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INTRODUCTION Table of Contents....................................................... 1 Quick Facts................................................................ 1 THE 2015-16 RED WOLVES Alphabetical Roster................................................... 2 2015-16 Schedule...................................................... 3 Head Coach Kel Lange............................................... 4 Player Bios................................................................. 5 RED WOLVES RECORD BOOK 2015-16 Preview...................................................... 13 2014-15 Review....................................................... 14 2014-15 Results....................................................... 15 All-time Letterwinners............................................. 16 A-State Women’s Tennis Records............................ 17 THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE The Sun Belt Conference......................................... 18 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY A-State Administration............................................ 19 A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson......................... 20 A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir............. 21 Life at Arkansas State.............................................. 22 Athletic Facilities...................................................... 23 Jonesboro, Arkansas................................................ 24 Staff Directory......................................................... 25 CREDITS The 2015-16 Arkansas State women’s tennis reference guide has been compiled for use by the media, prospective students and fans. It is a publication of the A-State Media Relations Office (Jerry Scott, Director; Chris Graddy, Mark Taylor & Dennen Cuthberston Assistants.) PHOTOGRAPHY Richard Bishop (Bishop Photography), John Bunch Photography, Linwood Ferguson (Captive Photons),Erika Christian, A-State Media Relations. COVER DESIGN A-State Media Relations
QUICK FACTS Location.........................Jonesboro, Arkansas (72,589) Nickname.................................................. Red Wolves Enrollment.........................................................13,552 Colors................................................... Scarlet & Black Founded...............................................................1909 Facility.........Allen Park and RidgePointe Country Club Affiliation............................................. NCAA Division I Conference..................................................... Sun Belt President...................................... Dr. Charles L. Welch Chancellor........................................... Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics............................... Terry Mohajir Faculty Athletics Representative........ Karan McDaniel Senior Woman Administrator........................Amy Holt Athletic Dept. Phone............................. 870-972-3880 Ticket Office Phone................................ 870-972-2781 Athletic Web Site......................AStateRedWolves.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach.................................................. Kel Lange Alma Mater............................................. Kentucky ‘92 Record & Years at Arkansas State..............First Season Overall D1 Record............................................... 25-52 Tennis Office Phone.............................. 870-972-2795 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record............................................. 4-13 SBC Tournament Seed/Finish........................ 10th/1-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................6/2 Newcomers............................................................... 2 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Tennis................................................1975 All-Time Record...................... 398-314-2 (41 seasons) All-Time SBC Record...................187-114 (24 seasons) Winning Seasons......................................................26 MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director (Tennis Contact)......... Chris Graddy Cell Phone..............................................870-340-7836 E-mail........................................... cgraddy@astate.edu Assistant AD/Media Relations Director....... Jerry Scott Assistant Director....................... Dennen Cuthbertson Assistant Director...................................... Mark Taylor Media Relations Phone..........................870-972-2541 Mailing Address: PO Box 1000, State University, AR 72467 Overnight Address: 217 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401
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a-state tennis 2015-16 Roster
Name Shelby King Victoria Roberts Sabina Jeresic Julie Gauguery Victoria Pisani Daria Iurchenko Sofia Krsmanovic Chiara Stefanov
HT 5-8 5-7 5-3 5-5 5-9 5-7 5-8 5-6
YR Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. RJr. Sr. Sr.
By Class Roster
Hometown (Previous School) Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS) Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy) Virovitica, Croatia (Gimnazija Birotehnika HS) Sailly-en-Ostrecent, France (Baudimont) Tring, Hertfordshire, Englan (Tring School) Budennovsk, Russia (Georgia Gwinnett College) Forrestield, Australia (Darling Range Sports College) Bochum, Germany (Alice-Salomon)
Head Coach: Kel Lange
Name Julie Gauguery Daria Iurchenko Sabina Jeresic Shelby King Sofia Krsmanovic Victoria Pisani Victoria Roberts Chiara Stefanov
HT 5-5 5-7 5-3 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-6
YR Jr. RJr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr.
Alphabetical Roster
Hometown (Previous School) Sailly-en-Ostrecent, France (Baudimont) Budennovsk, Russia (Georgia Gwinnett College) Virovitica, Croatia (Gimnazija Birotehnika HS) Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS) Forrestield, Australia (Darling Range Sports College) Tring, Hertfordshire, Englan (Tring School) Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy) Bochum, Germany (Alice-Salomon)
Head Coach: Kel Lange
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Fall 2015 Schedule
Date Opponent Sept. 25-26 UCA Inivational Oct. 10 SIU-Carbondale Invite Oct. 15-19 Regional Tournament Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Terrier Invitational
Location Time Conway, Ark. All Day Carbondale, Ill. All Day Stillwater, Okla. All Day Spartanburg, S.C. All Day
Spring 2016 Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time Jan. 14-18 FGCU Invitational Fort Myers, Fla. All Day Jan. 23-24 SMU Invite Dallas, Texas All Day Feb. 2 Central Arkansas Jonesboro, Ark. 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 1 p.m. Feb. 13 at Lamar Beaumont, Texas Noon Feb. 17 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. Noon Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. Noon Feb. 27 Murray State Jonesboro, Ark. 2 p.m. March 5 Lipscomb Jonesboro, Ark. TBA March 12 Eastern Illinois Jonesboro, Ark. TBA March 15 vs Appalachian State* Nashville, Tenn. TBA March 18 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. TBA March 19 Western Kentucky Jonesboro, Ark. TBA March 25 vs Texas State* Lafayette, La. TBA March 26 vs UT Arlington* Lafayette, La. TBA April 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 11 a.m. April 2 at New Orleans New Orleans, La. Noon April 8 vs Louisiana-Monroe* San Marcos, Texas TBA April 9 vs Louisiana-Lafayette* San Marcos, Texas TBA April 21-24 Sun Belt Conference Tournament New Orleans, La. All Day
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a-state tennis Head Coach
Kel Lange Head Coach • First Season
Kel Lange begins his first season as the Red Wolves head tennis coach in 2015-16. Lange comes to A-State with an impressive coaching background in the SEC and Big 12. The Kentucky native began his head-coaching career at Mississippi State in 1992 where he compiled 25 wins in four seasons and achieved an ITA ranking of No. 41 during his second year on the job. Before coaching the Bulldogs, Lange was the assistant men’s tennis coach at Texas A&M, where he was responsible for the top-ranked recruiting class in the country. He also led the team’s strength and conditioning program and was head of player development. In his two seasons at College Station he helped the Aggies return to the ITA National rankings and make back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament.
Lange also has experience outside of collegiate tennis working with professional and amateur players alike. He has worked with professional tennis players Luke and Murphy Jensen, who won the 1993 French Open Doubles title and also spent time as the Director of Tennis at the Little Rock and Nashville Racquet Clubs. A native of Lexington, Ky., and a graduate of Henry Clay High School, Lange attended the University of Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology In 1992. He is currently working toward completing a master’s degree in sport management at Texas A&M. Lange and his wife Tracy, who is the head women’s basketball coach at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., have a daughter, Hope, and a son, Wes.
Lange also spent time at the University of Kentucky from 1988-92 as the assistant women’s tennis coach. He was responsible for the Wildcats’ recruiting, strength and conditioning and player development. He helped Susan Klingenberg become an ITA Singles All-American in 1992 and coached two student-athletes to the SEC All-Conference Singles Team. Lange spent the last four seasons as the head tennis coach at Birmingham Southern College, where the Panthers had an overall record of 11-3 this past season and played in the Southern Athletic Association Conference championship match. 4
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Sofia Krsmanovic Senior • 3L • Forrestfield, Australia Darling Range Sports College
The Krsmanovic File Singles
Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013 2-5 - - - - - 2-5 2014 0-1 - - - - 0-1 2015 0-5 - - - - - 0-5 Career 2-11 - - - - 0-1 7-10
JUNIOR (2014-15): • Went 0-5 during the dual match singles season • Teamed with Jess Heeps-Eriksen as the No. 3 doubles pair and compiled a 5-6 record. • Also played with Victoria Pisani and went 0-2 and Chiara Stefanov for an 0-1 mark. • During the fall season she was paired with Tamara Slijpecevic and the two their doubles flight at the Wofford Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2013-14): • Registered an 0-1 record in singles play with only match coming at Year Overall 1 2 3 the No. 5 position. 2013 2-9 - 0-2 2-7 • Went 0-4 in doubles play with Biljana Miloshevska from the No. 3 2014 0-4 - - 0-4 doubles position. Doubles
2015 5-9 - 0-4 5-7 Career 7-22 0 0-6 7-18
FRESHMAN (2012-13): • Posted a 2-5 record at the No. 6 position during freshman campaign. • Recorded a 2-9 mark during doubles play. • Went 2-5 with Jess Heeps-Eriksen and 0-4 with Biljana Miloshevska. HIGH SCHOOL: • Attended Darling Range Sports College. • 2010 Western Australia Representative under 18’s national team event in Pizzey Cup • 2011 Caltex All-Rounder Award. PERSONAL: • Born April 20, 1994 in Southport, Queensland, Australia. • Daughter of Bogdan and Kathy Krsmanovic. • Majoring in journalism. • Enjoys reading, playing Nintendo, and baking.
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a-state tennis Returning Players
Chiara Stefanov Senior • 3L • Bochum, Germany Alice-Salomon
The Stefanov File Singles
Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013 2-6 - - - - 1-4 2014 1-6 - - - - 0-3 2015 2-2 - - - - 0-1 2-1 Career 5-14 - - - - 1-8 2-1
JUNIOR (2014-15): • Went 2-2 during the dual match singles’ season. • Appeared in doubles match with Chiara Stefanov and finished with an 0-1 record. • Named to the SBC Commissioner’s List. SOPHOMORE (2013-14): • Registered a 1-6 record in singles play during sophomore season. • Went 0-2 in limited doubles action. • Named to Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
Doubles
Year Overall 1 2 3 FRESHMAN (2012-13): 2013 0-2 - - 0-2 • Posted a 2-6 record in freshman season. 2014 0-2 - - 0-1 • Went 1-4 in the No. 5 spot and 1-2 in the No. 6 spot. 2015 0-1 - 0-1 • Teamed with Biljana Miloshevska to go 0-2 in limited doubles Career 0-4 - 0-1 0-3
action.
HIGH SCHOOL: • Attended Alice-Salomon-Berufskolleg in Bochum, Germany. PERSONAL: • Born April 7, 1993 in Bochum, Germany. • Daughter of Sabine and Stefan Stefanov. • Majoring in International Business. • Enjoys tennis, snowboarding, hanging out with friends, and shopping.
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Julie Gauguery Junior • 2L • Sailly-en-Ostrevent, France Baudimotn
The Gauguery File
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Had a 6-9 dual match record. • The six singles wins were the second most on the team. • All 15 of her matches came in the No. 3 position. Singles Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Teamed with Victoria Pisani at the beginning of the year as the No. 1 doubles pair but team with Jess Heeps-Eriksen and Sofia 2014 10-6 - - 7-6 3-0 - Krsmanovic later on. 2015 6-9 - 6-9 - - - • Won her match from the No. 2 position against Appalachian State Career 16-15 - 6-9 7-6 3-0 - to help A-State earn its victory in the Sun Belt Tournament since 2011. Doubles Year Overall 1 2 3 • Advanced to the finals of her flight at the USAFA Invite hosted by 2014 4-9 0-3 4-3 0-3 the Air Force Academy. 2015 4-12 3-8 0-3 1-1 • Named to the SBC Commissioner List. Career 8-21 3-11 4-6 1-4
FRESHMAN (2013-14): • Registered a 10-6 dual match singles record. • Her 10 singles wins led the team. • Had a 3-0 record from the No. 4 position before being moved to No. 3 spot and going 7-6. • Recorded a 4-3 doubles record with Biljana Miloshevska in the No. 2 spot. • Had a 4-9 overall doubles record. • Won singles flight title at A-State Invitational during fall season. HIGH SCHOOL: • 2013 graduate of Baudimont. • Obtained a strong rating of zero in the French rating system. • Captured wins over players rated higher than her at -2/6 and -4/6. • Competed for Racing Club Arras and Vautour tennis club. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Ewa and Stephane Gauguery. • Born February 2, 1995. • Enjoys photography. 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Reference Guide
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Victoria Pisani Junior • 2L • Tring, Hertfordshie, England Tring School
The Pisani File
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Compiled a 5-12 record during the dual match season. • She went 3-12 from the No. 3 position and added a 2-0 mark from the No. 4 position. Singles Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Teamed with Julie Gauguery as the No. 1 doubles team and had a 2014 0-8 - - - - 0-5 0-3 3-8 record. • Also teamed with Sofia Krsmanovic for two matches and went 0-2. 2015 5-12 - - 3-12 2-0 - Career 5-20 - - 3-12 2-0 0-5 0-3 • Claimed three singles’ flights during the fall including victories at the A-State Invitational and Wofford Inviational ... named to the SBC Commissioner’s List. Doubles Year Overall 1 2 3 2014 2-8 - - 2-8 FRESHAMN (2013-14): 2015 3-10 3-8 - 0-2 • Went 2-5 in doubles with partner Jess Heeps-Eriksen and 2-8 over Career 5-18 3-8 - 2-10 all in doubles play.
• Registered an 0-8 record in singles play with five matches coming from the No. 5 position and three matches in the No. 6 position. HIGH SCHOOL: • 2013 graduate of Tring School. • Team captain for the U18 County Championships from 2011-13. • Finished second overall at the U18 County Championships in 2013 and was awarded team MVP. • Earned a 5.1 rating. • Participated in hockey and basketball. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Victor and Louise Pisani. • Born August 29, 1995. • Enjoys all sports, shoppoing, and socializing with friends.
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Daria Iurchenko RS-Junior • 3L • Budennovsk, Russia Georgia Gwinett College
The Iurchenko File Singles
Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 2015 - - - - - - 3-4 Career - - - - - - 3-4
Doubles
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Went 3-4 during the dual match single season with all matches coming from the No. 6 position. • Did not compete in doubles competition. PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2012-14): • Redshirted in her first season at Georgia Gwinnett College and then did not appear in a match during her redshirt freshman season.
Year Overall 1 2 3 2015 - - - - HIGH SCHOOL: Career - - - • Finished second in the Krasnodar Region Tennis Tournament.
• Registered a third-place finish at the U18 Russian National Tournament. • Slso participated in volleyball, table tennis, and track and field. PERSONAL: • Born March 22, 1994. • Daughter of Mikhail and Natalia Iurchenko. • Majoring in sports management. • Enjoys biking and cooking
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Sabina Jeresic Sophompre • 1L • Virovitica, Croatia Gimnazija Birotehnika HS
The Jeresic File Singles
Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 2015 5-11 - - 0-2 3-5 2-5 Career 5-11 - - 0-2 3-5 2-5 -
FRESHMAN (2014-15): • Went 5-11 in her first of collegiate season. • Went 0-2 from the No. 2 position, 3-5 from the No. 4 position and 2-4 from the No. 5 position. • Teamed with Tarama Slijepcevic in doubles competition where the pair finished with a 6-8 record. • Advanced to the main draw of the USTA/ITA Central Main Draw after defeating opponents from Iowa and Arkansas.
Doubles
Year Overall 1 2 3 HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 6-8 1-2 5-6 - • Top ranked player on the Croatian national lists at the ages of 12, Career 6-8 1-2 5-6 14, and 16.
• Part of a national champion doubles team. • She was first place at Tennis Europe’s Strobec tournament as a 12-year-old. • Won a doubles championship at Tennis Europe’s Grill Zagreb at age 14. • Runner-up at Tennis Europe’s Cakovec tournament at age 16. PERSONAL: • Born May 31, 1995. • Daughter of Drazen and Zeljka Jeresic. • A Graphic Design major. • Enjoys going to the beach, going swimming, watching movies, playing tennis, and hanging out with friends.
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Shelby King Freshman • HS • Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth HS
The King File
HIGH SCHOOL: • Rated as a four-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net. • Prepped at North Forsyth High School in Georgia. • Ranked as the 13th best player in the state of Georgia and the 47th Singles Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 player in the Southeast Region. • Ranks 147th nationally. 2016 - - - - - - • Compiled a 50-22 record as a junior player. Career - - - - - - • Went 22-2 against three-star recruits and 12-0 against two-star recruits. Doubles Year Overall 1 2 3 • Ranked 78th on the Girls Class of 2015 TennisRPI. 2016 - - - - • Ranked among the top-100 players in 2014 on the Prince Hot 100 Career - - - List. • Took home the top prize at the ’18 Singles RED flight in the Van Der Meer Southern Junior Championships. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Tom and Michelle King. • Born on July 24th, 1997. • Enjoys swimming and boating.
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Victoria Roberts Freshman • HS • Ridgeland, Moss. Jackson Academy
The Roberts File
HIGH SCHOOL: • Rated a three-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net. • Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Mississippi. • Ranked 74th in the Southeast Region and 231st nationally. Singles Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Compiled a 32-21 overall record in her junior career, including an 18-2 mark against three-star recruits. 2016 - - - - - - • Named to the Prince Hot 100 List as a senior in November. Career - - - - - - • Prepped a Jackson Academy High School where she was a four-time North AAA champion. Doubles Year Overall 1 2 3 • Captured two state championships and went a perfect 20-0 over 2016 - - - - her sophomore and junior seasons. Career - - - • Also was a member of her school’s basketball and swimming teams. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Stan and Colleen Roberts. • Born on October 10, 1996.
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2015-16 Preview Kel Lange ushers in a new era of Arkansas State women’s tennis after being selected to take charge of the team in the summer of 2015. Lange, who has experience as a head coach in the SEC, most recently coached at Birmingham Southern where he enjoyed four years of success before joining a Sun Belt Conference school for the first time in his career. Lange is faced with a tough task in having to replace a four-year all-conference player in Tamara Slijepecevic, who etched her name across the A-State record books with four phenomenal years of tennis. Not only did she become the seventh player in school history with 50 or more career wins, she also ranks third on the Red Wolves’ all-time career winning percentage list. In addition to Slijepecvic, A-State must also replace Jess Heeps-Eriksen who served as one of the core doubles’ players on the roster in the last four years and also made a strong impression as a singles’ competitor in her senior season. Perhaps the most logical choice to take over the No. 1 spot for Lange is junior Julie Gauguery who won six matches as the No. 2 position player last season. Gauguery has shown promise of taking the next step, but could receive a heavy dose of competition for the top spot from freshman Shelby King who proved she will be name to be remembered throughout the Red Wolves’ fall schedule. King had the best showing of any A-State player in recent memory at the ITA Regional Tournament in Stillwater, Okla., by winning a pair of matches and advancing deep in the consolation bracket. She also took home top honors in two other tournaments. Fellow freshman Victoria Roberts also comes with a strong pedigree, earning a No. 74 ranking in the Southeast Region and nabbing a 3-star rating by Tennisrecruiting.net. Of the returning players, redshirt junior Daria Iurchenko is looking to bounce back after a slow start to her fall season. The Russian native is coming a season-ending injury in 2015 and is looking to work her way back into form this season. Senior Sofia Krsmanovic also figures to figure into the regular rotation and has shown flashes that she can be among the Sun Belt’s best players. Junior Victoria Pisani has also been very consistent throughout her career and can be counted on to give a stellar effort each and every time that she takes the court. Senior Chiara Stefanov adds stability to the lineup, while sophomore Sabina Jeresic is a wild card that can play virtually any position in the lineup and find success. Before the dual match season kicks off in November, the Red Wolves will take part in two tuneup tournaments. The squad will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to participate in the FGCU invitational Jan. 14-18 and will follow with a trip to Dallas, Texas to take part in the SMU Invite Jan. 23-24.The dual match season officially kicks Deb. 2 with a home match against Central Arkansas, followed by five straight road matches against Stephen F. Austin, Lamar, Saint Louis and Southern Illinois. The squad returns home Feb. 27 for a three-match home stand staring with Murray State and follow with a March 5 matchup against Lipscomb and Eastern Illinois on March 12. Sun Belt Conference play starts with a neutral clash with Appalachian State in Nashville, followed by two non-conference slates at home against Missouri State and Western Kentucky on March 18-19. The Red Wolves then travel to Louisiana to take on Texas State and UT Arlington in a neutral site clash, followed by a trip to New Orleans to take on Southeastern Louisiana and New Orleans. Arkansas State wraps up league play with a trip to Texas to play Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana-Lafayette. The Sun Belt Conference tournament is scheduled for April 21-24 in New Orleans. 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Reference Guide
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a-state tennis 2014-15 Results
Overall: 4-13 Singles Overall Julie Gauguery 6-9 Jess Heeps-Eriksen 3-12 Daria Iurchenko 3-4 Sabina Jeresic 5-11 Sofia Krsmanovic 0-5 Victoria Pisani 5-12 Tamara Slijepcevic 12-3 Chiara Stefanov 2-2 Totals 36-58 Percentage .383 Doubles Gauguery/Pisani Jeresic/Slijpecevic Heeps-Eriksen/Krsmanovic Gauguery/Krsmanovic Heeps-Eriksen/Pisani Gauguery/Heeps-Eriksen Krsmanovic/Pisani Krsmanovic/Stefanov Totals Percentage Date 1/23/15 1/30/15 1/31/15 2/6/15 2/9/15 2/20/15 2/28/15 2/8/15 3/7/15 3/8/15 3/29/15 4/2/15 4/3/15 4/4/15 4/8/15 4/16/15 4/17/15 14
Sun Belt: 0-6 Conf 1 1-2 0-5 0-2 0-5 1-4 3-1 12-3 0-1 5-20 12-3 .200 .800 Overall Conf 3-8 1-1 6-8 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 15-30 2-11 .333 .154
Opponent UT Martin at Appalichain St.* at Davidson SEMO at UCA at Missouri State at Lipscomb at Western Kentucky at Georgia Southern* at Kennesaw State Southern Illinois vs Texas State* at UT Arlington* vs Louisiana* at ULM* vs Appalachian St. vs Georgia State
Home: 1-2 2 3 6-9 0-2 3-12 6-9 3-14 .400 .176 1 3-8 1-2 4-10 .286 Score 3-4 1-6 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-1 2-5 2-5 2-5 6-1 2-5 1-4 0-4 2-4 1-6 4-3 0-4
Away: 3-9 4 5 3-3 0-9 3-5 2-4 2-0 0-1 8-8 2-14 .500 .125 2 5-6 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 5-11 .312 Result L L L W L W L L L W L L L L L W L
Neutral: 0-2 6 Career 16-15 17-29 3-4 3-4 5-11 0-5 2-11 5-20 50-16 2-1 5-14 5-10 .333 3 5-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 6-9 .400
Overall 0-1 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 4-12 4-13
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Chiara Stefanov
Sofia Krsmanovic
Sabina Jeresic
Victoria Pisani
Julie Gauguery
Daria Iurchenko
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a-state tennis --A-Aleman, Maria ‘10 Alred, Natalie ‘84 Anderson, Beth ‘89 ‘90 Axelsson, Eva-Lena ‘99 Axelsson, Pernilla ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 --B-Barnard, Elne’ ‘09 ‘10 Bishop, Sharon ‘88 Botha, Cornelia ‘95 ‘96 Brohman, Mary Anne ‘84 Bullington, J.J. ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 ‘81 Branker, Renée ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Byrne, Siobhan ‘00 ‘01 --C-Caldwell, Angela ‘86 ‘87 ‘89 Chelminska, Paula ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Cibils, Magui ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 Clark, Jo ‘85 ‘87 ‘88 Crooks, Bettina ‘97 ‘98 Cross, Kerrin ‘92 ‘93 Crowe, Emily ‘11 Crumpton, Karen ‘80 ‘81 ‘82 ‘83 --D-de Villiers, Wanda ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 --E-Engelbrecht, Marina ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 Enriquez, Giuliana ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 Eyeington, Tina ‘83 --F-Fourie, Katrien ‘92 ‘93 Fung, Janelle ‘12
All-Time Letterwiners Harrison, Cynthia ‘89 Heeps-Eriksen, Jess ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 Herring, Jenny ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Hilburne, Janet ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 Howey, Ceara ‘11 ‘12 Huchingson, Kimberly ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 Hurzeler, Cyndi ‘90 --I-Iddles, Jo ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 Iurchenko, Daria ‘15 --J-Jackard, Jane ‘82 ‘83 Jeresic, Sabina ‘15 --K-Kamal, Menna ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Kemsley, Kylie ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 Kostner, Manuela ‘97 Koster, Mary ‘87 ‘88 Kottke, Heather ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 Krsmanovic, Sofia ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 --L-Laing, Emily ‘08 ‘09 Lewis, Jill ‘82 ‘83 ‘84 Lockhande, Ashlesha ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 Loots, Wilmarie ‘95 ‘96 --M-McCoy, Megan ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 McFadden, Maureen ‘82 ‘83 ‘84 McLin, Monica ‘92 Meichsner, Kendra ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 Miloshevska, Biljana ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 Minic, Zeljka ‘06 ‘07
--G-Gauguery, Julie ‘14 ‘15 Geme, Gija ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 Geme, Liga ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 Gibson, Marcia ‘77 ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 Giesen, Vicki ‘88 ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 Georgescu, Andrea ‘10 Grimes, Heidi ‘83 Guthrie, Belinda ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01
--N-Nelson, Jennifer ‘02 Nguyen, My-Hang ‘07 Nowland, Janie ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14
--H-Halko, Paula ‘81
--P-Penon, Monica ‘05
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--O-Ojdanic, Tina ‘09 ‘10 Oprea, Maria ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Osborn, Sandra ‘81 ‘82
Pisani, Victoria ‘14 ‘15 Pogacnik, Marusa ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Posada, Bianca ‘99 Pridgen, Vanessa ‘81 --R-Rana, Saumya ‘00 ‘01 Reilly, Leanne ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Richardson, Cindy ‘80 ‘81 Roberts, Vanessa ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 ‘88 Robertson, Eileen ‘90 ‘91 Robison, Claire ‘82 ‘83 Robison, Kit ‘82 ‘83 Rong, Mariana ‘12 --S-Saravia, Karen ‘05 Scarbrough, Scottie Schladweiler, Melissa ‘89 Searle, Julia ‘02 Silva, Melissa ‘05 Slijepcevic, Tamara ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 Smith, Allison ‘90 Snapp, Marianne ‘81 Stephens, Kim ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Stefanov, Chiara ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 Stone, Jennie ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Szafranski, Caroline ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 Szepeshazi, Agi ‘99 --T-Tate, Melanie ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 Teu, Ioana ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 Tiernan, Nicole ‘88 Townsley, Rene ‘82 Turner, Kelley ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 --V-Van Den Berg, Lee-Ann ‘93 ‘94 van Wyk, Rone’ ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Vorwald, Catherine ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 --W-Wilkinson, Dyphany ‘89 Williams, Marcia ‘77 ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 Wiskotoni, Becky ‘80 ‘81 ‘82 --Z-Zora, Leydi ‘08 ‘09
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Arkansas State Season Records (Since 1985) Singles Match Wins Name Year Wins 1. Kelley Turner 1993 22 2. Angela Caldwell 1986 20 Katrien Fourie 1993 20 4. Wanda de Villiers 1993 19 Lee-Ann Van Den Burg 1993 19 6. Giuliana Enriquez 1996 18 7. Catherine Vorwald 1985 17 Kylie Kemsley 1996 17 Carolina Szafranski 1998 17 Megan McCoy 2000 17 Tamara Slijepcevic 2012 17 Singles Winning Pct. (min. 10 matches) Name Year Pct. 1. Wilmarie Loots 1995 .917 (11-1) 2. Saumya Rana 2000 .909 (10-1) 3. Catherine Vorwald 1985 .895 (17-2) Kylie Kemsley 1996 .895 (17-2) Tamara Slijepcevic 2012 .895 (17-2) 6. Angela Caldwell 1987 .889 (16-2) 7. Cornelia Botha 1995 .882 (15-2) Melanie Tate 1997 .882 (15-2) Giuliana Enrequez 1997 .882 (15-2) Siobhan Byrne 2000 .882 (15-2) Doubles Match Wins Pair Year Wins 1. G. Geme/L. Geme 2002 16 M. McCoy/J. Searle 2002 16 3. K. Stephens/J. Stone 1986 15 4. W. Loots/K. Kemsley 1996 14 M. Cibils/M. Pogacnik 2002 14 M. Oprea/P. Chelminska 2008 14 E. Barnard/P. Chelminska 2009 14 8. J. Iddles/K. Fourie 1992 13 K. Turner/W. Loots 1995 13 E. Barnard/R. van Wyk 2010 13 Doubles Winning Pct. (min. 10 matches) Pair Year Pct. 1. K. Turner/W. Loots 1995 1.000 (13-0) W. de Villiers/M. Tate 1995 1.000 (11-0) G. Geme/C. Szabranski 2000 1.000 (10-0) 4. W. Loots/K. Kemsley 1996 .933 (14-1) 5. E. Barnard/R. van Wyk 2010 .867 (13-2) 6. K. Meichsner/C. Botha 1995 .833 (10-2) 7. G. Geme/L. Geme 2002 .800 (16-4) M. McCoy/J. Searle 2002 .800 (16-4) 9. J. Herring/M. Kamal 2010 .786 (11-3) L. Geme/M. McCoy 2003 .786 (11-3)
Arkansas State Career Records (Since 1985) Singles Match Wins Name Years Wins 1. Caroline Szafranski 1997-00 55 2. Wanda de Villiers 1993-96 53 3. Melanie Tate 1994-97 52 Kendra Meichsner 1995-98 52 5. Guiliana Enriquez 1995-98 51 6. Tmara Slijepcevic 2012-15 50 Megan McCoy 2000-03 50 9. Kimberly Huchingson 1991-94 48 9. Magui Cibils 1999-02 47 10. Heather Kottke 1991-94 46 Kelley Turner 1993-95 46 Marina Engelbrecht 2003-06 46 Singles Winning Pct. (min. 30 matches) Name Years Pct. 1. Guiliana Enriquez 1995-98 .797 (51-13) 2. Tamara Slijepcevic 2012-15 .760 (50-15) 3. Kelley Turner 1993-95 .767 (46-14) 4. Cornelia Botha 1995-96 .737 (28-10) 5. Marina Engelbrecht 2003-06 .730 (46-17) 6. Melanie Tate 1994-97 .722 (52-20) 7. Caroline Szafranski 1997-00 .705 (55-23) 8. Liga Geme 2002-04 .696 (32-14) 9. Kendra Meichsner 1995-98 .693 (52-23) 10. Kylie Kemsley 1996-99 .689 (42-19) Doubles Match Wins Pair Years Wins 1. M. Engelbrecht/M. Pogacnik 2003-05 27 2. L. Reilly/A. Caldwell 1986-87 23 3. K. Stephens/J. Stone 1986-87 22 4. J. Herring/M. Kamal 2010-11 21 5. W. de Villiers/M. Tate 1995-96 20 R. van Wyk/L. Zora 2008-09 20 7. C. Vorwald/V. Roberts 1986-87 18 8. K. Meichsner/C. Botha 1995-96 17 9. G. Geme/L. Geme 2002 16 M. McCoy/J. Searle 2002 16 Doubles Winning Pct. (min. 20 matches) Pair Years Pct. 1. W. de Villiers/M. Tate 1995-96 .833 (20-4) 2. G. Geme/L. Geme 2002 .800 (16-4) M. McCoy/J. Searle 2002 .800 (16-4) 4. J. Herring/M. Kamal 2010-11 .750 (21-7) 5. M. Engelbrecht/M. Pogacnik 2003-05 .730 (27-10) 6. K. Meichsner/C. Botha 1995-96 .708 (17-7) 7. K. Stephens/J. Stone 1986-87 .667 (22-11) R. van Wyk/L. Zora 2008-09 .667 (20-10) 9. L. Reilly/A. Caldwell 1986-87 .657 (23-12) 10. K. Huchingson/K. Turner 1993-94 .583 (14-10)
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a-state tennis All-Time Results and Coaching Records
Year-By-Year Record Season Coach W-L 1975 Kay Woodiel 2-6 1976 Kay Woodiel 2-10 1977 Kay Woodiel 2-8-2 1978 Kay Woodiel 9-3 1979 Sara Wooley 10-2 1980 Sara Wooley 11-5 1981 Marcia Williams 8-5 1982 Marcia Williams 12-3 1983 Marcia Williams 3-7 1984 Marcia Williams 6-10 1985 Marcia Williams 11-6 1986 Marcia Williams 11-7 1987 Marcia Williams 10-8 1988 Marcia Williams 8-14 1989 Marcia Williams 5-12 1990 Marcia Williams 9-6 1991 Marcia Williams 11-3 1992 Marcia Williams 17-9 1993 Marcia Williams 19-7 1994 Marcia Williams 11-7 1995 Marcia Williams 16-1 1996 Marcia Williams 16-6 1997 Marcia Williams 12-5 1998 Marcia Williams 13-7 1999 Marcia Williams 13-8 2000 Marcia Williams 17-4 2001 Marcia Williams 7-15 2002 Marcia Williams 16-8 2003 Marcia Williams 11-11 2004 Marcia Williams 6-8 2005 Marcia Williams 6-11 2006 Marcia Williams 12-9 2007 Marcia Williams 9-8 2008 Marcia Williams 13-10 2009 Marcia Williams 12-7 2010 Marcia Williams 7-8 2011 Marcia Williams 9-6 2012 Mariana Engelbrecht 11-9 2013 Mariana Engelbrecht 5-11 2014 Mariana Engelbrecht 6-11 2015 Mariana Engelbrecht 4-13
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Pct. Conference Finish .250 AWISA .166 AWISA .166 AWISA .750 AWISA Champions .833 AWISA Champions .688 AWISA .615 AWISA .800 AWISA Champions .300 Southland 4th .375 Southland 6th .647 Southland 3rd .611 Southland 5th .555 Southland 4th .364 American South T3rd .294 American South 5th .600 American South 3rd .786 American South 2nd .654 Sun Belt 5th .730 Sun Belt 4th .611 Sun Belt 4th .941 Sun Belt 3rd .727 Sun Belt 2nd .706 Sun Belt 2nd .650 Sun Belt 3rd .619 Sun Belt 3rd .810 Sun Belt 3rd .318 Sun Belt 8th .666 Sun Belt 4th .500 Sun Belt 8th .429 Sun Belt 9th .353 Sun Belt 10th .571 Sun Belt 8th .529 Sun Belt 7th .565 Sun Belt 7th .632 Sun Belt 6th .467 Sun Belt 9th .600 Sun Belt 5th .550 Sun Belt 8th .313 Sun Belt 11th .353 Sun Belt 7th .235 Sun Belt 10th
Arkansas State Career Coaching Victories Name Years Wins 1. Marcia Williams 1981-2011 339 2. Mariana Engelbrecht 2012-2015 26 3. Sara Wooley 1979-1980 21 4. Kay Woodiel 1975-1978 15 Arkansas State Career Coaching Winning Percentage Name Record Percentage 1. Sara Wooley 21-7 .750 2. Marcia Williams 339-238 .588 3. Marina Englebrech 26-44 .371 4. Kay Woodiel 15-27 .357
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All-Time Series Results (Since 1985)
2015-16 Opponents in Bold Air Force 1-1 Alabama State 1-0 Arkansas-Little Rock 20-22 Austin Peay 4-3 Appalachian State 1-1 Ball State 2-0 Belmont 1-0 Birmingham-Southern 1-0 Cal State-Fullerton 1-0 California-Irvine 0-1 Centenary 3-0 Central Arkansas 5-1 Central Florida 1-0 Chattanooga 0-1 Chicago State 1-0 Cincinnati 0-1 Colorado State 0-1 Davidson 0-1 Denver 3-5 Drake 0-3 Drury 3-0 East Tennessee State 1-0 East Texas State 1-0 Eastern Illinois 1-0 Evansville 2-0 Florida Atlantic 4-4 Florida International 1-8 Freed-Hardeman 5-0 Georgia State 0-1 Georgia Southern 0-1 Harding 8-0 Harvard 0-1 Houston 0-3 Idaho 0-1 Illinois State 0-1 Jacksonville 6-0 Kansas State 0-1 Kennesaw State 2-0 Lamar 13-6 Lipscomb 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 7-18 Louisiana-Monroe 7-10 Louisiana Tech 17-4 Louisville 1-5
Marquette 1-0 McNeese State 6-1 Memphis 15-9 Middle Tennessee 5-11 Midwestern 1-0 Mississippi State 0-4 Miss. Uni. for Women 1-0 Missouri State 1-8 Montana 1-0 Morehead State 1-0 Murray State 12-5 New Mexico 0-1 New Mexico State 1-4 New Orleans 8-8 Nicholls State 3-2 North Alabama 2-0 North Texas 9-6 Northern Alabama 1-0 Northern Colorado 1-0 Northern Illinois 1-0 Northern Iowa 1-0 Northwestern State 8-6 Nova Southeastern 0-1 Oklahoma 0-1 Oklahoma Christian 1-1 Oklahoma State 2-1 Ole Miss 0-2 Oral Roberts 4-1 Rhodes College 3-0 Sam Houston State 2-0 Samford 4-1 SEMO 20-1 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 Southern Illinois 5-1 SMU 0-2 Southern Miss 8-2 Southwest Missouri St. 9-1 Saint Louis 2-3 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 TCU 0-2 Tennessee Tech 6-3 Texas A&M Corpus Chrisiti 1-1 Texas Pan-American 5-0 Texas State 0-2 Tech Tech 1-0 Troy 1-12 Tulane 1-1 Tulsa 5-4
Union 3-1 UAB 7-12 UTEP 3-5 UT Arlington 3-3 UT Martin 16-4 UT San Antonio 1-0 West Florida 0-1 Western Illinois 0-1 Western Kentucky 11-2 Wichita State 0-1 Wyoming 1-0
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Neil Abel......................................................................2009 inductee Golf Coach, 1980-2006 Linda Allison...............................................................1994 inductee Basketball, 1980-84 Fred Barnett................................................................1999 inductee Football, 1986-89 Randy Barnhill ..........................................................2003 inductee Football, 1984-86 Mike Beebe ................................................................2008 inductee Honorary Inductee Earl Bell ........................................................................1986 inductee Track, 1974-77 Bill Bergey ..................................................................1982 inductee Football, 1965-68 Everett Bolton ...........................................................1986 inductee Three sports, 1939-41, 1946-48 Rusty Bourg............................................................... 1995 inductee Baseball, 1967-70 Gene Bradley .............................................................2009 inductee Football, 1976-79 Steve Brooks.............................................................. 1995 inductee Basketball, 1970-74 Dwane Brown ...........................................................2001 inductee Football, 1984-87 Ray Brown ..................................................................1996 inductee Football, 1983-85 Dan Buckley............................................................... 1995 inductee Football, 1966-69 Jess Bucy .....................................................................1998 inductee Baseball, 1949-51; Basketball, 1949-51 Mike Burk ....................................................................1997 inductee Basketball, 1964-68 Johnie Burnett ..........................................................1985 inductee Four sports, 1927-29 Bill Caldwell ...............................................................1985 inductee Three sports, 1956-59 Jim Callaway ..............................................................1992 inductee Baseball, 1965-68
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Maurice Carthon ......................................................1991 inductee Football, 1979-82 Nelson Catalina ........................................................1991 inductee Basketball Coach, 1979-95 Howard Cissell.......................................................... 1993 inductee Football, 1954-57 Jeff Clifton ..................................................................2004 inductee Basketball, 1993-94 Ron Carroll .................................................................2005 inductee Trainer, 1976-present Gary Crane................................................................. 1992 inductee Basketball, 1965-68; Football, 1967-68 Carter Ray Crawford............................................... 1997 inductee Football, 1984-85 Dave Dailey ................................................................2000 inductee Golf, 1984-88 Bill Davidson .............................................................1984 inductee Football, 1953-57; FB Coach, 1968-78 Tommy Davis............................................................. 2002 inductee Football, 1958-59 John Dickey............................................................... 1997 inductee Basketball, Football, Baseball, 1947-48 John Dickson .............................................................1984 inductee Basketball, 1963-67 Wayne Dorton ..........................................................2004 inductee Football, 1968-71 Bennie Ellender ........................................................1982 inductee Football Coach, 1963-70 Marina Engelbrecht................................... 2014 inductee Women’s Tennis, 2003-06; Tennis Coach 2012-15 Frosty England.......................................................... 1983 inductee Football Coach, 1946-53 Frank Farella ..............................................................1999 inductee Football, 1954-57 David Faught .............................................................2009 inductee Men’s Golf, 1994-97 Bob Ferralasco ..........................................................2008 inductee Football 1946
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Charlotte Fields ........................................................1998 inductee Basketball, 1984-88 Jay Flanagan ..............................................................2007 inductee Track Coach, 1989-2007 Chico Fletcher ...........................................................2012 inductee Basketball, 1997-2000 Don Floyd ...................................................................2003 inductee Athletic Director, 1969-75 Pedtra Wilson Flournoy..........................................2002 inductee Track, 1990-93 Charlie Fredrick ........................................................2006 inductee Football, 1984-87 Aubrey Gatewood ...................................................1988 inductee Baseball, 1956-59 Bob Giersburg........................................................... 1994 inductee Track, 1966-68 George Glenn............................................................ 1984 inductee Baseball, 1963-66 Terry Gwin.................................................................. 1985 inductee Football, 1965-66 Julie Hagood..............................................................2010 inductee Women’s Basketball, 1997-2000 James Hamilton .......................................................1990 inductee Football, 1968-71 Foy Hammons ...........................................................1988 inductee Football, 1913-15; FB Coach, 1919-21 Lauren Fair Harmon ................................................2008 inductee Volleyball, 1993-96 Calvin Harrell .............................................................1994 inductee Football, 1968-71 Jeff Hartwig............................................................... 2000 inductee Track, 1989-90 Dan Henderson ........................................................1995 inductee Basketball, 1974-77 Thomas Hill ................................................................1982 inductee Track, 1968-72 David Hines............................................................... 1996 inductee Football, 1972-75 Joe Hollimon............................................................. 1993 inductee Football, 1971-74 Keith Horn...................................................................2010 inductee Baseball, 1993-95 T.J. Humphreys .........................................................1988 inductee Football, Track, 1973-77 Marvin Jarrett............................................................ 2000 inductee Basketball, 1978-80 Sue Jayroe.................................................................. 1997 inductee Basketball, 1975-80 Rickey Jemsion..........................................................2012 inductee Football, 1983-86 Garry Johnson...........................................................2011 inductee Football, 1999-02 Ken Jones................................................................... 1987 inductee Football, 1972-75
Al Joyner .....................................................................1993 inductee Track, 1980-83 Gerald Jumper.......................................................... 1990 inductee Football, 1964-67 Tim Keane ..................................................................2005 inductee Football, 1965-67; Football Coach, 1972-89 George Kell ................................................................1999 inductee Tennis, 1940 Monica Klebe............................................................ 1998 inductee Track, 1986-89 Guy Kochel .................................................................1984 inductee Track Coach, 1972-89 John Koldus ...............................................................1995 inductee Baseball, 1952-53; Football, 1950-52 Larry Lacewell ...........................................................1987 inductee FB Coach, Athletic Director, 1979-90 Tim Langford .............................................................2008 inductee Football, 1980-83 Harry Larche ..............................................................1983 inductee Three sports, 1946-48 Doug Lowery ............................................................2005 inductee Football, 1970-73 Mike Malham, Jr. ......................................................2001 inductee Football, 1972-75 Mike Malham, Sr. ......................................................2006 inductee Football Coach, 1971-84 Tim Maloney ..............................................................2004 inductee Baseball, 1981-83 Micah Marsh.............................................................. 2007 inductee Basketball, 1994-98 Jo Beth Carmack Mathis........................................ 2000 inductee Volleyball, 1990-92 Margie Kolat McGee............................................... 2006 inductee Volleyball, 1991-94 Kendra Meichsner..................................... 2005 inductee Tennis, 1995-98 Dennis Meyer............................................................ 1991 inductee Football, 1968-71 Maurice Miller ...........................................................1986 inductee Three sports, 1946-50 David Mitchell............................................................2013 inductee Football, 1970-73 Andy Morris ...............................................................1990 inductee Baseball, 1958-61; SID, 1969-74; Asst. AD, 1974-77 Jerry Muckensturm .................................................1992 inductee Football, 1972-75 Anthony Myles .........................................................2001 inductee Basketball, 1978-80 Marvin Neloms..........................................................2011 inductee Football, 1983-86 Newton Norris.......................................................... 2001 inductee Basketball, 1934-37 Beth Anderson Nuneviller.................................... 2012 inductee Volleyball, 1988-89, & Tennis, 1989-90
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Okey Oldham............................................................ 1990 inductee Football, 1928-29; Baseball, 1928-30 Roy Painter................................................................. 2002 inductee Football, 1973-76 Bill Phillips ..................................................................1992 inductee Football, 1968-71 Wayne Pitcock.......................................................... 1991 inductee Baseball, 1967-69 Chris Poole..................................................................2010 inductee Volleyball Coach, 1987-92 Ed Preston...................................................................1991 inductee Track, 1975-77 John Rauth..................................................................1983 inductee Basketball Coach, Golf Coach, 1949-79 Tom Reese.................................................................. 2007 inductee Football, 1962-65 Don Riggs ...................................................................1986 inductee Four sports, 1955-59 Kelly Riley................................................................... 2009 inductee Track & Field, 1989-92 Jerry Rook ..................................................................1983 inductee Basketball, 1962-65 Scott Roper.................................................................2010 inductee Football, 1986-87 John Rose................................................................... 1985 inductee Track, Basketball Coach, 1963-76 Dana Ryan.................................................................. 1989 inductee Baseball, 1965-68 Daniel Ryland.............................................................2014 inductee Track & Field, 1998-2000, 2002 Don Scaife ..................................................................1989 inductee Basketball, 1973-75 Bobby Scott ...............................................................1992 inductee Four sports, 1948-51 Elbert Shelley............................................................ 1997 inductee Football, 1983-86 Fred Shepherd.......................................................... 2002 inductee Basketball, 1990-93 Doug Shouse..............................................................2013 inductee Track & Field, 1982-84 James E. Simmons................................................... 2006 inductee Football, 1970-72 Ron Smith....................................................................2014 inductee Football, 1976-79 Leslie Speck............................................................... 1984 inductee Three sports, 1931-35; Coach, 1936-38 Robert Speer..............................................................2014 inductee Football, 1973-76 Jerald Spencer ..........................................................2006 inductee Track & Field, 1965-67 Tommy Spiers........................................................... 1998 inductee Football, 1954-56 Paul Stovall................................................................ 2000 inductee
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Football, Track, 1953-54 Dan Summers........................................................... 1998 inductee Football, 1962-65 Clovis Swinney .........................................................1989 inductee Football, 1967-69 John Tate.................................................................... 1998 inductee Basketball, 1986-89 Sonja Tate ...................................................................2004 inductee Basketball, Track, 1990-93 Donnie Taylor............................................................ 2001 inductee Track, 1976-79 Bill Templeton........................................................... 1987 inductee FB, 1954-56; FB Coach, 1965-79, Asst. AD, 1980-2014 Harold Thomas .........................................................1996 inductee Baseball, 1953-56 Willard Tilley.............................................................. 1982 inductee Football, Basketball, 1939-40 J.A. Tomlinson ...........................................................1982 inductee Athletic Dir., Baseball Coach, 1944-76 Jan Troutt ....................................................................1996 inductee Track, 1983-85 Shyla Tucker............................................................... 2003 inductee Basketball, 1991-94 Joe Turner....................................................................2011 inductee Football, 1960-62 Juli Vaccari.................................................................. 1990 inductee Volleyball, 1975-78 Tommy Walker........................................................2013 inducteed Football, 1980-83 Jim Wagner................................................................ 1996 inductee Baseball, 1967-70 Sam Wier......................................................................1988 inductee Football, 1960-62; Football Assistant, 1971-72 Matt Whiteside......................................................... 2007 inductee Baseball, 1987-90 Bob Williams.............................................................. 1987 inductee Track, 1975-79; Coach, 1980-86 J.H. Williams................................................................2013 inductee Basketball, 1973-75 Marcia Williams......................................... 1993 inductee Tennis, 1977-80; Coach, 1980-2011 H.T. Winters................................................................ 1983 inductee Football, Baseball, 1929-32 Jerry Ann Winters ....................................................1994 inductee Women’s Basketball Coach, 1984-95 Bennie Wilhelm ........................................................1993 inductee Four sports, 1946-49 Jim Wiseman............................................................. 2007 inductee Football, 1984-87 Richie Woit................................................................. 1989 inductee Football, 1950-53 Kay Woodiel ............................................... 1988 inductee Coach in three women’s sports, 1974-84
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The Arkansas State University Athletics Department announced the fourth largest single donationin its history, a $400,000 gift from Charles Luter that was used to enhance the athletics’ academic facility, at a press conference held at the newly named Charles Luter Family Academic Success Center in September of 2008. The Academic Success Center serves as a foundation for structure, discipline and organization for the education of all A-State student-athletes. The facility, coupled with innovative programs and equipment, currently houses the academic support staff, tutors, computer labs, a resource room, study areas, tutorial rooms, small group study centers, a large conference room, the compliance office and spring sports coaching offices. Among the most recent and noticeable modifications to the Charles Luter Family Academic Success Center is a new foyer housed in a brick and rock exterior that, along with new landscaping, gives the entrance to the builing a modern look and creates a stronger image. The actual foyer has a large Red Wolves logo embedded in a terrazzo flooring that greets visitors as they enter the building. A receptionist office now also connects to the lobby area, which holds all-new furniture and a plaque recognizing Charles and his wife, Kay. A restructuring of the academic resource center, now known as Dawson’s Den, has occurred, including a wallwrap celebrating academic success that is clearly visible for student-athletes working in the computer lab. Additionally, tutorial rooms and computer-work stations have been upgraded in this area, which also displays pictures of the most recent A-State graduates. The names of the latest members of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll are also showcased in Dawson’s Den. The area is named after Scott and Kay Dawson, longtime supporters of Red Wolves’ athletics.
RED WOLVES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY It is well-known that collegiate athletics departments across the country place a common emphasis on graduation, but Arkansas State has taken it a step further by already fulfilling a bold promise of 100 percent job placement for all its graduating student-athletes. A-State has met its job-placement goal through its newly-developed Red Wolves Leadership Academy, which continues to strengthen with a new study abroad component added to foster global awareness which is often cited by employers as a positive attribute they seek. This past summer, Arkansas State student-athletes took part in the first study abroad program offered by any university and their athletics department in the nation. The program goes handin-hand with the Red Wolves Leadership Academy, designed with the sole purpose to obtain 100 percent job placement for ALL student-athletes upon graduation. The Red Wolves took a ground-breaking step by sending the group of student-athletes Current football student-athlete to London on a faculty-led academic program. For A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir, Charleston Girley and Director of this is just one of the many ways it all comes back to providing the Red Wolves with the most Athletics Terry Mohajir embrace the comprehensive experiences possible to be successful in life. According to a recent CNN article (2014), titled “Studying abroad could give you an edge during 2015 Arkansas State Srping in the job market,” only one percent of U.S. college students manage to study abroad. The Commencement author can now count these and future Red Wolves among that one percent. Research conducted by UC Merced backs up what Mohajir, the A-State Athletics Department, and A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson, who has led hundreds of such programs, believes – adding the study abroad component to the Red Wolves Leadership Academy puts its student-athletes among the most desirable employees in the nation coming out of college and helps create global citizens. The UC Merced research also showed that 97 percent of study abroad students found employment within 12 months of graduation, while only 49 percent of college graduates found employment in the same period. Additionally, statistics revealed study abroad students had a 25 percent higher starting salary than those college graduates who did not study abroad. Graduate school also falls under the all-encompassing umbrella provided by the Red Wolves Leadership Academy and is included in its goal of 100 percent job placement since it has a significant impact on future employment. According to IES Abroad research (“Recent Graduates Survey: The Impact of Studying Abroad on Recent College Graduates’ Careers”, 2012), 90 percent of alumni who were accepted into one of their top two choices for graduate or professional school studied abroad. Like Mohajir and Dr. Hudson, Dr. DeeDee Hudson, Director of the Office of Study Abroad at A-State, and Dr. Osa Amienyi, Chair of the Department of Media at Arkansas State University, were a part of the study abroad vision and instrumental in bringing it to fruition.
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a-state tennis Facilities
Arkansas State’s athletics programs compete in top-of-the line facilities. Centennial Bank Stadium, which opened in 1974, has evolved into a beautiful stadium which seats over 30,000 fans. The stadium has undergone a “Centennial Expansion” construction project that covers 40,000 square feet, including the press box and concourse. The 192,000 square-foot Convocation Center is a multi-purpose facility that is home to the A-State basketball, volleyball and indoor track and field teams. Coaches and student-athletes moved into a new $2.7 million track and field complex in spring 2004. It contains an eight-lane 400-meter track and can be set up for two NCAA venues. Three local country clubs graciously allow A-State’s men’s and women’s golf programs to utilize their facilities for practice and play. J.A. “Ike” Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field serves as home to Red Wolves baseball. Built in 1993, the stadium received complete lighting in 1996, 206 field level seats were added for the 2008 season and a new scoreboard was installed in 2011. A-State’s newest women’s program, bowling,
competes in the Jonesboro Bowling Center. The Red Wolves’ soccer and track and field teams utilized the same stadium for the first time in school history during 2014-15, as the soccer field was relocated as part of the track facility. A-State has also completed a new women’s soccer and women’s tennis facility, which houses both squads’ locker rooms, training room, offices and more. Facilities have received a number of facelifts since Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir’s arrival in 2012, making sure that the athletic department’s “front door” and other sports areas possess a first-class appearance. A-State has completed, is in the process of completing and has committed a combined $60 million in construction and facility renovations since Mohajir’s arrival, including stadium lighting and seats at Centennial Bank Stadium. Also included in the upgrades have been renovations and updates inside the A-State Football Facility and weight rooms, locker rooms and training rooms at both Centennial Bank Stadium and the Convocation Center, where new seating has also been installed.
A new 3,200 square foot women’s tennis and soccer facility opened in thefall of 2015. The tennis courts are currently scheduled for resurfacing in preperation for the upcoming season.
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Centennial Bank Stadium
Student Activity Center
Convocation Center
Convocation Center - Floor
Convocation Center Weight Room
Tomlinson Stadium
Track & Field/Soccer Field
A-State Tennis Courts
RidgePointe Country Club
Sage Meadows Golf Club
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TRANSFORMATION • MOMENTUM • Over $100 million in new facilities and major upgrades are changing the face of Arkansas State • The First-Year Experience program earned the Apple Distinguished Program award, an elite distinction for innovation • A-State’s public/private partnership to create the first American-style campus in Mexico continues • New York Institute of Technology’s plans to establish an additional site for its College of Osteopathic Medicine received the go-ahead in April – will occupy Wilson Hall • For three consecutive years, Arkansas State welcomed its most academically prepared freshman class • The Honors College set another record for enrollment in 2014-15
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• Residential housing is at full capacity with 3,200 living on-campus • A public-private partnership to develop a conference center and hotel on campus announced • A-State Online programs ranked nationally (MPA, #1 value in U.S.; MBA, top 15 for 4th consecutive year by US News) and set to expand with new online degrees in 2015 • Raised more than $15 million in gifts and commitments in the current fiscal year, the highest ever recorded in school history • Red Wolves set record for most athletes on the Athletics Director’s List and the highest athletics department GPA
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a-state tennis Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro, home of Arkansas State University, weighs in as the largest city in Northeast Arkansas. As a matter of fact, if you form a triangle by connecting Little Rock, St. Louis and Memphis, Jonesboro stands out as the largest metropolitan city in what amounts to a 17,000 square mile triangular area. Jonesboro is a great city of over 70,000, and is always ready to welcome incoming A-State students from the moment they arrive in town. The booming community has matured over the past half century into a regional center for cultural, educational, industrial, commercial, agricultural, communication, transportation, recreational and medical interests. It contains almost every convenience of a big city and every comfort of a small town. The community is alive with cultural events such as the art exhibitions, theatrical and musical productions, not only on 28
campus but in the city itself through the Jonesboro Fine Arts Council, NEA Foundation of Arts, the Forum and the Northeast Arkansas Symphony. Jonesboro is also the medical hub of northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri, with two major hospitals and countless medical professionals. The city is also a shopping mecca, offering a modern business district as well as quaint downtown antique shops and restaurants. The $100 million Mall at Turtle Creek recently opened with more than 100 stores. One of the five largest cities in Arkansas, Jonesboro is located between the vast and fertile Mississippi River and the cultural and scenic richness of the Ozark Mountains. It is nestled about 70 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee, on the gentle slopes of Crowley’s Ridge. Jonesboro is a comfortable one hour drive from Memphis, two hours from Little
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Rock and four hours from St. Louis.The city and University have meshed resources in recent years and have truly become the “capital” of the northeast quadrant of the state. Northeast Arkansas is a recreation haven for the person who enjoys water sports, fishing, hunting, and boating as well as the joys of unspoiled nature. Jonesboro and the surrounding area have an abundance of lakes, rivers, ponds, streams and forests to serve as nature’s playgrounds for the avid outdoors person. And, Jonesboro, ranked by Forbes. com as the 27th “best small place to live” is a nice place to call home.
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Sun Belt Conference Is the Sun Belt Conference a modern-day fixture among strictly on performance. A worthy football team in the the decision-makers in the ever-changing world of colSun Belt can be in the national championship picture, lege athletics? and the league is a permanent part of the “Group of Five” conferences (joining the American Athletic ConOr is the league a long-time innovator, responsible for ference, the Mountain West Conference, the Mid-Ameradvancements in many sports that we now take for ican Conference and Conference USA) that will send its granted? highest-rated champion to a premier Jan. 1 bowl game. Is the Sun Belt home of an alumni base that includes national and international leaders in the areas of government, business and entertainment as well as athletics? Or is the conference one that has established itself as a national contender in a variety of sports, and one that continues to evolve in ways that directly benefit its institutions and more importantly its student-athletes? The answer is yes, yes, yes and yes. The Sun Belt Conference’s “Together We Rise” motto isn’t just hyperbole. It’s proven fact on many different levels, not the least being its place in the hierarchy of collegiate athletics. As the league prepares to celebrate four decades since its founding in 1976, the Sun Belt occupies a “seat at the table” as a permanent part of the NCAA’s 24-member Board of Directors. That alone insures that the conference has a voice in determining the future as college sports continues to change and evolve. Changing and evolving have been hallmarks of the league since its existence. College basketball might be a shadow of its current self had the Sun Belt not led the way in the establishment of the shot clock. The conference also wrote history at the start of the century when it inaugurated football as a league sport – becoming the first already-existing Division I conference to take such action. The Sun Belt was originally founded to give home to some of the nation’s premier mid-major basketball teams, and the league’s history is dotted with success in many different men’s and women’s sports through its history. But when the desire for a higher national profile and the desire of its membership brought about football sponsorship in 2001, the conference was figuratively reborn, and now stands as one of the 10 premier college football leagues in the country. And, with the recent debut of the College Football Playoff, the Sun Belt is guaranteed universal access based
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In only 15 years of football, the Sun Belt has earned ties to no fewer than eight bowl games. In addition to the potential of the College Football Playoff, the league has guaranteed spots in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl and the new Cure Bowl for bowl-eligible teams each and every season. The Sun Belt also has a a tie-in to the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl and will also be part of a conference rotation that will send teams to the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and the Miami Beach Bowl beginning in 2016. No football conference in history has ever boasted as many bowl relationships in its first two decades of existence, but such breakthroughs have been the rule rather than the exception for a league that continues to exceed expectations. Just in the last three seasons, league members have recorded 52 non-conference wins including a record 21 victories outside the league in 2013. The Sun Belt also has a winning record over its fellow “Group of Five” conferences over the past two seasons, and has claimed three bowl victories in those two years. Gridiron success has grown in the league for several years, but success can also happen overnight. New league member Georgia Southern claimed the Sun Belt football title in its first year in the conference last fall. Appalachian State, another league newbie, rattled off six consecutive wins to close the 2014 football season and finish with a winning 7-5 record. Texas State has finished its two football seasons in in the conference as a bowl eligible team, going 6-6 in its inaugural Sun Belt campaign and then 7-5 this past season. Football, though, is by no means the only hallmark of success for the league. Just this past season, Georgia State knocked off third-seeded Baylor in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and Little Rock defeated sixth-seeded Texas A&M in the women’s NCAA tournament. With the league’s postseason tournaments headed back to the conference’s home city, the “Big Easy” of New Orleans, and a plethora of standouts returning for
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Sun Belt Conference this season, the league is poised for another successful The strength of any league lies in its membership, with hoops season. the Sun Belt’s 11-school football membership including Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Baseball and softball continue to put the league in the Georgia State, Idaho, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, New national spotlight during the spring season, with deep Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy. runs into postseason play and high visibility in the naLittle Rock and UT Arlington compete in all sports as tional polls becoming a tradition. UL Lafayette’s baseball non-football members while Idaho and New Mexico team was the nation’s No. 1 team in the final third of the State are football-only members. Those members give 2014 season and has reached the NCAA Super Regional the Sun Belt a mix of the “old” and the “new”, with many round each of the past two years, while the UL Lafayette long-time Sun Belt institutions continuing to have sucsoftball team has advanced to the Super Regional three cess and a solid corps of conference newcomers ready to straight years including a trip to the 2014 College World make their marks on the league and national levels. Series. The varied campuses and locations reflect another Many league sports have made statements on the naleague strength – its diversity. The mix of regions and tional level, and that is a tribute to the university and regional cultures provide a rare opportunity for the athletic administrators that serve both the league instileague’s student-athletes to experience many environtutions and the student-athletes at each school. That this ments. But those same student-athletes can also experilevel of success comes at a time of sweeping change in ence that without leaving their own campuses. collegiate athletics adds even more to these accomplishments. For every All-Pro linebacker DeMacus Ware (Troy) and Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Charles Tillman With those changes, opportunities for student-athletes (UL Lafayette), and for every World Series MVP David to succeed both on and off the field have never been Freese (South Alabama) coming from Sun Belt camgreater, and the Sun Belt is well positioned in the areas puses, there are also U.S. presidents (Lyndon Johnson, of scholarship, student welfare and academic success. Texas State), business icons (Chick-fil-a president Daniel During the 2014-15 academic year alone, Sun Belt Cathy, Georgia Southern), nationally-known entertainmember institutions awarded nearly $50 million in ers (Tim McGraw, UL Monroe, and Ludacris, Georgia scholarship funds to over 3,084 student-athletes while State), and there is royalty (Miss America Debbye Turnalso contributing over $2 million from the Student Aser, Arkansas State). sistance Fund (SAF) to over 1,779 student-athletes. These proud alumni, as well as the thousands of stuThe league and its institutions rewrite the Sun Belt’s dent-athletes and staff members at all of its institutions, record book each year in grade-point averages and are proof that the Sun Belt Conference continues to gain academic honors, and member schools’ success in the stature and provide the promise of future success with NCAA’s APR rankings provide even more proof of the every sunrise. “Together We Rise” has never been more league’s academic commitment. In 2015, the conference appropriate. doubled the number of teams that received NCAA Public Recognition Awards, given to teams that post APR scores in the top 10 percent of their sport, as 14 teams were among the national honorees compared to seven in 2014. “We have never been as strong as we are now academically and financially, and I believe we are getting stronger all the time athletically,” said former Sun Belt Conference president and Troy University chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. recently. “I truly believe the best is yet to come.”
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLORS
Charles Luter (Chair) Paragould, Ark. Dr. Lynita Cooksey
Dr. Len Frey
Vice Chancellor Academic Affaris & Provost
Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration
Dr. Jason Penry
Dr. Rick Stripling
Howard L. Slinkar (Vice Chair) Rogers, Ark.
Ron Rhodes (Secretary) Cherokee Village, Ark.
Dr. Tim Langford Little Rock, Ark.
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Intercollegiate Athletics Committee The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) was formed in the spring of 1997. The IAC reviews and makes recommendations on issues involving the welfare of student-athletes, the role of athletics in campus life, and the athletics program’s compliance with the university, conference, and NCAA regulations; serves as a search advisory committee for key athletics program Dr. Karen McDaniel personnel; reviews the role of existing and IAC Chair potential sports programs; and reviews the Faculty Athletics Representative athletics budget. The committee reports to the Chancellor. Membership consists of four students appointed annually by the Student Government Association (one should be a student-athlete); four faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate (staggered two-year terms); one Faculty Athletic Representative appointed by the Chancellor (two-year term); one executive staff member appointed by the Chancellor (two-year term); the Dean of University College; two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate (staggered two-year terms); Student Government Association and Student Activities Board presidents; and representatives from the following external organizations: Alumni Association, Red Wolves Foundation, Lettermen’s Club, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce ASU Committee. The Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Senior Woman Athletic Administrator serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members. The chancellor appoints a chair at the beginning of each academic year.
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previously served as president of Henderson State University, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope; vice chancellor for academic affairs at ASU-Beebe; and dean of university studies at Pulaski Technical College. Welch also worked at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has served as an instructor of education and political science at three different colleges in Arkansas. A native of Jonesboro, Ark., Dr. Welch was a first-generation college student and the first member of either side of his extended family to receive a graduate degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Dr. Charles Welch serves as president of the University of Arkansas, where he served the Arkansas State University System and has emerged as one of the state’s leading advocates as president of the student body. He received a Master of Arts degree in political management for higher education. Dr. Welch was named the second president from George Washington University and a of the ASU System in November 2010 and offi- Doctor of Education degree in higher educacially began his new position in April 2011. He tion administration from UALR. His experience in the governmental affairs is the youngest person to ever serve as president or chancellor of an Arkansas community arena includes serving as a White House intern college, is the youngest university president in and on the staffs of U.S. Sen. David Pryor and U.S. Rep. Blanche Lincoln. Arkansas, and is one of the youngest college He is a past president of the Arkansas presidents in the United States. Association of Two-Year Colleges, is a former During his tenure, Dr. Welch has hired board member for the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth new chancellors for four of the system’s five main campuses. Among the system’s major ex- Ranches, and was recently inducted into the pansion initiatives are the first American-style Arkansas Boys State Hall of Fame. AY Magazine named Welch as one of the “Powerful Men university campus to be built in Mexico and the planned New York Institute of Technology of 2013,” and in 2005, Arkansas Business seCollege of Osteopathic Medicine site in Jones- lected Welch to “40 Under 40,” which profiled 40 “intriguing business and political leaders boro. Under his leadership, the ASU System under age 40.” He also has been active in the office was relocated to Little Rock to enhance communities where he has worked, serving on its statewide exposure and position in higher a variety of local and regional boards and comeducation leadership at the State Capitol. mittees. Dr. Welch is chairman of the board of the Arkansas Association of Public Universities, as Dr. Welch and his wife, Mandy, are the well as co-chair of the executive council of the parents of three daughters: Wheatley Grace, Arkansas Department of Higher Education. He Emma Caroline, and Ava Claire. 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Reference Guide
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Leading initiatives to define Arkansas State University as a destination university, Dr. Tim Hudson begins his fourth year as the chancellor. Since his appointment in 2012, Arkansas State has launched projects that have transformed the Jonesboro campus. The completion of more than $150 million in facilities enhancements, ranging from the opening of the first new academic instructional facility in a generation to the expansion of Centennial Bank Stadium, marks Hudson’s first years at A-State. His commitment to enhancing student life on the campus including new living-learning communities, the opening of Sorority Row and the dedication of the indoor Student Activity Center have led to the largest on-campus population in university history and record levels of student life engagement. His vision for the creation of public-private partnerships to enhance Arkansas State led to plans to establish the first American-style university campus in Mexico, and an agreement to join with New York Institute of Technology to locate a second teaching site of NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Jonesboro. Preparing the next generation of leaders with a commitment toward a global mindset is a high priority for Hudson; significant growth in the university’s study-abroad opportunities for A-State students is a result. Hudson has welcomed the most academically prepared freshman class to A-State each of the past three years, with rising first-year freshman ACT and high school GPAs, along with record numbers of 34
students who select the Honors College curriculum. Under his administration, Arkansas State made progress for faculty as well by achieving or surpassing its Southern Regional Educational Board peers in average pay for full, associate and assistant professors by 2014. His leadership within the Sun Belt Conference was recognized in the spring of 2015 when he was appointed vice president of the Executive Committee at the close of the league’s annual meeting in Montgomery, Ala. Hudson joined A-State from the Texas Tech University System, where he was a vice chancellor. From 2004 until 2010, he was president of the University of Houston-Victoria following a two-decade tenure as a professor of economic development, program director, founding dean of the College of International and Continuing Education, and provost at the University of Southern Mississippi. Prior to working in academia, Hudson served as an analyst for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the U.S. Department of State. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Latin American studies and a Masters of Arts in geography from Southern Miss. Hudson earned his Ph.D. from Clark University of Worcester, Mass. He has written numerous scholarly works for national and international publications, including a recent co-authored book focusing on multinational corporation subsidiaries in China (Chandos, Cambridge). Hudson was the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships (Germany and Mexico) and an ITT International Fellowship to study in Colombia. He has developed and led more than 30 programs for U.S. students to study abroad and was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by London Guildhall University for his contributions to global literacy. He is married to Dr. Deidra “DeeDee” Ransburgh Hudson, who is the head of A-State’s Office of Study Abroad; she holds a Master of Science degree in speech pathology from the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Southern Miss. The Hudsons have three children, Gianna Grace, 17, and twins Daisy and Nathaniel, 13. Appointed on May 1, 2012, by ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch, Hudson is the second chancellor in Arkansas State history.
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Director of Athletics in 2014-15, finishing ranked No. 56 in the nation. The ranking was the program’s second highest ever. The 2013-14 athletics year also saw A-State enjoy its highest ever finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings, ranking No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 83 in the nation among 297 schools. The Red Wolves’ finish not only set a school record, it topped the program’s previous high of No. 134 set in 1999-2000 by 51 places. Thrust into a football coaching change at the end of the 2012 regular season, Mohajir responded with one of his first major acts as athletics director by appointing an interim head coach and keeping the entire assistant coaching staff in place for the 2013 Go Terry Mohajir became the 11th Director of Daddy.com Bowl. The Red Wolves went on to claim Athletics in A-State history on September 19, 2012, their first bowl victory since 1970 and their first win and since that time the Red Wolves have enjoyed unprecedented overall success academically, competitive- over a top-25 ranked opponent since joining the FBS in 1992. Faced with a head football coaching change ly and financially. following the 2013 regular season as well, Mohajir Since being named director of athletics, Moguided A-State through the process again by keeping hajir (pronounced MO-HODGE-ER) has adopted the assistant coaching staff in place and giving the Red an “ALWAYS RISING” slogan as an expansion on the Wolves everything needed in order to pick up a second popular “RED WOLVES RISING” campaign. With consecutive GoDaddy Bowl win. that theme in mind, the Arkansas State alumnus has Mohajir conducted two national searches for a instituted sweeping changes, created new policies, new head football coach that resulted in the hiring of produced record-breaking fundraising totals, overseen significant facility upgrades and implemented creative Bryan Harsin at the end of 2012 and Blake Anderson a year later. Both hires were heralded by the national philosophies that have put the Red Wolves on course media as some of the best in the country. to strengthen their national brand. During his brief Mohajir’s candid media interviews and engagwatch, the Red Wolves have accomplished numerous ing public speaking appearances have captivated the firsts in both academics and athletics accomplishRed Wolves fan base, but his actions in a short amount ments. of time have also reflected his vision to take A-State Since his arrival to A-State, the Red Wolves Athletics to new heights. have claimed two Sun Belt Conference football chamThe primary development arm of A-State pionships (2012-13), won the league’s West Division in Athletics, formerly known as the Red Wolf Club, has men’s basketball (2012-13) and picked up conference been renamed the Red Wolves Foundation and a new titles in women’s indoor track and field (2013), womlogo has been introduced as part of a rebranding effort. en’s cross country (2014), women’s basketball (2013The changes have been in conjunction with new and 14), men’s indoor track and field (2015) and women’s exciting initiatives that have been put in place, includoutdoor track and field (2015). Arkansas State had its first female student-ath- ing a Red Wolves 500 program designed to make a lete ever win an individual national championship and significant impact on donor relations and fundraising its women’s athletics program claimed its highest finish opportunities. The positive results are evident with a 103 percent increase in the foundation’s total revenue all-time in the Capital One Cup standings, earning a prestigious top-50 award for ranking No. 44 among all earned, while A-State has also achieved its highest spot ever in the Collegiate Licensing Company’s (CLC) NCAA Division I programs during 2013-14. The No. rankings and set school records for both football total 44 ranking was the highest ever by a Sun Belt Conseason ticket sales and season ticket revenue. ference women’s program. The Red Wolves narrowly The athletics department’s budget increased missed a top-50 award for the second consecutive year 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Reference Guide
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31 percent from fiscal year 2012-13 to 2013-14, and Mohajir’s goal to reach a $20 million operating budget after five years was achieved in just two years. Under Mohajir’s watch, A-State Athletics placed seventh nationally in the 2013 Excellence in Management Cup, which annually reviews the nation’s athletics departments in regards to maximizing fiscal resources while providing results in the form of championship victories. Mohajir has made it a point to engage the fan base, stressing the importance of fan experience through avenues such as courtside seating at basketball games, enhancing game-day atmosphere and ensuring that staff go out of their way to extend every fan their assistance. The most recent change in this area has been to Centennial Bank Stadium, where a new approximately 1,600 square foot LED Daktronics scoreboard was installed for the 2014 season. The value he places on the student-athlete has been evident, creating the inaugural stAte Awards held at the end of each year to celebrate both their academic and athletic accomplishments. He was behind the development of a student-advisory group that encompasses everything from a student-athlete mentorship program to fostering leadership in the community. The Red Wolves Leadership Academy program (RWLA) was designed with the sole purpose to obtain 100 percent job placement for all the athletics department’s student-athletes upon graduation, and that key initiative has been achieved. The RWLA continues to strengthen with a new study abroad component added to foster global awareness, which is often cited by employers as a positive attribute they seek. This past summer, Arkansas State student-athletes took part in the first study abroad program offered by any university and their athletics department in the nation. The program goes handin-hand with the RWLA’s primary purpose to obtain 100 percent job placement for all its graduating student-athletes. The Red Wolves also saw their academic performance reach an all-time high during record-setting 2013 and 2014 fall semesters, which saw student-athletes achieve the best two ever all-department GPA’s in back-to-back years. A-State achieved a 3.047 all-department GPA in the fall of 2014, the same semester a school-record 208 student-athletes were named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. 36
Additionally, A-State posted its best ever department-wide APR score according to the latest data, which also saw the football program show the largest margin of improvement in the nation among FBS programs as it jumped from a 902 to a 964. Facilities have received a number of facelifts since Mohajir’s arrival as well, making sure that the athletic department’s “front door” and other sports areas possess a first-class appearance. A-State has completed, is in the process of completing and has committed a combined $60 million in construction and facility renovations since Mohajir’s arrival, including stadium lighting and seats at Centennial Bank Stadium. Also included in the upgrades have been renovations and updates inside the A-State Football Facility and weight rooms, locker rooms and training rooms at both Centennial Bank Stadium and the Convocation Center, where new seating has been installed. The Red Wolves Foundation received a $5 million gift commitment from alumnus Johnny Allison for a renovation to its “Centennial Expansion,” and it is the largest individual donation in A-State Athletics history. The construction and renovation project to the stadium’s press box and west-side concourse covers 40,000 square feet. Additionally, a 78,000-square foot Student Activity Center (SAC), which also serves as an indoor practice facility for A-State sports, has been constructed on the north side of Centennial Bank Stadium. The approximate cost was $11 million for construction of the center and the relocation of the soccer complex. He is overseeing the fundraising efforts for a $24-million football facility project in Centennial Bank Stadium’s north end zone as well. Committed to Title IX and gender-equity initiatives, A-State has worked to improve coaching staff sizes and salaries, operation funding and facilities under Mohajir. Among the upgrades, A-State has completed a new women’s soccer and women’s tennis facility, which houses both squads’ locker rooms, training room and more. His philosophies on scheduling have been well documented, and they have resulted in home-andhome games with nationally-prominent programs such as Missouri and Miami for the first time in A-State history. He has capitalized on the Red Wolves recent success by gaining additional games against teams such as Southern Cal, making A-State the first Sun Belt pro-
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gram to schedule a football contest against the Trojans. Mohajir was recently appointed as the Sun Belt Conference’s representative on the College Football Playoff Athletic Director’s Advisory Board, acting as one of 10 athletics directors from FBS conferences on the board. He was also asked to serve on the NCAA Division I Championships Cabinet and the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee. Mohajir continues to evaluate and process information to complete a national-branding campaign, but has already started building a strong foundation for the future of A-State Athletics. Mohajir’s career path went through three other NCAA Division I institutions, including the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Florida Atlantic and Kansas, before leading him back to his alma mater. Mohajir’s wealth of experience, history of success working with a university in A-State’s current conference and his noted accomplishments at a BCS automatic qualifying school made him a clear choice to take over the reins at Arkansas State. Mohajir has gained national respect in collegiate athletics while working with some of the finest administrators and coaches in the country, such as former FAU, Louisville, Miami and Oklahoma head football coach Howard Schnellenberger. The Overland Park, Kansas native has been involved with major fundraising campaigns at multiple universities, while also overseeing corporate sales, marketing promotions and ticket sales. Prior to A-State, he most recently served 16 months as Kansas’ Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to his time with the Jayhawks, he spent a seven-year stint as Florida Atlantic’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations from 2004-11 after working at UMKC from 1997-2004 as its Assistant Director of Athletics for External Relations. Mohajir worked at Kansas in a variety of capacities during two different stints, but his latest stop in Lawrence saw him assume responsibility for the Williams Education Fund that totaled over $22 million in revenue for the fiscal year 2012. He supervised the athletics department’s areas that generated over $40 million in revenue. In addition, Mohajir oversaw Kansas’ multimedia rights partnership for IMG. His most recent role as Chief Marketing Officer was heavily focused on the market strategies for the proposed
football stadium renovations. Mohajir went to Kansas from his position at Florida Atlantic, where he oversaw development, marketing, ticket sales, corporate sales and the media relations department. Foremost among his responsibilities was a fundraising campaign for a $70 million on-campus football stadium. His astute project management helped the Owls’ football program reach the 2007 New Orleans Bowl in just its fourth year as an FBS program, an NCAA record for the fastest start-up program to go to a bowl game. During his tenure, FAU’s athletics department enhanced its major gift program 800 percent, Owl Club giving increased 400 percent and special-events revenue increased 150 percent. Mohajir’s original connection to KU dated back to the early 1990’s, when he was a graduate assistant, an assistant offensive line coach and game-day special team’s football coach for the Jayhawks (1993-96). He left Kansas in 1997 but didn’t go far, staying in the Kansas City area to take over his administrative position with the newly-created Division I UMKC Athletics program. There he supervised marketing and promotions, sports information, fundraising, radio and TV contracts, corporate sales, tickets, event operations, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and men’s soccer. Under his leadership, the Kangaroos saw dramatic increases in endowment, sponsorships, ticket revenue and its donor base. One of his more visible accomplishments at UMKC was the fundraising and construction efforts for a new training room and strength and conditioning center. During his time as an assistant coach at Kansas, Mohajir was on the staff that beat UCLA in the 1995 Aloha Bowl and had a final ranking of No. 9 in the AP poll. He was also a football ticket sales and promotions account executive for Kansas Athletics and earned a master’s degree in sports management at KU in 1997. Mohajir graduated from Arkansas State University with a major in sports management and a minor in marketing in 1993. He was a starting safety on A-State’s football team. Mohajir is married to the former Julie Hammond and they have two daughters, Maria (14) and Molly (12), and son, Marco (7).
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a-state tennis AREA CODE 870 ATHLETICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3880 ATHLETIC TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3342 COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2813 DEVELOPMENT & RED WOLVES FOUNDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2401 MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3930 MEDIA RELATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2541 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2082 STUDENT SERVICES & ACADEMIC SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2813 TICKET OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2781 BASEBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2700 MEN’S BASKETBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2077 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2303 WOMEN’S BOWLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3876 FOOTBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2082 MEN’S GOLF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3411 WOMEN’S GOLF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2777 TRACK AND FIELD, CROSS COUNTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3350 WOMEN’S SOCCER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-2340 WOMEN’S TENNIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3876 VOLLEYBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972-3876 Terry Mohajir Rich Zvosec Amy Holt Jason Martin Karen Barker Tabitha Foreman Caroline Williams Karan Upton Karen McDaniel
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Ron Carroll Chad Sturkie Julie Ellena Eric Ennis Hiroki Yoshimoto Ben Turner Kreg Kinnaman Tara Greco Danae Delfin Allyssa Zenter
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COMPLIANCE Associate AD for Compliance Assistant Director of Compliance Administrative Assistant
972-3098 972-3162 972-2304
Adam Haukap Claire Drerup Kirk Gatlin Tyler Cornwell Carlos McCants Gina Winchester Randy Knowles David Swift Jason Jones Ethan Turpen Bobby Burton Brenna McConaughey Tim Stavros Cory Porter JK Thompson John Fray Paige Pauley Jerry Scott Mark Taylor Chris Graddy Dennen Cuthbertson Dustin Sullivan Matt Shadeed
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DEVELOPMENT AND RED WOVES FOUNDATION Associate AD & Director of the Red Wolves Foundation Donor Experience Coordinator Dir. of Annual Fund & Premium Seating Development Coordinator Development Coord. for Lettermen Relations Administrative Asst., Red Wolves Foundation FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Assistant AD for Facilities & Event Management Assistant. Facilities & Event Management Equipment Manager Facilities & Event Management GA Athletics Facilities Supervisor for Grounds & Landscape MARKETING AND FAN EXPERIENCE Assistant AD for Marketing & Fan Experience Marketing & Fan Experience Coord. Marketing & Fan Experience Asst. RED WOLVES SPORTS PROPERTIES General Manager Associate General Manager
972-2401 972-3126 972-3004 972-4353 972-2401 972-2401
972-2578 972-2578 680-8093 972-2578
Shelton Stevens Phil Baier Rebekah Sittig Ronnie Thornton
Asst. Director of Strength & Conditioning Asst. Director of Strength & Conditioning Asst. Director of Strength & Conditioning Strength & Conditioning GA
STUDENT SERVICES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT Abby Wilson Associate AD for Student Services Shaquita Lee-Renelique Academic Coordinator Crimsynn Dover Academic Coordinator Nate Carr Academic Coordinator Brodrick Johnson Academic Coordinator Trevor White Eligibility Certification Officer Mary Tinsley Administrative Assistant for Student Services
680-8004 972-3897 972-3880 972-2082 972-3356 972-2302 972-2721 972-4791 972-3702 972-3831 972-2304
VIDEO Video Coordinator
680-8004
Tommy Raffo Caleb Longshore Noah Sanders Alex McClure
BASEBALL Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach
972-2700 680-4339 680-4338 680-4336
John Brady Melvin Haralson Mike Scutero Carlos Wilson B.J. McClaren
MEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Administrative Assistant
972-2077 972-2491 972-2077 972-2077 972-3505
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations
972-2303 972-3637 972-3583 972-2473 972-3537
Liz Lambert
Brian Boyer Deidra Johnson Steve Huber Autumn Rademacher Logan Mittie Justin Kostick Perry Crowell Blake Anderson Buster Faulkner Joe Cauthen TBA Dan Dodd Brian Early Allen Johnson Luke Paschall Trooper Taylor TBA Kyle Cefalo Larry Hart Micah James John Mohring Jason Andrews Dave Roberson Karen Rinehart Yvonne Foster Mike Hagen
WOMEN’S BOWLING Head Coach Assistant Coach FOOTBALL Head Coach Assistant Head Coach, Off. Coord. Defensive Coordinator Co-Offensive Coordinator Assistant Coach Assitant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Football GA Football GA Football GA Football GA Assistant AD, Director of FB Operations Director of Player Personnel Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant
680-8552 972-3876 972-2092 680-8438 972-3294 972-3871 680-8003 972-3872 680-8055 972-3716 972-3873 680-8002 972-2082 972-2082 972-2082 972-2082 972-3874 680-8005 972-2092 972-2082
MEN’S GOLF Head Coach
972-3411
WOMEN’S GOLF Head Coach
972-2708
972-2066
MJ Desbiens Shaw
972-2943 972-2558 972-2558
Brian Dooley Jessica Greer Will Reyno
WOMEN’S SOCCER Head Coach Assistant Coach GA Coach
972-3195 972-8193 972-3876
972-2464 972-2944
Kel Lange
WOMEN’S TENNIS Head Coach
972-2795
SPIRIT GROUPS Coordinator/Head Coach
972-4077
MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations Assistant Dir. of Media Relations Assistant Dir. of Media Relations Assistant Dir. of Media Relations Director of Digital Media
972-3405 972-3547 972-2707 972-2541 972-2682
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Director of Strength & Conditioning
680-8253
Jim Patchell Matt Kraft Matt Vining Jarius Cooper Kyle Chandler David Rehr Tristan Johnson Tori Mellinger
TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Cross Country Coach & Assistant Coach WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Tennis Reference Guide
680-4001 680-4003 972-4002 680-4005 680-4005 972-2725 972-3524 972-3876