Athletics At Eastern Kentucky University

Organized under a single administrative unit, the College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics includes three academic departments, the Division of Athletics, and the Division oflntramural Programs. The three academic departments; Health Education, Physical Education, and Recreation and Park Administration, offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs with 12 different options. The Division of Athletics sponsors eight intercollegiate sports for men and eight intercollegiate sports for women. In addition to the balanced intercollegiate athletics program, the Division of Intramural programs sponsors competitive team and individual sports, recreational free play, sport clubs, camping trips, equipment rental, and other co-ed activities for students, faculty, and staff.

These programs are an integral part of the total program and development of Eastern students. They offer experiences which contribute immeasurably to the health, vitality and preparation ofyoung people as citizens and for their leadership contributions to the youth in the nation's schools and elsewhere.

Possessing academic backgrounds that represent more than a score ofthe finest colleges and universities in the nation, the coaches of athletics are members of the full-time faculty that provide the academic and intramural, as well as, varsity athletic programs housed within the College.

The Dean of the College is Dr. Robert J. Baugh. The three academic departments are chaired by: Dr. Donald Calitri, Health Education; Dr. Lonnie Davis, Physical Education; Dr. Larry Belknap, Recreation and Park Administration. John

Jewell serves as director of the Division oflntramural Programs.

The College's intercollegiate athletics program is administered by Dr. Robert Baugh, who also serves as athletics director. Mike Blaser is assistant athletics director for external affairs, while Betty Werner is associate director of athletics for internal affairs.

EKU, a member of the NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference, fields athletic teams in football, baseball, men's and women's basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field (indoor and outdoor), golf, women's softball and volleyball.

In addition to a diversified faculty, extensive indoor and outdoor resources are required to support the wide scope operation ofEastern's College ofHPER&A, and most facilities serve multipurpose functions for instruction and athletics. The College's programs are housed in five major campus structures: The RobertB. Begley Building, Alumni Coliseum, Weaver Health Building, the Presnell Building, and the Greg Adams Building

Numerous tennis courts, recreation areas, Gertrude Hood Field, Turkey Hughes Baseball Field and the Tom C. Samuels nine-lane track and tartan infield are among the other facilities of the College .

The F.M. Burke Wellness Center, located in the Weaver Health Building, provides a practical educational opportunity for students as well as individualized physical activity, lifestyle assessment, and physical assessment that can assist faculty and staff in the development of healthy lifestyles.