2016 17 wrestlingmedia guide by Eastern Michigan University Athletics

EMU WRESTLING

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

2 T.O.C./Quick Facts 3 EMU Athletic Media Relations 4 Adidas - Official Outfitter of EMU 5 Pepsi - Official Soft Drink of EMU 6 2016-17 Roster 7 2016-17 Schedule 8 2016-17 Outlook

Eastern Michigan University Location............................................ Ypsilanti, Mich. Founded............................................................... 1849 Enrollment .......................................................23,341 President....................................Dr. James M. Smith Nickname.......................................................... Eagles Colors.................................. Green (349) and White Conference.......................... Mid-American (MAC)

9 2015-16 Stats 10 2016-17 Team Picture

Athletic Department Athletics Director............................... Heather Lyke Deputy Director of Athletics.......... Christian Spears Sr. Associate AD/Administration.......... Chris Hoppe Sr. Associate AD/Administration.......... Erin Kido Sr. Associate AD/Business................Mike Malach Assoc. AD/Compliance..................Matt Jakobsze Assoc. AD/Development.................. Dan McLean Assoc. AD/Academics........................................ TBD Assoc. AD/Media Relations............. Greg Steiner Assoc. AD/Equipment....................... Ben Herman Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine........ Jennifer Brown Faculty Athletics Representative......... Dr. Ed Sidlow Director of Sports Performance...... Bryan Fink/Fred Hale Ticket Manager..............................Jeff Czachowski

11 Nick Barber 12 Jacob Davis 13 Mitchell Malott 14 Devan Marry 15 Shayne Wireman 16 Blake Caudill 17 Gage Hutchison 18 Kyle Springer 19 Chad Decker 20 Ben Griffin 21 Derek Hillman 22 Kayne MacCallum 23 Armando Torres 24 Zac Carson/ Noah Gonser 25 Kris Hill/ David Kasper 26 Jared Langley/ Saâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Derian Perry

Wrestling Information First Year..................................................... 1956-57 All-Time Record.................................361-479-11 NCAA Individual Appearances......................50 MAC Team Championships........... One (1996) MAC Individual Champions............................23 2015-16 Record................................................. 8-7 2015-16 MAC Record...................................... 3-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................. 13/5 Starters Returning/Lost..................................8/2 Newcomers(Freshmen).................................8(8) Home Venue......................Convocation Center Coaching Staff Head Coach: David Bolyard (Central Michigan, 2005) Career Record: 16-19 (Third Season) EMU Record: 16-19 MAC Record: 4-12 Assistant Coaches: Luke Smith & Scott Mattingly Office Phone: 734.487.6429

27 Chris Poland/ J.J. Wolfe 28 Blevins/ Gutierrez/ Harden/ Leidich 29 McNally/ Munassar/ Spiess/ Veller 30 Head Coach David Bolyard 31 Assistant Coaches Luke Smith/ Scott Mattingly 32 2015-16 Year In Review 36 2015-16 MAC in Review 37 Record Book 42 Letterwinners 44 All-Americans 45 This is EMU

Athletic Media Relations Assoc. AD/Media Relations............. Greg Steiner Assistant Director...........................Sean Hostetter Graduate Assistant/Wrestling Contact............Dan Whitaker Graduate Assistant.........................Katie Gonzales Graduate Assistant......................... Mark Panhorst Email....................................dwhitak4@emich.edu Office Phone............................734.487.0317/0318 Website................................www.emueagles.com

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Layout/Editor: Dan Whitaker Assistant Editors: Greg Steiner Sean Hostetter Katie Gonzales Mark Panhorst

Photography: Randy Mascharka, Steve King, Walt Middleton, Dick Schwarze, Wolverine Photo, Sam Janicki Information is current as of: December 14, 2016

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From North: U.S. 23 south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center. Greg Steiner

Sean Hostetter

Dan Whitaker

Katie Gonzales

Mark Panhorst

Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations.................................... Greg Steiner

Office Phone..............................................................................................................................734.487.0317 Cellular Phone...........................................................................................................................734.845.1132 E-mail.....................................................................................................................greg.steiner@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered....................................Football, Women’s Basketball, Golf and Web site

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations............................ Sean Hostetter

Office Phone..............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone...........................................................................................................................734.218.3417 E-mail............................................................................................................................ shostett@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered......................................................Volleyball, Men’s Basketball and Tennis

From South: U.S. 23 north to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center. From East: (A) Take I-94 west to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181B). Get in the far left lane and turn left on Hewitt Road. Head north on Hewitt for 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw Avenue. The arena is on the east side of the street.

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant................................. Dan Whitaker

(B) Take I-96 west to M-14 west. Follow M-14 to U.S. 23 south. Go south to Washtenaw Avenue east (exit 37A); take Washtenaw to Hewitt Road; turn left on Hewitt and proceed to the Convocation Center.

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant............................... Katie Gonzales Office Phone..............................................................................................................................734.487.0318

From West: Take I-94 east to Michigan Avenue exit (exit 181). Turn left and get in the far left lane. Turn left on Hewitt and head north on Hewitt approximately 2.5 miles, past Washtenaw. The arena is on the east side of the road.

Office Phone..............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone...........................................................................................................................734.478.8114 E-mail.......................................................................................................................... dwhitak4@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered............................................................................Baseball, Wrestling, Rowing

Cellular Phone...........................................................................................................................773.512.6079 E-mail.......................................................................................................................... kgonzal5@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered..............................................................Soccer, Softball, Swimming/Diving

Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant................................Mark Panhorst Office Phone..............................................................................................................................734.487.0318 Cellular Phone...........................................................................................................................630.440.7971 E-mail........................................................................................................................ mpanhors@emich.edu Primary Sports Covered......................................Cross Country, Gymnastics and Track and Field

Address:............................799 N. Hewitt Rd., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

EMU MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office offers a weekly release containing team and individual notes, statistics, reviews of past matches and a look ahead to upcoming events. Additional information will include Mid-American Conference rankings, statistics and league notes. CREDENTIALS AND PARKING EMU does not issue credentials for wrestling. All media wishing to attend away games should contact the host institution regarding media policies. Parking for Convocation Center can be found on the west side of the building and will be limited to a first-come, first-serve basis. Media personnel will be responsible for their own parking arrangements. INTERNET ACCESS There is currently wireless internet access within Convocation Center. Media should make arrangements to obtain a wireless password with the Meida Relations staff prior to arrival.

INTERVIEWS Head Coach David Bolyard and his staff are available for interviews on an appointment-only basis after matches and practices. Personal interviews with coaches and players should be scheduled with EMU Athletic Media Relations. Individual players are available for interviews MondayThursday. Their availability will depend on practice and class schedules. Please give at least 24-hour advance notice so the players can be contacted and arrangements can be made. Home phone numbers for players and coaches will not be given out by the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office. The coaching staff and players will be available for postgame interviews following a short cooling-off period. WORLD WIDE WEB The media can access all the latest EMU wrestling news on the athletic department’s Web site, located at emueagles. com. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office produces this Web site with the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of the Eagles. Wrestling information available on the EMU Web site includes statistics, rosters, press releases and notes.

Introduction

Directions to The Convocation Center

EMU Athletic Media Relations

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All University Numbers start with 734.487. (The last four are listed below) Athletics Administrators Athletic Director Heather Lyke................ 1050 Deputy Dir. of Ath. Christian Spears...... 1050 Sr. Assoc. A.D. Mike Malach....................... 7174 Sr. Assoc. A.D. Chris Hoppe....................... 3263 Sr. Assoc. A.D. Erin Kido.............................. 1050 Assoc. A.D. Greg Steiner............................. 0317 TBD.................................................................... 1283 Assoc. A.D. Matt Jacobsze......................... 7859 Assoc. A.D. Dan McLean............................. 1050 Assoc. A.D. Jennifer Brown........................ 5183 Secretary Lori Barron................................... 1050 Athletics Equipment Staff Asst. A.D. Ben Hermann............................. 0166 Asst. Equip. Mgr. Wayne Smith.... 6478/1029 Facilities Staff Dir. of Operations Adam Martin.............. 1050 Ticket Office Ticket Manager Jeff Czachowski............. 3823

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2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING 2016-17 Coaching Staff Head Coach: David Bolyard (Central Michigan, 2005) - Third Season Assistant Coach: Luke Smith (Central Michigan, 2008) - Sixth Season Assistant Coach: Scott Mattingly (Central Michigan, 2014) - Third Season Volunteer Assistant: Tony Lyssiotis (Eastern Michigan, 2007) - Second Season

2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Name

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown-High School-Previous

Nick Barber

149 R-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio-St. Edward

Zach Blevins

149 Fr. Dundee, Mich.-Dundee

Zac Carson

157 R-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Lake

Blake Caudill

125 R-Jr. Butler, Pa.-Butler

Jacob Davis

174 R-Sr. North Ridgeville, Ohio-St. Edward

Chad Decker

157/165 R-So. Jackson, Mich.-Grass Lake

Noah Gonser

125/133 R-Fr. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc

Ben Griffin

149 R-So. Canton, Mich.-Canton

Tomas Gutierrez

125 Fr. Arvada, Colo.-Pomona

Wyatt Harden

HWT Fr. Hadley, Mich.-Oxford

Kris Hill

125 R-Fr. Columbus, Ohio-Bishop Hartley

Derek Hillman

197 R-So. Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven

Gage Hutchison

285 R-Jr. Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan

David Kasper

165 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill.-Marist

Jared Langely

197 R-Fr. Newton, Kan.-Newton

Jared Leidich

174 Fr. Olmstead Falls, Ohio-St. Edward

Kayne MacCallum

184 R-So. Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville

Mitchell Malott

174 R-Sr. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley

Devan Marry

157 R-Sr. Hudson, Mich.-Hudson

Andrew McNally

174 Fr. Uniontown, Ohio-Lake

Ameer Munassar

157 Fr. Melvindale, Mich.-Melvindale

Sa’Derian Perry

141 R-Fr. Lakeland, Fla.-Lake Gibson

Chris Poland

125/133 R-Fr. Middleville, Mich.-Thornapple Kellogg

Jake Spiess

141 Fr. Delta, Ohio-Delta

Kyle Springer

141 R-Jr.

Armando Torres

125 R-So. Lorain, Ohio-Elyria

Chance Veller

HWT Fr. Swanton, Ohio-Delta

Shayne Wireman

133 Sr. Lansing, Mich.-Holt

J.J. Wolfe

149 R-Fr. Dakota, Ill.-Dakota

New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption-Indiana

By Weight Class Name Blake Caudill Tomas Gutierrez Kris Hill Armando Torres Noah Gonser Chris Poland Shayne Wireman Sa’Derian Perry Jake Spiess Kyle Springer Nick Barber Zach Blevins Ben Griffin J.J. Wolfe Zac Carson Devan Marry Ameer Munassar Chad Decker David Kasper Jacob Davis Jared Leidich Mitchell Malott Andrew McNally Kayne MacCallum Derek Hillman Jared Langely Wyatt Harden Gage Hutchison Chance Veller

Wt. Yr. 125 R-Jr. 125 Fr. 125 R-Fr. 125 R-So. 125/133 R-Fr. 125/133 Fr. 133 Sr. 141 R-Fr. 141 Fr. 141 R-Jr. 149 R-Sr. 149 Fr. 149 R-So. 149 R-Fr. 157 R-Fr. 157 R-Sr. 157 Fr. 157/165 R-So. 165 R-Fr. 174 R-Sr. 174 Fr. 174 R-Sr. 174 Fr. 184 R-So. 197 R-So. 197 R-Fr. HWT Fr. HWT R-Jr. HWT Fr.

EMU WRESTLING 2016-17 Schedule

Date Event/Opponent Location Time Nov. 5 EMU OPEN Convocation Center All Day Nov. 11

at Olivet

Olivet, Mich.

7 p.m.

Nov. 18

at Clarion

Clarion, Pa.

7 p.m.

Nov. 20

at Keystone Classic

Philadelphia, Pa.

All Day

Dec. 2-3

at Cliff Keen Invite

Las Vegas, Nev.

All Day

Dec. 11

INDIANA/CLEVELAND STATE

Bowen Field House

Noon

Dec. 29-30

at The Midlands

Evanston, Ill.

All Day

Jan. 6

OHIO*

Convo Aux Gym

7 p.m.

Jan. 8

OLD DOMINION*

Convocation Center

Noon

Jan. 13

at Adrian

Adrian, Mich.

7 p.m.

Jan. 15

MISSOURI*

Convocation Center

2 p.m.

Jan. 20

at Northern Illinois*

DeKalb, Ill.

8 p.m.

Jan. 22

at Northern Iowa*

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

2 p.m.

Feb. 3

at Buffalo*

Buffalo, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Feb. 5

at Kent State*

Kent, Ohio

1 p.m.

Feb. 10

CENTRAL MICHIGAN*#

Convocation Center

7 p.m.

Feb. 12

MICHIGAN STATE*

Convocation Center

2 p.m.

Feb. 18

EMU OPEN

Convocation Center

All Day

Mar. 5-6

MAC Championships

Cedar Falls, Iowa

All Day

Mar. 16-18

NCAA Championships

St. Louis, Mo.

All Day

*Denotes Mid-American Conference dual BOLD CAPS home event # “Beauty and the Beast” All times Eastern Standard Time (EST)

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING 2016-17 Outlook

The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team opens the 2016-17 season this weekend when the team hosts the EMU Open inside the Convocation Center, Saturday, Nov. 5. EMU enters the third season under the guidance of Head Coach David Bolyard, and are coming off their second winning season in three years as the squad finished with an 8-7 record in the 2015-16 season. The team sent four wrestlers to the NCAA championships last season, the third time doing so since 2011-12. Two of those grapplers return this season with redshirt senior Nick Barber at 149 lbs. and heavyweight redshirt junior Gage Hutchison gracing the lineup this season. This season’s schedule boasts seven home duals at the Convocation Center and Bowen Field House, along with seven duals on the road. Eastern will also host two EMU Opens, one this weekend, and one in February to close out the season. The Eagles once again face one of the toughest schedules in the country competing in the Mid-American Conference. EMU faces three opponents ranked in the top-25 of the preseason National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, including Missouri (5), Central Michigan (19), and Northern Iowa (22). Two other opponents also received votes, in Old Dominion and Ohio. Eastern will also host a pair of Big Ten opponents this season, Indiana and Michigan State.

149 lbs. Barber will have his last go-round as the 149 lbs. starter for EMU in 201617. The three-year starter is coming off his best season as an Eagle in 2015-16 after qualifying for his first ever NCAA Championships. There he made a little noise, knocking off No. 15 seeded Daniel Neff of Lock Haven. In total, Barber finished with a 19-12 record, including 8-6 in duals and 4-4 in the MAC. He qualified for the NCAA’s after taking third at the MAC Championships as the fifth seed. The Cleveland, Ohio native holds a 65-40 career record at EMU. Barber was slotted fourth in the preseason MAC rankings at 149 lbs. 157 lbs. Redshirt senior Devan Marry will look to headline the 157 lbs. class in his final season at Eastern. As the starter in 2015-16, Marry had 10 wins, including seven in dual action. He led the team in pins with six, including one in just 14 seconds. Pushing Marry from behind will be redshirt freshman Zac Carson, who had an outstanding redshirt season in 2015-16. Carson had an 18-8 record wrestling unattached at 157 lbs., including five falls. He won nine of his last 11 matches of the season en route to second place finishes at both the Purple Raider Open and the Edinboro Open. 165 lbs. One of two spots that is replacing a starter from last season will be the 165 lbs. class. Looking to take that starting roll is redshirt freshman David Kasper. The Chicago native went 5-5 in his first season at EMU, only competing in three tournaments. Both Marry and Carson may wrestle up at 165 lbs. this season as as Bolyard works to find the right starting combination at the weight class.

With Eastern set to return eight of 10 starters, they were selected to finished tied for fourth in the preseason MAC poll, receiving nine points. They also had four grapplers ranked in the top-4 of their respective weight classes. 125 lbs. Redshirt sophomore Armando Torres returns at 125 lbs. after being the primary starter last season in his first season in the lineup. The Ohio native ended the year with 12 wins, including records of 9-4 in duals and 4-3 in conference. He posted two major decisions and two technical falls in dual action. Looking to crack the starting lineup at 125 lbs. will be redshirt freshman Noah Gonser, who had an outstanding redshirt season last year, going 16-10 wrestling unattached at 125/133 lbs. He placed in four tournaments, including taking the 125 lbs. title at the EMU Open. He tied for the team lead in falls with six. 133 lbs. Returning for his final season is three-year starter senior Shayne Wireman. Wireman holds a 37-15 career record after coming off an injury shortened junior campaign. The Lansing native posted seven wins on the year, including three dual and two conference victories. He capped the year by finishing sixth at the MAC Championships, which included an upset win over the No. 2 seeded Zach Synon of Missouri. Backing Wireman up at 133 lbs. is redshirt freshman Sa’Derian Perry. Perry posted a 13-9 record in his first season in the Green and White, wrestling at 141 lbs. He took third at the Alma Open, posting four wins, which included two pins. 141 lbs. Redshirt junior Kyle Springer returns for his second season as the primary starter at 141 lbs. The Indiana transfer has posted an impressive 48-28 record since joining the Eagles, including a steady 17-14 record in 2015-16. Springer finished 8-6 in duals for EMU, including three conference wins. With his team-leading five major decisions, Springer finished second on the team with 41 dual points. He was ranked tied for second in the preseason MAC rankings at 141 lbs.

174 lbs. While the 165 remains in flux, the 174 lbs. class remains rock solid with returning veteran redshirt senior Jacob Davis. Entering his final year, the three-year starter holds a 61-47 career record. In 2015-16, Davis went 17-14, including a stout 10-5 in duals and 5-3 in the MAC. He took sixth at the MAC Championships, as well as fourth at the Keystone Classic. In the preseason MAC rankings, Davis was ranked tied for third. 184 lbs. The 184 lbs. class sees a bit of a shake-up from last season, as redshirt sophomore Kayne MacCallum will regain a starting roll after a redshirt year. After being pressed into starting duty his ‘true’ freshman season at 174 lbs, MacCallum took a redshirt season in 2015-16, wrestling unattached at 184 lbs. The Illinois native competed in three meets, finishing the season with six wins. He took second place at the EMU Open, winning four matches. 197 lbs. For the first time in four seasons, the 197 lbs. class will have a new starter as two-time NCAA qualifier Anthony Abro was lost to graduation. The new starter will be a familiar face, though, as redshirt sophomore Derek Hillman will elevate from his 184 lbs. starting role of last season. In his first year as a starter, Hillman posted 14 wins, including nine in duals and four in the MAC. He had two technical falls and two major decision wins in dual action. HWT Hutchison returns for his third season as the heavyweight starter, coming off his best season so far as an Eagle. Hutchison posted a team-high 21 wins, including a 10-5 dual mark and a 5-3 conference mark. He was third in team dual points with 40. His regular season performance earned him an at-large bid into the NCAA Championships, his first career post-season appearance. The Buchanan native holds a 50-39 career record at EMU, and was ranked third at heavyweight in the preseason MAC poll.

EMU WRESTLING 2015-16 Stats Name

Weight

Anthony Abro Nicholas Barber Ben Calandrino Zac Carson Blake Caudill Jacob Davis Derek Davison Chad Decker Noah Gonser Noah Gonser Ben Griffin Derek Hillman Gage Hutchison Dakota Juarez David Kasper George Lahar V Jared Langley Kayne MacCallum Mitchell Malott Devan Marry Sa'Derian Perry Vincent Pizzuto Chris Poland Chris Rau Derek Schultz Michael Shaw Michael Shaw Kyle Springer Armando Torres Shayne Wireman J.J. Wolfe TOTALS

197 149 133 157 133 174 165 174 125 133 149 184 285 165 165 285 197 184 174 157 141 125 133 157 184 141 157 141 125 133 149

Overall Overall Dual Dual Wins Losses Wins Losses 20 10 10 5 19 11 8 6 3 4 0 0 18 8 0 0 4 6 2 4 17 14 10 5 4 8 2 2 6 9 0 0 7 3 0 0 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 0 14 14 9 5 21 15 10 5 14 12 6 4 5 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 12 12 0 0 6 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 12 7 6 13 9 0 0 5 2 1 1 5 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 6 3 1 1 17 14 8 6 12 12 9 3 7 8 3 6 17 6 0 0 282 238 87 59

Dual Pts. 42 25 0 0 7 33 9 0 0 0 0 32 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 41 36 9 0 337

Dec. MD

Fall

9 14 1 9 3 11 3 3 3 3 1 9 11 8 3 1 7 4 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 4 3 8 5 5 7 148

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 19

4 0 0 5 0 4 1 1 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 0 3 0 1 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 52

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 9

2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13

4 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 1 41

Fastest Fall 1:36 2:18 1:26 1:04 1:25 1:20 1:37 1:11 2:43 4:09 0:34 1:29 0:14 1:10 3:51 1:43 1:27 0:48 0:14

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Left to Right: Back Row: J.J. Wolfe, Devan Marry, David Kasper, Jacob Davis, Kayne MacCallum, Derek Hillman, Chance Veller, Gage Hutchison, Wyatt Harden, Jared Leidich, Jared Langley, Andrew McNally, Nick Barber Middle Row:Ben Griffin, Jared Leidich, Noah Gonser, Zac Carson, Chad Decker, Kyle Springer, Zach Blevins, Ameer Munassar, Mitchell Malott Front Row: Kris Hill, Saâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Derian Perry, Jake Spiess, Blake Caudill, Armando Torres, Shayne Wireman, Chris Poland, Tomas Gutierrez, Ben Calandrino

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earned him the best winning percentage on the team (.769) and a tie for the most wins…Led the squad with 13 decisions Redshirt-Senior and three tech falls while adding a pin and Cleveland, Ohio two major decisions…Placed fifth at the St. Edward EMU Open, Nov. 3…Claimed third at the 149 MSU Open, Nov. 11…Took runner-up honors at the Ashland Open, Nov. 17, and the 2015-16: Overall Record: 19-11 Simonson Open, Feb. 9…HIGH SCHOOL: Career Record: 65-40 Placed third in the state after claiming district and regional titles his senior year... EMU: 2015-16: Finished 19-11 as the 149 lbs. starter, in- District champion and fourth-place finisher his junior cluding 8-6 in duals…Had a team-high 14 decisions, as campaign...Graduated with high honors from St. Edwell as two major decisions, two technical falls and one ward High…PERSONAL: Full name: Nicholas Barber… forfeit…Qualified for his first ever NCAA Championship Son of Anthony and Monica Barber…Has one brother, appearance, picking up a win over No. 15 national seed Anthony, and one sister, Marisa…Major: Accounting. Daniel Neff…Took third place at the MAC Championships with three wins, including one over reigning AllAmerican Alex Richardson of Old Dominion…Placed in two regular season tournaments, finishing second at the Keystone Classic and fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions…Upset nationally ranked B.J. Clagon of Rider at the Keystone…Named to the Academic AllMAC team for the third consecutive season…2014-15: Posted a 15-11 overall record in the 2014-15 season and a 3-4 record in Mid-American Conference competition, highlighting the 149 lb. weight class…Had a fourmatch win streak before nabbing a fourth-place finish at the Keystone Classic, Nov. 23…Shut out then-No. 18 Marcus Cain of Duke, 6-0, at the Pitt Duals, while taking on four other ranked opponents, including then-No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis to kick off the 2014-15 season…Grabbed 14 decisions on the season and two major decisions for the Green and White…Capped off the season earning Academic All-MAC for the second time in his career…2013-14: Started the season at 141 lbs. before moving up to 149 lbs. to close out the year…Posted a 12-12 overall record and a 2-5 Mid-American Conference record, going 10-8 in dual matches…Opened up the 2013-14 campaign pinning Lawrence Blackful of Tiffin before recording five decisions and five major decisions on the season…Garnered Mid-American Conference honor roll as well as EMU Scholar Athlete honors and secured the MAC Commissioner’s Award for academic success in the 2013-14 year...2012-2013: Redshirted…Went 20-6 in unattached competition which

NICK BARBER

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out the year…Posted a 12-17 overall record, going 6-12 in dual meets and 3-4 in Mid-American Conference competition… Redshirt-Senior Picked up a third-place finish at the CleveNorth Ridgeville, Ohio land State Open, Dec. 14, with four wins inSt. Edward cluding two pins, one major decision and 174 one decision…Posted seven decisions, one major decision and four pins, which 2015-16: Overall Record: 17-14 Career Record: 61-47 tied for third on the team…2012-2013: Represented the Eagles at 165 lbs. at the MAC Championships, Mar. 10…Posted an EMU: 2015-16: Went 17-14 as the starter at 174 lbs., in- 18-13 record with a 5-9 mark in dual meets and a 1-3 cluding 10-5 in duals and 5-3 in MAC duals…Won 11 ledger in MAC matches during his first season as an matches by decision, four by fall and two in overtime… Eagle…Recorded one pin, five major decisions and 12 Took sixth place at the MAC Championships…Also decisions on the year…Started the season off with a placed fourth at the Keystone Classic, highlighted by first-place finish at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…Took fourththree pin victories, including one over nationally ranked place at the MSU Open, Nov. 11…Claimed first-place at Nick Kee of Appalachian State in 1:26…Also had a pin the Ashland Open, Nov. 17, with a 5-0 record…HIGH in dual action versus Manchester, Dec. 13…2014-15: SCHOOL: Placed fourth at the state championships his Came back from injury to post a 14-4 record as an un- senior season...Ranked in the top-20 nationally by Inattached wrestler in the 174 lb. weight class…Posted a termat...Received a Wrestler of the Week nod from the four-bout win streak to start the season, which included Plain Dealer...Took fifth in the state and fourth at nationthree decisions and one medical forfeit…Notched an als his junior and sophomore seasons…PERSONAL: 11-2 major decision over Adam Mackie of Lock Haven Full name: Jacob Sebastion Davis…Son of Shawn and and a technical fall in 4:51 over Jake Stratton of Gan- Christine Davis…Has one sister, Peyton who is a memnon at the Edinboro Open…2013-14: Started off the ber of the EMU soccer team…Major: Computer science. season at 165 lbs. before moving up to 174 lbs. to close

JACOB DAVIS

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ish, including two decisions, two major decisions and a technical fall…2013-14: Had a 14-9 overall record in tournament Redshirt-Senior competition…Placed eighth at the EMU Saginaw, Mich. Open before placing fifth at the Cleveland Swan Valley State Open, Dec. 14 in the 157 lb. weight 174 class…Grabbed seven decisions and six pins, which ranked second on the team… 2015-16: Overall Record: 2-2 Career Record: 27-21 2012-2013:Redshirted…Went 2-4 in unattached competition with two decisions during his first season as an Eagle…HIGH EMU: 2015-16: Appeared in one meet as an unattached SCHOOL: Two-time All-American and three-time state wrestler...Picked up two wins at the Edinboro Open, in- qualifier...Took fourth at states his senior season, when cluding one by pin...2014-15: Notched nine victories he also won the most matches and tallied the most pins in the 2014-15 season, participating in three meets as on the team...Hauled in all-conference accolades all an unattached wrestler…Represented both the 157 four years...Graduated magna cum laude…PERSONlb. and 165 lb. weight class for the Eagles…Picked up AL: Full name:Mitchell James Malott…Son of Ronald two wins at the EMU Open before earning a fourth- and Holly Malott…Has two brothers, Nathan and Alex place finish at the Cleveland State Open…Posted a and one sister, Madison…Major: Recreational therapy. seven-bout win streak en route to the fourth-place fin-

MITCHELL MALOTT

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING

bellsville in his lone dual of the season… Placed fourth in the freshman/sophomore division at the MSU Open, Nov. 9 with two Redshirt-Senior wins…Had three decisions and four pins Hudson, Mich. on the season… Garnered EMU Scholar Hudson Athlete honors…2012-2013: Redshirt157 ed…Posted a 15-9 during his first season as an Eagle…Led the squad with nine pins 2015-16: Overall Record: 10-12 and added on three major decisions and Career Record: 42-43 a trio of decisions…Took fifth with a 5-1 record at the EMU Open, Nov. 3…HIGH EMU: 2015-16: Was the primary starter at 157 lbs. for the SCHOOL: Three-time state champion and state runGreen and White…Finished the year with 10 wins, and ner-up his junior season...Four-time team state chama 7-6 dual mark…Led the team with six pins, including pion along with capturing county, district and league one in 14 seconds versus Manchester (Dec. 13)…Also titles...Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in football pinned nationally ranked Doug Welch of Purdue in just as well...Honor roll and member of the National Honor 1:18…2014-15: Represented the Eagles in the 165 lb. Society...Served as class vice president, while maintainweight class in the 2014-15 season, earning 10 wins and ing straight As and finishing in the top-10 academione conference victory…Notched a technical fall and a cally at Hudson High…PERSONAL: Full name: Devan pin at the MSU Open before going on to take sixth at Robert Marry…Son of Scott and Paula Marry…Has one the Keystone Classic with four victories, including two brother, Derrik, and one sister, Destini...Derrik was also pins…2013-14: Posted a 7-6 overall record and went a member of the EMU wrestling team…Major: Biology. 1-0 in dual meets, defeating Travis McIntosh of Camp-

DEVAN MARRY

EMU WRESTLING

sons...Ranked the No. 9 recruit in Michigan by Michigan Grappler...Was named the No. 18 120 lb. senior in the country by WresSenior tling USA...Helped his team to a conference Lansing, Mich. championship as a freshman and won an Holt individual conference championship as a 133 freshman...Named a Disney All-American three times en route to a conference, dis2015-16: Overall Record: 7-8 trict and regional championship in his Career Record: 37-15 sophomore season...Garnered Most Valuable Wrestler honors three times...Earned EMU: 2015-16: Overcame multiple injuries to start in Holt Male Athlete of the Year honors in his senior seanine duals at 133 lbs. for EMU…Posted seven wins on son...Named to the High School Sports Scene Dream the year, including three dual wins (two MAC)…Won Team as a senior...Was first in his class at Holt High five matches by decision and two by technical fall… School with a 4.0 GPA...PERSONAL: Full name: Shayne Both tech fall wins came en route to a sixth place fin- Adam Wireman...Son of Sean and Debbie Wireman... ish at the Reno Tournament of Champions…Also took Has one brother, Justin...Major: Veterinary medicine. sixth at the MAC Championships, upsetting No. 2 seed Zach Synon of Missouri, before being knocked out due to injury…Named to the Academic All-MAC team… 2014-15: Went 11-3 on the season, representing Eastern at both 125 lbs. and 133 lbs…Won his first six bouts of the season en route to a second-place finish at the Keystone Classic…Picked up three-straight wins at the Northwestern Duals for the Green and White, including a major decision and a technical fall…2013-14: Posted a 19-4 record at 125 lbs. in his first season donning the Green and White…Placed in three out of the four tournaments he participated in, taking the top spot at the EMU Open, Nov. 16…Picked up two third-place finishes, taking third at the MSU Open, Nov. 9 before finishing third at the Cleveland State Open, Dec. 14…Had a seven-match winning streak, taking six-straight matches at the Cleveland State Open before defeating Kyle Gillies of Olivet in only his second dual match of his career… Posted a 3-0 dual mark on the season…Had 12 decisions, which tied for fourth on the team, two major decisions, one technical fall and three pins… Garnered the EMU Wrestling Freshman of the Year award and grabbed EMU Scholar Athlete honors...HIGH SCHOOL: Finished out his senior season at Holt High School with a 198-8 career record...Was a four-time state qualifier...Boasted a 49-0 record in his senior campaign...Claimed the state championship in both his sophomore and senior sea-

SHAYNE WIREMAN

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING

in the final two seconds of the bout… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the first time in his career…2013-14: Secured Redshirt-Junior three wins by decision in his first season Butler, Pa. donning the Green and White as an unButler attached wrestler…Posted his first col125 legiate win at the MSU Open, Nov. 16… Garnered EMU Scholar Athlete honors… 2015-16: Overall Record: 4-6 Career Record: 14-34 HIGH SCHOOL: Posted a 128-27 career record at Butler High School. ..Qualified for state one time...Named Junior National EMU: 2015-16: Started in six duals for EMU at the 133 Greco-Roman All-American once...Was a WPIAL qualilbs. class…Finished with a 4-6 overall record, and 2-4 fier four times, placing third in his junior campaign... in dual action…Picked up a major decision win, 14-2, Named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and won the in the dual versus Manchester, Dec. 13…Also won 5-0 sectional championships in his sophomore season... in the dual versus Michigan State, Dec. 2…2014-15: Garnered Outstanding Wrestler accolades in his juRepresented the Eagles at the 125 lb. weight class in nior season...Ranked second in all-time career wins at the 2014-15 season, posting three decisions, two ma- Butler...PERSONAL: Full name: Blake Dariel Caudill... jor decisions and two pins…Ended the regular season Son of Mark and Dawn Caudill...Has one brother, Korey with a pin over Brent Fleetwood of Central Michigan and one sister, Brooke...Major: Occupational therapy.

BLAKE CAUDILL

EMU WRESTLING

in his senior campaign, tallying 40 pins... Compiled a 218-8 career record at Buchanan High School with 168 pins and went Redshirt-Junior on a 113 match win-streak to end his high Buchanan, Mich school career...Was a four-time placer in the Buchanan state championships, placing second in HWT his sophomore campaign...Earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore... 2015-16: Overall Record: 21-15 Claimed the state title in both his junior and Career Record: 50-39 senior seasons, earning first team all-state honors...PERSONAL: Full name: Gage RobEMU: 2015-16: Led the team with 21 wins in his second ert Hutchison...Son of Robert and Melanie Hutchison... season as the heavyweight starter, including 10-5 in Has one brother, Gunnar...Major: Sport management. duals and 5-3 in MAC duals…Third on the team in dual points (40), tallying 11 decisions, three major decisions, two technical falls, and five falls…Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships…Took fourth place at the MAC Championships, earning three wins…Also placed at The Midlands, taking seventh after winning five times, including a major decision, a technical fall, and a pin…2014-15: Highlighted EMU in the heavyweight division, posting a 14-17 overall record and a 4-4 record in Mid-American Conference action…Placed sixth at the Keystone Classic with three-straight wins, including an 18 second pin over Lucas Chestnut of Pitt…Notched six pins on the season, including four first period pins for the Green and White…Closed out the regular season with conference wins over Buffalo and Central Michigan with two decisions for the Eagles…2013-14: Went 15-7 as an unattached wrestler with a team-high 10 pins in his first season as an Eagle…Picked up his first collegiate win over Jake Cochrane of Northern Illinois at the EMU Open, Nov. 16…Had a five-match win streak at the Alma College Open with four pins and one decision… His quickest pin of the season came just 0:42 into the match against Central Michigan at the Cleveland State Open…Had 10 pins and four decisions on the season in the heavyweight division…HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in both football and wrestling at Buchanan High School...Named all-conference four times in football... Named the sixth overall recruit in Michigan by Michigan Grappler...Ranked the No. 10 senior heavyweight in the country by WIN Magazine as well as the No. 10 220 lb. senior in the country by Wrestling USA...Was the twotime undefeated Michigan State Champion went 56-0

GAGE HUTCHISON

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING ish in the 2013 state championships, while garnering NHSCA Senior All-American honors in his final season after placing third Redshirt-Junior at nationals…Helped his team to four state New Boston, Mich. dual championships, two state championDavenport Assumption ship crowns and two runner-up showings 141 in his four-year high school career…Was a member of National Honor Society, an 2015-16: Overall Record: 17-14 FCA leader as well as a member of SADD… Career Record: 48-28 PERSONAL: Full name: Kyle Donald Springer…Son of Daniel and Kathy SpringEMU: 2015-16: Competed as the primary 141 lbs. starter…Has one brother, Ryan…Major: Exercise science. er for EMU…Posted a 17-14 record, including an 8-6 dual mark…Second on the team with 41 dual points… Had eight decisions, and team-high five major decisions, one technical fall, one fall, one forfeit and one overtime win…Recorded a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents, defeating Danny Sabatello of Purdue and Chris Mecate of Old Dominion…Named to the Academic All-MAC team…2014-15: Posted an impressive 31-14 overall record in his first season donning the Green and White after transferring from Indiana University…Was an unattached wrestler in the 141 lb. weight class, leading the entire EMU roster with his 31 bout victories and his six podium finishes on the season… Placed second at both the Purple Raider Open and the Alma Open, notching seven victories between the two meets, while earning back-to-back third-place finishes at the Simpson Open and the Mat Town Tournament… Nabbed a fourth-place finish at the Edinboro Open to close out the season, while starting the campaign with a seventh-place finish at the EMU Open…Posted three four-bout win streaks on the season and had 15 decisions, six technical falls, three pins, two major decisions and two sudden victories…INDIANA UNIVERSITY: Had three major decisions and received his first Big 10 start against Northwestern at 141 lbs….Placed second at the Michigan State Open…Posted a 4-4 record as a true freshman…HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Davenport Assumption High School, where he was a four-time state championship placer in high school…Was the 2010 Georgia state champion, posting a perfect 30-0 record before finishing in second at the 2012 Iowa State Championships with a 50-2 record…Claimed a third-place fin-

KYLE SPRINGER

EMU WRESTLING

Cascades All-Conference in his freshman season when he finished third at the conference championship before earning three-straight conference Redshirt-Sophomore titles...Finished third in the district and fourth in Jackson, Mich. the region in his freshman season before threestraight individual district and regional champiGrass Lake onships...Qualified for the state tournament all 157/165 2015-16: Overall Record: 6-9 four years of high school, finishing runner-up in Career Record: 9-14 both his junior and senior campaigns...Named Jackson Area Second Team Dream Team in his EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at four meets... sophomore season before earning first team dream Posted six wins, including one by technical fall and team in his junior and senior seasons...Helped his team one by pin...Took sixth at the Alma Open with three to a team district championship in his junior year... wins...2014-15: Participated in three meets as an un- Finished his high school career with a 161-38 overall attached wrestler in his first season as an Eagle… record...PERSONAL: Full name: Chad Allen Decker... Finished his first season with two wins at the Cleve- Son of Gerald and Cheryl Decker...Has two brothers, land State Open in the 157 lb. weight class…HIGH Corey and Tim and one sister, Andrea...Brother, Corey SCHOOL: Prepped at Grass Lake High School where he wrestled for Olivet College...Major: Exercise science. was a four-year starter on the wrestling team...Earned

CHAD DECKER

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING second-place finish at 112 lbs. in his sophomore campaign…Grabbed a sixth-place finish in the state championships as a junior before capping Redshirt-Sophomore off his senior season as the state champion… Canton, Mich. Garnered all-area first team honors four times… Was the conference, district and regional chamCanton pion in his freshman season with the Chiefs be149 2015-16: Overall Record: 1-7 fore earning a runner-up finish in the conference Career Record: 7-13 and district meets in both his sophomore and junior campaigns…Was the conference and county EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 149 lbs., com- champion in his senior season, while grabbing a runnerpeting in four meets…Battled injury the whole season, up finish at the district meet…Earned Honor Key Male picking up one win in eight matchups…2014-15: Wres- Athlete of the Year honors as well as team MVP in his final tled to a 6-6 record as an unattached wrestler his fresh- season as a Chief…PERSONAL: Full name: Benjamin man season…HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Canton High James Griffin…Son of Benjamin and Andrea Griffin… School where he was a four-year letterwinner…Made Has one sister, Cady…Major: Elementary education. four state championship appearances, placing seventh at 103 lbs. in his freshman season before picking up a

BEN GRIFFIN

EMU WRESTLING

MSU Open, earning four victories that included a technical fall, a major decision, a sudden victory and a decision…Went on to earn a runnerRedshirt-Sophomore up finish at the Purple Raider Open with threeWoodhaven, Mich. straight wins…Finished the season with two wins at the Edinboro Open…HIGH SCHOOL: Woodhaven Prepped at Woodhaven High School where he 197 2015-16: Overall Record: 14-14 was a four-year letterwinner…Qualified for the Career Record: 23-20 regional tournament in his first season as a Warrior before becoming the Downriver League EMU: 2015-16: Posted 14 wins in his first season as the champion and the Wayne County Champion three 184 lbs. starter, including 9-6 in duals…Had nine deci- times...Earned a spot at the state championships as a sions, three major decisions and two technical falls… sophomore before placing fourth in his junior season Both tech falls came in dual action against Cleveland and capping off his senior campaign as the state runnerState (Nov. 20) and Manchester (Dec. 13)…Named to up…Was a member of the honor roll…PERSONAL: Full the Academic All-MAC team…2014-15: Posted a 9-6 name: Derek Gilbert Hillman…Son of Chris and Donna overall record as an unattached wrestler in his freshman Hillman…Has one sister, Elaina…Major: Undecided. season as an Eagle…Started off his collegiate career with a sixth-place finish in the 184 lb. weight class at the

DEREK HILLMAN

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING

victories in Mid-American Conference action… Earned two-straight fifth-place finishes at both KAYNE MACCALLUM the MSU Open and the EMU Open…Notched Redshirt-Sophomore four victories in the 174 lb. weight class at the Green Oaks, Ill. MSU Open and five wins at the EMU Open in Libertyville the 174 lb. weight class…Nabbed eight deci184 sions and four major decisions in his first season 2015-16: Overall Record: 6-5 as an Eagle…HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at LibCareer Record: 18-16 ertyville High School where he was a four-year letterwinner…Boasted a 130-25 career record EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 184 lbs. for for the Wildcats…Was the 2013 Wrestling Pre-Season EMU, competing in three meets…Finished the season National Runner-up…Placed third at the 3A State with six wins, including a technical fall…Took second Tournament at 170 lbs. in his senior season, garnering place at the EMU Open, winning four of his match- all-state third team honors….PERSONAL: Full name: es…2014-15: Highlighted the 174 lb. weight class for Kayne Matthew MacCallum…Son of Scott and Shelly the Green and White to close out his freshman sea- MacCallum…Has one sister, Kelly…Major: Business. son…Posted a 12-11 overall record and picked up two

EMU WRESTLING

freshman season…Placed in three of the four tournaments he participated in with a secondplace finish at the Cleveland State Open…Also Redshirt-Sophomore placed third at the EMU Open and fourth at the EdLorain, Ohio inboro Open…Had three three-bout win streaks Elyria in his first season with Eastern Michigan…HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Elyria High School, where 125 2015-16: Overall Record: 12-12 he was a four-year letterwinner…Earned Fargo Career Record: 25-18 Cadet Freestyle All-American honors in his freshman season, while placing seventh at the IronEMU: 2015-16: Competed as the primary starter at 125 man…Was a three-time conference champion and a lbs.…Tallied 12 wins including 9-4 in duals and 4-3 in three-time sectional champion…Finished second at the MAC duals…Had five decision wins, three by major district and state meet in his junior season…Capped off decision, two by technical fall, one by forfeit and one his senior season as a Fargo Junior Freestyle All-Ameriin overtime…Won the first two duals of his collegiate can…Was the Vice President of the National Honor Socareer by tech fall…Also won two duals by major deci- ciety and was a member of the Scholastic E…PERSONsion…Named to the Academic All-MAC team…2014- AL: Full name: Armando Ray Torres…Son of Efrain and 15: Notched a 13-6 overall record as an unattached Amy Torres…Has one sister, Alexis…Major: Psychology. wrestler in the 125 lb. weight class for the Eagles in his

ARMANDO TORRES

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING ZAC CARSON

NOAH GONSER

2015-16: Overall Record: 18-8 Career Record: 18-8

2015-16: Overall Record: 16-10 Career Record: 16-10

Redshirt-Freshman Akron, Ohio Uniontown Lake 157

EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 157 lbs. in his first season for Eastern, competing in five meets...Posted an 18-8 overall record including nine decisions, three major decisions, five falls and an overtime win…Placed in two tournaments, taking second at both the Purple Raider Open, as well as the Edinboro Open…HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded a 179-21 ledger for Lake High School....He was an Ohio High School Athletic Association Division One State Champion as a senior at the 145 lbs. class... In addition, he also was a three-time OHSAA state placer and a two-time member of the Ohio National Team... PERSONAL: Full name: Zachary Joseph Carson... Son of Matthew and Lisa Carson... Has one sister, Katelyn... Major: Secondary education.

Redshirt-Freshman Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc 125/133

EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 125 and 133 lbs. in his first season for Eastern, competing in seven meets… Posted a 16-10 overall record, including six decisions, three major decisions, a tied for team-best six falls, and a forfeit… Placed in four tournaments, highlighted by a title at 125 lbs. at the EMU Open…Took second at the Alma Open, third at the MSU Open and fifth at the Purple Raider Open…HIGH SCHOOL: He tallied a 202-21 career record at Grand Blanc High School, winning the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Championships at the 120 lbs. class...Also took third at the 2015 National High School Coaches Association Championships...Recorded a 57-3 record as a senior... The 202 wins are the most in school history...He was also a three-time MHSAA state placer... PERSONAL: Full name: Noah Karsten Gonser... Son of Kerry and Katherine Gonser... Has one brother, Alexander... Major: Environmental science.

EMU WRESTLING KRIS HILL

Redshirt-Freshman Columbus, Ohio Bishop Hartley 125 2015-16: Overall Record: 0-0 Career Record: 0-0

EMU: 2015-16: Did not compete during the 2015-16 season...HIGH SCHOOL: Achieved a 137-33 career record for Bishop Hartley High School...He was a threetime OHSAA Division Three state placer, the first in his school’s history...He was also a state runner-up in track and field...PERSONAL: Full name: Kristopher Tazion Hill...Son of Kendall and Angela Hill...Has four brothers and four sisters...Major: Communication technology.

DAVID KASPER Redshirt-Freshman Chicago, Ill. Marist 165

2015-16: Overall Record: 5-5 Career Record: 5-5

EMU: 2015-16: Competed in three meets in his first season wrestling unattached at 165 lbs.…Picked up five wins on the year, including one by technical fall and one by pin… HIGH SCHOOL: He posted a 105-36 career record at Marist High School...He was a two-time Illinois High School Association 3A state placer, and a three-time IHSA state qualifier...His team was also an IHSA team state runnerup his junior year in 2014... PERSONAL: Full name: David Kasper... Son of Ryan and Christie Dostal... Has two sisters, Stephanie and Hailey... Major: Mechanical engineering.

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING JARED LANGLEY Redshirt-Freshman Newton, Kan. Newton 197

2015-16: Overall Record: 12-12 Career Record: 12-12

EMU: 2015-16: Competed in six meets unattached at 197 lbs. in his first season at EMU…Totaled 12 wins on the year, including seven decisions, one technical fall, three pins, and one forfeit…Placed in two meets, taking fifth at the MSU Open and sixth at the Alma Open…HIGH SCHOOL: He sported a 149-21 career record at Newton High School, where he was a three sport letterwinner in wrestling, track and football...He is a two-time state champion, including going undefeated (38-0) in his senior year...Was also named Wrestler of the Year in Kansas his senior year...He placed in the state championships all four years of high school, finishing in sixth, second and then first his last two years...In addition, he was named a Cadet Freestyle All-American and was also a NHSCA All-American... PERSONAL: Full name: Jared Thomas Langley... Son of David and Raquel Langley... Has one sister, Kelsi... Major: Biology.

SA’DERIAN PERRY Redshirt-Freshman Lakeland, Fla. Lake Gibson 141

2015-16: Overall Record: 13-9 Career Record: 13-9

EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 141 lbs. in his first season at EMU…Went 13-9 in five meets, including three decisions, three major decisions, one technical fall, four falls and two forfeits…Took third place at the Alma Open, posting four wins, with two pins…HIGH SCHOOL: For his career, he posted a 119-14 record for Lake Gibson High School, lettering three seasons...He was 2015 Florida High School Athletic Association 2A State Champion as a senior with a perfect 45-0 record...In his career, he was a two-time state finalist... Was named Polk County Athlete of the Year twice...Also lettered two seasons in football... PERSONAL: Full name: Sa’Derian Jon’Quavez Perry... Son of Angelica Thomas... Has three brothers and a sister... Major: Secondary education.

EMU WRESTLING

CHRIS POLAND

J.J. WOLFE

Redshirt-Freshman Middleville, Mich. Thornapple Kellogg 125/133

Redshirt-Freshman Dakota, Ill. Dakota 149

2015-16: Overall Record: 5-4 Career Record: 5-4

2015-16: Overall Record: 17-6 Career Record: 17-6

EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 133 lbs. in his first season at Eastern…Competed in three meets, posting five overall wins…Recorded a fall in his first collegiate match… Took fourth place at the Findlay Open…HIGH SCHOOL: Achieved a 127-31 career record at Thornapple Kellogg High School...He was a four-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state placer, and was also named a USA Wrestling Junior National Greco-Roman All-American...Was a member of the Michigan National Team which won the Michigan Junior National Championship...PERSONAL: Full name: Christopher Alan Poland...Son of Wade Poland and Hope Whittemore...Has two brothers, Ryan and Collin and three sisters, Alyssa, Brittany and Emma...Major: Elementary education.

EMU: 2015-16: Wrestled unattached at 149 lbs. in his first season at EMU…Posted a 17-6 overall record in four meets, including seven decisions, one major decision, two technical falls, five falls, one forfeit and one overtime win…Placed in three of his four meets, taking third at the Alma Open, fifth at the Edinboro Open, and sixth at the EMU Open…Won 11 of his last 13 matchups to close out the season…HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded a 172-15 career record at Dakota High School...In rankings by WIN Magazine, he was ranked as the number 14 senior at 145 lbs...He was a two-time IHSA class 1A State Champion, and a three-time finalist...As a senior, he was also a team captain, and his high school was a threetime 1A State Champion... PERSONAL: Full name: James Jonathan Wolfe... Son of Jim and Monica Wolfe... Has one sister, Stevie... Major: Mechanical engineering technology.

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING ZACH BLEVINS Freshman Dundee, Mich. Dundee 149

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled a 191-32 record at Dundee High School as a four-year letterwinner and one-time captain...Was a four-time state placer, including a two-time Division 3 state runner-up his junior and senior years... His team was state champions three times during his career...Also lettered in baseball...PERSONAL: Full name: Zachary Charles Blevins...Son of Jesse and Christine Blevins...Has one sister, Kelsey...Major: Criminal justice.

WYATT HARDEN Freshman Hadley, Mich. Oxford HWT

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruitis...HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled a 128-30 record at Oxford High School as a four-time letterwinner and one-time captain...Took third at 220 lbs. at the Division 1 State Championship in 2016... Was a Cadet Greco-Roman National runner-up, as well as a Cadet Freestyle National All-American, taking sixth place... Also lettered in football, where he was an all-conference running back...PERSONAL: Full name: Wyatt Joseph Harden...Son of Eric and Carrie Harden...Has one brother, Cody, and one sister, Andreya...Major: Occupational therapy.

TOMAS GUTIERREZ Freshman Arvada, Colo. Pomona 125

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incomong recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Tallied a 149-18 record at Pomona High School as a four-time letterwiner and three-time captain...Was a two-time state champion, three-time finalist, and fourtime placer at 120 lbs....His high school also won the 2016 state championship...Ranked as the 16th overall senior at 120 lbs. by Wrestling USA Magazine...Named All-Colorado Jeffco Wrestler of the Year twice...USA Wrestling Folkstyle National All-American honoree...Four-time academic letterwiner for having a GPA of 3.5 or higher...Named all-state for academics...PERSONAL: Full name: Tomas Andres Gutierrez...Son of Salvador Gutierrez and Anna Oviedo...Has two brothers, Salvador Gutierrez and Benny Oviedo, and one sister, Reina Gutierrez...Major: Sport management.

JARED LEIDICH Freshman Olmstead Falls, Ohio St. Edward 174

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled a 94-48 record at St. Edward High School as a four-time letterwinner...His high school was a three-time Division 1 State Tournament champion and a two-time Division 1 dual state champion... He took third at the Ohio Freestyle State Tournament... Was a two-time Ohio National Team member...Was also a three-time honor roll student...PERSONAL: Full name: Jared Shaw Leidich...Son of Steven and Dana Leidich... Has one brother, Josh...Major: Business management.

EMU WRESTLING ANDREW MCNALLY Freshman Uniontown, Ohio Lake 174

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Finished with a 170-22 record as a four-time letterwinner and one-time captain...Was a Division 1 state champion at 170 pounds in 2015 and a two-time state placer...Holds the Stark County record for most pins with 111, and was named their Wrestler of the Year in 2015... Took sixth at the Fila Cadet Freestyle National Championships, as well as eighth at the Super 32 Nationals... Ranked as the 14th overall senior at 170 lbs. by Wrestling USA Magazine...PERSONAL: Full name: Andrew Lawrence McNally...Son of John and Shannon McNally...Has three brothers, John, Ryan and Mike...Major: Undecided.

JAKE SPIESS Freshman Delta, Ohio Delta 141

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Tallied a 187-13 record at Delta High School as a four-time letterwinner...Was a three-time Division 3 State Champion, while taking third place his sophomore season... His team was the Division 3 dual state champions four times and Division 3 state tournament champions twice...Ranked as the ninth overall senior at 132 lbs. by Wrestling USA Magazine...Was the NHSCA Senior National Champion at 132 lbs....Also a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American and a Fila Cadet Greco-Roman National Champion & World Team Member...PERSONAL: Full name: Jacob Ryan Spiess...Son of Ryan and Kendra Spiess...Has one brother, Jayden, and three sisters, Josie, Maci and Joselyn...Major: Undecided.

AMEER MUNASSAR Freshman Melvindale, Mich. Melvindale 157

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Racked up a 188-13 record at Melvindale High School as a four-time varsity letterwinner...Captured the 2016 Division 2 State Championship at 152 lbs. after coming off injury his junior season...Took fourth at the state championships his sophomore year...Has collected over 100 career pins...His team won four district championships...PERSONAL: Full name: Ameer Faisal Munassar...Son of Faisal and Anesah Munassar... Has two brothers, Adam and Ilyas...Major: Accounting.

CHANCE VELLER Freshman Swanton, Ohio Delta HWT

EMU: 2016-17: One of EMU’s incoming recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled a 152-24 record at Delta High School as a four-time letterwinner and one-time captain...Captured the Division 3 State Championship at 285 pounds in 2015... Was also a three-time state placer...Ranked as the eighth best senior at 285 lbs. by Wreslting Insider News Magazine... His team was the Division 3 dual state champions four times and Division 3 state tournament champions two times...Also lettered in football, where he was first team alldistrict and second team all-state and the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year...PERSONAL: Full name: Chance James Joseph Veller...Son of Anthony Sr. and Lisa Veller...Has one brother, Anthony Jr., and two sisters, Korissa Veller and Autumn Ricard...Major: Undecided.

Coaching Staff

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING DAVID BOLYARD Head Coach Third Season Central Michigan, 2005

EMU Record: 16-19 (Third Season) Career Record: 16-19

The 2016-17 season marks the third year for David Bolyard as the head coach of the EMU wrestling team. In his first two years at the helm he has guided the Eagles to a 15-19 record, including an 8-7 dual record his second season. Bolyard has sent six grapplers to the NCAA Championships, including four in 2016. He helped guide Dakota Juarez to a runner-up finish at the 2016 MAC Championships at 165 lbs., making him the first EMU freshman to reach the NCAA’s since 1984. His teams have also been successful in the classroom,with back-to-back top-10 finishes in the NWCA All-Academic Standings, including finishing first in 2015. His teams have also had 12 Academic All-MAC team members. Bolyard brings nine years of NCAA Division I coaching experience to his position. Prior to earning the head job at EMU, he spent seven years as the associate head coach with the Eagles. During those seven seasons, he coached 16 NCAA National Qualifiers and 33 All-Mid-American Conference placers. In addition, six-of-seven teams that he coached earned spots in the top-30 of the National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) All-Academic Team Award. Prior to coming to Ypsilanti, Bolyard spent two years at his alma mater as a graduate assistant coach. At CMU, he saw two top-30 team finishes at the NCAA Division I Championships. In addition, he coached multiple individuals to stellar careers. The Chippewas were MAC Champions in both seasons that Bolyard coached and had 10 individual MAC Champions. On top of the

success in conference action, Bolyard helped coach five All-Americans and 15 national qualifiers. Before beginning his coaching career, Bolyard was a wrestling student-athlete at Central Michigan. As a Chippewa, Bolyard joined the CMU 100 Win Club and earned a spot in CMU laurels by recording the 10th most wins in Central Michigan history. Bolyard also set a then-record of 21 straight wins during his senior campaign. He was a four-time NCAA qualifier, while earning All-American status in 2004. The two-time NWCA Academic All-American won an individual MAC Championship in 2005, while also being named CMU’s Chick Sherwood Most Outstanding Wrestler. Bolyard graduated from CMU in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship before continuing his education and earning a master’s degree from Central in athletic administration in 2008.

The David Bolyard File Name: David Bolyard High School: Springfield H.S. - Akron, Ohio College: Central Michigan University - Bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship - 2005 Central Michigan University - Master’s degree in athletic administration - 2008 Coaching/Playing Experience

Year School/Company Position 2014-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Head Coach 2007-14 Eastern Michigan University Associate Head/Head Assistant Wrestling Coach 2005-07 Central Michigan University Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach 2002-05 Central Michigan University Student-Athlete

EMU WRESTLING Assistant Coach Sixth Season at EMU Central Michigan, 2008 The 2016-17 campaign marks Luke Smith’s sixth season as an assistant coach for EMU and his third as a full-time assistant. Smith was the part-time assistant for former Head Coach Derek DelPorto for three seasons. During his span at EMU, Smith has helped coach 14 NCAA qualifiers, as well as two Mid-American Conference Championship runners-up. During the summer of 2013, he spent a weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. for the 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaching Leadership Academy. At the academy, Smith was mentored by legendary coaches and members of the wrestling community. Prior to EMU, Smith spent two seasons as a volunteer coach at Old Dominion University and the 2008-09 campaign with Central Michigan University. While at Old Dominion, Smith’s primary duties included coaching lightweight wrestlers. Smith also worked as a lightweight coach with CMU, where he helped guide the Chippewas to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Smith brings a host of personal accolades, including qualifying for nationals all four years at CMU. He was ranked as high as fourth in the country at 125 pounds. During his senior season, his team reached their highest ranking in program history when they ended the 2007-08 dual season at No. 2. He was the MidAmerican Conference Freshman of the Year for the 2004-05 season. At Chippewa Falls High, Smith was a two-time Wisconsin State Champion and finished his career with a 117-2 record. He finished fourth at the Greco-Roman Olympic Trials in 2004 and also captured fourth place at the Senior Freestyle World Team Trials in 2006. The Chippewa Falls, Wis. native is a 2008 graduate from CMU with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and athletic coaching.

SCOTT MATTINGLY Assistant Coach Third Season at EMU Central Michigan, 2014

The 2015-16 season marks Scott Mattingly’s third season as an assistant coach. Mattingly comes to EMU after competing on the Central Michigan University wrestling squad. Mattingly spent five years as a student-athlete on the CMU wrestling squad, where he headlined the 149 lb. weight class in his senior season. The Uniontown, Ohio native was a four-time Mid-American Conference Tournament placer, including a runner-up finish in 2011. As a sophomore, Mattingly qualified for the NCAA Championships after grabbing a third-place finish at the MAC Championships in 2012. In his final season donning a Chippewa singlet, Mattingly finished the year with an 18-17 overall record and a 3-5 record in conference duals. Mattingly not only led CMU on the mat but in the classroom as well, garnering Academic All-MAC honors two times. He was also a member of the NWCA Academic All-American team in his sophomore season. Mattingly graduated with a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Central Michigan University in 2014.

Coaching Staff

LUKE SMITH

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING 2015-16 Dual Results

Year In Review

vs.Clarion at EMU Duals • Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 125 - Armando Torres (EMU) over Patrick Dewitt (Clarion) TF 16-1 133 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Shayne Wireman (EMU) TB-1 3-2 141 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Kyle Springer (EMU) Dec 9-6 149 - Nick Barber (EMU) over Brodie Zacherl (Clarion) Maj 10-0 157 - Devan Marry (EMU) over Morgan Way (Clarion) Fall 2:54 165 - Evan Delong (Clarion) over Derek Davison (EMU) Dec 6-4 174 - Jacob Davis (EMU) over Michael Pavasko (Clarion) Dec 9-2 184 - Dominic Rigous (Clarion) over Derek Hillman (EMU) Dec 6-1 197 - Anthony Abro (EMU) over Dustin Conti (Clarion) Maj 17-6 HWT - Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Evan Daley (Clarion) Fall 1:11

vs. Bloomsburg at EMU Duals • Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 125 - Armando Torres (EMU) over Jon Haas (Bloomsburg) TF 19-3 133 - Andrew Schutz (Bloomsburg) over Shayne Wireman (EMU) Fall 1:14 141 - Kyle Springer (EMU) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 149 - Nick Barber (EMU) over TC Warner (Bloomsburg) Dec 3-0 157 - Devan Marry (EMU) over Brendon Colbert (Bloomsburg) Fall 4:00 165 - Derek Davison (EMU) over Michael Morris (Bloomsburg) Dec 2-0 174 - Jacob Davis (EMU) over Kyle Wojtaszek (Bloomsburg) TB-1 3-2 184 - Derek Hillman (EMU) over Nick Depalma (Bloomsburg) Dec 2-0 197 - Anthony Abro (EMU) over Mike Mirra (Bloomsburg) Fall 1:36 HWT - Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Bo Spiller (Bloomsburg) Dec 6-0

vs. Purdue at EMU Duals • Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 125 - Ben Thornton (Purdue) over Armando Torres (EMU) Dec 6-1 133 - Luke Welch (Purdue) over Shayne Wireman (EMU) Dec 7-3 141 - Kyle Springer (EMU) over Danny Sabatello (Purdue) Dec 11-6 149 - Alex Griffin (Purdue) over Nick Barber (EMU) SV-1 3-1 157 - Devan Marry (EMU) over Doug Welch (Purdue) Fall 1:18 165 - Chad Welch (Purdue) over Derek Davison (EMU) Fall 2:43 174 - Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) over Jacob Davis (EMU) Dec 6-5 184 - Derek Hillman (EMU) over Jonathan Morales (Purdue) Maj 13-3 197 - Drake Stein (Purdue) over Anthony Abro (EMU) Fall 4:54 HWT - Tyler Kral (Purdue) over Gage Hutchison (EMU) Fall 2:49

at Cleveland State • Friday, Nov. 20, 2015

125 – Armando Torres (EMU) dec. Nick DeRosa (CSU) (8-2) 133 – Shayne Wireman (EMU) dec. Alfredo Gray (CSU) (5-3) 141 – Kyle Springer (EMU) fall Michael Carlone (CSU) (1:27) 149 – Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) (8-2) 157 – Devan Marry (EMU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) (11-4) 165 – Dakota Juarez (EMU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) (10-3) 174 – Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) (5-4) 184 – Derek Hillman (EMU) tech fall Jacob Worthington (CSU) (22-7) 197 – No. 11 Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Sam Wheeler (CSU) (3-1) HWT - No. 10 Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU) (4-0)

EMU WRESTLING 2015-16 Dual Results

at Michigan State • Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015

vs Buffalo* • Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 125: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Kyle Akins (UB), 5-1 133: Shayne Wireman (EMU) dec. Bryan Lantry (UB), 8-3 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) Maj dec. Jason Estevez (UB), 18-5 149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Colt Cotten (UB), 8-6 157: Devan Marry (EMU) Maj dec. Tim Schaefer (UB), 9-1 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) Maj dec. Tyler Rill (UB), 11-3 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Muhamed McBryde (UB), 3-2 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Joe Ariola (UB), 7-3 197: No. 9 Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. James Benjamin, 4-3 HWT: Jake Gunning (UB) dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU), 6-3

Year In Review

125: Armando Torres (EMU) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 4-3 133: Blake Caudill (EMU) dec. Patrick Blommel (MSU), 5-0 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) major dec. Garth Yenter (MSU), 12-4 149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Mark Bozzo (MSU), 6-1 157: Devan Marry (EMU) dec. Joe Johnson (MSU), 9-3 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) major dec. Travis Curley, 11-0 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Shane Shadaia (MSU), 4-0 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 4-0 197: No. 9 Anthony Abro (EMU) major dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 12-2 HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) major dec. Dimitrus Renfroe (MSU), 10-0

at Indiana • Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) INJ 2:42 Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) 133: Alonzo Shepherd (IU) Dec., 1-0 Shayne Wireman (EMU) 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) SV-1 10-8, Cole Weaver (IU) 149: Luke Blanton (IU) Dec., 4-0 Nick Barber (EMU) 157: Jake Danishek (IU) Dec., 13-9 Devan Marry (EMU) 165: Bryce Martin (IU) Dec., 3-1 Dakota Juarez (EMU) 174: #11 Nate Jackson (IU) MD, 14-3 Jacob Davis (EMU) 184: Matt Irick (IU) Dec., 7-6 Derek Hillman (EMU) 197: #11 Anthony Abro (EMU) Dec., 12-6 Jake Masengale (IU) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) Dec., 5-2 Garret Goldman (IU)

vs Manchester • Sunday, Dec. 13, 2016 125: Armando Torres (EMU) MD, 15-1 Alan Mock (MU) 133: Blake Caudill (EMU) MD, 14-2 Kalib Jackson (MU) 141: Michael Shaw (EMU) D, 8-2 Chase Wilson (MU) 149: Devin Childers (MU) Forefit Unknown (EMU) 157: Devan Marry (EMU) PIN 0:14 Richard Osha (MU) 165: Derek Davison (EMU) PIN 1:04 Bryce Roberts (MU) 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) PIN 2:18 Dylan Lauffer (MU) 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) TF, 17-2 Alex Roberts (MU) 197: #11 Anthony Abro (EMU) PIN 5:37 Brian Clark (MU) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) PIN 3:14 Seth Meyer (MU)

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING

Year In Review

2015-16 Dual Results vs Northern Iowa* • Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 125: Armando Torres (EMU) maj. dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI), 11-1 133: No. 18 Josh Alber (UNI) tech. fall Blake Caudill (EMU), 18-2 (5:40) 141: Trevor Jauch (UNI) dec. Kyle Springer (EMU), 6-3 149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 4-1 157: No. 20 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 9-5 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) dec. Taylor Berger (UNI), 8-3 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Drew Foster (UNI), 2-1 (TB-1) 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI), 8-4 197: No. 14 Anthony Abro (EMU) pin Jared Bartel (UNI), 4:27 HWT: No. 15 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU), 9-4

at No. 21 Ohio* • Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 125: Shakur Laney (OHIO) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 8-3) 133: Cameron Kelly (OHIO) over Blake Caudill (EMU) (MD 19-6) 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) over Noah Forrider (OHIO) (Dec 13-6) 149: Nick Barber (EMU) over Cullen Cummings (OHIO) (Dec 6-2) 157: Spartak Chino (OHIO) over Devan Marry (EMU) (Dec 3-2) 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) over Austin Reese (OHIO) (Dec 3-1) 174: No. 9 Cody Walters (OHIO) over Jacob Davis (EMU) (Dec 6-0) 184: Andrew Romanchik (OHIO) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (Dec 6-3) 197: No. 11 Phil Wellington (OHIO) over No. 14 Anthony Abro (EMU) (Dec 8-3) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Jesse Webb (OHIO) (Dec 5-2)

at No. 4 Missouri* • Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 125: Armando Torres (EMU) over Aaron Assad (MIZZOU) (Dec 6-3) 133: William `John` Erneste (MIZZOU) over Blake Caudill (EMU) (MD 13-2) 141: No. 10 Matt Manley (MIZZOU) over Kyle Springer (EMU) (Dec 5-3) 149: No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZZOU) over Nick Barber (EMU) (Dec 2-0) 157: LeRoy Barnes (MIZZOU) over Devan Marry (EMU) (MD 12-1) 165: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (MIZZOU) over Dakota Juarez (EMU) (Dec 8-4) 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Cody Johnston (MIZZOU) (Dec 5-3) 184: No. 4 Willie Miklus (MIZZOU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (MD 12-2) 197: No. 2 J`Den Cox (MIZZOU) over No. 14 Anthony Abro (EMU) (Dec 10-5) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over James Romero (MIZZOU) (MD 11-0)

vs. Kent State* • Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016

125: Armando Torres (EMU) over Edilberto Vinas (KENT) (TB-1 5-1) 133: No. 10 Mack McGuire (KENT) over Blake Caudill (EMU) (MD 10-2) 141: Anthony Tutolo (KENT) over Kyle Springer (EMU) (Dec 3-2) 149: Mike DePalma (KENT) over Nick Barber (EMU) (Dec 10-7) 157: No. 2 Ian Miller (KENT) over Michael Shaw (EMU) (Dec 9-2) 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KENT) over Dakota Juarez (EMU) (Dec 2-0) 174: Jacob Davis (EMU) over Mike Vollant (KENT) (Dec 5-1) 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Jerald Spohn (KENT) (Dec 11-7) 197: Kyle Conel (KENT) over No. 14 Anthony Abro (EMU) (Dec 10-7) 285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Devin Nye (KENT) (TF 16-0 3:53)

EMU WRESTLING 2015-16 Dual Results

125: Alijah Jeffery (NIU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 4-2) 133: Austin Eicher (NIU) over Shayne Wireman (EMU) (Dec 10-3) 141: Steve Bleise (NIU) over Kyle Springer (EMU) (Dec 5-4) 149: Nick Barber (EMU) over Gabe Morse (NIU) (Dec 8-3) 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) over Devan Marry (EMU) (Dec 8-2) 165: Dakota Juarez (EMU) over Shaun`Qae McMurtry (NIU) (Dec 10-3) 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) over Jacob Davis (EMU) (Dec 7-2) 184: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Quinton Rosser (NIU) (Dec 10-6) 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) over Anthony Abro (EMU) (Dec 6-1) HWT: Arthur Bunce (NIU) over Gage Hutchison (EMU) (Dec 7-1)

at No. 23 Central Michigan* • Friday, Feb. 5, 2016 125: Armando Torres (EMU) over CMU (Forfeit) 133: Corey Keener (CMU) over Shayne Wireman (EMU) (Dec 3-1) 141: Zach Horan (CMU) over Kyle Springer (EMU) (Dec 4-3) 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) over Nick Barber (EMU) (Dec 4-1) 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) over Devan Marry (EMU) (Dec 8-3) 165: Jordan Atienza (CMU) over Dakota Juarez (EMU) (Dec 7-6) 174: Mike Ottinger (CMU) over Jacob Davis (EMU) (Dec 3-2) 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (MD 10-2) 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) over Jackson Lewis (CMU) (SV 5-3) HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Newton Smerchek (CMU) (Dec 3-1)

Year In Review

vs Northern Illinois* • Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016

at Old Dominion* • Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 125: No. 32 Brandon Jeske (ODU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 10-6) 133: Shayne Wireman (EMU) over Josh Markham (ODU) (Dec 7-2) 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) over No. 12 Chris Mecate (ODU) (Dec 11-4) 149: No. 8 Alex Richardson (ODU) over No. 24 Nick Barber (EMU) (Dec 9-3) 157: Michael Shaw (EMU) over Devin Geoghegan (ODU) (Dec 2-1) 165: Seldon Wright (ODU) over Dakota Juarez (EMU) (SV 6-4) 174: No. 32 Jacob Davis (EMU) over Terrell Forbes (ODU) (Dec 8-3) 184: No. 14 Jack Dechow (ODU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (Dec 5-2) 197: No. 21 Anthony Abro (EMU) over Kaleab Fetahi (ODU) (MD 11-3) HWT: No. 28 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Austin Coburn (ODU) (Dec 4-2)

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING 2015-16 MAC Review

The MAC

Place Team W 1 Missouri 8

Mid-American Overall L T Pct. W L T 0

1.000

.875

Kent State

.875

.833

Central Michigan

.750

.687

Ohio

.625

.813

Eastern Michigan

.375

.533

Northern Iowa

.375

.286

Buffalo

.250

.526

Northern Illinois

.125

.375

Old Dominion

.125

.316

MAC Championships | March 5-6, 2016 â&#x20AC;˘ Ypsilanti, Mich.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Missouri Central Michigan Ohio Kent State Northern Iowa Northern Illinois Buffalo Eastern Michigan Old Dominion

127.5 91.5 76 75.5 73.5 65 56 54.5 36.5

Conference champions automatically qualified for NCAA Championships 125 lbs. Armando Torres (0-2) Edilberto Vinas (Kent State) won by decision over Armando Torres (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 3-2) Alijah Jeffery (Northern Illinois) won by tech fall over Armando Torres (Eastern Michigan) (TF-1.5 4:36 (15-0)) 133 lbs. Shayne Wireman (1-3) Sixth Place Shayne Wireman (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Zach Synon (Missouri) (Dec 3-1) Austin Eicher (Northern Illinois) won by injury default over Shayne Wireman (Eastern Michigan) (Inj. 2:09) Mack McGuire (Kent State) won by medical forfeit over Shayne Wireman (Eastern Michigan) (M. For.) Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) won by medical forfeit over Shayne Wireman (Eastern Michigan) (M. For.) 141 lbs. Kyle Springer (0-2) Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) won by decision over Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 4-1) Noah Forrider (Ohio) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) (SV-1 6-4)

Pct.

149 lbs. Nicholas Barber (3-1) Third Place (Automatic NCAA Bid) Mike DePalma (Kent State) won by decision over Nicholas Barber (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 7-3) Nicholas Barber (Eastern Michigan) won by major decision over Adam Perrin (Northern Iowa) (MD 12-2) Nicholas Barber (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) (Dec 6-4)

Nicholas Barber (Eastern Michigan) won by medical forfeit over Lavion Mayes (Missouri) (M. For.) 157 lbs. Devan Marry (0-2) Luke Smith (Central Michigan) won by decision over Devan Marry (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 3-0) Alex Smythe (Buffalo) won by decision over Devan Marry (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 7-3) 165 lbs. Dakota Juarez (2-1) Second Place (Automatic NCAA Bid) Dakota Juarez (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Austin Resse (Ohio) (Dec 3-2) Dakota Juarez (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) (Dec 4-3) Daniel Lewis (Missouri) won by decision over Dakota Juarez (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 8-3) 174 lbs. Jacob Davis (1-3) Sixth Place Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois) won by decision over Jacob Davis (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 4-0) Jacob Davis (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) (Dec 8-3) Cody Walters (Ohio) won by major decision over Jacob Davis (Eastern Michigan) (MD 9-0) Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois) won by major decision over Jacob Davis (Eastern Michigan) (MD 9-1) 184 lbs. Derek Hillman (0-2) Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) won by fall over Derek Hillman (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 0:54) Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) won by decision over Derek Hillman (Eastern Michigan) (Dec 8-4) 197 lbs. Anthony Abro (2-2) Fourth Place (Automatic NCAA Bid) Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-3) J`Den Cox (Missouri) won by fall over Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 6:37) Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over James Benjamin (Buffalo) (Dec 5-4) Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois) won in sudden victory - 1 over Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) (SV-1 3-1) 285 lbs. Gage Hutchison (3-2) Fourth Place Devin Nye (Kent State) won by fall over Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 3:51) Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) won by fall over Jesse Webb (Ohio) (Fall 5:23) Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Arthur Bunce (Northern Illinois) (Dec 4-1) Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Newton Smerchek (Central Michigan) (Dec 3-2) Devin Nye (Kent State) won by fall over Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 3:33)

Record Book

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WRESTLING HISTORY MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLACERS Doug Willer Russ Danielson Paul Osentoski Larry Silvestri Rick Setzer Marvin Miller Pete Beck Bob Nesbit Don Hull Rick Setzer John Eisley Doug Hull Skip McAdams Ramie Mohlman Craig Petoskey Jack Woltjer Mark Leyrer Rick Winekoff Steve Brown Robert Beck Jack Woltjer Mark Leyrer Carl Winekoff Rick Winekoff Jim Hale Steve Brown Robert Beck Rick Winekoff Earl Thom Jim Hale Steve Brown Joey Saferian Joel Smith Joey Saferian Miles Nilson Jeffrey Morgan Brian Schneider Jerry Umin Pat Stano Dino DiMelis Doug Harper Steve Brown Miles Nilson Joel Smith Jerry Umin Jeff Umin Scott Wyka Doug Harper David Beck Miles Nilson Hugh Waddington Brian Schneider Joel Smith Juan Ybarra Tony Venturini Hugh Waddington Brian Schneider Scott Jones David Beazley Tony Venturini Adam Duke David Beck Jeff Flynn Chris Parent Chris Rodriguez Joe Butler Scott Jones David Beazley John Wasiniak Tony Venturini Adam Duke David Beck Hugh Waddington John Wasiniak Adam Duke Brian Pfeil John Wasiniak Mike Scully

1st - 142 lbs. 4th - 134 lbs. 4th - 118 lbs. 4th - 142 lbs. 1st - Hwt 3rd - 126 lbs. 4th - 134 lbs. 4th - 167 lbs. 4th - 177 lbs. 2nd - Hwt 3rd - 167 lbs. 4th - 190 lbs. 3rd - 190 lbs. 4th - 118 lbs. 3rd - 142 lbs. 2nd - 150 lbs. 3rd - 158 lbs. 4th - 167 lbs. 1st - 118 lbs. 1st - 126 lbs. 3rd - 150 lbs. 4th - 158 lbs. 4th - 167 lbs. 3rd - 177 lbs. 3rd - 190 lbs. 2nd - 118 lbs. 2nd - 126 lbs. 3rd - 177 lbs. 3rd - 190 lbs. 3rd- Hwt 1st - 118 lbs. 4th - 126 lbs. 4th - 150 lbs. 4th - 126 lbs. 4th - 134 lbs. 4th - 142 lbs. 3rd - 158 lbs. 1st - 167 lbs. 3rd - 190 lbs. 4th - Hwt 3rd - 118 lbs. 1st - 126 lbs. 4th - 134 lbs. 1st - 158 lbs. 1st - 167 lbs. 4th - 177 lbs. 3rd - Hwt 1st - 118 lbs. 2nd - 126 lbs. 2nd - 134 lbs. 3rd - 142 lbs. 1st - 150 lbs. 1st - 158 lbs. 3rd - 177 lbs. 2nd - 118 lbs. 1st - 142 lbs. 3rd - 158 lbs. 3rd - 177 lbs. 4th - Hwt 1st - 118 lbs. 4th - 126 lbs. 3rd - 134 lbs. 3rd - 142 lbs 2nd - 150 lbs. 2nd - 158 lbs. 3rd - 167 lbs. 4th - 177 lbs. 4th - 190 lbs. 3rd - Hwt 1st - 118 lbs. 4th - 126 lbs. 4th - 134 lbs. 4th - 142 lbs. 3rd- 190 lbs. 3rd - 126 lbs. 4th - 177 lbs. 4th - 190 lbs. 3rd- 126 lbs.

1994-95 1995-96 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 1964-65 1969-70 1970-71 lbs. 1970-71

Keith Shulaw Mike Scully Ramico Blackmon Vernon Hill Nate Miklusak Frank Haliburda Darrel Mance Lee Pritts Matt Turnbow Ramico Blackmon Jake Shulaw Nate Miklusak Frank Haliburda Jose Vazquez Darrel Mance Zack Pyles Chad Roush Tim Hoff Adam Gilmore J.J. Holmes Ed Magrys Tim Hoff Jermaine Thompson Nick Conklin J.J. Holmes Ed Magrys Sean Clair Phillip Plowman Jermain Thompson Tony Lyssiotis Zack Donofrio Cory Mancuso Nick Conklin Josh Lewis Andrew Novak Charlie Pienaar David Wade John McClure Chris Jenkins J.J. Johnson David Wade Sean Clair David Wade Sean Clair Phillip Joseph Alex Ortman Justin Brandel Seth Schaner Aaron Sulzer Jared Germaine Phillip Joseph Andrew Novak Corey Phillips Wes Schroeder Aaron Sulzer Nick Whitenburg Aaron Sulzer Phillip Joseph Nick Whitenburg Jared Germaine Vincent Pizzuto Phillip Joseph Anthony Abro Shayne Wireman Nick Barber Dakota Juarez Jacob Davis Anthony Abro Gage Hutchison NATIONAL QUALIFIERS NAIA Jonas Halonen Kevan Wilson Mark Davids Frank Cox Dave Thomas Tom Bluhm NCAA DIVISION II Mark Davids Mike Weede Dave Thomas

4th - 158 lbs. 3rd - 126 lbs. 3rd - 150 lbs. 4th - 167 lbs. 2nd - 177 lbs. 4th - 190 lbs. 3rd - Hwt 1st - 118 lbs. 1st - 126 lbs. 1st - 150 lbs. 1st - 158 lbs. 1st - 167 lbs. 3rd-177 lbs. 3rd-190 lbs. 2nd- Hwt 4th-133 lbs. 4th-157 lbs. 4th-165 lbs. 4th-174 lbs. 1st-184 lbs. 2nd-197 lbs. 3rd-174 lbs. 4th-141 lbs. 3rd-141 lbs. 2nd-174 lbs. 2nd-184 lbs. 4th-125 lbs. 2nd-133 lbs. 1st - 149 lbs. 3rd-197 lbs. 4th-141 lbs. 4th-157 lbs. 4th-165 lbs. 4th-174 lbs. 2nd-125 lbs. 2nd-184 lbs. 4th-285 lbs. 1st - 197 lbs. 3rd- 125 lbs. 3rd- 149 lbs. 3rd- 285 lbs. 4th- 133 lbs. 2nd-285 lbs. 4th-133 lbs. 4th-184 lbs. 4th-165 lbs. 5th-174 lbs. 4th-141 lbs. 3rd-157 lbs. 3rd-125 lbs. 2nd-174 lbs. 2nd-133 lbs. 4th-141 lbs. 4th-285 lbs. 2nd-157 lbs. 2nd-197 lbs. 4th-157 lbs. 4th-174 lbs. 3rd-197 lbs. 2nd - 125 lbs. 5th - 133 lbs. 3rd - 184 lbs. 5th- 197 lbs. 6th - 133 lbs. 3rd - 149 lbs. 2nd - 165 lbs. 6th - 174 lbs. 4th - 197 lbs. 4th - 285 lbs. 145 lbs. 118 lbs. 134 lbs. 158 lbs. 167 lbs. 142

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NCAA DIVISION II 1965-66 Bob Ray Tom Buckalew 1971-72 Joe Sade Mark Davids Doug Willer Dave Thomas

NCAA DIVISION I 1986-87 Jerry Umin 1988-89 Joel Smith 1995-96 Lee Pritts 1996-97 Mike Feeney

N/A Hwt Hwt 150 lbs. 118 lbs. 126 lbs. 118 lbs. 118 lbs. 118 lbs. 126 lbs. 158 lbs. 167 lbs. 118 lbs. 126 lbs. 134 lbs. 150 lbs. 118 lbs. 142 lbs. 118 lbs. 118 lbs. 126 lbs. 150 lbs. 158 lbs. 167 lbs. 174 lbs. 174 lbs. 174 lbs. 141 lbs. 165 lbs. 184 lbs. 133 lbs. 149 lbs. 184 lbs. 197 lbs. 133 lbs. 285 lbs. 157 lbs. 285 lbs. 125 lbs. 174 lbs. 157 lbs. 285 lbs. 157 lbs. 197 lbs. 125 lbs. 133 lbs. 157 lbs. 184 lbs. 157 lbs. 197 lbs. 149 lbs. 165 lbs. 197 lbs. 285 lbs.

147 lb - 5th 155 lb - 6th 167 lb - 2nd 115 lb - 5th 145 lb - 3rd 142 lbs. 177 lbs. Hwt 142 lbs. 2nd - 167 lbs. 4th - 177 lbs. 134 lbs. 142 lb - 6th 167 lbs. 7th - 167 lbs. 5th - 158 lbs. 6th - 118 lbs. 8th - 174 lbs.

Conference: IIAC 1957-62, PAC 1964-66, MAC 1973-Present Nationals $NAIA, # NCAA Div 2, NCAA Div I since 1972-73

Year Dual Meets Con. Nationals 1956-57 (0-2) 0-3 NA DNQ 1957-58 (0-5) 0-7 7th DNQ 1958-59 (0-4) 1-5 5th DNQ 1959-60 (1-4) 2-7 6th DNQ 1960-61 (2-3-1) 5-7-1 5th DNQ 1961-62 (0-3) 4-5 7th DNQ 1962-63 3-5 None NA 1963-64 (2-0) 3-7 6th NA 1964-65 (3-0) 7-4 3rd NA 1965-66 (2-1) 5-9 2nd 12th# 24th$ 1966-67 5-7 None NA 1967-68 6-10 None 19th$ 1968-69 4-4 None NA 1969-70 7-5 None 22nd$ 1970-71 10-7 None 20th# 30th$ Year Dual Meets MAC Conf. Pl. Nationals 1971-72 4-6-1 None 23rd# 1972-73 0-9 0-7 7th DNS 1973-74 6-11-1 1-8-1 9th DNQ 1974-75 12-9-1 3-6 9th DNQ 1975-76 10-13 0-9 9th DNS 1976-77 3-10 0-7 5th DNS 1977-78 5-11 1-6 8th DNQ 1978-79 3-11 0-5 10th DNQ 1979-80 3-11 1-7 10th DNQ 1980-81 3-10 0-5 9th DNQ 1981-82 4-6 1-6 9th DNQ 1982-83 7-7-2 2-3-2 7th DNS 1983-84 4-4 1-4 4th DNS 1984-85 9-3 4-1 7th DNS 1985-86 5-3-1 1-3-1 7th DNS 1986-87 7-3 3-2 5th 45th 1987-88 8-4-1 3-1 3rd 45th 1988-89 6-8 2-2 2nd 24th 1989-90 10-5 1-4 6th DNS 1990-91 10-4 3-2 3rd DNS 1991-92 4-6 1-4 6th 68th 1992-93 6-8 1-4 6th DNQ 1993-94 0-11 0-5 6th DNQ 1994-95 7-11-1 1-3 5th DNQ 1995-96 8-8 1-3 1st 27th 1996-97 5-14-1 1-4 6th DNS 1997-98 3-12 0-5 6th DNQ 1998-99 1-14 0-6 7th T42nd 1999-00 2-12 0-5 6th DNQ 2000-01 9-12-1 0-4-1 6th DNQ 2001-02 7-17 0-5 6th DNQ 2002-03 7-11 0-4 6th DNQ 2003-04 9-9 0-5 6th DNQ 2004-05 7-10 1-4 T-4th DNQ 2005-06 6-10 0-5 6th DNQ 2006-07 8-7 1-4 5th T-65th 2007-08 15-8-1 2-3 6th DNS 2008-09 7-11-0 1-4 5th DNS 2009-10 10-12-1 0-5 5th DNS 2010-11 11-11 0-5 5th DNS 2011-12 14-6 3-2 3rd T-48th 2012-13 7-13 1-4 T-4th T-41st 2013-14 13-7 3-4 7th DNQ 2014-15 8-12 1-7 8th DNQ 2015-16 8-7 3-5 5th T-65th Russell Bush 1956-71 66-92-2 .418 Erik Pederson 1972-74 18-29-2 .383 David Stewart 1975-78 19-46-0 .292 John Eisley 1979-91 80-74-4 .520 Willie Gadson 1992-97 21-38-1 .356 Charles Jones 1997-2000 10-51-1 .169 Charles Branch 2000-06 39-59-1 .394 Derek DelPorto 2006-2014 85-78 .521 David Bolyard 2015- 16-19 .457 361-486-11 .421

Record Book

NCAA Division I National Qualifiers 1972-73 Doug Willer 1975-76 Rick Setzer 1976-77 Rick Setzer 1982-83 Jack Woltjer 1983-84 Steve Brown Robert Beck 1984-85 Steve Brown 1985-86 Steve Brown 1987-88 Doug Harper Steve Brown Joel Smith Jerry Umin 1988-89 Doug Harper David Beck Miles Nilson Brian Schneider 1989-90 Tony Venturini Hugh Waddington 1990-91 Tony Venturini 1991-92 Tony Venturini 1995-96 Matt Turnbow Ramico Blackmon Jake Shulaw Nate Miklusak 1998-99 Mike Feeney 1999-00 Mike Feeney 2000-01 Mike Feeney 2001-02 Darnell Ruffin 2003-04 J.J. Holmes Ed Magrys 2005-06 Phillip Plowman 2006-07 Jermain Thompson 2007-08 Charlie Pienaar 2008-09 John McClure 2009-10 Sean Clair David Wade 2010-11 Aaron Sulzer David Wade 2011-12 Jared Germaine Phillip Joseph Aaron Sulzer Wes Schroeder 2012-13 Aaron Sulzer Nick Whitenburg 2013-14 Jared Germaine Vincent Pizzuto Brandon Zeerip Phillip Joseph 2014-15 Brandon Zeerip Anthony Abro 2015-16 Nick Barber Dakota Juarez Anthony Abro Gage Hutchison All-Americans NAIA 1962-63 Duke Relyea 1964-65 Elihue Brunson 1965-66 Elihue Brunson 1966-67 Dale Kestel Larry Miele Bob Ray 1967-68 Dale Kestel Larry Miele 1968-69 Ikuei Yamamoto Kenshiro Matsunami 1969-70 Tom Bluhm Mike Weede Tom Jackson 1970-71 Doug Willer

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING SEASON RECORDS Season and career wins and pins are since 1968-69. Everything else since 1983-84.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1988-89 1987-88 1985-86 1988-89 2000-01 1995-96 1987-88 1995-96 1990-91 1986-87 2014-15 1991-92

1. 112 2. 102 3. 97

TAKEDOWNS Doug Harper Doug Harper Tony Venturini Ramico Blackmon Steve Brown

1988-89 1987-88 1991-92 1995-96 1985-86

1. 55 2. 50 3. 40 4. 38

NEAR FALLS Steve Brown Doug Harper Ramico Blackmon Tony Venturini Ramico Blackmon

1985-86 1988-89 1995-96 1991-92 1994-95

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1988-89 1993-94 1990-91 1987-88 1995-96

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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WINS Doug Harper Jerry Umin Steve Brown Joel Smith Mike Feeney Ramico Blackmon Doug Harper Lee Pritts Tony Venturini Jerry Umin Kyle Springer Tony Venturini

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

44 42 41 36 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 30

1. 54 2. 53 3. 52 4. 51 1. 25 2. 21 3. 20 1. 186.50 2. 165.50 3. 161 4. 153 5. 133.50 6. 123 7. 121.50 8. 117.50 9. 115.50 10. 114.50

Dan Gerken Jake Shulaw David Beasley Miles Nilson Nate Mikulsak

ESCAPES

REVERSALS Hugh Waddington Doug Harper Jerry Umin Joe Saferian Jerry Umin POINTS

Steve Brown Doug Harper Jerry Umin Joel Smith Steve Brown Doug Harper Ramico Blackmon Steve Brown Tony Venturini Jerry Umin

1987-88 1988-89 1986-87 1986-87 1987-88 1985-86 1988-89 1987-88 1988-89 1987-88 1987-88 1995-96 1984-85 1990-91 1986-87

12. 14. 15. 16. 17.

117 110 104 100 95 91 87 85 83 81 81 78 78 71 67 66 65 65

CAREER RECORDS WINS Steve Brown Joel Smith Brian Schneider Tony Venturini Jared Germaine Anthony Abro Aaron Sulzer Phillip Joseph Jerry Umin David Wade Vincent Pizzuto Doug Harper Nick Whitenburg Scott Jones Andrew Novak Doug Willer Hugh Waddington Nick Barber

322 277 259 256 214 193 179 152 151 149

TAKEDOWNS Brian Schneider Joel Smith Tony Venturini Steve Brown Doug Harper Ramico Blackmon Scott Jones Hugh Waddington Jerry Umin Keith Morehouse

134 87 84 78 79

NEAR FALLS Steve Brown Tony Venturini David Beck Ramico Blackmon Doug Harper

1. 131 2. 130 4. 123 5. 120 6. 117 7. 116 8. 107 9. 102 10. 96 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

54 50 49 45 43

1. 514.50 2. 430 3. 350.50 4. 323.50 5. 317.50 6. 288.50 7. 272 8. 2 28.50 9. 213 10. 197.50

ESCAPES Scott Jones Brian Schneider Hugh Waddington Joel Smith Steve Brown Miles Nilson Tony Venturini David Beasley David Beck Adam Duke REVERSALS Steve Brown Hugh Waddington Tony Venturini Miles Nilson Jerry Umin POINTS Steve Brown Joel Smith Tony Venturini Brian Schneider Jerry Umin Doug Harper Scott Jones Ramico Blackmon David Beck Miles Nilson

1984-86, 88 1985-86, 88-89 1987-90 1990-93 2010-14 2011-16 2008-13 2010-14 1987-88 2006-11 2011-16 1988-89 2010-14 1989-92 2008-12 1970-73 1988-90, 92 2012-

1984-87

1988-91 1989-91 1990-93

EMU WRESTLING EMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-American Conference Champions

1996 Mid-American Conference Champions

EMU In the Finals 118: Lee Pritts (EMU) dec. Jim Boardwine (Kent), 10-2 126: Matt Turnbow (EMU) dec. Joe Boardwine (Kent), 6-4 150: Ramico Blackmon (EMU) dec. Rumps (CMU), 13-4 158: Jake Shulaw (EMU) dec. Wright (Kent), 11-6 167: Nate Miklusak (EMU) dec. Greenfield (CMU), 9-6 275: Terebeniec (Kent) dec. Mance (EMU), 2-1 OT Willie Gadson (EMU) 1996 MAC Coach of the Year Lee Pritts (EMU) 1996 MAC Tournament Outstanding Wrestler

Year Overall Conf. 1956-57 0-3.......................0-2 1957-58 0-7.......................0-5 1958-59 1-5.......................0-4 1959-60 2-7.......................1-4 1960-61 5-7-1...............2-3-1 1961-62 4-5.......................0-3 1962-63 3-5...................... n/a 1963-64 3-7.......................2-0 1964-65 7-4.......................3-0 1965-66 5-9.......................2-1 1966-67 5-7..................... N/A 1967-68 6-10................... N/A 1968-69 4-4..................... N/A 1969-70 7-5..................... N/A 1970-71 10-7................... N/A

2009 2007 2004 2002 1997 1996 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1984 1973

Year-by-Year Records

Year Overall Conf. 1971-72 4-6-1................. N/A 1972-73 0-9.......................0-7 1973-74 6-11-1.............1-8-1 1974-75 12-9-1.................3-6 1975-76 10-13..................0-9 1976-77 3-10.....................0-7 1977-78 5-11.....................1-6 1978-79 1-12.................. 0-10 1979-80 3-11.....................1-7 1980-81 3-10.....................0-5 1981-82 4-6.......................1-6 1982-83 7-7-2...............2-3-2 1983-84 4-4.......................1-4 1984-85 9-3.......................4-1 1985-86 5-3-1...............1-3-1

John McClure Jermain Thompson J.J. Holmes Darnell Ruffin Lee Pritts Lee Pritts (Outstanding Wrestler) Matt Turnbow Ramico Blackmon Jake Shulaw Nate Miklusak Tony Venturini Tony Venturini Hugh Waddington Doug Harper (Outstanding Wrestler) Brian Schneider Joel Smith Steve Brown (Outstanding Wrestler) Joel Smith Jerry Umin Jerry Umin Steve Brown Steve Brown Robert Beck Douglas Willer

Year Overall Conf. 1986-87 7-3.......................3-2 1987-88 8-4-1...................3-1 1988-89 6-8.......................3-2 1989-90 10-5.....................1-4 1990-91 10-4.....................3-2 1991-92 4-6.......................1-4 1992-93 6-8.......................1-4 1993-94 0-11.....................0-5 1994-95 7-11-1.............1-3-1 1995-96 8-8.......................1-3 1996-97 5-14-1.............. a1-4 1997-98 3-12.....................0-5 1998-99 1-14.....................0-5 1999-00 2-12.....................0-5 2000-01 9-12-2.............0-4-1

197 149 165 141 118 118 126 150 158 167 118 118 142 118 150 158 126

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Team Scoring: Eastern Michigan 90 Kent 72 Central Michigan 44 Miami 42.5 Ohio 42

158 167 167 118 118 126 142

Year Overall Conf. 2001-02 7-17.....................0-5 2002-03 7-11.....................0-4 2003-04 9-9.......................0-5 2004-05 7-10.....................1-4 2005-06 6-10.....................0-5 2006-07 8-7.......................1-4 2007-08 15-8-1.................2-3 2008-09 7-11.....................1-4 2009-10 10-12-1..............0-5 2010-11 11-11-1..............0-5 2011-12 14-6.....................3-2 2012-13 7-13.....................1-4 2013-14 13-7.....................3-4 2014-15 8-12.....................1-7 2015-16 8-7.......................3-5

All-Time Letterwinners

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING

A Abel, Allan (1986-87) Abro, Anthony (2011-16) Adams, Robert (2005-06) Adames, Jerry (1980-81) Agnello, Bob (1971-72) Alber, Michael (1997-98) Albrect, Dick (1959-60) Alejandro, David (1993-94) Allen, Anthony (1992-93) Amundsen, Ted (2005-07) Amundsen, William (2005-07) Anderson, Duncan (1980-81) Anderson, Jerry (1993-94) Anderson, Steven (1988-90) Amira, James (1994-95) Armelagos, Charles (1974-76) Armstrong, Gerald (1974-76) Arriaga, Daniel (1990-91) Arvay, Joe (1985-87) Ash, Charles (1965-69) Avery, Gary (1965-68) B Bachus, Jeff (1978-79) Badley, Jeffrey (1986-87) Baffi, Jonathon (1993-94) Bair, Andy (1994-96) Baker, Pete (1995-96) Baker, Ralph (1986-87) Baker, Randy (1960-61) Baker, Ron (1960-61) Bakersville, John (1993-95) Ball, Brent (1996-97) Barber, Nick (2012-Present) Baruzzini, Anthony (1991-92) Bauman, (1999-00) Bearden, David (1991-94) Beaver, Doug (1970-71) Beazley, David (1988-91) Beazley, Kevin (1991-92) Beck, David (1989-92) Beck, Pete (1973-76) Beck, Steve (1973-76) Beck, Robert (1983-86) Beck, Zack (2004-06) Becker, Jermy (1992-95) Beeman, Leon (1983-84) Bendeck, Arturo (1992-93) Bennetts, Mark (1994-96) Bensmiller, John (1973-77) Berge, Bob (1970-71) Best, Bejamin (2004-05) Best, Troy (1990-91) Betz, Steve (1970-72) Biggert, John (1990-92) Bignotti, Jerry (1974-75) Black, Benjamin (1993-94) Blackmon, Ramico (1994-96) Blackmore, Scott (1985-86) Blair, Craig (1978-79) Blue, Robert (1969-70) Bluhm, Thomas (1967-71) Blunk, Robert (2004-05) Blunk, Steve (2004-05) Bohl, Jaylyn (2010-12) Bonnigson, Dane (1999-03) Borg, Rocco (2013-2015) Bothel, Joseph (1975-78) Bowman, Steve (1978-79) Boyd, Adam (1994-95) Box, David (2010-13) Brady, Joe (1962-65) Brady, Matt (1997-98) Brandel, Justin (2005-10) Brandt, Dennis (1967-68) Brendle, (1959-60) Breyer, Tim (2003-04) Briggs, Greg (1970-72) Brock, Marcius (1978-81) Brooks, Ron (1958-60) Brown, Irvin Leon (1969-70) Brown, Kevin (1997-00) Brown, Steve (1983-88) Brucker, Paul (1974-75) Brunson, Eliehue (1964-67) Brydon, Patrick (1995-96) Buchanan, Nick (1990-91) Buckalew, Jerry (1966-67) Buckalew, Tom (1964-67) Burwitz, Bruce (1983-87) Burbee, Steve (1986-87) Burgos, Michael (1993-94) Burton, Nick (2003-04) Busell, Doug (1985-86) Butler, Joseph (1989-91) Byers, Jake (2010-15) C Calandrino, Alex (2012-15) Calandrino, Ben (2014-2016) Caldwell, Dave (1962-63) Capwell, John (2003-04) Carson, Zac (2015-Present)

Carter, Cinque (1999-00) Carter, Micah (2005-06) Carter, Michael (1978-79) Cassedy, Jack (2005-07) Caudill, Blake (2013-Present) Cebulski, Tim (1971-72) Cevora, Randy (1976-77) Chamie, Abe (1965-67) Chilcote, Duane (1980-81) Chittick, Kyle (2007-08) Choucalas, Ted (1976-79) Christman, Dennis (1968-69) Cibull, Tom (1995-96) Ciccarelli, Craig (1999-03) Clair, Sean (2005-10) Cole, Guy (1989-90) Cole, Roy (1973) Colon, Filberto (2010-13) Comar, Douglas (1969-70) Coney, Kevin (1978-79) Conklin, Nick (2003-07) Constable, Alan (2010-14) Cope, Mike (1985-86) Copp, Jim (1961-65) Coville, Raymond (1969-71) Cox, Frank Wesley (1968-73) Cox, Rece (2005-07) Craiger, Tim (1980-81) Craft, Mark (1983-84) Cruz, Ed (1997-98) Cunningham, Joshua (1989-92) Curby, Mike (2010-15) Cutsinger, Robert (1980-81) Czupinski, David (1975-76) D Daneshayer, Arya (1987-88) Danielson, Russ (1973-76) Davids, Mark (1969-72) Davis, Jacob (2012-Present) Davis, Mikey (2005-06) Davison, Derek (2013-2016) Daughtry, Jim (1965-66) Decker, Chad (2014-Present) DeGrendel, Hank (1957-59) Delaney, Adam (1996-97) Delaney, Noah (1994-98) Deprincat, Paul (1988-90) Dewyer, Dan (1987-88) Dickerson, Todd (1990-91) Dietrich (1960-61) Dillman, Cole (2011-15) Dillworth, Daryl (1980-81) DiMelis, Dino (1986-88) Dixon, Greg (1985-86) Dixon, Oliver (1983-86) Donofrio, Zach (2005-09) Dorulla, Jacob (2012-13) Douglas, Ryan (1994-95) Dove, Mike (1991-92) Dowdy, James (1995-96) Doyle, Dominic (2007-08) Draves, Adam (2008-09) Duke, Adam (1989-92) Dunklin, Shaftone (1994-95) E Eastman, Harold (1999-01) Edwards, Lundy (1970-72) Egbert, Greg (2009-11) Eggert, Chris (2008-13) Eggert, Dave (1973-76) Eisley, Ben (1971-73) Eisley, John (1975-78) Ellis, Sam (1969-72) Espinoza, Ruben (1980-81) Evans, Scott (1996-97) Everett, Michael (1989-94) F Fabbri, Brian (1974-78) Fair, Thomas (1968-69) Fairbanks, Eric (1997-03) Fairchild, Jacob (2007-08) Fast, Steve (1983-86) Feeney, Michael (1996-01) Felt, Edward (1990-91) Ferguson, Daniel (1969-72) Ferguson, Dick (1958-59) Ferretti, Paul (1984-86) Filmore, Brett (2002-03) Fillar, George (1989-90) Flynn, David (1983-84) Flynn, Jeff (1986-91) Foland, Shane (1993-94) Foor, Gerald (1966-67) Foore, Derek (2007-09) Foster, Joseph (1980-81) France, Lester (2008-12) Franklin, Jeff (1900-91) Franklin, Matthew (2007-08) Freeman, Jeremy (1994-95) French, Adam (1999-00) French, Nick (1980-81)

BOLD indicates player on 2016-17 roster

Fritz, Andrew (1993-94) Fritze, Carlos (1978-79) Fulger, Jim (2004-05) Fuller, Brian (1983-87) Funk, Don (2004-09) Furniss, Ryan (2004-06)

G Gates, Tim (1978-79) Gardner, David (1996-97) Gary, Chuck (1960-61) Gadie, Wayne (1973) Geerlings, Austin (2013-15) George, Joseph (1995-97) Geris, Shawn (1995-96) Gerken, Dan (1988-90) Germaine, Jared (2009-14) Gettelman, Gary (1966-68) Gill, Charles (1980-81) Gilmore, Adam (1999-03) Giuiliani, Joe (1960-61) Godzina, John (1986-87) Goheen, Josh (2003-04) Goldstein, David (1989-90) Gonser, Noah (2015-Present) Gonyeau, Richard (1966-71) Gonzales, Mike (1969-70) Gonzales, Tom (1971-72) Goosby, Paul (1975-76) Gordon, Marcus (2003-05) Gourlay, John (2004-07) Griffin, Ben (2014-Present) Guernsey, Quinn (2005-07) Gunterman, Josh (2000-04) Gurney, Steve (1975-77) Green, William (2003-04) Griffin, Jim (1983-86) Grover, Dennis (1966-68) Grzecki, Patrick (1997-98) Grzegorzewski, Joe (1983-84) H Haag, Mark (1988-91) Hadley, Jim (1963-65) Haines, Robert (1968-69) Hale, Jim (1983-84) Haliburda, Frank (1994-97) Halonen, Joe (1964-65) Hambleton, Matt (1995-96) Hamilton, Lawrence (1964-65) Hamilton, Stanley (1964-65) Hardy, Tom (1957-58) Harper, Doug (1987-88) Harris, Les (1986-87) Harris, Tom (1958-59) Harris, Tom (1983-86) Harrington, Jerel (1969-71) Hartley, Scott (1996-97) Hartley, William (1997-98) Harwell, David (1986-87) Haumesser, Mike (2011-13) Herter, Jason (1997-98) Hassen, Roger (1969-71) Hassett, Jim (1991-92) Hazen, Abner (1985-86) Hector, Matthew (1993-94) Helm, Matt (1991-92) Helton, Danny (1995-96) Hendershot, Stephen (2000-01) Henderson, Chris (1992-94) Hendrick, Nick (2006-11) Hennels, Tom (1958-59) Henthorne, Daniel (1993-94) Hier, Cody (2007-10) Hill, Allen (1997-98) Hill, Danny (1969-70) Hill, Marlon (1995-98) Hill, Martin (1995-97) Hill, Vernon (1993-95) Hillman, Derek (2014-Present) Hinkle, Charles (1989-90) Hinzman, Brian (1999-00) Hoballah, Khodor (2009-14) Hodgson, Todd (1991-92) Hoff, Tim (1999-04) Hoffman, Ken (1978-81) Hoffmyer, Todd (1993-94 Hogarth, Josh (1995-96 Holland, Matt (1997-98 Holloway, Sam (1957-59) Holmes, J.J. (2003-05) Homrich, Roger (2000-01) Hopkins, Robert (1969-70) Howard, Jeffrey (1995-96) Howe, William (1966-68) Hughes, Mark (1987-88) Hull, Donald (1975-79) Hull, Doug (1975-79) Humphrey, Michael (1995-96) Hutchison, Gage (2013-Present) I Ison, Gary (1974-75) Israel, John (1966-67)

Israel, Peter (1990-92) Israel, Stewart (1964-67)

J Jabe, Nick (1974-76) Jackson, Dick (1971-72) Jackson, Greg (1970-72) Jackson, Richard (1969-71) Jackson, Robert (1980-81) Jackson, Thomas (1967-71) Jackson, Washington Jr. (2002-03) Jacobs, Norm (1960-61) James, Jeff (1985-86) Jenkins, Chris (2005-10) Jesse, Jad (1987-88) Johnson, Brian (2004-05) Johnson, J.J. (2007-10) Johnson, Jason (2002-03) Johnson, Joseph (1969-70) Johnson, Leroy (2000-01) Johnson, Mark (1983-84) Jolley, John (2003-04) Jones, Brandyn (2005-06) Jones, Kenneth (1987-92) Josefowicz, Tom (2000-03) Joseph, Justin (2007-12) Joseph, Phillip (2009-14) Jordan, Gerald (1961-62) Joumaa, Ahmed (2004-06) Juarez, Dakota (2014-2016) Jurecki, Mike (1978-79) K Kalso, Rusky (1976-79) Kasper, David (2015-Present) Keasley, Derrick (2002-03) Keckonen, Tom (1974-75) Keeney, Brad (1999-03) Kelley, Bryon (1994-95) Kelley, Dave (1962-63) Kern, Richard (1983-84) Kennedy, Thomas (1988-90) Kennelley, Tim (1986-87) Kestel, Dale (1966-68) Kettlewell, Bill (1962-63) Kind, Robin (1975-79) Kirkendorfer, Rob (1993-94) Kirkland, Cornell (1971-72) Klapperich, Mich (1975-76) Klosz, James (2012-13) Knox, Chris (1966-67) Koeller, Donald (1967-68) Kokenakes, Joe (2006-07) Koops, Tom (1969-70) Kolb, Brian (1995-96) Komaromi, Jeffrey (1990-92) Konop, John (1980-81) Korcek, James (1989-92) Kowalewski, Gary (1980-81) Kraft, Travis (1999-03) Kruse, Bart (1959-61) Kunze, William (1966-67) L Labate, Brett (1996-98) Ladd, Chris (1995-96) Lage, Bob (1989-91) Lajoie, Tony (2004-05) Lake, Kyle (2012-14) Lambie, Gary (1964-65) Lamere, Paul (1983-86) Lancaster, Ryan (2005-06) Lane, Ervin (1975-76) Lane, Ryan (1993-94) Langernderfer, Tad (1985-86) Langley, Jared (2015-Present) LaPointe, Brandon (1999-00) LaPointe, Wesley (1997-98) Laurain, Dennis (1959-60) Lawson, Tim (1995-97) Leckrone, Kenny (2001-02) LeHolm, Mike (2009-14) Lemerand, Marc (1986-87) Leinninger, Christian (1996-97) Lemay, Scott (1999-01) Lenix, Josh (1999-01) Lesko, Drew (2005-10) Letterly, Aaron (1994-96) Lewis, Josh (2005-10) Lewis, Mike (1990-92) Lewis, Wendell (1971-72) Lexrer, Mark (1983-84) Licari, Vince (2004-08) Lichtenberg, Will (1985-86) Liggans, James (1969-70) Ligett, Robert (1991-92) Lipps, Tony (1993-94) Liston, Jim (1966-67) Lockey, Randall (1966-67) Logan, Arven (1966-68) Logan, Etienne (1994-94) Logan, Keith (1974-75) Long, John (1973) Lowe, Mark (1988-90)

Loyd, Bill (1962-63) Lucas, Bradley (1980-81) Ludvic, David (1996-97) Lyssiotis, Tony (2003-07)

N Nagel, Mark (2003-04) Nagy, Don (1971-72) Nagy, Gary (1985-86) Nagy, Ron (1971-72) Nance, Kenny (2005-06) Neal, Tyrone (2000-01) Neff, Jacob (1988-92) Nesbitt, Robert (1975-76) Newman, John (1976-79) Nicholl, Steven (1993, 94 Niclowicz, Phil (1973-76) Niclowicz, Phil (2001, 02 Nilson, Miles (1986-90) Nollar, Gary (1966-67) Novak, Andrew (2007-12) O O’Connor, Michael (1988-90) O’Daniel, Ed (1997-98) O’Daniel, Keilan (1995-96) O’Doherty, Mike (1974-75) O’Doherty, Pat (1974-77) Odziana, Frank (1966, 67 Okammor, Lazarus (2000-03)

Omness, Mark (1985-88) Ortencio, Derrick (1993-95) Ortencio, Fred (1990-94) Ortman, Alex (2009-11) Osentoski, Paul (1973-75) Oster, Stephen (1987-88) Ott, Wallace (1968-69) Owen, Louis (1962-63) Ozdarski, Mark (1987-88)

P Pace, Derek (1999-01) Packer, Mike (1971-72) Palazzolo, Robert (2003-04) Palmer, Greg (1986-87) Papadopoulus, Dino (1993-94) Papalas, Tony (1957-58) Papineau, Mark (1974-76) Parker, Derrick (1999-01) Parker, Hugh (1961-65) Parent, Chris (1985-91) Parks, Dennis (1990, 91 Parsons, Mike (1983-86) Pawleszeski, Michael (1991-92) Perry, Sa’Derian (2015-Present) Petitpren, Dean (1962-63) Pettigrew, Matt (2007-12) Pfeil, Brian (1991-94) Phillips, Corey (2007-12) Picklo, Jim (1964, 65 Pickover, Guy (1974-76) Pienaar, Charles (2006-08) Pienaar, David (2006-10) Pierce, Roderick (1996-97) Pietras, Marty (1974-75) Pine, George (1957-58) Ping, Jack (1970-71) Pitaniello, Brian (1997-98) Pizzuto, Vincent (2011-2016) Platko, Gary (1977-78) Plowman, Phillip (2002-06) Poland, Chris (2015-Present) Polidori, Gino (1986-87) Polk, William (1994-95) Prain, David (1989-94) Pratt, R.J. (2004-06) Pritts, Lee (1995-97) Pummill, Zach (2008-09) Pureifory, David (1969-70) Pyles, Zac (1999-03) R Rae, Richard (1986-87) Rairick, Joe (1973) Ramirez, Jose (1996-97) Randolph, Casey (1993-96) Rasmussen, Mel (1957-60) Ray, Bob (1964-67) Rau, Chris (2011-2016) Reader, Jesse (2003-04) Recknagel, Ron ( 1985-86) Reddick, Adam (1989-90) Reddick, Tom (1961-63) Reiss, Al (1973) Relyea, Duke (1959-63) Renaud, Bret (1986-88) Rice, J.T. (2009-10) Riley, Dennis (1965-66) Rinehart, Greg (1993-94) Ringle, Ron (1974-76) Ripetoe, Joe (1957-58) Risch, Aaron (2010-11) Rittman, Marty (1970-71) Rizor, Daniels (1967-68) Roberson, Darrick (1993-94) Robinson, Charles (1966-68) Rodriguez, Chris (1989-94) Rodriguez, Randy (1968-69) Rogers, Curtis (1990-91) Root, Rob (2000-01) Ross, James (1996-97) Roush, Chad (2003-06) Ruffin, Claudell (1999-01) Ruffin, Darnell (1999-03) Rush, Charles (1966-67) S Sade, Frank (2008-09) Sade, Joe (1971-72) Saferian, Joey (1986-88) Sage, Norm (1957-58) Salhany, Dick (1961-62) Sandusky, Mark (1980-81) Saur, Dean (1977-79) Schaner, Seth (2009-14) Schesslor, Fred (1988-90) Schlimmer, Chuck (1980-81) Schill, Charles (1996-97) Schimming, Ryan (1993-94) Schneider, Brian (1986-90) Schraibman, Matt (1999-00) Schroeder, Wes (2007-12) Shulaw, Jake (1995-97) Schultz, Derek (2013-2016)

Schultz, John (1989-90) Schumaker, William (1988-91) Schuman, Don (1961-63) Scott, James (1966-68) Scott, Keith (1999-00) Scully, Mike (1992-95) Seely, Dan (1992-93) Selby, John (1991-92) Setzer, Rick (1974-77) Severs, Louis (1986-87) Sexton, John (1980-81) Shafer, John (1980-81) Shapoff, Marc (1969-70) Shavers, James (1997-98) Shaw, Michael (2011-2016) Shield, Thomas (1994-95) Shell, Chris (1967-70) Shelton, Gregory (1997-98) Shinn, David (1968-69) Short, Keith (1999-00) Short, Jacob (1999-00) Shough, James (1975-76) Showerman, Joseph (1980-84) Shulaw, Keith (1992-94) Shumaker, William (1991-92) Silvestri, Larry (1974-76) Simon, Randy (1969-70) Simmons, John (1980-81) Simoneau, Richard (1991-92) Slater, Chris (2000-04) Slater, Corey (1995-98) Slee, Dan (1961-63) Sleight, Terry (1976-77) Sloan, Woodrow (1997-98) Smekert, Dennis (1976-77) Smith, Gary (1980-81) Smith, Joel (1986-88) Smith, Marc (1996-00) Smith, Zeke (2000-04) Snyder, Jim (1974-77) Snyder, Robert (1980-81) Sohikian, Jeff (1968-69) Solomon, Paul (1989-91) Spano, Nicholas (1994-95) Spilak, John (1999-00) Springer, Kyle (2014-Present) Stanback, Travis (2009-11) Stanley, Richard (1975-76) St. Clair, Tynan (1967-68) St. Louis, Tommy (2007-09) Steck, Ronald (1992-93) Steele, Cedric (1990-92) Steele, Walter (1964-65) Stewart, Dave (1965-68) Stockton, Bob (1964-66) Stoll, Lee (1966-67) Stone, Mitch (2003-04) Stoval, J.J. (1988-90) Strain, Craig (1960-63) Strain, Doug (1960-61) Strazzini, Ed (1962-63) Streeter, Joe (1999-00) String, Courtney (1996-97) Steinacker, Jason (1993-94) Stipich, Shawn (1991-92) Suits, Bill (1958-59) Suggs, Keon (2002-03) Sulzer, Aaron (2008-13) Sutherland, Dean (1991-92) Sutch, Bob (1959-61) Sutherland, Dean (1989-94) Swiden, Ray (1976-77) Swinson, Russ (1989-94) Szalwinski, Scott (1988-90)

U Umin, Jeff (1986-88) Umin, Jerry (1986-88) Ungangst, Samuel

V Van Auken, Michael (1980-81) VanDeusen, Tim (1999-03) VanHofe, Carl (1962-63) Vasquez, Jose (1993-96) Vecchioni, Steven (1975-77) Velzy, Brian (1994-97) Venturini, Tony (1989-92) Vereb, Dave (1964-66) Vericker, Lance (1990-91) Viverette, Bill (1966-69) W Waddington, James (1987-92) Wade, David (2006-11) Wagner, Ryan (2000-02) Wagonlander, Kirk (1980-81) Walker, Charlie (2004-07) Walt, Jeffrey (1980-81) Walton, Kevin (1980-81) Wanner, Eric (1978-81) Washington, R (1968-69) Wasiniak, John (1990-92) Watson, Jason (1990-92) Weatherby, Dustin (1999-01) Weber, Mark (1980-81) Weede, Michael (1968-72) Week, Mike (2004-05) Weinberg, Rick (1973) Wendel, Robert (1995-97) Weston, Dick (1962-63) Wilding, Adrian (1986-88) Wheeler, Ben (1996-97) Whiren, Anthony (1991-92) Whitcombe, Michael (1969-70) Whitford, Pat (1985-87) White, Stephen (1968-75) Whitenburg, Nick (2009-14) Whitman, Don (1961-63) Whitman, Donald (1989-92) Whitman, Rob (1990-91) Whitt, Craig (1976-77) Wilfong, Alan (1999-00) Wiles, Josh (1999-04) Wilhelm, Dan (1993-94) Willer, Doug (1969-72) Williams, Dan (1983-84) Williams, Rudy (1974-76) Wilson, Harold (1980-81) Wilson, Mike (1973) Wilson, Kevin (1968-70) Wilson, Vaughn (1974-76) Winekoff, Brent (2010-11) Winekoff, Carl (1983-84) Winekoff, Rick (1983-84) Wireman, Shayne (2013-Present) Wolfe, J.J. (2015-Present) Wolfe, Jeffrey (1993-95) Woltjer, Jack (1983-84) Wonderly, Chris (1997-98) Wood, Jake (2005-08) Wood, Joe (2003-04) Wood, John (1966-70) Woodard, Lon (1977-78) Woods, Brent (1994-97) Worden, John (1960-61) Worley, Steve (1972-73) Wright, Joel (1989-90) Wright, William (1968-69) Wyllie, Robert (1994-96)

T Tackett, Kirk (2000-02) Taylor, Wesley (2003-04) Y Thacker, Shawn (1983-84) Yamamoto, Ikuei (1968-69) Thacker, Sky (1996-97) Yenshaw, Curtis (1987-88) Tharp, Derrick (1990-92) Thayer, Kurt (1987-88) Z Thom, Earl (1985-86) Zahiri, Mansour (1988-90) Thomas, Aaron (1993-94) Zeerip, Brandon (2013-15) Thomas, Bernie (1969-70) Zeerip, Collin (2014-15) Thomas, David (1968-72) Zenas, Mark (1985-86) Thomas, Idris (1989-90) Zeppa, Tony (1976-77) Thompson, Jermaine (2003-07) Zimnicki, Michael (1994-95) Thompson, Ron (2000-03) Thompson, William (1996-97) Thornbury, Ron (1958-59) Thrall, Dave (1983-86) Tims, Darin (2007-09) Timm, Paul (1987-88) Todd, Jim (1966-67) Torres, Armando (2014-Present) Torres, Eliordo (1980-81) Tower, Paul (1973) Tramontin, Joe (1959-63) Trostel, Brad (1999-00) Tulk, Mark (1969-70) Turnbow, Matt (1993-98) Turnbow, Scott (1992-94) BOLD indicates player on 2016-17 roster Tye, Donald (1994-97)

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M MacCallum, Kayne (2014-Present) MacPhee, Rik (1969-70) Maciejewski, Bob (1962-63) Mack, LaRone (2014-2016) Mackey, Bill (1973) Magrys, Ed (2000-05) Maguire, Mike (2007-08) Majerek, Thaddeus (1969-72) Major, John (1973) Malarney, Pat (1967-68) Malcolm, Bob (1962-63) Malkasian, Vic (1957-58) Malott, Mitchell (2012-Present) Mance, Darrel (1994-98) Mancini, Max (1996-97) Mancuso, Cory (2006-08) Mania, Dan (1990-91) Mangan, Chuck (1971-72) Mann, Bob (1974-75) Mannisto, Bob (1960-61) Marry, Derrik (2010-13) Marry, Devan (2012-Present) Mason, David (2002-03) Massimiliano, Mancini (1997-98) Masta, Dan (1970-71) Masters, Nevario (1964-65) Mather, Daniel (1989-90) Matsuname, Kenshiro (1968-69) Mayer, James (1978-79) Mauricio, Valentino (1980-81) Mazmanian, Paul (1967-68) McAdams, Skip (1978-81) McClure, Eric (1997-98) McClure, John (2006-09) McCormack, Brian (1980-81) McDevitt, Paul (1988-92) McEvoy, Tom (1962-65) McGonkie, Robert (1975-76) McGuire, Jordan (2007-09) McKinney, Rocky (1999-00) McNair, Anthony (1989-90) McPherson, David (1987-88) Meinhart, Kenneth (1991-94) Melick, Justin (2011-15) Merrill, Matt (1996-00) Meyer, A.J (1957-58) Meyers, Larry (1968-71) Meyerhoff, Mark (1967-68) Mezinger, Mike (1985-86) Michayluk, Craig (1985-86) Middleton, Louis (1969-72) Miele, Larry (1967-68) Milusak, Nathan (1994-97) Mills, Kevin (1980-81) Miller, Bill (1966-67) Miller, Charles (1966-70) Miller, Jay (1987-88) Miller, Marvin (1976-77) Minasian. Robert (1975-76) Minock, Drew (2004-05) Minoz, Anthony (1993-94) Mohlman, Ramie (1980-81) Moniodis, Paul (1975-77) Morehouse, Keith (1983-88) Morford, Shannon (1989-90) Morgan, James (1989-90) Morgan, Jeffrey (1986-88) Morrison, Nick (2001-03) Moulton, Josh (2004-09) Munoz, Anthony (1994-95) Myers, William (1989-92) Myles, Carl (1968-71)

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All-Americans

MIKE FEENEY

1999 NCAA Division I All-American Eighth Place - 174 lbs. At the 1999 NCAA Championships in University Park, Pennsylvania, Mike Feeney was the lone EMU representative. He made the most of it, finishing eighth to earn All-America honors. Feeney accomplished his deed amid two obstacles. First, he lost his opening match and had to win three in a row to make All-America, which he did. Second, he wrestled the entire tournament with a badly injured knee. The injury became worse with each match. After his loss in the fifth round of consolations, Feeney was unable to wrestle and forfeited the seventh-place match. Feeney also qualified for the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Championships at 174.

JOEL SMITH

1989 NCAA Division I All-American Fifth Place - 158 lbs.

1996 NCAA Division I All-American Sixth Place - 118 lbs. Lee Pritts entered the 1996 NCAA Championships as the Mid-American Conference champion at 118 pounds and emerged with a sixth-place finish and All-American honors. Pritts was also named the outstanding wrestler of the MAC Championship while leading the squad to the 1996 MAC team title.

JERRY UMIN

1987 NCAA Division I All-American Seventh Place - 167 lbs.

Joel Smith was the second EMU wrestler to earn NCAA Division I All-America status. He did so by finishing fifth at 158 pounds at the 1989 NCAA Championships, the highest finish ever by an Eastern Michigan wrestler at the Division I level. Smith was also the MAC Tournament Champion at 158 in 1989.

Jerry Umin was the first EMU wrestler to ever earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, finishing seventh at 167 pounds. A transfer from Oakland University where he was a two-time Division II All-American, he was the Mid-American Conference champion in 1987 and posted a 28-4 record overall.

Other EMU All-Americans

Team National Top 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

NCAA Division II 1972 Douglas Willer 1971 Mark Davids 1967 Bob Ray 1966 Bob Ray Tom Buckalew

142 126 167 167 177

5th 2nd 5th 2nd 4th

NAIA 1971 1970 1968 1967 1966 1965

134 Hwt 177 145 115 167 155 147

3rd 6th 5th 3rd 5th 2nd 6th 6th

Douglas Willer Tom Jackson Michael Weede Larry Miele Dale Kestel Bob Ray Ellihue Brunson Ellihue Brunson

1971 NAIA 1971 NCAA Division II 1968 NAIA 1966 NCAA Division II

T-17th T-19th T-18th 12th

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2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING Where We’re Located

Eastern Michigan University is located in historic Ypsilanti, about 10 miles east of Ann Arbor, 40 miles west of Detroit and just 20 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. It is an area rich in academic, research, technological and recreational resources. The University also has sites in Livonia, Jackson, Traverse City, Flint, Detroit and Monroe. EMU’s 800 plus-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails and has 122 buildings throughout the academic and athletic campuses. Eagle Crest – Eastern Michigan’s conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Ypsilanti plays a leading role in industry and education. The city and the University have forged close ties that have lasted more than 160 years.

What Makes Us Unique

In 1849, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan formally paved the way for the establishment of Michigan State Normal School, with the exclusive purposes of instructing persons in the art of teaching; providing a good common school education; and giving instruction in the mechanic arts, husbandry, agricultural chemistry and the laws of the United States. Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The university currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University’s Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan’s exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses, a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners, and several Michigan Teachers of the Year. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.

Our Students With nearly 23,000 students, EMU provides a rich learning environment for the campus community. The University currently has approximately 18,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students. Our students represent 45 states and 93 foreign countries. Of undergraduate students, 72 percent are fulltime and 57 percent are women. The most popular majors are education, business, social sciences and history, science and engineering, English, and the health professions. EMU’s undergraduate population is approximately 65 percent white; 21 percent black; 2 percent international; 2.5 percent Asian-American; 2 percent Hispanic, 0.5 percent Native-American, and 7 percent not answered (i.e. elected not to respond to this inquiry). Eastern Michigan offers a number of special academic programs to help students succeed. These include the Honors College; the Holman Success Center; distance learning; accelerated format programs; online, weekend and evening programs and courses; American Humanics certification; Study Abroad Tours; a specialized master’s degree program for corporations offered onsite; a double master’s degree; online technologies for education and training. With more than 200 academic and social organizations, an extensive intramural sports program, 21 NCAA Division I-A sports and numerous cultural activities from which to choose, EMU students have diverse opportunities to become involved in campus life. Students’ on-campus housing choices range from traditional dormitory-style rooms to apartments and include living/learning center options.

Faculty/Staff

Eastern Michigan University employs nearly 700 full-

time faculty and 1,000 staff members. Ninety-four percent of EMU professors have doctoral degrees or terminal degrees in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1. Faculty work closely with students, and many involve students in their research. Recently, the University celebrated its 30th annual Undergraduate Symposium; a benchmark program for undergraduate research.

Community Outreach Eastern Michigan is making an impact nationally by channeling its academic research as a means of solving real world problems. EMU currently has 14 research institutes and centers that focus on community building and civic engagement, quality, community and regional development, small business development, geospatial education, textiles, export assistance and product development. EMU is well-known for merging theory and practice for the benefit of the community. Applied research leads to new knowledge, new jobs and new business. Annually, the university receives about $15 million in revenues for sponsored research and community service activities.

The Alumni Association Representing more than 142,000 alumni and friends, the Alumni Association sponsors social and service-related programs for more than 20 geographically-based and special-interest alumni chapters.

EMU’s Economic Impact

Since its founding in 1849, Eastern Michigan has

provided quality services to the residents of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and other states and nations. EMU’s total impact on the Michigan economy of an estimated $3.7 billion annually reflects a return of more than $42 for each dollar received from the state. The University’s total impact on the Michigan economy results in a contribution of $166 million in state tax revenue. Thus, EMU’s impact on state government tax revenue is $1.87 in taxes for each dollar received from the state.

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toral programs. We strive to provide a student-focused learning environment that enhances the lives of students and positively impacts the community. We extend our commitment beyond the campus boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives, and public and private partnerships of mutual interest addressing local, regional, national and international opportunities and challenges. Founded in 1849, when the state of Michigan was just 12 years old, Michigan State Normal School was designated by the state legislature as the first institution to educate teachers to serve the public schools. The University thus began, somewhat humbly, as the sixth teacher education institution in the nation. A campus that today comprises more than 800 acres was once a four-acre plot with one building and two programs of study – a classical course and an English Course. The school’s name changed several times – to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956; and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959. During its first 100 years, the institution certified thousands of teachers and developed the broad-based curricula that ultimately prepared it for university status. Within that new university, three colleges emerged: Education, Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School. The University has since expanded three more times, adding the College of Business in 1964, the College of Health and Human Services in 1975, and the College of Technology in 1980. More recently ,Eastern Michigan has developed Extended Programs and numerous community-focused institutes. The university has enhanced its learning environment through structural initiatives during the past several years. Recent construction includes the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998), the Convocation Center (1998), the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998), the John W. Porter College of Education Building (1999), the Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services Building (2000), the Village residence hall (2001), University House (2003), new Student Center (2006), and the new Science Complex (2010).

The City of Ypsilanti

Fast Facts

2015-16 Tuition and Fees* In-state and Ohio, 30 credit hours: Out-of-State, 30 credit hours: Room and Board, 18 meals weekly: *subject to change

$9,178 $24,622 $8,900

March 28, 1849: State Legislature passed Act No. 138 entitled “An Act to Establish a State Normal School.” Oct. 5, 1852: Official dedication of Michigan State Normal School. March 29, 1853: Michigan State Normal School opens, offering two programs of study, a “classical course” and an “English course.” 1854: Michigan State Normal School holds first commencement, with three graduates. Sept. 1881: The student newspaper, The Normal News, is founded as a monthly.

1890: MSNS is the first Michigan institution to establish a department of geography. Oct. 22, 1896: Theodore Roosevelt visits Michigan State Normal School. Sept. 15, 1897: The student newspaper is renamed The Normal College News, published twice a month. 1897: MSNS is the first U.S. teacher’s college to become a four-year institution.

Our History

Founded: 1849 - Michigan State Normal School Enrollment: Fifth-largest state institution in Michigan Undergraduates: 17,780 Graduates: 3,854 Gender: Undergraduates: 59% female; 41% male Graduates: 64% female; 36% male Michigan residents: 92 percent President: James M. Smith Board of Regents: Eight-member board, appointed by governor Faculty: 683 full time Faculty holding Ph.D.: 93 percent Student/Faculty Ratio: 17:1 New Freshmen Average GPA: 3.3 New Freshmen Average ACT: 22 New Freshmen Average SAT: 1,014 Academic programs: 200 majors, minors and concentrations, plus 167 graduate degrees and certificate programs Doctoral programs: 4 - Clinical Psychology, Educational Leadership, Educational Studies, & Technology Campus Size: 880 acres Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division FBS (1-A) NCAA Conference: Mid-American Conference Mascot: Eagles Colors: Green and White

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This Is EMU

Eastern Michigan University is committed to excellence in teaching through traditional and innovative approaches, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Building on a proud tradition of national leadership in the preparation of teachers, we maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students from diverse backgrounds through an array of baccalaureate, master’s and doc-

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County with a population of 22,362. Originally a trading post established in 1809 by Gabriel Godfroy, a FrenchCanadian fur trader from Montreal, a permanent settlement was established on the east side of the Huron River in 1823 by Major Thomas Woodruff. It was incorporated into the Territory of Michigan as the village Woodruff’s Grove. A separate community a short distance away on the west side of the river was established in 1825 under the name “Ypsilanti”, after Demetrius Ypsilanti, a hero in the Greek War of Independence. Woodruff’s Grove changed its name to Ypsilanti in 1829, and the two communities eventually merged. Henry Ford and the automotive industry came to Ypsilanti in the 1930s and beautiful Ford Lake was created to generate hydroelectric power for the manufacturing plants. During World War II, Ypsilanti became home to the Willow Run Bomber Plant, a factory that would employ 100,000 workers.

April 28, 1899: Michigan State Normal School is renamed Michigan State Normal College.

1900: Student athletes unofficially adopt the nickname Normalites. Athletes could wear either a “Y” for Ypsilanti or an “N” for Normal. 1915: MSNC is the first U.S. teacher’s college to establish training for teachers of the disabled. Oct. 24, 1929: Athletic teams are named the Hurons.

July 1, 1956: Michigan State Normal College becomes Eastern Michigan College.

July 6, 1956: The student newspaper is renamed The Eastern Echo, a weekly publication. June 1, 1959: Eastern Michigan College is renamed Eastern Michigan University. 1959: The College of Education is established. 1959: The College of Arts and Sciences is established. Oct. 13, 1960: Senator John F. Kennedy visits Eastern Michigan University 1964: The College of Business is established. 1975: The College of Health and Human Services is established. 1980: The College of Technology is established. 1990: Eastern Michigan University begins the first phase of a $213-million investment in campus renovations. Jan. 30, 1991: The Board of Regents approve changing the Huron name and logo. May 22, 1991: Board of Regents approve new EMU logo and nickname - the Eagles. Sept. 9, 1994: The mascot “Swoop” is officially adopted. Nov. 28, 1995: Groundbreaking for the Bruce T. Halle Library is held. Oct. 30, 1996: President Bill Clinton visits EMU to present a speech on women in the business community. Sept. 20, 1997: A “beaming ceremony” is hosted to celebrate construction of the new Convocation Center. June 1, 1998: The official opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library is held. Oct. 9, 1998: Official dedication of the Bruce T. Halle Library takes place. Jan. 1, 1999: Eastern Michigan University begins a year-long celebration of its sesquicentennial. May 2000: President Bill Clinton delivers the commencement address at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. Sept. 21, 2004: A ground breaking Ceremony is held for the New $37.5-million EMU Student Center. May 14, 2008: Dr. Susan Martin is appointed the 22nd president of EMU by a unanimous vote of the EMU Board of Regents. July 7, 2015: Dr. Susan Martin departs EMU exactly seven years after she began serving as president at Eastern July 1, 2016: James M. Smith is appointed the 23rd president of EMU

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Pray-Harrold College of Arts and Science

Everett L. Marshall College of Health and Human Services

Our 803-acre campus of scenic flora and wooded areas includes 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails, and has 128 buildings, the Lake House and Rynearson Stadium located on the south side of Huron River. Eagle Crest – our conference center, golf course and resort – is located on the banks of nearby Ford Lake. Most recent additions include the Terrestrial and Aquatic Research Facility (1998); the Convocation Center (1998); the Bruce T. Halle Library (1998); the John W. Porter Building, housing the College of Education (1999); the environmentally sustainable Everett L. Marshall Building, housing the College of Health and Human Services (2000); the renovation of Boone Hall (2000), housing our Extended Programs offices; and The Village (2001), a spacious, apartment-style residence facility. There are currently 11 residence halls and three apartment complexes with 583 units housing more than 4,000 students. The EMU Student Center also opened in November of 2006.

The Bruce T. Halle Library The $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library represents the latest technological trends in libraries, integrating traditional print with emerging electronic sources. The 218,000-square-foot facility has 520 computer workstations, 300,000 volumes of open-shelf books, 800,000 volumes in an automated retrieval collection, 3,000 network connection ports, a 100-seat auditorium with seats wired for laptop computers, a 70-seat teleconferencing room, a 130-station computing commons with six learning labs (electronic classrooms), a distance learning lab, a television studio, the Paradox Cafe, individual and group study areas, and selfdirection stations.

John W. Porter College of Education

Sill Hall College of Technology

Gary M. Owen College of Business

The EMU Student Center Since Nov. 6, 2006, EMU Student Center has become the new vibrant hub of activity on EMU’s main campus in Ypsilanti, MI. In fact, in April 2007, it was voted the “Best Place to Hang Between Classes” by Eastern Echo readers. From the wide range of eatery choices to the fireplace lounges, there’s so much more in between: EMU Bookstore, Chase Bank, wireless Internet access, a 24/7 computer lab, two art galleries, meeting/conference/banquet rooms, a dining room stage, and an auditorium for movies, live performances and guest lectures. Additionally, students will find many EMU student services, programs and organization offices all under one roof. When you view it altogether, EMU Student Center lives up to its slogan: Centered on You!

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This Is EMU Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 emich.edu Admissions 734.487.3060 800.GO-TO-EMU Alumni Relations 487.0250 Colleges Arts and Sciences 487.4344 Business 487.4140 Education 487.1414 Health & Human Services 487.0077 Technology 487.0354 Continuing Education 487.0407 800.777.3521 EMU Foundation 484.1322 Financial Aid Office 487.0455 Housing & Dining 487.1300 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office 487.2211 Public Safety 487.0892 Registration 487.2300 Switchboard 487.1849 University Communications 487.4400

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michigan ratified a new constitution Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the governor. “Other institutions of higher education established by law having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees shall each be governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. The board shall have general supervision of the institution and the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution’s funds. It shall, as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision. He shall be the principal executive officer of the institution and be ex-officio a member of the board without the right to vote. The board may elect one of its members or may designate the president to preside at board meetings. Each board of control shall consist of eight members who shall hold office for terms of eight years, not more than two of which shall expire in the same year, and who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner.” -- Michigan Constitution of 1963 (ratified 1964), Article 8

Mike Morris, Chair

Mike Morris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Gary Hawks, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of American Electric Power (AEP). From 1997 to 2003, Morris was chairman, president and CEO of Northeast Utilities System. Before joining Northeast Utilities, he was president and CEO of Consumers Energy, principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and president of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading. He was previously president of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. and executive vice president of marketing, transportation and gas supply for ANR Pipeline Co., both subsidiaries of El Paso Energy. Morris was the founder and president of ANR Gathering Co., one of the first gas marketing companies in the United States. Morris is past chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited. He also serves on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board, the National Governors Association’s Mike Morris Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure, Business Roundtable (chairing the Business Roundtable’s Chair Sustainable Growth Initiative). He serves as a director of the boards of Alcoa, Battelle and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University with both bachelors and masters degrees in biology. He served on the Board of Regents at Eastern Michigan University from 1997-2004. He is currently serving a second term through 2018. In 1995 he received the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. During his graduate years, he was commander of the ROTC Brigade. Morris received a law degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the Michigan Bar Association. He previously served as chair of the Finance, Audit and Investment Committee, vice chair of the Educational Policies Committee, chair of the Personnel and Compensation Committee, and vice chair of the Board. He currently serves as a member of the Education Achievement Authority and the EMU Audit Committee.

Mary Treder Lang, Vice Chair

Mary Treder Lang was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Rick Snyder in December of 2012 to fill the seat vacated by former Chairman, Roy Wilbanks, with a term ending in December of 2020. After earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Marketing from the University of Dayton, Treder Lang began her career at KPMG, located in Detroit where she specialized in financial institutions, non-for-profits and mergers, and acquisitions. Following her time at KPMG, she spent five years in various management positions at SBC/Ameritech. She spent considerable time in the Computer Security District and became a recognized computer security expert amongst the Bell Operating Companies. She ultimately left SBC/Ameritech to establish a new Midwest Office for LINX Technologies, assuming the position of North American (NA) Sales Director. LINX Technologies was acquired by Mosler, Inc. and there she held various senior management positions providing Mary Treder Lang coverage throughout North America. After her time spent with Mosler, Inc, she began working for Siemens, Inc. where she held various positions ranging from NA Sales Director, Sales Manager, and Vice Chair District Manager (first woman), to lastly becoming the Senior Executive-Government for Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. She eventually transitioned her career to Accretive Solutions where she was a Business Development Manager and later joined Baker Tilly in Michigan as Director of Business Development. She currently owns her own CPA firm, Mary Treder Lang, CPA. Mary Treder Lang has held many different leadership positions throughout the years. Her positions have ranged from senior level positions with employers, to executive positions on Board of Directors, to voluntary Treasurer for many organizations. She is active in the Michigan Women’s Foundation as a Power of 100 Women Leadership Advisory Cabinet Member, Women’s Forum and the East Side Club. In September, 2011 she was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Michigan State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Blue Ribbon Panel. In October, 2012 she received the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Emerging Leader Award given by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) for the first time in the State of Michigan. In addition, she is active in her community as a member of the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Rotary Club, the Mother’s Club for Grosse Pointe South High School, the League of Women Voters, the Grosse Pointe Chamber, the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Detroit Economic Club, a Volunteer Council Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Past Commodore of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and a Board member of the MACPA. She is also active in philanthropic efforts for the March of Dimes, Leukemia Lymphoma Society, American Cancer Society and Michigan Women’s Foundation. Regent Treder Lang is currently Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Personnel and Compensation Committee, Vice Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee and Student Affairs Committee. In addition, she serves on the Education Achievement Authority Board. She is former vice chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee and former chair of the Finance and Investment Committee.

Dennis Beagen

Dennis Beagen was appointed by Governor Snyder in December 2014 to replace Floyd Clack, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2022. He currently serves as vice chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee and vice chair of the Student Affairs Committee. Beagen was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Upon graduation from high school in 1963, he enrolled at Eastern Michigan University. He received his undergraduate degree from EMU in three years majoring in speech-communication with a minor in business management. After receiving his BS degree from Eastern Michigan University, he was admitted to graduate school at the University of Michigan while serving as a graduate teaching assistant at EMU. While serving as graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Speech & Dramatic Arts, Beagen volunteered to coach EMU students competing in intercollegiate forensics and debate. After completion of his MA Dennis Beagen degree from the University of Michigan in the summer of 1967, he was hired at EMU as a full-time instructor of speech, and assistant coach for the EMU Forensic/Debate team. He then enrolled at Wayne State University, and completed all course work for his doctoral program. In 1970, Beagen was appointed director of the EMU Forensic program. A position he held until 1981. During his tenure as director of forensics, EMU students achieved eight national team championships, four top speaker in the nation titles, and 27 individual national championships. In the summer of 1981, he was appointed administrative head of the Department of Communication, Media & Theatre Arts. He served in that role for more than three decades. During his tenure as department head for CMTA, Beagen also was appointed to interim administrative positions as associate provost for Academic Affairs, and dean of Continuing Education. Beagen was also appointed to numerous special assignments and task forces, including numerous EMU negotiating teams (faculty, professional technical, and clerical); chair of the 2005 President Search Committee; special assistant to the Provost for the Campaign for Scholars, and the recent Comprehensive Campaign; and chair of the Planning Committee for EMU’s prestigious Undergraduate Research Symposium. He is the recipient of the EMU Alumni Association’s Teaching Excellence Award, and the Dr. John Porter Distinguished Service Award. In 2003 he received the Institutional Values Award for Team Excellence (Undergraduate Symposium). He was also the recipient of the 2011 Presidential Award for Faculty and Staff Leadership in Advancement. After more than 45 years of service, Dennis Beagen was granted emeritus faculty/administrative status from the Department of Communication, Media & Theatre Arts and Eastern Michigan University.

Michelle Crumm

Michelle Crumm was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in December 2014 to replace Francine Parker, whose term expired. She is appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2022. She serves as chair of Educational Policies committee, and serves as Founder/CEO of Present Value executive coaching company. As a high energy, serial entrepreneur, Michelle is accomplished in helping leadership teams develop and implement strategy. As co-founder and chief business officer of Adaptive Materials, Inc., Michelle’s leadership was instrumental in helping the fuel cell company transition from start-up to second stage, fast-growing advanced manufacturing company. Grown and built in to a successful fuel cell manufacturing company, Adaptive Materials, Inc. was acquired by defense industry giant Ultra Electronics in 2011. Since that time, Michelle has actively participated in many other start-ups as a founder and/or investor and currently has ownership is many local companies. Michelle Crumm Widely recognized for her leadership, Michelle was named “Executive of the Year” from Ann Arbor. com, “Most Influential Women” by Crain’s Detroit Business, and one of Enterprising Women’s “Women of the Year.” She was also awarded the prestigious title “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst and Young. During her 12 years leading Adaptive Materials, Adaptive Materials was recognized for its dynamic growth with Ann Arbor SPARK FastTrack, Inc. 5,000, and Inc. 100 Energy Company awards. As a dynamic community participant, Michelle serves on the Board of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan. She is the Vice Chair for the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Chair of the Capital Campaign for Arbor Hospice, and Chair of the Capital Campaign and former Chair of the Board for Emerson Schools. She is an enthusiastic participant of Women’s President Organization and Women in Public Policy. Prior to founding Adaptive Materials, Michelle spent nearly five years at Kellogg Company. During her tenure at Kellogg, she was able to accelerate her career with experiences in internal audit, investor relations, and procurement. In addition to Kellogg Company, Michelle has served as an accountant at an automotive supplier and obtained her Certified Public Accountant license while working as an auditor with Plante and Moran. Michelle earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Purdue University and a master of business administration degree from University of Michigan.

Beth Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.

Beth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Beth Fitzsimmons was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in February 2011 to replace Mohamed Okdie. She is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2016. She serves as chair of the Student Affairs committee. Dr. Fitzsimmons founded Information Strategists, LLC, in 1987, a company that provides information services for high tech companies. Clients include scientists, engineers, marketing specialists and executives of major U.S. corporations. She earned a degree in Chemistry from Simmons College, an MLS from the University of Albany and in 2001 she earned her doctorate in Public Policy specializing in Information Policy from George Mason University. From 2003-2008, she was appointed by the President and chaired the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). From 1996-1999, Dr. Fitzsimmons was involved with several projects at the U.S. Patent and Beth Trademark Office. Prior to that, she was associated with CENDI; an Executive Branch interagency working group composed of the scientific and technical (STI) managers from the Departments of Fitzsimmons Commerce, Energy, Defense, Health and Human Services, and NASA. Dr. Fitzsimmons served as the information specialist for 10 years at Aerodyne Research, Inc., and also has served as the Chairman of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer (1993-94) and received the Public Printer’s Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Fitzsimmons has served on the Advisory Board of the School of Library and Information Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), on the Advisory Board of the College of Computing and Information (CCI) at the University of Albany and was appointed to the Knowledge Trust. A member of the American Chemical Society for over 25 years, she has served on the ACS Committee of Patent and Related Matters (CPRM) for five years. Locally, she has served as President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (2010-11), on the Boards of the Ann Arbor YMCA, University of Michigan Libraries, and the Library of Michigan Foundation. She has served as chair of the Educational Policies Committee, chair of the Student Affairs Committee, and currently is chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, Vice Chair of Educational Policies and a member of the Personnel and Compensation Committee.

Michael Hawks

Michael Hawks was appointed by Governor Snyder in February 2011 to replace Phil Incarnati, whose term had expired. He is appointed for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. He serves as chair of the Athletic Affairs committee and a member of the Joint Oversight committee, and chairmen of the Eagle Administrative Services Board. He previously served as Vice Chair of Finance and Audit. Hawks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up in Ypsilanti Township. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School where he excelled in football and received a full athletic-scholarship from Eastern Michigan University. Hawks earned a varsity letter as a true freshman and went on to be the team’s starting Noseguard the next three seasons. While at EMU, he earned a BA in Business Administration and subsequently earned a MA in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. After completing his Higher Education, he served as Chief of Staff for the MajorMichael Hawks ity Floor Leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and on the Staff of the Speaker of the House. He currently serves as a director of Governmental Consultant Services Inc. (GCSI) in Lansing, Michigan. GCSI is a multi-client Lobbying firm that is consistently recognized as Michigan’s number one rated firm. Hawks individually has consistently been voted among the 10 best lobbyists in the state by independent political surveys of Capitol insiders.

James F. Stapleton

Jim Stapleton was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm in January of 2007 to replace Karen Valvo. Stapleton was reappointed by Governor Granholm in January 2009 to his own eight-year term that expires December 31, 2016. Stapleton is President and CEO of B&R Consultants. From 2001 through July of 2004 (while continuing to fully own and operate B&R), Stapleton assumed the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Business Affairs of the Detroit Tigers, making him (for a good majority of his tenure) the highest ranking African-American within the business operations of a Major League Baseball franchise. In July of 2004, Stapleton left Major League Baseball to participate in a group that, in June of 2005, purchased the Minnesota Vikings. He is the former president of the Think Twice Foundation, an organization comprised of African and Jewish American Community Leaders that raised more than $1 million and provided more than 200 units of new and/or James F. refurbished housing for Detroit residents. He is also a past chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the Urban League. Stapleton has also served on several profit and not-for-profit boards, including the Stapleton Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wayne State University’s Shiffman Medical Library Board of Visitors, Ontario Michigan Rail, and the Board of Directors of Detroit Commerce Bank. He currently serves on the Personnel and Compensation Committee and is chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee.

James Webb

James Webb was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in December 2012 to replace the vacated seat of Thomas Sidlik. He is appointed for a term expiring December 2020. Webb received an A.A. in Business Administration from College of the Sequoias in 1968, a B.B.A. in Management from Eastern Michigan University in 1971, and an M.B.A. in Finance from EMU in 1976. Webb worked for the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company from 1971 to 1974 as a Property Underwriter, from 1974 to 1976 he worked as a Corporate Insurance Analyst for Masco Corporation, he was an Assistant Insurance Manager for The Budd Company, and from 1977 to 1981 he worked as an Assistant Risk Manager for Republic Steel Corp. Webb is currently the Chairman of Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Michigan. In addition to his work experience, Webb has been very active in the EMU community. In 1988 he received the Alumnus Achievement Award, and in 1989 he was Chair of the Campaign for Champions. He was an original member of the Foundation Board, served as treasurer from 1993 to James Webb 1995, vice chair from 1995 to 1997, chair from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he became an Emeritus member. He received the Dr. John W. Porter Distinguished Service Award in 1992, was a member of the President Search Committee in 2005, Ethos week Supporter from 2007 to 2012 as well as Ethos Week Speaker in 2007, and was on the College of Business Dean Search Committee in 2012. Webb has also been involved in numerous Not-for-Profit activities. He is a member of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Farmington Hills Police Benevolent Association, Michigan Property & Casualty Association, and was a Director of the Detroit Athletic Club. He is also active in Rainbow Connection (Brooks Patterson’s Charity Grants Wishes for Terminally Ill Children) and the City of Cleveland/Operation Improvement Task Force. In addition to the Not-for-Profit activities, he is involved in the Boards of FDI Insurance Limited (Ireland) and FCE Reinsurance Limited (Ireland). Regent Webb is currently the EMU Foundation Board of Trustees representative and is a member of the Joint Oversight Committee, the Eagle Administrative Services Board, Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, Vice Chair of Finance and Investment and Vice Chair of Athletic Affairs.

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Dr. James M. Smith is the 23rd president of Eastern Michigan University. He began his duties July 1, 2016. Before coming to EMU, Smith served as president of Northern State University (NSU) in Aberdeen, South Dakota since June 2009. For the past seven years (2008-2015), NSU has been named by US News and World Report as one of the best undergraduate public institutions in the Midwest. He has been an active fundraiser and was instrumental in helping NSU obtain the largest donation in its history, a $15 million gift. Another NSU success was collaborating with the University of Jinan, in Jinan, China, to develop the first and only Confucius Institute in the Dakotas. The Confucius Institute has a specific three-

Educational Leadership, from Miami University. Over the next 28 years, he served as an elementary school principal, a teaching fellow and assistant professor at Miami, director of the Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals at Butler University in Indianapolis, and director of the Educational Leadership Program and coordinator of doctoral studies at West Texas A&M University. Smith was also vice president for Economic Development at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, before heading to NSU. Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Dr. Connie RuhlSmith, has an impressive resume of her own. She has been a teacher, author and administrator, and has done extensive work in student retention and student academic support, introduction of international partnerships, and much more.

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James M. Smith, Ph.D. President

part focus dedicated to the teaching of Chinese language, culture, and business practices. In addition to the traditional start-up funding provided, he was able to gain local and regional support of nearly $500,000 to launch the initiative. Smith, 60, who grew up near Columbus, Ohio, in Washington Court House, knew early on he wanted to be a teacher. He always had admired teachers and enjoyed school. He became an elementary and middle school teacher after earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1979. He would go on to earn a Master of Education, Educational Administration, from Xavier University in Cincinnati and a Doctor of Philosophy,

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING Lyke is fond of saying great coaches and student-athletes need great teaching environments, and she has wasted no time spearheading a number of necessary capital upgrades, including: substantial completion of the EMU boathouse (rowing), ADA improvements and restrooms at Varsity Field (softball), bleachers and an ADA walkway at Scicluna Field (Soccer), a new Daktronics scoreboard, bleacher motors and electrical upgrades at Jones Natatorium (swimming), an upgraded student-athlete lounge area (football), new turf field (football), new basketball and volleyball practice court, remodeling and design of the EMU nutrition/ fueling station and a complete interior re-branding of the Convocation Center atrium, office suites, hallways and Eagles Nest suite. During the spring of 2015, Lyke and her administrative team also began designing the future of the EMU Athletics footprint. EMU Athletics contracted with construction design firm, AECOM, to create an athletics championship building plan which set forth the vision and priority plan for all facility improvements in the next five years. Lyke’s penchant for facility trend-setting and creative branding was on full display almost immediately with the installation of college football’s first gray Revolution Field Turf football field in 2014. As phase one of a comprehensive branding plan for EMU Football and Rynearson Stadium, the new turf received immediate recognition as a USA Today fan vote ranked EMU’s new field No. 2 in the nation behind only the University of Tennessee. With a field designed for players ‘tough enough to play on a parking lot,’ Lyke and her team have embraced South East Michigan’s blue collar roots and automotive history, inspiring an organic re-branding of Rynearson Stadium to become “The Factory.” This comprehensive campaign has included Factory signage upgrades throughout the stadium, a re-design of the football team’s studentathlete lounge, Factory driven merchandise options and in-game team and fan elements, along with a football game day website, EMUGameday. com, that takes fans inside The Factory for more details on its history and traditions. The campaign is emboldened by the ever-present slogan ‘Champions Built Here.’ Now a fixture throughout EMU facilities, social media and marketing materials, Champions Built Here aggressively pronounces that at EMU, and in The Factory, we build champions on the field, in the classroom and in life. It takes champions to build champions, and from day one Lyke set about upgrading the business model of Eastern Michigan Athletics. Just a few of the companies that have developed first-ever partnerships with EMU during Lyke’s two year tenure include: IMG, Learfield Licensing, Aspire, Follett, Fanatics and Google. She has also re-negotiated lucrative new pouring rights and apparel contracts with Pepsi and Adidas that position EMU’s agreements as some of the most competitive in the Mid-American Conference. Lyke’s resource development focus has also led to the creation of two critical new groups already making major contributions to the future of the department. Eagles Pride, EMU Athletics’ first ever annual fund, was founded in 2014 complete with benefit structure and dedicated website to encourage enrollment. The fund is

Heather Lyke EMU Vice President/Director of Athletic Eastern Michigan University’s (EMU’s) first ever Mid-American Conference (MAC) Cartwright Award for all-around athletic department excellence… EMU’s first ever MAC Jacoby Award for female athletic excellence… The highest overall GPA in EMU Athletic History (3.259)… The highest graduation rates in EMU Athletic History… 5000+ hours of student-athlete community service in a single year… ‘Champions Built Here’ has been more than an athletics mantra during the first three years of Heather Lyke’s tenure as EMU Vice President and Director of Athletics, it has defined a new era. Lyke, the 13th Director of Athletics in Eastern Michigan history, and the first woman to hold the full-time athletic director position at EMU, oversees the MAC’s most comprehensive and one of its most successful collegiate athletics programs. The department sponsors 21 fully-funded varsity sports with more than 550+ student-athletes regularly competing for MAC Championships and NCAA Championship selection. With a firm commitment to student-athlete experience and comprehensive excellence, Lyke has set about transforming EMU into the MAC’s dominant athletic program. Under her leadership EMU Athletics has hired 10 head coaches and 12 key administrators. During her three year tenure, EMU coaches and staff have won 15 MAC Coach of the Year Awards, and mentored 13 MAC team champions, 17 MAC Players of the Year, 80 MAC individual champions, 215 All-MAC student-athletes and 364 AllMAC Academic award winners. Lyke’s unwavering emphasis on academic achievement has supported student-athletes who have broken and reset EMU academic records under her watch. In 2013-14, EMU studentathletes turned in a then all-time high overall GPA of 3.159 in the fall, and followed it up with the second highest all-time GPA (3.145) in the winter. 67 student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs during at least one term and 68% of all student-athletes had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. EMU’s Graduation Success Rate of 77% and Federal Graduation Rate of 61% were also both new EMU records. Not to be outdone, the 2014-15 EMU fall student-athlete GPA of 3.242 set another all-time record, only to be bested once more when the winter GPA registered at 3.259. The academic year included 73% of all student-athletes, and 16 of 21 teams, achieving a GPA over 3.0. An astonishing 67 student-athletes achieved a 4.0 GPA during at least one term for the second year in row. EMU also held steady at its record 61% Federal Graduation rate and achieved its second highest ever Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Then in 2015-16, EMU posted a 3.194 GPA during the winter semester for its 13th straight term over a 3.0. Of EMU’s athletics programs, 17 teams finished the semester with a GPA better than 3.0.

committed to providing financial support for all EMU teams and providing donors an entry level platform to impact EMU Athletics and its student-athletes. 2015 also saw Lyke’s recruitment of the EMU Champions Advisory Board. This group of committed EMU donors plays a number of key roles for EMU Athletics as ambassadors, advocates, advisors and major donors to the department. This group is currently reviewing and participating in the championship building plan process. Lyke’s ability to build relationships has also extended into the Ypsilanti and Southeast Michigan community. With her undergraduate degree in education and a passion for reading, Lyke immediately set about establishing EMU Athletics as a key partner with the 2nd and 7 Foundation, whose goal is to “tackle illiteracy” by having student-athletes visit, deliver books and read to 2nd grade classrooms. In total, EMU averaged better than 10 community service hours per student-athlete in the 2014-15 academic year with 5000+ hours of service performed. In 2014-15 she also served as Chair of the Washtenaw County American Heart Association Heartwalk, setting a university record for fundraised dollars and registered walkers. Lyke has also reached out to some of Detroit’s most underfunded neighborhoods and schools by striking a long-term partnership with buildOn, a program for inner city youth to overcome the cycle of poverty through community service leadership. In 2014, Lyke cultivated an anonymous donation of $100,000 to the buildOn program and is developing an annual on-campus visit for all interested buildOn students to tour EMU and enjoy a weekend football game. An ardent proponent of growing the profession, Lyke is a sought after national speaker, presenter and leader in the business of college athletics. In 2014, she became the first woman ever to chair the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Committee, and led the MidAmerican Conference as chair of their Cost of Attendance Task Force. She is an active member of the NACWAA Board of Directors and the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Convention and Visitors Bureau Sports Commission. Lyke came to EMU from The Ohio State University where she was a member of the athletic department’s executive team and responsible for the assessment, design and development of the department’s strategic plan. She directly oversaw 10 of OSU’s 36 athletic programs and managed/supervised 31 full-time coaches and staff. She also had oversight over all facets of the athletic councils involving budget oversight, revenue generation and facilities as well as the golf course operations. Additionally, she supervised the sport performance division of the department, which includes the strength and conditioning coaches, athletic training staff and sports medicine staff. In 2013, she developed the first ever student-athlete internship program within the Department of Athletics, ‘Bucks Go Pro.’ Her previous roles at OSU included associate athletic director for sport administration (2002-12) and associate athletic director for sport administration, compliance and camp operations (199802). Prior to Ohio State, Lyke was at the University of Cincinnati for two years, serving as the assistant athletic director for compliance as well as the senior woman administrator. Lyke began her athletics administrative career at the NCAA national office as an intern in the enforcement and student-athlete reinstatement department. She also has worked for the Big Ten Network as a color analyst for softball games. Lyke grew up in Canton, Ohio, and attended the University of Michigan on a softball scholarship. While at U-M, she was a fouryear letter winner as a first baseman, two-time team captain, Big Ten champion and Academic All-Big Ten honoree. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Education from University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. She was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1995.

THE HEATHER LYKE FILE Name: Heather Lyke High School: GlenOak H.S. - Graduated in 1988 College: University of Michigan - Bachelor’s degree in education - 1992 University of Akron Law School - Juris Doctorate - 1995 Family: Husband, David Catalano; Children, Elle, Sophie and Eli COLLEGIATE WORK EXPERIENCE YEAR SCHOOL JOB TITLE 2013-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics 2013 Ohio State University Senior Associate AD 2009-12 Big Ten Network Softball Color Analyst 2002-12 Ohio State University Associate AD/Sport Administration 1998-02 Ohio State University Associate AD/ Sport Administration, Compliance and Camp Operations 1996-98 University of Cincinnati Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA 1995-96 National Collegiate Athletic Association Enforcement Intern 1989-92 University of Michigan Four-year letterwinner in softball

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Jacoby Trophy - Women’s All-Sports Champion 2014-15 Baseball 1975, ’76, ’78, ’81, ’82, 2003, 2007, 2008 Football 1987 Men’s Basketball 1988, ’91, ’96, ’98 Women’s Basketball 2004, 2012

Female Athletic Directors in the FBS Sandy Barbour - Penn State Kathy Beauregard - Western Michigan Jennifer Cohen - Washington Lynn Hickey - Texas-San Antonio Tina Kunzer-Murphy - UNLV Heather Lyke - Eastern Michigan Judy Rose - Charlotte Debbie Yow - North Carolina State

EMU Athletic Directors Through the Years Wilbur Bowen - 1903-28 Joseph McCulloch 1931-47 Elton Rynearson 1948-63 Dr. Keith Bowen - 1963-66 F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca - 1966-73 Dr. Albert E. Smith - 1975-76 Alex Agase - 1977-82 Paul Shoults - 1982-86 Gene Smith - 1986-93 Tim Weiser - 1993-97 Carole Huston (Interim) 1997-99 Dr. David Diles - 1999-05 Bob England (Interim) - 2005-06 Dr. Derrick Gragg - 2006-13 Dr. Melody Reifel Werner (Interim) - April 2013-July 2013 Heather Lyke - 2013-Present

EMU National Championships 1972- NCAA DII Men's Swimming and Diving 1972 – NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field 1971- NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving 1971- NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field 1971 – NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field 1970 - NAIA Baseball 1970 – NCAA DII Men's Cross Country 1970 - NAIA Men's Cross Country 1970 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving 1970 – NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field 1970 – NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field 1969 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving 1969 – NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field 1968 – NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving 1967 – NAIA Men's Cross Country 1966 – NAIA Men's Cross Country

Men’s Cross Country 1973, ’74, ’86, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Women’s Cross Country 2015, 2016

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Reese Trophy - Men’s All-Sports Champion 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 2008-09

Men’s Golf 2007, 2008 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 1974, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field 1982, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95,’97, 2003, 2016 Men’s Indoor Track & Field 1996, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 Women’s Indoor Track & Field 1997, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2016 Men’s Swimming and Diving 1978, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’98, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Women’s Gymnastics 2007, 2016 Women’s Swimming and Diving 2006, 2007 Women’s Tennis 1998, 2001 Women’s Soccer 1999, 2003, 2013 Softball 2007 Wrestling 1996

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING Joey Aliota Marketing Coordinator

Joey Aliota recently finished his first year as Marketing Coordinator for the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Aliota joined EMU in the fall of 2015 after spending one season at the University of Oregon as the Marketing & Promotions Assistant. While at Oregon, Aliota was in charge of the daily management of all marketing and promotional efforts, including developing and executing marketing plans and promotions, while also serving as a game day producer. Additionally, he implemented ticket sales strategies, oversaw in-game sponsor fulfillment, and managed the budget.

Before joining the Ducks, he held the same position at the University of Tulsa. There, Aliota developed and executed marketing plans for the women’s soccer, women’s basketball, and softball teams. He also played a role in developing promotional strategies for the football and men’s basketball programs. The Oconomowoc, Wis. native is a 2013 graduate of the University of Wyoming, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and was a student-athlete on the football team.

Jennifer Brown

Associate Athletic Director/Sports Medicine Jennifer Brown is in her second year as the Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. In her role, Brown will be based in the Convocation Center athletic training facility and responsible for the daily sports medicine operation for EMU’s 21 varsity sports programs. She will supervise four assistant athletic trainers, numerous graduate and student athletic trainers, and also have primary responsibilities with the school’s football team. Brown arrived in Ypsilanti following an 11-year tenure in the Northwestern University Athletics Department where she most recently served as the Associate Athletics Trainer. At NU, Brown worked directly with the Wildcats’ football team. While in Evanston, Brown was a member of the University’s Alcohol and

Other Drug Collaborative Team and Biennial Review Committee as well as being a key stakeholder in the NU AOD policy revision last year. She has been active in professional organizations at the state, district, and national levels, most recently serving as the Planning Committee Chair for the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Symposium. Brown has also presented at numerous sports medicine conferences. Prior to the return to her alma mater, Brown served as an athletic trainer at the University of Colorado (2000-01), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (2001-03) and Northern Illinois University (2003-04). A native of Machesney Park, Ill., Brown graduated from Northwestern in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in human development and psychological services before going on to earn her master’s degree in fitness and wellness management from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2003. She is a NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, licensed athletic trainer in Illinois, Michigan and Nebraska, and is an American Heart Association Healthcare Provider.

Becky Demeduk Eagles Pride Fund Director

Becky Heckart is in her second year as the Eagles Pride Fund Director for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. In her role as the Eagles Pride Fund Director she will lead efforts in the development of an annual giving program to support all EMU student-athletes and directly assist head coaches in sport specific fundraising efforts. Heckart will also play a lead role in athletics events and donor stewardship. Heckart comes to Ypsilanti following an eight-month tenure as the

finance assistant on a US Senatorial Campaign which raised more than 10 million dollars. Prior to her stint with the US Senatorial Campaign, the Almont, Mich. native spent five years at Oxford Academy of Dance and Performing Arts and Amber’s Dance Academy. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Heckart spent five years as the Annual Giving Supervisor and two years as a graduate assistant in the athletics marketing department. Heckart graduated from Central Michigan University in 2007 with a degree in interpersonal and public communication before earning her master’s degree in sport administration from CMU in 2009.

EMU WRESTLING Bryan Fink

Assistant Sports Performance Coach strength and conditioning program for two years. During his time at North, he was in charge of overseeing, developing and implementing all workouts for each athletic team, including the Stars’ summer workouts. In addition, Fink oversaw the weight room and other sport performance facilities in order to maximize efficiency. Prior to joining North High School, Fink served in an internship role for two seasons with Heelan High School in Sioux City. While working at Heelan, he received his first hands-on experience coaching student-athletes about proper sports performance and weight lifting technique. On top of his professional experience, the Wayne, Neb. native earned his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association in January of 2011. Fink graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City where he was a fouryear letterwinner on a three-time national tournament qualifying men’s basketball team. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration in 2009, before garnering a master’s degree in exercise science from Wayne State College (Neb.) in 2013.

Fred Hale

Assistant Sports Performance Coach

Fred Hale is in his third year as the Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Eastern Michigan University. Hale joined the EMU Sports Performance staff after serving as a sports performance coach at Power Train Sports Institute for one year. Prior to his time at Power Train Sports Institute, Hale was an intern for the Buffalo Bills before spending a year with the University of Tennessee, working primarily with the football, baseball and track and field teams.

Hale attended Mercyhurst University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science in 2011. The 26-yearold went on to earn his master’s in exercise science in 2012 from Mercyhurst while working with the rowing team. In the 2011-12 season, the rowing team won the Dad Vail Regatta, which is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States. He is Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) under the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). A native of Mentor, Ohio, Hale was a three-sport athlete participating in football, wrestling and track and field while garnering all-state honors in football and wrestling at Mentor High School. Hale went

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Bryan Fink is in his third year as the Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Eastern Michigan University. Fink joined the EMU Sports Performance staff in 2013-14 after serving as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Briar Cliff University. Fink ran the strength and conditioning efforts for Briar Cliff from 2011-14. During his three seasons at BCU, Fink designed and implemented the performance programs for all 18 varsity sports for the Sioux City, Iowa-based institution, in addition to heading up all pre- and postseason speed, agility and conditioning programs for Briar Cliff’s football, basketball and volleyball programs. Fink was in charge of all operations within the weight room at BCU, including maintaining and improving the weight room by purchasing and organizing all sport performance equipment. Before joining the Briar Cliff staff, Fink ran the Sioux City North High School

Andrew Hensley

Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations

Andrew Hensley is in his second year as the Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations for the EMU athletic department.

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Ben Herman

Assistant Athletic Director/Equipment Operations

Ben Herman is in his second year as the Assistant Athletics Director for Equipment Operations for the EMU athletic department. Before coming to Ypsilanti, Herman worked as the Assistant Director for Athletic Equipment Services at San Diego State University where he was responsible for budgeting, purchasing, and issuing athletic equipment for baseball, football, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming, water polo, tennis and golf. Herman was also responsible for a staff of employees and students workers while developing updated policies and procedures for the equipment room. During his tenure at SDSU, Herman helped guide the transition to ACS, an inventory system for tracking equipment and apparel. Herman’s other duties included: coordinating logos and branding for team and staff apparel, fitting athletes with helmets, shoulder pads and footwear, as well as managing school contracts with athletic equipment vendors. During the spring semesters, Herman enjoyed his time collaborating with Head Coach Tony Gwynn and the SDSU baseball program, managing the team’s Nike promotional budget and designing innovative custom uniforms. Prior to his time at San Diego State, Herman did a two year stint as the Assistant Equip-

ment Manager at the University of San Diego where his primary equipment responsibilities where related to football. While at USD, he coordinated a staff of student workers in executing equipment operations and stadium set up for the team’s practices, home contests and road trips. A 2006 graduate of the Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, Herman spent three years as a student equipment manager for the Buckeyes where he helped organize and distribute equipment and apparel for OSU’s 36 varsity sports, while also assisting the football equipment staff in preparation for practice, games and yearly bowl trips. Upon graduation from Ohio State, Herman served as the Assistant Equipment Manager at SDSU for one year before doing a full season internship with the San Francisco 49ers, assisting the team with practice set up, laundry and preparation for home and road contests. Herman spent game days with the 49ers representing the team as a member of the NFL blue crew, game ball staff. A certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA), Herman served as the 2013 AEMA District IX Chairperson and was an Assistant Coordinator for the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif. A native of Toledo, Herman and his wife, Jamie, have one son, Oliver (3), and one daughter, Ruby.

Chris Hoppe

Senior Associate Athletic Director/Administration Chris Hoppe is in his sixth year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his third as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration. In his role Hoppe serves as the sport administrator for baseball, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. He also oversees the equipment, sports medicine, and sports performance staffs. The 37-year-old Hoppe earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently working on a third. He completed his undergraduate degree, with honors, in English literature in 2000 and earned his Juris Doctorate in the spring of 2003. Hoppe has also been working on a Ph.D in postsecondary education and leadership at UW.

A native of Rhinelander, Wisc., Hoppe began his professional career as a court commissioner for Oneida and Vilas County Circuit Courts in 2003-04. Upon returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 for his Ph.D work, Hoppe began his career in collegiate athletics as an athletic compliance intern for the Badgers in 2005-06. In 2006, Hoppe joined the San Diego State University Aztecs as a student-athlete eligibility/student services coordinator. From San Diego State, Hoppe was named the Assistant Athletics Director for compliance and sport supervisor at Robert Morris University in 2008, a post he held until joining EMU as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance in the summer of 2011. He was promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration in September 2013. Hoppe remains a member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association.

Sean Hostetter

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Sean Hostetter is in his fourth year fulltime with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office serving as a graduate assistant before taking on the role of Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations in Jan. 2013. Hostetter’s responsibilities include the handling of all publicity and publications for the men’s basketball, volleyball and tennis teams. In addition to those tasks, Hostetter will coordinate the department’s social media efforts. Prior to coming to EMU, Hostetter spent the 2010-11 season as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Brevard College in North Carolina. There he was the primary contact for the Tornados’ soccer, cross country, women’s basketball, softball, and track & field teams. He also was the analyst on the men’s basketball radio broadcasts. A native of Livonia, Mich., Hostetter served as the Media Relations

Intern for the Quad Cities River Bandits, then single-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010. He was in charge of the organization of the press box, as well as distributing statistics to media, coaches, and broadcasters, and producing game notes for all media outlets. He also was a webmaster of the River Bandits website and a columnist for the Bandits’ monthly gameday program, “Play Ball.” Hostetter also served as one-of-three River Bandits radio broadcasters during the season. Additionally, Hostetter held the title of Broadcasting & Media Relations Intern in the summer of 2009 while he worked for the Burlington Royals, the rookie-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He was the solo radio broadcaster, while serving as the main media contact for the team. A 2009 graduate of Albion College, Hostetter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and Political Science. While at Albion, he served as a sports information student assistant. Hostetter earned a Master of Science in Sport Management from Eastern Michigan in 2013. He currently resides in Farmington, Mich. and is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

EMU WRESTLING Garrett Hotchkiss Academic Counselor

The 38-year-old Hotchkiss earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Central Michigan University in 2001. He completed his master’s degree in sports administration from Xavier University in 2005. Prior to his time here at EMU, Hotchkiss worked as a research assistant in the Government Affairs office in Washington D.C. for Corning Incorporated. He also worked as a game day operations coordinator at the University of Cincinnati and graduate assistant for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, during his time as a graduate student.

Matt Jakobsze

Associate Athletic Director/Compliance Matt Jakobsze is in his fourth year as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. At EMU, Jakobsze serves as a member of the athletic department’s Executive Staff. Jakobsze directs and manages all operations associated with the Athletic Department’s Compliance Office, with responsibility for legislation, governance, and policy. Jakobsze serves as EMU’s liaison to the NCAA and Mid-American Conference offices for NCAA rules interpretations and other matters. Jakobsze’s specific duties include dealings with agents, and issues regarding amateurism, promotions, donation requests, financial aid, waivers, and investigations. Jakobsze joined Eastern Michigan after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Jakobsze joined the Omaha Athletic Department after serving as the Compliance Coordinator at Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois University. In addition, he supported the Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance and Student Services areas of financial aid, legislation, and playing seasons, and assisted studentathletes’ personal growth through the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.

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Garrett Hotchkiss is in his 10th year as an Academic Counselor for the athletic department at Eastern Michigan University. Hotchkiss joined the Student Athlete Support Services staff full time in 2007 after spending 2006 as a Compliance Assistant and Learning Specialist within the EMU athletic department. Hotchkiss is currently responsible for providing academic support and monitoring student-athletes academic progress in the sports of men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track, gymnastics, and tennis.

Prior to serving as the Compliance Coordinator at NIU, Jakobsze started the Huskie Athletic Compliance Office’s externship program while attending Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. A 2008 magna cum laude graduate of Dominican University, Jakobsze majored in psychology and political science and was a Northern Athletics Conference ScholarAthlete. While at Dominican, Jakobsze captained the men’s soccer team, and led the Stars to regular and conference tournament championships in 2006 and 2007, NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006 and 2007, as well as to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2006. In 2011, Jakobsze received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Northern Illinois University’s College of Law. While at NIU, Jakobsze was an editor of the Northern Illinois University Law Review, President of the College of Law’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society, and represented NIU in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. He has published three articles, including an award winning comment discussing Major League Soccer, collective bargaining, and the antitrust implications of diverging ownership interests. In addition to serving on the Communications Committee of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), Jakobsze is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois and is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association.

Erin Kido

Senior Associate Athletic Director/Administration Erin Kido is in her third year as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. Kido came to EMU following a seven-year tenure in the Xavier University Athletics Department where she most recently served as the Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator. At Xavier, Kido was primarily responsible for coordinating all facets of the Musketeers’ comprehensive athletics compliance program and overseeing all of the department’s student-athlete welfare priorities, including sports medicine, strength and conditioning, academic support services, gender equity and diversity. She was the athletics department’s liaison to the Offices of Admissions, Financial Aid and Residence Life and also served as the sport administrator for the baseball and men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. Kido is also extensively engaged in intercollegiate athletics nationally. She currently represents the Mid-American Conference on the NCAA Student-Athlete Experience Committee, which has oversight responsibility of nonacademic operating bylaws that

impact the overall student-athlete intercollegiate experience. She is also a member of the NCAA Degree Completion Consultants Task Force, which annually awards nearly $1 million in scholarships to former student-athletes who completed their eligibility, but did not complete graduation requirements. She was recently selected to serve as the chair of the MAC’s Infractions Committee. Kido previously served on the Board of Directors and the Legislation and Governance Committee of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), NCAA Legislative Council, NCAA Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet and NCAA Subcommittee for Legislative Relief. Prior to arriving at Xavier in 2007, Kido served as the Director of Compliance for the University of Oklahoma Department of Athletics. While at Oklahoma, she played an integral role in building a strong, comprehensive compliance program that included broad-based rules education, as well as effective and efficient monitoring systems. In addition to her compliance experience at OU, Kido was the Compliance Graduate Assistant at The Ohio State University. She joined the Ohio State staff after serving as the Championships and Marketing Assistant with the West Coast Conference and working as a student assistant in the UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. A native of San Jose, Calif., Kido graduated from UCLA in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in physiological science before going on to earn her master’s degree in sport and exercise management from Ohio State in 2005. Kido and her husband, Jared, have a daughter, Sydney.

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING Mike Malach

Senior Associate Athletic Director/Finance and Operations

Mike Malach is in his 20th year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and his third as the as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Operations. In his role, Malach oversees the department’s budget and financial planning, event management, facilities and game operations staff, IT services and is the liaison to the Convocation Center. The 48-year-old Malach joined the EMU staff in September 1998 after a two-year stint as the athletics business manager at Southeast Missouri State University. He was responsible for the development and control of the entire athletics budget at Southeast Missouri and he assumed the same responsibilities at Eastern, as well as

overseeing facilities and game operations. A 1990 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisc., Malach went on to earn a master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1992. After completing his M.A., he joined the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an assistant athletics director from 1992-95. Malach then became a systems engineer with Office Technology Company in March 1995 before moving to Cape Girardeau, Mo., as a member of the Southeast Missouri staff in January 1996. A native of Denmark, Wisc., Malach attended Denmark High School and was a member of the 1985 boys basketball team that won the Class B state championship. He also participated in baseball and football as a prep. Malach lives in Milan, Mich. with his wife, Joan, and their son, Brevin (19) and daughter, Elaina (11).

Adam Martin

Director of Operations/Assistant Facilities Coordinator Adam Martin is in his seventh year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Facilities department, and his fourth as the Director of Facilities and Operations. As the Director of Operations, Martin is responsible for the daily supervision of all athletic facilities at EMU including facility scheduling, maintenance and preparation, and assisting in the planning, management and execution of all athletic events, campus events and external events. Martin hires, trains, and supervises all event management staff along with graduate assistants and student staff. He also assists with various capital, facility maintenance and renovation. Additionally, Martin also serves as the secondary liaison to all campus-

operating units which include: physical plant, public safety, facility management, custodial, outside contractors and other various campus departments. Martin is also responsible for game management of NCAA Division I-A football, Division I-A men’s and women’s basketball and all other Olympic sports. He also assists in the coordination of athletic facilities scheduling with coaches and administration in accordance with department scheduling policies. A native of Albion, Mich., Martin was a four sport athlete as a member of the soccer, baseball, basketball and swimming and diving teams. Martin earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2008 from Siena Heights University, playing soccer for the Saints before earning his master’s degree from Eastern Michigan in 2009. Martin resides in Ypsilanti, Mich. with his wife, Tracy, and their daughters, Natalie Marie and Peyton.

Dan McLean

Associate Athletic Director/Development Dan McLean is in his third year as the Associate Athletic Director for Development for the Eastern Michigan University athletic department. McLean came to EMU after working as a Major Gifts Officer for the Mountaineer Athletic Club at West Virginia University. McLean joined the Mountaineer Athletic Club staff in August 2012. He was responsible for securing high-end annual gifts and funds for major capital projects, as well as endowing student-athlete scholarships. While working for the MAC, he was a part of a team raising more than $23 million annually for WVU Athletics as a part of the $750 million “A State of Minds” campaign for West Virginia University. During his two years, McLean was accountable for more than $1.8 million in annual gift, major gift and planned giving revenue. A native of Canton, Mich., McLean went to WVU after spending two years at Fresno State, serving as the director of major gifts before ascending to the assistant athletic director for development position in July 2011. In that position, McLean managed

the day-to-day operations of the Bulldog Foundation, including the annual fund, major gifts and sports clubs. McLean led fundraising efforts that raised more than $7 million annually for Fresno State Athletics as a part of the $200 million University “Campaign for Fresno State.” McLean previously served as an athletic development assistant at Fresno State from 2008-09. In between his different appointments at Fresno State, he served as the regional director of development at Oregon State University’s Beaver Athletic Student Fund from July 2009–Aug. 2010. While at OSU, McLean was involved with fundraising efforts that raised more than $10.5 million annually for OSU athletics. He also was directly responsible for implementing two new giving programs: “110% Beavers” and “Next Level Beavers,” which resulted in more than 1,400 donors increasing their donation and over 800 new donors generating upwards of $1.1 million in new revenue. McLean received his bachelor’s degree in applied arts from Central Michigan University in 2004 and his master’s degree in sport administration from Wayne State University in 2007. He and his wife, Lindsay, have three children, Moxon, Emilia, and Callen, and two dogs, Darby and Barksdale.

EMU WRESTLING Tony Orlando

Assistant Athletic Director /Marketing Prior to joining the Panthers, Orlando worked in minor league baseball for the AA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, the Midland RockHounds. The RockHounds also owned a soccer club, the West Texas Sockers. As the director of game entertainment, presentation and promotions, he oversaw all aspects of the video board operation for both franchises, as well as the gameday management and promotions for each home event. He also played a role in the organizations branding/theme, which led to two all-time attendance records and a Franchise of the Year award in his three seasons with the ball club located in Midland, Texas. The Algonac, Mich. native is a graduate of Central Michigan University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sport management and journalism in 2009. Orlando lives in Westland with his dog, Coconut.

Ann O’Sullivan Academic Counselor

Ann O’Sullivan is in her 14th year as an academic counselor for the athletics department at Eastern Michigan University. O’Sullivan joined the SASS staff after spending six years as an assistant coach for the EMU softball team. She is currently responsible for providing academic support and monitoring student-athletes in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball.

O’Sullivan earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation and parks managements with an emphasis in therapeutic recreation from Central Michigan University in 1987. She earned her master’s degree in sport management from EMU in 2011. While an undergrad at CMU, O’Sullivan helped CMU win two Mid-American Conference softball championships (1983 and 1986) and one league basketball title (1982-83). She played on CMU softball teams that qualified for three NCAA regional appearances. O’Sullivan and her spouse, Erin, live in Ypsilanti and she has a son, Brian (21).

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Tony Orlando is in his fourth year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department and the first as the assistant athletic director. Orlando joined EMU in August 2013 after working two seasons as the Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions at Eastern Illinois University. The 30-year-old Orlando joined EIU in 2011. His duties included the coordination of marketing and promotions for each of the Panthers’ 21 Division I athletic programs. He also was responsible for social media strategy, purchasing media-buys, organizing football tailgating and the oversight of the spirit squads, Panther Pack Kids Club and the Panther Nation student fan club.

Dr. Michael Paciorek Faculty Compliance Associate

Dr. Michael Paciorek joined the Office of Compliance in January 2006 as Faculty Compliance Associate. Dr. Paciorek handles personnel, playing and practice seasons, monitoring, and is the primary contact for rules education of coaches, administrators, and student-athletes. Prior to joining the Athletics Department, Dr. Paciorek was a Professor of Physical Education in the EMU College of Health and Human Services for over 20 years. Paciorek is a 1975 graduate of St. Bonaventure University where he earned a B.S. degree in Physical Education while also playing on the varsity baseball and ice hockey squads. He received a Master’s degree in adapted physical education from The George Washington University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1981. He taught adapted physical education in the Norfolk, VA Public Schools from 1976-1979. Paciorek is known for his work in the field of disability sport having served on the Special Olympics Michigan Board of Directors for 12 years. He

was a member of the United States Disabled Sports Team that competed in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He has worked with the United States Olympic Committee as Co-Coordinator for disabled athlete participation at the 1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals. Additionally, he spent 14 years in the United States Army Reserves rising to the rank of Major. Paciorek has written extensively in professional journals and his book Disability Sport & Recreation is in its third edition. Since arriving at Eastern Michigan in 1981, Paciorek was the Physical Education Program Coordinator while teaching classes in adapted physical education, motor learning and development and disability sport. In 1999 he served as President of the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD). He received the 1994 EMU Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award and in 2000 he received the Eastern Michigan University Distinguished Faculty Award for Service. Paciorek and his wife Karen, a Professor of early Childhood Education at EMU, have two sons; Clark (31) and Clay (28).

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING Mari Rakijaš

Assistant Director of Compliance Mari Rakijaš joined Eastern Michigan University as the Assistant Compliance Director/Monitoring in July 2016. As a member of the compliance staff, Rakijaš will be responsible for initial, continuing, and transfer eligibility, admissions, official and unofficial visits, camps and clinics, and other aspects of recruiting. Prior to joining Eastern Michigan University, Rakijaš spent the 2015-16 athletic season at the University of Michigan as a compliance services intern. While working at U-M, she worked extensively with JumpForward, completing tasks such as reviewing and approving practice logs, eligibility forms, official and unofficial visits, complimentary admissions, and contacts and

evaluations. Before her one-year stint at to Michigan, Rakijaš interned at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. While at Johns Hopkins, Rakijaš helped compile data on university expenses, staff salaries, and sport participation to determine seasons of eligibility used. Before joining the collegiate ranks, Rakijaš worked for two years at various levels of the judicial system. She was an intern for Judge Nicholas Rattal in Upper Marlboro, Md. in 2013 before serving as law clerk for Namanny, Byrne & Owens in 2014. From there she went to Silverman, Thompson, Slutkins & White in Baltimore, Md. Rakijaš secured her undergraduate degree in international relations and communications in 2012 from American University before picking up her juris doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2015.

Dr. Edward Sidlow Faculty Athletic Representative

Dr. Edward Sidlow, a political science professor at Eastern Michigan University, was named faculty athletics representative in Aug. of 2013. In this position, Sidlow serves as a liaison between the university administration and intercollegiate athletics, working to maintain the campus’ academic integrity and a balance between academics and athletics for all student-athletes. He also represents EMU at Mid-American Conference and NCAA meetings and approves eligibility certifications, waivers and violations. A native of Detroit, Mich., Sidlow completed his bachelor’s degree in 1974 at Eastern Michigan. He earned his master’s degree from Ohio State University in 1977 and completed his doctorate degree at Ohio

State in 1979. During his 40-year career, he has served as an instructor or professor at Ohio State (1975-78), Ohio Wesleyan University (1978), Arizona State University (1978-79), Miami University (1979-85), Northwestern University (1985-89), Loyola University Chicago (1989-95) and Eastern Michigan University (1995-present). He has published numerous articles and books, including: America at Odds, Freshman Orientation: House Style and Home Style, and Challenging the Incumbent. His work has also appeared in such journals as Policy Studies Review, Journal of Law and Politics, Journal of General Education, Western Political Quarterly, News for Teachers of Political Science, and College Teaching. Sidlow, the recipient of numerous teaching awards throughout his career, is frequently called on by print and broadcast media for political commentary and analysis.

Katie Skinner Assistant Athletic Trainer

Katie Skinner is in her fourth year as an assistant athletic trainer at Eastern Michigan University. Skinner had previously been the Assistant Athletic Trainer at Anderson University (S.C.) for the 2012-13 athletic season. She will serve as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU women’s basketball team, as well as the women’s tennis and women’s golf. teams The 29-year-old Skinner worked directly with the Trojans’ women’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball teams along with sharing responsibilities for track, golf and cheerleading.

She also served as an adjunct professor in the kinesiology department. A native of Stow, Ohio, Skinner is a 2010 graduate of the University of Toledo with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training. Skinner went on to complete her Master of Science in Exercise Physiology at EMU in 2012. While earning her degree, she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the women’s volleyball and women’s crew programs. Skinner is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, and also holds a NATABOC athletic training license.

EMU WRESTLING Wayne Smith

Assistant Equipment Manager

The 30-year-old Smith is responsible for the day-to-day equipment needs of the EMU’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and EMU’s Olympic sports teams. Smith is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA). He married his wife, Kristal, on July 25, 2015.

Christian Spears Deputy Director of Athletics

Christian Spears is in his third year as the Deputy Director of Athletics for Eastern Michigan University. Spears arrived in Ypsilanti following a five-year tenure in the Northern Illinois University Athletics Department. A part of the the athletic department’s Executive Leadership Team, Spears oversees the External Division including development, marketing, corporate partnership efforts, fan experience and media relations. He also leads strategies to increase ticket sales, merchandise and other revenue streams. In addition, Spears assists with the administration of the football program and is responsible for football scheduling. Before coming to EMU, Spears served as the Deputy Director of Athletics and as the sport administrator for the NIU football team. He also served as the acting director of athletics for nearly five months while NIU conducted a national search for their new Director of Athletics following the football team’s Orange Bowl appearance in 2013. While in DeKalb, Spears’ responsibilities included serving as the primary liaison between several campus units and Intercollegiate Athletics, including Academic Affairs and Student Affairs as well as the Office of General Counsel. Additionally, Spears directly supervised the following administrative areas for NIU:

Academics, Compliance, Life Skills, Strength and Conditioning, Sport Psychology, Football Operations and Equipment. Moreover, he coordinated the department’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR). He was also the sport AD for football, men’s basketball, baseball, cross country and track and field. In addition to his duties at Northern Illinois, Spears served as president of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) in 2012-13 and on the NAAC Board of Directors from 2008-14. Prior to joining NIU, Spears served for six years at Southern Illinois University, where he was the Assistant Athletic Director. Spears came to SIU in fall of 2003 from Harvard University. Spears began his career as a graduate student working in the athletic marketing office at Long Beach State University; he then served as the Big Ten Minority Intern for Ohio State University working in their athletic compliance office while he matriculated through the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State. Spears is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he majored in political science. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Long Beach State University in 1998 and he received his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law in 2002. Christian and his wife, Julia, have three children, Rainier, Kai and Skyla.

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Wayne Smith is in his eighth year as a full-time member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Smith joined the EMU staff as an under graduate in 2004-05 and was elevated to full-time in 2008.

Greg Steiner

Associate Athletic Director /Media Relations Greg Steiner is in his 15th year with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Media Relations Office and his first as the Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations. From Dec. 2004 until Oct. 2012, he was the office’s assistant director before serving as the assistant athletic director from 2012-16 He serves as the primary contact for the football women’s basketball and golf teams, while aiding in game-day help with nearly all 21 sports. During his tenure in Ypsilanti, Steiner has directly promoted numerous Academic All-Americans, worked with seven Mid-American Conference championship teams and instituted an aggressive approach to web development through a partnership with SIDEARM Sports to provide better online coverage of Eagle athletic events. Steiner also oversees the EMU-ESPN initiative and mobile production unit, in which EMU students receive valuable hands-on experience working with professional equipment and producing content for a national audience on ESPN3. In addition, he has worked as the play-by-play voice for radio and ESPN television broadcasts of EMU sporting events. In 2015, he took over as the host of the weekly

30-minute “All E Coaches Radio Show.”Well-known throughout the region, Steiner was part of the media relations staff at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional, the 2009 Final Four and the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional. Steiner has also overseen the statistics crew for the past eight MAC Football Championship games, nine MAC Basketball Tournaments and the previous 10 MAC Baseball Tournaments. The 35-year-old Steiner worked as a student athletic media relations director at Eastern Michigan for three years. A 2003 graduate of EMU, he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. During his tenure as a student assistant, Steiner was responsible for the development of the athletics department Web site, as well as most of the office’s publications. Steiner worked four years (2001-05) for WOHL television in Lima, Ohio, as videographer and co-host of “The Friday Night Frenzy” and “The Ottawa Oil Pre-Game Show,” a local high school sports show. He completed an internship at Bluffton University during the summer of 2002, where he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the sports information office. A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Steiner graduated from Bluffton High School in 1999. He is a member of the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Steiner and his wife, Cathy, live in Ypsilanti.

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Associate Head Athletic Trainer Bill Tuscany is in his 31st year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University sports medicine staff, having been promoted to associate head athletic trainer in Sept. 2001. Tuscany works in the Bowen Field House Athletic Training Room where he oversees the Olympic sports. In addition, Tuscany serves as a preceptor in EMU’s accredited athletic training curriculum.  A 1973 Eastern Michigan University graduate, Tuscany earned his master’s degree from EMU in 1976. He is a charter member of the Athletic Training Chapter of the Eastern Michigan Alumni Association.    Before joining the EMU athletics department, Tuscany was the head athletics trainer at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., from 1976-86.

In addition to his athletic training duties at Lewis, Tuscany was the director of the Emergency Medical Service, an associate professor in physical education and from 1981-86 he was the chairman of the physical education department. In 1993 Tuscany was elected to the Lewis University Hall of Fame. Tuscany was also a Board of Certification Examiner from 1978 until 2009 at which time the exam was computerized.  Tuscany is in his 40th year as a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is a recipient of the 25 year award. He is also a member of the Michigan Athletic Trainers’Society, and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. He is a licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Michigan.    The 65-year-old Tuscany and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Sarah (34).

Brad Watson Assistant Athletic Trainer

Brad Watson is in his fourth year as an assistant athletic trainer at Eastern Michigan University. He serves as the primary athletic trainer for the EMU men’s basketball and men’s golf teams while overseeing volleyball and rowing. The 27-year-old Watson joined EMU in 2011 as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He worked directly with the baseball and wrestling teams during his first two years in Ypsilanti, and earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2013. A native of Bellevue, Ohio, Watson is a 2011 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic

Training. As an Ohio State undergraduate, Watson assisted with the football, men’s basketball, wrestling and women’s lacrosse teams. He also spent time aiding Worthington Kilbourne High School, Ohio Wesleyan University, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and various Ohio State sports camps. Watson is a certified athletic trainer licensed by the State of Michigan and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association, Michigan Athletic Trainers Soceity, and the College Athletic Trainer’s Society.

Heidi Wegmueller General Manager - IMG College/EMU

Heidi Wegmueller is in her third year as the General Manager of Eastern Michigan IMG Sports Marketing. Wegmueller arrived in Ypsilanti following a short stay working with Badger Sports Properties at the University of Wisconsin. She had previous experience at the Division I level having worked at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs (2012) and the Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs (2013-14). Before joining the college ranks, Wegmueller worked for The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America for eight years. During her first four years (2003-07), Wegmueller was a Public Relations Coordinator, planning and organizing the public and media relations efforts for The PGA’s high-

profile public relations campaigns, initiatives and events. From 2007-11, she was a Senior Account Executive that managed the day-to-day relationships, activation strategy and execution for the world’s largest working sports organization’s most prestigious and valued partners. Wegmueller earned her bachelor’s degree in sports management and communications from the University of Michigan in 2003 and received her master’s degree in international mass communication from Lynn University in 2006. While studying at Michigan, Wegmueller also worked as a tennis teaching professional at Huron Valley Tennis Club (1999-2000) and U-Move at the University of Michigan (2000-02). She began her affiliation with the golf community in 2002 while serving as an intern for the Golf Association of Michigan and followed with a 2003 internship with the United States Golf Association, serving as the tournament director for the 2003 Special Olympics Golf National Invitational Tournament.

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In addition to living in Arizona, Whitney has also lived in Louisiana, New York, Ohio, and Oregon before returning to his native Michigan in 2006 to be closer to family. Whitney arrived at EMU in 2007 and worked as a grounds supervisor for the Physical Plant on campus. Prior to coming to EMU, Whitney enjoyed a successful career in golf course management working at a number of Top-100 courses across the country. Whitney is a certified Master Gardener and has also volunteered with Hospice and animal rescue organizations. His wife Amy, is a pharmacist.

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Corey Whitney is in his sixth year as a member of the Eastern Michigan University athletics department. Whitney joined the Student Athlete Support Services staff in the Fall of 2011 as an Academic Counselor. The 43-year-old Whitney spent four years in the United States Coast Guard before earning his degree from Finger Lakes Community College in 1999. Whitney earned his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Arizona State University in 2005.

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The Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, in its 15th season as the crown jewel of EMU athletics, opened up a new era of excitement on the west campus of EMU in the fall of 1998. The state-of-the-art, $29-million facility is the result of a decade-long effort to improve and upgrade University facilities and followed closely the opening of the $41-million Bruce T. Halle Library on the main campus. Construction of the Convocation Center began in the spring of 1997 and culminated with its dedication game, Dec. 9, 1998, with a men’s basketball game against the University of Michigan in front of a crowd of 7,647. Since its opening, the Convocation Center has served as home court for the Eagles’ men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The EMU wrestling team and women’s gymnastics team have held several meets on the arena floor. The Convocation Center has also served as the site for four Mid-American Conference Championships. EMU hosted the 2000 and 2007 MAC Gymnastics Championship and the 2002 and 2009 MAC Wrestling Championship. The arena has been the host site for seven first-round MAC Women’s Basketball Tournament games, four first-round MAC Volleyball Tournament games and four first-round game for the men’s basketball squad. The building also played the host for the EMU women’s basketball team’s upset of the University of Michigan in the First Round of the 2011 Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The Convocation Center also played host to the 2008 WNBA’s Eastern Conference Finals and the WNBA Championship, as the Detroit Shock utilized the facility for the playoffs. Along with their commitment to EMU Athletics, the Convocation Center staff has brought some of the finest entertainers in the world to Ypsilanti. The Convo has hosted concerts by the Black Crowes, Indigo Girls, Godsmack, Smashmouth, Ludacris, Bob Dillion, Toby Keith, Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Chapelle, John Mayer and Jay-Z. The Convocation Center is also the site for EMU’s spring and winter commencement ceremonies. Among other events that have taken place include numerous youth sporting competi-

tions, high school commencements, trade shows, job fairs, conventions, charity and community awareness events as well as a circus. The 204,316-square-foot facility features three user-friendly levels — arena, concourse and office — and three seating configurations to maximize crowd capacity and space usage. The largest seating capacity is for center-stage entertainment activities, with 9,500 seats available. The capacity for basketball games is approximately 8,800. EMU’s athletic administration is located on the office level, along with offices for the EMU football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball coaching staffs. The EMU Athletic Media Relations Office, as well as offices for the Convocation Center staff, are located on the office level. The main athletic training room and office space for EMU’s sports medicine staff is located on the arena level as are strength and conditioning facilities and equipment rooms. In the summer of 2012, the Convocation Center received a major face-lift, as a YESCO four-sided ceiling hung display sign, featuring video boards on all four sides, was installed above center court in the arena. The fixture features four 10MM full color video boards, with each board’s active area measuring 15.7-foot wide by 11.5-foot tall. In addition, the system also features three ribbon displays on the west and east sides and under the scoreboard. The arena will also showcase an integrated light emitting diode (LED) courtside scorer’s table. There is no doubt that the Convocation Center has become a special place for athletic events, but there is a warm spot in the hearts of Eastern Michigan fans for Bowen Field House, the home for men’s and women’s basketball games for 43 years. Bowen was built in 1955 at a cost of $1.25 million. The facility has 79,529 square feet of floor space and includes an eight-laps-to-the-mile indoor track. An additional 9,394 square feet, along with new permanent seating, a new court and upgrading of the facility was completed in 1982 at a cost of $506,938. Bowen still serves as home to EMU’s track teams and also serves as a practice facility for many of Eastern’s varsity squads.

TALE OF THE TAPE THE CONVOCATION CENTER Cost - $29.6 million Square Feet - 204,316 Seating Capacity (Basketball) - 8,784 Seating Capacity (Other Events) - 9,512 Building Time Frame Construction Started: 1996 Dedication: December 12, 1998 Design/Build Team Barton-Malow Company Architects Rossetti Associates of Birmingham/ The Argos Group

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan Univer- Westview has helped offset the situation. sity’s Indoor Athletic Practice Facility, also known as “The Bubble,” is “We need about 50 more spaces,” said Monahan. He said there paying dividends for the University, the community and EMU ath- is a proposal to add additional spaces on a hill near the existing spaces. letics in its second year of operation. “I think the facility has been invaluable,” said former Eastern Monahan said the facility had netted $325,000 in user fees as Michigan University’s athletic director Derrick Gragg. “It is the of March and is “in the black.” However, he said some utility billing first time in EMU athletic history that our football team has been issues are still being worked out so determining a profit margin is able to do conditioning and practice in the winter months without difficult at this point. interruption. We also have seen improvement in our baseball and “I think it was a great decision by the University,” said Monahan softball programs, and the practice facility has had something to of building the facility. “The community seems pleased. It has been do with that. This facility should help reduce the competitive ad- wonderful for the University and it is paying for itself.” vantages that other programs have had in the past and is helping EMU catch up to other schools.” “Everything has gone very smoothly,” said Mark Monahan, director of the EMU Convocation Center, which oversees the indoor practice facility. “Since January, it has been booked all the time. We have had a ton of youth sports use it.” The indoor practice facility, which cost $3.9 million to build, was inflated during February 2010. The facility is a permanent airsupported structure that is 410 feet long, 210 feet wide, and 75 feet tall; and includes a welcome center (1,100 square feet) and convertible space (86,000 square feet) that can be configured for a football field, an international soccer field, four youth soccer fields or two youth baseball/softball fields. A full-time supervisor and students staff the facility. The facility, located at 150 Westview Drive, is open Monday-Friday, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Youth soccer, Little League baseball, high school football teams, EMU club sports, recreational groups and six intercollegiate teams have used the facility since it opened last year, said Monahan. The six intercollegiate sports that use the facility are football, baseball, softball, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s golf. “It’s been fantastic for our league,” said Dave York, soccer manager for Total Sports Complex. “We are able to incorporate more Ann Arbor-based clubs so they don’t have to drive so far to play.” Total Sports Complex runs youth soccer programs — that includes approximately 700 players — in southeastern Michigan and Ohio. Monahan said there has been one challenge for the facility. “Parking has been an issue because business is so good,” he said. The facility has 100 spaces, but the volume associated with its use has led Monahan to request additional parking. Currently, Monahan said that a shuttle service to and from additional parking at

2016-17 EAGLE WRESTLING NOT ALWAYS THE EAGLES Since the 1991 season, Eastern Michigan University athletic teams have gone by the nickname“Eagles.” The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron nickname and logo with the new one. EMU originally went by the nicknames “Normalites” and “Men from Ypsi” and various other titles down through the years before “Hurons” was adopted in 1929. The “Hurons” first came into being as the result of a contest sponsored by the Men’s Union in 1929. On Oct. 31 of that year, a three-person committee, composed of Dr. Clyde Ford, Dr. Elmer Lyman and Professor Bert Peet, selected the name “Hurons” from the many entries in the contest. The name was submitted by two students, Gretchen Borst and George Hanner. Hanner was working at the Huron Hotel at the time of the contest and was no doubt as much influenced by his place of employment as by the Huron Indian tribe. The runner-up name in that contest was Pioneers. EMU began investigating the appropriateness of its Huron Indian logo after the Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a report in October 1988 suggesting that all schools using such logos drop them. The report indicated that the use of Native American names, logos and mascots for athletic teams promoted racial stereotypes. At that time, four colleges, 62 high schools and 33 junior high/middle schools in Michigan used Indian logos or names. The EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the Huron name with Eagles, taken from three recommendations from a committee charged with supplying a new nickname. The other two final names submitted were Green Hornets and Express.

GREEN, WHITE AND YELLOW? The EMU Eagles’ colors are green and white, but the track and cross country teams both feature yellow on their uniforms. There is a reason these teams stand out, and the history behind it goes back to 1967. EMU Hall of Fame Head Coach Bob Parks offered some insight to the story behind how the yellow came about. “When I got to EMU in January 1967, the team was wearing dark green singlets and dark green shorts. In that season, we ran a meet at Western Michigan University, and the finish line was beneath the balcony which was very dark. In the hurdle final, there were six men, three from Michigan State and three from EMU. MSU’s uniforms were almost identical to ours. When the finish positions were announced, we got the short end of the stick. You could hardly see the runners under the dark balcony area, and they got the finish wrong. At that point, I decided to get uniforms that showed up better. “Back then, Kansas was a big name in collegiate track, and they wore pink shorts and powder blue singlets with pink lettering. Everyone thought they were great. I decided to copy them and ordered orange shorts and green singlets with white lettering trimmed in orange. We wore them for about four years, but the Regents decided that all of our teams should be wearing green and white. When they made us get rid of the orange and green, I ordered green and gold, colors I had always liked. At first, they weren’t going to let us use them, but I pointed out that our football team was wearing green and gold. Our administration could hardly argue with me, since our gridders were wearing it too. “ “We have worn it ever since, and it is known from coast to coast, as our men have done traditionally well nationally. It also differentiates us from MSU and Ohio University’s color schemes. The green and gold does show up well at the finish line, but nowadays they use computer cameras, so it is less of a problem as it was in the 60s and 70s.” EMU OLYMPIANS THROUGH THE YEARS EMU has had a track representative at the summer Olympic Games since Hayes Jones in 1960. The Eagles have had 17 representatives in 52 years, 14 men and three women.

Some of EMU’s Prominent Alumni • Charlie Batch, Lional Dalton, Jason Jones, T.J. Lang, Barry Stokes, Kevin Walter – professional football players • Ron Campbell – President, Tampa Bay Lightning •

Fred Cofield, Earle Higgins, Harvey Marlatt, George Gervin, Grant Long, Derrick Dial, Earl Boykins, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas – professional basketball players

• General John G. Coburn -- One-of-eight four-star generals in the United States • Hayes Jones -- Olympic gold medalist

• Bruce T. Halle -- Founder and CEO of Discount Tire Co.

• Rodney Slater -- Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• John Heffron -- Winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2004

• Shirley Spork -- Co-founder of the LPGA

• Greg Mathis –Judge and later TV personality • Lloyd Olds - Designed the zebra shirt worn by referees • Dean Rockwell – Olympic team wrestling coach in 1964 • Rocky Roe -- Major League Baseball umpire • Jack Roush -- CEO and owner of Roush Racing

• Bob Welch -- Cy Young Award winner

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RECRUITING DO'S AND DON'TS Only EMU coaches may be involved in the recruiting process. Boosters may not make any recruiting contacts with prospective studentathletes, Boosters are prohibited from the following: • Do not telephone, write or make in-person contact with a prospect for recruiting purposes • Do not contact a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect • Do not become involved in making arrangements for a prospect, the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind • Do not visit a prospect's school to acquire films or transcripts in an attempt to evaluate the prospect's academic or athletics eligibility • Do not have contact with a prospect, their relatives or friends during any of their visits to EMU's campus • Do not contact student-athletes enrolled in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to EMU Even though there are many rules prohibiting your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permitted to do the following: • Notify EMU coaching staff about noteworthy prospects in your area, • Attend a prospect's athletics event on your own initiative, provided no contact with the prospect, the prospect's parents or coach occurs, • Continue existing friendships, provided solicitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occur.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact EMU’s Athletic Compliance Office

EMU Compliance Office 734.487.4519

WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? At Eastern Michigan University, the Office of Compliance works within the department of athletics and the University to ensure EMU's compliance with all applicable NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the following tasks: • Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospective student-athletes, current student-athletes and boosters about NCAA, MAC and institutional rules; • Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance with NCAA, MAC and institutional rules (e.g., recruiting, academic eligibility, financial aid, awards and benefits, amateurism and agents); • Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules. ARE YOU A BOOSTER? You are a booster if you are or ever have: • Been a member of a booster organization that supports EMU athletics (e.g., EMU Athletic Club, E-Gridiron Group); • Made any financial contributions to the athletics department; • Been involved in promoting EMU's athletics program; • Been a season ticket holder; or • Provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their relatives or friends. You can become a booster if you provide benefits to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true: • The relationship between the athlete (or parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the athlete's participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete; • The relationship began only after the athlete become a prospect; • The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation; • The pattern of benefits increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a talented athlete.

ONCE A BOOSTER ALWAYS A BOOSTER. Once an individual is identified as a booster, the person retains that identity forever! This is true even if the individual no longer contributes to, or is involved with, EMU's athletics program. WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE? A prospective student-athlete (prospect) is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade, students enrolled in preparatory schools and two-year colleges are also considered prospects. An individual remains a prospect even after he/she signs a National Letter of Intent. WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a EMU employee or booster to provide a prospect, student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible benefits include, but are not limited to, the following: • Gifts of cash, clothing, equipment or any other tangible item; • A special discount, payment arrangement or credit on any purchase or service; • Loan of money or co-signing of loans; • A vehicle, use of a vehicle, or any transportation expenses; • Free or reduced-cost services, purchases or rentals; • Entertainment on- or off-campus; or • Free or reduced-cost rent or housing.

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The Eastern Michigan University Office of Athletics Compliance is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, institutional employees, community members and boosters about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Mid-American Conference and institutional rules. The commitment to compliance ensures institutional control over the department of athletics. The existence of a successful compliance program depends on the willingness of coaches, administrators, staff, student-athletes and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, MAC and institutional rules.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? EMU is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster provides an impermissible benefit to a prospect, student-athlete, their relatives or friends, EMU may be subject to penalties from the NCAA and Mid-American Conference. When a violation occurs, regardless of intention, it can: • Jeopardize the eligibility of prospective and current student-athletes; • Result in the EMU athletics program being penalized by the NCAA and/or the MidAmerican Conference; and • Cause you to lose benefits or privileges associated with the athletics department (i.e., booster club membership, ticket privileges). QUESTIONS? The above information is a brief overview of compliance and rules pertaining to boosters and their interactions with prospective studentathletes. If you have any questions about any NCAA, MAC or institutional rules, please contact the Christopher Hoppe at 734.487.3263 or choppe3@emich.edu. For more information on compliance and boosters, please visit the Office of Athletic Compliance's website at: EMUEagles.com/compliance

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Student-Athlete Support Services

Academic, personal and professional support are essential to college success. At EMU, Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) helps student-athletes reach their full potential. Our philosophy is to offer an academic support program, integrated with the University, that will assist all student-athletes with their transition into college. This all-encompassing support continues throughout each student-athlete’s collegiate career, until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a job or enters graduate school. Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We gather important background information and build an academic profile on each student-athlete, assessing his or her needs in advance. Services provided through SASS include the following: programs that focus on student-athletes’ special needs, monitoring academic performance, providing learning assistance, assisting with registration procedures, assisting in monitoring athletic eligibility, providing priority registration and making sure that athletes are advised about current NCAA, MAC and university rules and regulations. Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter a major transition when making the switch from high school or community college to a university. These students, while adjusting to their new routines, receive extra attention and support. College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication from both the studentathlete and the support staff, the student-athlete can have a successful college experience. The success of Eastern’s student-athletes hinges on their willingness to seek assistance from SASS as well as other university student services. SASS staff members continually refer student-athletes to the Admissions Office, Academic Advising Center, Career Services Center, Health Services, the Records Office, Financial Aid and The Holman Learning Center. Faculty members also provide assistance to student-athletes through advising in course selection and providing additional help with courses when requested.

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine Department has a long history and reputation for excellence in the health care of student-athletes and the education of athletic training students. Founding practitioners Gary Strickland, Ron Venis and Dr. Wally Roeser envisioned a goal of first-class prevention, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries for all student-athletes. Although the department continues to grow, its primary mission remains the same. The student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics receive comprehensive health care from an expansive sports medicine team. The Eastern Michigan University Sports Medicine staff is led by Dr. Tara MasterHunter, Dr. Zoe Foster, Dr. David Alvarez, Dr. George Pujalte, Dr. Wally Roeser, Dr. Bruce Miller, Dr. Don Wurtzel and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall. Additionally, the staff consists of two primary care sports medicine fellows, three full-time staff athletic trainers, two full-time athletic training clinical educators, five graduate assistant athletic trainers and the team dentist. Our sports medicine staff works in conjunction with various medical professionals within the community who provide nutritional, dental, vision and other specialized services for our student-athletes. At Eastern Michigan University, the philosophy of the Sports Medicine staff is two-fold: To provide a high standard of medical care through effective preventive and management programs, and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation process for a safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered our number one priority, not only while they compete at Eastern Michigan University, but during their lifetime as well. The Sports Medicine staff operates out of three campus athletic training facilities in the Convocation Center, Bowen Field House and the Rynearson Stadium team building.

Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning

Our Sports Performance Program applies a complete approach to scientifically and practically progress each individual athlete. Our purpose is to improve all components that will aid in achieving maximal athletic performance while reducing the occurrence of injury. We incorporate athletic based, free weight, multi-joint, and multi-directional movements which vary from a diverse collection of strength and conditioning disciplines to prepare each athlete for the general and specific demands of their sport. Standards that will be implemented at all times are: Integrity, Attention to Detail, Quality before Quantity, and Execution before Innovation. Assuming quality thought and effort have been put into a sports performance program, all else being equal, the program feels that these three components are usually separating an elite level program from the average. Incorporating Daily Competitions – The ability for athletes to compete in an every day setting is critical to the success of team and individual sports. Anything from team relay’s, to 1 on 1 tug of wars, to using a dumbbell weight heavier than the previous week. I simply make the statement to my teams, “WIN THE DAY.” Work harder – beat your last weeks sets/reps/weight/time, COMPETE! There is competitive nature in all mankind. Sometimes it takes a little extra effort on the coaching end to see it. Fill your team with competitors and your program will take care of itself. Physical and Mental Sport Transfer – Training to the specifics of the sport, and style that the head coaches are teaching is an essential way to succeed at any level. Find out what the sport coaches are looking to achieve and speak their same language. You are an addition to their staff, hop on board and cater your philosophy to their needs. Giving each athlete specific examples of on field/on court experiences where success can either be earned or an opportunity can be lost. Being able to make athlete’s understand the importance of mental toughness that is needed in the weight room and how it transfers over to their sport. The pain, the physical and mental struggles they endure in each training session is setting them up for success for their competitive season. Fight for every rep just as you would for any rebound, blocked shot, interception, or stolen base. Make references back to their closest contests that might have been decided by one play – (or one rep). Positive Influential Environment – Do athletes leave the weight room looking to return for more or dreading the next time they have to mope through one of the most silent hours of their day? Each session, from the minute the first athlete walks in, to the last grueling minute they are dragging out, fill the room with ENERGY!!! Push them through their toughest moments and coach every rep. Show each and every athlete that you care about their progress. Stay vocal, provide positive feedback as well as constructive criticism, play that latest hip-hop track and find a way to create a positive training environment.

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Eagles Pride provides vital financial support to more than 550 student-athletes at Eastern Michigan University as they strive for excellence on the court and in the classroom. Nearly 1,000 donors generously supported our outstanding scholar-athletes each year. Established in 1994, Eagles Pride (formerly the EMU Athletic Club) raises funds in three key areas for EMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 varsity athletic teams: annual-use operating funds, endowment, and facility related projects. Today, annual-use giving is the most critical area of support needed by the Athletic Department. These contributions directly support the operating budgets of our teams and help provide the most basic needs to our coaches and student-athletes, including comprehensive national recruiting efforts, out of region travel to maintain nationally competitive schedules, equipment such as uniforms, balls, nets, bats, and much more. Gifts to any of our teams, or to the Eagles Pride Fund (which will be used for the most urgent needs of the athletic department), are an investment in the future leaders of the state of Michigan. Join Eagles Pride today and make a difference for EMU Athletics.

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The Eastern Michigan University alumni varsity letterwinners club, E-Club, sponsors the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class will mark the 41st anniversary of the E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame. 1976 Charles Eugene Beatty* James “Bingo” Brown* William E. Foy* George W. Marshall* Lloyd W. Olds* Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.* Edwin Shadford* Raymond L. Stites* 1977 C. Dale Curtiss* Charles Hanneman* Charles “Whitey” Hlad* Hayes W. Jones Harry Ockerman* Dean Rockwell* Olin Sanders* Paul Shoemaker* 1978 William E. Crouch* Daniel Webster Kirksey Robert K. Middlekauff Thomas V. Quinn* Kenneth “Red” Simmons* Andrew Vanyo* James A. Walsh* William C. Zepp* 1979 Louis Batterson* James Bibbs Merrill Hershey* Harvey Marlatt George Muellich* Ron Oestrike Arthur D. Walker* Frank “Buck” Weeber* 1980 Ruth Boughner* Leighton Boyd* Kenneth “Beef” Matheson* Ferris G. Newman* Bob Parks 1981 Delmar Allman* Rha W. Arnold* Charles E. Forsythe* James R. Martin* David L. Pureifory* Abe Rosenkrantz* Clarence B. Sabbath* Shirley G. Spork 1982 Garion H. Campbell* Clifford D. Crane* Marvin R. Mittlestat* Albert H. Pingel Earl N. Riskey* Charles J. Shonta Fred D. Trosko* 1983 Roger Arnett* Santee Brockman* Ralph Gilden Augusta “Gussie” Harris* Kenneth Hawk* Charles Lappeus* Neville “Tex” Walker* George Wendt*

1984 William Barrett James Bell Wardell Gilliam* Gordon Minty Bernard Otto*

1985 John Banaszak Doug Cossey* Hasely Crawford Michael H. Jones* Richard Moseley Charles Paige Jean Siterlet* 1986 Jean S. Cione* David Ellis Bruce Howell Ron Johnson Richard G. Raymond Bill Tipton 1987 Glenn Davis Marvin Johnson Bob Rowland* William J. Stephens Jack Weiss 1988 Norbert S. Badar Clarence Chapman Sherm J. Collins Clare Ebersole Stanley McConnor Bob Welch* 1989 Gary Bastien William M. Cave* Ron Gulyas Ann (Meachum) Lohner Bob Owchinko Harry Werbin* 1990 Ken Bruchanski Dottie Denise Davis Jeffrey E. Dils Frank Reaume Virgil E. Windom Duane Zemper 1991 James Brodie* Tom Fagan Jim Grant* Jeff Huxley James Ross Claude Snarey* 1992 Cleon Gilliam Jay Jones Susan “Sue” Parks Mike Strickland Leo Turner* 1993 Joe Brodie Laurie Ann Byrd Oswald Gaynier* George Gervin Nick Manych* 1994 Terry Collins Donna Donakowski F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca* Kevin “Rocky” Miller Robert Sims C.P. Steimle*

1995 John Clay Bob Crosby Kerry Keating James Matthews Lucy Parker Larry Radcliff 1996 Jim Applegate John C. Fountain Kennedy McIntosh* Randy Mills Andrea (Bowman) Osika Jeff Peck 1997 Walter Gerald Brown* Ed Engle* Glenn Gulliver Earle Higgins Duane Root Eugene Thomas Claudia Wasik 1998 Marc Dingman Grant Long Loita “Blink” Molineaux* Nanette Push Ron Saunders* Pat Sheridan Tom Smith 1999 Ron Adams Jim Harkema Kelly Hebler Dave Kieft Leroy Potter* Mark Smith Jeff Washington 2000 Wilbur P. Bowen* Jack Brusewitz Chris Hoiles Denise (Kaercher) Leipold Jim Nelson Jenny Romatowski Wayne Seiler 2001 Angie Fielder Jon Gates Bob Jennings Mauri Jormakka* George Mead* John “Rocky” Roe Rodney Slater 2002 William “Audie” Cole Rena (Cox) McBroom Earl Jones Lanny Mills J.E. Morcombe* Jim Pietrzak Ron Rice Mary Smith* 2003 Sherry (Anderson) Boughton Sharon (Brown) Calhoun Marsha (Barker) Crosby Jim Dutcher Garry Grady Paul McMullen Joel Smith

2004 Melissa (Drouillard) Bater Roxanne (Munch) Bronkema Roger Coryell Mark Dailey Earl Dixon Mireille (Sankatsing) Smith Jim Streeter 2005 Tommy Asinga Dan Boisture* Ben Braun Hamilton Morningstar* Dr. Waldomar Roeser Danny Schmitz Sara Seegers Harold Simons 2006 Nikki (Stubbs) Douglas Greg Howe Carole Huston Dazel Jules Peter Linn Bob Lints Gary Tyson 2007 Al Jagutis Marci Kelley Mark Leonard Tamyka McCord Stan Vinson Doug Willer 2008 Joy (Inniss) Johnson Lindell Reason Jeff Reaume* Sarah Willis Chuck Wilson 2009 Denise Allen Charlie Batch Jerry Cerulla Angela (Springer) Johnson Sharon McNie Gary Patton Gary Strickland 2010 Clement Chukwu Dawn (Godfrey) Heck Laurie Hubbard JoAnne (LeFevre) McBroom Hildred Lewis John R. Martin Barry Stokes

2011 Ingrid (Boyce) Benn Howard Booth Traci (Parsons) McMullen Linda Milholland Jamie Nieto Norm Parker* John Schmidt 2012 Erik Henriksen Ivory Westly Hood Brian Tolbert Sharon (Rose) Schwartz Jerry Umin 2013 Dennis Betts Earl Boykins JoyAnn Clarke Wondella Devers Derrick Dial Eugene Smith Donald Stewart 2014 Boaz Cheboiywo Kathy Hart Fred LaPlante Tom Michael Lorenzo M. Neeley Allyson Newman Brett Petersmark 2015 Joseph Codrington Tracy Deeter George Harrison Paul Scicluna* LJ Shelton Stephanie Smiley Barry Susterka 2016 Steve Brown Lional “Jelly Roll” Dalton Connie Miner Fabian Rollins Greg Ryan Robin Baun *Deceased