New turf fields BECOME A FOOTBALL
GAME CHANGER Championships start with scholarships, and the Millersville football program asks you to become a Game Changer. The Game Changer Scholarship Drive opened on May 5, 2014, with the goal of bringing together the eras of Millersville football and becoming the top-funded program in the PSAC-East by April 2015. Players and coaches from the 1950s to the present have volunteered to become “team captains” and serve as the driving force behind the initiative. Giving is simple and every gift makes a difference. The goal is seven new, full scholarships with each decade group raising funds for at least one new, full scholarship for in or out-of-state players. Donors can make one gift or opt for a recurring monthly deduction. To become a Game Changer, visit www.mville.us/gamechangergiveplus. 1950-59 Decade Dr. J. Freeland “Jay” Chryst ’50 Coach Greg Breitbach 1960-69 Decade Jim Harf ’61 Dick Hibshman ’67 Bill Lauris ’64 Bob Mesaros ’64 Rich Barbacane ’70
Bill Niles ’89 Dan Horan ’86 Chris Coller ’87 Mike Murphy Mike Driscoll ’89 1990-99 Decade Bill Burke ’93 Sandy Guilfoyle ’68 Mark Harman ’96 Tim Sorber ’95
1970-79 Decade Gene Lyda ’73 Mike Burke ’75 Palmer Hossler ’77 Coach Bill Kahler
2000s Decade Matt Sutjak ’10 Nate Hinkle ’14 Adam Cobb ’09 Will Smith ’03
1980-89 Decade Brett Stover ’88 Scott Highley ’91
Football Fans
Work is now under way on the new artificial turf project at Pucillo Field for Millersville University and is expected to be finished on August 8, right on time for preseason workouts. The $2.5 million project began in April and is being paid for by funds remaining from the Student Memorial Center renovations and was approved by the Millersville University Student Senate. The facility, which will include a soccer stadium, a practice field lined for football and accommodations for intramural and club sports, is located next to Pucillo Gymnasium and was once the home site for the Millersville soccer programs before turf was installed at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium. The project will include two turf fields located behind Pucillo Gymnasium to be used by both campus recreation sports and intercollegiate athletics. The turf will include a regulation soccer field and an 80-yard football field. The installation of the turf is an extensive project, as the area stretches nearly 250 yards in length and is as wide as 100 yards in some areas. Following the turf, a 700-seat grandstand and a pressbox for game-day operations will be put in place. The first competition scheduled for the new facility is the Millersville women’s soccer team hosting Slippery Rock on Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. The men’s soccer team debuts on the new turf the following day at 7 p.m. against Pfeiffer. “Athletics [department] could not be more excited about this project, and we are extremely grateful for the cooperation with Student Senate and campus recreation,” said Millersville director of athletics Peg Kauffman ’87, ’92M. “This is a tremendous endeavor by the University and its students. It promises to be a first-class facility that all of the University’s students can enjoy.” “These new fields will provide better opportunities for our students to be able to utilize our facilities,” said Justin Miller, president of the Millersville University Student Senate. “We currently only have one turf field, and it is difficult having all of our athletic teams trying to use the fields…students who are involved with intramurals and club sports will greatly benefit from these fields since it will be a greater area for them to compete on, especially at night, since all of the lighting is going to be upgraded. Overall, the fields will become NCAA official, which will allow for students to have better experiences, and possibly recruit more students to become involved in any of those areas.” Excavation for the new turf fields next to Pucillo Gym.