HATTERS EXTRA • NOVEMBER 2015
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About the Magazine
Leaps of Faith for Glenn Adesoji . . . 3, 5, 7 Men’s Basketball Season Preview . . . . 9 Women’s Basketball Season Preview . 11 2015-16 Stetson Basketball Schedules 13 Four Join Hatters Hall of Fame . . . 15, 17 Stetson Athletics Debuts Photo Store . 19 Twin Siblings Fall Into Place at Stetson . 21 Soccer Players Named All-District . . . . 23 Compliance Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Hatters Extra is a publication of the Stetson University Athletics Department. All rights reserved. Designed and edited by the Stetson Marketing and Athletic Communications offices. Photography by Jim Hogue, Kristi Tyrrell, ASunPhotos. com, Stetson University, and Stetson Athletics. Printing by Independent Printing.
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LEAPS OF FAITH NOTHING NEW FOR ADESOJI Glenn Adesoji
Stetson junior defensive back Glenn Adesoji is no stranger to leaps of faith – his entire existence is based on leaps his parents made long before he was involved. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Adesoji is the son of physicians – Dr. Remilekum and Gafar Adesoji. The two operate a medical practice together in Southaven, Mississippi, just outside Memphis. His mom, Remi, is a pediatrician, and his dad, Gafar, is a primary-care physician with a specialty in internal medicine. Both parents immigrated to the United States from Nigeria, where they received medical degrees from the University of Ibadan in the southwestern part of the country near Lagos. They came to the U.S. in the 1990s and, while Gafar completed a residency at the Mount Sinai College of Medicine and Remi at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York, the couple welcomed a son to the family. After completing their residencies, the Adesoji family took another leap of faith, leaving the concrete jungle of New York for the Mississippi Delta.
Years later, it is that son, Glenn, who has carried on the family tradition by taking multiple leaps of faith, eventually leading to DeLand, Florida. The physical route from Memphis to DeLand, which opens along a more than 200-mile stretch through Mississippi known as Corridor X, is almost as much of a blind leap as Adesoji’s decision to come to a school with no football tradition, no football facilities and, for him, no people with a background like his. Hatters head coach Roger Hughes credits defensive coordinator Brian Young for finding Adesoji, but could tell something wasn’t right when he visited campus for the first time. “When he came in on his visit, he was a little unsure about Stetson,” Hughes said. “I’ll never forget this conversation. When he came in, I could tell that he wasn’t comfortable about something; there was just something in his body language. I was talking with his parents, and everything was going pretty well, so I just asked him what was up.
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LEAPS OF FAITH NOTHING NEW FOR ADESOJI “He said ‘I really don’t see many people here who look like me.’ I told him that he was right and that he could go someplace safe, or he could come here and help me change that. He took the road less traveled, so to speak, and has been really good helping us to recruit other players of color who are also great students. He has really made a huge difference in our program and has emerged as a leader in our secondary as well.” Adesoji said his initial reluctance was due, in part, to his immaturity. “I have gone to school all along with people from different races and backgrounds, but I was still a little immature at that time,” Adesoji said. “I know, in the real world, you are never going to just interact with people who have the same skin color, so you have to get over it. You have to be able to see beyond race because, really, everyone is the same.” While it is a fact that everyone is the same under the skin, not everyone has the same personality. It was during that official visit to campus when Adesoji, who admittedly has a more reserved personality, came in contact with another late recruit, who was also on campus for the first time. “It was a funny story because, when I first saw Donald, he was wearing jeans, polo boots, a long-sleeved shirt and a hat, and it was about 90 degrees,” Adesoji said of eventual teammate and roommate Donald Payne. “We both enjoyed the visit, and we talked over Facebook about coming here and being roommates.” The two made an instant connection that proves the old adage that opposites attract.
“At the very beginning, I am sure Glenn was wondering why I was acting the way I was, why I was so excited and happy, but that is just my personality,” Payne said. “I liked the fact that he was someone who could keep me calm. At the end of the day, we saw a great opportunity to come here to Stetson, and we took it. We have hit it off as roommates for four years, and I have never had a second thought about the decision we made.” Payne, of course, quickly became a star on the football field, earning All-America honors as a sophomore, while Adesoji, who started as a safety before moving to cornerback, is more of the glue, helping to keep the Stetson defense together. Payne credits his roommate, who is working toward medical school himself, in helping keep him focused on academics as well as football. “One of the funny things is that our first two years he was always in the books, studying, writing notecards and taking his academics very seriously,” Payne said. “He has a great determination toward his schoolwork that was instilled in him by his parents. It showed me that you can work hard on the field and in the classroom. Seeing him being into his books made me realize that I needed to get into the books as well. He has rubbed off on me.” Through their first three years together at Stetson, Adesoji and Payne had everything going their way. Both were thriving on the field, in the classroom and socially on campus, but things changed early this fall when Adesoji suffered an injury in practice that put his football career in serious jeopardy. 5
LEAPS OF FAITH NOTHING NEW FOR ADESOJI After missing the first three games of the season, Adesoji got the news he was hoping for during the Hatters’ bye week. He got on the field for the first time against Dayton and returned to the starting lineup in the game against Jacksonville. Once back on the field, there was a little uncertainty, but it only took one good hit to eliminate any doubt. “When I first got back, I was a little timid,” Adesoji said. “I knew when I hit that receiver in Jacksonville, even though I didn’t have my best game, I felt fine. That was when I knew I could just go out and play. “That was probably the best feeling in the world. I felt like a little kid who just got a toy back. It was the best feeling.” It took a leap of faith for Adesoji to get back on the field after a neck injury put his playing career in jeopardy, just like it took a leap of faith for him to even come to Stetson from the comfort of his home in Memphis. It is only appropriate that the highway out of Memphis that started his journey to being a key member of the Stetson team will be, upon completion, renamed as Interstate 22 – Adesoji’s number for the Hatters. “Sometimes in life, you just have to take a chance,” Adesoji said. “For me, things worked out for the best. No matter what college you go to – whether it is Alabama, LSU or Stetson – you have to take a chance, and you have to make the best of it. I have made a bunch of great friends here – I have great coaches, a good training staff and have met good people – there is not much more I could ask for.”
“I was going to make a tackle, and Chris Crawford made contact with me and gave me a funny sensation down my left arm,” Adesoji said. “I thought it was just a stinger and, if I let it rest, it wouldn’t be a big deal. It came back two or three days later, and I wasn’t sure what was going on. I went to the doctor, and they ran tests and were not sure what was going on either.” The uncertainty over the injury left Adesoji on the sidelines throughout training camp before the 2015 season. He visited doctors, worked with the athletic training staff, and paced the sideline during practice while waiting for news he didn’t know would ever come. “The first thing that went through my mind was the question of whether I would ever play football again,” Adesoji said. “The second thing was wondering if my neck would ever be normal. I didn’t know what was wrong, and that is a scary feeling. You need all of those nerves in your neck to walk, and it is scary to think about taking one bad hit and being paralyzed.” While waiting for medical clearance, Adesoji continued to work, preparing each week as if he was going to be on the field. “He just kept his nose to the grindstone is how I viewed it,” Hughes said. “He wouldn’t accept the fact that he couldn’t play, so he prepared each week as if he was playing. It wasn’t a big jump when he was cleared to get back in there and get things going. He had been doing everything that he couldn’t do, physically, with mental reps. I think his desire to get back on the field was so great that we couldn’t keep him off the field.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW
Last season, Stetson was one of the youngest teams in the country, opening the year with six scholarship freshmen on its roster. As the dawn of another season rapidly approaches, Stetson once again finds itself dealing with a youth movement, albeit one of a different type. The Hatters will begin the 2015-16 campaign as one of just eight teams in the country without a scholarship senior on the roster. Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU-Brooklyn, New Mexico State, Niagara, Northern Colorado, Providence and St. Mary’s join the Hatters on the short list of teams sans seniors. Stetson opens the 2015-16 season on Nov. 15 when the Hatters visit Richmond. Stetson’s core during the upcoming campaign will be centered on nine scholarship freshmen and sophomores, adding to the Hatters’ standing as one of the nation’s youngest teams. All of that youth places even more importance on the leadership and contributions of juniors B.J. Glasford, Cameron Harvey and Brian Pegg.
“Brian, B.J. and Cam are our captains,” said Stetson third-year head coach Corey Williams. “What they have to do is relay the message to the underclassmen to make sure that everyone stays at a high level throughout practice and once gametime starts that everybody is on the same page. We will be looking to them for our leadership.” While the juniors will play an obvious role this season, the sophomores will be counted on the most. If Stetson is going to have the kind of current and future success Williams believes it can, the sophomore trio of Grant Lozoya, Divine Myles and Angel Rivera will be a major factor beginning this year. The Hatters also boast an impressive set of freshmen. Guards Ty Cockfield and Leo Goodman will provide offensive punch, and forwards Derick Newton and Drew Romich offer the Hatters some much-needed muscle down low.
See Page 13 for a full schedule
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW
It is going to be a fun and exciting year for the Stetson women’s basketball program. Seven newcomers join a nucleus of four returners as the Hatters look to reach the postseason for the fifth straight year. Eighth-year head coach Lynn Bria says she and her staff have had to do a lot of extra teaching in the preseason, but the players have all responded well. “I think with so many young players it’s been really fun,” Bria said. “This team has a great attitude, and I really like them. I don’t know how good we’ll be, but I do know that they are such a good group to coach.” Bria says she can see a strong team chemistry developing within the squad. “This group is very unselfish, and they help each other out,” Bria said. “They get along really well. They hang out together. It’s been nice to have players who love doing that.” With no seniors on this year’s roster, much of the leadership will fall to returning
juniors Brianti Saunders, DeAsia Beal and Aisha Turner. Saunders has scored 885 points in her first two seasons, and she was named to the preseason allconference team. “I think (Brianti) is a bulldog,” Bria said. “She goes hard all the time, and that’s all she knows. I don’t know of a player that plays harder than Brianti Saunders. She really knows no other way than 100 percent in everything she does.” Also returning is sophomore Sarah Sagerer, who earned Atlantic Sun allfreshman team honors last season. Joining the program this season are junior transfers Breana Bey and Johanna McMillan, as well as freshmen Ida Andersson, McKenna Beach, Re’Nique Francis, Myka Johnson-Matthews and Deja’ Swinton. “Our style of play will be fun,” Bria said. “We’ll play hard. I do think the longer we play together the better we’ll be. They just want to win and play hard.” See Page 13 for a full schedule
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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Date Opponent Time Nov. 15 % at Richmond 5:00 pm Nov. 17 at The Citadel 6:00 pm Nov. 20 % at West Virginia 7:00 pm Nov. 23 Fort Valley State 8:00 pm Nov. 26 % vs. Bethune-Cookman 9:00 pm Nov. 27 % vs. East Carolina or Sam Houston State 2:30/5:00 pm Nov. 30 at Florida International 7:00 pm Dec. 2 UCF 8:00 pm Dec. 5 at Tennessee State 3:00 pm Dec. 14 Tennessee State 7:00 pm Dec. 19 at IPFW 1:00 pm Dec. 22 at Georgia Southern 7:00 pm Dec. 30 Florida Tech 1:00 pm Jan. 2 Webber International 1:00 pm Jan. 6 * North Florida 7:00 pm Jan. 9 * at Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 pm Jan. 14 * USC Upstate 7:00 pm Jan. 16 * NJIT 3:30 pm Jan. 21 * at Lipscomb 7:30 pm Jan. 23 * at Kennesaw State 4:30 pm Jan. 27 at Marquette 9:00 pm Jan. 30 * at Jacksonville 7:00 pm Feb. 1 * at North Florida 7:00 pm Feb. 6 * Jacksonville 3:30 pm Feb. 11 * at NJIT 7:00 pm Feb. 13 * at USC Upstate 2:00 pm Feb. 18 * Kennesaw State 7:00 pm Feb. 20 * Lipscomb 3:30 pm Feb. 22 Bethune-Cookman 8:00 pm Feb. 25 * Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 pm Mar. 1 Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 3 Atlantic Sun Semifinals TBA Mar. 6 Atlantic Sun Championship TBA
Date Opponent
% - Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 26 & 27 at Orleans Arena) * - Atlantic Sun Conference game All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in Green
$ San Juan Shootout, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico % - 28th annual Hatter Classic * - Atlantic Sun Conference game All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in Green
Nov. 14 Trinity Baptist
Time 10:15 am
Nov. 15 at Georgia
2:00 pm
Nov. 21 at Bethune-Cookman
3:00 pm
Nov. 23 Armstrong Atlantic
5:30 pm
Nov. 27 $ vs. Minnesota
4:45 pm
Nov. 28 $ vs. Boise State
4:45 pm
Dec. 2 UCF
5:30 pm
Dec. 4 Flagler
11:00 am
Dec. 13 at Eastern Illinois
2:00 pm
Dec. 15 at UNC Wilmington
11:30 am
Dec. 20 % Georgia Southern
1:00 pm
Dec. 21 % Georgia State
1:00 pm
Dec. 30 at Tennessee
7:00 pm
Jan. 1 Hampton
2:30 pm
Jan. 9
* at Florida Gulf Coast
4:00 pm
Jan. 16 * NJIT
1:00 pm
Jan. 18 * USC Upstate
7:00 pm
Jan. 23
* at Kennesaw State
2:00 pm
Jan. 25
* at Lipscomb
7:30 pm
Jan. 30
* at Jacksonville
1:00 pm
Feb. 4
* North Florida
7:00 pm
Feb. 6
* Jacksonville
1:00 pm
Feb. 10 * at North Florida
7:00 pm
Feb. 13 * at USC Upstate
4:30 pm
Feb. 15 * at NJIT
7:00 pm
Feb. 20 * Lipscomb
1:00 pm
Feb. 22 * Kennesaw State
5:30 pm
Feb. 27 * Florida Gulf Coast
1:00 pm
Mar. 4 Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals
TBA
Mar. 9 Atlantic Sun Semifinals
TBA
Mar. 13 Atlantic Sun Championship TBA
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FOUR JOIN STETSON ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Stetson University inducted four new members into the Stetson Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night, Nov. 13, as a part of Homecoming activities. The quartet of new Hall of Fame members brings the total in the Stetson Athletics Hall of Fame to 172 members. The class of 2015 included current Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier, who started his career as a member of the Hatters baseball team and worked his way up from assistant baseball coach, to director of tickets and promotions, to associate AD to his current position, which he has held since 1997. The other members of the newest class of inductees are Danielle Jackson (women’s golf, 2006-10), Andrea Migliori (softball, 2005-09) and Jacob deGrom (baseball, 2008-10).
a Hatter. He started as a student-athlete where he played for legendary head coach Pete Dunn and served as a captain. After coaching, and playing, in Australia, Altier returned to Stetson as a graduate assistant baseball coach. From there, the rest is history. Altier moved up to full-time assistant coach, then to director of tickets and promotions, followed by associate AD in 1992 and, finally, director of athletics in 1997. Danielle Jackson Jackson was a part of the women’s golf program at a time when the Hatters jumped onto the national stage. Jackson captured the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference individual title, leading the Hatters to the first of three consecutive team titles. In addition to her accomplishments on the course, which were numerous, Jackson was a four-time member of the A-Sun All-Academic team and, in 2009, she was named the Stetson University Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Jeff Altier There are few jobs inside the Stetson Athletics Department that Altier hasn’t filled during his more than 30 years as 15
FOUR JOIN STETSON ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Jacob deGrom
pitcher, to ninth-round draft pick, deGrom’s path to the Major Leagues was derailed in 2011 by Tommy John surgery. He was still not a highly regarded prospect when he made his debut for the New York Mets on May 12, 2014, but the rest is history. During the 2014 season, deGrom’s meteoric rise included a National League Player of the Week honor, an NL Rookie of the Month Award and an MLB recordtying performance against the Marlins when he struck out the first eight batters of the game. He culminated his season by being named National League Rookie of the Year. The accomplishments have continued to pile up this summer as deGrom earned a spot on the NL All-Star team and again set an MLB record, striking out all three batters he faced in an inning of work, using just 10 pitches. As the ace of the Mets staff, he helped New York clinch the NL East Division title and won twice in the NL Division Series against the Dodgers and once in the NLCS against the Cubs.
Andrea Migliori No player personified power in softball better than Andrea Migliori did during her career at Stetson from 2005-09. She became the first, and to date only, player in Hatters history to hit at least 20 home runs in a single season, and her career total of 57 home runs has never been threatened. In fact, she owns the top three singleseason home run totals in school history. In addition to the home runs, Migliori is the Hatters’ all-time career leader in both runs batted in (200) and walks (143). In fact, she is tied for seventh in NCAA history for having been intentionally walked 33 times in her career. She was named to the A-Sun All-Tournament team three times, including MVP honors in 2006 as a freshman. Jacob deGrom The exploits of the longhaired gunslinger from DeLeon Springs have become almost legendary over the past two seasons. From college shortstop to
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STETSON ATHLETICS DEBUTS PHOTO STORE
Fans of Stetson Athletics, and Stetson University in general, now have a onestop shop to find photos of all their favorite Hatters athletes, events and locations. GoHatters.PhotoShelter.com features thousands of images of Hatters studentathletes, cheerleaders, fans, friends and alumni at all of the Stetson Athletics events, including tailgating and a wide variety of other university events. The site is fully searchable by sport, event, and even by name. Images from Stetson Athletics teams over the past three to four years populate the site and, in the coming weeks, even more images from an extensive athletics archives will be made available, allowing fans to relive some of the great moments in Stetson Athletics history. Image downloads are available on the site for as little as $3.99 for social media use up to $12.99 for quality print size images. The site also offers a wide range of print products, from wallet-sized prints,
all the way up to 36-inch-by-36-inch prints on canvas. Also available for sale is a wide range of special products bearing your favorite Stetson images. Everything from key chains and holiday ornaments to iPhone covers, mugs, playing cards, T-shirts and puzzles. While shopping on the GoHatters. PhotoShelter.com site, remember that all proceeds from the sale of images and products go directly back into the Stetson Athletics program to support the Hatters student-athletes as they strive for championships on the field and a quality education off the field. Visit GoHatters.PhotoShelter.com to see all of the images that are available. With the holiday season rapidly approaching, a gift from GoHatters.PhotoShelter.com will be a unique keepsake that will last forever.
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TWIN SIBLINGS FALL INTO PLACE AT STETSON
It is not often that a wrong turn can lead in the right direction, but for Catie Hessler and her twin brother Brendan, that is exactly what happened. “We were actually at a (high school) cross country meet in Orlando, and we ended up taking the north turnpike instead of south, and we ended up in DeLand,” Catie Hessler said. “I have a neighbor that goes here, and my mom said, ‘Let’s go look at Stetson,’ so we ended up looking around. Brendan and I both knew we wanted to run in college, so we contacted coach Joe (Matuszczak), and we came back for another visit, and we just ended up falling in love with the school.” After Matuszczak made an official offer to both Hesslers, it was Catie who made her decision to attend first. However, Brendan was quick to follow. “We are very close,” Brendan Hessler said. “The schools I was deciding between were Stetson and Florida State, so to be four hours away from her would be kind of hard. I’m happy with my decision to be here and be only a five-minute walk away from her.”
The Hesslers’ parents, Ron and Sioban, were also pleased at Brendan and Catie’s mutual decision to attend Stetson. “Stetson was a good fit for a lot of reasons,” Sioban Hessler said. “I think they really liked the community and the culture at Stetson. They were really looking for academic challenges. They wanted to be part of a community that would be positive and where they would have a real good opportunity to run.” “The coaches have been great, and the kids have been great,” Ron Hessler said. “It’s really good to see them have that experience.” Although only freshmen, Brendan and Catie have been valuable contributors to the program. Meanwhile, their coach is still excited over their “wrong turn” from a year ago. “It was such a surprise to go from a mistake to a conversation to coming here,” Matuszczak said. “And now we have results for them each and every week. It is not every day something just falls into place, and that seemed to just fall into place, which is awesome.” 21
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SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Stetson soccer standouts Lucas Diniz and Danielle Hurme were selected to the annual CoSIDA Academic All-District teams, the organization announced recently. Both players advanced to the AllAmerica ballot. The CoSIDA Academic All-America teams for soccer will be announced on Nov. 24. Hurme, a senior, is the third women’s soccer player at Stetson to be named firstteam all-district by CoSIDA, and the first since 2013. A three-time Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic selection and the 2013 A-Sun Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Hurme carries a 3.94 grade-point average in finance. Hurme has two goals and three assists this season while playing in 15 games.
Diniz, a senior, carries a 3.45 gradepoint average as a finance major. The midfielder currently ranks second in the A-Sun with nine goals. He was named NSCAA and A-Sun Player of the Week following the first week of the season after scoring five goals in two road wins, including a hat trick against UAB. Diniz was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior.
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COMPLIANCE CORNER As part of the Compliance Office’s continuing rules education programming, we will be publishing an NCAA Compliance specific column in each issue of Hatters Extra. These columns will discuss trending topics in NCAA legislation that are directly related to those individuals classified as representatives of athletics interests, also known as “Boosters.” Under NCAA rules, you are a Stetson University Booster if you a) are a member of any booster group that supports Stetson Athletics; b) have made financial contributions to the Stetson University Athletics Department; c) have assisted in the recruitment of Stetson University studentathletes; d) provide or have helped arrange benefits for enrolled student-athletes or their families; e) participated as a studentathlete of Stetson University; or f) have been a Stetson Athletics season ticket holder. Once you have been identified as a booster, you retain that identity indefinitely, regardless of your relationship with our athletics program(s). In this issue of Hatters Extra, we will review extra benefits. The term “extra benefit” refers to any special arrangement by a Stetson University employee or booster that provides a prospective student-athlete (recruit) or a current student-athlete, their relatives, or friends with a benefit that is not authorized under NCAA legislation. The receipt of a benefit by studentathletes, their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA rules provided the same benefit is generally available to the entire student body or to the general public. For example, a prospective student-athlete or a current student-athlete may receive
the advertised student price for a concert ticket or may receive an advertised student discount at a local restaurant. A commonly discussed permissible benefit a booster may be involved with is an occasional meal. Student-athletes are permitted to attend an occasional meal hosted by a booster. Occasional meals may be held in the home of a booster or at an on-campus athletics facility and may be catered. Additionally, the Compliance Office must approve all occasional meals in advance. Occasional meals are permissible for student-athletes only. Prospective student-athletes (recruits) and their relatives or friends are not permitted to receive occasional meals. As a Stetson University staff member or booster, it is not permissible to provide benefits to prospective or current studentathletes, their family or friends that include cash payments, loans or co-signing of loans, the use of vehicles, free or reduced goods or services, free or reduced housing, free or reduced concert or sporting event tickets, or benefits or gifts based upon the student-athletes’ academic or athletic performance. Please keep in mind that the benefits listed above are not all-inclusive. If you have questions relating to providing benefits to student-athletes or prospective studentathletes, please contact our office directly at (386) 822-7490 or compliance@stetson. edu. As we tell our coaches and studentathletes, it is always important to ask before you act! Thank you for your continued support of Stetson Athletics and our efforts to remain compliant!
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Wednesday, November 11 9 a.m. Dedication of new University Flagpole and Veterans Memorial pathway: front of the Carlton Union Building 7–9 p.m. Stetson’s Got Talent: Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel
Thursday, November 12 7 p.m. Airwaves: Edmunds Center
Friday, November 13 8 a.m. 25th Annual Wes Berner Homecoming Classic Fundraiser: Victoria Hills Golf Course, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Information & Registration: Hollis Center Lounge 12–4 p.m. Hollis Family Student Success Center Open House: duPont-Ball Library, 2nd Floor 12–4 p.m. Homecoming Skeet & Trap Invitational Challenge: Volusia County Skeet & Trap Club, 4031 Pioneer Trail, New Smyrna Beach 3:30 p.m. Campus Tours: Departing from Holler Fountain 5–7 p.m. Stetson University Bonner Program: 10 Years of Impact: Hollis Center, Rinker Fieldhouse 5–7 p.m. Class of 1985 Get-Together: Elusive Grape, 133 N Woodland Blvd. 5:30 p.m. Class of 1965 Welcome Reception: Meadows Alumni House, 217 East Michigan Ave. 5:30–7 p.m. Athletics Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner: Wayne Sanborn Activity Center, 815 South Alabama Ave. 7 p.m. School of Music Showcase Concert: Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall 7–10 p.m. IGNITE!: Rinker Field • 7 p.m. Outdoor Carnival and Food Truck Festival: Rinker Field • 8–9 p.m. Comedy Hour: Edmunds Center • 9–10 p.m. Pep Rally and Bonfire: Rinker Field
Saturday, November 14 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Information & Registration: Hollis Center Lounge 9–10:30 a.m. President’s Champagne Breakfast: Stetson Green, Rain Plan: Rinker Fieldhouse 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Men’s Tennis Alumni Reunion: Mandy Stoll Tennis Center 10 a.m. Campus Tours: Departing from Holler Fountain
10:15 a.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Trinity Baptist: Edmunds Center 11 a.m. Dedication of Vietnam Veterans Memorial: North of Griffith Hall 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis Alumni Reunion: Mandy Stoll Tennis Center 11–11:45 a.m. Alumni Choir Rehearsal: Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Baptist Campus Ministries Reunion Brunch: Allen Hall 12 p.m. Class of 1955 – 60th Reunion Get-Together: Meadows Alumni House, 217 East Michigan Ave. 12-3 p.m. Tailgate Parties! - Class of 1975: Lot on SE Corner of Euclid and Amelia Ave. • Class of 1985: Lot 4 • Class of 2000: Lot 5 • Class of 2005: Lot 4 12 p.m. Hatter Village: Alabama Ave., Downtown DeLand 12:45 p.m. HatterWalk: Hatter Village 2 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Lipscomb: Edmunds Center 3 p.m. Football Game vs. Ave Maria: Spec Martin Stadium, 260 East Euclid Ave., DeLand 7 p.m. 5th Annual Multicultural Alumni Reunion: Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building 7 p.m. Class of 1965 – 50th Reunion Dinner: duPont-Ball Library 7 p.m. Class of 1960 – 55th Reunion Dinner: Faculty Lounge, Carlton Union Building, 1st floor 7–10 p.m. School of Business Administration Alumni Reception: Lobby, Lynn Business Center 7:30 p.m. Class of 1985 – 30th Reunion Dinner: De La Vega Restaurante, 128 N. Woodland Blvd. 7:30 p.m. Class of 1980 – 35th Reunion Get-Together: Artisan Hotel, Cabaret Lounge, 215 S. Woodland Blvd. 8 p.m. Reflections on Vietnam: An Oral History Performance: Second Stage Theatre, Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd. 8 p.m. Class of 1990 – 25th Reunion Gathering: Persimmon Hollow, 111 West Georgia Ave. 8 p.m. Class of 2000 – 15th Reunion Gathering: The Grotto, 208 N. Woodland Blvd.
Sunday, November 15 10 a.m. Alumni Chapel: Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall 1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. NJIT: Edmunds Center 3 p.m. Reflections on Vietnam: An Oral History Performance: Second Stage Theatre, Museum of Florida Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd.