2013-14 LoNgwood UNiversity woMeN’s teNNis roster Name
Cl.
Malin Allgurin
Jr.
5-11
Värnamo, Sweden
Sarah Moomau
Sr.
5-9
Winchester, Va.
Paloma Alatorre Bethany Law Anna Pelak
Mason Thomas
Fr. Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Ht.
5-5 5-2
5-6 5-2
Hometown
Katy, Texas Ona, W.Va.
McLean, Va.
Buchanan Dam, Texas
Head Coach: Casey Wharton - first season
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Director of athletics troy austin...................................................................... 434.395.2057 ......................................................................austints@longwood.edu associate aD for student-athlete Enhancement / sWa Michelle Meadows ........................................................ 434.395.2429 ............................................................ meadowsme@longwood.edu
associate aD for Media Relations Greg Prouty .................................................................. 434.395.2097 .................................................................. proutygd@longwood.edu
associate aD for internal Operations Bill irish .......................................................................... 434.395.2655 ......................................................................irishwm@longwood.edu
associate aD for External Relations scott Bacon .................................................................... 434.395.2081 .................................................................. baconsm@longwood.edu assistant aD for sports Medicine / Head athletic trainer Jenna Page .................................................................... 434.395.2965 ...................................................................... pagejm@longwood.edu assistant aD for Marketing Eric stoller ...................................................................... 434.395.2138 .................................................................... stolleres@longwood.edu assistant aD for Facilites and Maintenance alpha Jones .................................................................... 434.395.2982 ....................................................................jonesra2@longwood.edu
Faculty athletics Representative Dr. consuelo alvarez .................................................... 434.395.2847 .................................................................... alvarezcj@longwood.edu Director of compliance alex Ricker-Gilbert.......................................................... 434.395.2417 .......................................................... rickergilbertar@longwood.edu
Director of athletics academic services Maya Ozery .................................................................... 434.395.4918 .................................................................... ozerymy@longwood.edu Director of strength and conditioning John Hark ...................................................................... 434.395.2772 ........................................................................ harkjp@longwood.edu
Director of athletics Business Operations Bryan cornn .................................................................. 434.395.2614 .................................................................... cornnbc@longwood.edu
special assistant to the aD stuart smith .................................................................. 434.395.2059 .................................................................... smithsb2@longwood.edu Main Office .................................................................... 434.395.2057 Fax .................................................................................. 434.395.2568 Website ................................................ www.longwoodlancers.com twitter ....................................@LongwoodLancers (#lancerstrong) Facebook................................................................Longwood Lancers
ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
assistant Director for athletics Media Relations / WtEN contact ashley Robbins .............................................................. 434.395.2718 ................................................................ robbinsam@longwood.edu
athletics Video coordinator Gary Maiorano................................................................ 434.395.2345 .............................................................. maioranogp@longwood.edu
General Quick Facts ................................1 Big South Conference ..............2 CoaChinG Staff Casey Wharton ..........................4
2014 lanCerS Veterans......................................6 Newcomers ................................9
Year-in-review 2012-13 Results ..........................13 reCorD BooK All-Time Records ......................15 All-Time Honors ........................15
lonGwooD UniverSitY Longwood ................................17 Farmville Area|Virginia..............19 President Reveley ....................20 Director of Athletics Austin............21 Athletics Administration ..........22 Media Relations........................24 Athletics Staff ..........................25 CoverS Law/Moomau/Allgurin ............FC 2014 Roster..............................IFC Lancer Club................................IB 2014 Schedule ..........................BC
Quick Facts
university information Location........................................................................Farmville, Virginia Founded .............................................................................................1839 Undergraduate Enrollment ..............................................................4,185 Nickname ......................................................................................Lancers Colors....................................................................................Blue & White Affiliation ..........................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ..................................................................................Big South Facility .................................................................................Lancer Courts President ..............................................W. Taylor Reveley IV (Princeton)
team information 2013 Overall Record.............................................................................7-14 2013 Big South Conference Record ......................................................1-8 First Year.........................................................................................1971-72 All-Time Record.............................................................................406-319
coaching staff Head Coach.......................................................................Casey Wharton Record At Longwood (Years) ...................................................0-0 (First) Career Record (Years) ......................................................................Same Office Phone ........................................................................434.395.2757 E-Mail ..........................................................whartoncg@longwood.edu Best Time To Contact .........................................................Contact AMR
credits: The 2013-14 Longwood University Women’s Tennis Guide has been published by the Athletics Media Relations Office. Written, compiled, edited and designed by Ashley Robbins, Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations. Photography by Dyann Busse - Red Rocket Photography, the Design & Photo Man-Brian Ritchie. accessibility: Anyone with questions concerning accessibility or accommodations related to a disability should contact Longwood University Disability Support Services, 434-395-2391.
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Embarking on its 30th year in 2013-14, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by notable accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.”
The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted fullfledged NCAA Division I status.
During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing against some of the finest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 17 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new heights. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during his tenure, as he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s lacrosse for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages.
Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first longrange strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and oversaw the additions of men’s and women’s indoor track & field in 1997 and women’s lacrosse in 2013. At the same time, Kallander has solidified Conference membership, as an all-time high 12 member institutions comprise the 30-year old League. Recent additions include High Point, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian College and Longwood, plus the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live video streaming event in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 900 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms.
Since 2000, the Big South Conference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the Conference has had an individual National Champion six times, has had more than 300 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship seven times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection, had the first women’s golf program advance to the national finals, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball team five consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, has received two at-large playoff berths in the Football Championship Subdivision since 2006, has had six NFL Draft picks, and has had two institutions finish in the top 10 in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships -- including the Conference’s highestever team finish in an NCAA event (fifth in 2007). In 2006-07, the Big South was the only Conference nationwide to have an at-
large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed four times -- including a national seed for the first time in 2010, while the Chanticleers’ FCS playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of the Big South’s football existence. The 2009-10 season saw Liberty’s Sam Chelanga win two NCAA National Championships (cross country, 10,000-meter run); Coastal Carolina’s baseball team reach the Super Regionals for the second time in three years as well as being ranked No. 1 in the national RPI and as high as No. 3 in the national polls; and three women’s basketball teams reach the postseason for the first time in Conference history. In 2010-11, Chelanga won two more NCAA National Championships (cross country, outdoor 5,000meter run), the Big South had its first automatic bid recipient in football (Coastal Carolina), UNC Asheville reached the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Coastal Carolina’s women’s golf team was the first in Conference history to advance to the NCAA Championship out of Regional play, and a League-record 18 baseball players were drafted in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft. In 2011-12, the Big South had a record five individuals selected for the NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals -- the most of any Division I conference, as well as a record 42 All-Americans.
This past season, the Big South had 32 student-athletes earn All-America distinction, while another 12 were named Academic All-Americans. The Conference also had two football playoff teams – and two playoff wins -- for the first time, had a women’s basketball team win a postseason game for the first time since 2005, had a League-record four men’s basketball teams selected for postseason play, had two men’s soccer teams reach the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, and had two men’s and women’s golf programs selected for NCAA Regional play. Several former Big South student-athletes have also reached national prominence in recent years. Coastal Carolina’s Amber Campbell made the U.S. Olympic Team in 2008 and 2012, and was one of five former Big South athletes to compete in the 2008 Games; High Point’s Tamas Kovacs qualified for the 2012 London Games; VMI’s Reggie Williams reached the NBA with the Golden State Warriors in 2010, UNC Asheville’s Ty Wigginton was named an American League All-Star in 2010, and Coastal Carolina’s Dustin Johnson has won seven PGA Tour events since departing the Big South Conference in 2007. Three former Big South baseball players made their major league debuts in 2012, while Avery Warley became the third Big South women’s basketball player to play in the WNBA two years ago. The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10-year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. For the past four years, nearly 50 percent of Conference’s student-athletes were named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average for the academic year, and the League has had more than 110 Academic All-Americans in its history. Furthermore, the Big South has recorded double figure totals in NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR progress the last four years. As part of this year’s 30th anniversary celebration, the League will recognize All-Decade Teams for each sport spanning the Conference’s first three decades of existence.
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COACHIN
G STAFF
CASEY WHARTON
HEAD COACH | FIRST YEAR RECORD AT LONGWOOD: 0-0 Casey Wharton is in his second year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and his first season as the women's tennis head coach after being named to the position in July 2013. He previously served as an assistant coach for the men's and women's tennis programs during 2012-13, sharing responsibility in all aspects of Lancers’ tennis, in addition to being directly responsible for player development. Wharton arrived from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylo in Belton, Texas, where he had worked as a volunteer assistant since 2009.
At Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wharton played an active role in recruiting year round. He also helped plan and execute practices, and lead the team’s strength and fitness activities. During his tenure, Wharton’s men’s and women’s teams qualified into the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament on six occasions. In 2012, he helped coach the Division III ITA Southwest Regional Women’s Singles champion, Brittni Fausett. Previously, Wharton helped lead his team to the 2011 Women’s NCAA Division III ASC West Division title match, and qualified a women’s doubles pair into the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championships.
Wharton spends time each summer as a tennis camp instructor at Texas A&M University, where he logs up to 25 hours a week on the court training junior players to perform at a higher level. He holds a United States Professional Tennis Association certification, as well as the Pat Etchberry Tennis Strength and Fitness certification.
Wharton was a traveling member of the Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s tennis team before becoming a volunteer assistant. Since 2009, he has been active with the United State Tennis Association (USTA) of Texas as a 5.0 ranked player in both singles and doubles. The Groesbeck, Texas, native received a bachelor of arts degree in history from Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2009 before earning his master’s degree in history from Texas A&M – Central Texas in 2012.
Casey's wife of six years, Andrea, played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas – Tyler.
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MEET TH E LANCE RS
Coach Wharton on Law “Bethany is a senior who brings a lot of craft to the court. She is a masterful tactician in her point play, and will constantly come up with shots that will not only surprise her opponent, but me as her coach, as well. Her ability to move a player side to side and front to back on court makes opponents struggle mentally, and physically, to find comfort and timing throughout the entire match. This is especially evident in her doubles play, where her and Mason Thomas have been a very tough team to beat this year. Bethany is a senior, and her presence will be missed next year.” 2013-14: Fourth-year team member ... career singles record of 22-21 ... career doubles record of 15-14 ... 2012-13: Finished 6-4 in singles and 1-1 in doubles ... Flight 7 consolation winner with a 2-1 record at the Liberty Fall Classic (9.14-15) … was 2-0 in Flight C at the Longwood Invitational (9.29-30) ... Longwood Female Academic Pride Award ...
Bethany Law
Senior | 5-2 ona, w.Va. (CaBeLL MidLand) 2011-12: Finished 10-7 in singles and 3-3 in doubles … earned five-straight wins in singles from March 7-April 1 ... 2010-11: Finished 6-10 in singles record and 11-10 in doubles ... Flight B doubles semifinalist with Allison Shulman at the Radford Invitational (9.24-25) ... High School: Four-year standout at Cabell Midland in West Virginia … four-time All-State and All-Conference … three-time State singles champion as a sophomore, junior and senior while undefeated all three years … two-time State doubles champion as a junior and senior while undefeated both years … recipient of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award as a senior … 2009 Ohio Valley Girls 18’s Quarterfinalist, G18d 3rd Place … 2009 Midwest Open Doubles Champion … 2009 Wightman Cup Champion … 2008 National Open Doubles Finalist … National ranking of 647, Sectional ranking of 78, Regional ranking of 3, and State ranking of 2 ... also participated in cross country one year ... Personal: Daughter of Cheryl and Dean Law ... Academics: Majoring in biology with a concentration in pre-med and a minor in pre-professional clinical studies.
Season 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fall 2013 CAREER
1 ------
2 ------
3 ------
4 1-0 ---1-0
LAW AT LONGWOOD 5 1-0 2-0 --3-0
6 2-6 5-2 --7-8
3-sets 1-4 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-4
Overall 6-10 10-7 6-4 4-2 26-23
Pct .375 .588 .600 .667 .531
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Dbls 11-10 3-3 1-1 2-4 17-18
Pct .524 .500 .500 .333 .485
Coach Gustafsson on Moomau “Sarah Moomau is a diamond in the rough, and we are lucky to have her. She has a quiet, sweet disposition, both on and off court, but she when she plays, she is politely determined to give nothing away. I find that Sarah is easy to coach, and difficult to beat, simply because she is not afraid to pack a lunch and play all day, if that is what is needed to win. She does not have a particular style, except the one that her opponent would prefer not to play against, and that is the one that Sarah will use. Sarah is another graduating senior, and whoever steps into her shoes next year will find they are very big shoes to fill.”
Sarah MooMau
2013-14: Fourth-year team member ... career singles record of 39-38 ... career doubles record of 33-25 ... 2012-13: Finished 10-17 in singles, including 2-7 in the Big South, and 18-11 in doubles, including 4-5 in the Big South ... Flight 4 runner-up with 2-1 record at the Liberty Fall Classic (9.14-15) … was third in Flight B with 2-1 record at the Longwood Fall Invitational (9.29-30) … was 0-1 in doubles with Malin Allgurin at the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championship (10.19-22) … ITA Scholar-Athlete Award … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award ...
Senior | 5-9 winCheSter, Va. (John handLey)
2011-12: Finished 14-11 in singles and 10-11 in doubles … won five of six singles matches from March 21-April 1 … earned three-straight doubles victories with Marta Pinyol from March 27-31 … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award ... Longwood All-Academic Team Award ... 2010-11: Finished 15-10 in singles, including 7-3 in fall tournaments, and 5-3 in doubles ... concluded the season on a six-match win streak in singles ... Flight C consolation draw singles winner at the Mary Washington Kickoff Classic (9.18-19) ... Flight B1 consolation draw singles winner and Flight C doubles runner-up with Nicole Parker at the Radford Invitational (9.24-25) ... Flight A-3 singles runner-up and Flight B-1 doubles semifinalist with Hannah Hill at the Elon Invitational (10.8-10) … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award ... High School: Four-year standout at John Handley, three-time Virginia Group AA State Champions (2007-09) … Virginia Group AA State Singles Champion as a senior ... four-time All-State and All-District ... two-time District Player of the Year … compiled a singles record of 80-2 ... also participated in one year of basketball and track … 2009 USTA Mid Atlantic 18's ranking of 34 ... Personal: Daughter of Joni and Ben Moomau … father played basketball and tennis at West Virginia University ... Academics: Majoring in psychology … completed a psychology internship at the Winchester Public School System during summer 2013. Season 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fall 2013 CAREER
1 ------
2 -------
3 1-0 1-1 1-0 -3-1
MOOMAU AT LONGWOOD
4 2-0 8-7 5-13 -15-20
5 5-7 2-0 --7-7
6 ------
3-sets 2-4 2-4 1-3 0-0 5-11
Overall 15-10 14-11 10-17 4-4 43-42
Pct .600 .560 .370 .500 .505
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Dbls 5-3 10-11 18-11 5-4 38-29
Pct .625 .476 .620 .556 .567
Coach Wharton on Allgurin “Malin is one of the hardest working individuals that I have ever come across. She has her goals in front of her, and she is willing to put any amount of hours or effort required to see those dreams achieved. She sets the bar high, and constantly finds ways to get better, even on the hardest of days. Her style of play is very straight forward and she will always bring the fight to her opponent. She hits the ball hard, and she rarely misses, but the best part of Malin is her energy. When she is playing, her presence on the court can be quite intimidating, simply because she is never going to lose focus, she is going to hit a lot of winners, and both her and her opponent know that those winners are simply going to keep coming.”
MaLin aLLgurin
2013-14: Third-year team member ... career singles record of 38-19 ... career doubles record of 27-27 ... 2012-13: Finished 20-10 in singles, including 5-4 in the Big South, and 17-12 in doubles, including 4-5 in the Big South ... finished third with 1-1 record in Flight 2 at the Liberty Fall Classic (9.14-15) … led squad with 3-0 record at the Longwood Fall Invitational (9.29-30) … was 0-1 in doubles with Sarah Moomau at the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Championship (10.19-22) … ITA Scholar-Athlete Award … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award ... Longwood All-Academic Team Award …
Junior| 5-11 VärnaMo, Sweden (FinnVedenS gyMnaSiuM)
2011-12: Finished 18-9 in singles and 10-15 in doubles … won 11-straight matches to finish the season, going undefeated from March 7-April 7 … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award ... High School: Graduated from Finnvedens Gymnasium in Sweden ... Personal: Daughter of Katarina and Henrik Allgurin ... sister (Ellen) plays on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2011 US Open Juniors ... had her own catering business when she was 17 ... Academics: Majoring in business administration.
Season 2011-12 2012-13 Fall 2013 CAREER
1 -1-0 -1-0
2 2-3 8-8 -10-3
3 11-1 4-0 -15-1
4 -----
ALLGURIN AT LONGWOOD 5 -----
6 -----
3-sets 4-0 2-3 1-0 7-3
Overall 18-9 20-10 2-6 40-25
Pct .667 .667 .250 .615
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Dbls 10-15 17-12 2-5 29-32
Pct .400 .586 .285 .475
PaLoMa aLatorre FreShMan | 5-5 Katy, texaS (CinCo ranCh)
Coach Wharton on Alatorre “Paloma Alatorre is the type of person, and player, that does nothing accidental. She is strategic and intentional with every shot she hits. As a coach, I love the fact that I can’t tell how the match is going based on how she is playing a point, or by her body language after it is over. She will play just as balanced and determined in the first point of the match as she would in a tie breaker, or match point down. If Paloma plays a long point and loses, she simply shakes it off and gets ready for the next one, refusing to offer any negative energy for her opponent to build momentum from. Her style of play is very heavy spin and very high percentage, that combined with her mental focus, makes her difficult to beat. And if an opponent does plan to beat Paloma, they will certainly have to earn anything and everything they get.” 2013-14: First-year team member ... High School: Four-year standout at Cinco Ranch in Texas … three-time team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … team Most Hardworking as a sophomore … team Most Improved as a freshman … Personal: Daughter of Maria Munoz and Rodrigo Alatorre ... brother (Rodrigo) played tennis at Belmont Abbey College … Academics: Majoring in communication studies with a concentration in mass media.
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anna PeLaK
FreShMan | 5-6 MCLean, Va. (MCLean) Coach Wharton on Pelak “Anna Pelak has all the shots to be one of the greatest players to ever come through Longwood. She is young, but hits a hard, heavy ball that lands consistently deep in the court, allowing her to dictate almost every point once it has started. Although Anna is already an extraordinary tennis player, the best part of having Anna on our team is that she will only get better. With more practice and match time, she will begin to realize her full potential as a player, which may eventually make her the favorite in every Big South match she plays in the future. Anna is always excited to learn and works extremely hard to implement the things that will make her better…I have the highest hopes for Anna in the upcoming years!”
2013-14: First-year team member ... High School: Four-year standout at McLean … qualified for Virginia Group AAA State Tournament in singles as a senior … Northern Region and Liberty District runner-up in singles as a senior … All-Met honorable mention by The Washington Post as a senior … three-time All-District in singles and doubles as a freshman, sophomore and senior … team MVP and team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior … Liberty District doubles champion as a sophomore … Liberty District singles runnerup as a freshman and sophomore … two-time All-Region in doubles as a freshman and sophomore … All-Region in singles as a freshman … Personal: Daughter of Diane CarstenPelak and Steve Pelak ... father played tennis at Kalamazoo College … brother (William) played tennis at Wabash College … worked at the McLean Club teaching tennis during summer 2013 … Academics: Majoring in liberal studies.
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MaSon thoMaS
FreShMan | 5-2 BuChanan daM, texaS (Faith aCadeMy) Coach Wharton on Thomas “Mason Thomas is a freshman with a great deal of potential. She is not only fun to be around, but she has one of the biggest forehands I have ever seen from a young lady, and she can make them in more times than she misses. Her desire to win is second to none, but she is so calm when she plays that even in the crucial points during the match, she finds a way to keep her nerves and just continue hitting forehand winner, after forehand winner. Mason is very easy to coach and has an extremely bright future here at Longwood.”
2013-14: First-year team member ... High School: Five-year standout at Faith Academy in Texas, four-time Texas TAPPS 2A State Champions (2009-12) … four-time Academic AllState … also participated in volleyball for two years … twotime Academic All-State … two-time All-District … Personal: Daughter of Sandra and Griff Thomas ... an uncle (Kurt Johnson) played tennis at Texas State … an aunt (Julia Pardue) played tennis at Texas State … worked as a camp counselor at Camp Longhorn during summer 2013 … Academics: Majoring in pre-professional medical.
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REVIEW
& HISTO
RY
spring 2013 inDiviDual resulTs player Marta Pinyol Malin Allgurin Allison Shulman Sarah Moomau Hannah Hill Nicole Parker Bethany Law Totals Percentage
overall 6-12 13-8 8-11 6-13 5-13 8-5 2-1 52-63 .452
1 5-12 1-0-----6-12 .333
2 1-0 8-8 1-2 ----10-10 .500
3 -4-0 7-9 1-0 ---12-9 .571
4 ---5-13 1-0 --6-13 .316
5 ----4-13 1-0 -5-13 .278
6 -----7-5 2-1 13-6 .684
streak last 10 L1 4-4 L1 5-5 L2 5-5 L1 5-4 L4 3-5 W1 5-2 W2 2-1
spring 2013 Doubles Team Marta Pinyol/Allison Shulman Malin Allgurin/Marta Pinyol Malin Allgurin/Sarah Moomau Sarah Moomau/Allison Shulman Hannah Hill/Nicole Parker Hannah Hill/Bethany Law Totals Percentage
Fall 2013 singles player Paloma Alatorre Malin Allgurin Bethany Law Sarah Moomau Anna Pelak Mason Thomas Totals Percentage
overall 6-13 0-1 11-8 1-0 5-9 1-0 29-31 .582
1 6-13 0-1 ----7-14 .500
2 --11-8 1-0 --12-8 .444
3 ----5-9 1-0 10-9 .789
streak L2 L1 L1 W1 L2 W1
last 10 5-5 0-1 7-3 1-0 4-6 1-0
Fall 2013 Doubles record 3-4 2-6 4-2 4-4 3-5 6-2 21-22 .488
Team Allgurin/Pelak Law/Moomau Alatorre/Thomas Alatorre/Moomau Law/Thomas Totals Percentage
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record 2-5 0-3 1-2 1-3 2-1 6-14 .300
January 19 February 3 9 9 20 23 March 1 2 4 13 17 23 26 29 april 3 5 6 7 13 17 18
opponent
result
overall
bsC
vs Morgan State
L, 2-3
0-1
0-0
at Elon at Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina UNC ASHEVILLE at North Carolina Central CAMPBELL at Virginia State at Norfolk State
L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 L, 3-4 L, 1-6 L, 2-5 W, 7-0 W, 4-0
2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 3-10 4-10
0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-5 0-5
at Richmond at Navy vs Coppin State at Liberty vs Morgan State
at Radford at North Carolina A&T at Winthrop at Gardner-Webb PRESBYTERIAN at Gardner-Webb at Winthrop
L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 7-0 L, 3-4 W, 4-0
L, 3-4 W, 7-0 L, 0-7 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 0-4
0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 2-4
4-11 5-11 5-12 5-13 6-13 7-13 7-14
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
0-6 0-6 0-7 0-8 1-8 1-8 1-8
Career Wins 1. Laura Veazey 2. Marcia Osorio 3. Whitney Shaw 4. Kelley Regan 5. Romana Bucur 6. Jen Morton Tricia Ramsey Elena Triebskorn 9. Melanie Saunders Danielle Hess
season Wins 1. Kelley Regan 2. Jen Morton 3. Chrissy Gorman Meg Jackson Michelle Williams-Tober 6. Malin allgurin Marcia Osorio Tricia Ramsey 9. Carrie Armstrong 10. Laura Veazey Danielle Hess Malin allgurin
64 54 53 52 51 50 50 50 45 45
1998-02 1993-97 1997-01 1992-95 2003-07 1997-00 1997-01 2004-08 1990-94 2000-04
24 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 18 18
Career Winning percentage (minimum 30 wins) 1. Melanie Saunders .920 2. Kelley Regan .881 3. Meg Jackson .857 4. Jen Morton .833 5. Cecilia Robinson .701 season Winning percentage (minimum 15 wins) 1. Melanie Saunders 1.000 2. Kelley Regan .960 3. Chrissy Gorman .955 4. Meg Jackson .913 5. Jennifer Whitlow .882
1993-94 1999-00 1993-94 1993-94 1999-00 2012-13 1993-94 1998-99 1999-00 1999-00 2000-01 2011-12 45-4 52-7 36-6 50-10 39-16
1990-94 1992-95 1993-95 1997-00 2000-04
15-0 24-1 21-1 21-2 15-2
1991-92 1993-94 1993-94 1993-94 1993-94
WoMen’s Tennis Honors Cecilia Robinson Danielle Hess Laura Veazey Michelle Williams-Tober Whitney Shaw Bonnie Maholchic Jen Morton Marcia Osorio Malin allgurin sarah Moomau Nicole Parker Marta Pinyol Zsofia Jakab Nasim Moadab Laura Simon Carrie Armstrong Jen Morton Tricia Ramsey Bonnie Maholchic Marta Pinyol
all-CvaC
2003 2003, 2002, 2001 2002 2001, 2000 2001, 2000, 1999 2000, 1999 1998 1997, 1996*
*CVAC Player of the Year
iTa scholar-athlete
big south all-academic Team
2013 2013 2013 2013, 2011 2011, 2009 2009 2009 2000 2000 2000, 1999 1999 2013
Division i independent all-academic Team Elena Triebskorn 2006, 2007 Romana Bucur 2006 Division i all-independent Team singles Team pos. Ashley Melson Second #6 Romana Bucur First #1 Doubles Team Ashley Melson/ Brittany Huddleston Second Zsofia Jakab/ Laura Simon Second
pos. #3 #2
Yr. 2008 2006 Yr.
2008 2008
Division i independent player of The Year Romana Bucur 2006 Division i independent all-Tournament Team Mason Davis (MVP) 2010 Marta Pinyol 2010 Laura Simon 2009, 2010 Marta Pinyol Zsofia Jakab Laura Simon
vasiD academic all-state
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LONGW OOD UN
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longWooD universiTY With a legacy of learning dating back more than 170 years, Longwood University has developed a meaningful learning environment that extends far beyond the classroom. Founded in 1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, the school was a pioneer first in private and later in public education. The state of Virginia acquired the school in 1884 and renamed it as the Normal School, the first state institution of higher learning for women in Virginia. Over the years, the school expanded its curricula and had a succession of names, becoming Longwood College in 1949 and fully coeducational in 1976. On April 24, 2002, history was again made at Longwood when Gov. Mark Warner signed legislation that designated Longwood as a university, effective July 1, 2002.
The legacy that began in 1839 continues today as Longwood University offers more than 100 majors, minors and concentrations to more than 4,800 students. Given its historical roots, Longwood University enjoys an enviable reputation for teacher preparation. But the excellence has expanded throughout the university with strong programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, and professional and preprofessional programs. Today the coeducational, comprehensive state university comprises four separate colleges: the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, the College of Education and Human Services and the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The graduate college offers programs in education, communication sciences and disorders, English and sociology, as well as an MBA degree.
Under the leadership of President W. Taylor Reveley IV, Longwood is committed to developing citizen leaders and provides a meaningful learning environment. Students get an excellent grounding in theory then translate their newly acquired knowledge into action by doing research, internships, fieldwork and community service. Recognizing the value of experiential learning, Longwood is one of the few universities in the country to require all students to complete an internship or similar learning experience before graduation. Additionally, Longwood was the first institution in Virginia to require that every freshman have a laptop computer. Technology is integrated throughout the learning process—an essential element for preparing the leaders of tomorrow.
The Greenwood Library supports Longwood’s mission of developing citizen leaders through a comprehensive array of services and resources. It is a learning-centered environment that fosters intellectual exchange, scholarly communication, cultural enrichment, lifelong information literacy and creative expression. In addition, the library provides more than 343,000 titles, 8,000 DVDs, 5,100 CDs, 900 print journal subscriptions, and 160 electronic databases with access to more than 51,000 full-text electronic journals. The library also provides integrated technology for information retrieval from libraries throughout the world. This state-of-the-art facility is named in honor of Longwood’s 22nd president, Dr. Janet Daly Greenwood who
served from 1981 to 1987.
Longwood provides a range of business services to the region and state through the Longwood Small Business Development Center, while the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts serves as an important and innovative study center and cultural resource for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Longwood University also has a tremendous economic and cultural impact on Farmville and the surrounding communities. A study conducted by the Longwood Small Business Development Center estimates that university employees, students and visitors spent more than $90 million in 2007—with 66 percent of that amount being spent in Farmville and the eight surrounding counties.
The Longwood campus, located in the heart of historic Farmville, Va., provides excellent facilities while reflecting the charm, beauty and character associated with its long heritage. The campus community was enhanced with the opening of Brock Commons, a beautiful pedestrian promenade that provides a central focal point for the Longwood campus while eliminating traffic congestion and safety hazards. Fountains, walkways, outdoor sculpture and beautiful landscaping contribute to Brock Commons, creating a parklike atmosphere for students, faculty, staff and the public. Longwood’s signature building, Ruffner Hall, was rededicated on April 23, 2005, and replicates the university’s most beloved building and its beautiful rotunda, dating to the 1880s, which burned on April 24, 2001, while undergoing a $12 million renovation. The original eight paintings on the interior of the rotunda dome, created in 1905 by the Italian-born artist Eugene D. Monfalcone of Richmond, have been returned to the dome following an extensive restoration that was under way prior to the fire. The historic Joan of Arc statue, known affectionately as “Joanie on the Stony,” was also restored recently and returned to its place of honor on the main floor beneath the rotunda. The larger-than-life sculpture is a reproduction of the famous 1870 original created by French sculptor Henri-MichelAntoine Chapu. The statue was a gift of the Class of 1914 and symbolizes Joan of Arc as the patron saint of Longwood. Ruffner Hall was reconstructed in the classic style based on the original blueprints and drawings from the state archives in Richmond.
The 83,143-square-foot building houses 22 classrooms, four academic departments, the offices of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the deans of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, named for benefactors Dr. John R. Cook (Class of 1952) and Dr. Waverly M. Cole.
Between Ruffner Hall and Blackwell Hall, a sunlit hallway forms the Cole Gallery, which features a collection of more than 500 pieces of 19th-century Bohemian glass, Meissen porcelain and English pottery donated to the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts by Dr. Cole. Standing guard over this rare collection of decorative arts, with her sword held high, is the recently renovated equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, or “Joanie on the Pony,” by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington. Adjoining the Cole Gallery is Blackwell Hall, opened in 1920 as the campus dining hall. This historic facility, which survived the Great Fire of 2001, was named in the mid-1970s in memory of Dr. Herbert R. Blackwell, professor of English and dean of the college. Today, following a recent renovation and conversion, Blackwell Hall has a new role providing space for social, cultural and educational events for the campus and community. Along with Blackwell Hall, the extensive renovation included the adjacent Virginia and Prince Edward meeting rooms.
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The Chichester Science Center opened Dec. 6, 2005. The 70,822square-foot facility includes 23 classrooms and laboratories, 47 faculty offices and additional research space for both undergraduate and graduate research projects. The building, which was named in 2007 in honor of John H. and Karen Williams Chichester (Class of 1974), features a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled environment with safety ventilation systems and hazardous materials safeguards, as well as a high-tech infrastructure for classrooms, laboratories and distance-learning facilities. A greenhouse and herbarium, housing the world’s largest collection of Virginia plant specimens, are located on the roof. More recently, a multifaceted Health and Fitness Center opened in August 2007. Located on Main Street adjacent to Frazer Residence Hall, the 74,683-square-foot, 2-1/2-story facility features a wide range of amenities including an indoor track, basketball and racquetball courts, a climbing wall, workout rooms, juice bar, and the latest weight, exercise and training equipment. The building received a Gold Certification Rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Council. One of the more popular buildings on campus is the two-story, 60,000-square-foot Dorrill Dining Hall located on Brock Commons across from the Lankford Student Union. Named in honor of Dr. William Franklin Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president, this multipurpose facility with its curved, colonnaded portico overlooking Iler Field was the first on campus to utilize geothermal heating and cooling. The flexible interior design provides space for banquets, meetings and special events along with a Grand Dining Room seating 500 and an arcade seating an additional 700.
In fall 2009, the Center for Communication Studies and Theatre opened a new era for one of Longwood’s fastest-growing programs. The three-story, 41,983-square-foot building is home to the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre and Longwood Theatre productions, and is situated between the south end of Bedford Hall and Franklin Street across from the Hull Education Center. The new building features a highly flexible 174-seat “black box” theater, in which the seats and stage can be moved around. A studio theater, of about 80 seats and also flexible, will be used for student productions. There is also a scene shop, a costume shop and a drafting lab. The center also houses the Jack Blanton Gallery, which features more than 160 of the 230 pieces of artwork donated by Jack Blanton to the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
More than 1,300 students reside in three campus-managed apartment communities: Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, Longwood Village and Lancer Village. Some of the amenities and features of the apartments are private bedrooms (some with private baths), full kitchens (most with dishwashers), washer-dryer units, large living areas, high-speed Internet and cable television. Two of the three communities have fitness rooms, and one has a swimming pool and a game room. On campus, Wheeler and Cox Halls recently reopened following complete renovations. These residence halls now include elevators, air conditioning, bathrooms with ceramic tile and new fixtures, contemporary study rooms with modern amenities, and common areas with outside terraces.
Longwood Landings at Mid-Town Square, which opened in August 2006, is a residential village that includes four four-story buildings with the top three floors dedicated to student housing and the ground floor devoted to leased retail space. Longwood students occupy 96 four-bedroom and 24 single-room apartments. Retailers include Barnes & Noble, which operates Longwood’s bookstore and includes a Starbucks Café, and a Chick-fil-A and Moe’s Southwest Grill operated by Longwood Dining Services (ARAMARK).
Willett Hall, named for former Longwood President Henry I. Willett Jr., is a health, physical education and recreation complex lo-
cated on Brock Commons. It has a gymnasium with 1,807 seats; a complete weight-training laboratory; a 25-meter pool with a 1meter board, underwater lighting and observation window; a 350seat natatorium; a modern dance studio with a floating floor and staging capacity; and one of the state’s best-equipped laboratories for the study of human performance as it relates to exercise, sports, health and the arts. A 3,000-square-foot addition to Willett Hall houses a sports medicine/rehabilitation facility for the health, recreation and kinesiology programs. Not far from campus students can enjoy the facilities at Longwood Estate, which features a complex of athletic fields for field hockey, lacrosse and soccer, along with a nine-hole golf course. The president’s home, Longwood House, is situated on the estate.
Longwood University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS: 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Other accreditations include the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Virginia State Board of Education, the National Association of Schools of Theatre and the National Association of Schools of Music. Specific program endorsements include the undergraduate social work program that is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; the undergraduate therapeutic recreation program that is accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association; the athletic training program that is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CCATE); and the undergraduate and graduate business administration programs that are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB- International).
For the 15th straight year, Longwood University is ranked among the best in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report survey. The new USN&WR “America’s Best Colleges” report, released in September 2012, ranks Longwood 11th in the category “Top Public Universities-Master’s” in the South. Among all Southern Universities-Master’s (public and private) Longwood remains within the top tier at No. 33. Additionally, Longwood is one of only 138 schools in the Southeast selected as a “Best in the Southeast” in the Princeton Review’s 2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region listings. The Princeton Review also named Longwood one of the nation's “Best Value” colleges and universities, including Longwood as one of 75 public institutions to be featured in its book, "The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition." And, for the fourth consecutive year, Longwood University is included as one of the 650 best colleges in the United States in the Forbes 2013 list of America’s Best Colleges.
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THE FARMVILLE AREA Longwood University is located in historic Farmville, Virginia -65 miles west of Richmond, 48 miles east of Lynchburg, and 60 miles south of Charlottesville -- the Heart of Virginia. The Town of Farmville has a population of approximately 6,800. The Farmville Area is comprised of the town of Farmville, along with the counties of Prince Edward and Cumberland. This area serves as a retail hub and commercial activity center for eight counties of Southside Virginia and has a service market of more than 100,000 people. Education is a dominant factor in the area, with three outstanding colleges offering educational and training opportunities. In addition to Longwood, HampdenSydney College and Southside Virginia Community College are located in the area.
The Farmville Area has a diversified economy with strong manufacturing, trade, service, and agricultural sectors. Manufacturing activity centers around natural resources, textiles, and a variety of industrial and consumer goods. The Town of Farmville is also home to the annual Heart of Virginia Festival (first Saturday in May) and many historical sites, including Appomattox Courthouse and Sailors Creek Battlefield. These points of interest make the Farmville Area a very attractive place to be. Located in and near town are churches, hotels, motels, a country club, a municipal airport, and a community hospital. Many additional points of interest are within a short distance of the Farmville area. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original 13 colonies. Named for the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I of England, Virginia was England’s first successful overseas colony and the site of the first permanent English settlement in America. West Virginia was part of Virginia until 1863.
Civilian and military employment, mostly with the federal government, is an essential part of the Virginia economy. The Pentagon, which houses the Department of Defense, is located in Virginia and is the leading federal employer in the northern part of the state. There are also important military bases in Virginia, particularly the massive complex of army, navy, and air force bases in the vicinity of Norfolk.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, all Virginians, were founding fathers of the United States and were among the first five U.S. presidents. Virginia is also the birthplace of U.S. presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
Besides Virginia, three other states - Kentucky, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania - use the term commonwealth as part of their official names. The delegates to the convention in Williamsburg, when the first Constitution of Virginia was adopted on June 29, 1776, used commonwealth as the name for the new form of government. It is very likely they had in mind the Puritans’ rebellion against the Crown in England more than 100 years earlier.
Virginia’s rich political heritage helped shape the democratic principles on which the United States was founded. Virginia played an important role in the American Revolution (17751783), and it entered the Union as the 10th of the original 13 states on June 25, 1788. During the American Civil War (18611865) the state’s capital, Richmond, was also capital of the Confederacy. The state has long been nicknamed Old Dominion.
Virginia is the 35th largest state in the United States, bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north and east by Maryland and the District of Columbia, on the west by West Virginia and Kentucky, and on the south by Tennessee and North Carolina.
According to the 2010 national census, Virginia’s population was 8,001,024, ranking it 12th among the states. Virginia Beach (435,619) is one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast, as well as Virginia’s largest city. Richmond (192,913) is the state capital and a center of banking and insurance, and of both retail and wholesale trade. The Naval Base at Norfolk (229,112) and the Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth (101,377) employ thousands of civilians and military personnel. Hampton (145,017) is important for its aviation activities such as Langley Air Force Base and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility. In Newport News (178,281) is a shipyard that builds naval ships, including aircraft carriers. Alexandria (136,974) is part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Lynchburg (67,720) is the site of light industries. Roanoke (91,552) is the largest city in western Virginia.
Average January temperatures range from less than 32°F in the west to more than 42°F in southeastern Virginia. Average July temperatures range from more than 78°F in the southeast to less than 68°F in the western mountains. Total precipitation ranges from about 35 to more than 50 inches. Snowfalls are moderate, except in the mountain regions.
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts also chose to be called commonwealths after independence from Great Britain. The other 10 former colonies took the name “state,” the term used in the Declaration of Independence. Kentucky was once part of Virginia. When Kentuckians joined the Union as the 15th state in 1792, it also kept the name commonwealth. Source(s): Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce; Commonwealth of Virginia (via Encarta Encyclopedia, MSN Learning & Research); Virginia Tourism Corporation
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LONGWOOD PRESIDENT W. TAyLOR REVELEy IV
ates of Longwood, and his great-grandfather Dr. Thomas D. Eason taught biology at the university.
Founded in 1839 and located in Farmville, Va., Longwood University is among the hundred oldest colleges and universities in America, and is Virginia’s third-oldest public university, after the College of William & Mary and the University of Virginia. It is a liberal arts university dedicated to the development of citizen leaders who are prepared to make positive contributions to the common good of society, and today has more than 4,800 undergraduate and graduate students. Longwood is organized into five colleges: the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, the College of Education and Human Services, the Cormier Honors College, and the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. Longwood’s athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I level, and the university is a member of the Big South Conference.
Reveley graduated with honors from Princeton University, where he majored in classics and was also a student athlete as a member of the football team. He received a master’s degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary and J.D. from the University of Virginia. His wife, Marlo, is a vice president with Allianz Global Assistance, and they have two children.
W. Taylor Reveley IV is the 26th president of Longwood University. His term began June 1, 2013.
Reveley previously served as the managing director of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, a nonpartisan institute focused on the U.S. presidency, policy and political history. Through strategic focus during Reveley’s tenure, the Miller Center became a key element of U.Va.’s academic work and public engagement and an increasingly prominent institution nationwide. The Miller Center’s faculty teaches almost 1,000 U.Va. students annually and includes a Pulitzer Prize winner and two winners of the Bancroft Prize, the most distinguished award in the field of U.S. history. Supported by an endowment of $65 million, the Miller Center has conducted the official oral history of each U.S. presidential administration over the past four decades and also engaged in significant broadcast partnerships with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and ABC News. Gerald L. Baliles, former governor of Virginia, is the director and CEO of the Miller Center, which recently completed a $45 million comprehensive capital campaign.
Prior to his tenure as managing director of the Miller Center, Reveley served as the coordinating attorney for its National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by U.S. Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher. Reveley has likewise served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Princeton University Alumni Council.
Reveley’s father, W. Taylor Reveley III, is the president of the College of William & Mary. His grandfather, W. Taylor Reveley II, served as the president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1963 to 1977. Reveley’s family connections to Longwood also are extensive. His grandmother, Marie Eason Reveley-Harris ’40, her sisters, Caroline Eason Roberts ’42 and Julia Eason Mercer ’44, and her mother Carrie Rennie Eason ’10, were gradu-
As a business attorney at Hunton & Williams before joining the faculty of U.Va. with the Miller Center, Reveley engaged in mergers, acquisitions and financings totaling $1.6 billion for both public and private entities. Additionally, he represented the Harvest Foundation in its work to begin a new baccalaureate public initiative in Southside Virginia, by means of a $50 million challenge grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an effort that resulted in the founding of the New College Institute in Martinsville.
LONGWOOD EXECUTIVE STEERING COUNCIL President W. Taylor Reveley IV
Chief of Staff and Advisor to the President Justin Pope
Vice President for Commonwealth Relations Brenda Atkins Vice President for Facilities Management Richard W. Bratcher
Vice President for Administration and Finance P. Kenneth Copeland, Jr.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kenneth B. Perkins Vice President for Student Affairs Tim J. Pierson
Vice President for Stategic Operations To Be Determined Director of Athletics Troy Austin
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TROy AUSTIN
Troy Austin is in his ninth year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and his sixth full year as Director of Athletics following his appointment on April 22, 2008. He previously served as the interim AD from August 2006 to April 2008. Austin's efforts during his tenure were essential to Longwood gaining Big South Conference membership.
Austin, one of the youngest Division I athletics directors in the nation (35), was appointed to and served a three-year term (2009-12) on the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Executive Committee, and was re-appointed to a second three-year term (2012-15). He spearheaded the creation and development of A Blueprint for Success, a five-year (2009-14) Strategic Plan for Longwood University Athletics. Austin oversees an intercollegiate athletics department where the overall undergraduate cumulative grade point average is 3.0 among 200-plus student-athletes. He served on the selection committee for the appointment of retired Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan who served as Longwood University's 25th president from 2010-12. Austin served in a critical role as Longwood completed the final year of its NCAA Division I Reclassification during 2006-07. He represented the department during a three-day visit to campus in September 2006 by a four-member Peer-Review Team as well as an NCAA Representative during the Division I Certification Self-Study and Evaluation process. Austin coordinated the compilation of information for the school’s annual Athletics Report and Updated Strategic Plan that year as well.
Austin has supervised 14 intercollegiate athletics programs and respective coaching staffs, and an administrative support staff over the past eight academic years. He has administered an annual budget of over $8 million, while developing and implementing marketing strategies to brand the department. Austin has overseen facility capital upgrade projects for basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, field hockey and women’s lacrosse. Prior to his appointment as interim AD, he had been the director of development for intercollegiate athletics at Longwood from October 2005 to August 2006, assisting with the department’s external relations efforts, including the direction of the Lancer Club and its executive council.
Austin was the director of program development and marketing relations for the National Football League Coaches Association (NFLCA) from 2003-05. At the NFLCA, he directed the development and marketing of NFLCA programs, properties, and special events. In this capacity, Austin sought marketing partners for the NFLCA, and negotiated marketing opportunities for NFL assistant and head coaches. In addition, he oversaw the membership benefits program for the 750 active and retired NFL coaches, facilitated sponsorships with corporate partners, and served as a liaison between NFLCA and marketing partners among many other duties and responsibilities.
While pursuing his post-graduate degree at VCU (2002-03), Austin served an internship within VCU Athletics Marketing and Promotions where he contributed to the development of promotional efforts for creating and maintaining fan interest while assisting with marketing efforts to attain new sponsors. Prior to his time at VCU, he served an internship within Duke University Athletics as the Life Skills Coordinator where he directed the nationally renowned educational program, ‘Verizon Read with the Blue Devils’, for elementary school children.
A native of Orange, New Jersey, Austin earned his bachelor of arts degree in sociology, along with a certificate in markets & management from Duke where he was a four-year football letterman. A team captain as a senior, he earned the William J. Griffith Service Award and was named the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman. Austin earned his master of science degree in sports leadership from the VCU Center for Sports Leadership.
KEy DATES TO NCAA DIVISION I HISTORy
November 12, 2002: President Cormier informs NCAA of intent to reclassify to Division I August 2003: NCAA approves move into first year of reclassification
September 1, 2004: Full compliance with all Division I legislation and membership requirements
September 2004: Men’s Golf and Women’s Lacrosse accepted into Multidivisional Reclassification
September 2005: Longwood begins its Division I Certification Self-Study May 15, 2006: Longwood submits its Division I Certification Self-Study Report to the NCAA
September 15-16, 2006: Men’s Golf competes in school’s first official Division I event at Rutgers September 25-27, 2006: NCAA Peer-Review Team visits campus to conduct certification evaluation April 9, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood Self-Study process as successfully completed
May 2007: Men’s Golf earns invitation and competes in school’s first NCAA Division I post-season competition
July 11, 2007: NCAA approves Longwood for Division I active membership during 2007-08
September 1, 2007: Longwood begins competition as officially-certified Division I member January 23, 2012: Longwood invited to join the Big South Conference following a vote by the Big South Council of Chief Executive Officers
July 1, 2012: Longwood becomes the 12th member of the Big South Conference October 27, 2012: Women’s Soccer competes in first Big South Tournament
March 10, 2013: Women’s Basketball advances to first Big South Tournament Championship
May 12 2013: Softball wins first Big South Tournament Championship May 17-18, 2013: Softball competes in NCAA Knoxville Regional
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ASSOCIATE AD FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE ENHANCEMENT / SWA MICHELLE MEADOWS
Michelle Meadows is in her ninth year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and was promoted to her new position of Associate Athletic Director in February 2009, after serving as Assistant Athletic Director from July 2005. She was also appointed as the Department’s Senior Woman Administrator in July 2007. Prior to Longwood, Meadows was the Assistant Compliance Director (2003-05) at Virginia Commonwealth University where she earned her master of science degree from the Center for Sports Leadership in 2003. As Associate AD for Student-Athlete Enhancement, Meadows supervises the Academic Services and NCAA Compliance programs, while managing the department’s scholarship budget and serving as a liaison for various campus departments, including Residential & Commuter Life, Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Success & Enrollment Management. She is also the sport supervisor for field hockey and women’s lacrosse. As SWA, she serves on the Big South Board of Administrators, Championships Committee, Graduate Fellowship Selection Committee, Lacrosse and Softball Committees. Meadows was also appointed by the Board of Visitors to serve on the Compensation Task Force in 2012 and appointed Co-Chair, as well as the Presidential Selection Committee for Longwood’s 26th President, W. Taylor Reveley IV.
Meadows was instrumental upon her arrival in 2005 in enhancing the department’s NCAA compliance program with a focus on education and monitoring that was vital to Longwood’s reclassification and certification as a Division I program in 2007. During the early stages of her tenure, her vision led the creation and development of an Academic Services Department in October 2006 providing resources to student-athletes for their athletic, academic, career and personal pursuits. In February 2009, her role was expanded to include actively directing the academic services program and development of the current Student-Athlete Enhancement Department. During Meadows’ tenure, the department has experienced its’ highest academic achievements as a Division I program including six consecutive semesters of a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA for all student-athletes, three sports recognized nationally by the NCAA for a perfect four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score, 10 sports with a perfect APR score in 2011-12, and a graduation success rate of 79%.
A Richmond native, Meadows graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a bachelor of science degree in human nutrition, foods, and exercise. She was a four-year starter in softball for the Hokies and a three-time Academic AllAmerican, the first student-athlete to do so at Virginia Tech at that time. She was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Atlantic 10 Softball Student-Athlete of the Year in her senior season. She was the recipient of a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award and was honored by Virginia Tech with the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics at the conclusion of her career. On October 22, 2010, Meadows was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions as a Virginia Tech student-athlete. Meadows is also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and serves as faculty advisor for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries at Longwood University.
ASSOCIATE AD FOR INTERNAL OPERATIONS BILL IRISH
ASSOCIATE AD FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS SCOTT BACON
Bill Irish is in his fifth year at Longwood University during 2013-14, beginning employment May 25, 2009, and serves as a member of the department’s senior management team. Prior to Longwood, he worked for The Thomas James Company, an event management, operations, and marketing consulting group in Atlanta, following an appointment as director of operations for the 2008 NCAA Division II Spring Championships Festival in Houston. Irish previously had been a vice-president of programming operations and scheduling for FOX Sports South/SportSouth Networks from 1995-2008.
Scott Bacon is in his third full year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and was promoted to his new position of Associate Athletics Director for External Relations in July 2013. He previously served as an Assistant AD for Development since July 2012, after serving as Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics since April 11, 2011. Bacon was the the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Lynchburg Hillcats, the Carolina League (AdvancedA) affiliate of the Atlanta Braves from 2007-11. He has served as the Voice of the Lancers for Longwood men’s basketball since 2007-08.
Irish handles the department budget management along with oversight of travel procedures, athletic facilities, athletics laundry services, and team sport supervision for men’s and women’s golf, as well as men’s and women’s tennis. He serves as the department’s liaison with the Budget Office, Accounting and Financial Reporting, the Longwood Foundation, Facilities and Material Management, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services, and serves on both the Longwood Campus Impact and the Safety/Emergency Management Committees as well.
At FSN South/SportSouth, Irish’s vast and varied duties included selection of seasonal schedules for professional and collegiate teams and conferences, input and upkeep of the monthly schedules, territorial switching reports as mandated by professional and collegiate contracts, and served as the contract administrator and network contact for ACC Live and SEC-TV programming packages. He was involved in negotiation and administration of all regionally-developed programming agreements and underwritten regional network programming, worked directly with the controller and the executive producer on the annual programming budget, and was the format administrator for the network his last five years, working with ad sales and production to create the most effective formats for the networks. In addition, Irish worked for the Turner Sports-managed and operated SportSouth Network as both director of programming (1992-95) and program manager (1990-92), and for Pacific Sports Network (1989-90) as program manager. He served as the assistant executive director for operations and event management at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (1988-89), was the director of athletic marketing, travel, radio & TV at Rice University (1985-88) and was the athletic business manager at Rice (1984-85) as well. Irish was also the director of community relations/group ticket sales manager/broadcasting, and merchandising manager for the Houston Gamblers (1983-85) of the now-defunct United States Football League.
A native of Houston, Irish earned his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. His wife, Teresa, is a native of Front Royal and serves as the executive assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Longwood.
Bacon now has oversight for athletics fundraising, marketing and game operations while continuing to cultivate and solicit financial support for intercollegiate athletics. His duties include managing a charitable giving program, soliciting and training volunteers, managing events, coordinating solicitation efforts, and serving as Executive Director of the Lancer Club Advisory Board. Bacon continues in his role as Voice of the Lancers for men’s basketball, while adding additional sports broadcasting of select baseball and softball games that began during 2012. Bacon began his broadcasting career while attending Solon High School in the greater Cleveland area. For three years, he was the television voice of the Comets for basketball, baseball, football and soccer. A 2005 graduate of Otterbein College with a bachelor of arts degree in broadcasting, Bacon served as the Sports Director for the school’s radio station all four years, and was the radio and television voice of the Cardinals for all four of their major sports. He also received the Robert Spencer Memorial Award, recognizing a senior for outstanding broadcasting. Bacon spent four years calling games for the Columbus All-Americans in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League (2003-06). He also helped form and run the production company, Monument Square Productions, and his duties included broadcasting a Central Ohio high school basketball and football game-of-the-week. Bacon has also called games for the Pennsylvania SPORTSfever Television Network’s NCAA Division II College Football Game of the Week and radio broadcasts for Lincoln (Pa.) University Football. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Scott and his wife, Lacey, were married on June 7, 2013.
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ASSISTANT AD FOR FIELDS/MAINTENANCE ALPHA JONES
Alpha Jones is in his first year at Longwood University during 2013-14, beginning employment July 25, 2013. He will oversee all of the school's athletic facilities and manage their upkeep. Jones comes to Longwood following 11 years working with the Durham Bulls Grounds Crew and serving as Head Groundskeeper for the Durham Athletic Park. During his time in Durham, Jones administered the facility budget, trained new employees, and maintained all aspects of the turf, equipment and assets. Additionally, he provided onsite management, actively coordinated each event and served as liaison for all baseball and special event leases for the Durham Athletic Park.
Prior to working at the Durham Athletic Park, Jones was the crew leader at the Wake-Med Soccer Park for the Town of Cary, North Carolina from 2006-08. In this role, he helped maintained the home field of the Carolina Railhawks (North American Soccer League) and the site of the NCAA Women's College Cup. Previously, Jones was the head groundskeeper at Durham Academy from 2001-06 and the owner/operator at J & D Landscaping from 1989-01.
Jones, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earned an associate degree in arts from Durham Technical Community College in 2003 prior to graduating summa cum laude with his bachelor's degree in political science from North Carolina Central University in 2005. Alpha and his wife Beth have three children, two daughters Jasmine (24) and Justine (15), and a son Jordan (21).
ASSISTANT AD FOR SPORTS MEDICINE JENNA PAGE
Jenna Page is in her seventh year at Longwood University during 201314, and was promoted to her new position of Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in July 2012, after serving as the head athletic trainer since March 25, 2009. She was named the 2013 Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association (VATA) Collegiate/University Athletic Trainer of the Year. Page oversees athletic training along with strength and conditioning while specifically handling the sports of women's soccer and softball and previously served as the associate athletic trainer since July 2008. She was an assistant athletic trainer during 2007-08, and had served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Virginia during 2006-07 while earning her master of education degree in athletic training.
At UVA, Page worked with the football and softball programs, as well as with the cheerleading and dance teams. Her softball responsibilities included organization of medical coverage at home and on the road, injury evaluation, rehabilitation programming, scheduling of sports medicine related appointments, as well as communication with coaches, staff mentors, and team physicians. With football, Page helped coordinate emergency medical coverage, performed injury evaluations, executed rehabilitation programs, coordinated packing for away games, and assisted in facility inventory. She was the emergency contact for acute injury management and rehabilitation programming for cheerleading/dance. Page also has both undergraduate and graduate teaching experience while also making several previous professional presentations. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Page holds membership with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), is a Virginia Board of Medicine Licensure, and is American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid and Professional Rescuer Certified. She is a 2006 graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina where she earned a bachelor of science degree in athletic training. Page graduated cum laude from Catawba where she received numerous honors and awards, including the 2006 Whitley Award, the school’s highest honor in the physical education department.
ASSISTANT AD FOR MARKETING ERIC STOLLER
Eric Stoller is in his eighth year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and was promoted to his new position of Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing in July 2012, after serving as Director of Marketing since May 2010. He previously had been the ticket and athletic events manager (2006-08), marketing and game operations manager (2008-09), and director of marketing and game operations (200910). Stoller previously had worked as an event programmer at Ticketmaster’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago during 2005-06 after two years as a Ticket Operations Intern with the Chicago Rush Arena Football team (2003-05) while also serving as a Fan Assistant with the NFL’s Chicago Bears since 2003.
As Assistant AD for Marketing, Stoller oversees sponsorships, marketing, university licensing, promotions, ticketing, and game day experience while supervising the cheerleading program and the Lancer Lunatic student fan group. Under Stoller, Longwood’s marketing department won the NCAA/Independent “Pack the House Challenge” in four of five years (2008, 2010-12) as well as increasing sponsorships and ticket sales to all time highs. The Lancer Lunatics won the 2012-13 Longwood University Citizen Leader Award for most improve Student Organization as we as the 2013 Naismith Student Section of the Year Award for the Big South Conference. At Ticketmaster, Stoller assisted in creating sporting events and concerts, managed high volumes of data, identified and resolved event-programming issues, and was responsible for the distribution of event information. With the Rush, he was trained in all aspects of ticketing and served as a secondary contact in the Box Office on game days. Stoller also maintained season ticket holder and group records while also assisting in customer relations. With the Bears, he coordinated the Cadillac Club booth at Soldier Field while also representing the franchise at their suites and media areas. While pursuing his undergraduate degree at Miami (Ohio) University (1999-2003), Stoller worked as a Marketing Assistant with Miami University Sports Marketing. As such, he organized and scheduled halftime entertainment for men’s basketball, supervised selection and participation of contestants for halftime competitions, distributed promotional materials and information for the athletics department, wrote public address announcements for men’s basketball games, and was responsible for game day preparations for major home events of six sports. Stoller coached freshman boys lacrosse at Adlai E. Stevenson High School just outside of Chicago for three years. A native of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Stoller earned his bachelor of science degree from the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration at Miami (Ohio) in marketing and organizational leadership with a thematic sequence in mass communications. He was also a four-year member of the men’s lacrosse club team for the RedHawks.
Stoller earned his master of science degree in sports leadership from the VCU Center for Sports Leadership in December 2008. He is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) while serving on the NACMA Awards Committee in 2010 and the NACMA Communications Committee in 2012.
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ASSOCIATE AD FOR MEDIA RELATIONS GREG PROUTy
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA RELATIONS ASHLEy ROBBINS CONDON
Prouty coordinates all publicity and promotion for the 14-sport intercollegiate athletics program and its student-athletes, including administration of the athletics website while overseeing the daily operation of the office. His direct sport responsibilities include men’s basketball, baseball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s cross country. He was appointed to a three-year term (2012-15) on the Big South Conference Hall of Fame Committee.
At Boston College, Robbins worked with the school’s nationally-ranked field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs along with rowing and swimming and diving. She assisted with football and women’s basketball game-day media relations and operations, while also helping coordinate efforts for the 2012 NCAA?Men’s Basketball East Regional hosted by BC this past March at the TD Garden in Boston.
Greg Prouty is in his 21st year at Longwood University during 2013-14, and his 17th year overseeing athletics media relations and sports information while serving as a member of the department’s senior management team. He was promoted to associate athletics director in February 2009, and has supervisory oversight of men's soccer, women's soccer, men's cross country, women's cross country and athletics video services. Prouty had previously served as an assistant athletics director since October 2004.
Prouty was the assistant sports information director at Longwood from 1991-95 before serving two years (1995-97) as the sports information director at Lynchburg College. He is a member of both the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), and has served previous stints with CoSIDA’s charity, ethics, publications contest, and publications awards publicity committees. Prouty has served on the MVP Sports Media Training Advisory Board since April 2010. He has received six citations of excellence from CoSIDA for publications, including two 'Best in the Nation' awards, and a 'Third in the Nation' award for the 2001-02 men's basketball media guide.
Prouty has served as media coordinator at four NCAA Division II Soccer Championships, including the 2002 and 2003 men’s and women’s national championships that were co-hosted by the City of Virginia Beach and Longwood. He has served as the assistant media coordinator for five NCAA Division II Softball Championships (2002, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995) in Salem, Virginia -- championships that were co-hosted by the City of Salem and Longwood. Additionally, Prouty served as the official scorer at the 1999 softball championship. He was elected and served as chairperson of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) sports information directors from February 1999 until August 2000, and has previously coordinated selections for three All-State (VaSID) and All-Region (DAKTRONICS) teams (1994-2004). Prouty currently coordinates the VaSID All-State University Division men’s basketball team as well as the Division I Independent men’s basketball team.
Ashley Robbins Condon is in her second year at Longwood University during 2013-14, beginning employment on July 10, 2012. She assists with the daily operation of the office while also serving as the primary liaison for six of the school’s NCAA Division I teams, including field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball, women’s lacrosse and men's tennis. Prior to her arrival Robbins completed a 10-month apprenticeship at Boston College, where she was responsible for four Eagles’ sports.
Prior to Boston College, Robbins spent four years in the Syracuse University Athletic Communications Department. In 2009, she was named an undergraduate sports information director for the school’s cross country, track and field and softball programs, and in 2011, she traveled to the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament as an assistant SID. Other highlights for Robbins at SU include being part of the media coordination team for the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional and a featured writer in the game program for a 2008 NBA exhibition between Phoenix and Denver at the Carrier Dome. In addition to her collegiate experience with Syracuse and Boston College, Robbins has worked in a communications role with professional organizations such as the New England Revolution and the Boston Bruins during their 2011 Stanley Cup campaign. She also spent time with the Bay State Games, the state games of Massachusetts, where she implemented the use of StatCrew software for the maintenance of statistics during the Summer Games.
A native of Leominster, Massachusetts, Robbins graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in sport management and a minor in public communications studies from Syracuse University in 2011. She is a member of both the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Robbins and her husband, Travis Condon, reside in Farmville.
A native of Norwich, Ohio, Prouty earned a bachelor of arts degree in public relations with an option in sports information from Eastern Kentucky University in December 1988. He completed a one-year internship at ABC affiliate WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., and then worked with the Indianapolis Colts during the 1989 NFL season as a public relations intern. Greg and his wife Paula, a 1985 Longwood graduate, have a daughter, Megan Leigh (15).
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Dr. Consuelo Alvarez Faculty Athletics Representative
Stuart Smith Special Assistant to the AD
Alex Ricker-Gilbert, Director Complience
Maya Ozery, Director Athletics Academic Services
Bryan Cornn, Director Athletics Business Operations
John Hark, Director Strength and Conditioning
Buddy Bolding, Athletics Fundraising Coordinator
Gary Maiorano Athletics Video Coordinator
Kayla Miller, Manager Game Operations & Events
Carly Fullerton, Associate Head Athletic Trainer
Whitney Curtis, Assistant Director Marketing
Rick Canter, Assistant Director Strength and Conditioning
Rebecca Snead Marketing Assistant
Jacob Bell Development Assistant
Kyle Cook, Assistant Athletic Training
Cory Morris, Assistant Athletic Training
Sam Walton, Assistant Athletic Training
Kenny Nelson Athletics Field Technician
Tim Townsend Athletics Fields Technician
Skip Spain Public Address Announcer
Megan Miller, Head Coach Cheerleading
Jon Atkinson, Head Coach Men’s Soccer
Iain Byers, Head Coach Field Hockey
Todd Dyer, Head Coach Women’s Soccer
Kevin Fillman, Head Coach Men’s Golf
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Jayson Gee, Head Coach Men’s Basketball
Jakob Gustafsson, Head Coach Men’s Tennis
Catherine Hanson, Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Elaine Jones, Head Coach Women’s Lacrosse
Brian McCullough, Head Coach Baseball
Bill Reinson, Head Coach Women’s Basketball
Kathy Riley, Head Coach Softball
Casey Wharton, Head Coach Women’s Tennis
Ali Wright, Head Coach Women’s Golf
Eduardo de Souza, Associate Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
Jon Benick, Assistant Baseball
Dan Benick, Assistant Baseball
Adria Crawford, Assistant Women’s Basketball
Mark Egner, Assistant Field Hockey
Andy Farrell, Assistant Men’s Basketball
Cade Lemcke, Assistant Men’s Basketball
Jake Luhn, Assistant Men’s Basketball
Meaghan Neylon, Assistant Field Hockey
Wanisha Smith, Assistant Women’s Basketball
Jennifer Steele, Assistant Softball
Rich Stoneman, Assistant Women’s Soccer
Sherrie Tucker, Assistant Women’s Basketball
Mario Huffman, Director Men’s Basketball Operations
Jake Gritzmacher, GA Manager Men’s Basketball
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What is the Lancer Club?
The Lancer Club is the fundraising arm for Longwood University Athletics. It is the medium through which alumni, parents, friends, faculty and businesses can provide vital financial support to the student-athletes, which comprise the 14 Intercollegiate Athletic programs at Longwood. How is my gift used?
• Student-athlete scholarships – the student-athletes are the heart and soul of the Athletic Department. While the number of scholarships awarded to Lancer student-athletes has more than doubled in the last ten years, there is still a long way to go. We need your help to meet the scholarship funding challenge. • Academic excellence • Team traveling expenses • Athletic resources and equipment • And much more...
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Lindsey Ottavio ‘13 Member of Longwood Women’s Soccer Team “Playing Division I soccer has always been a dream of mine and Longwood has made that dream come true. I am very thankful for the opportunity and support that the Lancer Club has provided for me. Their contributions help all Lancer student-athletes perform at our best.” Mark Montgomery Former Member of Longwood Baseball Team; Current Member of New york yankees’ Farm System “I’d like to thank everyone who supports Longwood Athletics. My experience as a student-athlete was tremendous and I know it was because of the support I received from not only my coaches and teammates, but also from all the people who contributed to the Lancer Club.”
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The Lance Newsletter
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Invitation to VIP Athletic Events
Lancer Club Premium Apparel Tickets to Lancer Hall of Fame (2) Tickets to LABC (2)
*Gifts to the Lancer Club and/or Longwood University totaling $1,250+ will qualify you as a President’s Circle member, entitling you to such benefits. For more information on the Lancer Club, including the many ways you can make a gift, please visit the Lancer Club link at www.longwoodlancers.com. You can also contact Scott Bacon at 434.395.2081 or via e-mail at lancerclub@longwood.edu
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UNC Asheville* James Madison Dayton Campbell* UNC Greensboro Winthrop University* Gardner-Webb* Virginia State University Radford / LancerStrong* Coppin State North Carolina Central
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