VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH
E T B U T I G E R S
LYNDSAY MASHE 5TH SEASON AT ETBU 2010 RECORD: 11-19 0VERALL RECORD: 94-62
ETBU’s volleyball program has been in capable hands the last five seasons, as former Tiger standout Lyndsay Mashe has pushed forward with keeping ETBU in the running for the American Southwest Conference championship on an annual basis. Under Coach Mashe the last five years, the Tigers have won or shared two ASC East titles and have finished no lower than second place in the division race. The program has advanced to the conference postseason tournament every year under Mashe’s direction, giving ETBU a streak of 10 straight postseason appearances dating back to the 2001 season. Mashe’s teams won 20 or more matches in a season three straight years from 2007-2009. After her fifth year as head coach of her alma mater in 2010, Coach Mashe has now compiled an overall mark of 94-62 (.602) as coach of the Tigers. Facing a rebuilding year with the youngest squad she’s ever coached at ETBU in 2010, the Tigers nonetheless finished second again in the ASC East and advanced to the program’s 10th straight conference tournament. To get there the Tigers had to win seven of 10 matches on the year that were streteched to a fifth set. Mashe has been able to continue building on the tradition she helped establish at ETBU as a player. She joined the Lady Tigers prior to the 2003 season after playing her first two seasons of eligibility at Panola College, and helped lead ETBU to the last of three straight ASC titles in 2003. Mashe, formerly Lyndsay Simpson during her playing days at ETBU, earned All-American Southwest Conference recognition as a player in 2003 and 2004, first as a defensive specialist/libero in ‘03 and then as the Lady Tiger setter in her senior year of 2004. She still ranks third all-time on the Lady Tigers’ career assists list, with 1,524. Before joining ETBU, Mashe won back-to-back all-conference recognition as Panola’s setter. Prior to that she was a highly-touted setter coming out of Pine Tree High School in Longview, Texas, where she earned all-state honors for the tradition-rich Lady Pirates. After graduating in May 2005 with a B.S.E., Mashe took her first head coaching job at Atlanta (TX) High School and guided the Lady Rabbits to a 24-10 record and a playoff run that went two rounds deep in Class 3A. Former ETBU coach Suzanne Wingrove, who won three ASC titles in five seasons as head coach from 2001-05 and who recruited Lyndsay to ETBU, resigned in January of 2006. Mashe was then hired as head coach at her alma mater less than a year after graduation, and she quickly set about building a reputation as one of the brightest young coaches in the league. In her first season as coach in 2007, Mashe guided ETBU back from an 0-6 start to the season to win 19 games and finish as co-champion in the ASC East Division. It was ETBU’s first division championship in any sport since the 2004 season, and the Lady Tigers’ first division volleyball championship since 2002. Lyndsay’s husband, Kris, works on her staff at ETBU as volleyball assistant coach. Lyndsay and Kris have one son, Brady Wayne.
ASSISTANT COACH
KRIS MASHE PHONE: 903-923-2241 E-MAIL: KMASHE@ETBU.EDU
Tiger volleyball assistant Kris Mashe completed his fifth year on staff in the 2010 season. Mashe joined the ETBU staff shortly after his wife Lyndsay was named head coach in February of 2006. The Lady Tigers won the program’s first American Southwest
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Conference East Division championship since 2002 in his first season on staff, winning 19 of their final 25 games and going 15-2 in conference play. A native of Longview, Texas, Kris attended Kilgore College and the University of North Texas. He has played both outdoor and indoor volleyball for over 10 years and has coached East Texas Volleyball Club for five years while also serving as a member of the club’s board of directors. Kris helps coach the Lady Tiger offense, working particularly with hitters and blockers. He also assists with recruiting. He and Lyndsay have one son, Brady.
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MACY
FREEMAN
2010 STATISTICS MACY FREEMAN
Matches Played: 15 (54 gp) Kills: 39 (0.72 kpg) Assists: 1 (0.02 apg) Aces: 4 (0.07 apg) Digs: 33 (0.61 dpg) Blocks: 5 (0.09 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’7” MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS Full name is Macy Lynora Freeman...born Feb. 16, 1992...daughter of Gina and Danny Sutton...has one brother, Landon Freeman...Kinesiology major... Energy and Environment Committee...volunteer at at Manna House and Jenkins Daycare...enjoys spending time with friends, game nights with grandparents, and playing ping pong...wants to be a teacher and coach. High School: Coached by Rhonda Currey...Academic All-District and Academic All-State...second-team All-District...also played on basketball and softball teams...basketball squad was 2008 area champion and 2009 bi-district champ...Student Council...National Honor Society...Art Club...Science Club... Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Common Ground, student-led worship.
SAM
HELLER
2010 STATISTICS SAM HELLER
Matches Played: 24 (92 gp) Kills: 2 (0.02 kpg) Assists: 10 (0.11 apg) Aces: 15 (0.16 apg) Digs: 243 (2.64 dpg) Blocks: 1 (0.01 bpg)
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST FRESHMAN 5’5” GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
Samantha Dawn Heller...born Oct. 17, 1991...daughter of Shelly Heller and Don and Valerie Heller...two brothers, Casey and Jordan, and one sister, Nicole...major is undecided...Austin Performance volleyball...Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s disease...enjoys going to concerts, bike riding, movies, music, sailing...wants to teacher and coach volleyball. High School: Coached by Jenny Richardson...played on state semifinalist...was Academic All-District and Academic All-State.
EMILY
JIMERSON
2010 STATISTICS EMILY JIMERSON
Matches Played: 9 (15 gp) Kills: 4 (0.27 kpg) Assists: 0 (0.00 apg) Aces: 0 (0.00 apg) Digs: 3 (0.20 dpg) Blocks: 1 (0.07 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’9” PLANO, TEXAS Emily Rae Jimerson...born May 16, 1992...daughter of Buddy and Linda Jimerson...one brother, Ben...Elementary Education major...Saint Barnabas Church in Richardson...Mane Gait Therapeutic Riding Center volunteer...plans are to become an elementary school teacher. High School: Coached by Marcy Crabtree at Plano East HS.
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KALINA MIDDLE BLOCKER SOPHOMORE BEDFORD, TEXAS
KERRI KALINA
Matches Played: 30 (120 gp) Kills: 197 (1.64 kpg) Assists: 6 (0.05 apg) Aces: 0 (0.00 apg) Digs: 33 (0.28 dpg) Blocks: 101 (0.84 bpg)
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Kerri Joy Kalina...born Sept. 1, 1990...daughter of Rob and Vicki Kalina...has three sisters, Christine, Shelly and Elaine...Athletic Training major with a Psychology minor...Gateway Church...volunteer at Rocky Top Therapy Ranch...enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends, eating, reading and playing games...plans are to be a trainer for a college or pro sports team. High School: Coached by Mary Dickens...team co-captain in 2007-08...finished senior year with 229 kills, 98 assists, 41 digs, 443 blocks and 61 aces... NHSVBT All-Tournament team in 2008...TCA All-Tournament...HSAA Classic All-Tournament...THESA MVP in 2005, 2007 and 2008...DL All-Tournament...President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...graduated magna cum laude.
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KINDER
2010 STATISTICS AMY KINDER
Matches Played: 7 (15 gp) Kills: 0 (0.00 kpg) Assists: 62 (4.13 apg) Aces: 1 (0.07 apg) Digs: 21 (1.40 dpg) Blocks: 1 (0.07 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’7” THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS Amy Elizabeth Kinder...born March 8, 1992...daughter of David and Rosaura Kinder...Political Science major...enjoys swimming...The Woodlands United Methodist Church...Interfaith of The Woodlands volunteer. High School: Coached by Shannon Waddy...served as club captain five of last six years and was MVP of Sokol Volleyball Camp...Most Aces Club... named Best Setter at SFA volleyball camp.
KALI
KAPP
2010 STATISTICS KALI KAPP
Matches Played: 5 (10 gp) Kills: 0 (0.00 kpg) Assists: 0 (0.00 apg) Aces: 1 (0.10 apg) Digs: 3 (0.30 dpg) Blocks: 0 (0.00 bpg)
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST FRESHMAN 5’6” FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Kali Ann Kipp...born June 7, 1992...daughter of Clyde and Brenda Kipp...two brothers, Allen and Travis, and one sister, Katy...Business major...community service at home church, Corina Drive Baptist...enjoys reading, crafts, outdoors. High School: Coached by Patty Grimmett...named Defensive Player of the Year on district champion team...four-year track letterwinner, three-time regional qualifier...track district champs.
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JADE
LAURENCE
2010 STATISTICS JADE LAURENCE
Matches Played: 27 (92 gp) Kills: 1 (0.01 kpg) Assists: 5 (0.05 apg) Aces: 9 (0.10 apg) Digs: 218 (2.37 dpg) Blocks: 1 (0.01 bpg)
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST FRESHMAN 5’4” MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
Hannah Jade Laurence...born April 15, 1992...daughter of Shawn and Jennifer Laurence...one brother, Shane...Kinesiology major with a Biology minor... Midlothian Church of Christ VBS...helps elderly, Manna House...enjoys going to the lake and hanging out with family and friends...plans on entering a career in physical therapy. High School: Coached by Rhonda Currey and Jennifer McFalls...three-time All-District...four-time Academic All-District...Academic All-State...Newcomer of the Year and All-District in softball...softball team MVP...member of Science Club and FCCLA.
ASHLEY
LINDSEY
2010 STATISTICS ASHLEY LINDSEY
Matches Played: 30 (119 gp) Kills: 242 (2.03 kpg) Assists: 25 (0.21 apg) Aces: 27 (0.23 apg) Digs: 52 (0.44 dpg) Blocks: 41 (0.34 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 6’1” BEDFORD, TEXAS Ashley Nicole Lindsey...born July 30, 1992...daughter of Butch and Teresa Lindsey...one sister, Jen...Secondary Education major...camp leader for Bedford and Hurst police departments...enjoys hanging out with friends...wants to be a high school Biology teacher and coach. High School: Coached by Vikki Griffen...also ran track...Student Council and Class Council...Texas Association of Future Educators.
HALEY
LYCKMAN
2010 STATISTICS HALEY LYCKMAN
Matches Played: 15 (36 gp) Kills: 15 (0.42 kpg) Assists: 4 (0.11 apg) Aces: 0 (0.00 apg) Digs: 23 (0.54 dpg) Blocks: 13 (0.36 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’8” PARIS, TEXAS Haley Elizabeth Lyckman...born Aug. 22, 1992...daughter of David and Mary Gail Lyckman...two siblings, Taylor and David Lyckman...Kinesiology major...EYC Youth group...Fellowship of Christian Athletes...enjoys listening to music, sports, and sleeping in her spare time...considering a coaching career. High School: Coached by Jimmy Fendly...lettered in volleyball, soccer, tennis and track...was All-District in soccer and volleyball...Texas Scholar... played on two-time district champions in soccer.
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PIPPIN
2010 STATISTICS AVERY PIPPIN
Matches Played: 19 (59 gp) Kills: 59 (1.00 kpg) Assists: 0 (0.00 apg) Aces: 1 (0.02 apg) Digs: 21 (0.36 dpg) Blocks: 14 (0.24 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’11” CLAREMORE, OKLA. Avery Lauren Pippin...born May 14, 1992...daughter of Russ and Leslie Pippin...one brother, Addison...Nursing major...enjoys mudding, four-wheelers, swimming, tubing, snow skiing, skimboarding, hanging out with friends...future plans are to become CRNA. High School: Coached by Jeff Harrison...two-time MVP of Berryhill Conference Tournament...MVP and first place at Copan Tournament twice...AllConference MVP...Player of the Week in Tulsa World...Student Council.
VICTORIA
RHODES
2010 STATISTICS
VICTORIA RHODES
Matches Played: 19 (59 gp) Kills: 2 (0.03 kpg) Assists: 2 (0.03 apg) Aces: 1 (0.02 apg) Digs: 127 (2.15 dpg) Blocks: 0 (0.00 bpg)
DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST FRESHMAN 5’2” CLEVELAND, TEXAS
Victoria W. Rhodes...born Jan. 5, 1992...daughter of Heather and Russell Rhodes...one brother, Taylor...Biology major...enjoys playing volleyball and hanging out with friends...wants to become a dentist. High School: Coached by Denise Johnson...2008 District Newcomer of the Year...second-team All-District as a senior...Goolsby Hustle Award...two-time powerlifting MVP and regional qualifier.
KEELY
SCHLABS
2010 STATISTICS KEELY SCHLABS
Matches Played: 30 (118 gp) Kills: 159 (1.35 kpg) Assists: 13 (0.11 apg) Aces: 30 (0.25 apg) Digs: 95 (0.81 dpg) Blocks: 59 (0.50 bpg)
MIDDLE BLOCKER SENIOR 5’7” HEREFORD, TEXAS
Full name is Keely Dawn Schlabs...born March 1, 1989...daughter of Kenneth Schlabs and Andra Fergerson...one brother, Braden Schlabs...Biology major with Kinesiology and Chemistry minors...has played summer softball and Club Amarillo volleyball...enjoys studying, sand volleyball and softball...plans on attending dental school, open a dental practice and start a youth sand volleyball club. High School: Coached by Brenda Kitten...2006 All-Star team...2005 Sun Country High Performance team...2006 Jr. National qualifier...Physics Club...Student Council...Future Farmers of America...two-time district championship team...team made regionals twice and one regional semifinal.
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NICOLE
VANDERLAAN
2010 STATISTICS
NICOLE VANDERLAAN
Matches Played: 30 (120 gp) Kills: 5 (0.04 kpg) Assists: 29 (0.24 apg) Aces: 13 (0.11 apg) Digs: 656 (5.47 dpg) Blocks: 0 (0.00 bpg)
LIBERO
JUNIOR 5’2” NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS Nicole Ann Vanderlaan...daughter of John and Susan Vanderlaan, and LaDina and Frank Debilzan...born May 31, 1990...has six siblings: Katie, Allie, Deanna, Jacob, Josh and Kurk...Elementary Education major...club team Texas Image...likes to hang out with friends in her spare time. High School: Coached by Courtney Grimes...was District 6-4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2007...regional track qualifier in ‘07...2007 Academic All-State...Academic All-District...member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
RACHEL
WARRINER
2010 STATISTICS
RACHEL WARRINER
Matches Played: 12 (26 gp) Kills: 23 (0.88 kpg) Assists: 0 (0.00 apg) Aces: 0 (0.00 apg) Digs: 4 (0.15 dpg) Blocks:341 (0.12 bpg)
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SOPHOMORE 5’9” FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS Rachel Ann Warriner...born March 14, 1991...daughter of Jan and Paul Warriner...one brother, Cliff, and one sister, Nikki...Athletic Training major...member of First Baptist Church-Farmersville...enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and going to movies in spare time. High School: Coached by Debbie Robledo...named All-State first-team as a junior...three-time All-District...Offensive MVP as a junior...earned Academic All-State recognition following senior season...member of National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes...President of junior class.
BREANN
WHITAKER
2010 STATISTICS
BREANN WHITAKER
Matches Played: 30 (117 gp) Kills: 107 (0.91 kpg) Assists: 893 (7.63 apg) Aces: 26 (0.22 apg) Digs: 250 (2.14 dpg) Blocks: 57 (0.49 bpg)
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FRESHMAN 5’9” CADDO MILLS, TEXAS Breann Madee Whitaker...born March 2, 1992...daughter of Olyn and Renae Whitaker...two brothers, Bryan and Brenton, and one cousin, Cristopher... Elementary Education major with a Ministry minor...FUMC-Royse City...San Antonio Bread Basket and Food Pantry volunteer...U.M. Army, building porches, painting houses, etc...Houston Mission Trip...Mission Arlington....plans to teach elementary school, coach volleyball and serve as a part-time youth minister. High School: Coached by Renae Whitaker...two-time TGCA All-State...three-year captain...Texas Sportswriters All-State in 2008 and 2009...TGCA All-Star...Newcomer of the Year...Student Council, BETA Club, yearbook staff...first-team All-District in basketball...two-time regional track qualifier and district champion.
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AMY
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WOOTEN OUTSIDE HITTER
SOPHOMORE BEDFORD, TEXAS
2010 STATISTICS AMY WOOTEN
Matches Played: 30 (120 gp) Kills: 378 (3.15 kpg) Assists: 11 (0.09 apg) Aces: 25 (0.21 apg) Digs: 316 (2,63 dpg) Blocks: 45 (0.38 bpg)
5’10”
Amy Nichole Wooten...born Nov. 21, 1990...daughter of Thomas and Michelle Wooten...one brother, Chad...Education major with a Psychology minor... Fellowship Church...coach at YMCA...club team Tejas...has worked as a student teacher at middle school level...enjoys sleeping, hanging out with friends and eating...plans are to become a teacher and coach. High School: Coached by Vickie Griffin...played on back-to-back district championship teams in 2007-09...advanced to state playoffs three straight years...also lettered in basketball and track...regional qualifier in the high jump...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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AmyWOOTEN
FIRST-TEAM ALL-ASC EAST
AshleyLINDSEY
NicoleVANDERLAAN
FIRST-TEAM ALL-ASC EAST
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VOLLEYBALL CAREER RECORDS KILLS 1. Tunnell, Arden 2. Manson, Jasmine 3. Hugman, Casey 4. Hays, Jane 5. Graves, Katie 6. Traut, Koco 7. Ward, Leslie 8. McGehee, Brooke 9. McCraven, Jennifer 10. Bell, Carridy
2002-05 2003-06 2001-04 2006-09 2006-08 1999-02 2005-06 2005-08 1998-99 2001-02
2,015 1,719 1,460 1,432 1,076 1,055 745 634 559 503
ACES 1. Tunnell, Arden 2. Castillo, Allison 5. Hays, Jane 3. Twardowski, Traci 4. Boyd, Jill 6. Bell, Carridy 7. Allen, Tiffany 8. Hugman, Casey 9. Simpson, Lyndsay 10. Ward, Leslie
2002-05 2001-03 2006-09 2005-08 2004-07 2001-02 2006-08 2001-04 2003-04 2005-06
223 154 141 132 129 101 91 86 82 73
DIGS 1. Boyd, Jill 2. Cook, Robin 3. Vanderlaan, Nicole 4. Hays, Jane 5. Bell, Candice 6. Castillo, Allison 7. Allen, Tiffany 8. Traut, Koco 9. Tunnell, Arden 10. Bell, Carridy
2004-07 2001-03 2008-10 2006-09 1999-02 2001-03 2006-08 1999-02 2002-05 2001-02
2,495 1,524 1,231 1,227 1,128 1,058 951 863 786 715
BLOCKS 1. Hugman, Casey 2. Langley, Alisha 3. Tunnell, Arden 4. Shortner, Erin 5. Carlson, Amy 6. McGehee, Brooke 7. Manson, Jasmine 8. Ward, Leslie 9. Bell, Carridy 10. Traut, Koco
2001-04 1999-01 2002-05 1999-00 1998-99 2005-08 2003-06 2005-06 2001-02 1999-02
365 336 267 253 229 226 204 185 134 125
ASSISTS 1. Twardowski, Traci 2. Castillo, Allison 3. Simpson, Lyndsay 4. Whitaker, Breann 4. Arceneaux, Julia 5. Lawson, Jennifer
2005-08 2001-03 2003-04 2010 1999-00 1999-00
SEASON RECORDS 400-KILL CLUB 1. Tunnell, Arden 2005 2. Graves, Katie 2007 3. Tunnell, Arden 2003 4. Traut, Koco 2001 5. Hugman, Casey 2001 6. Manson, Jasmine 2006 7. Hays, Jane 2007 8. Manson, Jasmine 2004 9. Tunnell, Arden 2004 10. Tunnell, Arden 2002 11. Graves, Katie 2008 12. Dodson, Teale 2003 13. Manson, Jasmine 2005
589 571 551 549 528 501 496 490 446 429 418 407 404
50-ACE CLUB 1. Tunnell, Arden 2. Tunnell, Arden 3. Castillo, Allison 4. Castillo, Allison 5. Tunnell, Arden 6. Bell, Carridy 7. Bell, Carridy Ward, Leslie
82 76 60 56 53 51 50 50
2003 2002 2001 2002 2004 2002 2001 2006
500-DIG CLUB 1. Boyd, Jill 2. Boyd, Jill 3. Vanderlaan, Nicole 4. Cook, Robin 5. Bell, Candice 6. Bell, Carridy 7. Boyd, Jill 8. Vanderlaan, Nicole
2007 2006 2010 2002 2001 2001 2005 2009
750 673 656 640 596 524 584 520
75-BLOCK CLUB 1. Carlson, Amy 2. Langley, Alisha 3. Shortner, Erin 4. Shortner, Erin 5. Langley, Alisha 6. Hugman, Casey 7. Kalina, Kerri 8. Langley, Alisha 9. Ward, Leslie 10. Hugman, Casey 11. McGehee, Brooke 12. Ward, Leslie 13. Molberg, Jessica 14. Hugman, Casey 15. Hugman, Casey 16. McGehee, Brooke
1999 2001 1999 2000 199 2003 2010 2000 2005 2001 2008 2006 2004 2004 2002 2007
135 130 126 126 106 102 101 100 98 96 89 87 85 84 83 75
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1000-ASSISTS CLUB 1. Castillo, Allison 2001 2. Twardowski, Traci 2005 3. Castillo, Allison 2002 4. Simpson, Lyndsay 2004 5. Castillo, Allison 2003 6. Twardowski, Traci 2007 7. Twardowski, Traci 2006 8. Twardowski, Traci 2008
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1,576 1,557 1,503 1,313 1,277 1,273 1,196 1,097
5,123 4,356 1,524 893 743 705
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VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
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AVCA ALL-REGION 2002: Allison Castillo (1st-team) 2003: Arden Tunnell (honorable mention) ALL-ASC 2001: Allison Castillo, Casey Hugman, Koco Traut 2002: Allison Castillo, Koco Traut, Arden Tunnell 2003: Allison Castillo, Arden Tunnell 2004: Jasmine Manson, Arden Tunnell 2005: Arden Tunnell 2006: Jill Boyd, Jasmine Manson 2007: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jane Hays 2008: Katie Graves ALL-ASC EAST DIVISION 1999: Amy Carlson (1st-team), Jolee Kennard (2ndteam), Jennifer McCraven (2nd-team) 2000: Sarah Hoff, Erin Shortner, Brie Mirabella, Candice Bell 2001: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Casey Hugman (1st-team), Koco Traut (1st-team), Carridy Bell (2ndteam) 2002: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Robin Cook (1st-team), Koco Traut (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1stteam), Casey Hugman (2nd-team) 2003: Allison Castillo (1st-team), Teale Dodson (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1st-team), Casey Hugman (2nd-team); Lyndsay Simpson (honorable mention) 2004: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Casey Hugman (1stteam), Jasmine Manson (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1stteam), Lyndsay Simpson (honorable mention), Jessica Molberg (honorable mention) 2005: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Arden Tunnell (1stteam), Jasmine Manson (2nd-team), Amanda McMeans
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(honorable mention), Leslie Ward (honorable mention) 2006: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Jasmine Manson (1stteam), Traci Twardowski (1st-team), Leslie Ward (1stteam), Jane Hays (2nd-team), Christy Shipley-Gipson (honorable mention), 2007: Jill Boyd (1st-team), Katie Graves (1st-team), Jane Hays (1st-team), Traci Twardowski (1st-team) 2008: Katie Graves (1st-team); Traci Twardowski (1st-team); Jane Hays (1st-team); Tiffany Allen (2ndteam); Mary Morgan Swanson (2nd-team); Brooke McGehee (honorable mention) 2009: Kourtney Adams (first-team); Jane Hays (firstteam); Brittany Herbort (first-team); Mary Morgan Swanson (first-team); Chelsea Manningham (honorable mention) 2010: Nicole Vanderlaan (first-team); Ashley Lindsey (first-team); Amy Wooten (second-team) ASC EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2001: Allison Castillo 2002: Allison Castillo 2003: Allison Castillo 2007: Katie Graves 2008: Katie Graves ASC EAST COACH OF THE YEAR 2001: Suzanne Wingrove 2002: Suzanne Wingrove ASC EAST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2004: Jill Boyd 2009: Kourtney Adams ASC EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2008: Mary Morgan Swanson
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ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 2001: Candice Bell, Alisha Langley, Betsy Pemberton 2002: Carridy Bell, Allison Castillo, Robin Cook 2004: Casey Hugman, Jessica Molberg, Christy Shipley, Lyndsay Simpson 2005: Jill Boyd, Jasmine Manson 2006: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jasmine Manson, Brooke McGehee, Holly Mitchell, Meagan Olds, Merideth Runion, Christy Shipley-Gipson, Traci Twardowski, Michelle Young 2007: Jill Boyd, Katie Graves, Jane Hays, Brooke McGehee, Holly Mitchell, Megan Roberts, Merideth Runion, Traci Twardowski 2008: Tabitha Collins, Rachel Goodman, Katie Graves, Jane Hays, Brooke McGehee, Adrienne Meier, Traci Twardowski 2009: Jane Hays, Brittany Herbort, Keely Schlabs, Haley Stamm, Nicole Vanderlaan 2010: Kerri Kalina, Keely Schlabs, Nicole Vanderlaan ASC DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 2008: Brooke McGehee 2009: Jane Hays 2010: Kerri Kalina *ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2008: Brooke McGehee *ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 2008: Brooke McGehee *ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
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VOLLEYBALL ALL-TIME ROSTER Adams, Kourtney........................2009 Allen, Abigail ..............................2005 Allen, Tiffany ........................2006-08 Anderson, Joy..............................1996 Arceneaux, Julia ....................1999-00 Bagley, Robin...............................1996 Baker, Chaka .........................2001-02 *Bell, Candice........................1999-02 Bell, Carmen .........................1998-99 Bell, Carridy ..........................2001-02 Bonnet, Melissa...........................2001 Boyce, Kabrelyn ..........................2007 *Boyd, Jill ...............................2004-07 Bridges, Julie..........................1996-98 Carlson, Amy ........................1998-99 Castillo, Allison ....................2001-03 Collins, Tabitha .....................2007-08 Conner, Brandie..........................2000 Cook, Robin ..........................2001-03 Cormier, Cheri ............................1996 Crumedy, Sandy .........................2004 Dodson, Teale .............................2003 Edens, Whitney...........................2002 Ellis, Stephanie ............................2005 Fisher, Hatti .................................1999 Frazier, Holly ...............................2009 Freeman, Macy ...........................2010 Gatson, Kiffany ...........................2003 Goodman, Rachel .................2007-08
Gordon, Mimi .............................2004 Graves, Katie .........................2006-08 Hamilton, Karrie...................1999-00 Hatfield, Sandra ............... 2002, 2005 *Hays, Jane.............................2006-09 Heller, Sam ..................................2010 Herbort, Brittany ..................2008-09 Hoff, Sarah .............................1999-00 Hollingsworth, Tara ...................2002 *Hugman, Casey ...................2001-04 Hutsell, Emily..............................2008 Jiles, Marian.................................2006 Jimerson, Emily ..........................2010 Johnson, Jamie ............................2008 Kalina, Kerri ..........................2009-10 Kennard, Jolee .......................1998-99 Kinder, Amy ................................2010 Kipp, Kali .....................................2010 Koonce, April ..............................1999 Langley, Alisha ......................1999-01 Laurence, Jade .............................2010 Lee, Kathy ....................................1996 Lee, Raina ....................................2004 Lightfoot, Leslie ..........................1996 Lindsey, Ashley ...........................2010 Little, Darcy .................................2000 Lyckman, Haley ..........................2010 McCraven, Jennifer ..............1998-99 *McGehee, Brooke ...............2005-08
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McMeans, Amanda ....2002-03, 2005 Machicek, Kandice ...............2005-06 Manningham, Chelsea ...............2009 *Manson, Jasmine.................2003-06 Meier, Adrienne ..........................2008 Mirabella, Brie ............................2000 Mitchell, Holly ......................2005-07 Molberg, Jessica ..........................2004 Norris, Christy ............................1996 Olds, Meagan ................... 2004, 2006 Patten, Jessica ..............................1996 Pemberton, Betsy........................2001 Pippin, Avery...............................2010 Pitts, Addison ..............................2009 Plunk, Amanda ...........................2005 Price, Jodi ....................................2004 Rhodes, Victoria .........................2010 Roberts, Megan ...........................2007 Rosinke, Katie .............................2009 Runion, Merideth .................2006-07 Schlabs, Keely ........................2008-10 Shipley-Gipson, Christy .... 2004, 2006 Shortner, Erin........................1999-01 Siler, Shelley...........................2002-03 Simpson, Lyndsay .................2003-04 Simpson, Mandy .........................2003 Smith, Holly ................................1998 Smith, Melissa .............................2001 Stamm, Haley ........................2008-09
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David Weaver completed his 10th year as Sports Information Director at East Texas Baptist University in 2009-2010. The 1995 graduate of Northwestern State University is responsible for public and media relations for the ETBU Athletic Department, covering 10 NCAA-sponsored sports. As S.I.D. Weaver is the official statistician for every sport at ETBU and also designs and writes media guides for all sports on campus. He also controls the content on the university’s athletics web site, at www.etbu.edu, and manages the sports information blog on the site. Weaver also facilitates the ETBU Athletics pages on Facebook and Twitter, which have become invaluable sources of media in relation to being about to get news out on the web quickly to fans of the Tigers. Tiger athletics interviews and video clips can now also be found on the university’s official YouTube site. Before joining the staff at ETBU in June of 2000, Weaver was sports editor of the Marshall News Messenger in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He covered East Texas sports -- including ETBU -- for five years from 1996-2000 and earned three Associated Press Managing Editor Awards for his writing. Prior to his work at the News Messenger, Weaver was managing editor at The Hardin County News in Lumberton, Texas, a weekly publication of The Beaumont Enterprise. He accepted the position of ETBU’s S.I.D. and began working at the university on June 1, 2000, just a few months before the start of the Tigers’ first football season in 50 years. Over the past 10 years he has also worked in the broadcast booth with radio work for the Tiger football, basketball and softball teams at ETBU. Away from his duties at ETBU, David enjoys spending time with his family and coaching youth baseball and softball with his children. He also enjoys reading and writing in his spare time. David and his wife, Jeannie, live in Hallsville, Texas with their children: son Coby, and daughters Melody, Abby and Lily.
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JASON SOLES
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JASON COWART
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David, Jeannie, Coby, Melody, Abby and Lily Photo by J2 Photography
2010-11 VOLLEYBALL DIRECTORY NAME Lyndsay Mashe Kris Mashe Kent Reeves David Weaver Karen Jackson Randy Pringle David Collins Joanna Soles Marcus Holliday
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East Texas Baptist University is an undergraduate institution affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 1912. Our purpose is the development of intellectual inquiry, social consciousness, wellness, skills for a contemporary society, global awareness, and Christian character, for we believe that these endeavors prepare students to accept the obligations and opportunities to serve humanity and the Kingdom of God. Our primary focus is on a quality academic program of baccalaureate studies in the humanities, natural and social sciences, fine arts, and selected professional areas. We are committed to Christian stewardship and to providing and maintaining an environment conducive to learning, leadership development, and academic excellence. We affirm that the liberal arts form the surest foundation for education and that the Christian faith provides the surest foundation for life. We strive to serve students of varied ages and of diverse socioeconomic, geographic, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We seek students who demonstrate a potential for success in our supportive and challenging environment. We employ Christian faculty who are dedicated to teaching, scholarship, advising, and service as they model the principles of the Christian faith. As a Baptist university we are committed to the integration of learning and Christian faith in the pursuit of truth.
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DR. DUB OLIVER
PRESIDENT, East Texas Baptist University B.S.E., Baylor University M.S.E., Texas A&M University Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver was elected as the 12th President of East Texas Baptist University by the university Board of Trustees on Oct. 15, 2008. He officially became President on June 1, 2009, succeeding Dr. Bob E. Riley who retired after 17 years of service to ETBU. Dr. Oliver was Vice President for Student Life at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 2005-2008. He had been employed in various positions at Baylor for 16 years upon his election as President of ETBU. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Oliver is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. Oliver earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Administration from Texas A&M as well. He is also a
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DR. SHERILYN EMBERTON
ALAN HUESING
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licensed and ordained Baptist minister having served from October 2003 to May 2009 as the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Crawford, Texas. Dr. Oliver came to Baylor in April 1992 from Texas A&M University to serve as Director of Student Activities. In June 1999, he took on additional responsibilities as the Associate Dean for Campus Life. Then, in June 2001, Dr. Oliver was promoted to be the Dean for Student Development, a post he held until June 2005 when he was named Assistant Vice President for Student Life. For a year he served as Interim Vice President for Student Life before being named the Vice President for Student Life. Dr. Oliver has also served Baylor as a Visiting Professor in the Hankamer School of Business, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, and Interim University Chaplain. He served in the United States Air Force stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in the late 1980’s. Before entering graduate school, he was a third-grade teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Dr. Oliver’s wife, Susie, was an adjunct faculty member and full-time cheerleader coach at Baylor. Their daughter, Callie, graduated from high school in May 2010. “East Texas Baptist University, near the conclusion of its first century of service and at the beginning of a new century of faithfulness, is well positioned for increased excellence in all its endeavors. In doing so, the University will, by God’s grace, become an even brighter light on the hill to a world that is desperately in need,” said Dr. Oliver.
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VICE PRESIDENT FOR SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
CATHERINE CRAWFORD
VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
DR. DENNIS ROBERTSON
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
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Academic instruction at East Texas Baptist University began in 1917 with the inaugural session of a two-year institution known as College of Marshall. The campaign to launch the college had begun in 1911 and was led by William Thomas Tardy, pastor of Marshall’s First Baptist Church. Tardy negotiated the purchase of 100 acres of the original K. M. Van Zandt family plantation for $25,000. Keeping 50 of the 100 acres on Van Zandt Hill in northwest Marshall, the college subdivided and sold the remaining property. Marshall’s citizens subscribed another $70,000, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas assumed control of the college, appropriating $40,000 for buildings and furnishings. The trustees applied for and received a charter from the State of Texas in 1912, and Thurman C. Gardner, an early day Baptist Training Union leader, became the first president in 1913. For the first building, Marshall Hall, contractors broke ground on July 5, 1915. Of neoclassical architecture and completed in 1916, Marshall Hall crowned the highest point in Harrison County. The robust building was a self-contained educational facility with a ground floor gymnasium, main floor administrative offices, laboratories, and library, third floor classrooms, and a chapel/theatre on the top floor. The first freshman class registered in 1917 under President Henry Eugene Watters (1916-1918). The college boasted a teaching faculty of nine members. By the academic year 1918-19, some 300 students were enrolled in either a junior college or an academy curriculum. With World War I raging, a student cavalry unit
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drilled regularly on the college grounds. New dormitories soon encircled the classic campus quadrangle. In 1924, Dr. Franklin S. Groner, the Secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, conveyed the Baptists’ commitment to assume the college debt if the Marshall Chamber of Commerce would supply $12,500 annually for five years, enabling it to remain open. Leading the college during the trying days of The Great Depression, Dr. Franklin Groner (1928-42) assumed the presidency and instituted a permanent endowment program. In 1935, an additional 43 acres were purchased, including the land and buildings of the St. Joseph’s Boys Industrial Orphanage, some of which was converted to men’s housing. In 1938, Baptist layman and builder Fred Hale broke ground for Laura Groner Hall, a modern residence hall for women. A reduced replica of Mt. Vernon, the stunning structure stood complete in 1940, its austere construction having cost only $10,500. World War II robbed the campus of its men and resources. By 1943, only 137 students remained. In 1944, the trustees, making perhaps the most important decision in the institution’s history, asked the Baptist General Convention of Texas to elevate the college to four-year status and to change the name to East Texas Baptist College. A former pastor of First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas, Dr. Harvey Daniel Bruce (1942-1960), the college’s ninth president, oversaw a vigorous postwar enrollment and building boom. Veterans arrived on campus, many bringing their families, and enrollment briefly surpassed 800. Prefabricated war surplus family housing was erected on the campus perimeter. The college added Scarborough Chapel in 1948, which was built in the neo-Gothic style. Also added
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VOLLEYBALL were Feagin Hall, a new men’s residence facility; a cafeteria and student center; and additions to the women’s residence hall, which was renamed for Merle Bruce, wife of the college president. Two ornate, neo-classical buildings were added in the 1950s, Sanderson Hall (now Craig Hall) to house the laboratory sciences departments, and Harvey Daniel Bruce Hall as the new library/administrative complex. Keys Gymnasium was built in 1960. In 1961 a new women’s residence hall, named after Evelyn Linebery, with its long portico and roomy plantation-style architecture, was completed. Dr. Bruce labored to establish a liberal arts tradition, along with strong degree programs in Bible and religion. His administration’s crowning achievement came in 1957 when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted accreditation to East Texas Baptist College. Under Dr. Howard C. Bennett as president (1960-76), the academic program established enduring credibility. Dr. Bennett, the former pastor of First Baptist Church, Kilgore, oversaw construction of the new Howard C. Bennett Student Center in 1973. Dr. Jerry Dawson (1976-85), who had been Graduate Dean at Southwest Texas State University, became the first professional educator to lead the college. By 1982, the postwar “baby boom” peaked and enrollment stood at 920 students. A spacious new president’s home replaced the stately residence that Drs. Bruce and Bennett had occupied. After the opening of the Mamye Jarrett Library in 1979, H. D. Bruce Hall became available for the Religion and Teacher Education departments. Married students occupied several new brick
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housing units. Charles Fry Hall for Men was opened. As age claimed some of the original college buildings, the older men’s dormitory, buildings of the old orphanage, and various frame and prefabricated structures were dismantled during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984 the University Charter revision changed the institutional name to East Texas Baptist University. However, by 1985, enrollment gains had eroded. During the interim presidency of Dr. Harvey Lewis (1985-86), the University met various deferred maintenance and operating needs. The former president of two other Baptist institutions from 1961 to 1986, Dr. Robert Craig (1986-1992) launched a building program of unprecedented proportions, including the Fred Hale Business Building in 1988-89. Other subsequent construction projects were the Jenna Guest Music Building, the Louise Rogers Spiritual Life Center, now known as the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center; major additions to the Bennett Student Center, construction of the Clifford Nelson Murphy Science Hall, and the Mabee Housing Complex. The untimely death of Dr. Craig in March 1992, only two months prior to his announced retirement, was followed by the leadership of Dr. Bob E. Riley (1992-Present), who had been President of the Howard County Junior College District in Big Spring, Texas. Under Dr. Riley, the University experienced record student enrollments. The campus continued to develop under President Riley’s leadership with the 1995 completion of the Dean Healthplex and Ornelas Gymnasium. Fall 1996 found the opening of The Joseph and Louise Ornelas Residential Complex and the renovation of Marshall Hall, which was completed in 1997. Meadows Hall, which houses the Murphy Instructional Technology Center and the Department of Mathematics was renovated and occupied beginning with the fall semester of 1999. The University Apartments opened in fall 2002, and the renovation of Scarborough Chapel into Scarborough Hall was complete in January 2004.
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR B.S.E., John Brown University M.S.E., Arkansas State University Entering his 14th year as Director of Athletics at East Texas Baptist University, Kent Reeves has presided over the Tigers’ transformation into a solid member of the NCAA Division III ranks. Reeves, who remains the winningest coach in two athletics programs at ETBU, originally stepped down as women’s basketball coach in 1997 to assume full-time duties as athletic director. He also was named the university’s first softball coach that year and laid the foundation for a program that has become one of the best in the nation annually. Under Reeves’ guidance as AD the department has grown from just five sports in 1997 to 10 in 2010, with men’s and women’s tennis set to be added in the fall of 2011. ETBU athletics programs have consistently competed for champion-
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ships in the American Southwest Conference, with nine conference titles and 17 ASC division titles since joining the Division III ranks in 1998-99. ETBU teams have combined to make 41 conference tournament appearances since 1998, and the Tiger softball program claimed the university’s first NCAA national championship last spring. Facility upgrades have also been a staple of Reeves’ time as athletic director. Since 1997, ETBU has added new playing facilities for softball, football and soccer. Various upgrades and improvements have been added to each athletics program on campus over the last 10 years. Reeves arrived at ETBU as women’s basketball coach in 1987. When he decided to step down as basketball coach following the 1996-97 season, Reeves had directed the lady Tigers to an average of 20 wins per season in his 10 years as coach. He finished with 206 wins and his teams made nine NAIA postseason appearances. As softball coach from 1998-2000, Reeves built the program from scratch and culminated with the program’s first ASC championship in 2000. He assumed AD-only duties after that season but returned to the dugout in a pinch for the 2004 season. That year, the Tigers posted a program-record 41 wins. He then took another year off before returning for the 2006-07 seasons, finishing with a program-record 183 wins over six seasons. Reeves is active in the Marshall community, serving in the Marshall Lions Club as well as being a deacon at Central Baptist Church. He and his wife Mary Beth have two daughters: Kendra, who is married to Austin Skipworth, and Taylor, a recent graduate of Baylor University.
ATHLETICS SUPPORT/ADMINISTRATION JOSE ALONZO
SAM BLACKMON
PAUL GRANT
MEN’S SOCCER (903) 923-2268 jalonzo@etbu.edu
BASEBALL (903) 923-2230 sblackmon@etbu.edu
WOMEN’S SOCCER (903) 923-2235 pgrant@etbu.edu
LANE LOYD
LYNDSAY MASHE
NATALIE PRATHER
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VOLLEYBALL (903) 923-41 lmashe@etbu.edu
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MARK SARTAIN
JANAE SHIRLEY
BERT WEST
FOOTBALL (903) 923-2188 msartain@etbu.edu
SOFTBALL (903) 923-2240 jshirley@etbu.edu
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KAREN JACKSON
RANDY PRINGLE
WILL WALKER
ATHLETICS SECRETARY (903) 923-2228 kjackson@etbu.edu
ATHLETICS FACILITIES (903) 923-2233 rpringle@etbu.edu
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (903) 923-2206 wwalker@etbu.edu
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DAVID COLLINS
MARCUS HOLLIDAY JOANNA SOLES
ATHLETIC TRAINER (903) 923-2196 dcollins@etbu.edu
ATHLETIC TRAINER (903) 923-2237 mholliday@etbu.edu
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Ornelas Stadium has provided East Texas Baptist University with a top-flight game-day facility for football since the Tigers’ program was resurrected in time for the 2000 season after a 50-year absence. The Ornelas family of Tyler provided a gift that kick-started the stadium construction late in 1999, and the stadium was literally carved from the East Texas earth in less than a year. It wasn’t quite ready for the Tigers’ first scheduled home game against McMurry in early September, but by the time the second home game came around -- against Austin College on Oct. 7, 2000 -- Ornelas Stadium was ready to become the home of the Tigers. The stadium hosted only day games until the 2009 season, when lights were added to the facility to provide ETBU the option of scheduling night games. The facility remains one of the shining landmarks on the northern end of the campus, with Cornish Field for soccer just to the north of the stadium and Taylor Field for softball located just across Van Zandt Street to the south. The stadium grandstand has a capacity of 3,000, with general admission and standing-room only available on two sloped hillsides on either side of the grandstand.
ETBU’s soccer field, which opened in 2002, was christened Cornish Field in 2007 following a gift for facility upgrade from Harold and Joyce Cornish of Marshall. The lighted field, which began construction in 2000 and was open and ready for play to start the 2002 season, sits on the extreme northern edge of the ETBU campus adjacent to Ornelas Stadium, the Tigers’ football facility. The improvement to the facility included installation of permanent bleachers, concrete walkways, a retaining wall that will allow fans to bring their own lawn chairs and enjoy the games, and a wrought iron decorative fence on the south side of the field as well as updated fencing around the entire field. The entrance is bricked with a decorative archway bearing the name of the donor. Opened in 2002, the facility is accessible by a road -- Baker Boulevard, courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker -- that runs down the west side of Ornelas Stadium on the north end of campus. The soccer field runs east to west with bleachers to the south side of the field. The north side is used for team benches and scorers table. Lights were added to the facility in the fall of 2005. The lights were purchased with a gift in honor of former Lady Tiger Brooke Adair, a 2000-03 four-year letterwinner at ETBU.
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Taylor Field is the home to ETBU’s softball program, which marched to the 2010 NCAA Division III national championship. The Tigers have had an unprecedented run of consistency in the ASC in softball, with 11 straight trips to the conference postseason tournament. During those 11 years ETBU has won five conference championships and six ASC East Division titles. The facility began as a gift from Earl and Louise Taylor and was constructed in time for ETBU’s first season of softball in 1998. The facility was upgraded in 2005 with a gift from Welby C. Edwards, with installation of a new two-story press box that also included a Lady Tiger locker room, brick dugouts and landscaping. Taylor Field’s dimensions make it a cozy park for hitters and pitchers alike. Distances to the foul poles down both lines is measured at 190 feet, with a distance of 210 to centerfield. The power alleys are 215 feet from home plate as well, making the majority of the facility a comfortable one for both ETBU and opposing pitchers. The softball team won ETBU’s first NCAA Division III national title in 2010, when the Tigers finished the season with eight straight wins in the NCAA Tournament and brought home the championship with a walk-off win over Linfield College on May 24, 2010 at the national championship tournament in Eau Claire, Wisc.
Woods Field has been the home to East Texas Baptist University baseball since the program’s inception in the mid-1960s. The facility has received a number of upgrades over the last few years. The latest of the upgrades, and the most dramatic, was the installation of lights just prior to the 2008 season that allowed for the first nighttime baseball in the history of the program. The facility has also received more upgrades since 2006. These upgrades include a remodeling of the Tiger bullpen, as well as additions and improvements to the outdoor batting cages. In 2005, the old metal backstop and dugouts were torn down and replaced with red brick. The chain-link backstop, which had surrounded home plate for years, was replaced by a dark netting which provides safety while allowing for improved sight lines for fans in the bleachers. Woods Field, with a short porch in left, has long been recognized as a hitter-friendly park. The ballpark especially favors right-handed hitters, with the left-field wall sitting just 325 from home plate. The distance to center field is 400 feet, while the right-field fence is a more comfortable 335 feet from the batter’s box.
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ORNELAS GYM Ornelas Gymnasium, as a gift from the Ornelas family of Tyler, was built in 1995 and replaced Keys Gymnasium as the home to ETBU basketball. Although Keys still stands as an intramural facility, it is on the east end of the complex that now includes Ornelas Gym on the west side and Dean Healthplex in the middle. Ornelas Gym has bowl-stype seating, with three levels of seating extending down to the gym floor. The facility includes bleacher seats at floor level, reserved chairback in a mezzanine level and upper level general admission bleachers. ETBU students are allowed in the floor bleachers, typically across from the Tiger bench, to give the home fans a nice up-close view of the action. It also provides a nice homecourt advantage for the Tigers. OrIn the summer of 2007, the gym floor received a facelift. ETBU’s trademark tiger-eyes logo was added to both baselines, and the floor was completely refinished with ETBU, ASC and NCAA logos added. As part of the complex that includes Ornelas Gym, Dean Healthplex was also constructed in 1995. Built with a gift from Ben and Mary Dean, the healthplex opened on the same day as Ornelas Gym and houses state-of-the-art equipment for physical fitness such as treadmills, stationary bicycles, stairmasters and both free and machine weightlifting stations. Dean Healthplex also has four racquetball courts. All healthplex facilities are free and open to ETBU faculty, staff and students. The complex also includes offices for athletic director, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball coaches, as well as kinesiology faculty.
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ICHARDSON, Texas --- The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, is in its second decade of providing quality athletic experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Founded in May 1996 to provide a structure for intercollegiate athletics among member institutions, the American Southwest Conference includes former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) and other institutions from outside the Texas borders. From the eight founding institutions to today’s present group of 15 college and universities, the ASC encompasses institutions sharing similar educational and athletic philosophies. Spreading across the 422,060 square miles of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, the ASC offers student-athletes competition in 16 sports with opportunity for advancement to conference and NCAA Division III championships. The American Southwest Conference embodies a multidimensional mission aimed at creating an environment characterized by opportunities to learn, friendly competition and activities for its conference membership. ASC members believe team and individual sports provide learning opportunities, and its membership strives to create
an athletics environment supportive of teaching and learning. Conference and NCAA resources also provide student-athletes, coaches and administrators access to academic, leadership, sportsmanship and career enhancement opportunities. Traditional standards of ethical conduct and fair play are respected among the ASC members. To guarantee the integrity of the association, the membership is committed to furthering the philosophy and policies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and the Conference. The roster of American Southwest Conference members in 2010-11 includes Concordia University Texas, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana College, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry University, Mississippi College, University of the Ozarks, Schreiner University, Sul Ross State University, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Tyler, and Texas Lutheran University. ASC championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women). Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The American Southwest Conference is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Amy Carlton is commissioner and Greg Weghorst serves as Assistant Commissioner (Media Relations).
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GREG WEGHORST
Amy Carlton was named Commissioner of the NCAA Division III affiliated American Southwest Conference on Feb. 8, 2007 by the ASC Council of Presidents after serving in an interim commissioner role since July 1, 2006. Carlton is the second full-time commissioner of the ASC following Fred Jacoby, who retired in June 2006 after guiding the ASC for 10 years as the league’s first commissioner (1996-2006). Carlton joined the ASC staff as Director of Media Relations in January 2002 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in May 2003. Carlton is one of 11 women who serve as commissioner of an NCAA Division III conference, guiding the largest conference among the group. A native of Greencastle, Ind., Carlton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Franklin College (Ind.) in 1981 and completed graduate courses in athletic administration at Western Illinois University. Carlton spent over 20 years on college and university campuses, including 13-1/2 years in sports information operations at three NCAA Division I institutions. She joined the ASC staff after 10 years as Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at the University of Michigan (1990-2000) and was Assistant Sports Information Director at Northern Illinois University (1989-90). Carlton was a graduate sports information intern at both Western Illinois (1987-88) and Michigan (1988-89). She began her career as assistant director of the news bureau at Franklin College, before moving to Manchester College (Ind.) where she was Director of News and Sports Information for five years (1982-87). Carlton is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). She is a member of the Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee of the Division III Conference Commissioners Association. Carlton and husband Chuck, a writer in the Dallas Morning News sports department, have a daughter, Taylor, and reside in southeastern Denton County.
Greg Weghorst serves as the Assistant Commissioner for the American Southwest Conference, a title assumed on July 1, 2010. Weghorst has primary responsibility for media relations and publicity with additional administrative assignments for championships, ASC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and operations. Since joining the ASC staff in August 2006, Weghorst has coordinated media information and completed a successful redesign and launch of the www.ASCsports.org website with Internet Consulting Services (ICS). He has directed the conference-wide “Make a Change in 14 Days” campaign, helping the member’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committees raise nearly $28,000 to benefit local community organizations in the four years of the loose change collection effort. Weghorst has served as tournament director for the ASC Men’s and Women’s Golf and Softball Championships and the First Pitch Softball Tournament; supervised the conference awards programs; and supervised the design and production of the annual ASC Champion T-shirt program. Weghorst is the fifth media relations director of the ASC. He oversees the conference’s media relations operation, including compilation of league statistics and standings and NCAA reports, production of the ASC weekly sport reports, maintaining the ASC website and assisting with conference issues and tournament administration. A sports writer with the Temple Daily Telegram prior to coming to the ASC, Weghorst provided coverage of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Central Texas Blackhawks/Marshals of the North American Hockey League and Temple-area high schools. He was part of the coverage team for the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl and the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and also contributed to the magazine Total Texas Baseball. Weghorst, a native of Waco, Texas, is a 2003 graduate of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/journalism. While an undergraduate, he was a reporter in features, sports and personality profiles at The Bells and worked as a disc jockey for KBDE-FM in Waco. Weghorst was a student intern in the UMHB Sports Information Office under Jon Wallin and served on the tournament staff for the 2000 PGA MasterCard Colonial tournament. Weghorst is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Association of Division III Athletics Administrators (NADIIIAA). He and his wife, Casey, and their daughter, Tatum, reside in Frisco, Texas
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EAST DIVISION Texas-Dallas East Texas Baptist Texas-Tyler LeTourneau Mississippi College Mary Hardin-Baylor
Conference W-L PCT 16-1 .941 9-8 .529 8-9 .471 7-10 .412 7-10 .412 4-13 .235
Overall W-L 24-6 11-19 16-17 13-15 14-17 10-21
PCT .800 .367 .485 .464 .452 .323
STREAK L1 L3 L1 W1 L1 W1
WEST DIVISION Texas Lutheran Hardin-Simmons McMurry Schreiner Concordia Texas Howard Payne Sul Ross State
Conference W-L PCT 14-4 .778 14-4 .778 13-5 .722 9-9 .500 8-10 .444 6-11 .353 0-18 .000
Overall W-L 17-12 20-8 16-10 11-18 12-15 12-15 1-25
PCT .586 .714 .615 .379 .444 .444 .038
STREAK L1 L1 L1 L2 W2 W2 L22
2010 VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
ALL-ASC EAST TEAM
ALL-ASC WEST TEAM
Most Valuable Player: Niki Calverly, S, Sr., Texas-Dallas Newcomer of the Year: Krissy Maureau, MB, Sr., Texas-Tyler Freshman of the Year: Kailey Killingsworth, OH, Fr., Texas-Dallas Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Aubrey Bratcher, MB, Jr., Texas-Dallas Coaching Staff of the Year: Texas-Dallas (Marci Sanders, Zach Villarreal)
Most Valuable Player: Jessica Stetler, OH, Sr., Texas Lutheran Newcomer of the Year: Manda Martin, S, Soph., Texas Lutheran Freshman of the Year: Jasmine Qualls, S., Fr., McMurry Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Gracen Harris, LIB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons Coaching Staff of the Year: Hardin-Simmons (Sabrina Bingham, Erica Berry)
FIRST TEAM
T I G E R S
Niki Calverley Dana Hilzendager Amber Wetz Nicole Vanderlaan Ashley Lindsey Erin Maenius Danika Waldrep Christina Miller
S OH OH LIB OH LIB OH MB
Texas-Dallas Texas-Dallas Texas-Dallas East Texas Baptist East Texas Baptist Mary Hardin-Baylor Texas-Tyler Mary Hardin-Baylor
Amy Wooten Katie Askew Jessica Nassau Kailey Killingsworth Kaesa Johnson Courtney Nordyke Nicole Spruille Jessica Zabojnik
OH OH MB OH MB OH OH LIB
East Texas Baptist Mississippi College Texas-Dallas Texas-Dallas LeTourneau Mississippi College LeTourneau LeTourneau
Krissy Moreau Staci Shaw Megan Dean Katie Rowland Kelsey Winn
MB S OH OH OH
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FIRST TEAM Sr. Soph. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Soph.
Wylie, Texas Red Oak, Texas San Antonio, Texas North Richland Hills, Texas Bedford, Texas San Antonio, Texas Arlington, Texas Copperas Cove, Texas
Jessica Stetler Madison Reyes Sarah Black Caitlin Gayle Terah Brown M. J. Vickers Bailey Marcum Christine Sas
OH OH OH MB MB RS OH OH
Texas Lutheran Hardin-Simmons Texas Lutheran Schreiner McMurry McMurry McMurry Hardin-Simmons
Soph. Soph. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Bedford, Texas Pasadena, Texas Orlando, Fla. Alvin, Texas Longview, Texas Austin, Texas Tatum, Texas Burleson, Texas
Tamika Heline Blair O’Brien Gracen Harris Jessie Mundfrom Kalynn White Sarah Anding Manda Martin Mandie Moore
OH LIB LIB LIB MB LIB S MB
Howard Payne Texas Lutheran Hardin-Simmons Concordia Texas Concordia Texas McMurry Texas Lutheran McMurry
Houston, Texas Mesquite, Texas Cocoa, Fla. Vestavia Hills, Ala. Tyler, Texas
Marcia Sagebiel Amber Cantu-Curry Kevyn Jackson Erin Davis
MB S OH S
Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
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San Antonio, Texas Abilene, Texas Needville, Texas Bandera, Texas Abilene, Texas Albany, Texas Monahans, Texas Cedar Park, Texas
Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Soph. Sr.
Spring Branch, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Marion, Texas Pflugerville, Texas Burnet, Texas Beasley, Texas
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HONORABLE MENTION Texas-Tyler LeTourneau Mississippi College Mississippi College Texas-Tyler
Sr. Soph. Sr. Sr. Sr. Soph. Jr. Fr.
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Texas Lutheran Howard Payne Concordia Texas Hardin-Simmons
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Soph. Sr. Jr. Sr.
Seguin, Texas South Padre Island, Texas Baytown, Texas Abilene, Texas
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