2014-2015 YEAR IN RECAP
CROSS COUNTRY
UAA CHAMPIONSHIP| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST. LOUS, St. Louis, MO
Both teams finished 8th at the UAA Championship held at Washington University of St. Louis after battling illness the previous week. The men were led by Jarret Harrigan who had his strongest finish at a UAA Championship race placing 32nd. The women were led by Lydia McCaleb who finished 25th overall.
NCAA NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III REGIONAL QUALIFIER |WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williams MA
The women finished 13th as a team and saw Kelsey Whitaker earn All-Region honors and a ticket to the NCAA Championship after placing 18th overall. Whitaker was followed by Maddie Dolins (50th) Lydia McCaleb, Ashley PIccirillo-Horan (136th), Kyra Shreeve (140th) Molly Paris (143rd) and Kristi Pisarik (185th).
The men had their highest team finish since 2011 cracking the Top 10 to place 9th overall. They were represented by Jarret Harrigan (45th), Quinton Hoey (57th), Ryan Stender (60th), Mitch Hutton (68th), Grady Ward (94th), Matt Doran (115th) and Liam Garvey (135th).
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | WILMINGTON COLLEGE, Mason OH
Kelsey Whitaker qualified in the New England Regional Championship to represent the region as an individual at the Golf Center at Kings Island. She placed 210th in the country in her second NCAA Cross Country appearance.
Both teams finished 8th at the UAA Championship held at Washington University of St. Louis after battling illness the previous week. The men were led by Jarret Harrigan who had his strongest finish at a UAA Championship race placing 32nd. The women were led by Lydia McCaleb who finished 25th overall.
NCAA NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III REGIONAL QUALIFIER |WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williams MA
The women finished 13th as a team and saw Kelsey Whitaker earn All-Region honors and a ticket to the NCAA Championship after placing 18th overall. Whitaker was followed by Maddie Dolins (50th) Lydia McCaleb, Ashley PIccirillo-Horan (136th), Kyra Shreeve (140th) Molly Paris (143rd) and Kristi Pisarik (185th).
The men had their highest team finish since 2011 cracking the Top 10 to place 9th overall. They were represented by Jarret Harrigan (45th), Quinton Hoey (57th), Ryan Stender (60th), Mitch Hutton (68th), Grady Ward (94th), Matt Doran (115th) and Liam Garvey (135th).
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | WILMINGTON COLLEGE, Mason OH
Kelsey Whitaker qualified in the New England Regional Championship to represent the region as an individual at the Golf Center at Kings Island. She placed 210th in the country in her second NCAA Cross Country appearance.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
UAA CHAMPIONSHIP | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago IL
The men were led by Mohamed Sidique who placed 2nd in the Triple Jump with a mark of 13.78m. Mark Franklin joined Sidique as an individual point scorer in the High Jump, placing 5th with a jump of 1.88m. They were joined by the Distance Medley Relay team which consisted of Greg Bray, Omar Scruggs, Marcelo Brociner and Grady Ward, who crossed the line in 6th. The 4x400m team of Brociner, Jeremy Wilson, Scruggs and Nick Wactor joined the DMR in a 6th place finish.
The women were led by Kelsey Whitaker in the Mile, placing 4th in 5:01.77 and Haliana Burhans in the 200m with her 5th place finish of 26.53. They then joined with Ashley Piccirillo-Horan and Kristi Pisarik as part of the 3rd place Distance Medley Relay team. Whitaker, Burhans, Piccirillo-Horan and Kyra Shreeve rounded out the points for the women, placing 6th in the 4x400m relay.
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | SMITH COLLEGE, Northampton MA (Women) SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield MA (Men)
The Brandeis men were represented by Jarret Harrigan (3000m) and Mark Franklin (High Jump) at the New England Division III Championship. Other qualifiers for the men were Mohamed Sidique (600m/Triple Jump) and Mitch Hutton (3000m).
Kelsey Whitaker led the women earning All-Region honors in the Mile after she placed 4th in 5:00.90. She was joined by teammate Kristi Pisarik in the Mile, Lydia McCaleb (3000m), Kate Farrell (3000m), Haliana Burhans (400m), Tovah Freemn (400m) and Kyra Shreeve (1000m). Other qualifiers and additional events for the women were Burhans (200m), Whitaker (800m/1000m) and Ashley Piccirillo-Horan (1000m).
ECAC DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | THE ARMORY, New York NY
Mohamed Sidique led the men by earning All-ECAC honors after placing 6th in the Triple Jump with a mark of 14.27m. He was joined by Jarret Harrigan in the 3000m. Grady Ward qualified in the Mile but did not race.
The women were led by Ashley Piccirillo-Horan after she placed 2nd in the 1000m in 3:02.21 earning All-ECAC honors. She was joined by teammates Kyra Shreeve (1000m), Kate Farrell (3000m), Lydia McCaleb (3000m) and Kristi Pisarik (Mile). Other qualifiers and additional events for the women were Piccirillo-Horan (Mile), Kelsey Whitaker (1000m/Mile) and the Distance Medley Relay team.
NCAA DIVISION III INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ROANOKE COLLEGE, Winston-Salem NC
Kelsey Whitaker qualified for the 2015 Indoor Championship in the MIle with a time of 5:00.90. She finished 17th in the country in her second appearance at the Indoor T&F National Championship.
The men were led by Mohamed Sidique who placed 2nd in the Triple Jump with a mark of 13.78m. Mark Franklin joined Sidique as an individual point scorer in the High Jump, placing 5th with a jump of 1.88m. They were joined by the Distance Medley Relay team which consisted of Greg Bray, Omar Scruggs, Marcelo Brociner and Grady Ward, who crossed the line in 6th. The 4x400m team of Brociner, Jeremy Wilson, Scruggs and Nick Wactor joined the DMR in a 6th place finish.
The women were led by Kelsey Whitaker in the Mile, placing 4th in 5:01.77 and Haliana Burhans in the 200m with her 5th place finish of 26.53. They then joined with Ashley Piccirillo-Horan and Kristi Pisarik as part of the 3rd place Distance Medley Relay team. Whitaker, Burhans, Piccirillo-Horan and Kyra Shreeve rounded out the points for the women, placing 6th in the 4x400m relay.
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | SMITH COLLEGE, Northampton MA (Women) SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield MA (Men)
The Brandeis men were represented by Jarret Harrigan (3000m) and Mark Franklin (High Jump) at the New England Division III Championship. Other qualifiers for the men were Mohamed Sidique (600m/Triple Jump) and Mitch Hutton (3000m).
Kelsey Whitaker led the women earning All-Region honors in the Mile after she placed 4th in 5:00.90. She was joined by teammate Kristi Pisarik in the Mile, Lydia McCaleb (3000m), Kate Farrell (3000m), Haliana Burhans (400m), Tovah Freemn (400m) and Kyra Shreeve (1000m). Other qualifiers and additional events for the women were Burhans (200m), Whitaker (800m/1000m) and Ashley Piccirillo-Horan (1000m).
ECAC DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | THE ARMORY, New York NY
Mohamed Sidique led the men by earning All-ECAC honors after placing 6th in the Triple Jump with a mark of 14.27m. He was joined by Jarret Harrigan in the 3000m. Grady Ward qualified in the Mile but did not race.
The women were led by Ashley Piccirillo-Horan after she placed 2nd in the 1000m in 3:02.21 earning All-ECAC honors. She was joined by teammates Kyra Shreeve (1000m), Kate Farrell (3000m), Lydia McCaleb (3000m) and Kristi Pisarik (Mile). Other qualifiers and additional events for the women were Piccirillo-Horan (Mile), Kelsey Whitaker (1000m/Mile) and the Distance Medley Relay team.
NCAA DIVISION III INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ROANOKE COLLEGE, Winston-Salem NC
Kelsey Whitaker qualified for the 2015 Indoor Championship in the MIle with a time of 5:00.90. She finished 17th in the country in her second appearance at the Indoor T&F National Championship.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
UAA CHAMPIONSHIP | EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta GA
Kelsey Whitaker won the 1500m in a time of 4:38.98. She was joined in the event by teammate Kristi Pisarik who placed 4th in 4:41.15. The duo of Alyssa Fenenbock and Ashley Klein went 3-4 in the Javelin with throws of 34.71m and 33.84m. Haliana Burhans and teammate Tovah Freeman went 6th and 8th in the 400m with times of 58.93 (58.30, prelims) and 1:00.42 (59.56, prelims). Burhans also ran to 6th place in the 200m with a time of 26.62 (26.57, prelims). Rounding out the individual scorers were Kate Farrell in the 5000m where she placed 7th in 18:33.64. The team came together in the 4x800m (Pisarik, Kyra Shreeve, Freeman, Whitaker) and the 4x400m (Whitaker, Freeman, Pisarik, Burhans) for 6th in each of their respective races.
The men were led by Mohamed Sidique who defended his title in the Triple Jump with a mark of 14.10m. Sidique also contributed to the point totals in the Long Jump with a mark of 6.46m, good enough 5th. He was joined by two other field eventers for the individual point scorers. Mark Franklin continued his streak in scoring in the High Jump with a 5th place height of 1.88m. Jonathan Gilman placed 6th in the Javelin with a throw of 50.37m. The 4x800m (Matt Becker, Quinton Hoey, Mitch Hutton, Ryan Stender) and the 4x100m (Eddie Tai, Adam Beckwith, Adam Berger, Nick Wactor) relays brought home 5th. The 4x400m relay (Becker, Jeremy Wilson, Trevor Tuplin, Daniel Shin) rounded it out with a 7th place finish.
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | MIT, Cambridge MA
The men qualified three student-athletes in four events and two relay teams - Jarret Harrigan (5000m), Mohamed Sidique (Long & Triple Jump), Brian Louis (Triple Jump) and Jonathan Gilman (Javelin).
The women were led by Haliana Burhans who competed in two events - 200m and 400m. Burhans won her heat in the 200m with a time of 26.07 (15th) and placed 9th in the 400m 59.68. Other qualifiers were Tovah Freeman (400m), Kristi Pisarik (800/1500m), Kelsey Whitaker (1500m), Alyssa Fenenbock (Javelin) Lydia McCaleb (5000m) and Kate Farrell (5000m).
OPEN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP | MIT, Cambridge MA
Jarret Harrigan qualified in the 5000m and lowered his personal best by 16 seconds to run a 15:06.36. His time was 18th overall and 11th amongst Division III student-athletes.
Kelsey Whitaker lowered her personal best in the 1500m running a time of 4:37.30 for 10th place overall and 2nd amongst Division III competition. Kate Farrell who lowered her personal best by almost 16 seconds covering 5000m in 18:00.97. They were joined by Haliana Burhans who ran the 400m (58.78) and the 200m (26.42) as well as Kristi Pisarik in the 1500m (4:46.17).
ECAC DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield MA
The men qualified Jarret Harrigan (5000m), Mohamed Sidique (Triple Jump) and their 4x800m relay team.
The women were led by Kelsey Whitaker who earned All-ECAC honors after placing 2nd in the 1500m with a time of 4:33.19. She was joined by Kristi Pisarik in the 1500m who ran 4:56.83. Kate Farrell continued to lower her personal best in the 5000m running a time of 17:53.00 and was joined by Lydia McCaleb who ran 18:41.56. Haliana Burhans capped off her stellar first year running a 59.04 in the 400m.
NCAA DIVISION III OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton NY
Kelsey Whitaker made her first appearance at the Outdoor National Championship and 5th overall NCAA Championship experience in her career. She competed in the 1500m where she finished 20th in the country with a time of 4:42.76.
Kelsey Whitaker won the 1500m in a time of 4:38.98. She was joined in the event by teammate Kristi Pisarik who placed 4th in 4:41.15. The duo of Alyssa Fenenbock and Ashley Klein went 3-4 in the Javelin with throws of 34.71m and 33.84m. Haliana Burhans and teammate Tovah Freeman went 6th and 8th in the 400m with times of 58.93 (58.30, prelims) and 1:00.42 (59.56, prelims). Burhans also ran to 6th place in the 200m with a time of 26.62 (26.57, prelims). Rounding out the individual scorers were Kate Farrell in the 5000m where she placed 7th in 18:33.64. The team came together in the 4x800m (Pisarik, Kyra Shreeve, Freeman, Whitaker) and the 4x400m (Whitaker, Freeman, Pisarik, Burhans) for 6th in each of their respective races.
The men were led by Mohamed Sidique who defended his title in the Triple Jump with a mark of 14.10m. Sidique also contributed to the point totals in the Long Jump with a mark of 6.46m, good enough 5th. He was joined by two other field eventers for the individual point scorers. Mark Franklin continued his streak in scoring in the High Jump with a 5th place height of 1.88m. Jonathan Gilman placed 6th in the Javelin with a throw of 50.37m. The 4x800m (Matt Becker, Quinton Hoey, Mitch Hutton, Ryan Stender) and the 4x100m (Eddie Tai, Adam Beckwith, Adam Berger, Nick Wactor) relays brought home 5th. The 4x400m relay (Becker, Jeremy Wilson, Trevor Tuplin, Daniel Shin) rounded it out with a 7th place finish.
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | MIT, Cambridge MA
The men qualified three student-athletes in four events and two relay teams - Jarret Harrigan (5000m), Mohamed Sidique (Long & Triple Jump), Brian Louis (Triple Jump) and Jonathan Gilman (Javelin).
The women were led by Haliana Burhans who competed in two events - 200m and 400m. Burhans won her heat in the 200m with a time of 26.07 (15th) and placed 9th in the 400m 59.68. Other qualifiers were Tovah Freeman (400m), Kristi Pisarik (800/1500m), Kelsey Whitaker (1500m), Alyssa Fenenbock (Javelin) Lydia McCaleb (5000m) and Kate Farrell (5000m).
OPEN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP | MIT, Cambridge MA
Jarret Harrigan qualified in the 5000m and lowered his personal best by 16 seconds to run a 15:06.36. His time was 18th overall and 11th amongst Division III student-athletes.
Kelsey Whitaker lowered her personal best in the 1500m running a time of 4:37.30 for 10th place overall and 2nd amongst Division III competition. Kate Farrell who lowered her personal best by almost 16 seconds covering 5000m in 18:00.97. They were joined by Haliana Burhans who ran the 400m (58.78) and the 200m (26.42) as well as Kristi Pisarik in the 1500m (4:46.17).
ECAC DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield MA
The men qualified Jarret Harrigan (5000m), Mohamed Sidique (Triple Jump) and their 4x800m relay team.
The women were led by Kelsey Whitaker who earned All-ECAC honors after placing 2nd in the 1500m with a time of 4:33.19. She was joined by Kristi Pisarik in the 1500m who ran 4:56.83. Kate Farrell continued to lower her personal best in the 5000m running a time of 17:53.00 and was joined by Lydia McCaleb who ran 18:41.56. Haliana Burhans capped off her stellar first year running a 59.04 in the 400m.
NCAA DIVISION III OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton NY
Kelsey Whitaker made her first appearance at the Outdoor National Championship and 5th overall NCAA Championship experience in her career. She competed in the 1500m where she finished 20th in the country with a time of 4:42.76.