Sep 12-14 19-21 27-28 Oct. 1-5 10-12 23-27 31-Nov. 2
at Landfall Collegiate at UVA Fall Intercollegiate at ITA All-American Qualifying at ITA All-American at UNCW Fall Invitational at ITA Regional Championships at UNC/Duke Fall Invitational
Jan. Feb.
at North Carolina at Florida State GEORGIA SOUTHERN* vs. Wyoming (at Colorado Springs, CO) at Air Force vs. Northern Colorado (at Colorado Spr., CO) at Elon* COASTAL CAROLINA STETSON at UNC Wilmington at Longwood COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* at VCU CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD at Charlotte WESTERN CAROLINA* at Davidson* WOFFORD* FURMAN* at East Carolina at Chattanooga* at Samford* at Appalachian State* at Southern Conference Championship (Elon, NC)
Mar.
24 8 22 2
3 11 13 15 16 19 21 22 25 27 28 Apr. 1 4 5 7 11 12 14 23-26
All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day 11 am TBA 10 am 8 am 5 pm 8 am 3 pm TBA TBA 2 pm TBA 10 am TBA TBA 2 pm 2 pm 3 pm 12 noon 11 am 1:30 pm 10 am TBA 3 pm TBA
* Southern Conference match
The 2008-2009 UNCG women’s tennis media guide is a publication of the UNCG Sports Information Office. It was written and designed by Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director using Adobe CS 2 (InDesign & Photoshop). Photography by WG Sports Photos, SoCon Photos, UNCG University Relations, John Bell and others. Special thanks to SID staff members past and present for their contribution to this publication.
2008-09 Schedule ...................................................................................1 Quick Facts ...............................................................................................2 Coaching Staff ..........................................................................................2 2008-09 Roster ........................................................................................2 Player Bios............................................................................................ 3-8 2007-08 Statistics ...................................................................................9 The Southern Conference .................................................................. 10-11 About UNCG .......................................................................................... 12 Chancellor Dr. Linda Brady ......................................................................16 Director of Athletics Nelson Bobb ............................................................17 Athletics Staff / Phone Email Directory ............................................. 18-19 UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame .............................................................20-23 Spartan Athletic History ..........................................................................24 Spartan Club ....................................................................................25-26
Location .............................................................................. Greensboro, NC Founded .............................................................................................. 1891 Enrollment .........................................................17,467 (13,453 undergrad) Nickname ...................................................................................... Spartans Colors............................................................................. Gold, White & Navy Conference .................................................Southern Conference (12th year) Chancellor ........................................................................ Dr. Linda P. Brady Director of Athletics ..............................................................Nelson E. Bobb Athletics Dept. Phone........................................................... 336-334-5952 Ticket Office Phone .............................................................. 336-334-3250 Sports Information Director (Golf SID) ................................. Mike Hirschman Email ..........................................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell Phone...........................................................................336-202-5331 Asst. SID ........................................................................................Phil Perry Email .............................................................................pdperry@uncg.edu Cell Phone...........................................................................336-207-2383 Asst. SID ................................................................................David Percival Email ............................................................................ drperciv@uncg.edu Cell Phone...........................................................................336-420-7518 SID Office Phone // Fax ...........................336-334-5615 // 336-334-3182 SID Office Address ................................................................UNCG Athletics .............................................................................................. PO Box 26168 ........................................................................Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Website ...................................................................www.uncgspartans.com Head Coach ................................................................................ Jeff Trivette Alma Mater ................................................................................... UNCG ‘92 Career Record ................................................................58-89 (seven years) Assistant Coach ........................................................................ Erica Zabkar 2007-08 Record ............................................................. 12-10 (6-3 SoCon) 2007-08 SoCon Tournament .................................... lost to Elon in 1st round Players Returning ....................................................................................... 7 Newcomers................................................................................................ 1
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Jeff Head Coach eighth year UNCG ‘92
Jeff Trivette begins his eighth season as the women’s tennis coach at UNC Greensboro. Trivette coached both the men’s and women’s programs at UNCG for three seasons, before relinquishing the men’s title before the 2004-05 season to current coach Thomas Mozur. Trivette was named head tennis coach on July 1, 2000 after serving one year as interim head coach. He had been the assistant coach for 10 years prior to that. Last season, Trivette guided the Spartans to a 12-10 mark and a fourth place finish in conference play (6-3). Alejandra Guerra was selected the Conference’s Player of the Year after going 18-2 in the spring season and compiling a 17-match winning streak. Guerra was named all-conference in singles, while Guerra and Arielle VonStrolley combined to earn a doubles all-league slot, as well. In 2006-07, the Spartans went 10-12 overall, 4-5 in the Southern Conference. UNCG advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament before being eliminated by topseeded Furman. VonStrolley and Erica Zabkar were both named to the All-SoCon team In his second season with the men’s team, Trivette was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2001-02. He guided his squad to a 9-1 mark in conference play (15-5 overall) and a tie with Furman for the league title. In addition, the women’s team finished third in the SoCon that same season with a 7-2 mark (10-9 overall). Both teams advanced to the conference tournament semifinals before being eliminated. As interim head coach in 1999-2000, Trivette led the men’s team to a national ranking, a 16-7 overall mark and a third-place finish in the Southern Conference (8-2). The women’s team was 7-15 overall and seventh in the SoCon (3-6).
As assistant coach in 1998-99, Trivette helped guide the women’s team to the SoCon regular-season title and a national ranking. Also, the men’s team finished runner-up in the conference. The men’s team has been nationally ranked twice in the Division I era and was the Big South Conference runner-up in 1992, 1993 and 1994 before winning its first conference championship in 1995. The team claimed the 1999 SoCon Championship as well. The women’s team has also been ranked nationally in two seasons. The Spartans were Big South runners-up in 1996 and won the league crown in 1997, rolling to a perfect 6-0 record. In addition to working with the Spartan teams for 12 seasons, Trivette has assisted with the University’s summer tennis camp and has been tournament coordinator for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Rolex Summer Circuit event that is played annually at UNCG. Trivette, an assistant men’s tennis coach at Greensboro College in 1989, is a 17-year veteran of coaching, including nine years as a tennis professional in the Greensboro area. Prior to entering coaching, Trivette played at Charlotte and also competed professionally. He earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from UNCG in 1992 and a master’s degree in sport psychology from UNCG in 1994.
Erica Asst. Coach first year UNCG ‘08
Erica Zabkar is in her first season as an assistant coach at UNC Greensboro. Zabkar is a former four-year starter for the Spartans, earning allconference honors as a junior. She compiled an 85-47 record in singles play during her four seasons at UNCG, including a 21-9 mark last season. She spent the majority of her career at UNCG playing in the No. 4 and 5 singles positions. As a freshman, she set a then single-season record with 23 wins. That mark, which was eclipsed by Alejandra Guerra last season, still stands as the school’s mark for wins by a freshman. The Atlanta, GA native graduated from UNCG with a degree in exercise and sports science last spring. She is currently working towards a postgraduate degree.
Name
Yr.
Hometown / Previous School
Courtney Akel
Sr.
Little Rock, AR (Little Rock Central)
Valerie Behr
Jr.
Wesel, Germany (Vocational College of Wesel)
Britney Cloer
So.
Hendersonville, NC (West Henderson)
Lucy Dougherty
Fr.
Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College)
Jessica Eblen
Jr.
Hendersonville, NC (Hendersonville HS)
Alejandra Guerra
Sr.
Tampico, Mexico, (NC State/Saddlebrook Prep)
Sarah Templeton
Sr.
Boulder, CO (Fairview HS)
Arielle VonStrolley
Jr.
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica (NC State) (UMO HS)
Head Coach: Jeff Trivette Asst. Coach: Erica Zabkar
Courtney Senior Little Rock, AR Little Rock Central (Colorado State)
At UNCG Junior Season (2007-08):
Spent most of the season in the No. 6 singles spot... compiled a mark of 3-15 overall, including 2-12 during the spring slate... went 1-11 at No. 6 singles... played in four doubles matches with three different partners, compiling a 1-3 mark.
Sophomore Season (2006-07):
Finished 12-20 overall in singles...4-5 against SoCon opponents...went 3-1 at the UNC Wilmington Invitational defeating Amy Beavers of Gardner-Webb (2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (103) and Charlotte’s Yana Stoeva (6-7 (3-7), 6-1. 1-0 (10-5)) and Karen Fleming (6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4))...partnered with Whitney Miles for a 12-win season.
At Colorado State Freshman Season (2005-06):
Posted a 5-3 singles record during freshman season at Colorado State University...was 1-2 in doubles play for the Rams.
High School
A 2005 graduate from Little Rock Central High School...attended the John Newcombe Tennis Academy from 2002-04 in New Braunfels, TX.
Personal:
Courtney Lee Akel...born April 8, 1987 in Little Rock, AR...daughter of Richard and Star Akel...father played tennis for Clemson...was also recruited by North Texas, Villanova, Saint Louis, Coastal Carolina and West Virginia...attended Colorado State during the 2005-06 school year...majoring in business with a minor in communications.
AKEL: BY THE NUMBERS Singles
Doubles
At CSU 2005-06
5-3
1-2
At UNCG 2006-07 2007-08 Career
12-20 3-15 20-38
12-17 1-3 14-22
AT UNCG
15-35
13-20
Alejandra Senior Tampico, Mexico Saddlebrook Prep (NC State)
At UNCG: Junior season (2007-08):
Earned Southern Conference Player of the Year honors and first-team All-SoCon... also earned All-SoCon in doubles alongside Arielle VonStrolley... finished the season 27-5 in singles play, setting a school mark for wins... won 17 straight matches to close out the season... went 9-0 in SoCon play... earned SoCon Player of the Week and Player of the Month awards during the season... during her 17 match winning streak, she did not lose a single set and only went to a tiebreaker once... went 21-7 in doubles play with VonStrolley, including 13-4 in the spring season.
At NC State Sophomore season (2006-07):
Completed fall tournament season with an overall 7-5 singles record and a 10-4 doubles record … Finished sixth in flight three singles in St. Mary’s Classic … Placed seventh in flight one doubles with Berkeley Brock, defeating Batsula/Byrne (ETSU) 8-6 … Posted third in A2 singles in Wolfpack Invitational … Completed Wolfpack Invitational as a finalist with Daria Petrovic in A1 doubles, falling short to Grasu/Duran (Richmond) 9-7 … Advanced to flight B semifinals but lost against Cargill (Duke) 6-1, 6- during US Open … Defeated Mukundan/ Peterzan (Harvard) 9-8(1) in Flight A doubles of US Open with partner Daria Petrovic.
Freshman season (2005-06):
Collected the team’s fourth most singles wins during spring with an 11-12 record, 4-7 in the ACC … Posted a 9-16 doubles record with three alternating partners … Completed fall season exclusively with a 12-4 singles as 10-4 doubles record … Guerra defeated Dent (Maryland) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 and opponent Marobela (Florida State Univ.) 6-3, 6-2.
Before UNCG:
National champion in the 12-, 14-, 16-, and 18-year-old age groups...represented Mexico at the Junior Federation Cup... 2005 graduate of Saddlebrook Prep in Tampa, FL... Won five ITF events, two in singles and three in doubles ... Three-time singles and doubles National Champion of Mexico ... Played on the women’s tennis team throughout high school at Saddlebrook Prep, winning MVP honors during her senior year .
Personal:
Alejandra Guerra...born February 13, 1987 in Tampico, Mexico...daughter of Rodolfo and Belinda Guerra...father is a doctor...has a sister named Andrea...majoring in international business.
GUERRA: BY THE NUMBERS Singles
Doubles
At NC State 2005-06 2006-07
23-16 22-12
0-0 28-11
At UNCG 2007-08
25-5
21-8
Career At UNCG
70-33 25-5
49-19 21-8
Sarah
Valerie
Senior Boulder, CO Fairview HS
Junior Wesel, Germany Vocational College of Wesel
At UNCG: Sophomore season (2007-08):
At UNCG: Junior season (2007-08):
Spent much of the 2007-08 season as a reserve, going 2-2 in singles action on the year... won in her only dual match appearace at No. 4 singles... went 1-3 in doubles play during the season, earning her lone win at No. 3 doubles with Perry Loeser.
Sophomore season (2006-07):
Ended her sophomore season with a 3-10 overall record...recorded wins against UNC Wilmington’s Kasey Ellis (6-3, 6-3), Whitney Flesher of Samford (6-4, 2-6, 6-1), and Jessica Smith from Winston-Salem (6-0, 6-0)...went 1-3 in doubles with partner Perry Loeser.
Split time between the No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions... went 11-19 overall on the season, including an 8-13 mark in duals... went 6-3 in the No. 4 singles slot... also spent most of the spring season at No. 2 doubles, playing with Erica Zabkar (6-6)... finished the season 9-17 in doubles play.
Freshman season (2006-07):
Held the No. 5 position for nearly four months...ended her first season at UNCG with a 12-10 overall record, 11-8 in duals...finished 5-3 in Southern Conference matches... partnered with Jess Eblen for a 9-12 record in doubles play.
Before UNCG:
Freshman season (2005-06:
Gained tremendous experience during her freshman season at UNCG...posted a 7-15 overall singles record...went 2-2 at the Landfall Invitational including her first collegiate win against Maureen Parris of UNC Wilmington (6-4, 6-3)...went 3-5 in Southern Conference play...finished 1-3 with doubles partner Lourdes Moran...also partnered with Sophie Rychlik (0-2), Emily Wade (1-1) and Erica Zabkar (1-3).
Won the 2000 International Sparkassen Cup...captured the 2001 International TK Friesland Cup...was area champion and ranked 22nd by TVN in the Under 16 age group in 2003...ranked 36th in TVN’s U21 rankings in 2004...won the Summercup TC Waldhof in 2005.
Personal:
Before UNCG:
Three-year letterwinner in tennis at Fairview High School in Boulder, CO...played for both Eric Farran and Susan Stensrud...named all-state for the Knights...won a regional title as a sophomore and as a senior...competed at state tournament all three years...played at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles for Fairview.
Personal:
Sarah Katherine Templeton...born May 16, 1987 in Knoxville, TN...daughter of Davis and Ruth Templeton...majoring in social work.
Valerie Behr...born April 7, 1987 in Munster, Germany...daughter of Wolfgang and Dagmar Behr...also coaches tennis in Germany and is an umpire...majoring in international business at UNCG.
BEHR: BY THE NUMBERS 2006-07 2007-08 Career
TEMPLETON: BY THE NUMBERS 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Career
Singles 7-15 3-10 2-2 12-27
Doubles 3-9 1-3 1-3 5-15
Singles 12-10 11-19 23-29
Doubles 10-14 9-17 19-31
Jessica
Arielle
Junior Hendersonville, NC Hendersonville HS
Junior (R) Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica UMO HS (NC State)
At UNCG:
At UNCG:
Sophomore season (2007-08):
Spent part of the season as the No. 6 singles player, compiling a 3-5 mark on her way to a 6-8 overall singles record... had an outstanding season at No. 3 doubles alongside Britney Cloer, going 11-4 overall and 9-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Freshman season (2006-07):
Finished the 2006-07 season with a 6-13 overall record, 2-5 in the SoCon...defeated Morgan Robinson of North Carolina A&T (6-0, 6-0) on Jan. 27 for her first collegiate win... in doubles partnered with Arielle VonStrolley at the UNC Wilmington Invitational, paired with Emily Wade for three matches, and had a 9-12 record with Valerie Behr.
Before UNCG:
Four-year letterwinner in tennis at Hendersonville High School...four-year All-Conference and All-Area...three-time All-State and state doubles champion...also named AllConference in track...letterwinner in track and basketball as well...went undefeated in doubles for three years in a row...two-time team Most Valuable Player and Female Athlete of the Year for Hendersonville in 2005...named Western Highlands Conference Athlete of the Year in 2006...member of the National Honors Society.
Personal:
Jessica Ann Eblen...born April 18, 1988 in Hendersonville, NC...daughter of Gary and Barbara Eblen...father, Gary, attended UNCG...majoring in political science.
EBLEN: BY THE NUMBERS 2006-07 2007-08 Career
Singles 6-13 6-8 12-21
Doubles 11-16 13-15 24-31
Redshirt sophomore season (2007-08):
Earned all-SoCon honors in doubles alongside Alejandra Guerra... went 18-16 in singles competition, playing primarily No. 2 singles... went 11-10 during the spring in singles play, 9-10 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 1... went 21-7 in doubles play with Guerra at No. 1 and 22-10 overall in doubles.
Redshirt Freshman season (2006-07):
Completed the 2006-07 season with a 15-21 overall record, 4-5 in the SoCon...played the No. 1 spot for most of the season...finished 3-1 at the UNC Wilmington Invitational defeating Tiffany Tucker of Methodist College (6-0, 7-6), Kayla Schwenk of UNC Wilmington (6-3, 6-2), and Charlotte’s Ali Piacente (2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (16-14))...earned All-Conference honors in both singles and doubles...member of the academic honor roll and Dean’s list at UNCG.
Before UNCG:
Won the 18 and under ITF event in St. Lucia and was runner-up in doubles in 2006... named Most Valuable Player for Jamaica four times...participated in the US Open Juniors... represented Jamaica in the Fed Cup...will represent Jamaica in the CAC Games in Columbia... highest ITF world ranking was 295...received two letters in tennis from the University of Miami Online High School.
Personal:
Arielle Amanda VonStrolley...born October 23, 1987 in Miami, FL...daughter of Arthur VonStrolley and Sharon VonStrolley...attended NC State for the 2005-06 school year but did not play tennis...sports medicine/pre-med major.
VONSTROLLEY: BY THE NUMBERS 2006-07 2007-08 Career
Singles 15-21 18-16 33-37
Doubles 15-17 22-10 37-27
Britney Sophomore Hendersonville, NC West Henderson HS
At UNCG Freshman season (2007-08):
Split time between the Nos. 3 and 4 singles positions in her rookie season... compiled a 6-20 overall record, including 6-15 in the spring slate... went 3-7 at both No. 3 singles and No. 4 singles... had an outstanding rookie season as a No. 3 doubles player with Jess Eblen, going 11-4 overall and 9-4 at No. 3 doubles.
High School:
2007 graduate of West Henderson High School in Hendersonville, NC...completed four years with the Falcon tennis team...four-time state and regional champion...three-time conference champion...83-2 overall high school record...hight school coach was Jody Funk...played two seasons on the baseketball squad...named MVP...earned all-state and all-conference honors.
Personal:
Britney Marie Cloer...born October 18, 1988 in Lenoir, NC...daughter of Ernie and Pam Cloer...father Ernie is a tennis pro...brothers Mat and Chris play tennis at Florida State... psychology major.
Lucy Freshman Melbourne, Australia Methodist Ladies College
Before UNCG: Was ranked in the Top 50 in Australia’s ITF under-18 rankings... has advanced to the quarterfinal round in several ITF events and entered this season with an ITF ranking of 347... attended Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne.
Personal:
Lucy Maree Dougherty... born September 19, 1989... daughter of the late Paul Dougherty and Julie Dougherty... majoring in accounting at UNCG.
CLOER: BY THE NUMBERS 2007-08 Career
Singles 6-20 6-20
Doubles 12-11 12-11
Overall: 12-10 • SoCon: 6-3 SINGLES Courtney Akel Valerie Behr Britney Cloer Jess Eblen Alejandra Guerra Perry Loeser Taylor Mattox Sarah Templeton Arielle VonStrolley Erica Zabkar
OVERALL 3-14 9-19 6-18 6-8 25-5 1-5 1-0 2-2 18-16 20-11
DOUBLES
Valerie Behr/Jess Eblen Alejandra Guerra/Arielle VonStrolley Arielle VonStrolley/Erica Zabkar Britney Cloer/Erica Zabkar Valerie Behr/Britney Cloer Jess Eblen/Erica Zabkar Valerie Behr/Alejandra Guerra Jess Eblen/Sarah Templeton Valerie Behr/Erica Zabkar Britney Cloer/Jess Eblen Sarah Templeton/Arielle VonStrolley Courtney Akel/Valerie Behr Perry Loeser/Sarah Templeton Sarah Templeton/Courtney Akel
DATE
Jan 18, 2008 Feb. 2, 2008 Feb 16, 2008 Feb 23, 2008 Feb 24, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 Mar 12, 2008 Mar 13, 2008 Mar 15, 2008 Mar 21, 2008 Mar 24, 2008 Mar 25, 2008 Mar 29, 2008 Mar 30, 2008 Apr 02, 2008 Apr 03, 2008 Apr 07, 2008 Apr 08, 2008 Apr 10, 2008 Apr 11, 2008 Apr 13, 2008 Apr 18, 2008
OPPONENT
DUAL 2-12 8-13 6-15 4-6 18-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 11-10 15-6
TOUR 1-2 1-6 0-3 2-2 7-3 0-4 0-0 1-2 7-6 5-5
OVERALL 2-9 21-7 0-1 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 6-7 11-4 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1
SOCON 1 1-4 --5-4 --3-6 --1-2 --9-0 18-2 0-1 --0-0 --0-0 --6-3 2-0 6-3 ---
DUAL TOUR 0-2 13-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 6-7 11-4 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0
at #12 North Carolina MICHIGAN STATE at Virginia Tech vs Indiana LONGWOOD EAST CAROLINA at Charleston Southern at College of Charleston at Georgia Southern CHARLOTTE UNC WILMINGTON at Appalachian State vs Furman CHATTANOOGA HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY at Davidson College COASTAL CAROLINA WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY ELON WESTERN CAROLINA WOFFORD vs #5 Elon
2-7 8-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
W/L
L L L L W L W L W W L W L W W L W W W W W L
2 1-0 0-1 0-1 ----------9-10 ---
3 --2-9 3-7 1-0 -------------
SOCON 0-0 7-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-4 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SCORE
0-7 2-5 0-7 2-5 4-2 2-5 5-2 2-5 5-2 4-3 3-4 6-1 1-6 6-1 4-3 1-6 5-1 7-0 4-3 7-0 4-3 3-4
4 --6-3 3-7 --------1-0 --2-0
1
--13-4 --------0-1 --0-1 1-0 ---------
5 0-1 ----0-1 --1-0 ------13-6
2
0-2 ----1-0 0-2 ------6-6 1-0 --1-0 -----
6 1-11 ----3-5 --0-1 1-0 -------
3
------0-2 --0-2 --0-1 --9-4 0-1 --1-0 ---
OVER. SOCON
0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 3-6-0 4-6-0 4-7-0 5-7-0 5-8-0 6-8-0 7-8-0 7-9-0 8-9-0 9-9-0 10-9-0 11-9-0 12-9-0 12-10-0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 6-3-0 6-3-0
STRK L1 L1 L2 L2 W17 W1 W1 W1 L1 W5
STREAK L8 W1 L1 W1 L2 L2 L1 L1 L1 W3 L1 W1 W1 L1
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The Southern Conference, which began its 88th season of intercollegiate competition in 2008, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference basketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984) and becoming the first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money. Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929. By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford
stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league which began play in 1932. The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institutions including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 12 institutions and a footprint that spans five states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. John Iamarino was officially named commissioner of the conference on January 2, 2006. Iamarino has promoted the Southern Conference through an ambitious agenda which has improved competition, upgraded compliance-related matters and increased the marketing and brand awareness of the conference and its member institutions. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. In 1987, he was succeeded by Dave Hart who spearheaded the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, N.C., to Asheville, N.C. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current conference logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. Danny Morrison headed the conference from 20012005 and orchestrated the league’s move from Asheville, N.C. to Spartanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s leadership, the conference increased its marketing and promotional efforts. The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former
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www.soconsports.com commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success. The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and softball. The Southern Conference has also excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. Southern Conference member Appalachian State has won the last three FCS titles becoming the first team to do so. The league boasts more than 250 players who have garnered All-America recognition and numerous national player or coach of the year awards. The conference has had at least one team in the Top 10 of the final FCS poll for 23 consecutive years with at least two teams finishing in the Top 20 in every season since 1982. The conference has placed multiple representatives in the FCS Playoffs in 21-of-25 seasons, with 16 Championship Game appearances and eight national titles. The Southern Conference has had at least one team reach the semifinals in nine of the last 10 years and in 15 of the last 17 seasons. In 2007, Appalachian State became the first FCS team to defeat a nationally-ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team when the Mountaineers defeated No. 5-ranked Michigan, 34-32, on Sept. 1 before a sellout crowd at Michigan Stadium. Prior to the conference’s reclassification in 1981, Southern Conference football teams appeared in a total of 34 bowl games, posting a record of 16-17-2. There are nearly 40 former Southern Conference players in the College Football Hall of Fame. One of the most recognizable of these names is former North Carolina running back Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice who helped guide North Carolina to three bowl appearances. He was a first team All-America selection in 1948 and 1949. In 1949, Justice earned first team all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player in league history to achieve that feat. Another of the league’s football products that made it to the College Football Hall of Fame is Sam Huff of West Virginia. Huff was a three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Mountaineers. In 1955, Huff earned first team All-America honors on the field and was a first team Academic All-America for his work in the classroom. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He was a five-time All-Pro defensive lineman and is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In recent years, the Southern Conference has continued to produce outstanding student-athletes. In 1999, Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson captured the Walter Payton Award presented annually to the Football Championship Subdivision’s most outstanding offensive player. Furman’s Louis Ivory was awarded the honor in 2000 and Georgia Southern’s Jayson Foster was presented with the 2007 trophy. Appalachian State’s Dexter Coakley was a three-time
all-conference selection and consensus All-America in 1994, ’95 and ’96 before going on to stardom with the Dallas Cowboys. Coakley won a pair of Buck Buchanan Awards, given to Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player each year. Terrell Owens went from catching passes at Chattanooga to a stellar NFL career. Western Carolina’s David Patten and Appalachian State’s Matt Stevens were both members of the New England Patriots Super Bowl Champion team in 2002 and Patten also earned Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in 2004 and ’05. Men’s basketball was the first sport in which the conference held a championship. The league tournament is the nation’s oldest, with the inaugural championship held at Atlanta’s City Auditorium in 1922 and was won by North Carolina. Not only was the Southern Conference Tournament the first of its kind, the league also helped change the face of college basketball. In 1980, the league began a seasonlong experiment with a 22-foot three-point field goal with the approval of the NCAA Rules Committee. Ronnie Carr of Western Carolina made the first three-point field goal in college basketball history in a game against Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 1980. Another college basketball tradition that originated in the Southern Conference is the traditional cutting of the nets by the winning team. According to USA Today, the practice of net cutting originated in 1947 with North Carolina State head coach Everett Case. As a first-year head coach, Case led the Wolfpack to the Southern Conference Tournament title. Case celebrated by claiming the nets as a souvenir of the win to commemorate the event. Basketball coaching legend Red Auerbach gives credit to former George Washington coach Bill Reinhart, who coached in the conference for nearly 30 years, as one of the originators of the modern fast-break. West Virginia’s 10 tournament championships are still the most in league history. The Mountaineers were led by the incomparable Jerry West from 1958 through ’60. West, a two-time All-America selection, spurred West Virginia to the Final Four in 1959. The Mountaineers lost in the championship game that season to California, 71-70, but West earned Final Four Most Valuable Player honors. West was a three-time Southern Conference tournament MVP, a twotime league regular season MVP, and was twice named the conference’s Athlete of the Year. He went on to a spectacular career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. He was a 14-time NBA All-Star while with the Lakers. It is West’s silhouette that comprises the NBA’s globally recognized logo. Selvy set the NCAA record for points in a game while at Furman. On Feb. 13, 1954, the senior scored 100 points in a game against Newberry, a record that still stands. Selvy was the Southern Conference Most Valuable Player in 1953 and 1954 and the league’s Athlete of the Year in 1954. He went on to a 10-year career in the NBA. Rod Hundley was another West Virginia star during the 1950s. “Hot Rod” made a name for himself as one of the most spectacular players to tour the league during his era. Hundley averaged 24.5 points per game in his three seasons as a Mountaineer and was an all-conference and alltournament performer in each of those three years. He was the Southern Conference Most Valuable Player and Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1957. He was the first player selected in the 1957 NBA draft and enjoyed a six-year career in that league. East Tennessee State’s Keith “Mister” Jennings made his mark on the college basketball world in the early 1990s. Despite standing less than six feet tall, Jennings was a twotime all-conference choice and the league’s Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year in 1991. Jennings played with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Besides West Virginia’s team in 1959, the Southern Conference has been represented in the Final Four on two other occasions. North Carolina advanced to the NCAA
championship game in 1943 before falling 43-40 to Oklahoma State. North Carolina State finished third in the tournament in 1950. Davidson continued the record of success by advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight in 2008 and coach Bob McKillop’s Wildcats came within a basket of making the Final Four behind the play of sophomore guard Stephen Curry. Women’s basketball competition began in the Southern Conference in 1983-84 with seven teams. In the sport’s history, seven schools have won the league’s tournament at least once with Chattanooga winning 12 and Appalachian State owning six titles. UNC Greensboro won the 1998 tournament as head coach Lynne Agee became the first coach to take a team to the NCAA Tournament in all three Divisions - I, II and III. In 2001, Chattanooga head coach Wes Moore became the first coach in NCAA history to take three different teams to the NCAA Tournament in all three Divisions. Since 1984, seven different teams have claimed at least a share of the regular season crown. Chattanooga has the most overall titles with 13, six of them shared. Chattanooga owns the most outright championships with seven. Only four players have won the conference Player of the Year award twice: East Tennessee State’s DeShawne Blocker in 1992-93 and 1994-95; Furman’s Jackie Smith, 1997-98 and 1998-99; Chattanooga’s Damita Bullock, who won the award in 2000 and 2001; and Chattanooga’s Alex Anderson in 2007 and 2008. In baseball, Wake Forest advanced to the championship game of the NCAA College World Series in 1949. Demon Deacon second baseman Charles Teague was named the College World Series Most Valuable Player. The Citadel made history in 1990 by becoming the first military school to make an appearance at the College World Series. The Bulldogs were joined that season at the College World Series by current conference member Georgia Southern. One of the Southern Conference’s more famous baseball alums is Duke’s Dick Groat. The Blue Devil shortstop, who was also a basketball standout, was the conference’s Athlete of the Year in 1951 and 1952. He went on to a 14year career in the major leagues. In 1960, he was named the National League MVP after he led the league in batting with a .325 average for the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Among Southern Conference alums to grace Major League Baseball fields have been Atlee Hammaker (East Tennessee State), Jeff Montgomery (Marshall) and Mike Ramsey (Appalachian State). Other SoCon players to go on to a career in the major leagues include Angels third baseman Dallas McPherson (The Citadel), pitchers Britt Reames (The Citadel) and Ryan Glynn (VMI) who both pitched with Oakland in 2005, Furman’s Tom Mastny, a pitcher with the Cleveland Indians (2007) and Georgia Southern’s Brian Rogers, who pitched with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007. Arnold Palmer, perhaps the world’s most famous golfer, competed under the Southern Conference banner as a collegian at Wake Forest. He took medalist honors at the Southern Conference Tournament in 1948 and 1949 and was the tournament’s runner-up in 1950. Palmer was the medalist at the NCAA Golf Championships in 1949 and 1950. He went on to become one of the most accomplished golfers to play on the professional tour. Palmer won 60 tournaments while competing on the PGA Tour and has added 10 more victories as a member of the Senior PGA Tour. He has also won eight major championships - four Masters, two British Opens, one U.S. Open and one U.S. Amateur. Furman golfer Dottie Pepper was named the Southern Conference Women’s Athlete of the Decade in the 1980s and was honored as part of the league’s 25th anniversary of women’s championships celebration in 2007-08. Appalachian State’s Mary Jayne Harrelson won the NCAA Outdoor title at 1,500 meters in 1999 and 2001. Furman’s Brandi Jackson won the NCAA Women’s Golf East Regional in the spring of 2003. The Southern Conference has also been a breed-
ing ground for some of college athletics’ most recognized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of North Carolina State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Conference. Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coaching accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. Lefty Driesell coached Davidson to three Southern Conference Tournament championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Driesell also won the league’s Coach of the Year award four straight times from 1963 through 1966. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach of the Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State and is now the head coach at the College of Charleston. Terry Holland saw his basketball coaching career take off at Davidson when he returned to his alma mater in 1970. Holland was honored as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year for three consecutive seasons from 1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1970. J. Dallas Shirley, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, spent 21 years as the assistant to the commissioner and supervisor of officials in the Southern Conference. He also served as president of the International Association Basketball Officials and the United States Olympic Basketball Committee. The legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant got his coaching start in the Southern Conference as he guided the Maryland Terrapins in 1945. A legendary Southern Conference football coach is the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who guided the Tigers as a league member from 1940-52. The incomparable Howard won 69 Southern Conference games. The Southern Conference has been represented on the sidelines at five Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who piloted the San Diego Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at The Citadel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy directed William & Mary from 1964-68. He was succeeded at William & Mary by Lou Holtz. William & Mary competed in the Southern Conference from 1936-77.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro was first chartered back on February 18, 1891 at the State Normal and Industrial School. It was the first state-supported school for the higher education of women in North Carolina. Founded by Charles Duncan McIver, it became co-educational in 1963. Today, in its 116th year of existance, the campus covers 210 acres in downtown Greensboro and has an enrollment that exceeds 17,000 for the first time ever. For fall 2007, 17.467 students were enrolled, including 13,453 undergraduates.
Charles Duncan McIver, founder of the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG), decided Minerva, goddess of Wisdom and Women’s Arts, would be a good symbol for the school. Beginning with the first diploma in 1893, the head of Minerva has appeared on every diploma awarded by the institution. The class of 1907 donated the original Minerva statue - made of plaster - to the University. In 2003, the class of 1953 commissioned for a replacement, made of bronze, and placed outside the Elliott University Center in the heart of campus.
Founded in 1891, UNCG is a diverse, studentcentered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery and service. The university is organized into a College of Arts & Sciences and six professional schools, with more than 1,000 faculty members teaching in programs that offer 86 undergraduate, 56 master’s and 25 doctoral degrees. Among its high-impact projects are the Gateway University Research Park and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, which are being created in partnership with North Carolina A&T.
UNCG Board of Trustees Mr. Stephen C. Hassenfelt, Chairman Ms. Linda Carlisle, Vice Chairman Mrs. Earlene Hardie Cox Dr. Kate R. Barrett Dr. Richard L. Moore Mr. William J. Pratt Ms. Jane Preyer Ms. Jean E. Davis Mr. James Norman Smith Dr. Carolyn R. Ferree Ms. Gwynn Swinson Mr. Randall Kaplan Mr. John Bryant (ex-officio, SGA President)
UNCG’s School of Nursing, which was established in 1966, is the largest in North Carolina. It has three departments – Adult Health, Parent-Child and Community Practice – and is recognized for the excellence of its programs and the success of its graduates. The master’s program in nurse anesthesia was ranked eighth nationally by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, UNCG is the first institution in the UNC system to offer a combined Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration in health management.
Despite record numbers for enrollment, UNCG still enjoys a studentfaculty ratio of 17:1 with a faculty totalling 1,080. More than 2,000 bachelor’s degrees and nearly 1,000 master’s and doctoral diplomas are awarded annually. Over the last several years, 75 percent of freshmen have returned the following year.
UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excellence and student-athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last three academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better. In 2007-08, 105 of 230 student-athletes had a 3.0 GPA or better for the academic year.
The School of Music, which was established in 1921, is rated as one of the Top 20 in the country and combines rigorous theory, history, and performance training with a broad liberal arts education. Pictured above, the University opened a $25.7 million state-of-the-art music facility in 1999. It is the only comprehensive slate of performance and music education degrees from the baccalaureate through the doctorate in North Carolina.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a diverse, student-centered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service. As a doctorate-granting institution, it is committed to teaching based in scholarship and advancing knowledge through research. The College of Arts and Sciences and six professional schools offer challenging graduate and undergraduate programs in which students are mentored by outstanding teachers, including nationally and internationally recognized researchers and artists. Affirming the liberal arts as the foundation for lifelong learning, the university provides exemplary learning environments on campus and through distance education so that students can acquire knowledge, develop intellectual skills, and become more thoughtful and responsible members of a global society. Co-curricular, residential, and other programs contribute to students’ social, aesthetic, and ethical development. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a community in which people of any racial or ethnic identity, age, or background can achieve an informed appreciation of their own and different cultures. It is a community of actively engaged students, faculty, staff, and alumni founded on open dialogue, shared responsibility, and respect for the distinct contributions of each member.
Dr. Linda Dr. Linda P. Brady, formerly the senior vice president and provost at the University of Oregon, became the 10th chancellor of UNCG this past summer. She assumed her duties August 1. Dr. Brady was elected Chancellor of the institution by the Board of Governors of the multi-campus University of North Carolina on June 12. Dr. Brady, 60, succeeded Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, UNCG’s first woman chancellor, who announced her retirement last December after almost 14 years in the post. In recommending Dr. Brady to the Board of Governors, UNC system president Erskine Bowles said, “Over the past 25 years, Linda Brady has accumulated a wealth of leadership experience at highly respected public, urban universities, as well as in the halls of Washington. At each step along the way, she has proven herself to be an energetic leader who promotes collaboration, creative problem-solving, and real-life commitment to scholarship, research, and public service. “She is no stranger to North Carolina or this University system – having served for five years as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University – so we consider this a homecoming of sorts. With her broad experience in higher education and federal government, her demonstrated integrity and sound judgment, and her profound understanding of the global marketplace in which our students must compete, Linda Brady will be a forceful and effective leader for UNC Greensboro. We are delighted to bring her back to North Carolina.” In accepting the position, Dr. Brady said, “This is one of the very best jobs in American higher education. I am so grateful for this opportunity and humbled by the trust you have placed in me. I shall not let you down.” As senior vice president and provost at Oregon, Dr. Brady was the university’s chief academic and operating officer. In that role, she was responsible for all aspects of UO’s academic mission, including academic affairs, research and graduate studies, student affairs, institutional equity and diversity, international affairs, finance and administration, and information services. A native of New York City and the first member of her family to attend college, Dr. Brady graduated from Douglass College, the women’s division of Rutgers University, in 1969 with a degree in political science. She received a master’s degree in the field from Rutgers (1970) and a doctorate in political science from Ohio State University (1974). She began her academic career as an assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University in 1973 and joined the faculty at Goucher College in Maryland three years later. From 1978 to 1985, Dr. Brady held several positions in the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. Among other roles, she served as a political analyst in the State Department’s Office of Disarmament and Arms Control and as special assistant for mutual and balanced force reductions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She later served as a senior fellow in international security and arms control at the Carter Center of Emory University (1986-87) and as a distinguished professor of national security at the U.S. Military Academy (1991-92). From 1993 to 2001, Dr. Brady led the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was also a professor of international affairs. She joined North Carolina State University in 2001 as Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of political science, and over the next five years was credited with building the stature
and visibility of the College, launching a number of new graduate degree programs, and significantly increasing external support for the humanities and social sciences at NC State. She left North Carolina in 2006 to become the chief academic and operating officer at the University of Oregon. Dr. Brady has authored or co-edited three books and numerous book chapters and scholarly articles in the fields of American foreign policy, international negotiation, and arms control. Among other professional organizations, she is a member of the International Studies Association, the American Political Science Association, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Council on Foreign Relations. A past recipient of the Georgia Tech School of Social Sciences Teaching Award, she has earned the Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State and is a two-time recipient of the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the Department of the Army. She was an American Council on Education Fellow in 1997-98, serving her fellowship year at the University of Iowa under the mentorship of President Mary Sue Coleman and provost Jon Whitmore. Dr. Brady is married to Gustav “Steve” Heyer, a retired Army officer. She has two adult stepsons and three grandchildren.
Nelson In his 26th year as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized program that has continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom. Bobb, the first fulltime athletic director at the University, is the primar y architect of a program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women. Last year, he was named to NACDA’s NCAA Division I-AAA Executive Committee as an at-large member. When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight teams competing on the Division III level. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame. During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues. He began that process by serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989. He then moved onto the transformation of Campus Field in 1991 into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium – one of the premier venues in all of college soccer. In 1999, he oversaw the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium and the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts. Most recently, he added to the list the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue, and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which added chairback seating on both sides and additional stands under one of the baskets. Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last four academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or better. Last year, 114 of 237 student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for the academic year. Those aspects, among others, helped earn Bobb the AstroTurf Division I Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year Award at last summer’s NACDA convention. In addition, Bobb was also enshrined in UNCG’s Athletics Hall of Fame last February as a part of the department’s 40th anniversary celebration. Other notable program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership. Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from Norway for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Several other Olympic athletes visited and trained at UNCG during the acclimation process. Bobb was also a member of the Olympic Torch run committee in Greensboro for the 1996 Games. During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 36 conference tournament titles, 27 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 66 conference regular season titles, 40 of those since moving to NCAA Division I. UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988. During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA appointments,
including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification teams. From 1995-2000, he served on four such teams. From 1994 through 1998, Bobb served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee and was on the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee from 2000 through 2004, serving as chair in 2003 and 2004. This academic year, Bobb will serve on three Southern Conference committees, serving on the Committee on Committees, Constitution and By-Laws and the Men’s Soccer Sport Committee, of which he is the chair. On campus, Bobb is a member of the Chancellor’s Executive Staff and has been part of many governing bodies both inside and outside of athletics. He is one of the original members of the Greensboro Sports Commission, having served in the body since 1989. He is also a member of the Greensboro Sports Council. He has presented twice each to the NCAA Convention and the NACDA Convention. Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 60 full and parttime employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations, external operations and integrated public affairs within the department. Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons. A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year. Bobb and his wife, Teresa, reside in Greensboro. He has a daughter, Reagan, and a son, Alexander.
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Jackie Walsh Assistant AD
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Phone E-mail 334-5266 334-3474 taackerm@uncg.edu
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Nelson Bobb, Director of Athletics [HHP] 334-3000 ADMINISTRATION FAX 334-4063 Sylvia Mims, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP] 334-5649 Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities/Internal Operations [HHP] 334-5537 Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] 334-4464 Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] 256-0108 Christy Avent, Assoc. AD - External Operations [HHP] 334-5213 Stacy Kosciak, Special Asst. to the AD 256-1188
nebobb@uncg.edu sgmims@uncg.edu csrobert@uncg.edu restewar@uncg.edu jrwyatt@uncg.edu mcwilso2@uncg.edu sbmeadow@uncg.edu
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT Joanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director Kwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director
334-5172 jbcamp@uncg.edu 334-3465 kosteele@uncg.edu
334-3700 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925
jrshipp@uncg.edu eapearso@uncg.edu dmkovach@unccg.edu TBA
BUSINESS OFFICE Jackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business [HHP] Paula Terrell, Accountant [HHP]
334-3253 jawalsh@uncg.edu 334-3367 paula_terrell@uncg.edu
256-0108 jrwyatt@uncg.edu 334-3254 jlhender@uncg.edu
334-5537 csrobert@uncg.edu 334-3226 jlaguilar@uncg.edu 334-3032 jelong@uncg.edu
334-4464 334-3420 334-5407 256-0550 334-3798
restewar@uncg.edu gmross@uncg.edu gpklutts@uncg.edu esnow@uncg.edu
334-3576 jmroach@uncg.edu 334-3786 d_root@uncg.edu 334-5156 h_sedwic@uncg.edu
SPORTS INFORMATION Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] (Men’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball, M/W Tennis, M/W Golf) 334-5615 mwhirsch@uncg.edu TBA, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] (Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball)
334-5615
Colleen O’Connell, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] (Volleyball, Wrestling, Baseball, M/W Track & XC) 334-5615 c_oconne@uncg.edu SPORTS INFORMATION FAX 334-3182
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Mark Williams, Strength & Conditioning Coach [HHP] Aaron Craft, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach {HHP] SPORTS MEDICINE FAX
334-9861 mjwillia@uncg.edu 334-9861 TBA 256-0407
TICKETS John Comer, Ticket Manager [HHP]
334-3003 256-0120 334-4473 334-3003 334-3003
basketball@uncg.edu rljensen@uncg.edu kdeasley@uncg.edu basketball@uncg.edu basketball@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] Carol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] Jon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] KaLeah Latham, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-4021 lcagee@uncg.edu 334-3002 capesche@uncg.edu 334-3754 jbhines@uncg.edu 334-3754
CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD Linh Nguyen, Head Coach [HHP] Jennifer Severns, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-4157 ltnguye3@uncg.edu 334-4157 jmsevern@uncg.edu
MEN’S GOLF 334-3122 tcstewar@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S GOLF Emily Maron, Head Coach [HHP]
334-5316 elmarron@uncg.edu
MEN’S SOCCER Michael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] Justin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] Scott Brittsan, Asst. Coach [HHP]
Eddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] Bill Steffen, Asst. Coach [HHP]
Jennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] Vanessa Oaks, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-5222 mhparker@uncg.edu 334-5258 j_maulli@uncg.edu 334-5258
334-4474 eddie_rad@uncg.edu 334-3121
334-3250 jfcomer@uncg,.edu
334-5057 jlherzig@uncg.edu 334-5057
MEN’S TENNIS 334-4302 tamozur@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S TENNIS Jeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP]
334-5581 uncgtennis@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Shawn Garus, Head Coach [HHP] Skydra Orzen, Asst. Coach [HHP]
SPARTAN CLUB Mike Roach, Spartan Club Director [WM] Donegan Root, Associate Director [WM] Helen Sedwick, Office Manager [WM]
Mike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] Rod Jensen, Associate Head Coach [HHP] Kevin Easley, Asst. Coach [HHP] Brian Judski, Asst. Coach [HHP] Ben Thompson, Dir. of Basketball Operations [HHP]
Thomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP]
PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETING Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] Gary Ross, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] Gary Klutts, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] Emily Snow, Internal Relations [WM] WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX
MEN’S BASKETBALL
SOFTBALL
FACILITIES Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] Jennifer Aguillar, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] Jane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP]
334-3247 mggaski@uncg.edu 334-3247 j_athas@uncg.edu 334-3247 baseball@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S SOCCER
COMPLIANCE Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] Jana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP]
Mike Gaski, Head Coach Jamie Athas, Asst. Coach Dustin Ijames, Asst. Coach
Terrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP]
ATHLETIC TRAINING James Shipp, Asst. AD - Athletic Training [HHP] Erica P. Thornton, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] Daisy Kovach, Assistant Athletic Trainer [HHP] Molly Weber, Assistant Athletic Trainer [HHP]
COACHING STAFFS BASEBALL (Office located in stadium)
334-5303 smgarus@uncg.edu 334-3001 shorzen@uncg.edu
WRESTLING Jason Loukides, Head Coach [HHP] Jesus Wilson, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-5050 jcloukid@uncg.edu 334-5050
Team Inductions 1973 Women’s Golf Team (Inducted 2004) Won the first national championship of any kind for UNCG, competing in the AIAW National Tournament in Massachusetts... defeated Rollins College on the final hole for the championship.
1981-1982 Women’s Basketball Team (Inducted 2007) National Runners-up in the first-ever NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament... amassed a record of 25-3, losing in overtime at Elizabethtown College (PA).... began a run of seven consecutive 20-win seasons for the women’s basketball program.
1982 Men’s Soccer Team (Inducted 2004) Won the NCAA Division III National Championship without a home field... facilities at UNCG were under renovation at the time, forcing the team to play its games at near-by Grimsley High School... the team finished 19-3-0, including a 3-0 win over Wake Forest during the regular season and a 2-1 win over Plymouth State in double overtime in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
1983 Women’s Tennis Team (Inducted 2008) With four freshmen and two sophomores, team compiled a 20-4 record, including 14-2 in the spring, and finished the NCAA Division III National Runnersup... Amy Brown and Lisa Zimmerman earned All-American honors that season.
Individual Inductions Lynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach, (Inducted 2004) The first active head coach to be enshrined... first coach in NCAA history to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions... more than 500 career wins to her credit.
Jim Allen - Administrator (Inducted 2003) Former vice chancellor for student affairs... had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.
Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete (Inducted 2001) Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler... set world records and earned a top national ranking.
Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.
Nelson Bobb - Administrator (Inducted Feb. 2008) UNCG’s Director of Athletics for more than 25 years... Led the program through its transition from Division III to Division II to Division I and from the Big South Conference into the Southern Conference.
Mike Burke - Supporter (Inducted 2001) Led UNCG’s charge in scholarship fundraising... created first athletic endowment in 1987... raised funds toward a total endowment now valued at more than $4 million.
Marge Burns - Amateur Athlete (Inducted 2000) Holds record of 10 North Carolina State Amateur Golf titles ... named Carolinas Outstanding Amateur five times ... qualified and played in 14 USGA Amateur Championships, as well as six US Open Tournaments.
Renee Coltrane - Women’s Basketball (Inducted 2001) All-American as a junior (1983-84)... first women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Wendy Engelmann-Gettings Women’s Basketball (Inducted 2002) Scored 1,378 points and dished out a schoolrecord 574 assists.
Siggi Eyjolffson - Men’s Soccer (Inducted Sept. 2008) Threetime All-American and twotime Academic All-American. UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 185 points, recording 75 goals and 35 assists in his four seasons.
Mike Fleming - Supporter (Inducted 2000) UNCG supporter for more than two decades... UNCG named its basketball gymnasium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on December 1, 1994.
Dr. June Galloway - Administrator (Inducted Feb. 2008) Served as the Coordinator of Women’s Athletics until her passing in 1974, helping to develop the first formal athletics program at UNCG.
Liz Gremillion - Volleyball (Inducted 2006) On of the best setters to ever play for the Spartans, recording over 4,000 assists in her career... named 1995 Big South Conference Player of the Year.
Belmar Gunderson - Amateur Athlete (Inducted 2000) Participated from 1952-56 at Women’s College ... competed in four Wimbledons and 11 United States Lawn Tennis National Championships (now U.S. Open).
Larry Hargett - Men’s Basketball Coach (Inducted 2007) Coached UNCG to its first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament berth, coming at the Division III level... finished the 1979-80 season 16-12 to earn its first NCAA bid.
Scott Hartzell - Men’s Basketball (Inducted 2006) Led UNCG to its first Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bid, in which UNCG nearly upset Cincinnati... graduated as UNCG’s all-time leading scorer and set every UNCG three-point shooting standard in his career... led the team in scoring in three of his four seasons.
Jason Haupt - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2001) Two-time firstteam All-American... led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987... UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77.
Winn Hazlegrove - Softball (Inducted 2005) Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree... one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranked in the Top 10 in 20 statistical categories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).
Pat Hielscher - Volleyball Coach (Inducted 2001) Coached UNCG’s first volleyball team in 1970 ... guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.
Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter (Inducted 2003) Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.
Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to three straight national playoff appearances ... third all-time leading scorer in team history with 66 goals and 24 assists.
Ellie Jones - Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey (Inducted 2003) One of UNCG’s most versatile student-athletes ever as she excelled in tennis, basketball and field hockey from 1969-73.
Dock Kelly - Wrestling (Inducted 2006) One of UNCG’s first-ever qualifiers for the NCAA Championships (1996)... compiled a 50-34 mark despite competing with birth defects that left him without part of an arm and a leg. Honored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with its Medal of Courage.
Dr. David B. Knight - Administrator Inducted (2004) Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to Division I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s long-time Faculty Athletics Representative... became the only FAR to serve on the Division I, II and III levels... served as chair of the NCAA’s first Division I Academics / Eligibility / Compliance Cabinet and served as a consultant to the NCAA on numerous academic reform issues (for whom the current Knight Commission was named.)
Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator (Inducted 2003) Served 26 years as head of Department of Physical Education (194871)... developed both men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs after Women’s College became UNCG in 1963.
Ali Lord - Women’s Soccer (Inducted 2007) UNCG’s record holder for single-season and career goals... tallied 20 or more goals in three seasons... had a single-season record 26 goals in 1996, earning All-American honors... Big South Player of the Year in 1996 and SoCon Player of the Year in 1998.
Carol Mann - Women’s Golf (Inducted 2002) LPGA Hall of Fame member... earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.
Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball, Supporter (Inducted 2002) UNCG’s first male president of Alumni Board of Directors... served as tri-captain of the first two UNCG men’s basketball teams.
Jill Masterman - Field Hockey (Inducted 2000) In the days of AIAW, a four-year standout on field hockey team and was a cocaptain as a senior in 1977.
Tonka Maynor - Baseball (Inducted 2007) Ten years after graduation, still ranked on the Top 10 list at UNCG in every offensive statistical category... hit .363 in his four seasons at UNCG, logging 239 hits... holds UNCG record for career RBI with 171.
Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2002) Led UNCG to three (1983, 1985 and 1986) NCAA Division III National Championships in his four seasons with the Spartans.
Jo Ann Messick - Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis, Field Hockey (Inducted 2006) Three-sport competitor at UNCG in the 1970’s... four-year standout in field hockey, earning Deep South All-Star accolades three times... six-time participant in National Field Hockey Festivals, including three while at
Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer (Inducted 2002) Member of first women’s soccer team... UNCG’s first great goalkeeper in women’s soccer with 18 career shutouts.
Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach (Inducted 2005) Second active coach to be inducted (first male)... winner of more than 400 collegiate matches, including more than 300 at UNCG... led Spartans to NCAA Division III National Championships in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... two-time Division III All-American (1983 and 1984)... No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.
Cathy Roberts - Administrator (Inducted Feb. 2008) Has spent virtually entire career - beginning as a student - working in athletics at UNC Greensboro, overseeing athletic facilities and operations and serving as the Senior Women’s Administrator.
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Brian Moehler - Baseball
Dr. Frank Pleasants- Administrator
(Inducted 2005) UNCG’s first player to be drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft... earned UNCG’s first-ever win over a Division I opponent and went onto pitch for Detroit and Florida in the major leagues.
(Inducted 2007) Served as the Coordinator of Men’s Athletics, helping to develop the first formal athletics program at UNCG beginning in 1967.
Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran - Administrator
Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball
(Inducted 2000) Served as Chancellor from 1979-94... guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991... created the Spartan Club.
Becky Morgan - Women’s Golf (Inducted 2007) One of the most notable athletic alumni as a member of the LPGA Tour... won the Big South individual championship three times and earned Big South Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997)... a three-time All-American, won medalist honors 10 times... qualified for the NCAA Regional all four years, earning a spot in the national event three times... an Academic All-American in 1997...holds the UNCG records for lowest 18, 36 and 54-hole scores.
(Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to a 93-22 mark in her four years (1985-89) ... Division III AllAmerican as a junior... UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 1,585 points.
Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach (Inducted 2005) One of the pioneers of women’s athletics at UNCG... coached the UNCG women’s golf team to the 1973 national championship... also considered one of UNCG’s first student-athletes, participating in women’s golf in the 1940’s.
Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG’s first-ever men’s basketball teams... scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s first 1,000 point scorer... two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.
Joe Stanton - Wrestling (Inducted 2008) Compiled a 98-25 mark in his four seasons at UNCG, qualifying for three NCAA Championships to make him the first male to qualify for an NCAA Championship as an individidual... was UNCG’s winningest wrestler for 11 years.
Mike Sweeney - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2003) Amassed 55 goals and 27 assists in his three seasons at UNCG (1980-83)... member of 1982 and 1983 NCAA III National Championship teams... led the team in scoring in 1981 and 1982 and was a first-team All-American in 1983.
Jim Swiggett - Coach, Administrator (Inducted 2006) Pioneer in men’s athletics at UNCG... served as men’s basketball coach from 1968-75 and started men’s golf program, serving as coach from 1967-79... also served as the university’s second Men’s Intercollegiate Division Coordinator.
Karyn Thompson Voelz - Softball (Inducted 2008) Most prolific hitter in UNCG softball history. Inducted 12 years after graduation and still ranked in Top 6 in 12 offensive categories... led UNCG to 149-86-2 mark and three NCAA Play-in series during her time at UNCG.
“The Big Five” (shown left to right) Chuck Hayes, Mike Weaver, Jim Melvin, Stanley Frnak, Charlie Reid
Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support.
Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to state NCAIAW title and AIAW Regional appearance in 1972... led UNCG in scoring for four straight seasons and finished with 1,347 career points.
Donna Friesen Wigton - Volleyball (Inducted 2003) Volleyball standout at UNCG (1970-73)... active contributor to the sport through coaching.. part of officiating crew at 1996 Olympics and 1993 World University Games.
About the Hall of Fame: The purpose of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those special individuals, who through their superior athletic achievements or by their outstanding service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contributions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include former athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG. Ceremonies are traditionally held each Fall during Homecoming weekend. Nominations should be sent to: Hall of Fame Committee - c/o Stacy Kosciak UNCG Department of Athletics PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402 Additional Information Available Through: E-mail: sbmeadow@uncg.edu or on-line at www.uncgspartans.com
Student-athletes at UNCG have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the years. Although the athletic department just celebrated its 40th season last year, athletics at UNCG date back to the 1940’s in the days before the university became co-ed. Golfer Nancy Porter, who went on to a successful pro career, is regarded as one of UNCG’s first student-athletes, competing in tournaments on the national level in the late 1940s. In 1963, as the university prepared to go co-ed, UNCG began to formally organize athletic teams. Women’s basketball, under head coach Ellen Griffin, women’s tennis, women’s golf and field hockey were started. LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was on one of the early UNCG women’s golf teams. In 1967, UNCG began men’s athletics and the intercollegiate athletics program received formal recognition from the University. In the fall of 1967, the Spartan was adopted as the program’s mascot. In 1968, UNCG’s men’s teams joined the Dixie Athletic Conference, known today as the USA South Conference on the NCAA Division III level. Women’s teams competed as part of the AIAW early on, with UNCG being one of the lead organizers of the organization. Two of the first men’s sports were basketball and bowling. In 1971, with the emergence of the five-player rule in women’s basketball, UNCG finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament. Two years later, the women’s golf team won the AIAW national title - UNCG’s first-ever team national crown. Nancy Porter coached the squad and future professional golfer Donna Horton White was on the squad. Since then, UNCG has enjoyed a number of successes. Five national titles in men’s soccer during the 1980s and a runner-up finish in women’s tennis. An unprecedented five-year move from Division III to Division II to Division I. A trip to the “Big Dance” - the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in just its fifth year of Division I status. Men’s soccer coach Michael Parker and women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee were the first to lead teams to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions. A baseball squad built from scratch by Mike Gaski that made it to the NCAA Tournament in just its fifth season of play. A men’s soccer program that conquered all comers for two months to become the No. 1 team in the nation in 2004, the beginning of UNCG’s three straight NCAA Tournament Round of 16 appearances. Kyle Hines, who became just the sixth player in college basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 blocked shots in a career. Individuals like wrestler Dock Kelly, who overcame birth defects that left him without legs qualifying for the NCAA Championship. Students like Siggi Eyjolffson earned Academic All-American honors three times. From major league pitcher Brian Moehler to MLS champion Alejandro Moreno to LPGA star Becky Morgan, Spartan alumni have gone on to successful careers in sports. That success isn’t just limited to the playing field, either. The late Doug Hamilton was one of the pioneers within MLS and played on the UNCG national championship teams of the 1980s. Siggi Eyjolffson returned to his native Iceland and is one of the top people in his native country’s soccer federation, currently serving as their women’s national team head coach. Spartan athletics has had its success stories over the years... and the best is yet to come.
National Championships (6) Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW) Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III)
Conference Tournament Titles (39 overall; 27 in NCAA Div. I) Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Softball – 1988 Men’s Soccer – 1993 ** Softball – 1994 ** Women’s Soccer – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 ** Softball – 1995 ** Men’s Golf – 1995 ** Women’s Golf – 1995 ** Men’s Tennis – 1995 ** Men’s Basketball – 1996 ** Men’s Golf – 1996 ** Women’s Golf – 1996 ** Softball – 1996 ** Women’s Soccer –1996 ** Men’s Soccer – 1996 ** Baseball – 1997 ** Women’s Tennis – 1997 ** Softball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer –1997 Men’s Soccer –1998 Women’s Soccer –1998 Women’s Basketball – 1998 Men’s Basketball –2001 Women’s Soccer – 2001 Women’s Soccer – 2003 Men’s Soccer – 2005 Women’s Soccer – 2006 ++ Men’s Soccer – 2006
Conference Reg. Season Titles (74 overall; 40 in NCAA Div. I) Men’s Tennis – 1974 Men’s Basketball – 1981 Men’s Tennis – 1981 Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Men’s Soccer – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 Softball – 1982 Women’s Tennis – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983
Women’s Tennis – 1983 Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Men’s Soccer – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Softball – 1984 Men’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Men’s Soccer – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Tennis – 1985 Men’s Soccer – 1985 Men’s Tennis – 1986 Women’s Tennis – 1986 Men’s Soccer – 1986 Men’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Tennis – 1987 Men’s Soccer – 1987 Men’s Basketball – 1988 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Men’s Tennis – 1988 Women’s Tennis – 1988 Softball – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1993 Men’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1994 Baseball – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 Women’s Soccer – 1994 Men’s Basketball – 1995 Women’s Basketball – 1995 Softball – 1995 Men’s Soccer – 1995 Women’s Soccer – 1995 Volleyball – 1995 Men’s Basketball – 1996 Women’s Basketball – 1996 Softball – 1996 Men’s Soccer – 1996 Women’s Soccer – 1996 Softball – 1997 Baseball – 1997 Women’s Basketball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer – 1997 ** Men’s Soccer - 1997 ** Women’s Basketball – 1998 ** Baseball – 1998 ** Women’s Soccer – 1998 ** Men’s Soccer – 1998 ** Women’s Basketball – 1999 ** Women’s Soccer – 2000 ** Men’s Tennis – 2001 ** Women’s Soccer – 2001 ** Women’s Basketball – 2002 ** Men’s Basketball – 2002 Men’s Soccer – 2004 ** Women’s Soccer – 2004 ** Men’s Soccer – 2005 ** Women’s Soccer – 2006 ** ++ Men’s Soccer – 2006 ** Women’s Soccer - 2007** ** denotes officially recognized conference champion
The Spartan Club is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to secure scholarship support for the more than 225 student-athletes who compete in 16 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG. UNCG proudly proclaims that 100 percent of Spartan Club contributions go directly to athletic scholarships for deserving student-athletes.
Methods of Giving Cash, Checks and Credit Card Gifts:
Provide the yearly financial resources needed to operate the athletic program. Payments may be spread over the course of a fiscal year (July 1-June 30), but all pledges must be paid by June 30. The University accepts cash, checks and credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, Visa).
Employer Matching Gifts:
Matching gifts double or triple the impact of your gift and increase your membership level. Be sure to enclose your matching gift form with application and donation and associate benefits.
Athletic Scholarship Endowments:
These provide tuition, room, melas, books and fees on an annual basis for a studentathlete. Pay tribute to someone’s life and accomplishments or leave your own legacy while strengthening UNCG’s athletic program.
Planned and Estate Gifts:
These gifts include life income arrangements from trusts, annuities, income funds, as well as life insurance policies and individual estate bequests, such as cash or real estate.
Endowed Athletic Scholarships
A named endowment to support athletic scholarships may be created with a commitment of $50,000 or more. The endowment generates income that is awarded to student-athletes on an annual basis. Lynne C. Agee Fund James H. Allen Fund Alma W. Barrier Fund Smith Barrier Fund Irwin Belk Fund Aaron Michael Bobb Fund Mike and Nancy Burke Fund Bobbi Carson Fund Michael B. Fleming Athletic Scholarship Fund Robert A. and Mary C. Fleming Fund Stanley and Dorothy Frank Fund J. Douglas Galyon Fund Ellen Griffin Fund Lester Earl Gross III Athletic Scholarship Fund
Charles A. Hayes Fund David Bates Knight Endowment C. Thomas and Mary Martin Fund Karl Mayer Fund Jim Melvin Fund Charles C. Moyer Fund Victor M. Nussbaum, Jr. Fund Nancy Ann Porter Fund Charles M. Reid Fund Rayna Matea Taylor Fund H. Michael Weaver Fund
Six additional funds that are on their way to reaching endowment status include: Dr. Richard and Sharon Beavers Scholarship Fund Rich Brenner Endowed Fund Nathan W. and Robyn E. Jameson Fund Gary, Marilyn and Jordan Smith Fund Patricia A. Hielscher Volleyball Athletic Scholarship Becky Jackson Fund
UNCG Spartan Club PO Box 41230 Greensboro, NC 27404-1230 Director: Mike Roach
Annual Scholarships
An annual scholarship may be created with a commitment of $10,000 or more over a four-year period. Dr. Richard & Sharon Beavers - Men’s Basketball Chris & Laura Bott - Men’s Basketball David L. and Martha P. Brown - Men’s Basketball Marc & Janis Bush - Women’s Soccer First Citizens Bank - Men’s Golf Randy Clarida - Women’s Basketball Carolyn and Art Green - Men’s Basketball Doug Hamilton - Men’s Soccer Leaton Harris - Women’s Soccer George Hoyle - Men’s Soccer Kurt and Joy Kronenfeld -Women’s Soccer Mayer Textile Machine Corporation - Men’s Basketball Piedmont Orthopedics - Comeback Player of the Year (two) Alan and Laura Pike - Men’s Basketball Bob and Laura Pitts - Men’s Soccer Shamrock Corporation - Men’s Tennis Shamrock Corporation - Women’s Tennis Jerry & Ellyn Steinhorn - Men’s Tennis Rod Wyatt - Cross Country
Phone: (336) 334-5156 Fax: (336) 334-5319 www.spartanclub.org
Associate Director: Donegan Root
Office Manager: Helen Sedwick
Raising scholarship funds for UNCG student-athletes
Spartan Club Executive Committee Chair: Kurt Kronenfeld ‘79 - Vice President, Senn Dunn Insurance Jack Arehart, ‘76 - Senior Vice President, Compass Capital Corporation Samantha F. Brumbaugh ‘99 - Attorney at Cairo, Ferguson, Brumbaugh, Stroupe, PLLC Chuck Burns - Area Vice President, First Citizens Bank Randy Clarida ‘98 - Investigator/CSO, Food & Drug Administration Katie Dannemiller - Vice President of Operations, Greensboro Grasshoppers Michael H. Godwin - Attorney at Schell, Bray, Aycock, Abel & Livingston, PLLC Keith Grandberry ‘89 - President & CEO, Winston-Salem Urban League Carolyn T. Green ‘70 - Executive Director, Piedmont Senior Care, PLLC Leaton Harris - Director of Business Operations, TEK Systems George Hoyle, ‘90 - Managing Partner, Compass Financial Partners, LLC Dean Little, III - Secretary/Treasurer of Yost & Little Kevin McCoy ‘02 - Vice President, South Atlantic Lumber Chris Relos ‘84 - Registered Rep, Plybon & Associates, Inc. Ben Sirmons ‘74 - Assistant General Council, UNIFI, Inc. Jeff Taylor ‘83 - Controller, Pope Companies Ex-Officio Members Dr. Patti Stewart - Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, UNCG Marc Bush - President, Greensboro Sports Commission Dick Stewart, Associate Director of Athletics, UNCG Dr. Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep, UNCG Nelson Bobb - Director of Athletics, UNCG Advisor C. Thomas Martin ‘70 - Former Director of Planning, City of Greensboro