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Name

Position

Year

Hometown


Vanessa Cocom

Distance

Freshman

Zion, Ill.


Katie Tipping

Distance

Sophomore

Winnebago, Ill.


Megan Michaelis

Distance

Junior

Durand, Ill.


Kelsey Rursch

Distance

Sophomore

Clinton, Iowa


Kaylee Carter

Distance

Freshman

Lake in the Hills, Ill.


Beth Michaelis

Distance

Freshman

Durand, Ill.


Michael Wilhite

Junior

Chicago, IL


Megan Bloedow

Distance

Freshman

Gays Mills, Iowa


Oscar Corona

Distance

Freshman

Buena Park, CA


Freddy Frick

Junior

Burlington


Aaron Ewinger

Junior

Burlington, IA


Adam Ahlden

Sprinter

Junior

Aurora


Nick Barker

Freshman

Oak Grove, Mo.


James Blacks

Distance

Freshman

Milwaukee, Wis.


Cory Grandon

Distance

Freshman

New Hartford, IA


Chelsey Kemp

Distance

Freshman

Graf, Iowa


Name: Vanessa Cocom
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Zion-Benton Township
Hometown: Zion, Ill.
Major: Secondary Education - Science
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Four-year letterwinner in cross country

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Name: Katie Tipping
Year: Sophomore
Position: Distance
High School: Pecatonica
Hometown: Winnebago, Ill.
Major: Nursing
College Accomplishments: NCAA All-Academic Team, Season and personal best time of 27:48 for 6K race, 65.8 in 400 meters, and 5:48 in mile run
Prep Accomplishments: All-Conference (4 years), placed at sectionals all four years, varsity letterwinner all four years, state competitor

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Name: Megan Michaelis
Year: Junior
Position: Distance
High School: Durand
Hometown: Durand, Ill.
Major: Accounting
College Accomplishments: Letterwinner in cross country and track, NCAA Academic Team Member, season and personal best time of 26:00 for 6K race, 5:42 in mile run, 5:19 in 1,500 meter run, and 11:32 in 3K race
Prep Accomplishments: Four-year letterwinner in track, letterwinner in cross country one year, named Most Valuable Runner

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Name: Kelsey Rursch
Year: Sophomore
Position: Distance
High School: Clinton
Hometown: Clinton, Iowa
Major: Nursing
College Accomplishments: Season and personal best time of 27:25 in 6K race, memeber of NCAA All-Academic Team
Prep Accomplishments: Four-year letterwinner

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Name: Kaylee Carter
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Jacobs
Hometown: Lake in the Hills, Ill.
Major: Elementary Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Two-year participant in cross country and a one-year participant in track

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Name: Beth Michaelis
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Durand
Hometown: Durand, Ill.
Major: Nursing
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Two-time Most Valuable Runner, placed 50th at state her junior year and 18th at state her senior season - earning All-State Honors, in track was a member of the 4x100 meter relay which placed 8th and was a participant in the state 100 meter dash as a senior

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Name: Michael Wilhite
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Plainfield South
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Criminal Justice
College Accomplishments: NJCAA all-american (400 m), 4x400 & high jump (College of Dupage) in 2007, Ran 400, 200, 4x400, and high jump in 2008), Ran at Drake relays in 2009.
Prep Accomplishments: 4 year letter winner track, Letterman, 4 year basketball

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Name: Megan Bloedow
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Boscobel
Hometown: Gays Mills, Iowa
Major: Elementary Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: four-year letterwinner in track and cross country, captain of cross country and track teams, three-time member of sectional champions, member of two-conference championship teams and two-runner-up teams, one year sectional runner-up, one state team championship, four-year academic team member, Awarded Most Dedicated Cross Country and Track Athlete Award, Most Valuable Track Runner, Sparky Reynolds Track Most Valuable Newcomer

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Name: Oscar Corona
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Vista Morrieta
Hometown: Buena Park, CA
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 4 years of track and field, 3 years of cross country.

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Name: Freddy Frick
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Burlington
Hometown: Burlington
Major: Computer / Information Systems
College Accomplishments: Letter winner for UD, 2008 personal & season best time for 8k 30:45, 1500m 4:50.
Prep Accomplishments: 2 year letter winner for Cross-Country & Track, 2 year all-academic all-conference, Co-captain cross country.

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Name: Aaron Ewinger
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Burlington
Hometown: Burlington, IA
Major: Aviation Management
College Accomplishments: 5k 16:32, 10k 34:02 (2007), 8k 27:07, 3k steeple 10:53 (2008).
Prep Accomplishments: 2 year letter winner cross country, 1 year letter winner track, 4 year letter winner wrestling.

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Name: Adam Ahlden
Year: Junior
Position:
High School: Aurora West Senior
Hometown: Aurora
Major: Communication
College Accomplishments: 8k 26:50.1 (2007), 8K Season best time of 27:04 at IIAC championships (2008).
Prep Accomplishments: 12 sport varsity athlete, 5 new records.

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Name: Nick Barker
Year: Freshman
Position:
High School: Oak Grove
Hometown: Oak Grove, Mo.
Major: Undecided
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 4 year letter winner track, Cross country 1 year.

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Name: James Blacks
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Bay View
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Major: Communication
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 4 year letter winner cross country, 3 year letter winner track, 1 & 2nd team all conference cross country, 3 time track & cross country MVP.

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Name: Cory Grandon
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Dike New Hartford
Hometown: New Hartford, IA
Major: Flight Operations
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: 4 year track state qualifier, 2 year state qualifier cross country, High school record holder in the 800 1:59.62.

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Name: Chelsey Kemp
Year: Freshman
Position: Distance
High School: Western Dubuque
Hometown: Graf, Iowa
Major: Elementary Education
College Accomplishments:
Prep Accomplishments: Varsity Captain, three year letterwinner in cross country and track, competed at state track in 3000 meter run, holds 2.5 mile record and two-time Hardest Worker Award winner, All-Academic in track and cross country

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University of Dubuque Cross Country Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time JV
Tuesday, September 01 2009 Spartan Opener Dubuque (Dubuque Soccer Complex), IA W 3K 5:30pm M 3K 6:00pm
Saturday, September 12 2009 Les Duke Invite-Grinnell Grinnell, IA W 6K 10:00am M 8K 10:45am
Saturday, September 19 2009 IA Intercollegiate - Iowa State Ames, IA W 6K 11:00amM 8K 11:45am
Saturday, October 03 2009 Warrior Invite - WI Lutheran Milwaukee, WI W 6K 10:30am M 8K 11:30am
Saturday, October 17 2009 Drews/Neubauer Invite - UW LaCrosse West Salem, WI W 6K 9:30am M 8K 10:30am
Saturday, October 31 2009 IIAC XC Championships Waverly, IA W 6K 11:00am M 8K Noon
Saturday, November 14 2009 NCAA DIII XC Central Regions Grinnell, IA W 6K 11:00am M 8K Noon
Saturday, November 21 2009 NCAA DIII Championships Baldwin Wallace, Berea, OH W 6K 11:00am M 8K Noon
University of Dubuque Cross Country Coach's Profile
Matthew Hayes
Matthew Hayes
Head Men's and Women's Cross Country/Distance Coach

Email: mhayes@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3862
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Office Location: Stoltz
Biography - Click to close
A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Hayes has nine years of NCAA Division III coaching experience in cross country and track and field. He was previously the head men's and women's cross country/track and field coach at Methodist College (Fayetteville, N.C.). Hayes served as a head and assistant cross country coach at Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Va.) and was an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

At Lynchburg College, Hayes led the women's cross country team to the 2003 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship and was named the ODAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. His athletes at Lynchburg set six school records under his leadership. He also coached four NCAA Division III All-Americans at Lynchburg. At Wisconsin-Stevens Point, he coached four NCAA Division III National Champions and seven All-Americans.

As a college student-athlete at Stevens Point, Hayes participated in three NCAA Division III National Cross County Meets and six national track meets. He earned All-American Honors in the 4x400 meter relay, 800 meter and 1,500-meter events. He was a eight-time letterwinner at UW-Stevens Point. Still an avid runner, Hayes competes in triathlons and helped organize the first Rodney T. Miller Lakeside Triathlon in July 2007.

"I'm very honored to join the Spartan Tradition and look forward to all the new opportunities and building a solid cross country team," commented Hayes. "Partnering with new track and field coach David Thompson is a positive step, we mesh well together and we are looking toward to coaching in the strong Iowa Conference."

"The University of Dubuque believes we have hired someone with total dedication, love of the sport of cross country, and has a great enthusiasm for recruiting," added Dan Runkle. "The addition of both he and David Thompson to our staff, and the Chlalpaty Recreation and Fitness Center currently under construction, we have taken steps to be a contender and a national power in both cross country and track and field."