MEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH
JOSE ALONZO 16TH SEASON AT ETBU 2010 RECORD: 2-12-0 0VERALL RECORD: 169-109-8
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Jose Alonzo completed his 16th season as head coach of ETBU’s men’s soccer program in 2010. Alonzo joined the ETBU staff in 1994 to start the university’s men’s soccer program from scratch. Alonzo’s first team provided a glimpse of things to come in the program. The 1995 Tigers finished 19-3-0 and won the Big State Conference. In the two years after that, with ETBU moving to the NCAA Division II level and joining the Heart of Texas Conference, Alonzo’s teams won HOT North Zone championships in 1996 and 1997 with a combined mark of 31-9 those two seasons. ETBU’s move to the NCAA Division III ranks in 1998 forced the Tigers’ playoff goals to change somewhat, as ETBU competed in the National Christian College Athletic Association while becoming a provisional D-III member. The Tiger soccer program responded with its best three-year run in the history of the program -- a combined 60-12-2 mark over the three years that included back-to-back NCCAA national championships in 1998-99. The 1998 team still ranks as the best ever in the history of the program, with a 23-1-1 record that included the first of those two NCCAA titles. In 2000, ETBU was still ineligible for the ASC championship but finished 18-5-1 and made a third straight appearance in the NCCAA national tournament. But a rash of injuries at the end of the year cut short the Tigers chances of a third straight national title. ETBU’s first season as a full-fledged NCAA member in 2001 saw the Tigers finish short of 15 wins in a season for the first time in program history. The Tigers came back in 2002 with an 8-8-1 mark before falling to back-to-back five-win seasons in 2003-04. Overall, Alonzo has one of the most impressive resumes ever by an ETBU coach in any program on campus -- a 169-109-8 overall record (.591), three conference championships and two national championships. He also has an NCCAA National Coach of the Year honor, following his team’s 1998 national championship. Alonzo received a BBA in Marketing and a B.S. and M.S. in Agriculture from Stephen F. Austin State University. He added a teacher’s certificate in Spanish and ESL from the University of Texas-Tyler in 1991. In the spring of 2000, he was awarded his Masters in Spanish from Texas A&M University-Commerce. While attending SFA, Alonzo played soccer for four years while coaching the women’s team for a short time. He was an assistant coach at Marshall High School for three years, where he also taught ESL and Spanish. He was also a member of the Honduran National Basketball Team, an experience which allowed him to have two big thrills in his career: playing against the Harlem Globetrotters and meeting NBA Hall of Fame center Bill Russell. Besides coaching the Tigers, Alonzo also teaches Spanish at ETBU. Jose and his wife, Tami, have three children: Micah, Anna and Gabriel.
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MEN’S SOCCER Lady Tigers head coach Paul Grant completed his ASSISTANT COACH fourth season in 2010 as the assistant coach for the men’s soccer program at East Texas Baptist University. Prior to taking over the ETBU women’s program in August of 2007, Grant spent the previous nine seasons at All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler, building both the boys and girls soccer PHONE: 903-923-2235 programs into state powerhouses at the TAPPS E-MAIL: PGRANT@ETBU.EDU level. With the boys program as head coach from 1999-2005, Grant led All Saints to two state championships and five consecutive district championships. Following the 2005 season, Grant took on another challenge -- starting and building the girls soccer program. He wasted little time, as All Saints won back-to-back state championships the last two seasons -- including a 17-0 run in the 2007 high school season. In 2005, Grant was named the Tyler Telegraph All-East Texas Coach of the Year as well as being named TAPPS Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year the last two seasons. He was TAPPS Men’s Coach of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. While at All Saints, Grant also served as girls softball coach in 2006 and was also an assistant boys and girls golf coach from 1999-2007. He was also the school’s Physical Education Coordinator. From 2004-07, Grant also served as a volunteer assistant soccer coach at Tyler Junior College, where he worked primarily with goalkeepers and also was a recruiter. From 1998-2007, Grant was also club director for East Texas Spirit Soccer Club, where he coached both boys and girls teams, organized tournament travel and prepared budgets. Grant has also been an experienced camp leader, running a Kicks for Kids camp from 2000-02 and working the SMU Soccer Camp from 1996-2000. He also served as an Olympic Development Program Goalkeeper Coach in 2001 as well as serving as All Saints Adventure Camp Director in 2002. Grant has also worked as a soccer referee, earning UIL Referee of the Year and Region II Referee of the Year honors in 1996. He holds a United States Soccer Federation “D” State Badge as well as a National Soccer College Association of America Regional Diploma. Grant played semi-pro soccer with the Lone Star Alliance from 1991-93 and also was a member of the Texas A&I Soccer Club from 1991-93. Grant earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1999. His wife, Meredith, is an assistant soccer coach and head softball coach at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas.
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BUZZ SANDERS
Buzz Sanders completed his third year at ETBU in 2010 after 35 years of administration and coaching at the high school level. In addition to coaching, he has worked as an intervention counselor, and assistant principal. Before coming to ETBU, he served as Head Counselor at Richard King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. PHONE: 903-923-2235 Prior to working at Corpus Christi ISD, E-MAIL: BSANDERS@ETBU.EDU Sanders was an assistant principal at RockportFulton Junior High School in Aransas County and was a guidance counselor at Flour Bluff Junior High School. Coach Sanders was instrumental in establishing the soccer program in the Coastal Bend and worked with soccer teams at Corpus Christi Carroll as well as serving as head coach at Flour Bluff High School for 10 years. A number of his players have gone on to play beyond the high school level and many have continued to be involved with soccer to help develop players. This includes the present men’s and women’s coaches at Flour Bluff High School, as well as ETBU women’s head coach Paul Grant. Coach Sanders has been a music teacher for Aransas County ISD, Kenedy ISD and Edinburg. He was the choral director at Rockport-Fulton High School and an assistant band director at Kenedy High School. He was also a USSF and UIL referee and holds a United States Soccer Federation “D” State Badge as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association Regional Goalkeeper Diploma. Sanders received a B.S. and M.Ed. from Southwest Texas State University and his Mid-Management Certification from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He and his wife, Diana, currently live in Tyler, Texas.
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MICAH ALONZO DEFENDER
FRESHMAN
MARSHALL, TEXAS
Micah Josiah Alonzo...born March 5, 1992...son of Jose and Tami Alonzo...has one sister, Anna, and one brother, Gabriel...Business Administration major, with a minor in Spanish...member of Immanuel Baptist Church and has led worship in youth group...also enjoys playing basketball...likes to play the guitar and hang out with family and friends...plans on entering a career with computers. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in two games as a freshman. High School: Coached by Amos Nkata in basketball...played last two years of his career, averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds as a senior.
RICHARD ANDREWS FORWARD
SENIOR
DEER PARK, TEXAS
Richard James Andrews...born May 3, 1989...son of James and Melissa Andrews...one sister, Katy...Business Administration major...Club team United Alliance...St. Hyacinth Catholic Church...enjoys playing video games, listening to music, playing other sports, hanging out with friends. At ETBU: 2010 -- Started every game as a senior and team captain in 2010, with three goals scored. 2009 -- Scored three goals and added two assists as a junior. 2008 -- Finished second on team in goals with four... added two assists to ďŹ nish with 10 points, which was second-highest total on team...took 23 shots, with a team-high 12 on goal. 2007 -- Played in 16 games with two starts as a freshman. High School: Coached by Jerry Hurtado...Team captain...Honorable mention All-District as a senior...Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Club.
JUSTIN BAILEY MIDFIELDER
JUNIOR
DALLAS, TEXAS
Justin Michael Bailey...born Feb. 12, 1990...son of John Bailey and Tonya Bailey...Has one brother, Vernon, and three sisters: Allexis, Brooke, and Mia...Business Administration major with a Marketing minor...club team DFW Tejanos...enjoys listening to music...plans on becoming a sports agent. At ETBU: 2010 -- Named third-team All-ASC...started every game as a junior in 2010, and scored one goal. 2009 -- Started 14 of 15 games played, with one assist on the year. 2008 -- Played in 16 games, with 12 starts as a freshman...scored two goals and had four assists...points total (8) was fourth-highest on team...had best shot percentage on team (.250)...also scored one game-winning goal...assists total was highest on team. High School: Coached by Bill Manning...honorable mention All-District...played on 2007 district championship team...member of DECA, BPA, FFA.
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DAVID BATALLA GOALKEEPER
SENIOR
WALLER, TEXAS
David Josue Batalla...born Nov. 26, 1987...son of Facundo Batalla and Margarinta Batalla...one brother, Eric (12)...Management major with a minor in Finance....enjoys playing the guitar, racquetball, reading, playing video games in his spare time...wants to pursue a management career with Chase upon graduation. At ETBU: 2010 -- Honorable mention All-ASC...played in a career-high 14 games as a senior team captain, with 11 starts...finished with a team-high 56 saves and one shutout. 2009 -- Played in four games, with one start, as a junior...finished with five saves. 2008 -- Played in eight games, with three starts...Finished with 24 saves and a 1.90 goals-allowed average. 2006: Played in seven games with five starts as a freshman...Allowed nine goals on the year for a 1.84 goals allowed average...Finished with 40 saves. High School: Coached by Lupe Moreno...was All-Region as a senior...three-time All-District...member of FCCLA, National Honor Society, FCA and Chess Club...also played football and ran track.
CHAD COX DEFENDER
JUNIOR
PALESTINE, TEXAS
Chad Owen Cox...born April 13, 1989...son of Charla Cox and the late Darrell Cox...one sister, Felicia, and one brother, Charles...Accounting major...also a three-year letterman on the ETBU baseball team as a pitcher... Lone Pine Baptist Church in Palestine...likes to sleep, eat, and do anything to get out of the house...Plans on becoming a CPA or small business owner. At ETBU: 2010 -- Served as team captain as a junior and started every game. 2009 -- Played in 15 games, with one start. 2008: Played in 12 games, starting three as a freshman. High School: Coached by John Absalom...four-year letterman and Academic All-State...team reached Class 4A semifinals in 2007...All-District in football and baseball as well...member of UIL Number Sense team... Academic All-District and Academic All-State...also ran cross country.
DANIEL CRUTTENDEN MIDFIELDER
FRESHMAN
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Daniel Lewis Cruttenden...born Sept. 20, 1991...son of Joanne and Dale Moellering...Nursing major...career plans are to become a nurse anestheiologist. At ETBU: 2010 -- Started every game as a true freshman. High School: Coached by Justin Sharrock...two-time All-District.
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PETE FITZSIMMONS MIDFIELDER
JUNIOR
TOMS RIVER, NJ
Peter Mathew Fitzsimmons...born April 20, 1990...son of Pete and Toni Fitzsimmons...has seven siblings: Mike, Amanda, Ricky, Sean, Joey, Rebecca and Marissa...Kinesiology major...The Village Church in Dallas... mission trips to Michigan, Virginia and Idaho...also plays baseball at ETBU...enjoys music, hanging out with friends, playing sports, going to the gym, reading and movies...plans to teach and coach. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 11 games with nine starts as a junior transfer...scored two goals, with one gamewinner (1-0 at Texas-Dallas on Oct. 14). High School: Coached by Ted Gillen...second-team All-Shore...played in state finals...A-South Champs...also played baseball, where he was Pitcher of the Year and A-South Champs.
JONATHAN FUENTES MIDFIELDER
FRESHMAN
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
Jonathan Emmanuel Fuentes...born Feb. 24, 1992...son of Rosa Fuentes and Miguel Villatoro...has seven siblings: Rudy, Kiara, Kayleigh, Roger, Kelsey, Kari and Johann...Physical Education major...Texas Rush soccer club...Angeling Elite FC in Nacogdoches...Nacogdoches Community Church...Galaxy FC in Nacogdoches... Key Club volunteer helping with recycling and donating to the needy...enjoys playing video games, watching movies, practicing soccer, and spending time with family...would like to play professional soccer after graduation. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in every game as a true freshman, with eight starts...scored one goal and had one assist. High School: Coached by Farshid Niromoud...lettered in soccer, cross country and track...was Offensive MVP and first-team All-District as a senior in soccer...Academic All-District...team won district championship as a junior...two-time regional qualifier...ran the mile and two-mile in track...track team won district championship during his freshman season...two-time regional track qualifier...three-time regional cross country qualifer... finished second in the district in cross country as a senior, and was third as a junior...Key Club.
HUGO GONZALEZ DEFENDER
SOPHOMORE
CHICAGO, ILL.
Hugo Alberto Gonzalez...Born Oct. 27, 1989...Son of Esequiel and Maria Gonzalez...Has one brother, Abraham, and three sisters: Maria, Carina and Evelyn...enjoys listening to music in his spare time...wants to enter a career in architecture, drafting or design. At ETBU: 2010 -- Returned from injury to play in six games, all off the bench. 2009 -- Injured. 2008: Played in 13 games as a freshman, with eight starts. High School: Coached by Bill Manning...Played on two district championship teams...Was All-District as a senior...Also lettered in cross country.
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CODY HOPSON MIDFIELDER
SOPHOMORE
GOODRICH, TEXAS
Cody Milam Hopson...born July 24, 1991...son of Tommy and Lillie Hopson...one brother, Josh Hopson... Criminal Justice major...volunteer soccer coach and referee...enjoys fishing...wants to become a game warden. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 14 games as a sophomore, with six starts. 2009 -- Played in 15 games as a freshman. High School: Coached by Adam Webb...was goalie of the year as a senior.
CODY JOHNSON FORWARD
JUNIOR
HALLSVILLE, TEXAS
Cody Morgan Johnson...born July 1, 1988...son of Rusty and Donna Johnson...two sisters, Haley and Cristin...Mass Communications major with an English minor...nickname is “Cojo”...enjoys playing bass, listening to music and watching hockey...wants to be an English teacher and soccer coach...coached by Benji Cantu at Hallsville HS. At ETBU: 2010 -- Lettered but did not see action in a game.
JEFF LANDRUM DEFENDER
FRESHMAN
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS
Jeffrey Todd Landrum...born Oct. 28, 1991...son of Kevin and Angela Landrum...one brother, Joel, and one sister, Katie...Mathematics major with Kinesiology minor...wants to coach soccer. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 11 games as a freshman, with one start...scored one goal. High School: Coached by Randy Hammontree...first-team All-District as a junior...named district Defensive MVP as a senior...also played football and was named Academic All-State.
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EMERSON MANZANARES MIDFIELDER
FRESHMAN
BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS
Emerson Armando Manzanares...born April 17, 1991...son of Armando and Zulema Manzanares...one sister, Stefany, and one brother, Carlos...enjoys listening to music, playign soccer, playing the drums, guitar and piano. At ETBU: 2010 -- Hampered by injuries that limited him to just nine games played as a freshman...finished with one assist. High School: Was 2009 Newcomer of the Yeaer and first-team All-District...District MVP as a senior.
MICHAEL PITTMAN MIDFIELDER
FRESHMAN
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Michael Alan Pittman...born June 10, 1992...son of John and Cindy Vann...Pre-Dental major...enjoys music... Make A Wish Foundation (Texas Skate Jam)...plans to become an oral surgeon. At ETBU: 2010 -- Named honorable mention All-ASC...started every game as a true freshman...scored one goal. High School: Coached by Jim Richter...three-time All-District...two-time playoff qualifier...state ODP...Region III ODP Camp in Alabama...Region III ODP Championships...club teams Eclipse, Albion Hurricanes and Texas Rush Academy.
JUAN RAMIREZ MIDFIELDER
FRESHMAN
SPRING, TEXAS
Juan Sebastian Ramirez...born Nov. 15, 1991...son of Harold Ramirez and Viviana Valencia...one sister, Laura...Business major. At ETBU: 2010 -- Named honorable mention All-ASC...started every game as a freshman...finished with one goal and a team-high four assists. High School: Coached by Jason Fanning...team MVP as a senior.
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ISRAEL RODRIGUEZ DEFENDER
SOPHOMORE
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Israel Rodriguez...born Sept. 6, 1990...son of Dionicia and Robert Rodriguez...two sisters, Kristi and Deborah...Accounting major...played football at ETBU last season...enjoys fishing and hunting...plans are to become an accountant. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in one game as a sophomore. High School: Coached by Jim Richter...first-team All-District kicker...all-district soccer and captain of team.
JOHN SALAZAR DEFENDER
SOPHOMORE
LIVINGSTON, TEXAS
John Salazar...born Oct. 16, 1990...son of Joel and Becky Salazar...two sisters, Robin and Ruth...Business Marketing major...enjoys sleeping and hanging out with friends in his spare time. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in eight games as a sophomore...was named to the ASC All-Academic team and was an ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete. 2009 -- Played in seven games as a freshman. High School: Coached by Michael Neely...first-team All-District...Academic All-State...National Honor Society.
J.D. SPENCER DEFENDER
FRESHMAN
BEDFORD, TEXAS
James Douglas Spencer Jr....born Aug. 15, 1988...son of Earl and Deanne Schmidt...one sister, Dani...Business major...enjoys going to the movies...plans on entering a coaching career. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 14 games, starting 13, as a freshman. High School: All-District Defensive MVP in 2007...Newcomer of the Year in 2005...three-time All-District.
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MICHAEL WAGNER MIDFIELDER
SOPHOMORE
ROBINSON, TEXAS
Michael Steven Wagner...born Sept. 16, 1990...son of Cynthia Wagner...one sister, Stephanie...Criminal Justice major with a minor in History...plans to join the Air Force upon graduation...coached by Brent Beeson at Robinson HS. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 12 games as a sophomore. 2009 -- Played in three games as a freshman.
AUSTIN WALKER GOALKEEPER
SOPHOMORE
FORNEY, TEXAS
Austin Dane Walker...born Oct. 8, 1990...son of David and Latricia Walker...one sister, Layney...Mathematics major with minors in Kinesiology and Religion...wants to be a teacher and coach...coached by Kris Duplissey at Forney HS. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in eight games as a sophomore...finished with 16 saves...named ASC All-Academic. 2009 -- Lettered as a freshman but did not play in a game.
ALEX ZARAGOZA DEFENDER
SOPHOMORE
SPRING, TEXAS
Alex Zaragoza...born Aug. 31, 1991...son of Manuel and Elidia Zaragoza...one sister, Stephanie...Education major with a Spanish minor...enjoys watching TV and cooking...plans on becoming a Spanish teacher. At ETBU: 2010 -- Played in 11 games as a sophomore, with three starts. 2009 -- Started every game as a freshman. High School: Coached by Allen Baker...second-team All-District junior and senior year...played on 2008 Class 5A state runnerup...four-time cross country letterwinner...also ran track for three years.
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MEN’S SOCCER CAREER RECORDS GAMES PLAYED 1. Ogletree, Buddy Cooley, Justin 3. Carter, Cody 4. Seals, Donny 5. Vences, Erasmo
1996-99 1997-00 1997-00 1995-98 1995-98
92 92 89 85 84
GOALS 1. Cooley, Justin 2. Morrow, Bryce 3. Erickson, Aaron 4. Morris, Kenny 5. Rivillo, Angel
1997-00 1995-98 2003-06 1998-00 1996-97
87 83 41 37 32
ASSISTS 1. Carlile, Trey 2. Ogletree, Buddy
1997, ‘99-00 1996-99
38 36
3. Morrow, Bryce 4. Cooley, Justin 5. Erickson, Aaron
1995-98 1997-00 2003-06
30 24 19
POINTS 1. Cooley, Justin Morrow, Bryce 3. Erickson, Aaron 4. Morris, Kenny 5. Carlile, Trey
1997-00 196 1995-98 196 2003-06 101 1998-00 89 1997, ‘98-00 84
GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Cooley, Justin 2. Morrow, Bryce 3. Morris, Kenny 4. Erickson, Aaron Rivillo, Angel
1997-00 1995-98 1998-00 2003-05 1996-97
24 23 10 7 7
SAVES 1. Crim, Brandon 2. Barnes, Zane 3. Sherman, Stephen 4. Carter, Clint 5. Batalla, David
2001-04 2006-09 1999-01 1996-99 2006; 08-10
274 272 178 176 125
SHUTOUTS 1. Carter, Clint 2. Parker, James 3. Crim, Brandon 4. Barnes, Zane 5. Sherman, Stephen
1996-99 1995-96 2001-04 2006-09 1999-01
18.0 11.0 8.5 8.0 7.5
ALL-TIME ROSTER Abrego, Oscar..............................2007 Acuna, Grey ..........................2008-09 Alonzo, Micah.............................2010 Alvarez, Omar .......................2006-07 Andrews, Richard .................2007-10 Andrews, Stephen .......................2000 Arellano, Mario ...........................2008 Armas, Ephraim ...................2002-03 Awagu, Ike .............................1999-00 Ayers, Stephen .......................2008-09 Bailey, Justin ..........................2008-10 Balderas, Michael .......................2008 Barfield, Jonathan .......................2007 Barnard, Michael ..................2004-06 Barnes, Zane ..........................2006-09 Batalla, David ..............2006, 2008-10 Beall, Trey ..............................2003-06 Belmares, Tim .......................2005-08 Beracochea, Juan ..................1996-97 Black, Ryan ............................2004-05 Bruch, Brandon ....................2004-05 Byler, Kenny ..................... 2000, 2002 Cabrera, Juan.........................2008-09 Camarillo, Aaron ........................2009 Cantu, Benji...........................2002-03 Carbajal, Francisco ...............2001-04 Cardenas, Jonathan ....1996-98, 2001 Carlile, Trey .................1997, 1999-00 Carrizales, Mario ........................1998 Carter, Clint...........................1996-99 Carter, Cody ..........................1997-00 Castilleja, Jose .............................2004 Cervantes, Brando ......................2009 Chandler, Jonathan.....................2003 Cirnigliaro, Andres ....................2008 Clark, Aaron ................................2000 Clifton, Blake.........................2004-05 Clifton, Mark .........................2004-05 Collins, David .............................1995 Collins, Ryan .........................2007-09 Cooley, Jonathan.... 1999-2000, 2002 Cooley, Justin ....................1996-2000 Copa, Diego...........................2007-08 Correa, Leandros ........................2001 Cox, Chad ..............................2008-10
Cratty, Ricky ................................2007 Crim, Brandon ......................2001-04 Crim, Casey .................................2004 Cruttenden, Daniel.....................2010 Darville, Andrew ........................2005 Davis, Cole ............................2000-03 Davis, Matt ..................................2001 Deering, Nick ........................2003-04 Dempsey, Ryan ...........................2000 Dier, Chris .............................2006-09 Dunlevy, Ryan .......................2003-04 Eke, Uzoma .................................1995 Encarnacion, Antonio ..........1997-99 Erickson, Aaron ....................2003-06 Erwin, Mitch .........................2002-04 Faulkner, Chris .....................1999-00 Fincher, David.............................2009 Fitzsimmons, Pete ......................2010 Flores, Erik ..................................2009 Fox, John ................................2005-06 Fuentes, Jonathan .......................2010 Garcia, Daniel .............................2002 Garcia, Lorence .....................2003-04 Garcia, Mario ..............................2010 Garibay, Rudy........................2002-05 German, Carlos.....................2006-09 Glenn, Jeff ....................................1996 Gonzales, Gonzalo................1999-00 Gonzalez, Herbert ......................1995 Gonzalez, Hugo ....................2008-10 Grater, B. J. .............................2003-04 Griffin, John ..........................1997-98 Harris, Lucas .........................2002-03 Henkelman, Garrett .............2003-06 Hill, Brian ..............................2003-04 Hobbs, Kevin...............................1995 Holt, Kyle .....................2002-03, 2005 Hopson, Cody .......................2009-10 Ivey, Matt .....................................1998 Johnson, Cody ................. 2008, 2010 Jones, Barrett .........................2008-09 Kelly, Aaron ...........................2001-02 Kirkley, Matt................................2004 Knight, Leland ............................2009 Kulwicki, Matt .......................1998-99
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Landrum, Jeff ..............................2010 Laney, Josh ...................................2001 Langley, Casey.............................1996 Laster, Matt ............................1997-99 Lawrence, Jeremy..................1998-01 Lovera, Daniel .............................1995 Manzanares, Emerson................2010 Martinez, Daniel .........................2003 Martinez, Edgar ....................1999-02 Martinez, Jesse ............................2007 Mayfield, Jason ......................1995-96 Mbai, Tamsir .........................1995-96 Millan, Pedro.........................1997-98 Milligan, Aaron ...........................2001 Milligan, Robert..........................2004 Miyauchi, Ryosuke .....................2002 Mojica, Mike ...............................2005 Monk, Chad ..........................2006-07 Monsivais, David ..................2000-02 Moore, Cody ...............................2004 Morrell, John .........................2000-01 Morris, Keith ...............................1999 Morris, Kenny .......................1998-00 Morrow, Bryce ......................1995-98 Morrow, Stuart ......................1996-00 Murphy, Taylor ...........................1996 Nakamura, Kengo .......................1996 Nieto, Carlos ...............................2009 Ogletree, Buddy ....................1996-99 Olua, Juan ..............................2006-08 Olvera, Heriberto .......................2002 Ortega, Carlos .......................2007-09 Ortiz, Carlos ................................2001 Parker, James .........................1995-96 Payne, Billy ....................... 1995, 1997 Perry, Andrew .............................2006 Pittman, Michael ........................2010 Price, Josh ..............................1996-98 Prosen, Colin ........................2006-07 Queen, Matt ..........................2005-06 Radutiu, Adrian ....................1995-96 Ramirez, Juan ..............................2010 Renfro, Stuart ........................2008-09 Reyes, Angel ................................2003 Rivillo, Angel .........................1996-97
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Rodriguez, Israel .........................2010 Rohne, Tanner.............................2005 Romero, Antonio ........2004-05, 2007 Romero, Erik .........................2005-08 Salazar, John ..........................2009-10 Sandoval, Craig ...........................2004 Schirks, Benjamin.......................2001 Seals, Donny ..........................1995-98 Searles, Stephen ..........................2005 Seeton, Jeremy.............................2006 Shaklee, Eric ................................1995 Sherman, Stephen .................1999-01 Shewmaker, Michael .... 1998-2000, 2002 Sifuentes, Benjamin ..............1995-96 Simms, Mark ...............................2004 Sowells, Casey .................. 2005, 2007 Spears, Ryan ................................1997 Spencer, J.D..................................2010 Stewart, Erik ................................2001 Talley, Phillip .........................1997-00 Tambeagbor, Atem .....................2001 Taylor, Jason ................................2003 Thedford, Terence .......................1995 Towers, Nathan .....................2000-01 Tynes, Tommy .......................1996-98 Vasquez, Carlos .....................2002-05 Vences, Erasmo .....................1995-98 Vinson, Nathan ...........................2008 Wagner, Michael ...................2009-10 Walker, Austin.......................2009-10 Walker, Seth...........................2006-09 Wall, Jeremiah .............................2002 Weaver. Ross..........................2005-06 Weiss, Michael ............................2001 Weston, Dallas ............................2007 Wheeler, Jared .......................2006-07 Wilbanks, Jared ...........................1999 Winn, Michael ............................2007 Wright, Kevin ..............................1996 Wunsch, Patrick ..........2003, 2005-07 Wyman, Greg ........................1995-96 Zaldivar, David .....................2005-08 Zaragoza, Alex ......................2009-10
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MEN’S SOCCER POSTSEASON HONORS ALL-AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE 2010: Justin Bailey (3rd team); Michael Pittman (honorable mention); Juan Ramirez (honorable mention); David Batalla (honorable mention) 2009: Ryan College (2nd-team); Carlos German (2nd-team); Carlos Ortega (3rd-team); Chris Dier (honorable mention) 2008: Carlos Ortega (2nd-team); David Zaldivar (3rd-team); Erik Romero (3rd-team); Zane Barnes (3rdteam); Ryan Collins (honorable mention); Juan Olua (honorable mention) 2007: Casey Sowells (1st-team); Patrick Wunsch (3rd-team); Carlos Ortega (honorable mention); Juan Olua (honorable mention); David Zaldivar (honorable mention); Jared Wheeler (honorable mention); Zane Barnes (honorable mention) 2006: Aaron Erickson (2nd-team); Trey Beall (3rd-team); Juan Olua (honorable mention); Matt Queen (honorable mention) 2005: Aaron Erickson (1st-team); Ryan Black (3rd-team); Trey Beall (3rd-team); Casey Sowells (honorable mention); Erik Romero (honorable mention); Kyle Holt (honorable mention) 2004: Aaron Erickson (third-team), Brandon Crim (third-team), Trey Beall (honorable mention), Ryan Black (honorable mention), Francisco Carbajal (honorable mention), Carlos Vasquez (honorable mention) 2001: Edgar Martinez, Stephen Sherman 2000: Justin Cooley, Stuart Morrow 1999: Clint Carter, Justin Cooley, Stuart Morrow, Buddy Ogletree ASC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2005: Aaron Erickson ALL-ASC EAST DIVISION 2003: Cole Davis (1st-team); Aaron Erickson (2nd-team); Trey Beall (honorable mention); Brandon Crim (honorable mention) 2002: Edgar Martinez (1st-team); Michael Shewmaker (1st-team); Francisco Carbajal (2nd-team) 2001: Edgar Martinez (1st-team); Jeremy Lawrence (1st-team); Jonathan Cardenas (1st-team); Stephen Sherman (1st-team); John Morrell (2nd-team); Aaron Milligan (honorable mention)
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2000: Justin Cooley (1st-team); Stuart Morrow (1st-team); Cody Carter (1st-team); Edgar Martinez (2nd-team); Trey Carlile (2nd-team) 1999: Justin Cooley (1st-team); Edgar Martinez (1st-team); Stuart Morrow (1st-team); Buddy Ogletree (1st-team); Clint Carter (1st-team); Trey Carlile (1stteam); Cody Carter (1st-team) ASC EAST MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1999: Justin Cooley ASC EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2000: Justin Cooley ASC EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2002: Edgar Martinez 2000: Stuart Morrow ALL-HEART OF TEXAS CONFERENCE 1997: Angel Rivillo (1st-team); Bryce Morrow (1st-team): Juan Beracochea (2nd-team); Cody Carter (2nd-team) 1996: Angel Rivillo (1st-team); Juan Beracochea (1st-team); Buddy Ogletree (2nd-team); Tamsir Mbai (2nd-team) ALL-BIG STATE CONFERENCE 1995: Bryce Morrow (1st-team); James Parker (1st-team); Erasmo Vences (1st-team); Jason Mayfield (1st-team); Uzo Eke (1st-team); Julio Castillero (2ndteam); Tamsir Mbai (2nd-team) NAIA ALL-AMERICAN 1998: Bryce Morrow (2nd-team); Buddy Ogletree (honorable mention) 1997: Angel Rivillo (3rd-team); Bryce Morrow (honorable mention) 1995: Bryce Morrow (honorable mention)
NCCAA ALL-AMERICAN 2000: Cody Carter (1st-team); Trey Carlile (2nd-team); Stuart Morrow (2nd-team); Justin Cooley (honorable mention) 1999: Justin Cooley (1st-team); Buddy Ogletree (1st-team); Stuart Morrow (2nd-team) 1998: Bryce Morrow (1st-team); Buddy Ogletree (1st-team) NCCAA ALL-NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2000: Stephen Sherman, Ryan Dempsey, Stuart Morrow 1999: Justin Cooley (MVP), Buddy Ogletree (Best Offensive Player), Stuart Morrow, Jared Wilbanks NCCAA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 1999: Jose Alonzo ASC ALL-ACADEMIC 2001: Matt Davis, Jeremy Lawrence 2002: Benji Cantu, Aaron Kelly, Ryosuke Miyauchi, Michael Shewmaker 2003: Benji Cantu, Nick Deering, Carlos Vasquez 2004: Ryan Black, Nick Deering, Rudy Garibay, Craig Sandoval, Carlos Vasquez 2005: Blake Clifton, Mark Clifton, Rudy Garibay, Carlos Vasquez 2006: Tim Belmares, John Fox 2007: Ryan Collins, Seth Walker 2008: Ryan Collins, Seth Walker 2009: Ryan Collins, Hugo Gonzalez, Seth Walker 2010: John Salazar, Austin Walker
NAIA ALL-SOUTHWEST REGION 1998: Bryce Morrow (1st-team); Buddy Ogletree (1st-team) 1997: Angel Rivillo (1st-team); Bryce Morrow (1st-team) 1996: Angel Rivillo (2nd-team)
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SPORTS INFORMATION David Weaver completed his 10th year as Sports Information Director at East Texas Baptist University in 2009-2010. The 1995 graduate of Northwestern State University is responsible for public and media relations for the ETBU Athletic Department, covering 10 NCAA-sponsored sports. As S.I.D. Weaver is the official statistician for every sport at ETBU and also designs and writes media guides for all sports on campus. He also controls the content on the university’s athletics web site, at www.etbu.edu, and manages the sports information blog on the site. Weaver also facilitates the ETBU Athletics pages on Facebook and Twitter, which have become invaluable sources of media in relation to being about to get news out on the web quickly to fans of the Tigers. Tiger athletics interviews and video clips can now also be found on the university’s official YouTube site. Before joining the staff at ETBU in June of 2000, Weaver was sports editor of the Marshall News Messenger in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He covered East Texas sports -- including ETBU -- for five years from 1996-2000 and earned three Associated Press Managing Editor Awards for his writing. Prior to his work at the News Messenger, Weaver was managing editor at The Hardin County News in Lumberton, Texas, a weekly publication of The Beaumont Enterprise. He accepted the position of ETBU’s S.I.D. and began working at the university on June 1, 2000, just a few months before the start of the Tigers’ first football season in 50 years. Over the past 10 years he has also worked in the broadcast booth with radio work for the Tiger football, basketball and softball teams at ETBU. Away from his duties at ETBU, David enjoys spending time with his family and coaching youth baseball and softball with his children. He also enjoys reading and writing in his spare time. David and his wife, Jeannie, live in Hallsville, Texas with their children: son Coby, and daughters Melody, Abby and Lily.
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JASON COWART
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David, Jeannie, Coby, Melody, Abby and Lily Photo by J2 Photography
2010-11 MEN’S SOCCER DIRECTORY NAME Jose Alonzo Paul Grant Kent Reeves David Weaver Karen Jackson Randy Pringle David Collins Joanna Soles Marcus Holliday
TITLE Head Coach Assistant Coach Athletic Director Sports Information Director Athletics Secretary Athletics Facilities Director Coordinator, Athletic Training Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer
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East Texas Baptist University is an undergraduate institution affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 1912. Our purpose is the development of intellectual inquiry, social consciousness, wellness, skills for a contemporary society, global awareness, and Christian character, for we believe that these endeavors prepare students to accept the obligations and opportunities to serve humanity and the Kingdom of God. Our primary focus is on a quality academic program of baccalaureate studies in the humanities, natural and social sciences, fine arts, and selected professional areas. We are committed to Christian stewardship and to providing and maintaining an environment conducive to learning, leadership development, and academic excellence. We affirm that the liberal arts form the surest foundation for education and that the Christian faith provides the surest foundation for life. We strive to serve students of varied ages and of diverse socioeconomic, geographic, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We seek students who demonstrate a potential for success in our supportive and challenging environment. We employ Christian faculty who are dedicated to teaching, scholarship, advising, and service as they model the principles of the Christian faith. As a Baptist university we are committed to the integration of learning and Christian faith in the pursuit of truth.
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DR. DUB OLIVER
PRESIDENT, East Texas Baptist University B.S.E., Baylor University M.S.E., Texas A&M University Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver was elected as the 12th President of East Texas Baptist University by the university Board of Trustees on Oct. 15, 2008. He officially became President on June 1, 2009, succeeding Dr. Bob E. Riley who retired after 17 years of service to ETBU. Dr. Oliver was Vice President for Student Life at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 2005-2008. He had been employed in various positions at Baylor for 16 years upon his election as President of ETBU. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Oliver is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. Oliver earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Administration from Texas A&M as well. He is also a
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VINCE BLANKENSHIP
NED CALVERT
DR. SHERILYN EMBERTON
ALAN HUESING
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VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/ UNIVERSITY PROVOST
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licensed and ordained Baptist minister having served from October 2003 to May 2009 as the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Crawford, Texas. Dr. Oliver came to Baylor in April 1992 from Texas A&M University to serve as Director of Student Activities. In June 1999, he took on additional responsibilities as the Associate Dean for Campus Life. Then, in June 2001, Dr. Oliver was promoted to be the Dean for Student Development, a post he held until June 2005 when he was named Assistant Vice President for Student Life. For a year he served as Interim Vice President for Student Life before being named the Vice President for Student Life. Dr. Oliver has also served Baylor as a Visiting Professor in the Hankamer School of Business, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, and Interim University Chaplain. He served in the United States Air Force stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in the late 1980’s. Before entering graduate school, he was a third-grade teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Dr. Oliver’s wife, Susie, was an adjunct faculty member and full-time cheerleader coach at Baylor. Their daughter, Callie, graduated from high school in May 2010. “East Texas Baptist University, near the conclusion of its first century of service and at the beginning of a new century of faithfulness, is well positioned for increased excellence in all its endeavors. In doing so, the University will, by God’s grace, become an even brighter light on the hill to a world that is desperately in need,” said Dr. Oliver.
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR B.S.E., John Brown University M.S.E., Arkansas State University Entering his 14th year as Director of Athletics at East Texas Baptist University, Kent Reeves has presided over the Tigers’ transformation into a solid member of the NCAA Division III ranks. Reeves, who remains the winningest coach in two athletics programs at ETBU, originally stepped down as women’s basketball coach in 1997 to assume full-time duties as athletic director. He also was named the university’s first softball coach that year and laid the foundation for a program that has become one of the best in the nation annually. Under Reeves’ guidance as AD the department has grown from just five sports in 1997 to 10 in 2010, with men’s and women’s tennis set to be added in the fall of 2011. ETBU athletics programs have consistently competed for champion-
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ships in the American Southwest Conference, with nine conference titles and 17 ASC division titles since joining the Division III ranks in 1998-99. ETBU teams have combined to make 41 conference tournament appearances since 1998, and the Tiger softball program claimed the university’s first NCAA national championship last spring. Facility upgrades have also been a staple of Reeves’ time as athletic director. Since 1997, ETBU has added new playing facilities for softball, football and soccer. Various upgrades and improvements have been added to each athletics program on campus over the last 10 years. Reeves arrived at ETBU as women’s basketball coach in 1987. When he decided to step down as basketball coach following the 1996-97 season, Reeves had directed the lady Tigers to an average of 20 wins per season in his 10 years as coach. He finished with 206 wins and his teams made nine NAIA postseason appearances. As softball coach from 1998-2000, Reeves built the program from scratch and culminated with the program’s first ASC championship in 2000. He assumed AD-only duties after that season but returned to the dugout in a pinch for the 2004 season. That year, the Tigers posted a program-record 41 wins. He then took another year off before returning for the 2006-07 seasons, finishing with a program-record 183 wins over six seasons. Reeves is active in the Marshall community, serving in the Marshall Lions Club as well as being a deacon at Central Baptist Church. He and his wife Mary Beth have two daughters: Kendra, who is married to Austin Skipworth, and Taylor, a recent graduate of Baylor University.
ATHLETICS SUPPORT/ADMINISTRATION JOSE ALONZO
SAM BLACKMON
PAUL GRANT
MEN’S SOCCER (903) 923-2268 jalonzo@etbu.edu
BASEBALL (903) 923-2230 sblackmon@etbu.edu
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LANE LOYD
LYNDSAY MASHE
NATALIE PRATHER
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VOLLEYBALL (903) 923-41 lmashe@etbu.edu
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (903) 923-2242 nbachprather@etbu.edu
RANDY PRINGLE
WILL WALKER
ATHLETICS SECRETARY (903) 923-2228 kjackson@etbu.edu
ATHLETICS FACILITIES (903) 923-2233 rpringle@etbu.edu
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (903) 923-2206 wwalker@etbu.edu
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DAVID COLLINS
MARCUS HOLLIDAY JOANNA SOLES
ATHLETIC TRAINER (903) 923-2196 dcollins@etbu.edu
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JANAE SHIRLEY
BERT WEST
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MEN’S SOCCER Academic instruction at East Texas Baptist University began in 1917 with the inaugural session of a two-year institution known as College of Marshall. The campaign to launch the college had begun in 1911 and was led by William Thomas Tardy, pastor of Marshall’s First Baptist Church. Tardy negotiated the purchase of 100 acres of the original K. M. Van Zandt family plantation for $25,000. Keeping 50 of the 100 acres on Van Zandt Hill in northwest Marshall, the college subdivided and sold the remaining property. Marshall’s citizens subscribed another $70,000, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas assumed control of the college, appropriating $40,000 for buildings and furnishings. The trustees applied for and received a charter from the State of Texas in 1912, and Thurman C. Gardner, an early day Baptist Training Union leader, became the first president in 1913. For the first building, Marshall Hall, contractors broke ground on July 5, 1915. Of neoclassical architecture and completed in 1916, Marshall Hall crowned the highest point in Harrison County. The robust building was a self-contained educational facility with a ground floor gymnasium, main floor administrative offices, laboratories, and library, third floor classrooms, and a chapel/theatre on the top floor. The first freshman class registered in 1917 under President Henry Eugene Watters (1916-1918). The college boasted a teaching faculty of nine members. By the academic year 1918-19, some 300 students were enrolled in either a junior college or an academy curriculum. With World War I raging, a student cavalry unit
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drilled regularly on the college grounds. New dormitories soon encircled the classic campus quadrangle. In 1924, Dr. Franklin S. Groner, the Secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, conveyed the Baptists’ commitment to assume the college debt if the Marshall Chamber of Commerce would supply $12,500 annually for five years, enabling it to remain open. Leading the college during the trying days of The Great Depression, Dr. Franklin Groner (1928-42) assumed the presidency and instituted a permanent endowment program. In 1935, an additional 43 acres were purchased, including the land and buildings of the St. Joseph’s Boys Industrial Orphanage, some of which was converted to men’s housing. In 1938, Baptist layman and builder Fred Hale broke ground for Laura Groner Hall, a modern residence hall for women. A reduced replica of Mt. Vernon, the stunning structure stood complete in 1940, its austere construction having cost only $10,500. World War II robbed the campus of its men and resources. By 1943, only 137 students remained. In 1944, the trustees, making perhaps the most important decision in the institution’s history, asked the Baptist General Convention of Texas to elevate the college to four-year status and to change the name to East Texas Baptist College. A former pastor of First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas, Dr. Harvey Daniel Bruce (1942-1960), the college’s ninth president, oversaw a vigorous postwar enrollment and building boom. Veterans arrived on campus, many bringing their families, and enrollment briefly surpassed 800. Prefabricated war surplus family housing was erected on the campus perimeter. The college added Scarborough Chapel in 1948, which was built in the neo-Gothic style. Also added
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housing units. Charles Fry Hall for Men was opened. As age claimed some of the original college buildings, the older men’s dormitory, buildings of the old orphanage, and various frame and prefabricated structures were dismantled during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984 the University Charter revision changed the institutional name to East Texas Baptist University. However, by 1985, enrollment gains had eroded. During the interim presidency of Dr. Harvey Lewis (1985-86), the University met various deferred maintenance and operating needs. The former president of two other Baptist institutions from 1961 to 1986, Dr. Robert Craig (1986-1992) launched a building program of unprecedented proportions, including the Fred Hale Business Building in 1988-89. Other subsequent construction projects were the Jenna Guest Music Building, the Louise Rogers Spiritual Life Center, now known as the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center; major additions to the Bennett Student Center, construction of the Clifford Nelson Murphy Science Hall, and the Mabee Housing Complex. The untimely death of Dr. Craig in March 1992, only two months prior to his announced retirement, was followed by the leadership of Dr. Bob E. Riley (1992-Present), who had been President of the Howard County Junior College District in Big Spring, Texas. Under Dr. Riley, the University experienced record student enrollments. The campus continued to develop under President Riley’s leadership with the 1995 completion of the Dean Healthplex and Ornelas Gymnasium. Fall 1996 found the opening of The Joseph and Louise Ornelas Residential Complex and the renovation of Marshall Hall, which was completed in 1997. Meadows Hall, which houses the Murphy Instructional Technology Center and the Department of Mathematics was renovated and occupied beginning with the fall semester of 1999. The University Apartments opened in fall 2002, and the renovation of Scarborough Chapel into Scarborough Hall was complete in January 2004.
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CORNISH FIELD ETBU’s soccer field, which opened in 2002, was christened Cornish Field in 2007 following a gift for facility upgrade from Harold and Joyce Cornish of Marshall. The lighted field, which began construction in 2000 and was open and ready for play to start the 2002 season, sits on the extreme northern edge of the ETBU campus adjacent to Ornelas Stadium, the Tigers’ football facility. The improvement to the facility included installation of permanent bleachers, concrete walkways, a retaining wall that will allow fans to bring their own lawn chairs and enjoy the games, and a wrought iron decorative fence on the south side of the field as well as updated fencing around the entire field. The entrance is bricked with a decorative archway bearing the name of the donor. Opened in 2002, the facility is accessible by a road -- Baker Boulevard, courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker -- that runs down the west side of Ornelas Stadium on the north end of campus. The soccer field runs east to west with bleachers to the south side of the field. The north side is used for team benches and scorers table. A platform over the scorers table is used for video. A large soccer scoreboard sits at the east end of the complex. Lights were added to the facility in the fall of 2005. The lights were purchased with a gift in honor of former Lady Tiger Brooke Adair, a 2000-03 four-year letterwinner at ETBU.
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Ornelas Gymnasium has served as the home for East Texas Baptist University’s volleyball and basketball teams since the facility was constructed in 1995. The construction was part of a dual project to expand from the existing athletic facility in Keys Gymnasium, which had served as the institution’s principal competition arena for decades. Included in the project along with the new gym itself was the Dean Healthplex, which was dedicated along with Ornelas Gym on Saturday, May 27, 2005, just in time for the first graduation ceremony to be held in the new facility. The 1,700-seat facility was built with a classic look of bowl-type seating, with three levels of seating extending down to the gym floor. The facility includes floor bleacher seats, reserved chairback and upper level general admission bleachers. As part of the complex that includes Ornelas Gym on the west and Keys Gym on the east is Dean Healthplex. Built with a gift from Ben and Mary Dean and opened on the same day as Ornelas Gym, the healthplex houses state-of-the-art equipment for physical fitness, such as treadmills, stationary bicycles, stair-masters and both free and machine weightlifting equipment. The Dean Healthplex also includes four racquetball courts. All Healthplex facilities are free and open to ETBU faculty, staff and students.
Ornelas Stadium has provided East Texas Baptist University with a top-flight game-day facility for football since the Tigers’ program was resurrected in time for the 2000 season after a 50-year absence. The Ornelas family of Tyler provided a gift that kick-started the stadium construction late in 1999, and the stadium was literally carved from the East Texas earth in less than a year. It wasn’t quite ready for the Tigers’ first scheduled home game against McMurry in early September, but by the time the second home game came around -- against Austin College on Oct. 7, 2000 -- Ornelas Stadium was ready to become the home of the Tigers. The stadium hosted only day games until the 2009 season, when lights were added to the facility to provide ETBU the option of scheduling night games. The facility remains one of the shining landmarks on the northern end of the campus, with Cornish Field for soccer just to the north of the stadium and Taylor Field for softball located just across Van Zandt Street to the south. The stadium grandstand has a capacity of 3,000, with general admission and standing-room only available on two sloped hillsides on either side of the grandstand.
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Taylor Field is the home to ETBU’s softball program, which marched to the 2010 NCAA Division III national championship. The Tigers have had an unprecedented run of consistency in the ASC in softball, with 11 straight trips to the conference postseason tournament. During those 11 years ETBU has won five conference championships and six ASC East Division titles. The facility began as a gift from Earl and Louise Taylor and was constructed in time for ETBU’s first season of softball in 1998. The facility was upgraded in 2005 with a gift from Welby C. Edwards, with installation of a new two-story press box that also included a Lady Tiger locker room, brick dugouts and landscaping. Taylor Field’s dimensions make it a cozy park for hitters and pitchers alike. Distances to the foul poles down both lines is measured at 190 feet, with a distance of 210 to centerfield. The power alleys are 215 feet from home plate as well, making the majority of the facility a comfortable one for both ETBU and opposing pitchers. The softball team won ETBU’s first NCAA Division III national title in 2010, when the Tigers finished the season with eight straight wins in the NCAA Tournament and brought home the championship with a walk-off win over Linfield College on May 24, 2010 at the national championship tournament in Eau Claire, Wisc.
Woods Field has been the home to East Texas Baptist University baseball since the program’s inception in the mid-1960s. The facility has received a number of upgrades over the last few years. The latest of the upgrades, and the most dramatic, was the installation of lights just prior to the 2008 season that allowed for the first nighttime baseball in the history of the program. The facility has also received more upgrades since 2006. These upgrades include a remodeling of the Tiger bullpen, as well as additions and improvements to the outdoor batting cages. In 2005, the old metal backstop and dugouts were torn down and replaced with red brick. The chain-link backstop, which had surrounded home plate for years, was replaced by a dark netting which provides safety while allowing for improved sight lines for fans in the bleachers. Woods Field, with a short porch in left, has long been recognized as a hitter-friendly park. The ballpark especially favors right-handed hitters, with the left-field wall sitting just 325 from home plate. The distance to center field is 400 feet, while the right-field fence is a more comfortable 335 feet from the batter’s box.
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ICHARDSON, Texas --- The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, is in its second decade of providing quality athletic experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Founded in May 1996 to provide a structure for intercollegiate athletics among member institutions, the American Southwest Conference includes former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) and other institutions from outside the Texas borders. From the eight founding institutions to today’s present group of 15 college and universities, the ASC encompasses institutions sharing similar educational and athletic philosophies. Spreading across the 422,060 square miles of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, the ASC offers student-athletes competition in 16 sports with opportunity for advancement to conference and NCAA Division III championships. The American Southwest Conference embodies a multidimensional mission aimed at creating an environment characterized by opportunities to learn, friendly competition and activities for its conference membership. ASC members believe team and individual sports provide learning opportunities, and its membership strives to create
an athletics environment supportive of teaching and learning. Conference and NCAA resources also provide student-athletes, coaches and administrators access to academic, leadership, sportsmanship and career enhancement opportunities. Traditional standards of ethical conduct and fair play are respected among the ASC members. To guarantee the integrity of the association, the membership is committed to furthering the philosophy and policies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III and the Conference. The roster of American Southwest Conference members in 2010-11 includes Concordia University Texas, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana College, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry University, Mississippi College, University of the Ozarks, Schreiner University, Sul Ross State University, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Tyler, and Texas Lutheran University. ASC championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women). Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The American Southwest Conference is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Amy Carlton is commissioner and Greg Weghorst serves as Assistant Commissioner (Media Relations).
AMY CARLTON
GREG WEGHORST
Amy Carlton was named Commissioner of the NCAA Division III affiliated American Southwest Conference on Feb. 8, 2007 by the ASC Council of Presidents after serving in an interim commissioner role since July 1, 2006. Carlton is the second full-time commissioner of the ASC following Fred Jacoby, who retired in June 2006 after guiding the ASC for 10 years as the league’s first commissioner (1996-2006). Carlton joined the ASC staff as Director of Media Relations in January 2002 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in May 2003. Carlton is one of 11 women who serve as commissioner of an NCAA Division III conference, guiding the largest conference among the group. A native of Greencastle, Ind., Carlton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Franklin College (Ind.) in 1981 and completed graduate courses in athletic administration at Western Illinois University. Carlton spent over 20 years on college and university campuses, including 13-1/2 years in sports information operations at three NCAA Division I institutions. She joined the ASC staff after 10 years as Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at the University of Michigan (1990-2000) and was Assistant Sports Information Director at Northern Illinois University (1989-90). Carlton was a graduate sports information intern at both Western Illinois (1987-88) and Michigan (1988-89). She began her career as assistant director of the news bureau at Franklin College, before moving to Manchester College (Ind.) where she was Director of News and Sports Information for five years (1982-87). Carlton is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). She is a member of the Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee of the Division III Conference Commissioners Association. Carlton and husband Chuck, a writer in the Dallas Morning News sports department, have a daughter, Taylor, and reside in southeastern Denton County.
Greg Weghorst serves as the Assistant Commissioner for the American Southwest Conference, a title assumed on July 1, 2010. Weghorst has primary responsibility for media relations and publicity with additional administrative assignments for championships, ASC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and operations. Since joining the ASC staff in August 2006, Weghorst has coordinated media information and completed a successful redesign and launch of the www.ASCsports.org website with Internet Consulting Services (ICS). He has directed the conference-wide “Make a Change in 14 Days” campaign, helping the member’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committees raise nearly $28,000 to benefit local community organizations in the four years of the loose change collection effort. Weghorst has served as tournament director for the ASC Men’s and Women’s Golf and Softball Championships and the First Pitch Softball Tournament; supervised the conference awards programs; and supervised the design and production of the annual ASC Champion T-shirt program. Weghorst is the fifth media relations director of the ASC. He oversees the conference’s media relations operation, including compilation of league statistics and standings and NCAA reports, production of the ASC weekly sport reports, maintaining the ASC website and assisting with conference issues and tournament administration. A sports writer with the Temple Daily Telegram prior to coming to the ASC, Weghorst provided coverage of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Central Texas Blackhawks/Marshals of the North American Hockey League and Temple-area high schools. He was part of the coverage team for the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl and the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and also contributed to the magazine Total Texas Baseball. Weghorst, a native of Waco, Texas, is a 2003 graduate of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/journalism. While an undergraduate, he was a reporter in features, sports and personality profiles at The Bells and worked as a disc jockey for KBDE-FM in Waco. Weghorst was a student intern in the UMHB Sports Information Office under Jon Wallin and served on the tournament staff for the 2000 PGA MasterCard Colonial tournament. Weghorst is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Association of Division III Athletics Administrators (NADIIIAA). He and his wife, Casey, and their daughter, Tatum, reside in Frisco, Texas
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CONTACT INFORMATION AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE 1221 West Campbell Road, Suite 171 Richardson, TX 75080 Phone: (972) 234-0033 Fax: (972) 234-4110 Website: www.ascsports.org
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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER - MEDIA RELATIONS
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MEN’S SOCCER 2010 MEN’S SOCCER FINAL STANDINGS Texas-Tyler Mississippi College Texas-Dallas Mary Hardin-Baylor Hardin-Simmons Howard Payne Schreiner LeTourneau Texas Lutheran Ozarks Concordia Texas East Texas Baptist McMurry Louisiana College
Conference W-L-T PCT 9-2-1 .778 9-3-0 .750 8-2-2 .722 9-3-1 .718 9-4-0 .692 9-4-0 .692 7-3-3 .615 7-5-0 .583 7-5-1 .564 4-9-0 .308 3-10-0 .231 2-10-0 .167 1-12-0 .077 0-12-0 .000
Overall W-L-T STREAK HOME 13-3-2 T1 6-1-1 13-5-0 L1 8-0-0 12-5-2 L1 7-2-0 13-4-1 L1 8-1-1 11-6-0 L1 5-2-0 12-5-1 L1 8-1-1 10-5-4 L1 6-2-2 10-8-0 L1 8-1-0 7-9-1 L2 4-2-1 5-12-0 L1 2-5-0 5-13-0 W1 2-6-0 2-12-0 W1 0-5-0 1-17-0 L8 0-9-0 0-17-0 L17 0-8-0
AWAY 5-1-1 4-5-0 4-1-2 4-3-0 6-2-0 4-3-0 4-3-2 2-7-0 3-7-0 3-6-0 3-7-0 2-7-0 1-6-0 0-7-0
NEUTRAL 2-1-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
2010 MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE Offensive Player of the Year: Dillon Holt, F, Jr., LeTourneau Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Urbaniak, DEF, Jr., Texas-Tyler Offensive Freshman of the Year: Elijah Shipman, F, Fr., Texas-Tyler Defensive Freshman of the Year: Enoch Shipman, DEF, Fr., Texas-Tyler Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Nic Philbot, DEF, Jr., Louisiana College Coach of the Year: Kenny Jones, Texas-Tyler FIRST TEAM DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF F F F F F MF MF MF MF MF MF GK GK
Jake Urbaniak Chris Torres Derek Brosky Bille Dixon TJ Mayfield Michael Cooper Shane Cazad Isaiah Hicks Dillon Holt Olajide Olagbedi Bo Baker Chris Hunter Brandon Warren Barry Prather Victor Almendariz Pedro Martinez Mark Oliphant Mark Miller
SECOND TEAM
DEF DEF DEF DEF F F F F F MF MF MF MF MF GK
Ben Cross Jorge Morales Karl Ybarra Tyler Murray Elijah Shipman Chris Powell Trevor Shoppach Phillip Anderson Taylor Bontz Stephen Gonzalez Patrick Hing Shaun Stratton David Balyeat Derek Geels Andrew Dailey
Texas-Tyler Mary Hardin-Baylor Schreiner Texas-Dallas Howard Payne Mississippi College Howard Payne Hardin-Simmons LeTourneau Texas Lutheran Mary Hardin-Baylor Hardin-Simmons Texas-Tyler Mississippi College Texas-Tyler Texas Lutheran Texas-Tyler Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas Cypress, Texas Deer Park, Texas Mesquite, Texas Vicksburg, Miss. Wylie Texas Waco, Texas Boerne, Texas Houston, Texas Burleson, Texas Keller, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Clinton, Miss. Guayaquil, Ecuador Canyon Lake, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas
Mississippi College Texas-Dallas Texas Lutheran Hardin-Simmons Texas-Tyler Texas-Tyler Mary Hardin-Baylor Schreiner Schreiner Schreiner Texas-Dallas Howard Payne Mississippi College Mary Hardin-Baylor Mississippi College
Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
Santa Rosa, Calif. Dallas, Texas Fredericksburg, Texas The Colony, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas Cedar Park, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Cypress, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Wichita Falls, Texas Mesquite, Texas Wylie, Texas Tupelo, Miss.
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THIRD TEAM
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Kyle Harper Brandon Mitchell Alex Collins Carlos Guevara Logan Hornback Brian Bienhoff Vincent Morales Luis Tamez Oscar Diaz Josh Vela Justin Bailey Cameron Jannati Chris Martinez Nick Murry Kyle Davis Bailey Williams
Texas Lutheran Mississippi College Texas-Tyler LeTourneau Ozarks Texas-Dallas Mary Hardin-Baylor Howard Payne Concordia Texas Schreiner East Texas Baptist Howard Payne Howard Payne Mississippi College LeTourneau Texas-Dallas
HONORABLE MENTION DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF F F F MF MF MF MF MF MF GK GK
Rojo Martinez Lee Bosserman Eric Holland Michael Pittman Patrick Thompson Marcus Aldaba Francisco Garza Kelvin Wiah Eric Pekkala Tony Santoro Kyle Dickey Ben Stoeckmann Juan Sebastian Parra Juan Ramirez Jacob Stern David Batalla
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Hardin-Simmons Schreiner Texas-Dallas East Texas Baptist LeTourneau Ozarks Ozarks LeTourneau Texas-Dallas Ozarks Mary Hardin-Baylor LeTourneau Concordia Texas East Texas Baptist Concordia Texas East Texas Baptist
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Sr. Sr. Soph. Fr. Jr. Soph. Soph. Fr. Sr. Soph. Jr. Soph. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
San Antonio, Texas Clinton, Miss. Houston, Texas Georgetown, Texas Arlington, Texas San Antonio, Texas Belton, Texas Mesquite, Texas Austin, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Dallas, Texas Richardson, Texas Conroe, Texas Friendswood, Texas Solon, Ohio Allen, Texas
Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Soph. Fr. Soph. Jr. Jr. Jr. Soph. Fr. Soph. Sr.
The Colony, Texas Kerrville, Texas Hutchinson, Kan. Baytown, Texas Southlake, Texas Plano, Texas San Antonio, Texas Liberia Austin, Texas Houston, Texas Hobbs, NM Waukesha, Wisc. Pflugerville, Texas Spring, Texas Houston, Texas Waller, Texas
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