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2000
University of Delaware Women's Outdoor
Track & Field Roster
Blue
Hens to Watch/Profiles
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Player
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Year
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Event
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Hometown/High
School
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Aimee
Alexander
*
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So.
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Distance
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Stormville,
NY/Carmel
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Makeda
Benjamin
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Fr.
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Sprints
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New
York, NY/Beacon
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Denise
Brijbasi **
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Jr.
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Sprints/Jumps
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Temple
Hills, MD/ Suitland
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Melissa
Calvanico
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Fr.
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Throws
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Staten
Island, NY/Tottenville
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Gena
Carapezzo *
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So.
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Throws
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Ewing,
NJ/Notre Dame
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Liesje
Cardillo
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Fr.
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Hurdles
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Marlton,
NJ/Bishop Eustace
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Jennie
Chiller
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So.
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Throws
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Sharon,
MA/Sharon
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Stephanie
Chirico
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So.
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Distance
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Manchester,
CT/Manchester
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Colleen
Christopher
**
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Jr.
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Jumps
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Wilmington,
DE/Ursuline
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Noelle
Comolli
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Fr.
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Distance
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West
Chester, PA/Henderson
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Laura
Dietrich
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Fr.
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Jumps
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York,
PA/Northeastern
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Jennifer
Dilzer **
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Sr.
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Jumps/Throws
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Pine
Beach, NJ/Central
Regional
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Shauna
Hughes *
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Jr.
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Distance
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Middlesex,
NJ/Middlesex
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Sarah
Johnson
*
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So.
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Distance
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Hebron,
CT/RHAM Regional
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Dana
Kolesar
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Jr.
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Distance
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King
of Prussia, PA/Upper
Merion
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Jennifer
Krisch
*
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So.
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Distance
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Malvern,
PA/Great Valley
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Krista
Kugler
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Fr.
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Distance
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Hockessin,
DE/A.I. duPont
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Carrie
Litke
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Fr.
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Pole
Vault
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Lewes,
DE/Cape Henlopen
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Jennifer
Lublanecki
**
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Jr.
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Sprints
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Long
Valley, NJ/West Morris
Central
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Noelle
Lytwyn
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So.
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Sprints
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Matawan,
NJ/St. John Vianney
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Katie
MacKelcan
*
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Jr.
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Distance
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Wilmington,
DE/Brandywine
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Amber
MacNeill
**
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Jr.
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Distance
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West
Chester PA/Downingtown
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Caron
Marra
***
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Sr.
|
Distance
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Newark,
DE/Newark
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Trina
McNair
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Fr.
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Pole
Vault
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Dover,
DE/Dover
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Jae
Mentzer **
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Jr.
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Distance
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Hershey,
PA/Lower Dauphin
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Diane
Monaco
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Fr.
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Distance
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Grand
Island, NY/Grand
Island
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Tehera
Nesfield
*
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So.
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Sprints
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Springdale,
MD/DelVal
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Carol
Oliveri
*
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Jr.
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PV/Hurdles
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Brick,
NJ/St. Rose
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Lauren
Palmer
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Fr.
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Distance
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Newark,
DE/Dickinson
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Michelle
Perno
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Fr.
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Throws
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Bear,
DE/Parkland (Pa.)
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Annemarie
Quinn
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So.
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Jumps/Hurdles
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Wallingford,
PA/Strath-Haven
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Katie
Ramsay
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So.
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Sprints
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Boyertown,
PA/Boyertown
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Cristin
Romano
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Fr.
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Distance
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Rockville,
MD/Magruder
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Rebecca
Russo
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Fr.
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Hurdles
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Mohnton,
PA/Governor Mifflin
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Kristen
Salvatore
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Fr.
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Sprints
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Bear,
DE/St. Mark's
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Kathryn
Schulhaus *
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Jr.
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Sprints/Jumps
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Foxboro,
MA/Foxboro
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Caltha
Seymour
***
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Sr.
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Throws
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Hockessin,
DE/A.I. DuPont
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Diethra
Seymour
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Sr.
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Throws
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Hockessin,
DE/A.I. DuPont
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Rebecca
Shaw
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Fr.
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Hurdles
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Wilmington,
DE/Dickinson
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Katie
Shaeffer
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Fr.
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Hurdles/Jumps
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Williamsport,
PA/Williamsport
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Katie
Sheehan
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Fr.
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Distance
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Toms
River, NJ/Toms River
East
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Melissa
Steward *
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So.
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Distance
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Millville,
NJ/Millville
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Lindsay
Taylor **
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Jr.
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Throws
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Cranbury,
NJ/Princeton
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Kerry
Van Riper
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So.
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Throws
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Delmar,
NY/Bethlehem Central
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Megan
Wesolowski
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Fr.
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Sprints
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Mt.
Laurel, NJ/Lenape
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*=Letters
Won
Head Coach:
Susan
McGrath-Powell
Assistant Coaches: Larry
Pratt, Bill Guy, Kristen Robbins,
Amy Blythe
Captains: Caron Marra,
Colleen Christopher, Diethra
Seymour
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1999-2000
Blue Hens To Watch
Aimee
Alexander
Sophomore
• Distance • Stormville,
NY
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Standout in
cross country and distance running in
track...placed 14th at 1999 America East
cross country championships...school
record holder in outdoor 4 x 1,500m relay
(19:23.35)...1998-99: One of team's top
newcomers...earned letter in all three
sports...team's top finisher at America
East cross country championships with 22nd
place finish...was fourth at Delaware
Invitational and 22nd at Wake Forest
Invitational...placed sixth in 3,000m at
America East indoor meet
(10:11.84)....placed sixth in mile
(5:16.89) and eighth in 3,000m (10:35.19)
at America East outdoor meet...High
School: Earned All-league and
All-County honors in cross country and
indoor and outdoor track and
field...advanced to state championships in
distance events both indoors and outdoors
as a senior...has taken ballet lessons for
13 yrs .... Personal: Aimee
(pronounced Ah-Me)Alexander ...born
September 16, 1980...daughter of Ignatius
and Yvonnne Alexander...biology major with
medical humanities minor.
Melissa
Calvanico
Freshman
• Throws • Staten Island,
Ny
At
Delaware: Will compete on indoor and
outdoor track anf field squads this
year...High School: Voted All-City
(NY) All-Star...placed 3rd in the New York
state meet in shot put, and was 23rd on
the east coast in shot put...named Who's
Who in America Sports
All-Star...Personal: Melissa Marie
Calvanico...born February 10,
1981...daughter of Richard and Cynthia
Calvanico...nutrition major at
Delaware.
Colleen
Christopher
Junior
• Jumps/Sprints • Wilmington, DE
• Co-Captain
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Team's most
experienced jumper and hurdler...versatile
letterwinner in track...1998-99:
Co-captain of indoor and outdoor track and
field teams...indoors, placed seventh in
long jump (16-11 1/2) at America East
championships...won UD Invitational long
jump title and was fifth at St.
Valentine's meet at Boston...outdoors,
placed fourth in long jump (17-4 1/4) and
was 20th in 200m at America East
meet...won Millersville Metrics long jump
title...1997-98: Competed at Penn Relays
on the 4x100m relay...placed second (16'
10 1/2") in the long jump at Millersville
Metrics meet...ran 27.84 seconds in the
200 meters and placed seventh in the long
jump (16' 4 1/4") at the outdoor America
East Championships at Northeastern....High
School: Standout at nearby Ursuline
Academy in Wilmington, DE....Personal:
Colleen Christopher...born October 25,
1978...daughter of Patricia and William
Christopher...business major at
UD.
Sarah
Johnson
Sophomore
• Distance • Hebron,
CT
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Outstanding
scholar-athlete and one of team's top
distance runners...1998-99: Had an
exceptional freshman season....team's No.
3 finisher with 28th place finish at
America East cross country
championships...placed fourth at Towson,
10th at Delaware Invitational #1, 17th at
Delaware Invitational #2, and 21st at Wake
Forest....in track, was third in 4 x 800m
relay (9:44.80), fifth in 800m (2:20), and
seventh in 4 x 400m relay (4:10.05) at
America East indoor championships...eighth
in 5,000m (19:01.98) at America East
outdoor meet...High School:
Standout at RHAM High
School....Personal: Sarah
Johnson...born March 27, 1980...daughter
of Jeanne and Bruce Johnson...honor
student in family and community services
major.
Jennifer
Krisch
Sophomore
• Distance • Malvern,
PA
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Standout
sophomore distance runner...placed 21st at
1999 America East cross country
championships...1998-99: Enjoyed a solid
freshman season for Blue Hens...lettered
in cross country, placing 32nd at America
East championships as a freshman...also
placed 17th at Delaware Invitational #1,
21st at Towson, and 30th at Wake Forest
Invitational...in track, placed
third in 4 x 800m relay (9:44.80) and
ninth at 1,000m (3:05.76) at America East
indoor meet...High School: Standout
at Great Valley High School...Personal:
Jennifer Krisch...born February 11,
1980...daughter of Alfred and
CarolKrisch...elementary education
major.
Jennifer
Lublanecki
Junior
• Sprints • Long Valley,
NJ
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Track and field
letterwinner who should be one of the Blue
Hens' top sprinters this season...1998-99:
Lettered in outdoor track...compete at
America East championships and finished
13th in the 100 meters and 16th in the 200
meters...1997-98: Competed in 100 meter
and 200 meter events at outdoor America
East Championships at
Northeastern...placed 16th in the 200
meters...earned fifth place at University
of Maryland Invitational in 100
meters...High School: Was clocked
at 12.7 seconds in the 100 meters and 25.8
seconds in the 200 meters while attending
West Morris Central High
School....Personal: Jennifer
Lublanecki...born June 26, 1979...daughter
of Walter and Barbara
Lublanecki...elementary education major at
Delaware.
Katie
MacKelcan
Junior
• Distance • Wilmington, DE
• Co-Captain
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Cross country
co-captain and two-year
letterwinner...1998-99: Top cross country
finish was 29th place finish at Wake
Forest Invitational...was 52nd at America
East meet...did not compete during indoor
season...1997-98: As a freshman, ran 20:23
at America East cross country
championships... kicked to 11th place
finish (19:36.21) in 5,000 meter at indoor
America East Championships... earned sixth
place medal at outdoor America East
Championships in 5,000 meters
(19:02.28)...High School: Standout
from nearby Brandywine High School...ran
cross country and track and field and
competed for swimming team...rival of
current teammate Caron Marra in high
school...Personal: Katherin Mullin
MacKelcan...born January 20,
1979...daughter of Donand and Margaret
MacKelcan...exercise & sports science
major at Delaware.
Amber
MacNeill
Junior
• Distance • West Chester, PA
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Letterwinner who
will compete on both cross country and
track and field squads...1998-99: Placed
eighth in 800m (2:19.32) at America East
outdoor track meet...was 12th in 500
meters (1:22.65) at America East indoor
meet...1997-98: Broke a 13- year old
school record as a member of outdoor
sprint medley relay (4:16.91) along with
Kristen Robbins, Kristen Sweeney, and Nina
Anderson while placing 11th at Colonial
Relays...competed at Penn Relays on 4x400
meter relay (4:02.32)...ran 1:02.93 in 400
meter at America East outdoor
championships to place 14th
overall...High School: Standout at
Downingtown High
School....Personal: Amber Lea
MacNeill... born February 10,
1979...daughter of Karen Carter and Terry
MacNeill...psychology major with minor in
biology and philosophy.
Caron
Marra
Senior
• Distance • Newark, DE •
Co-Captain
At
Delaware: 1999-00: One of the top
cross country and distance runners in
America East...led Blue Hens in all but
one race during the season, including a
12th place finish at the America East
cross country championships...three-year
letterwinner...should battle for America
East cross country title and distance
titles in track and field...school record
holder in outdoor 4 x 1,500m relay
(19:23.35)...owns six career America East
top 10 finishes in track...1998-99: Led
team in four of six cross country meets in
which she competed ...won Towson
Invitational, placed fourth at Delaware
Invitational, and was 12th at Wake Forest
Invitational before injuries sidelined her
for the rest of the year..did not compete
at America East meet...in indoor track,
placed fourth in 5,000m (18:07.82) at
America East meet...won 5,000m race at
Delaware and Bucknell meets...outdoors,
placed third in 1,500m (4:36.62) and
seventh in 3,000m (10:13.63)....placed
18th at ECAC championships outdoors in 4 x
800m relay...won Millersville Metrics
1,500m title...1997-98: Was top UD
finisher at Navy (11th) and Delaware (6th)
cross country invitationals...placed 35th
at America East championships...sixth in
3,000m and 10th in mile run at America
East indoor meet...fifth in 3,000m
outdoors at America East meet...ran at
indoor and outdoor ECAC on4x800m
relay...15th at Penn Relays on 4x800
relay...1996-97: won 800 meters event at
Towson Invitational in time of
2:20.37...member of Penn Relays 4x800
meter relay event...High School:
Earned All-State honors in cross
country at nearby Newark High School
....Personal: Caron M. Marra...born
September 30, 1978...daughter of Joe and
Marra...honor student as a nutrition
major.
Tehera
Nesfield
Sophomore
• Sprints/Jumps • Springdale,
MD
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Should continue
to be one of Hens' top jumpers and
sprinters...1998-99: Placed seventh in 4 x
400 meter relay in time of 4:10.05 during
indoor America East championship
season...placed 13th in 200 meters (27.28)
at America East meet....outdoors, placed
19th overall in the 200 meters...High
School: Standout sprinter, hurdler and
jumper at DelVal High
School...Personal: Tehera
Nesfield...born November 18,
1980...daughter of Terrance and Elonie
Nesfield...computer engineering major at
Delaware.
Carol
Oliveri
Junior
• Pole Vault • Brick,
NJ
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: Returning
letterwinner...school record holder in the
outdoor pole vault (10-6) and nearing UD
indoor mark...one of top pole vaulters in
America East...1998-99: Enjoyed a solid
first season at Delaware...won America
East outdoor track and field pole vault
title with leap of 10-6...competed at ECAC
outdoor championships and placed 11th in
pole vault...top St. John's Invitational
Finisher (2nd)...placed ninth in pole
vault at America East indoor championships
(8-6 1/4)...High School: Standout
at St. Rose High School...Personal:
Carol Maria Oliveri...born December
22, 1978...daughter of Joseph
Oliveri...exercise physiology major at
UD.
Annemarie
Quinn
Junior
• Jumps/Hurdles • Wallingford,
PA
At
Delaware: Joins the track and field
squads this year as a junior transfer from
Ball State (IN)...while there placed
fourth in the Mid America Conference
championships in high jump with personal
record of 5'8"...High School: Holds
Strath Haven HS record for high jump in
indoor and outdoor track...silver medalist
at A.A.U. Junior Olympics in 1995...gold
medalist at Keystone Games '94 -
'98...county champion '94 & '95,
district champion '94, and All-State in
'95...Personal: Annemarie
Quinn...born October 26, 1977...daughter
of Bob and Anne Quinn...health and
physical education major at
Delaware.
Caltha
Seymour
Senior
• Throws • Wilmington,
DE
At
Delaware: 1999-2000: One of the top
weight throws in America East ....returns
to team after taking last season
off...1998-99: Did not see action and
retained senior eligibility...1997-98: Was
one of the team's top competitors...
placed 12th (155-7) at ECAC meet in
outdoor hammer throw...was the Rider
Invitational champion...second place at
Millersville...fourth at the America East
outdoor meet and sixth at Colonial Relays
in the hammer...1996-97: Placed seventh in
20 lb. weight and third in hammer (154-0)
at America East championships...runner-up
at Delaware Invitational and third at Jan.
10 and Jan. 18 home meets in the weight
throw..1995-96: Broke UD freshman record
in shot put and weight throw...placed
second at Delaware Invitational...
Maryland Invitational outdoor champion in
shot put...High School: Competed in
soccer, basketball and track at A.I.
duPont High School...Personal:
Caltha Carlene Fayanne Seymour...born Jan.
26, 1977 ...daughter of Russell and Sylvia
Seymour...education major...native of
Canada and former member of Canadian
National track Team....sister, Diethra, is
a sophomore sprinter on UD women's track
team.
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