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The 2010-11 campaign was another exciting season (sixth in the BIG EAST Conference) for Marquette fans for a number of reasons. The Golden Eagles collected several impressive team and individual accomplishments over the course of the year and multiple initiatives for future seasons have created a high level of anticipation for continued success as 2011-12 rapidly approaches. Once again in 2010-11, multiple programs represented Marquette in postseason play. The men’s basketball squad participated in the NCAA Championship for the sixth-straight season and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 14th time in school history. The women’s team returned to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2007 and advanced to the second round before falling to host Tennessee. The women’s soccer program continued its dominance in the BIG EAST Conference, claiming its second-straight divisional crown and advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second time in school history. In the classroom, two programs (women’s tennis and women’s soccer) were nationally recognized by the NCAA for their multi-year Academic Progress Rate success and 13 of the University’s 14 programs finished 2009-10 above the national average. A total of 45 student-athletes completed their eligibility in 2010-11. Of the group, 28 Golden Eagles have claimed Academic All-BIG EAST accolades during their respective careers and nine own a cumulative GPA of 3.5-or-higher.
This past season also provided the opportunity for exciting growth in athletics, both on and off the field of play. The University announced the addition of varsity men’s and women’s lacrosse beginning in 2012-13. The Klein Family/KBS Soccer Pavilion, a 3,000-square-foot facility featuring dressing rooms for both teams and officials and spectator restrooms, was dedicated in May and is located at Valley Fields.
Each of the 14 athletic programs participated in community service projects throughout the year, working in concert with the University’s mission. Multiple teams took part in the University’s Hunger Clean-Up event, one of the nation’s largest one-day service projects. Women’s basketball, volleyball and women’s soccer raised money in support of breast cancer research with three initiatives and men’s basketball continued its participation in Al’s Run. Other activities included organizing book drives, hosting clinics and conducting reading programs. 2011 marked the third year for the Intercollegiate Athletics Alumni Awards and this year’s recipients were recognized for their many contributions to the University and community. Five awards were distributed as part of the University’s Alumni Awards weekend in April.
Marquette student-athletes, coaches and staff continue to work hard daily to fulfill our mission of striving for excellence in athletics, academics and leadership in service to others in the Jesuit tradition. Thank you for your passionate support.
Go Marquette!
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ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Year
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
WOMEN'S SOCCER COLLECTS MORE ACADEMIC HONORS Three members of the Marquette University women's soccer team were recognized for their hard work and dedication on the field as well as in the classroom recently as selections to the 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar AllAmericaTeam. Junior Kerry McBride was a NSCAA Second Team Scholar All-America selection, while seniors Lauren Thut and Rosie Malone-Povolny earned third team honors. McBride, a civil engineering major with a 3.58 grade point average, anchored Marquette's backline as its sweeper in 2010. She helped one of the best defenses in the BIG EAST allow 22 goals overall and just eight in BIG EAST play. Malone-Povolny, a double major in middle/secondary education and writing intensive English with a 3.82 grade point average, was an integral member of the Golden Eagles midfield throughout her career. Malone-Povolny finished her senior season with a career-best 11 points on four goals and three assists. Thut, an education major with a 3.31 grade point average, was Marquette's secret weapon on offense in 2009. Thut was fourth on the team in points with a career-best 15 on one goal and a career-high 13 assists. Her 13 assists stand tied for second place on MU's single-season assists list.
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Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Men’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Men’s Track & Field Men’s Track & Field Women’s Basketball Women’s Track & Field Women’s Basketball Women’s Track & Field Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Tennis Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer Women’s Track & Field Women’s Cross Country Volleyball Women’s Cross Country Women’s Track & Field Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Basketball Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Men’s Track & Field Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Track & Field Men’s Track & Field
Junior Kerry McBride was a NSCAA Second Team Scholar AllAmerica selection, while seniors Lauren Thut and Rosie MalonePovolny earned third team honors.
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The following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs:
The following student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs:GPAs:
Nick Szczech Oliver Haugland Robert Guthrie Peter Bolgert Brice Cleland Kate Reigle Olivia Johnson Christine Sliepka Scott Miller Joe Kohut Katherine Kemmerer Jessa Hackman Bryan Ciesiulka
Michael Alfano Nick Szczech Oliver Haugland Robert Guthrie Peter Bolgert Brice Cleland Olivia Johnson Melissa Budelier Kate Reigle Lindsay Page Karissa Miller
Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Women’s Soccer Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Soccer Men’s Track & Field Women’s Track & Field Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Soccer
135 of 224 (60%) student-athletes on spring squad lists had GPAs of over 3.0 for the term. 131 of the 224 (58%) maintained cumulative GPAs of over 3.0.
Men’s Soccer Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer
134 of 216 (62%) student-athletes on spring squad lists had GPAs of over 3.0 for the term. 131 of the 216 (61%) maintained cumulative GPAs of over 3.0.
Redshirt junior Olivia Johnson has collected a perfect 4.0 grade-pointaverage and was named to the Capital One Academic AllAmerica Team.
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Men’s Basketball Marquette’s impressive 2010-11 campaign was highlighted by the program’s 14th trip to the Sweet 16 and an appearance in the regional semifinal. The Golden Eagles, seeded 11th in the East Region, downed Xavier and Syracuse en route to Newark, N.J., and a matchup with nationally ranked North Carolina. MU finished with an overall record of 22-15 (sixthstraight 20-win season), including a 9-9 effort in the BIG EAST Conference. The team’s schedule included 17 matchups against top-25 opponents (10 in the top-15) and the squad’s sixth-straight NCAA Championship and BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal appearance. Marquette finished 11th in the nation in attendance and has now finished in the top-25 in each of the last 10 years.
Darius JohnsonOdom was tabbed All-BIG EAST Second Team and also reached the 1,000-point mark on March 18th vs. Xavier.
Senior forward Jimmy Butler was named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention and junior guard Darius JohnsonOdom was tabbed All-BIG EAST Second Team. Each player also joined the 1,000-point club in 2010-11 and Butler is now just one of 19 players in school history with over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
Women's Basketball The Marquette women's basketball team surprised many in 2010-11 and earned the program's ninth trip to the NCAA Championship, its first since 2007. Marquette registered a 24-9 overall mark and a 10-6 record in BIG EAST Conference play. The Golden Eagles’ 24 wins marked the second most in program history. It was also the Golden Eagles’ first 20-win season since 2007-08. In the first round of the NCAA Championship as a No. 8 seed, MU defeated Texas, 68-65, as Tatiyiana McMorris hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds to play. Marquette registered five wins over teams ranked in the top 25, and defeated two top-10 ranked teams for the first time in program history in No. 6/7 West Virginia and No. 7/11 DePaul at the Al McGuire Center.
Women's Volleyballmarked its best season in program history in 2010, setting Marquette records for wins (23), BIG EAST Conference victories (11) and consecutive matches won (14).
Three Golden Eagles earned All-BIG EAST accolades following the completion of the regular season. Angel Robinson was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, Tatiyiana McMorris to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and Katherine Plouffe to the BIG EAST AllFreshman Team. Robinson capped a banner career at Marquette by being selected by the New York Liberty with the 22nd pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
Women's Soccer The Marquette women's soccer team made history in 2010 as it repeated as BIG EAST American Division champions with a perfect 11-0-0 BIG EAST Conference record, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship for the second time in program history. Valley Fields played host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship for the sixth time where Marquette defeated Central Michigan, 1-0, before edging in-state rival Wisconsin, 5-4 in penalty kicks, after
a 2-2 double overtime draw in the second round. Junior defender Kerry McBride earned NSCAA/ Performance Subaru Women's Division I All-America Third Team honors, marking the program's first NSCAA All-America selection since 2002. Junior Natalie Kulla and McBride received the program's first major BIG EAST awards and were named the league's goalkeeper and defensive player of the year, respectively. Along with Kulla and McBride, senior Ashley Bares and junior Rachael Sloan also earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors. Senior midfielder Rosie Malone-Povolny was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team and freshman Maegan Kelly was an All-BIG EAST Rookie Team selection. Markus Roeders was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second straight season and third time since 2005, and was also named the NSCAA/Mondo Northeast Region Coach of the Year. It was his fifth overall conference coach of the year recognition and third regional honor.
Men’s Soccer The men's soccer team garnered a spot in the BIG EAST men's soccer tournament for the second straight season, advancing to the quarterfinals following a 3-1 first-round upset at St. John's. Led by junior Calum Mallace, who went on to became the first All-BIG EAST selection in program history, the Golden Eagles finished with an overall record of 7-8-4, their best mark since the 2003 season. Sophomore David Check posted six shutouts in 2010, the most by an MU goalkeeper in over 12 seasons. Seniors Matt Stummer, Michael Alfano and Anthony Colaizzi were named to the NSCAA Scholar all-region team.
Volleyball The 2010 season was the best in women's volleyball program history, setting Marquette records for wins (23), BIG EAST Conference victories (11) and consecutive matches won (14). Second year head coach Bond Shymansky's squad closed the season with a 23-9 overall record (11-3 BIG EAST) and advanced to the BIG EAST Championship Semifinals for the second time since joining the league in 2005. Seniors Nikki Klingsporn and Rabbecka Gonyo, along with junior Ashley Beyer were named All-BIG EAST First Team, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Northeast Region and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. The Golden Eagles came within one victory of a share of the BIG EAST regular season championship, after a thrilling come-from-behind, five-set victory on Nov. 12 over Louisville at the Al McGuire Center. MU's fourth victory over the Cardinals and first since 2001 put the regular season title in the balance when Marquette welcomed No. 19 Cincinnati on Nov. 14.The Golden Eagles ended the BIG EAST regular season with a loss
HIGHLIGHTS to the Bearcats and earned a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament, the highest in program history and the first appearance since 2006.
Women's Tennis The Marquette women's tennis team enjoyed one of its finest dual seasons in program history amassing a 19-11 overall record and earning a fourth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship. Chelsea Utting led the Golden Eagles with 23 singles wins, while six other Golden Eagles posted winning singles records. The No. 1 doubles tandem of Rachael Hush and Christina Ruiz were nationally ranked as high as No. 56 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and matched the program's third best single-season doubles wins total with a 29-8 overall record. The Golden Eagles were nationally ranked as high as No. 69 by the ITA following an upset of No. 48 Iowa on Feb. 19.
Men’s Tennis The Golden Eagles posted a 14-12 overall record in 2010-11, the team’s sixth-straight winning campaign and finished sixth in the BIG EAST Conference Championship. Marquette’s challenging dual-match slate included nine matchups against nationally ranked opponents and the squad posted an 8-2 mark at Helfaer Tennis Stadium. Freshman Dan Mamalat led the roster with 23 singles victories, including a 16-8 effort in dual matches. Mamalat was one of five players to finish with a winning singles record on the season, a group that included classmate Logon Collins and his 21-16 mark. Sophomore Jose Carlos Gutierrez Crowley became a fixture in the top lineup position for the first time in his career and finished 15-10 overall, with all but one of those matches coming at No. 1 in dual matchups.
Men’s Golf Steve Bailey was hired as men's golf coach in July 2010, completing his first season with the Golden Eagles in April at the BIG EAST Championship. MU's best finish was at the Pacific Invitational, where the Golden Eagles tied for sixth place, followed by a quarterfinals appearance at the BIG EAST Match Play event. Two-time All-BIG EAST selection Kelly Kretz posted a runner-up finish at Pacific, closing with a final-round 64. He fired 12-under-par for the tourney, the third-lowest single round score ever recorded by a Marquette golfer.
Cross Country The men's cross country team placed eighth at the 2010 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships in Jamesville, N.Y., by posting its second-lowest point total since entering the league in 2005. It also finished four spots above its USTFCCCA regional ranking of 14th to finish
10th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Rochester Hills, Mich., on Nov. 13. The Golden Eagles were led in all but one race by senior Brice Cleland, who notched the top finish of his career at the BIG EAST meet (32nd), and placed five MU runners in the top 62 at the regional. Even with a 10thplace finish, the Marquette men placed five runners ahead of the top-fives from all but six other institutions. Senior Olivia Johnson led the Marquette women at every meet, placing 50th at both the BIG EAST and NCAA Regional meets. As a team, the MU women finished 10th and 16th, respectively, at the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
Indoor Track & Field Junior Lauren Darnall led the way for the Marquette women’s track and field team during the indoor season by shattering the pole vault record with a height of 3.88 meters at the Blue & Gold Invitational on Dec. 3. Freshman records were set by Sarah Ball in the 600- and 1,000-meter runs, along with Abby Croft in the pole vault and Caryle Schuh in the long jump. On the men’s side, redshirt junior Nick Szczech notched the No. 3 time in MU history in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs, while the distance medley relay of Peter Bolgert, Billy Schlottke, Evan Ross and Kyle Winter recorded the No. 2 time in program history at the BIG EAST Championships. The men were 12th, while the women were 14th at the indoor conference championships.
Outdoor Track & Field The Golden Eagles sent six individuals to the West Preliminary Rounds of the 2011 NCAA Championships during the outdoor season, including Tyler O’Brien, Blake Johnson and Nick Szczech, each of whom made their second appearance in NCAA regional competition. O’Brien topped his own Marquette record and ran the fastest 2011 time in the BIG EAST Conference in the 200-meter run with a time of 21.05 seconds in his preliminary heat at the conference championships on May 7. Freshman Bret Hardin broke onto the scene during his first year with the No. 2 mark in MU history in the men’s hammer throw. Sophomore sprinter Kyle Winter, who turned in a surprise fifth-place finish in the men’s 800-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships, and senior women’s thrower Jamie Roth rounded out the MU contingent at the NCAA preliminary rounds. In addition to Hardin, Zack Grese, Carlye Schuh and Kristen Gaffey also qualified for the USA Junior Championships. The MU men placed 11th at the BIG EAST Championships, while the women were 14th. Along with O’Brien’s 200 record, Schuh also set the MU women’s long jump record as a freshman with a jump of 5.94 meters.
Marquette University and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held a dedication ceremony for the Klein Family/ KBS Soccer Pavilion at Valley Fields in May of 2011.story. The Klein Family/ KBS Soccer Pavilion is a 3,000-squarefoot, donor-funded facility, that features locker rooms for the men's and women's soccer programs, official's locker room, a training room and spectator restrooms.
Kelly Kretz earned his second consecutive All-BIG EAST Conference award and finished the 2010-11 season with a 73.23 scoring average, the fifth-lowest singleseason scoring average in program history.
Angel Robinson capped a banner career at Marquette by being selected by the New York Liberty with the 22nd pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
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COMMUNITY S E RV I C E COMMUNITY SERVICE
Through both our academic and co-curricular programs,
Marquette strives to develop men and women who will dedicate their lives to the service of others, actively entering into the struggle for a more just society. We expect all members of the Marquette community, whatever their faith tradition, to give concrete expression to their beliefs by giving of themselves in service to those in need.
Women’s Basketball Through its PINK OUT campaign, in conjunction with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Pink Zone initiative, the Marquette women’s basketball team raised $5,200 in support of breast cancer awareness at the home matchup against Rutgers. The Golden Eagles participated in the fundraiser for the sixthstraight season.
Women’s Soccer CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT The Marquette women's soccer team raised $3,000 in support of breast cancer awareness through its Cancer Awareness Night at the home match against Cincinnati.
Men’s Basketball AL’S RUN & BUZZ’S BUNCH The men's basketball team continued its tradition of involvement with the Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children’s Hospital, participating in several pre-race activities. The Golden Eagles also hosted members of Buzz’s Bunch for the thirdstraight year at several home games throughout the 2010-11 season.
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Women’s Soccer Men’s Basketball Volleyball HUNGER CLEAN UP Members of the women's soccer, men's basketball and volleyball teams spent time participating in Hunger Clean-Up, one of the nation's largest one-day service projects. Over 2,100 members of the Marquette community participated in the event at approximately 40 sites throughout the Milwaukee area. Marquette Student-Athletes NCAA’S NATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE DAY Marquette student-athletes participated in the NCAA’s National Student-Athlete Day on April 13, 2011, by volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee.
STANDOUTS G O L D E N E A G L E S TA N D O U T S
Jimmy Butler (men’s basketball) Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award Angel Robinson (women’s basketball) Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award
Butler, Robinson Named Metcalfe Senior Outstanding Athletes Men's basketball player Jimmy Butler won the Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award, while women's basketball player Angel Robinson was named the 2011 Ralph H. Metcalfe Outstanding Senior Female Athlete. Butler helped Marquette to its first trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament since 2003 and ended his three-year career 28th in Marquette history with 1,277 points. The Tomball, Texas native was second in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, respectively. The AllBIG EAST Honorable Mention selection is the 19th player in program history to notch over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Robinson led the Golden Eagles to the NCAA Championship Second Round and became only the second player in women's basketball program history to be selected in the WNBA Draft. The four-year starter was taken in the second round (22nd overall) by the New York Liberty before her rights were traded to her hometown Minnesota Lynx.
2011 RALPH H. METCALFE, SR. AWARDS Outstanding Senior Male Leadership & Service Award – Matthew Stummer Outstanding Senior Female Leadership & Service Award – Kristin Pelzel
Beyer, Gonyo and Klingsporn Earn AVCA All-America Honors Marquette junior Ashley Beyer and seniors Rabbecka Gonyo and Nikki Klingsporn were named 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Honorable Mention All-Americans. The trio becomes MU’s first All-Americans since Jamie Mueller and Kim Todd earned the recognition in 2006. It marks the first time in program history that MU has been represented by three AVCA All-Americans. Bond Shymansky has now coached 12 AVCA AllAmericans during his tenure as a head coach at both Marquette and Georgia Tech.
Katie Miller Named 64th Annual McCahill Award Recipient Former Marquette University women's soccer player Katie Miller was named the recipient of the 64th annual McCahill Award. The Robert L. and William P. McCahill Award is presented annually to a Marquette senior athlete from the previous year who has demonstrated the highest performance in scholarship, leadership and athletics. Miller is the fifth women's soccer player (Kelly Roethe, 2000, Rhegan Hyypio, 2001, Kate Gordon, 2003 and Laura Boyer, 2008) to be selected.
Three members of the Marquette volleyball team, Ashley Beyer, Rabbecka Gonyo and Nikki Klingsporn were named 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Honorable Mention All-Americans.
A double major in marketing and human resources, Miller was honored as Marquette's Ralph H. Metcalfe Outstanding Female Athlete Award in 2010. With a cumulative grade point average of 3.972, Miller was a four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America All-District Five First Team selection. She was named to the NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Central First Team in both 2008 and 2009, and was Marquette's 2009-10 BIG EAST Scholar Athlete honoree.
Calum Mallace became the first Marquette men’s soccer player to earn All-BIG EAST honors after helping the Golden Eagles advance to the quarterfinals of the 2010 conference tournament.
Outstanding Senior Male Student Award – Brice Cleland Outstanding Senior Female Student Award – Rosie Malone-Povolny Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award – Jimmy Butler Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award – Angel Robinson Cura Personalis Award (SAAC) – Joseph Kohut Dr. Charles R. Eichenberger Inspirational Award – Jocelyn Mellen Dr. Charles R. Eichenberger Inspirational Award – Scott Miller
Katie Miller was named the recipient of the 64th annual McCahill Award.
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ALUMNI AWARDS A L U M N I AW A R D S
Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Michael P. Woods Few individuals participate in an Olympic Games, let alone three. Dr. Michael Woods accomplished it after switching from track to speed skating, representing Marquette on the Junior World Team and in two World Sprint Championships. He won a gold medal and two silver medals in eight all-around World Championships and was a national outdoor long track champion and U.S. Skater of the Year. In 1998, he was elected to the National Speed Skating Museum and Hall of Fame.
Friend of Marquette Athletics Stanley J. Andrie and Barbara Gombar Andrie Stan arrived on campus as a freshman walk-on football player in 1951, with nowhere to stay and very little money. One of the coaches found a room for him with two other players and got him a job at the Ardmore Bar. As a sophomore, Stan received a full athletic scholarship and as a junior met his future wife, Barbara, spending their first date talking on the Capitol steps after the Marquette–UW football game. Barbara studied in the library, and Stan began studying there, too, earning all A’s in his junior and senior years.
Distinguished Alumna of the Year
M Club Hy Popuch Award Paul R. Nowakowski Paul Nowakowski’s experience at Marquette reinforced the values that were instilled in him by his parents: help others, and give back to the community whenever possible. Since graduating, Paul — who attended Marquette on a track and field scholarship — has put these values into action personally and professionally, providing energy and leadership to the university and community. He is a strong supporter of Marquette athletics, most notably through the M Club, for which he is a board member and chaired the Hall of Fame Committee in 2004, ’06 and ’09 (the only three-time chair).
As a member of the BIG EAST Conference, Marquette gains national exposure — a powerful marketing tool for attracting academically talented students with an affinity for sports. Marquette’s ability to consistently recruit championship-caliber student-athletes is highly dependent upon the success of the Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund and the generosity of over 4,500 alumni and friends.
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For the 2010-11 academic year ... More than 4,500 alumni and friends contributed approximately $3.4 million to the Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund – an all-time high for Marquette Athletics. The Blue & Gold Fund provides current use scholarships for studentathletes (“one and done” resources). The Marquette Athletic Scholarship Endowment, valued at more than $4.4 million, provided approximately $220,000 in spendable athletic scholarship aid. Based upon Marquette’s sponsorship of 14 intercollegiate sports, NCAA provisions allowed Marquette to award up to $4.5 million in athletic scholarships. scholarships.
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Mary Beth Nienhaus;
Dr. Kristen L. Maskala Dr. Kristen Maskala; After setting standards on the basketball court Dr. Michael Woods; Stanley and Barbara Andrie; that few have matched, Dr. Kristen Maskala has and Paul Nowakowski. continued her winning ways off the court. You won’t find her in her No. 22 jersey, but she hasn’t strayed too far from sports: she is a highly respected orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in West Bend, Wis. Largely responsible for helping Marquette reach the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 1994, Kristen is a university legend, ranking in the top 10 in scoring, three-point field goals, free-throw percentage, steals and assists.
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Closing the Athletic Scholarship Funding Gap
Mary Beth H. Nienhaus The ability to remain calm on the golf course and in life is a fundamental requirement for success. Mary Beth Nienhaus’ deep faith is her source. Her favorite quote from the Bible is, “Without Him, I will be nothing, but with Christ, He will strengthen me.” The first female varsity student-athlete in Marquette history, Mary Beth actually joined the men’s golf team in 1965 after winning the Wisconsin Women’s Public Links Golf Association Amateur Championship in 1963 and ’64.
Young Alumna Award
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING GAP
FY 2011 NCAA SCHOLARSHIP CAPACITY
Marquette had about an $881,000 funding gap considering the NCAA’s provisions for scholarship capacity; with the addition of 24.6 scholarships for men’s and women’s lacrosse in the coming years, this gap is expected to increase by $1 million.