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Daniel VanValkinburgh
Brett Petricek
Jeffrey Clithero
Sharpe Sablon
Josh Shutter
R-So. - GK - Chattanooga, Tenn.
So. - GK - Woodridge, Ill.
Fr. - Mf/F - St. Louis, Mo.
So. - MF - Rome, Ga.
So. - D - Sinking Spring, Pa.
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Ryan Young
Joey Heavner
Taylor Krek
Jr. - D - Conyers, Ga.
So. - D - Norcross, Ga.
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Ian Cameron
Ryan King
Sr. - MF - Glasgow, Scotland
Fr. - MF/F - Norcross, Ga.
Will Grey
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Philip Thoren
Brady O’Brien
Fr. - D/MF - Norcross, Ga.
Jr. - D - Vaxholm, Sweden
Fr. - MF - Lawrenceville, Ga.
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Will Betts
So. - MF - Brenham, Texas
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Bryson Jones
Richie Edmondson
So. - F - Peachtree City, Ga.
So. - F - Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Joshua Ball
Sam Johnson
Zachary Rall
Cole Mitchell
So. - D - Charlotte, N.C.
Fr. - F - Peachtree City, Ga.
Fr. - MF/F - Morovia, Liberia
Jr. - MF/D - Phoeniz, Ariz.
Fr. - D - Concord, Ga.
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Michael Lewis
Stefan Wingo
Matt Brazer
Vaughn Thomas
Sean Robb
Fr. - MF - Melrose, Mass.
So. - MF - Champaign, Ill.
R-So.. - MF/F - Lawrenceville, Ga.
R-Fr. - D - Savannah, Ga.
Athletic Trainer - 1st Season
Mike Haynes
Asst. Coach - 2nd Season
Brad Ruzzo
Head Coach - 3rd Season
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Sports Information Info ................................................................3
SEASON PREVIEW
2010 Schedule .................................................................................6 2010 Season Preview ................................................................7-8
MEET THE BEARS
Head Coach Brad Ruzzo .....................................................10-11 Assistant Coach Mike Haynes ................................................. 12 Support Staff ................................................................................. 13 2010 Roster .................................................................................... 14 Returning Letterwinners.....................................................15-28 Newcomers ..............................................................................29-33
2009 REVIEW AND 2010 OPPONENTS
2009 Review ............................................................................35-36 2010 Oppponent Quick Facts ...........................................37-40
RECORD BOOKS
All-Time Team and Individual Records................................. 42 All-Time Award Winners ............................................................ 43 All-Time Series Records ............................................................. 44 Year-by-Year Results ................................................................... 44
THIS IS MERCER
This is Mercer ..........................................................................46-49 This is Macon...........................................................................50-53
FACILITIES AND STAFF
Facilities at Mercer ................................................................56-59 President William D. Underwood........................................... 60 Director of Athletics Jim Cole.................................................. 61 Mercer Athletics Staff ...........................................................62-63 Sports Medicine/Stregnth and Conditioning ................... 64 The Atlantic Sun Conference ................................................... 65
CREDITS The 2010 Mercer men’ soccer media guide is a publication of the Mercer University Sports Information Department. The guide was written, edited and designed by Jason Farhadi. Cover design and layout by Jeff Graham. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Beyer, Andy Stabell, and Jeff Graham. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of the Mercer University Sports Information Department and men’s soccer offices.
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GENERAL
Location .........................................................................Macon, Ga. Enrollment ............................................................................... 8,200 Founded .................................................................................... 1833 Nickname ................................................................................. Bears Colors .................................................................Orange and Black Affiliation ..............................................................NCAA Division I Confernce ....................................................Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Field (Capacity) ................................................... Bear Field (500) President.................................................William D. Underwood Alma Mater ............................... Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Athletics Director............................................................. Jim Cole Alma Mater ..................................................... Mercer (1993) Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ................................................... Sybil Blalock Asst. AD/Compliance ................................... Karen Donaldson Asst. AD/Sports Medicine ..................................... Rob Murphy Faculty Athletics Rep .................................Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Athletics Phone ................................................... (478) 301-2994 Athletics Fax ......................................................... (478) 301-2061
TEAM INFORMATION 2009 Overall Record ........................................................... 7-11-2 A-Sun Record/Finish ........................................................ .4-5/5th Home/Road/Neutral ..........................................3-4/4-6-1/0-1-1 Starters returning/lost ............................................................. 9/2 Letterwinners returning/lost...............................................14/5 Newcomers .................................................................................... 10
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ...........................................Brad Ruzzo (3rd year) Alma Mater .................................................... Cincinnati (1999) Career Record (Years) ....................................9-22-7 (2 years) Record at Mercer ................................................................ Same E-mail ...................................................ruzzo_bm@mercer.edu Best time to reach ................................................. Contact SID Assistant Coach.....................................................Mike Haynes Email ................................................ haynes_md@mercer.edu Men’s Soccer Phone ....................................... (478) 301-4011 Men’s Soccer Fax.............................................. (478) 301-5223
HISTORY First year of men’s soccer ......................................................1970 All-time record.............................................................240-370-47 Conference Regular Season Titles ...... 3 (1992, 2000, 2001) Conference Tournament Titles......................... 2 (1999, 2001) Last A-Sun Tournament Appearance .............................. 2009 NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................................2 Last NCAA Appearance ......................2001 (L, 0-1 Kentucky)
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ...................................Dave Beyer Email........................................................beyer_wd@mercer.edu Assistant SID ..............................................................Andy Stabell Graduate Assistant (Men’s Soccer SID)...........Jason Farhadi Office Phone......................................................... (478) 301-5218 Email........................................................farhadi_jb@mercer.edu Graduate Assistant ...................................................Jeff Graham Fax.............................................................................(478) 301-5350 Website ..................................................www.MercerBears.com
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JASON FARHADI
The 2010 Mercer University Men’s Soccer Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer men’s soccer team. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season. --Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Sports Information men’s soccer contact Jason Farhadi, at (478) 301-5218 with any requests. --He can also be reached via e-mail at farhadi_jb@mercer.edu or via fax at (478) 301-5350.
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PHONE: (478) 301-5218 EMAIL: farhadi_jb@mercer.edu
CREDENTIAL REQUESTS
The Sports Information Office will issue credentials to working press only. All credential requests should be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled game.
PRACTICES
As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Sports Information Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.
INTERVIEW POLICY
Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Office. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied to the media.
INTERVIEWS
All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the Sports Information Office. Players are generally avaliable for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Brad Ruzzo is generally available in the morning.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS
Following a 10-minute “cooling-off ” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members outside each team’s respective dugout. The Sports Information Office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.
FAX & EMAIL SERVICE
Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receieve updates regarding Mercer men’s soccer. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to farhadi_jb@ mercer.edu.
SPORTS INFO OFFICE
The Mercer Sports Information Office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center.
ON THE INTERNET
Additional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 17 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercerbears.com.
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Aug. 21
#at Georgia Southern
Statesboro, Ga.
4 p.m.
Aug. 23
#OGLETHORPE
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Aug. 28
#at Clayton State
Atlanta, Ga.
7 p.m.
Sept. 3
at Gardner-Webb
Boiling Springs, N.C.
7 p.m.
Sept. 5
at Winthrop
Rock Hill, S.C.
1 p.m.
Sept. 10
%vs. Radford
High Point, N.C.
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 12
%at High Point
High Point, N.C.
3:30 p.m.
Sept. 19
GEORGIA STATE
Macon, Ga.
4 p.m.
Sept. 24
at Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Va.
4 p.m.
Sept. 26
WOFFORD
Macon, Ga.
4 p.m.
Sept. 30
*at USC Upstate
Spartanburg, S.C.
7 p.m.
Oct. 2
*at East Tennessee State
Johnson City, Tenn.
7 p.m.
Oct. 6
at Alabama-Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala.
7 p.m.
Oct. 9
*at Campbell
Buies Creek, N.C.
4 p.m.
Oct. 14
*STETSON
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Oct. 16
*FLORIDA GULF COAST
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Oct. 21
*at North Florida
Jacksonville, Fla.
7 p.m.
Oct. 23
*at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fla.
7 p.m.
Oct. 28
*LIPSCOMB
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Oct. 30
*BELMONT
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Nov. 6
A-Sun Tournament (First Round)
TBA
TBA
Nov. 11
A-Sun Tournament (Semifinals)
TBA
TBA
Nov. 13
A-Sun Tournament (Finals)
TBA
TBA
All Time Eastern Home Matches in CAPS and Bold *Denotes an Atlantic Sun Conference Match # Exhibition Match % High Point Tournament in High Point, N.C.
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2010 SEASON PREVIEW High expectations is the phrase surrounding the 2010 edition of the Bears as they celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the men’s soccer program at Mercer University. After a magical postseason surge that ended in a runner-up finish in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Championship, head coach Brad Ruzzo enters his third year at Mercer looking for even bigger things in 2010. With 15 letterwinners returning from last year’s 7-11-2 squad, coupled with the addition of 11 talented newcomers, Ruzzo has a very talented team at his disposal that is poised to make another run at the Atlantic Sun Championship. Senior Ian Cameron and juniors Phil Thoren, Ryan Young and Zachary Rall are the only four returning upperclassman on the roster and will be charged with molding the 2010 edition of the Bears into a cohesive unit to build upon last year’s success.
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The offensive end of the pitch was a vastly improved area last season and will look to be a strength for the Bears going into 2010. Coach Ruzzo will look to utilize a unique blend of experienced attacking players and promising newcomers to bolster an offensive unit that scored 25 goals last season, the most in a single-season since 2005.
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Sophomore Richie Edmondson, a 2009 A-Sun All-Tournament team selection, is the top returning option offensively for the Bears. Edmondson started 16 matches his freshman year and finished second on the team with eight points, on two goals and four assists. The Montego Bay, Jamaica native brought a new element to the Bears with his length and speed which will be an integral part of the Mercer offense in 2010.
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All the pieces seem to be in place for Mercer to bring home its first Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Championship since 2001. Four of the top six scorers from last year’s squad are back in mix this season, including Cameron, Young, sophomore striker Richie Edmondson and sophomore midfielder Will Betts. The defensive side of the ball is in great shape looking forward to 2010 as well, welcoming back starting goalkeeper Brett Petricek and three-fourths of a back line that allowed only 29 goals in 2009.
Redshirt sophomore Matt Brazer, who appeared in 13 games last season will also be back to provide depth up front. Freshmen Joshua Ball, Jeffrey Clithero and Sam Johnson were all prolific high school goal scorers who look to break into Ruzzo’s lineup and provide depth this season.
The midfield personnel provided some impressive firepower last season, contributing 16 of the Bears 29 goals. With most of the unit from 2009 back, look for the “generals of the pitch” to have an even bigger presence in 2010. Ian Cameron, the lone senior on the squad from Glasgow, Scotland returns to the Bears lineup after starting 16 games in 2009. Cameron was the Bears leading scorer last season with 18 points, on seven goals and four assists, en route to a National Soccer Coaches
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After starting the final six games of Mercer’s 2009 season, sophomore Bryson Jones will be counted on to step up his offensive production. In just six starts, Jones tallied three points on one goal and one assist.
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Association of America All-South Region third team selection and an Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team nomination. He will be expected to use his playmaking and technical ability to cause more problems for opposing defenses in 2010. Will Betts is one of the most complete players in the A-Sun after an outstanding freshman season. At 6-2, Betts uses a combination of strength and intelligence to command the middle of the pitch. Betts hit the field with some lofty praise after being named one of the top “100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On” in 2009 according to collegesoccernews.com, but didn’t crumble under the expectations. The Brenham, Texas product appeared in all 20 matches, including 18 starts and finished with six points on two goals and two assists. Betts and Cameron join a host of returning midfielders including junior Zachary Rall and sophomores Stephan Wingo and Sharpe Sablon. Rall appeared in 16 games and scored one goal, Wingo started 14 games and scored two goals and Sablon appeared in nine games, including one start. Incoming freshman Taylor Krek, Brady O’Brien, Ryan King and Michael Lewis are all highly touted recruits who will make immediate contributions in the midfield rotation. Defense
Juniors Ryan Young and Phil Thoren along with sophomore Joey Heavner are all back for Ruzzo and are expected to take back their respective back line spots this season. Young provides the muscle at the back, using his 6-2 frame to overpower opponents and serve as a big target on set pieces. Young started 17 games in 2009 and was the top producer in the back with six points on two goals and two assists. Thoren, along with midfielder Ian Cameron, is one of the team leaders for the Bears and uses his maturity to dictate play from the back. The Vaxholm, Sweden native was hampered by an assortment of injuries last season, but still played in 14 matches, including 13 starts, finishing the season with three assists. Heavner is the wildcard of the group, using his high work rate to push up on offensive opportunities while always staying with his mark on defense. Heavner started 19 games last season and tallied three assists in his first year at Mercer. The final spot on Ruzzo’s defensive unit is up for grabs with the departure of senior center back Geoff Oliveria. The competition will most likely come down to sophomores Will Grey and Clemson transfer Josh Shutter. Grey showed his versatility during a strong freshman campaign in 2009, garnering starts on defense and in midfield. Grey appeared in 19 matches, started in all nine of the Bears A-Sun Conference contests and scored one goal last season. Shutter is a highly-touted transfer from ACC power Clemson University. The Sinking Spring, Pa. product appeared in 16 matches, including 12 starts as a true freshman. He is a center back by trade that possesses strength and skill in the air. Freshman newcomers Cole Mitchell and Vaughn Thomas will also add depth at the defensive end. Goalkeepers
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As is the case with all Brad Ruzzo coached teams’, defense will without a doubt be the backbone of the team. With threefourths of the back line returning this season, Ruzzo has all the tools to clamp down on opposing teams’ offenses.
Few teams have the luxury of returning a seasoned and highly skilled netminder, but that is exactly what the Bears have in sophomore Brett Petricek. Petricek took command of the Mercer goalkeeper position last season and it was easy to see why Ruzzo entrusted the position to a true freshman. Petricek had a stellar 2009 campaign, starting in 19 matches while posting a 7-10-2 record. The Woodridge, Ill. native finished at or near the top of the A-Sun leaders in multiple statistical categories including a 1.29 goals against average (3rd), a .797 save percentage (T-1st), 98 saves (T-1st) and four shutouts (4th). For his efforts, Petricek was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman and All-Tournament teams.
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Also back for the Bears is redshirt sophomore Daniel Van Valkinburgh. Van Valkinburgh gained some valuable experience last season starting one game and appearing in two others to give Mercer some quality depth at the position.
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HEAD COACH BRAD RUZZO THIRD YEAR AT MERCER CINCINNATI, 1999
B dR Brad Ruzzo enters hi his thi third d season as th the h head d coach h of the Mercer men’s soccer program. Ruzzo was announced as the ninth head coach in school history on June 24, 2008.
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Despite a 2-11-5 record in his first campaign, Ruzzo’s squad was in virtually every contest. Of their 11 loses, six came by a one-goal margin. In the 2008 Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll, the Bears’ were picked to finish last, but their sixth place finish in the standings earned them a spot in the A-Sun Championship. Ruzzo also mentored his first Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team selection Bolade Ogunmade and instilled a sense of purpose and excitement back into the Mercer men’s soccer program.
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Ruzzo had his first chance to bring in his own players and implement his style of play in his second season with the Bears, and the returns were immediate. Mercer had its best season since 2005, concluding the campaign with a 7-11-2 overall record and a runner-up finish in the Atlantic Sun Championship. The Bears scored the most goals in 2009 (25) since 2005 and carried a goals against average (GAA) of 1.39, their lowest mark since 2006. Mercer also notched four conference wins during its 2009 campaign, the most since 2005. Under Ruzzo’s guidance, junior midfielder Ian Cameron and freshman goalkeeper Brett Petricek received conference and national recognition. Cameron was named an A-Sun All-Conference first team selection and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region third team member, while Petricek was tabbed an A-Sun All-Freshman team honoree. Cameron, Petricek and sophomore striker Richie Edmondson were also all named to the 2009 A-Sun All-Tournament team after falling in the conference final. Not only did Coach Ruzzo generate success on the field, his squad produced in the classroom as well. Under his watch, the Bears were one of just 141 men’s soccer teams across all three NCAA divisions to earn the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. A tireless worker who is a constant advocate of the game, Ruzzo stepped up his involvement in soccer in the southeast region. Upon his arrival at Mercer he founded and currently directs the Mercer Boys Soccer Academy, which is the organization that organizes and directs all Mercer men’s soccer camp activities. Starting in 2010, Ruzzo will be the new chair of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Coaches Association after being voted to the position by his peers. Ruzzo also began to work with the Region III Olympic Development Program as a staff member for premier players. Ruzzo came to Mercer from one of the Missouri Valley Conference’s elite programs, Bradley University. He spent the past eight seasons as the Braves’ top assistant and the last five as their associate head coach.
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While at Bradley, Ruzzo and the Braves went to the NCAA Tournament four times, captured three Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championships and won the State Farm MVC Tournament title in 2007 while compiling a 101-54-25 (.631) record. The 2007 squad enjoyed the best postseason run in the program’s history, bowing out in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. In 2003, Ruzzo claimed the title as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches by College Soccer News. Ruzzo’s tenure at Bradley saw many student-athletes earn positive recognition. The Braves produced eight All-Americans, six Major League Soccer SuperDraft selections, 37 All-MVC selections, two MVC Defensive Players of the Year, two MVC Freshmen of the Year and one MVC Player of the Year. During the same period, Ruzzo assisted Bradley in developing eight ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and NSCAA Scholar All-Americans, 11 CoSIDA District V and NSCAA Region Scholar-Athletes and 25 Valley Scholar Athletes.
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Ruzzo also held the position of co-director for the Central Illinois Soccer Academy, which worked with more than 1,200 youth players throughout the year. In addition to his responsibilities as co-director, Ruzzo also served as the event coordinator for the program’s annual Chicagoland Golf Outing and a head coach for CISA’s U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-23 club teams since 2003.
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Ruzzo and his wife, Tandis, have a son, Kellen, who is two years old.
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Prior to joining the staff at Bradley, Ruzzo starred at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a four-year letterwinner as a defenseman for the Bearcats. He started 77 games from 1995 to 1998 and earned a second-team All-Conference USA selection in 1998. As a senior, he served as the team captain, was chosen team MVP and led Cincinnati to the NCAA Tournament. In 1998, he helped the Bearcat defense pitch six shutouts and held opponents to a 0.89 goals-against average.
OPPONENTS RECORDS
Overall Record 2-11-5 7-11-2 9-22-7
A-Sun Record/Finish 1-5-3/6th 4-5/5th 5-10-3
A-Sun Tournament/Finish 0-1/Quarterfinialist 2-1/Runner-Up 2-2
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ASSISTANT COACH MIKE HAYNES SECOND YEAR AT MERCER BRADLEY, 2007
Mike Haynes enters his second season as the assistant coach of the Mercer men’s soccer team. Haynes was named the first assistant coach of the Brad Ruzzo era on June 24, 2009.
Haynes comes to Mercer following a stellar collegiate career with the Bradley University Braves. A two-time Missouri Valley All-Conference selection in 2006 (honorable mention) and 2007 (second team) at goalkeeper, Haynes helped lead the Braves to a pair of conference championships, a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight and number eight ranking in America in 2007.
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In addition to his on the field duties, Haynes is also involved in the majority of the men’s soccer programs daily operations. He organizes team travel, acts as the academic liaison, coordinates practice operations and assists with practice planning and implementation. Haynes also serves as the program coordinator for the Mercer Boys Soccer Academy.
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Haynes’ primary responsibility is working with and training Mercer’s goalkeepers. His efforts have shown immediate dividends in the rapid development of sophomore netminder Brett Petricek. Under Haynes’ guidance, Petricek had a stellar freshman season that led to an A-Sun All-Freshman team selection.
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Haynes is Bradley’s all-time leader in goals against average at 1.00. He also ranks in the top five in five other categories (shutouts-14.5, minutes played-4,323, victories-24, winning percentage-.609 and save percentage-.796). The four-year letter-winner was chosen as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week in 2007 and received the Bradley Coaches Award twice. The Illinois native played PDL soccer for the Ogden Outlaw and Sioux Falls Spitfire. Haynes also served as head of goalkeeper training for the Central Illinois Soccer Academy from 2004-2007. He majored in Risk Management and Insurance at Bradley.
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STRENGTH COACH ERIC POHL SECOND YEAR AT MERCER INDIANA STATE, 2007
Eric Pohl came to MU as the Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2009. Prior to starting at Mercer, Pohl completed an internship with the Louisville University Sports Performance Department where he assisted the staff with 21 of Louisville’s Olympic Sports. Pohl began his coaching career with the Detroit Tigers baseball organization as a strength and conditioning coach for its single A minor league affiliate the in Oneonta, NY.
S Sean Robb R bb enters t hi h his firstt season as a graduate d t assistant athletic trainer at Mercer University. Robb will work primarily with the men’s soccer team at Mercer while providing support at all home events. Robb graduated from The Florida State University in April 2010 with a B.S. degree in athletic training. His clinical experience at FSU included being the lead student trainer for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track and field while also assisting the football program. During his time working with the men’s basketball program, Robb traveled with the squad to the 2010 ACC Tournament and 2010 NCAA Tournament. Aside from his experience at Florida State, Robb has also completed internships for Capital Health Plan and Godby High School.
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A native of Wellington, Fla., Robb is a Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and National Athletic Trainers Association member. He will be pursuing a master’s degree in Public Health while a Mercer.
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Pohl is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and a Certified USA Weightlifting (USAW) Sports Performance Coach.
FIRST YEAR AT MERECR FLORIDA STATE, 2010
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Pohl was born in Haubstadt, IN and graduated from Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. He is currently working towards his Master’s degree in Education at Mercer.
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No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 25 26
Name Pos. Ht Daniel VanValkinburgh GK 6-0 Brett Petricek GK 6-1 Jeffrey Clithero F/MF 5-9 Sharpe Sablon MF 6-0 Josh Shutter D 6-2 Ryan Young D 6-2 Joey Heavner D 6-1 Taylor Krek MF/D 6-2 Philip Thoren D 6-0 Brady O’Brien MF 6-1 Ian Cameron MF 5-10 Ryan King MF/F 6-2 Will Betts MF 6-2 Bryson Jones F 6-2 Richie Edmondson F 6-2 Will Grey D 6-2 Joshua Ball F 6-2 Sam Johnson MF/F 5-8 Zachary Rall MF/D 5-11 Cole Mitchell D 6-1 Michael Lewis MF 6-1 Stefan Wingo MF 5-10 Matt Brazer MF/F 5-10 Vaughn Thomas D 5-10
Class R-So. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Fr.
Hometown/Previous School Academic Major Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School Biology Woodridge, Ill./Downer Grove Undecided St. Louis, Mo./MICDS Undecided Rome, Ga./Darlington Political Science Sinking Spring, Pa./Clemson Undecided Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County Business Landisville, Pa./Hempfield Business Norcross, Ga./Norcross Engineering Vaxholm, Sweden/Danderyds Finance Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill Undecided Glasgow, Scotland/Nyndland Secondary Finance Norcross, Ga./Norcross Engineering Brenham, Texas/Brenham Finance Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh Journalism Montego Bay, Jamaica/Kent Prep Undecided Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian Engineering Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh Undecided Monrovia, Liberia/Holy Innocent Int. Studies Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista Accounting/Finance Concord, Ga./Pike County Undecided Melrose, Mass./Malden Catholic Accounting Champaign, Ill./Centennial Mech. Engineering Lawrenceville, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Finance Savannah, Ga./Savannah Country Day Business
Head Coach: Brad Ruzzo (Third Season, Cincinnati ’99) Assistant Coach: Mike Haynes (Second Season, Bradley ’07)
Roster Breakdown
By State/Country: Arizona (1) ...... Rall Georgia (10) ...... Sablon, Young, Krek, O’Brien, Jones, Brazer, King, Ball, Mitchell, Thomas Illinois (2) ...... Petricek, Wingo Jamacia (1) ....... Edmondson Liberia (1) ...... Johnson Louisiana (1) ...... Hanlon Massachusetts (1) ...... Lewis Missouri (1) ...... Clithero North Carolina (1) ...... Grey
Pennsylvania (1) ...... Heavner, Shutter Scotland (1) ...... Cameron Sweden (1) ...... Thoren Tennessee (1) ...... Van Valkinburgh Texas (1) ....... Betts By Position: Goalkeeper (2) ......Van Valkinburgh, Petricek Defender (7) ...... Heavner, Grey, Shutter, Young, Thoren, Mitchell, Thomas Midfielder (11) ...... Sablon, Cameron, Betts, Clithero, Krek, O’Brien, Johnson, Rall, Lewis, Wingo, Brazer Forwards: (4) ...... Edmondson, Jones, King, Ball
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IAN CAMERON
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SENIOR MIDFIELDER GLASGOW, Scotland NYNDLAND SECONDARY
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2009 Appeared in 17 games, including 16 starts … Was the unquestioned leader and playmaker for an offensive unit that ranked fifth in the A-Sun with 25 goals … Had a breakout year under Coach Ruzzo, leading the team in points (18), goals (7) and game winning goals (2) … His seven goals and 18 points were tied for third and fourth respectively among the A-Sun Conference leaders ... Tallied four assists from his midfield position, while finishing second on the team with 32 shots … Racked up three awards during his banner season including a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region third team selection, an Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team selection and an A-Sun Championship All-Tournament Team nomination … Put together two multi-goal performances against Georgia Southern (Sept. 20) and Belmont (Oct. 1) scored the game-winning goal in the Bears 3-1 triumph over number one seed Campbell (Nov. 13) in the semifinals of the A-Sun Championship.
GP/GS 19/19 15/14 17/16 51/49
Shots 20 19 32 71
Goals 3 2 7 12
Assists 2 5 4 11
Points 8 9 18 35
GWG 1 0 2 3
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Personal Son of Ian and Wendy Cameron … Born 5/23/88 … has one sister, Kayleigh … Represented Scotland National Team at U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels.
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High School Attended Nyndland Secondary HS.
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2007 Started all 19 games for the Bears in 2007 … Landed a spot on the A-Sun All-Freshman team … Tied for second on the team with eight points … Third on the team with three goals … Tied for second with two assists … Attempted a career-high five shots against UNF on Oct. 4 … First career goal was a game-winner at Alabama A&M on Sept. 14 … 16 of 20 shots were on-goal.
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2008 Appeared in 15 games, making 14 starts … Tied for second on the team with nine points on the strength of two goals and a team-high five assists … Finished fourth on the team with 19 shots, including 10 on goal for a teamhigh .528 shots on goal percentage … Registered his first multi-goal performance of his career when he tallied two goals, one of which was a converted penalty kick, in a 4-1 rout of FGCU (Oct. 2) … Recorded back-to-back two assist games in a loss against Lipscomb (Oct. 18) and a 2-2 draw against ETSU (Oct. 23).
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ZACHARY RALL
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JUNIOR MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER PHOENIX, Arizona DESERT VISTA
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2009 Saw action in 16 games, including five starts in his second season with the Bears … Scored one goal on nine shots, showing a nose for the goal in limited action … Put together multi-shot games against Stetson (Oct. 24) and UNF (Oct. 31) … was the hero in scoring the game-winning goal in the Bears 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) that clinched a spot in the A-Sun Championship for Mercer.
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2008 Saw action in 12 games, including eight in a starting role … Accounted for one shot on the year against Campbell (Nov. 1). High School First team All-Central Region … First team East Valley Tribune … Second team All-State and All-Southeastern Valley … Earned two varsity soccer letters at Desert Vista … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal Son of Jack and Sandra Rall … Born 12/19/89 … Has one sister, Samantha … Double majoring in accounting and finance.
RALL’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2008 2009 Totals
GP/GS 12/8 16/5 28/13
Shots 1 9 10
Goals 0 1 1
Assists 0 0 0
Points 0 2 2
GWG 0 1 1
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PHIL THOREN
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JUNIOR DEFENDER VAXHOLM, Sweden DAYNERYDS
2009 Put together a solid season from his right back position despite being hampered by an assortment of injuries … Appeared in 14 games, making 13 starts … Showed skill and creativity on the offensive end by collecting three assists from his back line location … Tallied two of his assists in a 5-1 Mercer victory over Belmont (Oct. 1) … Recorded his other assist in a 2-1 loss to UNF (Oct. 31).
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2008 Started 14 of 18 games as a true freshman … Recorded two goals in his initial collegiate season … Tied for first on the team in shots on goal (11) and second with total shots (23) … Delivered one assist … Accounted for five total points…First career goal came in 1-1 tie versus Stetson (Oct. 4) … Scored late goal against ETSU (Oct. 23) to ensure a 2-2 tie.
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Personal Son of Lars and Nomica Thoren … Born 5/14/87 in Vallentuna, Sweden … Has one sister, Madeleine … Majoring in finance.
Shots 23 7 30
Goals 2 0 2
Assists 1 3 4
Points 5 3 8
GWG 0 0 0
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GP/GS 18/14 14/13 32/27
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High School Played Club Soccer for the Vallentuna BK and coach Christer Mattiasson … Voted Talent of the Year in the Soccer Association in 2004.
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RYAN YOUNG
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JUNIOR DEFENDER CONYERS, Georgia ROCKDALE COUNTY
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2009 Appeared and started in 17 games last season … Was the backbone of the Mercer defense from his center back position, while also providing support on corner kicks and set pieces ... Finished tied for third on the squad with six points on two goals and two assists … Fired 12 shots, with seven of them on goal for a .583 shots on goal percentage … Collected both of his assists in a huge 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) that clinched a spot in the A-Sun Championship for Mercer … Put on an incredible individual performance by scoring two goals in the Bears 3-0 shutout win over UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-Sun Championship … Young’s play in the Bears win against UNF earned him a TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week selection, the first such honor ever received by a Mercer men’s soccer player. 2008 Played in nine games and started eight … Three of eight total shots were on goal for a .375 shots on goal percentage. High School Three-year letterwinner in soccer, football, and swimming … Played for coach Brian Travis … Named the team’s Attacker of the Year … Landed spots on the all-area and all-region teams … Team’s leading goal-scorer and winner of the Don Jenkings Award … Tallied 48 goals and 33 assists throughout career. Personal Son of Rudy and Trish Young … Born 10/20/89 … Has two siblings, Paul and Nicole … Business major.
YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2008 2009 Totals
GP/GS 9/8 17/17 26/25
Shots 8 12 20
Goals 0 2 2
Assists 0 2 2
Points 0 6 6
GWG 0 1 1
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MATT BRAZER
#25
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER/FORWARD LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia PEACHTREE RIDGE
2009 Appeared in 13 games off the bench as a valued sub for Coach Ruzzo … Notched two shots on the season. 2008 Redshirted.
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High School Earned four letters in varsity soccer at Peachtree Ridge HS … Three-year starter and helped guide Peachtree Ridge to the second round of the state playoffs as a junior and senior … Played club soccer for Atlanta Fire United … Graduated with honors.
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Personal Son of Becky and Mitch Brazer … Born 7/26/90 … Has one sister, Megan … Double majoring in accounting and finance.
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0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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GP/GS Shots Redshirted 13/0 2 13/0 2
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DANIEL
VAN VALKINBURGH
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REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee BAYLOR SCHOOL
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2009 Appeared in three games and made one start against arguably three of the toughest opponents Mercer faced in 2009 … Tallied 137:55 in goal for the season and finished with an 0-1 record … Owned a .692 save percentage and made nine saves on the year … Logged 22:12 of time against Missouri Valley member Bradley (Sept. 6) … Played 23:43 in a non-conference affair against Appalachian State (Sept. 25) … Earned his lone start of the season against Conference USA power UCF (Oct. 13), making seven saves in a losing effort.
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2008 Redshirted. High School Four-year letter-winner in soccer and three-year letterwinner in football … Member of the TWSA All-State team in 2007 and 2008 … Named to the TSSAA Coaches All-State team in 2007 … Helped Baylor to a state title in 2007 … Played club soccer for Chattanooga Futbol Club … A 2008 Scholar Athlete … Placed on the 2007 Army Preseason All-Academic squad in 2007. Personal Son of Pete and Patty VanValkinburgh … Born 9/12/89 in Mission Viejo, Calif … Has one sister, Katie … Majoring in biology.
VAN VALKINBURGH’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2008 2009 Totals
GP/GS Record Redshirted. 3/1 0-1-0 3/1 0-1-0
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4 4
2.61 2.61
9 9
.692 .692
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WILL BETTS
#12
SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER BRENHAM, Texas BRENHAM
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2009 One of only two Bears to appear in all 20 games last season … Started in 18 of those 20 games as a true freshman and controlled the midfield play with his size and strength … Was highly touted coming to Mercer listed as one of the top “100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On” according to collegesoccernews.com … Certainly did not disappoint in his initial season, finishing in a tie for third on the team with six points on two goals and two assists … Racked up 13 shots, 10 of which were on goal giving him a team-high .769 shots on goal percentage … Earned his first collegiate point when he assisted on the Bears lone goal in a 1-0 A-Sun win over Lipscomb (Oct. 3) … Scored his first collegiate goal in a tough 2-1 road loss to FGCU (Oct. 22) … Made a huge impact on his second goal of the season when he scored Mercer’s third and final goal in a 3-0 shutout win over UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-Sun Championship.
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Shots 13 13
Goals 2 2
Assists 2 2
Points 6 6
GWG 0 0
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GP/GS 20/18 20/18
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Personal Son of William and Paula Betts … Born 12/21/90 … Finance major.
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High School NSCAA/Adidas All-American and Scholar All-American as a senior … Twice named ESPN “Rise Magazine Greater Houston Prime Time Player” … First-team all-state, all-region, and District 19-4A MVP … Helped lead Brenham H.S. to the 4A state runner-up spot … Second all-time BHS single-season steals record (249 steals) … BHS MVP … Four-time letterman … Three-time BHS team captain … Scored over 20 goals during final two years of high school … Played with Texans 91 USA Soccer Club … Member of National Honor Society, National Honor Roll, and Who’s Who.
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SOPHOMORE FORWARD MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica KENT PREP
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2009 Appeared in 18 matches and made 16 starts as a true freshman … Finished second on the team with eight points on two goals and four assists from his striker position … Used his speed and athleticism to dictate play up top and create scoring opportunities … Finished third on the team with 26 shots, including seven on goal … Recorded eight multi-shot matches … earned a spot on the Atlantic Sun Championship All-Tournament Team for his play during the Bears postseason run … Recorded his first collegiate points when he collected a pair of assists in a 5-1 win over Belmont (Oct. 1) … Scored his first collegiate goal and eventual game-winner in a 1-0 overtime win over ETSU (Oct. 8) … Collected his other goal when he scored in seventh minute against number one seed Campbell (Nov. 13) in the semifinals of the A-Sun Championship. High School 2008 and 2009 All-State selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas … Scored 19 goals each of his final two seasons to go along with 14 total assists … Helped lead Kent to a 14-4-0 mark as a senior and 11-3-2 as a junior … 2009 team captain. Personal Son of Gathor and Pauline Edmondson … Born 4/28/89.
EDMONDSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 Totals
GP/GS 18/16 18/16
Shots 26 26
Goals 2 2
Assists 4 4
Points 8 8
GWG 1 1
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WILL GREY
#15
SOPHOMORE DEFENDER CHARLOTTE, North Carolina CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN
2009 Proved to be a valuable asset stepping into roles both on the back line and in the midfield … Appeared in 19 games, making 14 starts … Scored one goal on eight shots … One of only six players to start in all nine A-Sun matches …Tallied Mercer’s only goal in a 1-0 shutout of A-Sun foe Lipscomb (Oct. 3).
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High School Named CISAA All-Conference three times … Chosen team Co-MVP as a junior … Helped lead the Knights to a 3A NCISAA state-runner-up and CISAA Conference championship in 2006 … Scored 10 goals over final two years of high school … Winner of Mighty in Spirit Award as a sophomore … Played for Charlotte Soccer Club 90 Blue … Member of the 2007 US Club Region E champions.
Goals 1 1
Assists 0 0
Points 2 2
GWG 1 1
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Shots 8 8
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GP/GS 19/14 19/14
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Personal Son of Bill and Tricia Grey … Born 8/08/90 … National Merit Finalist … Majoring in industrial engineering.
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JOEY HEAVNER
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SOPHOMORE DEFENDER LANDISVILLE, Pennsylvania HEMPFIELD
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2009 Enjoyed a successful first collegiate season as a true freshman, appearing and starting in 19 games at the left back position … One of only six players to start in all nine A-Sun games … Showed versatility by being physical in the back while constantly pushing up on the offensive end for service opportunities … Collected three points on three assists … Assisted on goals in three Bears victories against Georgia Southern (Sept. 20), Lipscomb (Oct. 3) and Jacksonville (Oct. 29).
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High School Team captain and MVP and first team league all-star in 2008 … Helped lead the Knights to the district quarterfinals in 2007 and district first round in 2008 … Accounted for six goals and five assists in final two years of high school … Played for PA Classics … Member of the 2008 Disney Showcase championship team. Personal Son of Frank and Nancy Heavner … Born on 5/30/91 … National Honor Society member … Majoring in business.
HEAVNER’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 Totals
GP/GS 19/19 19/19
Shots 5 5
Goals 0 0
Assists 3 3
Points 3 3
GWG 0 0
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BRYSON JONES
#13
SOPHOMORE FORWARD PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia MCINTOSH
2009 Broke into Ruzzo’s starting line up late in the season and showed the potential to be an explosive striker … Appeared in 14 games, while earning a starting nod in the final six contests of the season … Collected three points on one goal and one assist … Notched his first collegiate point when he assisted on the Bears lone goal in a 2-1 road loss to FGCU (Oct. 22) … Scored the first goal in a 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) which clinched a spot in the 2009 A-Sun Championship for Mercer. PREVIEW
High School Helped lead McIntosh HS to the 2007 state championship (21-0-2) and a spot in the 2009 state finals … Three-year varsity soccer letter-winner … Recipient of the 2009 Coaches Award and chosen Most Improved in 2008 … Played club soccer for AFC Lightning 91 Permier … Member of school honor roll.
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Shots 3 3
Goals 1 1
Assists 1 1
Points 3 3
GWG 0 0
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GP/GS 14/6 14/6
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Personal Son of Delphina and Thyran Jones … Born 10/13/90 … Has two sisters, Brittney and Breana … Mother, Delphina, was a Division II track and field All-American at California State University … Sister, Brittney, played soccer at Birmingham Southern … Majoring in journalism.
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BRETT PETRICEK
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SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER WOODRIDGE, Illinois DOWNER GROVE
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2009 Has already established himself as one of the premier goalkeepers in the Atlantic Sun with his fearless approach in the box … Assumed the starting goalkeeper role as a true freshman appearing and starting in 19 games … Compiled a 7-10-2 record between the posts … Finished at or near the top of the A-Sun leaders in multiple statistical categories including a 1.29 goals against average (3rd), a .797 save percentage (T-1st), 98 saves (T-1st) and four shutouts (4th) … Posted at least five saves in 12 games … Was recognized for his accomplishments by being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team and the A-Sun Championship All-Tournament Team … Earned his first collegiate result when he made seven saves and held Eastern Illinois (Sept. 4) scoreless in a 0-0 double overtime draw … Made a season-high 11 saves in a extra time loss to Wofford (Sept. 13) … Captured his first collegiate win when he made seven saves in a 2-1 victory over Georgia Southern (Sept. 20) … recorded back-to-back shutouts against A-Sun rivals Lipscomb (Oct. 3) and ETSU (Oct. 8) … Picked up his fourth shutout of the year when he made two saves to help the Bears beat UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-Sun Championship. High School 2008 First-team All-State selection by Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times … Two-time All-Conference pick … Owns career shutout record (31) … 2007 and 2008 IHSSCA All-Sectional choice … Member of 2007 Great Midwest Classic All-Tournament Team … Helped lead Mustangs to two conference titles, three regional championships and a spot in the 2008 sectional finals … Member of 2007 and 2008 ODP national champions … Selected as 2007 ODP Nationals “Golden Glove” winner … Member of the 2008 Academic All-Conference team as a senior Personal Son of Rick and Kathi Petricek … Born on 6/27/91 … Majoring in business management.
PETRICEK’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 Totals
GP/GS 19/19 19/19
Record 7-10-2 7-10-2
GA 25 25
GA Avg. 1.29 1.29
Saves 98 98
SV Pct. .797 .797
Sho 4 4
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SHARPE SABLON
#3
SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER ROME, Georgia DARLINGTON
2009 Appeared in nine games, making one start … Tallied three shots on the year … Earned lone start of the season against Conference USA power UCF (Oct. 13). High School Played for the Darlington School Soccer Academy … Team captain junior and senior seasons … Member of championship team at the CASL Showcase, Dallas Showcase, and Southeastern ODP.
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Personal Son of Raymond and Karen Sablon … Born 6/14/91 … Member of the National Honor Society … Majoring in political science.
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Shots 3 3
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Points 0 0
GWG 0 0
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GP/GS 9/1 9/1
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STEFAN WINGO
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SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER CHAMPAIGN, Illinois CENTENNIAL
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2009 Appeared in 19 games, making 14 starts … One of only six players to start in all nine A-Sun games … Utilized a high work rate to facilitate the offense and mark players in the midfield … Finished the season with four points on two goals scored … Tallied both of his goals in a 5-1 victory over A-Sun member Belmont (Oct. 1) … Put together his other multi-shot game of the season against Jacksonville (Oct. 29), when he fired three shots, two of which were on goal.
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High School First team Big 12 Conference pick in 2006, 2007, 2008 … First team All-Sectional in 2007 … All-Area choice in 2007 and 2008 … Helped lead the Chargers to three regional and conference titles and sectional and supersectional crowns in 2007 … Accounted for 12 goals and 9 assists as a junior and senior … Played for the Illinois ODP team in 2005, 2008. Personal Son of Michael and Joan Wingo … Born 3/28/91 … Member of the National Honors Society … Recipient of the Big 12 Conference Scholar-Athlete Award four times (2005-2008) … Majoring in mechanical engineering.
WINGO’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year 2009 Totals
GP/GS 19/14 19/14
Shots 7 7
Goals 2 2
Assists 0 0
Points 4 4
GWG 1 1
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JOSHUA BALL
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FRESHMAN FORWARD PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia MCINTOSH
FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/FORWARD ST. LOUIS, Missouri MICDS
Hi h School High S h l Four-year letterwinner at MICDS High School for head coach Terry Murray … Had a stellar senior campaign, compiling 30 goals from his forward position to lead the Rams to a 17-6 overall record and an ABC League Championship … Named the Conference Player of the Year, All-Metro third team and All-State second team after his senior year ... Broke the MICDS school record for most goals scored in a single season (30) in his senior year ... Named All-Conference second-team after he scored seven goals during his junior year ... Also played two years of varsity baseball at MICDS. Personal Plans to major in economics at Mercer ... Lists Inception as his favrotie movie and the St. Louis Cardinals as his favrotie sports team.
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Personal An honor roll student ... Plans to major in business at Mercer ... Says Fernando Torres is his favorite athlete and the Green Bay Packers are his favrotie sports team.
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High School Four-year letterwinner at powerhouse McIntosh High School under head coach Bunky Colvin ... Led the Chiefs to a 22-1 record his junior year, leading to a number seven ranking in the country at season’s end ... Led the 5AAAAA Region in scoring his junior season, tallying 29 goals and 15 assists ... Featured in ESPN Magazine’s “Players to Watch” section in Jan./Feb. 2010 ... Racked up multiple awards after his stellar junior season including being named the All-County Player of the Year and a 1st Team All-Region selection ... Was named Georgia Player of the Year his senior season after breaking the state record for most goals scored in a career ... Also lettered for four years in basketball garnering All-County and All-Region honors.
JEFFREY CLITHERO
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SAM JOHNSON
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/FORWARD MONROVIA, Liberia HOLY INNOCENT
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/FORWARD NORCROSS, Georgia NORCROSS
Hi h School High S h l Three-year letterwinner at Holy Innocent ... Led the team to two playoff appearances during his freshman and junior seasons.
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High School Four-year letterwinner under head coach Chris Bess at Norcross High School ... Led Norcross to three-straight playoff appearances in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Named to the Gwinnett All-County Personal team as a junior after scoring 10 goals and handing Plans to major in international relations and affairs at out 11 assists ... Was named team MVP and earned a Mercer ... Says Ronaldo is his favorite athlete and Real spot on the exclusive Gwinnett County Super 6 team Madrid is his favorite sports team. as a senior.
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Personal Four-year scholar athlete, plans to major in engineering at Mercer ... Says Matt Ryan is his favorite athlete and likes to listen to his I-Pod before games as a pre-game ritual.
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TAYLOR KREK
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER NORCROSS, Georgia NORCROSS
Hi h School High S h l Four-year letterwinner at Norcross High School under head coach Chris Bess ... Led the Blue Devils to backto-back playoff appearances during his sophomore and junior years, including a Region 7 runner-up finish in his sophomore season ... Named the Offensive MVP after his sophomore season and the varsity captain in his junior and senior seasons ... Showed his versatility by being named the Defensive MVP after his senior season after swithcing from his offensive position held in previous years ... Played club ball for the Atlanta Fire United under head coach Ryan Austin.
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS MALDEN CATHOLIC
High School Four-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Jones at Malden Catholic High School ... Led the Lancers to an 8-8-2 finish his senior season and a berth in the State Tournament ... Very versatile midfielder who can play up top or out wide ... Finished his senior year with seven goals and two assists ... Named to the Catholic Conference All-Star team and also honored as an AllScholastic team member for his senior season. Personal A National Honor Society member ... Plans to major in accounting at Mercer ... Says Theirry Henry is his favorite athlete and Denzel Washington is his favrotie actor.
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Personal Plans to major in engineering at Mercer ... Has four siblings including two sisters Haley (24) and Hanna (20) and two brothers Daniel (22) and Jonathan (16) ... Says Coldplay is his favroite band and lists Sportscenter as his favorite TV show.
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COLE MITCHELL
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FRESHMAN DEFENDER CONCORD, Georgia PIKE COUNTY
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Hi h School High S h l Mitchell is a lanky defensive back who has the potential to facilitate the offense from the back end ... Named the team MVP his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons as well as team captain his sophomore and junior campaigns ... Voted onto the All-State team as a senior ... Led the Pirates to a 12-3-1 record and a regional championship his junior season ... Tallied one goal and eight assists from his center back position as a junior ... Also earned two letters in track and three in cross country while at Pike County.
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Personal An honors student in high school ... Looks to major in political science at Mercer ... Says Will Smith is his favorite actor and lists chicken alfredo as his favrotie pre-game meal.
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia COLLINS HILL
High School Four-year letterwinner at Collins Hill High School under head coach Drew Prentice … led the Eagles to back-to-back number four national rankings and 5AAAAA State Championships in 2009 and 2010 … led Collins Hill to a 5AAAAA State Runner-up finish in 2008 ... earned a spot on the All-County first team as a senior and participated in the 2010 Georgia Soccer All-Star game ... played club soccer for the Atlanta Fire United club under head coach Ryan Austin ... was a member of the club when they were a Disney Showcase Finalist in 2008 and 2009. Personal Plans to major in business at Mercer ... Was born in Worchester, Mass. ... Lists the New England Patriots as his favorite sports team and Matt Damon as his favrotie actor.
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SOPHOMORE DEFENDER SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA WILSON/CLEMSON
B f Before Mercer M Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts as a true freshman for ACC member Clemson … Physical center back who contributed on the offensive end with two assists … Part of a Clemson defensive unit that allowed just 26 goals … Recorded an assist in the Tigers 6-0 win over North Greenville (Oct. 28) … Picked up his other assist in the Tigers 3-1 win against Longwood (Nov. 3) … Earned starts in both of Clemson’s ACC Tournament games against Virginia Tech (Nov. 10) and Wake Forest (Nov. 11).
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FRESHMAN DEFENDER SAVANNAH, Georgia SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
High School Was a Four-year letterwinner in both football and soccer at Savannah Country Day School ... Helped lead his team to a State Elite Eight appearance as a junior and a State Final Four showing as a senior ... Was named the Defensive MVP after his senior season ... Played club soccer for the CGSA Rovers and head coach Alan Sheppard.
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Personal Has two brothers Reece (22) and Pierce (10) ... Plans to major in business administration and eventually go to Personal law school ... Lists the Denver Broncos as his favorite Played alongside current Bear defender Joey Heavner sports team and Robert Downey Jr. as his favorite at the 2008 Disney Soccer Showcase for the PA Classics actor. club team of the USSF Development Academy ... Attended Wilson High School where he was a four-year starter … Was a three-time All-Berks County selection and was named All-State, All-Region and Berks County Player of the Year as a senior ... Born January 30, 1991 ... Major is undecided ... Lists LeBron James as his favrotie athlete and the Philadelphia Phillies as his favorite sports team.
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Freshman of the Year: Brandon Tarr, Belmont Coach of the Year: Doug Hess, Campbell First Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name GK Scott Rosman D Robert Hodge D Matthew Hollyoak D Eddie Munnelly MF Fredrik Brustad MF Ian Cameron MF Vince Petrasso MF Stefan Runeman F Miguel DaSilva F Griffin Gilstrap F Kevin Munz
School ETSU Stetson UNF Jacksonville Stetson Mercer Campbell Jacksonville Lipscomb Stetson Stetson
CL Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.
Hometown Kenner, La. Devon, England London, England London, England Oslo, Norway Glasgow, Scotland Woodbridge, Ontario Jonsered, Sweden Tulsa, Okla. Saftey Harbor, Fla. Jupiter, Fla.
Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name GK Pat Regna GK Mathew Smith D Kezi Lara D Justin Madrid D Matthew O’Shaughnessy D Guilherme Reis MF Mitchell Cardenas MF Sean Hoek MF Cristian Raudales F Khalil Johnson F Adam O’Neill F Aaron Schoenfeld F Brandon Tarr
School USC Upstate FGCU Lipscomb Campbell FGCU ETSU Campbell ETSU FGCU Campbell UNF ETSU Belmont
CL Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr.
Hometown Rochester, N.Y. Cape Canaveral, Fla. Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago Yorktown, Va. Trinity, Fla. Horizonte, Brazil Spring, Texas Newburgh, Ind. Bradenton,Fla. Kingston, Jamaica London,England Knoxville, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn.
Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team Pos. Name MF Mitchell Cardenas MF Davide Faga MF Jonathan Mendoza MF Alesi Osorio GK Brett Petricek MF Justin Smith F Brandon Tarr D Filip Terland F Keegan Terry F Westin Vallentine MF Jeremy Vollmer F Theo Yang
School Campbell Jacksonville Stetson ETSU Mercer Campbell Belmont Jacksonville Campbell FGCU FGCU ETSU
Hometown Spring, Texas Frankfurt, Germany Altamonte Springs, Fla. Austin, Texas Woodridge, Ill. Cary,N.C. Knoxville, Tenn. Djursholm, Sweden Carrollton,Texas Spring, Texas Carmel, Ind. Lilburn, Ga.
Academic Major Health Sciences Sports Management Sports Management Exercise Science Marketing Business Computer Information Physical Education International Business Business International Business
Academic Major Interdisciplinary Studies Biology Communications Trust Management Criminal Justice Business Undeclared Undeclared Civil Engineering International Business Journaism Business Business Administration
Academic Major Undeclared Management Business Engineering Business Management Business Administration Business Administration ExerciseScience Trust Management Legal Studies Human Performance Accounting
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GARDNER-WEBB - September 3 - 7 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boiling Springs, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulldogs Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,300 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Frank Bonner Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Burch Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greene-Harbison Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2007)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Setzer Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155-247-27 (23) Record at GWU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6-3 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 4-3-1/5th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Davis SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . kldavis@gardner-webb.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704.406.3981 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gwusports.com
WINTHROP - September 5 - 1 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Hill, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,500 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garnet and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Hickman Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagle Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rich Posipanko Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333-219-50 (31) Record at Winthrop . . . . . . . . . 216-170-30 (21) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6-4 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . .4-2-2/T-3rd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Redden SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . reddenb@winthrop.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .803.323.2129 Web site . . . . . . . . . .www.winthropeagles.com
RADFORD - September 10 - 4:30 PM Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Reeves Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (1st Years) Record at Radford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9-3 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 1-4-3/7th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey Beeler SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . jwbeeler@radford.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540.831.5726 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . www.ruhighlanders.com
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Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dustin Fonder Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (1st Year) Record at GSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . 2-9/11th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Glover SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . athjag@langate.gsu.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404.413.4034 Web site . . . . . . . www.gerogiastatesports.com
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta, Ga. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panthers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,000 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Levick Conference . Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GSU Soccer Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-32-4 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (2009)
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VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE - September 24 - 4 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lexington, Va. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keydets Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, White and Yellow Superintendent . . . . . .Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donny White Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patchin Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Ever Meeting
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richie Rose Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (1st Year) Record at VMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 1-7/8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Kemps SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . kempssm10@vmi.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540.464.7514 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.vmikeydets.com
WOFFORD - September 26 - 4 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spartanburg, S.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terriers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,450 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Gold and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Johnson Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snyder Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 1-0 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ralph Polson Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214-119-29 (19) Record at Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-15-3 (2) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3-3 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 5-1-1/1st Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brent Williamson SID E-Mail. . . . . . . .williamsondb@wofford.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864.597.4093 Web site . . . . . . . . . . www.woffordterriers.com
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spartanburg, S.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spartans Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,450 Colors . . . . . . . . . . Dark Green, White and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John C. Stockwell Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Hall Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . .County University Soccer Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Hooks Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283-111-27 (22) Record at USC Upstate . . . . . . . 193-81-21 (15) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9-3 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 2-5-2/9th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Edwards SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . aedwards@uscupstate.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864.503.5166 Web site . . . . . . . . . www.upstatespartans.com
EAST TENNESSEE STATE - October 2 - 7 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson City, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buccaneers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,677 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy Blue and Old Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Paul E. Stanton Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Mullins Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . Summers Taylor Soccer Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2009)
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ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM - October 6 - 7 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birmingham, Ala. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blazers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,874 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Green and Old Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Carol Z. Garrison Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Mackin Conference . . . . . . . . . . . Coference USA (C-USA) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Campus Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T, 1-1 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Getman Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244-150-37 (23) Record at UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-124-28 (18) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4-2 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 5-2-1/3rd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jordana@uab.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205.934.7920 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uabsports.com
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CAMPBELL- October 9 - 4 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buies Creek, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Camels Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,834 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jerry M. Wallace Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . .Stan Williamson Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eakes Athletic Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-1 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Armas Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (1st Year) Record at Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 7-1-1/1st Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stan Cole SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . scole@campbell.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .910.893.1331 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gocamels.com
STETSON - October 14 - 7 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deland, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hatters Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,492 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Green and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Wendy B. Libby Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Altier Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . Stetson Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-19-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Logan Fleck Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-47-14 (9) Record at Stetson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-16-6 (3) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2-2 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . .6-2-1/2nd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Watson SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . dwatson@stetson.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386.822.8130 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gohatters.com
FLORIDA GULF COAST - October 16 - 7 PM Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Butehorn Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-59-7 (7) Record at FGCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-27-4 (3) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 6-3/3rd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caleb Baker SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cbaker@fgcu.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239.590.7097 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fgcuathletics.com
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fort Myers, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000 Colors . . . . . . . . Cobalt Blue and Emerald Green President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Wilson Bradshaw Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Kavanagh Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FGCU Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 (2009)
COACHES BEARS
NORTH FLORIDA - October 21 - 7 PM
JACKSONVILLE - October 23 - 7 PM Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Johnson Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130-103-15 (12) Record at JU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-62-11 (7) 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 3-6/8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian DeLettre SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tdelett@ju.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .904.256.7478 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.judolphins.com
MERCER
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolphins Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,436 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kerry Romesburg Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Verlander Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Sports Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12-3 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2009)
REVIEW RECORDS RECORDS MERCER OPPONENTS OPPONENTS
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ray Bunch Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-151-22 (19) Record at UNF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 4-4-1/4th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Whitehead SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . chris.whitehead@unf.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .904.620.4029 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.unfospreys.com
BEARS REVIEW
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ospreys Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,621 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy Blue and Grey President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Delaney Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Moon Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodges Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 3-0 (2009)
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LIPSCOMB - October 28 - 7 PM Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bisons Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,418 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randolph Lowery III Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Hutcheson Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . .Lipscomb Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2009)
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Morrow Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-52-12 (5) Record at Lipscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10-3 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 3-4-2/6th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark McGee SID E-Mail. . . . . . . .mark.mcgee@lipscomb.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615.966.5862 Web site . . . . . . . . . . www.lipscombsports.com
BELMONT - October 30 - 7 PM
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruins Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,445 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy, Red and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Strickland Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . .Whitten Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 5-1 (2009)
2010 A-Sun Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earle Davidson Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-145-14 (14) Record at Belmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13-1 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . 2-7/10th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Forcella SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . .dan.forcella@belmont.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615.460.6698 Web site . . . . . . . . . . www.belmontbruins.com
COACHES
School (1st Place Votes) ................. Points
Position Player (Class)
1.
Stetson (6) .....................................................94
GK
Brett Petricek (So.)
Mercer
2.
Campbell (2) ................................................78
D
*Guilherme Reis (Sr.)
ETSU
3.
FGCU (1) .........................................................77
D
Tobbias Hottner (Jr.)
Jacksonville
4.
ETSU (1) ..........................................................66
D
Garrett McLaughlin (Sr.)
5.
Mercer ..............................................65
MF
*Fredrik Brustad (Jr.)
Stetson
6.
Jacksonville...................................................59
MF
Ian Cameron (Sr.)
Mercer
7.
Lipscomb ......................................................41
MF
Mitchell Cardenas (So.)
8.
UNF ..................................................................30
MF
Jonathan Mendoza (So.)
9.
Belmont ........................................................26
F
*Miguel DaSilva (Sr.)
10.
USC Upstate ................................................14
F
Brandon Tarr (Fr.)
Belmont
F
Adam O’Neill (Jr.)
UNF
F
Aaron Schoenfeld (Jr.)
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RECORDS OPPONENTS
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Place
BEARS
2010 A-Sun Preseason All-Conference Team
Tournament Champion: Stetson
Team
Lipscomb
Campbell Stetson Lipscomb
ETSU
* - Unanimous Selection Preseason Player of the Year: Fredrik Brustad, MF, Stetson
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-Program Records -Year-by-Year Results
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SINGLE SEASON AND CAREER RECORDS CAREER
MERCER
RECORDS OPPONENTS
REVIEW
BEARS
COACHES
PREVIEW
Goals 1. Stacy Noske 2. Neil Zarac 3. Del Olaoye 4. Ramiro Canovas 5. Vince Dattilo 6. Dean Blain 7. Vicente Arze 8. Buster Franklin T9. Hunter Goff T9. Patrick Horacius
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Single Season 48 44 31 27 26 23 22 20 17 17
1982-85 1998-01 2002-05 2000-03 1991-92 1995-98 2004-07 1989-92 1992-95 1995-98
Assists 1. Maxwell Rooke 22 2. Vicente Arze 19 3. Vince Dattilo 17 T4. Patrick Horacius 16 T4. David Henager 16 T6. Dean Blain 15 T6. Neil Zarac 15 8. Dave Dresbach 14 9. Ramiro Canovas 13 T10. Payman Roshan 12 T10. Hunter Goff 12
1998-01 2004-07 1991-92 1995-98 1998-01 1995-98 1998-01 1983-85 2000-03 1985-88 1992-95
Points 1. Stacy Noske 2. Neil Zarac 3. Del Olaoye 4. Vince Dattilo 5. Ramiro Canovas 6. Vicente Arze 7. Dean Blain 8. Patrick Horacius 9. Maxwell Rooke 10. Hunter Goff
105 103 73 69 67 63 61 50 48 45
Goals Against Average 1. Lucio Filho 1.22 2. Andr. Castrichini 1.49 3. David Jetton 1.68 4. Mike Potier 1.73 5. Jonathan Riley 1.79
1982-85 1998-02 2002-05 1991-92 2000-03 2004-07 1995-98 1995-98 1998-01 1992-95 2000-01 1998-02 1996-99 1989-92 2001-03
Saves 1. Mike Potier 2. Ron Keller 3. David Jetton 4. Todd Bramble 5. David Bird
442 427 317 299 187
Shutouts 1. Ron Keller 2. David Jetton
14.5 1981-84 12.0 1996-00
1989-92 1981-84 1996-99 1985-88 2005-08
Goals 1. Stacy Noske T2. Neil Zarac T2. Vince Dattilo T4. Neil Zarac T4. Oral Campbell T6. Neil Zarac T6. Stacy Noske T8. Del Olaoye T8. Vince Dattilo T8. Buster Franklin T8. Stacy Noske
16 15 15 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11
1982 1999 1992 2000 1983 2001 1984 2002 1991 1989 1985
Assists 1. Vince Dattilo 2. Max Rooke T3. Dave Dresbach T3. Jeb Smith T3. Marshall Eckford T7.Vicente Arze T6. Vicente Arze T6. Neil Zarac T6. David Henager T6. Patrick Horacius T6. Patrick Horacius T6. Jeff Marshall T6. Vince Dattilo T6. Dave Dresbach T6. Stacy Noske
11 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1992 1999 1985 1985 1981 2007 2004 2001 1999 1996 1995 1992 1991 1985 1984
Points 1. Vince Dattilo 2. Stacy Noske 3. Neil Zarac T4. Neil Zarac T4. Neil Zarac T4. Stacy Noske 7. Oral Campbell T8. Vince Dattilo T8. Dave Dresbach T10.Ramiro Canovas T10.Del Olaoye
41 33 32 31 31 31 30 28 28 24 24
1992 1982 1999 2001 2000 1984 1983 1991 1985 2002 2002
Saves 1. Ron Keller 2. Mike Potier 3. Todd Bramble 4. Mike Potier 5. David Jetton
168 136 122 112 111
1984 1990 1988 1989 1997
Shutouts 1. David Jetton T2. Ron Keller T2. Aldo Balsano 4. Ron Keller T4. Brett Petricek T5. Lucio Fiho T5. Lucio Filho
6 5 5 4 4 3.5 3.5
1999 1984 2005 1982 2009 2000 2001
Single Game Individual Shots, 13 Jon Morrison vs. Valdosta State, 1981
Goals, 6(Twice) Leo Assimacopoules vs. Emory, 1970
Manas Pantilides vs. Emory, 1970 Assists, 4 Marshall Eckford vs. Georgia Southwestern, 1981
Points, 14 Leo Assimacopoules vs. Emory, 1970
Saves, 24 Ron Keller vs. Georgia State, 1981 Team Goals, 17 vs. Emory, 1970 Assists, 9 vs. Columbus State, 1981 Points, 40 vs. Emory, 1970 Saves, 24vs. Georgia State, 1981
Goals Against Average 1. Kerr McGowan 1.12 2004 2. Rob Cronenbold 1.15 2006 3. David Jetton 1.19 1999 4. Brett Petricek 1.29 2009 5. Martin Walker 1.30 2004 6. Andr. Castrichini 1.35 2001 7. Lucio Filho 1.36 2000 8. David Bird 1.38 2007 Mercer great Max Rooke
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Player of the Year 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke 2002 . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas Freshman of the Year 2000 . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze
1999 Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Champions
REVIEW OPPONENTS RECORDS MERCER
All-Tournament Team 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Sal Chillemi
BEARS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Robert Gibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Jetton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Wennstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2000 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2001 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Ramiro Canovas . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Castrichini . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ..Oskar Modin 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .David Gussio . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Tuckwood 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Omar Liendo 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye All-Freshman Team 2009 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . Arkenson Neckles 2001 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Richie Edmondson 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Brett Petricek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kahlil Mathura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Erickson Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze 1999, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wynn Trice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aldo Balsano Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Gordon 1982, 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dana Robinson 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cameron 1999, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Melville 2009 . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Petricek
COACHES
Second Team All-Conference 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Potier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Coffey 1992 . . . . . . . .Hobby Barndollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Leeper 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Hale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Leeper 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Horacius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pascal Occean 1999 . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Jetton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke 2000 . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . Coleman Duckworth 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oskar Modin . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Gussio 2003 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas 2004 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clif Wilson 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omar Liendo 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze
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First Team All-Conference 1979 . . . . . . . . . .Roland Schraft 1981 . . . . . . . . . Jon L. Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .Ron Keller 1982 . . . . . . . . .Vince Benedetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacy Noske 1983 . . . . . . . . . . Oral Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Weber 1984 . . . . . . . . . Jon L. Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacy Noske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan 1985 . . . . . . . . . Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vince Benedetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Rodgers 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeb Smith 1987 . . . . . . . . . . Scott Rodgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payman Rashan 1988 . . . . . . . . . .Scan Putegnat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Bramble 1989 . . . . . . . . . Buster Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reece Payton 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Potier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reece Payton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Rogers 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Hale 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunter Goff 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunter Goff 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain 1999 . . . . . . . . . Robert Gibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Zarac 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucio Filho 2001 . . . .Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Zarac 2002 . . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze 2008 . . . . . . Bolade Ogunmade 2009 . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cameron
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Hartwick 0-1 High Point 3-1 Houston Baptist 0-2 Howard 0-0-1 Huntingdon 3-2 Jacksonville 6-12-3 Kennesaw St. 1-0 Kentucky 0-1 LaGrange 1-0 Life University 0-2 Lipscomb 6-3-1 Louisiana-Monroe 0-3 Longwood 1-0-1 Maryville 0-1 UMass 0-1 Memphis 0-2 Mercer-Atlanta 5-4-3 Middle Georgia 1-1 Navy 0-1 North Carolina 0-1 N.C. State 0-6-1 UNC-Asheville 4-0 UNC-Greensboro 0-3 UNC-Wilmington 1-2 North Georgia 2-5-1 North Florida 3-2-1 New Orleans 0-1 Oneonta State 0-1 Oglethorpe 3-7-1
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
COACHES
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School Record Dekalb South 0-2 ABAC 0-1 Detroit-Mercy 1-0 Alabama A&M 4-14 Drake 0-1 UAB 0-11-2 Duke 0-4 UAH 1-1 Eastern Illinois 0-0-1 Andrew J.C. 1-0 Eckerd 0-3 Appalachian State 1-3 Elon 0-2 Armstrong Atlantic 2-0 Emory 6-14 Auburn-Montgomery 0-1 Erskine 0-9 Augusta 5-3 ETSU 1-0-1 Belmont 6-6-1 Evansville 0-2 Berry 11-10-2 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-1 Birmingham Southern 1-0 Flagler 0-2 Bradley 0-1 Florida 0-1 Cal Poly 0-1 Florida Atlantic 10-6-2 UCF 4-8-2 Florida Gulf Coast 1-2 UC Riverside 1-0 Fla International 1-5-1 Campbell 7-18-2 Florida Southern 0-0-1 Centenary 11-8 Florida State 0-0-1 Central Florida 4-6-2 Florida Tech 1-0 Charleston Southern 8-7-3 Furman 3-1 The Citadel 2-2-1 Gardner-Webb 6-2 Clark-Atlanta 1-0 Georgia College 7-15-2 Clemson 0-8 Georgia Southern 20-23 Coastal Carolina 0-7 Georgia SW 5-0 College of Charleston 6-8 Georgia State 13-32-4 Columbus St 5-0 Georgia Tech 2-0-1 Creighton 0-1 Hardin-Simmons 0-2 Davidson 0-1 Hartford 1-0
Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Overall 2-2 5-4-2 4-1-1 4-4-2 7-6 3-9-1 2-6-2 1-11-1 0-5-2 3-10 2-14 7-12 7-10-2 10-8-1 8-10-1 10-9-1 3-16-1 6-11-1 3-15 3-13 4-13-1
Conf. Record/ Finish -/3rd in East -/3rd in East -/4th in East -/4th in East -/4th in East 0-6/4th in East 1-4-1/4th in East
Coach Jerry Stone Jerry Stone David Sonsonby
Brady Siegler Barry Myers Barry Myers Barry Myers Tur-Rojas Tom Sakaratana Tom Sakaratana
Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson
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9-8-2 9-6-2 9-7-1 3-12 8-9-1 8-10-1 3-15 7-11 12-7-2 9-8-2 13-8 10-7-1 8-9-2 11-9-1 9-9-2 3-12-3 6-12-1 2-11-5 7-11-2
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Oral Roberts 2-0 Penn 0-1 Presbyterian 1-0 Radford 0-3 Rhode Island 0-2 Rollins 0-1 Saint Leo 6-0 Samford 3-0 South Alabama 2-3-1 South Carolina 0-6 USC-Aiken 2-0 USC Upstate 1-2 South Florida 0-3 SMU 0-2 Southern Tech. 1-0-1 Stetson 10-19-2 Tampa 0-1 Tenn.-Temple 1-0 Temple 0-1 Thomas 1-0 Toccoa Falls 3-3-1 Towson State 0-1 Vanderbilt 2-4-1 Valdosta State 2-2 Virginia 0-2 Virginia Tech 0-1 VMI 0-0 Western Kentucky 0-1 Winthrop 1-2 Wofford 1-3 **2010 opponents in bold
4-2-2/2nd in East 5-0/1st 4-3/4th 1-7/5th in West 3-4-1/3rd in West 3-5/4th in West 1-7/5th in West 2-5/6th 4-2/2nd 3-1-2/1st 5-2/1st 6-1-1/1st 5-3-1/4th 7-4-1/3rd 4-2-2/3rd 1-4-2/6th 2-6-1/10th 1-5-3/6th 4-5/5th
* - Won A-Sun Tournament # - A-Sun “Coach of the Year”
Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville *#Tom Melville Tom Melville *#Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Brad Ruzzo Brad Ruzzo
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THIS IS MERCE What distinguishes a good university from a great university extends far beyond the boundaries of its curriculum and its campus.
The competence and character of an institution’s graduates are, more often than not, the hallmarks by which its reputation is both earned and measured. As a private, co-educational institution, Mercer University has emerged as one of the premier universities in the Southeast and the nation. Mercer is truly a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. Mercer’s outstanding faculty take students beyond the rigors of academic programs to explore the challenges of reason, responsibility, compassion and character. Through learning, living and leading, Mercer students are prepared not only to confront, but also to embrace the challenges of their future. Under the leadership of prominent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer, Mercer University was founded in Penfield, Ga., in 1833 and later moved to Macon in 1871. From its humble beginnings as a small liberal arts college, Mercer now offers programs in 11 schools and colleges. Conveniently located in the middle of the state, Macon serves as the educational, medical, cultural and commercial hub of central Georgia. Located just one hour from Atlanta - one of
ER... the nation’s most popular international cities - and two hours from the Atlantic coast, Macon is easily accessible from two interstate highways - I-75 and I-16. Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review among the nation’s leading universities, Mercer considers one of its strengths to be its superior faculty, who “teach from the heart.” At Mercer, students benefit from learning experiences guided by caring faculty, not teaching assistants found at many universities as is the case at many universities. The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA recently named Mercer as a “highly selective” university, and The Princeton Review has placed Mercer among the Best 351 Colleges in North America. The University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School of Pharmacy and Health Services, the School of Medicine, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Engineering, the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, the Tift College of Education, the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Townsend School of Music. The University also operates the Mercer University Press in Macon and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins. Mercer’s enrollment is nearly 8,100 students. While many students come from the Southeast, more than 38 states and 30 countries are represented among the student body. The average class size at Mercer is 21, with a student/faculty ratio of 13:1 - unusually low for a major university.
CAMPUS LIFE Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the graciousness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do. The University offers a wealth of fascinating experiences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to performing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organizations to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.
RESIDENCE LIFE The benefits of campus living are numerous - the development l off life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhancing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students, this is the first time they have lived away from home, and the community that develops on campus and in residence halls becomes a second family. All freshman and sophomores (first-year and/or transfer students) are required to live on campus, with the exception of married students, students above the age of 21, students with children and/or students who live at home with a parent or guardian within reasonable commuting distance. In each of Mercer’s residence halls, safety comes first and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times, and students use their identification cards to gain access into their residence hall.
DEGREES AT MERCER Undergraduate Degrees -African American Studies -Art -Biology -Business (M.A.P.S. program) -Chemistry -Christianity -Communication and Theatre Arts -Computer Science -Economics -Education -Engineering -English -Environmental Science -French -German -History -Information Science and Technology -Journalism -Latin -Mathematics -Media Studies -Music -Music Education -Philosophy
-Physics -Political Science -Psychology -Sociology -Spanish -Theater -Women’s and Gender Studies
Graduate Degrees -Business Administration (MBA) -Community Counseling -Engineering -Education -Family Service -Family Therapy -Nursing -Public Health -Technical Communications
Professional Degrees Law Medical
Mercer University Quick Facts Founded 1833
President
William D. Underwood
Enrollment Fall 2010
8072 Total 4531 Undergraduate 2005 Graduate 1536 Professional
Alumni 65,000
Overall Operating Budget $181.3 Million
Number of Faculty & Staff 1,350
THIS IS MACO Macon, Georgia is the host of the annual International Cherry Blossom Festival, a 10-day event commemorating the beautiful Yoshino cherry trees that bring color to the Macon landscape each spring. Macon boasts more Yoshino cherry trees than even Washington, D.C. The annual festival features special performances and activities and draws thousands of people from literally all over the world. Through the revitalization of Macon’s historic downtown area, local business owners host events like Taste of Downtown, where downtown food vendors - from gourmet to down-home cooking - display their specialties and First Friday, where businesses unite to bring suburban residents into downtown for a night of fun, food and entertainment. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame is home to memorabilia and information on all the recording artists from Georgia, including R.E.M., the Black Crowes, James Brown, Otis Redding,
Macon, Ga. is also home to Mercer’s Law School. The Walter F. George School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the country. Named for Walter F. George, a 1901 graduate of Mercer’s law school who went on to become a justice of the Georgia State Supreme Court and later a U.S. Senator, the law school has a rich and distinguished history.
ON... Travis Tritt and many more. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the state’s official sports museum, features exhibits, interactive fun areas and information about professional and amateur Georgia athletes, such as Hank Aaron and Bobby Jones. The Grand Opera House is a historic landmark theatre operated by Mercer University. It presents a wide variety of national touring Broadway shows, plays and concerts. Mercer University’s theatre and music departments also hold many of their productions in this beautiful theatre. From fine dining to fast food ... from elegant shops to outlet malls ... from classical to country music concerts, in Macon, Georgia, there is always some place to go and something to do.
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Located in Macon, Georgia, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the country’s largest state sports museum at 43,000 square feet. Created in 1956 as the Georgia Prep Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 50 years. It was expanded in 1963 to encompass prep, college, amateur and professional sports. In 1999, it moved into a permanent new home in Macon. -Credit, Georgia Sports HOF
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GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state’s rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance. The museum fosters an appreciation for Georgia music and stimulates economic growth through a variety of dynamic partnerships and initiatives statewide.
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RYAN YOUNG
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ercer broke ground on the centerpiece of the Macon campus in the fall of 2001. 1. The University Center has become one of the premier venues in the nation for college ege basketball and volleyball. The $40 million facility has become the focal point for almost lmost all campus activities, providing students with an area for study, a food court, and a coffee shop. The “Street” is a tree-lined, sunlit indoor patio, providing students with an area to study, y, socialize, and dine on cuisine from the food court, including Chic Fil-A, Subway, Burger Studio, tudio, and Sushi Hot Bowls. Bear Rock Cafe is a coffee shop and internet café for students to use either with high-speed connections throughout the floor area with the wireless internet et connections, or with Bear Rock’s computers. Students can also relax and watch either of two flat screen televisions, or relax outside on the Patio overlooking the Greek Village and campus.
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Both students and athletes have state of the art fitness facilities, with weight training equipment and cardiovascular theater, as well as a 1/8 mile indoor track. The track overlooks the lower level, which has three full-size basketball and volleyball courts for intramural and recreation use. Another distinguishing feature of the University Center is the 25-meter indoor swimming pool for use by both students and teams for lap swim and water strength and speed drills. Athletes have a separate weight room for use during team workouts with
Th The he new home (Bear Field) of the Mercer men’s soccer team just underwent a $250,000 renovation over the summer of 2009. The facility was resurfaced in order to level the field and install new grass to improve the quality of play. With a capacity for just over 500 fans, Bear Field has hosted four Atlantic Sun Championships and an NCAA Tournament game back in 1999.
ERCER all the t latest free weight and weight machine technology. Athletes and trainers also have the use of a comple athletic training room, with the latest in injury treatment and prevention equipment. plete The University Center is also home for Mercer University Athletics, with offices for all the athletics administration aand coaching staff. These offices allow potential student-athletes to see first hand the facility that will be their home base for their career at Mercer. The University Un Center, on top of all the other amenities, is the home for Mercer basketball and volleyball. There are two full courts, one designated as the practice court, and the main floor in the center of the arena in the University Univers Center. The main court is surrounded by 3,200 seats for basketball and volleyball, but can be expanded for up to 4,080 with floor seating for concerts. Three skyboxes at mid-court provide a birds-eye view of the action actio on the floor. The main entrance into the Arena at the University Center is Mercer’s Heritage Hall. This is a collection recognizing some of Mercer’s most important alumni, faculty and staff. There are many different displays, including the Mercer Ha Hall of Fame which honors the accomplishments of Mercerians through the years. Displays also include the history of Mercer Athletics and a History of Mercer itself.
Mercer’s comprehensive therapeutic setting provides medical coverage for all student-athletes. It is staffed by two full-time athletic trainers and five graduate assistants that are licensed and certified to practice.
Another state-of-the-art addition to Mercer, the weight room is home to power lifting stations, abundant free weights and state-of-the art cardio equipment.
Each of Mercer’s team sports has a an up-to-date locker room in the University Center. The locker rooms have full showers,
Attached h d tto each h llocker k room is a player lounge, complete with a projection screen TV, a surround sound speaker system and comfortable seating.
The indoor pool at the University Center is a collegiate size lap pool that is utilized for aqua-therapy for rehabilitation of student-athletes.
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MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT WILLIAM D. UNDERWOOD
President Underwood has led Mercer during a period of dynamic growth and development for the University. Since his arrival as Mercer’s 18th President in 2006, enrollment has increased by approximately 15 percent to more than 8,000 students. Mercer has launched a second medical school campus (in Savannah), initiated a master’s-level physician assistant program, announced a doctorallevel program in physical therapy that will begin in 2010, and added Ph.D. programs in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, and Nursing. Reflecting an increased emphasis on research, Mercer will meet the criteria established by the Carnegie Foundation for reclassification as a research-doctoral university during the 2009-10 academic year. Over the past three years, the number of Ph.D. students has increased from fewer than 25 to approximately 200, while the amount of externally funded research expenditures has grown to nearly $25 million. In addition to increased levels of funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, Mercer scientists have for the first time been funded as eminent cancer scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, while other Mercer scientists are now receiving funding to support their research through the Georgia Research Alliance. The University has intensified its longstanding commitment to service-learning and community engagement under President Underwood’s leadership. During the spring of 2009, Mercer announced a $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support continued revitaliza-
tion of the College Hill Corridor between campus and downtown Macon. The groundbreaking Mercer On Mission program, launched in 2007, has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative as “an exemplary approach to addressing a specific global challenge.” Mercer earned the highest federal recognition for community engagement by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2009, and in 2008 became the only university in Georgia to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s designation for “Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.” Prior to joining Mercer, President Underwood served at Baylor University as Interim President and held the prestigious Leon Jaworski Chair at the Baylor School of Law. President Underwood is an accomplished educator and scholar. He was designated a Master Teacher at Baylor in recognition of extraordinary classroom teaching over an extended period. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation. President Underwood was awarded the J.D. degree summa cum laude by the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985, where he graduated as class salutatorian and was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Following graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, prior to practicing law for several years with a large law firm in Dallas. He also holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he met his spouse, Lesli. They have two children, Jessica and William.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JIM COLE Jim Cole assumed the duties of Director of Athletics for Mercer University on July 1, 2010. Prior to that, he served as MU’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs, heading up the Mercer Athletics Foundation (the fund-raising arm for Bears’ athletics) concurrent with his time as a State Representative in Georgia. A native of Augusta, Cole entered Mercer on an academic scholarship in 1990 and lettered in baseball from 1990 to 1993. He was recipient of the Charles C. Morgan Outstanding Student-Athlete Award and graduated with honors from the University in 1993. Cole was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 and was named the franchise’s “Organizational Player of the Year” and a finalist for the TOPPS Minor League “Player of the Year Award” in 1994. After an injury ended his professional baseball career, he returned to Mercer in 1997 to earn his MBA while serving as a graduate assistant and pitching coach for the baseball team. In 1998 he served as pitching coach for the Madison Black Wolves minor league team in Madison, Wis. Cole then entered private business before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 (and serving in that capacity until 2010). Cole served as the legislative voice under the Gold Dome for the constituents of House District 125 - which includes Jasper County and parts of Monroe, Jones and Lamar Counties. His legislative duties included membership on the Appropriations Economic Development Sub-Committee (to oversees
important areas of the budget that deal with agriculture, community affairs, economic development and transportation). In addition, Cole served on the Rules, Judiciary Non-Civil and State Planning and Community Affairs Committees. Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Cole to serve as senior administration floor leader in early 2009, having served formerly as assistant floor leader from 2007-2008. Cole is an active community leader throughout the state. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Leadership Georgia, he is a member of Forsyth United Methodist Church. Cole is married to the former Gaylyn Lawson of Forsyth, where they live with their two children, Caroline and Lawson..
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STAFF & COACHES
Sybil Blalock Sr. Assoc. A.D./ Senior Women Admin.
Karen Donaldson Assistant A.D. Compliance
Jim Tessmer Operations Manager
Paul Bohr Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Penny Davis Spirit Coordinator
Rob Murphy Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine
Myra Cameron Athletics Coordinator
Dave Beyer Athletics Media Relations/SID
Andy Stabell Assistant Sports Information Director
Jarrad Turner Marketing & Promotions
Tim Pietrofere Pep Band Director
Erica Sullivan Staff Assistant
Craig Gibson Head Coach Baseball
Noelle Rooke Head Coach Volleyball
Bob Hoffman Head Coach Men’s Basketball
Susie Gardner Head Coach Women’s Basketball
Ryan Bailey Head Coach Cross Country (M & W)
Andrew Tredway Head Coach Men’s Golf
Gary Guyer Head Coach Women’s Golf
Jason Childs Head Coach Men’s Lacrosse
Mickey Pearce Head Coach Rifle (M & W)
Brad Ruzzo Head Coach Men’s Soccer
Grant Serafy Head Coach Women’s Soccer
Mike Raynor Head Coach Softball
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Warren Woolfolk Head Coach Tennis (M & W)
Jason Farhadi Graduate Assistant Tennis (M & W)
Jeff Graham Graduate Assistant Sports Information
Michael Ellis Graduate Assistant Academics
Adam Bailey Graduate Assistant Marketing & Promotions
Nicky Bruno Graduate Assistant Academics
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“Would you consider joining the Athletics Foundation today and encourage our studentathletes with your financial support and attendance when the Bears compete on the playing fields and courts?”
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“As you can see, Mercer has had outstanding recent success, both in competition and in the classroom. In order to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources for maximum success in the future, we need your help.
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A Message from the Athletic Foundation President “As a former student-athlete and now as a Mercer alumna, I am excited about the future of the Mercer Athletics program. We are bringing to our campus some of the brightest and most talented student-athletes in the country.
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The MAF has many ways by which individuals and businesses alike can become involved and help keep the Bears’ athletics program at the forefront.
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The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fundraising arm for Mercer University Athletics. Members of the Foundation annually set goals to raise funds which have been used to undertake such projects as hiring a full-time strength and conditioning coach, enhancing recruiting budgets, providing additional scholarships and to help increase salaries to attract and retain outstanding coaches.
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The Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and well-being of student-athletes is the number one priority. Student-athletes have access to therapeutic services such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling and preventative physical medicine.
A Assistant Athletic Director /Director of Sports Medicine Men’s Basketball
The Mercer Sports Medicine department utilizes a state-of-the-art athletic training facility in the university center. The athletic training room consists of a treatment, taping and rehabilitation area. The rehabilitation area is equipped with a treadmill, exercise bikes in addition to a variety of weights, resistance bands, medicine balls, and other rehabilitation equipment which can be used to facilitate injury rehabilitations. The athletic training area also has an enclosed hydrotherapy room with an eightperson cold whirlpool and smaller extremity whirlpools. There are also offices for the staff and a physician exam room. The athletic training room also has easy access to the weight room and the University Center pool. The facility is staffed by two full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers, a family practice physician and an orthopedic surgeon. The staff works with other group of health-care providers to bring a comprehensive care to the student-athletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.
Assistants
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Shawn Wolf -Softball - Women’s Basketball - Cheer Squad
Hannah Smith -Volleyball -Tennis
Jesse Kolodziejski -Women’s Soccer -Men’s Golf
Sean Robb -Men’s Soccer -Women’s Golf
Tyler Fredlund -Lacrosse -Rifle
Strength and Conditioning The strength and conditioning program at Mercer has three primary goals. These goals are to maximize athleticism, minimize injuries and increase mental/physical toughness. The way this is accomplished is by primarily utilizing ground based, multi-joint, triple extension, explosive exercises. Athletes will perform exercises of all types but focus is put on three main exercise styles: Olympic lifting, power lifting and plyometrics. The goal is to try and replicate the movements, velocities and forces that are experienced during competition of the athlete's sport. Served by a professional full-time strength and conditioning coach as well as an assistant coach, Mercer Athletics provides a full range of weight training and exercise equipment to assist Mercer’s approximately 226 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through strength training and conditioning. Easily accessible from anywhere in the University Center, the equipment includes the following: • three top of the line power lift full racks • over 3,000 pounds of plates • a line of variable resistant machines • three sets of Iron Grip dumbbells • five free standing adjustable benches
Paul Bohr
Eric Pohl
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assitant
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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE BUILDING Continuing a tradition of academic achievement, a record 60 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2009-10 academic year. Lipscomb edged out Belmont, the seven-time winner of the All-Academic Trophy, to win its first such trophy with close to 72 percent of its the student-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point int averages of a 3.00, or better. Several Bisons teams received national recognition for their success in the classroom. Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams posted team GPAs among the top five in the nation - the only school in the country to boast that distinction. Jacksonville’s women’s track team received their ninth straight USTFCCCA All-Academic honor. Lipscomb’s women’s basketball etball team posted the ninth best GPA in the country and the conference champion volleyball team led five A-Sun schools in receiving eceiving an AVCA Team Academic Award. The Stetson men’s tennis team led the nation with nine student-athletes earning the honor of Scholar Athlete from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A total of five A-Sun schools and 24 student-athletes received recogntion from the ITA. Stetson and Belmontt joined only 16 other Division I schools considered an All-Academic squad in both men’s and women’s tennis. For the first time the NCAA released single-year APR for Division I head coaches in six sports dating back to 2003-04, the beginning of the program. All 11 A-Sun schools produced a coach who had a year of a perfect score of 1000 and the league produced a total of 25 seasons with scores of 1000. Seven of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball recorded at least one score of 1000 and five teams had a score of 1000 in 2008-09, the most recent year recorded by the NCAA. WINNERS Four A-Sun teams received Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophies in recognition of their performances in NCAA postseason play. Lipscomb’s softball team, ETSU’s men’s tennis squad plus UNF’s men’s golf team and women’s tennis carried the conference to the third-highest total by any one conference. Golf continued to boom in the conference as three league members on the women’s side advanced to NCAA play for the first time in conference play. Women’s golf became the first sport in the conference to produce three NCAA participants since baseball in 2003. At the NCAA Regionals, ETSU’s Nina Muehl opened with an 8-under 64, the single lowest round carded in all of Division I golf and became just the second golfer from the A-Sun to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships
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FOR LIFE Alums from the Atlantic Sun, both recent and historic continued to excel at the highest levels. Within the span of three days, FGCU produced its first two major league baseball players. Two pitchers of the Eagles’ 2008 A-Sun Championship squad, Casey Coleman and Sale, took their talents to Chicago as Coleman broke in with the Cubs and Sale soared through the White Sox system after spending less than two months in the minors. In late June, former Stetson All-American Chris Johnson returned to the Astros lineup and hit over .380 his first two months as a regular.
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On the women’s side ETSU became the third A-Sun school to win three straight titles, FGCU advanced to the WNIT for a third consecutive year and USC Upstate registered its first 20-win season as a Division I program.
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For the first time in league history, the conference’s last remaining charter member, Mercer, hosted the General Shale Brick Basketball Championships. The hosts advanced to the final of the men’s event setting up a standing-room-only event at the University Center against ETSU. In the end the Buccaneers won back-to-back titles. Jacksonville advanced to the NIT for the straight second year and provided the league’s first win in the event since 1996 when Ben Smith connected on a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds to stun top-seeded Arizona State.
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In softball, two hurlers established themselves among the best in the nation. Lipscomb’s Whitney Kiihnl and USC Upstate’s Morgan Childers each topped the 30-win mark - a first for the conference. The two traded the national lead in ERA throughout the season and when the year came to a close, Kiihnl finished with the best mark in the nation with Childers taking a close second. Kiihnl and Childers ranked second and third in the country in fewest hits allowed per seven innings.
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Individual performances stood out on the diamond as FGCU’s Chris Sale became a consensus All-America en route to becoming the conference’s fourth first-round pick in the last two years. ETSU’s Paul Hoilman contended for the national triple crown and burst onto the national scene by winning the first-ever home run derby competition - contested at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Mercer’s Jacob Tanis finished one RBI shy of the national lead in pacing the Bears back to the top of the A-Sun for the first time in more than 25 years.
For more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its studentathletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of the most dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions in the region, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.
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The Ospreys’ men’s golf team spent the year ranked among the top programs in the country alongside ETSU. Both advanced to NCAA postseason play and the Ospreys made the nationals for the first time as a conference member. Sophomore Sean Dale earned AllAmerica honors and qualified for the US Amateur, as did his teammates Kevin Alywin and Kevin Phelan. Phelan opened his summer by qualifying for the US Open at Pebble Beach. ETSU’s Rhys Enoch tied for the individual title at the NCAA East Regional and his play carried into summer as he made his second Palmer Cup team and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the British Amateur.
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