2008-09 Davidson Wrestling Media Guide

General Information 2008-09 Schedule

Table of Contents Athletic Honors . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2008-09 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2008-09 Roster/Team Photo . . . .2 2008-09 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9 Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Coaching & Support Staff . . . . .11 All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . .12-14 Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . .15

2007-08 Season Preview . . . . . .16 2008-09 Davidson Wrestling . . .17 Davidson College . . . . . . . . .18-19 Surrounding Area . . . . . . . . .20-21 Strength & Conditioning . . .22-23 Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . .24-25 Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29 Athletic Directory . . . . . . . . .30-31 Southern Conference . . . . . . . . .32 This is Davidson . . . . . . . . . . .IFC

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2008-09 WRESTLING QUICK FACTS

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General Information

8 15 23 6 19 29-30 10 17 25 29 3 13 15 22 7

at UTC */Newberry Tri-Meet 1 3:00 p.m.

Buffalo/Duke/Campbell 12:00 p.m. at Keystone Classic 2 All Day Davidson Open All Day at Del. St./Del. Valley Tri-Meet 3 1:00 p.m. at Southern Scuffle 4 All Day vs. G-W/Lock Haven/VT 5 1:00 p.m. vs. North Carolina 6 8:00 p.m.

VMI * 1:00 p.m.

UNC Greensboro * 7:00 p.m.

Appalachian State * 7:00 p.m.

Anderson/Belmont Abbey Tri-Meet 6:00 p.m.

The Citadel * 7:00 p.m. at Duquesne 11:00 a.m. at SoCon Championships 7 All Day

Boldface type denotes home match *Asterisk denotes SoCon opponent 1 - Chattanooga, Tenn.

2 - at University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3 - at Delaware Valley 4 - Greensboro, N.C. 5 - at Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, N.C.) 6 - at Belmont Abbey 7 - Charleston, S.C. (The Citadel host)

School Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson College Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson, N.C. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1837 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red (PMS 186) and Black Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Ross (Davidson ’72) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78) Home Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belk Arena (5,700)

Coaching Staff Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Patnesky (West Virginia, ‘01) E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bopatnesky@davidson.edu Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894.2805 Record at Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-40-1 (4) Career Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Privitere (Binghamton, ‘03) E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joprivitere@davidson.edu Davidson College welcomes your coverage of wrestling in 2008-09. For interviews, information or pictures, please contact Matthew Harris of the Sports Information Office.

Team History First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343-368 All-Time SoCon Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136-116* SoCon Tournament Titles/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/2000 NCAA Appearances/Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/2000 *Competed in the Big South from 1990-91

Team Information 2007-08 Team Record 3-12 2007-08 SoCon Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5 / 6th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/4 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Sports Information Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Gignac Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894.2123 Wrestling Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Harris E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maharris@davidson.edu Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894.2931 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894.2636

Phone: (704) 894-2931 Fax: (704) 894-2636 E-mail: maharris@davidson.edu On the covers — The 2008-09 Wrestling Media Guide features seniors Kevin Cook, Scott Matthews, and Sam O’Hair; junior Ben Altman; and sophomores Charlie Wolff, Alex Radsky, and Vitaly Radsky.

Credits Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Harris Cover Design . . . . . . . . . Lauren Biggers, Gavin McFarlin, and Harris Inside Layout & Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Information Staff Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . Biggers, Beeler, Dorsett Clark, Tim Cowie, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Giduz, Willis Glassgow (WG Sports Photos), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film) Design Programs . . . . . . . . . . . QuarkXPress 8.0, Adobe Photoshop CS Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powerhouse Color of Charlotte, N.C.

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2008-09 Wrestling

2008-09 Roster

Front (l-r): Joe McGinley, Vitaly Radsky, Chris Panfili, Ben Altman, Scott Luberto, Alex Radsky, Jack Templeton Back (l-r): Assistant Coach Tim Stroud, Head Coach Bob Patnesky, David DeCamp, Carl Sandercock, Jorge Estrada, Kevin Cook, Charlie Wolff, Sam O’Hair, Ben Thompson, Scott Matthews, Tyler Mullen, Thomas Jasterzbski

2008-09 Alphabetical Roster Name

Yr.

Ht.

Wt. Class

Ben Altman Kevin Cook David DeCamp Jorge Estrada Thomas Jasterzbski Scott Matthews Joe McGinley Tyler Mullen Sam O’Hair Chris Panfili Alex Radsky Vitaly Radsky Carl Sandercock Ben Thompson Charlie Wolff

Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So.

5-4 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-9 6-6

125 165 141 197 165 149/157 149 174 184 133/141 131/144 125/133 141 141 Hwt.

Hometown

High School

Wilmington, Del. Phoenix, N.Y. Robbinsville, N.J. Carrollton, Texas Montville, N.J. Lewisville, N.C. Doylestown, Pa. Westminster, Md. Alexandria, Va. Hightstown, N.J. Worthington, Ohio Worthington, Ohio Quincy, Ill. Houston, Texas Rochester, Minn.

Wilmington Friends John C. Birdlebough Notre Dame HS St. Mark’s School Newark Academy West Forsyth Central Bucks West South Carroll T.C. Williams The Peddie School Thomas Worthington Thomas Worthington Hannibal St. John’s School Century

Coaching Staff

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Name

Position

Year

Alma Mater

Bob Patnesky Joe Privitere Tim Stroud Julio Arce

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

5th 2nd 8th 11th

West Virginia, ‘01 Binghamton, ‘03 Furman, ‘78 Hampton, ‘82

Davidson Wildcats

Pronunciation Guide David DeCamp Jorge Estrada Chris Panfili Alex & Vitaly Radsky Thomas Jasterzbski

DEE-Camp HOR-hey Pan-FEE-Lee Rad-SKI Ja-strep-ski

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2008-09 Outlook Returning ten letterwinners from last season, and bringing in five newcomers with high expectations, things seem to be looking up for the 2008-09 Davidson wrestling team. Head Coach Bob Patnesky knows that the youth on the team gives the Wildcats a high ceiling for success, something he feels has a good chance of happening this season.

“We’re improving and working hard to get better this year,” he said. “It’s just a matter of time before somebody breaks through with a big season.”

157 Sophomore Joe McGinley will be the ‘Cats top wrestler at 157, coming off a season in which he competed in 26 matches in three different weight classes, posting a 6-8 record at 149 and picking up a dual match win at 157.

“Joe has worked hard this summer, and really improved,” said Patnesky. “He is coming into the season ready to show what he’s capable of.”

165/174 125 The lead wrestler in the class is junior Ben Altman, the top returner on the team. Altman is coming off a second-place finish at the 2008 Southern Conference championships, capping off a season in which he went 25-12 and was named to the NWCA All-Academic Team, while also being named the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week on two occasions.

“Ben is the leader both on and off the mat for us,” said Patnesky. “This year, we’ll be looking for him to have a chance to win the conference and get a chance to go to the national championhips.”

133 There will be a three-way battle at 133, with junior Ben Thompson going up against sophomore Alex Radsky, and senior Chris Panfili trying to make an impact in his final season.

Radsky is coming off a strong off season, and Patnesky expects a break out season from the Worthington, Ohio native.

Panfili is coming off an injury-shortened junior year and Thompson, who competed in 141-lb. last year, is making the move down and hopes to compete immediately.

“Ben does everything we ask of him,” Patnesky said. “You couldn’t ask for a better kid to have on your team.”

141 Vitaly Radsky, Alex’s twin brother, has the lead going into the season for the starting spot. He went 12-12 last season in four different weight classes, including a 3-5 mark at 141, a record that Patnesky feels he can improve upon this year.

“Vitaly has a lot of similarties to his brother,” he said. “He is a hard worker and dedicated to getting better. If he can wrestle up to his capabilities, he will achieve some pretty big things.”

Sophomore Jack Templeton, who competed in seven matches last year after going 54-1 in his senior year as a prep, provides depth and a strong work ethic to the team and will be looked on to help the team on many fronts.

149 Davidson had four different wrestlers compete in 149 in 2007-08, and compiled an overall record of 14-27. This season, there will be a battle for the starting spot between junior Carl Sandercock and freshman Scott Luberto.

Last year, Sandercock went 5-10 at 149, with a pin and 21 points scored. Luberto, who recorded a school-record 162 wins in his prep career, including a 42-5 mark with 32 pins as a senior, is a strong competitor who Patnesky says has a chance of taking the spot.

“We are very happy to have landed a wrestler of his caliber,” he said. “He’s a hard worder who has a good feel for the sport.”

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Two wrestlers will be battling for the spot in 165, with the winner of the competition to stay in the class, while the other will wrestle in the 174 slot.

Senior Kevin Cook, who competed in 22 matches last season in three weight classes, picked up the most wins at 165 for the team on the year. He will be challenged by freshman Tyler Mullen, who had a school-record 141 wins against 18 losses with 85 pins as a prep, and is praised by Patnesky as one of the most athletically talented wrestlers on the team.

184 Leading the way in 184 is senior Sam O’Hair, who was second on the team last year with 25 wins, including 22 at 184, and recorded five pins. O’Hair also took home third place at the 2008 SoCon Championships for the second consecutive season.

Patnesky said that O’Hair’s loss at the SoCons helped motivate him for the upcoming year.

“Sam put in the work this summer to be better,” he said. “It was a heartbreaking loss for him, but he has the chance to have more success this season.”

197 Mike Waters returns at 197, the fourth veteran who took third at the SoCon Championships. He was 17-10 with two pins at 197 and took third in the West Virginia Open and second in the Davidson Open.

“Pound for pound, Mike is one of the strongest kids I’ve ever seen,” said Patnesky. “He’s a work horse but is going to have to step up because his weight class in the league got a lot tougher.”

Heavyweight After a freshman season when he went 9-19 overall, and was third on the team with three pins, Charlie Wolff leads the way in the class, and Patnesky sees the potential for Wolff to continue to improve this year.

“Charlie rededicated himself to the sport this summer,” he said. “He spent a lot of time in the weight room, and working on his skills. With his work ethic, drive, and heart, the sky is the limit for him.”

Davidson will open the year in a familiar spot, traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn. to compete in a tri-meet with fellow SoCon member Chattanooga, along with Newberry. Their first home meet will be a quad with Buffalo, Duke, and Campbell at the Baker Sports Complex on Nov. 15, and then at the Davidson Open on Dec. 6.

After the new year, the ‘Cats will begin their dual matches, including a critical three-match home stretch starting on Jan. 25, with a trio of SoCon opponents; VMI, UNC Greensboro, Appalachian State. The 2009 SoCon Championships will take place in Charleston, S.C. on March 7, hosted by The Citadel.

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2008-09 Wrestling

Player Profiles Kevin

Scott

Senior  5-8  165 Phoenix, N.Y. John C. Birdlebough

Senior  5-6  149/157 Lewisville, N.C. West Forsyth

COOK

MATTHEWS

2007-08: Wrestled in 22 matches for the Wildcats… competed at 165 in 20 matches, 174 once and 184 once… went 2-2 at the Davidson Open… collected four points by posting a major decision in a dual meet against Gardner-Webb.

2006-07: Wrestled in four different weight classes, ranging from 165 to 197… had most success at 184, where he posted a 4-2 record… also posted a 2-1 mark at 197… was 6-6 in dual matches, including a combined 6-3 at 184 and 197.

2005-06: Participated in first three tournaments of the season, earning at least one victory in each ... picked up a 5-2 decision over a Maryland opponent at the West Virginia Open ... largest margin of victory came in an 11-2 triumph against a host school wrestler at the Navy Classic ... won a pair of shutout decisions to start the Penn State Open.

Prep Years: Four-time league champion and two-time captain for Coach Gene Mills at John C. Birdlebough ... completed high school career with an impressive 186-52 overall mark, 86-10 in final two years ... finished as the school's all-time record holder in wins, pins (93), team points, dual victories and league championships (5) ... three-time sectional place finisher ... also lettered in cross country and football ... National Honor Society ... high honor roll all four years.

Personal: Wilson Family Wrestling Scholar ... head counselor and activities coordinator at a camp for kids with Type 1 diabetes ... son of Michelle Cook and Jack Hayes

MATTHEWS’ CAREER STATISTICS

COOK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005-06 2006-07

2007-08

Totals

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Weight 157 165 174 184 197 165 174 184

Record 4-6 0-7 0-2 4-2 2-1 3-17 0-1 0-1 13-37

Pins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Davidson Wildcats

2007-08: Wrestled in 17 matches for the Wildcats… competed at 149 in 11 matches and 157 in six bouts… went 1-2 in the Pembroke Open to start the season… went 1-2 at the Navy Classic, posting his second career pin in his first match of the tournament.

2006-07: Competed in 26 matches at 149 and three at 157… Posted a victory with a pin against Belmont Abbey in a dual meet… had three wins in dual meets… competed in two matches at 149 in the SoCon Championships.

2005-06: Attended the University of Maryland.

Prep Years: Two-time all-conference wrestler for Coach Mike Bryant at West Forsyth ... totaled 119 career wins in high school ... state qualifier ... also played lacrosse and JV football ... NCHSAA Scholar Athlete ... named to honor roll every semester ... volunteers with the March of Dimes.

Personal: Son of Terry and Karen.

Dual 0-0 0-1 0-2 4-2 2-1 0-11 0-1 0-1 6-19

Conf.

0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-8

Pts. 0 0 0 21 6 4 0 0 31

Year 2006-07 2007-08 Total

Weight 149 157 149 157

Record 4-22 0-3 2-9 0-6 6-40

Pins 1 0 1 0 2

Dual 3-12 0-3 0-1 0-6 3-19

Conf.

0-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-7

Pts. 13 0 0 0 13

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Player Profiles Sam

Chris

Senior  6-1  184 Alexandria, Va. T.C. Williams

Senior  5-4  133/141 Highstown, N.J. The Peddie School

O’HAIR

PANFILI

2007-08: Went 3-1 at the SoCon Championships to take third place at 184 for the second consecutive season… competed in a team-high 38 matches… wrestled at 197 in three matches, all victories… posted a 9-5 record in dual meets and scored 38 points, the third most on the team… placed second at the Davidson Open after winning 3-of-4 matches… went 5-2 to finish fourth at the Pembroke Open… was 4-2 and finished fifth at the Navy Classic… went 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle.

2006-07: Placed third in 184 at the SoCon Championships after winning 2-of-3 decisions… posted a 16-14 record at 184 and went 1-1 at 197… At 184, registered three pins and went 7-5 in dual matches, including 3-2 in league bouts… went 3-3 to finish sixth at the Navy Classic… won 2-of-3 matches to place second at the Davidson Open… picked up a victory in the Southern Scuffle.

2005-06: Bulked up to fill a need at 184 after starting the season at 165 ... picked up first collegiate victory with a clutch 3-2 decision at 184 against VMI, helping the Wildcats earn a tie in the dual ... followed with a major decision win against Anderson ... came back with a 4-2 victory against Appalachian State to help Davidson to its first SoCon triumph in 21 years ... nine of last 10 bouts were by decision, including a victory over Drexel and an overtime win against James Madison.

Prep Years: A four-year letterwinner for Coach Pete Smith at T.C. Williams High ... completed his senior season unbeaten with a mark of 51-0, winning the district, regional and state titles ... also won the district crown as a sophomore and junior for the Titans... finished his prep career with the most wins in school history with 152 ... selected as the school's Most Valuable Athlete following his senior year ... also lettered in baseball.

Personal: Father, Terry, and brother, Mark, both wrestled at Davidson... son of Kathy and Terry.

PANFINI’S CAREER STATISTICS

O’HAIR’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Totals

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Weight 165 174 184 184 197 184 197

Record 0-6 0-1 5-9 16-14 1-1 22-13 3-0 52-44

Pins 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 8

2007-08: Did not see any action.

2006-07: Competed in 30 matches at the 133 weight class… posted two wins by pinning his opponent, once in the Davidson Open and once at the Virginia Duals… competed at 133 in the SoCon Championships but lost first two matches.

2005-06: Saw action in three of the four season-opening tournaments ... first collegiate victory came against West Virginia.

Prep Years: Two-time state runner-up at The Peddie School ... led the Falcons to state runner-up finishes as a junior and senior ... lettered in each of his four seasons for Coach John Leonardis ... won the state crown and finished seventh at nationals as a junior after recording a 26-10 record ... finished his prep career with a mark of 80-38 ... also lettered in baseball and soccer ... voted the school's Most Outstanding Male Athlete following his senior year ... also played soccer (four years) and baseball (two years) ... Cum Laude Society ... high honor roll all four years.

Personal: Recipient of Craig Family Scholarship and Wilson Family Wrestling Scholarship ... son of Beth and Lido.

Dual 0-0 0-1 5-7 7-5 1-1 6-5 3-0 22-19

Conf.

0-0 0-1 2-2 3-2 0-0 0-4 1-0 6-9

Pts. 0 0 15 32 4 25 13 89

Year 2005-06 2006-07 Totals

Weight 125 133

Record 1-7 5-25 6-32

Pins 0 2 2

Dual 0-0 3-15 3-15

Conf.

0-0 0-5 0-5

Pts. 0 18 18

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2008-09 Wrestling

Player Profiles Ben

Carl

Junior  5-4  125 Wilmington, Del. Wilmington Friends

Junior  5-7  141 Quincy, Ill. Hannibal

ALTMAN

SANDERCOCK

2007-08: Placed second at the SoCon Championships at 125… named Academic All-SoCon… went 24-12 for the season… finished third in the Davidson Open, posting a 5-1 record… placed fourth at the Pembroke Open and the Navy Classic with a 4-2 mark in each tournament… went 10-4 in dual meets… wrestled at 125 in every match except one… scored 45 points in dual meets for the ‘Cats, the second-highest total on the team… went 2-3 in SoCon dual meets.

2006-07: Named the SoCon Freshman of the Year… finished third at 125 in the SoCon Championships after winning 3-of-4 matches… posted a 26-14 record with one pin… wrestled at 125 in every match… had a 12-6 record in dual matches… won 3-of-5 matches at the West Virginia Open… placed fifth at the Navy Classic after winning 6-of-8 matches… placed second in Davidson open… was 3-2 in conference dual matches.

Prep Years: Two-time team captain for Coach Gregg Miller at Wilmington Friends ... state champion at 112 as a sophomore, earning Outstanding Wrestler of Delaware State Tournament ... state runner-up at 119 as a junior ... as a senior, placed fourth at 125 at the state tournament ... posted a career record of 114-6, setting a school record for victories ... recipient of the International Baccalaureate Diploma ... four-time member of the Academic All-State Wrestling Team ... Amanda Spackman Gehret Award for Mathematics.

Personal: Bryan Scholar, Davidson's top scholarship for athletics and academics ... volunteers with Habitat for Humanity ... enjoys surfing ... son of Fran and Paul.

2007-08: Wrestled in 28 matches in three different weight classes for the Wildcats… collected three wins at 141 and five at 149… wrestled in 11 matches at 141, 15 at 149, including two at the SoCon Championships, and two matches at 157… collected 21 points off of five victories in dual meets, which tied for the fifth highest total on the team.

2006-07: Did not see any action because of injuries... worked relentlessly to come back and compete for the Wildcats in 2007-08.

Prep Years: Two-time team captain for Coach Rollie Platt at Quincy High before transferring to Hannibal for senior year ... captained that squad as well for Coach Ryan Sharkey ...Team MVP as a sophomore ... set Quincy High record for most wins by 103-pounder ... placed fourth at NHSCA National Open in 2006 to earn NHSCA All-America honors ...

National Honor Society ... Student Council President as a sophomore ...

Society for Academic Achievement.

Personal: Son of Vicki and Steve.

SANDERCOCK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007-08

Weight 141 149 157

Totals

Totals

Weight 125 125 133

Record 26-14 24-11 0-1 50-26

Pins 1 3 0 4

Dual 12-6 10-3 0-1 22-10

Conf.

3-2 2-3 0-0 5-5

Pins 1 1 0 2

Dual 0-0 5-8 0-2 5-10

Conf.

0-0 1-4 0-0 1-4

Pts. 0 21 0 21

Ben

THOMPSON

ALTMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006-07 2007-08

Record 3-8 5-10 0-2 8-20

Pts. 49 45 0 94

Junior  5-9  141 Houston, Texas St. John’s School

2007-08: Named Academic All-SoCon… wrestled in eight matches at 141… earned a win and six points in a dual meet vs. Princeton.

2006-07: Wrestled in 11 matches in three different weight classes… competed in eight matches at 141, two at 147 and one at 151.

Prep Years: Three-time letterman for Coach Tom Dela Garza at St. John's School ... Southwest Preparatory Conference champion at 130 as a senior ... placed fourth at 130 in preparatory state tournament in 2005, third at 125 in 2004 ... team athletic excellence award as a senior.

Personal: Presidential Gold Volunteer Service Award ... provided over 300 hours of volunteer service in home repair, research and the Special Olympics ... enjoys drawing in spare time ... son of Irene and Timothy.

THOMPSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Ben Altman

Year 2006-07 2007-08 Totals

Davidson Wildcats

Weight 141 149 157 141

Record 0-8 0-2 0-1 1-7 1-18

Pins 0 0 0 0 0

Dual 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-1 1-6

Conf.

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pts. 0 0 0 6 6

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Player Profiles JOE

MCGINLEY

Alex Radsky

Sophomore  5-7  149 Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks West

2007-08: Competed in 26 matches for the Wildcats… wrestled in three different weight classes – 14 matches at 149, nine at 157 and three at 165… posted a 6-8 record at 149 pounds… went 2-2 at the Pembroke Open to begin the season… went 2-2 in the Navy Classic… was 1-2 at the Davidson Open and the Southern Scuffle… got a 9-6 decision to tally three points in a dual meet against Princeton.

Prep Years: Posted a 62-29 career record for Corey McCasklin at Central Bucks West High School… named all-league as a junior and senior… placed eighth at the NHSCA Preseason Nationals as a senior and finished the season with a 20-9 record with nine pins, despite missing the first part of the campaign with an injury… won the Coaches Award and Heart Award as a senior… also lettered in lacrosse and was named allleague two straight years… named a Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete/Scholar in 2007.

Personal: Born May 31, 1988, in Philadelphia… The son of Joseph and Mary… has a younger brother, Bubba, and an older sister, Meagan… plans to major in economics or business… father wrestled and mother ran track at Bucknell… sister competed in track and cross country at Notre Dame.

Alex

MCGINLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS

RADSKY

Year 2007-08

Sophomore  5-5  133/141 Worthington, Ohio Thomas Worthington

Weight 149 157 165

Totals

Record 6-8 1-8 0-3 7-19

Pins 0 0 0 0

Dual 0-0 1-6 0-3 1-9

Conf.

0-0 0-3 0-1 0-4

Pts. 0 3 0 3

Joe McGinley 2007-08: Competed in 29 matches for the Wildcats with 27 coming in the 133-pound weight class… scored 21 points in dual meets, which tied for the fifth most on the team… went 2-2 in the Davidson Open… collected two pins in dual meets against Princeton and Messiah.

Prep Years: Two-time district qualifier and a state qualifier once while earning four letters for Dennis Lyberger at Thomas Worthington High School… placed third in sectionals and sixth at districts en route to a 42-3 record at 119 as a senior… named team Co-Most Valuable Wrestler as a senior… posted a 110-37 career record… also lettered in soccer and cross country… earned Academic All-Ohio honors.

Personal: Born June 12, 1988, in Odessa, Ukraine… the son of Slava and Ellen… has a twin brother, Vitaly, who also wrestles at Davidson… plans to major in history.

RADSKY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007-08 Totals

Weight 133 141

Record 9-18 0-2 9-20

Pins 2 0 2

Dual 5-8 0-2 5-10

Conf.

0-5 0-0 0-5

Pts. 21 0 21

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Player Profiles Charlie

WOLFF

Vitaly Radsky

Sophomore  6-6  285 Rochester, Minn.

Century

2007-08: Competed in 28 matches at 285 pounds for the Wildcats… had three pins which tied for the third most on the team… scored 18 points off of four victories in dual meets… placed fourth in the Davidson Open after recording a 3-2 mark… collected victories at the Pembroke Open and the Navy Classic.

Prep Years: Posted a 25-8 record and placed third at sectionals in senior season... also lettered in football and helped team to two Big 9 Championships.

Personal: The son of Broce and Kikki Wolff... has a brother, Oscar, and a sister, Katie... born Aug. 1, 1989, in Rochester, Minn.

WOLFF’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007-08 Totals

Weight 285

Record 9-19 9-19

Pins 3 3

Dual 4-9 4-9

Conf.

0-5 0-5

Pts. 18 18

Vitaly

RADSKY Sophomore  5-6  125 Worthington, Ohio Thomas Worthington

2007-08: Posted a 12-12 record, wrestling in four different weight classes for the Wildcats… started the season at 125 and wound up wrestling at 141 at the SoCon Championships… went 7-7 at 125… logged one win at 133 and one at 149… was 6-4 in dual meets and scored 25 points, the fourth-highest total on the team… opened the campaign by going 4-2 at the Pembroke Open… posted wins at the Navy Classic and Southern Scuffle… picked up his first career pin in a dual meet vs. Chattanooga.

Prep Years: Lettered four years for Dennis Lyberger at Thomas Worthington High School… district qualifier as a freshman and qualified for states his last three seasons… placed eighth in states as a sophomore… two-time team Most Valuable Wrestler… posted a 24-8 record as a senior… had a 4.0 grade point average and was a three-time Academic All-Ohio selection.

Personal: Born June 12, 1988, in Odessa, Ukraine… the son of Slava and Ellen… has a twin brother, Alex, who also wrestles at Davidson.

RADSKY’S CAREER STATISTICS

Charlie Wolff Charlie Wolff

Davidson Wildcats

Year 2007-08

Totals

Weight 125 133 141 149

Record 7-7 1-0 3-5 1-0 12-12

Pins 0 0 1 0 1

Dual 1-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 6-4

Conf.

0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2

Pts. 3 4 12 6 25

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Player Profiles Jorge

David

Freshman  5-10  197 Carrollton, Texas St. Mark’s School

Freshman  5-9  155 Robbinsville, N.J. Notre Dame High School

ESTRADA

Prep Years: Four-year letterwinner at St. Mark’s School ... Two-time State Champion in Texas (2007-08) ... Conference Champion during sophomore, junior, and senior seasons ... 2007 & 2008 All-Area Second Team member ... Had a 51-4 record as a senior ... Also played three seasons of varsity football ... William Holt Terry Scholarship winner.

Personal: Born June 3, 1989 ... Son of Maria Estrada ... Has two siblings, Jose and Emilio.

DECAMP

Prep Years: Three-time Mercer County Champion and four-time finalist while at Notre Dame High School ... Won the District 17 Championship as a senior ... Was named to the 1st Team All-Area squad as a senior, after twice being named 2nd Team All-Area ... Was an All-County honoree for three seasons ... Had a career record of 110-14, which was a school record, and also set a school record for wins in a season (38) ...

2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born April 18, 1990 in Pompton Plains, N.J. ... Son of Lynn and Dave DeCamp ... Has two siblings, Allison and Lindsay.

Thomas

JASTERZBSKI Freshman  5-8  165 Montville, N.J. Newark Academy

Prep Years: Two-Time Essex County Champion ... Was named 2007 District 13 Outstanding Wrestler ... New Jersey State Qualifier ...

Regional Runner-up as a junior ... Was District 13 Champion during junior season ... Recorded 98 wins during prep career.

Personal: Born July 18, 1989 in Montville, N.J. ... Son of Tom and Karen ... Has two sisters, Christina and Jennifer.

Tyler

MULLEN Freshman  5-10  174 Westminster, Md. South Carroll

Prep Years: Was State Champion in his senior season, after being State Runner-Up for the previous two years ... Four-time Carroll County Champion ... Was named to the Maryland All-State team for three seasons (2006-08) ... 2008 Carroll County Wrestler of the Year ... Was an AllCounty Team honoree all four years as a prep ... Compiled a 141-18 career record with 85 career pins ... His 141 victories were a Carroll County record for all-time career wins ... Graduated No. 1 in his class with a GPA of 4.7.

Personal: Born February 2, 1990, in Columbia, Md. ... Son of George and Susan Mullen ... Has two brothers, Ryan and Daniel ... Brother Ryan plays football for Washington & Jefferson College.

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Coaching Staff Bob

PATNESKY 5th Year at Davidson West Virginia, ‘01 Record: 24-40-1 Bob Patnesky is in his fifth season as Davidson College’s head wrestling coach and already ranks third in all-time victories at the school.

Three Wildcats finished third or higher at the 2008 Southern Conference Championships with Ben Altman placing second at 125 pounds. Altman was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic team, and Davidson finished 11th in the country in the team GPA rankings for the second straight season. It’s the third consecutive season the ‘Cats have been ranked in the top-25.

Five Wildcats placed third at the Southern Conference Championships in 2007, and the team scored the second-most points in school history at the event. Altman was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. In addition, Davidson topped Duke for the first time in 40 years and placed 11th in NWCA team GPA rankings.

As the interim head coach in 2004-05, Patnesky led the Wildcats to an 8-7 overall record, their first winning campaign since Davidson recorded an identical mark in the 1983-84 season.

He came to Davidson College as an assistant coach prior to the 2003-04 season after serving in the same capacity at Ohio University for three years while earning his master's degree in recreation and sport sciences.

“It is truly an honor to work and coach at an institution like Davidson College,” said Patnesky. “The academic prestige is what really attracts student-athletes to the school.”

A High School National finalist, Patnesky was a three-year starter at West Virginia, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2001. The three-time NCAA qualifier is the all-time winningest wrestler in his weight class at West Virginia.

Patnesky was the 2000 Eastern Wrestling League champion, helping his team win the EWL crown and a sixth-place finish in the country. He was a three-time Jr. National All-American, a national finalist, individually ranked among the top 12 wrestlers in the country for three years and finished his college career with more than 100 victories. He also competed for the U.S. on a tour of France and Poland in 1999 and earned NWCA Academic All-American accolades.

Before his tenure as an assistant coach at Ohio University, Patnesky served as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater for a season. There, his primary duties included recruiting, coaching, scheduling and scouting opponents.

THE PATNESKY FILE Date of Birth: February 23, 1978 Hometown: Canonsburg, Pa. High School: Canon McMillan ’96 College: West Virginia ’01 Graduate School: Ohio ’03 Marital Status: Single Coaching Assignments: West Virginia Assistant Coach, 2000-01 Ohio Assistant Coach, 2001-03 Davidson Assistant Coach, 2003-04 Davidson Head Coach, 2005-pres.

Head Coaching Record Overall SoCon Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. 04-05 Davidson 8 7 .533 0 5 .000 05-06 Davidson 7 9 .441* 1 3 .300* 06-07 Davidson 6 12 .333 0 5 .000 07-08 Davidson 3 12 .200 0 5 .000 Totals 24 40 .383* 1 18 .053 *includes one tie

COACHING HISTORY Coach No coach Captain Weems Tex Tilson Doc Unger Parks Harrison Chet Chapman Charlie Parker Bob Estock Vince Arduini Tom Oddo T.J. Jaworsky Bob Patnesky Totals

Years W 1920-24 3 1924-27 9 1927-30 10 1930-36 18 1936-39 7 1939-40 1 1940-79 104 1979-82 16 1982-85 19 1985-2001 60 2001-2004 5 2005-Pres. 24 276

L 6 8 10 22 11 5 164 29 19 204 42 40 554

T Pct 0 .333 0 .529 1 .500 1 .451 1 .395 0 .167 8 .391 1 .359 1 .500 4 .231 0 .106 1 .383 17 .336

Joe

PRIVITERE

2nd Year Binghamton, ‘03

Joe Privitere is He was a Division II All-American his entering his sec- freshman year and an all-conference ond season as an selection in 2002 and 2003.

In addition to his college experience, assistant coach on Privitere was also the 1998 High School the Davidson staff.

Prior to coming to Davidson, he spent National Champion, 1999 FILA Greco two seasons at The Citadel, where he All-American, 2000 FILA Greco World coached Dan Thompson, the first Team Trial Champion and the 2000 wrestling All-American in school history. FILA Greco World Silver Medalist.

Privitere earned a master’s degree in A 2003 graduate of Binghamton University, Privitere holds the Bearcat health, exercise and sport science from single-season victory record with 38. The Citadel in 2007.

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Coaching & Support Staff Tim

Julio

8th Year Furman, ‘78

11th Year Hampton, ‘82

STROUD Stroud is in his eighth season as an assistant coach with Davidson College wrestling. Helping primarily with the conditioning of the Wildcat wrestlers, Stroud is a local wrestling product who began competing in high school at North Mecklenburg.

He graduated from Furman University in 1978 where he was a four-year starter and a team captain during his final campaign. Prior to coming to Davidson, Stroud served 20 years in the Army as a Field Artillery Officer and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1998.

He now serves as the Assistant Director for Operations at the Knobloch Campus Center at Davidson.

Matthew

HARRIS Sports Information First Year Appalachian State ‘06 Matthew Harris begins his first season as an assistant sports information director at Davidson, serving as the primary contact for the men’s soccer, field hockey, wrestling, golf and men’s track and cross country teams.

Harris spent the 2007-08 academic year as a media relations assistant at Western Carolina University. A Charlotte native, Harris is a 2007 graduate of Appalachian State University, where he earned his B.A. in communication, with a concentration in journalism.

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ARCE Arce is in his 11th year of service to the Davidson wrestling team.

Currently, he is serving as a volunteer coach following three years as an assistant. Born in Columbia, South America, Arce is a 14time Columbian National Champion. He was the 1982 PanAm Champion and the Central American runner-up in 1986. He received his bachelor's degree as well as a master's degree from Hampton University in Hampton, Va. He works for Clariant Corporation, located in downtown Charlotte, in a management position. Arce brings a wealth of technical knowledge to the squad and his main focus will be on the heavyweight competitors.

Janah

FLETCHER Athletic Trainer Third Year North Carolina ‘04

Janah Fletcher is in her third year as an athletic trainer in the Davidson sports medicine office, working with the field hockey, wrestling and men’s tennis teams.

Fletcher received her bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of North Carolina in 2004.

She earned her master’s degree from UNC Greensboro in exercise and sport science with an athletic training concentration in 2006.

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All-Time Results 1963-64 3-7  0-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker VMI* 9-19 L North Carolina 11-17 L Duke 11-21 L N.C. State 15-20 L Georgia Tech 14-16 L Emory 22-6 W Pfeiffer 5-26 L Pembroke 29-3 W Georgia 18-10 W The Citadel* 9-14 L SoCon Championships

1970-71 5-2  1-1 SoCon  Charlie Parker Dec. 4 at N.C. Collegiate Tourn.

NTS 11 at Furman* 32-6 W 17 at UNC Charlotte 25-11 W Jan. 19 at N.C. State 0-36 L 29 at VMI* 6-30 L Feb. 5 at Washington & Lee 29-8 W 19 at North Carolina 30-6 W 23 at Catawba 33-5 W 26 at SoCon Championships 4th 1971-72 5-4  SoCon unknown  Charlie Parker

1964-65 3-4-2  0-1-1 SoCon  Charlie Parker Pembroke 31-3 W Duke 12-23 L VMI* 11-21 L North Carolina 16-16 T Emory 26-7 W Georgia Tech 11-21 L The Citadel* 14-14 T Georgia 18-12 W N.C. State 13-17 L SoCon Championships

1972-73 3-5  1-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker Catawba 32-22 W Washington & Lee 18-22 L N.C. State 4-34 L North Carolina 21-30 L Furman* 36-12 W VMI* 12-29 L The Citadel* 12-26 L Pfeiffer 58-0 W SoCon Championships 7th 1973-74 4-6  0-3 SoCon  Charlie Parker Livingstone 42-15 W Catawba 28-21 W North Carolina 5-29 L Washington & Lee 16-27 L VMI* 10-31 L Pfeiffer 54-3 W The Citadel* 13-25 L Elon 22-21 W Campbell 9-30 L Furman* 18-21 L SoCon Championships 7th

1965-66 2-7  0-4 SoCon  Charlie Parker Furman 35-5 W VMI* 18-25 L North Carolina 8-27 L Emory 28-13 W Georgia Tech 11-22 L East Carolina* 8-27 L N.C. State 8-31 L William & Mary* 18-21 L The Citadel* 3-31 L SoCon Championships 1966-67 6-2  1-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker Dec. 2 at Duke 21-18 W 9 at VMI* 10-23 L 14 at North Carolina 21-16 W Jan. 12 St. Andrews 19-15 W Feb. 3 Furman 30-15 W 9 East Carolina* 34-3 W 17 at N.C. State 8-31 W 27 The Citadel* 7-24 L Mar. 3-4 SoCon Championships 3rd 1967-68 1-6-1  SoCon unknown  Charlie Parker 1968-69 3-7  1-3 SoCon  Charlie Parker William & Mary* 3-32 L VMI* 10-26 L N.C. State 0-33 L St. Andrews 25-12 W Furman* 19-14 W Guilford 15-12 W Duke 13-19 L The Citadel* 9-20 L North Carolina 16-21 L East Carolina* 5-30 L SoCon Championships 5th 1969-70 3-5  1-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker Guilford 23-15 L UNC Charlotte 24-16 W Furman* 26-14 W The Citadel* 18-22 L VMI* 9-23 L N.C. State 10-26 L North Carolina 20-14 W SoCon Championships 5th

Dec. 6 10 13 Jan. 21 25 25 25 31 Feb. 14 18 Mar. 1

Dec. 12 16 Jan. 17 17 17 21 30 Feb. 13 14 19

Dec. 8 10 Jan. 15 15 15 22 Feb. 2 4 11 18 Mar. 4

1974-75 3-6  0-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker at N.C. Collegiate Tourn.

NTS Catawba 13-33 L at Livingstone 24-18 W at Campbell 15-35 L at VMI* 15-24 L vs. The Citadel* 0-40 L vs. Lynchburg 27-19 W Western Carolina 16-28 L at South Carolina 26-25 W at Elon 12-33 L SoCon Championships 7th 1975-76 5-5  0-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker Livingston 27-20 W at Catawba 12-33 L VMI* 15-30 L Elon 15-36 L The Citadel* 9-38 L Campbell 31-21 W Lynchburg 34-18 W at Washington & Lee 18-31 L at Hampden-Sydney 32-24 W Coll. of Charleston 47-6 W SoCon Championships 7th 1976-77 3-7  1-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker Catawba 15-35 L at Livingstone 22-32 L VMI* 6-27 L Elon 12-32 L The Citadel* 8-33 L Lynchburg 28-23 W at The Citadel Tourn.

NTS at Campbell 22-24 L Hampden-Sydney 48-9 W Washington & Lee 12-30 L at Furman* 36-6 W SoCon Championships 7th

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Dec. 7 Jan. 14 14 18 21 26 Feb. 3 10 11 18 24 Mar. 3

1977-78 2-8  1-2 SoCon  Charlie Parker at Catawba 15-30 L The Citadel* 9-45 L Elon 4-47 L Campbell 13-31 L at The Citadel Tourn.

NTS Lynchburg 15-31 L at Pfeiffer 21-27 L at Washington & Lee 18-32 L at Hampden-Sydney 43-6 W at Furman* 33-17 W at VMI* 18-29 L SoCon Championships 5th

1978-79 2-6  SoCon unknown  Charlie Parker

Dec. 6 8 8 Jan. 15 19 26 Feb. 2 2 9 15 16 16 16 Mar. 1

1979-80 2-9  0-5 SoCon  Bob Estock at Catawba 26-20 W The Citadel* 3-50 L Elon 23-36 L Campbell 21-27 L at The Citadel Tourn.

NTS at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS Hampden-Sydney 40-21 W Lynchburg 15-33 L at Furman* 28-30 L at Washington & Lee 18-35 L at VMI* 12-36 L vs. The Citadel* 10-46 L vs. Appalachian State* 12-51 L SoCon Championships 6th

Dec. 5 10 13 Jan. 14 17 21 21 21 24 28 31 31 31 Feb. 7 11 13 20 20 20 28

1980-81 8-8  2-2 SoCon  Bob Estock at Catawba Tourn.

NTS Catawba 12-34 L at Pfeiffer 31-20 W at Furman* 31-22 W at The Citadel Tourn.

NTS Campbell 16-27 L VMI* 0-50 L The Citadel* 24-32 L at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS Pfeiffer 36-18 W vs. Colgate 3-38 L vs. Lynchburg 34-20 W at Hampton-Sydney 26-21 W Furman* 51-4 W at Elon 20-31 L Washington & Lee 36-13 W vs. Barber Scotia 60-0 W vs. East Carolina 6-44 L at Campbell 18-24 L SoCon Tournament 7th

1981-82 6-12-1  1-6 SoCon  Bob Estock Dec. 5 at Pfeiffer Tourn.

NTS 9 at Catawba 20-22 L 12 at Pfeiffer 30-24 W 17 Livingstone 38-15 W South Carolina 6-39 L Pembroke State 22-25 L East Tennessee State 42-6 W The Citadel* 0-51 L Jan. 28 Pfeiffer 27-27 T 30 The Citadel* 12-32 L 30 Appalachian State* 10-36 L Feb. 3 at Furman* 34-12 W 6 VMI* 12-33 L 6 Pfeiffer 30-18 W 10 Elon 12-26 L Hampden-Sydney 20-15 W Elon 18-19 L The Citadel* 14-32 L Appalachian State* 4-43 L 17 Campbell 16-32 L SoCon Championships 6th

1982-83 7-8  2-1 SoCon  Vince Arduini Furman* 42-15 W VMI* 9-34 L Elon 23-21 W Livingstone 10-31 L Pfeiffer 27-24 W Washington & Lee 19-36 L Hampden-Sydney 35-0 W Loyola 28-12 W Catawba 22-28 L Pfeiffer 32-17 W Lynchburg 19-29 L Livingstone 12-37 L Furman* 30-10 W Elon 12-41 L Campbell 5-45 L SoCon Championships 5th 1983-84 8-7  2-1 SoCon  Vince Arduini Elon 16-24 L Furman* 34-9 W Washington & Lee 13-34 L Pfeiffer 36-9 W Furman* 24-26 L Catawba 24-27 L N.C. A&T 27-26 W Furman* 37-7 W Hampden-Sydney 30-17 W Newport News 9-43 L Pfeiffer 48-12 W Univ. of South 48-6 W Elon 30-22 W Catawba 25-26 L Barber-Scotia 14-35 L SoCon Championships 5th 1984-85 4-4-1  2-1 SoCon  Vince Arduini Furman* 33-15 W Pfeiffer 33-24 W N.C. A&T 30-30 T Barber-Scotia 18-27 L Pfeiffer 28-22 W The Citadel* 0-49 L Elon 12-41 L Furman* 42-9 W Winthrop 12-32 L SoCon Championships 5th 1985-86 4-8-1  SoCon unknown  Tom Otto 1986-87 2-16  SoCon unknown  Tom Otto 1987-88 3-15  0-5 SoCon  Tom Otto Nov. 7 at WSSU Tournament 14 at Pembroke Classic Dec. 5 Pembroke 16-37 5 The Citadel* 5 Gardner-Webb 43-9 12 Wilkes Comm. Coll. 7-45 16 Virginia Tech 3-49 29 at Sunshine Open Jan. 5 Olivet 18-35 13 Furman* 18-31 Chattanooga* 0-54 Georgia Tech 21-28 Ferrum 41-18 22 at Wash. & Lee Invite 27 Gardner-Webb 19-21 29 at Mid-South Tourn.

Feb. 3 WSSU 12-40 6 Georgia Tech 40-7 10 Wilkes Comm. Coll. 5-42 13 Furman* 13-41 13 Washington & Lee 12-38 17 Appalachian State* 17 Ferrum SoCon Championships

NTS NTS L L W L L NTS L L L L W NTS L NTS L W L L L L L 6th

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All-Time Results 1988-89 1-9  Tom Otto Nov. 5 at Collegiate Invite 12 at PSU Classic at Campbell Invite Dec. 2 The Citadel 6-38 2 Longwood 0-45 2 Gardner-Webb 24-27 10 Wilkes Comm. Coll. 2-49 10 Virginia Tech 8-45 10 Ferrum 34-24 Jan. 14 Georgia Tech 8-39 14 Furman 6-47 14 The Citadel 0-47 14 Washington & Lee 15-33 20 at Wash. & Lee Invite at Mid-South Invite

NTS NTS NTS L L L L L W L L L L NTS NTS

Nov. 4 18 Dec. 1 2 2 9 Jan. 13 13 20 23 26

1989-90 0-8  Tom Otto Wilkes Open WSSU Open Longwood Gardner-Webb The Citadel Georgia Tech Furman Washington & Lee The Citadel at Furman Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS NTS L L L L L L L L NTS

Nov. 3 9 8 8 8 8 Jan. 12 12 12 19 19 26 Feb. 1 5 9 12 16 20 23

1990-91 3-10-1  Tom Otto at Cougar Open at Pembroke Classic Longwood 23-24 Gardner-Webb 15-29 Pembroke 0-45 Newport News 39-15 Furman 6-40 Georgia Tech 43-6 Washington & Lee 33-11 at The Citadel 3-44 vs. Appalachian State 3-45 at Wash. & Lee Tourn. at Mid-South Tourn.

Campbell 15-31 Duke 0-45 at Furman 6-43 at Southeastern Open at Campbell 17-30 at Gardner-Webb 27-27

NTS NTS L L L W L W W L L NTS NTS L L L NTS L T

1991-92 2-12-1  0-3 SoCon  Tom Otto Nov. 10 at VMI Invitational 24 at JMU Invitational Dec. 3 Longwood 8-43 3 Virginia State 20-34 Jan. 11 Washington & Lee 29-18 11 Anderson 11-38 25 Wash. & Lee Tourn.

Feb. 1 Mid-South Tourn.

8 Georgia State 16-31 9 Eastern Illinois 0-52 9 Chattanooga* 0-53 14 The Citadel* 3-48 15 at Southeast Invitational 21 Appalachian State* 0-53 22 Duke 0-51 27 Gardner-Webb 60-0 29 Longwood 9-37 29 Campbell 18-33 29 Georgia State 16-32 29 Georgia Tech 26-26 SoCon Championships

NTS NTS L L W L NTS NTS L L L L NTS L L W L L L T 5th

0-48 13-27 4-46 16-30 15-45 15-36 13-39 6-39

1992-93 2-17  0-3 SoCon  Tom Otto Nov. 8 at VMI Invitational NTS 15 at JMU Invitational NTS Dec. 5 at Howard 10-43 L 5 vs. James Madison 0-50 L

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5 6 Jan. 10 11 11 16 16 16 16 23 30 Feb. 6 6 7 13 16 20 24 27 27

vs. Chicago State 22-42 L at Longwood 4-45 L at Washington & Lee 18-36 L at Apprentice 15-34 L vs. William & Mary 0-50 L Pensacola Christian 45-9 W Carson Newman 0-56 L The Citadel* 0-56 L Longwood 21-30 L Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS Mid-South Tourn.

NTS at Pensacola Christian 24-31 L vs. Georgia State 30-24 W at Georgia State 9-37 L at Southeast Invitational NTS Appalachian State* 6-44 L at VMI* 6-45 L at Campbell 9-36 L Longwood 15-34 L Gardner-Webb 15-31 L SoCon Championships 5th

1993-94 8-17  0-5 SoCon (5th)  Tom Otto Dec. 4 UNC Greensboro 10-34 4 Chicago State 27-20 4 Howard 4-42 11 Gardner-Webb 16-32 11 Apprentice 11-32 Jan. 14 Apprentice 19-31 15 Pensacola Christian 36-14 15 Washington & Lee 13-19 16 VMI* 0-51 16 William & Mary 6-42 17 West Liberty State 3-40 17 Longwood 36-13 17 UNC Greensboro 60-0 17 Pensacola Christian 32-18 Feb. 6 UNC Greensboro 9-34 6 The Citadel* 13-29 6 Georgia State 6-37 16 Appalachian State* 7-36 19 Georgia Tech 37-3 19 Georgia State (B) 21-20 19 Georgia State 18-36 20 The Citadel* 15-32 20 Chattanooga* 0-53 26 Longwood 39-16 26 Campbell 18-30 SoCon Championships

L W L L L L W L L L L W W W L L L L W W L L L W L 5th

1994-95 4-20  0-4 SoCon (5th)  Tom Otto Nov. 11 at Pembroke Classic NTS 19 at Pensacola Christian Tourn. NTS Dec. 3 Wagner 31-12 W 3 The Citadel 13-31 L 3 Apprentice 12-29 L 3 Gardner-Webb 3-32 L Jan. 11 at William & Mary 15-34 L 11 vs. VMI* 9-36 L 12 at Longwood 6-36 L 12 vs. Howard 15-37 L 13 vs. Apprentice 6-39 L 14 at Washington & Lee 25-16 W 14 vs. Pensacola Christian 24-25 L 14 vs. York 4-46 L 21 at Wash. & Lee Tour.

NTS 28 vs. Virginia Tech 15-32 L 28 vs. Apprentice 15-32 L Feb. 4 vs. Duke 0-48 L 4 vs. Georgia State (B) 40-13 W 4 vs. James Madison 9-42 L 4 vs. Georgia State 6-36 L 11 vs. Longwood 24-22 W 11 at The Citadel 19-25 L 14 at Appalachian State* 12-47 L 18 at Chattanooga* 0-42 L 18 at The Citadel* 4-40 L 22 at Campbell 3-43 L SoCon Championships 5th

1995-96 4-15  0-4 SoCon (5th)  Tom Otto Nov. 11 at VMI Tournament NTS 18 at Pensacola Christian Tourn. NTS Dec. 2 The Citadel 3-36 L 2 Apprentice 27-13 W 2 Coppin State 21-22 L 28 at Sunshine Open NTS Jan. 11 at Longwood 30-31 L 11 vs. VMI* 0-50 L 12 vs. Apprentice 42-0 W 13 at Washington & Lee 25-24 W 13 vs. Pensacola Christian 21-31 L 20 at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS 27 vs. UNC Pembroke 18-26 L 27 vs. Norfolk State 19-28 L 27 vs. Virginia Tech 9-36 L 27 vs. Gardner-Webb 9-37 L Feb. 3 Duke 3-43 L 10 at The Citadel* 3-40 L 11 at Georgia State 6-38 L 11 vs. Chattanooga* 9-40 L 17 Campbell 13-18 L 17 Longwood 32-13 W 21 Appalachian State* 9-40 L SoCon Championships 5th 1996-97 3-13  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Tom Otto Jan. 7 Duke 0-45 8 VMI* 6-44 8 Norfolk State 15-27 10 Apprentice 21-27 11 Washington & Lee 19-25 11 Johns Hopkins 33-13 Feb. 1 Longwood 15-21 1 Anderson 21-21 8 UNC Greensboro* 5-37 11 Appalachian State* 9-37 15 Chattanooga* 6-42 15 The Citadel* 3-46 16 Coppin State 18-29 16 UNC Greensboro 6-45 19 Campbell 9-36 22 Longwood 26-18 SoCon Championships

L L L L L W L W L L L L L L L W 6th

1997-98 9-9-1  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Tom Otto Dec. 21 Anderson 18-18 T Jan. 7 at Swarthmore 26-6 W 7 vs. Lebanon Valley 37-7 W 8 at Duke 12-36 L 9 VMI* 14-35 L 10 at Pensacola 28-18 W 10 vs. Johns Hopkins 39-9 W 10 vs. Washington & Lee 42-10 W 31 at Norfolk State 21-25 L 31 at Anderson 34-18 W Feb. 7 Anderson 33-15 W 7 UNC Greensboro* 6-41 L 7 Norfolk State 25-15 W 11 Appalachian State* 12-33 L 14 at The Citadel* 9-35 L 14 at Chattanooga* 6-40 L 21 at Longwood 40-12 W 21 vs. Campbell 10-34 L SoCon Championships 6th 1998-99 6-14  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Tom Otto Dec. 21 at Wagner 21-19 21 vs. Boston College 18-32 21 vs. Columbia 0-48 Jan. 5 Anderson 14-27 7 at Duquesne 3-37 8 at Slippery Rock 15-34 9 at Pensacola Christian 28-18 9 vs. Washington & Lee 32-10 9 vs. Johns Hopkins 43-3 13 at Appalachian State* 9-34 16 Duke 12-28 17 at Virginia Tech 3-40 18 at VMI* 0-42 30 Norfolk State 35-15

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31 31 Feb. 6 14 14 20

at UNC Greensboro* 6-36 L vs. Coppin State 9-33 L at Gardner Webb 27-1 W at Chattanooga* 0-49 L vs. The Citadel* 7-44 L at Campbell 11-32 L SoCon Championships 6th

1999-2000 3-12  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Tom Otto Nov. 13 at MSU Indiv. Open NTS 21 at Old Dominion Tourn.

NTS 27 at Carolina Open NTS Dec. 4 at Campbell 9-36 L 4 vs. UNC Pembroke 10-30 L 4 vs. Anderson 12-28 L Jan. 8 at Washington & Lee 24-18 W 8 vs. Gettysburg 18-28 L 8 vs. Pensacola Christian 24-17 W 12 Cumberland 27-18 W 12 Longwood 13-30 L 14 VMI* 7-39 L 15 at Swarthmore Invitational 3rd 22 Wash. & Lee Tourn.

2nd 28 Duquesne 6-26 L 29 at UNC Greensboro* 9-32 L Feb. 5 at Appalachian State* 6-39 L 12 at The Citadel* 6-36 L 12 vs. Chattanooga* 7-42 L 19 Campbell 6-30 L 26 SoCon Championships 6th 2000-01 6-13  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Tom Otto Nov. 12 at VMI Tournament NTS 19 at Old Dominion Tourn.

NTS 25 at Carolina Open NTS 30 at VMI* 9-33 L Dec. 2 Anderson 17-22 L Jan. 6 at Washington & Lee 26-16 W 6 vs. Gettysburg 16-31 L 6 vs. Pensacola Christian 30-15 W 10 at Longwood College 7-34 L 10 vs. Delaware State 24-16 W 13 at Ursinus 13-29 L 13 vs. Bridgewater State 26-18 W 13 vs. Scranton 30-6 W 20 at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS 27 Howard 12-25 L 27 UNC Pembroke 26-15 W Feb. 3 UNC Greensboro* 13-19 L 3 Duke 10-29 L 7 Appalachian State* 3-40 L 11 at Chattanooga* 6-39 L 11 vs. The Citadel* 8-35 L 17 at Gardner-Webb 18-24 L 20 at Campbell 18-24 L Mar. 3 SoCon Championships 6th 2001-02 0-15  0-5 SoCon (6th)  T.J. Jaworsky Nov. 10 at West Virginia Open NTS 17 at Old Dominion Tourn.

NTS 24 at Carolina Open NTS Dec. 1 Anderson 13-30 L 28 at Sunshine Open NTS Jan. 5 at Gettysburg 18-30 L 5 12-39 L 7 at Duquesne 3-47 L 7 vs. Thiel 12-33 L 12 at Franklin & Marshall 3-46 L 12 vs. Boston College 9-25 L 19 Wash. & Lee Tourn.

NTS 22 at Appalachian State* 3-40 L 26 at UNC Greensboro* 3-48 L Feb. 1 at Duke 0-49 L at Gardner-Webb 3-34 L 8 at The Citadel* 9-43 L 8 vs. Chattanooga* 3-48 L 23 VMI* 0-54 L 23 Campbell 0-52 L Mar. 9 SoCon Championships 6th

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Jan.

1-14  0-5 SoCon (6th)  T.J. Jaworsky

Nov. 3 15 21 30 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 4 4 9 9 15 18 25 25 Feb. 1 1 7 8 15 16 Mar. 8

at Keydet Invitational at Pembroke Classic at UNC Pembroke at Carolina Open at Sunshine Open at Washington & Lee vs. Gettysburg vs. Pensacola Christian Appalachian State* Franklin & Marshall UNC Greensboro* at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

The Citadel* Virginia Chattanooga* Duke Duquesne at Gardner-Webb at Campbell VMI* SoCon Championships

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32-24 19-33 18-27 6-47 4-40 9-32 0-49 11-36 6-39 9-38 12-37 10-42 6-38 0-48

NTS NTS L NTS NTS W L L L L L 4th L L L L L L L L 6th

14 14 18 22 22 22 28 28 31 Feb. 4 4 5 11 14 19 19 Mar. 4

Nov.

Dec.

Nov. 1 15 22 Dec. 2 6 29 Jan. 9 9 9 15 17 23 24 24 31 31 Feb. 3 7 7 15 15 28 28 Mar. 6

2003-04 4-13  0-5 SoCon (6th)  T.J. Jaworsky at Keydet Invitational NTS at Pembroke Classic NTS at Bodybar Invitational NTS at The Citadel* 3-45 L at Carolina Open NTS at Southern Scuffle NTS Washington & Lee 55-0 W Pensacola Christian 38-10 W Gettysburg 37-9 W at UNC Greensboro* 8-35 L at Wash. & Lee Tourn.

1st of 7 at VMI* 19-23 L at Virginia 8-38 L vs. North Carolina 7-30 L Chattanooga* 0-46 L Duke 7-35 L at Appalachian State* 9-39 L at Franklin & Marshall 19-25 L vs. Drexel 11-30 L American 25-21 W Gardner-Webb 7-31 L Campbell 12-37 L James Madison 13-36 L SoCon Championships 6th

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Nov.

Dec. Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

2004-05 8-7  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Jaworsky/Patnesky 12 Pembroke Classic NTS 13 Pembroke Classic NTS 20 Bodybar Invitational 9th of 11 4 Carolina Open NTS 29 Southern Scuffle 18th of 23 7 vs. Wagner 42-9 W at Duquesne 29-22 W 8 vs. Pensacola Christian 48-6 W at Gettysburg 27-18 W vs. Washington & Lee 37-12 W 14 vs. McDaniel 27-24 W 14 vs. South Dakota State 15-31 L 14 vs. SUNY-Brockport 13-28 L 19 UNC Greensboro* 6-39 L 30 Franklin & Marshall 30-13 W 1 Appalachian State* 16-29 L 7 VMI* 12-31 L 12 at Chattanooga* 0-49 L 17 The Citadel* 6-37 L 26 at James Madison 22-20 W 5 SoCon Championships 5th

2005-06 7-9-1  1-3-1 SoCon (4th)  Bob Patnesky Nov. 12 at West Virginia Open NTS 19 Navy Classic NTS Dec. 4 Penn State Open NTS 29 Southern Scuffle 31st of 32

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Mar.

Gardner-Webb Belmont Abbey at VMI* at Kent State vs. Cleveland State vs. Slippery Rock Campbell Anderson College at Appalachian State* at Franklin & Marshall vs. George Mason vs. Drexel Chattanooga* at The Citadel* James Madison Duquesne SoCon Championships

17-26 39-9 19-19 10-40 15-25 12-34 33-13 31-9 23-17 27-22 24-22 9-28 3-40 10-32 30-13 16-21

L W T L L L W W W W W L L L W L 6th

2006-07 6-12  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Bob Patnesky 4 at West Virginia Open NTS 11 at Chattanooga 6-46 L 18 at Navy Classic 8 of 13 2 Davidson Open NTS 29 Southern Scuffle 31 of 32 4 at Buffalo 6-33 L vs. Clarion 12-33 L 6 at Duke 18-17 W vs. Princeton 30-18 W 12 vs. Apprentice 13-35 L vs. SUNY Brockport 9-39 L 13 vs. Anderson (S.C.) 29-22 W 24 UNC Greensboro 3-38 L 26 at Gardner-Webb 12-35 L 28 VMI 19-25 L 3 at Anderson (S.C.) 35-9 W vs. Belmont Abbey 39-6 W 7 Appalachian State 21-22 L 11 The Citadel 14-24 L 13 at Campbell 25-23 W 17 at Duquesne 12-32 L vs. Pitt-Johnstown 10-34 L 3 SoCon Championships 6th 2007-08 3-12  0-5 SoCon (6th)  Bob Patnesky 10 at Pembroke Open NTS 17 at Navy Classic 7 of 12 1 Davidson Open NTS 29 at Southern Scuffle 28 of 30 9 at Clarion 14-31 L 11 vs. Duke 14-28 L 11 vs. Princeton 35-15 W 15 Gardner-Webb 23-25 L 20 at UNC Greensboro 9-30 L 20 vs. Virginia 4-45 L 25 at VMI 10-28 L 26 at Liberty 19-25 L 26 vs. Messiah 18-28 L 3 Chattanooga 6-40 L 5 at Appalachian State 8-37 L 12 at The Citadel 6-31 L 16 Campbell 26-19 W 16 Anderson 26-15 W 22 Duquesne 18-19 L 9 SoCon Championships 6th

Senior Sam O’Hair

Sophomore Charlie Wolff

Junior Ben Altman

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Awards and Honors YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS Year 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66

W L T Pct. Not recorded Not recorded 0 3 0 .000 3 3 0 .500 4 2 0 .667 3 1 0 .750 2 5 0 .286 5 2 0 .714 3 3 0 .500 2 5 1 .312 1 5 0 .167 0 5 0 .000 2 2 1 .500 0 5 0 .000 10 1 0 .909 5 4 0 .556 3 2 1 .583 1 6 0 .143 3 3 0 .500 1 5 0 .167 0 4 1 .100 3 3 0 .500 — No team — 0 7 0 .000 3 6 1 .350 4 5 0 .444 0 7 0 .000 Not recorded 2 5 0 .286 Not recorded 2 6 1 .278 Not recorded 3 5 0 .375 5 5 0 .500 5 3 0 .625 4 6 0 .400 2 5 1 .312 5 5 0 .500 7 3 0 .700 6 2 1 .722 3 7 0 .300 3 4 2 .444 2 7 0 .222

Coach None None None None Captain Weems Captain Weems Captain Weems Tex Tilson Tex Tilson Tex Tilson Doc Unger Doc Unger Doc Unger Doc Unger Doc Unger Doc Unger Parks Harrison Parks Harrison Parks Harrison Chet Chapman Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker Charlie Parker

Year 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Totals

W L T 6 2 0 1 6 1 3 7 0 3 5 0 5 2 0 5 4 0 3 5 0 4 6 0 3 6 0 5 5 0 3 7 0 2 8 0 2 6 0 2 9 0 8 8 0 6 12 1 7 8 0 8 7 0 4 4 1 4 8 1 2 16 0 3 15 0 1 9 0 0 8 0 3 10 1 2 12 1 2 13 0 8 17 0 4 20 0 4 15 0 3 13 0 9 9 1 6 14 0 3 12 0 6 13 0 0 15 0 1 14 0 4 13 0 8 7 0 7 9 1 6 12 0 3 12 0 276 560 18

SOCON HONORS

Pct. Coach .750 Charlie Parker .188 Charlie Parker .300 Charlie Parker .375 Charlie Parker .714 Charlie Parker .556 Charlie Parker .375 Charlie Parker .400 Charlie Parker .333 Charlie Parker .500 Charlie Parker .300 Charlie Parker .200 Charlie Parker .250 Charlie Parker .182 Bob Estock .500 Bob Estock .342 Bob Estock .467 Vince Arduini .533 Vince Arduini .500 Vince Arduini .346 Tom Oddo .111 Tom Oddo .167 Tom Oddo .100 Tom Oddo .000 Tom Oddo .250 Tom Oddo .167 Tom Oddo .133 Tom Oddo .320 Tom Oddo .167 Tom Oddo .210 Tom Oddo .188 Tom Oddo .500 Tom Oddo .300 Tom Oddo .200 Tom Oddo .316 Tom Oddo .000 T.J. Jaworsky .067 T.J. Jaworsky .235 T.J. Jaworsky .533 Jaworsky/Patnesky .441 Bob Patnesky .333 Bob Patnesky .200 Bob Patnesky .333

Conference Champion 1938 1957 1958 1959 1967

Howard McFayden Harold Westervelt Harold Westervelt Harold Westervelt Lowell Bryan Colin Hudson Kerry Keith

1969

HWT 157 157 177 HWT 115 191

Freshman of the Year 1994 2007

Miles Miller Ben Altman

1997 2000

Miles Cox Ian Kaplan

167 125

All-Conference 118 157

Conference Wrestler of the Week 2000-01 2003-04 2004-05 2006-07

Jeff Libersat Jeff Libersat Mark O’Hair Benjamin Graham Marcus Boyd

Jan. 10 Jan. 31 Jan. 26 Jan. 12 Jan. 10

NATIONAL HONORS NCAA At-Large Bids 1998 1999

Ian Kaplan Ian Kaplan

150 157

SEASON RECORDS Win-Loss Record (min. 15 decisions) Name Ian Kaplan Tom Hissam Ian Kaplan Tom Hissam Marcus Boyd Ian Kaplan Scott Smith Matt Pendle Jeff Libersat Jim Avola

Year 1998-99 1982-83 1997-98 1983-84 2005-06 1999-00 1980-81 2004-05 1997-98 2005-06

Record 21-3 25-4 27-7 19-5 14-4 28-9 20-7 27-10 20-8 15-6

Pct. .875 .862 .794 .792 .778 .757 .741 .730 .714 .714

Freshman Win-Loss Record (min. 15 decisions)

Name Year Matt Pendle 2004-2005 Jeff Libersat 1997-1998 Miles Miller 1993-1994 Benjamin Graham 2004-2005 Trebor Clavette 2004-2005 Ben Altman 2006-2007 Ian Kaplan 1996-1997 John Breidenstine 1983-1984

Record 27-10 20-8 29-14 25-13 23-12 26-14 22-12 20-11-1

Pct. .730 .714 .674 .658 .657 .650 .647 .640

Pins Name Matt Pendle Sam Knowles Tom Hissam Jim Avola

Year 2004-2005 1993-1994 1983-1984 2006-2007

Pins 14 13 12 11

ACADEMIC HONORS SoCon All-Academic Winter Team 2006 Jim Avola recorded 11 pins in 2006-07, the fourth-most in a season in school history.

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Marcus Boyd had a .778 winning percentage in 2005-06 with a 14-4 record.

(established in 2005) Patrick Coman Travis Hunter

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2007-08 Season Review INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALPHABETICALLY Weight 125 133 174 184 165 174 184 165 149 157 149 157 165 184 197 133 141 125 133 141 149 141 149 157 141 141 197 HWT

Wrestler Ben Altman Ben Altman Trebor Clavette Trebor Clavette Kevin Cook Kevin Cook Kevin Cook Danny Culpepper Scott Matthews Scott Matthews Joe McGinley Joe McGinley Joe McGinley Sam O’Hair Sam O’Hair Alex Radsky Alex Radsky Vitaly Radsky Vitaly Radsky Vitaly Radsky Vitaly Radsky Carl Sandercock Carl Sandercock Carl Sandercock Jack Templeton Ben Thompson Mike Waters Charlie Wolff

Totals

2007-08 Results

Record 24-11 0-1 26-6 1-0 3-17 0-1 0-1 0-4 2-9 0-6 6-8 1-8 0-3 22-13 3-0 9-18 0-2 7-7 1-0 3-5 1-0 3-8 5-10 0-2 1-6 1-7 9-7 9-19

Pins 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3

Dual 10-3 0-1 12-2 1-0 1-11 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-6 0-0 1-6 0-3 6-5 3-0 5-8 0-2 1-1 1-0 3-3 1-0 0-0 5-8 0-2 1-4 1-1 0-0 4-9

SoCon 2-3 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-4 1-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-5

Points 45 0 44 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 13 21 0 3 4 12 6 0 21 0 6 6 0 18

137-179

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS BY WEIGHT Weight 125 125 133 133 133 141 141 141 141 141 149 149 149 149 157 157 157 165 165 165 174 174 184 184 184 197 197 HWT

Totals

Wrestler Ben Altman Vitaly Radsky Ben Altman Alex Radsky Vitaly Radsky Alex Radsky Vitaly Radsky Carl Sandercock Jack Templeton Ben Thompson Scott Matthews Joe McGinley Vitaly Radsky Carl Sandercock Scott Matthews Joe McGinley Carl Sandercock Kevin Cook Danny Culpepper Joe McGinley Trebor Clavette Kevin Cook Trebor Clavette Kevin Cook Sam O’Hair Sam O’Hair Mike Waters Charlie Wolff

Record 24-11 7-7 0-1 9-18 1-0 0-2 3-5 3-8 1-6 1-7 2-9 6-8 1-0 5-10 0-6 1-8 0-2 3-17 0-4 0-3 26-6 0-1 1-0 0-1 22-13 3-0 9-7 9-19

Pins 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 3

Dual 10-3 1-1 0-1 5-8 1-0 0-2 3-3 0-0 1-4 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 5-8 0-6 1-6 0-2 1-11 0-0 0-3 12-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 6-5 3-0 0-0 4-9

SoCon 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-4 1-0 0-0 0-5

Points 45 3 0 21 4 0 12 0 6 6 0 0 6 21 0 3 0 4 0 0 44 0 3 0 25 13 0 18

137-179

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66-77

10-36

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6-12 Overall, 0-5 SoCon Nov. 10 at Pembroke Open

NTS

17 at Navy Classic

7 of 12

Dec. 1 Davidson Open 29-30 at Southern Scuffle Jan.

NTS 1

9 at Clarion

L, 31-14

11 vs. Duke 2 11 vs. Princeton

L, 28-14 2

15 Gardner-Webb

Feb.

28 of 30

W, 35-15 L, 25-23

20 at UNC Greensboro *

L, 30-9

20 vs. Virginia 3

L, 45-4

25 at VMI *

L, 28-10

26 at Liberty

L, 25-19

26 vs. Messiah

L, 28-18

3 Chattanooga *

L, 40-6

5 at Appalachian State *

L, 37-8

12 at The Citadel *

L, 31-6

16 Campbell

W, 26-19

16 Anderson

W, 26-15

22 Duquesne

L, 19-18

Mar. 8 at SoCon Champs 4 6th of 6 (24.5 pts.)

Home match * Southern Conference match 1 and 3 - Greensboro, N.C. 2 - NYC Athletic Club; New York, N.Y. 4 - Chattanooga, Tenn.

Senior Trebor Clavette

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This is Davidson

Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas.

“Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen.”

“Davidson seeks students of good character and high academic ability, irrespective of economic circumstances.”

Davidson College, Statement of Purpose

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Davidson College Fast Facts             

Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlotte 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campus 1700 students (850 male, 850 female) Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countries 92 percent live on campus More than 96 percent return for sophomore year 10:1 student to faculty ratio Average class: 15 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degree 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studies Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I level Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroad Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

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Did you know?  More than one-quarter of all Davidson students study abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France, Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana, Greece and Italy.  Davidson is governed by an Honor Code. All tests are selfscheduled and unproctored, the library operates without a security check, and the student Honor Council arbitrates alleged Honor Code offenses.  Within five years of graduation, the majority of Davidson alumni have returned for graduate study.  Nearly one-quarter of Davidson’s 1,700 students are atletes.  Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became the first liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aid packages.  Davidson students are provided with President’s free laundry service.

House

E. H. Little Library

Alvarez College Union

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Downtown Davidson Time Warner Cable Arena

Carolina Panthers

Charlotte Bobcats

Lowe's Motor Speedway

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Local Attractions

Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know?  Charlotte is one of the largest cities in the South, with over 800,000 people in the city and 1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area.  Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations and one major daily newspaper, The Charlotte Observer.  Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Charlotte Knights — Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and the Charlotte Checkers — the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers.  Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 trillion) than all but one U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America and Wachovia call Charlotte home.  Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from nine major airlines, and is home to U.S. Air’s largest hub.  You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean in just over two hours from Charlotte.

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Strength & Conditioning

The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioning coach, Craig Swieton, carries out the goal of Davidson’s strength and conditioning program — to increase the strength, power, speed, conditioning levels and flexibility of all student-athletes, helping reduce the risk of injury.

Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swieton, aims to improve the sport energy utilization system and to increase the strength and power to the primary muscle groups used in that specific sport.

In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie Doe Weight Room, a state-ofthe-art 5,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsity athletic teams. The weight room includes 16 power racks and eight lifting platforms, as well as other cutting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment to train the whole body.

Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served most recently as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Central Michigan, where he was a graduate assistant as well from 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordinate the strength and conditioning program at Duquesne. Swieton started his career as an intern at Syracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the football team.

The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a member of both the football and track and field teams.

Swieton is a member of both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified club coach through USA Weightlighting. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration.

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Facilities

Baker Sports Complex The Baker Sports Complex, completed in 1989, houses all of Davidson’s indoor athletic facilities, including the John M. Belk Arena, Knobloch Tennis Center and Cannon Natatorium, as well as the athletic department offices and team locker rooms and the athletic training room.

John M. Belk Arena Named in honor of John M. Belk ’43 — a former Wildcat team captain, Davidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte, Belk Arena is the home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

Alumni Stadium Completed in 2004, the $2-million soccer facility includes a new playing surface with a first-class irrigation system, lighting for night games, grandstands, a press box and a new scoreboard. The home of the men’s and women’s soccer teams also boasts its own clubhouse.

Knobloch Tennis Center With four indoor courts, allows for year-round training.

Covington Courts Features 14 outdoor courts, both hard and clay surfaces.

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Smith Field at Richardson Stadium & Irwin Belk Track Built in 1924, Richardson Stadium is the 4,500-seat home of Davidson football as well as Doe Weight Room, the Don Bryant press box and several radio booths. Smith Field is ringed by Irwin Belk Track, the top-flight home of Wildcat track and field.

Belk Turf Field Completed in the fall of 2002, Belk Turf Field is the home of Wildcat field hockey.

Wilson Field Wildcat baseball opened the 2005 season at Wilson Field, the renovated and renamed facility featuring permanent bleachers, a press box, concession stands and clubhouse.

Cannon Natatorium The home of the men’s and women’s swimming teams features an eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool and diving well with a moveable bulk head and seating for 750 spectators.

Training Room

Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room

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Academic Success Academic Excellence Davidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close faculty collaboration. With 1,700 students, the college is large enough for a diverse and invigorating intellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience and opportunity.

Davidson offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentrations.

Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry or dual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent study classes or interdisciplinary majors.

Students may also apply for funds to support research and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positions with Davidson faculty.

Personal relationships with professors and classes limited to 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships resulting in a unique academic experience.

“The 450-acre campus has an Ivy League air, or perhaps a whiff of the ‘50s, from its location on Main Street to The Soda Shop across the road. Davidson is where the basketball coach lives next-door to the English professor and both are down the street from the athletics director.

Stories are told of money found on the ground tacked to a tree or a bulletin board for the owner to retrieve. ” Reid Cherner, USA Today Well-known Alumni National Roger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School president Patricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writer Martin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit Union Wyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of Defense Ken Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of Defense Paul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelist Dean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of State Steve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg Institute Tony Snow ‘77, former White House Press Secretary John Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C. Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Regional John Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leader Janet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Edward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bank Jim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. Governor Elizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott College Jim Martin ‘57, former N.C. Governor Doug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderator Jana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.”

Lenn Robbins, New York Post

The New Ivy? Davidson College was recently named one of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek magazine, along with New York University, the University of North Carolina, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and UCLA. The magazine selected the schools based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, faculty, students and alumni.

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“Davidson cultivates an adventurous spirit, a determination to tackle life's problems, and an appreciation and understanding of those who have not had the benefit of either education or opportunity.”

Wyche Fowler ‘62, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Distinctly Davidson A variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strong Honor Code, committment to community service and Division I athletics:  Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the freedom and responsibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams.  With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directed study abroad programs, and off-campus study programs in 17 locations worldwide, more than 70 percent of students graduate with experience abroad.  Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduation rate at over 90 percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body.

Davidson’s scholar athletes are well known for having the heaviest luggage of any team on the road—bags full of books and notes.

Affordability Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blind admission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need with a combination of grants and student employment. In a ground-breaking initiative known as the Davidson Trust, Davidson was the first liberal arts college to eliminate the loan component in financial aid packages.

Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordable for every admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means. Thanks to Davidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a student’s character, accomplishments and academic potential are the only factors in the decision— not ability to pay.

23 Rhodes Scholars Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late Cecil Rhodes in 1902, the prestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’s Oxford University for students from around the world who are outstanding intellectually, and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose.

“Unless you are a fan of Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin or Kansas, you fell stone-cold in love with Davidson this March. Real scholar-athletes representing a tiny school from a low-profile league. A self-effacing star whose shooting was nothing short of thrilling. A coach who personifies class. Trustees willing to dig into their own pockets to pay for students to come from North Carolina to Detroit to witness this.”

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

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The Athletic Department Jim Murphy, Director of Athletics Jim Murphy was introduced as Davidson College’s Director of Athletics in November of 1995, returning to his alma mater on the eve of its 100th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics.

Prior, Murphy, 52, served as executive associate athletic director and chief financial officer for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association for 10 years.

The Atlanta native played football and baseball during his freshman year, invaluable experience for guiding a program unique in its desire for excellence in athletics and academics with one of the smallest enrollments among NCAA Division I schools. Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest in Division I in 2001-02, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and continues to be above 90 percent each year.

“I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics and think the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and after graduation proves that,” Murphy said. “It’s true that Davidson needs intercollegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even more.”

Since Murphy’s return, the Wildcats have pursued several major capital projects, including the creation of the innovative $10-million Davidson Scholars Program, and major improvements have been completed in Belk Arena and Smith Field at Richardson Stadium. Murphy has overseen the construction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field, Alumni Stadium, Wilson Field and the football stadium expansion project, including a state-of-the-art weight room, new press box and additional permanent seating.

Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/IAAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year, served two terms on the prestigious NCAA Division I Management Council. He chaired the Division I-AA Governance Committee and formerly served on the NCAA Division I Business and Finance Cabinet, the Division I Governance Committee and the Division I Finance Committee.

From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the Athletic Directors Association of the Southern Conference. He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to host the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 and served as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte.

A former member of the Division I Football Issues Committee and past president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association, Murphy was also a member of the NCAA Task Force on Recruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the culture of recruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA’s Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Group.

A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of Davidson with a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 197985 as an audit manager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial statement audits of public and private companies with up to $1 billion in assets.

Active in the community, Murphy is involved with Social Venture Partners — Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake Norman YMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council for Children and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of Davidson Youth Baseball League.

Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor at Davidson. His 23-year-old son, Matt, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Tom Ross Davidson President Thomas W. Ross became Davidson’s 17th president Aug. 1, 2007, after three decades of leadership and public service in North Carolina.

Ross graduated from Davidson in 1972. He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law, taught at the University’s School of Government, joined a Greensboro law firm and served for one year in Washington, D.C., as chief of staff of a congressional office in the decade after.

In 1984, Governor Jim Hunt appointed Ross as Superior Court Judge, a position he held for 17 years, and at the time, he was the youngest in the state.

In his work adjudicating felony cases, Ross became familiar with a state justice system that suffered shortcomings from uneven sentencing and a burgeoning prison population. In 1990, the N.C. Chief Justice appointed him to chair a new Sentencing and Policy Advisory Committee. For two years the 23-member panel worked to create a structured sentencing system that was eventually accepted by the legislature and became a model for similar programs nationwide.

For his efforts, Ross received the William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Chief Justice Rehnquist, now deceased, presented the award personally to Ross in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.

In 1999, North Carolina Chief Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Ross as director of the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts. After running the North Carolina Court System for nearly two years, Ross was invited by the trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to become the Foundation’s executive director. His seven years at the Foundation involved him in statewide issues and policy, advocating for legislative reform and creating coalitions of non-profit agencies to increase their influence in public affairs.

Since becoming president of Davidson College in 2007, Ross has begun an ambitious strategic assessment process, initiated campus-wide discussions of diversity and inclusivity, and announced the name of The Davidson Trust, the college’s historic financial aid program that replaced loans with grants in all financial aid packages.

Ross married the former Susan Donaldson in 1972, and they have two children, Mary Kathryn Elkins ‘01 and Thomas W. Ross, Jr. ‘99, both Davidson graduates.

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Administration

Scott Applegate Associate Director of Athletics

Jamie Hendricks Director of Ticketing & Game Operations

Brian Barmes Equipment Manager

Dick Cooke Senior Men's Administrator, Head Baseball Coach

Lee Jones Director of Lake Campus

Martin McCann Director of Marketing & Promotions

Katy McKay Assistant Athletic Director, Senior Women's Administrator

Craig Swieton Strength & Conditioning

Mike Warner Director of the Davidson Athletic Foundation

Greg Ashton Women’s Soccer

Drew Barrett Men’s Tennis

Tim Cowie Volleyball

Bob McKillop Men’s Basketball

Tripp Merritt Football

Marc Gignac Sports Information Director

Beth Hayford Head Athletic Trainer

Sandy Helfgott Director of P.E. & Recreation

Head Coaches

Gary Andrew M. Cross Country/Track

Bob Patnesky Wrestling

Annette Watts Women’s Basketball

Caroline Price Women’s Tennis

Kimberly Wayne Lacrosse

Matt Spear Men’s Soccer

Jen Straub W. Cross Country/Track

Tim Straub Golf

Ginny Sutton Field Hockey

John Young Swimming & Diving

The History of the Wildcat On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22 football players traveled to Atlanta to represent Davidson College against Auburn, one of the most formidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen had massacred their first four opponents, outscoring teams, 141-6.

According to one account, they were “big, quick, and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’s matchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line averaging 20 pounds less.

Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game, outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards to Davidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulled together an offensive attack through the efforts of running back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterback Henry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of forward passes.”

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Davidson defeated one of the most powerful teams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappiness that captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sportswriters. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from Davidson College, whose small stature and ferocious style proved overwhelming. One account notes that Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of the Davidson team, “No other team ever put together in these United States of the same weight as Coach Fetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over the flock of wild men from North Carolina.”

The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, and it has been used ever since, replacing former, milder references such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians” and “Preachers.”

— revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives

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2008-09 Wrestling

The Southern Conference A majority of the sports at Davidson compete in the Southern Conference, one of the oldest conferences in the nation, which began its 87th season in 2007. The soccer, volleyball, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, wrestling, baseball and golf programs at Davidson all participate in the league.

Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907) and the Pac-10 (1915) conferences have been around longer than the SoCon (1921). The conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships, which produce participants for NCAA Championships.

The Southern Conference was the first “super conference,” with charter membership including Alabama, Auburn and North Carolina. The SoCon gave birth to the threepoint shot in college basketball, has the oldest basketball tournament in the nation and was the college home of such sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice.

Academic excellence has long been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition.

League athletes have been recognized countless times on CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. Eighteen Rhodes-Scholar winners have come out of the conference, including six from Davidson. Each year, the league distributes at least three graduate scholarships, two of which were won by Wildcat soccer players in 2004.

The Southern Conference was born on Feb. 25, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., when 14 institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. The charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, N.C. State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and

Washington & Lee, and athletic competition began that fall.

In 1922, seven schools — Florida, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, the University of the South, Tulane and Vanderbilt — joined the ranks.

Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions being affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history.

The first occurred in December of 1932.

The Southeastern Conference formed out of the 23-school Southern Conference when 13 members west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands.

In 1953, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina and Wake Forest withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference, seeking to schedule a greater number of regular-season basketball games against local rivals.

Today, the league continues to thrive and is home to Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.

On July 1, 2008, Samford officially joined the league, bringing membership of the conference to 12. VMI is an associate member in the sport of wrestling.

The SoCon currently declares champions in 10 men’s sports — football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf — and nine women’s sports — soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball.

The SoCon celebrated 25 years of women’s championships in 2007-08.

The Southern Conference office is located in historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C.

THE SOCON AT A GLANCE Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Iamarino Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . Geoff Cabe Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Arakas Assoc. Commissioner for Compliance . . Doug King Dir. of Multimedia Services . . . . . . Mandi Copeland Dir. of Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Neff Senior Account Executive . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mitchell Director of Media Relations . . . . . . . . . Jason Yaman Asst. Dir. of Media Relations . . . . . Jonathan Caskey Media Relations Asst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Dorn Championships/Operations Asst. . . . . . . Ben Austin Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . Laura Hayes

The Southern Conference 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Phone: 864.591.5100 Fax: 864.591.3448 www.soconsports.com

Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino presents Davidson’s Stephen Curry ‘11 with the MVP Trophy at the 2008 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championships.

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DAVIDSON’S SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS Baseball Men’s Basketball

1985 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Women’s Cross Country 2003, 2005 Football 1969 Men’s Golf 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 Men’s Soccer 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005 Women’s Soccer 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005 Men’s Tennis 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 Volleyball 1999, 2000 Plain type denotes regular season title.

Boldface denotes tournament title.

Italicized boldface denotes regular season and tournament title.

ALL-TIME SOCON MEMBERSHIP Alabama 1921-1932 Appalachian State 1971-present Auburn 1921-1932 College of Charleston 1998-present Chattanooga 1976-present The Citadel 1936-present Clemson 1921-1953 Davidson 1936-1988; 1991-present Duke 1928-1953 East Carolina 1964-1976 East Tennessee State 1978-2005 Elon 2003-present Florida 1922-1932 Furman 1936-present George Washington 1936-1970 Georgia 1921-1932 Georgia Southern 1991-present Georgia Tech 1921-1932 Kentucky 1921-1932 Louisiana State 1922-1932 Marshall 1976-1997 Maryland 1921-1953 Mississippi 1922-1932 Mississippi State 1922-1932 North Carolina 1921-1953 UNC Greensboro 1997-present North Carolina State 1921-1953 Richmond 1936-1976 Samford 2008-present South Carolina 1921-1953 Tennessee 1921-1932 Tulane 1922-1932 Univ. of the South 1922-1932 Vanderbilt 1922-1932 Virginia 1921-1937 VMI 1924-2003 Virginia Tech 1921-1965 Wake Forest 1936-1953 Washington & Lee 1921-1958 West Virginia 1950-1968 Western Carolina 1976-present William & Mary 1936-1977 Wofford 1997-present

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