2016 Athletics Review

ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW | 2015-16

ESPN SPORTSCENTER TOP 10

Thursday, Februrary 4 | Seattle University makes its first appearance on the ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 list, coming in at number 6 as sophomore Brendan Westendorf drains a 40-foot jumper at the buzzer securing a home conference win and setting KeyArena into a frenzy. It was the perfect way to usher in Homecoming weekend.

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Marketing by the Numbers Academics by the Numbers Post Season Appearances WAC Team Champions WAC Individual Champions WAC Honors All-Americans National Accolades MLB Draft Campus Spirit Connolly Complex Red Tie Celebration Excellence Indicators Wins Over Ranked Teams

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MARKETING | BY THE NUMBERS

616K

Facebook organic (unpaid) reach from August 1, 2015 to June 6, 2016

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81K

37%

17%

Facebook post Likes from August 1, 2015 to June 6, 2016

Facebook page Likes increase from previous year

Men’s Basketball overall attendance increase for 201516 season

3.27 Cumulative grade point average for all student-athletes for 2015-16

ACADEMICS | BY THE NUMBERS

43%

Number of student-athletes earning Dean’s List honors per quarter

Top

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5 sports including men’s basketball earned a top-10% APR national ranking

95%

Student-Athlete graduation rate; Men’s Basketball is 100% in Dollar era

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POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2015-16 No. 11

MEN’S SOCCER SWEET 16

Defeated UCLA

MEN’S BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS Defeated Idaho

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BASEBALL

No. 11

MEN’S SOCCER 18-4-1

REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT

WOMEN’S SOCCER 14-3-3

REGULAR SEASON

2015-16 TEAM

REGULAR SEASON

CHAMPIONS

37-21

BLAISE WITTENHAUER-LEE ‘17 100 & 200 M BREASTSTROKE

JACQUES HEBERT ‘18 7

OUTDOOR 1,500 M

2015-16 INDIVIDUAL

INDOOR MILE

CHAMPIONS

LILA RICE ‘17

SHADDYE MELU ‘16 INDOOR HIGH JUMP & 400 M OUTDOOR HIGH JUMP & 400 M

2015-16 INDIVIDUAL

INDOOR PENTATHLON OUTDOOR HEPTATHLON

CHAMPIONS

MANDIE MADDUX ‘17

KYLE BJORNETHUN ‘17 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SERGIO RIVAS ‘19 9

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

2015-16 INDIVIDUAL

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

HONORS

JULIA MORAVEC ‘16

PETE FEWING WAC COACH OF THE YEAR

DONNY HARREL WAC COACH OF THE YEAR

2015-16 INDIVIDUAL

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

HONORS

NICK MESERVEY ‘16

KYLE BJORNETHUN ‘17 2nd TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

ZACH WOLF ‘19 11

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN

2015-16

1st TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

#1 GOAL SCORER IN THE NATION

ALL-AMERICANS

DAVID OLSEN ‘17

MARTINA SAMADAN #1 IN THE NATION FOR HITTING PERCENTAGE

BLAISE WITTENHAUER-LEE ‘17 2016 USA OLYMPIC TRIALS WOMEN’S SWIMMING

NATIONAL

FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR WOMEN’S ROWING

ACCOLADES

JEN CRUZ ‘16

2016 MLB DRAFT

BROCK CARPENTER ‘17 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 20TH ROUND | 3B

MICHAEL MCCANN ‘16 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 24TH ROUND | C

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CAMPUS SPIRIT The all-time campus attendance record was shattered this year when the No. 10 Washington Huskies came to Championship Field in September. More than 1,800 packed a soldout Championship Field to see the Redhawks defeat the Huskies, with approximately 1,000 students in attendance. We packed the house again for a historic NCAA Second Round win over UCLA. Attendance by students at KeyArena was up 13% over the previous season. This is the second consecutive year of increased student attendance for men’s basketball.

CONNOLLY COMPLEX For the first time since its opening in 1968, the Connolly Complex received a major renovation as a part of the university’s commitment to gender equity. The renovation project cost was $8.5 M. The new Connolly Complex boasts a completely reconfigured game court and chairback seating, with visual technology and an exciting ambiance. Along with new team areas, the project also included fan amenities such as conveniently located restrooms and a dramatically enhanced concessions area.

It is a place of Redhawk pride, for all.

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RED TIE CELEBRATION In its fourth year, the Red Tie Celebration was a memorable and record-breaking evening at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, with more than $510,000 raised to support SU student-athletes.

The evening honored two of the greatest golfers in Seattle University’s history: Pat Lesser Harbottle, ‘56 and Orrin Vincent, ‘67.

Men’s soccer’s Hamza Haddadi, ‘16 captivated the capacity audience with authenticity, humor, and inspirational stories.

Overall, Athletics, with help from many friends and supporters, raised a record amount of more than $2.1 M for the year.

INDICATORS OF EXCELLENCE SINCE 2012

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• 31 conference champions since 2012 • 4 NCAA tournament appearances and 3 tournament wins in soccer since 2013 • 2016 Sweet 16, men’s soccer • 2 national postseason tournaments for men’s basketball since 2015 • 3 men’s basketball postseason wins, over Pepperdine, Colorado and Idaho • National Academic All-American of the Year in women’s soccer, 2015 • 4 Academic All-Americans since 2013 • Cumulative GPA of 3.2+ since 2013 • 6 All-Americans since 2014 • 6 pro draftees in the last 16 months

WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS | NEW DIVISION I ERA

BASEBALL

Win over No. 23 Oregon State

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BASEBALL

Win over No. 5 Washington

2013

BASEBALL

Win over No. 7 Washington

2013

W. SOCCER

M. SOCCER

M. SOCCER

Win over No. 23 Washington State

Win over No. 24 Oregon State

M. SOCCER

2014

2014

2015

2015

Win over No. 10 Washington

Win over No. 25 UCLA (NCAA Second Rnd)

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