RunVassar

Senior Andrew Utas helped to develop RunVassar in August 2007, and was elected President of the club in 2008.  Working with Asst. Coach Jamie Anderson, Utas realized the demand that exists at Vassar for easy-to-understand training information, and worked to create what has become RunVassar.com.  Utas is a four-year varsity runner on the Vassar Cross Country team, finishing 99th in the 2008 NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship.  Utas is an Economics and Political Science double major from Los Angeles, California.

Utas can be reached by email at andrewutas@gmail.com. 

Sophomore Jon Erickson was elected Vice President of RunVassar in 2008.  Erickson was a member of the varsity track and cross country team's as a Freshman, and will continue that involvement through his sophomore year.  As a freshman, Erickson finished 3rd for the Brewers at the 2007 NCAA Atlantic Regional cross country meet, placing 113th.  In the Spring, Erickson battled back from injury to rewrite the Vassar record books.  He currently holds the Vassar record for the 800m run and the 4x400m relay.

Erickson is a resident of College Ave. in Poughkeepsie, and can be reached by email atvicepresident@runvassar.com.

Senior Alex Booth was appointed Treasurer of RunVassar after serving as Vassar Track Club Treasurer for the 2006-2007 academic year, and was re-elected for the 2008-2009 academic year.  Booth is a three-year veteran of the track and cross country teams, and has been the first alternate to the men's Regionals squad since the 2005 season.  Booth's Vassar highlights include leading the team to victory at the 2005 Halloween Classic.  Despite battling injury throughout the entire 2006 cross country season, Booth was able to rebound well in the 2007 outdoor track season, turning out several notable performances for the VCTC.  In 2007, Booth was named Junior Captain of the Men's Cross Country Team.  That Spring, Booth performed well on the track, and is a member of the school record 4x400m relay team.  In February 2008, Booth earned a USATF Level 1 Coaching Certificate.  Alex is a History major from Bethesda, MD.