2011-12 Athletics Yearbook by Chris Rash

Contents Live The Maroon Life 2-3 Alumni Field House 4-5 University Officials 7 Director of Athletics 9 Athletics Staff Directory 11-15 Baseball 17, 19 Women’s Basketball 20-21 Men’s Basketball 23, 25 Cross Country 27-29 Football 31, 33 Women’s Golf 34-35 Men’s Golf 37, 39 Women’s Soccer 41, 43 Men’s Soccer 44-45 Softball 47, 49 Women’s Tennis 50-51 Men’s Tennis 53-55 Track & Field 56-57 Volleyball 59, 61 Cheer & Dance 63, 65 Phoenix Club 66-67 Phoenix Club Donors 69, 71-74 Endowed Scholarships 75, 77-79

Credits The 2011-12 Elon University Athletics Yearbook is produced by the Elon Athletics Media Relations Department. Design by Erica Madden Roberson with editing assistance from Kristin Simonetti. Photography by Andrew Brickey, Tim Cowie, Jeremy McKnight, Carlos Morales, SoCon Photos, Kim Walker, Hunt Ward, Garrett Wright and many others. Printing by Multi-Ad of Peoria, Ill.

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Live \’liv\ The \the\ Maroon \mə-rün\ Life \līf\ n 1. The pride that ties me to you and everyone else in the Elon community. v 1. Living the maroon life.

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Alumni Field House & Hendrickson Football Center The 30,000-square foot facility, which opened in January, is located in the north end zone of Rhodes Stadium and houses a state-of-the-art athletic training room, a large strength and conditioning room and additional spaces for student-athletes to gather and study. The football program benefits from the Hendrickson Football Center, named in recognition of a gift from alumni Jay ’71 and Amy ’69 Hendrickson of Raleigh, N.C., who made a $1 million gift in honor of Jay’s father, Horace J. Hendrickson, one of Elon’s all-time great coaches.

One of the most notable spaces in the building is inside the Walker Room and Terrace (shown above), named in recognition of a gift from alumnus and trustee Zac Walker '60 and his wife, Dot. The room overlooks beautiful Rhodes Stadium and its four walls are adorned with photos detailing the great history of Elon Athletics.

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Dr. Leo M. Lambert President Since becoming Elon University’s eighth president in January 1999, Leo M. Lambert has advanced an ambitious agenda to establish Elon as a top-ranked liberal arts university and a national model of engaged teaching and learning. Under President Lambert’s leadership, Elon has accomplished broad improvements in academic and student life programs while continuing to develop a campus that consistently ranks among the nation’s most beautiful. The academic climate of the campus has been strengthened through major investments in faculty development, library resources, honors and fellows programs for outstanding students, and Elon’s top-ranked programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, service and leadership education. In 2010, Elon was chosen to shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. In 2001, Elon College became Elon University, and the institution began the NewCentury@Elon strategic plan under President Lambert’s leadership. He directed the establishment of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and both the School of Communications and the School of Education that same year. In 2006, Dr. Lambert led the drive to open the Elon University School of Law in downtown Greensboro, N.C. In

Dr. Gerry Francis

Executive Vice President Dr. Gerald “Gerry” Francis was named executive vice president of Elon University in 2009. Francis received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Appalachian State University, where he was a member of the basketball team. He earned a doctorate in mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Francis came to Elon in 1974 as an assistant professor in the department of mathematics. During his tenure, he received the Daniels-Danieley Award as Elon’s most outstanding teacher. In 1983, he joined the administrative ranks as dean of academic affairs and was later named vice president before assuming the role of provost in 1994. During his years at Elon, the institution has doubled in size, increased quality among faculty and students and made substantial facilities improvements. Francis is a native of Arlington, Va., and is married to Burlington native Laine Neese Francis. His daughter, Kristin, and her husband, James McCarthy, are both Elon alumi and have two children, Jay and Gerry, and reside in Elon.

2009, the university’s current strategic plan, the Elon Commitment was created under President Lambert’s leadership. New facilities constructed during President Lambert’s tenure include Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Rhodes Stadium, Belk Track and White Field, the six-building Academic Village, Ernest A. Koury Sr. Business Center, Ellington Health Center, The Oaks Residential Neighborhood, Colonnades Dining Hall and the Colonnades Residential Neighborhood. President Lambert has assumed a number of leadership roles regionally and nationally, serving on the national and North Carolina boards of Campus Compact and as a founding board member and president’s council chair of Project Pericles, a national organization that encourages students to become civically engaged in their communities. As a result, Elon has been consistently named one of the nation’s top universities for community service in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. President Lambert has provided leadership on athletics issues, serving as a member of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Athletics and chairing the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification. President Lambert has a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York at Geneseo, a master’s in education from the University of Vermont in Burlington, and a doctorate in education from Syracuse University. Prior to coming to Elon, he was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. President Lambert and his wife, Laurie, have two daughters, Dr. Callie Lambert Brown and Mollie Lambert, and a grandson, Caleb Brown.

Dr. Steven House

Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Steven D. House assumed duties as Elon University’s provost & vice president for academic affairs on June 1, 2009. He has been an integral part of developing the university’s national reputation since coming to Elon from Seton Hall University in 2001, when he was named the founding dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences. House joined the president’s senior staff in 2006 when he was given the additional title of associate vice president for academic affairs. As dean of Elon College, House provided leadership for 17 academic departments and 19 academic programs. House helped develop the Elon College Fellows Program and collaborated with the Division of Student Affairs to expand Elon’s living-learning communities. House worked closely with faculty to develop Elon’s application to shelter a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at the university, assessing where academic programs needed to be strengthened, developing an action plan and implementing changes. The Phi Beta Kappa Society installed its 279th chapter at Elon in April 2010. House earned his bachelor of science degree in biology in 1977 from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He completed his doctorate in physiology with honors six years later at the University of Arizona. He served at Columbia University from 1983 to 1986 as a postdoctoral fellow in physiology and cellular biophysics. House joined Seton Hall University in 1987, teaching courses in biology, physiology, pharmacology and anatomy. He was named director of health professions in 1994 and associate dean of Seton Hall’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1997. An active scientist and researcher, House has authored scores of articles and presentations. He received a major National Institute of Health research award on microvascular cell dynamics, a visiting expert award from the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, Republic of China and the GregaZacharkow Young Investigator Award from the Microcirculatory Society. House is married to Patricia Burgh House, who is a senior vice president with Graham-Pelton Consulting.

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Dave Blank Elon Director of Athletics Dave Blank began his sixth year as the Elon University Director of Athletics for the 2011-12 campaign, following another year of notable improvement for the Phoenix in terms of athletic success, academic progress, facility upgrades, marketing and fundraising. During his first five years at Elon, he ignited ambitious expansions in the Department of Athletics – including a restructuring of the Phoenix Club with emphasis on funding scholarships for studentathletes, a restructuring of the academic assistance program for athletics in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, and numerous facility improvements, which included the construction of Alumni Field House, renovations to Alumni Gym, renovations of the Latham Park baseball facility, permanent bleachers for soccer and a state-of-the-art golf practice facility. Blank recently completed a term on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. In 2011, he was appointed to the NCAA Division I Leadership Council to represent the Southern Conference. In 2010-11, the Phoenix put together another successful season. The football team notched its fourth consecutive winning season, a feat not accomplished since the 1980s, while the volleyball team claimed its first-ever Southern Conference North Division crown. On the pitch, the men’s soccer team had its sixth straight winning campaign and had six all-league performers while the women won their first SoCon Tournament game. Finally, both the men and women’s cross country teams had two SoCon All-Freshman performers. In the winter, the women’s indoor track team boasted the individual SoCon champion in the triple jump and put together its best-ever finish in the league championships – third. The women’s basketball program made its first-ever NCAA Division I post-season appearance as it appeared in the WBI and won a first round game. Men’s basketball took on a tough schedule that included games at Duke and Maryland and won a SoCon Tournament game. The spring saw both the baseball and men’s tennis team win regularseason Southern Conference titles. The women’s track team sent two individuals on to NCAA Regional competition. In women’s tennis, the Phoenix boasted the league’s freshman of the year while the softball program compiled 30 wins and had four all-conference performers. During the 2009-10 year, Elon put together one of its most successful falls since joining the NCAA Division I ranks. The football team finished the year ranked in the top 10 nationally and earned its first FCS playoff berth while the men’s soccer squad advanced to its first-ever SoCon title game. Both the Phoenix women’s soccer and volleyball teams scored the most victories for their programs since the move to Division I with 12 and 23, respectively. Finally, the women’s cross country team earned its highest-ever SoCon finish, placing second in the league championship, while the men’s side recorded a fifth-place standing in the SoCon championship. In the winter, the men’s basketball squad earned its first-ever win over Davidson since joining the SoCon, knocking off the Wildcats in the league tournament. The women’s basketball team sported the league’s freshman of the year. Two of Elon’s spring sports appeared in NCAA tournaments in 2010 as the Phoenix softball team won the SoCon Tournament, the first women’s SoCon tournament crown for the school, and the baseball team earned a berth into Regional play for the third consecutive season. During the 2008-09 campaign, five Phoenix squads earned higher

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league finishes than they had in the previous year. The Phoenix captured Seven regular-season Southern regular-season SoCon titles in both Conference titles men’s soccer and baseball with the baseball squad advancing to its third Six NCAA Tournament appearances NCAA regional appearance in the past four seasons. The men’s tennis Eleven appearances in national team fell just one win shy of a berth rankings into NCAA play, but saw its firstever individuals earn spots into the Eight SoCon Players of the Year postseason tournament. In 2007-08, 12 of Elon’s 16 Nine SoCon Freshmen of the Year sports programs finished higher in the Southern Conference than Numerous enhancements and the previous year. The Phoenix additions to athletics facilities baseball team went on to claim SoCon outright regular-season Increased giving to the Phoenix Club and tournament crowns en route to a NCAA Regional appearance. Also, Elon fell just one victory shy of capturing the SoCon’s automatic NCAA postseason bid in football, men’s basketball and men’s tennis. During the 2006-07 season, Elon notched its first winning record in men’s soccer at the Division I level. The men’s tennis team posted SoCon outright regular-season and tournament titles and earned an NCAA postseason appearance. The Phoenix men’s soccer (2006), football (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010), men’s tennis (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) and baseball (2008 and 2009) teams have all earned national rankings during Blank’s time at Elon. Blank became the Elon Director of Athletics in 2006 after spending six years as the Director of Athletics at Drake University where he directed an 18-sport NCAA Division I program. He was responsible for the creation of a comprehensive academic assistance program. During his tenure, Drake student-athletes consistently posted a combined grade point average of 3.0 or above. Also, Blank oversaw the addition of the two women’s athletic programs and enhanced multiple facilities at Drake. In addition to his service on the NCAA Championships Cabinet and the Division I Leadership Council, Blank has also served as a member of the NCAA I-AA Governance and Football Issues Committees. In 2005, he received Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletics Director accolades from the All-American Football Foundation. Prior to 2000, Blank worked at Coastal Carolina University where he served as Assistant/Associate Director of Athletics for three years (1996-99) and Director of Athletics for one year (1999-2000). During that time, Blank spearheaded efforts to raise funds to establish an intercollegiate football program at the university. Before moving into athletics administration, Blank spent eight seasons (1988-1996) as head men’s basketball coach at Lock Haven University, winning 119 games during his tenure. A native of Frostburg, Md., Blank attended Duke University for two years (1978-80) before graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Finance). He earned a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from South Carolina in 1986. Blank and his wife, Leslie, are the proud parents of four children – Dexter, Samantha, Dustin and Davis.

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Head Women’s Tennis Coach

Kathy Bocock Interim Head Softball Coach

Chris Dockrill

Head Women’s Golf Coach

Erin Andrews

Assistant Business Manager

Scott Browne

Martin Baker

Cheerleading Coach

Aaron Craft

Jennifer Crawford

Assistant Football Coach

Assistant Strength Coach

Kevin Downing

Taylor Durham

Assistant Football Coach

Paige Fredrickson Media Relations Assistant

Sandra Bays

Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

IMG College Account Executive

Kilee Goetz

Assistant Volleyball Coach

Program Assistant

Mark Elliston

Head Track & Field Coach

Michael Gusbeth

Assistant Track & Field Coach

Dave Blank

Bobby Blick

Director of Athletics

Assistant Football Coach

Cayce Crenshaw

Marie Davidson

Director of Academic Support for Athletics

Christine Engel

Head Cross Country Coach

Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Elizabeth Anderson

Eric Estes

Director of Football Operations

Dr. Eric Hall

Faculty Athletics Representative

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Jerrick Hall

Assistant Football Coach

Michael Jacobs

Assistant AD Marketing & Ticketing

Derek Lawrance Assistant Athletic Trainer

Clay Hassard

Senior Associate AD Compliance

Pete Jenkins

John Keegan

Mike Kennedy

Director of Development for Athletics

Lisa Layne

Michael Leonard

Ron Mattes

John McCallister

Program Assistant

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Wade Howell

IMG College General Manager

Assistant Baseball Coach

Assistant Football Coach

Stuart Horne

Associate Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Head Men’s Tennis Coach

Director of Sports Performance

Robbie Huffstetler

Gray Hunter

Assistant Baseball Coach

Director of Game Operations & Facilities

Head Baseball Coach

Associate Head Softball Coach

Jessica Kohut

Michelle Krischel

Chris Little

A.J. Lukjanczuk

Matt Matheny

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Jodi McConnell

Associate Athletic Trainer

Caitlin McGowan

Academics Assistant for Athletics

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Bob Owens

Assistant Tennis Coach

Darren Powell

Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Jonathan Miller

Director of Annual Giving for Athletics

Jayme Pendergast

Academic Coordinator for Athletics

Will Powell

Bill Morningstar

Head Men’s Golf Coach

Tripp Pendergast

Ticket Office Assistant

Chris Rash

Assistant Director of Annual Giving for Athletics

Assistant Director of Media Relations

Emily Roberts

Monty Sanders

Director of Women’s Basketball Operations

Director of Men’s Basketball Operations

Scott Moyer

Athletics Video Coordinator

Chris Pincince

Chris Neal

Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Ed Pinkham

Dan O’Brien

Assistant Football Coach

Jonathan Potter

Assistant Football Coach

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Mitch Rippy

Erica Roberson

Will Roberson

Assistant Football Coach

Taylor Saxe

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

Director of Media Relations

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Cristy McKinney

Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Jeffrey Scheible

Compliance Assistant

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Mike Shearer

Assistant Volleyball Coach

Greg Starbuck

Mike Steuerwald

Assistant Baseball Coach

Jennifer Tucci

Assistant Director of Annual Giving for Athletics

Assistant Softball Coach

Tim Valentine

Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Jenny Womack

Academic Coordinator for Athletics

Tyler Shore

Assistant Equipment Manager

Eric Storsved

Director of Athletic Training Services

Aaron Walker

Head Strength Coach

Jack Wooten

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Kenny Simpson

Athletics Facilities & Equipment Manager

Tim Sweeney

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Al Washington

Assistant Football Coach

Garrett Wright

Assistant Director of Media Relations

Charlotte Smith Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Jason Swepson

Head Football Coach

Josh Wick

Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Linda Somers

Program Assistant

Mary Tendler

Head Volleyball Coach

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Faith Shearer

Associate AD - SWA

Kyle Wills

Senior Associate AD Business & Operations

Dan Wyar

Assistant Director of Media Relations

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“The ball was hit by a right-hander and it was really windy. Everything was tailing down the right-field line. Initially, I thought it was something I’d catch on the run, but it just kept tailing. Little did I know, it was already in the bullpen down the line. I really didn’t think I’d get to it, but I figured it was already foul so it wasn’t going to hurt anything if I dove and missed it. So I just took a leap of faith and sure enough I caught it.” -Niko Fraser

Laying out

For many enjoying the Charleston, S.C., weather, “laying out” would mean they are probably listening to the waves crash and keeping one eye open only to make sure the tide doesn’t reach their chairs. For Phoenix baseball player Niko Fraser, “laying out” means putting your body on the line to make the catch.

The Elon Skipper

H ead coach Mike Kennedy will be leading the Elon baseball team for the 16th season in 2012. The native of Fayetteville, N.C., spent his college days catching for the maroon and gold before being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the ninth round of the 1990 draft. He has led his squad to four SoCon regular-season titles, one SoCon Tournament crown and five NCAA Division I Regional appearances.

What do you like to do when you get some time away from baseball? I like to hunt. I like to sit in a tree and listen to Mother Nature. Hopefully a big deer walks out there. If I could do it every day I would. What are the biggest differences in Elon between when you graduated and now? Obviously the campus itself has changed and grown. It was nice when I came, but certainly the changes since I started here until now have been pretty extraordinary. You had the opportunity to play pro ball on the West Coast. What was that experience like for you? I say this all the time about my pro experience — I’m glad I did it and had that opportunity simply because I got to see parts of the country that I would never have seen. I spent time in Scottsdale, Ariz., a beautiful place, and in Modesto, Calif. These are places that I now want to take my family to because it was so beautiful. I would have liked to have played on the East Coast so my family could have seen me play, but I have very good memories of playing out there. When you coached Team USA in 2009 you had the opportunity to go to Japan. What was it like to experience the Japanese culture? It’s very different, but at the same time pretty neat. They love their baseball. That’s very noticeable once you get there and experience it at the level we did. I think their passion for baseball may be greater than what you see here in the States. It’s a big deal over there and it was neat to see. Communicating was a big challenge, but the baseball culture is phenomenal and their respect for the game was great to see. I was surprised at how nice the facilities were. They’re not far off from what we have professionally here.

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Elon Colonnades 2011

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Alumni Field House- 2011

Success Breeds Success Ten seasons ago, Mike Kennedy guided his Elon Phoenix team to somewhere it had never

been before — the NCAA Division I Regionals. In 2002, the baseball team became just the second Elon program to reach NCAA Division I postseason play. After compiling a 34-21 record, which included a win over top-ranked Clemson and two victories at Miami, the Phoenix was left to await its fate on Selection Monday. As the ESPN crew rolled out the brackets, Kennedy and some of his team eagerly watched the show and were rewarded by seeing “Elon” appear in the Clemson Regional and hearing Harold Reynolds congratulate the team for its first appearance in the tournament in its 100th season of baseball. High-fives and phone calls quickly rang out in the Elon locker room as players and coaches alike celebrated the team’s inclusion in the tournament. Elon traveled to Clemson, S.C., and battled No. 22 East Carolina in its tournament opener and rallied from a 7-0 deficit to tie the game thanks to a seven-run seventh inning. Unfortunately for the Phoenix, its first foray into NCAA Regional play came up short as ECU rallied and Elon fell, 13-7. In Elon’s two games, senior first baseman Jim Swenson went 4-for-8 with two doubles, a homer, one run scored and five RBI. Second baseman Gary Morris earned a spot on the allregional team after he hit .333 and was stellar in the field for the two outings.

That Was Then ...

Little has changed in 10 years for Phoenix baseball. Elon has won four regular-season SoCon titles, one league tourney crown and made five NCAA Regional appearances.

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Number of Elon players drafted by MLB teams since Elon moved to NCAA Division I play for the 2000 season.

@ElonPhoenix: Four of the 22 @SoConSports MLB draft picks came from @ElonBaseball. That’s tied for the most in the league!

... This is now did you know? Mike Kennedy is one of four Elon alums to currently be the head coach of a Phoenix team. The others are Bill Morningstar (men’s golf), Chris Dockrill (women’s golf) and Michael Leonard (men’s tennis). 2011 Southern conference champions www.elonphoenix.com

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Career points scored by junior guard Ali Ford going into the 2011-12 season. Last season, Ford became only the third sophomore in school history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

Taking Their Talents to Europe

s part of the Elon Commitment strategic plan’s focus on diversity and global engagement for Elon’s students, the women’s basketball team had the opportunity to travel overseas Aug. 11-22, 2011. The team’s trip was part of a globalization and contemporary sport general studies course in which students learned about the economic, political and cultural effects of post-industrial globalization, along with conducting cross-cultural comparisons among North American and European sporting cultures. Elon began its trip in Paris for three days before traveling to Ieper, Belgium, for a pair of exhibition contests against two semi-professional teams. Afterward, the team made the trek to Amsterdam, Netherlands, for two days of non-basketball related activities. The Phoenix had the opportunity to take a 16-mile bicycle tour of the city and visit the Anne Frank Museum. After two days in Amsterdam, the team played five games in two days in the Ninth Annual Flanders Basketball Tournament in Ghent, Belgium, that featured 67 teams from 18 different countries. Elon won all five games to win the tournament crown. “We were assigned to different groups each day during our trip,” said Elon head women’s basketball coach Charlotte Smith. “It was a wonderful experience and a great way for us to see which individuals were going to step up and be the leaders within the group. Throughout the trip, we had the opportunity to play a lot of people and see what everyone can do in game situations. I’m grateful for this trip because it gave me an opportunity before the season started to get my feet wet as a head coach and it was a great experience for me personally as well.”

In the program’s first postseason appearance at the Division I level, the Elon women’s basketball team throttled visiting USC Upstate, 103-72, in the opening round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Erica Keto (middle) hit her first career three-pointer with 11 seconds left in the win and was greeted by teammates Kelsey Evans (left) and Lei Lei Hairston (right) as time expired.

“It was kind of one of those games where everything was going our way. So, for Keto to hit a three-pointer in that game, after not shooting more than five threepointers in practice that year, was a really big deal and that’s when we knew everything was absolutely going our way.” -Kelsey Evans

“It felt great to come off the bench and hit such a memorable shot at the end of the game. You would have thought from the reaction of Kelsey and Lei Lei that we just won the national title!” www.elonphoenix.com -Erica Keto

“My immediate reaction when Keto got the ball was ‘shoot it, shoot it!’ and when she let it go and it landed I was so excited for her and just thought, ‘holy cow!” -Lei Lei Hairston

@exdunker Up Close

Charlotte Smith was hired as the new head coach of the Elon

women’s basketball team on June 22, 2011. The former North Carolina Tar Heel standout is the most decorated player in UNC women’s hoops history and perhaps is best known for her performance in the 1994 NCAA Championship game, when her buzzer-beating three-pointer gave UNC the national crown with a 60-59 win over Louisiana Tech. Smith is one of only two UNC women’s basketball players to have her jersey retired. The 6-foot forward who wore No. 23 was named National Player of the Year by ESPN in 1995 following a career in which she scored 2,094 points (fifth all-time at UNC) and grabbed 1,200 rebounds (second all-time at UNC). She became just the second collegiate women’s player to dunk in a game when she did so against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 4, 1994.

@ElonWBasketball: Good luck to everyone starting exams today! Finish strong!

When you dunked for the first time, what was going through your head? I finally did it and now the pressure is off from everyone asking: ‘When are you going to dunk in a game?’ When you hit the game-winning shot in the national title game, what did you think as the shot went in? “Oh my God, thank you God! I can’t believe this has just happened!” I was so totally overwhelmed with emotion. I cried like a baby. What is your all-time favorite memory from your professional career? It would have to be coming back from a 1-10 start (which is 1/3 of your season) to win the Eastern Conference Championship and make it to the WNBA Finals with the Charlotte Sting.

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What is your favorite sports venue to play in? L.A. — you would always see famous movie stars in the crowd! What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you? My Mom — “Only what you do for Christ will last.” What person has been the most influential for you in your basketball career as a player and coach?

Elon senior point guard Shon Redmond is one of only three Elon student-athletes from California. A native of Inglewood, Calif., Redmond averaged 8.1 points per game last season.

My brothers, because they made me tough, and my uncle, David Thompson, because he always challenged me and brought out my competitive nature.

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“When I’m on the court, I try to let my instincts and the things that I have practiced take over instead of thinking too much. At this level, when you are going to the basket, you better go up strong or your shot is going to end up in the stands. When I caught the pass on this play, I saw Miles Plumlee going up to try to block the shot so I knew I had to try to dunk it. Miles and I went to the same high school so I’ve played against him before, and I know he is big and strong and athletic—I was fortunate to get this one in on him!” – Lucas Troutman

dorm drama

We all remember it: The day we slowly walked into our freshman dorm room, peered around the doorframe to get that first glipse of the person we would share a 10x10-foot space with for the next nine months. Most of us probably have a story — or 50 — about that roomie. Things are no different for Elon student-athletes, including sophomores Ryley Beaumont and Jack Isenbarger. So, just how well do these two know each other as they head into year number two as roommates? How many siblings does Jack have? Names? Ryley: Younger sister Actual: Older brother Matt, younger sister Katie

What is Ryley’s favorite off-campus restaurant? Jack: Qdoba Actual: Qdoba Is Ryley a Night Owl or Morning Person? Jack: Night Owl Actual: Night Owl How many siblings does Ryley have? Names? Jack: Older sister named Rachel Actual: Older sister named Rachel

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Is Jack a Night Owl or Morning Person? Ryley: Morning Person Actual: Morning Person

TV show Jack never misses? Ryley: Indianapolis Colts game Actual: SportsCenter, The Office or Pretty Little Liars

TV show Ryley never misses? Jack: Jersey Shore/Family Guy Actual: Jersey Shore Thing Ryley misses most about home? Jack: His bed Actual: His family

Does Jack snore? Ryley: YES Actual: Yes, occasionally!

Ryley Beaumont

Most surprising thing you learned about Ryley this year? Ryley is amazing with computers and he loves SpongeBob.

What was the mascot at Jack’s high school? Ryley: Eagles Actual: Eagles Most surprising thing you learned about Jack this year? Jack has many special talents including playing the piano.

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trust. commitment. care.

Built on those three words — and a few Xs and Os — Elon men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny has the Phoenix headed in the right direction as he enters his third year at the helm of the program. So how exactly did a former college football player with a plan to attend law school end up pacing the hardwood on Robertson Court? You were recruited to Davidson to play football. What position did you play, and what current or former NFL star would your skill set and style of play compare most favorably to? I was recruited to play quarterback at Davidson and what’s interesting is that in high school I was going to focus solely on basketball and quit playing football. But my high school football coach talked me into playing football my senior year and it worked so well that it got me a college scholarship. So I went to Davidson to be a quarterback and was the seventh string out of six quarterbacks in my first year. I redshirted and worked to the point where I ended up starting my second year. Football was very good to me and I would say my style of play would be similar to but not near the level of Doug Flutie — because I couldn’t see anything when I would drop back to pass!

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9.2

Three-pointers per game by the 2010-11 men’s basketball team, ranking fourth in the country.

If someone had told you were destined to be a college basketball coach and within 20 years you would be the head coach at Elon University, how would you have reacted? I would say that was pretty far-fetched, but basketball has always been my first love. When I was a freshman in college I used to tell people at family reunions I was going to be a doctor, and then I barely made it through freshman level biology, so I changed that to being a lawyer. So at that time, if someone would have told me I would be a college basketball coach at Elon, I would have said they were living on a different planet.

What first attracted you to coaching basketball, and what kept you on the sideline instead of pursuing your original plan to attend law school? I enjoyed the game and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to go back to school after my undergraduate degree, so I was looking for time away from studying and time away from school just to clear my head. Coach (Bob) McKillop (Davidson’s head coach) offered me a job to be a volunteer assistant and I took it. We had a very good year that first year in 1993-94 and I used to tell recruits a lot, even back then, the reason we had such a good year was because I was on the bench coaching and I was new to the staff. Then Coach McKillop would say the reason we had a good year was because I was no longer playing! But it was the right place at the right time with the timing working out quite well.

@ElonPhoenix: Congratulations Chris Long on 1,000 points and @ElonMensHoops on an 80-65 win over UNCG! (Jan. 10, 2011)

did you know? Senior Drew Spradlin needs just 23 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau. The guard has 977 career points through three seasons.

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We Run like girls...try to keep up.

For most cross country runners, the warmup is just as important as the actual race. In the hours before the gun goes off, the Elon Phoenix runners stretch, jog, stretch again and mentally prepare themselves for what they are about to do. Several members of the 2011 squad offered some insight on that critical time before stepping up to the starting line.

christine Pacewicz

“An hour before the race is scheduled to start, the team will go through a band stretching routine and then run for 15 minutes on part of the course to warm up. This helps the blood flow in our legs, which is even more important as the weather becomes colder. After the run, we’ll come back to the team tent and stretch again, as well as perform leg swings. At this point, each girl goes through her own stretching and warm-up routine in order to feel completely ready for the race. During the warmup I try to stay relaxed. Too many nerves make my muscles tense up and I start focusing on what doesn’t feel good versus how fit I am. Most meets, I’ll listen to a pump-up playlist on my iPod and let everything else fall into the background. For me, having the least amount of thoughts going through my mind is best. That way I can focus on the training I have done and what needs to be accomplished in the race.”

Kylie Womack

“My pre-race routine consists of a 15-minute jog, stretching with a band and some quick strides in my racers. I am typically thinking about my strategy and how I am going to run the race and what pace I would like to hit. I also usually pick a song to sing over and over in my head during the race.”

morgan denecke

“The morning of a meet we get up at least three hours before the race will start and do a 10-minute shake-out run. Then we eat a little snack and get ready to head over to the course. One hour before the race we warm up together as a team, which consists of a 15-minute run and stretching. During the hour before the race we are really “in the zone” mentally; in my mind I am trying to go over my race plan and concentrating on reminding myself of how capable I am to compete with the other runners out there. There are a lot of nerves running through me as well, but I think that’s good because it gets my adrenaline going and it gets my body prepared for what I’m about to do.”

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did you know? Justin Gianni set a new school record in the 8K at the 2010 Louisville Classic with a time of 24:52.67.

home sweet home

Elon is one of the select programs in the country that

Icampus. t’s not typical for a cross country team to have its own course on Most teams have claim to its own course, but it likely requires

getting in a car or bus to get there. That is not the case for the Phoenix. This difference between Elon and other schools is something in which Christine Engel, Elon head men’s and women’s cross country coach, takes great pride. “We are very fortunate to have a great course that sits right on the Elon campus,” Engel said. “We have always been supported, but not a lot of people had the opportunity to watch us compete when every meet was away. Now, other teams, friends and family can easily come and watch.”

@ElonPhoenix: Excellent second place showing for the women at the #ElonXCInvite! Three in the top 10! (Sept. 18, 2010)

In 2009, Elon hosted the first Elon Invitational with 18 men’s and women’s teams, including the Phoenix squads. The Phoenix men took first and the women second, setting a precedent of strong performance at the home meet every year. “Other teams have their home gyms and fields and now we too have that feeling of protecting our turf,” explained Engel. “Knowing the course inside and out really helps. You know every turn and hill. It’s a definite advantage and creates a level of comfort and confidence.”

just around the bend “During a race I do my best to think about my strategy the whole time. If I were to think about something not related to the race, I could get caught off guard and lose my chance to make a big move toward the front of the pack. When I get close to the finish line, I concentrate on leaving everything out on the course. I push myself to the point that I know I couldn’t ask any more from my body. In my mind nothing else will suffice.” – Justin Gianni

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t has an on-campus cross country course The course was also home to the 2009 Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships where the Elon women finished second, just one point shy of earning the title. “That was the program’s best-ever finish at SoCons,” commented Engel. “With our venue, we feel like we have a real competitive edge.” Last season, the Phoenix had another great showing at the Elon Invitational with both squads taking second. Three of the Phoenix added times to the men’s top-10 performance list. “Anytime someone earns a new personal record, it’s a big deal,” said Engel. “It sets confidence and raises the bar. The Elon Invitational is great to compare how we’ve improved from the year before. It’s now a meet for us at the same time each season to make sure we’re at a higher fitness level than the previous year. It’s been a great advantage for the program.”

Straight from the Jersey Shore A true Jersey girl at heart, Elon’s head cross country coach Christine Engel has started to make a home in the South. The former Gatorade Athlete of the Year in New Jersey and record-setting runner at Clemson University has transformed the Phoenix cross country programs during her three years at Elon. We got the inside scoop on Coach Engel off the course. Do you have any pets? I just adopted a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy. He was born on July 5.

What song are you most likely to be caught singing along to? I’m from Jersey, so anything Bon Jovi.

Where is your favorite place you’ve ever visited? Madrid.

What was your first car? A 1984 navy blue Pontiac Grand Prix. My dad wanted a lot of metal around me.

What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? Chicken parmesan. If you could go back in time to witness anything in sports history, what would it be? Jessie Owens at the 1936 Olympics. It was such a historic and legendary event. Where is your favorite spot on the Elon campus? The Elon cross country course! What is your favorite television show? Anything from “The Bachelor” franchise.

What are some of your hobbies? I’m a big fan of all sports. I also like to cook. Where were you born? Dover, N.J. Who is your favorite athlete? I was a big fan of Troy Aikman growing up. As a runner, I would say Suzy Favor Hamilton.

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All-Freshman Team performances by Phoenix runners at the 2010 Southern Conference Championships.

What was your favorite course in college? Biology. I had the same professor for two semesters and he was really great.

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on the hot seat With Senior Tight End Andre Labinowicz

Blocking or receiving? I pride myself on blocking, but I love catching passes, so I would say receiving. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate, vanilla is too boring. Night Owl or Morning Person? Night Owl, you have to roll me out of bed in the morning. Can’t miss TV show? Wilfred. My buddies always record it for me if I have to miss it because of practice. Beach or mountains? Mountains, I love the snow. Biggest fear? Failing.

did you know? Junior Aaron Mellette set an Elon record with 18 receptions in last year’s game at Richmond.

Filling the gap

“Samford ran a power play that they had run a couple of times before this. The previous times, I missed my assignment and allowed the running back to go inside of me, which let them get a decent run of seven or eight yards. This time, all I was thinking was to stay inside out and make sure I force the runner to the safety. I actually didn’t make this tackle, but our safety did and it was for a minimal gain.” - Joshua Jones

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A Little New England Charm

A native of Seekonk, Mass., first-year Elon head coach Jason Swepson brings a new energy to the Phoenix football

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What were the things about this Elon opportunity that made it attractive to you?

Seasons that Elon has competed in football

program. A first-time head coach and the 20th in school history, he has taken this new challenge head-on and is excited about being at Elon and the potential of his program.

It reminds me of my alma mater, Boston College. When I was a student-athlete, I had the opportunity to visit some great universities — Syracuse, Michigan State, Penn State. But I chose Boston College because it was a family atmosphere. It’s a small university that really focused on academics. That’s what I’m all about. I truly believe in the term student-athlete and I believe you get that at Elon University. What have you learned from NC State head coach Tom O’Brien that will help you here at Elon? The most important thing is discipline. I’ve learned discipline, integrity, doing it the right way, hard-work, toughness. I could go on and on about all the things I’ve learned from Tom O’Brien. I’m fortunate to have spent 12 wonderful years with him and see him build two terrific programs. I’m taking over a different situation here, where there is a foundation. You learn a lot by watching him build two programs from basically the ground up. Why change anything when you know what works? What was it like playing for Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin when you were at Boston College? Coach Coughlin took about five years off my life. When he took over, he came in and put the hammer down right away. He’s one of the reasons why I became a coach. To see the structure of Coach Coughlin, he crosses the t’s and dots the i’s. He’s just high-motor, demanding and won’t settle for anything but the best. What a great coach. When you put your shoulder pads on for him, you better be ready to play some physical football.

Leading the Pack Chris Pincince Offensive Coordinator/ RBs/QBs Ed Pinkham Defensive Coordinator Scott Brown Recruiting Coord./Special Teams Ron Mattes Offensive Line Jerrick Hall Defensive Line Kevin Downing Wide Receivers Bobby Blick Tight Ends Al Washington Linebackers Dan O’Brien Defensive Backs Eric Estes Director of Football Operations

When you have time to get away and relax, what are some of the things you like to do to get your mind off football? I play golf. One of the attractions of coming to NC State was that I heard about all of the beautiful courses to play in North Carolina. I enjoy playing golf. I’ve got an unorthodox swing, but it works. How did you get into football as a kid? My older brother got into the Pop Warner League. I had to wait five years to be able to put the shoulder pads on. I remember counting the days down when I was eight years old. Since you’re from New England, clam chowder or North Carolina barbecue? I’d have to go with the clam chowder. That’s one thing I miss about New England is the seafood.

@judedooley: #livethemaroonlife tailgate plans are set for Vanderbilt! I am so pumped for this weekend. @ElonPhoenix (August 31, 2011)

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on the hot seat With Junior Martyna Mierzwa

Chicken or beef? Beef

did you know? Elon’s 2010-11 roster features players from three countries: the United States, Canada and Poland.

going green “Whenever I line up a putt, I go through a specific routine. The first thing I do is mark my ball, and then step off the putt. The number of paces lets me know how long the putt is so I have an idea of how hard to hit it. Keeping this in mind, I look at the putt from both sides of the hole. I look at the slopes in the green and decide how the putt will break and whether it is uphill, downhill, or flat. After I look at the putt, I take two practice strokes looking at the hole. This helps me to get a feel for the length of the stroke I will need to make to hopefully make the putt. After this, I line up the ball along the line I wish to hit it. Then I take one final practice swing from behind the ball while looking at the hole. This allows me to clear my head and just focus on my target. After all of this, I am finally ready to putt. I set up to the putt and try to relax and clear my head. I take one deep breath before I hit the putt and then bombs away!” -Virginia Mayer

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Song we’d hear if we turned on your iPod? “Love is Gone” by David Guetta Putting or driving? Driving Favorite course to play? Santa Clara in Malaga, Spain Longest drive off the tee? 250 yards

The Life of an Elon Canuck A native of Canada, head women’s golf coach Chris

Dockrill has earned coach of the year honors in two conferences during his tenure with the maroon and gold. Dockrill’s teams have consistently been in the top-five of the conference and the program has continued to grow under his leadership.

You earned both All-American and Academic All-American honors as a player. Which are you most proud of? Both are very important to me, but I took school very seriously when I was here. I had a goal of where I wanted to be and what I wanted to do. And achieving those goals was extremely satisfying. My junior year we missed going to the national championships by one shot. We were by far the second-best team in the country. We lost to Guilford by one shot and they went on to win the title, so that was a disappointment for me as a player. I vowed that, even though we didn’t have as good of a team, that we were going to get there the next year. And we got there, finished in the top five in the country and that was a great experience.

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What is your most memorable sports moment? My most memorable golf moment was qualifying for the Wellington Cup Team in Canada. I shot back-to-back 63, 64 and beat a guy that came from 12 shots behind to earn a spot on that team. After six rounds and finishing up that way, I think that’s my most memorable golf accomplishment as a player. I also look here and the accomplishments we’ve had. Taking a program that didn’t have a lot of scholarship money and being able to compete at the Division I level, I feel very good about that. Now, with the funds we have, I think you’re going to see our programs improve dramatically over the next five years. As an Elon graduate, what impresses you the most about today’s Elon?

Program-record number of Elon women’s golfers to earn NGCA AllAmerica Scholar Team honors in 2010-11.

I think it’s the academic level. I was here in the early 80s. I’m amazed at the talent level and the intelligence of the kids that we have here. I received a good education here, but it’s not at the same level as it is today. That’s the thing that amazes me the most about the school and how quickly it has come about. What pleases you more than anything when watching your team compete? Playing well! Great play and watching kids improve pleases me. This summer, (former player) Danielle Mills, who left as a two-time runner up in the conference championship, played in her first LPGA event. That evolution, seeing her make those transitions and watching the kids grow, is great. For most people, golf is an escape from their everyday lives. For you, golf is your life. What do you do to escape?

@ElonPhoenix: Women golf’s Virginia Mayer earns Academic All-District honors! (May 15, 2011)

Family. I pretty much gave up competitive golf when I first started coaching. However, I’ve gotten back into playing a little bit because my daughter and son both play. And they all play tennis too. We’ll go to Wilmington to watch my daughter play in an event. My kids and family are my release.

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forever on break Head men’s golf coach Bill Morningstar has been living the good life at Elon for the past 40 years In his 40 years on the athletic staff at Elon, Bill Morningstar has seen a lot happen around the university. During his time with his alma mater, Morningstar has coached basketball, cross country and golf. His team won the 1982 NAIA national golf championship and Morningstar was inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. What has been the highlight of your coaching career? I’ve had a lot of highlights. They’ve all been different. With basketball, we won a lot of good games. And the trip to Hawaii with the team was very exciting. In men’s cross country, winning the conference title with walk-ons the first year we had cross country was really exciting. But probably the highlight was winning the golf national title in 1982. We had an excellent team. We had made a run at it in ’76 and lost by one shot. What was it like watching your team clinch the 1982 national golf title? I knew we had it won when we had one kid left with four holes to play. I walked to the 15th hole and I found out what our guy was and what the other guy was for Texas Wesleyan. On the way in, I realized it doesn’t make any difference what Danny Graham shoots because the other kid couldn’t play the last three or four holes eight-under. Walking back, some tears started to come down and I realized we had won it all. You’ve been coaching for 40 years. What has kept you in this profession for so long? I’ve been very fortunate. I came to Elon in 1960 on a basketball scholarship. I was fortunate to play all four years. And then I was fortunate to come back in 1972. Being able to coach here at Elon the last 40 years has just been fantastic. The people that you work with and the players that you have is what makes it like that.

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Top-10 tournament finishes by the Elon men’s golf team in 11 events in 2010-11.

You like to travel. What is your ideal vacation? I would like to go and be on the beaches in Hawaii. I’ll also go on a crosscountry trip when I retire. What makes you proud to be an Elon alum? It’s been my whole life. Being here four years as a player and back 40 years; 44 years of my life have been Elon. I must really love the place! To have seen all of the changes over the years has been amazing. To have been a part of the athletic department has been great.

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Thirty Years Ago

This spring will mark the 30th anniversary of the men’s golf team’s NAIA national champion-

ship run. The 1982 tournament was played at Burlington’s Alamance Country Club, where Elon defeated defending champion Texas Wesleyan by six strokes. The Elon squad featured three All-Americans – Keith Decker, Daniel Thore and Danny Graham. Decker led the team to the title by posting a score of 293 (78-73-72-70). Thore was three strokes back at 296 (75-74-75-72) while Graham shot a 298 (73-74-74-77). Chris Keeley (73-75-73-79—300) and Barry Pilson (74-7478-76—302) also helped Elon to the title, the third national championship for the school in any sport.

@ElonPhoenix: Elon golfer Tanner Norton won the Alamance County Am over the weekend with a score of 205! (June 6, 2011)

Head coach Bill Morningstar was honored as the league, district and national coach of the year for the performance of his program. Decker, Thore and Pilson have all been enshrined in the Elon Sports Hall of Fame.

What’s behind the STARE?

Ever wonder what a golfer is thinking as he paces the course, looking at a shot from all angles? Is there a method to the madness...or is he just debating what is for dinner in the clubhouse?

“I looked toward the hole and figured out where the best spot to miss is. It’s probably about 190 yards, meaning I had the perfect club in hand so I didn’t have to worry about coming up short or going long. I got behind the ball and visualized the flight of the ball and where it would land and which spot on the green would be the best place to putt from.” -Tanner Norton

did you know? Elon had two golfers – junior Josh Goldstein and sophomore John Somers – play in the 2010 U.S. Amateur.

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Women’s soccer buzz If you have had the opportunity to spend any time at all with Head Coach Chris Neal, you probably already know that he was a goalkeeper at UNC Wilmington, has been at Elon for four years and bleeds Pittsburgh Steeler black and gold. Here are a few things you just may not know about the man coaching the Phoenix at Rudd Field.

Top vacation spot

Playa Guiones, Costa Rica

Favorite Elon landmark/spot on campus Rudd Field

Your all-time favorite sports moment as a fan Too close to call. Landon Donovan’s goal in extra time against Algeria that won the group for the United States in 2010 World Cup and Abby Wambach’s tying goal versus Brazil in extra time of 2011 World Cup quarters. If you could listen to one album for the rest of your life, it would be Johnny Cash’s Greatest Hits Best advice or words to live by You only live once…enjoy it. Pregame rituals Mowing my grass followed by a cold shower and a large Starbucks iced coffee. Surprising fact Played in the Babe Ruth “Bambino” Baseball World Series in 1985.

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@ElonWSoccer: First preseason session complete...Just like the Army, we’ve done more before 9 am than some teams will do the entire day #elon #soccer “When I go up to a header, I always first focus on the player that I am going into the challenge with. I try to jump at the right time and get a good position so that I win the ball. Once I get in the air I use my body to make sure I get power behind the ball. I just try to focus on the ball until it hits my head and try my best to direct the ball toward a member of my team so there was a purpose for my header just like any pass.” -Jacklyn Wood

They must be Wicked Smahhht! The 2011 season will be a

homecoming of sorts for one coach and two players for the Phoenix. The Elon women’s soccer team will trek to Boston in early September to take on Massachusetts and Harvard. Elon associate head coach Stuart Horne graduated cum laude from UMass in 1997 with a degree in political science. True freshman Marissa Russo and junior Shannon Foley will have the opportunity to play in front of plenty of family and friends during the road trip as well. A native of Belmont, Mass., Russo grew up less than 100 miles away from the UMass campus, while the Harvard campus is only a five-mile jaunt from her home town. Russo was a four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Belmont High School where she helped the Marauders to a pair of league titles. Foley was a four-time Bay State League All-Star and captain for Natick High School in Natick, Mass., roughly 80 miles from UMass and less than 20 miles from the Harvard campus. Foley was also a standout basketball and track star during her prep career, breaking eight high school track records as a senior to earn team MVP honors.

Heads up!

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226

Total matches played heading into the 2011 season by the Elon women’s soccer program since joining the Division I ranks in 1999. It also happens to be the total number of shots the team took last season.

did you know? Last season, Elon freshmen combined for 16 goals and 12 assists, accounting for nearly half of Elon’s 90 total points.

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Phoenix junior Gabe Latigue celebrates in “soccer-fashion” after netting the golden goal in the 107th minute to give Elon the 1-0 victory at UNC Greensboro.

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Career shutouts posted by Clint Irwin ’10, a new Elon record. The goalie left his name scattered throughout the school record books and became only the fourth player in SoCon history to be named allconference in each of his four years.

@ElonMensSoccer: GOOOOOAAAALLL ELON! Gabe Latigue rips home the game winner in OT and Elon takes it 1-0! (Oct. 2, 2010)

Mixing Athletics & Academics

Even though he didn’t get to kick a soccer ball on the

“It was the type of feeling that gives you goose bumps. I was really pumped after scoring, especially an overtime goal to win a close conference game, and in front of such a big crowd with my family and friends there. It was one of the greatest feelings I ever had after scoring a goal.” -Gabe Latigue

White House lawn, senior co-captain Drew Gardner still said his trip to Capitol Hill was pretty good. The midfielder has combined athletics and academics on a completely different level than just being a studentathlete. In May, Gardner shared his undergraduate research on the impact of concussions on student-athletes in the annual Posters on the Hill program held at the Capitol. One of 70 people chosen from a pool of 700, Gardner’s was the only research selected from the health field. His work examines cognitive function and the effects of a traumatic brain injury. “When I learned of the research going on about athletes and concussions, it really sparked my interest,” explained Gardner. “I am an athlete and I want to go into medicine, so I really wanted to explore this area. It has been an awesome process to learn about previous research and learn new terminology through my research.” Gardner and his mentor, Elon professor Eric Hall, used two different stations to conduct the research. The impact station used a computer program that looked at verbal memory, visual memory, reaction time and visual motor skill. The results of that study found significant differences in verbal memory, meaning those who suffered concussions had a more difficult time remembering words. An EEG station measured the electronic activity going on in a person’s head, testing visual and auditory tasks. Those subjects who had suffered concussions were determined to have longer reaction times and be less efficient when performing a task. “When I was growing up and someone had a concussion and had to sit out, I always wanted to know why,” Gardner says. “I wanted to know the science behind it. Hopefully, with our data and findings, we will be able to publish it within the next year and reach an even broader audience. We hope researchers will use this information and people will start to take concussions more seriously.”

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Making the USA Home Darren Powell took over as the head coach of the Elon men’s soccer

program in December 2004 and has since been honored as the league coach of the year, led the team to the 2008 Southern Conference regular-season championship after an unbeaten conference record and produced Elon’s first-ever MLS SuperDraft pick in defender Steven Kinney. A long way from his hometown of Nottingham, England, Powell has grown considerably since he came to the States 20 years ago. When did soccer first become a part of your life? Soccer has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I used to play on the sidelines while watching my dad with my brother. We would play for hours at his games and then again at home. My brother would be in goal and I would shoot on him, so that would explain why he became a strong goalkeeper at UNC Wilmington. He had no choice! Why did you choose to come to the States to play collegiate soccer and how did you decide to play at UNC Greensboro? I was playing in a program in England with a club called Notts County FC from age 16 to 18. One of the coaches, Pat Barrett, immigrated to the USA while I was with Notts County. He approached me a few months later as the assistant coach at UNC Greensboro and told me about the USA college system. This was intriguing to me as I was able to combine playing soccer and earning a college degree simultaneously. This was very hard to do in England at the time. This led to UNCG head coach Michael Parker watching me play and offering me a spot on the team in 1991, and now I have been in the States for 20 years. What were your biggest challenges when you made the move to the United States? The biggest challenge was missing my friends and family. It was hard to call and I remember saving up my loose change to call every other week. It was difficult, as I wanted to share all the experiences with my family. We stayed in touch with quick phone calls and handwritten letters. I think if it were now, with the advantages of email, Skype and texting, it would have made the adjustment much easier. I also missed my favorite chocolate bars! What is your most memorable experience as a student-athlete? How about as a professional player? I have many happy memories from my playing days both in the USA and England. I was fortunate to play on teams that were pretty successful. At UNCG, my most special moment had to be making the NCAA tournament back-to-back years for the first time in the program’s history at the Division I level. Scoring one of the goals in the final as a junior and then captaining the team as senior was great. They were fun times and teams. As a professional player, my best moment was scoring on an overhead kick against the Rochester Rhinos, the top A League team, with about 20 seconds left to win the game 2-1 for the Raleigh Flyers. How have you grown as a coach since you started this career in 1998? The pride and passion are still very much part of what we do with our program, but you mature as a coach with experience. The game of soccer is global and everchanging and I like to think, as a coach, we are not just following college soccer, but soccer at the highest levels for new innovative ideas that we can implement with our team. Our game day approach has changed over the years and our pregame preparation is more important now than when I first started as a coach. Our approach to fitness is ever-changing, as players have to cover a lot more ground on game day than they did five or 10 years ago. As coaches, it is our job to prepare them to do so.

did you know? Junior Chris Thomas was the 2009 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and the 2010 Southern Conference Player of the Year. He is the first player to win these awards in back-to-back years in the history of the league.

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Hand to Glove Longtime MLB catcher and bullpen coach Rich Stelmaszek once

@ElonPhoenix: A diving catch from Nester in center ends the game! Elon wins, 7-5, to advance in the @SoConSports tourney! (May 11, 2011)

said, “The pitcher and catcher relationship is like a dance. You want to be together. It’s never the same, day by day, inning by inning.” Suffice it to say, the relationship between a pitcher and catcher can seriously impact performance. So just how well does senior pitcher Erin O’Shea know her catcher Kaitlyn Piazzolla — both on and off the field? What pitch is Kaitlyn most likely to call for you? Erin: Curve ball. Kaitlyn says: Curve ball. What’s the best advice Kaitlyn has ever given you in the circle? Erin: The best advice I think Kaitlyn has ever given me is to just relax and pitch like I know I can. Kaitlyn says: To not think and trust the talent you know you have. What’s the funniest thing Kaitlyn has ever said to you in the circle? Erin: The funniest thing that Kaitlyn has said to me on the mound would probably be a comment about a batter or something to make me laugh. She tries to just loosen me up and cracks a joke about something. Kaitlyn says: Probably something to loosen her up, most likely making fun of the other team! What pitch of yours is most likely to get a hit? Erin: My drop ball is probably the one to most likely get hit. It has a tendency to not break as much or how I would like it to and therefore usually gets hit. Kaitlyn says: Drop ball. What pitch of yours is Kaitlyn’s favorite to receive? Erin: I think that Kaitlyn’s favorite pitch to receive is my curve ball just because when it works it is an amazing pitch. She has become an expert at catching/ framing this pitch. Kaitlyn says: Curve ball. What pitch do you throw that’s the hardest for Kaitlyn to receive? Erin: Kaitlyn is pretty good at receiving all my of pitches, but if I had to choose one it would probably be my changeup just because it’s not always consistent so it may be hard to judge where it is going. Kaitlyn says: Changeup. What is your favorite movie? Erin: “P.S. I Love You” is definitely one of my favorites. I would make Kaitlyn watch it every night if I could during my freshman year. My other favorite movie is “Stepbrothers.” I would try to get the team to watch it on almost every bus trip we had! Kaitlyn says: “P.S. I Love You” if she is the romantic mood. Or “Stepbrothers” for a laugh — she knows every single line to this movie! What is Kaitlyn’s favorite food? Erin: Kaitlyn cooks a lot of food but if I had to pick what her favorite food is I would have to say some type of Italian dish. Penne vodka or some other type of pasta. Kaitlyn says: Penne vodka with chicken.

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Southern Conference Player or Pitcher of the Week selections in 2010

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keeping your eye on the prize

“Right before the play occurred I was thinking to myself, ‘Just one more out. Just one more out.’ I was going to do anything that it took to get it. When the ball was hit it was just kind of a reaction to dive for it. I knew that the winning run could have scored if it hit the ground, so I just leaped and hoped for the best. When I caught it, I jumped up with chills! I was so glad I did catch it because we had all worked incredibly hard that game and deserved the win!” - Carleigh Nester

Taking Over the Reins Interim head softball coach Kathy Bocock has been working in college athletics for the past 25 years. But did

you know that she played not softball but basketball in college? Or that she held the position of head softball and women’s basketball coach at Averett University for 15 years? Read more to find out about why Bocock ultimately chose softball and what she has in store for the Elon program. You’ve been involved in collegiate athletics for a number of years. What is it that keeps you in this crazy profession? I love the game and I love the people that I work with. From the coaches to the players to the parents to the administration, I love people and I love being around it. I just keep wanting to do it. What plans do you have as the head Elon softball coach? I think the program is in a really good place but it’s ready to move forward. I’m excited about moving it to the next phase: getting our new softball stadium and bringing the alumni back and getting them involved, along with the community and the younger kids in this community. It’s such a great game and I’m looking forward to more with this program. What do you feel Elon softball can accomplish this year? I think we’re going to accomplish unity and become a tight-knit family. We’re going to be young. We have about eight to nine freshmen and only have three seniors. But we have some good talent and I’m bringing in a really good coaching staff. It’s going to be a great year for us to enjoy ourselves, play some great competition and really start seeing us move to the next level. You played basketball and coached it as well. What made you decide to coach softball instead? On rainy days, I wanted to stay with basketball. On nice days, I wanted to be outside. My family is actually very baseball oriented. I’ve been around that sport all my life. Then I got into softball when it started to become big for women. The game is so much like baseball and I love the sport. Every night at 10 p.m., I’m watching “Baseball Tonight.”

did you know?

Erin and Caitlin O’Shea are one of two sets of Phoenix siblings that play at the same position (pitcher) on the same team. Elon Athletics has a total of five sets of siblings playing on four teams.

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all that racquet by the numbers

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The combined total of singles and doubles wins by the Phoenix last season. Bryn Khoury captured a team-best 15 victories for Elon last year.

In her eighth year as head coach of the Elon women’s tennis team, Elizabeth Anderson gives us the 411 on everything from her favorite vacation spot to the importance of her clothes at Phoenix matches. Favorite vacation spot > Hawaii

< Song most played on your iPod “Blessings” by Laura Story

Favorite Elon landmark/spot on campus > The beautiful view from upstairs in the pavilion at Jimmy Powell Tennis center.

@ElonTennis: Elon women take the first round at the SoCon Championships! Go Phoenix! (April 20, 2011)

< All-time favorite sports moment as a fan In June 2010, during our tennis camp, watching John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut in Wimbledon’s longest tennis match. It was really cool to see how many people followed that match and the excitement that our campers and staff had watching it.

words to live by > Each day is a gift, live it to the fullest.

did you know? This summer, junior Briana Berne captured both the singles and doubles title at the 94th Annual American Tennis Association National Championships in her hometown of Atlanta, Ga.

< pre-match rituals I am a superstitious person and have favorite clothing that I like to wear.

surprising fact about yourself > I love animals and once swam with the dolphins.

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“This split second pause between the throwing of a toss and when I hit the ball is one of my favorite times on the court. All of my plans for the next point have been thought out and this is the time where I know I need to execute. Any form of nerves or strategy goes away in this second because I am only focused on placing this ball exactly where it needs to go. I know that if I can hit this serve at the best of my ability, I will be successful. Serves can determine who wins and loses the match.” -Jordan Johnston

The Young & the Restless The Elon University women’s tennis team returns a young and experienced core of seven talented players in 2011-12. Rising sophomore Jordan Johnston had a stellar rookie campaign for the Phoenix last year, going 13-6 in singles play en route to Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors. The award marked the third time in the last five years that an Elon rookie captured that honor. In singles play, Bryn Khoury finished last year with a team-best 15 victories, while Khoury and teammate Frida Jansaker registered 12 wins in doubles action.

serving it up

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on the hot seat With Junior Tommy Darling I attribute the success of 2010 to: Consistency and fight. We fought for every match we won and it paid off. Three words my teammates would use to describe me: Confident, energetic, outgoing. Surprising fact? I’m obsessed with golf. Most embarrassing moment on the tennis court? I threw my racket during a junior tournament off the ceiling and it hit a light that shattered.

Most-played song on your iPod? “Hey Girl” by OAR. If I won $1 million, I would buy: A yacht Singles or doubles? Doubles. Blackberry or iPhone? iPhone. Summer or Winter? Summer. Beach or mountains? Beach.

did you know? The Phoenix men’s tennis team has advanced to the championship match of the Southern Conference Tournament in five of the last six years.

They Are All Glory Days Men’s tennis has been one of the most successful athletics programs at Elon, especially when

head coach Michael Leonard has been involved. The former All-American and member of Elon’s 1990 NAIA National Championship team acheived great success as a player and has seen little change since he took over as the head coach in 2005. Leonard, a three-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, has led the Phoenix to three league regular-season crowns and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Leonard reflects on some of his years at Elon. How did you choose Elon as the school for which you wanted to play tennis? I chose Elon because when I came on a visit it just felt right. I liked the size of the school and I knew some of the guys on the tennis team. It was important to me to contribute in the lineup right away and I felt I could do that here. What is your most vivid memory of the 1990 National Championship season? There are many great memories of our team winning the National Championship in 1990. At that time, you did not play in a team format so everyone was put in a singles and doubles draw and every time you won a match you gained a point. The team with the most points was crowned the national champion. From a team standpoint, the most vivid memory was when we knew we had won and proceeded to throw Coach (Tom) Parham and everyone else in the pool. A great memory for me personally was winning four rounds in the singles draw and making All-American. At that moment, I realized I could play with the top players in the country. What would you say is your proudest accomplishment as an Elon tennis player? How about as the Elon tennis coach? My proudest achievement as a tennis player was being a part of the National Championship in 1990. Most teams that had won this tournament were comprised of mostly international students. Our team was composed of two Swedish players and four North Carolina guys which made it that much more special. My proudest achievements as a coach were winning the regular-season and conference tournament in 2007 and also this past season when our four seniors won the regular-season title to become conference champions after finishing so close their previous three years. What is the best thing about coaching at the school where you played? The best thing about coaching at my alma mater is to see how much the school has changed. I thought when I went here it was a hidden jewel, but now everywhere you go people talk about Elon as a hot school. To witness it is as a player and now as a coach is pretty special.

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Total career matches won by the class of 2010 (Alberto Rojas, Philip Nemec, Chase Helpingstine and Cody StaufferMacDowell).

Ace is wild

“I go through the same routine every time before I serve. Bounce the ball twice,

choose the spot on the court I want to hit and go for it. I decide where I’m going to serve based on my favorite serve to hit, my opponent’s weakness and how I’m going to get a forehand on the next shot.” - Eric Turner

@ElonPhoenix: RT @ElonAlumni: Elon men’s tennis racks up SoCon awards — congrats to Michael Leonard, Coach of the Year! (April 19, 2011)

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2010 allconference performances at the SoCon indoor and outdoor championships.

@ElonPhoenix: Congrats to T&F’s Sarah Skogen! One of #Elon‘s new alums participating in Teach for America this fall! (June 10, 2011)

2.3 Pounds Chances are the average sports fan would have no idea how 2.3 pounds is associated with

track and field. For senior Alyssa Girvin, the 2010 Southern Conference champion in the discus throw, that weight was all too familiar as she went through the motions of making that winning throw. So just how did she get so good? “Drills, drills and more drills make you better,” explained Girvin. “Although throwing is an obvious part of fine-tuning my form and fixing my mistakes, it’s first important to get your body used to the motion by doing drills that implement the key parts of the throw.” Once the form is down, it’s time to put the discus to use. “You face the back of the circle, with your feet slightly wider than shoulder length and your knees slightly bent,” described Girvin. “As you wind the discus back with your dominant hand, your lower body activates first. The next motion is a fast “running-like” motion of your dominant foot to the middle of the circle. From there, the foot continues to rotate, with the upper body still held slightly back until your other foot lands. When you hit this position, all there is to do is rotate your hips, which will pull your arm with it. You then use the slight bend of your legs to explode upwards. This will transfer to the discus and cause it to go further.” According to Girvin, a lot of things have to go right for a truly great throw. “When it all does go correctly, you know as soon as the discus releases off your fingers,” commented Girvin. “If it’s bad, you usually know as soon as you feel yourself mess up, which may be at the beginning, middle or end.” Girvin added that there are a few key things to remember before a discus throw. “Take a deep breath, relax and say to yourself, ‘I can and will do this,’” she said. “You have to believe it too! Also, you don’t have to be super strong to throw it. If you are dedicated to learning the technique, you can be successful at the discus.”

in Good hands “Handoffs are tricky to get exactly right every time. When we’re running a relay, it’s most important to concentrate on proper timing and form. It’s also crucial to not be the team member to cause a disqualification, so dropping the baton and running out of the zone are two things that you really need to focus on avoiding. It also helps to have good chemistry with hand-off partners because relays can be very exciting as well as stressful so having good teammates really helps!” -Kayleigh Birks www.elonphoenix.com

“Aside from concentrating on my running form, when I am about to pass off the baton I focus on a clean exchange and maintaining my speed.” -Dana Cataldo

around the track Head track and field coach Mark Elliston has brought the women’s track and field program to another level in his five seasons at Elon. But did you know that he used to cruise around in a Buick Skylark? Here are just a few other things you may not know about the two-time Southern Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.

What was your first car? 1971 Buick Skylark

favorite Local restaurant? Outback

If you could go back in time to witness anything in sports history, what would it be? Roger Bannister’s sub-four-minute mile What song are you most likely to be caught singing along to? Something by Journey where were you born? Oklahoma City

favorite movie? Chariots of Fire

did you know? 2011 was the first time in five years that two Elon studentathletes qualified for the NCAA Preliminary. Veronica Day qualified in the triple jump and Amy Salek in the 400-meter dash.

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‘revenge is sweet’

After falling to Davidson in the regular season, Elon got its chance for revenge in the first round of the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament. The Phoenix took full advantage of the opportunity, defeating the Wildcats, 3-0, in the match. The victory marked Elon’s second-ever in the SoCon Tournament and advanced the maroon and gold to the conference semifinals for the first time in program history. Five Phoenix shared their recollections of that epic match. Lauren Copenhagen

“This is the year. One down, two to go and we all have it in us to win. This has been the best season and there’s no way it’s ending until we win the Southern Conference Tournament.”

Lizzie west

“Oh my goodness, we are going to the next round. This has got to be the perfect ending to our last year of volleyball at Elon.”

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Ali Deatsch

“I was thinking that I was so happy we were moving on in the tournament and that we had gotten Davidson back for the match played against them during the regular season. Also, chances are I didn’t make that final play that I was so clearly excited about, so I was probably thinking how proud I was of my teammates and how great everyone played!”

“Thank goodness. Revenge is sweet. On to the next one.”

@ElonPhoenix: RT Adam_Smith10: Elon volleyball player (who’s a scientific genius compared to me) digs for new way to treat cancer!

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“I was really excited because this win was a big stepping stone for the program and team to make it that far in the tournament. I was also thinking, ‘That’s done. Let’s move on and work to make it into the championship match.’”

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Oh, the Places She’ll Go! career fourth on Elon’s Division I On Aug. 15, Sarah Schermerhorn left collegiate individual career record list for total blocks her parents’ home in Colfax, N.C., for a place she had never been but a place she would soon call home — Copenhagen, Denmark. “I didn’t really know how I was going to feel when I got here,” said Schermerhorn. “But that’s what made it exciting. It’s scary, but intriguing.” Schermerhorn signed a contract to play for the Brøndby Volleyball Club over the summer, making her the first former Elon volleyball player to play professionally. “It’s cool to be the first Elon player to do something like this,” commented Schermerhorn. “I love this sport and think it’s good for the Elon program. I feel like I’ve set an example that others can do it too.” A two-year captain, Schermerhorn started all 35 of Elon’s matches as a senior and ranked in the top two in kills, kills per set, service aces and blocks, earning her the 2010 team MVP award. Over four years, she recorded 1,023 kills, 119 service aces and 381 blocks. Schermerhorn finished her

and fifth on the Division I single-season record list for service aces. “I learned so much from Elon to prepare me for this experience,” said Schermerhorn. “Although I was close to home, I didn’t know anyone from high school at Elon. I also studied abroad in Australia my junior year, which was my first big trip where I really went away. It was great to go with a new group of people I didn’t know.” Schermerhorn plans to return to North Carolina on May 1, 2012. By then she hopes to know whether she will continue to play professionally or move on to something else. “It’s a year-by-year thing,” explained Schermerhorn. “I’m here with an open mind and plan to take in what I can. I haven’t allowed myself to make many expectations. I just hope people will come to visit me!”

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With Head Coach Mary Tendler If you could be on any game show, which one would it be? Definitely “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” I watch the show as often as possible and usually play it on my iTouch prior to matches. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Mint chocolate chip. What is your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving, because you’re around lots of family and some seriously good food. What’s your favorite memory from playing in college? Beating Nebraska at home in front of a standing-room only crowd to earn our first trip to the Final Four.

League wins to earn the 2010 Southern Conference North Division Title.

did you know? Junior Ali Deatsch is the first student-athlete to receive the Lumen Prize, a $15,000 award to fund her research on magnetic hyperthermia cancer treatment methods.

Who is your favorite athlete? Walter Payton.

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Best Seat in the House T he Elon cheer and dance teams have their work cut out for them with a season that begins in August and extends until mid-March. Elon has several different spirit groups including a co-ed cheerleading team, an all-female cheerleading squad and a dance team. We caught up with dance team captain Kelsey Thompson before she got swept off her feet.

What do you enjoy most about being a member of the dance team? Besides performing at games, being on the dance team has given me the opportunity to travel to a few places I wouldn’t otherwise have gone. I have also truly enjoyed the great girls that I have met and the awesome sense of teamwork we have developed. What is your most memorable moment from an Elon athletic event? Any game that my parents or grandparents were able to attend are always memorable because I really enjoy having them here. Otherwise, when the men’s basketball team beat Davidson at the SoCon Tournament in Charlotte after Elon had an unfortunate loss at the buzzer against Davidson a few weeks before was awesome! I’ll also never forget when App State came for football and the stadium was packed!

Being from Colorado, how did you hear about Elon? My good friend, Samantha, moved to New York in the 4th grade, but we stayed in touch throughout high school. She had heard of Elon, came to visit it, and was impressed so she told me about it. I did some research online and was interested, so my family came to take a trip in this area and toured Elon. Of course, I fell in love! The real kicker is that Samantha ended up going to the University of Denver, so we switched places! Would you rather go skiing in Colorado or hit the North Carolina beaches? Even though no mountains beat the Rockies, I’m not a big fan of cold weather, so I might have to say the beach, although the only time I went to the Outer Banks it was the offseason, and too cold and rainy to swim! Where is your favorite place on campus? Elon is so beautiful, so I really enjoy just walking around campus on a warm day, soaking it all in, and running into friends. Also, Colonnades on Saturday and Sundays mornings is a definitely a fun place to eat, relax and socialize.

did you know? Elon’s cheerleading squad placed third in the National Cheerleading Association’s annual Rally Routine competition during camp in South Carolina.

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Catch her enthusiasm With Head Cheerleading and Dance Coach Sandra Bays

ead cheerleading and dance coach Sandra Bays has been a leader of Elon spirit teams since 1996, the year she became a member of the cheerleading squad her freshman year at Elon. After four years as an active participant on the sideline, Bays accepted the coaching position in 2001, making this her 11th season leading the teams.

What does the general public not realize about the cheer and dance teams at Elon? They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize the amount of hard work and preparation that goes in during the week to elevate the atmosphere at football and basketball games. It requires a great deal of stamina and physical strength to meet the demands of these sports.

What do you enjoy about game days at Elon? The excitement of warming up my teams leading up to the start of the game and the overall atmosphere at the event.

Describe the process of becoming a member of the cheer or dance teams here. To become a member, one must go through a two-day tryout process by demonstrating and meeting certain tumbling, stunting, and dance technique requirements specific to cheer or dance.

What is your most memorable moment from an Elon athletic event? Watching my teams cheer and dance the opening game in the new football stadium. The feeling that came with our stadium being on campus for our football games was indescribable.

What makes Elon a special place? The family atmosphere and amazing people here. Between cheering and coaching, Elon has been a part of my life for sixteen years.

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supporting elon athletics

Phoenix Club donors provide annual scholarship support that enables Elon student-athletes to remain competitive in the Southern Conference. Your gifts to the Phoenix Club have an immediate impact on the entire athletics program by allowing Elon to reach its goal of funding the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA. As a Phoenix Club donor, you help build a fully-funded athletics program and allow Elon to attract talented student-athletes on 16 teams. Thank you for supporting the Phoenix Club and athletic excellence at Elon. Your gifts go to work immediately to help Elon Athletics reach greater heights and give students an exceptional education.

the night of the phoenix Elon Athletic’s annual fundraising event continues to reach new heights For the fourth consecutive year, Elon’s annual The Night of the Phoenix event, held Friday, February 18, 2011 in Alumni Gymnasium on Elon’s campus, set a new event record, raising over $91,000 for student-athlete scholarships. Through four years of existence, The Night of the Phoenix has now raised nearly $300,000 in annual scholarship support for the Phoenix Club.

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Athletic scholarships needed to reach the maximum amount allowed by the NCAA.

“The ongoing financial support of the Elon community for The Night of the Phoenix has been tremendous,” Phoenix Club Advisory Board President Mike Cross noted. “All of the local support from individuals and businesses in the form of purchasing tables and auction items contributes to the continued success of our fundraising efforts. In the four-year history of this event, we have now raised nearly $300,000 toward student-athlete scholarships.” The night featured a social hour during which attendees bid on over 170 outstanding silent auction items. The items included a six-night stay at The Villas at Poipu Kai, a week on a private yacht in the Caribbean, numerous beach and mountain rental properties, a Jim Grobe autographed football, furniture, jewelry and one-of-a-kind experience with the Phoenix teams. Entertainment was provided by performer and broadcaster Roy Firestone who was making his second appearance at Elon’s The Night of the Phoenix event. “This event reflects the main goal of the Elon Department of Athletics — creating the best possible experience for our student-athletes,” commented Director of Athletics Dave Blank. “It is wonderful to see so many people from our community come together for the common goal of providing scholarship support for our student-athletes. We appreciate all of the hard work and effort from the Phoenix Club Advisory Board that provides the leadership necessary to make this event a success.”

February 17, 2012

the 2012 night of the phoenix Contact the Phoenix Club at 336.278.6503 to reserve your table

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@elonphoenixclub: @ElonInDC presents a check to @elonphoenixclub for $1000 at the golf tournament!

Advisory Board The Phoenix Club Advisory Board was established to assist the Phoenix Club in reaching its strategic fundraising goals. Advisory Board members are charged with identifying, cultivating and soliciting individuals to help the athletic department reach our desired goals. Advisory Board members serve a key function in the annual fund drive and provide financial leadership support to the Elon athletic department.

did you know?

Board of Trustee Athletic Policy Committee Representative Richard Thompson - Chapel Hill, N.C. Phoenix Club Advisory Board Chair Mike Cross - Burlington, N.C. Phoenix Club Advisory Past Chair Dick Shirley — Burlington, N.C. Amy Hendrickson — Raleigh, N.C.

Rich Brenner – Greensboro, N.C. Josh Chappell – Burlington, N.C. Tony Chavis – New York, N.Y. Trey Foy – Goldsboro, N.C. Keith Hall – Greensboro, NC Jeannie Hairston Eason – Summerfield, N.C. Paul Huey – Elon, N.C. Garrett Kachellek – Greensboro, N.C. Jim Killorin – Burlington, N.C. Ernie Koury – Burlington, N.C. Brian Martindale – Burlington N.C. Noble Marshall - Martinsville, Va. Jeff Michel – Burlington N.C. David Moore – Burlington, N.C. Mike Neal – Burlington, N.C. Rich Nowalk – Raleigh, N.C. David Rich – Burlington, N.C. Terrie Schiffman – Greensboro, N.C. Lisa Smithdeal – Raleigh, N.C. Scott Stevenson – Woodstock, Ga. Mark Turner – Charlotte, N.C. Nancy Wells – Burlington, N.C. Grayson Whitt – Eden, N.C. Steve Whitfield – Burlington, N.C.

Over the last five years, annual giving to athletics has more than doubled. Annual giving increased in 2010-11 to a record year of over $950,000 as Elon continued towards its goal of $1.1 million in annual dollars.

“When I get that diploma, it is going to mean a lot to me. It’s more than just the paper that you get in your hand. It’s the future that you can’t really see, but you know this degree is going to help you get.” Senior soccer player Jahan Threeths

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The Phoenix Club recognizes all individuals who have made an annual, endowment or capital gift to the Phoenix Club in 2010-11 and recognizes those individuals who have contributed or pledged a commitment to the Phoenix Club as of August 4, 2011.

Impact circle The IMPACT Circle is the premier giving group of the Phoenix Club. IMPACT (I Make Phoenix Athletics Competitive Today) Circle members make annual gifts at the $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 level. Donors may make a four-year pledge at any of these levels. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Amick Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Arner Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Barnes III Mr. and Mrs. James A. Barnwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clement M. Best III Mr. Blain Crocker and Mrs. Mary Hope Best-Crocker Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Blalock Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bolden Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Branson Dr. Janie P. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruno Mr. and Mrs. James L. Correll, Jr. Mr. Mark Craig Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Cross Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Crouch Mr. and Mrs. M. Kevin Dugan Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. Elingburg Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Foresta Mr. and Mrs. John Fox Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Goss Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hearn

Hall of Fame $2,500-$4,999

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Blank Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Boone Mr. and Mrs. Reid Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Chandler Dr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. John A. Chavis Mr. and Mrs. James B. Crouch, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Dillashaw Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Foy III Mr. John T. Gulliford Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill G. Hall Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Hallberg Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Heyn, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Hill, Jr. Mr. Mark S. Jetton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Killorin Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Koury Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Leith Mr. and Mrs. Royce T. McDuffie Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McGee Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Minson Mr. and Mrs. David R. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Ocie F. Murray, Jr. Maj. W. R. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Mr. and Mrs. Paul Powell Mr. and Mrs. Wesley B. Reynolds, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Crit Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Bennett B. Sapp Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Schaeffer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schiffman III Mr. and Mrs. Curwood Sessoms Mr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Henderson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hendrickson The Honorable and Mrs. R. Samuel Hunt III Mr. and Mrs. William J. Inman Mr. and Mrs. George J. Kilroy Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Koury, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. W. Bryan Latham Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Walker E. Love, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Mahaffey Ms. Rebecca Martin Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Martindale Mr. and Mrs. James McGill Mr. and Mrs. Furman C. Moseley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Quakenbush Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Reifler Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Richardson, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. James K. Sankey Mr. Richard H. Shirley, Jr.

Mr. Kelly Shirley Mr. and Mrs. Bill Simon Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Varner Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Welch, Jr. Dr. William Yow-Bowden and Dr. Deborah Yow-Bowden Mrs. Margaret J. Zint

Elon Society $1,500-$2,499

Dr. and Mrs. John Afshar Mrs. Jane H. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Dewey V. Andrew Mr. and Mrs. Tait P. Arend Mr. and Mrs. Dexter R. Barbee Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Bass III Mr. Carl G. Belk Mr. William Bell and Ms. Pamela Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bell Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bennett IV Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Buckley Ms. Loura M. Burnette Mr. Jonathon A. Chuk Dr. Jim Clark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Conally Dr. and Mrs. Donald V. Covington Mr. and Mrs. William S. Creekmuir Mr. and Mrs. Zachary T. DeBusk Mrs. Roxann Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dobbins Mr. and Mrs. John E. Doubek Dr. A. J. Ellington, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eng Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Fadde IV Dr. and Mrs. Richard N. Fisher, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Francis

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Sneed, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Steele, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Steele, Jr. Mr. William M. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. David Tabor Mrs. Lydia Tart Dr. Richard Thompson and Dr. Peggy Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Tolley The Rev. and Mrs. John G. Truitt, Jr. Rear Adm. Edward K. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Zachary T. Walker III Mrs. Cynthia F. Ward Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ward Mr. and Mrs. David C. Weavil Mr. and Mrs. C. Grayson Whitt Mr. and Mrs. Wade Williamson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. W. Cecil Worsley III Mr. and Mrs. David Young Mr. Alan J. Young Dr. and Mrs. Fred Young

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Gantos, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Grable Mr. Bobby L. Green Capt. Elizabeth B. Hacker Ms. Jaleh M. Hagigh Mr. and Mrs. George F. Hailer Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hair Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Helpingstine Dr. and Mrs. William N. P. Herbert Mr. Paul H. Huey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Ingle Dr. and Mrs. G. Smith Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Jetton, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Johnson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Horace M. Johnson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David S. Johnson Mr. Nathaniel W. Jones Mr. Justin G. Kachellek Mr. and Mrs. Shawn M. Keefe Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keegan III Mrs. Linda C. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Dave L. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Trent M. Kernodle Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Keziah, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kincaid, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Kornegay Mr. and Mrs. William E. LaCoste, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Leo M. Lambert Mr. Manning H. Lilienthal III Mr. and Mrs. Dennis S. Lutes Mr. and Mrs. John D. Marshall II Mr. and Mrs. William J. Matze Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. McCauley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. McLean Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Michel Mr. T. W. Morningstar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Moser, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill L. Nall

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Norris Mr. and Mrs. James Nugent, Jr. Mr. Richard A. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Payne Mr. James D. Peeler Mr. and Mrs. Zachary E. Pund Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Queen Mr. and Mrs. David K. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Rinaldi Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Shoe Mr. and Mrs. James K. Simmons, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Sims Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Slatten The Rev. Dr. Walstein W. Snyder Mr. Stephen Soscia and Dr. Patricia Soscia Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Spangler Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Thomas Mr. Carmen A. Vadini Mr. Alan Van Bodegraven and Dr. Donna L. Van Bodegraven Dr. and Mrs. Joel W. Walker Mr. Scott P. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Waters Dr. Keith Wells and Dr. Nancy Wells Dr. and Mrs. Alan J. White Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Whitfield Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wilburn Mr. and Mrs. James Wilen Mr. Garrett S. Wofford Mr. and Mrs. Brady A. Yntema Mr. and Mrs. James M. Young

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Champion $1,000-$1,499

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Baker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Barkman Mr. and Mrs. Tim Bauguess Mr. Casey M. Beathard Mr. Robert A. Boswell Mr. Eddie C. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Brumley Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Francis C. Clark The Honorable J. Howard Coble Mr. and Mrs. George D. Coble Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Crowder, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Davis III Mr. Michael P. Day Mr. and Mrs. Dominick D. Desarro Mr. and Mrs. James A. Di Perna Dr. and Mrs. James P. Drummond Ms. Beth Dunkenberger Mr. and Mrs. Dallas W. Durham Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Ellington Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Ellington Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fargis Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ferris Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Fox Mr. John L. Frye Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Harris Mr. Brandon P. Hayes Mr. Ted S. Henson Mr. David E. Hibbard Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hill Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Hollins Ms. Sallie B. Hutton Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ingold Mr. Thomas Q. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kopko Dr. and Mrs. David C. Kowalski Mr. Thomas Lander Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Long Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Noble G. Marshall, Jr. Mr. Todd E. Martineau Mr. and Mrs. James D. McCauley Dr. Nancy S. Midgette and Mr. Charles Midgette Mr. and Mrs. Doug E. Moe Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Moffo Dr. Dawn Moose Mr. and Mrs. George T. Nall Mr. and Mrs. James C. Neal Mrs. Elaine F. Neese Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Newcomb Mrs. Louise G. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Perkins Mr. Joshua J. Phoebus Mr. and Mrs. James B. Piatt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Piermarini Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Proffitt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Remenick Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax C. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ruggeri Mr. Olin B. Sansbury Mr. and Mrs. Corbin I. Sapp Mr. and Mrs. J. David Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Spain Mr. M. K. Strosnider Mr. and Mrs. David J. Tucci Ms. Gale Valley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Waggoner Ms. Kathleen L. Whidden Mr. Christian A. Wiggins Mr. and Mrs. Jerry O. Wrightenberry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Zidar

Talon $500-$999

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Abrahamson Mr. and Mrs. Reginald R. Allen Mr. and Mrs. William Allred Mrs. Lucile S. Andes Mr. and Mrs. Delmer D. Atkinson Ms. Erica L. Ayala Ms. A. Christine Baker Mr. and Mrs. R. Brian Baker Mr. and Mrs. Tracy B. Barr Mr. Raymond Beck and Dr. Deborah Hatton-Beck Mr. Kyle A. Belkoski Dr. Rhonda A. Belton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Blake Ms. Cheryl A. Borden Mr. Robert W. Bowery Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Bradberry Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Branson Miss Pamela R. Brearey Dr. and Mrs. Scott H. Buechler Dr. and Mrs. John J. Burbridge, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bureau Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Burnette Mr. and Mrs. William J. Calpin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred I. Capuano Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Carcaterra Dr. Arthur D. Cassill Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Catalano Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Clark CDR and Mrs. William H. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. William S. Coffman Mr. Matthew J. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Coley, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Cummings, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. James W. Daniel Dr. J. E. Danieley Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. James Delaney, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeSibio Mr. and Mrs. Luca DiCecco Mr. and Mrs. Chris G. Dockrill Mr. Ray T. Dodson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Dula Mr. and Mrs. Damon T. Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Dunn, Jr. Mr. Matthew T. Durham Mr. and Mrs. John J. Duval, Jr. Mr. Brandon M. Eland Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh D. Ellis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Esters, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Euliss, Jr. Dr. Peter Felten and Ms. Sara Walker Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Flowers, Jr. Mr. Al Fogleman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foust Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Gammon Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Gant, Jr. Mr. Trent R. Gilbert Mr. Jamie A. Grosso Dr. Eric Hall Dr. Katherine Hall Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Harper Mr. and Mrs. William Haskell, Jr. Mr. Michael L. Hazel Dr. and Mrs. W. Brent Henderly Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hogge Mr. Brian E. Hooper

Dr. Steven House and Dr. Patricia House Dr. R. Leroy Howell Mr. Claude L. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Hughes Mr. F. Craig Humphrey Mr. Stephen Hundgen Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hunsucker Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hussey Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Ingold, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Jennings, Jr. Mr. Keith Jones Mr. Bryan L. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Harold B. Kernodle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Klepcyk Mr. and Mrs. Peter Klopman Mr. Joe G. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Lindley, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Long Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Lotspeich Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lowe II Dr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Lowe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. William M. Mahaffey Mr. Bill R. Maness Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mann, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mann Mr. Wayne W. Martin Mr. Britten L. Martin, III Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Martin Mr. Jerry F. Matkins Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Mayer Mrs. Anne W. Maynard Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. McGowen, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Calvert C. McGregor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. McKeon Mr. Garrett McKnight and Ms. Magill Weber Mr. Jonathan P. Michael Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Moersdorf Mr. P. Moffitt and Dr. Kristen Moffitt Mr. John H. Moon Mr. Robert J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Morrissette Mr. Buell E. Moser, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Mullen Mrs. Paula C. Murphy Mr. Michael P. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Chai Navawongse Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashton Newhall Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Nowalk Mr. and Mrs. David M. Oakley Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mara Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Owen Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Paone Dr. and Mrs. Paul F. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. John M. Patterson Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pavlik The Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. Peterson Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Petrozza Mr. R. C. Pittard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Darren L. Powell Mr. Joe W. Purgason Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reece Mr. and Mrs. Deva Reece Mr. Don Rhinehart Mr. Michael G. Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Steven O. Sabol Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Scales Mr. R. Mason Schermerhorn Mr. Ross A. Sferra Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Shafto Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Shelton

Mr. W. I. Smallwood, Jr. Ms. Kristin D. Smith Mr. William H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Smith Mr. and Mrs. David K. Smith Ms. Lisa C. Smithdeal Mr. and Mrs. J. Darrell Snead Ms. Vickie L. Somers Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Stauffenberg Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Stiles Mr. Jimmy C. Stout Dr. George Taylor and Dr. Rebecca Olive-Taylor Mr. James W. Teagle IV Mr. Jerry TerBeck Dr. Mary Wise Mr. and Mrs. Nelville L. Theard Dr. Michael Touloupas and Dr. Cynthia Touloupas Dr. George Troxler and Dr. Carole Troxler Ms. Jennifer Kay Tucci Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Ulasewich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Travis P. Upton Dr. and Mrs. Harry E. Varney Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Walker Dr. and Mrs. Hal J. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wasserstrom Mr. and Mrs. Reich L. Welborn Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. White III Mr. and Mrs. C. Chappell Whitt III Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O. Whittington Mr. and Mrs. Cory J. Wilkinson Mr. Donald E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Williams Dr. Jo W. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Wills Mr. David A. Winfrey Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wood Dr. and Mrs. David S. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Yost

Maroon & Gold $250-$499

Mr. C M. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Adams Mr. Hoyle B. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Allen Mr. Daniel Anderson and Ms. Janna Quitney Anderson Mr. Christopher R. Anstatt Mr. and Mrs. William D. Atwater Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Babb Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bailey Mr. and Mrs. David C. Baker Mr. Ian T. Baltutis Mr. and Mrs. John H. Barnhill Mr. Travis D. Bary Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Beale Mr. and Mrs. Burgin W. Beale, Jr. Mr. Bilijack R. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bell Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett Mr. Kevin A. Bilson Dr. Walter R. Bixby Dr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Bob Ms. Marsha A. Boone Mr. and Mrs. John Bowen Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bowes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Bowie III Mr. Ryan M. Bowland Mr. Mac D. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bradshaw, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Brady Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Bramley Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Breeding, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Brooks Mrs. Judith A. Brosky Mr. and Mrs. Kingman B. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brown Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burton Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Butler Ms. Diane E. Butts Mr. Sheldon B. Carr Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Chamra Dr. and Mrs. George P. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Chappell Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Cheatham Ms. Elon Cherry Mr. Robert M. Colley Ms. Janet F. Cooper Mr. David J. Cooper Mr. Charles D. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Darren S. Cranfill Dr. Cayce R. Crenshaw Mr. and Mrs. Ladson G. Cubbage, Jr. Mr. Joshua S. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. John A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Dawson Mr. John Dempsey Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Dexter Mr. Patrick R. Dillon Mr. Hiram T. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Dillon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith R. Dimont Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dodson IV Mr. and Mrs. Jude P. Dooley Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Dornik Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eason Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Eddy Mr. Craig Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William G. Everington Mr. Daniel W. Fawley Mr. and Mrs. David L. Feld Mrs. Sue W. Ferrell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ferrer Mr. Richard F. Ferrucci II Mr. Donnie Fogleman Ms. Lisa Foster-Layne Mr. and Mrs. Eddie M. Foust Mrs. Jane T. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Fox Mr. Taylor H. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Fulginiti Mr. William S. Fulp Mr. and Mrs. James Gammon Maj. and Mrs. David A. Gandy Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Garrison Mr. Gerard J. Geier Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Gesuele Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gianni Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goldsberry Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Gould Mr. M. William Grant Mr. and Mrs. Ross T. Gravely Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Gravitte Mr. and Mrs. Martin Greene Mr. Nelson A. Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hardin Mr. and Mrs. Marion D. Hargrove Mr. and Mrs. David M. Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Harris III Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Haskell Mr. Andrew B. Hawkey Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Heilman Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Helms Mr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Hendrick Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hickey, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. William L. Hightower Mr. and Mrs. L. Wayne Hill Mr. and Mrs. John A. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hughes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Inscore Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Ivey Mr. and Mrs. Randy K. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. George R. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Maurice N. Jennings, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jepko Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Johnson II Mr. Curtis B. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Todd J. Johnston Mr. Linnell D. Jones Mr. John D. Jones IV Mr. and Mrs. James F. Jones Mr. and Mrs. David L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Justus Mr. and Mrs. William Kinsella Mr. and Mrs. Don Kirkman Dr. and Mrs. Bohdan Kopynec Ms. Teena M. Koury Dr. Edward D. Lance Mr. Brandon S. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lanham Mr. Reed LaPlante and Mrs. Katherine Wicke-LaPlante Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Lawall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Nathan P. LeFevre Dr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Leupold Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Lippert Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. Long Dr. Eugene Long and Dr. Deborah Long Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lovitz The Honorable James A. Luke, Sr. Mr. Jeffrey D. MacKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mangum Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Manning Mrs. Gwen B. Marco-Baxter Mr. Gregory D. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. George E. Martin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Matheny Mr. Willard D. Maynard Mrs. Mary Elizabeth L. McCauley Mr. and Mrs. James G. McClure, Jr. Mr. John S. McCoy Capt. and Mrs. Eugene B. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McGeorge Mr. and Mrs. Clanton J. McInnis III Mr. and Mrs. Kingston McKee Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McLean Mr. and Mrs. John McManus Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. McQueen Mr. and Mrs. Frank McQuilkin Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. McRae Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Meisel Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Melillo Mr. George K. Memory Mr. Dewitt T. Methvin IV Ms. Samantha R. Miller Mr. Jamie A. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Mizelle, Jr. Mr. William H. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. More, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Morel III Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Joel Morgan Mr. Kent P. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Hillery M. Motsinger Mr. James L. Myers III

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Neal Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Nelson Dr. Jay Newcomer and Dr. AnneMarie Newcomer Mr. and Mrs. Destry A. Newsome, Sr. Mr. Walter A. Newton Mr. John D. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Nichols Mr. Alexander J. Nickodem Mr. and Mrs. David W. Oakley Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. O’Berry Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. O’Dunne Mr. Andrew M. Ordemann Mr. and Mrs. Michael Orlando Mr. and Mrs. Sean D. O’Shea Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Osteen Mr. Rodger G. Page Mr. Nicholas W. Palatiello Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. Palmer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Parham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clark B. Patterson Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Paul Mr. and Mrs. August L. Payne Mr. Randy Perkins Mr. Edward O. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Poe Mr. Allen E. Poe Mr. Kevin L. Pratt Mr. Dudley W. Purdy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Purtz Mr. and Mrs. Randall Quakenbush Mr. and Mrs. Terry M. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. David E. Quitney Mr. Colin M. Rackley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rallis Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ransdell Ms. Linda Redditt Mr. and Mrs. E. Kemp Reece Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Richards Mr. Matthew W. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. James R. Riddle, Jr. Mr. Bryan Riggsbee Mrs. Kimberly A. Rippy Ms. Erica M. Roberson Mr. Justin B. Roberson Mr. and Mrs. William L. Robertson Mr. Gregory H. Robson Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Rose Mr. Robert Rosell and Mrs. Allyn McConkie-Rosell Mrs. Jane U. Roshelli Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Ruff Mr. and Mrs. George F. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Saffelle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Salek Ms. Alta G. Sands Mr. Lawrence W. Sarmiere Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Scales Mr. and Mrs. James M. Schlossnagle Ms. Samantha K. Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Scott, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. Shipowitz Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Shreiner Mr. and Mrs. Jackie R. Simmons, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Simpson Mr. J. Lowry Sinclair III Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Sioussat Mr. and Mrs. James Sissine, Jr. Rev. Phillip W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Smith Ms. Margie R. Sowell Mr. Stephen L. Stearns Mrs. Tracy M. Stevenson Mr. James S. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Stoehr Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. Stokes

Mr. Eric Storsved and Ms. Lynda Butler-Storsved Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. L. Story, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Straus Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Such Mr. and Mrs. Sam G. Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Dylan M. Tait Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tatti Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Tendler Ms. Sarah R. Thomas Mr. Zachary D. Thomas Mr. Arthur Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Keith B. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Demus L. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker Mr. Brock A. Twigg Mr. and Mrs. John W. Unsworth Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Utz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S. Van Fleet Mr. and Mrs. David E. Vaughn The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James M. Waggoner Mr. and Mrs. William R. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. David Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Waltman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Ward Dr. Anthony Weaver and Ms. Lauren Haldeman Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Webster, Jr. Ms. Lynne M. Wentz Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Weston Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. White, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Whitehead, Jr. Mr. Stephen Willis and The Rev. Courtney Willis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James L. Winston Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Winters Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Kent S. Wyatt Mr. Clinton W. York, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Yuskevich Mr. and Mrs. Greg L. Zaiser Mr. Troy A. Carlton Mr. Nolan H. Elingburg Ms. Kiley A. Moorefield

Ember $100-$249

Mr. Andrew Adamchik Mr. Doug Adams Mr. and Mrs. George H. Adams III Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Albertson 1st Sgt. and Mrs. Timothy Allen, Ret. Mr. Jeremy N. Allen Ms. Anita L. Alston Mr. and Mrs. Peter Amidon Ms. Beth A. Amundsen Mr. Paul H. Amundsen Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Anderson Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Anstatt Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Antonelli Dr. and Mrs. George W. Armfield III Mr. James E. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Austin Ms. Priscilla D. Awkard Mr. William R. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Doug Barden Mr. and Mrs. William F. Barker

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Barker Mr. and Mrs. Brian Barkley Mr. and Mrs. David T. Barr Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Jerry I. Batten Mr. Barry Baucom and Dr. Louise Baucom Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baxter Mr. Christopher H. Bayly Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy M. Beal Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Beals, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey L. Bedard Dr. and Mrs. Barry B. Beedle Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Beeson Mr. and Mrs. Clark Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Branch H. Benton Mr. Robert A. Bergman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Berry Mr. Stephen R. Bird Mr. and Mrs. David J. Birks Mr. and Mrs. Ricky D. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Black Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Blankenship Dr. and Mrs. Justin Bode Mr. and Mrs. Forrest F. Bondurant Mr. William H. Booker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Bordone Mr. Andy Bost Mr. and Mrs. James W. Boswell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boughner Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bowling Ms. Kimberly L. Bradsher Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Brandner Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breaux Mr. Christopher Brebbia Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Brenner Mrs. Mary S. Briggs Mr. John W. Brockwell Ms. Gretchen M. Brodowicz Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Browarsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. David P. Brown, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Bulla Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Bullard II Ms. Gretchen E. Buskirk Mr. Kenneth L. Butler Mr. Jim Butler Dr. and Mrs. Paul Byerly Mr. and Mrs. Richard Byrd Ms. Molly C. Calpin Mr. Dexter M. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Canaday, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie M. Carden Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Carmines Mr. William A. Carrington, Jr. Mrs. Margaret P. Cass Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Caulfield Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Chandler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Cheek Mr. and Mrs. William R. Chenault Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Childs Dr. Susan A. Chinworth Mr. Mike Chisholm Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Citty Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Citty Mr. and Mrs. Arliss Claar Mr. and Mrs. Nelson D. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Clifton Mr. James W. Coble Mrs. Mildred F. Cockman Mr. Michael L. Conklin Mr. Brian E. Connolly Mr. Kenneth K. Cook Mr. Carson N. Copeland

Mrs. Betty M. Covington Mr. and Mrs. John B. Crawford Mr. Scott M. Croner Ms. Victoria Cuneo Mr. and Mrs. James B. Dailey Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dalton Ms. Megan Y. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Dawson Mr. William W. Day Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Deaton Mr. and Mrs. Steven Decarlo Mrs. Leslie B. DeFord Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. DeFord III Mr. and Mrs. William P. Del Pizzo Mr. and Mrs. David T. Delaney Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Demaree Mr. and Mrs. James A. Devlin, Jr. Ms. Christina C. Dickerman Mr. and Mrs. J. Wynn Dillard, Jr. Ms. Susan L. Dimock Mr. David K. Dimock Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Dinkins Mr. and Mrs. William C. Dobson, Jr. Dr. Maureen Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donio Mr. Cory J. Dowd Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Dressel Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dudley Mr. Michael A. Duggins Ms. Kathryn F. Dulin Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dutton Mr. and Mrs. George H. Dwyer IV Mr. and Mrs. David A. Dykes Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Eastlack Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Eimer Mr. Nolan H. Elingburg Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Elliston Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Faircloth, Jr. Mr. Ernie G. Farley Mrs. Billye G. Farthing Mr. Harold M. Faust, Jr. Lt. Col. Zenas E. Fearing, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Feld Mr. Joshua S. Felix Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fenn Ms. Regina M. Finelli Mr. and Mrs. James I. Finney III Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Fitzgerald Ms. Brenda L. Fletcher The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Emmett O. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ford Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Foster, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carson B. Foushee Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Frye Mr. and Mrs. Wade D. Gaines Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Gardner, Jr. Mr. and Ms. James Garner Mr. Charles Garris and Ms. Dolores DeCaprio Mr. and Mrs. James J. Gaul Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Gazda Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Peter Glidewell Mr. and Mrs. John W. Goins, Jr. Mr. Richard F. Golec Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gore III Mr. John K. Gozjack Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. Graham Ms. Jamie R. Grauel Mr. Joe Gray Dr. Harold Green and Dr. Leslie Green Mr. Dale Greeson Mr. and Mrs. Sandy D. Griffin III Mr. Alton W. Grimes III

Mr. Gary P. Gupton Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Hailey Mr. Ryan C. Hall Mr. Graham N. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Halliday Ms. Kristy A. Hardy Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hardy, Sr. Mr. Brad Harmon Mr. David K. Harper Capt. and Mrs. Thomas J. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Ryan M. Harris Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harrison, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hassard Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Hayleck Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Heath, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Helsley Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Henderson Mr. James B. Hendrickson Mr. David Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. David A. Henkel Mr. Donald E. Henry, Jr. Dr. Ronald Herbert and Dr. Angela King-Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hilton Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hlinovsky Mr. and Mrs. Homer F. Hobgood Mr. and Mrs. Rodney P. Holland Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Hollandsworth Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Holsten, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Holt, Jr. Mr. Christopher W. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Hoopes Mr. Ralph E. Huey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly G. Huff Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huggler Mr. Edward A. Hughes, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. James E. Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Hunt Mr. Scott J. Hyland Mr. and Mrs. Roy Irwin Mr. Jonathan H. Isley Mr. Hugh A. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Jefferson Mr. Thomas J. Johnson Mr. Donald B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jones Mr. and Mrs. David P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones Dr. Kimberly M. Jones Mr. and Mrs. William I. Judy Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Justice Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kaufman Dr. Gretchen Keefe and Mr. Matthew Keefe Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keegan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keller Mr. Timothy A. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Chesteen B. Kendall Dr. and Mrs. George W. Kernodle, Jr. Ms. Julie M. Kindinger Mr. and Mrs. Bryant M. Kirkland Ms. Donna C. Kleckner Mr. Kevin A. Kline Dr. and Mrs. Rodger K. Knapp Mr. John L. Koenig Mr. and Mrs. David Koester Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kolster Mr. and Mrs. David Krauss

Mr. Mike Madden and Ms. Mileah Kromer Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Laimbeer Mr. William Lane Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lane Mr. Ryan E. Lantz Dr. and Mrs. Philip E. Larrabee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lauritsen Mr. and Mrs. Steve LeBrun Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Lee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Lee Ms. Carolyn S. Leith Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lewitt Mr. Donald B. Lichok Mr. Matthew B. Lichtenstein Mr. and Mrs. Edmond H. Liles, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Locke Mr. Kenneth T. Logerwell Mr. and Mrs. James E. Loveday Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luce Mr. Andrew J. Lukjanczuk Ms. Prudence K. Lyon Mr. Frank F. Lyon II Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Macaluso Ms. Robin L. Mace Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Magee Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Maidon Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Male, Jr. Mr. Ryan G. Malfitano Mr. John E. Markham III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Markosky Mr. and Mrs. Tony Martin Mr. Jerry Mashaw Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Maslanka Mr.and Mrs. J. Brandon Mason Mr. and Mrs. Cary R. Matlock Mr. and Mrs. Jason K. May Mr. and Mrs. Clyde J. May, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. McAdams Mr. George L. McBane Mr. Derek McClain Ms. Jodi M. McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. McCoury Mr. and Mrs. Marcus McCoy Mr. James C. McCracken Mr. Matthew P. McCue Mr. and Mrs. William W. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. John McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Mike E. McMahon Mr. Jason E. McMerty Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Meeks Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Megorden Ms. Anna H. Menser Mrs. Ingrid D. C. Mickelsen Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Midkiff Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Midkiff, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milliken Ms. Danielle M. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Curt Minaya Ms. Anne W. Monsted Mr. and Mrs. Marshall W. Montgomery Mrs. Carolyn W. Moore Mr. and Mrs. David B. Moore Dr. Jessie L. Moore Ms. Kiley A. Moorefield Mr. and Mrs. Victor W. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan Dr. Whitney P. Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Nance Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Nardelli Mr. and Mrs. Jon Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Josef Nemec Mr. and Mrs. David Norkett

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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Northcutt Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. O’Ferrell Mr. and Mrs. Clyde J. O’Ferrell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Mark Oram Ms. Patricia L. Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie H. Osborne Dr. and Mrs. Gerry S. Oxford Ms. Bonnie H. Page Mr. Benny H. Page Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey P. Page Mr. and Mrs. Kyriakos P. Pagonis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pardue Mr. and Mrs. David E. Pardue, Jr. Ms. Christine D. Parrott Dr. and Mrs. David S. Patterson Mr. Gavin A. Pedrotty Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Peele Mr. and Mrs. Eric Pendergraph Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pennell Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Milton Petty Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Mario Piazzolla Mr. Michael Piscetelli Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Pittinaro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Pleasants Mr. Milton R. Plum Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Porter Mr. and Mrs. David G. Potts Mr. and Mrs. George N. Poulos Mr. William P. Powell III Mr. and Mrs. Vince C. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Miles P. Powell II Mr. and Mrs. Steven Prince Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Prunty Mr. and Mrs. Tom Puchley Mr. Brian P. Pugh Col. and Mrs. Frank K. Purdy, Jr. Mr. Joe W. Purgason Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Quinlivan, Jr. Mr. Richard T. Rakestraw Mr. and Mrs. William O. Rawls Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Reid Ms. Peggy D. Reneau Mr. and Mrs. Terence A. Rensi Mr. Paul K. Reuter Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Revels, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Reyes Mr. and Mrs. Douglas I. Rhoads Mr. John A. Richards, Jr. Ms. Vernesta Richardson Mr. Timothy E. Riddell Mr. Walter L. Riddle Mr. Leonard W. Riddle Mr. Jonathan A. Ridzon Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Riggins Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Rippy Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Robins III Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Robinson Ms. Sarah E. Robinson Mr. Nicholas J. Roby Dr. and Mrs. Michael Rodriguez Mr. Robert E. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Roughton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Roycroft Mr. and Mrs. Chris Royston Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ruth Mr. and Mrs. George D. Saine Mr. Theodore Y. Salisbury Mr. Robert D. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schmiederer Mrs. Jo Nelle S. Schrapper Mr. Todd A. Schreiner Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. William J. Scott

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Scott Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sellers Ms. Jacquelyn A. Sgambati Ms. Faith E. Shearer Mr. and Mrs. Garry Shelton Mr. Brandon S. Shore Mr. Curtis D. Shubert Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Siffert Dr. Sandra L. Sikes Mr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Siler Dr. and Mr. Cody A. Skinner Mr. Delmas L. Slade Mr. and Mrs. David N. Slye Mrs. Dorothy B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Travis C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Keith Snavely Ms. Johanna E. Snowberger Mr. Bray A. Sokol Mr. and Mrs. Neil Spalding Mr. and Mrs. Rod Spradlin Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sprague III Mr. William J. Steed, Jr. Mr. Sean D. Stepelton Dr. John Sterling and Dr. Rebecca Sterling Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Stone Dr. Ronald W. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Strickler Mr. Kevin H. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Harry Studstill Mr. Mark S. Summers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Sumner Ms. Leslie D. Sutton Mr. Timothy G. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Swepson Mrs. Melissa R. Szabo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Taff Ms. Amanda S. Tapler Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tauber Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Teachey Mrs. Katherine G. Theos Mr. Edward L. Thomas Dr. Verian D. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson Mr. Eric E. Thorp Mr. and Mrs. George S. Thorp Mr. and Mrs. James D. Tidwell Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Tingley Ms. Meghan E. Trainor Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Trautwein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Trost Dr. Grady C. Tuck Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Turpin Mr. Jay B. Tutwiler Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ulasewich Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Vargas Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Vestal Mr. and Mrs. Hal G. Waddell III Mr. Harold T. Wade Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wade Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Wallace, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wasielewski Father Gerald Waterman Mr. and Mrs. Rexford A. Waters Mr. Joel B. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Watson Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Watson IV Mr. William M. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Webb, Jr. Mr. John Weinbach

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Mrs. Marie S. Wertz Mr. Shawn D. West Mr. and Mrs. Dave Whitehead Mr. Michael T. Williams Ms. Jane H. Williamson Mr. Ryan Sabin and Mrs. Twila Williams-Sabin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Winsper Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. George Wood Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Woodside Mr. J. A. Wooten Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wooten Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Wright Mr. Colin P. Wyatt Mr. James D. Yearwood Mr. Clinton J. Yoho Mr. and Mrs. W. M. York, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Zachary Ms. Deborah A. Zeigler Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Zorski

Corporations and Foundations that Support the Phoenix Club

1800SKILLED.COM Abee Custom Signs Act for Alexandria Adams Towing and Recovery Advanced Research Technology, Inc. Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce Alamance Foundation American Express Foundation American Premium Beverage Company Ames, Inc. Apple, Bell, Johnson & Company ARAMARK Food Services ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions Auto Logic Ayco Charitable Foundation Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Battelle Memorial Institute Bob McCloskey Insurance Burlington Best Western Burlington Orthopedic & Hand Surgery, PA C. Munroe Best, Jr. Foundation Capital Bank Charitable Foundation Cast-Mate, Inc. Center for International Education Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. Charles E. Garris P.A. Chop House Restaurants Community Foundation of Fayette County, PA Conklin Oil And Propane Crouch Benefit Designs, Inc. Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. Davis Appraisal Service Dick Shirley Chevrolet Cadillac Olds DLM, Inc. DodekaLithon Society Eason Enterprises Ernest A. Koury Family Foundation, Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Financial Services Institute of VA Fire Salon Firequip, Inc. Fisher Wealth Management Gianni Property Group, LLC Glen Raven, Inc. Graham Dyeing & Finishing, Inc. Greenday Waste and Recycling Hunt Electric Supply Company

Ice Systems, Inc. Irwin Belk Educational Foundation Ivars Sportswear, Inc. J. Andrew Hughes, P.A. Jay Bowen Construction JB II Printing LLC Jim Schlossnagle Baseball Camp, LLC John Duval Associates LLC Johnson Education Consulting Joral Concepts Kernodle Clinic, Inc. LabCorp Land Tracts, Inc. Liberty Tax Service #2997 Lifetouch National School Studios Lockheed Martin Corporation Lowe Funeral Home, Inc. Mid Atlantic Manufacturing, Inc. MidCarolina Bank Mr. J’s Silkscreen, Inc. Natel, Inc. National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches Natural Gardens of Elon, Inc. Newcomer Eyecare II, P.A. Nugent Family Foundation, Inc. Oertel, Koonts & Oertel, PLLC Order Minor Conventuals, Inc. Park Management & Recreation Strategy Pros. Potholes USA Pro Feet, Inc. Process Power Inc. Questra, Inc. R. H. Barringer Distributing Co. RBC Royal Bank Robert G. Donahue, DDS, PLLC Samet Corporation Sawyer Exterminating, Inc. Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Sims Financial Services, Inc. Sipe General Builders Smith Architectural Metals LLC Somers-Pardue Agency, Inc. Star-Tec Chemical, Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation State Farm Insurance Companies Stout Stuart McGowen & King LLP Syntech TACC, Inc. The McGee Group The Scrimshaw Group Inc. The Decal Source The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill The Latham Foundation The Maurice J. Koury Foundation Inc. The Wagner Foundation United Way of Alamance County Universal Forest Products, Inc. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Pgrm Verizon Foundation W.S.G. Development, Inc. WBAG Radio Station Wells Fargo White Mountains Capital, Inc. Whitfield Properties, Inc. Whitt Family Farms William F. Barker Construction www.elonfans.info

Rufus Thomas Blanchard Baseball Scholarship Joey Tomko Established by Rufus Thomas Blanchard in 1996 to be awarded annually to a baseball player selected by the athletics department staff. Preference shall be given to a student-athlete who was a resident of Alamance or Guilford County prior to enrollment at Elon.

Carufe Family Scholarship Niko Fraser Established in 2006 by Damion and Sherri Carufe in honor of their daughter Tori, Elon class of 2010. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving baseball player with preference given to business majors with a finance concentration.

Bill Graham Baseball Scholarship Casey Jones & Spencer Medick Funded by a Charitable Remainder Trust by William A. Graham, Jr., a 1962 Elon graduate.

Greg Harris/Richard Such Baseball Scholarship Tyler McVicar Established by friends in 1994 to honor two former Elon baseball greats, Greg Harris and Richard Such. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a deserving baseball player as selected by the athletic department staff with preference given to student-athletes from Lee and Chatham Counties.

Chester Huey Memorial Scholarship Kyle Webb The first-ever athletic endowment established in 1974 by Josie, Elna, and Paul Huey, honors a longtime supporter of Elon athletics, the late Chester Huey. Endowment proceeds are used for baseball scholarships.

Jack McKeon Baseball Scholarship Alex Swim Established in honor of Jack McKeon, Elon class of 1956, who oversaw one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories in sports history when he managed the Florida Marlins to the 2003 World Championship. This scholarship will support Elon baseball and a deserving student-athlete.

Alan & Norma White Athletic Scholarship Michael Elefante Established in 2006 in honor of longtime Elon Athletics Director Alan White and his wife Norma. This scholarship will ensure their legacies as outstanding ambassadors of Elon athletics. First preference of financial support will be given to a worthy member of the baseball team.

Graham “Doc” Mathis Athletic Scholarship Chris Bresnahan Established in 1979 by former players of Elon coach Doc Mathis. This scholarship is to provide annual scholarship assistance to a deserving basketball, football or baseball player.

Skip & Victoria Moore Baseball Scholarship David Whitehead Established in 2008, by Skip, Elon class of 1977, and wife Victoria. This scholarship should be awarded to the member of the baseball program.

Dewey Andrew Basketball Scholarship Jack Isenbarger Established in 2006 by Sports Hall of Fame member Dewey Andrew, Elon class of 1963, this scholarship will provide assistance to a deserving basketball student-athlete.

Endowed Scholarships Ike Fesmire Basketball Scholarship Austin Hamilton Established in January 1999 by a bequest from the Fesmire Family, this endowment was created in memory of Isaac L. “Ike” Fesmire and shall be awarded annually to a qualified member of the varsity basketball team.

Bill MIller Basketball Scholarship Ryan Winters Established in 1992 by former players and friends to honor their coach and mentor. To be awarded annually to a deserving basketball player.

Lloyd E. Whitley Basketball Scholarship Ryley Beaumont Established in 2003 by his wife, Dorothy Main Whitley-Lang, in loving memory of Lloyd E. Whitley, Elon class of 1940, outstanding basketball player and Elon Sports Hall of Fame member. Awarded annually to provide athletic scholarship assistance to a deserving basketball player.

Charles Louis Wilburn & Verna Wilburn Lee Basketball Scholarship Egheosa Edomwonyi Established in 1994 by his wife, Verna Wilburn Lee, and his sons, Reverend Michael Lewis Wilburn and the late Aaron Thomas Wilburn, to provide athletic scholarship assistance to a deserving male basketball player.

C. Carl Woods Athletic Scholarship Sebastian Koch Established in 1986 by C. Carl Woods, an Elon alumnus from Durham, to provide scholarship assistance to a deserving student-athlete in the sports of football or basketball.

Jesse & Barbara Branson Athletic Scholarship Drew Spradlin Established in 2006, this scholarship honors Jesse, Elon class of 1965 and Barbara, Elon class of 1965, Branson. Given by son Brian Branson, Elon class of 1987, and his wife Sally. Jesse and Brian are the only father-son members of the prestigious Elon Sports Hall of Fame. This scholarship shall be given to an outstanding member of the men’s basketball team or women’s soccer team.

Donald K. & Glenda I. Blalock Scholarship Lucas Troutman Established in 2005 by Don, Elon class of 1960 and Glenda, Elon class of 1961, wishing to express their strong interest in the Elon’s athletic program while recognizing academic excellence. This scholarship will be awarded to student-athletes who have excelled academically.

Bartley Family Athletic Scholarship Samantha Coffer Established in 2005 by Tom and Marty Bartley, parents of Jane Bartley, Elon class of 2005 and member of the women’s basketball team. This scholarship will be awarded to a female athlete with preference given to a member of the women’s basketball team. This scholarship is also dedicated to the memory of Ann Lashley, associate head coach for women’s basketball, 1994-2005, for her lasting contributions to women’s athletics at Elon.

Rachel & Bethany Ward Scholarship Candice Silas Established in 1980 by Mike and Reva Ward to honor their daughters, this scholarship is awarded annually to a female athlete, preferably a women’s basketball player.

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Coach Ann Marie Lashley Scholarship Aiesha Harper Established in 2006 by friends in honor and loving memory of Ann Marie Lashley who was an exceptional coach, athlete and mentor. This scholarship will be awarded on an annual basis to a member of the Elon women’s basketball team or an international female athlete who shows dedication to academic pursuit and who exhibits Ann’s passion and spirit for life.

Luther Byrd Scholarship Kelsey Harris This fund was established in 1980 by friends and former students of longtime history professor and publicist Luther Byrd in honor of his 26 years of service to Elon. This scholarship shall provide an annual assistance in the area of women’s basketball or sports information.

Shipley Basketball Scholarship Ali Ford Established in 2005 by Tony and Lynda Shipley, parents of Robyn Shipley, Elon class of 2008. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving student-athlete who is a member of the women’s basketball team.

Don & Billie Bolden Basketball Scholarship Kelsey Evans Established in 2004 by long time supporters of Elon athletics, Don and Billie Bolden, Elon class of 1956. This scholarship will provide annual assistance to a deserving student-athlete.

Endowed Scholarships

Truitt/Hagan Athletic Scholarship Lei Lei Hairston

Established in 2003 by John G. Truitt, Jr. and Dolores Hagan Truitt, both loyal Elon alumni. This scholarship shall provide scholarship assistance annually to a most deserving studentathlete.

Gene Clate Brewer Football Scholarship Rodney Austin Established in 1998 by Carol Brewer, Chris Brewer, Brett Brewer and Clate Brewer in memory of Gene C. Brewer, husband and father. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a member of the football team who exhibits the determination, self-motivation, selflessness and hard-nosed ability that characterized Gene Brewer.

Bob Dunlap Football Scholarship Taylor Berry Established in 1994, this scholarship was made possible by former player, Bob Dunlap, in honor of his coach, Sid Varney. This scholarship is to be awarded to a member of the football team.

John L. Frye Scholarship Ned Cuthbertson Provided by John L. Frye in 1981, this scholarship is presented annually to a deserving football player of junior or senior standing.

Hill/York Scholarship Logan Hardin Established in 1994 by Harold Hill and Clint York in honor of the 1980 and 1981 championship football teams and to assist a scholar athlete who has achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Burl R. Clements Football Scholarship Rasaun Rorie

Established in 2009, by family, teammates and friends in loving memory of Burl R. Clements, Elon class of 1963. Burl was a 1996 Sports Hall of Fame inductee and the tri-captain of the 1963 football team. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to a member of the football team.

Steele Family Football Scholarship Alexander Dawson Established in 2010 by Tommy Steele, Sr. and wife Barbara, both 1961 Elon graduates, and Tom Steele, Jr. and wife Kimberly ‘87 in honor of the Steele family children and grandchildren. This scholarship is to provide annual financial assistance to a worthy member of the Elon University football team with preference going to a student-athlete from Alamance County.

Dan Kelley Football Scholarship Chandler Wrightenberry Established in 2006 by family, teammates and friends in loving memory of Dan Kelley, Elon class of 1965. A former two-sport standout and captain of the football team, Dan was an avid Elon enthusiast and highly involved with the athletic program at all levels. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to a member of the football team.

Jerry Tolley Football Scholarship Jeremy Peterson Established in 1995 by friends and former players. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a deserving football player in honor of legendary football coach Jerry Tolley, winner of two NAIA National football championships (1980 and 1981).

Sid Varney Scholarship Joshua Jones

Established in 1990 by friends and former players of Sid Varney. This scholarship is to be awarded to a deserving football player in honor of their former coach.

Zachary Taylor Walker, Jr. Football Scholarship AJ Harris Established in 2001 by Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Taylor Walker, III in loving memory of Zachary Taylor Walker, Jr., Elon class of 1930, outstanding football player and Elon Sports Hall of Fame member. Awarded annually to a deserving member of the Elon football team.

S.S. “Red” Wilson Scholarship Blake Thompson Established in 1992 by former players and friends to honor their coach and mentor. To be awarded to a deserving football player.

D.C. “Peahead” Walker Scholarship Aaron Mellette Established in 1980 by former players to honor the memory of Elon coach D.C. Walker. Provides annual assistance to deserving football, baseball, or basketball players.

Dwight L. Dillon Athletic Scholarship Dontay Taylor Established in 1989 by the family of the late Dwight L. Dillon, Elon class of 1954, of Bassett, Va. This scholarship is to provide assistance to a football or golf student-athlete, with preference given to an athlete from the Martinsville-Henry County area of Virginia.

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Endowed Scholarships Clyde T. & Esther Ward Golf Scholarship Martyna Mierzwa

Bill Stewart Football Scholarship Jamal Shuman Established in 2008, by William “Bill” M. Stewart, class of 1940, for a member of the football program.

Capuano Family Athletics Scholarship Andre Labinowicz Established in 2007 by Al Capuano, Elon class of 1960, as a way of giving back to Elon and the game he loved — football. Unable to participate on the team during his time at Elon because of the lack of scholarships, he made the promise in trying to provide, if the opportunity ever allowed, young student-athletes a chance he was denied. This endowment will provide financial assistance for worthy student-athletes who participate as members of the Elon University football team.

This golf scholarship established by Max and Cynthia Ward in 1976 honors the parents of Max Ward providing an annual scholarship to a deserving golfer.

Mr. & Mrs. W. Hunt Ward Golf Scholarship Virginia Mayer This scholarship fund was established in 1987 by Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Ward to aid a deserving golfer annually.

Comer Golf Scholarship Matt Brady Established in 1985 by Marvin and Aura Comer and friends of Elon golf to be awarded on an annual basis to a worthy member of the golf team.

Rhodes-Ford Sports Scholarship Dale Riley Established in 1995 by Mr. and Mrs. W.G. “Dusty” Rhodes and Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ford. This scholarship is to be awarded to a member of the football team. This recipient is to be selected by the athletics staff.

A. Frank Andrews Golf Scholarship Lauren Lebak Established in 1985 by Marvin and Aura Comer and friends of Elon golf. This scholarship is to be awarded on an annual basis to a worthy member of the golf team.

James E. “Jim” Hair Golf Scholarship John Somers Established in 1999 by the SomersPardue Agency and friends of James Hair. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a member of the varsity golf team.

Established in 1987 by the family and friends of Elon golfer Jimmy Scott. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a deserving golfer.

Max Ward Scholarship Leif Neijstrom This scholarship fund was established in 1974 by Max and Cynthia Ward to provide annual scholarship aid for Elon golfers.

Leslie Johnston Golf Scholarship Clay Holland Established in 2005, by the family of Leslie Johnston, Elon class of 1957. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to an Elon student-athlete with a preference toward a member of the golf team. Leslie would have been proud to know his family and friends established a scholarship in his name so that someone else could be provided a similar opportunity for an Elon experience that Leslie had so much loved.

Bill Morningstar Golf Scholarship Tanner Norton

Jerry & Jeanne Robertson Men’s Tennis Scholarship Cameron Silverman

Established in 2002 by the Friends of Elon Athletics Golf Tournament participants in honor of Coach Morningstar’s 30 years as Elon golf coach. Awarded annually to a deserving member of the Elon golf team.

Established in 2006 by Jerry and Elon University Trustee Jeanne Robertson, ensuring their legacies as outstanding ambassadors and loyal contributors to Elon athletics. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving member of the men’s tennis team.

L.E. “Shookie” Neese Golf Scholarship Jack Adkins

Tom & Margaret Parham Tennis Scholarship Carlos Arboleda

Clyde Johnston Golf Scholarship Shannon Prunty Established in 1992 by Clyde and Sue Johnston. This scholarship is to be awarded on an annual basis to a deserving member of the Elon golf team.

James C. Scott Golf Scholarship Chris Stegemann

Established in 2002 by friends and family in memory of the golf enthusiast and nine-time Alamance Country Club Champion. This scholarship is to be awarded annually to a deserving golfer.

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Established in 2004 honoring longtime tennis coach Tom Parham and his wife Margaret, ensuring their legacy as outstanding ambassadors of Elon University and the game of tennis. To be awarded annually to the most deserving tennis player.

Tom Sawyer/ Huck Finn Tennis Scholarship Eric Turner Established in 1981 by sponsors of the annual Tom Sawyer - Huck Finn Amateur Tennis Tournament in providing annual grants for deserving men and women who are members of the Elon tennis teams.

R.H. Barringer Tennis Scholarship Bryn Khoury Established in 1983, this scholarship is for an Elon tennis player, alternating between the women and men’s teams. The recipient will be named by the tennis coach at Elon with preference going to players from Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, or Rockingham Counties. The playing ability of the player should, however, take precedence over place of residence.

Jerry & Jeanne Robertson Women’s Tennis Scholarship Briana Berne Established in 2006 by Jerry and Elon University Trustee Jeanne Robertson, ensuring their legacies as outstanding ambassadors and loyal contributors to Elon athletics. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving member of the women’s tennis team.

Massey Family Athletic Scholarship Allyson Oram Established in 2003 by David S. Massey and William H. Massey in honor of the Massey Family. Awarded annually to the most deserving studentathlete.

Cameron Little Memorial Scholarship Allyson Costa Established in 1977 by friends and classmates in memory of Cameron Little, Elon class of 1964. To be awarded annually to a worthy student-athlete.

Jerry & Jeanne Robertson Women’s Track & Field Scholarship Alyssa Girvin Established in 2006 by Jerry and Elon University Trustee Jeanne Robertson, ensuring their legacies as outstanding ambassadors and loyal contributors to Elon athletics. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving member of the women’s track & field team.

L.J. “Hap” Perry Athletics Scholarship Chris Thomas Established in 1985 by his sons, L.J. Perry Jr. and William K. “Bill” Perry, for a student who participates in any sport. Preference is given to students from Reidsville or surrounding area.

Martindale Soccer Scholarship Austen King Established in 2006 by Brian, Elon class of 1995 and Brianne Martindale. This scholarship will provide financial assistance for members of both the men and women’s soccer teams at Elon University.

Clyde Rudd ‘37 Scholarship Claire O’Keeffe Originally established in 1996 by Clyde Rudd, Elon class of 1937, to provide financial assistance to former residents of the Elon Homes for Children. In response to the closing of the Elon Homes for Children, the designation was amended to honor Elon’s talented student-athletes.

William B. “Bill” Terrell Athletic Scholarship Noell McCain This scholarship fund was established in 1978 by former students of Elon High School principal W.B. Terrell, who also served as Alumni Secretary at Elon. Provides annual scholarship assistance to a deserving Elon student-athlete.

Peter and Patricia Roughton, Jr. Soccer Scholarship Andrea Keller Established in 2004 by former player Peter Roughton, Elon class of 1980, and his wife Patricia as the first-ever soccer scholarship at Elon. The recipient will be selected with preference going to a worthy male or female soccer player who is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity or Sigma Kappa sorority who is from the Richmond, Va., metropolitan area.

C.V. “Lefty” Briggs Scholarship Carleigh Nester Established in 1978 by his daughters, Charlesana Briggs Bureau and Mary Briggs Haskell, in honor of C. V. “Lefty” Briggs, Elon class of 1930 and member of the Elon Sports Hall of Fame. Awarded annually to a man or woman who possesses outstanding athletic ability and high moral character. Preference is given to a baseball or softball player.

Jerry & Jeanne Robertson Softball Scholarship Tomeka Watson Established in 2009, by Jerry and Elon University Trustee Jeanne Robertson, ensuring their legacies as outstanding and loyal contributors to Elon Athletics. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving member of the softball team.

Florence & L.G. Matkins Athletic Scholarship Traci Stewart Established in 1985 by Mrs. Florence Matkins and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Whitlatch Jr., in honor of Mrs. Matkins and in memory of L.G. Matkins. Provides scholarship assistance to a deserving athlete, preferably from Alamance County.

Endowed Scholarships Kimberly Ann Barkman Memorial Scholarship Amy Zemanick

Established by her parents and friends in 1994, this award is given to a female student who displayed outstanding leadership, high moral character, a strong sense of values and the courage of her convictions through her thoughts, words and deeds, and who was committed to enthusiastic participation as a manager, trainer, or student coach in women’s athletics at Elon.

Athletic Endowments in Progress Catalano Family Scholarship Established in 2006 by the Catalano Family, this scholarship will provide assistance to a worthy junior or senior men’s soccer player with intentions of studying abroad. The scholarship was established by Charles and Marcia Catalano in honor of their children Monica, Elon class of 2002 and Anthony, Elon class of 2006.

Jerry R. Tolley Athletic Scholarship Established in 2007 by Dr. Jerry R. Tolley. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving Elon student-athlete.

Willie Knox Tart Athletic Scholarship Established in 2008, by Lydia Tart in honor and loving memory of Willie Knox Tart, class of 1964.

Dr. Janie P. Brown Women’s Athletic Scholarship Established in 2007, by Dr. Janie P. Brown, the Dr. Janie P. Brown Women’s Athletic Scholarship will provide scholarship assistance to one or more female student-athletes at Elon University. Recognizing the need for financial support of women’s athletics, Dr. Brown has established this endowment to further academic and athletic opportunities for women by way of scholarship resources.

Maggie Girdwood Scholarship Established in 2008, by Jeff Girdwood, in loving memory of Maggie. Awarded annually to a member of the baseball team.

Scott Quakenbush Baseball Scholarship Established in 2007 by Elon Sports

Richard and Peggy Thompson Hall of Fame member Scott, class of 1953, and his wife Jenny QuakAthletic Scholarship Established in 2011 by Dr. Richard Thompson, 1964 Elon graduate and member of the football team, and wife Peggy H. Thompson. This scholarship is to be awarded to a deserving student-athlete majoring in Education, with first preference given to a member of the football team.

enbush. This scholarship will provide financial assistance for worthy members of the Elon baseball team in honor of Scott’s great college baseball career and many years of loyalty and support to Elon.

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Hey Kids! Want to Be a Phoenix Today? Join the Phoenix Kids Club and become a part of the most exciting, action-packed club around! For the $20 membership fee, kids 12 and under will receive a full year of fun with free admission to over 75 athletic events during the 2011-12 school year, including: • Select Baseball* • Select Football* • Select Basketball* • Cross Country • Soccer • Softball • Tennis • Volleyball *ticketed event

As a member, you will receive: • T-Shirt • Membership Card • Elon Phoenix goodies • Invitation to exclusive Phoenix Kids Club events like private autograph signing sessions and meet and greets with teams • Opportunities to attend teaching clinic by student-athletes and coaches • Chances to be a part of the action with ingame promotions

Phoenix Kids Club Elon University 2500 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

For more info, call the Elon Ticket Office at (336) 278-6750 or visit www.elonphoenix.com

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ALAMANCE CROSSING & CAROUSEL CINEMAS Waltham Boulevard, Burlington (Exit 140) BURLINGTON CITY PARK South Church Street at Overbrook Road, Burlington * Free admission *

LEISURE FUN

BURLINGTON OUTLET VILLAGE Plaza Drive, Burlington (Exit 145) HOLLY HILL MALL & BUSINESS CENTER 309 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington (Exit 141) LAKE MACKINTOSH PARK & MARINA 2704 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington TANGER OUTLETS I-40/85 at Mebane Oaks Road (Exit 154) UNIVERSITY COMMONS I-40/85 at University Drive (Exit 140)

ALAMANCE BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORIC SITE 5803 South NC 62, Burlington * Free admission *

HISTORY

ALAMANCE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 4777 South NC 62, Burlington * Free admission * CEDAROCK HISTORICAL FARM 4242 R. Dean Coleman Road, Burlington * Free admission *

While you are here, explore our area and discover all The Carolina Corridor has to offer. Enjoy a round of golf or a leisurely canoe ride. Pack a picnic and head to the City Park. Take a walking tour of a quaint historic district or visit the Whistlestop Exhibit. And don’t forget all the shopping opportunities. Go on-line to view our interactive visitor’s guide for more information.

GLENCOE MILL VILLAGE AND TEXTILE HERITAGE MUSEUM 2406 Glencoe Street, Burlington * Free admission *

HAW RIVER WINE TRAIL Benjamin Vineyards & Winery GlenMarie Vineyards & Winery Grove Winery & Vineyards Iron Gate Vineyards & Winery * www.hawriverwinetrail.com * ALAMANCE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL 213 S. Main Street, Graham * Free admission *

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