The 2011 William and Mary Spiked Shoe Society Track Talk Newsletter

1. Track Talk
The Spiked Shoe Society at the College of William and Mary
December 2011 http://www.spikedshoesociety.org
Dear Friends of Cross-Country and Track & Field,
As we wrap up the 2011 season we look back at the suc- in the shot put and weight throw after redshirting last year and Nicole
cess of the W&M XC/Track & Field program, and it all starts Dory hopes to continue her success in the pole vault, as she was an
with alumni support. The program relies on the generosity of ECAC qualifier indoors last year.
our friends and supporters of the program to help make sure
Outdoors, we hope to increase the number of NCAA Regional qualifi-
our athletes have the opportunities to be successful at the
ers. Seven men qualified last year, with three of those members re-
national level. Major cross country meets such as Paul
turning this year: Alex McGrath and Josh Hardin in the 10,000m and
Short and Wisconsin, indoor trips to New York and Boston,
Liam Anastasia-Murphy in the steeplechase. Zach Gates and John
and outdoor trips such as Mt. SAC and Penn Relays are
Muller hope to have big seasons in the 10,000m and 5,000m, and
expensive to travel to. The financial support of alumni and
Chris Tyson aims for a strong showing in the 1,500m. Brandon Her-
friends goes a long way toward making sure it is still possi-
oux hopes to make his senior year the best so far after winning Penn
ble for W&M athletes to represent at these meets and be-
Relays, CAAs, and IC4As last year. For the women, Elaina Balouris
yond.
and Kathleen Lautzenheiser will aim to make it back to NCAA Re-
This indoor season W&M will be traveling to Virginia Tech, gionals, while freshman standouts Jess Cygan and Dylan Hassett
Navy, the (New York City) Armory, and Boston for major look to continue their success from cross-country season. With a very
competitions. On the men’s side, Alex McGrath is looking to young squad this year the Tribe will look for leadership from Senior
continue his success from cross-country after finishing the Heather Beichner, who redshirted last year and Junior Sara Lasker,
season with All-Region honors. He will be focusing on the who was third in the ECAC 10,000m and 2nd at CAAs.
3,000m and 5,000m. Alex opened up the indoor season with
As you can see there is a lot of bright talent to show this year from
an IC4A qualifying time of 14:32.88. Tom Burke and Rad
the men and women. Hopefully with continual support these athletes
Gunzenhauser both ran 14:39 and qualified at CNU on De-
can help represent W&M at the highest level possible. Visit spiked-
cember 4th. On the women's side Elaina Balouris will look to
continue her success indoors after another All-Region per- shoesociety.org to donate, or print and mail the form inside this
formance in cross-country in 2011. She opened the indoor newsletter.
season at CNU with a win in the 3,000m in a time of Go Tribe!
9:44.47. Jess Cygan was second with an ECAC-qualifying
time of 9:54.24. Natalie Baird looks to return to competition Stephen Walsh, Interim Director of Cross-Country and Track & Field
The Spiked Shoe Society
Board of Directors Volunteers
Co-Chairs Website videos and pictures Newsletter
Randy Hawthorne ’67 Coach Emil Davis ’85 Harald Anderson ’89
Juan F. Conde ’86 Coach David Fritz Emily Furia ’01
Randy Hawthorne ’67 Tim O’Dowd ’80
Committee Rick Platt ’72
Glenn Crafford ’77 Podcasts
Ali Henderson ’04 Jason Schoener ’07 (men's write-ups)
Jacob Frey ’04
Ken Halla ’86 Jennifer Svan ’93 (women's write-ups)
Sue Haynie ’88 Facebook (Type in “Spiked Shoe Society”)
Ali Henderson ’04 Kristyn Shiring ’07 Special thanks to
Marcie Homan ’95 Alumni Team Organizer Bob Keroack ’79
Brian Hyde ’96 Tim O’Dowd ’80
Ken Halla ’86
Ron Martin ’74

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2011 Men’s Cross Country Season
Paul Short Invitational (Sept. 30, Bethlehem, PA)
Despite running without three of the squad’s top runners from last year, the men’s
team finished 13th out of 45 teams in the 8k race. 2010 CAA Rookie of the Year
Josh Hardin (Sterling, VA), a redshirt-sophomore, led the team with a 21st-place
finish (24:49). Redshirt-senior Tom Burke (Edina, MN) placed 63rd in 25:18, just
three seconds ahead of redshirt-freshman Rad Gunzenhauser (Pittsburgh, PA)
in 69th. Junior Chris Tyson (Arlington, VA) ran 25:27 for 83rd, and redshirt-
freshman Joshua Mercado (Citrus Heights, CA) ran 25:43 for 123rd. Redshirt
junior Liam Anastasia-Murphy (Gloucester, MA) and Tyler Jones (Chalfont, PA)
rounded out the scoring in 156th (25:53) and 159th (25:54). Hardin was named the
CAA Runner of the Week for his efforts, an honor also earned by Tyson and
Jones earlier in the season (at the Spider Alumni open and the W&M Invitational,
respectively).
Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 14, Madison, WI)
The Tribe finished 27th on the 8k course, beating out nationally ranked New Mex-
ico (#25) and Florida (#28). Redshirt-junior Alex McGrath (Marlborough, NH;
96th), sixth-year grad student Lewis Woodard (Charlotte, NC; 121st), Tom Burke
(123rd), redshirt-junior and defending CAA champion Zach Gates (Fishers, IN;
134th), and Josh Hardin (152nd) all finished within 22 seconds of each other.
CAA Championships (Oct. 29, Hampton, GA)
The Tribe won its 12th consecutive (and 19th overall) CAA Championship in domi-
nating fashion by placing six runners on the All-CAA team. Zach Gates led the
way, running 25:05 to take second place on the 8k course. Tom Burke (4th,
25:17), Rad Gunzenhauser (5th, same time), Alex McGrath (6th, 25:24), Chris
Tyson (10th, 25:31), and Tyler Jones (11th, 25:37) earned All-CAA honors as
well. Also competing were redshirt-sophomore John Muller (LaGrangeville, NY;
13th in 25:44), redshirt-sophomore Zach Tennant (Fairview, WV; 15th in 25:55),
and Liam Anastasia-Murphy (17th, 26:04). Gunzenhauser, who finished 20
places ahead of any other freshman, was named the season’s CAA Rookie of the
Year. Coach Stephen Walsh won his second CAA Cross Country Coach of the
Year award in only his second year as head coach.
NCAA Southeast Region Championships (Nov. 12, Louisville, KY)
In the end, just 13 points stood between the Tribe and a fifteenth consecutive trip
to the NCAA
Cross County Championships. The team still performed above expectations by
finishing third with 152 points and beating nationally ranked opponents North
Carolina (#25) and Louisville (#26). Alex McGrath earned his first All-Region
honors by finishing 10th, with a time of 30:20 for 10k. Lewis Woodard (28th,
30:58.7), Zach Gates (29th, 30:59.0), Josh Hardin (41st, 31:15.0), and Tom
Burke (44th, 31:18.0) rounded out the scoring. Chris Tyson (45th, 31:20.2) and
Rad Gunzenhauser (126th, 33:02.4) also ran for the Tribe.

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Women’s Cross Country Season
Paul Short Invitational (Sept. 30, Bethlehem, PA)
The Tribe finished 19th out of 45 teams in the 6k event, beating all four CAA
squads entered. Sophomore Elaina Balouris (Allison Park, PA), the reigning con-
ference Rookie of the Year, placed 16th in 20:59, and was later awarded CAA
Runner of the Week honors for her performance. Running in front of a hometown
crowd, freshman Jess Cygan (Bethlehem, PA), finished 117th in 22:29. Sopho-
more Kathleen Lautzenheiser (Midlothian, VA) was ten seconds back, and red-
shirt-freshman Clarissa Schick (Richmond, VA) ran 22:56. Redshirt-sophomore
Michelle Britto (Woodbridge, VA) was the team’s fifth runner in 23:00, finishing
just a hair in front of redshirt-junior Heather Beichner (Cary, NC) who was also
credited with a 23:00 finish.
Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 14, Madison, WI)
The team placed 39th in the 6k race, led by Elaina Balouris, who ran 21:04.1 to
finish 66th. Jess Cygan crossed the line in 21:29.5 for 132nd, and Michelle Britto
was next in for W&M, running 21:44.7. Redshirt-freshman Lauren Strapp
(Raleigh, NC) and Heather Beichner finished together in 22:41.7 and 22:41.8,
respectively. Clarissa Schick rounded out W&M’s effort in 23:02.3.
CAA Championships (Oct. 29, Hampton, GA)
William and Mary finished second to James Madison at the conference champion-
ship, 45 to 32. Three women earned All-CAA honors: Elaina Balouris (2nd, 21:43
for 6k), Jess Cygnan (4th, 22:21), and Michelle Britto (8th, 22:42). Freshman
Dylan Hassett (Alpharetta, GA), just missed the all-conference cutoff with her
14th-place showing in 23:03. Completing the scoring lineup were redshirt-
freshman Lanie Smith (Reston, VA), 2008 Rookie of the Year Heather
Beichner, and senior Kristen Dietz (Springfield, VA), who placed 17th, 20th, and
21st, respectively. Also competing were Kathleen Lautzenheiser (23rd), Lauren
Strapp (29th), and redshirt-freshman Christina Lee (Sterling, VA; 41st).
NCAA Southeast Region Championships (Nov. 12, Louisville, KY)
W&M beat six teams with higher regional rankings, finishing 9th. Elaina Balouris
just missed qualifying for the national championships with a 9th-place finish
(20:36.8 for 6k). Her performance was the best for a Tribe runner since All-
American Ali Henderson ’04 finished seventh in 2003. Dylan Hassett crossed
the line in 63rd (21:51.7), just three seconds ahead of Michelle Britto in 69th.
Heather Beichner ran 22:18.5, and the team’s final two competitors finished less
than half-a-second apart, with Jess Cygan crossing in 22:31.4 and Lanie Smith
running 22:31.8.
Alumni News
Kathy Newberry ’00 was the second American marathon finisher at the World
Championships in Daegu, South Korea, running 2:37:28 for 30th place. She will
compete in the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston on January 14, along
with Chas Gillespie and Keith Bechtol ’07.
Jon Grey ’11 has had a promising start to his professional career. After signing
with Team USA Minnesota over the summer, he took first place at the Life Time
Fitness Turkey Day 5k in Minneapolis in 14:18 and then won the USATF Club
Cross-Country Championship with a time of 29:38 for 10k. He was also part of
the U.S. squad—along with Christo Landry ’08—that took 8th place at the Izumo
Ekiden Relay in Japan in October. It was the first time an American team had
cracked the top 10 at the event.
In his debut at the distance, Ed Moran ’03, MPP ’05, MBA ’11 placed 10th at the

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Alumni News (continued)
NYC Marathon in 2:11:46.
Sallie Ford ’10 placed 5th at the McDonald’s Half-Marathon in Richmond, VA with a time of 1:20:40.
Jacob Frey ’04 is running… for office, in Minnesota. Learn more about his state senate campaign at jacobfreyforsenate.com.
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