University of Richmond Athletics
Track & Field Announces 2003-04 Recruiting Class
05/20/2003 | Women's Track & Field
May 20, 2003
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond department of athletics announced the signing of 12 student-athletes that will join the track & field program for the 2003-04 academic year.
Second-year women's head coach Lori Taylor will welcome 10 freshman, while second-year men's head coach Steve Taylor welcomes two from this class.
"We are extremely excited about the quality and diversity of these student-athletes," Lori Taylor said. "Most of them have competed on the national level in high school and have experience competing at the highest level in their events. This recruiting class will add depth and quality to all areas of our team."
"We believe this is the best recruiting class to enter the University of Richmond," Steve Taylor said. "Last year's class was outstanding, and these young men and women add to an already talented group. These student-athletes will be our leaders. This program's goals are the same as these incoming student-athletes, to qualify for the NCAA."
A brief bio follows on each of the 2003 recruiting class:
Women's
Rachel Brushett
Silver Spring, Md./Holton-Arms
Cleared 5'10" in the high jump ... leaped to 17'05" in the long jump and 36'03" in the triple jump ... AAU junior national champion in the high jump.
Beth Crocus
Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom
Placed third in the javelin at the 2002 National Scholastic Championship in Raleigh, N.C. ... has thrown the javelin 148'10" ... State Champion in 2001 and 2002.
Jenna Downey
Atlanta, Ga./Holy Innocent's Episcopal
Won the State cross country championship ... runner-up in the 3,200 meters at state championships the last three years ... finished second in the 1,600 meters at the state meet in 2003.
Nicole Erby
Cumberland Valley, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Has a personal best of 2:13.77 in the 800M... Placed third at the 2003 Pennsylvania Indoor State Championship in the 800 meters (2:14.64) ... at the Penn Relays, ran a 58.2 leg in 4x400 relay, 2:14.3 in the 4x800 relay and returned to run 5:00.33 in the mile... Won the Penn State Invitational indoor mile with a time of 5:07.53 ... later placed fifth in the open 200 meters (26.84) ...
Leslie Gleue
Cape Canaveral, Fla./Cocoa Beach
Won the state discus championship in 2003 ... has launched the discus 137'08".
Courtney Hughes
Amherst, Va./Amherst County
Sailed 18'05" in the long jump ... a Virginia All-State performer ... also competes in the sprints.
Heather Patch
Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley
Ran a 9.17 in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2003 National Scholastic Indoor Championships ... ran a 14.52 in the 100-meter hurdles.
Amanda Russell
North Bay, Ontario/W.J. Fricker
Finished third at the 2002 Trinity College Cross Country Invitational in Port Hope, Ontario ... has run a 16:35 in a 5,000-meter cross country race.
Lindsey Smith
Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM
Earned a second-place finish in the javelin at the state championship ... has thrown the javelin 140'04".
Caitlin Smith
Upper Saddle River, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy
Ran a personal best 4:59.12 in the mile and finished seventh at the 2003 National Scholastic Indoor Championship ... has also run a 2:17 in the 800 meters and an 11:03 in the 3,200 meters.
Men's
Reynolds Chapman
Griswold, Conn./Griswold
Has a personal best of 4:15.44 for the Mile... Won the 2003 New England indoor mile championships ... Finished sixth at the National Scholastic Indoor Championship in the mile (4:19.19) ... ran a personal best 1,000 meters (2:32.14) this winter ... won the state title in the 1,000 meters this past indoor season.
Paul John
Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
Has ran 1:53.27 for the 800M and 4:21.4 for the 1600M this spring... Finished third in the 1,000 meters at state indoor championships (2:31.5) ...