COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 2014-15 DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW
THE COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 2014-15 ANNUAL REPORT WAS PRODUCED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MATT HOGUE AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MIKE CAWOOD WITH WRITING ASSISTANCE FROM CODY BAYS, CHRIS HENRY, PAUL HERSHEY AND GEORGE NUNNELLEY. THE REPORT WAS DESIGNED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS CODY BAYS. PHOTO CREDITS: PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILL EDMONDS, DARA SHELLEY AND JOHNNY GASQUE.
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MISSION STATEMENT The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics provides our student-athletes the preparation and opportunities to reach their potential as responsible and productive citizens through academic, athletic and personal success.
VISION Chanticleer Athletics WILL become the premier Division I FCS Department of Athletics in the country.
PHILOSOPHY The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics promotes success in collegiate athletics without compromising excellence in academics or compliance. Department staff and coaches encourage student-athletes to maintain a balance between athletics, academics and the social aspects of the collegiate experience. Athletic participation has the ability to provide an added dimension to the overall college experience of a student and to benefit students in their personal and professional challenges.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics embraces diversity among its student-athletes, coaches and staff. As a Department of Athletics, we are committed to creating an inclusive community regardless of socioeconomic status, religion, gender, ethnicity, age, disabilities or sexual orientation.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES: Each day the following principles are the focus of the Department of Athletics: • EDUCATE our student-athletes on the importance and value of academic success and earning a degree from Coastal Carolina University. • INVEST the resources necessary to develop competitive sports programs that vie for conference, regional and national championships on an annual basis. • CREATE and implement programming to teach personal growth characteristics and opportunities to each of our student-athletes. • DEVELOP the Department of Athletics’ annual operating and capital project budgets by maximizing current funding streams and creating new revenue opportunities. • COMMITMENT TO INTEGRITY by developing and maintaining a comprehensive internal and external compliance program. • FINANCIAL STABILITY by implementing a zero-based budget process that identifies and addresses actual unit and sport program funding requirements. • Create an environment where the spirit of GENDER EQUITY and RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY are fundamental components of the decision-making process. • UNITY through the creation of a family environment that values each and every employee. • EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY through public service projects and initiatives.
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Chairman of the Athletics Division Joe Moglia Director of Athletics Matt Hogue Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Enhancement/ Senior Woman Administrator Cari Rosiek NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Mark Mitchell Associate Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Services and Administration Dwayne Beam Associate Director of Athletics for Media Relations Mike Cawood Associate Director of Athletics for Community Outreach Jess Dannelly Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance AraLeigh Beam Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Sales and Partnerships Seth Horton Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Sales & Revenue Michael Jacobs Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities & Operations Bryan Stiles Executive Director of the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation Chris Johnson Athletics Business Manager Lauren Barker Equipment Coordinator Dan Morphis Director of Gameday Experience and Promotions Alex Souza Director of Athletics Training Jeff Pounds Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning Antwan Floyd Administrative Assistant to the Director of Athletics Melissa Todd
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Department of Athletics Headlines....................................... 2-7 Champions in Academics.....................................................8-11 Champions in the Community............................................12-13 Facility Enhancements......................................................14-15 Champions in the Department............................................... 16 Department of Athletics Revenue and Support....................... 17 Sport-By-Sport Highlights.................................................18-36 NCAA Appearances and Big South Championships................... 37
It is the policy of Coastal Carolina University to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sex or veteran’s status in regard to the administration of all campus programs, services and activities including intercollegiate athletics, and the admission of students, employment actions, or other sponsored activities.
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HEADLINES
CHANTICLEERS CAPTURE 11TH BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SASSER CUP
On the strength of eight Big South Championships won in 2014-15, Coastal Carolina won the Big South Sasser Cup for the 11th time in school history. In addition, the Chanticleer men won the Big South Men’s All-Sports Award for the fifth time in the last six years, while the women of Conway finished second in the league’s Women’s All-Sports Award for the fifth time since the award’s inception in 2003-04. Coastal Carolina’s men won the tournament title in soccer, while claiming the league title in football and the tournament championship in basketball, along with the regular season tennis title. Coastal’s men also finished runner-up in outdoor track & field and baseball. The Chanticleer women claimed the volleyball, indoor track & field and golf titles, along with the tennis regular season championship. Coastal’s women also finished runners-up in soccer, softball and outdoor track & field. Originally known as the Commissioner’s Cup, the Sasser Cup was renamed in 2000 to honor George F. “Buddy” Sasser, who served as the conference commissioner from 1989 to 1996, and as the Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina from 1986-1989 and 1996-2000.
SASSER CUP (since 1985-86)
Champions in Teal — Runner-Up In Bronze 2014-15 — Coastal Carolina 2013-14 — Coastal Carolina 2012-13 — Coastal Carolina 2011-12 — Coastal Carolina 2010-11 — Coastal Carolina 2009-10 — Coastal Carolina 2008-09 — Coastal Carolina 2007-08 — Coastal Carolina 2006-07 — Coastal Carolina 2005-06 — Coastal Carolina 2004-05 — Coastal Carolina 2003-04 — Coastal Carolina 2002-03 — Coastal Carolina 2001-02 — Coastal Carolina 2000-01 — Coastal Carolina 1999-00 — Coastal Carolina 1998-99 — Coastal Carolina 1997-98 — Coastal Carolina 1995-96 — Coastal Carolina 1992-93 — Coastal Carolina 1991-92 — Coastal Carolina 1990-91 — Coastal Carolina 1989-90 — Coastal Carolina 1988-89 — Coastal Carolina 1987-88 — Coastal Carolina
MEN’S ALL-SPORT AWARD (since 2003-04)
Champions in Teal — Runner-Up In Bronze 2014-15 — Coastal Carolina 2013-14 — Coastal Carolina 2012-13 — Coastal Carolina 2011-12 — Coastal Carolina 2010-11 — Coastal Carolina 2009-10 — Coastal Carolina 2008-09 — Coastal Carolina 2007-08 — Coastal Carolina 2006-07 — Coastal Carolina 2005-06 — Coastal Carolina 2004-05 — Coastal Carolina 2003-04 — Coastal Carolina
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Programs Made NCAA Postseason Appearances
Big South Championships
All-Americans
Big South Player/Freshman of the Year Honors
Coastal Carolina has won 11 Sasser Cups, has never finished lower than fourth in the Sasser Cup Standings and has finished either FIRST or SECOND each year since 1997-98.
WOMEN’S ALL-SPORT AWARD (since 2003-04)
Champions in Teal — Runner-Up In Bronze 2014-15 — Coastal Carolina 2013-14 — Coastal Carolina 2012-13 — Coastal Carolina 2011-12 — Coastal Carolina 2009-10 — Coastal Carolina 2008-09 — Coastal Carolina 2007-08 — Coastal Carolina 2006-07 — Coastal Carolina 2005-06 — Coastal Carolina 2004-05 — Coastal Carolina 2003-04 — Coastal Carolina
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All-Big South Honorees
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Programs Finished in the top two of the Big South Standings
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
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COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETICS KEEPS ELITE COMPANY Coastal Carolina University was ONE OF ONLY FIVE NCAA Division I universities to have its football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball and baseball teams qualify for NCAA postseason play in 2014-15. Joining the Chanticleers were Louisville, Maryland, Notre Dame and UCLA. In addition to the aforementioned programs making the NCAA postseason, Coastal Carolina’s volleyball and women’s golf teams advanced to NCAA play. The Chants also had individuals from the sports of women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track & field along with men’s golf compete in their respective NCAA postseason events.
FOOTBALL EARNS FIRST NO. 1 NATIONAL RANKING, RETURNS TO NCAA FCS QUARTERFINALS Under third-year head coach JOE MOGLIA, the 2014 Coastal Carolina football team made school and Big South history as the team achieved the program’s, and conference’s, first-ever No. 1 National Ranking in the FCS Coaches poll. The Chanticleers, who were a top-10 team the entire season, held the top spot from Nov. 10 - Nov. 24. Coastal finished the 2014 season 12-2 to win its third straight Big South Championship and seventh in the program’s history. The Chanticleers earned the No. 7 seed in the NCAA FCS Championship where they advanced to the quarterfinals for the second straight season. Coastal ended its historic 2014 season as the fifth-ranked team in the nation, its highest end-of-year ranking to date. Coastal produced three All-Americans in QUINN BACKUS, CHAD HAMILTON and SHANE BALLARD, while Backus finished fourth for the Buck Buchanan Award and ALEX ROSS was seventh in the Walter Payton Award voting. In addition, Moglia, a three-time finalist for the national FCS Coach of the Year Award, was runner-up for this year’s Eddie Robinson Award. Backus (Defensive Player of the Year), Ross (Offensive Player of the Year) and Moglia (co-Coach of the Year) also took home the Big South’s top individual honors.
QUINN BACKUS VOTED 2013-14 BIG SOUTH MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Quinn Backus
ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
Coastal Carolina football player QUINN BACKUS was voted the Big South Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year for the 2014-15 season by the league’s Athletics Directors, Senior Woman Administrators and Sports Information Directors. Backus is the second Chanticleer football player to win the award in as many years after Lorenzo Taliaferro captured the honor for the 2013-14 season. Backus led the Chants to a 12-2 record and a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Division I Football Championship, while racking up numerous individual honors along the way. He is Coastal Carolina’s most decorated football player as he was a three-time All-American as well as being the league’s first three-time Big South Defensive Player of the year and first player in conference history to lead the league in tackles three times. Backus was named the 2014 FCA Athletic Director’s Association Top Collegiate Linebacker and was a two-time Buck Buchanan FCS Defensive Player of the Year finalist, finishing fourth this past season. He finished his career with 414 tackles, 14th in NCAA FCS history, and 243 solo tackles, 10th in the NCAA FCS history.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL REPEATS AS BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS, RETURNS TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
Warren Gillis
The Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team defeated Winthrop in the title game of the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship for the second straight year to make a return appearance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The Chanticleers once again entered the Tournament as a No. 16 seed, and were selected to meet the West Region’s top team, Wisconsin. WARREN GILLIS led Coastal with 22 points in the second round game in Omaha, Neb., but the Chants fell 86-72 to a Badger team that would eventually go on to play for the National Championship. In addition to the team’s success, several Chants reached individual achievements. Gillis was an All-Big South second team selection, became the 19th Coastal men’s basketball player to surpass 1,000 career points and was named to the Big South Championship All-Tournament Team. ELIJAH WILSON was named the Big South Tournament’s Most Valuable Player after averaging 20.3 points in Coastal’s three tournament games and head coach CLIFF ELLIS defeated UNC Asheville on Feb. 3, 2015, to become the only coach in NCAA Division I history to record 150 wins at four different schools.
BASEBALL RETURNS TO CONWAY, NCAA POSTSEASON
The Chanticleers returned to the campus of Coastal Carolina University in 2015 to play the inaugural season inside Springs Brooks Stadium where they finished with an impressive 21-12 record, including wins against No. 7 South Carolina, No. 11 North Carolina and Clemson. The Chanticleers also made their return to the NCAA postseason after being selected as the No. 2 seed in the College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M. Coastal won its second game of the regional, defeating Texas Southern 4-1. Coastal had seven of its student-athletes earn All-Big South honors, including BOBBY HOLMES being named Freshman of the Year and second team All-Big South. Holmes, who finished the season with a 4-1 record in 27 appearances and a 2.90 ERA, was also named to the 2015 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
Bobby Holmes
MEN’S SOCCER WINS BACK-T0-BACK BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAKES FOURTH STRAIGHT NCAA SECOND ROUND APPEARANCE
Shawn McLaws
The Coastal Carolina men’s soccer team continued its run of dominance in the Big South as the Chanticleers captured their second straight conference tournament title and extended their streak of winning a regular season or tournament championship every year since 2009. The 2014 season also marked the fourth straight year that Coastal advanced to the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship after downing Florida Gulf Coast in the first round at CCU Soccer Stadium. The team earned a total of 12 All-Big South honors, with SHAWN McLAWS (Defensive) and RICKY GARBANZO (Attacking) taking the league’s top individual awards. The pair also earned NSCAA All-South Region honors along with UCHENNA UZO. McLaws was additionally named a College Soccer News All-American and was the 17th pick of the 2015 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.
HARDEMAN LEADS VOLLEYBALL TO BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, NCAA TOURNAMENT The Coastal Carolina volleyball team posted a 25-7 record in 2014 — the third-most wins in program history — en route to a Big South Championship and a first round appearance in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. The Chanticleers were led by freshman outside hitter LEAH HARDEMAN, who became just the second student-athlete in Big South volleyball history to win the conference’s Player and Freshman of the Year awards in their first season. At the conclusion of the regular season, Hardeman ranked in the top five in kills per set, total kills and points per set among all NCAA Division I freshmen.
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Leah Hardeman
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Reggie Nelson
REGGIE NELSON ENDS CAREER AS TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Senior REGGIE NELSON made his second straight trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he finished tied for 20th in the high jump after clearing a height of 2.08m to earn honorable mention All-American honors. Nelson had also made the trip to Eugene, Ore., in 2014, when he tied for 19th in the high jump to earn All-American honors for the first time in his collegiate career. In addition to being a two-time All-American, Nelson ends his time as a Chanticleer as a two-time Big South Champion and five-time AllBig South honoree. His personal record of 2.16m is second-best in CCU history and tied for third-best in Big South history.
WOMEN’S GOLF CARDS RECORD-BREAKING SEASON The Coastal Carolina women’s golf team set a program record for event victories with four in 2014-15, and closed the season with a program-best team scoring average of 295.37. The Chanticleers also captured the program’s seventh Big South Championship overall, and fourth in the past seven years. The conference championship earned the Chants an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Raleigh Regional where Coastal placed ninth with a 54-hole score of 903. Individually, junior LENA SCHAEFFNER became the first Chanticleer to win three event titles in the same season. In addition to being the individual medalist at the Big South Championship, Schaeffner placed second at the NCAA Raleigh Regional to earn a berth to the 2015 NCAA National Championship, where she tied for 78th. Her season scoring average of 72.94 tops the CCU all-time scoring list. Head coach KATIE QUINNEY was named Big South Coach of the Year for the third time in her eight seasons at Coastal, and is now tied for the conference record for championships as a head coach with four.
Lena Schaeffner
DORN AND WHEELER MAKE THIRD STRAIGHT NCAA REGIONAL
Andrew Dorn
For the third consecutive year, men’s golf team members ANDREW DORN and BEN WHEELER received at-large individual berths to compete in a NCAA Regional. Wheeler, the fourth seed, and Dorn, the sixth seed, were two of 10 individuals to earn a berth to the Chapel Hill Regional. Wheeler placed 79th with a 54-hole score of 221, while Dorn tied for 63rd after carding a 226. Wheeler closed his Chanticleer career fifth on the CCU all-time scoring list, while Dorn finished ninth. The pair helped Coastal advance to the NCAA Championship in 2013.
Ben Wheeler
COASTAL TENNIS CLAIMS REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS The Coastal Carolina men’s and women’s tennis teams each won Big South Regular Season Championships in 2015 as the two teams played their first season in their new home, the $2 million Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex. The Chanticleers defended their new courts well, posting a combined 12-1 record. The men closed the regular season with an 11-5, 6-1 record to claim the regular season title outright, while the women earned a share of the crown with a 14-5, 8-1 mark. Each of the programs ended the 2014-15 season ranked eighth in the Carolina Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
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SOFTBALL SMASHES HOME RUN RECORDS
Kory Hayden
The Chanticleer softball team spent the 2015 season setting new standards for home runs, both in program and conference history. As a team, Coastal racked up 84 homers during the year to set a new Big South record. Eleven different Chants contributed to the total with four reaching double-digits. Individually, MORGAN NOAD established a new single-season program mark by hitting 22. Teammate KORY HAYDEN, the program’s all-time leader, briefly held the Big South’s career mark after hitting the 59th of her career on April 11 against Radford. Hayden finished her career as a Chant with 61, second-most in conference history.
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Morgan Noad
INDOOR TRACK RUNS AWAY WITH BIG SOUTH THREE-PEAT The Coastal Carolina women’s indoor track & field team claimed the 2015 Big South Championship to record the program’s second indoor three-peat, eighth conference title overall and seventh conference title in the last 10 years. At the conclusion of the championship meet, JESSICA GELIBERT was named Most Outstanding Track Athlete while AMIRAH AL BAYYINAH was selected the Most Outstanding Field Athlete. In total, 12 Chanticleer student-athletes received AllBig South honors while Coastal captured 11 different event championships.
TWO CHANTICLEER STUDENT-ATHLETES DRAFTED SHAWN McLAWS CASEY SCHROEDER DEFENDER 3RD ROUND // 59TH OVERALL
CATCHER 8TH ROUND // 232RD OVERALL
McLaws was the selected in the third round of the 2015 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. An All-American and the Big South Defensive Player of the Year in 2014, McLaws helped the Chanticleers to four NCAA Tournaments, three Big South regular season championships and two tournament championships.
Schroeder was selected in the eighth round by the Chicago White Sox in the 2015 Major League Baseball FirstYear Player Draft. In his lone season at Coastal, Schroeder helped the Chants to the NCAA postseason by hitting 13 home runs, drawing 33 walks, batting .230 and posting a .370 on base percentage.
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SIX CHANTICLEER STANDOUTS NAMED ALL-AMERICAN SHAWN McLAWS
MEN’S SOCCER
• Named College Soccer News All-American. • First team NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region selection. • Big South Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Big South. • Closed collegiate career with 73-18-3 record. • Directed the Chants to three Big South regular season and two tournament championships, and led Coastal to the NCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons. • Tied for second on the CCU all-time list with 89 matches played.
QUINN BACKUS
FOOTBALL
• Named All-American by FCS ADA, Walter Camp, Associated Press, The Sports Network, College Sporting News, CollegeSportsMadness.com and BeyondSportsNetwork.com. • Named the 2014 “Top Collegiate Linebacker” by the FCS Athletic Directors Association. • Is a three-time All-American and Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2012, ‘13, ‘14). • His 414 career tackles are 14th in NCAA FCS history, 2nd in Big South history and 1st in CCU history. • Is a member of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. • Earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll recognition three times (2012, ‘13, ‘14)
SHANE BALLARD
FOOTBALL
• Named All-American by The Sports Network to become just the second Chanticleer long snapper to earn All-American honors. • Named first team All-Big South in 2014. • Was one of four Chanticleers to play in all 53 games from 2011-14. • Provided all but one snap for every punt and placekick over his four-year career. • Had only one bad snap in four years, coming in the second game of his freshman season.
CHAD HAMILTON
FOOTBALL
• Named All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, The Sports Network, Associated Press, College Sporting News, CollegeSportsMadness.com and BeyondSportsNetwork.com. • Was a CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 4 selection in 2014. • Is a three-time All-Big South selection (2012, ‘13, ‘14). • Played in 52 of Coastal’s 53 games during his four-year career. • Earned his master of education degree from Coastal Carolina in Spring 2015.
BOBBY HOLMES
BASEBALL
• Named to the 2015 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team by Collegiate Baseball. • Was named the 2015 Big South Freshman of the Year and was tabbed second team All-Big South. • Posted a 4-1 record in 27 appearances with four saves and a 2.90 ERA. • In 23 relief appearances, posted a 1.20 ERA while going 4-0 with four saves, including one versus Texas Southern in the NCAA College Station Regional. • Earned a win versus then No. 7 Florida State after pitching 6.0 scoreless and hitless innings, for which he was named Big South Pitcher of the Week.
REGGIE NELSON
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
• Returned to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Euguene, Ore., for the second consecutive year in 2015. • Closes his Chanticleer career as a two-time All-American after placing 19th in the high jump at the 2014 NCAA Championships, and 20th at the 2015 NCAA Championships. • Is a two-time Big South champion and five-time All-Big South honoree. • His personal best mark of 2.16m in the high jump ranks second in Coastal Carolina history and is tied for third in Big South history.
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70 STUDENT-ATHLETES GRADUATE IN 2014-15
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A total of 70 Chanticleer student-athletes received their degrees from Coastal Carolina University in 2014-15: 50 in the May commencement and 20 in the December commencement. In addition, four student-athletes earned master’s degrees from the University. Maddie Phillips (women’s soccer) graduated magna cum laude and at the top of the marketing class. Big South Conference Presidential Also, Jake Kane (baseball) and Imir Sanders (football) graduated cum laude and at the top of the sociology Honor Roll members and psychology classes, respectively. Fifteen student-athletes graduated with honors, earning cumulative GPAs of 3.5-3.749 (cum laude), 3.75-3.999 (magna cum laude) or 4.0 (summa cum laude). DECEMBER 2014 CHANTICLEER GRADUATES Austin Cain Kenny Fitzgerald Kevin Hart Jeremy Height Brett Johnson Joe Kaleta Mike McClure Alex Ross Zach Silverberg Devin Taylor Tyler Watkins Ricky Garbanzo Ollivier Gueguen Kevin Le Bras Pierre Morin Mark Petrus Jordan Tyler Uchenna Uzo Raheen Frederick Sam Skryd
Football Communication Football Interdisciplinary Studies Football Finance Football Recreation and Sport Management Football Health Promotion (cum laude) Football History Football Graphic Design Football Business Management (cum laude) Football Communication Football Recreation and Sport Management Football Political Science Men’s Soccer Biology Men’s Soccer Interdisciplinary Studies Men’s Soccer Economics Men’s Soccer Economics Men’s Soccer Exercise and Sport Science Men’s Soccer Interdisciplinary Studies Men’s Soccer Economics Men’s track & Field Exercise and Sport Science Volleyball Psychology
MAY 2015 CHANTICLEER GRADUATES
Jake Kane Baseball Sociology (cum laude) Austin Kerr Baseball Recreation and Sport Management Datarius Allen Football Communication Quinn Backus Football Psychology Alex Catron Football Recreation and Sport Management Michael Church Football Biology Cody Craig Football Master of Education in Learning and Teaching Leroy Cummings Football Interdisciplinary Studies Chad Hamilton Football Master of Education in Learning and Teaching De’Angelo Henderson Football Recreation and Sport Management Calvin Hollenhorst Football Management Andrew Mitchell Football Management JaDamion Ross Football Communication Imir Sanders Football Psychology (cum laude) Craig Weick Football History Pernell Williams Football Master of Business Administration Jen Cosgrove Lacrosse Marketing Lily Yednock Lacrosse Communication (magna cum laude) Warren Gillis Men’s Basketball Management Andrew Dorn Men’s Golf Finance Peter Valasek Men’s Golf Management Ben Wheeler Men’s Golf Finance Agust Arnarson Men’s Soccer Economics Shawn McLaws Men’s Soccer Recreation and Sport Management Ridge Robinson Men’s Soccer Recreation and Sport Management (magna cum laude) Garik Yedigarian Men’s Tennis Sociology Tyler Cummings Men’s Track & Field Recreation and Sport Management Alexander Hass Men’s Track & Field Master of Business Administration Joseph Keitt Men’s Track & Field Recreation and Sport Management Evan Niciphor Men’s Track & Field Recreation and Sport Management Maicie Hahn Softball Biology Kory Hayden Softball Exercise and Sport Science Kasey Oliver Softball Psychology (magna cum laude) Kiana Quolas Softball Exercise and Sport Science (cum laude) Desiree Zaragoza Softball Elementary Education
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Student-athletes earned degrees in 2014-15
President’s List honors for studentathletes for achieving 4.0 GPAs during either the Fall 2014 or Spring 2015 semester Gabriella Horvath Volleyball Resort and Tourism Management (cum laude) Katie Martin Volleyball Exercise and Sport Science Jenna Orner Volleyball Exercise and Sport Science (magna cum laude) AJ Jordan Women’s Basketball Communication Keyaurna Wilson Women’s Basketball Sociology Frida Castillo Women’s Golf Exercise and Sport Science (cum laude) Shelby Evans Women’s Soccer Exercise and Sport Science Rylie Johnson Women’s Soccer Recreation and Sport Management Kacey Kelley Women’s Soccer Communication Maddie Phillips Women’s Soccer Marketing (magna cum laude) Sharmaine Barnes Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport Science Ruby Durham Women’s Track & Field Communication Camille Hurley Women’s Track & Field History Tiffani Kuhn Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport Science Symphony Thompson Women’s Track & Field Exercise and Sport Science
Warren Gillis
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MO ASHLEY Football
QUINN BACKUS Football
CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 FCA ADA Academic All-Star Team NFF Hampshire Society
NFF Hampshire Society
EMEE HERBERT Women’s Golf
BRETT JOHNSON Football
WGCA All-American Scholar
CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 FCA ADA Academic All-Star Team
NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONOREES
FRIDA CASTILLO Women’s Golf
WGCA All-American Scholar
LETITIA SAAYMAN Women’s Cross Country USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CODY CRAIG Football
NFF Hampshire Society
IMIR SANDERS Football
NFF Hampshire Society
TWO PROGRAMS HONORED WITH NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS
KEVIN HART Football
CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 NFF Hampshire Society
MALENE KROLBOLL HANSEN Women’s Golf
NFF Hampshire Society
WGCA All-American Scholar
KYLA VAN GRAAN Women’s Cross Country
LENA SCHAEFFNER Women’s Golf
BEN WHEELER Men’s Golf
CHAD HAMILTON Football
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
WGCA All-American Scholar
GCAA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
10 TEAMS HONORED BY COACHES’ ASSOCIATIONS FOR ACADEMICS
The Coastal Carolina MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER, MEN’S GOLF, FOOTBALL, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & Coastal Carolina MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY and WOMEN’S GOLF teams received FIELD and MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS teams were recognized for their public recognition from the NCAA for top academic performance for its multi- excellence in the classroom by their respective coaches associations. year Academic Progress Rate scores of 1,000. The Chanticleer men’s cross country program was the only Big South men’s cross county team to receive APR recognition, while the women’s golf program joined Campbell and Gardner-Webb as the only three programs in the Big South to have its women’s golf team ranked in the top 10 percent in the APR scores. The public recognition was the third straight for women’s golf and the first for men’s cross country.
COASTAL STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC FACTS • For the 2014-15 academic year, 229 Coastal Carolina student-athletes posted at least a 3.0 GPA to earn recognition on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll. • In fall 2014, 27 student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning CCU President’s Honor Roll honors, while 38 accomplished the feat for spring 2015. • In the fall of 2014, 105 student-athletes earned Dean’s List recognition (at least a 3.5 GPA for the semester), while 96 student-athletes recorded Dean’s List recognitions in spring 2015. • Overall, the mean cumulative GPA for student-athletes in 2014-15 was 3.136, as compared to 2.932 for general degree-seeking students. • The cumulative GPA for all women’s teams was 3.324, compared to 3.053 for general female degree-seeking students. The cumulative GPA for all men’s teams was 3.017, compared to 2.795 for general male degree-seeking students. • Of Coastal’s 415 student-athletes, 229 (55.1 percent) posted a GPA between 3.0-4.0 for the 2014-15 academic year. • All 10 women’s sports programs have team cumulative GPAs above 3.0 and six of eight men’s sports programs (baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track) have team cumulative GPAs over 3.0. • Coastal Carolina posted a 2013-14 NCAA GSR (Graduation Success Rate, which tracks the graduation rates beginning with the freshman class of 2007) of 83 percent.
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COASTAL CAROLINA STUDENT-ATHLETES 3.0 OR BETTER GPA 2014-15
Pres = President’s List (4.0 Semester GPA) — Dean = Dean’s List (3.25 Fr./3.5 All Others) — 3.0+ = At least a 3.0 for Semester Fall Spring Chad Adkins 3.0+ Matt Beaird Pres Dean Andrew Beckwith 3.0+ Dean Zac Burke 3.0+ 3.0+ Tyler Chadwick Dean Pres Billy Cooke Dean Josh Crump 3.0+ Dean Alex Cunningham 3.0+ 3.0+ Jack Curtis Dean Tom Durkin Dean Dean Dylan Frye Dean Dean Bobby Holmes Pres Dean Josh Keefe 3.0+ Seth Lancaster 3.0+ Anthony Marks 3.0+ Nick Masterson Dean Dean Reid Matthews Dean Al Molina Dean Dean Mike Morrison Dean Connor Owings 3.0+ Dean Michael Paez Dean Dean David Parrett Dean 3.0+ Connor Pate Dean Tyler Poole 3.0+ 3.0+ Shane Sawczak Dean Cole Schaefer 3.0+ 3.0+ Andrew Schorr Dean Casey Schroeder Pres Pres Jeffery Scott Dean 3.0+ Kevin Woodall Jr. Dean 3.0+ G.K. Young 3.0+
Courtney Claudfelter Pres Dean Olivia Coopwood 3.0+ Taylor Creagh Pres Pres Brianna Cristiano Dean Pres Christina Davis 3.0+ Ruby Durham 3.0+ 3.0+ Jalacy Green 3.0+ Raven Hamilton 3.0+ Courtney Hill Dean Camille Hurley 3.0+ Pres Takerya Jenkins-Dodd Dean Dean Emma Kroger Pres Pres Tiffani Kuhn Dean Pres Courtney Lawson 3.0+ 3.0+ Cari Pallini Dean Dean Regina Peattie 3.0+ Letitia Saayman 3.0+ Dean Teka Simpson 3.0+ Stephanie Taylor-Pollock 3.0+ 3.0+ Symphony Thompson 3.0+ Pres Aynslee van Graan Dean 3.0+ Kyla van Graan Pres Pres Chloe White 3.0+
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S GOLF
BASEBALL
Fall Tristian Curtis 3.0+ Badou Diagne 3.0+ Aaron Law 3.0+ Uros Ljeskovic 3.0+ Colton Ray-St Cyr Dean Ron Trapps 3.0+ Elijah Wilson
Spring Dean 3.0+ 3.0+
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Fall Spring Jas Adams 3.0+ Dean Olivia Carlton Pres Pres Stephanie Isaacs 3.0+ AJ Jordan Dean 3.0+ Alira Mihocic 3.0+ Dean Dionne Parker 3.0+ Alexis Robinson Dean Karsen Sims Dean Dean Josie Utley 3.0+ Dean Anna Vogt Dean 3.0+ Tia Walker Dean
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD Fall Spring Zach Bolton Dean 3.0+ Charles Bascom Dean 3.0+ Jerome Coaxum Jr. 3.0+ Andrew Conyers-Nelson Dean Brinson Corn Dean Pres Anthony Craig Jr. 3.0+ Tyler Cummings 3.0+ Pres Kahlim Denmark Dean Dean Raheen Frederick Dean Gabe Gittens 3.0+ 3.0+ Corey Hackett-Greene 3.0+ Alexander Hass 3.0+ 3.0+ Zach Hensel Pres 3.0+ Kevondre Hunt 3.0+ Joseph Keitt Dean Derrick Kinloch Jr. 3.0+ DeAndra Lipscomb 3.0+ 3.0+ Ryan Minor Dean Pres Marquez Moore 3.0+ Reggie Nelson 3.0+ 3.0+ Evan Niciphor 3.0+ Pres Brandon Richardson Dean Pres Nick Seabright Dean 3.0+ Elijah Shaw Dean Tre Stanley Dean Dean Mark Stembridge 3.0+ 3.0+ Therius Styles 3.0+ Desmond Wallace 3.0+
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD Fall Spring Amirah Al-Bayyinah Lizzie Allard Sharmaine Barnes Imani Boatwright Jackie Brengel Rachel Byrd Marissa Cain
3.0+ Dean Dean 3.0+ 3.0+ 3.0+ 3.0+ Dean Dean Pres Dean
Alex Scearce Dean 3.0+ Rayshaud Shields 3.0+ Zach Silverberg Dean Josh Stilley Pres Pres Devin Taylor Pres Chase Tidwell 3.0+ 3.0+ Denzell Thomas 3.0+ Miguel Valdes Dean Tyler Watkins 3.0+ Craig Weick 3.0+ Pernell Williams 3.0+ 3.0+ Marcus Williamson 3.0+ 3.0+
LACROSSE
Fall Spring Bailey Cocca 3.0+ Frida Castillo Dean 3.0+ Malene Krolboll Hansen Pres Dean Emee Herbert Pres Marissa Hinchman Pres Dean Lena Schaeffner Dean Dean
Fall Spring Karley Barreno 3.0+ Austin Brown Dean Maggie Carr Dean Dean Maddy Ciardi Dean Pres Sophie Crowther Dean Rachel Ferrara Dean 3.0+ Alicia Geiter 3.0+ Courtney Genovese Dean Morgan Gott 3.0+ 3.0+ Kasey Griese Dean 3.0+ Caitlin Kratzer Dean Haley Kyger Pres Dean Trista Kuehn 3.0+ Shannon Mansberger Dean Holly McKee 3.0+ Sara Nolan Dean Charlotte O’Leary 3.0+ Taylor Pascale Dean Dean Jenna Stover 3.0+ Lauren Thomas 3.0+ 3.0+ Kaitlyn Trodden 3.0+ Gabby Vujanic Pres Pres Rachel Wagner Dean Dean Keri White 3.0+ 3.0+ Caroline Williams Dean Lily Yednock Dean Dean
FOOTBALL
MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S GOLF
Fall Spring Ryan Carpenter Dean 3.0+ Harrison Frye Dean Dean Josh Pisarri Dean 3.0+ Alfredo Ruiz 3.0+ Peter Valasek 3.0+ Dean Ben Wheeler Dean Olle Widegren Dean Dean
Fall Spring Aaron Aiken 3.0+ Quinn Backus Dean 3.0+ Samson Baldwin 3.0+ Morgan Bailey 3.0+ Jabarai Bothwell 3.0+ Gary Bradshaw Dean Devon Brown 3.0+ Ed Brown 3.0+ 3.0+ Keon Brown Dean Alex Catron Pres Anthony Chesley 3.0+ Eric Church Dean Nicholas Clark 3.0+ 3.0+ Cody Craig 3.0+ 3.0+ Marcus Crowder 3.0+ Leroy Cummings Dean Lorenzo D’Angelo 3.0+ Dean Kenneth Daniels 3.0+ Brandon Engle 3.0+ Kenny Fitzgerald 3.0+ Nick Foley 3.0+ 3.0+ Trey Gattison 3.0+ 3.0+ Ryan Granger Dean Pres Chad Hamilton 3.0+ 3.0+ Dontay Hears 3.0+ James Heft 3.0+ Dean De’Angelo Henderson 3.0+ Calvin Hollenhorst 3.0+ 3.0+ Mark Irick 3.0+ John Israel 3.0+ Alex Johnson 3.0+ Brett Johnson 3.0+ Kerron Johnson 3.0+ 3.0+ Dallen Jones 3.0+ Dean Joe Kaleta 3.0+ Tyler Keane Dean Caleb Kelly Dean Dimitri Lee Jr. Dean 3.0+ Bruce Mapp 3.0+ 3.0+ Isaac Martin 3.0+ Adam Maxie Dean Brock Merritt 3.0+ Dean Andrew Mitchell 3.0+ Dean Jacob Moreland 3.0+ Austin Murillo 3.0+ Will O’Connor 3.0+ Dean Dwayne Price 3.0+ Frankie Richardson 3.0+ Josh Roper 3.0+ Alex Ross Dean 3.0+ JaDamion Ross Dean 3.0+ Richie Sampson 3.0+ 3.0+ Imir Sanders Dean Dean
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Fall Spring Agust Arnarson 3.0+ 3.0+ Matt Bautista Dean Elis Bjornsson Dean Pres Sergio Camargo Dean Pres Einar Einarsson 3.0+ 3.0+ Louis Dargent 3.0+ Bryce Follensbee Dean Dean Ricky Garbanzo 3.0+ Arnar Geirsson Dean Dean Tommy Gudmundsson 3.0+ Gisli Helgason 3.0+ Pres Kevin Le Bras 3.0+ Colin Marz Dean Dean Pierre Morin Dean Ikay Ofili 3.0+ Joel Perez Pres 3.0+ Ryan Reid Dean Ridge Robinson Pres Nazz Russo Dean Daniel Rutter Dean Dean Bryan Seefeld 3.0+ Drew Smith 3.0+ Tobenna Uzo Dean Uchenna Uzo 3.0+
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Fall Spring Miki Antzoulatos 3.0+ 3.0+ Becca Austin Dean Dean Camille Christie Dean Pres Allie Cook 3.0+ Taylor Ellis Dean Shelby Evans 3.0+ 3.0+ Daniella Famili Dean Dean Faith Farley Pres Melanie Flatter Dean Pres Autumn Jaworski 3.0+ Dean Hanna Johannsdottir Dean 3.0+ Kacey Kelley 3.0+ Darbie Kelley Dean Dean Brenna Leftwich Dean Pres Ashley Lynch Pres Pres Sam Patterson Dean Maddie Phillips Pres Pres Dominique Russell Dean Madi Simons Dean Dean Kaitlyn Sterling Pres Marissa Stovring Dean Dean Ellie Taylor Dean Dean Brittany Temple Dean Pres Mikayla Williams 3.0+
SOFTBALL
Fall Spring Cassidy Brzozowski 3.0+ 3.0+ Bri Chiusano 3.0+ Mackenzie Conrad Pres Amanda Daneker 3.0+ 3.0+ Maicie Hahn 3.0+ 3.0+ Kory Hayden 3.0+ 3.0+ Kailey Mellen Dean Dean Morgan Noad 3.0+ Kasey Oliver Dean Dean Kiana Quolas Dean Pres Sara Rasley Dean Devon Steiner Dean Dean Timi Tooley Dean Dean Desiree Zaragoza 3.0+
MEN’S TENNIS
Fall Spring Jabor Al-Mutawa Dean Stefan Jakubov 3.0+ Dean Kaue Pereira Dean 3.0+ Renan Samed Dean Dean Rick Timmerman 3.0+ Pres Philippe Tsangarides Pres Hunter Whalen 3.0+ Garik Yedigarian 3.0+ 3.0+ Vuk Velickovic Dean
WOMEN’S TENNIS Marie Babayan Cari Berry Sara Bondar Romane Delay Mila Majtan Libby Scott Natalie Wall Honami Yazawa
Fall Spring Dean Dean Dean 3.0+ Dean Dean 3.0+ 3.0+ Pres Pres 3.0+ Dean Dean Dean 3.0+ Pres
VOLLEYBALL
Fall Spring Skylar Cossaboon Pres Dean Aleksandra Djuric Dean 3.0+ Alexis Flynn Dean Pres Leah Hardeman 3.0+ Gabriella Horvath 3.0+ 3.0+ Katie Martin Pres Pres Mika Mierzwa Dean Dean Miona Milovanovic Dean 3.0+ Eszter Nagy 3.0+ 3.0+ Jenna Orner Dean Dean
CHEER
Fall Spring Stephaney Ankelman Dean Samantha Arthurs 3.0+ Ashley Branda 3.0+ Dean Samyra Casterlow Pres Dean Elisabeth DeCologero Dean 3.0+ MiKayla DeMaio Dean Dean Morgan Drayton Dean Holli Hester Dean Dean Ariel Johnsen Dean Dean Olivia Keenan Dean Taylor Kress 3.0+ Pres Bailey Leonard Dean Dean Madison Loader Dean Dean Brooke Miranda 3.0+ Kasey Nevard Dean 3.0+ Maddison O’Leary Dean Dean Matthew Ryba Dean 3.0+ MacAyla Sheehan 3.0+ Arianna Stone Dean 3.0+
FALL SPRING
3.0 Pres Dean 3.0 Pres Dean BASE 28 3 15 22 2 11 MBB 6 0 1 3 0 1 WBB 8 1 3 10 1 6 MCC/TF 22 1 10 22 5 4 WCC/TF 24 5 7 25 7 8 MGolf 6 0 5 6 0 3 WGolf 5 3 2 5 0 3 FB 48 2 11 44 3 12 LAX 20 2 12 18 2 7 MSOC 18 2 9 16 3 6 WSOC 21 4 13 19 6 8 SOFT 9 0 5 14 2 5 MTEN 6 0 2 8 2 4 WTEN 8 1 4 8 2 4 VB 9 2 5 10 2 3 TOTALS 238 26 103 230 37 85 CHEER 16 1 11
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NOTE: numbers in the 3.0 category are total of 3.0+, President’s List AND Dean’s List.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
2014-15 BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
229 of 415 (55.1%) Coastal Carolina Student-Athletes posted at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2014-15 Academic Year BASEBALL Matt Beaird Andrew Beckwith Zac Burke Tyler Chadwick Billy Cooke Josh Crump Alex Cunningham Jack Curtis Tom Durkin Dylan Frye CJ Harris Bobby Holmes Nick Masterson Al Molina Mike Morrison Connor Owings Michael Paez David Parrett Connor Pate Tyler Poole Zach Remillard Shane Sawczak Cole Schaefer Andrew Schorr Casey Schroeder Jeffery Scott Kevin Woodall Jr. FOOTBALL Quinn Backus Gary Bradshaw Ed Brown Alex Catron Eric Church Nicholas Clark Cody Craig Leroy Cummings Lorenzo D’Angelo Nick Foley Trey Gattison Ryan Granger Chad Hamilton James Heft Calvin Hollenhorst Mark Irick Kerron Johnson Dallen Jones Tyler Keane Caleb Kelly Dimitri Lee Bruce Mapp Adam Maxie Brock Merritt Andrew Mitchell Austin Murillo Will O’Connor Josh Roper JaDamion Ross Alex Ross Richie Sampson Imir Sanders Alex Scearce Josh Stilley Denzell Thomas Chase Tidwell Pernell Williams Marcus Williamson
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
MEN’S BASKETBALL Tristian Curtis Aaron Law Uros Ljeskovic MEN’S GOLF Ryan Carpenter Harrison Frye Josh Pisarri Peter Valasek Ben Wheeler Olle Widegren MEN’S SOCCER Agust Arnarson Matt Bautista Elis Bjornsson Sergio Camargo Einar Einarsson Bryce Follensbee Arnar Geirsson Tommy Gudmundsson Gisli Helgason Colin Marz Ikay Ofili Joel Perez Ryan Reid Ridge Robinson Nazz Russo Daniel Rutter Bryan Seefeld Drew Smith Tobenna Uzo MEN’S TENNIS Jabor Al-Mutawa Stefan Jakubov Kaue Pereira Renan Samed Rick Timmerman Philippe Tsangarides Vuk Velickovic Garik Yedigarian MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD Charles Bascom Zach Bolton Brinson Corn Tyler Cummings Kahlim Denmark Gabe Gittens Corey Hackett-Greene Alexander Hass Zach Hensel Joseph Keitt Derrick Kinloch Jr. DeAndra Lipscomb Ryan Minor Reggie Nelson Evan Niciphor Brandon Richardson Nick Seabright Elijah Shaw Trey Stanley Mark Stembridge
SOFTBALL Cassidy Brzozowski Bri Chiusano Mackenzie Conrad Amanda Daneker Maicie Hahn Kory Hayden Kailey Mellen Morgan Noad Kasey Oliver Kiana Quolas Sara Rasley Devon Steiner Timi Tooley VOLLEYBALL Skylar Cossaboon Aleksandra Djuric Alexis Flynn Gabriella Horvath Katie Martin Mika Mierzwa Miona Milovanovic Eszter Nagy Jenna Orner Beatris Petelkova WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jas Adams Olivia Carlton AJ Jordan Alira Mihocic Alexis Robinson Karsen Sims Josie Utley Anna Vogt Tia Walker Keyaurna Wilson WOMEN’S GOLF Frida Castillo Malene Krolboll Hansen Marissa Hinchman Lena Schaeffner LACROSSE Karley Barreno Austin Brown Maggie Carr Maddy Ciardi Sophie Crowther Rachel Ferrara Morgan Gott Kasey Griese Haley Kyger Holly McKee Sara Nolan Charlotte O’Leary Taylor Pascale Jenna Stover Lauren Thomas Kaitlyn Trodden Gabby Vujanic Rachel Wagner Keri White Caroline Williams Lily Yednock
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WOMEN’S SOCCER Miki Antzoulatos Becca Austin Camille Christie Allie Cook Shelby Evans Daniella Famili Melanie Flatter Autumn Jaworski Hanna Johannsdottir Darbie Kelley Brenna Leftwich Ashley Lynch Sam Patterson Maddie Phillips Madi Simons Marissa Stovring Ellie Taylor Brittany Temple WOMEN’S TENNIS Marie Babayan Cari Berry Sara Bondar Romane Delay Mila Majtan Libby Scott Natalie Wall Honami Yazawa WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD Lizzie Allard Sharmaine Barnes Jackie Brengel Rachel Byrd Marissa Cain Courtney Claudfelter Taylor Creagh Brianna Cristiano Ruby Durham Jalacy Green Raven Hamilton Courtney Hill Camille Hurley Takeyra Jenkins-Dodd Emma Kroger Tiffani Kuhn Courtney Lawson Cari Pallini Regina Peattie Letitia Saayman Stephanie Taylor-Pollock Symphony Thompson Aynslee van Graan Kyla van Graan
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
Champions In The
COMMUNITY
ADOPT-A-CHANT CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN AGAIN SPREADS HOLIDAY JOY
For the fifth consecutive year, SAAC’s Adopt-A-Chant Christmas Campaign was held in December. The campaign’s 2014 edition provided a happier holiday season for 20 children of Pee Dee Elementary. Items valuing approximately $3,000 and ranging from bicycles and tablets to clothes and stocking stuffers were donated by student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the Department of Athletics and delivered to the children, whose families would otherwise be unable to afford them.
FIFTH SAAC SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE HELD
Coastal Carolina University student-athletes returned to Pee Dee Elementary to once again deliver school supplies donated by the Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics as part of its annual SAAC School Supply Drive. Juniors Mike Morrison and Tyler Chadwick of the baseball team and junior Jessica Gelibert of the women’s track and field team delivered the items to the school and spent time in numerous classrooms interacting with many of the students. Items provided included backpacks, binders, folders, notebooks, pencil boxes, crayons, dry erase markers and glue sticks. The donation marked the fifth consecutive School Supply Drive that has assisted Pee Dee Elementary School, a Title I school in Horry County that services approximately 800 students. Title I is the largest federal assistance program for the nation’s schools. The goal of Title I is to provide a high-quality education for every child. The program provides extra help to students who are furthest from meeting the standards the state has set for all children. Title I serves children through school-wide programs and targeted assistance programs. The programs generally offer smaller classes, additional teachers and assistants, training for staff, extra time for instruction, and mentoring.
3,500 $ 3,000 Hours of community service contributed by Coastal Carolina student-athletes
Value of gifts provided to Pee Dee Elementary School students as part of the fifth Adopt a Chant Christmas Campaign
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Kindergarten classes in 22 Horry County elementary schools were visited by student-athletes as part of the Caring for Kindergarteners program.
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Children between 6 and 12 years old participated in free clinic held by baseball team
STUDENT-ATHLETES MAKE RETURN VISIT TO HORRY KIND ERGARTEN CLASSES
Thanksgiving meals donated by studentathletes as part of SAAC’s Holiday Food Drive
Coastal Carolina student-athletes took the time to give back to the community by reading Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” to 22 Horry County elementary schools as part of the United Way of Horry County Caring for Kindergarteners program. A total of 95 Chanticleer student-athletes among Coastal’s 18 intercollegiate athlete programs, along with members of the cheerleading team, coaches and athletic administrators, participated in reading the timeless classic to 103 kindergarten classes. Upon completing the book, the young students were able to put the lessons they learned on display by drawing pictures and creating their own greeting cards to be distributed to elderly, homebound citizens throughout Horry County. The kindergarteners’ cards will be attached to one of several hundred gift baskets intended for the senior shut-ins as part of the annual “Make Someone’s May Day” program, now in its 14th year. The event extended a partnership between Coastal Carolina University and the United Way of Horry County that has existed since 2002 as a means of giving back to the community.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
RECORD TURNOUT: OVER 200 YOUTHS PARTICIPATE IN BASEBALL’S CLINIC
The Coastal Carolina baseball program hosted its annual free clinic in January, instructing a record turnout of more than 200 6 to 12 year olds at the Ripken Experience Complex. The three-hour camp, made possible with help from the Mike Pruitt Foundation for the Advancement of Youth Baseball in Horry County, focused on hitting, base running, fielding and throwing fundamentals. “We could not be more pleased with the turnout,” said head coach Gary Gilmore. “We certainly hope these kids can take away some fundamentals to help them, but the most important thing is that these kids have fun.”
SOFTBALL GOES RED FOR WOMEN WITH BARRAGE OF HOME RUNS
In addition to volunteering at the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Myrtle Beach in October, the Coastal Carolina softball team took part in the organization’s Go Red for Women program during the 2015 season. The campaign to raise awareness and money to combat heart disease, the number one killer of women in the United States, gave the public an opportunity to join head coach Kelley Green and the rest of the program in the fight with flat donations or by pledging a dollar amount for each home run hit by a Coastal player during the season. The Chanticleers finished the year with a Big South-record 84 homers, and a total of over $2,000 was raised for the cause.
TRACK TEAMS RUN, JUMP AND THROW WITH HOME SCHOOLERS The Coastal Carolina University men’s and women’s track and field programs held their traditional “Run, Jump and Throw with the Chants” event for more than 50 home school students during an October afternoon. Home-schooled children ranging in ages from 5 to 17 who regularly take part in physical education classes through the University got the opportunity to experience various track and field events and receive instruction on the basic fundamentals from Coastal Carolina student-athletes and coaches. The event started with a warm-up jog around the track followed by stretching exercises. Participants were then divided up into groups based on their ages and rotated among stations for relay running, hurdles, long jump, high jump and the javelin. The track and field programs have held numerous Run, Jump and Throw events each year since 2009 with students from Pee Dee Elementary.
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Coastal Carolina University student-athletes participated in numerous community service projects in 2014-15. Below are projects adopted by the teams, in addition to the “Adopt-A-Chant” Christmas Campaign, School Supply and Thanksgiving Food Drives and Caring for Kindergarteners Program. Women’s Basketball – Habitat For Humanity, Helping Hands, Senior Citizen Retirement Home Interaction, Fostering Hope, National Girls and Women in Sports Day Softball – Grand Strand Miracle League, Habitat for Humanity, American Heart Association Heart Walk and Going Red for Women Women’s Tennis – Shepherd’s Table Women’s Golf – American Heart Association Beach Ride and Heart Walk, CCU Alumni Golf Tournament Men’s Soccer - Grand Strand Miracle League Women’s Soccer – Grand Strand Miracle League Men’s Tennis - Toys For Tots Baseball – Grand Strand Miracle League, Tara Home For Boys, Kinesiology Study, Christmas Angel Project, Chants Free Clinic Lacrosse – Georgetown Hospital Festival Volleyball – Horry County Volleyball Clinics Men’s and Women’s Track & Field - Run, Jump and Throw with the Chants at Pee Dee Elementary School Department of Athletics Staff - ChantiCrew Move-In Day
COMMUNITY SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
Facility
ENHANCEMENTS
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN The baseball team returned to campus and a new state-of-the-art facility in Springs Brooks Stadium for the start of the 2015 season, following a renovation that kept the old playing surface intact, but improved the surrounding amenities. The ballpark includes new grandstands, concession stands, a team store, coaches’ offices, student-athlete locker rooms and lounges, a team meeting space, a stateof-the-art scoreboard, an athletic training facility, a laundry facility and premium fan and media areas. Additionally, the 33,000-square foot project expanded the former 850-seat Watson Stadium into the new 2,500-seat Springs Brooks Stadium. As a result of grass berms down both foul lines and a boardwalk around the outfield wall, the stadium has the potenital to accommodate between 5,000-6,000 fans for events like an NCAA
postseason tournament. The stadium officially opened on Feb. 13 as Coastal Carolina defeated Old Dominion 4-0 as part of the annual Caravelle Resort Tournament. Prior to the game, head coach Gary Gilmore threw out the ceremonial first pitch and kissed home plate. “This has been a day that I have dreamed about for a long, long time,” Gilmore said after the season-opening win. “This stadium, it’s a culmination of a lot of dreaming, a lot of hard work and a lot of sweat by a whole lot of people. It’s not just me. I’m a very blessed man.” During their first season in the new ballpark, the Chanticleers posted a 21-12 home record with wins over the likes of thenNo. 11 North Carolina, Clemson and then-No. 7 South Carolina. Additionally, the ballpark played host to the two largest regularseason, on-campus crowds in school history
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with a capacity crowd of 3,086 vs. South Carolina and a standing-room-only crowd of 2,825 vs. Clemson. The Chanticleers ended the regular season ranked 42nd in the NCAA in attendance. Coastal Carolina finished the season runner-up in the Big South Conference Championship, earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament with a RPI of 18 and appeared as the No. 2 seed in the College Station Regional hosted by Texas A&M.
FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
TEAL TURF INSTALLATION AT BROOKS STADIUM COMPLETED
The Coastal Carolina football and women’s lacrosse programs will compete on a new playing surface beginning with the 2015-16 academic year after Benton Field at Brooks Stadium received a colorful facelift this spring. The turf installation project began in January with the stripping of the natural grass and continued with the installation of drainage systems through the months of February and March. The first pieces of turf were then laid on April 2 and the project was completed later that month. The project had a budget of $1.2 million and will give the athletic programs more versatility and options for both practice and game days. Artificial turf versus a grass playing surface will help alleviate practice space challenges as well as provide a safe and durable option if there is inclement weather. Also, the quality of the playing surface will remain consistent throughout several seasons including postseason football and, in the spring, women’s lacrosse, which is typically contested on artificial turf. The more versatile surface will also provide the University the opportunity to host non-athletic special events. Medallion Athletic Products of Mooresville, N.C., partnered with Shaw Sports Turf for the project contract after being selected through the State of S.C. procurement process.
TENNIS CHRISTENS NEW COMPLEX The men’s and women’s tennis programs moved into the Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex to start the 2015 season and combined to post a 12-1 home record while winning a pair of regular season Big South Conference Championships. The new facility consists of 12 US Open-style courts surrounded by bleachers and rocking chairs for the public’s viewing pleasure. Additionally, the $2 million complex includes lighting, LED scoreboards, a state-ofthe-art speaker system, equipment storage areas, concessions, restrooms and a 3,000-square-foot clubhouse with coaches’ offices, student-athlete locker rooms and a lounge.
CHAUNCEY’S CHOICE DINING HALL
FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS
The facility, which opened in March 2015, allows the Department of Athletics in conjunction with Aramark Food Services to offer nutritious meal options for student-athletes. Proper nutrition is key to improving athletic performance, and also plays a major role in recovering from activity and injury.
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
Champions In The
DEPARTMENT STUDENT-ATHLETE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics honored its top performers of the 2014-2015 season at the annual StudentAthlete Excellence Awards, April 27, hosted by the members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at The HTC Center. Coastal Carolina student-athletes Ruby Durham (women’s track & field) and Kacey Kelley (women’s soccer) served as the masters of ceremony, and the program included remarks from Director of Athletics Matt Hogue, an all-sports highlight video and a senior recognition video. Coastal also recognized its academic successes, both individual and team. QUINN BACKUS (football), a three-time All-American, was named the Presidential Student-Athlete of the Year, presented each year to the singular Coastal Carolina University student-athlete who displays extraordinary achievements in academics, athletics, community service and leadership. Awards were presented to LILY YEDNOCK (lacrosse) as the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and to RIDGE ROBINSON (men’s soccer) as the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, based on their cumulative GPAs. LENA SCHAEFFNER (women’s golf) was named the Female Athlete of the Year, while BACKUS (football) was honored as the Male Athlete of the Year for their significant contributions to their teams and to Chanticleer Athletics. SHIVAUGHN WIGGINS (men’s basketball) was named the Male Newcomer of the Year, while LEAH HARDEMAN (volleyball) was named the Female Newcomer of the Year. New to this year’s banquet was the awarding of the Comeback Team and Athlete of the Year award. The BASEBALL team was named the Comeback Team of the Year, while baseball’s ALEX CUNNINGHAM was voted the Comeback Athlete of the Year. KIANA QUOLAS (softball), RUBY DURHAM (women’s track & field) and REGGIE NELSON (men’s track & field) garnered the National Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year awards. The honor recognizes collegiate student-athletes whose athletic accomplishments, in the opinion of their strength coach, reflect dedication to strength and conditioning. The Linda C. Vereen Academic Excellence Award was awarded to the WOMEN’S TENNIS team, representing the Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics with the highest combined grade point average. The program boasts a 3.726 cumulative GPA. CHRIS POWERS, an adjunct professor of history in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, was named this year’s Student-Athlete Faculty Member of the Year, while Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services SAMANTHA KOST was named the Athletics Staff Member of the Year. The award portion of the banquet closed with the awarding of the Savannah Thompson Humanitarian Award. The award, which recognizes individuals in the Coastal Carolina community who make a difference and inspire those around them, was presented to MEGAN HOVERMAN.
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2015 Presidential Student-Athlete and Male Athlete of the Year: Quinn Backus
2015 Female Athlete of the Year: Lena Schaeffner
2015 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lily Yednock
2015 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ridge Robinson
2015 Female Newcomer of the Year: Leah Hardeman
2015 Male Newcomer of the Year: Shivaughn Wiggins
2015 Linda C. Vereen Team GPA Award: Women’s Tennis
DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
Department of Athletics
REVENUE & SUPPORT REVENUE GENERATION (TICKETS & SPONSORSHIP)
2013-14 ACTUAL FOOTBALL TICKET REVENUE1 (Gross) • Season $ 136,280 • Single Game $ 182,978 • Total Revenue $ 319,258
2014-15 ACTUAL
VA R I A N C E
$ 132,057 $ 240,365 $ 372,422
$ -4,223 $ +57,387 $ +53,164
BASKETBALL TICKET REVENUE1 (Gross) • Season $ 102,340 • Single Game2 $ 56,260 • Total Revenue2 $ 158,600
$ 95,532 $ 53,966 $ 149,498
$ -6,808 $ -2,294 $ -9,102
BASEBALL TICKET REVENUE (Gross) • Season $ 13,732 • Single Game $ 25,790 • Total Revenue $ 39,522
$ 81,857 $ 80,747 $ 162,604
$ +68,125 $ +54,957 $ +123,082
TOTAL TICKET REVENUE (Gross) $ 517,380
$ 684,524
$ +167,144
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE (Gross) $ 500,000
$ 548,604
$ +48,604
TOTAL REVENUE (Gross) $ 1,017,380
$ 1,233,128 $ +215,748
- Regular season games only. 1 - Men’s basketball played 14 home games in 2014-15, compared to 17 in 2013-14 1
ATTENDANCE FIGURES
Chanticleer fans turned out in record fashion during the 2014-15 season as 132,818 combined fans attended football, men’s basketball and baseball games. Coastal Carolina ranked second in the Big South in percentage of stadium capacity during football season with 101.53 percent, while leading the conference in total attendance in both men’s basketball (40,054) and baseball (45,989). (Only top five for each sport shown) FOOTBALL1 MEMBER INSTITUTION AVG./GAME STADIUM CAPACITY PCT. OF CAPACITY Charleston Southern 4,329 4,000 108.23 COASTAL CAROLINA 9,355 9,214 101.53 Liberty 17,016 19,200 88.63 Presbyterian College 3,565 6,500 54.85 Gardner-Webb 4,366 8,500 51.37 1
- Regular season games only.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEMBER INSTITUTION GAMES TOTAL AVG./GAME COASTAL CAROLINA 17 40,054 2,356 Radford 15 29,309 1,954 Liberty 15 27,400 1,827 UNC Asheville 14 21,426 1,530 High Point 14 20,961 1,497
The Coastal Carolina University Department of Athletics consists of a team of nearly 150 coaches and staff and 415 student-athletes who dedicate their energies and talents on a daily basis to achieving excellence as representatives of Coastal Carolina University. While the student-athletes and their coaches are the faces of the Coastal Carolina Athletics program, they depend on the people behind the scenes who provide vital support for their successes. In addition to the administration and coaching staffs, the Coastal Carolina Department of Athletics consists of the following areas: Academic Support Services Administrative Support Business Operations Equipment Services Facilities and Operations Life Skills Marketing and Promotions Media Relations NCAA Compliance Sports Turf Management Sports Medicine and Nutrition Speed, Strength and Conditioning Ticket Office Video Services
CHANTICLEERS ONLINE More and more people are getting their news about Coastal Carolina Athletics through the department’s official website, GoCCUSports. com, and via the Department’s official Twitter account @GoCCUSports. In addition, during the 2014-15 year the Department of Athletics increased its social media footprint on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
GoCCUSports.com Page Views
5,422,841 (Increase of 89,587 over 2013-14)
GoCCUSports.com Unique Visitors
83,131 (Increase of 5,711 over 2013-14)
@GoCCUSports Twitter Followers 8,427 (Increase of 2,916 over 2013-14) @ChaunceyCCU Twitter Followers 7,050 (Increase of 1,812 over 2013-14) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Facebook “Likes” 10,321(Increase of 1,743 over 2013-14)
BASEBALL
MEMBER INSTITUTION GAMES TOTAL AVG./GAME COASTAL CAROLINA 33 45,989 1,394 Liberty 30 39,334 1,311 Campbell 35 12,115 346 Winthrop 34 11,170 329 Radford 24 9,398 392
REVENUE & SUPPORT
(All figures as of June 30, 2015)
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Sport-by-Sport
HIGHLIGHTS
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
HEAD COACH
JEFF JACOBS EXPERIENCE: 1ST YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2014 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Team Points High Point 67 Liberty 73 Radford 81 Campbell 83 COASTAL CAROLINA 87 UNC Asheville 109 Gardner-Webb 210 Winthrop 212 Charleston Southern 248 Longwood 295 Presbyterian 304
Fifth at Big South Championship
• Letitia Saayman and Kyla van Graan advanced to the NCAA Championship, becoming the first Chanticleers to do so since 2007, and the sixth and seventh overall. Both runners went on to finish in the top half of the 251-runner field in the meet. • Kyla van Graan finished 10th and Saayman placed 12th at the NCAA Southeast Regional to earn All-Region honors, earn their spots into the national meet and lead the Chanticleers to a 16th-place finish in the 38-team field. • Saayman and van Graan also earned All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the second and third individuals in program history to do so. • Saayman captured three individual meet titles and three Big South Runner of the Week awards, while van 2014 HONORS Graan won one meet and also was named Runner of the Week. • Aynslee van Graan joined the duo as an All-Big South member, while Kyla additionally was selected to the NCAA ALL-REGION Kyla van Graan............................................... 10th Place Big South All-Academic Team. • As a team, Coastal was again named a Division I All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA for having a Letitia Saayman.............................................. 12th Place cumulative team GPA over 3.0.
ALL-BIG SOUTH Letitia Saayman................................................ 3rd Place Kyla van Graan................................................. 5th Place Aynslee van Graan............................................ 6th Place BIG SOUTH RUNNER OF THE WEEK Letitia Saayman.......................................9/3, 9/16, 10/7 Kyla van Graan......................................................... 9/23 USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC Letitia Saayman Kyla van Graan BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Kyla van Graan
2015 NCAA All-Region Kyla van Graan
Letitia Saayman
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
HEAD COACH
JEFF JACOBS
Seventh at Big South Championship
EXPERIENCE: 11TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
• Joseph Keitt earned All-Big South honors for the third straight season, after placing ninth at the Big South Championship. • Keitt repeated as the individual winner at the CCU Invitational and was named the Big South Runner of 2014 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS the Week. Team Points • Evan Niciphor was selected to the Big South All-Academic team for the second consecutive season. High Point 27 Liberty 52 Campbell 75 Radford 141 UNC Asheviile 156 Winthrop 170 COASTAL CAROLINA 184 Longwood 191 Charleston Southern 289 Gardner-Webb 305 Presbyterian 318
2014 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH Joseph Keitt...................................................... 9th Place BIG SOUTH RUNNER OF THE WEEK Joseph Keitt............................................................... 9/3 BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Evan Niciphor
Evan Niciphor Joseph Keitt
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
HEAD COACH
PAUL HOGAN
11-8-2 (7-2-1) | Second
• Posted highest regular-season finish since 2010, defeated UNC Asheville 2-0 to advance to the Big South Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2008 and posted 11 wins, the most since 2008. • Kacey Kelley became the second Chanticleer in program history to be named Big South Player of the Year as she earned the conference’s attacking honor. • Kelley was also the second Coastal woman to earn All-Region honors, and the first by the NSCAA, as she was selected to the Southeast Region’s third team. The senior posted the third-most single season goals (11) and sixth-most points (26) totals in program history. • Paul Hogan was named Big South Coach of the Year, the third different Chanticleer coach to earn that honor, after leading the team to its third straight double-digit win season. • Amber Adams joined Kelley on the All-Big South first team, while Rylie Johnson and Sam Patterson were selected to the second team. • For the third straight year, the Chanticleers handed the conference’s eventual regular-season champion its only league loss of the season as they shut out Liberty 1-0.
EXPERIENCE: FOURTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2014 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Liberty 8-1-1 14-4-2 COASTAL CAROLINA 7-2-1 11-8-2 High Point 7-2-1 12-5-4 Campbell 5-3-2 8-8-3 Gardner-Webb 4-4-2 8-10-2 Winthrop 4-5-1 8-9-1 UNC Asheville 4-5-1 10-9-1 Radford 4-5-1 7-10-2 Longwood 3-5-2 8-8-3 Charleston Southern 1-8-1 5-13-1 Presbyterian 0-7-3 3-10-3 Big South Tournament Results Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 2, No. 7 seed UNC Asheville 0 Semifinal No. 3 seed High Point 2, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 1 (2OT)
2014 HONORS
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kacey Kelley......................................................Attacking BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR Paul Hogan
ALL-BIG SOUTH Kacey Kelley.....................................................First Team Amber Adams..................................................First Team Rylie Johnson.............................................. Second Team Sam Patterson............................................. Second Team Daniella Famili................................................. Freshman Brenna Leftwich............................................... Freshman Maddie Phillips....................................... Academic Team
Paul Hogan
BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT Rylie Johnson Kacey Kelley BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kacey Kelley.....................Attacking........................Oct. 6
Kacey Kelley
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW MEN’S SOCCER
HEAD COACH
SHAUN DOCKING
16-6-1 (7-1-1) | Big South Tournament Champions
EXPERIENCE: 17TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA Tournament Second Round Final National Rank: NSCAA - 22; College Soccer News - 23
2013 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Radford COASTAL CAROLINA High Point Winthrop Liberty UNC Asheville Longwood Campbell Gardner-Webb Presbyterian
Big South Overall 8-1-0 12-5-3 7-1-1 16-6-1 6-2-1 10-8-2 6-2-1 13-4-2 6-3-0 11-6-1 3-4-2 5-9-3 3-6-0 4-14-1 2-7-0 5-13-0 1-7-1 3-13-1 0-9-0 1-14-0
• Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. Defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the tournament’s first round. • Won program’s 12th Big South Tournament championship, marking the program’s 24th overall championship (12 regular season and 12 tournament). • Ended the season ranked second in the NCAA with 48 goals, fifth in total points (140), fifth in assists (44) and seventh in points per game (2.09). • Senior defender Shawn McLaws, who was named an All-American by College Soccer News, was selected by the New York Red Bulls with the 59th overall pick of the MLS amateur draft. In addition, senior forward Ricky Garbanzo signed a free agent contract with the USL’s Charleston Battery. Big South Tournament Results • Garbanzo set the Coastal Carolina and Big South records for career matches played and game-winning Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 2, No. 7 seed Longwood 1 goals with 94 and 18, respectively. Semifinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 3 seed High Point 1 Championship No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 1, No. 1 seed Radford 0
2014 HONORS
ALL-AMERICAN Shawn McLaws.............College Soccer News, third team NSCAA ALL-SOUTH REGION Shawn McLaws...............................................First Team Ricky Garbanzo...............................................First Team Uchenna Uzo..................................................Third Team ALL-BIG SOUTH Ricky Garbanzo...............First Team & Tournament Team Shawn McLaws...............First Team & Tournament Team Uchenna Uzo........First Team & Tournament Team (MVP) Ollivier Gueguen........................................ Second Team Tommy Gudmundsson............Second Team & Freshman Devin Cook-Perales.......................... Honorable Mention Sergio Camargo.Honorable Mention & Tournament Team Louis Dargent.................................................. Freshman Ridge Robinson...................................... Academic Team BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ricky Garbanzo................................................Attacking Shawn McLaws............................................... Defensive BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ricky Garbanzo............... Attacking.....................Sept. 2 Elis Bjornsson.................. Defensive...................Sept. 22 Sergio Camargo............... Attacking.......................Oct. 6 COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK Ricky Garbanzo....................................................Sept. 1 TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK Uchenna Uzo....................................................... Nov. 18 CAPITAL ONE CUP IMPACT PERFORMER OF THE WEEK Ricky Garbanzo...................................................Aug. 30
Ricky Garbanzo Shawn McLaws
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FOOTBALL
HEAD COACH
JOE MOGLIA
12-2 (4-1) | Big South Champions
EXPERIENCE: THIRD YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA Playoffs Round of Eight Final National Rank: FCS Coaches - 5th; The Sports Network - 5th
2014 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall COASTAL CAROLINA 4-1 12-2 Liberty 4-1 9-5 Charleston Southern 3-2 8-4 Presbyterian 3-2 8-4 Monmouth 1-4 6-5 Gardner-Webb 0-5 4-8
• Ranked #1 in the FCS — a first for a Big South school — for the final two weeks of the regular season as CCU was the first Big South team to start a year 11-0. Was ranked among the nation’s top five throughout the regular season, dropping to #6 for the playoffs, before finishing consensus #5. • Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship and was #7 national seed. • Tied school and Big South records (set by CCU last season) for wins in a season (12) and became the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Results first Big South team to open a season at least 9-0 in consecutive years. Became the first Big South First Round Bye program to score at least 30 points in each of its first 11 games. Second Round • Coastal ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense and set a Big South record by holding oppo- No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina 36, No. 10 seed Richmond 16 Quarterfinal nents to three points or less in three consecutive games. • Became the first Big South program to win seven road games in a season and, over the span of No. 2 seed North Dakota State 39, No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina 32 three years, won a Big South record 13 consecutive home games. 2014 HONORS • Reached the NCAA quarterfinals. After a first round bye, defeated #16 Richmond at home in the NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL HONORS second round. Season ended with a seven-point loss to eventual national champion North Dakota Joe Moglia.....Eddie Robinson National FCS Coach of the Year Runner-Up AFCA FCS Region 2 Coach of the Year State. Alex Ross.........................................Walter Payton Award Finalist (7th) Quinn Backus................................Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (4th) • Coastal’s two losses were by a combined eight points. FCS ADA Top Collegiate Linebacker • The Chants led the Big South in 10 statistical categories while ranking among the FCS top 30 in ALL-AMERICAN rushing offense (20th), total offense (18th), scoring offense (13th), pass efficiency defense (26th), Quinn Backus.................... FCS ADA All-American (one, 11-man team) Walter Camp All-American (one, 25-man team) scoring defense (13th), kickoff returns (14th), pass efficiency offense (26th), fewest sacks allowed Associated Press All-American (1st team) (15th), fewest tackles for loss allowed (10th), fewest yards penalized (9th), third down conversions The Sports Network (1st team) College Sporting News Fabulous Fifty (one, 50-man team (9th) and fourth down conversions (1st). CollegeSportsMadness.com All-American (1st team) Hamilton.................AFCA FCS All-American (one, 25-man team) • Quinn Backus became the first player in league history to be the Big South Defensive Player of the Chad The Sports Network (1st team) Associated Press FCS All-American (2nd team) Year three times as well as the first player to lead the conference in tackles three times. College Sporting News Fabulous Fifty (one, 50-man team) • Backus ended his career as a three-time All-American —being named the FCS ADA Top Collegiate CollegeSportsMadness.com FCS All-American (1st team) Linebacker in 2014 — and was MVP at the Medal of Honor All-Star game. He ranks 10th in the Shane Ballard.......................................The Sports Network (3rd team) NCAA FCS list for career solo tackles (239) and 14th on the NCAA FCS list for career tackles (441). CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Ashley.............................................................................First Team • Alex Ross set Big South and CCU single season records for passing yards, completions and total of- Mo Chad Hamilton......................................................................First Team fense. He additionally became the CCU all-time leader in completions, passing yards, total offense Brett Johnson........................................................................First Team and TD responsibility. FCS ADA ACADEMIC ALL-STAR • Bruce Mapp set the CCU single season record with 71 receptions, while Tyrell Blanks had 51 (5th) Mo Ashley.......................................................................Brett Johnson and John Israel had 46 (7th). NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY • Alex Catron made a CCU record 15 field goals. Mo Ashley....................................................................... Quinn Backus • Devon Brown set CCU single season records with 808 kick return yards, 29 returns and two kick Cody Craig..................................................................... Chad Hamilton Hart.......................................................................Brett Johnson returns for touchdowns. He has the two longest scoring plays in CCU history, returning a kick 99 Kevin Imir Sanders yards to lift the Chants to a win at North Carolina A&T and one for 98 yards at North Dakota State in NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS the NCAA FCS quarterfinal. Quinn Backus.................... 1 of 4 College Sporting News All Stars (9/1) 1 of 5 College Sporting News All Stars (9/29) Alex Catron.................... 1 of 5 College Sporting News All Stars (10/27) CFPA FCS Placekicker of the Week (11/3) De’Angele Henderson....................#2 on BeyondSportsNetwork top 15 Athletes of the Week (10/27)
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW BIG SOUTH INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Joe Moglia.............................................................Co-Coach of the Year Alex Ross.................................................... Offensive Player of the Year Quinn Backus............................................ Defensive Player of the Year
ALL-BIG SOUTH
Chad Hamilton......................................................................First Team Kevin Hart.............................................................................First Team De’Angelo Henderson............................................................First Team Alex Ross...............................................................................First Team Quinn Backus........................................................................First Team Roderick Holder.....................................................................First Team Pernell Williams....................................................................First Team Shane Ballard........................................................................First Team Devin Brown.........................................................................First Team Mo Ashley........................................................................ Second Team John Israel........................................................................ Second Team Bruce Mapp...................................................................... Second Team Calvin Hollenhorst ........................................................... Second Team Brett Johnson................................................................... Second Team Denzel Rice...................................................................... Second Team Alex Catron....................................................................... Second Team Cody Craig............................................................................. Academic
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS
Osharmar Abercrombie.........................Freshman of the Week (11/10) Quinn Backus..................................Defensive Player of the Week (9/1) Defensive Player of the Week (9/29) Devin Brown............................ Special Teams Player of the Week (9/8) Alex Catron........................... Special Teams Player of the Week (10/27) Special Teams Player of the Week (11/3) De’Angelo Henderson...................... Offensive Player of the Week (9/8) Offensive Player of the Week (9/15) John Israel................................... Offensive Player of the Week (10/27) Alex Ross....................................... Offensive Player of the Week (9/22) Offensive Player of the Week (11/3) Offensive Player of the Week (11/10) Rayshaud Shields........................Defensive Player of the Week (10/13)
Quinn Backus
Alex Ross
Kevin Hart (57), Mo Ashley (75) and Chad Hamilton (73) were all named All-Big South, all earned multiple academic honors and combined to miss just one game over their four year careers.
Denzel Rice
Pernell Williams
Devin Brown
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VOLLEYBALL
HEAD COACH
JOZSEF FORMAN
25-7 (11-3) | Big South Tournament Champions
EXPERIENCE: THIRD YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA Tournament First Round - Chapel Hill Regional • Captured the 2014 Big South Tournament Championship with a fifth-set rally over No. 1 seed Radford to advance to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship for the first time since 2009, and fourth time in the program’s history. The Chanticleers fell to Southern Cal in the first round of the tournament. • Coastal’s 25-7 overall record in 2014 marked the program’s third-highest win total in a season. • Leah Hardeman became just the second student-athlete in Big South volleyball history to be named the conference’s Player and Freshman of the Year. Hardeman was also a first team All-Big South and All-Freshman team selection, and set a Coastal Carolina volleyball record by earning the conference’s Freshman of the Week award five times during the season. • Junior middle blocker Eszter Nagy was also a first team All-Big South selection, while senior setter Sam Skyrd was named Honorable Mention All-Big South and senior libero Jenna Orner was placed on the conference’s All-Academic Team. • Senior outside hitter Katie Martin was named MVP of the Big South Championship. • On Oct. 21, Coastal won its first-ever volleyball match against South Carolina with a three-game sweep of the Gamecocks at The HTC Center. Coastal finished 2-0 against SEC teams in 2014, also defeating Tennessee 3-1. • Coastal was crowned champions of the Jacksonville Marriott Classic and Coastal Carolina Invitational. Sam Skryd was named Tournament MVP for the former, while Jenna Orner received the same honor for the latter. • Jozsef Forman became Coastal’s first volleyball coach to take the Chanticleers to the Big South championship match in each of his first three seasons. He also became Coastal’s fastest volleyball coach to reach 50 career wins after defeating Gardner-Webb on Oct. 24 in his 81st match.
2014 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Radford 12-2 24-8 COASTAL CAROLINA 11-3 25-7 Liberty 10-4 23-10 Winthrop 9-5 20-12 Presbyterian 7-7 12-16 High Point 6-8 13-16 Campbell 5-9 14-18 Gardner-Webb 5-9 12-21 UNC Asheville 4-10 8-22 Charleston Southern 1-13 11-22 Big South Tournament Results
Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 3, No. 7 seed Gardner-Webb 1 Semifinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 3, No. 6 seed High Point 1 Championship No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 3, No. 1 seed Radford 2
2014 HONORS
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Leah Hardeman BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Leah Hardeman ALL-BIG SOUTH Leah Hardeman.......................First Team & All-Freshman Eszter Nagy......................................................First Team Jenna Orner...................................................... Academic Sam Skryd......................................... Honorable Mention BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT MVP Katie Martin
Katie Martin Leah Hardeman
BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Katie Martin Jenna Orner Sam Skryd BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sam Skryd...........................Player.........................Sept. 8 Eszter Nagy.........................Player.......................Sept. 15 Annayka Legros................Defensive......................Oct. 28 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Leah Hardeman.....................................................Sept. 2 Leah Hardeman...................................................Sept. 22 Leah Hardeman...................................................Sept. 29 Leah Hardeman.......................................................Oct. 6 Leah Hardeman.....................................................Oct. 20
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TOURNAMENT HONORS Eszter Nagy................... CCU Invitational All-Tournament Jenna Orner.....................................CCU Invitational MVP Sam Skryd..................... Jacksonville Marriot Classic MVP
SPORT-BY-SPORT HIGHLIGHTS
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
HEAD COACH
Big South Champions
EXPERIENCE: 1ST YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
JEFF JACOBS
• Won the Big South Championship for the third straight year to record the second three-peat in program history. The title was the program’s eighth indoor title overall and seventh in the last 10 years. • Jessica Gelibert and Amirah Al-Bayyinah were named the meet’s Most Outstanding Track and Most Outstanding Field Athletes, respectively. Gelibert won the 400 meters and 60-meter hurdles, while AlBayyinah took the long jump and triple jump crowns • Letitia Saayman broke her own meet record and set a new program mark while winning the 5,000 meters, while Aynslee van Graan captured the mile run title and set a new school record in the event earlier in the season. • A Chanticleer earned Big South Conference weekly honors following each of the team’s four regularseason meets, with four student-athletes combining for five total awards.
2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Team Points COASTAL CAROLINA 196.5 Liberty 140 Radford 69 High Point 64.66 Campbell 60.5 Gardner-Webb 43.83 Charleston Southern 37 Winthrop 34.5 UNC Asheville 17
2014-15 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH EVENT PLACE Jessica Gelibert...................400m....................Champion Jessica Gelibert............... 60 hurdles................Champion Jessica Gelibert.............. 4x400 relay...............Champion Amirah Al-Bayyinah........Long jump................Champion Amirah Al-Bayyinah........Triple jump................Champion Teka Simpson.................. High jump................Champion Teka Simpson......................200m..............................2nd Teka Simpson.......................60m............................... 3rd Teka Simpson..................Long jump.......................... 3rd Letitia Saayman................ 5,000m..................Champion Letitia Saayman................ 3,000m............................2nd Letitia Saayman......... Distance medley......................2nd Aynslee van Graan.............Mile run..................Champion Aynslee van Graan...............800m.............................. 3rd Camille Hurley................ 4x400 relay...............Champion Camille Hurley................. 60 hurdles..........................2nd Camille Hurley.....................400m.............................. 3rd Christal Green................. 4x400 relay...............Champion Christal Green......................200m.............................. 3rd Takeyra Jenkins-Dodd.... 4x400 relay...............Champion Courtney Lawson............Triple jump..........................2nd Christina Davis................ 60 hurdles.......................... 3rd Regina Peattie............ Distance medley......................2nd LaChelsie Thomas....... Distance medley......................2nd BIG SOUTH MOST OUTSTANDING TRACK ATHLETE Jessica Gelibert
Amirah Al-Bayyinah
BIG SOUTH MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD ATHLETE Amirah Al-Bayyinah BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Emma Kroger
Jessica Gelibert
SPORT-BY-SPORT HIGHLIGHTS
BIG SOUTH ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Camille Hurley..................... Track ..............Jan. 21, Feb. 3 Amirah Al-Bayyinah.............Field .........................Jan. 21 Jalacy Green.........................Field .........................Jan. 28 Jessica Gelibert................... Track ........................ Feb. 18
Letitia Saayman
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
HEAD COACH
CLIFF ELLIS
24-10 (12-6) | Big South Tournament Champions
EXPERIENCE: EIGHTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 • Won its second Big South Tournament title in as many years, marking the second time in program history the Chants had won back-to-back tournament championships (1990 and 1991). • Advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Round of 64. • Head coach Cliff Ellis became the first coach in NCAA Division I history to win 150-plus games at four different universities with the Chants’ 68-56 victory over UNC Asheville on Feb. 3. • The Chants captured 20-plus wins for the fourth time under head coach Cliff Ellis and the 12th in program history. • Senior guard Warren Gillis finished his career ranked 10th on the Coastal Carolina all-time list with 1,352 career points. He also ranks second all-time in games played (125), 10th in field goals attempted (1,081), second in free throws made (305) and sixth in steals (164). • Set the Coastal Carolina team single season rebound mark with a +8.1 margin.
2014-15 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
North Division Team Big South Overall Charleston Southern 13-5 19-12 High Point 13-5 23-10 COASTAL CAROLINA 12-6 24-10 Radford 12-6 22-12 Winthrop 12-6 19-13 UNC Asheville 10-8 15-16 Gardner-Webb 10-8 20-15 Presbyterian 6-12 10-22 Longwood 5-13 11-23 Campbell 4-14 10-22 Liberty 2-16 8-24
Big South Tournament Results
Quarterfinal No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina 74, No. 6 seed UNC Asheville 57 Semifinal No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina 73, No. 7 seed Gardner-Webb 70 Championship No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina 81, No. 5 seed Winthrop 70
2014-15 HONORS
ALL-NABC DIVISION I DISTRICT 3 Warren Gillis................................................ Second Team ALL-BIG SOUTH Warren Gillis................................................ Second Team Josh Cameron.................................... Honorable Mention Tristian Curtis................................................... Academic
Cliff Ellis
BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT MVP Elijah Wilson BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Elijah Wilson Warren Gillis BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Josh Cameron......................Player.......................... Dec. 8 Josh Cameron......................Player...........................Jan. 5
Josh Cameron
Warren Gillis
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HEAD COACH
JAIDA WILLIAMS
12-18 (6-14) | Ninth
• Boasted the Big South’s second-leading offense, averaging 69.0 points per game. Also ranked in the top five in the Big South in scoring margin, free throw percentage, field goal percentage and rebounding. • Set the program records for most points scored in a game and largest margin of victory with a 121-32 win over Barber-Scotia on Nov. 19. • Sophomore Alexis Robinson set the Coastal Carolina single-game rebounding record with 19 in a 69-62 win over Pfeiffer on Nov. 16. • AJ Jordan was named first team All-Big South and All-Academic, while Jas Adams was an All-Freshman Team selection. • Jordan closed the season as the Big South’s leading scorer, averaging 16.9 points per game overall and 18.5 points per game against conference opponents. • Jordan became the 13th Chanticleer in Coastal Carolina women’s basketball history to score career 1,000 points, which she accomplished in a 21-point performance against IPFW on Nov. 25. • Jordan ended her senior season ranked in the top 10 in program history in several career categories including: first in games played, second in minutes, third in field goals made and attempted, fourth in free throw percentage, sixth in points, eighth in free throws made and 10th in free throws attempted.
EXPERIENCE: SECOND YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2014-15 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Liberty 19-1 26-7 High Point 14-6 20-12 Radford 14-6 17-14 Campbell 13-7 19-12 Winthrop 13-7 17-13 Presbyterian 10-10 16-15 Gardner-Webb 9-11 15-17 UNC Asheville 7-13 9-22 COASTAL CAROLINA 6-14 12-18 Longwood 4-16 4-26 Charleston Southern 1-19 5-25
Big South Tournament Results
First Round No. 8 seed UNC Asheville 68, No. 9 seed Coastal Carolina 54
2014-15 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH AJ Jordan.....................................First Team & Academic Team Jas Adams....................................................... Freshman BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Anna Vogt........................................................... Dec. 22 AJ Jordan.............................................................Jan. 19 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Jas Adams..............................................................Feb. 2
Jas Adams AJ Jordan
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WOMEN’S GOLF
HEAD COACH
KATIE QUINNEY
Big South Champions
EXPERIENCE: SEVENTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA Championship • Set program record for event victories with four and team scoring average (295.37). • Won the program’s seventh overall and fourth Big South Conference championship in the last seven years. • Placed ninth at the 2015 NCAA Raleigh Regional with a 54-hole score of 903. • Lena Schaeffner, who became the first Chanticleer to win three event titles in the same season, placed second at the NCAA Raleigh Regional and earned an individual berth to the 2015 NCAA National Championship where she tied for 78th. • Schaeffner’s season scoring average of 72.94 tops the CCU all-time list, while her career scoring average of 74.65 ranks second. Malene Krolboll Hansen’s 73.85 season scoring average ranks fifth-best all-time. • Schaeffner (Palmetto Intercollegiate) and fellow junior Marissa Hinchman (JU Classic) won back-to-back tournaments in the fall to lead the Chants to the team titles as well. • Katie Quinney was named the Big South Coach of the Year for the third time in her eight seasons at Coastal Carolina. Quinney also tied the Big South record for championship wins with four.
2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Team COASTAL CAROLINA Campbell Radford Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Winthrop High Point Presbyterian College
Scores 301 313 614 +38 314 316 630 +54 315 323 638 +62 326 317 643 +67 314 330 644 +68 321 332 653 +77 326 327 653 +77 343 357 700 +124
Coastal Carolina Individual Results 1. Lena Schaeffner 73 74 2. Malene Krolboll Hansen 72 76 8. Emee Herbert 76 80 19-t. Frida Castillo 80 83 19-t. Bailey Cocca 80 83
147 148 156 163 163
+3 +4 +12 +19 +19
NOTE: The 2015 Big South Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather.
2014-15 HONORS WGCA ALL-REGION Lena Schaeffner
ALL-BIG SOUTH Lena Schaeffner Malene Krolboll Hansen Emee Herbert BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lena Schaeffner BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Malene Krolboll Hansen BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR Katie Quinney
Marissa Hinchman
Malene Krolboll Hansen
BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Lena Schaeffner BIG SOUTH ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Lena Schaeffner Malene Krolboll Hansen
Lena Schaeffner
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BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lena Schaeffner..........................Player..............Sept. 25 Malene Krolboll Hansen ..........Freshman............Sept. 25 Malene Krolboll Hansen ..........Freshman................Oct. 2 Marissa Hinchman......................Player................Oct. 16 Lena Schaeffner..........................Player................Oct. 30 Malene Krolboll Hansen ..........Freshman..............Oct. 30 Malene Krolboll Hansen..............Player............... Feb. 19 Malene Krolboll Hansen..............Player............ March 13 Lena Schaeffner..........................Player............ March 19 Malene Krolboll Hansen ..........Freshman.......... March 19 Lena Schaeffner..........................Player............ March 27 Lena Schaeffner..........................Player................ April 2
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
HEAD COACH
JEFF JACOBS
Second
• Finished second at the 2015 Big South Conference Championships, only 11.5 points behind Liberty. • Qualified five individuals including Amirah Al-Bayyinah (long jump), Christina Davis (400m hurdles), Jessica Gelibert (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles), Letitia Saayman (10,000m) and Chloe White (javelin) for a school-record six qualifications at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. • Had 13 individuals earn a total of 23 all-conference honors, including individual conference titles in the 400m hurdles, 5000m, 10000m, high jump and 4x400 relay. • Broke three school records including the 10000m (Letitia Saayman - 34:33.85), 100m hurdles (Jessica Gelibert - 13.39 seconds) and javelin (Chloe White - 47.22m/154-11). • Won the team title at the Big South Challenge Cup hosted by Campbell University after totaling 160 points in 15 scored events. High Point finished second with 128 points.
EXPERIENCE: 11TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Team Points Liberty 210.5 COASTAL CAROLINA 199 Campbell 95 High Point 82 Radford 59 Gardner-Webb 58.5 Winthrop 43 Charleston Southern 37 UNC Asheville 35
2015 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH EVENT PLACE Imani Boatwright................800m..............................2nd Christina Davis............. 400m Hurdles........................ 3rd Jessica Gelibert............ 100m Hurdles........................2nd Jessica Gelibert............ 400m Hurdles..............Champion Jessica Gelibert..............4x400 Relay...............Champion Christal Green.................4x400 Relay...............Champion Camille Hurley.....................400m..............................2nd Camille Hurley.............. 100m Hurdles........................ 3rd Camille Hurley................4x400 Relay...............Champion Emma Kroger...................Pole Vault...........................2nd Kelila Naules...................Long Jump.......................... 3rd Letitia Saayman.................5000m...................Champion Letitia Saayman................10000m..................Champion Teka Simpson......................200m..............................2nd Teka Simpson.................4x400 Relay...............Champion Teka Simpson..................High Jump................Champion Teka Simpson..................Long Jump.......................... 3rd Symphony Thompson..........100m..............................2nd Symphony Thompson..........200m.............................. 3rd Aynslee van Graan...............800m.............................. 3rd Aynslee van Graan..............1500m............................. 3rd Kyla van Graan..................10000m............................ 3rd Chloe White........................ Javelin.............................2nd
Chloe White
BIG SOUTH FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Letitia Saayman BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Kyla van Graan BIG SOUTH ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Christina Davis.................... Track...................... March 17 Letitia Saayman.................. Track.......................... April 1 Amirah Al-Bayyinah.............Field.......................... April 8 Jessica Gelibert................... Track........................ April 16 Jessica Gelibert................... Track........................ April 29
Jessica Gelibert Amirah Al-Bayyinah
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MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW HEAD COACH
JEFF JACOBS
Second
• Finished second at the 2015 Big South Conference Championships, the team’s eighth runner-up finish in the last nine seasons. • Qualified five individuals including Kahlim Denmark (100m), Alexander Hass (100m, 200m), Reggie Nelson (high jump), Therius Styles (200m), Desmond Wallace (110m hurdles) and its 4x100 relay team for a school-record seven qualifications at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. • Reggie Nelson, who was named the Big South Male Field Athlete of the Year, advanced to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., for the second consecutive season after placing T-7th in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, where he finished T-20th and earned honorable mention All-American honors. • Had 11 individuals earn a total of 20 all-conference honors, including individual conference titles in the 200m, 110m hurdles, high jump, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay. • Broke three school records including the 100m (Alexander Hass - 10.52 seconds), 110m hurdles (Desmond Wallace - 13.80 seconds) and 4x200 relay (1:24.34), while also matching the school record in the 200m (Alexander Hass - 21.18 seconds).
EXPERIENCE: 11TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Team Points Liberty 288.5 COASTAL CAROLINA 182.5 High Point 122 Campbell 101 Winthrop 60 Gardner-Webb 52 UNC Asheville 8
2015 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH EVENT PLACE Steve Carr.......................4x400 Relay...............Champion Jerome Coaxum Jr..........4x400 Relay...............Champion Kahlim Denmark.................100m..............................2nd Kahlim Denmark.................200m.............................. 3rd Kahlim Denmark............4x100 Relay...............Champion Carrington Fernandors.....110m Hurdles......................... 2nd Carrington Fernandors.....400m Hurdles..........................3rd Raheen Frederick...............Long Jump............................ 2nd Alexander Hass...................200m....................Champion Alexander Hass...................400m..............................2nd Alexander Hass..............4x100 Relay...............Champion Alexander Hass..............4x400 Relay...............Champion DeAndra Lipscomb..............400m.............................. 3rd DeAndra Lipscomb.........4x100 Relay...............Champion DeAndra Lipscomb.........4x400 Relay...............Champion Ryan Minor.......................Hammer............................2nd Reggie Nelson.................High Jump................Champion Therius Styles......................100m.............................. 3rd Therius Styles.................4x100 Relay...............Champion Desmond Wallace......... 110m Hurdles..............Champion
Reggie Nelson
NCAA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN Reggie Nelson BIG SOUTH MALE FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Reggie Nelson BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Alexander Hass BIG SOUTH ATHLETE OF THE WEEK DeAndra Lipscomb.............. Track...................... March 12 Therius Styles...................... Track...................... March 25 Reggie Nelson......................Field........................ April 16 Reggie Nelson......................Field........................ April 22 Desmond Wallace................ Track........................ April 29
Desmond Wallace Alexander Hass
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW MEN’S GOLF
HEAD COACH
KEVIN McPHERSON
Fourth Individual Representation at NCAA Raleigh Regional
EXPERIENCE: SECOND YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
• Andrew Dorn and Ben Wheeler played in their third NCAA Regional. • Andrew Dorn and Ben Wheeler were selected to play in the prestigious Jones Cup. • For the second year in a row, Andrew Dorn was an individual medalist, going to a playoff at Hootie @ Bulls Bay. • Ben Wheeler posted the sixth-best, single-season scoring average in CCU history with a 72.43 stroke average. Andrew Dorn finished with the 14th-best CCU single-season scoring average (72.90). • Ben Wheeler ended his career fifth on the CCU all-time scoring list with a career stroke average of 73.58 while Dorn’s 73.93 career stroke average is ninth. • Andrew Dorn finished his career a three-time All-Big South honoree, joining 11 other Chants to be at least a three-time selection.
2015 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Team Charleston Southern Campbell Winthrop COASTAL CAROLINA Liberty Gardner-Webb Presbyterian College Radford Longwood High Point
Scores 286 289 278 853 -11 286 290 283 859 -5 287 286 288 861 -3 281 284 299 864 E 286 283 296 865 +1 283 289 ++298 870 +6 294 291 294 879 +15 284 297 304 885 +21 295 299 303 897 +33 300 312 305 917 +53
2014-15 HONORS
NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Ben Wheeler Andrew Dorn ALL-BIG SOUTH Ben Wheeler Andrew Dorn BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Ben Wheeler
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Harrison Frye (Freshman).......................................Nov. 6 Ben Wheeler.......................................................... Feb. 5 Andrew Dorn...........................................................Apr. 2
Andrew Dorn was medalist at Hootie @ Bulls Bay, earned All-Big South for the third time and played in the NCAA Regional
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Ben Wheeler finished his career fifth on the CCU all-time scoring list (73.58).
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MEN’S TENNIS
HEAD COACH
CHRIS POWERS
12-6 (6-1) | Big South Regular Season Champions • Won the Big South Regular Season Championship for the fourth time in program history, and second time in the past three seasons. • Opened the brand new, $2 million Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex on Jan. 31 against USC Upstate. The Chanticleers went undefeated with a 6-0 record on their new courts in 2015. • Finished the season ranked eighth in the Carolina Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, a program best. • Philippe Tsangarides and Kaue Pereira were named All-Big South singles and doubles selections. The two were also named the Big South No. 1 Doubles Flight Champion as the Chanticleers’ top pairing ended conference play with a perfect 7-0 record. • Tsangarides also ended the season ranked among the Carolina Region’s top 20 singles players for the second straight year, closing 2014-15 at #19. • Jabor Al-Mutawa represented his country of Qatar at the 2014 Asian Games and faced off against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open.
EXPERIENCE: 10TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall COASTAL CAROLINA 6-1 12-6 Liberty 6-2 14-10 Winthrop 5-3 15-9 Campbell 5-3 14-10 Presbyterian 4-4 20-9 Radford 3-4 9-11 UNC Asheville 3-5 11-8 Gardner-Webb 3-5 10-12 Longwood 0-8 7-16 Big South Tournament Results
Quarterfinal No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 8 seed Gardner-Webb 2 Semifinal No. 4 seed Campbell 4, No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina 2
2015 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH Philippe Tsangarides........................... Singles & Doubles Kaue Pereira........................................ Singles & Doubles Renan Samed................................................... Academic BIG SOUTH FLIGHT CHAMPIONS Philippe Tsangarides/Kaue Pereira............ No. 1 Doubles
Philippe Tsangarides
Kaue Pereira
Jabor Al-Mutawa
Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
WOMEN’S TENNIS
HEAD COACH
CATHERINE HEWITT
16-6 (8-1) | Big South Regular Season Champions • Won the Big South Regular Season Championship for the third time in program history. • Advanced to the title match of the Big South Championship for the second time in the past four years. • Opened the brand new, $2 million Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex with a 6-1 victory on Jan. 31 against USC Upstate. The Chanticleers finished with a 6-1 record on their new courts in 2015. • The Chanticleers finished eighth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s final rankings of the top 10 programs in the Carolina Region. • Coastal’s doubles pairing of Libby Scott and Marie Babayan received a national ranking of #89 on April 14. • Libby Scott and Honami Yazawa were named All-Big South selections in singles. Scott was also a threetime Big South Player of the Week selection in 2015. • Sara Bondar earned Freshman of the Week honors three times in her first season as a Chanticleer. • Marie Babayan was selected to the Big South All-Academic Team.
EXPERIENCE: FOURTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall COASTAL CAROLINA 8-1 16-6 Charleston Southern 8-1 17-2 Winthrop 7-2 12-12 Liberty 7-2 18-5 Campbell 5-4 10-10 UNC Asheville 3-6 13-8 Radford 3-6 7-12 Gardner-Webb 2-7 9-12 Presbyterian 1-8 12-11 Longwood 1-8 10-14 Big South Tournament Results
Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 7 seed Radford 1 Semifinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 3 seed Winthrop 2 Championship No. 1 seed Charleston Southern 4, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 0
2015 HONORS
BIG SOUTH COACH OF THE YEAR Catherine Hewitt ALL-BIG SOUTH Libby Scott........................................................... Singles Honami Yazawa.................................................... Singles Marie Babayan................................................. Academic BIG SOUTH FLIGHT CHAMPIONS Libby Scott...................................................No. 1 Singles
Libby Scott
Honami Yazawa
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Libby Scott............................................................Jan. 29 Libby Scott........................................................ March 31 Libby Scott.......................................................... April 15
Sara Bondar
BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Sara Bondar...................................................... March 17 Sara Bondar...................................................... March 24 Sara Bondar.......................................................... April 7
Coastal Carolina Tennis Complex
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LACROSSE
HEAD COACH
JAIME SELLERS
11-6 (5-2) | Third
• Defeated Campbell 15-11 (OT) in the Big South Lacrosse Championship quarterfinal round to earn the program’s first postseason victory, later appearing in its first semifinal game vs. Liberty. • The team’s 11 wins more than doubled its win totals from each of the previous two seasons. • Ended the season as one of two Big South teams, along with Winthrop, to rank in the top half of the conference in both scoring offense (4th - 12.41) and scoring defense (2nd - 9.77). • Junior defender Maddy Ciardi became the program’s first player of the year recipient as she was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches. She led the team in caused turnovers (23) and ranked second in ground balls (30). • Senior attack Jen Cosgrove set single-season program records for points scored (57) and goals (47). She totaled 26 points on 23 goals in her final four games as a Chanticleer, including a pair of program-best, eight-point performances vs. Campbell. • Seven student-athletes received all-conference recognition, tying Liberty for the most by a Big South institution this season.
EXPERIENCE: FOURTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Winthrop 6-1 17-4 Liberty 5-2 9-11 COASTAL CAROLINA 5-2 11-6 High Point 5-2 8-10 Longwood 4-3 6-12 Campbell 2-5 5-13 Gardner-Webb 1-6 1-16 Presbyterian 0-7 3-14 Big South Conference Championship Results
Quarterfinal No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina 15, No. 6 seed Campbell 11 (OT) Semifinal No. 2 seed Liberty 14, No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina 8
2015 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH Maddy Ciardi....................................First Team (Defense) Keri White......................................First Team (Alternate) Haley Kyger............................. .Second Team (Midfielder) Jen Cosgrove............................. Second Team (Alternate) Nyra Constant........................... Second Team (Alternate) Jenna Stover..................................... Honorable Mention Karley Barreno.................................. Honorable Mention BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maddy Ciardi Chanticleers celebrate after an overtime win vs. Campbell in the Big South Lacrosse Championship.
BIG SOUTH ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Maddy Ciardi BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Jen Cosgrove Keri White BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lily Yednock.....................Defnesive..................... Feb. 17 Taylor Pascale...................Freshman.................. March 10 Alicia Geiter...................... Offensive.................. March 23 Jen Cosgrove.................... Offensive.................... April 27
Jen Cosgrove
Maddy Ciardi
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW SOFTBALL
HEAD COACH
KELLEY GREEN
33-24 (16-7) | Second • Runner-up in the Big South during the regular-season, giving the program its fourth straight top-two finish in the conference, and advanced to the tournament semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. • The Chanticleers set a new Big South Conference record for home runs in a season with 84, a total that ranked 14th in the nation. • Morgan Noad hit 22 home runs to break the program’s single-season record previously held by Meagen Johnson. • Kory Hayden earned her fourth straight selection to the All-Big South first team. She was joined on the first team by Noad and Bri Chiusano. Kiana Quolas and Amanda Daneker were named to the second team, while Kelsey Dominik was an honorable mention selection. • Hayden broke the Big South career home run record with her 59th on April 11, before concluding her career second in conference history in homers (61)and third in RBIs (189). • Quolas wrapped up her four-year run at Coastal ranked second in conference history in wins (91) — behind fellow Chanticleer Michelle Hall — and third in complete games (101).
EXPERIENCE: SIXTH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Longwood 20-4 34-25 COASTAL CAROLINA 16-7 33-24 Winthrop 14-9 26-25 Liberty 12-12 29-30 Charleston Southern 11-12 31-28 Presbyterian 10-12 25-25 Campbell 8-15 28-27 Radford 7-15 12-37 Gardner-Webb 6-18 15-35 Big South Tournament Results First Round No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 7 seed Campbell 3 Second Round No. 6 seed Presbyterian 5, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 3 Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 7, No. 4 seed Liberty 5 Semifinal No. 1 seed Longwood 5, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 2
2015 HONORS
ALL-BIG SOUTH Kory Hayden.....................................................First Team Bri Chiusano.....................................................First Team Morgan Noad...................................................First Team Kiana Quolas...................Second Team & Academic Team Amanda Daneker....................................... Second Team Kelsey Dominik................................. Honorable Mention Kailey Mellen.......................................... Freshman Team Annie Robinson....................................... Freshman Team BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Kory Hayden Bri Chiusano BIG SOUTH PITCHER OF THE WEEK Kiana Quolas.................................................... March 30 Kiana Quolas.......................................................April 14 Kiana Quolas.......................................................April 21
Morgan Noad
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Kory Hayden
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BASEBALL
HEAD COACH
GARY GILMORE
39-21 (17-7) | Second
EXPERIENCE: 20TH YEAR AT COASTAL CAROLINA
NCAA College Station Regional • Coastal Carolina returned to campus, finishing 42nd nationally in attendance, and returned to prominence on the national scene. They were ranked in each of the last eight weeks of the regular season and were the #2 seed at the NCAA College Station Regional. • Coastal was one of eight teams to have both an RPI and Strength of Schedule among the nation’s top 20. • Coastal faced eight teams that advanced to an NCAA Regional, was 6-3 versus the teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and 1-1 versus the Southeastern Conference. Coastal defeated Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Clemson and Wake Forest. The Chants lost at North Carolina then dropped the first two games of a weekend series at Florida State before rallying to win game three. Coastal beat South Carolina, 9-8, in 11-innings and fell 8-1 to Texas A&M in the NCAA Regional to close the season. • On six occasions this season, Coastal Carolina lost two straight games but rallied to avoid a three-game setback each time. • This year marked the 26th Big South Championship to be contested and, by reaching the final this season, Coastal has played in 18 title games. Coastal has won 13 titles (‘86 • ‘91 • ‘92 • ‘01 • ‘02 • ‘03 • ‘04 • ‘07 • ‘08 • ‘09 • ‘10 • ‘11 • ‘12) and been runner-up five times (‘90 • ‘98 • ‘99 • ‘05 • ‘15). • With a 13-2 win versus Longwood in game two of that series, Coastal’s Gary Gilmore became the first Big South baseball coach to win 300 league games. In 20 years, he is now 310-131, a .703 winning percentage, versus Big South foes. • Coastal and Mercer were the only two teams to have at least 60 home runs and 60 sacrifice bunts. Coastal hit 62 home runs (11th-best in the NCAA) and laid down 63 sac bunts (17th). Mercer hit 66 home runs (sixth) and had 79 sac bunts (3rd). • Coastal finished the season second in the NCAA by turning 66 double plays. CCU also ranked 10th nationally in sacrifice flies (33), 21st in walks drawn (269) and 22nd in runs scored (405).
2015 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Team Big South Overall Radford 20-4 46-16 COASTAL CAROLINA 17-7 39-21 Winthrop 16-8 40-19 Liberty 16-8 33-23 High Point 14-10 27-24 Campbell 12-12 32-25 Charleston Southern 10-14 23-30 Longwood 9-15 22-34 Gardner-Webb 7-17 22-31 Presbyterian 6-18 27-28 UNC Asheville 5-19 21-34 Big South Tournament Results
First Round No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 10, No. 7 seed Charleston Southern 0 Quarterfinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 8, No. 3 seed Winthrop 0 Semifinal No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 9, No. 5 seed High Point 3 Championship Nov. 1 seed Radford 5, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4
NCAA College Station Results
No. 3 seed California 9, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 3 No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 4, No. 4 seed Texas Southern 1 No. 1 seed Texas A&M 8, No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina 1
2015 HONORS
NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL HONORS Bobby Holmes...... Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Michael Paez..............Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Casey Schroeder..................Player..........................Mar. 9 ALL REGION Michael Paez..........ABCA All-Atlantic Region (2nd Team) BIG SOUTH INDIVIDUAL HONORS Bobby Holmes.................................Freshman of the Year
Michael Paez
Anthony Marks
ALL-BIG SOUTH Anthony Marks.................................................First Team Michael Paez....................................................First Team Austin Kerr.......................................................First Team Connor Owings............................................ Second Team Bobby Holmes............................................. Second Team Alex Cunningham.............................. Honorable Mention Tyler Chadwick................................................. Academic BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT Michael Paez Zach Remillard G.K. Young
Bobby Holmes
Austin Kerr
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BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Connor Owings....................Player........................ Feb. 23 Michael Paez.......................Player..................... March 16 Michael Paez.......................Player...........................Apr. 5 Bobby Holmes....................Pitcher......................... May 4
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2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW
CHANTICLEER
ATHLETICS
11 BIG SOUTH SASSER CUP ALL-SPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2013-14, 2014-15
119 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES BASEBALL (14) FOOTBALL (5) 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 2007, 20081, 2009, 20101, 2011, 2012, MEN’S GOLF (16) 2013, 2015 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 20052, MEN’S BASKETBALL (4) 20062, 20072, 2008, 2009, 2010, 20113, 1991, 1993, 2014, 2015 2012, 20132, 2014, 2015 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (2) 2002, 2003 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (8) 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014
SOFTBALL (5) 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012 MEN’S TENNIS (2) 2013, 2014
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (17) 19953,19963, 19973, 19983, 19993, 20013, 20033, 20043, 20053, 20063, 20093, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20133, 2014, 2015
WOMEN’S TENNIS (2) 2001, 2007
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (12) 20043, 20053, 20063, 20073, 2008, WOMEN’S GOLF (9) WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (7) 20093, 2010, 2011, 20123, 2013, 20143, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 20112, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 20153 2012, 2013, 20153 2013 1 - ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL TO SUPER REGIONAL 2 - ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL TO NATIONAL MEN’S SOCCER (12) CHAMPIONSHIP 1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, VOLLEYBALL (4) 3 - INDIVIDUAL(S) ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL/ 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 1996, 1998, 2009, 2015 PRELIMINARY ROUND TO NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
165 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS BASEBALL (28) REGULAR SEASON: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 TOURNAMENT: 1986, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 MEN’S BASKETBALL (11) REGULAR SEASON: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2010, 2011 TOURNAMENT: 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014, 2015 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (3) 1993, 1995, 1996 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (13) 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013
FOOTBALL (7) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
WOMEN’S SOCCER (4) WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (8) REGULAR SEASON: 2003, 2007, 2008, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2010 2014, 2015
MEN’S GOLF (14) 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
SOFTBALL (14) REGULAR SEASON: 1990, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2014 TOURNAMENT: 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012
WOMEN’S GOLF (7) 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
MEN’S TENNIS (9) REGULAR SEASON: 1994, 1996, 2013, 2015 MEN’S SOCCER (24) TOURNAMENT: 1988, 1989, 1993, REGULAR SEASON: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 2013 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 WOMEN’S TENNIS (5) TOURNAMENT: 1986, 1987, 1989, REGULAR SEASON: 2001, 2011, 2015 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, TOURNAMENT: 2001, 2007 2010, 2013, 2014
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (8) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (2) 2003, 2006 VOLLEYBALL (8) REGULAR SEASON: 1987, 1989, 1996, 2008 TOURNAMENT: 1996, 1998, 2009, 2015
84 30 17 18 ALL-AMERICANS
ATHLETIC SUCCESS
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAS
BIG SOUTH CHRISTENBERRY AWARD WINNERS
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