2008-09 Georgia tech annual report
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fans How lucky we are to be able to affect the lives of so many wonderful young people on a daily basis as we strive for the betterment of Georgia Tech Athletics. That is the feeling shared by the nearly 150 employees of the Athletic Association here at Tech who dedicate their time and talent to make the Yellow Jackets just a little better every day. Georgia Tech continues to be a place that attracts not only the finest athletes in our state, region and across the nation, but young people who are qualified not only to compete at the highest level, but to perform academically in one of the nation’s most challenging environments. We are so proud that our student-athletes accept the challenge of representing us on the fields and courts, but also work equally as hard to achieve the overriding goal -- a degree from Georgia Tech! Because of the performances and the accomplishments of our teams and coaches we now are able to share with alumni, fans and friends this Annual Report. We want you to see the accomplishments of our sports programs during the past year and the achievement of the young men and women who represent Georgia Tech. In this very trying economic time in our country, I also want you to feel confident that behind the scenes there is much work being done to ensure that we operate with the utmost fiscal responsibility. We have made many very difficult but necessary financial decisions during the past year, all inspired by our commitment to foresee and react to the outside influences that effect our every day business. It is important that I say thank you to all of you who donate to our programs, purchase our tickets and show support in so many ways. It is that spirit of the Georgia Tech faithful that will allow us to continue to thrive even in these trying times. Our adherence to NCAA rules is also a top priority. We go to great lengths to ensure that Georgia Tech is a model of integrity when it comes to playing by the rules. This also is a responsibility of all of our supporters, fans and alumni. I hope you find this Annual Report both interesting and informative. As we look back at the 2008-09 year we can’t help but be excited about the prospects for the seasons to come. I hope to see each of you often during the coming months as we all pull together in support of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets! Sincerely,
Dan Radakovich
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Letter from the Director of Athletics Table of Contents / Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2008-09 National Award Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Academics & Community Service
Graduated Student-Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 2008-09 Season Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Individual Sports profiles
Football. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Volleyball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Men’s Basketball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Women’s Basketball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Women’s Tennis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Men’s Tennis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Swimming & Diving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Softball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Men’s Track and Field / Cross Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Women’s Track and Field / Cross Country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 georgia tech athletic association
GTAA Financials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Alexander-Tharpe Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 A-T Life Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Mission Statement The Georgia Tech Athletic Association forms the front porch of the Institute and serves as a gathering place for students, alumni, fans and friends. We provide our student-athletes with the opportunity for academic and athletic success and personal growth. We promote diversity and equity. The integrity of our mission is enhanced by our commitment to adherence to the rules of the Institute, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. This environment we create allows our student-athletes to compete at the highest levels, and creates enjoyment for our supporters. We embrace our proud traditions and strive to enhance the future opportunities for our student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
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acc champions Sharon Perkins – ACC Coach of the Year •S teve Marcelle - ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year (Track) •D eck McGuire - ACC Pitcher of the Year (Baseball) •K risti Miller – NCAA Top VIII Award (Tennis) •G al Nevo – ACC Male Swimmer of the Year (Swimming)
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One hundred and twenty recent and former student-athletes graduated from Georgia Tech last year. Over one third of those graduating from the Bachelor’s program did so with honors! The following is an alphabetical listing of Summer ‘08, Fall ‘08, Spring ‘09 Georgia Tech student-athlete graduates: Bachelors Elris Anyaibe Football Ryan Bahnsen Cheerleading Sara Ballard Women’s Swimming C’iana Barker Student Manager Brittany Barnes Softball Galina Becker Women Track/Crs Ctry D’Andre Bell Men’s Basketball Michael Bennett Men’s Swimming Christopher Bishop Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Glenn Blackwood Football Stewart Boling Student Trainer Calvin Booker Football Jason Bourgeois Men’s Swimming Neal Brown Student Manager David Brown Football Timothy Bruegger Student Manager Preston Burden Student Manager George P. Burdell Men’s Lacrosse Edwin Burns Baseball Jeffrey Burton Men’s Swimming Cameron Butler Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Stephanie Butler Softball Anthony Clark Football Adam Cohan Men’s Golf George Cooper Football Jonathan Cox Football Andrew Cranford Men’s Swimming Jakob Crowder Student Manager Jill Davis Women Track/Crs Ctry Tyler Davis Men’s Basketball Tyler Davis Football Peter Doblar Men’s Swimming David Dragoo Men’s Golf Jesse Dubberly Baseball Jason Eberhard Cheerleading Stephanie England Women’s Swimming Daniel Errickson Cheerleading Christopher Ewald Men’s Swimming Bradley Feltes Baseball David Folkner Football Martin Frierson Football Amanda Gannon Women’s Swimming Andrew Gardner Football Troy Garside Football Andrew Gause Baseball, Football John Goodman Baseball Shayla Graham Cheerleading Lindsey Gray Women’s Volleyball Tenisha Griggs Women Track/Crs Ctry
Taylor Hall Men’s Golf Whitney Haller Softball Andrew Hamilton Student Manager Kimery Hern Women Track/Crs Ctry Jessica Housley Cheerleading Derek Hoye Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Nicole Hughes Student Manager Whitney Humphreys Softball Elizabeth Ingram Women’s Basketball Anne Marie Jones Student Trainer Nicole Kaminskas Women’s Volleyball Masato Kan Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Ashley Keck Women Track/Crs Ctry Nisha Kurian Women Track/Crs Ctry Caitlin Lever Softball Leland Leverette Student Manager James Liipfert Football Krista Lim-Hing Cheerleading
Arthur Rozier Football Blair Shimandle Softball Alison Skala Women’s Swimming Kevin Skenes Men’s Swimming Rachel Smith Student Manager Andrew Smith Football Austin Smith Football Gregory Smith Football, Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Stephen Steinmann Cheerleading Christina Striplin Women’s Tennis Rebecca Tatum Cheerleading Nicole Thomas Cheerleading Joshua Thomason Student Manager Nazar Trilisky Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Cameron Tringale Men’s Golf Gregory Tunning Men’s Swimming William Turner Cheerleading Onur Uras Men’s Swimming
Football standout Darryl Richard (second from left) Elena Linn Women Track/Crs Ctry Jacob Lonowski Football Kyle Manley Football Christopher McClune Student Manager Xavier McGuire Football Mari McLeod Women’s Swimming Nathan McManus Football Aileen Morales Softball Shantia Moss Women Track/Crs Ctry Jose Muguruza Men’s Tennis Stephen Munna Cheerleading Jason Neighborgall Baseball David North Men’s Tennis Jack Owens Student Manager Jason Palmer Football Nicole Piver Cheerleading Andrew Powlen Men’s Track/Crs Ctry Hannah Ralston Cheerleading Eric Richardson Student Manager Avery Roberson Football PAGE
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Kimberly Uzzell Cheerleading Jessica Vaughan Cheerleading Levi Walls Football Lance Walls Football Bret White Football Samuel Williams Football Elliott Wood Cheerleading Harrison Woodworth Student Manager Katherine Wright Women’s Swimming
Master’s Darryl Richard Football Gordon Huang Men’s Tennis Elizabeth Bartle Softball Cody Freeman Cheerleading Laurissa Prystaj Women’s Swimming
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programs TOTAL PERSON PROGRAM At Georgia Tech, the day the cheering stops will still be a time of celebration. A student-athlete’s playing days will end, but the Total Person Program ensures that Yellow Jacket student-athletes will be prepared for the career and personal changes ahead.
Addressing virtually every area of a well-rounded educational experience, the Total Person Program, under the direction of Leah Thomas, focuses on the following components: • Academic Support and Degree Completion • Personal Growth & Development • Career Planning and Placement • Counseling and Wellness • Leadership • Honors • Community Outreach
Student-Athlete Advisory Board and Community Outreach The Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) is a committee of student-athletes representing each sports team within the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. The SAAB is a bridge linking studentathlete concerns with the GTAA administration. Along with major community service projects involving multiple teams, the board is called upon to give input on improving student-athlete welfare at Georgia Tech.
Through this multifaceted program, the brainchild of retired Director of Athletics Dr. Homer Rice, Rambling Wreck student-athletes have the opportunity to learn the elements of success beyond the classroom or playing field. They gain skills that remain with them for a lifetime, preparing for the career and personal challenges ahead.
This year’s SAAB continues it’s focus on facilitating better communication to all GTAA staff and student-athletes. “Outside AthleTECHS, Inside
KIPP WAYS Academy Sports Clinics – Members of men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as football, conducted sports clinics at KIPP WAYS Academy in West Atlanta. Toy Drive – The 8th Annual Michael Isenhour toy drive was conducted at football, men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as a volleyball game. The United States Marines again teamed up with the student-athletes to collect toys for the Toys for Tots program and local Atlanta charities. Special Olympics – Members of football, baseball, volleyball, men’s tennis, golf, softball, and men’s track acted as Grand Marshalls for the opening ceremonies of the Georgia Indoor Winter Games held at the Cobb County Civic Center. They escorted Special Olympic Athletes into the arena to be recognized, from across the whole state of Georgia.
During his 17-year tenure from 1980-1997, Rice rebuilt Georgia Tech’s athletic fortunes with an emphasis not just in fund-raising and facilities, but in equally important areas such as academic support and life skills. Since Rice started the Total Person Program in 1980, it has developed into the most comprehensive student-athlete support system in the country. Rice’s model has been adopted nationwide as the foundation for NCAA’s Life Skills Program. Because of the success of the Total Person Program, Georgia Tech was one of the three schools chosen to consult with the NCAA on this project.
participated in an array of community outreach projects this last year which included:
Relay for Life – Men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams participated in Relay for Life in collaboration with the Georgia Tech campus. the Edge”, the SAAB monthly newsletter, continues to help with overall awareness with the happenings around the athletic association, and the once per semester Town Hall Meetings promote increased involvement with student-athletes. The SAAB provides vital input on student-athlete support services to all Georgia Tech student-athletes. Under the direction of the SAAB the Tech student-athletes PAGE
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Baseball, golf, and football players participated in Halloween and Valentine’s Day parties at Egleston Children’s Hospital. Dance Marathon – Women’s tennis, volleyball, and football players participated in the Dance Marathon event at the CRC to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
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engineering courses and are scheduled daily throughout the Center. The extent of this support is clearly reflected in the Spring of 2009 tutoring statistics whereby:
Kids @ Kollege – Volleyball, swimming, track, and football players participated in the 2nd Annual Kids @ Kollege event on Georgia Tech’s campus. This event reaches out to local at-risk youth.
HEARN ACADEMIC CENTER Conveniently located on the third floor of the Edge Athletics Center, the Andrew Hearn, Sr. Academic Center houses academic staff and facilities to support the academic endeavors of Tech student-athletes. The academic support program is under the direction of Associate Director of Athletics Phyllis LaBaw.
BlazeSports Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Game – Swimming, cheerleading, football, and basketball players played in a celebrity wheelchair basketball game to benefit BlazeSports, the governing organization for Georgia ParaOlympic athletes.
The Hearn Center, which originally opened in 1984, has been expanded several times and now includes over 5,000 square feet of open and selfcontained work areas. The Center support services include tutoring, academic advising, academic coaching, and study hall.
You can keep up with the community outreach activities at http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/schoolbio/geot-saab.html
Study and tutoring rooms vary in size and offer secluded environments in which to work. The tutorial programs offers assistance in subjects and classes ranging from biology to advance
Heat Track Club Fun Run – Members of the football team spoke about maintaining a healthy lifestyle to children of the Marietta-based Heat Track Club.
2009-10 Student-Athlete Advisory Board Christa Bagley Cheerleading D’Andre Bell Men’s Basketball Alana Clooten Women’s Track & Field Jay Dantzler Baseball Kelly Eppinger Softball Dalton Hedberg Women’s Swimming/Diving Kyle Jackson Football Roddy Jones Football Alfonso Jordan Men’s Track & Field Quincy Kelly Football Veronica Kinard Women’s Cross-Country Way Joe Lee Men’s Swimming/Diving Billy Mateker Men’s Cross-Country Jordan McCullers Volleyball Amanda McDowell Women’s Tennis William Miller Golf Tony Plagman Baseball Ryan Smith Men’s Tennis Shaday Woolcock Women’s Basketball Leah Thomas SAAB Advisor
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• 88 total courses tutored • 177 student-athletes tutored • 55 tutors employed • 283 tutoring sessions per week • 4,528 tutoring sessions per semester The addition of the Technology Center in the Fall of 2007 added valuable space to the daily operations of student-athlete support services. The 5,000 square foot learning area is located on the ground floor of the Edge Building and features: • State of the art computer lab with 48 computer work stations • 11 four person study carrels, plus 14 individual study carrels • Study lounge with two group reading areas • Plasma TV to display upcoming events and Yellow Jacket accolades/highlights The Hearn Academic Center, staff, and programs offer the finest and most innovative education advantages in the country. Student-athletes are provided a convenient place to study and meet with tutors and advisors.
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2008-09 Georgia Tech Athletics, from beginning (fall) to end (spring), enjoyed one of the most successful campaigns in school history in 2008-09. Yellow Jacket teams and individuals enjoyed unprecedented success on the playing fields and courts and received acclaim for their performances inside the classroom. The football team, in its first season under head coach Paul Johnson, emerged as one of the biggest surprise teams in college football. Utilizing one of the nation’s youngest rosters, the Yellow Jackets finished 2008 with a 9-4 record overall and a share of the ACC’s Coastal Division title after producing a 5-3 mark in conference play. Tech finished ranked No. 22 in both major national polls and played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl – the Yellow Jackets’ 12th consecutive bowl appearance. There were several other highlights produced by the football team. Tech beat in-state rival 13thranked Georgia, 45-42, in Athens to snap a sevenyear losing skid to the Bulldogs. There were also November wins over nationally-ranked Florida State and Miami, a shutout of Duke and a 31-point win over SEC member Mississippi State. Paul Johnson was the choice for 2008 ACC Coach of the Year, and he was named national coach of the year by CBS Sportsline. Thensophomore Jonathan Dwyer led the ACC in rushing – the third consecutive year a Yellow Jacket has led the league in that categroy – and “The Diesel” was named the ACC Player of the Year.
Two Yellow Jacket teams – softball and golf – captured Atlantic Coast Conference crowns in the spring, and coaches Sharon Perkins and Bruce Heppler were named ACC Coach of the Year for their respective sports. The softball team enjoyed a memorable, record-breaking season in its new facility, Shirley Clements Mewborn Field, which received national television exposure when Tech hosted an NCAA Super Regional for the first time. The Yellow Jackets posted a 46-15 overall record, finished 17-3 in the ACC and earned a No. 13 final national ranking. The golf team won the ACC championship for the third time in four years and for the 11th time in the history of the program. The Yellow Jackets played in the NCAA championship for the 22nd time in 25 years and finished tied for 10th in the NCAA finals. Senior Cameron Tringale was named to the All-ACC team for the fourth time and became Tech’s 17th All-American in golf. Coach Danny Hall’s baseball team continued its run as one of the nation’s top and most consistent programs. The Yellow Jackets finished 38-19-1 overall, 17-10-1 in the ACC and hosted an NCAA Regional. Sophomore pitcher Deck McGuire headlined a long list of individual honors. He was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year, was a finalist for National Pitcher of the Year, concluded the regular season with a 10-0 record and struck out an ACCbest 101 batters.
Accomplishments during the 2008-09 academic year include: NCAA Top VIII Award: Kristi Miller (tennis) All-Americans: Women’s Tennis – Irina Falconi; Baseball – Deck McGuire, Luke Murton, Matt Skole (FR); Volleyball – Talisa Kellogg (HM), Callie Miller (HM); Swimming – Gal Nevo; Softball -- Whitney Haller, Jen Yee; Golf -- Cameron Tringale; Track & Field – Alphonso Jordan, Steve Marcelle and Jerome Miller; Football – Michael Johnson (1st team AFCA), Morgan Burnett (2nd team Rivals) ACC Player of the Year: Football – Jonathan Dwyer; Baseball - Deck McGuire (Pitcher); Track & Field – Steve Marcelle (outdoor); Gal Nevo –Male Swimmer of the Year ACC Champions: Softball (regular season and tournament), men’s 200 medley relay team (Ilia Ayzenshtok, Mickey Malul, Sully Lynch, Mauricio Sousa), Gal Nevo (200 IM, 400 IM), Nigel Plummer (50 Free), men’s 200 free relay team (Mauricio Sousa, Nigel Plummer, Noah Copeland, Garrett Robberson), Mickey Malul (100 breast) ACC Coach of the Year: Paul Johnson (football); Sharon Perkins (softball); Bruce Heppler (golf) ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients: Baseball – Jason Haniger; Golf -- David Dragoo; Softball – Whitney Haller Academic All-Americans: Softball -Whitney Haller; Baseball – Derek Dietrich (2nd team); Golf -- David Dragoo (alldistrict); Track & Field – Billy Mateker ACC Academic Honor Roll: 175 StudentAthletes. Among Tech’s 175 honor roll members are four-time honorees Jake Blackwood (football), Alana Clooten (track), John Dantzler (baseball), Matthew Didia (track), Whitney Haller (softball), Jason Haniger (baseball), Matthew Kamp (football), Andrew Miller (swimming), Alex Paquette (football), Stephanie Robbins (volleyball) and Blair Shimandle (softball).
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Coach Bryan Shelton’s women’s tennis team has been equally successful and consistent. The Yellow Jackets earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive season and advanced to the round of 16 for the fifth time under Shelton. Tech, which earned a No. 8 national ranking, saw four players compete as individuals or in doubles at the NCAA championships and three players earned All-ACC honors. The men’s tennis team, with no seniors in the starting lineup, finished the year strong by winning four of its final five conference matches. The Yellow Jackets had a player qualify for the NCAA singles championships for the third straight year in sophomore Guillermo Gomez. Gomez was Georgia Tech’s first singles’ All-American since 1988 when current head coach Kenny Thorne and Shelton did it. The volleyball team, 20-10 overall and 12-8 in the ACC, reached the 20-win plateau for the third straight season and for the sixth time in the last seven years. Two Yellow Jackets earned All-ACC honors, all-region, honorable mention All-America and Academic All-ACC honors. Women’s basketball won 20-plus games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Yellow Jackets, 22-10 overall and 8-6 in the ACC, won an NCAA Tournament game for the second time in school history, defeating Iowa, 76-72. Senior Jacqua Williams shattered the school record for career steals (370) and was part of a senior class that won a school-record 79 games in four years. The youth-laden men’s basketball team finished 12-19 overall and 2-14 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets, who split a pair of games in the ACC Tournament, lost three conference games in overtime and six others by less than 10 points. Sophomore Gani Lawal, who opted to return in 2009-10 instead of going to the NBA, was named third team All-ACC. The men’s swimming team produced a 7-2 dual meet record and its highest finish ever (19th) at the NCAA championships. Gal Nevo was the first Yellow Jacket to be named ACC Swimmer of the Year and he earned All-American honors in both the 200-IM and 400-IM. Tech won ACC titles in four individual events and in two relays. Women’s swimming broke 10 school records at the ACC championships and three Yellow Jackets combined to break six individual school records. PAGE
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Men’s cross country finished 10th at the ACC championships and the team was honored by the USTFCCCA for its academic performance during the 2008 season. Women’s cross country also earned academic honors from the USTFCCCA after registering a 3.39 team grade-point average in 2008. Men’s track and field, which had its highest finish at the NCAA championships (32nd) in more than 10 years, produced two All-Americans -- senior Jerome Miller (high jump) and junior Steve Marcelle (shot put, discus). Marcelle was the ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year. Women’s track had three individuals compete at the NCAA championships. The 2008-09 year was an outstanding one for Georgia Tech student-athletes in the classroom. Whitney Haller (softball), Derek Dietrich (baseball), David Dragoo (golf) and Billy Mateker (track and field) all earned Academic All-America honors. Haller, Dragoo and Jason Haniger (baseball) earned ACC Postgraduate Scholarships, and former tennis standout Kristi Miller received the prestigious NCAA Top VIII Award. Several Georgia Tech athletic facilities were erected or upgraded in 2008-09. Shirley Clements Mewborn Field, completed prior to the start of the 2009 season, is one of the top facilities of its kind in college softball. The Zelnak Center, a practice facility for Yellow Jacket mens’ and women’s basketball teams, will be completed in October. At Bobby Dodd Stadium, a new 60’ x 40’ video board, sound system and ribbon boards were installed this summer.
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Following are Georgia Tech’s team records, ACC finishes and postseason play: FOOTBALL Record: 9-4 overall, 5-3 ACC (Tie for 1st place Coastal Division) • Chick-fil-A Bowl VOLLEYBALL Record: 20-10 overall, 12-8 ACC (6th place overall) MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 12-19 overall, 2-14 ACC (12th) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 22-10 overall, 8-6 ACC (5th place) • NCAA Tournament Second Round MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ACC Finish: 10th place (239 points) NCAA South Region: 10th place (263 points) WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ACC Finish: 11th place (289 points) NCAA South Region Championship: 15th place (379 points) MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Record: 7-2 overall, 2-2 ACC • ACC Championship: 4th place WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Record: 6-6 overall, 0-5 ACC • ACC Championship: 9th place
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WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD ACC Finish: 7th indoor (37.33 points), 7th outdoor (55.5 points) NCAA East Region Finish: 18th (12 points) NCAA Championship: N/A MEN’S TRACK & FIELD ACC Finish: 8th indoor (43 points), 4th outdoor (81 points) NCAA East Region Finish: 5th (41 points) NCAA Championship: T-32nd outdoor (8 points), 59th indoor (1 point) GOLF ACC: Champions • NCAA Central Regional (T-3rd place) • NCAA Finals (T10th place) • Final national ranking: No. 7 MEN’S TENNIS Record: 10-11, 5-6 ACC (7th place) WOMEN’S TENNIS Record: 18-8, 9-2 ACC (4th place) • NCAA Round of 16 • Final national ranking: No. 8 SOFTBALL Record: 46-15 overall, 17-3 ACC (Regular Season and Tournament Champions) NCAA Atlanta Regional Champions NCAA Atlanta Super Regional Final national ranking: No. 13 BASEBALL Record: 38-19-1 overall, 17-10-1 ACC (3rd place in Coastal Division) • NCAA Atlanta Regional
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football Record: 9-4 overall, 5-3 ACC (Tie-1st place Coastal Division) • Chick-fil-A Bowl • Despite a roster low in scholarship numbers and loaded with freshmen and sophomores, Paul Johnson guided his first Georgia Tech team to a 9-4 record overall, 5-3 in the ACC. • Tech earned a school-record 12th straight bowl berth, playing LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, and posted its 12th consecutive season with seven or more wins. • The Yellow Jackets earned a share of the ACC’s Coastal Division title.
• Johnson, in his first year as the Yellow Jackets’ head man, was named ACC Coach of the Year, and National Coach of the Year by CBS Sports. • Then-sophomore Jonathan Dwyer led the ACC in rushing (1,395 yards) to give Tech the ACC rushing champion for the third consecutive year. • Dwyer was named ACC Player of the Year, ACC Offensive Player of the Year and was one of just two unanimous selections for the All-ACC Team. • Senior Michael Johnson was named first team AllAmerican and sophomore Morgan Burnett second team All-America. • Dwyer, Johnson, Andrew Gardner and Vance Walker were all named first team All-ACC.
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• Johnson, Gardner, Vance Walker and Darryl Richard were all selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.
National Award Winner: None All-Americans: Michael Johnson (1st team), Morgan Burnett (2nd team); Andrew Gardner (HM) All-ACC: Jonathan Dwyer (1st team), Andrew Gardner (1st team), Vance Walker (1st team), Michael Johnson (1st team), Cord Howard (2nd team), Darryl Richard (2nd team), Morgan Burnett (2nd team), Derrick Morgan (HM) Academic All-Americans: None Academic All-ACC: Roddy Jones, Darryl Richard, Jaybo Shaw, Cooper Taylor Michael Johnson • Tech achieved a conference record of .500 or better for the 14th consecutive year. • Despite being projected by SI.com to win just three games, Tech won nine games and finished ranked 15th in the final BCS standings, 22nd in the final national polls. • The Yellow Jackets defeated three nationally-ranked teams in the month of November – vs. Florida State and Miami, and at Georgia. • The 45-42 win at Georgia broke a seven-year losing skid to the Bulldogs. • Georgia Tech led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally in rushing offense. • The Jackets produced 67 offensive plays that went for 20 yards or more. • Tech’s defense ranked in the top 30 nationally for rushing defense, scoring defense, interceptions and total defense. PAGE
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VOLLEYBALL Record: 20-10 overall, 12-8 ACC (6th place) • Georgia Tech named Tonya Johnson, who helped Texas to a 2008 Final Four appearance following a pair of regional final finishes in 2006 and 2007, Tech’s seventh head volleyball coach on January 9. • The Yellow Jackets won 20 matches for the thirdstraight season, and for the sixth time over the last seven years, while posting their 15th consecutive winning season.
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• Tech opened the season with a 3-1 win at Georgia and went on to capture the 2008 Georgia Bulldog Invitational title. • The Jackets opened conference play with a 3-2 victory at Clemson en route to capturing the 2008 Clemson Classic title.
Allie Niekamp • Georgia Tech had two players named first-team allACC – senior outside hitter Talisa Kellogg and senior middle hitter Callie Miller. • Talisa Kellogg and Callie Miller went on to earn firstteam all-region honors and honorable mention AllAmerica accolades.
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• Two Yellow Jackets – senior setter Allie Niekamp and freshman middle hitter Asia Stawica – were named to the Academic All-ACC Volleyball Team. • Setter Allie Niekamp was named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District 2nd team. • Seven members of the squad were named to the ACC Honor Roll, and the volleyball team earned one of Tech’s three NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their academic performance. • The team raised $2,680 with 45 digs in Dig for the Cure match. • Four seniors on the team combined to set 12 top-10 career marks in school-history, as well as six top-10 single-season marks.
All-Americans: Talisa Kellogg and Callie Miller (both AVCA honorable mention) All-ACC: Talisa Kellogg (1st team), Callie Miller (1st team) Academic All-District: Allie Niekamp (2nd team) Academic All-ACC: Allie Niekamp, Asia Stawicka PAGE
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BASKETBALL Record: 12-19 overall, 2-14 ACC (12th) • Georgia Tech finished its 2008-09 season with 12-19 overall record after splitting a pair of games in the 56th Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, falling 64-62 to 22nd-ranked Florida State in the quarterfinals after an 86-81 win over No. 17 Clemson in the opening round. The Yellow Jackets finished their campaign by winning two of their last four games. • Tech finished its ACC schedule with a 2-14 record, but lost three of those games in overtime and six others by less than 10 points. • Sophomore forward Gani Lawal was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. He entered his name in the 2009 NBA Draft, but removed it a week before the draft and will play his junior year at Tech. Lawal was the ACC’s most improved player, averaging 15.1 points while ranking second in the ACC in both rebound average (9.5 per game) and field goal percentage
(41-of-95). He made nine threes against Miami, tying a Tech record for threes against an ACC team, and seven against Florida State in the ACC Tournament. He finished his career ninth in three-point field goals (176) and became the 38th Tech player to surpass 1,000 career points. • Tech alumnus Chris Bosh won a Gold Medal playing for the United States team that competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Stephon Marbury was the only Tech basketball player to previously play in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal. • Nine Tech alums – Chris Bosh, Will Bynum, Javaris Crittenton, Matt Harpring, Jarrett Jack, Stephon Marbury, Anthony Morrow, Mario West and Thaddeus Young – spent the entire 2008-09 season on NBA rosters.
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• Head coach Paul Hewitt and his staff signed six high school players, five from the state of Georgia, in what analysts rate as the fourth-best recruiting class in the nation. It included 6-9 forward Derrick Favors of Atlanta, the national player of the year by Parade Magazine and USA Today and a McDonald’s AllAmerican. • Construction is currently underway on the Zelnak Center, a practice facility which will serve both the men’s and women’s basketball teams and be ready to use in October. Gani Lawal
All-ACC: Gani Lawal (3rd team)
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BASKETBALL Record: 22-10 overall, 8-6 ACC (5th place) • NCAA Tournament Second Round • For the third straight season under head coach MaChelle Joseph, the Georgia Tech women’s basketball team registered at least 20 wins and was selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. • Tech’s 22 wins tied for the most since the team joined the ACC prior to the 1979-80 season. Tech also won 22 games during the 2007-08 campaign. • The Jackets’ first round 76-62 win over Iowa in the NCAA Tournament was the second all-time NCAA victory for the program.
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• Joseph registered her 100th victory at Georgia Tech on Feb. 1, 2009 with a 49-41 win over Clemson. • The Yellow Jackets led the NCAA for the second straight season with 13.6 steals per game, while the team registered 434 on the season.
Sasha Goodlett • Senior Jacqua Williams became the first Yellow Jacket to register at least 350 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 100 steals in a season. • Jacqua Williams shattered the school steals record with 370 during her four-year stint on the Flats. • Williams was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team for the second straight season. • Sophomore Alex Montgomery was named to the AllACC third team after leading the team with 13.7 points and 6.7 rebounds a game.
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• The senior class of Williams and Tabitha Turner registered a school-best 79 wins during their four years at Tech. • Two Yellow Jackets received ACC Rookie of the Week honors during the 2008-09 season – Mo Bennett (Nov. 17, 2008) and Sasha Goodlett (Feb. 9, 2009). • The Georgia Tech coaching staff signed another top 25 recruiting class to play at Georgia Tech. The 2009-10 freshmen class consists of Sharena Taylor (Pontiac, Mich.), Jasmine Blain (Atlanta, Ga.), Shayla Bivins (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Danielle Hamilton-Carter (Stockholm, Sweden).
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TENNIS Record: 18-8, 9-2 ACC (4th place) • NCAA Round of 16 • Final national ranking: No. 8 • The Yellow Jackets earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 10th straight season and reached the Round of 16 for the fifth straight year under head coach Bryan Shelton.
twice and Amanda McDowell earned the honor once during the 2009 season. • Head coach Bryan Shelton was inducted into the Alabama Tennis Association Hall of Fame.
• Freshman Irina Falconi finished the season ranked No. 12 in singles and became the fifth Yellow Jacket to earn All-American honors.
• Amanda McDowell and Irina Falconi teamed together in fall to win the 2008 Riviera/ITA All-American Doubles title.
• Four Yellow Jackets competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships – Amanda McDowell, Irina Falconi, Noelle Hickey and Christy Striplin.
• Former Yellow Jacket Kristi Miller was named a recipient of the NCAA Top VIII Award. • Amanda McDowell opened her fall by competing in the 2008 U.S. Open.
All-Americans: Irina Falconi (Singles)
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All-ACC: Irina Falconi, Noelle Hickey, Amanda McDowell NCAA Top VIII Award: Kristi Miller Academic All-District: Amanda McDowell (2nd Team) Academic All-ACC: Amanda McDowell Final Singles Rankings: Irina Falconi (No. 12), Amanda McDowell (No. 24), Christy Striplin (No. 42), Noelle Hickey (No. 60) Final Doubles Rankings: Amanda McDowell-Irina Falconi (No. 17), Christy Striplin-Noelle Hickey (No. 34), Irina Falconi-Sasha Krupina (No. 61) Amanda McDowell • Amanda McDowell, Noelle Hickey and Irina Falconi were all named to the All-ACC team. • Irina Falconi and Amanda McDowell were selected to the 12-person USTA Pro Circuit Tour at the season’s end. • Irina Falconi was named the ACC Player of the Week
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TENNIS Record: 10-11, 5-6 ACC (7th place) • Final national ranking: No. 48 • The Yellow Jackets four of their last five Atlantic Coast Conference matches to finish seventh in the regular season, but dropped a first-round ACC Tournament match to NC State for the second straight year.
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• The Jackets had a player earn an NCAA Singles Championship bid for the third straight season. Sophomore Guillermo Gomez earned a bid for the second straight year. He won his first-round match against Syketh Myneni of Alabama, 6-4, 6-2, before losing in the round of 32. He was the first Yellow Jackets to win his first-round match since Jose Muguruza in 2005. • Gomez earned All-America honors, becoming Georgia Tech’s first singles All-American since 1988, when current Tech tennis coaches Kenny Thorne and Bryan Shelton did it.
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All-American: Guillermo Gomez All-ACC: Guillermo Gomez Academic All-ACC: Guillermo Gomez, Kevin King and Ryan Smith Final Singles Rankings: Guillermo Gomez (No. 12) Final Doubles Rankings: Guillermo Gomez-Ryan Smith (No. 56)
Miguel Muguruza • Gomez finished his season with a 29-10 overall singles record, and has won 56 singles matches in his career. He reached as high as No. 7 in the ITA national rankings before finishing No. 12. He was named the ITA’s Mideast Region Player to Watch. • Gomez’ 29 singles wins were the fifth-most in school history. • Gomez and sophomore Ryan Smith were both named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict III team. • Head coach Kenny Thorne moved into second place on Georgia Tech’s all-time coaches’ victory list. • The Jackets return every player from their 2008-09 team, and will have only one senior on next year’s team. PAGE
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CoSIDA Acacemic All-District: Guillermo Gomez (2nd team), Ryan Smith (2nd team)
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GOLF ACC Champions • NCAA Central Regional (T-3rd place) • NCAA Finals (T-10th ) Final national ranking: No. 7 • Played in the NCAA Championship for the 12th straight year and advanced to the NCAA Finals for the 22nd time in 25 years. Only four other Division I schools have reached the Finals that many times in the last 25 years.
• Head coach Bruce Heppler was named ACC Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his 14 years leading the program. Only Clemson’s Larry Penley has won the honor more times (7) than Heppler has since the conference began bestowing the award in 1980.
• Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship for the third time in the last four years, the sixth time under head coach Bruce Heppler and the 11th time in the history of the golf program.
• The golf team earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for its academic performance for the third straight year. Awards are given to teams in all divisions that finished in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs (Academic Progress Reports). Highperforming teams receiving public recognition posted APR scores ranging from 976 to a perfect 1,000. The Yellow Jacket golf team, which captured its third ACC championship in four years, finished in the top 10 percent for the third consecutive year. • Tringale was named to the United States team which played in the annual Palmer Cup matches, where he won three matches and halved his other. • Seven Tech alums – Stewart Cink, David Duval, Matt Kuchar, Troy Matteson, Bryce Molder, Nicholas Thompson and Matt Weibring – have exempt status on the PGA Tour in 2009. • Tech achieved a perfect APR score for the second straight year.
Cameron Tringale • Senior Cameron Tringale was named to the All-ACC team for the fourth time, and became Tech’s 17th firstteam All-American when he was named by the Golf Coaches Association of American. He concluded his career with four tournament victories and the secondbest stroke average (71.80) in Tech history. • Tringale finished the spring ranked 4th in the nation on the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, and led Tech and ranked second in the ACC in stroke average (71.36). A finalist for the Byron Nelson Award, he won two events as a senior, the Brickyard Collegiate in the fall and the Southern Highlands Collegiate in the spring. • Four Tech seniors graduated on May 4, including Adam Cohan, David Dragoo and Taylor Hall who graduated with honors. Tringale also received his degree in Management.
• Heppler has recruited the No. 2-ranked junior player in Georgia (Seth Reeves) and the top-ranked player in North Carolina (Bo Andrews) to enroll at Tech in the fall. • Georgia Tech was named one of six institutions who will host NCAA regional championship tournaments in 2010. Tech will host its regional at the Capital City Club/Crabapple Golf Club in Woodstock, Ga. It will be the third time the Yellow Jackets have hosted an NCAA regional.
All-Americans: Cameron Tringale (1st team GCAA, Golfweek) All-ACC: Cameron Tringale ACC Post-Graduate Scholarship Recipient: David Dragoo CoSIDA Academic All-District: David Dragoo Academic All-ACC: Cameron Tringale (ACC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year), David Dragoo and James White Final National Rankings: Cameron Tringale (No. 4)
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SWIMMING & DIVING Record: 7-2 overall, 2-2 ACC • ACC Championship: 4th place
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• Georgia Tech finished a program-best 19th at the NCAA Championships
• A school-record nine Yellow Jackets participated in the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas
• Gal Nevo was the first Yellow Jacket to be named ACC Swimmer of the Year
• At the ACC Championships, the Jackets finished fourth and broke 14 school records. All but three individual swims set career highs.
• Nevo was an All-American in both the 200-IM and 400-IM this season. At the NCAA Championships, he finished second in the 400-IM with a mark of 3:38.00. That was the second fastest time in NCAA history and third-best in the world. He also finished fourth at the NCAA meet in the 200-IM with a time of 1:42.79. Both of those marks were Georgia Tech and ACC records • Nigel Plummer became the first Yellow Jacket swimmer to be named ACC Freshman of the Year.
• Tech set ACC records in the 200 medley relay (Ilia Ayzenshtok, Mickey Malul, Sullivan Lynch, Mauricio Sousa) and 200 free relay (Garrett Robberson, Mauricio Sousa, Nigel Plummer, Noah Copeland). • Gal Nevo broke ACC records in the 200 IM and 400 IM • Courtney Hart, a Georgia Tech assistant coach the past two years, was named head coach of the Yellow Jackets’ swimming programs following the departure of Coach Stu Wilson.
All-American: Gal Nevo (200 IM, 200 IM) ACC Champions: men’s 200 medley relay team (Ilia Ayzenshtok, Mickey Malul, Sully Lynch, Mauricio Sousa), Gal Nevo (200 IM, 400 IM), Nigel Plummer (50 Free), men’s 200 free relay team (Mauricio Sousa, Nigel Plummer, Noah Copeland, Garrett Robberson), Mickey Malul (100 breast)
Gal Nevo • Plummer broke the Georgia Tech record and was an ACC champion in the 50-free this season as he finished in a time of 19.54. He was also a member of the ACC champion 200-free relay team where he joined Robberson, Mauricio Sousa and Copeland to set a new Georgia Tech and ACC record. They touched the wall in 1:17.84.
All-ACC: Gal Nevo (200-Breast, 200-IM, 400-IM), Nigel Plummer (50-Free, 200-Free Relay), Garrett Robberson (50-Free, 200-Free Relay), Noah Copeland (100-Free, 200-Free, 200-Free Relay), Mauricio Sousa (200-Medley Relay, 200-Free Relay), Mickey Malul (100-Breast, 200-Medley Relay), Andy Miller (100-Breast), Ilia Ayzenshtok (200-Medley Relay), Sullivan Lynch (200-Medley Relay) Academic All-ACC: Ilia Ayzenshtok, Mickey Malul, Andy Miller, Mauricio Sousa, Matt Tang and Travis Wagner
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SWIMMING & DIVING Record: 6-6 overall, 0-5 ACC • ACC Championship: 9th place • Broke 10 school records at the ACC Championships • Over 70 percent of the individual swims were career highs • Brittany Gobat broke three individual school records (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) and was also part of school-record setting 400 medley relay team PAGE
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SOFTBALL Record: 46-15 overall, 17-3 ACC (Regular Season and Tournament Champions) Atlanta Regional Champions; Atlanta Super Regional Final national ranking: No. 13 • Georgia Tech won its third ACC title in school history and swept through the ACC Tournament for its third postseason tournament win. • The Yellow Jackets hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time and advanced to the program’s first Super Regional before falling to eventual national champion Washington
league’s top three for nearly every statistical category. • Senior Whitney Haller was also a third-team Easton All-American. She leaves Tech on top of the school and ACC record books for several categories including home runs and RBI. She is just the second player in program history to be a four-time All-ACC selection and was a first team Academic All-American as well this year. Haller was a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and named to the All-Senior first team. • Kelsi Weseman was the other Jacket to bat over .400. She was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year and was also a first team All-ACC member.
All-American: Whitney Haller (3rd team), Jen Yee (3rd team) Academic All-American: Whitney Haller (1st team), Blair Shimandle (all-district) All-ACC: Whitney Haller (1st team), Kelsi Weseman (1st team), Jen Yee (1st team), Kristen Adkins (2nd team), Tiffany Johnson (2nd team), Blair Shimandle (2nd team) All-Southeast Region: Whitney Haller (1st team), Tiffany Johnson (1st team), Jen Yee (1st team) Kelsi Weseman • Mewborn Field, Tech’s brand-new, $4.99 million stateof-the-art on-campus facility opened this season. The Jackets went 21-6 at home in 2009 and the field was showcased nationally on ESPN in front of overflow crowds during the Super Regional games against Washington
Academic All-ACC: Shannon Bear, Whitney Haller, Christy Jones, Blair Shimandle, Kelsi Weseman, Jennifer Yee
• Tech finished 13th in both the final NFCA/USA Today and USA Softball/ESPN.com top 25 polls as well as 12th in the final RPI, all program bests • Georgia Tech won all seven of its ACC series’ this year en route to a 17-3 conference record. All three conference losses were by one run and came in the opponent’s final at bat. Dating back to last year, the Jackets have won 10 straight ACC series’. • Head coach Sharon Perkins, who won her 100th career game on March 10 against Tennessee-Martin, was named ACC Coach of the Year. She is just the fourth Tech coach in program history to win this award. • Two Tech hitters batted over .400 this season for the first time ever. • Redshirt junior Jen Yee hit a team-high .415 and was one of a league-best six All-ACC selections. Yee, a third-team Easton All-American, ranked among the PAGE
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track & field ACC Finish: 8th indoor (43 points), 4th outdoor (81 points) NCAA East Region Finish: 5th (41 points) NCAA Championship: T-32 outdoor (8 points), 59th indoor (1 point) • The Yellow Jackets’ finished tied for 32nd-place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., their highest team finish since the 1998 season in which they placed eighth. • Senior Jerome Miller (high jump) and junior Steve Marcelle (shot put, discus) both earned NCAA and USTFCCCA All-America honors.
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• Jordan earned his first ever All-America honors with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. • The men earned highest ever finish at NCAA East Region Championships while placing 5th. Miller and Jordan took titles in the high jump and triple jump, respectively. • Marcelle was named the ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the year, marking the third-straight year a Yellow Jacket has earned the honor. • The Jackets picked up eight All-ACC honors, two indoor and six outdoor.
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NCAA All-Americans (Outdoor): Jerome Miller (high jump), Steve Marcelle (shot put) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: Billy Mateker
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NCAA East Region Champions: E.C. Gibbs (1500-meters), Alphonso Jordan (triple jump), Jerome Miller (high jump), Steve Marcelle (shot put, discus)
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NCAA Outdoor All-East Region performers: • Marcelle’s sixth-place finish was the best ever by a Tech male in the shot put and first ever All-America honor for Tech in that event. • Miller’s fourth-place spot was the best ever by a Tech male high-jumper, and highest individual finish by a Jacket since 1998. • The Tech men broke four outdoor records and one indoor record on the year – Miller set the bar in the high jump, Marcelle etched his name in the books in the indoor and outdoor shot put along with the outdoor discus, while junior Alphonso Jordan broke a 20-year old outdoor record in the triple jump.
ACC Outdoor Field Performer of the Year: Steve Marcelle ACC Champions: Alphonso Jordan (outdoor triple jump), Steve Marcelle (indoor and outdoor shot put), Jerome Miller (outdoor high jump) Indoor All-ACC: Steve Marcelle (shot put), Andy Powlen (shot put) Outdoor All-ACC: Alphonso Jordan (triple jump), E.C. Gibbs (1500-meter), Steve Marcelle (shot put, discus), Jerome Miller (high jump) Andy Powlen (shot put) Academic All-ACC: Hunter Clasen, Casey Gramling, Tim Guglielmo and Billy Mateker
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track & field ACC Finish: 7th indoor (37.33 points), 7th outdoor (55.5 points) NCAA East Region Finish: 18th (12 points) NCAA Championship: N/A • The Yellow Jackets had three performers compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, equaling the number from 2008.
• Sophomore Erica Penk was Tech’s lone All-ACC performer during the outdoor season, placing third in the pole vault.
• Freshman Bailey Wagner (shot put) and sophomore Joanna Wright (pole vault) both placed second at the ACC Indoor Championships, garnering All-ACC honors in the process.
• Wagner broke a seven year old record in the shot put during the indoor season with a mark of 49’11.25”. • Wright broke the outdoor record in the pole vault for the second straight season, with a clearance of 13’1.75”.
NCAA Outdoor All-East Region Performers: Kimery Hern (hammer throw), Bailey Wagner (shot put), Joanna Wright (pole vault).
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All-ACC Indoor Academic Team: Alana Clooten, Tiffany Grant, Erica Penk and Joanna Wright COSIDA Academic All-District: Alana Clooten, Erica Penk and Joanna Wright Indoor All-ACC: Joanna Wright (pole vault, 2nd), Bailey Wagner (shot put, 2nd); Terri Ann Grant (high jump, 2nd) Outdoor All-ACC: Erica Penk (pole vault, 3rd) Academic All-ACC: Alana Clooten, Tiffany Grant, Erica Penk and Joanna Wright
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cross country ACC Finish: 11th place (289 points) NCAA South Region Championship: 15th place (379 points) • The Tech women’s cross country team earned USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic team honors for the third-straight season after registering a 3.39 team GPA in 2008. • Freshman Mary Kate DuBard placed 22nd at the 2008 NCAA South Region Championships, earning her AllSouth Region honors in the process.
• DuBard was named to her first ever All-ACC Academic team for her performance on and off the field.
All-South Region: Mary Kate DuBard Academic All-ACC: Mary Kate DuBard
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baseball Record: 38-19-1 overall, 17-10-1 ACC (3rd in Coastal Division) Runner-up in NCAA Atlanta Regional • Final national ranking: No. 18
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• Georgia Tech advanced to the postseason for the 23rd time in the last 25 years, and 14th time under head coach Danny Hall
• Third baseman Matt Skole, Luke Murton and designated hitter Jay Dantzler were named to the NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team
• Sophomore starting pitcher Deck McGuire became the first Yellow Jacket to earn the league’s top pitching honor when he was named the 2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year. He posted a 10-0 record during the regular season while posting a league-best 101 strikeouts.
• Derek Dietrich was tabbed to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District first team.
• Deck McGuire was also a finalist for the National Pitcher of the Year award and a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award. • The Yellow Jackets belted 111 home runs on the season, the second-highest total in a single season and the most under head coach Danny Hall. • Four different Yellow Jackets hit at least 10 home runs on the season, led by senior outfielder Luke Murton. Murton’s 20 home runs in 2009 were the most since Jeremy Slayden hit 18 in 2002 and marked the first time since 1997 that a Yellow Jacket eclipsed 20 in a season. • The Yellow Jackets pitching staff averaged 9.14 strikeouts per game, which was the second-highest total in school history. • Georgia Tech’s April 14th win over No. 1 Georgia marked the first time in six years that the Yellow Jackets defeated the nation’s No. 1 – ranked team.
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• Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA listed Deck McGuire as a first-team All-American, while Baseball America placed McGuire on its second team. The ABCA had him as a third-team All-American. • Senior outfielder Luke Murton earned third-team AllAmerica honors from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the ABCA. • Georgia Tech had five players named first- or secondteam All-ACC. Deck McGuire, Luke Murton and sophomore outfielder Jeff Rowland were listed on the first team, and sophomore shortstop Derek Dietrich and first baseman Tony Plagman made the second team. • Derek Dietrich was a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award. • Senior catcher Jason Haniger was the only baseball player among the league’s 12 schools to receive and ACC Postgraduate Scholarship in 2009. • Jason Haniger was a finalist for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and a member of the All-Senior All-America team (presented by the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in conjunction with the NCAA).
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• Matt Skole earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball, while Baseball America had the third baseman listed on their Freshman All-America second team. • The baseball team earned one of Tech’s three NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their academic performance and posted an APR score of 989. • Chase Burnette overshadowed a stellar pitching performance by Brandon Cumpton (who carried a perfect game into the 7th inning) when he went 6-for-6 with three home runs and three doubles against Presbyterian. Burnette’s six hits, three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI all tied Tech single-game records, while his 18 total bases broke a 25-year old school record. • Four Yellow Jackets were selected in the June Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including Luke Murton (19th round/585th overall pick, Yankees), Jeff Rowland (21st/635th, Indians), Zach Von Tersch (22nd/674th, Mets), and Tony Plagman (46th/1395th, Yankees). Murton and Von Tersch signed professional contracts within a week of the draft.
National award honors: Deck McGuire (finalist, National Pitcher of the Year; semifinalist, Golden Spikes Award); Jason Haniger (finalist, Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award); Derek Dietrich (semifinalist, Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award) All-Americans: Deck McGuire (first team – Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA); Luke Murton (third team – Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, ABCA); Matt Skole (first team – Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America) ACC Pitcher of the Year: Deck McGuire All-ACC: Deck McGuire (1st team), Luke Murton (1st team), Jeff Rowland (1st team), Derek Dietrich (2nd team), Tony Plagman (2nd team) Second Team Academic All-America: Derek Dietrich (1st team) Academic All-ACC: Derek Dietrich, Jason Haniger, Chris House, Tony Plagman , Jeff Rowland, Zach Von Tersch ACC Postgraduate Scholarship: Jason Haniger
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financials Several accomplishments in the areas of revenue growth and financial management positioned the GTAA for strong financial performance in Fiscal Year 2009. However, the Athletic Association was not immune to the downturn that impacted the worldwide economy in 2008 and 2009. As a result, a fiscal year that had potential for positive net income is projected to end with a net loss.
Georgia Tech Athletic Association INCOME STATEMENT FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09 - Cash Basis ACTUALS ACTUALS PROJECTED YEAR END ACC Distribution
$9,407,941
$10,416,734
$11,994,368
Ticket Sales
11,987,792
12,029,626
10,372,033
Guarantees Received
1,495,010
1,376,651
1,467,606
TECH Fund
3,750,200
5,070,123
4,927,678
Club Seats and Suites
3,777,302
4,220,597
4,191,727
Sponsorships
2,513,102
3,029,789
5,989,497
Student Fees
2,327,210
3,959,482
4,323,885
Alex. Tharpe and Endowment Draws
9,285,804
9,123,829
6,583,764
725,427
896,327
1,291,210
Other
2,277,597
3,416,621
3,100,654
Capital Contributions
3,544,170
1,870,421
996,364
TOTAL REVENUES
$51,091,555
$55,410,200
$55,238,786
$15,650,157
$16,951,703
$19,105,061
Scholarships
6,289,276
7,013,577
7,227,471
Travel & Post Season
2,671,450
3,636,415
3,556,429
Recruiting
1,300,282
1,333,119
1,369,408
Event & Other Services
2,244,999
3,143,677
2,754,174
General and Administrative
5,965,387
7,347,777
6,764,885
Guarantees
2,360,291
2,234,657
2,185,134
Physical Plant
1,479,127
1,591,651
1,700,637
Utilities
1,100,372
1,340,607
1,658,150
Institutional Support
EXPENSES Personnel
Uniforms and Equipment
731,530
528,021
595,765
Capital Repairs
505,084
1,924,446
353,926
Debt Service
8,016,348
7,706,530
7,974,447
Sales Taxes
855,513
946,151
768,299
TOTAL EXPENSES
$49,169,816
$55,698,331
$56,013,786
NET INCOME
$1,921,739
($288,131)
($775,000)
Beginning Operating Cash Balance
$4,008,796
$5,930,535
$5,723,985
$81,581
($1,326,000)
$5,723,985
$3,622,985
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New agreements with ISP, Coca-Cola and Russell Athletic created $3 million in new sponsorship revenue in FY 09. Additional Institutional Support and increases in student fee funding allowed for an additional $759,000 in revenue in FY 09. Finally, in light of the problems created by the faltering national economy, tighter expense management controls were implemented, allowing Athletics to hold the line or reduce
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spending versus prior year in most operating expense areas. These positive developments were not enough to offset the $2.5 million drop in revenue support that resulted from a 25% drop in the value of the AT Fund’s endowment base. Economic factors also contributed to a $1.6 million drop in ticket revenue received by the Athletic Association in FY 09. Reduced donations resulting from the final year of the Building a Competitive Advantage Capital Campaign led to a $900,000 drop in Facility Campaign Contributions. As a result of these and other factors, the GTAA is projected to incur a $775,000 net loss in FY 09. In addition, the GTAA’s Fund Balance, which experienced a 25% drop in investment value (a drop in value of $1.3 million) in FY 09. Combining this with the net loss caused the total in the GTAA’s Fund Balance to drop over $2 million in FY 09. The resulting fund balance at fiscal year end is projected to be $3.6 million.
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To address these fiscal challenges, last spring the Athletic Association overhauled all areas of the athletic budget. As a result the total expenses approved for FY 10 by the GTAA Board of Trustees are $2.7 less million than the total budgeted in FY 09. Every effort was made to minimize the impact these reductions had on sport operating budgets and on the support provided to student athletes. The GTAA moved ahead on several major financial initiatives in FY 09. In December, the Athletic Association successfully issued $21.25 million in tax exempt bonds, allowing Athletics to move forward with a series of facility enhancements and additions. The timing of the bond issue was such that the interest payments will be lower than projected. These interest payments are being covered from the AT Fund’s Long Term Support Fund. Dollars in this fund are part of the investment pool managed by the Georgia Tech Foundation. This fund stands separate from the Athletic Association’s annual operating revenues and expenses and was not impacted by the net loss experienced by the GTAA in FY 09.
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alexander-tharpe fund The Alexander-Tharpe Fund (A-T) continues to be the primary fund-raising arm of the GTAA. New gifts and commitments to A-T for FY 2009 were in excess of $XX million. We are extremely grateful to our friends and fans of GT athletics for their financial support.
Gifts and commitments fall into three categories: endowments, facility gifts and current operations. The priority for FY 2010 will continue to be scholarship endowments and current operations through annual gifts to A-T. A-T continues on the very ambitious goal
of fully endowing scholarships for all studentathletes at Tech within the decade. The A-T will also continue raising money to maintain our athletic facilities, allowing us to recruit and train student-athletes of the highest caliber.
A-T Board of Directors (July 1 – June 30, 2009)
President
Mr. Michael K. Anderson
Dr. Allen Ecker
Mr. Charles A. Smithgall, III
Dr. G. P. Peterson
Mr. Michael K. Anderson
Mr. Joseph W. Evans
Mr. Sachin D. Shailendra
Treasurer
Mr. Leo Benatar
Mr. Hubert L. Harris, Jr.
Mrs. Sue G. Staton
Mr. Steven G. Swant
Mrs. Kathy T. Betty
Mr. John S. Markwalter, Jr.
Mr. James L. Terry
Secretary
Mr. J. Donald Boggus
Mr. William A. McClain, III
Mrs. Karen C. Thurman
Mr. Barrett Carson
Mr. John F. Brock, III
Dr. Lawton M. Nease, III
Mr. William T. Towles
Dr. John H. Burson, III
Mr. Parker H. Petit
Mr. David R. Tyndall
Mr. Jere A. Drummond
Mr. Brady L. Rackley, III
Mr. Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr.
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a-t life members Golden Jackets Mrs. Bennie H. Abell Mr. Robert A. Anclien Mr. David W. Dorman Mr. Tom E. DuPree, Jr. Dr. H. Allen Ecker Mr. Gary T. Jones Mr. George W. Mathews, Jr. Mrs. Desiree B. Moore Mr. James L. Nicol Mr. Albert N. Parker Mr. Bill R. Poland Mr. William T. Towles Mr. Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. 9 Anonymous
Platinum Life Member Mr. Jeffrey A. Beech Mr. William R. Collins, Jr. Mr. Whitney Knoll Mr. George W. Levert 4 Anonymous
Golden Life Member Mr. John E. Aderhold Mr. C. Dean Alford Mr. James E. Bell Ms. Kathy T. Betty Mr. Leo Benatar Mr. J. Donald Boggus, Jr. Mr. John F. Brock III Mr. Kenneth G. Byers, Jr. Mr. A. Russell Chandler III Mr. James C. Edenfield Mrs. Elizabeth L. Fortier Mrs. Marvin W. Griffin Mr. W. Richard Hauenstein Mr. Lewis H. Jordan III Mr. Mark G. Miller Mr. Lawton M. Nease, III Mr. Jess Newbern, III Mr. Tim Norris Mr. Claude A. Petty, Jr. Mr. David L. Rocker Mrs. Deen Day Sanders Mr. E. Roe Stamps IV Mr. Mark C.Teixeira Tharpe Family 8 Anonymous
Life Member Mr. Ronald W. Allen Mike Anderson Mr. Bobby Joe Anderson
Mr. Taz L. Anderson Mr. Richard D. Austin Mr. Charles C. Averett Mr. Steven R. Baldwin Mr. L. Andy Bargeron Mr. Karl W. Barnes Ms. Kimberly K. Barnes Dr. Wade Barnes Mr. Kenneth D. Barwick Ms. Elizabeth L. Beers Mr. Ron H. Bell Mr. Vance D. Bell Mr. Joseph Bernitt Mr. Robert E. Blackwell, Jr. Mr. G. Niles Bolton Bon Building Services, Inc. Mr. Claude H. Booker, Jr. Mr. James R. Borders Mr. Thomas G. Boren Mr. Arthur O. Brannen Mr. Marvin G. Brooks, Jr. Mr. Carey H. Brown Mr. Morris M. Bryan III Mr. Roy B. Burnette Dr. John H. Burson III Mr. Robert C. Bush Mr. J. Randall Carroll Mr. James M. Caswell Mr. George E. Cates Mr. Thomas G. Cauble Mr. Steve W. Chaddick Mr. Don L. Chapman Mr. John B. Chapman Mr. Kenneth B. Clary Mr. Madison F. Cole, Jr. Mr. J. Tom Jr.Coleman, Mr. Phillip H. Cook Mr. H. Keith Cooley Mr. Bobby Cremins Mr. Rembert T. Cribb, Jr. Mr. Charles K. Cross, Sr. Mr. C. Richard Crutchfield Mr. & Mrs. Loren G. Cunningham Mr. E. Ross Daniel III Mr. G. Derrick Darby Mr. Karl F. Dasher Mr. Robert T. Davis, Jr. Mr. Wink A. Davis, Jr. Ms. Kathleen Day Mr. Stephen M. Deedy Mr. Justin F. Deedy, Jr. Mr. James R. Dellinger, Jr. Mr. Jack C. Demetree, Jr. Mr. Peter G. Demetriades Mr. John K. Dewberry
Mrs. C. Bailey Dixon Mr. Nathan T. Dorris Dr. Alan L. Dorris, Dozier Family Mr. Gary W. Draper Mr. Jere A. Drummond Mrs. Jean F. Duke Mr. George B. Dunbar, Sr. Mr. Daniel M. Dupree Mr. Ben J. Dyer Dr. & Mrs. G.B. Espy Mr. Joseph W. Evans Mr. Andrew E. Farkas Mr. Alfred Donald Faulk, Jr. Mr. W. Daniel Faulk, Jr. Mr. Jack J. Faussemagne Mr. Alvin M. Ferst, Jr. Mr. D. Shawn Fowler Mr. Roland W. Fuentes Dr. Ian R. Gatland Mr. L. Thomas Gay Mrs. Mary George Georgia Power Company Mr. Marion B. Glover, Jr. Mr. Francis S. Godbold Mr. William J. Goldin Mr. Jere W. Goldsmith IV Mr. J. William Goodhew III Mr. R. Stanley Goodroe Mr. Douglas M. Grimm Mr. George W. Gwaltney Mr. Steven K. Hall Mr. Tom H. Hall, III Mr. William T. Hall Ms. Judy H. Hamilton Mr. W. Leon Hardeman Mr. Robert A. Harley Mr. Christopher K. Harrell Mr. Charles L. Harris Mr. Hollis L. Harris Mr. Hubert L. Harris, Jr. Mr. Dennis C. Hayes Mr. H. Craig Hayes Drew Hearn Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Thomas N. Herrington, Jr. Mr. Douglas J. Hertz Mr. Paul H. Hewitt Mr. Patrick H. Hickok Mr. Neil H. Hightower Mr. Thomas C. Hiles Mr. Lansford M. Hill Mr. H. Richard Hiller Mr. Brett R. Hitt Mr. T. Mark Hodges, Sr. Mr. Carl E. Hofstadter Mr. Duane L. Hoover
Mr. Richard R. House, Jr. Mr. Lawrence P. Huang Mr. John S. Hunsinger Mr. V. Davis Hunt Mr. John P. Imlay, Jr. Mr. J. Russell Ivie, Sr. Mr. Stephen F. Jensen Mr. John L. Johnson Mr. T. Stephen Johnson Mr. Donald C. Johnston, Jr. Mr. James R. Jolly, Jr. Mr. Charles H. Jones Mr. Frederick L. Jones, Jr. Mr. J. Lamar Jordan Mr. Anthony H. Kepano Dr. Aaron L. King, Jr. Mrs. Gail King Mr. Arlen J. Kirchoff, Jr. Mr. Christopher W. Klaus Mr. Ralph E. Kytan Mr. John E. Lagana Mr. A. J. Land Mr. Joel S. Langsfeld Mr. Richard S. Lawrence Mr. Julian LeCraw, Sr. Mr. Robert H. Ledbetter, Sr. M. S. Lee International,LLC Mr. James M. Lemon Mr. James F. Letson Mr. Alan D. Levow Mr. Dale M. Lloyd Mr. Don Loggins Mr. Henry H. Long Mrs. Helen G. Maddox Mr. John D. Margeson Mr. John S. Markwalter, Jr. Mr. Steve Marton Mr. C. Scott Mayfield, Jr. Mrs. Emily T. Fletcher McBride Mr. Hayne D. McCondichie Mr. W. Andrew McKenna Mr. David M. McKenney Mr. John C. McLean, Jr. Mr. Jack O. McMillan, Jr. Mr. Toney E. Means Mrs. Constance S. Miller Mrs. Theresa Milligan Mr. John V. Miner, Jr. Mr. Bud Mingledorff Mr. Wade T. Mitchell Mr. Charles D. Moseley, Jr. Mr. Robert L. Moultrie, Sr. Mr. Peter J. Mounts Mr. Thomas H. Muller, Jr. Mr. Gerald A. Murphy
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Mr. H. Ronald Nash, Jr. Mr. John Alan Neal Dr. George Nemhauser Mr. Thomas E. Noonan Mr. Andres E. Nunez Mr. William R. Oakes III Mr. Malcolm B. Oakley Mr. Steve Odom Mr. Donald W. Paul Mr. Morgan Q. Payne Mr. Larry W. Pearson Ms. Debbie K. Percy Mr. David A. Perdue Mr. Parker H. Petit Mr. Robert F. Pinkerton Mr. James G. Pope Mr. John K. Porter, Jr. Mr. W. Mark Price Mr. J. Neal Purcell Mr. Thomas J. Quigley Mr. Brady L. Rackley III Mr. William D. Reynolds Dr. Homer C. Rice Mr. Timothy W. Rice Mrs. Vicki M. Riles Mr. Ken Roberts Mr. E. Claiborne Robins Mr. R. Lee Robinson Mr. Michael J. M.D.Rooney Mr. Thomas P. Sapitowicz, Jr. Mrs. Susan B. Sappington Mr. Charles E. Sawyer Mr. Phillip J. Scott Mr. Robert L. Seldomridge Mr. Leslie N. Shade III Mr. Earl L. Shell, Jr. Mr. Danny R. Shepherd Mr. John W. Shriver III Mr. Lester T. Simerville Mr. John W. Simmons, Jr. Mr. Reid W. Simmons Mr. Allan Boyd Simpson Mr. Mark V. Smith Mr. T. Donnell Smith Mr. George F. Smith, Jr. Mr. J. Frank Smith, Jr. Mr. John E. Smith II Mr. V. Hawley Smith, Jr. Ms. Jill W. Stanton Mr. Robert Stein Mr. Jeb M. Stewart Mr. E. Chester Stokes, Jr. Mr. Berthold G. Stumberg, Jr. Mr. Andrew Kirk Susong Mr. Bernard W. Taylor III
Mr. R. Joe Taylor Mr. Howard T. Tellepsen, Jr. Mr. Frank R. Tetterton Mr. John Tharpe Mrs. Marie Faulk Thomas Mr. B. Kenneth Townsend Mrs. Hal B. Tucker Mr. James E. Turner Mr. Eddie W. Turner Mr. W. David Turner Mr. G. Ben Turnipseed Mr. David R. Tyndall Mr. Ronald A. Veith Mr. Chris A. Verlander Mr. Albert O. Waldon Mr. John M. Wallace Mrs. John W. Wallace Mr. John W. Wallace, Jr. Mr. C. Rhett Ward Mr. E. Turner Warmack Mr. Carlton B. Waskey Mr. Hugh R. Watkins Mr. Joseph R. Watters Mr. Thad W. Watters Mr. J. Tom Watters, Jr. Mr. John R. Wells Mr. Charles B. West Mr. W. Ashley Whitehurst, Jr. Mr. Randolph Whitfield Mr. E. Don Whittle Mr. Gregory C. Wilkes Mr. W. Allen Wilkins, Jr. Mr. Frank S. Wilkinson Mr. Joseph F. Willett, Jr. Dr. Sidney E. Williams Mr. Paul H. Williams Mr. James R. Williams, Jr. Mr. William L. Willis Mr. Homer B. Wilson, Jr. Mr. Marshall D. Wingo Mr. Robert L. Worley Mr. W. Gardner Wright Mr. P. Dan Yates, Jr. Mr. Vincent T. Zarzaca Mr. Jack M. Zeigler Zell Family (Mr. David Zell) 40 Anonymous
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acknowledgements The Georgia Tech Athletic Association is a non-profit organization responsible for maintaining the intercollegiate athletic program at Tech. The Athletic Association is overseen by the Georgia Tech Athletic Board, chaired by the president of the Institute, and composed of nine faculty members, three alumni members, and three student members. The object of this Association is not pecuniary gain or profit but is to promote the educational program of the Georgia Institute of Technology by affording facilities for and encouraging participation by the student body in healthful exercises, recreation, athletic games, and contests. Special recognition and thanks to Dr. Gary B. Schuster for his service as Interim President and GTAA Chair. Additional recognition and thanks for Dr. Daniel P. Schrage, Mrs. Kimberly Krabe Barnes, and Mr. Jere W. Goldsmith for their service as their terms end with the conclusion of 2008-2009 year.
2008-09 GTAA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers: Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson Chair (’09) President, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Gary B. Schuster Chair (’08) Interim President, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Daniel P. Schrage Vice-Chair Professor, Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Thomas D. Boston Secretary Professor of Economics Mr. Steve Swant Treasurer Exec VP, Admin and Finance
Voting Trustees: Mrs. Kimberly Krabe Barnes Alumni IM ’80, Jacksonville FL Dr. Susan Cozzens Faculty Professor of Public Policy, Assoc. Dean Mr. Charles Easley Alumni IM ’89, Atlanta GA Mr. Jere W. Goldsmith Alumni IM ’62, Atlanta GA Dr. Narayanan Jayaraman Faculty Professor Management Dr. Gary S. May Faculty Professor of Electrical & Computer Engr, Chair Dr. Marie Thursby Faculty Professor of Management Dr. William T Trotter Faculty Professor of Mathematics, Chair Dr. Ben T. Zinn Faculty Professor of Aerospace Engineering Mr. Aaron Fowler Student SGA Graduate President Mr. Darryl Richard Student President, Student Athlete Advisory Board Mr. Nick Wellkamp Student SGA Undergraduate President
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Non-Voting Members: Mr. Dan Radakovich Mr. John B. Carter, Jr.
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Director of Athletics Georgia Tech Foundation Liaison, President & COO
The 2008-09 Georgia Tech Athletic Association Annual Report was published by the GTAA and edited by Doug Allvine, GTAA SID staff (Dean Buchan, Seth Gerard, Dan Goldberger, Mike Huff, Mike Stamus, and Cheryl Watts), and Wayne Hogan. Photos courtesy of: Georgia Tech Sports Information Department.
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