This Is Bridgewater College

Credits: The 2010 Bridgewater Cross Country Media Guide is a production of the Bridgewater Sports Information Department. This guide was produced, written and designed by Sports Information Director Steve Cox.

Photos provided by Tommy Thompson.

College InformationLocation ...........................................Bridgewater CollegeFounded ...........................................1880Enrollment ........................................1,550Nickname .........................................EaglesColors ...............................................Crimson, Vegas GoldAthletic Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division IIIConference .......................................Old Dominion AthleticPresident ...........................................George E. CorneliusDirector of Athletics .........................Curt Kendall

Cross Country Coaching StaffHead Coach ......................................Brian FlynnWomen’s Soccer Office Phone .........540-828-5777Coach Van Horn Email: ..................bflynn@bridgewater.eduAssistant Coaches ............................Bill Testerman, Denver Davis

Sports InformationSports Information Director .......... Steve CoxAssistant SID ................................ Tim LeisterSID Phone ..................................... 540-828-5360SID Email ...................................... scox@bridgewater.edu Assistant SID Phone ..................... 540-828-5615 Assistant SID Email ...................... tleister@bridgewater.eduSID Fax ......................................... 540-8285611BC Hotline .................................... 540-828-5649SID Mailing Address..................... Box 107....................................................... Bridgewater College....................................................... 402 East College Street....................................................... Bridgewater, VA 22812Web Site ........................................ www.bridgewatereagles.comWomen’s Soccer Contact .............. Steve Cox

Conference InformationCommissioner ............................... Brad BankstonOffice Phone .................................. 540-389-7373Conference SID ............................. J.J. NekoloffSID Office Phone .......................... 540-387-9073Mailing Address ............................ 402B Idaho St., P.O. Box 971....................................................... Roanoke, VA 24153Conference Fax ............................. 540-389-6196Web Site ........................................ www.odaconline.com

Coaching StaffBrian Flynn begins his first season as the head coach of the Bridgewater College men’s

and women’s cross country teams.Flynn comes to Bridgewater College after one year as a Division I assistant coach at

University of North Carolina-Greensboro. While there, he coached four all-conference cross country runners and helped lead the men’s cross country team to its highest finish in school history at the conference and NCAA regional meets.

Prior to coaching at UNC-G, Flynn spent three seasons as an assistant coach in cross country and track and field at Coe College, a Division III school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Flynn coached five All-Americans and 13 conference champions.

Flynn is no stranger to the ODAC as he competed at Lynchburg College where he was a four-time all-conference runner in cross country. On the track he earned five ODAC indi-vidual titles and was a 12-time all-conference nominee. He was a member of eight ODAC championship track teams and two cross country championship teams.

Flynn is a member of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and USA Track and Field.

Flynn will also serve as an assistant track and field coach for the Eagles.

Brian Flynn, Head Coach

Bill Testerman, Assistant Coach

Denver Davis begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Bridgewater College Eagles cross country program.

Since 2005, Davis has served as assistant head coach for boys and girls cross country and track & field at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va.

While at Lake Braddock, Davis has coached 32 all-district, 11 all-region and three all-state cross country performers. He also coached two district champions and two regional champions in cross country. He helped guide the boys and girls teams to five district titles, two regional titles and and one state championship.

Davis received his bachelor of arts in history from Lynchburg College and his masters in history from George Mason University.

While at Lynchburg, Davis competed for the Hornets in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. He was a member of two ODAC cross country championship teams He was a member of four ODAC title teams in both indoor and outdoor track. Davis was a member of the 2005 indoor distance medley relay team that won the event at the conference meet while setting a new conference record.

Davis was also a four-time academic All-ODAC pick in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track while at Lynchburg College.

Denver Davis, Volunteer Assistant Coach

Bill Testerman begins his second year as assistant coach in cross country. Bill is a 1999 graduate of James Madison University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biol-ogy with minors in Kinesiology and Anthropology. Bill was also certified as a personal trainer for four years by the the American Council on Exercise, and has designed numerous strength and endurance training programs based on a solid foundation of exercise science.

Bill has participated in Cross Country and Track & Field at both the Division III and Division I levels, where he competed at distances of 800m to 8km. As a freshman at Wash-ington University in St. Louis, Bill consistently ran among the top seven runners and earned recognition as one of the fastest freshmen in the Midwest Region. As a sophomore, Bill transferred to JMU, where he continued to compete and was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s All-Academic Team for Track & Field.

Currently, Bill is also employed as an Information Technology Administrator, and lives in Weyers Cave, VA.

Molly Smith Sophomore York, Pa.York Suburban H.S.

2009: Second-team All-ODAC...finished eighth at ODAC meet...placed first at Builford College Cross Country Carnival...placed fourth at Virginia Wesleyan Marlin Invitational.

Katie Notarangelo Junior Vienna, Va.Oakton H.S.2009: Placed 45th at ODAC Championships...finished 15th at Guilford Cross Country Carnival.

Whitney FitzgeraldSophomore Buena Vista, Va.Parry McCluer H.S.

2009: Placed 18th at ODAC Championships...Top 10 finishes at Roanoke Maroon Invitational and Guilford Cross Country Carnival.

Samantha HancockSophomore Stephens City, Va.Strasburg H.S.

2009: Placed 42nd at ODAC Championships...Placed third at both the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Invitational and Guilford Cross Country Carnival.

Lauren HeishmanSophomore Woodstock, Va.Central H.S.

2009: Placed 39th at ODAC Championships.

Rebekah ComerJunior Stanley, Va.Page County H.S.2009: Placed 57th at ODAC Cham-pionships.

Sarah JudySophomore Greenwood, Del.Woodbridge H.S.

Stephanie BreenFreshman Waynesboro, Pa.Smithsburg H.S.

Rachel CerroneFreshman Greenwich, N.Y.Greenwich Central H.S.

Olivia MillsFreshman Fredericksburg, Va.Fredericksburg Christian

Whitney Fitzgerald (4) and Samantha Hancock (5) run with the pack at the 2009 ODAC Championship Meet.

Jake GriffinSenior Vesuvius, Va.Parry McCluer H.S.

Jordan WhiteJunior Union Bridge, MdFrancis Scott Key H.S.2009: First-team All-ODAC...placed fourth at ODAC Cham-pionships...All-South/Southeast Region...Placed 17th at NCAA South/Southeast Region meet...placed first at Virginia Wesleyan Marlin Invitational, Roanoke Maroon Invitational, Juniata Invite and Guilford College Cross Country Carnival...named ODAC runner of the week four times.

2009: Second-team All-ODAC...placed 14th at ODAC Cham-pionships...placed second at Guilford Cross Country Carni-val...finished third at Roanoke Maroon Invitational...placed fifth at Virginia Wesleyan Invitational.

Paul JohnsonJunior Harrisonburg, Va.Turner Ashby H.S.

Brian BarnettJunior Winchester, Va.John Handley H.S.2009: Placed 25th at ODAC Championships...placed in Top 10 at Roanoke Maroon Invita-tional, Guilford Cross Socutry Carnival and Virginia Wesleyan Invitational..

2009: Placed 40th at ODAC Championships...placed 12th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.

Adam EakinsSophomore Front Royal, Va.Warren County H.S.

Ryan SperaySophomore Gloucester, Va.Gloucester H.S.

2009: Placed 34th at ODAC Championships...placed 11th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.

2009: Placed 30th at ODAC Championships...placed 11th at Roanoke Maroon Invitational.

Tim WisniewskiSophomore Stafford, Va.Mountain View H.S.

Tyler GillespieSophomore Christiansburg, Va.Christiansburg H.S.

2009: Placed 60th at ODAC Championships.

2009: Placed 42nd at ODAC Championships.

Jacob HaynesJunior Cana, Va.Carroll County H.S.

Colton BerringtonJunior Waynesboro, Va. Stuarts Draft H.S.

2009: Placed 65th at ODAC Championships.

2009: Placed 67th at ODAC Championships.

Matt GroomsSophomore Galax, Va.Carroll County H.S.

Brian ThomasJunior Newport News, Va.Denbigh Baptist Christian School

Troy JacksonFreshman Midlothian, Va.Midlothian H.S.

Abram RittenhousSophomore Green Bank, W., Va.Pocahontas H.S.

The College

College athletics has evolved to the point where total physical preparation is necessary to be successful. Bridgewater employs a five-member athletic training staff. Under the tutilege of Director Barbara Long, the group of Sarah Cook, Chase Hale, Ellen Hicks and Scott Powers serve as Assistant Athletic Trainers for the entire Bridgewater College Athletics Department.

Long is a graduate of Bridgewater College with a degree in Biology; United States Sports Academy with master’s degrees in Sports Medicine and Fitness Management and is currently enrolled in the Doc-tor of Education program in Organzational Leadership at Shenandoah University. She was certified by

the Board of Certification in 1989 and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine as an athletic trainer. Her career has had her working with professional and high level amateur athletes at places like the World University Games, US Olympic Training Center, and several professional football camps. She has also served as Head Athletic Trainer at Broadway High School and as clinical ATC for RMH Rehab Services, and Body Ease Physical Therapy, PC. Barbara spent 10 years as a clinical athletic trainer and through this work developed community education presentations and publications dealing with Exercise and Aging, Fall Prevention, Increasing the Functional Limits of Aging, and Children and Sports. Barbara and

her husband, Stuart, reside in the Lacey Springs area with their two children, Tyler and Cassie.Cook hails from Lewiston, Maine. She has a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Colby-Sawyer

College and a Master of Arts degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Sarah spent a summer as the head athletic trainer at J Robinson Intensive Basketball Camps and has experi-ence working with Division I Men’s Ice Hockey and Men’s Gymnastics. She resides in Harrisonburg with her menagerie of small animals. Her primary responsibilities are men’s and women’s soccer and softball.

Hale joined the Bridgewater staff in the spring of 2000 as the Assistant Athletic Trainer. He has a Bach-elor’s degree in Health Science/Athletic Training and a Master’s degree in Health Science Education from James Madison University. Chase is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Education degree from Shenan-doah University in organizational leadership. For two years he was contracted from RMH Rehab Ser-vices, where he also worked within the occupational and physical therapy departments, to provide athletic training services at Bridgewater College. In 2002, Hale moved to a full-time faculty position in the Health and Exercise Science Department where he teaches kinesiology and athletic training courses. In addition to teaching, Professor Hale also serves as the clinical education coordinator for the athletic training education program. His career has had him working with collegiate baseball, football, soccer, and volleyball. Cur-rently, he works with the College’s field hockey, lacrosse, and tennis teams. Hale lives in Grottoes with his wife Ada and their three children Charlie, Stella, and Eliza.

Hicks has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Bridgewater College, and a Master of Educa-tion degree from Northwestern State University in Health Promotion. She was certified by the Board of Certification in 1996 and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine as an Athletic Trainer, Pharmacy Technician, and Emergency Medical Technician. Ellen has 11 years clinical athletic training experience; the last ten of those years were with RMH Rehab Services. She has also spent the last nine years working for Rockingham County Public Schools at Broadway High School as the Head Athletic

Trainer. Ellen resides in Port Republic and primar-ily works with Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, and Track & Field.

Powers comes to Bridgewater College with a va-riety of athletic training experience. As a graduate of North Dakota State University and James Mad-ision University, he has spent 27 years working in the clinical and secondary school environments. Athletic training has allowed him to work with several international sports teams in many different countries including the 1996 Olympics Games in Atlanta. Scott resides in Dayton with his wife Pam and their sons, Justin, Jake, Joshua and Jason.

Chase Hale

Scott Powers

Ellen Hicks

Barbara Long

ATHLETIC TRAINING

Sarah Cook

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR JOE SOLTIS

ASST. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR STEPHON HEALEY

The mission of the Bridgewater College's Strength and Conditioning Program is to assist BC athletes in enhancing their athletic performance. Our goal is to undertake this mission by reducing the risk of athletic injury, developing the force potential (strength and power) of each athlete, enhancing the specific movement patterns related to their activity and addressing the energy needs for each sport. Ultimately we intend to maximize the athletic potential of each of our student athletes.

Stephon Healey will begin his seventh year as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Healey came to the States from London, England. Healey studied as an intern under both Keith Morgan at the National Sports Center in Crystal Palace, London and with Edgar Curtis at the Leeds Rhinos (professional rugby team). Healey has experience in competing and coaching at both Powerlifting and Olympic lifting meets.

Healey played collegiate football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A graduate from the University of Greenwich (London), Healey has his un-dergraduate degree in Education and Human Movement Studies. Healey is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified USA Weightlift-ing club coach.

Joe Soltis is entering his eighth year as the Head Strength and Condition-ing Coordinator at Bridgewater College. Soltis comes to Bridgewater college as a USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He actively competes in Olympic Weight-lifting and won his weight class at the Arnold Classic in 2009.

Soltis played running back for Emory & Henry and spent four years as an assistant coach at Glenvar High School in Salem, Va. from 1990-94.

Soltis is also the Offensive Coordinator for the Bridgewater College Foot-ball team. He resides in Bridgewater and is married to the former April Fifer, a 2004 Bridgewater graduate and a teacher in the Rockingham County Public Schools

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Celebrating its 35th year of operations, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) is one of the nation’s largest Division III conferences. The 14- member ODAC, including one associate member, stands as the second-largest multi-sport NCAA Division III conference in the country.

The league was formed on May 18, 1975 as the Virginia College Conference and began operations in September of 1976. (The name change to Old Dominion Athletic Conference became effective January 1, 1976). Charter members were eight colleges located in the state of Virginia: Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite College, Emory & Henry College, Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College and Washington and Lee University. From its initial year of operation through the 1981-82 academic year, the ODAC sponsored competition in 10 men’s varsity sports, including football, soccer, and cross country in the fall; basketball, wrestling, and indoor track and field in the winter; and baseball, golf, tennis, and outdoor track and field in the spring. Women’s sports were added prior to the 1982-83 school year. Today, the ODAC has grown to Sponsor championships in 22 sports (10 men and 12 women) and houses nine full-time coeducational institutions with four single-gender schools making up the current 13 full-time members. The confer-ence expanded in the late 1980s, early 1990s and most recently in 1999. Virginia Wesleyan became the 13th member of the conference in 1988 and began full-scale competition in the league in the 1989-90 academic year. Guilford College, voted into the conference in the spring of 1990, began competing for conference championships in the 1991-92 season. The Catholic University of America (DC) was accepted for associate membership in football on January 12, 1999.

Over the past 16 years the conference and the City of Salem, Va., have gained national attention through hosting five NCAA Division III championships in football, men’s basketball, softball, base-ball, women’s lacrosse, and volleyball. The growing list of titles passed out in Salem began in the fall of 1993 with the DIII Football Championship. Through the 2008-09 academic year, the conference and city have hosted 46 NCAA Division III Championships since the ‘93 Stagg Bowl. This year, the two will serve as hosts to the DIII football and men’s basketball championships.

CommissionerBrad Bankston

Asst. CommissionerJ.J. Nekoloff

Director of Championships

Mollie Robertson

Mary Jane EsperitiAdministrative

Assistant

Men’s National QualifiersJerry Crouse-1978Dwight Denlinger-1980 Brandon Spalding - 2006

Men’s ODAC Runners of the YearJerry Crouse-1978Dwight Denlinger-1980Ross Bair-2001

ODAC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the YearLori Schrock-2006

Men’s First Team All-ODAC SelectionsMike Kidd-1976Jerry Crouse-1976, 1977, 1978Darrell Metts-1977Curt Rowland-1977Dwight Denlinger-1980Terry Lenny-1981Roger Ripstein-1984Steve Spire-1989Jonathan Dean-1995, 1997Ross Bair-1999, 2000, 2001Stanley Peyton-2004Nathan Rittenhouse-2006, 2007, 2008Brandon Spalding-2006, 2007, 2008

Women’s First Team All-ODAC SelectionsRona Berwick-1989Elizabeth Salia-Boa-1990Amanda Beckwith-1997Danielle Ginsey-2003Brittany Wells-2004Ally Koenig-2005

Cross Country Program Highlights

BRANDON SPALDING

NATE RITTENHOUSE BRITTANY WELLS STANLEY PEYTON

Date Meet Sep 1, 2010 at ODAC Preview Meet @ Randolph College, Lynchburg, Sep 10, 2010 at Lou Onesty Invite @ U.Va., Charlottesville, Va. Oct 1, 2010 at Paul Short Invite @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Oct 16, 2010 at Tribe Open @ W&M, Williamsburg, Va. Oct 30, 2010 at ODAC Championship Meet @ Randolph College, Lynchburg, Va. Nov 13, 2010 at South/Southeast Regional Meet @ Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn. Nov 20, 2010 at NCAA Division III Championships @ Wartburg College, Waverly,

2010 Cross Country Schedule