Cross Country Running

Donna Dixon
Head Coach, Cross Country Running
dixondm1@shaw.ca

Coach Donna Dixon has been the Head Coach of the St. Mary’s Cross Country team since 2015 and the Head Coach of the St. Mary’s Indoor Track team since its introduction in 2017.

Coach Dixon has an extensive background in athletics as a coach, athlete and administrator. She has completed NCCP Sport and Club Coach athletics training. She was a member of the cross country running and indoor track teams at the University of Alberta and University of Toronto and was the Alberta Provincial Cross Country Champion 1981 & 1982. She is a lifelong competitive athlete in distances from sprints to the marathon and currently competes in masters track events.

She is a member of the ACAC Indoor Track Sport Management team and a board member of the Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society and Canadian Masters Athletics. She hold degrees in arts and law from the University of Alberta, University of Toronto and University of New South Wales.

Coach Dixon believes in the power of sport to help student-athletes achieve success in all aspects of their lives.

Previous Cross Country Running Rosters

2018 Cross Country Running Roster

Name	Height	Year	Program	Home Town	Previous Team / High School
Abigail Griffiths	6’0″	1st	Biology	Okotoks, Alberta	Holy Trinity Academy
Issac Amsing	6’5″	3rd	Biology	Cochrane, Alberta	St. Timothy
Ryan Tod	5’10”	1st	Business	Calgary, Alberta	Centenial High School
Bethany Topping	5’7″	2nd	Biology	Alliston, Ontario	Banting Memorial Highschool
Rebecca Johnson	5’5″	2nd	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O’Byrne
Maria Ruiz	5’3″	2nd	Biology	Managua, Alberta	St. Mary’s High School
Myroslava Koval	5’9″	3rd	Psychology	Calgary, Alberta	John D. Diefenbaker High School
Shelby McQuitty	5’7″	1st	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Dr. E.P. Scarlett
Kimberly McEwan	5’8″	3rd	Psychology	Black Diamond, Alberta	Oilfields High School
Tanis Lefebvre	5’2″	4th	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop Grandin
Timothy Evans	5’10”	2nd	Biology	Gabarone	Bishop Grandin
Karen Vandenborre	5’4″	1st	Psychology	Calgary, Alberta	Saint Geertruide Institute
Isaac Duperreault	6’3″	2nd	General	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
Jason Sprinkhuysen	5’6″	1st	Education	Okotoks, Alberta	Immaculat Conception Apostolic School
Quinn Demers	5’10”	2nd	History	Calgary, Alberta	Notre Dame High School

2017 Cross Country Running Roster

Name	Height	Year	Program	Home Town	Previous Team / High School
Issac Amsing	6’5″	2nd	Biology	Cochrane, Alberta	St. Timothy
Donovan Miller	6’1″	4th	Psychology	Atlanta, Georgia	Providence Pilots
Raelene Godwin	5’6″	1st	Education	Okotoks, AB	Holy Trinity Academy
Mathew Holler	5’9″	2nd	Liberal Studies	Ventura, CA	East Central Highschool
Myroslava Koval	5’9″	2nd	Psychology	Calgary, Alberta	John D. Diefenbaker High School
Tanis Lefebvre	5’2″	3rd	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop Grandin
Kimberly McEwan	5’8″	2nd	Psychology	Black Diamond, Alberta	Oilfields High School
Erin McQuitty	5’6″	2nd	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Dr. E.P. Scarlett Highschool
Rebecca Johnson	5’5″	1st	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O’Byrne
Bronwen O’Connor	5’1″	1st	Education	Calgary, Alberta	Lord Beaverbrook Highschool
Taryn Lefebvre	5’4″	1st	English	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop Grandin
Karan Matusin	6’0″	2nd	Liberal Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Notre Dame Highchool
Luke Miller	5’9″	1st	Biology	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O’Byrne
Timothy Evans	5’10”	1st	Biology	Gabarone	Bishop Grandin
Bethany Topping	5’7″	2nd	Biology	Alliston, Ontario	Banting Memorial High School
Ico Beltran	5’6″	1st	Liberal Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop O’Byrne

2016 Cross Country Running Roster

Name	Height	Year	Program	Home Town	Previous Team / High School
Philip Taylor-Smith	6’1″	1st	Biological Sciences	Okotoks, Alberta	Ecole Secondaire Highwood High School
Kimberly McEwan	5’8″	1st	Psychology	Black Diamond, Alberta	Oilfields High School
Matthew Holler	5’9″	1st	Liberal Arts	Ventura , CA	East Central High School
Erin McQuitty	5’6″	1st	Elementary Education	Calgary, Alberta	Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Myroslava Koval	5’9″	1st	Psychology	Calgary, Alberta	John D. Diefenbaker High School
Kara Shaw	5’8″	1st	Liberal Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Westmount Charter High School
Leah Nel	5’11”	1st	Elementary Education	Calgary, Alberta	Strathmore High School
Brooke Whitaker	5’9″	5th	Liberal Arts	Calgary, Alberta	Lord Beaverbrook High School
Karan Matusin	6’5″	1st	General Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Notre Dame High School
Randi Thiessen	5’3″	2nd	Elementary Education	Okotoks, Alberta	St. Mary’s University/ Holy Trinity Academy
Logan Pearce	5’11”	2nd	General Studies	Calgary, Alberta	St. Mary’s University/ E.P. Scarlett
Tanis Lefebvre	5’2″	2nd	Liberal Studies	Calgary, Alberta	St. Mary’s University /Bishop Grandin
Matthew Mundy	5’9″	2nd	General Studies	Okotoks, Alberta	Holy Trinity Academy
Bethany Topping	5’7″	1st	Biological Sciences	Alliston, Ontario	Banting Memorial High School
Alex Genaj	5’11”	1st	General Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Notre Dame High School

2015 Cross Country Running Roster

Name	Ht.	Pos.	Yr	Program	Home Town	High School	Previous Team
Christopher White-Gloria	5’11”	Runner	2nd	Biological Sciences	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop Carol High School	St. Mary’s University Lightning
Randi Thiessen	5’3″	Runner	1st	Elementary Education	Okotoks , Alberta	ACAL Holy Trinity Academy	St. Mary’s University Lightning
Tanis Lefebvre	5’2″	Runner	1st	Liberal Studies	Calgary, Alberta	Bishop Grandin	Bishop Grandin
Logan Pearce	5’11”	Runner	1st	General Studies	Calgary, Alberta	E.P. Scarlett	E.P. Scarlett

2014 Cross Country Running Roster

Name	Position	Height	Year	Area of Study
Lucas Empey	Runner	5’6″	1	Biological Sciences
Jake Stanley	Runner	6’0″	1	English
Christopher White-Gloria	Runner	5’11”	1	Biological Sciences
Matthew Mundy	Runner	5’9″	1	Business

2013 Cross Country Running Roster

Back Row: Rick Thiessen, Assistant Coach; Ricki Thiessen; Randi Thiessen; Dominique McCleary; Willy Garcia; Rhonda Thiessen, Head Coach

Front Row: Andrew Ulicki; James Mooney