2015 16 tennis reference guide by Arkansas State Athletics

A-STATE TENNIS Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Table of Contents........................................................................ 1 Quick Facts..................................................................................... 1

THE 2015-16 RED WOLVES

Alphabetical Roster.................................................................... 2 2015-16 Schedule....................................................................... 3 Head Coach Kel Lange............................................................... 4 Player Bios...................................................................................... 5

RED WOLVES RECORD BOOK

2015-16 Preview........................................................................13 2014-15 Review..........................................................................14 2014-15 Results..........................................................................15 All-time Letterwinners.............................................................16 A-State Women’s Tennis Records.........................................17

THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE

The Sun Belt Conference........................................................18

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

A-State Administration............................................................19 A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson.....................................20 A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir......................21 Life at Arkansas State...............................................................22 Athletic Facilities........................................................................23 Jonesboro, Arkansas................................................................24 Staff Directory.............................................................................25

CREDITS

The 2015-16 Arkansas State women’s tennis refeence guide has been compiled for use by the media, prospective students and fans. It is a publication of the A-State Media Relations Office (Jerry Scott, Director; Chris Graddy, Mark Taylor & Dennen Cuthberston Assistants.)

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QUICK FACTS

Location................................ Jonesboro, Arkansas (72,1589) Nickname...................................................................Red Wolves Enrollment.......................................................................... 13,552 Colors.....................................................................Scarlet & Black Founded..................................................................................1909 Facility...............Allen Park and RidgePointe Country Club Affiliation........................................................... NCAA Division I Conference...................................................................... Sun Belt President.....................................................Dr. Charles L. Welch Chancellor.......................................................... Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics............................................ Terry Mohajir Faculty Athletics Representative........Dr. Karan McDaniel Senior Woman Administrator................................. Amy Holt Athletic Dept. Phone......................................... 870-972-3880 Ticket Office Phone............................................ 870-972-2781 Athletic Web Site...............................AStateRedWolves.com

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach.................................................................. Kel Lange Alma Mater............................................................. Kentucky ‘92 Record & Years at Arkansas State......................First Season Overall DI Record................................................................ 25-52 Tennis Office Phone.......................................... 870-972-2795

TEAM INFORMATION

2015 Overall Record.............................................................4-13 SBC Tournament Seed/Finish................................... 10th/1-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................ 6/2 Newcomers.................................................................................... 2

PROGRAM HISTORY

First Year of Tennis................................................................1975 All-Time Record.................................398-114-2 (41 seasons) All-Time SBC Record............................187-114 (24 seasons) Winning Seasons.......................................................................26

MEDIA RELATIONS

Assistant Director (Tennis Contact)...............Chris Graddy Cell Phone............................................................. 870-340-7836 E-mail.........................................................cgraddy@astate.edu Assistant AD/Media Relations Director.............Jerry Scott Assistant Director................................ Dennen Cuthbertson Assistant Director....................................................Mark Taylor Media Relations Phone.................................... 870-972-2541 Mailing Address: PO Box 1000, State University, AR 72467 Overnight Address: 217 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401

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A-STATE TENNIS 2015-16 Roster

Name

Height

Year

Hometown (Previous School)

Shelby King

5-8

Fr.

Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS)

Victoria Roberts

5-7

Fr.

Ridgeland, Miss. (Jackson Academy)

Sabina Jeresic

5-3

So.

Virovitica, Croatia (Gimnazija Birotehnkia HS)

Julie Gauguery

5-5

Jr.

Sailly-en-Ostrecent, France (Baudimont)

Victoria Pisani

5-9

Jr.

Tring, Hertfordshire, England (Tring School)

Daria Iurchenko

5-7

RJr.

Budennovsk, Russia (Georgia Gwinnett College)

Sofia Krsmanovic

5-8

Sr.

Forrestield, Australia (Darling Range Sports College)

Chiara Stefanov

5-6

Sr.

Bochum, Germany (Alice-Salomon)

Head Coach: Kel Lange

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A-STATE TENNIS 2015-16 Schedule

Fall 2015 Schedule Date Spet. 25-26 Oct. 10 Oct. 15-19 Oct. 30-Nov. 1

Opponent UCA Invitational SIU Carbondale-Invite Regional Tournament Terrier Invitational

Location Conway, Ark. Carbondale, Ill. Stillwater, Okla. Spartanburg, S.C.

Time All Day All Day All Day All Day

Location Fort Myers, Fla. Dallas, Texas Jonesboro, Ark. Nacogdoches, Texas Beaumont, Texas St. Louis, Mo. Carbonadle, Ill. Jonesboro, Ark. Jonesboro, Ark. Jonesboro, Ark. Nashville, Tenn Jonesboro, Ark. Jonesboro, Ark. Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. Hammond, La. New Orleans, La. San Marcos, Texas San Marcos, Texas New Orleans, La.

Time All Day All Day 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon Noon 2 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 11 a.m. Noon TBA TBA All Day

Spring 2016 Schedule Date Jan. 14-18 Jan. 23-24 Feb. 2 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 March 5 March 12 March 15 March 18 March 19 March 25 March 26 April 1 April 2 April 8 April 9 April 21-24

Opponent FGCU Invitational SMU Invite Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin at Lamar at Saint Louis at Southern Illinois Murray State Lipscomb Eastern Illinois vs Appalachian State* Missouri State Western Kentucky vs Texas State* vs UT Arlington* at Southeastern Lousiana at New Orleans vs Louisiana-Monroe* vs Louisiana-Lafayette* Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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Kel Lange

Head Coach • First Season

Kel Lange begins his first season as the Red Wolves head tennis coach in 2015-16. Lange comes to A-State with an impressive coaching background in the SEC and Big 12. The Kentucky native began his head-coaching career at Mississippi State in 1992 where he compiled 25 wins in four seasons and achieved an ITA ranking of No. 41 during his second year on the job. Before coaching the Bulldogs, Lange was the assistant men’s tennis coach at Texas A&M, where he was responsible for the top-ranked recruiting class in the country. He also led the team’s strength and conditioning program and was head of player development. In his two seasons at College Station he helped the Aggies return to the ITA National rankings and make back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament. Lange also spent time at the University of Kentucky from 1988-92 as the assistant women’s tennis coach. He was responsible for the Wildcats’ recruiting, strength and conditioning and player development. He helped Susan Klingenberg become an ITA Singles All-American in 1992 and coached two student-athletes to the SEC All-Conference Singles Team.

Panthers had an overall record of 11-3 this past season and played in the Southern Athletic Association Conference championship match. Lange also has experience outside of collegiate tennis working with professional and amateur players alike. He has worked with professional tennis players Luke and Murphy Jensen, who won the 1993 French Open Doubles title and also spent time as the Director of Tennis at the Little Rock and Nashville Racquet Clubs. A native of Lexington, Ky., and a graduate of Henry Clay High School, Lange attended the University of Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology In 1992. He is currently working toward completing a master’s degree in sport management at Texas A&M. Lange and his wife Tracy, who is the head women’s basketball coach at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., have a daughter, Hope, and a son, Wes.

Lange spent the last four seasons as the head tennis coach at Birmingham Southern College, where the 4

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A-STATE TENNIS Returning Players

Sofia Krsmanovic Senior • 3L • Forrestfield, Australia Darling Sports Range College

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2013

2-5

2014

0-1

2015

0-5

Career

2-11

0-1 2-10

Doubles Year

Overall

2013

2-9

0-2

2-7

2014

0-4

2015

5-9

0-4

5-7

Career

7-22

0-6

7-18

JUNIOR (2014-15): • Went 0-5 during the dual match singles season • Teamed with Jess Heeps-Eriksen as the No. 3 doubles pair and compiled a 5-6 record. • Also played with Victoria Pisani and went 0-2 and Chiara Stefanov for an 0-1 mark. • During the fall season she was paired with Tamara Slijpecevic and the two their doubles flight at the Wofford Invitational. SOPHOMORE (2013-14): • Registered an 0-1 record in singles play with only match coming at the No. 5 position. • Went 0-4 in doubles play with Biljana Miloshevska from the No. 3 doubles position. FRESHMAN (2012-13): • Posted a 2-5 record at the No. 6 position during freshman campaign. • Recorded a 2-9 mark during doubles play. • Went 2-5 with Jess Heeps-Eriksen and 0-4 with Biljana Miloshevska. HIGH SCHOOL: • Attended Darling Range Sports College. • 2010 Western Australia Representative under 18’s national team event in Pizzey Cup • 2011 Caltex All-Rounder Award. PERSONAL: • Born April 20, 1994 in Southport, Queensland, Australia. • Daughter of Bogdan and Kathy Krsmanovic. • Majoring in journalism. • Enjoys reading, playing Nintendo, and baking.

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Chiara Stefanov Senior • 3L • Bochum, Germany Alice-Salmon

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2013

2-6

1-4

2014

1-6

0-3

2015

2-2

0-1

2-1

Career

5-14

1-8

2-1

Year

Overall

2013

0-2

2014

0-2

0-1

2015

0-1

Career

0-4

0-1

0-3

Doubles

JUNIOR (2014-15): • Went 2-2 during the dual match singles’ season. • Appeared in doubles match with Chiara Stefanov and finished with an 0-1 record. • Named to the SBC Commissioner’s List. SOPHOMORE (2013-14): • Registered a 1-6 record in singles play during sophomore season. • Went 0-2 in limited doubles action. • Named to Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List. FRESHMAN (2012-13): • Posted a 2-6 record in freshman season. • Went 1-4 in the No. 5 spot and 1-2 in the No. 6 spot. • Teamed with Biljana Miloshevska to go 0-2 in limited doubles action. HIGH SCHOOL: • Attended Alice-Salomon-Berufskolleg in Bochum, Germany. PERSONAL: • Born April 7, 1993 in Bochum, Germany. • Daughter of Sabine and Stefan Stefanov. • Majoring in International Business. • Enjoys tennis, snowboarding, hanging out with friends, and shopping.

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Julie Gauguery

Junior • 2L • Sailly-en-Ostrevent, France Baudimotn

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2014

10-6

2015

6-9

Career

16-15

6-9

7-6 3-0 -

7-6 3-0

Doubles Year

Overall

2014

4-9

0-3

4-3

0-3

2015

4-12

3-8

0-3

1-1

Career

8-21

3-11

4-6

1-4

SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Had a 6-9 dual match record. • The six singles wins were the second most on the team. • All 15 of her matches came in the No. 3 position. • Teamed with Victoria Pisani at the beginning of the year as the No. 1 doubles pair but team with Jess Heeps-Eriksen and Sofia Krsmanovic later on. • Won her match from the No. 2 position against Appalachian State to help A-State earn its victory in the Sun Belt Tournament since 2011. • Advanced to the finals of her flight at the USAFA Invite hosted by the Air Force Academy. • Named to the SBC Commissioner List. FRESHMAN (2013-14): • Registered a 10-6 dual match singles record. • Her 10 singles wins led the team. • Had a 3-0 record from the No. 4 position before being moved to No. 3 spot and going 7-6. • Recorded a 4-3 doubles record with Biljana Miloshevska in the No. 2 spot. • Had a 4-9 overall doubles record. • Won singles flight title at A-State Invitational during fall season. HIGH SCHOOL: • 2013 graduate of Baudimont. • Obtained a strong rating of zero in the French rating system. • Captured wins over players rated higher than her at -2/6 and -4/6. • Competed for Racing Club Arras and Vautour tennis club. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Ewa and Stephane Gauguery. • Born February 2, 1995. • Enjoys photography.

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Victoria Pisani

Junior • 2L • Tring, Hertforshire, England Tring School

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2014

0-8

0-5

0-3

2015

5-12

3-12 2-0

Career

5-20

3-12 2-0 0-5

0-3

Doubles Year

Overall

2014

2-8

2015

3-10

3-8

0-2

Career

5-18

3-8

2-10

SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Compiled a 5-12 record during the dual match season. • She went 3-12 from the No. 3 position and added a 2-0 mark from the No. 4 position. • Teamed with Julie Gauguery as the No. 1 doubles team and had a 3-8 record. • Also teamed with Sofia Krsmanovic for two matches and went 0-2. • Claimed three singles’ flights during the fall including victories at the A-State Invitational and Wofford Inviational. • Named to the SBC Commissioner’s List. FRESHAMN (2013-14): • Went 2-5 in doubles with partner Jess Heeps-Eriksen and 2-8 over all in doubles play. • Registered an 0-8 record in singles play with five matches coming from the No. 5 position and three matches in the No. 6 position. HIGH SCHOOL: • 2013 graduate of Tring School. • Team captain for the U18 County Championships from 2011-13. • Finished second overall at the U18 County Championships in 2013 and was awarded team MVP. • Earned a 5.1 rating. • Participated in hockey and basketball. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Victor and Louise Pisani. • Born August 29, 1995. • Enjoys all sports, shoppoing, and socializing with friends.

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Daria Iurchenko RS-Junior • 3L • Budennovsk, Russia Georgia Gwinett College

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2015

3-4

Career

3-4

Year

Overall

2015

Career

Doubles

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014-15): • Went 3-4 during the dual match single season with all matches coming from the No. 6 position. • Did not compete in doubles competition. PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2012-14): • Redshirted in her first season at Georgia Gwinnett College and then did not appear in a match during her redshirt freshman season. HIGH SCHOOL: • Finished second in the Krasnodar Region Tennis Tournament. • Registered a third-place finish at the U18 Russian National Tournament. • Slso participated in volleyball, table tennis, and track and field. PERSONAL: • Born March 22, 1994. • Daughter of Mikhail and Natalia Iurchenko. • Majoring in sports management. • Enjoys biking and cooking

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Sabina Jeresic RS-Junior • 1L • Virovitica, Croatia Gimnazija Birotehnika HS

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2015

5-11

0-2

3-5 2-5

Career

5-11

0-2

3-5 2-5

Doubles Year

Overall

2015

6-8

1-2

5-6

Career

6-8

1-2

5-6

FRESHMAN (2014-15): • Went 5-11 in her first of collegiate season. • Went 0-2 from the No. 2 position, 3-5 from the No. 4 position and 2-4 from the No. 5 position. • Teamed with Tarama Slijepcevic in doubles competition where the pair finished with a 6-8 record. • Advanced to the main draw of the USTA/ITA Central Main Draw after defeating opponents from Iowa and Arkansas. HIGH SCHOOL: • Top ranked player on the Croatian national lists at the ages of 12, 14, and 16. • Part of a national champion doubles team. • She was first place at Tennis Europe’s Strobec tournament as a 12-year-old. • Won a doubles championship at Tennis Europe’s Grill Zagreb at age 14. • Runner-up at Tennis Europe’s Cakovec tournament at age 16. PERSONAL: • Born May 31, 1995. • Daughter of Drazen and Zeljka Jeresic. • A Graphic Design major. • Enjoys going to the beach, going swimming, watching movies, playing tennis, and hanging out with friends.

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A-STATE TENNIS Newcomers

Shelby King

Freshman • HS • Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth HS

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2016

Career

Doubles Year

Overall

2016

Career

HIGH SCHOOL: • Rated as a four-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net. • Prepped at North Forsyth High School in Georgia. • Ranked as the 13th best player in the state of Georgia and the 47th player in the Southeast Region. • Ranks 147th nationally. • Compiled a 50-22 record as a junior player. • Went 22-2 against three-star recruits and 12-0 against two-star recruits. • Ranked 78th on the Girls Class of 2015 TennisRPI. • Ranked among the top-100 players in 2014 on the Prince Hot 100 List. • Took home the top prize at the ’18 Singles RED flight in the Van Der Meer Southern Junior Championships. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Tom and Michelle King. • Born on July 24th, 1997. • Enjoys swimming and boating.

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Victoria Roberts Freshman • HS • Ridgeland, Miss. Jackson Academy

Career Stats Singles Year

Overall

2016

Career

Year

Overall

2016

Career

Doubles

HIGH SCHOOL: • Rated a three-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net. • Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Mississippi. • Ranked 74th in the Southeast Region and 231st nationally. • Compiled a 32-21 overall record in her junior career, including an 18-2 mark against three-star recruits. • Named to the Prince Hot 100 List as a senior in November. • Prepped a Jackson Academy High School where she was a four-time North AAA champion. • Captured two state championships and went a perfect 20-0 over her sophomore and junior seasons. • Also was a member of her school’s basketball and swimming teams. PERSONAL: • Daughter of Stan and Colleen Roberts. • Born on October 10, 1996.

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A-STATE TENNIS

2015-16 Preview Kel Lange ushers in a new era of Arkansas State women’s tennis after being selected to take charge of the team in the summer of 2015. Lange, who has experience as a head coach in the SEC, most recently coached at Birmingham Southern where he enjoyed four years of success before joining a Sun Belt Conference school for the first time in his career. Lange is faced with a tough task in having to replace a four-year all-conference player in Tamara Slijepecevic, who etched her name across the A-State record books with four phenomenal years of tennis. Not only did she become the seventh player in school history with 50 or more career wins, she also ranks third on the Red Wolves’ all-time career winning percentage list. In addition to Slijepecvic, A-State must also replace Jess Heeps-Eriksen who served as one of the core doubles’ players on the roster in the last four years and also made a strong impression as a singles’ competitor in her senior season. Perhaps the most logical choice to take over the No. 1 spot for Lange is junior Julie Gauguery who won six matches as the No. 2 position player last season. Gauguery has shown promise of taking the next step, but could receive a heavy dose of competition for the top spot from freshman Shelby King who proved she will be name to be remembered throughout the Red Wolves’ fall schedule. King had the best showing of any A-State player in recent memory at the ITA Regional Tournament in Stillwater, Okla., by winning a pair of matches and advancing deep in the consolation bracket. She also too home top honors in two other tournaments. Fellow freshman Victoria Roberts also comes with a strong pedigree, earning a No. 74 ranking in the Southeast Region and nabbing a 3-star rating by Tennisrecruiting.net. Of the returning players, redshirt junior Daria Iurchenko is looking to bounce back after a slow start to her fall season. The Russian native is coming a season-ending injury in 2015 and is looking to work her way back into form this season. Senior Sofia Krsmanovic also figures to figure into the regular rotation and has shown flashes that she can be among the Sun Belt’s best players. Junior Victoria Pisani has also been very consistent throughout her career and can be counted on to give a stellar effort each and every time that she takes the court. Senior Chiara Stefanov adds stability to the lineup, while sophomore Sabina Jeresic is a wild card that can play virtually any position in the lineup and find success. Before the dual match season kicks off in November, the Red Wolves will take part in two tuneup tournaments. The squad will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., to participate in the FGCU invitational Jan. 14-18 and will follow with a trip to Dallas, Texas to take part in the SMU Invite Jan. 23-24.The dual match season officially kicks Deb. 2 with a home match against Central Arkansas, followed by five straight road matches against Stephen F. Austin, Lamar, Saint Louis and Southern Illinois. The squad returns home Feb. 27 for a three-match home stand staring with Murray State and follow with a March 5 matchup against Lipscomb and Eastern Illinois on March 12. Sun Belt Conference play starts with a neutral clash with Appalachian State in Nashville, followed by two non-conference slates at home against Missouri State and Western Kentucky on March 18-19. The Red Wolves then travel to Louisiana to take on Texas State and UT Arlington in a neutral site clash, followed by a trip to New Orleans to take on Southeastern Louisiana and New Orleans. Arkansas State wraps up league play with a trip to Texas to play Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana-Lafayette. The Sun Belt Conference tournament is scheduled for April 21-24 in New Orleans. 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Reference Guide

A-STATE TENNIS 2014-15 Results

Overall: 4-13

Sun Belt: 0-6

Home: 1-2

Away 3-9

Neutral: 0-2

Singles

Overall

Conf

Career

Julie Gauguery

6-9

1-2

6-9

16-15

Jess Heeps-Eriksen

3-12

0-5

3-3

0-9

17-29

Daria Iurchenko

3-4

0-2

3-4

Sabina Jeresic

5-11

0-5

0-2

3-5

2-4

5-11

Sofia Krsmanovic

0-5

2-11

Victoria Pisani

5-12

1-4

3-12

2-0

5-20

Tamara Slijepcevic

12-3

3-1

12-3

50-16

Chiara Stefanov

2-2

0-1

2-1

5-14

Totals

36-58

5-20

12-3

6-9

3-14

8-8

3-14

5-10

Percentage

.383

.200

.800

.400

.176

.500

.125

.333

Doubles

Overall

Conf

Gaguery/Pisani

3-8

1-1

3-8

Jeresic/Slijpecevic

6-8

1-3

1-2

5-6

Heeps-Eriksen/Krsmanovic

0-2

5-6

Gauguery/Krsmanovic

0-2

Heeps-Eriksen/Pisani

0-1

Gauguery/Heeps-Eriksen

1-2

0-1

Krsmanovic/Pisani

0-2

0-0

0-1

Krsmanovic/Stefanov

0-1

Totals

15-30

2-11

4-10

5-11

6-9

Percentage

.33

.154

.286

.312

.400

Date

Opponent

Score

Result

Overall

Conference

1/23/15

UT Martin

3-4

0-1

1/30/15

at Appalachian St.*

1-6

0-2

0-1

1/31/15

at Davidson

1-6

0-3

2/6/15

SEMO

6-1

1-3

2/9/15

at UCA

1-6

1-4

2/20/15

at Missouri St.

6-1

2-4

2/28/15

at Lipscomb

2-5

3/1/15

at Western Ky.

2-5

2-6

3/7/15

at Georgia Southern*

2-5

2-7

0-2

3/8/15

at Kennesaw State

6-1

3-7

3/29/15

Southern Illinois

2-5

3-8

4/2-15

vs Texas State*

1-4

3-8

4/3/15

at UT Arlington*

0-4

3-10

0-4

4/4/15

vs Louisiana*

2-4

3-11

0-5

4/8/15

at ULM*

1-6

3-12

0-6

4/16/15

vs Appalachian St.

4-3

4-12

4/17/15

vs Georgia St.

0-4

4-13

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A-STATE TENNIS 2014-15 in Pictures

Chiara Stefanov

Sofia Krsmanovic

Sabina Jeresic

Victoria Pisani

Julie Gauguery

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Daria Iurchenko

A-STATE TENNIS All-Time Letterwinners

--A--

--I-Iddles, Jo ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 Iurchenko, Daria ‘15

Aleman, Maria ‘10 Alred, Natalie ‘84 Anderson, Beth ‘89 ‘90 Axelsson, Eva-Lena ‘99 Axelsson, Pernilla ‘99 ‘00 ‘01

--J-Jackard, Jane ‘82 ‘83 Jeresic, Sabina ‘15

--B-Barnard, Elne’ ‘09 ‘10 Bishop, Sharon ‘88 Botha, Cornelia ‘95 ‘96 Brohman, Mary Anne ‘84 Bullington, J.J. ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 ‘81 Branker, Renée ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Byrne, Siobhan ‘00 ‘01

--K-Kamal, Menna ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Kemsley, Kylie ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 Kostner, Manuela ‘97 Koster, Mary ‘87 ‘88 Kottke, Heather ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 Krsmanovic, Sofia ‘13 ‘14, ‘15

--C-Caldwell, Angela ‘86 ‘87 ‘89 Chelminska, Paula ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 Cibils, Magui ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 Clark, Jo ‘85 ‘87 ‘88 Crooks, Bettina ‘97 ‘98 Cross, Kerrin ‘92 ‘93 Crowe, Emily ‘11 Crumpton, Karen ‘80 ‘81 ‘82 ‘83

--L-Laing, Emily ‘08 ‘09 Lewis, Jill ‘82 ‘83 ‘84 Lockhande, Ashlesha ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 Loots, Wilmarie ‘95 ‘96

--D-de Villiers, Wanda ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 --E-Engelbrecht, Marina ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 Enriquez, Giuliana ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 Eyeington, Tina ‘83 --F-Fourie, Katrien ‘92 ‘93 Fung, Janelle ‘12

--V-Van Den Berg, Lee-Ann ‘93 ‘94 van Wyk, Rone’ ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 Vorwald, Catherine ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 --W-Wilkinson, Dyphany ‘89 Williams, Marcia ‘77 ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 Wiskotoni, Becky ‘80 ‘81 ‘82 Zora, Leydi ‘08 ‘09

--P-Penon, Monica ‘05 Pisani, Victoria ‘14, ‘15 Pogacnik, Marusa ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Posada, Bianca ‘99 Pridgen, Vanessa ‘81

Halko, Paula ‘81 Harrison, Cynthia ‘89 Heeps-Eriksen, Jess ‘12 ‘13 ‘14, ‘15 Herring, Jenny ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Hilburne, Janet ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 ‘92 Howey, Ceara ‘11 ‘12 Huchingson, Kimberly ‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 Hurzeler, Cyndi ‘90

--N-Nelson, Jennifer ‘02 Nguyen, My-Hang ‘07 Nowland, Janie ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14

--T-Tate, Melanie ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 Teu, Ioana ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 Tiernan, Nicole ‘88 Townsley, Rene ‘82 Turner, Kelley ‘93 ‘94 ‘95

--O-Ojdanic, Tina ‘09 ‘10 Oprea, Maria ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Osborn, Sandra ‘81 ‘82

--G-Gauguery, Julie ‘14, ‘15 Geme, Gija ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 Geme, Liga ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 Gibson, Marcia ‘77 ‘78 ‘79 ‘80 Giesen, Vicki ‘88 ‘89 ‘90 ‘91 Georgescu, Andrea ‘10 Grimes, Heidi ‘83 Guthrie, Belinda ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 --H--

--M-McCoy, Megan ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 McFadden, Maureen ‘82 ‘83 ‘84 McLin, Monica ‘92 Meichsner, Kendra ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 Miloshevska, Biljana ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 Minic, Zeljka ‘06 ‘07

--S-Saravia, Karen ‘05 Scarbrough, Scottie Schladweiler, Melissa ‘89 Searle, Julia ‘02 Silva, Melissa ‘05 Slijepcevic, Tamara ‘12 ‘13 ‘14, ‘15 Smith, Allison ‘90 Snapp, Marianne ‘81 Stephens, Kim ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Stefanov, Chiara ‘13 ‘14, ‘15 Stone, Jennie ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Szafranski, Caroline ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 Szepeshazi, Agi ‘99

--R-Rana, Saumya ‘00 ‘01 Reilly, Leanne ‘84 ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 Richardson, Cindy ‘80 ‘81 Roberts, Vanessa ‘85 ‘86 ‘87 ‘88 Robertson, Eileen ‘90 ‘91 Robison, Claire ‘82 ‘83 Robison, Kit ‘82 ‘83 Rong, Mariana ‘12

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A-STATE TENNIS Records

Arkansas State Season Records (Since 1985)

Arkansas State Career Records (Since 1985)

Single Match Wins

Singles Match Wins

No.

Name

Year

Wins

No.

Names

Kelley Turner

1993

Caroline Szafranski

1997-00

Angela Caldwell

1986

Wanda de Villiers

1993-96

Katrien Fourie

1993

Melanie Tate

1994-97

Wanda de Villiers

1993

Kendra Mechsner

1995-98

Lee-Ann Van Den Burg

1993

Guiliana Enriquez

1995-98

Tamara Slijepcevic

2012-15

Year

Wins

Giuliana Enriquez

1996

Catherine Vorwald

1985

Megan McCoy

2000-03

Kylie Kemsley

1996

Kimberly Huchingson

1991-94

Carolina Szafranski

1998

Magui Cibils

1999-02

Heather Kottke

1991-94

Kelley Turner

1993-95

Marina Engelbrecht

2003-06

Megan McCoy

2000

Tamara Slijepcevic

2012

Singles Winning Pct. (min. 10 matches) Singles Match Winning Pct (min. 30 matches)

No.

Name

Year

Pct.

Wilmarie Loots

1995

.917 (11-1)

No.

Names

Saumya Rana

2000

.909 (10-1)

Guiliana Enriquez

1995-98

.797 (51-13)

Catherin Vorwald

1985

.895 (17-2)

Tamara Slijepcevic

2012-15

.760 (50-15)

Kyle Kemsley

1996

.895 (17-2)

Kelley Turner

1993-95

.767 (46-14)

Tamara Slijepcevic

2012

.895 (17-2)

Cornelia Botha

1995-96

.737 (28-10)

Marina Engelbrecht

2003-06

.730 (46-17)

Years

Pct.

Angela Caldwell

1987

.889 (16-2)

Cornelia Botha

1995

.882 (15-2)

Melanie Tate

1994-97

.722 (52-20)

Melanie Tate

1997

.882 (15-2)

Caroline Szafranski

1997-00

.705 (55-23)

.882 (15-2)

Liga Geme

2002-04

.696 (32-14)

.882 (15-2)

Kendra Meichsner

1995-98

.693 (52-23)

10.

Kylie Kemsley

1996-99

.689 (42-19)

Giuliana Enrequez

1997

Siobhan Byrne

2000

Doubles Match Wins Doubles Match Wins

No.

Pair

Year

Wins

G. Geme/L. Geme

2002

No.

Pair

M. McCoy/J. Searle

2002

M. Engelbrecht/M. Pogacnik

2003-05

L. Reilly/A. Caldwell

1986-87

Years

Wins

K. Stephens/J. Stone

1986

W. Loots/K. Kemsley

1996

K. Stephens/J. Stone

1986-87

M. Cibils/M. Pogacnik

2002

J. Herring/M. Kama

2010-11

M. Oprea/P. Chelminska

2008

W. de Villiers/M. Tate

1995-96

R. van Wyk/L. Zora

2008-09

E. Barnard/P. Chelminska

2009

J. Iddles/K. Fourie

1992

C. Vorwald/V. Roberts

1986-87

K. Turner/W. Loots

1995

K. Meichsner/C. Botha

1995-96

G. Geme/L. Geme

2002

M. McCoy/J. Searle

2002

E. Barnard/R. van Wyk

2010

Doubles Winning Pct. (min. 10 matches) No. 1.

Pair.

Year

Doubles Winning Pct. (min. 20 matches)

Pct.

K. Turner/W. Loots

1995

1.000 (13-0)

No.

Pair

Years

Pct.

W. de Villiers/M. Tate

1995

1.000 (11-0)

W. de Villiers/M. Tate

1995-96

.833 (20-4)

G. Geme/C. Szabranksi

2000

1.000 (10-0)

G. Geme/L. Geme

2002

.800 (16-4)

M. McCoy/J. Searle

2002

.800 (16-4)

W. Loots/K. Kemsley

1996

.933 (14-1)

E. Barnard/R. Van Wyk

2010

.867 (13-2)

J. Herring/M. Kama

2010-11

.750 (21-7)

K. Meichsner/C. Botha

1995

.833 (10-2)

M. Engelbrecht/M/ Pogacnik

2003-05

.730 (21-10)

G. Geme/L. Geme

2002

.800 (16-4)

K. Meichsner/C. Botha

1995-96

.708 (17-7)

.800 (16-4)

K. Stephens/J. Stone

1986-87

.667 (22-11)

M. McCoy/J. Searle

2002

R. Van Wyk/L. Zora

2008-09

.667 (20-10)

L. Reilly/A. Caldwell

1986-87

.657 (23-12)

10.

K. Huchingson/K. Turner

1993-94

.583 (14-10)

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Career Coaching Victories

Year-By-Year Record Year

Coach

W-L

Pct.

Conf.

Finish

No.

Name

Years

Wins

1975

Kay Woodiel

2-6

.250

AWISA

Marcia Williams

1981-2011

339

1976

Kay Woodiel

2-10

.166

AWISA

1977

Kay Woodiel

2-8-2

.166

AWISA

Marina Engelbrecht

2012-15

1978

Kay Woodiel

9-3

.750

AWISA

Champions

Sara Wooley

1979-1980

1979

Sara Wooley

10-2

.833

AWISA

Champions

Kay Woodiel

1975-78

1980

Sara Wooley

11-5

.688

AWISA

1981

Marica Williams

8-5

.615

AWISA

1982

Marica Williams

12-3

.800

AWISA

Champions

1983

Marica Williams

3-7

.300

Southland

4th

1984

Marica Williams

6-10

.375

Southland

6th

1985

Marica Williams

11-6

.647

Southland

3rd

1986

Marica Williams

11-7

.611

Southland

5th

1987

Marica Williams

10-8

.555

Southland

4th

1988

Marica Williams

8-14

.364

American South

t3rd

1989

Marica Williams

5-12

.294

American South

5th

1990

Marica Williams

9-6

.600

American South

3rd

1991

Marica Williams

11-3

.786

American South

2nd

1992

Marica Williams

17-9

.654

Sun Belt

5th

1993

Marica Williams

19-7

.730

Sun Belt

4th

1994

Marica Williams

11-7

.611

Sun Belt

4th

1995

Marica Williams

16-1

.941

Sun Belt

3rd

1996

Marica Williams

16-6

.727

Sun Belt

2nd

1997

Marica Williams

12-5

.706

Sun Belt

2nd

1998

Marica Williams

13-7

.650

Sun Belt

3rd

1999

Marica Williams

13-8

.619

Sun Belt

3rd

2000

Marica Williams

17-4

.810

Sun Belt

3rd

2001

Marica Williams

7-15

.318

Sun Belt

8th

2002

Marica Williams

16-8

.66

Sun Belt

4th

2003

Marica Williams

11-11

.500

Sun Belt

8th

2004

Marica Williams

6-8

.429

Sun Belt

9th

2005

Marica Williams

6-11

.353

Sun Belth

10th

2006

Marica Williams

12-9

.571

Sun Belt

8th

2007

Marica Williams

9-8

.529

Sun Belt

7th

2008

Marica Williams

13-10

.565

Sun Belt

7th

2009

Marica Williams

12-7

.632

Sun Belt

6th

2010

Marica Williams

7-8

.467

Sun Belt

9th

2011

Marica Williams

9-6

.600

Sun Belt

5th

2012

Marina Engelbrecht

11-9

.550

Sun Belt

8th

2013

Marina Engelbrecht

5-11

.313

Sun Belt

11th

2014

Marina Engelbrecht

6-11

.353

Sun Belt

7th

2015

Marina Engelbrecht

4-13

.235

Sun Belth

10th

Career Winning Percentage No.

Name

Record

Percentage

Sara Wooley

21-7

.750

Marcia Williams

339-238

.588

Marina Engelbrecht

26-44

.371

Kay Woodiel

15-27

.357

Marcia Williams

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All-Time Series Results

Louisiana Tech

17-4

Texas State

0-2

(Since 1985)

Louisville

1-5

Troy

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Marquette

1-0

Tulane

1-1

6-1

Tulsa

5-4 3-1

1-12

Air Force

1-0

McNeese State

Alabama State

1-0

Memphis

15-9

Union

Middle Tennessee

5-11

UAB

7-12 3-5

Arkansas-Little Rock

20-22

Austin Peay

4-3

Midwestern

1-0

UTEP

Appalachian State

1-1

Mississippi State

0-4

UT Arlington

Ball State

2-0

Miss. Uni. for Women

1-0

UT Martin

Belmont

1-0

Missouri State

1-8

UT San Antonio

1-0

Birmingham-Southern

1-0

Montana

1-0

West Florida

0-1

Cal State-Fullerton

1-0

Morehead State

1-0

Western Illinois

0-1

California-Irvine

0-1

Murray State

12-5

Centenary

3-0

New Mexico

0-1

Wichita State

0-1

Central Arkansas

5-1

New Mexico State

1-4

Wyoming

1-0

Central Florida

1-0

New Orleans

8-8

Chattanooga

0-1

Nicholls State

3-2

Chicago State

1-0

North Alabama

2-0

Cincinnati

0-1

North Texas

9-6

Colorado State

0-1

Northern Alabama

1-0

Davidson

0-1

Northern Colorado

1-0

Denver

3-5

Northern Illinois

1-0

Drake

0-3

Northern Iowa

1-0

Drury

3-0

Northwestern State

8-6

East Tennessee State

1-0

Nova Southeastern

0-1

East Texas State

1-0

Oklahoma

0-1

Eastern Illinois

1-0

Oklahoma Christian

1-1

Evansville

2-0

Oklahoma State

2-1

Florida Atlantic

4-4

Ole Miss

0-2

Florida International

1-8

Oral Roberts

4-1

Freed-Hardeman

5-0

Rhodes College

3-0

Georgia State

0-1

Sam Houston State

2-0

Georgia Southern

0-1

Samford

4-1

Harding

8-0

SEMO

Harvard

0-1

Southeastern Louisiana

1-0

Houston

0-3

Southern Illinois

5-1

Idaho

0-1

SMU

0-2

Illinois State

0-1

Southern Miss

8-2

Jacksonville

6-0

Southwest Missouri St.

9-1

Kansas State

0-1

Saint Louis

2-3

0-1

Stephen F. Austin

1-0

TCU

0-2

0-1

Tennessee Tech

6-3

Louisiana-Lafayette

7-18

Texas A&M CC

1-1

Louisiana-Monroe

7-10

Texas Pan-American

5-0

Kennesaw State Lamar Lipscomb

13-6

Western Kentucky

3-3 16-4

11-2

20-1

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A-STATE TENNIS Hall of Honor

Neil Abel..................................................................... 2009 inductee Golf Coach, 1980-2006 Linda Allison.............................................................. 1994 inductee Basketball, 1980-84 Fred Barnett............................................................... 1999 inductee Football, 1986-89 Randy Barnhill .......................................................... 2003 inductee Football, 1984-86 Mike Beebe ................................................................ 2008 inductee Honorary Inductee Earl Bell ...................................................................... 1986 inductee Track, 1974-77 Bill Bergey ................................................................. 1982 inductee Football, 1965-68 Everett Bolton ........................................................... 1986 inductee Three sports, 1939-41, 1946-48 Rusty Bourg................................................................ 1995 inductee Baseball, 1967-70 Gene Bradley ............................................................. 2009 inductee Football, 1976-79 Steve Brooks............................................................... 1995 inductee Basketball, 1970-74 Dwane Brown ........................................................... 2001 inductee Football, 1984-87 Ray Brown ................................................................. 1996 inductee Football, 1983-85 Dan Buckley............................................................... 1995 inductee Football, 1966-69 Jess Bucy .................................................................... 1998 inductee Baseball, 1949-51; Basketball, 1949-51 Mike Burk .................................................................. 1997 inductee Basketball, 1964-68 Johnie Burnett ........................................................... 1985 inductee Four sports, 1927-29 Bill Caldwell .............................................................. 1985 inductee Three sports, 1956-59 Jim Callaway .............................................................. 1992 inductee Baseball, 1965-68 Maurice Carthon ...................................................... 1991 inductee Football, 1979-82 Nelson Catalina ........................................................ 1991 inductee Basketball Coach, 1979-95 Howard Cissell........................................................... 1993 inductee

Football, 1954-57 Ron Carroll ................................................................ 2005 inductee Trainer, 1976-present Gary Crane................................................................. 1992 inductee Basketball, 1965-68; Football, 1967-68 Carter Ray Crawford................................................. 1997 inductee Football, 1984-85 Dave Dailey ............................................................... 2000 inductee Golf, 1984-88 Bill Davidson ............................................................. 1984 inductee Football, 1953-57; FB Coach, 1968-78 Tommy Davis............................................................. 2002 inductee Football, 1958-59 John Dickey................................................................ 1997 inductee Basketball, Football, Baseball, 1947-48 John Dickson ............................................................. 1984 inductee Basketball, 1963-67 Wayne Dorton ........................................................... 2004 inductee Football, 1968-71 Bennie Ellender ........................................................ 1982 inductee Football Coach, 1963-70 Marina Engelbrecht............................................ 2014 inductee Women’s Tennis, 2003-06; Tennis Coach 2012-15 Frosty England........................................................... 1983 inductee Football Coach, 1946-53 Frank Farella ............................................................. 1999 inductee Football, 1954-57 David Faught ............................................................. 2009 inductee Men’s Golf, 1994-97 Bob Ferralasco .......................................................... 2008 inductee Football 1946 Charlotte Fields ......................................................... 1998 inductee Basketball, 1984-88 Jay Flanagan .............................................................. 2007 inductee Track Coach, 1989-2007 Chico Fletcher ........................................................... 2012 inductee Basketball, 1997-2000 Don Floyd .................................................................. 2003 inductee Athletic Director, 1969-75 Pedtra Wilson Flournoy........................................... 2002 inductee Track, 1990-93 Charlie Fredrick ........................................................ 2006 inductee Football, 1984-87

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Aubrey Gatewood ..................................................... 1988 inductee Baseball, 1956-59 Bob Giersburg............................................................ 1994 inductee Track, 1966-68 George Glenn............................................................. 1984 inductee Baseball, 1963-66 Terry Gwin................................................................. 1985 inductee Football, 1965-66 Julie Hagood............................................................... 2010 inductee Women’s Basketball, 1997-2000 James Hamilton ........................................................ 1990 inductee Football, 1968-71 Foy Hammons ........................................................... 1988 inductee Football, 1913-15; FB Coach, 1919-21 Lauren Fair Harmon ................................................ 2008 inductee Volleyball, 1993-96 Calvin Harrell ........................................................... 1994 inductee Football, 1968-71 Jeff Hartwig................................................................ 2000 inductee Track, 1989-90 Dan Henderson ........................................................ 1995 inductee Basketball, 1974-77 Thomas Hill ............................................................... 1982 inductee Track, 1968-72 David Hines................................................................ 1996 inductee Football, 1972-75 Joe Hollimon.............................................................. 1993 inductee Football, 1971-74 Keith Horn................................................................. 2010 inductee Baseball, 1993-95 T.J. Humphreys ......................................................... 1988 inductee Football, Track, 1973-77 Marvin Jarrett............................................................ 2000 inductee Basketball, 1978-80 Sue Jayroe................................................................... 1997 inductee Basketball, 1975-80 Rickey Jemsion........................................................... 2012 inductee Football, 1983-86 Garry Johnson............................................................ 2011 inductee Football, 1999-02 Ken Jones.................................................................... 1987 inductee Football, 1972-75 Al Joyner .................................................................... 1993 inductee Track, 1980-83 Gerald Jumper............................................................ 1990 inductee Football, 1964-67 Tim Keane ................................................................. 2005 inductee Football, 1965-67; Football Coach, 1972-89 George Kell ................................................................ 1999 inductee Tennis, 1940 Monica Klebe............................................................. 1998 inductee Track, 1986-89 Guy Kochel ................................................................ 1984 inductee Track Coach, 1972-89 John Koldus ............................................................... 1995 inductee Baseball, 1952-53; Football, 1950-52 Larry Lacewell ........................................................... 1987 inductee FB Coach, Athletic Director, 1979-90

Tim Langford ............................................................ 2008 inductee Football, 1980-83 Harry Larche ............................................................. 1983 inductee Three sports, 1946-48 Doug Lowery ............................................................. 2005 inductee Football, 1970-73 Mike Malham, Jr. ...................................................... 2001 inductee Football, 1972-75 Mike Malham, Sr. ..................................................... 2006 inductee Football Coach, 1971-84 Tim Maloney ............................................................. 2004 inductee Baseball, 1981-83 Micah Marsh.............................................................. 2007 inductee Basketball, 1994-98 Jo Beth Carmack Mathis........................................... 2000 inductee Volleyball, 1990-92 Margie Kolat McGee................................................. 2006 inductee Volleyball, 1991-94 Kendra Meichsner.............................................. 2005 inductee Tennis, 1995-98 Dennis Meyer............................................................. 1991 inductee Football, 1968-71 Maurice Miller .......................................................... 1986 inductee Three sports, 1946-50 David Mitchell........................................................... 2013 inductee Football, 1970-73 Andy Morris .............................................................. 1990 inductee Baseball, 1958-61; SID, 1969-74; Asst. AD, 1974-77 Jerry Muckensturm .................................................. 1992 inductee Football, 1972-75 Anthony Myles .......................................................... 2001 inductee Basketball, 1978-80 Marvin Neloms.......................................................... 2011 inductee Football, 1983-86 Newton Norris........................................................... 2001 inductee Basketball, 1934-37 Beth Anderson Nuneviller................................. 2012 inductee Volleyball, 1988-89, & Tennis, 1989-90 Okey Oldham............................................................. 1990 inductee Football, 1928-29; Baseball, 1928-30 Roy Painter................................................................. 2002 inductee Football, 1973-76 Bill Phillips ................................................................ 1992 inductee Football, 1968-71 Wayne Pitcock............................................................ 1991 inductee Baseball, 1967-69 Chris Poole................................................................. 2010 inductee Volleyball Coach, 1987-92 Ed Preston.................................................................. 1991 inductee Track, 1975-77 John Rauth.................................................................. 1983 inductee Basketball Coach, Golf Coach, 1949-79 Tom Reese.................................................................. 2007 inductee Football, 1962-65 Don Riggs .................................................................. 1986 inductee Four sports, 1955-59 Kelly Riley................................................................... 2009 inductee Track & Field, 1989-92

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Jerry Rook ................................................................. 1983 inductee Basketball, 1962-65 Scott Roper................................................................. 2010 inductee Football, 1986-87 John Rose.................................................................... 1985 inductee Track, Basketball Coach, 1963-76 Dana Ryan.................................................................. 1989 inductee Baseball, 1965-68 Daniel Ryland............................................................. 2014 inductee Track & Field, 1998-2000, 2002 Don Scaife ................................................................. 1989 inductee Basketball, 1973-75 Bobby Scott ............................................................... 1992 inductee Four sports, 1948-51 Elbert Shelley............................................................. 1997 inductee Football, 1983-86 Fred Shepherd............................................................ 2002 inductee Basketball, 1990-93 Doug Shouse.............................................................. 2013 inductee Track & Field, 1982-84 James E. Simmons..................................................... 2006 inductee Football, 1970-72 Ron Smith................................................................... 2014 inductee Football, 1976-79 Leslie Speck................................................................ 1984 inductee Three sports, 1931-35; Coach, 1936-38 Robert Speer............................................................... 2014 inductee Football, 1973-76 Jerald Spencer ........................................................... 2006 inductee Track & Field, 1965-67 Tommy Spiers............................................................ 1998 inductee Football, 1954-56 Paul Stovall................................................................. 2000 inductee Football, Track, 1953-54 Dan Summers............................................................ 1998 inductee Football, 1962-65 Clovis Swinney .......................................................... 1989 inductee Football, 1967-69 John Tate..................................................................... 1998 inductee Basketball, 1986-89 Sonja Tate .................................................................. 2004 inductee Basketball, Track, 1990-93 Donnie Taylor............................................................ 2001 inductee Track, 1976-79 Bill Templeton............................................................ 1987 inductee FB, 1954-56; FB Coach, 1965-79, Asst. AD, 1980-cur. Harold Thomas ......................................................... 1996 inductee Baseball, 1953-56 Willard Tilley............................................................. 1982 inductee Football, Basketball, 1939-40 J.A. Tomlinson .......................................................... 1982 inductee Athletic Dir., Baseball Coach, 1944-76 Jan Troutt ................................................................... 1996 inductee Track, 1983-85 Shyla Tucker............................................................... 2003 inductee Basketball, 1991-94 Joe Turner................................................................... 2011 inductee Football, 1960-62

Juli Vaccari.................................................................. 1990 inductee Volleyball, 1975-78 Tommy Walker.......................................................... 2013 inducteed Football, 1980-83 Jim Wagner................................................................. 1996 inductee Baseball, 1967-70 Sam Wier.................................................................... 1988 inductee Football, 1960-62; Football Assistant, 1971-72 Matt Whiteside.......................................................... 2007 inductee Baseball, 1987-90 Bob Williams.............................................................. 1987 inductee Track, 1975-79; Coach, 1980-86 J.H. Williams.............................................................. 2013 inductee Basketball, 1973-75 Marcia Williams........................................................ 1993 inductee Tennis, 1977-80; Coach, 1980-2011 H.T. Winters............................................................... 1983 inductee Football, Baseball, 1929-32 Jerry Ann Winters .................................................... 1994 inductee Women’s Basketball Coach, 1984-95 Bennie Wilhelm ........................................................ 1993 inductee Four sports, 1946-49 Jim Wiseman.............................................................. 2007 inductee Football, 1984-87 Richie Woit................................................................. 1989 inductee Football, 1950-53 Kay Woodiel ....................................................... 1988 inductee Coach in three women’s sports, 1974-84

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The Arkansas State University Athletics Department announced the fourth largest single donation in its history, a $400,000 gift from Charles Luter that was used to enhance the athletics’ academic facility, at a press conference held at the newly named Charles Luter Family Academic Success Center in September of 2008. The Academic Success Center serves as a foundation for structure, discipline and organization for the education of all A-State student-athletes. The facility, coupled with innovative programs and equipment, currently houses the academic support staff, tutors, computer labs, a resource room, study areas, tutorial rooms, small group study centers, a large conference room, the compliance office and spring sports coaching offices. Among the most recent and noticeable modifications to the Charles Luter Family Academic Success Center is a new foyer housed in a brick and rock exterior that, along with new landscaping, gives the entrance to the builing a modern look and creates a stronger image. The actual foyer has a large Red Wolves logo embedded in a terrazzo flooring that greets visitors as they enter the building. A receptionist office now also connects to the lobby area, which holds all-new furniture and a plaque recognizing Charles and his wife, Kay. A restructuring of the academic resource center, now known as Dawson’s Den, has occurred, including a wallwrap celebrating academic success that is clearly visible for student-athletes working in the computer lab. Additionally, tutorial rooms and computerwork stations have been upgraded in this area, which also displays pictures of the most recent A-State graduates. The names of the latest members of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll are also showcased in Dawson’s Den. The area is named after Scott and Kay Dawson, longtime supporters of Red Wolves’ athletics.

Red Wolves Leadership Academy

It is well-known that collegiate athletics departments across the country place a common emphasis on graduation, but Arkansas State has taken it a step further by already fulfilling a bold promise of 100 percent job placement for all its graduating student-athletes. A-State has met its job-placement goal through its newly-developed Red Wolves Leadership Academy, which continues to strengthen with a new study abroad component added to foster global awareness which is often cited by employers as a positive attribute they seek This past summer, Arkansas State student-athletes took part in the first study abroad program offered by any university and their athletics department in the nation. The program goes handin-hand with the Red Wolves Leadership Academy, designed with the sole purpose to obtain 100 percent job placement for ALL student-athletes upon graduation. The Red Wolves took a ground-breaking step by sending the group of student-athletes to London on a faculty-led academic program. For A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir, this is just one of the many ways it all comes back to providing the Red Wolves with the most comprehensive experiences possible to be successful in life. According to a recent CNN article (2014), titled “Studying abroad could give you an edge in the job Current football student-athlete Charlesmarket,” only one percent of U.S. college students manage to study abroad. The author can now count ton Girley and Director of Athletics Terry these and future Red Wolves among that one percent. Mohajir embrace during the 2015 Arkansas Research conducted by UC Merced backs up what Mohajir, the A-State Athletics Department, and State Spring Commencement. A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson, who has led hundreds of such programs, believes – adding the study abroad component to the Red Wolves Leadership Academy puts its student-athletes among the most desirable employees in the nation coming out of college and helps create global citizens. The UC Merced research also showed that 97 percent of study abroad students found employment within 12 months of graduation, while only 49 percent of college graduates found employment in the same period. Additionally, statistics revealed study abroad students had a 25 percent higher starting salary than those college graduates who did not study abroad. Graduate school also falls under the all-encompassing umbrella provided by the Red Wolves Leadership Academy and is included in its goal of 100 percent job placement since it has a significant impact on future employment. According to IES Abroad research (“Recent Graduates Survey: The Impact of Studying Abroad on Recent College Graduates’ Careers”, 2012), 90 percent of alumni who were accepted into one of their top two choices for graduate or professional school studied abroad. Like Mohajir and Dr. Hudson, Dr. DeeDee Hudson, Director of the Office of Study Abroad at A-State, and Dr. Osa Amienyi, Chair of the Department of Media at Arkansas State University, were a part of the study abroad vision and instrumental in bringing it to fruition.

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Facilities Arkansas State’s athletics programs compete in petes in the Jonesboro Bowling Center. top-of-the line facilities. The Red Wolves’ soccer and track and field teams Centennial Bank Stadium, which opened in 1974, utilized the same stadium for the first time in school has evolved into a beautiful stadium which seats over history during 2014-15, as the soccer field was relocat30,000 fans. The stadium has undergone a “Centennial ed as part of the track facility. Expansion” construction project that covers 40,000 A-State has also completed a new women’s soccer square feet, including the press box and concourse. and women’s tennis facility, which houses both squads’ The 192,000 square-foot Convocation Center is a locker rooms, training room, offices and more. multi-purpose facility that is home to the A-State bas Facilities have received a number of facelifts since ketball, Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir’s arrival in 2012, volleyball and indoor track and field teams. making sure that the athletic department’s “front door” Coaches and student-athletes moved into a new and other sports areas possess a first-class appearance. $2.7 million track and field complex in spring 2004. It A-State has completed, is in the process of completcontains an eight-lane 400-meter track and can be set ing up for two NCAA venues. and has committed a combined $60 million in con Three local country clubs graciously allow A-State’s struction and facility renovations since Mohajir’s men’s and women’s golf programs to utilize their facili- arrival, including stadium lighting and seats at Centies for practice and play. tennial Bank Stadium. Also included in the upgrades J.A. “Ike” Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field serves home have been renovations and updates inside the A-State to Red Wolves baseball. Built in 1993, the stadium Football Facility and weight rooms, locker rooms and received complete lighting in 1996, 206 field level seats training rooms at both Centennial Bank Stadium and were added for the 2008 season and a new scoreboard the Convocation Center, where new was installed in 2011. seating has also been installed. A-State’s newest women’s program, bowling, com-

A new 3,200 square foot women’s tennis and soccer facility opened in the fall of 2015. The tennis courts are currently scheduled for resurfacing in preparation for the upcoming season.

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Centennial Bank Stadium

Student Activity Center

Convocation Center

Convocation Center - Floor

Convocation Center Weight Room

Tomlinson Stadium

Track & Field/Soccer Field

A-State Tennis Courts

RidgePointe Country Club

Sage Meadows Golf Club

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TRANFORMATION • MOMENTUM • Over $100 million in new facilities and major upgrades are changing the face of Arkansas State • The First-Year Experience program earned the Apple Distinguished Program award, an elite distinction for innocation • A-State’s public/private partnership to create the first American-style campus in Mexico continues • New York Institute of Technoligy plans to establish an additional site for its College of Osteopathic Medicine recieved to the go-ahead in April - will occupy Wilson Hall • For three conscecutive years, Arkansas State welcomed its most academically prepared freshman class • The Honors College set another for enrollment in 2014-15

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• Residental housing is at full capacity with 3,200 living on-campus • A public-private partnership to develop a conference center and hotel on campus announced • A-State Online programs ranked nationally (MPA, #1 value in U.S.; MBA, top 15 for 4th consecutive year by US News) and set to expand with new online degrees in 2015. • Raised more than $15 million in gifts and commitments in the current fiscal year, the highest ever recorded in school history. • Red Wolves set record for most atheltes on the Athletics Director’s Lust and the highest athletics department GPA.

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Jonesboro, home of Arkansas State University, weighs in as the largest city in Northeast Arkansas. As a matter of fact, if you form a triangle by connecting Little Rock, St. Louis and Memphis, Jonesboro stands out as the largest metropolitan city in what amounts to a 17,000 square mile triangular area. Jonesboro is a great city of over 70,000, and is always ready to welcome incoming A-State students from the moment they arrive in town. The booming community has matured over the past half century into a regional center for cultural, educational, industrial, commercial, agricultural, communication, transportation, recreational and medical interests. It contains almost every convenience of a big city and every comfort of a small town. The community is alive with cultural events such as the art exhibitions, theatrical and musical productions, not only on campus but in the city itself through the Jonesboro Fine Arts Council, NEA 28

Foundation of Arts, the Forum and the Northeast Arkansas Symphony. Jonesboro is also the medical hub of northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri, with two major hospitals and countless medical professionals. The city is also a shopping mecca, offering a modern business district as well as quaint downtown antique shops and restaurants. The $100 million Mall at Turtle Creek recently opened with more than 100 stores. One of the five largest cities in Arkansas, Jonesboro is located between the vast and fertile Mississippi River and the cultural and scenic richness of the Ozark Mountains. It is nestled about 70 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee, on the gentle slopes of Crowleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridge. Jonesboro is a comfortable one hour drive from Memphis, two hours from Little Rock and four hours from St. Louis. The city and University have meshed

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resources in recent years and have truly become the “capital” of the northeast quadrant of the state. Northeast Arkansas is a recreation haven for the person who enjoys water sports, fishing, hunting, and boating as well as the joys of unspoiled nature. Jonesboro and the surrounding area have an abundance of lakes, rivers, ponds, streams and forests to serve as nature’s playgrounds for the avid outdoors person. And, Jonesboro, ranked by Forbes. com as the 27th “best small place to live” is a nice place to call home.

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The Sun Belt Conference mantra “Together We Rise” exemplifies what has quickly become America’s most up-and-coming collegiate athletics conference. Founded in 1976, the Sun Belt has adapted and evolved in its nearly 40 year existence. The league was originally formed as a home for some of the nation’s premier mid-major basketball teams and it wasn’t until a number of changes and the demand for a higher national profile that the league began sponsoring football in 2001. Because of this decision to move the league in to the group of football playing conferences, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics.

all guarantee a home for a bowl eligible Sun Belt Conference team each year. And beginning with the2016 season, the Sun Belt is also part of a rotation of conferences that will send a team to the Bahamas Bowl and the Miami Beach Bowl. The influx of bowl game opportunities comes at a time when the Sun Belt Conference is breaking win records year after year and the league is continually exceeding expectations.

The Sun Belt’s 21 non-conference football wins in the 2013 season was a new record for the league - eclipsing the mark of 19 set the year prior. Additionally of note for the league’s non-conference win total was that the Sun Belt fared well against its peer opponents in the non-AQ BCS ranks. The Sun Belt finished a combined 8-1 against members of ConferWith the 2014-15 year marking the debut of ence-USA (4-1), the Mid-American Conferthe College Football Playoff (CFP) the Sun Belt ence (3-0) and the Mountain West Conference continues to find itself among the 10 premier (1-0). The Sun Belt also had the best overall college football conferences and the new sysnon-conference win percentage when compartem is guaranteed universal access based on ing the four non-AQ conferences. performance – there are no automatic quali fiers for the playoff system. Additionally, the The 2013 football season also saw two teams CFP will mean that a spot among the premier take home bowl championship trophies, as UL bowl games of college football will be guaran- Lafayette won its third consecutive R+L Carriteed to the highest-ranked champion from the ers New Orleans Bowl and Arkansas State won other “Group of Five” conferences: the Sun Belt its second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl. Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Mid-American Of course, football wasn’t the only sport that Conference and Conference USA. has seen recent success and all of the league’s sports have contributed to the “Rise” of the Sun With the College Football Playoff included Belt Conference. with the league’s other bowl arrangements, the Sun Belt Conference is tied to seven total bowl In men’s basketball, league newcomer Georgia games. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, State put together one of the best conference the GoDaddy Bowl, the Raycom Media Caperformances in league history in winning the mellia Bowl, the Cure Bowl (debuting in 2015) 2013-14 Sun Belt regular season championship. 30

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UL Lafayette captured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in what was one of the most thrilling finishes to the Sun Belt championship game in recent memory. An influx of young coaches mixed with proven veterans makes both Sun Belt men’s and women’s basketball an exciting brand with vast potential. The Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships were played in the hometown of the Sun Belt at Lakefront Arena this past March in what was the first of a three year deal that will have Sun Belt hoops in the “Big Easy” each March. Baseball and softball continue to be among the league’s standard-bearers for success as each continues to send teams on deep postseason runs and teams are easy to find in the national polls. In baseball, UL Lafayette held a unanimous No. 1 national ranking during the 2014 season and hosted a NCAA Tournament Regional and Super Regional. Not to be outdone, the UL Lafayette softball team also hosted the NCAA Tournament rounds and qualified for the 2014 edition of the Women’s College World Series. In recent years as many as four Sun Belt teams have advanced to the baseball postseason in a single year, while as many as three Sun Belt softball teams have accomplished that feat. While the accomplishments of the Sun Belt’s student-athletes and coaches deserve great praise, so to do the league’s administrators who have helped set the tone for the future of the conference.

“We have never been as strong as we are now academically and financially and I believe we are getting stronger all the time athletically,” former Sun Belt Conference President and Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said recently. “I truly believe that the best is yet to come.” The Sun Belt Conference’s membership consists of 11 football members for 2014 – Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy. UALR and UT Arlington compete in all-sports as non-football members while Idaho and New Mexico State are football only members. Prominent Sun Belt alumni include Lyndon B. Johnson, former President of the United States (Texas State), former All-Star baseball player Luis Gonzalez (South Alabama), former member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives John Breaux (UL Lafayette), country music superstar Tim McGraw (UL Monroe), CEO of Duck Commander and Buck Commander Willie Robertson (UL Monroe) and DeMarcus Ware, an All-Pro NFL linebacker (Troy).

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLORS

Charles Luter (Chair) Paragould, Ark.

Dr. Lynita Cooksey Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs & Prvost

Dr. Len Frey Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration

Dr. Jason Penry Vice Chancellor University Advancement

Dr. Rick Stripling Vice Chancellor Student Affaird

Howard Slinkard (Vice Chair) Rogers, Ark.

Ron Rhodes Cherokee Village, Ark.

Dr. Tim Langford Little Rock, Ark.

Niel Crowson Jonesboro, Ark.

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) was formed in the spring of 1997. The IAC reviews and makes recommendations on issues involving the welfare of student-athletes, the role of athletics in campus life, and the athletics program’s compliance with the university, conference, and NCAA regulations; serves as a search advisory committee for key athletics program personnel; reviews the role of existing and potential sports programs; and reviews the athletics budget. The committee reports to the Dr. Karen McDaniel Chancellor. IAC Chair Membership consists of four students appointed anFaculty Athletics Representative nually by the Student Government Association (one should be a student-athlete); four faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate (staggered two-year terms); one Faculty Athletic Representative appointed by the Chancellor (two-year term); one executive staff member appointed by the Chancellor (two-year term); the Dean of University College; two staff members appointed by the Staff Senate (staggered two-year terms); Student Government Association and Student Activities Board presidents; and representatives from the following external organizations: Alumni Association, Red Wolves Foundation, Lettermen’s Club, and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce ASU Committee. The Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Senior Woman Athletic Administrator serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members. The chancellor appoints a chair at the beginning of each academic year.

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A-STATE TENNIS Dr. Chuck Welch, ASU System President

chancellor for academic affairs at ASU-Beebe; and dean of university studies at Pulaski Technical College. Welch also worked at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has served as an instructor of education and political science at three different colleges in Arkansas. A native of Jonesboro, Ark., Dr. Welch was a first-generation college student and the first member of either side of his extended family to receive a graduate degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Arkansas, where he served as president of the student body. He received a Master of Arts degree in political management from George Washington University and a Doctor of Education degree in Dr. Charles Welch serves as president of the higher education administration from UALR. Arkansas State University System and has emerged His experience in the governmental affairs areas one of the state’s leading advocates for higher na includes serving as a White House intern and education. on the staffs of U.S. Sen. David Pryor and U.S. Rep. Dr. Welch was named the second president Blanche Lincoln. of the ASU System in November 2010 and offi He is a past president of the Arkansas Associally began his new position in April 2011. He ciation of Two-Year Colleges, is a former board is the youngest person to ever serve as president member for the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches, or chancellor of an Arkansas community college, and was recently inducted into the Arkansas Boys is the youngest university president in Arkansas, State Hall of Fame. AY Magazine named Welch as and is one of the youngest college presidents in the one of the “Powerful Men of 2013,” and in 2005, United States. Arkansas Business selected Welch to “40 Under During his tenure, Dr. Welch has hired new 40,” which profiled 40 “intriguing business and chancellors for four of the system’s five main cam- political leaders under age 40.” He also has been puses. Among the system’s major expansion initia- active in the communities where he has worked, tives are the first American-style university camserving on a variety of local and regional boards pus to be built in Mexico and the planned New and committees. York Institute of Technology College of Osteopath- Dr. Welch and his wife, Mandy, are the parents ic Medicine site in Jonesboro. of three daughters: Wheatley Grace, Emma Caro Under his leadership, the ASU System office line, and Ava Claire. was relocated to Little Rock to enhance its statewide exposure and position in higher education leadership at the State Capitol. Dr. Welch is chairman of the board of the Arkansas Association of Public Universities, as well as co-chair of the executive council of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. He previously served as president of Henderson State University, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope; vice 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Reference Guide

A-STATE TENNIS Dr. Tim Hudson, A-State Chancellor

of students who select the Honors College curriculum. Under his administration, Arkansas State made progress for faculty as well by achieving or surpassing its Southern Regional Educational Board peers in average pay for full, associate and assistant professors by 2014. His leadership within the Sun Belt Conference was recognized in the spring of 2015 when he was appointed vice president of the Executive Committee at the close of the league’s annual meeting in Montgomery, Ala. Hudson joined A-State from the Texas Tech University System, where he was a vice chancellor. From 2004 until 2010, he was president of the University of Houston-Victoria following a two-decade tenure as a professor of economic development, Leading initiatives to define Arkansas State program director, founding dean of the College of University as a destination university, Dr. Tim HudInternational and Continuing Education, and provost son begins his fourth year as the chancellor. Since his at the University of Southern Mississippi. Prior to appointment in 2012, Arkansas State has launched working in academia, Hudson served as an analyst projects that have transformed the Jonesboro campus. for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the The completion of more than $150 million in U.S. Department of State. facilities enhancements, ranging from the opening of He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history the first new academic instructional facility in a gen- and Latin American studies and a Masters of Arts in eration to the expansion of Centennial Bank Stadium, geography from Southern Miss. Hudson earned his marks Hudson’s first years at A-State. His commitPh.D. from Clark University of Worcester, Mass. He ment to enhancing student life on the campus includ- has written numerous scholarly works for national ing new living-learning communities, the opening of and international publications, including a recent Sorority Row and the dedication of the indoor Stuco-authored book focusing on multinational corporadent Activity Center have led to the largest on-camtion subsidiaries in China (Chandos, Cambridge). pus population in university history and record levels Hudson was the recipient of two Fulbright of student life engagement. Fellowships (Germany and Mexico) and an ITT In His vision for the creation of public-private ternational Fellowship to study in Colombia. He has partnerships to enhance Arkansas State led to plans developed and led more than 30 programs for U.S. to establish the first American-style university camstudents to study abroad and was awarded an honorpus in Mexico, and an agreement to join with New ary doctoral degree by London Guildhall University York Institute of Technology to locate a second teach- for his contributions to global literacy. ing site of NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in He is married to Dr. Deidra “DeeDee” Ransburgh Jonesboro. Preparing the next generation of leaders Hudson, who is the head of A-State’s Office of Study with a commitment toward a global mindset is a high Abroad; she holds a Master of Science degree in priority for Hudson; significant growth in the univer- speech pathology from the University of Tennessee sity’s study-abroad opportunities for A-State students and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Southis a result. ern Miss. The Hudsons have three children, Gianna Hudson has welcomed the most academically Grace, 17, and twins Daisy and Nathaniel, 13. prepared freshman class to A-State each of the past Appointed on May 1, 2012, by ASU System Presthree years, with rising first-year freshman ACT ident Dr. Charles L. Welch, Hudson is the second and high school GPAs, along with record numbers chancellor in Arkansas State history. 34

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A-STATE TENNIS Terry Mohajir, Director of Athletics

Terry Mohajir is in his third year as Director of Athletics at Arkansas State University. He became the 11th Director of Athletics in A-State history on September 19, 2012, and since that time the Red Wolves have enjoyed unprecedented overall success academically, competitively and financially. Since being named director of athletics, Mohajir (pronounced MO-HODGE-ER) has adopted an “ALWAYS RISING” slogan as an expansion on the popular “RED WOLVES RISING” campaign. With that theme in mind, the Arkansas State alumnus has instituted sweeping changes, created new policies, produced record-breaking fundraising totals, overseen significant facility upgrades and implemented creative philosophies that have put the Red Wolves on course to strengthen their national brand. During his brief watch, the Red Wolves have accomplished numerous firsts in both academics and athletics accomplishments. Since his arrival to A-State, the Red Wolves have claimed two Sun Belt Conference football championships (2012-13), won the league’s West Division in men’s basketball (2012-13) and picked up conference titles in women’s indoor track and field (2013), women’s cross country (2014), women’s basketball (2013-14) and men’s indoor track and field (2015). Arkansas State had its first female student-athlete ever win an individual national championship and its women’s athletics program claimed its highest finish all-time in the Capital One Cup standings, earning a prestigious top-50 award for ranking No.

44 among all NCAA Division I programs during 2013-14. The No. 44 ranking was the highest ever by a Sun Belt Conference women’s program. The 2013-14 athletics year also saw A-State enjoy its highest ever finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings, ranking No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference and No. 83 in the nation among 297 schools. The Red Wolves’ finish not only set a school record, it topped the program’s previous high of No. 134 set in 1999-2000 by 51 places. Thrust into a football coaching change at the end of the 2012 regular season, Mohajir responded with one of his first major acts as athletics director by appointing an interim head coach and keeping the entire assistant coaching staff in place for the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl. The Red Wolves went on to claim their first bowl victory since 1970 and their first win over a top-25 ranked opponent since joining the FBS in 1992. Faced with a head football coaching change following the 2013 regular season as well, Mohajir guided A-State through the process again by keeping the assistant coaching staff in place and giving the Red Wolves everything needed in order to pick up a second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl win. Mohajir conducted two national searches for a new head football coach that resulted in the hiring of Bryan Harsin at the end of 2012 and Blake Anderson a year later. Both hires were heralded by the national media as some of the best in the country. Mohajir’s candid media interviews and engaging public speaking appearances have captivated the Red Wolves fan base, but his actions in a short amount of time have also reflected his vision to take A-State Athletics to new heights. The primary development arm of A-State Athletics, formerly known as the Red Wolf Club, has been renamed the Red Wolves Foundation and a new logo has been introduced as part of a rebranding effort. The changes have been in conjunction with new and exciting initiatives that have been put in place, including a Red Wolves 500 program designed to make a significant impact on donor relations and fundraising opportunities. The positive results are evident with a 103 percent increase in the foundation’s total revenue earned, while A-State has

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Terry Mohajir, Director of Athletics also achieved its highest spot ever in the Collegiate margin of improvement in the nation among FBS Licensing Company’s (CLC) rankings and set school programs as it jumped from a 902 to a 964. records for both football total season ticket sales and season ticket revenue. Facilities have received a number of facelifts since The athletics department’s budget increased 31 Mohajir’s arrival as well, making sure that the athletpercent from fiscal year 2012-13 to 2013-14, and ic department’s “front door” and other sports areas Mohajir’s goal to reach a $20 million operating possess a first-class appearance. He has taken over budget after five years was achieved in just two years. the fundraising efforts for a $25-million football Under Mohajir’s watch, A-State Athletics placed facility project, making adjustments to the plans that seventh nationally in the 2013 Excellence in Manallow for a better fan experience, environment for agement Cup, which annually reviews the nation’s student-athletes and revenue-generating areas. athletics departments in regards to maximizing fiscal A-State has completed, is in the process of comresources while providing results in the form of pleting and has committed a combined $60 million championship victories. in construction and facility renovations since Mo Mohajir has made it a point to engage the fan hajir’s arrival, including stadium lighting and seats base, stressing the importance of fan experience at Centennial Bank Stadium. Also included in the through avenues such as courtside seating at basket- upgrades have been renovations and updates inball games, enhancing game-day atmosphere and en- side the A-State Football Facility and weight rooms, suring that staff go out of their way to extend every locker rooms and training rooms at both Centennial fan their assistance. The most recent change in this Bank Stadium and the Convocation Center, where area has been to Centennial Bank Stadium, where a new seating is also being installed new approximately 1,600 square foot LED Daktron- The Red Wolves Foundation received a $5 milics scoreboard was installed for the 2014 season. lion gift commitment from alumnus Johnny Allison The value he places on the student-athlete has for a renovation to its “Centennial Expansion,” and it been evident, creating the inaugural stAte Awards is the largest individual donation in A-State Athletics held at the end of each year to celebrate both their history. academic and athletic accomplishments. He was Committed to Title IX and gender-equity initiabehind the development of a student-advisory group tives, A-State has worked to improve coaching staff that encompasses everything from a student-athlete sizes and salaries, operation funding and facilities mentorship program to fostering leadership in the under Mohajir. Among the upgrades, A-State is community. The Red Wolves Leadership Acadenearing the completion of a new women’s soccer my Program was designed with the sole purpose to and women’s tennis facility, which will house both obtain 100 percent job placement for all the athletics squads’ locker rooms, training room and more. department’s student-athletes upon graduation, and His philosophies on scheduling have been well that key initiative has been achieved. documented, and they have resulted in home-and The Red Wolves also saw their academic perforhome games with nationally-prominent programs mance reach an all-time high during record-setting such as Missouri and Miami for the first time in 2013 and 2014 fall semesters, which saw student-ath- A-State history. He has capitalized on the Red letes achieve the best two ever all-department GPA’s Wolves recent success by gaining additional games in back-to-back years. A-State achieved a 3.047 against teams such as Southern Cal, making A-State all-department GPA in the fall of 2014, the same the first Sun Belt program to schedule a football consemester a school-record 208 student-athletes were test against the Trojans. named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. Mohajir was recently appointed as the Sun Belt Additionally, A-State posted its best ever depart- Conference’s representative on the College Football ment-wide APR score according to the latest data, Playoff Athletic Director’s Advisory Board, acting as which also saw the football program show the largest one of 10 athletics directors from FBS conferences 36

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Terry Mohajir, Director of Athletics on the board. He was also asked to serve on the marketing, ticket sales, corporate sales and the NCAA Division I Championships Cabinet and the media relations department. Foremost among his NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee. responsibilities was a fundraising campaign for a Mohajir continues to evaluate and process infor- $70 million on-campus football stadium. His asmation to complete a national-branding campaign, tute project management helped the Owls’ football but has already started building a strong foundation program reach the 2007 New Orleans Bowl in just for the future of A-State Athletics. its fourth year as an FBS program, an NCAA re Mohajir’s career path went through three other cord for the fastest start-up program to go to a bowl NCAA Division I institutions, including the Univer- game. During his tenure, FAU’s athletics department sity of Missouri-Kansas City, Florida Atlantic and enhanced its major gift program 800 percent, Owl Kansas, before leading him back to his alma mater. Club giving increased 400 percent and special-events Mohajir’s wealth of experience, history of sucrevenue increased 150 percent. cess working with a university in A-State’s current Mohajir’s original connection to KU dated back conference and his noted accomplishments at a BCS to the early 1990’s, when he was a graduate assisautomatic qualifying school made him a clear choice tant, an assistant offensive line coach and game-day to take over the reins at Arkansas State. special team’s football coach for the Jayhawks (1993 Mohajir has gained national respect in colle96). He left Kansas in 1997 but didn’t go far, staying giate athletics while working with some of the finest in the Kansas City area to take over his adminisadministrators and coaches in the country, such as trative position with the newly-created Division I former FAU, Louisville, Miami and Oklahoma head UMKC Athletics program. There he supervised football coach Howard Schnellenberger. marketing and promotions, sports information, The Overland Park, Kansas native has been infundraising, radio and TV contracts, corporate sales, volved with major fundraising campaigns at multickets, event operations, sports medicine, strength tiple universities, while also overseeing corporate and conditioning and men’s soccer. sales, marketing promotions and ticket sales. Prior Under his leadership, the Kangaroos saw drato A-State, he most recently served 16 months as matic increases in endowment, sponsorships, ticket Kansas’ Senior Associate Director of Athletics and revenue and its donor base. One of his more visible Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to his time with the accomplishments at UMKC was the fundraising and Jayhawks, he spent a seven-year stint as Florida construction efforts for a new training room and Atlantic’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for strength and conditioning center. External Relations from 2004-11 after working at During his time as an assistant coach at KanUMKC from 1997-2004 as its Assistant Director of sas, Mohajir was on the staff that beat UCLA in the Athletics for External Relations. 1995 Aloha Bowl and had a final ranking of No. 9 in Mohajir worked at Kansas in a variety of capaci- the AP poll. He was also a football ticket sales and ties during two different stints, but his latest stop in promotions account executive for Kansas Athletics Lawrence saw him assume responsibility for the Wil- and earned a master’s degree in sports management liams Education Fund that totaled over $22 million at KU in 1997. in revenue for the fiscal year 2012. He supervised Mohajir graduated from Arkansas State Univerthe athletics department’s areas that generated over sity with a major in sports management and a minor $40 million in revenue. In addition, Mohajir overin marketing in 1993. He was a starting safety on saw Kansas’ multimedia rights partnership for IMG. A-State’s football team. His most recent role as Chief Marketing Officer was Mohajir is married to the former Julie Hammond heavily focused on the market strategies for the pro- and they have two daughters, Maria (13) and Molly posed football stadium renovations. (11), and son, Marco (6). Mohajir went to Kansas from his position at Florida Atlantic, where he oversaw development, 2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Reference Guide

A-STATE TENNIS Directory

Terry Mohajir

BASEBALL

Director of Athletics

972-3882

Senior Associate AD for Administration

972-3882

Tommy Raffo

Head Coach

972-2700

Associate AD/SWA

972-4163

Caleb Longshore

Assistant Coach

680-4339

Jason Martin

Associate AD for External Relations

972-2950

Noah Sanders

Assistant Coach

680-4338

Karen Barker

Business Manager

972-3115

Alex McClure

Volunteer Assistant

680-4336

Tabitha Foreman

Administrative Asstistant

972-2991

Caroline Williams

Administrative Asstistant

972-2990

Karen Upton

Administrative Asstistant

972-3880

John Brady

Faculty Athletics Representative

972-3430

Melvin Haralson

Rich Zvosec Amy Holt

Karen McDaniel

ATHLETIC TRAINING

MEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach

972-2077

Associate Head Coach

972-2491

Mike Scutero

Assistant Coach

972-2077

Carlos Wilson

Assistant Coach

972-2077

B.J. McClaren

Administrative Assistant

972-3505

Ron Carroll

Head Certified Trainer

972-3923

Chad Sturkie

Assistant Athletic Trainer

972-2419

Julie Ellena

Assistant Athletic Trainer

972-4009

Eric Ennis

Assistant Athletic Trainer

972-3343

Brian Boyer

Head Coach

972-2303

Hiroki Yoshimoto

Assistant Athletic Trainer

972-3343

Deidra Johnson

Assistant Coach

972-3637

Ben Turner

Athletic Training GA

972-3342

Steve Huber

Assistant Coach

972-3583

Kreg Kinnaman

Athletic Training GA

972-3342

Autumn Rademacher

Assistant Coach

972-2473

Tara Greco

Athletic Training GA

972-3342

Logan Mittie

Director of Operations

972-3537

Danae Delfin

Athletic Training GA

972-3342

Allyssa Zenter

Athletic Training GA

972-3342

COMPLIANCE Joel Weems Drew Schneider Mary Tinsley

Adam Haukap Claire Drerup Kirk Gatlin

Associate AD for Compliance

972-3098

Assistant Director of Compliance

972-3162

Administrative Assistant

972-2304

DEVELOPMENT AND RED WOLVES FOUNDATION Associate AD & Director of the Red Wolves Foundation Donor Experience Coordinator

680-8552

Assistant Coach

972-3876

FOOTBALL Blake Anderson

Head Coach

972-2092

Buster Faulkner

Offensive Coordinator

680-8438

Joe Cauthen

Defensive Coordinator

972-3294

Assistant Coach

680-8003

972-3126

Brian Early

Assistant Coach

972-3872

Allen Johnson

Assistant Coach

680-8055

Luke Paschall

Assistant Coach

972-3716

Trooper Taylor

Assistant Coach

972-3873

Kyle Cefalo

Football GA

972-2082

Larry Hart

Football GA

972-2082

Micah James

Footbal GA

972-2082

John Mohrning

Football GA

972-2082

Jason Andrews

Director of Football Operations

972-3874

Dave Roberson

Director of Player Personnel

680-8005

Karen Rinehart

Administrative Assistant

972-2092

Yvone Foster

Administrative Assistant

972-2082

Tyler Cornwell

Development Coordinator

972-4353

Carlos McCants

Deveolpment Coord. for Letterman Relations

972-2401

Gina Winchester

Adminstrative Asst

972-2401

MARKETING & FAN EXPERIENCE Assistant AD for Marketing

972-2943

Tim Stavros

Marketing Coordinator

972-2558

Cory Porter

Marketing Assistant

972-2558

RED WOLVES SPORTS PROPERTIES John Fray

Head Coach

Perry Crowell

Dan Dood

972-3004

JK Thompson

WOMEN’S BOWLING Justin Kostick

972-2401

Dir. of the Annual Fund

Brenna McConaughey

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

General Manager

972-2464

Associate General Manager

972-2944

MEN’S GOLF Mike Hagen

SPIRIT GROUPS Paige Pauley

Coordinator

972-4077

Assistant AD for Media Relations

972-3405

Mark Taylor

Assistant Director

972-3547

Chris Graddy

Assistant Director

972-2707

Dennen Cuthbertson

Assistant Director

972-2541

Director of Digital Media

972-2682

Dustin Sullivan

Director of Strength & Conditioning

680-8253

Shelton Stevens

Assistant Director

680-8004

Phil Baier

Assistant Director

972-3897

Rebekah Sitig

Assistant Director

972-3880

Ronnie Thornton

Graduate Assistant

972-2082

Associate AD for Student Services

972-3356

Shaquita Renelique

Academic Coordinator

972-2302

Crimsynn Dover

Academic Coordinator

972-2721

Nate Carr

Academic Coordinator

972-2791

Brodrick Johnson

Academic Coordinator

972-3831

Eligibilty Certifiation Officer

972-3831

Trevor White

972-2708

WOMEN’S SOCCER Head Coach

972-3195

Jessica Greer

Assistant Coach

972-8193

Will Reyno

Graduate Assistant

972-3876

WOMEN’S TENNIS Head Coach

972-2795

TRACK & FIELD & CROSS COUNTRY Jim Patchell

Head Coach

680-4001

Matt Kraft

Assistant Coach

680-4003

Matt Vining

Assistant Coach

972-4002

Head Cross County Coach

680-4005

Kyle Chandler

STUDENT SERVICES & ACADEMIC SUPPORT Abby Wilson

Head Coach

Brian Dooley

Kel Lange

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Matt Shadeed

972-3411

WOMEN’S GOLF MJ Desbiens Shaw

MEDIA RELATIONS Jerry Scott

Head Coach

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL David Rehir

Head Coach

972-2725

Tristan Johnson

Assistant Coach

972-3524

Tori Mellinger

Assistant Coach

972-3876

2015-16 Arkansas State Women’s Reference Guide