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JAMIE MORENO NAMED NEW
CC/TRACK COACH
LAKELAND (June 10, 2008) - Florida
Southern College Athletics Director Lois Webb has announced that
Jamie Moreno, the cross country/track coach at William Woods
University in Fulton, Mo., is the new cross country/track coach at
Florida Southern.
His appointment is effective Aug. 1.
He replaces Rick Moody.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to come to Florida Southern
and build on the success and tradition of the cross country
programs,” Moreno said.
“Every sport at Florida Southern has that same winning
tradition, which shows me that the administration fully supports
athletics and that means a lot to me.”
“I was very impressed with Jamie’s enthusiasm and
professionalism, “ Webb said.
“He presented a solid plan for continuing to build our
cross country and track programs.”
Moreno takes over a
Florida Southern cross country program that has been a power in the
Sunshine State Conference for 12 years.
The men’s team has won 11 consecutive SSC titles and the
women’s team has won six during that 12-year period.
Neither team has finished lower than second in the SSC meet
during that time.
The men’s team has made four straight trips to the Division
II championship, placing 21st last fall.
The women’s team has made three NCAA appearances as a team
and also has had two individual qualifiers.
While FSC’s cross country program is well-established, Moreno also
will be asked to upgrade the status of the track program.
Presently, FSC’s track program consists of the cross
country runners competing in distance events in various meets in the
spring.
The college wants to upgrade the program to a full-fledged
track program.
Moreno has been at William Woods, an NAIA school, since 2004, when
he was hired to begin the cross country/track programs.
In four seasons there, he has produced three women’s
conference championships and one men’s conference championship in
cross country and a total of seven national qualifiers in track.
He earned four conference cross country coach of the year
awards (three with the women, one with the men) and one women’s
region coach of the year award, as well as conference women’s
outdoor track coach of the year this spring.
Before going to William Woods, he was head cross country coach and
assistant track coach at Warrensburg (Mo.) High School for eight
years.
His girls’ cross country teams made five appearances in the
state cross country meet, finishing in the top 10 each year and
winning the state title in 2003.
He was the Class 3A girls’ coach of the year in 2002 and
2003.
His boys’ cross country teams reached the state meet eight
times, finishing in the top 16 each of the eight years.
He was the Class 3A boys’ coach of the year in 2001, when
his team finished second.
Moreno was a four-year cross country/track letterman at the
University of Central Missouri.
He was a member of the 1993 UCM cross country team that
placed fifth at the NCAA Division II Championship.
He also served as a volunteer assistant track coach at UCM
from 2000-04.
He received his bachelor’s degree in business
administration from UCM in 1994, then earned his master’s degree
in educational technology from UCM in 2001.
MOCS 21st, KWAMBAI 55th AT
D-II CHAMPIONSHIP
JOPLIN, MO (Nov. 17) - The Moccasins finished 21st
in a field of 24 teams at the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country
Championship at Joplin, Mo., Saturday. The Lady Mocs' Carolyne
Kwambai, running as an individual, placed 55th in the women's meet.
Freshman Ben Martucci was FSC's top runner,
finishing 76th in a time of 32:51.3 over the 10K course.
William Koeppel was the Mocs' number two runner for the second
straight meet, finishing 86th in 33:00.7. Lief Thomason was
118th in 33:58.3. Drew Martucci was 127th in 34:13.8.
Luke Beevor, who had been the Mocs' top runner in the Sunshine State
Conference meet and the NCAA regional meet, placed 134th in 34:29.0.
The Moccasins had a team score of 541. Abilene Christian won
the men's meet with 59 points.
In the women's meet, Kwambai had a time of 22:07.7
over the 6K course. Adams State (Colo.) won the women's meet
with 63 points.
MEN WIN
REGIONAL, KWAMBAI QUALIFIES INDIVIDUALLY
HUNTSVILLE, ALA - For the fourth
straight year, Florida Southern's men's cross country
team is headed to the NCAA Division II Championship.
Coach Rick Moody's Moccasins, winners of the Sunshine
State Conference title two weeks ago, won their
first-ever NCAA South Regional title Saturday at
Huntsville, Ala. FSC, which went into Saturday's meet as
the top-ranked team in the region, placed all five
scoring runners in the top 20 and won with 61 points to
earn a trip to the Division II Championship Nov. 17 at
Joplin, Mo.
Luke Beevor, the SSC men's champion, led
the Moccasin contingent with a third-place finish,
covering the 10K course in 32:23.2. William Koeppel was
11th in 33:15.8, Ben Martucci was 12th in 33:17.3, Drew
Martucci was 17th in 33:46.7 and Lief Thomason was 18th
in 33:52.5. Beevor, Koeppel and Ben Martucci were named
to the all-region team. Ala.-Huntsville and Tampa tied
for second with 103 points each and will join FSC at the
national championship. In earning their three previous
trips to the championship meet, the Moccasins had
finished second in the regional the past two years and
third in 2004. The Moccasins' previous finishes at the
national meet have been 20th in 2006, 13th in 2005 and
20th in 2004.
FSC's women also will be represented at
the Division II championship, as Carolyne Kwambai
finished eighth to qualify as an indivdiual and also
make the 15-member all-region team. The top three teams
in each race and top two individuals not on those three
teams were the national qualifiers. Kwambai covered the
6K course in 22:08.4 as the top FSC finisher. Danielle
Shimer was 17th in 23:05.6, Kelsey Dunn was 22nd in
23:23.2, Krystal Bemman was 47th in 24:26.5 and Ali
Gardino was 54th in 24:31.6.
Tampa won the women's meet with 40
points. Harding was second in the team totals with 55
points and Ala.-Huntsville was third with 79. The
Moccasins were fourth with 148 points.
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MOCS PLACE THREE ON ALL-SSC
TEAMS
The
Moccasins had two representatives on the women's All-Sunshine
State Conference Cross Country Team announced Wednesday.
Carolyne Kwambai, who placed third at the SSC
meet, was one of six runners on the team.
Kelsey Dunn, who finished ninth at the SSC meet,
was voted freshman of the year.
Tampa's Laura Woznicki, the women's individual
champion, was named women's runner of the year.
Joining Kwambai and Woznicki on the
all-conference team were Carolyn Salois-Horst of Florida
Tech and Jessica Forrester, Paige Williams and Julia
Viola of Tampa. Jarrett Slaven, whose
Tampa team won the SSC meet with 18 points, was named
women's coach of the year.
Even
though the FSC men won their 11th straight SSC cross
country championship Oct. 20, the Moccasins had just one
runner selected to the men's All-SSC team.
Luke Beevor, who was the men's individual
champion at the SSC meet, was the Moccasins' lone
representative on the six-man all-conference team.
Nova Southeastern's Eskender Abdalla, who was
seventh at the SSC meet, but who had five top ten
finishes during the season, was named men's runner of
the year. Florida
Tech's Myles Garza, who was ninth at the SSC meet, had
four top ten finishes during the season and was named
freshman of the year, even though FSC freshman Ben
Martucci placed fifth at the SSC meet.
Completing the men's team were Tony Nicolosi,
David Forry and Chris Catanach, all of Tampa.
Slaven, whose Tampa team was second behind FSC,
was named men's coach of the year.
The
Moccasin men are ranked number one in the South Region
and the women are ranked fourth, as both teams head into
Saturday's NCAA South Regional at Huntsville, Ala.
The top three teams in each race will qualify for
the NCAA Division II Championship Nov. 17 at Joplin, Mo.
The women's 6K race is set for 9 a.m. (CT),
followed by the men's 10K race at 10 a.m.
At last year's regional, the Moccasins qualified
both teams for the national championship.
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MEN WIN 11TH
STRAIGHT, WOMEN SECOND IN SSC MEET
 SAINT LEO - With all five scoring
runners finishing in the top ten, the Moccasin men's
cross country team continued its dominance in the
Sunshine State Conference, winning its 11th consecutive
conference crown Saturday at Saint Leo.
Coach Rick Moody's squad scored 26 points.
Tampa was second with 42.
FSC's
Luke Beevor, a transfer from Florida State, was
the men's individual winner.
The 6-10 senior from Luton, England ran the 8K
course in 26:21. After
Tampa's top two runners finished second and third, FSC
claimed the next three spots with Lief Thomason (26:42),
Ben Martucci (26:43) and Scott Mackley (26:48).
William Koeppel completed the Mocs'
scorers with a 10th-place finish in 27:14.
In
the women's meet, the defending champion Moccasins
finished second behind Tampa, but did continue one
streak, marking the 12th straight year they have
finished no worse than second in the SSC meet.
They have won it six times.
Led by individual winner Laura Woznicki, Tampa
claimed five of the top six places to score 18 points.
The Moccasins' Carolyne Kwambai prevented
a Tampa sweep of the top five spots by finishing third
in a time of 22:55 over the 6K course.
Woznicki's winning time was 21:39.
FSC
placed two other runners in the top ten, with Danielle
Shimer placing eighth (23:39) and Kelsey Dunn placing
ninth (23:44), to finish with 53 points.
Completing the FSC scorers were Ali Gardino in
16th (25:11) and Krystal Bemman in 17th (25:35).
SSC
Men's Cross Country Championship at Saint Leo
1.
Florida Southern 26
2. Tampa 42
3. Nova Southeastern 68
4. Florida Tech 107
5. Saint Leo 152
6. Rollins 158
Top
Ten Individuals - 8K
1. Luke Beevor, FSC - 26:21
2. Tony Nicolosi, UT - 26:29
3. David Forry, UT - 26:36
4. Lief Thomason, FSC - 26:42
5. Ben Martucci, FSC - 26:43
6. Scott Mackley, FSC - 26:48
7. Eskender Abdalla, NSU - 26:54
8. Chris Catanach, UT - 27:03
9. Myles Garza, FT - 27:08
10. William Koeppel, FSC - 27:14
SSC
Women's Cross Country Championship at Saint Leo
1. Tampa 18
2. Florida Southern 53
3. Nova Southeastern 84
4. Florida Tech 92
5. Rollins 141
6. Saint Leo 184
Top
Ten Individuals - 6K
1. Laura Woznicki, UT - 21:39
2. Jessica Forrester, UT - 22:22
3. Carolyne Kwambai, FSC - 22:55
4. Paige Williams, UT - 23:19
5. Alysha Duffy, UT - 23:19
6. Julia Vola, UT - 23:21
7. Carolyn Horst, FT - 23:33
8. Danielle Shimer, FSC - 23:39
9. Kelsey Dunn, FSC - 23:44
10. Michelle Gabrielle, UT - 23:47
WOMEN 29TH,
MEN 25TH AT DISNEY CLASSIC
LAKE BUENA VISTA - With coach Rick Moody
resting most of his top runners, the Moccasins finished
29th (women) and 25th (men) at Saturday's Disney Classic
at Lake Buena Vista. Leading FSC's women was Ali
Gardino, who finished 95th in 20:22.88 over the 5K
course. She was followed by Callie Ramsey in 137th
place with a time of 21:12.90. Jillian Swartz was
187th in 22:15.96. Amanda Germ was 188th in
22:16.72. Karys Whitehead was 217th in 23:04.62.
Joanna Guglielmo was 233rd in 23:32.80. Forty-four
teams and 366 runners took part in the women's meet.
FSC's men were led by Daniel Dunn, who
was 118th in 28:34.29 over the 8K course. John
Blackburn was 124th in 28:44.71. Tyler Baldwin was
129th in 28:54.37. Marcus Duffy was 137th in
29:03.52. Charlie Fanning was 179th in 30:24.36.
Brandon Lewis was 247th in 36:41.41. There were 41
teams and 327 runners in the men's meet.
The Moccasins are idle until Oct. 20,
when they will look to defend their Sunshine State
Conference championships in the SSC meet at Saint
Leo.
WOMEN 22ND,
MEN 26TH AT LOUISVILLE MEET
LOUISVILLE, KY - The Moccasin cross
country teams participated in one of the nation's
largest meets Saturday - the Greater Louisville Classic
in Louisville, Ky.
The men's meet featured 36 teams, 22 of them
Division I, and over 300 runners.
The women's meet had 28 teams, 20 of them
Division I, and almost 250 runners.
FSC's women placed 22nd with 581 points. Carolyne Kwambai led the Lady Mocs with a 73rd-place finish
in 19:09.64 over the 5K course.
Danielle Shimer was 103rd in 19:31.13.
Kelsey Dunn was 114th in 19:39.35. Krystal Bemman was 141st in 20:17.91.
Ali Gardino was 150th in 20:35.91.
FSC's men placed 26th with 751 points.
Ben Martucci was the Mocs' top runner, finishing
137th in a time of 26:19.15 over the 8K course.
Luke Beevor, running in his first FSC meet, was
138th in 26:20.24.
Scott Mackley, also running in his first meet of
the season, was 145th in 26:23.34. Lief Thomason placed 165th in 26:42.76 and Will
Koeppel was 166th in 26:43.29.
The Moccasins will run next Saturday in
the Disney Classic at Lake Buena Vista.
WOMEN 5TH, MEN
8TH AT FSU MEET
TALLAHASSEE - At Saturday's Florida
State Invitational Cross Country Meet in Tallahassee,
the Moccasin women placed fifth and the men placed
eighth. Florida State won the women's meet with 31
points, followed by Tampa (49), North Florida (98),
Florida Atlantic (132) and FSC (143) in the 10-team
field. In the eight-team men's meet, FSC coach
Rick Moody did not run his top seven runners to keep
them fresh for next Saturday's Greater Louisville
Classic. North Florida won the men's meet with 68 points.
Tampa was second with 72. FSC had 205.
Carolyne Kwambai was the Moccasins'
top finisher in the women's meet, placing 17th in a time
of 19:28.54 over the 5K course. Kelsey Dunn was
19th in 19:35.46. Danielle Shimer was 29th in
19:57.34. Ali Gardino was 37th in 20:36.00. Krystal Bemman was
41st in
20:40.36. Callie Ramsay was 43rd in 20:53.64 and
Jillian Swartz was 76th in 21:49.63.
John Blackburn was the top finisher
for the FSC men, placing 31st in a time of 28:58.50
over the 8K course. Charlie Fanning was 40th in
29:19.83. Tyler Baldwin was 41st in
29:32.15. Marcus Duffy was 42nd in 29:33.08 and
Brandon Lewis was 51st in 35:54.66.
The Moccasins compete in the
Greater Louisville Classic at Louisville, Ky., next
Saturday.
MOCCASINS
FINISH SECOND IN FIRST MEET OF 2007
DOVER – The
University of Tampa took four of the top five spots to
claim the women’s team title, while Carolyne Kwambai and
Kelsey Dunn helped Florida Southern place second at the
University of Tampa Early Bird Classic.
The first three
runners across the finish line were all Tampa Spartans,
led by Laura Woznicki who set the pace in the 5K race
with a time of 18:10. Jessica Forrester was the only
other runner within a minute of Woznicki.
Kwambai, the Mocs’
top returning women’s runner, was fourth with a time of
19:15 and Dunn was eighth at 19:51 in her first college
race. The Spartans’ fifth runner came in just two
seconds behind Dunn though, clinching the victory for
Tampa.
After that, Florida
Southern was in a battle with Embry-Riddle for second,
and after each school’s top three runners had finished,
the Mocs were ahead only 29-30. However, Ali Gardino
(21:18) and Callie Ramsay (21:29) crossed the line
back-to-back in 22nd and 23rd
place respectively, securing second place for the
Moccasins in their first meet under new head coach Rick
Moody.
The Moccasins
return just three runners from last year’s Sunshine
State Conference championship team that also qualified
for the national championships. Kwambai, Danielle Shimer
(18th place, 20:46), and Gardino were all
among the Florida Southern counters while seven freshmen
filled the other spots on Friday.
Florida Southern’s
next meet is Saturday, September 22, at the Florida
Intercollegiate in Tallahassee.
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TEAM STANDINGS |
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1. |
Tampa |
20 |
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2. |
Florida Southern |
70 |
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3. |
Embry-Riddle |
84 |
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4. |
Nova Southeastern |
120 |
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5. |
Florida Tech |
140 |
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6. |
Warner Southern |
155 |
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7. |
Pasco-Hernando CC |
173 |
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8. |
Flagler |
237 |
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9. |
Rollins |
240 |
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10. |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
257 |
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11. |
Saint Leo |
310 |
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12. |
Johnson & Wales |
348 |
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13. |
Florida College |
-- |
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14. |
St Thomas |
-- |
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN RUNNERS |
(Pts) Time |
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4. |
Kwambai, Carolyne - FSC |
(4)19:15.00 |
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8. |
Dunn, Kelsey - FSC |
(8)19:51.00 |
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18. |
Shimer, Danielle - FSC |
(17)20:46.00 |
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22. |
Gardino, Ali - FSC |
(20)21:18.00 |
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23. |
Ramsay, Callie - FSC |
(21)21:29.00 |
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24. |
Bemman, Krystal - FSC |
(22)21:32.00 |
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51. |
Swartz, Jillian - FSC |
(46)23:07.00 |
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54. |
Guglielmo, Joanna - FSC |
(--)23:12.00 |
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57. |
Germ, Amanda - FSC |
(--)23:26.00 |
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64. |
Whitehead, Karys - FSC |
(--)24:02.00 |
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* Florida Southern offers the opportunity for
runners to compete intercollegiately in distance
events in track. However, FSC does not compete
in field events.
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