Cat Tracks 2013-14

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Thiel College

2013-14 Edition

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Artwork by Cyrill Parham ’14

Jake Lowry (left) and Nic Jones became All-Americans in 2014. Lowry finished third at the 2014 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships while Jones finished fourth at the 2014 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Cat Tracks 2013-14 This edition of Cat Tracks was produced and designed by sports information director ed Topoleski ’02 and assistant sports information director Cyrill Parham ’14. Former sports information director William Becque also assisted.

Photos by ed Mailliard, linda oman ’75, Topoleski, Parham and Becque.

Printed by SCP Group, sharon, Pa.

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What’s inside • Blue-gold golf outing - Pg. 4 • Three new Coaches - Pg. 6 • 2013-14 in review - Pg. 8 • hall of Fame - Pg. 15 dear alumni & Friends, Thank you for your continued support of Thiel athletics – your generosity is making a difference in the lives of the more than 400 student-athletes who represent the Blue & gold on a yearly basis. i hope you enjoy this edition of Cat Tracks as we recap an exciting year that saw continued improvement on the field, mats, and courts as well as in the classroom. i am proud to share with you some of the academic accomplishments of our programs. Fourteen of our 22 teams earned a cumulative yearly gPa of 3.0 or higher and once again our athletic programs had a higher gPa than the rest of the student body. We had 83 student-athletes earn PaC academic honor roll distinction by having an in-season semester gPa of 3.6 or higher.We also had four men’s volleyball players named to the CVC’s all-academic Team, and we welcomed 13 new members to Chi alpha sigma, the College athlete national honor society.

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83 Tomcats named to PaC academic honor roll eighty-three Tomcats were named to the PaC academic honor roll in 2013-14. The PaC academic honor roll recognizes student-athletes who earned a gPa of 3.6 or higher during their semester(s) of competition. Thiel honorees included: MEN (38)

Taylor ketler

Pat duncan

stephanie Felix

Matt Fedzen

Megan kidder

We had some outstanding performances by our student-athletes this past year highlighted by 48 being selected all-Conference, two all-americans, two nCaa national qualifiers, and two softball players selected to play in an exhibition doubleheader against the Usa softball Women’s national Team. in addition, Jeff arenson, our head men’s lacrosse coach, received PaC Coach of the Year honors.

Patrick Fitzpatrick

Beverly kozuch

Max gunn

alexis Mowris

Jermaine hamilton

alexa sichko

John Clark

alesha shatley

steve Morgan

natalie Beckwith

stephen staats

hannah stelmach

ryan Thomas

Jennifer rickens

Cody Covine

Beth snider

in keeping with the third pillar of the Thiel College 2016 strategic Plan, Commitment to enhanced Facilities and infrastructure, we are currently in the process of undertaking several renovations that will be unveiled for the fall; the entrance to the Bush Fitness Center in the rissell gymnasium, our hall of Fame plaque display, the varsity women’s locker room, the visiting women’s locker room, and the men’s varsity locker room.

Matt Fedzen

kelsey adair

alexander horvatits

Taryn Benner

steve kozuch

Morgan Berg

Marcus Weatherbee

danielle lukaszewicz

i am pleased to announce that the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams of the PaC (Thiel, saint Vincent,W&J, Bethany,Waynesburg, and Thomas More) have partnered with five teams from the heartland Conference (defiance, Franklin, hanover, Mount st. Joseph, and Transylvania) to form the ohio river lacrosse Conference (orlC) and the ohio river Women’s lacrosse Conference (orWlC). This partnership will encourage the continued growth of the sport in the region and will eventually provide us with automatic bid access to nCaa Championships.

Bryce Whittingham

ashley McMillen

spencer Zeyfang

Mary oakey

Matt Fiore

Chey ross

Trevor Martin

amanda Cavender

sean McCarthy

Jessica Crawford

kyle stover

kayce grimm

andrew smith

nicole Jeschelnig

duncan Wingard

emily skebo

Cody slevin

Molly Jo everett

John Tenorio

Morgan White

Francis ahia

danielle Massengill

richard Benge

June longbine

Trevor ridilla

Mary kate dougherty

Thad Paunovich

alana Callahan

Trevor Martin

emily Carlton

nic Jones

sara Matczak

Thank you again for your continued support of Thiel athletics and i hope to see you on campus in the near future at one of our athletic events. go Cats!

Mason Bednash

hanna Tegel

kyle dougherty

emily Petrak

steve Morgan

alex hall

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david smith

Beverley kozuch

James abbs

kristin diegan

ryan Murphy

Megan kidder

sean Byham

Morgan Berg

ryan Carson

Victoria hermann

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Jack leipheimer ’74 director of athletics

lenora Boyer

leanna Yeager (2)

danielle gomula

amy abdelrasoul

Jennifer shelley

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2014 Blue-Gold Golf Outing Reiser, Mullen, Owen, Fraser overall winners of 29-team tournament The Thiel College athletic department kicked off Memorial Day weekend with its annual Blue-Gold Golf Outing at the Greens of Greenville on Friday, May 23.

The overall winners of the 29-team tournament were Nick Reiser, Jeff Mullen, Chris Owen and Bill Fraser with a 15-under 57. The foursome of Steve Boyle ’08, Tim Taylor ’13, Mike Johnson and Kevin Siroki took second with a 12-under 60, while Daman Dohar, Jeff Sorenson, Tim Porter and Mark Manska finished third with a combined 11under 61.

The winner of the annual Hawaii raffle was Keith Smith from Franklin, Pa., the father of golfer Bryan Smith and first baseman Trent Smith.

The annual outing is one of the primary fundraisers for the Thiel College athletic department.

“I’d like to personally thank all of our sponsors for yet another successful event,” said Director of Athletics Jack Leipheimer ’74. “This is always a fun day that brings alumni and friends together in the name of supporting Thiel’s athletic endeavors.”

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Three new head coaches introduced Barzak, Fleming, Riley welcomed to Thiel College

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hiel College recently hired three new head coaches to lead its programs. kelly Barzak was named the head coach of the women’s volleyball team, Josh Fleming was tapped to lead the women’s tennis program, and killian riley was named the head coach of the men’s soccer program.

“We are happy to welcome all of our new head coaches to the Thiel College family,” said director of athletics Jack leipheimer ’74. “kelly, Josh and killian each have the knowledge, skills and experience to lead their teams, and we look forward to seeing their programs advance under their direction.”

Barzak Barzak was a two-sport star at Thiel, earning numerous awards in volleyball and basketball throughout her career. she was also an awardwinner in the classroom and in leadership roles during her collegiate career. “i am extremely excited about returning to Thiel College,” said Barzak, a 2013 Thiel alumna. “it is a great college that constantly strides to develop its athletics department. i understand the desire that the players have to win, and i am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead them to success.”

Barzak spent the last 10 months at Muskingum University, where she served as the women’s volleyball team’s graduate assistant while pursuing a master’s degree in education. she assisted in daily operations of Muskingum’s women’s volleyball team, which included administrative, player development and recruiting duties.

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team, scouted opponents and organized travel plans. she assisted in planning practices and coordinated game film breakdown using hudl software. she also assisted in the recruitment of student-athletes through personal Barzak correspondence, planning campus visits and utilization of Front rush, cloud-based recruiting software for college coaches.

Prior to her time at Muskingum, Barzak served as head coach for Club gold south 16U in new Concord, ohio for five months in 2013. she also worked Volleyball spike Fest in July of 2013 and multiple basketball camps from 2010-12.

Barzak was a four-year letter winner and starter for Thiel’s volleyball and basketball teams. she left as Thiel’s all-time women’s volleyball leader in kills (1,292) and blocks (449). she was also the 12th player in Thiel women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points, finishing her career as the program’s third all-time leading scorer (1,401).

Barzak was a four-time all-Presidents’ athletic Conference (PaC) First Team volleyball selection as well as a four-time all-PaC basketball honoree. during her senior season, she became the first Thiel women’s basketball player to be named to the Capital one academic all-america Team, as selected by the College sports information directors of america (Cosida). she was also named to the Capital one academic all-america Third Team in volleyball, as selected by Cosida.

Barzak graduated summa Cum laude from Thiel and served as her senior class commencement speaker. she was named to the dean’s list eight times, earning the dean’s key. Barzak was a member of alpha Chi, les lauriers, lambda sigma, kappa delta Pi and Chi alpha sigma honoraries. she also served as the president of Thiel’s student-athlete advisory Committee (saaC) and her senior class vice president.

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Barzak takes over Thiel’s women’s volleyball program, which is two years removed from a berth in the championship match of the PaC Championship Tournament. “i am really looking forward to building Thiel’s women’s volleyball program,” Barzak said.

“Winning a PaC championship is extremely important to us, but once these students-athletes leave Thiel i also want them to be proud to have been Tomcats and equipped with an exceptional education.”

Fleming a graduate of indiana University of Pennsylvania, Fleming is a mathematics teacher at reynolds high school, a position he has held since 2012.

Fleming currently serves as head coach of the kennedy Catholic boy’s varsity tennis team. he was also the assistant varsity tennis coach for hickory high school in 2006.

The past president of the shenango Valley Tennis Club (2009), Fleming currently serves as the organization’s vice president.

Fleming was also an instructor with the City of hermitage summer recreation Tennis Program for five years.

Fleming

Thiel’s women’s tennis team went 3-8 overall and 2-7 in Presidents’ athletic Conference play in 2013. rianne Thornton, a 2012 Thiel alumna, will assist Fleming. Thornton is entering her second season as assistant women’s basketball coach at her alma mater and her first as assistant women’s tennis coach.

Riley

goal games last season, earning three wins. limle and riley coached one all-PaC performer a season ago, rory duncan, and worked together to produce an impressive 16-man 2014 recruiting class.

“We wish Chris limle the best at his alma mater,” leipheimer said. “at the same time we are pleased to have killian on board and believe he will be able to continue the development that he and Chris started with the men’s soccer program last season.” in addition to his volunteering for the men’s and women’s soccer team’s last season, riley also served as an adjunct professor and house manager at Thiel. riley began serving as assistant men’s soccer coach at amherst College this spring before becoming the head coach of Thiel’s men’s soccer team.

Prior to arriving at Thiel, riley served as a graduate assistant for ottawa University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams from 2011-13. he helped lead the ottawa University women’s soccer team to a kansas Collegiate athletic Conference (kCaC) Tournament Championship and an naia Championship Tournament berth in 2011. he earned his master’s degree from ottawa University in 2013. riley earned his bachelor’s degree from heidelberg University in 2011. he was part of the 2010 heidelberg soccer team, which went 14-4-2 overall and won the program’s first ever ohio athletic Conference (oaC) regular season title. riley has more than five years of soccer coaching experience and is certified through the United states soccer Federation (UssF).

riley becomes head coach of Thiel’s men’s soccer team after serving one season as a volunteer assistant for the men’s and women’s soccer teams. riley replaces Chris limle, who left Thiel to become the head coach of the Muskingum University men’s soccer team. “i am very excited to be back and continue building what i started last season,” riley said. limle, a Muskingum University graduate, and riley guided Thiel’s men’s soccer team to a 5-12-1 record in 2013. The Tomcats played in seven one-

Riley

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Fall review

FooTBall

Men’s soCCer

WoMen’s soCCer

The 2013 football season was highlighted by the first-ever on-campus night football game in the history of Thiel College, which was celebrated on november 9 against the Westminster Titans. Thiel and Westminster lit up the scoreboard for 82 points with 878 combined total yards between the two teams. The marathon game lasted four overtimes and, after three hours and 35 minutes of play,Thiel came out on top 45-37.The Tomcats went ahead in the fourth overtime on a sevenyard touchdown pass from senior quarterback andrew smith to running back Josh Potter, and clinched the win when defensive back Chris Jones broke up a Titan pass attempt on fourth-and-11.

The Tomcats took a significant step in the right direction in 2013 by exceeding their win total from a season ago. The Tomcats won five matches for the first time in three seasons and played in seven one-goal games, winning three of them.

The Tomcats won seven games in 2013, their highest win total since 2003. sophomore Morgan Berg (second team) and junior nicole Jeschelnig (honorable mention), who both earned all-PaC distinction, led the Tomcats.

Prior to the start of the 2013 season, junior offensive lineman Jason Crystol was named to the Usa Football news Preseason all-america fourth-team. he backed up that recognition by being one of 13 Tomcats to earn all-PaC honors, as he was selected to the all-PaC first team after anchoring an offensive line that helped Thiel surpass the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the first time since 2005. Potter and freshman running back Josh Wannamaker earned all-PaC second team honors. Potter gained 704 yards on 138 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per carry while scoring four touchdowns and Wannamaker rushed for 655 yards on 131 carries, including a 248-yard performance – the second most in program history – in Thiel’s 3028 victory over Bethany College on november 4.

The theme for the 2014 Thiel football season is “Break the rock”, as the Tomcats look to build on their three PaC wins from a season ago.

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The season culminated with senior rory duncan being named to the 2013 PaC all-Conference team as an honorable mention selection. The Chardon, ohio native accumulated a team-best six goals and added an assist on the year while playing in 18 games. he recorded his first career hat trick in a sept. 25 win over Penn state greater allegheny and netted the game-winning goal in Thiel’s sept. 4 win over Penn state Beaver.

The 2014 Tomcats will lean on the leadership of senior Zach kubec, junior arran robertson and sophomore kent Baughman. kubec appeared in all 18 games during his junior campaign with the Tomcats, scoring a goal in a 3-0 win over Mount aloysius on sept. 14. The geneva, ohio native took 12 shots in 2013, eight of which were on goal. robertson returns after leading the team in assists (3) and finishing second in total shots (25). Baughman saw playing time in 16 of Thiel’s 18 games during his freshman season, scoring two goals in Thiel’s 8-1 win over Penn state greater allegheny on sept. 25.

Berg led the Tomcats and finished fourth in the PaC in goals (11) and points (24). Jeschelnig scored four goals in 2013, tying her for the second most on the team while her eight points were the fifth-most for the Tomcats.

Thiel returns eight of 11 starters from a year ago, including Berg and Jeschelnig. other key returners include sophomore elizabeth Wilkerson and junior Mary oakey. Wilkerson started all 18 games last season and led the team in assists (5) while adding five goals. oakey made 81 saves in 12 games in net for the Tomcats last season, posting three wins and a save percentage of .736.

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Cross CoUnTrY ( M & W)

WoMen’s VolleYBall

Tennis (M & W)

The Tomcats continued to excel on the course and in the classroom as both the men’s and women’s teams were awarded with 2013 division iii allacademic Cross Country status by the U.s. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches association (UsTFCCCa).

Junior outside hitter alex hall nabbed all-PaC honorable mention honors after a season in which she led the Tomcats with a .123 hitting percentage and finished third on the squad with 180 kills. she also took on the setting duties last season for the first time in her career, finishing first on the team with 457 assists plus 17 double-doubles and four triple-doubles.

The women’s tennis team won a pair of PaC contests during the 2013 season, coming away with a 9-0 win over Bethany on sept. 13 and an 8-1 win over Chatham later in the season.

The women’s team, comprised of 13 student-athletes, earned a team gradepoint average of 3.28. The men’s team, made up of 10 student-athletes, earned a grade-point average of 3.17. on the course, Thiel’s top performers were Meri steinmetz and steve Morgan. steinmetz concluded a fantastic sophomore season by finishing 15th at the PaC Championships (23:45.60), earning all-PaC honorable mention honors and helping the women’s team place fifth in the 10-team race.

Morgan led the men’s team to a fifthplace finish at the conference championships and earned all-PaC honors with a 17th-place finish (27:22.90). Morgan was also the recipient of the PaC student-athlete advisory Committee (saaC) scholarathlete of the Month for november.

hall registered back-to-back tripledoubles, posting 10 kills, 22 assists and 22 digs in an oct. 29 win over Waynesburg and followed that up with 12 kills, 21 assists and 22 digs in an oct.

31 loss to grove City. a trio of newcomers, lenora Boyer, alannah keisling and Jennifer shelley, highlighted a strong freshmen class for Thiel in 2013.

Boyer played in all 29 matches, appearing in 104 of her team’s 105 sets.

Boyer finished second on the team with 325 digs (3.12 per set) and garnered all-Tournament Team honors at the ohio northern University invitational. keisling finished second on the team in kills per set (2.15) and total kills (202) while shelley totaled 347 assists (3.47 per set) and 215 digs (2.15 per set).

six Thiel women’s tennis players qualified for the PaC Championship Tournament, including: shay kashey, lauren Mittner, sara Matczak, emily Carlton, hanna Tegel and lauren Wolfe.

Wolfe, seeded seventh at no. 6 singles, played a close quarterfinal match against second-seeded leah White (grove City), but fell 6-1, 6-4. rob Clune coached a hardworking but inexperienced men’s tennis squad that had six players qualify for the PaC Championship Tournament.Those who qualified for the men’s championship tournament included: Zach kubec,Thad Paunovich, danny dawson, Jon Fennick, Justin Mayhugh and Trevor Martin.

Mayhugh, seeded eighth at no. 5 singles, played a close quarterfinal match against first-seeded Chad dillee (W&J), but fell 6-1, 6-2.

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Winter review

Men’s BaskeTBall

WoMen’s BaskeTBall

WresTling

The 2013 men’s basketball team won 10 games, seven of which were PaC contests. no win was bigger for the Tomcats than their 124-121 quadruple overtime victory over saint Vincent on Feb. 5. Thiel was forced to play a man down the final 2:28 of the fourth overtime due to disqualifications, but the Tomcats were able to hold off the eventual PaC-Champion Bearcats for the win, which represented the longest game in the 97-year history of Thiel men’s basketball. The contest was also the second-highest scoring game in PaC history, and seven Thiel players fouled out, the most for a team in a single game in nCaa division iii history. in all, 11 players fouled out, tying an nCaa division iii record.

The women’s basketball team continued to show improvement on the court under second-year head coach rob Clune.The team finished the year with five wins, four of which were PaC contests.The Tomcats were led by sophomore forward Jaclyn Watkins.

Watkins garnered all-PaC honorable mention honors after she finished fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game. she also averaged 8.1 rebounds per game, which ranked her sixth in the conference. The aliquippa, Pa. native also recorded a team-best 12 doubledoubles.

The Tomcats finished the 2013-2014 wrestling campaign with a dual meet record of 15-7, including a seventhplace showing at the Budd Whitehill duals hosted by lycoming College, the highest finish by the Tomcats in program history and the first time since 1995 that they placed at the prestigious tournament. in PaC play, the Tomcats defeated Washington and Jefferson but fell in a close match to Waynesburg.

The season culminated in two Tomcats being named to PaC all-Conference teams. senior eric Mallinger was named to the all-PaC second team after finishing second in the conference in rebounding, pulling down an average of 9.3 per game. Mallinger finished first in the PaC and 16th in the nation in blocks per game (2.9) and totaled a team-high eight double-doubles on the season. khari Bess was named to the all-PaC honorable Mention team after leading the nation (all divisions) in steals per game, averaging 3.7 per contest.

Bess tallied 85 steals in 2013-14, the most in a single season in Thiel men’s basketball history. he also led the PaC in assists per game average (4.6) and average minutes played per game (34.6).

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sophomore kayla Welty continued to distribute the basketball effectively from her point guard position as she finished seventh in the PaC with an average of 3.1 assists per game while averaging 35.8 minutes per game, the second-highest total in the league. senior guard Bethany hines, sophomore forward hannah stoneman and freshmen laken shields and erin diFalco also played pivotal roles on the young team.

individually, junior 197-pounder Jake lowry became the 19th wrestler in Thiel history to earn all-american status with a third-place finish at the 2014 nCaa division iii national Championship in March. at the championships, lowry finished with a 41 record, marking the sixth consecutive season – and the seventh in the past eight years – that a member of the Thiel wrestling team has earned allamerican honors. lowry went 40-1 in 2013-14 with a 36-match winning streak to start the season. he was later named the 10th most dominant wrestler in nCaa division iii. in addition to lowry winning his third consecutive PaC title en route to being named Most Valuable Performer at the PaC Championships, junior 174pounder Jordan Powell won his secondstraight PaC title.

The Tomcats also continued to excel in the classroom as junior 157-pounder sean Byham was named a national Wrestling Coaches association (nWCa) scholar all-american, leading a group of 10 who helped Thiel earn placement on the nWCa’s diii allacademic Top 30 Teams list.

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By the numbers in 2013-14

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All-Conference Selections during the 2013-14 academic year

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Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll recipients

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Men’s VolleYBall

indoor TraCk (M & W)

The men’s volleyball team continued to reach new heights in 2014 as the Tomcats were nationally ranked for the first time in program history. Thiel was slotted at 15th in Week 2 of the american Volleyball Coaches association (aVCa) division iii Poll.

The Tomcats went on to qualify for the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Championship Tournament for the third time in as many years. Thiel once again played host to the tournament, as the the Tomcats earned the third seed, eventually falling to the second-seed and 14th-ranked lakeland College in the opening round, 3-1.

Thiel men’s and women’s indoor track teams finished third and fourth respectively, at the 2014 PaC indoor Track & Field Championships, held at Youngstown state University.

Capital One Academic All-America selections

Junior nic Jones had an impressive showing at the PaC Championships.

The Frankin, Pa. native tallied first-place finishes in the high jump (6-9) and the long jump (22-5.25), while also taking second in the triple jump (44-2). Jones was named the Most Valuable Performer at the conference meet as his marks in the high jump and long jump set new PaC indoor records. in doing so, Jones qualified for the nCaa diii indoor Championships and went on to place fourth in the nation in the high jump, earning all-american honors with a jump of six feet, 8.25 inches.

Thiel players on the floor at the end of the men’s basketball team’s 124-121 4OT win vs. Saint Vincent

Junior Michael Whitelock earned allCVC First Team honors after finishing second in the conference and 15th in the nation with a .367 hitting percentage. The middle hitter from Pittsburgh, Pa. also ranked 18th in the nation with 1.03 blocks per set while notching the second-most total blocks (117) in the CVC. With the completion of Thiel’s fourth season of men’s volleyball came yet another first as the 2014 senior class was the first to play four seasons at Thiel. The program’s six seniors: andrew Pohlod, evan Proksell, kyle Turkalj, Corey hamilton, Cameron Capp and Chris lepley were honored prior to Thiel’s 3-0 win over Cairn University on april 4.

Following the season, hamilton, Proksell, Thad Paunovich and Colin Vitale were named to the CVC allacademic Team, having maintained a gPa of at least a 3.30 and earned a varsity letter.

sophomore Morgan Berg and senior emily Petrak each won PaC titles, as Berg placed first in the 60-meter hurdles (9.23 seconds) while Petrak took first in the 800-meter run (2:26.57). sophomore Meri steinmetz and senior r.J. Malson each tallied second-place finishes, while senior Bobby hritz finished second in both the 60-meter hurdles (9.12) and high jump (6-1.5). in all, the Tomcats tallied 18 personal bests at the PaC indoor championships.

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Thiel men’s basketball players fouled out in a 124-121 4OT win over Saint Vincent, a new NCAA Division III record

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Yards of total offense that the Tomcat football team gained in the last two games of the 2013 season

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Jake Lowry became the 19th All-American in the history of Thiel’s wrestling program

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Height Nic Jones cleared to become an All-American at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships 11

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spring review

BaseBall

soFTBall

Men’s laCrosse

a young baseball team took the field in 2014 as the Tomcat roster consisted of 12 first-year players and 19 returners.

The season began with the Tomcats splitting their eight-game schedule during their annual spring trip to Florida with Matt elko’s three-hit shutout of illinois College on March 10 highlighting the trip. The sophomore left-hander earned PaC Pitcher of the Week honors for his efforts, and went on to earn all-PaC first team honors, leading all PaC pitchers in strikeouts (54) and batters struck out looking (23), while also finishing second in opponent batting average (.247) and fourth in earned run average (3.14).

The Tomcat softball team began the 2014 season by tallying a program-best four wins during their annual spring trip in Florida, including impressive showings against two nationally ranked teams. head coach amy schafer notched her 100th career win during the trip when the Tomcats shutout the elizabethtown Blue Jays, 3-0 on March 2.

The 2014 men’s lacrosse season will go down as a season to remember as the Tomcats won a program-best eight games and made their first appearance in the PaC Championship game. While the Tomcats came up short in the title tilt, falling 16-11 to the saint Vincent Bearcats, they swept the postseason awards with third-year head coach Jeff arneson being named the PaC Coach of the Year and junior midfielder Carmen Papa taking home PaC Most Valuable Player honors.

Joining elko as all-PaC selections were sophomore first baseman Trent smith, sophomore outfielder Bryan Mitchell and junior pitcher Parker Meyers. smith and Mitchell garnered all-PaC second team laurels while Meyers was named an honorable mention all-PaC pick. smith finished sixth in the league in batting average (.390) while recording a home run, 10 doubles, 25 rBis and a .415 on-base percentage.

Mitchell appeared in 36 of the Tomcats’ 37 contests, hitting .336 (43-for-128) with six doubles, one triple and two home runs. on the mound, Meyers threw 74.2 innings, the second-most in the PaC, while striking out 45 batters and posting a 3.38 earned run average.

The Tomcats lost just two seniors to graduation and will look to return to the PaC Championship Tournament in 2015.

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The Tomcats were led by junior catcher danielle Massengill, who was named to the national Fastpitch Coaches association (nFCa) Central all-region second Team and was an all-PaC first team selection. The all-PaC first team honor was the third of her career, and it was also the third time she was named to a nFCa all-region team.

Massengill led the PaC during the regular season in on-base percentage (.526) and stolen bases (9). her batting average (.448) was the second-best in the conference during the regular season. Massengill was also named to the Cosida Capital one academic allamerica second Team, becoming the first softball player to represent the PaC as an academic all-america pick since 2009.

Five others joined Massengill on all-PaC teams. senior second baseman ashley dolan and junior designated player amanda Callahan were second team picks while senior first baseman Molly Jo everett, sophomore shortstop Madision Cheek and freshman center fielder alana Callahan were honorable mention selection. dolan and outfielder ali house were slected for the PaC senior all-star team, which played an exhibition doubleheader in July against the 2014 Usa softball Women’s national Team.

Papa totaled 43 points on 29 goals and a team-best 14 assists while also scooping 58 ground balls. sophomore Tim o’shea led the team in points (47) and goals (34) while his 13 assists were second to only Papa’s 14 helpers. senior Francis ahia was a force within the faceoff circle, winning 53-of-92 draws as well as finishing third on the team with 35 points.

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WoMen’s laCrosse

oUTdoorTraCk (M &W)

golF (M & W)

Coming off the program’s first PaC championship in 2013 the Tomcats battled the injury bug early in the season but came on late to win eight of their last 10 matches. The stretch included a 4-game winning streak that propelled the Tomcats into the PaC Championship game for a rematch of the 2013 title game against the topseeded saint Vincent Bearcats.

Unfortunately, the Bearcats defeated the Tomcats in the title game, 18-14.

Coming off a spectacular indoor season, junior nic Jones was looking to high jump his way back to the nCaa division iii national Championships, hosted by ohio Wesleyan University.

Jones finished 10th in the high jump at the national Championships after jumping six feet, nine inches. The jump was the second best of his career.

The Thiel College men’s and women’s golf teams both finished fifth at the PaC Championships, held at Cedarbrook golf Club in Belle Vernon, Pa.

a pair of Tomcats garnered national recognition, as junior midfielders Cassy Mahdi and emily harrigan were named to the 2014 intercollegiate Women's lacrosse Coaches association (iWlCa) all-West region second Team.The all-region selection was the second of Mahdi’s career and the first for harrigan.

Mahdi led the Tomcats in nearly every statistical category in 2014, including: points (89), goals (70), ground balls (55) and draw controls (107).The odenton, Md. native also became the first Tomcat to surpass 200 career points. harrigan finished second on the team with 64 points on 54 goals and 10 assists. she will also enter the 2015 season riding a 28-game point streak dating back to March 12, 2013.

With the announcement of the newly formed ohio river lacrosse Conference (orlC), the Tomcats will have the opportunity to contend not only for a conference title but also an automatic berth into the nCaa division iii national Championships.

at the PaC Championships, Jones was named the field MVP after finishing first in the high jump (2.08 meters) and second in the long jump (6.91 meters) and triple jump (13.82 meters). Jones was also named to the Cosida Capital one academic all-america Team. nic Jones wasn’t the only athlete to have a great finish in the PaC Championships. Two school records were set on the track by freshman Chris Jones and sophomore Morgan Berg. Chris Jones set a new school standard in the 200-meter dash (21.95 seconds) and also finished second in the 100-meter dash (10.91 seconds) while Berg’s new school mark came in the 100-meter hurdles (15.01 seconds).

Three Tomcats placed in the top-10 individually at the PaC Championships and, in doing so, earned all-PaC recognition. senior Bryan smith fired a 79-74-153 during the two-day tournament to finish in a tie for third place, earning all-PaC first-team honors. Joining smith as all-PaC honorees on the men’s side was senior Matt Fiore. he finished tied for ninth place with a 157, earning his second career all-PaC honor. on the women’s side, freshman alyssa Mondl earned all-PaC laurels when she fired a 190 at the conference championship, which was good enough for a 10th-place finish.

The season culminated with the women’s team being honored with the PaC Team sportsmanship award.

senior r.J. Malson and freshman Jack Middleton also earned second-place finishes at the championships. Malson notched a lifetime-best throw of 13.90 meters in the shot put while Middleton cleared 3.95 meters in the pole vault. sophomore Taylor ketler and juniors shay kashey and eric Mallinger also had good showings in throws for the Tomcats. ketler recorded a third-place finish in the discus with a throw of 36.85 meters while Mallinger threw the javelin 52.03 meters to place third. earlier in the season, ketler set a new school standard in the discus at the Westminster invitational with a toss of 38.77 meters.

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Visit Thiel this Fall 2014 homecoming Weekend Please be sure to mark your calendar for Thiel’s 2014 homecoming Weekend on oct. 3-5. The three-day event will begin with the annual Blue-gold golf scramble on Friday, oct. 3, which will take place at the greens of greenville with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. The golf scramble will give everyone in attendance a chance to meet past and present Thiel student-athletes, coaches, alumni, and members of the College community. The women’s and men’s soccer teams will play Friday, oct. 3 at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively. on saturday, oct. 4 the Thiel football team squares off against saint Vincent at 3 p.m. also on saturday, oct. 4, the women’s volleyball team will play Westminster at 11 a.m. and grove City at 3 p.m. in addition, alumni baseball and softball games, which have become tradition, are planned during the weekend. look for more information and be sure to rsVP to the events of your interest when the official 2014 homecoming Weekend mailer arrives in your mailbox later this summer.

Join us under the lights!

Thiel’s football and men’s and women’s soccer teams will play multiple games under the College’s new competition-level lights in 2014. over homecoming Weekend, the women’s and men’s soccer teams will play on Friday, oct. 3 at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively. The Tomcat football team has two home night games scheduled in 2014, beginning with its home opener against Bethany on sept. 13 at 7 p.m. The football team will also play under alumni stadium’s lights on oct. 25 at 7 p.m. against Waynesburg. log on to thielathletics.com for start times for all Fall sports.

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Three inducted into Thiel College athletics hall of Fame Patsy Combine ’70, les McClimans ’72 and don Walters ’71 were welcomed into the Thiel College athletics hall of Fame sunday, March 23 during the 34th induction ceremony, which took place in the College’s lutheran heritage room.

Combine was a four-year letter winner at quarterback from 1966-70, etching his name in the Thiel record books in eight different passing categories. Currently, his statistics place him sixth in career pass completion percentage (49.1%), seventh in career touchdown passes (16) and seventh in career pass efficiency rating (110.8%).

Combine also has the seventh most touchdown passes in a season (11), the ninth highest single-season passer efficiency rating (119.6%), and his six touchdown passes in a 46-22 win over Carnegie Mellon on sept. 27, 1969 are tied for the most in a single game in Thiel football history.

McClimans was a four-year letter winner and a two-time all-PaC honoree for the Thiel men’s golf team. in 1970, he led the Tomcats to their first PaC title with a fourth-place finish at the conference

championships. Thiel went 14-1 in dual matches the following season as McClimans again captured conference medalist honors by shooting a 155 over 36 holes to lead his team to its second consecutive PaC crown. McClimans helped Thiel to its third straight PaC title during his senior season. a four-year letter winner at linebacker for the Tomcat football team, Walters anchored a defense that helped Thiel capture its first ever PaC Championship in 1967. Walters was a three-time all-PaC First Team selection and was named to the outstanding College athletes of america list in 1971. several other special awards

were presented during the 34th induction ceremony. Josh Cialone ’08 received the Meritorious service & Commitment award while george Webb ’67 and Jim Yohe ’70 were presented with athletic alumni Commendation awards.

Tim Taylor ’13 was presented with the Charles evanoff award while kelly Barzak ’13 received the J. lynn Trimble award. evanoff and Trimble awards are given to a male and female from the previous year’s senior class who, in the judgment of the athletic coaches, best demonstrated qualities of scholarship, leadership, character and sportsmanship in addition to participation in athletics.

Do you know someone who should be nominated for the Hall of Fame?

Nominations are accepted online at thielathletics.com/nominate4hof Eligibility Requirements: • an athlete may be selected beginning 10 years after his/her graduation from Thiel College • an athlete must have earned two letters in one sport or one letter in two or more sports • a coach or athletic administrator must have retired or left the College for at least five years • a team may be nominated beginning 10 years after the season for which it is being recognized • nominations must be submitted by sept. 1 • Three letters of recommendation are required within 90 days of initial nomination

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Leipheimer appointed to NCAA Division III Football Committee Thiel College director of athletics Jack leipheimer ’74 has been appointed to the national Collegiate athletic association's (nCaa) division iii Football Committee. his term of service on the committee began immediately and will continue through september 1, 2017, when he will be eligible for reappointment.

The division iii national Football Committee is made up of eight members, including four coaches and four administrators. as a member of the national committee, leipheimer will monitor all division iii teams during the regular season, identify teams that deserve consideration for the national championship playoff bracket and help select the 32-team

playoff field. “i am very honored for this opportunity to serve the nCaa and to represent Thiel College and the Presidents’ athletic Conference,” said leipheimer. leipheimer has been the director of athletics at Thiel Leipheimer College since november 17, 2008. Prior to his appointment as director of athletics, leipheimer spent 34 years as a coach, including 25 at the collegiate level, returning to Thiel in 2001 as the head

football coach. While the head coach of the Tomcats, leipheimer guided the program back to national prominence, as his 2005 team won the Presidents’ athletic Conference championship with a perfect 10-0 record. Thiel went on to defeat Johns hopkins University in the opening round of the nCaa division iii playoffs. a former student-athlete, leipheimer was a two-sport athlete at Thiel while pursuing his undergraduate degree. he was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at tight end on the football team, earning all-PaC accolades in 1973. he was also a threeyear letter winner with the Tomcat baseball squad, playing both catcher and first base.

Thiel announces addition of women’s bowling Thiel College director of athletics Jack leipheimer ’74, announced that the College will add women’s bowling as an intercollegiate sport, beginning with the 2015-16 academic year.

the sport, which means that Thiel would compete against schools from all three nCaa classifications if it were to advance to the national finals. leipheimer also introduced the individual charged with leading Thiel’s women’s bowling team – men’s and women’s golf coach dan McMillen ’86.

Women’s bowling, which will initially be a club sport for the 2014-15 season, will become the 23rd nCaa-sponsored sport offered by Thiel the following year, eventually bringing the total to 11 women’s sports and 12 men’s sports.

“When we began to explore adding another sport, we wanted to provide additional opportunities for female student-athletes that would also increase our compliance and commitment to Title iX,” leipheimer said. “Women’s bowling accomplishes these goals, and it is also a cost-effective sport that continues to grow rapidly at the national level.” since the nCaa officially offered a championship opportunity in the sport of women's bowling in 2004, it has been one of the fastest-growing nCaa championship sports.

Thiel became the 10th nCaa division iii institution to add women’s bowling and the 63rd school overall in the nation.

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McMillen is no stranger to the bowling alley. Prior to playing golf professionally for 25 years, McMillen competed at the junior and high school levels.

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“We are thrilled to be able to offer a 23rd varsity sport, especially one that is so popular in Pennsylvania,” McMillen said. “having recently chartered a nCaa diii women’s golf team (in 2009), it excites me to recruit more studentathletes to come to Thiel, who wish to compete at the collegiate level in the sport they love.”

Thiel’s women’s bowling team will compete and practice at Celebrity Bowl in greenville, Pa.

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HCAC, PAC partner in formation of Ohio River Lacrosse Conference The Thiel men’s and women’s lacrosse teams will be playing in a “new” conference next season, as the Presidents’ athletic Conference (PaC) and the heartland Collegiate athletic Conference (hCaC) have aligned to create the single-sport ohio river lacrosse Conferences (orlC & orWlC), which both will kick off league schedules during the spring of 2015. during its april 2014 meeting, the nCaa division iii Management Council, along with the division iii Presidents Council, considered and approved the division iii Membership

effective sept. 1, 2014.

Five hCaC member schools and five PaC member schools will compete on the women’s side, while four hCaC member schools and three PaC member schools will compete on the men’s side.

Both the women and men will complete a full round robin schedule with championship tournaments to follow each regular season.

Committee’s recommendation to accept the orlC as an active division iii single-sport member conference,

The new web home of the orlC will be ohioriverlax.org and will launch on sept. 1.

Bess leads nation in steals per game Tomcat sophomore guard khari Bess was the national leader in steals per game, averaging 3.70 per contest during the 2013-14 men’s basketball season.

Molloy College’s John Petrucelli, who averaged 3.60 steals per game.

The next closest player to Bess at the nCaa division iii level was korade griffith from John Jay, who averaged 3.62 steals per game.Virginia Commonwealth University’s Briante Weber led division i with 3.46 steals per game while division ii’s leader was

a business administration and marketing major, Bess recorded a school-record 85 steals during his sophomore

campaign, in which he was named an all-Presidents’ athletic Conference honorable mention selection. on the season, Bess averaged 13.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.7 steals per game.

Bess

in addition to leading the conference in steals per game, he also finished first in both minutes per game (34.6) and assists per contest (4.6).

Women’s golf, wrestling, men’s track and field teams recipients of PAC Sportsmanship Awards The Presidents’ athletic Conference selected Thiel’s women’s golf, wrestling and men’s track & field teams for PaC sportsmanship awards during the 2013-14 season. sportsmanship awards began in 2008-2009 to recognize excellent sportsmanship among PaC teams. This special honor is sponsored by a group of PaC student-athletes who make up the student-athlete advisory Committee (saaC). each individual sport is asked to vote for the conference team which displayed the highest level of sportsmanship during that season.

The women’s golf team concluded the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the PaC Championships with a 72-hole score of 1,650. alyssa Mondl earned second Team all-PaC

honors with a 10th place finish and a combined score of 190.

The wrestling team placed second at the PaC Championships, with two wrestlers winning individual titles.

Jake lowry won his third career conference title while Jordan Powell repeated as champion at 174-pounds. lowry went on to place third at the nCaa national Championships, earning all-american honors in the process.

The men’s outdoor track and field team placed fourth at the PaC outdoor Track & Field Championships, which were held at Westminster College. nic Jones was named the Men’s Field MVP, taking first in the high jump and earning second-place finishes in the long jump and the triple jump.

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Thank You!

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Mr. Carl Fuller General Electric Foundation Mr. John Gibson Mr. Nicklas Goettman Mr. Denver Goodman Dr. Isaac Greeley – The Rehab Centre, Inc. Dr. Thomas Guskey Mr. Joshua Hargest Mr. Robert Hartman - C.L.U. Mr. Brian Hills Mr. Daniel Hills Mr. Thomas Hodge Jamestown Coating Technologies Mr. William Johnston Dr. Michael Jones – Northeast Orthopedics Mr. Ryan Jordan Mr. George Joseph Jr. Mr. Darryl Keisling Mr. Paul Kunda Mr. Donald Lawry Mr. Miles Lemley Mr. Angelo Lettiere Mr. Tim Loomis Ms. Paula Mangiarelli – Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Mr. James McDermott Mr. Kevin Meistickle Mrs. Pat Miller Mr. John Moore Mr. Theodore Moran Jr. Mr. Michael Oakey Mr. Louis O’Matz Mr. William Osburn Mr. Richard Parker Mr. John Perfetti Mr. Gregory Pernus Ms. Marsha Petrarca Mr. Gary Petrucci Mr. Fred Pollier Mr. Antonio Quarterman Mr. Melvin Renkey Ms. Evelyn Rogina Mr. Ronald Rombach Mr. Jon Ross – J&J Roll-Offs, Inc. Mr. Reynold Sanner Ms. Debbie Sasuta Mr. Darrell Satterfield Jr. Ms. Amy Schafer Mrs. Linda Schiavoni SCS Group International, Inc. Mr. Robert Shelley Jr. Mrs. Marion Shoemaker Mr. Kenneth Sims Jr. Ms. Kathryn Smallwood Ms. Dorothy Smay

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Thiel’s Corey Brown ’12 is a two-time allamerican for the Tomcat wrestling team. he will attempt to become the program's first three-time all-american this season.

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