Thurs., June 29, 2006

   University of Saint Francis cross country / track & field coach Sarah Thrall is pleased to announce the commitment of 12 student-athletes for the 2006-07 school year. The student-athletes are listed including comments on some from Coach Thrall.

Amy Roberts      Fort Wayne, IN  / Bishop Dwenger HS                 XC/Track

XC Honors:
2005-All S.A.C., Regional Qualifier and Team Caption
2004-All S.A.C.
2003-All S.A.C., Regional Qualifier and Team MVP
2002-All S.A.C. and Team MVP

Track Honors
2006-Team Captain All S.A.C. in the open 800.  Member of the All S.A.C. 4X800
2005-Distance Caption. Most Valuable Distance Runner. All S.A.C. in the 3200
2004-Most Valuable Distance Runner
2003-Most Valuable Distance Runner. All S.A.C in the 1600,3200 and member of the All S.A.C. 4X800

“Amy is going to be great for the USF program.  She has the experience, a great attitude and wants to improve.  We are very excited to have her.”

Robyn Chapman          South Bend, IN / South Bend Riley HS                XC/Track

“Robyn has only been running for a couple of years, but in that short time she’s shown great promise as a distance runner.  She has a lot of natural talent and I think she’ll be a very successful collegiate runner.”

Dana Leinhos              Fort Wayne, IN / Concordia HS                           XC/Track

Jay Horning                 South Bend, IN / South Bend Clay HS                 XC/Track

Roger Norton               Fort Wayne, IN / Bishop Luers HS                       XC

Jessica Taghon            South Bend, IN / South Bend Clay HS     Women’s Soccer/Track

Mid-Distance
2006-Team Captain.  Member of the City Runner-Up 4X400
2005-All Conference and Regional Qualifier in the 800. Co-Most Valuable Runner
2003-City Runner Up in 400

Morgan Roy                 Lawton, MI / Lawton HS                    Women’s Soccer/Track

Sprints/Mid-Distance
2006-All Conference Academic Athletic Award
2005-All Conference Academic Athletic Award. Member of a state qualifier 4X400 and 4X800 relay. 
2004-Girls MVP

Nicole Turner                           Parma, OH / Holy Name HS                               Sprints

Sarah Gibson-Johnson            Pasadena, CA / Pasadena City                           Sprints/Hurdles

Kim Brumbaugh                      Columbia City, IN / Columbia City HS                  Sprints/Jumps

Jennifer Frey                           Indianapolis, IN / Roncalli HS                              Sprints

David Petty                              Fort Wayne, IN / Northrop HS        Hurdles/Mid-Distance

Will also be a member of the USF football team
2006-Member of the indoor state champion 4X400 relay team. Member of the All-State (3^rd place) 4X400 relay team during outdoor track.
2005-Sectional finalist in the 300 hurdles
2004-Sectional finalist in the 400 and 800

“We are very excited to get an athlete like David in our program. He’s an extremely talented athlete and competitor. He’ll be able to help us out in several events. 

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