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2011 Rhode Island

College

Women's Cross Country

Senior BrittanyRicher

The 2011 Rhode Island College Women's Cross Country Team

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(left to right): Head Coach Kevin Jackson, Chelsea Marshall, Cameron Osteen, Jacqueline Hurteau,Allyson Bejma, Kayla Cataldo, Alyssa O'Connor, Brittany Richer, Assistant Coach Timothy Rudd.

The 2011 Rhode Island College Women's Cross Country RosterName Year Hgt Hometown/High School

Allyson Bejma Junior 5-4 Pawtucket, RI/St. Raphael

Kayla Cataldo Freshman 5-5 Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North

Jacqueline Hurteau Sophomore 5-6 North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown

Chelsea Marshall Sophomore 5-2 New Bedford, MA/Bishop Stang

Alyssa O'Connor Freshman 5-7 Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth

Cameron Osteen Junior 5-7 Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs

Brittany Richer Senior 5-2 Woonsocket, RI/Woonsocket

Head Coach: Kevin Jackson

Assistant Coach: Timothy Rudd

Meet the Coaches

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Head Coach Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson begins his 11th season as Rhode Island College's men’s and women’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field Head Coach.

He was named the Little East Conference Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2008-09.

Jackson had previously served as the Head Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Pilgrim High School in Warwick since 1994. Prior to taking the job at Pilgrim, Jackson was the Head Coach of Boys’ Cross

Country and Assistant Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Hope High School from 1978-1994. Under his tutelage, Hope won six consecutive cross country titles and he coached a New England Champion (Wayne Newsom) and an All-American (Erik Clinton).

He was named the Rhode Island Boys’ Track and Field Coach of the Year in 1989, 1992 and 1999. He was the President of the Rhode Island Track and Field Coaches Association from 1989-91.

He is the founder and President of the Providence Cobras Youth Track and Field Team. This self-supporting youth program, which started in 1978, works with inner city youth in developing track and field skills.

In addition to his duties at RIC, Jackson is the educational coordinator for the Whitmarsh Corporation. He is also a Providence City Councilman. He earned his bach-elor’s degree in social welfare/psychology from Rhode Island College in 1980. A native of Warwick, he currently resides in Providence.

Assistant Coach Timothy RuddTimothy Rudd begins his sixth year as an

assistant men’s and women’s cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field coach.

He is no stranger to Rhode Island College sports fans, having competed in cross country and indoor and outdoor track for the Anchormen. He was named to Rhode Island College’s All-75th Anniversary Men’s Track Team in 2005. He left RIC as the indoor program's all-time record-hold-er in the 600, 1,000, 1,500 and the 3,000 meters, as well as the distance medley relay, and the 4x400

meter relay. Rudd still holds the school record for the top 1,500 meter time with a mark of 4:02.01, set in 2001-02. During his indoor career, he earned numerous All-New England, All-ECAC and All-Alliance/Little East honors in several events.

The Warwick, Rhode Island native was also a standout in outdoor track, wrapping up his career in 2004. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors several times in both the 800 and 1,500 meters over the course of his career and was part of the school-record holding 4x400 meter relay team at the time of his graduation. He also ran two seasons of cross country at RIC in 2002 and 2003. He was named a Distinguished Student-Athlete by the Speaker of the House and the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2002 and 2004.

Rudd earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rhode Island College in 2004 and is currently work-ing on his master’s degree in public administration at the University of Rhode Island. He is currently a police officer for the City of Providence. He is single and resides in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Date Invitational TimeSept. 17 at UMass Dartmouth Invitational 11:15 a.m.Sept. 24 at Elms Invitational 10 a.m.Oct. 1 at Gordon College Invitational 10:45 a.m.Oct. 8 at Westfield State Invitational 11 a.m.Oct. 15 at Eastern Connecticut 10 a.m.Oct. 29 at N.E. Alliance Championships * 11 a.m.Nov. 5 at ECAC Div. III Championships # 11 a.m.Nov. 12 at N.E. Div. III Championships ^ 11 a.m.

* hosted by UMass Dartmouth # hosted by Williams ^ hosted by Bowdoin

Final 2010 Results2010 Rhode Island College Women's Cross Country

Meet-by-Meet Results

Date Invitational Result/Points Sept. 18 at UMass Dartmouth Invitational 24th Place (39 Teams); 677.0 Sept. 25 at Cod Fish Bowl * 17th Place (23 Teams); 464.0 Oct. 2 at Pop Crowell Invitational 9th Place (26 Teams); 229.0 Oct. 9 at James Earley Invitational + 8th Place (31 Teams); 262.0 Oct. 16 at Eastern Connecticut Win, 27-28 Oct. 30 at Alliance Championships ^ 8th Place (13 Teams) in the Alliance; 178.0 5th Place (5 Teams) in the Little East; 107.0 Nov. 6 at ECAC Championships # 15th Place (39 Teams); 465.0 Nov. 13 at N.E. Div. III Regionals $ 30th Place (51 Teams); 918.0

* at Franklin Park; Boston, MA + hosted by Westfield State ^ hosted by Worcester State# hosted by Roger Williams $ hosted by Williams

2011 Women's Cross Country Schedule

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Meet the Team

HighSchool: Lettered in both cross country and track while at St. Raphael Academy...2008 graduate. Personal: Born August 25, 1990...physical education major...transfer from the Community College of Rhode Island.

Allyson Bejma5-4, Junior

Pawtucket, RI/St. Raphael Academy HighSchool: Earned All-County, All-Division and team MVP honors while at Sachem High School...2011 graduate...competed at National and N.Y. State Championships. Personal: Born November 4, 1993...art education major.

Kayla Cataldo5-5, Freshman

Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem

FreshmanYear (2010): Earned First Team All-American honors in both cross country and track & field while at the Community College of Rhode Island...also named team MVP.

High School: Lettered in both cross country and track while at North Kingstown High School...2009 graduate Personal: Born October 16, 1991...nursing major.

Jacqueline Hurteau5-6, Sophomore

North Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown FreshmanYear(2010): Placed 137th with a time of 25:40.1 at the NCAA N.E. Regional Championships on Nov. 13...placed 55th with a time of 24:47.20 at the ECAC Championships on Nov. 6...came in 25th with a time of 20:56.80 at the N.E. Alliance Championship on Oct. 30...came in fourth with a time of 21:24 at Eastern Connecticut on Oct. 16...placed 54th with a season-best time of 20:35.13 at the James Earley Invitational on Oct. 9...placed 43rd with a time of 20:43 at the

Pop Crowell Invitational on Oct. 2...placed 91st with a time of 22:22 at the Cod Fish Bowl on Sept. 25...placed 182nd with a time of 21:34 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 18...named the Little East Rookie of the Week three times on the season.

High School: Named team MVP while at Bishop Stang High School...2010 graduate...received the team's Most Improved Award and served as team captain. Personal: Born February 1, 1992...nursing major.

Chelsea Marshall5-2, Sophomore

New Bedford, MA/Bishop Stang

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Meet the Team

High School: Earned All-Division and All-Class honors while at Portsmouth High School...2009 graduate. Personal: Born December 28, 1990...elementary education major...transfer from Plymouth State University.

Alyssa O'Connor5-7, Freshman

Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth HighSchool: Lettered in nordic ski-ing and cross country while at Steamboat Springs High School...2008 graduate. Personal: Born November 18, 1991...piano performance major...transfer from Colorado Mountain College.

Cameron Osteen5-7, Junior

Steamboat Springs, CO/Steamboat Springs

JuniorYear (2010): Placed fifth with a time of 21:37 at Eastern Connecticut on Oct. 16...placed 56th with a time of 20:38.58 at the James Earley Invitational on Oct. 9...placed 47th with a time of 20:45 at the Pop Crowell Invitational on Oct. 2...placed 109th with a time of 22:59 Cod Fish Bowl on Sept. 25...placed 109th with a season-best time of 20:28 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept 18.

Sophomore Year (2009): Placed 109th with a time of 24:37.10 at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Nov. 14...placed 42nd with a time of 25:34.00 at the ECAC Championships on Nov. 7...placed 21st with a time of 20:57.00 at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Oct. 31...was RIC’s top runner, placing first with a time of 21:19.00, at Eastern Connecticut on Oct. 17...placed 28th with a time of 20:49.70 at the James Earley Invitational on Oct. 10...placed 33rd with a season-best time of 20:38.00 at the Pop Crowell Invitational on Oct. 3...placed 87th with a time of 21:18.80 at the Cod Fish Bowl on Sept. 26...placed 143rd with a time of 21:05.00 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 19.

FreshmanYear (2008): Placed 17th with a time of 21:33.94 at the Roger Williams Invitational on Oct. 11...placed 14th with a time of 21:46.13 at the Tri-State Invitational on Oct. 4...placed third with a time of 21:38.10 at

Brittany Richer5-2, Senior

Woonsocket, RI/Woonsocket

the Ray Dwyer Invitational on Sept. 29...placed 145th with a season-best time of 21:01 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 20.

HighSchool: Earned All-Division honors while at Woonsocket High School...2008 graduate...named team MVP four times and served as team captain twice.

Personal: Born September 6, 1990...secondary education major with a concentration in English...also competes for RIC's indoor and outdoor track & field teams.

All-TimeRhodeIslandCollegeWomen’sCrossCountryRecords

Top5,000MeterTimes

Name Time Year

1. Annmarie Gower 17:43 1983










10. Sharon Hall 18:44 1985

12. Sharon Hall 18:53 1985

13. Sharon Hall 18:54 1983

13. Karolyn Walsh 18:54 1988

15. Marybeth Crawley 18:56 1982

16. Sharon Hall 18:57 1986


17. Sharon Hall 18:59 1984


19. Sharon Hall 19:00 1983

19. Karen Ceresa 19:00 1984

22. Karen Ceresa 19:02 1985

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