, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Madison, Wis. Urbana, Ill. Lincoln, Neb. Peoria, Ill. Madison, Wis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEDIA INFORMATION 2018 Team Roster2 Men's Roster Breakdown3 Women's Roster Breakdown4

COACHING STAFF Cross Country Coach: Sarah Haveman6 Assistant Coach: Nolan Fife7 Support Staff7 Head Track and Field Coach: Mike Turk 8

THE FIGHTING ILLINI Zach Dale / Jon Davis / Brayden Hamblen / Caleb Hummer / 10 Jack Lalonde / Dan Lathrop / Irwin Loud / Billy Magnesen 11 Denis O'Callaghan / Jesse Reiser / Zack Smith12 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Delaney Appino / Alana Austin / Madeline Bruce / Kelli Callahan / Nicki Cast 14 Rebecca Craddock/ Caroline Fix / Vanessa Flaherty / Mikaela Lucki15 Allison McGrath / Grace Rogers / Katherine Stapleton16 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HISTORY AND RECORDS 2017 Men's Season In Review19 2017 Men's Results21 2017 Women's Season In Review22 2017 Women's Results 23 Men's History and Records24 Men's Big Ten Accolades26 NCAA Regional Championships / NCAA Championships History 27 Men's History and School Records28 Women's Big Ten Accolades29 Women's NCAA Regional Championships 30 Women's NCAA Championships / History and Records 31 Letterwinners32

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION

Cross Country Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Girot Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . girot2@illinois.edu Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815-953-7122 Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Brown Associate Directors . . . . . Derrick Burson, Derek Neal and Jenny Dewar Assistant Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Libby Knight and Brett Moore Graduate Assistants/Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Cole and Diana Ly Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Fisher Sports Info Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 333-1449 Sports Info Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217) 333-5540 Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IlliniTrackXC Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IlliniTrackXC Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1700 S. Fourth Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champaign, IL 61820

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2018 ROSTERS

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2018 MEN'S ROSTER

Name

Year

Hometown/Last School

Zach Dale

R-Jr.

Elk Grove Village, Ill. / James B. Conant

Jon Davis

Jr.

Fithian, Ill. / Oakwood

Luke Goebel

Fr.

Breese, Ill. / Breese Mater Dei

Logan Hall

Fr.

Arthur, Ill. / Arthur HS

Caleb Hummer

R-Jr.

Rochster, NY/ Danville HS (Ill.)

Jack LaLonde

R-So.

Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove South

Dan Lathrop

R-Sr.

Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield South

Irwin Loud

R-Fr.

Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park River Forest

Billy Magnesen

R-Sr.

Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central

Denis O'Callaghan

R-Sr.

Orland Park, Ill. / SIU-Carbondale

Jesse Reiser

Sr.

McHenry, Ill. / McHenry HS West Campus

Zack Smith

R-Sr.

Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove North

Colin Yandel

Fr.

Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central

Cross Country Coach: Sarah Haveman (First Season)

Assistant Coach: Nolan Fife (First Season)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Billy Magnesen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mag-ne-sin Jesse Reiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rise-er

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

SENIORS Dan Lathrop (r) Billy Magnesen (r) Denis O'Callaghan (r) Jesse Reiser Zack Smith (r)

JUNIORS Zach Dale (r) Jon Davis Caleb Hummer (r)

SOPHOMORES Jack LaLonde (r)

FREHSMEN Luke Goebel Logan Hall Brayden Hamblen (r) Irwin Loud (r) Colin Yandel

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2018 WOMEN'S ROSTER

Name

Year

Delaney Appino

So.

Alana Austin

r-Fr.

Madeline Bruce

r-Fr.

Kelli Callahan

So.

Nicki Cast

So.

Rebecca Craddock

So.

Shaheeda Dade

Fr.

Brooke Delahanty

Fr.

Caroline Fix

r-Fr.

Vanessa Flaherty

Jr.

Shanice Garbutt

Fr.

Lauren Katz

Fr.

Mikaela Lucki

r-Fr.

Madison Marasco

Fr.

Allison McGrath

So.

Emma Milburn

Fr.

Mikayla Olsen

Fr.

Grace Rogers

Jr.

Katie Stapleton

So.

Head Coach: Sarah Haveman (First Season) Assistant Coach: Nolan Fife (First Season)

FIGHTING ILLINI CROSS COUNTRY

Hometown / High School/Last College Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central Marion, Ill. / Marion Palos Heights, Ill. / Shepard Aurora, Ill. / Meta Valley Brunswick, Ohio / Brunswick Chicago, Ill. / Lindbolm Math & Science Sugar Grove, Ill. / Rosary HS Winnetka, Ill. / New Trier LaGrange, Ill. / Lyons Township Danville, Ill. / Danville HS Vernon Hills, Ill. / Vernon Hills Etobicoke, Ontario / Bishop Allen Academy Schaumburg, Ill. / Schaumburg Warrenville, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South Lake Forest, Ill. / Lake Forest Mount Prospect, Ill. Prospect Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove South

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Delaney Appino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-pee-no Alana Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-lane-a

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

SENIORS

JUNIORS Vanessa Flaherty Grace Rogers

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SOPHOMORES Kelli Callahan Nicki Cast Rebecca Craddock Allison McGrath

Katherine Stapleton

FRESHMEN

Delaney Appino (r) Alana Austin (r) Madeline Bruce (r) Shaheeda Dade Brooke Delahanty Caroline Fix (r) Mikaela Lucki (r) Shanice Garbutt Lauren Katz Madison Marasco Emma Milburn

Mikayla Olsen

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COACHING STAFF

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SARAH HAVEMAN HEAD CROSS COUNTRY COACH

FIRST SEASON (SECOND OVERALL)

THE HAVEMAN FILE

EDUCATION Purdue University, Elementary Education, 2010

Sarah Haveman begins her first season as head coach of both the Illinois men's and women's cross country programs. This is Haveman's second year overall with the program, after serving last year as an assistant coach working primarily with the women's distance program.

In her first season with the Illini, Haveman assisted graduate student Nicole Choquette in capping off her Illini career with two Big Ten medals and an NCAA Quarterfinal appearance, while also laying the foundation for future success with 10 freshmen joining the program. Highlighting the newest Illini was Rebecca Craddock who led the cross country team at every meet of her debut season, added her name to four of the track program's top-10 lists and qualified for NCAA West Prelims.

Haveman came to Illinois following a five-year stint at Dayton where she was promoted to Director of Track & Field and Cross Country in the spring of 2016 following three seasons as the cross country head coach. In her five years with the Flyers, Haveman led Dayton to a runner-up finish at 2016 A-10 Cross Country Championships and third place team finishes at both indoor and outdoor A-10 Track and Field Championships in 2017.

COACHING EXPERIENCE University of Illinois - Head Coach Cross Country, 2018-Present University of Illinois - Assistant Coach Track & Field, 2017-Present University of Illinois - Assistant Coach Cross Country, 2017-18 University of Dayton - Director of Track & Field and Cross-Country, 2016-17 University of Dayton - Assistant Coach, 2014-16 Purdue University - Assistant Coach, 2011-13

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2016 Women's Cross Country Atlantic-10 Runner-Up

INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 6 Conference Titles 7 Cross Country all-Conference Runners 4 NCAA Prelims Entries 6 School Records 2 Top-Five Marks in School History 2016 Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year (Chloe Flora) 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor (Nicole Choquette)

Picked to finish ninth in the conference during the preseason, Haveman led the women's cross country team to a runner-up finish at the 2016 A-10 Conference Championships, including freshman Chloe Flora earning the program's first A-10 Rookie Performer of the Year award.

After guiding Dayton to a fourth-place finish at A-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2016, Haveman led the Flyers to a topthree finish at both the indoor and outdoor conference meets in 2017. At the outdoor meet, the Dayton distance team medaled in the 5,000m and 10,000m, and scored in the 3,000m steeplechase.

Prior to Dayton, Haveman served as an assistant coach at Purdue from 2011 to 2013 following her four-year career with the Boilermakers. As a senior in 2010, Haveman qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase where she broke the school record to advance to the NCAA final.

An USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree and Purdue's 2010 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, Haveman earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education. Haveman is also USTFCCCA certified in Strength and Conditioning.

Haveman resides in Champaign with her husband, Brandon, and their daughter Charlotte.

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NOLAN FIFE

ASSISTANT COACH

FIRST SEASON (THIRD OVERALL)

Nolan Fife begins his first year as assistant coach for the Illinois distance runners. Fife is in his third year overall with the program after serving as a volunteer coach the past two seasons. In 2016, he helped guide the Orange and Blue to its first NCAA Championships appearance in 30 years. After placing third at the NCAA Midwest Regional, the Illini received an at-large bid to nationals where they placed 23rd.

During the 2017 track season, Fife again assisted the distance crew as they saw three point-scoring performances at Big Ten Outdoor Championships, including a Big Ten title in the steeplechase by Dylan Lafond, and freshman Jon Davis advance to Eugene, Oregon where he earned All-America honors as the top freshman in the 5,000m final. Following the season, Davis was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Prior to joining the staff at Illinois, Fife spent four years at Indiana University where he ran for the Hoosiers from 2011-2015. As a redshirt junior in the fall of 2013, Fife was a member of Indiana's Big Ten Cross Country title, the first since 1980, and a top-10 team finish at NCAA Championships, placing eighth. Fife graduated from Indiana with a degree in math education.

SUPPORT STAFF

Katie Madden

Athletic Trainer

Keiko Price

Associate Director of

Athletics, Academic

Alex Frawley

Academic Advisor

Adrian Melendez

Director of Operations

Sabrina Thiel

Marketing

Eric Vetter

Armory Track & Field Coordinator

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MIKE TURK

HEAD COACH 8TH SEASON (13TH OVERALL)

Mike Turk is entering his eighth season at the helm of the Fighting Illini, and 13th overall. Since taking over as head coach following a last place finish at Big Ten Championships in 2010, Turk has the led the Illini back to the top of the Big Ten, highlighted by four Big Ten runner-up finishes and the 2015 Outdoor Big Ten Championship. Overall, Turk has accumulated more than 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, including 26 years in NCAA Division I.

Prior to taking over as head coach in 2010, Turk served as an assistant on Illinois' staff for four seasons, beginning in 2006. During the four seasons, Turk guided Nick Brown to All-American honors in both the long jump and triple jump and Greg Shroka in the high jump.

Turk builds his program around a philosophy that is based on four core values - unity, integrity, transparency and foucs - that aim to fulfill the University of Illinois' mission to "transform lives and serve society by mentoring excellence and cultivating leaders." These core values are met through a process oriented approach that is executed through engaging relationships and continual personal growth.

In addition, Turk and his staff collaborate with the I-Perform initiative that seeks to improve student-athlete performance and well-being. I-Perform focuses on the "standardization of training philosophy, a comprehensive wellness plan and the analysis of current sports science literature and technology to enhance the training process."

Turk is a USATF Level II certified coach in the jumps and throws and as an instructor. He is a part of the USATF Coaches Education Level II staff and helped contribute to the USATF Level II Throws curriculum. Turk is a popular clinician and has spoken at numerous clinics throughout the country. He has also researched and authored several articles on coaching literature.

THE TURK FILE

EDUCATION

Augustana College, B.A. Physical Education, 1985

COACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois - Head Coach, 2012-present University of Illinois - Interim Head Coach, 2010-11 University of Illinois - Assistant Coach, 2006-09 Western Michigan University - Head Coach, 2003-04 Western Michigan University - Associate Head Coach, 2002 Western Michigan University - Assistant Coach, 1999-2001 Marquette University - Assistant Coach, 1990-98 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Assistant Coach, 1986-89 Augustana College - Student Assistant - 1985

COACHING HONORS/AWARDS

USATF U20 World Championships Coaching Staff - Men's Throws, 2016 USOC Doc Councilman Science Award for Track & Field, 2015 NCAA Midwest Region Outdoor Coach of the Year, 2015 NCAA Midwest Region Outdoor Coach of the Year, 2014 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, 2015 USATF Fred Wilt Coach/Educator of the Year, 2014 Central Collegiate Conference Outdoor Coach of the Year, 2004 Central Collegiate Conference Cross-Country Coach of the Year, 2003

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2015 Outdoor Big Ten Champions Placed 10th at 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships Four Top-15 NCAA Championships finishes 2015 Cross-Country Big Ten Runner-Up 2015 #6 Dual Meet Ranking 2015 Indoor Big Ten Runner-Up 2014 Indoor Big Ten Runner-Up 2013-16 Drake Relay Hy-Vee Cup Championships

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Three Olympic Appearances American Record Holder Four NCAA Champions 76 All-America Honors 29 individual and relay Big Ten Titles Set All-Time Big Ten Record in the 4x100m relay (38.72) 19 Illinois school records

Since 2008, Turk has coached current American recorder holder, Gia Lewis-Smallwood, in the women's discus. A 2001 All-American and Big Ten champion at Illinois, Lewis-Smallwood is a three-time USA champion, three-time World Championships team member and a 2012 Olympian. From 2014-15, Lewis-Smallwood owned the secondbest discus mark in the world (226'11", 69.17m).

As a student-athlete at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., Turk received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education in 1985 and competed on the varsity track and field team. He was the 1984 CCIW Conference Champion in the shot put.

Turk and his wife, Lori, reside in Mahomet and have three children, daughters Hannah and Payton and a son, Sam.

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