Profiles
Rosemary Adams
Distance
Junior
McHenry, Ill. (Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic)
2009: Finished 18th in the 10,000-meter run (45:24.78) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 25th in the 5,000-meter run (21:46.17) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 18th in the one-mile run (6:15.08) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Three-year member of the track and field team and coached by Paul Hamill…four-year member of the cross country team…National Honor Society member, four-year Suburban Catholic Conference all-academic pick and a four-year high honors student.
Personal: Political science major…member of the 2007 and 2008 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the spring 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the spring 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 19, 1988.
Daryn Basile
Jumps
Sophomore
Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook)
2009: Finished 16th in the long jump (15-2) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the triple jump (32-1) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Scott McKinney…three-year member of the tennis team and played volleyball her freshman year.
Personal: Undecided on major…born March 22, 1990.
Cindy Cavanagh
Throws
Sophomore
Naperville, Ill. (Aurora-Waubonsie Valley)
High School: Team field-event MVP her senior year on a team that won an Upstate 8 Conference indoor title…coached by Jim Braun…four-year member of the volleyball team her senior year…honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born Oct. 2, 1989.
Molly Chlum
Sprints
Sophomore
Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
2009: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…competed in the 55-meter dash at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
High School: Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors both her junior and senior years…set Victor J. Andrew High School records in the indoor 55-meter dash, the indoor 400-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter dash…part of a state-qualifying 1,600-meter relay team her senior year…her senior-year squad won a Southwest Suburban Conference Blue championship…coached by Kim Nowak…four-year member of the basketball team and ran cross country her junior year…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Special education major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born May 14, 1990.
Alisha Donner
Throws
Sophomore
Mattoon, Ill.
2009: Finished ninth in the shot put (37-1 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished ninth in the shot put (37-11 ½) and 15th in the weight throw (40-0 3/4) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A three-time All-Big 12 Conference honoree and a four time Decatur Herald & Review all-area pick…coached by Troy Haacke…Big 12 Conference all-academic, honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born June 11, 1990.
Rebecca Fox
Hurdles/Sprints
Sophomore
Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)
2009: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Part of a regional finalist and state-qualifying 800-meter relay team her senior year…part of regional-finalist teams her junior year in the 400, 800, 1,600 and medley relay teams…earned all-conference honors her sophomore year as part of an 800-meter relay team that qualified for the Colorado High School Activities Association state championship…regional finalist in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles her freshman year…coached by Todd Meyers…four-year member of the swimming team and a regional finalist in the 100 breaststroke her junior year…academic all-state, Jefferson County Conference all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor rolll…born Oct. 25, 1989.
Shacuána Gaines
Jumps/Sprints
Junior
Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
2009: Finished second in the triple jump (36-9 ½) and fourth in the 400-meter dash (59.37) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the triple jump (35-3 ¼), fifth in the 400-meter dash (1:00.41), seventh in the long jump (15-8 ¾) and 10th in the 200-meter dash (26.94) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…set a Carthage indoor triple jump record (37-4 ¾) at the Carthage “Gill Athletics Last Chance Invitational.”
2008: Finished fifth in the triple jump (35-2) and seventh in both the 400-meter dash (1:01.42) and the long jump (16-10 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the triple jump and finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished fourth in the triple jump (35-2 ½), ninth in the 400-meter dash (1:02.69) and 12th in the long jump (15-6 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…tied a school record in the indoor triple jump (36-9 ½) at the Carthage “Gill Athletics Last Chance Invitational.”
High School: Set a school record in the triple jump (35-1 ½) her senior year, won a North Suburban League title in the event and qualified for the Illinois High School Association state championship…part of state-qualifying 1,600-meter relay team as a sophomore…coached by Amy Kieffer.
Personal: Double major in business administration and Spanish…named to the winter 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born May 20, 1989.
Katie Garringer
Distance
Sophomore
Lombard, Ill. (Glenbard East)
2009: Finished 21st in the 3,000-meter run (11:13.64) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Eric Lindberg…lettered twice in cross country… National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society member, Spanish National Honor Society member, Illinois State Scholar, DuPage Valley Conference all-academic and high honors student.
Personal: English major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 1, 1990.
Heather Gilmore
Hurdles/Jumps
Junior
Des Moines, Iowa (Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk/Univ. if Iowa)
2009: Qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 100-meter high hurdles but did not reach the finals…won the 100-meter high hurdles (14.45) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship and finished seventh in the long jump (17-0 ½)…did not compete at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship due to basketball.
2008: Qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 100-meter high hurdles but did not reach the finals…finished second in both the 100-meter high hurdles (14.76) and the long jump (17-8) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won both the 100-meter high hurdles and the long jump at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…missed the indoor season due to basketball.
2007: Attended the University of Iowa her freshman year and lettered on the track and field team as a hurdler and jumper…won the indoor 60-meter hurdles at the Iowa Invitational and placed 17th in the outdoor 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Missouri Relays.
High School: A four-year all-state selection and a four-time qualifier for the Drake Relays…placed second in the long jump (17-6) and third in the 100-meter high hurdles (14.3) at the 2006 Iowa High School Athletic Association state championship…set school records in the 100-meter high hurdles, the long jump and as part of three relay teams…coached by Denny Muller…in basketball, named honorable mention all-state her senior year and nominated for the McDonald’s All-America team, named All-Central Iowa Metro League three-straight years and all-district both her junior and senior years…lettered twice in volleyball and named all-conference as a senior…played softball her freshman year…academic all-conference four-straight years.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2008 and 2009 Carthage women’s basketball teams…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 22, 1988.
Katie Gordon
Throws
Sophomore
Ingleside, Ill. (Fox Lake-Grant Community)
2009: Finished sixth in the discus (124-6) and 13th in the shot put (25-2 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the shot put (36-11 3/4) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track & field team and coached by Jim Cramer…also a member of the volleyball and basketball teams.
Personal: Criminal justice major…born Jan. 21, 1990.
Ahvia Greene
Throws
Junior
Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
2009: Finished sixth in the hammer throw (146-1) and 10th in the shot put (35-7 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the weight throw (48-8 1/4) and 12th in the shot put (36-1 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished fifth in the shot put (38-10 ½) and 13th in the hammer throw (123-9) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the shot put (33-10 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A state qualifier in the shot put her senior year…her junior-year team won an Upstate 8 Conference title and both indoor and outdoor sectional championships…her senior-year squad also won both indoor and outdoor sectional titles…coached by Jim Braun…honor student.
Personal: Double major in graphic design and studio art…named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean's list and to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Jan. 31, 1989.
Kaylyn Haberland
Distance
Junior
Appleton, Wis. (West)
2008: Finished 24th in the 1,500-meter run (5:20.88) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…season-best indoor times of 5:55.55 in the one-mile run at the University of Chicago “Margaret Bradley Invitational” and 12:02.51 in the 3,000-meter run at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship.
High School: Lettered her junior and senior years…her junior-year team reached the sectional championship…coached by Terry Gross…two-year member of the soccer team…four-year honor student.
Personal: Social work major…member of the 2007 and 2008 Carthage women’s cross country teams…a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 16, 1989.
Mindy Harrington
Throws
Junior
Spring Grove, Ill. (Richmond-Burton)
2009: Tied for second place in the shot put (41-7 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship and finished seventh in the hammer throw (144-9)…finished fourth in the shot put (41-3) and fifth in the weight throw (48-10) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished third in the discus (136-6) and fifth in the hammer throw (133-11) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the discus at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished ninth in the shot put (36-10 ¼) and 12th in the weight throw (39-5 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A four-time state qualifier in the shot put and set a school record in the event…coached by Keith Forth…member of the basketball team her freshman and sophomore years…honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named to the spring 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Dec. 30, 1988.
Julia Hiett
Mid-Distance/Hurdles
Senior
Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
2009: Competed in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the 800-meter run (2:23.31) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…part of a distance medley team that shattered a Carthage record at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship.
2008: Finished fifth in the heptathlon (3,180 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 10th in the 800-meter run (2:24.80) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished third in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles (1:11.78) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 13th in the 800-meter run (2:33.57) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A two-time state qualifier and coached by Cheryl Anderson…in cross country, earned all-state honors her senior year on a regional-championship team and a four-time All-North Suburban League honoree…National Honor Society member.
Personal: Double major in criminal justice and sociology…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 6, 1988.
Amanda Inkinen
Throws
Junior
East Dundee, Ill. (Carptentersville--Dundee-Crown)
2009: Finished 14th in the hammer throw (113-0) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 16th in the shot put (27-10) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Matt Michalski…member of the basketball team her freshman and sophomore years…National Honor Society member, Illinois State Scholar, Fox Valley conference all-academic, four-year honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Graphic design major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 4, 1988.
Karen Jackson
Distance
Senior
Bloomington, Ill. (Downs-Tri Valley)
2009: Finished eighth in the 10,000-meter run (3(;24.95) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run (19:03.89) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the 5,000-meter run (18:29.54) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship
2007: Injured and did not compete.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Laban Cross…in cross country, set school records in both the two and one-half mile and three-mile events…four-year member of the basketball team…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Biology major…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list six times and six-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 5, 1988.
Ashura Jenkins
Sprints
Junior
Aurora, Ill. (Christian)
2009: Finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.33) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.72) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the 55-meter dash (7.40) and fifth in the 200-meter dash (26.23) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished fourth in the 100-meter dash (12.84) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (26.62) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Won Illinois High School Association indoor titles in both the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash her junior year and finished third in the outdoor 100-meter dash…part of an 800-meter relay team that finished second in the state her junior year and third in the state her sophomore year…four-year sectional champion in the 100-meter dash…coached by Jeff Schutt…four-year member of the volleyball team and lettered twice…four-year member of the basketball team and lettered twice…Private School League all-academic.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…her father, Anthony Jenkins, was part of state-record 1,600-meter relay team at Aurora Central Catholic High School…a cousin, Fabian Bowens, played for the NFL Seattle Seahawks…born Nov. 4, 1988.
Ashley Johnson
Mid-Distance
Graduated Senior
Romeoville, Ill.
2009: Competed in the 800-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the 800-meter run (2:18.32) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…part of a distance medley team that shattered a Carthage record at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship.
2008: Finished sixth in the 800-meter run (2:23.36) and eighth in the 1,500-meter run (4:56.56) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the 1,500-meter run at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished fifth in the 800-meter run (2:22.44) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished seventh in the 800-meter run (2:20.50) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the 800-meter run (2:34.12) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished eighth in the 800-meter run (2:24,42) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the 800-meter run (2:22.05) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Won three-straight Southwest Inter-Conference Association North titles in the 1,600-meter run…both her junior and senior-year teams won SICA North titles…coached by Adam Rio…a state cross country qualifier her sophomore year…graduated with honors
Personal: Biology major…member of the 2005-08 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list seven-straight semesters and a seven-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born May 20, 1987.
Megan Johnson
Distance
Graduated Senior
Bloomington, Ill. (Normal-Community)
2009: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:20.10) and 12th in the 1,500-meter run (5:12.14) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run (19:46.48) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:59.85) and 13th in the 5,000-meter run (19:33.80) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run (19:02.25) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:53.93) and 11th in the 5,000-meter run (19:21.38) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:19.20) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 14th in the 5,000-meter run (20:32.75) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:19.83) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run (5:13.52) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished 11th in the 5,000-meter run (20:10.59) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Tom Patten…four-year member of both the cross country and soccer teams…National Honor Society member, German National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Accounting major…member of the 2005-08 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list seven-straight times and a seven-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 28, 1987.
Laura Kilen
Sprints
Graduated Senior
Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott)
2009: Finished fifth in the javelin (119-1) and sixth in the heptathlon (3,749 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 13th in the pentathlon (2,392 points) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished fifth in the javelin (105-8) and sixth in the heptathlon (3,143 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 15th in the 400-meter dash (1:07.40) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 24th in the 200-meter dash (30.72) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 19th in the 400-meter dash (1:07.67) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished eighth in the 400-meter dash (1:07.16) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished 13th in the 400-meter run (1:06.52) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A state qualifier her junior year in both the 800-meter run and the distance medley relay…coached by Christina Page-Fagerland…three-year cross country letterwinner and coached by Don Rupe…two-year member of the basketball team and softball teams and played volleyball her freshman year…National Honor Society member, Iowa Merit Scholar, Mississippi Athletic Conference all-academic and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in elemmentary education and Spanish…member of the 2005-08 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a six-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 1, 1987.
Nikki Knieps
Distance
Sophomore
Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew)
2009: Finished 17th in the triple jump (30-8 ½) and tied for 11th place in the pole vault (13-0 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Three-year member of the track & field team and coached by Kim Nowak…two-year member of the cross country, volleyball and basketball teams…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Social work major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 22, 1989.
Liz Lanning
Mid-Distance
Junior
St. Charles, Ill. (North)
2009: Finished 20th in the 5,000-meter run (19:55.71) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 22nd in the one-mile run (5:57.03) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
2008: Finished 20th in the 1,500-meter run (5:18.72) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…season-best indoor times of 5:37.67 in the one-mile run at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational and 11.17.09 in the 3,000-meter run at the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational.
High School: Named Daily Herald honorable mention all-area her freshman year…all four of her teams qualified for the sectional championship…coached by Shari Hayes…Illinois State Scholar and Upstate 8 Conference all-academic.
Personal: Elementary education major…member of the 2007 and 2008 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 30, 1988.
Molly Lawrence
Distance
Junior
Plainfield, Ill. (Central)
2009: Finished 23rd in the 1,500-meter run (5:38.31) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 27th in the 3,000-meter run (11:44.46) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
2008: Finished 11th in the 10,000-meter run (43:51.95) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 17th in the 5,000-meter run (19:44.35) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned All-South Suburban Conference honors her senior year in the two-mile run…all four of her team won league championships…coached by Al Pagnusat…in cross country, named all-conference both her junior and senior years…four-year honor student.
Personal: Elementary education major…member of the 2007 and 2008 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…her father, Steve Lawrence, is a longtime high school cross country and track and field coach and works currently at Plainfield Central High School…born Aug. 8, 1989.
Kara Lazaridis
Throws
Junior
Skokie, Ill. (Niles West)
2009: Finished 16th in the discus (101-11) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 16th in the discus (97-9) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 16th in the weight throw (31-7 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned All-Central Suburban League honors both her junior and senior years…her senior-year team won both indoor and outdoor league titles…coached by Mark Medland…four-year honor student.
Personal: Graphic design major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 27, 1989.
Colby Lehew
Sprints
Sophomore
Hinckley, Ill. (Big Rock)
2009: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Did not participate in high school track and field…four-year member of the soccer and volleyball teams and three years in basketball…Little 10 conference all-academic and four-year high honors student.
Personal: Biology major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s soccer team…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 4, 1990.
Kelly McHale
Sprints
Junior
Naperville, Ill. (North)
2009: Competed in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 13th in the 200-meter dash (27.37) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Competed in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 11th in the 200-meter dash (27.30) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference four-straight years on teams that won both indoor and outdoor conference titles…part of school-record relay teams in both the 400-meter and the 800-meter relays, and her 800-meter relay team qualified for three state championships…her senior-year team won a sectional title…coached by Chuck Hoff and Ken Young…DuPage Valley Conference all-academic.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born Nov. 23, 1988.
Stephanie Moy
High Jump/Pole Vault/Hurdles
Junior
Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)
2009: Tied for fourth place in both the pole vault (11-3 ¾) and the high jump (4-11 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship and finished fifth in the heptathlon (3,760 points)…finished third in the pentathlon (2,892 points), fifth in the pole vault (11-1) and tied for 10th in the high jump (4-9 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…set a Carthage record in the pole vault (11-3 ¾) at the Feb. 21 University of Chicago “Margaret Bradley Invitational.”
2008: Finished third in the high jump (4-11 ½) and fourth in the pole vault (10-10 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the high jump and finished second in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished fourth in the pole vault (10-10) and tied for seventh in the high jump (4-11 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Three-year All-Central Suburban League North honoree…set a school record in the high jump (5-5) her junior year and a school record in the pole vault (11-3) as a senior…Maine West “Athlete of the Year” for 2006-07…all three of her teams won conference championships…coached by Joe LeCastro…four-year cross country letterwinner, two years in gymnastics and two years in fencing.
Personal: Mathematics major…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 26, 1989.
Nicole Munce
Distance
Graduated Senior
Palatine, Ill.
2009: Finished 20th in the 10,000-meter run (47:08.07) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 24th in the 5,000-meter run (21:22.93) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 17th in the 10,000-meter run (47:30.28) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship
2007: Finished 16th in the 10,000-meter run (46:39.85) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the 5,000-meter run (21:52.98) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 18th in the 5,000-meter run (21:39.39) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Injured and did not compete.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Steve Currins…four-year member of the cross country team.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2005-08 Carthage women’s cross country teams…a two-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Dec. 8, 1986.
Christine Nelson
Hurdles/Jumps
Sophomore
Rock City, Ill. (Dakota)
2009: Won the heptathlon (3,958 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship and finished 11th in the javelin (96-8) and 12th in the long jump (15-10 ½)…finished sixth in the pentathlon (2,648 points) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Won a Northwest Upstate Illini Conference title in the 300-meter low hurdles her junior year and qualified for the Illinois High School Association Class A state championship…coached by JoAnne Spensley…four-year member of the volleyball team and three years in basketball…four-year honor student.
Personal: Athletic training major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 11, 1989.
Laura Pearson
Mid-Distance
Graduated Senior
Twin Lakes, Wis. (Schaumburg H.S., Ill./University of Iowa)
2009: Finished seventh in the 1,500-meter run (4:52.16) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fifth in the one-mile run (5:14.37) and ninth in the 3,000-meter run (10:45.98) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship…part of a distance medley team that shattered a Carthage record at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship.
2008: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the 5,000-meter run at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished 10th in the one-mile run (5:45.26) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run (4:44.67) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the 800-meter run (2:26.02) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the one-mile run (5:22.47) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2005-06: Attended the University of Iowa her freshman and sophomore years…member of both the cross country and track and field teams.
High School: Three-time All-Mid Suburban League honoree and finished sixth at the Illinois High School Association state championship her junior year…National Honor Society member and four-year honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2006 and 2007 Carthage women’s cross country teams…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 11, 1986.
Jackie Peterson
Multi-Events
Graduated Senior
Schaumburg, Ill.
2006-08: Attended Carthage but did not participate in track and field.
High School: In soccer, named Daily Herald all-area and All-Mid Suburban League her senior year…all-conference as a junior…four-year member of the basketball team and named both all-area and all-conference as a senior…four-year member of the cross country team and twice named all-conference…Illinois High School Association and Mid-Suburban League all-academic pick.
Personal: Business administration major…four-year member of the Carthage women’s soccer team and named All-CCIW four times, second team in 2005 and 2006 and first team in 2007 and 2008…member of the 2006 Carthage women’s basketball team…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a five-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 2, 1986.
Michelle Pfarr
Jumps/Hurdles
Senior
Kenosha, Wis. (Somers-Shoreland Lutheran)
2009: Finished ninth in the long jump (16-5 ¼) and 10th in the triple jump (34-3 ½) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the triple jump (34-4) and 11th in the long jump (15-3 1/2) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished ninth in the triple jump (33-7 ¼) and 11th in both the long jump (16-3) and the javelin (95-1) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…tied for 13th place in the long jump (14-10 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship, while finishing 14th in the triple jump (32-0 ¾).
2007: Finished 12th in the triple jump (31-9 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…injured and did not compete during the outdoor season.
High School: A two-time state finalist in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles and a state finalist in the triple jump…won a Midwest Classic Conference title in the 400-meter dash…set a school record in the long jump her sophomore year and in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles her senior year…both her sophomore and junior-year teams won regional championships…coached by Dan Schulz…three-year member of the both the volleyball and basketball teams…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Exercise and sports science major…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Oct. 3, 1987.
Melissa Purta
Pole Vault
Senior
Inverness, Ill. (Rolling Meadows)
2009: Tied for ninth place in the pole vault (9-10) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 10th in the pole vault (9-1) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 13th in the pole vault (8-10 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 16th in the javelin (65-2) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the pole vault (9-5 ¾) and 16th in the javelin (74-7) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 15th in the pole vault (8-10 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Finished fifth in the Mid-Suburban League pole vault and fourth in the sectionals her senior year...her freshman-year team won a conference championship...coached by Jim Voyles...four-year member of the volleyball and gymnastics teams...National Honor Society member and four-year honor student.
Personal: Double major in psychology and sociology…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a three-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 22, 1988.
Rachelle Ramos
Sprints
Sophomore
Franklin Square, N.Y. (Carey)
2009: Competed in the 100-meter high hurdles at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…competed in the 55-mter high hurdles at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Earned all-conference honors her senior year and part of school-record teams in both the 800 and 1,600-meter relays…coached by Harris Insler and Richard Hupe…National Honor Society member, Art Honor Society member, high honors student and graduated with honors.
Personal: English major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born May 28, 1990.
Julie Rendino
Pole Vault/Heptathlon
Graduated Senior
McHenry, Ill. (East)
2009: Finished third in the hammer throw (150-9), fifth in the discus (125-4) and seventh in the javelin (109-7) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the shot put (42-2 ¼) and 10th in the weight throw (46-2 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished third in both the hammer throw (136-4) and the javelin (120-8), sixth in the discus (120-7) and seventh in the shot put (37-10) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the hammer throw at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Championship…finished sixth in the high jump (4-11 ½), eighth in the weight throw (43-10) and 10th in the shot put (35-11) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished third in the javelin (122-2), fourth in the shot put (38-7) and 10th in the discus (108-4) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished third in the discus (108-3), third in the javelin (121-5) and fifth in the shot put (38-5 ½) at the Wisconsin Private College Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished ninth in the high jump (4-7 ¾), 10th in the long jump (15-6) and 11th in the pole vault (9-4 ½) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2006: Finished fourth in the high jump (5-2 ¼), fifth in the javelin (119-0) and ninth in the pole vault (9-10) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the pole vault (10-0) and third in the javelin (113-1) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished seventh in the high jump (5-0 ¼) and 10th in the pole vault (10-1 1/4) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A three-time state qualifier and Fox Valley Conference champion in the pole vault…set a McHenry East school record in the pole vault and part of two record-breaking relay teams…McHenry County high jump champion her junior year…both her sophomore and junior-year teams won conference, county and sectional titles…coached by Bob Ludwigsen…four-year member of the tennis team and a state finalist her senior year…played basketball her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2006-09 Carthage women’s tennis teams…a five-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 4, 1986.
Emily Schlieve
Sprints
Junior
Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
2009: Competed in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Competed in the pole vault and sprints.
High School: Part of a 400-meter relay team her junior year that won Big Rivers Conference, regional and sectional titles…also part of a 1,600-meter relay squad her junior year that won both conference and regional championships…coached by John Phelps…four-year member of the diving team…four-year honor student.
Personal: Double major in English and history…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 10, 1988.
Katie Schmidt
Distance
Sophomore
Lemont, Ill.
2009: Competed in the 800-meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 21st in the 800-meter run (2:33.45) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Did not participate in high school track and field…in cross country, finished 10th on an Illinois High School Association Class 2A sectional-championship team her senior year and also earned All-Prairie State Conference honors…member of the soccer team…Illinois State Scholar and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and psychology…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born March 28, 1990.
Lauren Sible
Distance
Sophomore
Oregon, Ill. (Byron)
2009: Finished 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:40.86) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 12th in the one-mile run (5:29.10) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
High School: Did not participate in high school track and field…in cross country, earned all-state honors her senior year with a 15th-place finish at the Illinois High School Association Class 1A state championship and a four-time All-Big Northern Conference honoree…four-year member of the soccer team…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Biology major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Dec. 3, 1989.
Amber Stoker
Throws
Junior
Lincolnwood, Ill. (Skokie-Niles West)
2009: Finished 22nd in the discus (74-7) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished 18th in the shot put (21-2) at the CCIW Outdoor Track andf Field Championship…indoor season bests of 25-7 in the shot put at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational and 25-5 in the weight throw at the University of Chicago “Margaret Bradley Invitational.”
High School: Four-year track and field letterwinner and coached by Mark Medland…honor student.
Personal: Social work major…named to the spring 2008 Carthage dean’s list and a three-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 4, 1989.
Kassandra Swanson
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Rockford, Ill. (Guilford)
2009: Finished 25th in the 400-meter dash (1:10.68) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Lettered twice and coached by Colin Andrews…two-year member of the basketball team…honor student.
Personal: Psychology major…born March 31, 1990.
Sarah Thompson
Heptathlon
Sophomore
Byron, Ill.
2009: Tied for fourth place in the high jump (4-11 ½), finished seventh in the heptathlon (3,702 points) and eighth in the 100-meter high hurdles (16.66) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished fourth in the pentathlon (2,836 points), eighth in the 55-meter high hurdles (9.21) and tied for 10th in the high jump (4-9 ¾) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: A four-year All-Big Northern Conference honoree and a four-time state qualifier, including three times in the triple jump…set a Byron High School record in the triple jump…all four of her teams won sectional championships…both her junior an senior-year teams won conference titles…coached by Scott McMullen…four-year member of both the volleyball and basketball teams…National Honor Society member and four-year high honors student.
Personal: Undecided on major…her brother, Nick Thompson, lettered on the 2005 and 2006 Carthage football teams…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean’s list and to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 3, 1990.
Jessica Underwood
Sprints
Senior
Freeport, Ill.
2009: Competed in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 26th in the 200-meter dash (31.56) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
2008: Competed in the 200-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 24th in the 200-meter dash (30.77) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Member of the track and field team but did not compete.
High School: Four-year member of the track and field team and coached by Karla Giuffre…high honors student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean's list and a four-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 20, 1988.
Teresina Watson
Sprints
Junior
Racine, Wis. (Case)
2009: Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash (1:00.19) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished eighth in the 400-meter dash (1:01.85) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
2008: Competed in the 400-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
High School: Named Racine Journal-Times All-Racine County both her sophomore and junior years as part of a 1,600-meter relay team…her sophomore-year 1,600-meter relay squad finished fifth at the state championship, and her senior-year 3,200-meter relay squad qualified for the state championship…coached by Nick Sturycz…three-year member of the cross country team…honor student.
Personal: Business administration major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean's list and a three-time member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 4, 1989.
Morgan Wiechmann
Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (Carpentersville--Dundee-Crown)
2009: Finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run (5:09.20) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished second in the 3,000-meter run (10:30.36) and fourth in the one-mile run (5:10.70) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…part of a distance medley team that shattered a Carthage record at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship.
High School: A two-year member of the track and field team and coached by Matt Michalski…in cross country, a four-time All-Fox Valley Conference honoree…a two-year member of both the basketball and softball teams…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Environmental science major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s cross country team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June, 9, 1990.
Ny-Eida Wilson
Sprints
Sophomore
Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
2009: Competed in the 100-meter dash at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished 24th in the 200-meter dash (29.90) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field championship.
High School: Named first-team All-Little Ten Conference her senior year on a team that won both regional and sectional titles…her junior-year team won an indoor conference championship…coached by Jason Goode…member of the tennis team both her junior and senior years.
Personal: Political science major…born March 20, 1989.
Sarah Zigman
Pole Vault/Sprints
Graduated Senior
Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South/John Carroll University)
2009: Tied for fourth place in the pole vault (11-3 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished seventh in the pole vault (10-7) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2008: Finished fifth in the pole vault (10-4 ¼) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…finished sixth in the pole vault (10-4) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.
2007: Finished 11th in the pole vault (10-0 ¾) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship…won the pole vault (10-11 ¾) at the Wisconsin Private College Track and Field Championship…tied for eighth place in the pole vault (10-4 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…set a Carthage indoor record in the pole vault (11-2 1/4).
2006: Attended John Carroll University for the fall 2005 term…transferred to Carthage in January 2006…won the pole vault (10-6) at the Wisconsin Private College Championship…finished seventh in the pole vault (10-1 ¼) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship…set a Carthage outdoor record in the pole vault (11-3) at the Wheaton (Ill.) “Twilight Invitational.”
High School: Earned all-state honors in the pole vault her senior year with a seventh-place finish at the Illinois High School Association state championship…named All-Central Suburban League South three-straight years…set a school record at 11-0 in the pole vault…coached by Fred Kocian…letterwinner on the cross country team her junior and senior years…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…named to the Carthage dean’s list five times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 14, 1987.