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At Wayne State University, we expect as much excellence in the classroom as we do on the field, on the court or in the water. Last year, our student-athletes achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.16, and 161 of them received all-academic honors.

That doesn’t mean we don’t give it our all in every one of our 18 athletic programs. The proof is 29 conference titles in the last 10 years and National Player of the Year award winners in football, softball and basketball.

Learn more about our programs on the web or come watch us compete. When you do, you’ll see why Wayne State Warriors understand what it means to be a student-athlete: The student always comes first.

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The Official Program of Wayne State University Football GAME STORYLINES The Warriors continue their three-game home stand against Tiffin today and are looking to end a two-game losing skid against the Dragons. Wayne State is in the midst of playing five of six games at home.

SCOUTING THE DRAGONS Tiffin enters today’s contest with a 2-1 record after winning two straight including a 37-20 Homecoming victory over Hillsdale. Head coach Gary Goff is in his sixth season and has led the Dragons to back-to-back five-win seasons. TU was picked to finish second in the GLIAC South Division prior to the season. Tiffin’s dual-threat quarterback Antonio Pipkin is one of the most exciting players to watch in the league and is off to a fast start in 2016. He has ran for 157 yards, while throwing for 566 yards and four TDs. Pipkin is completing 62.5 percent of his passes. Kyle Brunson has rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns, while Jordan Nobles, Charles Holland and Jalen Santoro have combined for 385 receiving yards and three scores.

On defense, the Dragons are paced by Jawan Nelson who leads the team with 30 tackles.

Willie Mays III has collected 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. Ross More and Roamelle Bell each have an interception to their credit.

ALL-TIME SERIES Wayne State leads the all-time series 6-2 against Tiffin. The teams began playing in 1986 and the last six meetings have been as GLIAC foes. The Dragons have won the last two meetings, including a 31-7 decision in Ohio last season. WSU is 3-1 against TU at Tom Adams Field.

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ON THE COVER: Brandon Lee graces the cover this week after starting the first three games of the season at cornerback. He ranks second among the defnsive backs with 14 total tackles and has forced two fumbles, while breaking up two passes.

Sept. 3 Sept. 10 SEPT. 17 SEPT. 24 OCT. 1 Oct. 8 OCT. 15 OCT. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 NOV. 12

at Northwood* W, 28-3 at #5 Ashland* L, 25-36 LAKE ERIE* W, 50-7 TIFFIN* NOON HILLSDALE*^ 6:00 P.M. at Findlay* Noon WALSH* NOON SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* NOON at Ferris State* 1:00 P.M. at Ohio Dominican* NOON GRAND VALLEY STATE* NOON

*GLIAC Contest ^Homecoming

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$2 • 2016 Issue No. 2 WAYNE STATE vs. TIFFIN Saturday, September 24, 2016 | Noon Students Who Happen To Be Athletes ...............................IFC Warrior Notebook ............................................................ 1-2 President M. Roy Wilson ..................................................... 3 Feature Story #1 .............................................................. 4-5 Director of Athletics Rob Fournier........................................ 6 DoubleTree Suites ............................................................... 7 Head Coach Paul Winters..................................................... 8 Coaching Staff..................................................................... 9 Position Groups..................................................................10 Numerical Rosters..............................................................11 Depth Charts......................................................................12 WSU by the Numbers.........................................................13 Around The GLIAC ..............................................................14 Meet the Warriors ..............................................................15 Marketing & Promotions....................................................16 United Dairy Industry of Michigan.....................................17 Dearborn Sausage / 1st & 10 Club......................................18 W Club / WSU Kid’s Club.....................................................19 Xfinity .............................................................................. 20 Warrior Spirit Groups ........................................................ 21 Media Coverage.................................................................22 Andiamo’s / Joe’s Gourmet................................................ 23 Donor’s List.................................................................. 24-25 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.................................... 26 McShane’s......................................................................... 27 Tartar Twelve .................................................................... 28 Michigan First Credit Union .............................................. 29 Feature Story #2 ......................................................... 30-31 Senior Spotlights .............................................................. 32 Meijer.............................................................................. IBC Carhartt............................................................................ BC Credits: The 2016 Warrior Football Game Program is a production of the WSU Sports Information Office in conjunction with the Warrior Football Office. Cover designed by Amanda St. Juliana; Layout and editorial assistance provided by Jeff Weiss, Cameron Weidenthaler and Mary Walsh. Photography by Mark Hicks (Westside Photographic), Michael Dubicki, Jason Clark. Printing by Progressive Printing (Plymouth, Mich.).

Special thanks to the WSU football staff, Rob Fournier, Jason Clark, Candice Howard, Nicole Stoll, Lauren Lepkowski, Sam Olson, Kelsey Meyers, Terrance Woods and Michael Chan.

Code of Conduct: The NCAA, the GLIAC, and Wayne State University support good sportsmanship and will not tolerate abusive actions, language, or gestures from fans, players, coaches, or officials. Extreme or continued acts of unsportsmanlike behavior may be grounds for dismissal from the contest.

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ON THE COVER: Our other featured Warrior on the cover is Lairren Johnson (now wearing #9). He has appeared in all three games this season. Last season, he tallied 24 tackles including a sack. In addition, he picked off two passes and broke up seven total passes.

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NOTEBOOK EARLY SEASON SUCCESS Since the start of the 2008 season, WSU has a 27-10 record for games played in August and September. Of the 11 months being considered, WSU is .500 in two months, and above .500 in the other nine months.

QUARTERBACK WIN TOTALS In baseball, the starting pitcher gets a win for going at least five innings so we thought we would take a look at the best win totals for WSU starting quarterbacks since 1972 (except 1980-83). The same rules from baseball apply here -- the QB that was in when the winning points were scored received the decision.

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Mickey Mohner (2009-12), 30-15-0, .667 Ed Skowneski (1972-75), 20-12-0, .625 Jim Gendron (1976-78), 15-7-0, .682 Mark Friday (1991-93), 13-13-0, .500 Donovan Zezula (2015-16), 8-5-0, .615 Richard Popp (1983-86), 8-15-1, .354 Trent Pohl (2006-07), 8-10-0, .444 8. Kevin Smith (2008), 7-2-0, .778 Carl Roscoe (2012-15), 7-7-0, .500 Anthony Frederick (1992, 94-95), 7-12-0, .368 Michael Gluski (1994-95, 97-98), 7-16-0, .304 80TH HOMECOMING CONTEST WSU will host Hillsdale on Oct. 1st in the 80th Homecoming game in program history, dating back to 1935 (no game was played in 1943 and 1944 due to WWII). The Chargers have met WSU on eight occasions during Homecoming week, including most recently in 2006 when the Warriors were victorious by a 41-26 score.

Ashland - 62 Michigan Tech - 53 Ferris State - 51 WAYNE STATE - 48 Saginaw Valley State - 47 WINTERS ON WEDNESDAY’S The weekly Winters on Wednesdays radio show is in its fifth season with head coach Paul Winters joining host Rod Beard and co-host Nicole Stoll.

The Winters on Wednesday’s radio show airs every Wednesday from 7-8 PM on 1400 AM / 92.7 FM and is simulcast on WDTKAM.com. The broadcast will occur live at Tony V’s Tavern in downtown Detroit. Fans are encouraged to attend and participate in the exciting event leading up to each game this season.

ALL HOME GAMES TELEVISED Once again, all six of Wayne State’s home games will be broadcasted live on Comcast Xfinity Channel 900. The broadcast team of Joe Abramson, Rod Beard and Tony Ortiz will have the call from Tom Adams Field. All games will be shown live plus each contest will also be available On-Demand.

D2FOOTBALL.COM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA Nate Theaker was voted to the 2016 D2Football.com Preseason AllAmerica First Team. Prior to a season-ending injury in 2015, he earned a spot on the Lindy’s Division II Preseason All-America Second Team, D2Football.com Preseason All-America First Team and the USA College Football Preseason All-America First Team.

BRODBECK HONORED FOR SERVICE Senior tight end Trent Brodbeck was selected to the Allstate AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Good Works Team®, which MILESTONES recognizes football student-athletes for their community service efforts.

WSU compiled a school record 655 yards of total offense last weekend He is only the second player in school history (Alan Guy, 2007) to receive against Lake Erie, surpassing the previous high of 644 from Sept. 30, the honor.

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TOM ADAMS HOME COOKING During the 50-7 victory over Lake Erie, 71 different Warriors saw game Tom Adams Field is not an easy place to play for visiting programs. The action.

Warriors have defended their home turf extremely well in the past eightplus seasons to a 34-13 tune. WSU has had a winning record at home in Romello Brown’s 86-yard touchdown last Saturday was the fifth-longest each of the last eight seasons, including a 5-1 mark last season. run in program history.

The 436 rushing yards by WSU vs. LEC was the third-most in program history behind the 537 against St. Mary’s on Sept. 29, 1934, and the 468 at Valparaiso on Sept. 17, 1988, 28 years to the day.

WINNING WHEN EXECUTING Wayne State has won 10 of its last 11 games when rushing for over 200 yards, including last week vs. LEC. The only setback when accomplishing the feat came at Ashland where the Warriors ran for exactly 200 yards in a losing effort. During the past four-plus seasons (2012-16), Wayne State is 20-5 when rushing when rushing for 200 yards including a 9-2 mark on the road. Under coach Winters, the Green & Gold are 39-14 under those parameters, including a 23-6 mark at home.

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WSU FIGHT SONG The Green and Gold of old Wayne U. flies over the field today.

Our hearts are light for with our might A vict’ry is on its way.

The team is strong, for them we’ll cheer, Wayne U. will march along.

And at the end our voices blend in Wayne U.’s vict’ry song.

HYMN TO WAYNE To Thee our Alma Mater Homage we bring.

Brave hearts raise grateful voices Thy praise to sing.

Young art thou, young and strong; Renowned shalt thou live, and long; Honors to thee will throng-and Fame to thee cling.

We laud thee, Alma Mater.

Guardian of Right.

Thou art our guide, our mentor-Thy name shines bright.

Keep Learning’s light aflame, and hold Truth a sacred name, Honor, thy steadfast aim.

All Hail to thy might!

PRESIDENT M. ROY WILSON

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SUMMER TRAVELS by STEVE KING ASHLEY WALKER TRAVELS TO JAPAN The world is a huge place. It has 24 time zones.

long trip, and going into the next county to visit grandparents is a major excursion. Indeed, they see the world through their own kid-sized prism, with each step the equivalent of a couple of country miles. And that’s Its circumference is roughly 24,860 miles, or about 691 round trips from understandable. the Wayne State University to oh, say, Birmingham, Mich. in Oakland County.

Then there’s WSU women’s senior tennis player Ashley Walker. For almost as long as she can ever remember – going all the way back to her gradeIts area is 197 million square miles. You could put 1,377,622 Detroit-sized school days -- the world has never been this monstrous entity with all cities in the world. Think about that never-ending traffic jam. these faraway places. It has been close and compact. The rest of the world’s countries have always seemed to be no further away than just over the horizon. And the way she has viewed it, when you get there, it’s not a strange place at all, but rather warm, comfortable, cozy, welcoming and inviting.

Growing up in Canton, Mich., about 30 miles west of Detroit, her dreams were, at first, very nothing out of the ordinary.

“In my earliest memories, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon,” said Walker, who turned 21 just days ago.

That made sense. Who doesn’t want to help sick people get better? That’s a noble desire. It takes a lot of schooling to be a neurosurgeon, but that didn’t dissuade her. Even at that age, she knew she was smart enough -- and determined enough – to handle it.

But then something happened.

Her goals changed – drastically.

“When I got to be 11, I decided I wanted to go to Japan and be a translator,” she said.

Say what?

“I don’t know how and why I became interested in that, but I did,” she said with a laugh. “Neither of my parents had any connection to Japan, and I didn’t have anyone else in my extended family, or even anyone I knew, who had a connection over there. I had absolutely zero background in It’s made up of 195 countries– or 196, if you count Taiwan, which many Japan. people don’t. Most people have probably never heard of a good number of those countries, such as Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, the “So I don’t know where I got it from. But what I did know right away is Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Eritrea, Gabon, Holy See, Kiribati, Mauritania, that I liked it, and I’ve been interested in it ever since.”

Mayotte, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Reunion Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Tokelau and Vanuatu.

There are two ways that parents can react to something like that from their grade-schooler. They can put a stop to it immediately by saying If you’re now more convinced than ever that the world is bigger than that it’s too far-fetched -- too way out in left field – and then try to talk you could have imagined, then put yourself in the mindset of a child, for her back into wanting to be a neurosurgeon, an attorney, a dentist or whom going two streets over to a friend’s house to play with friends is a something a little more mainstream. Or they can just kind of laugh it

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SUMMER TRAVELS by STEVE KING off and hope it fades quietly into the sunset, while at the same time not pooh-poohing it and completely squashing their daughter’s aspirations, unique though they may be.

Chinese) as a joint major when she got to Wayne State. She enhanced that several years ago when she took a three-week trip to rural China to teach English.

Walker’s parents, Clarence and Sherry Walker, chose the latter route.

“I liked it,” Walker said.

“They just told me, ‘As long as you can make money doing it,’ ” Walker said. “They didn’t want me to end up poor and destitute.”

But not nearly as much as the trip she made this summer. Leaving in midMay, right after the end of the spring semester of her junior year, and not returning until the first part of August, she spent about 2½ months in Japan on an internship teaching English to Japanese students of all ages, from adults all the way down to those in elementary schools.

We can all remember back to our college days, or simply to our days as young adults, when we first discover our niche – or at least what we think is our niche – and the unbridled joy we feel. That moment came for Walker on this trip to Japan. She already knew that working as a translator in that country was what she really wanted to do – her heart told her so in no uncertain terms – but this cemented it.

“It was a dream come true. I flat-out loved it,”Walker said. “It was so much fun. The people were so friendly, and when you go somewhere new, that makes all the difference in the world. It makes you feel welcome.

So Walker set about learning all she could about Japan – its culture, history, customs, food, weather and, of course, its language. She was a sponge, soaking every drop of information she could find. And the more she got, the more she wanted.

By the time she entered Salem High School in Canton, she was more determined than ever to get where she eventually wanted to go. The school didn’t offer Japanese as a language course of study, but it did have Chinese, and she signed up for it.

“I liked it. I really did,” she said. “Chinese is actually very similar to English grammatically, so that helped me learn it and speak it.”

But as much as she enjoyed the experience – and as much as the Chinese language is a good one to know and, especially, master, because of the opportunities it presents in the global marketplace as the country’s economy continues to grow – it didn’t quite hit the target as squarely with her as did Japanese.

“Japanese is a hard language to learn because it is so very much different from English,” Walker said. “And it is not in as much demand as Chinese in terms of finding a job and its place internationally, but there’s just something about that I really like.”

So with her affection for Japanese, and her comfort with Chinese, it only made sense, then, that she would choose Asian Studies (Japanese and

“To me, Japan was a lot more accessible to foreigners than China. I learned to find my way around. Whenever I needed something – when I was in the grocery store and couldn’t find what I was looking for, or when I didn’t know how much I owed when I got to the checkout – the people were more than happy to help me.”

Back home now, Walker is in school and playing tennis. With her ability to make the world a lot smaller than it might appear to others, the young lady from Canton, Mich. just got done with a weekend match against Walsh University, located just outside Canton, Ohio. Not surprising, really.

Walker says that when she was in high school, where she was a fouryear letterwinner in tennis and compiled a 58-7 record in her final three seasons for the Rocks, she wanted to get out as soon as she could so as to enable her to go off to college and begin working more closely toward her goal. Now that she’s ending her time in college – she hopes to graduate next spring – she is anxious again to move on and get so close to that goal that she can actually touch it.

“I’m not sure what’s out there, but I’m really anxious to find out,” she said.

“When I was over in Japan, I felt like it was another home. I met so many great people. I’d like to go back there and see them again.”

Since, at least to her, it’s a small world after all, Ashley Walker probably will get her wish.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ROB FOURNIER

Since Rob Fournier was named Director of Athletics at Wayne State University on September 1, 2000, a lot has changed. In those 16 years, the department’s competitive success, classroom achievements, community outreach initiatives and the physical structure of the athletic campus has seen a significant transformation. That development has followed a strategic plan that models business forecasting and has realized defined goals/ objectives. The results are well-documented.

That competitive success is evident in Wayne State’s national standing against all Division II institutions.

WSU’s 15 best finishes in the prestigious NACDA Cup standings (which measures the overall competitive success of athletic programs around the country) have all occurred in the last 15 years including the three highest marks ever in the past eight years – 11th in 2009, 14th in 2014 and 21st in 2010. Those finishes secured an unprecedented top four (4%), top five (5%) and top seven (7%) percent ranking among all Division II athletic programs in the country. Seven athletic teams advanced to the NCAA tournament last season.

Additionally, in those 16 years, 44 WSU coaches have been named conference coach of the year while five have gone on to be distinguished as National Coach of the Year.

In 2012, the women’s swimming and diving program won the first national title since women’s fencing in 1989.

Football had its best season ever in 2011 reaching the Division II national championship game.

During Fournier’s tenure at WSU, Warrior athletic teams have won 35 conference regular-season titles, 12 league tournament titles and nine postseason regional, super regional or national titles.

For his efforts, Fournier was honored by NACDA as the Athletics Director of the Year in the Central Region in 2008.

Last year WSU had twenty-three (23) All-Americans.

In the past 10 years, 301 Warriors have been named AllAmericans, the most in any decade. In the 99 years of WSU Athletics, 370 of the 591 all-time All-Americans have been so honored since Fournier arrived.

Another strategic measurement continues to be noteworthy. The 2015-16 academic year continued both academic achievement and community volunteerism.

Fourteen (14) of WSU’s 17 athletic programs (women’s

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indoor and outdoor track is counted as one) have cumulative grade-point averages above 3.00 with a composite cumulative GPA of all WSU student-athletes at 3.16. The annual NCAA Federally-mandated graduation rate (five year) for WSU student-athletes is at an all-time high of 76 percent which has risen over 30 percent in Fournier’s tenure from programs such as: survival skills, connect-mentoring and learning specialists!

In addition, in the last 12 months, WSU studentathletes contributed an exemplary 12,435 community service hours volunteering at a variety of Detroit initiatives. In the past five years alone, student-athletes have committed 50,494 community service hours with such programs as Habitat For Humanity, University Prep Elementary, Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Warming Center, Adopt a Family Thanksgiving Basket, Basic Needs Drive, Be The Match Donor Registry, Covenant House Michigan, NSO (Neighborhood Service Organization), SOCKS in the City, L.I.N.K. Mentoring (Local Intervention Network for Kids, S.M.A.R.T.S. Mentoring, Big Brother Big Sisters, Make-A-Wish Foundation, COTS, Toys for Tots, Forgotten Harvest, Gleaners Food Bank and Manhood Mentoring Project to name only some of the programs.

The conference recognized those achievements with an unprecedented association’s honor of the Sportsmanship Award and Community Service Award in 2013.

The rise in both academic average and community outreach has been dramatic, consistent and unprecedented. In addition, in the latest federallymandated graduation rate report, it noted WSU studentathletes received an undergraduate degree at a rate 217 percent higher than the comparable campus population.

These, and other academic achievements, are recognized at the annual academic banquet, which he started in 2001 and combines a salute to the University’s faculty.

Fournier’s ability to generate private and corporate support has dramatically altered the physical setting of the athletic campus and the practice/competitive opportunities for WSU student-athletes.

In his 16 years, he has secured $14,908,999 in revenue for the athletic department. That total has helped complete the following facility initiatives: football locker room; multipurpose indoor facility; new men’s and women’s basketball coaches offices and film room; baseball’s replica Fenway Park baseball stadium which displays the former Tiger Stadium scoreboard on its famous “Green Monster facade; softball locker room and coaches offices, along with a grandstand, walkway and press box; a Boston Garden-like parquet floor for basketball; Hall of Fame foyer; swimming video board, pool deck and bleachers in the natatorium; football ticket booths and stadium entrance; outdoor marquee; FieldTurf football field; a new outdoor track; scoreboards for baseball and football with a video display; trainer’s treatment areas; and new USTA outdoor tennis courts with scoreboard. Just this past year, the final two million dollars for the Harwell Stadium was secured and a new $600,000 football locker room addition was completed.

The physical transformation has been both noticeable and imaginative and boasts a number of cosmetic

infrastructure changes as well.

Fournier added a radio and statewide television package to WSU media outreach. He also added the athletic department’s first website, a quarterly magazine (Warrior Within) and a weekly coach’s show (Winters on Wednesdays). He also directs and oversees the University’s intramural and club sport programs and the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center.

Furthermore, Wayne State is the only school in the country to designate a week of activities to promote Women’s Athletics as “W” Week will be having its eighth annual celebration in April 2017 highlighted by “W” Day. The addition of new programs in women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and women’s golf follows an internal gender-equity plan designed to better opportunities.

Fournier served three years as a member of the NCAA regional-ranking football committee whose responsibilities include selecting the top teams in the region each week and the teams that advance to the postseason. He also spent three seasons on the NCAA softball regional ranking committee. He currently serves as a member of the GLIAC Awards/Honors Committee, and previously served on the finance committee, the infractions committee, the scheduling committee and the long-range budget planning committee.

Prior to joining Wayne State, Fournier served as the Senior Associate Commissioner and general counsel for the Mid-American Conference. While serving as the acting Commissioner of the Conference (1999), he moved the league office from Toledo to Cleveland, wrote and secured a long-term contract for the men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena and secured the three largest corporate gifts in the history of the MAC including First Energy as the tournament sponsor for the men’s postseason basketball tournament.

He also wrote and negotiated the initial Motor City Bowl football contract that is the MAC’s longest postseason Bowl alignment. As the chief compliance officer for the league, Fournier investigated and reported on over 350 infraction cases that insured fairness in case resolution and corrective action. At the request of institutions, he has appeared before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and conducted campus reviews of compliance effectiveness in financial aid, rules education, eligibility and institutional control.

He has served as liaison to various NCAA committees for which the conference held cabinet positions. The MAC presidents recognized Fournier’s achievements when they unanimously conferred a Certificate of Commendation and a mark of esteem for his efforts in 1999.

A licensed attorney, he received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude and his master’s with honors from the University of Akron. He was a national forensics champion and qualified for the national finals in six events. Fournier also received his law degree from Akron in 1986 and was admitted to the Ohio bar that same year where he is still licensed to practice.

HEAD COACH PAUL WINTERS

Paul Winters is in his 13th season as the Wayne State University head football coach in the fall of 2016.

Winters led the Warriors to their seventh winning campaign in the last eight years in 2015 along with a school record 34 student-athletes receiving Academic All-GLIAC recognition. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking fifth in the nation in fewest penalty yards per game (36.18).

In 2015, the WSU offense ranked 18th nationally in yards per completion (14.83), 21st in red zone offense (86.8%), 33rd in time of possession (31:44) and 43rd in rushing offense (194.0 yards per game).

Sophomore running back Romello Brown was sixth in the nation in rushing touchdowns (19) and 16th in total rushing yards (1,287), while true freshman quarterback D.J. Zezula was 13th in yards per completion (15.01) and Anthony DeDamos led all GLIAC linebackers in tackles for loss (1.5 per game).

Brown was a Second Team All-GLIAC selection as well as WSU’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. He also received the Serxho Guraleci/ Ultimate Warrior for his outstanding work in the weight room. Rabeah Beydoun was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honoree along with being recognized by the National Football Foundation with Hampshire Honor Society accolades. Three other running backs (Jason McCauslin, Deiontae Nicholas and Demetrius Stinson) were named to the Academic All-GLIAC Team for 2015.

The previous year, Winters had 26 student-athletes named to the 2014 Academic All-GLIAC teams with 15 players earning All-GLIAC accolades. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking seventh in the nation in fewest penalties per game (4.45). In addition, senior linebacker Nores Fradi was voted GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year and a AFCA First Team All-American.

For the 2013 campaign, he had 24 student-athletes named to the Academic All-GLIAC teams with six players earning All-GLIAC accolades. His squad was extremely disciplined ranking fourth in the nation in fewest penalties per game (3.27) and fifth in penalty yards per game (30.55).

In the 2012 season finale, he equaled the school mark for games coached (101) by a WSU football coach. He had 26 student-athletes receive Academic All-GLIAC honors along with 11 players being named to the All-GLIAC teams.

After guiding the winningest team in school history in 2011, he was honored for his efforts with the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year award.

His 2011 squad set the school record for overall wins (12) and road wins (8), while winning four consecutive road playoff games to reach the national title contest. In addition, senior left tackle Joe Long was the recipient of the Gene Upshaw Award as the top lineman (both offensive and defensive) in Division II. Senior running back Josh Renel

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was a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection becoming the first football CoSIDA Academic All-American since 1975.

Senior safety Jeremy Jones along with six other teammates earned All-America accolades for the 2011 season.

The Warriors ranked in the top 40 nationally in eight different categories for the 2011 campaign -- ninth in fewest sacks allowed (0.94 per game), 14th in sacks (3.00 per game), 23rd in scoring offense (34.38 ppg), 26th in passing efficiency (144.02), 33rd in rushing offense (200.56 ypg), 37th in turnover margin (+0.56 per game), 39th in rushing defense (123.31 ypg), and 40th in kickoff returns (21.62 ypr).

In addition to setting the following single-season school records -- rushing yards (3,209), rushing attempts (699), rushing TDs (43), passing efficiency rating (144.0), average yards per pass attempt (8.4), total offense (6,083), all-purpose yards (7,880), points (550), total TDs (74), extra points (70), kickoff returns for a touchdown (3), interception return yards (401), tackles for loss (109/84 solo + 50 asst.), quarterback sacks (48.0/40 solo + 16 asst.) and pass break-ups (54) -- Wayne State also became the first NCAA Division II school to play 16 games in a season, and the only one heading into the 2016 campaign.

Winters became the school’s all-time football wins leader when the Warriors recorded a double-overtime victory at Hillsdale on Oct. 22, 2011.

The 2011 senior class compiled a 35-14 mark surpassing the previous wins mark of 30 by the 1978 class. In addition, 30 members of the 2011 national finalist squad received conference all-academic accolades.

In 2010, WSU set then school records for overall wins (9), conference wins (8), points in a season (347), passing completion percentage (59.9%), and yards per pass attempt (7.67), while tying the institutional mark for touchdowns in a season (45).

All these accomplishments plus a 12th-place ranking in the final regular-season AFCA national poll earned Winters the AFCA Division II Regional Coach of the Year award.

His 2010 offense ranked 30th nationally in rushing (194.73 yards per game), 45th in scoring (31.55 points per game), 46th in passing efficiency (135.41) and 59th in total offense (381.00 yards per game).

Jones became the first WSU defensive player to earn First Team All-America honors in school history following the 2010 campaign.

The two-time GLIAC Coach of the Year (2006 and 2008), Winters led the Warriors to four consecutive winning seasons (2008-11) for the first time since 1974-78.

In addition, senior running back Joique Bell was selected as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Harlon Hill Trophy), played in the Senior Bowl and participated in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis after rushing for 29 touchdowns and 2,084 yards in 2009. Bell played eight NFL games during the 2010 regular season and totaled nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2012 with the Detroit Lions. Bell teamed with Reggie Bush in 2013 to become the first running back tandem with over 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards each in an NFL season. In 2014, Bell rushed for 860 yards and seven touchdowns. His six-year NFL totals are 2,235 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns, along with 1,640 receiving yards.

Winters’ 2008 squad became the first team in school history to be ranked in the AFCA poll. Earlier that year, he was one of 28 coaches nationally selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Expert Coaches Academy.

Winters became the first WSU football coach to earn GLIAC Coach of the Year honors since Dick Lowry in 1975 following a successful 2006 campaign in which the Warriors ranked 10th nationally in kickoff returns, and 13th in both rushing offense and punt return defense. WSU was also ranked regionally until the final poll.

In 2006, Bell eclipsed the NCAA Division II freshman rushing record by gaining 2,065 yards and became the first WSU player named to the AFCA All-America squad since the AFCA began selecting All-America teams in 1945. Bell and David Chudzinski were also named to the AP Little, D2Football.com and Daktronics All-America squads and were joined by Derrion Fuqua on the Hansen’s Gazette All-America team.

After helping the Warriors improve five places in the GLIAC standings from 2004 to 2005, WSU improved another four places in 2006 and recorded the first winning season in more than a decade.

In his 12 years at WSU, Winters has coached 270 Academic All-GLIAC selections, 14 Academic All-District honorees, 36 All-Region selections and 131 All-GLIAC award winners.

Winters was hired as the school’s 19th football coach by WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier on December 17, 2003, after serving on the staff at the University of Akron the previous nine years.

Prior to his appointment at WSU, Winters was listed as one of the top 10 African-American head coaching candidates in the nation by the Black Coaches Association.

After the 2000 season, and for the second time, Winters was nominated for the Broyles Award, a national honor recognizing the nation’s top Division I-A assistant coach. In addition, he was chosen Assistant Coach of the Year by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation from among 13 universities and colleges in the region.

Before returning to Akron following the 1994 campaign, Winters was an assistant football coach at the University of Wisconsin for two seasons (1990-91). Prior to UW, he was on the coaching staff at the University of Toledo for four seasons (1986-89).

In his previous stint on the Akron coaching staff, Winters served on Jim Dennison’s staff as offensive backfield coach for two seasons after being a graduate assistant for the `82 and `83 campaigns.

Winters was inducted into the UA Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 2, 1990. He earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial management in `80 and a M.S. degree in education in 1984.

The seventh all-time leading rusher in school history, he rushed for 2,613 yards during his Zips career and was named 1980 UA Athlete of the Year. Winters was a three-time letterman and a three-time recipient of the Harry “Doc” Smith Award as the outstanding player in his class. In `79, Winters was selected as the Zips’ offensive MVP. He was a prep star at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary.

A former member of the AFCA Division II Board of Coaches, Winters currently serves on the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee as well as the NCAA Rules Committee.

Winters has four children, Christian, Monica, Melanie and Natalie and is married to the former Mya Hill.

PAUL WINTERS’ WSU COACHING RECORD -------OVERALL------- ---------GLIAC--------Year GP W L Pct. W L Finish 2004 10 1 9 .100 1 9 13th 2005* 10 3 7 .300 3 7 T-8th 2006 11 6 5 .545 6 4 T-4th 2007 11 3 8 .273 2 8 12th 2008 11 8 3 .727 7 3 T-3rd 2009 11 6 5 .545 5 5 8th 2010 11 9 2 .818 8 2 T-2nd& 2011 16 12 4 .750 7 3 2nd/South# 2012 10 5 5 .500 5 5 6th/North 2013 11 3 8 .273 3 7 T-6th/North 2014 11 7 4 .636 6 4 3rd/North 2015 11 6 5 .545 5 5 T-6th/Overall 2016 3 2 1 .667 2 1 -Career 137 71 66 .518 60 63 -- National Runner-Up * Does not include forfeit by Saginaw Valley State & GLIAC South Division Champions #

COACHING STAFF

Front Row (L to R): Scott Wooster, Jon Robinson, Matt Johnston, Dan Allen Back Row (L to R): E.J. Henderson, Ian Good, Desmond Morgan, Ronald Talley, Paul Winters, Scott Kazmierski, Brad Wilson, Jeff Reardon, Jordan Belfiori

BRAD WILSON

SCOTT KAZMIERSKI

SCOTT WOOSTER

JON ROBINSON

E.J. HENDERSON

JEFF REARDON

RUBEN MENDOZA

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR SECONDARY COACH

RECRUITING COORDINATOR DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

LINEBACKERS COACH

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

QUARTERBACKS COACH

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

DAN ALLEN

IAN GOOD

JORDAN BELFIORI

DESMOND MORGAN

RONALD TALLEY

MATT JOHNSTON

TERRANCE WOODS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH TIGHT ENDS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH LINEBACKERS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE BACKS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH OFFENSIVE LINE

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH DEFENSIVE LINE

ASSISTANT COACH LINEBACKERS

EQUIPMENT MANAGER

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TEAM ROSTERS # NAME 1 Jamel Hicks 2 Jake Carrizales 2 Demetrius Stinson 3 Brandon Lee 4 Deiontae Nicholas 6 Corey Ester 7 Jimmy Hendrix 8 Ronny Brant II 9 Lairren Johnson 10 Trevor Van Tubbergen 11 Manny Mendoza 12 Dakota Kupp 13 DeAndre Grady 14 Donovan Zezula 15 Jared Singletary 16 Christian Klink 17 Andy Bielecki 19 Brian Blackburn 20 Greg McDade 21 DeOntay Moffett 22 Anthony Copeland II 23 James Howard 24 Terry Sanders 25 Romello Brown 26 Carterris Carter 27 Valorian Cunningham 30 Donte Eubanks 31 Devyn Manson 32 James Hill 34 Stephen Charron 36 Leon Eggleston 38 Paul Graham 39 Garrett Wiska 40 Drew Dowding 42 Luke Bevilacqua 43 Evan Conn 44 Anthony DeDamos 45 Kyle Toth 47 Dustin Carlin 48 Randy Garvin 50 Greg Webber 51 Jada Littlejohn 52 Anthony Pittman 54 Ryan Smith 55 Alex Ziedas 56 Idris Hobdy 57 Brady Beedon 60 Sawyer McFadden 62 Tarron Hampton 65 JT Pillars 66 Charlie Younger 70 Andrew Zimmerman 71 Sam Tate 72 Nate Theaker 73 Robert Kelly 74 Israel Helms 75 Tommy Richardson 76 Ed Reny 77 Justin Tockstein 79 Jacob Sheets 80 Darece Roberson Jr. 81 Marcus Bailey 82 Logan Smith 83 Nathan White 84 Preston Pelham 85 Trent Brodbeck 86 Luke Ketterman 87 Kyle Muller 88 Aaron Weston 89 Kyle Lewis 90 Derrick Coleman 91 Jonathan Currie 92 Blake Mazur 93 Justin Hollins 94 Tiroca Battle 96 LaMonte Baker 97 Dalton Binkowski 98 Alex Medenbach 99 Jalen Lewis

POS HT/WT WR 5-11/168 DE 6-2/243 RB 5-11/220 CB 6-0/196 RB/KR 5-10/186 WR 5-10/165 S 6-0/177 S/PR 6-0/206 S 6-0/202 QB 6-4/191 WR 6-3/215 QB 6-3/200 S 5-10/204 QB 6-1/213 CB 5-9/160 QB 6-2/216 S 5-11/192 WR 6-6/228 CB 6-1/178 RB/KR 5-9/205 S 6-2/186 CB 6-0/185 S 6-1/202 RB 5-11/248 OLB 6-1/210 OLB 6-2/219 CB 6-0/188 CB 5-10/170 RB 6-3/224 FB 6-1/230 OLB 6-0/205 PK/P 6-1/178 FB 6-1/258 OLB 6-2/224 PK 6-0/163 TE 6-5/225 MLB 6-2/250 S 6-3/196 MLB 6-0/232 MLB 6-1/221 C 6-3/300 DT 6-2/253 OLB 6-3/210 OLB 6-0/215 C 6-3/280 OLB 6-1/228 DE 6-3/215 DT 6-3/298 T 6-5/308 C/G 6-4/295 G 6-3/296 T 6-6/313 NT 6-4/318 T 6-6/303 G 6-3/288 T 6-5/295 G 6-4/299 G/T 6-5/305 T 6-4/309 G 6-7/311 WR 5-9/160 WR 6-4/191 WR 6-3/218 DE 6-2/228 TE 6-4/262 TE 6-4/255 TE 6-5/241 P 6-2/218 TE 6-6/270 WR 5-11/188 DE 6-4/220 DE 6-4/229 NT 6-2/278 NT 6-1/317 DT 6-1/262 NT 6-3/272 NT 6-2/270 DT 6-4/269 DE 6-4/230

YR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (LAST TEAM) R-Sr. East Cleveland, Ohio / Shaw R-Jr. Hamler, Ohio / Patrick Henry Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Douglass (Ferris State) R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern R-So. Chesterfield, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North R-So. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion R-Sr. Livonia, Mich. / Brother Rice R-Jr. Uniontown, Ohio / Green R-Sr. Warren, Mich. / Lincoln R-Jr. Holland, Mich. / West Ottawa R-Jr. Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester R-Fr. Waterford, Mich. / Mott (Central Michigan) Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids So. Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston R-So. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Southfield-Lathrup R-Fr. Olmsted Falls, Ohio / Parma Heights Holy Name R-Fr. Shelby Twp., Mich. / Lutheran North Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Crockett (Florida A&M) R-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson R-Fr. Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Fr. Bedford Heights, Ohio / Bedford R-Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Chandler Park Academy R-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson R-Jr. Westland, Mich. / Livonia Churchill R-So. Southfield, Mich. / Southfield R-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Loy Norrix R-Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. / Harrison R-So. Lansing, Mich. / Waverly R-Fr. Livonia, Mich. / Clarenceville R-Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor R-Fr. Sylvania, Ohio / Southview R-Jr. Commerce Twp., Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s R-Sr. Northville, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central (Notre Dame College) R-So. Michigan Center, Mich. / Michigan Center Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion Fr. Grand Ledge, Mich. / DeWitt R-Sr. Rockford, Mich. / Rockford R-Fr. Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville Jr. Sterling Heights, Mich. / Utica Stevenson R-So. Belmont, Mich. / Rockford R-Jr. Troy, Mich. / Troy R-Sr. Flint, Mich. / Northern R-So. Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves R-Fr. Warren, Mich. / De La Salle R-Sr. Dearborn, Mich. / U. of Detroit Jesuit (Indiana) R-Sr. Flint, Mich. / Powers R-Fr. Marysville, Mich. / Marysville R-Sr. Holt, Mich. / Holt R-Fr. Brandon, Fla. / Bloomingdale R-Sr. Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer East R-Fr. Eagle, Wis. / Mukwonago R-Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / West Catholic Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King (Independence CC) Gr. White Lake, Mich. / Lakeland R-Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Chandler Park Academy R-So. Southfield, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s R-Jr. Troy, Mich. / Troy R-Sr. Whitmore Lake, Mich. / Dexter R-Fr. Warren, Mich. / Mott R-Sr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Fr. Walled Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Western R-So. Norton Shores, Mich. / Mona Shores R-Sr. Toledo, Ohio / St. Francis de Sales R-So. Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh R-Sr. Toledo, Ohio / St. John’s Jesuit R-Fr. Maumee, Ohio / Toledo St. Francis de Sales R-Fr. Clinton Twp., Mich. / Chippewa Valley R-Sr. Comstock Park, Mich. / Rockford R-Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance R-So. Beverly Hills, Mich. / Country Day R-Fr. Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer R-Jr. Comstock Park, Mich. / Comstock Park R-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield R-Fr. Auburn Hills, Mich. / Avondale R-Jr. Mt. Clemens, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North R-Sr. Washington, Mich. / Romeo R-Sr. Muskegon, Mich. / Catholic Central R-Fr. Pontiac, Mich. / West Bloomfield

# 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 42 43 45 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 69 70 71 76 81 82 83 84 86 87 91 93 94 95 97 98

NAME YR. Kyle Brunson Fr. D.J. Edwards-Steward Jr. Antonio Pipkin Sr. Dominic Sesay Jr. Jihad Vercher Jr. JaQuan Hardy Fr. Charles Holland Jr. Stefan Willis Sr. Tyler Denton So. Vinny Jones Jr. Willie Mays III Sr. Jordan Nobles Jr. Jalen Alexander Jr. Carrington Contee So. Victor Cave So. Charles Cole III Fr. Brock Fargus So. Jalen Santoro Sr. Jacob Mertus Fr. Clarence Turner So. Nick Watson Fr. Derek Calderon Jr. Daijohn Isbell Jr. Shawn Scott Sr. Nick Lewis Jr. Ross Moore So. Jerry Brown Sr. Roamelle Bell Jr. Sean Johnson Jr. Al Haynes So. Blake Miller Fr. Jawan Nelson So. Ryan Grooms So. Delan Wynn Fr. Antwan Ivery Fr. Mike Taggart Jr. Taj Smith Fr. Morgan Loyd Sr. Austin Jasper Jr. Terry Harper Sr. Ridge Tarwacki Fr. Blake Harper So. Azell Mitchell Jr. Eddie Kontul So. James Pruitt Jr. Mason Butler Jr. David Heil So. John Lewis So. Warsame Aden Fr. Matt Anderson Fr. Max Pollom Sr. Davon Johnson Fr. Trent Stamm Jr. Nick Wheeler So. William Martin Fr. Jamal Slappy So. Derek Goecke Jr. Jamar Randolph Sr. Jalen Randolph Sr. Hunter Waits Fr. Owen Courtright Fr. Logan See So. Jared Friszman Jr.

POS. RB S QB CB QB RB WR CB WR/KR DT DE WR CB S DE DE QB WR LB WR QB DB S CB LB CB RB CB LB RB DB S LB CB WR LB RB LB DT LB G C T OL DT C T/G T OL G T WR WR WR TE WR WR DE DT DT P/K LS K/P

HT./WT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (LAST TEAM) 6-0/205 Farmington Hills, Mich. / Farmington Hills 6-0/205 Detroit, Mich. / Henry Ford 6-3/225 Gary, Ind. / Thea Bowman Leadership Academy 6-0/185 Long Beach, Calif. (Golden West JC) 6-0/205 Los Angeles, Calif. (American River JC) 5-10/210 Westlake, Ohio / Westlake 6-4/185 Columbus, Ohio / West 6-0/185 Akron, Ohio / Akron Firestone 6-0/190 Hamilton, Ohio / Hamilton 6-3/225 Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 6-4/255 Escondido, Calif. (College of San Mateo) 5-10/193 Northfield, Ohio / Nordonia 5-10/180 Miami Gardens, Fla. / Miami Carol City 5-9/160 Tracey’s Landing, Md. / Southern 6-1/240 Cincinnati, Ohio / Glen Este 6-2/240 Ypsilanti, Mich. / Belleville 6-2/185 Zanesville, Ohio / Tri-Valley 6-1/160 Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue 6-1/200 Tallmadge, Ohio / Tallmadge 6-0/185 Grand Blanc, Mich.

6-1/175 Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle 5-10/180 Covina, Calif.

6-3/210 Long Beach, Calif. (Citrus JC) 6-0/195 Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 6-2/200 Sacramento, Calif. (Mt. Sac JC) 5-9/160 Lake Orion, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 6-1/185 McComb, Ohio / McComb 5-9/182 Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights 6-0/195 Miramar, Fla. (Jackson State) 5-10/175 Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue 5-9/180 Clyde, Ohio / Clyde 5-11/175 Livonia, Mich.

6-3/230 Grove City, Ohio / Grove City 5-9/152 Farmington Hills, Mich. / Southfield 5-11/210 South Bend, Ind. 6-1/180 Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln 5-9/182 South Bend, Ind. / Saint Joseph 6-3/220 Dacula, Ga. / Dacula 6-3/235 Earlville, N.Y. / Sherburne-Earlville 5-11/220 Columbus, Ohio / World Harvest Prep 6-3/300 Edwardsburg, Mich. / Penn 6-1/240 Dayton, Ohio / Northmont 6-3/290 Cincinnati, Ohio / Winston Woods 6-4/275 Marengo, Ohio / Sparta Highland 6-2/320 Columbus, Ohio / Linden-McKinley 6-2 275 Malvern, Ohio / Minerva 6-6/330 Galloway, Ohio / Columbus Saint Charles 6-4/313 Trotwood, Ohio / Trotwood-Madison 6-5/278 Columbus, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley 6-4/295 Monticello, Ind. / Franklin Central 6-6/310 Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder 5-11/178 Cleveland, Ohio / Benedictine 6-3/200 Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue 6-0/180 Mansfield, Ohio / Crestview 6-1/230 Rockford, Mich. / Rockford 6-3/195 Columbus, Ohio / Centennial 6-2/185 Spencerville, Ohio / Spencerville 6-0/230 Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Beechcroft 5-10/250 Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Beechcroft 6-5/270 Columbus, Ohio / Centennial 5-9/170 Dearborn, Mich. / Dearborn 6-0/220 Grove City, Ohio / Grove City 5-10/170 Macedonia, Ohio / Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

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DEPTH CHARTS

WAYNESTATEWARRIORS OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE 72 NATE THEAKER

LEFT GUARD CENTER 75 TOMMY RICHARDSON 65 JT PILLARS

RIGHT GUARD 73 ROBERT KELLY

RIGHT TACKLE 70 ANDY ZIMMERMAN

76 Ed Reny

66 Charlie Younger

50

74

WIDE RECEIVER 1 JAMEL HICKS

RUNNING BACK QUARTERBACK FULLBACK 25 ROMELLO BROWN 14 DONOVAN ZEZULA 39 GARRETT WISKA

TIGHT END WIDE RECEIVER 85 TRENT BRODBECK 11 MANNY MENDOZA

80

2

88

Darece Roberson Jr.

Demetrius Stinson

55 Alex Ziedas

12

Dakota Kupp

34

Greg Webber

Stephen Charron

Israel Helms

Aaron Weston

82

Logan Smith

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END 83 NATHAN WHITE 99 Jalen Lewis

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 98 ALEX MEDENBACH 51 Jada Littlejohn

NOSE TACKLE DEFENSIVE END 97 DALTON BINKOWSKI 2 JAKE CARRIZALES 93 Justin Hollins 90 Derrick Coleman

LINEBACKER LINEBACKER CORNERBACK SAFETY 44 ANTHONY DeDAMOS 27 VALORIAN CUNNINGHAM 3 BRANDON LEE 8 RONNY BRANT II 47 Dustin Carlin 40 Drew Dowding 15 Jared Singletary 9 Lairren Johnson

LINEBACKER 52 ANTHONY PITTMAN 56 Idris Hobdy SAFETY 13 DeANDRE GRADY 7 Jimmy Hendrix

CORNERBACK 23 JAMES HOWARD 20 Greg McDade

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER 42 LUKE BEVILACQUA 38 Paul Graham

PUNTER 87 KYLE MULLER 82 Logan Smith

LONG SNAPPER 8 RONNY BRANT II 88 Aaron Weston

HOLDER 11 MANNY MENDOZA 1 Jamel Hicks

KICK RETURNER PUNT RETURNER 4 DEIONTAE NICHOLAS 8 RONNY BRANT II 2 DEMETRIUS STINSON 80 Darece Roberson Jr.

TIFFINDRAGONS OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE 76 MAX POLLOM 63 David Heil

LEFT GUARD CENTER 57 RIDGE TARWACKI 62 MASON BUTLER 63 David Heil 58 Blake Harper

RIGHT GUARD 71 MATT ANDERSON 63 David Heil

RIGHT TACKLE 59 AZELL MITCHELL 69 John Lewis

WIDE RECEIVER 5 CHARLES HOLLAND

WIDE RECEIVER 7 TYLER DENTON

QUARTERBACK 2 ANTONIO PIPKIN

WIDE RECEIVER 14 JALEN SANTORO

RUNNING BACK 24 JERRY BROWN

86

16

3

82

1

Jamal Slappy

Clarence Turner

Jihad Vercher

Trent Stamm

WIDE RECEIVER 9 JORDAN NOBLES 87 Derek Goecke

Kyle Brunson

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END 13 CHARLES COLE 12 Victor Cave

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 8 VINNIE JONES 43 Austin Jasper

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 93 JALEN RANDOLPH 94 Hunter Waits

DEFENSIVE END 2 WILLIE MAYS 91 Jamar Randolph

LINEBACKER LINEBACKER CORNERBACK SAFETY 42 MORGAN LOYD 15 JACOB MERTUS 21 SHAWN SCOTT 29 JAWAN NELSON 30 Ryan Grooms 22 Nick Lewis 3 Dominic Sesay 11 Carrington Contee

LINEBACKER 45 TERRY HARPER 26 Sean Johnson SAFETY 2 D.J. STEWARD 20 Daijohn Isbell

CORNERBACK 6 STEFAN WILLIS 10 Jalen Alexander

KICK RETURNER 7 TYLER DENTON 6 STEFAN WILLIS

PUNT RETURNER 7 TYLER DENTON 6 Stefan Willis

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER PUNTER LONG SNAPPER HOLDER 98 JARED FRISZMAN 95 OWEN COURTWRIGHT 97 LOGAN SEE 14 JALEN SANTORO 95 Owen Courtwright 98 Jared Friszman 83 Nick Wheeler 3 Jihad Vercher

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AROUND THE GLIAC

UPCOMING GAMES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Tiffin at Wayne State, noon* Findlay at Lake Erie, 1 p.m.* Grand Valley State at Walsh, 2:30 p.m.* Ashland at Ferris State, 3:30 p.m.* Northwood at Northern Michigan, 4 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Hillsdale, 4:30 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Saginaw Valley State, 7 p.m.*

NORTH DIVISION

GLIAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road

Ferris State

3-0 1.000 98 54 3-0 1.000 98 54 1-0 2-0

Grand Valley State

3-0 1.000 150 38 3-0 1.000 150 38 3-0 0-0

Wayne State

2-1 .667 103 46 2-1 .667 103 46 1-0 1-1

Michigan Tech

2-1 .667 78 47 2-1 .667 78 47 1-1 1-0

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Hillsdale at Wayne State, 6 p.m.* Grand Valley State at Ohio Dominican, noon* Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech, 1 p.m.* Lake Erie at Northwood, 1 p.m.* Ashland at Tiffin, 1:30 p.m.* Walsh at Northern Michigan, 4 p.m.* Ferris State at Findlay, 7 p.m.*

Hillsdale

1-1 .500 48 47 2-1 .667 78 71 2-0 0-1

Northern Michigan

1-1

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Wayne State at Findlay, noon* Tiffin at Walsh, noon* Northwood at Ashland, 1 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.* Northern Michigan at Saginaw Valley State, 7 p.m.* Ferris State at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Walsh at Wayne State, noon* Northwood at Ohio Dominican, noon* Northern Michigan at Ferris State, 1 p.m.

Ashland at Lake Erie, 1 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Tiffin, 1:30 p.m.* Hillsdale at Findlay, 2 p.m.* Truman State at Grand Valley State, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 Saginaw Valley State at Wayne State, noon* Lake Erie at Ferris State, 1 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Northwood, 1 p.m.* Ashland at Kentucky Wesleyan, 1 p.m.

Findlay at Tiffin, 1:30 p.m.* Grand Valley State at Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m.* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Wayne State at Ferris State, 1 p.m.* Ohio Dominican at Walsh, noon* Hillsdale at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m.* Ashland at Michigan Tech, 1 p.m.* Tiffin at Northwood, 1 p.m.* Lake Erie at Saginaw Valley State, 3 p.m.* Findlay at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.*

RECENT RESULTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 at Wayne State 50, Lake Erie 7* Saginaw Valley State 27, at Walsh 17* Michigan Tech 17, at Ohio Dominican 10* Ferris State 27, at Northwood 26* at Tiffin 37, Hillsdale 20* at Grand Valley State 50, Northern Michigan 24* at Ashland 35, Findlay 3* * GLIAC Contest

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Saginaw Valley State 2-1 .667 66 68 2-1 .667 66 68 1-0 1-1 .500

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85

1-2

.333

103

132

0-1

1-1

Northwood

0-3 .000 43 75 0-3 .000 43 75 0-2 0-1

SOUTH DIVISION

GLIAC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road

Ashland

2-0 1.000 71 28 3-0 1.000 119 28 3-0 0-0

Tiffin

1-1 .500 44 65 2-1 0.667 64 82 2-0 0-1

Findlay

1-2 .333 77 103 1-2 .333 77 103 1-1 0-1

Ohio Dominican

1-2 .333 59 95 1-2 .333 59 95 0-1 1-1

Lake Erie

0-3 .000 49 143 0-3 .000 49 143 0-1 0-2

Walsh

0-3 .000 34 88 0-3 .000 34 88 0-1 0-2

2016GLIACLEADERS Scoring Offense (Pts./Game), Team Grand Valley State............................ 50.0 Ashland ........................................... 39.7 Wayne State .............................34.3 Northern Michigan .......................... 34.3 Ferris State....................................... 32.7

Rushing Yards/Game, Individual Marty Carter, GVSU........................ 166.3 Romello Brown, WSU .............. 130.3 David Nay, SVSU ............................ 114.3 Jake Mayon, NMU ............................ 99.3 Reggie Bell, FSU............................... 90.3

Scoring (Points/Game), Individual Marty Carter, GVSU .......................... 14.0 Jamel Hicks, WSU ..................... 10.0 Demetrius Stinson, WSU ........... 10.0 Vance Settlemire, AU ......................... 9.0 Wyatt Ford, FSU ................................. 8.7

Scoring Defense (Pts./Game), Team Ashland ............................................. 9.3 Grand Valley State ........................... 12.7 Wayne State ............................ 15.3 Michigan Tech.................................. 15.7 Ferris State....................................... 18.0

Passing Yards/Game, Individual Travis Tarnowski, AU ...................... 275.3 Rhys Gervais, UF ............................ 252.7 Bart Williams, GVSU ...................... 240.3 Brandon Cowie, MTU...................... 233.3 Shaye Brown, NMU........................ 231.0

Total Tackles, Individual Michael Fisher, NU .............................. 36 Tre McIntyre, ODU ............................... 33 Matt McKoy, SVSU .............................. 33 Nick King, WU ..................................... 32 Three Tied at ....................................... 30

Total Offense (Yds./Game), Team Grand Valley State ......................... 618.0 Ashland ......................................... 552.3 Wayne State ...........................479.7 Ferris State..................................... 465.3 Findlay........................................... 410.7

Receiving Yards/Game, Individual Trey Brock, HC ................................ 121.3 Jamel Hicks, WSU.....................114.3 Adam Shaheen, AU ......................... 91.7 Paris Woods, NMU ........................... 91.3 Dar Stanford, ODU ........................... 85.7

Sacks, Individual Austin Utter, AU................................. 3.0 Five Tied at......................................... 2.5

Total Defense (Yds./Game), Team Grand Valley State.......................... 269.7 Ferris State..................................... 276.7 Ashland ......................................... 284.3 Michigan Tech ............................... 320.7 Wayne State ...........................326.0

Receptions/Game, Individual Trey Brock, HC.................................... 7.3 Cory Contini, ODU .............................. 6.3 Jamel Lockett, FSU ............................ 6.0 Jason Moore, UF ................................ 6.0 Adam Shaheen, AU ........................... 6.0 Dar Stanford, ODU ............................... 6.0

Rushing Offense (Yds./Game), Team Grand Valley State ......................... 357.0 Wayne State ...........................266.7 Ashland ......................................... 262.3 Ferris State..................................... 221.7 Tiffin .............................................. 196.3

Kickoff Return Avg., Individual Keshawn Walker, NMU .................... 32.3 Walter Jackson, NMU ....................... 31.3 Joe Reverman, HC ............................ 26.3 Deiontae Nicholas, WSU ............ 25.4 Andre Carter, NU.............................. 25.2

Tackles For Loss, Individual Anthony Darkangelo, FSU .................. 4.5 Willie Mays, TU .................................. 4.5 Zach Sieler, FSU.................................. 4.5 Five Tied at ........................................ 4.5 Punt Average, Individual Michael Muzic, LEC........................... 45.2 John Kwiecinski, NMU...................... 43.5 Tyler Marcus, SVSU........................... 39.8 Ryan VanGoethem, MTU .................. 38.7 Alex Knight, WU .............................. 37.6

MEET THE WARRIORS

JAMEL HICKS #1 • WR

JAKE CARRIZALES #2 • DE

DEMETRIUS STINSON #2 • RB

BRANDON LEE #3 • CB

DEIONTAE NICHOLAS #4 • RB/KR

COREY ESTER #6 • WR

JIMMY HENDRIX #7 • S

RONNY BRANT II #8 • S

LAIRREN JOHNSON #9 • S

TREVOR VAN TUBBERGEN #10 • QB

MANNY MENDOZA #11 • WR

DAKOTA KUPP #12 • QB

DeANDRE GRADY #13 • S

WESTLEY BRANDON #13 • QB

DONOVAN ZEZULA #14 • QB

JARED SINGLETARY #15 • CB

CHRISTIAN KLINK #16 • QB

ANDY BIELECKI #17 • S

JAKE AmRHEIN #18 • QB

BRIAN BLACKBURN #19 • WR

GREG McDADE #20 • CB

DeONTAY MOFFETT #21 • RB

ANTHONY COPELAND II #22 • S

JAMES HOWARD #23 • CB

TERRY SANDERS #24 • CB

ROMELLO BROWN #25 • RB

CARTERRIS CARTER #26 • LB

VALORIAN CUNNINGHAM #27 • LB

JEREMIAH McCURTIS #28 • CB

DONTE EUBANKS #30 • CB

DEVYN MANSON #31 • CB

JAMES HILL #32 • RB

DaVARIE HALLIBURTON #33 • CB

STEPHEN CHARRON #34 • FB

LEON EGGLESTON #36 • LB

LONHI SIBANDE #37 • S

PAUL GRAHAM #38 • PK/P

GARRETT WISKA #39 • FB

DREW DOWDING #40 • LB

RAY’JON WILLIAMS-JACKSON #41 • WR

LUKE BEVILACQUA #42 • PK

EVAN CONN #43 • TE

ANTHONY DeDAMOS #44 • LB

KYLE TOTH #45 • FS

TYLER BLASZCZAK #46 • WR

DUTIN CARLIN #47 • LB

RANDY GARVIN #48 • LB

STEVEN GLENN #49 • ATH

GREG WEBBER #50 • OL

JADA LITTLEJOHN #51 • DT

ANTHONY PITTMAN #52 • LB

RYAN SMITH #54 • LB

ALEX ZIEDAS #55 • OL

IDRIS HOBDY #56 • LB

BRADY BEEDON #57 • DE

JUSTIN RAU #58 • LB

DARIUS GRIGGS #59 • LB

SAWYER McFADDEN #60 • DL

BRENDAN HRCKA #61 • OL

TARRON HAMPTON #62 • OL

ALEX ANGELAS #63 • OL

NOLAN SMITH #64 • OL

JT PILLARS #65 • OL

CHARLIE YOUNGER #66 • DT

TYLER DENSKI #67 • OL

HAROLD GIBBS III #68 • DE

ADAM McJUNKIN #69 • DT

ANDREW ZIMMERMAN #70 • OL

SAM TATE #71 • DL

NATE THEAKER #72 • OL

ROBERT KELLY #73 • OL

ISRAEL HELMS #74 • OL

TOMMY RICHARDSON #75 • OL

ED RENY #76 • OL

JUSTIN TOCKSTEIN #77 • OL

JACOB SHEETS #79 • OL

DARECE ROBERSON JR. #80 • WR

MARCUS BAILEY #81 • WR

LOGAN SMITH #82 • WR

NATHAN WHITE #83 • DE

SHANE HOLLER #83 • WR

PRESTON PELHAM #84 • TE

TRENT BRODBECK #85 • TE

LUKE KETTERMAN #86 • TE

KYLE MULLER #87 • TE

AARON WESTON #88 • TE

KYLE LEWIS #89 • WR

DERRICK COLEMAN #90 • DE

JONATHAN CURRIE #91 • DE

BLAKE MAZUR #92 • DT

JUSTIN HOLLINS #93 • NT

TIROCA BATTLE #94 • DT

KOLBY NANCE #95 • DE

LaMONTE BAKER #96 • DL

DALTON BINKOWSKI #97 • DT

ALEX MEDENBACH #98 • DT

JALEN LEWIS #99 • DE

ALEXANDER NAST #25 • PK

DYLAN DONNELLY #43 • PK

ARI GOLDBERG #99 • PK

BRENT MURRAY RS • RB

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WARRIOR FOOTBALL

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FOOTBALL GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS 2016 SEPT. 17 • LAKE ERIE • 6 PM Theme: WSU Football Kick-Off Special Events: Thunder Sticks for the first 1,000 fans. Warrior Zone T-shirts for the first 1,000 WSU students with their OneCard.

Student post-game activity brought to you by the Campus Activities Team.

SEPT. 24 • TIFFIN • NOON Theme: Tartar/ Warrior Reunion Special Events: Foam Fingers for the first 1,000 fans. Sunglasses for the first 500 WSU students with their OneCard.

OCT. 1 • HILLSDALE • 6 PM Theme: Homecoming Special Events: Mini megaphones for the first 1,000 fans. Student post-game activity brought to you by the Campus Activities Team.

2016 PRICING

General Admission: $10 Child (Age 6-12): $5 Children 5 & Under: FREE

OCT. 15 • WALSH • NOON Special Events: Green and Gold pom-poms for the first 1,000 fans. WSU Beanie for the first 600 WSU students with their OneCard.

OCT. 22 • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE • NOON Theme: Trick-or-Treat with the Warriors Special Events: WSU Texting Gloves for the first 700 WSU students with their OneCard.

NOV. 12 • GRAND VALLEY STATE • NOON Theme: Veterans & Law Enforcement Day Special Events: “Rally to beat Grand Valley” – Rally Towels for the first 1,000 fans. WSU Scarf for the first 1,000 WSU students with their OneCard.

Group (10+): $7 Group (20+): $6 Savings of $3 or $4 per ticket

Kids Zone: Inflatables, cotton candy and a football throwing zone are all part of our Kid Zone within the fun In-game trivia contest: How well do you know Wayne State Football? One fan is selected every game to participate during an on-field trivia contest. If they answer the question correctly, they will be rewarded with a prize! and safe environment of the WSU football stadium.

President’s Tent: Gathering of Anthony Wayne Society members hosted by President M. Roy Wilson and other WSU dignitaries.

Alumni Tent: Are you an Alum? Stop by the Alumni tent for the latest news about your Wayne State Warriors.

Merchandise Tent: Every fan needs the best WSU swag! Stop by the tent to see what’s new this year!

Tailgate: Football season would not be the same without one of its most well-known traditions. WSU tailgater’s rally in Lot 50, located off Warren Ave. in front of the Matthaei Building, bright and early before every game.

Giveaways: If you’re lucky, you could receive one of the many giveaways for participating in a WSU promotion.

Chocolate treats: The WSU Cheerleaders have set their own tradition of passing out chocolate candies to fans as they exit the game.

Live pre-game show: Every WSU football game is broadcast on WDTK The Patriot (92.7 FM & 1400 AM). Prior to the game, the broadcasters host their show from the softball complex area. Stop by and say hello!

Free Parking: Wayne State Football fans receive complimentary parking in Lot 50 located off of Warren Ave. in front of the Matthaei Building on gamedays.

Military Guest of Honor: Prior to kick off one member of the U.S. Armed Forces is recognized for their service to our country.

Fans of the Game: One lucky family of four will receive reserved seating on the 50 yard line.

Alma Mater: Enjoy the vocals of the WSU Choral, comprised of WSU students, as they perform one of our University traditions.

Warrior Zone: All WSU students are invited to watch the game in the designated Warrior Zone. It’s the place to be if you’re a Warrior!

Students of the Game: One male and one female fan will be selected at each game to be recognized as the WSU Band: The Marching Band performs during every home game, along with a special halftime performance. “Student of the Game” and receive a prize.

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THE OFFICIAL SAUSAGE OF WAYNE STATE ATHLETICS

WSU Football would like to thank all of the First and Ten Club contributors

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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2016

With over 400 student-athletes, the cost of managing a successful athletic program requires regular, private support. The “W” Club creates that opportunity as an annual giving club that directs a tax-deductible gift to assist your favorite program and the overall initiatives of the athletic department. YOUR contribution is instrumental to maintain that continued level of excellence and support for today’s student-athletes.

MEMBER BENEFITS

HOW TO JOIN • Call (313) 577-0241 to make a credit/debit card donation or WSU Payroll Deduction • Send donation form or check to: Director of Development 5101 John C. Lodge, 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202

• Support a student-athlete’s education • Warrior Within magazine • Access pass to “W” Club hospitality tent/lounge* • Access to VIP Parking*

• Provide facility improvements • Invitations to special events* • Tax deduction • “W” Club auto window decal*

* Donations are cumulative and will be based on a 12 month cycle

VIP ACCESS

• Give to athletics online at WSUATHLETICS.COM

(To receive VIP Access to the W Club Hospitality Tent you must be a W Club Member at the Green and Gold Level ($250) or above.

• Full buffet of gameday food and beverage • Climate controlled atmosphere

• Front row seat in the end zone

* Tent covering to watch the game in the rain and heaters when the weather turns

Visit WSUATHLETICS.COM for a full list of W Club membership levels and benefits.

JOIN THE WARRIOR KIDS CLUB Membership is FREE to children ages 12 and under!

Membership Benefits: • FREE ticket to a home football game, a basketball game and a volleyball match.

• Access to the Kids Zone which includes inflatables, face painting and more.

• Front-of-the-line privileges at this year’s Trick-or-Treat with the Warriors football game on October 22, 2016.

Come visit us by the Kids Zone to register!

For more information: Call 313-577-4430 or visit WSUATHLETICS.COM/KIDSCLUB

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SPIRIT GROUPS

Front Row (L to R): Molly Singer-Miller, Kaitlin Schnur, Charriel Golson, Sandra Harris.

Middle Row (L to R): Taylor Mazurek, Lindsey Morgan, Kaitlyn Barner, Emily Skvarce, Austyn Halligan, Tayler McCullum.

Back Row (L to R): Tamara Sabbagh, Kelly Kepley, Abbi Kendzior, Andrea Cardinali, Keiana Conley, Rianna Husband, Katie Finamore, Karmel Scrutchen, Sydney Grygorcewicz.

Front Row (L to R): Jacob Joslin, Aniesha McCullough, Megan Burke, James Phelps, Elaine McIntyre. Second Row (L to R): Dakota Spanick, Thomas Wolf, Brian Echols, Jennifer Cronin, Zoe Schoonover, Grace Fusani, Sydney Mcmillan, Elizabeth Lambardo, Julia Sherwood, Catherine Butler, Amy Cristini, Francesca Florance, Larissa Gamble, Alexandra Smereka, Isaac Bartol, Joseph Zakrzewski, Michael Sangster, Rebecca Dadswell, Natalie Doute, Katelynn Farmer, Ashley Ussery, Kathryn Helton, Tracy Sanfilippo, Matthew Younglove (Director). Back Row (L to R): Colin Layne, Sydney Hodel, Abigail Wallace, Jonathan Berger, Andrew Zinser, Shawn Lee, Lawrence Latouf, Colin Flannery, Phoebe Gonzales, Margaret Bruce, Gregory Alter, Andrew Yates, Isidore Harris, Brianna Irons, Miranda Shell, Oghenetga Orhorhoro.

From Left to Right: Kiah Childers , Ashley Fulton, Kristen Siciliano, Grace Campbell, Emily Smith, Kristin Gallagher. Not Pictured: Kaley Scott.

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ON THE AIR

Play-by-play broadcaster Sean Baligian (right) and former Warrior Josh Renel (left) will call the action of Warrior football every week live on WTDK 1400 AM - The Patriot and 92.7 FM. Games will also be simulcast live at WDTKAM.com. In addition, former Warriors Ryan Oshnock and Mickey Mohner will fill in for Renel on select games.

Tony Ortiz, Joe Abramson and Rod Beard will bring you the action from all six home games on Comcast/Xfinity channel 900.

COMPLIANCE CORNER

Am I a representative of Wayne State University’s athletic interests (i.e. Am I a booster)?

You are a representative of athletics interests (Booster) if you have promoted WSU’s athletics program; financially contributed to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution; assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes (recruits); assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes (current athletes) or their families; or been involved otherwise in promoting the institution’s athletics program. Once a booster, always a booster!

WSU Boosters are expected to comply with all rules and regulations governed by the NCAA. Always ask before you act. Should you have any questions regarding permissible ways to get involved please contact Sam Olson Asst. Athletics Director for Compliance and NCAA Liaison at samuel.olson@wayne.edu or (313) 577-0590.

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

The Wayne State University Department of Athletics would like to thank the following donors for their generous support of Warrior Athletics. These gifts help to provide scholarships, upgrade equipment and facilities. This list includes donations of $100 and more made to the Department of Athletics between May 1, 2015 and May 1, 2016.

There are numerous financial opportunities to make a difference in the exciting and promising futures of Wayne State’s student-athletes and athletic programs.

For more information, please call the Athletics Development Office at (313) 577-0241.

Bold indicates Anthony Wayne Society member ----------Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please call the Athletic Development Office at (313) 577-0241 for corrections.

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION CLUB ($10,000+) Advanced Disposal American Dairy Association of Michigan Joique Bell Doris J. and Donald L. Duchene Sr. Foundation Duffey Petrosky & Company, LLC Rob and Pamela Fournier Henry Ford Health System Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Marian Ilitch Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Lila McMechan Meijer Michigan First Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. John & Cathy Olszewski Trinity Coach LLC ALL-AMERICAN CLUB ($5,000-$9,999) Mr. Gary Bryce Carhartt, Inc. David and Andra Croskey Family/ Croskey Lanni, P.C. Detroit Lions Charities Detroit Sports Commission Mr. Vernon Foss Mr. Angelo Louie Gust Mr. and Mrs. Henry & Joy Kuchta Phi Gamma Chi Dr. Irvin D. Reid and Pamela Trotman Reid, M.D. Michael J. Stoltenberg, M.D. DIRECTOR’S CLUB ($2,500-$4,999) Dr. Paul Andrews, Ed.D. Barnes & Noble Barton Malow Company Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Bomberski DeMaria Building Company, Incorporated Detroit Renewable Energy LLC and Subsidiaries Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Beth Emery Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Mary Garcia Harley Ellis Devereaux Homrich, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Deborah Jackson Joanne Nicolay Foundation Dr. Jack R. Keating Mr. Ryan Kelley Ms. Joanne Sarah Manley Mr. and Mrs. Bryan & Michele Morrow Next Generation Environmental, Inc. The Blair and Arlene Stanicek Charitable Fund Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Meredith Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weiss WSU Alumni Association CAPTAIN’S CLUB ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph & Virginia Abramson Albanelli Cement Contractors Mr. Charles Binkowski Blaze Contracting, Inc. Mr. Clifford A. Brown Mr. Omar Butler Canton Cheerleaders Booster Club Caterico Investments Inc.

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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Pamela Cavataio William C. Cirocco, M.D. and Mrs. Susan Cirocco Mr. and Mrs. Jason & Rebecah Clark Daktronics, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Craig & Lisa DeDamos Mr. and Mrs. Greg & Phyllis DeMars FieldTurf USA Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Kristine Fisher Mr. Donald C. Galovich Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. James & Carol Hayes Mr. and Mrs. James & Marianne Hopson Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Kimberlei Horn Reverend Meredith Hunt and Reverend David M. Lillvis Blake Johnson F. John Keogh, III and Ms. Laurie D. McCarron Ms. Karen Lafata Dr. Steven and Mrs. Carol Lash Mr. and Mrs. John & Megan Lawler-Aird Mr. Angus J. MacKenzie Professor Lawrence and Mrs. Kathy Mann Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Ms. Mary I. McLeod Abdel-Wahab I. Meri, M.D. Dr. Vasilios and Mrs. Emily Moutzouros James H. Mulchay, III Norr, LLC Mr. Michael R. O'Hara Dr. Carl Anthony Papa Mr. Dennis A. Purgatori Ms. Courtney E. Reid Alexander Richard A. & Donna L. Sterban Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell & Angeline Ritter David J. Rossow, M.D. Mr. Michael Russell Ms. Victoria Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Debra Semelsberger Mr. Brett Sheets Siemens Mr. S. Gary Spicer, Sr. Take 2 Authentics, LLC The Christman Company Turner Construction Company Mr. Mathew VanDerkloot William D. Watt, Ph.D. and Mrs. Linda Watt Mrs. Lynda Dianne Williams Paul B. Winters Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Gail Wiseman Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Mariemma Yousey VARSITY CLUB ($500 - $999) Dr. Britta M. Anderson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Daran & Priscilla Armstrong John Baywal Mr. and Mrs. Barry & Elin Becker Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gotham & Denise Breslin-Gotham Mr. and Mrs. Dennis & Mary Beth Buchan Mr. Dino H. Candela Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Kay Carlson Ms. Kimberly Charnow Coastal Alliance, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosner, Jr. & Gina Cosner Ms. Rebecca L. Dill Mr. Doug Field Mr. James A. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Greg & Marcella Gargulinski Mr. and Mrs. Steve & Patricia Gergics Ms. Pamela A. Getner Dr. and Mrs. Avery & Nancy Goldstein Mr.and Mrs. David & Bertie Greer

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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Dawn Hansen Kevin Heidisch Ms. Chelsea Henson Chris Hill Mr. Anthony Holt Ms. Candice L. Howard Ms. KaRie Jorah Kem-Tec Land Surveyors Mr. Arthur and Kathryn Ketelhut Mr. and Mrs. Bernd & Joy Klopfer Robert Kohrman Ms. E. Joyce Krause Law Offices of Brandt & Dehncke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Shelia Leadbetter Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Hee Chong Lee Ms. Lauren Marie Lepkowski Mr. H. Martin Letzmann Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Christine Marsack Ms. Kathy A Mascoli Mr. David H. Mattingly McNamara's Heating & Cooling Mr. and Mrs. Timothy & Lisa Mollohan Mr. Sean P. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Lou Ann Morton Mr. and Mrs. Enrico & Barbara Odorico Mr. Sean M. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Bryce & Marlene Pitters Sharon K. Progar Mr. and Mrs. Rodney & Marie Raetzke Richard Renaud II Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Sherri Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Rose, Jr. & Janet Fedchyzhyn-Rose Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Tamm The University of Western Ontario Ms. Denise A. Thomas Mr. Mark Tomilo Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Kimberly Tompson Tony V's Tavern LLC Mr. Brian Waldrop Westin Southfield-Detroit Mr. Paul J. Widdoes Mr. and Mrs. Terrance & Sonia Woods Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Christina Wooster GREEN AND GOLD CLUB ($250-$499) 2SP Sports Performance Nicole Abel Mr. Dennis R. Abrams Professor and Mrs. Robert & Janis Ackerman Mr. Jay Alexander Mr. Nicholas Ang Ms. Theresa Ann Arist Mrs. Faye Marie Arndt Mr. and Mrs. William & Kimberly Avery Mr. and Mrs. Naif & Sherrie Baidoon Mr. Randy Baldwin Mrs. Makiba & Samantha Batten Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Marlene Beard Mr. Roderick Beard Mr. and Mrs. John & Karen Bertolini Mr. and Mrs. Ray & Martha Biscaro Mr. and Mrs. Andrew & Nicole Stoll Ms. Erin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ward Bryant, Sr. & Lynne Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Beverly Bush Mr. Ryan C. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Claudia Cenko Michael Chan Clement Charriere Ms. Astriol Ciellza Mr. and Mrs. Monte & Tyra Clark

Clark Construction Company Mr. and Mrs. John & Kimberly Clexton Ms. Karen A. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karen Conti Mr. and Mrs. Peter & Janis Cornwell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Elise Coyle Mr. Derek A. Crombie Ms. Jaclyn Crummey Mr. and Mrs. Rick & Dorene Cummins Ms. Patricia Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance & Pam Currey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Elizabeth Darga Mr. Fred Delcomyn Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Freda Didlake Mr. Wrex R. Diem Mr. and Mrs. Albert & Zenarr Dishmon Diskomp Computer Sales, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. George & Karen Ellies Ernie Harwell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Kathleen Freismuth Mr. Eric M Garvin Genesco Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Kelly George Ms. Liz Ghellere Mr. and Mrs. Keith & Bridget Gilmore Ms. Debbie Girard Go! Sy Thai, Inc. Denise G. K. Gray, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Margaret Green Mr. Michael W. Grennier Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Guyer, M.D. & Jessica Guyer Mr. E.J. Haralson, Jr. Mr. Justin W. Harden Mr. and Mrs. Bruce & Laurene Harms Mr. Gary M. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Rudy & Kimberly Horvath Ms. Lauren Taylor Hughes Ms. Nancy A. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Jim & Carol Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Margaret Kamenko Mr. and Mrs. George G. Kemsley, Esq. & Sandra Kemsley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew & Julie Kolbe Kold Pack, Inc. Mr. Timothy Alan Koth Mr. Randy Kudzak, Sr. Kafi Kumasi-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Randal & Michele Kuzdak Ms. Daria Kuznetsova Mr. Robert Latva Mr. Len and Connie Lepkowski Mr. Frank C. Loconsole Mr. and Mrs. Eric & Carrie Lohr Ms. Barbara Luyet Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Deborah Madeja Mr. and Mrs. Kevin & Mikalea McWilliams Mr. and Mrs. Kurt & Denise Mergener Mr. and Mrs. T. Grady & Patrice Merritt Ms. Kelsey Meyers Ms. Kathryn Elizabeth Minahan Ms. Andreea Mitrache National Realty Centers Lorenzo Neely Nick’s Concession Mr. Phil Noakes and Debra Beard-Noakes, M.D. North Brothers Ford Mr. Robert G. Ostrowski Mr. Stephen Peake Ms. Olivia Peisachovitz Mr. Justin Pethke Mr. Martin Poissant Mr. Jason Potter Mr. and Mrs. James & Winny Prentis

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS CONTINUED

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie & Lita Primas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel & Pamela Renel Mr. Rondell Ruff Mr. Luke Ruocco Mr. Derek Sammons Mr. Robert and Mrs. Carol Schroeder Dr. Ramsey Shehab Mr. Michael Sherman Sherman & Associates Realty PC Dr. Kim R. Shunkwiler Ms. Karen Sinclair Mr. Raymond and Rosalie Skwiers Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smathers, Jr. & Judith Smathers Mr. Valentino Smith Mr. and Mrs. William & Shelia Snyder Ms. Amanda St. Juliana Dr. Deborah Stanifer and Mr. Arvy Kavaliauskas Mr. and Mrs. John Stern & Lucy Foreman Stern David J. Strauss Dr. and Mrs. Richard & Lita Swanson TCF National Bank Ms. Lachelle J. Thomas Ellen J. Tisdale Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Lydia Tiseo Toronto-Dominion Bank Total Cleaning Systems LLC Mr. and Mrs. Donald & Susan Urban Mr. Taylor Vane Mr. and Mrs. Rocky & Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. Clarence & Sherry Walker Mr. and Mrs. John & Deborah Walus Water Quality Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron & Kelly Weidenthaler Mr. Leo Wells Mr. Frederick G. White III Mr. Jonathan Williams Mr. and Mrs. LeRon & Brittney Williams Ms. Kerry Winkelseth Mr. Kelvin W. Wise Mr. and Mrs. James & Kimberly Wiska Brent Wisniewski LETTERWINNER’S CLUB ($100-$249) Advanced Dental Center, PC Mr. and Mrs. Gary & Mary Allen Mr. Dennis M. Ambo Andiamo Riverfront Mr. and Mrs. Anthony & Lilly Andrus Mr. Michael Andrus Taylor J. Arancibia Mr. Dan Baumhardt Mr. and Mrs. David & Susan Beaton Mr. Daniel L. Bedogne Belle Isle Awning Company Mr. Daniel T. Berkley Edward G. Bernacki Jr., M.D. Mr. Richard J. Berryman Mr. Christian R. Bilkovic Mr. and Mrs. Frank & Kathleen Bitonti Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Mary Boes Mr. Brett Boes Mrs. and Mr. Joann & James Bogner, Jr. Ms. Mary M. Bottaro Mr. Donaciano and Mrs. Diane Bourdon Mr. Douglas Bourdon Ms. Jacqueline Bracken Ms. Janet Marie Brown Ms. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Susan Brunner Ms. Lolita Burgess Nicholas Burgess Burke's Sport Haven, Inc. Mr. Eric Buszka Mr. and Mrs. Jonas & Magdalena Calvillo

Mr. Matthew J. Carey Mr. Timothy R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara Carrell Caruso Enterprises LLC DBA Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Inga Cho James J. Ciennik, III Mr. Dale R. Clock CNS Homecare, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William & Betty Colovas Mr. Chris Consiglio Mr. Marv Cook Ms. Marsha A. Coosaia Mr. Timothy G. Copacia Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Rosalind Cornelia Mr. Richard F. Corona, Jr. Mr. Thomas T. Croskey Croskey Lanni, P.C. Crown Alloys Company Mr. Matthew Cunningham Custom Coolers, LLC Mr. Mark Davis Mr. Douglas E. DenDooven Denmat Building Maintenance Mr. Christopher L. Deshetler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald & Diane DiPaola Mr. John Dombrowski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen & Lynn Domzalski Mr. and Mrs. Jack & Michelle Dorigo Ms. Judith Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Dale & Jennifer Dwojakowski Mr. James R. Ekleberry Mr. Michael A. Emmi Mr. Christian R. Erard Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth & Ann Ferrari Mr. Chad C. Finkbeiner Mr. Thomas M. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. John & Lori Flynn Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Ella Forsiak Mr. and Mrs. Donn & Patricia Fresard Mr. Kanye Gardner Mr. Todd George Mr. and Mrs. David & Claudette George Mr. Arnold A. Gillert Ms. Heide M. Gold Gordon Chiropractic P.C. Mr. Brad Gratz Great Lakes Fence Co, Inc. Mr. Robert T. Greig Mr. Paul C. Grondin H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc. Mr. Sean P. Harrinton Kyle Hill Anthony Hines Mr. Kurt L. Hofner Ms. Elaina Hogle Mr. and Mrs. William & Kathleen Holleran Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jacobs & Janina Parrott Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Leonard & Kimberly Jacosky Mr. and Mrs. Paul John Janas, III & Helen Janas Mr. Frank Jeney Mr. and Mrs. Phillip & Joy Johnson Mr. Zach Johnson Mr. and Mrs. A.M. & Jenny Jones Mr. George P. Juszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence & Barbara Kaluzny Mr. and Mrs. Philip & Jo Ellen Kazmierski Mr. Scott J. Kazmierski Kennedy Industries, Inc. Mr. George H. Klaetke Ms. Kristin H. Kornieck Ms. Yvette Korte Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Kozloff, Ph.D. & Susan Kozloff Mr. Danny Laethem and Ms. Susan Costa

Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Grace Langas Ms. Robin Larkin Ms. Linda LaVigne Ms. Alma Lee Mr. Peter C. Leonhardt Mr. and Mrs. Alan & Linda Letkowski Mr. and Mrs. Frederick & Barbara Levantrosser Mr. Allan Levy and Prof. Anne M. Levy Ms. Rosalind Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lewis, III & Katheryn Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David & Irene Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Phyllis Lowry Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Ann Lozier Mr. and Mrs. David & Jill Lutz Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross & Margaret MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Arleen Mach Mr. and Mrs. Bruno & Mildred Manni Ms. Maxine M. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael & Barbara McCollom Mr. Timothy P. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. James & Mary McKinlay Mr. Ernest M. Melton Mr. Ruben Mendoza Mr. and Mrs. James & Merilyn Merkison Ms. Bethany R. Mesko Metro Cars Inc Mr. Christopher Middlebrooks MJR Travel Inc. Michael Mohner Ms. Mary A. Moore Mr. Richard C. Morton MSR-Pallets & Packaging, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Terry & Linda Newell Mr. David G. Nowinski Professor Frank and Mrs. Maria Okoh Mr. Michael A. Olind One Medical Solutions LLC Overhead Door Company of the Permian Basin Mr. Richard Palasinski Mr. Michael R. Papciak Mrs. Tamra Pavlak Ms. Valerie M. Peavy Mr. and Mrs. Todd & Karla Petersen Olga Petrovic Mr. and Mrs. Scott & Mary Petrovich Mr. and Mrs. Allen & Sandra Poppenhager Mr. and Mrs. Alexander & Janis Prentice Mr. Jerzy Radz Mr. Jeffrey Reardon Mr. Joshua Renel Mr. Robert J. Reutter Mr. Jonathan Robinson Rogers Glass Window & Door Inc. RTS Water Solutions Mr. Clayton Ruch Mr. Clifford Russell Mr. Dennis Rybicki Mr. Sebastian Rzepa Sachse Construction & Development Corp.

Mr. John J. Samonie Mr. and Mrs. Robert & Wendy Schaffer Mr. Kenneth Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas & Julie Senkowski Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Susan Shunkwiler Ms. Sara Shunkwiler Dr. Margaret and Mr. Joel Smoller Ms. Jo Ann Snyder Ms. Jennifer Spicher Mr. Duane Starzyk Ms. Sherri Steinhauer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher & Meagan Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan & Kristen Sucher Jose Tabares Mr. and Mrs. Ronald & Marie Teasley Technosports, Inc.

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THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Abdenour Family Tom Adams Football Mark “Doc” Andrews Paul Andrews Bob Brennan Justin Chapman Dr. Nick Cherup The Croskey Family Karen DeGrazia Mel DeGrazia Maria A. Valle DeMasse Memorial Cal Dilworth Dorothy Dreyer Vernon K. Gale Memorial Joe Gembis Ivan C. & Elizabeth A. George Joseph L. Gualtieri Vic Hanson James Hayes John Hussey Patricia Kent Rodney C. Kropf Dr. Steven M. Lash Leo Maas Dr. William Markus Joel G. Mason David Mendelson Frederick A. Mulhauser Chuck Peters Bill & Dave Peterson The Petrouleas Family Dr. Steven T. Plomaritis and Family President’s Commission Bill Prew Charlie Primas Nicholas & Mary P’Sachos Yuri Rabinovich Dr. Thomas W. Roberts Ryan Scratch Les Seppala George B. Sherman Patricia D. Smith Jean Ann Stanicek Dr. Mike Stoltenberg David and Lois Stulberg Foundation Irv Swider Tartar Gridiron Club Tartar Gridiron Club II Dr. E. John Valle WSU Academic & Athletic Women’s Basketball Christopher Wouters Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list.

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A START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL by KARL HENKEL The Wayne State athletic program has had many memorable moments throughout the last decade and a half.

And among the Hall of Famers, six were on swimming and diving and two fenced.

Softball, cross country, men’s basketball and football each have one representative who played in 2006-2007.

In 2010, all five spring sports – baseball, softball, men’s golf, women’s and men’s tennis – qualified for their respective NCAA tournament events for the first time ever. Football had its miracle run to the national championship game in 2011. Women’s basketball appeared in the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons from 2013 through 2015, including back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances.

Team successes have been well documented, particularly with the annual Directors’ Cup standings, which amalgamate the successes of each university’s athletic programs to create a “super-standings” of sorts. Wayne State’s name has littered the top of that list the past 15 years, including the three best finishes in school history: 11th in 2009, 14th in 2014 and 21st in 2010.

Congruent has been innumerable individual performances. As one example, three Wayne State student-athletes – in three different sports – have been named national players of the year in the last seven years: softball player Lyndsay Butler in 2016, women’s basketball player Shareta Brown in 2015 and football player Joique Bell in 2009.

The number of great individual performances reached near record-setting levels during the 2006-2007 athletic year. That campaign brought 35 All-American student-athletes, more than double the 16 of one year prior and tied for second most all-time. And 10 years later, a dozen of those student-athletes already have become Wayne State Hall of Famers.

Ashley St.Andrew Ten years later, the diversity among sports, says Director of Athletics Rob Fournier, is part of what has made the athletic department among one of the most successful in the nation.

“Some schools put all their emphasis on a program or two,” Fournier said. “But that is not really fair to the other programs, and most importantly, your student-athletes. If you are going to field a team, give them a chance to win. Those kids will be empowered and will remember that long into the future.

“That is all a coach or a student-athlete wants: A fair opportunity to prove themselves against the competition,” he said. “Less than that equitable opportunity is a disservice.

You can’t expect success unless you want to make that total commitment. And we are all in.”

Student-athletes who were a part of that record setting class to this day recall the memories from that season, including their own on-field experiences, the friendly competitiveness between Wayne State teams and players and the consistent success of the program 10 years later.

“It was definitely an exciting time,” said Rachelle (Malette) Christensen, the first runner in school history to earn All-America honors three times and a 2015 Wayne State Hall of Fame inductee. “Before going to Wayne State, I didn’t even know what being an AllAmerican entailed. But going to different sporting events, and as a member of SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee), and building friendships and relationships with other athletes, it was cool to see them excel in their respective sports, too.

“The success of the athletic program and the new facilities that they’ve been building, it’s really crazy to see how far the program has come in the last 10 years. It was great to be a part of something that grew into something as big as it is today.”

So how was it that so many successful student-athletes all came to Wayne State at roughly the same time?

Rachelle (Malette) Christensen What’s more, those 35 student-athletes played seven different sports: swimming and diving (22), fencing (four), cross country and football (three each), and softball, men’s basketball and golf (one each).

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As Fournier will point out, the success of the modern day Wayne State athletic program started before the 2006-2007 season, and it can be argued the initial building blocks of the turnaround – which started when Fournier took over in 2000 – were a key factor in raising the profile of the program and making it attractive to student-athletes like Christensen.

Christensen, whose academic aspirations were to become a pharmacist, decided on

A START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL by KARL HENKEL Wayne State after hearing positive stories about the program from a hometown friend who already attended the University. She knew she also wanted to continue her athletic career as a cross country runner, though she admits she didn’t know what to expect in terms of potential on-field success.

“I think I surprised myself compared to what I thought my potential was,” Christensen said. “It was great to have such a great group of friends – many of whom I still keep in contact with – to have that camaraderie and competitive spirit, too. I definitely don’t think I would have done as well running without my teammates and my coach, who really pushed me and worked around my rigorous school schedule.”

Between 2005 and 2008, Christensen was a four-year cross country letterwinner winning 12 races, including the GLIAC Championship and the NCAA Regional Championship in both her junior and senior years. Since graduating, she has achieved her goal of becoming a pharmacist. She is now married to former Wayne State cross country runner Kevin Christensen, who competed from 2004 to 2007.

Another current pharmacist and Wayne State Hall of Famer is former women’s swimmer Ashley St.Andrew, who was a first team All-American 19 times, including all four years in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free events. In 2009, she was the first individual national champion in women’s swimming history.

“One of my favorite memories was winning conference my freshman year (2006-07),” St.Andrew said. “And our distance crew was awesome. We had so many people up there on the stand, which was great.”

• Fencer Slava Zingerman won his first of three consecutive national championships in men’s epee – as a freshman, no less. He was an All-American in 2007, as he was in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Zingerman was a 2016 Wayne State Hall of Fame inductee.

• The women’s swimming and diving team placed 10th at the NCAA National Championship meet, its best national finish in school history at that time, topping the 17th-place finish in 2000. St.Andrew had Wayne State’s top performance, finishing second in three different individual events. St.Andrew was a 2016 Wayne State Hall of Fame inductee.

• The men’s swimming and diving team finished third at the NCAA Championship meet, tying the 1941 Tartars team for the best school finish of all time. The top performer was Christer Tour, a 2014 Wayne State Hall of Fame inductee, who came in second in the 200 breaststroke, breaking the previous school record by nearly half-a second. One year later, Tour won two national championships, in the 100 breaststroke and 200 medley relay.

• Men’s basketball player Kris Krzyminski, a 2014 Wayne State Hall of Fame inductee, broke the school record for three-pointers made in a season with 83 and averaged a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-best 23.8 points per game.

• Football player Joique Bell, in his freshman campaign, was one of 24 candidates for the 2006 Harlon Hill Trophy – Division II’s version of the Heisman Trophy. Bell didn’t win it that year, but did win it his senior season. Bell, Fuqua and Chudzinski were each named All-American during the 2006 season.

“It was a very humbling experience,” Chudzinski said. “To be among the best of the best, not many people can say that. We had a lot of great athletes, and to be one of them, even to this day, is an incredible feeling.”

While St.Andrew and five other women’s swimming All-Americans vaulted the team to a 10th place finish at the NCAA Championship that year, three All-Americans – Joique Bell, David Chudzinski and Derrion Fuqua – were helping turn around football.

Of all the improvements in the Rob Fournier era, probably none are more pronounced than that of the football team. In 2004, football was 1-9 and was blown out by opponents in all but two of its losses. By 2011, the team finished 12-4 en route to its first national championship game appearance. Over a two-year period in 2010-2011, the team was 21-6.

The success those two seasons, however, cannot be discussed without going back a few years, a time when head coach Paul Winters was building the team from the ground up.

One of those players that helped the mid-2000s Wayne State football teams improve was Chudzinski, a 2006 All-American kicker who played four years and finished with 206 career points, the most among any kicker in school history at that time.

His first season was in 2005, when the team quadrupled its win total to four. In his second season, the team won six games, and in his final season, 2008, the team won eight and narrowly missed the postseason.

“I knew that we had the potential to be one of the best,” said Chudzinski, referring to his mindset when he first arrived on Wayne State’s campus in 2005. “I knew we could turn it around. There were players on that team that went through seasons without much winning, there were great leaders on that team and they passed that on to our younger generation and we carried the torch and then passed it on.”

“We started the whole winning trend and winning personality that is now part of the (football) program,” he said.

David Chudzinski

The 2006-07 athletic season brought with it several other memorable moments.

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS #7 jimmy hendrix - SAFETY (Livonia, Mich. / Brother Rice)

What does the W on the side of your helmet mean to you?

Brotherhood. It stands for every man that played here before me and helped create this culture.

What is your most memorable moment of your playing career?

It was during my redshirt freshman season and being able to start my first game against nationally ranked Carson-Newman.

#51 JADA LITTLEJOHN - DEFENSIVE TACKLE (Flint, Mich. / Northern) Three things I know now that I wish I knew as a freshman: 1) I should have brought a bike on campus to get around.

2) Just being a full-time student is not enough to graduate in four years.

3) It is free for Wayne State students at the DIA. The best part of being a student-athlete at WSU is?

The resources that are available and the relationship you build with the whole Wayne State athletic department.

#72 nate theaker - OFFENSIVE LINE (White Lake, Mich. / Lakeland)

What is the one thing that you learned from playing for Coach Winters?

Playing for Coach Winters has taught me that consistent, disciplined and concentrated effort during every second you are on the field or in the classroom is what develops a winning attitude and mindset that will carry you to success for the rest of your life.

#85 TRENT BRODBECK - TIGHT END (Toledo, Ohio / St. John’s Jesuit)

Who was your role model growing up and why?

My parents. They worked hard to give me everything I needed.

The best part of being a student-athlete at WSU is?

Being able to play football at a high level while being able to get a great education in a place where there are a lot of jobs.

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