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2002 Delaware Women's Cross Country Facts

   General Information

Location

Newark, Delaware 19716

Founded

1743

Enrollment

16,000 Undergraduates

Nickname

Fightin' Blue Hens

Official Mascot

YoUDee

Colors

Royal Blue & Gold

Affiliation

NCAA Division I

Conference

Colonial Athletic Association

Joined Conference

2001

President

Dr. David P. Roselle

NCAA Faculty Rep

Dr. John L. Burmeister

 Athletics Information

Athletic Director

Edgar N. Johnson

Athletic Office Phone

302-831-4006

Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director

Mary Ann Hitchens

Associate AD/Programs & Facilities

Kate Pohlig

Assoc. AD/Business Affairs

Scott Eatough

Asst. AD/Compliance

Sue Groff

Marketing Director

Curt Krouse

Operations Associate

Jerry Oravitz

Events Supervisor

Shane Brey

Athletics Development

Kathleen Houghton

Sports Medicine Physician

Dr. Vincent Disabella

Head Athletic Trainer

Keith Handling

Assoc. Head Trainer

Joan Couch

Assistant Trainer

Mike Higgins

Assistant Trainer

John Smith

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Russell Barbarino

 Sports Information

Office Phone

302-831-2186

Sports Information Director

Scott Selheimer (Cross Country Contact)

Selheimer's Home Phone

302-368-8639

Assistant SID

Mike Hirschman

SID Interns

Pete DiVito, Mark Kimmel

SID FAX

302-831-8653

Blue Hen 24-Hour Sports Hotline

302-831-8139

E-Mail Address

36246@udel.edu

Internet Address

www.udel.edu/sportsinfo

 Women's Cross Country Information

Head Coach

Sue McGrath-Powell (Southern Connecticut '76)

Record at Delaware

81-29 (20 seasons)

Career Record

81-29 (20 seasons)

Office Phone

302-831-8738

Assistant Coach

None

Home Course

White Clay Creek State Park, Newark, DE (8k)

2001 Record

3rd, CAA Championships; 12th, NCAA District II Championships

2002 Top Runners to Watch (2001 Honors)

Kate Klim - 30th, CAA Championships

Ashley Olsen - 37th, CAA Championships

Key Losses

Aimee Alexander - 6th, CAA Championships; 22nd, NCAA District II Championships; 4th, ECAC Championships; UD Alumni Association Team MVP Award; Verizon/CoSIDAAll-District II Women's Track and Field/Cross Country 2nd team

Monica Marchetta -Verizon/ CoSIDAAll-District II Women's Track and Field/Cross Country 1st team; 23rd, CAA Championships

Karen Reber - 16th, CAA Championships

All-Time Record

87-29 (21 seasons)

Conference Championships

1990, 1991

2002 Captains

Melissa Taylor, Lisa Salvatore, Cristin Romano

Letterwinners Returning/Lost

6 / 7

 


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