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WELCOME FROM HEAD COACH JOHN PAPA

• Welcome to the Slippery Rock University track & field and cross country virtual visit page. Check out the following links, photos and information about the program, Slippery Rock athletics, the University and its surrounding area. Still have questions? Please contact coach Papa (john.papa@sru.edu / 724.738.2798), coach Jordan (william.jordan@sru.edu / 724.738.2797) or coach Bemis (tabitha.bemis@sru.edu / 724.738.4309).

SLIPPERY ROCK TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY

• • First Season :  1932
  • PSAC Championship Teams (43): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2019, 2019-20.
  • NCAA Team National Championship: 1979 (Men's Outdoor Track & Field)
  • NCAA Individual National Championship Years (11): 1977, 1979, 1982, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2021
  • Home Facilities: William Lennox Track at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (M/W Outdoor Track & Field), Morrow Field House (M/W Indoor Track & Field) and Lawrence County Fairgrounds XC Course (M/W Cross Country)
  • Surface: All-Weather (William Lennox Track)
  • Capacity: 10,000 (William Lennox Track)

• • Alma Mater (year at SRU): Slippery Rock, 1979 (35th)
  • E-Mail: john.papa@sru.edu
  • Office Phone: 724.738.2798

  John Papa enters his 35th year as the head coach of The Slippery Rock University cross country and track & field programs in 2021-22.
  
  Since 1987, Papa has guided Slippery Rock to 25 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team titles – 18 women's track and field, five men's track and field, one women's cross country and one men's cross country – a pair of East Regional cross country titles and 27 PSAC runner-up finishes.
  
  Papa-coached student-athletes have claimed 11 NCAA Division II national championships, five national runner-up honors and an eye-popping total of 121 All-America awards. Papa's track and field teams have also featured 333 PSAC individual champions.
  
  Academically, Papa has overseen 37 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and 26 PSAC Top 10 award winners in addition to over 500 PSAC Scholar Athletes.
  
  The 2019-20 season saw Papa lead the Slippery Rock women's indoor track and field team to a PSAC championship and the men's team to a third-place finish at the league meet. For his efforts, Papa was recognized as the PSAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. The award marked the 21st time in his illustrious career that he was honored by the PSAC as a Coach of the Year.

  While the 2019-20 campaign was cut short following the conclusion of the indoor season due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Papa still coached 24 All-PSAC honorees over the span of the men's and women's cross country and indoor seasons as well as 13 all-region selections and four individual PSAC champions.

  His most recent PSAC outdoor title came on the women's side when The Rock captured the 2019 league championship. The title was The Rock's first women's outdoor championship since 2009. After leading The Rock to the conference championship, Papa was once again rewarded by being named the PSAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Yea.
  
  Prior to the 2019-20 indoor and 2019 outdoor championships, Papa's most recent title came when Slippery Rock won the 2015-16 indoor title. It marked the second title in a three-year span for the indoor team and the fifth since 2007. SRU also claimed the 2013-14 indoor title. For his efforts after the 2013-14 championship, he was named the PSAC Women's Coach of the Year, an incredible 19th career PSAC Coach of the Year honor on his resume.
  
  Papa has been named the PSAC Coach of the Year 10 times in women's outdoor track, four times in women's indoor track and twice in women's cross country. He has earned the men's honor three times for outdoor track and once each for cross country and indoor track.
  
  In addition to his 21 PSAC Coach of the Year awards, Papa has been recognized by his peers as the Regional Coach of the Year on 16 occasions, including both 2014 and 2016 for the indoor seasons.
  
  Over the last four seasons, 14 athletes training under Papa have become All-Americans including Courtney McQuaide, who won a national championship in the pole vault during the 2018 outdoor season in addition to earning All-America accolades during both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 indoor campaigns.
  
  Other recent All-Americans from The Rock include Maddy Marshall (2018 outdoor pole vault), Ryan Thompson (2016-17 indoor mile), Dave Reinhardt (2017 javelin), Jordan Pacheco (2017 outdoor pole vault), Sabrina Anderson (2015-16 pentathlon and 2016 heptathlon), Paige Kassib (2015-16 indoor high jump), Ashley West (2015-16 indoor high jump and 2015 outdoor high jump), Sam Taylor (2016 javelin and 2015 javelin) and Kaitlyn Clark (2015 outdoor pole vault).
  
  Papa hit a grand slam in the 2007-08 academic year as his teams won PSAC team championships in women's indoor, men's indoor, women's outdoor and men's outdoor competitions.
  
  Papa added to his ever-growing list of All-Americans in the early twenty-tens with the highlights being Whitney Hendershot's win in the high jump at the 2011 outdoor national championships and Cameron Daugherty's win in the pole vault at the 2012 national meet. Kevin Jewel nearly added to the list of national champions with a runner-up finish in the 800-meter run at the 2013 outdoor meet, where he shattered the SRU record with a sub 1:49.00 performance.
  
  Hans Lubich earned All-America honors in the heptathlon at the 2013-14 indoor meet and Lexi Arnold (javelin) and Julia Cain (pole vault) both earned All-America honors at the 2013 outdoor meet. Allison Smith and Arnold also earned All-America honors during the 2010-11 outdoor season in the 400-meter hurdles and the javelin respectively. Cameron Daugherty represented the men's program by earning All-America accolades in the pole vault during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
  
  2010 featured All-America finishes from Jen Hansen during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, Amanda Seigworth during the outdoor season and Jen Harpp in cross country.
  
  Harpp added to that list during the 2009 fall cross country season, when she earned the highest finish by a Slippery Rock runner at the national championships, placing 11th. Hendershot and Harpp both earned All-America finishes at the 2009 indoor national championships. Jeff Weiss followed that with his seventh total All-America honor during the outdoor season. The 4x400-meter relay team of Smith, Seigworth, Tiffany Tedesco and Lacey Cochran joined Weiss as outdoor All-America honorees.
  
  Papa's coaching success is merely a continuation of his career as a student-athlete.
  
  As a Rock sophomore in 1976, the Pittsburgh Gateway High School graduate earned All-America honors by finishing sixth in the decathlon event at the NCAA Division III national meet.
  
  Two years later, he finished second in the decathlon and helped lead The Rock, under the guidance of Bill Lennox, to the Division III national championship.
  
  After graduating from SRU with a degree in elementary education in 1979, Papa accepted a teaching position in Leesburg, Virginia, where he guided Loudoun County High School to second- and third-place state finishes and produced several individual state champions.
  
  Papa returned to The Rock in the summer of 1984 to serve as graduate assistant to Lennox and earned his master's degree in athletic administration. The following year, Papa served as assistant track and field coach and then was named head men's track and field coach in the spring of 1986.
  
  In the fall of 1987, Papa was named head coach of the men's and women's cross country and track and field programs.
  
  Seven years later (1994), Papa was inducted into the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame based upon his accomplishments as a student-athlete; Hall of Fame rules do not allow active Rock coaches to be inducted for their coaching success.
  
  Papa's approach to coaching is not focused on winning alone.
  
  "Our goal is always to have everybody on the team reach his or her potential," he says. "Not everyone can be a PSAC champion, but everyone can set a goal and be excited about hitting it. That's what we're all about – no one's left out – and it's been working so far."
  
  Hand-in-hand with his teams' athletic achievements has been a stellar record in the classroom.
  
  Slippery Rock is annually among the best-represented Division II programs in the nation in terms of All-Academic selections and Academic All-America honorees. All of Papa's teams annually carry well above a 3.0 collective GPA.

• • Alma Mater (year at SRU): Slippery Rock, 2005 (17th)
  • E-Mail: william.jordan@sru.edu
  • Office Phone: 724.738.2797

  Bill Jordan enters his 17th season as an assistant coach with the Slippery Rock University cross country and track and field programs in 2021-22.
  
  Jordan is the primary coach for The Rock's much-heralded pole vaulters and multi-event athletes in addition to guiding SRU's triple, high and long jumpers.
  
  During his time at Slippery Rock, Jordan has helped coach The Rock's men's and women's indoor and outdoor teams to 12 PSAC team Championships and 25 PSAC second-place finishes.
  
  Over his tenure, Jordan has coached four national champions, 37 All-America performers, 75 NCAA Division II national qualifiers, 80 PSAC individual champions and 279 All- PSAC performers.
  
  Jordan helped coach The Rock's 2019-20 women's indoor team to a PSAC championship and the men's team to a solid third-place showing at the league meet. Cecily Greggs won a PSAC individual title in the high jump for the women's team while Jordan-coached heptathlon performers Jason Goodman and Dylan Colcombe took first and second place, respectively, for the men's team.

  His position groups were also crucial in The Rock's success a in 2018-19. The men's and women's pole vault, javelin, long jump, triple jump, high jump and multi-event specialists combined to produce four national qualifiers, one All-American, six PSAC champions and 14 All-PSAC honorees.
  
  Jordan guided The Rock's top pole vaulter duo of Maddy Marshall and Courtney McQuaide to four combined All-America honors from 2017-19. Marshall claimed All-America accolades during both the indoor and outdoor seasons during 2017-18 while McQuaide captured a national championship during the 2018 outdoor season, becoming the first SRU women's pole vaulter to earn the sport's highest honor, followed by an All-America performance during the 2018-19 indoor season.
  
  In 2013-14, Jordan coached David Reinhardt to one of the best seasons by a field athlete in Slippery Rock history. Reinhardt won a national championship in the javelin with a personal-best throw of 68.83 meters while also being named the PSAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year and the Most Outstanding Field Event Athlete at the PSAC Outdoor Championships.
  
  In addition to Reinhardt's success in 2013-14, Jordan also coached three PSAC Outdoor champions in Julie Cain (pole vault), Sam Taylor (javelin) and Tyler Kachelries (javelin) as well as a trio of PSAC Indoor champions in Hans Lubich (heptathlon), Jordan Pacheco (pole vault) and Kaitlyn Clark (pole vault). Cain and Lubich both went on to earn All-America honors in their respective events.
  
  2012-13 was another standout year for Jordan's athletes as Cameron Daugherty (indoor pole vault), Ashley West (indoor high jump), Julia Cain (outdoor pole vault) and Lexi Arnold (javelin) all earned All-America accolades for Slippery Rock. Daugherty also won the pole vault championship at both the PSAC Indoor Championships and the PSAC Outdoor Championships. Other athletes to win PSAC titles under Jordan's watch were Arnold (javelin), Cain (indoor pole vault) and Derick Fielder (indoor heptathlon).
  
  Jordan coached his second national champion in 2011-12 when Daugherty claimed the outdoor pole vault title. Other top athletes for Jordan that season included Kim Stitt, who won the pentathlon at the PSAC Championships, and conference indoor pole vault champion Angela Schroeder.
  
  The 2010-11 season was another stellar year for Jordan's athletes. The crowning achievement for the season was high jumper Whitney Hendershot winning the national championship in the high jump during the outdoor season with a clearance of 1.74 meters. After winning her first PSAC title Lexi Arnold (javelin) earned All-America honors with a fifth place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while fellow javelin thrower Kim Goth also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 11th.
  
  During the indoor season Jordan helped Kelly Bruder win the pentathlon championship at the PSAC indoor championships. On the men's side, Brady Wert won the conference title in the heptathlon during the indoor season before winning the PSAC crown in the decathlon and also qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
  
  As a student-athlete at SRU, Jordan finished 13th in the decathlon at the 2005 national championship meet. He also won the 2005 PSAC outdoor decathlon championship and was a multiple All-PSAC performer in the indoor pentathlon, outdoor decathlon, and high jump events during his collegiate career.
  
  Jordan is also a former school record holder in the indoor pentathlon and a two time All-Academic selection in the decathlon.
  
  Jordan holds a USATF Level 1 Certification and has also served as the Director of US Soccer's Referees Fitness Program from June 2009-14 as well as the Director of MLS Professional Referees Fitness Program from 2009-12 in addition to his coaching duties.
  
  Jordan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from SRU in 2005 and his master's degree in health and physical education from Slippery Rock in 2008.

• • Alma Mater (year at SRU): Edinboro, 2014, (3rd)
  • E-Mail: tabitha.bemis@sru.edu
  • Office Phone: 724.738.4309

  Tabitha Bemis joined the coaching staff at SRU as a full-time assistant in September of 2021 after previously serving as a graduate assistant at The Rock from 2015-17.

  Bemis earned her master's degree in student affairs in higher education from Slippery Rock in 2017 after serving as a graduate assistant on the coaching staff for two years. While at The Rock, she helped lead the women's team to the 2016 PSAC indoor title and she was involved with coaching eight All-Americans, 16 national qualifiers and 18 conference champions.

   She returned to SRU after spending four years as an assistant coach at Susquehanna University, where she was also a full-time career counselor in the SU Career Development Center and served as an advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

   At Susquehanna, Bemis helped coach the men's team to the 2021 Landmark Conference title and she coached more than 30 conference champions.

   Throughout her six years as a collegiate coach, Bemis has coached 10 All-Americans, 21 national qualifiers, 56 provisional national qualifiers, 70 All-Region honorees and 54 conference champions. More than 15 of her student-athletes have also been honored nationally for academic excellence either as U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic performers or as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans.

   Bemis embarked on her coaching career after one of the most decorated athletic careers in Edinboro University history. A standout multi-event athlete for the Fighting Scots, she earned All-America honors a total of six times in her career, including a runner-up finish in the long-jump at the indoor National Championships in 2014. Bemis was a 14-time national qualifier, 18-time All-Region honoree, 15-time PSAC Champion and 26-time All-Conference honoree.

   She was named the Atlantic Region and PSAC Field Athlete of the Year on five occasions for her excellence in the long jump, triple jump and hurdle competitions.

   In addition to her athletic achievements, Bemis also excelled in the classroom, where she was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, a six-time PSAC Top 10 honoree and was named the 2014 PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar Athlete of the Year.

   Her efforts were recognized on the national level when she was awarded the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was selected as a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

   Bemis graduated from Edinboro with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education with a concentration in sport and recreation administration in 2014. She then earned her master's in student affairs in higher education from Slippery Rock in 2017.

   She holds a U.S.A. Track and Field Level One Certification and a USTFCCCA Strength and Conditioning Certification.

• • Alma Mater (year at SRU): Slippery Rock, 2007 (11th)

  The 2020-21 season will mark Nathan Shadeck's 11th year as an assistant coach for the Slippery Rock University track and field program.
  
  Over the last eight seasons, Shadeck has coached Rock sprinters, hurdlers and relays to 17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships, 19 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Region honors and one All-America award.
  
  He has also played a pivotal role in helping The Rock's women's indoor track & field team earn conference championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020 as well as the women's outdoor championship in 2019.

  As has typically been the case under Shadeck throughout his tenure, The Rock's relay teams were once again dominant during the indoor season last year as the women's 4x800-meter team and the men's distance medley relay team both won individual conference championships in addition to the women's 4x400-meter relay team placing second at the league championships.
  
  The Rock's relay teams enjoyed another banner year in 2018-19 under Shadeck's watch. The SRU women's indoor distance medley relay team and the outdoor 4x100-meter relay team both won league championships while the women's outdoor 4x800-meter and men's outdoor 4x100-meter both earned runner-up honors with the women's indoor 4x800-meter and men's indoor distance medley relay teams both picking up All-PSAC honors as well via identical third-place finishes.
  
  The 2017-18 season was another standout year for Shadeck-coached athletes. In addition to having 12 All-PSAC selections, Shadeck mentored league relay champions in the women's indoor 4x400-meters and women's outdoor 4x100-meters while Ian Nieves (110-meter outdoor hurdles) and Emily Horstman (100-meters outdoor) claimed individual titles with Nieves going on to qualify for the national championships.
  
  Shadeck was a standout hurdler for The Rock and brings that experience to the table working with the sprinters and hurdlers. He was coached by the late Dave Labor during his undergraduate career and has taken over coaching many of the areas Labor oversaw during his tenure at SRU.
  
  As a collegiate competitor, Shadeck was a two-time All-PSAC selection in the 400-meter hurdles, placing third at the 2006 championship meet and placing second at the 2007 meet. He owns a career-best 54.25 seconds in the event.
  
  Shadeck was also a PSAC champion as a member of Slippery Rock's winning 4x100-meter relay team at the 2007 conference championships and helped lead SRU to its most successful team season, sweeping the conference indoor and outdoor titles in 2007-08.

• • Alma Mater (year at SRU): Slippery Rock, 2014 (Seventh)

  Hans Lubich will begin his seventh season as a volunteer assistant on head coach John Papa's staff for the SRU track and field program in 2020-21.
  
  Lubich, who has been both a volunteer assistant and graduate assistant during his tenure on The Rock's coaching staff, works alongside Papa and assistant coaches Nathan Shadeck and Bill Jordan in guiding The Rock's sprinters and athletes competing in jumping events.
  
  Since joining SRU's coaching staff, Lubich has helped coach The Rock's sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers to 15 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference individual championships.
  
  Lubich was an accomplished multi-event athlete for The Rock. He was an All-American in the heptathlon in 2013-14. Additionally, Lubich won two PSAC championships over his collegiate career: in the heptathlon in 2014 and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team in 2013. Lubich still holds the school record in the indoor heptathlon (5,021 points).
  
  Lubich earned a bachelor's degree in physical activity and fitness management from Slippery Rock in 2014.

• Under the direction of legendary head coach John Papa, the Slippery Rock track & field and cross country program has become one of the top programs in all of NCAA Division ll.

  In the 35 years under Papa, The Rock track & field and cross country teams have combined for 25 PSAC Championships - 18 women's track & field, five men's track & field, one women's cross country and one men's cross country,  along with a pair of East Regional cross country titles and 27 PSAC runner-up finishes.

  Papa-coached student-athletes have claimed 12 NCAA Division ll national championships, five national runner-up honors and an eye-popping total of 123 All-America awards. Papa coached track & field teams have also produced an incredible 336 PSAC individual championships.

WILLIAM C. LENNOX TRACK AT MIHALIK-THOMPSON STADIUM

• • Resurfaced: 2016
  • Capacity: 10,000
  • Admission: Free

  The Rock's track and field team calls William C. Lennox Track its outdoor home. The complex is housed inside Mihalik-Thompson Stadium and features and eight-lane all-weather surface.In addition to the track surface, all runways at the facility are all-weather as well, including runways facing both directions for pole vault, long and triple jump, high jump and the javelin.

  In 2019, renovations were completed in the throwing areas to improve drainage. The throwing areas include a hammer cage, two circles for discus, two shot put pits and two all-weather javelin runways.

  For more information about William C. Lennox Track, including directions to the facility, click HERE .

JERRY BEJBL WEIGHT TRAINING CENTER

• • Opened: 1997
  • Last Renovated: 2020 (New floor, sound system, equipment)

  Ground breaking on the Jerry Bejbl Weight Training Center took place in 1997 after former Rock football standout Dr. Jerry Bejbl made a generous $200,000 donation to the university to help fund the building and equipment in the facility.

  The weight room, which is located at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, is available for use only by the Slippery Rock University varsity athletes, with supervision from coaches.

  In 2012 the facility saw another monumental upgrade with the inclusion of all new branded weight racks and dumbells. The facility got another boost in 2020 with the installation of a brand new flooring system, state of the art speaker system and additional equipment.

  The attractive facilities features green weight racks adorned with Slippery Rock athletic logos, padded floors that include the athletic logos and motivational slogans and framed pieces of Slippery Rock history, including Jerry Bejbl's retired football jersey.

  Read more about The Jerry Bejbl Weight Training Center HERE.

MORROW FIELD HOUSE

• • Opened: 1959
  • Last Renovated: 2017
  • Capacity: 3,000
  • Weight Room: Garry Benford Weight Room and Women's Training Room

  Morrow Field House serves as the home of the Slippery Rock men's and women's cross country and track & field teams during the indoor season. The field house features a 200-meter indoor track, sand jumping pits, a raised runway for pole vault and a large synthetic surface behind the basketball court that allows a space for additional practice throughout the winter months.

  Along with the competition facilities, Morrow Field House also includes two of the primary weight training centers on campus in the Garry Benford Weight Room and the Women's Athletics Training Room. All sports have access to the Benford Room, while all female athletes have access to the Women's Training Room. All teams also have access to the Olympic size swimming pool in Morrow Field House.

  The field house also features the primary location for the athletic training services that are provided by The Rock's certified athletic trainers and available to all student-athletes. The Rock track and field coaching offices are also in the field house.

  Read More About Morrow Field House HERE.

GARRY BENFORD WEIGHT ROOM

• In addition to the Jerry Bejbl Weight Training Center at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium and the Women's Athletic Training Room, all student-athletes at Slippery Rock University have access to the Garry Benford Weight Room in Morrow Field House.

  The weight room, which is only available to varsity athletes with coaches supervision, is named in honor of former Slippery Rock University student Garry W. Benford, who has been a champion powerlifter throughout his life.

  The weight room features racks, benches, dumbbells and various other training tools and is located adjacent to the volleyball court on the lower level of the field house.

  Read more about the Garry Benford Weight Room HERE .

LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CROSS COUNTRY COURSE

• The Slippery Rock cross country program calls the Lawrence County Fairgrounds its home course. The large, open area is located just 15 minutes from campus and includes ample parking and open areas for a positive spectator experience. For more information about the facility, including directions and course maps, click HERE .

SLIPPERY ROCK ATHLETICS INFORMATION

• Nickname: The Rock
  School Colors: Green and White
  Affiliation: NCAA Division II
  Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
  Director of Athletics: Roberta Page
  Athletic Department Phone: 724.738.2021
  City / Zip Code: Slippery Rock, Pa. / 16057
  Founded: 1889
  Enrollment: 8,824
  President: Dr. William J. Behre

• To SRU campus: From I-79, take Exit 105 (Slippery Rock). Turn left at the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp and follow State Route 108 north into Slippery Rock. At the traffic light, turn right onto Main Street. Follow Main Street to the second traffic light (Keister Road). Turn left onto Keister Road and proceed to the flashing light. Turn left and go to the dead end. You are now on the SRU campus.

  Directions to specific Rock sports facilities will start from the flashing light as follows:

  To William C. Lennox Track:
  Sports played here include: M/W Outdoor Track & Field
  Turn left at the flashing light and go onto the SRU campus. At the dead end, turn right. Proceed past the East Lake Parking Lot to Stadium Drive. Turn right onto Stadium Drive. Follow stadium drive by Jack Critchfield Park to the stop sign and make a left turn. The William Lennox Track will be to your right at the top of the hill (inside Mihalik-Thompson Stadium). Parking is available in the lots on your right.

  To Morrow Field House:
  Sports played here include: M/W Indoor Track & Field
  Turn left at the flashing light and go onto the SRU campus. At the dead end, turn left. Proceed up the hill. Morrow Field House is the large building on the left. Parking is available in the lots surrounding the building.

  To Lawrence County Fairgrounds XC Course (From Slippery Rock):
  Sports played here include: M/W Cross Country
  Directions to the Lawrence County Fairgrounds cross country course can be found HERE.

• The Slippery Rock University athletics academic assistance program encourages the academic and athletic success of each Rock student-athlete through balancing academic and athletics related demands. The program is available to all student athletes, with services including orientation, college skills workshops, tutorial programs and the utilization of all other campus resources and programs.

  To learn more about the athletics academic assistance program at Slippery Rock, click HERE.

• Slippery Rock University and the Slippery Rock athletic department support the mental health and well-being of its student-athletes. SRU strives to provide the necessary resources to help student-athletes balance athletics, academics and overall welfare.

  The Slippery Rock University athletics mental health guide is available HERE.

• The Rock athletics student-athlete handbook can be found HERE.

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

ROCK TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY

• Men's Outdoor Track & Field:
  - 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1994 and 2008

  Women's Outdoor Track & Field:
  - 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2019

  Men's Indoor Track & Field:
  - 2007-08

  Women's Indoor Track & Field:
  - 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2015-16 and 2019-20

  Men's Cross Country:
  - 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969 and 1991

  Women's Cross Country:
  - 1981 and 1995

• Men's Outdoor Track & Field:

  • Bill Flecher (Decathlon, 1973)
  • Bill Flecher (Decathlon, 1974)
  • Bill Flecher (Decathlon, 1975)
  • Tom Campion (Decathlon, 1976)
  • Todd Wunderlich (Pole Vault, 1976)
  • Mark Harvey (400-Meter Dash, 1977)
  • John Papa (Decathlon, 1977)
  • Tom Campion (Decathlon, 1977)
  • Todd Wunderlich (Pole Vautl, 1977)
  • Mark Harvey (400-Meter Dash, 1978)
  • Tom Campion (Decathlon, 1978)
  • Tom Campion (Decathlon, 1979)
  • John Papa (Decathlon, 1979)
  • Don Johns (400-Meter Hurdles, 1979)
  • George Crunkleton (400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Keith Hunter (400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Don Johns (400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Jim Stitt (400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • George Crunkleton (200-Meter Dash, 1979)
  • George Crunkleton (100-Meter Dash, 1979)
  • Bob Petrini (10K, 1983)
  • Bob Petrini (5K, 1983)
  • Jim Geist (Javelin, 1986)
  • Jim Geist (Javelin, 1987)
  • Jim Geist (Javelin, 1988)
  • Mike Zirwas (Javelin, 1989)
  • Jim Geist (Javelin, 1989)
  • Eric Laughlin (5K, 1992)
  • Clint Bonetti (Shot Put, 1992)
  • Dave Slavinski (Steeplechase, 1992)
  • Jack Johnson (Javelin, 1992)
  • Jack Johnson (Javelin, 1993)
  • Eric Laughlin (5K, 1994)
  • Steve Rihel (Javelin, 1996)
  • Mark Harve (Pole Vault, 1997)
  • Justin Skarbeck (Decathlon, 1997)
  • Tom Wise (Decathlon, 1997)
  • Eric Gnagney (Javelin, 1997)
  • Steve Rihel (Javelin, 1997)
  • Tom Wise (Decathlon, 1998)
  • Tony Carr (Javelin, 2003)
  • Tony Carr (Javelin, 2005)
  • Jeff Weiss (10K, 2006)
  • Jeff Weiss (10K, 2007)
  • Brad Mueller (100-Meter Dash, 2008)
  • Jeff Weiss (10K, 2009)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2011)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2012)
  • Kevin Jewel (800-Meter Run, 2013)
  • Dave Reinhardt (Javelin, 2014)
  • Jordan Pacheco (Pole Vault, 2017)
  • Dave Reinhardt (Javelin, 2017)

  Women's Outdoor Track & Field:

  • Lisa Hulihan (Javelin, 1981)
  • Jayne Beatty (Discus, 1981)
  • Donna Manion (800-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Nancy Connor (800-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Liz Davis (800-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Mary Hamilton (800-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Kris Stanko (400-Meter Hurdles, 1982)
  • Blanca D'Hoedt (800-Meter Dash, 1982)
  • Mary Hamilton (400-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Donna Manion (400-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Nancy Connor (400-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Liz Davis (400-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Juanita Vetter (1,500-Meter, 1982)
  • Jayne Beatty (Shot Put, 1982)
  • Juanita Vetter (3,200-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Nancy Pokorny (3,200-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Blanca D'Hoedt (3,200-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Lori Maurer (3,200-Meter Relay, 1982)
  • Jayne Beatty (Discus, 1982)
  • Lisa Hulihan (Javelin, 1982)
  • Brenda Egli (Javelin, 1983)
  • Jayne Beatty (Discus, 1983)
  • Lisa Hulihan (Javelin, 1985)
  • Jayne Beatty (Discus, 1985)
  • Jayne Beatty (Shot Put, 1985)
  • Jana Sipes (Heptathlon, 1986)
  • Jana Sipes (Javelin, 1986)
  • Patty Davis (Discus, 1987)
  • Deb Mollick (Long Jump, 1989)
  • Patty Davis (Shot Put, 1989)
  • Patty Davis (Discus, 1989)
  • Judy Whalen (Shot Put, 1991)
  • Gretchen Pechar (3K, 1993)
  • Shona Bodai (Javelin, 1995)
  • Vicki Peterson (High Jump, 1998)
  • Nicole Frey (400-Meter Hurdles, 1998)
  • Kelly Weiss (5K, 1999)
  • Nikita Lewis (Long Jump, 2000)
  • Nikita Lewis (Triple Jump, 2000)
  • Linsey Westerman (400-Meter Hurdles, 2002)
  • Karyn McCready (Javelin, 2002)
  • Linsey Westerman (400-Meter Hurdles, 2003)
  • Karyn McCready (Javelin, 2003)
  • Andi Rose (110-Meter Hurdles, 2004)
  • Karyn McCready (Javelin, 2004)
  • Jennifer Hansen (Pole Vault, 2006)
  • Calista Shoaff (Javelin, 2006)
  • Andi Rose (400-Meter Hurdles, 2007)
  • Andi Rose (100-Meter Hurdles, 2007)
  • Jen Hansen (Pole Vault, 2007)
  • Nicole Blaesser (10K, 2008)
  • Whitney Hendershot (High Jump, 2008)
  • Jen Hansen (Pole Vault, 2008)
  • Lacey Cochran (400-Meter Relay, 2009)
  • Amanda Seigworth (400-Meter Relay, 2009)
  • Tiffany Tedesco (400-Meter Relay, 2009)
  • Allison Smith (400-Meter Relay, 2009)
  • Jen Harpp (10K, 2010)
  • Jen Hansen (Pole Vault, 2010)
  • Amanda Seigworth (400-Meter Hurdles, 2010)
  • Allison Smith (400-Meter Hurdles, 2011)
  • Lexi Arnold (Javelin, 2013)
  • Julia Cain (Pole Vault, 2013)
  • Sam Taylor (Javelin, 2014)
  • Julia Cain (Pole Vault, 2014)
  • Kaitlyn Clark (Pole Vault, 2015)
  • Ashley West (High Jump, 2015)
  • Sam Taylor (Javelin, 2015)
  • Sam Taylor (Javelin, 2016)
  • Sabrina Anderson (Heptathlon, 2016)
  • Maddy Marshall (Pole Vault, 2018)
  • Courtney McQuaide (Pole Vault, 2018)
  • Trinity Clark (Javelin, 2021)
  • Danielle Collier (Javelin, 2021)

  
  Men's Indoor Track & Field:

  • Chad Eberhart (Pole Vault, 1998)
  • Cory Darr (Shot Put, 1999)
  • Cory Darr (Shot Put, 2000)
  • Cory Darr (Shot Put, 2002)
  • Nick Wilpula (Pole Vault, 2003)
  • Brad Mueller (60-Meter Dash, 2008)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2010-11)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2011-12)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2012-13)
  • Hans Lubich (Heptathlon, 2013-14)
  • Ryan Thompson (Mile, 2016-17)

  
  Women's Indoor Track & Field:

  • Patty Davis (Shot Put, 1985)
  • Judy Whalen (Shot Put, 1990)
  • Nikita Lewis (Triple Jump, 2001)
  • Nikita Lewis (Long Jump, 2001)
  • Andi Rose (60-Meter Hurdles, 2004)
  • Andi Rose (60-Meter Hurdles, 2006)
  • Andi Rose (60-Meter Hurdles, 2007)
  • Whitney Hendershot (High Jump, 2008)
  • Jenn Harpp (5K, 2009)
  • Whitney Hendershot (High Jump, 2009)
  • Jen Hansen (Pole Vault, 2009)
  • Jen Hansen (Pole Vault, 2010)
  • Whitney Hendershot (High Jump, 2010-11)
  • Ashley West (High Jump, 2012-13)
  • Ashley West (High Jump, 2015-16)
  • Paige Kassab (High Jump, 2015-16)
  • Sabrina Anderson (Pentathlon, 2015-16)
  • Courtney McQuaide (Pole Vault, 2017-18)
  • Courtney McQuaide (Pole Vault, 2018-19)

  
  Men's Cross Country:

  • Dave Slavinski (1991)
  • Eric Laughlin (1991)
  • Eric Laughlin (1992)
  • Eric Laughlin (1993)
  • Jeff Weiss (2005)
  • Jeff Weiss (2006)
  • Jeff Weiss (2007)
  • Pat Reagan (2007)
  • Jeff Weiss (2008)
  • Pat Reagan (2008)
  • Jeremy Parsons (2015)

  
  Women's Cross Country:

  • Juanita Vetter (1983)
  • Jackie Cassebaum (1984)
  • Joan Anderson (1994)
  • Julie Bravin (1995)
  • Joan Anderson (1995)
  • Joan Anderson (1997)
  • Jaime Wright (2008)
  • Jen Harpp (2009)
  • Jen Harpp (2010)

• Men's Academic All-Americans:

  • Bob Petrini (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1982-83)
  • Tom Wise (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1996-97)
  • Tom Wise (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1997-98)
  • Cameron Daugherty (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2011-12)
  • Kevin Jewel (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2012-13)
  • David Reinhardt (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2013-14)
  • David Reinhardt (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2014-15)
  • Jake VanHouten (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2015-16)
  • Tyler Palenchak (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2015-16)
  • David Reinhardt (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2016-17)
  • Jason Goodman (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2019-20)
  • Ryan McQuown (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2019-20)

  
  Women's Academic All-Americans:

  • Jayne Beatty (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1982-83)
  • Joan Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1994-95)
  • Joan Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1995-96)
  • Julie Bravin (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1995-96)
  • Karyn McCready (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2002-03)
  • Karyn McCready (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2003-04)
  • Jen Hansen (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2007-08)
  • Jen Harpp (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2008-09)
  • Jen Harpp (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2009-10)
  • Jen Harpp (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2010-11)
  • Kara Styles (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2011-12)
  • Kara Styles (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2012-13)
  • Stephanie Case (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2012-13)
  • Kara Styles (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2013-14)
  • Julia Cain (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2013-14)
  • Sabrina Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2014)
  • Sabrina Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2015)
  • Sam Taylor (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2015)
  • Sabrina Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2016)
  • Sabrina Anderson (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2017)
  • Kacey Raible (CoSIDA Academic All-American, 2019)

• Men's Outdoor Track & Field:

  • Todd Wunderlich (Pole Vault, 1977)
  • George Crunkleton (4x400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Don Johns (4x400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Keith Hunter (4x400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • Jim Stitt (4x400-Meter Relay, 1979)
  • George Crunkleton (100-Meter Dash, 1979)
  • George Crunkleton (200-Meter Dash, 1979)
  • Steve Rihel (Javelin, 1997)
  • Cameron Daugherty (Pole Vault, 2012)
  • David Reinhardt (Javelin, 2014)

  
  Women's Outdoor Track & Field:

  • Lisa Hulihan (Javelin, 1982)
  • Nikita Lewis (Long Jump, 2000)
  • Nikita Lewis (Triple Jump, 2000)
  • Karyn McCready (Javelin, 2004)
  • Whitney Hendershot (High Jump, 2011)
  • Courtney McQuaide (Pole Vault, 2018)
  • Danielle Collier (Javelin, 2021)

  
  Men's Indoor Track & Field:

  • Brad Mueller (60-Meter Dash, 2008)

  
  Women's Indoor Track & Field:

  • Nikita Lewis (Long Jump, 2000)
  • Nikita Lewis (Triple Jump, 2000)

• Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field:

  • John Paul Albitz (Class of 1960, Induction Class of 1993)
  • Gary Aldrich (Class of 1982, Induction Class of 2006)
  • Dr. Charles W. Armstrong (Class of 1969, Induction Class of 2003)
  • Earl Birdy (Class of 1951, Induction Class of 2000)
  • Loyal Briggs (Class of 1938, Induction Class of 2000)
  • Harry Brownfield (Class of 1950, Induction Class of 1999)
  • Thomas Campion (Class of 1979, Induction Class of 1989)
  • Tom Carey (Class of 1943, Induction Class of 1989)
  • George Crunkelton (Class of 1979, Induction Class of 1992)
  • John Dahlstrand (Class of 1983, Induction Class of 2002)
  • Thomas E. Dolde (Class of 1960, Induction Class of 2003)
  • Marvin Donaldson (Class of 1953, Induction Class of 1999)
  • Bill Flecher (Class of 1975, Induction Class of 1986)
  • James Geist (Class of 1989, Induction Class of 2000)
  • Mike Hambrick (Class of 1984, Induction Class of 2010)
  • Ed Hepe (Class of 1954, Induction Class of 1987)
  • Ron Hunt (Class of 1973, Induction Class of 2012)
  • John O. Kaufman (Class of 1940, Induction Class of 1984)
  • Duane Kirklin (Class of 1964, Induction Class of 2009)
  • Eric Laughlin (Class of 1994, Induction Class of 2016)
  • Bill Lennox (Class of 1959, Induction Class of 1995)
  • William J. Logue (Class of 1955, Induction Class of 1990)
  • Dr. Bill Meise (Class of 1947, Induction Class of 1989)
  • Ray Nedwidek (Class of 1948, Induction Class of 1996)
  • Connie Palumbo (Class of 1957, Induction Class of 1984)
  • John Papa (Class of 1979, Induction Class of 1994)
  • Bob Petrini (Class of 1983, Induction Class of 1996)
  • Bill Purvis (Class of 1965, Induction Class of 1990)
  • Steve Rihel (Class of 1997, Induction Class of 2013)
  • John Ross (Class of 1970, Induction Class of 1991)
  • Richard Shirey (Class of 1962, Induction Class of 1997)
  • George Stonis (Class of 1935, Induction Class of 1987)
  • Bill Temple (Class of 1941, Induction Class of 1988)
  • Paul Uram (Class of 1949, Induction Class of 1986)
  • Stephen Walker (Class of 1977, Induction Class of 2018)
  • Jeff Weiss (Class of 2009, Induction Class of 2019)
  • Tom Wise (Class of 1998, Induction Class of 2014)
  • Dr. Russell Wright (Class of 1928, Induction Class of 1986)

  
  Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field:

  • Jeanne Arbuckle (Class of 1979, Induction Class of 2002)
  • Jayne Beatty (Class of 1985, Induction Class of 1996)
  • Laura Remaly (Class of 1982, Induction Class of 2015)
  • Lori Robinson Nuzzo (Class of 1997, Induction Class of 2014)
  • Andi Rose (Class of 2007, Induction Class of 2018)
  • Jana Sipes Porter (Class of 1986, Induction Class of 1998)
  • Elizabeth Smiley (Class of 1932, Induction Class of 2000)
  • Juanita Vetter (Class of 1984, Induction Class of 2003)
  • Judith Whalen-Geist (Class of 1991, Induction Class of 2007)

  
  Men's Cross Country:

  • Eric Laughlin (Class of 1994, Induction Class of 2016)
  • Fred Lucas (Class of 1965, Induction Class of 2013)
  • Bob Petrini (Class of 1983, Induction Class of 1996)
  • Richard Shirey (Class of 1962, Induction Class of 1997)
  • Jeff Weiss (Class of 2009, Induction Class of 2019)

  
  Women's Cross Country:

  • Joan L. Anderson (Class of 1995, Induction Class of 2005)
  • Peg Sims (Class of 1975, Induction Class of 2015)

THIS IS ROCK TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY

1981 Crown High School Track and Field

Source: https://rockathletics.com/sports/2020/8/18/TFXC_Visit.aspx

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