VASSAR XCTF QUARTERLY

SPRING 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS

Will Healy ('12) Lisle Schaeffer ('13)

Zoe Carpenter ('11)

Harris Gordon ('15)

It's always good to hear of VassarXCTF alum who haven't hung up the spikes just yet. The other week Cass Carpenter ('15) ran her first marathon at Big Sur, and long time Vassar Athletics supporter and Soccer/Squash/Tennis Alum Jim Citrin ('81) ran the London Marathon in 3:52 wearing a Vassar Jersey. Earlier in the winter, Aubree Peipmeier ('14) - currently a scholarship runner and grad student at the University of Nottingham - placed 4th at the British University Indoor Track Championships Indoor the 3K (9:53.78). Meanwhile, off the track James has been seeing lots of great photos of alumni congregating at Anthony Lucero's ('09) recent wedding! 

Congrats all of you!

09APR16 Inaugural Celebration of Athletics at Vassar Event in NYC

It was great to connect with you all for what was an unprecedented event for Athletics. This was the first time Vassar had an event of this kind and we hope you all make an effort to re-connect, join, celebrate, and interact with future events.

Please check out our what our SENIORS want to do after college and let Coach Justin (juharris@vassar.edu) know if you're interested in connecting with one of them!

Jenifer Veech (DC) ('88) Living in DC, married with 3 kids: 16, 14, & 12. Running, hiking, and now biking. The biggest kick? Watching my 16 and 14 year olds running high school XC! Joanna Clark (CO) ('91) My husband scolded me for running downhill a week ago since I ended up taking a tumble. After hiking up to the top 2miles; why wouldn't I run down? More exercise! Charlie Stickney (LA) ('96) #onestepatatime Ron Garcia-Fogarty (NC) ('96) Married, 10 year old son, living in #NorthCarolina since 2008. In addition to my nonprofit work, I'm also a freelance interpreter and translator. I continue to run on a regular basis, but taking a race break due to health issues. I also play soccer in local league. Plan to be at VC for my 20 year reunion in 2016, hope to run a race on campus if one takes place then. Matt Zimmerman (DC) ('96) Married & working in DC for many years. Still running, lifting, swimming, & whatever else seems fun. Training w/ my kid for a 5K! Hoping to see Coach Ron at #reunion2016 Susan Mitchell (CA) ('97) Living in Venice Beach, 1 kid, trail running and practicing aerial silks. Christine (Beers) Weston ('97) Married, two boys, ran NYC Marathon '14 in under 4.5. #hipgotangryatme #startedrunningatVC James McCowan (NY) ('99) Why not buy a house during track season? #perpetuallysleepy Henry Hope (DC) ('00) Living in DC, with a wife and young daughter, still running. #keepingbusy #lovinglife #thingsdonechanged Maureen Brown (PA) ('00) Living the dream in Philly and even getting the occasional race in! James Benson (DC) ('01) Still tall, still slow, still love trails, but more walking than running. Working at Georgetown Med school teaching students how to not drop babies. Andrew Costigan (TX) ('02) Livin in TX. Jason Ostenson (TN) ('02) Living in Nashville, married, learning new tricks. Kendall Manlove (NY) ('02) Married with a two-month old #finallysmiling #vcxcclassof2037, running 3-4 days in central park #sixmilesismyjam #foundersday2016runningwithRon Steve Money (DC) ('03) Living in DC, married, raising one lazy boxer named Dizzy. Still running for fun, slowly. Robbie Fair (NY) ('04) Lawyering in NYC, with wife Aileen and son Henry. Schuyler Schister (WA) ('05) Running recreationally, backpacking, climbing, and enjoying the Pacific Northwest. Erin Beresini ('05) ran first 100 in 2015 #zion100 & wrote a book on obstacle course racing, OFF COURSE #nbd Liz Hixson (MN) ('06) Just found a new running club, still doesn't own a car, and living in my first 1br apartment! Come visit and try some local craft beers! #toomanyhashtags, #butchloveshashtags Samir Halilovic ('06) Crushing capitalism and infidels. Lucy Cohen (OR) ('07) Kickin' it in Portland, working trails, madly in love. Jamie Anderson (CA) ('08) Living in LA with the wife and dog, working on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, pissing off Matt Hunter daily #gchat Chris Lewis (NY) ('08) #living in #brooklyn and #lawyering #endtransmission Colin Sanders-Estrada (OR) ('08) Fully converted west coaster, recently married, currently recruiting for Matt Hunter's relocation to Portland #hurricanehunter Katie Mae Unruhe (NC) ('08) living the slow life in Durham NC: teaching high school, coaching xc, working on the house with the hubby #guestroomwaiting Kirsten (Boreen) Leidl (MA) ('09) Newly married and newly a lawyer in a new city! Come visit Boston! #don'tunderstandhashtags #thisisnearly30 Alex Booth (DC) ('09) In DC working t-shirts at CustomInk. Running lots of trails, also some hiking and cycling. Vegetable intake is up, acorn stepping is down. Laura Coogan (NYC) ('09) Living in Brooklyn, working as a nurse at a hospital there, running marathons, getting in as much trail running as I can. Kathleen Dwyer (CA) ('10) Working on getting an MBA in Finance and working on opening a restaurant, basically working a lot. #turningintodannymcbee #sevenyearoldtwins Danny McBee (MA) ('10) #lifeisgreat #butimissthefarm Alyssa Charney (DC) ('10) After a few years in Montana and grad school in Boston, just moved to Washington D.C. where I'm advocating for sustainable agriculture policy on Capitol Hill. Still running and escaping to the mountains whenever possible with my dog and friends. Britt Davis (NY) ('11) Still studying. Forever. And it is real life. But have two cats, Calvin and Hobbs. Calvin is a girl because #gendernorms are so overrated. And #vassar. Still running! Ironman next. Jenica Law (CA) ('11) Living in a shed in Bishop, CA in the middle of everything. Working in the Emergency Deptartment. Applying to masters entry nursing finally really soon! So happy to have left the Bay Area. Loving life, turning into a jock again. Tried to quit running and it failed. #shedlife #mountainsforever #iclimbsometimes Elizabeth Forbes (CA) ('12) I live in Santa Barbara, do research on the impacts of large wildlife loss and ecological networks, and still running (though with the SB Running and Racing team)! but #theresnofamilylikethevcxctffamily #missyouguysbigtime Justin Rupert (CT) ('12) Living in New Haven, CT attending Southern Connecticut State University for an M.S. In Applied Physics. I currently do astronomy research for the school. I also work for Aperutre Optical Sciences which is an up and coming optics manufacturing company. Zach Williams (NY) ('12) Assistant coach at Siena College. Graf student at UAlbany for a MSSE in Social Studies. Still running William Healy (NY) ('12) Hi! I'm living in NYC, currently getting my master's degree in music composition. Writing orchestra music and playing piano and conducting things! Still running, if you count one long run every two weeks that turns into an imaginary race with all the old guys in Central Park! #6thfloorwalkup Hannah Ziobrowski (MO) ('12) Grad student, studying psychiatric epidemiology, living in #StLouis, saw #tswift, training for halfs. #schoolforever #tryingtogetbacktoeastcoast Evan Russek (NY) ('12) Living in brooklyn #Vassar 2.0, researching learning #inschoolforever, been into walking,biking,bouldering,eating,playing guitar, improv Johanna Spangler (MA) ('12) Hi! I live in Boston now! And I love it. I'm a student at MGH Institutes of Health Professions studying Physical Therapy and I'm learning how to give professional massages and continue to wear running clothes professionally. #nohashtags Samantha Creath (NYC) ('12) Life is amazing and moving fast in NYC! Working in wealth management and taking a course on business ethics and reading about impact investing. Training for marathons and ultras, traveling, and trying new things! #whatsgradschool #goals Roni Teich (MA) ('13) Getting my Master's in Teaching at BU. Physics teacher upon graduation. Competing for a club team, racing roads/XC/indoor/outdoor track. Running with other alums when possible! Kristine Olson (CANADA) ('13) Working toward an MA in Curatorial Studies at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. And still running! #ohcanada #gradlife #artlife Charles Wise (MI) ('13) Residing in Midland, MI with my girlfriend and saving up for grad school in New Zealand circa 2017. #finallyboughtasmartphone Kelly Holmes (NYC) ('13) Working as an asst. 2nd grade teacher at a Catholic school in NYC, soon to be helping with their track team, figuring out grad school plans. #MsHolmes Tiffany Marchell (IL) ('13) learning to be a scientist while training a puppy, running, and living life on the "3rd coast" #hydepark #whatisfreetime #foreverstudent Sam Ballard (NYC) ('13) Living in NYC, working full time, going to law school at night Mathue Duhaney (NYC) ('13) Working hard so I can travel the world as much as I possibly can! #travel #nyc Arial Shogren (IN) ('13) Living the life on a farm with 2 dogs, 3 cats, and 5 horses. Still working on that PhD. #nevergonnagraduate #doesthrowinghaycountaslifting Carlisle Schaeffer  (CT) ('14) Just started brewing at one of Connecticut's oldest microbreweries full-time. Still running to keep the #beerweight off. Samples available on request. Chris "Floyd" Lloyd (NC) ('14) #LivingTheDream. Protecting & enjoying American Freedom since 2014. Being trained to do #GoodMedicineInBadPlaces. #GradSchool Alvin Chang (NY) ('14) Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, still on the medical school grind, trying to stay in shape, miss VCTF. Carrie Perkins (MD) ('14) Moved to Cross Keys Village, Baltimore MD with college sweetheart, managing a greenhouse and prepping labs, rock climbing and white water kayaking with Loyola adventure club. Harry Feigen (NY) ('14) Keeping the cops in check, serving the people, pursuing justice at any cost Chloe Williams (MA) ('14) Teaching English and History at an all girls middle school in Lawrence, MA. Just completed my first marathon and already scheming the next one. Emily Garber (DC) ('14) First yr in DC, where I've enjoyed overtime pay, Rock Creek trails, pizza, overly competitive rec soccer, podcast club and playing House of Cards theme song in Ubers Aubree Piepmeier (ENGLAND) ('14) Having adventures traveling/studying/living abroad (mainly in England & Ireland) #lotsoffunnyaccents #imgoingtosoundlikecharles Justin Harris (NY) ('15) Proud of his GF who is finishing up a two month project in Uganda, which was her first project for the International Music Therapy non-profit she created. Harris Gordon (NY) ('15) Running a VR startup in NYC with a bunch of Vassar kids, still dating my gal, still love pro wrestling Sean Majer (NY) ('15) Studying at Cornell, teaching outreach for incarcerated people, and TAing freshman lab #moldingminds Viviane Ford (CA) ('15) Mass hole to San Francisco, "Are you in tech?", Crypto Castle, free Twitter dinners, still a Giants fan Maria Rose (THAILAND) ('15) By day, an NGO worker in Chiang Mai, Thailand, by night an aspiring chef of amazing Thai food, and by the wee hours of early morning, a runner on Thailand's national track team. Taylor Quinn (IN) ('15) A Vassar grad living in a Notre Dame world. #outsidetheBubble #imissVCfall Eliot Gearson (VA) ('15) Living in northern Virginia and working for a software company. The real world is pretty cool. Brian Deer (MA) ('15) Just got married, moving into wife's parents basement, trying to wrap my mind around life, and pretty much loving it. Cara Bennet (MD) ('15) My life is currently the devil wears prada but with cats. Navigating post grad life & learning new skills. Need to build a cat exercise wheel? Call me. Heather Ingraham (NJ) ('15) Living in Princeton and working for a company that does social policy research, volunteer coaching with the Princeton University women's track team, and still training with my sights on the 2016 olympic trials. Nicole Woodworth (FRANCE) ('15) Teaching english to french middle schoolers who all have better style than me. Running with a french track club, where I recently learned how to say snot-rocket in french. Harper Cleeves (CA) ('15) Helping run a youth program for Latino immigrants in the Bay Area and just starting to run again post injury! #westcoastbestcoast #whoneedswater? #desertlife Nina Andersen (WA) ('15) Living in Seattle and working in HIV research. Starting med school in August 2016. Running my first half marathon in November! #fourmoreyears

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