2012 Radford Men's Soccer Guide

RADFORD OFFICIAL YEARBOOK

MEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER  2012

INTRODUCTION Table of Contents

RADFORD 1

Quick Facts

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2012-13 Schedule

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MEET THE TEAM 2012-13 Roster

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Head Coach Marc Reeves

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Assistant Coach Maciej Sliwinski

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Returning Player Profiles

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Newcomer Player Profiles

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2011-12 Season Recap

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THIS IS RU The Big South Conference

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Radford University President Penelope Kyle

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Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg

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This is Radford University

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The New River Valley

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Campus Life

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Student-Athlete Support Services

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Strength and Conditioning

35-36

Cupp Stadium

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CREDITS The 2012 Radford University Men’s Soccer Guide was written and edited

by Brian Cox and designed by the Radford University Office of Athletic Communications. The Publication was designed using InDesign and Photoshop CS5. Additional editing and historical research provided by The Big South Conference.

Photography: Tim Cowie, Todd Drexler, Lora Gordon, Dave Knachel and Radford University Athletic Communications.

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RADFORD UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Affiliation Conference President Director of Athletics Website Twitter Facebook

Radford, Va. 1910 9,370 Highlanders Red, White, Navy Blue NCAA Division I Big South Penelope W. Kyle (Guilford College) Robert Lineburg (Roanoke, 1991) www.RadfordAthletics.com @ru_athletics, @RUGameDay facebook.com/RadfordAthletics

MEN’S SOCCER HISTORY

First Year 1972 All-Time Record 319-300-64 Big South Record 108-70-16 Big South Regular Season Championships 4 (1987, 1988, 1991, 1998) Big South Tournament Championships 3 (1988, 1999, 2000) NCAA Appearances 2 (1999, 2000) All-Americans 1 (Dante Washington - 1990) Big South Players of the Year 4 Big South Freshmen of the Year 3 Big South Coaches of the Year 3 All-Big South 74 Facility Cupp Stadium

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Alma Mater, Year Record at Radford (Years) Career Record (Years) Assistant Coach Alma Mater, Year Men’s Soccer Office Phone Twitter

Marc Reeves (3rd Season) Brunel University, 1997 16-17-5 (2) Same Maciej Sliwinski Iona, 2007 (540) 831-7822 RU_MensSoccer

TEAM FACTS

2011 Record Big South Record / Finish Players Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost Newcomers

9-8-2 4-4-1 / T-4 (quarterfinals) 17/9 7/5 11

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

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Director of Multimedia Services (men’s soccer contact) Patrick Reed Office Phone (540) 831-5574 Email pmreed@radford.edu Office Fax (540) 831-6095 Mailing Address P.O. Box 6913, Radford, Va. 24142 Overnight Address 101 Dedmon Center, Radford, Va. 24142

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RADFORD Tue., Aug. 14 • 7:00 at Wake Forest (EXH.)

Sat., Aug. 18 • 6:00 JAMES MADISON (EXH.)

Sat., Aug. 25 • 7:00 at UMBC

Fri., Aug. 31 • 4:00 Northern Kentucky

Sun., Sept. 2 • 12:00 Adelphi

Sat., Sept. 8 • 7:00 at East Tenn. State

Fri., Sept. 14 • 7:00 MARIST

Sun., Sept. 16 • 4:00 MARSHALL

Sat., Sept. 22 • 6:00 CAMPBELL

Tue., Sept. 25 • 7:00 at Elon

Sat., Sept. 29 • 7:00 at Gardner-Webb

Wed., Oct. 3 • 7:00 at Longwood

Sat., Oct. 6 • 6:00 PRESBYTERIAN

Wed., Oct. 10 • 4:00 at VMI

Sat., Oct. 13 • 2:30 at UNC Asheville

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MEN’S SOCCER Sat., Oct. 20 • 7:30 at High Point

Tue., Oct. 23 • 7:00 at Virginia Tech

Sat., Oct. 27 • 2:00 COASTAL CAROLINA

Tue., Oct. 30 • 6:00 LIBERTY

Sat., Nov. 3 • 6:00 WINTHROP

Nov. 6, 9, 11 BIG SOUTH TOURN.

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NAME

0 Dane Wilson 1 Ryan Taylor * 2 Michael Hutcheon 3 Jamie Summers 4 Myles Jones 5 Dario Redondo 6 Jambaar Stills 7 Bernardo Ulmo 8 Chel Ho Park Kim 10 James Jordan * 11 Lucas Diniz 12 Ramzi Dridi 13 Vittorio Lauretano 14 Joe Mayer 15 Stephen Hudgens 16 Troy Allaire 17 Jannik Eckenrode 18 Sergio Arzubiaga 19 Luis Grande * 20 Jacob Griefer 21 Nicholas Valencia 22 Matt Janssen 23 Kyle Beach 24 Daniel O’Keefe 25 Bryan Darby 26 Guy Cross 27 Demaro DaCosta 30 Sam Legg *Captain Head Coach: Marc Reeves Assistant Coach: Maciej Sliwinski

POSITION

GK GK D D D MF/F MF MF MF D MF/F MF/F MF MF/F MF F MF/F MF/F MF D MF D MF MF/F MF D D GK

HT.

6-3 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-11 5-9 6-2 5-8 5-10 5-8 6-3

CL.

R-Jr. R-Sr. So. Fr. Sr. So. R-Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

HOMETOWN

Cincinnati, Ohio Midlothian, Va. Forfar, Scotland Banstead, England Redditch, England Woodbridge, Va. Waterloo, Belgium Sao Paulo, Brazil Santander, Spain Dartford, England Golana, Brazil Falls Church, Va. Chester, Va. Essex, England Alpharetta, Ga. Haymarket, Va. Springfield, Va. Centreville, Va. Caracas, Venezuela Norcross, Ga. Springfield, Va. McLean, Va. Haymarket, Va. Alexandria, Va. Manassas, Va. Arlington, Va. Lorton, Va. Derbyshire, England

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Marshall Midlothian Forfar Academy Glyn Technology Studley Gar-Field Old Dominion South Kent Universidad Europea de Madrid Dartford Grammar Boca Raton J.E.B. Stuart Thomas Dale King College Fellowship Christian Battlefield West Springfield Westfield U.E. Colegio Los Arcos Norcross Robert E. Lee Ferrum College Battlefield Bishop Ireton Osbourn Park St. John’s College High Mt. Vernon Broad Run

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Marc Reeves head coach ♦ Third year

Even though an impressive one-third of Radford’s regular season opponents (six teams) participated in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, including Elon (SoCon Champion, 5-1) and Stony Brook (America East Champion, 3-0), who the Highlanders defeated, Marc Reeves’ second year at the helm of RU Men’s Soccer concluded with the program’s first winning season in the last four years.

Under Reeves’ guidance, Radford bettered last year’s production by two goals (32) as senior Iyiola Awosika and sophomore Luis Grande ranked among conference leaders in goals and total points. In addition to his third all-league selection, Awosika finished his standout career ranked among the school’s all-time leaders in goals, total points and penalty kicks converted.

Fellow senior Aldo Macias and Grande joined Awosika on the all-league team earning second-team recognition, while Dario Redondo became the third (Grande, Bernardo Ulmo – 2010) under Reeves voted to the all-freshman team.

Just like the 2011 season, Radford made the most of its home pitch. Along with leading the league in home attendance, the Highlanders are 8-1-2 at Cupp Stadium since Reeves took over in 2010, outscoring the opposition, 25-6.

In his first season at the helm, Reeves guided the Highlander men’s soccer team to a feat that had never been accomplished in the program’s 35-year history.

Along with ranking among National leaders in attendance, Reeves’ 2010 club posted the first undefeated mark at home in school history. Among those triumphs were three shutouts and a pair of five-goal performances against league competition.

Reeves’ first season as a collegiate head coach featured significant improvements from previous years in three major categories. Radford, which advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament, posted two more wins than the year before, its first winning campaign in conference play since 2006 and the most goals scored in eight years.

Individually, four Highlanders (Awosika, James Leith, Grande, Bernardo Ulmo) garnered allconference honors, while Awosika and Leith also earned a spot on the all-state team.

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Reeves’ program also excelled in the classroom, putting together the department’s second highest GPA while collecting their fourth straight NSCAA College Team Academic Award.

In addition to the efforts on the field and in the classroom, the Highlanders are very active on campus and in the area with a number of community service projects.

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“We want our players to experience all aspects of being a Student-Athlete at Radford,” Reeves says. “It is important our team is visible and interacts with RU students and the Radford community.”

The seventh head coach in the Radford men’s soccer history, Reeves came to the New River Valley after 11 seasons at St. John’s, including the last four (2006-09) as the program’s associate head coach alongside Dr. Dave Masur.

The Gillingham Dorset, England, native has been part of an extraordinary run of success at the Queens, N.Y. school. The Red Storm reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 in eight of his ten seasons, including a national championship appearance in 2003, three trips to the national semifinals (2001, 2003, 2008), and four national quarterfinal appearances (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008).

In 2009, the Red Storm finished 9-3-9 (6-1-4, Big East), winning the Big East Tournament title with a penalty kick shootout win over Notre Dame on the way to a NCAA Tournament first-round bye. St. John’s was ranked nationally as high as 14th in 2009.

Following a 19-3-3 campaign and an NCAA final four appearance in 2008, Reeves earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) East Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors. Reeves was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year by Aflac in 2002, a season after helping guide the Red Storm to the national semifinal game.

“I thought that were are a lot similarities between St. John’s and Radford in terms of campus size, class size and a small family-like athletic department, all things that are important to me,” Reeves says. “I think the people are the important part. Listening to the search committee, I was very enlightened by their vision for Radford athletics and the men’s soccer program.”

As a player with the Red Storm, Reeves was part of the 1998 squad that won the Big East Championship and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight.

PERSONAL

THE MARC REEVES FILE

Hometown Wife Children Undergraduate Degree Master’s Degree Playing Experience

Gillingham Dorset, England Susanne Robert, Olivia Brunel University, England, 1997 St. John’s, 1998 St. John’s, 1998 Helped lead the Red Storm to a BIG EAST title and NCAA Elite Eight appearance NY Pancyprian Freedoms (2001-2010)

BY THE NUMBERS

BIG EAST Tournament Championships NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Round of 16 Appearances NCAA Final Four Appearances Aflac National Assistant Coach of the Year NSCAA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year

3 10 5 3 (2001, 2003, 2008) 2002 2008

St. John’s won three Big East tournament championships and racked up at least 10 wins in nine of the 11 seasons during Reeves’ tenure. The Red Storm had a No. 1 ranking for five consecutive weeks in 2002 and a No. 2 ranking during the 2005 season.

In Reeves’ first season as associate head coach in 2006, he helped lead St. John’s in a ambassador tour to Vietnam that summer, becoming the first American sports team to visit the country following the Vietnam War. Reeves and the St. John’s program took part in cultural experiences and lended volunteer work to impoverished areas while playing four games in Vietnam.

Before being promoted to the associate head coaches’ position, Reeves spent five seasons as Masur’s top assistant, contributing in all aspects of the Red Storm program with an emphasis on recruiting, scouting and team preparation.

A midfielder for St. John’s in 1998, Reeves went on to earn a masters degree in secondary education and began his coaching career in 1999. Prior to arriving at St. John’s, Reeves graduated from Brunel University (Middlesex, England) in 1997 with an upper second degree in sports science.

Reeves has a USSF A National License and a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.

MEN’S SOCCER Reeves and his wife Susanne have three children: Robert, Olivia and Jackson.

COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER 2010-Present 2006-08 1999-2005

Head Coach, Radford Associate Head Coach, St. John’s Assistant Coach, St. John’s

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Maciej Sliwinski Assistant coach ♦ Third year Maciej Sliwinski is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Radford University men’s soccer program.

At Radford, Sliwinski assists with all aspects of the Highlander program, with a special emphasis on recruiting and team preparation.

Sliwinski, a former two-year assistant alongside Reeves at St. John’s, was an assistant at Lafayette before joining the Radford staff in May of 2010.

Sliwinski worked under Dennis Bohn at Lafayette in 2009, helping the Leopards to a 10-7-2 overall record and a trip to the Patriot League semifinals. While at Lafayette, his duties included goalkeeper training – Sliwinski guided Phillip Nelson to Patriot League Goalie of the Year honors, along with a spot on the All-ECAC First Team and the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team.

Sliwinski spent the two seasons prior to his arrival at Lafayette as an assistant at St. John’s, where he assisted with multiple aspects of the program, including recruiting, team preparation, camps and alumni communications. He worked under head coach Dr. Dave Masur, the 2008 Big East Coach of the Year, and with Reeves, who was named the NSCAA East Regional College Assistant Coach of the Year.

In 2008, the Red Storm earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the national semifinals, en route to an overall record of 19-3-3.

Sliwinski, a native of Poland, enjoyed a four-year playing career at Iona, where he was a twoyear captain and was named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in all four of his seasons. He graduated in 2007 with a degree in finance. During his time at Iona, Sliwinski interned with the New York Red Bulls of MLS, with responsibilities in team operations and game preparation. In 2009, Sliwinski earned his master’s degree in sports management from St. John’s University.

In January 2009, he was appointed the Director of Coaching with the Brooklyn Italians, in charge of the coaching staff and in charge of the coaching staff and education programs.

Slwinski’s younger brother was a four-year member of the Philadelphia University men’s soccer squad, while his father served as a coach in Poland.

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Slwinski is single and resides in Blacksburg.

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Ryan Taylor

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Started 14 contests… Ranked among league leaders in goalsagainst average (1.33), shutouts (4) and shutouts per game (0.27)… Led Highlander goalkeepers with 43 saves and a .694 save percentage… Recorded five or more saves on four separate occasions, including a season-high six in Radford’s 5-1 win over Elon (Sept. 24)… Helped RU to a 2-1 win over New River Valley rival Virginia Tech (Oct. 25)… Made a pair of crucial saves late in the contest against Gardner-Webb (0ct.

29) to preserve the 0-0 tie.

R-Senior ♦ Goalkeeper

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in just six contests before suffering a season-ending injury against Longwood… Tied his career high with seven saves at Marshall (Sept. 6)… Recorded his first career shutout in Radford’s 1-0 win over league-rival Liberty (Sept. 18).

2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Started in all 17 games in his first season as the full-time goalkeeper; stopped five or more shots in eight games… Finished fourth in the Big South in goals-against average and saves…

Made two saves in the final five minutes of play to preserve Radford’s 3-2 season-opening win at Appalachian State (Sept.

4)… Made five saves in each of Radford’s first three Big South games… Stopped seven shots, including four after Radford’s equalizer, in a 3-1 win over Virginia Tech (Oct. 6).

2008 HIGHLIGHTS

Started in five games for the Highlanders… Saw his first collegiate minutes in the Highlanders’ Big South win over Presbyterian (Oct. 3)… Made his first career start, replacing an injured Zach Roszel, in a 1-0 loss at Virginia Tech and held the Hokies scoreless for 89 minutes while recording six saves (Oct. 7)…

Picked up his first career win and made six saves in his first Big South start at UNC Asheville (Oct. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB

6-1 MIDLOTHIAN, VA. MIDLOTHIAN

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First Team All-Dominion District, and a Second Team AllCentral Region and All-Metro pick as a senior at Midlothian…

Participated in the VHSCA All-Star Game for the East Team as a senior… Earned the Midlothian High School Captain’s Award as a junior.

PERSONAL

Born June 15, 1990… Son of Cindy and Doug Taylor and has a brother, Shaun… Majoring in sports medicine.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total

GP-GS 6-5 17-17 6-6 15-14 44-43

GA 8 24 9 19 62

GAA 1.47 1.40 1.55 1.33 1.42

SV 20 68 22 43 153

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W-L-T SHO 1-4-0 0 5-9-3 3 2-2-1 1 6-5-1 4 14-20-1 8

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Myles Jones Senior ♦ Defender

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Did not appear in a contest due to a knee injury.

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in 11 contests (8 starts) before suffering a seasonending knee injury… Three of his five shot attempts were on frame.

2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Second Team All-Big South selection and all-freshman team performer… NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region Third Team…

Started in 15 games as a defender, leading all Radford true freshmen… Picked up his first multi-point game with two first half assists in a 2-2 double overtime tie at Winthrop (Oct. 17).

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB

Twice named a team captain at Studley.

PERSONAL

Born Sept. 8, 1990… Son of Cynthia and Dean Jones, and has a sister, Shannon… Majoring in marketing.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009 2010 2011 Total

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GP-GS 15-15 11-8 -26-23

G 0 0 -0

A 2 0 -2

PTS 2 0 -2

SH 5 5 -10

GW 0 0 -0

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6-3 REDDITCH, ENGLAND STUDLEY

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James Jordan R-Junior ♦ Defender

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Scored the game-winning goal in Radford’s 4-1 win over VMI… Started all 19 of the Highlanders’ contests in 2011… Played an integral part in Radford going 4-1-1 at home the last season…

Keyed a Highlander defense that limited the opposition to just three goals at Cupp Stadium in 2011… Helped a Radford backline to four shutouts a year ago.

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Sat out due to a knee injury

2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Member of the Big South all-freshman team… Finished second on the team in scoring as a true freshman (3G, 1A)… Netted the game-winner, his first collegiate goal, in the 74th minute of Radford’s 3-2 season-opening win at Appalachian State (Sept.

4)… Snapped Radford’s record scoreless drought of 594 minutes by burying the equalizer in the 54th minute of a 3-1 win over Virginia Tech on Oct. 6… Opened the scoring for the Highlanders in a Big South tournament semifinal win over High Point (Nov. 13).

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB

Played for a Kent Youth Cup championship squad in 200809… Named West Ham United Academy player as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL

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6-0 DARTFORD, ENGLAND DARTFORD GRAMMAR

Born Jan. 6, 1991… Son of Julia and Ken Jordan, and has a brother, Nick… Majoring in business management.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009 2011 Total

GP-GS 15-12 19-19 34-31

G 3 1 4

A 1 0 1

PTS 7 2 9

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SH 28 12 40

GW 1 1 2

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Dane Wilson R-Junior ♦ GOALKEEPER

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in eight contests, including five starts… Made his first collegiate start against then-ranked No. 4 Maryland (Sept.

4)… Held nationally-ranked Virginia (Sept. 20) scoreless in the second half… Recorded a career-high six saves at Longwood (Oct. 5)… Tallied his first career shutout in Radford’s 1-0 win over league-rival High Point (Oct. 15).

AT MARSHALL (2009-10)

Served as a backup goalie in 2010… Redshirted his freshman season.

PREP / PERSONAL

Holds the Princeton HS record for save percentage in a season (.920) and save percentage in a career (.883)… Received the Coaches Award for leadership… Academic all-conference in soccer and football… Backstopped his club team to the Buckeye Premier League championship in 2007 and 2008…

Member of National Honors Society; Student Leadership Forum; TOPS soccer program (soccer for children with disabilities)… Recipient of the Greater Cincinnati Youth Character Award… Son of Michael and Laurie Wilson… Father played baseball at the University of Kentucky… Born April 21, 1991…

One younger sibling, Skyler … Majoring in physical therapy.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2011 Total

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GP-GS 7-5 7-5

GA 6 6

GAA 1.10 1.10

SV 13 13

W-L-T SHO 0-2-0 1 0-2-0 1

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6-3 CINCINNATI, OHIO PRINCETON H.S.

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Luis Grande Junior ♦ Midfielder

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Second-team all-conference selection… Also earned all-state recognition… Started 18 of the Highlanders 19 contests in 2011… Ranked among league leaders in goals (T-5th / 8), total points (T-7th / 19), goals per game (T-4th / 0.44) and gamewinning goals (2nd / 2)… Ranked second on the team in goals (8), assists (3) and total points (19)… Netted the golden-goal against Appalachian State to earn Big South Player of the Week (8/29)… Scored three goals over a two-game span, including both strikes in Radford’s 2-1 win over Virginia Tech (Oct. 25)… Also found the back of the net at Virginia (Sept.

20) and against VMI (Oct. 12)… Recorded three assists in Radford’s two wins at the High Point Tournament… Second multi-goal game of the season came in Radford’s 3-1 win at Winthrop (Nov. 5).

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Selected to the Big South All-Freshman Team… Ranked second on the team with four assists… Appeared in 18 contests, including 13 starts… Charted seven multiple shot games…

Recorded goals in Radford’s victories over Presbyterian (10/2), UNC Asheville (10/9) and Liberty (Nov. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB

Team MVP 2007-08… Led team to AYSE Championship.

PERSONAL

6-0 CARACAS, VENEZUELA U.E. COLEGIO LOS ARCOS

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Born July 12, 1991… Son of Francisco and Luisa Grande and has one brother, Javier… Majoring in Business Management.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2010 2011 Total

GP-GS 18-13 19-18 37-31

G 3 8 11

A 4 3 7

PTS 10 19 29

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SH 27 49 76

GW 0 3 3

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Matt Janssen Junior ♦ Defender

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Started all 19 of the Highlanders’ contests in 2011… Recorded 10 shots from his defensive position… Played an integral part in Radford going 4-1-1 at home… Keyed a Highlander defense that limited the opposition to just three goals at Cupp Stadium in 2011… Helped a Radford backline to four shutouts a year ago.

AT FERRUM COLLEGE (2010)

Named to the Ferrum Invitational All-Tournament Team… Started 16 of the Panthers’ 17 contests… Led the team in assists…

Ranked second in total points.

PREP / PERSONAL

Born March 3, 1992… Son of Scot and Mary Janssen… Has one brother, Mike.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2011 Total

13

GP-GS 19-19 19-19

G 0 0

A 0 0

PTS 0 0

SH 11 11

GW 0 0

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5-11 MCLEAN, VA. MCLEAN

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Vittorio Lauretano Junior ♦ Midfielder

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Played in 11 contests off the bench… Tallied his first career strike in Radford’s 5-1 win over St. Bonaventure (Sept. 9).

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in 13 contests… Recorded an assist in Radford’s 5-1 win over Presbyterian (Oct. 2).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

First team all-district, first team all-region and second team allstate as a senior… Led Thomas Dale to the district title all four years and the region title his sophomore year.

PERSONAL

5-9 CHESTER, VA. THOMAS DALE

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Born December 18, 1991 in El Paso, Texas… Son of Daniel and Luz Lauretano and has two siblings: Daniel Lauretano II and Veronica Lauretano.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2010 2011 Total

GP-GS 13-0 11-0 24-0

G 0 1 1

A 1 0 1

PTS 1 2 3

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SH 2 3 5

GW 0 0 0

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Chel Ho Park Kim Junior ♦ Midfielder

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Started 18 of the Highlanders’ 19 contests… Tied for the league lead with eight assists, which also ranked in the Top-20 Nationally… His eight assists are 10th most in a single season at Radford… Five of his set ups came on game-winning goals… Radford went 7-0-0 when he recorded an assist…

Charted a pair of assists in Radford’s 5-1 win over St. Bonaventure (Sept. 9).

PREP / PERSONAL

Born January 24, 1990… Son of Jae Kwan Park Kim and Chang Hee Kim Bean… Has one sister, Kyong Mi… Majoring in sports medicine.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2011 Total

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GP-GS 18-18 18-18

G 0 0

A 8 8

PTS 8 8

SH 37 37

GW 0 0

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5-11 SANTANDER, SPAIN UNIV. EUROPEA DE MADRID

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Bernardo Ulmo Junior ♦ Midfielder

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in all 19 contests, including 10 starts… Lone strike was the eventual game-winner at Campbell (Sept. 28)… Recorded an assist in Radford’s 3-1 victory at Winthrop (Nov. 5) to conclude the regular season.

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

Selected to the Big South All-Freshman Team… Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals… Tied for second on the team in goals scored (4) and total points (11)… Also finished his freshman campaign with three assists… Converted both of the Highlanders’ penalty kicks… First collegiate strike was a golden goal in Radford’s 3-2 season-opening win at Mt. St. Mary’s (Sept. 4)… Also netted game winners against Longwood (Sept. 25) and Presbyterian (Oct. 2).

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB Named NEPSSA All-Star.

PERSONAL

5-9 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL SOUTH KENT

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Born January 27, 1992… Son of Mario de Almerda and Jacqueline Ulmo and has one brother, Joau Victor… Majoring in business management.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2010 2011 Total

GP-GS 19-9 19-10 38-19

G 4 1 5

A 3 1 4

PTS 11 3 14

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SH 39 24 63

GW 3 1 4

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Ramzi Dridi

Sophomore ♦ Midfielder - Forward

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Played in 14 contests as a freshman, including a pair of starts… Recorded an assist in wins over Stony Brook (Sept.

11) and VMI (Oct. 12).

PREP / PERSONAL

Four-year letterwinner… A two-time all-district performer… Led the squad in goals as a sophomore and senior… Born May 25, 1993… Son of Raouf and Mary Dridi… Has one sibling, Sami … An accounting major at Radford University.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2011 Total

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GP-GS 14-2 14-2

G 0 0

A 2 2

PTS 2 2

SH 9 9

GW 0 0

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5-11 FALLS CHURCH, VA. J.E.B STUART

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Dario Redondo

Sophomore ♦ Midfielder - Forward

2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Named to the Big South all-freshman team… Started in the midfield in 11 of the Highlanders’ 17 contest… Finished third on the club with two assists… First assist of the season came on the eventual game-winner in Radford’s 3-0 win at Stony Brook (Sept. 11)… Also added an assist at nationally-ranked Virginia (Sept. 20).

PREP / PERSONAL

5-8 WOODBRIDGE, VA. GAR-FIELD

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Three-time all-district performer at Garfield… Served as team captain his junior campaign… Born May 29, 1993… Son of Dario Redondo and Jamie Vives… Has four siblings, Nadia, Ean, Eva and Joslyn … Undecided on his academic major.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2011 Total

GP-GS 19-12 19-12

G 0 0

A 2 2

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PTS 2 2

SH 6 6

GW 0 0

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RADFORD troy allaire

R-Freshman ♦ 6-2 ♦ Forward Haymarket, Va. ♦ Battlefield PREP / PERSONAL

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Transfer from ODU ... Earned all-region honors as a senior at Battlefield ... Team captain ... Born October 10, 1992 in Livorno, Italy ... Son of Clydea and Thomas Allaire ... has one sibling, Taylor ... Majoring in business

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KYLE BEACH

R-Freshman ♦ 5-9 ♦ Midfielder Haymarket, Va. ♦ Battlefield

PREP / PERSONAL

Two-time all-district and all-region performer… Earned all-state recognition as a junior… Served as team captain during his senior campaign… Born Aug. 6 1992… Son of Brett and Marinda Beach… Has a younger brother, Ethan … Majoring in business.

Stephen hudgens

Sophomore ♦ 6-0 ♦ Midfielder Alpharetta, Ga. ♦ Fellowship Christian 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

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Appeared in six contests… Recorded three shots, including two on frame.

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A two-time all-area selection at Fellowship Christian High School… Named team MVP following his junior and senior campaigns… Recipient of both the Dean’s and Presidential Scholarship at Radford… Born August 17, 1993… Son of Tim and Sheri Hudgens… Has two siblings, Robert and Megan … Majors in business finance

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Sophomore ♦ 6-1 ♦ Defender Forfar, Scotland ♦ Forfar Academy

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Born May 22, 1992... Son of Frank and Pauline Hutcheon... Has one sister, Stacey

JOe mayer

Junior ♦ 5-11 ♦ M/F Essex, England ♦ Billericay 2011 HIGHLIGHTS (KING COLLEGE)

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Started in 15 matches ... Finished sixth in Conference Carolinas in assists with six ... Scored goals in wins over North Greenville (10/12) and Belmont Abbey (10/19) ... Second on the team with 56 shots

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Started all 19 matches ... Netted a career-best eight goals ... Second on the team in scoring with 18 points (8 G, 2 A) ... Picked up the game-winner in victories over Concord (10/13) and North Greenville (11/6) Scored twice in a 19-1 win over King over Tennessee Temple in the NCCAA Mid-East Region Tournament

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DANIEL O'KEEFE

R-Freshman ♦ 6-2 ♦ M/F Alexandria, Va. ♦ Bishop Ireton

PREP / PERSONAL

Named team MVP following his junior and senior seasons… Also earned All-WCAC honors his final two seasons at Bishop Ireton… Born Aug. 23, 1993… Son of Denis and Barbara O’Keefe… Has an older brother, Kevin … Majoring in communications at Radford.

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RADFORD JAMBAAR STILLS

Junior ♦ 5-10 ♦ Midfielder Waterloo, Belgium ♦ Inter. School of Brussels

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2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in one contest

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Roster player for Old Dominion in 2009 ... A two-time I.S.S.T. All-Tournament Team selection… Also named to the All-Europe squad following his junior and senior seasons… Northern Virginia District ODP in 2005 ... Born Jan. 23, 1991… Son of Wendell and Rhonda Stills… Has two siblings, Sohane and Sunjata … Majoring in political science with a minor in international studies

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nicholas valencia Sophomore ♦ 5-7 ♦ Midfielder Springfield, Va. ♦ Robert E. Lee

PREP / PERSONAL

Named to the all-district, all-region and all-metro squads following his senior campaign… Born Oct. 2, 1992… Son of Jaime Valencia and Nanette Stanley.

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Sergio Arzubiaga

Freshman ♦ 6-0 ♦ Midfielder - Forward Centreville, Va. ♦ Westfield

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Three-time all-league selection… Team captain as a junior and senior… Member of the Annandale club team…

Born on January 13, 1994… Son of Ylia and Fernando Arzubiaga… Has two siblings… Majoring in business

Gu y Cross

Freshman ♦ 5-10 ♦ Defender Arlington, Va. ♦ St. John’s College High PREP / PERSONAL

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A three-time All-WCAC performer… Named second-team all-metro as a senior… Also was a Gatorade State Player of the Year nominee… Born July 4, 1994… Son of John and Deirdre Cross… Has one brother, Hugh…

Plans to major in history

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Damaro Dacosta Freshman ♦ 5-8 ♦ Defender Lorton, Va. ♦ Mt. Vernon

PREP / PERSONAL

Second-team all-metro selection as a senior… Born December 31, 1993… Son of Patrick and Michelle DaCosta… Has two brothers, Patrick and DeVaughn … Plans to major in sports medicine

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RADFORD Bryan Darby

Freshman ♦ 5-8 ♦ Midfielder Manassas, Va. ♦ Osbourn Park PREP / PERSONAL

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First-team all-metro selection… Member of the RFC 93 club team… Born June 9, 1994… Son of Jerry and Elizabeth Darby… Has a younger brother, Bradley … Plans to major in business

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Lucas Diniz

Freshman ♦ 5-11 ♦ Midfielder - Forward Goiana, Brazil ♦ Boca Raton

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Born October 6, 1992… Son of Rogerio and Patricia Diniz… Has two siblings, Vinicius and Gabriel

Jannik Eckenrode

Freshman ♦ 5-11 ♦ Midfielder - Forward Springfield, Va. ♦ West Springfield PREP / PERSONAL

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Member of D.C. United Reserves Club Team… Named 2011 District Player of the Year… Three-time all-region selection and Four-time all-district honoree… Captained Annandale United to back-to-back state championships in 2010-11… Born December 13, 1991… Son of Eva and Don Eckenrode… Has two siblings, Kai and Lars … Undecided on academic major.

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Freshman ♦ 5-9 ♦ Defender Norcross, Ga. ♦ Norcross

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Named Team Defensive MVP back-to-back seasons at Norcross High School ... Team captain in his junior and senior seasons ... Earned International Baccalaureate certificate ... Born Nov. 4, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pa. ...

Son of Kristyn and Jonathan Greifer ... Has a sister, Sarah ... Majoring in mathematics and chemistry

Sam Legg

Freshman ♦ 6-3 ♦ Goalkeeper Derbyshire, England ♦ Broad Run PREP / PERSONAL

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Member of the DC United Club Team… Born June 11, 1994… Son of Steven and Fiona Legg… Has an older brother, Robert … Undecided on his academic major.

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Jamie Summers

Freshman ♦ 6-0 ♦ Defender Banstead, England ♦ Glyn Technology

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Born November 18, 1992… Son of Jannette and Michael Summers… Has an older brother, Dan

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RADFORD 2011-12 Season Recap

For just the second time in the last decade, the Radford men’s soccer team finished their campaign with a winning record.

After a journey that included games against four nationally-ranked foes, including once top-ranked Maryland, the Highlanders concluded the 2011 season 9-8-2 overall and 4-4-1 in the highly competitive Big South Conference.

An impressive one-third of Radford’s regular season opponents (6 teams) participated in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, including Elon (SoCon Champion, 5-1) and Stony Brook (America East Champion, 3-0), who the Highlanders defeated.

“We played an incredibly tough schedule and were competitive in each and every game,” commented second-year head coach Marc Reeves. “We played very well against some of the best teams in the country and got to see the intensity and commitment required to be a consistent top-level program.”

For the second straight season, Radford placed four players on the all-conference squad, while five garnered Big South weekly honors during the fall.

“We are always pleased and proud when our players are recognized by the league, and we had some exceptionally strong individual performances this season, however all of them recognize the team’s success and improvement is of greater importance. We push our players on a daily basis to maximize their talent and although we lose some strong seniors we believe we have some talented players that can continue to improve and excel in our program.”

In addition to his third all-league selection, Iyiola Awosika finished his standout career ranked among the school’s alltime leaders in goals, total points and penalty kicks converted.

Fellow senior Aldo Macias and sophomore Luis Grande joined Awosika on the all-league team earning second-team recognition, while Dario Redondo became the third (Grande, Bernardo Ulmo – 2010) under Reeves voted to the all-freshman team.

Statistically, Radford bettered last year’s production by two goals (32) as Awosika and Grande ranked among conference leaders in goals and total points.

Along with setting a new school record for penalty kicks made, Awosika (Elon) as well as Brian Gwanzura (Stony Brook) recorded hat tricks during their final seasons in the red and white.

Chel Ho Park Kim couldn’t have scripted a better start to his collegiate career as the sophomore led the Big South and ranked T-17th nationally in total assists with eight. The Highlanders were 7-0-0 when the midfielder set up a teammate’s strike.

Just like the previous season, Radford made the most of its home pitch. Along with leading the league in home attendance, the Highlanders are 8-1-2 at Cupp Stadium since Reeves took over in 2010, outscoring the opposition, 25-6.

“We are very grateful for all the support at our home games. It shows by the results the positive difference an energized crowd can have on a game. Our #9 Radford Ultras are fantastic and continue to grow with our team, as we want to make Cupp Stadium a great atmosphere for our players and fans as well as a tough venue for opponents.”

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Radford continues to make strides in the right direction, which should pave the way for a very bright future.

“I believe this team worked exceptionally hard to have a solid year and continue our improvement as a program. We are very thankful to the senior class for all their efforts at Radford and our returning and new (2012) players will have to work very hard on a daily basis to step up and fill these positions. We are excited to move forward in all areas and represent Radford Athletics with pride both on and off the field.”

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The Big South Conference

Since its founding in 1983, 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 athletic 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 2012-13 academic year features the Big South’s largest membership (12) and sponsored sports (19) in its 29 years of existence.

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 full-fledged 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 among 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 16 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, he has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball, softball and men’s soccer 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 long-range 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. The Conference’s 19th championship sport -- women’s lacrosse, begins play this season with eight members. At the same time, Kallander has solidified Conference membership, as an all-time high 12 member institutions comprise the 29-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 700 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms.

In the last 15 years alone, 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 280 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, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in 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 highest-ever 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 out of the last eight years -- 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 5,000-meter 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.

This past season, the Big South had a record 41 student-athletes earn All-America distinction, while another 10 were named Academic All-Americans. The Conference also won its first football playoff game (Stony Brook), had the national women’s basketball Rookie Coach of the Year, had two men’s soccer teams reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade (Coastal Carolina, Liberty), and had a record five individuals selected for the NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals -- the most of any Division I conference in 2011-12. In addition, Liberty was the first men’s golf team in Conference history to win an NCAA Regional, and the Flames went on to finish 10th at the national event.

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; 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 six 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. 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. Annually, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 100 Academic All-Americans in its 28 years of existence. Furthermore, the Big South has recorded double figure totals in NCAA Public Recognition Awards for APR progress the last three years.

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Radford University President Penelope Kyle

Penelope Ward Kyle became Radford University’s sixth, and first female, president when she took office on June 1, 2005. She came to RU with more than 30 years of experience in state government, the corporate and legal worlds, and higher education.

Upon assuming the presidency, President Kyle immediately focused on leading the university’s initiative to become one of the top 50 masters universities in the nation.

The Radford University strategic plan “7-17”, completed in 2007 at her direction, identifies four strategic directives -- the investment in people, programs, global and local society and the future of Radford University.

Under President Kyle’s leadership, the university also added its first doctoral program with an emphasis in rural mental health and launched an initiative to grow graduate college student enrollment by offering additional doctoral and masters level programs. She hired the university’s first provost and created two new vice presidential areas of responsibility, Information Technology and University Relations.

The Radford University Board of Visitors, at President Kyle’s request, has increased its membership by four positions to provide an opportunity for more diversity and leadership innovation within the governing body.

A native of southwest Virginia, President Kyle is a product of the Galax public schools system. She graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and did her postgraduate studies in English at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law and later earned her MBA from the College of William and Mary.

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Virginia Lottery for 11 years, under three successive governors. First appointed by Governor George Allen in 1994, she was reappointed by Governor James Gilmore, and then reappointed once again by Governor Mark Warner. Previously, Ms. Kyle was employed

by CSX Corporation, an international transportation company, where she became the company’s first female officer. Before joining CSX Corporation, she was an attorney with McGuire, Woods, LLP in Richmond. She also taught English for six years at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia.

President Kyle serves in leadership positions on numerous educational, civic, cultural, professional, financial and volunteer organizations. She served on the Board of Visitors at James Madison University from 1984 until 1992 and on the JMU Foundation Board 1992 until 1994. She also served on the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation Board from 1994 until 2000 and on the Board of Governors of Saint Christopher’s School from 1999 until 2005. President Kyle is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors of PRA, Inc., a publicly traded company.

Ms. Kyle is married to Charles L. Menges, an attorney and partner with McGuire, Woods, LLC. They are the parents of three children, son, Kyle Ward Menges, and two daughters, Penelope Whitley Menges, and Patricia Lee Menges.

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Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg

Since being introduced as Radford University’s Director of Athletics in the fall of 2007, Radford native Robert Lineburg has helped usher in a new era of Highlander athletics, marked by unprecedented on-and off-field improvements and successes.

In his short time with the department, Lineburg has been the catalyst for a number of changes, particularly in areas such as facilities, personnel and strategic planning.

His most visible influences to date have been on the Dedmon Center and Radford University’s new 700-seat baseball stadium.

Beginning in the spring of 2008, the Dedmon Center, the centerpiece of Highlander athletics, underwent transformations to the arena, including a new steel-supported roof, a new basketball floor, renovated athletic offices, a new-look natatorium, and improved athletic locker, training, and medical facilities.

Along with the initial upgrades to the Dedmon Center, an improved state-of-the-art strength and conditioning room, new ticket office and Learning Enhancement Center (LEC), which houses student-athlete academic support, were completed/added in 2009.

In 2010, facility upgrades included a new high-tech videoboard / sound system to the Dedmon Center as well as a new playing surface / irrigation system and dugouts to the Radford University Baseball Field.

This past spring, Radford transformed its baseball program in April of 2011 by opening a brand-new stadium and making the first significant adjustment to its home park since opening in 1986. For the first time ever, the Highlanders have the capability to host night games. The stadium features lighting standards that meet the requirements of NCAA Regional Tournament host sites.

In June, Robert Lineburg introduced Mike Jones as Radford University’s 7th head men’s basketball coach.

Lineburg has also overseen the hires of six new head coaches as well as seven new athletic administrators. His other hires include women’s basketball head coach Taj Njongba, head volleyball coach Marci Jenkins, women’s head golf coach Jeff Beeler, head men’s soccer coach Marc Reeves and the promotion of track and field interim director Brent Chumbley to head coaches’ status. Among the administrators added in Lineburg’s tenure are executive associate A.D. Randy Butt, head athletic trainer Chad Hyatt, assistant A.D. for communications Joey Beeler, director of student-athlete support services/senior women’s administrator Stephanie Ballein and Director of Facilities Brad Epperley.

As a result of the changes, Radford achieved a banner year in 2008-09: women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s tennis and softball claimed Big South conference crowns and advanced to NCAA Tournament play. Women’s soccer advanced to its fourth tournament, men’s basketball won the Big South regular-season and tournament title to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 1998, men’s tennis made its thirdstraight appearance, and softball appeared for the first time and won Radford’s firstever NCAA tournament game in any sport.

Lineburg and the Highlanders backed their success in 2008-09 with a men’s tennis and softball Big South regular season title in 2009-10. Mickey Dean’s softball team went on to win their second straight conference tournament crown before advancing to the Athens, Georgia Regional final with two more NCAA Tournament victories.

The successes on the field continued in 2010-11 as Radford captured three more Big South titles. Women’s soccer and softball claimed regular season crowns, while men’s tennis advanced to the NCAA Tournament with their fourth league tournament championship in five years.

Along with their competitive success, the Highlanders have defined the true meaning of “student-athlete” during Lineburg’s tenure. For the second consecutive year, Raford led all Big South institutions by placing 58.3 percent of its student-athletes on the conference’s Presidential Honor Roll. In 2008-09, the Highlanders had 57.9 percent of their students on the list.

He and his staff have also been responsible for creating a five-year strategic plan for

the Radford athletic department and building an athletics facilities master plan. Additional achievements include ushering in a new athletics Internet site (RadfordAthletics. com), and helping implement a new ticket system (Ticket Return). Lineburg and his staff have also hosted top-level competition, with five Big South championships taking place on the Radford campus from 2008-11 (men’s basketball, track & field, softball, men’s tennis and volleyball).

In addition to making an impact on Radford athletics, Lineburg is also involved in a number of different organizations and committees. He is the chairman of the Big South Conference Subcommittee on Basketball Improvement, a member of the Big South ad-hoc Committee on Basketball Issues, a member of the selection committee to select Radford University’s Vice President for Advancement, and most recently, was selected to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee Prior to becoming Radford’s third Director of Athletics, Lineburg’s corporate knowledge was groomed as a marketing associate with Peloton Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Texas.

Along with his business experience, Lineburg spent 15 seasons as a college basketball coach, including time as Southern Methodist’s (Dallas, Texas) interim head coach.

Prior to serving as the Mustangs interim head coach, Lineburg spent eight years as an assistant coach at SMU. Following his interim tenure, he served two more seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist.

Lineburg’s coaching resume also includes assistant coaching positions with the men’s basketball programs at James Madison University and Emory & Henry College, as well as with the Dallas Mavericks summer league team. His coaching experience also took him through the Big South, as he spent time on the sideline at UNC Greensboro.

A 1991 graduate of Roanoke College, Lineburg started his collegiate basketball career as a Radford Highlander, where he was a two-year letterman before transferring to nearby Roanoke College to play his final two years.

He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in political science with a minor in history. In 1995, he received a Master’s Degree in education from Virginia Tech, where he was also a graduate assistant on the men’s basketball staff.

“In addition to being a good candidate, Robert is a Radford native, something that will serve him well in his new role,” Kyle said at the time of his hire. “He has great family ties in the area and we’re excited he’s decided to come home to work with us.”

Lineburg is the son of retired Radford High School football coach and athletic director Norman Lineburg and the brother of Dr. Mark Lineburg, the Superintendent of Bristol City Schools, Paul Lineburg, the Assistant Principal at William Byrd H.S. and Wayne Lineburg, who is the interim head football coach at the University of Richmond.

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This is Radford University

Nestled in the New River Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Radford, Va., Radford University is student-centered and focused on providing outstanding academic programs for its more than 9,000 students. Well known for its strong faculty/student bonds, innovative use of technology in the learning environment and vibrant student life on a beautiful campus, Radford University offers many opportunities to get involved and succeed in and out of the classroom.

Radford University welcomes students from the Commonwealth of Virginia, across the country and around the world. Here, you will find inspiration in the surroundings – the manicured green lawns on campus, the steady roll of the New River, the wonders along the Blue Ridge Parkway, the stately university buildings and a quaint downtown. Radford’s 153 undergraduate and graduate programs offer every student the opportunity to discover new talents, develop leadership skills and experience personal growth.

Radford University serves the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation through a wide range of academic, cultural, human service, and research programs. First and foremost, the university emphasizes teaching and learning and the process of learning in its commitment to the development of mature, responsible, well-educated citizens. Radford University develops students’ creative and critical thinking skills, teaches students to analyze problems and implement solutions, helps students discover their leadership styles, and fosters their growth as leaders. Toward these ends, the university is student-focused and promotes a sense of caring and of meaningful interaction among all members of the University community. Research is viewed as a vital corollary to the teaching and learning transaction as it sustains and enhances the ability to teach effectively. Radford University believes in the dynamics of change and has a strong commitment to continuous review, evaluation, and improvement in the curriculum and all aspects of the university, so as to meet the changing needs of society.

Fast Facts

- Located in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia - 177-acre main campus; 78-acre RU West campus - 9,370 Students (58% female, 42% male) - 1,020 Graduate enrollment - Students originate from 39 states and Washington D.C.; 57 countries - Student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1 - 83% of faculty hold doctorate or terminal degrees in their fields - 93% of RU students obtain employment or continue education within 3-8 months of graduation

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NEW RIVER The NRV is home to one of the oldest rivers in the world: the New River. It’s also one of the few rivers in the world that ows south to north.

The NRV hosts the largest research park in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The NRV is comprised of the following counties- Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles and the Independent City of Radford.

The NRV is home to approximately 165,145 residents.

The NRV hosts Radford University, Virginia Tech, and New River Community College.

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THE NEW RIVER

DOWNTOWN RADFORD

CASCADE FALLS

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CAMPUS LIFE

Want to get involved? You can start with more than 200 clubs and organizations, including academic clubs, outdoor clubs, national honor fraternities and Greek associations. Join a team -- RU has club and intramural sports and NCAA Division I athletics, which includes eight men’s and 11 women’s sports. If that’s not enough, there are campus lectures, movies, performances, festivals (pictured below) and concerts from big names like Third Eye Blind, Outkast, Matchbox 20 and Fuel.

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CLIMBING WALL

Student-Athlete Support Services The mission of the Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) ofďŹ ce for Radford University Athletics is to promote, assist, and provide counsel to all student-athletes. Its primary, constant goal is to develop graduates and outstanding citizens who have contributed in the areas of athletic competition during their tenures of education.

Located in the Dedmon Athletic Center, the newly established Learning Enhancement Center is equipped with computers, tutorial rooms, and a study lounge.

The Learning Enhancement Center provides direction for student-athletes via academic counseling in conjunction with advisors from the respective colleges at Radford University. Academic support services such as tutoring and supervised study hall are provided, as well as career planning, monitoring of eligibility status, and a host of other guidance and advisory services.

2011-12 Athletic Academic Accomplishments 3 Scholar-Athletes of the Year 3 Most Outstanding Students 40 All-Academic Selections 6 All-State Academic Selections 1 CoSIDA Academic All-America ??? Presidential Honor Roll Selections 4 Academic All-District Selections 5 Team Academic Awards

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STRENGTH Strength & Conditioning A component that is vital to Radford student-athletes is the strength and conditioning program.

Highlander Athletics has long been recognized as one of the leaders among Mid-Atlantic schools in its conditioning and strength training. It has been an instrumental part in the success of Radford University sports through the years. Under the direction of Strength and Conditioning coaches Tim Ridley and Michele Huffman, the program is designed to help each student-athlete reach his or her full potential in their respective sport.

Each Radford University student-athlete has strength and conditioning programs unique to their goals as a player. This program helps prepare Radford student-athletes for the long and rigorous in-season schedule.

The Strength and Conditioning staff at Radford University is committed to excellence in competition and in life.

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Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium

Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium was completed in 2003 and quickly became one of the premier soccer and track and field stadiums in the Southeast.

The largest soccer/track facility in the Big South Conference, Cupp Stadium has seating for 5,000 spectators. Four large locker rooms, an on-site athletic training room, and a dedicated laundry room highlight the amenities for student-athletes and teams.

The facility also includes a large, fully functional press box with dedicated storage and restrooms. Standard phone lines wireless and hard-wired internet connections were installed to serve all possible media needs. In addition the press box houses the stadiums leading edge scoreboard controls and sound system.

In addition to the game-day amenities, Cupp Stadium serves the day-to-day needs of the soccer and track and field programs, all of which have offices inside the complex. The stadium also incorporates offices for RU’s field hockey, men’s and women’s tennis and golf programs.

The soccer surface is a Bermuda blend natural grass field. A state-of-the-art drainage system was recently added to assist in keeping the field in top shape year-round. The track is a synthetic surface divided into eight lanes. The stadium also includes jumping and vaulting pits.

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